The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-04-03


year. with IN o.rankind.' for
the ladies. or the american
Farmer aud Farm News
thrown in.
Next Sunday is Easter. Now for
calico" eggs.
The sidewalk on eth street north
from Pine is about completed.
Two more months OF school to COM
piete the nine-uonth's term in Shell
ton.
The Multuomail brought in a cargo
of oil for the L. II. Co, Sunday
night.
Wednesday was april fools" day.
It IS but short time since the last one
passed.
The City Of Shelton will continue to
leave at 5:45 on the first trip. for about
a month yet.
Tacoma is avfnlly dull. judging
from appearances and the number of
| ioiC AAiNLi JlSs iAon+
All kinds of weather, from short
blizzard to a model day in balmy
spring, last Sunday.
Marshal Kneeland and 2 crew have
done good work graveling First street
and Pine street toward the Point.
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs are
arranging for their usual ball and en-
tertainment for the Fourth of July.
Ed Simpson has opened extensive
works in the vicinity of Dewatto. IN
readiness for logging. as soon as the
prospects, for an improved log market.
Messrs Rex. Rolf and Woods are en-
gagged in putting in long line of
center shelving in the L. u. store,
which will largely increase the space
for exhibiting goods.
1t is now lawful to go fishing in the
streams and catch big string Of trout.
Probably fishing has more attraction
before April 1st, than after.
Next Sunday evening at $50. the
Methodist Sunday School will give an
Easter Missionary Service, entitled,
From the Way of the Fast consist
ing of music, responsive readings and
recitations. All are cordially invited.
The rear part of the Mason Co Meat
Cos building has been moved back.
and neat addition will be built which
will be occupied by Fred Burdette and
wife. Fred is chief meat cutter, and
will then be close.to his T-ork.
Now the planting time is coming the
farmers should devote 4 little extra at
tention 10 some of their products, in
order to have something good for the
county fair this fall. We should make
a beginning this year. and have some
fiue fruits ard so forth On exhibition.
While the JOURNAL has no desire to
see the boys and girls go without fun,
we believe It would be better for some
| if they would smother the bicycle craze,
that promises to be bad in this vicinity
again this season. and not let wheels
take all Of their spare change from
things more needful
DR.. Beach IS putting MS athletic club
experience to good use in learning to
ride the bike. While out Wednesday
he met small sawlog on the down
grade, and the way he walked on his
hands on the bars, be ore lighting was
a real show. so the boys say. Both
were slightly wrecked.
Alf Fredson was down in Lewis an6
Cowf;tz counties this week. gathering
Iup another band Of cattle for the Ma
son County Neat Co. Already this
year this firm has paid several thousand
dollars 10 outsiders for cattle, which
ought to have been raised in Mason
County. Lets raise them.
Following IS the program for enter
tainment and social at II. E. Church
for the benefit of Mrs. Wheeler, Fri
day, April 10: Song by Choir; Male
Quartetre: Recitation; ms Duet; Reel
tatien; Ins. Quartette: Recitation
"Woman's Rights Song" by four girls
and four boys Refreshments will al
so be served.
| H. L. Alden and ". W. Smith hav,
been at work building a new log car
rage for the Shelton saw mill, which
was complated this week. The new
carriage viii easily handle 50-foo
log, and is much easier to handle tina,
the old one. The mill is in fair shap,
for cutting lumber.
Attorney Shields and John DOYLE
were in Olympia Tuesday on garn
ishee case, in which DOYLE & Elliot
and Mrs. McPhalI are ntesting fol
the payment of time check which
was assigned by one of the ernploye:
of the Williamson Logging Co, to tn.
former, while 4 verbal agreement
was also made for the payment Of the
money to Mrs. McPhail.
Joe Gale and others are securin.
large tracts of tide lands for oysterins
and fishing purposes. According t
The new law all of the tide lands can b.
purchased from the State and controll
ed by the owners Large stretches O
clam beds and SEEMING beach are being
purchased in different parts of the stat,
controlling the best fishing grounds
and before long there will be few place.
where man car, draw a seine or di.