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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-25
United States Land Office.

Seattle W. L. March Z3rd 1889. 7
Notice is hereby given that is compiances-vith
the provisions of the act of Congress of June 3,
1878, entitled eAn act for the sale of timber land
In the states of California, Oregon Nevada, -an,i
washington Teri" HENRY KEEZER of &She-
ton, County of Mason TER. of washington has
this day filed in this Office his sworn statement
No. 44S4, for the purchase of the North
east quarter Sec No 26, TIP No 20 n, Re- W,
and will offer proof to show that the land sought
agricultural purposes, and to establish his claim
to said land before the Register and Receivet of
this office at Seattle, w. T. on Tuesday, the SOth
day of Sept go
He names as witnesses: Jno. Anderson,
WIN. Dunbar, stephen Ferris and Truman Hyde,
of Shelton W. Il.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are requested to file their
claims'in this office on or before the 30th day of
Sept. 1890.
JNo. B. BAIRD, Register.
Date. first Pub. June 20-25-35.
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The little town of Roy, n'the
line OF the Northern Pacific suf-
fered a $4,000 fire last Wednes-
day. Like Shelton, it had no water
service and was absolutely without
the means to check the fire. Let
us think what conhagration
would mean for Shelton. Could
we stand a $4,000 fire! and would
it not.be cheaper to provide the
means of controlling fires now,
than to replace the damage of %
possible fire, and then to-put in the
water. The. most practicable plan
should be undertaken at once, and
we will be on the safe side. 1t is
necessary to supply the water for
domestic purposes, and for the two
considerations it is of paramount
Importance that the water service
be in at the earliest moment. What
shall be done?
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The silver bill has been passed
by a strict party vote. tits claim
ed that it practically remonetizes
silver, and that it will give to the
country, at the present price of sill
yer, an increase OF $57,7S0,000
The last section of the bill unlocks
$70,000,0o0 now tied up for the re-
demption Of bank notes, making
the total increase of circulation in
the next twelve months, should
silver 60 up to par with gold, Of
$140,000,000. President Harrison
Aas signed the bill and it is now a
law. -Oracle.
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unitad states Land Office
~ ~ 11ss'f't y IfIN'N.
Seattle Wash. Feby. 18th. 1Sgf.

ScurtIe WHSLE, FeDv. ZoIn, ISyU.
Notice is hereby given that in compliance with
the provisions of the act of Congress-. of June 3
1875 entitled San act for the sah of timber lands
Washington Territory EDWARD ERIKssoN
of Seattle Co. of King, State of Washington
has this day flied i'll this Office his sworn state
ment No. 5572, for the purchase of
NE14 of Section no. TIP. % north range 4
west and will offer proof TO show that the
land sought is more valuable for its timber or
stone than for agricultural PURPOSES and to es-
ter and Receiver at Seattle Wash on wednesday
the 18th day of Sept, 1890.
He names as witnesses: Henry Moyatt,
Joseph Rose. Frank Plat and Megs Wolf, all of
Tacoma Wash.
ANY and persons claiming adversely the above
described lands are requested to file their
Claims in this Office on or before said 18th day
OF Sept. 1890 It. NJ. REED JR., Register
First pub. July 1928.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-25

To MORROW the question of bond
ing Mason County for building
roads and county Jail and funding
county debt will be voted upon at
the several precincts Of the county.
The people have had ample time
to consider which is for their
greatest good. The JOURNAL be-
lieves chat a favorable vote should
be given on all three propositions,
it will eventually be saving to
the tax payer, besides furnishing
present necessity, and helping.the
growth Of the county. Then all
the tax payers are benefited there
by, though, it may be, indirectly.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-25

LYING adjacent to Port Angeles
proper, is a government TOWNSHIP
reserve (by the way the only one
in the United States) and last
week the town was almost desert
ed by the people. who Jumped" the
land in a body and propose to hold
a claim Of SO by $50 feet each by
tt'sqHatter's rights" After locating
themselves they announce that
there is room for 1000 more set
tiers, and a second Oklahoma is
expected. If this be bona ide
then land must be valuable on the
straits, but it savors of gigantic
scheme to decoy the people to the
city of the straits. 1t is some
thing new, at any rate. Next.
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United States Land Office

Seattle W. 7. March 22nd, 1889
Notice is hereby given that in compliance with
the provisions of the Act of Congress of June 3
1878, entitled. can act for the sale of timber
lands in the States of California, Oregon Neva
da and washington Terri" VIOLA KEEzER
of Shelton County of Mason Territory of wash
ington has this dav filed in this Office his sworn
Statement No. 4479 for the purchase of the
north west quarter of Section No 80 in To
20 N, range west, and will offer proof to show
tn at the land sought is more valuable
for its timber or stone than for
agricultural purposes and to establish his claim
to said land before the Register and Receiver OF
this office at Seattle w. T., on Monday the 18th
day OfSept 1890.
He names as witnesses: william Dunbar,
Truman Hyde, John Anderson and Stephen
Ferris, of Shelton.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are requested to file their
claims in this office on or before said % day OF
Sept. 1890. JOHN b. BAIRD, Register. :
Date of first Pub. June20-26-35. -
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GOVERNOR Ferry thinks that
Washington will be allowed two
Congressman hereafter, and says:
"From what [ can learn from var
ious sources of authority at Wash
ington d. G. the total number OF
congressman will not exceed 800.
Thus only an increase of "a men,
bers. In case $50 is the number
determined upon then the total
population of the United States
will be determined by that number.
The population ofthe United States
according to the present census,
which will be the basis of the APP
portionment, will approximately
reach 65,O00,O0O. Divide the to-
tai number of inhabitants by the
number of congressman $50 and
the quotient is about $4,000, or
the mber of inhabitants to each
congressman. From this the rep
resentation that each state will be
entitled to it is easily ascertained.
The state of Washin eton may not
have 100000 inhabitants, but it
will have sufficient population for
one congressman and such large
fraction over that two will be al
lowed. The apportionment will
not be made until 1890, and what
ever it is then, it will stand until
the apportionment is made upon
the basis of the census returns OF
1890"
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THE federation of labor is com
posed of assassins and other Grim
inals-according to Mr.. Powderly
OF the knights of Labor. And
the knights of Labor is an organ
ization of murderers and other
Notwithstanding to Mr.. Cow
per Of the Federation of Labor. 1t is
to be hoped that both gentlemen
have been misinformed.- Norris
town Herald. You pay your mon
ey and take your choice.
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Land Office, at Seattle wash.

July 18th, 1SgU.
Notice is hereby given that the folOwing-namd
settler has filed notice of his intention to make
final proof in support of his claim and that said
proof Will be made before the Judge or in
his absence the Clerk of the Probate Court at
Shelton Wash, on Friday Sept. 10Th. 1890, viz:
o: ID. CoLvlN,Hd App. No 1885 for the Lots l 81
Ne14, Ne14, Sec. "a. TIP. p, north range west.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of,
said land, viz: II. NJ. Dufield, G. w. Pronty. of
Arcadia Wash. L. c. Crosse, George Morrison of
Shelton Wash,
81 r. NJ REED JR; Register
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-25
Land Office at Seattle Wash.

July ON, IO?U
Notice is hereby given that the fOllOwingnamd
settler has filed notice of his intention to make
final proof in support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before the Judge or i'll his
absence tbs Clerk of the Probate Court
at Shelton Wash, on Saturday, Aug. 90th
1890, viz: CHARLES AsMUs Ii. ID. APP
TABS for the VIZ, nel4; E12, nw14; See. TIP
20 n. II. 6 west.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of,
said land, viz: Stephen l.. Ferris Lansing H.
Decker, George Beers and Stephen ID. Bidgood,
Shelton Wash.
80 r. NJ REED JR, Register
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LAND OFFICE. at Seattle Wash. }

July Otn I0JU.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof i'll support of his claim and
that said proof will be made beforethe Register
and Receiver at Seattle Wash Friday Aug 18th,
1890, viz: ABRAHAM KOEHLER, I'D App 1162) for
the Lots and and Se14, Nwl4. See. is, TIP. 20
n. X. l west.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of, said land viz; Frederick J. Wells, George
Wells and John Burlington, of Olympia Wash.
and Harry Shelgreen of Lake Bay Wash.
80 T. NJ. REED, JR. Register.
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Land Office at Seattle Wash. I


Notice; hereby given that the following namd
settler has filed notice of his intention to make
final proof in support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before the Judge or in his
absence, the Clerk of the Probate Court at
Shelton Washington, on Saturday Aug BIRD
1890. viz: JOHN HUDSON Hid. App. No GIL
for the So, Sell, Sec. 3, ald Lots and See. 10
TIP 10 north range west
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of,
said land, viz: John Callow, VIM. Callow,
Daniel Lynch and p. E. Jones of Kamilche
Wash.
% TN REED JR Register
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LAND OFFICE at Seattle Wash.
V,,l,- D,,l 1000

Notice is hereby given that the following -namd
settler has filed notice OF his intention to make fl
nal proof in support of his claim, and that said
poOf will be made before the Clerk OF the Probate
Court at Shelton Wash. on Monday Sept. 18th,
1890, viz: NEILS PETERSON Pre-. ID. s. 130Sl
for the south east quarter Sec. -, TIP. 20 N, L.
west.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of, said
land, viz: Frederick Nuby, Charles Nuby and
Luis Mayer, of SatsOp WASH, G. d. Kennedy, OF
Shelton Wash.
T. NJ. REED JR., Register. 90.
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Notices For Publication.
Iand oniee at seattle Wash.

June 30th, 1870. !
Notice is hereby given that the following namd
settler has filed notice of his intention 70 make
final proof in support of his claim and that said
proof will be made before the Judge or in his
absence the Clerk of the Probate Court at Shell
ton wash. on Thursday Aug. 2Sth $780, viz:
JAMES I. EDGBERT Hid. App. No. 1897 for the
Nel4, seq See. so, Tp 20 North range2 West.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of,
said land, viz: Robert G.. Sergeant. William
Malpas, William Mccartney, of Olympia, wash,
and Sherman Kelley, Shelton wash.
% r. NJ REED JR Register
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Land Office at Seattle Wash.
I,.1x- 1nNlx

July IJIII IoJU J
Notice is hereby given that the fOlOwng-namd
settler has filed notice of his intention to make
final proof in support of his claim, and that
said proof will be made before the Clerk of Probate
court at Shelton, Wash, OH Saturday, Sept.
q. 1890, viz: CHRISTOPHER HIORTDAHL Pre-. ID. :.
1874 for the nw14, nw11, Sec. 6, Tp 2l n. K. l
west.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of
said land, viz: X. p. Irwin. F. Thulaud, e..
Sundberg and o. Olsen, all of Detroit Wash.
81 TN REED JG. Register
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Land Office at Seattle Wash.

QUIZ,
To John wallace and all others whom it
may concern:
Notice is hereby given that the following-namd
settler has filed notice of his intention to make
final proof in support of his claim and that said
proof will be made before the Clerk of the Pro-
Aug. SOth 1890, viz FRED LARSEN, Pre-
ID. s. 1883 for the north east quarter Sec. D. TIP.
TIP. %, N, Il. west.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of
said land, viz: John Hedberg, of Clifton Wash.
Anders o. Bergennen, AXcl Anderson and Chas
A. Johnson OF Tacoma wash.
80 T. NJ. REED JR. Register,
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LAND OFFICE at Seattle Wash.

JUIIV IN'U J
Notice is hereby given that the following-namd
settler has flied notice of his intention to make
final proof in support of his claim, and that
said proof will be made before Clerk of the
Probate court at Shelton Wash, on Friday
Aug 10Th, 1890, viz: CHAs. \. JOHNSON Pre-. ID. 5.
1895 for the So, nwl4; NJ swl4 Sec, 4, TIP. 22
n. r. 3 west.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of,
said land, viz: John Hedberg, Clifton Wash.
Anders o. Bergennen, Fred Larsen and AXel An
derSon, Tacoma wash
% r. NJ. REED JR, Register,
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Ordinance No. 8.

AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR
CALLING AND HOLDING SPEC
IAL ELECTIONS UPON PROPOS-
ITIONS FOR BORROWING MON
Ely OR MOURNING INDEBT-
EDNESS FOR PUBLIC WORKS
OR IMPROVEMENTS.
BE it ordained By the Council
of the TO1c71 of Shelton.
SECTION. /. Whenever the Council of the
Town of Shelton shall deem it for the interest
of the town to borrow money contract in
debtedncSS, within the limits prescribed by law,
Tor the purpose Of erecting and maintaining
water works, gas or electric light plants, street
railways whether operated by horses, steam.
electricity or other power, or for the purpose of
erecting and maintaining any other public
works, or improvements, for the use and benefit
OF the town or its Inhabitants, the matter of
erecting such works or improvements and the
proposed cost thereof, shall be submitted to the
qualified voters of the town in the manner
herein prescribed.
SEC. =. the Council shall cause a special
election to be called, notice OF which shall be
published in the paper doing the town printing
for at least two weeks prior to such election,
which notice shall specify the time and place
Tor holding such election. the nature of the pub
lie work or Improvement contemplated and the
amount OF indebtedness proposed to be con-
tracted therefor.
SEC. 3. Such election shall be conducted in
the manner prescribed by law and those voting
shall deposit written printed ballots, for or
against contracting the proposed indebt edness
for the proposed public works or Improvements,
and unless three-tiiths of those voting at such
elec don vote i'll favor OF the proposition submit
ted, the same shall be considered lost.
SEC. 4. This ordinance shall take effect and
be III force from and after its publication in the
MASON COUNTY JOURNAL.
ApprOved---1S90 w. III. CLARK,
WILL d. BALDWIN, Clerk. Mayor protein.
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NEVER TOO LATE,

We want some god agents to
sell our choice aud hardy varieties
OF Nursery stock. Now is the
time to engage, write us at once,
and we will send you our terms.
Address, JOHN E. TooMEY & Co.
Nurserymen, Rochester, N. Y.
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LAND OFFICE AT SEATTI E, wash.

JUIC tUIH, IO3U. J
Notice is hereby given that the following namd
settler has filed notice of his intention TO make
final proof in support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before the Clerk of the Pro-
bate Court at Shelton Wash, on Saturday Aug.
Both 1890, viz: ANDRES o. BERGENEN Pre-. ID. 5.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of,
said land, viz: John Hcdberg, Clifton Wash :.
of Tacoma Wash.
T. NJ. REED,JR.
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SENATOR Wilson has been sue
cessful in securing the passage in
the senate OF bill granting land
in this state for soldiers home,
and also for training ground for
the use of the state militia.
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READ THE ORDINANCES.
VOTE the bonds. 1t is an i'm
provement over direct taxation to
gain the desired ends. '

THE JOURNAL is confident that
it will soon be able to publish
some extra good news. Some OF
the people are neither dead nor
sleeping, but will emulate that lit
tie slumber bug. - -
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United States Land Office.

Seattle, Wash. June 9Th, 1S90,}
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the Clerk
of the Probate court at Shelton WASH. on Wed
nesday August 9th, 1890. viz: WALTER A. CLARK
Pre-: d. S. No. 1851 for the seq, Sec. 4, TIP. 10
K. west.
He names the following witncssesto prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of
said land viz: F. d. Shelton, Thomas Reed
II E. VOORHEES, and Angus J. Mcdonald all OF
Shelton Wash.
% 7. NJ. REED, JR. Register
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Notice Of Sheriff Sale
DELINQUENT TAXES.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, THAT ON THE
~ 4th day OF August A. ID. 1890, that being the
first Monday in said month of August. between
the hours of "a. IN. and o'clock in the after
noon OF said day, before the door OF the court
house in Shelton, Mason county, State OF Wash
ington, will, as by law of said State am re-
quired to do sell the following described real
estate, upon which the taxes for 1889 are due and
delinquent, or sufficient portion thereof to sat
isfy all taxes. interest penalty and costs due the
said county of Mason for the said year of 1889.
from the owners thereof.
ID. NJ. DUCKWORTH,
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Summons for Publication.

In the Superior Court OF Mason County, State OF
Washington, holding terms at Shelton.
State of Washington,l
County of Mason. 90
HENRY S. TREMPER, Plaintiff
The Ottawa free trader., 1890-01-04

restoration of her African-Indian empire.
And among the most active promoters of the
restoration is Maj. Serpa Pinto, whom the
British accuse of aggression ON their terri
tory.
He first became famous in 1879 by the com
pletion of his remarkable journey from Ben
guela, on the west coast, to the center of AT
RIGA, and thence to Durham, on the southeast
coast; and, as he went through the most
savage part of the continent, many good
judges rank him as the greatest of living AZ
rican explorers AS the Portuguese have ex-
tenslve interests on the west coast, he made
this journey as a ma jor in the regular army
of Portugal, and has since given his entire
time to the upJuilding of Portuguese interests
there.
The king Of Portugal has conferred high
honors on him. His discovery and survey
of the river Coando, navigable for 600 miles
and flowing into the navigable Zambesi, was
of the utmost Importance to trade; and on
the basis of it Portugal has since laid claim
to wide tract, embracing Mozambique and
the Shire river district. The extraordinary
fact about Maj. Pinto's journey is that he
employed only native guides and escorts, at
one time travelling for weeks under the guard
Of tribe of cannibals, and that he traversed
the continent with none Of those sanguinary
battles which marked Stanley's course. The
Portuguese have from the first shown
genius in dealing with the negroes in Africa
equal to that shown by the French with the
Indians in America
As the British we're pushing southwark
and the Portuguese northward it was but a
question of time when their claims would
conflict Maj. Pinto alleges that Mr. John
ston, British consul at Mozambique to whom
he had given safe conduct through the Por
tuguese territory, went inland and excited a
revolt of the Makololo. The Portuguese put
down the revolt and the native chiefs have
accepted the Portuguese alliance. The Brit
ish allege that the Portuguese forfeited
their former claims to the disputed strip
when their traders abandoned it some years
ago. The Portuguese engineers are now sur
veyiug for railroad through the disputed
region and the government has ordered two
gunboats to the Zambesi, and is having
small ones constructed for Lake NyasSa. The
British move more slowly, but are apparently
Just as determined The excitement in Lis
bon is great and other European capitals
look on with much interest. II general
war should start from so small matter Of
dispute, it would be no more than has often
happened in Europe.
The Ottawa free trader., 1890-01-04

away; the invasion of Spain by Bonaparte
loosened the ties of the whole empire, and
revolution followed revolution till Cuba re-
maiI-d as the only considerable Spanish pos
session on this side.
1t |, scarcely possible for the present gen.
Grafton Of Americans to realize the intense
interest these movements excited in the
United States. Again and again did it seem
that enthusiastic 'filibusters" would get the
country embroiled with Spain; expedition
after expedition was fitted out, with more or
less secrecy TO aid the patriot" +" and many
an American soldier of fortune was captured
and shot for adhering to the Spanish Ameri-
can "rebels." AT one time Miranda, the
South American agitator, succeeded in max
ing sort of secret agreement with Alexan'
der Hamilton that aid should be furnished
the PATRIOTS but Washington and Jefferson
refused to sanction it,
Henry Clay openly championed their cause
in the house Of representatives, and when the
revolutionists had measurably succeeded,
brought forward his once famous plan for .
panama congress-" The matter is now
such dead politics" that it is not easy to un-
derstand why his scheme was so savagely at
tackled or SO warmly defended. 1t was aban-
doned more because She new nations soon fell
into revolutionary conditions than for any
other reason. Leaving aside all such inhu-
ences as race and climate, the Spanish Amer
lean republics all suffered from one difficulty
which the United States escaped by a sort Of
accident; they were originally integral or
unitary republics, while the United States
was federal from the start.
The thirteen colonies formed a confedera-
ton; the thirteen states had we'll organized
governments before they formed the present
Union. The trainers of the constitution had
only to divest the states of few powers to
construct a central government and in all
other respects the states went on as before
In Mexico, for instance, on the other hand,
the states did not exist; they were merely
divisions or departments, ruled at will by the
central power. The new republic had to ere
ate states and develop them, and sad work
it made of it in most cases There was, for
this and many other reasons, a long era Of
disturbance in most of the new republics.
Soon after the civil war in the United
States most of the Spanish American states
passed through their last convulsons and en-
tered on an era of stability and rapid progress.
American statesmen soon realized this fact,
tnd Secretary Blaine, in the short Garfield
administration, revived the Panama con-
gress" scheme, but soon put it in a much
more practicable shape.