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The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-11-10
PAVING COST IS
LOWER Than BID
FINAL ESTIMATES SHOW SAVING
OF S3,229-.- WOMEN NAMED
ON ELECTION BOARDS,

Final estimates of the cost of the
paving which has been completed
were presented TO the city council
Monday night and the actual figures
show a saving of $3,229 from the
original bids. The bid for Main street
contract was $39,870.25 but owing
to a less amount of excavating than
was first estimated the work was done
for $38,969.60 or a saving OF
$90065. The Mill street contract
was taken for $35, ,5S7.40 but later
it was decided to put a parking strip
on the east side and this made the
street corresponding amount mar
rover and resulted in a saving OF
$1,948.40 in the cost of the paving.
The alley contract called for $6,-
207.45 but the work was done for
$280.28 less than that amount Ac-
tiOn on the final estimate was defer
red until the next meeting of the
council
Officials were appointed to serve
at the city election to be held Tues
day, December ). In each ward a
woman was named as a member OF
the election board. Appointments
were made as follows: First ward
w. H. Jones, inspector; Mrs. G. NJ
Wyman and B. Baker, judges. Sec
Ond ward-D. B. Crawford, inspec-
tor; Mrs. w. H. Melrose and B. F.
Sherfey, judges. Third ward-W. H.
Martin, inspector; Mrs. B. McNeilly
and George Palmer, judges. A clerk
will be chosen in each ward by the
inspector.
On the suggestion of City Treasur-
er DePledge the rate of interest on
city warrants was reduced from eight
to seven per cent, as there is a large
amount of capital at the present
time seeking investment.
1t was decided that a temporary
sidewalk must be built this fall on
Main street between the Island street
and COdd bridges and the matter was
turned over to the street committee
with full power to act
The petition of Henry Meaney for
a permit to erect a building u by 28
feet. to be used as a China wash
house, on his lot on Main street north
of the court house, was granted on
condition that the building should
not interfere with the river channel.
Mr.. Meaney has offered to sell to the
city that part Of the lot needed for
the river channel for from 81, 500 to
$500. On motion a special commit
tee was authorized to tender Mr..
Meney S125 for the part of the lot
needed for the channel
Health Officer Mitchell reported
two cases of tynhOid fovpr from the
south end Of the city. He also re-
ported a case which resembled a very
mild form Of smallpox This patient
has been removed to isolation hospi-
tai and every precaution taken to
avoid any possible spread Of contag-
iOuS disease
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-11-10

tents of two children's banks. Bu-
reau drawers were emptied of their
contents, mattresses were turned
over and clothing scattered right and
left. Stlverware and jewelry were
passed up. Two children's banks and
their contents amounting to Sc or IS
was taken. A few silver three cent
pieces and odd coins were left un-
touched.
When Mr. Hill left the house at
$50 in the morning everything was
all right. At 10 O'Clock Clara Chaus-
see, who makes her home with the
Hills, came home from school as ex-
aminations were in progress. She
left package and again went down
town without noticing anything out
OF the ordinary. When she returned
at noon the house was in disorder.
Mr.. Hill and the police were notified
but no clue could be found. The
burglar had entered through an un-
locked door and went out through
another door leaving it open. Mrs.
Hill was visiting in Spokane at the
me
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-11-10
Illuminated Cross.

Following a sermon on The Three
Crosses and the song THE Way of
the Cross Leads Home" the lights in
the Christian church were turned out
last Sunday evening and the soft
glow of beautiful Illuminated cross
left lasting impression on the large
congregation assembled. The cross
was designed by Rev. Mr.. Diggins
and is eight feet high and about five
feet wide. Artificial flowers and
vines are woven around the lights
giving a beautiful effect The cross
will be Illuminated at special services
at the church and at the regular Sun
day evening services
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-11-10
Highly RESPECTED
PIONEER PASSES AWAY
HA- BEEN CLOSELY IDENTIFIED
WITH COLFAX INTERESTS FOR
A SCORE OF YEARS.

Henry Van SchOiCk, one of the best
known and most highly respected cit
/ izens of COlfaX, died in the hospital
in Spokane at o'clock Wednesday
morning. The news was a shock to
his many friends in this city who
knew that he had undergone a sue
cessful operation for ulcer of the
stomach and had also passed the crit
ical stage of an attack of pneumonia
which he contracted after the opera
ton. He seemed to lack the vitality
to continue the struggle for life.
Mr.. Van SchOick was born in New
York 81 years ago and came to this
county in the SOS, settling on Spring
fiat. Later he moved to this city and
for more than 20 years has been
numbered among COlfaXs leading
citizens. He has served the city as
mayor, councilman al large and has
also been a member of the school
board. He was a past master of the
A. 0. Z. w. lodge, which he Joined
in 1890, and has several times repre-
sented the local lodge at the meet
ings of the grand lodge. He is a vet
eran of the Civil war and not long
ago puICHdSeu property III SOIulelS
colony in Florida.
Three children survive: DR.. Chas
H. Van SchOick of this city, Mrs. Will
Hoffman who resides on Spring fiat
and Mrs. Lima Olson of Orofino. Ida
hO.
Funeral services will be held at the
Christian church in this city this af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. w. A. Dig
gins officiating. The burial service
will be in charge of the Workmen
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-11-10
Helped Himself to Money.

]. H Gordon and w. E. Shulty of
Tekoa were arranged in superior
court Saturday and entered pleas of
guilty to obtaining money under false
pretenses and were each given so
days in the county jail. One of the
men had been working for a farmer
on the reservation east of Tekoa and
had about $50 coming. Feeling that
he needed the money quicker than
the regular course of collection he in
duced his companion to write three
checks each for $40 and forged the
farmers name
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-11-10
CONVENTIONS
ARE CROWDED
LIVELY INTEREST IN CITY OVER
NOMINATION OF OFFICIALS.
MANY WOMEN ATTEND.

Nearly $50 people attended the
mass convention last Friday night
when a full ticket was nominated for
the city election to be held December
).
Mayor +. W. Weinberg was unani-
mously nominated TO head the ticket
+. r. Barroll was nominated 10 suc-
ceed himself as councilman AT large
Other nominees We're, W. r. Ander-
son for treasurer, j. Nj. McCroskey
TOR attorney, Howard Bramweu for
I clerk, Or. w. 4. Mitchell for health
officer. In the ward caucuses also
| held at the court house the same eve
ming }. j. keaIe was nominated for
/ councilman from the first ward !
Miller for the second ward and II. l..
RUNNER for the third ward By
! unanimous consent it was decided to
| call the ticket the Citizens ticket }"
Charles r. Hill acted as chairman
OF the convention and Charles r. La
rue was chosen secretary.
Second Convention.
More than $50 voters of CoIfax
were packed in the court room Tues-
day night to assist in nominating
candidates for city offices. A large
number of women voters were scat
tered through the crowd The con-
Venuon was called TO order by tenn
pOrary chairman Charles Larue. who
IN few brief remarks stated that on
account OF the number of prospective
candidates for the different Offices if
had been decided to hold two con-
Nenuons and place two distinct tick
cts in the field and let the voters
make their choice at the election
rather than to fight it out at one con-
vention.
Paul Pattison was elected chair
man and VIM. Hendricson. secre-
tary, after which a vote was taken
and it was decided to call the new
ticket the Peoples Ticket" The
convention was then divided into
ward caucuses and cOuncilmen nomi-
mated as follows: First ward-C.
n. Erwin; Second ward-W. A. Mel
son; Third Ward-H. L. Plummer
These nominations were ratified by
the convention. For councilman at
large Simon Dreifus was nominated.
The name Of f. r. Barroll was also
placed in nomination but he declined
for the reason that he was already
on one ticket. DR.. j. F. Tiff was the
unanimous choice of the convention
for mayor. Other names placed in
nomination without opposition were.
Howard Bramwell for clerk. H. G.
DePledge for treasurer, w. A. In
man for attorney, DIR. w. B. Pala-
mountain for health officer.
AS the convention adjourned there
was clamor for speech from DR..
Tint. He thanked the convention
for the honor and promised to do his
best for the city, if elected.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-11-10
Union Missionary Meeting.

The Union Missionary meeting OF
all the Colfax churches will be held
at the Baptist church Wednesday,
November Is, at 2:3O p. m. The
general topic for consideration is,
The Various Religions of China. >
There will be readings by Mrs.
Moore and Mrs. Mrs. eWyman and a
paper by Mrs. Diggins. The program
will be interspersed with music. All
are cordially invited to attend.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-11-10

In the Bryant school district four
miles south of Pullman the directors
are building a teachers cottage near
the school house. The plan has
been approved by the county super
intendent and no doubt other dis
tricts will follow the lead. In many
cases a teacher can do better work
when living in comfortable quarters
near the school, Some of the older
teachers prefer the new plan to liv-
ing with some family long distance
from the school.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-11-10
To Rnild Church in Snring.

Excavation for the new Congrega-
tional church at the corner of Main
and Rock streets is being made. The
work of erecting the church will be-
gin as soon as the weather will per-
nit in the spring. The excavation
work is being done by Will Pointer
who has the contract for making the
fill on Main street between the ISL
and street and Codd bridges.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-11-10
Brothers Leave Wives Behind.

Thos Brumbaugh and S. D. Brum-
baugh have disappeared and war
rants have been sworn out for their
arrest on the charge of desertiOn.
Both men went away about three
weeks ago and are supposed to be in
Seattle. Thomas left a wife and two
small children in destitute circum-
stances. One child is three years Of
age and the other is five months old.
Spencer D. left a wife and one child
Is months old, also in destitute cir
cumstanceS.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-11-10
Many Bookings at Ridgeway

Matt Johnson, who has been chos-
en- manager of the Ridgeway theater
to succeed Bert Kuhn who has re-
signed, announces the following
shows: "Yon YOnson," Sunday, No
vember 12; Max Dill" Thursday,
November 16; THE Three Twins"
Tuesday, November 21; The Hot
test Coon in Dixie" Wednesday, No
vember 29; The Country Boy" Sat
urday, December 2.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-11-10
Rheinhart Stands Trial.

Jack Reinhart, who is charged
with stealing a suit of clothes from
a harness shop at WinOna about a
month ago, will be tried November
%. His companion, Earl Carter, who
admits standing guard while Jack
did the stealing, has entered plea
of guilty and was sentenced last Sat
urday to the state reformatory but
sentence was suspended during good
behavior. He has gone to his home
at BremertOn.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-11-10
Heavy Rain BENEFITS Farmers

More than .72 inches of rainfall
was recorded the first three days of
the week by l. B. Doolittle, the offic-
ial weather observer in Colfax. Since
then snow has been falling intermit-
tently and the ground is receiving a
thorough soaking, much to the salts
faction of the farmers.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-11-10
To Deer Park Anniversary.

While pastor of the Congregation
al church in this city 20 years ago,
Rev. T. w. Walters organized the
Congregational church at Deer Park.
Next Sunday Rev. Mr.. Walters goes
to Deer Park to assist in celebrating
the goth anniversary of the found
ing of the church.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-11-10
Odd Fellows Elect Officers.

Colfax Lodge No. IA, /. o. o. F.,
held their annual election of officers
resulted as follows: Noble Grand, S.
D. Brotherson; Vice Grand, c. G.
Losey; Secretary, Edw. Won Soeh-
men; Treasurer, w. r. Anderson;
Trustee for three years, Charles
Frazier. These officers will be in
stalled at the first meeting of the
lodge in January.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-11-10
COWBOYS Enioy Pictures.

John Spain, Ben Jory and wife and
several other participants in the Pen
dleton Roundup" and the Colfax
fair, were in town Tuesday night and
attended the Pastime theater where
they had the pleasure of seeing the
moving pictures of their own feats
at the Roundup" The pictures
were very good and it was easy to
recognize the different people taking
mart
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-11-10
Missionary Convention.

The Christian Women's Board of
Missions has been in convention at
the Christian church in this city this
week. The convention was for the
central district and composed of all
the Christian churches of Whitman
county. About 40 delegates were in
The first meeting was
held Tuesday evening and sessions
were also held Wednesday forenoon
and afternoon.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-11-10
brotherhood Meeting.

An interesting paper on The
Church and the Laboring Man" was
read by Rev. N. NJ. Jones at the
Brotherhood meeting Monday night.
The social committee of the Brother
hood is planning unique social to
be held in the basement of the Meth
odist church Monday evening, No
yember 20
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-11-10
TEACHERS INSTITUTE SOON.
Annual Event Will Be Held in COlfaA
November %, % and %.

County Superintendent ]. o. Mat
toon has announced the annual insti-
tute for the teachers Of Whitman
county will be held in Colfax Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday, November
27, % and 29.
Several prominent educators Of the
state will deliver addresses before
the Whitman county institute for the
first time. Extensive preparations
will be made for the entertainment OF
the county teachers and an effort will
be made to have their stay in this
city a pleasant one.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-11-10
Rates to Be Alike.
BUYS SNAKE RIVER LAND.
3 FftaX Young Man Going Into Orch
ard Business on Big Scale.

Melancthon Walters has purchased
500 acres at Riparia and is going in
to the fruit business. About $50
acres of the land is level and can be
irrigated by pumping the water from
Snake river. He is going to put in
a pumping plant next week He will
put out 25 acres of apples, pears and
peaches this fall. T. w. Walters also
owns some land in this tract and will
plant 10 acres to orchard this fall.
In the farm is also about 200 acres
of good wheat land.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-11-10
ROAD HEARINGS SET.
Commissioners Have Busy Two Days
Session and Adjourn.

Much routine business and some
of unusual Importance was transact
ed by the board of county commits
sioners at their meeting the first two
days of this week. Hearing on the
]. /. Major road was continued to
the first Monday in February. The
Klaveno road hearing was also con-
tinued to the same date. The Grin
nell road which was ordered estab-
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-11-10
Gladys Brown Most Popular Lady

In the voting contest at the Pas
time theater for the most popular
lady Miss Gladys Brown won the
first prize, which was a solid gold
watch. Miss May Mansfield won the
second prize which was two admis-
sion tickets to the Pastime theater
for 80 days.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-11-10

Miss Annie T. Allen, a returned
missionary of Brousa, Turkey, will
speak at the Presbyterian church,
Tuesday evening, November IA, at
7:30. All interested are cordially in
vited.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-11-10
Hill Sells Grocery.

R. P. Hill has sold his grocery
business to T. E. Broyles, who will
take possession December 1. Mr..
Broyles is a resident of the south
end.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-11-10
DAYLIGHT BURGLARY.
Home of Former City Attorney Hill
is Ransacked.

Sometime during last Friday fore
noon a burglar ransacked the home
of Attorney Charles r. Hill from tor
to bottom and escaped with the con-
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-20
GOVERNORS DAY IN HOMES
DALE

The chairmen of the different COM
mittees who have in charge the ded.
ication of the new 100000 State
armory met Monday evening and or.
ganized by electing j. D. Weston,
chairman and E. B. Galloway, secre-
tary. All members reported and ex-
pressed willingness to do all they
could to make Governors Day one
of the most auspicious occasions ever
held in Honesdale.
Governor John X. Tener and staff,
Major General c. B. Dougherty
General Thos. j. Stewart, Col. L. A
Watres and Col. F. w. Stillwell will
be in Honesdale Governors Day,
when 1T is expected there will be
more people here than during Old
Home Week days. Col. Stillweh
claims that a good representation of
the Thirteenth Regiment of Scran-
ton expects to attend the dedication
and participate in the festivities OF
the day. The Yunger Maennerchor
Scranton, express a desire to attend
to honor their member, Mr.. Woelker,
who was the contractor that built the
armory.
The chairmen and cimmittees in
charge of the affair are as follows:
ReceptlOn-J, ID. Weston
Parade-Captain C. j. Kelley.
Speakers-Homer Greene.
Dinner and Menus-Robert j.
Murray.
Transportation-Hon. E. B. Har-
denbergn
Printing and Newspaper-E. B. Cal
laway.
Invitations and Programs-Wil-
liam Katz, Frank Frailey.
Music. A. Bodie, Jr.
Soliciting-Thomas Gallagher.
ancing-Edward Doney.
ecoration-Thomas Kelly.
The date of the dedication will be
set by the Governor who writes that
he will take the matter up with Gen
eral Stewart, arranging the date for
some time in October. Special trains
will be run.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-20
Another Firm to
Leave Town 4?

1t appears, according to the Scran-
ton Tribune-Republican, in a state
ment made to the Scranton Board of
Trade that the Honesdale Footwear
company, of which w. H. Krantz is
president and founder, contemplates
moving from Honesdale to Scranton.
The offer, in effect, is as follows:
Mr.. Krantz estimated that the
corporation should be provided with
cash working capital of $4,000.
The stock subscriptions should reach
$1UO,000, $4,000 of which would
be used for the purchase of equip
ment and the plant, and allowing for
the raw material on which to start
operations.
Mr.. Krantz offers to take over
$4,000 cash subscriptions; for J. B.
Shannon, of Honesdale, also con-
nected with the Honesdale Footwear
company, he speaks for $1,000 cash
subscriptions, and for himself asks
that $4,000 worth of stock be set
aside to be paid for at the rate Of
$1,000 per year. He suggests sal
ary for himself of $4,000 for the
first five years.
In all probability the plant, which
now seems assured, will be located
in the building vacated by the Lack
awanna Iron and Steel company on
Pear street, South Scranton, for
which a rental of $50 per month has
been asked by the owners, with a
privilege of purchase for $500.
Speaking for himself as part own
er of the property, and assuming
that his partners would be agreeable
to the proposition, George Wahl Of
fered to take out the purchase price
in stock of the company.
Mr.. KrantZ is an experienced shoe
manufacturer, having founded the
Honesdale Shoe company twenty
three years ago. Three years ago he
resigned from that concern and
started the Honesdale Footwear COM
pany, where he manufactures shoes,
women's and children's shoes. The
corps of statesmen he now employs,
he says, would also offer the product
of the Scranton factory to the mar
ket.
The factory would employ about
one hundred people, seventy-five of
whom would be men. 1t is hoped to
have the plant in operation within
sixty days.
1t is the purpose of the project to
have daily output of eighty dozen
shoes, or an annual value of $780,
600, leaving an estimated net profit
of $4,000.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-20
WITH HUMAN INTELLIGENCE.

Ned" one Of the express COM
pany's delivery horses, is certainly a
knowing animal. His driver daily
backs him up to the track on north
side of the depot to receive express
from the afternoon Erie train. Fri
day afternoon the driver alighted
from the wagon before the accustom-
ed turn was made. The horse, un-
aided by his driver, made the turn,
backed up to the track and stopped.
He then turned it's head, apparently
to see if it was too near to the track.
His horse sense evidently told him
that he was too close as he stepped
ahead short distance and then stop
ped. The horse then shook his head
with an air of satisfaction
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-20

Train RoWdieS
Get Warninu

Francis Mcnamara, of Hawley,
and Lieutenant of Erie Police Guy
Relph, OF Dunmore, appeared before
Squire Robert A. Smith, Friday
morning, where the former paid the
costs amounting to $6.S5 growing
out of charge based on a COM
plant sworn out against his adopted
son, William, who, it is alleged
looked too long upon the wine when
1t was red at the metropolis of
Lackawaxen, last Sunday, and as a
result made Rome howl when he
boarded the Erie train for home in
the evening.
1t is alleged that he insulted Con-
ductor Charles Lord and a number
of the passengers on the train, and
a warrant sworn out by Detective
Relph was issued charging him with
drunkenness and disorderly conduct
Lieutenant Relph and Deputy
Constable p. j. Moran, Honesdale,
spent considerable time in Hawley
the first of the week, in an effort to
apprehend young Mcnamara, but the
bird, getting wind of their inten-
tions, had flown.
Monday night he hired a horse and
buggy, and lit out for York State
to escape arrest.
His father, who settled the
charges against his adopted son,
who is only nineteen, declared that
he would send after him, and Lieu
tentnt Relph announced that he
would not push the case.
1t is expected that this amicable
adjustment of a serious matter will
have a salutary effect upon other
Hawley and Honesdale youths who
make the lives of passengers miser-
able by their reprehensible actions
on Erie trains.
To young McNamara's credit, it is
said, that this is his first offence.
1t was the old story of evil compan-
ionships corrupting good morals.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-20
COURT NOTES

Saturday, September Is, Leonard
Barkley was appointed Judge of cleo
ton for the election district No. 4 of
Damascus township, by the Court.
On the same day, Judge Searle ap-
pointed Clarence Pennell Judge of
Election of Paupack township. Both
appointments were made on petit
tions, stating vacancies, and praying
for the appointment of the above
named.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-20
BOY BREAKS HIS ARM.

Master Russell, the eight-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Decker,
High street, while out chestnuting,
Saturday afternoon, in a field on the
hill, fell from lofty chestnut tree
and broke his right arm in two
places. DR.. F. B. Powell was sum-
moned and set the broken member,
making his youthful patient as COM
Portable as possible.