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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-16

Notice for Publication, No. O2374
Department of the Interior, U. S. and
Office Topeka, Kansas, June 1T, 1910
Notice is hereby given that Jacob F
Stea9. of Catharine P. O.. Kansas, who on
SePten her s. 1907. made Homestead en-
try No :oIo9. serial No o2374 for the f u
Sc y sect'cn II. township Il south, Range
IS w: 9Th pm. has filed notice of in
tention 10 make final con uutation proof to
establish claim TO the land above described
before TIE Probate Judge Ellis Co. Kansas
at Hays, Kansas on the 9th day of August
1910.
Claimant names as witnesses.
Iohn Schitz, CHARLES POLKA John
Weltz, RAYMOND z. Stab, all of Catharine
P 0. Kansas.
GEO. w. FISHER, Register
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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-16
ED, A. REA.

Your Party or Sunday Dinner
isn't only half complete. You've fol
gotten about those
Plum Puddings, fellows. nuts
raisins. figs and fruit.
Phone or see US and let as jot them
down while you think about It. Yes,
1t often true in the excitement Incl
dent to these occasions that you forget
q few Thugs. At our store youth q
ways find choice
Full stock choicest Groceries
and Fruit, See or phone
]. B. BASCALI. HAYS.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-16

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The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-07-15
POSTMASTERS COMING.
annual Meeting of Whitman Branch
League to hs Held Here.

On Monday, July IS, the citizens Of
Cofax will have the privilege and pleas
ure of extending the haad Of welcome to
the members of the Whitman county
branch OF the National League Of Post
masters OF the Uaited States. embracing
the third and fourth class postmasters
OF the county, who will assemble here
for the regular annual meeting.
The officers of the Commercial Club,
representing the citizens in general, have
taken the matter in hand and will en-
deavor to make the visit Of the post
masters to COlfax a pleasant occasion
The official meeting OF the league will be
held in the club rooms at 3 O'Clock Mon
day afternoon, the secretary's notice OF
the meeting stating chat every third and
fourth class postmaster in the county is
expected
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-07-15
DEATH CAME SUDDENLY.
Farmer Succumbs TO Heart Failure
While Quietly Walking.

Grayson Holafeld, aged 81. farmer
residing near Oakesdale, dropped dead
while walking Monday evening at the
Homer Hull place on Spring fat, a few
miles from Colfax. Ia company with his
wife Mr. Hollafeld was returning from a
visit to his homestead between Union
town and Snake river and arriving at
the Hull place decided to stop over night.
He opened and closed the gate, Mrs.
Hollafeld driving through and on few
yards, and when she looked back saw
him lying on the ground. She hastened
to his side and found that life was ex-
tinct, His death is attrib buted to heart
trouble, for which he had been under
treatment for some time.
Deceased was a brother-in-law OF
Amos Burlingame OF this city and leaves,
besides bis wife, four grown children, the
issuaof former marriage. The funeral
was held at Oakesdale Wednesday.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-07-15

$3.50 allowed Mrs. Anna Lathrum. ex-
ecutrix.
The Smith change in the Penawawa
road was ordered established on condi-
tiOn that petitioners open and put in
good condition for travel the proposed
change without expense to the county,
after which it will be ordered opened
The change iu the Colfax and PRlouse
road was continued for hearing 20 Aug
ust 2, 10 a. m.
Further hearing in the matter OF the
Charles Schuster road was set for July
10
Permission was given the Chicago,
Milwaukee & Puget Sound railroad 10
close certain road crossing in township
20. range As, for period not to exceed
one year, to enable the railroad com
pany TO improve its tracks, the company
agreeing to maintain another crossing
and a temporary road to accommodate
travel.
The Charles Peterson road was or
dered opened.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-07-15
GREEK LABORER USES KNIFE
Stabbing ARRAY Outcome Of Row
in Railroad Camp.

When Greek meets Greek-oftimes the
knife. A Milwaukee railroad construc-
tion camp at Rock Lake was the scene
last Sunday Of general row among the
Greek laborers employed, during which
Jen Pappas was stabbed in the left side
near the heart with a knife by Sam
Phillips, young man and fellow laborer.
According to the story OF the affray
Phillips was getting away from the
mixup when he was pursued and over.
taken by Pappas and another man, the
stabbing being the outcome Of the en-
counter. The wounded man was taken
to Maiden and later to Spokane for
medical attention and at last account
was not expected to recover. Phillips
was arrested, brought to Colfax and
landed 10 the county jail
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-07-15
Dell Mcconnell Buried

The funeral of Dell Mcconnell, whose
death resulted from a gunshot wound
inflicted by an unknown man during the
celebration in Colfax on July 4, was held
Sunday at the undertaking parlors, Rev.
George H. Newman officiating. Inter
ment was in the cemetery on the old
Mcconnell ranch, about u miles north
west of Colfsx, where other mem bers OF
the family have been buried. James
Mcdonnell, father OF the murdered man,
who started from Indiana upon receipt
OF telegram advising him of the tragedy,
arrived in Colfax Saturday, when the
FUNERAL arrangements we're completed.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-07-15
BY THE SUICIDE ROUTE.
Ben Erickson Ended His Life Under
Grain Warehouse.

A suicide by hanging is the latest ad-
dition to the list of violent and sudden
deaths that have occurred in Whitman
county recently. La Crosse was the
scene and Ben Erickson the victim oil
this act OF self-destruction.
The body was found Tuesday under a
grain warehouse, suspended by leather
strap and rope around the neck and
tied to a sill. with the feet touching the
ground, the posture indica ting both the
determination of the man to shuttle Off
and the difficulty OF putting it into
effect. Under him were his blankets,
upon which his feet rested. and his pockets
contained over $50 in money.
Aninquest was held by Ed Anderson
OF Palouse, acting coroner, the jury
returning a verdict of suicide in accor d.
ance with the evident facts. Erickson
had been in La Crosse only a few days
and little was known of him. 1t is said
that he had two brothers, one living in
Alberta and the other somewhere on the
coast.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-07-15

and that we demand OF all candidates
for legislative and judicial oaices
pledge Of loyalty to such a measure.
Resolved, That all electors in the
county exercise great diligencei in attend
ing primaries OF respective parties, and
that the selection and support of loyal
supporters of local option be made para
mount to mere party considerations.
Resolved, That we depIore the three
open murders perpetrated in our county
recently, and recognize in their cause the
great prolific source of crime and blood
shed-the open saloon. Feeling that we
have no assurance against their recur-
renee as long as the dram-s shop menaces
our towns and villages, and forseeing
the heavy expense entailed upon the
Taxpayers Of the county in the appre-
hension OF. and deserved prosecution OF,
the criminals. we earnestly call upon our
communities yet wet to rise up and
Danish the saloon at the very earliest
date, complying with provisions OF the
law"
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-07-15
LOCAL OPTION CONVENTION
Gratified at Progress Attained -
Favor County Unit Law.

Nearly every section OF the county
was represented in the local option con-
vention held in the United PFesbyt erian
church in Colfax on Friday, July 8. R.
@. McCroskey Of Garfield presided.
1t was decided that the dry campa ign
in the wet towns, which are Colfax, Pa
louse, Tekoa, Cotton and Uniontown,
should be left to the local committees.
The following county executive COM
mittee was elected: Robert Hanna OF
Colfax, chairman; DR.. j. E. Else OF Pull
man, ]. II. Davis OF Palouse, Rev. John
P. Barker and DR.. ". FL. Pugh of Colfax.
The convention adopted resolutions
as follows:
Resolved, That We, in county con-
vention assembled, express our gratiti-
cation at the progress attained during
the past year in Whitman county and
throughout the state.
Resolved, That we go on record as
iavoring a county unit local option law,
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-07-15
BACKED THE SHORT END.
Experiences of Man Who Played
the Game at Reno.

John NJ. Mackenzie OF Spokane, who
formerly worked in the baggage depart
ment Of the O. R & n here, saw the
championship fight at Reno, and writing
from San Francisco a few days later to
his brother, G. L. Mackenzie of this city,
gave some OF his experiences and OBJ
servations in the following language:
The big fight ID over and | saw it all
| was a Jeffries backer to my sorrow,
with the result that | am as free from
money as o turtle is from feathers.
There we're 10000 people in Reno be-
sides the 1000 regulars living there.
Rooms SO per night and meals in pro-
portion. 1t actually seemed to me that
the prices on the bil-Of-fare raised while
one was reading it. A man came to
me, after had hunted the town over for
bed, and said he had bed left, and it
being in the back yard under a tree it
would cost me 81 so per night. | took
it. 1t was cot with two sheets and no
pillow. | would have been up there yet,
only that l got busy scalping tickets
and made enough to get by. To add to
my luck bought the return portion of
ticket to Spokane for $40 and then
lost the ticket.
"The fight was a tame affair, Jeffries
failing TO land a blow. He seemed to
be doped. He was beaten from the third
round, when Johnson closed his eye and
paralyzed his optic nerve, and was un-
able to see very distinctly with the other
eye. He was given an awful bea ting. [
saw Jeffries after the fight and you
couldn't tell if he had any eyes, as they
were swelled shut. His lips we're an inch
thick or more and split, and his ears and
cheeks were hammered all out of shape.
When he entered the ring he looked
massive and bull like and apparently in
fine shape. Johnson was scared almost
to death and the crowd was in it's glory.
But things soon changed; Johnson's
scare turned to smile and the crowd of
$4,000 people were overcast with gloom
and bitter disappointment. 1t was a
ptiful scene to see Jeffries, who looked
as though he couldn't be beaten with a
club, being hammered to pieces by the
big black"
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-07-15
SPRING WATER FOR
COLFAX ONCE MORE
Pipes Connected Wednesday
and Big Stream Flows.
Reservoir and System Will Undergo
the Cleaning Process Saturday,
Water for Sunday Bath New
System Less Expensive Than Old.

Present Indications are that by Sun.
day the citizens of Colfax will again
revel in a plentiful supply Of good and
pure spring water served by the city
system. Wednesday afternoon the pipe
line from the springs at Elberton was
connected up with the tile conduit lead
ing from the old flteriug we'll at the
head of the mill race to the pumping
station, and the water came through by
gravity in larger volume than under the
former system Of pumping at the springs.
Thursday the construction crew was sent
to GlenwOod to complete the work there
and turn into the pipe line the large ad-
ditiOnal supply from the strong flowing
springs at that point, which are expected
TO at least double the original supply,
giving the city more water of first class
quality than it has ever before had.
According to present plans the reser-
vOir and system throughout the city will
be cleansed Saturday OF the stuff with
which they have been burdened since the
fire on the night of July 4, and by Sun
day the population may indulge in the
luxury OF bath.
Under the new system the water will
flo" by gravity to the pun ping station,
being pumped from there into the reser
vOir with electric power. This plan will
be less expensive than the former one OF
pumping at the springs. and vastly bet,
ter 10 results.
The city officials express their appre-
citation Of the patience exhibited by the
citizens during the trying period OF two
weeks in which water has not been avail
able, and on the other hand the citizens
say, "A eli done, good aud faithful serv,
ante" There is reason for the belief
that our water troubles are nearly over.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-07-15
COUNTY CONVENTION CALLED
Republicans Will Assemble in Col
fax on July 27.

E. K. Hanna, chairman of the county
committee, this week issued call for q
republican county convention TO be held
at the court house in C0lfax on Wednes-
day, July 81, for the purpose OF electing
delegates to the republican state con
VentiOn to be held at Tacoma on Aug
ust 3, and for the transaction Of other
proper business. The call directs that a
precinct convention (pot primary
election) be held in each precinct on July
% to elect delegates to the county con-
ventlon. The apportionment Of dele
gates is based on the vote for Cosgrove
for governor in the last election. being
one at large for each precinct and one
for each $50 votes or meior fraction Of
$50, which will make convention Of
19t delegates. The call ia full will be
found on page 4 of this paper.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-07-15
Getting Away From Floods.

To avoid the interference with traffic,
which has occurred nearly every year,
and to save the expense resulting from
washouts, the 0. r. & n. is preparing to
straighten it's line in the canyon between
Hay and Snake river by moving the
track to higher ground. When relaid
the track will run along the north hill
side OF the canyon, several feet above the
present track and out of reach Of the
destructive food that rushes down it
when the snow melts in the spring Most
OF the grading has been done and it is
expected to have the change completed
before the next breakup and freshet.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-07-15
Why Did River Turn Green?

Water matters being uppermost, it
has been suggested that an investig alton
be made to discover why the water OF
the North Palouse river turned green
and is such ill-smeling stuff this year.
1t is reported that the stream above
Potlatch, where the big sawmill is To-
Gated, is clear and undefled, so if the
pollution originates there it ought to be
susceptible Of remedy.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-07-15
Champion Shots COMING.

T. A. Ireland received letter Thurs
day stating that Mr.. and Mrs. Topper
veins of New York, who are the cham
pion shots OF the world, will visit Colfax
Saturday to give shooting exhibition.
This is great news for the loo al shooters,
who are looking forward to the event
with interest.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-07-15
Road M atte rs.

Hearing on the Bridgefarmer road
was continued to October 3. 1870 p. M;
on the Rock Lake road to October 4, 3
D. m, and on the Adam Weitz road to
September z, 2 p. ID.
Orders for examination were made OD
The following roads: Parkman change
in Morris road, Black change in the G.
\. Clark road, Weber road.
The Lamont road was ordered Pstab-
lished and damages allowed as follows:
D. Pool, $140; j. A, Folsom, $12; A. J..
Swannack, $25; l. f. Dagett, $40; Jere-
miah Kelley and wife, $115.
The Garten road was ordered estab-
lshed and damages allowed as follows:
Alex Mills, S128; Jeremiah Kelley and
vile, $40
The Ovens change in the Blanton road
was ordered established and damages Of
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-07-15
RECORD OF WORK BY
THE COMMISSIONERS
New Voting Precinct Created
to Benefit Lamont.
Contracts Let for Plumbing, Heat
ing and Painting New Poor Farm
Building Road Matters Receive
Atte ntion of Board.

The county commissioners were in
session three days OF last week, auditing
the usual number Of claims and trans
acting other business, OF which the fol
lowing ie a synopsis:
An order was made directing the
county treasurer to sell at to K sale lot
in block | /, town OF Garfield
On application OF B. j. Taylor and
Others a new precinct, to be known as
Lamont precinct, No. 68, was created
from the northern part of the present
Union precinct, No. "a The town OF
Lamont will be the voting place in the
new precinct.
For the plumbing and heating of the
new county poor farm building the fol
lowing bids were received: J. E Ham
mond, Pullman, $2348; q, Fl. Sutber-
land Co, Waila Walla, $2298 Contract
was awarded to the last named builder
Housekeeper & Durfee were the only
bidders on the painting Of the poor
farm building and the contract was
awarded to them at $557.
The bonds of A. Walk for the coDstrnc
ton Of the Cooper Lake bridge in Colfax
aud the Rock Lake bridge, and Of o. II
Stratton for the Kamiaken street bridge
in Pullman, we're approved.
The following road foremen's bonds
were approved; ii. VI, Roberts, district
No 3; George A. Mcdonald, district No 8
Certificate Of formation of Joint school
district, No. ia of Whitman county
aud No. 90 Of Adams county, as sub.
mitted by County Superintendent Mat
toOn, was approved.
Report Of the superintendent of the
county poor farm, .rhowing expenditure
Of $l60 30 for the running expense OF
the farm during the month Of June, was
approved.
Mrs. Babcock of Pullman was allowed
$40 per month for six months for relief.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-07-15

Matron-Will you go abroad when
you get home before taking your place
in society?
Papa thinks Id better go into So
ciety first. Then. you see, may go
abroad at the expense Of some one
else"
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-07-15

at the Great Eastern-great mid-sum-
mer clearance sale.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-17
The Prescott Daily News
 Pc8LsSHEO BY The News Printing co.

Entered as second class mail matter November 4th, 1905, at the postofflcee tt Prescott, Ark, under the act of Congress, March 3. 1879.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-17
HAIRLESS.

Maeistrate-After what the witness has said against you, it is apparent that you are dangerous rogue, and your conscience must be as black a7 your hair
 Swell Skanker Gin t''c dock)-Ghen you, sir, must be dcyc!d Of all coa science
The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1910-06-28
ADVERTISING is INSURANCE.

Advertising is the insurance which
disturbance of his business by the
sudden appearance of competitor in
his field. By his advertising he has
led the people to form the habit of
buying at his store. Habits are not
so easily broken up as some may
imagine. BY his advertising he has
also expanded the volume of his bus
mess so that the appearance of a
competitor has less effect than 1t
otherwise might have. A new com,
petitor might be able to get few of
the merchants customers, but he can
not reach that great mass of them
who have been patrons through years
as a result of his wide advertising
White River Review.
The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1910-06-28
GEN. THOMAS
ON STATE TOUR

Tuesday of this week marked an
other red letter day In Meeker annals
Troop II of the famous Fifth Cavalry,
u. S. A., under command of Captain
c. G.. Hall and Lieutenant Sloan Doak
3 arrived here, acting as escort to Brig
adler General Earl ID. Thomas. COM
mander of the Department of Colo
RADIO.
General Thomas had been on an
inspection tour, visiting the military
posts in Utah, and was on his way
back to headquarters at Denver by
way of Meeker and Steamboat Springs
from which point he proposed max
ing the last leg" of the trip over the
Moffatt road.
Accompanying the generals guard
were Orson Adams. the well known
banker of Grand Junction. and Mr.,
A. b. Frenzel. of Denver. AS the
general is a white haired youth who
has served under the colors for forty
eight years, and therefore inclined to
be giddy, Mr.. Adams, who is noted for
his austered and puritanical ways,
was evidently along in the capacity
of chaperone. Mr.. FrenZel's reputa-
tion as a fisherman made him a mem
Der of the party, and this. in connec-
ton with the fact that he is an ex-
officer of the navy. easily led to con
ferring the brevet title of Admiral
(for the trip on him. General
The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1910-06-28
THE BALD-HEADED BEAR.

The cook for the forest party had
his fighting spirit reused by the bear
stories the boys brought into camp,
so he loaded his automatic rifle and
started out to rid the country of the
dangerous pests. The gang came in
about O'Clock tired and hungry, but
neither supper nor cook was in sight,
so after a short wait they managed
to manufacture some dough gods
and made coffee for themselves.
shortly after dark the cook came in
but denied having seen any bear. al
though his clothes were torn and his
face scratched. After a little Jolly
ing" he admitted having seen one.
When asked why he didn't shoot he
replied, The darn thing wouldn't
stop and give me chancel He Just
kept coming right toward me so
decided to climb tree so ] could see
better. Well sir" he continued after
pause. that bear seen me up the
tree and II seeemd like he couldn't
figger out what | was. He sat down
on the ground and kept scratching
his head and looking at me till as
sure as I'm Twin. | could see a bald
place on his head where he'd scratch
ed all the hair off. Finally | decided
to shoot him so | cooked the gun, but
was so tired from hangin' onto the
limb that my hand shook and drop
ped the gun. The darned thing went
off when it hit the ground and the
bear beat It" for the brush.
If any one kills big black bear
with bald place on top of his head
and a puzzled look in his face, the
cook will give s25 for his scalp
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The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1910-06-28
GENERAL FETED
BY ORSON ADAMS

On Tuesday evening, that prince of
good fellows, Orson Adams, gave a
well appointed banquet at the Meeker
hotel in honor of General Thomas.
Among those gathered around the
festive board to do honor to the dis
tinguished guest of the evening were
Captain Hall, Lieutenants Coke and
Doak. and Mr.. Frenzel, together with
the following citizens of Meeker: DR..
Sam French, A. C. Moulton. H. ].
Hay, Adolph and Isaac Baer, r. S.
Ball, j. w. Rigby. ]. L. Riland, l.. b.
Waldbridge, r. Oldland. Col. Mont
gomery and James Lyttle.
The menu was one of the best ever
gotten up by the Meeker hotel, and
as the best brands of imported cham
pagnes and liquors were dove-tailed
between the courses, it is needless to
state that the evening passed away
very pleasantly.
Mr.. Adams filled the double role
of host and POSTMASTER admirably.
Toasts were responded to by Gen.
eral Thomas. Mr.. Hay, Mr. |, Baer.
Captain Hall. CT. Montgomery and
Mr.. Moulton.
In responding to the toast "Our
told of his army experiences some
twenty-five years ago in aiding the
early settlers on White and Yampa
rivers, and predicted a grand future
for the White river ALLEY. Mr.. Hay
spoke on the mineral and oil re-
sources of Rio Blanco county; Mr..
Baer, on stock; Col Montgomery on
our immense agricultural resources ;
and Captain Hall gave an interestiup
talk on the Uintah basin and its gen.
eral wealth, and advocated a close
community of interests between that
part of Utah and Rio Blanco county
Mr.. Moulton paid a well-worded and
deserved tribute to the host of the
evening, Mr.. Orson Adams, who is not
only one of the most influential fl
nanciers of the western slope, but
deeply interested in the advancement
of Rio Blanco county.-Meeker Her
aid.