The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-01-10

Farmer and Farm News"
thrown in.
Superior Court convenes on the 14th.
Registration books are now open for
1896.
How are your good resolutions hold
ing ont?
The high tides this week came we'll
up to Front street.
BoRS.-Shelton, Dec. 51st., to the
wife of Chas. Oros. son.
A boy is reported to Mr.. and Mrs.
David Horton, at Tacoma.
Workmen should bear in nind-in
stallation next Monday evening.
Taxes are payable after next Mon
day, at the County Treasurer Office.
The JOURNAL is rushed again this
week, and some things are neglected.
BoRN:-Shelton, Jan. 4. to the wife
of Hanford Clark, a daughter. Boys
wanted.
The Peninsular Agnes, No, ? is IN
the shops having boiler fues repaired
and a short overhauling.
S. NJ. Rolf was over from Chapman's
Cove this week, putting up a wagon
shed in the rear of the L. NJ. Co.'S,
store for convenience of the farmers.
Frequently mail reaches Shelton on
the noon boat as we'll as the regular
evening service, and this brings mail
through more promptly.
The heavy rains of the past week are
threatening many of the county and
railroad bridges. as the streams are
rolling over their banks.
The old council held its closing meet
ing last Saturday night. and wound up
the last year b asiness, and the new
board organizes next Tuesday evening.
The Port Blakely Mill Company has
just introduced a big nogul, cotton
locomotive On their railroad. This
makes engines at work on the line,
and logs will move On the south side
of Mason County, faster than ever
this year, as they will also on the local
logging railroads.
1.-THE Courage of Conviction" will
be the subject of Rev. Frank,H. Web
ster's morning sermon at the Baptist
church next Sunday. In the evening
he will speak on THE Armenian out
RACES, or The Spirit of Isham.'' The
choir furnishes good music at each
service. All are made welcome.
Cedar Camp, $50, Woodmen of the
World, installed the following new
officers last Monday: Consul, " NJ
Beach; Advisor, John Kneeland: Bank
er, Will Sargison; Clerk, Al Munson:
Escort, II Wehnes; Watchman, NJ NJ
Vineyard; Sentinel, H Herzog; Mana
gers, G c Angle, L L Hunter, Ralph
Harris.
Capt. Gustafson has decided to omit
the mid-week1y trip of the Monte Girls
to for the next month or so, as it will
be the dull season in freighting, and
will engage in towing. He has ar
ranged to tow RATS of logs from Reed
&Ellis, and John Mcintosh. and also
from camps on South Bay, to the ST.
Paul s. Tacoma mill, which is said to
be buying great deal of outside logs
at present, and wants more.
Shelton Lodge No. g 1. o. O. F., in
stalled the following officers for the
ensuing year Wednesday evening:
John Morrison, P G; L K Munson, n
G; Frank Becker, V G; Thos McLarty,
r S; Frank Wiley, Per S; L ] Morri-
son, Treas; Jas Forrest, Warden; Al
Ashie1d. Conductor; c Dunbar. o G;
|G c Angle. I G; S Caldwell, R S NG;
Alex McLauch1iu. L S n G: Chas Pole,
r S V G; F W Walther, L S V G; John
Hudson, r S S; Chas. Norton, L S S.
Tommy Haywood has the contract
for putting up about II miles of te1e-
phone line along the Peninsu1ar Rail
by phone, and the local office will be
in the Company's Office. This line
will be a great convenience in COM
municating with the camps, in case of
accident, giving orders, ETC., and
should have been constructed long ago.
A first-c1ass line will be built and the
best instruments attached.
The enterprising firm of Hunter &
Eaton have put in a private telephone
connection with the Commercial hotel
for convenience in ordering. It would
be stroke of business on the part of
the Sunset Telephone Company, if
they would put in a public switch
board in Shelton. We believe a num-
Der of private phones could be placed
at the Point, Court house, and in bust
ness houses. Business people would
be willing to pay for greater conven-
fence of transacting business. Shell
ton has about reached the stage where
people can't afford time to trot over
town for short business confabs.
We are pleased to note the cold treat
ment given by our people to the latest
auction fake. A man with a small
stock of shoes held an auction in town
last Tuesday, but as no one came to
buy he s'fo1ded his tent and silently
stole away" leaving the town treasury
SIS richer. In Olympia a 80 license
froze him out before he had his goods
opened up. The people have found out