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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-03-30
Matte Cecil

Matte Cecil, a colored woman,
aged "a, died here last Friday, and
was buried on Sunday. She had a
complication of diseases. and had been
sick long time. Rev. A. Davis, her
pastor, conducted the funeral ex.
ercise.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-03-30

News reached us late yesterday
afternoon of the death of Mrs.
Martha j. Scott, on Tuesday, at
Grundy Va. Mrs. Scott was the
mother of Messrs. E. b. s. E. H.
Scott, of Cedar Bluff. The burial
took place yesterday at Jones
Chapel We have no particulars
of the death of this excellent
woman.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-05-11
Same old Yarns still do Duty.

A South Bend citizen has presented
the Journal with some old copies of
an OHIO paper, dated in 1888, which
are interesting relics. 1t is amusing
to note the political "scare-cries" OF
that time, and see how they echo from
the non-progressive party of the pre-
sent day:
Qualification and secession are the
political topics discussed in numerous
grandiloquent speeches and editorials,
One speech printed entire is that OF
the late r. w. Thompson, of Indiana
who was then just coming to the front
The latest European news is nearly
two months old. A copy dated Sept
10, 1885, announces European news
by the packet ship Westminster. with
London papers to July goth inclusive. u
The organization of the Ohio Life In
surance & Trust Co., with the enor-
nous CD capitalization of $2,00O,OOO
inspires the Tuscarawas Advocate with
the fear that the corporations will COB
BILE up everything and elslave the
public, which sounds very familiar.
A campaign cry is sprdng on Martin
Van Buren,, then candidate for the
presidency. 1t is asserted that he is
being forced upon the people and that
it will only be matter of time until
his supporters actually rule the coun-
try by force OF arms"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-05-11

Appeared Newell Day and asked that the i'm
provements on 81 of N VIZ, Sec II, Twp 20 N
4 w, be stricken from the rolls for years 1895
1887, 1898 and 1899. The Board being satisfied
that no such improvements existed at such
times, reduced the assessed valuation in
amount of $4,000.
1t appearing to the Board that Oyster Land
Contract No. $50 was assessed twice for the year
1899, 1T was therefore ordered that that in front
of Sec 81, Up 10, r 5. be cancelled.
1t was ordered and is hereby declared that
the road in Sec 16, TIP 10 N. R w. leading from
the Rollway to the New Kamilche road, be a
public highway.
In the matter of the petition of w D Hudson
and others for county road, S w Shelton,
Co surveyor, VIM Krise, Jr, and ] W Moore
were appointed viewers for same.
The Auditor was instructed to advertise for
so ricks of 1S-inch green fir wood Bids to be in
by 10 o'clock a. m. July 2, 1900
The Sheriff was authorized to make necessary
repairs in the Court room.
Upon application of R. S. Draper for retail
liquor license for six months at Union City, the
Auditor was instructed to issue such license
upon proper bond being filed.
The Commissioner CT District No. was au
thorized to make necessary repairs on the Eells
road:
No further business appearing, the following
allowances were made:
d. NJ Duckworth, 1 day, Is miles,. so
Henry Latham, 20 90
Thos. O'Neill. on
Board then adjourned sine die.
D. NJ DUCKWORTH,
.. Chairman.
A. l.. BELL, Clerk.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-05-11
Farm Journal
Five Years.
This Paper
One Year.
Pay up and Get Both Papers for the
Price Of One.

We want 10 get 500 new subscrlb-
ers to our paper and are going to do
it if we can; we therefore continue our
arrangement with the Farm Journal
by which We can send The JOURNAL
and the Farm Journal the remainder
of 1900 and all of 1901, 1902, 1903 and
1904, both for $3.50. And we make
the same offer to all old subscribers
who will pay all arrearages and one
year in advance.
You know what our paper is and
the Fam Journal is gem-practlcal
progrcssive-a clean, honest, useful
paper-full of gumption, full of sun
shine, with an immense circulation
among the best people everywhere
You ought to take 1t. See sample
comics.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-05-11
o Or
o $4,000
@ in
O Trade
Trip of The Oregon.

The trial trip of the steamship
Oregon, owned by Sol. G. Simpson and
Charles D. Lane of San Francisco, and
operated by the White Star Steam
ship Company, OF which F. A. Bell &
Co. are agents, took place yesterday
The Oregon, with party of about
seventy-fve guests, left the White
Star dock at IL o'clock in the morn
ing, ran down the Sound to point be-
tween Port Wilson and Port Townsend,
and, returning, arrived back at 5
o'clock in the afternoon.
The ship has been completely over
hauled at An expense of 500, 600 and is
practically new vessel. New furni-
ture and fittings were put in. The
engines were renewed and the boilers
are almost new. The work was done
under the superintendent Of Samuel
Sutton, chief engineer of the White
Star Steamship Company. Mr.. Sutton
was connected with the Roach Ship
building Company, of Chester, Pa,
which company originally built the
Oregon. The boiler work was done by
H. w. Marley & c., and the renewal
of the machinery was handled by the
Puget Sound Machinery Depot.
The commander of the Oregon is
George Seeley. On the trial trip Mr..
Bell says that everything worked
smoothly and satisfactorily. The
ship was speeded up to thirteen knots
and the chief engineer says he will
make fourteen knots when the ma.
chinery gets limbered up.
A splendid dinner was served during
the afternoon, the diners having their
appetites whetted by the fresh air and
beautiful weather. Among those ON
board were: G. d. Lane, of San Fran
cisco; Donald Fletcher of New York
Mr.. and Mrs. A. HI. Anderson, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. G. Cherry, Mr.. and Mrs. S. P.
Weston, Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Bell, Mrs.
Maj. Gerard, Misses Driscoll, Reber,
Simpson and Hodge, Col. TozieI, Capt.
Bryant, Capt. Howe and Messrs. James.
Campbell, James Carlisle, Lester Tur-
ner and G. P. Dam.
The Oregon will run to Cape Nome.
p. /.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-05-11

The Puget Sound Schoolmaster' club
seems to have taken upon itself the
duties which by law detolve upon the
Switchboard OF educatioGl While the
work of examining the different text
books presented for adoption is by law
to he done by the state board, the
schoolmasters' club has apparently not
only investigated the textbooks, but
has made its decisioiT,Nffcn isslss,f1d3ts
ly averse to local products, but con-
dennis them by wholesale.
At the meeting OF the schoolmasters'
club in Seattle On Saturday resolutions
were adopted which, after mild con-
domination Of the home productions,
as compared with the trust bo *, get
at the state board by respectfully urg-
ing "that the question of the home
production be not allowed to SO infu-
ence the board as to jeopardize the
true interests of the cause OF education
in this commonw wealth, as we believe
such adoption will
Fortunately, the superficial examin-
alton Of the home books, and this in
timation that the board will slight OF
the interests of the schools in their eff
forts to favor home products, will rot
settle the question. The state board
of education will give the subject full
and tair investigation considering the
interests of "the cause of education"
and of the school children of the state,
but at the same time giving considera-
ton to the question of home industry.
1t is not probable that the fact that
the system of school books prepared by
Washington people will be given a
sweeping condemnation, because they
are home products, and not imported
from the East. Whatever may be the
opinion of the members of the school
masters club other people have The
opinion that some of the most capa
BILE people on earth are citizens o
Washington, and that there is M
reason why their work should not b
equal to that of Eastern people.
If the home product is equal to tina
of others, it should not be condemned
because it is home product, but rath
er, be given the preference. 1t will
make vast difference in many dlrec
tions whether the million dollars to /"
paid for school books under the con
tract is distributed among Washing
ton mechanics or goes to the Easter
trusts.-Ledger.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-05-11
The ancients believed the rheum

The ancients believed the rheuma-
tism was the work of demon within
a man. Any one who has had an
attack of sciatic or infammatory
rheumatism will agree that the info
ton is demoniac enough to warrant
the belief. It has never been claimed
that Chamberlain Pain Balm would
cast out demons, but it will cure
rheumatism, and hundreds bear testi-
mony to the truth of this statement.
One application relieves the pain, and
this quick relief which it affords is
alone worth many times its cost. For
sale by C. V. Dunbar.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-05-11

"There is only one chance to save
your life and that is through an oper.
alton" were the startling words heard
by Mrs. /. B. Hunt of Lime Ridge
Wis, from her doctor after he had
vainly tried to cure her of frightful
case OF stomach trouble and yellow
]audlce. Gall stones had formed and
she constantly grow worse. Then she
began to use Electric Bitters which
wholly cured her. It's wonderful
Stomach, Liver and Kidney remedy.
Cures Dyspepsia, Loss of appetite.
Try it. Only SOC Guaranteed. For
sale by G. V. Dunbar druggist.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-05-11

MISSOURI editor is going to con-
duct his paper for week as Jesse
James would have done it. This will
be good news for the coroner.-Skag-
way Budget.
THERE is not much likelihood that
the dinner pail will figure III Demo-
cratic campaign speeches this year.
They are not so full of wind as they
were four years ago.
TIPpLERs and users of the weed have
done their fair share towards raising
the war revenue tax, having contrib
used $56,936,731 and $37, 62l,1I5 re-
spectively to the $685. O5, 292 raised
under the revenue act between June
18th, 1898 and March 3lst, 1900.
Leading them, however, has been the
amount received for documentary
stamps, amounting to 1885, 57.
Legacies paid $9,9O6, 3O6; banks ON
capital stock $6,778,5S1, and excise
tax on gross receipts 81 ,463,547. The
remaining total was made up OF small
Ter amounts, but not without hurting
contributors just as much.-Trade.
The successful docking OF the Iowa
marks another epoch .or the Port
Orchard Naval Station. The fact
that the immense battleship was
locked at the station as easily as a tug
can be cared for at many docks should
be the means of calling the attention
to the Naval authorities to the fact
that Port Orchard has first-class dock
and that it should be put to good use
instead of remaining idle as much as
ltdoes. There seems to be a disposition,
however, at present, on the part of the
authorities, to put the dock to full use.
not outstanding that such action
would fail to meet with the approval
OF our jealous California nelghbors,
who have on all possible occasions
thrown every obstacle they could in
way OF the upbuilding of the dock.
The station was located where it is for
utility aud not to favo- any particular
locality. All that the people Of
Washington ask is fair field ard no
iavors. Our natural advantages and
the pluck and energy OF our people
Will do the res:.-Port Orchard hide
II ndent.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-05-11
Bids For School Books.

OLYMPIA, May THE state board
OF education in executive session this
afternoon opened the various bids fer
formulating textbooks to the public
schools of Washington, for the next
five years. Before the bids were open
ed the board, in formal session,
agreed that no oral statement
from book company representatives
should be allowed, as the agents
here had ample opportunity IN the
past few weeks to present the merits
of their books to the members of board
individually. Besides this, every
agent has presented samples Of the
books he desired to admit.
Fifty-five separate propositions were
submitted TO the board today, in the
nature of the sealed bids. This is a
rem arkably large number, showing
the importance of the contracts to be-
let. In 1895, when the present books
were adopted, the total number of bids
submitted amounted to twenty-three,
and this number exceeded what was
presented in 1890.
The board has been in executive
session all the forenoon, and all that
has been accomplished SO far, is the
opening of all the bids and tabulation
OF the bids referring particularly to
the mathematics. The members of
the board state that it will take until
Wednesday evening before the final
ward can he made.-P. /.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-05-11
Gifts for Five Million Ladies.

THE MOST REMARKABLE OFFER EVER
MADE BY A RELIABLE CONCERN.
EDITOR JOURNAL.
Please announce that for limited time we
will give, absolutely free. an elegant sterling
silver plated sugar shell-choice of any of OUT
40c. patterns-to every married lady in the Unit
ed States who will write us letter stating that
it is her first request for one of our souvenir
gift. Me will promptly send illustrations from
which selection may be made. There is nothing
to pay. The gift is absolute.
Our object in making this sensational offer is
to get sample of Quaker Valley Silverware in
to every home in the land. We believe it to be
the most effective advertising that we can do.
We will not send these sugar shells to lists of
names. This is too expensive gift to send to
persons who don't ask for themselves. There
fore, each lady will please send her own name
only. But one to a family and none to children
Ladies, please write today, giving full postoflce
address.
QUAKER VALLEY MFG. CO.,
Morgan and Harrison Sts, Chicago ILL.,
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-05-11

For SALE.-Five residence lots,
level and cleared, good soil. S, 6, z,
Block Is, and 8, 4. in Is, Second Ad-
dition, corner Gotta and Ninth streets.
Also full block of land well located for
nice residence and home. This office.
Board and Lodging at reasonable
rates. Blue Front.
Crescent, Columbia, Sterling if you
want the best wheel call on
L. K. Munson.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-05-11
In the spring the birds are singing
As tEey build their summer home

In The spring the birds are singing
As they build their summer home,
Blades of grass and buds are spriLging,
Ger the mead the cattle roam.
In the spring your blood is freighted
With the germs that cause disease,
Humora, boils, are designated
Signal warning you Of these.
In the spring that tired feeling
Make you every duty shirk,-
Makes son feel like begging, stealing,
Rather than engage in work.
But there's something known that will
A man to health and vigor lead.
You Will find Hoods Sarsapalilla
just exactly what you need.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-05-11


At 10 O'Clock the bids for County printing
were opened. The bid of w. R. Lott, publisher
of the Shelton Weekly TRIBUNE, being the only
bid received, he was awarded the contract and
county attorney instructed to prepare bond and
contract
Appeared Major Mathewson, superintendent
of the Forestry Reservation, and asked that the
bridge across the North Fork OF the Skokomish
river be repaired The Board decided that as
the bridge was not OH a county road they could
do nothing III the matter.
1t appearing to the Board that the insurance
on the county Jail and contents expires May 8,
1900, J. F. Riley, agent, was requested to write
up policies of 81 10000 on building and 81 10000
on steel cell and furniture, and Auditor was
directed to draw warrant in his favor for $4,000
upon delivery of policies.
The supervisor of Dist No. 10 was authorized
to procure pillow and scraper for his district.
The official bond OF Elias Johnson, sheep in
spector, examined and approved.
In the matter of the establishment of the j.
| w. Pratt road, the Board after examining all
papers OH file, made final order establishing
| said road
| The following bills were examined and order
| ed Maid from Current Fynense f1ud.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-05-11
Commissioners Proceedings.

SHELTON, Wash, May Z, 1900.
g A. M.
Board of Mason County Commissioners met
pursuant to adjournment.
Present-Full Board and Clerk.
Appeared the following Road Supervisors and
upon settlement were allowed from District
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-05-11

Thirty ONE locomotives and tenders
were shipped to Russia from Phila-
delphia recently. The conquests Of
Uncle Sam in peace are fully as glori-
Gus as those in war.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-28
Tortured "A Witness.

Intense suffering was endured by
witness T. l.. Martin, of Dixie, KY, be
fore he gave this evidence. l coughed
every night until my throat was near
ly raw; then tried DIR. Kings New
Discovery which gave instant relief.
have used it in my family for four
years and recommend it as the great
est remedy for Coughs, Colds and all
Throat, Chest aud Lung trou ubles. 1t
will stop the worst cough, and not
only prevents but absolutely cures
Consumption, Price soc and $l.OO.
Every bottle guaranteed. Trial bot
ties free at G R. Renfro's Drug Store,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-28

Personal MENTION.

d. X Moody was in the city today
Col. Roy Hoffman Of Chandler is in
the city.
w, R. Burnett, of st. Louis, is at
the Royal.
Miss Ida Allen, Of Oklahoma City,
was here today.
Mis- Tina Marshal, Of Enid, is stop
ping at the Royal
E l. Couklin, of the Sac and Fox
agency, is in the city
Otto Bekemeyer went to Oklahoma
City today tc look after news.
Mrs. Frazier went to oklahoma City
today to visit Mrs. o. d. Halsell.
Guy Reynolds, the Wells Fargo agent
of this city, Sundayed in Wichita.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lou Beadles left Sum
day for three days trip to Kansas
City
Mrs. R. J. Tucker returned to e.
Reno after a weeks visit with Guthrie
friends.
Rev. Mr.. D ggs of Perry is here to-
]
OF the Episcopal church.
Miss Ida Niblack has returned from
Ponca City, where she visited her sis
ter, Mrs. Ralph Morrison.
Miss Pearl Haupt. stenog ographer of
the Bank of Indian Territory, is visit.
ing her parents at Orlando.
Mrs. G. " Upton was called to Ere
donia, Kan. this morning by the sers
ious illness Of her mother.
Mrs. J R. Cottingham left this NOR.
ming for few days visit with Mrs.
Florence Hadley Tucker at Pawhuska
Mrs. ]. M. Gathers returned to Ana
darko today. She has been visiting
her parerts Mr.. and Mrs. W.T.. Walk
er for the past few weeks.
Miss Alice Paine returned to Okla
homa City today She visited Sunday
with here parents, MIR. and Mrs. V. B
Paine.
Joe Ramsay is now able to resume
his duty as guard at the federal Jail
He has been pfined to his room by
an attack OF appendicitis
The city federation Of womep's S clu b.
will NEE: Thursday instead of Wednes
day which is Decoration day.
E. Turney, the photograph and pic
ture man, has returned from a big
trip through the southwestern part Of
the territory in the interest Of his fl irm
and reports a large and profitable
business.
j. NJ. Snyder, editor of the Freeman
of Mcpherson, Kan, is visiting his
son, DR.. Snyder. DR.. Snyder is den
tist who has recently come to Guth
rie and has rooms in the new Dewey
block He is most excellent youne
man and comes highly recommended
to the Guthrie people
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-28
LOVE
Most Him $lS,OO0-Married
the Girl He Loved.
scripps-McRae Press Assn

Scripps-McRa Press Assn
Springfield, H., May 2s.-By marry.
ing the girl of his choice, ,Gustay Jorns
forfeited for tune of SIS, 900.
For two years Jones has been keep
ing company with Gertrude Garms,
despite the protest of his father
Young Jorns insisted he would marry
Miss Garms, but not being of age and
unable TO secure the consent of his
parents, could not obtain a license.
Recently the young mans father
died. In his will he provided that
Gustay Jorns receive $4,000 as his
share of the state, provided he would
never marry Miss CAIRNS, and in the
event of his marrying the girl the will
provids that the amount be equally
divided among the other brothers and
sisters,
Ten days ago Jorns was missing
from home, as well also, Miss Garms.
Nothing was heard from them until
tonight, when both returned and an
nounced that they were married sew
eral days ago at Evansville, Ind.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-28
SKELETON
In a Haunted House Revives Old
Murder StOrits.
Scripps-McRae Pres Assn.

Scripps-McRae Press Assn.
Akron, Ohio, May 2s Near Mace
donia Frank Wise, seeking to satisfy
his curiosity regarding an alleged
haunted house, formerly roadside
tavern, dug up in the cellar Of the
place the skeleton of man, There
was no means of absolute identifica~
ton, but the neigh borhood is excited
over the seeming confirmation of a
story long told about the place, that
about 1s40 traveller known to have a
large sum Of money mysteriously dis
appeared from the tavern. The Off
Gals have not decided what action to
take. Descendants of the former pro-
prietors of the tavern are we'll known
people here.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-28

/ consider it not only pleasure but
a duty / owe to my neighbors to tell
about the wond erful cure effected in
my case by the timely use of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. / was taken very badly
with flux and procured a bottle of this
remedy. A few doses of it effected q
permanent cure cure, l take pleasure
in recommending it to others suffer
ing from that dreadful disease. w. j.
Lynch, Dorr, W. Va. This remedy is
sold by G. r. Renfro, - -'f
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-28

The Farm Journal is the boiled
down, hit-the-nail-on-the head paper
out to fit the farmer and villager who
know what's what. The Farm Journ-
al for nearly S years remainder of 1e-
90, and all of 1901, 1902, 1903 and 1904
and the Weekly Leader one year, will
both be sent 20 every new subscriber
to our paper, and TO every old subscrib-
er who pays soc. Walk right up to
the captains office.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-28
An Epidemic of wooping Cough

Last winter during an epidemic of
whooping cough my children contract
ed the disease, having severe cough
ing spells. We had used Chambe
lain's Cough Remedy very successfully
for Group and naturally turned to it at
this time and found it relieved the
cough and effected a complete cure.
John E. Clifford, proprietor of Nor
wood House, Norwood, n. Y. This
remedy is for sale by G. z. Renfro.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-28

Wanted to learn barber trade.
We teach the work in two months,
donate complete outfit of tools, pay
board, furnish free ticket to our col
lege, and guarantee SIS weekly
when competent without any expense:
this offer is extended until June 18th,
and is made on account of demand for
our graduates during the summer.
dake application bylmail, Moler Bar.
ber College, st. Louis Mo.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-28
Notice

The ladies G.. A. r. circle will at the
Baptist church Wednesday morning a.
9 o'clock to make weeathes to decorate
soldiers graves and would be thankful
to any of the ladies who can bring
flowers and help.