The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1908-11-07
A RFPUBI ICAN VICTORY
IN NATION AND STATE
Stevens County Elects but Two Democrat:
in the Landslide to Republicanism

The general election for the year 1908 is a thing
of the past-and so evidently are many OF the
democratic office seekers for the nation has de-
cided that it will continue under republican rule,
making the matter decisive by the election OF a
congress which will be almost wholly republican,
and returning Uncle Joe Cannon.
The state of Washington is republican, and Ste
vens county elects but two democrats, Graham for
sheriff and Miss Hard for school superintendent.
Election day was bright and clear. Groups OF
voters and interested listeners were to be found
near all polling places in the county, and wagers
were made in various sums covering every con-
ceivable phase of the results The eleventh hour
campaign lie was not so noticeable as at the
primary election, most of this work having been
exploited the week before.
The great number of scratched ballots showed
the independent vote of the county, but the heads
of the different tickets made plain the general re-
suits desired by the voters The political parties
seem to have lost partial control of county affairs,
for in no way can the vote be reconciled to con-
form strictly to party desires.
Colville witnessed the quietest election in her
history. For the first time all the saloons were
tightly closed until the polls closed During the
evening many people were on the streets to learn
had secured telegraph communication between
Spokane and his place of business, and at 10
O'Clock it was seen from the bulletins that Taft
was the winner Reports were also posted at the
Lee hotel.
BY Wednesday afternoon the county result was
practically determined, the returns from Este
votes having been received. No definite word
came from eastern results until Wednesday night
Grobo tho Of
CONGRATULATIONS on his decisive victory, and Miss
Daisy Hard's popularity as shown by her vote
was fitting reward for the good work which she
has done in the one year of her office holding.
The table of returns up to this morning will be
found on another page. Correct returns from al
of the 66 precincts of the county may not be avail
able until the commissioners officially canvass the
vote, but next week we will endeavor to give the
full vote.
Mrs. Bessie Overmeyer, wife of Fred Overmeyel
of Hunters, died Sunday morning from BrightS
disease. She was "a years of age. Mr.. and Mrs
Overmeyer were married in July, since which
they have resided on his ranch The funeral was
held under the auspices of the l. O.. O. F. lodge al
Cedonia Monday afternoon
The Review states that John Kulzer, owner o1
the eletric light system at Valley, is making prep
arations to run line to Sprngdale, and it is un
derstood will be ready to supply lights within 81
days. The town already has lighting system
but it is unable to furnish lights to all the bust
ness men who desire them, on account of lack Of
power Mr. Kulzer has big plant at Valley ant
is able to develop sufficient power to light severa
towns the size of Springdale and Valley.
A concentrator, crusher and other machinery il
to be installed on the John Keough property in thu
northern part of the county. The property is
cold proposition and is located northeast of North
port about IL miles from Boundary, B. G. Devel
opment work has been carried on at the property
all summer and Mr. Keough states that he viii
employ four men at the mine this winter. 1t il
his present intention to install crusher, rolls ant
concentrator at the property these being neces
sary in reducing the rich tellurides exposed in tn
mine. An Arasta was installed last spring, bu
did not prove satisfactory in saving galena ant
telluride ores. While the quartz in the vein is no
of great width, the slate surrounding carries go
enough to be of value. About 40 pounds of con
centrates were saved this summer from two ton
of quartz, and run about So per pound in gold thi
giving an average of about $160 per ton.
With a canal % miles long, the Fruitland Irriga
ton Company is planning the irrigation of som
5000 acres located near Kettle Falls, and extend
ing along the big canal The company has a
ready 20 miles of canal constructed, and L. Nc
Lean, president of the company states that tn