The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-02-09
Local Notes.

Nouuly COMMISSIONERS meet next
April End.
Mart v. Shelton has sold his home
property and is talking of change.
Supt. Geo. Tew was down from Mat
lock Monday, on business matters, and
ordered a four-burner lamp for his
home.
Anthony o. Nelson became a Wood
man Tuesday, and John Mcintosh, IT.,
Workman, Monday. Let the good
work go on.
The Grand Masquerade Ball comes
Off next Wednesday, Valentines day,
and promises to be we'll attended and
interesting.
Next Wednesday, the 14th, is Va1en-
tines day, and several stores are al
ready out with their stock of fine and
comic valentines.
The applicants attending the regu-
lar quarterly teachers examination are
Mr. O. P. Scheibler, and Misses Jessie
Carleton, Lulu Hinton, Amanda Linn,
and Blanch Woods.
Mail Carrier Phil. Vincent has Just
put double team on the Union City
route, the passenger trade between
Shelton and the Canal being too much
for his horse and cart.
Prentice Dunbar and Frank Gilman
have opened a cabinet and painting
shop in the old building on Fifth and
Franklin streets, and are preparing to
do all work in their line.
During the wind Monday night, the
steamer Northern Light broke one of
her mooring lines, and fou1ed the
Shelton, but was secured before any
damage worth mentioning had been
done.
Shelton is getting to be quite a
drummer town. as there are from
two to six commercial travellers in
town every night, showing that we do
the business and the boys are after a
share OF it.
The telephone and telegraph lines
were all down after Monday nights
wind storm, and communication is still
cut off in many directions, although
the lines are being repaired as fast as
possible.
W. E. Felix, whose various Hart
stein Island experiences will be recol-
lected, is in trouble in Tacoma. He
broke up housekeeping with an axe
and tried to use the weapon on his
wife, a variety actress.
F. c. Spencer has filed labor lien
on several thousand cords of blocked
wood on the Peninsu1ar Railroad, all
that was left of the B. Wiley contract.
''the fighting chance"
Mrs. Lucy Thurman the National
superintendent for colored people has
been speaking during the week in the
M. E. Church. She is gifted speaker
and the attention of her audience holds
as is shown by the crowded house each
evening.
The Russell Comedy Company, ar
rived Wednesday in readiness for the
show in the evening, but on account
of Shelton not approaching their abil-
ity, by sending just small audience
they concluded to refund the money
and close the doors.
Capt. Tew is arranging to incorpor
ate his steamboat and other interes ts
in joint stock company, in which
members of the family own nearly all
the stock. The City of Shelton and
Northern Light are the steamers
transferred to the new transportation
company.
A large crew OF bridge carpenters are
here and expect to remain all summer
rebuilding all of the bridges on the
branch. This looks something like
the Northern Pacific was preparing te
unite with the peninsula. Good, in
spite OF the Shelton papers comment
says the Elma Chronicle.
Fred Horner the bogus Volunteer
who raided the clubhouse at the Ma
son County Logging Company's Blacl
Hills camp, several months ago, con
cluded to plead guilty in Thurstor
County court the other day, and got /;
present of two years in the pen. TIL,
way of the transgressor is hard.
A. A. Phillips, receiver of the First
National Bank, has sold 744 acres O.
timber land in Chehalis comfy fol
Sc ,331 IS, and it is probable that an
other small dividend will be paid t.
! certificate holders on the strength Of
the sale. Eighty per cent on the de
positors claims have already been paid
Last Friday was 'Ground-hog" day
E the proverbial date for Mr.. Hog t.
$ come out from his winters f1lbernatins
!, to view the weather. We are not sur,
4 whether the animal, supposing there
were any in this country, was able t.
e see his shadow Friday, but all sign
point to mild weather and an earl,
: spring.
Those who have served in the Shell
: ton Volunteer Fire Department sine,
!, its organization, are now entitled t,
!. receive their exempt certificates. Thi
: Office has just printed a neat ccrtifi
r cate, which will shortly be issued t
] those who are entitled to them TO
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