The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-04-02
Local News.
The JOURNAL,
The Chicago Inter Ocean.

The Chicago Inter Ocean.
Now for garden work.
April LIST, and the fishing season is
open.
, County Commissioners meet next
April 5th.
Odd Fellowship will be 70 years ole
on April 10th.
Arthur Needham has his corner well
covered with Ell's signs.
The Multnomah is back on the route
but the Aberdeen is laid off for repairs
The Maxwell building is going up as
fast as the intervals of fair weather
! will permit.
; Yesterday was All FOOLS day, ane
many of the smart people got canght
| just the same.
Col. Cross Post G. A. R. has moved
its headquarters from the Odd Fellows
building to the hall in Shorter's
building.
Judge Dunbar had birthday on the
18th, and a pleasant party was given
at his home, which we forgot to men
ton last week.
It is reported that Cal. Carey. for.
mer resident of Shelton and Unior
City, will remove his family from Ed
monds to this place shortly.
Bob. Elliott and a party of friends
gave Mrs. Elliott and Mrs. Bra6
Brazel surprise at the Elliott home
Monday evening, and all parties en-
joyed a pleasant evening.
With $1,000 exemption we rise te
remark that taxpayers will be mighty
few and far between in Shelton and
Mason County,-and those who work
for the county are likely to fare badly
Street commissioner Wiley is en-.
gagged in taking up the old street cross.
ings which are in de1apidated condi.
ton and replacing them with new
p1anks, which is a good Improvement.
Complaint has been made about fall
en- trees in the county roads, especial
~ in the road between the Bordeaux
place and the "Y." The road super
visors should consider this emergency
work and clear it up promptly.
An original pension has been grant
ed to w. w. Smith, "our drummer
boy" and nice little lift of back pay
has been allowed him, which will en-
able him to finish up his cottage on
First street in Cyphert's addition.
BoRN-She1ton, March 30th, to the
wife of Geo. Draham, a son and heir.
AS this is the first male child born in
the family of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H
Kneeland, it is safe to say that w. H.
will do the right thing by the lad.
The rite of baptism was given to
three persons at the Baptist Church,
last Sunday evening. Mrs. B G
Kelly and Miss. Maude Marshall and
Hermon Thrash. The church was
crowded and the ceremony passed off
agreeab1y.
D. Williams is around this week de-
1ivering his book Lights and Shadows
of New York Life,' of which he sold a
considerable number. The book is
very interesting and is worth reading
if only to show that the poorest of us
on the Sound are enjoying the light,
rather than the real shadows of life.
The Shelton schools will close We'd
nesday, April Z. A program has been
arranged and general closing exercises
will be held in Kueeland's Hall in the
evening, at which time parents and
friends are invited to be present. Di
plomas will be presented to such as
have successfully completed the ninth
grade work.
Assessor Forbes has finally received
the needed supplies from the State
printer and has gone actively to work
getting up the assessment rolls fol
1897 He has a good bicycle and ex
poets to cover the field work in shor
order, as soon as the roads improve
little-and it will be impossible to es
cape taxation, when the assessor car
chase the delinquent on wheel
Cole Leisure, we'll known logger
was injured by rolling log at Will
iamson's camp last Tuesday, and il
now at the Dipman suffering from
broken collar bone. DR.. Wells reduc
ed the fracture and Cole is doing we'll
although the injury is a painful one
The hook holding log gave way an,
allowed the log to roll onto him, giy
ing him close shave for his life.
Now we feel bad again. The mai
schedule is again changed to the oil
thing. where the mail leaves in tn
early morning and reaches Shelton O,
the evening boat, about O'Clock
This change is caused by the chang
of the railroad schedule, and, it j
claimed, will bring our mails earle
than under the present schedule, whic
is most convenient to Shelton people
The Union City mail will also chang
to the former schedule.
| There is something of rush of car
didates for game warden of Maso
. County. While there is something Q
a question whether it is worth the ez
pense of such official; we believe til
. appointment of an active man woul
i
prevent much of the shooting of gam