The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-01-12

We have received bulletin SO, on
Prune culture and 38, on the improve
fnent of County roads, from the Ex-
pertinent station at Pullman, Wash.
The latter bulletin contains matter Of
interest to road supervisors and can be
had by dropping card to the station.
During the past month the JOURNAL.
has added more new subscribers than
for any similar period in its history.
Statements showing the standing of
subscribers on books, will shortly be
sent out from this office. Should any
errors be noted we shall be glad to
correct.
A young child of Andrew Johnson
at Jarrers Cove Hartstein Island, died
Monday, and several other children
are reported sick from bowel troubles
1t is said that the sickness of the fam
lily was caused by drinking water
from rain-barrel, which had accumu-
lated lot of miscellaneous articles
since the previous cleaning.
Here it is the middle of January and
no sign of snow yet. Perhaps the old
timers are right, A season about
twenty years ago there was neither ice
or snow, and this winter, while having
unusual rain. has been very mild and
spring-like so far, buds are swelling
and hf11hS s~,% he
Still, February will undoubtedly bring
around change, if it does not com e
sooner,
The old town Council approved the
reports of it's officers and turned its
work oyer to the new Council Tuesday
evening. Dan Bannse was elected
clerk and r. w. Potts marshal but the
appointment of night watch was de-
| ferred until next meeting IN order to
canvass business men as to assistance
in providing adequate salary for
first-class service.
! J. W. Grisdale takes the responsible
position of foreman of Sim psons'
Camp No. 1, on the Peninsular Rail
road, while Joseph Simpson assumes
the charge of all the logging camps of
the Simpson Company on both the
Peninsular and Blakely railroads.
Chas. Rich, foreman of camp 2, for the
past two years, resigned and D. S.
Harris has taken charge Of the camp.
Port Blakely has organized an "anti-
treat" club, with some thirty harter
members. In this will be found the
best and most reasonable solution of
the drunkenness proposition, as very
few people drink for the pleasure of
feeling the liquor trickle down their
threats, but because they want to
make ''good fellows of themselves,
and it is the custom of the country.
The JOURNAL. has received sample
of the cake as guaranty of the wed
ding of Finley Cook and Miss Annie
Keelty, at Seattle, Jan. 2ud. They
were married in the church OF Our
Lady of Good Help, in the presence of
relatives and friends. Robt. Allen
and Miss Maggie Keelty assisting.
The happy couple are now installed in
their home at Hamilton, in Skagit
County, and the JOURNAL trusts they
will prosper and obey the scriptural
injunction
A donkey engine was brought down
from Simpsons camp last week for J.
A. Cole, and it has been taken out to
the Elson farm to be used in stump
pulling and handling logs in clearing
up new lands. Jack intends to make a
big farm out of the Elson honestea d
before he quits. The job of moving
the engine was hard one, but it was
loaded on trucks Tuesday, and started
IN tow of a six horse team, due to reach
its new ground after many trials and
cuss-words on the part of the crew.
i In a list of the Washington pioneers
who have died during the past year,
appear the names of Almerion Adams
and Mrs. Mary Greytrax, of Shelton.
Edwin N. Fuller, the pioneer newspa-
per man, keeps up the record for the
State Historical Society, and list OF
lis names is the result of his efforts
for 1899. The society is also engaged
in the 1audable work of gathering up
the early history of the state, and look
ing out for relics.
i J. Bert Forbes is preparing to build
home for himself OH the Forbes
farm in Little Skookum valley. He
intends to stay on the farm and help
John B. look after the stock and the
crops. They already have one of the
Largest stock herds in Mason County
and find its value constantly increas-
| ing-at the rate of $3.50 day whether
the owners work or not. Our farmers
will not find anything more profitable
than stockraising, and they need not
fear overstocking even the local mar
ket for years to come.
The federal grand jury will be con-
vened in Tacoma February 9TH, and
the following persons from Mason
Il County have been dtawn to serve on
| the grand and petit juries before the
federal court: Dennis Hurley, and
George Simpson Of Kamilche, F. G.
1 Spencer and M. v. Shelton, Of Shell
ton, on the grand jury, and Fl. Com
i fort, Of Grove, J. II. Wilson. Arcadia,
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