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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-04-15

When leading phyeicians said that W.
M. Smithsrt, OF Pekin, Ia, had incura-
bic consum ption, his last hope vanished;
but DR.. Kings New Discovery for con-
sumption, Coughs and Colds, kept him
ont Of his grave. He says: This great
specific completely cured me, and saved
nv life. Since then, have used it for
over 10 years, and consider it marvel
Gus throat and lung cure" Strictly SCI
eptific cure for coughs, sore thrcgts OF
colds; sure preventative for pneumonia
Guaranteed. Soc and e1-0O bottles al
Crescent Drug Store. Trial bottle free
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-04-15
BEST Cough Medicine for Children,

When you buy q cough medicine for
small children you want one IN which
YOU can place Implicit confidence. You
want one that not only relieves but
cures. You want one that is unques
.iouably harmless. You want one thai
Is pleasant to take. Chamberlain
Couch Remedy meets all OF these con-
ditions. There is nothing 90 good fol
the coughs and colds incident to chill
drep. It is also a certain preventative
and cure for Group, and there is no dan
ger whatever from whooping cough wheI
It is given. 1t has been used IN man.
epidemics of that disease with perfec
success. For sale by j. H. McNeely.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-04-15
scr.tIc RheumatIsn .

II have been subject to sciatic rheu-
mntism for years." says E. II. Waldron,
of Wilton junction. Iowa. my joints
were stiff and gave me much pain ana
discomfort. NY Joints would crack
when 1 Strengthened up. ] used Cham
berlain's PAIN Balm and have been thor.
oughIy cured. 1t is certainly most
wonderful liniment." For sale by J. ID.
McNeely.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-04-15

Connectione at Shreveport, Alexandrla anu
Winfield for all points.
Wesolicit your freight shipments from Shreve;;
mort. Alexandria and New Orleans, and from all
points in the North, East. West. and Southeast.
For further information address
CLARENCE ELLERBE,
Assistant to President.
j. A. SwIGERT,
General Superintendent.
E. G.. d. MARSHALL.
Assf. Gen. Freight Agent.
General Offices. Shreveport. La.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-04-15

Give our children 1--WE have had eleyen)
DIR. Mendenhall's Chill and Fever Cure
for coughs. colds and la grippe. 1t acts
better than any cough medicine we are
able to obtain, and il it fails to cure your
children you get your money back.
j. c.. MENDENHALL.
Sold by Valley Drug Store.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-04-15

The readers of this paper will be pleas
ed to learn that there is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able to cure in all it's stages, and that is
catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure now known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being constitu,
tiopal disease. requires constitutional
treatment. HALLS Catarrh Cure is taken
internally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation OF the
disease, and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and as
sistiog nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in its
curative powers that they offer One Hun.
bred Dollars for any case that Il fails to
cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address: F.. CHENEY, Il Co, Toledo. y.
Sold by Druggists 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa
| ton.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-04-15

Butterick patterns Tor sale by MIS-.
LEILA Long. HDot in stock VIII or
der them.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-04-15

One pound loaves of light bread al
ways iresis at Tummineilo Bros. &c
q loaf.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-04-15

W. d. Clarke, parish treasurer, in account With
Grant parish school board for quarter enmue
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-04-15
Change of
Time and
Service

Effective Sunday. February
26, 1905, trains 5 and 6 were
discontinued.
Trains 3 and 4 now run
through to and from Saint
Louis, and carry buffet sleep
err between Saint Louis and
Shreveport. and sleeper be
tween Memphis and Texark-
ana. Through chair cars.
No. 4 arrives st. Louis 6:5l
D. M; No. 3 leaves st. Louis
$50 n. IN.
This gives n day service in
and out of st. Louis, which
will be appreciated by those
who do not like night travel
ing.
There have been no import
ant changes made in time OF
trains 1 and 2.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-05-11

The first annual Turner county public
school field meet was held in Parker
Friday Hurley won first place with
total of 100 points; Centerville second
with 81 points. Webster, of Center
vile, was the star of the meet, winning
3S points.
Ralph H. Baldwin, formerly pro-
fessor, at Huron, and preacher at
other points in this state, has been
heard of again. This time his profession
got him into trouble in Los Angeles,
where he was convicted of forgery aud
given two years in the penitentiary.
kid" Ward, of Omaha, and Jimmy
Caine, of Sioux City, started twenty
round fight on the South Dakota side
of the Big Sioux river Sunday but were
stopped by Sheriff Sherman, of Clay
county, and taken before local Justice
who fined them $25 dollars and costs.
The secretary of state has received
the first consignment OF numbered tabs
for motor vehicles which register under
the state law, and they are being sent
ont TO the owners of machines who
have registered in the order of their
applications to the Office. No. went
to Flandreau.
The barn of Peter Jordan, of Clay
county, in which he and his three Sons
had taken refuge from a rain storm last
Thursday. was struck by lightning. Mr..
Jor dan and two of the sons escaped
without injury but Earl, the youngest,
was badly burned and il is feared is
permanently blind
1 What is supposed to be an organized
band of horse thieves are working
| through Iowa and South Dakota They
run bunch of horses mp here from
Iowa and dispose of them and steal
bunch TO take back with them, supply
ing the market at each end of their
road Rewards have been offered by
several counties for them.
Attorney General PhiIo Hall, has
made ruling governing the fees of
county judges in insanity cases as fol-
lows: "My opinion is that county
judges are entitled to no additional
compensation for the performance Of
duties in insanity proceedings and that
their salaries are designed TO cover the
same.
The state capitol commissioners, Gov
ernor Elrod, State Secretary Wipf,
Land Commissioner Bach and Auditor
Halliday, have returned from their trip
to Helena, Mont, where they have been
to inspect the capitol building Of that
state with the view of getting informa-
ton which would be Of value to them
in the erection of state house for
South Dakota. They are enthusiastic
over the Montana building.
The unmarried women, who secured
claims on the Rosebud, have formed
(, protective association against men pros
pecting for wives. Miss Ruth Pyrtle,
formerly of Lincoln, Neb., is president.
and Miss Estelle Sale, formerly Of
Mexico, No., secretary. A man who
wants wife mnst work all summer for
his intended victim. put IN the crops
and harvest them, then II he suits II
the fall the woman takes him otherwise
he must try again.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-05-11

J. A. McKiever, a Sisseton business
man, last week received 81 90 in letter
which stated it was to pay for sack of
flour stolen by the sender three years
ago.
Five hundred and six settlers proved
up on their claims in Lyman last year
aud their property has been listed with
the state and county officers for taxa
ton.
If there is any virtue in dipping tanks
Hand county will soon be rid of cattle
diseases as there sixteen tanks built
already and contracts let tor several
more
G. +. Henshaw was found guilty of
assault in the second degree in Judge
Rice's court at Sturgis and given a
sentence of five years in the peniten-
tiary.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor ID. L. Hind
man has returned to Britton after
spending the winter in California. The
governor is very much improved IN
health
The dual track meet held at Yankton
Saturday between the teams of the
public schools of Yankton and Tyndall
was won by the former with score of
80 to SO.
Iroquois is trying to induce the Chi
cago and Northwestern Railway COM
pany to move the railway shops and
division headquarters from Huron to
that city.
Captain Michael j. Leenehan, of the
25th infantry, has been detailed to
attend the state encampment at Water
town as the representative of the
regular army.
George Farr aud James Altanus, who
were convicted of forgery before Judge
Rice of Sturgis, received twelve and
ten months respectively in the Sioux
Falls penitentiary.
| Mrs. Fred I Dubois, who was recently
elected president of the national organ
ization of Children of the American
Revolution, was formerly resident of
Klngsbury county.
Frank Sherber, deputy register of
deeds of Mcpherson county, received
the entire charge of shot through his
feet by the accidental discharge of a
shot gun last Friday.
Adjutant General Englesby has
announced that the annual encamp-
ment of the state militia will be held at
Lake Kampeska, near Watertown, from
July 6 to ID inclusive.
Lee & Prentice, of Vermillion, will
ship 1 700 fat steers TO Chicago from
Clay county this month. This is the
largest shipment by single firm ever
made from Clay county.
Two young men named Johnson and
Give have been arrested in Winniford
for insulting Miss Alice Laughlin, a
school teacher. 1t will probably 60
hard with the young men.
The 'sScotty Philip" one of the gaso.
line boats which has formerly been
used az ferry at Pierre, has gone into
the freight business between Sioux
City, Omaha and points in Nebraska
Iowa and South Dakota on the Mis-
souri, river.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-05-11
Huron people are making an effort to

Huron people ARE making an effort to
buy capitol Hill, )" n piece of land set
apart in the past for putting the capitol
on when Huron got the capital, and
turning it into city park.
The worst storm known in the history
of the Black Hills is reported to have
occurred last week The fruit crop is
ruined for this year. Thousands of
cattle are reported to have persisted
Harry Davie, of Parker, member of
the United States navy, who was on the
battleship Iowa, was drowned at Pensa-
cola, Fla, the last of April. He
enlisted from this state two years ago.
1t is reported in the press dispatches
that the Milwaukee Railway company,
have purchased the right-of- way on the
west side of the river from Chamberlain
to Fort Pierre and will build this sum
mer.
Sheriff Opsal, of Lincoln county went
to New York last week taking with him
demented Swede who had never taken
out his naturalization papers and who
will therefore be sent back to his native
land
Elk Point locked mp eight tramps last
W eek for stealing chickens. They tried
to break Jail the first night they were
incarcerated and but for the timely
arrival of the jailor would have sue
ceeded.
Reports from Gettysburg since the
last storm are TO the effect that several
small buildings have been blown down,
telegraph and telephone lines put out
of business and large losses among the
cattle raisers.
Stephen Grice, while attempting TO
tighten washont plug in locomotive
at the round house inMilbank last week
was badly scalded about the face, head,
neck and hands. He will be off duty
for some time.
President p +. Sherman. of the
South Dakota CentralRailwaycompany
has been bound over to the circuit court
under 5000 bonds because he would not
permit a stakeholder of the company to
look over the books.
Lima Inner, who was brought back
to the Sioux Falls penitentiary from the
Washington, ID. d., asylum, to finish
his term, having been pronounced
cured, says he had much rather be in
the penitentiary that the asylum.
| At the first meeting of the new
council in Milbank the salary Of nearly
every appointive officer was raised.
The raise made the compensation none
too high. The salaries Of nearly all the
city officers in the state are too low.
Mary Medan. OF Lead, has confessed
to carrying her illegitimate child to q
secluded place near that city April z,
burrying it in the rocks and snow. She
accuses Sam Kasari, milkman, with
being the father of the child. Both are
ont on bail.
Out of eighteen candidates that took
the examination before the state board
of pharmacy at Aberdeen last month
only two candidates, 3. L. McCnllooh.
of Andover, and Perry Clpte, q Cham.
berlain, passed. Seven were good
enough to act a. assistapts.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-05-11
FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK.
Webster, S. D.
David Williams, President.
John Williams,

David Williams, President.
John Williams, Vice President.
A. T. Cooper, Cashier.
Real estate loan with privilege
Of partial payments. No delay
in furnishing money and clos
ing loans.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-19

shall appoint three judicious free
holders residing within the bounds of
sad road to be viewers of such road.
who, by the name fixed by the coun-
ty court, shall be a body corporate
for the purpose of laying out and es-
tablishing road of whatever mater
ial and construction the resident land
holders of the given district shall
elect between the points within such
county named I'm the petition; and the
county commissioners shall appojnt
such persons to be special commits
sioners of such roads as may have
been recommended by the petition
OF majorit yof the land holders; the
petition, and appointment of such
road commissioners, shall be entered
On) the minutes of the proceedings
of the county court, the said entry
to be made by the county clerk to
become a matter of record I'm his Of
flee; the said special commissioners
shall hold their appointments during
the whole time of the construction of
such road and to act instead of a
board of county commissioners or
county court, and they shall receive
for their services n sum not to ex-
coed SO per day for such days actu-
ally spent upon this road and no time
shall be spent except at the call of
either the county court or the general
road superintendent
Sec. 3. The special road commits
sioners. so appointed by the county
court and county surveyor, who shall
qualify as hereinafter provided. shall,
within a reasonable time. proceed to
lay out and establish such roads as
the petition may name. and within
the points named in the petition, and
as soon thereafter as the same can
be done, return to the county court a
map and profile of such road includ-
ing upon the map, as near as possible
the names of the land owners whose
property may be liable to be taxed
for this construction, as hereinafter
provided, together. with statement
of the probable cost of building and
completing the road. The county
surveyor of such county shall be ex
officio general superintendent of all
such road construction and shall
make surveys, maps estimate of cost
and furnish the same to the special
road commissioners at their request.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-19
Big Sheen Ranch Sold.

]. G. Edwards, C. NJ. Cartwright
and ]. p. NanHouten came up from
Portland yesterday. where an i'm
portant deal was consummated. Ed
wards having purchased the interest
of Cartwright and VanHouten in the
Baldwin sheep & Land Company at
Hay creek.
This ranch is 35 miles from Shani-
ko. II is surrounded by many miles
of fence. and contains 10000 acres of
decided land. Between 100000 and
100000 pounds of wool are clipped
from its herds annually. In the dull
season so men are employed and at
clipping time as many as 100. Rails
ing thoroughbreds is the chief aim of
the company, which owns $4,000 to
1000 head of sheep of the Ram
bouillet. Delaine and Spanish varie-
ties. Many cars of these are raised
and shipped out each season for
breeding purposes.-The Dalles Chron-
icle.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-19

The 1000 registered voters of Ba-
ker county, who Is months ago pro-
tested against and attempted to re-
peal by the referendum the portage
railway appropriation are not much
much chagrined or surprised that
Chairman Burton of the rivers and
harbors committee of congress has
ruled against the appropriation by
congress Immediately of funds for the
building of the canal at Cello on the
ground that the portage road now Sc
cured by the state is sufficient and
congress has all it can do in other
directions. Many business men who
have given the matter any attention
are earnest in their demand for the
canal, believing that the portage road
never was anything but a makeshift
and n graft; others say, 81 told you
So"
1t may be said in a general way
that the majority of the business men
OF this part OF the Inland Empire are
fer a canal now, as they have been
all the time.-Baker City Democrat.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-19
Eyerybo.ly Badly pisappointed.

Rev, David Swackhammer, who
the colored travelling lecturer,
was announced to preach at the Ad-
v"ntist church on Sunday, explains
that the pastor i'm charge agreed to
his aLpoin,me nts, but did so without
Consulting with the trustees of the
church. That when he appeared to
fuitlll the morning appointment he
was. informed that he would be per-
mittel To talk 10 minutes, a time too
brief 10 enable him to deliver the lee
tire prepared for the occasion. and
he declined. He very much regrets
that he was thus compelled to disap-
point those who came to hear him.
Lewiston Tribune.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-19
THIN PEOPLE

want to get fat and fat people
want to get thin-human
nature. If you are fat don't
take SCOTS Emulsion. 1t
will make you gain flesh. If
you are thin SCOTS Emul-
sion is just what you need.
1t is one of the greatest
flesh producers known. Not
temporary gains but healthy,
solid flesh that will fill out
the body where it is needed.
There's nothing better than
SCOTS Emulsion for weak
ness and wasting.
Wen send you sample free upon request.
SCOTT & BOVINE. 400 Pearl Street. New York.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-19

Following are sections 1, . and 3
of Senator Smiths new road law. The
bill reorganizes the entire road law
of the state and these three sections
give an outline of the general pro-
visions of the law:
A bill for an act to establish and
construct permanent roads upon the
special tax. and to issue special war
rants I'm payment thereof.
BE 1t enacted by the legislative as
sembly of the state of Oregon; also
be it enacted by the people of the
state of Oregon:
Section l. Free roads shall be
authorized and established in the fol-
lowing manner: majority Of all
the freeholders residing In the coun-
ty, who own land lying within the
bounds of any road district, shall pre-
sent a petition to the county court at
any regular or special session. asking
the appointment of viewers to lay out
and establish a road between any
points In such county and stating
therein that they desire the county to
levy a special tax, the amount of
which shall not exceed ten mills on
the dollar of the assessed valuation
I'm any year. on the lands within the
boundaries of the road district, and
also the number of years they desire
the levy to continue, not exceeding 10
years land they shall satisfy the coun-
ty court that public notice has been
given by the advertisement in some
newspaper of general circulation in
such county of such intended applica-
ton for at least four consecutive
weeks preceding the hearing of such
application.
Sec 2. Thereupon the county court
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-19
Will Hold REGATTA,

The question of holding a regatta in
Astoria this year, first suggested by
the Astorian along different lines
from those heretofore held, is meet
ing with general Endorsement and ap-
proval. says the Astorian. The lead
ing merchants of Astoria are evinc-
ing an interest in the project, and
several have signified their willing
ness to take charge of the affair. The
fact that thousands of visitors will
come to oregon this year to the
Lewis and Clark fair, many of whom
win visit Astoria. is an incentive which
actuates a large number of citizens
to he willing TO lend their aid and as
sistance to the regatta.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-19

Houston. Texas, Jan. 19.-The
birthday anniversary of Gen. Lee was
observed throughout Texas today by
the local chapters of the Daughters
of the Confederacy, who prepared and
carried out elaborate programs. the
features Of which were Southern
songs and readings relating to the
life of the great Confederate leader
Mobile, Ala, Jan. 19.-Banks and
public offices were closed here today
in observance of the birthday of
General Lee. Anniversary exercises
We're held under the auspices of the
local chapter of the Daughters of the
Confederacy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-19
AMEND LOCAL OPTION LAW.
Jaynes OF Wasco Makes IL Necessary
TO Have 40 Per Cent of Voters to
Call Election.

Call Election.
Representative Jaynes of Wasco,
has introduced the long expected bill
amending the local option law.
Many important amendments are
offered, the chief being a provision
that an election on the prohibition
issue may be called in any precinct
only on petition of 40 per cent of the
registered voters. II also provides
that the law shall not be applicable
to precincts In incorporated towns
except residence precincts and shall
not apply to the sale of liquor by
wholesalers.
Under the provisions of the bill 10
per cent of the voters of any county
which adopted prohibition last No
vember may demand the resubmission
question in June, 1906.
Emergency is declared so as to
prevent the submission of the bill to
popular vote under referendum. The
bill eliminates county prohibition and
provides only for precinct prohibition.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-19
IN MEMORY or LEE
OBSERVE THE BIRTHDAY
OF THE GREAT COMMANDER.

In All Places Where Practicable the
Exercises We're Arranged and Con-
Quoted by Confederate ex-Soldiers
and Affiliated OrganlzatlOns-Pub
lie Schools and Many Business
Houses Closed Throughout the
South.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-19
SMITHS ROAD LAW
UBIAITLLA COUNTY SENA-
TOR SUGGESTS CHANGES.

Places Construction of County Roads
In Hands Of Special Commissioners
Selected From Road District Con-
cnrned in the Proposed Road-Pro-
vifies for Special Levy on Property
Adjacent and Makes County Sur
Veyor Ex Officio Road Superintend-
enf.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-19

Atlanta, Ca, Jan. 19.-The celebra-
ton of Lees birthday today was more
general here than ever before. The
occasion was also celebrated to pay
suitable honor to the memory of
John B. Gordon. Interesting exercises
in honor of the memory of the two
great leaders were held In the state
capitol this evening under the auspi-
ces of the Daughters of the Confeder-
acy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-19

Richmond, Va, Jan. 19-The birth
day anniversary of Robert f. Lee was
generally observed throughout Vir-
ginia. Banks and state offices were
closed. ard the customary memorial
services were held under the auspices
of the Confederate veterans organic
ations.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-19

Jacksonville, Fla, Jan. 19.-The
birthday of General Robert E. Lee
was celebrated throughout Florida to-
day by the closing of the banks and
public offices not controlled by the
federal government.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-19

Charleston, S. c., Jan. 19-In honor
of Lee the public schools, the banks
and the courts were closed here to-
day.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-19

Savannah. Ga. Jan. 19.-The birth
day of Robert E. Lee was celebrated
today by a parade of all the white
military Of the city.