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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-11-13
Notice tn Elpcf0yS

You are hereby notified that the Annual Elec-
ton OF the Town of Thelton will be held OH
Tuesday Dec. 9Th A. d. 1896, at the Council
Rooms Of the Town of Shelton, for the purpose
OF electing two Councilmen for a term of two
years, Mayor for term of two years, and a
Town Treasurer for term of one year. Polls to
be opened at 9 o'clock a. m. and closed at
o'clock p. m,
Attest, +. C.. WILEY MayOY
e. " DUNpAp C1prk
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-11-13
Notice. Of Sale.
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE
OF WASHINGTON, IN AND FOR MASON
In the matter of the estate of
WILLIAM PORTS, deceased.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE
OF WASHINGTON, IN AND FOR MASON
COUNTY.
In the matter of the estate Of
WILLIAM PORTS, deceased
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that under and by
virtue of an order of the above named Court
duly made and entered, the undersigned, adj
ministrator of the above named estate, will on
the 5th day of December, 1896, at the front door
State of Washington, at the hour of 10 O'Clock a.
m. sell at public auction, to the highest bidder
for cash the following described Real Property
ington, to-wit: 100 acres of land being the South
half so of the North East quarter 1Ne1I) and
the Southeast quarter of the Northwest quarter
(SeN Nw14) OF Section Twenty-Six (26) in Town
ship Twenty t20) North Range West
RALPH w. PORTS,
Administrator of the Estate of william Potts
deceased.
Nov. l3-20-27, Dec 4.
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Harry Durrell's new house in the
North end is up and partly under COW
er.
The past week has been wet, dis
agreeable ending to a splendid fall
season.
Owing to the rains of the past week
the town creeks are booming, and cut
ting into the banks in places.
The dog salmon are running up the
creeks, but are not much in evidence,
owing to the high. muddy water.
A. Emmot has moved into the Taylor
cottage near the school house, and
new barn will be built on the premises.
The City of Shelton was on the grid
iron Sunday for cleaning and failed
to get off in time for the early trip
Monday morning.
From the political arguments and
harangues one hears on the streets, it
might be inferred that some people
have not heard yet that election is over.
1t is reported that the residents of
the lower Satsop had big bonfire in
honor of Bryan's election the other
day; and they are taking 1t extra hard
since they discovered the mistake.
The local saloons are now getting
their stock of beer from the new brew
cry at Olympia, and have reduced the
price to fiye cents. Shelton was prob
ably the last place to cut the old price
of beer.
Dancing school has been organized
by the young folks which meets in the
Kneeland Hall Thursday evenings.
Albert Darling, of Olympia, is the
temporary instructor. The Home
Orchestra furnishes the music.
The Home Orchestra, of Shelton,
will give it's first dance at Knee1and's
Hall on Thanksgiving night, Novem-
Der Goth. The Orchestra is composed
of nine pieces and will furnish first
class music. Tickets $1.00
A committee of ladies has in charge
the arrangement of a dance and pro-
gram to celebrate the election of VIM.
Mckinley. The date is not yet set,
but will probably be some time next
week.
Teachers examination is now in pro-
gress before Supt. Gunderson, assisted
by Misses Hattie Callow and H. Min
ME Ford. There was no public school
in Shelton Thursday and Friday, as
three of the teachers are taking the
examination.
The municipal election for Shelton
will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 9Th, for
the purpose of electing two councilmen
for the term of two years, in place of
J. A. Horton and w. S. Covil1, mayor
for two years and a treasurer for one
year.
D. w. Roderick is engaged in MAX
ing up lot of cider from the surplus
fruit on the old Walter place. If you
want a gallon or a barrel of fresh
cider leave your jugs at Hunter &
Eaton's and have them filled with
fresh sweet cider, cheap.
The w. c. T. U. ladies met at Miss
Clara Ansorge's Monday night and
spent several hours constructing mend
ing bags for the boys in the logging
camps. The bags contain needles.
thread, buttons and Cleveland badges
for the convenience of the bachelor
boys.
The open season for trout fishing
expired October 81, and from that
time until April 1, 1897, it will be un-
lawful to take, catch, kill or have in
possession any brook trout or noun
tain trout. 1t will be observed that
the words ''1ake trout are not men
toned. This leaves a chance for
dispute as to whether it is unlawful t o
fish in lakes, because it is an open
question whether the trout taken there
vvn hrs~
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shelton. Friday, November 18th 1886
Personals.


to Woodcratt. 49,,
Manarer J. D. Riley is down the
corrd on business for the L. M. co.
Willard Lemon, of Olympia, has
,een engaged in surveying for Frank
Williamson.
Robt. Lee left Wednesday morning
for Trail Creek, British Columbia, to
try his luck.
Henry OFT was down Tuesday look
ing after the Olympia Door and Lufn-
Der Cos trade.
Rev.F. H. Webster former pastor
Of the Baptist Church has accepted
o,storate in California, and will leave
this week.
Mr.. Gray came in Wednesday night
from Snohomish county. to visit his
DAUGHTER, Mrs. Dunbar, He intends
going East shortly.
EN-. johnson, Capt. c. L. brown
and wife and Mrs. Krise were over
from Little Skookum Monday, pur-
chasing supplies.
Photographer Baker left for Seattle
Tuesday noon, from which point he
intends sending his bird dog Snap, to
his father in California, who is an old
hunter.
Jack Pratt as in from his Summit
farm Monday and brought in a big
ruta baga turnip which weighed 81
pounds. It can be seen in the Mason
Co. Meat Co. shop.
Spofford Stanhope, brother of Grin
Stauhepe, and his wife, are spending
few weeks visiting in Shelton. They
recently came from Massachusetts and
intend to visit the Frai1 Creek county,
looking for an opening to go into the
merchantile business.
The little Swear old nephew OF Miss
Carrie Williams, of the Commercial
Hotel, was drowned below the falls at
Tumwater, last Friday by the capsiz-
ing of boat Miss Williams and her
brother Bert, went to Tumwater to at
tend the funeral.
The Baptist congregation and
friends dropped in on the new PASTOR
F.O. Lamoreux and Mrs. Lamoreux
last Friday evening, and gave them a
surprise party. A pleasant social
evening was enjoyed, and refresh
ments were served at its close.
Judge Mason Irwin held q regular
session of the Superior Court Tuesday
disposing of all the matters ready for
hearing aud leaving for home on We'd
nesday morning. The Judge says
that Chehalis County was struck by
some kind of populist lightning, which
killed off every republican candidate.
The following teachers are in at
tendance of the regular quarterly
teachers, examination. Misses Mary
A. Carey and Maude Warren, of Seat.
tie; Miunie Bowman, of Alderton;
Alice Langridge, of Olympia; Mamie
Draham; Winnie Pierce, Addie Ready,
Ethel Brown, Ida Nj. Eells, Esther Cal
low, Lena Johnson and A. w. Callow,
County Commissioners Nance, Cam
eron and Specie met Saturday for the
purpose of canvassing the official re-
turns. The results proved big sur
prise to most people. as it showed thai
Sheriff Caldwell had majority of five
votes oyer Jud Becker. The first
returns were taken by telephone and
other unreliable ways aud could MOI
De expected to be accurate, yet few
expected to see Caldwell elected, ant
there was considerable rejoicing ovel
the results of the official count. This
give the republicans Supt Gundersor
and Sheriff Caldwell. as the only ones
'ney saved from the wreck.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-11-13

HARDWARE SUPPLIEs.-I have lust
received full, line of piping, nails,
bolts, farming tools, and all kinds of
hardware supplies. When you want
anything in this line at reasonable
prices, call at AL. J. MuNsoN's.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-11-13
Local News.

The JOURNAL,
The New York Tribune.
The Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Mckinley ratification meeting
will be held next Tuesday evening at
Kneeland's Hall. There will be a
program, musical numbers, a short
speech or two, and closing with a
dance. Everybody invited to rejoice
with us.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-11-13

According to an exchange, it is in.
teresting "to note how the progress of
knowledge causes the medical profess
sion to change it's opinions 1t has al
ways been thought that the use of n ew
bread is most unhealthy, a doctrine
which is re1igious1y believed in and
acted upon in most households. But
Russian doctor now asserts that new
bread is far more beneficial to the con-
sumer than that which has been cut
and exposed to the air, and has had
time to gather the numerous germs
which find in the material a nutrient
medium. The heat of the oven is de-
structive to these germs, and hence
new bread is found to be perfectly free
from them" To which Good House.
keeping confidently adds the predic-
ton that the still further progress of
knowledge" may be chiefly notable for
its explosion of many of the supposed
wonderful revelations of the current
years.
The L. M. co. has received a fine
line OF elegant lamps, and silver and
plated ware suitable for holiday pres
ents.
A shipment of holiday goods have
arrived from chicago for L. K. Mum
son, and the goods are being displayed.
Brick, made half of clay and half of
sawdust-is notable local industry
in Deseronto, Canada 1t is said that
this brick possess some remarkable
qualities fer structural purposes, being
absolutely fire-proof, having a marked
deadening effect when employed for
partition walls in houses, is warm and
dry and very light in weight and will
stand a prodigious strain. Sawdust is
being utilized in so many ways that it
is difficult predicting what it may not
yet be used for.
The sale is increasing daily on
She1lys cough syrup, 1t cures.
Mason County cast about 100 votes
at the late election, over 100 more than
at any previous election. Kitsap
County cast 400, and elected their en-.
tire county ticket, disposing the pres
ent populist administration. Island
County cast 42o votes, electing their
representative, and all but three coun-
ty officers.
Extra fine apples at Hunter &
cations.
Everybody can rejoice this year:
"Fusion is talked of in this city be.
tween republicans, democrats and
populists, for the purpose Of building
the biggest bonfire ever seen in the
county. All parties feel that they
have cause for rejoicing, and this ac-
ton is in line with good feeling and
brotherly love. ''-Elma Chronicle.
| Do you want the best coffes and teas
then go to Hunter & Eatons for them.
The bark Canada, which left Union
City last month with load of Burt's
piles for San Francisco, ran aground
in the harbor at its destination, but
the cargo was saved The Canada
also collided with the Pueb1a near Cape
Flattery on October oath.
Ar AND BELOW Cosr .-Stamped
Goods for fancy work. Ribbons ant
Ivelvets reduced ia Prices at Mrs
Eatens
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shelton POst-Office.

.,.:,. close for the East daily at A. N.
Mails close for iU the North daily at P. n.
M MALE Delivery open from A. NJ to r: n:
Genera 81, p Ue for Matlock, Mason. Juno, Grove
M aal sssop at every Tuesday ana ff'oa''
Money orders and Postal St s EHifi fost%asr
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-11-13
Millinery:

~ Stamped Linen Good
Silk Pushes, Surahs,
Trimmed and Untrim d
HATS
Ribbons and verifying kept
in a frst-class Millinery Store.
~ Special attention given to
retrinming.
MRs. w. B. EATON,
Shelton, Wash.
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STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF oLEDo, IS

u
LUCAS COUNTY
FRANKJ. CHENEY makes oath that ne Is the
senior partner of the firm F. J. CHENEY q 20.
doing business in the City of Toledo, County
and State aforesaid and thai said firm viii pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
hv the nse of HALLS CATARRF CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY
sworn to before me and subscribed ~ NY
presence, this 9th day OF Decen oer' A. y. ioso.
snAl = :" ' SoisGy Public
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken internally ana
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. Send for Testiuor ials, Tree
Address. FL. CHENEY & Co., Toledo "
- sold By Druggists. 75c.
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yXTANTED-SEvERALF FAITHFUL MEN Oh
Hx Women to travel for responsible establish
ed house in Washington. Salary $3.50, payable
SIS weekly and expenses. Position permanent.
Reference. Enclose self-addressed stamped en-
velope. The National Star Building. Chicago.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-11-13

A. w. Shelley is selling Hoods Sar-
saprilla at zoe. Prescriptions. recipets
etc. compounded with care, and only
the purest drugs that money can buy
are used. He will save you money on
anything and everything You buy.&
We are now able to quote you lowest
prices on Lumber, Windows, Doors
and all building material. call and
get our prices before building.
Hunter & Eaton.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-11-13
Warm Bread has no Microbes.

Sweet potatoes at Hunter & Eato
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KAMILcHE, Wash. Nov. 3, 1896.
Miss Martha Purdy of Union City,
is staying with her sister, Mrs. Win
Taylor and attending school.
Dalbert Webb, of Olympia, is cam
wasting in this vicinity. The book
for which he is an agent, is entitled
"Prophecies of Jesus"
Mr.. Leclair and family; also John
Bowman and family, have moved to
A. J. Smiths
Frank Mossman is erecting new
house on his place at Oyster Bay.
Halloween was celebrated at nearly
every place on Oyster Bay. Buggics
and wheelbarrows were raised to a
higher elevation than usual and boats
were sailed on dry land.
M. James Kennedy returned Satur-
day from Ye1fn. so so
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-17
1,o SELL CITY PROPERTY.

The proposition of Councilman Null
vey to sell a portion of the city prop
erty to raise cash is nor one that will
commend itself to the citizens. 1t is
an admission ct was scarcely needed)
on the part of member Of the city
council of that body's incapacity to
manage the city's finances. Council
man Mulvey says thar when bust
ness man gets hard up and wants
ready money, he will sell any property
outside of his business to raise funds"
Very true, but there is no analogy
whatever between a mans business
and the citys affairs. A business man
only has his own resources to depend
upon; the city has the property of
every man. woman and child within
It's limits to depend upon. What is the
use OF minc!ng matters or Disgusting
facts? The truth of the matter is that
the present city government either
hasn't the capacity or the courage TO
manage the citys business. In the
taxing power the city council has the
power to remedy all of the city's finan-
cial ills. 1t is neither business nor
good politics to permit this city to
keep on piling UP debt when there is
no necessity for it, Burdens are being
laid upon the people all the time and
ones that they will some day have to
discharge. Why not meet them as they
arise, placing them behind the people
rather than before them? Next year
things viii be worse still; and SO it
goes on. It is too late now to fix the
rate so as to meet the situation, and
the consequence is that the city will
have to wiggle along as best it can.
The selling of city property is but a
sorry makeshift. To adopt Mr.. Null
vey's illustration, when business man
begins TO sell property it means that
it is the beginning of the end, and thar
the end is bankruptcy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-17

vast experience in public life of General
Foster should make any such state
ment, because it ignores all the facts
in the case. He knows that the agita-
ton for free silver has been going on
almost continuously since the demone-
tization of silver in 1873. There have
been a number of laws passed in the
hope that the agitation would stop, but
it has not. They have all been mere
sops thrown TO the people, the last
one having been the Sherman purchase
law. He also knows, or should know,
that up to this year the people have
allowed themselves to be deceived by
capable of any interpretation. AT last
they discovered that such declarations
as have contented them in the past
were but deceits and they determined
to have no more Of them. What General
Foster calls the silver excitement is
nothing but the declaration by the peo-
pie of their determination to have
this year what they longed and waited
for so many years, free silver. The is
sue is now before them for the first
time, and it is before them as the re-
suit of years of hard work by the
friends of silver, and shows what
campaign of education will do. To say
that the "silver excitement is the di-
rect result of the operation of the Will
son-Gorman law, and such is practically
the charge, is to ignore facts and utter
nonsense
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-17
NOW AND THIRTY YEARS AGO.

Henry George having made some
radical comments on the result of the
Chicago convention, that ION the one
side is content with things as they
are; on the other is a bitter sense of
wrong, and a passionate desire for a
fuller and freer social life and similar
expressions, the San Francisco Chroni-
Gle says:
IF Henry George has weighed his
words and means exactly what he says
he is a dangerous mailman The only
struggle that could be wider, deeper
and perhaps bitterer than the civil war
of 1876 would be an armed conflict in
every village and town and city, neigh
Dor pitted against neighbor, workman
against employer, the wasteful against
the proVident, the poor against the rich
Is it a new French revolution, yet not
Of France but of America, which Henry
George and his following propose as a
substitute for constitutional processes ?
Let us see."
We fully agree with the Chronicle in
what it says as to what alone could be
wider, deeper and perhaps bitterer
struggle than the civil war To say that
the present struggle over the finan-
cial question at all compares in inn
portance with the civil war shows that
those who make the assertion are doing
it either for effect or because they have
no appreciation of that great struggle
And yet We find Major Mckinley him
self declaring this very thing. In his
speech at Canton a week ago today he
solemnly declared that recent events
have imposed upon the patriotic people
of this country responsibility and a
duty greater than that of any since the
civil war. Then it was a struggle to
preserve the government of the United
States. Now it is struggle to pre-
serve the financial honor of the govern
ment of the United States. Then it
was contest to save the Union Now
1T is contest to save spotless it's credit
Then section was arrayed against
section. Now men of all sections can
unite and will unite to rebuke the re-
pudiation of our obligations and the
debasement of our currency"
How any man could talk this way,
and especially man who was through
the war, is most surprising indeed.
But when presidential candidate of
great party talks after this manner is
it any surprise that reformers and radi-
Gals should talk about struggles wider,
deeper and bitterer than the civil war?
1t certainly is not.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-17
WILLIAM EusT1s RUSSELL.

The sudden and unexpected death
of Ex-Governor William E. Russell will
be a surprise and shock to the whole
nation. He was at Chicago only last
week and in the great convention that
was there assembled he was a promi-
nent figure. Had the issue before the
convention been other than what it
was, it is not at all improbable that
he would have been a leading candi-
date for the presidential nomination.
William E. Russell has had a re-
markable career and he achieved hon
ors at a very early age that usually
come to those who are so fortunate as
to ever receive them at a much later
period in life than they came to him.
He was born in Cambridge, Mass,
September 6, 1857 He entered Har-
ward in 1873, graduating in 1877, Then
he took three years law course at
the Boston law school. In 1881 he be-
came a candidate for and was elected
a. member of the common council of
Cambridge. In 1883 he became an
alderman, to which position he was
elected in 1884. In the following year
he received the Democratic nomination
for mayor of Cambridge and was
elected by a large majority. This po-
sition he occupied for three terms His
administration was in every way so
successful that it turned the eyes of
the whole state to him, and his fame
soon spread beyond Massachusetts.
Much of this was owing to the fact
that he was a young man. In 1888,
when but thirty-one years of age, he
was nominated by his party for gov
ernor, bu. was defeated by Governor
Ames. although he received thou
sand more votes than were cast for
Mr.. Cleveland. He made a ramarkab BILE
campaign and became noted for his
earnestness and eloquence. He had
become commanding figure in Massa-
chusetts politics. In 1889 he was again
put up by his party as its candidate,
and while not successful, he reduced
the plurality of his opponent from
$4,000 to 6,775. In 1890 he was nom
mated for a third time and elected
His administration was very success
full and in the following year he was
again placed in nomination, and cleo
ted, being the only successful Demo-
cratic candidate.
He was in every respect worthy of
the long line of illustrious men who
have sat in the governors chair in
the great state Of Massachusetts His
ideals were ever high and in practice
he did not depart from them. He was
a typical American. His was a sound
mind in a sound body He was of the
people, and they felt that he was; and
yet he was in no sense a demagogue
He wen his way to fame through his
own abilities. and that they were so
easily recognized proves that they
were remarkable. At Chicago he diff
fered radically from the great ma
jority of his party, but he differed hon
estly and had the sincere respect of
all his opponents. His death is a loss
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-17
ROSE AND RUE.*

When 1 was a maiden fair and fond,
And smiled and sang all day,
strange young squire
With looks of fire
He lured my heart away.
The gardeners SON as he stood by
Four gifts thus gave to me:
The violets blue,
The pink, the rue,
And the red, red rosy tree.
For your balmy lips the sweet Glove
pink,
For your eyes the violets blue,
The rose to speak
Your radiant cheek,
And for memory the rue"
And first my love was fond and leal
And then he turned untrue.
My rose and pink
And violets shrink,
But my tears keep fresh the rue.
Alfred Perceva1 Graves in the Athen-
aeum.
SOUNDED on the fragment of an old
song in DR.. Joyce's ancient Irish music.