The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-18

railroad street furnishes many surprises.
over thirty houses have been built west of
Ltgn'h street this year, aud the ring of
inc manner is constant there yet. From
the NIL ON the county road q fair view of
the entire town can be had, where last
spring the trees hid what few houses were
10 that vicinity, This part of town has
!cd IN the march Of building and clear
ing, aud when the council orders the
streets cleared of brush, with perhaps the
three central streets sidewalked, how
great will be the change we can only sur
mise. The council should ordc, all the
streets cleared at once, for we expect our
best growth from this time on, and desir.
that everything possible he uone, to i'm.
prove the appearance of Shelton Action
Is necessary, because there are a few who
hang back and retard any public improve
ment however essential.
The lots in the TOWNSHIP of H0odsport
will be put on the market after the LIST of
August. The Mason County Mining and
Development Co., owners of this prop
er'y, have no desire 10 boom this properly.
II Is their desire that any would be pur-
chaser should fist look over the country
before making an investment. They
wish them TO go back but a short dis.
lance and see the vast bodies of timber,
the fertile agricultural resources, and
then to visit the rich copper and iron de-
posts. After this, if person can see
the future they are willing to sell them
property at reasonable figures. There
probably is no point on the Sound that
possesses SO many valua BILE feeders. 1t is al.
most matter of necessity that there
should be large town at Hoodsport and
no DOM is required Tribune.
Several weeks ago a delegation of In.
dams from the tribe to which Chief Sc
attic belonged came 10 Seattle from POrt
told him they wanted a tablet to mari
the spot in the woods at Port Madison
where their great chief had been buried
They then wen to Mr.. Hillory Butler and
laid the same facts before him. The re-
suit was that MIR. Denny and Mr.. Butler
gave an order at once for $3.50 marble
shaft which will be put up On the grave
as soon as it is completed. lie died fit =
teen years ago.
Eighteen thousand piles have been Or
dered by Il e Oregon Improvement Com
pany for the Port Townsend Southern
railroad, and work on the second section
of ten miles is going on. Grading on
the line at Olympia has been commenced
by the driving of piles. President J. II
Mcdonald of the Satsop railroad, has a
contract 10 supply large raft Of timber
for the road. The line between Port
Townsend and Quilccne is nearly CON-
pleted, a large number of the men have
been withdrawn and sent to work at the
head of Hoods canal, toward Shelf on
and Olympia.-P.-I.
A large assortment of gloves and stock.
lngs at Asmus & Sargison's.
Judge II. G.. Strive, of Seattle, has
stated positively, 1--WE know that the
Northern Pacific has purchased the west
twenty miles of the road. and that the
sale was completed Tuesday night. Con-
corning the transfer of the rest of it l
cannot say" 1t is understood that the
Northern Pacific intends to build from
Olympia to u junction point on the Pu-
get Sound s. Gray's Harbor line, twenty
miles east of Montcsano, and then to Al.
crdeen also, that another branch will be
built to the south side of the harl,or, and
perhaps TO the South Bend country.
JAS. B. Shelton wishes to announce
that their property in the second and
third additions will he placed on the
market on August LIST, and also the new
addition on the hill. which is now being
surveyed. The scale of prices will be
issued soon. The lots remaining on the
level are nearly all sold, and now buyers
must turn their attention to the high
ground that encompasses Shelton on both
sides, in which property now commands
the prices originally paid for the lots in
the town.
The Post Intelligcnccr Of Monday con-
tanned a statement of the population of
the counties of Western Washington,
most Of the returns being incomplete.
Mason County, district 81, A. j Taylor,
north of 9th parallel 9O7; district 80,
south, G. s. Brumbaugh. 1908; total OF
1915, but acknowledged to he incomplete,
as ii will likely take the remainder of the
month to perfect the work. The smallest
county is Skamania. complete at 772.
Sewing machines can he bought on
monthly installments at Asmus & Sargi.
sons.
The R0salia Rustler reads the following
lecture TO the public: ''Patronize your
home paper always and your money will
never be thrown away. Do not bite at
the tempting bait offered by irresponsible
agents of foreign publications, who offer
you something they never intend to give,
IN order to get the money that righttully
belongs to your home paper"
The census enumerators of this state
had to send to headquarters tor III addi-
tional supply of agricultural schedules
to be used in making up returns, as the
number of farms had exceeded the esti
mate of the supervisors and they were
short of official material on which to re-
cord answers.
A Fine stock of boys and Youths
suits at G. w, Freeburger ann Sons.
Gen. John c Fremont, the first candi-
date of the Republican party for the
presidency. died 10 New York on the 18th
aged ~ years Gen. Fremont became
widely known through his explorations
and military service, in the wild west
dating from 1841.
The Washington delegation has agreed
upon j. r. Welty as receiver of the Olym.
pia land office in place of w. IL. Bush,
declined. Mr.. Welly is a we'll known
citizen of Chehalis county, and does not
reside 10 the Olympia land district.
A genuine Calfskin shoe, the hest in the
worlds what they say of the Sunset So. 90
shoe, at Mcdonald & O'Neill's.
The Tacoma mill has changed from
thick to Thin saws, and is satisfied with
the result The old theory that thin
saw will not work in our timber is ex-
ploded.
A well selected stock Of wall paper at
MunsOn's
A libel has been filed in the district
court against the steamer Colby by Grant