The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-02-12
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Offices are closed to-day.
Most people are having more or less
Of colds or the grip"
The program for the school enter
tainment tonight. is published in an
other column.
Superior Court next Wednesday, the
18th. A jury will also be summoned
for the March term.
This has been fairly wet week.
it has rained quite steadily, although
the showers were light.
The weather man brought new
jag Of snow yesterday, which did not
add to our general comfort.
The robins have been in evidence
for several weeks past. but they are
likely to get their toes nipped.
The Harmony Orchestra will give
an anniversary Ball on February,
22nd, and promise the usual good
time.
The disagreeab1e weather is keeping
most of people indoors unless they
have business, and the tradesman is
not doing brisk business this week.
Thos. O'Neill has rented his 3-acre
place in the West end to Mr.. Sullivan,
whose family now reside in Olympia,
but who is now logging on Oyster bay.
The Shelton Logging Company has
a small crew of men at work in the
old Ellis & Reed works at the head of
the Bay and are getting ready to haul
logs.
The w. T. Lake, the freighting
steamer which made occasional visits
to Shelton, is laid up at Seattle and
will probably go to Alaskan waters in
the spring.
The Shelton Logging Company has
filed its articles of incorporation with
Sol. G. Simpson, James Campbell and
Mark E. Reed as trustees; capital
stock, $4,000.
Vim. Shorter and several others
have been out in the Satsop country
this week, trying to locate claims on
the lands recently surveyed and open
ed for fling.
The Union City mail schedule has
been changed again so that contractor
Farley leaves Shelton at noon and
returns at p. m, and can leave his
family in Shelton.
The family Of Ed Christie, logger
employed in McReavy's camp. recent
1y arrived from the Cowlitz to make
their home. They were flooded out by
the recent freshet on the Cowlitz river.
Foreman Robert Sheedy has crw
of men at work laying some new
track on the Peninsu1ar Railroad, for
the Mason County Logging Co. to
land which will be logged this summer.
To-day is legal holiday, Linco1n's
Birthday, the 88th anniversary, and
the 3oURNAL publishes short sketch
to refresh the public memory as to the
life of the second "father of his coun-
try.'
According to the Olympia Standard:
1.-The clearing of P1ummer from the
charge of bribery by the senate COM
mittee was rather too hasty to carry
with it a confidence that it was
thorough
A typographical error made the
JOURNAL. say that the oath was Valen-
tines Day, but the youngsters know
better and will remember their friends
and get even with their enemies to-
morrow and Monday.
The w. G. T. U. secured Mr.. Seward
of Nina, and his Magic lantern for
an exhibition at the Methodist Church
Tuesday evening. A medicine man"
named Olson also added to the show
by singing and guitar music. About
So was taken in by the ladies.
Representative Hicks and Farmer
Todd had their innings before the in
vestigating committee last week, but
the latter either did not know or did
not care to say anything further. It
is rumored that he has been promised
the appointment at the Soldiers Home.
The present legislature is getting
its worst blows from the popu1ist and
democratic press, especially since the
election of Turner, and the middle-of-
the-road populist papers are especially
bitter, feeling. perhaps, that they have
been bunkoed.
There will be contest for senior
Good Telnp1ar Medal, in Knee1and's
Hall. Saturday evening, February 20.
A full program, with the names of the
contestants, will be published next
week. The young men of the Lodge
Twill furnish refreshments, at the close
Of the program. Admission 10 cents,
for the benefit of the lodge treasury.
We have received lengthy COM
munication. dealing on the capital
punishment question, which is laid
over. Several states have tried the
abolition of capital punishment, and
have given it up. In this day, the
murderer generally has softer snap,
than the felon who simply picks a
pocket. If the legislature will pass a
law to dispose promptly with the con-
yicted murderers, like Durrant and
others, it will be step in the direction
of better public morals, and check