The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-02-26


The Chicago Inter Ocean.
Locals are scarce and hard to cap
ture again this week.
Our gripp> people are all getting the,
upper hand of the disease again.
Better drop around at the clerks
Office and get registered when you
think of it.
A drummer with fourteen Saratoga's
filled Mcdonald & O'Neill's porch one
day last week.
Hanford Clark's Navy Revolver will
be rafled at Wehnes' Barber shop next
Monday evening.
The public Offices and bank were
closed Monday on account of Wash
ington's Birthday.
Jacob Hauptley, of Union City, is
engaged in hauling lot of Thos.
Webb's oats over for the L. M. Co.
A large load of about 500 bales of
hay and Is tons oats arrived Tuesday
from La Conner for the L. M. Co,
w. S. Covill. with pile driver
crew, is engaged in putting in lot of
fender piles along the Peninsular
Railways short trestle.
This weather is a considerable i'm
provement over what we haye had,
and fruits, both large and small, are
budding with renewed yigor.
The anniversary ball given by the
Shelton Harmony Orchestra, at the
Hall on Monday evening, while not as
largely attended as usual, afforded
good time.
Photographer Baker moved to Port
Blakely this week, but expects to make
periodical trips to Shelton to take
pictures. A lot of views are on sale
| at the JOURNAL Office
Tom Slocum, the Indian holder of
the 4O-acre tract adjoining Shelton, is
at the home of his brother on Oyster
Bay and is not expected to live.
Jabez Bridges and wife are expected
over from Allyn tonight, to spend sew
| eral months in Shelton, where Mr..
Bridges can receive the attention of
the Odd Fellows.
| J. W. Cameron, who was recently
in jured at Williamson's camp and is
laying off, was the fortunate winner
of the first SIS suit of clothes rafied
! by Arthur Needham.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Levi
Shelton has been very sick for the
past week, necessitating frequent
visits by the doctor, who reports the
child now out of danger,
E. E. Crowe1l issued bills for the
sale of his household effects by public
auction. He has, however, succeeded
in selling out at private sale and the
auction sale is called off. Geo. Loye-
lace was the purchaser.
Capt. Warren, of the Katy, took
RATS from Williamson and Drahams
booms for Tacoma Mill Wednesday.
The Favorite took raft of Simpsons
logs to Blakely and the c. c. Cherry
raft from the Mason Co. Logging Co.
to Port Hadlock.
Claude Elson expects to finish up
his logging on the Shelton Southwest
ern next week. Both he and Chas.
Saegar have taken about 100000 feet
of logs each off a small claim that
other loggers did not think it worth
while to work. and have made good
money for their winters work.
\ The Mason County Logging Com
pany is preparing to open new log
ging camp near where their old camp
burned last summer, west of lake
Newatzel. The new switch is about
completed and work on the new camps
. will begin at once. It is said that a
ready market will be found for all the
logs that can be produced this sum-
mer, aud the prospect for better prices
, all around, is good.
A complaint of ]. Wingert, Tom
Chapman and Bert Williams were ar.
rested last week for hunting deer on,
of season, on Hartstein Island. Or
preliminary examination before jus
tice Covil1 Tuesday the boys were
placed under 500 bonds to appear be-
fore the Superior Court for trial. The
hunters allege they were hunting
, coous and had a number of coon pelts
t in their possession.
: Jacob Hopp has rented his large
: farm near Clifton to Mr.. West, and
5 is arranging his affairs so as to go te
, the Yukon gold fields in Alaska, in the
: spring. Cyclone Johnson, Thomas
! Brown and others are also planning
to go. Mrs. Hopp will go to Mime
sofa, to stay with her folks in tht
/ meantime. Clifton will be about de
$ populated, if all those who intend go
+ ing to the mines this year get away
e and those who remain on the farms
l will get good price for spuds.
: The entertainment and senior media
: contest given by the 1. o. G. T. a
= Kneeland's Hall last Saturday even
ing, was a success, about $35 being
e made at the low rate of admission ant
+ charge for lunch. The various mum
:. bers were quite interesting and were
: generously encored. The judges
J, awarded the first prize to Mrs. Saral
+ Marshal and the second to Mrs. Celia