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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30
DAMAGE NOT As GREAT As REPORTED
Only One Fourth of the Land Near
Clyde Will Have to Be
Reseeded.

after making careful examination
of the wheat fields around Clyde / find
that only about ne-fourth of the land
in that section will have to be re-
seeded" said Samuel ]. Smith, an ex-
tensive wheatraiser, this morning. 81
went to Clyde the first of the week
and put in several days going over all
the wheat fields. I made a complete
examination and found that only in
the unprotected portions of the fields
was the grain frozen by the recent
cold weather. The farmers in that To-
cality are feeling much better now and
many who intended to reseed their
lands have decided to only put in that
which was frozen out. The wheat that
stood the bad weather is growing nicely
and gives promise of big crop"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30
Women's Foreign Missionary Meetin

Women's Foreign Missionary Meeting.
annual spring meeting of the Women's
Foreign Missionary Society of the
Newark presbytery opened here this
morning at the South Park Presbyte-
rian church. The delegates were well
coined by the Rev. DR.. Lyman Whit
ney Allen, of the South Park church.
Several prominent speakers will ad-
dress the meeting. There will be a
conference for young people.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30
Data For Month For 20 Years
Past Issued This Morning.
IT IS GENERALLY A CLOUDY MONTH
AVERAGE RAINFALL is ia
INCHES, BUT 1T HAS BEEN
MUCH GREATER.

All sorts and conditions of weather
may be expected in Walla Walla dur
ing April, if data for the month, COM
piled by Observer Newman from rec
ords at the Walla Walla weather office
for 20 years back is any criterion
The data compiled, the observer says,
must not be construed as forecast of
the weather conditions, but is issued
merely to show the conditions that
have prevailed in the past
The average temperature for April is
SO degrees. The warmest April was
that of 1888, with a temperature of IS
degrees, and the coolest was in 1892,
when the mercury averaged 40 de-
corded was 80 degrees, on the 2Sth of
the month in 1890, and the coolest was
20 degrees on the 4th in 1887.
Not Month Of Showers.
The old adage that April is a month
of showers does not hold good, accord
ing to Observer Newman. The aver
age rainfall for the month is LA, but
in 1883 the total precipitation was 3.SS
inches, while on the other hand, during
the April of 1890 there was but .3S of
an inch. The greatest precipitation
recorded in any "a consecutive hours
was LAT inches, on the 18th and 18th
in 1900 There has been instances
when snow fell in April. the records
showing that on the Sd of the month in
1901 snow fell to the depth of IA in
ches, which is the record for 20 years.
Few Clear Days.
April as a rule is what is termed
a cloudy month. The average number
of clear days is only eight, while the
partly cloudy days number II and
cloudy days five. The prevailing winds
have been from the south with an
average velocity of 6.S miles an hour.
The highest velocity was so miles from
the southwest on the first of the month
in 1895.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30

Standard Oil company today openly
assumed full charge of the business
of the Republic Oil company in Iowa
Coincident with admissions made by
the oil trusts attorneys in Missouri
in the custer suit, the Republic COM
pany ceases to have an independent
existence in this and other states. even
far as appearances are concerned.
Its employees have been notified that
they might remain in the employ of
the Standard.
The company has operated in Iowa
five years. with branches at Des
MONIES. Davenport. Sioux City. Coun-
Gil Bluffs, Waterloo and Mason CITY.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30
BIG PRICE FOR ALDER St. LOT
AdoIph Schwarz Said to Have Refused
$4,000 for Sixty Foot Lot
Yesterday.

Adolph Schwarz, who owns a lot
with a 60-foot frontage on East Alder
street east of the Masonic temple, has
refused an offer of $4,000 for the
property A gentleman, claiming to
represent a Walla Walla capitalist,
whose name was not disclosed, ap-
nroached Mr.. Schwarz yesterday, stat
ing that he would like to have an OPP
ton on his residence property on Alder
street He said he was authorized to
offer $4,000 for the property and was
willing to pay down quite a sum to
bind the bargain. Mr.. Schwarz. 1t is
said. refused the offer, claiming that
he did not desire to dispose Of the
place at this time.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30
CAN ENGAGE IN GAME BIRD BUSINESS
Attorney General Says IF You Raise
Them in Captivity You May
Market Them.

The game laws of Washington do
not prohibit private raising of grouse,
pheasants. quail and similar birds
Matched and reared in captivity, nor
do they prohibit birds so raised from
being sold in the open market.
Such is the opinion of the attorney
general, John D. Atkinson, given to
c. w. Clausen, state auditor The
opinion and the letter that it answers
suggest that an extensive business may
grow out of the DEMONSTRATING of game
birds.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30
MUST GIVE HIS DEBTS IN DETAIL
State Tax Commission Passes Of
Question Submitted by Assessor
Of Lincoln County.

In Lincoln county a business man
objected to giving a detailed list of his
debts, and yet he wished to set MS
debts off against his credits. The
county assessor wrote to the state
tax commission for advice.
The commission has written to the
assessor, advising him that the man
must give his debts in detail, naming
creditors, if he is to be allowed to use
them as a Set-Off.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30
Whitman Getting in Trim.
Fork tips fitted for Is cents at H. 0.
Peck's, corner Fourth and Alder.
Gard Of Thanks.

We desire to express our profound
thanks to the many kind friends ana
neighbors who have extended their
sympathy, kindness and aid to us In
our sad bereavement through the death
and funeral of our beloved wife and
mother Special thanks for the floral
offerings.
J.. A. LEVIN AND SONS.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30
PERSONAL MENTION,

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w. A. Maxwell, of Dayton, is a Walla
Walla visitor today.
J. w. Craven, of Twin Falls, Ida, is
registered at the Dacres today.
G. w. Swan, a farmer of the Mesa
district, is in the city on business.
E. A. Connick, a prominent Athena
business man, is Walla Walla visitor
today.
DR.. and Mrs. Lee w. Paul, of Dixie,
were Walla Walla visitors yesterday
afternoon.
DIR. S. ]. Kuykendall, a prominent
physician of Pomeroy, is in the city
today on professional business.
]. E. Logan, advance agent for the
Murray & Mack aggregation, was in
the city yesterday arranging for the
appearance of the popular troupe at
the Keylor Grand theater.
Among prominent Waitsburg resi-
dents registered at Walla Walla no.
tells today are w. B. Brooke, mer-
chant; j. Q. Harmon, well-knOwn
farmer, and U. S. Logsdon, the con-
tractor.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30
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CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

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Gose & Gose, attorneys for the plain
tiff today served notice that testimony
in the case of the Dement, Brothers
company versus the city Of Wa1la Wal
la will be taken on April 3.
Mr. and Mrs. j. w. McGhee, Jr., nave
moved into their new residence at III
East Chestnut street.
Deputy Surveyor Wrinkle left yester-
day for points on the Columbia river
to locate section corners for DR.. George
Barnett, w. F. Grove and other Walla
Wallans owning land in that section.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30

Funeral Of Benjamin Butz-The fun
eral of Benjamin ButZ, who was fatal
ly injured in the railroad yards at
Pasco Tuesday morning, occurred from
the Catholic church at o'clock this
morning. The services were largely
attended by friends and members of
the church. Interment was in the
Catholic cemetery.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30

poseU OF Ex-Governor Miles c.. Moore,
). b. Catron, Eugene Lorton. w. H.
Dunphy, B. F. Simpson, o. T. Corn
well and Walter Minnick was appointed
to make an effort to secure for Walla
Walla state conventions of the repub-
mean and democratic parties this year.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30
CORSET STEEL AS SAW.
Criminals in kittitas County Jail Had
Planned Escape.

ELLENSBURG, March 30.-Using
woman's corset steel as a saw, desper-
ate criminals in the Kittitas county
iail here had started work on the iron
bars and had made considerable i'm
nression on one before detected by
officers.
Sheriff Thomas determined upon
searching the Jail and he and Deputy
Maxey thoroughly examined every part.
Resides three saws, made from corset
steel. they found two knives and an
iron that was to be used as brass
knuckles hidden away in the cells and
corridors. The hole in the iron bar
had escaped notice of the officers be-
cause when not working upon 1t, the
prisoners had filled it with ournt
bread. A short time ago woman
dope fiend was kept in the Jail over
night. The prisoners obtained her cor
GET and from the steel thus obtained
made saws. using knives in their work.
In some way knife blades had reached
them and they had placed blades be-
tween two pieces Of wood and kept
them in place by winding wire obtain
cd from the handle about 1t 1t mace
a formidable weapon.
Among criminals confined in the jail
are Frank Roberts and c. A. Williams
sentenced to ten years in the penlteh-
tiary for a hold-up. They are awaiting
an appeal of their cases to the supreme
court. Search by the omcers pre'eh'eu
a bad jailbreak.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30

Mrs. McMinn Wants Divorce-Suit
for divorce, in which 500 a month
alimony and $500 attorney fees are
prayed for was commenced in the
superior court late yesterday afternoon
by Mrs. Lucinda McMinn against ].
P. McMinn, the well-known state line
fruitgrower. Mrs. McMinn alleges
cruel and inhuman treatment on the
part of Mr.. McMinn. 1t is said the
domestic relations of the McMinns have
not been of a very harmonious nature
for some time past. Mr.. and Mrs.
McMinn We're married in Berryville,
Arkansas, in 1864 and have a family
of grown children.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30

Gave Musicale-At st. Vincents
academy this afternoon the kinder
garten class gave an enjoyable musi
Gale. An excellent program was rem
dered by the little tots, which was
greatly enjoyed by a large number of
the patrons of the school.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30
ADJUSTMENTS

Frederick Warde's Great Popularity.
1t was generally supposed when
Frederick Warde left Theatrical for
recital work that going it single
handed" would reduce his drawing
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30

New Safe in Water Office-The old
ramshackle safe that has done duty
since the year one in the water ONCE
was yesterday replaced by handsome
new burglar and fire proof safe. The
new safe weighs 4,300 pounds and Is
large enough to accommodate all the
city's books and is as near burglar
and fire proof as safes can be made
The safe was bought of a Seattle
firm.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30

The Ladies Of the Wilbur NJ. F..
church will hold their usual cake and
pie sale tomorrow at Cox & Barnett's
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30
Nearly Two Thousand Dollars Sub
sCribed For Ball Team.
LEAGUE OFFICERS ARE GREATLY PLEASED
HUTCHINSON WILL PROBABLY BE
MANAGER OF THE LOCAL
CLUB THIS SEASON..

The contributions to the stock fund
Of the Walla Walla Baseball associa-
ton are coming at satisfactory rate
and the boosters for the league team
proposition are feeling absolutely GER
tain that the required $4,000 will be
raised by Saturday night. The COM
mittee last night reported that about
$4,000 of the stock had been placed
with the business men Of Walla Walla,
with only about one-half of the city
canvassed. The lists were being cir
culated again this afternoon and the
committee was meeting with splendid
encouragement.
League Officers Satisfied.
President Lucas and Secretary Dor
sey left last night for Spokane. They
both stated that they were pleased with
the enthusiasm displayed and We're
gratified that they had secured the
sixth team to form the league. Be
fore leaving Walla Walla last night
President Lucas assured the local en-
thusiasts that when he made up the
schedule he would make an effort to
give Walla Walla the best dates pos
games so that the Walla Walla team
will be away from home during the
hot
AS soon as the entire amount of
stock is subscribed the stockholders
will hold meeting and arrange FOR the
drawing up Of articles of incorporation.
The stock will be printed and issued
to the stockholders and the association
started off in a strictly business-like
manner.
It seems to be the unanimous Opin-
ion that E.. A. Hutchinson will be chOs-
en- as manager of the team. He has
had several years experience in man
aging ball teams and he has been high
" recommended by Mr.. Dorsey for the
place.
Donovan Goes to Athena.
Frank Donovan, who was one of the
catchers of the Walla Walla team last
year. will go to Athena Saturday to
make arrangements to sign as back
stop for the yellow Kids Donovan
is a good ball player and will be quite
an ACQUISITION to Athena's fast bunch
of ball players.
Whitman Getting in Trim.
The baseball team at Whitman COL
lege is now engaged in active practice
for the spring season. The players are
out every night and doing some good
hard work on the diamond. 1t is be-
lieved that Whitman will have the
fastest team this season in the history
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30

Practice Shoot Sunday-Members Of
the Walla Walla Rod & Gun club will
hold the first practice shoot of the
season at the fair grounds next Sunday
morning. The traps were set up and
tested yesterday and from now on the
club will hold regular weekly shoots.
Advices from Seattle, Portland and
Spokane gun clubs state that members
of these clubs are practicing assiduous-
ly for the annual tournament to be
held under the auspices of the North
west Sportsmen's association in June.
A large contingent of San Francisco
shooters are planning to attend the
tournament, which gives promise of
being one of the most successful ever
held by the association.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30

Rims put on for $3.50 each at II. o.
Peck's, corner Fourth and Alder.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30

Takes Over Big Iowa Company.
DES MONIES, Iowa, March 30.-Tht
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30

Read Stockton Wooden Mill COM
panys announcement on page three.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30
Increase in Members,

The membership committee of the
Commercial club reported that 1t had
secured 119 new names on the roll
during the past month, making the
total membership at this time 270
The committee will continue it's work
until the roll shows 500 1t was de-
cided to increase the monthly dues
from so cents to 81 after June l. It is
also the intention of the club at the
annual meeting to be held April 10 to
provide salary for the secretary and
secure some competent man who will
devote all his time to looking after the
clubs affairs.
committee was appointed to ar
range for a public opening of the new
quarters of the club in the near fu-
ture.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30
Go After Jobbing Rate.

The committee on freight and trans
portation submitted a report last night
TO the effect that the state railway
commission has reported it had done
what it could to bring about a jobbing
rate from the railroads for Walla
Walla. but so far had been unable to
accomplish anything. 1t was suggest
ed that the original complaint be re-
newed and that the matter be brought
to issue before the commission when
it meets in Colfax in June.
The club voted unanimously to fol-
low the advice of the state commission
and as result the transportation COM
mttee was empowered to employ legal
assistance and prosecute the complaint
against the railroads. TO make the
test case a thorough one, one OF the
Walla Walla jobbers will ship a guam
titv of goods to Dayton and tender 10
the railroad a freight rate based on
the tariff now afforded the Spokane
iobbers on the same class of goods for
an equal distance.
During the discussion of the suoJec'
it was limited that the railroads were
willing to give Walla Waiia the
rate asked for. but the jobbers OF
Portland and Seattle held the big STICK
over the transportation companies ana
would not stand for the concession
asked for
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30

the summons in the divorce suit by
Sheriff Painter Wednesday evening.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30

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Commercial and County Clubs
Merged Into One Organization.
WILL FIGHT FOR A JoBB|NG RATE
WOODEN MILL PROPOSITION Will
BE LOOKED INTO-MEMRERs
TO VISIT DAYTON.

At the meeting of the Walla wa1la
Commercial club last night it was
voted to consolidate with the Country
club and hereafter the headquarters of
the club will be in the rooms formerly
occupied by the Country club in the
Ransom building.
Under the terms Of the agreement
entered into the Commercial club is to
pay the Country club the sum of 1925
for its furniture and fixtures and the
26 members of the latter club are to
become members of the older Or
ganizatiOn.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30
Wooden Mill Subject.

The proposition of John +. "iioui
Offering to establish a WOODEN iliiii III
Walla Walal was read to the cluo' anu
after considerable discussion the mat
ter was referred to the manufacturing
committee with instructions to ascer-
tain what support would be given os
the people of Walla Walla toward as'
sisting in securing the enterprise
To Visit Dayton.
The invitation of the Modern "ooo-
men to participate in the excursion ~
DAYTON Monday night was accep'eo
It is expected that quite NUMBER oi
the members of the club will go 10
DAYTON that night and make a lrieilo's
call on the business men OF Dayton
Try For Convention.
Upon the presentation OF a reso'O
ton nv Julius Levy a committee COM
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30

FOR SALE-BANQUET RESTAU-
rant Apply Banquet restaurant.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30

Another good sized house witnessed
the second performance of Kathleen
Mauverneen' last night and this popu-
lar bill will probably draw another
good house tonight on the occasion of
its last performance.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30
TOWN TOPICS

Weather Forecast-Tonight showers;
Saturday showers and cooler.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30

power His manager who was in Wal
la Walla recently said on this point:
Last week Mr.. Warde appeared in six
cities and his receipts amounted to
over $4,000 and the population of these
cities averaged only $4,000. This rec
ord was never eclipsed under the same
conditions when Mr. Warde headed his
own company of so people. 1t all goes
to show that it is his own high popu-
larity and ability that draw the peo-
pie to hear him. Mr.. Warde comes
to this city for one engagement Friday.
April 6, when he will spend an entire
evening in reading all the principal
parts Of the tragedy Of Hamlet in
which he assumes all the main charac-
tiers. The recital is interspersed with
explanations of the plot and remarks
on the different characters so that
this great play of Shakespeare's is
brought closer to the audience than it
could possibly be in any other way.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30

"Kitty" West Divorced-On the
grounds of nom support, kitty" West,
landlady of No. As, one of the most
notorious resorts in Walla Walla's ten
derloin district, was granted a divorce
Yesterday afternoon from her husband.
The case appears in the court records
as Katherine Kimball versus A. w.
Kimball and the woman is permitted to
McCrin Kimball is said to be a resi-
dent of Spokane where he is employed
as a bookkeeper.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30

Three Alarms Sent ln-The fire de-
partment answered three alarms sent
in to headquarters last night. Early
in the evening a small fire was dis
covered in a pile of lumber at the
Walla Walla Lumber company's yards.
The blaze was extinguished with a
BabcOck. An alarm at 11:45 took the
department to the residence of A. c.
Joy, Gil North Eighth street, to put
out fire that was playing sad havoc
with Mr.. joys chicken house. The
damage was slight. AS the apparatus
alarm from near the o. r. & N. depot
was sent in, but after skirmishing
around in the neighborhood for IS
minutes without finding anything that
looked like a fire the department re-
turned to the station.
Summer Time Has Come-Judging
from the high temperature that pre-
vailed in Walla Walla yesterday and
today summer time has come. A tenn
perature of 70 degrees was recorded by
Observer Newman at o'clock yester-
day afternoon, marking the warmest
day of the year. The lowest point
reached by the mercury last night was
SO degrees, decided contrast to the
winter weather that prevailed a couple
of weeks ago. Evidence of spring is
appearing on every hand. Walla Wal
lans fortunate enough to possess one
are overhauling the lawnmower with
much regret, and amateur horticulture
lists are spading up the lower beds,
trimming the rose bushes, fruit trees
and performing other necessary work
incident to the advent of spring.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30

Afraid of Hubby-Mrs. Oma Lang
ford. who commenced divorce proceed
ings against Thomas Langford, former
ly a mail carrier in the Walla Walla
postoffice, some months ago. yesterday
filed an amended complaint in which
of visiting her home and conducting
himself in a threatening and hostile
manner. She asks that he be restrain
ed from interfering with her. Lang
ford lately returned to Walla Walla
from Colorado and was served with
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-01-19
Going to Indian Territory.

DR.. M. w. Flournoy, who for nine
years has been one of the leading ply
sicians of Roswell, left this morning
for Copan, L. T., where his sons are
preparing to go into the drug bust
ness. The two sons are now in Cali
fornia. DR.. Flournoy wants to help
will move his family to Capon in
about one month.
Dr. F1ournoy came to this country
from Missouri about nine years ago.
He has enjoyed the confidence of the
people, and his devotion to his pro-
fession as student and practitioner
have always ELECTED favorable COM
ment as well as admiration and graft.
tude from his patients. In children's
troubles especially he has been physi-
clan, nurse and counselor endearing
himself to many families even more
as friend than doctor. Many a night
has he spent sleepless at the bedside
of a struggling, gasping little n
fighting back the fever and suffoca-
ton of death, never giving up hope
and if defeated, soothing the par
ents as a father would. h human
sympathy n devotion to his calling
Vol DR.. Flournoy a place in the
hearts and homes of the community.
His wife and children, too, have wo-
ven man. ties of friendship into the
the life of Roswell that will be hard
to break.