The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-05-27

The warm pleasant rains of Satur-
day and Sunday have been d great ad-
vantage to all growing stuffs and the
gardens are springing ahead.
Strawberries are in the market this
week in small quantities at 20 cents
box. Another week and the berries
will be che up and abundant
Splendid showers fell on Friday and
Saturday and relieved all prospect of
drought, while giving all growing
vegetables a wonderful impetus.
Public school closes its nine months
term Friday, June 3rd, and the schol-
ars are now taking their examin atoms.
Special exercises are planned for '1ast
day"
The registration has reached about
us, and there are still number in
Shelton and vicinity, especially ladies,
who have not registered. The books
close On the 31st.
The Marguerite has not been run
ningstflis week, and will probably dis
continue her trips between Olympia
and Shelton, until the mail service is
taken up July 1st.
| So far nothing has been done about
celebrating in Shelton. Olympia is
arranging three-days Fourth, and is
bidding for Mason County people. 1t
is time something was done, if we
would be in it.
Supt. Gunderson attended a school
meeting at Mat1ock Wednesday, hear
ing the question of dividing the school
district, which action was made by the
superintendent. The new district
comprises Matloc" postoffce and the
shops and S. G. Simpsons headquart-
ers, and is No 80.
| Mason County has another represent
tative in Uncle Sans Navy, in the
person of Willie Rolf, son of S. VI.
Rolf. Willie is now on the Battleship
| Texas, one of Commodore Schlev's
squadron now cruising d be ut in south
ern waters, loo ing for the Hidalgos.
While riding over to Shelton Mon
d ~ morning, Mrs. Chris Simmons, of
K iche, was thrown from her horse,
BY the breaking of the girth, and her
left wrist was broken in the fall. Mr..
Kri>e came along and brought TIL in
duced the fracture.
MARSHAL Rex asks that all who can
do will provide teams next Monday, so
that the veterans will not be required
to walk to the cemetery, as it is quite
a trip for some of them. If it can be
arranged the line of march will be
around town and those in the process
sion will ride the rest of the way to the
| cemetery.
A committee from the Shelton Coun-
Gil appeared before the County Com
missioners yesterday and asked that
the road taxes levied within the town
limits be cancelled. The town has
road purposes, the levy by the county
board being made by mistake. The
board ordered the 5 mill tax cancelled.
A match game CT baseball was play
ed on the town grounds last Sunday
afternoon. A nine composed of play
crs from Union City and the Reser-
walton, playing the Shelton. The visit
ing team was gathered together for
the occasion. and although comprising
some splendid material was without
practice, The score stood to % in
favor of Shelton, and errors were quite
numerous during the game on both
sides. The game afforded practice,
however, and we hope the Union City
boys will make up another aggrega-
ton and come over again.
Treasurer A. w. Fredson HIS receiv-
ed word from Judge Hodgdon, in
which he is directed not to disburse
the funds received in the Northern Pa
ciic delinquent tax settlement. The
Judge expressed his dissatisfaction
that the case was brought up before
and disposed of by Judge Millett, who
was not familiar with the facts in the
case and says he will set aside the
order, and require the company to
show cause why they should receive
the excessive rebate proposed. 1t will
be remembered that. for some reason,
Judge Hodgdon anuuled the first set
Element, and he seems disposed to
secure better arrangement for the
County if possible.
Rev. Myron Eells, of the Skokomish
reservation, left Wednesday on his
way to Walla Walla to attend meet
ing of the state linguists The Wash
ington State Pathological society will
meet Friday Nay 81, at Walla Wal,a
for two days session, which meeting
all students of languages are i,tyited
to attend The program, just a. n. d..
is long one. promising thir y-four
papers and addresses, the titles Of
which Indicate that thev vii b. inter
estIng. They are a>sig ned To leading
linguists OF the state, many of whom
are connected with the faculties of the
educ ational institutions of W ashing-
ident of the society and Mr.. Geoghe-
gan of Tacoma, secretary.