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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-20

! the plant, for lumber intended for
doors, sash and other finishings must
not only be first class in point of quail
ity. but must be thoroughly kiln dried,
as well.
The importance to Waitsburg of this
fine woodworking plant is best real
lied in the fact that there is not an
other excelling it, in point of up-to-date
machinery, in Walla Walla county,
and that a specially is made of using
none but Kindred lumber.
MI Mccoy is wholesale and retail
dealer in lumber and ships wholesale
orders direct from the coast mills to
fill orders here, or to the surrounding
country and towns. He has had the
experience of years in the lumber
business and can save money for the
average, inexperienced buyer if allow
ed to supply their wants in merchant
dDiC AuilDSi, iouSh, uICoOCu, SlSSu VI
Kindred. When his facilities for sup
plying finishings of every kind is con-
sidered, it will be reanzed that no one
can compete with him here.
The grain elevator of twenty thou
sand bushels capacity, in conjunction
with a fifty ton per day chop mill, are
no less an important part of Mr..
McCoy's business. The elevator is
both a convenience and an economy
to farmers Free of cost for storage,
the farmer can haul his barley direct
from the field, store it, insure it, and
hold it for future sale or use, as it
may be needed for feed or seeding,
and the cost for insurance will hardly
be more than the loss otherwise would
amount to. Many farmers take advan-
tage Of this opportunity, and through
the system of exchange are able to
have rolled barley at a moments no.
tice from the mill.
Mr.. Mccoy is also a buyer of barley
and always has the cash to pay for it.
1t is an interesting fact that this en-
tire triple plant is entirely new. Mr..
Mccoy bought the old plant from B.
NJ. Kent & Son in 1900. In August,
1904, the entire plant and stock, worth
between eighteen and twenty thousand
dollars, and insured for less than ten
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-20
WAITSBURG LUMBER YARD.
Planning Mill, Chop Mill and Elevator
A. M. Mccoy, Proprietor.

The combined interests of A. Nj.
Mccoy, together, make up an import
ant part of Waitsburg's industrial en-
terprises. The term planning milf
but family describes the modern wood
working plant, still known by the
name of planning mill" A fully
equipped plant not only contains the
best modern planning machines, but
moulders, band saws, rip saws, cutoff
saws, lathes, mortising machines, ten
ant machines, and every other kind of
wood working machinery used in the
manufacture of doors, sash, blinds,
mouldings, newal posts, colonial col
umns, and everything entering into the
finishing of the artistically- finished
modern house. A steam-heated dry
kiln also forms an important part of
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-20

Barley is another product of the
mills. Two hundred thousand bushels
OF barley are bought annually for this
purpose. The by-products. as above indi-
Gated, furnishes an excellent grain feed
for stock, and is in great and urgent
demand locally, and in the surrounding
country and towns. And it is not too
much to say that if every other indus
try and business We're to be removed
from Waitsburg, leaving the mill and
its interests here alone, its presence
here would make such a common
meeting place that another town
would be built here within a twelve
month.
Such, in plain terms, is the import
ance of the Preston-Parton Milling
company and its interests to this COM
munity, and it may be repeated that
its founders 'builded better than they
knew"
1t is gratifying to not, too, that this
is home company Every dollar that
went into the initial enterprise was
home money, and the majority of the
stock is still held by residents of
Waitsburg.
The present officers of the company
are w. G. Preston, president; ]. l..
Harper, secretary and treasurer, and
w. B. Shaffer, vice-president and man.
ager These men are known locally,
and as well to the commercial world,
and the present high financial standing
of the PrestOn-Parton Milling COM
pany reflects credit alike upon their
business ability and public enterprise.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-20

reac..ed me $100,000.00 mark, and the
profits earned from loans, discounts,
and exchange, placed the bank upon a
profitable paying basis.
The bank has its own building with
fire-proof vault, modern bank fixtures
and is supplied with the most approx
ed burglar-prOOf safe inStaled inside
of the tire-prOOf vault.
Besides doing a general banking
business for the accommodation OF
merchants, businessmen and corpora
tons, The Exchange Bank makes a
specialty of accommodating farmers
with loans upon the most easy terms
possible consistent with safe, conserva-
tive business considerations. And it
may be said here that the first OF all
considerations of the management IS
to so conduct the business as to abso-
lutelv guarantee the safety OF owners
and depositors. / his being assured,
every accommodation possible will be
given to borrowers.
J. H. Morrow, president, and ex-of-
tcio director, is one of Washington's
prominent merchants, a member OF the
hoard of county commissioners for
Walla Walla county, and prominent IN
other enterprises of the county and
state.
NJ Zugar, vice-president and direct
or is a prominent farmer. ID. V.
Wood. director, is a prominent real
estate man. C. NJ. Taylor, director, is
q prominent farmer. Walt c. Minnlck
is a prominent farmer. NJ. II.
Keiser. director, is prominent
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-20

tinuously "a hours a day, and a 200
horse power electric light plant.
A creamery, with a capacity OF
$500 pounds of milk per hour, has just
been completed.
Waitsburg has an excellent water
system with pure, filtered water; beau
tiful lawns, electric lights, and is nat
ural and growing trade center.
Wood can be bought for $500 pei
cord, and coal for $3.50 per ton.
The city is surrounded on all sides
by one of the most productive wheat
barley and oat lands in Eastern Wash
ington, and is also in the midst of a
good garden, berry, fruit and alfalfa
district.
NO irrigation is required.
The average total number of bushels
Of grain marketed from the land tribu
tary to Waitsburg reaches 1,155,OOC
bushels.
A total of 100000 bushels is grown
in Walla Walla County alone.
Quite large number of live stock
including cattle sheep and hogs, are
shipped from this point each year.
Improved wheat lands in best local
tiles that produce 40 bushels and more
per acre, can be purchased for from
$4,000 to $500 per acre. Good wheat
lands, improved, can be purchased for
from $4,000 to $4,000 per acre.
Fair wheat lands, improved, can be
bought for from $500 to $500 per
acre.
Raw lands, $500 to $1,000 per acre.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-20

! The average wheat yield the last three
years has been better than 80 bushels
per acre, some farmers having an aver
age yield of wheat of better than 40
bushels per acre, and barley 60 bushels
per acre.
Fruit and garden tracts are for sale
at from $4,000 to s25OO0 per acre.
Location and quality of lands consid-
cred, these prices are the cheapest in
the state.
Waitsburg is on the line of the O.
r. & N. and the w. & C. R., branch
of the Northern Pacific.
Waitsburg has one hotel, restaurant
two banks, bakery, Touring mill, plan
ing and chop mill, two newspapers,
shop and automobile garage, dentist,
four doctors, attorney, three hardware
stores, two drug stores, grocery store,
six general merchandise stores, two
millinery stores, two saloons, four
church buildings, undertaking parlor,
furniture store, two barber shops, two
lumber yards, four grain offices, three
confectionery stores, two implement
firms, harness shop, two jewelry
stores, three blacksmith shops, photo
graph gallery, two meat markets, four
real estate offices, six or eight ware
houses, seven two-story brick buildings
and sixteen one-story bricks, four halls
and lodge rooms.
Most all the principal secret socie-
ties are represented.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-20
THE EXCHANGE BANK.
Capital $4,000, Waitsburg, Washing
ton.

The Exchange Bank or Waitsburg,
Washington, is prominently farm
ers' bank. 1t was organized by farm
RS. is owned by farmers, and its de-
-oSltors and patrons are for the
zreater part, farmers. 1t is significant
indicative of the general and almost
.Mversal prosperity of Washington
and Oregon farmers, that SO many OF
rem within the past decade have be-
']me financially interested in the
.anking business.
The Washington state banking laws
neither he may be banker or borrow
r than the laws governing national
INKS AS, for instance, no national
anh is permitted under the laws gov
ming national banks. to loan money
arr real estate security. Inc great
aluStice of this to the farmer, who
may need to borrow money, need
-iTdly to be pointed out. There are
"'ner sufficient reasons why, for the
'dFiner, the state bank is greatly to be
Plelerred to the national bank.
me Exchange Bank of Waitsburg
vas chartered by the state and began
BUSINESS in 1904. Its deposits from
me day of opening amply justified the
H"pes and surpassed the expectations
VI us founders. Before the second
year had passed the deposits had
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-20
PRESTON-PAR MILLING co.
Waitsburg, Wash.

The initial plant of Waitsburg's old
pioneer mill was built in 1865 by S.
M. Wait, the founder of Waitsburg,
and for whom the town was named.
That was before the modern process
of steel rollers superseded the time
honOred burr or milestone. The old
mil! had but one run of burrs and was,
in comparison with the fine modern
mill of today, as a sheep to an ele-
plant
The old mill, nevertheless, fulfilled
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-20
THE MERCHANTS BANK.
Of Waitsburg, Wash, Capitat and
Surplus, $50,000OO.

| If, as has been said, the morals and
thrift of a modern community is best
| judged by the character and stability
of its banks, Waitsburg, and this COM
| munity certainly have cause for
graduation and pride in it's people.
For, although it may not be generally
known, The Merchants Bank of Waits
burg, as shown by the "Financier" of
New York, stands first in percentage
of surplus, and profits to capital, of
the state banks of Washington, and
thirty-fourth in standing in the United
States.
The Merchants Bank of Waitsburg
was established as private bank in
1889. From 1891 to 1898, was a ma
tional bank and in 1898 became by
charter a state bank. It's officers and
directors are. for the greater part, old
pioneers of Idaho, Oregon and Wash
ington, who have helped in a moral,
as material way, to make an empire
from wilderness.
This time-honored old bank conducts
a general banking business, buys and
sells exchange, has exchange cOnnec-
tons with the best banks of the Pa
cific Coast, the mountain states, the
Middle West, and the East, and
through the Eastern connections sells
exchange on Europe and all banking
centers of the commercial world. 1t
makes collections and discounts &C
ceptable commercial paper. 1t safe
guards the peoples surplus and saw
ings, by receiving time deposits, and
deposits subject to check. 1t also
makes time loans to farmers and to
others upon most favorable terms.
The record and standing of the bank
is such that it need hardly to be
said the business has always been
economically and cOnservatively con-
Quoted. or that its officers and direct
ors stand high in financial cicles. The
officers are:
Lewis Neace, president; J. w. Nor
gan. vice-president Walter G. Shwan,
cashier.
Directors: Lewis Neace, Senator
Levi Ankeny, w. &. Preston, ]. w.
Morgan and T. J. Hollowell.
AS no bank in the state stands high
er in financial confidence than The
Merchants Bank of Waitsburg, so also,
no bank is more esteemed for the
high character of it's officers, directors,
and general management.
It may be added that bank OF this
character. with assets of $4OO,OOO.OOO,
in a town of 1000 population, is an
honor alike to its officers, directors,
To the town, and the farming commu-
nifty as well.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-20

farmer. H. P. Peterson, cashier and
director, is young man who, from
boyhood has been educated to the
banking business. He entered the
Dannebrog State Bank, of Dannebrog,
Nebraska, as a boy, and became it's
assistant cashier at the age of twenty.
He resigned his position with the Dan
nebrOg bank to come to Waitsburg,
and brought with him the very highest
recommendations for efficiency and
truStwOrtnineSs as a cashier and
banker.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-20
WAIISBURG THE BEAUTIFUL
The Center of the Great Bloc Stem Wheat
For Its Schools, Its Great Water Power and For the
Wonderful Belt of Farming Section
Surrounding It

The beautiful little city of Wais.
.alrg. with population of about 1000
located in the Touchet Valley, Walla
Halla County, Washington.
It has a mild climate, the winters
.aing tempered with the warm chinook
llnds from the Pacific Ocean, which
ause the buttercups and violets to
bloom in midwinter.
In the summer the days are warm
and the nights cool.
Elevation 1,265 feet.
No cyclones or billiards are known
here, and we are free from hog chol-
era. chinch bugs, Hessian fly, fleas,
and poisonous snakes.
The mountain streams-Touchet and
Coppei-which flow through the city,
abound with beautiful trout.
Waitsburg is noted for it's good
schools and the best of society We
have a brick school building, graded
and High School, which cost $780,
10000.
Also a $15,OOOOO brick academy
building, with two new dormitories
which cost s10,000.0O.
The school enrolment shows an at
tendance of over 500 students.
Two new church buildings have just
been completed at total cost of over
s25,GOO.OO.
Waitsburg has abundant water
power, which is being utilized by a
450-barrel Touring mill, running con-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-01
DORMITORY ON FIRE.


Hamilton. Sept 30.--(SpeciaL )-Fri-
day night the largest fire in Hamilton
that has ever occurred here. except
when the court house of the county was
burned. nearly twenty years ago, broke
out in the dormitory of the West Ala
bama Agricultural School. which was
built by the State about nine years
ago.
The building was occupied by Prof.
Andrew Johnson. the first assistant In
the school, two other teachers and
about twenty-five young men and
young women students.
Yesterday ended the work of the
first month of the present session. AL
though 1t was raining there could be-
nothing done to save the building.
There was ever so much private losses
to the pupils and to Professor John
son and the other teachers in the way
of books. clothes, furniture and house
hold goods belonging to Professor
Johnson.
One young man lost practically ev.
erything that he had and twenty odd
dollars In money, and another youns
man lost more than $40 in money.
The total loss will go up to $4,000 or
1900 with about $1,000 of insurance.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-01

life There are also the innocent joys
and pleasures of others which have
right to our sympathy. They call for
our sympathy as truly as do more
serious matters. sympathy should also
express itself in our ordinary inter
course with others and teach us the
value of the hearty hand clasp. the
cheerful greeting. the sunny smile.
They have their place in life as truly
as have words and deeds Of comfort
to the afflicted. and Just as important
a place Cur Savior sets us an ex-
ample here as In all things. He went
not only to the funeral but to the mar
riage. He blessed with His presence
not only the place of sorrow and
mourning but also the place OF Joy
and festivity. So should 1t be with us.
If we have real. true Christian sym
pathy. we shall rejoice with them that
rejoice. as well as weep with them
that weep.
The Master not only says the merci-
full shall be blessed condition which
begins in time and goes on throughout
eternity-but also they shall obtain
mercy. This is true here and now and
among men. They never fail to Judge
kindly and extend help to thel merciful
who may have fallen into folly. or
committed error Yes, or been guilty
even of sin. But In the case of the
hard and unsympathetic and selfrignt-
eous. they rejoice in their fall What
supremacy precious and comforting
thing 1t is to know we shall obtain
mercy. The burden of our difficulties,
trials, secret sins. presses heavily upon
us. How sorely We need mercy each
human heart knows for itself. But for
this mercy how could we possibly
stand before the judgment Of God
Who cannot endure the presence OF
sin and from whom there ever flashes
and flames the white rays OF right
eousness itself. How earnestly, con-
tinuously. penitently, should We make
our own the prayer OF the Psalmist.
Enter not into judgement with they
servant. o Lord. for in Thy sight shall
no man living be Justified But God Is
indeed mercfiul. From the Cross of
Christ there flows constant streams
of mercy. Let us take up His cross
and follow Him in the path of active
love. forgiveness of others. and SYM
patty. Then shall we indeed be in the
path of mercy itself and ever need
the Divine voice of Him who said.
Blessed are tho merciful. for they
shall obtain mercy
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-01
CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING.
sumptuOus Entertainment to Friends o.
Major and Mrs. Sibert.

sumptuOus Entertainment to Friends OF
Major and Mrs. Sibert.
Gadsden, Sept. 30.-(Special)- Major
william ]. Sibert and wife celebrated
their golden wedding Friday evening
at their home ON Forest Avenue. sur
rounded by their children. grand
children and many of their intimat ,
friends.
A most sumptuous dinner was served.
after which the evening was spent in
singing old-time melodies and inter-
esting "reminiscences of by-gOne days
Major Sibert and wife came to Gads-
den nearly forty years ago, and have
seen the city grow from a struggling
village to the present prosperous ard
thriving little city.
He conducted the leading hotel of
tho place for a number of years and
afterwards went into the mercantile
business. which he followed success
fully until few years ago. Major
Sibert was born in St. Clair County,
Alabama on October II, 1888, and is u
son of David and Elizabeth Cook Siberl.
who were natives of Abbeville District.
South Carolina.
He was married in 1856 to Miss Ma
rietta Ward Ten children have bless
ed their union. five of them now living,
as follows: William l. Sibert. gradu-
ate of West Point Military Academy
in 1884. with rank of major, and now
ir charge of the United States En-
gineering corps of the Pittsburg dis
trict; Samuel II. Sibert, a miller and
farmer living in this county; Mrs.
Charlsie Blair, also of this city; Orlin
w. Sibert. resident of Pennsylvania,
and Miss Frances Z. Sibert, who re-
sides with her parents. Mrs Sibcrt
has been through life greatly interested
in temperance and educational work
and is universally beloved and re-
spected wherever known.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-01
MERCY ANDHUMILITY
EARNEST SERMON BY REV. STEW.
ART M'QUEEN.
Rector of Episcopal Church Of Holy
Comforter breaches on Fifth
blessing of the Saviour.

An earnest and forceful sermon on
| "Mtlcy" was preached at the Episco-
pal Church Of the Holy Comforter by
the rector. Rev Stewart Mcqueen.
| MI Mcqueen chose his text from
| st. Mathew 57
Blessed are the merciful. for they
shall obtain mercy" He spoke as fol-
Our Savior here pronounces His
fifth blessing upon the Christian life.
Before considering mercy as a quail
ity in man. let us look at 1t for a mo-
ment as an attribute of God. If it were
possible to say what passage in Holy
Writ is most precious to the human
heart suppose all of us would say it
10 the one which tells us, God Is love-
Why? Because everything that He s
to us and everything that He has done
for us Is embodied in that. 1t Is the
sum and substance of the Gospel itself
"St. Paul you remember. makes lovo
the very essence of the Godhead. And
so. we are not surprised that Divine
Revelation. while it speaks of God as
the God of Righteousness the God Of
Truth should tell us when 1t deals
with Him in connection with love. that
God is love- How wonderful indeed
Is this. and how infinitely precious to
us. for we know that love is the home
Of mercy, without which we must eter-
nally perish For love cannot be only
for the pure and the good. If so, then
would the fact God is love be no help
to Is. Put. it takes in also the sin
full and so can we claim it for our
selves. 1t is because mercy is a quail
ity of love that God. Who is love- is
merciful
blessed are the mercful. for they
shall obtain mercy Now. mercy is
an active virtue. 1t is positive in ma
ture and suprcmely vital force. 1t is
nobly compassionate When 1t comes
in contact with evil. for instance, 1t
does not turn away in scorn and con-
tempt, 1t has nothing of the spirit
OF self righteousness. Not only Is IL
patient with evil. but also tries to
remove it and put good in its place.
gentleness. sweet and precious as that
Is. For mercy is like the glorious
sunshine. 1t flames with life, 1t ra-
dates gladncss and good cheer. How
greatly we need it, and how constant
ly we should show 1t to others, For,
all of us are defled with sin. We
are weakened by folly We are dis
tracted by manifold trials and trou-
bles. All of this calls for mercy and
mercy alone can relieve ana uphold
US.
1T is a nobler and more exalted
virtue than humanity cen. For one
of it's chief characteristics Is to give
forth love to those who sin. See how
this is true OF God Himself in His
dealings with us. He is not merely
beneficcnt TO us. as He is to the beasts
of the field in supplying their needs
He is mercful. For. we are His chill
dren. though we wander from Him and
sin against Him. He is patient and
long suffering with our stupidity He
Is forbearing with our many weak
nesses Above all. ne forgives our
sins. And what is that but mercy?
So should we be with others. For 1t
is not enough TO be humble towards
them. That may result simply from
the sense OF our own unworthiness
It 10 not enough to be gentle towards
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-01

...' Pity.
Poets are born. not made"
PITY most poetry isn't"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-01
ESCAPES FROM PRISON,
Negro Saws His Way Out Of Gadsden
Jail.

Gadsden. Sept. 3O.-(special.) Macon
Cob. a negro prisoner, made his escape
from the city jail Friday night by cut
ting hole in the wall and making a
rope out of strips from a mattress.
which he tied to bar in the window
and lowered himself to the ground.
some twenty feet.
Macon had been arrested earlier in
the evening for beating hid wife. At
IL o'clock the warden discovered Joe
Barnes. another prisoner. trying to
loosen some bricks from the wall. and.
fearing that plot was on foot among
the prisoners. he ordered them all into
the cells and locked them up except
Cobb. who was lying on the floor appa-
rently dead drunk. but II developed that
he was only playing off. This is tho
third delivery from the city prison
within four months.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-01

Two men and two boys. all negroes.
were arrested shortly before noon yes
terday, and it is believed that in the
bunch is included man wanted in
Meridian, Miss. The character Of his
offense Is unknown. The occupation of
the negroes Is given as beggars on
the police docket. The men are Wright