The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-06-21


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sale cheap and on good terms.
Editorial Notes.
DURING the month of April 4O,444
immigrants arrived in the United
States, against &c, 800 in April, 1894.
For the ten months ended April, 1894,
the number was 254,944, while for the
ten months ended April, 1895, it was
103,G21.
THE big log raft at Stella, Oregon,
is about completed and will be launch
cd in few DAYS. The result OF tins
venture will probably decide the
question OF the practicablllty OF en-
terprises of this kind on the PACING
coast.
THE body of the old warchief Leschl
who was executed at Ft. Stellacoom
in 1856, for his many crimes against
the early settlers on Puget Sound, will
be disinterred and reburied with In
dian honors in the village on Nisqual-
ly reservation, July 4th. Leschi's was
about the first legal hanging that oc-
cured in Washington.
TIE populists Of Montana nominat-
ed a young, bright and good looking
woman for the Office of attorney gen
eral. A male candidate on one OF the
opposition tickets, rather make the
canvass against her. proposed mar :
riage and was accepted. This is sa id
by an exchange to be another illustra-
ton Of the old adage that politics
makes strange bed-fellows.
Bor'I Tacoma and Seattle, probably
feeling the spirit of better times, are
arranging big celebrations for the
Nations holiday, and we acknowledge
invitation to both. However, Shell ton
will also provide we'll for amusements
on the coming Fourth, and we expect
to enjoy first class time at home.
The field sports will be especially
interesting and the contests exciting
this year.
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THE Northwestern Lumberman, OF
Chicago, III noting Il call from w. IL.
Hanson, of the Tacoma mill company
saays the day he visited that office he
sold 100000 feet OF lumber without
going from under the roof Of the Old
Colony building, and the day before
100000 feet The next day he turned
his face toward Tacom a again, as his
mill has orders which foot up about
100000 feet to get out.
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FATHER LErELlIER, a Catholic priest
OF Linden, Mich, has created sensa-
ton among the dignitaries OF the
Catholic church by boldly proclaim :
ing his loyalty to the public school
system. He declares that opposition
to the public schools is una merican,
and it is, and insists that Cathol ic
children over fourteen years old sh ould
attend public schools. The state owes
to every child a good common school
education, and the American people
have no sympathy with any organiAa-
ton whose interests are in opposition
TO the common school system.
HE following are the newly elected
Grand officers of the Masonic Grand
Lodge Grand Master w. w. Wither-
spoon, of Spokane; Deputy Grand
Master, y. c. Blalock. of WaIla Walla
Senior Grand Warden, A. w. Frater,
Snohomish; Junior Grand Warden,
5. J. Chadwick, Colfax; Grand T. M.
Reed, ST., Olympia; Grand Treasurer
Bel. Harmed. Olympia. Messrs Reed
and Harmed have held their RESPONSE
BILE positions forever quarter century
and the Grand lodge could not find
two better officials.
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PEOPLE who long for better times
can bring them all the sooner, as we'll
as improve the present conditions by
patronizing home industries and home
merchants. Call for ranch butter, to
the exclusion of the imported article.
and give the home people the prefer
ence, even if you do pay trifle more
1t is useless to repeat the argument in
favor OF this, as it is too plain. By
keeping our cash in ejaculation within
our own circle, it helps us all, besides
keeping our needs supplied, and en-
couraging home industries and mer-
chants, which are taxed to support
our town and County government.
Another good way to help ourselves,
is to stop throwing change away on
snide shows and itinerant fakirs
Travelling clothing men, insurance
agents and peddlers are more often
unreliable, than otherwise, and will