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The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-04-06

thus make school life more attractive for our
chill ren? Would not each neighborhood take
more pride IN their hOol if the school house
was painted, the play ground fenced and trees
growing all about? The children directed by
the teacher, will be delighted to aid in clean
ing the s2hool yard and the officers should see
that the other necessary improvements are
made. Various kinds of trees grow in our
soil and will add much to the beauty and at
traGtlYeness of the school premises, and will
have wholesome effect upon the lives of our
children.
Please write me on the enclosed blank what
improvements you will make this spring. If
L can be of any aid TO you in bringing about
and hetterlng our present school conditions, |
shal be glad to cooperate with you in this
work. hope TO be able, Just little later to
offer substantial remuneration to the dis
trlct that makes the greatest Improvement,
and to this end would be pleased to have pic
lures Of your school premises at the present
time and also after the improvement is m .ie
This will enable us to judge of the pro ;ress
made and compare the real conditions in the
various parts OF our county. L hope that each
school officer and teacher in the county will
take deep interest in the suggestions offered,
and will seek to get the cooperation of every
patron in the ne'ghborhood. With best wishes
for our cooperative work, and hoping to hear
from you soon, L remain, faithfully yours,
n. d. SHoWALTER,
Superintendent of Schools,
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-04-06
WHITMAN COLLEGE WINS.
Debating Team Defeats Takers of
Washington State College.

The eighth annual intercollegiate de
bate between the W. s. G. and Whitman
College was held in the chapel of the lat
ter institution On Friday evening, March
30th. The question under discussion
was, Resolved: That intercollegiate loot
ball in the United States should be
abolished; Whitman college arguing in
favor Of it's adjustment and w. S. @.
upholding its retention. All Of the argG-
ments on both sides we're clear, strong
and consistent. The Whitman debaters
maintained that the evils Of profession
alsm, cOmmercialism and brutality, in
jury, and tendency to degrade the intel
leetual standards of the college make
the present game Of football undesir-
able, and that the history Of attempts
to reform it show that this is impossible,
and that the game should therefore be
abolished. The w. s. U. maintained
that most of the evils of football are
not in intercollegiate football but in
high school football, aud that reform BY
turning the entire management and con
troll into the hands OF the faculty of the
college is possible. The decision was
two TO one in favor of the affirmative.
The Judges were Rev. ". z Marvin OF
" Waitsburg and Messrs. ". F. Meier and
j F. Burcham Of Spokane This is the
eighth consecutive victory for Whitman
college over the W. s. @.
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BASKET BALL DISPUTE
Everett Girls Claim Champion
ship Over COIfsx Cracks.
Local Manager Declares Everett
Received Challenge, but Did
Not Promise Expenses.

High school girls Of Everett are claim
ing the championship at basket ball
against the crack COlfax team. They
insist that they have been refused a
game with COlfax and that their percent.
age is greater. To support this claim
the following was printed in the Everett
Tribune:
The girls basket ball team OF the
COlfax high school, claiming the cham.
pionship of Washington, northern Idaho
and eastern Oregon, may have won the
championship Of the last two places and
of eastern Washington, but not of the
whole state or of western Washington.
They have fine record, scoring 80
points to their opponents 10, but that
is not nearly as good as what the Ever
EFT high school girls have dOue. Ia the
six games played by the local team they
have won by the following scores: % to
0, 6 to 0, % to 0, IL to 2, IA to 2, and
in the last game with Bellingham they
won by the score Of SO to 4 For these
six games played the Everett team
scored 12S points to their opponents ),
which is more than double that of the
Colfax team
"The local team has done all in it's
power to get games with different teams,
both this side Of the mountains and the
other, but with about three exceptions
without success They have offered them
nearly any terms that they have desired,
but to no avail. Now the COlfax team
comes out with the statement that they
have issued challenges to every high
school and college in the three states,
but they were not accepted. The Ever
ett girls here never heard Of such chal
lerge, il there was one, and nothing
would please them better than to play
this team on their floor, on a neutral
floor or on the floor 10 this city"
Manager Paul PattisOn states that he
communicated with the Everett people
and that he received answers from twO
different managers. Neither gave sutfi
cient inducements to arrange game.
AS matter Of fact COlfax has not
lost game-Everett has lost one.
C0lfax is ready to play Everett pro-
viding a sufficient guarantee for expenses
can be made The girls team will go to
Everett, Spokane, or any other city if
the expenses are guaranteed. The Col
fax team is without means with which to
travel. 1t is only necessary to arrange
for the expenses.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-04-06
TO PROVIDE BETTER WATER SUPPLY
City Council Meets Probable Emergency BY
Giving Water Committee Full Power
to Bore New Tunnel.

By unanimous vote the city council
last Monday night empowered the mem.
bers OF the water committee to 90
ahead and increase the supply OF wster
and to make the improvements needed
to prevent the muddy water getting into
the springs at ElbertOn. The committee
i given full power to adopt any plan
deemed best to increase the supply and
avoid a water famine during the summer.
The committee, Of which George Larup
y chairman, has about decided to run a
tunnel into the bluff at the springs and
then crOsscut in order to strike other
veins OF water, the location Of which il
practically assured. Work on the tun
mel will begin as soon as an engineer can
be engaged to run the levels and plan
the excavations.
The council declined to join in the plan
TO build a sample road under govern
ment supervision, the members deciding
the city had sufficient expense in the
matter of repairing and improving
streets OF it's own. President Burgunder
OF the commercial club addressed the
council on the subject, stating the club
and the county would bear a portion Of
the expense if the city would do it's share.
A saloon license was granted to Ben
Binnard. Another application from III.
X. McEvers to be appointed policeman
was received and filed.
Building permits were issued to ]. r.
GOOD Y Company to build corrugated
iron shed back Of the o. k barber ehop.
to John H. Barger to rebuild and re
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-04-06
Miss COLFAX SWEEPS
With Broom and Spade and
Rake and AK.
City Beautiful and Inaugurate
Annual Cleanup.

| Did you see flames, the smoke. from
the fires of patriotism" burning on the
/ hll!sldes, IN the back yards, in the alleys,
and on the streets last Wednesday?
| Did you inhale that delightfully."- aged.
! familiar smell of burning rags and
/ scOrching leather? If you didn't you
must have been out OF town.
| From the wind swept wastes OF Pow
erty fiat to the sunkissed bluffs of the
/ aristOcr6tic south end all and everything
/ was astir Wednesday when the energetic
women OF the Athenaeum club and the
/ Civic Improvement society started in to
| do their municipal house cleaning. Dame
\ COlfaX dOnned her apOrns and head
| towels, bought new brOoms and swept
clean for one day. There were some few
measly men who either left town or hid
out, but the majority were in line with
apOrn string attachments. Some did
the same old hOusecleaning stunt of
st0Yin away from home and hiring
substitute, but the price OF labor went
up SO rapidly that by the time one
councilman iD the Second ward recoi-
lected that he needed help it cost him
two dollars to look one real working
substitute in the face. Others who
sought to evade the draft by hiring sub
stitutes fell down wOfully because Of the
dearth Of laborers and were forced TO go
to wO1k themselves or drive their wives
and children to it.
! All day the city teams were kept busy
under the program arranged and hauled
away tons OF rubbish, notwithstanding
the efforts OF ali to assist by burning all
that could possibly be burned.
AS an i1dication of the immense
amount OF cleaning done is given the
following tabulated statement of the
work Of the schools as compiled BY Miss
Josephine H0eppner, principal OF the
high school:
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-04-06

A more inspiring sight could not be
imagined than that witnessed Wednes-
day morning, when the schools were dis
missed and the rising generation turned
loose to make war upon the rubbish
which their elders had allowed to accum-
ulate for 10, these many years. An eye
witness OF the work done in aud near the
grounds of one Of the city school build
ings can testify that the band OF workers
was the most enthusiastic which has vet
undertaken this much needed task Of
cleaning up the city.
The noise which emanated from these
youthful tOiers was like unto that made
by many swarms Of bees, and they
welded rakes, hoes, shOvels and axes to
such good effect that the school grounds
and the stream which rippes by it, are
relieved Of their dreadful accumulation
Of debris, and now present pleasing
picture Of cleanliness and good order
Boys and girls worked together under
the leadership of the teachers, and all
good citizens will have it in their hearts
to thank the youths for their valuable
help,
And now let the citizens, old an d
young, continue the good work which
has been 90 heartily begun, and we will
some day become in reality "The City
Beautiful"
What's the matter with making the
first Wednesday in April an annual and
permanent "clean up day."
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-04-06
BELL AND TOWER UP.
Big Steel Frame and Fire Gong Are
in Place,

The new bell tower and the new fire
bell are up-Way up in the air. With the
assistance Of about One.third OF the
population Of COlfax, Geo. w. Thomp-
son, representing the Davis Implement
company, Fire Chief Ole Crawford, Street
Commissioner Nj. L. Nesbitt and Newt
SaxtOn went TO work Saturday to raise
the big steel tower.
There were times when it looked as if
the tower wasn't going up. There were
other times when it looked as il it might
go. Finally it did raise and settle.
Some men who were there said, "Oh !"
Others calculated "Ah ~ A man who
bet the tower would fall into the river
said Damn" Bat the tower went up.
Monday there were more people there
to see the city men lift the big new bell
to the top OF the tower, IL feet above
the earth's surface. There was more
talk when a corner column and part of
the glrts and guys were pulled out in an
effort to pass a knOtted chain over a
rigid bit OF steel.
Then the pOpulace once more took a
hand and started in to tell how the bell
should be raised. Finally the men who
really knew about raising windmills and
bells secured half Nelson on the Sears.
Roebuck product and lifted it TO the top
OF the tower. A mighty cheer went uD
when the first tap of the big fire gong
was sounded.
Now there are men walking the streets
Offering to bet that the new bell can't be
heard as far away as the old one. But
the fire chief says those are of the men
who always failed to hear the old bell
at night.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-04-06

model his residence at Wall and Rail-
road streets; to Duchamin Brothers to
erect the new Moffatt building; to II. c.
Hunt for an addition to his home on
Morton street; TO Charles Piatt for an
addition to his home on Wawawai
street; 70 Z. Dreger for an addition to
the building on Mill street.
Bills were allowed: Current expense,
S95l %; water S74 TO- The city treas
urer's quarterly report was received and
referred to the finance committee.
lhe ordinance increasing the saloon
license fee from 5000 to $500 was passed
as vac the ordinance providing for fire
escapes on all buildings Of three or more
stories
The committe reported that at least
two and probably three of the houses
belonging TO Henry Fowler could be con.
nected with the sewer and the clerk was
instructed to serve notice TO that effect.
thlef Of Police Mackey asked for two
more policemen to add to his force Of
one, but the request went over until a
future meeting.
Dr. Palamuuntain addressed the cOun-
cll on the question Of swill and garbage
wagons and closed metal receptacles
after which the city attorney was in
structed 70 draft an ordinance in accord
with the accommodating of the Joint
committee from the women.
The water committee went to Elberton
Thursday morning to look over the
ground. & Q. Murray has been offered
the contract to do the engineering work.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-04-06

May. Special trains will be run. Some
OF the rules governing the meet are:
tlrst-NO student shall be eligible to
take part in this meet unless enrolled,
IN regular attendance, and registered in
at least Is recitations of prepared work
or its equivalent, weekly.
SecODd-No student shall be eligible
to take part in this meet who has not a
passing grade to date in three studies
Ihird-NO student shall be eligible to
take part in this meet who has not been
enrolled as q regular student for at least
two weeks directly preceding such con
test
Fourth-NO student shall be eligible
to participate in this meet who enrolls
later than March l of any year
t1tth-NO student shall be eligible to
take part iD this meet who has already
been for four years in intersch elastic
games, or who is a high school graduate.
SIxth-NO student who, after leaving
the eighth grade, has ever competed for
money, or under false name, or with q
professional for a prize. or who has sold
prize for money, shall be eligible to
participate in this meet.
Seventb-NO student who has ever
been a member Of an institution of learn
lng higher than secondary rank, shall be
eligible to enter these contests. !
Eighth-NO student who shall sever
MS connection with any school before
the close Of the school year. shall be
eligible TO compete again until he shall
nave been IN e2ular attendance one full
semester
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-04-06
INTERSCHOLASTIC MEET,
Contests of Students for Champion
ship Of Inland Empire.

The second annual interscholastic
meet for the championship Of the Inland
Empire, TO be held at Pullman May IL
and II, under the auspices of the Wash
ington State college, is to be the biggest
undertaking of it's character in the his
tory of interscholastic athletics in this
section of the north west.
Instead of the ID schools which were
represented last year, all four-year high
schools of eastern Washington will com
pete. This will make a total OF 20 high
schools and academies rivals for the
track and field hOnors at the college in
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-04-06
Cham berlain's SaIVe.

This save is intended especially for
nipples, burns, frost bites, chapped
hands, itching piles, chronic sore eyes,
granulated eye lids, old chronic sores
and for diseases of the skin, such as
letter, salt rheum. ring worm, scald
head, herpes, BARRIERS itch, scabbies or
itch and eczema. 1t has met with un-
paralleled success in the treatment OF
these diseases. Price % cents per box.
Try it. For sale by Elk Drug Store.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-04-06
CFuthers-.AIIen.

A pretty wedding last Wednesday was
that OF Charles ". Cruthers and Miss
Lille Ellen Allen, which occurred at the
hume of L s. Nordyke The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Fl. b. Elworthy
Of the Methodist church in the presence
OF few intimate friends Of the bride and
groom. The bride is daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Nelson Allen, well known
throughout western Whitman county
The groom is one Of the best known
young men Of Canyon, where be takes
bis bride to make their future home.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-04-06
CLEAN SCHOOL GROUNDS.
County Superintendent Asks Teach
ers to Join in Movement.

The following letter has been sent by
the county superintendent to each of the
school officers and teachers Of the county:
Spring has come again and will soon clothe
the earth with mantle of rare beauty. We
too, sh uld do something to harmonic our
ideas with the great work of mother nature. =
Can we not unite our efforts in beautifying
our school houses and school grounds, and
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-04-06

The Colfax Nursery will fill orders un-
til Nav 1st, but stock wanted should be
ordered without delay. Geo. Ruedy,
nhone red 42l
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-04-06

Elk Squirrel Poison. A new thing,
guaranteed TO kill squirrels. Six pounds
for 81, Elk Drug Store.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-04-06

@. II. Van Voorhis has decided to re-
main in Colfax this year and is prepared
to promptly execute orders for painting
and paper hanging. Phone Farmers
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-04-06

For SaIe-Good new room house and
two lots in south end. Apply to Martin
Dychman, ColfaX.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-04-06
A Bargain. Don't Overlook It.

400 acres in crop. 13 to purchaser,
on Pleasant valley road to st. John. r.
f. d telephone, springs and we'll, good
house, barn, hog fence, near school and
church. $45 per acre. Terms. Cram,
snccessOr to Elliot. Pioneer block .ColIaX.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-21

are In New York and viii not return
tin the second week IN March.
Mrs. w. w. Armstrong has visiting
her Mrs. +. l.. Cochran Of Chicago.
Miss Blanch kimball was hostess at
large affair yesterday afternoon in
hoonr OF Mrs. Lewis Mccormick, Mrs.
Cleveland and Mrs. q j. Gibson,
Miss McGrath entertained last even
ing in honor Of Miss Marie Dermitt OF
Pittsburg.
About a score of friends were enter
tanned al bridge Monday by Mrs. Rob-
ert Glendinning, the prizes going to
Mrs. Joseph Gallagher and Miss Me-
Grath.
The Masons win give a Washington's
birthday party and entertainment at
the Ladies' Literary club this
evening. The following commit
tees have the matter in charge
Program Eber w, Hall, Mrs. c. II.
Douglass. Miss Sallie lIoughton. Mrs
l.. {. Sinclair Mrs. G.. W Morse, MIS-.
j. T. Treasure. Refreshments Mes
danes Cornforth. Mehse. Higson. Ar.
IUil, bNONllf MUM ~ i-hNH f0AfN u
Cooper. Young Hiskey and Uttor.
Misses lrma Walker Boycc. Hayenor,
Walker, West, voorhees,. Con,ey Re-
ception--- Mesdames Conlcy Conform,
Young, Brown, Mehse, Swan, Schramm,
sherwood. Pond, Conner. Korns, Mon
helm. Hall, Arnold Sinclair, Ju1d,
Leatherwood. Cooper, Higson and His
key: Miss Pollock; MesSrs. Arnold His
key Higson, Cooper. Leatherwood
Judd, Dr. Brown and G., L. Kutnewsky
Decoratlon-Me sdames Sinclair Mehsc
Higson, Cornforth; Messrs, Utter Doug
las and Mehse. The following program
will be given: Nettleton's orchestra. Sc
lected: Imperial quartet, "Breezes on
the Night" Lamonthe solo, selected,
Miss Lenore Morse; Reading, selected
Mrs. Montgomery; solo "Tll Sing tho
Song of Araby" CFrederck Clay), Fred
c. Graham; violin solo, selected Mrs
NettletOn; solo, Down IN the Depths"
(Krensch. J. Willard SQulres; Ar
rangements Of Annie Laurie (GieD,
Imperial quartet The program Will
begin at s:lj p. M Nettleton's orches-
ira will furnish the music for dancing.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-21
DIEHL KEPT BUSY.
Forty Cases Disposed of in One Day
by Him.

Jim. alias "Scotty" MacGregor, was
before Judge Diehl yesterday afternoon
on a charge Of yagrancy, The prisoner
pleaded for another chance, in words
alternating between piteousness and
wit, and he was allowed to go, which
he did at a gait which, IL kept up, would
have carried him beyond the Jordan
Narrows In half an hour.
Several violators of the driving or
dinance were before the court. and a
fine was imposed upon each offender,
except in one case in which the ac-
cused made q satisfactory statement as
to the cause of his arrest.
In all, there We're about 40 cases DIS
posed of, most of them for drunkenness
and vagrancy. Most of the former We're
Instances Of the first appearance of the
accused before the court. and sentence
was suspended; two or three had been
there before and were fined. The ma
jority Of the Migrants We're permitted
to leave town.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-21
DEMAND FOR LUMBER,

George h. Merrill, the lumberman, re-
turned last evening from a trip to Spo-
kane and the northwest, where he went
to look over the lumber situation. He
says the demand Is now greater than
ever before, so that there Is short
age Of 5000 cars reported. During Jan
nary 5000 cars were shipped out as
AGAINST half that number during tkA
same month Of the previous year; but
there Is no prospect OF further advance
IN prices which are high enough The
railroads are calling for enormous guam
titles Of lumber. and paying little atten-
ton to prices Mr.. Merrill attended the
Western Retail Lumber Dealers con-
VentiOn,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-21
SOCIAL AND
PERSONAL.

Mrs. r. O. Cary and Miss Carolyn
Holmes were hostesses of a bridge
tea yesterday, the rooms being prett
~ decorated, and about 60 guests be-
ing present. Mrs 4. e. Ewing and
Miss McGrath were prize winners, ana
a half dozen friends assisted the host
esses.
Mr.. and Mrs c. G, Cain entertain at
cards tonight In honor of Miss Blanch
Waterman.
Mrs. Charlotte Newman has returned
from a brief visit in Denver.
Mrs. +. Vincent, Miss Ethel Vincent
and Miss Ethel Farrell left yesterday
for a trip to California.
The Daughters Of the Revolution viii
meet on Washington's birthday with
Mrs. +. b. Wells, and patriotic pro-
gram will be given. consisting of in
formal talks on the great national hero.
The yellow and blue win be in evidence
and each guest is requested to bring
as guest an eligible daughter Of the
society.
Miss Ella Brown entertained q num-
Der OF her friends at an evening party.
Music and games were enjoyed, the
prizes being won by Misses Eva Refer
son and Georgia Hamlin. Those pres
ent We're Florence Robson Eva Peter
son. Georgia Hamlin, Eileen Manning,
Louise Schade, Edna Barbee. Sadie
Jones' Jennie Grlmsdell, Gail Morgan,
Bertha Mortensen, Adella Horricks,
Myrtle van Steeter Ethel and Florence
Brown.
Mrs. Sol Slegel has gone to Balti-
more for short visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs, Charles Fenstermaker
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-21
ELIOT ON UNITARIANISM.
He Was Accorded u Well Attended
Reception Last Evening,

Rev Or, Samuel A. Eliot arrived in this
city yesterday afternoon, and was &C
corded a well attended and enjoyable re-
'eptlon In the evening at Unity Hall He
'aId this Is the first time in nearly 10
years. that he has visited Salt Lake, not
having been here since leaving the Unit
Arlnn society organized and ON It's feet,
he Is travelling through the country as
president of the Unitarian association,
hrengthenlng the churches OF his denom-
nation and he was pleased TO see so
nuch had been accomplished here. While
N California DR.. Eliot will help organize
4 theological seminary at Berkeley. At
portland he viii install a new minister,
ana az Seattle dedicate a new church.
however he VIII nrst visit Los Angeles,
travelling northward from there. DR.
Eliot says.
-, unitarihnism In common with the other
LIBERAL churches Is growing, although