The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-04-11

ma;: ."erdl Troy was Oh thc IL" ~
can,g hereof two wars He was IA
90 ,hIrs ,aiu III thei,xican war and rose t'
90 WV. aux I or Brdier'General in the clvi
% Ind nc was bo in Washin gton county
w;oh ounc II, Il. and graduated at Nor
grana ;ihiVersity,t., in 1913, taking de-
DO grv d III Do'i ill,lassical and the mli't
Y ico 1opaI lhents. In the war with NICK
vol,,n ~ served as c,tain of the lst Indiana
in 1o,o lie vs. admitted to the bal
slim, ana was member OF the Con
1S 1910 IN Conwtion of Indiana III
Tia r AT the Ginning of the war OF
toou. mon he iMed call for volun-
J oG Ioer oId'ne a Pptain, and. on April
InI iooi' ne becam colonel of the Ninth
,orn W.: volunteer He served IN ives
and ppngihia undo Generals Mcclellan
hn ha aeosccrahZ, an on February 6. 1852,
nnn nGoalne Brigaier-General. He was
,airs -; superintendent of Indian at
un gu "ashlngtO Territory and held
rn ; 'aucG until 1877. In 1915 lie was APP
pn,i, I 100 Indian agelt and held the place
'h ".,. 1000, when re lost his position
W iuush Change il administration. Gen.
,oy was very much beloved by all his
|cS ,.iu and particularly b. the
n ~aanu Army of the Republic. The flu
t o."i services were held Monday and the
noieu remains laid attest with the
Oppressive ana Beautiful ceremony of the
Grand AtlByzlaeview.
s71de DAY Issy aeek Mr.. Henry Worden
cut down 3 firt4Ree that measured be-
tween five and six feet through, which
turned out to be quite a curiosity, He
had sawed off cut and begun to split it
up into wood, when he noticed that one
of the inside pieces which was very pithy,
had large cut in it, made with an ak or
some other sharp instrument. The mark
had evidently been made in the tree years
ago, and was all grawn over. On exam
ination of the growth Of the tree it was
discovered that the mark had grown into
the tree just seventy years. Ia the same
cut was another piece with two anger
holes in it that had the seventy years
growth over them, and had a fire started
in them when bored into the tree. This
would bring it back to 1920. and if any
person can inform US that there were any
white people in this country seventy years
ago, we would hc pleased TO learn who
they were. The tree was cut on the An
son Henry farm, about one mile and Il
half from town. The pieces of wood
can be seen at this oflice.-Yamhill Coun-
ty Ledger.
Winter apples Of the best keeping
sorts may be kept until summer apples are
available. OF course, perfectly sound ap-
pies must be sclected-a small bruise or
decayed spot Can not be allowed. A tenn
pcrature Just above the freezing point
and cquable is essential. Fruits do not
keep so we'll in "A warm temperature, and
Quotations are even more to be avoided.
This should be observed in keeping ap-
pies for use during the winter and early
spring; and Tor this reason it is best to
have the fruit room disconnected from
the cellar or at least separated from tn e
rest of the cellar by partition. If Il
brick partition can not be afforded, one of
matched boards will answer. Sliding
sash will enable one to regulate the tenn
perature The fruit room should always
contain a reliable thermomc Pioneer.
Farmers read this: On Tuesday nine
carloads Of potatoes from Iowa passed
through this fruitful vale en- route to the
yawning vegetable market counters of
Tacoma, where they will be retailed at
sac cents per pound. Think of it! Six
thousand three hundred bushels, 378 900
pounds of spuds at So GO a bushrl-$12 =
$50 worth at one installment from the
cvclonc-circlcd, Llizzard-blased Iowa
That sum Of money distributed just now
would make many a melancholy man
merry Is not the lesson sufficiently i'm =
pressive without further discussion? The
Oracle has vOciferated upon the subject
of diversified farming until It's epiglotis
is sorely afflicted with Inflammation, and
it is now content to await reSuits--Oracle
MARR1ED:-On Monday evening.
March Dist, a. Tumwater, by Rev. G. \.
Landen, Mr.. James Swan 10 Miss Stella
Nj. Shaw, at the residence of II. B. Nc
lntosh, in the presence OF eighty invited
guests. After partaking Of the marriage
least, the company bctook themselves 10
the T. L. A. Hall where they trlpped the
light fantastic toe till the wee sma' hours
of the morning." The happy couple
were the recipients of numerous costly
presents from their many friends. who
wished them unbounded prosperity on
the journey of life.-Review The groom
was sick at Shelton last winter, and al,
though Mrs. Dipman proved a good
ture sickness.
A correspondent of of the Seattle Press
says that WhatcOm has the Oldest brick
building in the state of Washington 1t
was erected in 1853 by Charles Richards
and john Hyatt The bricks used in its
construction were brought here from San
Francisco. In 1862 the county purchased
the building and now Sheriff George c
Curtis and Auditor Hugh Eldridg &c and
other officers are housed there comfort
ably, though the town has grown up
around them so that the old building is
just about hid from view.
A corporation is on foot in Port Town
send, under the title of the Port T"wIsend
Bay Oyster company, the purpose OF
which is to develop in the bay of Port
Townsend the propagation Of oysters.
Individual members of the company have
filed oyster claims on about 10 acres of
the bay for this purpose, as prescribed by
the state law, and they are going ahead
with the planting and development of
these claims. That is what the oyster
men of this county should do.
The largest sawmill run by water power
is al Whacom. There are several others
on the Sound, one at Deception uses an
oycrshot wheel; one on Orcas Island run
Ivy a Collins hydraulic wheel, one at
Tumwatcr using Turbine, One of the
Oldest on the Sound Is the Wiley mil.
at the head of this bay. 1t uses Il tur-
bine wheel and its saw is of the up and
down" or jig, style. 1t is still in opera
ton, at times, and cuts fair lumber.
We have been favored with an advance
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ones. Four hundred and forty thousand
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