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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03

The steady growth of American eN-
port trade is bringing out some curious
incidents One Of these is reported
from the town of Hastings England,
where the town council invited pro-
posals for 2.0S5 tons of water pipe, Of
l6-inch, 10-jnch and irregular sizes. The
lowest bid from any British firm was
S1161o, and 40 American bid of Sl0,359
was accepted. The contract is not a
large one, to be sure. but it emphasizes
the increasing Importance of American
competition in a country which en-
ioyed. for long period, uudisputed SUI
premacy IN the iron and steel trade.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03
successfuI Whaling season.

San Francisco, Oct. 31.-The steamer
Portland, which arrived here Sunday
from st. Michaels, brings important
news of the arctic whaling fleet. The
catch up to October 10 was one of the
largest on record and represented in
round numbers about 81, 0OO,O 900. The
total catch was 1873 whales
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03

London, Oct. 31.-There is the great
est activity at Davenport, the site of the
largest arsenal in Great Britain, and
of two of the finest drydocks in the
world The government is assembling
an emergency squadron, which it is I'M
derstood will go to Gibraltar.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03

Observations made at the Massachu-
sctts agricultural experiment station
show that 50 per cent, If the food Of
the uugauly and rcpulsive-looking
toad is made nap of insects Injurious to
agriculture The toad is an especial
enemy Of thc army worm, the cut
worm, and greenhouse pests general
ly, and does a lot Of good in its modest
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03
Cabinet Crisis in Japan

Yokohama, Nov. The whole cabi-
net has resigned, the ministers being
unable to agree upon the question OF
filling the portfolio of education. Thus
the first attempt at party government
in Japan has proved failure. 1t is
nrobable the next cabinet will be a
coalition of liberals and clan leaders.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03
He knpM Him.

Again it was the terrible small brother
doing the entertaining until his sister
could put in an appearance.
81 guess you don't know me- said the
caller, with a commendable desire to be
pleasant.
''Oh, yes, do When saw you through
the winder | heard sister say there comes
that everastin' Simpkins again!' Detroit
Free Press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03

The three prizes offered by the Cen
fury company for the best stories writ
ten by college graduates Of 1897 have
an been won by young women. In
times Of expansion the young men have
10 hustle in the production of history
instead Of romance
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03

The laborors who built the pyramids
did not work under such disadvan-
tages as have long been attributed to
them. Recent research shows that
they had solid and tubular drills and
lathe tools. The drills were set with
jewels and cut into the rocks with
Lcenncss and accuracy.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03

The trolley has emancipated the car
horse, and before many years will re-
lease the camel in Africa from his an
cieut thraldom. Steam and the cleo
trio current are powerful workers in
the field Of philanthropy.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03

The board of directors Of the Mary
land state bureau of immigration has
instructed Cornelius w Van der Hoogt.
secretary of the board, TO 90 to Holland
for the purpose Of obtaining mum
bcr Of immigrants with whom 10 settle
a COLONY In Mainland.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03
YeIIn,r Ferer in MexIcn.

Laredo. Tex. Oct. 31.-Mexican Of
ficers report three deaths from yellow
fever in Monterey on Friday with four
new cases. Private information indi-
Gates a greater mortality and an in
crease of sickness.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03

William Barclay Parsons, the chief
engineer of the American syndicate
that is 10 construct a railroad between
Uong-Kong and Han Kow, has sailed
for China to look over the ground and
have the preliminary surveys made.
The line VIII he $50 miles long and will
be strictly American made.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03

Minneapolis, Mimi, Nov, /. j. X.
Mertz, assistant adiutant general, G. 4.
r., department of Minnesota, and one
Of the best-known G.. A. II. men in the
west. dropped dead in hotel in this
city shortly after midnight.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03

South Acton, Mass, Nov. 1.-The
powder house of the New York and New
England Titantic Smokeless Powder
company was demolished by an expIo-
sion Monday. There were 20 men en-
ployed in the building, all of whom es-
capped with the exception of two, who
were slightly injured in the rush 10
ret out
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03

la Fayette was youth Of 20 when he
offered his fortune and his life in aid Of
American liberty. The $250,GO0 de-
sired TO erect an American monument
to his memory in Paris will not be hard
II nh.nin
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03

Patient Wen, doctor, do you think it's
appendicitis?
Eminent Surgeon-I never think, nv
friend; / always know
Yes, ! know YOU always know after the
operation, but can't you break over the rula
and worl; up little doubt ow?'-Chicago
Evening News
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03

AS young Hankinson looked furtively at
the girl in the pale blue dress talking in an
animated manner to Young Spoonamore in
the coy corner beyond the piano he bit his
lip,
But ii was an accident
He was trying to bite his mustachc. and It
wasn't long enough.-C Chicago Tribune.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03
nend Numher Fourteen.

Meridian, Miss, Oct 26.-Further in
formation reaching here from Forest,
Miss. says that IA is the number of ne
groes killed in the Harpersville race
riot ND to this time. The bodies of
three more victims were found in the
woods Tuesday. which increased the
number 10 IA
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03

Do you want Rates, Maps, Route, Time
Cards and all other necessary information,
if so, address II. w. Sparks, 234 Clark ST.,
Chicago.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03

bombay. Oct. 31.-A great fire in
Serinagur, one of the capitals of Cash
mere in the Vale of Cashmere, de-
stroycd all the public buildings and
many residences Saturday. One man
was killed The damage is estimated at
ten lakhs $500 .OO0l.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03
vacancy VIII Not De Filled

New York, Nov. The executive
committee of the citizens state party
has decided not to fill the vacancy on
the state ticket caused by the death of
Col. George E. Waring, candidate for
state engineer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03
Death of n Noted Wool Grower.

Columbus, o., Oct. 3l.-Hon. DAVID
Harpster, known throughout the coun-
try as ore of the most extensive wool
growers il Ohio, died at his home in
Harpster, Wyandot county, Sunday
night from dropsy. He had been Ill
for many months.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03
One nf Them

Eyes, Miss Biddleton is one of our most
celebrated war heroines"
Indeed! What did she do, go to the front
as a Red Cross nurse?
mo; she got up an endless chain scheme
for the purpose Of providing the soldiers
with ginger snaps. &C hicago Evening News.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03

ST. Petersburg, Oct, 2S.-It is now
recognized that the epidemic prevail
ing at Samarkand is the true plague.
The mortality is high.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03

The adaptability Of the Puerto Ricans
to American institutions is shown in
the fact that the hotel keepers of San
Juan have already formed a trust and
hoisted prices 100 per cent.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03
II Hasn't Been Hit.

Biggs-This war has put American
guns and gunnery to the test.
Boggs-But it hasn't been much of
test for American armor plate
Puck.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03
The value of Experience.

with what a gracefully sweeping motion
she handles a fam Yes; she used to keep
the flies off the table in her fathers Omaha
lunchroom. '-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03

Clergyman-You want 10 be separated
from your husband? Don't you know that
marriages are made in Heaven?
She-I know that, sir; but ours was not.
got my husband through an advertisement
in the papers-Il Illustrated American.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03
Advice Quickly Taken.

Physician You are living too high.
Patient-That's so; I've got to get a
cheaper doctor-N. y. Vim.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03

Faller must naver be too particular bout
hes cookin' ven haze es ferst married. Iust
tax som CUTE mediceen for dispepsya on tie
quiet an say noting Denver Times-Sun.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03
Swift.

"The fight was all over in minute" said
the witness. "Why, it was all done as quick
as a ole married man kissn' his wife good
by ."-Indianapolis Journal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03

New York, Nov. 1.-The Ninth regi-
ment, New York volunteers, was mus
tered out Of the United States service
{ Monday
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03

The publishers of the New York Ledger
announce the discontinuance of that publ
cation as a weekly and its appearance in
future as a monthly.
The Ledger was founded by Robert Bon
ner The world knows the history of that
venture He took into his work new ideas
and determination to succeed. tie made
the Ledger the foremost weekly IN the
realms of fiction-W World Herald, Omaha,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03

See there. A bad sprain cured; and s..
Jacobs Oil cured it.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03

Feeze and fret? Why? st. Jacobs OIL
cures Neuralgia Soothes it down
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03
RECLAIMED HEALTH.

Pretend to know and you will become an
empty shell.-Ram's Horn.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03

ElmIre Marie Carpenter, who for
the last 16 years has been in trance,
| died in New Orleans.
| In Lenora, Kan, William Elliott
/ killed Miss Fannie Leshell, who had re-
fused TO marry him, and then commit
/ ted suicide.
| John Gillies, William Boyer and Will
liam Mallon were killed and Daniel La
Premier was fatally injured by the ex-
plosion of boiler at the Calumet d
Hecla mills at Houghton, Mich.
In Cleveland, O., three distinct earth
quake shocks were felt.
In Springfield. o., the Second national
bank decided to go into liquidation.
Almost the entire business portion of
Tuskegee, Ala, was destroyed by fire.
/ In Atlanta Allen d. Gambler was in
augurated governor of Georgia.
The death of Col. William Hyde. aged
CO years. occurred in st. Louis. He was
for many years managing editor of the
Republican, now the Republic.
George Moore was sentenced to %
years in prison at Fort Worth, Tex, for
his connection with the Santa Fe train
holdup near there in July last.
The torpedo boat Farragut in trial
trip at San Francisco attained a speed
of better than 80 knots an hour.
In Knoxville. Tenn, John Kennedy,
aged Is, shot and mortally wounded his
sweetheart, May Peck, and then killed
himself. Jealousy was the cause.
One of the oldest newspaper men in
the country, C. \. Wall, died in Worces-
ter, Mass, aged 70 years. He had
been connected with the Spy since 1897.
FOREIGs INTELLIGENCE.
In collision the japanese steamer
Majagala was sunk off Kobe, Japan, and
/ 60 persons were drowned.
At Arequipa, Peru, two Americans
were under arrest on a charge of dis
/ tributing Protestant tracts contrary to
the state religion.
Fire wiped out the Hastings sawmill,
which had capacity of 100000 feet
! of lumber per year, at Vancouver, b. C..
The British cabinet has, it is said, de-
cided to proclaim the protectorate of
/ Great Britain over Egypt
In Paris the court of cessation, which
is to decide the question of reopening
the case of Alfred Dreyfus, alleged to
/ have been falsely convicted for selling
important military plans to agents of
4 foreign power, was opened.
c. II. Henning, wanted in Louisville
/ Ky, for robbIng the Bank of Louisville
/ of IS, 200. was arrested in London.
Ottawa. Ont, was shaken by an
earthquake.
An arrangement is said TO have been
made which removes all danger of
/ friction L-tween France and England
In London II. S. Nichols, publisher of
/ rare books, failed for $520,000.
Flames in Serinagur, one of the cap
itals of Cashmere, India, destroyed all
the public buildings and many resi-
/ dences.
Five Mussulmans convicted of taking
part in the massacre of British soldiers
on September were executed at Can
/ dia Crete
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03

Hicks-"Just saw HogIey. Had been to
the doctors. Doctor tells him he is looking
himself again" Wicks-"Is he really as bad
as that? Poor fellow! Boston Transcript.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03

If mirrors portrayed us as others see us
we wouldn t use them.-Chicago Daily News.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03

Told you So In one night cured. St. ia
cobs OIL masters Lumbago.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-04-01
Life of Frances Willard.

The greatest selling book of this
century. The only authorized and
authentic story of the beautiful
"Life of Francis E. Willard' by
Miss A. Gordon, Preface by Lady
Henry Somerset.
The great, eloquent and wise
unite in splendid testimonials.
Men like Dean Farra, Archbishop
Ireland, Canon Wilberforce. Bishop
Potter, Bishop Vincent, Moody,
Parkhurst and host of others
representing the church OF Eng
land, the Roman Catholic church
and all the christian churches of
the world have furnished what no
expenditure of money could buy.
Mrs. J. A. Laurendeau has the
exclusive right for the sale OF this
book. Agents wanted.
Apply at once to
Mrs. LAURENDEAU.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-04-01
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.

In the Superior Court of Kittitas County,
State of Washington. lin Probate.)
In the matter of the estate of +. NJ. ThOrp, de-
ceased.
This cause coming on to be heard on this 2lst
d " of March, ~. ID. 1898, upon the petition OF
the administrator to be allowed to sell the real
estate belonging to said estate. and it appearing
from said petition that all OF the personal prop
erty of said estate has been disposed Of that there
is still u considerable amount of debts Outstand-
ing against the decedent, and that there is no
personal estate in the hands of the administrator
to pay the said outstanding debts and expenses
OF the administration, and that 1T Is necessary
to sell the whole or large portion OF the real
estate owned by said estate in kittitas county;
State of Washington for the payment OF said
debts and expenses, and the court being fully
advised i'll the premises Goes hereby direct all
persons interested in said estate to appear before
the Superior court of Kittitas county, State OF
Washington at the court house of said county
Mt Ellensburg at 80 O'Clock a. m. on Monday
the I'd day of MAY, A. d. 1898. and show cause
If any they have why an order shall not be
granted to the administrator to sell the real es-
fate of the deceased. situate in Kittitas county.
State of Washington, or so much thereof as shall
be necessary to pay all of the debts and charges
now standing against said estate, and 1t is fur
n er ordered that this order be published in
"'THE ELLENsBURG DAWN" newspaper OF gen.
eral circulation, published at Ellensburg i'll said
county and state, for at least four successive
weeks preceding the said I'd day OF March A d.,
1898. .
Given under our hand at Ellensburg, kittltas
county, Washington, this DIST day of March, a.
ID. 1898, JOHN Is. DAVIDSON Judge.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-04-01
Summons by Publication.

In the superior Court of Kittitas County,
State OF Washington. George Hampton. Plaintiff
shoudy Hattie shoudy, B. F. Briggs David
Murray, Katherine Murray, J. H. Scott, London
and San Francisco Bank Limited a corporation.
liam Anderson. partners as Eilensburg Foundry
aud Engineering Company. f. J. Winter and G.
Harper, partners as Winter and Harper, W.
ward and c. A. Plummer surviving members of
Whittier Fuller and Company. Minneapolis
Trust Company, a corporation and c. S. Phil.
The state of Washington to the said B. F.
Briggs, London and San Francisco Bank Linn
tied, :, corporation: John ornthwait, John
as Ellensburg Foundry and Engineering Com.
pany, E. J: Winter and G. II: Harper partners as
Winter and Harper, ". E. Whittier and William
mer, surviving members of Whittier Fuller and
Company, Minneapolis Trust Company, a cor
poration and G. S. Philbrick defendants: You
OF this summons, towit-within sixty days
the above a'n entitled acon the aboYe
entitled court, and answer the complaint
of the plaintiff, and serve q, copy of your
plaintiff, at their Office below stated; and in case
of your failure so to do, Judgment will be rem.
dered against you according to the demand Of
clcrE of said court. That the above action is
brought for the purpose of fOreclOsing that GER
tain mortgage, made, executed and delivered to
ii AIRY G. MastersOn, on the 18th day of August,
A. d. 1898, by John A. ShOudy and M. +.
Shoudy for the sum of two thousand dollars
with interest thereon from date at the rate of
fourteen per centum per annum, upon the fol
lowing described real estate to- wit: All of lots
six and seven and the south half of lot eight in
block twelve, Depot Addition to the City of Ell.
lensbnrg, and all that pa eel of land beginning
at the southeast corner of block nine and run
ming north along the west side of Main street
forty feet; thence west one hundred and twenty
feet; thence south forty feet thence east along
the north line of Third street one hundred and
twenty feet to the place of beginning; Convey
ing the south forty feet Of lot six, block nine in
the original town of Ellensburg, which said
dorsed and set over to this plaintiff. Plaintiff
also prays the above and foregoing defendants
claim or equity of redemption in the said prem
Uses, and every part thereof.
MIREs Il WARNER. Attys. for Pitt.
Z. O.-Elensburg, Wash.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-04-01

A man dressed in red pants with blue
bands, blue coat trimmed with black
braid. decorated and with orange plush
was seen on our streets last week. Mr..
Ducrat, French soldier in Africa, WAS un-
fortunate and some 60 days ago sailed
for Gibralter where he was courteously
received by English officers who gave
him free pass to Vera Cruz, Mexico,
from there he came to San Francisco,
Seattle and Tacoma, and walked to this
place in days. He was taken to the
home of p. Laurendeau where he was
Hospitality received. Saturday, our WE'LL
known and liberal grocer, f. Bossong,
opened subscription. which was liber-
ally contributed to, including an entire
suit of clothes by J. G. Lloyd, which the
brave soldier OF 20 years standing in the
French army-well noted in the Ton
quin war-gladly accepted. He is now
On his way to the home OF former
French soldior in Montana.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-04-01
Deafness Cannot BE Cured.

By local applications as they caunot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that Is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an infamed condition of the mu-
dus lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is infamed you have Il rubbing
sound OF Imperfect. hearing, and whom it is
entirely closed, deafness is the result. and
unless the inflammation can be taken out and
this tube restored to its nOrmu condition,
hearing will be destroyed forever, nine cases
nothing but an inflamed condition of the
mucus surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of deafness (causen by catarrh)
that cannot be cnred by HaPs Catarrh
Send for circulars; free.
F, CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, zoe.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-04-01
llers of seri-

them at times are the forerunners of seri.
Gus disease.
More men would succeed in carrying out
their life purposes if they would put their
constitutions in strong, forceful, high con-
dition, without waiting until disease has
plunged its axe into their vital organs If
a man who is using up his working vitality
faster than his nutritive powers supply 1t,
will use Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery as an adjunct to his daily meals, it
will give the digestive organs power to
take hold of the food and extract from It
the elements which strengthen the vital
organism and build up healthy blood
It revitalizes every organ and tissue OF
the body; purges bilious poisons out of
the circulation invigorates the nerve CEN
tiers and the muscular system and makes
a man altogether man-full of ambition,
energy and pluck.
Mr. los, Henderson Dirblun of 544 Josephine
Street New Orleans La, writes to Dr. Pierce ::
I was ailing for some years, suffering rom md
appetite tried one bottle Of DR. Pierce S
Golden Medical Discovery and found great re-
lief / took two more bottles, three IN all, ana
one or two bottles of the Pellets, when
mend DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery to
do all that it is claimed to do.
+, fnany cases where constipation is one
of the aggravating causes of disease, DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets should be used i'll
conjunction with the Discovery" They
are the simplest and most perfectly natural
laxative ever invented.
1t is a dealers business to sell you what
YOU ask for-not what he prefers for selfish
profits sake to SELL