The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-12-03
Municipal Can didates.

In IGSHcuSc To tue Cdll lOI d C1tlZeuS
caucus a good-sized crowd gathered al
Kneeland's hall last Saturday evening
and the following ticket was. selected
for town officers: For Mayor, C. H
Wells; Council1nen, , years, J. F. Ri
ley, S. P. Richardson, and Albert
Johnson; year, John A. Morrison and
Chas. Norton; Treasurer, L. x. Nun
son.
| Another caucus was held at the Dip
man house Wednesday evening al
which three other candidates for coun
cilmen were nominated, the remain
der of the first ticket being endorsed
A. F. Dipman, Thos. O'Neill and c.
S. Dunbar were named for the . year
term, the main object being to secure
the return of one or more of the mem
bers, because of their experience and
knowledge of the towns business.
The work of a town councilman is al
best thankless and unremuneratiye
and the voters should select those men
who he believes will guard the inter
ests of the taxpayers best, by attend
ing meetings regularly, performin G
committee work, and exercising con-
servatism and Judgment in the man.
agement of municipal affairs.
The present council has done good
work in our jud2 ment, and some of it's
members should have been renominat.
ed at the first. meeting, but Mr.. Dip.
man was the only one who would &C
cept at the later meeting. AS he has
proved to be one who takes intesest in
municipal affairs and alive to the tax
PAYERS interests he should be reflect
ed. It seems to us that good set of
councilmen can be selected from the
remaining list of cpnGidates, and we
leave the matter with the voters. The
election will be held at the town hall
next Tuesday, between and O'Clock,
and everybody should vote.
Special Hosiery Sale at L. M. Co.
Monday and Tuesday, Dec. and 7th.
The County Urea surer's office has
been DOING a land office business for
the past two weeks, and Alf. and Mrs.
Fredson have been rushed to handle
the money and issue the tax receipts.
Something like $4,000 has been re-
ceived on account of the second in
stallment of 1896 taxes and for delin-
quent taxes of former years. Prob
ably $1,000 has already been received
from the latter source, and while this
is but small proportion of the delin-
quent taxes due Mason County, it is a
good showing, considering the hard
times the people are just passing. The
Northern Pacific company, if their
settlement with the com nissioners is
amount. The bulk of the remaining
taxes will probably never be paid, es-
pecially upon 1ogged-off lands and
plated wild lands. Advantage will
also be taken of the law giving courts
the power to review and reduce exces-
s1ve assessments, which will render
the security of redemption certificates
uncertion.. While tax rebates of any
kind are Arank injustice upon those
who pay their taxes promptly, at what
ever sacrifice; yet on the other hand
they relieve the tax-delinquents and
furnishes the county funds to use.
Remnants of Ribbon, Trimmed Hats
below cost for cash at Mrs. Eeaton's.
A petition is being circulated and is
being generally signed by taxpayers,
praying Judge Hodgdon to withhold
his confirm alton of the agreement be-
tween the commissioners and the N,
Ps. agents. The general opinion
is that the county would be doing
enough in renting penalty, interest
and tax on disputed indemnity land,
and is amply able to fight the case sue
cessfully. The detailed proceedings
of the board in the matter appear in
another column. Art. II, Section 9,
of the Constitution reads: "No county,
nor the inhabitants thereof, nor the
property thereon, shall be released or
discharged from it or their proportion
ate share of taxes to be levied for
state purposes, nor shall Communication
tor such taxes be authorized in any
form whatever Which means that
the N. p State tax must be paid in
full and the county will be left hold
ing the bag.
Go to Hunter and Eaton's for fresh
Groceries.
Hoquiam has now to face the water
problem. and is considering PROPOSE
ton that will cost at least $40, 900 tt
properly supply the town. Shelton is
to be congratulated that it has beer
so fortunate in the matter of its water
owning the system and being able te
supply the consumers at moderate
prices, besides having an abundant
fire service.
Our holiday goods are going fast
and we advise our patrons to call early
and make their selections of toys and
presents while the lines are complete
Our stock is immense, larger than
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