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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-09-20
STATE HIGHWAY
COMMISSION
SHOWS SUCCESSOR is BUSY
OVERLAPPING THE RECORDS
- DOESN'T CHALLENGE HIS
HONESTY BUT CAN'T TRANS
LATE ACCOUNTS.

Both the accounts and the works
of former State Highway Commits
sioner J. Nj. Snow of Spokane are
stated to be under investigation as
a result of an alleged discovery that
the office accounts were carelessly
kept and that much of the road
building done during the four years
Of Shows administration was i'm
properly completed. The state board
of accountancy, of which the audit
Or is ex officio chairman, it is as
serted. is checking up the accounts
of Snow and the newly recognized
state highway commission has begun
a thorough review of road building
done under Shows direction.
Failure to find a satisfactory rec
ord of the $4,000 the Chicago, Mil
waukee & Puget Sound is supposed
to have paid for the use of the Sno-
Qualmie pass road on the east side
Of the pass is being Investigated at
present by the board of accountancy,
says Seattle report.
The Milwaukee agreed with the
highway commission to pay $4,000
for the construction of a new wagon
road for short distance east of the
pass if the state permitted the rail
line to occupy the old road 1t was
found by the railroad engineers that
the wagon road as originally laid
out provided the only satisfactory
route for railroad seeking to go
through Snoqualmie pass, while an
other line could be marked out for
a state highway. The railroad prom
ised to build a new wagon road and
it was understood that the esti-
mated cost was met by the Milwau-
kee and that the state was permitted
to do the work.
Nothing more serious than poor
bookkeeping is charged. but the &C
counts of the former highway COM
missioner are said to be in such
shape that there can be found no
satisfactory explanation of what was
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The Boston Nationals seem to have
landed crackerjack in Curtis of
Milwaukee.
The Pittsburg club has copied a
fine performer in Bud Sharpe, the
Newark first baseman.
How the mighty have fallen. Look
where the Washington team was this
time last year. In seventh place.
and still alive.
"Bresnahan's Cardinal Comedy
company and McGraw's Morning
Glory Burlesquers" is what one New
York scribe calls them.
"Old ST Hoskins" Lake still thinks
his Boston Speed Boys" have a
chance to win the American League
pennant.
From now on the youngsters from
the minor leagues will be given a
chance to show what they can do III
fast company.
The Chicago White Sox are work.
ing hard to close the season in the
first division and prospects appear
bright for their success.
Mcintyre, Rucker and Lennox of
the Brooklyn team will accompany
Frank Bancroft's team to Cuba at
the end of the season.
With three major league teams in
Greater New York, still Gotham
fan wouldn't know a pennant winner
IL it stopped hi mon the street and
spoke to him.
Greensboro won the Carolina as
ISOLATION pennant and Wilson the
Eastern Carolina league flag, which
gives them the honor of being the
first baseball champions of the sea-
son.
The record of the Detroit Tigers in
making a clean sweep Of all the
games played at home with the east
ern teams will no doubt stand for
a good many years to come.
A Cleveland scribe has doped out
the best base-stealing team in the
American league as follows: Walsh,
Mullin and Arellanes, pitchers; Klein
ow, catcher: Isbell, first base; Col
Inns, second base; Moriarty, third
base; Bush, shortstop; Dougherty
field; Parent, center field, and Cobb,
right field.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-09-20
Automobile Reliability Contest,

Washington, Sept. 20-Everything
is in readiness for the start tomor-
row Of Munsey automobile reliability
contest. The trip will be to Boston
and return, the itinerary including
New York, Philadelphia. Boston, AL
bany, Hartford, Springfield. Atlantic
City and Baltimore. Thirty-seven
cars are entered for the contest. The
competing cars will be run in six III
visions and there will be a trophy
fer the winner In each division, with
a grand sweepstake prize for the car
making the most perfect score in any
division.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-09-20
Subscriptions Are Due.

A few Of the subscriptions made
to the "Wenatchee Women's Scholar
ship for Girls" are still unpaid. It
was impossible for the committee to
see each one personally or to reach
all by phone. We are very anxious
to close up this matter at once. If
yours Is still unpaid please put the
amount in an envelope, write your
name on the outside and hand it to
Miss Eikleburner at the postoffice
money order window.
MRS. J. H. BLAKE,
Secretary Finance Committee.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-09-20
Christian Churches in Conference

Christian Churches in Conference.
Murfreesboro. Tenn, Sept. 20
Ministers of the Christian church
from all parts of Tennessee are gath
cred here to attend the twentieth
annual conference of the Christian
churches of Tennessee, which opened
here today for a four days session
An elaborate program has been pre-
pared for the conference and many
distinguished ministers Of the Chris
tian church are booked for addresses
ON pertinent subjects. Among them
are the Rev. F. D. Vershner, presi-
dent Of Milligan college, In Carter
county and the Rev. ]. Randall Far
ris of the Central Christian in Bris-
toll
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-09-20

The Musical Eckardts will appear
at the Wenatchee theatre Friday,
September II. in one Of their first
class entertainments. Entertainment
given under the auspices OF the Chris
tian Endeavor OF the Christian
church. sss
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-09-20

Take warning ana save money. On
September coaster brakes will ad-
vance Csc. ]. ]. Eyer, IA N. Mis-
sion. sss
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-06-03
THE FAIRY HOUNDS.
Superstition Of the Night chases cf
tho "Dandv Dous,"

Superstition Of the Night chases cf
tho "Dandy Dogs."
In some years stoats appear to be
more numerous than in others, and
they are seen not In ones and twos
but in dozens. hunting together in
small packs. The late e. T. Booth OF
Brighton, when shooting in East Lo-
THAN in the autumn Of 1883. met a
pack Of stoats which attacked ter
rier he had met with and would not
be driven of until he and the dog
between them had killed moro than q
dozen.
Stoats will hunt together from scent
and in full cry like pack Of hounds.
one always keeping the line and fol
lowed closely by the others. This
sight has been recorded by different
observers. who have also seen weasela
hunting In the same way.
There is a popular notion In the
west of England that hares are hunted
ut night by packs of little fairy hounds
locally called dandy dogs" and these
are said to be weasels, which the west
country folks call fairies" pronounc-
Ing the word VARY" and "vair." Some
Of them declare that they have Seen
and watched the chase with aN.s.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-06-03
LAKE TROLLEY ASSURED.

Watsrtown-Lake kampeska Line to
Be Ready Early In July.
Watertown's electric railway con.
nection with Lake Kampeska is to be
resumed within the next sixty days
after an interruption of nearly fifteen
years. A Chicago concern will build
the line early this season. The prom
ise is made that the road will be In
operation by July 1.
Through the late bill" Mcintyre,
one of the early boomers Of Water
town, q motor line was built between
the city and the lake. 1t was oper-
ated several years, but during the
hard times which came in 1893 the
road went into the hands Of q re-
ceiver, who continued it's operation
periodically for two or three years,
when the rails were finally sold for
scrap iron and the ties were bought
for fire wood. The rest of tho equip
ment went for what 1t would bring,
some ct it never having been dis.
posed OF.
Fred M. Bronson, formerly clerk OF
tho courts for several years, later Z
resident of the. Pacific coast country
has returned 70 WATERFOWL.
Frank Keene has instituted proceed
\ ings for divorce from his wife. Mrs
Il Keene, in q counter claim, asks fol
alimony.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-06-03
WATER TURNED INTO bitches.

/ Subcontractors Rush Work on Belle
Fourche irrigation Project.
According to the figures Of the sub.
contractors on the Bell Fourchs irriga,
ton project, the month Of April saw
the largest amount Of dirt moved since
1t was started. Over $4,000 yards of
earth were moved On the storage res
srvoir dam, where the principal work
II being done.
These contractors are employing
over four hundred men, and the gov
ernment some one hundred and fifty
more. Concrete blocks are to laid on
inside Of the dam on the south side
OF Owl creek. The truss bridge across
the gap in the dam Is being used for
trains.
The tunnel camp will be shut down
1T once and the buildings sold at auc-
ton, but the syphon camp will be re-
tanned and with the camp west of Vale
and one to be established June / on
Horse creek will be the only ones
used by the government this year.
Water was turned into the bitches
and at present about one-third Of the
landowners are using It for irrigation
purposes.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-06-03
Mrs. Taft's Enioyments.

Mrs. Taft had good time when she
was growing into womanhood and she
has evidently not forgotten the pleas
ures of those days. She keeps young
people around her whenever IT is pos.
sible to do SO.
Like her distinguished husband, Mrs
Taft delights in good play and has
been a constant theater goer In the
last month. Uusually she 10 accom-
panied by the president, who rarely
permits his Official duties to interfere
with an evening with Mrs Taft.
Personally Mrs. Taft is a woman
who has accomplished the achievement
of being a successful Official hostess
and one who is able to throw OF the
cares Of ofiicialdom and enjoy herself
as any other woman In the world likes
to do
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-06-03
Prehistoric California CITY.

What Is considered to be the most
important archaeological ind yet
made In the state of California took
place recently when a man discovered
the ruins Of prehistoric city in the
San Jacinto mountains, near the edge
of the Cochella valley. There are
more than 700 well-preserved stone
houses, evidences OF paved streets and
a large amount Of earthenware. The
discoveries attention was first at.
tracted to the place by number OF
gashes In the mountain side, and ON
investigation he found a series OF
heaped-up stones. He approached
nearer and found the streets of an an.
cient city, the houses being built on
terraces. An old road was found to
lead from the city to the top of a
nearby peak, on which was found the
stone ruin Of what seemed to have
been . watch tower.-Tbe Pathfinder.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-06-03
TOAD ALIVE IN CONCRETE.
Embedded in Cellar Floor at Pierre
Over Year.

Embedded in Cellar Floor at Pierre
Over Year.
J. C. Merrill Of Pierre. while In his
cellar, noticed a spot in the concrete
flooring which appeared to be cracked
and bulged up. He stirred 1t with q
stick and found that it was shaled
loose, and proceeded to investigate
the cause. On breaking OF the loose
concrete he found a toad, lively and
ready to hop about the cellar a. soon
- he was released from his prison.
Thinking the reptile might have come
mp through the concrete from below.
he cleared out the place and found 1t
solid below the resting place Of the
toad, and has come to the conclusion
that the toad was mixed in the con-
crete when It was laid more than q
year ago. and had been cased In &C.
ment from that time until now, when
the cracking cement released him.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-06-03
ATTRACTION FOR THE VISITOR
Most Of the Tourists Who Go to Wash
ington Insist on SEEING
the Mint.

You can have no idea" said q man
who has formerly been q guide about
washington, "as to the sights many
strangers who visit this city want to
see, and all within a few hours Of
time. One thing that made an i'm
preston upon me was that the great
majority consider it time lost IL they
do not see the bureau of engraving
and printing. They want to see where
the government makes its bonds and
bill notes and everything else that
goes on in that important office. That
has preference beyond all else with
whole lot of folks.
Though l am not now In the bust
ness, have had several opportunities
that / thought might have PANIED out
we'll If l had been disposed to renew
my old occupation. One happened re-
Gently that recalled to my mind
how many of the people who have
only day or two to spend in the city
want to see the money-making proc
esses of the government
81 was walking along F street, near
, Ninth, when a well-dressed man, car
rying handbag and accompanied by
little boy, approached me and cour-
teously asked me the names of the in
terror department and old general post
Office department buildings. and took
pleasure in telling him.
Then he pointed to the treasury
department, where it fronts on F
street, and, Of course, / told him that
from the west portico he would have
good view OF the White House and
other great buildings. All this seemed
very good to my newly met friend, and
he asked me If it were in the treasury
| that the bank notes were made. / told
| him about the bureau Of engraving and
printing, and he made up his mind to
take that for his objective point right
away. l suggested that he get guide,
but he said he knew q man in the
| treasury and would hunt him up and
get him to go with him.
HE further told me that while he
had only few hours to pass in Wash.
| ington, he wanted to have his son, who
old, to see the government making
money.
! "Now," remarked the ex-guide, 81
have met many in my experience just
like this man. They cut out other
more interesting places to visit the en-
craving and printing bureau. But
many others who have more time to
spare want to take In everything. and
go to Washington's church at Alex
andria and Mount Vernon, as we'll. I'm
almost sorry got out Of the guide
business, for there's lots Of fun in it.
and profit, too, when you happen to be
escorting happy and generous
| crowd"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-06-03
MiSSc JRi WILLOW FARM.
Tops as We'll as Roots Used In Hold
| ting Shifting River Banks.

Tops as We'll as Roots Used In Hold
ting Shifting River Banks.
East Kansas City is one of the most
important centers in the Missouri val
ley in the business of shipping will
lows. In the last three months alone
the Kansas City Southern railway has
hauled from thecs 14o fiat car loads OF
trimmed Willows, and Is taking out
more as fast as the willow planta-
lions can furnish the crop.
The roots Of the willows keep tho
sand from shifting along the river
banks; but the use Of the tops Of will
lows in fighting currents Of water is
comparatively new. Government work
with willows requires that the trees
shall be more than twelve feet high
and between three-quarters and two
and half inches in diameter at the
butts. After a patch OF these trees
has been cut the ground looks like .
stubblefield of corn. The new sprouts,
however, look more like field of
wheat-if wheat only had that pecu>
liar reddish tinge that willows take
on at this time of the year. In two
and bali to three years after cutting
willows will grow up again to the size
required for bikes or for plating into
mats.
The willows now being bought by
the railway are for use In checking
the inroads of the Arkansas river be-
tween Spiro and Fort Smith, Ark. The
dikes that are being constructed run
out into the river $50 feet, and are al
willows held in place with large steel
cables. Since Dec. IL nearly 100 car
loads of trees-not all of these will
lows-have beeen dumped into the
river.
The sand filling the crevicss be.
tween the bundles of willows makes Z
strong and economical pier. The steel
cables insure the safety Of the pier
| until the sand has done its work.
In cutting and trimming the willows
the harvesters use nothing but ordi.
| nary cord knives.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-06-03
Another International Marriage.

Another international marriage Ia
scheduled to take place in the diplo.
matte circle at Washington. Miss
Blanche Willis Emory, daughter of
Rear Admiral and Mrs. William Hens
ley Emory, Ia soon to marry Mr.. Els.
mond Ovey, M. " O., third secretary
of the British embassy.
Mr. Ovey was best man at the wed.
ding OF Mr.. H. w. Kennard, second
secretary of the embassy, when
he was married last December
to an American woman, Miss Harriet
Norris. Mr.. Ovey has been in the
American capital year. He began
his diplomatic career about six years
ago, having been stationed at Paris,
Tangier and Stockholm before coming
to this country.
He is linguist Of an unusual order,
speaking French, German, Spanish
Russian and Arabic fluently. The dec.
orat on of the Victorian order was
COZ erred upon him for personal serv.
ice rendered to the king
Miss Emory Is favorite in society
in Washington and New York. Her
father has a place at Roslyn, L. l.,
and here the family spends a part OF
each year. The Emorys have for sum.
mer neighbors the Whitneys, Raineys
and Mackays, and it is probable that
the wedding will take place at the
Long Island home sometime in the
near future.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-06-03
WEALTH HIDDEN IN OLD TABLE
Problem California Woman Left for
Puf,ilo Admin str.<nr - onIva

Problem California Woman Left for
Public Administrator to Solve.
Cunningiy hidden in q secret recep-
tacle deity carved in the leg of an
antique table, the fortune of the late
Mrs. Jessie Fremont Dietsch Of San
Francisco, relative Of the noted path.
finder, Gen. John c. Fremont, was
found recently by the deputy public
administrator, w. J. Hynes. The neat
" fastened little bundle gave up q
bank book showing deposits Of $4,000,
. costly collection Of time honored
1ewelry and countless shares in wild.
cat concerns worth their waste paper
value.
The discovery Of the effects of the
erratic woman Of historic lineage ends
q search that Hynes and his men pur.
sued for several days with great ear.
nsstness. When Mrs. Dietsch died, on
April Is, alone and In seclusion, her
effects were taken charge Of by the
public administrator In the absence
6f any near relatives. The onicers
were informed that the old woman
was possessed of great wealth and the
stories came from such reliable
sources that 1t was deemed advisable
to make a complete search of the
premises.
With this end in view Hynes and
his assistants strained every effort
TO locate the hidden treasure. Every
article In the house was overturned
eud thoroughly searched without avail.
wen the carpets and tapestries were
ripped open In the hope that they
would yield some OF tho glitterins
gold which the aged recluse was sup.
posed to possess.
Just az Hynss was about to abandon
the search he accidently Knocked Oh
the hollow leg Of an ancient table.
In a cleverly contrived cache the pub.
lilo administrator spied an old wallet,
Opening the bag. Hynes discovered
that 1t contained the bank book.
jewels and stock certificates.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-06-03
CREAMERY FOR ELkToN.
Institution viii Be Moved From Ward
s. q,

Institution viii Be Moved From Ward,
s. D.
Through the energy and enterprise
of the local business men Elkton will
In the near future have a creamery In
full operation.
A proposition was made to the busi-
ness men by the proprietor of a
creamery at Ward to move the institu-
ton to Elkton, and the proposition
was at once accepted, as Elkton for
some time has been anxious to secure
an institution. A committee was ap-
pointed to raise funds with which to
give the owner of the creamery the
required financial assistance. A site
for the creamery has been secured In
a desirable location, and arrangements
have been perfected for the moving OF
the institution bodily to Elkton. 1t Is
expected the creamery will be IN OPP
GRAFTON at Elkton about June l.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-06-03
BISON AND LENNON At PEACE

The County Seat Fight Will Be
SheIved Until Permanent Location Is
at Stake.
The bitterly fought contest between
Lennon and Bison for the county
seat of the new county Of Perkins,
won by Bison at the November cleo
ton by a majority, on the face of the
returns, of 13, has been amicably set
tied.
After the election Lennon insti-
tuted q contest, asserting that enough
illegal votes had been cast for Bison
to invalidate the election. Much bit
terness Of feeling arose, and the b.
son partisans carried their prejudiccs
against Lennon so far as to drive to
Hettinger, N. D., for their supplies, al
though Lennon II the nearest rail-
road station.
Finally. at the instance. 1t Is re-
ported. Of Milwaukee railroad omcials,
the Bison Commercial club introduced
resolutions admitting that Lennon
had fought fairly in the contest, and
offering to work with Lennon for the
advancement of tho whole county II
Lennon would drop the contest
against Bison as the temporary coun-
ty seat. The Lennon Commercial
club accepted the pronered olive
branch, and peace once more reigns.
There is nothing in the treaty OF
peace, however, to prevent Lennon,
at some future time. starting contest
for the permanent location of the
county seat.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-06-03
NEW kiLNs AT BIG STONE.

Gold Brothers Brick company has
installed a new brick machine at Big
stone and have put up several new
kilns this season, and expects to make
about 1000, 900 brick this season, which
rather more than doubles its previous
canaeity. The company will employ
about forty men.
Rig stone city has offered a valua-
h,a tract OF land on the lake and H.
oon In cash for the location OF the
odd Fellows home for South Dakota,
wbic his to be located soon.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-06-03
Dig DRAINAGE DITCH.
work viii Reclaim Much Valuable
Farm Land Near Memo.

work viii Reclaim Much Valuable
Farm Land Near Memo.
Work has commenced on the con.
struction OF an immense drainage
ditch, which will reclaim a great deal
of valuable farm land in the vicinity
Of Memo. The construction of the
ditch will necessitate the removal of
about $1,000 wagon loads of earth.
The necessity for constructing tho
ditch is due to the filling with water
of huge depression embracing about
1856 acres of valuable farm land. The
lake will be drained by the ditch, and
the land now covered by it as we'll az
other land which has been flooded by
the high water in the lake will be re-
claimed and made to produce crops.
In 1894 the lake dried up entirely, but
recent years of heavy rains and deep
snowfall have filled it to a depth Of
about six feet in the main part. In
some places the drainage ditch will
be ten feet in depth. The ditch will
be nearly twenty-four feet wide at the
top and four feet at the bottom in the
deepest part. 1t is expected the drain
age ditch will be completed about tho
middle of July. A ditching machine
with steam shovel attachment is be-
ing utilized in the construction of the
ditch. The shovel has a capacity Of
one wagon load Of dirt per minute.
The work of constructing the immense
ditch is being done by dredge COM
pany, which has its headquarters at
Glencoe. MINI.