The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-05-17

| being out all THURSDAY night, Ietuthe
a Judgment for the defendant. Mr..
John McReavy, for the Company, has
since arranged to handle the Doyle
logs remaining in the river, on salts
factory terms, and there will be no
new trial. The jury in the case OF
Joe Trainer VS. Satssp Railroad Com
pany, damages for right OF way
across plaintiffs land. remains unset
tied, as the jury, after being out all
night, reported their inability to come
to an agreement. The local bar were
somewhat unfortunate at the last term
of court, losing the most important
cases to visiting attorneys. Several
prominent attorneys from Seattle and
| Tacoma were before the court.
Business is a bigger thing than
ordinary politics, and the people are
beginning to find it out, says one OF
our exchanges. The great industrial
and commercial movements that create
new markets, give profitable employ
| ment to thousands, furnish business
for our transportation lines and bring
prosperity to the farmer, the mechanic,
the merchant and the professional man,
are of far more importance than party
wraugles based upon sectienal
prejudice Any community that is
able to swap politician for a sawmill
will have the best of the bargain.-
Republican.
Messrs Hunter & Eaton, are now
doing business with a Stimson scale.
one of the most useful invention Of
the age. BY one operation any COM
putation is made and the proper
weight given. The general principle
of the balance is the same as in an or
binary scale, but the slide works over
a graduated scale. Adjusted to the
amount called for, and the price per
pound, the proper weight is given; or
the pounds being given, opposite the
price per pound will be sfound total
price. 1t is very interesting machine
and will be worth your while to see,
with slight change it can be made to
weigh in tenths and twelfths yards
The farmers crops are looking
splendid, although somewhat late.
Potatoes and other roots are doing
we'll, also the fruit is looking we'll
and will be full crop, unless it be of
certain varieties of cherries which
were pretty we'll thinned out by cold
rains at critical time. Small fruits
Of all kinds promise an immense
yield, and strawberries will be on the
market not later than June LIST. The
wild black berries look thrifty, and
will be plentiful this year, if they
don't get nipped.
At the regular quarterly teachers
examination last week, Mrs. George
Champlin was granted a second grade
certificate, Misses Ella Robson and
and Carrie Callow, each third grade.
Miss Cora Duckworth made a general
average Of 20, but lacked requisite age
for certificate. Perry Jones took the
competitive examinati for entrance
to the State normal school at Ellens-
burg. He was successful, and intends
to attend at the opening of the next
term.
Here is the way an exchange under
stands the new game law: Book
agents may be killed from August LIST
to October LIST: spring poets from
March to July LIST; scandal-mongers
from January LIST to December 31st
inclusive; umbrella DO rrowers, from
FEBRUARY list to May 1st and from
August 1st to November LIST. Open
season all the year around on life in
snrance agents and the fellows who
borrow their neighbor's papers.
A lady in town, who is tri1e deaf,
rnistook Assessor Fairbairn with his
knapsack for a book agent and prom
pity and decidedly informed him that
she did not want any of his old books,
|
, being somewhat bashful, took the hint
but he did not forget to call on the
lady's husband, and get his worldly
possessions down. The Assessor
can't be "shooed off" in any such
| fashion
The entertainment rendered by 10.
5 cal talent in the Kneeland Hall las,
i Friday evening, was success and the
attendance large. After the musical
program the affair was turned int a
: dance. which lasted till an early hour
Refreshments were served in the hall
Several Olynpians took part in the
: musical program and enjoyed them.
selves at the dance
The Coupeville Times says that st
Vitus dance fakir from Shelton has
been working the Island people. He is
probably the ,nendicant with a throa,
trouble that called for frequent appli.
cations of beer,-and Shelton has nc
claim on him except that he worked
=. this town last summer.
Chas. A. Lunan. agent for the pub.
LEGATION. Worlds Congress of Reli
gions," is around. The book contains
the addresses made at the Worlds
Fair, by the leading representatives OF
the various religions and creeds OF
the world, and sells at %.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Campbell, Mark
+. Reed, F. M Convey, G. C. Pritchard