The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-03-06
City & County Official Paper
Editorial Notes.

The dry kiln of the st. Paul q Ia
coma mill burned last Sunday. causing
the destruction of 1900 of fine lum-
Der ready for shipment East.
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THE Secretary of Interior has select
ed Magnolia Bluff, near Seattle as the
site for an army post, as result OF the
investigation of the commission which
visited this section some time ago.
THE Italians have been over in
Abyssinia fighting the blacks, in the
effort to acquire more territory, but
their army lost 5000 men and we're
routed in battle near the capital of
Tigre, by the Shoans, who are fairly
equipped with modern rifles and cam
non.
a TIE organization OF the great Cali
fornia lumber trust, mentioned some
time since as an accomplished fact, has
notyet been completed. The prospects,
however, are that it will be. The con-
Germ will be an immense affair, and
much time is being given to perfecting
the details, SO that, when the arrange
ments shall be completed, they will be
permanent and satisfactory to all con-
cerned. If all goes well, the trust will
be ready for business by March 10
Ledger
CONGRESS has at last recognized the
belligerency of Cuba, by an almost
unanimous vote, and the brutal acts of
Spain were denounced in very strong
terms. On receipt OF this news in
Spain, mob assaulted the American
Consulate and made quite q demon
stration. The news in regard to the
trouble with Spain seems to be con-
flicting, first, that that country will
apologize for indignities to the consul,
and on the other hand that war will
be declared on the United States.
When Spain whips little Cuba, then
we are open to challenge.
S. P. Flynn has resigned his position
as receiver for MOsher & Mcdonald
and Jacob Furth OF Seattle has been
appointed his successor. The resigna-
ton grew out OF the opposition of east
ern creditors to Flynn on account of a
claim filed by him for himself wherein
he demanded 100000 for services to
the firm before his appointment.
Flynn was sent to Washington by
the company, and organized the West
ern Land and Logging company, and
was manager of Mosher & McDonald's
entire property in this state. He in
sists that under his management this
branch of the business was profitable
until dragged into the receivership by
the firms embarrassments elsewhere.
The people OF Jefferson, Clallam and
Chehalis Counties are working on a
proposition to construct state road
on the West coast from Port Angeles
to Gray's Harbor, for the purpose of
opening up the country and affording
an outlet for the settlers who have NJ
other means except by vessel. ain
Jefferson county there would be about
twenty-three miles of road, and through
Chehalis county as far as Gray's Har-
Dor there would be about thirty miles
of road This would make total mile
age of the state road we want a!togeth-
er 1OS miles, or in other words, we want
the state to build Clallam forty five
miles of road, Jefferson twenty-three
and Chehalis thirty, and we hope the
people o. Jefferson and Chehalis will
see the inestimable advantage that all
three counties would derive from the
building of this road and will join
hands with US in endeavoring to push
it to successful termination"
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The matter of free text books in oul
schools is being agitated in some quar-.
tiers. State Supt. G w. Bean delivered
strong argument in favor of it before
the normal school at Cheney last week
The idea is not new one, it having
been in successful operation for good
may years in some of the large eastern
cities. Some of the arguments pr,.
duced in favor of such a measure are
that it would increase the school at
tendance about 10 per cent and the
average OF school life by several months
as there are SO many children whose
parents are unable to supply them
with the nee s>ary bouks.-Herald
The time for free text books seems
hardly ripe yet, owing TO the great
cost OF printing them, which the state
can not stand, with its existing indebt.
edness and heavy current expenses
Still, arrangements could be made tC
supply lndlgents with text hooks, as is
done in other states, and this would
reach the end desired, the education Of
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