The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1909-07-31

Spokane Aug. IL round trip one fare ticket will
be offered
ltis reported that surveyors in the employ of the
Great Northern have been seeking pass across
the mountains from Cheweah to the Calispel val
ley and have been successful in locating 2per cent
grade. This revives the oft-heard rumor that the
Great Northern will build cutoff from Newport
to Chewelah. in order to save considerable mile
age to north Puget sound points,
The claims for pay for services in the Cayuse
Indian war of 1847 and 1848 in Oregon, filed by
nine claimants, will be allowed by the government
at the rate of $3.50 day during their service per-
iod The comptroller of the treasury has approv-
ed the action Of the auditor for the war depart
ment, holding that the law so directs as to these
rare claims. The rolls or records of the war on
file at Washington will be used as evidence for the
adjustment of the claims.
During the first week in August new penny
bearing the profile of Abraham Lincoln will sup
plant the time and tradition-honored copper cent
with the profile of Martha Cunningham on it. It
seems that this is more appreciative way of doing
homage to the great commoner than any other
that could be devised. AS he sprang from the
most numerous class-the common people-it
seems not out of place that his portrait should be
placed on the penny, the most numerous denomi
nation of all of Uncle Sans coins.
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A merchant in Nebraska town one day recev-
ed the following note, delivered by small boy:
Please send by bearer two lbs. of sugar, black
ing brush and some little nails my wife had baby
last mite and padlocks and a monkey wrench
Heresy is likely to be added to the various taints
that are attributed to the personality and works of
Mr.. Rockefeller, His New York pastor says that
Mr.. Rockefeller heartily supports Chicago univers-
ity in retaining Professor Foster whose books on
religion are scandalizing the Baptist ministry.
So there may be less enthusiasm in the future in
taking up the good old chorus, Praise John from
whom oil blessings flow. Review.
Without question the editor of the Examiner is
great curiosity, and were P. T. Barnum still in
the show business, Red Top would be stood up a.
longside the bearded lady and would spend his
Sundays under canvas instead of in the shade of
the bushes in the school section. -Statesman-In-
dex (This was the main argument in last weeks
article on the local option question.
49,
goes forth from the nations capital. No more
Yubadamas, Peekaboos, Dustys, Rainys, Never
fails, Pinhook Landings, Thief River Falls, Blue
Earths or Sandwiches. Tennessee was formerly
the banner freak postoffice state but many of the
names have been changed, and now the honors
are divided between the east and the west. Let
ters to Snakeford Skates, Smokey Ordinary and
Black Duck will however find their destination,
for the department will keep on file all the old
names and the postofice clerks will mark the cor
rect address on the envelope All new names for
postoffices must receive the sanction of the post
office department before they can become official.
Besides the freak names there are those that are
becoming over common There are now 2 Seat
ties, one of them in Texas; 3 Chicagos, 19 Port
lands, 20 Denvers, Baltmores, 10 Pittsburgs, 16
Brooklyns, IL Bostons, and 6 Philadelphias in as
many states. Newport and Columbus seem to be
the favorite names, there being 20 of the former
and 20 of the latter. There is only one Vancouver
south of the Candan line
1t is lawful, according to the laws Of Washing
ton, to kill deer caribou between the fifteenth
of September and the fifteenth of December, and
no one shall kill more than four deer and spotted
fawns are immune at all seasons.
Female elk, moose and antelope are not to be
killed at any season; the male animals can be kill
ed between the fifteenth day of September and
first day of November, but only one male of the
elk, moose antelope or caribou, and not more than
two mountain sheep or mountain goats.
The season for hunting grouse, partridge,
prairie chickens sage hens and native pheasants
is between August Is and November Is. An ex-
ception is made for the counties Of Asotin Gar
field, Columbia and Walla Waa, where partridges,
quail Chinese, ringneck, Hungarian, golden or