The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-12-31
Local News.
Now for the New Year.

night
Make one good resolution, And
write it 1898.
BoRN.-Isabel1a Valley, Dec. 9th,
TO the wife of James Harris da6gh
ter.
Monday and Tuesday, the various
logging camps will be in operation
Again.
Yesterday was balmy, beautiful
day, and the prospect is for clear, but
colder weather.
Tug Cyrus Walker towed raft OF
logs from Mason Co. Log. Co. to Port
Gamble, Tuesday.
Along with the high waters, this
week has brought the usual big winter
tides, which brings the salt water up
to First street in places.
All members are requested to at
tend a special meeting of the Odd
Fellows at the hall Saturday night to
confer the second dgree.
The Northern Pacific is b1ockaded
between Olympia and Satsop, and all
the mails will be sent through Shelton
until the road is repaired.
Will Armstrong; who was injured
by falling from telephone pole over
month ago, is still confined to the
house but is considerably improved.
Mrc ~1o... 1oazL.
four scholars who have been neither
absent nor tardy during the past three
months: Madge and Claude Dean,
Johnnie Getty and Guy Hutchinson.
Mrs. A. W. Fredson was the lucky
winner of the embroidered sofa pillow
ratified by Miss Annie Kee1ty, last Fri
day, and Arthur Harris, an employee
OF Joe Simpsons camp, won the sus-
penders, which will be delivered to
him on application at the Centrak'
Hotel.
The various logging camps are shut
ting down tor the festivities of the
holiday season; but, 0 dear, says the
Olympia Standard, who eyer heard of
printing office shutting down for
such a purpose. Like the typical
housewife, the printers work is meyer
done.
A wiper named Wilson took four
shots at Master mechanic John Gamer
on, at Matlock, last Friday afternoon,
IN retaliation for some blows given
during an alteration, but none of
the shots took effect Cameron swore
out warrant for Wilson, but it is un-
derstood that the matter will be drop
ped, as no one was injured. Wilson
came to Shelton next morning, but
returned to his work at Mat1ock the
next day.
Now that the drifts and trees along
the banks are about cleared away
Shelton must begin to consider some
plan to keep it's creeks within it's
bounds during high waters. The
rushing waters start new channels at
pleasure, and quite lot of good land
has already gone to the bay, while
bar Of clear gravel has been left in
it's stead. In several places the Colds
borough has been cutting deeper every
time the water gets high, and is grad
ually running several good spots of
land.
Everybody guessed on the weight of
the big hog, and the figures ranged
from $50 to $50, showing that there is
mighty big variance i n the Judgment
of the public. The weight was 6O54
pounds, and Thos. McLarty guessed
COS and Jacob Gunstone, 6O5H. They
drew lots and Tommy lost the turk.
| The weather was warm and moist
while the pig remained on exhibition,
and when he was cut up, the flesh had
begun to spoil, being so fat'that it did
not get cooled out.
Supt. George Simpson, of the Port
Blakely Railroad, states that the road
will have hauled this year, ending
with this month, the enormous amount
Of 16O,O0O,000 feet of logs. These
were the product of the various camps
operated by S. G.. Simpson on that
road, and do not include the output of
the camps III which he is interested on
the Peninsular railroad. The total
output of logs in Mason county in 1897
will not be far below double the pro.
duct of any former year.
O. P. Mooney returned Tuesday
evening from Seattle, where he spent
his Christmas. He reports having
had a conversation with a returned
Klondlker who said that three of the
Shelton boys were on the way home
from Dawson, one being Bert Shell
don. While provisions are not very
!. plentiful, they are very high. ant
many are coming back to the State.
for the winter, and are making a good
thing by selling their provisions. AL
talk favorably of the diggings, ant
they ali intend going back in thu
Spring. Our boys will probably b.
, home in a few days, and we will know
all about it.