The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-11-26
Local News.

HS lnldH son OF MI. ana MIS-. GeO
Lovelace died Monday evening. =
The school case was settled by a
small fine imposed on the defendants
! without trial
After Dee. LIST our 5O-cent club rate
with the weekly Post-Inte1ligencer
will be discontinued.
The weather has changed to colder
and the streams are down to their
normal condition again.
Attorney S. P. Richardson and his
family have moved into the Swan
house vacated by o. P. Mooney.
The storm last week caused a gener.
al delay with the Eastern mails, an6
tne delayed mails have been struggling
in during the week.
The farmers from all directions came
to town Wednesday to do their Thanks.
giving trading, and all the stores were
kept busy during the day.
d. Riley writes from Colorado
that he will shortly leave for a trip to
the City of Mexico, the weather being
| cold in the mountains where he is al
| present.
The Steamer Doctor left last week
to begin her runs on the Seattle-Port
Orchard route, and the City of Shelton
now takes in New Kamilche on her
noon trip from Olympia.
Complaint has been made because
some boys old enough to know better
have been in the habit Of visiting the
school grounds during recess and at.
tracing the attention of some of tho
| young girls, who are also old enough
| to know better.
1t is given out on the q. t. that an
other Mason County girl will shortly
| leave to go the way of several others
| for Spokane to be married to a we'll
known young man who is now engaged
in making his fortune in the gold
mines in B. c.
The State Bank and the L. M. store
have evidently needed the JOURNAL s
suggestion, having placed lamps or
their corners. These with that of c.
H. Stone make that vicinity reasona
bly, light on the dark nights. Several
other corners could be acceptably I'M
proved in the same manner.
The public schools closed for Thanks
giving, and the children can enjoy the
time until Monday. The Bank, public
offices and local stores closed most of
the day, but the JOURNAL never will
get opportunity to enjoy the Thanks
giving day, as long as it continues to
come on Thur sday. We might charge
this up to Gov. Rogers and M ark
Hanna.
The Town Council have authorized
| a call for citizens meeting at Knee
| lands Hall on Monday evening, Nov.
goth, at 7:30 o'clock, for the purpose of
nominating candidates for the coming
municipal election. Ample notice is
! given and all who are interested in
the towns affairs should attend and
take part in the meeting. The object
| should be the selection of good set
of councilmen for the coming year.
Supt. Gunderson visited Clifton this
week to settle the question of a new
district, which he formed in a satisfac-
tory manner. He also visited Clarence
Fisk's new school on the Canal. The
Professor hoofed it, and made the
twelve miles from M. D. Stewards, in
two hours and SIS minutes, which beats
his prev1ous'recordsb by fifteen minutes
The next school superintendent will
be good one if ne follows the present
ones foot prints.
The Skokomish river was up quite
high last week. but not as high as las
year. It was reported that the big
bridge had gone out, but that is enron
eous, as the new abuttments put il
) last summer held it secure, and it wa.
not damaged. John McReavy's boom
which was hung near the bridge t.
catch the logs coming down the river
failed to stand the strain and went out
, letting all the logs go to the Canal.
, Young Keezer came near to getting
released on writ of habeas corpu
this week, owing to the serious defec
: in the complaint of the prosecuting at
: torney, of not charging him with an
t statutory crime. The order of tn
judge granting the writ, makes it re
: turnable Dec. 18th, and thus the young
| ster is held in custody, sub ect to bonds
5 Chas. Hillderbrand, the FISHERMAN
: whose bag-pipes make him a well
known character, was arrested OF
: complaint of the County oyster boar
: for gathering oysters from alleged re
: served grounds. The lands are claim
ed by Hillderbrand, and the object j
4 said to be to settle the question of tn
n ownership, at the county's expense
e On preliminary examination befor
f Justice Baldwin Tuesday he was boun
n over to appear pefore the Superio
:. Court. and prefers to go to Jail, rathe
t than put up the necessary bonds to
his release.