The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-03-16

delegates.
Bicycles are coming out, and the
roads are fast drying up.
Born, Happy Valley, March IA, to
the wife of Gus. Hensel, daughter.
J. M. Elson has our thanks for big
Logan berry root, the fruit being vert
fine.
The frog soirees at the L. M. store
were stopped this week by the draining
OF the pond in the street,
Oyster ground is worth money, judg-
ing from the deals shown in the real
estate transfer list this week.
This beautiful weather gives us the
itch-to get out into the gardens, even
if it does seem a little previous.
The creeks were high Sunday,
after the heavy rains of last week, but
subsided without doing any. damage.
The Shelton Orchestra promises
good time at their dance st. Patr1ck's
night. Lunch will be served in the
hall.
The Peninsular Railway Company
is preparing to rebuild the turntable,
and will use an improved pattern this
time,
Geo. Lovelace is having front
porch built on his dwelling, Cor. 5th
q Franklin, and other improvements
made.
1t is hard to compute the money
value of the beautiful weather we have
bad this week, the days could not be
finer.
The Western Washington Logging
Company has purchased of the state
the timber on o2O arces of land in Sec
tons 10, 10, 4 west and SO, 20, 5west,
Mason county, for $3,34O.85.
Henry Latham was over from the
Purdy place Tuesday, and says the
river was within six inches of its
height during the big freshet of sever
| al years ago.
Gardens about town are being spad-
ed up, and flowers put in shape for the
summer blooming, trees pruned and
sprayed. and the next thing will be to
| think about early garden truck.
| BoRN.-Shelton, March 9th, to the
wife of William Rediske, girl. Mr..
Rediske will move his wife and the
new member of the family to their
home near Mason postofice next week.
Bert Sheldon and ]. D. Kinney have
dissolved partnership, and Bert will
continue business at the Central Hotel
On his own hook in the future Jack
Kinney was passenger tor Dawson
on the Cottage City last Monday.
By request of the Y's Miss De Voc,
of Seattle, will give a recital at the
M. E. Church March %. She is an
elocntionist whose entertainments
have been taking in Olympia and
other cities in the state. Is cents.
The heavy rains of last week caused
an extensive slide in the road up the
Igulch Sonth of town, and it is prac-
tically ruined. The Commissioners
will have to decide the question wheth-
er it is cheaper to repair or to build a.
better road
In order to give everybody an OPP
portunity of trying The Angle Lamps
and getting the present stock out of
the way, they will be sold at ten per
cent discount. Have several of each
Kind left. Just the thing for summer,
not requiring much attention. Over
nifty in use. ask any user about them.
Among the real estate transfers this
week was the sale of the Bert Knee
land property to G. B. Gunderson for.
$3.50, and tract of land in the Satsop
valley, by A. Thomas to Harry Win
scr. Chas. whitehall also sold 100
acres OF timber land in Range z TO
S. G. Simpson for $500.
B. S. Barger has received an assort-
ment of familiar curios from his old
Arkansas home: Drinking gourd. boil
OF cotton, rabbits foot tor luck, a
sauirrePs tail, twist Of 's1oug green"
and last but not least. a quart of
moorshine." Berry will take dav
OFF soon and tackle the latter.
The Auditors Office is receiving m
average OF eight instruments for rcc-
ord each day, showing that there is 4
considerable movement already in real
estate. More sales of Shelton proper
| ~ were made during January and
February than in all of last year. To
those who are thinking Of buying
property for home or for speculation,
we suggest they make up they minds
pretty quick, as there will be mater
ial change by spring.
Practically all of the heavy taxpay-
ers of the County took advantage of
the per cent rebate on taxes, and the
County is about $4,000 better off.
The Puget Mill Co. paid S3,426.66;
Weyerhauser syndicate, $500; N p,
1887; Mary NJ Miller, $721; and the
Blakely, Tacoma and Stimson Mill
companies also have their lists in for
payment. Many of the individual tax
payers also paid mp their taxes and
secured the rebate.
Next Monday night the Workmen
will hold purely business meeting to