The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-02-21
Did you get a Valentine?

NttOSu crossings nave OeS1 Dullt II
several places about town.
a crew of men is at work fixing
Seventh street 10 the foot OF the hill.
The I. O. C. I. is gaining lot Of
new members among the young people
Now is the time to do your pruning
and spraying-in fact this week was
perfect for that work
Vim. Degenhart has Z new horse and
wagon, and will farm the Slocum tract
Oh a small scale this summer.
Grand Lodge y. O .. w. meets III
Tacoma, in April next. L. J. Morrison
will represent the local lodge, and
Robt. Sheedy alternate.
The ". A. p. a. taffy pull last Fri
day evening afforded a pleasant social
evening. Chas. Stone made a big lot
of fine taffy, and it sold like hot cakes
Young Bert Cruson got shot in the
ear with little % calibre rifle one day
last week, while some youngsters were
fooling with the CUR. 1t was 4 close
| shave.
Our visitors are making remarks
about carpet on the office floor, and
limiting about too much prosperity
but it is simply to prevent the local
heavy weights from wearing ont the
| floor.
]. H. Schively, grand lecturer of the
q. o. L. w, will speak on the benefits
Of beneficiary insurance and the good
work of the Workmen, as a benevolent
institution. Mr. Schively has a state
reputation as Il speaker, and we can
guarantee that those who hear him will
be both pleasantly entertained and in
structed. The lecture Will be given at
the Opera House, on Monday evening,
March 2nd, and everybody is invited =
especially the ladies.
The Masons received a telegram
Wednesday, announcing that Hugh
Hadden, q member Of Mt. Moria11
Lodge. who made Shelton his home
during its early days, had received
serious injuries at Rohnervi1le, Hum
boldt County, Cal, and could not live.
No further word was received, but
Hadden was probably injured while
working in the woods. The local
lodge autographed to give Hadden
every attention and draw on them for
expense.
The Indians from Mud Bay and the
Skokonlish reservation have been con-
gregated at Chapman's cove for the
past week, evidently holding a Shaker
meeting. It is said that they are work
ing their religious cure on David
Charley, who fell from a springboard
last week and injured his back. A
Mud Bay Indian. who was taken in
hand by the shakers survived the or
deal and was claimed to be cured, and
the same treatment is being tried on
David Charley. The stock of candles
in town is pretty nearly exhausted,
having been bought up by the Indians
to furnish the required light.
Felix is gone, and as far as his old
charges are concerned, is safe from the
dangerous? clutches of the law. Judge
Irwin sustained Attorney Shields con-
tention for the discharge of the prison
er. and on receipt of his decision Felix
was released last Friday. It is said
that Felix has seen the error of his
ways and intends to lead straighter
life in the future, and that he has left
the county to start over anew. We re-
greet the considerable expense that has
been caused by his prosecution thus
Tar, and believe that the rights and
safety Of individuals would be fully as
we'll preserved if the laws protected
the taxpayers and their interests a
little better.
The Town Council has taken steps
| towards anulling the electric light
franchise given to w. H. Kneeland
and others in 1890 under which an arc
light plant was installed and operated
for year Or so. Mr.. Kneeland has
expressed himself as DESTROYS of fur
nishing light with an incandescent
system and retaining the franchise
and we understand, is making al effort
to see how the general public would
patronize the light. The incandescent
light is what Shelton needs, for they
can be used III residences as we'll as
business houses and do away with the
danger as we'll as nuisance of handling
coal oil The franchise is exclusive
until 1900 and if the old company will
carry out its contract, they are entitled
to retain their franchise. Although
the city did not violate its part of the
contract to take lights, it is as we'll
that they were discontinued, as the
money has been put into more perm
anent Improvement, even if we have
gone without light.
The Leap Year Ball, given by the
st. Cecilia Musical Clubs young ladies
on Valentines evening, was decided
success. The ladies made ali arrange
1nents, looked after the details and
TOOK extremely good care OF their part
ners and the MISUNDERSTANDING it's
the other way and very little attention
is paid to visitors. The Opera house
was comfortably crowded with dancers
and every participant went home in
the early hours n pleasant frame of