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Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-04-10
JUDGE B0URRLL ANSWERS STATEMENTS OF MORO OBSERVER

Bourhill had wronged or attempt
ed to wrong me to the amount
of $40 a few years ago on a
settlement Of a horse deal. This
insinuation is a base lie, never
bought any horse from Judge
BourhilI and he has never wrong
ed or attempted to wrong me in
the smallest particular. on the
contrary ! have the highest re-
spect for our Judge who has
always treated me fairly and has
on different occasions been a
good friend to me. | desire that
this should be published as an
answer to this one of the many
lies now being published against
Judge Bourhill.
(Signed) HANS KoEPKE.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-04-10
DUNCAN CHISHOLM

| am asked what about Sundries
and Expenses allowed at different
times. Of course | haven't time
to teach the Old Reliable the ru-
diments of ok-keeping; for that
would take entirely too long; but
for the benefit of the public !
will state that nothing but items
of legitimate expenses were ever
allowed and in some cases / have
been out expense money and the
County got the benefit of it.
While we are on the subject of
accounts let me inject a little in
terest in the case. Say, Mr.. OBJ
server, what kind of a system of
bookkeeping do you maintain at
your shack? Doyou suppose you
could ever strike a balance in ten
years if you were allowed to work
on Sundays? Why is it that you
have so much trouble with many
of your customers when you rem
der them statements? Is it be-
cause they are always wrong and
you always right?
! presume the Old Unreliable
will come out inits next and sue
ceeding issues with q lot O
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-04-10

On next Monday will be held
the city election. The citizens
ticket wa8ehosen last Saturday.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-04-10

man County Observer there APP
peared a number of misrepre-
sentations and insinuations that
should be answered. II seems
as If the above named ! paper
has taken a special delight in
warping and twisting the truth
beyond recognition. 1t is my
purpose and intent, in a brief way,
to explain some Of these erron-
eous statements.
The poet has truthfully said:
Truth crushed to earth shall
rise again" So it will in this
case even though our time-honor-
ed sinner has so cleyerly, adroitly
and dexterously handled it that
you would take him to be a fenc-
ing master. But let US leave him
now wrapped in the solitude of
his own ignorant bliss that we
may give you some facts cold
facts-facts and figures and let
ters and signed statements that
speak for themselves.
In the first place the 20 Man"
asks about a certain bill for Sl5,
which was allowed for examining
an insane person. Listen, and !
will tell you all about it. The rea-
son | got a Doctor from Grass
Valley was that on that partic-
ular day | received a phone from
the Sheriff, and he told me that
he had an insane person at Moro;
that there was no Doctor in town
then and for me to bring one
from Grass Valley, which | did. In
this instance, as usual, the Un-
reliable distorts the truth. He
claims that $500 were paid.
Here is the record:
Doctors fees 5000
Team hire and expenses $3.50
Total 1880
The distance from Grass Valley
to Moro is ten miles, which makes
this a very reasonable charge,
But why is it, Brother Ireland,
that you persist-insist on
stretching and perverting the
truth from $3.50 as it is, to
SIS. 90 to which it is not?
Once more, Brother Ireland, if
you will examine the records for
the January 1907 term of the
County Courtyou will plainly see
that there was no bill allowed for
printing the semi-annual report,
as you assert there was at that
time. But that the Grass Valley
journal was allowed $500 for
printing said report, which re-
port was filed in the Office of the
County Clerk on the 3rd day o1
Nov. 1906 and allowed by the
County Court on the 9th day o1
Nov. of the same year, and paie
by County Warrant Glass II
; No. 85.
When your paper was the of
fetal paper for Sherman county
, you held the County up for $40. o.
for this report. Furthermore
, when your paper ceased to b.
the Official organ or Shermal
, county, you tried to get the edit
!, or of the Grass Valley JournaAt
!. charge the same exhorbitan
price for such work as had beel
your custom so to do. In the con
: versation at the Moro depot, wit
the editor of the Journal, one c
L. Ireland Of Moro, Oregon, en-
deavored to get said editor of th
: Journal to maintain this hig
J, charge, namely, $4,000. TIL
Y foregoing can be supported b
: Mr.. Westerfeld's affidavit
Consistency thou art a Jewel.
But this is not all. For a littl
e diversion suppose you read a re
k freshing letter--a a little Sc;
L breeze from Hans Koepke abol
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-04-10
Bobby Burns said:

"oh Wad aome power the giftie gle us
To sec ourselves IA itherS see usi
II wad frae monte an error free us
And foolish notion"
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-04-10

And foolish notion"
The two signed statements be-
low. Brother Ireland, are for
your enlightenment relative to
the $3.50. 90 and the 100000 deal.
The $3.50 allowed at the April
term of the County Court shows
on the docket and also on the
warrant issued that it was for
the pauper account of Henton.
This was for expense Of sending
his family, who were afflicted
with consumption, to Arizona.
The family consisted of five per-
sons, two of whom died shortly
after their arrival there. Every
cent of the $3.50 was necessary to
pay their expenses.
Concerning the $1,000.00, this
lis not the amount, but only
1852. 10, which was an une&pend-
ed balance of an appropriation
of $1,000 appropriated to build a
road down Finnegan Canyon,
which was stopped by an injunct-
ion gotten out by ]. H. Sherar.
The County Commissioners, at
the January 1906 term, author
lied this money to be kept by
County Judge Bourhill and 'ex-
pended by him on the roads or
on Pauper accounts, as might be
required, between terms of Court.
| We, A. NJ. Wright and VIM. Walker. are con-
versant with the facts set forth above and were
present aud authorized the money to be so ex.
pended,
signed this eth day of April 1905.
A. NJ WRIGHT Commissioner.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-12-17
BARBER MILLS VS..
BARBER SMITH
J. e. MILLS ASKS COURT TO PUT
RIVAL BARBER UNDER BONDS
~ MOTTO DO HMsBODILY HARM.

The second chapter Of the Mills
Smith litigation was started this
morning when q warrant was issued
from Judge PaImer's court for F.
C. Smith. The complaining witness
is ]. E. Mills and the latter asks that
the court put Smith under bonds to
keep the peace. The public is more
or less familiar with the trouble of
the two men. They have had one
personal encounter, and for some
months Smith was under bond to
keep the peace, Mills asserting that
Smith had made threats to use a gun
on him.
Smith, who until a few days ago
owned a barber shop on the avenue,
but sold it this week to Fred Yoder,
of Seattle, had intended leaving on
No. today for Seattle, but had his
plans frustrated by Officer Simmons,
who made the arrest just before
noon. His trial was set for 1 80 to-
day, but later this was changed for
two o'clock tomorrow. Smith is out
on his own recognizance.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-12-17
AN OLD PIONEER VISITS WE
NATCHEE

]. e. Fitch, an old pioneer of We
natchee and Waterville spent sew
eral days here this week at the home
of his friends, Mr.. and Mrs. w. j.
Slack. Mr.. Fitch was the first min
lister to preach q sermon in Wenat-
chez and Waterville, and that was
twenty-five years ago. He owns a
fine fruit ranch at Occur d'Alene,
Idaho, where he spends his summers.
He was at the Spokane Apple show,
and was much ashamed of his native
states New York; apples. "They
would never have sent them II they
had known what Wenatchee could do
in producing the greatest apples in
the country" said Mr.. Fitch. He
is quite a poetry writer and spends
his winters In Seattle writing poems.
He is most genial and sympathetic
man and strong for his years. He
left today for Seattle, and will stop
in Wenatchee for several weeks when
he returns on his way to Occur
l'Alene.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-12-17
WH|TED RESIDENCE
PROPERTY SOLD
PIONEER LAWYER OF CITY. NOW
A RESIDENT OF OREGON,
THIS CITY.

Kirk Whited, one of the pioneer
residents of this city, yesterday
closed out his holdings here. At one
time Whited owned considerable
property in this city, but in late
years most Of this has been sold.
Some years ago, after selling the
brick building on Mission street.
now owned by the Farmers Tele-
phone & Telegraph company, Whited
removed from here and has made
his home at Laidlaw, Oregon, now
irrigated district in that state.
The last of his property was sold
yesterday by John s. Mooney & Co.
This consisted of the two houses on
Palouse street between B and C.
The brick house was purchased by
Mrs. Sarah A. Clapp for $3.50, also
for cash.
The price on both these residences
is considered very low, but Mr..
Whited asked cash for the deals he
was swinging, and made a low price
on them.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-12-17
WAR IS DECLARED
AGAINST HOLLAND
Capture of Venezuela's Coast Guard
Last Saturday by Dutch Cruiser,
Has Precipitated Declaration, Ac-
cording to Advices From American
Legation. Insurrection at Capital.
Especial to the World.)

Especial to the WORLDLY
Washington, D. c., Dec. 17.-Ven-
ezuela has declared war against Hol-
land, according to advices received
by the state department from Secre-
tary Paxton Hibben, of the American
legation, at Bogota, Columbia. The
message says that the Columbian
minister of foreign affairs has re-
ceived a notice of declaration of war
from Caracao.
The captures last Saturday, also
on Tuesday, of Venezuelan coast
guards has precipitated the declara-
ton.
Added to the foreign trouble is
the internal disturbances.
The people of Caracas arose to-
day against President Castro.
An Infatuated mob, unhindered by
the police. swept through the city.
wrecking the property Of his bench
men and his closest friends.
The people rounded up all the
statues and pictures OF President Cas-
tro from the clubs N other semi
public buildings and burned them on
the Boulevard de Plaza.
President Castro's rule in Vene-
xuela is. probably ended.
Furthor dan1erOus' demOnatra-
lions are anticipated. No oficial act
deposing Castro from the presidency
of Venezuela has yet been taken, but
such a step is expected any moment.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-12-17
WILL BRING
PLAYERS HERE
A. r.. DICKSON, MANAGER OF
THE VANCOUVER TEAM, HAS
WRITTEN FOR BOARD AND
ROOM FOR HIS TEAM.

A. R. Dickson, manager of the
Vancouver baseball team, has writ
ten to a friend in this city, making
arrangements for board and lodging
in the city next spring. Manager
Dickson expects to have from fifteen
to twenty ballplayers here early for
Nhe spring practice. deeming this
place much better to season up q
new team than the cold Sound eli
mate. 1t is planned to get the fair
grounds ball park in shape for use
for Manager Dickson, and in doing
this 1t il thought that sunicient en-
thusiasm can be worked up among
Wenatchee citizens to keep q good
ball team here next season.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-12-17
ANOTHER BAD
CHECK ARTIST
A MAN SIGNING HIMSELF HOW
ARD l.. ELWELL ATTEMPTED
LOCAL MERCHANTS.

Wenatchee is having an epidemic
of bad check artists. During the
past several weeks a number Of mer-
chants have been victimized and an
other attempted forgery was brought
to light last night.
Two forged checks-one for $32
and one for $48-will put Howard L.
Elwell behind the prison bars II he
can be found. These checks were
supposed to have been made by j.
H. Miller. manager Of the Wenat-
chez Warehouse company. The
blank checks were distracted from
the back of ]. H. Miller's check
books, and Mr.. Miller's name was
cleverly signed and 1t was good
forgery. The check was made to FL
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-12-17
GOOD DEMAND
FOR MALAGA LAND
THREE GOOD SALES MADE YES.
TERDAY FOR LANDS DOWN
THE COTJYMRTA RIVER. McCO.
HAN BOUGHT.

| There seems to be an increased de-
mand for lands down the Columbia
from Wenatchee. Walker & Widney
report three good sales in that Sec
tion yesterday.
N. M. Huling, of this city, purchas-
ed IL acres of the old Almer Lock
wood place from the owners, Walker
& Widney. This land is all in alfal-
ia, and lies couple of miles this side
of Malaga. The sale price was $4,000
and the new owner expects to plant
his tract in fruit this coming spring.
w. M. Lewis, newcomer here,
has also purchased a ten-acre tract
of the Lockwood place. This Is in
alfalfa. 1t will be planted in the
spring to fruit. The price was
$4,000.
]. H. McGohan, principal of the
Lewis-Clark school, purchased 80
acres of the old Eighme place. Thir-
ty acres of this is under water and
seven acres of it is planted to two
year-old apple trees. The price was
$4,000. There are no buildings on
the place, but Mr. McGohan expects
to build in the spring. This tract
lies couple of miles below Malaga.
Henry Grass is in Quincy today,
where he has gone on land con-
test case.
w. w. Gray has been confined to
his home this week with slight in
disposition.
The Okanogan avenue club met
last night at the home of Mayor
.Gellatly. The evening was spent In
cards. Those present we're Mesrs.
and Mesdames Sumner, Holm, Beggs,
Williams and Miss Sumner.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-12-17
WENATCHEE FRUIT
TO FLORIDA
PRIZE WINNING FRUIT WILL BE
EXHIBITED AT FLORIDA STATE
FAIR AT TAMPA IN FEBRUARY.

Spokane, Dec. 17.-Visitors to the
Florida State Fair at Tampa, begin
ming February 3, will have an op-
pOrtunity to see some of the prize
winning apples displayed at the Ma
tiOnal Apple show in Spokane, De-
cember to ~, when seven judges,
headed by H. M. Dunlap of Illinois,
president of the National Apple
Growers association, awarded pre-
miums amounting to $4,000 to CON-
,petitors from all parts of the coun-
try In the exhibit to be made at
Tampa by the Spokane Chamber of
Commerce there will be displays of
apples which scored 96A out of the
possible 100 points and won for M.
Koran of Wenatchee the title of ap-
pie king of America, also $1425 in
prize money; also samples of the
prize-winning exhibit entered by H.
M. Gilbert of North Yakima, who
scored 93A points with a full car of
$50 boxes or 70.560 Winesap apples.
Buyers from England declared the
Gilbert exhibit was a marvel. There
will also be individual displays rep
resentative of the Wenatchee, Yaki-
ma, Spokane, Kettle Falls, Snake
River Valleys, and points in Mon
hana, Oregon, northern Idaho and
British Columbia.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-12-17

No small credit for the success OF
the Westerlini concert of last Tues
day evening is due to the excellent
tone quality of the Chickering grand
concert piano, which was played In
such a mastery fashion by Miss
Frances Bachelor. The young plan.
list was in raptures over the instru-
ment and stated that although the
Chickering is always her favorite
this particular one is the finest she
ever touched. Mr.. M. r. Knickef.
booker, local manager Of the D. s
Johnston company, has placed the
piano ON exhibition temporarily al
the warerooms in the Chewawa Hotel
block. Those interested are invited
70 call and examine It.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-12-17
DEMAND EXPLANATION
FROM THE PRESIDENT
Both Senate and Honse Iusist on Presi-
dent Roosevelt Submitting Informal
ton to Congress Upon Which He
Based Insinuations in the Recent
Message
Especial to the WORLDLY

Especial to the Worldly
Washington, D. c., Dec. 17.-BOth
senate and house today adopted a
resolution offered by a secret com
mittee asking that President RoOse.
welt submit to congress the informa-
ton on which he based his insinua.
lions in his recent message to con-
gress that congressman needed in.
vestigation by secret service men.
This is supposed to open way for
the president to drop a bombshell, as
some of his friends claim that he is
loaded with information of a very
startling nature.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-12-17

we'll and he had endorsed the check
on the back. Elwell attempted to
cash the checks at the Rainier and
the old Olympia bars. These were
turned down at both places and then
Elwell took them to the Wenatchee
Department store, where he made
a slight purchase and offered the
checks in payment. Lyman Harris
took the checks and went to the
telephone and called up Mr.. Miller.
When Elwell heard Harris talking
at the phone, he knew the jig was
up with him, and he made a rush to
the door. He was followed a short
distance by one of the clerks, but
Elwell took to his heels and was
soon lost in the darkness. He was
supposed to have gone into the resi-
dence district and remained until a
freight train came in and took that
out of the town.
Elwell is supposed to have been a
stranger here. He is described as a
young man, of either Jewish or Ger
man extraction Descriptions of the
man have been sent to the neighbor-
ing cities and hopes are entertained
for being able to pick him up yet.
The man, Haggin, who victimiZed
a number of business houses here
the first of the week has not been
apprehended as yet.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-12-17
BIG CROWD AT SKATING RINK.

There was a large crowd at, the
skating rink last night. The house
was packed and the masquerade was
thoroughly enjoyed. There were
some ridiculous as we'll as very hand
some costumes worn. Prizes were
won by Jack Lawler and Miss Minnie
Schrader, first prizes, and to Elmer
Butterfield and Miss Sabina Bartlett,
second. The judges were w. T. Sim
mons, Rufus Woods and w. M. Emer-
son.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-12-17
q ACRES IN MILLERDALE

Some few weeks ago the Wenat
chez Realty & Investment company
gave Mrs Carrie s. Hilsabeck an op.
ton on % acres in Millerdale, be.
longing to A. w. Tidmarsh, of Ia
coma. The option called for the
payment of $15,400. The option
was taken up this morning and the
land passed to Mrs Hilsabeck, who
lives at Herndon, Iowa. The land is
all in alfalfa, but will be planted to
fruit in the spring.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-12-17

w. e. Reeve, who came here a
few days ago from Spokane, with
Ellsworth France, closed a deal this
morning for five acres of the Van
Holderbeke Tidmarsh~~tract, paying
for it $3.50. Thersale was made by
the owners of the tract, the Wenat-
chez Realty & Investment company.
Mr.. Reeves home is at Hynore, S.
D. He will leave in few days for
his home, but expects to be back here
in the spring to take up his residence
here.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-12-17
COLUMBIA SIDING
POSTMASTER.

William Roth, storekeeper and
postmaster of Columbia Siding, is
in the county jail awaiting a Douglas
county officer who will take him to
Waterville for trial on the charge OF
selling liquor without a license.
The Douglas county commission
ers refused to grant any liquor IL
censes to anyone along the line OF
the new railroad up Moses Coulee.
Roth was an applicant for a liquor
license but he was turned down, and
it is now charged that he has been
selling booze without license. The
arrest was made by Deputy Sheriff
Roy Fox, who is stationed at Col
umbia Siding.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-12-17

Percy Walker on yesterday closed
a deal for six acres of land from d.
N. Payton, in Belmont addition. This
land is In the incorporation, and a
portion of it is planted to young
trees. It has nice buildings and is a
valuable property. Mr.. Walker may
plat the remainder of the property
and sell it on in small tracts.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-12-17
BRINGS HOME PRIZE.

J. H. Fewkes returned from Spo-
kane today, bearing the handsome
silver cup which the Red Apple Real
Estate company won at the apple
show at Spokane for the largest ap-
pie. The cup is gold lined, two feet
high, with the prize inscription en-
graved on the bowl.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-12-17

Miss Isabel Byron of Watiska,
Mimi, is the new teacher selected
for the fourth grade at the Stevens
school. Miss W6od taught this room
but resigned some time ago. Miss
Byron will arrive after the holidays
and begin work.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-12-17
BOUGHT FAIRvIEW LOTS.

w. r. Prowell this week sold two
lots in Fairview addition, lots 1913,
block 2, to F. w. Arnold, for 1915.
These lots are just opposite the site
of Mr.. Arnold's new home.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-12-17
SCHOOL BOARD VISITS SCHOOL.

SCHOOL BOARD VISITS SCHOOL.
The school board visited the
schools this morning and saw for
themselves how crowded and how
poorly ventilated the rooms were.
There will be mass meeting of the
citizens and school teachers Monday
evening to decide the question of a
new school building.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-12-17

Why not buy your Christmas candy
and nuts at the Reading Room?*s"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-02-05
Keep on War Footing.

Japan's budget for 1908 ana I9O9'
which was submitted to parliament
provides for expenditures OF S3OO,-
600, 900, of which about one-thlrd is
to be devoted to the army and navy.
There will be a deficiency, but this
will be made up by an increase In
taxes. The navy, including the new
warship fund, is allotted $44, 1917
894.56, and the army S51,569,-
O51.04.
These allotments are regarded as
significant of Japan's intention to
maintain itself on strong war foot
ing for developments which the flu
ture may bring. A number Of pub
lie works are to be postponed TINS
year to carry out this programme.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-02-05
RUssIA's REVENGE ON JAPAN.
A Movement That Is of Concern to
the Land of the Plum Blossom.

A Movement That Is of Concern to
the Land of the Plum Blossom.
Japan will do we'll to observe with
keenly analytical eye the formation
of the Russo-Japanese Commercial
Company. This concern appears to
be a Russian organization, and from
what we gather of the meager de-
tails sent out it is about to inaugu-
rate a movement of infinitely more
concern to the Land of the Plum
Blossom than war.
1t appears, among other things,
that Siberian butter has long been
shipped to Hamburg, repacked and
reshipped to Japan as German pro-
ductiOn; so also with Russian sugar
disguised as an Austrian; likewise
Russian liquors in a German wrap
per. These near-food products, so it
seems, find a ready market in the
mikado's kingdom-their relative
cheapness appealing, especially, to
the lower classes.
Having failed to best Japan in war
Russia perhaps thinks this much
more subtle scheme and so it is.
Unless his majesty of Japan gets ex-
tremely busy and has his parliament
enact some sort of a pure food law
with teeth in it his people will find
themselves face to face with a mon
ster beside which Mars seems a
pygmy. Strawberry jam manufact-
ured of hayseed, pumpkin and ami
line dyes is only a question of time,
while formaldehyde and salicycle
acid are both sure to play profound
part in the future progress of his
empire. Washington Herald.