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The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-10-25
COLEAX COLLEGE.

Miss overly Of Fairfield went home
for a short visit Sunday, returning Mon
day morning.
After very lucrative season in the
harvest fields, Harry Demock has re-
turned to resume his course at the col
lege.
ApropOs cf good roads, wheeling is a
favorite diversion with the students.
Pres. Pace and Shin How are in at
tendance at the Baptist convention at
Spokane this week.
The second issue of the COlfax Col
legian is out and presents very credit
able appearance. Those Wishing to OBJ
tain copies may do so by calling at the
college.
Realizing that physical culture and
exercise are requisites of college life, the
bows have q movement on foot to fur-
nish and repair the gymnasium, an
apartment of the college. Boxing
gloves, punch bag and other athletic
supplies will be procured.
The Clionian Society held a very sue
cessiul meeting last Friday evening. The
program, as published q week ago, was
ably rendered TO a large and apprecla-
tive audience The debate, which was
the leading feature of the evening, after
being warmly contested by either side.
was won by the affirmative speakers.
The next meeting will be held Friday
evening, November l, with program as
follows:
Defamation Mr.. Storment
Recitation Miss OVERLY
Defamation Mr.. Chestnut
Defamation ............ 5000. MT CSrmln
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-10-25

We desire to thank the friends who
kindly assisted US during our great be-
reavement.
Mr. AND Mrs. S. L. WEST.
MRS MICHAELSEN.
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Planer at Work.

J. K. Mccormack is selling a good
stock of dry lumber at Eiberton. The
nlaner is now ruuDingo
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-10-25
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Saved
His Boys Life,

81 believe saved my (nine year old)
boys life this winter with Chamberlain
Cough Remedy" says A. NJ. Hoppe, Rio
Creek, Wis. "He was so choked up with
Group that he could not speak. | gave
it to him freely until he vomited and in
a short time he was all right" For sale
by +. j. Stone.
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Strayed.

From the undersigned. one dark brown
steer, with long straight horns, 2 years old,
branded ~ on left hip. A suitable reward
will be IN paid for information leading to
recovery.
w. L. SCHMIDT, Colfax, Wash.
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A Word to Travellers.

The excitement incident to travelling
and change OF food and water often
brings on diarrhoea, and for this reason
no one should leave home without a
bottle of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy. For sale by F.
]. Stone.
| am now prepared to do all kinds of
land business, homestead entries and
proofs, contests, etc. Have had 20 years
experience in land cases. W. A. Inman,
US. Commissioner. Celfax, Wash. Office
with Fl. W. Golf. Ellis block.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-10-25
Strayed.

From my place, one-half mile east of
Pioneer Picnic grounds, one 3year-old bay
horse colt, branded K with A above it on left
shoulder Suitable reward for information
leading TO recovery. OLE STRAND,
Mo-cOw, Idaho
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BORN

Rosalia, October IA, to Mr. and Mrs
g. Widner, a daughter.
Rosalia, October 10, to Mr.. and Mrs
c. A. Perrin, a son.
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Unclaimed Letters.

List of letters remaining uncalled for
in the Colfax postOffice. Oct. 25, 1901:
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MARRIED.

At the Bellevue House, Spokane, Oct
10, at $50 p. M, by Rev. DR. Lambert
of the M. E. church, William H. Melrose
of Greenwood, B. G., and Mrs. Laura f.
Fuller of Colfax. Greenwood will be
their home.
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DIED

Colfax, October 10, twO-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. West of Clear
creek.
st. Ignatius hospital, Colfax, October
18, from dropsy, VIM. Beebe, aged As
years. He leaves a widow and one child
of vears
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-27
Striking Condolences

Striking condolences are noticeable
in the assassination of James A. Gar
field and William Mckinley.
Garfield was shot in the summer OF
1881. Mckinley twenty years later.
Garfield died September 10, 1881.
Mckinley was buried September IL.
1901-twenty years later to the day.
Garfield lived eighty days after being
shot: Mckinley lived eight days.
The most sanguine bulletins were an
nounced concerning Garfield's condi-
ton.
The doctors frequently declared that
Garfield was convalescent and would
recover.
Other physicians said the same about
Mckinley.
Six days before Garfield died his doc
tors said he woul almost certainly re-
cover. He was sitting up. The change
for the worse. vas on the
18th.
McKinley's doctors held out that his
condition was all hat could be disired
up to twenty-four hour before his
death.
Both patients sank rapidly when their
| strength once began to fail.
Both were men from the people who
rose from humble surroundings.
Both were men of noteworthy purity
of private and public life.-Riehmond
Times.
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e-oLDsBoRo GossIp.
Sunday Feasting at a Scuppernong
vineyard-Run-Away Marriage by
an Aged Couple-Peculiar Csfncf-
.dence OF Names.
Correspondence of the Messengrr.)

NSOIIc SpODQcICe OIL the MGSSe0RI1
Goldsboro. n. c., September %.
A great stream Of people gathered
yesterday at Uncle Jimmie SCOTS soup
pernong park, a mile beyond the city
limits. and oh such a feast. Tncle
Jimmie's business through the geek
days is buying the feecy staple;
moonlight nights and Sundays he
reeds folks on scuppernong grtpes.
o just square yourself meath his we'll
KEPT arbors, each up and eat to tour
hll-an o wish, all you can. ard II
only costs two bits, that's all.
u is not often one is called o. to
write up a runaway marriage OF
couple who have grandchildren but
now n her the news gatherer tnds
such happenings. Only the other day
a marriage took place in this county-a
real runaway affair, in which the ron
tractlng parties were each 60 years of
age and both were grandparents. they
were Mr.. Hanley Lancaster and Mrs.
klZZle Lancaster, widow of the late
Mr.. Monroe Lancaster. All Of a sud-
den, says Murray, Of Pike, they book
a notion to get married and with the
necessary paper in hand they dove
over to Squire Richard Elmore's and
sought his service. Justice Elmoretyas
nursing some sick one and he wantet to
put the matter off, u when the
groom whispered into his ears: Hurry
up, we run away" the Justice fixed
them up instanter and if there we're
any kicks coming from the grind
children they were too late.
The city graded school opened under
most favorable auspices today. The
weather was ideal. the entire facility
was present and the enrolment the
largest for the first day in the history
of the school,.
The commodious brick stables recent
ly erected by Captain J.. w. Lamb, on
John street, were sold by him to Cir.
John NJ. Grantham on Saturday. lie
consideration being a little less than
s. 5000.
John F. Dobson, Of Lynchburg, Va,
wrote a letter of inquiry to our post
master and on receiving reply was as
tonished to find the name John F. Dob
son signed: SO he writes above the sig
nature of John Franklin Dobson .or
more information and extended an n
violation when in L%ynchburg to call,
only to receive acknowledgement and a
similar request when this way, the let
ter also being signed John Franklin
DobSon the name of our post master.
Local weather prophets predict an
exceedingly heavy or hard winter.
These representations are due to the
fact that this years crop of corn is
| very heavy incased in shuck.
DIR. John Spicer, w. P. Granger and
Alderman ]. J.. Bowen began a deer
hunt at Newport today.
Four hundred and twenty-three doz-
en- numbers were used in numbering the
Houses in GoldSboro.
Parties in the city today from Mt.
Olive and Dudley say they have no
tidings yet of Gabe Best, the white man
charged with assaulting the little II
year old daughter of Mr.. K. c. Vann.
Miss Ida NJ. Jones. BiZzell & COS &C
complished milliner, arrived last even
inf from Baltimore.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-27
Where He Failed

The other morning a youthful des-
perado appeared at a police court TO
answer to a charge of shop-breaking,
says Tit-Bits.
He undertook his own defense, ana
did it we'll up to a certain point. Then,
however, came an utter collapse.
Il didn't break into the shop, yer
woshup," he told the chairman of the
bench. Il just fell into it." And than.
seeing the establishment this announce
ment created in the court, he went on
to explain:
Yes sees. It wos this way. 1 WIS
agoin' for a walk when / 'appened to
bump agin the shop door. The winder
fanlignt) owe the door fell down an
/ climbed up to put it right agin. Just
as I'd nearly got il right / Overhaul
anced IN fell into the shop. AS SOON
as I'd picked myself together agin /
climbed out agin the same way. II Yves
lust then that the bobby say me an
collard me-"
But" said the chairman blandiy,
how came it that you had half a doz-
en- mouth organs IN your pocket?"
After a thoughtfUi pause the youth
full prisoner shook his head.
That ticks me-" he replied. gloom
lily. That's just the bit as I can't x
plain"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-27

ed. weil-armed and determined road
agents. The insiders" shrieked for
mercy In o LANGUAGES. threw their
watches. revolvers, money. ETC., through
the windows OF the coach. and asked
only for their lives. The two Yankee
boys. armed with Winchester carbines.
opened fire. They were both dead shots.
and they fired rapidly. though not nerv-
ously. The stage at last proceeded. And
when President Diaz sent one OF his off,
GERS TO inspect the field or oacIie and
report upon the results. the latter found
eleven dead and six wounded brigands
TO prove there had been a fight Green
received a flesh wound IN the shoulder.
and that was all. The incident Is OF
record. Somewhere among the files OF
b department of Fomento. at the Mel
lean capital. there is an official report
setting forth all the facts here narrated.
1t is an old story. illustrated nun
dreds Of times within the memory OF
men now grown to maturity. We know
n latter seventies a young gentleman
from the Teche country OF Louisiana
concluded that plantation life was not
rich enough for his blood. He went to
Texas. then the arena Of almost daily
train robberies, and applied for the 30
sition OF express messenger on onesof
the roads that had been most frequent
a. NICliiiilLSu- ne hdI Atdu dDOul lIIcSc
gentry; a figured out his scheme OF
action: he was dead game and d cruel
pistol shot. He got the place, incident
ally preparing to receive company, and
one afternoon his car was entered by
five persons who thought they wanted
the money in the safe. He killed two in
side the car. another as he jumped, n
winged the fourth before he reached the
bushes. The fifth escaped. Nj. Henry
Hawkins is now a grave and reverend
business man at Shreveport, La, a solid
member of society. VINO wouldn't Shoot
for anything. a grandfather fnil Of dig
nifty and wisdom.
And so it goes. We have yet to hear
of an instance in which even the most
reckless train robbers have not been
chased away at the first demonstration
of effective resistance. We still believe
that ignorance or timidity-or Doth-is
at the bottom of almost every success
full train Observation-Disclosures Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-27
Roosevelt Not q Pro-Boer

London, September 21.-The Daily
Chronicle today finds great satisfaction
in an alleged authoritative statement
from it's washington correspondent to
which it gives great Importance and
prominence, that President Roosevelt is
no pro-Boer in his sentiments and win
maintain President McKinley's policy
of strict neutrality with regard to
South Africa.
Therefore" says The Daily Chroni-
Gle, ANY trusting to a chapter of acci-
dents so far rs the United States is
concerned on the part of the Beers will
be doomed to disappointment"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-27
4 Question Of Fate

A religious old darkey had his faith
badly shaken lot long ago, says the
Memphis Scimeter. He is sexton for a
white church in a Fayette county town
and one afternoon as he was sweeping
the pavement a strong wind arose, tear
in a piece of the cornice of and tax
ing a few bricks out of the wall. Real
iZing that a good run was better than
a bad stand the old man sought shelter
in the station house on the opposite
side of the street
Several minutes later a member =
the church of which Uncle Ishman
sexton came by, and noticing him :
his retreat, remarked hat he though.
the station house a strange place foE
a man Of faith 10 seek shelter in a
storm when a house Of worship was
near.
Oats so, but whut's a man gwfne
ter do hen de Lord begins to frow
bricks at imp"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-27
Admiral Schley'S Attitude

1t is evident that "the applicant in
the naval inquiry case at Washington
has determined not to be content with
any halfway results in the present in
v~estigation. He has endured the
charges against him for a long time in
silence, but now that his critics have
him to action they Will find him
no half-hearted fighter He has shown
this in the calm but effective way in
which he secured the removal of Admi-
ria Howison from the court that is to
Judge him. His determination also is
apparent in the superior abilities of the
he has employed.-Chicago Tri-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-27
Pythians on McKinley's Deaf,

Nashville. Tenn. September I7.-An
official circular relating TO the death OF
President Mckinley has just been rs
sued by Supreme Chancellor Fethers-
Of the knights OF Pythias. The circu-
lar says:
The assassin's hot which deprived
the nation OF its chief magistrate and
carried immitigable grief to millions OF
American hearts and hearthstones in
fiicts peculiar and profound sorrow
upon members OF our order. William
Mckinley was a member in good stand
ing and his devotion to and admiration
OF the tenets that we teach was faith
full and unfaltering.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-27
To Hold British Prisoners as Hostage

London, September 20.-The success
sion of "regrettable Incidents which
Lord Kitchener has reported has
evoked editorial counsels to the gov
eminent to cease to endeavor to wage
war by proclamations and to recognize
the need of crushing the Beers by force
of arms.
No news has yet been received that
the Beers have liberated the prisoners
recently captured; and, according TO
Boer circles in Brussels, Commandant
General Botha intends to hold the 15c
British prisoners as hostages against
the carrying out Of the terms of Lord
Kitchiner's proclamation.
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-
Among the enlarged powers of the
county boards OF education is the au-
thority OF building and repairing public
school houses. Clearly the ~tenti
OF b law is that whenever the repairs
or h building OF new houses costs over
SIS h county boards should direct the
same and pay out OF the general county,
schoo fund. Section Is Of the school
law.
the repairs or other neees-
sary expenses costs SIS and less. the
district committee has charge and pays
out OF the district fund. Section 81.
IL Is better for the county boards 10
direct the building of houses and nav
out OF the general fund. for the reason
IL VIII not stop the district school two
or .nree years as IN the past. when
a school house had TO be built. Then
in most instances, the county boards
Will have better houses erected than
was possible when only the district fund
could be used for building.
The supreme court has decided that
according to the constitution, all fines
and penalties imposed by any court
whether superior, magistrate or mayor,
belong to the public school funds These
fines. for years except from towns and
cities. have been paid ove to the proper
authorities for the school fund. In very
Few instances have the fines from may
ors' courts ben turned over TO the coun-
~ school fund.
You are therefore directed to have
your county superintendent to examine
the Of the mayors OF all incor-
porated own and cities in four cou:t
n ascertain the amount Of ines and
penalties fer the last three years. The
supreme court decides that the fines CO
be collected for the schools for three
years prior to the demand. The town
authorities should turn over this money
without any contention. to the county
t~reasurers, for it is both a constitution
al and statutory requirement. But in
case they refuse to do so, your board
should proceed to bring suit at once.
according to sections Is and 5 Of school
law, to recover what is due the school
fund from the fines. etc. This money
belongs to the children. they are
entitled to it. While it may seem a
hardship n in some instances diff
fcult for h owns to pay over these
fines for three years back. yet it is the
law. and all officers have sworn to obey
and execute the law.
II. F. TOON,
Superintendent Of public Inst.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-27
Religion. Instruction In Public schooa,

Cleveland. o., september sa-The
Cleveland public schoo council tonight
voted to include the Lords Prayer.
the Ten Commandments and the TWEEN
ty-third Psalm in the course OF studies
now taught.
w ought TO be improving the moral
as well as the mental capabilities or
h children" said Mr. Hobart. a mer1-
Der OF the board. and ] know Of no
more hitting way in which to do this
than TO add the Lcrd's Prayer, the
Ten Commandments and the beautiful
T~wenty-third Psalm to the studies.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-27
Royalty Among canadian Lumbermen

Ottawa, Ont, September q. The
duke and duchess of Cornwall and
York and their party were guests of
the lumbermen today and under their
guidance made an interesting trip down
the Ottawa river. The royal party
were taken aboard lumber cribs moor
ed in the river. The cribs were then
run through the timber slides in which
the water ran with the speed of a mill
race. At the end of the exciting ride
the members of the party were placed
in Indian canoes name by Indians
and padded down the river to Rock
life. They were shown through the
lumber camps and at luncheon sampled
the lumberman's food. There were
canoe races and other Aquatic sports
at Rockliffe.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-27

Grand Rapids. Mich. September A.
In a head-on collision late las night on
the Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad.
eight miles north OF Cadillac. between
a railroad freight train and an extra
passenger train carrying Sunday excur-
sionists from Pietoskey to Cadillac two
men were killed. and FIVE injured The
dead are Engineer Fred Zimmerman
and Brakeman Miriam witkolp. both Of
Cadillac. n wreck was caused by
Engineer Zimmerman. Of the freight
train. forgetting an order which was
given him verbally to side track his
train several miles south of the scene
OF the accident and await the passage
OF the passenger train. Zimmermau
who ived several hours said Just be-
fore he died: 1t was all my fault. I
forgot"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-27
Convict Trustees Charged With Mur--

Pine Bluff, Ark, September 23.-The
negro "trusty" convicts and a white
man. named Duncan an ~ex-conviet,
have been charged with murde ing
Henry f. Newell n wife near Eng
land last night. Duncan was recently
pardoned from the pe~nitentiary. The.
motive of the murder is supposed to-
have been robbery.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-27
Four Fishermen Drowned

Norfolk, Va, September 1s.-Four
negro fishermen, names not yet known,
were drowned in the fierce Southwestern
now central off Cape Henry. The un-
fortunate men were employed at the
fishery of Lewis & Mayo neal Ocean
View and were attempting to reach
a pound net when the frail boat cap
sized with the above result.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-27
Working Night and Dav-

The busiest and mightiest little thing
that ever was made is DR.. Kings New
Life Pills. Every pill is a su~gar-coated
globule of health, that changes weak
ness into strength, Iistlessness into en-
ergy, brain-fag into mental power.
They're wonderful in building up the
health. Only 25c per box. Sold by r.
R. Bellamy. Druggist.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-27
Sampson Asks to be Relieved

Washington, September 23.-Rear
Admiral Sampson has requested the
navy department to relieve him Of his
present duty as commandant of the
Boston navy yard on October 1st, on ac-
count of the bad condition of his health.
Secretary Long has granted the re-
Rear Admiral Mortimer L.
johnson Will succeed Admiral Sampson
as ommandan
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-27
Lord Derby Defeats Boralma

Readville. Mass. September 20.-Over
s, Zoo people saw Lord Derby defeat
IBoralma without apparent effort this
afternoon in straight heats. The Law
son horse seemed to be ~outclassed and
utterly unable to hold Lord Derby on
the home stretch, and in the last two
heats Geers eased the Hamlin up per-
ceptibly. Lord Derby'S time in three
heats was 2:07A; 2:07A; 2:0S. The
track was dry and fast.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-27
To Fight the Tobacco Trpss

Birmingham. Eng. September es-u
Is announced that British manufacture
ers have resolved to form a comhsna-
ton 10 defend their interests and the
interests OF British In view
Of the entrance into the countr OF the
American Tobacco Company. For this
measures will shortly be announced.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-27

a dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph Company from Cape Town says
the British cruiser Barracuda has ar
rived at -Simmonstown and that all the
available bluejackets will be used In
the trenches to defend Mossei bay.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-27

Frederick Fraley. of Philadelphia,
president Of the national board of trade
since its organization thirty-three years
ago, died Monday, 81 years of age.