The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-11-24
The Mason County Journal.
G. c ANGLE. Editor and Proprietor
City County & Official Paper,
Editorial Notes.

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Editorial Notes.
IT is said that John J.. Wilson, our
representative in Congress, has his
lightning rod up for the U. S. Sena-
torship. Well, John l.. is worker,
and we don't know OF Il better man
among the large number IN the state
who would thankfully receive it.
A special n. p freight train of eight
cen cars left Puyallup, last Monday,
for New York, loaded with Puyallup
hops. Each car was duly placarded
with the facts. The train carried l5OO-
bales of first class hops, valued at
about $4,000.
TIE Commissioners have not yet
selected the delegates from Mason
County to the State road convention IN
Olympia, on Dec. 10Th, but several pro-
mincnt citizens, with little of hard
earned experience in road matters
have been talked of. Divide the dele
gates among those of both old and new
ideas.
The Buckley Banner was sued for
libel, by a defeated popullst candidate
for representative, named Robinson,
for $4,000, but Mr.. Robinson is out
about $4,000 costs. The Banner pub
lished statements that he was not
ALWAYS square in his dealings with his
fellow men. Both sides had hosts OF
witnesses, but the Banner was able to
prove the truth of its statements.
THERE is considerable probability
that the Great Northern will build It's
branch from Seattle to Portland IN
the spring, as the Company is quietly
arranging for right-ofway and termln-
al facilities along the proposed line
At any rate next year promises to see
considerable railroad building, and,
as matter OF course, good times will
be with us again by that time.
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IT'S case OF the bitter bitten. COun-
terieiters cost the railroads out of Chi
cago, about 100000, by spurious
pasteboards, which conductors, agents
and even auditors failed to de tect, I'M
til duplicate numbers were found. The
Job of printing was a perfect duplicate
of the regular ticket, except for a
slight imperfection of a small letter
"o".
PUGET SOUND is great section,
representing as it does, all creeds, ma
tiOnalities and classes, as we'll as all
things produced on top OF the earth or
beneath 1t has recently furnished
an editor for the noted free thought
paper, The Free Thinker, of New York
City, in the person of Geo. E. Mac
donald, late editor of the SnOhOmish
Eye. Mr.. Macdonald is a writer OF
great ability, especially on the idea of
which he is an exponent.
$50
The action Of Congress in dealing
so lenently with the Chinese horde and
allowing them an extension OF SIX
months in which to comply with the
Geary law, which they declined to do
IN ample time before, is not we'll re-
ceived on the Pacific coast. Now that
the Chinese find the law solid, they are
willing to comply with its provisions,
and will all register as soon as the
oil l,o
tors. We can't get rid of those now
with us, but perhaps we can keep out
small portion of incoming struggled
heathens.
at is an i'll wind that blows nobody
good The King county aims house
scandal will save the state at large
thousands upon thousands of dollars
There was gigantic scheme on foot tC
rob the state numerically in the con.
struction of the state capital building
Richie, the architect of the aims house
stood in the way of the successful car
.rying out of the scheme. 1t was nee
essary to put quietus on him. He is
"done up" now, so far as furnishing
DluIlS lOI Vic Cu)lUfti 10 NOiiSCihCu, VA
the iobbers will never carry their con.
templated scheme through. Richie
will camp, day and night, by that cap
ital building during its construction
at is an i'll wind that blows nobody
good "-White River Journal
ACCORDING to the Ellensburgh Reg
lister the Kittitas County authorities
are in quandary to know what to dc
about the election of road overseer as
provided by law. The law of 1891
provides that there shall be an election
held in December, 1892, and bienni-
ally thereafter, for the election of road
overseers who shall take office the
second Monday of the following Janu-
airy and shall hold Office for two years.
The law of 1898 says there shall be an
election held in December of each year
beginning in 1893 for the purpose OF
electing road supervisors whose term
of Office shall be for one year begin
ming the second Monday in January,
1894. The present incumbents are
termed road overseers and their term
of Office extend until January, 1895.
If the last law is followed out road
supervisor will be elected for each dis
trlct TINS CREATING two SaDarate road