The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-09-13
Editorial Notes.

ing. 1t processes to be strictly nom
partisan and non-sectarian.
The Tacoma Ledger says we need
better lawyers, whereto the Olympia
Capital answers that we need better
judges. Better lawyers would lead to
better judges, that is if the people could
be persuaded to sink their partizanship
when it comes to filling the judicial
office.-Seattle Times.
THE Defender won the first race OF
the series, defeating the Valkyrie eight
minutes. The second race Tuesday,
was won by the English vessel, by Al
seconds. The race was foul, however,
as the Valkyrie fouled and carried a.
way part of the Defenders canvass.
There seems to be no doubt of the lat
ter's superiority under all equal con-
ditions, and the cup is still ours.
The masts of the American and Eng
lish yachts now engaging so much at
tentiOn, the Defender and the Valkyrie,
were cut. in S. G. Simpsons logging
camp, near Kamilchie, in this State,
and were shipped from Port Blakely,
likewise in this State. Still the Boston
Globe, in describing the appointments
of these vessels, classifes these beauti-
full Sticks" as "Oregon pine" Stan
dard.
ACCORDING to the decision Of Judge
Langley, against the commissioners of
King County, the old mileage law is a
dead letter. This will have the effect
of stopping the drawing of mileage in
the future, and might be the beginning
Of suits to compel the return of mil
cage drawn by County Commissioners
and Sherifls since 1890, although they
could probably hold such amounts as
they could show were spent for travel
ling expenses.
ELMA is expecting to secure the
location of flour mill and also a
brick and tile plant, according to the
Chronicle. The wheels of industry
are beinning to move and many peo-
pie of means are casting about fol
places to put their money in substan.
tial investment. Every mill, plant OF
factory secured by a town, helps its
other lines of business, besides in.
creasing its Importance. Shelton
must begin to rustic for something
else-waiting doesn't appear to fetch
them very fast.
PREACHER HANSON, Of Puyallup, an.
nOunced at the Methodist Conference
at Seattle the other day. that he
brought good news, God had cursed
the hop and sent the louise, and the
statement brought forth fervent amens
from the assembly. As the hop is the
main support OF that community, the
loss of the crop will be a severe blow
and preacher Hanson will probably
have to subsist this winter on wha,
the lice have left. That kind of tall
is extremely silly to come from gro WI
people. We trust that the grape, bar
ley, wheat, oats, corn and number q
other necessaries of life, as we'll az
hops. will not be cursed by failure
because a small portion OF the crop il
used in the manufacture OF spirituous
liquors. This nation would prohahl,
have to go on short rations jor a while
A BLAKELY Island feud between ad
Joining ranchers, eliminated last week
Straub killed Leon Lanterman, shot
his sister, Mrs. Barns, and sent severa
bullets from his Winchester afte,
La terman's brother. According tc
the details the murder was "a very
brutal one, and the neighbors were
wrought up to the lynching point
when the murderer was taken over to
Whatcom for safe keeping Straub
came from WILDLY Island where he
occasionally taught school. He was
at one time engaged to teach in Shell.
ton, but never showed up, which our
people never regretted, as he was said
to be of undesirable disposition
Straub is brother of Mrs. o. L. Thomp.
son, of Shelton. but she had not seen
him for about 30 years, until '93
while visiting another brother living
at Coupeville.
THE Tribune-Times tells how q rail.
road could be built from Port Angeles
southwark towards a rail connection
with the outside world. To anyone
acquainted with the country and the
distance. there would seem to be al
most insurmountable obstacles in the
way of such a project in the near
future. However, Shelton can secure
connection with the Northern Pacific
Railroad by the construction of only
three or four miles OF railroad. Now
that times arc Frightening, at the
earliest opportunity this project should
be taken up and pushed through. It
means when completed that Shelton
can furnish the best field for most any
class Of manufacture. that requires
home material and shipping facilities
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