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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-07-18
Civil SERVICE WEIGHED

There are uoW Ia circulation
throughout the city fully So petitions
asking the city council 10 submit flr
ratification or rejection az the next
municipal election the proposition q
amend the city charter 81 the esfv %
Seattle. by ahoiixhlnE and ssrikinE
out the whole 81 article rs. autIii 4
civil Service Department. ae-
fore council can order The question
submitted 70 the people. a pssitl "a
esgned by 20 per cent q the - s.t-
tered voters At the last general nun.
leipal election must he rressrts.d q
that body. Then eouneii h % tgad
% order the election. The neceasa =
20 per cent therefore vii reaulra az
least 200 names - the petit "a. u
those persons who are carving
Ground the petitions continue with
the success they have at the start.
Il VIII not be very ieng until ffe
required number OF signatures have
been secured
II Is said that dissatisfaction With
the system Of elvIi service has - =
istet IN certain quarters for snme
time, ard the complaints come n :
city from the rank and file - the
people, but from several haAls 81
city departments as we'll
Mary OBJECT TO II.
Those who are asking for an aheli-
ton Of the system claim that Il hes
rot proved a success In any OF tn
city departments except one. AMI
that Is the IRE department. In a
Eenber OF departments Rt ths .-itv
hail the system. they claim. has
ceen n dctriment. and thai because
man has passed civil sor.lce ex.
amination Il does mt necessarily NJ
him for a position. Theoretically ~
may be all right. hutn raetiealiy the
CIVIL service man may be rank
failure.
I am certainly opposed 10 civil
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-07-18
Caroline Wants Divorce.

Caroline Hlllman has brought pro-
eeedlnsa against her husband. ltur-
ace tlillman, and asks for divorce
on the ground OF cruel treatment.
Tie parties have been married only
two wears, and the young wife was
but 10 Years OF age az that time She
asks that her mniiCn name. Caroline
MeNeaEh, be restored.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-07-18

slrnors representing lass front fssl
% the distance, have filed a majority
petition With the board u public
works. asking that east olive street
from Eleventh 90 Fifteenth. be grad.
ca. parked and sldowaikud.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-07-18
TO SET TRIAL
OF C0NSlDlNE

. John w. und Thomas Con 4
. ridinr VIII come before Judge I
. Emory in the superior court to-
. morrow morning az 10 o'clock
= Tor the purpose ~ hxinE the I
. date for trial Coz the killing I
. IL w 4. Meredith. I
. PROSECUTING Attorney Wal I
. ter Is. Fulton u DESTROYS of an I
. early trial and &c b likely that 4
. thc case win pc rrt FOR hearing I
. some time la September, soon I
= after the courts convene.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-07-18

Specifications have been nicd IN
the office ~ the board ~ public
works for the i8-ysar maintenance
~ the asphalt paving on the fnl.
lowing streets Marion ana Coiumhls
from Minor 20 summit. and summit
from broadway to spring
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-07-18

Mrs. y. 4. Baker. aged 90 years.
died at the family residence, 90
Eastiakc avenue, last evening, Mrs
BAKER was a well known crayon ar.
fist ~ this city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-07-18

Or. Cumyow'a Chinese Root cure,
Rheumatism. Office. Lyon hous@
usia Columbia street. between sec
ond avenue and Third avenue. offies
tours. > a. m. % Z .. m.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-07-18

BLACK and white ~ perhaps the
most favored combination of the
season. ana some lovely effects ar"
- be seen IN simple materials.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-07-18

service IN Seattle" said Ciis Comp.
truiitr Paul. n think I eaus1 reas
duct my once better n I aaf tia
! riViicFe 90 selecting my ON hsln.
2 ben . would know What her thaN
y ere competent before I rm a.avHd
them. A. % o., nay help eoaes fren
a urt 20 civil service rl,VItIaa s. "a
may or may not be M for tae WeIb.
once employed u ID very hard 90 set
I'D OF "a man. though ne l. ineomuat
ent. ! believe the move 70 abolish
civil service win he popular enc.
Those heads 90 departments With
whom have talked are almost
unanimous an favor - doiuE away
with civil service"
IN fever % AboiisAmBns.
Another city cnciai said. You hst
am iu fnyur-uf ahniishlne e. We
have never Rad AZ good results under
the civu service a. tho old method
~ making appointments I entef-
tain the heller ~ hundreds - others.
that 90 the victor belongs the spells
ff the Republicans are tn power.
they are entitled 90 the offices. or
the same VITA the Democratic. er
any other party"
"a Is claimed that the average uni
vcrslty student or HIGH school erad=
uate could pass a good eEamiuafio4
stance. Yet he might not be worth
3, a week In practical work. Under
the Old method. n man vas erl-
pioycd IN one - the Department.
and proved incompetent. be could BE-
Immediately removed Now. r Re
- removed. the civil service commits
sion may h.. called urnn q iuvestt-
gate and the thirg may hrsE atun Z
for weeks AZ an unnecessary expense
ana delay.
The opposition 20 civil service feel
certain the people vlii vote the char.
ter amendment offered.
n Fsser o. ~
surt T. n. Younrs. - ths water
department. when seen BY a star re-
porter said.
u am certainly heartily IN favor
OF the civil service system ana rs
adjustment would be bad for the
taxpayers 81 Seattle Before the
system was iuauEurEted I Was op-
posed 70 4 and IN fact fought r. but
now that I have seen how Il works
I know II u a good thing In my
department ~ e. success There
has never been as competent a St
Of employees as now. The meu know
what - required % them and they
10 their duty. n IL ell huneonabe
about u being difficult to set Ri Of
an Incompetent civil service ernrIaYs
The heads % departments are not
harnssed 90 death now ~ political
hangers-on applying for jobs When
there r. a vacancy We are furnished
list 81 three cllgihlss We select
one from that iist whom We eonsid-
er r. the best fitted Tor the pisee. II
We cannot Determine The ntneas Ne
select the first ono on the list and
we get good men. too
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-07-18

Hipnh Grenadines. both plain
end inquired. ars offered in great var
teftnH.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-07-18

Ever,
brough
la from
this m
spector
was tai
thatha
coiilinE
the suls |
plants
ticultur,
beke Of
manner
tending
snlartin
sought
matter I
The m |
with no
of the s
and the
70 act
nissione
phone fr,
Mr.. Won
You're
quire
ed. This
he wante
Mr.. Won
scene sho |
Mr.. Brow
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-07-18

Launches for charter gcher,zrr
Bros. Matruna park. Tel West Sgi.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-07-18
JoBsInG QUOTATIONS.
CORRECTED DArLYJ



f<mons-s2. o01f70o a box; lines,
15ns per case: cooking apples, $500
Its: eating apples. tt.15lSi.75: VAL
<rria oranges. f3.00N3.5O; Seeding,
Gz.z5: bananas. t202.s0: olives, 50d75c
PER gallon: grape fruit, s2.00a2.50.
native Strawberries, tz.00I2.25 crate
rfneappiee, sz.o007.50 per dOz: cher
rfee. 15ds5c; peaches, 401G5c; apri.
cots. Doc; Tragedy pluma, ti.0Odf.io:
faspberries, $500.
Vegetables.
potafoes-;50033 per ton; beets,
9sc per doz. carrots, fi.25 per
fnck. lettuce. 15c per dozen; turnips.
eecf1s1. garlic &c. cabbage t1.2s6f1 50.
reupera. fz4I5c; hueks, 25c; green
<flery. 404 soc per dozen: sweet po-
fafoes. fl.75; spanish Chill pep
rerm. 5oc per Id. sauer kraut, s1fc.
Taffve head lettuce, l5c per doz;
nrfIehokes. 5s050c doz. green peas,
s-fancv roe. imported i5ci tomatoes.
*A1saf.d0 case. dates, 54ec per 10;
~ - hes, I0c per doz. rhubarb. 20
xer ~. parsley, Z5M15c; asparagus,
Il ~. ne potatoes, gi.e0Wi.75 cwt'
t*,snaeh. ", cucumberg, b0neOc doz,
- Unions. lie, cauiifiOwer, 75W
- pArsnlps, ti50.
Provisions.
ffe~r s...sms at - Cow beef. ~ ID.
/ ~. sixc. $50. - Der 10. mutton, weth-
II. veal. iarv@ s'1e; pork, sik19c per
Provision =, 'ei small, fO1zc.
hha asaas: snail; 1saisxe large isc:
, ,s....gsh. lsatlfhe. dry, breakfast
- &c. bellies. Toe. 'sa clear
s.ssf shssss. Eggs ana ..
Butter Wasfinstan ee'syB
pun prints. 2ie: Easfes @'Hsris=.
- 1lEin, &c. fresh zrnnch 80 sgwa
"ssse-Natiye Washingtsn. &c se
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-07-18

New LifsIns. Co. New York Blk.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-07-18
Have You Ever Felt

the thrill OF music emanate from a
klMBALL Piano?
You Judge piano by its tone; for
tone is the unerring index that tells
whether an instrument is good or
bad. II Is because OF their marvel
Gus tone qualities that KIMBALL
Pianos have become go widely popu.
lar. The fun, round. long sustained
tones are possible only with instru-
ments OF the finest make; no cheap
instrument can ever hope 20 have
them. Special bargains in piano
slightly damaged IN remodeling our
store.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-07-18

x.. D1lsef = Washington er..,ss
go Sna -. prints. Gle; Eastern ''srrls..
Chez IN; = - 80 ffeah zranch. iittIse
-sasiFs Washington. fali
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-07-18

CHIC
days ago |
called for
promised
Meek. n
may resul
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VIII
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-22
TAX SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
State of Washington, for Mason County.
John A. ALL, plaintiff, VS.. Chas. E.. Johnson
Annie C. Johnson, and Jacob Hauptly, admin
istratOr of the estate of Chris Johnson, and
Peter Nelson, defendants.
No.. Summons Cor publicat iOn in fore
closure of tax lien. The State of Washington
to Peter Nelson. You are hereby sum-
moned to appear within sixty days after
exclusive of the day of service and defend the
above entitled action in the above entitled court
or pay the amount due and answer the COM
plant of the plaintiff, and serve a copy of
your answer upon the undersigned attorney
for plaintiff at his Office below stated; and
in case of your failure so to do, judgment
will be rendered against you according to
the demand of the complaint, which has
been filed with the clerk of said Court.
This action is brought upon Certificate
Of delinquency. numbered =, ,i issued on
County of Mason, State of Washington,
and now owned and held by. plaintiff here
in. for delinquent taxes for the years
1892 1898, 1884, 1895 and 1896, upon the following
described real estate situate in the County
of Mason, State of Washington, to-wit:
/ Sw1l of sw14 and lot g. Sec %, TIP. "a NJ, r. 8
w. of Will. Mer. The amount of said certi-
fcate is 1864. Plaintiff has paid taxes on said
premises for the years 1897 1885, 1899 and 1900 to
the amount of $14.94; all of which said amounts
bear interest at the rate OF 10 per cent per annum
foreclosing the lien thereof and for sale of said
real estate according to law.
JOHN A. ALL, Plaintiff
l.. r. BYRNE, Plaintiffs Attorney.
! p o. address Shelton, County of Mason, Wash
| Date of first publication Feb. p, 1901.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-22
THE HOUSE.

The following bills have passed the
house: Providing Tor the removal of a
prisoner threatened with mob violence
to the state penitentiary.
Creating "a board of horticulture.
Creating II county board of exami-
ners for graduates OF pupils from the
9Th grade or common school COURSE.
Prohibiting the fish traps in Gray's
Harbor
Regulating the construction of
drains and bitches.
An act regulating the registration
of land titles under the Torrens system.
Preventing the American flag being
used on advertisements.
A bill to create boards of arbitration
has been introduced; one to tax mort
cages and to the extent of the mort
gage to exempt the mortgagor; to tax
lnherltances; to exempt $500 from
taxation, and also to taxdogs, the fund
arising from the last one TO be applied
to the payment of sheep killed.
The interest this week is centered on
the legislative appointment bill, the
rate bill and primary election law.
r. A bill Of 306 sections covering. As
pages relating to the establishment OF
a cole OF probate law aud procedure
including administration of estates of
deceased persons, and the guardianship
Iof persons and estates Of minors, is the
largest bill before the legislature.
The House has signihcd its intention
Chat is the republican members there
ol) to district the state for congression-
al purposes.
The school tax may be raised from
$500 to $1,000 per capita, census
children OF school age.
| The Legislature will visit Everett
Friday (Washington's birthday this
week, by special train leaving here s
a. N. aud returning about 10 P. NJ.
! II is expected that the court house
capitol bill will come up Saturday or
Monday next and the friends OF the
measure have great hopes of carrying
It through the house.
a bill to allow the people, at the
next general election, to suggest by
lyote their choice of U. S. senator has
passed the second reading and may
succeed in reaching the senate.
The apportionment bill Increasing
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-22
To Test Grasses.

w. S Spillman, professor OF agrlcul-
ture Of the Washington Agricultural
college, has been appointed by The
United States government as its agent
to make experiments with various
grasses for improvement OF the natu-
raj ranges in this state Prof. Spill
man Will leave soon for the
Sunnyside district, in Yakima county,
where he will begin the experiments,
having sixteen different varieties OF
grasses, which will be planted in the
native sod at various seasons OF the
year and under different conditions.
1t is the object of the government de-
partment of agriculture to preserve the
native grazing grounds of the west and
plant seeds OF grasses to take the place
of the native grasses that are being
killed out by constant grazing.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-22
Union Pacific Preparing To Bold.

From authoritative sources it is
stated to be practically certain that
the Union Pacific Railroad company
will soon enter the Puget Sound coun
try over its own line The 0. r. e n.
company is declared to be back of the
Washington & Oregon line. This
means that the Union Pacific is back
my mp the o. r. Il n. Tits also stated
that the old Portland & Puget Sound
route is to be the line used, and this
means that the constructed road will
pass through Olympia. The road is
already graded through this county
and fact nearly all the way from Ia
coma to Portland. This is owned Joint
ly by the Great Northern and the
Union Pacific
The entrance Of this road into Olym-
pia will give this city the benefit Of
three transcontinenta lines. The Port
Angeles Eastern will connect with
these at this point thus opening up
dlrec: communication between the
capital city and the northern coast
line of tbs Olympic peninsula. Olym-
pia will thus become one of the most
accessible rail and water points in the
state OF Wpshington. The facts here
in stated lii regard to the entrance of
the Union Pacific to this territory are
CLEANED from articles in the down
Sound papers. which seem 10 have
good substantial facts upon which to
base their statements. -Olympian.
COMES chances Tor becoming presi-
dent of the Cuban Republic are Sc me-
what better now than they seemed to
be recently. Many of the constitution
trainers aimed to shape that. instru-
ment so as to shut him out. 1t is we'll
known that large element of the con
strvative Cubans believe that a man of
NoiheH duNahceu age ara decided
prejudices should not be pnt at the
head Of the state when it is formed.
They look Tor Il reactiOnary govern
meat under such leadership. He is
too old to learn anything about the
modern ways OF administering republi-
can government, and he has accumu
lated 9 stock Of feuds which would de-
tract from his usefulness as an execu-
tive. Just at this moment, however,
Comes adherents seem to have the
upper hand in the constitutional con
vention and the Old warrior NAV he
elec,e'. Cuba's first Presiden..-St
Louis Globe Democrat.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-22
FIRST DAILY WAS WRITTEN,
LOndOn's Earliest Newspaper Was in
the Manuscript of Its Cor
respondents.

1t has been discovered that what may
be called the first daily newspaper was
a manuscript letter written by salaried
correspondents and forwarded to them
every 81 hours from London to the prov
noes. That was in the days of the early
Stuarts.
--.-g the commonwealth these Lon
don letters were printed in type and
circulated in large numbers. Even so
long ago Is 1850 the law of libel was
such as to be characterized by Judge
Scro~gs as making any newspaper pub
ica;!5n illegal and tending to provoke
Il hreac h of the peace.
Defoe, the author of Robinson
Crusce, was one Of the early Journal
lsts. his paper being called the Review.
Then there was Tutchin, whose weekly
publication, the Observer, cost, accord
ing tocvidence he gave in a court of
justice, half guinea to print, though
the typesetter evidently raised his price
tor2G shiilings. The Observer had a GER
ified circulation of 266 copies.
Afterward there came the Grants
Steele. Addison and johnson, who
might have lived in the vicinity of
Grub street. but were court favorites
for all that.
The Tines employed the first foreign
correspondent in the person of Henry
Crabb Robinson, and succeeded in
scooplng the government itself in the
news of the battle of Waterloo.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-22
TAX SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION.

TAN SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION.
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE
of Washington, For Mason County.
John A. ALL, plaintiff, VS.. M. S. Bittencourt de-
PENDANT. No-SummOns for publication in
foreclosure of tax lien.
Ehe State of Washington to NJ S. BittencOurt.
You are hereby summoned to appear With in
sixty dayssafter the date of Service Of this sum
mons upon you, exclusive of the day of service,
and defend the above entitled action in the above
entitled court, or pay the amount due, and an
swer the complaint of the plaintiff, and serve
a copy of your answer upon the undersigned
attorney for plaintiff at his Office below stated
and il case of your failure so to do. judgment
will be rendered against you according to the
demand of the complaint, which has been filed
W it'll the clerk of said court
This action is brought upon Certificate OF De-
linquency numbered % issued on the 30th day
OF JAM, A. D. 1898, by County of Mason. State OF
Washington and now owned and held by plain
tiff herein, for delinquent taxes for the years
1892, 1898, 1884, 1885, and 1896, upon the following
described real estate situate in the County Of
Mason, State of Washington, tO-wit:
Lots s, 9, 10, Block 10, of McReavys LIST Add. tC
Hoodsport, Wash. The amount of paid certifate
of delinquency is $346 Plaintiff has paid ta1
on SAID premises for the years 1897, 1898, 1899 anC
and 1900, to the amount OF 49, all OF which sale
amounts bear interest at the rate OF Is per cen
per annum from date of payment And to OBJ
tain Judgment foreclosing the lien thereof ant
for sale of said real estate according to law.
JOHN A. ALL, Plaintiff
T.. r. BYRNE, Plaintiffs Atty
P o address Shelton, County of Mason, Wash
Date of first publication, Feb. %, 1901
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-22
LIVING IN A SUN BOX.
New Australian Institution FOL
the Treatment of Con-
sumption.

In two Australian towns away up in
the mountains there are now instltu-
tions for the treatment of consumption
by the 'new method" which calls for
little beside fresh air and food. The
"sun box" which the Australian doc
tors consider essential, is described by
the Melbourne Argus as frame struc-
ture, open at the top, about six by ten
feet in size.
'Why, lived in a sun box for years
when | first came to the country, but
we used to call it hut in those days!'
some readers will be ready to exclaim.
There is this difference, however, be-
tween hut and sun box, that the
former is fixture, unless a bush fire
or a hurricane comes along, whereas a
sun box should be constructed on a
pivot, or, failing that, on wheels, SO
that its front may be readily turned
away from the wind. The reason is
that while fresh. pure air and sunlight
mean renewed health to the consump-
tive patient, the wind is injurious.
If you have no sun boxes, the patient
must be taken indoors whenever the
wind blows, but, given your sun box to
present its back to the wind, no matter
what quarter it comes from, and the
patient may remain in it all day.
In each of these boxes two or three
patients are placed on mattresses, and
there they lie all day long and drink in
the pure mountain air. If they are weak
their food is taken to them. otherwise
they get il in he home.
photographs show the treatment be-
ing carried out right among the gleam-
ing mountain snows-with the con-
valescent patients engaged in snow
balling!
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-22
A GREAT MAN.
he was known Only as ssBloOker"
When His Identity Was
Discovered

Talking about bishops, the other
afternoon .Sfinguished, stately man,
clad in the ga, . of minister, was over
at the FISH commission spending half
hour IN war aing the gyrations of the
specin.i;.S Il. the tank, says tie Wash
ington cost One of the scientists CT
the institution, young ichthyologist,
whose papers on the subject of deep
sea investigation are attracting arten-
tloh throughout the world, happened.
In passing by the tank, to notice the
minister He studied the stately visitor
for minute, and then walked do to
him.
Am | right" he inquired, ..in sup
posing you. to be Right Rev. Lucien
Lee Kinsolving, Episcopal bishop OF
Brazil?"
You are" replied the stately man.
regarding his questioner wonderingly.
GA sEoREA
Bears the Inc Kind You Have Always Bought
signature { GzkAZzzzN
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-22
Costly Shot TO be Fired.


"A Washington Dispatch q The 18th
says a subcommittee on a,pratria-
tinns has decided in favor Of ala,re-
prlating $ll5, 0O0 for making !. siuy:,.
gun test tina; is 20 Gre one shot At a
target. This is believed to be the lar
gest appropriation ever made for such
test. The money is 20 be used in
the construction of an object ailoat
and sn'athed with the heaviest arrlpr
plate. 1t viii Otherwise ae strength
,ened to make it represent as. com
pletely as possible the broadside Of a
battleship. The single shot to be fred
will be fired from monster Galhman
gun, and Capt. Gathman says that one
shell containing 600 pounds Of gun
cotton will demollsh the target and
prove that it would sink and destroy
any ship in its path. Senator Hanna
has been active in getting money tor
testing The gun and Senator Pettigrew
who is on the committee, said be
was convinced it would revolulionize
naval warfare.