The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-04-01
Local News.

l lie usual mid term vacation was
dispensed with, and this term of the
Shelton schools will close June 5rd.
The school board. Dist. IS, has a call
for bids for erecting a new school
house in Shelton Valley. See Notice
elsewhere.
The festiye hooter is taking advan-
tage OF the bright sunny DAYS of an
usually early spring to prinl his pluu,z
age and boot.
Friday p. III an address by Mary
L. Page. her subjec will be Cooper
ton Of Teachers and Parents All
Mothers especially invited.
\ full attendance of Rebekahs is de-
sired for the next regular meeting,
FRIDAY, April 8til. for the election of
representative to Assembly.
Secure your t;ctets at once, for I'm
Gle Toms Cabin" for they are selling
rapidly. Reserved seats on sale at L.
K. Munson's price so cents.
Bids have been called tor carrying
the mail between New Kamilche and
Kan1i'cte, AZ miles and back, six
times 4 week. IL hours each way.
The Eliza Anderson which failed to
get any further than Dutch H 4rbor
last summer, was dashed on the beach
and totally wrecked there on Narch
3rd.
And still another week OF good
weather. March came in like lamb
and reversed the proverb by closing as
mildly as it opened.
Munson has a dozen wheels for rent
including some for boys and girls. and
the price is reduced, so it takes fewer
sacks or coal Oil cans to pay for an
hours ride.
The Mcpherson Bros. have crew
! OF over twenty men and four teams at
work on the old Walter place getting
out fir brush for diking purposes on
Seattle tide flats. Several scow loads
are sent TO Seattle each week.
\ meeting of those interested in
baseball matters is called for the
JOURNAL. Office next Monday evening
at $50, 10 complete permanent organ.
ization, and arrange for the May Day
Ball. All are invited to join. whether
| intending to play or not.
The little people and the Sunshine
club will perform in the early part of
the programme OF the contests If
any one should be late and miss one
Of their performances something would
he lost hard to be made up.
Jos. Simpsons camp has been work
ing but one side during the week. ow-
ing &c the breaking down of one the
Walking Dudleys.'' Repairs have
come and the rush Of logs will task
the Pen;nsular's rolling stock after
this week.
The late Judge c. H. Aver is found
TO have made frugal provisions for the
care of his family. in the form of life
insurance. says the Olymplan. He
held policies for $4,000 which will be
available for the care of his widow and
the education of her interesting fam
lily Of little children.
Louis H Balch and Hattie !'orter,
both OF whom reside at Oyster Bay,
were united IN marriage in this city
last Friday, Justice c. NJ. Dial deftly
tying the matrimonial knot. The
couple started Immediately upon wed
ding tour 10 Eastern Washington, ex-
pecting to be absent couple of
montfs.-Olynpian.
\ correspondent in Cowlitz county
saws 7. B. Fisk. weli-known lawyer
Of kelso. viii probably have the unit
ed support Of ali the counties forming
t;Ie famous southwest combine for
| the congressional nomination in the
next republican state convention.
| While he has been prominent in state
politics, the correspondent says he has
never been candidate for any Office.
He IS a supporter of the gold standard.
'4O|t-Sduo ' lU-lic. LON lSk is
the oldest OF . family OF six big stall
wart republican boys. the Others of the
family living in Shelton. He would
be big Improvement over the pres
ent incumbent.
The newspa per is wide field and
full Of roses and thorus. When you
roast the preacher the ungodly smile;
when You roast the ungodly the preach
er smiles. IF you roast the saloon man
the teetotiar smiles; when you roast
the teetotlar the saloon man sets 'em
up. IF you swear you are wicked
man. and if you pray you are hypo.
critic. If you have an opinion you get
abused and if you don't Won are non
entity. he preacher SHOWS one thing.
the saloon man or gambler another.
but the journalist is expected to know
everything. He is the best man and
! the worst man in the community Eek
SINGLE TAX DEBATE-The debate
: on the single tax question between DIR
Longstreet and ". Fl. Kneeland. tool
place at the Hall Tuesday evening be
fore fair audience. The single tai
speaker opened the debate by present
: ing his theory Of taxation: but stating
t nothing further than was given in hi.
! talhs during The preceding week. Mr.
r kneeiand in turn, while admitting