The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-03-20

prominent advertisers, In word to
farmers, told them to raise good hay,
roots, fruit, honey, eggs and market
was guaranteed for every pound the
farmers of Mason County could raise.
This we believe, is a bona fide offer,
and it ought not to be necessary as an
incentive to ra Use enough for our home
market. When this county can pro-
duce the finest kind of hay, why is it
that a big portion of the hay is hardly
fit to feed, and most of the hay sold
this winter was hardly second class.
Break up the meadows and raise de-
cent hay. Raise the best of everything
by planting good seed, giving proper
cultivation and care, and put your pro-
duce in good shape for market. You
can command much better prices.
Don't be afraid of oyerstocking the
market. There is always a place to
dispose something good if you have it
to sel1-the market will expand fully
as fast as our farmers increase their
product. Mills and factories will come
to Shelton, and we believe the time is
not far distant when all the available
agricultural land cannot supply the
home demand. Perhaps we can raise
fruit to spare, and even now the East
ern markets are open to our finest
fruits, at very good prices. When our
merchants and logging camps are call
ing for home products, let the home
producers see to it that they keep as
much as possible of the money at home
by supplying the demand.
New spring Millinery, chi1dren's
hats, Lace hats and the latest styles in
head gear at Mrs. Eaton's, cheap.
Take a little time and compare our
price list with some of your bills and
see if it will not pay you to buy from
us. MCDONALD & O'NEILL. :
Last Friday forenoon the home of
Andrew Getty, on his place two miles
down the bay, was destroyed by fire.
Mr.. Getty and his sons were out in the
woods cutting timber, and Mrs. Getty
was staying in Shelton, so no one was
at home, and it is not known how fire
was caught unless from the f1ue. The
steamer City of Shelton came along
about the time the fire broke out, and
whist1ed the alarm to the neighbors,
who turned out, but were too late to
save anything. The loss included
about everything the family had ex-
cept what the different members had
on, and falls pretty hard on them.
The neighbors pitched in and helped
build a new house this week, and in
other ways fixed the family up COM
fortab1y, until they could get in good
shape again.
An immense bill of Dry Goods just
arrived from Marshall Field & Co.
Chicago. THE L. M. Co. <
F. W. Walther. the popular tailor,
wishes to announce that his new spring
suitings have arrived, and he is pre-
pared to make up fine dress, business
or summer suits and overcoats at lower
prices than usually prevail. Call and
see his line of materials; it is carefully
selected and only first class goods, and
the prices you will find all right. +
Dayid Shelton is doing great
public benefit in having his old apple
and pear orchard pruned and thinned
out. Elijah Shelton is doing the job
and it is quite big job, as the orchard
is % years old and has been seldom
pruned. Of late years the fruit has
been poor and the crop small. With
the pruning and a good spraying. the
orchard would soon be quite profitable
and pay well for extra trouble called
| for. Pruning and spraying is being
generally done over the county this
year, and the older orchards will be
far more profitable in consequence.
There is good sale for fruit, and espec-
tally for winter apples and pears, and
Mason County orchards should supply
the home demand.
A great line of prints, outing fan
| ne1s and notions from Marshall Field
& Co. just received THE L. NJ. Co.
am agent for the Cheha1is Nursery
and prepared to furnish Fruit Trees
of all kinds cheaper than ever before
offered in Mason County.
| A. NEEDHAM.
1t is reported that Mike Simmons OF
Oyster Bay, has hen which has laid
for four straight years, without taking
a 1ay-of, even fer holidays. Wonder.
full hen, if It's eggs she has laid.
This fine spring weather calls for q
new straw hat, Hunter & Eaton have
opened fine line which they are sell
ing at the right prices.
There has been a big trade in fertile
er this week and everybody planning
a garden, has been enriching the
ground in readiness for crop. Some
few have planted small patches o.
early stuff, but it is doubtful if they
will gain anything by planting thi.
early. Even if the weather is nov
warm and spring like, April has some
cold rains in store.
NOTIcE:-We will take up State In
surance Co.'S policies and allow credi
for unexpired time of State policy t.
amply on new policy in our comnanies