The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-14

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at Seattle for them all. The tug Boydcn
came up this week for the trsts order and
removed the largest .,oNage of piles on
Tuesday. ever taken. from the Bay, con
sisting of three RATS, eighteen sections
long and containing about fifteen hun
dred. piles. Other RATS will be removed
lin few da VS.. and the work of rebuild.
ira the burned district will be common
ced at once. A. H. Anderson, Of the
company left for Seattle Immediately af-
Ter the fire and consummated the sales.
A curious religious sect has sprung
into existcnce in the Northwest; several
meetings having been held in E-inneap-
oils recently bv a. body Of persons who
believe that Christ is on earta: They arc
led by one T.. G. Whitney, who claims
that the fifty fourth chapter Of Isaiah re-
fers to G rev Christ. This woman he
says. was'a Mrs. ,Beckman, whom he met
in Kansas twenty years ago. She was
filled with the spirit of the Lord, and
fulfilled the prophecy Of Isaiah. Her
son is Rev. George j. Schwisnfurh, now
resident of Rock Island, ILL.,, who,
Whitney says, is the true Christ. There
are none of the ordinary signs Of lunacy
about Whitney or his followers. AS cit-
zens, they are qaite ordinary persons
Herald.
Last Sunday was the Children's Day,
and set apart for their especial uses and
rated, ana an tile platform was series
Of steps surm ounted with chair, SYM
.bolic of the perquisites to attain to the
I,F>
sisting of appropriate recitations, respon-
sive reading songs, etc., was faithfully
carried out. showing that considerable
care had been taken in the arrangement
of the exercises. The attendance was
quite large, and the evening was some
what warm.
"Youf attention is called to an adver-
tise merit in this paper of A. t. Evans s.
Co. Chicago; Ill, who are Offering com
ypiele set of family scales for SO cts.
This extremely low price issmade to get
new customers, for to every one to whom
a set OF scales is sold they mail their cat
alogue giving full description and whole
sale prices CT watcheG, iywe,ry, sewing
machines, books, and farges7 variety Of
useful household articles They give
such unquestioned bank references as
should insure every one that the firm is
entirely reliable"
A boon to the Printers and publishers
Of the Northwest, is TlIc establishment of
Palmer and Rey, recently removed to the
corner of front and Alder Streets Port
land. Besides their large stock of Type,
Printing material and machinery, they
have added complete electrotpe and
stereotype foundry, and thus can supply
the printers of the Northwest with every
requisite of the printing Office, as well
as being enab.sd to do all classes of
work, especially in the electrotyping line,
which places the printers on an equal ba-
sis with -hose CT the East
We have received from Walters s. Co.,
a plat of Ellensburgh and its several
conditions, including the Capital park
addition, which the firm have put on the
market. Hllensburgh is rapid growth
city, and has good prospects for future.
The Capitol Park with its drives has
been neatly laid off and viii be planted
with trees. In or opinion the Capitol
will not Ire moved for several years, if at
'all. Yet, without the Capitol, the city
has good prospects.
The initial number of the Gray,s Har-
Dor Washington ian, published at Hooui-
am, has made IFS appearance, ard It IS an
excellent publication, geographically as
well as cditorral1y. 1t is ain all homie
print, and an immense paper for such 4
town as Hoquiam' We trust the publish
ers can continue as they have begun.
The town Of Hoquiagn has Just ebeeh in
corporated, - - '''S -
Mrs. Worldwoman-"E Every woman
should aid in the movement to secure f.
male suffrage. Woman should GO OCT
into the world and compete with man
for public recognition. She has d mis-.
sion to perform" Mrs Homewite-'Yes,
think she has mission to perform, but
it is home and not q foreign mission ~
Omaha World.
The income of John d Rockefeller,
the oil king, is estimated at sec, Geo GOD.
and "every night he goes to bed lie IS '$544,,-
1874 richer than he was the right before..;;'
This must De I. great inducement for him
to go to bed every night. There ate
thousands Of men in this country who
would be richer than they were the night
before if they were to 60 to bed before
midnight
An exchange relieves itself by saying
For the benefit of those who abhor print-
er,s ink as prime factor 10 the advance
ment of their interests, we would state
that Sampson-tlie strong party-was the
first man tc adFertise. He took two
solid columns t6- demonstrate his strength,
and several Thousand tumbled to the
scheme. He brought the house down.
Think of the motive power wasted in
flaming oneself If some genius could
only arrange q scheme that would spank
the baby and put him to sleep. wash
the dinner dishes, and do sundry OF Their
things, as well as displace the air, what a
boon to the house wife it would be-
George Huntley and Charlie McClain
were engaged, this week, in digging out
the stumps from the Journals part OF
Fourth Street. This street is to be
opened as soon as possible, and property
owners should not delay matters by
awaiting the ordinance. :.
The weather for the past two weeks has
been very warm, too warm to continue SO
very hong, so we shall expect a rain
shortly. The crop prospects in all parts
os the territory are good.
The lumber for the Shelton Bank will
be here this week It will mainly c3me
from the Pacific. The contractor has ar
ranged for all the help possible in Shell
ION.
! j. w. Rankin. timber agent for the
Northern Pacific, is in town.
Correspondence.