The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-12

MARY ELLEN LEASE, Of Kansas, has
taken to the bicycle and boomers.
Now, the populists who have been
fighting Mary Ellen will be run INTO
their holes.
DURING the celebration at Port
Townsend last week, a fine spirited
horse was frightened to death by an
explosion of fire crackers. An ex-
animation showed that the animal
had heart disease.
DAN LAMONT, secretary OF war and
Cleveland's right hand man was on
the Sound, for little private junket,
last week. Whatever political signifi-
canoe the visit may have had, the
secretary had nothing to say.
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THE cyclone season haS opened in
the East, hot one did considerable
damage in several Central states last
Saturday. That is a good country to
avoid in the summer, and good place
to shun to escape the winter billiards..
Mrs. OLEARY, of Chicago, who
became suddenly famous some years
ago ON account of her COW, is dead.
Her COW, which was being MIXED by
y neighbor, caused the destruc ton Of
S2OO,OOO,O00 worth of property, by
kicking over lamp.
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WUEORD WOODRUFF, president of
the Mormon church, was q passenger
for Victoria on the City of Kingston
on Saturday last. President Wood
ruff is SO years of age, but is still
erect in carriage and transacts the
immense amount of business connect
ell with his Office.
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The Mount Vernon Record is right
in advocating u license tax on travel
ing stores so as to protect legitimate
home firms. The travelling concerns
are often unreliable, carry bankrupt
or shop-worn goods and are a general
leteriment to trade. Sit down on them
hard every time and always watch
them.-Trade Register.
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SPEAKING of the blacklist, Governor
Upham, of Wisconsin, says: al can
not but regard an arrangement
among II large number of EMPLOYERS
not to employ or permit to be employ
ed If they can prevent it, competent
and faithful men, simply because they
quit the services of some other en-
ployer, as conspiracy which should
not be tolerated by the law"
The Fourth was fittingly celebrated
IN all the Sound cities this year, and
big professions were feature of the
day. In Tacoma the A. p. A. ar
ranged for separate procession and
turned out over 1000 persons, in spite
OF the rain, although twice that num-
Der would have been in the parade if
the weather had been decent. The
demonstration was successful in every
respect.
GROVER CLEVELAND is once again q
father, and it is girl. The press dis
patches report the president bearing
up we'll, although a young Grover was
wanted. The family history is as
follows: Grover Cleveland and Fran
ces Folsom, married June 9, 1886;
: Ruth Cleveland, born in White H ouse.
October 3, 81; Esther Cleveland, born
September 8, 1893.
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The census report governing the
statistics of churches shows tina,
there are in this country 143 denomi-
nations with 20,612,SO6 communi
cants. The value of the church pro-
perty used exclusively for worship is
1850, l39. The leading denomina
tons having communicates are in
round numbers as follows: Catholic
6,25O,OOO; Methodist, 100000; Bap.
fist, 3,75O,O0O; Presbyterian, 1885,
322; Lutheran, 100000; Protestant
Episcopal, $4,000. Out of 10000
Hebrew commandments the Reformed
exceed the Orthodox by 1900. The
Salvation Army has SAP membe, s
enrolled and the Christian Scientists.
S,742.