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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
The Leading Paper of the County

Being as we (editorially speakin) have went thru hard winter, and have been fetched up several times lately by several parties to settle up accts, and have not got enny money to pay of our debts, and furthermore don't expeckt to git enny to speak of, we accordingly most respectfully ask each and all of our subscribers to the Bingville Bugle to pay us something on their subscripshions | Be 1t ever SO little we will except the money with grate cheer and rejoicing, and insted of trying to skimp erlong and run this publickashion on air and good wishes and living from hand to mouth, as you might say, we will be pleased to waller in the lap of luxury and afflooe- nee awhile
 We ask each and all of our subscrib- CTS to pay us something because we have went over our books very careful and we find to our extreme horror that we have no subscribers to the Bugle but whot owes us somethink. and for that reason we make no exceptishion of en- nybuddy to pay up-we simply treat ev- erybuddy alike so that nobuddy can say we showed favoritism Some owes us more and some owes us less, but every buddy owes us It has long been a che rished dream of ours to git the Bugle on such business basis that people wo uld pay us in advance instead of arrears or not a tall, as menny does. This is a turrible beautiful theory. but we have found out it won't work out in pracktis. People of Bingville and visinnity seems Ito have a horror of paying their subscri- pshions in advance; we calkilate the re- ason is that they are afraid they might die and would then be cheeted out of getting the worth of their money. On the other hand, if they die owing us then they don't oare-they die in peece and their condolences rest easy because they know they are going to place where we wouldn't dare foller them in order to collect what they owe us--they know that we would ruther lose the money than take the chance of being scorched jest to get few dollars.
 We have made it a rule to be kind to them as owes us even op sickbeds, and we have done all we could to cheer them up and restore them to health so that they would have another chance to liquidatc their obligations to us, but the best we could do, several of our subscri- ! bers who have owed us died on our | hands. owing us ennyWher from Sl0 to s25. We don't think this just right and honorable-no man ort to go and die until he has squared up his debts to the Bugle He ort to be everlastin ashamed of hisself to be took to the graveyard and planted. and have it sed to his mem ory: "He owes the Bugle $l7" or as much as the case may be. It is for this reason that we now ask you to come up and pay whot you owe Don't die in debt and disgrace, but help support your home paper and keep us out of the sher- riffs hands
 Pay up your subscripshions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
Country Correspondence
HAPPY VALLEY.

It rained here last week. whot we need Is not rain.
 It looks to your correspondent as if this was going to be very wet spring
 Tn fackt some of the roads hereabouts is almost impossible
 Ben Gibbs has a half busheI of last fall apples left yet and every one sound. Your correspondent ct 6 and found them extra mise. Who can beat this for old apples?
 Hiram Skillings stili goes over Sorrow Hollow way to see his girl every Satter- day night and then sleeps all day Sun day to ketch up for whot he's lost Boomer says they will be married soon.
 Eph Foster took down his parler stove Sunday. Eph says he ain't a-going to burn moren chords of wood this win ter not If he knows 1t. and folks will haft to sit out in the kitchen if they feel cold. when they call
 flame Wilson. while chasing strange dog out of the yard last Wednesday. tript over chicken coop. smashing same and clay pipe all to pieces, flame sed he wouldn't have done 1t. only the dog tried to steal a chicken.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26

a bottle of ginger pop or something over the bow. and the crowd in the pickyurr waved their hats and handkerchiefs and seemed to be having q grand, good time. Then the next pickture was of train going 80 miles hour and 1t whistled away down the track and everybody set up haff skeered. When the train was only erbout 25 feet from them in the front seats. somebody yelled: ''Git outen the way-we will all be killed!'
 With that there was a stampede and people jumpt outen their seats and tried to excape from the hall. and wimmen was pushed around and children cried and paudemoniun rained soopreTne. But the train jumpt clean outen the pickture and continued on and fortunately nobody was hurt. but everybody was turrible skeercd.
 MT. Wilson then explained to the audi ence that there was positively no danger from the moving picktures to ennybody and ast those present to kindly remain in their seats and not to jump and stampede like that. Everybody then set down and after quiet had been restored Mir Wilson showed anuther pickture of different animals in zoologickal gar den and Yves Woodruff forgot hisself and sed he wished he had brought his gun along so he could make some of them bite the dust.
 They was menny more wonderful pick lures too numerous to menshion. and the audience most split themselves laughing or set in their seats with bated bFeths for naoren a hour.
 Erbout 9:31 Mir. Moore announced that the snow would conclude with a illus trated song. and the combination pleased everyone. Then everybody arizen enmasse and went behind the stage to see where the picktures come from, but there was nothin there to be seen.
 Mr. Moore then explained that the picktures were throwed onto the screen from the gallery right over the heads of the audience. After lookin at the machine everybody went home com shious of a ev'g we'll spent and was glad they was present. We hope Mir. Wilson will return to Bingeville some time in the neer futchure and give his show again.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
WOOD
 BOXES FOR SALE!

l had load of goods come recent inside O some wood boxes. and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
SNAKE BEND.

Zachary Wilkins is laying the founda- shion for a new barn.
 Alb Wood has made four gals of maple syrup this spring and sold eight One gal of pure syrup goes great ways with Ab.
 Sam Henderson. while working around in his garden last Tuesday. backed up on a hotbed and fell through pains of glass. hurtin' his back and some young tomato plants. Sam sed 1t was sich a surprise it almost tux his breth away.
 Phronicia Hunt. who lost her husband a year ago and was married again last month. don't get erlong enny too well with her seckond husband. so roomer says We ciIkilate she had better let well enuff erlone.
 Mrs. Melinda Spriggins had calf last week wich fell through hole In the COW stable and broke its leg. SCRIBBLER.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
NOtiSe

The Board of Health desires us to notify Yves woodruff. our prominent hunter and trapper. that If he don't sell them three skunk skins wich he has hung up outside his shanty or have them removed where they can't be smelt by the publick. that it will take axshion agin him. Wes says he don't mind the smell hisself, but If the Board of Health Is gittin so blamed worked up erbout 1t let them come and git the skunk skins theirselves. Yves says he has no further use for them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
Egg Settings Ready

have several settins of Plymouth Rock eggs wich I want to sell. These eggs is all resh and ought to hatch out a chicken or rooster for each egg. Of course I can't garryntee these eggs, but If the hen does her part calkilate they will all hatch. See me erbout these eggs.
 Bingville. URIAH HENDRICKS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
Rags Wanted

have got my loom all oiled up and am all ready to make rag carpets. En- nybuddy having rags to sell or give away ought to see me for how can I make carpets without rags! If you have enny rags let me know and perhaps we can come to termG MRS. BIGE SIMAIa
 BinRVilIe
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
l Have No Use For So Menny Boxes

except to sell same and get what money l caI outen them, hereby. without further notiss offer them for sale.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
For Rent

I have a horse wich I will rent out cheep durin the summer because he is lame and he aint no use to me enny more, or I will sell him for han price wich is SIS. Here Is a chance to git a horse at cut rates. The first come. first served. Don't let this awful op- portunity git past you.
 Bingville. CY HoSKINs.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1908-03-06
GOOD ROADS RED|v|vUS
Bid to MaCadamize Eskridge
Road Is Rejected.
Bids Will Be Advertised Again to
Macadar State Aided Roads in
Whitman Mr.. Snow Talks.

As most readers are aware the last
to counties in building good and sub
stantial roads that is, it is provided
that any county can have half the
amount it pays to the state on account
of the state highway fund if application
is made before the 1st of September of
each year, otherwise 1T goes to the cOun-
ty that has made application for the
bids. One half of the cost is to be paid
by the state out of the highway fund
and one-helf by the county, but the
county shall appOrtiOn it's half as fol
lows: 35 per cent to be paid out of the
county road fund and the remainder
assessed on the land lying within one.
half mile on each side Of the road i'm
proved, the first $50 feet to be asses sed
at z per cent OF the cost, the next $50
&C ) per cent and the remainder 3 per
cent and collected az other taxes. Un
der this act the commissioners Of Whit
man county selected last fall three half
mile stretches of road to be macadamized
intending this as q starter in the build
ing of macadam roads, hoping for
was finished. One of these half mile
stretches lead out OF Oakesdale, another
out OF Pullman and the third out of Col
fax, representing the three commissioner
districts of the county.
Under the law Joseph NJ. Snow, state
highway commissioner, advertised for
bids for the construction of road work
in districts 8 and 9, known as the Esk
ridge road, leading out of Pullman, and
the Balthis road, leading out of Oakes
dale, both terminating at the county
February. Strange as il may seem only
one bid was received for this work, that
OF Anderson & Boyd of Pullman Their
bid was for work on No. 8, otherwise
known as the Eskridge road, and called
for $7925, considerably in excess o. the
estimated cost, which was $6279 10,
and 10 per cent for engineering and
contingencies. This bid, Of course, was
rejected Mr. Snow, in a letter to the
commissioners, pointed out that this
Improvement, which is three quarters Of
a mile in length, if carried out at this
rate would cost $1O,80O per mile, Fur
thermore, that mile OF road at Latah,
Spokane county, where the conditions
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1908-03-06

ford will appear as Marc Antony. The
role of Cleopatra will be assumed by Miss
Alice Wilson. A corps OF dancers, includ-
ing a premiere danseuse of renowned
grace and skill, is carried with the COM
pany, which this season also has its own
musical director, as well as an expert
electrician. Despite these embellishments
the consideration of an adequate per-
formance of the work as a drama remains,
according to his custom, uppermost in
Mr.. HanfOrd's intention.
In designing the scenery Mr.. Hanford
has taken as bis collaboration and chief
executor NJ. Armbruster, whose fame as
a Shakespearean scene painter of the
legitimate school extends throughout
the dramatic profession. The ballet has
been organized on a scale commensurate
with the Productions pretensions az a
scenic creation.
In addition to Mr.. Hanford as Antony
and Miss Wilson az Cleopatra, John N.
Kline, who played Cassius last season,
will appear as Enobarbus; George Q.
Gunther, who played Brutus, will appear
as Caesar, and Alexander Mckenzie, who
had the role OF Casca, will be seen as
Alexis. The performance promises TO be
one of the most colossal ever witnessed
on the stage of this theater.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1908-03-06
A SCHOOL ON WHEELS
Special Exhibition Wheat Train
Arrives in CoIfax on Time.
Citizens Flock in Large Numbers to
estine Talks by Professors.

The special exhibition wheat train op-
Grated by the State College for the bene-
fit OF the farmers of the Palouse over the
lines OF the o. K. & N, which has been
mentioned heretofore in these columns,
pulled into Colfax yesterday morning at
9:25 from Pullman and was side tracked
for one hour near the depot. Citizens OF
Colfax fiOcked to the depot in large mum
bers to listen to the lectures and to look
at the exhibits. The train consisted OF
two cars, one a box car devoted to ex-
hibits and the other a passenger car,
where people listened to interesting dis,
courses seated in cushioned chairs. The
car devoted to this purpose was not
large enough to accommodate one tenth
Of the people who desired to listen, but
those who were fortunate to enter and
obtain seats were well repaid for the
hour spent therein. E. Z. Elliott, pro-
lessor Of agriculture; George Severance,
agrOnomist; r. W. Thatcher, director OF
experiment station; G. W. Lawrence,
"hSoO opSSioiSt, ~ ~ hICOiO OphcJ duu ~
E. Young, officers of the wheat conven-
ton, delivered short addresses
1t should be stated that this is not an
advertisement but farmers school on
wheels. 1t is expected much good will
flow from the work.
The box car contained the latest designs
of implements, plans for better handling
the soil, big wheat display in sheaf
and a complete exhibit of the manufac-
lures of wheat.
From here the train left for EIberton.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1908-03-06
MEMBERSHIP INCREASES
In Ranks of Educational and
Cooperative Union.
The Sack Proposition and Damminq
Of Snake River Discussed at
Saturdays Meeting.

As the aims and objects of the Farmers
Educational and Cooperative Union of
America become better known and under
stood the membership increases rapidly.
This was illustrated at last SATURDAYS
meeting OF the COlfax branch of the order,
when y new members were initiated,
bringing the membership up to 80. If
the present rate of increase in member
ship is maintained the union will soon
lead all organizations in the county in
point OF numbers, if it does not do so
now.
Last Saturdays meeting of the union
began with an open session, during
which a committee OF the Colfax Com
mercial Club, represented by William
Lippitt and 9. Z. Scrber, appointed to
act in conjunction with similar com
mittee OF the union for mutual benefit,
stated that they stood ready and willing
to assist the union in any way possible
VIM. Goodyear, 7. w. Cox and t. W
Walters addressed the meeting on the
merits and benefits of the order.
f. NJ. Warner spoke on the subject of
proposed dam across SNAKE river at
Five Mile rapids, favoring construction
and control by the government.
The union then went into secret ses-
sion, when % applications for member
ship were acted upon favorably, and the
same number, some of whom we're elect
ed at the previous meeting, were Initial.
ed.
John Bloom and W. NJ. Lee of the
committee appointed to investigate the
sack proposition reported verbally, an
nouncing satisfactory progress. Addi-
tions to the sack list at this meeting
brought the total to 113 200 sacks.
President Taylor, on motion, appoint
ed ". NJ. Lee, ]. NJ. East and John
Bloom a committee to select nine dele
gates to the county convention, held in
Colfax on Wednesday of this week. The
following were named as delegates, the
selection being ratified by the union ::
Y. q. Frazer, K. R Hunton, Ed Taylor,
Sam Lyons, A. E Kirkland, ] S. Taylor.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1908-03-06
Strike Made on Moon Creek.

The Moon Creek Mining Co.'s property
near Wardner, Idaho. is attracting con
siderable attention. sample Of the ore
was brought to Wallace one day last
week by J.Peeper, manager and principal
owner Of the property, and was placed
on exhibition. The ore is estimated to
contain values of 70 to 80 ounces OF sill
yer, 80 to 40 per cent lead and about 6
per cent copper. Work is in active pro
gress on this property, with Indications
of speedily getting into ore of good
quality. Much of the stock in this com
pany is held by people living in Colfax
and vicinity, who feel greatly elated over
the recent strike.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1908-03-06
United Artisans Entertain.

DR.. W. 0. Manion, supreme medical
director Of the United Artisans, was Civ
en- a public reception at the hall Of the
local lodge last evening. The members
Of Athanaean Assembly, No. 73,
United Artisans, were out in force along
with their friends, and a very profitable
evening was spent. The local lodge
numbers 100, and the announcement is
made that a class of 25 will be initiated
on the 10Th. The order is growing.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1908-03-06

Tor road making and the facilities for
obtaining gravel were about the same
as Oh the Eskridge road, was built for a
little over $4,000, showing that the bid
above noted was excessive.
Bids will be advertised again for
thls work, and it il sincerely hoped bids
will be received for both roads and that
they will be within the estimated bounds.
Inc county commissioners, in session
this week, are taking deep interest in
this matter and may take a hand and
advertise for bids themselves.
Mr.. Snow, in his letter to the commits
sloners, suggests that they purchase for
the county certain machinery needful in
the making of macadam roads, which
suggestion may be adopted, as it is clear
macadamizad roads are the roads of the
future, and the sooner we grapple with
the situation the better. Ii desirable
Mr.. Lancaster, who lectured here last
tall on good roads, aided by stereOpti-
con views, will come and give instruction
in the construction of these roads.
The Gazette sincerely hopes nothing
will occur to cause the money Whitman
county pays to the state on account of
the state highway fund to be lost for her
benefit. 1t seems strange, however. in
lace OF the cry OF hard times in certain
quarters and the lack of work, that only
one bid was received when two were
called for, and those on estimates that
meant good money.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1908-03-06
COLOSSAL PRODUCTION.
Antony and Cleopatra" by Charles
B. Hanford and Company.

No actor has labored more persistent
" or more successfully than Charles B.
Hanford to dispel the murky gloom of
pedantry that had been allowed to close
in about the Shakespearean drama. But
for the lucid and vivacious interpreta
tions given by Mr.. Hanford and actors
OF his type Shakespeare would have been
left the legitimate and undisputed prey
Of the book worms. MFR. HanfOrd' 4
forthcoming production at the Ridgeway
Theater, on Saturday, March p, will be
a grand scenic Interpretation Of Antony
and Cleopatra" No play adapts itself
more sumptuously to the purpose Of the
scene painter and costumer. Mr. Han
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1908-03-06
"Sage Hen" Service to Resume.

William McMurray, general passenger
agent of the o. R & n, who was in the
city yesterday, when broached by A. M
Scott, president Of the Commercial Club,
stated that train No. 16, otherwise
known as the "Sage Hen," would be put
on again, service to begin next Sunday.
The time Of arrivals and departures were
not given, but will be made known at
once. This service was asked for by the
business interests of Colfax, and the re
quest has been acceded to.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1908-03-06
CITY COUNCIL in SESSION.
Pass Resolution to Improve Harri-
son and Clay Streets.


son and Clay Streets.
City Council met in regular session
Monday night, Mayor Pattison in the
chair. Present: Councilmen Dreifus, Me.
Call, Perrine, Plummer and VanSchoick,
j. W. Cairns and Others petitioned for
~ candle power electric light at or
near corner Of Golgotha and Lake streets
Referred to light and street committee
with power to act.
The application of Jacob Koenig for
renewal of liquor license was read first
time.
The petition of the POtIatch Lumber
Co. and other property holders for a
sidewalk on the east side of Main street,
between Island street and the o. r. & n.
right-Of-way, referred to street com
mittee.
Resolution to improve Harrison and
Clay streets was adopted. Publication
OF notice appears elsewhere in this issue
Bills were allowed az follows: Current
expense fund, $769.40; water fund,
$206 95.
1t was adopted that the petition for
light on Thorn street be granted, and
that the street and light committee be
authorized to put in eight 16 candle
power lights in paIce OF the arc now es--
tablished
Moved and carried that on and after
the Sth of each month any person who
is delinquent in payment Of water rent
shall have water turned off by the water
superintendent after direction so to do
by water committee.
Samuel A. Mitchell and others petition
ed for the erection of ii series of steps
beginning at the west end of Spring
street and west side of railroad track,
running due west to foot Of steps now
laid in front of property of r. E Reid.
Petition was granted and $50 appro-
priated to assist in the construction of
the work, the work to be done under the
supervision Of street superintendent.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1908-03-06
County Horticultural Society.

A meeting of the fruit growers of Whit
man county will be held at Pullman on
Wednesday, March IL, for the purpose
of organizing a county horticultural So
ciety. An interesting and instructive
program is being prepared and fruit
growers generally should make it point
to be present and take part in the dis
cussions relative to insect pests, orchard
management and the marketing Of fruit.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1908-03-06
Denies the Soft impeachment.

F. M. Campbell of Rosalia was in Col
fax last Wednesday and requested The
Gazette to deny the statement published
in the Review that he is candidate for
state senator from Whitman county.
Some of the pencil pushers for that paper
in this county when they run short OF
material go to manufacturing candi-
dates. We have plenty and enough
withoug going into the fake business.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1908-03-06
MARRIAGE Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued BY
the county auditor to the following:
Nj. S. Phillips and Nora Hoist, both OF
La Crosse.
Adolpheus R Skeels of Uniontown and
Mabel Swanson of Genesee, Idaho.
Paul NJ Becker and Maude +. Snider,
both OF Tekoa.
Eugene Holmes and Rose harrington,
both of Pennington.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1908-03-06

gate to drive inside As be did so Mrs
Barr lifted the covering from the face of
the infant, when, to her horror, she die
covered it was dead. 1t is not known
positively at this writing what was the
matter, but presumably it was too close
ly wrapped and died from suffOcation.
The parents are almost heartbroken
over the affair
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1908-03-06
Infant Probably Smothered.

Mr.. and Mrs. Clay Barr, who live near
six months old babe last Monday under
most distressing circumstances. 1t
seems that they had been out driving,
taking the little one with them, snugly
wrapped up. On their return home Mr.
Barr got out Of the vehicle to open the
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1908-03-06

"m. Goodyear, W. NJ. Lee and II.
Schneider.
The committee appointed to investi-
gate the subject Of the Snake river dam
at Five Mile rapids reported in favor Of
the adoption Of the resolutions present
ed, but it was decided to table the matter
for the present.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1908-03-06
For Prosecutor.

VIM A. Inman the well known attOr-
nev Of this city, authorizes the statement
that he will enter the primaries as a can
didate for the republican nomination for
prosecuting attorney Of Whitman county.
DR. kinr's date first Saturday Eyes.