The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-09-09

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County's former auditors, has beer
eng aged in getting out the Auditors
annual statement. which is published
this week.
The dam at Rogers camp at the
head of the bay, which proved a tail.
ure when Ellis & Reed were logging
there, is giving Mr.. Rogers trouble
having gone out again last week.
The Montesano ball club returned
home Monday morning, seeming well
pleased with their visit to Shelton, ex.
cept for the fact of their defeat, which
they hope to make up next time.
The Shelton valley folks, half-doz.
en- team-loads, enjoyed their annual
picnic down the bay last Sunday, and
had the usual good time. The smell
OF the ''salt chuck" and the clam beds
does the people who live away from
the bay good.
we might indulge in some specu1a-
tons as to what will happen at Ellens.
burg but will refrain from expressions
of coincidence for Farmer and other
populists until the returns come in by
freight.
The republican primaries through.
out the County will be held Saturday
In Shelton the meeting in precinct No
1. is called for 2 O'Clock at the town
hall, and in No. 2, at the Court house
at p. M. Allrepublicans should turn
out to the primaries.
Mike Corners, who arrived from
the Klondike last week. with badly
broken health, died at his home at Ar
lington two days later. He was we'll
known in this vicinity, being a horse
teamster in JOS. Simpsons camp be-
fore going to Alaska.
The Washington troops now at San
Francisco will shortly be mustered out
eff service, and Dan Bannse, Will Shell
ton, Arthur Eells and Jesse Wooster
are likely to be home again soon, sat
isfied with their experience at soldier,
ing.
John Miller Murphy. the veteran
Olympian, has been visited with an.
other bereavement, in the death of his
second daughter, Anne, who died in
Olympia hospital, last week of pneu-
monia. She was thirty-two years Of
age and born in Olympia.
Wood fires have become quite gen
eral during the week in the vicinity Of
the logging camps. nearly every camp
being in more or less danger. More
slashings are being burned than fol-
several years past, which increases
the smoky pail which has begun te
hang over us, but it is an indication oil
the ranchers' industry in clearing.
At Robt. Simoson's camp, near Mat
lock Monday afternoon, FIRE did con.
siderable damage, burning up several
cars of loaded logs, and the landing
and also one of the walking Dudley
engines and lot of wire cable, prob
ably causing loss of $4,000. No 9th
er damage is reported, although sever
al camp buildings have had clos.
call.
Mrs. Thomas Llttleton, who will b.
remembered by many while living a
Mason Lake and in Shelton. ana W hos,
husband died here some eight year
ago under suspicious circumstances, il
reported to have been sent to Wall;
Walla for I9 years, for poisoning he
second husband. She is a secon.
Borgia, the death of her two childre,
being credited to the sam. agency
poison.
A number of district schools begar
this week: Miss Carrie Cailow, distric
"a, near Elson's; Sam. Wyatt, Dist 81
Todd's; Mrs. Nellie Dalby, Dist. 20
Tahooyah; II. w. Dnrboraw, Dist. 80
Twana, and several others which viii
probably commence during the weel
if the teachers reach their stations
The Shelton schools and most of tn
other district schools will begin mex
week, as far as the available supply o
teachers will 20 around. Teacher
are in demand, the average salary be
ing $40 per month.
Many parents do not fully realiz