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The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-07-08
OFFICIAL RECORDS.

The following instruments were filed
at the Baker county court house during
the week ending July :, 1908.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
DEEDS.
Feb. S-W. d. Robinson and wife
to I. NJ. Hollingsworth and wife,
east 90 rods of s. f. d N. w. a
Sec. 5 TIP. r. 46 E; 5000.
Jan. %, Dob. 8. Huntington
and wife to Jennie Thompson, lots l l
and IL block 25 in town of Hunting
ton; $50.
April 4-James Curry estate to
Geo. w. and Harry V. Grubb, s. y
8. w. 4 Sec. 20 TIP. r. As E.;
$500.
June 18-P. A. Mann aud wife to
John o. Conner, lots 10 and 16 block
13 in Pacific adm to Baker City; 81.
June 15-Ed Mehlhorn to L. and
G. Mehlhorn, 80 acres In Sec. 2 TIP.
8 r. 46 E; s4OO.
June Isl. and W. Mehlhorn and
wife to Ed Mehlhorn, 80 acres in
Secs. 4 and TIP. 8 r. 46 E; s4OO.
June "A. Long ct al to Ingram
& Co., lot IL block G, Haines; 5000.
June 27-John Rouse ct al to +.
L. Bowen, lots and . block "a,
Pacific adm to Baker City; s55.
Bourne Land and Imp. Co. to
Minnie Ashby, lot 5 block G, Bourne
townsite; 800.
July IA. Long ct al to John d.
Simon, lots l, 2, 3, 10, II, and l2
block 2 in Longs adm to Haines;
$3.50.
May 3O-M. Beamer and wife to
John Tredwell, acre In 8. w. d N.
E. y Sec. 80 TIP. 0 r. 81 E; 81.
May %, '97-U. 8. A. to Chas.
Brown, patent to E. y E. y Sec. 8
TIP. 12 r. 80 E.
June 2-Sumpter Light and Power
company to Sumpter Light and Water
company, lots Q, I, and 8 block 5,
Sumpter; 81.
June 2-R. E. Strahorn aud wife
to Sumpter Light and Water Co.,
3 water rights near Sumpter; 81.
June 22-D. A. Langrell to W. b.
McCarty, north 80 feet Of lot block
2, Bourne; s75.
MINING MATTERS.
DEEDS.
June ga. E. Rutter ct al to Ira
Lennon ct al. Aurora quartz claim;
1880.
June 30-Lombsrd Copper Co., to
+. L. Evans, interest in Omega and 16
other quartz claims; 81.
June lO-A. E. Ritter ct al to Fred
d. Smith, Fsirview placer claim;
$500.
June 24-J. c. Humphreys to
Chas. Brown, 40 acres placer in Sec.
TIP. IL r. 3 E; 81.
May Wellman G. NJ. Co. to
Hiram MAIDEN, West Paine and eight
other quartz claims; 81.
VIM. Bunyan and wife to Rock
Creek P. and I. Co., 20 acres in Sec.
80 TIP. 7 r. 80 E; $500.
Jan. 14-Wm. Burnham to T. j.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-20
ANKENY METHODS REBUkED.

Walla Walla, the home of Levi An
keny, has set the seal of disapproval
upon the political methods of the
senator, says the Colfax CommOner.
In the city election last Monday the
Ankeny machine was so badly
smashed that it is very doubtful if it
can be put to working order again.
Gilbert Hunt, the Ankeny candidate
for mayor, won by Is votes, and j. Il.
Smith was elected to the city council
by votes. ALI the other Ankeny
candidates went down to defeat.
The only issue in the campaign
was Levi Ankeny and his political
methods. The Walla Walla Union as
serted all through the campaign that
the fight was between the friends and
enemies of the senator, between the
Boxers" and the Ankeny followers.
1t also argued and protested that the
Boxers" were not fighting against
Hunt and his running mates, but
striking through them at Ankeny.
This being true, the result proves
that the people of Walla Walla do not
endorse Mr. Ankeny or his political
methods
The most significant feature Of
the election was the overwhelming
defeat of Frank KEGS for city mar
shall he running 1923 votes behind his
opponent KEGS was member of
the last legislature and nominated
Levi Ankeny for senator. He was
one of the men who repudiated the
plank in the republican state plat
form declaring for railroad com
mission, and worked against that
measure. This violation Of the pledge
of his party platform was probably
the main factor in his defeat, as here
tofore he had always proved a strong
candidate in Walla Walla. His eX
perience should serve as a warning
to the "repudiators" in the other
counties.
Walla Walla has entered her pro
test against the methods of the An
keny machine and it is to be hoped
that the rest of the state will fall in
line.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-20
FOSTER HAS PILES TO FIGHT.

The Union has evidently never
heard Of Sam Piles of Seattle, who has
been brought out as one of the rail
road candidates for United States SEN
atOr. At the top of it's front page Sun
day the Ankeny organ calls the Seattle
candidates IS. H Philes." That may
sound more euphemistic to the Union,
but there is no doubt that to Addison
G. Foster it is plain case of Piles in
an aggravated form 1t is quite prob
able that part of the agreement made
by the railroad lobby with the Seattle
bunch last winter was that Seattle
should name the next United States
senator to be elected. Vandevanter
and other members of the notorious
thirteen that betrayed Harold Preston
have always insisted that events
would prove that they made a good
bargain for Seattle and the announce
ment of Piles candidacy throws some
light on what the agreement with the
lobby probably included.
Sam Piles is undoubtedly one of the
shrewdest and ablest politicians in
the state and it will keep Ankeny and
Foster busy to head him off. 1t is
quite likely that he is the favorlte OF
the railroad combine for the senate,
as he has always been jealous in his
support of whatever the railroad lob
by wanted. He is a railroad attorney
and. of course, is bitterly opposed to
the Mcbride commission bill or any
other plan of regulating railroads or
other corporations by law.
Because of his advocacy Of every
thing desired by the corporations and
his uncompromising hostility to any
restriction upon their powers in the
interest of the common people, Sam
Piles will get no support worth speak
ing of from eastern Washington. The
people of both parties on this side OF
the Cascades will take care that only
true men are sent to represent them
in the legislature next time, and such
men will never join with the railroad
lobby in choosing a United States
senator, as some recreant legislators
from eastern Washington did last Feb
ruary.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-20
wholesale Dealers.

just as popular in Walla Walla as he
ever was, but Levi Ankeny, the polit-
ical boss and dictator, has met a
signal defeat and his power is rapidly
on the wane The Pie maker would
like to suggest to Senator Ankeny
that he take last Mondays gentle jar
as warning, and from now on wash
his hands of local political scraps
and look after national politics. It's
utterly impossible for one to continue
being a United States senator and at
the same time be a ward and precinct
politician. You have sufficient money
at your command, Mr. Ankeny, to
make an able and efficient senator,
but you have not got either sufficient
amount of money or brains to be both
senator and local peanut poll
tician at one and the same time This
is not said in an unfriendly spirit, Mr.
Ankeny, but it is said in a positive
spirit, and it is truly hoped that you
will give up local politics and be
United States senator.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-20
A POLITICAL SENSATION.

The political sensation Of the day
is the defeat of the Levi Ankeny mu-
nicipal ticket in Walla Walla last
Monday by the Miles G. Moore, anti
Ankeny republicans. says the Seat
tie Republican. Ordinarily speak
ing the results of that election
would have no political significance
whatever on the politics of the state,
but in view of the fact that it was a
rebellion from the Ankeny regime
which has held undisputed sway in
that county for the past ten years.
it means a whole lot and may be far
reaching enough to be felt in the
next state convention. For the past
decade the political wishes of Levi
Ankeny have been carried out to the
letter. and every official within the
county Of Walla Walla. from sheriff
to constable and health officer, and
even the teachers in the public
schools, have been selected at Mr.
Ankeny's approval, but in this in
stance a revolution broke out and,
though all of the Old-time vigor Of
the Ankeny machine was brought to
play against the Boxers, the old re-
gime lost the day and now conster-
nation reigns supreme in the Ankeny
camp.
Wisely or otherwise, United States
up in it to the extent of making of
himself veritable ward heeler. OPP
posing Ankeny and his forces was ex-
Governor Miles c. Moore. 1t seems
to have been a mere fractional fight,
the real object being to see who
should be it in Walla Walla county
at the next state convention. While
the immediate result to the city was
a split ticket, yet it is counted a
victory for the anti-Ankeny forces, or
the Boxers; and this in spite Of the
| fact that Ankeny imported to his as
olSlduCt ulS II uSltu ucluUCIdtlC u6u-
tenant, George Stevenson. and the
| well-known Tacoma politician, Link
Davis, state senator for Pierce coun-
| y.
The defeat of the Ankeny ticket
may mean that the Boxers will con-
troll the next county convention and
completely overthrow the Ankenyites.
but be that as it will or may. it does
mean that the people will not tolerate
those men whom they have honored
to high and dignified political posi-
tons, meddling into their local af-
fairs. Mr.. Ankeny had reached the
goal Of his political ambition by being
elected to the United States senate;
it was his duty to leave local politi-
cal battles to be fought by others and
not in any way mix in with any fac
ton either in or out of his county.
Levi Ankeny of himself, is doubtless
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-20
EFFECTS OF TOBACCO.
Proposed Experiments by Dr.
Wiley.

Washington, D. C.-The expert
ments which DR.. Harvey w. Wiley,
the chief Of the bureau of chemistry
of the department Of agriculture, has
been conducting at the government
boarding house" promise some day to
be of considerable interest TO all
users of tobacco and all manufacture
ers and dealers, for at the conclusion
of the tests and when the effect of the
various preservatives used in foods is
determined DR.. Wiley will take up the
question of the effect tobacco has
upon the digestion and on the human
system in general
just as the cigar comes after the
dinner, so DR.. Wiley will postpone
his experiments in relation to tObac
co until after he has fed his bOarders
all sorts of food from soup TO nuts
Consequently, it will be some time be-
fore he reaches the tobacco question:
When he does. it is understood that
he will proceed as he has done in
the case of foods; that is, he will
take pure tobacco in various forms,
smoking and chewing, and see what
effect its use has upon the consumer
when taken in small quantities, larger
quantities, and SO on.
Adulterated Tobacco.
He will then take up the adulterat-
ed tobacco. or the favored tobacco
and ascertain by experiments what
effect tobacco Of this character has
upon the system.
Just how far these experiments
will go mas not yet been definitely
determined. nor has Dr.. Wiley decid-
ed whether he will. use Turkish, Gu
ban and other brands Of foreign to-
baCcO, or whether he will COnfne him
self to domestic tobacco. Should the
bureau of chemistry go into the sub
ject eXhaustively and ascertain the
difference between the effect of cheap
cigars and cigarettes on the system
as compared with that of the high
class pure tobacco cigarettes and cl-
CARS, the result would be vary inter-
esting, TO say the least. 1t is DR.. Wi
ley's intention to take men who are
regular smokers and ascertain their
physical condition as to their heart
action, breathing, Digestion etc,
while continuing the use of tobacco
under normal conditions. and then
TO have these men to suddenly cease
the use Of tobacco entirely.
Effect to be Noted.
The effect of such stoppage will be
carefully noted. and DR.. Whitney ex-
poets to be able 10 report on the ben
efits or injuries in the sudden change
of the habits of smokers and chewers
After the effects of the prolonged use
of tobacco have been eradcated from
the system, it is proposed that the
subjects shall recOmmence the use of
tobacco, beginning in small quantities
and increasing until they are using as
much or more than they were when
the experiments first began. Through
out the course of the experiments the
effect of the tobacco on the diges-
ton will be carefully noted All this
will be most interesting series of ex-
periments, and if DR.. Wiley can make
some observations during their pro-
gress on the effects CT tobacco on the
disposition of his subjects, it's seda-
tive influences and it's use as a pro-
moter Of good-fellowhip, the expert
ments will be dOubly valuable.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-20
THE PREACHER LAUGHS.

In the last. Walla Walla Argus the
editor addresses over four columns
of a letter to Rev. NJ. H. Marvin
When Bro. SLOVENIAN undertakes tC
overwhelm Methodist preacher
with sound and noise he will fail ev-
cry time. He could have said in II
lines more than he does in the whole
lambast and Marvin would now be
begging for quarter; but as it is, the
editor goes to defeat and the preach
er laughs in mph.-Pomeroy indie
pendent.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-20

Prescott Spectators: The States
man issued a regular hallelujah edi-
ton Tuesday, after the city election.
No one has better right to crow
over the result. That paper put up a
great fight and the victory won was
great indeed and due very largely to
its efforts.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-20
A WASTEFUL PROJECT.

Two of the three county commits
sioners are determined to build
costly poor house regardless of the
wishes of taxpayers in general. These
worthy gentlemen have had this air
castle in view for so long that they
cannot fOregO the pleasure OF seeing
it become a reality. Accordingly they
have gone to Portland to take look
at the MultnOmah county poor house,
built to accommodate a community
having ne-hundred and fifty thousand
people, and will use it as model IN
building a palace for the poor in this
county of twenty thousand people.
The Statesman has demonstrated by
facts and figures that the building of
a poor house in this county at a cost
of from fifteen to twenty thousand
dollars would be a piece of inexcus-
able extravaganza and monumental
folly. There are now only five pau
pers at the poor farm maintained I'M
der the contract at a cost of $3.50
year, which is perhaps raised to $4,000
by certain extras. II poor farm be
maintained by the county, the salar-
les of the superintendent. assistant.
farmer. nurses Chambermaids and
cook will far exceed the entire cost
Of maintenance under the contract
system Besides there will be the
interest on the capital invested the
insurance on the buildings and the
loss to the county through the deter
ioration of the buildings, furniture,
tools. etc
Last fall. about a month before the
November election. the old board Of
commissioners. Of which the chairman
of the present board was a member,
had under consideration the building
of an $4,000 poor house. and in order
to do this it was proposed to levy a
special two mill tax and to sell half
the county poor farm. The States
man strongly opposed the scheme and
the commissioners, under pressure
from the dominant machine. made
haste to disavOw any serious intention
of carrying out such project But
now the proposition has been revived
and is to be carried out regardless of
the protests Of taxpayers. Half the
county farm was sold a few days ago
and it is announced that the commits
sioners have decided to build a poor
house to cost 100000 In all proba-
bility the final cost will be nearer the
original figures. Besides the cost of
the building several thousand dollars
will be spent in furnishing the house
and in buying farm machinery, garden
tools, etc. The ultimate cost of fit
ting the county farm for the mainten-
ance of the INDECENT poor will be moi
Tar from $4,000.
This large sum Is to be spent with
out consulting the taxpayers, but in
order to meet the cost there will be
two mills or more added to the lew
for next year. Under the circum.
stances the taxpayers of the county
would be justified in circulating a re-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-20
OVERWHELMING DEFEAT.
he Olympia Standard says

The Miles Moore faction of the re-
publican party, Monday, at Walla
Walla, in q closely contested NUM-
cipal election, cleaned out" the An
keny supporters, electing Chief OF
Police, two councilmen and assessor
while the Levites elected the mayor
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-20

in Indiana there is a Dunkard
preacher who talks most eloquently
while he sleeps. Most preachers seem
most eloquent to the auditor while
he sleeps Now if both preachers and
auditors could sleep during church
services a state of heavenly perfec-
ton would be reached.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-20

and one councilman by bare maiori-
ties. In view of the great prestige af-
forded by being an United States
senator, the result is very generally
regarded as an over whelming de-
feat in the senator's own field.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-20

1t is said that since the third can
didate for city marshal polled only
eighty votes, the Ankeny machine has
concluded that the $500 position Of
deputy United States marshal for
Walla Walla, which was promised him
last winter can be used to better ad-
vantage as a salye to the wounds of
some of those who fell outside of the
breastworks in the attack upon the
machines stronghold in this city last
Monday. The job has not been Great
ed yet. but it is said that B. D. is do
ing his best with C. H. to have such
a deputy appointed, but c. H. must
defer to the judgment of the attorney
general P. K at Washington, D. c.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-20

monstrance against the poor house
proposition, but if anything is to be
done along that line it will have to be
done quickly.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-20

Society Item-The Duke of Borrow
and Holde is expected in this country
within a week. If his friends can
keep him sober long enough, it is
hoped that another American girl
may be made happy.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-20

Faith. Mrs. OHara. haw d. We till
thin twin apart?" Jaw, t is aisy-
I sticks me finger in Dinnis' mouth,
an if he bites | know it's Moike.'
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-20
BIRKES & OLIVER

Have moved their blacksmithing
business from the corner Of Fifth
and Rose streets to 105 South
Fourth street, in the rear Of John
McFeeley's shoeing shop. We
would be pleased to see our old
and many new patrons. Call and
see our newly equipped shop. We
have installed a new Henderson
cold tire setter and are prepared
to do any and all kinds of repair
ing neatly and mechanically. We
are second 10 none in the city. We
have in connection with our black
smithing shop a first class wood
workman. This gentleman has put
in a new stock of first class wood
material in the way of hickory and
oak, in fact, everything that is
needed in a first class wagon and
carriage shop. Bring in your
wagons and buggies.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-20
WEATHER..

Unsettled and occasional threaten
ing weather tonight and Tuesday.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-20

Hustle for the Statesman coupons
you can get the prize.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-20
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER

NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.
copy of change Of advertisement
must be delivered to the business Of
Ace by the hour of 10 o'clock a. m. to
Insure Insertion In tho Issue OF even
tate.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-20

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-11
a JAMAICA WAKE.

The peasants of ireland are not the
oniv people who wake a corpse. The
practice is as common among the negroes
If Jamaica. i'm The West Indies. but they
are more generous than the Irish; they
give the deceased two wakes instead OF
one.
The first wake Is held on the first night
after death. the second on the nihth
night. when the ghost is supposed to how
or aroun dthe rouse and require propiti-
alton.
The wake starts with a procession OF
the ,nourners TO the grave, where white
cock is sacrificed to make the perturbed
spirit rest Then they return TO the
house. light n number of candles and
fortifv themselves with immense quanti-
ties of rum and food.
one after another the mourners yell at
the top Of their voices to the ghost they
imagine to be present. telling him how
much they loved him and what an excel
lent man he was. Hymns are sung. and
then the spirit is supposed to be placated
and them burners are free TO have good
time.
\ feast. or "eating match follows. and
most of the guests get drunk on strong
ESTATE rum" which is practically proof
shirt Boisterous games are played. and
favorite native songs. such as the follow
ing are sung:
Me len him me canoe.
Him tief me paddle
John Joe. widde waddis.
Me len him me fish pot.
Him tief me net.
John Joe. widdle waddle.
Ne len him me harpoon.
Him lief me line.
John Joe. widdle waddle
John Joe no hsb
None hat pom him head.
John Joe. widdle waddle
John Joe no hab
None shirt pom him back
John Joe. widdle waddle
II catch John Joe
/ will break him back
John Joe. widdle waddle
The corpse is not usually present at
Jamaican wake. as IL is at an Irish one.
because IN tropical country burial al
most Immediately follows death At the
mine night" as the negroes call the Sec
ond wake. four men take up the sheet on
which the dead man expired. Holding il
by the corners. they shake il violently.
calling ont:
BREEDER Dead Man, BREEDER Dead
Man Am you dere2 Here's YOU ole
fricn's den come fe talk wild YOU II you
love we. don come QUE,
There fellows few minutes Of terrified
silence. VIII the ghost APPEAR and cause
trouble. II ne does not the mourGers
heave a sign of relief and conclude that
their efforts have cuieted the restless
spirit forever. Then they start IN 20 en-
,ov themselves again
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-11

The corn belt Includes 4 little OF north
western Ohio. a considerable strip across
North Central Indiana. al of northern
AMI central Illinois. the whole state OF
Iowa. northwestern Missouri. northeast
ern Kansas and southeastern Nebraska
on the map II roughly resembles an
elongatsa KITE with The little erd N
nor;hwestern Ohio and the widest part on
the Missouri river.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-11

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-11

IN 1870 the herman people barely ex-
ceeded 4aese. nIa: in ISIS they bad risen 10
nearly E.coocns and In 1879 the census re-
turns gave sS.s.s.ciA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-11
SOLICITORS WANTED.

WAN FED Solicitors. either sex. salary
or commission Local S4G: tray cling
$50 and expenses Cali afternoons. at 81
s. Water. 2l-StX
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-11
statesmen WANTED.


statesmen WANTED-I want statesmen
and salesla6ies 10 sell a fine line OF med
icines In every town. The great Indian
ssive. Car-nCr-lse- yea-tee. The best
white sslve, Mentholine. The New Life
for Blood, Nerves. Stomach and Cough
Syrup. Stamp for reply. ID. \ VIII
liams. go Laura avenue, Wichita. Kan.
11-afx
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-11

FOR SALE-Forty-nin lots, IN J. q. Da-
Wilson's second addition. sssn. NJ G.
Cook. 10 n. Main. i5-su-su-fr-3tx