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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-02-09
N. P. Work on Summit Branch.

Those who think that it IS absurd r.
talk of Elma being the natural, and in
fact what will be the actual, outlet by
rail for the peninsula north of us,
would do well to keep their optics on
the alert; for if symptoms show any
thing they are liable, before many
months, to see something surprising
happen. 1t has never been claimed
that the management of the Northern
Pacific road is not always on the alert
to extend its business whenever an OBJ
portunity offers, neither has it ever
been known to make large OUTLAWS of
money on new improvements when
mere repairs would accommodate its
traffic. These things being conceded,
it must be that the order to erect en-
tirely new bridges on the branch run
ming northeast from this place has
some meaning that does not appear on
the surface. Now, let us search for
the cause of this sudden rebuilding of
bridges on the branch and see if we
cannot find a reasonable solution of
the problem. 1t has become apparent
that there will soon be railroad from
the peninsula to connect with some
outside points, and is Is not more than
likely that the Northern Pacific pro-
poses not to let that rich section be-
come tributary to some other road,
when by small outlay and a little
diplomacy, it can turn the Immense
volume OF that trade to it's own lines
by connecting them with the Elma
branch? Well, rather. In fact the
first clip of the bridge builders adj on
the bridges on this branch has sound
ed the tidings, that the Northern Pa
cIfc will in a few mouths have con-
troll of the lines both built and build
ing, north of us, and that the trade
will pass through Elma on it's way to
and from the peninsula. -Elma Chronr
ic1e.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-02-09
Notice for Publication.


IIsf
Olympia, Wash, Jan. %, 1900,
Notice is hereby given that in compliance with
the provisions of the act of Congress of June 3,
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 Augusta. 1892,
AMOS FURNESS,
OF Lilliwaup. county of Mason, State of Wash,
has this day filed in this Office his sworn state
ment No 545, for the purchase OF the Ell of Sell,
Sec. "a, Up. %, N, Range No w, and Lots 3 and
4. OF Section No. 10 in Township No % N. Range
No. 3 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 Regis
ter and Receiver OF this office. at Olympia,
wash, on Tuesday, the 10th day of April 1900.
He names as witnesses: V. r. Furness of
Lllliwaup, Thomas James, of Dewatto Martin
Wash. r'
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
apoye- described lands are requested to file their
April, 1900
FRANK G. DEcKEBAcH, Register.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-02-09
Republican Central Com. Meeting.

A meeting of the Republican Central
Committee of Mason County is hereby
called for Saturday, February 18th,
1900, at the JOURNAL Office, in Shelton,
at 10 o'clock, A. NJ. for the purpose of
formulating the call for the County
Convention to elect delegates to the
state convention at Ellensburg, April
4th, next, and for the transaction of
such other business as may come be-
fore the meeting.
GRANT c. ANGLE, Chinn,
AL. J. MUNsoN, Secretary,
Rep. Co. Cen. Com.
Datod Eol, EtL 1000
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-02-09
LAND OFFICE AT OLYMPIA. WASH.

Feb. 2, 1900. I
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before Grant C.
Angle, U. 5. Conn. at Shelton, Wash. on Sat
urday, March 10th, 1900, viz:
JOHN SMITH,
OF Clifton, Wash. Hid E. No. 1850, for the Sell.
Sec. II TIP. q N. r. 2 W.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz: +. CIaasen. Nels Petersen, C.
Bennetsen, P. S. Bennetsen, all OF Clifton, Wn
T. G. DECKEBACH, Register
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-02-09

DIED.-A. Rulings, father of Mrs.
D. r. Myers, at his home in Porter,
Chehalis County, on Jan. 31st, after
long suffering of inward cancer. Mr..
Rulings was born IN Frederick County,
Va. in 1882, and crossed the plains for
California, in 1889, where he followed
mining for several years. He came
Northward in 1864, settling in Chehalis
Comfy, where he remained a perman-
ent settler on the old homestead until
the time of his death. He leaves to
mourn his loss, an aged wife, four
daughters and son, also eleven grand
children. Mrs. Myers was called to
her fathers bedside about three weeks
ago, where she remained until after
death relieved him. Mrs. Rulings ac-
companicd Mrs. Myers to Shelton this
week for ar extended visit
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-02-09
Notices for Publication.
LAND OFFICE AT OLYMPIA WASH.

LAND OFFICE AT OLYMPIA WASH
Jan oath, 1900.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in support OF his claim, and
that said proof will be made before Grant c.
Angle. U. S. Comr. at shelton, Wash. on Satur-
day, March Ord, 1900, viz:
DAVID f. BORGER,
OF Shelton, Wash, Hid Entry No SO5 for the Ell
NeA, E12 Sel4, OF Sec. 10, in Up. 10 n, r West
He names the following witnesses to prove
MS continuous residence upon and cultivation
Claude Eison, Clinton Hodge, all of Shelton,
Wash.
FRANK G. DEcKEBACH, Register.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-02-09
Notice to Creditors.

In re Estate of Il. II. HASKELL, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given to all persons having
demands or claims against the said E. H. Has
Xell or his estate, to present the same together
at her home on Hartstein Island within one
year after. the date of the first publication of
this notice or the same win be forever barred.
M. j. HASKELL,
Administrators of the Estate of
T.. II. Haskell, Deceased.
Date Of LIST Pub. Friday, Feb. 2, 1900.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-02-09
yOrder COMMITTEE.

The winter has been so mild that
fruit-huds of all sorts are swelling and
many are ready to burst out their
shoots of green for springs blossom
and foliage. This forwardness on the
part of fruit-bearing trees is not gen.
orally desired, for brief cold snap
would in1ure our fruit prospects. Last
year was poor one for fruit, but this
year the multitude of buds on every
thing promises an immense crop.
Last year our fruit trees had a much
needed rest. Give your trees spray
ing this month, and you will have
good fruit, and plenty ofit this season,
SUMMONS Justices of the Peace
and others in the marrying business;
This Office has Just printed up lot of
Marriage Certificates, that newman
ried couples will appreciate and con-
slider worth framing. Our word for it
they are something nice. So SO dozen,
Is cents each.
The L. M. Co. are opening Spring
stocks already. Their mems dress
shoes are IN.
Munson has the usual line of Valen-
tines.
2H acres good land, house and out
buildings, large and small fruits, west
end of town, offered choap. Call at
this office.
$72s buys good ~ story house,
convenient outbuildings, city water,
situated on two good lots handy to
business center Call at this office.
For SALE CHEAP.-Six acres good
land in Chapmau's Cove, ~ story
house, 2ox24, new, First conner gets it
cheap, Apply G. A. Rolf, Shelton
P. 0. Wash. 4w.
Just out, Paddock Sugar Corn, the
very best brand, A No goods, at the
l.. M. Co.
Cry LAUNDRY. We launder fine
shirts for 10 cents, colored shirts and
underwear cts, family wash 35 cts
per doz; dry wash Is cts. We are here
to 1iye apd let live. Good work done
aud orders promptly filed. Give us a
trial. w N. S. Clyde, Pop.
Call at L. K Munson's for Confec-
tionery, Fruits and Stationery.
WANTED-Good timber lands in
Mason and adjoining counties. Ad-
dress The Syndicate Company, Cali
fornia Building, Tacoma. Feb. 3m.
WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCKS. five dozen
ful1-blooded young fowls, many of
them laying, tor sale. Apply this Of
fee.
See our Sweaters, for your boy, at
the T.. M. Co. store.
Our Spring Millinery.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-02-09
Chaplain Thompson Laid to Rest.

In a manner BETTING his rank as a
soldier John r. Thompson, chaplain of
the First Washington volunteers, was
laid at rest in the Masonic cemetery
in Olympia Tuesday. With solemn
music and muff1ed drum the beloved
spiritual director of the boys in the
Philippines was followed to his last
resting place by many mourning
friends. The church in which for
fourteen years he had been the pastor
was crowded to the doors on the occa-
sion of the funeral ceremonies
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-02-09
Railroading Patents.

A single firm of Patent Lawyers, G. A. Snow
& Co. of Washington, d. G. have in the last year
procured, 1880 patents for their clients, many
Of them for rejected inventions G. A. Snow &
Co have been accused of railroading patents
through the Patent Office, but they insist that
this locomotiOn is better than Ox-carting them
for by the latter process the inventor often dies
before he gets his patent
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-02-09
Dated Feb. 6th,- 1900.
Notice.

Ali members OF the A. O. U. w,
their wives and daughters, are espec-
tally requested to meet at the Masonic
Hall next Tuesday evening, Feb. 18th
at 7:3O P. M, at which time a Degree
OF Honor lodge will be organized.
About fifty have signed for the Char
ter degree, A fee OF 81 will be charged
to join as charter member. ALI
Workmen's sisters are also eligible,
and all must be over the age of 16 and
under As years.
BysOrder COMMITTEE.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-02-09
Our Spring Millinery.

In good time before Spring we will
have In the best and most complete
line of hats and millinery goods you
ever saw outside of the cities. All the
latest patterns of Hats, Ribbons and
Flowers, Chiffon in all the stylish
shades and colors' We will also have
professional trimmer from Portland,
who will come posted on all the latest
modes. Don't hurry, our stock will be
completed. NEEpHAM.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-02-09
Registration Books Opened.

Notice is hereby given that the Registration
Books for Precincts No. and 2 of the Town of
shelton, are now open at the Clerks Office,
Council Room, for the registration Of voters
DANIEL BANNSE,
Registration Officer
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-02-09
A new Millinery Parlor.

/ wish to announce to the public that
I will open millinery and dress making
parlors on second floor of Mcdonald g.
O'Neill store. Millinery Is ordered
from the east and will be here for the
spring opening. everything in the lat
est styles. MRS. o. L. TEw.
Old Settlers Canadian Maple Sap, is
the very BEST IN the market, You
should use it, together with pack
age of Self Raising Buckwheat -four
that the L. M. Co. sells.
Deafness Cannot Be Cured
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-02-09

Have you tried Uncle Jerry's Pan
Cake flour, ready for use, at the L. M.
A mans indignation. says the At
chiso Globe, against the contemplate
sneak who passed a plugged dollar
him never cools-until he has passed Ii
on someone else.
If man should wear his pants so
long that whenever he appeared on
the street he should be obliged to reach
around behind and grab hold of the
slack of the basement and hold them
up, wouldn't the ladies all laugh?-Ex.
Last Friday the Northwestern Mill
company at Hoauiam received log
100 feet long, which is to be manufac-
tured into stick of timber 10 feet
long, SO inches square at the base and
tapering to 20 inches square at the top.
This is to be carried on three fiat cars
to Trenton, N. ]. where it will be pol
ished, banded with copper bands and
placed in the public square as me-
mortal to some revolutionary general.
|-NToureSauO Vidette
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-02-09

FoR SALE.-15 1.86 acres of timbc
land in the Northwestern corner of
Mason County, NJ 81, Sec. 6, Up. %,
N. r.. w. Make rs an offer. Tim
Der near the Canal and line of p. A.
e. oughr to be in demand.
q AsToR1A.
p..r. i. The Kind You Have Always Bought
's, Z E<z4zzzSm
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-02-09
Don't be a Knocker.

Ii your neighbor is prosperous let
hitn prosper. Don't grupt, growl or
grumble. Say good word for him
and let it go at that. Don't be a
Knocker. Your turn will come, No
one man is the whole show. If you
see the town is moving along nicely,
feel good about it. Help things along
shove little; push. Try and get
some of the benefit yourself. Don't
stand around like chilly old cadavor
Don't waste your time feeling sore be-
cause some fellow has little more
sand and sense than you have. Do a.
little hustliug Yourself. Don't be a
knooker.
II you can say good word, say it
like prince. If you are full of bile
and disposed to say something mean,
keep your mouth shut. Don't be a
knocker. No man ever made a dollar
knocking. No man ever got rich or
happy minding everybody's business
but his own. No man ever helped
himself permanently by knocking his
neighbor down. Give up a kind word;
give it literally. 1t won't cost you a
cent, and you may want one yourself
some day. You may have thousands
today, next year be without the price
of shave. So don't be a kuocker.
You can't afford it. If you want to
throw something at somebody, throw
cologne or roses don't throw brick
ats or mud! Don't be knocker. If
you must kick, go behind the barn and
take good kick at Yourself. For, if
you feel that way, you're the man that
needs the kicking. But whatever you
do, don't be knocker!- The Pythian
Voice.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-02-09
Summons for Publication.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF MASON
COUNTY STATE OF WASHINGTON.
FANNIE J. KANE, Plaintiff
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-08
SOME DETAILS.
President Eddy OF the FL pdso
And Northeastern Tells Of the
New Cloud Climbing Road.

FREQUENT mention of the new noun
tain line of the White Oaks has arous-
ed interest in the extent of the build
ing being done. A few explanatory
words from Presid ent Eddy will per
haps be aprOpOs.
1--WE had difficulty said Mr.. Eddy
this morning, lin getting the right
sort of laborers, and the problem has
not get been satisfactorily solved. We
tried Mexicans, and they went away
and left the contractors in the lurch
as soon as they had little ahead.
Then we tried the Pueblo Indians, and
they proved to be good workers. bu6
the cold weather knocked them out.
After this, some Americans were sent
up. The other laborers had been in
the habit OF furnishing their own
blankets. To the white men we had 60
give three or four blankets each.
When they had acquired stock to
their liking, they also left. Cold
weather again, l suppose.
NOW the weather Is warmer, the
Mexican festas are over, and the con-
tractors are again trying the Next
cans.
"Grading on the AlamOgordo & Sac
ramento railway has been finished and
tracklsying begun. Track will be laid
this winter to Cioudcroft, q distance of
seven miles, where preparations are
being made to receive q great number
of Texas visitors during the season of
1900"
THE distance from Toboggan to
Cloudcroft by wagon road Is one mile,
but the railroad requiresAeven miles
to gain the elevation. Thseise is $500
feet in thatdistance, This short stretch
of railroad has twenty-seven immense
bridges, and maximum grade of So
per cent. and 30 degree curvatures.
"The engines used are especially
constructed for mountain elm bling, and
the cloud-climb!ng route is the most
difficult pie:e of broad-gauge railroad
in the United States"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-08
YEAR OF PROSPERITY
Was 1899 In Railroad Circles In the
United States.

The best evidence that the year 1899
was one of general prosperity, says the
Railway Age, is found in the fact that
it was q year almost without railway
bankruptcies. In only two years since
1875 have the roads for which receivers
were appointed been so few-and In
only three of these years were the mile
age and capital involved SO small. In
deed, in mparison with the present
extent and capitalization OF our rail-
way system, the record of reoeiverships
in 1899 is almost insignificant. Only one
road of importance is found in the list,
the new Kansas City, Pittsburg, &
Gulf, which defaulted in it's obl1Ra-
tions before 1t had time to demonstrate
it's earning capacity, and was placed IN
the charge OF receivers early In the
year. OF the nine others in the list,
two are short logging roads, belonging
to private companies and not properly
to be enumerated among common car
riers: one is an old narrow gauge road
that has never been profitable, and ia
owned by grest railway company
which now proposes to straighten out
its title by foreclosure, and the others
are short lines mostly in the expert
mental stage.
and the officials of the mechanical de-
partment of the Santa Fe have been
asked to make their estimates for the
present year as small as possible. Con-
siderable ballasting will be done,
number of small bridges will be re-
placed by new structures and several
miles of track will be fenced in Okla
home and the Indian territory. But
few, if any, station buildings OF any
considerable size, sor bridges of great
cost will be constructed.
The racord Of f0raol oSura saleS also
shows a large decrease in number OF
roads and mileage over Immediately
preceding years, indicating that the
supply of bankrupt com psnies Is being
steadily reduced. Nevertheless, the
for the year included
thirty-two roads, with 1928 miles of
line and S267. ZOO. 600 of capital, OF
which S155, 00G, 900 was represented by
bonds. While most of these roads are
small, there are several very important
in the list, including Cen
trail Vermont, Baltimore & Ohio South
western, Wisconsin Central. Wheeling
& Lake Erie, Cleveland, Canton &
Southern, Columbus, Hooking Valley
& Toledo, and Jacksonville, Tampa &
Key West. These seven roads have
], $50 miles of line and represented an
oo5. Investment 0' 0'7f '--'''''
For the last twenty-four Yeas the
foreclosure sales have averaged more
than thirty-four q year, the largest
number in one year being sixty-hve,
the smallest being fifteen. In the last
six years 273 roads have been sold, q
yearly average of 453, not counting a
number of insolvent companies that
have been reorganized without sale.
It is not conceivable that the coming
quarter century will show any such
rate of mortality among railway cor
porations.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-08

The Light Metal Used Substitute
For Copper.
The production of copper in the Unit
ed States during the past year, says
The Street Railway Review, amounted
to nearly 500, 900. 900 pounds, valued at
$64, 900, 900. This was in excess of the
output for any previous year and made
the value greater than that of any other
metal product except iron. With such
great mines as those in the upper penin-
sula of Michigan, from which the pure
lake copper is taken in its native state,
those in the Anaconda district of Mon
tana and those in Arizona, it is hard to
believe that there could be any scarcity.
Yet this enormous production is made
quate to the demand occasioned by an
increase in all lines of electric industry
during the past year, so that copper
quotations have steadily increased. The
European demand has for some time
past been extraordinary and with an
expanding consumption in the United
States this condition has been brought
about. The stock, particularly in Eu-
rope, has been slowly decreasing, and
the price has risen 80 per cent in the
last three months. Recently copper was
sold as high as 1866 ton in England
and Scotland, and in New York copper
is quoted at II cents per pound; COM
pared with II cents a year ago, this is
an increase of over 80 per cent. Appar-
emily, this advance is only partly due to
speculation and largely to very great
consumption at home and abroad, much
in excess of the production.
1t is a serious problem to users of
copper to know if there is any means of
relief from such a rising market. The
street railway companies are among the
largest purchasers, for copper is EN-
ployed in nearly every part of their
equipments. The rise of so per cent has
enormously increased the cost of trolley
wire, feeders, bonds, and affects motors
generators and fittings in the power
station and on the cars. There is but
one metal which can be economically
substituted for copper for conducting
electric currents, and that is aluminium
With the present price of copper, alu-
minimum seems to have decided advan-
tage as far as cost is concerned, except
perhaps where the wire has to be cover
ed with insulation.
Copper is 3 1-3 times as heavy as
volume for volume, and its
electrical conductivity is 81. 5 per cent
that of copper; so that if copper costs
II cents per pound it will be cheaper to
use aluminium if the cost of that metal
does not exceed 34a4 cents per pound
AT the present time aluminium wire
suitable for electrical conductors is sold
in large quantities at 20 cents pei
pound
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-08
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

THE STATE OF Texas
To the Sheriff or any Constable of Ell Paso
County, greeting:
); g Ross, administrator of the estate of
William Walker. decea sed, having fled in
our county court his final account of the
condition of the estate of said William
Walker, together with an applicatf op to be
discharged from said misunderstanding
GU are hereby commanded. that by pub
LEGATION OF this writ for at least twenty DAYS
In newspaper printed in the county of FL
Paso, you give due notice to all persons in
tereSted In the account for final settlement
OF said estate to appear and contest the
same II they see proper on or before the
March term 1900, of said county court, com
mencing and to be holden at the court house
OF said county, in the city of FL Paso. on the
18th in March A. ID. 1900, when said account
and application will be considered by said
court.
49,, Given under my hand and seal
( SEAL ( OF said court, at my office in the
49, city of Ell Paso, this 10Th day OF
December. A. d. 1899
PARK w. PITMAN, County Clerk
By O. Amanda, Deputy.
Issued this 18th day Of December 1899.
PARK W. PITMAM, County Clerk
By @. Amanda, Deputy.