The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-04-24


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J. +. ALs0p was arrested in Seattle
last week on tie charge Of numbering
Lena Olsen for her money in Duluth
several years ago. The detectives
must have been on the right track as
Alsop hung himself with blanket strips
in the Seattle jail last Friday. Justice
generally orcrtakes the evil-dOers even
if the United States is a big country.
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ACCORDING IL the decision just
rendered by the L. S. Supreme Court,
the railroads must pay taxes on the
lands they hold under the land grants.
This reycrscs the decision of Judge
HanforG, and now the counties of
Washington viii stand a chance of
getting the thousands Of dollars as
sessed against the Northern Pacific
railroad Mason County is entitled to
several years oack taxes, which would
nearly raise It's debt.
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AN Idaho miner who was on the
Sound last week, buying machinery,
claims to have discovered process of
saving flour gold, something that has
caused as much hard thought as the
Keely motor on the flying machine.
He is not yet ready to divulge his Sc
cret, but says it is on entirely new
lines. The sand is treated by new
mineral, and then is passed between
two superheated and powerful jets of
steam. The discoverer claims his pro-
cess will save flour gold so fine that
magnifed 1000 times it is hardly visi-
bic to the naked eye With this secret
any part Of Washington is better
than Alaska.
Brown, the Frisco preacher who
figured in the recent scandal, and was
"white washed" by the ministerial
court, has been "tired" by the higher
authority. The practice of letting
these clerical sinners off with repri-
mand and permitting them to still adj
minister to the spiritual needs of their
Aocks, does more to injure the cause Of
religion than anything. When the
common herd" see the evidences of
rottenness among those who set them
selves up as nearer the pearly gates,
and it is white washed by the church
people, they are about justified in feel
ing that there are as good men without
as in the church. Brown, and all
other clerical evil-doers, should be
dropped as soon as found mixed up in
wrong-doing.
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BRADsrREETs says-The first quarter
IN 1896 presents the largest list of
actual commercial and industrial fail
ures in business in the United States,
and those in which liabilities exceed
assets, ever reported for like period.
The total Gncluding financial institu-
tions) is 4,512, OF 700 more than in a
like period in 1895; 543 more than in
1894, and | Az more than in the first
quarter of 1898, increases of 1911 and
Al per cent respectively. The largest
preceding like total, 1850, was report
ed in 1885. Liabilities of the failures
this year amounted to $62,5I3.OOO, an
increase of 80 per cent as compared
with the first quarter OF 1894 and 60
per cent as compared with three years
ago Business failures in Canada
number ISL in the first quarter, against
5S1 in the first quarter of 1895, with
total liabilities of $5,573,00O, against
1928, 900 last year.
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The Washington State Board of
Horticulture held its regular annual
meeting in Tacoma, this week. and re-
ports were submitted from the various
districts, showing increased care OF
orchards throughout the state, better
methods in spraying and dealing with
infested trees and steadily charging
growth of fruits. In this connection
Secretary Tonneson states that since
October last fully 10000 acres have
been planted in Washington orchards,
with apples predominating. where
prunes held the largest balance in the
past. During last year the prune and
plum crop of Washington reached
l6,O00,Ooo pounds, Of which 5000, 900
pounds were dried, and found a mar
ket at highest ruling prices. Increas-
/ Ell interest is also shown in the num-
Der OF callers entertained at the horti-
cultural room in the Headquartered
building, where as high as seventy-five
visitors call in a day, to view the dis
play Of fruits presented. The head
quarters CT the society will continue
permanently in Tacoma.-West Coast
Trade.