The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1911-04-29

ment. The commissioners in the city and county
are enthusiastic over the plan. I have also inter-
ested the owners of commercial apple orchards in
the Spokane valley and other parts of this country
IN the movement and expect to announce sub
stantial prize in short time for a photograph of
the best house or church wedding decorations fash
loned with apple blossoms. Personally, will pre-
sent purse of gold to the bride winning the first
prize. This competition is free and open to every
woman in the United States and Canada"
There is likely to be some opposition from the
orange growers, who may feel they have monop-
oily on the wedding wreath flower, but the life of
the apple blossom season is not more than 30 days
in the spring, after which orange blossoms may be
worn by bride and bridegroom.
The newly appointed commissioners for the new
county of Pend Oreille are L. l.. Mathews, cashier
of the lone state bank; D. R. Atherton, success
ful rancher of Cusick and one of the drainage COM
missioners; Geo. w. Sutherland of Newport, at
present commissioner of Stevens county.
The strife and turmoil of electoneering for COM
mlssioners in the new county has left bitter
feelings in many places, the northern part of the
county claiming that the Newport politicians engin-
eered the deal, and residents of the southern part
claiming that the northern part has showed bad
faith The law creating the new county becomes
effective June TO-
In Stevens county the fight for the successor to
Commissioner Sutherland is making things warm
between Chewelah and Springdale, several candid
ates having friends who are busy with Commits
sioners Palmer and Ferguson in the attempt to
show them who is who." The commissioners
have given out quiet tip that they will try to
select the best man for the job, and with this as
surance the public will not be greatly worried over
the outcome.
Champ Clark is the logical candidate for presi-
dent, says Martin J. Maloney, formerly state rep
resentative from this county and now resident
OF Colfax. He says:
During my visit to Washington and also while
in New York conferred with many of the national
democratic leaders and found the impression uni
ytrsal that Champ Clark was about the only man
who could rally the full strength of both wings
of the democratic party. He is equally acceptable
to radicals and conservatives, and it is this fact
more than any other which gives his candidacy the
great strength it has SO rapidly developed.
His long experience in congress, something
which Grover Cleveland entirely lacked also is
factor which rebounds greatly to his favor. His
state Missouri is not too far south to be the resi-
dence of our next president.
Mr.. Clark is in favor of reciprocity with Canada
and revision of the tariff downward In fact,
his tariff views are similar to those stouty main
tanned by the last democratic president
Though have been leaving politics severely
alone for several years intend to get back into
the game with the sole object of securing dele
cation from Washington to the next national con-
vention which will be instructed for Mr. Clark. |
believe that will have the support in this effort
of the leading democrats throughout the state.
Said the teacher to the child-Name some of the
things that you do not dare to approach too close
ly, and that have horns.
Said the child Automobiles.
Spokane now has progressive republican league
of 800 members, $50 being women, and the league
announces long list of progressive speakers for
next fall, among them Senators LaFolette, Clapp
Borah, Bourne, Beveridge and Pondexter.
The progressves whats in name? will try
to carry this state in 1872 and dozen men are to
be sent over the state to organize local leagues.
The progressives say that the paters are 60
ing to make hard fight for supremacy, and that
the woman vote will be an important factor in the
next campaign to decide the issue.
But while the progressives and the stand-patters
and the office-seekers and the other republicans,
by whatever name called, are trying to get into
the governmental band wagon, let the residents of
Washington remember that ALL THREE of their
republican congressman voted together against re-
ciprocity-the progressives and the stand-pat. So
that it don't make much difference what kind OF
republican is sent to Washington, so far as the
Door consumer is concerned. When relief from
oppressive costs is wanted the voter will have to