The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-03-22

un-welcome change, we have escaped
so much of our usual share this month
April showers are coming before
their time. as the weather has been
showery since Sunday, which was a
splendid day.
The new post Office quarters in the
old Satsop building are about ready
for the Office, which will probably be
moved next week.
The Eleventh street residents are
arranging to have their bridge put in
repair again and expect to have the
pile driver set the foun dation.
Taxes are coming very slowly on
account of the extension of the time
of delinquency from April 1st. to July
1st. giving us three months additional
time in which to pay our debt to the
county.
Sunday was st. Patri ck's Day, and
the wearing of the green was in
order. Our paddy" was, as usual,
gayly decked out with ribbons in honor
of his country's liberty, and he approp-
riately celebrated the day.
Receiver Dobson is arranging to I'M
load the Washington Southern logging
trains at the booming grounds by
means of donkey engine, similar to
the idea successfully used on the Port
B1akely road at New Kamilche
The Supreme court has handed
down decisi on affirming that of the
Superior court of King county, in the
case of Mary NJ. Miller. respondent VS..
Washington Southern Railway Co.,
appellants, A. H. Anderson and J. r.
Mcdonald, defendants.
A. Swanson has raised several
bushels of hu1l-less barley, which is
frst-class for chicken feed or most
any purpose. 1t grows we'll and is
easily threshed out. Samples can be
seen at Hunter & Eaton's, cents a
pound.
| w. Rodenberger made a trip to
]. A. Coles camp n the Port Blake1y
road Wednesday. He reports an ac-
cident on the preceding day, by which
several men were injured, one having
his leg broken; by tree falling in
| their midst
Eliab Dunbar has piles on the ground
to build an abuttment along his prop
erty at Eleventh and Gotta streets.
The Go1dsborough creek is cutting
into the land in several places, and an
effort must be made this summer to
clean out the logs and brush and
straighten its course.
The census of the state will be taken
by the assessors again this Summer.
Judging from the birth rate and the
settlers dropping in, Mason County
should be advanced at least one class
on this census. By summer the tran
sient class will be as numerous as
usual in the lumber woods.
| Joe. Doyle shipped raft of his logs
away from Union City last Friday.
The Union City boom Company has
been holding these logs on account OF
claim for boom services, which will
probably be determined by law, as
the raft was taken without their con-
sent. 1t is a question whether they
have legal claim.
s'Huntley's Code' is a compilation
of the Code of 1881, Hills and the later
cession laws, and is a very complete
authentic book of our state laws, in
concise shape for convenient reference
!. by Justices and others. 1t is really
better than Hills Code and sells al
less than half price, $3.50. Call a
JOURNAL Office and see a copy.
5 Mrs. Fife1d, of Tacoma, state presi
dent of the W. C.. T. u, will visi
l Shelton on Wednesday of next week
5 March 9th, addressing the ladies in
3 the afternoon at the Baptist Church
: at $50 O'Clock. AT 7:30 in the evening
S she will also give public lecture OF
: temperance subjects. and cordial in
I vitation is extended to all to attend.
All laws become operative ninet,
: days after adjournment except sucl
: as have emergency clauses, which
5 take effect on approval by the Cover
= nor. Governor McGraw has approves
!, housebi1l SO relative to the measure
d ment and inspection of logs, and tn
: formation of lumber districts, also 20t
for organization of boom companie
to improve streams for the purpose o
!. driving and holding logs, and fxinI
: maximum tolls therefor.
f In another column will be found tn
.recerd of inS9qments 6le4 in tn
g Auditor qe Tor the week endin'
j March 90 II the future the JouRNA
3 will publish this matter, affecting res
4 estate IN Mason County, for the gen
s eral information of the public. Thi
I'll information will prove of value
& many persons if preserved for refer
g euce, and. this record alone will b
= worth the subscription price to Law
: Iyers, bankers, real estate and loa
concerns, throughout the country.