The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-03-01
FlNGbE & GUNDERSON, Prop
Grant 6. Angle, Editor.

KANSAS people are said to be anxious
- bury the Ratchet"
THIS office has received new dress
3ody type, of which this is speci-
.len, and the old will be displaced as
soon as possible.
Mr.. HERMANN, the great magician
died in Berlin recently, but there are
others, and Shelton may expect to see
"the only Hermann" before long.
SINCE the Kansas saloons have been
Nation-alized, if not legalized, the
Everett saloons have been raised from
$500 to $1,000 in license, and still they
are not happy.
IT does look as if--from all the talk at
both ends and middle-some railroad
building on the west side of the Sound
would be done this summer,-and it
might be Twins" All things come to
those who wait long'enough and don't
die.
WHILE Mrs. p. J. Bulger, of Portland
Oregon, was travelling in the train to
Spokane the other day she gave birth
to twins, one was born in Oregon and
the other an hour later on the Wash
ington side. This IS said to be the first
case on record where twins were born
in different states.
A MONUMENT to our dead volunteers
will be erected at Olympia, as bill
has passed the legislature appropriating
$4,000 for the purpose. AS the Wash
ington volunteers were mainly young
men, the pick of the state, and their
lives yielded up in good cause, this
recognition is timely.
TACOMA made a strenuous kick,
when it became known that Carnegie
had given Seattle 100000 for it's new
library and were placated with gift of
1000 for a similar purpose by the
same doner. 1t now becomes public
that Mr.. Carnegie has made gifts to
found public libraries in more than a
score of cities in this country in amounts
aggregating several millions. If Car
nege were trifie more Americanized
our need of praise would be unstinted.
EvERETT, which is one of the coming
cities of the Sound, next to Tacoma in
size and importance, proposes to be
candidate for the state capital, if the
institution is to be placed on wheels.
The enterprising people of that city,
took the Legislators in charge last Fri
day by special train and showed them
a splendid site for an imposing state
house on the hill back of the Hotel
Monte Cristo. The hard-worked law
makers had good time and enjoyed
the trip. Shelton now serves notice on
that honorable body, that it has sever
al imposing sites to offer, if that is what
is wanted, and will furnish a special
steamer on the next holiday in order
that our sites may be "seen."
THE railroad attorneys appeared be-
fore the house committee the other day
and took up several hours of time in So
called argument. AS the railroads pro-
duce such figures as pleases them, and
the legislature has absolutely nothing
in the way of data on which to form an
opinion, it will be seen that the corpor-
atiOns have the best of the argument.
Before the present session is ended it is
probable that commission will be pro-
vided for, and given authority to get
some figures for the benefit of the next
legislature. A member of the house
committee asked Mr.. Grosscup, attor-
ney for one of the big roads, as to who
the railroad lobbyist in Olympia are,
and what salary they receive The
question was considered impertinent
and beneath the dignity of answer.
During the fight on the commission bill
it was asserted that 120 railroad men
were or had been on the ground, work
ing in every direction which presented
an opening