The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-04-05
Local Notes.

A. O. u. W.
Next Sunday, April 9th, is Easter,
the closing of the Lenten season.
The scarlet fever scare did not
amount to much and we are glad of it.
Monday was April Fools day, but
the fools do not generally observe 1t as
they once did.
10 day is Arbor Day, officially desig-
mated over the state of Washington
for the planting Of trees and shrubs,
more for ornament than for use.
The Dancing Club gave another of
their enjoyable fortnightly dances at
the Workmen Hall last Friday night.
and afforded the usual good time.
J. b. Wood has sold out his stock of
collins, picture moulding, ETC., to Wiley
q Barrett, who will remove them to
the new store being fitted up in the
Workman building.
Watson Rodenberger has purchased
the old Kneeland tenement house, -
and will soon move his family into
town from the farm, which has been
leased for the year.
John Burke is at work hauling seed
oysters from the head of Hood Canal
to Allyn for new oyster beds owned by
himself and J. E. Doyle. Mcdonald &
O'Neill also have team at work haul
ing oysters.
Easter Programme at Baptist church
Sunday eve., April z, 1901. Anthem,
Praise to Thee" By choir; Chorus,
"Sing Carols at Easter" "by young
people. Duett, "Saved By Grace"
Mrs. Geo. Emmott and Miss Bessie
Jordan, Recitation, Coaster Greetings
by Myrtle Fortnum.
There are very few logs in the booms
at Shelton or Kamilche, and all are
sold as fast as produced, which con-
dItion is owing to the shutdown of
last summer and the reduced output
during the winter months. This is
quite unusual and augurs we'll for a
lively summer among the woodsmen
Olympia is taking a new lease of
life since the capitol question has been
settled, property is changing hands,
buildings being torn down and new
ones proposed, while the addition to
the court-housc-capitol promises to be
a splendid Improvement in spite of
small appropriation.
Every man who is practically alone.
away from home and relatives, especi-
ally while working at hazardous occu-
pations like numbering and railroading
should always carry on his person
some letters or matter for identified
ton, so as to save much time and
trouble in finding addresses of rela-
tiyes or friends in case of accident or
DEATH
Lewis Linn and Lewis Larson, set
tiers in the splendid Tahooya Valley
opposite Union City, were before the
Commissioners this week, with a Pc
tition for road through the valley to
the D ewatto road. The valley is well
settled, but the ranchers are practically
isolated as they have no means of
communication except by steamer.
]. M. Downs has the frame up for a
two story house on First street in
Cyphert's addition, the old Keete lot.
Will. Sargison, who recently purchased
the Stanhope property, has had two
story addition built to the house, which
is now occupied by E. E, Crowell.
Bob Elliott has also purchased the
ground of George Cyphert adjoining
his property and having it cleared,
graded and fenced, making a fine plot
of ground.
George Simpson was out in the Sat
sop Valley this week buying cattle for
the local market, and purchased five
head from Carstairs', which Joe Car
stairs brought in Wednesday. Fredson
& Simpson have been buying all the
fat cattle offered for sale in this county
but are forced to ship in most of their
supply. Our farmers should raise
more stock.
April came in rather stormy and
opinions are divided as to the sort of a
spring month we will have. Some
people think the weather will soon
settle, and the season for planting be
early, while Irl- Hicks, in his magazine
predicts a rough and unsettled month
While his predictions are mainly for
the, middle and Eastern states, yet in a
general and milder way the same con-
ditions generally prevail on this coast
| Mcdonald & O'Neill began business
at their branch store in New Kamilche
Monday, with Clarence Fisk in charge
assisted by Leroy Jones. Thos
O'Neill, George Gauthier, Clarence
Fisk and Lou Tul1us went over Sun
day to complete the inventory. The
store will remain in its present Location
until the old engine house, which Il
being remodeled, is completed, wher
the stock will be moved there. Thos
lO'Neill has also contracted for thu
building of new wharf at the Point
the old one being considered unsafe
and long past repair. The BlakelJ
company will aid in the wharf build
ing, in order to have safe place to til
up their steamers.
The Wizard Oil show company la