The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-03-01


the ladies, or the American
Farmer and Farm News"
thrown in.
! The next session of Superior Cour
will be held on the II instant.
The legislature will adjourn at mid
night of Thursday, March 14th.
We have received a number of leg
islature bills, which can be seen by
anyone interested, at this office.
Public school closes next Tuesday
two extra days being given to make
up for time lost during the teachers
examination.
The funeral of Isaac Harris, il
| Olympia, last Monday was a big at
fair, nearly all the secret societies Of
the city turning out.
DR.. Beach was engaged in slaughter
ing his two porkers this week, and
will have some fine apple cured hams
and bacon as result.
Two pair of fine crochet ladies slip
pers haye been left in this Office for
sale. They are durable and just what
ladies want for house wear.
Frank Williamson has finished
logging for piles on Hartstein Island
and his horse team was brought up
last week, to work in his local camps.
Willie Morrison has received a cot
ton boil and a lot of cotton seed from
friend in Arkansas. The seed will
be planted just to see what they would
do on Puget Sound.
Williamson's camps, Geo Braze1
foreman, has closed down for a few
days, the main donkey engine having
broken down, and will have to be re-
paired before resun1ing work.
AL. J. Munson, has received sample
line of the well-known Myers sprayers
and big order will arrive in a few
days, when everybody can procure
sprayer of the pattern and price to
suit their needs.
The Lenten fast, for those who OBJ
serve it, began on the 9th, Ash
Wednesday, and will continue forty
seven days, until Easter, which falls
on April 14th. Next Sunday will be
the first in Lent.
The Council is considering a plan
to construct a. sidewalk down Pine
Street to the wharf. AS the trest1e
walk is not in good condition and the
people are warned against using same.
a safe and suitable way should be pro-
vided to reach the docks.
Several property owners have come
in to protest against the boys who
make it part of their mischief to
tear pickets from fences about town.
Some of these youngsters might get
caught and their parents forced to
pay fine for such vandalism,
Mrs. r. Lemoine lost a small pack
age, CO ntaining ~ yards blue sateen
white yellow spray, short time ago,
on Franklin street. The piece is nee
essary to the completion of a dress,
and the owner would be glad to re-
ceive it. if it has been picked up.
The City of Shelton is getting down
to her work, and makes the run be-
tween Shelton and Olympia in one
hour and IS minutes even with low
steam. She leaves Shelton at O'Clock
on the early morning trip, and her
passengers are we'll pleased over the
new boat.
Work on the capitol foundation is
progressing favorably, all the base
work being completed, and the first
level Of stone blocks is being laid.
The Pierce County people are making
strong efforts to defeat the appropria-
ton and get the question re-opened,
but they will get left.
The city reservoir was cleaned out
Tuesday afternoon and evening, and
was found to be not in vary bad Con-
dition except the sides had coating
of slime. The bottom was covered
with gravel and made an excellent
filter. The tank is now in splendid
healthful condition, and Shelton s
water can't be beat.
The road up the hill on Angleside
addition has been completed, and a
permanent pile bridge will shortly be
constructed across the Go1dsborough
creek at Seventh street. A good road
will also be opened to connect with
the Shelton-Kamilche road, the pro-
perty holders donating most of the
work.
The acrobatic show given on Satur-
day evening was very fair one, but
the attendance was slim, owing to the
uncertainty of it's character. Those
who went the first evening gave a
good report, and the performance
being repeated Monday evening, they
had a good house. The trapeze,
| tight-rope and ''tumb1ing" work was
first class, the dancing good and the
comedy parts average.
The papers about the Sound are
talking slight shock of earthquake
which occurred at 4:50 last, Monday
morning. The editor was jumping
into his clothes to catch the early boat
and didn't feel anything SO slight as q
Washington earthquake. The City OF
of Shelton, by the way, now leaves al
O'Clock instead of $50 and there was
no occasion for the rush, as we after
wards discovered.