The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-04-02


er Todd.
IT is unlawful to spit on the side
walks in San Francisco, and tonacco
chewers will have to strap a tomato
can to their waists to receive the
nasty juice. Thus equipped it will
be difficult to tell the tobacco using
citizen from the ordinary tramp with
his "growler."
THE steamer Willapa, bound from
Seattle to Alaska, was wrecked on the
lower end of Queen Charlotte Island,
during the storm last week. She was
heavily loaded with goldseekers and
their freight, but all were gotten off
without injury. Some of the passen-
gers returned to the Sound and the
rest remained camped on shore, to
await the next boat.
DANIEL PEARSON, well-known
WILDLY Island, pioneer, died at his
home near Coupeville, last week at
the age OF 70 years. He retained his
faculties and was active till his death.
For thirteen years he was keeper of
the Admiralty Head light house and
never absent from his post for one
night. To the last he drove to Coupe
vile every day for the daily papers,
which he read without the aid OF
glasses.
UNDER the new law the sale of game
is practically prohibited. The new
law allows sales in the month of o.
tober, but as dealers are restricted in
their sales to two game animals and
ten game birds day, it is easy to see
the markets will be able to supply but
few customers. In view of the fact
that the game of the state Is to be re-
served almost exclusively for the
spOrtsmen who form but small per
centum of the entire population, it
will appear to many that Gov. Rogers
was hardly justified in disappearing
that section of the law exacting a
nominal license fee from those desir-
ing to shoot the game preserved for
them alone.
The prohibition against remarriage
for the period of six months after d.
vorce, has been held by Judge Kean,
OF Tacoma, to hold good not only with
in the state but outside its limits.
This was in case where the parties
had gone to Portland to be married,
one having recently been divorced
The court held that going out of the
state does not legalize the marriage in
the face of these provisions. There
are several marriages of that sort in
this section.
The law exempting $1,000 worth of
property from execution and attach
ment, will simply work hardship on
men who want to borrow for legiti-
mate purposes. 1t will also operate to
restrict credit of poor men who need
occasional credit to enable them to
live. 1t is in the interests of rogues.
and those who make little pretence of
paying their bills; and the business
man will be inclined to draw the lines
rather more closely. Like some other
populistic ideas, simply the wrong way
to 60 about it to help the poorer classes
who are In temporary difficulties, and
that means most of the people.
WHILE the Sound was having its
trouble with the wind last week.
cyclones, snow, extreme cold, or high
waters were playing havoc in the
other sections of the U. S. For two
weeks the Mississippi and its con-
huents have been raging, flooding
whole counties, breaking levees and
causing untold suffering and loss of
life and destruction of property. In
the Southern States the Mississippi
river practically covers the immense
basin, something never before heard
OF. Our little windstorms and freshets
are hardly worth mentioning, because
rarely destroying life or much proper
ty.
HE new revenue law is worthy of
Its trainers. 1t exempts, among other
things. 5000 on real estate and $500
IN personal property. Under its ope-
rations less than quarter of the for
mer tax payers will be called upon to
pay anything to the support of county
and state government. If we under
stand it properly, those who have pa;d
about $40 heretofore, will not q, any,
thing, while those who are so unfortp.
nate as to be worth more than ST OO0
or who have improved farms worth
more, will simply have to make it up.
II the county gets any funds. This
law will practically work as contisca-
ton, but it may suit those who escane
taxes; IT is class legislation with a
vengeance, but it will not prove q sue
cess. A reasonable exemption is all
tlgns' but to relieve three-fourths of