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VOLUME XXXV. SHELTON, MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTOq, FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1921 NO. 5
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COUNTY OFFICERS
BEGIN NEW TERMS
WITH LITTLE JAR
PRACTICALLY ONLY CHANGES
IN ADMINISTRATION ARE IN
OFFICES OF COUNTY CLERK
AND COUNTY ATTORNEY
There was no perceptible jar in
(he region of the court house in
$helton when the new administration
in Mason County assumed control of
affairs on Monday. As a matter of
fact in only one office was there any
particular change in headgear on the
:accustomed hook, when the past coun-
ty clerk, Mrs. Hattie Rucker, remov-
.ed her bonnet to make place for that
.of her successor, Mrs. Stella Jensen.
in the office of the treasurer, Mrs.
Ada Clothier being re-elected, she
and her regular force were busily
engaged in the big task of making
up for mailing to the taxpayers their
annual reminder of taxes due and
payable after February 1st. Her
chief deputy, Miss Esther Carlson,
will continue as assistant, although
the special helpers will be relieved
when the work in hand is completed
Sheriff Xan :NO Tenant|.
Assessor Shelton will hold the fort
for his second term in that office,
with occasional special help as need-
ed in extending the new rolls later
on. Sheriff Potts continues to hold
down the jail safely, although it is
vithout a tenant just now.
The work of the county engineer's
t$
FARMERS FAVOR PLAN
OF DISTRICT BOARDS
J. E. Jones from Pickeling, who
was a recent visitor in town says
that, if the farmers understood the
new school code right they are op-
posed to it, or at least to that fea-
ture which supercedes the district
school boards with a county board.
He thinks this method is getting
away from the popula control of
school matters and would in many
cases woFk hardship on some of the
smaller districts which prefer to
maintain their small schools until
such time as better roads are offered
for the transportation of children.
He is in favor of the apportionment
plan which would aid the weaker
country districts.
ADOPT ORPHANS HERE
TO HELP STARVING
NEAR EAST PEOPLE
CHURCH CONGREGATIONS HEAR
VIGOROUS APPEALS TO AID
DESTITUTE CHILDREN
OF EUROPE
The selwices in the local churches
on Sunday last were of a special
appeal for the destitute children in
the Near East. The address in the
molmJng at the Methodist Church by
the Roy. Dr. J. W. McDougall, placed
before the congregation the dire need
of these unfortunate ones.
Dr. Packard, who has sp.ent four:
teen years in Persia and bble lands,
made a stirring and vigorous appeal
to a crowd which filled the Baptist
Church. At the close of both ser-
vices, cards were signed by members
:of the congregation whereby they
i made themselves sponsors" for the
care of one child for the next twelve
department will continue to be cared
for by Earl Dickinson as special en-
gineer, there having been no candi-
date for that office, the salary fixed
by 'law having no appeal to qualified
engineers. Mr. Dickinson has been
re-appointed to serve in the same months at a cost of $5 per month.
apacity for the ensuing year ' " "i ......
.. . _. 7,___ ,, i In auu non o me services an(l as
• ±'ne new coun at;orney, *¢as. . __ ..... .
- - s ed the parr o me specmt appear J)r 'acK
Lewis, came up an urvev ar and Dr " "
bhilding for a new office ]ocation,[..d_ ,' McDougall visi.ted the
• ,,gn ]SChOOl on uonoay morning anu
but not being able to crowd out any l a ...... ,
aaresscu me pu fls wxth the result
f the other officials, will 'continue his., . s .... p . .
lces iu the Lumherm.n's huildln [ ma me toga scnoot mane arrange-
........ --ew Board-e- mb-e ........ °'lments to adopt four Near East chil-
• dren.
The county board met, with S. W. ] Chas Paine, the local chairman,
Blanton taking. .the place of J. .A' :idl 1 ...... h'leasa, _.. to make any. arrange-
Cole as commmsmner of the first dis-, w.th ,,v nr.qon desirous of
trict, and organized by electing W.E. n-l':n'" ,'nhn on this nlan or
Dan!el.s as. chairman. Monday w.as ySclu o-f'five'or ten persdn sh-
spen m g omgyver me counv- aars ing to adopt one or more, the eoun-
m generat ann ameusmng plans or tv's -,,o io seventeen of which
road and her work during the some ten;i'have been adopted. The
coming season.. . ...,. rman ;desires that the various
lo x.ne new Doaru appomeame zoo- litges f :the City take up the mat-
wng road superwsors an arm o
. P - ter with View of taking one or m re
of these children.
h'(SPecial contributions have been
Ued: h to!:,Chgirman Paince since
Sunday and ,hdll be pleased to re-
'ceive and acknowledge through the
Mason County Journa any further
donations received either personally
or through the mail.
The list up to the present is as
follows:
Mrs. Marshall ............... $10.00
Mrs. Sykes .................. 5.00
Mrs. McGee ................... 5.00
Mr. Fairbrother .............. 1.00
Sundry small sums .......... 1.O0
nen:
Road district No. 1, Williarn Dey-
ette; Dist. 2, Tom Moran; Ditt. 3; ,
David Ellison; Dist. 4, Asa Bateman;
Diet: 5, Emil Anderson; District 6,
led, Hiller; Dist: 7, F. Rendsland;
Dist., 8, E, S: Duffy. Patro.lmen--
Olympic Highway, secti0ns l'and 2,
Roy Cart; sections 2 and3, Joe Vail;
section 4, John Hawk; Navy Yard
ighway, section 2, M. F. Pixley;
section 3, Nels Mickelson.
Adopt NVago SoIo.
The following schedule of wages
on road work was set by the board
to,be effective after February lst:
Truck foremen, per month, $150;
county driver, $115; truck drivers,
per day, $5.25; supervisors and pa-
trolmen, $4.50; labor, teams and sur-
,¢ey men, each $4 per day. This is
a reduction from the wages at pres-
ent paid on county work.
As no candidate was elected /nd
qualified for county coroner the board
appointed A. N. Ward to act in that
capacity for the county for the en-
suing term.
ANOTHER BIG AMERICAN
LEGION DANCE COMING ON
SATURDAY, JANUARY 22ND
Total ...................... $21.75
The Fred B. Wivell Post of the
American Legion will give another of
its popular big dances here at the
Earlwin hall on Saturday, January
22nd and has secured the Paramount
Novelty Orchestra of Olympia to
furnish the music. Event dancer in
the county is expected to join the
county service boys in a rousing big
time. As usual their welcome is gen-
eral and they are preparing for the
crowd which will attend.
AGED LADY PASSES
AWAY THURSDM AT
HOME OF DAUGHTER
bIRS. JULIA ANN BECK DIES
HERE WHILE SPENDING WIN-
TER WITH DAUGHTER,
MRS. J. B. RANSOM
The death of Mrs. Julia Ann Beck
of Port Blakely occurred here early
Thursday morning at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. J. B. Ransom at
the advanced a.e of 77 years. She
has been spending the winter here
and was rather feeble but of fair
MAYOR-ELECT WILLEY
AND TOWN COUNCIL
• CHANGE OFFICERS
HILITARY FUNERAL' GIVE JOHN BAKER
FOR COUNTY BOY FINE AS PENALTY
OLY00I'IA SUNDAY OF MANSLAUGHTER
COUNTY SERVICE MEN WILL
ATTEND FUNERAL OF LLOYD
CARR AT CAPITAL CITY
SUNDAY
The body of Lloyd Carr, the first
Mason County service man to be
brought home from France for bur-
:ial was expected to reach Olympia
i!ast night, and a military funeral
will be held there on Sunday under
the joint auspices of the Thur$ton
and Mason County posts of ,the
American Legion.
The services will be held from the
Presbyterian Church at 2 p. m.! A
firing squad and bugler will be pres-
ent from Camp Lewis. All Mason
County service men who can iiare,
urged to make the trip to pay last
respects to their fallen comrade. !All
JUDGE WILSON DISPOSES
OTHER IMPORTANT
CASES
OF
At the session of superior court
held in Sheto by Judge Wilson Sat-
urday more improtant matters wore
dispose([ of than have come before
the toca' cour ` at one time for some
months, and included two state cases.
In the case of the State vs. John
T. Baker, charged with manslaughter
in the accidental killing of his "part-
ner Wayne Baldwin whle on a night-
hunting trip, sentence was passed.
The defendant, having previously
been arraigned and plead, guilty,
was asked to stand and receive sen-
tence, which Judge Wilson pronounc-
ed as follows: "You are guilty as
you have plead, I sentence you to
pay the costs of this action and pay
a fine of $500. The fine and costs
JUI GLS AND BAIt JOIN IN
GIFT TO RETIRING CLERK
Judges Wilson and Wri'ht joined
the members of the local bar in se-
curing a handsome gift for the re-
tiring clerk of the court, Mrs. Hattie
Garfield, and Judte Wilson resewed
the honor of presenting that official a
set of sherbet glasses at the close of
court last Saturday. The judge com-
plimented her on the careful and
conscientious service given the work
of the court durin the past tw
terms of service, and assured her
of tim personal appreciation of the
donors. '
County Auditor Doyle and Treas-
urer Clothier, with the youn ladies
of their departments also joined in
the gift Of a handsome vase to Mrs.
Ru'cker.
SERVICE MEN WHO
GET WRONG MEDALS
MAY EXCHANGE THEM
MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT IN AN-
SEARCH ['OR BODY
OF BOY DROWNED
AT NARROWS SAT.
HUNTING TRIP FATAL TO ED-
WARD GEHRI, TACOMA BOY,
WHEN WAVE SWAMPS
BOAT AT OAK'LAND
BAY
After a trying experience when
their boat was swamped in the waves
while hunting ducks at the Narrows
last Saturday morning Edward Gehri
lost his life and Gerahi Lunt was
rescued when about ready to release
his hold on the upturned boat and
sink. Both are young Tacoma school
boys, who with Otto Gehri drove
over from the city in the Geh car
after school Friday, planhin to join
Wilmot Barger in the hunting trip.
Edward was 16, Otto 18, and Gerald
16 years.
The Gehri boys are the sons of
Representatives. His committee as-
signments were limited to three of
the really important ones on the leg-
islative list, rules, roads and medical
aid, covering lines in which he was
specially interested. Speaking of his
legislative program Mr. Reed stated
that he holed to secure the comple-
tion by the state of that section of
the Olympic highway between Hoods-
ort and Duckabush, and also of the
avy Yard highway between Union
Cite and Hawthorne's camp, both
sctions being only temporarily com-
pleted and not conforming to state
standards. If the state undertakes
SKOliOIqlSH PARIqERS
PLAN TO DEVELOP
Earlwln .hall here with a larger 3 oclock. Gerald had been brought
o own and as zestmg u at the
crows o rooters present than has ' ' " P
attended a bsketball game here in IBarg er home. Mr. Gehri and Mr.
years The Bremeron toar- h ..... h I tmn went to the scene of the acci-
eral a to o n ,, I dent, and found that all possible
ev c r ads of • oter, alo_ .....
th t was emg done to find the body of
with em and prac "cally the entirely, .
uwam
local high school student body was • . . __
present. Both ames were good, clean I 8till Search xor o¢ly.
exhibitions. :kn impromptu dance Day and night since parties have
was given following the games in[been searching the bay at low tides
honor of the visitors, and dragging all the waters above .
Oakland at high tide, but so far no
STARTS OUT BRISKLY TO MAKE
GOOD SHOKING FOR
NEW YEAR
The old town council met last
Thursday and closed up all the old
matters of thepast year, cleaning
its slate in readiness for the new
body which came into power Tuesday,
Mayor Mathewson retiring in favor
of Mayor Willey,
The new council was .reor,:anized
with Mayor Willey in the chir and
Councilmen J. E. Connolly, A. L.
Bell, John Kneeland, H. Parry Jones
and Frank Fredson. To carry out
lans previously agreed upon :a or-
inance was introduced and put
through abolishing the office of ::treet
and water commissioner, and placing
the peace and street work of he
town under a town marshal, w:h a
salary of $100 a month, and pr,-vid-
ing for one or more deputy mar-
shals as the conditions may req'dre.
Under authority of the new ordi-
nance Robert Lee was named by the
mayor as marshal and Tom read
was appointed deputy marshal, the
former to act as day police and look
after the street and water work
while the latter will continue the
position he has held for years as
nightwatehman. B. S. Barger was
appointed as clerk for the coming
year and Chas. R. Lewis town attor-
ney. It is expected that the new
arrangement will result in a more
economical administration of town
affairs and more work on the streets.
The new administration starts out
health up to within a few day s of her with new life and while making ,,
death. I rash promises is laying plans to get
Mrs. Beck was born in Denmark more results all around and to secure
in 1843 and has lived in this statea better enforcement of the laws in
for the past 31 years, her home being' the community during the coming
at Port Blakely continuously during:year.
that period.
She leaves to mourn her loss four
sons and two daughters: Mrs. J. B.
Ransom of Shelton, Mrs. R. W. Cure-
ruing of MeCleary, Louis E., Myron
M., Chas. C. and George W. B_eck, all
of Port Blakely. The husband, Frank
Beck died in 1913 and three sons,
Chris, William and P. B. Beck 'also
preceded her to the, gra re.
The funeral sewices will be held
from the church at Port Blakely on
Sunday, January 16th.
THE ]LECToRAL PLUM
The Washington eleCtoral officers
met at Olympia Tuesday and cast
their vote for President Harding, but
the big fight was over who should
be messenger. The contest was be-
tween J, P. Todd of Seattle and
Mrs. DeVoe of Tacoma, and compro-
mise was made by selecting elector
Rundell from the East side for the
plum.
any paving he hopes to secure a start
in this direction.
ATTEND IN/kYGURAL BALL
.mong those from here who at-
tended the inaugural ball at 'Olympia
on Wednesday evening were Dr. and
Mrs. N. E. Roberts, Misses Dora
Fredson, Eva Latham, Geneva Sae-
ger, Rae Becker, Mr. Joe Forreat,
E. H. Faubert, Dr. J. T. Shimek and
J. E. Angle.
JURY CANNOT AGREE
ON CASE RESULTING
FROM LIQUOR RAID
TRIAL AGAINST BEN SCHU-
MACHER HErE WEDNESDAY
IN LOCAL COURT RE-
SULTS iN "HUNG"
ZNG WIT w COUNTY &GEI'T
D:IgW IN TAbLeT
MONDAY
In common with the movement in
adjoining counties to greatly increase
the berry acreage and develop an ex-
tensive industry in this section the
farmers of the Skokomisli Vallez
were called together by County Agent
Drew at tlie Middle Skokomish school
house on Monday evening and thirty-
five gathered to discuss the subject.
It was agreed that the valley was
especially adapted to the raising of
all kinds of berries and small fits,
and all which have been tried in a
small way have shown unusual .pro-
ductivity. However, the opmmn
which governed was that the best
results for profits would follow the
adoption of some one of the standard
berries and all joi in the planting
of that particular fruit, which could
be marketed at one period and through
co-operagve agency.
Those present were agreed that the
loganberry should be the chosen fruit
of the Skokomisli valley and each
promised he would devote a certain
part of his cleared lands to the plant-
mg next spring, if enough others
were secured to insure a total acre-
age worth while for the establish-
JURY ment of a barrelling and shipping
station in the valley affording con-
The case against Ben Schumache:', venient shipping facilities.
resulting from the recent raid by A committee was appointed to can-
town authorities on Ben's Restaurant, yeas the entire valley and get dell-
was heard before the new justice; A. nite signatures from the valley farm-
N. Ward and a jury Wednesday and :ers indicating just how much acreage
was contested all afternoon. Attorney t they would fevote to planting logan-
T. M. Vance of Olympia made a hard I beres, and to make a final report at
fight for the defendant, whose con- [ a meeting to be held January 26th, at
tention was that the residue found in,which time Prof. Stahl, extension
several fruit jars was the result of Isnecialist in horticulture at the Puy-
fermentation of liquid left after dump- [ alup Experiment Station, will meet
ing the contents. Attorney Lews [with the growers and advise them
for the town made govd use of the "on the nroper start to make toward
chemist's report, showing that 'the develoning a berry-grewin commun-
few spoonsful of dregs gave an alco- ity. When the Skokommh valley
hol content of about six per cent, farmers are started on their way to
and was of a malt base. community berry planting ether'dis-
The jury took the case at six tricts ill be encouraged to perfect
o'clock and held out for several hours similar organizations.
before deciding that they could not H.E. Drew, county agent,, left
agree on a verdict and coming out as Tuesday morning for Pullman to at-
"hung." Four stuck for conviction tend a general conference of the
and the other two were equally fixe county agents of the state which
in the belief that the showing was opened Wednesday and will continue!
not sufficient for conviction. Whether for the week. There the promems i
the case will be tried again, or be of the various counties will be dis-
taken to the higher court, has not cussed and the line of work for the,
been decided, coming year will be outlined.
MRS. OWEN MARTIN
DIES AT THE FARM
NEAR SKOOKUM BAY
WAS .RESIDENT OF COUNTY
MORE THAN THIRTY
YEARS
Mrs. Louisa Ellen Martin, for
more than thirty years a resident of
Mason County, died January llth at
the Main farm near Little Skookum
bay after a short illness. The fun-
eral will be held next Sunday morn-
ing at 9 o'clock from the Catholic
Church, with interment in the ceme-
tery at Shelton.
Deceased was born in Smartsville,
Yuba County, California, August 29,
1854, and was married to Owen Mar-
tin at the same place in 1880. They
soon after moved to Park City, Utah,
and remained for two years, and then
to Newark, N. J., where two mor,
years were spent with relatives of
the husband. The family moved to
Butte City, Montana, in 1885, and
spent five years; then coming to
Olympia and soon after settling on
the farm which has ever since been
the family home. Mr. Martin spent
a good art of his time in the mines
at Butte, while the mother and chil-
dren improved the farm, but his
health failing he gave up mining
and remained on the farm until his
death in 1915.
There are left to mourn the pass-
ing: of a kind and loving mother,
two sons, Joseph and Eugene, two
daughters, Agnes and Mrs. Harry
McConkey of Shelton; two sisters
and a brother, Mrs. M. A. Kerrigan
of San Francisco; Mrs. Agnes Con-
nelly of Bisbee, Arizona, and W. S.
Smith of Hammonton, Cal. Mrs.
Martin was a good and helpful neigh-
bor and was highly esteemed by all
who knew her.
trace has been found. Joe Deer,
Louis Frosig, Nels Christensen, Tom
Chapman, Allie Saeger and others
have used their launches in the daily
search and Doug Shelton has been
Usirg dynamite, while all the neigh-
bors have spent more or less time
covering the grounds waiting for
the body to come up.
The parents of the boys are shock-
ed at the unfortunate accident, and
hoping for the recovery of the body
of Edward Gehri. His mother re-
turned to Tacoma Monday to bear
her affliction, and Mr. Gehri and Mr.
and Mrs. Lunt and Gerald returned
home Tuesday. Alfred Gehri, a
brother, arrived from .Potland Sun-
day and will remain het until the
body is recovered.
Mr. and Mrs. Gehri expressed
themselves as deeply grateful for the
kindly sympathy and untiring efforts
of entire strangers to lighten the
blow and relieve the strain at the
sad loss of their young son, and
they will never forget the people
of this community who spent hours
both day and night in dragging and
searching for the missing boy.
UNITE IN FIGHT TO EXTEND
SALE. OF ELECTRICITY
To give Tacoma the right to sell
electrical power to Steilacoom, Roy,
Olympia, Shelton, Eatonville, Puy-
allup and other suTounding towns
a bill will be introduced in th legis-
latut:e this session which will receive
the backing of the city of Seattle
and smaller towns about Seattle and
Tacoma, whom the legislation would
benefit.
Provision is contained in the bill,
which was drawn up Friday at a
meeting of city attmneys of western
Washington in Seattle, that such
towns must own their own distribu-
ting systems. The act as drawn up
fresher provides for the sale of
electric tmwer to persons within one
mile of the transmission line.