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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-12-14
FIVE MILLION
GALLON
RESERVOIR
ON LowNDEs' HILL, ONE ON HILL
ABOVE GLEN ELK, ONE ON EAST
SIDE OF PINNIcKINNIcK.
AND A BIG DAM IN WEST FORK
RIVER AT PUMPING STATION
ALL TO COST 100000.
Is What Ex-Mayor L. c. Grille Thinks
the City Needs To Get An Adequate
and Good Water Supply.

the City Needs To Get An Adequate
ana Good Water Supply.
ewbat do You think Of taa roposi-
tion Of selling tae water worIs% asksd
a Telegram representative OF Ex.Sfayor
Lafayette c. crile Tuesday evening.
Generally speaking am not an en-
thusiast on Municipalities owning and
op,rating their public utilities or fran
chises," replied 0f. Grille. During my
terms of mayor was close reader
on matters relating TO municipal affairs,
not only in the United States, but also
in England. api found the consensus
of opinion Of eminent writers was to
the effect that If politics could be who'll
ly eliminated from municipal affairs, It
would be an excellent thing for a city
to own and operate its public utilities.
This is particularly true of cIarksburg
in regard TO the water works system.
80 be specific, our water system
would be only equal and adequate to
the needs and demands Of this city to-
day. nad the city not grown any during
the last six years. But W. al know the
phenomenal progress of the city during
this time. Tae water system. believe.
mas not detariorated to any great ex-
tent since i has been installed; but on
the other hand our business and com
mercial interests have made such rapid
growth during the past few years, and
the demands have been SO great for
water That the system nas been distanc-
ed in the race.
whether or not the water system
is to be operated by private or the
municipal corporation, II must be ex-
tended far beyond tho corporate limit
of the city. It would add very mater
ialiy to the financial and commercial in
.srest of oiarksburg, If the system could
be extended TO 'ne Stea!ey ADDITION
Point Comfort and Adamston. If tnat
town so desires it, Monticello A3iit;ou.
Alta Vista, Broad Oaks. the Industrial
Addition and even to Steelton. And
N lact' / nave no hesi'ancy III saying
that these various slTouno', and CIarEs-
onFg as wei. nave been and are now'
ainderN IN Their development oy want
OF a proper water supply
WHAT IS your 'pinion as 70 o'sasa-
ing a suiiic'ent amount o. GOOD wafer,
equal to tae needs OF CiafKsours' ami
Is snonros
We'll thinE that Is an easy Prob
lsrn 70 solve. ~ chemical analysis ot
shf water OF tine West Fork river, 1t
nas oeen demonstrated 'hat 'ne water
IS pure and wholesome What makes
tae water OF tins stream particularly ot-
iensFe 10 us IS tae fact OF the great
amoant OF ailuyiai 3ePosits contained
IN II TINS Is caused by tne character
q The soil through winch TINS stream
passes \ fey thousand dollars invest
Cd IN dam across the river at tae
pumping station would store enough
water for many years to come. And
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-12-14
NJ, For critirallv m.

Miss sallie Fox, of Adanstoa, i IN
,rfHcal condition. a few days ago Fas
:.ll and injured her spine. s.acs 'Sen
oayalysis q the lower lir5s seizo5 4os.
SO VI aar.i!v -seoYr
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-12-14
TRIBUTE
is PAID
MASON
BY THE HARRISON COUNTY CIR
CUT BAR IN SET OF SUITABLE
RESOLUTIONS.
PRAISE IS GIVEN HIM AS AN ABLE,
UPRIGHT JUDGE : RESOLUTIONS
PRESENTED IN OPEN COURT.
osdsed Spread On the Record Of the
court-occasion For Them is His Re
ti1emeut From the Bench in Harrison
cOunty-Spscial Term Closes.

Judge John W. Mason closed the
special term Of circuit court IL this
city Tuesday afternoon which was the
completion Of his work in this judi.
cial corcuit.
Judge Mason, during his term Of o..
fee as judge Of the circuit court Of
Harrison county not only endeared
himself to the members Of the bar
but he commaned the esteem and re.
spect Of every litigant that came be
fore him and it is with a feeling Of Ire,
gret that Judge Mason will no longer
preside over the circuit court Of this
county.
On Monday the local bar held q
wen attended meeting and adopted fit
ting resolutions paying a high tribute
20 Judge Mason as iurist.
The resolutions we're presented to
The court Tuesday forenoon by Taney
Harrison, in an appropriate address.
In response to the resolutions Judge
Mason made a touching and apprecia
i've address. stating that he had none
but the very bindllest feelings foI
every member Of the bar and was
proud 70 say tnat no' 2 sinsie mem
Der mad attempteo /" 'eAe @us 1n'Iss
d him durins MS 'eFih q once. q
liso expressed regret 'na' sne ~e@s
mt relations that haa existed oe'"seI
aimseif and the members q ehe p''l
aad come 10 2 close N an oH'ia'
way.
The resolutions are as loAo"s'
Ihis being me iasl leFm ol 1ne -
,uit court a "h'eh hls honof' 'uus
'ohn W. Mason wan PRESIDE q .ns
udge oi tHia lup1eial circuit 'lnu -
Jar Of Harrison county oeeHiins II =
'e IL and appropriate 70 give some =.
preston Of their esteem ana resaro
or The hisn character ana apili'S =
Judge Mason since ne mas Deen 'He
presiding judge q ms circuit aaopl
he following resolutions.
Resolved The Bar ot harrison coun
) regret the severance ol lhe reia'
ions between themselves anu .usuS
Mason as the presiding Judge q 'nls
'ircuit During ms term o. seF'ies
Judge Mason has presided over ths
court with great dignity and courtesy.
md has won ior aimsen the goo
opinion Of the entire Bar loF ms
earning, fairness and impartiaiity u
he dispatch Of business IN ms court.
IN all occasons ne has been Kina aho
courteous to the members o. the Bar'
and has inspired on the part o. tne
Bar courtesy and respect Tor hlmSeii
ls well as towards each otheF' ano
has done much to elevate the tone q
The Bar and secure the observance 2,
orderly procedure IN the ulai =
causes in his court Whlie we nast
had occasion at times 70 aileF lFoH
big rulings, We hayeneyer had reason
70 believe that he was not ehtreiS
honest in his opinions. ana S'F'yihs
% DO the right as ne 50" - 9lu ".
a view solely to promote the ENDS =
Justice. He has sought 10 enforce ln'
law fairly, and without fear or laFor
to punish the guilty and pFopeo' 'h'
innocent. and to inculcate reverence
and respect for law as tne supreln'
iuty Of all good citizens "i'nou
which there can be no orderly govern
ment or security for NE or proper
IN parting with Judge Mason as 'n'
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-12-14

Caorlss w. Swisaey, secretary Of sats-
elect, vns IN s1e city Tuesday ipn
Fairnmt 'co1ine after busiasss.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-12-14

Ernest L. Piggott, assessor-elsct for
he Lower district, was IN the city
Tuesday and qualified before tat
county court
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-12-14

I. 7. wallis vsat 70 Ellsias TUESDAY
on : business TRIP
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-12-14
SANTA
CLAUS
OGDEN
POPULAR COUNTY SUPERINTEND-
ENT AssUMES THE ROLE OF
DEAR OLD SANTA.
BRINGS MESSAGE OF GOOD CHEER
TO TEACHERS AND PUPILS AS
WELL AS WHOLESOME ADVICE.

Prof. MusseT Says Some Nice Things
About M. Ogden and Gives the Educa-
tors Of the County Some Very Ex-
cellent Advice.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-04
Born.

Once more! We are called upon to
chronicle an event Of momentus i'm.
portance.
Once more! new being has appeared
within our midst coming from the ~.
known. unknowable.
Once more! . maternal heart beats
high in anticipation and anxiety for the
future Of her offspring.
Once more! youth caters the worlds
struggle for existence and casts loagine
eyes to the iadisting uisable future.
Once morei bright hopes holds ost 10
infantile credulity the possibilities Of
fame.
Once more! the vain world embraces
Ia its craps = tender and unsuspeIt ting
creature lately come into its midst.
Once more! new impressions are i'm.
planted upon the brain Of an untaughs
being and mold it into perfection.
"Oh ye! who listen with creduiity 70
the whispers Of Fancy: who pursue with
eageraess the phantom Of Hope: hat age
will bring forth the promises Of youth.
and that the deficiencies Of the pvesest
day will be supplied BY the aaerrov." Il.
tend to the following announcement;
Asss % \. m. Friday April the 7osh. i9o4,
to J. H. Tate's 6ne blood mare. daugh.
ter, NO cards. mother and daughter
doing we'll. % is Tate.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-04
Democratic Convention,

The Democrats of Adams county met
Saturday afternoon at O'Clock at the
court house for the purposes Of nomina-
ting full county ticket and also electing
delegates to the state conventions and
joint senatorial and judicial conventions.
DR.. ]. H. Henderson Of Lind. was chosen
chairman and w. r. Cunningham. ST..
of Ritzville. secretary. The following
declaration of principles was adopted.
Declared for an equal assessment Of all
corporate and personal property and an
assessment Of $4,000 per mile on rail.
roads and recommended the appoint.
ment Of a by.partizan railway commits.
sion Of three members with full power to
regulate the freight and passenger traf.
6c of the state. and furnish assessors
with taxable value of assessable proper.
ty. We commend the democratic legis-
lature for their support Of this measure
and condemn the republican members
for their violation Of that plank in the
last campaign. The following delegates
were chosen to the two state conventions.
O.W. Goodenough. o. r. Holcomb.
D. d. Lucy. A. S. Newland. H. Dorman,
w. H. Philpott. IF. Collier. Geo. F.
Christensen. Walter Staser. Those
elected delegates to the joint judicial
and senatorial conventions were:
W. R. Cunningham. ST.. J. M. Moulton'
L. Walton, E. c. Crouch. o. w. Good.
enough. A. J. Coss. J. c. Sullivan. Julius
Siemens and J. F. Collier.
The following were nominated for the
various county Offices.
Superintendent Of Schools. Prof. J. H.
Perkins.
Sheriff. Chas. H. Low.
Auditor. Maury E. Hayden.
Surveyor. o. o. Hauschild.
Commissioner Dist. No. I, A. S. New
land.
Commissioner, Dist. No. =. Dan Kreh.
biel.
Treasurer. c. D. Linn.
Prosecuting Attorney. Walter Staser.
Assessor. ]. c. Adams.
Representative. F. H. Benge.
Coroner. Dr.. ]. H. Henderson.
County Clerk. Geo. F. Christensen.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-04

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H~e- n,
aM.. ~. e. .n.s V..d, ;sSs 49,. '' s'
~ss''sH' ~
70. ksNr-kooms VITA private table
board. MRS. GEORGIA Johnson. y 81.
Parties desiring 70 sead laundry q
Spokane will 6nd basket II he olkce
OF +. r. French.
For Rent-Rooms and private table
bsard. Mrs. NJ. J. Hurst. three blocks
east Of school house.
Ifvm~vish a homessead desert land
clsim on cheap vheat land address. +
I. fames. RitxviIle. Wash.
A ,ood .ev ,vo se.t,A n.so 90 family
earrisee for ssie 49,. in0uire of w.
! Rec.;n~ ,on G,ismss R,ocf
- -. 49,. .....A c.,... a..
80. III s": "a 80, 4. 20 .s..~ W
oogey. nev sno NV c - ny scse esesP' ~
qu.e ~ .'o"ee. S'e's 0."..
FOR SALk-Severai oslk cows ~
mixers: Same will soca be fresh: Csu
on or address W. 5. Egoers. k'ssilie.
The First Natsenal Bank always has
on hand land script for the purchase Of
government Land. BY usiaS The script
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-04

The first annual field day meet Of the
Riszville high school was held At the
baseball park Friday afteffooa. Thu
events with the wianers and records ar
As follows:
Fifty yard dash-Jim Taylor FIRST
Cliff Harris second: time. 6 Ia secondS.
Shot pus-Pett,john 6rst. Buehler sec
ond: distance. 70 feet.
One hundred yard dssh-Taylor Gfst
Barnett second; time. II ii seconds.
Sixteen pound hammer shfow-rayiei
first. Myers second; distance. 81 feet {
inches.
Pole vault-Pett,johh Grst. Taylor. sec
ond: height. 8 feet 9 inches.
Running broad jump-Taylos first
Pettijohn second: distance. 10 feet {
inches.
Running high jump-Tayior FIRST. Bar
nett second: height 5 feet 6 inches.
The basket ball game between sepho.
mores and freshmen was won by the 80
phomores by the score Of I to o.
James Taylor carried OF the honors il
points. having won either 6rst Of second
in all the events he entered. II is the
purpose Of the faculty to make the
annul field meet one Of the features Of
school life hereafter. The judges Of the
events we're Henry Rosenof. Guy c
Lowell and John Evans Of the state aSri.
cultural college.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-04

conventioa to vote s0SSeir nominasion
As such representatives.
The following delegates were elected
to the state convention:
w. H. Tuggle. J. w. Lansing. L. P.
Bauman. J. M. Batten. d. Nelson. A. J.
Salberg. J. F. Irby. o. H. Greene. w.
w. Gent.
Alternates. Otis L. Algoe. F. J. James
Jas. Nelson. w. F. Ollie. c. H. B. Can.
son. ]. P. Koch. w. T. BeAl. c. w.
Rathbun, A. c. SchEag.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-04

$4,000 bond of S. S. and N. E. Irby on
new well contract. with J. D. Bassett and
John F. Jrby as sureties. read. Both
contract and bond approved.
Application of Mrs. S. M. ANGEL for
water main and service pipe to lot 4
block %. original town. read and
granted.
Application of T. S. Mastrude for ser.
vice pipe to lot II. block IS. Greene and
Prouty addition. read and granted.
Bids tor water pipe opened and ex.
amined. being as follows:
King Mercantile Co.
]. J. Joyce.
Kitzville Hardware Co.
All bids rejected and ordered that call
for bids be re-advertised to include I'm.
iversal pipe be included and that same
be opened and passed upon June "a
1904 at 8 p. m.
Committee from Chamber of Com.
merce consisting of DR.. F. r. Burroughs
L. P. Baumann and A. T. Kendrick ap.
peared and requested the council to ap.
propriate not to exceed $Ioo per work
ing day. or not more than 81 50 for the sea
son. for the purpose of pumping watel
for street sprinkling by Messrs. Thorn
and Schnell. Same was granted.
Application of E. B. Born Jr.. for q
cigarette license again taken up and
rejected upon the following vote. the
motion being made to that application
be rejected. Ayes. Reeder. Martin and
Thiel. Noes. Zent.
Sprinkling hours.
On south side railway track, 8 to .. =: and
.. =. and SO ~. n, All hese 70 b kept dis
connected when not in use for sprinkling.
Moved and carried. that city attorney
be directed to draft an ordinance and
submit same at next meeting requiring
the Northern Pacific Railway Co.. to
erect and maintain drop gates and
watchmen permanently on the street
crossings on &C" and "E" streets or in case
same are not erected and maintained tina,
all trains be required to stop still at yard
limit and send fiagman ahead to flag
each crossing before proceeding and
fixing maximum penalty for violation
thereof.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-04
High School Wins Flag.

The flag voting contest closed SatuE-
day afternoon with rush ON the ballot
box. The High School pulled ahead Of
their close rivals. the Modern Woodmen.
winning with the following result:
Ritzville High School 7oSII
Modern Woodmen 66Qso
Ritzville Fire Department 33S7
Good Templars %
Knights Of Pythias -. 2
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-04

Sprinkle. sprinkle. water cart!
Amt you ever goin' to startl
Streets are awful dry an dusty.
Ev'rything is gittin' rusty.
Weather-man has gone a-hshin'
An left ev'ry body wishin'
That you'd hurry up an start.
Sprinkle. sprinkle. water-cart!
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-04

state and eouaty olkcials infosmatioa for
the purposes Of taxatioa asd to preveat
unjust Discrimination and correct all
abuses found to exist. And We Instruct
our legislator and senator to vote aad
work for the passage Of bill above all
other things.
Recognizing Honorable Henry Nc.
Bride A. the logical and proper eandi-
date Of the repsblican party for Govern.
or. upoa . platform ~ ve favor. We
hereby instruct he degelates 70 the re.
publican state conventioa 70 be held at
Taeoaa. On May u. 1904. 10 use all
honorable means 70 bring abeut the
his nominatioa for Governor. aad - vote
~ unit for his noaiaatiea - ieag -
there is any hope Of bringing aboss his
nominasioa.
We recognise il Hoa. d. A. Scott .
man Of sterling qualities well fitted fer
the olice Of Senator and naa Who vill
At all times project and advaaee he
cause Of his Constituents and We nov In.
stfuct cur delegates 10 he state eoaven-
dea - do all in their power 10 bring
about bis nominasioa for joint seaatos of
Adams. Walla and Fsanklia counties
and fes hat purpose 70 work and vsse a.
. uait.
We eemmead he Hen. Wesley L.
Joaes and Francis w. Cushman Soe lie
able and faithful services pesferaed a.
oar representatives, in Coagress and
hereby instruct he delegates 70 IL
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-04

WeAtner &c poU I0S APnI:
Maximum temperature 78s
Minimum temperature sss
Average Temperature S71s
Rainfall Ia1in.
Clear days 9
Closdy days !
Partly cloudy days {,
Reported BY o. w. Hsshass.
The o. 4. 4 N. Co, viii sell special
round TIP tickets - Chicago Yields
Ta,s and Louisaaa Purchase Expesisiea
q s.. Louis. Ne. May - Nsvembes, sooS
q The following rates.
ST. Louis aad retasa "a.
Chicago and setam IS.
Chicago returning from St. Lesis
o63.so
Selling dates
May. u. IA -
luse ~ ~. ID.
yHyLal
~. ]. 2 10.
SepG S.67.
Oct ; IS.
Tickets Gmited. eeiag tsip sea days
issa date q sale. Seal seessa lisit sieesy
days e sale.
4, n. Easle.as. Ages. w.sA.eaa.
Wash.
A. L. csaig G. p. 4. Psssla.d Ore.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-04
Municipal Legislation.

Council met in regular session May ;.
1904 at 8 p. m. with Mayor F. E. Rob-
bins the chair. Present, E. d. Gibson clerk,
c. L. Holcomb attorney. A. J. Coss engi.
neer. and Councilmen w. W. Gent. Fred
Thiel, w. H. Martin and w. c. Reeder.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-12-30

the bar OF congress and the whole people; and
Republican leaders On labor and corpora
tions, Tom Watson might have written the
message, and question if the message does
not lead Bryan. A Lincoln Republican, and
no s'ool-pigeon, like so many of his predeces-
sors, is Roosevelt.
am not alone IN my conclusion that Roose-
welt stands for fairer distribution of veal h.
A prominent writer for the Saturday Evening
Post reaches the same conclusion, for the Pres
dent's name appears in the same category with
Bryan's as a champion of the people If
Roosevelt and Bryan are for the laboring man,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-12-30
@BbBBbbBbBBbbbbbbbBBB ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PIANO
CONTEST
CONTEST

The publisher of this paper, being desirous
of increasing the subscription, advertising, etc,
OF the AGITAToR, undertook to inaugurate
piano contest in order to do So We now find
that there is much more in a piano contest than
we first supposed, 10 make it big success and
TO DO justice to all concerned. We hnd thai it
takes experienced aud some one that thorough
" understands contests to Iun them
Now, considering all this, we have just com
piettd arrangements with the Vernon Music
Co , of Kansas City and Wichita, to take
clI .ree Of The contest. This firm has, for over
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-12-30

am aiming to show that the President is presi-
dent of ali the people, aud cares no more for
the doctrine OF the divine right of capitalists
to ride r,u III shod over the people han Wash
inston cared for the divine right of King
George TO rule over the colonies. Indirectly,
the President snites delays in the trial of law
suits, technicaiiles and other obstructions in
the way Of administering justice when of
the litigauts was one of the assaSsins Of indi-
vidual rights and public welfare. Not dozen
men, leaders of the Republican party, have
found favor in his eyes, viewed from the stand
point of his message. No great corporation in
the United States to-day but is arraigned before
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-12-30

five years, conducted piano contests for many
of the leading newspapers of Kansas, and the
company understands this work perfectly. III
making this change, although more expensive
to us, we ASSURED of one of the biggest
events in this part of the state. Owing to the
holiday season, and it being bad time of the
year Tor contest to start, we now postpone
this contest for about 80 days. There will be
beautiful high grade $500 piano and several
hundred dollars worth of other prizes for al,
contestants. Get ready, girls, and watch for
the big announcements later on.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-11
IYE 1EsI oE HARD WORK.

The New York Independent sees a
|ownership of southern industrial en-
tertrises ana farm lands. Noting that
the majority of the promoters of south
ern development are northern men
working with northern capital the In
Idependent foresees the substitution of
white labor for that of the negro and
an increase OF crime and paupersm in
that race. 1t argues that the south
en employer has always been lenient
toward the negros industrial faults.
He has borne With him with degree
Iof patience that has often approached
the border line OF Indifference Not
so the northern capitalists. When The
northern business man finds that ne
gro labor is inefficient and costly he
| does not hesitate for an instant to turn
the black man adiift aud TO give the
job to white competitor. This state
of affairs, in the opinion OF the indie
pendent, means the doom af a con
siderable portion of the black race IN
the south. Its inevitable fate is pau
perism and crime. Under the new con-
ditions that portion of the race alone
will survive which is capable OF mas
tering new Industrial methods and of
subjecting itself TO the requirements of
systematic, intelligent. faithful eco
nomic activity
The Independent is pessimistic. II
grants nothing 10 the race whose de-
struction it predicts. Northern indus
trial methods, with their severity Of
demand, either make q spoon or spoil
a horn. There is, however no such
absolute certainty of the latter result
as the Independent is ready to concede.
The southern attitude toward the ne
gro is that of u man to n dog. That
of the northern employer of a man
toward man. The southern white
man expects and smiles at the negros
irresponsibility. The northerner forces
iesPoustoiiilS upon MN siiu ueI!ialuS
that he earn his own living and give
an equivalent for wages.
Perhaps the ownership of employ
ment by northern men means the up
lift of the race instead of its debase-
ment. AT any rate it means test of
the capacity of the negro for improve
ment. Necessity is great teacher and
a choice between starvation and hard
work may prove the turning point
towards useful citizenship instead of
toward crime and pauperism. 1t is UP
to the negro. He can not remain ci;i-
zen and criminal and pauper. If he
fails to improve under the supreme
test free country has little use for his
race.