The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-04-08
Local News.


after next week.
The street Commissioner has two
teams at work gravelling portion. of
Fran lin street.
Frank Munson has left some fine
Dahlia bulbs at Hunter and Eaton, S
Only ten cents each.
Thos- Doak is now acting as night
Waterman, the town providing $50 per
month for his services.
Robt. Gunstone has rented one of
the Asnus store roome with the inten-
ton of opening bakery.
The Commissioners offer bounty for
''varmint' scalps, read proceedings
for that, bids for wood, etc.
AS the days grow longer lodges of
the city are changing the hour of
meeting from $50 to s o'clock.
The County Commissioners have
been in session during the week. The
result Of their labor appears elsewhere.
The road supervisors were out in
force this week for their regular quar-
terly settlements with the Commission
ers :.
The Montesano Vidette says that
the Blakely Mill Co. is erecting a ten
biloxi mill on the Summit branch of
the railroad to cut cedar shingles.
Ex-Auditor McLarty has been acting
as clerk Of the Board during the ses-
sion of the Commissioners this week,
Judge Dunbar still being incapacita-
ted for duty.
A lot of ~ inch iron pipe went up
yesterday to Simpson Logging Co.'S
camp ?, Foreman Rich, where a water
service will be put in to supply the
camp with needed W alter.
On Wednesday, April 18th the Rev.
H. Badger Rector of St Johns Episco-
pal Church Olympia, will hold an
Evening service in the Baptist Church
at s P. NJ. All are invited.
1t is reported that Homer Emmott
slaughtered big bear out on the Sko
komish last week, after a hard fight
and a number of shots from his rifle.
The bear was safe in steel trap.
w. H. Maxwell has been travelling
| over in Chehalis and Lewis counties
buving number of heavy horses for
Thomas Bordeaux. who is making up
another horse team for his logging
camps,
The Peninsular Agnes, No. 2, is laid
up in the machine shop this week for
repairs, and the old reliable "dinkey"
is handling the long trains of logs on
this end of the road. A string of
twenty-four cars was brought down
| Monday evening.
r. B. Giles has succeeded in secur-
! ing so subsc' ibers to his literature
club, each member for Is cents a
month has access to s. 90 worth of diff
ferent ma gaines during the month.
The idea is a good one, as it provides
the latest matter at very low prices.
The youngest son of Ed Simpson,
the well-known Canal logger, died at
Dewatto last week. from the effects of
blow on the head by a line, while as
sisting his father in the camp. No at
tention was paid to the injury at first,
as the lad suffered little pain or incon-
venience.
It is reported that Thomas Phipps
and Ralph Smith, two Olympians,
have unearthed ledge of rich quartz,
bearing free milling gold, within two
hours walk of the Skagway post-office.
It would do away with a great deal of
the hard>hips of the trails if gold was
discovered on this end of the route.
Jack Burnett, VIM. Deganhart and
others are at work cutting a lot of
single bolts for Richardson's single
mill near Olympia. The bolts are be-
ing cut along the Goldsborough creek,
which will be cleared out so the timber
can be fioated down to the bay an6
placed in RATS for towing to Olympia.
When q man deserts one political
party for another, he is always a very
''prominent'' and table man, as rep
resented by the organs of the latter
party. but in the estimation of those
of the party he left he has always been
an 1gnoramus and scrub, and a seek
er for office, which is generally about
; correct.
One day last week, Miss Ansorge
asked the members of her school to
write all they could about cats. One
small girl handed in the following
: unique productions: leafs has ears
! the cat has paws the cat has back
7 l had a cat my cat it never did fight
: that's what l no the cat had a tail
has the cat back yes bobs cat can
; sings"
5 The performance of "Uncle Toms
= CABIN by the Lew Johnson Com.
pany. Saturday evening was just or
S binary, the old original play being
t considerably butchered. They had .
: crowded house and took in lot OF
!. money. None of the parts were above
e the ordinary. but the band. which
S PLAYED on the streets at noon, furnish
i ed some good brass music
e A meeting of those interested il
Baseball matters was held Monday
Il evening and permanent organization
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