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The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-09-29
WILD HORSES SECURED
FOR BUCKAROO RACE
BUFFALO VERNON AND s.ROUND-
Up" FEATURES ADDED To
FAIR PROGRAM-TEKOA RAND
COMING.

Fifteen unbrOken horses from the
range have been secured to partici-
pate in the "buckaroO" race at the
Whitman county fair October 1921.
A corral is now being constructed in
the field in the center of the race
track for the wild horses. When the
race is called the contestant will he
required to go to the corral. rome a
horse, saddle him, lead him TO the
race track ana on signal start a buck
ing contest and race.
Buffalo Vernon, one of the features
OF the successful PendIeton round
up" has been secured. His feat is
to rope wild steer, throw him and
hold him with his teeth.
Perry Kohl, an experienced air
navigator, will make a balloon ascen-
tlon and parachute drop four days of
the fair. Professor Kohl is now in
ColfaX and is making his own bal
loon. The bag will be 65 feet high
and 128 feet in circumference. Aside
from his balloon stunt the professor
will make a slide for life on a slack
wire.
Manager Bloom is having the cor
raj constructed this week, the track
put in fine condition and sawdust
placed in the road. The new amuse-
ment features added this week with
those already booked will make the
best entertainment ever seen on the
fair grounds. 1t is the aim of the fair
management that there shall not be
dull moment during the entire
week.
Manager John Bloom was in Tekoa
Wednesday and secured the Tekoa
band for fair week He also reports
there will be so Occur d Alene In
dians to take part in the Indian war
dance. Assistant Manager Bernard
Baber is in Dayton this week secur-
ing race horses and it is also report
ed that he will bring back few wild
snakes to train for the exhibition.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-09-29
SPENDS HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS
COLFAx WILL BE BEST IMPROVED
CITY In INLAND EMPIRE
In SHORT TIME.

Fubllc improvements costing more
than $4,000 are now under way in
Colfax. Other public improvements
totaling even larger sum are con-
templated for the near future and
ordinances providing for the work
nave passed first and second reading
in the city council
Work now under way is the naytns
Of Main and Mill street district. AT =
cost OF SIS, iii, the construction Of
the Island street bridge at a cost an
proximately $4,000 and the CON
struction of the Codd bridge on Main
street at a cost of $500. A drain
pipe has also been laid on CANYON
street at a cost of $3.50.
Other improvements which have
been decided upon and for which the
contracts will be left in the next few
days are the paving Of the residence
district in the south end of the city
at cost estimate by City Engineer
j. H. Miller at $66,439, the paving
OF Main street from the court house
10 the O.-W. r. d n. depot at an esti-
mated cost of S20,498, paving the
alley between Main and Mill streets
at an estimated cost of $6,252 and
the construction of a trunk sewer In
the residence district in the north
end of town at an estimated cost of
$6.725.
Aside from the paving and bridge
work the city is taking on a new ap-
pearance. In the Mill street district
lone rhp l,o..
pIeted in the last few days or are
planning TO construct in the next few
weeks more than 1000 square feet
OF concrete sidewalks The property
owners in that district who have Just
completed or are about to build con-
crete walks are: H. NJ Moffatt, 140
hneal feet; R. K. Squibb, so feet; J.
ID. Ellis, - feet; NJ. j. Davenport,
80 feet; Burrell Investment com
pany, 23O feet; Johnson Brothers,
$50 feet; w. A. Davis, 1O8 feet; War
Her Implement company, As feet; A.
E. Kirkland. 140 feet; c. L. Mac
KenZle, 200 feet; w. L. Smuck. 230
feet; NJ. E. church, 100 feet; NJ. Fry.
90 feet; S. A. Nixon, so feet. Many
others are contemplating new walks
but have not as yet made definite ar
rangements for the work.
The improvements now under way
are keeping the city engineer and
three assistants constantly busy.
Total cost Of paving, bridge work
and new cement walks will be about
100000. At the present time the
Warren Construction company has
125 men at work on the paving Job
and their pay roll amounts to S25OO
a week aside from the pay of the
superintendent, inspectors, cashier
and others who work under the Port
land office of the company
Lateness of the season and the i'm
mense amount of work piled up be-
fore them has caused the Warren
Construction company to keep their
men at work seven days a week and
considerable overtime during the
week
1t is the intention to have Main
street paved and the bridges com
plete before the opening Of the Whit
man county fair October Is to 21.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-09-29
DIR. BALIsGER GOES TO SPOKANE
Has Practiced Successfully in COlfax
for SiY Years

Dr. J. A. Balsiger and family left
Sunday for Spokane where they will
make their future home. They will
live in the KnickerbOcker apartments
and the doctor is fitting up offices in
the Traders block. Mrs. Balsiger has
been back for two or three days this
week attending social functions given
in her honor. The doctor will divide
his time between Spokane and this
city until his successor arrives to
take charge of the COlfax office.
For six years DR.. Balsiger has been
practicing medicine and surgery in
ColfaX and has built up large and
successful practice. Spokane offers
larger field for his talents and he
has decided TO make the change
while still young man.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-09-29
COLFAX TRACT SELLS
FOR S24O AN Acre
PARTS OF WEST AND DECIDES
THIS IS BEST.

Il like it better every day." is
what Fred A. Chapman says of the
PalOuse country. Mr.. Chapman
came 10 ColfaX a month ago from
Odell, Illinois, and has just purchased
five acre tract adjoining the new
county farm, paying $240 an acre for
his purchase. He bought from j. P.
Hale. Before investing he visited
different parts of the northwest but
Colfax looks best of all to him. The
newcomer has a wife and one child.
He will raise fruit, garden truck and
chickens. A we'll developed orchard
is already growing on the tract.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-09-29
JURORS ARE EXCUSED.
October Term of Superior Court Va
Gated

Whitman county will be spared the
expense Of a jury term of superior
court in October. Only two cases
were on the calendar Carl Weems
has been adjudged insane and his
case cannot be tried. William For
tune, who is charged with stabbing a
man at Lamont several weeks ago,
has consented to have his case con-
tinued until the next jury term which
Judge Thomas Neill has announced
will be called for November 6. The
jurors who were summoned to ap-
pear next Monday have been excused.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-09-29
coLFAx GAZETTE coLFAx, WASHINGTON SEPTEMBER 80 1911

tract is - considered as the owner
of The la tor assessment purposes,
according .. an opinion given by the
state tax Ga mission to the assessor
of Stevens qty. The tax commits
sion says tn he supreme court has
decided this ut many times, and
that for ass nent purposes the
holder of the c act is to be treated
rs the owner of -.e land and is not to
be assessed upon the basis of his in
tereGt in the contract
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-09-29
COMPLAINTS ON ESTIMATE.
Commissioners Will Hear Grievance
and Make Levy Monday.

Next Monday will be the last
chance to make complaint before the
ccanty commissioners regarding the
estimate Of expenses for the coming
year, for on that day the commits
sioners will fix the tax levy. At the
same session the board will also fix
the levy for third-class school dis
tricts.
Another important matter to come
before the board will be the opening
of bids for the construction Of the
Colfax-Palouse road and the Garfield
road.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-09-29
Miss Codd's FIRST Appearance.

The attendance at Miss Genevieve
Codd's recital Monday evening was
not as large as might have been hop
ed but those who did attend were
we'll paid for their effort. She was
very winning and sweet and held her
audience from the start. In her light
numbers she did best in THE Bride
Her First Call On the Butcher"
OF the heavy numbers THE Lie" was
the best. Miss Dempsey, a vocalist,
assisted Miss COdd in the recital.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-09-29
Drawing Sets Not Expensive.

Complaints have gained general
that the drawing sets
used in the manual training work at
the high school are expensive, cost
ing from SO 10 SIS. Superintend-
ent Moses wishes to announce that
good sets containing all the tools
needed can be obtained here in Col
fax for $3.50.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-09-29
Packing Apples at BurreII Orchards.

One carload of Bell Flowers and
Jonathans have already been shipped
from the Burrell orchards at Dia-
mond and 25 people are picking and
packing the remainder of the crop.
The Northwestern Fruit Exchange at
Portland will handle most of the crop
from the Burrell orchard this year.
The one carload which has been ship
ped went east.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-09-29
Pullman Delegation Here.

A large delegation from the Pull
man missionary society was enter
tanned to dinner at the Methodist
church yesterday and joint meet
ing of the societies of the Pullman
and Colfax churches was held in the
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-09-29
Last Woman Declines.

Mrs. NJ. N. Silvey of Palouse, the
only woman 10 accept service for
jury duty at the term of Superior
court beginning next Monday, has
finally decided TO claim exemption
from duty by reason Of being
woman. This leaves none but men
on the jury list.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-09-29
Combined Ages Total 232 Years.

Three men whose average age was
over n years stepped up to a bar in
Colfax Tuesday morning and asked
for something to drink. The bar
tender remarked, Il have seen
good many men who could skin you
for drink, but I never set up drinks
for three men who could beat you for
age" The men were 81, IS and 20
years Of age.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-09-29
Will Smith Leaves San Diego.

Will Smith, son of E. B. Smith Of
this city, has sold his electrical sup
ply business at San Diego, California.
He will probably enter business in
Los Angeles. Mr.. Smith and Miss
Mae Miller were married at San
Diego at o'clock Wednesday even
ing
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-09-29
"FLOWER" PLEAsEs BIG HOUSE
jess Harris, as Comedian, Makes Hit
With Audience.

The best show which has appeared
at the new Ridgeway this season was
The Flower of the Ranch" last Fri
day night. The work of the male
quartette was especially pleasing and
several of the girls had good voices.
Jess Harris, the comedian, played
his part to perfection and did some
excellent team work with Flower"
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-09-29
Store Closed Monday.

Next Monday, October 2, is the
Day of Atonement and on that ac-
count Lippitt Brothers store will be
closed.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-09-29
Twins Died Young.

Twin girls were born to Mr.. and
Mrs. James A. Davis at Steptoe Tues
day but the little daughters lived
only a short time.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-09-29
{ tannOt BE Tried.

After receiving DR.. Semple's report
Judge Thomas Neill issued an order
declaring that it is contrary to law
to try man who is insane. The set
ting OF the case for the October term
OF court was vacated and the matter
continued until such time as the
prisoner shall be in proper mental
condition for a trial.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-09-29

what | say. Weems died about seven
years ago, and since then nv moth
tr mind is better, but at times she
Is not responsible The sister older
than Carl is with me, and she has
told Inc that Weems was particularly
brutal TO Carl He would cut
switches and dry them TO beat the
"fnd with, and often cut the blood
cut OF the poor child's body, then he
would take the brittle side of the
hair brush and beat the child with
that Carl fell from tree when he
was about nine years old and injured
his skHli and cut the flesh on his
neck to the bone. My sister says he
mad the scar when she last saw him
Then Carl put peas in his ears. and
OF course that affected his hearing
then Weems would beat the child be-
cause he aid not answer when he was
called. The peas were in the chiId's {
ears about two years before anv one
knew it.
! am telling you all of our miser-
able history. so that you will under
stand that it is impossible for the
poor boy to be accountable for what
he faa done; and | implore you to
use !UHr influence to put the bov
where he can be treated, and at least
partially cured.
Viii yoT please tell me the date
set for The trial. We are not wealthy
but we will do all we can for our
brother.
cant write any more now. but |
Will write letter to Carl this after
noon or tonight. If he won't read
the letter, will you please read it to
him and tell him that his big sister,
loves him.
will write to the lawyers, but
wont you please write to me again.
tol somehow l feel that in you we
have q friend
With thanks and regards, / am
Sincerely,
L
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-18
MEXICAN REBELS KILL
SPIES THIS MORNING
TWO WE'RE SHOT UNDER
THE COVER OF DARKNESS
Reported That Several Mexican Sol
- diers We're Killed Today i'm Close
Range Fighting.

New York, March 1S.-A special to
the World from Douglas, Arizona,
says the insurgents ambushcd a band
of fedcrals near Campus and killed
65.
Mexicali, March 1S.-Under cover
Of darkness early this morning the
rebels shot Filipo Ries and an un-
known man, suspected of being spies
for the federalists. I'VE gave them
a fair trial" said Captain Mcdonald,
then gave them what we expect if
the federals capture us"
Maria, Tex, March 1S.-Several
Mexican soldiers were killed at close
range fighting near Ojinaga, it was
reported today. The federal COM
mand is reported to be bottled up
while Colonel Dorante with so of his
soldiers are surrounded in a group of
houses within mile of the garrison.
Ncwspapcrmcn Released.
Washington, ID. c., March 1S.-In
response to representations to MeXi-
co at Cuidad, Porfirie, Diaz has or
dered the release of Henry Whittle, an
American newspaperman charged
with having participated in revolu-
ton. He was translating American
news dispatches into Spanish when ar
rested.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-18
THOMAS CURLEY ASSOCIATION
HOLDS LAST STAG BANQUET

a lot of prominent and respectable
citizens of the Williamsburg, Pa.
neighborhood are not yet through ex-
planning to their wives the full and
complete details of there Whereabouts
on a certain and recent night, and
the same being the evening and
morning after of the last-and prob
ably final-stag entertainment of the
Thomas Curley association. This clas-
sic affair was pulled off in Lieder.
kranz hall, and was decidedly a warm
affair, according to the cops who
broke down the doors and put an
abrupt end to the proceedings. All of
the members escaped, but the police
arrested and carted off to the skoo-
KUN house a sixteen year old maiden
who, it is said, was in the midst of
dance of a character not to be de-
scribed in the public prints. The os-
ficers were attracted to the hall by
the applause and loud cries of More!
More. Keep it upi'
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-18
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PORTLAND COMPANY EXPANDS.
Railway Light and Power Corporation
VIII Reach Out Into Inland
EmDire

Portland, March 1S.-Announce-
ment was made today by the Portland
Railway, Light & Power company Of
this city, that extensions and enlarge
ments Of its plant would be immedi-
ately undertaken. The betterments
are to cost $4,0OO,0OO, they will pro-
vide an aggregate of 100000 horse
power and enable the company to
supply power for a radius of 100
miles from this city.
Accompanying the announceTsent
was the statement that when the plant
Is completed in 1914, in conjunction
with the Pacific Power & Light COM
pany, which owns numerous plants
throughout the Pacific northwest,
continuous electric transmission pow
er will be available from the Pacific
ocean to Walla Walla. Wash.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-18
9Es
TWO FIGHTERS AND
PROMOTERS ARRESTED
WOLGAST, MEMSIC, hackers
ARE SERVED WITH WARRANTS
District Attorney Says Bout in
Which Westener Was Defeated
Was Prize Fight.

Los Angeles, March 1S.-Ad VOL
gast and George Memsic, the princi-
pals in the boxing contest at Vernon
yesterday; Thomas McCarey. promo
ter. and Charles Eyton, referee. were
arrested last night on the charge of
having violated the special statute
against prize fights.
The four We're notified that war
rants had been issued by District At
torney Fredericks, and they appeared
last night in the court room of JUS
tice Rooves. A bond of $1,000 was
furnished in each case.
The preliminary hearing will be
held today, at which time it is ex-
pected the four will plead and the
time of trial be set.
In case a trial date is set it is ru-
mored that habeas corpus proceed
ings will be instituted by the defend
ants to test the law.
The state law, which it is charged
has been violated, provides a maxi
mum penalty of five years imprison-
ment in the state penitentiary.
District Attorney Fredericks made
the following statement: 81 sent
Deputies Ford and Hutton to observe
the contest in order to ascertain
whether or, not it was a prize fight.
CONTINUED on mage fiye)
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-18
PILOT ROCK HOTEL BURNED DOWN

Pilot Rock had one of the most
disastrous fires in her history last
night when flames reduced the City
Hotel owned and conducted by ]. X.
Smith, and all of its contents to ash
es, entailing'a a loss of approximately
$4,000, OF which $4,000 was covered by
insurance. What the origin of the
fire was nobody knows but 1t is known
that 1t started on the northwest cor
ner which is on the opposite side from
the kitchen where the only fire Of the
day had burned.
Only the absence of any wind and
the timely assistance of large num-
ber Of dancers who were just return
ing to their homes when the conflag-
grafton was discovered, prevented
many other buildings in the town
from being destroyed. AS the only
equipment for fighting flames which
the town possesses is a limited num-
bility Of having the hotel as the flames
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-18
ATHENA WESTON ROAD WANTED

If the wishes of the farmers and
others living in the Athena Weston
country are gratified. the county
court will commence its permanent
road work by building a macadam
highway between Athena and wes-
ton.
According to County Judge Maloney
Weston and Athena people have petit
toned the court asking that work
on the Athena-Pendleton highway
be started at that end. In order to
make their petition more effective the
petitioners offer to haul crushed
rock free of cost to the county while
the work is underway. This would
greatly lessen the expense of such
work to the county.
AS to whether or not the petition
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-18

of the Weston-Athena people will be
granted, Judge Maloney does not pre-
dict. The matter will come before
the court at the April meeting.
At this time the county is awaiting
the arrival of the rock crusher IL
purchased some time since. 1t has
been the intention OF the court to start
permanent work as soon as the crush
er arrives. Should the court decide
to start work at the east end of the
highway the crusher will probably be
shipped to Athena.
At this time some of the road crews
of the county are at work grading the
dirt roads According to Judge Ma
loney more work would be underway
at this time were it not for the fact
That the road scrapers purchased re-
Gently have not yet arrived.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-18

bility of aving the hotel as the flames
had gained a great headway when dis
covered.
The City Hotel was "a room
building and enjoyed popularity
which always taxed its capacity to the
limit. and the blow will be a hard
one for the little sheep town. Not
only was the building totally destroy
ed but all of the furniture and other
contents met n like fate.
Pilot Rock people in the city to-
day, while lamenting the loss OF the
hotel, feel that the town has been
taught a lesson b. the calamity and
that city water system, which has
been long advocated, will be hasten
ed by 1t.
Major Lee Moorhouse of this city
carried $1,000 insurance on the build
ing, while a Pilot Rock insurance
agent carried $500 on the furniture
and fixtures and $500 on the build
ing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-18

Augusta, Ca, March 1S.-The in
formation has been allowed to drift
from the executive headquarters of
Taft that the president would consid-
er any invasion of Mexico equiva-
lent to a declaration of war; 1t is be-
lieved that Taft is preparing to send
an early special message to congress
dealing with the international SITUATE
on and the army and navy mobiliza-
ton. 1t is explained that owing to
various considerations the president
cannot speak yet, but every one about
the president freely admits that the
motive which caused the mobiliza-
ton is most important.
Sending Troops to Islands.
san Francisco, March 1S.-That
thousands of troops will be sent to the
PHILIPPINES and Hawaii within the
next few months was indmated here
today by army officers following the
receipt If word that the second in
fantry had passed through Tuscon en-
route to San Francisco for embark
alton for Honolulu. They declared
the tip is prevalent that 1900 men
will be sent to Hawaii within a few
months.
Until the second passed Tuscon II
is believed, they though they were
bound for Texas. The Fifth cavalry
departs next week for Honolulu.
1t is rumored here that the mining
of Pearl harbor is underway.
Mine planting in San Francisco
harbor beginning the first of April
will be done by the 57th, Goth and
147th coast artillery companies. Mine
planter Armistead will be used. The
Second infantry is due to arrive sun
day.
San Francisco, Calf, March IS
Admitting that Pearl Harbor is insult
manned artillery officers at
the Preside today stated that prob
ably more troops will be sent to Hon.
olulu soon. The officers added that
this is significant.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-18
STRIKE OF 10000 IN
new YORK POSSIBLE

New York, March 1S.-With the
arrival of Samuel Gompers, presr-
dent of the American Federation of
Labor, it is expected the question of
whether a general strike of every
thing on wheels-in this city, involving
7O,O in New York alone, will be de-
>termined. Gompers is presiding at a
meeting that will decide the action.
General Organizer Ashton said he
opposed a general strike but feared
the hotheads would win.
Such a strike would create a bad
situation. 1t would involve teamsters,
longshoremen and chauffeurs in New
York, Jersey City, Newark Yonkers
and neighboring towns.