The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
Notes of Interest.

The health officer of Seattle is go
ing for the undertakers who bury peo-
pie without first having shown doc
tors certificate and obtained Il permit.
The cruiser ss.Charleston has sbeen
| in the Sound. Seattle citizens have
| wined and dined its officials in the in
| terests of the proposed Lake Wash
lngton navy yard.
Prof. Washburn, of the State ag-
ricultural college has been examining
the hop-fel'ls of Lane county, Oregon
and reports finding the genuine hop
louise in considerable numbers. This
parasite is just as injurious under the
| sci -ntlfic name of phorodon
humuli, and gets there just the same.
The Montana senators have protest
ed against the amount allotted in that
state for surveys and the general land
office has remod,.led the allowance and
given Montana $75, 900 and cut Wash
ington to $4,000. The Washington
senators have righteously protested
against this robbing "Peter to pay
Paul. business.
In Woodland, Ohio, the other dav, a
bystander engaged in holding a guy
rope OF hot-air balloon, failed to let
go, at the word, or until the balloon
Was 10000 feet in the air, and Was
crushed out of the semblanee of hu.
mainly by the fall. The air-ship is
making record for itself in the de-
struction line along with the electric
wire and the empty gun. but it is u.s.
ually the foolhardy aerenaut that
loses his life.
Plans ave been rr pared for the P
Townsend Southern depot at the end
OF the Fourth streetbridge at Olympia
and the piles for the foundation and
bulkheads for switch grounds are
being driven and the stringers are
being Laid. The trestle across the tide
flats is rapidly approaching compile
ton and will be rady to turn over ia
the operating department in a few
days.
Judge Hanford has just rendered an
important decision on land matters
He says: "The hilly, stony land
covered with fir and cedar forest trees
common in the western part of this
state, are chiefly valuable for timber
and unit fer cultivation within the
meaning Of said act, although the soil
is not barren and may be made to
yield crops after the removal of the
timber and stumps. The true inter
probation of tile act does not require
the substitution of the word SOLELY
tor the word "chiefiy," nor do the
words unfit for cultivation" mean not
capable OF being made for cultivation.
First Assistant Postmaster general
Clarkson, has resigned to accept the
presidency OF Il pneumatic railway
company, which applies the new
principles to motive power in cities,
During his eighteen months of SER
vice, Clarkson has appointed 26,675
fourth class postmasters, and has es-
tablishcd $500 new offices. In presi.
dental Offices 2,217 appointments
have been made during this period
leaving but 400 of this class I'm.
changed. The record for new offices
made Is unusually large, and shows
the generous policy of the admins
talon, In that about half were created
IN The southern states. The Pacific
northwest, and Wa hington, especial.
~, has been especially Well dealt with
i'll this respect
The tide lands commission, consist
ing of B. L. Sharpste:n, Austin Mires.
Z. ID. Warner Allen Weir and II. M.
Reed, met at Olympia for the purpose
or considering and approving the
estimates OF the cost of surveys made
by the commissions en.ineer, c.. M.
Hight. Mr. Height has been engaged
on this work since his appointment
some four weeks ago. He has visited
various counties throughout the state.
ana has made about twenty estimates.
SIX applications have been received
from Thurston county, five from
tCowlitz. four from Mason, three from
San Juan, three from Pacific, and one
from Wahkiakum, Kltsap and Island
counties. The session adjourned after
considering routine business and
approving the estimates.
Passenger trains will be running
regularly OH the Port Townsend Sonth,
ern to-day, between Port Townsend
and Crocker's Lake, which is about
five miles from Port Discovery and ten
miles from Quilcene. General Passen-
ger Agent Briggs is in Port Townsend
to superlntend the starting of the
trains. There will be two trains dav
each way, one leaving Port Townsend
at a, M, arriving at Crocker's Lake
at y, leaving on the return trip at 8: so
and reaching PortTownsend at 10 40
the other leaving Port Townsend at /
p. M, arriving at Crocker's Lake at 9
p. M, leaving again at Q 80, and arriv.
ing again al Port Trwnsend at 3 40
Construction is going ahead towards
Qullcene and from Olympia to Union
City, all the right of-way on these Sec
lions having been secured. Only one
condemnation suit went to trial on the
olympia section, and the defendant
who claimed $4,000 damages, was A.
warded $3.50. About dozen cases
went to trial on the Port Townsand
section. When these two sections are
hnlshed, line of steamers will run
from Qu'icene to Union City, so that
passengers can go through from Port
townsend to Portland by the inside
route along Hoods canal. The re-
naming section, between Union City
aud Quilcene, will probably not be
constructed till next year.-Post- Intel
figencer.
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