The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-01-04
News Of all Sorts.

AcAsE of small pox developed in
North Bend the other day in a poor
family which had taken up its abode
in the pest house. No patients had
been in the building for two years,
and it had also been thoroughly
fumigated
4 NUMBER of the largest of the fire
insurance companies have withdrawn
from the Pacific Insurance Union, a
sort of arbitrary trust, and the Union
is said to be on the verge OF disinteg-
ration, which will be good thing for
the insuring public
THE Surveyor General has been mott
fed that the maximum rate for sur
veying public lands has been restored
Owing to the timbered nature of
Western Washington. it was impossi-
BILE to find bidders to survey public
lands after the maximum rate was
dropped.
LAST Saturday the Thurston county
bar took ballot to express their choice
as to Judge Gordon's successor on the
Superior bench. O. V. Linn was de-
clared first choice and Chas. H. Aver
second. Gov. McGraw will probably
appoint Mr.. Linn, former law part
ner of Judge Irwin.
TACOMA has begun suit to nullify
the FL 10000 wafer bonds for which
they purchased Father Wright's little
water system, on account of alleged
frauds. The PEG lie of the city, voted
it by a big majority and have thus
saddled terrible debt upon themsel-
ves-unless they succeed in breaking
it, which is doubtful.
THE Christmas tree entertainment
at Silver Lake, Oregon, turned out a
disastrous fatality for the audience,
forty-one persons losing their lives.
A big lamp exploded in the hall cut
ting off the exit, most of the people
being burned or injured in jumping
from the windows. A powder and oil
house adjoining completed the disas-
ter. The killed were mostly women
and children, who were unable to
help themselves in the panic. Shell
tons Christmas trees were surrounded
by Chinese lanterns instead of candles
to avoid danger of fire.
AN OLD-TDE MALEFACToR.-D. P.
Ballard, member of the old-time law
firm of Ballard & McFadden, of Olym-
pia has came to grief at Macon, Mo
for obtaining money under false pre-
lenses. He now languishes in jail un-
able to obtain bondsmen who will
stand good for 81 900 in case he de.
camps. Ballard was one of the most
all-around successful bilks that ever
lived on this coast but as he confined
his practices to small swindles he ha,
escaped prosecution. In this instance
the amount involved is only $57 so
but it is presumed that the people had
come to the conclusion that forbear.
ence had ceased to be a virtue, and
that punishment should follow his
wrong d0ing.-Standard.
THE State Agricultural and Scienti
tic college at Pullman, is demonstrate
ing It's utility to the people, by practi-
cal work in analyzing the soil il
various parts of the state. They an
nOunced a free winter school for farm.
mers from Jan % to Feb. 10th next,
when the time will be devoted to
lectures and practical work on the
following subjects: Agriculture, hor-
ticulture, soils, fertilizers, stock feed
ing and breeding, dairying, insect
pests, plant diseases and spraying APP
paratus, road making, sugar beets
etc. This will not be the farmers
busy season, and Il special invitation
is given to have every farmer or horti-
culturist to attend the session; boar
will be provided at Pullman cheap,
aud the course will cost nothing. For
instance, full instruction will be
given on grating, and the class will
be set to work on roots for themselves
and can take them home Best
methods in budding, pruning, etc
will be given, and all the above sub
jects fully explained in lectures by
the professors.