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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-12-22
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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-12-22
No. 922.-
OFFICE OF Com. of Public Lands

Olympia, Washington.
Notice is hereby given that S, X. Taylor has
filed an appicationin this office to purchase the
following described Tide Lands situated in
Mason County, Wash, to-wit; Commencing at
a point % chains south 45 degrees east from the
meander corner of north and south section line
between sections 81 and D. TIP. 10 n, r west,
Willamette Meridian; thence south 81 deg east
$50 chains; thence south 7415 deg east A. 20 chns
thence south 2ol9 deg west 1857 chains; thence
north " deg Bonn west IL % chns; thence north
. 40 chains thence north 81 deg east 5.2S chains
TO place of beginning, containing 7.79 acres.
Also the piece of land described as follows:
at a cross cut on a granite rock
1Gx1o feet in diameter, said cross being 2054 chs
south 6S deg 40 m west from the meander cor
ner on the north and south section line between
sections q and %, in TIP. 19 N, r west, Villa
mette meridian; thence south 81 deg 40 m west
< chains: thence south Is deg east $50 chains;
thence north 20 deg east 4.44 chains; thence
soutb rs deg 81 east chains; thence south %
deg 30 m west 6 .95 chains; thence south 50 deg
Fast 4 SO chains; Thence north 80 degrees and
X m east ll57 chains: thence north 1917 deg
vest297 chains: thence south III deg west 3.45
chains: thence north 49, deg west 14.40 chains;
thence south 6S deg 40 m west 50 chains to the
Mace of beginning. containing 1921 acres.
The Advertisement of She above described tide
land shall stand confirmed if no notice of con-
Test is filed within the time prescribed by law
Date of first publica Jon, December 1, 1898.
w. F. FORREST
Com Pubic Lands
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GEO. G. MILLS, Register.
Unified States Land Omoo

Notioo s. 01ynpIa WASH, Nov IL, 1893 I
with the provisions of the act of Coneress of
June 8, 1873, entitled San act fer the sale o ~
NeV 9eI lands anS in the States Of California Oregon
FtETcHER, of Dewatto, Co of Mason Stata
III Ii, ~asnlngton, has this day filed in this Office
Lots sSofn and No 2s6 for the purchase Of
snd vest ana VIII offer proof to show that the
stone s1 ths IS more valuable for its timber or
estah,is stdH lor AGRICULTURAL purposes, and to
Tl,u heceIver Of this Office at Olympia Wash
o1 Ha ueS naa the 9th day Of February 1894.
Dawat+ names mes as witnesses: A. w. Guisler of
W Swta''o, WASH. Joseph Lorraine, Duckabush
was Masn; John Little, OF Lillewaup Wash. and
Geo snI Dillon 16G Of Of, pewatto, Wash "''' anu
oh nnS ano all persons claiming adversely the
oiie LANDS are requested to file their
I,allns IN this office before 9th of Feb 1899
Da'e vi pup. Nov. 17-4S. GEO. G. MILLS,
Register.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-12-22

HE +. |. is in for another 100000,
Capt. Hayden and Frank Waterhouse,
ex-manager of the Pacific Navigation
Co., being the plaintiffs. The Ore
CONAN and the P. l. published a dis
patch from Astoria to the effect that
these men had absconded with funds.
1t is irony that all papers comment
ing on the case at length, have inser-
ted the alleged libelous telegram.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-12-22
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.

Olyulpids NdSl- Dec. YIN, 1898.
Notice is hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions of the act of Congress of
June 5, 1875, entitled "An act for the sale of
timber lands in the States OF California, Oregon.
KANE, of Union City,, County of Mason, State
of Washington, has this day filed in this Office
his sworn statement No 326, for the purchase of
II, and 4 OF s w Il of Sec. %, TIP. "a Rs
west, and win offer proof to show that the land
sought is more valuable for its timber or stone
his claim to said lind before the Register an6
Receiver of this office at Olympia, Wash, on
Monday the 18th day of Feby, 1894.
He names as witnesses: Martin johnson
Union City, Wash. Oscar Ali, Duckabush Wash
L L Hunter, Shelton, Wash. and Edward Simp-
son, Union City, Wash.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above described Janis are requested to file their
claims in this Office on or before said 18th day OF
February, 1894 GEO. G. MILLS,
52-low Receiver.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-12-22

tha IN spite Of the depressed conditions
Graz Jumper 4 trade shows gradual in
o o,eh1e' tne shipments comparing fav-
oo11a a with last year. In October.
a.; ears OF lumber and SIG cars Of
s saa were shipped Eastward. For
.ne iIrst ten months oflS92, the shin
< es7s were we're Lumber, 5742; shingles,
S' 5a1 1898, lumber, 1904; shingles,
v,o4l carloads. This gives us some
laea OF the magnitude of the Puget
Sound lumber industry 'se'
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-12-22
Hard Times In Nebraska.

OMAHA, NEB., Dec. 15.-Greatest
distress and suffering prevails among
the farmers of Northwestern Nebraska.
Hundreds are in absolute need and no
local aid can be furnished. There
have been successive failures of crops.
and provisions cannot be obtained.
Some OF the farmers are separated by
many miles on the open prairie and
are in imminent danger from cold and
starvation.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-12-22
Notices For Publication.
LAND OFFICE, at Olvmnia w.s,

No.io Nov. 18th 1898
Notlce Is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his Intention to
hat said proof will be made before the ReGstnr
ana ana receiver at Olympia, Wash. on Tues5aH
D antrv 9th 5SgS viz; JOHN S. McM1NEMEE Hd.
and 5 4 of w 4. Sec IS, tn. 90 Mr. we r.
ne names the following witnesses to n mos.
Of ms s eGd9nuous residence upon and cultivation
City, Wash i>io an vi Union
10. GEO. G. Mills Poo;,+ox
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-12-22

Some thing New!
You Mus Remember
That EaS tern Relative
Or Old Friend
This Chri S tmas.
But How?
Why Send EN-
The Journal
Until Jan. l, 1895. o.
Seein' it S you
And the Times hard !
We I'll do it for ST.. 90
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-12-22
The Mason County Journal.
6. c ANGLE. Editor and Proprietor
City County & Official Paper.
Editorial Notes.

THE INCOME TAX.-
The advocates of the income tax
theory desire it to operate on incomes
of over $4,000. If it is the intention
to treat all alike, then the tax should
be made on every income, whether
$4,000, or $50 a year. To suggest max
ing the tax general would drive many
men from the theory, for the idea
seems to be to chit" the "bloated
bond holders" without being hit in
turn. The Express says the income
tax means no more or less than ex-
tracing portion of the proceeds Of
energy, industry, proper use of brains
and economy. If a running mate is
provided that will tax the indolent
and shiftless, the criminal and non
producer then the spirit Of equality
and justice will be carried out.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-12-22
MORE NEW STATES

MORE NEW STATES
"There is a strong probability that
Utah will soon be admitted as a state
into the Union, the bill having already
passed the house Let her come in.
There is plenty of room in the fold,
and, besides territories have OutgrOwn
their usefulness; they should all be
made states. Idaho and Wyoming
are also knocking at the door,"
The above is clipped from the local
Tribune, and will be news to our read
ers-stale news, however. AS both
Idaho and Wyoming were admitted to
the benefits, as well as sharing the ex-
penses, of the U. S. in July, 1890, it is
to be presumed that they are knock
ing to get out again. While on this
subject, it might be of some interest
to our "esteemed' to add that Wash
ington was made one of the sister
hood in November, 1889.
Arizona was admitted as state last
week, and New Mexico is probably
next in order.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-12-22
FRAUDULENT PENSIONS.

FRAUDULENT PENSIONS
The president said in his recent
message that
"Many names were put on the pen
sion rolls by wholesale fraud. Thous-
ands of neighborhoods have the we'll
known fraudulent pensioners
This statement is overdrawn by the
president solely for political effect, as
there are mighty few men drawing
pensions to-day but what deserve them.
These big men who draw big pensions,
and also hold down salaried gov
eminent position, might be cut
down. at least while in in office, but
the rank and file of the pension army
gets little enough, and it comes with
bad grace from this administration.
Frauds cannot find it so easy to
secure pension. The applicant must
send an untruthful affidavit to the
Commissioner, and then the physical
examination by three government
physicians must be passed. as we'll as
numerous afidavits as to injury and
service, and the cOrrobOrat;On of
competent witnesses The frauds are
pretty we'll weeded out, in the course
of the year or two the claims are pend
ing.
A bill was recently introduced in
the house for the pensioning of rebel
soldiers.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-12-22

pACIFIC LODGE, NO. 66,
K. OF p
Meets the first and third Friday evenings of
Knights cordially invited to attend. ns
G. V. DUNBAR, HARRY Duppr,
X. of X. Is. q C>'
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-12-22
FREE LUMBER

FREE LUMBER
Col. Griggs, of the st. Paul mill at
Tacoma, who is also interested in some
timber lands in Washington, stands
out prominently as the only lumber
man yet heard from who claimes that
'free lumber will make no difference
whatever, with our lumber trade. His
partners claim otherwise, and so do
other people as much interested as Col.
Griggs
Free lumber is certain to work
against the prosperity of the lumber
interests of Puget Sound, and hence
the general interests OF the whole Pa
chic Northwest. The lumbermen of
the old numbering states adjoining
Canada, IN the vicinity of the great
lakes, are quite favorable to free logs
and lumber, because their available
timber supply is low, and being rapid
~ reduced, and they want to get their
logs from the Canadian side, or else
move their mills over there-still
worse. Col. Griggs or any other think
B ing man can readily see how the re-
moVal of the tariff on logs and manu-
lactured lumber, can operate against
the hopes Puget Sound has in the now
rapidly expanding market for our lum-
Der products in the Eastern states. We
would be practically frozen out of those
markets for everything except special
stun, because the removal of duties
would enable the lumbermen who own
timber lands and mills on the Cana
dlan side to sell their product even
cheaper than lumber cut in the states
on this side of the line is sold at the
present.
AS to labor and stumpage, the per-
centage Is In favor of the British Col
umbla logger and millman. But aside
from these conditions Mr.. Griggs and
all export mill men know that in order
TO run at d profit market must be
mad for all the products of the mill.
Inc freight and cargo rates prohibit
the Shipment of anything either east
ward or to foraign markets, except spe-
cial stuff in size or lengths, or finished
lumber. The logger cannot afford to
hanl, nor the millmen to cut, only the
plch OF the logs, without big prices,
and Tor profitable work every fair log
must be hauled and cut. Probably
hall OF the product is common, and
makes second class lumber. The mills
OF Puget Sound are enabled to success
July compete with those of British
Columbia IN the foreign trade because
they have good local market for their
common stocks, and thus all their pro-
duct is utilized. AS nothing but an
imaginary line and the duty separates
British Columbia from the local state
market for their common stuff, we are
unable to see why the lumbermen and
loggers OF Puget Sound will not suffer
by the removal of the duty on lumber.
British Columbia has practically a
very limited local market.
The duty is SO per M at present and
the Wilson bill places it on the free
list; however, the committee have re-
considered and set the duty at 81 per
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-12-22

f E. Cross Post No. 90, G. AR.
Meets lnI. o. o. F. hall first and third SATURDAY.
ig! OF each month. Comrades are Cordially
INVITED to visit and join.
l. w. WOODS, F. DrNp.p
Adjutant. Commandor
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-06-09
PoWELL's FORT NEWS.

Our little valley has 942 inhabitants,
with a fair prospect for a rapid increase.
We are sorry to say that Mr.. Andrew
Coverstone is still very i'll.
We are having fine showers AMI crops
are growing nicely. guess Mr.. Empson
of Colorado, is busy setting ont tomato
plants, as Mr.. Will says IN his letter to
HERALD that he Will have aJou. four
hundred acres in this ore vegetable. |
think will drop in on him and get a
basket or two.
Mr.. Will, you certainly olght to know
who Neal Blizzard il.
Mr.. B. n, Hebron is conducting n
singing school at st. David's church, and
the young people seem to enjoy it very
much, especially the young men who 20
to see their fair ones dry shed across
Honey Run.
Mrs. Elizabeth Baker, who is now near
" so years old, dropped corn this spring,
keeping up with pillow that was drawn
by a strong, fast walking young horse.
When the last furrow was drawn and the
last cross made the old lady was promptly
on hand to drop the last grains of corn
Step up, all you young giil', and see If
any of you can beat this.
We would like to see more news from
this section IN your paper. Why don't
some of our ready writers keep yon in
formed IN regard to the doings of our
people ? LITTLE PUD.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-06-09
Armentrout Leaves tho Jail.

On Saturday night about ~ o'clock,
night officer T. A. Shaffer heard a noise
while passing the Jail that caused him
to suspect that something wrong was
going on. Leaving Mr.. James Norris to
watch the door opening into Court street
be went to arouse Mr.. Wenger, the
tailor. He had scarcely gone around the
building before Scion Armentrout, who
was serving a sentence of sixty days,
stepped from the door, he having taken off
the lock. Norris was unsrmed, but
attempted to stop Armentrout by hitting
him with a stone. But Scion was pant
ing for liberty and as he sailed up Court
street he soon distanced Norris.
A number OF persons were started out
early the next morning, but mp this time
he has not been recaptured. Why Armen-
trout should have been LETT out of the
steel sells at night is something strange,
especially as he had access 20 door the
lock Of which WAS put on with four bolts
the taps being inside and 1t was only a
few moments work for man to remove
the lock and step cut into the street. We
call attention TO an Article on this subject
in another column from "citizen."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-06-09
For the HERALD ]

The rumor is current, and there has
been no contradiction, that Shenandoah
hasSs>,,, %pother iail deliso'y. ALvthS.
prisoner, convicted at considerable cost,
became tired of serving the time imposed
upon him by the jury and conrt, and de-
liberately walked out of Jail without
molestation. We can remember when
the old Jail was sufficient to hold every
prisoner committed TO it. But after an
expenditure of thouoands of dollars, and
Introduction of steel cells and improv-
Gu locks, the same EVIL continues and only
those rem ain who do not see proper to es-
cape. The publication of list of the
prisoners who have escaped from the
custody of Shenandoah officers within
the last five years would enlighten and
surprise the taxpayers of this county. If
Shenandoah has officers whose duty it is
10 attend to the interests OF the people this
Jail delivery would be fully investigated
and the responsibility, as well as the
penalty, imposed where it properly be-
longs The people will patiently await
the result. CITIZEN.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-06-09
PERSONAL.

Mr.. and Mrs. stem, of Maryland, have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. I. b. Richey,
of this place.
Miss Molly Ruby, of Richmond, Va, is
visiting her former school mate, Miss
Lizzie Geary, at the Geary House in this
place.
The venerable and widely known and
respected DR.. P. Below, Of Edin5urg. is
in this place visiting his daughter MIS-
II. II. Riddleberger.
Miss Annie Alnut, of Baltimore, form
or pupil of the Shenandoah Female
Institute, of this place, is visiting Mrs.
Genl. James Fl. Williams.
Mrs. Bette Marshall. of this place, lett
on Friday last to make her home with
her daughter, Mrs. Lucy Luke, of Berry
vile, Va.
Harry, son of Mr., J, H. Rodeffer, one OF
the leading citizens and business men
of this place, who has been living In
Roanoke and Washington. d. c., is
visiting bis parents in this place.
Bearnie w. Coffman, who has been q
street car conductor in Baltimore, for
some time, reached here on last Friday on
short visit to his parents AID family OF
this place.
Mrs. Birdie A. Neff, and her sister, Miss
Jane Funkhouser, of this place and vicin-
ity, left on Monday morning for Chicago,
where Mrs. Neff will join her husband.
Mr. David Neff.
Messrs. Will Koontz and George Nc
Cam, of Staumton, Va, Spent Sunday
at their respective homes IN this place.
Mr. Albert Mauzy, business manager of
the StauntonlSpectator, was the guest of
these young men during their visit.
Eugene Geary, Chas Stump, Mark
Stephenson, Milton KoOntz, and Moses
Walton, young men of this place, who
have been attending RandolphMacOn
Academy, at Front ROYAL, returned to
their homes here few days ago. Ed.
Zimmerman, son of a former pastor of the
Methodist church, of this place, and who
has also been student at the same
school, returned as guest of one of our
Woodstock boys. As far as We can
learn, the Woodstock students at the
above named school. we're among the
best behaved and most diligent scholars
of the school, and by their gentlemanly
conduct did credit to their town.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-06-09
High Water Does Not Effect the
Fort Trade.

The river opposite this place became so
swollen by the heavy rains as to be past
fording" on Saturday last. and has kept
in that condition almost all of this week.
1t is during such a condition of affairs
that our people realize the almost in
valuable worth of the new iron bridge
near the old Levi Hotel mill, on the
road between POwells Fort and this
place. We do not exaggerate when we
say that the bridge, estimating from the
amount of traffic that has passed over 1t
during the past few days, will be worth
its cost several times over before the end
of the present year. We are creditably
informed that in the past four or five
days, during which time the river has
been past fording. that several hundred
dollars worth of trade found a market
that wOuld otherwise have been delayed.
The next important subject that should
commend itself to our Board of Super
yisOrs is the real necessity for a bridge
across the river on the upper Fort road,
between that portion of the Fort VALLEY
and the town of EdInburg. The amount
of trade that passes over this road IS very
great, as any one will testify who drives
over 1t and experiences the trouble of
passing the numerous teams hauling bark
that are to be met with at all points
along the road, to say nothing of tue
other traffic that is constantly moving
along this highway. Let the people of
Edinburg and the upper Fert Valley, es-
pecially, bring this matter before the
Board Of Supervisors, and show to them,
as they easily can, the very great im-
portance OF and the real necessity for this
Improvement.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-06-09

Jacob W. Beaver, 40 years old, and a
resident near Kimball, in Page county
killed himself at the depot in Lursy Tues
day, IN a frightfully bOrrid and quick
manner. He was seen to start from the
old Baptist church, where he had been
watching the shifting of cars, on quick
run mp an embankment to the railroad,
reaching which he threw himself face
down upon the rail. An engine and ten
der, backing to the depot, we're then but
a few feet off. The wheels Of the tonder
passed across bis body, just above the
hips, killing him instantly. Mr.. Beaver
was married, but childless. He was we'll
to-dc, and bis father. Daniel Beaver, Is
one Of the richest men in Page COUNTY,
being banker, who owns more land
bonds than anybody there. Young
Beavers suicidal mania is inherited, az
bis mother and grandfather both killed
Themselves He had made several at.
tcmpts on his life previously.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-06-09
The Farmer and the Newspaper Man.

Many men think that newspaper
men are persistent dunLers. BY way Of
comparison let us SUPP ose pat farmer
raises 900 bushels of wheat year, and
sells this to 900 persons in all parts of
the country, great portion of them say
ing: 81 will hand ) on dollar IN short
time" The farmer does not want TO be
small, and says all right. Soon the LOCO
bushels are gone but he has nothing TO
show for it. and be then realizes that he
has fooled away his whole crop and its
value to him is due him ia thousand
little driblels, consequently be is serious
ly ON barrassed IN his business, because
his debtors, each owing him one dollar,
treat it as q small matter and think 1t
would not help much. Continue this
kind OF business year in and year out as
the publisher does, how long would be
stand it = A moments thought VIII con-
vince anyone that publisher has canse
for persistent dunning.-Nationdt LABOR
Tribune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-06-09
Rev. Sam Jones Winchester Meeting

The meeting to be conducted by Rev.
Sam Jones will begin at Winchester on
Saturday, June 10. and continue for a
week. The committee of arrangements
have erected a tabernacle on the far
grounds of the Shenandoah Valley Agri
cultural Society with seating capacity
of about fYe thousand people. he
building is secure in every particular,
and as the fair grounds are within the
corporate limits, strict order will be
main tained by the municipal authorities.
The B. & o. r. X. will sell Excursion
Tickets to Winchester and return from
all stations on the Valley Division, Jure
10Th to 18th, inclusive, good to return
until June 18th. at reduced rates. And
on Sundays, June 18th and 18th, will run
Special Trains and sell RJuad Trip Tick
cts az fOlloWs: