The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-01-18
Editorial Notes.

The steamship Tacoma arrived
from the Orient last Friday with over
1900 bales of silk and big general
cargo. She will return with load of
wheat, -four, and merchandise from
the East
PIONEER j. p. Stewart, the founder
of Puyallup, died at his home last
Monday, of appoplexy. He was a
member of several legislatures, pro-
minent in Pierce County affairs, and
large hop grower.
The Superior Court has decided
that women can't hold Office in this
state, in the case Of Ella Guptill, who
was elected school superintendent of
Clallam county. Miss .Guptill will
appeal to the Supreme Court.
THE legislative bodies have been or
ganized, the Governors Message sub
mitted, appointments made, and adj
journment taken for appointment of
committees. Business begins today,
and the senatorial matter will be
speedily settled.
Ar Butte, Montana, three carloads
OF. powder exploded at warehouse
fire on Tuesday night, killing all the
firemen and fire horses, and spectators,
in all nearly IS persons, besides caus-
ing great damage all over the city.
Persons were injured by flying debris
half mile from the fire.
GEORGE LORI, died at his home On
Yelm Prairie, Thurston county, last
Saturday aged So years. He crossed
the plains to Washington Territory
in 1852, and settled Oh Yelm Prairie
in 1857. He leaves an aged widow
and four married children one of whom
being w. r. Lott, Of the Shelton Tri-
blne.
SUCCESSIVE crop failures and general
depressiOns are having serious effects
in Nebraska, Kansas and adjoining
states, and the condition Of many Of
the people is pitiable. \ couple com
mitted suicide near Paxton, Nebraska
the other day to escape starvation
Among the different destitute families
in one county, Keith, there are over
500 children. Ii crops should fail in
Washington, fruit, berries, game ane
fish are abundantly supplied by
Nature.
The rapid passing of, Of the recen
2-foot of snow, caused general floods il
and, the streams in the state, anC
many reports of damage TO farms
dykes, railroads tracks and telephone
lines, bridges and property near the
raging streams, which was not well
protected. Most of the damage is
done by logs and jams coming down
the streams. 4 very large volume OF
Of water has gone seward during the
past week. We have also had the
highest tides in many years, on Satur-
day to Monday mornings The fresh
water and the winds have probably
aided in making the phenomenal tides
Very little damage was done on the
water front however. although some
wharyes we're covered with a few inc hes
Of water.
ELSEWHERE Will be found an ex-
tract from the Seattle Review, regard
--y re ssh.Eg interests oi the state
aud Calling attention to the fact that
Oregon and the Columbia river are
receiving the lions share of the ap-
preparations for these interests. We
also call to mind that Fish Commits
sioner Crawford recently planted about
80 barrels, lit was reported of Eastern
Oysters on Willapa harbor, with mar,
peck for the main supply point o.
the state. Oyster Bay has produced
Oysters for thirty years, several ole
and experienced cultivators operate
there, and that point certainly shoule
have received a small allowance fol
propagation and experiment. The
shipping centers of Washington re
ceive little benefit from the Columbis
river industry, aud the bulk of the ex
penditures should be made on Puge
Sound and the coast line. The fish
Commissioner should be a man who
understands the last named sections
and their interests.