The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1910-03-12

Colville, Stevens County, Wa.
Investigation of the cost of living does not get
very much beyond the selfevident fact that things
are as rule rather more expensive -Walla Walla
Statesman.
An agricultural college in New York has dis
covered how to change white hen to pink one,
and how to change the color of eggs by feeding
the hens with prepared dye. It would be OF
more benefit to the average chicken owner if some
method could be devised whereby he could find a
white hen in the morning after locking up white
hen in the coop at night.
The biennial crop of republican candidates for first
position on the primary ballot made it's appearance
the first of the week, and although hard repub-
lican winter has killed off some of the official seed
planted last fall, enough survives to make it GER
tain that Coville will again attempt to gather in
all the Offices on the republican ticket.
David Barman, the pioneer merchant of this
city, was the first to announce himself. He wants
to be commissioner from the second district, and
doesn't care who knows it. In fact, he started to
run several months ago, but he has been bothered
little by the official records which show that each
republican board of the last IL years has run the
county deeper into debt. Of course David is not to
blame for this but it makes it harder to get recog
milton from the taxpayers when this fact is known
w. w. Bryant, who was elected commissioner
last election, now feels that he should have an
Office where he can have some say of his own.
During his term as commissioner he has been COM
PEELED to allow Commissioner Sutherland to do all
his voting. This is annoying to say the least and
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Office he would not be dictated to so much by Mr..
Sutherland.
Also for sheriff, VIM. Miller of Colville.
For clerk, w. Lon Johnson of Colville
For auditor L. E. Jesseph of Colville.
For attorney H. W. Stul of Colvle.
For engineer, Clyde Heberling of Colve.
For superintendent somebody from Colville
For treasurer, Bliss Phillips and F. A. Savage
of Colville. It had been understood for some time
that R. M. Thomas, for years deputy in the treas
urers Office, would be the candidate for treasurer
but it may be that he and Mr. Phillips have gotten
together the deal and agreed to divide the saa-
ries of treasurer and first deputy, in order to let
the most likely candidate make the race. Mr. Saw
age has not been on the courthouse payroll for
more than year, and he feels that it is about
time for him to climb back into the county crib
where did so we'll for himself before
Frank Bottorff has been on the county payroll
only four years, and will stand for commissioner
from the first district While he likes Colvle
we'll enough, he would prefer position that would
allow him to make his headquarters at his ranch
on the Columbia.
1t is to be hoped that no others will attempt to
break into the present republican combination as
it has been framed up with great care by the court
house management and is calculated to keep the
county payroll within about the same circle as in
past.
Eau Claire, Wis.,, and Sioux City, Iowa, are
among the latest cities to adopt the commission
form of government, the voters of each having
given big majority in favor of the system at
special elections held last week. Spokane is now
considering the adoption of the commission plan
and it is probable the people will soon be called up
on to vote upon the question.
Ananias E. now has the chance of lifetime-to
back up and sit down. Editor Ives of the Hum
dinger, republican candidate for congress, offers
to have test vote taken in Colville to show
whether or not the people, press and pulpit in
Colvle are favorable to Veatch for congress-
It is placing Veatch in bad position, to say the
least, for he does not dare to have such vote
taken and to refuse to have it taken places him in
an equally bad light.
The republicans of Coville long ago refused to
accept his candidacy, hence he is out on his own
hook-we don't know how much he is out, but
man must be out something when he in all in.
Since Veatch sold his brewery stock and made ar
rangements with the local option league for elec-
tiOn sllnnOrt his nonularitv hoe not rrootlv in