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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-19
UNIONS RULED OUT
Among the Employees Of the
Postoffice Department.
NO COMBINES WILL BE TOLERATED,

Says the Assistant Postmaster General
Who Handles the Omcial Ax-Why .
Carrier Was D:schargcd-some COM
aments ON Congressional Interference
With Departments Rules ut the Demand
Of the Mail Clerks.
WASHINGTON, March 1S.-Assistant
Postmaster General Jones has ordered the
dismissal of letter carrier at Youngs-
town, o. Ar inspector has made report
on the case, and the carrier was charged
with conspiracy in trying to defeat tho
order Of the postmaster general making
regulations preventing overtime charges.
1t was learned that the Youngstown car
rier had taken advantage of leave OF abb
sencc to go to Canton and was about to
perfect an organization of letter carriers,
SO that they would stand by each other
for any cause whatever. Jones says that
combinations among employees Of this
kind will not be tolerated.
Working for n "Poli" with congress.
This matter of combination is getting
to Ee one of decided interest to the postof-
fee department. 1t has information OF
the formation of n powerful combination
of postal employees designed to bring pres
sure upon congress to overtUrn certain
regulations and rules of the department..
The employees have been encouraged by
their success in ATTACHING IN the last most
or,ic. .p,ro,ri,,ior hin 81, omend,,,ont
,,,h;oh s,,-,,,a,, ~, ,-,,a- 81 ~, 1on,r,.
r..
'Hoho- Inns o'ue. was A'"'I A' ""'Ie'
anu uifec'eu INA. ny .he AS' VI -"as, io'',
al runway IHaii serNice ehhpioyc Us saouiu
remove TO some point along INC line Oh
the route on which they were employed.
Ihis was unsatisfactory TO some OF the
clerks, and they obtained legislation over
ruling the oruer. The reason Tor Issuing
the order is explained at the department.
rs because III the time the order was Is
sueu 'nere were ABOUT l'ooo OF the ',ooo
men IN the service VINO ala not i've on the
lines where they worked.
Employees Propose to Kun the Piant.
When there was an accident or any
thing else that required emergency men
those who were living away from the line
| where they worked escaped the extra
duty, and it fell upon those living on the
| route. OF the l,3lO who were living of
the lines where they worked all but about
80 have notified the department that they
have removed or Will removed their homes
To where requested. Probably all OF them
will so remove, notwithstanding the legis-
| lation overruiing the order The DEPART
ment Is now informed that since the
failure OF legislation in the last congress
| increasing the pay OF employees combina-
| ton has been formed to pass this legisla.
ton AMI also to oversurn orders and rules
| of the department which are unsatisfactory
| to them
| Combination l. a Powerful Ono.
A high official of the department said :
"This combination includes some thou.
sands of em,lovcs in the railway mail
service. the letter-carrier service and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-19
The Opening of Public Landx.

WASHINGTON, March H. - Secretary
Smith says that it Is probable that procla-
nations will not be issued opening public
lands within the next three weeks
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-19
The Local M8rkotp.
GRAIN, ETC.

SheSt-s5c
Corn-new. e3ai5c.
Oate- $50 SOC.
Eay-Timothv, e12GsI3; upland si0Gsil
Wild. $S0s10: slough <sGl$7; baled. 50.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.
Potstoee-5O055c.
Ontons-30c per tn.
PRODUCE
Buter-Fair to choice lie; fresh cream
cry IL.
Eggs-Fresh, 10l
POultry-Chickens. C.; TURKEY s, &c.
LIVE HTDOH.
Cattle-Butchers pay for corn fed steers
Ssl@5Ac; cows and heifers, zX6sh /; calys 6
3sG5c.
Hogs 3hS34-5c
Sheep-3c4l4c
Spring lamb. sn0t5c q pount.
Coa1-Soft. 1Oc.
Wood-S3.5O per cord.
WOOL.
Wool-l3c rer pound.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-19
LEGAL

Executors Notice.
Estate Of Phile mon L. Mitchell. deceaeed.
The Undersigned having been appointed e1ec-
ntors of the last will and testament Of Philemon L.
Mitchell late OF the county of Rocy leland. ttate
Of Illinois, deceased. hereby give notice that they
will appear before the County court Of Rock Isl-
and county Mt the office Of the clerk If said curt
in the city OF Rcck 1ssnd. at the May term, on
the first Honday in May mex, at which time all
persons having claims against said estate are no.
tilted and requested TO sttehd, for the purpose of
having the same adjusted.
All persons 'nceb'ed to said estate are re-
ques ed TO make immed ate payment to the un
uersiened.
Dated this I'd day Of March. A. D.. 1895.
PHIL MITCHELL.
VIC WADswoRTH.
MARY II. WAD woRrH.
Execu,ors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-19
Dartmouth Professors


w NY "0A
which physi-
clans called an
old mans sore,
dUetothe poor
state of my
blood. The
sore spread to
the size of Q
saucer, and I
had to give up
business. The
surgeons at
TN 0uth
College would
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op e T q ton,
claiming that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-19

When she was Child, she cried for CastoriA
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When size bad Children, she gave them Caaoria
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-19

Office Corner Eighteenth street
and Second Avenue, second floor.
Telephone No. 1OlG
ROCK ISLAND, ILL.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-08-02
Who Wants a Dictionary.


The JOURNAL will sell a new Webs
ter's latest International Dictionary.
with Noye's patent stand, complete. OF
any one of the following combina-
lions: One of the new "Standard''
Dictionary, just issued by Funk &
Wagna1l's, and said to be better and
more complete than the Inter-nationa al
in many respects. 1t is in either one
or two volumes, as preferred, half or
full russia, at prices ranging from So
to S17. the set. AS holder is a ueces-
sity, we can also supply late. patent
adjustable holder for either the single
or double volumes, at a low price.
The double holder is the same as the
single one, except that it supports the
two volumes, and either can be conye-
niently used without disturbing the
other. Any of the propositions are
good, and cheaper than trade prices.
Both dictionaries are direct from the
publishers and the regular volumes.
Some school district needs this combi-
nation.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-08-02

WITH the July number of The Art
Amateur comes charming landscape
"The End of the Day." by Robert J.
Wickenden, and an equal pretty study
OF Golden Rod, by Paul de Longpre
There are the usual eight large pages
OF Working Designs for Wood Cary
ing, China Painting. Embroidery, etc.
Among the numerous articles are
"Hints about Sketching," drawing
for Reproduction" among the Wild
Flowers" "Palettes for Fruit Paint
ing" "The Decorative Vines of Sum
mer," "Water-Colors for Mineral
Painting" "Hints on Furniture and
Woodwork" "Talks on Embroidery. .
and "Flowers and Plants in the
Home" All these articles are splen.
didly illustrated. The artist for the
month is Robert ]. Wickenden, and
there are three examples of his work
shown. In "My Note Book" the edi.
tor devotes most of his attention to
the present craze for cold English
Masters" Price, IS cents.
MONTAGUE MARKS, Publisher,
% Union Square, New York
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-08-02
The City Not Responsible.

Olympia, July 27.-Thomas & Co.
vs.. City OF Olympia, respondent
Ihurston county; affirmed.
In this case the supreme court holds
that the city is not responsible for the
payment of special assessments and
warrants. The general result of the
decision is that special warrant hold
ers must look to special funds for
the payment of their claims, and if
those claimsfail they, and not the citv
must be the losers. A complete rem
edy still exists, however, to the war
rant holders in that they may by
mandamus compel the city officers to
perform their respective duties towards
providing these local funds.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-08-02
Lumber is King.

Six lumber vessels with the biggest
lumber tonnage ever carried away in
the same time are due to leave Port
Blakeley mills within the next twenty
four hours, according to reports from
there this morning. They will carry
out close onto 100000 feet, in pre-
else figures 4 100000, as estimated by
a Port Blakeley man. The vessels
now ready and finishing off cargoes
are; Ship Empire, $4,000 feet, Aus
tralia; clipper bark Thermopyle, $780,
600, Queenstown for orders; barken-
tine Willie III. Hume, 100000, Sidney,
Australia; four-masted schooner w, J..
Bowden, 100000 feet, Shanghai A;
schooner Lizzie Vance, 100000, San
Pedro; schooner Laura Madsen, $780,
600, San Francisco.
There will be left at the mill the
J. B. Brown, Fanny Dutard, Invinci-
bic, Pacitico, Nokomis and probably
one or two others. The mill is run
ming night and day and is cutting
lumber as fast as possible. Lumber
is king once again and the prediction
is made that within two or three
months we may expect a greater
movement in rail shipments than is
now gong on IN ocean tonnage.-Seat-
tie Times.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-08-02
Two Decisions on Recent Laws.

Olympia, Wn.. July 24.-County
Attorney Root, this afternoon, sub
mitted to the supreme court on briefs,
an important case, of interest to every
county in the state. The suit was
brought by A. S. Ruth against the
county commissioners to compel them
to allow his bill of $95 for work in
connection with the compiling OF re-
cords of highways for his office. The
surveyor claims that it is his duty to
make township plats on a scale OF not
less than four inches to the mile,
showing the position of each road IN
the county with reference to govern
ment corners, and such rivers and
lakes as would be OF value to person
in locating road. The county com
missioners contend that the law in
question does not apply to highways,
as there is already a record of high
ways in the auditors Office, and that
it could not have been the intention
of the legislature to put the counties
to the great expense of making another
record.
Judge Reed holds with the county
surveyor on the construction of the
law, but held it unnecessary to tray
erse the notes for the reason that
another and shorter method would bt
sufficiently accurate and as $57 so o
the surveyors bill was for traversins
notes, disallowed that portion of the
claim, until such time as it could be
ascertained what part of it the sur
veyor would be entitled to if he mac
done the work by the shorter method
Another appeal, taken today, wa
from Judge Reeds decision relating t.
the transfer of moneys from thu
different funds to what the commits
sioners Of this county call the "inci
dentaP' fund, and created by them t.
meet current expenses. The count,
treasurer's bondsman objected to thu
transfer of such funds and he refused
to obey the order of the commissioner
to make any futher transfers. TIL
substance of Judge Reeds decision i
that the commissioners are withou
authority to create an "incidental
fund. AS this practically shuts off al
payment of current expenses, excep
salaries, the decision is far-reachine
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-08-02
BlakeIy Mill Improving Facilities.

Within the next thirty days the
Port Blakely mill will have an ele
waited electric railroad for the trans
portation of lumber from the mill
direct to the ships at the wharves.
The work has now been under way
for about three months, and already
the tracks are being used in q limited
way. 1t is calculated by good judges
that the new process of handling lum
Der will increase the loading capacity
of the company at least one-half.
Taken in connection with the scale on
which business is done at Blakely it
does not require much imagination to
see what an immense advantage it will
be to the mill to be able to stow away
the long boards and planks in the
ships with such increased rapidity. It
means that there will be very little
waiting of vessels at the mill. They
will be loaded in double quick time,
and gotten out of the way for the next
in line
This railroad is fully quarter OF a
mile long, and constructed on a dead
level, about thirty feet in the air.
The piles used in its construction were
about sixty feet long and of the best
quality OF timber obtainable. The
top Of the trestle on which thu road
has been constructed is in the vicinity
of forty feet wide, made so with the
view of having three standard guage
tracks instead of two, and out and re-
turn. The middle track will be used
for the electric motor, which will draw
the cars of loaded lumber.
The main idea in building this rail
road is to do away with the present
system OF handling lumber after it
leaves the saw. It present piece of
timber is sawed put on the dock and
then picked up and put on the ship.
Under the new system a piece of tim
Der is sawed and, after being run out
to the cars on live rollers is taken to
chutes along tie track and thea sent
directly down to the vessel. There are
ABBOTT eight lum5er chutes, and as
many Off-shoots from the main railroad
track.
The electric dynamo and engine
which will be used in generating power
for the new railroad have already been
purchased. The building for the new
power is also under construction
P.-I.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-08-02
located in another building a sho]

located in another building a short
distance away.
Adjoining the abbatoir on the south
are the stock yards, feed pens and
shed barn. Both yards and buildings
have ample side track privileges.
The officers of the company are To-
Gated in the central front portion of
the third floor They are finished in
Washington cedar, light and airy, and
supplied with every convenience for
the dispatch of large business, in
GLIDING their own private telegraph
wire affording direct connection with
the great cattle market and packing
centre of Chicago. A stair leads to
the private offices of the president
and general manager on the floor
above.
The seve raj unoccupied floors still
higher up in the tower will be utilized
for the canning of meats and manu-
facure of tin cans as time goes on. A
mammoth water condensers admirab-
~ located on the top floor of the
tower.
Although the packing house is not
yet completed over fifty men are al-
ready employed, which force will be
increased to over two hundred when
the plant gets into working order.
The company has AMPLE capital, a
large market and intends to slaughter
500 hogs, 100 beeves, and 300 mutton
per day, in a short time. Too much
credit cannot be given to President L.
Zimmerman who admirably planned
and ably executed this important in
dustry, which completion marks an
epoch in the commercial progress of
the Pacific Northwest. The Pacific
Meat Co. is differed as fellows: Presi-
dent and general manager, L. Zim-
norman; vice-president, J. D. Gard
ner; secretary, HI. L. Achilles; treas
u rer, j. Heilbronner; assistant treas
urer, E. Tucker.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-08-02
necessary mandamus today.

TACOMA will soon have fruit can
merry in operation. There is every rea-
son why an industry of this character
should be phenominally successful
here-situated in a country peculiarly
adapted to the culture of fruit the
quantity, quality and size of which is
equalled by that of a very few coun-
tries, while in the production of prunes
plums, cherries and every variety OF
berries, it is not excelled by any coun-
try in the size, flavor and perfection
of these delicious fruits. With an
abundance of such luscious and per-
feet fruit-the Washington product
should easily command the preference
IN the markets Of the world for It's
excellence and superiority.-With the
superior natural advantages afforded
them the producer and the manufac-
turer certainly have cause to hopefully
view the future of this great industry
i'll Western Washington.-Ex.
LILENTAAL & Co., San Francisco hor
brokers, have compiled interesting
statistics showing the results of last
season in the hop business on this
coast. The table shows a total pro.
duction of Pacific hops for 1894 OF
10000 bales from $4,000 acres. Cali
fornia leads in the amount of hons
produced. with 1880 bales; Oregon.
5000; Washington, 10000, and Bri-
fish Columbia 900 bales. There was
a total stock on hand in the three
states on June 30, 1894. of 400 bales
which, added to the crop of that wear
made 10000 bales to be disposed of.
The rail shipments were 1880 bales
water shipments, 1900 bales. and
home consumption 1850 bales leaving
stock on hand July Ist, 1895, of -
zVo bales; California carrying over
500 bales, Washington 1000 bales
and Oregon 100 bales. The home
consumption was distributed as fol-
lows: California, 5000 bales; Wash
ington, 1000 bales, and Oregon $50
bales.-Trade.
If Durrant looks like his pictures in
the newspapers he probably not only
killed Blanche Lamont and Minnie
Williams, but was also the man who
struck Billy Patterson and almost any,
thing else you can think of.-Times.
DAN Bush, young farmer of Row.
was kicked in the head while milking
Q vicious COW last Sunday, and soon
died. He leaves bride Of a week.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-08-02
Save This.

Here is a cluster of facts, from an
exchange, that every man should fill
away in his book of remembrance, te
be brought forth year the first o.
November next:
Mckinley law, two months, surplus
Sc ,O26,461.
Wilson law, ten months, deficiency
O,52O,644.
Deficiency for fiscal year, $44 ,494,.
1873.
Deficiency On sinking fund for year
$4S, 0o0,0e6
Bonds issued during the year, $l12,.
315 400.
Postal deficiency of year, Sill 900 600
Postal receipts below estimates, So
100000.
Customs receipts below estimates,
81 ,64l 1924.
Internal revenue below estimates,
S22,6l4,324.
Total receipts below estimates, $780,
100000.
Total receipts below expenditures,
$44 1925.
Present prospect for receipts of
coming year, $376,OOO,OOO.
Prospective shortage in receipts
compared with estimates, 800, 900
Prospective shortage in receipts
compared with expenses, $4,000 900.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-08-02
G.. C ANGLE. Editor and Proprietor
City & County Official Paper

NOTICE TO PRINTERs.-The JOURNAL
has extra material and machinery for
sale, to fit out first-class news paper
or Job office, or both, consisting OF
Hand, jobber, and proof press, paper
cutter; big lot of body type, display
and job fonts in cases, furniture, leads,
slugs, cutter, racks, stones-in fact
material to fit out good plant. For
sale cheap and on good terms.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-08-02

"HIs WHISPERS" DESERTS PoPU-
LIsM.-Pefler is out for a new party.
In letter dated at Topeka, on the
18th he says; "a new party must be
formed, because there is new work to
be homework the other parties are
not tit to do-a new party fresh from
the people; a party made of men of
courage equal to their convictions.
But it will be built on a foundation
deeper and broader than free silver or
blmetallism, for these terms express
nothing that reach the core Of the
troubles which confront us. It's
motto will be something like this ;:
Let the peoble rule It's platform
could properly be short, plain and re-
sponslye to the needs of the times and
could be safely constructed of six
planks: Get the people to work paw
them for what they do; away with
iandlordisin; out with the Transports
ton monopoly; down with the money
power; up, with the people; live the
republic" 1t must be extremely diff
ficult for the Populists to keep in the
middle of the road" when it's leading
members wobble so-Olympia Stand
ard.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-08-02

WELCOME CHAPTER, U, D..
ORDER EASTERN STAR
meets every Saturday on or before Neur ro.
B. S. BARGER, In. p pc
oec. Worthy Matrop
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-08-02
Call Pr Temporary r Lean.


Notice is hereby given that in pursuance tc
an act to 'authOrige counties, cities, town:
and school districts to provide temporary fund.-
for current expenses, in anticipation Of rere
nue. lSoh9ol Laws 1895 and in accordance
with resolution duly passed by the Board o]
Directors of school Dist. No. /, Mason County
Washington. and entered Of record in the Off
clai records OF said school Districts tenders are
called for temporary loan of$240O, the prooeeds
OF such Joan be use to pay off the outstanding
Said notes will be issued as follows: Fou,
notes for the principal sum of $500 each and
one note for the principal sum of 500. Said
notes shall draw interest not to exceed eight
per cent per annum, and be payable on or
before one year from date thereof, subject to re-
iip p;1l y y, uesmeu necessary, BY the Board.
Treasurer Of Mason County at his Office, Court
house, shelton, on Tuesday, the 10th day of
august, at ten O'Clock m, when said loans
vii be awarded to the bidder Offering the low.
esl rare OF Interest and most satisfactory terms
Right Is reserved 70 reject any and ali bids.
NH. maxwell,
pa'eu speiton, July Si'-Ss-aw: Treasurer.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-08-02
The AppOrtiOnment of Taxes,

Tacoma, July 3O.-Judge Parker
handed down a decision in the superior
court today that settles question that
has been discussed and debated among
officials in nearly every county in the
state He decided that in the collec-
ton of delinquent taxes the treasurer
must not retain the full amount of She
penalty and interest in the general
fund and its ofshoot, the salary fund,
but must divide it in proportion
among the funds specified by law.
Heretofore Treasurer Hedges and other
treasurers throughout the state have
been acting under the opposite rule.
The school destrict objected to the
method, as it deprived the school fund
OF between $4,000 and $4,000 a year.
Hence suit was brought to compel
the treasurer to pay to the school fund
its share of penalty and interest when
collected, instead of the mere face of
the tax. Judge Parker issued the
necessary mandamus today.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-08-02
Society Cards.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
sor,,;o REV. S. w. BEAVEN. PASTOp
Sors eiaices every third Sabbath in month OH,
Corner Fifth and Gotta Sts
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FIRST METHODIsT-EPIS CHTPCT SO
o.
n rdTeea e. 81 every Sabbath at 1880 O'Clock
PRAYER Sv nIeet N; sabbath School at1l:3O A. n
F tayvt nieeti4g at 7SO P. NJ. every Thursdar
Everybody is invited to attend. Seats free. '''F
REV. +. NJ. WHEELER p,.+.u
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-05-30
Clam ChOwder Lunch
Tomorrow night at the Scheifly House.
MERE MENTION.

Fourth of July will be the next holiday,
Hundreds of people will visit the ceme-
teries today.
The festival season is now on.
The fragrance of the shrub now ladens
the air.
Strawberries are very fine this year and
plenty, too.
You can now put away your overcoats
and arctics.
Roses in a few days.
Green goods men get little or no en-.
couragement from Shenandoah.
Present appearances does not indicate
that the recent cold spell had any effect
upon the growing crops.
The town has become very dull since
the base ball club busted"
An intoxicated woman leading a young
child and carrying an infant on her arm
was one of the street scenes in town last
night.
A drunken Pole, of Park Place, who
refused to leave a freight car at the
Pennsylvania depot was pulled out by
Policemen Lee and Hand and paid the
borough fine to Chief Burgess Burns.