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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27
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Car fare from Your home to SPENCERS BUS
NESS SCHOOL, Kingston, n. Y. $50 students Ia
year. Board aud room in clubs, s2.5Q per week
1883. Beautiful New Building. Best IN
everything. Not r single stenographic graduate OF
ur school has failed to secure a payingpositi,n n.
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The foregoing account of A. W Ferrin,
treasurer of Washington county examined and
approved and balance found due the treasurer
of $3.50.
MELVILLE h SMILE, Auditor.
Montpelier, December /, 1899.
We have examined the foregoing statement
of the treasurers account and approve the
same. We find that by reason of there being
uncompleted contracts for tie erection OF the
new county Jail for some necessary repairs
being made upon the court house, under which
contracts work is progressing, it is impossible
to state the exact accrued indebtedness of the
county at this date. Upon the completion of
the work on these contracts there will be an
Indebtedness of about SIS, 200 for balance due
these contracts, which will be provided for by
the tax of the present and the coming year
authorized by Act No. 264 of the Acts of 1898.
MApK MEARs,
c ID. EDGERToN,
Assistant Judges of Washington County Court.
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A. w. FERRrN. TREASURER.

In account with Washington County for
year ending November 30, 1899
1898 DEBIT.
Dec. 10. To amount received from
former treasurer l36 2o
To amount of taxes
collected S,5ll II
To amount received
towards old Jail sold 8, 40 43
To amount received
from State Auditors
peddlers' license II y
To amount due treasurer rs 80
Sl2,246 81
CREDIT.
By amount of orders
paid u Cos 81
BY interest paid on bor-
rowed money l69 81
By treasurer's salary to
Dec 1898 10 90
By postage, etc. 90
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-03
INTERESTING HISTORIC DATA
IN THE RECORDS AT OLYMPIA.
Old Documents Tell the Story Of the First Organized Govern
ment North of the Columbia River-Recol.
Iecions Of Early Days.

uel r. Thurston the spring before and
disposition among the people of oregon to
perpetuate his memory suggested his
name for the new county.
Mr.. Thurston was elected a member Of
congress as an opponent of the Hudson
Bay Company. While returning from the
Federal capital by way OF Cape Horn he
was taken sick and died at sea April 8,
1851, between Panama and Acapulco, of
the coast of Central America His re-
mains were buried at the latter place,
but, by authority of the legislature of
Oregon, they were exhumed and brought
to Salem for a permanent interment,
where a marble monument was erected
to his memory. At time when his vir-
tues and untimely death were uppermost
in the minds OF the people Of his state,
the proposition to connect his name with
the new county met with q general re-
Spouse, and Thurston was accordingly
adopted.
Olympia Temporarily Chosen.
The act creating the county provided for
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county, and the records show that at the
first session. of the board David Shelton,
Whitfield Kirtley and George A. Barnes,
as directors of school district No. 2. rep
resented that the district had been organ
ICED. and asked that boundaries be estab-
lished. This was granted, and scope of
country about Olympia, and taking In all
of the settlements about the headwaters
of the Sound. was made school district.
AT meeting OF the commissioners in Sep
TENDER following the settlements between
Olympia and Steilacoom were organized
into district for school purposes.
Among other acts of the first meeting of
the commissioners of the county board
there is chronicled the appointment of
Walter Crockett as justice of the peace of
Scadget precinct and of l.. b. Hastings for
Port Townsend precinct.
For fee of 81 William Packwood was
granted license to maintain ferry across
the NisquaEy river. The board fixed his
scale of prices where were: For wagon
and team, with driver, s1.5o; for man and
horse, so cents; for a single individual. IS
cents: horses and cattle, 20 cents each, and
for hogs. goats, 10 cents each.
Thus, in brief, appears the first record
Of organized government north of the CO.
lumbia river. The next step in the direc-
ton OF political growth was the creation
of the counties of King, Pierce, Island and
Jefferson at the legislative session the fol-
lowing winter. This was followed by the
act Of congress creating and providing for
the organization Of Washington territory.
Nearly half century has elapsed since
the pioneers of those days laid the eounda-
ton of the civilization and the blessings
that are now enjoyed. but about historic
Olympia there are ample evidences Of the
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the holding of an election for choosing
county officers and designated Olympia as
the temporary county seat. The frat cleo
ton was held in June, 1852, when A. J.
Simmons was elected sheriff; A. NJ. Poe,
county clerk; D. r. Bigelow, county treas
urer; r. s. Baily, assessor; Edmund Syl-
vester, coroner, and A. A. Denny, s. S.
Ford. ST., and David Shelton. county COM
missioners. With the exception of the COM
rnissioners. all of the county officers elect
were residents of the village Of Olympia.
Mr.. Denny resided at Seattle. Mr.. Ford
was ranching in the southern end of the
county, near the Lewis county line, and
Mr.. Sheldon resided over on the Big Skoo-
KUN, where the present city of Shelton Is
now located. With the exception of Mr..
Bigelow, all of those who took an official
part in the organization of the county
have passed to the great beyond. Mr.
Bigelow still resides on his old Donation
claim, only a short distance from the bust
ness center of the city of Olympia.
The first session of the board of county
commissioners was at the Office of Mr..
Poe, on what is now Second street, not far
from the corner OF Washington street or
the commissioners, only Mr. Denny and
Mr.. Shelton were present. They took their
oaths of office. appointed y. r. Bigelow.
clerk of the board pro tempore and ad-
journed until the next day, in order that
the county offlcers-elect might prepare
their Official bonds; also in the hope that
Mr.. Ford might be present to participate
in the initial work Of organizing the coun-
ty. Mr.. Ford. however, was not present
on the 9Th and the board organized by the
selection Of Mr.. Sheldon as presiding judge
of the county commissioners court. Messrs.
Shelton hnd Denny drew lots for length Of
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terms, the law creating the county provid-
ing that one of the first commissioners
should hold Office for one year, one for two
years and one for three years. Mr., Ford,
being absent, the long term OF three years
was conceded to him; Mr.. Denny drew the
one year term and Mr.. Shelton that for two
years.
Precincts in the New County.
One of the most important duties Of the
new board of commissioners was that of
apportioning the county into precincts and
school districts. Considering that the coun-
ty embraced scope of country approx
mately one hundred and fifty miles square.
with only few small settlements. the lay
ing down of precinct lines was Of necessity
a rather arbitrary act that could not we'll
be governed by the conveniences of the
settlers. Five precincts were established
as follows:
.'Scadget precinct--To include WILDLY
island and all islands north to the northern
boundary of the United States.
Port Townsend precinct-The territory
north of Hoods canal, on the west side
of the Sound.
"Dewamps precinct--The territory east Of
Puget sound and north of the Puyallup
river and all south of Hoods canal to the
parallel of the north parallel of the Puyal-
lup river. on the west side Of the Sound.
"Steilacoom preciuct-The territory north
of the Nisqually river to the Puyallup, on
the east side of Puget sound, and all thence
river to the parallel of the mouth Of the
Puyallup.
Olympia precinct-The territory south
Of Steilacoom precinct"
Historic Acts of Commissioners.
AT the time of its creation into a county
the territory embraeed.in Thurston county
was school district in what - now Lewis
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the building. The mother
eldest IN family.
The Twins" called through
coincidence the month Of August for the has brought Of
good home
Of parents vicinity.
flesh skeleton When taken by the the babe found polling
"unwcom" child therefore shamefuny neglected.
Though health has rendered probably
mind by earyt rem
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HAFE hantone
o.
Mk
in of mother
though she and three brothers made their
clothing When took her clothed
ofh
mother Everett The mother destitute and
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LYMPIA, Dec. 2.-Today your cor
I'M respondent strolled into the coun-
AMI ty auditors office. and curiosity
w prompted him TO call for volume
i. of the records of the county
commissioners of Thurston coun-
". cursory glance was all that was
necessary TO suggest that there is much
interesting historical matter lying around
inc early settlements Of the Northwest
mat has never been published. to say
nothing OF the recollections OF those early
Gays that repose solely in the memories
OF the pioneers.
Thurston county was created by act of
tne Oregon legislature In the winter of
Aeoz and included the vast basin lying
west OF the Cascade mountains and north
OF the Cowlitz divide. extending north
ward to the international boundary. The
nfst white settler to locate In the Sound
country was Michael T. Simmons, and
when the bill to create a new county in
the extreme Northwest was introduced 1t
was proposed to call the county Simmons,
Pus the sad death Of Congressman Sam
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w vide for q homeless child its
l. en,s. guardians or any others
" control of 1t must release 1t uncondi-
uonaily, and the society attends to all the
legal measures of adoption and keeps a
systematic and careful record of each
child. no matter where 1t may be sent.
me International character Of the organ
Nation permits Of the finding of homes for
children In all parts of the country. All
eaca Charitable organizations have found
y necessary to follow the plan of complete
y severing the childs past from its flu
lure under the soclety's care. People who
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Its ProbabIe EMect.

A teacher In a north of England board.
ing school was recently examining a class
of small boys in mental arithmetic. She
said: IF your father gave your mother
80 shillings today and two pounds to-
morrow, what would she haye?" And
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small boy near the bottom Of the class res
Piled: 'she would have q fit."-Womsn'a
Journal
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efforts of the men who worked, and stud
led and planned, and schemed to build
homes and a civilization In these forests.
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Not sure About Il.

$50 you engaged q lawyerT'
well, I'm not just sure about thaA
Sometimes think engaged lAwyee
and sometimes think was hypnotixsd
by one. Ill know more about It whom
the case is flnished."-Chicago Post.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-07
CADETS ANNUAL EscAmp mex1.
Th'y Will Leave. Wednesday. for Two Weeks
at Camp Richards.

| The Augusta Cadets Will leave
| Wednesday, for their ANNUAL encamp-
| ment and muster. Their camp. this wear.
will not be in the same place as Vast wear.
as more desirable spot has bden found
for it in the same section Of the\countrv.
| 1t will be on the farm OF C. AL KNOWLES
and to reach it one must as usual go up
the Brook road to the left-hand road near
the cemetery. This will lead one to the
camp.
The spot IL a beautiful one and is stu
ated beside grove where there is a
spring Of sparkling. Icy cold water thai
will be the very thing, 80 General White
believes, for picnic parties. The camp
Will be known as Camp Richards, in
hanor of Names adjutant general, who
has been so kind and has always taken
such an interest IN the crack Augusta
Cadets.
The Cadets will assemble a the armory
at 1.30 o'clock, Wednesday afternoon, in
heavy marching order. Their line OF
march will be across the bridge to Water
street. down Water to Grove. to State,
and up State to the Bond Brook roa1
The order of the days routine work ana
the special days viii be announced,
Wednesday morning.
1t is believed that thfs camp will be
better situated for the visitors than the
old one. c. \. Knowles is prepared to
stable the teams of those who drive out
TO the place for the day, and in case the
visitors wish to stay but a few minutes
they can find accommodations along a
pasture fence to hitch their teams. 1t is
thought that barge will he run from
Water street a regular hours to accom-
mOdate those who do not care to hire
team but who desire to visit the boys n
camp. Picnic parties can so and spend
the day taking dinner in the big grove
Squads have prepared a cook house and
have pitched the large dining tent. and
by Wednesday one of the neatest ana
most homelike camps that boys or mill
tary companies ever stopped in will BE-
seen at Camp Richards.
About 50 members Will go. so it Is
thought and the encampment will prob
ably be for about two weeks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-07
AN UNPOPULAR INSURANCE RULE.
The One Prohibiting Agents from Insufing
Mortgaged Properly.

The farmers are now discussing a new
rule made by the insurance companies
which greatly affects them. In years past
the farmers have found it comparativeiY
easy to raise money by mortgaging their
property. The new insurance rule Will
have a tendency. it is said to send many
OF the farmers into the mutual com
panies organized in their own town for
their insurance. Many of the insurance
companies have decided that their agents
shall not hereafter be allowed to insure
farms upon which there is a mortgage.
Agents are not allowed to cover unoccu
pied farm buildings. or those not occu
pied By their owners.
The greater part of these mortgages
have been taken by savings banks and
individual investors who would require
the buildings insured for their security,
SO that in case of fire the amount which
they loaned would be protected The re-
cent action of the insurance companies
will not make this method of doing bust
ness convenient and result the
farmers are having some difficulty in get
ting loans.
So far this year there have not been
many losses on farm property in TINS sec
ton. Notwithstanding that there were
several days of thunder storms and light
ming. The loss by lightning has been
very small, the damage being confined to
buildings which the lightning had entered
and then passed out without setting fire
10 the structure Very few total losses
have thus far occurred.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-07

An extremely intelligent but rather
dilapidated looking stranger came into
my Office about a month ago. said a
gentleman, yesterday, land unfOlded a
highly picturesque project, in which
he assured me there were several mil
lion dollars. 1t was a scheme for the
wholesale destruction of rats. and he
proposed TO apply it particularly to
cleaning hotels and ships of such YER
min. His plan, as nearly as | succeed
Cd in graspinS it. was to generate Il
dense gas of high specific gravity.
which would form layer of several
inches on the floors and run down the
rat holes like water. The rat that in
hailed the gas would be Immediately
seized with a longing for fresh air and
change of scene, and the inventor
calculated that it would have just
about strength enough to get clear of
the premises.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-07

Two gentlemen and one lady held
meetings in Market square, Friday, Sat
urday and Sunday evenings. They sang
and talked and prayed and each night
had quite a crowd about them. They
came to Augusta from Watervllle
whore they STAYED several days. Each
night they took a collection to pay
their expenses. They are nice appear
ing DeoDle with fine voices and their
doctrine is that of the Lord instead
Of any one general doctrine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-07

THE police system in the large cities
is 50 great now" remarked police of
flee, Saturday, that it is next to i'm
possible for any crook to lose himself
and he is constantly under the eye of
the police. 1t is on much the same
plan as our local drunkards are under
our cys. We know all the habitual
drii kcrs and drunkards and in the
sane way, the metropolitan police have
learned all the crooks
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-07
Change OF Red Cross FIau.

There is a movement afoot to change
the hed Cross Flag. The Red Cross So
c.c;y is kno-u far and wide for lis mag
Eiiiccnt work. 1t seems pity to change
the sigr2m which stands for as much
gccd 20 humanity in another way as the
name, Hostet.er's Stomach Bittcrs. 1t
strikes AZ the root of almost all illness
the stoma cf-making ii strong and
hearty. \ healthy stomach invaria biv
means health. If you have constipation,
Indigestion. dysrcpsie, nervousness in
sonlGia. or liver and kidney troubles, II !,
H8stetter's Stomach B.tters. IL h..
cuffd these Ills far nail 4 century. :. Z
that i private RcV"nuc Stamp covers IA
~. 1. II .li,a l.nli -.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-07

"Jn the event of our losing the case
in the MarchnStcr-C oomb'S Mills mat
ter. it will teach us to be more careful
what papers and petitions we sign,
said Alderman Carver, the other even
ing. 1T will he remembered that the
citizens of Augusta generally signed
the petition for the road, rev years
ago. not knowing the first thing about
the road and upon the representation
that II you'd cost but little and be Of
great value
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-07

This r>acoE ,,a.; not been good one
50 far as Sundays are concerned, at
Sunday. as all will doubtless recollect.
has been either partially cloudy or
rairy and cold. and thus the crowd of
Sunday eXcursiOnists have been kept
at home. William f. Barrows, who
has ii hotel, this summer at Togus
pond. was in the city, Saturday. and
he says though he has not had a real
fair Sunday, the crowds have been
equ;l to last year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-07

Ore Of the very observing men was
discovered. the other day. He has
the postofiice building in the process
of erection. Yet the other day he
look ID up and saw the workmen
painting the tower, he remarked that
he did not see why they were building
that tower as it did not make the
thought the masons We're building an
addition. while the tower has ever
been a part of the building.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-07

One of the men who lives up in the
COMBS Mill region was telling. the
other day. of a former attempt to have
the road built from Manchester tC
COMBS Mills over the route where
Augusta now asks a discontinuance
This was SO years ago and the manner
in which it was defeated was novel
It was in the early spring and the
father of the man who told the story
of it went and got one of the county
commissioners to come and look at the
road. The water was eight feet high
er than at low water and was over
the greater part of the proposed route
for over mile. This caused the com
missioner to believe the road should
not be built there.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-07

The crews of carpenters and deco
rators at the court house are being
worked SUNDAYS in order that the
work may be completed in time for the
setting of the court in September. The
place will be fine looking one wher
it is completed. OF course the designs
had to be somher and not very bright
on account of the fact of it's being il
the halls of justice, but it Will. never
theless be elegant
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-07
Band Concert. This Evening.

There will be a band concert. this even
ing, at Monument park, by the Gardiner
Band. F. NJ Howe, leader The concert
will commence at s o'clock, after the al
rival of the band from Gardiner.
The following is the programme:
Introduction. March, 18th Regiment.
Parenalld
March, The Dandy Fifth, DevellIi
Medley Overture Gay Old Time" Boyer
Song, MY Old New Hampshire Home.
(WIth Brass Quartet, Arr. Berkeley
Cake Walk. Smoky Mokes. Hoizmann
Waltz, She Was Bred in Old Kentucky.
Botteger
Finale. Hornpipe March, Uncle Dooley $
Delight" Hal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-07

Large numbers of people arrived on
the Boston boat, Sunday morning,
The passenger list of the night on the
Boston boats was immense. The Sag
ada hoe was found insufficient to ac-
commodate the crowds and the Lin
coin was put on the route with her
In all they had over 600 passengers out
of Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-07
Ladies' Can Wear Shoes

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder to be shaken into the
SHOES. 1t makes tight or new shoes feel
easy: gives instan. relief to corns and
bunions. 1t is the greatest comfort dis
covery of the age Cures swollen feet,
bisterS and calious spots. Aliens Foot
Ease is certain cure for ingrowing nails,
sweating. hot. aching feet. AT all drug
gistS and shoe stores 25c. Trial packa GO
FREE by mail Address. Allen s. t,;H
lel. "a Roy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-07

The four months-old child of Mr..
and Mrs. Dona Deharnais of &c North
and was buried in st. Augustine ceme-
terry, Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-07
Bethlehem Lodge will have stated
meeting. tonight.

The Norwegian steamer Thyra has
arrived at San Francisco from Hong
Kong, via Honolulu with a varied car
go valued at $1,5OO.0Oe This is her
first trip to San Francisco and marks
the inauguration of a new line to the
Orient To be run in connection with
the Santa Fee Railway.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-07

The grand rally of the Changers of
this county will take place, tomorrow,
at Nassalboro. All the friends are in
vitcd to hear National Master Jones
of Nebraska and the Maine speakers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-07

Charles Cunningham. a stranger in
August. was fined S. in the police
court. Saturday, for drunkenness. He
paid and was allowed to go upon his
WAY
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-07

A banana cantelope. something new
in Augusta markets, was seen in one of
the fruit stores, Saturday afternoon. 1t
is said they are very nice. They are of
the color of an ordinary cantelope.
though possibly a little darker, and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-07

Again. Augusta has gone long
period without a fire Of any account.
We have been very fortunate thus far,
this year
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-07

Saturday was a terribly busy day
for the ice men They did not have
time to eat even. the orders piled in
upon them SO fast, and one delivery
did not seem to be enough.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-07

The Islander is to run to this city
again. this week. and will he here. to-
morrow morning, as usual, to take her
passengers.