The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-04-21
Local News.

are busy in the intervals of good
weather.
The Salvation Army, or an advance
guard of skirmishers, was in town this
week.
The frequent rains of the past two
weeks have left the roads full of water
and mud holes.
| An infant child of A. J. Smith OF
Oyster Bay, died this week, presum-
ably from diptheria.
Dan. Coleman was fined SIS and costs
in all $l2.7O, by Justice Fisk wednes-
bay, for disorderly conduct.
This has been a rainy week, and
business generally has been quiet, SO
local items of interest are wary.
The Peninsular railroad yards have
been having general cleaning up
this week, the old ties and rubbish
being burned up.
John Hedberg made final proof on
his homestead last week before Comr.
Angle, Ernest Dahlstrom and P. J.
Faust being his witnesses.
Tie Harbor papers are not giving
the Waragraph show, a very good no.
tice, crediting the manipulators with
total ignorance of the kaleidoscope.
The first part of the last three.weeks
since Easter have brought rain,-and
it looks as though the old rule would
hold good, and it would rain for the
seven Sundays.
Several of the Masonic brethren, in
Guiding Hugh Morrison, Lee Sch ofeld,
Geo. Grisdale and Fred Winkleman
took in the Chapter meeting at Olym-
pia last Saturday evening.
The editor is building a two-story
addition to his home on Gotta and 9TH
streets. Wire fencing and gates will
shortly be put around the adjoining
property, and 'sour block" will be one
of the best in town.
A cow owned by r. F. Simpson had
triplets in the way of calves this week,
and has been an object of some inter-
est. One of the calves died but the
other two bid fair to enjoy long life, if
they pass the veal stage.
"A social dance will be given in Knee
lands Hall, on May Day, by the
Schulze Orchestra, of Seattle, and
good time is promised to all who come
Tickets, ST.. Lunch served in the Hall
during the evening. n
Olympia is preparing grand cele-
bration for dewey Day." May LIST,
and has arranged for a big excursion
from down Sound points, prominent
speakers and the other accessories of
a 4th OF July spreading of the eagles
tail.
Captain Tew is having the Shelton
wharf replanked, the heavy traffic
having worn the old planking consid-
erably in places. Those who do not
visit the dock frequently have little
idea of the large amount of freight
handled over this wharf, for the local
merchants.
School Supt. Mrs. Decker, assisted
by Prof. F. N. Smith aud Miss Mary
Scott, this week examined the examin-
alton papers of all eighth-grade pupils
in the county for the purpose of deter
mining those who have completed the
common school course, and are subject
for graduation.
'Welsbach,' or Sunlight Gas
Lamps" have been installed in several
local stores on trial. The lamps burn
gasolene, and are said to be quite a
saying, while giving fair light. The
light is white, but not as strong as
that given by the large Rochester
lamps in general use.
A. H. Kneeland has a crew of men
at work, building trestles, landings
and doing other construction work for
the new railroad of the Shelton Log
ging Co. at the head of the bay. A
scow loaded with new railroad iron
and two large donkey engines in on
the way for the railroad.
The Shelton public school will close
its term on Friday, May 5th, hav.
: ing had an eight months term, the
directors having decided at recent
meeting to dispense with the extra
month of school, and save the funds
to that extent. The teachers are plan
ming appropriate exercises for the clos
ing day of the term.
A dispatch from Ashland, Oregon
state that Lon. Edwards has been ac
quilted for the murder of his mining
partner, c. /. Evans, at Fairview min
, ing claim, near Ashland, on Marcel
, 18th. While hearing but little of the
!, particulars of the shooting, the Shell
!. ton friends of the family will be GLAD
: of his acquittal.
Fent. Spencer was badly bruised
last Sunday in an attempt to jumI
! from the box car on the PENINSULA
Railroad, while it was moving at thu
rate of twenty miles an hour. He wa.
: going up to his work at B. Wiley.
wood camp. near Trestle 4, and jump
$ ed off when near the camp, not appre
: ciating the speed of train. His fal
!, was noticed by the trainmen, and hi
l was picked up and brought back t
Ell town, where DR.. Wells dressed his IN
: juries. While no bones were broken