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FOR ALL COSTS IN JUDGE MENTS RENDERED
 AGAINST IT.
PHILPOT WINS HIS CASE.
The Supreme Court Passes on a Case Appealed by Judge Jones
 From This County.

In the Supreme Court Saturday Justice Battle rendered an opinion in the case of Jefferson county vs. Philpot. The case in brief is as follows:
 Philpot had a number of claims against the county, which he pre- sented tU the county court for allow ance. When presented, they were filed by the clerk and he charged Philpot ten cents for filing each claim. The county court entered judgment against the county for the amount of the claims, but refused to allow the ten cents paid to the clerk for filling each of them. Philpot appealed to the circuit court which found that he was entitled to recover the amount Of the claims presented and that he had paid ten cepts for the filing bleach of them and there fore declared the law to be that the amount paid to the county clerk was part of the costs of the allow ance of his claims and that heshould recover it from the county. The county then appealed to thesupreme court. It conceded that the allow ance of the original claims was eor% rect, but contended that the circuit court erred in permitting Philpot to recover the amounts paid by him to the county clerk for his claims for allowance.
 The decesion of the Supreme Court is that the county is liable when sued and judgement is obtained against it, for all the costs in the case. The decision concludes:
 Costs are incident to all actions. One cannot be presented without it for the same reason a county is lia- ble under the statutes to pay inter- est on judgement Is against it, 1t should be liable for costs when a judgement is rendered against ft."s
 Affirmed.
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DUE TO CAREEEssNESS


 A careless bicyclist ran oyer a little child near the Methodist church Sunday about noon, as il was crossing the street. It's mother saw the accident. tainted, ard caused an exciting scene for a few moments. The woman was carried to her home. Fortunately the child escaped serious injury.
 It is a wonder ttat some serious accident hasn't happened upon our thoroaghfares before now, and 1t will happen if the bleyellsts do not lesser their speed.
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JOE BEARDEN DEAD
One of the Most Influential Negroes
 in the State

After lingering ill4ess of several weeks Joe Bearden fell victim tc menigitis Sunday. He was 10 } ears of age and was considered one ol the most inauentia colored men in the State. He owned considerable property here, and up to the time of hls death was proprietor of a thriving grocery business in Lake side.
 Bearden was brought to this city several years ago from Greenville, Miss, by Mr. L. E. Goldsmith. He took an active part in every move to develop and upbuild the colored race. He WIS liked by both white and colored people alike, which was demonstrated by the large funeral this morning aud at which large numbers of white and colored peo- pie were present.
 His remains were taken to Green vile, Miss, for burial. His rela- tiyes reside in that city.
 He was a member of the Masonic, Oddfellows, Knights of Pythias and United Brothers of Friendship lodges, and beld a large endowment policy in each. Among those left to mourn his loss are his wife and an aged mother, together with sey- eral sisters and brothers.
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BOUND OVER.

Mamie Plant, the 1S-year-old negro girl who attempted to burn herfalse lovers home situated near the Rich ard Allen Institute in the western part of this city Friday night, and who was afterwards arrested on 2 charge of arson, was given a prelim- mary hearing before Justice Niven this morning. She waived examina- tion and was bound over to await the action of the grand jury.
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ON SERIOUS CHARGES.
Two Young Men of Warren Have
 Been Arrested

Henry VanValkenburg and John Mari, two young white men of War ren, Bradley, County. Ark, were brought to thls city last night by Deputy U. s. Marshal Botsford and locked in the Jefferson County jail.
 These two young men are of good and highly respected families ofthat place and are charged with selling liouor without U. s. license.
 They appeared before Comm g sloner A. L. Burnett this afternoon ct 2 o'clock, and were bound over to await he action of the U. s. Grand Jury under $150 bond each.
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BIG TRAKSACTION,,
Mrs. M. T. vanValkenberg Sells a Quarter of a Block to J. F,
 Gillespie.

A .arge real estate deal was com pIeted in this city this morning, when MT. J. F. Gillespie purchased from Mrs. M. l. YanValkenberg the quarter of block of land lying in lot 3, block 36, and which is situ. ated at the southeast corner of Third avenue and Chestnut street,
 The consideration was S4,00O, tue money being paid in cash. The firm of Gillespie Bros. anticipate at l. a near future date, erecting large and costly store house on the pur- chased rroperty, witksa large cotton warehouse adjoining.
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A CONCENTRATION
The Order of Hoo Hoos Met in Our
 City Saturday Night,

The Hoo Hoos, an organization 'com posed chiefly of Iumbermen. held a confederation at the Elks hall in this city Saturday night, in which members from several adjoining States participated.
 Following gentlemen were inisi- |ated into the ranks: Messrs. A. L.. Ferguson, W. H. Greer, L. D Mitchell, Frank A. Carver, l. J. Wick, Pine Bluff; R. L. Jones, Clio; ID, H. Duncan ard Albert (Railroad) 'WiIkerson, Kearney; s. H, Law |rence, Ladd; E. H. MeholIon, Little Bay.
 After the iniation ceremonies and .regular routine of business was
 transacted, the Hoo Hoos repaired Etc Hotel Trulock where Mine Host |Dryburgh had banquet spread.
 Tho officers of the Hoo Hoos are: IA. G. Crausby, Memphis, snarK; E.. sH. Jones, St. Louis, Junior Hoo
 Hoo; E. P. Ladd, Ladd, Senior Hoo sHoo; c. H. Stevens, Little Rock, .Bojum; Geo. W. Ritchie, Pine Bluff,
 Scrivenotor; W. M. Jameson, Mem .phis, Jabberwock; c. c. Shilling, Little Bay, Custocat,an; F. s. Raw Rlngs, Pine Bluff, Gurdon; E. B. Eynch, Pine Bluff, Arcanoper In all fully one hundred were in Attendance at the concatenation and 8banquet.
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ARE HERE
Two Handsome Horses Purchased
 For the Fire Department.

While enroute home from Chicago recently Mayor Bell remained in St. Louis one day to purchase two horses for the ire depar tment. He was very careful in his selection and after visiting several large stock dealers in that city, found two that he thought would do for the fire department ard be equal to all oc- casions. He purchased them at a cost of $125 each, They were ordered shipped immediately, and arrived today. They are deep black. There is only five pounds difference ln their weight, one weighing 1925, the other 1230 lOs., and are 5 and years old.
 It has not been decided as to where they are to be worked. but it is the general opinion that they will match beautifully to the hose truck. If thac is done, the hose truck ani- mals will be transferred to the hook and ladder truck
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Matilda Harris, who stole $2O from Bloom, the clothes cleaner, Sat urday night, an account of which appeared in Sundays Graphic. was given hearing before Justice Gar
 rett this morning She waived ex- animation and was bound over to await the action of the grand jury.
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DROPPED DEAD.
A citizen of Noble Lake a Victim of
 Heart Disease.

Coroner N. L. Cook went to Noble Take this morning in response to a summons issued by Constable L. A. Battles of that place.
 The summons stated that man fbut did not state whether he was white or colored) had dropped dead at that place Sunday evening from heart failure.
 Coroner Cook will return on the afternoon train.
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Captured in This City This Morning

A letter was received in this city several days ago from the sheriff of Mt. Vernon, H., requesting the authorities here to look out for a white boy about IS years of age named Sheridan Palmer, as such a young man was badly wanted at that place for burglary aud grand larceny. When last heard of Palm CT was in this city.
 After Investigating the matter for several days Deputy Sheriff Robt. Johnson learned that Palmer was working on a plantation near this city. He went to the place this morning and arrested the boy.
 Palmer admitted that he was guilty of the crime and was locked up to await the Mt. Vernon author lties who will soon come after him.
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Mrs. Robert. $. Trulock left today for her home at Fl Reno, Okla, after month spent in nursing her sister, Mrs. J. W. Adams, through a serious spell of illness.
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The teachers quarterly ezamina |1lon will be conducted by County Examiner G. E. Lytle. in this city, .March Is and IF. The white teachers |Wlll be examined at the Pine Street eehool. the colored teachers at the Eourt House.
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The steamer John N. Harbin is due lere tonight. She will doubtless ar- i've on time as the Arkansas is fall ng at all points.
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ATTEMPTED ROBBERY,
A Thief Discovered in the Act, But
 Makes Good His Escape.

A big negro thief was discovered in hiding in the rear yard of MT. J.. H. Eddins on West Sixth avenue Saturday night. He was pursued but made his escape.
 Mrs. Eddins was closing the rear doors of the residence when she no- ticed big burly negro creeping to- ward her. She quietly gave the alarm and Mr. Alb Knox, who was at home at Ihe time, gave chase, but the negro proved the real sprinter on that occasion and thereby evad- ed being captured.
 Officers were then summoned, but could find no trace of the guilty par Exy
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Mr Harry York. nephew of our Fownsman, Mir, J. B. York, will ar 'lye in the city today on a business mission.
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Mir. R. J. Willingham, of Rich mond, Va. secretary of the foreign mission work of the Southern Bap- list Church, will arrive in the city this afternoon and preach at the Sixth avenue Baptist church tonight Everybody invited.
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Mr. Jim Franklin. of L tile Rock. was a visitor in our city Sunday.
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 Warning Order.

h the Chancery Court of Jefferson county, Arkansas.
 Thomas Brown defendant, ys- Sarah Brown defendant -The defendant. Sarah Brown, is warned to appear in this court within tniflg days and answer the complaint of the plain tiff, Thomas Brown. Given under my hand and the seal of sa q court this, 9th day Of March, A. D., 1899.
 51w ". l.. Goodwin, D, 0.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-07-14
Chehalis County Vault ColIapses.

About 9 o'clock Wednesday morning
the hre-proof vault, which had just
been completed for the county treas
urer's office, came down with a crash,
and is now simply pile of brick.
The contractor, J. w. Hall, and Sam
Tremain, were engaged in putting on
the finishing touches on the outside
when the downfall occurred. They
were working between the vault and
veranda at the back of the court house
when Mr.. Hall heard grains of plaster
trickiing down against the side of the
court house He looked at the wall of
the vault and saw it commence to bulge
out. He had just time enough to shout
word of warning, and jump out of
danger under the veranda. Tremain
was struck by falling brick and knock
ed down, but escaped with only a few
bruises on his arms.
The vault was brick, 8x17 feet, with
10 it ceiling. built on solid bed OF
con crete, several feet thick. The out
er edges of the wall were four inches
of the outer edges of the concrete bed.
The concrete foundation had been
built up inside of a plank form, kept
in place by wires stretced from side to
side. These wires had just been cut
and the plauks removed when the
vault came down, the weight of the
$4,000 brick(about 30 tons) cutting down
the foundation like knife.
Mr.. Hall Immediately commenced
cleaning off the brick to rebuild the
vault. Yesterday he went before the
county commissioners and asked for
an appropriation of $500 to rebuild the
claiming that he built it exactly accor-
ding to the plans and specifications
furnised by the county, and that he
was not to blame in the matter. No
action was taken by the commissioners
The vault is beng rebuilt, with the
brickwork starting from the ground,
enclosing the county's expensive 6 foot
bed of concrete so at 1T cannot escape.
-Montesano Vidett.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-07-14

EVENING SEssIONs-At Kneeland's Hall,
WEDNESDAY. SPIN
''The Inalienable Right 49, Prof F. B. Halves
THURSDAY, 8P. M.
Shakespeare. :. State Supt. Frank j. Browne
NOTES. Interesting papers and class exer-
cises will be given by members of the Institute.
Songs and recitations will enliven the pro-
G ram.
A male quartet will sing at the evening ses-
sions.
Everybody cordially invited.
Owing to the fact that F. B. Gault,
of Tacoma, has Cancelled his engage
ment for the Mason County Teachers
Institute, no definite program can be
given. The one published is merely
suggestive and subject to alteration.
Prof. F. B. Halves, superintendent of
the Olympia city schools, will be here
the entire time; while Prof. Coffey, of
the University of Washington, Prof.
Mathes, of the State Normal at What
com, and Supt. Of Public Instruction
Frank J. Browne, will each be here a
part of the time.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-07-14
In Town Council.

Shelton, July 7th '99.
Council meet in adjourned session,
no quorum previous evening. Present
Coun Maxwell, Munson, Beach, and
Riley.
Committee on Pedlers ordinance was
granted further time.
Application of Shelton Southwest
ern Ry to reduce water rent to So re-
ferred to committee.
Application o. A. Bailey, cigarette
license granted on payment of fee of
$40 to town treasurer.
Quarterly report of Treasurer, Clerk,
and Marshal, referred to committee
for examination.
Following bills allowing;
] B Shelton, rent res grounds $4,000
S P Richardson, drawing Ped
lers ordinance. $500
c Huntley labor on streets $50
T Doak, night watch 4th week 1900
w LeCompte, street lamp 100
c w Fisk, police fee us
X w Potts, 1 arrest 100
Council adjourned to meet July a1st.
c. w. FISK, CLERK
Pop on ice at McLains.
Waffle Irons at the L. M Co.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-07-14
Henry Faabert Home from Kiondikc.

Henry Faubert reached home Wed
nesday night from Dawson City, hav-
ing arrived at Seattle on the Humboldt
that morning. Henry left with party
in March, 1898, and returns in sp1en-
did health, the hardships of the North
seem to have agreed with him. He
has done no mining himself, having
spent his time in logging and wood
business and freighting. Among his
trips have been some very severe ones,
one trip lasting about thirteen hours
with the thermometer at SIS degrees
below zero. He got through this in
good shape, all he had to do being to
keep moving. Henry is not in the
condition most of the returning Klon-
dikers are reported to be,-he does not
bring out fortune, but he has fine
assortment of experience, several
promising claims that may or may not
reward him, and a hatred for the
"grasping Canadian whose many
gratis IN the guise of the law, robs
the miner of ali he can make in the
Klondike country.
Stanhope aud wife are not coming
out just yet yet, waiting to see what
their interests in a claim will bring.
Mrs. Stanhope is not in the best of
health but will stay with it. Frank
Breau has good job foreman for La
Fond and LeGrant, on their mining
claim. Sol. Alberts has fair prospects
in claim on Sulphur creek. The
Cape Nome excitement did not create
much of stampede from Dawson, as
it is generally considered a scheme of
the transportation companies.
Wages are about IS cents to $1.OO
per hour but Henry thinks will go as
low as 81 day, if the miners do not
combine. He reports the drowning of
A. Mahlon and VIM. Hoffman of
Island in Five Finger rapids
on June 18th. They were taking some
loaded scows down the river aud one of
them crashed rock and sunk in the
rapid stream.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-07-14
TheSupreme Court Deelsle,.

Inc supreme court yesterday handed
down a most important opinion IN .
case entitled State. of Washington, an
pellant, VS.. Ben Binnard, ct al, respon.
dents, appealed from Whitman comfy.
The respondents were accused bv an
information filed by the prosecuting at
torney, of the crime of keep;np a
drinking saloon open on Sunday. The
respondents demurred to the informa.
ton on many grounds, the principaI
one being that the facts stated in the
information do not constitute a crime
under the laws OF this state. The de.
murrer was sustained by the lower
court, from which Judgment this an.
peal was taken. The court holds. at
will be observed it is made a distinct
offense under section 2l0, to keep open
drinking saloon on Sunday, and the
otfense is complete if such saloon is
kept open, that is, IN any way accesi-
Die, on that day, to persons who NAV
desire admittance, although no intoxi-
eating liquors are sold or offered for
sale. Under this provision the pur-
pose for which the saloon is opened is
immaterial, the evident object of the
law being to keep them closed and in
contemplation of law they are kept
open as usual on other days. ii, in fact,
persons are allowed to enter on appli-
cation. The Judgment is reversed
and the cause remanded with direc-
tons to over-rule the demurrer.
Olympian.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-07-14
Mrs. Mary Greytrax Succumbs.

Mrs. Mary Greytrax, a pioneer of
| the Northwest, died at her home in
Shelton Tuesday afternoon, July 18th,
of cancer, aged 81 years, months.
About year ago she became aware of
the existence of cancer in her breast.
but delayed having an operation per-
formed until too late, and for the past
six months has fingered in pain and
misery, until death came mercifully to
her relief, after life of hardships
and experiences that fall to the lot OF
but few women.
In 1847 she crossed the plains in the
old way of travel by oxen, her parents
settling in Benton County, Oregon.
Being the eldest of large family of
girls, to her fell the outdoor labors
which usually fall to the boys. Neigh
bors were few, methods of getting
along crude, shoes and clothing, such
as the hardy pioneers of that time
possessed, being of home manufacture.
In October, 1853 she married Rufus
McClain, in Benton County, and there
her children were born.
The family came to Mason County
in 1877, reaching Union City. They
settled on homestead in Shelton Val
ley, where they lived until the death
of Rufus McClain in 1885. July 8,
1887, she was married to L. N. Grey
trax, who died in February, 1898. She
leaves sister, Mrs. Donahue, of Cali
fornia; and two brothers, Abner, of
Asotin, and Henry Drum, of Shelton;
also three children, Charles McClain,
Laura Kneeland and Hester Dunbar,
all of Shelton. Her mother, Mrs.
Abner Drum, is now living in the
Home for the Aged" in Portland, at
the advanced age of ninety years
During her long and trying illness the
neighbors and friends were especially
attentiye, and did everything possible
for her relief.
The funeral took place from the
home on Wednesday afternoon, Rev.
S. A. Abbott preaching an affecting
sermon. The remains were followed
to the grave by many old friends, al
though, owing to the necessarily short
notice. many others did not learn of
her death in time to pay their lastre-
spects. Mrs. Greytrax bore her trials
with fortitude, and was always ready,
when able, to help others, a fair type
OF the pioneer women. May she rest
in peace.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-07-14
New Logging Camp.

The Mason County Logging COM
pany is getting down towards business
in remarkable style and will soon be
ready to ship logs in vast quantities
from their camps in the Black hills.
Already over four miles of track has
been laid and one mile of this is inside
the timber. There is now regularly
each day ninety men at work for this
company building roads, paths, bridges
skid roads and every other kind of
work necessary TO get in trim to be
able to handle large quantity of tim
Der.
The fat cars which will be used
have for long time been ordered from
an eastern establishment, where they
have in all probability been made, and
very likely by this time a:e on the
way to the coast and liable to arrive
in few days.
AS soon as these fiat cars are receiv-.
ed leading member of the corporatiol
said, the company was ready to begin
shipping logs at once. This probabil-
ity means that within a week or two
at the outside of the company will be
shipping logs by the trainloads. OF
course as soon as the cars arrive IT
will necessitate the employment Of
many more loggers and woodsmen,
and will probably go over the 200 mark.
The track Of this corporation con-
meets with the Northern Pacific rail-
way about one mile west of Little Rock
and if things continue to progress as
rapidly with the camp as they have
thus far it will soon bring more labor
ing men into this section and help
build up the business of our town.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-07-14
An All Around Calamity.

A gentleman invited some friends To
dinner, and as the colored servant en-.
tered the room he accidentally dropped
platter which held the turkey.
My friends" said the gentleman in
most impressive tone, "never in my
life have l witnessed an event so frau.
ght with disaster to the various nations
OF the globe. In this calamity we see
the downfall of Turkey, the upsetting
OF Greece, the destruction of China
and the humiliation of Africa"