The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-05-11
Editorial Notes.

Editorial Notes.
THE JOURNAL will remain the COun-
ty official newspaper for the ensuing
fiscal year.
HELEN GOULD, daughter of the late
millionaire railroader, and heiress to
fifteen millions, visited a Seattle friend
last week. 'Twould be great catch
for some Shelton dude.
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REPRESENTATIVE DOOLITTLE has in
troduced bill in Congress for the
division of this State into two federal
judicial districts. and the appoint
ment of an additional Judge to re-
lieve Judge Hanford.
"A a.
MATT. KELLY, Seattle's pioneer drug
gist, passed away last Sunday of heart
disease. He was passenger to Puget
Sound in 1866 on the old steamship
Continental, which brought Asa Mer-
Ger and 125 young women to mate
with the lone bachelors o. the Sound.
His earlier days here were spent in
Olympia. Some OF the prominent
older ladies of the state were among
the "Mercer girls"
JUDGE BURKE arrived from Seattle
Monday and in the afternoon the
capitol commission went into session.
Much of the time was consumed with
discussions on the exact location Of
the building and while no conclusion
was reached the matter has assumed
such shape that decision will be ar
rived at this morning. Mr.. Flagg has
given much attention to the interior
arrangement and will probably leave
in Il few days for the east. No action
has yet been taken toward the election
of secretary.-Olympian.
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think of knocking out another per
sons brains because he differs in opin-
ion from you; it would be as rational
to knock yourself on the head because
you differ from yourself of ten years
ago" These are reasonable words yet
mankind is not educated to see things
in this light. With the world grow.
more and more liberal each year, il
would seem that difference of opinion
would be tolerated even more than il
is.-Independent.
THERE were made in the Washington
State Jute Mill at the Penitentiarv
Walla Walla, Washington, during the
moth of April working % days., 49,,
BIG grain bags and 1850 wool bags
which are 40 inches wide and 80 inches
long, these latter being manufactured
to meet the needs of the wool growers
OF Eastern Washington-They have
on hand, subject to sale, 100000 grain
bags; 1865 wool bags; 500 Ore bags
1908 Dat boys; $3.50 pounds Fleece
Irvine and 1888 yards Hop Cloth.
The Great Northern strike was de-
clared off last week and the wheels Of
all the trains began turning Friday
The main cause of the strike was the
reduction of the wage schedule last
August, but the delay in settlement
was on account of the A. r. u, a new
organization of RAILROAD employees, and
the old brotherhood lodges contending
as to which represented the maio rity
OF the men affected, and was empow-
cred to dictate the terms. They got
what they wanted, but at great cost to
the people as wells as the railroad
Some legislation is needed to prevent
such wholesale strikes and the erin
ping OF mail and public business hy
this means. If employees desire, there
Is no law to prevent their quitting
work, but they should not intimidate
Others who may wish to work. in orde,
to force their point. A strike should
he the last move for the man with q
steady job in times like these.
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ANENT the great state question O!
e"ohomlzlng expenses and reducing
taxation, good suggestion is to the
taxing of insurance companies on thei1
gross earnings within the state. The
insurance companies doing bushes.
mere must be protected in their rights
they use the machinery of the land fo
protection from fraud; vet paw n,
taxes. They on an average take sew
erai times more money out in prem
iums than they return to paw losses
cooperative insurance could be a poof