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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-12
ZANGWlLL IN PALESTINE.
Pen Picture Of the Holy Land ana
the Sea Of Gali1ee.

Pen Picture OF the Holy Land ana
the Sea OF Galilee.
Israel Zangwill writes of Palestine:
when your oriental journey Is all over
it is long before you will grow recon
ciled to the prosaic world of Europe
and America. The squalor and discom-
fort, the beggars and the lepeys will be
forgotten. Your eyes will be full Of the
pageantry Of the east-of white tents
and starry skies and glorious sunshine
and radiant color and Of a more beauti-
full humanity clad in flowing garments
Of indescribable patterns and innumer-
able hues, dusky, glorious limbed men
and graceful women draped In sheets
and head wells. You will dream of
domes and minarets and long covered
bazaars, where the merchant squats
cross legged amid his wares and bust
ness in lazy, hour long bargaining.
You will hear the plaintive cadence Of
Arab love songs and the barbarous
clang Of oriental music, and you will
not be so sure that the strenuous, grind
ing smoky life Of the west Is an i'm
provement upon the patriarchal repose
of the book Of Genesis"
OF the sea of Galilee he says again:
''In gospel time it was alive with ships
and boats. Now for a change from
horseback we hired the entire feet,
couple of boats. and were rowed by
brawny fishers to the head of the lake,
where we took our ease in a khan till
the horses came up. But I must not
leave you with the impression that Pal
estine Is wholly desolate and degener-
ate. For miles around Jerusalem there
is indeed stony desolation that makes
the heart sink. But even at it's worst
the land retains traces Of it's ancient
fairness; the bleak hills are terraced
with the indications Of ancient olive
trees. The choked up springs could be
liberated, and reafforesting would cool
and moisten the climate.
occasionally an Arab settlement or
a German or Jewish colony makes the
wilderness to blossom as the rose The
planting Of eucalyptus trees will dimin-
ish fever. Even as I write world ia
nous tobacco planter comes In to tell
me how he has started Palestine plan
tation, from which he hopes profit,
and how million poor Jews through
out Europe and Asia are dying to be
allowed a chance of working upon the
holy soil. If only the government
would guarantee titles to the land
boughtw
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-12

A plague Of moths has been visitin,
the inhabitants Of Sydney. N. s. W.
In some parts of the town residents
and shop keepers have been unable to
use oil lamps, because the moths
swarmed Into the chimneys and ex-
tnguished the lights. At some Of the
railway stations the moths have even
exdnguished the signal lights and sta
hon lamps.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-12
HARTMAN WANTS TO COMPROMISE
Report That He Is Willing to Call of
Fight With HiII--The Rumot is
Denied.

The Tacoma News says that Third
Vice President Levey is on his wav r.
st. Paul with terms of peace to Presi-
dent Hill and Elliott from Hartman
1t is understood that Hartman has
offered to end his numerous legal at
tacks on Hills north bank road. near
Portland, if Hill will give up the old
Union Pacific grade between Tacoma
and Portland. This grade was seized
by Hill interests when the former
owners failed to pay taxes on it.
Denied by O'Brien.
]. P. O'Brien, general manager OF
the Hartman system in the Northwest
denies the report that Third Vice
President Levey has gone to st. Paul
in the interest of the Hartman svs-
tenn to arrange terms Of peace with
Presidents Hill and Elliott regarding
the rights of-way and other matters
in dispute between the roads in the
Northwest. Mr.. OBrien states that
Mr.. Levey has gone East on general
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-12
College Student Kills Himself.

RENO, New, Feb. Thames A.
Champagne, a junior at the University
of Nevada, shot himself near the heart
last night in his room at the Lincoln
hail. He died afterwards. College
authorities say the shooting was ac-
cidental. although circumstances point
to suicide.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-12
Strong Association Formed in Wal
Ia Ma|Ia Today.
Il. c. BRYsoN ELECTED CHAIRMAN
Resolutions Of Thanks to Senator
Ankeny for His Assistance ReIa-
tive to Wenaha Reserve.

About SO of the most prominent
sheepmen, representing that Industry
in the counties of Walla Walla, Column
bla, Garfield, Asotin and Franklin in
Washington, and Umatilla and Wal
Iowa in Oregon, met in Wal,a Walla
today and organized the Wenaha
Woolgrowers' association The object
of the association is to look after the
interest of the sheepmen who are en-
gagged in the industry in this section of
the country and to work for better
laws and to handle all matters peril
nent to the successful conduct of the
growing
The constitution provides that any
sheepman in the district can become
member by paying a fee of $40 and
SIS on each thousand sheep or major
fraction thereof allowed to Craze in
the Wenaha reserve. The annual
meetings of the association are to be
held on the first Monday in December
of each year.
Officers Elected.
After the adoption of the constitu-
ton the following officers were
elected:
Presidential. c. Bryson, walla
Walla.
Vice president-G. F. Jackson. Day.
ton.
Secretary-C A. Hales, Waitsburg.
Executive committee-B. D. Smith.
Pendleton; A. Magallon, Walla Walla;
r. A. Jackson, Dayton; r. A. Camp
bell, Asotin; Peter Weller, Pomeroy
The meeting was called to order by
H. c. Bryson, of Walla Walla, wno
stated that a call had been sent out
sometime ago asking the sheepmen Of
eastern Washington and Oregon to
assemble in Walla Walla to take steps
toward forming a permanent organiza-
ton.
The meeting organized by the selec-
ton Of Mr. Bryson as temporary chair
man and Thomas Mckenzie, of Asotin
county, as secretary.
The chairman appointed the follow
ing committees:
Constitution and by-laws-H. G.
Bryson, r. A. Jackson, of Columbia
county, and T. A. Won Hollenbeke, of
Walla Walla.
Resolutions-G. F. Jackson, of Col
umbia county; c. A. Hales, of Waits
burg, and R. A. Campbell, of Asotin
county.
At 1 o'clock the session was recon-
vened when the committees on resolu-
tons and constitution and bylaws
were received.
After the reports had been adopted
a permanent organization was then
effected by the election of officers.
Resolutions Adopted.
A resolution was passed protesting
against the law requiring stock to be
dipped before they are shipped or re-
moved from the state whether they are
found in healthy condition or other
WISE
A resolution was also adopted ex
tending a vote of thanks to Senator
Levi Ankeny for his labors in behalf of
the stockmen in the matter of alloting
the range in the Wenaha reserve.
Resolutions commencing the fores-
try reserve officials in their work in
successfully alloting range in the
Wenaha reserve were passed.
Purchase Salt in Bulk.
The question of purchasing salt for
sheep was preached, and it being
pointed out that by procuring it in
large quantities it could be laid down
in Walla Walla at a much les figure
than is now paid by the sheepmen, it
was decided to empower the executive
committee to purchase a sufficient
quantity to supply all sheepmen mem
bers of the association.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-12
PUBLIC SALE!

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY IA, 1906.
Commencing at o'clock sharp the
about 20 head Of heavy draft horses
and drivers.
Free lunch will be served.
Col. ]. L. Baldwin, auctiOneer; Ar
chic Dunnigan, owner.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-12
THREE

THREE NEWLY FURNISHED
rooms; electric light and bath. Zlo
N. Second st., corner Cherry.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-12
TRADE RELATIONS WITH GERMA
Asrarian Party Urges Measures Of
Relief

BERLIN, Feb. 12-Dr Won F1oeck-
er in the Agrarian associations an
nual meeting today declared that trade
relations with the United States were
acute and urged that something to
relieve the situation should be done.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-12
Norwegian Steamer Lost.

LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE Norwegian
steamer Veronica has been lost with
her crew of 10 off Lossiemouth Scot
land.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-12

WANTED-40 head OF draft horses
Immediately by DR.. Wood at Nc
Brides livery stable.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-12
GIRL COMMITS SUICIDE.
Grieved Because Her Mother Made
Her Stay at Home.

Her stay at Home.
REDDING, Cal, Feb. 12.-Because
her mother would not allow ner to ac-
company her on a trip after hay, Annie
Mickey, aged 10 years, living near
Junction City. during the parents alb
sence fired a 22-caliber rifle ball into
her forehead and died an hour later.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-12

Mr.. Shorrock is personally supervising
the work.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-12
Rumored Shortage in Accounts
Caused a Furry.
NOTHING IN IT, SAYS EXPERT sHoRR0ck
Rumors Started Through Failure Of
Registrar Mclean to Post Pipe
Under Ground.

Failure of Water Registrar Mclean
to transfer from memoranda furnished
by the foreman to his journal, the
amount of pipe that the waterworks
sysytem has laid during the past three
or four months past was responsible
for this startling rumor on the streets
this morning that the Seattle firm of
accountants employed to expert the
citys books had discovered a shortage
of $4,000 in the water registrars ma
terial account.
Once started, the rumors flew thick
and fast and it was not until B F.
Shorrock, head of the exporting firm,
COuncilmen Cox and Kirkman of the
judiciary committee, Mayor Hunt and
Registrar Mclean himself branded the
rumors as falsenoods that excitement
quieted down.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-12
anecdotes OF FIELD.
Incidents In the Career Of CHI
Cages Merchant King.
GLIMPsEs INTO HIS BOYHOOD DAYS

low He Traded Jackknives-An Ex-
perience as Dry Goods Clerk.
Tragic Incident of His First Court
ship-sample of How He Treated His
Employees-Remar Tribute In
Prayer Paid by Former ChicagOans.
From his boyhood the late Marshall
Field Of Chicago, the richest merchant
in the world, the largest individual tax
payer in the United States and per-
haps the third wealthiest citizen In
the United States, was the successful
trader. One who knew him in his
schoolboy days tells this Of him:
HE was born so. When he was at
school he was a trader Of jackknives-
we called them Barlow knives then
and 1 remember that he never made a
trade in which he did not get the best
knife. 1 have lifted the lid Of his desk
and counted as many as fifteen Bar
low knives piled up in one corner. He
was not a playful boy at school, as
most boys were. He was generally re-
served in his manner"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-12
LAND SWlNDLER ElOPED.
Horace Mckinley Deserted Wife for
Little Euypt"

SALEM, Or, Feb. ADMINISTRATIONS
made at the land office show that Hor
ace Mckinley, the land swindler,
eloped to the orient last November
with Little Egypt" whom he met at,
the Portland fair, deserving his wife in
San Francisco.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-12
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-12

But for a good meal go to Olson's.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-12
Books Absolutely Straight.

Has anything wrong been found
representative of The Statesman asked
B. F. Shorrock, head of the accounting
firm, at his office in the Ransom build
ing this morning 1T has been rum
ored that you have discovered a short
age" the representative continued.
Il do not know where such rumors
could have started from, but you may
automatically correct. We have
found no shortage in his cash or ma
terial account. We have arrived at a
point in the work where we desire an
invoice of the material and tools pur-
chased by the water department and a
statement of the disposition of such
pipe and TOOLS We nave asked for
this and Mr.. Mclean is now at work
checking up from memoranda fur
nished by the foreman the amount of
pipe the department has laid the past
few months. We anticipate no dis
crepancy between the amount of pipe
and material purchased and the
amount that is either on hand or has
been laid. Mr.. Mclean has memoran-
da of all the pipe laid, but merely
failed to enter it on his journal
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-12
New Road to Sound.

business connected with the company's
interests.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-12
Registrar Mclean Explains.

Registrar Mclean when approached
this morning readily explained the al
legged discrepancy. "All there is to it
is that l have not yet journalized from
memoranda the amount of pipe that
has been laid for three or four
MONTHS Registrar Mclean said.
When this work is completed I guess
that all the material and pipe the de-
partment has purchased will be ac-
counted for"
Mayor Hunt and Councilmen Cox
and Kirkman were somewhat exercised
over the rumors of a shortage floating
about and FASTENED to correct any
wrong impressions that might have
been gained through the rumors.
Mr.. Shorrock this morning stated
that until he has fully completed the
work on all the city's books no report
on the water works would be given
out. He estimated that it would re-
quire nearly a month yet to finish the
work. Since the dissolution of part
nership between Temple & Shorrock,
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-26
v. F. pENNIWELL
City Meat Market

In these days of extensive cattle
shipping AMI the big prices paid for
the better beef, there is nothing
town likes to boast of more than
meat market where they can obtain
just as good steaks and chops as can
be found in any large city market.
And we are proud to state that we
have just such meat market right
here in Leon, Ia, owned and control
led by V. F. Penniwell. This reliable
market was taken in charge by Mr..
Penniwell about one month ago, and
has enjoyed large and growing pat
ronage ever since. Here can be found
at all times, one of the finest lines of
choice fresh chops and steaks in the
city, all sold at prices which defy
competition. Having had years of
practical experience in this line, this
gentleman is as good Judge of butch
er meat as is to be found in southern
Iowa. His market is always kept
clean and inviting, and it is pleas
ure to trade mere. His extensive pat
ronage has been built up by treating
the people right and selling the best,
meat at the most reasonable prices.
Being popular with all classes Mr..
Penniwell is numbered among Icons
most enterprising and successful
business men and enterprising citi-
zens and the Reporter is pleased to
give him prominent mention in it's
business history of Leon and Deca-
tur county
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-26
J, A. HARRIS & BROS
Leon Marble and Granite Works

Among the many places exhibiting
more worthy of notice than the above
prominent branch of trade. 1t is but
natural that we should feel it incum-
bent upon us to properly mark the
resting places of the departed ones
whom we have held near and dear to
us. In fact, it seems the last visible
tribute we can pay to those who are
wrapped in their last long slumber.
And we often feel That money is no
consideration, but that the grand aim
is to obtain a fitting monument of en-
during material for this worthy OBJ
ject. At the above establishment
may be seen all the newest designs
in American and Italian marble, and
in the finest of GRANTEES from the
worlds quarries. Special designs are
submitted and receive the benefit of
j. A. Harris & Bros long and sue
cessful experience. The designing of
family monuments is one of their
chief studies, and examples of their
art and skill can be seen in almost
every cemetery in the county. This
firm is prepared to furnish estimates
on monuments of all sizes and de-
scription, on short notice, and all
work is guaranteed to be first-class,
and at very reasonable prices. There
is no marble works in the state bet
ter prepared to furnish everything in
line of monuments in a frst-class
manner. Their shop is equipped with
the very latest, up-to-date machinery,
including power polishing mill, sur
facer, pneumatic tools, drills, etc. Per
feet work, exquisite finish and prompt
delivery, combined with exceptional
ly reasonable terms. has been the
main cause of this firms extensive
patronage now enjoyed. To those of
our near, as we'll as distant readers,
who may now, or at any future time,
need a tombstone of any size, quail
ity or price, we feel justified in say
ing that ]. A. Harris & Bros. will sup
ply your wants in this line as salts
factorily as any like firm in the state.
The members of this enterprise are
listed with our most prominent and
prosperous citizens who have done
their full share toward keeping the
wheel of commercial prosperity con-
stantly revolving in the business and
financial circles of Leon and Decatur
county.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-26
S. E. CARRIER
The Leading photographer

1t has been we'll said that zone
should Not Live to Eat, but Eat to
Live, With many people, however,
it is continuous struggle to find
food sufficiently well prepared to en-
able them to live with any degree
of comfort and satisfaction. The cit
liens of Leon and surrounding coun-
try are however fortunately excepted,
for the restaurant lunch counter and
confectionery of Mr.. S. E. Benefiel.
Mr.. Benefiel is en- old and exper-
Fenced restaurant man In March,
1905. he purchased the DERRICK res
taurant and equipped and furnished
it in first-class style and today he
has one of the leading restaurants and
lunch counters in the county. He is
ably assisted by his family in handl-
ing his large trade and carries a fine
line of candies, fruits, cigars. ice
cream, etc. A soda fountain from
which all the popular summer bev-
erages are dispensed is successful
feature of the business A news
stand is also run in connection with
the restaurant under the management
of Rollin Benefiel where all the lead
ing dailies and periodicals can be pro-
cured. Young Mr.. Benefiel makes a
speciality of taking subscriptions for
all the magazines in the world. Mr..
Benefiel, Sr., is one of Icons popular
and successful business men, He has
had the honor of being city marshal.
a position he filled with credit to him
self and to the satisfaction of the pub
lie and the Reporter is pleased to give
MIN mention in it's Court House
Number
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-26
W. L. BARRY
Implements and Harness

Among the prominent and reliable
dealers in farm machinery and har-
ness of all kinds may be mentioned
Mr.. w. l.. Barry. This we'll known
and responsible house carries a full
and complete stock of up-to-date
goods from the best known manufac-
turers in the country In cur brief
interview we soon discovered that Mr.
W. l.. Barry was thoroughly CONVEX
SAINT with all the details of the imple-
ment business carrying the best and
most reliable and approved makes,
with which satisfaction is always
guaranteed. This house mas been
specially favored with the confidence
of people of Leon and the surround
ing country and large and lucrative
trade is enjoyed Mr.. Barry is a
practical and thoroughly reliable
business man land the success lie has
achieved both commercially and fin
ancially is the result of prudent man
dS0lleHI ana SOunQ business TACT. MT
Barry came to Leon from Bethany
Mo-, in 1889, and ne has so success
fully conducted his business that to-
day he is one of Icons leading and
substantial merchants. He OWNS and
occupies handsome two story brick
store, besides ware house which is
filled with farm machinery, buggies,
wagons, hay stackers, manure spread
ers, harness, whips, robes and horse
furnishings. He also maintains a
we'll equipped harness repair shop,
where all kinds of harness repairing
is done in prompt and satisfactory
manner. Mr. Barry. is public spirit
ed and enterprising citizen as we'll as
a successful business man and the
Reporter is pleased to extend to him
this notice.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-26
LEON LOAN & ABSTRACT co

It behooves everyone, under all cir
cumstances, when purchasing real
estate to make a careful search into
it's title, and thus insure that it is not
marred in any way by mortgages or
liens of any description. This can
only be done by employment of an alb
stractor of titles, and there is none
more reliable in this respect than Mr..
Stephen Varga, proprietor of the
Leon Loan and Abstract Company.
This set of abstract books is the only
one in Decatur county; they date
back to the early seventies, Francis
Varga, father of the present owner of
the books, managed the abstracts for
the Farmers & Traders Bank from
1881, until 1892, when he and his son
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-26
7. W. BALLEW
Lumber, Lime, Cement, Etc

The building supply trade is one of
most important branches of COM
merce which tend toward the improve
ment and substantial growth of any
community, and Leon is fortunate in
having such an establishment as that
of T. w. Ballew. Mr.. Ballew began
doing business in Leon about eleven
years ago, having purchased the bust
ness and good will of Early & Son,
on North Main street Mr.. Geo. A.
CoWden has been Mr.. Ballew's local
manager up to about one month ago,
when Mr.. G. E. Brown took charge
of the same. Mr.. Brown is an expert
enced, practical lumber man, and the
past pleasing business of this enter
prise promises to grow much larger
under his control
Mr.. Brown has been in the employ
of Mr.. Ballew at Mound City for the
past five years. He was manager of
the yards at Mound City, coming
from there to Leon to take charge of
and manage the yards here.
Being a man of congenial, pleasing
disposition, and popular with all class
es, combined with his knowledge of
the best grades of building material
and the present public demand and
market prices, this gentleman is pre-.
pared to compete with any like es-
Enlistment in the state. The yards
of this firm are we'll arranged and
stocked with everything wished for in
the way of building material, special
mention being due the "Huttig Rub
Der Roofing" Of all the rubber roof
ings on the market, it is safe to saw
that none have stood the test of
strength, wear and durability more
satisfactorily than has the "Huttig."
AS to the price of every article to be
found in this yard, there is no like
concern in the state which quotes
prices more reasonable, quality con-
sidered. The Reporter is pleased to
call attention to this well-known en-
terprise and also, to it's present local
manager, Mr.. c. E. Brown, who is
fast becoming one of our leading bust
ness men and wide-awake citizens
who are DESTROYS of seeing our coun-
ty seat not only sustain it's present
prosperous condition, but continue,
year by year, to grow into popularity
and commercial supremacy.