The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-08-31
Local Notes.

i 0eofge Aovelace's house has bios
somed out in new coat Of paint.
BORN. Mason p. o. August 10th. tc
the wife Of Thomas Brown, 4 boy.
BORN, Oyster Bay, Aug. 18th. to
the wife of B. Frank Moss,nan, a girl
a. O. u. w. meeting next Monday
evening. A full attendance requested.
A. w. Fredson is having 4 neat
wire fence built around hisFifth street
home.
G. II. Stone has gone over to the
City to spend few days with Comrade
Draper, at the Occidental.
Bert Kneeland and "A. w. Fredson
have resumed operations at their ce-
dar camp near Lake Newatzel.
Henry Baker and LOUISA Walker of
the Skokomish Reservation were licen-
sed to marry by Auditor Bell this week.
J. r. Riley and A. W. Shelly offer a
reward of $50 for information leading
to the conviction Of the miscreant who
poisoned their dogs.
Trains on the Peninsular, Shelton
Southwestern, and Blakely railroads
began hauling logs regularly Monday
although the camps have not yet got
down to the usual output.
Ihos. Read is now running the "Cli-
max" engine at Simpsons camp one,
J. w. Grisdale foreman. This camp
has now its full complement of men
and both sides are hauling logs. al
though the crew was short last week.
The Skagit Chief brought an ex-
cursion from Tacoma, Friday but on
the account of rain, the crowd was
small. The parents of r. B. Giles and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ellis took the OPP
portunity of having few hours in
town.
Two of the locomotives OF the Blake
ly railroad are in the machine shops
of the company at Matlock, and force
of about twenty machlnists and boiler
makers are at work there, under the
direction of Mr.. Gerber, the master
mechanic.
The new school building has been
completed and accepted, although the
painting will be left until next sum-
mer. The desks for the more advanced
grades have been placed in the rooms,
water put in and other necessary ar
- =, - a g. 90, d:~o.s e.. a.. -
opening of school Monday, The old
building is also ready, and school will
open with five teachers.
H. J. Wehnes has completed arrange
ments for building 5000 dwelling on
his property in the Walther block.
The building will be two stories high
and will be splendid Improvement to
that part of town. Mr.. Wehnes will
thus 'quit paying rent" under the plan
of the Cooperative Investment Co, and
devote surplus tow ards paying for a
home of his own.
Frank Mossman was in town Mon
day with another lot of dozen of
wild cat scalps which are legal tender
with legal tender with the County
Auditor at $1.5O each. During the last
fiscal year Mason County paid out $175
in bounties On the scalps of wild ami
mails, and of this Frank Mossman earn
ed not far from SIPS. In the southern
part of the county wild cats are not
causing the farmers any trouble.
Railroad Jacks Big Tent Show will
pitch its tents in Shelton for two days,
commencing Tuesday September 10th.
This Organization comprises twenty
high class artists in a rehned enter
tainment of comedy specialties, novel
ty acts aerial performances and is well
worth seeing. Two performances
daily, at 8 and p. M. Free, startling
and wonderful high air ascension in
front Of tent before each show.
In cleaning and polishing a piano
go over the woodwork with cloth
wet with parafine oil, being generous
with the oil where the woodwork is
much soiled. Let this remain two or
three hours; this is to soften the dirt.
Then wash with soap and water aud a
soft cloth, being careful not to let any
water touch the works inside the piano
Use a good white or a white Castle
soap. Wipe dry with soft cloth and
polish with soft old linen or chamois
leather. September Ladies' Home
Journal.
The farmers of this section will
come out of the plague of cut-worms
much better than the prospects at one
time gave them hope for. While the
pests destroyed some fine fields Of
vegetables, nesrly every farmer ha.
saved enough for his winter use. II
| the Satsop Valley much damage wa.
done. II. n. M artin and others saved
! their s.bagas" with the aid of poultry
Joe Carstairs lost practically all hi.
early garden, but has several acres o.
roots which escaped the ravages. Th,
worms are now emerging from the
chrysalis stage in the Shape Of ding,
black miller, and it is to be hoped til,
latter will not survive the winter sea
son. AS il has been many years slnc'
the last visit Of the worms it is certain
Itllat something will prevent their visi
II ng rs gain very soon.
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