The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-03-02

Until II ra1ned little Tuesday night
we had week Of splendid mild weather
Here it is March, and no bad weather
worth mention SO far this winter, and
but one lone inch of snow.
The tug Biz lost about $50 logs ont
Of raft from Bordeaux's, bound for
the Moran Mill at Seattle. The ting
got stuck near Skookum point Tues
day. and was caught by the tide.
Plum buds are beginning to show
life as well as raspbushes and shrub
berry of all kinds and the Dubious
plants are well mp out of the ground
The winter has been so mild that
everything is advanced unusually.
A party Of Shelton men is having a
large portion of Little Skookum bay
surveyed with the view of purchasing
the tide lands suitable for oysters.
Practically all the best oyster ground
in Mason County is now taken up.
Real estate trainers have been fire.
queut during the last week. Auditor
Bell says that his Office did a larger
fee business during the short month of
February than for any past month in
his term.
Yesterday was a good day for
nedicos and both doctors out of town,
DIR. Beach to Dewatto, and DIR. Wells
over in Okanagon County. The latter
is looking after some mining interests
and IS expected home this week
VIM. Morff was struck by a falling
tree at Draham's camp yesterday
morning and had leg broken, besides
receiving a cut from his axe at the
same stroke. He was taken up to
Olympia on the noon boat. A logger
named Lewis Larson, who came down
from Matlock with badly cut head,
also went to the hospital on the same
| boat.
The L. o. G. T. entertainment last
Thursday evening was such success
that it was decided to repeat the per-
Torrance at Matlock next Saturday
night. a suitable hall having been Sc
cured for the purpose. The people of
the Satsop will have All enjoyable
evening if they attend the show, and
We imagine the attendance will be
good.
The City of Shelton is now on the
gridiron and will again be ready for
service at the end OF next week The
trim little boat has been repalnted all
over, her machinery oyerhauled, and
is in every respect as good as the day
she was launched into this bay. She
will continue on the passenger run.
making fast time, and the Northern
Light will look after the heavy freight
traffic
George Shorter was down Sound
this week, purchasing the necessary
outfit to go into the dairy business on
his place in the West End. He has Sc
cured several cows besides his own
stock and will add a new wagon for
the town trade. For some time past
the nilknen have been unable to Sc
cure milk enough for their patrons,
and George expects to find enough
trade to keep him busy.
/ Last Wednesday evening. while
John Swanson and two of his section
; crew on the Shelton Southwestern
road, were coming down on the hand
car, the machine jumped the track on
the high trestle near Brazers. and
threw the occupants Henry KrInke
fell to the ground twenty feet below
and the car dropped on him Mr.
Swanson and John bowman did not
leave the trestle, but were both pretty
badly skinned and bruised by the acct
dent. Kriuke was pulled out from
; under the handcer, apparently badly
hurt, bat it seems got off with nothing
more serious than a bad shake-up.
which is lucky for 20-foot fall under
any circumstances
The machinery for Hunter & Eaton's
new sawmiIl project has been COM
pleted and is now at Tacoma ready to
be brought to Shelton, which will be
done as soon as the Northern Light is
free to make the trip to Tacoma. The
ground has been cleared and a cook
house built to accommodate the mill
crew, and everything is in readiness
to set up the machinery as soon as it
reaches the ground. The mill, it is
stated, viii be cutting lumber this
month, and we shall be glad of it, be-
cause there are number of new build
ines to go up at once, and lumber is
badly needed. Several persons with
the necessary means are also planning
/, to build some houses suitable for rent.
County Assessor Specie began his
work on the 1900 assessment yesterday
After a few days getting the Office
work started he will take to the field
as it viii keep him moving to complete
the assessment IN the required time.
This being the even year, the assessor
is required to make new valuations
being governed by suLh conditions as
may haye come up since 1885, Eli B,
: Robinson is already at work digging
mp information in readiness to make
up the new rolls and viii do the Office
work required By the assessor, which
will take most Of the summer- Ths
rolls OF Mason County are now i