The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-04-19

VIE OF victor Holtln, son,
| The Bertha is out again with tempo
rary cab, to replace the one burne,
last week.
} The ice cream time seems to hay
arrived as several shingles have beer
hung out.
/ Regular monthly services at'Catholi
church next Sunday. Early mass a
8 a. m. High mass, 1920
| Watson Roden burger has been nnr
sing very sore hand of late, a Gu
from splinter came near blood poison
DR.. Beach was called out to Cole.
camp, Matlock, Tuesday afternoon tc
set the leg of a logger, broken in the
slack of wire cable.
The Black Hills camps of the Masor
County Logging Company have be
come quite extensive, as about Us mer
are now employed there and further
extensions are in view.
| David Mcintosh had the misfortune
to get his foot stepped on by a sharp
shod horse some time ago, and one of
his toes so badly injured that Dr. Wells
removed it last Thursday
Musical Programme at Baptist
church Sunday eve April 21st 1901
Song Service from to $50 Songs by
Congregation. Anthem, Even Me-
Choir. Mixed Quartette. Solo. Rev.
]. c. Jordan.
The Council expects to pass the
bicycle ordinance Thursday evening,
shutting the riders from the sidewalks
in the center of town. AS the streets
are getting into fine shape, the riders
will not feel that the ordinance imposes
much of hardship
L. K. Munson was over from Pot
| latch last week and reports that bust
ness is opening up well in the new town.
The company has its engines on the
ground, with several miles of track
laid, and began hauling logs from the
first camp this week.
weeks is reviving the interest in base
! ball, which has been dormant for a
year or so. Last year with good lot
| of scrub material Shelton never
managed to get enough interest up to
get the players out. This year it is to
be hoped that the boys will again take
up this healthful and interesting sport.
L. L. Hunter and ]. M. Downs have
gone around by water to Allyn with a
scow load of 10000 feet of lumber from
the Hunter & Eaton mill, destined for
L. W Specie, ]. w. Ludgate, Ralph
Potts, H. McDermid and others on
North Bay. The lumber was RATED
at the head of this bay and was taken
on the tides.
| We are reminded that there should
be pesthouse somewhere in this vicin-
ity for emergency cases, at the disposal
OF the town and county. The old pest
house north of town has been damaged
by tree, and besides it is alongside a
well-traveled county road, and the To-
cation CO mot be used. The town and
county should combine and build a
new and comfortable pesthouse.
Miss Kate Saeger, Miss Grace Brown
and Mrs. A. W. Shelly received new
pianos from Ramaker Company, which
| in town last week. Some one said there
were now about thirty-fve pianos ir
Shelton, representing about $4,000 in
that class of musical instruments, to
say nothing of organs, and ali other
kinds. Shelton is musical town, with
the usual number of minor prodigies
The oyster longing season is now
about over, anC the oystermen have
"made hay while the sun shines" BY
stocking their beds in as good shape a.
the available seed would permit. Thu
Narrows at the head of the bay wa
tonged pretty closely this season, blu
there is no danger of this fine seed bet
being depleted as the oysters seem L
be carried into the channel from tn,
deeper water and are thick at the open
ing OF each longing season.
There were several quite hard frost
during the first part of the week, blu
we have no idea that damage was don
by them. The weather for the pas
two weeks has been perfect, excep
that the cool nights prevented it frou
being good growing weather. Ii
spite of the storm representations
which seem to be good for the Easter
states, most of April is turning GU
bright and sunshiny weather for the
fortunate jewellers on Puget Sound.
, Drs. Wells, Beach and Hamilton pei
formed an operation on Hans Berge
son, for APPENDICITIS, at the Commercial
Hotel Tuesday morning, and at til
: present writing the patient is doin
we'll, having rallied nicely from tn
: operation. This is the third attac
Mr.. Bergeson has suffered, and tn
operation was necessity to save hi
. life, as the condition in which the az
$ pendix was found proved. The sui
3 cessful operation of this dangerou
$ disease is quite card for the Shelto
I doctors, and reminds us that it a hosp
tai was opened in Shelton. the mos
s difficult cases could be treated here
The JOURNAL has in preparation
portfolio of views of numbering, oy.