The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-04-12
Local Notes.

Holly, new boy at his home.
BORN, Shelton valley, April 10th I
the wife of Dan Myers, daughter.
II Sam. Caldwell is building a nes
0 piazza on the dwelling of Thos. Fraser
The list of real estate transfers tel
an interesting story of the property
changing hands.
The young child CT Mr.. and Mrs.
Burnett is afflicted with a seriou
abscess on its neck.
Gilman & Hayward are building at
addition to the Richardson residenc,
on Fourth street
Wiley & Barrett are now installed
in their new quarters in the Workman
building, and have fine store.
A new barn is being built on the
alley in rear of the Webb for the ac
comodation of the hotel bus and team
The next term of Superior Court will
be held Tuesday April 3Oth. and the
first batch of delinquent tax cases will
come on for hearing
Mr.. Lynch, a recent conner from
Michigan has about completed a new
dwelling near James Neil's and will
move his family in next week.
A number OF long logs, ranging to
120 feet in length have been hauled
down during the week The spars
are from Simpsons camps under order
for the Blakely mills.
E. J. Gilman has finished up fine
piece of grille work for an arch in the
Mark Draham home. There is no need
of sending away for fancy cabinet
work when such good work can be done
at home.
f. E. Potter, who has band of sheep
out on Johns Prairie: has been
troubled by coyotes, and last week
poisoned one of the maraude,s. Dogs
ranging in that vicinity are also likely
to find poison set out for the coyotes.
.Thos. O'Neill has recently sold a
timber claim he took up about twelve
years ago, and proposes to put the pro-
ceeds into fine residence in Shelton
this spring. L. r. Byrne is another
prospective home builder.
The beautiful weather of the first of
this week made us forget all our troubles
AMI then begin to think about gar
dening. Trees are budding or in bios
som, grass is affording good iced for
cattle, and the spring fever or itch for
fishing is upon us.
Last Sunday was one of the finest
casters in our recollection, and the
display of new bonnets paraded safe
from danger of drowning. According
to the old saying, Rain Easter, ram
for seven. Sundays" there should be d
long dry spell ahead IN spite of the
bad weather predicted by alnanacs
for April.
The Shelton Schools have been in
pretty hard luck since the first of the
present term. In addition to the squab-
BILE over the principalship, which af-
fected the attendance to material extent
there have been several brief eDidem-
les of children's diseases during the
term. which kept many scholars out of
school, and the result will be a very
material shortage in funds for the
next school year.
About 2:30 O'Clock Wednesday morn
ing the cab of the Bertha in the engine
house of the Shelton Sol tn western
Railroad company, was found to be on
fire, and all the wood work was burned
before it was put out. The engine
came in late in the evening, and some
Of the castings were hot during the
trip, and it was from this that the fire
caught. The watchman was absent at
the time, and the fire was not discovered
until the damage was done. The fire.
bell was rung after fashion, but few
persons heard it or paid much attenti on
The appropriation made by the last
4 legislative for the purpose of maintain
ing the, 3& hfee6 I'm laatcheries OF the
state wS1I sq ~ 81 IN thsspur
er Little. He4x "a u Z 8 100 6f(
should have been grantees G& q
commissioner will construct two new
cycling stations this year. One will be
located on the Humptulips river in Che
halls county and the other on the
North river in Pacific county. In ad
dition improvements have been deter
mined upon for the Skokom;sh cycling
station ontesauo Videt.e.
County Attorney David Stewart O
Lewis county, has given the count,
treasurer written opinion that lane
entered by an Indian cannot be take,
or sold by the court for any purpose
He holds that under the law the Unite,
States is holding the lands of Indian
IN trust for period of twenty-five
years after the patents are. issued t
them and that they have no right t
dispose of or mortgage land in an
way. The case arose IN connectio,
with delinquency certificate which
had been entered by an Indian in 1890
: Mr.. Stewart holds that it is the dut
of the county to refund the money t
certificate holder with interest at pc
cent.-Vidette.
Health Officer Beach last Sunda
I placed the Dipinan Hotel under uuarau