The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-19

| thrown in.
Woods fires in the vicinity of Day
ton burned up the county bridge thi.
week and Com. Specie was in towr
Wednesday, arranging to replace it.
| Track laying has been begun on the
old Satsop grade, and the Satsop val
ley farmers are now forced to take t.
the old rough road, until the new roae
is established and opened.
The Tacoma daily Union was repre-
scented in town this week by canvas
ser. The Union for young news
paper is quite creditable sheet, ant
handles free united press dispatches
| The W. A. P. A. ice cream festival
last Saturday evening was a decided
success financially and otherwise, and
the cream was said to be the best
served this summer. Six big freezers
full were disposed of.
The Simpson Logging Company
will soon be in full operation on the
Peninsular Railroad. Camps will be
located near Lake Newatzel, and Jos.
Simpson will move his crew from the
Hartstein Island camp shortly.
August 7th, has been set by the
Commissioners for the purpose of
hearing claims for damages Oh the
Wiss and Ellison roads; and Aug 9th,
for the hearing of petitions for chang
es in the road district boundaries.
The logging trucks which Jumped
overheard from the end of the dock
some time ago were recovered last
week, little the worse for the trip, eX-
cept for rust. The tool car was also
recovered. but the tools are gone.
1t seems now that the fire boys and
their work is being somewhat better
appreciated. A supper would be none
too much pay for the clothes spoiled
and the hard work done by members
of the volunteer company.
In another column will be found a
letter from Pickering, telling of the
Morris and his family, by the burning
of their home and loss of it's contents
Mrs. Morris and the children have been
sick for the past two years, and the
family is worthy of any help that can
be given them. Any clothing or sup
plies left at this office will be sent
them without any expense.
Mr. Sko1field brought over from
Portland, his sailboat in which he
sailed from Olympia to their camping
place, on She Hall Donation claim, now
the property of Mrs. Skolfeld. Last
year Mr.. Skolfe1d, who is connected
with a large wholesale grocery firm,
brought his supplies over from
Portland; but this year he bought his
supplies of Hunter & Eaton, having
seen their price list in the JOURNAL,
and saved the freight.
The school directors of Shelton Dis
trict No. 1, at their meeting Wednes-
day evening decided to call an cleo
ton for the purpose of authorizing
the levy of a special tax Of five mills
for school purposes. The district is
about $1,000 in debt, and as there has
been no school tax for three years,
there should be no objection to the
special tax for the purpose of continu-
ing the school in its present state of
efficiency.
The auction fake has pulled up
stakes and taken away what is left of
the shop-worn and bankrupt goods it
failed to work off. A number of peo-
pie patronized the outfit to get cheap
goods-and they got them. During
the last week, while the auction" was
going on the Town collected SIS as
license. An ordinance should be
framed to reach the snide bankrupt
stock outfits, and itinerant ''mer-
chants" who stay in town long enough
to work off some of their goods. They
should be treated the same as ped
dlers and charged fee to do business.
If legitimate business man comes to
locate, he should put up guarantee
of good faith, that he intends to re-
| main and de business. Bankrupt or
stolen stocks peddled about the coun-
| try work a great injury to Legitimate
business which pays taxes and is of
benefit to the town. Again, these
merchants as a rule, are not above
swind1ing their customers, and any
one dealing with that class must ex-
pect to be bitten more often than not.
The best plan is to have nothing to do
with travelling fakirs of any kind.
| c. c. Cushnlan, representing the
Northwestern Nursery of Wal1a Walla,
is again here canvassing for fall de-
livery and reports doing a good bust
ness. The stock delivered in this
county by this company so far, has
given the best Of satisfaction and
those wanting anything in this line
will do we'll to order from the North.
western. Their prices are reasonable
and the quality of stock cannot be
beat. Mr.. Cushman came here from
the Grays Harbor region where he did
a splendid work for the fall trade
The newspapers of that section speak
in the highest terms of the quality OF
stock bought from this nursery during
the, past few years, much of which is
bearing fine fruit. A person, to sell
nur sery stock in this state now, must