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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-01-28
THEIR LAST MEETING.
City Fathers Hold a Last Meeting
and Are now Common Peop'e.

The city council presided over by
Mayor Taylor met for the last time In
the city hall last Thursday night and
closed their career for the time being
as fathers of the city's welfare.
The bills of j. f. Dyer and Sleeper
u breckenridge for furnishing poll
ing rooms, So each, were allowed.
The committee on finance reported
everything straight.
The report of Jacob Gard was read
and filed.
The council then adjourned and
met as board of oanvsssers of the
election. The official count showed a
few changes from the returns printed
in the REGISTER the day after cleo
ton, and the table with the correc-
tions Is here printed. At the con-
clusion of the count the mayor and
councilmen-elect were sworn into Of
fIce, and the old administration adj
journed sine die. The following are
THE OFFICIAL RETURNS.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-01-28
administrator Notice
of Hearing Petition to Sell Real Estate
First published Jan, 81, 1898

TO all whom It may concern, but more espec-
tally to Clifford X. McCarly, Alfred McCarly,
Lutte McCarly, Ella A. McCaIly, Ethie H..
McCarly, heirs at law and guardians Ad-Litem
OF heirs at law of Lafayette @. McCarly deceased,
late of Allen county, Kansas
You are hereby notified that l. Hannah
Robertson admin .tratriX of said deceased, did
on the 2sth day of October, A, ID. 1897 file II
petition In the Probate Court OF Allen county,
Kansas, praying that | might be authorized
and empowered to sell the following described
land for the purpose of paying the debts and
costs of administration of said estate, to-wit;
The southwest quarter (sw % of the southwest
quarter tsw "A and ten u0l acres Off OF the south
side of the northwest quarter INV "a Of the
southwest quarter (sw - all In section thirty
one (Sl) township twenty four lAl range
nineteen Q9) in Allen county, Kansas.
And said petition viii he heard at the office of
the Probate Judge of said county, on the TN
day of February, A d. 1898, at O'Clock M.
of said day, at which time and place each OF
you and all others interested are notite to be
present and show cause II any you have why
an order of sale as prayed for should not be
granted. Dated this 10Th day of January, A,
ID. 1895 HANNAH Ro BERTsoN,
Administrators,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-01-28

uage can be interpreted In any other
way than that the money to pay the
interest and principal of the gas bonds
must be raised, as in the case of all
other city bonds, by direct taxation
If there is surplus revenue from the
gas plant that revenue will go into
the general fund, and it may be used
in such way as to Tighten taxation
in some other directions, or it may be
spent in ways which will not Tighten
taxation at all. That will rest wholly
with the council. But there is one
thing that every council must do
whether it wants to or not, and that
is to levy enough taxes to meet the
interest and principal of the bonds as
they become due. Whether the
amount we will thus be compelled to
pay will be offset by the surplus reve-
nue. from the plant, and whether that
surplus will be so expended by the
council as to make net reduction in
taxation, is something that the prop
erty owners would do well to consider
before signing petition for a bond
election.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-01-28
WILL THE BONDS GO ON THE TAN
ROLLS

1t is doubtful If fifty persons could
be persuaded to sign the petitions for
a bond election if they believed the
bonds would have TO be paid by di-
rect taxation. The special act under
which the bonds will be voted makes
no provision for their payment. 1t
follows then that the general statu-
tory provision must apply, and they
are as follows:
General Statutes of Kansas, 1897
Vol. l, PIP. 43l-2.) See. 1875 "The city
council are hereby REQUIRED to
make provision from time to time for
a sinking fund to redeem at maturity
the bonded indebtedness of the city,
and the IA MES levied for said sink
ing fund shall be payable only in
cash"
Sec. 1877. "The city council are
authorised and REQUIRED to levy
annually, TAXES ON ALL TAXABLE
PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY, IN AID
DITIoN TO OTHER TAXES, AND IN SUI
FIOIENT AMOUNT FOR THE PURPOSE
or PAYING INTEREST AND COUPONS
AS they become due on ALL bonds of
the city now issued or hereafter to he
issued by the city, which taxes shall
be payable only in cash"
1t is difficult to see how this lang
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-01-28
COUNCIL MEETING.
The New Council fleets and Organizes-cOm-
mittees and Appointments.

The New Council fleets and organlzes-com-
mittees and Appointments.
Pursuant to adjournment of Jan
uary 81, the council met in the coun-
Gil room Saturday night, and the fol-
lowing councilmen responded to roll
call: Cecil, Thomas, Ling, Tobey,
Davis, Dunfee, Servey and Steyer.
The following officers gave bond
which was approved by the council:
j. ID. Mann, as city marshal, j. II.
Walters as street commissioners, j. II.
Young as city treasurer, G. IL. Whea-
ton as city clerk.
Mayor Mcclure made the following
appointments which were approved
by the council: for city attorney, j.
#. Thompson, for assistant marshal,
ID. IL. Brewer, for gas inspector, w.
M. Knapp, for sexton, Geo. Croker
Bond was given by each OF the gen,
tlemen appointed.
On motion Mr.. Dunfee was elected
president of the council. The mayor
appointed the following committees:
Finance committee, Cecil, Servey and
Ling; Judiciary committee, Dunfee,
Ling and Steyer; Streets and Alleys,
Cecil, Dunfee and Thomas; Public
Improvements, Thomas, Tobey and
Davis; Public Health, Tobey, Ling
and Steyer; Fire aud Police, Steyer.
Davis and Tobey.
The committee on Fire and Police
was instructed to make arrangements
for fire protection by securing a horse
to pull the fire engine.
The Judiciary committee was in.
structed to frame such ordinances as
were necessary to perfect organization
of the city.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-01-28
THE NEW STATUTES
Elicit Considerable Favorable IN Comment
From Officials.

Elicit Considerable Favorable IN Comment |
From officials.
If the new statutes which were fur
nished the county officials recently
receive as much attention and COM
ment all over the State as they have
in Allen county the ears of the law
makers need he encased i'm thick muf
flers to keep out the growl of disa-
proval. Every man who has express
ed his opinion of them condemns
them for their imbecillty, their in
definiteness or their awkward ar
rangement.
The latest opinion comes from Mr..
H. ID. Smith, Justice of the Peace at
Humboldt, who was up Tuesday get
tinghis new volumes. He said that
he and the Hum boldt lawyers had had
considerable fun over the new Fee
and Salary bill and it was his opinion
that the law defeated its own aim In
several respects. For instance, not
long since case came up before him,
one man sued another, and the chief
object Of each Of the participants was
to stick his opponent for a large bill
Of costs as the original amount for
which the suit was brought was trifl-
ing. When the case came up and
the lawyers and their clients found
that the Justice fees, according to Mr..
Smith, couldn't run over $500 if they
sued until Christmas 1899, that they
might summon a hundred witnesses
and the fee for swearing them in in
lump would be only 8 cents, that
they could file papers until the file
wore out at 3 cents apiece, that the
justice would not allow them to give
bond for over four dollars when they
offered to give ten, and everything
tended to keep down the bill of costs,
they got mad and neither was willing
to try the case and it was laid over,
nominally for month, but in truth
until Gabriel blows his trumpet.
The law, of course, intended to make
having easy at reduced prices so that
any body could sue every body, but
since the main damage done in such
cases has always been the bill of
costs, the incentive is now removed
and having will soon become lost
art.
Speaking of marriages, Mr.. Smith
said he had about as nice little ring
a-marole to tie the knot with as he
ever heard, partly taken from the
statutes, but mainly culled from his
own fancful flower garden. And
then to find the price of 81 80 set upon
his priceless gem of rhetoric He
hasn't married any body since and
doesn't intend to-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-01-28
How Is This =?

The following paragraph is an ex'
tract from the Humboldt corresponds
ence in the weekly REGISTER. VIII
the dive keeper find himself mis-
taken, or was the mistake on the part
of some others? Here is the item:
One of Iola's dive-keepers, who has
been living in Humboldt until the
political atmosphere would settle IT,
s elf to his liking, returned there yes
terday with the intention of opening
first class saloon.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-01-28
Wanted:

Wanted. At oScE-BriS,ht young man
eating Oils and GTeases. Salary aud, expenses.
Enclose stamp for particulars. Address,
Crescent Oil Company
Minneapolis, MINI.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-02-05

Tho tram arrivss at ll:lo a M,
from the east and leaving at sos
IN tho evening.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-02-05
vsties Il Probate u Viii Il Edward
P. Oast1. DECEASED.
NrA1E o. cOiORAN.,.
kSo 0nAMDO UbCAyv.

kso OnAnpO IIUxrv. ~
n Penpsr Of the Hsase os Colcra6o. TO Ms
psfvta PlFttn. taihrstts. 8on. W. y. Carter.
ktcesrd Watts. lsrs~l wstss. Nancy Neg. Ma
~ n rvey and Mary ptnlrs. 0rrctinR:
Wheseas. IN tnstrWasce In writing purprvt.
iag tO b. ikS last will ard Testament Ot kh'
ward r. Carter. latc oe tho County Of Mo
tDusty ~ Mo Gssaas, by Aancrvta I. Pariin.
80 tie 1sh Day u February. 4: d. iSr has
6ssa - for kearsa9 tAe Application for pro.
ha1s q aaid iesarvaset. = tbs last wiz and
TssGa1eas Of The said kAward =. Carer. a.
esaeo4. and h apesareaf frun satd insarumeut
spd frs oeker sasisfeceosy cvtarnc.; tAst
Aaessvte Passie. Csths!tns oG9. ". Z. Carer.
~ Harvey ard Hsry frnlsy arr tsc Aetsa =
- \ fsrskes app~srinR thae Ill of sasA hetes
. AW asv noa. Frsideats n the Rsate 0f Cosss
Eaes. sxsspt 1ancrvia Pastis snd Csihcrsiss
YSa ~ shsssscsc h~srby nne,n~tl. that In
~ ~ WsN cd Trsaassssae theru ~ dsytss
kss..l 80 T.s' Ssv:.s,y, 80 y"1, ,:. g.. f%r ,H
6oqaiy Cour. slsstae 9 OSUr e rrotais
yte6A go fne ehs COssmty OF Nh 0ran.i<
Qeass oe Co.nfn1n. - the Cussst nousc IL the
f0wu a. Dei eoeee. On AooAay tss 9ah day N
teeesssy. A. b. ~ 20 aesoa1 ~ psOeaes oi
~ taelyuaseot - v!ttta9.
MMerss, }. =. nsxsee. SsAee a.d ert,ne
cssA q r.. c:s.sv tSs.ss e "
sSs ssai n X "a % tSSrs. sSs~so sSissd
this siss Aay VI Jsry.ssy; A. -.
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CoSaty Cours
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-02-05

THERE is something about the
beet sugar business that we don't
quite understand and that is, why
does it become necessary to pledge
or put the farmers under contract
to raise beets? Ordinarily il q
thing pays the farmers are inclined
to overdo the matter and raise too
much. The rsnchmen are assured
that it will pay them we'll to ralss
sugar beets; they have the profits
all figured out to them on paper
and yet sugar factory all depends
upon whether or not the ranchmeu
will contract to grow the beets.
1t looks as il the sugar factory il
an experiment and the farmers
were being invited to take all tho
chances,
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-02-05
The sl4O,OOO,OOO paid out yea,

The Sl4O,0OO,0OO paid out year
ly to the old soldiers in pensions,
If equitably distributed, say at
|tl61 per month, would pension
700, 600. But pensions are not
granted that way; one man gets
S75 per month and an other equal
ly deserving, gets ~ or $6 per
month. The soldier of high rank
and his widow get the big pension.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-02-05
PEDDLERS.

AHeTo 10 u iittic pihCc bOOuG III
teen miles north of Alamosa called
Mosca. The inhabitants are old
fashion-mostly republicans, deci-
Piles of one Jim Shields who fur
nislies law and brains for the town
and the county pays for it. Jim's
economy is protection" both ma
t,onal and local. Jim has taught
his people the necessity Of having
. sort nf Chinese. wall to prev ent
themselves from buying outside OF
the enclosure-not to protect them
selves as people, but the few en-
gagged in trade. jim has also
taught his little flock that what is
good for a whole people is good
for Mosca, and suggests a barbed
wire fence about the town with a
notice TO "peddlers" to keep of Of
our grass. Jim's eoonomy is all
in favor Of the fellows in his cor
raj who are engaged in trade-and
Jim holds to the old exploded
theory that il the traders prosper
they will, in some mysterious way,
divide up with the outside world.
A Monte Vista firm lately pu,
men in that neighborhood selling
groceries; these men sold all
around and in and about the little
village. The result WAS a grea,
big howl. The drsymsn, who
thought 70 save a few dollars wa,
caught buying stuff OF these "trav'
cling peddlers," - they are called
and he was at once boycotted; the
business men" Of the town actual
ly refused to give the poor man ,
dollars worth OF work aud ever
started up another draymsn who
puts himself under obligations L
give back TO the aforesaid "busi
ness men," in profits. the few 10
Is and IS cents he gets from then
in drsyipg.
This is protection:.to the grocer
hut now is tho drayman benefited
The Mu~ca Herald, which is ex
r-c,r,l to protect the grocen 70,
about sl.50 n year. among othe,
things sxys:
] II is reported that this firm o
pe,ldlrrs will ship = carload OF gro
cerics 10 Mosca for delivery bu
4 we nlso assert that . deputy sherif
should be on the ground TO max,
them psy for the privilege. II
tho meantime the groceryme,
should not wrsak their vengeanc,
entirely upon one man.
i The "one man" referred 70 |
ths drayman.
II there Was any way TO get a
the farmers who arc looking on
for No. !, they would boycott hin
also. The farmer 10 said 10 bs ,h'
. only independent man on earth
6ut tho grooers Of Mosca propos'
tn place a deputy sheriff b-twesl
! him and = carload Of groceries
We would like 70 400 tho color o
Nj. Shsrifs writ or Injunction
that steps IN between the farmer
pocket book and rolled oats o
sorghum molassea
They way this Aoats Vista arn
don't pay any taxes In Costill
county! II this Argument 10 ten
able, Il follows that all taxea, ron,
clerk hire. etc. which the grocs
pays, 10 added 70 the price Of hi
goods and the consumer pay Il oil
In other words, the farmsrlis sup
posed to pay bic own taxes -,
thoes ol Tie busiusss nssn q Aosc
) with whom hs does bueiwssa.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-02-05

A TRUST capitalized at as, 900
600 has been formed in New York
which takes in 16 or 81 paper mills
and is destined to monopolize the
paper industry of the whole cour-
try. D. o. Mills. who Is heavily
Interested in the Niagara Falls p
per rcompany, Il reported rs hav-
ing said: "All OF the large paper
mills of the East are in the combi-
nation and some of the largest
Western mills. I do not think tho
consolidation will result in any
material change in prices. It's
chief advantage will be concentrs-
ton of management and the reduc-
tion of expenses"
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-02-05

y: - !. .;A:y sss,.a ss,h iaay2ssy hTSS.s hTS:,
vss:.i ssssss: IL snS ssr sST: Sn,
eeess eetills tksss eminsnt nkvSlelass "a
The full ccaa6sacs Of the a0ll6ts1 evsry.
"s's:h I chs4sx{{NS ss{{ NSssss:D''i; 1sD ir;os,r.yr CURE
TT The sWful .saects Of early v:ee and tbs
.F8iyAfe .RL6ob AND nkfN Dis.
oAoEo seesIily. soapsstsiy An1 pssms.
Esky1Gs DEBILITY Axp eExyAI,
c s,:1,vaA ...!ss Assp ,S,ssT1L. n. VI; I;
4etsMlt4s fre9 evseesss:
nansaiiv ssi suecsssfuliy cvssi q every
.1YrlsILlA qoNpRnvEA oLEET,
Q3t.ee ysnah Nsekaess and alt deiieals
1lees3sss peessiAf tS slthe! so resltivsiy
IL s!ss e ~ ,s g e s.ssssss s.: e &:
s3s23 q Metyse yeass: ....
seeel, Fsa9vsl .ee0pists, w1tteet evftin3
fss:ssss, ss,6 g 6s.}: c:'fs s:sSfs : s.IS cs: 3;
06S SbccpsO y ssssA ispss facts
s..s. Is:sssscl. ,ss?s.s1ess' t3ssa s,.stiss sTtiiss
~ ~ g IL: !: q u -. = Is: =;
ofs::. s. ssss &! !! 4 & ,!!.!e ,est's
aGg0oa eeGA -
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-02-05

to sustain soul and body, instead
OF coming out in the open and con
testing the merits Of their claim
and right to this pittance, an ex-
cuse in the form Of rule is o6er-
ed SO that he who offers it may
escape responsibility or Just eriti-
cism at the hands of this elass oe
voters"
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-02-05

A FEW years ago there Was, at
nearly every cross roads in New
England small shoe shops in which
from two to six men were engaged
making boots and shoes. These
men owned a few acres of land
and house, kept horse and COW
aud we're independent. BY tho
advent of machinery these shoe
makers were forced, to abandon
their homes-which became prac-
tically worthless-and to become
renters in the cities and hired men
in the large shoe factories, where
for . while they made fair wages.
What the age Of machinery has
done for the shoe maker-aud the
small manufactures generally-the
age Of capitalism is beginning to do
for the small trader, or business
man; soon their places will b
usurped by the department store,
the trust and the combine.
It is being demonstrated every
day that great enterprises can be
more economically managed under
one head than many small ones
under divers mansgements, and
furthermore the trusts substitute
cooperation for competition,
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-02-05

WHILE John G. Bell was "doing
up" Uncle Joe Cannon in the
House the other day the latter
rushed out into the corridor and
exclaimed, "The d Populists
have possession Of the House."
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-02-05

DOLE, the tool of the Western
sugar kings is in Washington urg-
ing annexation. So far as out
siders cau Judge the question of
Hawaiian annexation concerns two
rival cliques Of sugar traders only,
tho New York spectators aud the
western sugar men.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-02-05

Az correspondent of ours late
ly pointed out, the fact that tho
Canadian government owns sud
operates . railroad system with
such great success is carefully co.
cealed on this side Of the bocdse.
No newspaper ever slludss to il
or il it does. It makes the uosI
careful omission Of the main east
in the case. Ever since the Csua-
dian government assumed tho nan.
agement Of the lines the rosdbsd
has been strcntheued. until today
It 10 not ouly the most solid snd
secure on the continent. but IL b
also one Of the best in the world.
The equipment 10 FAR superior 10
that Of any railroad in the United
States The proof Of these fssls
Ia accessible 70 anyone who 10 will
ing to pay the Dominican govern
ment for q copy Of the o@ciai 70.
port. The private railroads Of
Canada have been reduced 70 . %.
sition Of complete subordinssiou.
They cannot compcts With the
government system at slL In
management 10 economy and In
every detail that goes 70 make sp
. railway system. the goveruusut
methods whip "privats sntsepsiss"
out Of tho 6sld. Bot % gr.as ~
bssn the conspiracy q sljaseA
that very lev psopls IL this eosu.
try know anything aboat ~ -
ter q oil. Il the test shosA -
nosssd about auoag ~ ~ ~.
nases vosld ~ sAsl 0sscqeaneal
ownssshsp = 81 vsay vsll oDs q =.
1oaiAl sslshllshneaA hke O.
bat Il vesA ssvss = sspe ~
eosdes.-Tvss9slA Csa1asR gg
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-02-05
0oesss ~ Yubassasaoa.

- 49, - IN NOSt6. CO90.
January 4 lSos.
N0ejop = begu11 8tv0n tha9 the foltoWta6-
na6od soealor NJ ~ noetns 0f hts inse,.tttis,
to naks anAl ps1os ~ support Of his ciaiu,
ssrnS1 Sscssvss 3. 4 LssS oSsss Il IS, NcSsr
sA1A. o. ~. a, - NJ:
jos Manuel MAnaanarts WIN nade u. & No
4 q NV and n u o. \ N OF Bse = Twp .
n oS RanQe 4 n r u.
Ne 0A6as the fs,iowing Wieosaars 10 psovs
Of, ~ laD1, viH'
Manuel vajdez. sasinO Marines. Ant0uk
H1pta0sa. rvAnk Edstrum. all Of Dol Norte
wv. c. HOwRx. Regtsser.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-02-05

The president is q gold bug
when in, New York and Senator
Wolcott insists that he will be
bimetalist when he takes trip to
this western country.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-02-05
N. H. CHAPMAN,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office at Weiss Chapman drug
store, Monte Vista, Colo.
uosie. os Yt..l settlement.

In tie matssr OF the Essase Of Walter L. Nc
Mutt. decoased.
N0<tce u Aereby gtvcn, that on Monday the
1Beh day Of February A. ID. lsRs. being one OF
tho rcGulsr days Of the February term OF the
County Court Of Rio Grnnde county, In the
State Of ColosAdo, ]. Robert n. Wallace. I'D
niniatsatOr OF seid cstatc. will appear before
the 5udge Of sasd Court. present my 0nal sct-
uemsnf 9. such Adm!nt.tresor. pray the ap-
peoval of the aa1e, and will then apply to b.
0isoAafeed ~ such adminiserasor.
A. wAtch time aud psace say persnn In inter
0oe nay Appear and preoc0t objections tn TIC
same any tAefe BE-.
Desed q Monte Vissa. CnaoraAo. January
ths a. IlgA
of ~ tsea4s of Wa1ssr L. 0S39uea, Asssassd.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-02-05
Dat 1ss.ooo sueso "a spk Ysr LIZ.
Away.

II you Waot 70 quit to6acoo UauG 80
ily and forever. be made well. strong,
nasnssio, full Of nsw lifs and vsgor. taks
No-To- Bao, the wondse- worker, that
makes weak nssu strong. Many gain tea
pounds In tsn daya Over 100000 cured.
Buy No-To- Bao Of your druggist, under
guarantees 70 curs, 5oc or el.oo. Booklet
and sample mailed free, Ad oesrlins
Remedy Gu, Chicago or Nsv York.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-02-05

Wanted good Agents. male OF female
IN your locality el5.O PSF week and
sxpsasss. Write for particulars.
INTERNATIONAL REMEDY Co.
Suite jc2, 10 Dearborn st.,
CHICAGO III.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-09

ing has been pleasant thing TO see But
they wanted one little item TO I'll the cup
"a nice little dance. They communicated
with Hon John McReavy. OF Union city,
and he told them they We're welcome 10
use his large hall. and Saturday night they
"fripped the light fantastic" TO their
hearts content. Though they engaged mt
sic from Shelton. there are guitar, banjo
and mandolin players among the party.
full roster OF these Seatt.eites includes:
Mrs. c. J. Mcfarland. Misses Laura Z.
Wallace. Carrie Robertson. Ella McFar-
land, Nellie NJ. Wallace. Rose Brelle, VIII
lie Woodin, Messrs. Walter Wallace. Ed
ward 4. Rowe.i Billy Graves. Edward
Wallace. John Brelle. F. d. McRae. Sam
Mikkelson, Albert a. Brelle. Carl McFar-
land Monroe Graves, c. j. Mcfarland and
Fred LstZ.
The one disappointing feature is the
smoke. This excludes the scenery. ana
darkens the sun. but little rain will soon
dispel It, and this. 1t is thought we Will
soon have. The clans are in good condi-
tion,' fishing is good, game in abundance,
and, so long as the food chest holds out,
the campers will be with us-and their
pleasure adds TO ours.
The F. ]. Church party. OF Tacoma to-
day went up TO Lake Cushman, on their
annual outing.
". j. Farrar and party. OF Seattle are
now at Union City. putting in the time
fishing and Just loahng''
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-09

OF the church at o'clock Sunday morning
for early mass. he discovered on the south
end Of the steps pile of half-burned rags,
saturated with kerosene. One OF the wood
en- doors was burned through at the bot
tom ana the steps were charred. Even had
the flame taken aold on the woodwork, it
could have done no more than destroy the
wooden doors without further damaging
the brick and stone walls of the church.
The intent of the perpetrator of the crime
was apparently to cause as much annoy
ance AS possible. without hope OF entirely
destroying the building.
The police were notified and all day yes
terday a special officer worked on the
case. clue has been discovered which
points strongly to a man well known In
the criminal annals Of this city as the gull
~ party. II IS believed that fanatic oppo-
sit.on 10 Catholicism WAS responsible for
the attempt to burn the church.
This building is one OF the fines. OF its
kind in the city Its construction was COM
pleted about three years ago. The cross
In the cut shows the door which was
burned