The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-05-24
CORRESPONDENCE and County Notes,
HARTsTE1N. nay u. 1904

Why can't the steamer Seaside make
two trips week to Shelton hereafter.
or at least during the fruit season.
| We hear that some parties not in
favor of public schools are trying to
keep the Jarrel1's cove people from
getting a school district.
The old Otter did not take less than
five hundred dozen eggs from the
Island on her last trip, paying more
| than either Shelton or Olympia mer-
chants. Of course, it don't paw =
rancher to spend whole day to go to
town, when he gets goods as cheap at
his door, and as much for his products.
Shelton merchants want to get a
move on.
Mr.. and Mrs Buf1in gton. our oldest
residents, were visiting with neighbors
on the West side this week. Nr. Buff
fington served his country in the
Mexican war and is a pensioner.
We have received an appointment
written on a single and left at our
door while away from home. but we
must decline, as the school election is
near at hand
Why is not our Sunday School open
ed again. The days are getting long
enough for most of our people to at
tend.
True charity does not consist in
making hard times and then advocat-
ing economy, after getting all the
people have to practice it. The better
way would be to give everybody
something for something nothing
in return, as the democratic party is
doing at present.
Mr.. Hewlett and wife, of Puyallup.
are guests Of George Wells and family
Strawberries are getting ripe here.
and will be ready for market in few
days.
I would like to call the attention of
all interested persons to the fact that
we have a law forbidding us to let
certain kinds Of weeds and plants
grow on our ranches. yet most of us
are buying seed for our chickens and
stock that is not being inspected as re-
CARDS the amount or kinds of foul
seeds that it contains and that we
need as much protection in that direc-
ton rs we do in buying fruit trees
that have PARISHES on them. The
screen ngs that we buy for chicken
feed contains all the foul seeds that
are cleaned out of milling and seed
wheat and should not be allowed to he
sold unless the foul seeds have been
taken out, as the only add to the
weight that which we do not want.
We hear the steamer Otter is going
TO make arrangements with the fruit
growers here to take their fruit on her
return trip to Tacoma hereafter.
Where is our road money to give
employment to those that have to
to work out their tax, gone. We
would like to earn a little money as
we'll as work Our tax.
Olympia has forbidden the ranchers
from VIII ceiling their fruit and other
produce in d wheelbarrow or push
cart, through certain parts of the city
The City should issue some more
city warrants and send to Nontgom-
cry & Ward and get each farmer a
good strong baby carriage that they
would not be ashamed to see them
wheel full of fruit on their sidewalks
or streets, rather than be forced to
take just what her fruit dealers are
mind to pay.
Geo. Wells captured an octopus the
other day, with almost as many suck
ers on it as there were in the Demo-
crat party that voted for Grover
Cleveland and the good times we
would have afterwards.
M M. Vineyard was caller here a
few days ago.
Are we to have celebration on the
18th of July here this year. We have
patriotism enough to have one and
ought to decide the question at our
annual school meeting, after getting
through with that business.
O TEMPoRA.