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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-11-16
DINING TABLES.
The Transition From the Festive
Board Of Primitive Nnn

The first dining table was probably
just q block of stone or log Of wood,
but even primitive man must soon
have discovered that these devices did
not provide for the comfortable dis
posal Of his legs and have set about
taxing all his ingenuity to invent )me-
thing else. 1t is probable that as the
result Of his cogitations rough hewn
piece of board supported on two big
stones came into fashion among the
elite IN these far prehistoric times
The early trestle table which was
used in the beginning OF the fifte enth
century consisted of II parallelOgra, I OF
wood. fashioned into board. res ing
upon two or more pcdcStal-like up
ports. And we have n rcminiscenc of
this movable kind Of table in the ex-
preston, "A seat at the board" to ,ay,
while that of taking the chair" is OBJ
viousy n survival of the time VIII,
chair was the place of honor rcscl vCd
for the master Of the house or giveI by
the grand S"igncur to the guest W ON
he wished 10 honor the other dh crs
sitting upon rude benches placed at
the side of the table.
One can imagine the inventor scG ted
at the head Of his new dinner tn Die.
clad i'm his best bcarskin and surround.
ell Ivy select and admiring company
of his intmatcS. who ate roast fl ssh
literally off the festive board and who
drank the first toast at this first pri inc
val dinner party In his honor I'm cool
water from a stream hard by. From
this stage to planks resting on ride
trcstlcs would be an easy transition,
and civilization had Of course made
considerable progress before the sup
ports and the board We're joined as one
piece of furniture.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-11-16
JOHNSTON TOWN COUNCIL.

A regular meeting of the recently
elected Johnston Town Council was
held on Friday Of last week at the
Town Clerks office at Thornton. The
council organized with Theodore S.
Hughes as president and Sterry X
Luther as council CLERK. The follow
ing appointments were made:
Collector of Taxes-William Math
ewson; Town Auditors-Walter !
Barnes, William Burton, Thomas T.
Edmundson; Overseer Of the Poor
and Commissioner Of the Town Farm
John Walch: Pound Keeper-James
G. Nichols; Auctioneers-Herbert G
Calef and Darwin A. Cram; Commits
sioner of Lights-JOhn X. Hume;
Water mmissioncr-Harry Guy;
Fire Marshall-Harry Guy; Sealer OF
Weights and measures-JameS Nc
Dole: Cordcrs and Measurers OF
WoOd-Robert NJ. Brown, X. j. Ber-
ry. Willis Sweet, j. j. Hughes, Fred
Sweet Sterry *. Luther, William IL.
Mathewson, Fred Mayo; Fence View
er-Byron MathcwsOn; COroner-Dr.
f. W. Worth; Appraisers of Dam
age done by dOgS-liiram kimDaI
and Byron S. Williams; Chief OF Po.
lico-Hiram Kimball Special Cons.
tables under the tramp act-lliran:
Kimball, Walter S. Turncy and iona
than V. Barnes; Police COnstables-
Jonathan v Barnes, u. VI. NORM,
.Iohn A. Brown, Isaac W. Angel wal
ter Murphy, Byron $. Williams, j. II.
Ducharmc. Hiram Kimball, Frank
Smith. william NJ. MathcwsOn, Olney
H. Williams. James G. Nichols, James
Coupe. Cyrus w. Remington, Walter
E. Evans. II. G.. Gleason and Walter
S. Turncy; Keepers OF BridewelI-
Hiram Kimball and Walter 5. Tur-
ncy; Special Officers to Enforce the
Game Laws. ram Kimball ana
Jonathan V. Barnes; Commissioner OF
Highways- John Walch; Town Phys
ician-Ralph IA. Shaw; Public Weigh
ers-Winis Sweet, Forrest II. Cary,
Bob Bclknap Fred Bclknap, Thcd'.
dorc S. Hughes, James G. Nichols;
Committee on Burial Of Old Soldiers
John Tillinghast Field Drivers
V. Barnes, Isaac w. Angel,
James G.. Nichols.
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
President Hughes made known his
selection Of committees as follows;
Police CommittCc-COun Wood
sherman and Dame; Highway Com
Councilmcn Sherman, Wood
and Wilder; Committee ON Lights
Merritt, Nickcrson and
Wilder: Committee ON Water-Coun.
clmcn Wilder, Sherman and Nicker-
son; Committee on Town Property
Wood, Wilder and Dame;
on Claims-Councilmen
Dame, Wilder and Merritt
The following bills were received
and ordered paid; John Walch, $50;
E. f. Sibley 1915, Sc; II. c. Nicker,
son, 81; S. *. Luther 81 Narragan-
sett Electric Lighting Company, $2li.-
G7; Union Hardware $715; William
Aitchison, $i z. II. Shaw, - cents;
highway bills for the following a
mounts. $i9.5O, $1Oi.G7, $&SI25,
$64.O5, $23315, $292.79, $29S5, $305.G5.
The receipts for the Poor Farm were
given as $iG5.67 and expenditures
Si27.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-11-16
The Middle Class In Novels.

Is IL true that the modern English
novel reader insists upon hearing about
the rich or the great? can hardly
think SO when | remember the many
successful works of fiction dealing
journalists and typists, actresses and
novclists. The DlSracli type OF novel
seems almost extinct. and the great
bulk Of works OF fiction deals with the
middle claSscs.-London Lady.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-11-16
The Word "Studio ="

Studio is one of the many foreign
words that have acclimated them
selves in the English language. II is
a recent import from Italy, unknown
to JohnSon'S Dictionary and apparent
ly not occurring before the nineteenth
century, but 1t has supplied n want
study" which is the real English for
studio" suggests Il room for reading
and writing. and "workroom" lncks
diStmctlvCncSS. The French get along
with "atclicr," which literally means Il
place in which small planks are pre-.
pared other words. a carpenters
work
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-11-16

Rathbone Gardner's election as
senator from Providence in spite OF
the almost frenzied opposition of a
certain newspaper, Is proof that ii
is really an advantage to have some
kinds of journals "agin' YOU.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-11-16

With the first Of January the age
when children can remain out Of
school and work will he raised one
year. Already the school authorities
are planning to care for the increased
number Of pupils.-Westerly Sun.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-11-16

The Times has received copy Of
"The Blackstone Valley Dispatch
published at Millbury, Mass. The
paper is a six column folio very neat.
ly printed and edited in way that
must be pleasing to the people of
Millbury and the surrounding sec
tion. We wish the publisher, A. II.
Evans, success in his venture.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-11-16

Councilman Roswell G. Smith
is said to be a candidate for Col.
Harold J. Gross place on the Police
Commission Mr.. Smiths talents are
not of the kind that would seem to
make an ideal commissioner, and II
is to be devoutly hoped that the cal.
amity of his appointment may be
averted.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-11-16
Laying For Him

"Thcrc's a new young man calling on
Miss Maud This evening" said the fox
terrier. "Ind lac seems real nice"
YES, | heard her say he WAS nice
enough 10 eat replied the bulldog on
the lawn. That's what I'm waiting
for."-Philadclphia Ledger.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-11-16

The Providence base ball club fran
chise has been sold to Messrs. Duffy
and Doe, well known base ball mana
gers. =. II. Powers is evidently bet
ter adapted to running a league than
in being magnate.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-11-16

Education comes high but the ris
ing generation must be looked out for
I'm this respect The town of Grams
ton is planning to build three new
school houses at a cost of nearly
100000.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-11-16

Mrs. Ilenpeck-lf you marry Dick
you need never expect me 10 come ia
see you. Daughter-Just say that into
the gramophone. won't you. please
Mrs. IIenpeck What for? Daughter
I want TO give II TO Dick as a wedding
present"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-11-16

The Narragansett Times mentions
the fact that Senator Nelson w. Al
drich was not a conspicuous figure in
the late election.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-11-16

It is said that the worlds supply
If iron is likely to run short in less
than a hundred years. And so there
is always something for people to
worry about.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-11-16

The wholesale destruction Of the
American forests is looked upon with
no regret by the average tramp "No
forest, no wood to saw" is the su-
premly selfish way he looks at it.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-11-16

An exchange says that OF the lO5
counties in Kansas, 50 are without a
pauper, 25 have no poorhouses, ana
81 have not a criminal case on the
docket.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-11-16
Useless Test.

"Are you feeling very illY' asked the
doctor. "Let me sec your tongue,
please" .r.
Whats the use. doctor?' replied the
patient. mo tongue can tell how bad
I feel"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-11-16
W nnnn'- Enrf.

What part Of speech is woman.
pag'
Woman isn't part Of speech. ms
son. She's the whole speech"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-11-16

The Providence Police Comlnls
sion. its make up and it's policy
seems to be matters Of absorbing po'
litical interest just now.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-11-16
e....''...lUIsss
VyyJJyrC

We don't use dangerous drugs or narcot-
les the make our work painless, and our
method does not cause sleep or dcaden the
faculties in any way.
khere are many who won believe we
can fiji or extract teeth without an instants
pain to the patient This Skcpucism,
founded on past experience, is natural But
we suggest TO s[eptiyal persons that at The
worst, our treatment cannot be more pain-
ful than others SO there can hc nothing lost
in finding out about ii. This is especially
trne when YOU remember that we can give
YOU better work than most dentists because
we have specialists lorthc different branches.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-11-16
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1906.

Mr.. Hearst is defeated ana Mr'
Bryan is forgotten. Which is the
worse fate.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-11-16
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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-11-16

He is truly rich who desires moth.
ing. and he IS truly poor who covcts
all.-Solon.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-02-08
MayvIlle Items.
HOPEFUL

Tom Goodman has ,ha foundation
laid for s0xSO two story amusement
hall, on ths lot sonth of Wm. Keys rec.
idence. The work will hegIn imme.
dIaiely,
pleasant evening WAS spent In the
! o. o. Y. hall Saturday in honor OF the
birthday Of Mr.. Fred stinchaeld. many
friends irom Fossil attended.
Ira Garter returned Saturday from
Ellrnsbnrg. Washington. where he has
been visiting his brother, James, the
pas week.
MesdAmes Cushing and Kess visited
the wood camp oi Cushing. Wright &
Co Sunday.
Earl McConnell returned Saturday
from months visit with relatives near
Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Walker ARE living
ou their homestead on Buck horn.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-02-08
Woodman Installatlon.

The following are the officers OF Con-
don Camp, No. 5S, w. o W., Installed
on Thursday, January 25th: Council
commander, Q, r Peugh; adviser lieu
tenant, WIN. +. Allen; banker, Pearl
Jarvis; clerk, l., W. Darling; physiciar,
j. +, Wood; escort, Charles Harrison
Waterman, O. l.. Rothwell; sentry, Wn,
2, Weismandel; managers, Rev. j. W.
Mount aud ID. q. Henry.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-02-08
A Good Show.

The Great Eastern Vitigraph Compa-
ny, under the management Of Il. W.
Grosbeck, gave two excellent entertain.
ments here Saturday and Monday even
ings. Moving pictures and sony and
dance specialties make mp the roper
toire and II can be said that theirs Ia
the best show Of It's class that has visit
ed Condor in many months, and this
paper Ia glad To say 30, Many more
prelSntious travelling companies chArv.
Ing double the prices give much less
mer' torious entertainments.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-02-08
New Members Received

Communion services we're held in the
Congregational church last Sunday with
baptism and reception OF new members,
Four names were added TO the church
roll, Rev. Il. W. Rigvs, the popular
pastor of this church is doing gnod
work In building mp the organization
and the services draw large congrega-
tions. His thoughtful discourse las,
Sunday evening WAS highly spoken oI
by many auditors.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-02-08
BIalock News.

One OF Mr., Logan's babies was on the
sick list this week.
Miss Pearl Parish IL very sick. DR..
Low was called twice this week TO aee
her.
Mrs. q. w. Andrews has lbi young
chickens Just hatched out. Don't YOU
think she 10 growing the season, or
chickens, whIch7
W. r. Baker went 10 The Dalles 10
make hnal proof on his homestead yea.
terday. Joe Teit and W. j. Mariner ac.
companled him ns his witnesses.
We are having fine plowing weather
nov and the farmers ate making good
use Of II, Some have commenced SOW.
Ing WHEAT, and others are getting ready
10 SOW. u present good weather con.
tInues.
Qnite an excitement was caused here
q lew days ago by two Of Mr.. Bnnch's
children getting lost IN the John Dag
bills. They we're sent alter the cows
and Are supposed to have missed their
way. They crossed thu river and re.
turned to their old home In Sherman
county.
Items are scarce here In the Blalock
country. 30 ! will eome again when /
hHve news worth your time aud Atten.
tion.
HOPEFUL,
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-02-08
hanson-Estaa.

Al the home Of the BRIDES parents
MIR. aud Mrs. j. d. Eatrs. In this city
Tuesday evening, February 9th, wa'
solemnized the marriage Of their daugh.
ter, Miss Theo Pearl Estes to Mr.. Fred,
er'ck Hanson. oi The Dallep. Rev, J,
W Mnunt, pastor of the First Baptist
rhurch. oi this citv, spoke the words
oi the marriage service In the presence
ot the immediate relatives of the happy
compile, Mr.. and Mrs. Hanson will re'
main In Condon for few days when
they will go to The Dalles where they
will reside In home already prepared
and furnished.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-02-08
AdmlnIstrntor,s NotIoa.

Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned
has been appointed administrator OF the estate
OF william G, Taylor, deeenseu, and that he is
duly qualified for said office. All persons hav-
Ing claims against the estate OF said deceased
person will present the same to me at my home
NJ Olex. Oregon, within six months from the
date OF the first publication Of this notice. Said
claims must be verified in the form required by
law Dated February 4 1906.
Date OF frat publication, February s, 1906
GEORGE A, TAYLOR,
Administrator Of the Estate Of William q.
TAYLOR, deceased.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-01-12
GreenCreek Gatherings.

Anton S. Nuxoll and family
spent Sunday evening with the
Jos. Schmidt family.
At a meeting held in the par
ochial school house, Sunday af-
ternoon it was decided to enclose
the school grounds with a sub
stantial fence and subscriptions
were taken up for that purpose.
John Arnzen had a morrow es-
cape last week while trying to
haul some wood from the noun
tains. On the homeward trip
the neckyoke broke just as he
was driving down a short but
rather steep hill. Through a
sudden jerk from the horses
Arnzen was thrown from his seat
landing under the sled and was
dragged for some distance before
he succeeded in bringing the
frightened animals to a halt.
Strange to. say the young man
escaped entirely unhurt.
We are always glad when the
CHRONICLE" arrives on its
weekly visit. It is one of the
newsiest papers in the county
Ito say the least) and what's
more, the editor makes less mis-
takes in putting down our cor
respondence than any paper
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-01-12
Water in Abundance.

The Moberg Bros, living a.
bout five miles southeast of here,
have at last solved the water
problem and proven beyond doubt
that plenty of water can be Sc
cured here if the people go deep
enough for it, a fact that many
of our farmers will be glad to
learn. Messrs. Lewis and Bled-
soc, of Grangeville, have been
drilling at the Moberg place since
early in November with their
new well drilling outfit and, al
though almost decided to quit
several times, the boys kept
them at it and late last week,
when the drill had reached a
depth of 292 feet an immense flow
OF water was encountered, which
fully paid all for the expense
and labor put in on the well.
When the drill was removed the
water in the we'll rose rapidly
until it reached the depth of so
feet and there it remained and,
although pump was put in and
worked constantly for seven
hours, the water could not be
lowered a particle, proving that
the flow is an enormous and
never-failing one. To say that
the Moberg Bros. are glad is
putting it mildly. They have
been bothered for years by lack
of water and while they have
put S73O into the present well,
b esides the board of the men en-
ployed and the wood consumed
by the drilling engine, they con-
slider themselves very fortunate
IN getting an eXhaustable water
supply and doing away with all
future bother from lack of water.
Just what kind of power will
be used to pump the water up
has not yet been decided on but
it will probably be steam or gas
oline as windmills are too uncer-
tain quantities in the summer.
The we'll drillers will now go
to the Frank Hanley farm about
a mile southwest of the Moberg
place where they will start sink
ing another hole to tap the vast
water area that evidently under
lies this whole country.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-01-12
News Around
The Stale
Items of interest Reproduced for the
Benefit of our Readers.
A STORY OF THE WEEK
A few Incidents that have occurred il
the State since our last Issue.

1t is thought that the new in
sane asylum at Orofno will be
ready for occupancy by March
1st.
The steamboats, operating on
Snake river between Lewiston
and Riparia have again been tied
up on account of low water.
The Grangeville Y. M. C. A.
association has ordered pool and
billiard tables from Spokane to
install in their building for the
use of the members and visitors.
1t is reported that the party Of
P. & l. N. surveyors working
down Salmon river are now be-
tween Pollock and White Bird
and that they are cross section
ing the survey as they go.
Chris Olson was elected mana
ger of the Jumbo mine at a meet
ing of the stockholders held at
Grangeville this week. Frank
Brown was rendered reelection
but refused it because of more
important duties.
Judge Steele has set the fol-
lowing dates for holding court in
this district this year: Idaho
county February 5 and August
27. Nez Perce county-M March
IL and September "a. Latah
county May Z and December 8.
The Colby, Coryell and Howe
lumber company of Lewiston
has contracted to deliver two
million feet of lumber to people
in Chicago during this year.
The lumber will come from near
Winchester on Craig's mountain.
Judge F. E. Fogg has left
Lewiston for Washington, D. c., 1
where he will appear before the
supreme court next Monday in
the Dick case and try to show
that the action of the San Fran
cisco court in deciding that liquor
could be sold on the reservation
was lawfully correct.
Seventy-five residents of Elk
City filed applications at the
Lewiston land Office Tuesday to
make final proof on the 1886
acres comprising the townsite.
The town was settled in 1864 and
is the second oldest town in
northern Idaho but the residents
have never been able to get title
to their property until the pres
ent move was made.
The supreme court has handed |
down a decision reversing the
decision of the lower court in a |
suit instituted against the Den
yer townsite company for $235O /
as commission on the sale of the
townsite lands to the present
owner. The supreme court holds
that the secretary of the townsite
company had no right to list the
for sale or allow a com
mission to the agent for selling
it.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-01-12

Fred Rustemeyer closed a con-
tract with a Northern Pacific tie
contractor this week for the de-
livering of between 25,OOO and
$4,000 ties on the right of way
near this place this coming sum-
mer. The work of making the
ties will probably be commenced
in a couple weeks.
Coasting is all the rage this
week and big crowds of young
folks, and some who are not so
young, come out each evening
to enjoy the sport. The present
slide is rather dangerous but this
only adds to the fun and nothing
short of a serious accident will
cause them to abandon the sport.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-01-12

we've found SO far. But he did
make a bad mistake last week.
He put down "ugcle" Tony for
uncle" and when the paper
came we would actually have
been afraid to meet Tony, if we
hadn't known how good natured
he is. But hereafter we will try
to write good common sense-No
more pet names or jokes for US
no sir! lit was only a little mis-
take made by our devil" in
setting up the type and later
overlooked in correcting. Such
things will happen, you know
Ed.