The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-12-11
Local News.

No thanks TOT Ine WSdtHCi'
Two more weeks only and then
comes Christmas.
Now the Youngsters are getting their
authorizations whetted up for Christ
mas.
Farmers from all directions report
the county roads carrying lots OF
water.
The merchants are laying out their
holiday goods where they can attract
the shoppers.
Read the Presidents Message which
the JOURNAL. furnishes to its readers in
full this week.
The attendance of youngsters at
Sunday Schools is becoming abnormal
the Christmas tree is in sight
Watson Rodenberger butchered his
hogs this week, and brought in some
fine head cheese and sausage.
The officers-e1ect are making occa-
siona1 visits to the court house to
fan1iliarize themselves with their
new duties.
A crowd was gathered at the hose
house when the fire bell rang Election
day and the hose cart reached the
corner of 4th & Railroad street in
about a minute.
J. w. Maxwell, of Kamilche, brings
us a German white winter radish,
weighing pa pounds. The seeds we're
planted in August and the radishes
gathered in November.
Although our populist friends raised
an objection to the citizens ticket that
it was all 'go1d-bug," we presume
they will not now be very anxious to
claim that the gold and silver issue
figured in it at all.
The Dancing Club has discontinued
its series of dancing meetings, and the
Home Orchestra has taken it up,
mainly for practice. The dances will
be held in the Hall each Saturday
night, from to II o'clock.
It is said that the people OF the
United States have the poorest teeth
of any nation, and as child is said to
inherit the teeth of its father and the
Jaws of it's mother there is danger of
American teeth becoming entirely
extinct.
Those who desire to work out their
property road taxes on the roads IN
their neigh borhood, are required un-
der the new law to file a statement of
their property with the supervisor Of
their road district. This refers to all
taxpayers outside of the corporation
of Shelton.
A number of Indians were in town
yesterday, expecting friends from the
Reservation to meet them with rigs
for some sort of a meeting there, but
as the teams failed to. come, it is
thought the high water Or some dam
age to the Skokomish river bridge is
at fault.
Shelton Lodge No. 81. A. O. U. w.
has elected the following new officers:
M. w, L. J. Morrison; Foreman, Thos.
Reed; Overseer, A. r. Lewis; Recorder
| w. II. Lott; Financier, G. G. Angle;
Receiver, Robt. Sheedy; Guide, L.
Fortier; I. W., J. La Rock; o. w, T..
| Bordeaux.
The Washington school for defective
youths at Vancouver which was to
have opened after vacation last Aug
ust, did not do so for lack of funds,
but opened last Monday. Mason
County has but one child attending
the school, the step daughter of
Francis Carr, Kamilche.
George Cyphert is getting out a
large order of 8 foot stuff for the
Simpson Logging Company which
will be laid on the skid roads in the
camps, sawed lumber is now generally
used in the camps, as it is cheaper,
easily transported, and better than
the old-time cedar puncheon.
Postmaster Sigh has enlarged his
cubby in the postoffice to give him more
room to work. He is also working to
secure the mail changed, so it will
arrive the forenoon and leave at noon
This schedule will be for more con-
venient to the patrons of the Shelton
Office and will make practically as
good connection as at present.
The town creeks were high again
this week for the third time this sea
son, and most of our winter seems tt
be crowded into 1896. The Goldsbor
ough did some damage to each of its
bridges, as we'll as cutting away 1and
along it's banks. The spring creek
also undermined part of the roadway
on First street and brush-work will be
put in to prevent further damage.
About nine O'Clock "Wednesday
morning while Prop. Dipman was
down town and no one was in the
office, some miscreant tapped the
till'' at the Hotel Dipman, securing
between SIS and $50 in silver. The
thief pried open the cash drawer with
a poker and got away without dis,
turbing anybody in other parts Of
the house. Someone familiar with the
Office is responsible for the theft.
Commissioners Nance, Cameron and
Specie were holding the regular term
of Commissioners Court this week
winding up the business and return.