The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-02-15

the ladies, or the american
Farmer and Farm News"
| thrown in.
Dance in benefit of Episcopal church
at Odd Fellows Hall Tonight.
Public school is closed while the
teachers are attending examination.
Thursday was St Valentines day
Munsou had quite stock of COMICS
B. Wiley brought new horse from
Puyal1up last week, for use in his livery
business.
The tug Favorite took a intersection
raft of logs to the ST. Paul & Tacoma
Mill this week.
The town authorities will make fu
ture scraps in the lower part of town
expensive to the scrappers.
Liucoln's Day has been declared d
legal holiday by recent act of legisla
ture, and will be celebrated February
18th.
The steamboat landing in front Oh
]. w. Lott and VIM. Kendrick' ranch
es on Hartstein Island, will be known
as Carsen landing.
Lewis Shelton has received a big
surveying contract, involving about
SIP 600, which includes a number of
townships for the government.
The regular quarterly teachers ex-
animation will be held Thursday and
Friday, under the direction of Supt.
Gunderson, Mrs. Kennicott and Miss
Ford.
Geo. Cyphert's new smokestack ar
rived this week, and has been placed
in position. The mill is now working
full crew getting out lumber to fill
orders.
The JOURNAL. can furnish the latest
International Webster's Diction airy,
with patent index and holder cheap to
some school district, or person needing
such volume.
John kneeland has begun the con-
struction of his new house on his
block corner Of Gotta and eth streets
and will have comfortable dwelling
when completed.
Jack Shaw, an old hand at hewing,
is squaring out a big timber for the
w. S. turntable, to replace one which
has become decayed. The other side
was renewed last fall.
The steamer Clara Brown will be
put on the ways at Tacoma, for a
thorough overhauling, and may be
placed on the Shelton route, although
Shelton now has good steamboat SER
vice.
w. II. Johnson. of SCOTS prairie,
winged big swan from a flock of a
score or more of the big birds, flying
from the North pole to herald early
spring. The bird weighed about 80
pounds, and was fine specimen.
According to the present law all per-
sons desiring to work out their proper
ty road tax, must, On or before March
Is, notify their road supervisor, giving
an accurate description of their prop
erty on which said taxes are assessed.
Mcdonald & O'Neill's delivery team
took another 'flier" Saturday and have
another delivery wagon to their credit.
W. r. Early has the lively pair on the
Union City stage, and few weeks of
that route will take the starch out of
them.
The city registration books are now
open at the Clerks office in Bank
building. Register while you think of
it. AS there is not likely to be a
general election this year the books
for voters outside the city will not be
opened.
Our Hartstein correspondent sug-
gests poultry organization, with an
nual exhibitions. That is a fine idea.
There is already some splendid strains
of blooded poultry in Mason County
and such an organization would be of
mutual benefit.
We have received articles dealing
with recent letter of Burbanks and
also the attack on Treasurer Maxwe1rs
bond. The first is hardly worth reply,
and like the latter, speaks for itself.
The petition contain ned several mis-
representations, but, as the raatter is
settled, there is no need of referring to
them further.
Don't forget the A. o. U. W. concert
and ball next Friday night. All the
local talent has volunteered services,
and reference to the program pre-
scented elsewhere will show what
splendid entertainment will be provid-
ed. Admission Is cents. The dance
after the concert will cost fifty cents
extra.
The Asmus Orchestra is hard at
work and other parts are being prac-
ticed for the concert and Ball on Wash
ington's birthday, and no pains will
be spared to make this the event of the
season. Refreshments will be served
in the hall at small cost. Tickets for
concert 25c; Ball Soc: proceeds to be
used for the relief fund of the A. o.
U. w. lodge.
The Epworth League will hold their
usual monthly social in the Odd Eel
lows Hall this, Friday evening. 1t
will be a recognition social Persons
attending are requested to bring the
first photograph Of themselves ever
f,1re,, which will ne handed to a conn