The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-06-29
Mckinley and
Roosevelt

on June l, it WIS $26.71 per capita, an
increase Of S. 81 for every inhabitant
in the country.
BACK in Nebraska they are having
regular cyclone, hurricane, ram, thun-
der and hail OF a time, says an ex-
change. All of which should remind
our ungrateful people that little
Oregon mist, while it may cause us a
little trial and inconvenience, is no
killing matter.
THE St. Pau. and Tacoma mill which
has been running half of the mill at
night in addition to Inll day time,
began this week running the whole
plant day and night The other large
mills on the Sound are also running to
their full capacity with plenty OF
orders ahead. Do our Democratic
friends know Mr.. Prosperity when
they see the gent.
THE Republicans of Thurston
County held their convention last
Saturday, placed their county ticket
in nomination, and formally launched
the gubernatorial boom of Hon. J. O.
i. Scohey. A strong ticket was select
cd headed by A. s. Ruth Tor state
senator, and Judging from the interest,
harmony and enthusiasm shown, it is
expected to be winner throughout.
The dispatches say that one million
acres OF wheat in Manitoba are prac,i-
cally ruined by drought, and will not
he worth cutting. In Minnesota and
the Dakotas tie wheat fields are also
badly hlstered. Too had they did not
set the rains which have fallen on
Puget Sound during he past two weeks
but which put our peoplein bad humor.
RECENT tests OF strength of Wash
ingIon fir made in the shops Northern
Pacific railway at South Tacoma, pub
lished by the Forestry Department, at
Washington, ID. c., are of much inter
est toslumbermen generally. 1t is
shown that under similar conditions
eastern white pine of certain dimen-
sions breaks under pressure of 1910
pounds; eastern oak at 2439 pounds
and Washington fir at 1920 pounds.
A series of tests was made in which
green white oak and green fir were
broken, with Ito pounds in favor Of
the fir; we'll seasoned oak and fir gave
$50 pounds in favor of the fir.-Missis-
sippi Valley Lumberman.
COMPLAINTS came from various sec
tions Of the country of bunco game
being played on the unsupported peo-
pie by a Seattle evening paper. A
business man of western Washington
exposes this confidence game in let
ter to Tile Ledger, stating that "the
Evening Times, OF Seattle, is issuing
their regular edition and dating it the
following morning, sending it out on
the late evening trains and boats as a
morning paper for the succeeding
day" The correspondent, who has
apparently been victim of this de.
ceit, says sit is intended to deceive
people by its headlines into making
them believe that it is morning pa
per-" This is shrewd scheme, but il
will deceive no one very long. People
VIII not pay for any evening paper
which is at least twelve hours behind
the morning paper, in the news of the
world, merely because of little inge.
nuity in changing dates.
SIX hundred and seventy thousand
dollars has neen distributed in 81
towns in the state of Washington dur
ing the past eight years by the Ancien
Order of United Workmen and 33l
homes have been relieved from am
prospect of want or distress by tn.
gift OF $1,000 each. This is a grand
record for any organization and tn,
prompt payment OF this vast amour
OF money, without contest or haras
sing delay Of the old-llne concerns, is
great card for the beneficiary organiza
tions. This order has never contested
valid claim, and has made provision
Tor the payment Of several claim
where beneficiaries had never gainet
or had lost standing in the ORDERS.
much FOR the fratefnal feature. II
tins sum Shelton has contributed 10,
eight Years and has received but 50 OO(
IN retcrn, but We presume the mp,n
bers Of the local lodge are willing ),
continue paying in, and are not any
ious to demand their loan. = !,
placed within The reach of every M :
should tie inevitable happen an,
Death osertake him, % provide reason
ably we'll Tor chose left behind, an,
there IS no cxcs1se for neelecting /,
make tlaose provisions.