The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-02-23

PAPERS have been served on Bob
Ingersoll to appear before a moot
court of the Salvation Army in Chi
cago, on the charge Of being an infi-
del. Bob says he will pay no atten-
ton to the summons.
GOLD bullion deposits have been on
the increase at the Denver mint for
months past, and it is predicted that
the coming spring will witness one OF
the biggest gold booms in the history
of Colorado. The bullion purchased
at the Denver mint during the month
Just past, exceeded the purchase of
Jan. 1898, by $4,000.
THE schooner Corona, lumber laden
from St. Paul & Tacoma Mill to San
Francisco, grounded in Useless bay on
Sunday during snow storm, and is
reported to he total loss. She was
built at Port Blakely in 1888, valued
at $4,000, half insured. This is the
first loss in the lumber fleet for over
year. The vessel carried $4,000 feet.
"CoRPoRAL" Tanner has lately had
both of his legs re-amputated because
of tumors that came on the stumps.
He lost both legs at Bull Run by
cannon ball, and he has often since
boosted laughingly of being the only
real stump speaker. Tanner has
always wanted to be, commander-in-
chief of the Grand Army, and should
have run better than he has, paradox
cal as it may seem, on account Of
having lost his legs, says the Tacoma
News.
To MEET the great and growing de-
mand for information concerning the
state of Washington, its resources, etc.
Secretary of State Price has begun the
compilation Of pamphlet to be used
in answering the numberless letters re-
ceived by the state officers. The book
will contain all the information that
is desired by prospective immigrants
and investors. Each county and Its
peculiar resources, its soil and adapta-
bility to particular industries, will re-
ceive especial notice. If something oil
this character under authority of the
state, was printed in sufficient number
for general distribution, it would be OF
much value.
VIM. DUNBAR, a wealthy Portland
merchant, who made his pile i'll big
opium smuggling deals with the steam
er Haytien Republic, has been given
two years in the penitentiary. after a
hard fight. This rich hypocrit, prom
inent in church and business circles
for years, while making thousands in
wholesale smuggling, gets off with two
years sentence, while some poor sinner
caught with a tael of opium on his
clothes would get the extent of the
law for his heinous offence There
are several morals in this, but it serves
to show what farce is law, and JUS
tice, and the courts an expensive lux
ury, generally.
THE annual statistical number of
the Puget Sound Lumherman, pub
lished by Chas. Towne, in Tacoma, is
at hand. Mason County has cause
for satisfaction over the creditable
showing made, and by comparison it
is found that this is the leading lum-
bering county in the state, with log
product OF 1O0,OOO,OOO feet, while
Chehalis county, Grays Harbor region,
comes next, with 100000. What
com county is estimated to have the
next highest product, of the Sound
counties, about 5O,OO0.000 feet, or half
the product of Mason County. Other
interesting matters will be produced
in the future from this excellent num-
| Der.
BRADsTREET, the well-known trade
journal, has collected statistice as to
the number of unemployed in 119 of
the chief cities of the United States.
| The number out of work in these
cities is somewhat over S01 900. The
number dependent on this army of
unemployed is estimated at 1000, 900.
In fifteen of the most important cities
In the states of New York and New
Jersey there are 223,25O unemployed,
and $685. $50 dependent for support on
this quarter of million wage work
ers, who are seeking in vain for en-
ployment to keep the wolf from the
door. In twenty-one cities in New
England there are 66,2OO idle men.
who, when they are at work, are the
bread winners for l54 400 persons.-Ex.
The Puget Sound Steel Wire and
Nail Company's works at Port Town
send are producing at a lively rate
The first nails were. made in April
1893, and has made money from tho
start, being the only nail works in
the Northwest. Its Immediate future
Secretary Mclaughlin says, will de-