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The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-11-15
LOCAL BREVITIES

The date for registration for the c;+v
election expires November %, at 6 D, m.
A jury term of court, for the adiudi.
cation OF civil cases, has been in session
since Monday and is getting SLOWLY
along with the work.
Ephriam Dent, we'll known tbrouob
out the Palouse country, was strnck
with spade in the hands of VIM Gboi.
son at Walla Walla Monday and hadIv
injured. While intoxicated Dent under
took to clean out a stable in which
GholsOn was working. He NAV not ra-
cover.
C. R. Moys of Almota brought 70
town Friday a fine lot of homegrown
chestnuts, which we're pronounced bv
those sampling them as equal in Size and
favor to those grown in eastern states.
j. W. Clark and J. C. Simpkins of Mos
cow were in the city during she earlv
part of the week. Mr.. Clark has mr.
chased this season on account of the
British government, $50 head of small
horses in Washington and Idaho.
Judge Chadwick has discharged John
I. Whalley and Laura H. WhaIley from
all their debts and discharged Assignee
j. N. Pocock, it being shown that all
their property has been turned over in
payment OF their debts.
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THB LETTER WRITER'S
Some Things Other People are
Doing and Saying.
ALBION.

There Is young son in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. John O'Kelly; came No
vember /.
James PattisOn had two nephews
visiting from Dayton last week.
Miss Lou Roberts is home from Pen
dleton, Oregon. She is teaching short
hand in Edwards college
Postmaster LAWYER went to Spokane
Tuesday on business.
There is four weeks old daughter in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. O. J. Loving
Engineer COrey's mother liz paying his
family a visit at his farm home near
town.
Ten cases Of smallpox are in various
stages OF cOnvalescence at the Ed Bry-
ent farm about four miles from this
place. No other cases so far.
j. h. Jones is recovering from recent
accident, in which he sustained severe
injuries, caused by his team getting
frightened at band of sheep, becoming
uDmanageable aud throwing Mr. J. from
high seated wagon onto rocky ground.
f. 5. Bachus and wife have gone to
Summit, Idaho, to build their new house
on their reservation ranch.
Bishop BARLEY is spending a few days
in Albion.
The college is now daily receiving
more students. Many new families are
moving into town that their children
may attend this institution of learning
Revival meetings will begin in the L.
Is. church this coming Sunday night,
with DR.. Kenoyer in charge. Every
body will be so glad to hear Grandpa"
hpnOyer talk TO them once more. We
hespeak for this town one of the most
stirring series OF meetings it has ever
experienced.
Miss Mary HOskins arrived here Mon
day and is being welcomed by a large
circle of old friends.
Several severe cases of scarlet fever
near the Saints home, have lately been
successfully treated by the local physi-
clan of this place
John Mattison and son have rented
DIR. Halls ranch near Dusty, and will
soon take possession.
The W. c. t. =. will meet at Mrs. Mary
Standards, this Friday, at 2 O'Clock
The union is getting a healthy member
ship and meetings are very interesting.
Everybody welcome.
Eighteen ladies met at Mrs. Robert
Evens' Tuesday at the missionary meet
ing and quilted a quilt entire, beside
sewing carpet rags galore. These ladies
are working to carpet and otherwise i'm
prove the interior of the old U. b.
church, which is undergoing extensive
repairs.
Henry Slower and wife left this place
Monday for trip to Missouri and
Texas. They expect to spend the winter
with friends in these states.
Mrs. Belle Dash is recovering from a
severe attack of diphtheria.
Mrs. John Slower is very i'll.
The only daughter of Widow Bartel is
very low with typhoid fever.
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Contest Notice.
Walker vs.. Muir.

Department of the Interior, United States
Land Office, Walla Walla, Washington. Oc-
tober 10Th, 1901. A sufficient contest affidavit
having been MED in this office by Robert b,
Walker of Colfax, Washington, contestant.
against timber culture entry No. 1896, made
April 18th, 1889, for the net, section Is, town
ship - N, range 40 e, by John Muir, de
ceased, cOntestee, in which it is alleged that
the said John Muir, during his life time, and
in the year 1890, caused about ten acres of said
land to be plowed, and seed to he sown there
on; that the entryman failed to cultivate any
part OF said tract at any time, or cause the
same to be cultivated; that the entrymsn
tailed to plant any part of said tract to timber
seeds or cuttings at any time; that the entry
man never at any time fenced said tract or
any part thereof, or caused the same to be
done; that the said John Muir died in the
year 1895, and that his heirs never at any
time or at all, performed, or caused to be per
formed, any work or labor upon said land,
and that the said heirs of the said deceased
entryman have wholly abandoned said timber
culture claim; said parties are hereby notified
to appear, respond aud offer evidence touch
ing said allegation at 10 O'Clock m. on De
cember 9TH, 1901, before VIM. A. Inman, u
5. commissioner, at his office in COlfax, w ash
lngton, and that final hearing will be held
at 10 o'clock a. m, on December 18th, 1901,
before the register and receiver at the United
States land office In Walla Walla, Washing
ton.
The said contestant having, in a proper
affidavit, filed October 8th. 1901, set forth
facts which show that after due diligence per-
sonal service of this notice can not be made
upon all of the said heirs, it Is hereby ordered
and directed that such notice be given by due
and proper publication.
JOHN M. HILL, Register
THOMAS MOSGROVE, Receiver.
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ENDICOTT.

Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Neace returned
Monday from an extended trip to Mon
tana.
Mrs. c. W. Shoup returned Saturday
from five months visit to Mexico, Mo.
Her sister, Miss Owens, came home with
her.
Mrs. John Mullins and children will
leave Thursday for Arkansas for visit
with her parents. She will be accom-
panied by her sisterin-law from Spokane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carmen of La Crosse
were visiting in town Tuesday.
On last Thursday evening a merry
crowd OF young people drove out to Mrs,
4. NJ. Hutchieon's end surprised her son
Clyde, In honor Uf his seventeenth birth
day.
delightful party was given bv Mr..
and Mrs Ch,:s. Wakefield On Monday
evening. in honor Of their cousins, Ben
and Miss Bessie Smith of Pleasant val
ley.
The Endicntt-Du-ty Telephone Go.
held meeting Tue-d " and decided up
on changes which will greatly improve
the line.
Dr. ROrrette of California arrived a
lew days ago. aud i- visiting his sOn,
Bnrrette on Union fat.
Mr.. Horn, the German Lutheran min
lSter, met with a very painful accident
Sunday. He was driving out to bis ap-
poiRlment aud in some way was thrown
from the buggy, fracturing several ribs
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Notice of Administrators Sale OF
Real Estate.

Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of
Washington, in and for Whitman county, made
on the 18th day of October A D. 1901 in the
matter Of the estate of Nancy Beasley deceased
the undersigned the administrator of the said
estate, will sell at public auction to the highest
bidder, for cash, in gold coin of the United
States of America, and subject to confirmation
by said superior court, on Monday, the 18th day
of November, A. D. 1901, at eleven o'clock a. m.
at the south front door of the Whitman county
court house, in which the said superior court is
held, in the city of COlfax. Whitman county.
state of Washington, all the right title interest
and estate of the said Nancy Beasley at the time
of her death and all the right title and inter
est that the said estate has by operation of law
or otherwise acquired other than, or in addi-
ton to that of the said Nancy Beasley at the
time of her death in and to those certain pieces
of land lying and being situate in the county of
Whitman state of Washington, described AZ
follows, to-wit: The east half of the northwest
quarter. and lots one o. and two (2) of section
thirty (3O), in township sixteen (l6) north of
range forty-three (43) east of the Willamette
Meridian, containing 160 acres more or less
Terms of sale, cash, in United States gold
coin. to be paid to the said administrator on
confirmation OF said sale by said superior court
Ten per cent of said purchase price to be de-
Dated October 21st, 1901.
MARTIN r. KRAUSE.
Administrator OF the estate of Nancy Beasley
deceased.
L. McCroskey, attorney for said estate
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Thought 1t Was a. Fake

The first incubator made its annaar-
ance in this country in 1915. A Yam
kee put one on exhibition on Broad
way. New York. He charged a shiI-
ling to see the wonder and out Of curl
osity was well patronized. His ma
chine was considered a fake. Men
would not believe that an egg could he
Matched anywhere except under a hen,
so the Snowman began demonstrating
to prove the virtue of his invention.
He would break eggs from the ma
chine to show the different stages of
incubation and finally succeeded in
convincing good many that it was
not fraud. Time has proved that 1t
was far from being humbug,
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NEW YORK ROADS.
suggestion to Employ COnvicts In
Preparing Material.

eussesiior to Employ COnyicts In
Preparing Material.
The chief question concerning good
roads at the present time is the fnan-
clal one, says the New York Tribune
IN recent editorial. How much money
can be raised for them? There is no
longer question as to the desirability
OF building them. No rational man
now opposes them. The farmer who
uses them in the labOrious task of max
Ing living from the soil the year
round is as eager for them as is the
rich man from the city, who uses them
only for pleasure for a few weeks or
months in the summer. There is no
difficulty either in getting enough
money locally. Towns and counties are
ready with their appropriations. The
only drawback is that the state is not
ready to do its full share in duplicating
the local appropriations, and so the
progress of the work seems to depend
upon the rate at which the state can
follow the lead of the counties.
In connection with this phase of the
case suggestion made by Mr.. Bond,
the state engineer, is Of practical in
terest He would have the state ac-
quire trap rock quarry in Rockland
county and set the COnvictS of Sing
Sing prison to working it, This would
provide rOadmaking material at a con-
siderable lower price to the state than
that which is now paid for 1t, and the
state could thus do its share toward
road building at a decided advantage,
for there seems to be no good reason
why the states contribution to the fund
should not be in material at market
rates as well as in cash. The scheme
has of course these obvious elements
in its favor: That trap rock is one Of
the very best road metals in the world;
that the cOnvictS would thus be pro-
Vided with one of the best kinds of
labor for their well being; that the
quarry would be close to the prison,
and that being on a bluff directly above
the river the product of the quarry
could be transported to many other
parts Of the state at minimum of cost.
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KAMIAC.

The first snow of the season fell Satur-
day night, covering the country with it's
white mantle, but it did not stay long.
melting off Sunday.
Everybody is complaining about the
scarcity OF wood. 1t is almost imp0s
sible to get it.
A hard wind decapped some of the
neighbours haystacks last week.
Fall seeding is drawing to a close.
Marion Kent has rented jim Robin
sons summer fallow and has finished
seeding it.
}. Long has rented 100 acres of his
summer fallOw to MIR. Stewart, who has
finished seeding it.
Arnold Guptlll expects to spend the
winter working on the sound
We still have Sunday school at eleven
O'Clock every Sunday
Mrs. W. W. Guptill, who has been sui
fering from an attack of la grippe and
rheumatism, is all right again
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-11-15
Election Notice.

Notice is hereby given that an election will
be held in the city of Colfax, Whitman
county, state of Washington, Tuesday. De-
cember 3, 1901, for the purpose of electinp
the following officers of the said CITY of Col.
tax, as follows, tO-wit
One Mayor for the term of one year.
One Councilman at-large, for the term of
one year.
One Councilman, for the First ward, for the
term of two years.
One Councilman, for the Second ward, for
the term of two years.
One Councilman, for the Third ward for the
term of two years
One City Clerk, for the term of one year,
One City Treasurer for the term of one
year.
One City Attorney, for the term of one
year.
Said election will be held in accordance
with the general election laws of the state of
washington. The polls will be opened at 9
o'clock M, and will continue open until
o'clock p. IN. of SAID day.
The polling places will be located as near as
possible to the usual places of voting in each
precinct.
The following is description of the several
wards of the said city, viz:
First ward all that part of the eitv living
south of Cooper street, west of Main street
ana east of Main street and south of the
South Palouse river.
Second ward-All that part of the city
lying north of Cooper street, west of Main
street and east of Main street, north of the
South Palouse river, and south of Last street.
1hlrd ward-All that part of the city lying
north of Last street.
By order of the city council
HOWARD BRAMWELL,
Clerk of the City of Colfax, Washington.
Colfax, Washington, November LIST. 1901.
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Pennsylvania Roadside Tree Law.

Any person liable to road tax who
shall transplant to the side of the pub
lie highway on his own premises any
fruit, shade trees or forest trees of
suitable size shall be allowed by the
supervisor of roads where roads run
through or adjoin cultivated fields, in
abatement of his road tax, ST for every
four trees set out, but no row of elms
shall be placed nearer than 70 feet, no
row Of naples or other forest trees
nearer than so feet, except locust,
which may be set 80 feet apart, and no
allowance as before mentioned shall
be made unless such trees shall have
been set out the year previous to the
demand for such abatement of tax and
are living and well protected from ami
mails at the time of such demand. Any
trees tranSplanted to the side of the
public highway as aforesaid in the
place of trees which have died shall
be allowed for in the same manner and
on the same conditions as In the pre-
ceding section Abatement of highway
tax shall be limited to One-fourth Of an
nual highway tax.
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Order to Show Cause

atd IN IL the e, superior court of Whitman county
state OF Washington '
In the matter of the estate of wilIio,, LIT
Paige deceased " " 'i''"ih n
Order TO show cauEp Ivby 1ooroo ~ ,.,,,
ton should not be made " "
II, Ou reading and filing the petition of George
w: range, the administrator of the estate Of
lillian b. Paige. deceased setting forth thot
more than one year has eIansed Sinoa his 't Ia
Polhtlneht ana more than one wear has Dsssed
since the first publication of notice TO creditors
ana that no claims have been presented and al
1871 ', against SAID estate That all the debts
a i expenses or administration have been
uuly pald, and that portion of said estate re
mains TO ne divided among the heirs at law nj
sblu deceased, and praying among other things
Soi an oTuer OF distribution of the residue of
salu estate among the persons entitled
IL Is ordered that all persons interested in tho
estaCe VI william ID. Paige, deceased be and
appear before the superior court of whitman
o ~ sIate OF Washington at the court room
VI salu court at Colfax, in said county and
staIe aforesaid, and on Saturday, the 23rd dev
OF november, A. D. 1901, at 10 o clock a m
Ineh ana there to show cause why an order of
uttstItDutlon should not be made of the residue
deceased, according to law,
~ is Iurther ordered that copy OF this order
De puDllshed for four successive weeks before
t tne sald Z5rd day OF November, A. D. 1901 in
. me C0llaX Gazette, newspaper printed and
ington ~ VI " 40"
Dated October 22nd, 1901
5. }. CHADWICK, Superior Judge.
state OF Washington, county of Whitman-ss
/, w w RenfreW, county clerk and CLERK nj
tne superior court of Whitman county state Of
washington, do hereby certify that the forepo-
ing Is null, true and correct copy of an order
maue ana entered of record upon the minutes
OF the said superior court
witness my hand aud official seal affixed
inns END day OF October A. d. 1901
IahAI W. W. RENFREW, County Clerk.
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HAY.

j. G. Sims finished threshing November
-, after long run.
j. W. Splater has rented what was
formerly known as the Diamond restau-
rant at Colfax and is preparing to move
there.
Jonathan Leuther of Dusty was at
Hay Tuesday with his new camera,
taking snap shots at the town and peo-
pie.
Several of the new settlers are sinking
wells on their homesteads near Hay.
Smith / Johnson have moved their
herds OF sheep to their winter range near
Hay. The grass is fine.
A grand ball was given at the Hay
hall on the evening of the Sth. 1t was
well attended and a good time was had
There will be a Thanksgiving mas
querade ball given at the Hay hall on
the evening of November %.
l.. F. Buff is receiving a car of lumber
every week and cannot supply the de-
mand.
j. G. Sims has recovered another one
OF his horses which he had stolen.
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LOUISIANA ROADS.
Their Present Condition Prevents
State Development.

State Development
Hon. f. c. BlackSher, a planter and
large real estate owner OF Robeline,
La. in a recent interview in the New
Orleans Times Democrat on the road
question said:
Il think bad roads are the greatest
drawback to this parish-in fact, are
the stumbling blocks to immigration.
| have had many men visit me and
go over my lands with a view of pur
chasing, but after travelling over the
roads would give up the idea of buy
ing, saying that the roads were of such
a nature that the difficulty of market
ing the crops would be too much Of an
item. They would, therefore, leave our
parish and seek some country where
the roads were better"
He further said that to maintain the
roads in good condition in that parish
would be a very small item compared
to the breakage and increase amount
of team, to say nothing Of the time
and labor lost in going over the roads
in their present condition to and from
the different markets. He believed
that good roads would induce immigra-
ton and benefit the people more than
anything else. He is a firm advocate
Of the state fixing by statute some
mode of lettering the present condition
Of the public roads through this sec
ton of the state. He is of the opin-
ion that the bad roads are now holding
the state back and advocates the adop-
ton of some method to better their
condition at once. mo one knows the
difficulty the people experience in 60
ing to and from the markets during a
wet season unless he were to go out
in the country himself and see the
conditions. Yes, you may say I favor
anything that will tend to benefit the
present condition of the public roads"
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Notice OF Administrators Sale OF
Real Estate

Notice is hereby given, that i'll pursuance Of
an order of the superior court Of the state of
Washington, in and for Whitman county msda
on the 18th day of October, A. ID. 1901 i'm the
matter OF the estate of Martha Beasley deceased
the Undersigned. the administrator of the said
estate Will sell at public auction to the highest
Dluuer, Tor cash, in gold coin of the United
states OF America, and subject to cOnfirmatio
Dy Sald superior court, on Monday, the 18th dav
OF November, A. D. 1901 at eleven O'Clock a. m
at the south front door of the Whitman county
court house, in which the said SUPERIOR conrt II
held, IN the city of Colfax, Whitman county
state OF Washington, all the right title Interest
ana estate OF the said Martha Beasley at tht.
time OF her death, and all the right title and
interest That the said estate has by operation of
law or Otherwise acquired. other than or in adj
dltlon to that of the said Martha Beasley at the
ume OF her death, in and to those certain pieces
VI Ianu lying and being situate in the county of
Wn1Iman, state OF Washington, described as
loloWs, to-Wlt: The northeast quarter Of sec
uon twenty-five (25), in township sixteen 06)
NORTH of range forty-two (42) east of the viii
annette Meridian, containing 100 acres; and the
south half OF southeast quarter, the northeast
quarter OF the southeast quarter, and the south
east quarter OF the northeast quarter of section
eighteen (l8), in township sixteen Q6) north, OF
range fOrty-three (43) east of the Willamette
Meridian, containing 100 acres
Terms OF sale, cash, in United States gold
com, TO be paid to the said administrator OH
continuation of said sale by said superior court
len per cent OF said purchase price to be de-
posted with said administrator on day of sale
Dated october Dist, 1901.
MARTIN R. KRAUsE,
Administrator OF the estate of Martha Beas-
ley, deceased.
K. l.. McCrOskey, attorney for ssid estate
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Order TO Show Cause.


In the superior court of the state of Washing
'oIi, IN ana Tor the county of Whitman
IN the matter of the estate of Annie r. Long
On reading and filing the petition Of Jsues
EoDg, the administrator of the estate of Annie
4 Long, deceased, setting forth thar no bss
nIeu MS maj account OF bis administration OF
the estate OF said deceased In this court ard
that said estate upon the settlement ~ 90
account and the distribution of the residue
dsneteoi Is in condition to be closed: that ali the
ueots ana expenses of administration of said
estate have been duly paid. and thai a Dor,in,i
OF salu estate remains to be distributed 10 tba
persons entitled thereto, and praving amen
rn;I mat an order of distribution of the
entitled thereto. ''0 W TIE persons
Therefore, it is hereby ordered that all nar.
sons interested in said estate of Annie f. Long
ueceaseu, be and appear before the suneriSr
court OF the state OF Washington in and for the
county OF whitman, at the court room Of said
court court IN the city of COlfaX, in said county and
staIe on saturday, the 2Srd day of November
a. ID 1901 at the hour of two o'clock n m and
tnen anu there show cause il any they have
why an order OF distribution should not be-
maze OF the residue of said estate tn tha No.
sons alleged in said petition to be entitled tbara
70, VIZ: One half of said residue TO Ira A
long, the surviving husband of said deceased
S, 'Ie otheI NAH OF said residue TO the chill
uren OF said deceased according to law
IL is further ordered that notice of said hear
ne o or5s tVeu oy the publication of copy of
tls oruer Ior tour successive weeks next before
tho Gay oI SAID nearing, in the COlfax Gazette a
Weekly newspaper printed and published in
S sd city OF Colfax, and of general Circulation
IN said Whitman county.
od Done In open court this 18th day of October.
S. J. CHADWICK Judge.
state OF Washington. county of Whitman, So.
l. w. W.. Renfrew, county clerk of said
county, and clerk of said superior cont
to hereby certify that the foregoing is a full
true ana correct copy of an order msds
ana an entered Of record in said court and matter
day of October, 1901 ''' ''ii' i''n
lsE . = W. W. RENFREW, County Clerk.