The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-03-12
Local News.
The JOURNAL,
The Chicago Inter Ocean.

Superior Court meets in jury term
on the 18th.
Miss Ansorge anticipates opening a
a private school for small children
about April 10.
Ralph Potts is engaged in painting
Vogt1in & Maxwell's livery stable;
pal nting it red.
The JOURNAL and the Post In
telligencer one year for s.. that is
good combination.
Howard Cyphert is grubbing out
some stumps and pruning trees in the
old Shelton orchard.
Lent began on Wednesday, which is
known as Ash Wednesday, March 3rd.
1t will end at Easter, April 1S.
BoRN.-At Mason P. o. to the wife
Carl Lind berg. March 5th, ten-pound
boy of Republican proclivities.
Those having claims against the
first National Bank of Olympia are
notified by the Comptroller to present
them before May 18th.
Two joints of stove pipe telescoped
in Bob Lemoine's shoe shop last Fri
day and little damage was done to
the roof by fire before it could be put
out.
A splendid team of 4-year-old blacks
arrived last week for A. W. Fredson,
for use in the meat business. They
were purchased by w. H. Maxwell in
Chehalis county.
Owing to heavy SHOWS and storms
in the Dakotas no Eastern mails have
arrived during the week, but the rail
roads are now open and the delayed
mails are beginning to come in.
Thes. Haywood is engaged in put
ting in wire aud telephone to the
Mason County Logging Cos. new
camp S, and is also connecting the
Railroad line with phone in the Webb
Hotel.
Several f1urries of snow this week,
together with an assortment of
weather, most of it not very desirable
The weather ought to settle down soon
and furnish us large share of SUM-
shine.
Arthur Moran, while working at
Benny Willey's logging camp at the
head of the bay. Wednesday had his
leg broken by the falling of large
tree limb. DIR. Wells attended to the
injuries and the lad is now doing we'll.
Saturday evening, March 20, a
Demorest Silver Medal Contest will
be held with the following contestants:
Isabelle Forest, Grace Baldwin, Daisy
Stewart, Edna Hebron, Robin
Sheedy, and Glen Eaton. A full pro-
gram will appear next week.
The directors of school district No I
Shelton have secured a loan of $1,000,
on note for one year, and Treasurer
Fredson issues call for most of its war
rants outstanding. The coming ap-
portionment will pay the rest of the
warrants,
Attorney E. E. Shields has closed up
his law Office in Shelton and is arrang-
ing to hunt for an opening in the Trail
| Creek Country. Mrs. Shields is stay
! ing with her parents at Olympia for
the present. A. E. Cournyer intends
going with Mr.. Shields.
Burning chimnevs in the houses OF
Thos. Murphy and Geo. Draham Great
ed some excitement during the windy
| Wednesday afternoon. No damage
was done in either instance. Ckimneys
should be cleaned of SCOT several times
a year, else the accumulation is bound
to fill the chimney or catch fire
Scraps of zinc occasionally burned il
the stove will destroy the burning
properties of SCOT and reduce it tt
white ashes.
A party of seven young people visit
ed New Kamilche last Friday evening
to attend the social given by thu
Baptists. They reached home early
the following morning and reported
having a good time $45. was cleared
some of the baskets selling for owe
two dollars. The proceeds were TO
Rev. Lamoreux, who has been preach
ing in that vicinity during the winter
| In the next week or so of goo,
weather will be the time to finish Ii,
tree pruning and do the first spraying
At this time before the fruit buds ar
far advanced, the sprays can be ap
piled strong without danger of injur
ing the trees. The best spray at thi
time is the lime. sulphur and salt com
pound for general purposes Create
Roadway can be made against the in
sect pests by pruning and spraying
when the eggs are practically dorman
or are just beginning to hatch out
After the insect is able to NOV,
around, it is almost hopeless task t.
keep them down and prevent injury t
the crop. Every indication is favor
able for big crop of all varieties o
fruit this season, and the fruit grower
! should make the most of it.