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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-22
Olympic Waterfall.

The Olympic mountains have pro-
dnced another attraction, the beauty
of which is not excelled on the West
ern slope. What is said to be a grand
waterfall coming from the snow-capped
peaks above the clouds over a bluff,
falling perpendicular distance of
over 1000 feet and disappearing in
the bosom of a beautiful plain, has
just been discovered near Lake South
erland few miles from Lake Crescent,
by two ranchmen. Their description
of the scene would exceed anything of
similar character in the Yellowstone
Park.
From the snow in the crests of the
Olympic, where white men have never
visited, comes little stream which
rapidly grows in volume until it
reaches the edge of perpendicular
cliff overlooking beautiful plateau of
800 acres thousand feet below. For
centuries the water has poured over
the precipice until it has cut smooth
passage, something like large pipe
split in half, in the side of the noun
tain. Here and there it strikes an
obstruction and out of the mountains
side spurts other falls. Standing
alongside of the cliff short distance
away the scene is beautiful and looks
as though there were half dozen
rivers bursting out of the mountain,
The huge volume of water disap-
pears in a wild looking cavern, and be-
comes an underground river. It flows
beneath the plateau for distance of
2 miles and then again bursts out of
its imprisonment in the shape of an
oval bridal veil, and dashes over the
rocks and cataracts down to Lake
Switzerland and out to sea.
The country is very rough, wild and
hard to penetrate. There is an abund-
ance of wild game isolated around the
falls. The discoveries of the falls
killed nine elk in half an hour and
said there were 100 more in sight
P.-I.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-22
The December Weather Summary.

December, 1896, was notable con-
trast to the preceding November in
the matter of temperature, or the
usual march of temperature was re-
versed and December was 6 degrees
warmer than November, although
usually it is as many degrees colder.
The uniformity and equability of the
temperature during the month were
very striking. At Seattle there was
but one day on which the lempera-
ture fell below the freezing point and
then only to 20. 1t was the warmest
December since 1890, according to the
averages computed, and in some places
was considered the warmest December
in 20 years. Flowing was in progress
in southeastern Washington during
the last week of the month and year.
The rainfall was large, although not
as large as that Of the preceding No
vember, nor the previous December.
But rainy days were very frequent,
averaging 81, and there was an unus-
ually great number of cloudy and foggy
days, especially no teworthy in the
eastern section where so much fog was
unprecedented.
There were no snow blockades of
any consequence, and no such general
floods as in November, although the
Duwamish and it's tributaries in King
county were very high, bridges being
carried out, dikes bursted, and the
bottoms over flowed, During the first
days of the month navigation in the
rivers, and Hoods Canal, was impeded
by ice, which was formed during the
cold snap at the close of November.
Mean precipitation for December
1896. Eastern Section, 2.62 inches,
which is O.34 above the average for
December Mean precipitation, Western
Section 11.53 inches, which is 2,46
above the average Mean for the state
1877 inches, which is 1877 above the
average for past years. The greatest
precipitation for the month was 1926
inches at Clearwater; least for the
month, LA inches at Mckee. Only
a trace of snow occurred during the
month in Western Washington, and
at but a few places in Eastern Wash
ington the average for the month was
10 inches, the greatest amount being
"a inches at Cascade Tunnel, but the
usual amount varying from 3 to 10
inches greatest precipitation in "a
hours was 4.68 inches at South Bend
on the 18th.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-22

Gov. McGraw made his closing mes
sage to the legislature brief one, yet
it contains a great MANY recommen-
dations, which if that body chooses to
consider, will greatly improve existing
conditions and tighten the burdens OF
the taxpayers. He recoMmends the
abolition of certain boards and COM
missions and the consolidation of
others. which means great saving IN
the expenses of state government.
The entire message is dignified, ear
nest and free from an exhibition OF
partisan bias, BUT these recommends
tons willprobably rec Give little atten-
ton.
Gov. Rogers inaugural message
sounded rather like some of his other
writings, yet far more rational in its
general treatment of public affairs.
The governor'regards all corporations
AS menace to the liberty and we'll
being of the people, and seems to the
disposed to legislate to keep them
in strong subsection, which can easily
be carried to far, and react upon the
public, which it is attempted to relieve
In the matter of transportation rates
some legislation is in order certainly
and will be made.
The Governor thinks that the state
should undertake the furnishing of free
text books, and thus escape from the
clutches of the book trusts. If
judiciously undertaken such a work
could be made self-supporting and the
parents relieved of a considerable
burden. We hardly agree that it
could be successfully done with
ordinary labor in the state peniten'
tiary, but must be undertaken on
business principles.
The abolition of the numerous ex.
pensive commissions is recommended
by both governors. The new governor
deals in a general way with his $780,
exemption idea and other reforms
which will be smoothed out by the
ii me the governor has been in the
chair year or so.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-22

Singing Causes Her Death.

Waterloo, Iowa, Jan. 16.-County
Clerk HI. D. Williams yesterday re-
ceived notice of the tragic death of
Miss Ellen Beach Yaw at Binghamton,
N. Y. She was singing before an aud
fence, and in reaching the high notes
for which her voice was famous, the
jugular vein in her throat burst, and
she bled to death on the stage before
her hearers. Miss Yaw was able to
reach the highest note of any cantatrice
in the world, which was due to a pecu-
liar formation of her throat. In strain
ing to reach this note muscles in her
throat were pressed against the jugular
vein and injured this by abrasion
until the membrane was worn through
causing hemorrhage. She had been
warned by the best vocal masters that
the result would be so if she persisted
in singing so high, but the warning
needed. Miss Yaw was born in Boston
Erie county, N. Y, and was about 80
years of age.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-22

WASHINGTON cannot or should not
afford repetition with her territory
of what has occurred in other states.
Enough bad investment in other lines
have been invited and secured in this
state already. We need spell of re-
covery rather than one of relapse. The
laws of this state governing the
organization and management of min
Ing companies and the mining bust
ness generally will bear close inspec-
ton and careful revision by the
incoming legislature. They can be
framed SO as to invite legitimate
capital, enterprise and investment
that will result in satisfactory returns
and reflect credit upon the state.
They can make investment desirable
and sought after here when it is once
learned that the per cent, of safety is
greater than that of danger by fraud
and swindling. This is subject for
careful investigation our lawmakers.
Olympia.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-22
The Senatorial Vote.

The firse vote in the House Of Rep
resentatives resulted as follows: Denny
rep. 70; Turner, IL; Squire, 3; Cline, y
Daniels, 4; Cation, 4; Clark Davisy.s Is
Newell, /; Baker, 5; RAIDER, 3; Range,
Thompson, Witt, Andrews, Floss, Van
Patton and Mary Ellen Hobart, each
/ vote; McReady, 3; Winsor, 8. The
result of the ballot disclosed the fact
that nearly every populist was can
didate. Hicks voted for Frank Baker
of Pierce County.
In the senate the first vote stood as
follows: Denny, 10; Daniels, 10; Tur-
ner, 6; Range, 2; Davis and Baker
each l vote. McReavy voting for
Turner.
The second vote, taken Wednesday
noon in joint convention showed the
contest to be narrowing down by the
following vote: Turner, 81; Squire
10; Cline, Is; Wlnsor, 8; Daniels, II;
Davis, 8; Baker 5, RAIDER, 4. Turner
was considerably in the lead, while
Cline, populist was close behind, and
Squire was almost distanced, although
he made big gain. There are five
populists in the list, and some of them
must be dropped before that party
gets together.
The last ballot taken Thursday gave
the following results: Turner, "a;
Cline, 16; Daniels, IA; Denny, 20;
Davis, Squire and Forrest each 4;
Winsor, 8. Although Turner is gain
ing, it is not thought that any one
but populist has any show, although
the populists are badly split on the
proposition and it is extremely prob
able that frst-class deadlock is in
prospect.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-22

The outlook for the loggers on
Gray's Harbor for the year 1897 is very
dark, says the Aberdeen Bulletin. Well
informed loggers say that are in tide
water between 10000 900 and so, OOO,-
600 feet of logs. The lumber trade at
present is very light, and the mill own
ers talk of closing down for lack of or
ders. Taking the cut of the mills for
1896 as basis, it is safe to say that it
will take at least eight months to saw
the logs now in the water. The hand
loggers are able to put in enough logs
to supply the deficiency of logs needed
to run the mills. Adding to all these
disadvantages the fact thai to put in a
large quantity of logs, the logger must
60 above tidewater, where he will be
unable to get his logs to the mills be-
fore November, makes the outlook still
darker on Grays Harhor.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-22
BE SURE AND READ IT.
Temperature of Deep Wells.

w. Hallock, a government expert
geologist, has taken the temperature
at various depths in the famous deep
wells" at Wheeling. W. Va. Several OF
these are over 1000 feet in depth. In
one of them Zone in which the depth, as
given by the foreman of the drilling
company which put the well down, is
1853 feeO, it was found that the tenn
perature at depth of 1900 feet was
204 degrees centigrade. When the in
strument was lowered to a depth of
1900 feet and given time to do its reg
istering, it was found that the mark
had been set at 1922, while at a point
only eight feet from the bottom and
1850 feet from the surface of the
earth it registered as high as 43.4 de-
grees.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-22
Administrators Notice.

NOTICE OF SALE.-To all to whom IL
may concern.
The heirs of Leonard d. Prince, de-
ceased, are urging me, as admlnlstra-
tor of said estate, to sell the lands be-
longing thereto, described as follows;
Sc. of Sci, NJ of SET, Sw4, Set, sec
18; WI of Ne4, Sci, Nw4, lots 2 and
Sec. 10; also that part of Nw4 OF o"f'
Sec. 10, lying east Ct a branch OF
stream running South through tne
above described tract of land; all III
TIP. 20, N. r. Q west.
/ have an order of Court to sell Inc
same, either at public or private sale
Now this is to notify all interes'eu
therein that the said property VIII oe
sold very soon to the highest and oeI'
bidder for cash, or for part cash, oar
ance six months time. The lands ai0
appraised at S. per acre.
GRANT G.. ANGLE, Administrator, ;,
Estate Leonard D. Prince, Decu
b
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-22
McKinley's Financial Policy.

1t is not at all difficult to forecast the
financial policy of the Mckinley adj
ministration. The president-elect has
clear and positive views on all ques-
tions Of national fiaance, and he. ex-
presses them frankly to callers who
bring up the subject. am bound to-
say that few of the many people who
drop off the trains "just-to congratu-
late the major" make any reference
in their brief interviews to tariff or
currency matters Probably SO out of
every 100 visitors to the yellow house
OH North Market street come 20 urge
their own claims to Office or to press
the claims of some more prominent
man. who will take care of them in
case he is provided for. 1t must be
relief for the president-elect to receive
a caller now and then who wants to
discuss measures and not men. At all
events, he seems to be, if possible, a
trife more cordial toward such callers
than toward the self-seeking majority.
The views of Major Mckinley on
financial questions will no doubt be
shared by all the members of the
cabinet. There will thus be definite
and positive administration policy,
which will be recommended to con-
gress-not urged upon that body by
White House pressure, but known to
express the opinions of the new presi-
dent and his constitutional advisors.
This policy might be formally stated
as follows:
Tristan immediate revision of the
tariff on moderate protection lines.
No extremely high duties, that might
foster trusts or defeat the purpose OF
obtaining revenue to pay the expenses
of government.
Second-The restoration OF the re-
ciprocity treaties of the Harrison ad-
ministration.
Third-The maintenance of all
money at parity with gold.
Fourth-Eforts toward information
al bimetalism in fulfillment of the
pledge of the st. Louis platform.
Fifth-Gradual retirement of the
greenbacks as soon as the government
has surplus of revenue to apply to
this purpose, and some other form of
currency, bank or metallic, can be SUBJ
stituted for them. No new issue OF
bonds will be favored for the purpose
of taking up the greenbacks. Pos
sibly some plan may be suggested for
virtual retirement of considerable
part of the greenbacks and treasury
notes by their use as part of the
bank reserves; this with view of
strengthening the gold basis of the
CuTTouCy.
Sixth-An enlargement of the ma
tional banking system 10 enable indie
pendent banks or branches of city
banks to be carried on in small towns.
This might lower the interest rate in
the country districts and tend to les
sen the present centripetal tendency
of money toward the large cities.
Seventh-Economy in government
expenditures to correspond with the
economies enforced in all other lines
of business by the condition of the
times.
do not present the above with any
assumption OF authority. but merely
as condensed statement of views,
freely expressed by the president-elect.
IN. Y. Evening Post.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-22

The population of the towns of
chehalis county is as follows: Aber-
deem, 2OO6; Hoquiam, 1S4S; Monte
sano, 1907; Elma, 1909; Cosmopolis,
oS6; Ocosta. These figures are for
the voting precients, and would make
the actual number in the three larger
towns somewhat less.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-22
Reward! Reward!

Wilbur's Puget Sound Cough Cure
positively cures la grippe, coughs,
colds, hoarsness, wooping cough, lung
and throat trouble, and consumption.
Can be taken by the most delicate
female or child. Every bottle guar
anteed to cure. PRICE so cents. Sold
by Druggists.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-22

The mileage from Olympia to
Washington for the messenger, J. E.
Fenton, who carries the vote of the e.
lectors, amounts to 1000. It is the
largest amount paid to any state rep
resentative. This is relic of ancient
methods which could we'll be dispensed
with, and save the country probably
$z0, 600 for useless red-tape.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-22

RAIDER, the populist who is contest
ing the election of seymore, as repre-
sentative of Kitsap county, is losing
his hopes on being able to prove that
the managers OF the Port Blakely mill
used coercion in order to get their en-
pioyes to vote the rep ublicar ticket.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-22

NOTWITHSTANDING we all grow older
w y each passing year. we believe
there are but few regrets for the pass
ing OF 1896; and all with somewhat
anxious, yet hopeful hearts, look out
INTO 1897 for the coming of better
things. LEX. -.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-22

The Wyoming secretary of sta tie has
issued statement showing the total
vote of the state and the proportion
cast by women. The total vote 7122,
or 1858 per cent. Ninety per cent of
the women qualified to vote went to
the polls.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-22

EVERETT is now secure in the possess
sion OF the County seat OF Snohomish
county, and has let the contract for
the new $4,000 court house which
they agreed to provide, if the county
seat was given them.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-22

Now the rascals are pretty nearly
all out, in both state and county, and
are taking their medicine like good
men. There is nothing fair in hogging
the good things all the time.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-22
The Place the People like to Trade!

10 W1 they get from the
factories at Moderate inc without
o1onal cost Small Stores toJ Houses Com
mission Men and other
" o direct from the Factories Large Quantities
small FRONT above Factory
Cutting Prices Staple price
and tuck1ng other Coun-
Stores You will
at Our Store than
Nine out OF Ten Articles Less
AGAN PLEASE remember that
the Price and Customer
Our Motto One Price to All, Special None except
Wholesale Department. prices Regulated bv
Quantity
WE BUY Country Produce the Price
whom we know to be good Others Therefore
Treated alike, rich and
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-22


ONE of the last acts of the retiring
State Superintendent, G. w. Bean was
the apportionment of state school
funds among the counties. A total of
$162, 639.48, of which Mason County
receives 81 ,322.O2 for her $50 children
reported. The total number of chill
dren of school age in the state is 12O,-
663.
Do you know the mean
ing Of ScAszzamg's Bestp
It means
tea baking powder
coffee favorins extracts
soda and spices
of as high grade as can be
maintained without extrav-
agance.
%
For sale by
Mcdonald & O'Neill
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-22

ALTGELD, in leaving the governors
chair of Illinois began his campaign of
1900. He pardoned about a score of
thugs and criminals out of the state
penitentiary, twelve of whom were con-
victed of murder Of the first degree.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-22

The Elma Chronicle says: Gov. Pin
gree Of Michigan says he believes that
every man who sells, and every man
who smokes cigarettes ought to be put
in Jail, and if the legislature will pass
a bill of that kind he will sign it. The
governors head is level. He should
add the corn-cob pipe and 2-fors.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-22

In the first ballot for senator Tues
day, Watson Squire only received a
three votes. It is pretty well
known that the Senator is no better
off than most of us just now and not
able to buy his way back to the sem
ate, consequently he isn't in it, Well,
he never was really in the contest.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-22


The long-looked-for day when wheat
would bring Is cents bushel, net, ar
rived Wednesday. says the Garfield En-
terprire. The pool that was formed
some six weeks ago, with the under
staneing that it would be sold when
the price reached six bits, was placed
by J. c. Lawrence of the Farmers
warehouse company Wednesday, and
we understand is destined for shin
ment to South Africa. The amount
OF wheat the sale will take out Of Gar
held is between $4,000 and 10000.
bushels. besides . considerable quanti-.
" in outside warel euses.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-22

If the barefoot boy law remains un-
changed, Mason County will, if all
taxes for 1895 are paid, pay to the
State 81 200, while all it can get re-
turned is Sc per capita or $3.50. The
proportion will be the same in any
event. 1t will require 220 moraschool
children in order to hold our own with
the barefoot boy way of doing bust
ness.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-22
OBITUARY.


LEvAN. Utah, June II, ls07.-On Tues
day, June 10, 1897, at Levan, Juab coun-
ty, Utah, Brother Erick Petersen de-
parted this life after sickness 81 about
three months. He was born July 1926.
In Ostergottland, sweden, and embraced
the Gospel of Jesus Christ in his native
land December Is, 1856; was shortly
afterward ordained to the Priesthood
and called on n mission and to preside
over Norkopings branch, Sweden, Feb
ruary o, 1858. He emigraled from his
native land to gather with the Saints,
and arrived In Salt Lake City October Z,
1868. He married his surviving wife,
Anna Sorensen, October is, 1861; resided
in tho Tenth ward, Salt Lake city, for a
number Of years where no acted as
Teacher.
April O, 1869, he was called on mis-
sion to Sweden, and left home June 7lh,
same year; arrived in Scandinavia June
10th, and was appointed TO preside over
Stockholm conference. He labored
faithfully and with great success for
over three years, arriving home having
charge Of an emigration July IL, 1872
Shortly aftor this he moved to Levan.
Juab county, Utah, where he has resided
since, and has been an active worker in
the Priesthood. He was counselor to
the late Bishop n. Aagaard, also TO the
present bishop ". p. Rasmussen TO the
tilue Vi MS uthsni prt7iueu over lne
High Priests and the Scandinavian
meetings; was universally respected,
and it can truly be said he WAS u true,
honest and faithful man. He died as he
had lived, conscientious Later-day
Saint; he was the father OF twelve child
rem, five Of whom are dead; lie leaves a
wife, three sons, four daughters and
sixteen grand children to mourn his de-
parture.
The funeral service was largely at
tended. The speakers, Elder George
Teasdale Of the Apostles. Elder WIN.
Paxman, President of tho Stake, ]. w.
Paxman. Bishop q. A. Madison OF Gun
nison, Bishop N p. Rasmussen and
Elder Eli Curtis all spoke OF The good,
useful and honest life of the deceased.
Tho choir, under the leadership OF
Brother Joseph Jensen, dispersed some
specially prepared aud appropriate
hymns for the occasion. The remains
were followed to the cemetery by large
cortege. Bishop G. a. Madison offered the
dedicat ny prayer.
Beskuben, and. scandinayions Star
please copy.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-22
Idaho Weather and Crops for May.

The mean temperature for the state
was 59.l degrees, I2.1 degrees warmer
than May of Last year. The highest
monthly mean temperature was 6S 8
degrees at Lewiston; and the lowest,
400, at Lake. Toe highest tenn
perature reached during the month
was 100 degrees, ct Boise and Levitt
ton on the goth, and the lowest, IL de.
grees at Swan Valley on the 9Th,
making an absolute range OF 81 de.
grees for the month. The greatest
local monthly range OF temperature
was At Oakley, 70 degrees. and the
least, at Roseberry, 90 degrees.
The average precipitation was DUG
inob, n deficiency OF 2.O7 Inches from
May, 1896. The greatest amount was
nj Lewiston and Warren, 204 inches;
and the least at Blackfooi, U.23 inch.
The greatest in any "a hour period
WAS l.6s inches at Lewiston on the
18th. Average number OF days with
,Ol inch or more OF precipitation 3.
Average number OF clear days, lS;
partly cloudy 8 aud cloudy 4.
Prevailing wind direction, south
wsst. Average hourly velocity (irom
records at Idaho Falls and Nampa),
SO miles. Maximum velocity (at
Idaho Falls), 81 miles per hour, frcm
the south, on tn1 25th.
ID. T.. MCCALLUM,
Section director, Loan, Fails, Idatc.