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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-09-22
Notice Of Sherifs Sale.
STATE OF WASHINGTON, COUNTY OF KING
S. SHERIFFS OFFICE.

STATE OF WASHINGTON, COUNTY OF KING,
IS. SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
By virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the
Honorable Superior Court of King County, on
the 18th day of August, 1899, by the Clerk there
Of In the case of First National Bank of Seattle,
plaintiff versus George NJ. Van Doren and
Amanda M. Van Doren, husband and wife, F. A.
Allen, Puget Sound National Bank. James M.
Mason, Sigimund Schwabacher, Bank of British
Columbia, defendants, No. 2702S and to me as
Sheriff, directed and delivered:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That / will proceed
to sell at public auction to the highest bidder
for cash, within thehours prescrib ed by law for
Sherif7s sales, towit: At 10 o'clock A. NJ. on the
9TH day of october, a: D. 1899, before the Court
House door of said King County, in the State OF
the said defendants in and to the following de-
scribed property, situated in King. County. State
of Washington, t0-wit: The northeast quarter
of the southwest quarter of the northwest quar-
ter of section five (5, township twenty four ga,
north of range five l5) east Willamette Meridian.
also the southwest quarter of the southwest
quarter of section twenty-one ell, in township
twenty one (2D, north of range five (5) east VIII
lamette Meridian.
Also the following described tract of land,
situated in Mason County, State of Washington:
The east one-half OF the southwest quarter Of
section twenty-eight t2Sl. township twenty-five
the property of defendants to satisfy judgment
amounting to Seventy-three hundred and TWEEN
ty dollars In favor of the plaintiff and costs OF
suit.
Dated this 10Th day of August, 1899.
A. T. VAN DE yANTER, Sheriff,
Attorney, JAS. KIEFER, By
7. H. BURKE, Deputy
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-09-22
Classifying State Land.

OLYMPIA, Sept. 14.-The state board
of equalization, in classifying the
lands by counties, raised Island and
Snohomish counties from the third to
the fourth class.
King county property was equalized
by the county board at $1166 per acre
in 1898, the state board equalizing it
at $3.50, the same as last year. This
is the only county OF the first class,
Pierce county coming in the second
class, the county equalization there
being $3.50 per acre, the state lower
ing the equalization from $1O.75 per
acre last year to 5000 this year.
The counties of the third class,
which includes Island, Clark, Skagit,
Whatconl and Snohomish, we're lower
ed from SO to $3.50 per ace, the fourth
class, including Lewis, Kitsap, San
Juan and Chehalis, remaining at ST.
so per acre. as equalized in 1898.
The fifth class, including Clallam,
Cowlitz, Jefferson, Mason, Pacific,
Skamania, Thurston, Wahkiakum,
Columbia, Spokane, Walla Walla and
Whitman, were placed at $3.50 per
acre.
The sixth class, including Garfield,
Kittltas, Ktickltat, Lincoln, Stevens
and Yakima, we're raised from 1915,
as equalized by the-board in 1885, to
$3.50 for this year.
The seventh class, including Asotin
and Okanogan, were raised from 81 40
to SLIGO per acre.
The eighth class, including Adams
and Douglas counties, were raised
from $120 to $l.25 per acre and
franklin, being the only county in the
ninth class, was raised from 60 cents
to 65 cents per acre.
The Improvements on lands in
Asotin and Klickitat counties were
raised from 70 to So per acre, Adams
Columbia, Douglas, Garfield, Lincoln
Spokane, VILLA Walla and Whitman
were raised from $3.50 to 50 per acre,
other counties remaining the same as
last year.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-09-22
Cranberry Culture.

The Trade Register has for six years
encouraged cranberry culture in this
state and giver all the information
possible to be gained from practical
growers. The necessity for flooding,
the doubtful use of sand, etc., have
been referred to, and the requirements
of the market pointed out as well as
the virtues OF the native compared
with the easterneberry. The following
from the Willapa Harbor Piolit on
this subject is of interest:
1t is very evident that people gener-
ally have but faint idea of the pro-
fits resulting from cranberry cult ure,
otherwise hundreds of acres of marsh
land, eminently suited to cranberry
culture, would not be lying idle at this
late day. Men who have spent their
whole lives on cranberry plantations
declare that, on this Coast, there is a
profit of at least $500 per acre in that
industry when once the plants are in
full bearing. The experience of the
Chabots near the of bay shows
the excellent results that can be OBJ
tanned in this direction and there are
hundreds of acres in the vicinity, the
exact counterpart Of the Chabot plan
tation before it was improved which
are lying idle and waste and which
can be bought at a very reasonable
figure.
N. Howerton and L. C. Bullock are
now experimenting with small patches
of two or three acres without sanding.
If these experiments are successful
there is no reason why all this waste
land should not be almost Immediately
brought under cultivation and enorm-
Gus profits realized. If the additional
cost of sanding is found indispensable
it can easily be afforded when the
ultimate profits of the business are
considered.
There is not the slightest danger of
overproduction on this Coast and but
little danger of competition from east
ern berries when freights are consider
ed.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-09-22
Potatoes, SIS per ton

ii
THE time for usrto work is now not
tomorrow, and the job for us to collar
is in sight, do the work completely and
thoroughly, and you'll be astonished
to find how you'll bring it out and
what chances there are in it; and
everybody that knows about your
work, or is in any way connected or
affected by it, as it is done we'll or ii,
will be delighted to see it well done
everybody likes to sec a job, whatever
it is, well done-and pleased with the
door; and there's money in it every
time.
at isn't the job that makes success
it's the man and don't you forget it"
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-09-22
A Strange Hero.

John Barrett, former United States
minister to Siam who is thoroughly
conversant with the advantages to be
derived for an oriental commerce, in
an address delivered at Seattle, speak
ing of the Philippine question said:
Congressman Lentz is reported to
have said, "if you murderd Aguinal-
you destroy one of the heroes of the
world"
81 would ask Mr.. Lentz how he
makes such heroism consistent with
the facts, thai Aguinaldo in 1896 &C.
'cepted a bride OF 500, 900 from the
Spanish government to leave the Phil
lppines and forsake the cause fol
which Mr.. Lentz thinks he has tough,
SO nnselfishly; that he appropriated
most of the money to his own use and
was sued by some of his fellow pat
riots, both Of which facts are matters
of recorded history; that he refused t.
exchange Lieutenant Gilmore and
fellow prisoners of the navy when ht
was asked to do as a matter of human.
ity by Admiral Dewey; that he per.
mitted and favored the publication Of
papers and circulars that lied about
America and Americans, and that hi
persistently misled his people by tell
ing them that Admiral Dewey recor.
nized Filipino Independence, when he
knooy f{nf ri vx,srol Ma v><>~x<>. 49, III
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-09-22
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE

olympia, wash, July 70, 1899,
Notice is hereby given that in compliance with
the provisions of the act of Congress of June 8,
1875 entitled Gan act for the sale of timber lands
in the States of Cali fornia, Oregon, Nevada and
washington Territory" as extended to all the
Public Land States by act of August A. 1892,
RICHARD l.. DOWNEY,
of Ballard, county of King, State of Wash, has
this day filed in this Office his sworn statement
No 523, for the purchase of the FL of Ne14, Ne1z
Township No "a n Range No W, and will offer
proof to show that the land sought is more
valuable for its timber or stone than fol-
agricultural purposes, and to establish his claim
to said land before the Register and Receiver OF
this office at oIymria. wash. on Friday the
18th day of September, 1899
He names as witnesses: c.. C. Gilbert, OF
Brtnnon, +. H. Osgood, Albert Schaneman, both
OF Seattle, Albert Schoufler, of Brinnon, Wash
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
ab0ve-described lands are requested to file theil
claims In this Office OH or before said 10Th day oil
September, 1899.
FRANK G. DEcKEBAcH, Register
LIST pub Aug 4, &c.,
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-09-22

THE committee of citizens in charge
OF the reception of the Washington
volunteers on their return from Man
liza have arranged a three days cele-
bration in Seattle. A cablegram was
received Saturday morning announc-
ing the departure from Nagasaki,
japan, of the transport Pennsylvania
on that day for San Francisco with
the Washington boys on board. It is
believed the voyage will be made in %
or "a days, bringing the troops to San
Francisco about October s. Allowing
time for mastering out and few
more days for the voyage up the coast
to Seattle, the regiment will arrive in
Seattle, in the neighborhood of Octo-
Der %.
WORK has been commenced on the
building tor the plant of the Aberdeen
Tar Works, adjoining the West &
Slade mill, and the company, the
membership of which is entirely local,
will soon be ready to begin operations.
The tar works will take the refuse of
the West & Slade mill and extract the
pitch tar from it and in the course of
the process will extract, as by-pro-
ducts, turpentine, wood alcohol and
accetic acid, the residum of the wood
making fine article of charcoal, for
which last product there is a fine mar
ket at the canneries here and on the
Columbia river. Should these works
prove as successful as the company
has reason to believe they will, it will
be the beginning of another important
industry for Grays Harbor.-Aberdeen
Herald
Two men prominent in their respec-
tive lines, died of late. Vanderbilt,
one OF the wealthiest men, and Chas.
A. Pillsburg, the great flour man, both
within their fifties. The former in
herited great wealth, and added to it,
and the latter started with nothing
and made his fortune in the handling
OF wheat and manufacture of flour.
The former never knew what it was to
feel the need of money, and could
crafty every whim, except a new lease
of life. Pillsburg was just feeling able
to enjoy life of comfort and ease,
after thirty years OF business activity,
when his life-account was balanced,
Americans, more than any other ma
tionality, never stop striving for more,
and seldom enjoy properly the bless
ings they already possess, hence many
never realize the enjoyment of their
lives.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-09-22
Timber Land Notices for Publication
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
- = Olxrx,o nj Mach I,,lxr % 1000

olympia, WASH, July rs, 1897
Notice is hereby given that in compliance with
the provisions of the act of Congress of June 8,
1873. entitled San act for the sale of timber lands
in the States of California Oregon, Nevada, and
washington Territory" as extended to all the
Public Land States by act of August A, 1892,
ALBERT SCHANEMAN,
of Seattle, county of King, STATE of WASH has
this day filed in'this Office his sworn statement
No5A, for the purchase of the NJ of Nwl94,
Sw14 of Nw14 aud Nw1z of NeL of Section No
10 in Township No "a N, Range No W, and
will offer proof to show that the land sought is
more valuable for its timber or stone than for
agricultural purposes, and to establish his claim
to said land before the Register and Receiver OF
this office. at Olympia, wash, on Friday the
29th day of September, 1899.
He names as witnesses: C. c. Gilbert Of Brin-
non, F. H. -Osgood, of Seattle Richard l..
Downey, of Ballard, Albert Schoufer, of Brin.
non, Wash.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above-described lands are requested to file their
CLAIMS IN this office On or before said 29th day
of September, 1899.
FRANK G. DEcKEBAcH. Register
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-09-22

n GIVE SOLICITORS WANTED EVERY
ltwhere for ssThe Story of the Philippines" by
Murat Halstead, commissioned by the Govern
ment as Official Historian to the War Depart
ment The book was written in army camps
Merritt, in the hospitals at Honolulu, in Hong
Kong, In the American trenches at Manila in
dne ,lnsurgent camps with Aguinaldo, OH the
roar OF battle at the fall OF Manila. Banana
Tor agents. Brimful of original pictures taken
py government photographs on the spot. Large
C Cook Low prices. Big profits. Freight paid.
BOOKS. Outfit free. Address, +. T. Barber, Secy,
star Insurance Bldg, Chicago.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-09-22

AS was limited, Dreyfus has been
pardoned. Perhaps the French caught
the rumble Of the disgust Of the civil
lied world, which would result in the
boycott Of themselves and the big fair.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-09-22
VICTOR or
VICTORIA
Puget Sound
Marble Works.

Having secured the agency
tor the above firm for Mason
County all orders for work
IN that line can be left with
ANDREW GETTY,
Shelton, Wash.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-09-22

AGENTS WANTED-FOR 1.-THE LIFE AND
Acnievements of Admiral Dewey" the worlds
glreatest naval hero. By Murat Halstead, the
biggest and best book; over 500 pages ski
lnncnes; nearly 100 pages halftone illustrations
Only $l.50. Enormous demand. Big commits
sions. Outfit free. Chance of lifetime. Write
CaxtOn Bldg. Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-14
Seeing n Bullet In Flight.

GAS every sportsman knows" said
an enthusiastic New Orleans hunter,
sit is easy to see rifle bullet in the
air, and those fired from the new high
power guns are very curious to look at.
Stand dozen yards at one side of the
mark and let friend blaze away at any
range with small caliber weapon
using smokeless powder, and you'll see
strange, blush white streak the in
slant the bullet strikes home. The
streak is apparently couple of inches
wide and several feet long and is more
like fash of light than anything else
! can think Of.
with the old fashioned Remington
or Springfield carbine the bullet has the
appearance of a long black rod, and 1
don't know why there should be such q
difference in the optical illusion pro-
duced by the smaller caliber. / have
heard some people deny that the bullet
can be seen, but they are very much in
error. 1t all depends on getting the
right viewpoint. A few feet either way
will render the missile invisible, but
the right spot is soon found by expert
ment, and after that the thing is as
plain as day. New Orleans Times
Democrat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-14
MORROW'S KID-NE-OIDS
Are a Great Tonic as Well a Great
Kidney and Backache Cure-A Most
Prominent Rock Island Lady

Did you ever feel mean, run down,
worn out. played out, tired and sick
all over? Well, if you have never
been that way, you cannot appreciate
how a person feels who is.
The fact is that about 999 out of
every 1000 people get that way at
least once year.
The whole system becomes de-
ranged. If the cause is traced to its
origin it will be found the fault of the
kidneys every time.
Mrs. Belle Skinner, secretary of the
Woman's Relief corps and residing at
739 Fifteenth street, got into this
condition. She says: II have been
sufferer from kidney trouble for
several months; it became so bad that
1 was confined to my bed and had
back was so lame / could not arise
from sitting position without great
pain and the assistance of something
to hold on to.
My nerves were very poor and my
eyesight was affected. AT that time
did not know it was caused from
my kidneys being out of order, but
since l have taken Morrow's Kid-ne-
ODDS and my kidneys and bladder are
cured. My eyesight is also very
much improved. have taken alto
gether three boxes of Morrow's Kid
ne-oids and 1 am feeling well again.
| can certainly recommend Morrow's
kid-ne-oids to everyone suffering with
kidney trouble and nervousness, or in
any way as l was.
Il procured the Kid-ne-oids at
Bahnsen's drug store"
Morrow's Kid-ne-oids are yellow
tablets (not pills. and cure all kidney
ailments, nervousness, backache,
sleePlessness, dizziness, loss of en-
ergy, etc. They are put up in wood
en- boxes which contain enough for
about two weeks treatment. Nor
rows Liver-Lax are very small red
granules and cure constipation.
Both of these remedies are for
sale by all first-class druggists or will
be mailed by the manufacturers on
receipt of price. Kid-ne-oids so cents
n box, Liver-Lax % cents a box.
John Morrow C Co., chemists, SPRING
field, Ohio.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-14
Household Gods.

The ancient Greek believed that the
Pcnates were the gods who attended
to the welfare and prosperity of the
family. They were worshipped as
household gods in every home. The
household god of today is DIR. Kings
New Discovery. For consumption,
coughs, colds and for all affections of
throat, chest and lungs it is invalua-
bic. 1t has been tried for a quar-
ter of a century and is guaran-
teed to cure, or money returned. No
household should be without this
good angel 1t is pleasant to take
and 4 safe and sure remedy for old
and young. Free trial bottles at
Hartz & Ullmeyer's drug store. Reg
ular size so cents and 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-14
A SINGING WELL.
Use of Natures Puzzles That Is Lo.
Gated In Texas.

About three miles west of Cedar
Bayou, Harris county, Tex, is a re-
narkable we'll. When it was dug, nc
one can tell, but it has been in exist
snce for more than 60 years. The we'll
is known as the "sinGing WE'LL"
In calm, fine weather sound like
that of an Eolian harp comes upward
between the tangles of vines below.
At times the sound seems nearer
and clearer. Then again it recedes, as
if far away, and reaches the ear very
family. These changes take place every
few minutes. and with great regularity.
With an east wind blowing the wa
ter in the well gets very low and the
mysterious musical sound very faint. A
strong west wind causes the water to
rise and the sound to increase in volume
and clearness.
But it is just before a great norther
that the old well plays its widest
pranks. Then for several hours the wa
ter rises to within few feet of the top
of the we'll and emits the weirdest,
widest noises that ever reached human
ears. At such times even the water
drawn out with buckets means and
walls as if in anguish.
The we'll is about 60 feet deep. A
few years ago the land on which it is
located was bought by Mr. Watkins,
who, not liking the sounds that came
from the well, employed two men to
fill it up. They shoveled dirt into the
well two weeks, but it did not affect
the depth of water perceptibly, and
they threw up the contract. From the
measurements of the excavations they
had made it has been calculated that
the well should have been filed up a
little more than twice.
The water is very clear, with blush
flint, and is fairly palatable. No other
wells in the neighborhood show such
pranks as are played by the "singing
well. Fort Worth (Tex.) Cor. Chi
cago Inter Ocean.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-14
A Bad Break.

"Well, they all break said the
bride of few weeks, land 1 don't
know what you are going to do about
it,
but why don't you get better
brauds" said young husband, not any
too sweetly. cit seems strange, Marian,
that every time l sit down to read this
lamp chimney breaks into a thousand
piecesn' 600 w. ..-
Next night ne came home with a
small package under his arm.
Marian, said he, in tone of su-
periority, II have bought a chimney
that will last
How much did You pay for il, dear?"
Fifteen cents. i don't want any
more of your cent things in the house.
You see you women haven't right I'M
derstanding of the word economy. You
think just because you get things cheap
that you are saving money-where' -
And he continued the effusion all the
time he was putting the chimney in
place.
"Therep' said ne, turning up the
light There is chin-confound
the-,-l Well, wish all the glass
blowers and grocers in seven counties
were tied up and hung over a clothes
line to fight it out. You can bet I'd be
there to coach the scrap!-Detroit
Free Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-14
JOSLIN JOTTINGS.

Joslin, Feb. 9.-Miss Millie Mat
thews is having siege of the measles:
Jesse Walker made a trip to Cen
|eseo Saturday last.
Ed Donahey purchased fine trot-
ter in Chicago last week.
Mrs. Bertha Bassett visited week
with friends in Sterling.
Instead of stating Charles Brook
man had been hired 10y Frank Cromp-
ton, it should have said Charles Flem-
ing.
The friends of Miss Allie Beal, who
has been very sick in Moline for some
time. will be glad to know that she
has been brought home.
c. g. Whiteside has purchased Peter
Wiedeman's store and stock of goods
in Hillsdale, and will take possession
March 1. He likewise will keep q
restaurant.
Charles Osborne is said to be very
sick with the mumps, which is quite
prevalent in this neighborhood. Iva
Donahey is similarly afflicted.
The young people enjoyed them
selves very much ut party given to
Clara Heald at the residence of Frank
|Crompton. Miss Heald is 4 royal en-
tertainer, and many novel features OF
amusement were introduced. Re-
freshments We're served.
SmilaX camp No. S42, Royal Neigh
bors of America. installed the follow
ing officers for the coming year al
Joslin Saturday last: Oracle, Miss
Amanda Mold; vice oracle. Miss Rica
Brandt; marshal, Miss Kate Buckley
assistant marshal, Miss Mary Fitz-
gibbons; recorder, Mrs. Mary Dona
hev; receiver, Mrs. Cynthia Adams;
chancellor, Mrs. Ida Osborne; mana
gers. Mrs. Ella Wainwright, Mrs. Kiz
zie Hanna and Cornelias Buckley
outer sentinel, Mrs. Martha Beal
The following will be initiated as
members at the next meeting: Mrs
Sarah Long, Messrs. Ed Tobin and
Mike Fitzgibbons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-14

participated in by able writer's. Ouida
contributes an article on the fashion
of today; Sarah Grand writes about
has an article on The American Wo-
man" illustrated by Charles Dana
Gibson. Rosa Nouchette Carey and
Gertrude Atherton contribute the fic-
ton. Abby F. Underwood. Rose Wag-
ner and Elizabeth King the fashion.
Blanch Gillette writes on Domestic
Science. Mary Easton on Beauty and
the Toilet. Anna Il. Roberts con-
tributes original designs in embroid-
ery. Mrs j! Thompson gives an IL
Illustrated lesson on the newest needle
work All the departments are well
up to the standard. The magazine is
copiously illustrated throughout. the
front cover is a wood engraving of a
great painting, done especially for The
American Queen by Baude.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-14
THE New York Herald saws that for

TIE New York Herald says that for
the honor of our gallant army. in the
name of the hundreds of gallant fell
lows who persisted in camp and hos
pitals. by the injuries inflicted upon
thousands who returned with shat
tered health-victims of lem balmed
beef needless exposure or lack of
medical care-the guilt must be traced
and the culprits branded Let us
have an investigation by a commits
sion of congress which will go to the
hottom-and To the tOp--Of the war
department and it's conduct. impair
italy, fearlessly. Eagan's verdict is
just. but he will not serve a. n scape-
goat to bear of the failures and the
crimes of others.