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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-04
ADOPTION OF
MEANS FOR RAISING ADDI-
TIONAL REVENUES.
Would Raise the Assessed Valuation
By Vote of People to Clear War
rant Indebtedness.

Recommendations whereby the fl
nances of the city may be greatly i'm
proved and much of the embarras-
ment occasioned by a lean treasury
eliminated were contained in the Sc
cond annual message of Mayor EE-
gene Tausick, which was read at the
meeting of the city council last night.
Among other changes, the mayor pro-
posed the adoption of some means for
raising additional revenue to assist
in paying off the present floating In
deptedness, and the raising of the as
sessed valuation by a vote of the
people, so that bonds may be issued
for the purpose of retiring all out
standing warrants.
The message is in part as follows
''In view of the fact that the city
has quite a large floating indebtedness
I believe it would be a wise plan for
the council to raise the assessed valu-
alton of all property within the limits
of the city of Walla Walla, so that we
would be enabled, by vote of the
people, to issue bonds in a sufficient
amount, at least to retire all the out
standing warrants. l am confident
that we could float these bonds with
out any difficulty at par, bearing inter-
est either at four or four and half
per cent Our warrants are drawing
six per cent at the present time, and II
this plan can be carried out it would
mean the saving of considerable in in
terest Not only would we be able in
short time to place the city on
strictly cash basis, but We would also
be placed in position whereby we could
make much lower levy than is pos
sible under present conditions. This
subject is one of great Importance and
l trust that you will take is under
careful consideration and reach some
conclusion before the roll of the year
1909 is finally approved"
Other points referred to in the
mayors message are as follows:
Finance.
with the new system of book
keeping now in operation the commit
tee on finance will in the future be
able to keep in closer touch with the
llldHCSS Ol lile CITY llldIl was poSSiOiO
before, and 1 feel assured that this
committee will still exert the same
careful handling of the finances as it
did during the past year. There is at
present in force a resolution adopted
by a former council which prohibited
any member of the council or any
committee from authorizing any i'm
proyement made or any equipment or
supplies purchased, out of the ordin-
airy, without first submitting the same
to the council, as a whole together
with an estimate of the cost. This is
wise plan, but it should go further.
1 would advise the committee on fin
ance to submit a new resolution SO
that the provisions embodied in the
one now in effect would extend and
apply to every elective city official or
employe, thus putting them under the
same restrictions placed upon you. BY
this means the committee will be in a
position to more safely guard the
finances and prevent the expenditure
Of large sums of money without your
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-04
Streets and Public improvements.

ent line
Streets and Public improvements.
AT the present time We are in the
midst of many permanent street inn
provements, and there is a strong pro-
liability of there being an equal
amount of new Improvements being
requested by the property owners dur
ing the present fiscal year. In most
instances the property owners are
willing and anxious to have these inn
provements extended and if this i'm
portant work is carried on in a careful,
economical and practical manner,
there is surely to follow many new i'm
provement districts during the next
year. Special attention should be
given this work and a close coopera-
ton should exist between the commit
tee on streets and public improves
ments and the engineering department
OF the city. The best and most trust
worthy men should be employed in the
capacity of inspectors of all this
work, and special care taken to protect
the individuals who pay for the i'm
provements.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-04
CITY TREAsURER's NOTICE.

Notice is hereby gwen that the as
sessment Roll for Local Improvement
District No. 40 under the provisions
of Ordinance No. 1882 of the City Of
Walla Walla, entitled can Ordinance
Ieyyine a tax to macadamize, gutter.
curb and improve East Chestnut
Street from Park Street to Palouse
Street the same being Local Improve
ment District Ne. 40. and providing
for the issue and sale of local i'm
provement bonds Oil said district to
paw therefor" is now in my hands fo'
collection and that any assessment
therein may be paid at any time with
in thirty days from the date of the
first publication of this notice without
penalty. interest or cost; also that
each property is hereby notified that
the first installment of each assess
ment lis due and payable at the office
of the City Treasurer on the 31st day
of August, 1909 All property owners
interested are hereby notified to ap-
pear at my office in the City Hall and
pay same.
r. G. PARKS.
City Treasurer.
First publication in Evening States
man July 81. last publication August
10, 1909.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-04
14Hzz4RdE.Ra7

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 4.-The First
National Bank of Upton, Ind, was re-
ported short from 100000 to 500, 90
when it's assistant cashier, Moab Mar
ker, disappeared. Marker set the time
lock on the bank vault on Saturday
afternoon So that the safe could md
be opened until Monday morning at >
o'clock. He also left a note for his
brother, who was cashier of the bank
saying that he had gone forever and
had taken enough money for his en-
penses. No trace of him has sIBce
been found. =,
WANT ADS. untangle half of ths
towns dailv tangleG
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-04
LODGE DIRECTORY.


LODGE NO. 4, A. o. U.
W., meets second and fourth Mon
days in Odd Fellows Hall Fifth and
Main streets. F. Stevens, Master
workman. F. Rocker, Recorder
Meeting called at 500 P NJ All So
journing brothers are cordially in
Vited. S-2-1mo
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-04
THE UNADVERTISED THINGS

office in the City Hall and pay same.
r. G. PARKS,
City Treasurer.
First publication in Evening States
man July 81; last publication August
10. 1909.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-04
SECOND HAND FURNITURE

FURNISHED ROOMS IN MODERN
house with use of bath and phone.
512 E. Alder .7-2S-S-28-ch
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-04
WANTED TO RENT-Houses

wANTED-FuRNISA ny r,,st
housekeeping rooms, close IN:
be nice Address r., care . ~
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-04

The empty houses depending
tied these columns Try calling 39ors26 = - -
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-04
SUIT PRESSING

DYE & CLEANING
Works We specialize on fancy ana
delicate textures. Cleaning, Pressing,
Altering and Tailor Work the best
We Dye for you. Phone 1913 and let
us call,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-04

prorat ~ LOAN ON GOOD I'M
Ell ri h1Fm property. Inquire of
Chicago a.. 4 Son. Room IS over
1881 pd.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-04
SITUATION WANrE1M.I. .

viii -. :, WANTS POS ITION
ra-;., 'I'eshing outfit; six wears ex-
" 80. with engines. Address J.
"'esman. 7-6-2-tf.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-20

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 All Wealth. Own Your Own Home in the Beautiful University Heiahts The Most 11eatfu Place Situated the Most Beautiful Section
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-04

No. "llO. Regular price
S $50. Sale price ........S I'D
No. COS, Regular price.
500. Sale price .,....,S "''"
No. 6O6. Regular price.
S.G.75, Sale Price ......-.S $40
No. G72. Regular price.
I25. Sale price .......'s o.l'
No. 522. Regular price.
$50, Sale price .......S 90
40. $50. Regular price
$1,000. Sale price .......,S 800
No. 566 Regular price
S1a.5O Sale price .,.... 1.oV
No. $50. Regular price. o..
$3.50, Sale price ......S > o'"'
No 593. Regular price a.
$500. Sule price ...'S ''''
No. 5ij. Regular price, IN
$1,000. Sale price .Si"'''
No. GS7, REGULAR price. IN
$1,000, Sale price 100. .Sl''''
No. 6S2 Regular price ,,ez n
$500. Sale price ..... Sio'''
No. 9Si. Regular price go, ,o
S21,50. Sale price ......- .>i'-''
No. 9S5. Regular price so,.O
$500, Sale price ....,.'-s-'
We have a tremendous Inc
Iron Beds, in all colors.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-08-17
Starved Amid PLENTY.

There lies in the morgue this morn
ing the body of an unidentified man who
died in this city of starvation. A man
who starved to death in Pittsburg
amid wealth unrivaled by that of Or
mus and of Ind.
This is a curious truth. an odd
thing, an event that must strike every
beholder as a thing at variance with
the natural order. 1t is fact so pitt
full that it wrings the heart and brings
tears more scalding because they are
futile to restore life to the inanimate
form on the marble slab
Starved to death where there is food
and riches, 1t is a strange thing, 1t
is a haunting mystery. 1t cannot be
helped for the victim is beyond aid.
but this pitiful sacrifice can serve
to arouse us all to the needs Of others
and to the duty of driving away the
cter!-Pittsburg Dispatch
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-08-17

Very often a helper is engaged for a
fortnight or so, to push the work
tn ough. but the heaviest part of the
bu den rests on the shoulders of the
pc nanent hands Needless to say, it
is a busy time while it lasts. for all
the other work of the farm has to be
carried on simultaneously. and it
means, for the shepherds. getting up
very early-not later than 4:30, and
having their ordinary work to ger
through as well, do not, of course.
clip so many sheep in day as a clip
per specially engaged for the job.
About a score per man, or there
abouts, is considered a very good
days work; good hand working full
time will turn out, on an average.
about thirty. Formerly he used to be
paid by the day, but it is more usual
now to follow the piecework plan
On both sides of the Border. the
Lowland sheep are always washed a
week or so before shearing. But
many farmers assert that there are
other benefits which accrue from it.
They say the washing improves the
health of the sheep. Some old writ
ers held this view, and Youatt quotes
that excellent chemist Nauquelin, who
says: I'm this respect | am inclined
to adopt the opinion of those who
think that the washing of sheep, dur
ing dry warm weather, may be use
full to their health and to the quality
of the WOOL However this may be-
it is beyond question that the practice
of washing. previous to shearing, is OF
ancient date, and it is quite probable
that its origin is to be found in the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-08-17

a. 49, ne was evidently surprised ~
sec me and. ! thought. not ovar
pleased, although there was M ,.o,, -,
coi'iiaiity In his greeting.
90 you caught me nappjng," ho
remarked The fact is. I'm lay,
sinner at the best Of times-eh Init, /,
II extra late to-day. though hnt o.
on'y eat a bit of fruit with my roll
ahd coffee, Mrs. Graham saws II is
no matter If our slayey does growlv
ion don't look as though You lived
on rolls and coffee" | remarked nv
way OF Keeping up the conversation
On' ! make 1t up at lunch and din.
ner' l assure you. Isn't this a iollv m.
tie box?" ''' ~
ne saZed about the bare room with
as much pleasure as though II con.
tanned the luxuries of palace ana
continued cheerfully:
Just look out of the window
hows that for a view? And then the
air we breathe night and day. Pure
ozohe-none Of your strained adu1ter
ated products, can tell you, Already
MIS- uraham is like a different crea.
ture''
glanced curiously at Mrs. Graham
out she refused to meet my eve.
nave just been saving Harry ,,
she remarked how different tbis air
Is from the south, and how invigorat.
ing | find it."
smothered surprised ejaculation
ana rose TO go. Surely my new
friend was rather bewildering
"Oh, | say exclaimed Mr.. Graham
Just wait a moment till drink nv
coffee and I'll walk along with Won
I'm going to the village for the mail
AS the postoffice was my ultimate
destination also, ! resumed my chair
and Mrs. Graham and | carried on a
desultory conversation until he re-.
turned, hat in hand, and announced
himself ready.
You will come and see me often
will you not?" she said. holding nv
hand for moment. And you will
not mind if do not always return
your visits? | do not go out very
much
'Nonsense." returned her husband
'Rousing is just what you need. She
shouldn't be such a recluse. should
she?"
He put the question in a laughins
voice, but it was evident he was reaI,
annoyed, so | started for the door
fearing | might unwittingly introd1c,
another unwelcome subject if | lin
gered any longer.
glanced furtively at Mr.. Graham
as we walked along. and more THAI
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-08-17
GOOD FORTUNE CAME TOO LATE.
Lifelong Unfortunate Killed Himself
al Moment Of Luck's Turn.

A French provincial newspaper tells
a story of the irony of fate. The hero
was a notary's clerk. named Lemer-
cier who had a remarkable series OF
reverses of fortune.
He seems to have been hoodoo.
for something was bound to go wrong
with every firm he Joined in the ca
nacity of clerk or cashier. Always ill
paid and wretchedly unhappy, the
youth was in turn gardener, por-
ter a carter and anything else that
enabled him to buy bread. till after
Is wears of a hand-to-mouth struggle
he returned to his native village Of
Breval. near Nantes, and was taken
in by a charitable person. In vain
he sought for work. and he contracted
some unavoidable small debts.
The other morning an imperative
knocking at the door announced the
emissaries of the law. The wretched
Lemercier barricaded himself in and
then hanged himself. When a lock
smith had broken open the door Lee
mercier was dead The intruder had
not come to arrest him. but to an
nounce that a distant relative had left
him a legacy of $1,000.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-08-17
FACTS ABOUT
HENS AND EGGS
How to Make Most Money from
Poultry.

When cholera appears in the flock
give no water except that in which
pokerroot has been boiled. This is both
a preventative and a cure. An I'LL
nois man says one of his hens laid an
egg two and seven-eighths inches long
and one and fifteen-sixteenths inches
wide, the measurement being taken
with calipers.
One man will win with one kind of
hen and another man with some other
breed. 1t is with hens as it is with
COWS. We should choose the breed we
like the best and then stay with it.
Fowls are naturally hardy, and con-
tagion in a flock is due to careless
ness on the part of the poultry keeper
This is proved by the fact that ex-
pert poultry raisers have very few
sick chickens.
Hens need better place in which
to roost than the trees around the
house. OF course, they may survive
there; but merely living and returning
a profit are two different things.
Don't stop feeding the hens shells
Just because they are out of doors
and can shift for themselves. There
is no line. not even an imaginary one.
between the days when the hen likes
shells and when she does not. All
days are alike in that respect.
A woman in Vermont writes that
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-08-17
Breathing Room.

The great atmospheric ocean
presses around US everywhere. but at
the bottom the currents are often slug
gish, and in the area of great cities
where the life swarms in the gaseous
ocean are dense the mass of the life
fluid may easily become poisoned with
gases. Every open space in the
densely settled sections of great cities
adds to the breathing room and so to
the general wholesomeness Parks
and open squares are the lungs of a
big city They are not only places
of resort that offer gratifying changes
but they actually assist the move
ment of air currents of the streets and
alleys. The multiplication of chill
dren's play grounds in large cities dur
ing recent years has resulted in i'm
mensely promoting the open-air habits
of the growing generation We are
at last getting away from the theories
handed down to US from our remote
ancestors-the cave dwellers We are
coming more and more to initiate the
ancestry that antedated the cave men
we are learning the tonic power that
comes from living in the open air. In
the summer time especially we need
plenty of breathing space and we
should not be too squeamish about let
ting the sunshine directly down on US
now and then.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-08-17

Land owners in Centre county are
taking up the question of reforestiza-
ton in practical way. This spring
number have planted treelings of
various kinds on the denuded hills on
their farms, and just now force of
men is engaged planting 100000 white
pine treelings on the old Whipple
place near Pine Grove Mills. The tree
lings are from the state nursery at
Greenwood Furnace, and the planting
is being done under the direction of
Mr.. Morton of the state forestry de-.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY Record.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-08-17
MODERN METHODS OF
SHEEP SHEARINC GREAT HELP
Many improvements Over Old Days When Gath.
cred by Allowing Animals and


The earliest method of securing the
wool was to drive the sheep quickly
through narrow passage, and the
squeezing and rubbing Of one against
another loosened and detached the
wool. Later, an improved" plan was
adopted, which, in our ears, sounds
somewhat inhumane, although, as a
matter Of fact, If done at the right
time, there would probably be moth
Ing painful or severe about it. The
sneep were caught, and the wool was
pulled from their backs by hand.
This practice continued for many hun
dreds OF years, for although Laban
and the other great pastoralists of his
time clipped their sheep, Pliny tells
us that, in his day, when Rome was
IN the zenith of her glory, the sheep
are not everywhere shorn, but the
custom of pulling OFF the wool con-
tnues in some places" 1t is to the
old patriarchs, then, that we must
give the credit of having set about
ge ting the wool in a business-like
way, and from their day until now
practically no change has taken place
IN the manner and method of clipping
Most of the clipping on the big
Border farms in Great Britain is done
by the ordinary shepherding stan
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-08-17

belief that it was beneficial from the
point Of view of health. In the
North Country the clipping is usually
done in an open-fronted covered shed,
where there is plenty of light An
old sail-clOth, or a covering of boards,
Is laid over the earthen floor, and
these are kept clean by sweeping
The actual method of clipping is very
similar. l fancy, in all districts-hrst
the opening out of the head, neck,
brisket and thighs. then the curving
round the ribs from the belly up to
the back, first ON one side and then on
the other, and then the quarters. A
well-clipped sheep should show the
rings formed by the shears running in
continuous lines all round its barrel
and up the quarters; there should be
no break along the back where the
line travelling up one side meets that
coming up the other These lines, or
little ridges of wool, should be small
and of uniform size, and they should
all be at the same distance from one
another. 1t is quite wonderful how
much better a nicely-shorn sheep
looks than one which is carelessly
and untidily done. And there is more
in 1t than a mere pleasing of the eye
A well-clipped lot of sheep, because
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-08-17

once found him inspecting me in like
manner The third time | caught his
eye he laughed good-naturedly.
Both taking stock" he remarked,
with calm nonchalance. "and both
caught in the act Well, do | pass
muster?'
Il hope | have not been rude"
returned, little vexed at his tone of
easy familiarity: but he only laughed
again, and began TO talk about the
climate and the country, showing a
knowledge of the coast which sur
prised me.
Surely" exclaimed, you have not
learned all this since you have been
here?"
"Oh. no." he returned; I'm an old
stager The fact is, | spent several
summers here when | was a young
chap. and I'm very keen about it in
deed. The sea regularly calls to me-
and I'm never quite happy away
from it,"
And Mrs. Graham?"
well. she don't know much about it
as yet. but she's learning. l can't in
duce her to get into a boat, though
more's the pity
You are fond of sailing?"
every fond. When l get out in my
catboat | have no idea of the flight of
time"
| had a sudden vision of his wife's
figure waiting on the little dock.
Doubtless she was destined to pass
many anxious, expectant hours before
the end of the summer.
Mr.. Graham put our letters in his
pocket with his own, for safe keeping,
and we turned our faces homeward.
On the outskirts of the village we
met Lady Edith Campbell, sauntering
along under her white parasol, the
decentralization of dainty womanhood.
She stopped to speak to me, and |
was about to introduce my compan-
ion when. to my surprise, she held out
her hand cordially.
sWhy, Mr. Graham she exclaimed
What are you doing in this remote
corner of the world, and do you mean
to cut your old friends?'
81 was so astonished, Lady Editn'
that | doubted the evidence OF my
ewes. What brings you here, may
ask"
"Wilfrid and | are touring for ms
health. Is Mrs. Graham with you
How very charming, We all crossed
from England together this sprlns'