The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-02-03
Local News.

for time.
Grip is still PLAYING leading role il
this vicinity. /
County Commissioners meet next
Mondey Feb. 9th.
Capt. Ross Of the A. o. u. w. at the
Hall next Monday evening.
/ Salmon trout are taking the baited
spoon in the creek. rather early in the
season.
Put In some of your odd moments
these days in trimming and pruning
your fruit trees.
Trading and traffic have been rather
slack during the week, and news items
are likewise scarce.
This frosty weather is just what the
loggers like, it makes hauling easy aud
the logs will begin to move faster.
W. K. Stewart has novel his barber
shop to new quarters fitted up IN the
Company building, West of the Bank
The weather still interteres with the
work of the logging camps and not
many logs have been brought down
during the week.
The large fall of snow went off with
out bringing up the creeks very high;
so far, the water has not been as high
by several feet as it has been in past
years.
The A. o. u. W. in the state of
Washington has paid out $636,OOO as
death benefits in the past seven years.
In 1898 there were 40 deaths in a men,
bership of 5000.
Thurston County's auditor ISSUED
marriage license, to John A. Carlson,
hailing from Shelton, and Maria S.
Erickson, of Olympia, one day last
week
Twana post-ofice, at Mason Lake is
to be discontinued after the 18th, post
master Specie beginning his duties as
ouuty assessor and his family having
moved town.
The supreme court has affirmed the
Judgment Of the superior court of
Thurstou county in the case of the
State We John Cronln. appellant. TO-
min. a logger, who shot one Antonio
Ferrari, a year ago last Christmas. and
was sentenced to twenty years i'm
prisonment.
Gunderson introduced two bills in
the house last week, No. 247. provides
for increasing the license of fishermen
and especially for traps. No. $50 pro-
vides that corporations shall pay their
employees monthly in lawful money.
Something over half the session yet
remains
1t appears that the report of the
death of sirs. Robt. Lee is true, while
it is not so that the baby is dead. A
recent letter from Miss Mollie Snider,
who was staying with them in Ross
land. states that she will return to
Shelton shortly, bringing the child
with her.
Yesterday wreck caught Cal. Sagers
milk wagon in town and Mcdonald &
O'Neill's delivery wagon on the other
side, so they have made temporary
exchange. Chas. Saeger also came in
with a.load of hay and could not get
into town.
a severe cold snap is now being ex-
perieuc:d East of the mountains, aud
the tail end Of i. has STRUCK the Sou..d
during the last few days. The tner-
momeler has been down to ten above
Zero. and the va,er-pipes re again
Causing some worry A half inch of
snow fel! Tuesday and The ground has
siuce frozen quite hard. Being cut up
'.y the recent rains the travelling is
not very peasant.
The F'reme-, B.u promises to be
he even: Of the season The HARMONY
Orches:ra. of OF. m pis. has been secur-
ed to furnish the music. and no pains
will h. spared TO make it success
Supper arrangements have not been
| completed. but Il good spread viii, be
provided. The purchase of new hell.
to be used exclusively for fire purposes
is something needed in Shelton, and
everybody Can buy ticket whether or
not ne cares to dance, as it is a public
benefit.
The Mason County Log ting Com
pany began this week on it's new log
ging railroad in the Black Hills. to
connect with the Northern Pacific
Bids were called for the grading work,
but as the lowest was ST. 1916 a mile, it
was considered too high and the COM
pany sent out lot of teams and will
do the wor. itself. Manager Bordeaux
was up to the scene of operation at
Bush Prairie, South of Olympia last
wee and saw the gangs break ground
1t is expected that the first section will
be completed and ready for operation
by March 18th.
i Remember the tree lecture on Phre-
nolOgy tomorrow night at the Diniu q
Room of the Central Hotel.