The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-11-18
Local News.

damned right arm.
Albert Insell captured large Grey
Owl in trap the other day and left it
IN the JOURNALS window.
The Kamilcheites are getting up a
Masquerade ball for Saturday evening
Dec. oath, at Old Town.
John B. Forbes and Will, have gone
to Clifton with the threshing machine,
to finish up Jake Hauptley's crop.
Machinist Chas. Wiss has been at
work putting the S. S. WIS ''Skookum"
engine in good repair for the winter.
with partial set of new fues.
j. II. Ashmun is engaged in the con-
struction of a big freight scow for
Capt. Tew. It is 65x18 feet and feet
deep. For the present it will be used
in bringing steamer wood to Shelton.
A lot of railroad iron, enough for ~
miles of track, came in last week, and
was unloaded and taken up the PENN
sular Railroad Sunday. The iron will
be used for additional spurs by the Ma
son County Logging Co.
The County Superintendent will
this week apportion to the school dis
tricts of this county the sum of 81, 987.-
I27, state funds, giving Dist. No.
$457. 10; No. z, $40. O8; No. II, $53.05;
No. %, $64.92, and the remaining dis
tricts $4O.18 each.
A pleasant dance was given in the
hall last Friday evening at the ex-
pense of the winning candidates. The
crowd was not large, but was about
right for all concerned to enjoy them
selves.
The County Commissioners were in
session Tuesday, grinding out the us
ual grist of bills, placing bonds of Of
ficers-elect and transacting other mat
tiers. See Proceeding.
Two Seattle machinists were in town
Tuesday, making plans for pony
trucks to be placed under each end of
the Peninsular's new No. locomotive,
which seems to have a tendency to
ride the rails and leave the track at
times.
Mrs. J. NJ. McEwen, sister of Mrs.
w. D. Baldwin, died in Ellensburg,
Oct. 10th, leaving a husband and a
number of children. The McEwen's
were residents Of Mason County years
ago, living on McEwen's prairie, but
went East of the mountains in the
'7O's
The Rebekahs and Odd Fellows en-
joyed PLEASANT social evening at
the Hall Wednesday. After the lodge
work, an entertainment, consisting of
songs, music and Rotations was Civ
en-, concluding with a nice lunch in
the lower hall. About 90 in all were
present, and some So added to the car
pet fund. The occasion afforded a
good opportunity to get together and
enjoy social evening.
The dancing public should bear in
mind that the B. B. Club will give an
other of their enjoy able dances Thanks
giving evening.
The Chrysanthemum Carnival be-
gan at Olympia, Wednesday evening,
and will continue during the week.
Programs are rendered each evening
in the Olymoia theater, and admission
is char ged, the proceeds OF the whole
affair going to the purchase of a fine
silver service for Dewey's Olympia.
While Shelton does not appear to be
represented, we are iglad to see the
plan a success.
Advices have been received from
British Columbia that Eddie Callow,
son of Robert Callow, of New Kamil-
che, was drowned early in October.
We learn that Eddie had been at work
in logging camp about 100 miles
north of Vancouver, and the last let
tiers received from were dated October
3rd, since which time nothing has been
heard direct from him, and the aged
parents are forced to believe the re-
port Eddie was Mason County boy,
and about "a years old.
The County Attorney has filed in
formation against Manager Clinton of
the Webb Hotel, for violation of the
Sunday law. Since Doyle & Elliott
were fined several weeks ago for the
same offense, all the other saloons IN
town kept closed on Sunday except
the Webb bar, which, it was under
stood, had fund to fight the case.
The matter will come up Dec. 18th. S.
P. Richardson has petitioned the Court
to direct the County Attorney to file
information against Druggists Shelly
and Dunbar. the question to be deter
mined, being the proper definition of a
drug stock.
The local merchan is are really beg
gins for eggs, and offering IS cents
doz en-. OF course, no one has laying
hens just now, but we are reminded
that eggs will average 20 cents dozen
throughout the year, and that is good
profit. It would seem that if the farm
ers generally paid more attention to
their poultry, and studied how to make
hens lay during the moulting season.
they would make some easy money.
u --~~- Sea nd in Sha1.