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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-26

Saturday, at Old Christ Church, Philadel-
phia, Rev. r. Heber Barnes performed the
marriage ceremony for Miss M. Catharine
Oberly of Easton, Pa, and Mr.. John K
Hench of this city, in the presence of the
immediate members of the families of the
dark blue travelling gown with hat to
match, entered the church with her brother,
John S. Oberly. who gave her away. The
groom was attended by Charles r. Hench
his brother. Immediately after tine cere-
mony breakfast was served at the Belle
vue-Stratford. The bride Is trained nurse
and has lately been with DR.. Howard A.
The groom is a graduate Of Miliersvilie
State Normal School, also a graduate and
postgraduate of the law department of the
George Washington University. At present
he holds position in the interior Depart
ment. where he has been for several years.
The couple first met on q trip to the Pacific
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-03-08
GettinsReady for Business.

Last Saturday the Eilensburg Cold
Storage company purchased all the
shares of the City Mill and Realty Co.,
the same being the property OF Mr..
Lilly, of Seattle, and II. 7. Tjossem OF
of this city. The land part consists OF
the major part of the land lying be
tween Third and Fourth streets, and the
old electric light plant and the city
roller mills. The company anticipates
placing the ice plant and cold storage
room 10 the fiat between the power
house and the mill. The ditch ard
0ume that now furnish water to run
the mill will have its carrying capacity
doubled. Work on the plant and
grounds will be started as soon as the
conditions will permit
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-03-08

yet regard it, all told, as very cheap
at that price.
This is great poultry country and
from what | am told, some poultry
men make more money out of their
poultry every year than the average
farmer back east makse off an S0-acre
farm. Eggs vary in price from 20 to
10 cents per dozen. Disease amoug
poultry here is an unusual thing,
especially where even half cared for.
Talk about fruit, say John, Kittitas
valley is world beaten. The apples
are the finest in the world. | am told
that such a thing as wormy apple is
an unknown here.
l find the creamery business well
represented here. Three big plants
are located right here in town with
numerous Swimming stations scattered
throughout the valley.
A company was recently organized
here to prospect for oil, the indications
being good for oil here in numerous
places. Will write you later.
FATHER.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-03-08

Nh II. EDITOR:-l'vea few neighbors
aHh that spend money for newspapers
some takin' as may as several.
Part of 'em read right smart and part
don't, but they're all real good to lend
to the destitute, but considerably sOt
on the idea of having the Teller that
berries think just like him that buys
from the editor at first cost. 1t will
suffice fact all right if | say am of
the elect that is literary, in this part
of the vineyard.
An that Amt all, I've been com
poundin' matter for the printers, to.
these many years, not that | had to do
it for liviu' but my doctor told me
must have exercise SO | took this kind
up, Just for the reason it was kind of
easy on the brain and rested the corns
on my feet. And it wasn't that | thot
one man could change the masses at
large-well | m honest if am poor-it
was because | dearly love to see my
name in the paper. | always imagined
it was a sign of q heavy weight.
Then besides that, | always thought
that the Teller that could fool the edit
or of sheet into lettin him have space
that was valuable for something else,
was about the smartest piker now on
the tramp, for besides conjuring the
ram-rod of the print-shop,it acts sorter
like an escape valve on Teller.
And as all editors are good natured
and not overly smart they just flip
bonton against the devils cheek which
explodes like pistol and calls his at
tention when anything like copy comes
in, especially piece from the country
and with an air of grace and voice
through which emotions roll, says:
"Throw out that $l3 worth of adver-
tisin'. here is piece from one Of my
right bowers, and | want it in post
haste" It's only another case of show
ing the people how we are coming to
the front in intelligence. There's no
use caperin around tryin' to hide an
incandescent under a bushel, it won't
ide-intellectuality is the main spring
of the universe, and indorse it.
| capitulate to the editor that broad
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-03-08

THE following letter written by a
father now in this city to his son
in the east. He will write every
week until his son arrives here:
ELLENsBURG, WASH, March 6, 1906
My DEAR Son JOHN: l arrived in
Ellensburg Sunday and have not had
tine:to look around much, but | am so
far. highly pleased with what l have
seen. Ellensburg is good substantial
town, we'll built, a mile or more of fine
brick and stone, blocks, some of which
would be credit to Kansas City. Two
or more fine brick blocks will be built
this season.
All lines of merchandise, trades and
professions are represented and some
OF the business houses carry immense
stocks. The business men are cOnserva-
tive, yet progressive. There are three
banks here, all doing good business.
Good business lots, vacant, in the bust
ness part of town, 30 X l20 feet, are
selling at from 81, 200 to $1,000, while
good business locations on side streets
can be had all the way from $3.50 to
$500. They are what | call snaps.
Farming lands near town are selling
at from 500 to $3.50 per acre. They
raise immense crops here, mostly hay,
but all kinds of grain do well. One
told me today that he raised from three
to four tons of hay per acre and sold it
for $3.50 per ton, while the average
price paid here for five years past has
been about $l2.5 so. Think of it, You
know l sold my hay just before | left
home for $3.50 per ton, and it was good
hay too, and thought was lucky to
get that price.
You thought it good scheme to rent
land for one year, and ia that time
learn the western ways, but when |
tell you that it is almost impossible to
rent land, and | do not wonder at it.
when man can buy farm out here
and pay for it and support a family and
keep up the farm, from three crops,
you will agree that it is better for US
to buy and be done with it.
think l will buy S0-acres-thats all
care for, but it will cost me $40, 700
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-03-08
Mexico Aiming News.

The following was received this
week from the Tarasca mines in Next
co, in which many people here are
deeply interested:
The large Corliss engine and boiler,
together with carload of pipe, ar
rived here Saturday, this being the
first lot of the machinery for shipment
to arrive here for the new Tarasca
mill. The balance of the cars are eX-
pected here any day now. Small ship
ments of material have been arriving
for some time and freighted to the
mine, where the work is reported as
going on without delay. 1t is learned
from the agents here that Ii. ). Mar
tin, secretary of the company, is ex-
pected to arrive here about the Sth OF
March, and he will remain until the
mill is completed.
There is considerable work being
started on smaller properties in this
district, owning to the inactivity OF the
Indians at the present time, and 1t Is
thought by all familiar with the ques-
ton that the government has at last
got the Indian situation well in hand
and there will be no more trouble from
this source of any serious character.
The Tarasca is considered now as
one of the best properties in this sec
ton and it is confidently expected that
it will soon be paying handsome divi-
dends.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-03-08
THE matter of assessing mortgages

THE matter of assessing mortgages
in this state is just now creating
considerable comment and the
Spokesman-Review in response to re-
quests gives the following:
Eastern Washington assessors, with
few exceptions, will list all real estate
mortgages for taxation in 1906. The
preparation of the assessment roll is
now under way generally and the Off.
Gals have, as a rule, concluded to fol-
low the advice of the state tax commits
sion as to mortgages. In many instan-
stances the assessors are personally
opposed to the procedure, but have
decided to leave the formal adjustment
of the matter in the hands of the
respective county boards of equaliza-
ton. A consensus of the situation
is given herewith:
Republic.-I shall asses all mortgages
except those given in part payment for
real estate, as provided by statutes.
Dayton.-Will assess mortgages pro-
vided majority of the counties do.
Ellensburg Will assess mortgages
for taxes on basis of 60 per cent. All
held as partial payment on purchase
price or money loaned belonging in
other states will not be assessed
Pomeroy.-County commissioners in
session decided to instruct assessors to
list mortgages, a decision as to taxing
them deferred until next meeting
Waterville. list mortgages.
Believes it is unju ard class legisla-
tien, exempting nonresdents. for ex-
ample, the Hypotheek bank, heavy
holder in this county and claiming to
be foreign institution and nonassess-
able.
Asotin. Feel that burden will fall
most heavily upon the borrower, and
in many cases result in double taxation.
Will not assess mortgages.
Colville. will assess mortgages on
real estate according to instructions,
Would rather not, but it is the law
Walla alla.-Will list all mort.
cages for taxation except those given
in payment for real estate.
continued on page 4
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-03-08

A. NJ. Gilmour who left here Christ
mas week to spend a few weeks with
his wife in Seattle, returned Sunday.
If he can Get a house in which to move
Mrs. Gilmour and her daughter, who
is now in the Philippines will follow
soon.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-03-08
KlTTITAs WILL ASSESS MORTGAGES OF A

Certain Class For Taxation at Sixty Ter
Cent Of Their Face-Some Argue That
Being Cash Security They Should be As.
sessed at Face Value at all Times.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-03-08
HE MAKES SOME GOOD HITS HOWEVER

That May Win Applause and Appreciation
From Our Readers Both at Home and
Abroad 1t is Entertaining to say the
Least and is Not at all Offensive.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-03-08
VOL. XIII.
A LETTER TO JOHN
A FATHER WRITES HIS SON

In the East a Very Interesting
Letter About ElIensburs and
The Beautiful Kittitas Valley
Now So Much Talked About
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-03-08
DR.. DOWDY WRITES
A LONG LETTER FOR YOUR

Publication and to Gives Vent
to His Pent up Feelings That
He Imasines Need Airing and
Put Into General Circulation.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-03-08

resulted wholesale
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-03-08
OLD GENTLEMAN HIGHLY ELATED WITH

Ellensburs and Kttitas Valley and so Writes
his.Son Who Who Contemplates Moving
Here Next Fall-Such Letters Must Surely
Result in Doing Much Good.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-03-08

b. +. Reed went over to Seattle
yesterday.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-03-08
No. 10.
ASSESS MORTGAGES
SEEMS NO UNDERSTANDING

Was Reached by the Assessors
In the State Meeting-Some
Refuse to Say Whether or
Not They Will Assess Them.
The National tribune., 1906-09-20
THONIPSON'S STATION.
Col. COburn Made n Splendid Fight and
Should Have Been Promoted.

Editor National Tribune: / am very
history of the grand old Army of the
Cumberland. / presume that this his
tory will be printed in book form. and
will constitute an important link in
the history of the war of the rebellion.
There are some errors in reference
to the battle of Thompson's Station,
fought March S, 1863, by Coburns Bri-
gade of Gen. Baird's Division. Com
rade McElroy states that Baird COM
manded a brigade, which is a mistake.
He was in command of the division
Gen. Gordon Granger commanded the
corps.
The battle of Thompson's Station was
opened about $3.50 a. M, and from that
hour until p. m. Coburn held his po-
sition and repulsed three distinct and
separate charges made by three bri-
gadeS of the enemy. Comrade McElroy
states that this position was held for
half an hour.
In giving the loss of life, killed and
wounded, of Coburn's Brigade McElroy
gives it as follows: 40 killed. $50 wound
ed and 1000 prisoners. At no time did
Coburn have more than 1000 men en-
gagged. His actual loss was 60 killed,
2S mortally wounded and "a slightly
wounded; a total, 378 killed and
wounded.
The enemy's loss was at least double
that of the Union force. There should
not have been any censure on Coburn.
He simply obeyed the order of Gen.
Gilbert, and made one of the most gal
liant fights on record. He held at bay
II, 600 of the enemy for over eight
hours, and surrendered after the last
cartridge had been fired.
] saw Coburn and other officers
searching the cartridge boxes of ihe
dead in order to get ammunition to re-
plenish our cartridge boxes. Notwith-
standing the overwhelming numbers of
the enemy Coburn would have cut his
way out and saved part of his command
if the cavalry and artillery had not for
saken him early in the action.
All honor to Coburn, the grand COM
mander of as fine a brigade as ever
faced the enemy. The men of his old
command will not permit any reflection
to be cast on his name n commander.
He deserved to wear the stars of a
Major-General, and would have worn
them and left the army n corps COM
msnder if he had received his just dues.
Coburn was complimented by Gen.
Baird in his report of March II, 1863,
in the following language:
with very few exceptions our troops
JpuSHl WIN great SilIdUtTN, HotWlln-
standing the overwhelming numbers OF
the enemy. Col. Coburn exhibited the
utmost GOODNESS, determination and
good judgment during the fight"
The whole blame of the disaster at
Thompsons Station rested on Gen. Gill
bert. who. only nine miles away. with
an ample force, heard the sound of bat
tie all day long and failed to make the
least effort to reinforce Coburn.
All honor tn The National Tribune
the only paper in the United States that
stands for the rights of the old Union
soldiers.-W. II. Conner, Co. K, 33d
Ind, North Liberty, Ind.
The National tribune., 1906-09-20
Butler Started The Canal.

Editor National Tribune: In McEl-
roy's account of the opening of the Mis-
sissippi l notice one thing that he did
not mention, and that is Gen. Butler
part of coming up the river and trying
to cut a canal through from the lower
end to the Mississippi above. Now, we
were one of the first regiments that had
guard duty at the lower end of the
canal, and ] observed when / came
through the first time a ditch from the
lower end and also graves of Union SOL
diers on side of the levee
We understood at that time that But
Ter had run all of the blockades from
below with two heavy vessels, and came
there and did that work. If my mem
DRY is correct they were Massachusetts
troops that were buried there
VIII you please give us a statement
of this expedition up to Vicksburg from
New Orleans?-W. II. Woodring.
We do not know of any other canal
than that which Gen. Williams began
at Buffers orders, in the Summer of
1862. This was fully described in the
Opening of the mississippi" There
may have been Others.-Editor National
Tribune
The National tribune., 1906-09-20
Lose No Further Sleep.

Editor National Tribune: For some
time ! have felt inclined to give my
views on the return of the rebel flags
but refrained. but noting the published
opinion of Seth Meek. Co. G. 104th
Ohio, in a recent number of The Ma
tional Tribune, / can keep quiet no
longer. Being an East Tennesseean at
the outbreak of the war. a refugee to
the Union army. and brigaded for a
time with the comrade, i now live so
miles west of Nashville, section of our
State that was intensely disloyal and
furnished many men to the rebel army
At the time of the return of the flags !
believed 1t an outrage, an unwise move,
a disloyal performance; now / feel diff
ferently. 1t is human nature to want
what we haven't got. To the men who
fought in the Lost Cause the flags of
course. recall defeat, though not neces-
sarily humiliation; but their ardor must
surely be dampencd by being always
obliged to explain to the younger gem
Grafton how the flags We're lost. II
therefore seems not unwIse to return
the flags. 1t is true, they are sometimes
brought out on public occasions when
the women, children and politicians get
excited over them, but all this | think
not really hurtful. and will soon wear
out; so, comrades, lose no further sleep
on this account.-Orlando Bruce, Ten
nessee City, Tenn.
The National tribune., 1906-09-20
Stories Enenty Worth Telling Of Experiences and Adventures
in the Great National Struggle.

to two or three facts: First, Rosecrans
asserts that Gen. Wood pulled out of
the line under fire, or while being at
tackled, without orders, which is untrue.
When the movement was commenced
there was no firing on our line at all.
nor for three or four minutes after the
movement had commenced, and very
little on any part of the line, and that
was far to our left Second. is it be-
lievable that any experienced General
would attempt a movement of this kind
while being attacked or under fire? /
am certain that there was not a division
commander in either army that would
have tried such an experiment, rs it
certainly would have proved disastrous.
Third, that Gen. Wood did not pull out
of the line under written orders, but by
verbal orders given there and then.
Fourth. that Gen. ROSecrans was not
500 yards away. but was at the point of
the line where the break occurred, and
talking to McCook, Sheridan and Davis
when it did occur. Can it be supposed
that a General commanding an army
would flee from the field of battle and
go to Chattanooga, seven or eight miles
away, unless he was caught in the
stampede? And RosecranS did go to
Chattanooga with two of his corps COM
manders. and 1 have very good evidence
that they all started with the intention
of going to Bridgeport, Ala, SO miles or
so from Chattanooga.
The above is not written as n defense
of Gen. Wood. 1t is a brief statement
of facts. Gen. Wood needs no defense.
His record is written on every field OF
battle from Shiloh, in 1862. to Nash
vile. Tenn, in 1864. and 1 defy any one
to point out any place on any battle
field where his division was driven an
inch from the line they occupied. with
the single exception of Franklin. Tenn,
where two of his brigades We're used rs
a buffer for the Army of the Ohio, and
the day was saved. Yes. the army. by
that peerless soldier, Opdycke. who
would not sacrifice his brigade by keep
ing them out a few hundred yards in
front. thus endangering the whole army.
All the parties of the lOng-Standing
dispute as to the cause and who was
responsible for the break in the line at
Chickamauga are now dead but myself.
and there can be no object on my part
to misstate the facts. The break was
caused by Gen. Rosecrans's direct or
ders. through his Chief of Staff. On
morning Gen. RosecranS knew
nothing of his ;irn of battle, and if he
did it was badly chosen. He was
before the battle commenced.
but his army was not.-Cullen Bradley,
9Th Ohio Light Ind'p't Battery,
and acting as Chief of Artillery. Woods
Division. Army of the Cumberland,
Reelsville, Ind.
The National tribune., 1906-09-20
The 4th WIS, Cav.

Editor National Tribune: Somewhere
near a year ago Henry Il. Fay, Ramsey,
Mimi. asked for brief history of the
4th Wis. Cav, which was given. In the
list of officers given the name of Col.
Moore was omitted. I wrote n correc-
ton soon after, which was published.
A short time ago Lucien B. Bennett,
Pillager, Mimi, asked for the same,
which was again given, and again the
name of Col. Moore was omitted. Why
is it? He ranked next to Col. Bailey,
and as Col. Bailey was on the staff of
Gen. Banks Col. Moore commanded the
regiment while Lieutenant-Colonel and
then Colonel / cannot understand why
the brief history in each case gives
the names of commanders down to and
including Col. Bailey. stating that he
was promoted to Brigadier-General, and
then jumps Col. Moore, simply stating
that "Lieut.-Col Nelson +. Craigue was
in command of the regiment when il
was mustered out" Can you explain
how it is? Col. Moore was my Captain
when l enlisted in 1862: in due time
was promoted to Major, Lieutenant
Colonel, and. always supposed. to Col
onel. If not. | would like to know
why, and how it is that his name is
omitted?
In the first brief history it is stated
that Col. Bean died of wounds received
at Port Hudson;" in the second that he
died of wounds in action. May %
1863" l kept diary. and my diary
reads: May 29.-Col. Bean was killed
while in one of the rifie-pits." My
recollection is. as stated in my former
correction. that he was going from one
pit to another: had just been in ours;
that he was looking through 4 space
between two logs. when a bullet passed
through, killing him instantly. Com
rade Geo. Sanborn. Fonda, Iowa, writes
that his memory is that he mounted the
pit; that some demonstrated against
such exposure of himself. and that al
most Immediately he was killed. There
was a story that he had a presertimeni
of coming death; that the night before
he made a WILL wrote directions about
his horses, etc.-J. \. Liscomb, Co. f.
4th Wis. Cav, 2521 Folsom St, Los
Angeles. Cal.
The official record shows that Lieut.
| Col. Webster p. Moore resigned July
IL, 1865. This is why he is not includ-
ed in the rolls of commanders of the
regiment. Probably, as our correspond
ent says, he had been in command OF
the regiment for some time, but he wa:
not in command when the regiment was
mustered out.-Editor National Trib
une.
The National tribune., 1906-09-20
Extravagant Claims.

Editor National Tribune: Your reply
to a member of the 40th Iowa is some
thing which brings to mind the extrav-
agant claims of some soldiers as to
losses in their regiments. In conversa-
ton with "A former member of an Iowa
regiment he stated that his regiment
was almost annihilated at certain bat
tie. and gave the number killed at over
100. AS it happened, | have in my pos
session the report of the Adjutant-Gen-
eral of the State for the year 1866. in
which is given the losses of every regi-
ment sent from Iowa, including officers
killed and wounded. by which it is
found that in the regiment under dis
cussion, the number of which is below
10, that its entire loss in killed during
its entire service was less than half the
number he gave as its loss in one battle.
Ex-soldiers in attempting to give their
commands credit for heavy losses do not
remember that there ara official records
which are unimpeachable.-C Por-
ter, Co. E. 1Ith VT, Gltnnell, Iowa.
The National tribune., 1906-09-20
One Cemetery Neglected.

James X. P. Ashley. East Randolph,
N. Y, says that he knows of one ceme-
terry where Lincoln's Gettysburg Ad-
dress is not read on Memorial Day. That
is NapOli. Cattaraugus County, n. Y.
He has lived in the town about five
years, and has never vet heard the ad-
dress read or a flag or a flower laid on
the graves of Union soldiers except
those placed on them by his wife and
himself.
The National tribune., 1906-09-20
Compliment.

Col. A. II. Reed, Glencoe, Mimi.
writes: II want to congratulate you on
your articles on the war of the rebel
lion, running in The National Tribune,
which give the most minute and cor
rect account ever published and Will
make the very best history of the inter-
nal war ever published, if you can COM
plete the record of the Eastern armies
as we'll as you have the Western"
The National tribune., 1906-09-20
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