The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-09
Spokane Letter

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Spokane, Wash, Aug. 9.-Arrange-
ments have been completed by the
Spokane chamber of commerce to pro-
vide full postage for all the unstamp-
ed envelopes, containing applications
for registration on lands in the three
Indian reservations, mailed in Spo-
kane. Occur d'Alene, Idaho, and Mis-
soula and Kalispell, Mont. thus as
suring to every person registered be-
fore midnight on August 5 an even
| chance in the drawing beginning the
morning of August 9.
Frank w. Smith, baseball fan and
patron or amateur sports, originated
the plan and was the first subscriber
TO the fund, which was raised in an
hour. When he learned that more
than 1,4O0 unstamped envelopes were
held In Spokane post office and as
many more at the three other reg
istry points he realized that several
| thousand persons would thus be de-
prived of the opportunity to partici-
pate in Uncle Sans big lottery.
He brought the matter to the at
tention OF l.. G.. Monroe, secretary of
| the commercial organization, with the
warded to the postmasters of the four
cities to insure the delivery of every
unstamped letter to James w. witten.
superintendent of the opening, at
Occur d'Alene, Idaho.
more than 295.000 persons were
registered and IL Is a conservative es-
Innate that at least two per cent
neglected to provide postage to carry
the applications, which many came
thousands of miles to procure, to their
destination" Mr.. Smith said. at
would be unfortunate to deprive these
people of the chance to take part In
the drawing. as would be the case II
they waited for the return OF the
applications from the dead letter Of
flee. Paying for all letters held for
postage is the only way to make GER
tain none was left out, as there
are no marks by which an individual
envelope can be distinguished"
Eddie Murphy l / years of age, who
left Cork, Ireland, with his CHEEKY
whistle and silver dollar on the
morning OF July Is. has reached Spo-
kane. having whistled his way across
the continent. He was met by his
uncle, r. ii. Lands of Eslen. Wash,
who will take the brave little fellow
to his ranch and give him a home and
an education. Eddie said he had an
enjoyable journey across the Atlantic
ocean, where his bird-like notes made
him many friends on the big steamer
He also received many presents of
dimes, quarters and dollars on the
overland trip from New York TO Spo-
kane, and while here he was the re-
minder of other days to a group of
veteran Irishmen gathered in the writ
Ing room of the hotel where he walt
ed the coming of his uncle. The boy
has brogue that would make n
fortune for an Irish comedian and
he is as bright as new dollar. Briefly
told, Eddie's mission in America is
to go to school and learn, as he put
II, and when he grows up he is go
ing to work, doing a mans work.
Residents of the city of Dayton, in
the heart of Columbia county Wash,
which claims the record for big yields
of alfalfa and wheat this season, are
ready to back a two-years' old full
blooded Leghorn hen. owned by r.. II.
Wicker of Washtucna, against any
fowl as an egg producer in the Pacific
Northwest. Judy contributed TO the
fresh egg supply by producing eleven
In six days, six of them being laid in
two days. Mr.. Wicker does not look
upon this as a remarkable feat, say
ing that the hen was working over
time. but many of the experts in the
southeastern part of the state claim
II is a record and they are willing
TO back Judy for any reasonable
amount as the prize egg-producer OF
the Inland Empire, also defend the
tltel against any fowl in this part of
the Northwest. The hen has been Sc
gregated from the rest of the barn
yard fowls and Its future performance
will be watched with interest all over
the state of Washington. The owner
bought Judy for SIS cents a year ago.
He has since refused an offer of $50
and says he would not sell the hen for
800.
One hundred delegates of the Upper
Columbia conference of the Seventh
Day Adventists and their families are
In camp In Brownies grove, a suburb
of Spokane. where they will remain
until August is. This is the 29th an
pual meeting of the conference taking
In eastern Washington and northern
Idaho. There are daily Yervices with
preaching In German. also sessions