The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-03-03
Local News.

| Bank corner.
Spuds are holding their own at So
| per ton. and eggs are going up again
Some men resemble postage stamps
. they stick to one thing until they get
there-but you've got to lick them
first -
The telephone patrol wagon was in
town this week, liking up the telephone
lines and making some changes in the
local service.
Several parties were IN town this
week. looking after houses, with the
intention of moving to Shelton,-but
no houses are available.
Superior Court will be in session
next week, beginning Tuesday, and a
jury has been called to dispose of the
jury cases on the docket.
The legislature will conclude its
sixty days session and adjourn in an
other week, March 9th The last
days will be busy ones.
Arthur Needham has cut an arch in
to the back store room formerly occu-
pied by Wehnes barber shop and will
add Ladies and Childrens' shoes to his
stock.
Capt. Tew has returned the Clara
Brown and is now handling the Ma
son county business with the City of
Shelton, occasionally missing mid
day trip
Work in the building, painting and
papering line gives promise of keep
ing the workmen busy this season.
the carpenters seem to have their
hands full now.
cold Probs" doesn't speak very
highly of the weather in any section Of
the country this spring, but couple of
week of good weather is due for Puget
Sound about this time.
The young people of the Baptist
church will give a peanut social Fri
day evening, March 10th, in the din
ing room at Central hotel. Refresh
ments Is cents.
Assessor Specie began his work on
the assessment rolls for 1899, this week
assisted by Eli. Robinson. It will
take about a month to get the Office
work done ready for the field work.
The Sunday-closing cases will be
the chief interest before the jury term
Of court next week. Sixty-three in
formations in all have been filed
against the local saloon keepers, and
as the sideissues have about all been
determined, the jury will probably
settle the question, in one way or the
other. Three suits are of general in
teresr all over the state, both temper
ance and saloon people awaiting the
outcome with considerable interest.
Geo. Simpson, who has been superin-
tendent Of the Port Blakely railroad
for several years, has resigned his
position, to take effect March 1st. He
intends to start logging camp at the
head of Big Skcokum Bay that will
cost about $4,000. In addition to
operating this camp on his own re-
sponsibillty, he will fer his brother
superintend about miles of railroad
now in operation there and to which
three miles more is to be built this
year. Miss Mamie Eaton has accepted
position with him as bookkeeper and
ecretary.-Elma Chronicle.
| The JOURNAL has received copy OF
"The Americah,'' daily paper pub
lished in Manila, p. I. from Dan
Bannse. The sheet is quite curios-
ity, and as the date is Jan. 18th, it con-
tains no news regarding the recent
battles, but reports everything quiet
with the feeling that the war crisis
with the insurgents was past. Recent
events have shown that the insurgents
needed licking. The most noted
characteristic in civillzing the Philip
piuos, Judging from the "American,' -
is the advent of the American saloon,
aud "Schl1tz Milwaukee Beer" whick
concern carries full page ad.
! a message from Olympia states that
Jack Cronin, the murderer, was shot
and mortally wounded by Sheriff
Binnings, Wednesday afternoon. The
Sheriff came in Cronin's cell to notify
him to get ready for the trip to the
Wal1a Walla penitentiary to serve his
20-year sentence. The prisoner OBJ
jected to going, and attempted to as
sault the sheriff, who promptly sho
him. Cronin was desperate charac
ter as his unprovoked murder of the
iuoffensive Italian shows, and Sheriff
Billings knew his man, and evidentl,
preferred to take no chances. At las
accounts Cronin was alive, but it i
said will die, which is best for all con
cerned.
What might have been a serious los
was averted in the l.. NJ. store las
Thursday evening, by having coupl
: of fire extinguishers convenient On
of the big Rochester lamps fell from
its hangers, its contents ignited, an'
in an instant a pool of burning OF
covered ten feet of floor space and tn
flames reached the ceiling. Manage
Reed and clerk each picked up til
small extinguishers and after few
anxious minutes had the fire in sub
. lection. A blackened floor and coun