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The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-07-23

w; Chas. Ryan, J. W; Joe Sims,
Treas; E. H. Holiness Sec. The
officers were installed Thursday
morning by w. F. Tester, p G.
M. of Indiana. There was a great
deal of intelligence shown in the
discussion of important subjects
which came before the lodge. New
laws were made and the lodge clos
ed with a Methodist class meeting,
to meet in Spokane in 1910.
In attendance of the Grand
Lodge Of Masons were J. E. Shep-
herdson of Roslyn, James Wig
liams, Henry Terrell, Roslyn; j.
c. Logan, Ed W. Rutherford, G. N.
White and wife of Portland, Ore.
Jerry Thomas, R. 3. Crump, Chas.
Ryan, Walter Scott, F. A. Stokes,
Everett Pettway of Spokane; Joe
Simms, Champ Brannan, W, L.
Perkins of North Yakima; N. B.
Simon, Tacoma E. III. Holmes,
Spokane, Jerry Flowers and Thos.
johnson, Spokane.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-07-23
WORK OF GRAND LODGE.

The Grand Lodge of Masons
met in Seattle last week The
Grand Lodge was organized six
years ago with only three lodges.
1t has grown to eight lodges. The
officers and representatives seem
to have Masonry at heart. They
work hard to bring the order up
to high plane. There were about
fifty members present. The re
ports were fine. Grand Master j.
E. Hawkins delivered a fine adj
dress. The reports of secretary
and treasurer showed quite good
balance in the treasury. The la
dies Of the O. B. S. served lunch
every day in the hall and they
certainly did it in way that the
Grand Lodge enjoyed it.
Representatives were from Port
land, Ore, Spokane, North Yaki-
ma and Roslyn. The election of
officers took place Wednesday af-
ternoon and resulted as follows /;
J. E. Stephenson, G.. M; FL. T..
Asberry, D. 'G. M. Payne, G. S.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-07-23
WIZARD OF TUSKEGEE
COMING.

Booker T. Washington will Wis
it Seattle during the latter part of
August, having accepted an invi-
tation from the Washing ION Con
servation Association to attend the
first national Conservation Con
gress.
Booker T. Washington was born
near Hale's Ford, in Franklin
County, Virginia. He says: II
remember very distinctly the ap-
pearance of the cabin in which |
was born and lived until freedom
came. 1t was a small log cabin
about 12x16 feet, and without
windows. There was no floor ex-
cept one of dirt.
Just after the war closed all the
slaves were called to the master S
house. When we were told that
all the slaves were free. They
then moved to West Virginia. He
there saw a young colored man
reading a newspaper to a large
crowd Of colored people and this
fired his ambition. His step-father
was not able to send him to school,
but his mother, although she could
not read, got him a book and did
all she could to help him.
Arrangements were made so
that he could work in the salt
furnaces and coal mines until 9
O clock. This made him late at
school There was a large clock
in the salt furnace which kept
time for hundreds of men. | turn
ed the hands forward, which gave
him time for school.
He finally got through the school
and determined to go to Hampton.
With the few clothes that my
mother and brother John could Sc
cure for me, [ started about the
first of October, 1872. [ rode on
the cars and stage part OF the way
and on foot the remainder. He
cot to Richmond, Va, without
money He knew nobody there.
He got there about 9 o'clock at
night, hungry, tired and dirty. He
slept under a plank sidewalk. Next
morning he went to the wharf and
asked the captain Of ship if he
would give him something to do
to get something to eat. The cap
tain did so. He arrived at Hamp
ton and met the lady principal who
He was given room. In a short
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-07-23

"Let us have peace, exclaimed
Gen. Clement A. Evans, a Confed-
crate veteran, as he shook the
hands of Gen. Frederick D. Grant,
a son of the immortal U. S. Grant.
That's what. the men of the north
have been asking for ever since
and even before the war.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-07-23

Mr.. Trust Magnate in Congress
with Aldrich and Uncle Joe has
been likened to Daniel in the lions
den, and while the Trust Magnate
will come out no less harmed than
was Daniel, yet the Republican
party is digging it's own grave.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-07-23
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
NORTHWEST NEGRO PROG
RESS NUMBER.

About sixteen years ago, a man
by the name of Clayton began the
publication of "The Seattle Re-
publican"- and hasn't missed a
number since. Perhaps this is par
TALLY due to the fact that "Susie
Revels Cayton" has been the asso-
ciate editor and publisher of The
Republican.
Occasionally the proprietors of
The Republican issue a special
number, partially for "proft, " but
more largely for educational"
purposes-and such a number has
just made it's appearance.
This special number is in maya
zine form-consisting of more than
sixty pages all told-printed up
on excellent paper and containing
many half-tones of superior excel
lence, not only from a photograph
ic standpoint, but from the stand
point of good printing.
There are many articles of in
terest contained in this special
number-but the one that strikes
us most forcibly is the leader en-
titled Northwest Negro Prog
ress.'
Among other points made in
this leader is the one calling atten-
ton to the number Of colored peo-
pie in Seattle who own homes al
ready constructed-or lots upon
which homes are to be constructed
in the future.
There are one hundred and for
ty-eight names published, together
with the valuation of each prop
erty-and many photographs OF
homes completed.
In glancing over the values, only
six pieces of property out of the
entire list are below 1000 in val
ue-and those range from $500 to
$3.50 each
There are dozens of properties
ranging in value from $1,000 to
81, 500-scores of properties rang
ing from $4,000 to $4,000 in value
six properties Of the value of
$4,000 each-three properties of
the value of $4,000 each-one of
$16,000-two of the value Of $780,
900 each-one of the value OF
100000, and one of the value Of
$4,000.
This information alone will be a
great surprise to most of the read
ers of The Times because it indi-
Gates a thriftiness on the part of
the colored people not generally
understood.
Half-tones of the homes Of col
ored people in other cities OF the
state are also given, together with
pictures Of lawyers, preachers,
teachers, contractors and builders
all of the colored race.
Indeed if one wished to pre-
serve such a sketch Of the colored
people of this city in particular, it
would be wise to lay aside a copy
of the Northwest Negro Progress
Number of The Seattle Republic
an.-Seattle Daily Times.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-07-23
BENCH AND BAR.

The board of county commits
sioners have accepted the archi-
tect's plans for remodeling the
second floor of the court house.
There are now four court rooms on
the second floor. The remodeling
will give six court rooms and much
better arrangement Of the jury
rooms and private rooms for the
judges.
The Supreme Court of Washing
ton has been attacked by a man
who is called an ambulance
lawyer. He has grown fat on per-
sonal injury cases in which doubt
less he always gets the lion ~
share" 1t is too bad the legisla- :
ture should waste time on charges
eminating from such sources.
There has been no evidence to sus-
tain the charges so the whole
scheme was simply to get free adj
vertising.-Lincoln County Times.
The State Bar Association will
hold its annual meeting this year
at Aberdeen and Westport-Co-
hassett .Beach-one Of the most
beautiful of beaches and surf bath
ing places to be found. The first
two days, July 29th and 30th, will
be spent in formal business affairs
of the association, including the
addresses to be given on the vari-
Gus subjects. On the 31st (Sat-
Iurday morning. the Association as
guests Of the Chehalis County Bar
will be taken by special steamer
to the mouth of the harbor near
the government jetty and out on to
the broad Pacific Ocean, and then
returned to the mouth of the har-
Dor, to the south side-or West
port, where the rest of the day will
be spent in pleasurable outing, anass
where in the evening a banquet
will be given. The members viii
then be brought back to Aberdeen
or may stay at Cohassett Beach
until the summer outing is finish
ed. Many members of the associa-
ton will take their families and
remain a few days at Westport
for their vacations. There is a
regular fare of one and one-third
for the round trip, good for sixty
days. Those coming through Sc
attic may do better by buying the
round trip to Seattle and purchas-
ing round trips from Seattle to
Westport.
Among the speakers listed are:
Robert Cassidy, K. c., prominent
and wealthy barrister of British
Columbia; James e. Babb Of Lew
iston, Idaho; w. W. Cotton of
Portland, Ore. Oscar Cain, Walla
Walla; M. F. Gose of the Supreme
Court; M. L. Clifford of the Su-
perior Court Of Pierce County; j.
B. Bridges, president of the as
sociation, and others.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-07-23

There is no denying the fact
that the financial outlook does not
look out very often on those who
need finances the worst.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-18

waste of good Spanish blood in pouring
endorsements into Cuba.
At the council of March Is he calls
attention to the contrast between the
modern and thoroughly equipped yes
sells of Dewey, as compared with his
own antiquated squadron, losing sight
of the fact that notwithstanding the
actual superiority of the Individual YES
sells, they were practically of the same
dates of construction and length of
time on the station. Feelingly he speaks
of the recent addition to the American
squadron of the splendid Olympia, but
that vessel had gone to the Asiatic
squadron only six months after his
own flagship, the Maria Christina. He
refers in the beginning to the fact that
the new gunboats, Isla de Cuba and
Isla de Luzon, are to be sent out to him.
but does not notice the significance of
his own statement that Dewey received
early notice to retain the Concord on
the station, although her cruising time
was up, and that the little Petrol had
been cruising in those waters longer
than any of his own vessels.
II is pitiable to be forced to make
the really true inference from his re-
marks concerning the fact that there
were few among his crews who under
stood handling the guns properly, that
from the time that a ship was put in
commission deterioration of personnel
as well as material, was accepted as
natural occurrence. Therein lies the true
secret of the great disparity. Montoio
in council makes the serious statement
that the Yankees must be preparing for
war, as they had landed the women
who usually accompanied their hus-
bands, and, too late, learns that it was
the dangerous woodwork on the ships
that was being put ashore, that instead
of junketing, it had been drills and tar
get practise that had kept Dewey's
ships trained to the minute, while his
own had been helplessly waiting for in,
structions from somewhere to do some
thing. OF right he bewails the failure
to mount the guns at Subig, but with
out seeing the absurdity of his state
ment that 'Sit only required two weeks
to mount those at Corregidor. Under
the urgent necessities of the case a
squad of Dewey men would have done
the work in two days.
Fully decided to make his rendezvous
dl ouDiS, ne S6HUS OUD IOuS Oh COAL up,
when 5000 would have been none too
much. Planning on his chart the dead
ly cross fire that he can create at the
Subig entrance, he learns, when too
late, and after two years in command
of the station, that the north shore of
the bay is too steep to permit mounting
guns. With his squadron in Subig as
a deliberate, long considered movement,
performed expressly to meet the expect
ed attack of the Americans, the warn.
ing message from Hongkong that
Dewey has sailed brings him back at
once to Cavite, barely in time to anchor
his ships before Dewey arrives, and all
too late he finds that his defensive po-
sition is veritable trap, where he can
not maneuver, and from which escape
is impossible. The narrative is inter
esting, but sad beyond words.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-18

On the first night of the representa-.
tion of one of Jerrold's pieces, a sue
cessful adapfer from the French rallied
him on his nervousness. 81" said the
adapter, "never feel nervous on the
first night of my pieces "Ah, my
boy, = Jerrold replied. s'you are always
certain of success. Your pieces have
all been tried before He was serious
ly disappointed with certain book
written by one of his friends. This
friend heard that Jerrold had expressed
his disappointment, and questioned him:
hear you said was the worst
book | ever wrote .No, I didn It, y
came the answer; 81 said it was the
worst book anybody ever wrote OF
| mistaken philanthropist, .Jerrold said
he was 81 so benevolent, so merciful a
mamie would have held an umbrella
over duck in shower of RAIN
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-18

Before dinner, at the house Of rich
banker, in Florence, Colonel (afterward
the Earl of Dundas had said some
sharp things about the crudities of
Americans. Notwithstanding this rude
ness, it fell to his lot to take Nine.
Bonaparte Betsy Pattersen) in to
table. He impertinently asked Nine.
Bonaparte If she had read Basil Hall s
book on America, in which he pro-
nounced all Americans vulgarians.
Yes, Colonel Dundas,' she answered,
" but it did not surprise me in the least
LII my compatriots were descended from
the Italians or Spanish, any display of
low breeding might astonish me, but
being the direct descendants Of English
men. it is natural enough that they
should be vulgarians.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-18

Epieure-Waiter this steak, is posi-
lively bad. It must be three weeks old
Waterfall, pardon, monsieur! I have
made ze meestake, and have brought
you re venison. Epicure-Venison7 Oh,
yes! Then you may leave it. (Tastes
IT'D All! to be sure, it is venison; and
very nice, too-very nice, indeed
Town Topics.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-18

Merchants Wife (suddenly appear
ing in her husband s office Ha! L
thought you said your typewriter girl
was an old maid2 Merchant (much
eonfused)-Um-er, yes, m dear, of
course; but she is sick today, and she
sent her little granddaughter as a sub
stitute.-Philadelphia Record.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-10-21
A Plucky Lad.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Sept. 81
The population of Minneapolis was
increased by one to-day when Mr."
Clyde McClain, Is years of age, re-
ported to the police that he had
travelled many miles on bicycle to
become Citizen
My name is Mr.. McClain,' he
said upon being introduced to Cap
tain Michael Mealey.
well, what can do for you, sir?"
replied the captin
I'm going to make this city my
home in the future. | want posi-
ton. 1t doesn't make any difference
what 1T is as long as l can earn my
board and put away little money
Some day l want to vote here and
help make laws he said with the
air of person many years his SEN
ior.
Behind the mask of nonchalance
which the youngster exhibited lies
tale of sorrow and heartless cruelty
! The McClain boy was left parent
less two years ago by the death of
his father. He had no other rela-
tives, SO went to work for farmer
several miles from the town of
Grand River, Ia, where the lad was
born.
He helped to pillow and do the
numerous chores about the farm for
his board and lodging to the best of
his ability
A week ago the farmer told him
to leave, giving as his excuse that
the boy was not as valuable about
the farm as man. The boy pleaded
that he was without funds, but that
made no difference to his employer.
The only thing his father had left
when he died was bicycle. The lad
mounted the vehicle and commenced
his journey to Minneapolis. He
begged food from farmers along his
route, sleeping at night by a con-
venient haystack.
His little legs soon tired propelling
the bicycle, so upon reaching a town
in northern Iowa, he sold it for SIS
and rode the remaining distance to
Minneapolis on freight train Sew
eral times ne was forced to give
/ brakemen tip in addition to pay
ing for food, and last night when he
arrived he had but 20 cents in his
pocket.
He went to lodging house and
after paying for his bed he was with
out cent. The lad was not dis
heartened, but got up bright and
early to look for work. His quest of
a job landed him near the police sta
ton and happy idea struck him.
He entered headquarters.
Il don't want to beg a meal from
the police" he told Captain Mealey.
Anything you give me I am willing
to pay for just as soon as l can get
a position"
The youth was turned over to the
police matron, who saw that he was
given a substantial dinner.
| Gee, but this pie does taste
good" he said to her. 'You bet
when | get to work I'm going to
have piece every day. They don t
give us that sort of food down where
l worked in Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-10-21

side of the building supplied, pro-
vided the consumer shall carry his
wires to a point on or in the said
building which the Company may
designate.
Section 9. That in case of fire or
other emergencies said town may
have the right to cut poles, wires or
other street fixtures of said Company
or to remove the same by order of
the Mayor or Chief of Fire Depart
ment, but the said Town of Decatur
City shall be held liable for all dam
ages accruing to said Company by
such act or removal
Section TO- That the street lights
contracted for herein are to be paid
for by the Town at the rate specified
during the time of actual use, it
being understood that a reasonable
length of time is to be given the
owners of said system to repair said
| lights or any of them after accident,
storms or other casualties, or actual
wear and tear and breakage, as the
case may be, but in no case shall the
time be longer than one week. And
| in the event that the said Leon
Electric Company shall fail for a
period of seven days to operate the
street lights so furnished to said
town there shall be pro rota sum
| deducted from the monthly bills for
the time thereafter that said lights
are not burning.
| Section IL. That said grantees
shall not be obliged to extend poles
and wires for distance of more
than one block to supply one addi-
tional 16 candle power lamp on
streets.
Section u. All wiring of resi-
dences and other private business
houses or properties to be paid for
by the party or parties ordering
same.
Section IS. That as part consid-
Grafton for the building, maintaining
and operating of said light and pow
er system, the taxes that would 9TH
erwise be regularly and lawfully
levied and payable to said incorpor-
ated Town of Decatur City, Iowa.
against the said Leon Electric Com
pany shall be and hereby are remit
ted for period of five years from
this date, that is, that said electric
system is not to be taxed or to pay
any taxes to or for the use and bene-
fit of said town for the years 1910
to 1914 inclusive
Section IA. Any ordinance or
any provision of any ordinance which
is in conflict with this ordinance, or
any of it's provisions is hereby re-
pealed.
Section Is. This ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from and
after it's passage and publication as
provided by law, upon condition that
the qualified electors of said incor-
porated Town of Decatur City, De-
catur County, Iowa, shall at special
election to be held in said Incorporate
ed town on the 18th day of Novem-
Der, 1903, by majority of the votes
cast determine to grant this fran
chise to said Leon Electric Company,
but if at said election majority of
said voters are against the granting
of said franchise then this ordinance
shall be of no force and effect.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-10-21

county, Iowa. All street lights to be
located by the town council as pro-
vided herein and to be operated
under what is known as the Phila-
delphia Moonlight Schedule with the
further provision that in case of
dark and stormy nights or of actual
necessity the said street lights are
to be turned on and used under the
direction and order of the mayor of
said town without any additional
compensation to the grantees herein
excepting that all street lights shall
be turned off at twelve o'clock, mid
night. Said lights to be paid for at
the rate specified only during the
time they are in actual use as pro-
vided for herein
Section 4 That said town of
Decatur City, Iowa. is to bear all
expense of installing the street lamps
and to pay for the renewals of street
lamps burned out or otherwise de-
stroyed, the said Leon Electric Com
pany to furnish the same to said
town at their actual cost. Said Leon
Electric Company to make all other
repairs necessary to keep said street
light system in good order and oper-
ating condition.
Section 5. That said Company
will furnish to any person or persons
along it's line of wires, making ap-
plication therefor, electric current
for light and power together with
standard electric meter for the meas
urement of current so furnished, and
shall be entitled to charge each con-
sumner for such electric current so
consumed not to exceed the sum Of
fifteen cents per kilo watt with a
minimum charge for the use of each
meter of $1.0O per month, and with
maximum fiat rate charge of rs
cents per month for each lamp fur
nished for residence and business
houses, where no meter is installed;
and with maximum charge of 20
cents per kilo watt for churches,
| lodges, etc. All rates to be fixed and
adjusted by the town council as pro-
vided by law.
Section g. Said franchise shall
grant to the said Leon Electric Com
pany the right to trim all trees To-
Gated in the streets of said town, in
such manner and way as may be
necessary for the successful main
tenance and operation of said cleo
trio system under the direction of the
town council, and not in violation of
law. The said company to remove
all brush from the trimming of trees
and dispose of same at their own ex-
pense.
| Section z. That said grantees
shall do no permanent injury to
any street, sidewalk or alley or pave
ment thereon, or in any manner I'M
necessarily interfere with any water
pipe, sewer, telegraph, telephone or
electric wires which are now or may
hereafter be made by the town of
Decatur City, and that during the
progress of the work of said grantees
they shall not unnecessarily obstruct
the streets, alleys or public places,
and shall complete each part of the
| work commenced as speedily as
practicable, and restore all streets,
alleys and public places to as good
and like condition as before said
work was begun.
Section 8. All poles which may
in the future be erected by the Com
pany shall be shapely, and the erec-
ton ana location of poles and plac-
ling Of wires thereon, shall be sub
lject to the regulation of the Town
Council. All service wires shall be
carried by the Company to the out
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-10-21

Cook says ne did it. Peary says
he did it, but the chances are neither
one did it unless he took HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea. 1t is the most
searching and finding remedy-there
is no doubt after taking as sure as
you take 1t you get results. Do it
tonight. w G. Stempel & Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-10-21

Accidents will happen, but the
sbest-regulated families keep DR..
Thomas Electric Oil for such emer-
gencies. 1t subdues the pain and
heals the hurts.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-10-21

A stuffed club is the effective sup
port of square deal.