The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-03-23
Local Notes.

/ 4ne Gays are now 1ull ten hours long.
DR.. Wells has lumber on the ground
for an addition to his home on Sixth
and Gotta streets.
Plum trees are in blossom and the
weather continues fine and the pros
poets for an early spring are good.
Miss Devoe will give her recital at
the Baptist Church, Monday evening.
Admittance Is cents.
Two sons of Mrs. -Margery Jones
arrived last week from Wisconsin, and
will spend several weeks visiting in
Shelton.
Shelton Lodge, D. OF H., took in
lot OF new members last meeting and
is growing fast. The ladies lodge
goat must be attractive.
J. T, Burke has purchased the prop
erty of Hans Bergeson on Fourth Gotta
streets, paying $3.50. He will shortly
move into his new purchase.
Some improvements have been made
in the Shelton postofice and Postmas-
ter Munson is arranging to secure a
fine new equipment to install in the
office, and this is badly needed.
Last Saturday was st. Patrick's day
and the wearers of the green did not
forget to remember the patron saint,
and the shamrock and the green
for the national colors of the day.
Manager Doragh, Fred Bailey and
the telephone repair crew is in town
ready to install the new exchange
switchboard and the new telephones
ordered in connection with the service.
About hundred Sheltonites availed
themselves of the pportunity to visit
Olympia on the excursion last Sunday,
and attended the memorial exercises,
which were very Impressive.
The social dance given by the Shell
ton Orchestra last Saturday was quite
well attended, and the orchestra made
little extra for their work. after pay
ing for new music. Those who took
in the Seventeenth of Ireland's"
dance say they had good time, and
enjoyed the home music.
Several RATS of Simpsons logs have
been sold to British Columbia mills,
and will shortly be towed over the line
This will relieve his booms to some
extent, but the Mason County Logging
Company have very few logs in their
booms. When the weather settles it is
probable that the logs will come down
lively, and will continue all summer.
M. G. King is closing out his res
taurant and candy business prepare
tory to moving to Everett. Mrs r W.
Stewart and daughters have purchased
the restaurant business, and will con-
tinue at the old stand after the first of
April, having leased the building
They will conduct a lodging house in
connection with the restaurant, and
promise frst-class service.
The boiler and all the machinery
for the new sawmill have been hauled
out to the site, except the p1aner,
which will be taken out as needed.
The foundation for the mill is ready
for the superstructure, which will be
added as mill gets to saving out the
necessary lum Der, 1t will probably be
several weeks yet before the mill be-
gins cutting for the trade. The de-
mand for building material this sum-
mer promises to be iinmen Sc.
The curtew ordinance has been a
dead letter for several months past
and the usual band of youngsters
have become so troublesome that the
night Waterman has been ordered to
ring the bell at the hours required by
the ordinance, and enforce its pro.
visions in the future. There is nc
reason in permitting these kids to run
the streets and make night hideous,-
, even if the parents are willing they
should, others have a few rights that
should be respected
Harry Lloyd has purchased the i'm.
proved part of the old Walter place
down the bay from D. w. Roderick
and will soon move on to the place
The consideration for the land, and
some personal property, was So 900
Mr.. Roderick has been over to New
Westminster, B. c., for several weeks
and is interested in a box factory
there. He is expected home this week
to close the sale, and move his family
: over.
The census enumerators for Masor
County, who will be appointed if they
come up to the requirements of thu
$ service, are as follows: For the district
including Arcrdia, North Bay ant
Clifton, M. E. Jones; Shelton and Day
ton, w. G. Rex; Kainilche and Mat1ock
Will Mcdonald; Hood Canal, Harry
2 Dean. Application and test blank.
haye been received by the applicants
4 and if they are properly filed out, thu
: appointments will be made, Those VIII,
imagine that the work of taking cen
sus next June is an easy job, or snap
I will find that it will take lively per
son, with above average ability, judg
mept and persistence, to successful,
cover the ground in the required time
+ The report sheets must be complete
: correct and legibly written. aut
cover wide range of matter.
AT the meeting of Shelton Lodge
d NJ c1 III w 1o.k Mo~ Ace :. :~.1.