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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-28
Local Briefs.

Watson Drug Co.. Granite block.
Fourteen townships of government
land in southeastern Lincoln county
and western Whitman county were
yesterday withdrawn from entry. The
townships withdrawn are 10 and 20.
In range 81; townships Is, 10, 20 and
81. In range 3S: townships II. IS, ~
and 30. in range 30; townships Is and
10, in range 90. and townships ~ and
20. in range II.
We want your drug business. Pure
goods at right prices. Watson Drug
Co.
Senator w. b. Hepburn Is charged
with procuring the appointment OF
II. Smith wooiey OF Pocateiio. a Nor
mon bishop. as assayer at Boise. TO
replace ]. w. Cunningham. who. since
1897. has been In charge of the United
States assay office at Boise. wooiey's
appointment In said to be due to his
securing for the senator the Mormon
votes which landed him In the upper
house. This Hepburn strenuously de-
niles and says that the republican
organization of Idaho made the re-
quest on Congressman French, who
secured wooley's appointment.
You can get anything You want for
n sewing machine at J. p. Eastman
& Co.. SS3 Riverside. Phone Main
7l6. Machines rented or sold en- sasy
| terms. Expert repairing.
Colonel p. II. Ray Of Fort Wright
and N. II. Linsley yesterday enter
| tanned the national board Of soldiers
| homes who are on route east, In a
private car. after attending the G. A.
r. convention and visiting the homes
General Martin r. Mcmahon Of New
York. Congressman Walter p Brown
low of Jonesboro. Tenn: General T.
]. Henderson and daughter OF Prince
ton. Ill.,; Colonel Sidney !. Cook. wife
and son of Harrington. Kan; Captain
Henry +. Palmer of Omaha. Neb.
Mrs. II. II, Belknap of Marion. Ind.
and d. c. Spencer OF New York.
The Club Cafe always In the lead.
Our 25c merchants lunch with beer
or wine from 1880 to 2 y. m. as good
as ever. Headquarters for steaks
chops. etc. I. Chilberg. manager.
Easy Work Soap-The largest cake
on the market for cents. No fancy
wrapper--all soap.
Neishbors of George Mcfarland
whose residence Is at North 1916 LIN
coin street. reported to the polio,
yesterday that two boys. aged abou
10 and 12 years. had been frightened
away from the residence after the,
had placed a ladder beside the hous,
and started to enter via a secon,
story window. Mr.. Mcfarland an,
family are away from the city.
If you become sick or meet will
any accident. you will be glad to hav
something to tide you over such al
emergency. Now Is the time to opel
| an account with the Spokane & East
, ern Trust company.
The American Brewing company O
this city has petitioned the superio
! court for an order or dissolution an
= disincorporation. and the hearing ha
Q been set for October "a. The pres
. dent OF the company Is c. w. McDol
man ana Howard McDorman In III
secretary.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-28
COUNTY DEAD PROVOKE
FIGHT AMONG THE LIVING

County Undertaken Buchanan has
Issued n battle cry of defiance to
Coroner Smith because the latter has
been turning over the county buryiig
business to another undertaken; and
the dapper little coroner has replied
that he has the state law behind him
and Buchanan can go way back and
sit o IN.
Buchanan has the contract. but
other firms get the work and collect
the money from the county. The
contract calls for s12 per corpse. but
In July the bills were rendered by
Smith & Co.. one for s42 and one for
$37. The $40 was for an unknown
Found near Cheney ana included a
two days trip by the undertaken at
SIS per day. The SAT was for the
burial of George Mitchell. who was
found murdered near Monroe street
bridge, and included $25 for embalm-
ing. Both Of the extra charges were
by the coroner's orders.
''The county commissioners have
been paying Smith ror county cases
which ought to come to me under my
contract for the burial OF the county
dead" said Undertaken Buchanan this
morning. THE commissioners ae-
knowledge that have kick coming.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-28
Murine Eye Remedy Co.. Chicago,

Victoria, =. 0.-At the close Of the
Washington State Press association
convention last night Spokane was de-
cided upon rs the next meeting place.
Among the delegates elected to the
National Editorial association were
r. d. F'urman and r. z. Alexander
OF Spokane.
Oyster nay, L 1.-The president
announced last night that Henry c.
Ide. at present member of the Phil
ippine commission. would be desig-
mated as vice governor OF the Philip
pines In succession to General Luke
Wright when the latter assumes the
office OF governor.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-28

Police Commissioner Root has Is
sued an order that In future the de-
partment find the name of every con-
tractor who leaves building material
on the streets without proper danger
lights at night. or who Ieaves ditch
or trench without the proper lights.
and that the violators of the law be
arrested on the following day.
81 propose to bring every man who
violates this law into police court and
fine him." said the commissioner this
morning. "The city can no longer af-
ford to take the risk of damage suits
growing out Of the carelessness of
contractors. In the past the offenders
have merely been warned. Now we
propose to fine them"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-28

This Is the second clash that has
occurred because of the confetti feat
ure ut the carnival. the first trouble
being when Mrs. Harry Green. wife
Of the race horse owner. smashed a
man over the head with an umbrella
because no annoyed her. Mrs. Green
landed properly and the man went
down In = heap but quickly jumped
to his feet and rot away in the
crowd
Because Of these and other clashes
OF u milder form that have resulted
from tho confetti throwing, Police
Commissioner Root is today seriously
thinking Of ordering the confetti end
Of the carnival to cease.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-28
Forestry Experts
to Visit Ogden

OGDEN, Utah. Aug. ss.-The list
OF scientists and experts In irrigation
and forestry who will attend the
meeting of the National Irrigation
congress to be held In this city next
month is rapidly being sweiied. Word
has been received from Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson that he would at
tend the congress and deliver an adj
dress. He will be accompanied by n
number of scientists and experts of
tho United States department OF
agriculture.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-28
Testimony Finished
In Frisco Arbitration

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 2s.-Tes-
timony in the arbitration proceed
ings between the Garments union and
the United Railroads was finished
this morning. The proceedings were
commenced June 10 and have been
continuous. This mass OF testimony
will be transcribed and sent to the
arbitrators In New York. 1t will be
four months before decision Is re-
turned.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-28
STOCKHOLDERS. MEETING.

Notice TO the stockholders of Union
Manufacturing company: You are
hereby notified that there will be an
adjourned meeting OF the stockhold-
ers of the Union Manufacturing COM
pany on September z. at 1880 p. m,
at Central Labor hall, corner Post
street and First avenue. for the pur-
pose of eleeting board OF trustees.
changing the bylaws and transacting
any other business that may come
before the meeting. BY order of trus-
tees. J. C. DONALDSON. Secretary.
Spokane, Wash. August 81, 1903,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-28
BOZ CURED or COLO AFTER
PXYUICxAN'S T1EATlrENT
Van vAyYEn

My boy when I years old was
taken with collie and cramps In his
stomach. l sent for the doctor and
he injected morphine, but the child
kept getting worse. 1 then gave him
half. teaspoonful OF Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
and In half an aour he was sleeping
and soon recovered.-F. l.. wilkins,
Shell Lake. Wis. Mr. Wilkins Is
bookkceper for the Shell Lake Lum-
Der Co. For sale by all druggists.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-28

Tacoma, wash.--The State Bar as
sociation will hold its next annual
meeting In Seattle. The officers elect
ed last night are: President, W. A..
Peters OF Seattle; first vice president.
Edward Whitson OF North Yakima:
second vice president, +. III. Brow
nell of Everett third wee president.
p. +. Quinn OF Spokane; secretary. Il.
q. Kreider OF Olympia; treasurer. n
8. Porter OF Olympia; delegates TO the
American Bar association. G. II. Han.
ford Of Seattle, r. G. Hudson of Ia.
coma, J. I. Condor of Seattle. Johr
]. McGiivin OF Seattle, George Turner
of Spokane. y
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-28

7-room modern house. shade trees
and lawn. $4,000, terms.
Groom house, barn. lawn. ETC..
S22oo, terms.
4-room house, barn. shade and fruit
trees, e11oo, terms.
7-room house, barn, ETC., e22oo.
terms.
Groom modern house. barn, ETC.,
$500; 5000 cash, balance easy.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-28
SPOKANE FALLS o NORTHERN
railway

The Saturday evening and tho Sun
day evening Loon Lake special trains
have been discontinued for this sea-
son. These trains will not leave spo-
kane or Loon Lake on next Saturday
and Sunday. II. A. JACKSON.
General Passenger Agent.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-28
SOCIAL DANCE.

A social dance will DO given at
Swedish Brothers hall Thursday. Fri
day and Saturday nights. Music by
Reemer's orchestra
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-28

Colonel p. II. Ray, recently pro-
NOTED to a colonelcy and assigned to
the Fourth infantry. leaves Fort
Wright for Luzon. p. l.. on Monday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-28

: $50 rooms. plastered. good well,
garden.
Z 55o-5 rooms. plastered. good
well,
Z 500 rooms, full lot, city water.
e11o0--5 rooms. cellar, barn, fruit,
hen house.
9l4oo-5 rooms, nice lawn. city water.
91eOO-6 rooms, one block from car
line, modern, fruit trees, lawn,
etc.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-28
BIDS WAITED.

The board of public works of the
city of Spokane will receive bids or
proposals in duplicate until Septem
p. m. at the city hall. for the i'm
provement OF First avenue from the
east line of Madison to the east line
of walnut streets. by paving. gut
tering. curbing. according to the
plans and specifications on file In
the Office of the city engineer. and
referred to in ordinance No. ALAS,
which ordinance and said map, plans
and specifications shall govern said
improvement and to which bidders
are hereby referred for further par
ticulars. All bids must be made in
duplicate on printed forms to be fur
nished by the board. sealed and one
copy be left with the clerk of the
city commissioners. the other with
the mayor
= There must be written upon the
outside Of the envelope the words.
Proposal for the paving Of First
avenue" together with the name of
the bidder and the copy OF the bid
sent to the board must be accompan-
led with certified cneck for not
less than 10 per cent OF the amount
of the bid. and made out 70 the order
Of the president of tho board OF public
works. and no bid shall be considered
unless accompanied by said check.
The successful bidder shall be re-
Quired to enter into a contract and
furnish satisfactory bonds as reQufr-
ed by said ordinance No. Ai&4s. the
city charter and ordinance pertain
Ing upon the subject within Ave days
after he has been notifled that the
contract has been awarded to him.
Special attention Is called to ordi-
nance A1031. governing contracts for
public works. Where any material
used Is of the kind that Is produced
here the same shall be OF home pro-
duction when prices and quality are
equal to foreign production.
The board reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids. Successful bid
der ON the above proposal will be re-
| quired to furnish a guarantee or in
| demnity company bond satisfactory
| to the mayor.
MAIMTENAICH.
Bids and proposals In the manner
and under the conditions and at the
time above stated will be received
maintaining the above described pave
ment and Improvement in the man
ner and according to the terms and
| conditions stated under the msinte-
nance portion of the plans and spec
Iifications for period OF ten G0)
years from and after the completior
OF the said work. and its acceptance
by the city, and the successful bidder
| will be required to enter such con
tract and bond as are required by Law
and charter and ordinance OF sale
city. and particularly "a required
by said ordinance No. .14fS within
Ave days after he shall have been no
titled OF the fact that he has bee,
awarded the said contract.
Such proposals shall be in dupli
cate and In sealed envelopes marke,
proposals for maintaining First Ave
nue. Pavement" and shall be accom-
panied by a certified check for nc
: less than 10 per cent OF the amount q
the bid made out 10 tho order OF tn
r president OF the board OF publ
works OF the city OF Spokane.
The board expressly reserves tn
right to reject any and all bids an
I proposals made.
i BY order of the board of publ
L. b. HANDLEY, Secretary.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-28
How Is This?

$40 acres. six miles from Spokane:
good house. fine large barn. buggy
shed, chicken house, etc, well and
windmill. 500 fruit trees, 40 acres
in cultivation. no acres summer fal.
low: sac per acre: good terms.
We own a large tract of the finest
raw wheat land In eastern Washing
ton that we are selling at 81 to SIC
per acre on long time.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-28
lAonfort Z monfort
3az Isrnwstl Dik. Tel lGain 1o7S.

3 75o-Six- room plastered house.
stone foundation; well of wat
err; 800 cash. balance SIS per
month at 8 per cent.
$220o--New six-room modern cottage.
Heath's addition; bath, toilet.
gas and electric lights; one
half block from car line.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-28

COME ONE, COME ALL, and see
the largest assortment and SWEETEST
patterns of fall and winter woolens
for suitings. trousers and overcoat-
ings In the city at the lowest prices
for 316.6o and up. Join our suit clubs.
800 week. Do not forget the
place. Hoyt Bros. Tailoring company,
0T03 Monroe street.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-28

K. n. DARRACH q CO.
Phone NJ. 214. 1929 Ziegler Block
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-28

xWo NATURALIZATION modern
house. $3.50; S-room modern house.
$3.50. At the present price Of build
ing material and labor these buys
can mot be duplicated fer tho money.
Pacific Coast Realty Co.. 81 Howard
street, C. l.. Knox. manager.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-04-22
A Texan sulelded.

ST. Louis: Lieutenant Thomas F..
Howard of the United States army, a
graduate of West Point, drew razor
across his throat in the Missouri Bap.
list sanitarlum Yesterday. When
found by an attendant he was dead.
He left g letter TO his mother, Mrs.
J II Howard Of BoeFne, Texas.
Lieutenant Howard had been on
sick leave for some time and was UNI
der treatment in the sanitarium
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-04-22

Lexington, Texas H Mundine OF
this place was accidentally shot
through the abdomen yesterday morn
Ing. Mr. .Mundine had just arrived
from Flatonia on the San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass train ana while stoop-
ing to pick up hil "trip his pistol fell
to the floor of the e. causing the ac-
cidental discharge with the above re-
suits. The doctors entertain little
hope for his recovery.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-04-22
Captured BY savaaes.

Mexico City The seven British sail.
ors who deserted from the ship Am.
phlon and entered on course of pira-
cy, which was quickly ended, are now
said to be in the wilds Of Southern
Yucatan, where they have been eau
tured by hostile Maya Indians. They
fled from Belize or British Honduras,
TO Yucatan, fearing capture and exc
cution for piracy. There is much
speculation as to their probable fate
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-04-22

Waxahachie, Texas Last night as
County Attorney Farrar was going
home from the city he was waylaid
BY two men who attempted to assault
him. The fact that his horse became
scared at the men and ran away
DOUBTLESS saved his life. II is sup
posed the men were friends of some
man who is TO be or has been prose
cuted.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-04-22

Austin, Texas; The state school
board yesterday afternoon purchased
the following bonds for the perma.
nent school fund Comanche jail, $780,
600; Bastrop Jail, $4,000; JEFFERSON
refunding, s44,5oo; city of Grandview,
$4,000, and city Of McGregor $4,000,
making a total of $1O1 600. Interest
ranges from 1-2 to per cent.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-04-22
MlIl AppIv 10 Issue Bonds.

Austin, Texas General Attorney
Stedman of the International & Great
Northern arrived in town tonight and
tomorrow will file an application with
the railroad commission for authority
to issue 100000 worth of bonds on
ten miles of constructed line on the
Madisonville branch
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-04-22

Texarkana, Texas. A serious diff
Guilty occurred here last night in which
+. G. Montgomery, foreman of the
Southwestern Telegraph and Tele-
phone company. received stab over
the bridge OF the nose, breaking that
faculty young business man named
Clyde tIainon was arrested on the
charge Of assault to kill.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-04-22
NOT AN ORDINARY CASE.


" AiS gSNiNSs
Washington Referring 70 the APP
plication at st. Paul yesterday, in be-
half Of the Northern Securities Com
pany the department of justice has
had the following Geographic instruc-
lions for the attorney general sent
to the United States attorney at st.
Paul on the 14th instant: ut is likely
defendants in Northern Securities
case will forthwith, and possibly with
out notice, appeal to circuit court or
Judge thereof for modification of de-
clslon pending appeal or for order
making appeal operate as supersedeas.
You are directed to watch this matter
closely and earnestly oppose any such
application, on the ground that this is
not an ordinary case of equity jurls-
diction between private parties, but
special and enlarged statutory reme-
dy in equity to enioin violation of q
penal law. The decree finds defend.
ants guilty of violating the declared
public policy of the nation For that
reason the government opposes any
suspension or modification of the judg.
ment of the court
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-04-22

Crowley, La. Particulars have been
received in this city Of the fire at Mil
.lerville yesterday. The pumping plant
Of the Mlllerville Irrigation Company
was destroyed, together with the store
of Dennis Miller and dwelling owned
by Wiliam House Of jennings The
loss will amount to about $4,000, with
no insurance The origin Of the fire
is unknown.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-04-22

New Orleans La The jury in the
Hutchinson viii case returned YER
dict in favor Of the validity Of Mrs.
Hutchinsons will and denying the
claim sci up by her legal heirs.
The effect Of the verdict was also
TO vindicate the memory Of A. G.
Hutchinson, who had been charged
with the suppression Of an alleged
suhseduent will
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-04-22
KILLED NEAR kossE.
Walter Aliens Float Team Ran Away,
Resulting in His Death.

Kosse, Texas: Mr. Walter Allen,
living one mile west of town, and who
owned and operated the only dray line
In this town, was thrown from his
float in runaway while en- route
home last night about dark and killed,
death being instantaneous. His team
became frightened as he went out of
town and were soon beyond his con-
troll. Mr.. Allen was found by mem
bers of his family a few minutes after
within about $50 yards Of his home,
but life was extinct. He was alone in
the float hence it is not known just
how he was killed, but from bruises
on his body is supposed that the
wheels ran over him.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-04-22
Enqlneer Ritter Killed.

Denison Texas Engineer George
Ritter Of the Katy was killed yester-
day afternoon at Caney, l. T The
fireman, Lee Glover, was badly scald-
ed and may die, Ritter was taking a
siding with his train when the engine
jumped the track and turned over.
Ritter is married man and has a
family.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-04-22
IA NEW STATE CONSTITUTION.
TsNAs cArrLg aARREp.
From Kansas by the State Author
tiles.

ltlc5.
Fort Worth Texas, April 1S.--
The refusal OF the Kansas live
stock sanitary board to admit Tex
as cattle to that state from north
Of The Texas line has created a flu.
ror among stoclsmen here and else
where About $4,000 cattle are
ready to go into Kansas pastures.
Cattle With clear certificate of
inspection from the Federal in
spectors are refused admission to
that state and so serious has be-
come the matter that yesterday
John II Pennington, live stock
agent OF the Frisco, wired Govern
or Bailey OF Kansas to rule on
whether after Texas cattle above
the line has passed the government
inspection if they would be admit
ted by the Kansas authorities sub
ject to state inspection and the
payment Of the 2-cent per head in
spection fees No reply had been
received last night from the Kan
sas governor,
DR. Kline at the Fort Worth
stock yards has been instructed
by the Federal officials to not in
spect cattle for Kansas.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-04-22

Austin, Texas; The following rail.
roads today paid their passenger tax
on passenger earnings for the quarter
ending March 81:
The Eastern Texas paid $25.4S on
s2544.45.
The San Antonio and Gulf paid
s24.07 on $2406.70.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-04-22

Waxahachie, Texas; The argument
In the Henry Willis murder case was
begun yesterday morning. Eight days
have already been consumed In the
trial Of this case, and It viii probably
be Monday before the matter is
turned over to the Jury
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-04-22
OUR AeERAL GOVERNMENT.
continues,tc Pay the Salary of Minnie
3Cox at lndlanola.

continuesto Pay the Salary Of Minnie
3cox at lndIanola.
New Orleans La, April 1S.-Despite
the fact that the postofhce at Indian
ola, Miss, was ordered closed some
months since, and that it is no longer
recognized as a postoffice, the liberal
ity Of the postoffce department is
shown in the fact that the salary Of
Minnie Cox, the negro postmistress,
and Of her dusly assistant are still
being paid regularly The Cox wom-
an draws $11OQ per apnum and all she
has to dosis to sign the receipts. The
case is not as though the office were
still OPEN for business, for it is not.
II the citizens did not maintain their
own postofhce they would get no mail
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-04-22

Sherman, Texas The Grayson
county grand jury this evening re.
turned an indictment against w Ellis
Stone, charging him with the murder
Of Ben Thompson. Owing to the prom
inence Of both defendant and deceased
the case is attracting attention from
al over the state.