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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-07-28
Commissioners Notice

In the Circuit Court of Jefferson County,
West Virginia:
j. II. MILLER and e. A. Miller, partners
trading as j. II. Miller q Son, and j. H.
Miller, deceased, Administrator, and ]. T
Lemen.
q. W. THOMAS. and Mollie Thomas, his
wife; Mrs, j. e Bushman. nee Thomas, and
J. <. Bushman, her husband; Mrs. e. r.
Wilmington, nee Thomas, and G. E. Whit
tington. her husband; Mrs. Harry jackson,
nee Thomas, and Harry Jackson, her hus
band; Mrs. Ralf Young, nee Thomas. a. d
Ralph Young, her husband; s. w. WASH
ington. Trustee; j. w Gardner, Sheriff
Committee Administrator; d. c. Win.-
brenner and D. 9. Winebrenner. DR., part
ners trading as ID. G. Winebrenn er IL Co !;
G. E. Thompson and Jas. F. Thompson,
partners trading as G. E. Thompson q Co I;
Gerard ID. Moore, Trustee, Evans shaffer
Grocer Co., q corporation, and the Charles
Town Building Association, corporation.
Extract from decree of May 80. 190S.)
1t 10 therefore ordered by the Court that
the cause be and the same is hereby referr.
10 8. w. Washington, commissioner in
aeancery of this Court, with instruction to
report To the curt upoL the following:
First, q settle ment of the accounts of j. ".
Gardner. s eriff Committee Administrator of
the said w T. Thomas, deceased.
Second, To ascertain and report what real
estate, If any, the said w. r. Thomas died
seized:a possess ed-the fee simple and an-
nual rental value thereof.
Third To ascertain and report all debts,
whether liens or not. against the said dece-
dents estate, their respective amounts, and
the order of their priority.
Fourth. Any other matters which may be
requested by any parties interested in this
suit. or that said commissioner may deem
pertinent.
Before executing this decree, said commip-
sioner shall give notice of the time and place
thereof by publication once week Tor four
successive weeks In some newspaper pub
lished In Jefferson county, and the clerk shall
give notice as required by Chapter sc Section
8, OF the code OF West Virginia
copy-Teste.
JNO. NJ. DANIEL.
flarS
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-04
SEED GRAIN NEEDS.
canadian Government Appropriates
Money to Aid Farmers.


Consul General John G. Foster o.,
Ottawa, advises that the finance min
lister OF the Dominion government has
presented a supplementary estimate
to the Canadian parliament for the
purpose of assisting western settlers
of Canada whose crops failed last
year to purchase seed grain during
the coming season. The estimate in
! cludes three items as follows;
To provide $3.50 to purchase
seed grain for homestead settlers in
Alberta and Saskatchewan, the cost of
said seed grain to be repaid by the
settlers with interest at the rate of
per cent per annum, and until repay
ment to be lien or charge upon the
lands of the settlers held under home
stead entry.
To provide $4,000 to enable the
government Of Canada to advance to
the government of Alberta, by way
of a loan, a sum for the purchase of
seed grain for settlers.
To provide $1,S25, 900 to enable the
government of Canada to advance to
the government of Saskatchewan. by
way Of loan, a sum for the purchase
Of seed grain for settlers.
This gives total appropriation of
S2,S50,000. 1t is understood that the
seed wheat will be purchased in west
ern Canada, but that part of the oats
and harley will have IN ha secured
outside Of the Dominion.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-04
MILTON PROFESSOR GOES
TO IDAHO SCHOOL
j. +. Campbell Sold Tract Of Subur-
ban Property for $s25-Many Acres
of Strawberries VIII be Set Out
This Spring-M. Rater Sells Farm
Near Meader Park for $4,000.

Milton, March 4.-Professor ]. r.
Davis has been elected principal OF
the Milton public schools by the
board for the next term, which be-
gins in September. Professor Davis
left Saturday for Nyssa, where he will
take the place of Professor Paul. who
has resigned his position as princi-
pal Of the public schools of that
place. Mr.. Davis will remain there
the balance Of the present term.
Mrs. B. Stanton Of North Milton,
who has been very i'll with an at
tack of vertigo, is somewhat improv-
ed.
Joe Campbell has sold a portion Of
tract of land in Wrights addition
to ]. NJ. Morris for a consideration of
$S25.
Many acres of Strawberries will be
set out in the Milton aud Freewater
country this month.
VIM. Gent, who lives in the Sunny
side country has returned from
trip to California where he spent
some weeks during the winter.
Floyd and Ed Gwinn, who have re-
sided In the vicinity of Sunnyside.
have moved on DR.. ]. H. Kennedy's
fruit farm near Freewater, which
they have rented for the ensuing year.
M. Rater, who lives near Meader
park, has sold his 80 acre farm to a
Walla Walla man for $4,000. Mr..
Rater will move to walla walla for
the present.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-04
Postal Inspectors Look Into PROPOSE
ton Made by ROseberg Promoters.

The publicity recently given the
proposition before the prospective in
vestor in a manner which made him
believe he was to get title to a quarter
section of timber land for about $450.
People were eager to take advan-
tage Of the proposition and the agents
in this vicinity d d fine business
until 1t was noised about that it was
doubtful If the railroad could be COM
PEELED to deed the land.
Agents of c. z. Leavengood Of Rose
burg, Ore, in this vicinity, laid the
proposition of the sale Of Southern
Pacific timber lands in Southern ore
gon to settlers has resulted in an in
vestigation here on the part Of the
United States government through the
postoffice department, says a Palouse
item.
o. C. Riches of Portland, a postof-
flee inspector, spent two days in this
city and Potlatch, gathering evidence
and found 45 persons who had made
application for land and paid the
original fee Of s5S to the locator.
Agents have worked almost every
town and hamlet in this section Of
the inland empire.
Mr.. Riches staed that, in his opin-
ion, the investor has no opportunity
TO realize on his $58, for the land, If
the government should win out in the
courts, would go back to the govern
ment domain, and the application Of
the purchaser 10 the railroad compa-
ny would give him no prior right over
any other settler.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-04
WHY THE PROFESSOR WAS LATE
Absent Minded Messenger Failed TO
Deliver Note and Audience Wait
ed.

Absent Minded Messenger Failed To
Deliver Note and Audience Wait
ed.
There is a boy in Seward who bids
fair to rival the noted Dinkelspiel for
absentmindedness, says the Seward,
Alaska. Gateway. Dinkelspiel had to
make a note of everything that he
might not forget what to do. When
he went to bed he made the follow
ing memorandum: Coat on chair,
trousers on floor. Dinkelspiel in bed.
In the morning when he got up he
looked at his notes, coat on chair,
trousers on floor all right, but when
he looked in bed no Dinkelspiel was
there. Scared still he raised the cry
to find the lost Dinkelspiel.
This boy who is fast following IN
the footsteps Of the famous Dinkel-
spiel was given note in the morning
to give to the high school teacher
stating that 1t would be impossible
for his father to deliver a lecture to
pupils In the afternoon as had been
planned. The note remained hid
away in the pocket, and in the mean
time the hour for the lecture arrived
and the young hopefuls waited half
or three quarters Of an hour for the
lecturer to arrive. The boy with the
note in his pocket became uneasy to !
think that his father should be so
forgetful as not to keep his appoint |
ment, and so dispatched his younger |
brother to jog the governors men,
ory. Soon the messenger came fly
ing back with jolt for the memory |
of the older brother who began forth |
with 70 dig down into his jeans for
his fathers note. and the school had |
the ha ha on him. but it is not stated
what his father had on him when he |
got the boy in the woodshed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-04

Touchet river, and well known in
Walla Walla, says the Bulletin.
One day last week Mr.. Scott de-
clded to commence seeding and drove
a team to an old seeder which he had
left standing last spring in the field
where he had finished using 1t. II
happened that the seeder was left
standing under a large tree, not far
from the barn on the ranch, and af-
ter hitchlng the team to 1t he pulled
the seeder down to the barn, where
he intended to fill the seed box.
On trying to raise the lid Of the
box he found that 1t was stuck fast,
and It required an AK to pry 1t open.
But after 1t was open the surprise
came, for he found therein, swarm
of bees and box full of honey. A
swarm of bees had evidently staked
out a homestead in the box, and their
Improvement consisted of a large
amount Of comb, well filled with hon
ey. But the bees had not left their
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-04
NEWS Of WESTON NEWS Or MILTON
WILLIAM II. WHITE DIES
WITH PNEUMONIA
Farm Work Is Being Rushed During
the Nice Weather-Orchards Are
Being Pruned and Put In Condition
for Spring-Dr. Miles Hopkins to
Locate In North Yakima.

Weston, Mar. 4.-The funeral of
William H. White was held at this
place Tuesday. under the impressive
service of the Masonic order. The
deceased was a resident of Nez Perce,
Idaho, who was visiting his brother,
Caleb White, when an attack of
pneumonia aggravated a long stand
ing pulmonary trouble, causing his
death. He was bachelor, about 62
years of age, and he leaves several
brothers and sisters to mourn his
loss.
Frank Price has just gone to the
Alberta country to investigate the
farming conditions there He will
probably be away several weeks.
DR.. Miles Hopkins, son of Ira Hop
kins of this place, has decided to To-
cate at North Yakima for the prac-
tice Of homeopathy.
John Davis was fined Yesterday
before Recorder Clark Wood for be-
ing drunk and disorderly, in the sum
OF $3.50.
Mrs. Edna LaBrache is reported as
being quite III at her home near here.
The farmers are doing vast
amount Of spring work in this vicin-
ity owing to the fine weather that
has been enjoyed OF late. Grain is
looking fine, and the prospects were
never better for good crops than they
are at this time. Those in this vicin-
ity who fruit trees are pruning and
are taking a more active interest in
the growing of fruit this year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-04
IMPROVING LANDS.
People of Echo Country Encouraged
Over Prospects in West End.

People of Echo Country Encouraged
Over Prospects in West End.
Echo, March 4.-Dr. Waldo Coe
has arrived here from Portland to
look after the work now going on in
the way of improving the lands un-
der the Furnish project in which he
has purchased an interest. The of
flee which is being arranged for the
company at this place will be ready
for occupancy In a few days time,
and now that the Cleaver company
has purchased the Hinkle proposition
it is expected that a great many peo-
pie will buy and settle on these lands
in a very short time. 1t is the in
tention of the promoters of both en-
terprises to bring a large number of
eastern people in who are looking for
small tracts of lands TO make homes.
The people who have been in the
Echo and Hermiston country for years
will now see the fruits of irrigation,
and feel very much encouraged over
the prospects for the future. A large
force of men are now employed by the
Cleaver company in enlarging the
ditch and making improvements in
general, and many are already invest
ing in the lands.
Mrs Charles Eppinger of Pendleton |
has been here for a few days visit |
ing at the country home of Mrs. Har-
ry Bartholomew.
Farmers are busy with their spring |
work. Many acres of potatoes and |
other crops will be put in this year
on new lands, and great many addi-
tional acres Of land will be cultivated |
in all directions from Echo.
Little Jack Stanfield, who has been
quite I'll with scarlet fever, continues
to improve.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-04

claim open to contest for they were
still living there, and 1t was only after
a hard fight that Mr.. Scott succeeded
in getting them out Of the box. Mr..
Scott is now ahead swarm of bees
and q well-fllled tub of honey.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-04
Notice TO Pnhlic.

Having disposed Of my implement
store in this city, all parties knowing
themselves indebted to me please
call and settle their accounts.
FRED WEBER.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-04
BEES IN Ills SEEDER.
Touchet Farmer Found Leaving Old
Machine Out In Weather Profit

Machine Out in Weather Profit
able.
Is 1t profitable to leave farm ma
chinery out IN the weather from the
time the machine is used one spring,
until time 70 use 1t next spring? This
is a question that has been exploited
in farm magazines radiating from
every city OF any size In the world,
and the negative answer has always
been accorded the first place, but u
new phase to the question has lately
come to light with the experience of
Jap Scott, a rancher living on the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-04

Get DeWitt's Corbollzed Witch Ha-
eel Salve--it Is good for piles. Sold
by Tallman &c Co.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-04

DeWitt's Little Early Risers, small,
safe. sure little liver pills. Sold by
Tallman & Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-04
LONE FORAKER MAN.
Placed on the Committee on Resolu-
lions at Columbus.

Placed on the COQQuAILcS VA 1NSSoA0-
tions at Columbus.
Special Dispatch to The Star
COLUMBUS. OHIO, March 4.
One Foraker republican was elected to
the resolutions committee in the con-
gressional district meeting last night.
former Representative w. L. Smyser Of
Wooster. Single handed, he made fight
for senatorial Endorsement in the plat
form, and while he did not secure refer
ence by name to Senators Foraker and
Dick. nor could he prevent the indorse-
ment of the railway rate bill. he did sue
coed in securing a plank more compli-
to Senators Foraker and Dick
than the Taft men had proposed to make
it. Instead of simply complmenting the
Ohio representatives for their diStin-
guished service and ability, the platform,
as reported to the convention. congratu-
lates the people of Ohio, and representa-
tives in the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the United States maintain
the states high rank in the national
legislature"
I'VE were always willing that there
should be contained in the platform an
appreciation of the ability Of our sena-
tors" said Arthur l. Vorys of the Tart
headquarters this morning. And the
plank as to this now in the platform Is
just as we wanted it. We were only OPP
posed to mention of the senator's by name
in the platform"
Tremendous applause greeted Theodore
Burton when he assembled the stage TO
read the platform, and when he resumed
his seat there were loud calls for him to
make a speech and he responded briefly
The demonstration pointed strongly to
him as Foraker's successor in the Sen
ate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-04
PERILs OF THE TURRET.
Admiral Cowles Tells Of the Disaster
on the Missouri.

You can't handle powder, and handle it
fast. without having accidents. And you
have got to handle it fast-you must reach
your gun before the other fellow gets to
his. You must hit the other fellow quick
gets at YOU" These expressions arc
taken from the testimony Of Rear Admiral
William s. Cowles, chief of the, bureau of
equipment of the Navy Department, be-
fore the Senate committee on naval at
fairs today in the investigation OF crit
icisms OF battleship construction.
Speaking plainly. Admiral Cowles said
that the American ships were the equal OF
any af1oat, and Endorsed in positive terms
the open turret and direct ammunition
hoist with the improvements made since
the Missouri and Georgia accidents to
make them safe.
The testimony of Admiral Cowles was
conferred In description of the explosion
on the battleship Missouri. which he COM
manded at the time. He was asked to
defects that contributed to the accident
Speaking Of the open turret on the Mis-
souri,. he said that the time between
rounds In firing the big guns had been re-
duced from 300 seconds to 10 seconds. The
lesson taught by the explosion. according
great danger in the turrets was from
farebacks, which in themselves were
harmless to the men. but often intense
enough to ignite powder. and therefore
the safeguard was to expel gases from the
guns before powder was brought within
range. and that was now accomplished
Lieut.. Commander Clelland Davis. as
sistant chief Of the bureau. expressed the
opinion that the srmor belt was properly
located.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-04
PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY
DAVID MOORE, REAL ESTATE
DEALER, IN COURT.
Indebtedness Stated to Be &c.,
474.s7, With Scheduled Assets
But Slightly Less.

David Moore, real estate broker, with
Offices at 1923 New York avenue. today
filed a petition in voluntary bankruptcy.
He lists his indebtedness at SIS, and
claims assets OF $76.474.S7.
In addition Mr.. Moore's life is insured
for 500, 373 his wife being named as ben
eficiary under the policies. Attorneys Eu-
gene A. Jones and George c. Shinn. coun-
sci for Mr. Moore, were unable to- state
how much would probably be realized on
the assets.
According to the schedule of liabilities
Mr. Moore is indebted to the Farmers and
Mechanics National Bank for $4,000; the
Washington Loan and Trust Company.
80. 100: William X Johnson $1,000. and
James F. Barbour, $l.050. All these
claims are secured. certificates Of stock
neinc held as collateral b ythese creditors.
Among the unsecured claims are &C
counts due from collection of rents. ag-
gregating $500. notes held by National
Metropolitan Bank. s1l.soo. and amounts .o, is
due on open accounts. making total OF
unsecured claims of SIT .313.oi.
Mr. Moore's assets. exclusive OF life In
surance policies. include real estate val
ued at $4,000; 1O7 shares Of the capital
stock of the Metropolitan Bank, esti-
mated at $4O.125: 200 shares American
other stock holdings.
The real estate is said to be incum-
bered. and the stock certificates are de-
posted as collateral security.
Chief Justice Clabaugh signed an order
adjudging Mr.. Moore bankrupt and re-
ferred the case to Edwin 8. McCalmont.
referee in bankruptcy. Mr.. McCalmont
will issue a call to all the creditors OF
Mr.. Moore to attend meeting within
the next two weeks for the purpose Of Sc
lecting trustee to wind Up the affairs
Of the broker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-04
NEBRASKA DEMOCRATS
Bryan the Central Figure at Tomor
rows State Convention.

OMAHA, Neb., March 4.-The adva nce
guard Of the democratic state convention
which meets in Omah a tomorrow hogan
arriving today The state officers Of the
Bryan volunteers are In the city seeking
10 extend the propaganda of that organi-
cation, which is expected to take a prom
inent part In the coming national conven-
ton.
Mr.. Bryan will be the central figure at
tomorrow's convention, and his influence
will dominate the spirit of the platform
which is expected to reflect to a certain
extent the ideas he will present to the ma
tlonal convention at Denver. The con-
vention is considered for these reasons to
De OF especial importance. particularly to
the democratic party. There will be mn
contests Of any kind, say the leaders, al
though 1t is known that there are two or
three more candidates for delegates .
large than Nebraska is entitled to in the
national convention.
Mayor Dahlman, national democratic
committeeman for Nebraska, stated to-
day: THE principal business of the con-
vention Will be to present to the demo-
cratic party OF the nation the name of
w. J. Bryan for its next presidential can
didate and to record the principles for
which he stands
do you expect the platform to reflect
Mr.. Bryan's ideas of what the national
platform should be?" was asked.
Il can't speak for Mr.. Bryan. Of course,
but personally / should imagine that
whatever Is placed in the platform by
the Nebraska democrats will receive the
approval Of Mr.. Bryan. and will. to a
great degree. indicate what he would like
to see in the national platform do not
at this time to write a platform for the
Denver convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-04
AGED WOMAN DIES ALONE.
Falls Beside Radiator Where Heat
Bakes Her Face.

Suddenly attacked by heart disease. Mrs.
Mary A. Belt, seventy-five years Of age.
attempted to arise from her bed IN her
apartments at the Astoria, Sd and g
streets. about 1880 o'clock yesterday.
There was no one in the room with her,
and she fell forward. the side OF her face
resting on the steam radiator. and she
died in that position. When her husband.
Mr.. ]. S. Belt. real estate dealer, re-
turned to the apartment he found the
remains Of his wife. one side Of her face
having been baked by the heat of the
radiator He summoned medical assist
ance, but it was found life had been ex-
tinct for some time. Mr.. Belt is about
the same age as his wife. and they had
been married less than year.
The funeral will take place from Hin
die a. Bayliss' chapel, 9Th and II streets.
at o clock tomorrow afternoon. and In
torment will be at Oak Hill cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-04
BRYAN AT EN- AGAIN
HIS ILLNESS OF SHORT DURA-
TIoN-oFF FOR OMAHA.

LINCOLN. Neb.. March 4.-The illness
night from the south, is pronounced only
trivial and described by physicians as a
mild attack of grip. He left Lincoln
today for Omaha, where he will attend the
dc mocratic state convention tomorrow
and deliver an address tomorrow night.
1t is now settled that the platform COM
mittee will consult with Bryan before re-
porting resolutions and this draft may be
taken as reporting his views on party poll
icy for subsequent adoption at the Denver
national convention in case he Is the NOM
inee for the party.
Bryan's Visit to Richmond.
RICHMOND. Va, March 4.-Gov
Swanson sent to the general assem-
bly, communication from William j.
Bryan. written in response to the invita-
ton to visit Virginia and make an address
before the assembly. Col. Bryan stated
that he was still SO engaged that he could
not come before March % or % He asks
to be informed by the governor if the
legislature would be in session at that
time. That will not be known until the
matter Of an extended session has been
determined.
County Cold Toward Bryan.
ROCHESTER, N Y, March 4.-lndorse-
ment Of w. j. Bryan as a candidate for
president was not made by the democrats
Of Orleans county in their recent conven-
ton. The convention adopted a resolu-
ton indorsing w. B. Murphy, secretary to
Lieut. Gov. Chanler, as candidate for sec
rotary of state.