The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1910-06-11

Stevens county will have II delegates out Of total
of 625 at the democratic state convention to be held
at Tacoma September q to nominate five candidates
for the supreme judgeshps. The allotment OF
delegates has been made on the basis of the vote
cast for Bryan at the presidential election in 19O8
The following call has been issued by Chairman
George p Wright:
The democratic state convention is hereby call
ed to meet in the city of Tacoma at o'clock p m.
on Tuesday, September q, 1910, for the purpose
of nominating, according to law, five candidates
for judges of the supreme court, adopting state
democratic platform and for the transaction Of
such other business as may properly come before
it.
'The basis of representation in the state conven-
ton will be one delegate at large from each county,
and one delegate for each 100 votes major frac-
tion thereof cast for William ]. Bryan for president
in the election of 1908.
AT the primary election held September 13, each
voting precinct in both the city and country dis
tricts will elect precinct committeeman who shall
be member of their respective county committees.
'These committeeman shall meet at the county
seat of their respective counties at II o'clock on
Saturday, September a. and shall organize by
electing chairman, secretary, treasurer, or any
other officer and shall select one man from each
county 10 represent Tie County dS b WcUlDeT VI
state central committee.
when organized, said county committee shall
select the delegates to which each county is entitled
to attend the state convention herewith called
The present existing county committees Of the
democratic party are hereby ordered to carry the
provisions of this call into vote"
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In his speech on the tariff Champ Clark of Mis-
souri, declared that if President Taft had vetoed
the Payne-Aldrich- -Smoot BILL he would have writ
ten his name among the country's greatest bene-
factors. 'But he let the golden opportunity go by
unimproved, +" added the minority leader, land it
will never return to him as long as the grass grows
or water runs"
The average salary of minister of the gospel
was but 1868 in all denominations represented in
special report the of religious bodies for
1906. which is now in press preparatory to subnis-
sion to Census Director Durand and the secretary
of the department of commerce and labor.
The statistics are the first of the kind ever gath
cred by the government and were procured by W.
C. Hunt, chief statistician of population in the
census bureau.
Republic is to vote on the local option question
July 16 The Republic Record says that an in
vestgation of the tax books shows that the sgners
of the petition for the election, all told only paid
$4,000 of the city's taxes
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The Okanogan Valley Publicity League has been
organized by the real estate men of Okanogan
Malott and Omak to engage in an extensive ad
vertising campaign for the Okanogan valley. Ten
thousand dollars has been pledged by the property
holders and business men of the valley for the
publicity fund, and more will be forthcoming if
this is deemed inadequate.
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Lady (who had just returned with livery rig)-
will never patronize your stables again. That
horse walked every step of the way.
Liveryman You didn't expect the beast to ride
did you?
A consolidated school district composed of one
or more districts which has contracted Indebtedness
under the law, has the power to vote bonds in ac-
cordance with provision of the code of public in
struction according to an opinion rendered by At
torney General w. p. Bell at the request of H. B.
Dewey, superintendent of public instruction. The
attorney general says however, that the compon-
ent districts shall preserve their corporate existence
until any indebtedness against that has been paid
in full.
The Spokane Interstate Fair announced some
weeks ago that series of prizes would be offered
for the best historial stories dealing with the life
of the famous Nez Perce Chief Joseph. This re-
markabe Indian warrior is to be the central figure
in the mammoth historical pageant and night
spectacle to be given at the fair this fall October
to 9, and the prize winning essay will be used in
arranging the details for this production which
will be the largest open air amusement feature
ever put on in the Northwest. Over eight hundred
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