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The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-03-15

street, south on Mill to Spr. e street.
All houses inside OF the boundary lines
as above given, including all on each side
OF boundary line streets, will be served
Warning by the Postmaster.
Anent the establishment of city mail
delivery, Postmaster Ewart issues the
following warning to the citizens OF
COlfax:
Getty delivery will probably be ordered
by the department in the near future.
am instructed to warn you against the
purchase Of the small boxes for houses,
sometimes sold by persons claiming au-
thority from the postoffice department
No such authority has ever been given.
The carrier delivers your mail at the
house. Any other arrangement for safe
keeping mnst be made by yourself and
the carrier"
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-03-15
TO OPEN COLLEGE LANDS
Gift to Washington State CoIIeae
Said Not to Be LeqaI.


Waterville, Wash. March ia move.
ment has been started to have the state
college lands in southern Okanogan
county thrown open to the government
Tor homestead entry. These lands we're
withdrawn by the state and donated to
the Washington State College at Pull
man and this act is believed by the con-
testing parties to be unconstitutional.
The scheme OF contest is for a large
number OF prospective settlers to at
tempt TO make a filing on these lands at
the United States land office in this city,
which, OF course, will be refused by the
receiver, as he had no knowledge that it
Is government land. This will open the
way for bringing contest proceedings in
the interior department, where the mat
ter can be determined. Many such tend
ers OF filing papers have been made at
the local land office during the past few
days.
The tract in question contains about
10000 acres of the best fruit land in
the United States, the same kind that
has made such wonderful values at We
natchee, Orondo, Entiat, Chelan and
other points on the upper Columbia
river. The character of the soil ia a
rich loam and is capable Of producing
vegetables or fruits that can be produced
anywhere in the temperate zone. With
very little expense this entire tract can
be watered by an irrigation system from
the Methow river, which has an abund
ant water supply at all times. If the
contest should be decided in favor of the
hOmesteaders the Okanogan Power &
Irrigation company will, it is stated. in
stall the irrigation plant at once. The
lands are what have always been known
az the Brewster fats and are within a
mile or two of the town of Brewster. at
the confluence of the Okanogan and Co.
lumbia rivers. Ii the contest is decided
in favor OF the settlers this will become
among the most valuable fruit lands in
Washington
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-03-15

other witnesses will appear; and | have
been compelled to dismiss several OF these
cases on the day of trial because the wit
nesses did not respond, and we're outside
OF the state so that they could not be
compelled TO come.
Not all, but too many OF the saloons
OF the country are very careless with ref
erence to these matters, and do not take
the proper care of their patrons, espe-
claily after they are so filled with liquor
tdat they are unable to take care of
themselves
I'VE have the most trouble with this
class OF crime where there is railroad
work going on and great many tran
sient people"
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-03-15
OYSTER MEN DEFEATED.
Legislature Refuses Grant of Re-
Versionary Interest.

Olympia, March 1.-THE last, linger-
ing hope Of the oyster men that this
Legislature would vote to give them the
states reversionary interest in the oys-
ter lands occupied by them was swept
away today when a special joint com
mittee appointed to investigate the mat
ter reported, strongly advising against
any further legislation in that direction
The committee does advise that the laws
be amended to permit the sO-called oyster
lands which are not suitable to oyster
culture to be used for the cultivation OF
other shell fish without forfeiture to the
state, but that there should now be a
penalty for abandoning oyster culture
The report is hard blow to the oys-
ter men, since it will stand as an obstacle
against their land grab scheme, not only
in this but in future legislatures.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-03-15
RUSH HAS COMMENCED,
0. r. g. NJ. Bringing a Thousand
CoIonists Daily Into OREGON.

Pendleton, March 1.-THE greatest
colonist rush to the Pacific coast ever
known is now on, and one of the heavi-
est passenger trains ever pulled across
the continent arrived in Oregon yester-
day, when the train in two sections, ag-
gregating 10 coaches, rolled into Hunt
ingtOn.
Many of the passengers were bound
for eastern Washington points, and it
was estimated that fully 900 were aboard
when the train pulled into this city. 1t
is believed that the two principal Oregon
Railroad & Navigation trains from the
east, numbers l and 5, are bringing into
Oregon fslly 1900 people daily. 1t is
estimated that No. 5 is carrying 700 to
1000 passengers daily, the passengers
consisting Of hOmeseekers, investors and
tourists, who have been waiting for some
time to take advantage OF the cOlonist
rates that went into effect March /.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-03-15
(HE FREE MAIL DELIVERY
Will Soon Be Inauguarated in
the City of COIfax.
Favorable Report Sent in by p. o.
Inspector FuIlenwider-- Receipts
Nearly SIP, 900 a Year.

Colfax will soon have free delivery
Postoffice Inspector Fullenwider was
here Friday and Saturday of last week
looking over the situation and found
everything as represented for free deIiv-
cry. The receipts are considerably over
the required amount $4,000 a year,,
the houses are all properly numbered,
and Mr.. Fullenwider has sent in favor
able report to the department. Two de-
liveries will be made daily, one ia the
morning and one in the afternoon. Four
teen mail collection boxes will be posted
throughout the city. The carriers will
be selected from the civil service, an ex-
animation probably being held here in
the near future. Colfax will be the first
town in Whitman county to enjoy this
privilege. Location OF boxes and routes
of carriers are indicated as below given:
Location of Letter Boxes.
Route Is. W. corner Brewery and
Main streets, S. W. corner Main and
Cooper, N. w. cor. Meadow and Resi-
dence, n. W. corner Main and Fairview,
5. E. corner East and Fairview, s. W.
corner Mill and Wawawai, n. E. corner
Main and Canyon.
Route 2.-N. E. corner Main and Wall
streets, n. Z. corner Main and Island
n. E. corner Perkins avenue and Last,
S. E. corner Main and Harrison, S. W.
corner Morton and Second, S. E. corner
Clay and First, S. E. corner Mill and
Park.
Boundary Lines of Routes.
Carrier No. 1-SOuth on Mill street to
Cooper. east on Cooper to East street,
south on East to Fairview, west on
Fairview to Meadow, north on Meadow
to Cooper, east on Cooper to Lake
street. north on Lake to Spring, east on
south side of Spring to Mill street.
Carrier No. 2@NOrth side Spring
street west to West street, north on
West to Perkins avenue, north on Per-
kins avenue to railroad track, east on
north side of railroad track to Main
street, north on Main to First, east on
First to Morton avenue, north on Nor
ton to Fourth street, east on Fourth to
Park street, south on Park to Mill
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-03-15
V.B.McDOWELL
COLFAX, WASH.
Post Office Bldg Phone Red 761
Real Estate,
Insurance,
Farm Loans,
Surety Bonds
Real Estate Partial List

800 acres choice wheat and stock farm,
running water, near Pampa ....... 16 500
400 acres good farm land near Hay. 1900
100 acres choice farm land with mod
crate improvements, ] mile from
electric road ..,...,............. 1900
$50 acres choice farm with good i'm
provements, on Spring Flat. Call
for price and terms .... ...
296 acres, of our best land with splen-
did advantages .................., ST., 9OO
GAO acres splendid wheat land near Hay. SIG ,00O
800 acres fine dairy farm near Glenwood 5000
2 acres in edge of Colfax. .......... 800
edge Of town. .............I......... 1000
Good dwelling. 6 lots, Colfax. .... 2,500
Choice residence lot 70x100 ft on South
Main street Observation-Disclosures. 75O
Good Groom house on Meadow street 1,2OO
Good lot 1OOx103 feet, Fairview ST.. 300
Choice residence lot on Lake st. be-
tween Thorn and Wawawai Sts. SOC
For Rent
Groom house, South End, water furnished SIC
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Continued on eighth page.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-03-15

Groom house, South End, water furnished SIC
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-03-15
THE COUNTY BUSINESS
commissioners Hold a Lengthy
Session This Month.
Liquor Licenses Raised From $500
to $1,000 -County's Books
to Be Exported.

Pursuant to adjournment, the board
OF county commissioners of Whitman
county, Washington, met on the 4th
day of March, 1907, at l O'Clock p.
m., all members of the board being pres
ent.
The following general claims were al
lowed by the board:
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-19

the old mother and afterward repu-
dated, "A compromise to her adyant-
age would have been affected long
ago. Moreover. she would have
saved the enormous legal fees she
has been forced to provide In order
to defend the suit. And Just here
II should be said. I'm justice to viz
ginia, who brought the suit in self
defense. that the commission to
which the Waterman refers did not
represent her first effort to effect
a settlement. Our recollection Is
that on several previous occasions
Virginia made overtures to West
Virginia in respect OF the matter and
was rebuffed III judgment Is rem
dered against West Virginia, that
State will simply have TO pay the
penalty for arrogance and short
sightedness.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-19
WORRY, PUSH AND HURRY
CAESE Of SUDDEN DEATH
REPELLING
NEGRO INVADERS

Residents and property owners In
'ections of Harlem that have been
invaded by negroes are hurriedly
.orming themselves into syndicates
'r associations for the purpose OF
buying up fats which are tenanted
,r about to be occupied by negroes
The movement was begun on
Washington Heights and also in
Central Harlem, and those behind
% say they will carry the campaign
. ITO every good neighborhood that
IS being settled by colored people.
Turn them OUT" is the cry all
'long the line, and any amount of
money is said to be ready for the
Prosecution of the movement
Yesterday a syndicate OF property
'wners i'm the vicinity of one Hun
lred and Thirty-siXth street bought
.sOm Hannah Theobald her two
story teuements Several months ago
me two flats were populated with
'gro families, to the great surprise
nd Indignation of the white neigh
Nors. Since hen the whites have
haen movcing out, the values of sur
rounding property have been de-
ressed and property owners were
1ecoming panicstricken
A number of mass meetings of
-hite residents and property owners
800 the vicinity were held, and it was
inally reserved 10 buy the Theobald
anements and evict their negro oc-
Hpants. The flats vii be renovated
nd filled once more with white peo-
,o. No other houses i'm the neigh
orhood have negro tenants.
LenoX avenue and one Hundred
nd Thirty-nfth street has become
negro ueighborhood. It is locally
lcknamed the "Parlor Car porters'
aradise." The residents are try
g 10 keep the nego colony there
ON spreading.
10 is charged that the invasion of
rtain districts in Harlem by ne
oos is a scheme on the part of un-
rupulous spectators TO depress the
"Iuc of property, so they can buy it
cap and then do whichever will pay
ost--rent to colored people or re-
u to whites
Recently a negro who moved into
i2l West Ffty-siXth street was
ombarded by the white tenants and
'ightened so he moved out next
'ay.-New York World.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-19
TOW THE
GKAPE GIRL

The Grape Girls is the latest thing
fashions vogue. and le. it be un-
arstood that she is a far different
md a far daintier person than the
ocktail or the champagne girl. She
IS not even related to them, except
r he remote connection OF the
mbol she wears for, as a matter of
act. she wears the grape instead
of wooing it, 1t was Of the juice of
The grape tina. old Omar pledged his
I often wonder what the winners
buy
One-half so precious as the stuff
they sell.
But .he Grape Girl pledges her
self to the simple. sun-kissed fruit.
Grapes, TO be brief have sprung in
TO sudden demand as the trimming
OF hats and toqucs, and few women
no have had opportunity to Judge
" the effect that can be produced
.E % graceful cluster of deep purple
lared ON a hat of soft cream lace
grow. able TO withstand the tempta-
ION of rushing TO- their miIIiners to
a'.or 1mothiug of the same kind.
tIss Jack Astor drove down the ave
r1e one afternoon this week with a
"ri.abIe grape arbor on her head.
. hito NaIaEas. LOOKING Iuscioue and
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-19
PROVERBS AND
PHRASES

Methods will teach you to win
time.-Gothe.
Where might is master, justice is
COMMITTEEMAN.
Aspiring minds must sometimes
sustain loss.-Plato.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-19

Many advertisers offer you oealled Bargains We
beg you to class separately real Bargain Svsxs
when we advertise Bargain we always have genuine
Bargain that is good merchandise for less than regu
lar price
We pay for this ad. and anxious for you to
read it, we make it worth your while to do So
willing to you real dollars.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-19

Read the Daily Leader.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-19

Long Cloth and az inch India I,inon that i.
&c., marked down to IL 1-2c. Towels SC. 7I.2 a
worth nearly double. Large size heavy couI
worth $3.50, at $1.00. Finer goods lust as
duced in price. 5000 yards high grade embrt
neat fine effects and elaborate patterns, swiss
sock, very fine goods, marked very low.
SOC Corset covers at 25c 75c Corset cove
White underskirts with rows of tucks at SOC.
dersk1rts, lace and embroidery trimmed at S.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-06-19
Twelve Mile River Association.

Murphy, s. c., May 18.-Ws, tho COM
mittee of the Twelve Mile River Associa-
ton, together with the State Board, have
secured the service of Rev. w. M.
Walker, the Baptist evangelist, from the
Spartanburg Association, to hold revival
meetings at the following churches on
the dates specified below:
Travellers Rest, from Junas1e to June
%.
Whiteside View, from June 23 to Juno
%.
Whitewater, from June 80 to July 7.
Rocky Bottom, from July 7 to July ID.
Eastatoe, from July ID to July 81.
Mount Carmel, from July 81 to July 2S.
Antioch, from July % to August a.
Bethel, from August to August II.
Six Mile, from August II to August 1S.
Shady Grove, from August 1S to Au-
gust %.
Pleasant Hill, from August rs to Sop
tember l..
Stamp Creek, from September 1 to
September 8.
Little "iver, from September to Sep
tember Is.
Camp Creek, from September Is to
September %.
Golden Creek, from September 90 to
September 20.
Respectfully submitted
j. s.. Cox,
T. III. Stewart,
Frank Heaton,
Executive Committee.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-06-19
Child Stolen 20 Year. Ago Is Found.

Des Moines, Ia, June 1.-THE
happiest woman in Marshalltown,
Ia, is Mrs. G. w. Norton, wife OF
the Postal Telegraph manager, who
has found her baby, kidnapped
twenty-three years ago. The ssbaby''
lives at Grand Junction, Colo, and
has two children. The lost and now
found son is William Porter. Mrs.
Me:-..cn and her arss.s aarrss. husband lived
in Nebraska, and following disa.
greement, the wife obtained divorce
and the custody of her 4-year-old
son.
Suddenly the son disappeared and
then began the heart breaking
search by the mother. She suspected
her former husband, but had no
proof, and was always in uncertainty.
She got track of her son recently
through accident, in which her son
was mentioned as having sought his
mother for years. Porter does not
know by whom he was stolen.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-06-19

Prof. Hsrl Hau, of Washington,
D. c., who was arrested in Germa
several months ago, on suspicion of
having murdered his mother.in- law,
in order to get hold of her money,
has made confession of his guilt.
Hau was professor of law in a
Washington university and stood
high among the teachers of that city.
He was hard up and as his mother
in-law would not provide him with
funds sufficient for his needs, he
finally murdered her. On berg ar
rested on suspicion he stoutly main
tanned his innocence and more than
once had almost convinced the Ger
man authorities of his innocence.
Last Friday Hau's wife committed
suicide by jumping into lake in
Switzerland, presumably as result
of dementia following the murder of
her mother. After the suicide of his
wife, Hau made a confession of his
crime.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-06-19
EOIEYSkIDNEYCURE
Makes Kidneys and Bladder Right
Tragedy In Mississippi.

Columbus, Miss, June I3.-Car-
rollton, Pickens county, is in state
of excitement over the killing of f.
B. Theron, a lumber dealer, by John
Parker, aged 30, member of promi-
nent local firm, Tuesday night.
1t 1t said that Parker learned that
Theron and his (Parker's) wife were
in each others company at some
point about two miles from Carroll
ton. Parker mounted bis horse and
met the couple in the public road.
Parker began shooting, Theron be-
ing almost instantly killed. Parker
then took his wife to her brothers
home in Carrollton.
Parker claims that his act was
fully justified.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-06-19
To Hold Cotton School on Alabama Plan.

Greenville, June IA cotton
school, modled after the Alabama
method, will be held in Greenyills
from July 10 to September II, under
the auspices of the Farmers Union.
There will be special lectures deliv-
cred on the cotton plant, features Of
growing cotton, and the classing and
sales of the staple. Thirty farmers
have already been enrolled, and many
more are expected 60 join in the next
few weeks. There will be prominent
men here from all over the country.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-06-19
A Coco Puzzle.

Here is puzzle which you may
try to see what you can do with
Tie string about yard long to a
door key and take the string in the
right hand. Hold it so the key will
clear the floor four or five inches.
If you will hold the string steady
enough it will begin to swing back
and forth in a straight line. Let
another person take your left hand
in his and the key will change from
the pendulum-like swing to a circular
swing. If third person will place
his hand on the shoulder of the
second person the key will stop.
just try the above and then solve
the puzzle.-Exohange.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-06-19
Epilepsy /
Fits
St. Vitus Dance

Are nerve diseases, and unless
checked, lead to destruction Of
both mind and body. The
weak, shattered nerves must
have something to strengthen
and build them back to health.
DR.. Miles Restorative Nervine
is remarkable nerve tonic and
stimulant. 1t strengthens the
nerves, relieves the nervous
strain, and influences refres h.
ing bodybuilding sleep and
rest. Persistent use seldom
fails to relieve these Affections.
.'T was taken with epileptic fits; had
eleven I'm less than. IL hours. My
but he could do very little for me, and
]. grew worse every day, and at last
they had three doctors with me. and
s5 br GSe Ri ToTse edcay my father anS bosS heard Of
ana Liver Pals. I had taken only a
few doses until began to feel better.
sound and well Il has been worth ali
the world to me. recommend It
wherever I go. You may use this as
a lifelong Testimonial to the merits
Of your. medicine, for am enjoying
lie and nesith Is due % to this i' wonderful taI @
medicine" LEVY WILLIAMS,
r. 3. ID. No. 2, Boston, Ga.
Or. Miles Nervine 10 sold by your
dfuspIst, who Will guarantee that tho
7iffz bottle Will benefit. ~ u falls, ho
Mfi refund your money.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart Ind
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-06-19
Hall Storm In South Carolina.

Columbia, June 13.-Reports re-
ceived Monday night indicate heavy
damage to the cotton and corn crop
in many sections of South Carolina
from hail, wind and rain Sunday
night and Monday. AT Camden the
ground was covered with tho largest
hail ever reported in this State, some
pieces of which measured 8 inches in
diameter, Cotton and corn c-ccs
were practically ruined. Windows
were smashed by hail in the South
ern train from Orangeburg to Colum-
bia, and small Cyclone in Orange.
burg county RACED store building,
several dwellings and did the crops
much damage. A oloudburst, in
Bamberg county, drenched the al
ready damaged cotton crop and re-
ports say that the farmers are dis
couraged. In Clarendon county the
hail storm Monday was the most
severe ever known and the crops are
reported totally destroyed. Many
of the stones were 3 to a inches in
diameter and weighed third of a
pound.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-06-19
"In the Middle West. where corn is

In the Middle West, where corn is
so prolific and profitable, and where,
unfortunately for us, so much Of ours
has been produced, the stalk does not
naturally grow large. AS we come
South its size increases, AT the expense
Of the ear, until in Cuba and Mexico it
is nearly all stalk (witness Mexican va
rieties).
"The purpose of this method is to
eliminate this tendency Of corn to over
growth at the expense Of yield in this
Southern climate.
by this method have made my
corn crop more profitable than my cot
ton crop, and my neighbors and friends
who have adopted it, have, without ex-
ception derived great benefit therefrom
"Plant your own seed. I would not
advise change of seed and method the
same year, as you will not then know
from which you have derived the bene-
fit. have used three varieties, and all
have done we'll. have never used this
method for late planting. In fact, ]
do not advise the late planting Of corn,
unless it be necessary for cold, low
lands.
'The increased cost of labor and the
high price of all material and land are
rapidly making farming unproftable,
except to those who are getting from
one acre what they formerly got from
two. We must make our lands richer
by plowing deep, planting peas and
other iegumes, manuring them with
acid phosphate and potash, which are
relatively cheap, and returning to the
soil the resultant vegetable matter rich
in humus and expensive nitrogen. The
needs of our soil are such that the
South can never reap the full measure
of prosperity that should be hers until
this is done.
81 give this method as farmer to
the farmers Of the South, trusting that
thereby they may be benefited as l
have BEEN" ......
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-06-19
He Wanted Them Dead.

Mrs. Black was to meet her hus.
band at a certain store. After stand.
ing around for some time she grew
very impatient, and, thinking that
he might have forgotten to meet her,
called him up on the phone. Sup
posing that "Central" had given the
right number, she exclaimed
"Hello, Frank! Is that you2 Pm
nearly deadw
swell, madam, 1 think you have
the wrong man. "I'm an under
taker and want them all dead !"--
Lippincott's.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-06-19
Oklahoma Democrats Nominate Haskell.

Guthrie, Okla, June 14.-In the
Democratic primaries @. N. Haskell,
of Muskogee, /. IT,, for Governor, has
received majority Of $4,000 over
Lee Cruoe, of Ardmore. r. l.. Owen,
of Muskogee, and Roy V. Hoffman,
of Chandler, have been nominated
for United States Senators by major
tiles ranging from 5000 to 5000.