The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-11-24
SHELTON MASON COUNTY NOVEMBER "a 1893
News of all Sorts.

LIE 1dcOlllt MINI u Mig. 20. Is ar
ranging for the purchase of still for
the manufacture of essential oils at
the company's mint farm at American
Lake. Thirteen acres were set out
this year.
The body of James Gallagher a log
ger who was drowned six weeks ago on
the Skagit river. was found above
Mount Vernon in the water. 1t was
badly decomposed, but was identified
by his clothing. The Knights OF
Pythias buried him.
A. w. LaChapelle, of Chelan, has
been experimenting in the manufac-
ture of syrup from watermelons with
considerable success, and will still fur
ther prosecute the work next season.
The Leader says of the product that it
has strong though not unpleasant
fruit flaXnr
Nearly all the oysters in private
beds at Norfolk, Va, have been killed
by the growth of mussels, and as a con-
sequence nearly all the opening stock
will haye to come from the natural
oeds, with the result that by Dec. |
opening stock will be exceedingly
scarce and prices high, says the Fish
ing Gazette
The state land commission has ap-
pointed the following-named school
land appraisers, in the several coun-
ties: John III. Elwell, Clarke county
w. HI. Close, Cowlitz; James Odges,
Douglas: George w. Morse, Island 3;
William T. Newland, Lewis; Terrence
GBrien, King; Edward S. Ord, Pierce Z;
A. Nj. Rowe, Thurston; Edward CAL
low has heretofore been appointed for
Mason county.
An effort is to be made at the next
annual meeting of the Old Settlers,
association, of Olympia, to stop all
controversy over the calling of Mount
Rainier Mount Tacoma. 1t is design
ed to declare that the mount shall be
known as Mount Rainier, which name
antedates Mount Tacoma. If passed,
as 1T promises to be, Il request will be
made of the newspapers to publish the
resolution
A strange story comes from San
Francisco of ten prisoners from Siberia
who put out to sea in an open boat,
preferrlng to take their chances Of
death at sea than to the slower meth
cd of RussianeXile. They were picked
up bv an American whaler and brought
to this country, and are held by the
authorities until it can be determin ed
whether they are criminals or only
political eXiles.
Judge Dangerfield, San Francisco
superior judge, has adopted a rule to
the effect that a person charged wi tn
crime who pleads guilty shall not suf-
fer more than half the punishment
authorized by law in such cases. This
rule also applies to capita, crimes. In
murder cases he will not inflict SEN
tence more severe than life imprison-
nent, and says he has made this rule
III order to save expense to the state
and prevent a miscarriage of justice.
Unlike most states, says the Olym-
pian-Tribune, the commonwealth o
Washington can 60 to her safe and
clip interest bonds payable to her. II
: fact "the balance of trade" is in favor
of the state which has $45S,0 900 loaned
to several of the counties on bonds
drawing 5, 81 and per cent, while
the state pays only 81 per cent. inter
est on $500 900 worth of bonds. Treas
urer Bowen and Deputy Lindsey were
busy yesterday cutting off interest
coupons due from some of the counties
J uuhOCo bond, oro hold b,, bo cfoto
$ DURING the ten years from 1881 tt
1891 the e-holders have increased
under the federal government from
124,64O to 1S3,408, or just 5S,S4S
S While the population and business Of
? the government during that time have
!. increased very rapidly it hardly seems
probable that II has grown so fast as
to warrant the increase of 5000 Office
holders annually in the decade Dur
ing the past thirty years the various
} departments have been receptacles fol
political driftwOod for whom positions
: have been created and, who give but
very little in return for the salaries
4 they draw. There is a chance for the
vigorous use of the official ak and
t broom in nearly every part of the gov
ernment service and the sooner the
} work is done the better-Ex
The question. "What does q man
T. buy when he purchases the title to a
farm?" has often been asked but not
satisfactorily determined. From the
latest decision on the subject, says the
Globe-Democrat it is plain that he
buys the groahd of course, and all the
buildings erected on it, whether they
are mentioned or not. He also buys
all the fences, but not material once
used, then taken down and laid aside,
nor material purchased for new
fence, unless these are specially men
toned. He also buys all adjuncts
necessary to the farm except imple-
ments and machinery. For instance,
if there is pile of bean poles cut and
once used they are the sellers property
unless specified as sold. Standing
trees and trees that have fallen or
blown down go with the ground, but
if cut down and made into cordwood,
they become personal and must be
e,1 hn al