The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-12-27

they put in half as much time doing
good as they do kicking.-Pullman
Tribune.
MoNTEsANo has been without a jail
for three years, but the city council
has concluded that the hoodlums have
had their way long enoug and that a
calaboosc will be butt.
IT is high time that the President
exhibited little patriotism for the
protection OF this country and its in
stitutions, and incidentally its tnan-
cial interests Few are interested
enough to Gaze whether or not he gets
the denomination next year-it will be
an empty honor.
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AN aged Tacoma laborer, whose
foot was crushed in climbing between
two freight cars, died one day last
week from the effects OF the accident.
Christian scientists worked the faith
racket over the patient, but it failed
TO check gangren and rot. The
witches chair" should be revived for
the benefit OF this class OF fanatics.
'stt 49,
A SMOOTH individual who palmed
himself of for a Turkish consul to a
number of Vancouver people several
weeks ago, and under this guise col |
lected quite a snug for the alleged pur- |
pose OF Missionary work in Armenia,
worked people in Cathlamet during
the past week on the same game, says
the Vancouver Independent.
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81 PRoMPTIN with the first rumors of
war with Englend on the Venezuelan
question, the Irish National Alliance,
of America, as an evidence OF their
d patriotism and incidentally their ha
tired OF things English, offered 100000
armed men to the government in case
of war. This is the first evidence we
have OF the presence of any armed
force in this Country, excepting the
regular army and the state militia.
~ *
WHILE there may be considerable
talk arIShoke on the war question,
there certainly isn't a bare possibility
Of scrap, at least at this time. Be
tween buying our bonds and gather
ing in our gold surplus, as well as
enjoying the benefit of trade relations,
as they exist under the present ruinous
tariff law-the wiley Briton has too
good a time with the u. S. The
Alaska boundary, however, is some
thing worth fighting for.
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THE County has lost its case against
S. G.. Simpson, the Supreme Court
having sustained the decision OF the
lower court IN the matter. 1t is real
ly reprchensible conduct on the part
OF the County Commissioners to try
to secure to the county its Just dues.
In this case the county loses $5OS
which should have been part of its
revennes-and the people foot the de-
felt. Because the road supervisor did
p not make his demand in just the prop
er form, and there was loophole to
crawl through, the county has no
redress. Yes, 1T is certainly "time to
call a halt and prevent a few shy
ster lawyers from dragging the county
'a deeper and deeper into debt, satisfying
"A personal grudges," etc, but the SINISTER
lawyers don't all exist where the
'"bumlet" processes to believe. The
commissioners are not supposed to
carry out personal grudges, but they
are expected to prevent the county
the people-from being mulcted.
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A MEETING OF the creamery men Of
Western Washington was held at Sc
+ attic Tuesday and a dairymen's organ
ization perfected, with Geo g. MORGAN
of Satsop, president. Tits to be hoped
that the organization will be fruitful
OF much good, for beyond all doubt
dairying must become the chief indus
try of this section the, one that the
successful farmer must engage sin.
Western Washington has all of the
clements of a dairy region without a
drawback e Mr.. Morgasl's idea, and ia
factlit is the idea of all who have a
knowledge OF the business, is that the
q mostpfotitable seasons are the fall and
winter, iand that until the farmers get
their herds in condition to furnish
n'llS the year through, their profits
viii be quite small And there is rea-
son IN this, tod.for who, butsa Western
Nasiiin ston dairynan, would expect
& toaasry his business Tor only half
the>yessr, and the poorest half at that.
s'alsasasse :sas gains at ali. The idea
IS too prepuste rous for consideration -
Elma chrapisls;
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