The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-06-07

Editorial Notes.

still be a gentleman. Some OF them
cant.
EASTERN Washington drug stores
have sold thousands Of ounces OF
strvchnine to farmers for eXtermlnat-
ing squirrels, and there is SAID 10 De
4 strvchnine famine in some towns.
HEAT is claiming many victims
thouohout the Eastern States this
week, and making life burden gen.
orally. 1t does rain on the racine
coast. but the clements have no con-
ncction with our grave yards.
The Washington Pioneers were en-
loving their annual reunion IN Seat
tie this week. Eligibility to member
ship in the association consists OF
rc-idence in Washington prior to lS6O,
in Oregon prior to 1886, or IN CALI
fornia prior to 1850. Fee, 81, annual
dues fl.
TIE tea season viii open with the
arrival OF the Victoria from China
and japan, May 80, and will continue
for four months. there VIII be
steamer eVJry twenty-one days, IN
addition to Ii, arrivals Of five or SIX
sailing ships, tea laden. The custom
house force, in anticipation OF this, IS
,,renarinr To- tour months, night and
day work.
TIE Decoration Day issue OF the
Tacoma News was IL twenty page copy
edited, reported, compiled and directed
wholly bv ladies of Tacoma. The pro-
cceds from all sources were TO go TO
the childrcns home. 1t contain
much interesting matter with the
feminine stamp. and the only con-
ISOLATION the other sex can extract
from it. is the fact that the staff was
as big as that of Chicago daily.
\ CONTEST of the will OF James
johnson, vino lately died at the Sis
ters' hospital in Seattle, has been
begun in the Superior Court Of that
district, by his relatives i'll this city.
1t seems that Mr.. j., after many
wears service in the employ OF the
Port Gamble Mil, and the accumula-
ton of several thousand dollars, was
taken i'll, last February, and was sent
to the hospital for treatment. He
died, but it seems in his last moments
willed all his earthly possessions to
the hospital. His mother instigated
the suit for recovery of the money,
alleging that her son was of unsound
mind when the bequest was made.
The time for hearing is set for Octo-
Der Mrs. Johnson and her son Frank
returned from Seattle last evening,
where they have been in the interest
OF the case.-Olympia Standard.
4 LARGE lumber yard and planning
mill adapted for the filling OF rail
orders ought to pay in Seattle,
Tacoma and Portland. BY this we
mean yard carrying heavy stock
of say 100000 to 100000 feet il
need be, where any order, no matter
how large, can he promptly filled
With the exception of about Il dozen
in the two states, there are no mills
capable OF promptly filling all orders
that come in. and delay in shipment
is daily losing eastern customers
The yard in question should carry
everything necessary for the filing OF
mixed car orders, and ii will have
many mills to draw supplies from
Such Il yard, however. cannot he sue
cessfully operated without consider
able capital.-Paciiic Lumber Trade
journal
The transportation al Western per-
ishabie traits has been Il monopoly Ol
the refrigerator co npanles. hut how
the Southern Pacific, in CONJUNCTION
with the Union Pacific and the Chi
cago x Northwestern railroads, have
ordered between 300 and 800 venti-
iator cars, To he run in competition
with the refrigerator system OF the
established companies. 1t cannot
he claimed that the ventilaiur cars
will preserve green fruit for as long a
time as the refrigerator cars, but tt
offset this disadvantage Il quicker time
uf transit Will be adopted, and the
shipper will thus be insured against
loss by delays and consequent damage
10 the trait During the busy season
trains made up OF ventilator cars viii
i,c run daily. and il is expected that
they will be able to deliver in good
condition everything except the most
pyrisIatle fruits, such rs cherries and
apricots. The cost of transportation
hy this new system will be consider.
ably less than by the old method. and
the growers are expecting a CORES.
pending increase in the demand TO,
their products in the Eastern mar
kets.-Post Intelligencer.