The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-08-25
ENDICOTT AS SEEN
BY AGAzETTE MAN
new HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING And
GROUNDS RANK With BEST
IN The STATE.


to find town which has been in
corpOrated for seven years and has
never been in debt since the first
three months of its existance Such
is the case with Endicott, live lit
tie town of 800 people on the O.-W.
r. 4 y. 20 miles west Of ColfaX
The tTeasurer's books, even now,
show balance of $500 on hand
A small tax has been levied twice
during the seven years.
EndicOtt has improvements, too
The sidewalks are good, some of the
streets are graveled and others have
been strawed. A neat little fire sta
tion contains a Nott-Atwater fire en-
gine and large bell on steel tower
near at hand is ready TO give the
alarm in case of fire. An order has
been put in for a gasoline lamp as a
trial for street lighting. If il proves
satisfactory, others will be added
and the streets will no longer be
dark at night.
t. II. LOgSdOn, one of the pioneers
of the town, was the first mayor and
after a lay-Off of two terms is again
at the head of the city government
The councilmen are c. L. Wakefield,
d. W. Henry, H. NJ Rhodes, H. P.
Hamilton and ]. S. Mullins. The
city money is guarded by NJ. A. Sher-
man, Sr., and the clerk is NJ. A Sher-
man, Jr. The star is worn by G. n.
Zumwalt, who keeps peace in the
community and also looks after the
fire engine. Duties of the police
Judge fall upon George c. Marsh
One of the questions taken up by the
city council for consideration is the
matter of a curfew law A curfew
ordinance is being drafted at the
present time.
New High School.
The real pride of the town is the
new high school building, which will
be completed within ten days More
than IS acres of fertile land sur
rounds the building and it is planned
to have some experimental farming
work done in connection with the
school. A splendid athletic field
will also be maintained on one part
of the grounds. The building stands
on a slight elevation al the western
edge of town and together with the
$4,000. For several years the old
school building has been crowded
and last year a part of the classes
met in one of the churches and in a
vacant building. Offers have been
received for the old building and it
will soon be sold.
In the new building four class
rooms, laboratory and a large as
sembly room are devoted exclusive
ly to the use of the high school.
Each grade also has room and a
library and the superintendent Of
fee complete the plan for the main
floors A floating floor to deaden
the sound is one of the many little
improvements of modern construc-
tion ADOPTED in the new building. In
the basement is a large light room
for manual training work, boiler
room containing a modern steam
heating plant with double capacity
for heating building of this size.
BY being able to run the heating
plant at much less than its maximum
capacity it is believed there will be
a large saving in the amount of fuel
required. The boiler room has ce-
ment floor, steel ceiling and is con-
sidered to be absolutely fire proof.
The latest improved plumbing is also
used in the toilets, which are also
located in the basement. One large
room in the basement is left unfin-
ished and is planned to be. extended
for gymnasium when an addition
is made TO the building
Sanitary drinking fountains are
in place, the building is piped for
ascetelyne gas and an electric bell
system has beeen installed. All
through the building the greatest
care has been used in having every
thing as it should be. The floors
are all laid so that the boards extend
the same way as the aisles, the cor
ridors are lighted from high win
dOws making the light uniform, the
stairs are covered with oak veneer
and the furniture is the most dur
able to be had
Near the new building a we'll was
drilled to the depth of 103 feet and
water rose to within Is feet of the
surface. A good test with the pump
failed to lower the water an inch. In
an excavation around the wall is a
gasoline engine and a 5000 gallon
capacity compression tank The
tank has working capacity of $500
gallons and the water is forced
through the building by air pressure
1t is expected there will be plenty OF
water to irrigate the trees which are
to be put out around the building
and the lawn. The sewer is con
nected with a concrete sceptic tank
Directors who have charge of the
construction are H. j. Miller, l.. B.
Smith and Hugh Eaton. Ten teach
ers have been employed to instruct
the 800 students that are expected
to attend the school this year. The
enrolment last year was $50, but
several families are coming to town
this fall for the express purpose OF
sending their children to school.
Dependant on Farmers.
"Only drop in the bucket" is the
way the merchants speak of their
town trade. They are dependant al
most entirely on the farmers and the