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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-28
Roman Candles.

Technical World.
 The most solitary person in the world during working hours is the maker of roman candles He occupies an iso- lated cell, somewhat like that of an old time hermit, save that its precincts are more contracted. and nobody comes near him while he Is engaged in his patient toll The wages he gets are high, hut not by reason of the loneli- ness to which he is condemned; he Is paid for the risks he Is obliged to take.
 The quarters occupied by this ere mite artisan are a tiny house. which might almost be called a hut. with floor space not more than si xfeet square. Standing by itself. at least sixty yards from any other structure. the little building Is of wood. of the simplest imaginable architecture. If
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-28

it were to Dc blown up the financial loss would be almost nil--a point of some importance inasmuch aS its diur- nal tenant is obliged to use consider able quantities of explosives in the business which engages his attention. For . roman candle is . sort ef maga- zine or repeating gun, with . paper tube for a barrel and balls ef Ire for projectiles.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-28
had R Iamea. Mamnhia. Tann.

Chas. B, James, Memphis Tenn:
 Dear Sir and Friend--As the dayA months and years pass by ! deem it moro . duty owe you ana your asso. in regard to my success or prosperity since leaving you. You will remem- Der three years ago. on January IF that time I was almost . total wreck financially. physically and mentally: Through your treatment was enabled to leave your place with ell desire Tor kind completely destroyed. and feeling like a two-year- I pledge you my word of honor have meyer had ehs eating nature from the time discon-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-28
HIS DESIRE FOR DRINK
 COMPLETELY DESTROYED
SAYS HE FEELS LIKE A
 TW0.YEAR OLD.

Sober Three YeaRU-Hau Gainoa S0 PsUnAs-Has M0asy 1n Donk-Owns Real Estate anA Says He Da5sys RiGlng en the water Wagon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-12
HERMAN SAYS S|E(
inspired CITY SUIT.
Walters Action Urged on BY
Sieg, Says Herman--Sieg Says
1t Is Not True
ss,rrlE WORK ar ,MpnnrANcE
LITTLE WORK OF IMPORTANCE
Regular Meeting Of the Council De-
velops in Little Work Of Importance
esins Observation-Disclosures Of Two
Propsrtiss Lowered and Refunds or.
dsrsd--WiIl Submit Park Tax Levy.

The city council did but very little
4 OF Importance at its regular meeting,
held Monday night, and about the only
items Of interest that transpired to
break the monotony OF routine occurred
when Young sampled Herman's snuff
3 and had at of sneezing and when
d Herman accused Sieg Of being an abet-
4 tor In the suit against the city brought
by Josiah and NJ. B. Walters, for water
damage due to the Twelfth avenue
dixie. u
Mr.. Herman's statement was to the
! effect that Josiah walters had told him
that Sieg had urged him on to filing the
\ Guit, and told him to go ahead and sue.
II am going of the council soon, and
don't care how much you sue" These
are tho words Herman reports Walters
- saying. sieg replied that he made
Z no such statement, and the incident
closed Ct that The matter Of the
! walters suit and the Bellefeuille case
were both referred to the Judiciary
C0mmtttee. 81
Properly vaIuations Lowered.
Because certain properties are be-
1leved to have been assessed too high
by the council, action was taken Mon
day night. Harry Walkers property
on North First street, fixed at $1,000.
/ was reduced to $1,000. and the clerk
VAS instructed to draw q warrant on
the Improvement fund for all IN ex-
cess OF one fourth the assessed valu-
alton. The resolution was by Devine.
and Was unanimously adopted. Mrs.
Gabriel Kunkel's property on West
Church street was fixed at $1,000 in
etead OF 81, 400, also on Devine's reso-
luton, altho the subject was called up
by Herman. All voted aye with the
exception Of Sieg. III
On Iseman,s resolution the. clerk |
was Instructed to draw an Improve
ment fund warrant for $51.28 IN favor
OF y. q. Carter, aa per supplemental
contract with the Barber company.
Will Submit Park Tax Levy.
Devine introduced a resolution CALI |
ing for the submission to the voters at /
the coming city election Of the ques-
ton Of leyying q tax Of mill on the
dollar on the assessed valuation OF
property In the city, for period OF
three years, to be used for city park
purposes. This was also adopted. The
a mill tax will yield about $1,000 an
nually.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-12
WOULD DISPOSE OF GARBAGE.
Mayor Insledus Appoints COMMITTEES
n 70 Investigate Systems and Cost.

70 Investigate Systems and Cost.
Mayor Ingledue Monday night brought
the matter bf garbage disposal before
the regular meeting Of the board OF
health, and appointed committee
composed OF Mcdonald, Devine and
Packer to investigate systems and
cost. to report at the next meeting.
Mayor Ingledue said that the city was
now OF q size where 1t was imperative
chat some sanitary disposition OF gar
bage be made. and the sooner the mat.
sster % looked after the better.
DR.. Devine brought up the question
RI some manner Of disposing OF rub
6ish that accumulates back OF retail
stores, such as papers that blow about
and scatter filth, and prove dangerous
bec,luse Of liability OF fire. The same
sconmittee was also Instructed to as
certain the cost Of sheet iron stoves
ito be placed In different blocks. in
which the rubbish may be burned.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-12
lLaPl.nt WIN Aeespt settlement,

IA report Of City Solicitor Burritt
wasi made to the council Monday night,
taiIi strip OF land near the city's wells.
by q. w. LaPlant. Mr.. LaPlant agreed
TO furnish the city with q deed to the
sixteen-foot strip upon the payment Of
$35. "a resolution by Clark instructed
the city clerk to draw a warrant for
sthe amount when the deed had been
furnished him, properly signed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-12
city's Books in Good Shape.

chairman Devine. OF the Judiciary
committee, reported Monday night on
the inspection of the city,s books by
Frank Lockwood. The report was to
the effect that the books were in fine
shape, and only a few clerical errors
had been found. These had been recti-
fed. The total net Indebtedness was
s$S7123.63. which is about $1,000 less
than for the preceding quarter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-12
state Of Ohio. City of Toledo, Luca.

County, So.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
Is senior partner of the firm of F. j.
Cheney & Co.. doing business in the
city Of Toledo. county and state afore-
Sid, and that said firm will pay the
sim OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
Il fstr each and every case Of catarrh that
ciinnot be cured by the use Of Halls
Gatarrh Cure.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
4 iii my presence, this 9Th day OF De-
camber A. D., 1886.
(SeaD. A. w. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system.
Send for testimonials free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO..
Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists, 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
cation.
JIe had no coat upon his back,
But had one on his tongue,
lAnd Rocky Mountain Tea, it's said,
4 Kept him from being hung.
q (Bad breath).
Mcbride = Will Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-12

e ;;ss Wash Fabrics
Fine batiste and figured lawns, medium and
large figures. pretty floral designs dots.
etc, per yard OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10e
I 40-inch fine Imported Persian lawns and or
Y candies, fine sheer and dainty, 2 to 10 yard
lengths, per yard .12lae
Fine dotted Swisses medium sized dots on
fine sheer fabrics, soc value, per yard...... 1sc
\ Fancy figured dimities, white ground with
neat figures or dot, Sc value. per yard. 12Lae
Double fold percales, large small coin dots
and fancy figures in every Imaginable de-
sign, per yard ........ .................. 1oe
Madras wasting plain ground with neat over
shot stripes crossbar and dots, handsome
floral designs, all dainty patterns, regular
30c quality, this sale OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 24c
Lace Curtains
Nottingham lace curtains, neat design pair acc
Fancy ruffled Swiss curtains, good size pair. 69c
Fine Nottingham lace curtains, heavy border.
small figure thru center, 5O-inch width, 31a
yards long, $3.50 value, sale price ......... $50
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-31
NEW ENTERPRISE TO MAKE WALLA WA.LA
KNOWN FROM ATLANTIC To PACIFIC
Local Capitalists Organize Insurance Company With Half Million
Dollars Behind 1t and Business of More Than
$2,000.00O to Start With

Falls, S. D., shows how people who
know anything about fire insurance
companies regard their stock. The first
nine months of that company's exis-
tnce, it cleared on capital of $500, 900
the sum of $1O5,O0O underwriting
profits. Then came the San Francis
co disaster; the directors to recoup,
decided to increase their capital stock,
and it was all oversubscribed by those
owning at s175.OO per share, or SIS per
share above par value.
Big Thing for City.
''In this state last year, there were
100 stock fire insurance companies
operating that collected $2,961,659 more
in net premiums than the aggregate
fire losses amounted to that year@ Be-
sides these, there were eleven mutual
companies and ten marine companies.
1T means more to this city to be the
home of the largest fire insurance
company On the Pacific coast than
most people would imagine who know
little or nothing about such COM
panies. 1t will mean for one thing
that within two years the postofice
here will be first class. The postage
bill alone of large insurance COM
panies amount to approximately $4,000
year.
1T will mean the permanent employ
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-31
MURKY TORRENTS A FOOT DEEP RUSH
THROUGH MILTON FLOODING HOMES
Railroad Communication With Pendeton Cut Off By Demolition
Of Roadbed Near Athena--Spokane Train Turns
Around at StarbuCk

Water is pouring through the streets
of Milton "a foot deep this afternoon,
flooding the stores and in great ponds
all over the city.
The torrents caused by melting
SHOWS have made three washouts on
the o. R. & N. track near Spofford
station four miles south of Walla Wal
Ia.
The passenger train which left Pen
dleton this morning is held up at
Athena on account of the destruction
of a big fill near the top of the hill
between Milton and Weston.
o. r. & N. No. which left Spokane
this morning came as far as Starbuck
and was then ordered back to Spokane.
AL trains between Walla Walla and
Pendleton have been cancelled indefi-
itely and officials were unable to say
this afternoon when the line would be
in shape again.
Road to WaliuIa Open.
No damage has been done by the
floords to the line between Walla Walla
and Wallula as far as could be as
certained this afternoon.
A report from Milton states that
water was Is inches deep on the south
side of the o. R. & n depot at 2
o'clock this afternoon, and that it was
constantly rising.
Reports from the Northwestern pow
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-31
CATTLEMEN GET SHADE BEST OF DEAL

Decision of the dispute between cat
tlemen and sheep men over the allot-
ment of the grazing lands in districts
one an two in the Wenaha forest rs-
serve was announced by Supervisor A.
]. Potter this morning.
In district one, the decision made
was a compromise between the de-
mands of the sheep men and the cat
tie men. The sheep men were allowed
to keep the same boundaries as last
year but permission was given the
cattle men to allow 800 cattle to run
at large over the whole district in ad-
dition to the 14OO restricted to the cat
tie district.
In district two, with the exception of
a few minor changes in boundaries
the decision of the supervisor was a
victory for the sheep men as the
shares allowed to cattle men and sheep
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-31
NO ELECTRIC CHAIR WANTED
House Bill Providing for Electrocvution
of Condemned Murders In Walla
Walla Prison Is Sidetracked.

OLYMPIA, Jan. 31.-(SpeciaD-
Washington is not to have the electric
chair-not soon, at least.
A bill providing for electrocution,
known as house bill No. 54, was in
troduced by Representative Hamilton,
providing:
That section 1894 of Ballinger's An
noted Codes and Statutes of Washing
ton be, and the same is amended as
follows: Section 1894. The punish
ishment of death prescribed by law
must be inflicted, in every case. oy
causing to pass through the body OF
the convict a current of electricity OF
sufficient intensity to cause death, ana
the application and continuation OF
such convict until such convict is dead.
Yesterday the bill was postponed in
definitely.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-31

He has had so years experience in the
insurance business.
The company will begin to fit up Of
fees in the two front rooms now occu-
pied by the Commercial club as soon
as the club can move back into the
two rear rooms. An additional room
will also be hired on the same floor
The company will ultimately occupy
the entire suite Of four rooms now
used by the Commercial club and the
two rooms now used by the city coun-
Gil when the new city hall is completed
The capital stock of 100000 has
been all subscribed and $5O,OO0 in cash
paid in. There is a cash surplus Of
100000 in addition to this making the
total assets of the company 100000.
Made In Waiia Walia.
Speaking for the company, President
Holloway said this morning:
This is purely a Walla Walla COM
pany. The stock at the present time is
all held by local people. A chance will
be given to the residents of this city
to take limited amount of this stock,
by those now holding it. 1t will not be
peddled out nor hawked about trying
to di< fsosse sof it, There is not an insur!
ance company in the United States to-
day whose stock is listed on exchanges
for sale. The record of the young
Queen City Fire Insurance Co., of Sioux
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-31

er plant on the Walla Walla river re-
ceived at noon were to the effect that
although the water there was murky it
had risen but little. So far and there
were no indications of a great rise.
Superintendent Lawson of the Walla
Walla Valley Traction company tele-
phOned to the city Office about o'clock
from the bridge across the Walla Wal
la river, where he is stationed with a
gang Of men, that the water was ris-
ing only one inch an hour and that no
damage had yet been done to the
bridge.
Power Plant Safe.
Manager Robert Allen said this af-
ternoOn:
I'VE do not expect any trouble. The
water which is flooding Milton seems
to be coming from lower down than
the power plant.
"We are prepared to meet the emer-
gency. When the snow began we sent
II men up Mill creek. like number
to the bridge across the Walla We
and Is to the power plant We thought
there might be trouble and we are
ready for it.
Il do not think it is possible to in
jure the head works noy. A strong
wooden dam has been constructed
above the power house to protect that
and | think it will hold.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-31

men was practically the same as last
year.
All the other six districts were de-
cided by mutual agreement on the
part Of the rival stockmen and were
announced late yesterday afternoon.
Ranges Hardly Changed.
Considering the whole Wenaha re-
serve the ranges are practically the
same as last year; the number Of
sheep allowed to Craze has been re-
duced $4,000 and the number of cattle
and horses allowed on the reserve
increased by nearly 1000.
The number of sheep allowed to
Craze this year will be 100000 and
the sheep men present were busy all
the morning making out their appli-
cations and filing them with ]. NJ
Schmitz, supervisor of the Wenaha re-
serve. Nearly the full number of
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-31
AREMEN TO LOBBY FOB BILL
John 3. Kelley Goes to Olympia In In
terests of Proposed
Legislation.

To aid in the passage of a bill in the
state legislature which will provide a
pension fund for firemen VINO have
reached the age limit or have been
crippled, John B. Kelley of the local
department has gone to Olympia in the
interest of the proposed law.
Under the present system, the insur-
ance companies doing business in the
state pay two per cent of the premiums
collected for the privilege Of doing
business. The bill, which the firemen
throughout the state have prepared.
provides that one-half this amount or
one per cent shall go into the fund for
the care of the sick and disabled or
aged members of the various depart
ments in the different cities.
The local fund would be received
from one per cent of the premiums of
the total insurance in this city. For
instance if the yearly premiums OF
Walla Walla would amount to $100, ZOO,
the local department would receive into
the fund, $1,000.
In cities or towns where a paid de-
partment was not maintained, the
money derived in this way would be
used in purchasing apparatus and the
expenses of a volunteer department.
At least one representative from each
department in the state is at Olympia
for the purpose of aiding the passage
of the bill and local fire fighters believe
the bill will pass.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-31
BIG STICK
REACHES FAR
Presidents Order Causes
Inconvenience Even Here
H0MESTEaDERS ARE ANGRY
To Prevent Fraud Special Offic-
er Must See Every Claim
Taken
|HOMEsTEADERs ARE ANGRY

Hundreds Of homesteaders in the
vicinity of WaIla Walla will be af-
fected by the sweeping order received
at the local land office this morning
ruling that no patents shall hereafter
be issued without a personal examin-
alton of the land by government Of
ficer.
The order was issued by President
Roosevelt last riday to prevent the
fraud now bel practiced in securing
titles to government land.
1t goes into effect today in the Wal
la Walla land district and will delay
the proof Of every case now set for
hearing. Final hearings have been Sc.
from now until May and not single
patent of final certificate can be issued
in any Of thess lntil a duly authorized
government officer makes personal ex
animation of the ground. About rs
cases are usually set for each month.
A. J. Gillis, register of the Walla
Walla office estimates that the ruling
will affect several hundred final proofs.
Will Delay Settlements.
The result will be a congestion of
business in the office as each proof will
consume much more time than under
the present system. The inspection
comes as an additional requirement;
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-31

OF course something might happen
In spite of our precau ions but If T
thought there was much danger /
would be out to the river instead of
sitting here
Snow Holds Floods Back.
Although the chinook has melted a
vast quantity of snow in the noun
tains it is said that the snow is still
lying deep in the foothills and that this
catches the water before it reaches the
creek bed and holds it.
If this is the case the trouble may
be only delayed until the spring thaw.
J. B. Wilson. city engineer. was of
the opinion that there was little liki-
hood of flood at the present time,
unless it should rain hard. He said:
1T is not usual for floods to follow
the melting of snow unless a rain ac-
the thaw. l do not think
there is much danger Of one at pres
ent."
The weather bureau official said that
he thought the chinook would con-
tinue and that falling barometer in
dicated some probability Of rain.
Mill creek where it passes through
the city has risen several inches but
not TO an alarming extent. The water
is also several shades darker than yes
terday
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-31

sheep permitted had ben applied for
this afternoon.
The applications of the cattle men
will not be all in before March l, ac-
cording to Supervisor Schmitz.
The number of animals which graz
ed last year on the Wenaha reserve
was: cattle, 1926; horses, 1734S and
sheep, 1928.
The reduction in sheep, however. is
not as great as it appears as all lambs
were counted last year, while this year
all lambs under six months of age are
not counted. Lambs below this limit
are estimated to complise 40 per cent
of a band of sheep.
The number of sheep allowed in the
different districts is as follows: NO.
1, 74O0; No. 2, 163OO; No. 3, 16SO0; No.
4, 22Oo; No. 5, 10000; No. 6, 1900; No.
z 24OO. No & 114OO
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-31
REPORTED STOCK FOOD SHORTAGE THROUGH
THE. STATE IS CANARD SAY WELL KNOWN MEN

in Idaho 1T is reported to be scarce at
$25 ton.
Mike Lynch, a cattleman with head
quarters near the Big Meadows up the
Walla Wana river, says the stockmen
are well prepared for the winter in
that secion as most of them expect to
feed for several months.
"Our cattle are in fine condition and
If the snow goes off in any reasonable
time we will not be inconvenaanced at
all by it"
George Mcdonald, who lives near
Mckay. II miles southeast of Pendle-
ton said:
Feed is plentiful down our way. I
bought all wanted last fall at Sc a ton
and think it could be purchased now
at 50 a ton except in some places in
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-31

Walla Walla is to be the home of
the largest fire insurance company on
the Pacific coast.
Backed by local capital to the extent
of nearly half a million dollars fire
insurance company will start in this
city in a few days under the charge of
fire underwater of 80 years expert
ence.
The mammoth concern will be dis
tinctiyely Walla Walla affair even to
the name as it will be called the "Wal-
Ia Walla Fire Insurance Company"
All the officers of the company will
be Walla Walla men and the corpora
ton will ultimately occupy half of the
upper floor of the Ransom building.
It is estimated that several dozen
people will be employed as clerks and
solicitors before many months and
that Walla Walla will be advertised
from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
C. X. Holloway, w. S. Barrett E.
L. Smalley, ]. E. Ransom and O.. G.
Parker are the trustees of the COM
pany. The following officers have been
elected:
Officers Are Chosen.
PresidEEtssC. K. Ho,6way; vice pres
ident, c. H. Spencer of Seattle; o. G..
Parker. treasurer.
All of those but Mr. Snepcar live in
Walla WalIa and he will move here
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-31

which it might be scarce where it
would bring SO. No, we do expect to
be troubled by the cold. The snow Is
only four inches deep down our way.
Maybe few old cows have died but
that is ALL"
c. C. Jackson, who lives near Riparia
in district No. Z of the forest reserve
told of practically the same condition
in the northern part. Jackson is not
running much stock at present but
formerly ranged IL 900 sheep. He said:
Il think anybody could go out and
buy so tons of hay and straw around
that country any time now. There Is
practically no suffering, perhaps a few
animals have died of old age but that
is all. 1 think you can cut the reports
from Idaho in two if you want to get
at the truth of things there too"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-31

Stockmen Of the Inland Empire are
not suffering from the shortage of feed
which is causing hundreds of cattle to
die on the snow covered pastures of
Idaho, according to the testimony Of
men now attending the convention of
sheepmen and cattle men now being
neld in this city.
Men from the Snake river country
and those in the southern part of the
Wenaha reserve in Oregon seem to be
nike we'll provided with feed.
Also the snow is not so deep, as a
general thing, in this section as it is in
Idaho and the price of feed is far
cheaper. 1t is seldom that hay costs
over SO a ton in southeastern WASH
ington and northeastern Oregon while