The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-02-16
In Town Council.

In Town Council.
SHELTON, FEBY. 10, 1894
Council met in regular session. Pre-
sent Mayor, Clerk, Marshal and coun
cilmen Eaton, Munson and Shorter.
Minutes of previous meeting reat
and approved.
Report of water supt. received ant
on motion accepted.
Communication from Theis & Bar
rell of Spokane relating to warrants
of this town and regarding legality o.
the Incorporation, read; clerk autho
rized to communicate.
Bills of AL J Munson, powder S.
and S Caldwell, labor and material
$3.50, referred; same afterwards re-
ported on and warrants ordered drawn
| d. M. Duckworth appeared before
Council as committee from Citizens
meeting in behalf of road to cemetery
asking assistance of Council; action
of council deferred.
| Motion prevailed that Town Mar.
shall be authorized to issue a Poll tax
receipt to all persons presenting time
checks to the amount of poll tax from
| u
Resolution PERTAINING to work on
Franklin street was adopted.
| Motion prevailed that street com.
1nittee order the lumber so that cross
ings on Franklin street will be seven
feet wide.
| Proposition from w. G. Rex in re-
gard to crossing on 3rd and r. R. Ave
referred. Second proposition from w
G Rex in regard to lumber for cross
ing, referred.
Motion prevailed that bond of ] W
Hall as Police Justice be accepted.
Council then adjourned to meet
Saturday evening, Feby. II.
J. w. HALL, Clerk.
THE GAME OF TELEGRAMs.-Here
is good round game for winter nights
called "Telegrams." 1t comes to us
from New England. Any number
may play it. Each player is given a
slip of paper and a pencil. Then one
of the players calls out ten letters at
random from the alphabet, and the
rest set them down in order. When
all are ready, five minutes, say, are al
lowed within which tos make up tele-
gram of ten words, using the given
letters as the initial letters of the ten
words successfully. Then the results
are read aloud. For Instance, the let
tiers B, H, 7, D, w, B, S, S, w, Y were
given, and one of the resulting tele-
grams was: "Baby has tooth. Don't
worry. Bring soothing syrup with
you" The game is a good exercise
for the mind, as we'll as very amusing.
TRY 1.-THE Pathfinder
BIGGER THAN GoD.-When Sandy,
well-known Siwash, an old charac-
ter was before the State Land Com
mission in the natural oyster bed
cases last week, he said in the course
of his testimony: Long year ago,
Indian own all the fish, all the clam,
all the oyster-God give um. Few year
ago Boston man come along; he think
he own all the fish, all the clam, all
the oyster-he measuring about an
inch on his inger] so much bigger as
Cod
J. B. Stewart, pioneer logger in
Cheha1is county, is before the u. S.
Court, charged with cutting timber on
government land, 1000, 900 feet, valued
at $4,000. He was engaged in clear
ing ten acres of land for his mother
in-1aw, Mrs. McGregor, who settled
been in contest by the N. p. To set
tie the contest she bought the land of
the railroad company, and did not Sc
cure patent from the government.
Now it is claimed to be government
lands; and the Company could give no
title.
a, We had the pleasure of listening, on
last Sabbath, to a sermon preached at
the Presbyterian church, in this place,
by Rev. Mr.. Hickerson, D. D., LII, D.
The discourse was most able one and
eloquent1y delivered. The argument
was logical, the language chaste, re-
plete with forcible and appropriate
illustration. Mr.. Hickerson is very
able pulpit orator, a profound thinker,
and has mind stored with the learn
ing which his vocation requires. We
trust we shall be frequently favored
with his presence in Homer Guar
dian, Homer, La.
Capt. Leverett A. Kilton, the we'll
known boat builder at Olympia, who
is on the shady side of sixty years,
but young in spirit, was married last
WCCh, W MISS MIDI II. OlC1 lOah, O.
bride of fifteen years. Capt. is not
unknown to Mason County people,
and dozen or more years ago, ran
the Susie, if we remember correctly,
between Olympia and this County.
G. G. Morgan, manager of the Sat
sop Creamery, has notified the farmers
that it will be started up on March Is.
Farmers in the Wynooche valley, have
organized to build creamery, and it
is said fully hundred of these far
mer's friends will be in operation IN
the state this year, knocking out "for-
eign butter"
THE blizzard season is now on East
of the Rockies. ALI this week terri
fic storm has run its course to the
| Atlantic, being central about Chicago.
| Snow, winds and freezing cold are re-
ported from all sections, and cattle
perishing by thousands, while not
few human lives were lost. On the
Sound the. weather is very mild, as
indeed the whole winter has been, ano
nothing more discomforting than rain
Vick's Floral Guide, 1894.
| 1t contains descriptions that describe, moi
| mislead illustrations that instruct, not exagger
ate. This year it comes to us in suit OF goIu