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The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-12-09
Firemen Elect Officers,

The members of Colfax Fire Depart
ment met Tuesday evening, attending to
routine business and electing Virgil Laird
chief and Ed McCutcheon assistant chief
for the ensuing year. Both men have
been connected with the fire department
for long time, and are always on hand
at the tap of the bell. They run with
the machine"
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-12-09
Attend ShrIners' Banquet.

R. L. McCroskey and wife, George H..
Shirley and wife, DR.. ]. A. Balsiger and
wife and DR.. A. E. Stuht and vile left
Wednesday morning for Spokane to at
tend the Shriners' banquet. which took
place that evening in Masonic temple.
1t is understood that large number of
Shriners from various places in the In
land Empire were in attendance. 1t was
intinated that Dr. Stuht would be given
the Shriners' degree.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-12-09
INTERESTING LETTER
FROM STATE CAPITAL
State Aid Road Work as Seen
in Whitman County.
Anent Bounty on Wild Animals, an
Opinion by Attorney General Bell,
Convenience to Taxpayers Point
ed Oat for Payment of Taxes.

Olympia, Dec. TN Whitman county
four contracts for state aid road work
under the law OF 1907 have been award
ed, according to bulletin issued by 81.
L. Bowlby. state highway commissioner,
These covered sd miles OF road i'm
provement. Macadamizing rs mile of
the Balthis road, completed in Septem-
. her, 1908, cost $6360O2 A similar
amount of work of this nature on the
Donahoe road was covered by q contract
signed in October, 1909, under a reso-
luton OF the county commissioners max
ing $10,79S 46 available for the work.
The contractors estimates to September
30, 1910, totaled $6969.1S This con-
tract was let to MIR. Wilmer and his
partner, Mr.. Brockway, and the bulletin
cOmmends very highly the work which
has been done by MIR. Wilmer in demon
strating the benefits to be derived from
such work, In July, 1910, a contract
was signed for 90 miles of grading on
the territorial road, but no work was
done prior TO September 80,
Anent Bounties on Wild Animals.
Between October l, 1908, and Septem-
Der 80, 1910, the state paid $1067 90
for cost bills on convictions of felonies
in Stevens county, according to statis-
tics to appear in the biennial report of
state auditor C. W. Clausen.
MIR. Clausen's report will further show
that of the $43, 900 appropriated by the
Legislature OF 1909 for the payment of
bounties on wild animals, $2139 went to
reimburse the auditor of Whitman
county.
The state board of tax commissioners
have received an opinion from Attorney
General W. 2. Bell holding that liquor
dealer engaged in both a wholesale and
retail liquor business must take out
separate state licenses for each class of
business.
Convenience to Taxpayers.
A great convenience to taxpayers is
the method prescribed by the state bureau
OF inspection of which county treasurers
will send to each taxpayer duplicate
receipt notifying him of the amount of
taxes due. The taxpayer can then remit
TO the treasurer in person or by letter,
returning the duplicate receipts with the
remittance.
The state has one charge in it's insti
tutions for the insane, feeble minded and
criminal for every 238 of total popula.
tion in Washington, according to the
showing to be made in the report of the
state board of control. The state now
has 1902 criminal, insane and feeble
minded wards. The number in 1900
was 1640 and in 1890 it reached $40.
1t will be seen by this report that sus-
tenance at the state institutions has in
creased out of all proportion to the in
crease in wages in the past 10 years. At
the Western Washington hospital for the
insane increases on staples are noted as
follows: Mutton, so per cent; beef, A. s
per cent; lard. Al per cent; -four. q 5
per cent; evaporated apples, 1872 per
cent; butter, 10 per cent.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-12-09
Sixty Days Sentence.

Harry Fralich was brought to the
county jail Sunday from Maiden TO
serve so days for stealing a suit OF
clothes and an ove-coat. Justice O'Day
of Maiden imposed the fine. Frelich
pleaded guilty to the charge. In addi-
ton he must leave the state when his
jail sentence expires.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-12-09
COLFAX CITY ELECTION
PASSED OFF QUIETLY
Close Between Citizens and
Law and Order Tickets.
Beth Tickets Elect Candidates, Like
wise Suffer Defeat N formal Vote
Polled, Although Less Than at the
General Election--N Regrets.

The city election held last Tuesday
passed of quietly, notwithstanding the
TACT that there we're two tickets in the
field. The total vote cast in the city
was 5O3, being short of the recent county
election 13O votes. The candidates of
both tickets ran neck and neck, the
maIorities ranging from to 81 for the
various Offices. The total votes by
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-12-09
MONDAY NIGHT
City Dads WrestIe With Several
Matters of Import to
Our Citizens.

The city council met in regular session
Monday evening, Mayor Lippitt presid-
ing and all councilmen present.
Matter of right-of-way ordinance OF O.
R. & N. leading to the flour mill was re-
ported favorably by judiciary committee.
On motion it was laid on the table tenn
porarily.
Street committee recommended that
petition of o. R. & N. for rebuilding
bridge over South PalOuse leading from
passenger to freight depot be granted
This is the structure known as the 'Y''
bridge. As stated in last week q Gazette
it was badly wrecked by the flood of last
March. The o. r & n. now proposes to
reconstruct this bridge by building a
three foot pier in the middle OF the river,
faced with heavy timbers so as to turn
fotsam that may come from above, with
two 30 foot spans on either side, resting
on substantial piers.
Complaint was made OF stock running
at large on Perkins avenue. The city
marshal was directed to look after the
matter.
Bills were ordered paid as below given:
Current expense account, $15S4.1 10;
water, $1OO7.O7.
Will Lay New Pipe.
Water committee reported the need of
new pipe from manhole to pumping sta
tion on account OF muddy water in the
mains. Referred to water committee with
power to inaugurate needed work in
connection with the matter. 1t is under,
stood that $500 feet of new pipe will
have to be laid to obviate the difficulty.
Water committee reported on consti-
tuition and bylaws of fire department,
submitted for investigation, which was
approved by both the committee and
the council.
E. c. Murray submitted report on
various street grades which will call for
future attention.
Street Superintendent Juhnke's salary
was raised from $11O to 1926 per month,
dating from October 1. Mr.. Juhnke
furnishes team in connection with his
services.
The city's part OF rock wall work in
connection with Iuland's rock wall facing
depot site cost 1862 20. 1t is proposed
to riprap the bank OF the river leading
from the end of the city's wall to the o.
R. & n. right of way, the city and the
Inland people probably standing the ex-
pense in partnership. The work is
necessary to protect the walls in place
by throwing the water into the main
channel OF the river during high stages
The cost OF pipe for increasing water
service for the south end by way of COL
gotha street amounts to $476 II. 1t is
work in the right direction, however,
and will be pushed to completion.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-12-09
Six Bridges Nearing Completion.

The Inland line has about completed
work on six new bridges at and below
Colfax. These are substantial struct-
ures, built to withstand more bOisterous
food waters than we had last March
The work on these bridges has been go
ing on for several months.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-12-09
Bazaar and Sale.

The ladies OF the Congregational
church held bazaar and sale Saturday
afternoon at the Office of the Washing
ton Water Power Co. The sale was q
big success, there not being enough
things left to clothe jack rabbit.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-12-09
Rebekahs Elect Officers.

The elective officers of the Rebekahs
for the ensuing term are: Miss Rhea
Baker, N. g.; Mrs. j. A. Hampton, Y.
g.: Miss Julia Baker, treasurer; Miss
Hazel Baker, secretary; c. A. Frazier,
financial secretary.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-12-09
Stereopticon Views.

The room was then darkened and for
one hour the stereopticon was busy
throwing pictures and notices on the
screen, Mr.. Combs acting as delineator
and explaining every thing in detail. The
audience was thus held until after 10
O'Clock, a varied, interesting and in
structive program having been presented
to them.
Last evenings program as published
in last weeks Gazette was fully carried
out, but We &c to press too early to
mention it IN detail at this time. 1t con-
sisted of speeches by several we'll known
citizens, stereopticon views and explana
tory remarks along the same lines as
given the evening before.
The state board OF health is doing a
good work in placing this exhibit before
the people, means of educating them
that could not be done so easily in any
other Wav
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-12-09

The council for the year 1911, as
shown above, will be az follows: Mayor,
E. W. Weinberg; councilman at. large, E.
K. BarrOll; cOuncilmen-First ward, p.
b. Stravens, Matt Johnson Second
ward, DR.. J. Floyd Tiff, Simon Dreifus;
Third ward, George W. Perrine, E H.
Kirkland; city clerk, Howard BramwelI;
city treasurer, II. G. DePledge; city at
torney, j. FL. Sherfey.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-12-09

health as we'll as wealth. and the time ia
approaching when tuberculosis, con-
sumption and all pulmonary diseases will
not claim its thousands OF victims every
day in all parts of the world as it does
at the present time.
Rev. Father La Roux was the last
speaker introduced and treated the sub
Iect from moral point of view, showing
wherein correct living, cIeanly ways and
pure lives were sure preventives from the
dread disease. His speech was listened
to with great interest, as, in fact, the
same can be said of the remarks of the
other two speakers, all retiring from the
stage amid applause.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-28
One Result of Trust.

One OF the commands of Christ THAI
we must need, yet too often forget, Ia
BE not anxious" This is equivalent
to, Fret not"-"do not worry" He
tells us why we should not worry. It
is because our Heavenly Father knows
all our needs. He that feeds the birds
and gives to the flowers their beauty
will not neglect to care for his chill
dren. Worry distracts and dishonors
him, as well az deprives our own life
of sunshine. 1t weakens US and Inn
pairs the quality of our work. "The
young lions do lack and suffer hum
ger: but they that seek the Lord shah
not want any good thing" We are
heirs of God and joint heirs of Christ.
All things are ours. Because thou
hast been my help, therefore in the
shadow of thy wings will 1 rejoice"
We are made for trust and for hap,
piness. The heart that is sure of God
does not worry.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-28

sport was witnessed of charges made
pleasure-seekers who were sitting on
the benches. The big trees afforded
protection to the frightened people and
no one was seriously injured at that
place. There was some lively scrim-
images on the part of the men, WON
en- and children in the park to get be-
hind trunks of the trees and keep out
of sight of the bulls while they held
possession of the park.
On the side streets the bulls held
full possession for several hours.
Whenever a movable object came
within sight of one Of them he would
make a dash for 1t.
A red automobile which was stand
ing in front of a store on San Francis
CO street was the object OF attack by
one of the bulls. He battered up the
machine with his horns and then con-
tinued his course towards the Ma
tional palace seeking other victims of
his wrath.
It took the police and military de-
partment some time to organize their
forces for a roundup of the bulls. The
killing of the animals was not con-
templated. No fighting bull must be
killed except in the bull-ring. This is
an unwritten law of the Mexicans. 1t
was past midnight before the last of
the bulls had been roped and hauled
back to the carroll in carts.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-28

their hearts for an entire month,
while the entire community was
aroused.
Aida Rivers, ten-year-old sister of
the drowned boy, told her mother that
Irene Howell, five years old, of No.
Ga Washington street, said she had
seen Willie drown and she had caused
his death without meaning to do so.
This was the story Irene Howell
told Mrs. Rivers:
Il was with Willie when he was
drowned. So were Anna Hayden, her
brothers Sylvester and Thomas and
Ida Stocking. First we went to pick
violets. Then we went to the ice
house docks at Lawrence street and
from there and went to the Jackson
avenue dump. We found an old boat
in the creek tied to a post and went
on it to play.
1--WE were lying fiat on the boat
waving sticks in the water, when
yelled, just for fun: Look, there's q
big fish, Willie jumped up, scared
and the boat rocked and threw him
into the creek. The rest of US were
frightened and ran away"
What did Willie say when he fell
| into the water?" asked Mrs. Rivers.
HE cried Mamma! Mammal" an
swered Irene.
When Mrs. Rivers asked Irene why
she and the other children had kept
! this important information secret
Irene replied:
"My mother told me she'd whir
me If told any one"
Mrs Warren Howell, mother OF
Irene, heard of her daughters story.
She took Irene to the Rivers home
and there questioned the girl in the
presence of Mrs. Rivers and a re-
porter.
did you tell Mrs Rivers you saw
her boy drown?" demanded Mrs
Howell.
Eyes, mamma" responded Irene.
"Well, did your"
mo, / was fooling her." replied the
child.
did I say would whip you If you
told any one about this?"
mo. / thought it was smart"
Irene then said that she had been
with Willie on the morning he was
drowned, but did not go to the creek
with him.
Mrs. Hayden, mother of Anna, Syl-
vester and Thomas, also brought her
children to the Rivers home to deny
the story told by Irene. Anna Hay
den admitted she had been with Will
lie in the violet field, at the ice dock
and at the drawbridge, but asserted
she and Irene had come home before
Willie was drowned Both Anna and
Irene said Ida Stocking was with VIII.
lie when they left him, but that Thorn
as and Sylvester were not.
Ida Stocking, five, who lives at No.
81 Main street, said she had been with
Willie Rivers, but not when he was
drowned.
Mrs. Rivers is i'll with worry. Added
to the shock of losing her son, the
many stories that have been brought
to her have so worked upon her nerves
that she is in state Of collapse.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-28
BULLS IN STREETS,
ATTACK THE CARS
MEXICO CITY ENLlvENED BY AMI.
MAILS WHICH ESCAPE FROM
CORRAL.
ONE JOLTs RED AUTOMOBILE
Woman Is Killed and Eleven Persons
Injured as Fighting Bulls CHARGE
Through the Streets Crashing Into
Everything in Sight.

Mexico City.-Hundreds of people
of this city were treated to an unex-
pected exhibition of bull fighting when
Is bulls, which had just been brought
in from the Nopalan ranch for use in
the bull ring, escaped from the corral
at the railroad station and ran ram
pant all through the central part of
town. The animals were of the most
vicious breed and they tackled every
moving thing they came across. They
were at large for more than five hours,
and during that time they killed one
woman and wounded II other persons
with their horns.
1t was early afternoon when the cry
was raised by the yard employees at
the railroad station that the bulls had
escaped. The animals tore through
the opening and into the street They
charged in body upon dulce vendor,
who was crying his wares upon the
other side of the street. The terror
stricken Mexican dropped his tray Of
candy and made a quick getaway
around the corner and was fortunate
enough to find a small opening into a
walled Enclosure through which the
bulls could not enter.
The depredations of the bulls soon
caused widespread CONSERVATION. The
police were powerless to stop their
progress. People fled into their homes
and places of business; doors were
shut and barred, and for a time all
traffic on the street was suspended.
The cocheros, for one time in their
lives, had to relax from that spirit of
independence which they ordinarily
take delight in showing, and there
was a whipping up of the horses to
the red and yellow hacks as they fled
from the wrath of the bulls. A few
poor horses were removed quickly
enough to prevent onslaughts being
made upon them by the Infatuated ami
mails which quickly ripped them open
with their horns and then continued
on their journey of carnage through
| the town.
The big electric street cars seemed
to tantalize the bulls more than any
thing else. A San Angel car was at
tackled from the front by one of the
animals while it was bowling along al
full speed. The bull was killed by the
blow which the heavy car gave him.
1t was in the Alameda that rare
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-28
New lncorporatlors.

lNCW
Articles OF Incorporation were filed
in the Office of Secretary of State
Frear as follows:
Mound City Mining company,
Platteville; capital, $4,000; incorpor-
ators, Fred H. Howe, M. G. Kusel, l..
H. Kusel and c. r. Blumenfeld.
Shullsburg Brewery, Shullsburg;
capital, $4,000; incorporators, Gustav
varrelmann, Millicent Varrelmann and
F. C. Mueller.
Prime Steel company. Milwaukee,
increasing its capital stock from $780,
600 to 100000
The Straightline Kiln company, a
Maine corporation with $S1, 900 capital
and no interest in Wisconsin, filed a
statement to do business in the
state.
Badger Railway and Light company,
Milwaukee; capital, $4,000; incor-
porators, H B. Kamschulte, Gustav
Pickhardt, C. Zingsheim, v. Lach-
mund, C. H. Franz, Jr.
The Brodesser Motor Truck com
pany of Milwaukee fled an amend
ment changing its residence to Ju-
neau, Dodge county.
The st. Joseph's Benevolent society
of Racine filed notice of dissolution.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-28
Foresters Like Madison.

The United Order of Foresters think
we'll of Madison. Supreme Ranger R.
c. Sherrard and members of the SUI
preme executive council, now in ses-
sion here, may decide to recommend
making Madison permanent headquar-
tiers. Organized under the laws of
the state of Wisconsin, and now be-
ing located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
is its natural birthplace and home,
and Madison has many advantages
which appeal to the body very
strongly as a place for establishing a
permanent home.
The supreme court of the order
adopted the "level rate" plan for all
their forms of insurance. In accord
ance with a recommendation of the
supreme ranger, the rates adopted be-
ing based on the national fraternal
congress table of mortality. establish
ing absolute reliability.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-28
For Positions In State Service.

The state civil service commission
announces a general competitive ex-
animation Saturday, August 20, for
the positions of architectural
draughtsman Estate university, sal
aries SIS to $1OS.33 per month; assist
ant mechanician Estate university,
compensation SO cents per hour; as
sistant physician Estate institutions,
salaries 5000 to $1,000 per annum and
maintenance; assistant university ed
itor Estate university, open to women
only, salary $500 per annum; machin-
list Estate university, compensation 30
to SO cents per hour; and trained
nurse Estate institutions), salary $50
to $55 per month and maintenance.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-28
CHILDREN KEEP DEATH
SECRET SEVERAL WEEKS
GIRL SAYS SHE AND COMPANIONS
SAW BOY DROWN. THEN
DENIES HAVING TOLD.

New York.-A strange situation
arose recently in Flushing, L. l.,
through the mysterious drowning of
hfve-year-old Willie Rivers of No. 50
Washington street, who met death in
Flushing creek and whose body was
found nine days afterward in Flushing
bay. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Rivers,
his parents, have been investigating
to learn whether the boy met with
foul play. Civic organizations offered
rewards and detectives have been
working.
Mrs. Rivers was informed that her
son was with five other children when
he was drowned and that he lost his
life through childish prank. If the
story is true five children carried the
secret of her sons death locked In
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-28
Select State Ticket.

Select State Ticket.
The Wisconsin Prohibitionists in
state convention here nominated the
following state ticket:
Governor d. E. Van Keuran of
Oshkosh; lieutenant governor, Charles
r. Hill of Rosendale; state secretary,
w. c.. Dean of Beloit; state treasurer,
G. w. Wilson of Wausau; attorney
geenral, William r. Nethercutt OF
Milwaukee; insurance commissioner,
Charles o. Northy of Barron; United
States senator, Prof. Joseph V. Col.
Inns of Stevens Point state normal
school; state chairman, J. B. Smith OF
Madison.
The Prohibition platform adopted
contains clauses denouncing local and
county option as not being a settle
ment of the liquor problem, declaring
that the only way to secure effective
prohibition is to elect Prohibition
party men to Office and that it is the
duty of every Prohibitionist to use all
his energies to secure national as
well as state prohibition.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-28


Henry C. Baker, chief Of police of
Racine, was reelected president of
the Wisconsin State Police Chiefs as
ISOLATION at it's closing session. Aug
ust Scheck of Sheboygan was reflect
ed vice-president, and J. II. Wehber of
La Crosse secretary-treasurer
Madison was chosen for the next
meeting Henry F. Bowling of Osh-
kosh, Thomas Shaughnessy of Madi-
son, Don C. Mckay of Waukesha, O..
K. Mann of Oconomowoc and J. w.
Brown of Neenah were appointed
members of the executive committee
The request of the Sheriffs' associa-
ton for the chiefs to indorse it's biz
to abolish the law prohibiting any
sheriff to succeed himself was laid on
the table.
Chief Baker in an address decried
the golden rule" methods of Chief
Kohler of Cleveland; declared that
most cities of the state are made
quately protected and that the boards
of fire and police commissioners do
not have enough power; extolled the
work of the man on the beat" and
his influence on the younger genera
ton; and said the clubbing policeman
is unfit for his position.
President Baker urged that the
power of the commissions be in
creased. He suggested that law be
passed, similar to that in Michigan,
which provides for board of public
safety having complete control OF
fire and police departments.
Papers were also read by Chiefs r"
A. Nolan Of Fond du Lac, F. E. Raw-
ley of Green Bay and G. M. Appleby
of GAINESVILLE. In the afternoon the
members were entertained by an au-
tomobile ride around the city and a
visit to the Pabst brewery.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-28
Adont Level Rate PIagS

The United Order of Foreseers
adopted the level rate plan of prem1
ums on all it's insurance.
The system is the one recommend
ed by the National Fraternal con-
gress.
The question of the permanent
headquarters of the order in one OF
the seven states of the northwest in
which it Is strong probably will be set
tied before the close of the conven-
ton. It is said that Madison is looked
upon favorably.