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The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-06-16
The Fats and the Leans,

The Fats and the Leans These are
two words to coniure with Posters are
out announcing that the Fats and the
Leans will meet On the local diamond
next Sunday and give the best game OF
the season for the benefit OF the Colfax
Brass Band. Alderman Tiff, in true
Falstatfian dignity, and Will HENDERSON
will lead the opposing clans, and it is
expected that something will be doing.
We cannot state authoritatively but it
is understood that the human bean, pole
will be one of the star players for the
Leans. Fred Ratliff is expected to add
his avordupois to help out the Fats.
There's going to be big time at the
ball grounds Sunday, something out OF
the usual, The band will furnish music.
By the way, the band boys are deserving
of support. This will be a good time to
give substantial support and at the same
time have bushel of fun.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-06-16
Mrs. Duff Goes to Lewiston

Mrs. Richard II. Duff, a well known
resident OF Colfax, leaves Monday for
Lewiston, Idaho, which will be her home
in future. The Chapter OF the Eastern
Star gave Mrs. Duff reception Thurs
day night OF last week, presenting her at
the same time with a beautiful token.
Monday night the Women of Woodcrait
rendered her q reception, accompanied
by an appropriate token. She was also
given a reception Wednesday night by
the Artisans and last night by the Re-
bekahs. 1t will thus be seen that Mrs.
Duff has been greatly honored and surely
will be missed by host OF friends.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-06-16
STATE LIQUOR LICENSE
TAX DEL|NQUENTS
Whitman County Is Credited
With IS of Them.
Fishing Industry of State Is Bic,
Running Into Millions Of Dollars
--12,162 People Engaged in Bus
mess, Earning So, ,A14 ,e65.

Olympia, June IA The state tax
commission, while handicapped for want
OF funds, have decided TO take the neces-
sary time and money to enforce the col
lection OF the state liquor license tax,
and in pursuance OF this plan Secretary
Z j. koors went to Seattle, where be
looked up all the delipquents, arrested
three men and collected the fees from
every dealer in intoxicaDts who had not
paid up. The same thing will be done
IN every county in the state, and those
who are behind will be arrested, taken
into court and fined 800 and costs IN
less they pay up. All salo0nkeepers,
druggists or Others who handle intoxi-
cants, either for retail or wholesale pur-
poses, are required by law to obtain q
state license. According to statement
compiled by the state tax commission
there are in the state OF Washington 6S4
liquor dealers who are delinquent, and
of this number Sc are in Whitman
county. The largest number OF deIin-
quents are in Snohomish county, which
has SO, while Spokane has 81 and
Pierce 76 The best showing is made
by Thurston county, which has but Z
delinquent on the list out OF q large
number Of saloons. If all the dealers
would pay up their license fees there
would be paid into the state treasury
$2l, 500, and in two years it would be
$43,2OO, which is considerably more than
the cost OF maintaining the state tax
commission. The attorney general has
ruled that every person who runs
wholesale and retail liquor business in
the same place must have two licenses.
one from the federal government and
one from the state.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-06-16
lis road has been provided by

CT Ills road has Oeen prOViueu Dy
subscription by citizens for most part
living in Garfield, the remainder coming
out OF the Whitman county road fund
held by the state. The municipality Cf
Garfield meets this road with a macadem
at the east end OF the city limits. The
estimated cost OF this three miles OF
highway is $20,S00.
What is known as improved road No.
z, extending from point near Colfax
cemetery and running one mile east to
the Strickler place. has been surveyed.
but the plans, etc, have not at this
writing been approved by the state
highway commissioner. Arthur Howe,
Oliver Hall and s. NJ. Strickler, owning
farm lands bordering the proposed i'm
provement, guaranteed the IS per cent
payment. The plans call for a 16-foot
macadam, and the estimated cost is
$80S6.
Improved road No 3, leading out of
PalOuse, two petitions we're presented to
the county com ommissioners-one asking
that the work head for Pullman, and
the other thatit go west towards COliax.
The proposed improvement will extend
] 4 miles. As soon as the question of
route is settled the county engineers
office will make the survey and place
estimates. The completion Of the three
stretches OF macadam road named above
will exhaust the funds available for this
year, but the work can be continued
next year and each succeeding year until
macadam roads permeate every section
of the county.
The highway commissioner says that
Whitman is the first county in the state
to make preparation to build under the
new highway act bv petition OF abutting
property holders, under which they pay
Is per cent Of the total cost OF the
work to be done. II Whitman county
keeps up the pace she has set out it will
spell prosperity equal to the big wheat
crop we expect to garner this year.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-06-16
THE COLFAX POULTRY YARDS
Som ethins Out of Usual in Raising
High Glass Poultry.

Z. II. ROsenkraDz has something to
show people who visit his poultry yards
in the south end. IL is not all fine.
chickens with him. but the general ar
raDgement OF things where he keeps his
high-bred LeghOrDs is all his own and
is worth going to zee, particularly by
those engaged in raising poultry. Mr..
Rosenkranz has buff, brown and white
Leghorns, each in separate houses and
pens, not too many cODgregated under
the same rooi. 4 runway is provided
for each pen, where the birds can take a
dust bath and gaze out into the open,
albeit wire screening keeps each group
together. The chicks, Of which there are
hundreds OF all sizes and conditions, have
the run OF three-acre alfalfa patch on
the hillside above the house, when a score
or more of cOOps are placed to house the
little fellows at night and for rest and
shelter when inclination dictates.
The 10 acres belong to Mr.. Rosen-
kranz is an ideal home, where garden
and field have happy blending, and a
berry patch of all varieties and young
orchard with future before it, in addi-
tion to the poultry yards, make it a
fsvorite spot within the city limits of
Coliax to coDjure with. ROsenkraDz also
has beautiful Jersey COW and several
stands OF bees, and may be said to live
in land flowing with milk and honey.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-06-16
THE CLAN M'CROSKEY.
Great Gathering at Home of G. II
McCroskey of Pullman.

1FSdI 1dtnSrtn9 aI n ONE OF Gs n :
McCroskey of Pullman.
The clan McCroskey gathered 70
strong Tuesday at the home of George
Fl. McCroskey in Pullman, the occasion
being the 50th anniversary Of bis birth
It was family reunion, intended to in
clude all the McCroskeys in this part of
the Inland Empire 1t is said that 70
gathered, including husbands, wives and
children, there being many others that
could not attend. 1t was a notable
gathering.
There are three branches OF the Nc.
Croskey family living in the Palouse.
The late ]. P. T. McCroskey was the
pioneer as we'll as the oldest of the clan,
being the second settler on Tennessee
fat. From the loins OF the three heads
of this family have sprung a numerous,
viriIe and intelligent class of men and
women that have been conspicuous in
the business, professional and educa-
tional life Of this part OF the Inland EN-
pire.
Those who assembled at the home OF
George II. McCroskey Tuesday enjoyed
a big feed and family reunion that they
will never forget Several pictures of
the group were taken.
Colfax was represented by County
Auditor S. NJ. McGroskey and family, r.
L. McCroskey and family, Milton P. Nc
Croskey and family. Virgil T. McCroskey
and Marshall McCroskey and bis young
vile.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-06-16
Hand Severed at Wrist.

o 0 Coker, while working in Barths
sawmill near Rosalia, last Saturday had
his left hand cut off at the wrist by
coming in contact with the edger saw,
the hand simply hanging by the flesh
after he was rescued. Coker was brought
to st. IgHatius hospital without delay,
where he is resting as quietly as could
be expected considering his fearful ex-
DerieDce
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-06-16
Industrial insurance.

The new employees compression com
mission met on Thursday, June s, and
formally ratified the selection of George
A. Lee as chairman and Howard L
Hindley OF Spokane as secretary OF the
commission, and adopted the name OF
Industrial Insurance Commission, which
will be used on their letter heads. 1t is
found that it will be necessary for the
commission to have a suite OF Offices
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-06-16
HoI For lFondaIe,

The excursion to Irondale will leave
here Monday, June 26, going to the
Puget Sound city over the Milwaukee,
st. Paul & Puget Sound railway. A
round trip rate has been provided with
in the reach OF all. 1t will be an excel
lent opportunity to inspect the steel
plant at Irondale, TO make side trips to
the navy yard at Bremerton, Victoria,
B. c., and other points OF interest. The
trip can be made profitable from more
viewpoints than one.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-06-16
EXTENDING MACADAM ROADS
Two Surveyed by County Engineer,
the Third to Follow.

The county engineers Office received
word the last of last week from the state
highway commissioner that the plans,
cost, etc, of improved road No. /. lead
ing east out of Garfield three miles to
the Idaho state line, had been approved,
and work will probably commence on it
as soon as right-of-way for distance of
half a mile, owing to change in location
Of road at certain point, has been ar
ranged, over which, by the way, there is
no division OF opinion. This road is
known locally as the G. N. Clark road.
The work will be macadem, II feet in
width. Payment OF Is per cent of the
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-06-16
Sack Contract Awarded

In response to call for bids the Farm
ers' Union awarded contract for 4O6,-
900 wheat bags at 81 per hundred, and
for $4,000 oat bags at $6.s5 per
hundred to Balfour, Guthrie & Co., for
delivery July 10, at Colfax, Diamond,
Almota, Endieott, Lee Siding and Mock
onema. The bids we're received last
Saturday but the award was not made
until Monday.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-06-16

Earned runs Pullman l, ColfaI !; two base
hits Wynne, Moss first base n balls off
Cadore 4, Moss 2; struck out by Csdore 8, by
Moss s; left on bases Colfax 4, Pullman 6;
wild pitches Cadore l, Moss !; passed balls
Graham l.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-06-16
Fishing Industry Big.

The 21st annual report OF the state
tish commissioner, which has been fled
with the governor, shows that the fish
ing industry in Washington in 1910
netted the sum Of S., 7,5OO,5 The big
runs come every four years and the last
one was in 1909, and last year was the
best off year the industry has experienced
since 1908. The report shows that there
are 12,1 people at work in the fishing
business and last year they earned
$3,414,S65.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-06-16

down town in Olympia for the clerica
iorce IN addition TO the Offices in the
state house, as it was found TO be i'm
possible to house the whole department
10 the state house As soon as possible
the commission will make tour of the
state to get in touch with local condi.
uons In the various parts of the state
and TO explain the workings of the new
law, and will appear before the variC us
commercial bodies in each OF the in
dustrial centers.
Where Ignorance Is Bliss.
1t Is evident that one man in Vast
lngton thinks that Phiander c. Knox
OF Washington, d c., is the secretary OF
state OF the state of Washington, as |.
NJ, Howell has received through the mail
a check for 81 to pay for an automobile
license made out to PhiIander c. Knox.
1t has been decided by Secretary Howell
to send the check back to the sender for
corr ectiOn, rather than to forward it TO
Washington, D. G TO the federal official
for endorsement.
Charged to Excessive Speed.
According to the report of the state
track inspector, which has been flied with
the railroad commission, the wreck which
occurred on the Chicago, Milwaukee 4
Puget Sound railway in Adams county
on Memorial Day was the result of "ex-
cessive speed" He found that the track
and equipment was in good condition,
but the train was wrecked, as it was
running too fast while rounding a curve.
Anent Employer of Labor.
According to a ruling made by the
supreme court in a Pierce county case
the employer of labor assumes all re-
sponsibllity for the age of his workers,
and assumes all risk when he employs
boy under the age of fourteen years,
even though the father of the boy says
that he is over sixteen.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1911-03-24

Good heavy, young horses and
mules for sale on time. See A. c..
Wiper at the First National Bank.
County Superintendent Hecht
went to Columbus yesterday
where he will spend a few days
visiting schools.
For Sale-I have 200 bushels of
nice white Banner" seed oats
for sale at my farm six miles
north Of Bowbells. These are
from my 1909 crop. B. A. Smith,
R. R. No. 2, Phone 81 on line
103. 39-2t
County Superintendent Hecht
had planned on having a meeting
Of all the directors of the differ
ent school districts in the county
in this. city next week, but as he
was unable to obtainthe services
Of State Superintendent E. J.
Taylor for the day planned on on.
account of that gentleman having
made his program for three weeks
ahead, the meeting was postponed
until about June 1st.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1911-03-24
ATTEMPTS TO BURN
BOWBELLS SCHOOL
Unknown Incendiary Tries to
Fire Public Building with
Gasolene Monday

Monday evening some un-
known person attempted to burn
down the Bowbells high school
building and it was just luck
that the handsomest and best
built structure in the city did not
go up in flames. From all ap-
pearances it looks as though the
incendiary poured a quantity of
gasolene into the crack between
the back door and the casing and
ignited it, leaving it only after
he was sure that the fire had a
good enough start to burn down
the building if left unmolested.
A hole several feet in diameter
was burned out, but for some
reason or other the fire went out
of it's own accord without doing
any greater damage.
The school board has a clue as
to the identity of the perpetrator
and is working hard on it. 1t
may be that something may de-
velop later. A reward cf $1OO is
offered by President Carey of
the school board for information
leading to the arrest of the guilty
one.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1911-03-24
CHILD GETS THE
pOSTMASTERSHIp

George E. Child, vice president
of the Farmers & Merchants bank
at Kenmare, has been appointed
postmaster at Kenmare to sue
ceed Vic Corbett.
The appointment came as some
what of a surprise for the reason
that the reappointment of Corbett
was sent to the senate by Presi-
dent Taft, but for some reason
or other, the appointment was
held up, and during the recess
Child was appointed.
The friends of Mr.. Corbett are
much wrought up over the SUBJ
ject, and there may be some
further developments.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1911-03-24
AMBROSE HAS
NARROW ESCAPE

Ambrose, N. D., March 20
The people Of Ambrose had a bad
scare yesterday morning. A
about 6 o'clock the fire alarm
sounded and the citizens rushed
from their homes to find the Bow
ler pool hall in flames. AS this
building is in a solid block with
other buildings and the wind
wa blowing a gale from the
southwest, it was feared that the
entire town would be wiped out.
The fire boys responded prompt
ly and by the use Of the chemical
engines were able to confne the
fire to the one building, and by
herioc efforts were finally able to
extinguish the flames entirely.
The entire interior Of the build
ing together with the fixtures
were destroyed. T III e loss is
estimated at SIS, 900, partly cover
ed by insurance. Origin of the
fire is unknown.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1911-03-24
MAH0NEY AUCTION
DRAWS BIG CROWD
Largest Crowd is in BOwbells
Wednesday of Any Day
Since Barbecue

The Mahoney auction in the
city Wednesday was one of the
biggest successes in the sale line
that was ever pulled off in the
county. The crowd in town that
day was equal almost to that
that was here on barbecue day
last fall, and every business
house in the city enjoyed an ex-
ira good trade as a result of it.
Everything at the sale brought a
good price, a great deal better
that was expected by Mr.. Maho-
ney, and the result was satisfac-
tory to all concerned. The net
proceeds of the sale will amount
to very near $4,000. The Tri-
bune's poster printing and ad-
vertising did the work of draw
ing the crowd alone, the notice
Of the sale appearing in no other
newspaper.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1911-03-24
VALLEY FARM

To be presented at Lyons opera
house Frinday eve ming, Mch. 81.
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Harold Rutledge, New
Yorker .... Frank Smith
Perry Dean, a son of the soil,
Hiram Wiper
David Hildereth, a New York
lawyer. ...... Ben McEvers
Silas Holcomb, owner of the
Valley Farm . Jack Donovan
AZariah Keep, a clock tinker
Ed. Roper
Jennings, servant at the Rut-
ledge mansion.
:........... Wade Anderson
Hetty Holcomb, a country
flower transplanted to
city soil, =. >. Miss Holstead
1sable Carney, niece to David
Hildereth Miss Coulter
Mrs. Rutledge, Harold's
mother ... Miss Gender
Alvira Holcomb, sister of
Silas. Miss Gill
Liz Ann Tucker, who bor-
rows but never gos-
sips' Miss Devor
Verbena, hired girl at the
farm. Jennie Pierson
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1911-03-24
ENSIGN A BOXER

According to a letter received
by The Tribune from a friend at
Bow Island, Alta., same being
dated at that place on the 18th
inst, Albert Ensign, a former
resident of this city and known
to the sparting fraternity here as
somewhat of a boxer and
wrestler, engaged in a 10-round
boxing bout at Bow Island a few
days previous to the writing of
the letter, with one George Of
Winnipeg, also a boxer of some
renown, Ensign winning on a
fowl delivered by George in the
seventh, and the opinion prevail
ep among the large turnout that
the fowl was deliberate on the
part of George. who plainly saw
that were he to undertake to re-
main to the limit he was sure to
be knocked out. Ensign stock as
a pugilist is now said to be soar
ing sky-high up in the Bow Island
country. Our correspondent also
informs US that. spring work on
ike farms is we'll under way up
there and both farm implement
dealers and lumber yards are do
ing an immense business.
r. H.:
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1911-03-24
COUNTY LETS BIDS
FOR FURNISHING GRAIN
Bids for Cleaned Grain are
Opened by County CON-
missioners Monday

The bids for furnishing the
county with seed grain which
grain will in turn be sold to far
mers, were opened by the county
commissioners Monday. T h
following bids were accepted for
cleaned grain to be delivered at
the following places:
FLAXTON
Farmers Elevator Co., wheat
$1.02.
R. V. Carter, oats 45c.
A. G.. Wiper, flax $500; corn SEC.
STAMPEDE
Farmers Elevator Co., wheat
S1.00; flax $2.75; corn SEC.
BOWBELLS
A. C. Wiper. wheat $l.O5; old
oats SOC; flax $500.
r. A. Grams, old oats SOC.
r. Stromset, corn 55c.
COTEAU
A. F. Frebel, wheat $1.O5; oats
48c; corn 543c.
A. C. Wiper, flax $500.
COLUMBUS
A. C. Wiper, wheat, S1.05; oats
SOC; flax $500.
T. Stromset, corn SEC.
LUCY TOWNSHIP
John D. Lucy. 400 bushels wheat
at $1.00 per bushel.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1911-03-24
RAGING MEET DATES
HAVE BEEN SET
Meeting of Great Northern
Racing Circuit Held at
MinOt Thursday

At a meeting of the Great
Northern Racing Circuit held in
Minot on Thursday, H. L. Rich
ardson was reelected president
of the organization and M. C.
Bacheller was reelected secre-
tary. At the meeting Wil)iston
and Bottineau were admitted into
the circuit, and the dates of hold
ing meets in four places were
fixed. At a request of a number
of horsemen a stake event for a
$500 purse, was made for 3-year-
olds and under, pace or trot, two
in three, hobbies barred
Following is a copy of a letter
received by Secretary Bacheller
from President Richardson, tell
ing what was done at the meet
ing:
AT a meeting held at Minot,
N. D., on March 16, the Great
Northern Racing Circuit was re-
organized as follows: :.
H. L. Richardson, reelected
circuit president.
m. C. Bachelor, reelected
circuit secretary.
The dates of the meeting at the
different towns are as follows:
"Bowbells, N. D., June 20, 2l
and %.
''Williston, N. d., June q, %
and 20.
"Minot, N. D., July 3, 4 and 4.
Bottineau, N. D. July ID and Is.
1T was adopted that the first
three above mentioned towns use
the blowing program:
First day-2:l6 pace, early
closing event, $500; 2:25 pace,
early closing event, $500.
Second day-2:25 trot, early
closing event, $500; 200 pace,
early closing event. $500; 3-year-
old and under, pace or tfot, two
in three, hobbies barred, $500.
Third day-2:19 pace, early
closing event, $500; 2:13 pace,
early closing event, $500.
Entries close May %, 1911,
at II p. m. All other conditions
same as last years program.
Bowbells will give a Farmers
running race the first and third
days for a purse of $50, each one
half mile DASH" =.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1911-03-24
PLEASANT Surprise

Miss Emma Bertelson, tn e
nurse at the hospital in this city,
was Saturday evening very agree
ably surprised when about 20 of
her former patients called on her
at the hospital and presented her
with a crazy quilt to show their
friendship and esteem for her.
This quilt was composed of differ
ent pieces of cloth contributed by
sons former patients from all
over the country, nearly all the
western states being represented
and each piece had the name Of
the donor worked upon. Had
the roads been better, a much
larger delegation would have
been present at the presentation.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1911-03-24
RESULT OF TOWN.
SHIP ELECTIONS

The elections in the various
townships surrounding Bowbells
were held on Tuesday this week,
and though in most places there
was no fight and the candidates
placed in nomination at the eau
Gus were elected, in Bowbells
township there were three tickets
in the field. The following Off
GERS were elected in the town.
ships in this vicinity:
BOWBELLS
Supervisor-Jens Jensen.
Clerk-J. P. Neve.
Treasurer Laurence Larson.
Justice of Peace-J. L. Fink.
Assessor-Arvid Erickson.
Constables-J. B. Mertes and
Victor L. Lind.
Road Overseers:
District No. 1-Jeppe Skow.
District No. 2-Chas. Spear.
District No. 3-Fred John
sui.
District No. 4-Peter Christ
ianson
NORTH STAR.
.Supervisor-W. B. Cooms.
Treasurer-J. E. Emerson.
Clerk-D. ]. Jones.
Assessor-C. P. Hubert.
Constable-C.. P. Hubert.
Justice of the Peace:
Dist. No. Jacob Schupp.
= Dist. No. 2-R. G. Emerson.
Road Overseers:
Dist. No. 1-Theo Schweyen.
Dist. No. 2-Jacob Helgeson.
MINNESOTA.
SUPERVISOR F. O. Lands.
Clerk-D. c., Lands.
Assessor-T. H. Rierson.s
Treasurer-H. A. Kirkelie.
Road Overseers:
Dist. No. Emil Nehring.
Dist. No. 2-J. DerWood.
Dist. No. 3-F. O. Landis..
Dist. No. 4-Chris Anderson.
Dist. No. 5-F. Giraard.
Dist. No. Ct. H. RiersOn.