The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-07-07
Local Notes.

w. B. Eaton sold his carpenter shol
on First street to W. Shelley.
The weather man gave us a goot
day to celebrate in Tuesday, although
little to cold and windy to be perfect
A small FIRE in Eli Robinson's house
up the valley last week caused some
damage to the roof before it was ex
tinguished.
A new logging engine for the Simp
son Logging Company arrived on
the Sound last week from the Climax
Manufacturing Company, of Cory,
Pa.
The Fourth passed off quietly with
no accidents and unusual sobriety
In a quiet way most people had as
good time as if they had gone away
and were in better shape to go back
to work.
Most people are taking midsummer
Fiesta" this week, and the, JOURNAL
force is also under the influence of the
weather and other mild exhilerants,
and doesn't feel like working too hard.
There was more than the usual
amounto powder burned this Fourth,
the small boy was extra patriotic, and
and his daddy had little more spare
change to afford him
The season has been fairly good for
the Oyster Bay oystermen, one man
being reported selling $4,000 worth of
oysters from one acre, though 200 sacks
to the acre at $3.50 per sack is a more
usual yield.
The local business men have enjoy
ed lively trade during the holiday
week, and in the rush spells were on
the jump. The peanut and refresh
ment booths also did a good business
for. their enterprlsing owners. The
Fourth is good time for the hotel,
saloon and peanut" trade,-the rest
OF the people must be satisfied with
patriotism"
The State Bank of Shelton paid out
to lumberrnen about $4,000 in cash
last Friday and Saturday. All checks
were as good as gold, and the men re-
ceived their money promptly and were
ready to spend their holiday as each
individual saw fit. This was probably
larger amount that was paid out to
lumbermen at any other point in the
state.
A lawn social will be given on Fri
day afternoon and evening, July 21st
the closing day of the teachers institute
on the lawn at Mrs. Beach's. Ice cream
sandwiches and refreshments will be
served and some musical numbers
given. 1t will be an opportunity
to entertain the visiting teachers, and
small charge will be made for refresh
ments, the proceeds to be devoted for
benevolent purpose, so everybody
is invited to attend the social.
Wednesday afternoon, the Thistle
was towing to Montesano, for Nine
mire & Morgan, scow loaded with
over thirty fine large cattle that had
come from North beach. When a lit
tie above the poor farm, the scow,
which was leaking, turned completely
over. The cattle were caught in the
high all-around railing, and twenty
seven of them were drowned. Loss,
at least $1,000. Next morning, the
Hattie Belle aided in securing some of
the dead aninals-for their hides
Cosmopolis Enterprise. y
The communication published in our
last issue regarding the A. O. U. W.
assessments, deserves consideration.
The plan to provide tor old age by
reserve fund is being agitated by near
ly all fraternal organizations, and is
being adopted by many, 1t OF course
increases the cost to members while
young or before they reach the age
limit. The A. o. U. w. has not yet
made such provision. but the step
rate plan which went into effect July
LIST will IN a measure overcome this
difhculty, by providing that assess
ments shall never be increased above
the age OF so years. In this plan an
assessment of 90 per thousand is levied
at the age of twenty, this is increased
every five years until it amounts to
$1.8O per thousand at the age of so.
and is not increased again. The rate
is as follows: from the age of Is years
65, from 80 years IS cents, from IS
years IS, from 40 years $1.O5, from As
years $1.35, from fifty years $3.50.
The reason the change from the level
rate was made, was because young men
could get insurance so much cheaper
elsewhere, that they refused to join
the order and consequently it was
filled up with old men, and the assess
ments would have advanced so rapidly
that it could not survive. 1t is only a
matter Of few years until reserve
fund must be created in all fraternal
organizations. This is necesessar Y
for two reasons; to keep down assess
ments as the order grows older and
create fund for its members who be.
come incapacitated through age cr
infirmity. ~ ashingtonian.
The Fourth passed off pleasantly in
Shelton, without accidents and with good
humor on the part of all. Most of the