The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-02-05
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Motion term of Superior Court or
the 18th.
Regular quarterly teachers examina
ton next week.
1t is reported that Mr.. and Mrs.
1. Loomis will return to Shelton soon
Four weeks more of winter and then
we shall begin to expect better things
all along the line.
The dredger at Olympia is working
away, and making valuable improve
ment to the harbor.
Mason County Logging Co. has
secured Is, 900 feet of sawed puncheon
for use at their camps.
Tuesday was grounding day, and
we are still in doubt as to whether the
animal saw his shadow.
February oath is St. Valentines
day, and the valentines, comic and
otherwise, are beginning to show up.
This has been a quiet week in ofic-
ia1, as we'll as other circles, nobody
seems to know anything new or start
ling.
A lot of costumes arrived from Seat
tie Wednesday evening and are now
for rent at the Central Hotel for the
Masquerade Friday night.
Sunday was a good DAY, and the
ladies were out in numbers promenad-
ing. That is sign of wet weather,
and the rest of the week it rained.
Lagrippe is having something of
run through town, number are COM
planning of colds and ''that tired feel
ing" but no serious sickness is report
ed.
A. w. Fredscn has leased the Webb
farm at the mouth of the Skokomish
river for the year, and will use it on
connection with the stock and meat
trade.
Fred Day returned Friday from
Albany, Oregon, where he has been
for over a year. He has been sick.
but otherwise is glad to get back to
Shelton.
A package of some kind of blue
powder was bursted in one of the paper
bags of Mondays mail and nearly
everybody in town had touch of the
"blues." Blue was every where.
Sheriff Caldwell, George Vogt1in
and John Doyle returned last Friday
evening from their trip to Steilacoom
with Tom Fitzgerald. They report
having but little trouble with their
charge,
Clerk Dunbar gives notice that the
Registration books are now open at
his Office in the town building for the
of votes for 1897. Every
body must register again, if they ex-
pect to vote in 1897.
D. E. Berger is out canvassing for
spray pumps. We are glad to see that
the growers intend to keep up an
earnest fight against the insect pests.
External vigilance is the price of first
class fruit nowadays in every fruit
growing section.
The Peninsu1ar SO spot" or Agnes,
is now out of the Shops in about as
good order as when new. She has
been fitted with hew chime whistle
which is quite agreeable to the ear.
1t might remind the travelling man of
the Flyers whistle.
The Marshal is looking out for the
sports who occasionally go duck-skoot-
ing on the town docks. They are
within the jurisdiction of the town
authorities, and it is unlawful to shoot
from them, besides being dangerous
for the numerous employees on the log
booms scattered oyer the bay.
The Favorite took a raft of Simp-
sons logs to Blakely, the Katy a raft
of Williamson's to Tacoma, and Dis
coyery raft of Bordeaux's for Had!
lock. The average of three RATS of
logs week have left Shelton during
the winter, each containing about
$50, 900 feet of lumber, or 1856, 900
weekly output.
Jos. Carstairs and Win. Taylor at
tended U. S. Court this week in the
capacity of grand jurors, ]. H. Todd
being excused to attend the investiga-
ton before the legislative committee.
Joe reports that only two cases came
before the grand jury and both were
dismissed, The case of Thos. Fitz-
gerald was one of them, it being
shown that he was insane and has
since been committed to the asylum,
Somebody has explained the signifi-
cation of the editorial 1--WE" It may
have a variety of meanings. For ex-
ample: When you read that we ex-
pect our wife home today, 1--WE" refer
to the editor. When it is "we' are a
little late with our work, it includes
the whole Office force, even the devil
and towel; in 1--WE" are having a boom,
the town is meant; 1--WE" received over
zoe, 900 emigrants last year, embraces
the nation; but "we' have hog cholera
in our midst, means that the man who
takes the paper and does not pay for
it is very ili-Pasco News.
The Port Blake1y Mill Company CIT
1O9, 773, 036 feet of lumber and IA ,676,-
500 lath last year. Well-pested lun-
bermen contend that this is 10000, 0O0