The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-02-15
correspondence and County Notes.
HARTSTEIN Feb. Is 1895.

Shelton merchants are selling gran
| ulated sugar at p, Brown sugar Is
pounds for dollar and are paying Il
and Is cents per dozen for eggs in
trade. Olympia sugar is
10 and IL pounds for S1.O0 eggs Il cts.
per dozen. The democratic tariff is
making the hens scratch gravel while
the merchants are trying to get hold
of few pennies to put in the home
missionary fund for the bursted Treas
ury.
Every school house in Mason Couutv
should have the stars and stripes waiv-
ing over her children that are being
educated in them, providing they have
the means to buy one.
The democrats and popu1ists of
Hartstein Island are making quite a
stir in regard to Capt Walter Axtell
not carrying the mail on certain days
IN the week to suit them, thereby leap
ordiziug the interest of the people as
he will probably take his boat off this
run if interfered with too much.
There was quite stir made a year
or two ago in regard to our road laws
not being legal and also large dele
cation appointed that seems to be
keeping mum when there is a chance
to get little legislation in regard to
the road laws that might be of consid-
cradle value to the people, especially
of Mason county.
There is a project on foot to get
another steam boat to ply between
here and Olympia that may bring the
rate for freight and passengers some
where near what is right.
Following is the list of those present
at Mrs. Morris entertainments Mrs.
Jackson, son and daughter; Ollie,
Rena and Nellie Edgbert, Thomas and
Misses Cora and Myrtle Newell, Miss
Lulu Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
and Daisy Haskell; Mrs Layne. Mr..
and Mrs. Cowan; Wallace and Preston
Lott; William Morris, Chas. Vineyard,
Vim. Box and Mr.. Debro.
Mrs. ]. D. Layne and son Eden, re-
turned to Olympia on the City of Shell
ton, after good visit on the Island
Messrs Fredson & Wiley. Shelton
butchers, sport bran new slaughter
wagon.
We don't believe i'll cock fighting, |
but would it not be a good idea for the |
poultry raisers of Mason County to |
have poultry show in Shelton, by
organizing an association for that pur-
pose, as we'll as for the other advan- |
tages of improved towels that might |
be obtained. o. TEMpoRA.
HOOD CANAL, Feb. Is. 1895. |
0. Godkin and family moved last
week, from Tacoma to their old ranch !
near Hoedsport. They, with friends, |
plan to have a steam launch and enjoy
the summer generally.
Word has just been received of the
death of Mrs. Amanda Mcclellan. at
Boise City, Idaho, at the advanced age
of ninety years and six months. She
was the grandmother of Mrs. Myron
Eells of the reservation She leaves
large number of children and grand /
children. and at least ten great grand
children, the oldest of the latter being
twenty years.
S. H. Foster also died at Seattle on
the 9th of this month, at the age of
about seventy-ive. He was the father
of Mrs. Edwin Eel1s, and came to this
coast in 1849.
Last week we saw the pushes on the
pussy willows out, tEe hazel buds and
the grass starting. How is that for
climate compared with the East when
the Thermometer was twenty degrees
below zero, and blizzard blowing?
The follow ing is the report of the
school in District number two. Georges
S. Davis, teacher for the month e:l(l-
ing January 81. The grade require I'd
for the roll of honor is 95 in depol It
ment and IS, in scholarship