The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-05-07

tention, which was what he was after.
Our congressman is blessed with an
abundance of assurance, which he
took to Washington with him.
Col. GRANVILLE 0. HALLER, a veter
an of the Mexican war and one of the
oldest officers of the U. S. Army, died
at Sea tile last Sunday, aged Is years.
In 1856, Col. Haller established the
Old Fort at Port Townsend and except
for the period of the civil war, has
lived on WILDLY Island, and of late
years in Seattle.
FRED GUYOT, an old line democrat,
now silvered, who has been warden at
the Steilacoom Asylum for dozen
years, during The continuous republic
can administration, has been bounced
to make room for some hungry pop.
Affairs at Steilacocm are likely to be
in queer mess before long, by the
discharge Of the old experienced Of
fcials.
The tax of one dollar upon all who
wish to avail themselves of the teach
ers' examinations is another piece of
foolish legislation. The regular teach
ers, who are required to take the ex-
aminations once a year, are not too
we'll paid, and many boys and girls
who have finished the grammar
courses, and would like to take the
examination to test their knowledge,
whether they may desire to teach or
not, will be prevented from doing so.
ANOTHER one of those terrible visi-
tations from the heavens struck the
town Of Guthrie, Oklahoma territory,
last week, and fifteen were killed, 80
injured or missing, whole blocks swept
away and wrecked houses strewn along
the valley. More than 1900 people
were left homeless and their property
destroyed. We would not trade Wash
ington for the best government job to
be had in that whole country.
"LEr it be remembered that today
is the 1OSth anniversary of George
Washington's Inauguration, and the
1936th issue of the Washington Stand
ard. Thus do the worlds great events
succeed each other" says the Washing
ton Standard. May Bro. Murphys
cold reliable" continue to live and do
good by poking the governor under
the seventh rib when he deserves it,
as he frequently will during his in
cumbency. Its twentieth century is
in sight.
A GREAT many men move into the
glamourous mountain Businesses every
spring, and the great majority of them
come back every fall, weary and rag
ged. While it is very exciting and
even intoxicating sport to chase the
Golden Fleece, the seldomness of its
munlficence is often productive of
much misery. After all, the man who
raises what he eats and swaps the
foundation of health and strength and
lie Tor what he wears is on the safest
ground and is bound to win comfort
and pleasure if he stays with it faith
fully.-Whatcom Blade.
1T has been many years says the
Oregon Agriculturist, since there has
before been season with so large a
proportion of warm, sunny weather
While the fruit trees were in bloom
The conditions have been so favor
able to pollination that unless much
OF the fruit is nipped by frost there
WILL be great excess upon nearly all
trees. Unless great deal of the fruit
which has set drops off there will be a
great deal OF thinning needed, in Or
der to relieve the strain on the trees
and prevent the production of vast
amount of fruit too small to be worth
marketing.
THE Settlers League of the state of
Washington, of which O. L. Lawrence
is president, and III. F. Coles is secre-
tary, is preparing some test cases be-
lore the interior department in order
to determine the rights of its MEM
oeis, says the Washington city cor
respondent of the Pr. They also de.
sire to have the act of 1887 adjusting
railroad land grants amended SO as to
read "bon fide purchasers who have
valuable improvements on the land"
1t is claimed, on behalf of the settlers
that much of the land claimed by the
railroad company is illegally held, and
when the actual settler goes to work
and clears and cultivates the land
building up home for himself, and
finally succeeds in defeating the rail-
road company, the law ought to pro-
vide that it should not be possible for
specultor who has purchased the
land from the railroad company with
out any intention of improving il. tn
step In and to rob the home-builder
OF his hard earned improvements
Many such cases are now pending 81
the interior department. -Mon4ae.