The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-03-22
Local Notes.

New green onions are in the market
a desirable spring medicine.
Light trosts for the last three morn
ing's and now rain is in order
The w. c. T. u. will meet at Mrs
Alfred Emmott's next Tuesday at
p. m.
Sunday was ST. Patrick's day ant
the wearers of the green" celebrated
as usual.
VIM. LeCompte moved his family t.
town this week from the Maxwell
| ranch.
The promise is good for an abun
dant fruit yield this year, Judging
from the swelling buds.
The new post office of Twana
is now open for the convenience OF the
people living on the Reservation, or in
the Webb vicinity
Copies OF all legislative measures
practically complete, can be found al
this Office by those wishing to know
what the new laws are.
The trout season opens April 1st,
and the trout are said to be "biting
well'' in the lakes and streams. A
party caught 80 nice fish at lake Isa-
bell last Sunday.
The pile driver was out Sunday
making some needed repairs on the
Peninsular trestle at the booming
grounds, and replacing some fender
piles knocked out by falling logs.
The Grand Army post is already
arranging for its usual services on
Memorial day, and has secured Tom
P. Fisk to deliver the address, and
also ]. G. Jordan to assist in commem-
Grating the day.
The governor has approved the
measure approprlating $500, for the
erection of monument over the un-
claimed dead of the first Washington
regiment buried in the Masonic
cemetry at Olympia.
The Redmen gave an enjoyable dance
at Kneeland's Hall last Saturday night
at which the attendance was larger
than usual, and good time given the
attendants. Supper was served at
Wilson's restaurant.
The new hotel at Potlatch was
finished and open for business last
week in charge of Mr.. and Mrs. John
McCarty. They have good business
in prospect at the rate of $3.50 per
week for board. ought to prosper.
At the Sunday evening service in
the Baptist church, the pastors dis
course will be devoted to answering the
question: "Why don't you Christians
keep the Fourth commandment" a
good programme of music will be
rendered by choir and orchestra.
Road supervisor Hawksley took one
of Willey's road-making machines out
to the Satsop district this week.
Mason county has now invested in
three of these machines and the dirt
ought to fly all over the county, with a
resulting improvement IN the roads.
The town is. laying new plank on the
Pine street bridge. making new road
way in the center of the bridge.
There is surprising lot of traffic be-
tween the dock and town, and the
large quantity of freight handled is an
evidence that Shelton is a substantial
business town.
Commodore Kneeland, OF the Skoo-
KUN Oyster Co., recently bought a
small gasoline launch in Tacoma, and
took course of instruction, but &C.
casionally the combination gets mis-
laid and the blamed thing wont go.
When it does get into motion they are
afraid to stop, for fear of losing the
combination again.
E. E. Hart, recent arrival from
Nebraska, has rented the farm of
Watson Rodenberger, and will get ac-
quainted with the country. His family
consisting of wife and eight children
are expected shortly. Mr.. Rodenberg-
er will move his family into town to
live
A case of scarlet fever has developed
in the family of NV Shelton. and the
home has been Guaranteed. The
school board met yesterday to discuss
the matter and decided to continue
school unless the disease becomes cpl.
demic, but many children have been
Withdrawn from school by the parents.
In the memory of the ''oldest inhabi-
tant" no three months at this season
have been so fine and mild as January
February and March, in fact the whole
winter has been unusually mild and
pleasant. Fruit buds are out, flowers
are are blossom, and every evidence OF
an early spring is at hand, in the warm
sunshiny days, Who wouldn't live on
Puget Sound?
The small boy and the small guns
are in mighty small business when the
combination goes ont to slaughter the
Robins. These birds perform good
service in Kidding fruit trees of slugs,
insects and parasites generally. and
should be protected. Even in sscherry
time" they more than pay for the
fruit they eat, IN the destruction Of
| tree pests.
The Thurston county commissioners