The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-12-03
Local. News.
It feels like snow

Next Tuesday is municipal election
day. r. -.
BQRN,-Shelton, Dec. LIST, to the wife
of John Shaw, a son.
Tuesday and Wednesday were ideal
fall days of sunshine
Four limitations in the Good Temp
lars lodge last night. The local lodge
is booming.
The w. c. T. gave farewell recep-
ton to Mrs. and Miss Hunter, yes ter
day afternoon.
Chas. Horton has moved into his
dwelling on Franklin stree vacated
by John LaRock.
John LaRock has noved.1fs family
into his house adjoining this office,
recently purchased of Miss Hunter.
BORN, Rollway' Little Skookum,
Nov SOth to the wife of VIM. Rankin,
/ son. Mrs. Rankin is daughter of S.
D. Grout.
Snow began falling Sunday evening
but it was wet and soon turned to rain.
Last November we had the hardest
freeze of last winter, but the month
just passed has furnished the usual
mild weather.
A special service of songs and rec
itations will be held at the Baptist
Church Sunday evening to which all
are invited. The services will begin
at halt past six, aud will be concluded
in time for the services at the Method
list Church.
Doc. Swarthout is laid up from an
unusual accident, a heavy meat saw
fell from the hooks above the meat
block and the sharp blade tore its way
through his hand, cutting a deep.
Jagged wound about three inches long.
The Free Will offerings for the bene-
fit of the Methodist hospital at Port
| land, took up all the available space
at the Methodist Church at the meet
lngs on Thanksgiving. The room was
decorated with liberal assortment of
canned fruits, vegetables and clothing,
and shipment of ten packages was
made to the hospital, for which they
will be duly thankful.
Pete McF arlane was over from Mud
Bay Saturday looking after his prop
erty. He reports that the Mosher &
Mcdonald camps, where he is at work,
are working their full capacity and
can't get out the logs fast enough.
The camp buildings which were burn
ed last summer have been rebuilt and
the men are comfortable for the win
ter. Mrs. McFarlane and the children
are we'll, The camps are situated
near Summit lake, about six miles
from the bay On the railroad.
A dispatch from Honolulu states
that Walter D. Mcbride had become
insane. About ten years ago he was
in business at Kami1che and still has
property interests IN Mason County.
He was bright young man, and has
been a figure in Hawaiian politics
since he has been on the island.
The Seattle Times gives long ac-
count of how 0. S. Johnson, who reg
istered from Hoods Canal, visited that
city the other day with $500 to buy
supplies tor himself and neighbors,
and narrowly escaped being film fam
med. While taking in the sights he
ran up against man with sack of
fake Klondike nuggets and bit. Fort
unately he missed his way and accost-
ed policeman to direct him to his ho-
| tel and the swindlers must have been
watching him, as they could not be
found when he got back with the mon
ey, for which he need not thank his
good Judgment.
| Word from Lake Cushman states
that the highest point registered of
late years by the waters at Lake Cush-
man was reached November 18th.
when the lower floor of the Cushnan
mouse was covered to a depth of nine
feet, or about Is feet over the ordin-
airy lake level. The lake is quite mar
row and the basin for the waters ac-
curnulating in the valleys above AMONG
the suow-clad hills. The streams r;s-
ing among the mountains occasional
ly become raging torrents when the
warm Chinook winds begin to blow
after storm, but the people are per.
orally prepared for it, and do not often
suffer much loss or Inconvenience.
We are glad to learn that the She1.
ton boys, Of whom there are abo,,
forty in Dawson City this winter. are
well and getting along nicely. Sever.
al who have been in the country for
year or more, have made their nile
and those who went in this year are
made of the stuff that wins. Shelton
is probably better represented thar
any other town on the Sound IT,
letters published this week show tha,
the boys have ample supplies to las
them over the winter, and some extr.
to dicker with. Those who remain j.
Dawson are reasonably supplied tt
carry them over the winter. and /:
, large proportion of the floating ant
unproductive element have been sen.
OFT down the river for the winter
This is probably the last we shall hea,
from the boys until spring opens. I'm,
their many friends are happy to learr
!. that they have reached the goal ar,