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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-25
STOPPED WORK,
NOWFAC|NG
LAWSUIT

The city is to face a $1,000 dam
age suit on account of discontinu-
ing work on the Fourth avenue
grade and sidewalk adjacent to
Liberty park. The only resident
affected is r. T. Johnson. The
work was discontinued within 160
feet of his home and for that rea-
son he claims damages. Mitchell
Bros. had the contract
The claim is made by Street
Commissioner Witherspoon that
the work was stopped on advice
of the park board that it intended
to condemn oJhnson's property for
park purposes, having secured all
of the surrounding property be-
tween the Inland tracks and the
park. At the point where the i'm
provement stops the Inland main
tains a small viaduct for Johnson
benefit. The company wants to
make a fill there instead of main
tanning a viaduct. If Johnson s
property can be secured there will
be noone to maintain a viaduct for
and the railroad will be saved
that expense. On the face of
things it looks like a deal engi-
neered by the railroad interests.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-25
ARCHBO[O NOW
TELLS ABOUT
OIL

NEW YORK. Nov. 25.-Guard-
ed on either side by policemen,
John d. Archbold, the first vice
president of the Standard Oil Co.,
walked across Bowling Green to-
day from the Standard Oil office
to resume his testimony in the
governments suit.
The policemen refused to allow
anyone to enter the elevator with
Archbold, who was worried and
nervous.
The first part of the examina-
ton concerned the methods of de-
termining the price of crude oil
Mr.. Archbold has proved a good
witness SO far. He was placed
upon the stand yesterday for the
first time.
He gave an excellent detailed
account of the early production of
crude oil and the development of
the pipe line system.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-25
$4,000
FROM; CITY

Frank c. Chambers, through his
attorney, this morning ffled with
the city clerk a claim for $4,000
damages for injuries received in
the automobile accident on Ide
avenue. where the automobile he
was driving plunged down the
steep bluff and killed Miss Mary
l.. Nichols and injured her sisters,
Miss Mona Nichols and Mrs. H. c.
Swami and Mr.. Swami and VIII
liam A. Nichols.
1t is alleged that the old Ide
avenue road whicIp was followed
was unsafe, and the pew nTay,
which is over private property,
could not be seen in the darkness.
Others of the party will likely
file claims also, although they will
not state their plans now.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-25
GREAT OUTLOOK
FOR NEW YEAR

]. w. Wentworth, president and
manager of the Wentworth Cloth
ing house, has returned from an
extended buying trip through the
east. While away he visited Chi
cago, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Bos-
ton. New York and other important
points. Mr.. Wentworth is very
enthusiastic over the indications
for an extremely active year dur
ing 1909.
"One of the peculiar things that
j noticed" he said, lis the fact
that right after the announcement
of Taft's election two large thread
mills in Newark, n. j., issued a
statement that they would resume
full speed Monday. This meant
employment of over 5000 men;
also that when the exchange
opened that heavy buying was
done by foreign capitalists wish
ing to secure American invest
ments. Things look very bright
in all the cities that | visited, but
none so good as our own city in
the Inland Empire"
Hart. Schaffner & Marx, with
whom Mr.. Wentworth placed the
bulk of his order, are in the
midst of erecting the largest cloth
ing factory in the world at q cost
of over 100000.
Mr.. Wentworth states that there
are no radical changes in the
styles for next season but that
!. one. two. three and four button
coats will be worn. In almost ev-
cry pattern there is a slight touch
{ of green, which makes it sure that
the green is going to be more pop
'ular than ever before, as well as
The blues and light shades of tan.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-25
CLEANING Up
COURT HOUSE

The county commissioners are
getting the county building in
good shape SO that when they
turn it over to their successors it
will look clean and inviting for
the new regime that is to be in
augurated there, especially in the
commissioners department.
The tile floor of the main cor
ridor has been decorated with
white and black enameling
varnish, marking the different tiles
with distinctness and distinction
unknown in. the building since the
days of Hard Times" Jones, who
helped to erect it. The floor en-
ameling has so pleased the COM
missioners that they have ordered
it extended to all parts of the
building where the floors are tiled.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-25
IMMENSE CATCHES OF FISH
IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER

McGREGOR, Iowa, Nov. 25.-
One hundred thousand pounds of
fish were taken out of the Mis-
sissippi near here at a single
haul by the Gilmore brothers,
Frenchmen, who live in 'old
French Town." north of Prairie du
Chen, Wis. A net 5000 feet long
was used.
The fish, many of which weighed
25 pounds ana upwards, had been
imprisoned in temporary lake
formed out of one of the sloughs
by the rapid falling of the river.
1t required two days to sort out
the catch. A large number were
found to belong to species which
are not now marketable. These
were thrown back into the lake.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-25

When the dearth of game fish
in the market in the winter
creates demand for them the
fishermen will seine them out
again from under the ice.
w. H. Elwell, fish merchant at
McGregor, is authority for the
statement that the supply of fish in
the Mississippi remains uifdimish-
ed. He has shipped 5000 pounds
this season and the fishing till con-
tinues excellent.
These fish were all caught in
the immediate vicinity yof@a Nc
Grogor, two of the town fishermen
receiving a check for $Sf2 for a
single months catch. A school of
four acres of fish is repoatSd to
have been seen passing down the
river recently .E .
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-25
MUCH STATE LAND
IS SOLD

OLYMPIA, Nov. 25.-State prop
erty, for which aggregate bids of
about 1871, 900 were received. was
sold this month, according to a
report received by State Land
Commissioner e. w. Ross, by the
several county auditors who con-
Quoted the sale.
The sale included timber on
1922 acres in Lewis, Mason, Pa
cific, Pierce and Stevens counties
which brought. at public auction,
s34,243.
This money will be paid into the
state in cash at once, following
the formal approval of the sales.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-25
MICRO WILL BE
BROUGHT BACK

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Nov. 25.-
Paolo MICRO has been arrested IN
Chicago on the charge of obtain
ing money by false pretenses, and
Governor Deneen issued warrant
honoring the requisition of the
governor of the state of Washing
ton for his return to Ellensburg.
It is alleged that MICRO obtained
$3.50 from Ibale Diognoli and
others of his countrymen and de-
posted the money in bank under
his own name under the pretense
that he was depositing 1t in their
names.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-25
OPPOSE
x-RAY TEST

No X-ray examination of the
person of Mildred Ferguson, plain
tiff In a damage suit against the
Washington Water Power Co., will
be made IL her attorney, j. M.
Gleason, can prevent it. Attorney
Gleason today said that he will
contest the motion for such an ex
animation, made yesterday in
Judge Sullivan's court. on the
ground that the plaintiff has al
ready undergone thorough medi-
cal examination by doctors en-
ployed by the defendant. In view
of this, the attorney for Miss Fer
guson contends that no further ex-
animation of her person Is neces-
sary.
Miss Ferguson is the girl who
was present in court on a cot dur
ing the trial of her case. Her
physicians claim that tuberculosis
of the hip joint has set in, and
she alleges that this condition is
due to her injury by falling from
a street car Physicians for the
defendant testified at the first
trial that there was no tubercu-
losis and that the plaintiff could
use her limbs and walk around if
she so desired. Witnesses for Miss
Ferguson said she could not be
moved except at the risk of caus-
ing her great pain, and that it
was out of the question for her
to try to walk.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-25
ROOTS
VACANT SEAT

SEATTLE, Nov. 25.--Judge r.
B. Albertson of King county, and
John e. HUMPHREYS, who was a
candidate in primary election for
the supreme bench, are prominent
candidates for a seat on the SUI
preme court of Washington, to be
vacated when Governor Mead ac-
cepts the resignation rendered last
night by Judge Milo A. Root.
BELLINGHAM, Wash, Nov. 25.
Judge jeremiah Neterer, What
com county, will probably be Sc
lected to succeed Judge Root.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-25
DRUG CLERK BADLY
INJURED BY ACID

SEATTLE, Nov. 25.-Arthur
Hawkes., a drug clerk at Swift's
pharmacy, 419 Pike. street, was
badly burned about the face when
a solution containing nitric acid
exploded.
Particles of glass are believed to
have been forced into the man s
face. Hawkes. was attended by
DR.. Henry d. Brown and later ia
ken to his home. 1t is not known
yet whether Hawkes. sight is af-
fected.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-25
PAYS FOR BAGGAGE sMAsHER

The Northern Pacific has settled
with G. l.. Winters, who sued to
recover $616 for damages to the
contents of trunk that is alleged
to have incurred the enmity of the
official baggage smashers" while
travelling over that line. The trunk,
it was claimed, was so badly dam
aged that it's contents was bespat-
terd with mud and soaked with
water.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-25
KILLED BY
n. P. TRAIN

w. w. Cushman, Northern Pa
cific surveyor, was struck by the
incoming train at Marshall this
morning and instantly killed. He
and a companion were walking
along the track. AS the train APP
preached, both stepped off, but
Cushman stood too close and was
struck by a coach. Coroner Witter
ordered the remains brought to
the Smith morgue. Cushman lives
in the city, but the address is UNI
known.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-25
DAMAGES FOR HORSES.

I The case of Herman Bartolt
against the o. r. e N. for $500
damages to a carload of horses
shipped over that line from Sho-
shone, Idaho, to Fairfield, Wash,
is on trial before jury in Judge
Sullivan's court this afternoon.
There were Al horses in the car,
and 1t is claimed that they were
badly hurt and bruised by rough
usage while in the company's care.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-25
YOUNG WOMAN DEAD.

Miss Mona G. Honeywell, age IS,
died this morning at the family
residence. Garland and Stevens
streets, White House heights, af-
ter long illness. She was the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ID. w.
Honeywell. Funeral services will
be held tomorrow at 9 a. m! at the
New England undertaking parlors,
interment being made at Green
wood. =,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-25
HOT CUP OF COFFEE
KILLS LITTLE GIRL

PORTLAND. Ore. Nov. 25.-
Edith w. Moore. the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Moore, two
years old. died from the effects
OF scalds received by overturning
= cup OF hot coffee upon her arms
two days before. The accident
happened while the members Of
the family were seated at the din
ner table.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-25
FORTUNE GOES BEGGING.

BUTTE, Mont, Nov. 25.-Attor-
ney Crawford White is in receipt
of a communication from a firm
of Philadelphia attorneys asking
his assistance in locating Ann
Faith and her son who, some years
ago, came to Montana and is sup
posed to be located somewhere
within the confines of the monster
state. A fortune to which she is
heir is estimated at 100000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-25
CHURCH SALE.

The ladies' aid society of the
Swedish M. e. church, Third ave
nue. and Washington street, will
hold a sale at the church Satur-
day evening at 8:15 O'Clock. "A
great stock of hand made articles
will be disposed OF. Refreshments
will be served and all are invited.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-25
FISK HAS DISAPPEARED.

The police have been Informed
of the disappearance of Ray Fisk,
age 80, from Ritzville, November
II, leaving his wife in straighten-
ed circumstances. He is described
as feet inches talla brown hair,
medium complexion and has a
tattoo on his left arm frErs r.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-25
ITALIAN CAR WINS RACE

SAVANNAH, Ga, Nov. U.s.
Driver Hilliard, in an Italian
Lanca car, today won the light au-
tomobile race here in the first day
or a two days racing tournament.
Burns, driving Chalmers car,
left the road at turn. crashing
into a tree, and put it out of run
ming order. Shortly after. Jenifer.
in a Buck, left the road but was
uninjured.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-25
HOlDUPS ARE CAUGHT.

TACOMA, Nov. 25.-While at
tempting to hold up the Tacoma
Bar saloon, William Brown and
George Barron, the two higb way-
men who held up and robbed an
East P street car, were captured
by Patrolman' Nelson.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-25
WANTS TO EJECT THEM

The Union Park bank has begun
an action in the superior court to
eject the Exchange Realty Co.
from the rooms it uses for it's Of
fees for alleged nonpayneat of
rent. Henry Knebel is the mana
ger of the real estate office.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-25
THANksoIviNo DINNER.

Come to the Ideal restaurant for
your turkey dinner. with English
plum pudding. 35 cents. Loway
Eros. 80
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-25

An excellent turkey dinner for
rs cents at Cakes Cafe, Thanks
giving day. served from IL to
p. m. $50
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-25

Cheap notoriety sometimes costs
more than the other kind.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-25

mills car mile is not sufficient
revenue. The mayor has made
two statements, one that he would
not and one that he would veto.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-25

It's always better to throw .bou-
quets than it is to hand lemons.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-25

and "Y" tracks, were passed by
the council last night. The ex-
tensions are to the city limits east
and nearly to the southeastern
limits.
Mayor Moore says he will veto
them on the grounds that two
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-12-14
A Dangerous Operation

is the removal OF the appendix by u
surgeon. No one who takes DR..
Kings New Life Pills is ever subject
ed to this frightful ordeal They
work 80 quietly you don't feel them.
They cure constipation, headache,
biliousness and malaria. 25c. at tlko
Drug Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-12-14
Don't be Homeless

about yourself when you're crippled
with rheumatism or stiff ioints-of
course you've tried lots Of things and
they failed. Try Ballard's Snow
Liniment-it will drive away all
aches, pains and stiffness and leave
you as well as you ever were. Sold
by Elko Drug Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-12-14
Combinations In porninoes.

1t has been estimated that two per-
sons playing dominoes ten hours
day and making four moves a minute
could continue 118,000 years without
exhausting all the combinations of
the game, the total of which is 24S,-
52S, ,211 ,840."
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-12-14
The Eternal Question.

In proverb and aphorism man has
crystallized his conception Of woman,
and in all ages this conception has
revealed his fear Of her unrest and
his. knowledge of her discomfort
Contemporary Review.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-11-01
STORY OF THE GRAIN FIELDS OF THE II

Oregon, $1,000, 900; Washington,
55.5-4,745,OO0 Rye: Idaho, PAT
41,000; Oregon, 16.-162,0O Washing
ton, 21.5-62,000. Spring wheat: Ida
no, 24.5-4, 141, 900; Oregon, 215-
7,181 200; Washington, 24.5-23, 275 900.
Idaho had 10000 acres; Oregon, 1884,
900; Washington, 95O,OO0.) Winter
wheat: Idaho, 26.-4,49 8,000; Oregon,
25.5-8,084,000; Washington, 295-
11,770,000. (Idaho had $4,000 acres;
Oregon, $4,000; Washington, 399,0O0)
Individual Results.
Some excellent yields of grain have
been reported during the harvest sea-
son. Near st. John, Wash, James
Jacob had 80 bushels per acre, 100
acres; Ed. White, 40 bushels, 95 acres.
At Palouse, e. l.. Smith. 421A bushels,
80 acres. At Almota, Henry Hickman,
35 bushels, 1900 acres. A. H. Steptoe.
George Hall, 35 bushels, 500 acres. At
Pullman, Mark Whitlow, 40 bushels,
600 acres. At Garfield, Senator r. C.
McCroskey, 40 bushels, 1000 acres.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-11-01

Inland Empire, we find the percentage
of the total acreage for the country
to be as follows: Barley, 4.3; corn,
an increased acreage of 2, 8 and 7 per
cent (the latter being that of Wash
ington), but the relative percentage to
total not being given; oats, 10; rye,
Z; spring wheat, 81; winter wheat,
ga. This acreage is not large, but
because of rapid settlement and devel-
opment it is continually increasing,
while the average yields are we'll up
in the column. The yields reported
for last year for the cereal grains in
bushels per acre and total were as fol-
lows; Barley: Idaho, 44.5-2,1S1 900;
Oregon, 42.-2,562, 1000; Washington,
40.5-6,6S 1000. Corn: Idaho, 3d.
10000; Oregon, 275-440,0 900; Wash
ington, 27-324,O0O Idaho had 5000
acres; Oregon, 10000; Washington,
10000. Oats: Idaho, 5O.5-2.7S9, 900;
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-11-01
PACIFIC NORTHWE

reduced to quantitative figures by the
statistician of the New York Produce
Exchange, and indicated a yield of
4,50S, $4,000 bushels. Corn leads with
total of 2,716,000,000 bushels, oats
Oil, 347 900, wheat 675, 651 900, barley
73,452, 900 and rye 32,442,OO0 bushels.
The wheat yield, according to the gov
eminent figures, is about 40,000,000
bushels greater than that of last year.
Corn shows an increase of 124,000,000
bushels, oats 157,0O0,000 bushels, bar
ley 20,000,000 bushels, and rye about
100000 bushels. These five most
prominent grains last year showed an
out-turn of 4, 166,012,000 bushels, which,
based on values ruling August Is, 1907,
was worth $2,353, $40, the increased
value for 1908 thus being $5S4,57O, $50.
The Pacific Northwest.
In the three states that comprise
the Pacific Northwest and include the
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-11-01

The click of the mower, the clatter
of the harvester, and the hum of the
thresher have ceased their music for
the year, and we can now calmly con-
template the result Of the seasons
work.
Leading Food Grains.
The principal bread grains of the
temperate zones include barley, corn,
oats, rye and wheat. The Department
of Agriculture has rated the percent
age of yield of these grains for the
entire country as compared with aver
age yields for ten year periods as fol-
lows: Barley, S3.1:S3.5; corn. S2.5;S1;
oats, 76.S:807; rye, 91.2:8S.7; spring
wheat 80.7:779; winter wheat 1873: $3.50,
i ne acreage of these grains was COM
puted as follows: Barley, 6,697, 900;
corn, 100,996,000; oats, 1,644,O0O; rye,
-, percentage 98.1; spring wheat,
17,710,O00; winter wheat, 29,75l, 900.
The August report of the Department
of Agriculture, giving conditions and
acreage on the grains mentioned, was
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-22
GOV. PATTERSON A
MAN WITH COURAGE

His enemies concede Gov. Patterson's
ability. He is man of profound con-
victions and the courage to stand by
them at all times. He is a game fight
er, but no man is a greater lover of
peace, and controversy, especially with
democrats, is very distasteful to him.
He is remarkably free from any spirit
of hatred or revenge, bears only such
resentment as a gentleman should, and
we have never known man who more
readily fOrgave his enemies. He cher
ishes no enmities and is the friend of
all who will permit him to be. He is
a man of deep sympathies, and he has
often shown tenderness and generosity
and helpful kindness when there could
be no sort of political reward for it.
His speeches in this campaign are
characteristic of him. They show no
bitterness, are free from animosity, and
can offend no democrat. AS O matter
of policy, candidate should be pacific
toward those whose votes he seeks, but
Patterson would not be influenced
merely from policy if he did not hon.
estly feel that way. He is speaking as
he thinks and feels. He will be gov
ernor two years more. The state will
be fortunate if his successor is as capa-
BILE, courageous and broadly catholic.
The party can not afford to have a lit
tie man to succeed him.-NashvilIe
American.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-22
{ HOW GOOD THE PEOPLE
Of Johnson City Are" is the Way
the Orphans Told the Story
of Thier Aid Here.

| am writing this to thank the UNI
known friends who took charge of our
thirteen orphan children and the mat
ron who was with them in johnson
City last week. On account of a mis-
take as TO trains | could not meet them
when l thought l could. certainly
appreciate the kindness of the c., C. e.
o. r. r. for passes for the children to
Marion, N. G.
| am sure that the Father of the Or
phan will reward each one who con-
tributed in any way to their comfort
We had a good home for the children
at Limestone, and it would have been
very difficult to have found a happier
family, but they are now scattered in
different institutions and private homes
all over East Tennessee. We still need
help for the children, as we are respon-
sible for the care of large number of
them, and winter is about here when
double expense is demanded. We have
four sick ones in Lincoln Memorial
Hospital, Knoxville, and their weekly
expense must be met.
We will need large number of
quilts and blankets to be sent to FL
hanan Orphanage, Marion, N, c., for
the use of the children, as all of our
beds, bed-clothing, etc., is held at
Limestone for sale.
Shoes and clothing are badly needed.
Anything that can be sent to Elhanan
for the children will certainly be ap-
preciated.
Again | thank every one for their
tender care of our little folks. Could
you have heard them telling me how
good the people of Johnson City are -
| am sure you would have been happy.
God will reward you.
Cordially yours,
VIM. T. MORGAN.
Fall Branch, Tenn, Oct. IA.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-22
BARR MAKES GOOD.
Bristol Bali Tcsser Has Signed to
Play with Philadelphia Athlet-
les Again Next Season.

Hyder Barr, the Bristol ball tosser,
who made good with the Philadelphia
Athletics, in the American League this
season, returned to his home in Bristol
yesterday and will be the guest of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Barr, on
Pennsylvania avenue, a few days before
returning toschool at Davidson college,
Davidson, N. G. He has been signed
by the Philadelphia Athletics for next
year and will return to the Quaker
City and join Mack Is college this season.
During the several weeks he was with
the Athletics, Mr.. Barr played in the
majority of the games, He played with
his team against Detroit, ST. Louis,
Cleveland, Chicago, Boston and other
big leage teams and made an unusually
good record. He was sold to the Ath-
letics by the South Atlantic League
Bristol Herald-Courier.