The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-10-04
Editorial Notes.

THE designations of the N. T. re-
ceivers have been accepted, and Judge
Jenkins, of Milwaukee has named
Frrnk Bigelow, of that city, and
Edward McHenry, of st. Paul; the
latter having been chief engineer OF
the railroad.
COL ROBERTSON, of the Chehalls
Nugget, seems to have it in for Judge
Buxton, late of the Winlock Pilot,
now prosecuting attorney OF Lewis
County. The Judges whiskers are
Just gorgeous and the envy OF the AS
ISOLATION, and they would lend dignity
to any bench.
Xxx
LUMBER shipments from Tacoma IN
the month of September were larger
than for any previous month In the
history of the port. Exports were as
follows: Lumber, 12,625, 222 feet;
coal, q ,2S5 tons; flour, 1888 barrels;
and miscellaneous merchandise to the
value of $44, 1892. A total valuation Of
$2S2,O31.
THE U. B. NJ Press, claimed to be
for the united brotherhood of man,
but evidently for the united benefit of
the people who published it, has kick
cd the bucket in Tacoma. This COM
munity was worked short time
before its untimely demise, and several
who are ever ready to give money to
heeting "isms" are "Oudt."
x*x
COMMENTING on our reference to the
notice Olympia papers are taking OF
Shelton birth-notes, the Olympian
thinks that Olympia may not be able
to keep ner end up on logs-but giving
the inference that she is all right on
babies. Got two more for you this
week. Sort of an epidemic in Sep
tcmber.
OUR Chehalis county friends view
with some interest, not to say alarm, the
extension westward of a railroad from
Shelton, evidently fearing that it vii
result in the diversion of some trade
to this point. While they may have
nothing to fear for the immediate fu
ture, one of our railroads will certainly
tap the splendid timber belts of the
upper Wynoochie and sometime reach
to the coast.
The London Economist has compil
cd table of defaulted loans in which
the investors of England are interested
the aggregate of which is $4OO,OOO,OOO
$65,O0O,OOO representing securities ii
our own Southern States. The heavi
est debtors are the Argentine Republic
Honduras and the former Confederate
States. Argentine seems to have go
{. the better of the British investor te
the extent of over one hundred an(
forty million, Honduras over thirty
1,n 70 tafn
ten million, with an interest due reacl
ing five million. The British investor
has been decidedly out of luck.
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The cause of so many counties going
in debt is the excessive tax which ha
to be paid for the support of state in
situations and officials. When we con
slider that Wahkiakum county with it
sparse population contributed abou
1925 for militia purposes alone, to sa.
nothing of the other state taxes las
year, it can be readily seen why coun
ties are in debt and taxes high. Ever,
militia company in the state shOult
be dishanded. If any emergency arise
the governor can call on the regular
&. at Vancouver. One trained soldier i
worth a dozen dry goods soldiers il
brass buttons. Who needs to be sho
anyhow? the people of Tacoma VIII
insist upon misnaming Mount Rainier
certainly no one else.-Cathlamet Ga
Zette.
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The revival of Fenianism promise
no good to our neutrality laws. nor +
the peace and pockets of Americans G
Irish descent 1t does however regal
vanize the dead mackerel O'Donoval
Rosa, to stink afresh in the nostril
of upright manhood. The new leader
ships no BETTER than the old, an
presents nothing to which manly coul
age can respond, The moral sentimen
of this Nation, as regards Irish libert,
may be summarized in very few words