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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-25
NEWSPAPER CHANGE.
n. c. Benbow Purchases the Wash
ington independent

Professor II. c. Benbow has secured
control of the plant of the Washing
ton Independent and will bring out a
new paper under the name "Garfeld
County News Mr.. BenbOw an
the new paper will be to circulate the
news, though politically, it will be
consistently democratic and a true
and steadfast exponent of the princi-
pies enunciated by Thomas Jefferson
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-25
HIGHER TANES FOR FARMERS,
LOWER FOR RAILROADS.

\ taxpayer who not long ago had
much to do with assessing the prop
erty of this county and who still has
something to do with that work
makes some interesting statements re-
garding taXdodging in the morning
paper. His article is evidently in
tended to show that the railroads are
paying more than their share of taxes
and that every other property owner
is paying less than his share. He says
that it would be illegal to assess rail
roads on their capital stock and
bonded debt. because other property
is not assessed in that way. The su-
preme court of the United States has
held otherwise. and the state of IN
diana assesses railroads on this
basis, although other property is not
assessed that way. Many lines Of rail
road in that state are assessed as high
as $4,000 a mile. In this state until
this year the highest rate for first-class
the value of these roads, based on
their earnings. capital stock and
bonded debt, is not less than $4,000
mile. This year the highest valua-
ton of railroads in this state is 1892
a mile. a little over ten per cent of
the actual value
In speaking of the swearing off of
taxes on bank stock. the Unions tax
payer failed to mention the factupon
pressed himself, that the national
banks Of this city have settled their
taxes by paying forty cents on the
dollar. The county commissioners
adopted a resolution declaring that
the banks should be made to pay their
full assessment. but they have done
nothing to back up that sentiment,
The county attorney is making no
move to collect the other sixty per
cent of taxes due on bank stock and
the commissioners are apparently sat
isfied with the settlement which
costs the other taxpayers of the
county not less than $4,000
comparison of records will show
that the railroads in this county were
assessed higher by Harry Paxton than
they have ever been assessed Since.
During the hard times Of 1895 the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-25

NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.
Copy of change of advertiseme rt
.nust be delivered to the business Of
nee by the hour of 10 o'clock a. m. to
insure insertion in the issue Of even
dlte.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-25
AmuSe m entS
Hanford Wednesday Night.

| Notwithstanding the depression
which has existed in many branches
Of theatrical entertainment. Shakes
| peare has held his own in most con-
spicuous manner. This fact is a trib-
| ute to American taste. 1t demon
| strates that While entertainment of
an ephemeraI and frivolous charac-
| ter may have a passing vogue, that
| the taste and affection of the play
going public are inseparably attached
| TO the very best that authorship has
| been able to produce. Shakespeare
himself did not despise the ephemeraI.
indeed, some Of his scenes are so OBJ
his own particular day that there
could have been no thought of per
manency in his mind. Yet they sur
vive as the best, and the American
public, together with the entire world
continues to recognize their pre-emi
hence. not only in scholarship and
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-25

For the general conference Of -.
NJ. L. church to be held at Los Anqo,..
Cal, May Sd. the O. r. & y. ca ,,,,
sell excursion tickets as follows.
Via all rail ............$ 452o
Via boat to San Francisco ana
rail beyond or vice versa. .&f5N
Via boat from Portland, both
ways ..... ..... .......E lGG0
Dates of sale-Via steamer April %,
p and %; via rail April % to sSkA1
elusive; final limit June 80, IN cf,.,
Stopover allowed in the state for C,,
fOrnia on the return trip.
For detailed information call on Or
address r. BURNS.
General Agent.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-25


provided their faction be allowed to
| name the governor who Will appoint
| he members of the commission The
| republican machine of this county for
the last eight years has stood with
he railroads against the interests OF
large majority of the people of the
county, and it would not be surprising
| 20 see the same policy again trium-
Dhant in the county convention this
year.
Farmers and all others who wish to
secure lower freight rates and lower
| axes Will never get relief through a
| republican legislature. The railroad
.obby has dominated every republican
there is not the slightest hope that it
will not control the next one if the re-
publicans have a majority of it's mem
bers. The lobby now has at its ser
vice l. hoId-OVer senators and it needs
to elect only five more of the same
brand to insure the defeat of any rail
way commission or tax commission
bill that may be offered. With a hos
tile senate Governor Mcbride would
be absolutely pOWerless to carry out
the reforms for which he has profess
ed so much zeal
The only safe plan for the people of
the state is to elect a democratic leg
islature and a democratic governor
way commission bill and to pass such
legislation as may be needed to make
the railroads and all other corpora
lions pay their fair share of taxes.
No dependence can be placed upon re-
publican pledges or the personal
promises of individual candidates.
That fact was clearly demonstrated
by the bitter experience of the last
campaign and the last legislature
The republican state convention
next month can not possibly draw a
stronger plank in favor of an appoint
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-25
WEATHER..

Tonight and Tuesday cloudy, un-
ers.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-25

For the National associate of Re
tail Grocers to be held at San Fran
cisco May Sd to 9Th, the o. r. &: n
&C will sell excursion tickets as fol-
lows:
Via all rail 1920
Going by boat and returning
rail- or vice versa ......s32.30
Dates of sale
Via boat from Portland, April %, 2
and %.
Via rail April % to 80 inclusive
limit June 18th.
Stopover allowed in the state O.
California on the return trip.
For detailed information call on OF
address r. BURNS.
General Agent.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-25

Il wonder if there We're any actors
in ancient times" queried the matinee
girl. Sure thing" rejoined the cheer.
full idiot, doesn't the good book r.,
US there was a Ham in the ark"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-20
THE COUNTY OFFICERS
ARE DOING THEIR DUTY
The Cry against Them is SIMPLIFY howl
Set up to Drive Them From Office=A
Review Of the Work Of the Officers
Facts do not Lie=Read the Statistics
Carefully,

| set of books can be found. No
Register in the state has worked
in less space. or under more un-
favorable conditions.
When an instrument is filed for
record in most OF the Counties in
the State, it is not recorded and
returned within less than a week
to 20 days, but in this County,
until the first day of last Deem
ber, practically every instrument
filed for record was duly record
ed, indexed, compared and re-
turned the same day filed, even
though filed late in the after
noon. Practically no instru-
ments have ever been retained in
that office for over two days.
What m ore do the tax payers
want?
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-20
ARTHUR p. SCOFIELD.

NO comprehensive statement,
Or even an estimateaof the duties
performed by Arthur p. Scofeld
can be given, because his duties
are not only those performed by
himself and deputies in Minot.
but also by deputies located at
the principal points in the cOun-
ty, each OF whom has the duties
OF the office to perform in par
ticularlocality. Suffice it is to say
that he has performed every duty
fairly and impartially. When
those who disagreed with him in
political faith have asked him if
he was ready to serve papers,
whose effect would be solely DO
litical, and against his own in
terests, his reply has invariably
been that he would do so-that
he would perform his legal duties
the same for one individual as
for any other. So far as learned,
there has never been a singlecom.
plant that he has ever failed to
perform any official duty when
called upon, promptly in the
manner the law contemplates.
He has succeeded in capturing
some OF the worst criminals in
the northwest-criminals who
have avOi1o6 tho host 1o+oo+;roe,
and officers OF the larger cities.
Genial and good natured, he is
a friend to all, except to the vio-
laters OF the law, and to them he
has been a terror. His political
enemies are his warmest person
al friends. and they will probab-
ly see that he has any needed as
sistance on the nextelection day.
True as steel, to his friends, he
Continued on page 5
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-20

1t is apparent from this state
ment that there We're nearly ten
times more tax receipts issued in
1903 than in 1898, and that
there are approximately 5000
personal taxpayers in 1903.
The total amount of taxes
levied for the year 1903 is $21O,
1925. OF this amount 594 per
cent goes to the various town
ships and school districts. and
the balance, or about Hopper cent.
goes to the County and State.
The 59a tax is voted by the sew
eral organized civil townships in
the County. While the work in
the County Treasurer's office has
increased at least five times,
while the expense OF running the
office has not doubled in four
years.
Among business men and men
who know and have examined
Mr.. Williams books. he is re-
garded as an ideal Treasurer.
Mr.. Williams is a man OF distinct
ability, good presence, and his
personal friends consists OF those
who know him. He is a candi-
date to succeed himself and he is
certainly entitled to the support
OF every true-hearted Republican
in Ward County.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-20
To Tie Republicans Of Ward County:

Before one should feel called up.
on to defend his official acts, espe-
eiaNy when full reports OF all acts
have been made through official
reports in the official papers OF
the county, it would seem neces-
sary that some certain, specific,
definite charge Of wrong doing
be charged against him.
The Republican organization
of Ward county, and the County
Officials. have no acts which they
wish to conceal from the public,
nor any OF which they are asham-
ed. They have done nothing but
their duty, and that they have
done in the way it seemed best to
them. They have done their duty
SO we'll that their political enc
mics (they have no others) dare
not even insinuate anything
definite against any one Of them
in his official capacity.
Nevertheless, us certain per-
sons, whose desire for public Off
&c is evidently greater than their
honesty, are trying by the vagu~
est kind OF remote insinuatiOns
that something somewhere is
radically wrong with the whole
outfit generally, it is deemed ex-
pedient to give few Of the prin-
cipal facts which may be of use
to the voter in arriving at Il de-
cision for the coming caucuses.
Any officer Or the committee
stands ready at any time to an
swer any question which any
voter sees fit to ask-whether
the voter be seeking for informal
ton, Or for facts to use in argu-
ments for or against any candi-
date. Every book Of every off
cial is open to the people during
office hours, and have been dur
ing the term such officials have
held Office.
The Committee and County
Officers believe III working for
the success of the Republican
party, and they have done so.
They will do SO in the future. It
believes in the wisdom OF the
Republican party to select its
own candidates for office; and
that the Joint wisdom Of the
members OF that party is greater
than the wisdom ofany one mem
Der OF the party. To assist the
individuals in the party SO they
can be ready to help in the for.
nation OF that Joint wisdom is
the object Of this circular.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-20
N. s. WILLIAMS.

NJ. S. Williams is holding his
first term as County Treasurer,
having been elected in 1902. His
record as an official and as a pri-
vate citizen is absolutely above
any suspicion. The County bust
ness is attended to with regular
ity, honesty and efficiency. Some
idea OF the growth of the County
and the increased work in this
office may be gained from the
following statement:
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-20
JAMES w. BRIGGS

If Ward county has any one Off
Ger OF whom she should be proud,
that one is certainly James W.
Briggs, the Register OF Deeds.
A farmer desiring to know any
thing concerning the title to his
premises can either 90 and pay a
lawyer a good fee to ascertain
what it is, or he can go to the
office of the Register ofDeeds and
obtain the same gratis. The office
is always busy, butsomeonei is al
ways there to give any inform
alton.
The work Of the Office OF the
Register OF Deeds III the yari-
Gus Counties in the State is ex-
actl y the same. Recording any
paper requires u certain definite
amount Of work, and the fee is
exactly the same in all the Count
les in this State. The volume
of work done in any office can
therefore be best told by the
a1nountJof fees collected by that
office. In order to show the
amount OF work done by other
Registers, examine the following
table, which shows the total re-
ceipts, and total expenditures,
including the Registers Salary,
in q few North Dakota Counties,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-20

How many re-organizers would gladly
become ''grangsters'' if they could only
be promised one little county Office
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-20

Down with the gang-another gang
wants the offices.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-07
"The Medal and the Maid

Beginning Monday evening Jan
uary nth, Messrs. John c. Fisher
and Thomas w. Ridley will pre-
sent at the Broadway Theatre, New
York, the new musical comedy
THE Medal and the Maid. Which
was a big success at the Lyric
Theatre, London, last year. The
piece is the joint work of Owen
Hall and Sidney Jones, the former
being the author of "Florodora''
and ""The Silver Slipper" and the
latter the composer of Lay Toy
and 1.-THE Geisha". Mr.. James Z.
Powers will be seen III the leading
comedy role, that Of "Simon Pent-
weazle" a dealer in second handed
clothes, who has rather ali exas
peratidg habit of making poetical
quotations. The supporting COM
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-07
"THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN"

"The County Chairman" al
Wallack's Theatre, New York, i.
approaching the third month o.
what has every indication of being
an all winter run. 1t has been I'm.
til now the history of plays laid il
rural surroundings that their pop
ularity, no matter how great, has
been of slow and gradual develop
ment. "'The Country Chairman,
however, reversed this precedent.
as did several others. The open
ing audience at Wallack's was not
large| for a first night crowd, but
everybody in the house was so de-
lighted with the pure and whole
some merriment in which the piece
abounds, no less Than the hoinely
sentiment of its love story, hat it
was recommended on every hand.
The very next evening the theatre
was packed, and since then there
has rarely been a vacant seat, even
at the Wednesday matinees, when
most p'ayhouses are slackest i'll at
tendance. "The County Chair
man is unquestionably the great
hit of the year in New York
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-07

Ipany is all excellent one, enibrac-
ing the names of many we'll knowr
comedians and singers, including
Ruth Cincent, who was especially
brought to this country from Lon
don by the management in order
that she might be seed in her orig
inal role. Cecil Angelheart, Jean
nette Lowrie, Emma Carus, w. t.
Carleton. Cyril Scott, Ignacio Mar
%tinetti, Stanley H. Forde, Tom
ferris, Frank D. Nelson, and a
chorus Of sixty girls. The pro-
duction will be OH a magnificent
scrle. The costuming and scenic
display. 1t will be exceed any
thing in a musical comedy way that
has yet been attempted. The or
chestra wiz be au augmented one
uuder the direction of Arthur
Teld. In 1.-THE Medal and the
Laid the big Broadway Theatre
always the home Of his productions
will sustain its reputation among
theat1e-goers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-07
PROCTOR'S.

That merriest of minstrels and
most graceful of dancers, George
Primrose, with his little dancing
marvels, the Foley Twins, are al
the head of the vaudeville comedy
show at Proctor's Twenty-third
lStreet Theatre next week, which
lis notable tor its excellence in
Equality, ard its quality besides.
Mr.. Primrose is one of the most
Expensive acts in vaudeville to-day,
his weekly salary approaching very
close to $1,000, but the fact that
he is Constantly at work would
seem to indicate that managers
must find him a profitable attrac-
ton.
In selecting c. Haddon Cham
ber's dainty society play, THE
Idler', as a medium for his excel
lent stock company at the Fifth
Avenue Theatre next week. Mr..
Proctor has given additional evid-
ence that the desires to maintain
he high character of his Broadway
productions. 1.-The Idler" was
originally acted by the stock com
|pany at the old Lyceuin Theatre,
where it made a splendid impress
ion and ran for some months.
"The Fatal Card" one of the
strongest and most realistic English
melodramas ever seen in this city,
is the Offering of the popular stock
company at Proctor's One Hundred
and Twenty-ffth Street 1,ext week.
Originally acted at Palmer's Thea
tire, some years ago, this interest
ing and powerful pray he+d the
boards there for nearly four
months, proving conclusively, con-
trary to the previous supposition,
that Broadway playgoers will pat
ronize melodrama if it is of the
right sort.
Walter Edwards will present the
newest Sherlock Holmes" play
at Proctor'a Fifty-eighth Street
Theatre next week. The play is
a dramatization of A. Conan Doy-
les novel, "The Sign Of the Four
startling climaxes and situations,
and has been successfully presented
in many eastern cities, "The Sign
of the Four" deals with the fortunes
of the great Agra treasure, which
costs many lives, and finally is the
motive of a crime, which Sherlock
Holmes is called upon to solve.
The introduction of polite vaude-
willie to the playgoers of Newark, at
Proetor's beautiful new house in
that city, has been emphatic and
profitable Innovation, Daily ard
nightly..the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is
filed to its capacity, and the pro-
gramnes have been kept up to a
standard of excellence never before
in the history of Newark vaude-
vile.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-07
A LUCKY ACCIDENT

for Rev: ]. M. Stevenson, Hawthorne,
NJ, who writes ''By rare accident |
was made acquainted with DIR. Deane's
Dyspepsia Pills. They act gently, correct
Ing. the secretions and preventing consti-
patton. | subscribe myself your friend,
as your pills are welcome friends to me-"
Every one of the thousands of testimo-
malls to the virtue of DIR. Deane's Dyspep-
STA Pills is genuine. They cure-white
wrapper. if c~onstipated, yellow if bowels
are regular. Send for a free sample.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-07

Colonel Pope. of bicycle fame, re-
Gently said that the first essential to
business success is advertising :"
that the second essential was "big
advertising: :" and the third, digger
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-07
NORTH AMBOY ITEMS.

A party of jolly young people en-
joyed a sleigh ride to Metuchen Oh
Monday night. A fine time Is report.
ed by all.
Hollander & Dressler are at work
repairing a temporary saloon for Mr..
Galaida at Keasbey, to replace the one
DESTROYED Saturday night. n
Mrs. Hans Peterson is still COM
to her home, on Wayne street,
severe attack of the grippe.
Mrs. Nelson is slightly improved
from her attack of the rheumatism.
Mrs. William Bohlke had her hand
burned severely on Tues lay and IL
under the DOCTORS care.
Miss Annie Delmore, of Fords,
visited friends here on Monday.
Mr.. M. Anderson, of Parker street,
spent Sunday and Monday at New
York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Anderson, OF
Elizabeth, spent a few days with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Ander-
son, of Elizabeth street. They also
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Greenwall.
Mr.. Joseph Hetiger spent q few
days at New York visiting relatives.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-07
saenrerbunn rnll pestrored.

PLAINFIELD, y. j., Jan. 7.-Sacn
gerbund hall, the largest place of pub
lie assembly in this city, was destroyed
by fire supposed TO have started from
an overheated stove. The loss on tho
hall is about $4,000, and about $1,000
was lone to surrounding property.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-07
M ADAM RIVELY.
1873 Smith ST.,

3 Smith ST.,
Hair Dressing, Shampooing, Scalp treatment
corn treatment Manicuring and Massage
Skillfullv done for Ladies at reasonable prices.
Also scalp treatment M~anicuripg and corn
,reatment for gentlemen, Out of town engage
ments by appointments.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-07
syrncuse Factory nurned.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Jan. THE fac
tory of Name & Roach, manufacturers
of carriage and wagon machinery, at
Holland place and Shonnard street, this
city, was destroyed by fire last night,
causing a loss of $4,000.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-07
Notice.

Notice is hereby given thai applica.
ton will be made to the Legislature
of.the State of New Jersey, at les
coming session to be convened on the
twelfth day of January A. d. 1904.
for the passage of an act to regulate
net fishing in Sandy Hook Bay. Staten
Island Sound and tributaries thereof
during the months of June, july,
August, September and October and
to prohibit the use Of Ger tain kinds OF
stationary nets during said time.
Dated january 1904.
Gf~uoI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25

A special originating in Laurel,
Del, November %, said that the
Judge Royce had been lost off the
Delaware capes and her crew of 10
men drowned.