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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-09-17
LAND OFFICE AT OLYMPIA, WASH,

LAND OFFICE AT OLYMPIA, WASH,
August 18th, 1897
Notlcois hereby given that the following nam.
ed settler has filed notice of his Intention ia.
m axe final proof in support of his Claim ny
that said proof will be made before Register and
Aeceiyer at Olympia, WASH, on Oct, 18th. 1897.
viz: ' -o'''
EDWARD H. HASKELL.
Z. ~ no r. 100 for the lots and S; Ell NeL Sec
He names the following witnesses to prove III.
continuous residence upon and cultivation ~
said land, viz: William Kendrick. M. r Jn,e.
Roxie r. Morris, William Morris, all of Arcadia
FRANK G. DEcKEBAcH, Register.
LAND OFFICE AT OLYMPIA. WASH
Notice is hereby given that the follow;n~
named settler has filed notice of his Intention
70 maze axe maj proof IN support of his claim, and
Angle, .. =. Comr. at Shelton, Wash. on ri.
day. Oct 18th, 1872; viz:
of Mason, Wash. No. 1871 for the Sell. Sec "a
TIP. ION. X. W. w. ~
He names the following witnesses to nrov.
ms nf residence upon and cultivation
STAIRS, Thomas Brown, all of Mason p o. Wash
John Lindberg, of Tacoma, Wash. "'
r. G. DEcKEBAcH, Register
LAND OFFICE AT OLYMPIA, WASH,
Notice is hereby given that lat the iUs' fo,,ov,n.
named settler has filed notice of his Intention t3
make nnal proof in support Of his claim and
InaI salu Proof Will be made before Register and
receiver, at olympia, Wash. on Saturday Oct
l6, 1897. viz 49,
FREDERICK A. BAILEY.
81 81 S me 60 "n. HID No 1886, for the NeI Sec
ne names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation ~
sal9 iana, VIZ James Endicott. of Mason, P.
OF Matlock, Wn. -
FRANK G. DEcKEBAcH, Register.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-09-17
Superior Court Proceedings.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. Is, 1897.

L.
Superior Court Of the State of Washing
t"n' in and for Mason county. IN regular
session Wednesday, September Is, at 9
a. M Present, Hon. Chas. w. Hodudop.
Judge; sheriff, prosecuting attorney and
clerk.
Cause No. 405-W. S. Corwin VS.. Herman
Hilgenfeld; action, foreclosure of mortgage
DEMURRER OF defendant overruled by con.
sent, and fourteen days given to answer.
Cause No. 459-Mary E. Webster w.
Thos- H. Phipps ct al; action, foreclosure
of mortgage. Findings ard decree signed,
A. Swanson, administrator of the estate
of Nels Peterson, deceased, VS.. The PENN.
sular Railway company; action for dam.
ages. This action coming on for hearing On
defendants demurrer Taken under adj wise.
ment by the court and ten days given to
furnish authorities.
Cause No. sos. G. Bradley vs.. Simp.
son Logging company. Appeal from Jus.
tees court. Plaintiffs motion for costs
denied
Cause No. sos Henry Latham, county
commissioner; claim for extrs compensation |!
Time for hearing of same set for October
Is, 1897.
Cause No 509-Geo. F. Chevalier VS.. W.
II. Clark; action, foreclosure of mortgages,
Order signed for summons by publication.
Charles Lindberg and Oline Hanson were
admitted to full citizenship
Cause No 4S3-Rollen Jones et al. vs..
Simpson Logging company; foreclosure of
lien. Cause continued till October l3, 1897,
Or until administrator is appointed for one
of the deceased plaintiffs.
Cause No. ll6-Estate of VIM. Potts.
deceased. Ordered that Ralph W. Potts,
administrator, be fully and finally dis
charged.
Cause No. i3l Estate Of Hugh Garrett,
deceased. Martha Garrett appointed ad.
ministratrix, with bond fixed at 81, 200
Cause No. l32-Estate of Alpheus Cur
rant. Thos. O'Nelll appointed admins.
TRAITOR, with bond fixed at 500.
Court adjourned.
O. G. HANSON, Clerk.
We have been appointed agents for
the Butterick Patterns for Shelton.
Fashion sheets furnished free. The
Delineator Is cents per copy.
HUNTER & EATON.
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THE MASON COUNTY JOURNAL
& r. r SITS. Shelton Wash.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-09-17
shelton, Friday, September II, 1897
Personals.


Kamilche Wednesday, and reports
nothing new.
Mr.. G. W. Ford who was recently
stricken by an attack of paralysis, is
now improving and out again.
Chester Deering, special agent Of
the Pennsylvania Insurance Co. was
in town yesterday, looking after the
Company's business here.
Lewis D. W. Shelton came up from
Seattle and spent few days in town
this week. He has been engaged dur
ing the summer on surveying contracts
in C1a1lam County.
Mrs. A. H. H. Stewart, Mrs. A. B.
Cowles, Mrs. Mark Hartsock, Mrs.
Bates, Mrs. Susie Barr and Mrs. o. v.
Linn were down from Olympia We'd
nesday to organize local branch of
the Woman's Club.
DR.. Wells was called to Mat1ock one
day last week to attend Mrs. nj. 0.
Gummerson, who coughed her jaw
out of place, an unusual and painful
predicament, which was speedily re-
1ieved by the doctor.
Mrs. Olene Hansen, Fred Hansen
and Elmer c.. Clark were over from
Hoodsport Wednesday to secure final
citizenship papers for the former.
Carl Lindberg was also in from Mason
on the same mission, with Joseph Car
stairs as witness.
DIR. Beach aud William wyatt took
in the horse races at the Tacoma fair
last week and reported that the fair
was not very good. It suffered from
the management of last year, and the
local horse owners did not receive the
encouragement they should have this
year.
Editor Lott returned Tuesday even
ing from visit to Ye1m and reports
that Pioneer James Longmire, the
proprietor of Longmire's Springs, in
the Cascade mountains, on the route
to Mt. Rainier, is lying at the house of
his son in Tacoma near to death. Mr..
Longmire came to Washington in the
early SOS and has been active and
hearty until very recently. His nu-
merous descendants are with him in
Tacoma.
Mr.. Lovelace, father of George
Lovelace, master mechanic in the Pen
insular shops, arrived from his home
in Iowa Saturday evening to pay a
short visit. Mrs. Lovelace has been
visiting in Seattle and Shelton for sew
eral months and expects to return to
Iowa soon. Mr.. Lovelace reports
everything booming in his state, the
times are improving rapidly, crops
good and the farmers prosperous.
Confidence has evidently made its ap-
pearance in Iowa, per schedule.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. Dick arrived Sat-
urday evening from Winnipeg on their
wedding trip, having been married
September LIST. They stayed over
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Getty, and took good look at Shell
ton, leaving Monday on the noon boat
for Seattle on their way home. Miss
Lizzie Getty, a cousin of Mrs. Dick,
accompanied them as far AS Seattle.
The Dicks express themselves as we'll
pleased with what they have seen of
the Sound, and they have been favor
ed with good weather during the trip.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-09-17
F. G. DEcKEBACH, Register.
LAND OFFICE AT OLYMPIA, WASH,

Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of her intention 10
make final proof in suppoat of her claim, and
tnat said proof will be made before Register
and Receiver, at Olympia WASH, on Saturday.
Sept. 25th, 1897, viz:
H. MINNIE FORD,
TIP. 20N R.7W wv -
She names the following witnesses TO provo
her continuous residence upon and cultivation
Wn. James Endicott, of Mason, Wn. William
White White, OF Mason, Wn, Harry E. Ford, Of Mason,
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-09-17
The Mason County Journal.

PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING
BY
GRANT C. ANGLE, PROPRIETOR
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-09-17

Letters received from William
Shorter and O. E. Stanhope dated the
last of August, state that they had
not yet reached the lakes, but were
over the summit of the Skaguay pass,
And Kinney And Matthews had gone
on to the Lake to build boats. Their
progress was slower than anticipated
and the boys may change their origin
al plans And remain AT the Lake ALI
winter, building boats at $500 each.
Some of the boys may come back to
spend the winter, while others will re-
main TO look latter the goods. The
trail is either bou1ders or mud, with
hard work, but the boys were togeth-
er And in good health.
FoR SALE.-A Young high grade
Jersey Bull and Heifer, also strong
Lumber Wagon, apply to Hunter &
Eaton, Shelton.
Stoves and stovepipes at Hunt er
a nd Eaton's
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-09-17
F. G. DEcKEBAcH Register.
LAND OFFICE AT OLYMPIA WASH

=, . August 3ru, 1897. 7
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his Intention to
that said proof will be made before Grant G.
angie, U. 5: Comr. at Shelton, Wash on FRIDAY
Sept. 18th, 1897 viz:
LARS LARSON.
of Shelton, Wash HID No. 9O2 for the Sell Nel<
Ez4 Seq, Nw14 Sel4 Sec. 80, TIP 20, N. R. SW.
He names the following witnesses to prove
of said land, viz: P. Randolph Elson Topn
Ku6lk. Robert Barieckman, Frank Potter, all o.
and viz:
JOHN KUBIK,
OF Shelton, ash. HID No $50 for the Nwl< Nw.<
Sec TIP 10, N. e. W. -
He names the following witnesses to prove
ms continuous residence upon and cultivation
OF said land, viz. P. Randolph Elson. Lars LAP
son, Robert Barieckman, Frank Potter. all of
cAelton, Wash. "
F. G.. DECKEBACH Register
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-09-17
Notices for Publication.
LAND OFFICE AT OLYMPIA, WASH. !
o..

LAND OFFICE AT OLYMPIA, WASH.)
Sept. End, 1897
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
TO make final proof in support OF his claim, and
that said proof will be made before Grant C.
Angle U. S. Conn. at Shelton, WASH, on Tues
day, October 18th, 1897, viz:
HALVOR NORDBYE
OF Hoodsport Wash. Hid. No. 12,33S, for the
Southwest a Sec. 10, SIP. % N. r. 4 West.
He names the following witnesses to prove hin
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of
SAID land, viz: Nels. H. Thue, ChristofYep
Rustad, Fred Hansen, J. d. Dow. all of Hoods.
port, Wash.
F. q DEcKrp.cu d a0;,tn,
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-09-17
Advertised Letter List.

Following is a list of the letters remaining in
the post Office at Shelton, WASH, at the close of
the month of Aug. 1897. Persons calling
for any of the same will please say advertised
Thos. McElwain, Pacific Hygiene Coffee Co.,
Miss Kittie Sullivan, Miss s. A. Webster, G. W.
Mitchell, Patrick Bell Finely Cook, Harry Fitz-
gerald, Geo. Griff. Willaer Houghton, Geo.
leard. L. J. MUNsoN P. NJ
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-09-17
HON,s This.


We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props. Toledo o.
We tie undersigned have known F. J. Cheney
for the last Is years, and believe him persectly
honorable in all business transactions and fin
ancially able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
WEST d TRUAx Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN. Wholesale Drug
gists. Toledo, o,
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sursaces OF
the system. Price 75c. per bottle. Told by all
druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-09-17
FRANK G. DEcKEBAcH, Register.
LAND OFFICE AT OLYMPIA WASH

LAND OFFICE AT OLYMPIA WASH.l
Aug. 10th, 1897.
Notice is hereby given that the following nam.
ed settler has filed notice OF his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim, and
tnat sald proof will be made before Grant G.
day Sept Goth. 1897 viz:
WILLIAM C. GUSH,
OF Dewatto, Wn. HID. No. 799 for the EIl Sell.
Swz4 SeI and Lot 5, Sec ~, To % N,R2W
He names the following witnesses to prove his
contnuous residence upon and cultivation of
sag land, viz: George WOOten, James Larson.
C,!bennetson, James Murray, all of Dewatto. VIM
FRANK G. DECKEBACH Register
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-09-17
LAND OFFICE AT OLYMPIA. WASH,
Millinerg:

- Stamped Linen Good
Silk Pushes, Surahs,
Trimed and Untrim,,G
HATS ;
Ribbons and verything kept
IN a frst-class Millinery Store.
IA Especial attention given to
retrimming.
Mrs. w. B. EAToN,
Shelton, Wash.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-09-17
Shelton POSt-Office.

Mails close for the East daily at II 80 A. NJ.
Mails close for the North daily at A. NJ.
Mails arrive daily 1880 A. NJ.
General Delivery open from A. NJ. to IL NJ,
to P NJ and 6 to Z p. NJ
Mails leave for Matlock, Mason. Juno, Grove
and Satsop at a m every Tuesday and Friday.
Money Orders and Postal Notes issued.
]. E. SLIGH. Postmaster.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-12
A REMARKABLE FEAT.
How = snake Swallows It's Equal in
Size

How = Snake Swallows Its Equal in
The following is an interesting para
graph in letter sent to friends here
by Harry Hammond, formerly Of this
city, who is now making his home in
Florida:
To-day had the good luck to see a
curious sight, that of one snake killing
and swallowing another. We came on
the scene just as king snake was
killing a blacksnake, each a little over
three feet long. The king was tied and
coiled round the black, and the latters
tail could just wiggle. After q few
minutes, during which the king tied
himself in the most curious knots and
ran his head up and down his victims
writing body, biting it here and there
as II examining his supper, he turned
the blacks head, gave it a preliminary
bite, and then slowly proceeded to take
the blacksnake into camp. It seemed
impossible that he could swallow
snake as long and as large as himself,
but he did. This is how he did it:
He would stretch his head as far
as possible, get his teeth hooked in his
victims scales, then slip his body up
till it was in wrinkles at his neck and
for some way down, then loose his
tooth hold and slide his head forward
for another grip, just as if you were
putting on a tight glove, in fact. 1t
was the most interesting operation 1
think I ever witnessed, and the king
swallowed all but three inches of the
tail Of the poor blacksnake, and then,
with that dangling from his mouth,
glided off into the grass. We let him
go, as he is known enemy of the rat
tlesnakes, and often kills them
Indianapolis Journal.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-12
JohnnH,s Diagnosis.

Johnnie was bathing with a friend
Of his in the surf, when the latter, an
other small boy, was rapidly carried
out to deep water by the undertow and
would have been drowned had it not
been for timely assistance. During
the excitement Johnnie stood around
open mouthed listening to his elders
discussing the affair.
When he arrived at home he was
asked:
well, Johnnie, how did it happen?'
The following was his version of the
affair:
Il don't exactly remember, but there
was somethin' the matter with his I'M
der-toe. philadelphia Inquirer.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-12
Mr.. RusLin's Bible Lessons.

John Ruskin writes: How much I
cised me in the Scriptures as to make
me grasp them, and, above all, taught
me to reverence them as transcending
all thought, and adjoining all conduct!
This she effected, not by her own say
ings or personal authority, but simply
by compelling me to read the Book
thoroughly for myself AS soon as /
was able to read with fiuency she be-
gan a course of Bible work with me,
which never ceased till went to Ok
ford. She read alternate verses with
me, watching at first every information
of my voice and correcting the false
ones, till she made me understand the
verse. 1t might be beyond me alto
gether; that she did not care about, but
she made sure that as soon l got hold
of it at all, should get hold of it by
the right end. In this way she began
with the first verse of Genesis, and
went straight through to the last verse
of the ApOcalypse-hard names, num-
bers, Levitical law, and aIl-and began
again at Genesis the next day. If
name was hard, the better the exercise
in pronunciation; if a chapter were
tiresome, the better the lesson in pa
thence; if distasteful, the better the
lesson in faith that there was some use
in it's being so outspoken. After our
chapters Cfrom two to three a day, &C
cording to their length, the first thing
after breakfast, and no interruptions
from servant allUwed-none from any
visitors, who either joined in the read
ing or had to stay upstaiTs-and none
from any visitings or excursions, ex-
cept real traveling) had to learn few
verses by heart, or repeat, to make
sure that l had not lost something Of
what was already known; and with the
chapters above enumerated l had to
learn the whole body of the fine old
Scottish Paraphrases, which are good,
melodious, and forceful verse, and to
which, together with the Bible itself,
owe the first cultivation of my ear
in sound. 1t is strange, of all the
pieces of the Bible which my mother
thus taught me, that which cost me
most to learn, and which was, to my
child's mind, chiefly repulsive-the One
Hundred and Nineteenth Psalm-has
now become of all the most precious to
me in it's oVCrEoUtlS GnL glorious pas
sion of love for the law of God"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-12

Just how We were going to get through
that seething mass Of horns unhurt
was a mystery to me, and became a
source Of great anxiety as a car APP
preached from the other direction and
that entire herd concluded to pass be-
tween the two cars, which were COM
ing closer and closer together every
minute, until there was room for only
one at a time, while three or four dis
puted the passageway, and only a Wig
orous punch from my umbrella kept
one big, black, dangerous-looking fell
low from insisting on boarding the car
and riding back to his home.
AS / was so far out Of my way
concluded to go on to a street beyond
my own, where there was cross-town
line, and take a transfer. To take the
transfer was easy, but after waiting
vainly for fifteen minutes for a chance
to use it I started out "afoot and alone
and across lots" not crying, but feel
ing very much like it.
But most people have troubles Of
their own, and do not care to read about
those Of other, people. The misfor-
tunes I have recounted were but sam
pies Of train that pursued me all
day long and landed me in bed at 8
O'Clock with a sprained ankle, due to
a fall, a scratched face resulting from
my st. Demands playfulRess, and sew
eral added wrinkles, because simply
had to claim the rights Of my sex to
break down and indulge in at Of
Mysteries.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-12

valuable information. But the worm 4,
It was that he could not often under.
stand, and never could recollect. What
they told him. 'It is very rare,' savs
he in his biography, yea, even in our
days, for an operator or master to hear
angels speak articulately. When thew
do speak 1t is like the Irish-much in
their throat" That expression, "Yea
even in our days." invites commen-
tary. But to receive daily communion
lions of the utmost interest which one
can rarely interpret and never remem-
Der must be terribly trying for a ma
gician in the long run. DR.. Dee con
fided his troubles to certain Kelly
who, familiar with the Irish mode 81
speaking, understood the angels per-
fectly, and, what is more, transcribed
their remarks. But most people know
what singular results, uncomfortable
for poor DIR. Dee, followed that asso-
citation. Several talismans survive in
Scotland. Sir Walter Scott had one
called the Toadstone, which he priced
He said it had been preserved in the
ldhAlyJ llOuA WAOAA SOl
for several generations, often pledged
for considerable sums, and always re-
deemed. Stewart of Ardvarlich pos
sesses a crystal, renowned in ages
more picturesque through lower Perth
shire; even water in which it had been
dipped brought luck. The Campbells
of Berbreck have or had "Barbreck's
bone, flot piece of ivory not less EN-
cacious. And the Lee penny" now
possessed by Lockhart of Lee, is world
famous. The owner in 1850 was in
dicted by the synod Of Glasgow for
witchcraft. Who has not heard of the
Luck of Edenhali," upon which the
fortune of the Musgraves depends? 1t
is a pretty specimen of Saracenic
glass, perhaps brought home by cru
sading Musgraye.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-12
Chinese Beggars.

A Chinaman can live fairly well on
FIVE cents a day. Every scrap that
can be utilized for food or clothing is
made available. Yet in spite of this
the fact remains that there are more
beggars in China than even in southern
Italy. They travel in great companies
men, women and children. Tramp
ing is often a matter of intense pain
to the women, because their feet have
been mutilated so that they can scarce
ly walk. Crowds of yelling young de-
mons Of boys follow carriages mile
or two, sometimes, begging for aims.
The Migrants have become so artistic
in begging that they frequently mutt
These swarms of beggars roam about
late themselves TO excite sympathy.
the land in spite of the fact that every
family of means takes care of all of it's
poor relatives to the utmost extent of
it's ability. The Chinese are not lazy.
They would work if they could, but
there is not sufficient work for all.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-12
Shot Fired Flfteon M,Is..


From twelve to thirteen miles, says
a London exchange, Ia the computed
range of the most powerful guns now
made, but the longest distance that a
shot has been fired is few yards over
fifteen miles, which was the range Of
Krupp's 130-ton steel gun, firing a shot
weighing $500 pounds. The 111-ton
Armstrong gun also had an extreme
range Of fourteen miles, firing a shot
weighing 1900 pounds and requiring
$50 pounds of powder; but quick-fring
guns are more depended upon at the
present day than guns with such ex-
IRENE length of range. OF quick-firing
guns the most wonderful is, perhaps,
the Maxim, which can fire as many as
800 shots a minute, and yet is so light
that a soldier can carry it strapped on
his back. Krupp's 13O-ton gun and
Armstrong; Hilton proved too expen-
sive, being unable to stand firing 100
times, and their manufacture has prac-
tically been abandoned. The gun most
favored perhaps is the twenty-two-ton
Armstrong, which hurls a solid shot
for distance Of twelve miles.