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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-29

THERE were 131 lynchings in this
country in 1896, 40 less than in 1895.
Only one of the victims was woman.
The record of the mob murders is now
attracting attention not only of moral
workers, but Legislatures. Of the
lynchings, 122 occurred in the south
and nine in the north. OF the VIC
Tins, so were negroes aud 81 whites.
The number of legal executions in
1896 was 122. The south had SO of
the executions and the north 80 ;
whites executed, 70; negroes, 48; In
dams, 4. There were $3.50 suicides in
the United States during 1896. Of
the suicides, 5,078 males and LAP
females. The number of murders
committed was 1862, as compared
with 10000 in 1895. The amount of
the embellishments, forgeries and bank
wreckings in 1896 was SO, 465, 921, as
compared with $10,423, POS last year.
Blade.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-29

"The South Bend Journal is sur
prised that the Nugget does not APP
prove the barefoot law" when Lewis
county profits largely by it. The
Journal thinks the law is a just one.
1t says that such tow Ms as Seattle and
Tacoma would not exist if it were not
for such counties as Pacific, Lewis,
Mason and Cowlitz, and therefore they
ought to help educate the children OF
these counties. This statement con=
sists of two very rash assumptions,
and if the first were true The second
would not follow. But the Nugget
made no plea for the interests
Seattle and Tacoma. 1t merely spoke
of law which taxes one citizen for
the benefit of another, on the plea that
one is needy while the other LAS an
abundance. The people OF Lewis
county are not complaining about the
operations Of the barefoot law" as
they are affected, and neither is the
Nugget. If the shoe were on the foot,
however, there would be "a howl in this
vicinity, and perhaps in the vicinity
of South Bend"
The above is from the Chehalis
Nugget, and we desire to register a big
kick over having Mason county in
cluded in the list of beneficiaries of
the unjust law. King, Pierce, Spo-
kane and Mason counties, in the Or
der named, are robbed, to support the
children of other counties, and in the
case of this comfy we can i'll afford
the loss. The following table is COM
piled from the assessed valuations for
the tax year of 1895, the first under
the new system, showing the gain or
loss of each county of the receipts
over the school funds paid to the
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-29

AS a gold and silver mining state,
says the Whatcom Blade, Washing
ton rs just beginning to grow into i'm
porta mt proportions. Her production
of goLd increased $4,000 in 1896 owe r
1895, and of silver $4,000 ounces more
was produced in 1896 than in 1895.
The total product of the state last year
was but $382,OOO of gold and 100000
fine ounces of silver, but i. must be re-
mem bered that the richest ore regions
OF w ashington have not yet been fair
ly prospected and few indeed of the
mines discovered have been developed
enough to produce their proper a.
mou ut of ore.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-29

1t will be noted that King county
loses $3l 1922; Pierce, $19,359; Spo-
kane, $2,518; Franklin, ST. 57; Jeffer-
son, 81 ,359; Mason, 81 ,O70, ETC., while
Lewis county makes profit of over
$4,000 and so on, with 25 counties
Of the state. We lose because our
school population is not large enough
in proportion with our assessed valua-
ton. These figures are not accurate,
but they serve to illustrate the rank
injustice of this system of apportion-
ment.
Then in its workings within the
counties the same injustice holds-all
dis tricts with less than % children
are. robbed for the benefit of the larger
ones, which sometimes operates to
leave some weak struggling districts
with practically nothing. We say, re-
peal the barefoot boy" law, there
isn't redeeming feature in it.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-29
NOTICE OF SALE.-To all to whom it

NOTICE OF SALE.-TO all to whom it
may concern.
The heirs of Leonard d. Prince, de-
ceased, are urging me, as administra-
tor of said estate, to sell the lands be-
longing thereto, described as follows:
Sc. of Sci, NJ of Sci, sw4, Sci, Sec
Is; WI of Ne4, SET, Nw4, lots 2 and 8
Sec. 10; also that part of Nw4 OF Su4,
Sec. 10, lying east ef branch or
stream running South through the
above described tract of land; all in
TIP. 20, N. r. 2 west.
/ have an order of Court to sell the
same, either at public or private sale.
Now this is to notify all interested
therein that the said property will be
sold very soon to the highest and best
bidder for cash, or for part cash. bal
alce six months time. The lands are
appraised at S. per acre.
GRANT C. ANGLE, Administrator.
Estate Leonard d. PRINCE, Decd
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-29

THE; latest senatorial aspirant is
Editor Freeman, of the Yakima Far
mer. He has the regulation beard
but W, Ears plug hat. That settles
him. A new man is threatened from
Seattle -ex-Treasurer Maple. He is a
simple, thrifty old rustic. who would
be as much in place in the senate as a
visp of hay in peacock's tail. Sc
attic on ght to stop joking over the sem
atorship. She has named three or
four guys of an aggravated description.
Half the men mentioned for the senate
for that matter ought to be getting
out single bolts in a logging camp.
-Tacoma News.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-29
The Senatorial Vote.

The senatorial fight seems no nearer
a settlement than ever. Squire is, OF
course, out of it. Turner, however,
steadily gains on about every ballot,
and the bulk Of the populist vote is
being shifted bodily from one candi-
date to another. Tuesday Cline was
the leader, the next day Daniels and
Thursdays balloting closed with Win
sor in the lead, as follows: Winsor,
"a; Turner, IS; Denny, 26; Squire, 4
Cline, 2, and a number of scattering
votesy--.57 being necessary. A few
drop over to Turner each day and to
one at a distance, it looks as though
he was assured of enough votes, but it
would not look we'll to have them all
bolt at once. Turner is the man who
kept Washington out of having one
senator during the past two years, on
account of the deadlock in the last
Legislature; his election would still
leave the west side without represe n
tation. The end will see either Tur-
ner or some populist, and it seems un-
reasonable to think that the populist
majority would yield up the plum, al.
though , it must be admitted, their
candidates so far are mighty weak men
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-29

THE senatorial candidacy of Watson
G. Squire has all along been cruel
josh, probably in the hope that he
had something and could respond
when his limb was pulled. Some kind
friend ought to take the old gent. in
hand and send him home. Some pop.
star is in the ascendant, and no cast
off republican or democrat out of a
job, need apply.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-29
A CASE y.
in EQUITY,
BEGINS IN THE PRESENT
ISSUE OF THIS PAPER.
It ought not to be necessary for Us to
say much aboat it. The story vii
speak for itself.
Be SURE AND READ IT.
A Terrible Punishment.

A Terrible Punishment.
There is no death penalty in Belgium,
but few criminals would choose the
punishment substituted for it-that is,
if they had choice. The condemned
man is placed in dungeon so cor
structed that from the moment he en-
ters it he will never hear the sound of
human voices nor see a human being.
His food is passed in through sliding
panel in the door of his cell. Not one
prisoner has ever been known to sur
vive this punishment more than three
years. The authorities have striven in
vain to prolong their lives, by varying
their food as much as possible, but
those who are moderately or lightly
nourished gradually waste away, while
those who are fed generously go mad
and die raving maniacs.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-29

THE report of the customs house for
December just issued completes the re-
cord of the calendar year 1896, with
the greatest foreign commerce ever
known on Puget Sound, and the i'm
portance developments Of the year
are so propitious as to assure splen-
did progress fer the future. During
1896 the clearances Of vessels foreign
from Puget Sound was 1897 American
and 619 foreign bottoms, with an
aggregate tonnage of 1,124, 1868. These
vessels carried away Sic. 467 1899 of our
products, including 3,535,2O4 bushels
of wheat valued at $2,573,943; sol, 161
barrels of flour, valued at 81 ,455, 1882;
163, $4,000 feet of lumber, valued at
81 AL ,00S and miscellaneous merchan-
disc, 81 1897 ,156. The imports were
$3,722,42O. Tacoma's position in
relative to this great commerce is
gratifying. Her record of exports
reaching S. 1929, Ala, or trife over Sc
per cent of the total, while in imports
Tacoma's total was over 80 per cent
of the whole, or $3,045 $3.50. In the
meantime Seattle is also making a
better showing and had taken second
place among Sound cities, with 1884,
672 of imports and 81, O42,653 exports.
Everett too has gained ground very
materially, showing $1O4, 554 imports
and 1892 300 exports. Northport had
imports of $242,030 and $1,1SO,O6S
exports, representing too great mining
trade upon our Canadian border. Port
Townsend, Whatcom, Blaine, Sumas,
Port Angeles, Roche Harbor anG Aber-
deem each contributed materially to
total. While imports have declined
somewhat over 1895, owing to a tenn
porary dropping off in the tea and
silk carrying trade, it is interesting,
and especially satisfactory, to compare
the past years showing with those of
previous years. In 1895 our exports
were $4,000 and imports So, 68O,7O7
In 1894 exports were 1921 ,2SS, i'm
ports 81 ,525,917. In 1893, exports,
$500, 545, imports, $935,242. Thus
during four years of the greatest de-
preston recentlv experienced the
foreign exports OF Puget Sound have
more than doubled, and the imports
quadrupled. The people of Puget
Sound county few years ago who
realized the advantages of our position
and made predictions OF rapid advan-
cement as referred to a boomers, but
there is no material avenue along
which progress has not been made.
Our commerce, manufactures, fisheries
agricultural and mineral interests
have advanced steadily. They are in
position TO yield greatly increased
returns to the proper investment of
capital and energy. Only fictitious
values have declined and we shall
ultimately be in better condition
from even this factor.-W. G. Trade.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-29
The Place the People like to Trade!!-

- "HEkE they can get and they direct from the
actor1es Moderate and
ot1onal cost Small Stores toJ
mission Men oherA Agencies
WE oi orect from the Factories Large
~ small Proht Factory
Cutting Prices Staple the price Of
and tuck1ng 1T on to other goods
Stores You will please Article paw
Our Store than Prices while on
Nine out of Ten Articles, pay Considerably
GAN PLEASE remember that
the Price and Customer the
Our Motto, Zone Price except
our Wholesale Department. Where prices Regulated
Quantity.
WE BUY Country Produce the Price
whom we know to be good
Treated alike rich
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-29
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, 1897-01-29

EVERY action of The new state legis-
lature will be watched with deep con-
Germ and anxiety by the people of
Washington. A sound business rec
ord is what is expected by the fusion
electors OF the state, and the opposi-
ton can hope for no more potent ele-
ment to restore them to power than a
little reckless riding by the union
forces in the legislative saddle. Their
own political success and the potency
and power of the reform movement
rest III great measure upon the ac-
lions and Judgment of the legislative
gentlemen OF the majority at Olvm-
pia.-Blade.
THE house has been industriouslv
receiving bills, while the senatorial
contest has been going on. In two
weeks the number has reached $50
while the senate reached its first hum
dred Monday. Very few of this huge
grist of bills has been digested so far
The JOURNAL had intended to print
a list of the bills introduced, but thew
are so numerous, and many so worth
less, that they never will be herad of
again.
HERE are few things the legisla
ture will do: Divide the state into two
congressional districts, amend the bal.
lot law, fix maximum railroad rates.
abolish fish traps, make blacklisting
and coercion punishable, require paw
ment of wages in money instead of by
orders on company stores, make it an
offense for officials to use free passes.
Some immense flags were hung out
in New York City during the political
celebrations there last fall. One con-
tanned 5000 square feet of bunting,
and still another had A 1850 square feet.
Each stripe was three feet ten inches
in width and the stars measured 80
inches from tip to tip.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-29


Forty degrees below zero in the
middle west this week. Whew.
SINCE the populists have come into
power two new words have become of
general use: "Lung-fest" and "gab-
fest"
WE have discovered what populist
initiative and referendum is. It is
now in operation at Olympia under
the name of the "third house" and
when any pop acts little out of
harmony with populism they have
him "initiated," like Hans Hansen for
instance. Mason county is represent
ed by Farmer Todd, Joe Gale and
Citizen Lane.
w. J. BRYAN's 1900 boom seems to
have died a'borning. He was to have
begun tour Of fifty lectures at $1,000
per lecture as a starter, but his first
talk at Atlanta, Ca. turned out a
fizzle, and the tour has been given up.
However, he has written book, and
expects to make stake out of it's sale i.
The people seem to think they have
had enough of politics for one while,
and want to devote their attention to
working up business.
A FAIR sample Of the style of doing
business by our present reform"
legislature is shown by its action on
the little matter of providing soap for
the Mushroom. The intellectual
feather weights spent about an hour
jawing over the matter of purchasing
81 worth of soap, and finally defeated
it on the score of "enconomy." A re-
publican member offered to donate
what soap the unwashed might need.
AS the legislature costs the state about
$1,000 day, it cost about 500 to
save buying little soap. We suggest
that the member from the banks of
the Skookumchuck bring pound >of
soft soap from home.
~
House bill No. l, calls for MANY
sweeping reforms by abolishing prac-
tically all the state commissions and
boards, and also the Offices of county
auditor and attorney. Our prosecut-
ing attorney is out with strong pro-
test in the Seattle Times against the
abolishing of his Office, on the grounds
of unconstitutionality. Lop off the
others, but let my job alone. The Col.
is aware that the constitution is a
dead letter in this legislature and the
Supreme Court will probably ne over
worked this year knocking out it's acts
at variance with the state consti.u-
ton.
Some intelligent pop in the legisla-
ture has introduced bill calling for
the stat. publication of text books
ard appropriating $4,000, to put the
idea into operation. AS matter of
fact it could not properly be done. If
another eypher were added "a the
amount appropriated, and that would
leave but little for the purchase of
copyrights, or the conpilat ION of new
series OF text books. 1.-THE plant he
located at the peniteatsa,sy it will be
necessary to jug lot OF printers OF
start a kindergarten au long the felons.
In the first place it " ill be necessary
for the state to lease or buy the plant
owed by o. c. Win te, or else printer.
elect Hicks will b : out in the wet
We believe the STA e should own it's
printing plant. ar d also furnish the
text books used y thin the state. II
would furnish I .bor for our skilled
Morkmen and g We big lot Of money
g the state ::and the people. But
$oVW Ratsf There are several one
@ 49, country ,rint-shops in the state
'e1'n soss the t much.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-29

The capitol at Washington cost
$17O0OO 600. The state capitol at AL.
'bsny cost S2l. Ooo, 900, and il not yet
finished. !. .i.s
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-29

Treasurer's Call for Warrants

Notice is hereby given that the following
ochoo! District warrants will be paid on pre-
sentation at this Office, Interest will stop on
Feb. 9Th, 1897
SCHOOI WApp.rr Coxr,.or cnrc,.c
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-29
School AppOrtiOnment.

The following is the apportionment of s1S22.02
State funds to the various districts of the
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-29
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pay for food and eat 100
sorts of trash with it?
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tea baking powder
coffee havoring extracts
soda and spices
are pure and money-back.
%
For sale by
Mcdonald & O'Neill
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-29

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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-29

Forty degrees below zero in the
middle west this week. Whew.
SINCE the populists have come into
power two new words have become of
general use: "Lung-fest" and "gab-
fest"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-08
First Publication Mar, II, ls97--5w.
Case No. 3340.
Sheriff's Sale.

STATE OF KANSAS,
Phillips County.
In the District Court Of Phillips county.
L. D. Kemble, Plaintiff.
VS.,
George D. Wood, L Il Wood, Mary j. Headings,
Alfred j. I. WOlCott, and, Annie X. Wolcott,
Defendants.
DUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, that under,
and by virtue Of the judgment rendered in
the above entitled action, in and by the above
named court, and OF an order Of sale issued
on said judgment, to me directed and delivered,
will on
MONDAY, APRIL IL, 1897,
at the hour off O'Clock p. m, OF said day at the
east door of the court house. in Phillipsburg, in
the County Of Phillips, State Of Kansas offer at
public sale and sell to the highest bidder for cash
in hand, the following described real property.
namely. The southeast quarter Of section thirty
900 and north half and southeast quarter OF the
southwest quarter Of section thirty (30) all ia
township one ~ south Of range nineteen 40
west Of the sixth principal meridian, and contain.
ing two hundred and eighty. C280) acres more or
less according to government survey thereof.
All in the County Of Phillips, State Of Kansas.
SAID property has been levied upon and is TO be
sold as the property Of the above named defend
ants.
Dated this 18th day OF March A. D. 1897
W. T CoWAN, Sheriff Of Phillips county.
W II. PRATT, Attorney for PHI
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-08
First Publication March i9, isO7--Sw,
Publication Notice.
In the District Court of Phillips County, Kansas,
Frederick II. Foster, plaintiff.

In the District Court Of Phillips County, Kansas,
Frederick r. Foster, plaintiff.
Louis Hahn, Margaret Hahn. his wife, Henry II.
Hahn, MRS Henry Il. Hahn, his wife, first
name unknown), Kansas Loan and Trust Com
pany, trustee and n. j. Roush, defendants.
TO Louis Hahn, Margaret Hahn, his wife,
Henry n. Hahn, Mrs.. Henry II. Hahn, his
wife, (araJ name unknown, Kansas Loan and
Trust Company trustee: You and each OF you
are hereby notified that you have been sued by
the plaintiff, Frederick H. Foster, IN the above
named court, and that you must answer the
amended petition fled by said plaintiff on the
22nd day Of March, 1897 In said court, on or
before the 9th day OF May 1897 or said amend
ed petition win DO taken as true and judg-
ment be rendered In accordance with the prayer
thereof In favor Of plaintiff Frederick X. Foster,
and against the said Louis Hahn and Margaret
Hahn FOR the sum Of nine hundred twenty-five
and 76l00 dollars with interest thereon from
the first day Of November, 1895, at the rate of
ten per cent per annum and for the costs Of the
suit aud further judgment and decree IN favor
OF plaintiff, Frederick r. Foster, and against all
defendants to this action, torcosing certain
trust decd as mortgage, given to secure the
payment OF said indebtedness upon the follow
ing described real estate, situated In the county
OF Phillips, State OF Kansas tO.wit The south
half Of the northeast quarter OF section nine 10y
In township four "a OF range eighteen US), ex-
cept five acres, commencing at the northeast
quarter Of said section, thence running west
thirty three 1887 rods thence south twenty four
"a rode and four ~ feet thence east thirty.
three 1883 rods, thence north twentyfour eco
rods and four (4) feet 10 the place Of be,
ginning, and containing seventy-dve acres, and
that said plaintiff, Frederick X. Foster has
the frat lien on said land for the amount for
which judgment will be rendered and the costs
Of the suit as aforesaid and that said premises
be sold without apprasement, and the proceeds
applied to the payment OF the amount found
due this plaintiff, costs Of suit, and the taxes
due and unpaid against said land at the date Of
the sale thereof, and forever barring and for
closing said defendants and each and all Of them
from all right title, interest, estate, property and
equity Of redemption in or to said premises, or
any part thereof, and for such other and further
relief as equity and good conscience will warrant
aud justify. Q. @. FLANSBURG,
W. II, PRATT,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
ATTEeT: A. S. HARDWOOD,
[SEALl Clerk District Court.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-08
G. A. r.

Logan Post No 1n-Hold regular meetings on
the hrst and third Saturdays Of each month, at
o'clock p m All sojourning comrades and visit
ing members in good standing are invited to meet
with us. j Is Hicks, p G.
j Shaver, Adj
Phillipsburg Post No 77-Meet in Bissell Block
OH hrst saturday evening after full moon.
W II Boughton, Commander.
Kirwin Post No 122-Meets on the first Thurs.
day on or before the full moon Of each month.
w Palmer, Adj W II II Gray Z @.
Long Island Post No 18l-Meet every second and
fourth saturday in each month at o'clock p IN.
Pickle, Adj. j ITaylor, Pc.
Agra Post-Meets every first and third Satur.
day afternoon at the school house hall
Patrick Carroll, Post Commander.
Marcus Moore, Adjutant.
Kirwin Camp s. OF v. U. s. A.-Meets the End
and 4th Monday evening Of each month at 1880
p IN. A cordial invitation Is extended TO the
brothers OF the neighboiing camps.
Is A French, Captain.
IS @ Landes, First Sergeant. ..a'.y. -.