The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1909-02-20

opened at Valley and Marcus and from all indca-
tlons if the citizens of Deer Park do not go little
slow, it may also put an end to the fancied bright
future of their own town, as it has since been an
nounced that the Arcadia people are to abandon
Deer Park entirely and remove their Offices and
headquarters from that place to Denison, new
town which has recently been established upon
their own lands. .-Springdale Refomer.
Psychics in Spokane have just incorporated un-
der the laws Of the state of Washington the
Haumaturgic Society for purposes of investigating
and systematzing the various forms of mental and
spiritual powers Other objects of the delivers in
to the realm of spirits are to disseminate knowl-
edge concerning manifestations, teepathy and
allied subjects among those who doubt the actual
ty of discarnate existence and supernatural
powers.
According to an exchange some of the legisla-
tors are circulating story on Rev. Billy Sunday
in connection with the recent visit of that gentle
man to the state capital While in Olympia Mr.
Sunday was one day walking up the street when
he met news boy who was Justify calling his
wares between vicious attacks on hugh mouthful
of chewing tobacco Sunday stopped the boy and
asked the way to the postofice. After receiving
the desired information the preacher asked the
newsy if he chewed tobacco The only reply was a
proffer of chew from big plug of Star. Scent
ing an opportunity for little missionary work the
Reverend Billy said in his most persuasive tones,
MY son, wouldn't you like me to show you the
way to Heaven? Jaw hell quit yer kiddin',"
quoth the urchin, eyer don't even know the way
to the postoffce" Sunday smothered his soul
saving inclination for the time and continued his
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Statistics complied by F. A. Huntley state COM
missioner of horticulture, show these shipments
sof nursery stock into Washington during 1908:
Apple trees 1,049, III, pear trees $685. peach
trees 3O1,525, cherry trees 165,721, plum and
prune trees 63,24O, miscellaneous 37,156 total
1,8O3,672
Chelan county led with 208, 1862 apple trees, Spo-
kane county second with 2O6,6 and Yakima
county third with 147 Stevens county
shipped 3,116 apple trees and 1,644 plum and
prune trees.
American Irrigation Federation, which has vice
presidents and members in every state and terri
tory where water is applied to lands by
scientific means, will meet in annual convention in
Spokane on August 8, the day before the 18th
National Irrigation Congress opens its fve-days
meeting. The delegates will also attend the irri-
cation congress-.
By the terms of the Bell bill, which has been
passed by the house of representatives at Olympia
the county commissioners in each county of the
state are empowered to levy upon the people of
the counties tax of one-tenth of one mill to be
used in advertising the resources of the county.
This is wise measure and the senate should not
tO &c oh Ohio
ton to be urged to it. Unquestonably the coun-
ties of the state would be greatly benefited by
systematic and continuous advertising, such as the
Bell bill will enable the county commissioners to do
Washington is state of varied resources and of
many material possibilities. There is probably not
a county in the state which would not profit by an
advertising campaign if developed along intelli-
gent lines s-P.-I.
Weary of repeated delays, indefinite evasions
and continued postponements, Spokane merchants
now propose to appeal to Theodore Roosevelt, call
ing on the president to bring about an early decis
sion in the Spokane rate case.
Twenty-Five months ago, in January, 1907 the
Spokane case was laid before the interstate COM
merce commission. From month to month the
rendering of a decision has been put off, Now
the Spokane Merchants Association may try to
get the president to use his big stick' to prod
the datory commission into making definite an
nouncement.
Last October the decision in the famous case
was promised at an early date It was postponed
from week to week and finally promised definitely
for early in January. February is here. No de-
cision has been made, and apparently the commits
sion is as far from rendering opinion as it ever
was The Spokane men who have spent more
than $4,000 in the fight, now want at least a