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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-30
Peabody Is Still Eiahtina.

DENVER, Nov. 3O.-Another step in
the Colorado governOrship fight took
place today when the supreme court
gave a hearing on the motion>made by
the attorneys for Governor Peabody
asking that the election commission
ers be enjoined from certifying any
returns whatsoever from precinct 8,
ward 7, of Denver. The significance
of the motion lies in the fact that il
it is granted similar motions will be
made to throw out every precinct in
Denver and also in many other parts
of the state. The democratic leaders
declare that the court would not dare
take such revolutionary action and
they profess not to feel any alarm
over the outcome.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-30
GAVE YOUNG cOReETT SEVERE
BEATING IN TEN ROUNDS
LAST NIGHT.
Denver Boy Not in the Game at ANY
Time From Start to Finish
Betting Was Heavy. -

Battling" Nelson won the fight last
night from Young Corbett in ten
rounds before the Hayes Valley Ath-
letic club in San Francisco. At no
stage of the game was Corbett in the
battle and it was with ease that Nell
son got the decision. Nelson. con-
trary to the expectations of the sports.
put up fierce fight from the start
and his infighting was revelation to
the crowd that witnessed the mill. In
every round he administered the Sc
verest punishment on Corbett. while
the Denver lad did not seem to give
the Chicago man the least bit of trou-
BILE. An immense amount of money
changed hands on the result and the
hackers Of Nelson carried away big
sums. The odds We're 10 to 4 in favor
of Corbett, and every cent offered was
taken by the friends of the Chicagoan.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-30

county treasurer's Office was crowded
with people who were anxious to settle
with the county and get their recent
The office force were worked very hard
ana large amount of money was re-
ceived. 1t was estimated this morning
by County Treasurer Hawley that
there was about $4,000 uncollected
when the Office was opened for busi-
ness. By noon today a greater nor
ton of it had been paid in and from
the indications there will be but a
very little become delinquent Under
the law if the last half is not paid
when the Office closes tonight a penalty
OF Is per cent in interest is added to
the tax, which will date from June /.
1904.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-30
MRS. ELIZA BACHTOLD IS DEAD.
Aged Lady Passed Away in Waila
Waila Today.

Mrs. Eliza Bachtold passed away
this morning at the home of her son
John Bachtold, on North Fourth street
She has been i'll several days with la
gripped which turned into pneumonia.
Mrs. BachtoId was born in Switzerland
in 1910, coming to this country in 1881
and settling with her husband, John
Bachtold, in South Dakota. About 10
years ago the family moved to the
Willamette valley. Upon the death of
her husband about six years ago Mrs.
Bachtold came to Walla Walla and has
since lived with her son, John Bach
told. She leaves five sons and one
daughter to mourn her loss They are
Alfred. John, Albert, Ernest and Lena.
The funeral will take place tomor-
row afternoon at o'clock from the
residence of John Bachtold at 631
North Fourth street., Rev. Andreas
Bard officiating.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-30
COLONEL sTEEvER, OF FOURTH
CAVALRY, is PRESIDENT
OF THE COURT.
Of Witnesses Is Proceed
ing Rapidly and the Case May
Soon End.

The general court martial which
was to convene at Vancouver last
month to try Major H. L. Rees on rs
specifications under the charge Of MAX
ing false reports of balances of his
accounts as paymaster of the depart
ment Of the Columbia, and which was
continued without date, convened
Monday. 1t was the first day that all
the members of the court could as
semble without manifest injury to the
service.
When Major Rees was brought be-
fore the court he introduced J. M.
Long, attorney at law, Portland. Or,
and First Lieutenant John j. Miller, as
counsel. After the reading of the
order converting the court, and when
Major Rees was asked if he objected
to any member present, he stated that
he objected to Colonel G. S. Grimes,
artillery corps, on account of personal
differences heretofore, and the belief
that Colonel Grimes might become
prejudiced during the trial of the case.
The rest of the members decided to
excuse Colonel Grimes from sitting as
member of the court, and Colonel e.
z. Steever, Fourth cavalry, then be-
came president of the court.
The court, after it commenced the
examination of witnesses, proceeded
rapidly through the list of specifica-
tons, and unless the defense has a
great deal of testimony to offer the
case will not probably last longer than
five or six days.
+ The prosecution brought out by the
first witness, D. w. MOrey, chief clerk
while Major Rees was United States
paymaster, that Major Rees' report
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-30
WISH TO DIVIDE THE COUNTY.
Prosser Citizens Revive the PROPOSE
ton at Well Attended MEETING.

PROSSER, Nov. 30.-The citizens at
city hall, to discuss the advisability
of again making an effort to divide
session of the legislature, decided to
appoint a managing committee of five
members, which is to report at a
subsequent meeting. The lines now
being discussed are to divide the coun-
ty on line just west of Mabton,
which would leave Sunnyside in va
kina county. This would make the new
county about fifty-four miles wide
from east to west and over 100 miles
long, in a country that is being more
rapidly developed, perhaps. than any
other portion Of the state, with Pros
ser as the probable county seat.
The agitation for the division Of
Yakima county first went before the
legislature four years ago, when a
bill for the creation of Mckinley coun-
ty passed the house, but was defeated
in the senate. Two years ago another
effort was made, when the new county
was called Riverside. This name will
probably be retained if it is decided to
make another division fight this win
ter, although it has been suggested
that Roosevelt would be more appro-
pirate. The people of North Yakima,
who have heretofore bitterly fought
county division. will not, it is thought
make any objection to it on the lines
now proposed.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-30
,IcENsE ALL MEN OF THEIR
-paDE-CHANGE LIEN
RULES.
cbapter at Annual Meeting Dis
,ussed Many Needed Laws to
Aid Its Members.

c..,,.aJ measures of Importance
ro nroposed by President c. H.
pshb at the last annual meeting of
washington state chapter, A. 1. A.,
,ioh was held at the Firloch club in
coo,tIe last week. The necessity for
,ombining to secure a better develop
ont Of civic improvements, law
,.oa,sine architects, and the question
of urging the next. national assembly
. hold its session on this coast form
"a the principal topics outside Of the
regular routine.
President Bebb of Seattle, made a
Lengthy address in which he reviewed
tho work of the past year. In part he
said:
THE question of making an attempt
70 formulate a proper form of guaran-
tse bond. whereby the owner would be
nroperIy and justly protected, to take
tho pIace of the next to useless shams
altered by the Guarantee Bonding
companies. has been discussed and we
trust in the near future this will be
forthcoming. and that the chapter, as
"A whole may be able to recommend
,-ss adoption.
We may note in passing that it
now seems that our past efforts and
activity in the matter of urging the
establishment of recognized timber
testing station is bearing fruit, indi-
rectly it is true; noticed in the pa
pers the likelihood OF such, a station to
be located at the Washington state
university think our chapter should
certainly take an active part in this
work and a new committee should be
appointed early in the ensuing year
TO push the good work along. 40
The meeting of the state slegisla-
ture is approaching. If it is the in
tention of this chapter to again bring
before the legislature the proposition
of an architects license law and also
10 attempt amendments ITO the existing
lien laws, the time is fast approach
ing for active work. If the need of
these two suggestions was apparent
two years ago reflection can only have
emphasized the fact, and we are bet
Ter prepared today to push these mat
terS to a successful issue from the
fact that We have a better conception
of how to go about it,"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-30
DR.. 6lALOCK SAYS COMMISSION
DID RIGHT IN AWARDING
CELLO CONTRACT.
McCabe Company Was the ONLY One
That Would Take Hold Of
Proposition.

In answer to accusations of Portland
given a fair deal in the awarding of
contracts for the portage road, which
day, and alleging discrimination in ia
vor of the McCabe Construction COM
pany, DR.. N. G. Blalock, member of
the Open River commission gave out
the following interview to the Evening
Statesman this afternoon:
The state board reporting that they
had not accomplished anything salts
factory in regard to carrying out the
provisions of the legislative enact
ment the Open River association real
lied that the portage road would not
be completed If it did not go about the
matter in different way from what
the state board had been trying, and
in order to assist the state board the
executive committee went to work to
see if they could find contractors or
anyone that would help them. After
corresponding with number of engi-
neers and contractors, we got in COM
munication with the McCabe company,
of Tacoma, Wash, and succeeded in
getting their engineer, A. Mel. Hawks,
interested enough to go over the con-
templated route. After making care
full observations and examining what
is known as the Hammond survey he
reported to his company and they
made a proposition to the association
that they would furnish bonds to the
satisfaction of the state board and
would take the pledge of the associa-
ton for any deficit that might appear
on careful investigation to be neces-
sary to construct the work. Upon this
representation the chief engineer of
the McCabe company accompanied the
executive committee to Salem and
made this proposition to the state
DOdrQ winch was satisfactory. IL was
agreed mutually that as soon as ac-
curate surveys, plans and specifica-
lions could be made that the contract
would be let to that company. The
Open River association had virtually
agreed to accept the proposition of this
company, provided it was satisfactory
with the state board, and of course
bound to them for making it possible
for the association to deal with the
state board. Then after all the survey
ing plans and specifications had been
made the executive committee did not
think it proper or the fair thing to
throw these men over and ask them to
enter into competition and bid against
themselves ON matters of contract
which had virtually been agreed upon
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-30

Good Sized Crowd Attended Bazaar in
Armory Hall Last Night.

The fair and bazaar of the Sisters of
Charity was opened last night in Arm
DRY hall with good sized crowd in
attendance. An excellent musical pro-
gram was rendered and Vern Tavern
gave number of his moving pictures.
The display Of fancy articles is ex-
ceptionally fine and the sale was very
satisfactory. The refreshment stand
was literally patronized.
Tonight there will be a complete
change in the program when the fol-
lowing will be rendered:
Always in the Way $50. Walker Bros.
Eggs for Your Breakfast in the
morning Chorus
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-30
St, Andrews Brotherhood,

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov. 3O.-Sever-
al score of delegates are taking part
in the district convention of the
Brotherhood of ST. Andrew, which
opened it's sessions today in st.
Mary's church, this city. The chief
purpose of the conference is to out
line plans for the future work of the
Among the prominent d.
vines taking part are Bishop Brown
of Arkansas, Bishop Gailor of Tennes-
see and Bishop Bratton of Mississip-
pi. ~ - = -
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-30
Aiexandra's Birthday.

LONDON, Nov. s0.-A number of
distinguished people have been invit-
ed to Sandringham to assist in prop
erly celebrating Queens Alexandria
birthday tomorrow. A royal salute will
be fired by all garrisons and ships and
the day will be observed as a general
holiday throughout the United King
DOM
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-30

xENIA, O., Nov. Boy the explo-
works. five miles north of here, at Z: 80
this morning, Matthew Smith was kill
ed and three other workmen were bad
ly burned.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-30
WILL MEET IN SPOKANE.
Second Annual Session Of the Live
Stock Association.

The second annual meeting of the
Washington Live Stock association
will be held in Spokane, beginning De-
cember %. President Oliver Cornwell
and Secretary Grant Copeland have
ISSUED the call for the convention and
are now sending out copies of it to the
members and stock raisers in the state
A large delegation is expected to at
tend from WaIla Walla
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-30

showed that the departments balance
at the First National bank at Portland
Or, was $6,171.2S, whereas it was
s1,311.2S less, which balance it was
ascertained. it was said, 'by Major
Rees by deducting the total of checks
from the total of credits.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-30
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

s2O00-FOR SALE OR TRADE-160
acres of wheat land north of Pres
colt; 95 acres in wheat; rent a de-
an investment as one can find in
wheat land. Baxter Realty Co., 27h
Main.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-30
GEoReE KRAMER. IS DEAD,
Succunbed ito an Attack of Typhoid
Fever Last Night.

George Kramer, a resident of Walla
Walla for several years, and who has
followed the. vocation of bartender,
died at the Walla Walla hospital last
night at IL o'clock from typhoid fever.
He was 35 years, Of age, and was UNI
married, His parents reside ins* Kan
sas City. 8
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-30
LAST DAY or GRACE.
Treasurer Busy Receiving Money for
Taxes Today.

J The property owners in Walla Walla
county to pay the last half of their
taxes for the year 1903, and all day the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-30

At Odd Fellows temple, Alder street,
December Z, fine chicken dinner will
be served from to 10 o'clock by the
ladies of the First NJ. E. church.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-30

The Pilgrim society of the First
Presbyterian church will give their
at Odd Fellows temple on Alder street.
The Globe-republican., 1904-02-04
State Temperance Union Convention.

State Temperance Union Convention.
The annual convention Of the Kansas
State Temperance Union will be held In
Topeka February 1918. Among the at
tractive features will be a lecture by John
G. Woolley Of Chicago, the famous ad-
vocate Of temperance and prohibition,
whose topic will be, "Ihe Main Chance
of Prohlbltionist".
One evening will be deyoted toa sym
postum on present day Kansas conditions,
as viewed by the editor, the minister, the
business man, the young man, the mother
and the lawyer.
All the railroads In Kansas have grant.
and open one and a third rate for round
trip for this convention, Every Church,
Sunday School, Young Peoples Society,
and local temperance or good citizenship
organization in the state is requested to
elect three delegates to this convention
and furthermore, all persons interested
| in reform are earnestly invited to attend
The Globe-republican., 1904-02-04

Dodge City. Sallna and Garden City have
not been given dates by the circuit. The
Dodge City fair could probably get into
the Circuit again this year, even yet, but
it is probable, as mentioned last week,
that the Ford county association can do
better by helping to form new assocla-
tlon in which this town will be CEN
trail point. The board of directors have
not held meeting yet to come to any
definite decision but the outlook for form
ing new circuit Is very favorable,
Some of the horsemen mentioned last
week among those who could be induced
to bring their strings here for training
have written that they will be here II
they can make arrangements that will be
agreeable to themselves and to those in
charge of the track.
The Globe-republican., 1904-02-04
CHOOSES FORD COUNTY.
After Looking Over the Entire West
Ford County Caught Him.

After Looking Over the Entire West
Ford County Caught Him.
When Niles Wiseman Of Wright was
visiting in Idaho and Oregon a few
months ago he met Mr.. Y. A. Thompson
of Burlington, Iowa, who bad been look
over those states in search of a location
Mr.. Thompson had spent S5OO.OO in the
search and had not found any thing that
suited him as both location and invest
ment. Mr.. Wiseman induced the Iowa
man to return to Ford county with him.
The outlook here suited Mr.. Thompson
50 well that he bought section 20, town
ship 25, range "a, and also half section
owned by ]. W. Rowyerof Wright Mr.
Thompson will be very substantial cltl'
zen, and If he works on the same sca'e
here as be has in Iowa he will give EN-
ployment to from ten to forty men lht
XYeur around. He will ship In new
Nthreshing machine and a car load o.
Missouri mules in a short time as a start
er towards beginning business in Fore
county. Mr.. Thompson expects to ar
RYE in Dodge City the latter part o
February and will want to secure
house here for bis residence from tina
time. He WIS here short time ago AM
made very favorable impression Oh th'
people he met while here.
The Globe-republican., 1904-02-04
FIFTY.ONE BUSHELS,
Faymer Attributes His Great Yield to
Campbell System.

Several farmers in Ford county have
for several seasons been following what
Is called the Campbell system of farm
ing. Mr.. Mayrath is one of them and be
| Ia known as a very successful farmer
1t is claimed by many that this system
of soil culture will make crop failures
almost an impossibility in Western Kan
sas. Wm. Baird, a Lane county farmer
says of bis experience:
In the spring of 1902 procured a copy
Of Mr.. Campbell's Soil Culture Manuel
and Immediately commenced the prapar-
alton Of a small plat Of ground for wheat
| began operations by double dlscing
the ground. Then after each rain, which
was heavy enough to form crust on the
surface, went over the ground with Il
harrow, to loosen the surface and keep
down the weeds. In the latter part Of
June and first Of July | piowed the
ground six or seven inches deep, and
followed the plow closely with surface
packer aud followed the packer i'm
mediately with the harrow, Then con.
tinued the narrowing after each heavy
rain until seeding time. sowed the
wheat about the middle of September
with an ordinary hoe drill, and the fol-
lowing spring when the wheat was stool
Ing gave it a thorough narrowing, and
the result was tfty-one bushels Of fine
wheat per acre.
"Now, do not think that such results
US this can be obtained every year, as the
season of 1908 was very favorable for the
growth of all kinds of crops, but firmly
: believe that If The farmers Throughout
this section will adopt the Campbell
| System of soil Culture they can rais'
from twenty five to forty bushels almos
any year, and that a total failure will b'
Q a physical impossibility'
The Globe-republican., 1904-02-04
GOV. BAILEYs STATEMENT
Party Welfare Should Be Paramount
to Personal Ambition.

to Personal Ambition.
In withdrawing from the race for gov
erhor, the following explanation was
made Of his action by WI. Bailey:
10 the Republicans of Kansas:
ut is apparent to all that the bitter
factlonal fight that is now going on In
the Republican party in Kansas is a
menace to Republican success. | have
believed and now feel that under the ira.
ditlons of the party | am entitled to q
re- nomination, but there has never been
a day of my political life when the party's
welfare was not paramount to my per-
sonal ambition.
"I feel that for me to longer continue
the contest will make wider the breach
now too great within the party. ! there
fore by this public statement withdraw
from the gubernatorial race
"To the Republicans in the counties
that haye instructed for me and to the
Z thousands of loyal friends over the state
who would 60 with me to defeat II nec'
essary, | take this occasion to thank them
from the bottom of my heart for theil
confidence and support and | pnJ'hist
them that my future shall be so ordered
that they will have no cause to legre
that they have been my friends.
"Yours respectfully,
W. j. BAILEY.
The Globe-republican., 1904-02-04

City Marshal Rhodes arrested VIM
Dixon Tuesday of this week on city
warrant on the charge Of selling whisky.
Mr.. Dixon went with the marshal before
the police Judge and requested con-
tlnuance of trial for several days giving
bond for bis appearance.
Wanted-Girl to do general house
work. q. P. Markley, miles east Of
Dodge City. 3.t
The Ladies Aid Society Of the NJ. E.
church will hold their regular monthly
market Saturday, February 8, at Palace
Drug Store.
Roy Martin, who has been a persistent
advertiser, Is reaping the benefits from
advertising This season his coal trade
has increased wonderfully, In one day
lust month be sold an amount almost
equal to his sales of the entire month in
1908.
Several social events that took place
last week all bad oysters on their menu.
When the time came not an oyster could
be found In town.
Mrs. W. 3. IItscomb and children Of
Liberal were the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Pettijohn over Sunday. The children
will remain for q month. Mrs. Lils-
comb returned home Monday,
The Globe-republican., 1904-02-04
News From
THE STATE SOLDIERS HOME
At Fort Dodge, KaS.

James Cook, G, Hath Ind l., farmer
from ElDorSdo, Butler county, with bis
wife are new arrivals and in II, A. Z. at
barracks No. |, Comrade Cook Is Ia
bis S0th year and bis wife in her 72nd
year.
W. II. Mcbride, sergeant Of barracks
No. l., late member G. 18th Iowa l., has
completed the painting of all the rooms
in this barrack which gives a look of
cheerfulness throughout the building.
The ladies of the W. II. G. met last
Saturday, January %, for the first time
under their new officers. A few of the
officers had yet to be installed. Mrs.
Rose was appointed installing officer of
the day and nicely accomplished the In
stalling of Mrs. Cumback for senior vice.
president, Mrs. Leah Wilson for chaplain
and press correspondent. The relief
committee gave a fine report Of every
one doing their part.
VIM. Dudley, D, IA Iowa nifty. has
been detailed as nurse at the hospital.
Ethelber Richardson X, Tooth Indiana
! I. and wife have returned from Rosedale
where they were called to the bedside Of
their sick daughter whose child, two
months and half old died while Com
rade Richardson and wife were there.
The daughter is slowly recovering her
health.
Austin Tuttle, H, Sth lis. /. and wife
have taken charge Of the cooking depart
ment in the hospital, vice Ethelbert Rich.
ardson and wife, relieved.
W. H. Harrison OF the 9th Iowa |,
band and brother-in-law Of Adjltant Lo-
gan Of Victor Past 293, G. A. r. was q
visitor to the home for two days last week
Comrade harrison and wife had been on
a visit to their son, who 10 Santa Fe yard.
master at Raton, N. M. Their home Is
at Quay, Oklahoma, for which they left
here with an exalted opinion Of the mer-
Its Of the State Soldiers Home OF Kansas.
The parents Of Master Walter W. Lo.
gan gave reception to all his young
friends in the home in honor Of his elev-
enth birthday on the evening Of the 2ud
inst. Story telling, games and rompF
were the order OF the evening. Master
Walters youngest sister seven months ol