The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-04-29
local News.


wife of Thos. Doak, a son
The school bell is cracked, which ac.
counts tor its poor tone since Monday
morning..
The Wizard Oil Company is billed
to occupy kneelaud's Hall, duriug
next week
! The Marshal has been improving
Second Street between r. r. and
! Franklin
Rev. L. J. Covington will preach at
the Dayton school house at P. M.
next Sunday.
This week has been prolific of DRINKS
as four of them have been gathered in
so far. and asked to contribute.
a crew of men is at work replacing
the decayed timbers in the otis at the
Peninsular round house with new
ones.
The roads are drying nicely after
the mild rains the first part of the
week, and the bicycle travel is again
good.
Surveyor Cyphert has been out
surveying some extensions of the
Shelton Southwestern Railroad into
new timber.
Weather beautiful, gardening about
done, much stuff coming up; fruit in
full blossom and excellen prospects
for big crop,
There will be no services at the Bap-
fist Church next Sunday, Rev. Grego-
ry not beng sufficiently recovered from
his severe illness to preach.
John w. Parker, a recent arrival
from MontAna reservation, secured
license last week and was married to
Annie c. Williams, at the okomish.
John Burnett and his partners have
begun to raft their crop of cedar
Single bolts down the Goldsborough,
and the fishing is no good for the pres
ent.
Judge Hodgdon has sentenced Moody
to the limit of the law for murder in
the second degree, twenty years at
hard labor, which is a mighty lucky
escape.
L. *. Munson has just received a
complete line Of new designs in wall
paper and borders, and now is the
time to put on new paper before house
cleaning.
The County Treasure is preparing
his personal tax notices to send out
this week. The tax must be paid with
in thirty days. and in a lump sum, not
in two installments as in real property.
Fred Day caught a trout about fif-
teen inches long in the little brook ad-
joining w. H. Maxwell's. 1t was
taken out with his hands and liberated
in the fountain on w. H. Kneeland's
lawn.
Don't miss the dance and concert to-
night for the benefit of the Ball Club.
The new grounds at Tenth and Frank
lin streets are being prepared for &C
tive work during the season, which is
already here.
The Auditor gives notice of sale of
the timber of school lands, S. E 4 S.
E. Sec SO TIP 20, 3W. valued at $225.
Sale May 21st. Also for bids for 40
ricks sound fir wood, 20 inches long,
Bids opened May 18th.
The Annual meeting of the w. C. T.
q for the hearing of reports and the
election of officers, will be held in the
w. G. T, .. room next Tuesday after
noon, Nay 8, at $3.50. All the men,
bcrs are especially urged to attend.
a letter from Grin Stanhope states
that both himself and William Shorter
will come out from Dawson by July or
August. but former expects to return
again, while Shorter thinks one trip
is all the experience he wants.
Will Sargison has disposed of sew
eral of his COWS, and discontinued the
dairy for the present, feeling that it
was not very profitable to run a dairy
in town. especially as the price of
milk has been cut to FIVE cents a.quart.
John Darling. brother of Mrs. Geo.
Beers, who recently came out from
Michigan. ENJOYS the distinction of
being the smallest man in town, in
stature. but he is good citizen and will
remain here, having sent for his fami-
ly.
The Dime Social given by the La
dies Aid Society at the Good Templars
hall Wednesday evening, was the
usual success, the rooms being crowd
ed and a lively evening enjoyed. A
short program during the evening was
followed by light lunch.
Misses Maggie Keelty and Bessie
Baker met with what might easily
have proven a fatal accident, while
driving over to Union City last Satur-
day afternoon. the buggy going over
the bank into the Skokonish river at
d punt Oh TIC IOutc ASlQS
from a ducking. bad scare and some
damage the young ladies came out all
right. Our Canal correspondent fur
nishes an acc cunt of the catastrophe.
John Wyatt, who pulled up stakes
and left Mason County about three
years ago, is back again. having ar
rived with his family Monday night.