The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-04-27

APRIL WEATHER is the
weekly crop bulletin of the depart
inent of agriculture for Western
| Washington:
| A week of glorious weather for al
kinds of crop. has just closed. The
first two days brought cold and cloudy
weather with light rains, but the re-
,nainder of the week was warm and
| dry with more sunshine than usual
The highest temperatures ranged be-
tween 40 = degrees, the latter occur
ing III the central counties on the 10Th
which was the warmest day of the
| week. On the 21st and 23rd light
frosts occurred in some counties, but
resulted in no injury to crops. The
lowest temperatures were from SO to
is degrees. During the correspond
ing week last year the weather was
very cold and rainy, the highest tenn
peratures being only 90 degrees and
the lowest 80 degrees. A considerable
amount of seeding and blowing has
been accomplished. Marsh lands in
the northern counties are now in bet
ter condition than they were at any
time before June last season. The
effect of the warm sunshine on fruit
trees has been almost magical. In
many counties cherry, plum and pear
trees are covered with bloom. All
the early fruit is coming on nicely,
Garden truck is looking we'll and past
uring is good Oats are doing as well
as could be desired. The hop men
were kept very busy pruning and plow
ing. They say the outlook for hops
was never more encouraging than at
present.
WILSON EGGs.-If there is a more
ardent Republican than Capt. George
". Shears, who lives on the Childs
farm north of this village, we do not
know him, and, being a Republican,
he is of course a protectionist also. To
the latter conviction is due the pre-
sence of a curious exhibition in G. w.
Breeds window. 1t is simply a box Of
a dozen and a half of eggs, net one of
which can much exceed an inch in its
longest diameter. The box bears the
label: Laid by a good sized hen;
effect of the Wilson bill. malone,
N. Y, Palladium.
Brigades for Coxey's army are
being organized all oyer the country, |
and, by hook and crook, making their
way Eastward, fully twenty thousand
men being in motion today. This |
is something unheard of in
the history of the country, and serves |
to show that something is the III after
with the country, and has been grow
ing worse for about two years.
The Olyrnpian says Charles G. Will
hanson will again embark in the
business. He has been |
awarded the snb-contract for carrying
the mails between Olympia, Shelton |
and Kanilchie and will purchase a
first class steamer to go on the run,
The contract covers period of four
years, for which the government pays |
s., 319 per year.
Four more weeks of public school, |
and the children enter the long sum-
ner vacation. Arrangements are |
being made for an interesting pro-
gram of exercises by the scholars on
the closing day of the term. 1t is pro-
babe that the next term will be re-
duced to six months.
The Port Blake1y Co. is building
eight or ten miles of new railroad, |
mainly spurs, for the summer work. |
J. a. Cole is i'll charge of the work.
H. lilly Brown is chief engineer in
the laying out of the extensions.
Simpsons Camps are now putting in
about 81 cars of logs daily.
Times are improving on the Sound,
Seattle is said to have plenty of cheap
money, and Eastern people are begin
ming to seek westward again. County
and city warrants are in demand at
slight discount and it begins to look as
though better times were near at
hand. Se1ah.
Joe Doyle has succeeded in dispos-
;,1o- of two ,,,i11iO., foot Of h.. 1oore -,
the Skokonish river, to the B1akely
Mill Company at a fair figure. This
will circulate considerable money in
town, and have the effect of relieving
the situation hereabouts.
The regular quarterly teachers ex-
animation, and also the competitive ex-
animation for free scholarships in the
State Normal schools, will be held by
Supt. rumbaugh on Thursday, May
10th. See notice.
A big cannery is being built at
Tacoma, in readiness for the surplus
fruit Of this season. A cannery pro-
ject would be good ider for some
central point in Mason County.
It is reported that sub-contractor
c. G. Mct'oy has let the contract for
carrying the mail between Shelton
and Satsop to n. S. Ledford, of Che
halls County, no price named.
Sheriff Duckworth sold Wednesday
the ne a of sec. a, tip y, west to the
Plaintiff in William Collins VS. Martin