The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-11-03
Local Notes.
Foggy n,ornings.

But nice bright afternoons.
| The days are getting almost toe
short for any use.
i Registration for the town election
closes on Saturday evening, Nov. 18th.
The boys at Camp are reported te
have killed big bear last Saturday
The Shelton Svuthwestern's new
accommodation" car will soon be
ready for the road.
The County Treasurer has issued
his call for outstanding warrants,
numbered from 75S to 807, which about
IN all that are out.
The Workmen meet Monday evening
and the Woodmen Tuesday, and both
have work for their meetings, a full
attendance being desired.
All the Northern Pacific lands in
Mason County, as well as all in West
ern Washington have been withdrawn
from the market for the present. 1t is
reported that the Weyerhauser syndi-
cate, of EuClaire, Wis, has an option
on these lands and will probably pur-
chase all the lands having any timber.
The deal will probably be closed be-
fore long, and the lands suitable for
agriculture opened to purchase again.
A party from town spent several
days on Hartstein Island, last week
and captured several deer. u. S.
Marshal Ide and a party from Nc
Neill's Island were also hunting on
Hartstein last week, and got lost on
their way home during the toggy
weather. They were found several
miles out of their course, and taken on
board by the Multnomah, saving their
friends a lot of worry tor their safe
ty.
Tuesday was the last day for the
payment Of delinquent taxes to secure
the remission of all former interest
and penalty charges excepting six per
cent, and County Treasurer Fredson
has been receiving quite a lot of old
taxes, much of which might not have
been paid but for the concession. Old
taxes are still coming in, and the
treasurer will continue to receive them
and give the benefit of the rebates for
week or more to any person who
may have overlooked some delinquent
tax. The last half of the 1898 tax
must be paid before December LIST.
The matter of Excursion to Seattle
is little indefinite as yet. The Vol
unteers are expected to reach Seattle
Monday forenoon. The Mu1tnomah
will run special trip from Olympia
that morning. expecting to reach Sc
attic in good time, and it is reported
making round trip rate of 81 good
tor three days return. The Shelton
will connect. If circumstances make
it necessary the Multnomah will make
Sunday trip at the same rate, and
the Shelton will connect in the morn
ing. Probably the larger number of
Shelton people will leave Saturday
morning.
1t is good evidence of the improved
discipline in the Shelton schools, that
while the principal was absent from
her room one day this week, leaving
her scholars s'on honor" as good or
der was kept as during her presence.
When children find that they must
behave themselves, they are generally
able to control their spirits during
school hours, and if teachers are not
strict the scholars themselves are the
losers. We are glad to note the inn
provement IN the conduct Of the school
children, and that parents generally
are in full accord with and support of
of the teachers.
The concert given by the Klondike
Komedy Koncert Kompany, consist
ing of musical numbers by large
Orchestral Regina, and numerous
musical, comica1 and entertaining
pieces on Edison's new Concert Phono-
graph, on Tuesday evening was first
class. The instruments are the largest
of their class, and reproduce music
and songs perfectly-if anything the
photograph was too powerful for the
Hall. At popular prices at 10 and 20
cents, this concert really afforded the
best evenings entertainment heard
in Shelton for long time. The pub
lie would have attended better had
they known the merit of the concert.
! Hunter & Eaton have about complet-
cd their arrangements for purchasing
a complete portable sawmill plant,
with daily capacity Of 1000 to IS, 600
feet of lumber, which will be built on
lands owned by the firm three miles
north of Shelton. They have nearly
thousand acres, on which the timber
is in some places quite plentiful, and
when one district is worked over the
mill can be easily removed to another
location. Thus the logs will not have
to be hauled any distance, and it is
much cheaper to haul the finished luin-
Der product to town. Mr.. Eaton has
been connected with the numbering
J business for, many years and is com.
petent to select and st mp hrst-class
plant. This project will be under way
by next spring, and will settle the
, question of plentiful and cheap sup
mand. This idea is something new
but will certainly prove very profit
able investment.