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Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-01

+. X. Spaulding of Sunnyside
representing the Oregon Nursery
Company, spent Tuesday at kenne-
wick. He has sold a great many
trees i'll this vicinity which he has
already delivered and which are
being set out.
Our druggist, II. r. Hayes, has
with comimendable enterprise, SOW
ed to white clover a strip of ground
between the sidewalk and the ditch
i'll front of his store. When not
otherwise employed he is engaged in
sprinkling the surface of the seed
ed ground with a tin can, the bot
tom of which is bored full of holes.
He has already put up sign upon
the plot, Keep off the Grass,
and i'll his imagination he is con-
luring up sanguilary conflicts with
the luckless person, who, when the
grass is up, should dare todessecra-
tethe spot by treading upon it with
vulgar feet. Every now and then
he is digging up some portion of it
to see if the seeds have sprouted.
1t is to be hoped that he will keep
up the sprinkling and discontinue
the digging and we will assure him
that i'll a few weeks his fordest hopes
will be realized.
Northern Pacific Detective I. S.
Hindman of Spokane, accompanied
by Sheriff Pack of Franklin county,
arrived here Tuesday night with
four men who are charged with
having stolen quantity of goods
from box car in west bound
freight No, S. Tuesday morning.
The four men are believed to have
boarded the train at Pasco and to
have left it again while ascending
the long grade this way from Ken
wick. The capture was made by
Deputy Sheriff Naveof Walla Walla
county who was waiting for them
at that point. Without assistance
the Walla w ALA officer arrested
the quartet and cowed them into
submission when the men showed
a disposition to resist. The alleg-
ed crime having been committed in
this county, the prisoners will be
tried here. Photographs were ia
ken of the men Friday morning.
The prisoners gave their names as
Geo. Roberts, James Moran, Joseph
Dodd, and Thomas Winters. Rob
erts especially bears a hard reputa-
ton, having but recently been i'll
the tolls i'll Oregon. Dodd is
mere boy i'll appearance, probably
not over II years of age. When
captured the men were each carry
ing pack made up principally of
different varieties of shoes. Herald
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-01
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

NOTICE FOR PUBLlCAIlON.
Department of the Interior, Land Off
&c at Walla Walla, Wash.
April Goth, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing named settler has filed notice
of his intention to make final proof in
support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before Elwin p.
Greene, U. S. Commissioner at Ken
newick, Washington, on June Is, 1903
viz; Fred Creswell, who made II. E.
No. Co.'s, for the NWl Sec. 80, TIP
N, r.. 80 Z. w. NJ.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation Of said land, viz; Wal
ter Klindt, A. II. Richards, John
Richards, David Beavert, all Of Ken
newick, Washington.
JOSEPH l.. MoHUNDRo,
Register
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Estray Notice.

There came into my enclosure
about April Is, 1908, one bay
mare, age about Ia, weight 1900
pounds, branded l A OH left
shoulder. (pight side of A has
right slant. Unless owner APP
pears and proves ownership and
pays charges within 80 days, said
estray will be sold according to law.
FRED CREsWELL,
Kennewick, Wash.
April IS, 1908.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-01

c. b. Work and his mother
Mrs. Phoebe Work, who have beer
spending some time improving
their homestead in Horse Heaven,
returned to Sand Point, Idaho,
where thay will remain for some
time attending to their property ur
there. They expect to return i'll
to this place i'll the near future and
remain permanently.
G.. +. Hanson, the hustling real
estate man, who like Miles Standish
of old is small in stature but
mighty in every undertaking, has
been taking III the country, on
horseback, the last few days. Not
being accustomed to this mode of
travel he complains of being badly
"stove up. 1t is whispered that
he takes his rations standing up.
H. Scfinke went to North Yaki-
ma last week, but returned Satur-
day. He was working at his trade
up there, that of a stone mason.
He is suffering from eczema whic h
has attacked his right hand. MIR.
Schimke has made arrangements to
rent his restaurant to Jap from
North Yakima, who is expected to
take charge of same Oh the Ist of
May
//The local committee of Presbv-
/tereans i'll Kennewick have decided
to recommend to the missionary
committee Of the presbytery of cen-
trail Washington, the, erection of a
tabernacle for church and social
purposes. 1t will be located OH a
lot next to the City Market and
thus be centrally situated. The
Rev. ]. NJ. Thompson, chairman
of the presbyt-ry's committee, will
be i'll kennewick to preach Sunday
May 10th, when all details will be
settled and the church probably or
gained.
Fire broke outin the N. P. pump
ing station, situated at the north
end of the railroad bridge across
the Columbia, Saturday morning
about 9 a. III. The fire started on
roof alongside thesmoke stack, and
was probably due to flying sparks
The house burned down and the
engine was badly damaged. A
new engine was promptly installed
and the pumps working as usual.
The pumping station supplies the
the round house, railroad station
and water tanks at Pasco with wa
ter.
The handkerchief sale, conduct
ed by the Ladies' Aid society Fri
day evening, was success. The
amount taken in from the sale of
handkerchiefs was S.. 20. Refresh
ments were also served which rails
ed the proceeds $3.50. The feat
IRE of the evening which attracted
the greatest attention and swelled
the total receipts to about $1,000,
was the voting for the most popu-
lar young lady i'll town. The price
Of vote was rs cents, and the lady
receiving the highest number Sc
cured a beautiful oil painting. Miss
Myrtle Seals captured the prize,
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LODGING
HOUSE

(Over Scott & Co.'S Clothing Store)
0. 0. NODEN, Proprietor.
Handles the SPOKESMAN
REVIEW, The Sc A 4 7 I. T.
TIMES and BOYCE'SWEEKI.Y,
the standard illustrated union labor
paper of Chicago.
Subscribe for your weekly pa
pers through me.
Office i'll the restaurant i'll adjoin-
ing building.
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S STRAWBERRY

have about 5000 plants of the
Dollar Strawberry" lever bearing
which l will dispose of. Call OIL
ire and get prices-J. SERcoMBI2.
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EENNEWICKLES :

THE various strawberry patches
.,,ot have been set out this spring
are growing rapidly
rrosts have not touched the fruit
=, these parts. A fine crop of
neaches, apricots and other fruits
is expected
1E. Hubbell arrived from New
York city Tuesday and will remain
IN these parts during the summer.
r R. Mcconnell went to North
Yakima Saturday to spend a few
DAYS witt, his family.
r F. Breithaupt returned We'd
uesday from a business trip TO out
lying points
Coffin Bros. have completed their
building and and are filling up the
additional room with new goods.
The Exchange Bank building
has received a new coat of paint
this week.
W. D. Owen went to Yakima
Sunday returning Tuesday even
ing.
VS.. Helm has put up nice
ornamental fence around his house
and lot and also added a screensd
porch to his residence.
For Sale-Three white Wyan-
dotte cockrels SI.oo each. Barred
PlyMouth Rock eggs SI.oo for IS.
f. P. GREENE.
c. V. Dyment, staff correspond
ent of the Spokesman Review, with
headquarters at Pendleton, visited
Kennewick Saturday.
D. Davidson Of Sunnyside, rep
esenting the Washington Nursery
company at Toppenish, spent Tues
day and Wednesday at Kenne-
wick.
Miss Mary S. Thran, lately from
Minnesota, has been assisting Mrs.
H. Schimke in the Kennewick Ba-
kerry and Restaurant during the
last week.
Capt. w. +. Martin went out to
his homestead in Horse Heaven
Wednesday. He has teams at
work hauling lumber out there and
has commenced to build house.
The dance last Friday evening,
although not a financial success,
was an enjoyable affair and those
who attended had a S p e IL d i d
time. The music was furnished by
the North Yakima Orchestra.
Fl. A. Hover has had the lots
about his residence in town cleared
ana seeded, and is irrigating them.
he has also put up fences around
Inc lots and is now building side
walks iii front of them.
Mr.. Gantenbein of Pasco, we'll
known i'll these parts, had a severe
hemorrliage from the lungs one day
last week. DR.. Hewetson was tel
phoned for and the last reports were
10 the effect that he was getting
along favorably.
Chris Schiever came over from
oaessa, Wash, and looked over
PORTIONS of Horse Heaven. Hewill
return iii couple of weeks with
quite party of friends, and ex-
pect to purchase several sections of
land.
ar. and Mrs. Thomas Pallister.
,a'nef and mother of DR.. William
'allister and Miss Edna Pallister
VI 'his place, arrived from Canada
Yesterday, and will remain for some
me- The doctor went to Spokane
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-09-18
COOPER WANTS To PUT
ALL WIRES UNDERGROUND
lie Claims the Right by Virtue of His Office
to Make Contract for Construction
of Conduts.

duits with a sufficient number of ducts
to accommodate the government cleo
trio wires, the wires of the Hawaiian
Electric Co, the wires of the Mutual
Telephone Co. and those of any other
company that might undertake that
sort of business.
"If I have that right" Mr.. Cooper
said yesterday, 81 also have the right
to make a contract with any individ-
ual or corporation that may be pre-
pared to carry out that particular en-
terDrise
"That is what have in mind at pres
ent-the propriety of granting that
right to some corporation which will
make the best terms with the Govern
ment and for the people.
The result If attained will be the re-
moval of all overhead wires to under
ground conduits. This would be a
great relief to the sidewalks and an ele-
ment of safety to the community. as
we'll as furnishing an economical meth
cd for the transmission of intelligence
by electricity, because, after once be-
ing installed, the repairs would be re-
duced to a minimum"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-09-18
E. NJ. BOYD Nd
THE PRINTING

Owing to the fact that the printing
planned by the Hawaiian Promotion
Committee has reached such size that
the local establishments cannot handle
it, the committee has decided to send
Secretary +. NJ. Boyd to the Coast to
arrange for getting out this matter.
The general folder for advertising Is
expected to be out in first edition of
250 600 copies, and this production Will
involve a very heavy expense as we'll
as an immense amount of material.
There will be some seventy-flve illus
tratiOns of which not more than one
third have ever been printed before.
The committee has been very success
full in securing original photographs
and in exploiting some new scenes Of
grand canyons and mountains such as
have never appeared in any advertis-
ing book. There is very little letter.
press, as the committee believes in hav-
ing pictures galore.
1t is the expectation that the plac-
ing of the printing will take two or
three weeks. During the absence Of
the secretary, Mrs. Josephine French
will be in charge of the office.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-09-18
HAWANANS NOT
BEING ENLISTED

There has been a falling off in the
applications for enlistment in the navy
from among Hawaiian boys. The ma
tives who We're enlisted did not make
particularly brilliant successes as sail
ors aboard war vessels and now only
such natives as are good seamen are
being accepted at the recruiting office.
on this account the applications from
Hawaiians have fallen off, although a
short time ago there was a rush on
their part to get into the navy. Six
men are still on the Iroquois awaiting
transportation to the coast or trans
fer to some other vessel of the navy.
When the number has reached ten, they
Will be sent to the coast aboard a mail
steamer unless a naval vessel happens
to be in port. Most of the men en-
listed here come from the merchant
men and the Phelps will no doubt fur
nish several for Uncle Sam.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-09-18
BROWN FOR SHERIFF,
MURRAY FOR CLERK AND
SHERWOOD FOR AUDITOR
PLATFORM OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF
THE COUNTY Of OAHU

The Republican party Of the County of Oahu in convention
assembled hereby makes the following declaration of principles
the support of which and candidates pledged
/. We proclaim our answering featy the traditions
policies and principles of the Republican party promulgated
in its National Platform, and in the platform of the Republican
party of the Territory Of Hawaii
g. We endorse the and rugged honesty of Presi
dent Roosevelt in his capable admin tration of public affairs
and his remark that s Territory be developed along trad
onal American lines with our hearty approval
3. We recognize in Governor S. b. Dole official of
sterling worth and integrity, and heartily endorse his admin
istraion Of Territorial affairs.
f. We uphold the right of every lawful American citizen
the people without regard color previous condition
of scrvitudc.
s. We favor just and equitable taxation and iudcos
expenditure of public monies
g. We favor far is practicable, the expendng of all
collected in each District, upon public Improvements with
in such District
T. We tariff and realize the necessity of such meas
will stimulate the condition of productive industry and
business County, and upon Supervisors the
adviaby of opening up industries for the development
of the County of Oahu.
We oppose all trusts monopoies and corporation lobbies
that would interfere with Republican policy control
prices supply and demand
their efforts to from the National Congress apropra
tion for the improvement of harbo erection of public
buildings and for other public needs
TO- We favor the policy of the Territorial administration in
its efforts Statehood.
II. We favor only qualified and those eligible to
become such being employed on all public works
H. The division of the Territory into Counties brings the
administration of public affairs close to the citizens and in in
augang the system it be the of the Republican
party give to all the people thoroughly business admna
ton, fitness being the only criterion of political availability
and fcpnbicanism must mean capacity and honesty.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-09-18
THE COUNTY
JAILS FILL
TIE BILL

The constitutional question first pub
licly mentioned in the Advertiser some
days ago. involving the intervention of
the grand jury in all cases where i'm
| prisonment in the Territorial prison is
involved, came to a head in Jud.e
Gears court yesterday morning. Be
fore the article appeared the point had
been raised by U. S. District Attorney
wherein he also questioned the locll
restriction of the sale of opium as
poison.
Yesterday F. NJ. Brooks brought up
the point in the case of Nakamura,
charged with Illicit liquor selling.
Deputy Attorney General Peters pro-
posed that the point be argued out and
determined before any more appeals
from the District 9ourt were tried,
Accordingly the two cases mentioned
We're set for argument tomorrow. the
jury panel being excused until Monday.
Messrs Peters, Breckons, Brooks and
Rawlins, with perhaps others, will join
in the argument.
Following is one of the authorities
cited to the court on the question:
For more than century, imprison-
ment at hard labor in the State prison
or penitentiary or other similar insti-
tuition has been considered an in
famous punishment in England and
America. limited States VS.. Petit III.
U. S. Reports 42S.
1t appears the preventive of dire con-
fusion in the apportionment of iuris-
diction between the Circuit and Dis
trict courts is not remote. The estab-
iishment of county jails, where prison.
erS sentenced to not more than one.
years imprisonment will be sent, is all
that is required. 1t is imprisonment in
a penitentiary which constitutes an in
Famous punishment within the meaning
OF the constitution where it prohibits
such punishment except through the
process OF indictment by a grand fury
Should the point be held well taken
py the higher courts, related question
comes Immediately up with regard to,
oahu prison. That Is, until a separate.
place be provided for the Oahu county
jail. oahu prison Is the Territorial
penitentiary and the only legal place.
of confinement for persons sentenced in
this Territory, for long or short terms,
under conviction of either crime or.
The County Act recognizes the dis
tinction between penal institutions and
mere places Of detention. 1t provides
that:
I'm the County of Oahu the Warden
of the Territorial Penitentiary shall be
the County Jailor," and that: 1T shall
be the duty of the Warden of the Ter
ritorial Penitentiary to provide a place
in such penitentiary for the confine-
ment of persons sentenced in Oahu
County for less than one year, which
shall be separate and apart from the
place provided for the imprisonment of
persons under sentence of imprison-
ment for longer time"
The further point referred to, then,
as liable to be raised is whether the
separate place mentioned in the Coun-
ty Act will be judicially recognized as a
county Jail while under the same roof,
or within the same enclosure, and con-
Quoted by the same official as the peni-
tentary.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-09-18

Honolulu may have underground
electric wires before very long, if II. Il.
Cooper, Superintendent of Public
Works, find ways and means to effect
the purpose he has formed. The mat
ter came prominently before the latest
meeting of the executive council, upon
the application of the Standard and
Century Telephone co. for the extern
sion of its permit granted by former
superintendent Boyd,
Previously the question had been re-
ferred to the Attorney General as to
whether the superintendent of Public
Works had power to grant an extern
sion or to grant new permit The an
swer of the Attoruey-General was that
the superintendent did have power to
grant a telephone franchise with aerial
circuits, but that he had no right to
grant the privilege of laying under
ground conduits in the streets.
In the discussion the Governor and
his advisers We're opposed to granting
n permit for any more aerial circuits
in the thickly built portions of the
town Acting on this common opposi-
tion and on the Attorney Generals pre-
vious opinion, the Superintendent of
Public Works was left without sanction
to grant the extension requested.
superintendent Cooper, in the course
of further discussion, maintained, as a
matter of policy and as matter of
right, that the Superintendent of Pub
lie Works, being entrusted with the en-
tire control of the public highways, had
authority TO exercise such control :or
any public puruOSa not detrimental Ia
the use of the streets by the people.
supporting this contention Mr.. Coop
er maintained that the right to open the
streets for laying sewers or water
pipes though exercised without OBJ
lection, was not specifically auaorized
by law. 1t came within the inherent
right of the Superintendent. BY the
same line of reasoning 1t followed thai
the superintendent would have the
right to open the streets and lay con.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-09-18
CHASED A MAN
WITH AN AXE

The Lehua brought last night an in
sane man from the settlement on Mo-
lokai, who was taken to the asylum.
Tne man was a kokua, and has be-
come helplessly insane, evidently the
result of religious excitement, y day
or .wo ago. he chased an inmate at
che settlement about the place with an
axe, threatening 10 kill him as he ran.
The man also had been spending his
time in praying to the sun and moon.
He was brought down on the Lehua.
shackled, and sat on the deck looking
at his handcuffed hands as If studying
prayer book. Another kolSua en-
PEELED by order of the Board of Health
was also brought down last night.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-09-18

Here is n favorite anecdote which
Abraham Lincoln was in the habit of
relating: James Quarles, distinguish
ed lawyer of Tennessee, was one day
trying a case, and after producing his
evidence, rested, whereupon the de-
fense produced a witness who swore
Quarles completely out of court, and
verdict was rendered ACCORDINGLY
After the trial one of his friends came
to him and said: "Why didn't you get
that feller to swear on your sine?" II
didn't know anything about him" re-
piled Quarles. II might have told you
about him." said the friend, FOR he
would swar for you jest as hard as
he'd swar for the other side. That's his
business. Judge, that feller takes in
SWARM for a living"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-09-18
INSURANCE
SUIT LOST
Property Burned
BY Authority
of Law.

The jury trying the case of w. w.
Ahana against the Insurance Company
of North America before Judge De
/ Bolt found the following verdict yes
terday afternoon: I'VE, the jury in
the above entitled cause, find for the
! defendant in view of the facts pre-
sented by counsel, more particularly
: T. fact that the records of the Board
of Health of the 10th of January, 19OO
show that the resolution authorizing
the destruction of block was duly
passed by a quorum of the Board of
Health there assembled" The Jury
consisted of George C. Potter, owen ].
Holt, p. NJ. Lucas, Chas. 3. Dwight,
w. j. Bair1. f. B. Angus, Benlto
Guerrero, Lawrence II. Dee, L. War
ren. John Kuaana, Edward C. Holstein
and George H. Karratti.
COURT ITEMS.
Kalei Maunaloa and Hoopii Wise,
heirs of the Estate of Kealohapauole
Makah, have given a receipt for all
the property to A. S. Mahaulu, ad-
ministrator. 1t includes ten shares in
Hawaii Land Co., two canoes, seven
fish cts three ho.sos and two colts.
kapiolani Estate. Ltd, and Allen G
/ Robinson. Ltd, have brought a suit
to foreclose mortgage against Jesse p.
Maksinai on account of $4050, principal
and interest, unpaid on a promissory
note. The mortgaged property con-
sists of lots H. II, and 13 at Kaluao-
palena, kalihi, containing 2.439 acres.
1t Is stipulated that the action to
quiet title of Margaret Cullen VS.. r. f.
Lansing may be set for trial on Thurs
day, October s.
CRIMINAL COURT.
Before Judge Gear, jury found NJ.
G. Simoes guilty of selling liquor with
out a license.
Five Portuguese boys, keen-looking
as ferrets, We're grouped at the bar of
justice in the afternoon. Manuel Rod
rigues. f. Leandro. Manuel Suares,
Manuel Comes and Antoine Suares were
their names and they We're charged
with stealing two bags of coal from a
pile of that commodity on the Espla-
made. After one or two of them had
told their defense on the stand, Dep
uty Attorney General Peters was ready
to admit that the rest of them would
testify to the same effect. The bags
were not the coal bags of commerce.
One was a flour bag, the other a bag
without n bottom
One chap said he was in the coal
yard mot less than three minutes"
Cross examined, he said it was not
four minutes, nor two minutes, but |
Just three minutes" w. r. Rawlins |
and a. r. Cunha appeared for defend
ants.
The jury returned a verdict of not |
guilty for the whole bunch and the
youngsters scampered out to freedom |
in hilarious fashion.
EJECTMENT VERDICT.
Late yesterday afternoon the jury in
Judge Robnson's court found a ver-
dict for plaintiff in the ejectment suit |
of Kapiolani Estate, Ltd, VS.. l.. a. |
Thurston, which had been on trial
about one week.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-09-18
AN ANTI.CARTER SCHEME.

The factional enemies of Secretary
carter sprung a solution in his favor
at the Hilo convention and then laid
II on the table,
1t is understood that a similar at
tempt will be made here. If so the
friends of good government in todays
convention should look sharp.