The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-15
Local Notes.

Judge Irwin was here WedneSQa
and held short session of court.
Miss Ansorge returned from Olympi;
! Wednesday.
} Teachers examinatio this week
Mrs Patrick Vance had the misfor
tune to fall and severely injure one O
her knees Wednesday.
Miss Carrie Callow, teacher of thu
Shelton Valley school, is quite sick a
the home of her sister, Mrs. E. r
Byrne.
The W. c. T. U. will have a parlo1
meeting at Mrs Barrett's next Tues
day afternoon.
The tug Zephyr was in the bay Tues
day and took out raft of logs for the
Port Blakely company.
Edwin Eeis, wife and sou, of Taco
ma. were in town Tuesday night, on
their way home from visit with Mr.
Eels' brother at the reservation, Rev
M. Eels.
Miss Amanda Linn and Miss Jessie
A. Uric are attending the teachers ex.
animation Others will be IN Friday
and Saturday for first grade and
special studies.
Tuesday was legal holiday, beng
the ninety-frst anniversary of the
birth of Abraham Lincoln The
county offices were closed for the day.
| Mrs. G. c. Angle went to Olympia on
the noon boat yesterday and will re-
turn with Senator Angle this evening.
W. D. Busby, house repairer and fit
ter, will go to Potlatch and begin work
Monday fitting up the hotel and the
Anderson cottage.
L. K. Mu son has put four or five
carpenters to work on his new store
building at Potlatch. The main build
ing will be 26x6O, with 4O-foot wing.
Mrs. began has gone out of the res
taurant business and the family w iii
move to one of the logging camps
where Mrs. Degan will secure work as
cook.
Albert Johnson, superintendent of
the Peninsular railrord for the past
four or five years, has given up the
position and will take charge of the
! Potlatch railroad in the same capacity.
He will move his family to Potlatch
and take up his residence there.
Rev. A. ]. Joslyn, presiding elder OF
Tacoma. will spend next Sunday in
Shelton, and will preach at the Metho
| dist church both morning and evening
conducting the usual quarterly meet
ing services
Geo. McGibbon was in Tacoma last
week and purchased char and other
necessary paraphernalia for barber
shop which he will open up at Potlatch
He will have charge of the shop in
person, while his shop in Shelton will
be left in the hands of an assistant.
Preparations are being made to open
up the old Geo. Simpson logging works
at the head of the bay. Archie Leroy
will have charge of the business a!
soon as everything is ready to begir
! logging.
The masquerade bail given last eve
ming by the Shelton band was sue
cessful and pleasant affair. The Close
proximity of our press hour with thu
event prevents US giving it a detailed
write-up.
| The poverty ball Friday evening O.
last week, given by the dance club
was tout of sight," to use a CLASSIC
phrase of one who was there. It wa
thoroughly enjoyed by all present.
Our teas and coffee are the best
Have you tried our new African coffee
It's fine large berry. Hunter & Eaton
The weather for logging continue
fine. Such weather for February ha
never been known, even by the s'oldes
settler Everybody is at work an,
demand for labor is good.
The driver wheels of the ''3 spot
arrived Saturday and are now be1nl
put into position. The SO spot" ha
had complete overhauling and "Ben'
will think he is on a new engine.
The tax rolls are now open at the of
fee of County Treasurer Mcdonald tol
the collection of 1900 taxes. Those
who pay their taxes in full befor
March 18th will be entitled to tw,
per cent. rebate.
For, shoes that wear and give salts
! faction, go to Hunter & Eaton's
Much interest has been manifesto
in the very interesting series of dis
courses now being preached at til
Baptist church. Large congregation
, have greeted the pastor from the be
! ginning.
The Shelton brought in 500 ne,
boom chains for the L. M. Co. las
Friday. They came from Chicago
and give some idea of the immens
: quantity Of logs handled from tn
Shelton booms. The value is not ia
from $1,000.
Buy Canton Clipper pillow and 20
get the best, we have full stock o
baud Mcdonald & O'Neill.
. The sixth and last of the series {
sermons preached by the pastor, in til
/. Baptist church, will be delivered mel
J Sunday evening at 7:30.s Subject "Tt
! Bible in advance of Science" A goo