The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-04-24
In Town Council.

! Weekly reports of Marshal read ant
filed.
The following claims for labor or
water works were read, and allowed:
Dave Horton, $500; Louie Derosia
$50; c T Huntley, 1000; Chas Nc
Donald, 1880; F D Shelton, 1880; M
Vincent, $50; A P Saeger, 800; Will
Shelton 11.o0; John Shaw, 1000 w A
Hunter, 400 Jud Becker, 500 Gee
Woodford, 1000 and L L Hunter plans
and specif, dams and trest1e, 500.
Ordinance No 40, relating to nuts.
ances. then taken up for 3rd reading
and final passage, and passed by full
| vote.
| Moved and carried that marshal be
instructed to construct sidewalk on
| Third street along the west side of lot
4 block IA; and also along the west side
of Fourth street, where necessary, be-
tween Court House and property own
ed by VIM. Shorter.
Bids for construction of two dams
for Shelton Water system was then
taken up and read as follows: A Getty
& G A Wiss, for dam No $167 80 dam
No 2 S96.64, both for $223.94; John
Shaw, dam No 800, No $40, both
for $16O; A H and F P Kneeland, dam
No $40, No $12O or both for pa.
IN, of Tot, u,
cepted.
Contract between John Shaw and
Town of Shelton for construction of
said dams, was read and found salts
factory, and on motion accepted and
signed. Bond of John Shaw for con-
struction of said dams, on being read
was approved and placed on file.
On motion Clerk was inst ucted to
return all certified checks to their
owners.
Council then took up the matter of
purchasing pipe for use in supplying
water to the reservoir and after discus
sing the matter at length. it was de-
cided to use six inch pipe for said pur-
pose.
Motion prevailed that Clerk be in
structed to order Immediately from
the Puget Sound Pipe Co, of Olympia,
a sufficient amount of inch pipe to
extend from dams to Reservoir one
6x6x4 ''Y," and two 6x6 "curves," at
prices named by E S Ham1in, now on
file in the clerks office. Adjourned.
c. V. DUNBAR, Clerk
Shelley's Blood Purifier is the leader
of Shelton.
Sheep-raising is an important in
dustry in Eastern Washington, and it
is also pr oftable on this side of the
mountains, but a herd of Angora goats
beats the sheep three to one. Mr..
Joseph Carstairs' flock of thirty pur-
chased two years ago, has now reach
ed eighty head, besides those killed for
the table, and the flesh is superior to
mutton, lacking the rank taste. They
will average about four pounds of
fleece to the animal, and it is now
worth over 80 cents, while free trade
wool is ten cents. The goats are
hardy, and not so tin1id as sheep, so
they roam through the woods and are
given wide berth by the wild animals.
The goats are about the only animals
that will thrive and grow fat on our
salaal brush ''burns'' They require
but little feed and care, and are about
as profitable thing as can be raised
on the farm. They keep down the
sprouts in the pasture, and can pick
living any where in this section. Mr..
Carstairs has the largest flock of An
CORA goats in the state, in fact, there
are but few in the Northwest. Turkish
nohair is quoted at sixty cents a
pound, but that government guards it's
monopoly SO we'll that no thoroughbred
animals can be secured, and there are
said to be no real thoroughbreds in
this country. The nannies have one
or two kids twice year and this sec
ton seems we'll suited to them. They
are worth about SIS pair.
GOOD RANCH TO RENr.-25 acres
under good cultivation. Will rent for
a term of years and take labor for the
rent. MCDONALD G. O'NEIII X
The Republican primaries in Shell
ton precinct will be held on Saturday,
May End, as follows: Precinct No l.
including all that part of Shelton south
of Railroad street, at Council Cham
Der, at P. NJ. Precinct No. 2 COM
prises all of Shelton north of Railroad
street, and also all of the old precinct
outside of the corporation of Shelton
and the primaries will be held at the
Court house at P. NJ. All republicans
should Attend the meetings.
Received at Mrs. Eaton's this week
fine line of ribbons and pattern hats
from hicago. r.
Fruit trees are all in blossom and
the bees have begun active work. A
proportion of the plum and cherry
blossoms have been blighted by recent
frosts, but the trees are still full of
bloom.
f. ]. Boyle has added to his list the
well-known Crescent ladies wheel and
the Cleveland bicycle, and the public