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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-28
Bids for County Vault.

SHELTON w. T. May 18th, $50. =
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT SEALED
bids will be entertained by the ComnissiOners
OF Mason County Wash. Ty, at their August
term OF 1899 for the material and erection OF a
County Vault accordngto plano and specifca-
lions row on file in the Auditors Office OF said
County.
Each bid must be accompanied by a good
and sufficient bond to secure and guarantee good
faith in the faithful performance of the work,
And be it further understood that the Com
missioners aforesaid reserve the right to reject
any and ali bids.
J. W. DAY JR.
Auditor Mason Co. w. I.
6-w24 Per order the County Commissioners
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Contest Notice.

Seattle, W. t. june Eth, 1889.
Complaint having been entered at this Once
by NATHAN CANNING against Joseph Cardine mel
for abandoning his Homestead Entry No. 6609,
dated May. 3lst, 1884. upon the Lots 5. S & z,
Sec. 81, I'd. 81 N R.2 West, in Mason Countgt
wash. Ter. With a view to the cancellation OF
said entry, the said parties are hereby sum.
rsonad to appear at this Office on the End, day OF
September, 1885, at 10 O'Clock 4: NJ, to RESPOND
ans. furnish testimony concerning said aiiegeu
abandonment and it is further ordered ilas
proof be taken before the Judge OF the Probate
Court at Shelton w. I. on Saturday the z4in,
'dav CT August 1883, at 2P. NJ, and that service
hereof be male BIZ publication, posting and
mailing according to rul y Is and Ii Practice
y T. NJ REED j., Register.
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
Ri6S Wanted.

SHELTON ". T. June 211SS9.
Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be
entertained by the Commissioners CT Mason Co.
" T. on Thursday July 18th, 1889 at 9 o'clock
A. NJ atthe Auditors Office for clearing the way,
furnishing the material, and erecting bridge
across GoldsbOrough Creek about one mile
from Shelton] according to plans and specified.
tons now on file in the Auditors Office OF said
County.
j. w. DAYJR, Auditor Mason Co. W. T.
Per order County Commissioners.
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United States Land Office,

SpdtC1e, W. T., DtCeInDef3 5, 1885.
Notice is hereby given that in compliance with
the provisions of the act of Congress of June 3,
1875 entitled Gan act for the sale of timber land
in the States of California, Oregon, Nevada and
Washington territory, HUGO KREUTzMAN of,
Tacoma, County of Pierce, Territory of Washing
ton, has this day filed in this Office his sworn
statement No 3721 for the purchase OF the North
west Quarter of Section No "a, in Township %
that the land sought is more valuable for it's tim
Der stone than for agricultural purposes and to
establish his claim to said land before the Regis
nesday, the 18th day of Sept, 1889.
He names witnesses: Daniel Burns
John Byrnes, Harry Hibbard and Jerry Holdi-
man Of Tacoma w. T..
Any and all persons claiming adversely above
described lands requested to file their claims
in this Office on or before said 18th day of Sep
1889 "a JNo B. BAIRD, Register
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Fourth Of July BALL.
First Appearance OF
AsMUs' OuADRuLE BAND.

A Ball will be given in
MUNSON'S HALL,
In the evening of July 4th, 1889,
under the Auspices of Asmus'
Quadrille Band, consisting of four
piecos, viz:
Mr.. Sargison 1st, Violinist.
Mrs. Asmus End,
Mr. Cornetist.
Mrs. Sargis IN Pianist.
Master of Ceremonies Mr.. Doyle.
All are cordially iavited.
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The Ladies' Delighted.

The pleasant effect and the perfect safe
tY with which ladies may use the liquid
fruit laxative, Syrup of Figs, under all
conditions, make il their favorite remedy
II is PLEASING to the eye and to the taste
gentle, yet ettectual in acting on the kid
neys, liver and bowels.
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Shelton POst-Office.

ctninmish MONDAYS Wednesdays and Fridays
General Delivery open from A. NJ to p. M.
Omen Sundays from to 10 A: NJ.
Mails close at 10 \. II. on mali DAY ;, ..,n.ou
ARTHUR J. TAYLOR, postmaster.
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Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that W. NJ Fleming
is no longer in our employ, and is not author
lied TO transact any business for Us
SPRINGER, WHITE & Co.
Olympia, June 18th. Z7-2
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LAND OFFICE at SEATTLE. W.T.,

Notice is hereby given thatthe following namd
settler has filed notice of his intention TO make
fiual proof in support of his claim, and that said
proof VIII be made before Judge or in his alb
sence Clerk Of Probate Court at Shelton W. T.
Pre-, 1856 for the Nelz, Sec. % TIP. Il n. r. 5W.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon, and cultivation of
said land, viz: George Mullen, 0rlin Stanhope,
Thomas o Neil ana Henry KeeZer Of Shelton w.
L.
Any person who desires to protest against the
allowance of such proof, o. who knows OF any
substantial reason, under the law and the regtI-
lations of the Interior Department, why sach
proof should not be allowed, viii be given an
opportunity at the above mentioned time and
place TO crossexarnine the witnesses of said
claimant, and to offer evidence in rebus,si. II
that submitted by claimant
w, u p.rpO por;S4or
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Land Office, at Seattle ". I. /

'
Notice is hereby given that the following narnd
settler has fled notice of his intention to make
final proof in support OF his claim, and that said
proof win be made before the Clerk OF the Pro-
bate Court at Shelton Mason &c. y. L., on Fri
day July 18th, 1889, viz: SANFORD MCTAGGART,
Pre-. D. s. No 12,7a6 FOR the NEi4, swI: Ei$
Nwlz, & Lot 1, See. Up % n Il. W.
He names the following witnesses 10 prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of, said land, viz: A. +. Spencer, 4, G. Hanes,
c. p Nutter and Dayid Elkinton, of Skoko-
mish w. T.
Any person who desires to protest against the
allowance of such proof, or who knows OF any
substantial reason, under the Law aud regula-
tions OF the Interior Department, WHY such
proof should net be allowed, VIII be given an
opportunity at the above mentioned time and
place to cross-examine the witnesses OF said
claimant and TO offer evidence in rebattal OF that
submitted by claimant
Is TN REED Ja, Register
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-11-09
THE STATE BOOM.
Capitalists and Settlers Want to Know
About West Virginia.

Mr.. M. V. Richards, Land and
Immigration Accent If the RaItimore
a. Ohio was in Wheeling the other
evening nm his re,nrn from Cleve-
land He was accompanied nv two
gentlemen from Cleveland who are
On q nrosuect;ng tour in West Viz.
oinia
M Richards sa;d to a renor,er of
the Intelliocncer. eve are locat.
inc investments and settlers in West
Viroinia rioht alonu Yonr neonle
do not realize the ranid and solid
growth of their State Being ont.
Side and still deeplv interested we
can appreciate the marked change
The movement began with vonr won.
derful immigration convention in
this citv That was so vigorously
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-11-09

NAIDsvILLE, November 2.-The Quar-
terly meeting at this place, on last Sun
day was well attended considering the
inclemency of the weather. The pastor
was assisted by DR.. Findley, of Fair
mont, and Rev. ]. M. Chichester, of the
M. +. church.
Mr.. ]. d. Badger, of Allegheny city,
was here this week leasing oil territory.
He proposes, if he can lease five hun
bred acres to complete we'll within nine
months, or the leases to be null and void.
We think that those who want this ter
ritory tested, should lease to this gentle.
man as his proposition certainly sounds
business like.
The rigs on L. N. Johns farm, near
Martins church is about completed.
They expected to commence drilling,
next week.
Smyth Bros. & Co. are building ware
house and preparing landing for the
boats Just above the mouth of Robinson
Run.
Nov AIRS. DIR. Patterson, of Mid
dlesex, Pa, accompanied by her mother,
Mrs. Stoneking, started home on Satur-
day. They will spend few days in
Carmichaels and Uniontown visiting
friends.
The District Institute came off at this
place on Saturday and Saturday night.
A very interesting session was had not
withstanding the rain. Vaudeville seems
to be an unlucky place for institutes as
it nearly always rains.
Several of the schools of Cass will be-
gin to-day. The list of teachers of Cass,
furnished by the Stumptown cores
pondent, was not altogether correct.
Lizzie Sander will teach at No. II, near
Wilbur Dorsey's, and Frank Bowlby the
Lazzell school.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-11-09
MOrtOn's saloon.

The Vice President of the United
States has been heard from.
He was granted license last week
to retail whiskey, wine and malt liq-
uors at Washington, under the very
shadow of the dome of the nations
capitol.
Washington is long way off, but
the announcement that the admins
tration had acquired a saloon there
has greatly exercised the faithful
hereabouts and split them up into
no less than half dozen factions
namely
Those who don't believe it.
Those who won't believe it.
Those who are afraid it's true but
will wait.
Those who believe it and condemn
it.
Those who believe it, and intend
to defend it; and
Those who don't know what the
devil to say about it.
Mr.. Morton's friends here are,
therefore, somewhat divided. A list
of the most prominent in this town
parceled off into these several class
es, would be spectacle for the gods
and men. But we refrain.
Now we are not disturbed on any
of these grounds. We are glad to
hear from Mr.. Morton-and we are
relieved even if the news is bad
His whereabouts since the November
election has been in such doubt that
we welcome any intelligence from
him.
But in purely political sense this
bit Of news hits us hard. 1t even
pleases us. 1t removes all our fears
about free whiskey We don't think
Mr.. Morton's article will be that kind
We fear it will not even be cheap
The newspapers say Mr.. Morton's
bar-room is to be the finest at the
capital That settles it. The "Mor-
ton cocktail" and the "vice presi-
dental gin-sling" will not go for less
than fifteen cents.
With an administration clothing
store in Philadelphia and first-class
saloon in Washington, the army OF
Republican office seekers at last loses
it's terrors. 1t becomes a thing OF
profit, and can always count on a
warm welcome from John and Levi
-Fdirmont Inder.
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CANT TELL MUCH ABOUT 1T.
The Only Way to Test Petroleum Terri.
tory is to Perf0rate 1t.
Pittsburgh Dispatch.

Some one says the West Virgins
oil field will never prove a success
that the Warrington well is now
only five-barrel affair and showing
signs ofutter exhaustion, and though
that drilling has been going on fol
two years, yet the daily production
is only 1000 barrels. 1t is claimed
to be territory that may yield oil,
gas or salt water, the chances being
about equally distributed.
1t seems strange that oil territory
predictions should Ordinarily be
about as reliable as those ventured
on the course of the oil market; but
such is the case. A few years ago
Rigley proved to the satisfaction of
thousands of intelligent people that
there was very little probability of
petroleum ever being found in paying
quantities at depth of 1000 feet OF
more. About the time people had
Mr.. Rigley's views pretty we'll diges-
ted. the drill struck into about as
good paying sand as was ever found,
and at the depth Of nearly half a
mile, in Washington county. This
put the quietus on the dispute over
the Rigley theory.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-11-09

The Administration has practical
~ thrown of the mask at last. In
thirty odd appointments Of post
masters on Tuesday, nineteen were
cases where Democrats had been
removed without cause or explana
ton, to make way for Republicans.
Nine of the remaining officials had
resigned, but their retirement was
practically compulsory. This is a
pretty record for President who
started out as professed Civil Ser
vice reformer.
There are cow openly arrayed
against the President the Illinois,
Kansas and Pacific Coast Senators.
as well as Senator Hawley. When
the Presidents appointments come
up in the Senate they ought to be
able to have some lively debates
with the aid of the Democrats, and
some of the Civil Service humbug
that the Administration has been
guilty of should be shown up.
There has been no President within
the memory of the oldest living in
habitant who has been SO shameless
in his absolute Reputation of all bis
pledges and his professions as Gen
eral Harrison.
OF all the statements of this poll
cy that the President has made
there is only one declaration that he
has lived up to, and that is the adj
mission drawn out by Fostering
ofiiceseekers that he believed in pleas
ing himself. He did that when he
nominated Wanamaker's man, Field
for postmaster of Philadelphia, in
spite of Quay's protest, and he will
do it still further when he makes
Partner Miller Supreme Court
Judge, and gives Waters, the
'original Harrison man of Pennsyl
vania,' fat officer. The snub that
Quay has received from the Admins
tration has had its effect already
the Young Mems Republican Club
of Pittsburg having blackballed hin
for membership. 1t is pretty state
of things when the chairman
of the Republican National Com
mitee is declared unfit to associate
with gentlemen by his own party
associates.-Stdr.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-11-09

10 We Wnnt Aanufac serhesg
The impression prevails that vel
can't be town Of any Importance
without manufacturers.
There is this much of truth in this
notion, to wit; that if we had a
large number of manufactures that
would employ large number Of men
and make us what is usually called
manufacturing town." and these
manufactures were getting their
raw material from this locality, they
would be profitable to us, and build
up the town.
On the other hand there is this
much of delusion in the common
impression about manufactures, to
wit; that there is bonanza in any
thing that goes under the name of
mandatory; that, for example,
small mandatory that employs
from Is to so men and brings its
raw materials from abroad, is Of
such Importance to the town that
every patriotic citizen should invest
his bottom dollar to make it go; or
that even a large manufactory-if
there was only one-that employed
a lare number of men, was great
big thing for the town.
There are good many better
things for town than a manufac-
tory, and there are more desirable
ambitions for towns than to become
manufacturing towns" unless they
are better adapted to that than any
thing else. The fact is that the bus
mess of manufacturing is SO far over
done throughout the country that
no community is subject to such
violent fluctuations and financial dis
tress as the average manufacturing
town or city. Unless it is on an ex-
ceptionally substantial basis it is
liable to be suddenly snuffed out
like candle. Its population is idle,
if not riotous half the year, and it is
not the most desirable population
even when it is prosperous.
The peculiar situation of our own
town does not promise largely in the
direction of becoming a manufactur-
ing town. 1t would be easier to
build upon some other line. There
would be no disadvantage in having
some manufactures, and we will
have them after while such as will
pay. But it is not matter, of life
or death with us. We could point
out, If necessary, a half dozen lines
Of more profitable and promising en-
terprise that than of securing manu-
factories. We don't want to dis
courage the ambition to have manu-
factories, but we do discourage the
notion that to us manufactures are
sine qua non.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-11-09
Mr.. Brooke Will Arrive About Christ.
mas.

A short time ago it was reported
that E. G. Brooke, of Whitehall,
Montana, would probably bring a
lot of horses to this place to sell.
He has determined to do so. F. X.
O'Kelly has secured a field near
town and supply of hay for his
stock. In writing to that gentleman
under date of October Goth Mr..
Brooke says;
1--WE will load at Whitehall, to-
morrow train of Is or 20 cars of
cattle. will ship of my own $3.50
foot car loads, my neighbors will
make up the balance of the train.
i will go with the beef cattle from
St. Paul to Chicago, then return to
st. Paul and take the feeders those
not fat enough for beef into Iowa to
sell and trade to the fool farmers
there for some of their high protect
ed corn at ten cents per bushel. 1t
may take me about one month to
make this trip. After / arrive home
and get rested l will start for Mon
ongalia with one or two car loads of
horses. / think / will feed them
about one month after getting there
that they may recover from the eff
fects of the long trip l will write
you when start with them"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-11-09
GEN, Black,s yindicn.iou.

One of the NEST amusing circum-
stances connected with the quarrel
between Corporal Tanner and the
Administration is the manner in
which it has reflected to the credit
of General Black. During Mr..
Cleveland's Administration the Gen.
eral was pictured as almost deadly
enemy to all Union soldiers, and the
only wonder was that he was not
sent to prison on account of his
malevolence toward them.
The Republicans now sing a diff
ferent tune. When the officers of
the Interior Department wish to at
tack Tanner they compare his re-
cord to that of General Black, there
by tacitly admitting that Blacks
conduct OF the office was good. And
this, too, in spite of the fact that
organs like the Press in this city
shrieked for weeks about the terri
BILE exposures that were to be made
in the Pension Bureau. But like
the letter in the love song, they
never came.
Tanners friends too, unite in the
encomiums that General Black is re-
ceiving. DR.. Goodlove, one of the
medical examiners, who was dis
charged for rerating says: MY
official position brought me in daily
relations with General Black, and
do not hesitate to say that he was
always just and liberal to the SOL
diers. When brought to his atten-
ton, he never hesitated to feaI lessly
correct an injustice or to do the pro-
per thing by the soldiers
General Blacks case illustrates
the proverb that when wrecked part
ners fall out honest men sometimes
get their dues.-N. Y. Star
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-11-09
An Sefssors AM Nfhil.


Jack Barrett, of Jefferson county,
recently found an interesting relic
of the late war. While cutting off
corn in field few miles below
Charlestown he saw. the glitter of sill
yer, aud picking the object up found
it to be silver badge in the shape
of a maltese cross. 1t had hand
somely engraved upon it this inscrip-
ton: Corporal Thomas McKeon,
Co. C. 18th N. Y. Volunteers.
The town of Elk Garden, on the
West Virginia Central Railroad, has
increased so rapidly within the last
year, that it became necessary to
build large addition to its school
house. The town now has a. corps
of seven teachers, while seven years
ago it had but one. The present
population of the town is estimated
at 1000, while ten years ago Elk
Garden was a town only in name.
The Board of Directors of the
Hospital for the Insane at Weston
is composed of the following named
gentleman: Capt. j. J. Chipley Of
Hardy county; Judge J. NJ. Lyme
Cabell; Col. James Bassell, Lewis
Hon. George c. Sturgiss. Mononga-
liza; Johu A. Preston, Greenbrieri
Ira c, Post, Harrison; Lewis Bennett
Lewis; DIR. David Mayer, Kanawha
Col. John T. Colston, Jefferson, Capt
Chipley is President of the Board
and j. Slidell Drawn of Preston
county is Secretary.
Last Sunday evening about
O'Clock, Henry Kelly, (the manager
of the Huntington Boot and Sho,
Store, which burned that morning,
walked into Keefe 4 Vests Drug
Store, and went behind the prescrip
ton case, picked up bottle contain
ing tincture of aconite, and poured
about two ounces into glass and
drank it; noticing the difference il
that which he drank and the whisky
flor which he mistook it, be wen
to Mr.. West and asked him what i
was he drank Mr.. West hurried Il
the case and saw at once that he hac
taken the aconite, which is a deadly
poison. Mr. West called to DR.
Prichard, who was in the store at thu
time, and told him what had hap
pened. The doctor administered ar
emetic, and almost Immediately the
patient was vomiting; stomach
pump was then brought into use, ant
his stomach was thought to be en-
tirely cleansed. Stimulants of al
kinds were given, but all to no avail
and in less than three hours the maj
became unconscious, and showed
signs of terrible agony. At a little
after o'clock he recovered some
what, but only to fail more rapidly
in few hours, and at 3 o'clock
Monday morning, it was evident tha
his last moments we're at hand, ant
he passed over the dark river into
the unknown beyond.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-11-09

In long article headed "Practic-
al Civil Service Reform" comment
ing on the removal of Postmaster
Harrity of that city long before his
time was out, the Philadelphia Times
says: The position voluntarily as
sumed by President Harrison when
he entered office, declaring against
the removal of competent and faith
full officers before their full terms
expired, was a most commendable
and positive advance in practical
civil service reform; and had Presi-
dent Harrison scrupulously main
tanned it, he would have made it
the Interchangeable policy of the gov
eminent under all the mutations of
politics. he certainly meant to do
II; but the opportunities of spoils-
men have made him falter in his
good purpose even when he had
stood firm for months and had only
few weeks more to stand firm to
teach the nation his consistency in
official action. 1t is to be regretted
most profoundly that President Har-
rison has not stood firmly to his own
declared policy Of practical civil ser-
vice reform. 1t would have made
him strong with the whole country,
hut now be is justly accused by the
spoilsmen Of needless delay, and is
f1lstrusted by the friends Of : true civ
4 service system because Of bis vic
lation Of bic own policy and pledges.