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VOLU1WE XXXV. t SHELTON, MASON COUNTY. WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, MAY- 1921 PRESENT mG00A¥ ROUTE THRU CITY WINS MOST FAVOR JOINT MEETING SELECTS D,ELE- GATION TO PRESENT WISHES OF COMMUNITY TO STATE HIGHWAY COMMIS- SIONER At a session with the County Com- missioners Tuesday afternoon, . in -which the mayor and members of th ouncil of the town an4, other,; inter. • ]tlzens were presen1 the vari- ,ested c  ...o .,.,.,. , pus routes for ¢l;m Olymplc Hlgnwa . %*t • r hrough Shelton were &amp;scussed m o - <ler to unite the community upon some definite route and urge the fur- FIN,E ,iMPROVEMENT AT THE CEMETERIES Good work is being done at the Shelton cemeteries unde direction of the asso'ciation, and those who visit the grounds during the month will note many changes and improvement. A wide space for autos has been cleared along the entire front and also all trees and brush have been removed from all around the grounds. All rubbish and unsightly trees have been cleared from the grounds, ne- glected graves levelled and before the work is completed the cemeteries will be a matter of .pride to our people, after a long period of neglect. W. J. Becker, who has the work in charge, desires to urge those who are ]lanping curbs around their plots or tlmlt private wo to do so soon, in order that there Kill be no unfinished work and the 'entire grounds be at their best for Decoration day. PLANS FOR MORE BUILDING MATURE; ENLARGES BLOCK ther improvement. After a general discussion oft the matter andhearing thd Vlews bf all who cared to express them, as well us the advantages and objections to each route the majority opinion fa- vored the present route through tovn and it was finally agreed unanimous- ly to urge the state and federal au- HECKMAN, SHICK AND WOOD %horities to make this adoption final. PERFECT PLANS TO JOIN IN The vote was first taken as be- ERECTION OF FIREPROOF %ween the present approa'ch into She]- BUILDING ON RAILROAD ton by First street as against the proposed vlan for a new entrance by STREET • vay of Third street, and there was no dissentin vote against the for- Since Ben Schumacher "broke the BOOST FOR THE FAIR--MAKE IT BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER In response to numerous requests from all parts of the county, the Commissioners have decided that Mason County shall have a fair this fall. Now if we are to have a fair we must make it the best one pos- sible. We have a county worthadvertising so let us advertise it with our best efforts. Plan your ex- hibit now. If you have anything worth showing it is worth your time and effort to have it in the same show condition that you would if you were compet- ing at the largest fairs. The county trucks will be available for transporting show animals. Mr. Drew, our County Agent, plars to publish from time to time articles pertaining to the prepar- ation 0f exhibits for showing. He,will be glad to give you what help he can. In the agricultural line emphasis will be placed on those things which are of most practical value. The succes of the fair depends on you. Plan to give some of your time to the betterment of your community by getting actively behind the fair to make it a success. Talk it at every opportunity. The management invites your co-operation and will keep you informed from time to time as to the progress being made. WARREN LINCOLN, President Mason County Fair Tsar. The next vote was also unanl- ice" and started in a new era of mouslv in favor of the present route business building in Shelton the plans on Railroad avenue to Fifth street, of others have been ]natured and The only division of opinion was part of the vacant spa.e between the ] regarding "the use of the present, or Iotel Shelton and the Maxwell block Cemetery" hill road, and a new and on Railroad avenue is likely to be ACCIDENT AT CAMP SENIOR CLASS LEDS somewhat shorter grade up the gulch the next site for new fireproof build- RESULTS IN LOSS ' S ehind the town water tanks, and the mg. present route was areed upon, with I.N. Wood, Bert Shlck and W. S. a further recommendation 'of changes Hackman who each purchased fifteen OF FOOT BY VICTIM n the jzrade at the to of the hill feet frontages last fall, have planned and a new road across the prairie to a one-story tile structure of sixty vass.west of the slaughter house and feet in depth in which they each join FORCED TO AMPUTATE CRUSH- FINAL EVENT IN DECIDING WIN- town springs and reh the highway in party walls at a saving in both ED MEMBER OF ROBERT LOVE- NER TO BE BOAT RACES AT near the Matlock forks, spac'e and cost. The store rooms LACE AT HOSPITAL HERE HIGH SCHOOL PICNIC It was urged that, ,the Olympic when available will be used by ea'ch 'highway was largely a scenic route, for their own business .,Cotracts and its. greatest attraction was .in have not been let for the w6r'k, but several-bidders have been consulting .%he many 'beauty snbts 'along. 'its 'rou; that tourists find the Vista of with the owners and are preparing own. hay and snow-clad Ralmer in estimates for :the worl . , e.,stg one Of :le..rettiest pic- Ben Schumacher has 'cldnged his ures of te t,d: and {lat Shelton's or{sisal Plai/s arid enlarged his new "business is mainly along the streets block on First and Railroad streets" used for the convenience of the vis- to 60x100. feet, giving full frontage tor, ts.well a.its ol;ntR ,qfjrerst. on First and increasmg,.the :contract O motion i was carried to sere& figure to $9,000, Contractor' Mallory deleaHon o¢ the various interests of Olympi began work this week ;6:visi¢ State Iibwav: Cqm!soper with his crew and has complete d the Alen at o]vnia he er futrd' '.'forms ready "to p6ui" the fotmdation: and nresent t.ha wishes of the corn- There are several other building •mmitv realin €he route. The projects under considerationWho "" Will be next? '! deieatlon WS' r" UU Of w" A" ' " i l=Iunter '.]or {hel uptv, r A,. Bell "'' mr ' .' ,' . , for the own. anA c'4. C: nf. !. . "" " "" '; ] ,i 00eed ,he CONTRACT AWAPd)ED .... : Robert Lovelace is a young man of Feed re'ices continue on the down- t OLYMPIA NED WOMES XVXT r VAN Y r B 2 and much of his life has been ward trend, and butter and eggs are AND SO DOES SHE,LTON u, .... '**"-' "" ........ " --* in Shelton-where there are hoth down to the lowest price in .... ' MITS TOWEST BID A.If)NG, many 'to extend their sympatly to several years. Butter at 70 cents for • Olympia in'on with most . .SEVEN CONTRACTORS him 'and to his young wife and baby a two-pound roll ought to discourage Farmers who are selling thdir cream i cities and towns in suffering from a " -- { who must share in the affliction.' the use of the imittion product. scarcity of homes +o rent. and its At a special meeting of the County/ -- ' land butter and nsin oleo on the 'chamber of commerce has heam an board held Saturday seven bids were active . oamnaig to eneourasre I submitted for the proposed new steel/ A}ound forty bonus payments xee ] family table and city people who pre- i -" across the Skokomish river [recetved through the loal officelastfm, the latter product are not giving om-huflJn. Jtlthouh there i[ badge' - . ........ ;"lwedk and the boys who were mssed/the home farmer and dairyman very nothin lke a hoon about forty Known as me unnysme praise. The| :" h., '., . "-,11 ....... mnA hnn- houses are under construction in [bids ranged from $23,763.25, the low- ' y g'cng"hc; pockct-non'cy-" /ImuChget a encouragementliving rice for°rtheirhelpingproduct.them Olvmni. and th;s is. encouraglne a[est at which the contract was award- P- ' .nbstanfial rrowth in. omflation.] ed to the Union Bridge Company, to Shelton is omalh, ;n seed"of houses $26,190 by the highest bidder. All o rnt, and with othe onditlons fa- seven of the ids were within a range -orahle more oe ofl ÷'$trs shmfld of $2500, and the contract was let SPENDING AND WASTING e,|n .annno" howls far themselves, for $6,000 less than was offered when bids were first called on the project " Seattle can scarcely be characterized as "hrd- two years ago. Tlie new bridge will be located about a mile above the present high- way steel bridge, and will connect he,Sunnymde road with the hlgh-: way, affording outlet or seeral art way, affording outlet for several far- mers living on that side of the Sko- komish river...,..Mole oy:'.less cffin- plaint hs been made b other dis-. tricts at the spending of so much o the road funds for' the benefit a.- limited number of settlers, but as the section of road lJu]lt last year is usd- less without bridge connection ,.the, board decided to carat out its con- struction if satisfacto]T bids were 1;e calved. THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD PAY'MORE DOES LITTLE FOR ROADS IN PI,OPORTION TO OWNER- SIIIP There is equity in the demand of the states in inter-mountain .and Pa- cific coast territory that in the joint construction of improved public high- ways the federal government shall bear such proportion of the cost as the ratio of public acreage to the total acreage of the state. For example, although the federal government owns more than nine- tenths of all the land in Nevada tlu while it wouM a0ar their the nrom, ise of rehs froa ' investment h€,: rflore oncourqr,nff fh," r veers .; local  ,,-rs w,',. new' f-rlv Wo11 stock- .... ed with !,mher-.¢ .air nvlcea, and .new residences sbo:,ld at lease ke$w nace :th the fie/v business buildings n sight. R-er  -ovelace was the unfortu- .The annual track meet of the Shel- 0   --+- -&im of an accident at Simp- ton high school came off o@ schedule .... ? "'X"  +,,A ..... ,, time Wednesday afternoon and was S.S. II '-,t n the amnutation of[wltnesesd by a lar crowd.. . . . wmcn resui^ .- [, f'-eral --I The final decision as to .wna class oin&l°uelay  /X'eun"of im"b'er,lwilL .win thepennant will not come tl/rown -b.v a" line struck his lower ] until after the boat races at the pic- mbs ble'aking one leg andcrushing ]nic, .Friday, .May 13. The first pomts l' , " - . - " [were won by the Seniors t the the other foo. " The ambulance made a hurry trip marathonlaat week. to camp and brought the. v!ctim to 1 As it now .stands the classes have the hos ital where sis murms werelthe following score: dressed, and :the..condition.;of .the'J .... Seniors,-67 points. clxtshed foot watched. As  le(t Juniors52.points. to show signs of returning cirdula- Frcshmen,7% points. lion after several days there was-no Sophomores30V2 points. aternaivc ut amputation above ,the :A conmlete list of the winners will ahkle and the .operation'.was perform: be announ¢ed after the .boat races.. ed by Drs. Robers_aad-edpath. The BUTTE'R..ND EGC... patient rallied well from the opera- ties and is recovering from his 1)ther ,injuries. LUMBER. STATES -BREATHE EASIER LUMBF;R BUSINESS sROWS ROME TbIPROrlvMl" tT" ,rILL FAn 0 RWmVAC- , TORY.,Ig RgORT For *ntk. osf' ¢,h'e" wes'temn lum- or indvstmr ha been facmr one of the most e,.;Hcnl ,o.iods in its hls-: +ory due ÷o rncrpl,.fll!nr off in b.s- iness, eo, ned wl+h.l5 oneran nd shhn, csts. ,roduetgn has ,':been run'n bat 1;ttle better than I) net cent bblow -nrmat. The hast mnnth, however, ha shown  im)-ovornont' and :or the week endlnr, A,r;1 9"119 "mgls re- netting- to the Ws"Oonst Lpmher- on's flssoeiat;o .howed"nrod-ction "of hnt 99 ,er ent heloxx; normal. , The l-tuber hush,as, is sill fnr .%'tom s,Hsfactorv .t tMs mprove- ont n'fl',':'s eneorn,oment. Snecia] renrentatvos of the in-' Austrv nre on tb-b. -ay fo tho Orient -n study f-ans-P.;fic marke noss|- liI;tle. Distrib,t;, oints on the Atlan÷c ,,past nre on. establ|shd. present law_requires the taxpayers of A rod-'tion in fre;ht rates to St. levada to bear half the expense of Pa-L Chloao. St. Louis and middle highway construction and all the ex- west velars has ben ecurd. Build- pease of preliminary surveys, orga- in trades oruan{zatioes in wro,, nization and administration. 'pa of the co, retry are slowly .Nevada %nd other western states , "vleldlmr to the emand for lower are now requesting Congress td wed= jabot costs €o eo.'-ond, with droo, ifv the arrangeemnt so that the Cost'l[ :n llv;mr ,rid materil nr[ees nd are lo construction will be apportidhed : refl,,en he war ÷bd'scald of wages. I between ,the state and; the : federalq •. Th;s ene-al imnrovement ta not [ government on the basis of area of/ aaec;dental. ExneHencod heads have,ownership ................. l ben a the helm.-of...the h,mber n- / A vfew of the 'zats shoS :nv:f du,¢,rv and have h,n.'W0rk.J.'nr tire-I 71.$ her 'cent ofall land in Arizonal lIv to nrelmnt ,]it mlglt easily I is still owned by. the federal Vern- hve heen'=a om_fiIeh "shu.tdown ell meat; 46.2 in.California; ,50.3 m Col- h.,  rlod .,. qndt.. / oradoL 682 ,i Idahp;"4%gl  M9* . Xv;tb: ÷eCms./ffn,riar; tldtnt.[ tang; 90.6 'NevMa; 49.9 in New actvltv from 11 'sections 6f the oun..l Mexico:, 50 in Oregon; 79.8 in, Utah; , vtrv, the worst has undoubtedly b e| ' ,,,4,, .,.-,,-'-8 = ....... .  | .,t 1 "' v .e *- -,:, .. COUNTY TREASURER REPORTS POLL TAX PAYMENTS SLOW So far only about 400 poll tax re- ceipts for $5 each have been issued by County Treasurer Ada Clothier and as this tax must be paid during May or become delinquent June 1st over two thousand in the county must come fm-,ard soon. The tax is due from every male or female between the ages of 21 and 50 years, and where there is no real property it becomes a lien on any personal prop- erty. In the case of employes the employer is required to withhold $5 from the first pay check in this month if the former cannot show a receipt. The law was made so drastic that the sheriff can take the shirt off your back WILL HOLD ANNUAL COUNTY FAIR AGAIN APPOINT PRESIDENT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FIND REPRESENTATIVES F R 0 M FARMING DISTRICTS FAVOR CONTINUANCE OF AN NUAL EXHIBITION t In following out the expressio]a of the Pomona and local .granges as well as farmez generally over Meson if that is all in sight after the delin- county, the Commissioners at their quent list reaches that officer after session Monday ordered that rite an- June 1st. nual fair be held this year, and ap- ointed Warren Lincoln a well4mown kokomish stock farmer, to have it RAILWAY COMPANY in 'charge. The larger farmin dis- ]tricts were represented at the meet- TO ERECT FOUNDRY; ling and all were agreed on the im- [portance to the agricultural Section land in favor of having the anual EQUIPMENT READY county,resources. The annual fair was omitted last year because of divided opinion and failure of some interested farmer rap- SOON BEGIN CONSTRUCTION OF resentative to come fotvard and of- fer his smwices, and also because of BUI,LDING TO HOUSE CUPOLA the considerable defici$ of the pre- FeR MAKING OWN BRASS vious fair. However, as the extra AND IRON CASTINGS cost was largely due to new build- ins and equipment added that year, which makes the facPities at the fair The Peninsular Railway Company grounds here fairly complete, the ac- will sho]ly begin the erection of a tual expense of holding the fail" this tile buihlin adjoining the present fall are expected to be nearly if not machine shops in which will be wholly coy(red by receipts from ad- missions and concessions unless the housed a new deparbnent, an iron season should be very unfavorahle. and brass foundry. The cupola and The date of the fair has not y equipment were purchased at one hcen set but the general opinion was of the former shipbuilding plants and that it should be heht later than last " time, perhaps in early October, when RACE FOR PENNANT s here ready for setting up, which products are generally better matur- must be (lone before the building led for a good showing. RESULT TRACK MEET goes up / Mr. Lincoln has taken hold of %he The company accumulates largejob in earnest, amt is calling for the quantities of old and damaged cast-] help of every farmer and citizen in ings which have heretofore been sold/making the fir this 'year the biggest for junk and shipped out, but all this success possible.. He will have the will hereafter be used, in connection assistance of M. F. Knight, who 1/"as with new material, for the casting served as secretary for several year.s, of many special parts as well as rag- and plans to visit the farmers m ular equipment which gives out. every, section of the county to an- The brasses required also form courage their co-operation. a costly item in keeping 'up the 1.oco- ' " m0tives and logging trncks, and these 1 qIH% " -- will also be cast m the new plant. fl[ , DROPS A larg tmrt 0f'the patterns are .al- " " ' ' ready owned, bY the ¢ompl!ly, .but ,a HARD'.FOUGHT GAME pattern department Will De" provideL The foundry is planne4"to"care for: " ' ,TO MONTESANO TEAM ttl!., the raih-oad, and ,logging camp work o:f.this section. The Peninsular company als0 has WILL PLAY RETURN' AS in contemplaiton replacing the old WITH ELMA AND MONTE  ' machine shops with a new and arger tfld building, bht will awai'more.en- HERE MAY 22 AND.29  couraging conditions before under- taking'this more extensive work. The The Camp Two baseball team as I present quarters are much crowded defeated by Montesano, at that cP:y and new equipment, s bemg addq( last Sunday in their hardest fought, as new work is undert'aken. " game of the season. The final score LOWEST IN YEARS ' showed 3 to 0 against tteih'. They • " " OI " " G ) are satisfied I that the. p]aed erie of POUR GRA'YS HRBp the best teams.in the soffthwes%, as t 'MILLS NOW EMPLOYiN Moutcsano had on their strirtg a t REA'L AMERICAN S ONL number of hh-mer league players Y from Aberdeen. t -- ' ' Camp Two is c'edited with" two ] Hoquiam, April 30.--Startling Men- hits while the victors only have six |day morning, every employee of the to their credit, and only one of the }E.'K. Wood mill must be an Ameri- can, or must promise to make appli- three runs was a(tually earned. cation for his citizeuship papers Camp Two has return games sched- uled with EIma and MonteSano to be wthin 15 days, according to an an- 1, d "e • "' ....   pxe n.re on May 22nd and 29th. nouncement., mane last. evemng. ,, by,; ];'ollowing is' the scot'e o rest' ' Sun- District Field RcpresentaUve *. " a.L .......... : ' Murphy of the Loyal Legion of L(g- " "' ' Cam ' gc, rs aiid Lumbernien, in c6njunction • p lwo with Mam]ger O. M. Kel!og and l ,, AB  H P O A Assistant Manager George C. Ke]logg]t °ss ........... t  v I ,1, 2 0 _. ,.^ xxr, ...ill • /rlesse ....... srct 3 u u , 0 1 UI bl| vv uu **1 * With this mill on a strictly Amer-]Gm'don .......... t' o 0 I 0 2 0 .,_,h,hcl.h'.t,fo]rGrltv..'. "" ..... S Harbor / Hawk .......... C 2 0 0 9 0 0 :=::,.:=-=,:::'2:,,,;oe,ns will/Slade ........ SS  0 0 2 0 0 be employing only ,men who az'c] Cole ........... Ll, : 0 0 1 0 0 citizens. The first to adopt the Richardson .... CF 2 0 0 2 0 0 Americanization system was tbe Eur- Daniels ...... 1st 3 0 0 6 0 0 eka mill of Hoquiam, the Western Valley ........ RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 up" when we face the statistics garnered by the tax = eports that it spent about six million dollars for .... c6iffectibns last year, eight million for tobacco, two million for billiards and pool and a half million on the azzdance. Neither can money spent in such fashion be characterized as waste, but it raises the question whether or not the cry o "hard'times,' arises more from the desire to satisfy our tastes for luxury and pleasures unrestricted rather than from any real inability to meet the cost of living says the Wash- ]ton State,'Weekly. . '- ; 'There should, of course, be a sensible limit to such expenditur.e, which there unfortunately is 'not in America. We quite generally pay for our pleas- ures first, and wprry about the rent and grocery bill second. The Aierican palate is being dulled by too ":azz " much j , anl it seems to be about time to turn " about and take our pleasures moderately. Wastefulness and recklessness in spending has become so much a part of, the American habit o: living, that the majority of people have a very slight acquaintance with wue economy. Our garbage cans would supply Europe with food, our discarded gar-" ments would clothe its population and the money we spend in riotous living would rehabilitate their stricken lands. But if we would apply some of the money we waste to our own account we would find that expen- diture could be trimmed down from a third to a half; that savings accounts would increase; that simpler meals would suffice and that a limit to pleasure seek- ing would make it nmch less expensive and all the more enjoyable. There is a wide gulf between the ardentpleasure ?seeker and the blue agitator;, but in between there s the pleasant ground of sensible living which it, .would greatly l?ofit most Americans to:,Rrap o or while.,,., :,. . . . . ... , , . and Bay City mill of Aberdeen fol- lowing close after. " HIGHWAY£0NTRACTS gT,BY STATE BOARD IHI)S '!tD][ATE REDUCTION OF 25:ER CENT IN COSTS Pad;ins the eight and a half miles between Tenino and Grand Mound contracted b the tae highway de- p.rtment ygsterday to the Haring- ton-Peters (';olnpany, of Seattle, for $265,232, an ,unusually low bid, esti- mated by Supervisor James Allen to be atout  pr Cent decrease from prcvious pavin pricca..Work on this section of the Pacific LIighway will ho (,()nlll](]]ce(l ,'}S soon as necessalT i)reliminaries can be arrang'ed. Its compktion vili" leave a paved high- way practically all h'e way 'between Olympia and Choha]is. Grading seven milc: from Perry creek to McCleary on the Olympic highway west of Olympia was with- drawn from biddin 5esterday and the state will do the work by day labor in order to. be certain of keep- ins this highway open all through the snmmcr. ! A little more than thrce miles of paving on the Olympic hghvay be- I tween Aberdeen and the Grays'nar" [!her Country club was let to' tbe Pa- ]t cific Coast Paving Company, o: Ta- il coma, for $133,115.  The grading and [(gravelling of the same highway from Discovery bay to Crocker creek, thl:ee and a half miles, was. let to C. J. Erickson, of Seattle, on a bid of ,$50,690. Other highway improve- ment contracts were let an. follows: Pacific highway, grading half mile from Marysville to Simpson's cr6ss ins, McDonald and LaRue, Seattle, $23,122. ; " .... ' Ocean Beach highway, grading and graveling five 'milan, Graysl riven ito Deep river, Pacific Coast P.avng company, Tacoma, $32,825 .... Linton ........ RIP 1 0 0 0 0 0 Montesano AB R H PO K E Moore ........ 2ud 4 0 2 3 2 0 Gilkie ........ CF 4 '1 2 I 0 0 Rubbottom ....C: 3 O." 0 5 3 0 Dean .... ,,..rd q,.. 1 0 0 0 Johnson ...... ]B" 4 u 0 5 0 0 MaRoney ..... .,.RF 3 .1 .0 .0.,_0 0 Care ...... .>.SS.3 1., lo Beck witJ "...,:...P"t2 0.: ]..-3 0 Score by innings:,. :t 2 4 5v¢ 7 :'9 Mont¢ano ... 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0"--3 Canp . ' ' 00 •00.0000,0--0 • B.tte'ies--Monte s a ; o, 'Beckwith, Ruhl)ottom; Clinpy. 2, ,Gordon, •Hawk. Struck out--1y Beckwith 13, by % Gordon 7. Bases on ballsby Beck- wth, 2; by Go,don &- Umpir/-PickoMag. ! OFFERS SPURNED ON "BONUS BONDS Rates of Interest Ih, manded in Follr Bids Held Too High by State Board Olympia, May 2.--The state boal'd of finance today ]-ejected all bids on $6,000,000 of t)onds for soldier bon- use. The board anhounced tbat ac- tion toward obtaining new bids will not be taken for a month, as all members of the board are on the state committee, which leaves to- morrow for a three-week tour of roads. T " " " , " he ;five bds conmdered embracmg four .propositions, were rejected be- cause of interest demanded were re- garded as'too high; The beam feels that by postponing the matter for a while it ,will be abt¢ to obtain better bid. .......... As only $2,846,960.61 from the $5,000,0)6 of bonus bonds already hd been paid out ,V the veterans' com- pensatlon depari,.nent, is of the opin- iov..that the delay will not hinder the payments to veteran& . < _ .  :. .',Z ,iil*;* .... • 3,