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The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-01-04
THAT SCHOOL LAND DEAL
A.. L. Slemmons Makes a few
Things Clear.

ELLENsBURG, WASH, Jan. 2. 1901.
EDITOR DAWN: Il desire to cor
rect a few false impressions that
might be gained from your inter
view with Messrs. Breigel and
Wager in your last issue, touching
the generalization of improvements
on what is known as the Breigel
school land. 1t is immaterial who
owned the improvements on this
land, though l understand from
very reliable parties that Mr.. Bret
gel mad stated that he had sold the
improvements to Mr.. Wager.
According to your interview they
both stated that they had knowl-
edge of the discrepancy and that
the error, as they term it, had al
ready been corrected before | ar
rived at Olympia and everything
would have been right if had not
'interfered. 1t is perhaps true as
they state, that they had knowledge
of the discrepancy before our firm
had been employed to stop the sale.
1t is not true, however, that the
error had been corrected or that
any steps had been taken to correct
the same before called the matter
to the attention of the board of
state land commissioners on the
18th of December, where the matter
was very reluctantly rectifed by
Mr.. Bridges. Whether it would
have been rectified if it had not
been forced upon them has no evil
dence circumstantial or otherwise,
excepting the self exculpatory state
ment of these gentlemen after the
desired end had been attained with
out any aid from them. l will
state briefly what actually took
place at Olympia. l arrived there
the night of the 18th, and early as
possible on the morning OF the 18th,
called upon the land commission
err for the papers in the case. Az
first they were refused me on the
ground that the papers were pri-
vate. | called attention to the fact
that the statute makes all papers
of the land commissioners office
open TO public inspection. They
were finally given to me, and |
found that on Oct. 6, 1900, Mr.. H.
R. Brsigel had made application
for the sale of NV /. Sec. 16, II,
10 and that pursuant to such APP
plication appraisement had been
made of the land at $1,000 per acre,
and the improvements aggregated
$226O. l found that Mr.. Bridges
had certified the appraisement of
the improvements to be $39O5.5O a
discrepancy of $1645.5O in favor OF
the owner of the improvements. |
found on file a letter from Mr.. E.
E. Wager renting $1,000 to pay
for the cost of publication and en-
closing a waiver of protest as to the
valuation of the improvements
executed by Mr.. Breigel, and par
ticularly urging that the notice for
publication be forwarded by return
mail so that the first publication
might be placed in THE DAWN of
that week. l then called the atten-
ton of Mr.. Bridges and his secre-
tary, Mr.. Thomas j. Miller to the
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fact that the appraisement of I'M
provements as returned by the APP
praiser was only $4,000, and that
the amount as certified to the coun-
ty auditor for publication was
$3905.50. They appeared properly
surprised at this revelation and at
a board meeting which was then
held it agreed that the notices as
published should be withdrawn and
the sale postponed until proper
publication should have been had
and Mr.. Bridges directed the Sec
rotary, Mr.. Miller in my presence
to write Immediately to Mr.. Fogar
ty and direct that all proceedings
be stopped. That was all | desired
and supposed that as far as the
existing publication was concerned
the matter was closed. The next
morning l thought before return
ed | would like to see a copy OF the
letter written to Mr.. Fogarty and
called for a copy of it. I was then
told that Mr.. Bridges had changed
his mind and had concluded that
instead of stopping the sale on the
29th, he would write Mr.. Fogarty
and telling him to change the valu-
alton as published upon the i'm
provements from $3905.50 to
$4,000, and to notify bidders at the
sale that such change had been
made, and he showed me copy of
his letter to Mr.. Fogarty to that
effect which had been written on
18th. This letter was received by
Mr.. Fogarty on the morning of the
10Th, and the correction was made
as directed and remained posted on
his door for one day. This was the
first notice that Mr.. Fogarty or any
other person had that an error had
been made, if it is entitled to the
lemient term eff terror or Of any
attempt to correct the same. When
1 found that Mr.. Bridges as soon as
my back was turned had rescinded
his action of the day before and
ignored the order of the board |
felt that it was useless to negotiate
further with him and told him that
| would Immediately carry my
objections into the courts. Assist
ant Attorney General Vance advis-
ed Mr. Bridges that Il sale under
such circumstances would be H.
legal. Even this did not move
him for some time, but after it was
apparent that the matter would be
presented to the court Mr.. Bridges
finally agreed to write another letter
to Mr.. Fogarty withdrawing the
publication and disseminating the
sale, and accordingly on the 10Th,
another letter was written which
accomplished that result.
This letter was received by MIR.
Fogarty on the morning of the Goth
and under his direction he took
down the notice of sale and with
drew the publication as corrected
by Mr.. Bridges letter of the pre-
ceeding day. I do not desire to be
severe in characterizing the state
ments of these gentlemen as pub
ilshed by you, but any statement
that the matter had been corrected
at any earlier date than l have
stated, doubtless arises from a con-
fusion of what they should have
done to correct the matter with
what they actually did.
l should not make this statement
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forthwith and estimate the damages
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-01-04

reforms through some other source,
hrt Won cannot obtain reforms
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-05-31

Unless a woman eats sufficient
nourishing food she can neither gain
nor keep a good complexion. Food,
when digested, is the base of all
health, all strength, and all beauty.
Herbine will help digest what you
eat, and give you the clear, bright,
beautiful skin OF health. Price so
and rs cts. w. b. Frame, City
Drug Store,
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Don't fail to see w. II. Roger

Don't fail to see w. ii. Rogers
when you want to sell your house.
hold goods for he paws highest
cash prices for second hand goods
of all description, on south side
Main street next door to j. b.
Mansfield, don't forget the place
m 2S d W I'm
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Io,aIIemperanee legion.

A meeting a. previously an.
nounced was held Saturday after
noon at the Christian church for
the purpose Of organizing a Loyal
Temperance Legion.
Quite a number were present
aud under the direction and man
azement Of Miss Hattie Noble the
organization was affected by the
election Of Miss Maud Bowman
president; Miss Wynn Ledbetter,
vice president; Mis- Tillie Tor.
gison, treasurer; and Louis Led
better. secretary. win a member
ship Of about sixty children.
4 portion Of the time was given
10 physical culture exercises and to
recitafious by the children.
All the children OF the city are
cordially invited 70 meet with them
tomorrow Saturday afternoon at
{ O'Clock at the Christian church
SECRETARY.
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DIRECTORS.

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-05-31

Have you tried our celery and
orange' You will have to try it
TO appreciate it.
BONNER x BONNER.
26tf The Druggists.
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Buy screen wire and screen doors
from Spragins.
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A Very Remarkable Remedy.

at is with a good deal of pleasure
and satisfaction that | recommend
Chanberiain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy" says Druggist
a. w. Sawtelle of Hartford, Conn.
"A lady customer, seeing the remedy
exposed for sale on my show case,
said to me: u really believe that
medicine saved my life the past sum
mer while at the shore and she be-
came 30 enthusiastic over It's merits
that at once made up my mind to
recommend it in the future Recent
ly gentleman camo into my store
so over come with collie pains that
he sank at once to the floor. | gave
him a dose OF this remedy which
helped him. | repeated the dose
and in fifteen minutes he left my
store smilingly informing me that he
felt as well as ever" Sold by City
Drug Store and F. j. Ramsey.
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Gods Message 20 the Indians.
Pamphlet free; postpaid. Address
p. o. Box $50. Chicago. lyd6w In
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-05-31
Low Rate Excursions
all Summer via
The Burlington Route

During the coming summer the
Burlington Route VIII have IN effect
the very lowest excursion rates that
have ever been made. The general
plan Of these rates, destinations etc.,
is 80 varied that the public should
ask their nearest ticket agent for
details, or else do us the favor 20
write for rates, descriptive matter,
etc.
Cheap Summer Tours West-Daily.
10 Utah, Colorado and Black Hills,
also HOmeSeekers' excursions every
two weeks 10 the whole West and
Northwest.
Cheap Excursions East-Nery low
round trip rates tc the Buffalo Expo
sltion, the SeashOre, AdriOndaCBs,
Canada, Michigan Lakes, NackinaW:
a thousand eastern resorts: fine lake
and rail trips east, via Chicago, De
trOlt, Cleveland.
Cheap Excursions North - Every
| day to st. Paul. Minneapolis aud
/ Lake superior resorts: the coolest
recreatiye country.
Ask for the Burlington, summer
excursion rate circulars.
California Excursions personally
conducted every Wednesday from ST.
4 Louis, every Thursday from Kausas
city and s.. Joseph.
L. J. BROKER, L. w. WAKELEY,
T p A, s23 Main GPA
81 Louis 50 Louis
HOWARD ELLIOTT,
General Manager,
81 Louis
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cATTLEMEN N oUANDARY.
Large Herds temmed in on the Res
ervation by Recent Selections.

cry dtiOn nN kcSeuN CSiSSNoucs
Washington. May 30.-As the
time for opening the Kiowa. Com
manche aud Apache Reservation TO
settlement approaches. the prob.
lem Of how 10 dispose Of the great
herds Of cattle which are now graz
ing on the reservation arises for
solution. For some time the in
terror department has refused TO
renew the leases Of the cattlemsn
in the Southwest for period long
er than one month. and many Of
the cattlemeu have taken warning
from this. and have made arrange
ments for caring TOR their cattle
elsewhere.
Il is considered an unusual c0iu-
cidence that the selections Of graz
ing lands for reservation by the
Indians are contiguous to the state
line Of Texas. and peculiarly well
situated for one Of the big South
western cattle companies. Il will
be remembered that under the law
which made provision for the all
lotment Of lands, the Indians were
granted authority 10 reserve 4oJ,-
600 acres OF land 10 be held in
common for grazing purposes. One
Of the big cattle companies has q
large pasture Just across the line
in Texas south Of the kiowa Res
ervation.
The Indians have selected 40i,-
loco acres for their pasture land
Immediately -outiguous to the
land held by c4tuemen referred TO-.
Another Of the cattlemeu, Suggs,
has 2j, 600 head Of cattle on the
reservation some distance away
and toward tie northeastern cor
uer of the reservation. Suggs has
found he cannot secure pasturage
| land anywhere near the place where
| his cattle are now grazing. He has
pasturage lands in Texas. but 300
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-05-31

We are the sole agents for The
Celebrated Hawes Hats" none
better offered for sale, we carry
them in all the latest styles and
shapes such as The Norfolk, "
The Lemore" and THE Chan.
tilly" which is d decided novelty,
at Madden, Sykes and Co 29-3t
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If you want to sell, buy, ex.
change or rent furniture, see
Mason, the second hand man.
mi I'm
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"a cool stocking Ladies full
length, drop stitched black hose.
worth 25c, now only l5c, at Mad
dens Sykes & cos. % 81
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Grand Recital.

The public will be treated to a
grand recital at the opera house
Friday night, May 81, when the
following program will be rendered
by the pupils Of Prof. Waiter
Nichols music class
What viii the Answer Be-Msndo-
lin Glass.
Solo and Chorus-Tramp, Tramp
Tramp-Seal Rouse.
Instrumental Duet-Le De Seville
Schubert Misses Berdie and Bessie
Mccoy.
Recitation-R Race-Miss Clara Tete.
Instrumental Duet-parade March
Misses Mable Warren and Edna
James.
Vocal Solo-sleep Thou My Child
Mics Winsome Phillips.
Nalse- GODDARD Miss Willie Heath
Instrumental Duet-Polka, kunkle
Misses Bertha and Mary Tucker.
Azulea Waltz. r. Webb-Man.
dolin Glass, Piano-Misses Berths
and Leila Booth.
Instrumental Duet-March- Sissor
Misses Clara Tete and Alta Adair
Vocal Solo - Selected - Miss A
Bennett.
Instrumental Duet-Grand Waltz
de Concert - Moskowiski -- Misser
Winsome Phillips and Leona Butts
Recitation - Fashionable Schoo
! Girl Miss Clara Tete.
instrumental Duet, Polka-Kunkl'
Misses Vic Tennery and +. Pyrtle
Vocal Duet Little Black Baby
Misses Winsome Phillips and Lenor'
Butts.
instrumental Grand March-kun
kle- Misses May Young and Alti
Adair.
Parting Song.
Solo and Chorus-Miss A. Bennett
Admission - cents. No reserved
seats. p jt
Biyens x Williams sell the Nc
| Cormick mowers and rakes. q {
Improve the appearance Of you
yard fence with those gate pos
ornaments. Sold by Laidlav
Lumber Co. 22t
The third quarterly conferenc,
for the Broadway Methodist churcl
will be held Friday night, May 81
Let the stewards look well after thl
pastors salary. Let all oflioia
members be present
w. j. SINS, Z. +.
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DR.. Pepper, coca cola, pepsin
punch and cherry phosphate.
Very refreshing and popular drinks
at the fountain.
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A qood InNestment.

The White Elephant buggy is
worth every cent Bivens & Will
Jams ask for them. They are bet
ter adapted to rough roads than
any other buggy made. In point
of wear, comfort, finish and style
they cannot be excelled. When
you are ready to buy ask for the
White Elephant. 2ldwtf
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Cumberland Presbyterian church
will hold a business meeting at the
Manse Thursday afternoon at 8
o'clock Let each member be pre-,
sent.
Mrs w. 5. MASON, See.
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Notice.

Mrs w. S. Mason, See.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-24

count of Feudalism and Chivalry; then there is a lucid description of the train ing of a knight and of the famous tour nament of old. The introduction ends thus: "Chivalry Is dead; but its spirit is immortal, and its latest and best ex- pression is the modern gentleman. After the introduction comes that att tractive legend, The coming of Arthur" the allegory of which Miss Greene inter prets as the coming of Godlike manliness to an age of barbarity and sin. Then follows The Marriage of Arthur and Guinevere," when Arthur comes into pos session of the famous Round Table. Then the amusing story of Gareth and Ly- netti; the pathetic love idyl of the Lily Maid of Astolat;" The Search for the Holy Grail" that exquisite story of the pure spiritual boy Galahad; the sad. sad repentance of Guinevere: and lastly. the most beautiful of all legends The Pass ing of Arthur" into the keeping of the three Fair Queens. Miss Greene closes the allegory with this passage. Thus Arthur passed away from the scenes of earth to come again in the hearts of happier men in better times; for there's never triumph of right over wrong doing, never an act of gentenesS' or courtesy, CT manly daring but in ltselt fulhlls something of the great Kings prophecyl T pass. but shall not oieA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-24
1he SOCIAL WORLD
 MWOMAN'S DOMAIN

In this dear little volume, the author has given with freshness and simplicity a vivid picture of the Court of Arthur. its exalted ideals with their touch of mysti- cism. She shows a comprehensive knowi- edge of her subject and fine discrimina- tion in selecting from the mass of legen- dary lore, stores best adapted to interest children and inspire them with the ideals of old time chivalry. Real genius has been shown by the author in adapting to our twentieth century conditions. the interpretations of the allegory running like golden thread through these lovely legends of long ago. Our dear Southland is known as the last home of chivary. and surely this book of pure suggestions will please all Alabamians. Moreover Miss Greene is a progressive Montgomery girl of an intellectual family, so let Mont gomery, the home of sentiment and chi valric ideals. welcome this new writer and adopt this first child of her genius as it's own. We are glad to know that the publishers. Ginn and Company. ap- prove so highly of this work of Miss Green that like Oliver Twist they have called for more."
 E. M. B.
 November 20th. 1901.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-24

ton. Accustomed to regard them as true, it is sometimes difficult, to look at them in a different light. Again, men are often glad to find in these customs and usages. some excuse for their prac- tices. They naturally &ish to meet with a confirmation of those doctrines, which I are conducive to their self-complacency. and, perhaps. would want to eXtlngulsh the desire to find the truth. Though custom has been thoughtlessly termed the law of fools, Charlotte Bronte observes: "there are not infre- uuently substantial reasons underneath, for various customs, which appear to us absurd" This fact, too, will be fully exemplified to any one, who Will read that charming volume of Andrew Lang Custom and Myth" where he. in mo- wise, shares the incohereht and often senseless denunciation of usages, which have an honorable and ancient lineage.
 The usual method of moderns is to derive custom largely from superstition and superstition from mythology, mak- ing the latter the primary starting point. But" says Professor Farrer, Tit is often quite as likely that the custom was there first. and the myth made use or already existing customs Indeed, see ing how so many of the American. as well as European peasantry, still com struct mythologtes in an old-fashioned way, and cling to the old views, In spite of science, we should have less difficulty in believing that the Creeks and Hindoos originally proceeded in the same fashion.
 We are indebted to heather antiquity, we must confess. for great multitude Of our nursery rymes, Christmas and May day festivals as we'll as for innumerable pastimes, which are the most glorious memories of childhood. In fact our :nowIedge of primitive civilizations, ac- ording to Canon Taylor. is largely de- ived from the law of survivals, which nay be defined as something. dating rom the traditional epochs of mankind.
 nd still existing by the sheer force of ustom.
 In the Origin of Manners" Otto Gold neister treats the subject as an universal ne, and not as a product of any particu- TT time. He declares, for instance, that he essence of courtesy consists in our
 sing the outer signs of esteem, toward
 person we do not know, or may in- vardly despise, in order that we may cal with them. for the time being with ut inconvenience. We must look for he origin of these outer manifestations courtesy among the savage tribes and ude men of the earlier ages. Some of he manifestations may be traced direct back to gestures or attitudes, showing he person using them to be unarmed. [e stoops to drop his weapons; he holds
 D .anpty hands; he crosses his arms
 posfEhis breast; he kneels or touches the rotIIfa with his forehead. From these,
 ou1e much of our modern military manual as we'll as shaking hands, and tEzs modes of genteel salutation. Un- oSArinrf the head, as a mark of respect, rfEtMates with opening the visor and aking of the helmet, as the chivalrous nights of old.
 In fact, with the history of the ages
 efore us, and the vast and boundless
 ource of information at our command. here is no subject so replete with .enuine interest and pleasure, as the lrigtn and majesty of customs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-24
SOCIAL AFFAIRS.
MISS M'QUEEN's
DEBUT RECEPTION.

DEBUT RECEPTION.
 Mrs. John P. Mcqueen entertained the members of the unmarried set at a recep- ticn on Thursday evening in honor of her daughter, Miss Mattie Mcqueen, who on that occasion made her formal bow into society, Miss Mcqueen was splen- didly gowned In white point d'esprit over satin, trimmed in satin sunbursts and carried American beauty roses. Mrs. Bartlett wore an exquisite costume of pink silk and chin'on with lace trimmings. The douhe par.ors were arranged for dancing and beautified in q scene of green and white Roses, chrysanthe- nuns and carnations in profusion ad- ded their beauty to that of masses of pOtted greens.
 in the refyeshment room the table was arranged with d center piece of large pot of growing plumasa, and at either end in silver candeIabra white tapers burned, and in tall cut glass vases white carnations and chrysanthemums were placed.
 fs Alt during the evening dancing filled the hours, the band being stationed in the smaller hall in the rear of the recep- ton hall. Her friends predict for this charming young woman that her social career will be characterised with the brilliancy of this beautiful occasion of her entrance into the world of society. The friends who assisted in receiving and entertaining the guests were Misses Elizabeth Winter and Lily Pelzer. who presided at the punch table, Misses Belle Bartlett Nina Wadsworth, Jean Craik, Mary Troy. Jamie Watts, Annie Smith. Louise Marks, Willie Haralson, Eleanor Offutt. Mary Arlington. Gabrella Watts, May Tyson, Nina Dent Lucy Randolph, Agnes Carr, Lucretia Wyman. Sadie Wy. f man, Carrie Stone. Ellen Marks. Ethel Marks, Kate Ely Nell Williams, Margaret Crommelin, Mittie Ellen Ashley, Bessie Hill, Laura Hill. Rebecca Pollard, Mary Kirkpatrick, Alma Joseph and Kate Blue.
 l. < <. ....s :. sss sl5y 4 s.s-z-l-ls--.' ,..
 MRS. M'QUEENsSf ENTER TAINMENT AT CARDS In response to an invitation to a card
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-24

marty given by Mrs. John P. Mcqueen to her two lovely daughters. Mrs. O. r. Rartlett and Miss Mattie Mcqueen, large number of the fashionable set gathered at her home on Thursday morn- ing. ,..,..., Mcoueen home on Perry Street was fartber adorned in choice cut flowers. Roses chrysanthemums,, carnations and notted greens were effectively arranged
 Mrs Mcqueen was richly gowned in black brocaded silk with touches of white in its hake. Mrs. Bart lett wore cream cloth gown with transnsrent yoke of lace and Miss Mo oueen cream cloth gown with brown velvet medallious appliqued with French knots of yellow SIX
 The score cards were passed among tb.. ouests bv Miss Le Grand Smith. little 1a,,s,,tcr -lI of Mir. J. Craig Smith and the late EIoise LeGrand Smith and the score was kept by Mrs. J. L. Hall. Miss Bes- sic HiII and Miss Belle Bartlett.
 The first and second prizes were beau t,fiI hand painted china cake plates. the work of Miss Mcqueen herself. They were v,on by NJ. Robert Eilenberg and Mrs. John Tulis The consolation
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