The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-05
Editorial Notes.

Editorial Notes.
"DUCKwoRTH's CALF" is still con
deck" and that is more than some OF
the old boys can say for themselves.
NEXT time Tacoma sends an excur-
sion party to Shelton, give us plenty
of notice so we will not bill two at
fractions for the same hOur-and the
visitors will be accorded due attention.
SAN Francisco suffered loss of
three blocks OF expensive factories
and tenements last Thursday, in the
vicinity OF Fourth and Bryant streets.
The loss is estimated at over a million
dollars, and besides the severe business
loss, probably five hundred poor
families were left homeless.
AT the Tacoma driving park stray
bull made dash for several wOm. II
and children, and John Christer, who
happened by rushed up to head him
of. For his act Of heroism Christer
was disemboweled and will likely die.
A young lad also had his arm torn
off by vicious bull few days before.
These animals should be kept up.
THERE is so much American enthu-
siasm displayed on the Pacific Coast
this year, and nearly every town is
having celebrations, but bunting can't
be had at any price. There isn't
enough red white and blue to 60
around. This is an. indication of in
creased patriotism showing everywhere
1t is also an index to the fact that
times are improving on the coast, and
everybody is feeling better Both are
good healthy signs we like to see.
THE Chehalis Nugget, which is back
again into the hands OF w. w. Rob-
ertsOn, announces that it has Just
purchased a Thorne type-settlng ma
chine, and will shortly dispense with
hand composition. Editor Robertson
is certainly bold newspaper man to
make such an extensive leap, on the
strength of the future. These ma
chimes cost more than the average
country outfit, and would rust from
disuse in setting up the matter re-
quired for the columns of most week
ly newspapers. We rejoice in the
Nuggets nerve.
IT is pity that SO much valuable
cedar lumber is given away annually
in the shape of shingles by the manu-
facturers OF the state of Washington.
The estimated shingle output last year
was 1,SOO,OOO,OO. AS it is possible to
obtain 5000 "A" shingles from 1000
feet of lumber, it can easily be aeen
that 200, 100000, feet of clear cedar
found its way into shingles. At say
81 per 1000 shingles, the manufactur
ers obtained just SO per 1000 feet of
lumber. "Clears" at $1.1O went even
less, or $3.50 per 1000 feet. Clear &C.
dar lumber onght to be worth a good
deal more that the above prices.-Pa-
cific Lumber Trade Journal.
LAST year the Puget Sound coun-
try shipped $4,000 cars of cedar
shingles east. The superior quality
of the fir and cedar woods of Wash
lngton is now being recognized and
the demand is constantly on the in
crease. Ships last wear too. lnmLer
from Puget Sound to 81 foreign coun-
tries. The -four trade of that region
with Japan and China is ..rn,,ins,
and it is calculated that the war will
result in opening China to lager
commerce and give the state oi Wash
lngton largely increased exports and
imports..-rhe Great Northern Bllle-
tin.
The Olympia land Office has been
sending ont notices to a number of
settlers about the county, asking them
to appear and show cause why their
entries should not he cancelled, the
five years from date of filing having
expired. The notices were "mistake."
The land office is required to notify
settlers when the five years is up, and
that they must make final proof
within two years additional. This is
probably scheme to force settlers to
prove up, so the administration news-
papers can get a whack at them. In
another year the democracy will be
buried, as it is already badly decayed,
and the politicians and buns are
making sneak for the populist party,
which seems to offer the only haven
of refuge
Exporting Flour.
There is scarcely day but that Ia