The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-01-11
Local Notes.

AA'~Ay "~S $500
The Shelton Band will give the first
Masquerade of the winter season at
Kneeland's Hall on February 14th, st.
Valentines Day.
| No logs in bay and no logs to speak
of are coming down from the camps
owing to the weather. There is a lot of
lively hs,stling in prospect for the log
gers.
A sur prise party was given to Flor
ence Kneeland Saturday evening, the
occasion being her 14th birthday.
Fourteen young friends spent a plea
SAINT evening.
The second shipment of 500 tons of
steel rails has arrived at Potlatch for
Phoenix Logging Company, including
two fiat cars and two donkey engines.
The Climax engines have not yet ar
rived from the East.
The various road supervisors of the
County were in attendance on Com
missioner's Court this week making
their quarterly settlement and securing
their allowances.
Jeweler r. B. Giles has moved from
the Workmen building to his old stand
near the Shelton Market. This leaves
the fine store location, corner of Third
aud Railroad streets, vacant for some
store-keeper who wants good stand.
The Youths have been making the
most of the slick slide on the First
street sidewalk in Cyphert's addition,
for the past two nights with their bob
sleds. So far no broken bones have
resulted.
| A representative of Hoover & Co., of
Seattle, was in town Tuesday, fixing
up the type-writers about town, and
sold a new. machine to the Western
Washington Logging Co. The Smith
PRIMER leads in Shelton.
1t has showed little every day so
far this year, but up to Thursday eve
ming not six inches lies on the ground.
The snow gives evidence of having
come to stay awhile and sleds are in
order.
| The first logs of the new year came
down the Peninsular Railroad Tues
day afternoon, and one trainload the
following day, but on account of the
snow the work is very slow in the woods
The camps are little short-handed as
we'll, but the men are going up each
| day.
| All kinds of ''roots'' are very scarce,
this winter, and what the cut worms
left to the farmers last season brings
a good price. Ruta bagas, carrots, tur-
| nips, beets and potatoes all bring a
cent pound. and, even If they were to
be had in quantities are rather expen-
sive cattle feed.
The steamer Dalton which has re-
Gently been purchased by the Wiley
Navigation Co., for the Olympia-Se-
attic run, has been brought to the
Sound from Westminster, for some
overhauling before going on the run.
She is said to be fine boat.
The old Council closed up their af-
fairs last Tuesday nifiht, and, yielded
UP the new body, which was organized,
and addressed by the new mayor,
Mark E. Reed. The committees were
announced, but owing to the illness of
Councilman Beach, the matter of ap-
pointing officers was deferred to the
next regular meeting, Jan. 18th,
In this issue is published Clerks an
nual report of Shelton's finances and
among the items of interest shown is
that the town has $1,000 in its treasury
at the end OF the year in spite of sever
al extraordinary expenses during the
year, including the sewer, new hose
and the purchase of one of its bonds.
The water system is also shown to be
self-supporting, the income from this
source averaging $11O month.
In letter from Mrs James Wicker
sham of Eagle City, Alaska, dated
Dec. 9th, to Miss Iva Crouch, she
speaks of enjoying sleigh ride be-
hind dog team with the Thermometers
60 degrees below zero. She says they
had just learned that Frink was de-
feated for Governor and wanted to
! know if Frank Cushman was elected.
News travels slow in the frozen North
i Taxes for the year 1900 are due on
and after the 4th day of February,
1901. Personal property taxes become
delinquent March 18th. Rebate of
three per cent will be allowed on real
estate property taxes. if paid in full
on or before March 18th. First install
!; ment of taxes on real estate may be
paid on or before May 31st; second in.
stallment, Nov. 30th; without interest.
If first installment is not paid, interest
on entire tax begins June 1st.
We are in receipt of the biennial
report of the state land commissions
! and the state board, which contains
| much interesting matter relating to the
states granted, school lands. Besides
the information published in another
column about oyster lands and culture
. the report shows a total acreage OF
1926 of oyster lands decided prior t.
E Oct. 1, 1900, and / 1888 acres are cover.
! ed by oyster land applications now
i pending in Mason County. Also thai
the area OF oyster land reserved by the