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

grade up the hill to the cemetery
grounds has been opened the full 100
feet on very easy grade of less than
five feet to the hundred, and few
days will put the new road in good
condition for travel. The public gen
orally has put in good work on the
road, merchants. doctors, lawyers,
loggers and artisans haying turned
out for few hours when the weather
permits. Over fifty men were at work
Tuesday afternoon. D.. M. Duck
worth, L. T. Shelton and VIM. Max
we'll are the soliciting committee, and
Chas. Leake is foreman of the work.
The Odd Fellows and Masons are
taking an active interest in the work.
Following is list of the men who
have put in time so far: Ben Snider,
Harry Fortnum, Till Shelton, D M
Duckworth, Johnny Doyle, Jesse
Wooster, Cole Leisure, Thos McLarty,
McCool, Frank Kennivan, Al Ash
field, Hugh Morrison, James Bateman,
Mark Drahan, Chas Leake, L L Hun
ter, r McCrimmon, ] B Shelton,
Harry Durrell, George Huntley, NJ P
Hilton, Jack LaRock, w Cooper, Fred
Day, Charley McReavy, Ralph Coyill,
Hanford Clark, Douglass Shelton, r
Sheedy, Wallie Rex, Herbert Covill,
w Degenhart, Paddy Rooney, F Mar
NOR, F Bayley, G Vining, McPhail per
Butler, Geo Shorter, Hugh Currie, Jno
Culliton, Angle per S Ferris, 0 A
Bayley, John Bennett, F Decker, Ed
Decker, Frank Morris, S Caldwell,
Knight per P Dunbar, c V Dunbar,
Asmus per Bill Shelton, Pedro Bush,
H Dunbar, o Winters, S Mathews.
Bill Gibson, F Wiley and Vogt1in &
Maxwell. Andrew Getty, and Thos
Bordeaux work with team. Several
others have since joined.
A LITTLE SCARE.-About two weeks
ago some one visited the Water tank
and found it nearly empty, and about
that time, some housewives found the
water short. There was considerable
scare over the matter, and it was a
day or so before the cause was dis
covered and stopped, but kept quiet,
There is a sewer from the bank build
ing down the alley to the bay, and
this sewer is flushed every day or so
by turning water into it short time.
The turner" got things mixed and
left the water on one day, and for
about two weeks would go regularly
and shut the water off for an hour or
so, while it was permitted to run un-
restrained through two-inCh pipe the
balance of the time. This drain
caused considerable anxiety and two
days were spent in hunting for the
leak" in the water mains. This
would not be SO funny, had it occurred
in the summer and fire broken cut
in town. Our water system is the
only protection of the city against.
fire, and great care should be eXcrcis-
ed to see that it is always in perfect
condition. It might be we'll for the
new Council to consider plan of inn
proving the ''intake'' at the spring.
Only three applicants for examina-
last week: Miss Hopp, Of Clifton,
were first attempts, and passed credi-
table examinations, though deficient
in one Or two branches and failing to
secure certificates. The questions, as
a rule, are not difficult, but those re-
lating to state school laws and school
government generally stump new
who have never made it a
study. However. this exercise will be
good for the students, showing them
where they are deficient, and strength
ening their desire to excel. !
Hereafter all crossings constructed
by the town will be built full width of
the sidewalk, five planks instead of
three. This will be a good thing, as
it is dangerous to limb and productive
of profanity to attempt to turn out ON
the present crossings, Some of them
being foot or more from the ground,
with an inclined plank on either side.
While blasting out stump on the
root dropped into w. S. McCoo1's yard,
destroying lot of fencing and land
ing up against the chicken house
Powder is avery dangerous thing to
use near town, and often throws stones
and roots a surprising distance, to the
great danger of life and property.
We have received Vick's catalogue
for the new year. It is splendid pro-
duction, besides being a price list of
all kinds of flowers and vegetables, it
gives instructions for planting and
cultivation. Send to Wick, Rochester,
N. Y, with ten cents which will be
credited to your first order.
A large husky gentleman was in
town last week, interviewing our peo-
pie on the subject of stereoscopes and
views, IS cents per stereo, views extra.
The gentleman was ''1eng" on free
trade discussion, but had no exp1ana-
ton for devoting his strength and ia
Tents to such a business.
A petetion will be sent to Washington
asking for several kinds of fish
suitable for several good sized lakes in
the vicinity of Shelton. Carp were
planted in Mason Lake last year, and
it would be good to have the other in
land lakes stocked with food fish.
The state land commission has
reached a decision on the oyster bed
cases; but will not make public the re-
suit until their findings are drawn up,
which will probably be when the board
reconvenes in Olympia next Monday.
Agent Eells sent Robert Jackson
and Charley Conhete, Indian pupils at
the Cheha1is training school, to the
newly organized Indian normal school
at Santa Fee. They want to be teach
ers.
After teaching school for two days
on the second term in the Webb dis
trlct teacher Halferty was relieved by
the directors and has taken cb arge of
the school at 'Willey's mill.
Only few Cinnamon remained in
this district to be registered, and they
made their stay in this country per
manent by registering at Olympia,
Tuesday.
Union City wants general. store,
having none at pre- sent and it's people
BUY most OF their goods at Seattle and
pay heavy freight. Try Shelton iner-
chants