The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-06-05

exercised over q contest against his
oyster land application, alleging that
he has not occupied and worked his
holdings in good faith, and a petition
has been fled with the State Land
Commissioner, asking that his applica-
ton be rejected. He has interviewed
most of the signers of the original
petition aud has secured denials from
them, several claiming they misunder
stood the purport Of the petition The
Journal has not investigated the
matter. but belieyes that the interests
Of the bona fide oysternen should be
protected, aud those who have woke q
and cultivated oyster grounds should
be given the title to protect them.
The natural oysterbeds in this bay have
been despoiied in past years, and such
an industry that might bring consid-
cradle money TO Shelton, as it already
does to the oystermen of Oyster Bay.
should DE protected aud built up.
Hilderbrandt has been OF this bay for
the past six OF seven years and has
evidently done considerable work
on his claims.
A lot Of new goods, in the lire of
shade, dress and childrens hats and
trimming, just arrived at Mrs. Marcia
Bateman's.
The frosts of two weeks ago follow
ed by hot sun, had the effect Of maxi
ing the pear CROP almost a failure. and
that fruit viii be scarce, tllis season.
Plums, prunes aud cherries are also a
very thin showing, but the apples aud
ali small fruits give promise of very
fair crop. The aphis are begin
ming to come out on the apple
trees il numbers as IS shown By the
curled and blackeued leaves. A mig
ture Of quassia chips aud whale oil
soap will knock the suckers, while d
little paris green added VIII catch
good many Of the chewing insects.
Spraying should be done as often as
the aphis are noticed, as they hatch
and spread very fast, even after the
crop seems to be killed off, The above
combination will not injure the foliage
but should not be applied in the heat
Of the day. It is also good for small
fruit and rose bushes, but very little
paris green should be used on half
grown fruit
Don't fail to see our new line Of
Shoes, we viii guarantee to save you
20 per cent. If we can't prove to you
that we can. your money will be re
funded. MCDONALD 6 O'NEILIr
The log market is feature1ess this
month. The demand is fair, but not
up to expectations, with the exception
of No. /, or flooring logs, which are in
good demand, owing to the Increased
Eastern trade. On Puget sound No.
/ logs are selling at fronl $3.50 to S5.75
per 1000 feet, and on Gray's Harbor
and Columbia at from S4.75 to S..
Common logs are plentiful at from IS
to s., according to quality, and in
some instances they have been bought
at $275. The protracted rains have
iuterfered with logging operations.
but have not retarded the opening of
new camps apparently. The amount
of logs at the mill and in the water
water about equals that of one month
ago Inquiries are good, however, and
loggers look for a fairly good year,
according to the Pacific Lumber Trade
Journal of Seattle.
Did YOU ever know the reason that
some peoples fruit is spoiled in can
ming. Il is from using China sugar.
We handle nothing but American
sugar. MCDONALD & O'NEILL.
J. 2. Hammond has purchased sever
al thousand brick and will put up
kiln for the drying Of dog salmon at
his place down the bay. He has also
ordered 4 rolling mill, similar to that
used for boiling barley, and will grind
up the fish for fertilizer, having secur-
ed contract from San Francisco
firm for ali he can put up, at d good
price. He will also extract the oil
from the salmon aud make a good
thing from this as well. He will have
his plant ready for operation by the
time the salmon begin to run this fail.
and in a short time expects to build I'D
a considerable business. He owns
good nets and will keep them busy
during the run of the coed salmon.
which are dried, picked and canned.
Go to Mrs. Eaton's and examine
her new hats flowers and ribons.
The annual report of the State Bank
OF Shelton. appears in this issue.
From the amount of the various d ;
posts, $44991, it is evident that there
is considerable mere money in Shelton
than III most of the towns of the State
and the Bank is IN prosperous condi-
ton
New arrivals this week Of Shoes and
Dry Goods at HUNTER 6. EAToNs
y ". Shelley's Blood Purifier will
stop that dull headache aud giddiness,
| and get your blood in a healthy con-
dition. 1t is the only Blood purifier
on the market today that is guaran-
/ teed. If after you have tried it and
J don' t want it, you can return it and
get your money back. 1t is taking