The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-04-28

lots of sport among the grouse this
summer.
Rhododendrons are coming out fas,
and a little more warm weather will
bring in profusion our finest early wild
flowers.
The demand for lands and town prop
erty continues to improve. Several
sales have been made during the past
week in Shelton.
Leander Jackson made final proof
on his homestead before Comr. Angle
last Friday, VIM. Wyatt and James
Peterson being his witnesses.
Mrs. Eaton reports more business
and more cash sales than for any
spring during the eleven years she has
been selling millinery in Shelton.
The regular quarterly examin alton
of teachers will take place May IL, II,
18th, at the Office of the County Super.
lntendent, Mrs. H. Minnie Decker.
Eli B. Robinson has purchased the
Pete McF arlane house and two lots on
Franklin street, consideration $3.50,
and will move to his new home short
T ly.
Cherry, plum and pear trees are out
in full blossom, and are setting full OF
fruit. So far the frost and rains have
not injured the prospects for big
fruit crop this year.
Many new teachers have come into
Mason County this spring, and all
seem to have foundready employment
as about all the districts are having
a term of school at present.
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1t is reported that DR.. Cloes, the
Commissioners, and Supt. Howe, OF
Olympic Forest Reserve, who visited
this section last week, will recommend
that the southern tier of townships in
Mason and Chehalis counties be taken
from the Reserve and thrown open fol-
settlement.
The G. A. r. have secured Rev. C.
D. Spencer, of Centralia, department
chaplain OF the Grand Army, to deliver
the sermon on Sunday, May 9th and
the address on Memorial Day, the Goth.
The address promises to be very inter
esting and should be generally at
tended.
1t is we'll for all school teachers t.
know that under the law their certif
Gates, at the time of making contracts
must be good for the whole period OF
such contract, so that those whose Ger.
tiicates expire next August should
take the May examination in order t
make contracts during the summer.
Frank Hardwood, an employee II
Draham's comp had his nose broker
and other injuries about the head
from falling limb Tuesday. An
other employee of the camp cut his kne,
the same afternoon and left for tn,
hospital at Olympia.
| L. J. Morrison has big lot of lum
Der stacked up to dry for his new
house down the bay. He has made Z
trade with Mrs. Eaton, which lane
allows him some water front, Will,
the latter gets nice spring of water
and both are pleased.
| Sheriff vogtlin was called to Rogers
camp at the head of the bay wednes
day to take into custody Andrew Lar
son, an employee who had been actin,
Iquecr1y of late. For several days pas
Larson had been wandering IN tn
woods under, the halucination tina,
others were seeking his life. He ha
been working in the camp since las
fall, and his troubles seem to dat
from an accident several months ago
which laid him up short time. Lar
SON spent good share of his wage
for papers of all sorts, and answere
many '.catch-penuy' advertisements
4 House bill No. 80, which is now
law, many interest some of our peopl
who might be thinking of jumping
board BILL It is short bill and II
full reads as follows: "a person VIII,
iobtaius auv food 1od0inp or accoun1o