The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-04-14
Local News.

An addition is being built at Shelly
to accommodate the Sunset "cen
trail
The County wants bids on fifty rick.
of 18-inch green fir wood, free from
knots, to be filed by May 9Th.
L. J. Morrison has bill of 1umbe,
piled near his house in town, to dry
which will be taken down the bay late,
on to- build house on his land, op-
posite James Atkins place.
Richard Smith made final proof on
his homestead before Comr. Angle last
Saturday, John Davis and Thos. E,
Hughes being his witnesses Mrs.
Smith also returned home Saturday
from a visit to Grays Harbor.
BoRN.-She1ton, April 18th, to the
wife of Ulysses S. Pelton, boy. Mr.
and Mrs. Pelton are recent arrivals
from Colfax, East of the mountains,
and are residing in the Baptist parson-
age.
Charles Hood is spending a few days
around Shelton, and taking things
easy. Charlie returned last summer
from three-years' stay in Alaska,
and is not now looking for a job in a
logging camp.
County School Superintendent Mrs.
Decker has apporticned $6O4.69 in
County funds among the school dis
tricts Of Mason County, as follows:
Dist, No. 1. $138. 90; No. 7, $14.O2; No.
II, $16.14; No. %, $19.75, and each of
the other "a districts, 1922.
By the courtesy of our county asses
sor, we are enabled to give the follow
ing instructions given him by the
State Auditor anent the $500 exemp-
ton Of personal property from taxa
ton. 1t says: "The exemption of
personal property to the head of a
family is specific exemption of par
ticular property; in all, not to exceed
$500 in value, and the same will be al
lowed in this years assessment.
AS an indication that there is very
noticeable and substantial improve
ment in financial conditions in this
vicinity, and something of movement
in real estate, five different transac-
tons regarding lands were made in
this office on recent Saturday and
several hundred dollars in cash chang
ed hands. Perhaps other transactions
were made on the same day of which
we have no knowledge. Most of the
deals were among our own people, and
this fact is mentioned as a showing
that our people are we'll satisfied as to
the future, and willing to invest their
money here. Also that they had the
money to invest.
The Farm Journal is unlike any
other paper; for one thing it prints no
quack medical advertisements; for an
other it takes fve-year subscriptions
and gets the paper to it's subscribers
the full time if they are anywhere on
this planet, even if they move two or
three times; if they die their heirs get
it. Now we are going to send the
Farm Journal for the balance of 1899
and all of 1900, 1901. 1902 and 1908,
nearly five years, to every advance
paying subscriber to the JOURNAL, but
better speak quick, as we have only a
limited number Farm Journals to offer
on these terms.
Two narrow escapes for life in a
single week, is not often met with,
Except, perhaps fighting in the Phil.
ippines,) but it fell the portion OF
Robert Sheane, son Of PHOTOGRAPHER
Sheane, this week. Sunday he came
near going under when Jesse Roden,
berger was drowned in Lake Isabella
and Wednesday afternoon he was
caught by rapidly revolving shaft il
| the Shelton Sawmil1, and whirlel
! around the shaft several times, strip
ping all his clothing off, except hi.
socks and shoes, when he dropped t.
the floor The workmen near BY
gathered him up expecting to find hin
badly injured, but fortunately no in
juries were found, except a cash il
his forehead, which Doctor Beacl
sewed up. Rob. walked home, and il
now taking it easy, hardly knowing
what it is safe to do next.
Border Land" was a brilliant sue
cess, and the old Opera House neve
had so large an audience in its history
as filled the building last Saturda,
night. The artists, after the first few
moments OF trepidation, settled dow
to their work, and rendered the stir
ring border play with the ability o
professional actors. There "wasn'
any" best character, but all wer
equally good in their lines and present
alton. The "Hey Rube,' speciality b
Ed. Ortiz and the stCoon," as repre-
|sented by Geo. Emmott, to pass til
time between the acts, we're "way u
in g." Rube, being new character
took the house by storm. The pla
twas followed closely, theatre hats dol
fed, and everybody crjoSed the even
ing. Net profit to the Shelton Anna
teur Dramatic Company, about $7'
The public will be glad to- hear fror
them again.
A building era seems to be openin
up in Shelton, piles of lumber al
scattered about town, and the Shelto