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The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1909-02-19
MAS0NS GATHER IN FORCE.
Confer the Masters Degree on Three
Young Members.

Hiram Lodge, F. & A. NJ. conferred
the third or masters degree upon three
candidates yesterday afternoon, COM
mencing at p. m. The candidates were
Lewis l.. Bruning, Charles Van Schoick
and Charles r. Larue. All the lodges in
the county were invited to attend and
take part in the exercises, which was ac-
cepted by over 100 members of the order.
The masters degree of the Blue Lodge is
an interesting as we'll as an impressive
ceremony, taking fully one and half
hours to confer the degree. At 6:30 p
IN. the members gathered in the banquet
room and partoOk Of supper The pres
ence of so many MasOns in town yester-
day with their friends gave the streets a
dress parade appearance. Hiram Lodge
has a membership Of over 100 members.
Hiram Lodge conferred one degree and
the lodge at La Crosse conferred another.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1909-02-19
LIQUOR INTERESTS
STRONGLY BANDED
Milk and Water Local Option
Looms in the Distance.
Acting Governor Hay Threatens to
Call Special Session if Lesisla-
tors Do Not Redeem Pledges and
Enact an Effective Measure.

As The Gazette goes TO press it looks
dubious for the local option bill at
Olympia az it passed the house, the
senate being tie on every vote cast, all
attempts to reach compromise being a
failure. The latest from Olympia at
this writing states that the saloon forces
in the senate, mastering q members
and voting as a unit on each of the 20
separate roll calls, slaughtered the Fal-
coner-McMaster local option bill (the
anti saloon league measure). The local
option faction, also numbering 81 mem
bers, made 10 efforts to secure some sort
OF compromise, even going so far as to
offer to make all incorporated cities in
dependent units, but these efforts we're
unavailing. Saloon members were under
signed agreement to vote against all
amendments, and finally to vote against
the bill itself on final passage, and they
carried out the terms of that agreement
to the letter.
1t is further stated that in case the
Legislature adiourns without passing an
effective local option law it is practically
certain that Acting Governor Hay will
reconvene it in extraordinary session
within few weeks after regular adjourn
ment. He takes the position that enact
ment of such law is a promise which
every representative of the republican
party is bound to exert every effort to
redeem.
The line up in the vote as above indi-
Gated is given below:
For local option-Anderson ARA
smith, Bassett, Blair, Brown, Bryan,
COtterill, Cox, Davis, Falconer, Fatland,
Fishback, Hutchinson, McGregor, Met
calf, Meyers, Paulhamus, Poison, Rosen.
haupt, Stevenson, Stewart-21.
Against-AlIen, Booth, Cameron, East
ham, Graves, Huxtable, Kline, Knicker-
booker, MCGOWAN, Minkler, Nichols.
Piper, Potts, Presby, Roberts, Rydstrom,
Smith, Smithson, Whitney, Williams,
Ruth-21.
Developments from now on will prob
ably come thick and fast
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1909-02-19

Between Coifax and Spokane Next
Friday, February 26.

The third series of the interscholastic
debates will be held in Colfax next Fri
day, the Goth, when the team from the
South Central High school OF Spokane
debates with the Colfax High school.
The subject for debate will be the same
as in former debates "Resolved, That
labor unions are justified by all lawful
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1909-02-19
SUPREME COURT
AFF|RMS STOCK LAW
ConstitutionaIity Has Been At
tackled in Divers Quarters.
IL Will Be Necessary for Whitman
County to Again Take Preliminary
Steps Before Law Can Be OPERA
tive--This Will Be Done.

dispatch from Olympia states that
the supreme court had sustained the
constitutionality of chapter $50, laws of
1907, prohibiting stock running at large
IN counties where three-fOurtlIs of the
area is fenced. This is d matter of great
Importance to several counties in the
state, Whitman being one of them. The
commissioners of Whitman county,
under the law prohibiting stock from
running at large declared three-fourths
OF the land, outside Of incorporated
cities aud towns, under fence. This was
done on the Sd day of July, 1906, and
published in The Colfax Gazette, the
official organ Of the county as required
by law. The legislature OF 1907, how
ever, repealed the law of 1905 and
passed the present herd law, the cOnsti-
in several quarters, but which the state
supreme court has just declared to be
constitutional. 1t is stated that several
OF the superior judges in the state at
divers times have expressed the opinion
that the law was unconstitutional Judge
Warren Of Lincoln county being one,
this being the reason given by several
prosecuting attorneys for refusing to
prosecute under the law. However, the
law is upheld by the appellate court.
The law is imperative in Whitman
county at this time. 1t will be necessary
for the commissioners to again ascertain
and declare that three-fourths of the
area is fenced, and have it published for
four consecutive weeks in the official
organ of the county, before it becomes
operative. This the commissioners will
probably do. OF the modus operandi
in this regard the law reads:
at shall be the duty OF the board OF
county commissioners of the respective
counties Of this state when 10 or more
ireeholders shall make application for
the enforcement Of this act to at once
determine whether or not three fOurths
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1909-02-19
TWO DIVORCES GRANTED.
The Mills of the Gods Grind Slew
but Grind Sure.

Two divorces were granted Wednesday
forenoon in the superior court, the de-
lehdants in each case failing to appear.
One was Pet s. Cummings vs.. William A,
Cummings. Non-support and desertion
are set up in the complaint. The couple
were married in Spokane November |,
1888, and son Is years of age is the
fruit OF this union. Mrs Cummings ow
resides in Pullman and Cummings is in
Spokane.
The second case was that OF Albert l.
Boyd vs. Ellen Boyd, who were married
IN Pa!ouse in August, 1897. Plaintiff
charges desertion since July, 1907.
Boyd still resides in PalOuse. Mrs. BOyd
ls supposed to be in Oregon.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1909-02-19
outside of the Incorporated
,wns, in such county is under

OF the la. outside of the incorporated
cities and towns, in such county is under
fence" etc.
There is no question about three
quarters of the area in Whitman county
being fenced, so that when all the re-
quirements Of the law are complied with
its strict enforcement may be looked
for. In regard to penalties for allowing
stock to run at large the law reads:
ANY owner who permits his stock to
run at large contrary to the provisions
OF this act shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction there
OF shall be fined in any sum not less
than $40 nor more than 500 for each
offense, and it shall be the duty Of the
prosecuting attorney" etc, to prosecute
such case.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1909-02-19
Artesian Water Struck,

liberal flow of artesian water was
struck last week on the farm owned by
Henry Ensley one mile south OF Wilcox,
which has been flowing uninterruptedly
since Friday OF last week. The bore was
made through 19 feet of dirt and 43 feet
OF rock, or 62 feet all told, when water
was struck. A three quarter inch flow of
water is the result, of the purest and
best, sufficient for the uses of the farm.
1t was the opinion of the drilIers that
the flow could be increased by greater
depth, but there was also the chance OF
losing the present flow by boring deeper,
so Mr.. Ensley concluded to let well
enough alone and take the present
supply.
Shjrkey & CHASER praduate onticians
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1909-02-19

Shirley & CHASER. graduate opticians.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1909-02-19
Official Bonds Approved i.

Besides ordering The payment of tht
usual number of claims and adjusting
sundry tax complaints, the county com
missiOners, in session this week, granted
an auctioneers' license to W. f. Wright
and approved the bonds of the following
l.. l.. Bruning, county coroner; @. f
Carson, Justice of the peace, precinct No
81; W. T. HarthlI, justice OF the peace
precinct No. 1G; ]. E. Lindsey, justice o
the peace, precinct No. 81; Frank M
Hanna, second supervisor, road district
No. 4 W. r. Simpson, supervisor, road
district No. Z.
Bring your poultry and hides to Rip
ley, 214 Mill street, COlfax.
Shirley & Gaser, graduate opticians
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1909-02-19

means at their disposal to insisting on
the closed shop Colfax takes the
negative OF the question. The debate
Will be the semi finals, and the winners
are IN line for the state championship.
Dayton High school has a debate with
fomeroy the same night Spokane de-
bates Colfax, and the winners of these
Two debates will decide the championsh D
ior the state of Washington. The Co -
lax debaters are Miss Helen Walters and
Miss Gladys Mackenzie. The debate
Will take place in the opera house.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1909-02-19
Young Will Probably Get the Plum

Grain dealers and exporters on the
coast as well as wheat growers of East
ern Washington, are wondering who will
receive the appointment of state grain
inspector to take the place Of State In
spector James W. Arrasmith, states a
Tacoma report. So far as known there
are but three candidates in the field for
the position. These are Representative
Oscar f. Young of Whitman county
Representative Fancher Of Spokane, and
Chief Deputy Grain Inspector S. S. King
of Tacoma. Those acquainted with the
situation believe Inspector Arrasmith
will be allowed to hold his position until
the end of his term, which is in July,
with the chances favOring the appoint
ment of Mr.. Young.
Shirley 4 CHASER. graduate opticians.
]. r. Good Il Co sefl glasH.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-15
A Special Session?

Several of the papers of the state
have suggested that if the state leg
islature is called in special session
by Governor Deneen to consider pri-
mary election, deep waterway and
other matters, that among these sub
jects the governor should give some
heed to the demand from many cities
of the state relative to the commits
sion form of government law
The Peoria Journal, for instance,
sagely says:
There is very general hope, in
which the Journal shares, that if
Governor Deneen should find it nee
essary to call the legislature togeth-
er in extra session the coming fall,
in the objects of that meeting he will
embrace the passage of an enabling
act that will give the cities of Hi
nois outside of Chicago an oppor-
tunity to change their form of mu-
nicipal government The enabling
act is entitled to a consideration by
all just considerations. 1t lad passed
the senate. and it certainly would have
lpassel the house had it not been smotl-
cred by the hostile committee 1t is de-
! manded by the people and the bust
ness associations of nearly every
city of any Importance in the state
of Illinois. 1t is due to the state of
Illinois that what is known as the
commission plan of city government
should be given a trial. Other states
have come into line. and there is no
good reason why Illinois should trail
| behind the procession.
The commission act was smother
| ed in the committee by interested
politicians. its advocates were sheer
| ed at, and every city in the state was
| insulted.
mo other one measure was
brought before the legislature in
which such a large number of the
cities of the state were interested
The manner in which it was finally
| dealt with is disgrace to the state
| and it should be wiped out as soon
| as possible. The Journal does not
| know in what light the governor re.
| CARDS the commission plan of gov
| eminent. But it is not necessary
that he should be a friend of the
plan in order to fee it incumbent tt
take action.
THE enabling act does not force
the plan on any city of the state.
simply gives the people of the cite:
an opportunity to vote on the matter
If it is defeated in an election hell
for the purpose there is no powe
that can force it on the people of tn,
city Objecting. If, on the contrary
any city wants it, the people ar
given the opportunity to make a tria
of the new system.
ut is bound to come. one wa
or another. If it is not granted b.
the members of the present legiSlat
ure, it will be by the next one. TIL
people will see to that The cover
nor is given an opportunity to assis
in the inevitable
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-15
Political Advertising.

g The victory of Judd II. Bruff, candi-
date for sheriff of Allegheny county,
Pennsylvania, in which Pittsburg is
located, seems to have been chiefly
due to judicious newspaper advertis-
ing. He was absolutely unknown in
politics, and his competitor was one OF
the best known seasoned politicians in
the county. Since it was physically
impossible to talk to the voters person
ally, Judd Bruff decided to advertise.
A wealthy sympathizer or two supplied
the funds, and Bruff proceeded to tell
his simple story 10 the voters through
well worded advertisements i'll the
newspapers. His common sense told
him that he could reach more people
with a half page newspaper ad in one
day than he could personally speak>to
in a month. So, in few days thous
ands of voters who never before had
heard of Judd Bruff were thoroughly
familiar with the fact that here was g
man running for sheriff with no other
claim to preferment than that he had
served with the 10th regiment in the
Philippines, where he had won medal
for bravery. and that at home he was
a plain railroad employee.
The people liked the tone of his ads
and when the votes were counted the
experienced politicians We're treated tC
the biggest surprise of their lives.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-15

graduate nurses were usually allowed;
consequently it was some days before
katherine knew the roof that sheltered
her housed Dwight.
The physician installed her in a
room adjoining Sanborn's and ex-
planned enough of the situation to the
nurse in charge to secure her as ally
in what he hoped to accomplish.
Hang your medicines! l want Kath-
crime. Do you hear? Get bert" she
BEARD one morning in commanding
tones. She started, listened again to
his voice in dclirium, then peeked eau
tiously through half opened door.
He was hardly recognizable, this sal
low faced patient with sunken cheeks
and bullying eyes. With quick little
cry of pity and love she ran to him.
Dwight, Dwight" she sObbed, 'here
is Katherine! Here, dear! Don't you
know me?''
go away! You're not katherine.
She left me. I've lost her, and want
her. God, 1 want herr And tears
came to his eyes, as they did to hers.
The wise old doctor permitted her to
assist in the nursing, but there were
times when she was rigidly excluded.
The exclusion hurt her, but the doctor
was memorable, and obedience is the
first requirement in "a resort of the
kind, SO she had to obey.
1t was the morning Of the LIST Of
June. Katherine was in the room ad-
Joining her husband when she heard
him callN
"Oh, Katherine" And there was a
naturalness in the tones that indicat.
ed returned reason. She dropped the
book she had to rush to him, and in
his eyes We're remembrance and clear
understanding.
Katherine. it was you, then. IL
thought dreamed it."
"I'm sorry, Dwight, sorrier than 1
| can tell you. 1t was all wrong, my
| going away. II want forgiveness"
| she whispered
forgiveness? You? Rather I should
ask 1t. 1t has been hard. 1t seemed
cruel, but perhaps 1t was for our good
| sweetheart. The boy you used to love
is coming back-coming back-coming
| back. sweetheart"
For moment he lay silent, his eyes
closed. Then he started.
| 'The birds, dearest, the birds?" he
asked.
"It's the first day of June" she whis
pered
| "June, Katherine, June for us for al
ways" he murmured sleepily as he lift
ed the hand that lay in his to his lips
and kissed it. And like a tired child
he slipped into sleep, sweet sleep. witt
an awakening to happiness and love.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-15
The Greatest Glory.

In a commencement day address ut
the University of Kansas last week
Colonel George Harvey, editor of Har-
per's Weekly, said:
"If tomorrow this nation should ~e
obliterated, if the earth itself should
be destroyed, the greatest glory of any
people would be left in these imper-
ishable words:
Congress shall make no law re-
speeding an establishment of religion,
or prohibiting the free exercise there
of: or abridging the freedom of speech
or of the press; or the right of the
people peaceably to assemble and to
petition the government for a redress
of grievances
There was the crux of human lib
erty; there shone the monday sun
from whose face the clouds of the mid
flashed the spirit of freedom from
which is now springing governments
by the people from the land of the
Spaniard to the home of Mahomet;
but underneath and UNFOLDING all was
and is the one great oyerpOwerine
fact that there. for the first time in
the history of the world, tolerance was
written into the fundamental law of {
land guided, guarded and inspired by
Christian faith"
Colonel Harvey has allowed enthusiasm
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-15
HuI1lOr and
Philosophy
THE PRocRAsTINAIoR.
- DUNCAN n. SMITH

We dilly daily all the day
In fdleness and song.
And then we wonder why II -
We do not get along,
And when the day is at q close
We idle half the night,
And still we cannot comprehend
Why things don't work out right.
We sit serenely In the sun
And white on a stick
Or tune our little light guitar
And simple music pick,
And when the day comes to an end
In looking at the score
Discover We are only where
We were the day before.
We make resolves as to our rest
We tumble in at night
That on the day that's just ahead
Wen work with all our might,
And when the morrow comes alang
We quite forget to try.
And II resembles to T
The one that's just gone by.
And SO we run our life along
In planning to succeed,
And II we drag a living out
In luck we are indeed,
And at the end we lay us down
While cons roll away
And rest as sweetly as the ones
Who labored every day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-15

Knowing of
Each the harvesting of certain distinct OF his living renewed
the nciye oesf phrases the keen observation the hunor the
Instantly essentials of episode characteristic of
of His books
he to rite, bcauseh he
in
spent nder New York His unusual ability became
his plans He his novels voculc
of
the oil of and made speciality petroleum.
heyyas thooug and aacondt III
he went to India expert for English capitalists and later
years India Burma and the nghbong studying the
froma
nothing and the splendid OF these
isgar ed II his Of India
returned to Boston and married Miss Barber of Toronto and the
Canada he settled in Toronto
humanity lonely often having roof but the
bed but
sometimes knew and love the animals better and his splendid of
for the of months of isolation His first
literary creation He each the NORTHWEST
and then revolt and he turned his back all forever and
Mr. had the
ing paintings the line with the work of professional artists
C,rGh. rSsl y :
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-15
The Argus Daily Short Story
Their New June-;By Marie Sylvestre.
Copyrighted. 1909. by Associated Literary Press

Instead of the dreams of sweetheart
days everything was subordinated to
the quest for legal success. And to
Katherine came the thought that even
in his profession ideals had been de.
throned and new gods set up for adora-
ton aud devotion, for Sanborn was
at his best when plotting a corporation
craft through mazes that baffled the
intent of the statutes.
I'm losing the man married." she
cried to herself in the solitude Of neg
lected wifehoOd. Hes slipping, slip
ping, and I cannot prevent it, cannot
hold him"
With establishment came unrest,
with unrest rebellion. To the woman
it seemed that all that life held worth
while was being taken from her. She
was envied as the wife of a brilliant
man, one destined to acquire great
wealth. but these were not desirable
to her
''Sometimes-Pm not quite happy"
she told him falteringly one night
ness.
Nonsense, little girl! We're getting
along famously," he told her.
you are" she answered duly.
"Well, it's for us both" was his res
ply, but it did not satisfy.
For three years she endured it. and
because there We're only the two of
| them life grew lonelier and lonelier
| until in moment of desperate aber-
rot oh ,fS nd 1nff n
note bidding him not to seek her.
| At first she was in doubt where to
turn. She had little money and felt
sure she could secure position as
stenographer and that few weeks
would enable her to regain her old
time cleverness in the calling. Then
she reflected that Sanborn would nat
urally seek her in the field of her
former employment.
She thought Of nursing, and it seemed
4 haven. To forget ones own griefs
in comforting others in distress APP
| pealed to her. A fortnight after her
| flight she was a student nurse in a
| private sanitarium under the direction
Of Il kindly old physician who had
| known and loved the girl since her
earliest days in New York. Wisdom
had come to him with years, and he
!;new that few months Of the Sc
Illusion she sought would bring clearer
| fision.
At the first shock Sanborn was nigk
to insanity. That his Katherine was
discontinued he had not believed. Yet
In her note he saw what they had
missed because Of his money madness
Right-she was million times right
he told himself bitterly. and could ht
find her again they would begin to
cethpr Mt the start and. please Ccd
go this time Alright. But search was
unavaiiing.
Then came the breakdown, complete
miserable, and the physician pre-
scribed the sanitarium where his wife
was learning the rudiments Of nurs
ing. Sanborn was put in room In {
part, Of the building where oply tn,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-15
BRAIN BUILDING.
How to Feed Nervous Cases.

Hysteria sometimes leads to insan-
Fity and should be treated through
feeding the brain and nerves upon
scientifically selected food that re-
stores the lost delicate gray matter
Proof of the power of the brain food
Grape-Nuts is remarkably strong.
about eight years ago when work
ing very hard as court stenographer
| collapsed physically, then nervously.
and was taken to the State Hospital
for the Insane at Lincoln. Neb., raw
ing maniac.
'They had to keep me in a straight
jacket and / was kept in the worst
ward for three months. | was finally
dismissed in the following May, but
did no brain work for years, until last
fall when was persuaded to take the
testimony i'm two cases.
One of these was a murder case,
and the strain upon my nervous system
was so great that would have broken
down again except for the strength |
had built up by the use of Grape-Nuts.
When | began 10 feel the pressure of
the work on my brain and nerves |
simply increased the amount of Grape
Nuts and used the food more regularly.
Il now feel like my old self again,
| and am healthy and happy. | am sure
that if l had known of Grape-Nuts
eight years ago | would never have
collapsed, and this dark experience in
my life would never have happened
| ''The power of Grape-Nuts as brain
food is simply wonderful and l do not
believe any stomach is so weak that IL
cannot digest this wonderful food"
| There's a reason" Look for the
| little book, "The Road to MELVILLE
in packages.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full o: human
interest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-15

House bill No. 232, signed by the
governor last Thursday, prohibits any
one not now practicing such business
in the business of barber and creates
a board of three BARRIERS and provides
that registration shall be granted TO
those who have served an apprentice
ship of three years, have passed a
practical examination and paid a il
cense fee of So. License may be re-
voked for unprofessional conduct
This bill will create havoc with the
barber colleges which guarantee 70
turn out full-fedged BARRIERS in three
weeks time.