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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-02-17
Naples Hot Shot.
His Speech at the ROusinO Temper
anCe Meeting at Simrns.

On Monday night, Jan. 10Th, one
of the largest congregations that
ever assembled in Simins, met ut the
new school house to hear Rev. j. A.
Naples, OF Texas, discuss theprohibi-
ton question.
The Chronicle is indebted to Mr..
Clark of the Simms Lumber Co. for
the short hand report of more thnn
half Of Mr.. Naples speech ON that
OCCASION, which we print, as follows:
Rev. j. II. Coulson called the house
to order and after song and PRAYER,
introduced Mr.. Naples. Among other
things Mr.. Naples said: Ladies and
gentlemen. l assure you that l up
preciate this opportunity and for
many reasons Fam glad to be here.
First of all, to think this is the first
congregation ever assembled in this
magnificent house, to discuss 'vnsl
study great question. am glad
again because of the boys and girls
OF this country, who are SO soon to
to grow up to he men snd women, to
occupy positions of honor and trust,
for which places we need good men
and good women. The three burn
ing questions OF this age is Christian
Education, Missions and Prohibition
OF the Liquor TrstfH.- In one thing
am disappointed, and that is That
the honorable Judge Blackman, who
advised the people of this parish that
| license s,riouns would be a better way
to eontrel the liquer traffic than pro-
hibition, is not here to prove to the
people that he was correct in thatas'
sertion. Isuppose you all know that
!. ut the mass meeting, at Fairfield, the
Honorable Judge Nncksnan was chal
lenged to discuss this matter Though
out this campaign.
! First, + want to call to- your atten
ton a passage Of scripture, which j
found recorded by David, Psalml
1 1O:5-11. Tread the passage.) ]
David had lived in our own time, ant
had seel what We have seen, and fel
what at least some have felt, b
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f,ow Prohibition Prohibited in 1889.
STATE OF LOUIsTANA,(
Parish Of Grant.

STATE OF LOUIsIANA,l
Parish of Grant.
This IL to- state that I'm the year
fSs9 4. N. La('roix and j. v. LeSage
did set up and operate in the town
OF Coliax. La. .blind tigers" to-wit:
beginning M semi-secret. but later
generally believed aud known to be
saloons, in which almost any one
~knowing the ropes" could bny a
drink. of whisky. The prokibition
E,w was then In force In Grant par
ish. s. NJ. LaCroix ran hts business
IN the building ON the southeast cor
ner of the Nash bloch. near the court
house, while J. v. LeSage conducted
his where the I.eSage hotel Is now
standag, After they had been run
ming wide open some thirty or forty
days, the undersigned proceeded to
make several affidavits against each
of thens and had them arrested, and
they gave bond in the several cases
for appearance at court. The grand
fury met, and true bills were found
I'm all OF the cases. Trial OF these
eases coming on, the attorneys for
the defense moved to- qnasi the In
dictments found by the grand jury.
because of some neglect or laches of
the Clerk. The'J Judge sustidne,ls the
motion, and the indictments were
auashed, and the prosecution set
aside on account Of the alleged kres-
hlarity.
Steps were Immediately taken to
remedy the technical flaw. aad revive
the indictments. Messrs. La Crois
and LeSage: and their attorneys
came to the foremost citizens OF thu
town of Colfaxr md appealed tf
them to have the proceediags'stop
ped. saying that they would shut vi
their shops, and not again attemp
to violate the law. In those day
prosecutions and convictions for sell
: Ing whisky were regarded as yer,
serious, both on account OF the biz
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less scnllawag and scab ON civiliza-
ton will he found humping around
In the sitter. Prohibition will not
prohibit, neither will a saw saw, oran
IKE chop. They need some one ahold
OF them, then the saw saws, and pro-
hihition prohibits. They say there
are two sides to this question. That's
n fact and it is a mutter OF taste, but
/ pity some mems taste.
Suppose you open your window
some spring morning and there you
behold the little humming bird, bus;-
" engaged among the honeysuckle
blossoms, and you say, ooh my, if l
believed in the transmigration ofsoul,
/ would say in the next world let me
be hummine bird, that l might
spend my life extracting the sweets
from the flowers of the land" Then
you go to your bnck door, and, on
an old dead pine tree, with his wings
outstretched, and his back to the
sun, there is another bird, he il
scenting too, but not for boneysuckle
blossoms. (Applause.) Now, what
are y0B-laughing about? That's his
taste. You can't blame the buzzard.
More applause.) He was Matched
that way. and has always kept that
kind of company. Now, then, look
around, see the heads OF large finan-
cial concerns, ministers of the gospel,
all the white school teachers, and 90
per cent of the mothers on one side.
On the other side, l see the wholesale
liquor deaiers, the saloon men. the
gamblers and some of our good(l)
citizens. Now, do not have to tell
you which represents each side; but
ask you, which crowd you would
rnther I've caught with. II itisa mat
ter OF taste, then We can't blame you.
The speaker was greeted with an
overfilled house, who listened with
undated interest for two hours ne
he dealt one blow after another. Al
ter having answered proposed ohjec-
tions, he proceeded to give a power
ful prohibition lecture, reading &C.
count after account OF the terrible
crimes committed by drunken men
How mnn split his wife's head with
a chopping axe; another tried to
burn his baby alive; gave the account
Of four different people that were act
ually burned to DEATH in three tliffern'
places by crowds of drunken rowdies
He exhibited a hook IN which he haf
nothing but such clippings, and callet
this book the devils jokes, dsclarins
TINT the devil never played n biggel
joke on humanity than to offer thu
licensed saloons with its many evil
and source of unlimited costs as 1
revenue collector.
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VOL. XXX.

The public school fund of Grant
parish will receive $5,438 Is from
the State Bureau of Education, be-
ing the first apportionment for
this year. The apportionment by
the State for the month of Februa-
ry exceeds all three of the appor-
tionments for 1905, the total
amount last year being $4,000 sc
against $574,495 amount of the
first State distribution for 1906.
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Noslss to mortgage Creditors.
arArr cy LOUISIANA. PARIsu OF QnAux,
Sfieriff nnd Tax Collectors O11oe.
Collar. La. Feb. "a 1914;

4, eouEuvmity with aection s., At ., of 16G9<
potics Il herrby given tn all parties holding nj
estate in the parish Of Grant, on which 1850
for Ne year 1915 ha70 not been paid. thAe WI.
n Collar. La, on SaturtIay. the 18th day a.
March. A. d. I9N and that 4 number Of pieooy
81 property 50 delinquent are now being edvq
conformity with tSp law preparatory to eool1
sale. The attention. Of the motfeAge crel1toEz
"a especially called TO the~e advertisements e.
tdx eslos and they ara warned to take such e<G9I
prior TO lie aalo ns may be necessary 70 profoc1
their rights. y. E.SWAFFOkD.
Sbsrif Il and En- sIiejo Tax Collsetor, pDsioDG1
ussnxy SsAte oS kes5esaos~
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The above statement being shown
to the undersigned, It Ia approved as
being In the main fair and truthful
statement Of the facts.
5. NJ. LACROIx.
J. V. LhSAGE.
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NUMBER l6.

American. Mrs. w. H.. HaWeuoiu
d. A. agt.-luts ~ and 10 sec. ~ Lot s
sec. 81 + Sr 1 e. stated 20. parish2 o0
notice pc. adv. %, total..... ~
Bernstein. Phillip-house and lot la
Montgomery. State 60c. parish w
special dist. Fl. SOC, notice x5c, adv:
I 90, total %
bernstein & Milfing-230 acres W
hf % nv or that part ri ne or OF eW
or north OF parish line sec. 10, hf Of
ne or Sec. 9 4 5 r 2 W. State 1 81,
parish 90. notice 25c, advertising
90. total .........-......-......s.. "
Butcher, j. Ok acres bounded "
by Shaw n by ". o. Harrison by
Barfield ard Woodall r. A. Fortson.
State 80. parish 2 so. POLL 90. speci<
nj dist. p, %. notice DC, adverttg-
ing 90. total ......-................. ~
Carter. Leon M.-320 acres ne Or
sec. w hf of sw or sec. 3 hi OF ~ ar
sec. T5r1 W. State 6 90, parHh
10 10, notice 25c, advertising ! %.
total. ..... IL -
Dakins, g. HIS acres In NV or Of
ne or sec. IL TSrle- State soc, pnr~
ish Soc, notice c5c, advertising 1 %.
| total W
Davis. Mrs. Blanche-SU acres n hf
| of ne or sec. Is tip -. r3ws State 00c.
parish %, special dist. Ii, Soc. otlce
2Jc, advertising 90. total..... ~
siauuue, Florine-3G74 acres, nwqr
NJ sw or ss,c. II. ne or Of "a orr nee. II &
nc or OF ne or sec. rs tp6 RE, lot
sec. -, sw Or m sc qr: NV or o. ~
| or Sec ~ tpOr ets ~ OF sc qr sec ~
ne or OF NV or sec. y. sw qr OF - qr
nv. 3D. =, ru IN " ~ =. s s~ a. tn7r1 ,6ts
IL TX NM, II; sac At Sr1 q lot < ~.
TX jot q sec d tnor1e. W III ~ ne m
SOC ne ar ~ no ar acc. 4. n III 81 NJ
or q If ~ n " nr sec II NV urt,f - ar
src II tn5r1 W nil sec II mars ~,
sw mr. acc 7. no ar OF NV yr sec Is To &
ri ". sw ar al ne ar sec /. sw ar OF
NV or acc 4. se ar OF sw ar sec Z. NV
ar see II. se or of ne or. Sc ar Of sedr
sec %. ne ar Of NV ar sec IS IL 8 Wv.
ne ar Of ne ar sec ii, sw ar Of NV ar
sec %. NV ar of Sc ar. Sc ar Of NV ar
sec % tn ri W. ne ar OF ne ar zee &.
INV ar OF NV or see Is, NV az OF sw
ar, n hf NV or sec 10, sw ar Of se arr
sc or Of sw or sec 20, ne or Of NV al.
sec 81. se ar of sw ar see 33. sw a. AZ
fsw qf sec IS tp 7r3 W, ne or sec ri tn
-I7r3w. NV rof sw or. sw or Of nv,
qf sec q Up or W. II III oi sw ", : y
OF NV or. ne ar Oh NV or scc y ~
W. sw ar OF sw or sec II, u o. Y
M sec -, se or Oh se Or sec % sPoy
w.. ~ ~ ~ nc ~ ~ nv Z, ~, No. s.c -" u
No. Nv ~ - -" sactior 81 =. ~
- ~ ...'.,ddr Ss ~. :, !, ~ -
~ soe 81 tnar1 W. Sf,ts ~ "a -
~, sh - M. sr.sci,i >. "a notics, o. 5s;<
vart,sinv n n fof nj 15{ m
!! Garner. q. W.-lot II block { Dur<
:fham addition to Versla State CO.,
: parish 80. specinl dat. 81. 75c. mo-
Il tice &c, adv. I 90, total .......v q ID
FL uan,,u1 u Inn acraa No ~ <,f
!. sc or sec. =. W hf of NV ar, nv ar al
= sw ar acc. g tpG re. State 1 50.
. parish 3 20, notice 25c, adyertlslno
= GU, total .........................z 81
o Hart L6fitl Co.-120 acres ne ar Of
. | M mr. ZOO 10 sw mr. ri NV mr. nW.01|
Il ''c - - -. d. Z a.
/. OF eW qr sec.1 ~ ~ . rSW. otnve 80
Is parish 3 %, special dist. rs. 5U, no.
q ffca sls,p sf7vs1 % total 81
y wv S'e' ~ :. - = - 80 - = ~
Hicks. =. P.-tEnDer on 6cC8. 3zs -
\ .rd 81 h.,ucht ~ r T. Woof1a f0<[
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Immigration League Organized.


Purs uant to the advertised call
of Mr.. J. M. Wardlow, vice presi-
dent of the La Immigration
League, a number of the citizens
of Grant perish assembled III the
court house at Colfax at IL a. m.
on Monday, Feb. IL, 1906. to or
ganize a branch of the State league.
BY request Capt. G. II. Teal
stated the object of the meeting,
and called upon Mr.. j. NJ. Ward
low to act as temporary president
of the organization.
After a short address by the
president, 81. G. Goodwin was
elected temporary secretary.
On motion the temporary organ
ization was made permanent.
On motion of G. II. Teal, second
ed by r. w. Horn, the league pro-
ceeded to designate temporary pres
idents for the various wards of the
parish ms follows:
Ward l.-C. H. Teal.
Ward 2.-J. L. Flanagan.
Ward 81. W. Barron.
Ward &C. G. Watson.
Ward SO. II. Cooper.
Ward &c. A. Ethridgc.
Ward 7.-R. w. Horn.
The 18th day of March, 1906,
and the hour of 10 a. m. was select
ed as the time for branch leagues
in the various wards to be organic
ed, and the temporary presidents
were requested to select convent
ent central points in their various
wards for organization on March
18th, and post notices of the time
and place.
The suspicious time of the pres
emit for organization tn get the
benefit of the large influx in I'M
migration now turning Southwark
is especially urged, and all the citi-
Gems of the parish interested in
immigration and its benefits are
asked to assist in obtaining perfect
parish organization.
A general discussion OF the sub.
feet brought ont pertinent and
timely remarks from several pres
ent, the statement being snafe tina
the banks of Grant parish HAD
been asked and would contribute
funds to forward this important
work, for which the State has al
ready made liberal appropriations
On motion of G. H. Teal, second
ed by u. Z. Dewitt, the following
resolution was unanimously adopt
ed by the League:
Resolved, That the President o
this League is requested to ask tn
police jury of Grant parish to ap
propriate $3.50 to assist III carrying
out the purposes of the League.
On motion of j. II. McNeely
duly seconded, the League the
adjourned subject to call of til
president.
j. NJ. WARDLow,
81. G. GOODWIN, President.
Secretary.
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q The Big Pine commits
I'm sary has just received a
VII beautiful line of the cele-
WIZ brated Walk Over shoes
10y high and low cuts.
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McLendon. @. F.--e5 acres portion OF .! 81 9
ne n &c. s. to. s.r1x state - "a. parish 81
pos ~, notice ~, advsrtissns -. total ssys
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STAT5 TAX SHE.
State Of Louisiana VS.. Delinquent
Tax Debtors, Parish OF Grant.
TAX cOLLEcrOR's oFFIcE.(
CUifax. La. Feb. II. 1905.

By virtue OF the authority in me vested by the
constitution and fnws OF the State OF Louisiana,
will sell at the principal front door OF the court
house In which the civil disrict court Of said par
ish is held within legal honrs for judicial sales
beginning at II O'Clock a. m. ON
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On said dag will sell sucb proportion IT prop
erty ms any tax sebtor will point ont, sui!tc1eut
to satisfy al tho tHxes, interest and c<sts due 1
said TAI debtor and IN case the tax debtor viis
witkUu forthes delay sell the least amount ox
snid proltffy wif5ch any bidder Will bay tor The
whole amount Of taxes interest and cost DE ~
each debtor. Interest and cost 10 70 be pe!q ~
cent per mouth from Jan. ]. 1904 The sale viii
be without nppraieement. for cash In legal ten
der Of the United States. subject 70 reoempu4u
by paying pricp given and twenty (0) pr osns
add's'onh ana ~ ' n. T. sWATYORD,
Shorin and Ex-O1icio Tax Collectofs fenea q
Grant. State of Louisisna-
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Carter. Leon M.-320 acres ne Or
sec. Z W hi of sw or sec. 3 hi OF % ar
sec. 6 T5r1w. State 6 90, parhh
10 10, notice &c, advertising / %,
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Casman. j. P.-160 acres. sw "a
sec. 80 tp7r2 State 80. parish
2 30, poll l %. notice 2Jc. adv. o.
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Penticost. Mrs. EmIIy-honse ana
lot in Dowden addition to Pollock
state 3Oc. parish soc. special dist D
25c. notice 25c, adv. 90, total 3D.
Wadell. Mrs. E.-133 acres. bound
ed by NautHchie. W by Geo. Andre.
one pWrt inrndeti asl9 W by Nam
tacfie, n by public lansf. State 10 ~
parish II 90, notice DC. advertising:
m fofol ................. "a ~
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Watkins, Thomas H.-760 acrcex
alI sec. 10, W " nf NV or. NV or ~
sw ar secs 70 tip Sr 10. State 9 co.
parish 10 90. notice 25c, advertising
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Dakins, g. HIS acres in NV or Of
ne or sec. IL TSr1e. State soc, pnr-
ish Soc, notice o5c, advertising 1 90,
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Butcher, j. Ok acres bounded "
by Shaw by ". q. Harrison by
Barfield ard Woodall 8 p. A. Fortson.
State l 80. parish 2 80. POLL 90. speci<
nj dist. p, l %, notice 2Jc, advertig-
ing 90, total ....................... 40
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King. Hardy-S0 acres. ne or Of eW
ar. re ar of NV or. Pee. 3, tip 3, r 4Wf
State 20. parish 2 90. special Dist
1 90. notice DC. advertising / %
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-14
ADVOCATES ANTI-FAT LAW.
Iowa School Superintendent Thinks Or
CARNATIONS Detrimental.

DES MONIES, Iowa, Dec. 14.-JOhn
F. Riggs, state superintendent of pub
lie instruction, in his biennial report,
which has just been filed with the gov
ernor, advocates a law forbidding fra
ternities and sororities in the public
schools of Iowa.
Although the state superintendent
limits his recommendations to the abol-
ition of high school secret societies, his
argument against them is so sweeping
that it is likely to be applied against
the fraternities at the state univer-
sity at Iowa City, and the state COL
lege at Ames.
Superintendent Riggs, is himself a
fraternity man, having been a member
Of the Phi Delta Theta while in COL
lege. Among the objections to high
school fraternities cited in his report,
are: "They are a constant menace to
discipline; they are breeders of
clannishness, snobbery and patroniz-
ing air toward other pupils; they dis
tract attention from school work.;
they lead to extravaganza and dissi-
patton"
In Des Moines high school fraterni-
ties have been the cause of long
standing quarrel between the students
and the school board. Only last week
the board succeeded in causing the last
band after two years effort.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-14
BIGGEST Lemon EVER KNOWN
Saffron Fruit Exhibited at Florida
State Fair Only Weighed Two
Pounds.

TAMPA, Fla, Dec 14.-The Florida
state fair mas closed AFTER handing the
public the biggest lemon ever known. It
weighed two pounds, and was grown by
Fair Commissioner G. R. Crofts ON
his plantations at Winter Garden,
Orange county.
This specimen is typical of the ex-
POSITIONS wonderful display of fruits
and flowers. Northern visitors have
gone away with ideals Of mammoth
grapefruit and navel oranges as big as
gg-plants that only their home mar
kets-can shatter. The growers are just
developing these stupendously big
fruits, and the shipments are still very
limited.
Manatee county exhibited sixty-o one
varieties of citrus fruits, ranging from
the tiny kumQuat oranges, half an inch
thick, to the immense Ponderosa lem
ons, twelve inches in diameter.
Commissioner George Riggin showed a
freak blood orange shaddock of the
grapefruit family that was sixteen
inches in it's vertical measurement.
Tangerines as big as oranges, seedless
lemons and pink grape fruit are some
Of the other novelties.
The display of such unusual fruits
as tamarinds, sapadilias, sugar apples
and all shapes and sizes of Japanese
persimmons was a revelation in the va
riety' Of Florida's products.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-14

Great Britain and the Jamestown Exposition

table celebration. I am extremely fond
of the sea myself, and Judging by my
own observation l believe You will
have a WY large attendance due to
that featu,e exclusive Of all others.
LAS an Englishman take deep in
lerest in the early history of America
and the great state of Virginia, espe-
cially in Inc first settlement OF the
English speaking people here. 7 feel
sure that the people Of England share
these sentiments with me. My wife is
a descen liant of the Sandys, one of the
early colonial governors, which in
Creases my interest in the histori al
features of the exposition.
with regard to the participation OF
England in the Jamestown expo sitiOil,
as to her acceptance of President
ROosevelt's invitation, she will b" rep
resented by both men and ships. I can
at this time speak only as an indi-
vidual, b.. I have no doubt whatever,
that the cooperation will be ..arty,
generous and enthusiastic The ctluca-
tional and historical feature; Of tho
exposition will certainly re.c've warm
assistance and cooperation from the
old country.
mot long ago I heard some refer
ence to the possibility Of the removal
Of the dust Of the Indian Princess Po-
cahontas from it's resting place in Eng
lish soil to this country of I1er fore
fathers, and when 1 was in Pennsyl-
vania not long since there was some
talk of the transferance of the mortal
remains of William Penn from England
to Pennsylvania 1t mas always SEEM
ed to me, however, that such material
transferance would be an unnecessary
removal of one of the many links of
interest and kindly feelig and mutual
association that binds together the two
great English speaking countries. That
however, is only personal senti-
ment, and has no important bearing
on the subject.
England Interested.
when I was in England last May,
although my stay was a short one, !
was pleased to find much interest in
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deem an interest do personally take
in the celebration and its charming
and romantic associations and its
beautiful environments that I would
like to nurture the hope that circum-
stances may permit my visit In person
next year.
Il look back with great pleasure to
my visit to the battleship Virginia IN
your waters and Norfolk navy yard
where 1 was most courteously receiv-
ed.
II was surprised as well as greatly
pleased by the remarkable progress
observed on the exposition grounds.
Speaking as layman can see no rea-
son why it should not be successfully
opened on time and conducted to a
glorious conclusion"
"While touring the grounds, one OF
the exposition governors remarked to
Sir Mortimer that the extent Of which
England would participate would have
marked influence on other foreign
nations. Sir Mortimer replied quickly:
do not say foreign nations when
abiding to England for surely although
the two governments are separate as
governmental entities, we are in nc
manner foreign to each other"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-14
GOLD VEIN TEN MILES LONG.
Is Mile Wide, Ten Feet from the Sur.
face and Assays SIS q Ton.

face and Assays SIS q Ton.
North Battleford, Saskatchewan,
Dec. 14.-Gold, in what appears to be
immense quantities, has been discov-
cred at Birling, AZ miles west of here.
The discovery was made by an old
prospector of the name Of Hughes, who
sent samples taken at random over a
square mile of territory to the assay
ing office at Ottawa. The report came
back that his dirt had assayed $55 to
a ton vein Of immense richness.
According to Hughes, the vein ex-
tends for ten miles and is over a mile
wide. The rock lies about ten feet be-
low the surface. So thick is the metal
that yellow flakes sprinkled through
the rock can be seen with the naked
eye. Hughes says the find is so rich
that he expects to see 10000 prospect
ors in the valley within the next II
months.
This discovery of Hughes has led to
the belief that the Battleford district
is ricn in gold.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-14
LOOSE PLANK CAUSES DEATH

Mother and Babe Of Appleton, Wis.,,
Suceumb to Injuries.
APPLETON, Wis, Dec IA loose
plank in a sidewalk caused the death
Of Mrs. Matthew Bauer and her 3
weeks old babe, who were buried to-
day.
Mrs. Bauer, carrying her child, wa
walking with Mrs. Joseph Rogers when
Mrs. Rogers stepped on loose plank
near the edge Of the walk. It flew up
and struck Mrs. Bauer, who fell with
her babe. Both received injuries which
resulted in death.
Although Bauer had a case Of dam
ages against the city it is believed he
will be unable to prosecute, as he
neglected the formality of notifying
the city Immediately after the acct
dent.