The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-03-25
Local News.

held in the CATHOLIC Church last Sun.
day.
The ordinary life of a locomotive is
thirty years. No doubt it would live
much longer if it didn't smoke so
much. =
Several stiff freezes during. the
week, together with some frosts. and
the fruit buds seem to be kept from
advancing.
New timbers have been gotten out
which will be used to replace the tim
bers IN the engine pits in the Peninsu-
lar round house, the old timbers hav.
ing rotted out
The Supreme court denied the writ
of prohibition asked for by Attorney
Sigh, against Superior Judge Hodg-
don, in one of the helton Southwest
ern cases.
Geo. Shorter has purchased full
blooded Jersey bull and COW, of regis
tered stock from E. w. French, of Lit
tie Sookum, bringing over his pur-
chase this week.
AS n result of more or less lively
ruction in the Wiley household Mon
day, Ed. Wiley was arrested on COM
plant of his wife and fined SIS and
costs, which was paid.
Logs are in quite good demand at
present, and the prospects are good to
continue SO during the summer. Fir
is bringing $3.50 upward and Cedar is
in demand at 81 per thousand.
The house of S. M. Rolf in Chap
mans Cove, caught fire Tuesday
/ night aud Il section of the roof was
! burned away before 1t was out out
with the assistance of nelghbors.
The Marshal has a crew at work
! putting in a section of water main ex-
tending the fire service from the ly-
drant at Curry's corner to the corner
! in front of the L. M. store, where a
new fydrant will be placed.
A dime social will be given at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Barnum,
benefit of the Ladies' Aid An inter-
esting program has been prepared and
| refreshments will be served.
1t is reported that Mrs. Booth had
| received a letter from her husband,
James Il. Booth, who left for Alaska
! last month, to the effect that he had
contracted the spinal meningitis at
| Skagway, but no later report has been
received.
Now that Munson has stock Of
small sized bicycles, a good many
needless Youngsters are flying around
at full speed, en6angering the limbs
of children on the streets, and It is
| hard on the bicycles.
| While the wind was blowing pretty
stiff Tuesday morning tree about 16
inches in diameter fell while Engine
No. was coming down with a train
| load of logs. The tree fell on the cow
catcher of the engine IN its descent,
demolishing the headlight, but Engi-
|
a md stopped it before further damage
was done. Had the tree fallen on the
cab Or further back on the train some
lives might have been lost
Notwithstanding the severe rains
that have prevailed nearly ever since
school commenced Sept. Is, and the
whooping cough which ragged for ten
weeks, the total attendance in the
Shelton schools for the past six months
aggreg ated six hundred days more
than last years attendance. This is
another evidence of Shelton's growth
and prosperity under Mckinley and
protection.
A special Miss Willard Memorial
service was held in the Hall last Sun
day afternoon under the auspices of
the w. G. t. u, the ladies conducting
the services and delivering the vari-
Gus readings and essays reviewing the
life and work of the great temperance
apostle. The Hall was tastefullv dec
GRATED and its seating capacity was
we'll filled with an interesting audi
ence. The I. o. G. T. marched from
their hall and occupied seats in a
body Rev. L. ]. Coyington also
preached d special memorial sermon
in the N. Z. church Sunday evening.
} A fatal accident occurred, last Mon
day. at the farm of William Littlejohn
near Gull Harbor, wherein his son AL
ton, aged y. lost his life. It appears
, that he was aiding in the operation of
, stump-puller and was following the
, sweep by which the power was appli-
. ed, as driver, when the clevis slipped
and the sv eep under powerful tension
5 flew around and struck the boy on the
/ back of the head. Death must have
. occurred almost instantly, for all eff
5 forts to restore consciousness were
: futile. The funeral services were
. held Tuesday. at the home of the par
t ents, and interment was made in Ma
sonic cemetery OLYMPIA Standard.