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The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-04-21
COMMISSIONERS SESSION
Allow Many Bills Accept Resignation Ap
nrove Bonds Appoint Surveyor.

The board of county commissioners
of Kittitas county. Washington, met
in regular session Monday, April !.
Present j. T.. Burke, chairman OF board:
d. b. l5urcham and Edgar iea>e: II.
NJ. Baldwin, auditor aud eX-oiliclo clerk
of said board.
In the matter of the petition of /. II.
Terrier and 5 G.. MattuX. for the vaca-
ton of cortain streets and alleys III the
Grand View addition To the city OF
Ellensburg. the board ordered vacated
as follows: The south half Of Colorado
street, between the center line OF
Okanogan avenue and the west >lde OF
the Drive avenue: all of ST. Louis street
between the center line Of Okanogan
avenue and the the west side of the
Drive avenue: all of Topeka street, be-
tween the center line of Columbia ave-
nue. and the west side of the Drive ave
nue.; the north half of Topeka street,
between the center line of Okanogan
avenue and the center line Of COlum bia
center line OF Columbia avenue and the
east side line Of lot fourteen. in block
twenty-five, extended the east half of
Okanogan avenue, between the center
line of Colorado street and the center
line of Topeka street: all of Columbia
avenue, between the center line of Col
OradO street and the center line of
Topeka street: the east half of Colum-
bla avenue, between the center line of
Topeka street and the southern boun-
dairy line of said addition: all alleys in
blocks sixteen, seventeen, twenty and
twenty.One; the north half of the al ey
IN block Twenty-Five: the south half Of
the alley in block twenty-five, between
the west line of said block and the east
line OF lot fourteen in said block, ex
tended.
In the matter of bids for county
printing, the board, after due consider
alton, awarded to the Ellensburg DAWN
the contract for county printing for the
year ending June 30, 1905, at the follow
ing rates. viz: First insertion. per
square OF twelve lines solid nonpariel
type, the smallest type used in news
paper work, and the size specified by
law, thirty-6ve cents. and thirty cents
per square for each subsequent inser-
ton
The bond OF Austin Mires, as county
attorney, was duly approved.
+. l.. Pease was duly appointed road
supervisor of road district No. =, and
bond was approved.
BILLS APPROVED.
The following bills were examined
and approved and warrants ordered
Issued as follows, viz:
COUNTY CURRENT EXPENSE FUND
Wv hohhey justice peace State VS.. Lyons 80 O5
Er.,,. ,,. " PackwOOd 800
'" t'''cc' constable " Packwood l2U
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-04-21
"a Quart Es7hY.

New and again there is an item in the
newspapers concerning the birth of a
puny baby so small that a quart cup
holds it comfortably. If the article told
all the facts it would probably tell also
of a mother who in weakness and misery
hal looked forward to the baby's advent
with shrinking and fear.
To have fine. healthy children the
mother must be healthy, and it is the
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-04-21

common testimony
of mothers that the
use of DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescrir~
ton not only pro-
notes the mothers
health but also
gives her strength
to give her child.
q Favorite Pre-
scription" accom-
plishes these results
by tranquilizing
the nerves, pronot-
ing a healthy appe-
tite, and giving re-
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-04-21

Whereas it appears to the satisfaction
of the board that an error was made in
entering on the tax rolls for the years
1901 and 1902, the n of the of
sec. IL, twp II, range Is, and greater
acreage was charged than really lies
on the west side of the right-of way of
the n. =. Ry. The county treasurer is
hereby authorized to make the neces-
sary correction and refund the excess
Continued on page
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-04-21

The bond of VIM. Galloway. consta
Bile, of ltoslyn precinct, was duly APP
proved.
The bond of James Wright constable,
of Ro,lyn precinct. was duly approved.
The resignation of NJ. NJ. Emerson,
county surveyor was accepted.
\ committee appointed by the ladies
of the w. G. T. L., appeared before the
board, requesting an appropriation to
assist them in placing drinking foun-
tain in the street in the city Of E.llens-
burg The board allowed them $33 for
that purpose.
BILLS ALLOWED
S. f. Willis, J. F.. state vs. John Ellison $40
H. S Pclten witness 400
S. f. Willis j. p, IL. A. Writer'S $50
f.. f. Haight constable $50
NJ. NJ. Emerson, salary rs county surveyor 260O
Estclla H. Stowell care paupcr ........... 5000
C. H. Flunmcrfet. supplies court house. 4l5
Bushong Il Co. books and stationery. 49,
Pioneer Bindcry and Printing Co., 1900
T. f. Haiyht constable services ........... $50
G. V. Warner. incidcntals. county attorney 100
Glass * Prudhomme Co.. bo oks etc....... 925
a. f.. Emerson, incidentals. county clerk. 53
d. A. Brown Il Co.. merchandise paupcrS 316o
Northwestern Imp. Co.. 2l"5
Stcinman Bros. 1000
Payne a. Simpson 800
Putnam Grocery Co. 1000
Mrs. Dora Wesley. meals. prisoners. 80
Fittcrcr Bros. supplies, poor fatm........ Loo
A. G. Spalding. clothing. paupcrs. ......... 10
James Allen. shelving vault court house. S2o
j. l.. Mills lumber, road district No. g.. HIS
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-11
BELOW DANGER LINE

Harrisburg, Pa, March S.-The Sus-
quehanna river is open from Sunbury
to the bay. Te water is receding
slowly and the Indications are that
the worst of the food is over. While
the water is still coming up very slow
ly at Selins Grove and Towauda, Pa,
the railroad company has resumed
passenger traffic east of this city. All
trains for Baltimore and Washington
are going via Carlisle and Gettysburg
because of the washing away of the
tracks at Goldsboro and York Haven.
The river here is now below the
danger line and the only trouble look
ed for is from the ice and water from
up the river which can do very little
damage because there are no obstruc-
tions east of this place.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-11
HIGH WATER
CAUSES GREAT DAMAGE TO
PROPERTY
BUILDINGS DESTROYED
People Flee for Refuge
to the Hills.

York, Pa, March S.-Heavy floods
above Goldsboro caused the river to
rise to height of 21 feet today. The
High Spire and carried destruction
from that point down to York Haven.
At Goldsboro the ice caught all the
buildings on the north side of the
track destroying or carrying theIn
with the flood Almost the entire
town was under water, the people Of
the lower sections seeking refuge in
tho hills.
Like an avalanche the water and ice
rushed on the York Haven power
plant and paper mill destroying parts
of the mill and carrying away nearly
all of the remaining power plants.
Railroads and depots were submerged.
Even few hundred yards, houses.
barns with chickens on them, tobac.
co shed and debris whirled with the
current. All the buildings were swept
away from Duffy island. The hotel,
greenhouses and three buildings on
Shelley island were demolished. The
damage to the paper mill is yet con-
lecture, the boiler house. roof of
wood room. wing Of main building in.
cludlng acid room were destroyed and
other parts of the building are still
crumbling, although the water has
now receded. Of the power that only
the tower and remnant of wall re.
mains, some of the machinery may
be used
On the big Conewanga the wa.
ter is steadily rising and the bridge
across it is In danger Whistlers
island is entirely submerged.
The piers Of the bridge at Columbia
are injured, some of the spans are
moved and fifteen spans of wire cable
torn away. A gorge above the bridge
is ten feet higher than its abutments
! and the water is still rising. No lives
are reported lost.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-11
Wife REFUSED TO COOK

Pittsburg. Kas., March Sin fit
of drunken rage because his wife re.
fused to get something to eat for him,
Lewis Wordeneck, an Austrian, this
afternoon killed his wife and ten-year-
old son. Wordeneck had been drunk
several days and for the last three
days had not eaten anything.
He went home and told his wife that
he was hungry and asked her TO gel
something to eat. She refused she
had cooked him meats before when he
was intoxicated and he threw them
out the door.
He seized a butcher knife and plung-
ed the blade into the left side of her
neck just above the collar bone. Their
ten-year-old son attempted to protec,
his mother and the father stabbed him
in the stomach, disembowelIng the lit.
tie fellow.
The boy died Immediately. The
mother lived three hours. The muir
derer has been in the United States
less than a year. He speaks several
languages and speaks English.
He made no effort to escape and is
under arrest.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-11
SENIOR LOPEZ
SECRETARY TAFT MAKES
PUBLIC A LETTER
SENT TO A BOSTON man
Who Says Free Speech
is Squelched.

Washington, March S.-Secretary of
War Taft tonight made public copy
of letter sent of Fiske Warren OF
Boston, Mass, who declared that free
speech did not exist in the Philip.
pines and criticised the action Of the
government in ordering senior Lopez
deported from those islands.
Among other tings the secretary
writes: 81 know no reason why Senor
Lopez should be excepted from an
act which applies to every one COM
Ing within its terms. He is merely
required to acknowledge the sovereign
ty and authority of the United States
In the Philippine islands and of the
government constituted by the Unit
ed States and to swear that while in
the islands, he will support and main.
tain the same and that he will not at
any time hereafter. or at any place,
aid, abet or incite resistance to the
authority of the United States or of
the government established by the
United States in those islands. II he
does not intend to do any of these
things, can really see no reason why
he should not take the oath"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-11
FIRE AT SCRANTON
Destroyed Big Department Store and
Damaged Other 5uildings-Loss
S1e2,70o.

Scranton, Pa, March 9.-Fire
which broke out at 1875 last night
completely destroyed the triple stores
of the Goldsmith Bazaar on Lackawan-
ma avenue and damaged two other
buildings causing a property loss Ut
1892, 700. The other two store firms
that sustained damage were the q.
w, Fritz company losss $4,000, and
the John D. Boyle clothing store, $1O,-
600 The loss to the three buildings
amounted to $4,000.
At o'clock this morning the fire.
which broke out in the basement Of
tho Goldsmith stores was under con-
troll but will not be completely ex-
tinguished for several hours.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-11

ed Dickerson. Many well dressed
white men we're noticed standing
looking up and down the tracks await.
ing developments.
Mayor Bowlus. Sheriff Routzahn
and the other officials are stationed
In the mayors ONCE where the mayor
Is in constant communication with
Major Kirkpatrick and Governor Her.
rick. It was announced by the may
or that the Urbana company was en-
route on the 9:40 interurban car and
that the others were coming as quick
ly as the cars could bring them. Com
pany of Piqua has been ordered
here. No effort will be made to use
Company A, Ninth Battalion. com
posed of negroes, because the officials
fear this would precipitate trouble.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-11
MINNIE WEAVER
Sues for Divorce--Hus-
band in Asylum.

Some surprise was manifested when
it became known that Minnie Weaver
OF this city had brought suit against
her husband George Weaver for di-
vorce. The petition was filed some
time ago, but kept from the public.
It is alleged III the petition that the
plaintiff and defendant were married
in 1892 and have no children; that for
some time past the husband had been
a habitual drunkard and that on Feb
ruary 30, 1894 as he was suffering
from his excesses he was sent to the
asylum, where he is at the present
time. Extreme cruelty is also charged,
it being claimed that on September 27.
1902, Weaver assaulted his wife and
beat and cholIed her and that on Sep
tember % she had him arrested and
locked up because of his abuse. They
resided upon Williams street. Attor-
ney w. o. Werntz is counsel for the
plaintiff.
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his mead while he was ordered to pro
duce his keys. He finally did so, but
later was also compelled to unlocl;
the cell himself. The rope which the
leaders had with them was soon fas-
tened around Dickerson's neck and he
was dragged without where seven bull
let's were shot into his body.
He was dragged distance of two
squares and hanged to the telegraph
pole at Main street and Fountain ave-
nue. where his body was literally rid
died with bullets He was dead before
the hanging took place and time and
again his lifeless body was hurled
against the pole.
Sheriff Routzahan and the police
made every possible effort to defend
the prisoner and they successfully die
so for three hours. The militis
could not be gotten together although
every effort was made to assemble
them. 1t is claimed that they were moi
anxious to stop the hanging
Only 20 men were arrested by thu
police and they were not sent to the
jsil by Major Kirkpatrick.
Dickerson shot Baiiiff Charles COLTS
here yesterday. Coils died today
The crime caused great excitement In
this city and tonight's scenes were
,foreshadowed I'm the course of the day
by the grouping of men in earnest
conversation in the streets.
Early tonight the crowd began to
gather In the jail yard. Sheriff Floyd
Routzahan addressed the people from
the Jail steps, pleading with them to
obey the law and disperse. Few heard
him and none needed. Seeing that he
could do nothing. he re-entered the
Jail and barricaded it as strongly as
no could.
For long time no leader appeared
who could direct the mob. Finally
some men carried a long section OF
three inch gas pipe, and as many as
could hold and began to batter al
the Jail door with it.
Dickerson whose home is in Gym
thiania, KY, made up his mind to &c
home yesterday and got Bailiff Coils
to go with him to his room at hote
to prevent Anna Corbin. young WON
an from making trouble over his de
parture. The negro and the Corbir
woman Quarrelled and Dickerson shot
and wounded her. Dickerson then
shot Coils. who interposed to protect
the woman.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-11
BOMBARDMENT
Of VIadivostok to Be Re-
neWed.

Chez Foo. March 8.--A report which
emanates from Japanese sources
states that the Japanese squadron is
expected to renew the bombardment
Of Vladivostok today The belief Is
general that the town is practically
defenseless owing to the absence Of
the big guns which have not been
placed in position.
Japanese scout ships have been
searching all along the east coast of
Korea and Manchuria for the ships of
the Russian Siberian squadron but
have secured no trace of them. 1t is
now thought that they are hiding in
the north if they are not in the inner
harbor at Vladiyostok.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-11
CHURCH FIGHT
Settled Out Of Court.
Zettler Case on Trial.

The trustees of the Lutheran church
of Beach City refused to pay DR.. A.
C. Goudy $75 for papering the edifice,
claiming that the paper was not prop
erly put on and that large proper
tion of it became loosened from the
walls. Goudy brought suit to recover
and the case was assigned for hearing
Tuesday, The parties were slow get
ting into court, out when they did ar
rive about II o'clock 1t was found that
they had obeyed the scriptural injunc-
tion and were reconciled with each
o...er A compromise was reached
whereby about half the claim was paid.
MALICIOUS PROSECUTION.
The case of Adolph Zettler against
Sophia Pfendler was taken up In court
room No. l Tuesday afternoon. 1t is
an action to collect damages for ma
liclous prosecution. Some months ago
Mrs. Pfendler claimed to have been
attacked by some man while in her
own home, she alleging that he choked
her. She had John FELTON, arrested
charged with the assault, but wnen she
looked him over she decided that he
was not the man. Later she had Zet-
tier arrested and identified him, OF
claimed to do so. When the case came
up before the mayor Zettler was re-
leased, as there was little evidence
against him.
Zettler then brought suit for dam
ages. Mrs. f.endler is an aged Ger
man lady who can hardly talk English
She had to be examined mostly by the
aid of en- interpreter. The case will
be continued today. Webber & Turner
for plaintiff and w. j. Piero for de-
fendant
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-11
LYNCHINC BEE in Ohio
Fifteen Hundred Springfield People Batter Down
Jail Doors and Take a Colored Man Ac-
CuSed Of the Murder of BaiIiff
Charles Coils

Springfield. o., March 7.-1iicaard
Dickerson, the murderer of Bailiff
Charles Coils, who died in tho hospital
here today from bullet wounds inflict-
ed by Dickerson, was dragged from the
city jail where he was being held at
1i:15 o'clock tonight, and lynched.
lie was strung up to telegraph pole
in front of Troups drug store. After
his body was strung up It was filled
With bullets and In a few minutes Dick
erson was dead.
~ The mob numbered 1900 people. The
local militia of two companies did not
arrive In time and the police could not
withstand the surging crowd. The
door of the Jail was battered down at
the side entrance of the building ana
the mob made for Dickerson. A rope
was placed around Diclierson's neck
as he was dragged from his cell and
tumblcd along the alleys in the rear of
the Jail to Fountain avenue where the
mob came directly down to the Troup
drug store at the corner of Main street
and Fountain avenue.
On the way Dickerson cried for
mercy, but the mob jeered at him and
beat him over the head with clubs.
AS the telegraph pole was reached, the
street was blocked with people. Sew
eral men climbed the pole, threw the
rope over the cross beam and Dicker-
son was jerked up high in full view of
the crowd.
AS his body appeared clear of the
crowd. everybody opened fire and II
was rlddled with bullets. In a few
seconds Dickerson was dead.
This is the first time in the history
of this county that man has been
lynched. The mob feared Dickerson
would not be electrocuted and deter
mined to end him now.
1t Is reported that one of the po-
licemen helped the mob get Dickerson
out of the Jail.
The first organized effort of the mob
was made at II o'clock, when about
25 men secured several railroad rails
and going to the side entrance of the
jail, pushed their way through the
squad Of ten policemen there and the
door easily gave way behind the pow
erfulDpressure.
Turnkey Gregory was the first man
encountered within the jail. One OF
the men in the mob held revolver to
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-11
BURN NEGRO DIVES
The Levee" District Attacked by Thousands of
Excited People Entire Square Practically
Gutted Before the National Guard
Could Reach the Scene.

failure to protect their prisoner and
construed the remarks of Mayor Bow
lus as upholding the lynchers. In the
negro district, popularity known as the
''levee," negroes gathered throughout
the day in small groups and discussed
what they termed the murder" of
Dickerson. Little effort was made by
the police of the city to disperse them
and from time to time they became
bolder and openly threatened revenge.
These threats had the effect of arous-
ing bitter feeling among the white
roughs who began to threaten the ne
groes.
Matters continued to grow worse
through the day, until when evening
came, the whites and blacks began to
mass and it was openly stated that
both sides were well armed.
Then 1t was that the city authorities
began to fear the consequences and at
meeting held In Mayor Bowluss Of
flee at which there were present the
mayor, the sheriff of the county, a
number OF city and county officials and
Major Kirkpatrick of the Third reg
iment, o. N. G.. 1t was finally decided
that the local authorities would be un-
able to control mob and that Cover
nor Herrick should be asked to send
troops. The mayor Immediately tele-
graphed the governor and soon re-
ceived word that the men wanted
would be sent here.
While the officials were deliberating
two mobs of white men were gathering
and by $3.50 fully one thousand were
congregated along the Big Four rail-
road tracks almost blocking Wash
ington street which penetrates the
heart OF the "levee." They were ap-
parently In an unusually excited con-
dition, many OF them were intoxicated,
and all armed with some kind of q
weapon.
The mob continued to grow and pls-
tol shots were fired from time to
time apparently for the purpose of
keeping up the courage of the mob.
Finally. soon after IL o'clock, the mob
moved on the "levee."
First volley was fired into the up
per story of Leslie Thomas dive and
then yolley after yolley from the re-
volvers of the crowd were nred at The
windows Of the buildings adjoining.
The fire department was hastily sum-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-11
PREMATURE EXPLOSION

Marion, Ind, March 8.--While shoot
ing an oil well this afternoon, ten
quarts of nitro-glycerine prematurely
exploded 20 feet below the surface of
the earth, destroying the derrick and
tearing great hole in the ground.
Speaker Saxon. the contractor had his
leg torn off and died within an hour.
Edward Woods, the shooter was
frightfully mangled and will die,
Frank Culbertson, driller was in
jured but will recover.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-11

Springfield, O., March s.-At 1918
p. m. fire believed to be Of incendiary
origin broke out in the negro quar-
ters. The result cannot be predicted
as the levee is in a closely populated
district, extending into the heart Of
the city.
At 1920 the fire department left for
the ,levee district.
Two mobs are at work In the ievee
district, breaking windows and shoot
ing at houses. One mob consists OF
500 men. The other is somewhat
smaller.
Night Chief Of Police Warner says
II help does not arrive within half
an hour there will be no Ievee dis
trict left. Two thousand persons are
now In the yelling mobs. Major Kirk
patrick has gone to the scene with the
xenia company and half his own men.
Four buildings were on fire at 1885
p. m. on the Ievee east Of Spring
street and the flames were spreading
toward the center of the city. One
of the buildings already burned con-
tained Lee Thomas coIored dive. The
crowd is rapidly increasing.
At midnight one whole square had
been practically Quilted. The militia
has been reinforced by the urbana
company just arrived. The crowd Of
5000 people are now under military
check and are viewing the destruction
of the levee joints with great satisfac.
tlon half block away. Cheers arc
heard as the buildings fall in.
Springfield, O., March 9.-Never be-
fore In the history of the munlcipali-
ties of Ohio have the forces of disor-
der so ruled city as has the rabbls
controlled Springfield since Monday
night A negro murderer has been
lynched, negro quarter of the city
fired by d drunken mob against whom
the police were powerless, and at this
hour the streets of the city are pa
trolled by blue coated militiamen who
with loaded rifles In their hands are
holding In check the element that has
brought disgrace upon the fair name
OF the city.
Following ths lynching Monday
night OF the negro Richard Dickerson.
the situation between the white and
black residents became strained. The
negroes blamed the authorities for the
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-11
INTERESTING REPORTS

Berlin, March 9.-An interesting re-
port is in circulation here that the
Russian Vladivostok squadron left
port in search of three warships which
Japan had purchased from Chile and
which were supposed to be heading
for Ishikari bay, The Russians are
now believed to have been cut OF
from Vladiyostok and the Japanese
are said to have planted large quan.
tity of mines across Ussuri bay for the
purpose Of destroying them should
they attempt to re-enter the harbor.