The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-05-04

and it is well to look after your flues,
while keeping an eye out for fire.
The tidy housewife is now in the
throes of housekeeping, and has our
sympathy, but we have troubles of our
own.
Webster & Forbes and Fraser &
Parsons are having their saloon
quarters repaired, painted and put in 4
good order.
The school children enjoyed a May-day
picnic Tuesday afternoon under the
trees of Cyphert's ADDITION, and had !
good time.
Alex. Marshall and Horace Dunbar
have effected the exchange OF their
homes and each have moved into their
new properties.
The teams have been kept busy
this week moving household goods,
everybody not cleaning house seems
to be moving into new quarters.
Frank Mossrnan cashed in a dozen
wild cat pelts at the auditors Office
this week, the result of three months
hunting. The bounty followed by law
is $15O each.
Harry Wiley and Tom Chapman
shot large bear near the head OF the
bay one day last week, which weighed
about 400 pounds dressed. The boys
have laid out several bears already
this spring.
This fine weather gives the fisher
men desire to visit some trout stream
although it is early fer much in the
way of fish. A party has gone out to
the Skokomish for few days fish,
| and we will know more about the fish
ing when they get hack.
Manson Rogers has crew of men
at work opening up some timber
lands near the Mcdonald farm in
Little Skookum Valley, and a spur
is being constructed into the new
camps.
The County Treasurer is sending
out the personal tax notices to the tax
payers OF Maso1 County. This tax
must be paid in full, but the property
taxes may be paid in two instal1ments,
May and Nov. 3Oth.
Justice Wiley had two cases in court
Wednesday afternoon. VIM. Stova1l
VS. Earl Kneeland replevin of COW jury
gave Kneeland verdict for $40 and
costs. w. H. Maxwell VS. J. H. Wilson
suit over partition in building disnis-
sed.
/ T. H. McNichol has opened a new
tailor shop next door to the Blue Front
Restaurant, and announces that he is
here to stay and would be pleased
with share of the public patronage,
especially that part which is being
given to the outside tailors. His wife
and household goods arrived ftoin
Seattle this week.
The May dance given by the base
ball club was not very well patronized
by reason of its coming in mid week
when the dancing public is working
too hard tor such vigorous enjoyment.
The ladies were we'll represented, and
good time is reported, better than if
the hall was crowded. The Shelton
orchestra furnished the music and
Andy Lumsden acted as prompter.
In another column will he found call
for bids for the building of the new
school house in Shelton. The plans
provide for neat building, 36x60,
with two, rooms separated by fold.
ing doors. The building will be built
on the corner of Fifth and Gotta streets
near the present building and will be
ready for the higher grades at the
: coming tall term of school.
II The FIRE bell called out the fire
: apparatus, in short order about ten
/ O'Clock Monday night, to the PENN
sular Roundhouse, where fire was dis.
covered gaining Roadway around the
: f1ue. However the flames were soon
put out without wetting the hose, but
t as strong wind was blowing. every
body was anxious for time until il
. was found that there was no danger
5 The fire boys were very prompt in
i getting out the hose carts, which is q
{ | good trait in frame town like Shelton
3 The Council acted upon seven of the
. applications for saloon licenses at it.
: meeting Monday evening, and refused
! license to ]. II, Wilson for the Clarl
building. A petition was presented
! against the latter's application, be
cause of the proximity of the location
: to both church and a school, although
4 the latter will be. closed this month
: and the room will not likely be uset
for that purpose again. This leave.
Wilson out for the present as there i
5 no other available locat ion in TIL
4 |center of town, except the one he in
; tended using, and the building il
which the school is held which he owns
! The team OF Lester Adams. vale.
!. farmer, ran away from the 4. n store
5 last Saturday afternoon, and mad
/ things lively for time. They frs
took header into the rear of Wehnes
: barber shop, the pole of the wagol
! going through the side of the buildinR
I Then the team ran afoul of tele
5 phone pole, and left the wagon behin'
81 while they continued their mad career
knocking down scaffold and tnrninl
j three sornersaults apiece, until the