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The Washington herald., 1908-03-08

and within was displayed one tiny OBJ
ject- 1t was not cigarette. but IA tiny
glass tube with a glass stopper, contain
ing number of very small white pilules-
He was gazing thOughtfuliy upon these.
without removing the tube from its hid
Ing place, when, OF a sudden. the door
opened. and Levi. his pale face flushed
with excitement and half breathless. en-
tered. exelaiming In a low whisper:
'Rofe is here. Shall I show him in27
'Rolfe"' gasped the millionaire. in a
voice OF aniazenent Are you serious.
LeviPr
Serious? OF course. He has just call
ed and asked IL you can see him."
Show him in instantly" was Statham's s
answer, as hope became at that instant
renewed. 1--WE may find a way OUT Of
this difficulty yet-with his aid
We may" echoed Levi. closing the
door for moment behind him. so that
the young man might not overhear his
words. I'VE may: but recollect that he
is man in love"
"Well?"
And he loves that girl Maud PetrO-
witch. Don't you unoerstand-eh?" asked
Levi, with an evil fash in his eyes.
"Ah. 1 see, replied his master, biting
his under lip. Il follow you, Levi. II is
good that you warned me. Leave the
girl TO mo. Show him in"
You know what tod you few days
ago-of his friendship with Petroviteh. -
the old servant went on "Recollect that
what l said was the truth. and act upon
the confidential information I gave you.
In this matter you've a difficult task be-
fore you. but don't be Chicken-hearted
and generous, as you are so very often
You're in tight corner. and you must
get out OF it somehow, by hook or by
crook"
Trust me to look after myself" re-
sponded the millionaire. with a sudden
smile upon his pale. haggard face. for he
saw with his secretary in London he
might after all escape and he had al
ready closed the tarnished cigarette case
that contained those pilules by which he
had been contemplating ending his stormy
existence Tell him 10 come in
But I beg Of you TO be firm. You're
not fool urged Levi. bending earnest
ly toward him. What is a woman's hon
or as compared with your future? You
must sacrifice her-Or yOUr~elf. There are
many women In the worlC. recollecr-but
there is only one Samuel S.atham.''
The Washington herald., 1908-03-08
CHAPTER K.
shows a Woman, Peril


Several hours had gone by, hours
which Samuel Statham spent, seated in
deep easy-chair near the empty fire
CRATE. reviewing his long and eventful
life.
With his head buried in his hands. he
reflected upon all the past-its tragedy
and its prosperity. True. he had grown
rich. wealthier than he had ever dreamed,
but, ahl at what a cost The world
knew nothing The world of finance.
known in the city, looked upon him as
power TO be TeckOned with BY n stroke
of that stubby. ink-stained pen which lay
upon the writing table he could influence
the markets in Paris or Berlin. His aid
and advice were sought by men who We're
foremost in the cOuntry's commerce and
politics. and he granted loans 10 princes
and TO Kingdoms. And yet the tragedy
of his own heart was a bitter one. and
his secret one chat none dreamed.
He. like many another world-famous
man. bad a skeleton in his cupboard. And
that day it had seen the light, and the
the sight OF il had caused him to begin
the slow and painful process of putting
his house in order, prior to quitting it for
ever-prior to seeking death by his own
hand
For nearly an hour he had been huI-
died up in the big leather armchair al
most immovable. He had scrawled two
or three letters, and written the super
scription upon their envelopes, and from
his writing table he had taken a bundle
of letters tied with a faded blue ribbon.
One by one ne had read them through.
and then. placing them in the CRATE, he
had applied match and burnt them all.
Some other business documents followed.
as well as an old parchment deed. which
he first tried to tear, but at last burned
until it was merely twisted tinder.
II was now afternoon, and the silence
of that house of mystery, wherein no
one save Charles Rolfe ever penetrated.
was unbroken. Across the soft green
carpet lay a bar Of warm sunlight that
seemed strangely out of place I'm that
somber apartment, with its despairing
owner. while outside the shabby stranger
was no longer 10 be seen
He might be lurking in the vicinity. but
Levi had an hour ago entered and in
formed his master that the patient vigil
had been relaxed
Old Sam had dismissed him with a
grunt Of dissatisfaction. Those last
hours of his life he wished 10 spend
alone.
He had been trying to see some way
out Of the cul-de-sac in which he found
himself, but there was none. That shah
by wayfarer-his worst enemy-had found
him. Years ago he had sworn a terrible
vengeance, but for secret reasons. known
only 70 Statham himself. he had laughed
his threats TO scorn. Then came his
death, and Statham was free. free TO
prosper. become rich and powerful. and
use his great wealth for good or for evil
as he felt so inclined
He had. however. used II for good. His
contributions to charities were many and
handsome. Among ether things. he had
built and endowed a wing Of the London
The Washington herald., 1908-03-08
CENTENARY OF POE
MOVEMENT TO CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY
OF POETS BIRTH

Of suburban London IN William WI
son" is a splendid sketch OF his English
school life
In 1920 the Allans returned to Rich
mond. where Poe. under private tutor.
studied the classics and French. Later.
at the University OF Virginia, ne obtained
further knowledge OF Latin, Greek. Span
ish. and Italian Here he acquired some
Of the habits OF dissipation which had
such a bearing not only on his literary
life. but also on appreciation OF his writ
ings
II was in Boston that Poe'e first po-
etie efforts were brought out-"Tam-
erlane and Other Poems" The date was
lS2I- In that year Poe joined the army.
serving as a common soldier for two
years In 1890 he entered West Point.
n the spring Of 1881 he was court-mar-
tailed and dismissed.
But about the same time another vol
anne OF his verse appeared II contained
The Valley OF Unrest" "The City by
the Sea" 'Lenore," ISRAELI" and ITO
Helen"
Thereafter Poe's literary talent was
known, even though it was unapprecl-
ated by the American literary cIiques OF
the day.
"A Manuscript Pound in a Bottle"
which won a prize of 800 offered by
the Saturday Visitor, a monthly literary
journal. served first to introduce Poe 10
the general public. Further tales were
printed in the Southern Literary Messen-
ger. giving that publication its greatest
reason for survival in literary annals.
Tsa
the Messenger In the role Of literary
critie-introducing American literature to
new brand Of criticism. modelled large
" after the European mode. daring and
original However. II didn't help 70 make
Poe popular.
In 1S3S. while he vas living in Phila-
delphia. obtaining at best 3 sort OF hand
tO-mOuth living. he wrote silence and
the unforgetable The Fail Of the House
Of Usher" To this period also belong
The Gold Bug The Purloined Letter. +"
The Mystery OF Marie Roget, and "The
Murders IN the Rue Morgue"
IN 1875 POe's name was on everybody's
lips That was the year OF the publica-
ton Of The Raven" and The Bells. 20
as Well as ''UIlalumer
In June, 1S47. occurred the death Of
Poe's wife-a misfortune which unhinged
the poet completely and drove him 70
eXeeSS2s even greater than he had ex-
perimeuted with previously. He had now
done his best work. He wrote Eureka:
A Prose Poem" finished of The Do
main OF Arnheim, and lectured for a
short time meanwhile drinking heavily.
His friends fell away from him. even
his most ardent champions lost faith in
Poe, the man. and the critics Of the day
seized the opportunity 10 distract atten-
ton from Poe, the writer. 10 Poe the
drunkard," as they called him.
Recent historians of Poe have pointed
out that he was not half so black as he
was painted-that in reality he was not a
heavy dTinker. The truth seems 20 have
been that Poe's constitution was such
as could not Withstand even small guam
titles OF liquor
The end Of the great genius was sordid
enough. On a September afternoon. in
ls4s. he was found in a cheap saloon in
an unconscious condition. be was taken
10 the hospital. failed 70 respond 10
treatment, and. four days later. died.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-08
..The Lighting of the Grnre...


The following interesting Indian custom
is described in the February Southern
Workman:
"On the eve OF All Souls Day. as the
sun sinks behind the tourmaline-hued
Mesa Grande Mountains and the clear
mountain air takes on the chill Of ap-
preaching night. weird scene is enacted
in this little. squalid city Of the dead
In the deepening dusk the solemn figures
OF the living, siIhouetted among the vague
outlines Of sagging wooden crosses and The
narrow brown mounds Csome fenced in
by tiny ghOstly picket Enclosures. some
revealed stark and unprotected, approach
the last resting places OF their beloved
ones. and with sobs and walls place at
the head and foot of each grave a lighted
candle. This is called the lighting OF the
graves. and is ceremony almost purely
Indian Ia origin, although connected with
the general sentiment Of the Feast Of All
Souls
The picture is intense in meaning and
never 10 be forgotten by those witnessing
It. II takes but little imagination TO feel
with those kneeling figures. praying and
mourning in the uncertain light OF the
hundreds Of fickering candles that their
dead are az the moment being visited by
the returning souls from the spirit world
who are attracted by the guiding lights
OF the candles The little fnclOsure. the
thousand Pickering lights dOttng IL far
and near, the dark, shrOUded figures
kneelinS and swaying IN audible grief and
prayers among the crosses. the heavy 81
lence Of the night upon the rounded out
lines Of the towering hills. and the re-
mo Of no Cfor- IL .ff
these make a scene in which Il would be
easy 20 see phantons and 20 hear spirits
talk. Children the Indians are called. but
in their cropping toward an Infinite Being
OF whom they know as much as their
more civilized brothers. perhaps they
sometimes reach an understanding that
our keener intellects may never attain.
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Mems Maids.

Mems maids-yes," said an employ
ment agent: there are more of them
than Of mems men or Wallets, Visit the
fashionable hotels OF California, Florida,
the Riviera. Egypt, and, as you pass
open bedroom doors of a morning or an
afternoon, what do you see? Maids
changing the studs in the evening shirts.
pressing trousers with patent alcohol
irons. brushing coats and putting fresh
Iaces in boots The average weIl-tO-do
couple-the couple that can afford the
best winter and summer resorts-travels
with a maid. but not with a maid and a
valet For. after all. valet is very ex-
pensive and HIS duties occupy only a
few hours a day, and maid can get
through all OF them Just as well as not.
So the average lady's maid Is a mans
maid as well-maid 20 the wife. valet 20
the husband She likes her latter duties.
They are. YOU see, simple and easy, and
they draw forth the most generous tips"
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Saturdav HoIidavs in 1eos.

An observing eight-year-old son OF
Manhattan who has yet 10 master the
leap year problem. remarked TO his faith
er few days ago. I've been studying
this calendar and I think it's a darn
sharle that whoever fixed the dates
should arrange that so many holidays are
on Saturday-doing Us boys out OF what
ought 10 be coming to US o. school days. -
The lad had discovered that Washing
tons Birthday, Memorial Day. and
Fourth Of July all fall on Saturday in
the current year. Whereas. Christmas
came on Wednesday in 1867. that festival
viii ocur on Friday this year New
Years Day in IaoS was on Wednesday,
but next year will fall on Friday. Eas-
ter this year VIII be April ls
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TO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW
Accomplished.

From the Chicago News.
Percy Pink-1 am weally surprised that
you don't Ike my cousin Reggy. Why.
he is so accomplished.
Miss Rose-Accomplished? In what
way?
Percy Pink-Why, the dear boy can roll
a cigarette with one hand. I have seen
him do Il myself
The Washington herald., 1908-03-08

Translated for Trans Atlantic Tales from FlsSznss
Blaetfer.
Mayor-Wbere are you goIng7
Village Constable-Itie three tramps
just locked Up want 20 play waist, and
In locking te- fourth,
The Washington herald., 1908-03-08
G.. w.

Again the annual anthems swell.
Again his praise We sing
The President Who Could Not Tell
a Short and Ugly Thing.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-02-27
The Reason For The MaSonS.

little girl was asked to write an
essay on the wise man and this is what
she produced:
"King Soloman was man who lived
ever SO many years ago. In the country
he governed he was the whole push.
He as an awful wise man and one day
two women went to chop the baby in
two and give each baby and each
claiming it. The king was not feeling
right. Why could not the brat have
been twins and saved all this tror BILE?
Soloman called for his sworl and was
going to chop the baby in two and give
each one of them piece of it, when the
one who was the mother Of the baby
said: Stop Soloman, stay thy hand /;
if can't have the whole baby / dom
want any. Let the old hag have it,
Then King Soloman told her to take the
baby and go home and wash its face
for he knew it was hers. He told the
other to 60 chase herself. King Sole
man built temple and was the father
of all the Masons. He had 700 wives
and 500 lady friends and that's why
there are so many Mascns in the world.
My papa says King Soloman was d
warm member, and think he was hot
stuff myself. That's all know about
King .Soloman. Selected by Owyhee
Nugget.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-02-27
Notes From The
Political Field

Who was the candidate for the
Democratic nomination for sheriff
whose announcement appeared OH the
first page Of last weeks News Record
without signature? was asked by half
the people of the county during the
last seven days. The signature was
Inadvertently omitted and half the
edition was off before the omission as
supplied by adding the name OF Edgar
Marvin, the popular young man at
Wallowa whose candidacy is causing
everybody to sit up and take notice.
While the omission OF the name was
q mistake, from al advertising point
OF view it was fortunate tor Mr.. Marvin
as everybody is looking for this weeks
News Record TO see who that Democ-
ratio aspirant is.
Luther Lloyd, we'll known resident
on the I,nnaha, is being urged by his
friends to make the race for the Demo
cratic nomination for county commits
sioner.
a. A. Greer has withdrawn from
the race I, r the Republican nomination
for assessor.
News from the North Country says
that w. G. Locke or Edward Renfrow
may come out for the Republican
nomination for county commissioner
Both are strong men and either woult
10 doubt be All efficient commissioner
1t is the opinion Of men best pest:d II
the work Of the county court that ont
member OF the court should always bt
from the North Country that one
throughly conversant with the roa'
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-02-27
Real Estate Transfers
2 Weeks Ending Feb. |, l90S---Prepared
By WalIowa Law, Land &
Abstract Go.

George AMI Henry Haas to w w
Zurciier, NV NV sec %, aud N half ne
and ne NV, sec % t3n, r 46 g. $lO5O
Daniel Boyd to Ella Flowers, lots
3, 6, I, 8, 8, u, l3a d II, blk A Boyd's
subd of blks 5, and 8, Bank add to
Enterprise. $500.
Edgar A Goodnough to Peter Fordney,
halt blk p, Residence add to Town OF
Wallowa. 500.
John Mcdonald to Hattie Merrill,
lots and 6, in Th, Mcdonald add to
Wallowa. 500.
Eva b. Rumble to Rumble, south
half Sc sec | and W alf sw sec l2, t3s,
r 46 e. $500.
q Pat to J A Blcomquist, n half Sc
and half ne, sec y. n, r4le.
J W Brines to S 0 Watkins, half Sc,
sec 27, g half ne. sec "a, a,so tract of
land in sec 81, about center, all 5 II, +
43 e. 81.
U S r r to J W Brines, e half Sc, sec
27; e half ne, sec "a, 5 N, r 43 e.
Mrs Grace Stoner ct al to F w Fitz-
patrick ct al, W half ne, half, NV, w
half Sc and half sw, sec 33, t 2 s, As
e, and sw ne, Sc NV, and lots 2 and 8,
NV Sc and half sw and sw sw Qot 81 all
OF sec 4; and ne NV, sec 8, S, As
e. 81.
Matte Hill to F w Fitzpatrick ct al J.,
same description as above. 81.
U r r to James A Spray. sw Sc; sec
%; W half ne and Sc NV, sec 33, t2n n, r
Ale.
Emma Spray to Crossett Timber Co.
all timber Oh half sw and sw Sc sec SO,
t N, Al e, and lot 2, sec 4, n, r
Al. 81.
James A Spray to Crossett Timber Co,
all timber on sw Sc, sec 28, and half oi
ne and Sc NV, sec 33, 2 II, Al g. 81.
p Gardner to John Flowers, lot 81,
West Division OF Enterprise cemetery,
Enterprise, Ore. $40
] M Blakely, sheriff, to v allowa
| NOiSohtiO W. DIV bCC . udll INV, he
sw and NV Sc sec II, tan, 43 g, and
n sec 35, 8 II, r A e. $500.
State of Oregon to d w Sheahan, 6
half he and ne sc, sec SO, m, Al
$3.50
| F D McCully to Nelia Nj Hartsock
lots 6, 7 and s, Tx 2, Riverside add t,
Joseph, 1926.
| W NJ Mahaffey to Daniel Boyd, lot !
sec 4, and lots 3 and 4, and sc NV, Sc,
3, n, r 45 e. $3.50
| . S r R to John l. Anderson, ne ne
sec "a, half Sc; Sc sw, sec 27, 3 n
lr4l e.
| S f Fleene' to + W Fitzpatrick ct al
e half NV and " half ne and half sw
W half Sc, sec 33, S, + 45 e, and lots
and 3, sw he, sc nv, NV Sc; half sy
sw sw (lot 81 sec i and he NV, sec 8,
3s, r 45 e. 81.
!, The Wallowa Mercantile Co to w.
Downward, II half Sc and sc Sc of sec 5; s,
sec 8; NV Or; the IL half sw and NV sw
sec II; the ne Sc, SEC l8; all in n,
43e. $3.50.
Nellie H Wood to II Biggs, G half n
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sec 9, s, r 43, except tract in nv
corner. $500.
j G Higgins TO Annetta Higgins, sw
sec 81, n, and NV of sec 6, in $, all
Al e. 81.
JIM Blakely, sheriff, to Peter Baudon,
sheriff's deed, one-fourth interest in
half ne and W half Sc. sec IA, 2 s, 40
Z. $50.
} NJ Blakely, sheriff, to Lucinda
Rumble, sheriff's deed, lot and half
lot 3, blk 20, McCull!' 5 add to Joseph.
SIS.
II X O'Brien TO Nibley- Nimnaugh
Lumber Co, half sec 30, to N, 43
t. 81.
f A Holmes TO Nibley- -Nimnaugh
Lumber Co, Sc NV, ne sw and Sc OF sec
20; ne or, the II half Sc and W half sw,
sec 80, all in t , n, IA c. 81.
Z A Holmes to Nibley-Nimnaugh
Lumber Co, half sw, sec go, and n
half NV, sec 3, t 2 n, A e. 81.
U s Pat to Godfrey Carbon, half ne
and half NV, sec II, 3 N, Il 9.
Archie Conley to J Peters, &c, sW
NV, NV sw and half sw, sec 4 and mt
NV, sec 8, t 8 s, 40 e. 81.
U S Pat to ] w Conley, half Sc and
Sc sw, sec 80. m, Al e.
U Pat to Mayme Holmes, S half
ne and n half Sc, sec 32, . II, 44e.
U S Pat to Jennie Minor, half sw,
sec 32, II of Al.
USPat to Edward r Vaughan, hall
Sc, sec 80, and n half ne, sec 32, t 2 n,
Al e.
U ) Pat to n w Fish, sc nv, ne sw,
and half Sc, sec 90, 2 II. lie.
U S Pat to Pearlie Pace, Sc, sec 35,
n. 43e.
U Pat to S NJ Strohecker, lot and
and sw ne and half Sc, sec 3, N, l
43 Q.
Wesley Duncan to Benz Boswell ct al
lots 5, 6, Z and s, blk Is, in Enterprise
$500.
Mary Straley to Nellie L Beck, lots
numbered and A, sec 4, n, r 40 e
$500.
John Mcdonald to Theo Williams
ITO feet off end of lots 2, and 4, blk
|, Stories add to Wallowa. $500.
U S Pat to j l. Caviness, half Sc
sec 80, 2 s, r 46 e.
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and bridge needs of that great section
be in position to advise and act.
Candidates are training in footwOrk,
not to take to the woods after the
primary, but in the gentle art of side
stepping. 1t stands them in hands to
know when not to express themselves
In this campaign.
Rolla /. Long OF Enterprise has out
petitions for the Republican nomina-
ton for surveyor.
Over 100 voters have registered with
Lincoln Austin at Flora.
Up to Tuesday noon l55 voters had
registered in Enterprise precinct aud
$50 in the county.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-02-27
County Seat Fight in Lake.

Lake county will be the scene this
year OF county seat fight, as the am-
bilious little town OF Paisley is making
an effort to have the county seat moved
from Lakeview, its present location, to
Paisley. The reason urged for the re-
moval of the county seat is that Paisley
is, geographically, more centrally local.
ed, and will make the county seat more
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-02-27
JUDGE RAMSEY'S PLATFORM.

II elected Circuit Judge, will, to the
utmost of my ability, discharge my
duties honestly, efficiently, and impair
TALLY, and decide all cases without le-
gard to the political or religious affi'ia-
tions Of the parties. and treat all
attorneys and litigants with courtesy
and fairness.
All unnecessary delays in transacting
the business will be avoided, thereby
saving to counties and litigants large
sums as costs.
stand, as always have stood, for
the efficient enforcement OF all laws,
and oppose the notification of any law
vor part OF a law by granting illegal
paroles or discharges.
WM NJ. RAMSEY.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-02-27
Notice of Sale of Real Property

In the County Court of the state OF Oregon,
for wallowh County.
In the Matter oil the Estate of
Elmer V. Moore, deceased.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That pur.
suant to an order Of the above entitled Court
in the matter OF said estate made aud entered
on the Sd day of February, 1908. VIII, rs the
administrators Of the said estate. from and
after Saturday, March 7th, 1908, proceed to
sell at private snle the following described
real property OF said estate, anL all the right,
title and interest which the said Finer ".
Moore, deceased, had therein ut the time of
his death, towit:
The Northwest quarter of the Northwest
quarter of Section Fourteen in Township
Five North OF Range Forty-four East W. NJ.
in wallowa County, Oregon.
The terms OF snid sale are as follows:
cash in hand for the full amount Of purchase
price. Ats
Dated February 18th, 1908.
Il, MooRg,
Administrative OF tho Estate Of Elm.r "
Moore, Deceased.
b RLEIgH * noYD Attorneys for Estate.
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hereby announce myself can,ii-
date for nomination on the Democratic
ticket for the Office os FTicuit Judge of
the Tenth Judicial District at the pri
mary election to be held on April II,
1908.
II nominated and elected, / will use
my best endeavors to administer the
business of the Circuit Court in both
counties of the District impair TALLY,
speedily and ecoonmically.
ID. w. SHEAHAN.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-02-27
ANNOUNCEMENTS
DEMOCRATIC.
Assessor.

! hereby announce that am n candi-
date for the nomination for the
'ottice of County Assessor ON the Dem
ocratic ticket, subject to the will of the
voters Of the Democratic party at the
primary to be held April IL, 1908. If
j dominated and elected pledge myself
to faithfully perform the duties of the
office ac,mrding to law, and the best of
my ability, without favoritism or
prejudice.
THoS. RICH.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-02-27
REPUBLICAN,.
School Superintendent.

hereby announce myself as a cam
didate on the Republican ticket for the
nomination for the office of County
School Superintendent subject to the
decision of the qualified electors, at the
primaries to he held in this cou ty on
April IL, 1908.
Ii nominated and elected, / will
serve the people of WalloNa county to
the best OF my ability.
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accessible to majority of the citizens
of Lake county. The town of Paisley is
located about half way between Lake
view and Silver Lake.
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T. F. LATHROPE,
Candidate for the Republican
Nomination for
Assessor.

"No favoritism to any individual or
section of the county, but straight
assessment on every dollar obtainable. I"