The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-25

past turce mOntnS. Inc trcStlc OF The Ma.
son County Central railroad was built, and
an extension remains to be done, when in
creased landing facilities are required
An estension of about 600 feet to the Sat
sop company's short treste is about com.
pletcd, and track is laid TO the end, form.
inc considerable addition to the COM
pany's dumping grounds for logs. An
other improvement they have made, which
is not yet completed, is a dock for the
purpose of hewing spars, to be $50 by 12e
in size. And for the benefit of the people
another big improvement is made by
David Shelton. 1t is the new wharf, at
the foot Of Railroad avenue, to be about
500 feet long, with frontage of $50 feet
| on the bay. The approach will be IL foot
| wide, and the main wharf 96 by 81 feet,
with an extension connecting the pres
ent wharf. A convenient slip will be put
| in. and ample warehouses built immcdi.
ately. so that it will he ready for the &C.
| comOdation of traffic as soon rs possible.
| This wharf when completed will cost not
less than 5000 and Mr. Shelton is build
ing it for the benefit of the people, as it
| may not reimburse him for several years,
yet the work is public-spirited one
| which will be appreciated by those who
| the piles is not yet finished. but the driver
was taken to Olympia to drive the piles
for steamer grid-iron.
AN old story says that a fisherma n
found in his net. which he drew to shore
a bottle. In this bottle an Afrite was
imprisoned. The prisoner came to the
fisherman with prayer of deliverance.
And when the fisherman unstopped the
bottle, the genius swelled at once into
proportions vast and even frightful. He
could no more be gotten back into the
bottle. There he stood an awe-inspirin g
and immense development, Overshadow
ing the trem bling fisherman. 1t is an old,
familiar fable. but true to life all the time
Passion cries for deliverance Let me
out! What is the result? Read the ia
ble once more. Habit wants room. It is
given. Little by little it grows, until the
miserable pOssessor of it stands aghast
and powerless in its overshadowing pres
ence. What lesson is here that tens
of thousands should learn this winter
Teachers, now is your opportunitY.-T
Northwest Teacher.
The Washington Magazine, an illus
trated monthly, designed to fill the home
field, heretofore occupied by the West
Shore. of Portland, is issued by Alcxan.
der Begg, of Seattle. The managers hava
in connection exhibit rooms. and they de-
sire to secure samples of all kinds of prod
ucts OF the vicinity properly labeled-of
grasses, cereals, hops, timber and miner
| ais generally, which will represent our
district before the strangers who visit the
rooms, and attract attention this way.
Any person who has good specimens OF
any sort, can leave them at this office, and
they will be sent free of expense to send
ers. Anything worthy of exhibit will be
received. The Washington is a magazine
representative of the state.
The town council failed to congregate.
at the last meeting as usual. But two meet
but to settle for the First street bridge
Chairman David Shelton has labored
| considerably to get quorum to atten d,
| but to date his efforts have not been
| crowned with much success. If the
councilmen connot spare the necessa nv
time, at least during the regular monthly
meetings, TO devote to the towns inter-
ests, it would be good idea for them to
give someone else chance. The CHAIR
man will personally visit each member
and notify him that the next regular
meeting will occur ON Monday the fourth
day of November, and that there are sew
eral important matters that are rusty from
want Of attention. at least the people
| think SO.
The famous painted rocks of Lake Che
Ian are described as follows: Imagine a
perpendicular and pearly smooth wall of
granite, with no chinks or crannies that
would enable one to descend from the
heights above OF to ascend from the water
below. Twenty feet above the water. are
painted series of figures Of Indians. bears.
deer, owls and other animals The pig
ment used is black and red, and the pic
lures as clear apparently as when made
AS the water of the lake varies only
eighteen inches in light during the year,
the ancient artists must have done the
painting while in their canoes, and while
the level of the lake was nearly twenty
higher than il is now.
The origin of the name Chutauqna is
said to he the exclamation of the Indian
chief who, driven to desperation by the
energetic tongue OF his squaw, plunged
headlong into the Lake. exclaimlng. as he
went, "she talk away, she talk away
There is terrible suspicion that the
ghost of the old squaw still haunts the
shades of ChautauQua, and bewitches the
tongues of not Overwisc speakers.
Olympia is to be connected with a gen
uine railroad, the narrow guage having
been sold to other parties and will be
changed to standard size. A prominent
man Interested in the transaction says
Long before any other road is built to
Gray's harbor there will be broad gauge
connecting line between the Olympia and
Chehalis Valley railroad and the line now
running between Kamilche aud Monte
san0."
| A Sunday school teacher told her pu.
nils to repeat an appropriate verse from
the bible as each dropped penny into
the box. The first boy, as he dropped his
penny. said: The Lord lovcth cheer.
ful giver:" the second, "He that giveth to
the pour, lendeth to the Lord;" the
third, Z" A fool and his money are soon
parted"
DENr1srRY:-B. r. Freeland has
bought DR.. Canyons Dental office in
Olympia, and is prepared 10 do all kinds
of Dental work at reasonable rates. Oh
flee in Rogers Photographic Gallery.
The Northern Pacific has placed Sc.
attic on par with Tacoma as a shipping
and distributing point by abollshins the
AGENT arbitrary between Seattle and Stuck
Junction.
White, the forger, at Seattle Friday,
was given fourteen years in the pen; a
boy burglar, received one year; O'Brien
was given fourteen years for highway
robbery.
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