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The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-08-04
FORMER COLFAX MAN SUICIDES.
James DOnigan Takes Strychnine at
Mataline Falls.


After a fruitless attempt to shoot
his wife and himself James Donigan
a former resident of Colfax, commit
ted suicide by taking poison in the
Jail at Metaline Falls Saturday
night.
Dongan was locked up on com
plant of his wife whom he had tried
to shoot while they and four of their
children were crossing the bridge near
the town that afternoon. He had
previously threatened to kill his wife
AS they were crossing the bridge he
drew a revolver and remarked that it
was time to end both of u.s." Mrs.
Donigan grappled with him and sue
ceeded in rolling him over an en-
bankment. She then made her escape
with the children and notified the Of
fcers who placed Donigan under ar
rest.
The poison with which he ended
his life was contained in an envelope
which he was permitted to keep at
the time he was searched as it was
supposed the envelope contained only
letter.
Donigan was sc years OF age and
was employed in the cement plant.
He is survived by wife and five
small children.
Undertaken Bruning of Colfax, was
at Metaline Falls Monday assisting in
making the burial arrangements. The
funeral was held Tuesday.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-08-04
Grass Fire Causes Damage.

Sparks from an engine set fire
to the grass on the Baldwin farm two
miles northeast of this city last Fri
day. The flames quickly spread to
nearby timber and 10 to II acres
were burned over before the fire was
extinguished. Hard work on the
part of the farmers kept the flames
out of the adjoining grain fields. An
other fire along the Moscow branch
the same evening was extinguished
before much damage was done.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-08-04
Opening Grain Offices.

Seymour Manning, for the last II
years a grain buyer in Colfax, will
represent Campbell, Sanford, Henley
company of Portland this year. He
has opened offices in the rear of the
Colfax State bank in the rooms for
merly occupied by the Western Union
Telegraph company. While this
company has been in the Palouse
country for several years they have
never maintained offices in Colfax
until this year.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-08-04
MRS. METZGAR DEAD AT BOISE.
Was Employed in Whitman County
Auditors Office for Many Years.

The funeral of Mrs. Thenia Metz
gar was held at Bruning's undertak-
ing parlors Monday afternoon. Ser
vices were conducted by the Christian
Scientists.
Failing health caused Mrs. Metz
gar to give up her work about a year
ago after being employed in the
county auditors Office for ten years.
For several months she has been in
Boise and it was in hospital in that
city that death occurred last Satur-
day. She leaves daughter, Marion,
aged Is, and son, Charles, aged 16.
The children were both with her in
Boise at the time of her death. Mrs.
Metzgar's husband, who was former
ly postmaster at Dayton, has been
dead for many years.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-08-04
BLIND MAN WELL TREATED.
Collects From $50 to S75 a Week on
Streets.

Collects From 500 TO $40 Week on
Streets.
Not many days ago totally blind
young man appeared on the streets
of this city singing religious songs,
playing the harmonica and reading
from the Bible. His voice was crack
ed and he seemed to be making a
pitiful struggle for an existance. The
little tin cup which he carried re-
ceived many coins of various denomi-
nation.
A few days earlier the young man
was in Tekoa where he visited one of
the banks and placed on deposit
cashiers checks amounting to $3.50.
This amount had been given him in
about three weeks. While there is
no one who would be willing to give
his eye sight for dollars and cents
and it is not out of the way to sym
pathize with one so afflicted, there is
no danger of this particular man
starving in country populated with
free hearted Americans. He has a
string of bank accounts all the way
from the southern states to Wash
ington.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-08-04
Sewer Plans Ready.

County Engineer ]. M. McCaw has
completed plans and specifications
for the county farm sewer. The
plans will be before the board next
Monday for approval. The proposed
6-inch sewer is 2,709 feet in length
and connects with the city sewer on
Meadow street near the old high
school building.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-08-04
ThreShed His Bed.
Ing

A man working for John Bloom
lost his bed and the threshing ma
chine was put out of business for one
day just because blanket contain
ing pair of shoes and sundry other
articles was left in a header box and
accidently went into the threshing
machine. The machine was damaged
to such an extent that parts had to be
ordered from Spokane. The accident
happened Saturday morning and the
machine was ready for work again
Monday morning
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-08-04
Mrs. White Has Stroke.

The many friends of Mrs. Mary
White of Pleasant Valley, were pain
ed to learn that she suffered an ap-
polectic stroke Monday night. Her
right side is paralyzed. Mrs. White
is II years of age and her condition
is serious.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-08-04
Located in New Quarters.

The Colfax Insurance and Realty
company have moved their offices to
the Reid building on Main street.
The Pacific Coast Elevator comany
and the American express office are
now quartered In the Savings bank
building on Spring street.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-08-04


and nuts that will grow in a temper
ate climate are to be found on
Mount Olympus" as some of his
fellow townsmen have named the lit
tie fruit farm overlooking the valley.
One of the novelties is a tree at the
present time bearing apricots, plums,
prunes and two kinds of ripe cher
ries. The baby of the orchard is a
Centennial cherry tree planted this
cherry.
Farm land near town and suitable
for fruit growing is selling at from
$50 to 500 an acre. Mr.. Berk-
stresser is firm in the belief that with
proper care fruit on this land will
bring better returns than from the
high priced irrigated lands in the
Yakima and Columbia valleys that
are so extensively advertised.
One of the finest young orchards
In the country is H. w. Tipton's place
above the county farm He has three
acres of cherries and two of peaches.
Four or five car loads of pears and
peaches are shipped out every year.
H. S. Hunt and Jim Long have the
best pear orchards near town.
William Curry, for Is years resi-
dent of COlfax, is making a comfor-
table living from his IA acres on the
south hill. He has FIVE acres in
small fruit, which is his specially
Vegetables and hogs also contribute
tidy sum to his income.
r. E. Draper has a fine peach orch
ard just coming into bearing. He
has 100 trees and rs of them are
fairly loaded at the present time.
Home improvements.
Several modern dwelling houses
are in course of construction near
town. E. w. Ewing has just moved
into a new home. W. G. Cronk has
neat little bungalow under con-
struction on his farm. In another
month H. w. Roberts will have an up
to date farm house completed.
In Town.
The Elberton FIGURING mill under
the management of Charles Hinchliff
is now grinding every day. The mill
has a capacity of 100 barrels. Since
the mill has been moved down on
the railroad the 33-foot fall fur
nishes all kinds of power and the race
is also tapped in several places for
irrigation purposes. The dam is on
the Palouse river half mile around
the hill from the mill. Negotiations
are under way with the railroad for
a spur TO the mill.
The Elberton State bank organ
lied about year and half ago with
$40, 200 capital stock is purely a To-
cal enterprise. The officers are, DR..
W. n. Divine, president; J. \. Sea-
gel, vice president, and A. R. Metz,
cashier. The institution succeeds
the private bank. During its first
year it made a net profit to its stock
holders of 10 per cent. While the
bank is small it is we'll adapted to
the needs of the community and en-
joys a good business.
The city business is looked after
by J. w. Berkstresser, mayor; c. N.
Hinchliff, D. E. Hall, c. H. Hender-
son and c. H. Gage, councilmen; G.
U. Irwin, clerk and A. r. Metz,
treasurer.
The duties of W. B. Peoples, the
marshal, are light in the orderly
town.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-08-04
Whiskey to Probated Man.

Thomas Murphy was given a fine
of SIS and cost, which amounted to
SIS, for giving intoxicating liquor to
Robert Davenport, who has been pro-
bated.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-08-04
Moving to County Seat.

B. F. Manring, deputy auditor and
clerk Of the board of county COM
missioners, is moving his family
from Garfield to this city. He will
reside on West street.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-08-04
MOOSE AT RIDGEWAY.
Glass of 200 to BE Initiated Saturday
Night,

One OF the finest entertainments
ever given by fraternal organiza-
tion In this city will be put on at the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-11-24
COMBINE OF MINERS, SEAMEN AND RAILROAD
MEN FIGHT MINE AND TRANSPORTATION TRUSTS

cerned in order that we may be in
a better position to treat with the
trusts and combines"
Efforts are also being made to
organize the miners of Mexico,
under the banner of the U. NJ w.
and w: F. of M. There are over
10000 Mexicans who are said to
be waiting to come in.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-11-24

COMBINE OF MINERS, SEA-
MEN FIGHT MINE AND
By Max Hayes.
Atlanta, Ga, Nov. PA great
mining department is being
worked out by American FEEDER
alton of Labor representatives OF
the United Mine Workers and the
Western Federation of Miners.
The general plans are being pre-
pared here and the details will be
completed at the convention Of
the United Mine Workers in In
dianapolis next January,
The new department will in
clude fully $4,000 members at
the outset and probably half a
million before the first of April,
when the coal scales expire, and
new agreements are to be put
into effect.
1t is the intention OF the pro
moters of the department to form
an alliance with the seamen,
longshoremen and federated rail
way employees if possible for of
fensive and defensive purposes.
1--WE need a department to- in
clude all men who work under
ground in the mining industry as
we'll as close cooperation with
the transportation employees
says President Charles Meyer of
the Western Federation of Min
ers, because capital is becoming
thoroughly centralized in few
hands; that is, few captains of
industry are associated in con-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-11-24

Over s34,7oo,ooo needles were
imported by the province of
Szechwan China, but not for
for sewing. The needles were
placed point upwards on the
ridgepoles of the houses to keep
the birds away.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-11-24

Lots of fellows who are look
ing for a pull need push.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-11-24

wear the robes ofSirT. Crosby
his Office upon state
occasions and hand the munich
pal key over to distinguished Wis
itors occasionally. Sir Thomas is
a spry old man, and it is expected
that he will handle the robes and
key as deftly as his youthful pre-
decessors did.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-11-24
IN THE LIMELIGHT
! London's newly elected lord
mayor, Sir Thomas Crosby, is the

mayor, OL IHoIIldS
first physician to
be thus .honored,
and, too, he is one
Of the Oldest lord
N a yors London
ever. had, having
just celebrated his
81st birthday. The
lord mayor has
nothing to do but
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-11
1AYears Ago To-
From The Herald OF 1av
This Date 1897

The Corralitos road paid its men yes
terday
Grass is already flourishing in
Mexican counterfeiters are passing
spurious coins IN FL Paso.
Metal market: Silver. 81 5-sc; lead.
$3.50; copper. 10 5-sc; Mexican pesos,
Sic
A large brickyard has been started
IN Juarez. east Of the Corralitos rail-
road roundhouse.
There is very heavy freight traffic
from FL Paso into Mexico at the
present time.
The directors of the McGinty club
nave set May at the date for their
next blowout at the opera house.
Manuel Mendez was fatally stabbed
and robbed while on his way home
from dance IN JUarez last night
Delegate Mark Smith. OF Arizona.
passed through FL Paso today en- route
to Washington to attend congress.
Pete Wehner has received four allf-
gators which will be cared for in q
new pond to be built at the gas plant.
Lew Davis has filed his cost bond
in his suit for the county judgeship
and will appeal his case from the dis
trict court.
George Harold found 20 pounds Of
bogus bullion and about SIS worth Of
women's clothing IN a cache located
in the southern part Of the city this
morning. The clothing was afterwards
identified as having been taken from q
local clothing store.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-11
The Vienna Girl
By Marie E. dele Grazie

THE VIENNA girl-somehow this
does not sound as we'll as when
/ say Wiener Maedl," and when
I say Wiener Naedl" l mean at the
same time Vienna air, and Vienna hui
NOR, for the Vienna girl is a cheerful.
gay and jolly creature, all life and
music. The music which Strauss and
Schubert composed-two-th thirds gaiety
and one-third earnestness, dreaming,
sweet earnest. 1t is not quite accidental
that the good Lord has placed the for
est so near the gates of tie great
city which is ever drawing closer to
the woods. 1t is piece of nature which
will not give up. Vienna and which
Vienna and least of all the Vienna girl
would be without As the birds sing in
the Wiener Valid" so is also the voice
OF the Vienna girl.
1t is the fire in her blood which makes
her the Wiener Maedl," she is neither
as neat, nor as polite, nor as ladylike
as her sisters in other German cities.
1t is not question OF birth or rank
for you find the type among all classes.
a type which speaks one language with
eyes and lips whose walk is a dance,
and whose Waiting is above descrip-
ton. When you hear that language you
can tell only from the dress to which
class she belongs. Aside from her dress
the Vienna girl is always the same. In
the salons of the aristoracy she seems
to display her full vivacity and there
fore every Vienna woman sees MOTH
ing strange in the fact that an ordinary
Vienna girl suddenly becomes a prin-
cess. or that princess elopes with an
ordinary citizen. She is and always re-
mains the samoa Wiener Maedll''
Has she perhaps a drop of the blood
of water witches in her veins as the
old fairy tales say? The Danube is
close by and when you hear her laugh
you are almost tempted to believe it.
If you see her flirt you are almost con-
WINGED. This drop of witch's blood may
be also responsible for the undeniable
fact that she is rather capricious; that
she cannot help playing upon the feel
ings even of those whom she loves the
most.
For many long months I sat with the
Vienna girl on the school bench and 1
never learned to understand this vixen,
who was now tender, now mean, now
friendly and then again a veritable imp.
Can anyone ever understand such a
creature? And still when you leave
school and slowly learn to understand
nature. then you will also learn to I'M
derstand and love the Vienna girl II
ever woman is all nature, surely this
must be the Vienna girl, as she lives,
loves, laughs and lies, with a blood in
her veins composed of all the nations
of Europe She is a girl, who always
gets the best of everyone, who always
remains in all her moods equally tempt
ing, equally sweet. equally false and
at the same time at the bottom of her
heart a royal kindhearted dear Ger
man girl
Just now the Vienna girl is equally
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-11
ByDr.
Madison
c.
Peters

nuriousness and the ambition of riches
opens the door TO meanest avarice.
Do not ignore the claims OF other
men upon your help What you scatter
in useful directions will be effectuany
preserved. Ignore this truth and you
not only dishonor God. but furnish to
unscrupulous men the dynamite that
may yet shake this nation to its cen
ter.
DISCLAIMERS against wealth resemble
the harpies of Virgil, seeking to ex-
cite disgust at the banquet OF which
they are eager to partake.
Riches are the stairs whereby men
may climb into heights of opportunity,
and 1t is here where one may see the
failures OF many rich men, who, in
stead of seeking money as a good SER
want. have really won a despotic task
master.
Always the Gold
Columbus and his followers, the mo-
ment they landed on this continent
asked the indians for the land Of gold
of which they had long dreamed. They
pointed over the mountains, and so dav
after day. they climbed the hills IN
vain. So says Washington Irving: TIE
land of gold is ever beyond the noun
tains"
Who hath and buries
Increaseth worries;
Who hath and spends
Enjoyment lends" AL
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-11
Success Talks To Men and Bows
WHERE RICH MEN FAIL

y OVETOUSNESS is the desire to
q have money simply for the sake
of having it and making it the
great end of life-the life of a drudge.
to die like a wretch, that fools and
lawyers may live.
As man. driving from a meadow.
sits and sings cheerily upon his load
Of fragrant hay. looking content. but
by an unlucky jolt goes down and the
load turns over with the man at the
bottom so that he can not haIloo that
ne may be heard. so, many successful
men are in danger of being smothered;
the whole train of their prosperity cap
sizes and their success may hide them
from the air and sun OF a true life
railing to make a life while they are
making living. How many live poor
to die rich. Their chests are rich but
not they.
When Wealth brings Avarice.
How many men. hasting to be rich,
come to resemble vessel with narrow.
contracted neck out of which water
flows less freely when full than when
nearly empty. Have we not known men
noble and generous, for their circum-
stances, but, by hook or crook, let
fortune come within reach-they clutch
at 1t, grasp it-then what a change!
The open hand closes, the eye sees not,
the ear is dull, sympathies grow blunt.
me heart shriyels and plenty feeds Pc
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-11
The HeraId's
Daily Shert Story

the poor. asked the parson to mike
known the death from the pulpit the
next Sunday and listened to the rev.
erend gentleman's words of consolation
with bowed head.
Then Fritz went to the inn, but here
he did not tell anyone that Micke had
died. They would know soon enough
how it happened that Fritz dared visit
the inn on an ordinary week day,
dressed in his best clothes. The beer
tasted better than ever, he thought,
and he ordered one drink after the
other until the host shook his head
when Fritz pointed to his empty stein
But, though his head felt as heavy
as lead, Fritz, was able to walk quite
straight along the narrow footpath
along the canal to his home. 1t was
one of Fritz's peculiarities that no
matter how much he drank and how
mixed the drinks were they never had
any visible effect en- him.
When he reached his house, Fritz
opened the door very softly and peep
ed in very cautiously. but. strange
though it was. Micke did not stir
The next day Fritz went to MeldorI
in Christian Berg's wagon and when
it was dark he returned with Mickes
coffin. He lifted the beautiful var
nished box out of the wagon, put II
on his shoulder and carried it inside
without losing his balance for mo-
ment. but when he returned the wagon
and team to Christian Berg and came
home again, he fell asleep while trying
to pull off his heavy hobnailed boots
He was not sober for single mo-
ment during the three days that pass
ed before Micke's funeral and who
could blame him? Here Fritz had al
most reached the time of his golden
wedding and had never had the pleas
ure of being really free. But when
they threw the dirt back into the
grave on top of Micke's coffin, he felt
strangely dizzy. He sneaked home,
DAT down at the big square table,
stared at the empty bed and howied
like an animal in pain.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-11
The War Game" Fake

Mexican ituatnM Hearst has
- amends have decided there
all
fatssho
long planned This would
have been
No umpire has i customary n
getting
S
onneaion val goo miles
Mexico a
obec
green o. peekng open
Cooks change often that few would
busy builders they their
They going capacity
gets
direction headline Angeles
reaching oat for
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-11
MOURNING
BY Minna Won Heide.

FRITZ PITT had all his life been
rather fond of the bottle. Nor
= was he fastidious in his taste.
Lager beer and common corn brandy
everything was welcome to his dry
throat. But unfortunately Fritz was
forced to join that group of philos-
ophers who insist that man has no
free will, for in his case it was Micke
who had the viii. Micke was his wife.
Now, of course, 1t was different for
Micke had died in her bed during the
night. That she should thus have left
him without saying word was
thing that Fritz could never under
stand. She would never have done so
in her life.
Fritz was standing in front of the
brown painted wall cupboard with the
loaded glass panes holding a big cup
with many nickels and a few silver
coins in his trembling hand He
glanced cautiously at his dead COM
panion before he dared give himself
up to the joy of being his own mas
ter for the first time in many years.
He put the earthenware cup back on
the shelf, went over to the side OF the
bed and said softly and good natured-
1y:
Yes, Micke, it can't be helped. Now
you have to- leave me for good" She
mad always been good WIFE TO MIN,
he thought, and patted her cold cheek
not a little surprised that she did
not stir.
Then ne went over TO the immense
blue painted wooden chest with the
year ammo Domini 1871" painted on
the lid. which stood near the hearth.
took out his Sunday clothes and slow
" put them on. but he could not man
age to tie the black neckerchief prop
erly, for this Micke had always used
to do for him.
Fritz did not look at Micke. when
again opened the cupboard before he
left the house. His first errand was
to the parsonage, where he modestly
announced that his wife had died dur
ing the night and paid so pfennig to
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-11
Fifth Of a Series Of Articles on
"The Young Girl" of various cities
and countries to be written by
prominent writer's.

interested in society and sport. She
seems to possess every talent, to be
able to succeed in anything she I'M
dertakes, but best of all she never
ceases to be Wiener Maedl."
This is why the Vienna artists have
painted, the poets sung about her, and
Strauss. Schubert and Mozart shown
her in their music. She goes through
Grinparzer's dramas. smiles in Raj
mund's plays, and laughs IN immortal
beauty in the paintings Of Daffinger.
Schw1nd and Makart
Anyone who has the Vienna ear.
knows that every note Of a waltz by
Strauss or Lanner is the Wiener
Maedl set TO music. and that there
does not exist a single opera BY Mo-
Fart in which you do not find her even
when she wears the boomers OF a
Turkish woman. the mantilla of a
spanish girl or the ideal Pamina's fairy
garb.
Thus she lives on from century 10
century, from art into life and from
lie Into art-a charmer who stands
without an equal wherever maiden lips
are kissed and maIdeP eyes conquer.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-11
The Spell Of Cloudcroft

BEGINS Cloudcrof
night The things
= the frost greenng the
weta n
I'D there
of
willis i the best errnade
difference
tberm
foes and
o. it's medicine all home
It satisfaction
really present
a "spooler" n a jute in the prison
fighter ball player Some printed
often the of the
O the world.