The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-02-11
Local News.

The tug Wasp towed a raft of Simp-
sons cedar logs to St. Paul & Tacoma
Mill Sunday.
Tonsilitis has been having its in
nings of late, quite a number being
indisposed this account.
! The weather has been mixed during
the week, with considerable rain, but
mild, with bright spots.
The county officers drew their last
warrant from the salary fund this
week, and that fund is now non est.
The Good Templar's entertainment
next Monday evening will be first
class, and SO will the chicken supper
be.
The revival meetings still continue
at the Baptist church, with fair inter-
est, and it is reported that the meet
ings will continue during part of the
coming week.
Don. w. Roderick has been seriously
thinking of trip to Skaguay, but has
concluded that it is no place for him,
and having purchased part of the old
alter place down the bay, will stay at
home and take care of the fruit crop.
George Cyphert and W. w. Smith
intend going into chicken raising ON a
large scale, fencing several acres in
Cyphert's Addition, and going in to
raising eggs by the bushe1. There is
money in it, if the business receives
| proper attention.
Young Warner Lott accidently chop
ped off the tips of the two middle fin
gers of Hugh Kneeland's hand, while
at play the other afternoon. DR.. Wells
anputated the fingers at the first
! joints, as the pieces were entirely sey-
cred.
Supt. Gunderson is engaged in the
regular quarterly teachers examina-
ton this week, the following being IN
attendance: H. w. Durboraw, C. w.
Fisk. w. o. Watson, Cora Duckworth,
Lizzie Wiley, Carrie Robinson.
haye arranged for Ball at Kneeland's
! Hall Friday eve. Feb. 18th, Music by
the Olympia Harmony Orchestra.
Tickets 81 90. Lunch will be served
in the Hall. Everybody invited.
The four-ma sted schooner Salvador
left the Westside Mill, Olympia last
week loaded with 8OO,OOO feet of 1um-
Der for San Pedro, Cal. Two more
| vessels are expected to load lumber at
the mill, which is securing part of its
logs from Shelton.
The Good Templars have purchased
a new organ for their lodge room,
which arrived last week and will add
to the pleasure of the weekly meetings.
The literary contest which has been
waged during the past quarter has
been settled, the ''other side" winning
and ready to be served with a supper.
Robert Bridges, who is the present
incumbent Of the State Land Commits
sioner's office in Olympia, will open
the PopulIst campaign season, in the
Court house next Friday evening on
the "Single Tax The ''isms'' will
receive considerable attention until
convention time when 'spoils" will
have its inning, as usual.
A man IN Montesano writes from
Skagway that the town is so full of
people that they have trouble in get.
ting through the streets. There are a
dozen men for every job and men are
working for their board, or very little
working. And the rush goes merrily
on. The prophesy of the News is be-
fulfilled sooner than expected.-Cen
tralia News.
County Treasurer Fredson gives
notice that the tax rolls for 1897 are
now ready and that the taxes fol
that year are now due and pay
able, several receipts having been is
sued this week. He has decided not t.
con form to the new law, which makes
radical change by requiring person
al property tax to be paid in Februa
ry, as the taxpayers, not being gener
ally informed of the change, the col
lection would be difficult He intends
to continue under the former rule, &C.
cepting half payments on both real
and personsl property by May 3Oth
and the remaining half by Nov. 30th
without penalty. To proceed undel
the new law would entail considerable
costs, without good results
The Tacoma Mill Company's tug
Katy left yesterday for Skaguay and
|! Dyea, having in tow a barge 1ade1
{ with 10000 feet of fir lumber from
the mill. Tho tug and her tow are ex
pected to be twelve days on the pas
sage. The lumber is sold at $40
thousand feet. The Katy is the frs
vessel to be dispatched to the North b.
the Tacoma Mill Company. Thei
second vessel, the ship Dashing Wave
: will leave in tow February II with
FULL cargo of general merchandise
She is at the mill wharf loading. Tn
I company will dispatch the bark Tida
, Wave, in tow, several days later,
8 is the intention of the company t
q keep Dashing Wave and and the Tida
Wave in the Tacoma-Skaguay-Dye
l.