The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-03-02

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January adjournment at Shelton OF
the oath ult. Teachers and othe,
members present were as follows
Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus F. Knight
of the Shelton school, z. F. Rafferty,
of Dist. No. 3, Clarence Fisk, a High
School pupil and holder of a second
grade certificate of Mason County
The following High School pupils de-
serve favorable mention for the yea
and attention they have shown from
time to time in the discussions had by
the principal teachers and real educa'
tors of Mason county, who~have held
the Reading circle sessions for pro-
fessiona1 advancement. Indeed these
pupils have shown better example
than some teachers, who are teaching
in the county, who are enrolled as
members and have avoided attendin g
but one session, being absorbed by
amusements entirely foreign to the
profession of teaching. The pupils
alluded to are Fannie Covil1e, Chas.
McReavy, Fred Day, Edith Knee1and
Jessie and Gyneth Knight who have
| been regular IN their attendance were
excused by reason of sickness. The
subject for consideration at the March
meeting is Principles of Teaching of
part second of Whites Pedagogy. 1t
is hoped that greater number of our
teachers will give more attention to
this very important professional work
and be in attendance at our sessions on
the last Saturday of each month.
G. S. BRUMBAUCH, County Supt.
FRANKLIN ST. WALKS.-Much com-
plant is being made because the
Council rescinded that part of its reso-
luton ordering sidewalk to be con-
structed along Block. II, on Franklin
street. This block is owned by David
Shelton and is the last block on the
line of sidewalk. Some of the pro-
perty owners have gone SO far as to
Say they will not build their sections.
The JOURNAL hopes the work will be
built, indeed, action should have
been prompt, and the work done last
fall, and hopes that great deal of
permanent Improvement will be made
this summer, but unless the burden is
equally distributed upon all, very lit
| tie progress will be made in that line.
The reason given for relieving block
| II is that it benefits but two or three
but for that matter, the last few blocks
do not benefit a great many residents,
and all should be built if any work is
Done, Not one property owner along
the street will find it an easy task to
build his sidewalk at this time, and
Dayid Shelton would not find it any
harder than the others. Let all be
built; or let it so by default, as usual.
! MASON Co. PRODUCE EXCHANGE
Arrangements are being made to form
an exchange in Shelton. and the pros
pectus published on the 4th page out
lines the idea. A reliable medium of
exchange would certainly be a grand
thing, and capable of being made a
big thing. The main object is to ex-
change the products of our farmers
with those of Eastern Washington,
flour, wheat and the like. It is plan
ned that a local farmer may bring his
produce to this exchange, fix his own
prices, governed by the markets, and
secure in return anything he may de-
sire, provisions, farm machinery, ETC.
1t is expected to sell such produce at
wholesale to large consumers, and
thus secure the cash necessary to pay
for farm machinery and such articles
as cannot be secured on an exchange
basis. The plan is much of an ex-
pertinent, but will be of value to the
farmer, if it can be successfully in
augurated.
| CAPTURED PIGTAILS. = When the
Odd Fellows we're returning from
Kamilchie early Saturday morning,
they saw strange sloop pulling away
from the Westside. Deputy United
States Marshal Prince was on board
the steamer Doctor and concluded that
a gang of Cinnamon had been SNUG
gled in. He posted DIR. Mcdonald,
special Chinese inspector, who took
the train for Gate City which is the
great pathway for the Ce1estia1s on
their way from salt water to Portland.
where they have no difficulty in regis
ftering. DIR. Mcdonald succeeded in
catching two and brought them to
Olympia where they were taken before
United States Commissioner O'Brien
and their hearing set for Monday
afternoon. One of them can talk
pretty good English and claims that
he came from Cosmopolis.-
To SELL SCHOOL LANDS. The state
land commission have fixed dates for
the sales of school lands in several
counties of this state. One of the
Commission will conduct the sale of
Mason County school lands on Satur-
day, May 5th, 1894.
HIS VIEWS" taxin' incomes
amt the thing to do to make the coun-
try RICH" said Uncle Silas. They'd
oughter tax expenditure. People'd
spend 1ess'n' save more them
! We have received from the Ameri-
can Humane Education Society. the