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VOLUME XXXV. SHELTON, MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1920 NO. 2
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..... '-:BOY 'DROWNS ON "FINAL ARGUHENTS ''' " ' " " ''"
! !JOURNEY HOM00 V ''''t'i, CUSHMAN :
r . SrEND CHmSTMAS AWAIT DECISION
RECEIVE WORD YESTERDAY OF
DEATH OF OTTO JACOBSON THURSTON COUNTY RANCHERS
OF SKOKOMISH AT JOIN MASON TO OPPOSE TA-
HOQUIAM
F. C. Willey yesterday afternoon
was called up by Undertaker Pinnick
of Hoquiam and advised of the
drowning of three men in the, river
near that place, and that one of the
men was Otto Jacobsen, son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. Jacobsen of Uppez Sko-
komish. Mr. Jacobsen, who .,is qm
ployed at the Shelton hoe Fa'ctory,
was informed of the'death, and
stated that Otto, and also JUlius
from Auburn and Elmer from Fern-
dale were xpected in Shelton today
and all were to go to thier home for
the holidays.
f, Details of the accident were"fio
" "gven, but it is thought that,.Otto
was enr¢te,to IItliar from Pol,
son's camps whef' he was employed,
with a party of camp men in an-cute
and the car ran into the, river. It
Was likely closed in mid' the men
helpless to. extricate themselves.from
"'he wreckage in the river.
:, :Otto Jaleo/son:was 22 ybarbf ae
- ,Ind besides" his.'parents lSaves seven
'" lrothers and two sisters. The re-
mains will be brought to Shelton
i lter for intermer/t. ,, .....
WELL KNOWN,,LOGG00
DIES FRIDAY
AN OLD--AIMENT PRESUMABLY
AIDED BY BAD LIQUOR
Milton Ben Matthews, a logger em-'
ployed in the Simpson camps and a
well known character about .town,
died Saturday morning after' a 'short
illness, from old stomach troubles,
presumably aggravated by doses of
:the home-made liquor being peddled
"around town. Matthews was taken
ito custody by Marshal Read Fri,
dar,':'and"',as "he "appeared o be sick
.Deputy Scott remained with him
most of the time and gave him
MAKE FINAL SURVEY
NAVY YARD HIGHWAY
WILL REDUCE GRADES
FINkLVIINK IN" NAVY YARD
- HIGHWAY BEING SUR-
.... VEYED
The final surveys for the long-
hoped-for state highway from Olym-
pia tip to'the navy ward tties and to
Port. Gamble are .no( € being made
under he direction of Charles I.
signer, an employe of the state engi,
neer's .Ce. ,:, : : , ;
. . The road .as .,at .preselat built is
.nearly -to' the. head of' the bay, :ir
inelair •Inlet, and this ha been iiUt
in pretty fair condition, gravelled,
• gr[ded,.:and.well-ditched. It is now
p..rpltQl, $ dwm the grade f0m
te-Hd" ] -the bay 'to ", CharlestOn,
con[ng,.o..arj. 't at the
end of the city dock.
..From a point near the stone quarry,
'.ust. est of Navy Yard City, the
,frq.yill be 50 feet wide, and p.aved
wh 'con'crete. A new road will be
constructed by the county from
resent state highway arounl
aed of the bay, cutting out the
new county road to-Port Orchard, and
the connection with the ferry service
a Harper, ,
. When the' new tate ad county
highways are completed and open for
travel, Cambrain street, Charleston,
will receive" tll of tle trtffic from the
south and from th' west, and also
from the Port Orchmxt pen'insula.
The Navy Yard highway, makes a
connection with the road which ex-
tends up the west side of Hoods
Canal, at Union, and" thi road, known
as the Olympic highway, opens up
the Olympic peninsula to Por An,
gales. .. il
COUNTY BEEKEEPERS
ORGANIZE TO STUDY
APICULTURE METHODS
PLAN TO HOLD SCHOOL IN
NEAR FUTURE FOR BTTER"
MENT OF BE] IAISING
Twenty-fiVe" beekeepers of Mason
County met at the office of the county
agent Saturd,ay r DecemiTer'lSth' and
organized the'Maso Cdunty Bee-
keeper Aspocfation,.', : , '
After a brief discussion a consti-
tution was iop te, ,al ocers fr
,e'ar, v.ere .ele.c,ted as
/ T. : IiegeL
'Charles, H,,
'and
DaYtdti;' .
Wivell, I
bee school
the near future:
FeblfixF , 'at
'in the
aoea
of" tl' brgmizatib were
fif' #ante a .yeai; ancL this
covet;' all expenses, including the
SchooL" ll'beekeepers-of the county
are cordially invited to join the asso-
ciation tmd,'help work for a better
and more profitable apiculture for
llason County,
'The next' meeting will be held at
the cout house J anumT 8 at 1 p. m.
Any one inetrested in, bees will be
interested in this meeting and will
find it worth their while to attend.
SHERIFF'S PARTY
RAIDS RESTAURANT
COMA IN LAKE CUSHMAN
POWER SITE CONDEM-
NATION
Argumev.ts in the case wierein
Tacoma seeks to condemn a large
area about Lake Cushman for pur-
poses of a power site and farmers
whose lands would be affected are
resisting the attempt, were concluded
in Judge John Wilson's 'court in
Olympia last Saturday. A decision
iexpected by the first bf the .year.
Thq hearing was preliminary in its
nature, to clear the way, provided
the decision favos Tacomii to actual
condemnation.
he Cushman lake power project is
vast in scope. Tacoma plans in mak-
ing the power site, to raise the lake
about 130 feet for a lower head, T "
wll practically cut o]T theSkbk0mh
nvr, and will check the irrigation
which farmers in the Skok0mish vai-
1 'ain from it,"tt' IS-degreed, lding
t] , property gat damage. " ,
,. :1 orneys Troy, Yantis, ,Owingjs and
1. ,ger of Tacoma, "represeffflg the
i sts of the farmers, con fl
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l i the use Ior wnlcl Tacoma eel
tl., , ver is not a publ|e/ileessRy i
T € t already has ower su i nt
:" , Claim Moe'I|l
also Contended
ment project, according to
of engineers, will " an
lure of about
people of Tacoma by
only authovhzed the expenditure of
$3D0,000 for the pure]las dfthe site
albne. It was e0ntended that before
fuher steps can be legallly taken on
the project a vote authorizing the
appropriation of the entire amount
must be obtained.
Attorneys for Tacoma in reply con-
tended that under their city's charter
such a Vote is not necessary. They
hold that after the first app)val of
the funds for the site the city gov-
SECURES SAMPLES OF SUSPIC-
IOUS LIQUOR FROM USED
JARS
. Pierce and Mason County quarters.
Ben's Restaurant was again raided Other interests beside Tacoma, it is
claimed, have a stron claim to the
Tuesday morning by Sheriff Potts
and. deputies Scott, Burnett :and Cushman, site and these ;interests "are
Boguo, and a:search made for liquor. I favored by. Mason, County people .as
.',roat While no liquor in quantity was ney.,lrome o.oevemp.ne power.•
hi'gha: found a number of fruxt, jars were lor tn.e use, o vlason tounty corn-
state wil:be able; examined and a small quantity of nunmes, whereas me, .city ,of To-, .
conne'oad a
liquor seeured fromthe draining of Icbe would use the entire power it-,..
"fhll :ssten. ' the lot, although they had apparently I sel, .... "!'; • '..' : , , ,, L., - ....
'.The Ibcatin o highWays:pl;oceeds been washed out; Deputy Scott .was i,ina, , arzumes e pegirt on ,
on:/t much, 'higKr plane no. that/ sent to Seattle with the, smnples for Tnursnay. ifforning be0re Judge ffdhh'
:only',-a few ea':ago, iad building anal,,sm," -an.-, t,' s" .-reported, that e I M. ,Wibson. . TacOma. was. :epleeseld.
o"b.eing d thoame:lbie a residue showed an alcohol cotent of [by Cty Attorney J. Charles Denms,
' . n nt Deputy Percy P Brush and Commis
rao:.r3hstructiotHihways abo_t 6 ..er _e . . .... [ .... . •
"ate qn the saVe*gzdes, . wil No complaint has been filed against oner Ira S. Daw sson and, Llawellyn ...
same:refetnce..611nce and ,h ',,-ie*,r n,,,.,.h .... a h • rvans mtpmnenoel o. m "J. 'C0
-- v-v ................ C el, as . ..-' '... ,.'. , "': .' D', i..r. .
bility fo 'ave[.araffvays. yet, but the authorities are inclined round, pal Jgn, 'aeparmenv.: .zzo..
saving on we'[rstd,ear to.qnake a test of the case, as an aid ne.s, P. ,2I, T.r>y, ,Frank .Owmg "and..
all kinds Of ng'2 in checking the quantity of "bootleg" George, Yn: are. akig.,car2e o;f..,
ce andS, fine liquor that ,seems to be floating me mter, es oI a'number o lason'
arn.nl .h,, .n. ;ouny. armers, .vno" are remm
high ay ........... 1 ....... . .... . . . g
COM1L'ITTEE:. • . affects the great tourist tray.el and . , ,. the' condemnahon on the grounds
Christmas trees will be the main that a possible break in the proposed
features in mm:y homes this year, power slte dam wouldcausefloodlam ....
and extra care is needed to prevent aget of Untold ex,tent, to .many farms
fire and accident, that might mar aid thotmands of acres. •
eminent had power under, charter to,
needed attention. . -. proceed with such development e.x-
The Navy Yard..hghway, which penditure aS it may deem fit fore
Deceased was about 54 .years ell ., ,, .... ' .
ae and one of the old-timL-: ..... l was esmodshed by the legislature public purpose, '. . , .
ohis region He was an',cle.n-lqm e time ago,.will;robably be cared': :The matter has aroused keeq in-
. o ke and well hk . for by the present session, though, of
• . ed by hs ass6 . ......
.ez°s:"m he eamps, but his failing| e°urse, a defimte approprmtmn m not teresth in vm'ious Grays' Harbor,
¢ "made ,hin qn eas,/ vi'ctim f-r ,.certaip. The policy, however, is b
"bootlegger. Not'hin was t-,:,| care fbr the present established roads
here of is family. H was a'mem"-'| and complete work ibn all the trunk
: bet of£the Moose lodge of Tacoma | highways ])efore y Sheps be taken
, a;h [dLe was, presented b| t° locate ne' 3 ads.' "With all the
" Bro: "torn: 'at the';funeral se,.,,^iestablished ys cared for the
which was held from,'the chanel".W"el - | st te wil,::b, ; to stblish othei
• nesday. Rev. Addison Sel cnductedlCOmeJ'*ii' tnd,:eomglte a gre
" " " ...... r I. i' ] "'..he Ibcati highWayS !pl;oceeds
_L_J-'= . " 7 " ,:: ]on:a'.. much '•. r plane no. that/
iNdJt"[| Ti[ [M .... ".. :,:udolY..-a few 'ago, iad building
1[[0[0'{ PU4 ' .i rt 1:, c3hstr Hi]ways are lq:
JVUlllf!k}l Ui IU '|:ate qn th, e*gzdes, with th,':
PIAI l O am1[1l Osmae:refet ,iktance and feasi
,lir41hHD,,. D/t I 1 I.r.[O ] bfl' ty, 1'Or, :a;rairways. Th
,.L, __ , . [ sm'lng on w td ear on cars and
, all kinds Of f"$raffic, the saving
..... of d stance ne are all consder-
ABERDEIN HI .DISPUTED CLAIM i
1 OVULED BY led The problem whicb now
-- .the bringing of capital into the state
TL_ __: ....... , ........... s now equal to the railway problem
anu in consequ s reateq wln
cho,ol football team for the South- the same ianeenor
West Washington football chamnion- ° ? .--Chmlest0n"
• merican °
• shiuwhich wqre disputed by ber- ' ' '.
:' tlee-,.were allowed b'. the 'eligibility ' . :.
committee after a meeting at Cen- "';'"
tralia Saturday. Aberdeen's cMim
was based on the ground that Che-
halls used ineligible players in its
game with Olympia. But the 'corn- ---
mittee found that Olvmpia had 'alsb'
used ineligible playe's,, who should;
have been barred, according to strict
conference rules. With barred play-
ers on both sides the game was not
counted in figuring final team
standings and thus Aberdeen's claim
was nosed out. If the game had
been counted Aberdeen would have
been entitled to a tie.
the festal occasmn.
'The suit invblves action in' both .:
Thurston and Mason County courts.
If Tacoma wins the suit it Wil]'mean,
according to Mr. Davisson. plenty of
power for every person in Tacoma, to
cook, light trod heat. Condemnation
of property will b begun immediate-..
lv should 'Tacoma win. he declared,
it being necessary to obtain right of
way for concrete canals and trans-
formation lines through hundreds of
pieces of property.
While in the giving, spirit it might
bewell to inTiYde your mite' o the suf-
fering children of the Far East or
the suffering at home who are aided
by the little Red Cross seals.
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