The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-08-09
News of all Sorts.

Ire prune acreage or washington,
Oregon and Idaho, as given by the
Rural Northwest, is 46,320, and yet
there Is room for more
A DISASTROUS timber fire ragged in
Whatcom County last week, 100000
600 feet of fir was so badly burned, as
to render it necessary to log it off i'm
mediately, and about 100000 feet of
cedar totally destroyed.
EDWIN HECTOR, Seattle business
man, was drowned while bathing in
the swimming tank of the Y. M. c.. A.
building, at Seattle, last Friday. The
water Is about six feet deep in the
tank, and it is supposed he was taken
suddenly i'll and sank.
OUT of the total of over 1000 coun-
ties, in this country, % bear the name
of Washington, 43 that of Jefferson 81
that OF Jackson III Lincoln, and the
same number each for Madison and
Monroe; IL Polk 10 Grant; 6 Adams
and Harrison; and are named for
each, Garfield, Pierce and Van Buren,.
-Marysville Globe.
AN invention has recently been per-
fected, which will prove both useful
and economical to railroads. It is
known as dynamometer and it's
work consists in measuring the force
required to transport freight or any
material having weight over the diff
ferent divisions of the roads. The
Northern Pacific has given it trial
trip and report satisfactory results.
CONSIDERABLE talk has been occa-
stoned here by an offer made by
'Lncky' Baldwin to Phil Dryer of
$4,000 for his grand colt Hynbspring.
The offer was at first accepted, but sub
sequently declined. In fact, Baldwin
had gone so far as to have finished
writing out a check for the amount
and had rendered it to Dwyer, VINO
concluded not to accept it.
THE cherries of the future for the
Pacific Northwest now appear to be the
Ring, Lambert and Hoskins. These
are all cherries of the largest size, of
unsurpassed quality and stand ship
ment we'll. AS our cherries follow
those of California in the Eastern mar
kets it is necessary to send fruit Of ex-
ira size IN order to secure paying re-
turns. The Rings and the few boxes
OF Lamberts which went East this year
brought twice as much as the best
Royal AIMS and Black Republicans
shipped at the same time.-Rural
, Northwest.
! DAVID BURKE, age 3years, met with
} serious accident Saturday afternoon
; at 4 30 o'clock at McVay's mill, al
: Ballard. He was stepping across the
r drag saw, and in some manner slipped
: and was caught by crank pin, which
/. threw him twQfeet distant. The force
e of the fall badly fractured the femul
: Of the left leg, also bruised and lacerat-
] ed the right knee. This is a very
: serious accident for man of Mr.
Burke'S age, as the bones of his lee
! may not ossify. While being carried
, from the mill to his home he suffered
such agony that he wanted to be
, thrown in the bay.
, A TERRIFIC fire which started in a chor
and feed mill, last Saturday morn
, ing, left the town of Sprague, eastern
Washington, in ashes. The loss is esti
, mated at about $1,250,OOO. Among
the first buildings to go was the North
+ ern Pacific railroad station, but the
wires were soon connected at safe
distance east of town, where messages
were rapidly sent to neighborins
towns; but all aid was powerless tt
4. stay the progress of the demon
Twenty-four locomotives were destroy
ed, being unable to get them out O
the r0undhouse. When the Armory
building caught, the ammunition
was discharged and bullets were whiz
zing through the air, but no one
: seriously hurt. Fully one-ffth of thu
1900 inhabitants are homeless. anf
: without wearing apparel. Aid will bt
:, sent if needed.