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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-06-06
The JUNE RAINS
HAVE COMMENCED
Monday Nights Downfall was
SOaker--=GrOund MOistened
for Several Inches-.Land in
the Best of Shape---Farmers
Wearing Broad smiles.

The June rains in North Dako-
ia have commenced in good shape
and the down in the mouth look
Of the farmer has been traded
for watermelon smile for every
tiller of the soil realizes that it is
good to be a farmer in this state.
The seeding has nearly all been
finished, and the gentle, soaking
rain which began shortly after
midnight Tuesday morning, last
ed for several hours. The mois-
ture soaked down several inches;
enough to last for several weeks
if we should not happen to get
more, but we will have plenty of
rain right along.
You can bank on the law of
averages pretty we'll in North
Dakota. You will generally get
around 20 inches of moisture dur
ing the year, and if you will note
carefully, you will see that the
rainfalls in the right time to do
the most good. We had no rain
all spring. but the farmers didn't
need it. They needed the cool,
dry weather they had, which al
lowed them to put in every day
the fields. Now they can bank
on a crop.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-05
BOTTLE As A BURNING GLASS
Sun and Water Receptacle Set Fire to
Bed CIothing.-Iowa Druggists
Strange Experience.

SPIRIT LAKE. Ia. Jan. 5.-Roy
Farnham, druggist. believes he had
narrow escape from being burned
to death in his bed.
Just before he retired ne took a
drink of mineral water from a large
bottle which he kept in his room, and
set the bottle. which was almost full
of water on the sill of his window.
He slept late and was not awakened
until he began to smell smoke, and, up
on investigating, found that the bed
clothing was on fire. He quickly ex
tinguished the blaze and no particular
damage was done.
For a time Farnham was unable to
account for the fire, not being in the
habit of smoking in bed, and having
no light in the room. He happened to
glance at the window, however, and the
mystery was solved. The water bottle
had acted as a burning glass, and had
concentrated the rays of the sun upon
the bed clothing, setting them on fire.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-05
CAR SITUATION MUCH IMPROVED
Wheat Being Moved From Interior Of
State and Shippers Load Several
Steamships.

The opening of the New Year finds
the car situation very much improved,
with promises of still further improve
ment in the near future says the West
Coast Trade. Movements of trainloads
of wheat from the interior of the state
have enabled local shippers to load
several of the steamers which have
been waiting at the warehouses for
weeks, and many thousand tons Of
wheat have left this port for the ORR
ent within the last week or two. While
the receipts are still far below nor
NAL for this time of the year, it is con-
fidently expected that from now on de-
lays will be less frequent, and volume
Of incoming freight will gradually in
crease. Very large exports of wheat
and flour are looked for during the first
two months of this year. The Christ
mas markets were we'll supplied, and
the trade during the holidays was a
record breaker. There were few chang
es in prices during the past week, yet
the tone Of the market was strong The
Christmas and New Year holiday de-
mands have been so great that all our
wholesale houses have been doing a
rushing business on their business
DAYS
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-05
GIVES MORTGAGE FOR 100000
Hanford irrigation Company Gets
Cash to Construct Priest Rapids
Irrigation Canal.

NORTH YAKIMA, Jan. Sire big
gest mortgage ever filed in Yakima
against property IN the county was
registered last evening against the
Hanford Irrigation company. 1t is for
100000, and is made payable to a
trust company. The mortgage is on
the property of the company in the
Priest Rapids and White Bluffs dis
trict. The Hanford Irrigation COM
pany has purchased all the lands ly-
ing under the proposed canal on the
Yakima county side of the Columbia
river and the White Bluffs townsite.
The mortgage is to provide money
for the purpose of building the Priest
Rapids irrigation canal. The company
has already bought machinery costing
$15O,OOO, of which sum $4,000 in cash
has been paid. Water will be taken
from the Columbia river at the rapids
and conducted to a point below the
rapids, where it will be used for gen.
Grating power to operate big pump
ing plant. This pumping plant will
raise the water to the proposed canal
and by that carried around the hills
along the Columbia river to the dis
tricts south of White Bluffs.
The company having bought the
White Bluffs townsite will soon have
things running on big scale in that
district The canal is to be completed
the coming summer and it is expected
that in another year it will be ready to
put water on the lands.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-05
EDITOR CAUSES TROUBLE.
Was Refused Extra Passes to Cans
Hermann Fight and Reports Fake.

TONOPAH, New, Jan. 5.-The re-
port circulated. here a couple of days
preceding the Gans-Hermann fight
that the contest was to be a fake
caused much merriment in certain cir
cles and elected much Indignation to
the promoters, who at first were at a
loss to account for such a rumor The
report was finally traced and back of
it there was found to be a story.
The editor of a Tonopah newspaper
Saturday sent in a request for four
times as many tickets as any other pa
per in the district asked for. Riley
told the editor his paper could have
as many tickets as other papers here.
The newspaper envoy then brought
back a bill for 1900 for advertising
the fight in the form of local stories.
Riley retaliated with a bill for $4,000
for expert press services. Then the
editor began sending his fake queries
over the country. Everyone here is
laughing at him.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-05
NEW COMPANY ORGANIZED.
To Take Over the Telephone Com
panies Of the West.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5.-An-
nouncement is made that the Pacific
States Telephone & Telegraph com
pany and the Sunset Telephone &
Telegraph company have been merged
into one company, and that their va
rious properties and systems repre-.
scented, reaching every part of the Pa
cific slope, will be taken over by a
merger company called the Pacific
Telephone & Telegraph company. The
consolidation stock has been capital
lied at $15O,OOO,OOO Of this there
will be $32,OOOOOO in preferred stock
and SIS, 100000 in common stock.
Vast expenditures and improve
ments are planned
While the merger has been in con-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-05
Rey. NJ. Reid 10 Discuss Question
From Pulpit
REFERS TO EXCLUSION Of SOLDIERS
INTERESTING PROGRAMS Ar
RANGED BY WALLA WAlLA
PASTORS FOR SUNDAY.

do the Clothes Make the Man?
will be the subject of the evening SER
mon by Rev James c. Reid tomorrow.
The sermon is supposed to have some
relation to the question of excluding
the United States uniform from the
Walla Walla skating rink, and 1t is
probable that a large number OF the
boys in blue will be present at the
brick church tomorrow evening.
An elaborate song service has been
arranged for the evening service in
the same church by Prof. Archibald
C. Jackson of Whitman conservatory
of music.
Special revivals are being conducted
in Marvin NJ. E. church and the pas
tor invites everyone to come and
warm themselves physically and splr'
itually.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-05
Cured of Suno Trouble.

'It is now eleven years since / had a
narrow escape from consumption"
writes c. o. Floyd, leading business
man of Kershaw, S. c. 81 had run
down in weight to 1875 pounds, and
coughing was constant, both by day
and by night. Finally I began taking
DR.. Kings New Discovery, and con-
tinued this for about six months, whe1
my cough and lung trouble were en-
tirely gone and I was restored to my
normal weight, 10 pounds" Thou
sands of persons are healed every year.
Guaranteed at E. l.. Smalley, drug
store. soc and $1.O0 Trial bottle free
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-05
fishermen, left for Washington yester-

fishermen, left for Washington yester-
day to join the United States navy as
a yeoman. He will enlist for two
years and will be drafted for duty as
a clerk on Wednesday on the battle
ship Alabama, which is going on a
cruise of two months.
Connolly has taken this step at the
suggestion of President Roosevelt,
whose great, desire is to have an Amer
lean writer do for the United States
navy what Rudyard Kipling has done
for the navy of Great Britain.
The idea originated in August in the
course of a conversation between the
president and Connolly, while the au-
thor was a guest of the president at
Oyster Bay.
Connolly will have special privilege
and will occupy special cabin. Dur
ing his service he will go to all parts
OF the word with various squadrOns.
His first cruise on the Alabama will
be to Guantanamo and the Caribbean
sea.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-05
GIVE THE "REDEMPTIoN."
Gounod's Masterpiece in Preparation
by WaIla WaIla Choral Union.

All those who listened to the pro-
gram rendered by the Walla Walla
Choral union i'm the Whitman college
chapel, December II, were fully con-
WINGED that the organization was ca
pable of building the most difficult of
the oratOries. Mr.. Jackson, the direct
or of the union, is arranging to give
the Redemption" by GOunOd and the
sacred cantata 1.-The FatherhOOd OF
GOd,' by Schneider between this and
June
The first rehearsal of the year will
be held in the Whitman chapel Monday
evening January Z at 1880. A cordial
invitation is extended to all who are
interested in music to come and help
make these undertakings of the choral
union a success.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-05
A Bio Grain Deal.

Last week quite an importane trans
fer in grain took place when J. A
Turner, local agent for Kerr-GifforG
company, bought the Thronson and
Fontaine barley. There was about
$4,000 sacks in these two crops, which
were sold in bulk at 80 cents per 100
pounds, which really means SO or 81
sacked. The same firm bought the
Blessinger Brothers crop of 5000 or
1000 sacks at the rate of SO cents per
100 pounds sacked. These are among
the largest crops in the county, and
the price, considering the bad year for
barley, is quite fair. The big pool
might have raised the price some, but
the quality was not up to the Colum-
bia. county STANDARDIZATION Courier
Press.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-05

You can save your eyes. your mon
ey and your temper by wearing
glasses prescribed by F. A. elise, the
scientific eye specialist, rooms q and
%, Die Brucke building, over Book
Nook. Thirty years practice fitting
glasses. Thousands of leading men
and women wear and recommend
Clise's Brazilian Pebble Lenses. Read
this:
Walla Walla, Wash, Dec. 10, 1906
DR.. F. A. Clise-My Dear Sir: After
thoroughly testing the Bi Focul or
double vision glasses you furnished
me, have no nesitancy in saying that
they give perfect satisfaction. They
are the best l ever used. Yours most
sincerely, A. L. THOROUGHMAN
Pastor Marion NJ. E. Church. South,
Walla Walla, Wash.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-05
Appea| Sent Out to hid Destitute
Ones
STATE REQ CROSS IS seENAe FUNDS
WASHINGTON STATE ORGANIZE
TON WILL SEND THOUSANDS
OF DOLLARS TO RELIEVE.

The Washington State Red Cross IS
ready to receive donations for the re-
lief of Chinas luckless millions now
suffering from famine. All papers in
the state are asked to announce that
all contributions of money for the pur-
chase of food stuffs may be sent to
Louis w. Pratt, treasurer of the Wash
ington State Red Cross, Chamber of
Commerce, Tacoma.
An appeal has been made by the
American National Red Cross in be-
half of the famine sufferers. The dis
tress in the stricken districts is such
as to call for prompt action. This ap-
peal states:
'To us amidst our prosperity and
abundance comes the cry of starving
millions in a far country. In popu-
lous province of China the disastrous
floods have ruined the crops and dire
is the distress of the people. Mr..
Rodgers, the United States consul at
Shanghai, cables to the state depart
ment that the famine conditions are
daily growing worse and that i'm
mense numbers are unquestiOnably
starving; and that the sickly, afflicted
and old are left in the famine district
while refugees are concentrating in
the adjacent cities, where they are
poorly provided for.
can appeal has come to President
Roosevelt from a relief committee OF
foreign consuls and other prominent
men of Shanghai for flour and food
supplies and the American National
Red Cross willingly takes up the duty
of collecting funds for the purchase OF
such food supplies to be forwarded
with the consent of congress, on gov
eminent transports to these suffer
ing people.
"The Chinese minister received
from China and from his countrymen
in the United States 100000 for the
relief of the Chinese in San Francis
co. Fifty thousand dollars of this
amount, however, was given to the
general relief fund of Oakland for the
assistance of all refugees.
Better and richer will be our hap.
piness at this holiday season if from
our plenty we, each of us, according
to our ability, help to relieve the suf
ferings of these starving men, women
and little children along the valley OF
the Yangtsi river.
Major. General George w. Davis,
''U. S. A., Washington, D. C.
chairman of Central Committee OF
American National Red Cross"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-05
First PRESBYTERIAN.

First and Birch, James Clement
Reid. pastor Sunday school, 9:45 d.
m; Junior EndeavOr, 3 p. M; mems
mass meeting at Central Christian
church, 800 p. M; Christian Endeav-
or, $50 p. m. Preaching by the pas
tor at II a. m. Regular monthly song
service. 100 p. m. See program else
where. All seats free and strangers
welcome The pastor will deliver an
ACTRESS at the evening service on the
subject, DO the Clothes Make the
MANI"
O-san Prelude .............. Selected
Hymn No 11-"Italian Hymn.
.... ........ Glardln1
invocation and Lords Prayer.
ntlem-"Jerusalem the Golden.
Res ponsive service.
.So.o-"He Shall Feed His Flocks'.
..... ............. Handel
Miss Leilah Offner.
fIymn No. 355-"All Saints. Cutler
Duet-"My Faith Looks Up to Thee"
NAouAA>"
:Solo-"Tne Man of Sorrows" Adams
Mrs. Bert Driver.
Address-"Do the Clothes Make the
MANI fdStor
Solo-"The Lord Is My Light.
...... .............. AllltSoh
Archibald Charles Jackson.
Hymu No. 5S-"MarinerS' Hymn.
OCSiiAoA
BeneGictiOn.
postlnde Selected
Mr.. Archibald Charles Jackson, Choir
lister and soloist Miss ROwena
Ludwigs, Organist.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-05

BELLINGHAM, Jan. 5.-Among the
important subjects to engage the at
tentiOn of the Whatcom County Bar
association last night was the enact
Legislature at its next session to enact
law providing for an additional SUI
perior court judge for Whatcom coun-
ty Also the enactment of a bill by
the next legislature increasing the sal
airy of the supreme court and super
for court judges in conformity with
the resolution enacted by said bar as
ISOLATION at its last session.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-05
First Methodist Episcopal.

William E. Thompson, pastor. Sun
day school. 9:45 a. M; class meeting,
12:l5 D. m; Bible study, Tuesday,
7:SO D. M: Epworth league, $50 p.
40. Preaching at H1 a. m. and 1880 2.
m. by Rev. w. J. Herwig of Spokane,
Wash. Subject evening sermon, An
Oriental Story" Prayer meeting at
church Thursday evening at 1870. The
public is cordially invited to attend all
the services of this church. Stran'
gers will receive a hearty welcome.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-05

World of Today" Y. P. S. G. E. at
$50 p. m. Beginning with God ana
continuing with Him. George b.
Woodward, leader. Evening service at
1880. Subject, THE Dual Touch. MI.
A. w. Shaffer will have charge OF the
choir and will sing Gospel solo at
the evening service. The church Is
centrally located, good comfortable
place to spend the Sunday evening
and cordially invites all visitors to the
city to worship with us. Come and en-
Joy the music,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-05
How to Cure ChilbIains.

ITO enjoy freedom from chilblains, -
writes John Kemp, East Otisfield, Me-,
also used it for sale rheum with ex-
cellent results" Guaranteed to cure
fever sores, indolent ulcers, piles, burns,
wounds, frost bites and skin diseases.
25c at E. L. Smalley's drug store.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-05
Park Street Baptist.

Joseph H. Beaver. pastor. SUNDAY
school, 9:45; B. Y. P. u, $50; preach
ing. L a. m. and 1870 p. m. SUBJECT
morning sermon. Gods Vision OF Our
Future" Subject evening sermon,
'.Preparation to Meet God. Thls
church will observe the week OF pray
err. The Baraca class is just begin
ming a new line of study. We shall
be glad to see all strangers and those
interested in Baptist work in this city
with us and we will make yon well
come and at home.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-05
ALL THE WORLD

is stage, and Billiards. Snow Lini-
ment plays a most prominent part. It
has no superior for rheumatism, stiff
joints, cuts, sprains, and all pains. Buy
it, try it and you will always use it.
who has used Billiards. Snow
Liniment is living proof of what 1t
does. Buy a trial bottle. Csc, SOC and
$1.00, at A. B. Shelton
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-05
Marvin M, e. Church, South.

A. l.. ThOrOughman, pastor. Sunday
school. 9:45 a. M; class meeting, II
M; Epworth League, $50 p. M.
Preaching. II a. m. and 1880 p. m.
Subject morning sermon, "The SUI
preme Power" by the pastor. Subject
evening sermon, What Is MANI" by
Rev. J. E. Ireland. Prayer meeting
Thursday at 1880 p. m. A revival tre
is burning in the church. People are
being saved. Come out and get warm
and help get some one saved or get
saved yourself Good music. All are
welcome.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-05
Central Christian.

Palouse and Alder streets, Morton
Gregory, minister. Residence, 265
Marcus street. Phone 1879. A. w.
Shaffer. assistant minister and Choir
lister. The Office at the church is open
every day Phone PAS. Bible school,
10 a. M: preaching. II a. m. Subject.
The Mission of Christianity to the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-05
Wilbur Memorial M. e.

Robert J. Reid, SAL Newell street.
pastor. Sunday school, 9:45; class
meeting, -; preaching at II a. m. and
1870 D. m. Subject morning sermon
"The Atonement" Subject evening
sermon. "A Time to Begin There
will be evangelistic services each
evening of this week except Saturday.
Good congregational singing. You Will
be made welcome.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-05
First Church of Christ Scientist.

Corner Third and Poplar street.
Services at II o'clock. Subject, Life.
Children's Sunday school at II m.
Wednesday evening testimony meet
ing at 1870. Free public reading rooms
in the rooms adjoining the church.
These rooms are open daily, except
Sunday, from 1870 to 4:3O p. m.
German Methodist Episcopal.
Corner Seventh and Poplar streets.
H. F. Lange, pastor. Preaching at IL
a. m. and 1880 p. m. Sunday school,
9:45 a. M; Epworth League, Z p. m.
The newly elected officers of the Sun
day school will take their places.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-05
First CONGREGATIONAL.

Austin Rice, pastor. Sunday school,
9:45: Christian EndeavOr, $50;
preaching at II a. m. and 1880 p. m
Subject morning sermon, Friends OF
Jesus" Celebration of Lords Supper
Subject evening sermon. Gideon.
PRAYER meetings Thursday and Friday
evenings at 1870. A hearty, CHEEKY
evening service.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-05
TO THE PUBLIC AND PATRONS

TO The PUBLIC AND PA RONS.
Mr.. Edgar Fischer wishes to an.
nOunce that having severed all connec-
ton with the Whitman conservatory,
he will remain in Walla Walla, and will
meet his classes as usual, for the pres
ent at his residence, corner of Uni.
versity and Madison street. Get of
cars at University and Clinton
streets)
be found at his residence, or telephone
No. 1744 between the hours of and
10 a. m. and 1 and 2 p. m.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-05

temptation for some time, it is only
yesterday that the details were COM
pleted. The shareholders of the old
companies met and by vote agreed
to the change.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-05
First Baptist.

First Baptist church, Colville and
Rose. Frederick S. Fowler, pastor.
Sunday school, 9:45; B. Y. P. u, $50;
preaching at II a. m. and 7:3O p. m
The week OF prayer will be observed
beginning Jan. 9th. You are cordial
lv invited 10 attend.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-05
O,ivet Conversational.

Rev. C. M. Bainton, pastor. Sunday
school. 9:45; preaching, IL a. m. anu
1880 p. m. Subject evening sermon
1.-The Ever Present Christ" Prayer
meeting at the church Thursday even
ing at 1870 p. m. Rev. Mr.. Greenslade
will preach in the morning. In the
evening the communion of the Lords
Supper will be observed.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-05
NOTICE,

During the winter months barber
shops will close at 10 p. m. Saturdays.
By order of BARRIERS Union.
JAS. TRYTHALL, Sec.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-05
AUTHOR ENTERS NAVY.
Writer Of Sea Tales EnIists to Gather
Literary Material.

BOSTON, Jan. 5.-James B. Con-
tales, notably stories of the Gloucester
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-30

for him she was the one woman: that
they loved each other, and. finally,
that. since the fact that she was poor
while he WAS rich appeared 10 form
the nucleus around which the storm OF
disapprOval hOwled. he should gladly
remove Tin short, he should this day
make over all his property to his wife.
so that now the conditions were re-
versed, and Il was "A case of poor man
and rich wife. Perhaps his solicitous
friends the smart set. would care TO
express their exceedingly valuable and
interesting opinions on that sort of a
unioni
Whether this attitude of his closed
the hitherto widely opened doors Of so
ciety against him. or whether he had
already before the marriage. resolved
upon his course, certain II was that
he threw up his practice immediately
and accompanied his young and beau
tiful wife abroad For FIVE years 1T
tie was heard OF them in their native
city. except that now and then some
wanderer Tar afeld brought tidings OF
them from out OF the way plaees-novv
a little village In Switzerland. by and
by modest hotel in Italy. a farm
house in Scotland. one Of the islands
OF Japan. or, in India. a villa in the
hill c0untrys They evidently Travelled
extensively. yet. wherever they were
found it was always in the peace of
seclusion. undisturbed by the fret and
hurry Of gregarioas humanity, their
life streams blended into one happy.
flowing river Of love and content
Then suddenly, in n night as IL SEEM
ed. the rumOrs changed ominOusly.
Sesfhnftirs mysterious had come be-