The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-04-23

SEATTLE is to have five days cele-
bration and Tacoma two days Rose
show the first of July. Shelton has
not yet taken action about a Fourth
celebration.
OWING to the sudden change to hot
weather last week, the snow-fed rivers
of the Northwest were rapidly rising
and freshets may be expected. The
Willamette Riyer at Portland is also
rising. =
THE state board of control has rails
ed the price of grain sacks at the pen
itentiary to over 5 cents apiece, with
out considering whether the farmer
could pay it, or the price of jute had
advanced. ..or the ordinary laws of
trade.
PASSENGER and freight rates from
the Sound to Alaska have been doubled.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Co. has
three steamers on the route, leaving
every five days and has no serious
opposition, Cabin passage to Juneau
is now $32, steerage, SIT.
GREECE and Turkey are at it, and
have been doing considerable fighting
during the week. 1t is rather difficult
to keep track of t he battles but the
Greeks seem to be ahead; and it is the
wish of this country that the Gun
speakable Turk" be swept into the
Bosporus.
THERE were regrets in Emporia,
Kan, that schedule had not been diff
ferently arranged when an advertise
ment of railroad excursion to Port
Arthur appeared in the paper, setting
forth that 'There will be no charges
for births for the trip provided % per-
sons desire to avail themselves of this
accommodation.
The great Mississippi floods are
slowly receding, but the rivers are not
yet confined to their banks. These
great floods have occurred periodically
since ITO, the first year of record,
and the last one was in 1882. The
damage in the state of Mississippi
alone, which is the greatest sufferer, is
estimated at $42,O00,OOO.
THE West Coast Populist says: Is
it not more than probable that we
had better take care of our own record
upon the senatorial question, clean ur
our own dooryard, place ourselves be-
fore the people and send some of ou1
own rascals to the penitentiary before
we take too much interest in Senator
Dubois and Mark Hanna?
The late Senator Squire brought
Washington into prominence by hi.
ability as an entertainer, and oul
"Jeemsy" will undoubtedly keep uI
our prestige, as according to the pres,
dispatches he is the only full-blowr
Chrysanthemum wandering through
the halls of congress. His taking tn,
oath was spectacular effect calculat
ed to make the angels weep, but if h,
supplies Washington's needs, we car
forgive him.
THE article, "What are Norma
Times" reprinted from the Oregonian
deserves careful reading by all, AM
then little study along the lines sug
gested may give us true and fair ide,
of what the future may have in store
The era of railroad and boom tow
building and large investments in ex
tensive Improvements is not to be ex
pected again, and we must settle dow
70 legitimate things. The only direc
ton which offers even prospect Q
gold without hard and earnest work
is the mines, and we imagine mos
miners will earn every ounce of tn
yellow metal they pick up.
SOME of our Populist friends seem t
think that the charges that some Q
the Representatives received hoodl
tor voting for Turner, were not who'll
groundless, especially since Represen
tative Hicks has gone under th
shadow of Turner's wing at Spokane
AS Turner brought $4,000 to Olympus
and only had a trifle left when he 20
back to Spokane, SO report says, Their,
is no question but what some pops
are better off than they were before
1t was perhaps as we'll to take adyan
tage of present opportunities as the,
were not likely to come again.
PEOPLE often wonder how it happen
that such serious results occur from
the collision between bicycle and ,
pedestrian or between two bicycle
meeting-and concerning this subiec
The New York Evening Telegram
rises to remark; ga man of Is
pounds weight and moving at tel
feet per second (about seven miles al
hour) mas momentum of $50 pounds
without counting the weight of hi
wheel. This is sufficient to have sur
prising effect ON the ordinary pedes