The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-04-27

occupying the IaSeT 0 PdrSOn StdnQ.
The regular quarterly examination
of teachers will be held at the office OF
the Superintendent May 10, II and 18th.
The Shelton merchant does not
want your trade if he cannot sell as
cheap as the other fellow for the same
quality.
The old Clark building is being re-
painted and oyerhauled generally in
readiness for occupancy by J. H. Will
son after the first of the month.
The old Swarthout shop is being
fitted up for the laundry now occupy
ing the Clark building, and new glass
front will take place of the screen front.
The banks of the state have decided
to discount all Canadian currency one
per cent. in future, although it has
been received at par for several years
past.
A meeting OF the Loggers association
of Puget Sound will be held in Seattle
Saturday, to consider the question of
shutting down the camps to uphold log
prices.
According to the new schedule, the
N. p. train will, after next Sunday
leave Olympia Northbound at 1880 A.
M, and for the Harbor at 5:35 in the
afternoon.
The Democratic County convention
has been called to meet at Shelton on
Tuesday, May 18th, to elect seven dele
gates to the state convention at Spo-
kane, on the 10Th prox.
The county roads in all directions
from town have been in fine condition
for month past, and had begun to get
quite dusty until the showers of this
week came. The wheeling is still good.
Dan. Frederick captured pair of
bear cubs over on North Bay recently,
after shooting the mother. One OF the
cubs was killed by dog, but the other
is becoming quite a pet, following
Dan. all over town.
The weather has been very fine for
this season of the year. especially for
the past two weeks. A few passing
showers came Tuesday and Wednesday
and the air is rather cool, but no one
can complain over this season.
The Marshal has men and teams al
work cleaning up the rubbish in the
streets and alleys about town, all Of
which makes considerable improve
ment. Nobody is barred from clean
ing upon their own hook and making
their homes look presentable.
All Workmen should bear in mind
that there will be big increase meet
ing next Saturday, April 18th, wher
IS candidates will be introduced to The
A. o. U. w. goat for the first time
An outside degree team is expected t.
perform the work, and it will be ..
interest to old as we'll as new members
The Odd Fellows of Kamllche lodge
will give a social dance and supper a
their hall on Saturday evening, Apri
18th, and every body is invited. includ
ing Shelton friends. The affair is t.
commemorate the 18th anuiversar,
of Odd Fellowship. The Kamilcheite.
always provide good time to visitors
Olympia must have some mighty
mean mean ripe for punishment, tina
city was visited with another earth
quake Monday morning. We hav'
never felt these shocks at Shelton
probably because our people sleep tn,
sleep of the righteous and the happy
The annual session of the Washing
ton pioneers will be held at Seattle
June 9th, and will include a picnic
excursion, addresses and "Reminiscences
galore. We hope the Mason Count,
pioneers will take more interest in th
society, and be better represented a
these reunions.
Plans have been completed for
neat two-room school building for tn
higher, grades which the Shelton
board contemplates building this sum
mer near the present school hous,
The rooms will be diyided by folding
doors, and can be thrown into on
large assembly room, 30x60 feet il
size. The new building will accomo
date the two higher grades, and b
the principals headquarters.
Logs are going off rather slow a
present. and the bay is well filled
The mills claim to have orders ahead
bat for some reason the log market i.
slow just now. There is some prospec
for shutdown of month or SO thi
summer, in order that the surplus log
may be thinned out. AT the presen
capacity of the logging camps, tn
mills cannot cut up the logs fas
enough, and there is room for anothe
large mill or two on the Sound.
Quite heavy frosts fell on wedne.
day and Thursday moruings, togethe
with heavy dew, and it may be poae
bic that damage has been done to &
fruit crop ia some directions, Il i
little soon to tell yet. In our judgmeu
there will be full crop Of evefythin
unless it might be Strawberries 80 -
as any present damage is contsrnei
1 The trees have set So full Of fruit u