The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-11-08
City & County Official Paper
Editorial Notes.

best of the Grays Harbor papers, bar
rim its politics, has begun its tenth
volume The Herald is, however,
very liberal democratic paper, and a
good newspaper. The JOURNALS tenth
mile-post will be reached next month.
BILL NYE recently lectured in Pat
terson N. j., on Farming exposed"
Probably the Jersey grangers didn't
take Bills humor in the right way, as
they rendered him scented reception
with stale eggs, and when the train
pulled out, he was study in yellow.
WHEN pine forest is cleared oaks
at once spring up in their place, and
vice versa, and when gap occurs in a
hedge it is useless to attempt to refill
1T with II plant of the same species,
but some other kind must be used.
In the theory Of rotation of crops the
farmers only follows nature.
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By the provision of the will of the
late Governor Ferry filed today, his
wife is given all the estate except 500
each to all the children except Lincoln
p. who gets one dollar His grand
daughter recelyes 800. Mrs. Ferry
is made executrix. The will is dated
December |, 1890.
The "citizens' association" of Bos-
ton is studying measures to handle its
immense Indebtedness, which on jan
uary |, 1893, ives 1927 ,S14, 1923, exclusive
of the "water debt" whatever that may
be. Every piece OF property in the
city, from the large Office building to
the humblest home, has one-twentieth
Of its value mortgaged for the payment
Of the city debt.
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DURRANT has been found guilty of
the murder of Blanche Lamont, and is
yet to be tried for killing his other
victim, Minnie Williams. He should
be hanged at once, without going to
the expense of the second trial. There
can be no doubt about the Justice of
such course, and u summary pro-
ceeding, will have good effect in the
protection of young girls.
The President has issued his annual
proclamation setting Thursday, No
vember 2Sth, as the day of Thanksgiv-
ing, and it contains lot of the usual
"stuf'' about the bounteous returns
for our labors, for our protection and
for the blessings showered upon us,
This is all right from scriptural sense.
but comes with bad grace from our
father in Washington. After the adj
ministration he has given US, we have
nothing to thank either him or his
party for.
BOTH Seattle and Tacoma held
school elections last Saturday and in
both cities the A. P. A. ticket was
elected by large majorities. In Ia
coma there was no opposition, but in
Seattle, citizens and populist tickets
were also i'll the field. The pluralities
were AS follows: Andrew Chilberg,
pres. of the Scandinavian American
bank, GA Wells. 654; Mrs. Winifred
Thomas, 1441. There was no excite
ment in either place, and large per-
centage OF the women roted. Mrs.
DR.. Filield was one OF the successful
candidates in Tacoma.
PATRICK HENRY WINSTON has writ
ten book to destroy the A. P. A. In
his preface he says: "The author is u
native born American. citizen-of En-
gllsh descent-a protestant in religion,
and a republican of the school OF
Abraham Lincoln" AS Mr.. Lincoln
is dead he will probably have to stand
this.-Ledger.
Lets see. Isn't Patrick the fellow
who walked home from the Yakima
populist convention last year, while
the strike was on. He was formerly
republican, holding the district at
torney's billet; and is now trying to
crawl back under the party ropes.
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TUESDAYS ELECTIONS: Everything
went republican big. New York
10000 plurality, but the City went
Tammany for Sunday saloons. Ohio
by 10000; Massachusetts, $4,000;
Pennsylvania, 10000; Iowa, $4,000;
New Jersey, 10000; Utah, new state,
5000; Maryland, Nebraska, Chicago,
Detroit, and most city elections went
strong republican. Omaha, the scene
of former trouble, was carried by the
A. p. A., also Sacramento. Kentucky,
strong democratic state, is very
close, and in Mississippi and Virginia
the democrats got most everything.
That's rebuking Cleveland with a
vengeance.