The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-01-07
DURRANT hangs today, maybe.

quarters IL is DuC temporary anu d"
evidence of continued improvement.
The JOURNAL desires to thank its
many friends among the newspaper
fraternity, for their kindly notices OF
our twelfth birthday, and to extend
the compliments OF the season, with
best wishes for a prosperous 1873, 10
all the brethren.
LAST week the White River Journal,
began its ninth revolution in Kent.
The Journal has always been one or
the brightest and neatest country pa
pers in the state, and under the able
management of the Risedorphs, father
and son. has considerable influence IN
a political way in KING county.
HANNA will probably have close
squeeze to succeed himself as senator
from Ohio, owing to the action OF nine
republicans led by Foraker and Bush
neil. two old-time "bosses," no have
always controlled Ohio politics, with
Mclean and Brice on the Democratic
side. The renegades ale all, like Han
ma, millionaires, and their course is
deprecated among all fair men.
Taxpaying time under the old law
is Just over; but those who heaved a
sigh of releaf, thinking when they
squared up with the treasurer that
they were full year ahead of one OF
their most troublesome troubles, heav-
ed too soon. We are now proceeding
under the new populist law. Personal
taxes must all be paid by the first
Monday in February or else they be-
come delinquent and the treasurer is
required to collect them summary
Real property taxes may be made IN
two payments, as before provided the
first is made by May 31st.-Chehalis
Nugget.
ACCORDING to the Pr, the worlds
gold production for 1897 reaches $40,
100000, the greatest amount ever
turned out in any one year. The
outlook is that during the present
year the figures will 60 still higher
There is now special activity in GOLD
mining in all parts of the world. II
has been caused in part by the open
ing of new fields and in part by the
re-development of old fields following
the decay of the silver industry. l
is probable also that the general anC
profitable attention to gold mining
will be an influential factor in settling
the silver question.
ga PoPUMsT" IN discussing the stu
alton in recent issue of the Tribune
states that he believes 1t would be bad
policy for the various elements to fuse
again for the elections this fall, admit
ting that the results of the victory ir
this state have not realized the hopes
of those who supported the movemen
at more or less sacrifice of principle
He says that the populists and demo
Gratis desire to maintain their organi
cation and the silver republicans de
sire fusion, providing they do the fus
ing, so it would be best for each to g
it alone this fall and give the state t.
the republicans, so they will get sens
enough to pull together for 1900. /
silver republican retaliates by assert
ing that the populists are an unknown
and doubtful quantity, anyway, an
casts reflections on the late recrean
representative, the lone populist TO
whom that party staked their all. Th
JOURNAL trusts these elements wi
fuse again this fall, for even if tn
election is carried, fusion will b
thoroughly dead by 1900, il its brillian
results in every direction so far al
any criterion.
ELSEWHERE will be found som
figures regarding the average rainfa
of Puget Sound in comparison wit
that OF other sections OF the countr,
as gathered by Myron Eells, of Unto
CITY. Even those of this section ha,
come to believe that this is the wette'
country on earth because we ha,
heard it reiterated so often, but Il
figures show that it is by no NEAR
true. In the summer months Pug
Sound is especially favored, as it
not subject TO the excessive rainfa
which sometimes occurs in some Eas
ern states. Instances will be noted
the comparison where one eighth
much water falls in a single day
tails on the Sound in whole yea
Evidently we have been under the i
fiuence of the mild "Oregon mist"
long that we have poor idea of VIII
heavy rains.orm is, The mon
just passed has been the wettest OF {
past four years, the precipitation +
ing 90. 90, or about one-thiTd OF Il
whole years rainfall. The fact
brought out why the ''old settler
generally failure when trying to p1
dict the weather.-no two seasons a
ever alike and. there is practical