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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-09
A Narrow Escape.

A man named Bowman, an employee
of Lewis Bros. of Markham, while
climbing up in the shafting of their
shingle mill to put belt on that had
come off, was caught by the sleeve of
his right arm by a. rapidly-revolving
shaft, last Monday. By almost super
human effort Mr.. Bowman chung to
the mill timbers, while his clothing
was dragged around the shaft.
His arm was drawn against the
shaft and burned by the friction. His
coat sleeve was followed quickly by his
shirt, undershirt. overalls, pants, and
all were wound around the shaft,
which threatened to whirl him too if
he bu! loosened his grip. Fortunately
the clothing gave out before his
strength did, and in about one minute
Mr.. Bowman was clinging to the tim
bers in his shoes and stockings, the
rest of his clothing being around the
shafting. Though burned and cut
where the clothing was frightened
about the body before it gave way, he
is otherwise not dangerously injured,
and will be out again in about a week
-Montesano Vidette.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-09
Making Spruce Oars.

The plant established by Carmen
and Lewis in Aberdeen to make spruce
oars, is now in operation, and the fol-
lowing account of the method of man
ufscture, by the Herald, will be of IN
terest:
The spruce is cut into cants, or
slabs, the length of the oar; from the
edges of the can't are cut the pieces OF
the oar, thin at the blade end and
thick at the handle end; the han die
is then squared and the oar passed on
to the lathe, which is a double affair
that rounds the handle, tapers it and
shapes the end all at the same time.
From there it is put on shaper and
the edges of the blades sawn the prop
er shape. The face and back of the
blade is shaped on the bandsaw and
smoothed with drapknife. The oar
is then polished on belt covered
with emery or ground glass. The
copper tips on the blades, the leather
on the handles and vanishing finish
es the work. The plant, when it runs
to its full capacity, will employ 20
men and turn out about 200 pairs of
oars daily. A machine for making
broom handles will probably be added
soon to utilize the waste.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-09
Federal Prisoners Sentenced.

yesterday was sentence day in the
United States court, and all the prison
ers who have been convicted of offenses
against the United States were before
Judge Hanford. Sentences we're dis
tributed as follows:
Robert Masme, for selling whiskey
to Indians, was gwen nine months in
the United States penitentiary and
fined 500.
John Ptrongler, selling whisky to
Indians, one year in the penitentiary
and costs.
James Powers, selling whisky to In
dams, three years in the penitentiary
and 500 fine.
Michael Carr, selling whisky to In
dams, three years in the penitentiary
and 500 fine
Robert Colson, selling whisky to In
dams, seven months in the peniten-
tiary and $50 fine.
In the case of the United States vs..
Howard L. Howard, the pension
swindler, the motion of the defendant
Tor new trial was overruled and he
was given a sentence of eighteen
months IN the penitentiary.-P.-I.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-09

One of the things which has always
been mystery to us is why people
will patronize some travelling fakir In
preference to spending their money
with the reputable merchants who
keep up the city in which they live.
During the past two weeks our people
have twice been gulled into buying
shoddy goods from these cheap John
travellers, whose only object Is to take
all the money they can earn out OF a
city and leave nothing in return, in
the way of taxes or other benefits to
the people or the city. BY means OF a
couple of rag babies to draw a crowd,
a street fakir will sell the cheapest
kind of,goods lat a better price than
our merchant can secure for much
better article. 1t seems to be human
nature for people to like to be cheated
out of their money, and we would
only say, cit serves them right" but
for the injustice it does our mer-
chants.
Last week concern located here,
and in two days time they took about
5000 out of this city. They sold a
large number of dresses and Wrappers
for cash to people whom our mer-
chants have been carrying through
the winter and whose bills are yet I'M
paid. This thing of getting credit
from our merchants and paying cash
to outsiders is a very bad policy, and
is not fair to those who have made our
city what it is-the leading trade
center of the Big Bend.-Lincoln
County Populist.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-09

Minnie Fork Assessor clerk $500
Geo Vogtlin wood and livery $40
Wood q Daniels plans for "driver" 500
John McReavy, casket for Jos Doe 1900
Jacob Hauptley teams burial 200

1t appearing that an error in assessment of
taxes of 1896 has been made on tract lot 3, Sec
ton rs, township 81 north. range west, it was
therefore ordered that the value of improve
ments on said tract be struck off the rolls.
Value SIS; tax on same $4.51
Communications received from several
sources relating to excessive rates of assess
ment of 1896 rolls. Board decides they have no
power under the statutes to render the asked
for relief
Petition OF John T. Booth and sixteen others
for survey and establishment of a county road
presented, and after full consideration by the
board the matter is deferred for further hearing
at the August session, next.
Appeared Thomas White, supervisor road dis.
trict No. 2, who rendered his report and on set
Element allowed the sum of s134.8S, same to be
drawn when sufficient funds accumulate to
the credit of said district No. 2.
Appeared JOS. Valley, supervisor road dis.
trict No.11, who made report and OH settlement
OF same allowed the sum of $32O65, and d.
rected to make more complete his report of re-.
ceipts at the October session.
Appeared John McReavy and made applica.
ton for readjustment of an excessive levy of
taxes on hotel property at Union City for years
1895 and 1896. Robert Fairbairn lex assessor)
being also present, testified of his attempt to
have lowered such assessment before the board
OF equalization in August, 1895. C. w. Hart
man County attorney gave his oral opinion
that no relief in the premises could be rem
dered.
Board reserved its decision and adjou rned
till tomorrow morning at o'clock.
w. II. NJ. DUNBAR, Clerk
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-09
An Evidence Of improvement.

There were 1902 business failures
reported by Bradstreet's in the United
States during the past six months, a
falling off of 578 from the like total
for last year, with which exception it
is the largest aggregate of failures in a
like period Total liabilities of indi-
viduals, firms and interpretations fail
ing amount to 500, CSC, 900, a decrease
of $11, $4,000 from the corresponding
total last year, and of $77,2O4 900
from the liabilities reported in the
first half of the panic year of 1893.
This total is also smaller than in the
first half of the year 1894, with which b
exception it is the largest recorded for
the six-months' period in eighteen
years.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-09
Curious Cuban Caves.

There is a series of small and large
caverns in the marble rocks of the
Cuoan mountains which are being grad
ualiy fllled up, and that too in a most
remarkable manner. The common
land snails, of which there are MANY
species and varieties in Cuba. make
tnese caves resort during the dry sea-
sen. They congregate on the floors of
the caverns in immense numbers and
millions OF them never leave. The rea-
son Is TINS: The water which drops
from the roofs or ceilings of the differ
emu caverns contains large Der cent
OF carbonate of lime. When the wafer
evaporates the lime is left behind. and.
acting as a cement, it CLUES great LAYERS
OF the snail shells together every wear
This process going on season after sea-
son is gradually filling up the Cuban
caves and it is only question of time
wnen there will not be a single cavern
left on the island.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-09
Additional Locals.
The JOURNAL,
The Chicago Inter Ocean,

If you are looking for a home on a
ranch, with a good start already made
and everything all ready to go ahead
and make good Lying, read the offer
of REIMBURSEMENT for sale.
For Spectac1es, Eye Glasses, Smoked
Glasses or anything in the optical
line go to r. B. GILES, Optician.
The board spent Thursday in exam
lining the books of the sheriff, clerk
auditor and treasurer and checking
funds.
New lot of Dress Goods at Hunter &
Eaton's. Call and see them.
The term of w. r. Lott as court
Commissioner expired July LIST. G, C.
Angle, the new officer, may be found
at the JOURNAL. Office by parties de-
string information on land or similar
matters.
WANTED to buy some County and
School warrants for cash.
MCDONALD & O'NEILL
The L. M. Co., intends to start a
branch store at Matlock for the bene-
fit of their trade with the Simpson log
ging camps and among the Satsop
farmers. One of the present employees
will probably have charge of the
branch store.
Best Leghorn hats in the market for
$1.oO and no discount to outside trade,
everybody treated alike, at Mrs.
Eaton's Millinery Par1ors.
Miss Alderman 1ectured on tenn
perance subjects at the Hall Wednes-
day and Thursday evenings. Appre-
ciative audiences greeted her at both
meetings, and were we'll pleased with
her addresses. Miss Alderman is un-
doubleday one of the best informed
lecturers on the platform.
Shoes that wear at Hunter & Eatons.
Taxes delinquent for the years 1893,
1894. 1895, can be settled by paying
original tax and 6 per cent annual in
terest. if paid before November 30th,
1897.
For CASH Or WoRK-Several good
Jersey Cows for sale at Chas. Wivells.
Do you want one?
Our stock of Wall Paper is now com
p1ete. Tx. Munson
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-09
TO Test the Mortgage Law.

The new law on the sale of mort.
gagged property is to be thoroughly
tested before Judge Williamson We'd
nesday morning. The law went into
enect June IL, and when the first case
came up after that date, Sheriff Mills
refused to sell the property before the
year OF redemption expired.
Yesterday afternoon Nathaniel r.
Swlnburn served mandamus upon
the sheriff to compel him to sell the
property under the old law, claiming
that as the mortgage was given under
.nas law, the same law would operate
IN Its foreclosure.-Ledger.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-09
REIMBURSEMENT for Sale

A REIMBURSEMENT of 100 acres of
land close in, can be bought cheap,
owing to the poor health of the owner.
There are four or five acres cleared
and in crops, young orchard beginning
to bear and lots of small fruits, good
house and other outbuildings, cow,
horse, wagon and harness, and all
farm implements, household goods
and lao chickens, and everything goes
for $4,000, if taken Immediately.
They cost twice that to say nothing of
the land, and lots of hard work in
clearing and improving the place.
For further particulars enquire at this
Office.
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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-09
An EaRla,s Fat

IT is recorded that an eagle kept in
connnement has been known to fast
Ior three weeks, those who have had
charge OF it having forgotten to provide
the usual supply of food. Tt soon. how
eve" !"sosered its strength, ard d:l -.
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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-09

cumulate
Remonstrance Of Rufus LeBarr against last
named supervisor for incorporation of road
work, filed, and on advice of attorney denied.
V Finch allowed from bridge fund, for bridge
on Lake Cushman road $3.50.
Appeared P Todd on erroneous assessment,
1896, Lot 8, sec 13-2l4w, sam ordered cancelled
for 1893-4-5.6.
p. m.-In regard to road petitioned for by H
Minnie Ford, returns considered insufficient
and matter deferred until Aug 9Th.
Contract and bond of W Lott for Co print
ing examined and approved.
Appeared C Spencer and charged Com
Specie with giving insufficient notice for re-
pairing Cranberry Greek bridge, and that ex-
orbitant price was paid for contract.
Com Specie reported on road work done in
Dist A. and allowed $500.
Geo Barron, Dist settled an allowed $l75.74.
SIT to be drawn and bal as funds accumulate.
On motion $50 was appropriated to repair New
Manifestation road, on condition that resi-
dents subscribe like amount. Geo Barron to
superintend work.
Application for appointment of Oyster Comrs
heard and Jos Gale, John Gosser and A j
Smith were appointed.
Proposals for constructing Pile Driver opened,
and bid Of Geo Barron, for $50 accepted.
Com Latham authorized to let contract for
bridge across Tahooya, cost not to exceed $50.
WEDNEsDAY-Foll lowing warrants issued in
recess, approved.
Jean Fredson, treas clerk $21.0O
w Daniels road work 10000
D E Stewart 5000
Kenneth Stewart 44OC
D Fredericks n.0C
Henry Krise $500
c E Griggs 1910
Com Latham allowed warrant in settlement
three outstanding bill Rd Dist $5175
Following claims allowed on general fund.
Geo Barnard & Co naturalz record $1,000
Lewis & Dryden, Office supplies 600
Pioneer Bindery " &c record 30.25
Wells, NJ D Att poor $50
Hegaas nurse zoo
Mrs Hauptley nurse GO $500
Mcdonald & ONeill supplies poor s.35
Hunter & Eaton Rolf 1915
st Peters Hospital care poor 121.SO
Thos White dig grave 500
Todd supplies poor 3s.O5
L M Co office 80
& A M Lodge. Union City cemetery lot 500
Town of Shelton water rent 900
A Callow Co clerk, Thurston 2eO
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-09
Some BARGAINS! < < <
A Splendid Chance!

We are now going carefully over our entire
st9 }{ and read)usting prices Every article that
Will s G "a, cut IN price IS being remarked
Our, .Shoe Clothing and Furnishing Depart
ments offer some Special Bargains
- we are now receiving an entirely new stock of
Furniture.
1t is an established fact that we are among the
closest Wholesale Buyers in the State,
and on account of our large sales need
only SMALL PROFITS.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-09
Sales
With Hoods Sarsapa- a.
rilla, "Sales Talk, and 2K
show that this medi- u - -

cine has enjoyed public confidence and
patronage to greater extent than accord
ed any other proprietary medicine. This
is simply because it possesses greater
merit and produces greater cures than
any other. It is not what we say, but
what Hoods Sarsaparilla does, that tells
the story. ALI advertisements of Hoods
Sarsaparilla, like Hoods Sarsaparilla it.
self, are honest. We have never deceived
the public, and this with its superlative
medicinal merit, is why the people have
abiding confidence in it, and buy
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-09
Commissioners Proceedings.

SHELTON, July S, 1897.
Full board met p. m. No business appearing
board adjourned.
TUEsDAY-Appeared following road super
xico and 1nd
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-09
lood's
SarsapariIIa

Almost to the exclusion of all others. Try it.
PREPARED only by C. I. Hood g. Co., Lowell, Mass.
:. -, are the only pills to take
Hoods Pills with Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-08
The Village Corporation.

The officers of Skoshegan Village
Corporation III their annual report for
the year Just closed give The receipts for
year including s2,799.77, cash on hand AT
beginning of the year SIG. Isl 81 aud the
expenditures 1868 9s, leaving cash on
hand March 30, 1897 81.
The expenditures We're: Lighting
streets, sl9sl.lG; fire department, IL
GLIDING hydrants, sf,loLG1; police.
Sl9G.95; miscellaneous, Sj05 20; night
watch, $500; putting " signs on streets,
$50; extending water pipe, extra night
watch, SD.
From the report of engineers of the
fir department we learn that there we're
II alarms during the year, ore Of which
WAS false alarm and the total loss for
the entire year was but Sl05.00. Iusur.
ance companies made something out of
skowhegan last year, surely.
The fire department consists of a chief.
aud two assistant engineers, steamer.
hook and ladder, and hose company, of
fifteen men each, with an engineer and
fireman for steamer, making a total of
fifty men in the Department.. The de
partment is in as good condition for ser
vice as it has ever been since its organi.
ziton. The apparatus consists of
steamer, hook and ladder truck, con-
tanning 200 feet of ladders including one
81 foot extension ladder; there are also
50 feet spare ladders stored over the
walk in the Water street bridge; three
hose reels, two hose wagons, one large
hose supply wagon, fourteen play pipes,
sixteen hydrant wrenches, four shovels,
five axes, ten lanterns, fifty fire coats,
fifty hats, eight pairs rubber mittens,
fifty spanners, thirty-eight hose straps,
thirty-six belts, thirteen leather fire
buckets, one steam heater for steamer,
and Ave stoves, one in engine room, one
in hall, one in hose tower. and one at
each pumping station. Also two hose
jackets, and GameWell Fire Alarm with
boxes. The corporation has $3.50 feet
of cotton, rubber lined hose in good SER
viceable condition, 800 feet leather hose,
20 feet of one inch rubber hose, and two
pieces spare suction hose. The corpora
ton owns nineteen eisterns and rents
eighty hydrants of the Skowhegan
Water Company.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-08
Presidential Nominations.

The President, Thursday, sent to the
Senate the following nominations:
Andrew d. White of New York, am
bassador to Germany; William F.
Draper of Massachusetts, ambassador to
Italy Chandler Hale of Maine, secretary
Of the embassy at Rome; Samuel l..
Gracey of Massachusetts,, consul at Flu
chan, China Arson Burlingame John
son of Colorado, consul at Annoy, China;
Benjamin Butterworth of Ohio, commits
sioner of patents; Oliver l.. spauding of
Michigan, and William b. Howell of
New Jersey, To be assistant secretaries
of the treasury.
The President has decided to nominate
W. ". Thomas of Portland, Me, for the
position of minister to Sweden and Nor
way, and SO informed a delegation that
called on him, Thursday. in the interest
of State Senator Erickson of Iowa MI
Thomas was endorsed by Speaker Reed
and all New England Republicans in
Congress, He was twice the diplomatic
representative of the United States at
Stockholm.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-08
Village Corporation Meeting.

The annual meeting of Skowhegan
Village Corporation was held in Coburn
Hall, Monday afternoon, with lighter
attendance than usual ana no exciting
contests either for men or measures.
The baloting for officers, throughout,
was unanimous, resulting in the election
of r. b. Shepherd, moderator; Geo. S.
Webb, clerk; Geo. S. Webb, Levi c.
Emery and John w. Gage assessors,
Geo. n. Page treasurer; F. A. Noln,
auditor; Henry X. White, collector; II.
II. Tufts. chief of police.
The assessors were empowered to ap-
point other necessary Corporation off
GERS.
Money was voted for the following
purposes: Night watch, 5000 to light
the streets, $1,000; to pay the fire com
panies of II men each, Sl0s0; expenses
of fire department, $1,000; Corporation
expenses, $500; for two additional fire
alarm boxes, $3.50. These appropria-
tons aggregate $3.50, sum Sl55 in ex-
cess of the whole amount voted last
year.
The articles providing for an are light
on Cross street, cistern near DIR. f. :.
Bgelow's and for a hydrant at the Eddy
were passed over.
The propositions to establish two adj
ditional fire alarm boxes, and to main
tain hydrant at the Eddy, occasioned
quite lively discussion. There seemed
to be no one in attendance to advocate
the maintenance of light on Cross St,
or the building of a cistern near the
residence of Dir. Bgelow.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-08
Moosehead Pulp and Paner Go.

The annual meeting Of the stock.
holders of the MoOsehead pulp and
Paper Co. was held at the Office Of the
company at Embden, Thursday April
LIST. There were three articles in the
published call to be acted upon: tifst
to choose board Of directors: secondly.
to see what measures should De taken in
regard to settling with Tire Wv lamp
shire Trust % and to discharge them
as trustees in holding certain bonds Of
the company; thirdly, to advise the
directors in regard TO the business of
the company.
1t was first decided to make the meet
ing an executive one. Tie meeting was
called to order by President Stanton
Day. The following directors were
elected without opposition: Wallace {.
Clements, Rutland, Vt; Turner Boswell
and d. T. Mills, Scion, Ne; Alonzo
Elliott, Manchester, y. H., and Edmund
F. Webb Of Watervile, Me.
The directors elected ". {. lements,
PRESIDENT Alonzo Elliott, president:
Turner Boswell, treasurer d. T. Mills,
general manager and f. Z. Carr, clerk
Articles two and three were left to
the board of directors The directors
are unable to make any definite state
ment as to the future of the plant.
They seem confident that there is
enough property to pay every cent Of
Indebtedness of the company.
Hon. Turner Buswen informs us that
they are making every effort possible to
get the business settled and in condition
to start the mill. The pulp wood con-
tracted for by the company has been
landed on the banks of the Kennebee
and along the railroad where it will be
available for the use of the mill when
the financial situation is relieved from
its present embarrassment
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-08

One act passed by the present legisa-
ture it is expected will have a beneficial
effect in preventing ncendiary fires. In
surance Commissioner Carr says "the
losses from incendiarism of late have
been something tremendous" In Port
land recently in losses aggregating $780,
600, $l4 900 was attributed to this cause.
The law alluded to above gives the in
surance commissioner power to iAyesti-
gate fires ard we understand he will give
special attention to this branch of his
official duties. We hope he will, and
that guilty ones may suffer the full
penalty of law and the crime of arson be
greatly curtailed in our State. The un-
avoidable fire risks are sufficiently
numerous.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-08

Industrial journal: North Arson.
situated on the Somerset Railroad, d
miles from Oakland. boasts of its sum
mer resort attractions. The village it
self nestles down in among the hills and
through it flows the wild and picturesque
Carrabasset river. Only five miles from
the village is the beautiful Embden Lake,
five miles long and a mile and "A quarter
wide, and surrounded by high thickly
wooded hills. On the shores of this lake
are many summer cottages, and the
waters of the lake afford uneQualled sport
TO the disciple of Isaac Walton, for
Embden lake is we'll stocked with land
locked salmon, togue and gamey black
bass. A ride of two hours brings one to
Sandy stream or others of the large
trout brooks of Lexington. And north
of us are the famous Pleasant, Tim and
Rome ponds. The hotel facilities are
good-Landlord Clarke of the Somerset
House, is one Of the most genial and
popular hotel men in the upper kenne-
bee valley. Two miles from the village
in pretty grove is mineral spring, the
water of which is deemed good as that
from Poland spring. 1t is only recently
that Landlord "Bob" Haines of Skowhe-
gan, has tried to buy the land on which
this spring is located with view to de-
veloping the property. Game abounds
all about us. The partridge is every
where, and deer are every year seen near
the outskirts Of the village North
Anson's water supply is derived from a
number of springs just north of the
village.