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The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-08-11
FIRST LOAD OF WHEAT
DELIVERED in COLFAX
Scarcity of Teams and Low Market
Holds Back Grain.

Teams to haul grain to the ware
houses are in demand. Owing to the
scarcity of horses very little wheat
has been delivered up to the present
time.
Winter wheat in the vicinity of
ColfaX is practically all in the shock
and a good start is being made on
the spring grain. Threshing is in
full blast
c. l.. Miller has the distinction OF
bringing the first load of new wheat
10 town last Saturday. 1t was stored
in the ColfaX Milling company ware
house. Thomas Sanders delivered a
load of No. / forty-fold to the Farm
ers warehouse at Mockonema a few
days earlier.
Last week Elmer Gentry put a new
Minneapolis thresher with double
cylinder gasoline engine, 20-40 horse
power to work. From a field of 70
acres of Dale's Glory wheat he
threshed 1875 sacks.
Frank Champion made record run
last week when he secured 500 bush
els OF six row barley with a 16-fOot
Haines and Hauser combine in a
day run.
Jones Brothers Of AlkaIi Flat fin
ished their fall wheat Tuesday. They
had $50 acres of which As was NO
143 hybrid and the balance was tur-
key red. 1t averaged IS bushels to
the acre. Their Bluestem gives
promise of yielding % bushels
Winter wheat in the vicinity of
Colfax has been running all the way
from 35 to As bushels TO the acre
The market Thursday afternoon
was as follows: Red Russian, SO;
Fife, Club and Turkey Red, 65; For
tv-fOld. sc and Rluestem. SO.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-08-11
Il think the theory is correct. .
Colorado Springs.

Il think the theory is correct. -
Colorado Springs.
"A number Of our streets are
paved to the width OF % feet and a
few 20 feet. Our country roads are
being paved II to Is feet. We have
approximately so miles of these
roads. Omaha
Il believe the position YOU have
taken is perfectly right and proper.
II l had my way about it | should
adopt the 20 foot width in residential
districts where there are no street
car tracks. Springfield, Mass.
This city has pursued the policy
of paving or macadamizing strips IS
10 p feet wide in the middle of the
streets of our residential districts. -
Duluth, Mimi.
The tendency in recent years has
been TO narrow the paving and widen
the grass places or boulevards. We
have no streets quite as narrow as
you mention but it is quite possible
that Is or 20 feet would be suffic-
lent. Spokane, Wash
We have followed out the plan
that you outlined in the residence
districts and have narrowed up TO a
width of &c feet where there are No
car tracks. We have a combined
curb and gutter which leaves % feet
Of paving. ng."-OklahOma City.
JAMES r. HANNA,
Mayor.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-08-11
YOUTH KILLS SELF FOR
No APPARENT REASON
Bought the Cheapest Gun That Was
Sure to Kill.

With plenty of money in his pOck-
ct and no apparent reason for such a
crime Thomas 3. Wilmington, aged
% years, placed a SO caliber revolver
to his head and sent bullet crashing
through his brain Monday afternoon
in his room at the Olympia lodging
house. A carefully written note said,
please notify my father, his name
and address is Thos. Wilmington,
Hayden Lake, Ida, care of COrbin
ranch. P. S.-Give him what you
find in the room. 1t is all l have"
The shot was heard through the
house but the room was not located
until the smoke was seen coming
through the transom over the door.
Wilmington had gone to his room,
fastened the door with the night lock,
stood before the mirror, placed a re-
VOlver to his head above and slightly
in front of the right ear and pulled
the trigger. The bullet passed
straight through his head and came
out at the identical pOnt on the left
side of the head, struck the wall and
bounded 10 the floor where it was
picked up after the police had helped
a man through the transOm TO un-
lock the door.
In the dead mans pocket was
$3.50 besides a certificate of deposit
for $50 from the Exchange National
Bank of Spokane. He registered at
the Olympia Saturday about noon
and took one of the cheapest rooms.
He lay in his room most of the after
noon but from then until he took his
life he had been in and out in a very
ordinary manner and no one suS-
piciOned that anything was wrong
with him. Work in the harvest fields
was what he was seeking and only a
few minutes before he committed
the deed he had told an acquaintance
on the street 70 keep an eye open for
a job for him. Even then his pocket
contained the revolver purchased a
half hour before for his own destruc-
ton.
In the middle of the afternoon a
stranger appeared at Dreifus & COM
pany's store and priced several re-
volvers. A 32-caliber gun was the
cheapest in the show case He looked
at that but laid il aside with the re-
mark, THAT would not shoot very
hard, would it," A 3S-caliber Colts
looked good TO him but he said SIC
was too much. He finally decided on
a 3S Hopkins & Allen for So. In
paying for il he threw down $40 in
gold. Mr.. Won Sohnen, of whom he
made the purchase, said he would
have to go to the safe for change and
Wilmington said, An right, am in
no hurry" His manner was perfectly
natural and Mr.. Won Sohnen did not
have the least suspicion that any
thing was wrong as he wrapped the
gun and cartridges in a package for
the purchaser TO carry away. In a
half hour Wilmington was dead
The father was notified as request
ed in the note and a brother, j. R.
Wilmington, came down from Hayden
Lake Tuesday 10 take charge of the
body. The dead man is survived bv
father and mother besides several
brothers and sisters. The brother
who came to take charge of the body
said he knew of no reason in the
world for the act. The body was TAX
en- to Occur d Alene for burial.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-08-11
CONTROVERSY OVER WIDTH.
DR.. Tiff Learns What Other Cities
Have in Residence Districts.

Have in Residence Districts.
Considerable agitation has risen
over the proper width of paving in
the residence districts Of cities and in
order to inform himself Councilman
J. F. Tiff has written TO Mayor
James R. Hanna, superintendent OF
the department Of public affairs in
Des MOines. IN reply Mayor Hanna
has sent the following information:
Des Moines has nearly coo miles Of
streets. OF these about One-seYenth
are now paved. Our big street ques-
ton is how we can get more streets
paved without a prohibitive expense.
| have long felt that we must adopt
the policy of making narrow pavings
and wide parkings. Some people
have feared that this would not be
satisfactory, but upon wide inquiry
among various American cities / find
that there is very strong feeling
that we are wasting money in wide
pavings. There is no practical rea-
son why pavings from IS to p or "a
feet in width in purely residential dis
tricts will not serve all of the pur-
poses of the pavings 80 and 40 feet
wide We can then have parkings
of double the present width filled
with trees, green grass and flowers.
1t will really be much more beauti-
full and more healthful also since we
will not have the broad expanse Of
brick or other paving for the heat OF
the sun to glare down onto or for
the wind to blow dust and rubbish
up and down.
For our purely residential streets
we should adopt the narrow width.
l have made careful inquiries from
the engineering and street depart
ments of many American cities and
have careful responses from sixteen
of them. Almost awithout exception
they recommend for the purely resi-
dence streets wide parkings with
paving of from Is to 225 feet.
'It has been our experience that
"a foot street is ample to sustain the
traffic. Seattle.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-08-11
DELEGATE TO ATLANTIC CITY
Funeral Director Bruning Wins High
Honor and Trip East.

l.. L. Bruning was elected president
of the Washington State Board of
Embalmer Examiners at meeting
o. the board held in Seattle last Fri
day and will represent this state be
fore the conference of Embalming
Boards Of North America at Atlantic
City, n. j., in Sept. Mr.. Bruning
also attended the Washington State
Funeral Directors Association and
was elected delegate to the National
Convention which also convenes at
Atlantic City following the confer
ence.
The Funeral directors convention
met on board the ship Umatilla,
making a four-days' trip on the
sound.
The Atlantic City convention will
be held during the latter part of next
month and Mr.. Bruning will also i'm
prove the opportunity to visit his
former home in Nebraska
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-08-11
BOYD HAMILTON INJURED.
Hit in Eye With Rock While Driving
Automobile.

Small boys are responsible for an
injury to Boyd Hamilton which may
result in the loss of sight in one of
his eyes. Wednesday night Mr. Ham
ilton and wife were out in an auto
mobile when some reckless boys
threw rocks at them and hit Mr..
Hamilton in the eye. Earl Browne,
a brother-in-law, took the injured
man to Spokane for treatment. He
was put to bed at the Pennington ho-
tel and will be compelled to remain
there for several days. 1t is not yet
known whethre the sight is destroyed
or not. The accident occurred at
Occur d. Alene.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-08-11
UNKNOWN MAN DEAD.
Relatives of George Hobbie in East
Cannot be Located.

The body Of a man who gave his
name as George Hobbie lies at the
Bruning undertaking parlors for
identification. Hobbie was taken to
the hospital from near Pullman suf-
fering with typhoid fever and died
tuesday. He had been working in
the harvest fields. He was we'll
dressed and intelligent in appearance
and it is believed that he had abili-
tes above those of a common laborer.
1t was supposed that he had relatives
in Nebraska but they could not be To-
Gated.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-08-11
New Judge for King.

Although there have been many
applicants, Governor Hay has ap-
pointed H. A. P. Meyers, of Seattle.
as the new superior judge of King
county to succeed Judge Prigmore,
who was killed recently while on a
hunting trip in Skasft county. The
new Judge is a brother Of Senator
Myers Of Lincoln county.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-08-11
Planning Inland Depot

Superintendent Lille and two or
three other Inland officials were in
town for several hours Sunday going
over the ground for the new depot.
They had blue prints Of the proposed
station and were trying to find the
best location for the building,
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-08-11
Will Funeral Thursday.

Charles Will was brought to the
hospital from Tekoa last week and
died Saturday. Relatives in Cleve-
land, Ohio, were notified and friends
in Spokane took charge of the body.
Burial was in the Colfax cemetery at
2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-08-11
Automobile Burns

While coming into town Monday
afternoon Charles LaRue passed the
charred remains of new REQ car
about eight miles north Of this city.
The machine was completely destroy
ed and had been abandoned by the
driver. 1t was owned by Spokane
parties.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-02-11
No Rest
Day or Night

81 would lay awake for hours
without any apparent cause, or
dream terrible dreams which
would bring on extreme spells
of nervousness. After taking
DR.. Miles Necviue and Tonic
for awhile l could sleep well,
and the nervous spells have left
me-" MISS ALMA HUG,
R. R, No. 4, Canal Dover, Ohio.
Without sleep the nervous
system soon becomes wreck,
and the healthful activity of all
the organs INSTRUCTED. Restful,
bodybuilding sleep accompanies
the use of DR.. Miles Nervine
because it soothes the irritable
nerves, and restores nervous
energy. When taken a few days
according to directions, the most
restless sufferer will find sleep
natural and healthful. Get a
bottle from your druggist. Take
it all according to directions, and
if it does not benefit he will re-
turn your money.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-02-11
ARMS FOR CECIL GUARDS.

The Cecil Guards OF this town, have
recently received their arms and &C
coutrements IRON the STATE and are
now actively engaged in the exercise
OF the Manual under the able in
struction OF their commander, Major
John A. A. J. Creswe. The arms
look like etficicn: weapons, and in the
hands OF such body as the Guards
promise to become they will do the
State some service, should the need
for their use unfortunately arise.
(Tradition goes that the outfit OF guns,
packed in cases, was taken down the
occupation OF Baltimore, by Southern
sympathizers and sunk off or near
whitehall"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-02-11
BANKING AND EXCHANGE OF.
FICE

Willard Thomas & Co. give notice
that they have opened banking and
exchange office on North street, in the
first house above the Howard House,
which will no doubt, be. OF service to
the business men O. the community.
Mr.. S. d. Thomas OF the firm, IS
the cashier-elect OF the recently or
gained but as ye, not established
Farmers and Merchants bank OF
Cecil County.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-02-11
MARRIED..

Crothcrs- Thompson. AT the Man
sion House, Fayette street, Baltimore,
on the 3Ist ult., by Rev f. Y Reese,
Mr.. James c. Crothers to Miss Han
nah Thompson, both OF this county.
White-Egen. On the 3lst ult., al
the Mansion House, Baltimore, by
Rev. f. Y. Reese, Mr.. John White to
Miss Hester J. Egan, both OF this
county
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-02-11
To Mothers in This Town

Children who are delicate feverish and cross
will get Immediate relief from Mother Gray's
Sweet Powders for Children. They cleanse the
stomach. act on the liver and are recommended
for complaining children. A pleasant remedy
for worms At all Druggists, 2Sc Sample free.
Address, A. ). Olmsted, Leroy, n. i.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-02-11

Send 1Oc., name of paper and this ad. for our
beautiful Savings Bank and Chd's Sketch Book.
Each bank contains Good Luck Penny.
SCOTT s. BOVINE, 400 Pearl St. New York
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-02-11
DIED.

Valentine Near Cecil Paper Mills,
on the grid inst, Elizabeth Valentine,
i'll the Goth year OF her age,
Pierce. AT his residence, in Sud-
lersville, Queen Anne's county, on
the 22nd ult., William Pierce, ESQ. IN
the 73rd year OF his age, for many
years a well known and highly esteem
ed citizen OF this county.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-02-11
8 CecHJ Wing 3
81 Fifty Years Ago
THE MARKETS
ELKTON, MD. FEB. 9, 1861.

Red wheat, ST ~; white do, $I.32;
Corn, old, Sc cts; new, 81 cts; Oats,
27 cts.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-02-11
Blu IF0[N(G i ON , S.

Annual inventory has been taken and sales fol adjusted
glad total sales towering above former for
which thank for their support and appreciation Of
hume efforts do the right thing know how
We have searched the markets of Philadelphia Baltimore
New York and Chicago for stock desirable goods all
for 1911 We few early arrivals giving merely
nking CT the good things we have to offer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-13
LABOR LEADERS APPEAL TIC
GOVERNOR FOR REMOVAL OF
MUScATlNE OFFICIALS.
CHARGE NoN.ENFoRcEMENT
OF LAWS AND PARTIALLY
President Urick and Committee From
Federation Present Case to Governor
Carroll-Exeeutivs Refers Matter to
Attorney General as to Proper Course
to Be Pursued.

Special 10 Times Republican.
Des Moines. Dec. 1S.-Governor Car
roll was today asked to remove the
city officials Of Muscatine and Sheriff
David Vanatta from their offices by
President A. L. Trick and committee
from the state federation Of labor.
The complaint was directed against
the mayor. police judge and police
chief. who are charged With non-en-
forcenlent of the laws and partially in
the troubles between the button works
strikers and their employers.
Governor Carroll asked the labor
leaders to submit to him affdavits
showing the alleged condition a, Mus
catine and said he would Immediately
eral for advice as to the course to be
followed by him.
The committee consisted of Messrs.
Trick. Of Des Moines: Strict. of Sioux
City: Christensen, Of Clinton; Stewart.
of Cedar Rapids: Turner. OF Ortumwa;
Pullen. of Waterloo, and McCauley. OF
Des Moines also Katherine Finnegan,
of Muscatine. The latter gave a graph
ic description Of the manner in which
strikers have been c!uhhed and hea-en
and have been refused the right to ap-
pear before the grand jury or to prose-
cute assailants. Assistant Attorney
General Lee was called into the con-
ference to outline the steps necessary
for removal OF the officials.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-13
HANDY Microbe.

The microbe is tenacious OF life. for
Migula found the bacillus leposporus
placed on a sheet of glass lived for
five years Germs of potato disease
sealed in a tube were living after a
period Of eight years. In 1879 Bail.
CT Prague, after lapse Of eighteen
years, infected mouse fatally with
some bacilli. Nestler Investigated
clod of earth stored in a herbarium
for over half century. and found
$1,000 living spores to the gramme.
Some earth wrapped in paper since
1924, and protected from atmospheric
germs, showed on examination $4,000
bacteria to the gramme. Eighty-sev.
en- years is a ripe age even for a
microbe.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-13
FIRE At 9LArER DESTROYS llv.
ERY BARN AND STORE
BUILDING.
ENTIRE BARN EQUIPMENT
GOES UP IN SMOKE
Hsarss. Motorcycles and eussiss
Among Contents Of Destroyed strue.
turs-Horsss For Most Part Were
Property Of citizens-Partial |nsur.
anee.

Slater, Dec. 13.-Slater suffered
serious loss by fire yesterday. The
Eric lille livery barn and the A. "A
Lande building next to 1t, formerly
occupied as a drug store, but recently
as shooting gallery, were burned tc
the ground. Twelve head OF horses
belonging mostly to citizens OF the
community, were burned. Some of the
horses were insured to the amount OF
$1,000, but there was no insurance on
the buildings.
The city hearse was stored In the
barn and was destroyed. also two
motorcycles, along with the entire
stock of harness, robes, buggies and
other vehicles.
The Slater fire company with chemi-
cal engine and hose cart, did excellent
work in preventing the spread OF the
flames. The fact that there was no
wind was in Skaters favor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-13
BIG LEAGUE BREAK.
Action May Prevent Holding Of Post
Season Baseball Series.

New York, Dec. 13.-Onicial inter-
course between the two major baseball
leagues ceased yesterday afternoon up
on the adoption OF a resolution to that
effect by the American League. except
so far as the American League deems
itself obliged to deal with the National
under the national agreement and in
| the words Of the resolution "as may be
requisite for the safeguarding Of its
territorial and player rights"
Thomas j. Lynch, president Of the
National League, after reading the res
olution, said that the only intercourse
that there had ever been between the
leagues came under this exemption.
There seemed to be considerable
doubt in President Lynch's mind as to
just what construction to place upon
the American Leagues action. There
We're a multitude of reports to explain
why it had been adopted. One had it
that the resolution was the American
Leagues answer TO the statement last
night of August Hermann, chairman
of the national commission, that little
! Roadway had been made in the investi-
cation of the worlds series ticket
scandal Ban Johnson. president CT
the American League, said the reso-
luton spoke for itself. 1t follows:
Resolved. That the American
League will continue TO exercise its
privileges and observe its obligations
, under the national agreement. but will
decline TO have further official inter-
course with the National League, ex-
cept SO far as may be requisite for the
Safeguarding OF its territorial and play
er rights. Be ii further
Resolved. That the American League
will not be represented in another ser
les for the championship of the world,
or in any other inter League event. un-
less accorded sole charge OF the sale of
tickets TO games played on its grounds.
under an arrangement and with the I'M
Outstanding that il shall not assume
responsibility for the conduct Of the
business department. Of games at the
park Of the other contesting clubs"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-13

voting centers Of Delaware county
were heartily in favor Of paying part
Of the purchase price for voting ma
chimes in this county. the board OF SUI
pervisors at a recent session turned
down the proposition made by the
representative OF one Of the manufac-
turers Of the machines. Should the
board Of supervisors have acted favor
ably upon the proposition made by the
company's agent. 1t would have cost
Delaware county s17,250 owing to the
fact that the county at present has
twenty three voting precincts.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-13

Some Fallacies Of Socialism" He was
heartily applauded when he came to
the front and when his address was
ended. The general discussion follow
ing was vigorous and participated in
BY Prof. ]. D. Stops. Professor Macy.
Rev. P. F. Marston. Rev. D. P. Breed
and Mr.. Jackson. The brotherhood is
fiourishing and has at present about
100 members.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-13
JURY AcouiTs GREEN.
Frees Man Who SIashed Another With
knif-kouthfuI Burglar Sentenced

Special TO Times publican.
Webster City. Dec. 13.-Willian1
Green this morning was acquitted by a
jury in the district court here of the
charge of assault with intent TO kill
Owen Dillon. The verdict created
great surprise, as Green. upon slight
provocatien. last spring attacked Dillon
with a knife, slashing him badly about
the abdomen.
Richard Morrison. the young bandit
captured in the Channer drug store
here and supposed to be one OF the
gang which had been robbing stores,
banks and depots at Vincent, Webster
City. Judd Blairsburg. Woodstock. and
Kamrar. pleaded guilty. Judge Wright
this morning sentenced him to ten
years in the penitentiary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-13
FUNERAL OF PROFESSOR PARKER
Flags in Grinne!l at Half Mast-Mourn-
ing Friends Pay Tribute.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell. Dec. 13.-The death OF Pro-
fessor Parker has made a profound
in, preston upon this community, botn
college and city. The college flag has
been a, half mast. both yesterday and
today. The C. a. r. flag was 80 plac-
ed today. Brief services with but few
close friends present were held at the
home at 10 o'clock this morning and
the body was taken to the Consrega-
tional church at II. There 1t
was guarded by a detail from Gordon
Granger Post, C. a. R. OF which post
he was past commander. From III I'M
til In the afternoon there were many
mourning friends who looked upon his
face for the last time Public services
began at 3 The Grand Army Post
turned out in full force as guard and
escort but pail bearers We're selected
from civic, church and college circles.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-13
Z. - oarder g ed.n.

On tss Garden % Eden.
ibid ron know this was my birth.
day." asked Eve.
.'Could forget IT." answered Adam
Lets see-how old are you. this year
now don't answer-let me guess,
Your are-ah-sevsn!"
you hateful wretch!" cried Eve,
I'm only i've, and you know It
But that Is Just like you men
you try to pretend that the time 10
dragging and that your wives are
growing old! Just because you are
over SIX. and have lots Of gray hairs.
you think you can Insult your wife,
Eden was never the same after that
III.