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The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-13
DIAMOND TEACHER HURT.
Acetylene Explosion Breaks Jaw ana
Cheek Bone.

AS a result of the explosion OF an
acetylene gas tank which he was re.
pairing Joseph L. Fuss, principal OF
the Diamond school, is in st. lgnat-
ius hospital suffering with broken
lower jaw, the upper jaw broken
loose from the skull, broken cheek
hone and numerous cuts about the
face. The professor was working
Saturday afternoon on small gas
plant used for lighting private
residence when he turned around ana
in some way fell on the tank causing
the explosion. He was removed 10
the CSlfax hospital and is rapidly re-
covering. His face will not be badly
disfigured.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-13
BERG THROWS MILLER.
Champion of Michigan Loses to Well
known Wrestler.

1t took John Berg just 81 minutes
to get the first fall from Joe Miller
before small crowd at the New
Ridgeway theater last Friday even
ing. Berg is the acknowledged light
heavy weight champion wrestler OF
the Northwest and Miller is the
champion Of that class in Michigan.
Miller showed remarkable skill in
twisting himself out of dangerous
positions and brought repeated
cheers from the spectators. Berg
was never in danger and in every
move showed his experience in wrest-
ling. Berg secured the second fall
in 1112 minutes.
Stapleton Of Colfax and Hull OF
Twin Falls boxed four lively rounds
as a preliminary. Referee Smith
called the bout a draw.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-13
GOES TO PENITENTIARY.
Charles F. Ray Is Denied New Trial
by Supreme Court.

Over ruled by the supreme court,
Charles E. Ray has at last been COM
PEELED 10 give up his fight and begin
his term OF from six months to 10
years in the penitentiary. Ray was
convicted early in the year of re-
ceiving stolen goods and has fought
the case through the supreme court
He had bad record with the court
because of numerous arrests for sell
ling liquor without license and con-
ducting a pool room without license
at Riparia When the findings OF
the supreme court were received by
the sheriff Friday Rays bondsmen
were notified and the prisoner re-
ported TO the sheriff at once. He let
for Walla Walla Monday morning IN
company with Carl Weems and
Deputy Sheriff j. B. Eastep.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-13
Killed Two Wild Cats.

Mrs. Nina Lamb drew a bounty of
SIS from the county for killing wild
cat August 81. The only other per-
son to present a wild cat pelt to the
county auditor for bounty during
the last quarter was w. H. Stober.
He also received IS. Bounties of 81
each were paid for q coyote skins
during the three months and this
week bounties were paid on Is more.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-13
Postal Savings Bank Grows.

In the last few weeks the Colfax
Postal Savings bonk has been gain
ing popularity by leaps and bounds.
At the present time there are 27 de-
positors and the total deposits
amount to over $1,000. Several of
the new depOsitOrs are foreigners
and a number are school children
One OF the teachers has been explain
ing the bank TO her class and the re-
suit is gratifying.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-13
"Jim the Penman,, Pleases

Florence Roberts, Thurlow Ber-
gen and Theodore Roberts, supported
by a strong company, presented
Jim the Penman" of the "Raffles'
Type TO a good house at the New
Ridgeway last Thursday evening.
The three stars were up to expecta-
tions and the audience was we'll
pleased. The scenic effects and cos
TUNES were especially attractive.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-13

cltls. He was in a critical condition
wnen taken 10 the hospital after be-
ing Ill four days and never rallied.
The young man was a graduate of
the Spokane high school in the class
OF 1909 W. H. Butler was a well
known deputy sheriff in Spokane for
several years before entering bust
ness al Winona about a year and a
half ago. The body was taken to
Spokane for burial.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-13
WHITMAN GROWS
STRAWBERRIES
AGRICULTURE COMMISSION'R SAYS
5000 CRATES WERE PRO.
DUCED In COUNTY.

Olympia, Oct 1.-THE total num-
Der OF crates of Strawberries raised
IN the state of Washington in the sea-
son of 1911 was 443.O35 crates.
which means $50 car loads, or over
100000 quarts, and of this
amount about One-Quarter, or 1877
4ol quarts We're produced in King
county, with the aid of Vasnon Island
which is the principal strawberry dis
trlct OF the state. Strawberries were
produced in every county of the state
and in Whitman county 5000 crates
were produced. The sum of 1885,
O10 was realized from the sale of the
strawberries raised which is an aver
age of $350.00 per acre as there were
1852 acres of land in the state de-
voted to the raising of these berries.
These figures are taken from the re-
port Of F. A. Huntley, state commits
siOner of horticulture, and only the
Strawberries handled through deal
ers are considered. Of the $50 car
loads of straw berries raised in this
state, 149 car loads were shipped out
OF the state, while 58S.S64 crates
were shipped in from Oregon and
California.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-13
RAILROAD ASSESSMENT
TAKES Big INCREASE
WHITMAN MUST RAISE S47S,111
FOR STATE AND COUNTY
TAXES ON 1911 ASSESSMENT.

Whitman county's assessed valua-
tion has increased more than five and
a half millions in the last year, ac-
cording TO totals compiled by Asses
sor Geo. ". Walter and given out
this week The increased valuation
is almost entirely in the railroads al
though the real estate and personal
property has increased slightly. Fol
lowing are the figures showing the
comparison for the present year with
lact
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-13
PIONEER WOMAN DEAD.
Mrs. Knox Came to Wilcox Country
in 1873.

Mrs. Emmerette Knox, wife of
Thomas Knox, died last Sunday on
the farm near Wilcox where she has
lived since 1875. Funeral services
were held in the Christian church in
this city Tuesday afternoon, Rev. w.
a. Diggins officiating. Burial was
in the Colfax cemetery.
Besides a husband Mrs. Knox is
survived by nine children. She was
born at Monroe, Wis, December II,
1853, and came to the Inland En-
pire when she was 22 years of age.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-13
DIR. Palamountain Moves.

DR.. W. B. Palamountain has NOV
ed to the Hollingsworth house on
Mill street.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-13
GET NO PAY; DECIDE TO LEAVE
State Examiners not Willing 10 Take
Chances on Getting Pay.


After working five weeks on the
books Of Whitman county, W. w.
Payne and c. F. VOight, the eXamin-
ers employed by the state bureau Of
inspection and supervision OF public
offices, have gone leaving the work
only one-third completed. The con-
stitutionality of the law under which
they are working has been tried out
by Thurston county and the decision
of the supreme court has not been
given out. Pending this decision the
auditor of Whitman county, on the
advice of Prosecuting Attorney Pat
tison, refused TO pay the examiners
for their work. The law in question
provides that the examiners shall De
paid at the rate of SIS per day by the
county
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-13

Aside from this VIII be the city
amounts, which are certified direct
to the assessor, the school district
taxes and the road district taxes.
The tax levy for Colfax inside the
bonded district is % mills and out
side the bonded district, s mills
This levy is one mill lower than last
year.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-13
Annendicitis Victim Dead.

Virgil B. Butler, the 19-year-old
son of W. H. Butler, Winona mer-
chant, died at the hospital Sunday
night from acute perforated append
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-13

The grand total of state and coun-
ty taxes to be raised this year is
$478,171.42. The tax rate for the
different county funds has been fig
urad ont as follows.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-13
Cloud on College Land.

A suit to remove the cloud from
the title to two lots of the state col
lege campus has been started in the
superior court of Whitman county by
the attorney general. For supposed
delinquent taxes in 1903 these lots
were through mistake sold in 1903
under a tax foreclosure sale.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-13
Levy is Limited.

The attorney generals office has
ruled that county cannot levy more
than four mills against all the prop
erty in the county for road and
bridge purposes. This opinion was
given to the prosecuting attorney of
Mason county
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-13
WEEMS TO WALLA WALLA.

Will Be Detained in Insane Ward at
Penitentiary.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-13

VI the total amount OF state taxes
to be raised for the year 1911 for the
state, state school, military and high
way funds, Whitman county will have
to pay S199,92S or an increase of
SIS, ,654 over the state tax for last
year which amounted to $184,274
The increase in railroad valuation
will more than cover the increase in
state tax.
Farm and city property in Whit
man county is assessed at 45.42 per
cent of its actual value and the state
tax board has eQualized the railroad
valuations on the same basis maxi
ing the railroads eQualized mileage
show higher in this county than in
counties where values are lower.
The board of county commission
ers last Saturday ordered that taxes
be levied upon the assessment for
1911 for the several county funds as
F1l
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-13
Pays $1S9,175.

Taxes levied for the state, state
school, military and highway funds
for the year 1911, amount to S.
062, ,167, of which amount Whitman
county will have to pay $199,175.
The state board of equalization has.
clipped the levy for 1911 to $50
mills, this being .13 mills lower than
in 1910. The amount of state taxes
TO be paid by King county in 1911 is
81 ,262, 600, or practically one-fourth
of the entire tax. The amount levied
in Spokane county is $679,OOO while
Pierce county is to pay $463,383, the
total amount 10 be paid by King,
Spokane and Pierce counties being
practically One-half of the entire sum.
The next largest sum comes from
SnohOmish county which pays $201,-
900, while Whitman county stands
fifth. Yakima county is sixth with
$1S6,O0G and Chehalis county, which
formerly stood fourth, has dropped
to the seventh place, paying $685.
GOO
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-13
Commission Will Help.

Efforts TO reduce the amount of
smut found in wheat raised in the
Pacific Northwest will be made by the
grain inspection department of the
public service commission, as the
records show that the smut on grain
causes a loss of 100000 a year to
the farmers as il has been found that
from "a to 81 per cent of the grain
inspected shows smut. The average
amount of smut in grain causes a re-
ductiOn in price of about three cents
per bushel. It is estimated that the
grain growers of the Northwest lose
directly and indirectly five mills on
the dollar year through smut and
they are just beginning TO realize the
enormous loss. The state proposes to
assist in saving this amount for the
farmers.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-13
Act is Constitutional.

-lNt II
The employees compensation law
passed by the last legislature has
been held constitutional on every
point raised, by the supreme court
and those in position to speak with
authority say that this decision is the
most remarkable and far reaching
one ever handed down by the Wash
lngtOn supreme court. The indus
trial insurance commission composed
Of Chairman Geo. A. Lee, c.. A. Pratt
and j. H. Wallace, who were appoint
ed by Gov. Hay, are all ready for
work, and the Seattle street car acct
dent case in which two were hurt will
be the first case handled by the COM
mission. The decision upholding the
cOnstitutionality of the employees
compensation law was written by
Judge Fullerton, was signed by
Judges Parker, GOse, Dunbar, Crow,
Mount, Ellis and Morris and concur
red in by Judge Chadwick and says
that the law is intended to place the
burden of protection upon the indus
try, and ultimately upon society,
where it belongs, instead of upon the
individual workman. The law went
into effect at midnight Oct. /.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-13

People living on Mill street in the
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-02-19
MORE ROOM is NEEDED
FOR CONFlScATED BOOZE
Limited Room at the Police Barracks
Is About Exhausted.

If many more blind tigers are raid
ed in Brunswick it will be necessary
to provide additional room for the
large amount of heer and whisky
which the police force has seized dur
ing the past few years.
When the prohibition law first went
into effect it was not expected that
within such a short time the large
room in the second story of the city
jail would be filled with so much
whisky and beer, but large number
of raids have teen made and now the
room which has been used for the pur-
pose is about full and little room is
left. If the officers continue to make
these raids then the city will have to
provide another place for storing the
goods seized from the violators.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-02-19
DROPPED THEIR POCkETBOOK
IN THE DEPOT AT WAYCROS
oserfieId Family Reached the City
Yesterday in Distress.

Davis Clark, his wife and four small
children, who left Osierfield, a small
station On the A, 3. & A. railroad on
Friday for this city, where they come
to reside, reached the city yesterday
morning in great distress.
The family shipped all of their fur
niture here few days ago, which has
not as yet arrived They had sufff-
cient money to defray all expenses
until they could get settled in the city
but when changing cars at Waycross
Mrs. Clark, who carried pocketbook
containing the money. dropped it,
and the family was compelled to come
to Brunswick without a cent.
, Upon their arrival here yesterday
morning they were in great distress,
as their household goods had not ar
rived and they had nowhere to go
nor money with which to stop at a
boarding house. They were directed
to the Salvation Army headquarters
and are Icing cared for there until
they can get located in the city.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-02-19
MANY WILL GO
FROM THIS CITY
BARBECUE AT OWENS FERRY
WEDNESDAY TO BE LARGE
LY ATTENDED.

Everything is in readiness for the
big Barbecue to be '1eld at Owens Fer
ry next Wednesday and the indica-
tions are that TIE affair will be one
of the largest attended and most en-
thusiastic gatherings OF the kind held
in the state in a long time.
The affair is to be given under tie
auspices OF the Brunswick Automo-
lie club, and U.is organization has
invited as it's guests on the oc-
casion the Jacksonville Automobile
club and others as well as the county
commissioners of Duval and Nassau
counties in Florida and Glynn anG
camden counties in Georgia, and all
of these bodies will be represented
" two or three delegates.
From Jacksonville a large crowd
will attend the barbecue. In all it
is expected that there will be one
hundred from hlat city, while the
Jacksonville party will be joined by
auto enthusiasts from Fernandina at
Callahan. Other Florida points on
the proposed road will also attend
the barbecue
1t is expected that there will be
from Is to 20 machines from this
city and each of them will carry from
three to five passengers, therefore,
the attendance from this city will be
quite large. Included among those
who will attend from Brunswick, will
be representatives of the board of
county commissioners, large num-
ber of the members of the Brunswick
Automobile association and others.
1t is the urgent request of the Of
ficers of the association that all cars
from the city carry Brunswick ban
ners. Many of the auto owners al
ready have these banners, but those
who have not can secure them from
Fleming & Bryant as tley have a
large supply on hand.
The days outing will include an
old-fashioned Camden county Garbe-
cue, which in itself means something
to the inner man, a good roads meet
ing, at which several interesting ad.
dresses will be made by members OF
both the Brunswick and Jacksonville
Automobile clubs. In all the affair
promises to be very interestin one
and should mean much in the cause
of good roads in south Georgia and
north Florida
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-02-19
DREDGE READY
To BEGIN WORK
ON SHORT CUT
DEEPENING AND WIDENING PLAN
TATloN AND CLUB CREEKS
TO START WEDNESDAY.
Large Suction Dredee Niagara Will
Be Engaged in the Work-Improve-
ment to Be Made for Protection of
Fresh Water Steamers.

The Savannah Dredging company,
which has the contract for deepening
and widening Plantation and Clubb
creeks, thus making shortcut from
Ogletaorpe bay to the Altamaha riY-
er, will begin work on Tuesday morn
ing.
The large suction dredge Niagara,
which has been at the plant of tie
Parker-Hensell Engineering company
for the past few weeks undergoing a
number of repairs, will be used in
the work. The dredge is now in q
first class condition in every particu-
lar, having been thoroughly overhaul
ed by the company. ]. c. Titzell, of
Savannah, manager of the Savannah
Dredging company, arrived in the
city yesterday and will be here for
some time experimenting the work.
TIE cutoff through these two
creeks is to be done under an appro
priation of $4,000 secured by Con.
gressman Brantley last year. The
work is to be done for the benefit of
the fresh water boats which come to
this port 1t will not only afford
them a shorter route to the city, but
will give them a route by which the
dangers of ST. Simon sound can be
avoided At present it is necessary
for these light draft boats to &c
around and enter the port through
the sound, and during rough weather
it is dangerous to them. When the
cut is completed the boats can entel
from the Altamaha river and come
through to the mouth of Plantation
creek just below the A., B. e A. ter
minals.
Tie large dredge will not only wild
en- and deepen the two creeks, bu
it will also straighten them to a Ger
tain extent. That is new creek con
Meeting the two, cutting out many o.
the curves, will be built, which will
reduce the distance through the creel
by about three miles.
A depth of feet at mean low tide
is to be secured, and the creek is tt
be so feet wide at the bottom, ei ms
it width of about 100 feet az Ie toE
on high tide. The work will take sev
eral weeks and when completed i
will be of great advantage to the vari
Gus fresh water boats which come tt
this port from points on the Ocmulgee
and Altamaha rivers.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-02-19
THE "SWEETHEA7T' MAN
is NOW IN THE CITY

There is nothing like being we'll
known and in a business that makes
you popular. When Mr A. Jacobs
made his appearance on the streets
yesterday morning. everyone recog-
nized him at once as the Sweetheart
Soap man Mr. Jacobs has been
making annual visits to the city for
several years. advertising this popu-
lar rand of toilet soap and is here
again for the same purpose.
The soap is made by the Manhat
tan Soap Co.. and for years has been
gaining favor with tie trade. The
agent has adopted a popular method
OF advertising and on March will
publish in The News a coupon which
when presented to any merchant in
me city will be taken for a cake o
this soap without charge.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-02-19
TODAY is YESTERDAY, SAYS
JUNGLE JOE" CANNON-SURE
Speaker Now Regulates Revolutions
of Earth.

Washington, Feb 1S.-Speaker Can.
non at 1890 o'clock this afternoon
made the unique ruling that in SO far
as the national house of representa-
tives is concerned, today is yester-
day.
He sustained contention that Fri
days session was still in progress
Then came the spectacle of a big ma
jority OF the house members, practi-
cally all democrats and many repu
licans trying vainly to work their
will against the verile republican MI
nority, valiantly led by Representa-
tive Mann.
Mann filibustered all day yesterday
against the passage of the omnibus
war claims bill. After falling in his Ell
forts to have the session resumed al
II O'Clock this morning, he declared d
new legislative day. Mann renewed
his filiiuster, demanding roll calls on
every proposition put before The
mouse. Indications were that the fiji
buster would continue all day and pos
sibly all night.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-02-19
THANKS PEOPLE FOR
INTEREST IN TRAIN.

The following letter, received yes
terday from Prof. A. NJ. Soule, of the
State College of Agriculture, is self
eNjlaBatory:.
( My dear sir: Permit me to express
our thanks at the very cordial recep-
ton extended the second agricultural
train by yourself and associates. Your
expressions of appreciation will do
much to encourage our workers. and
the interest taken by the people of
your community in this movement is
the best evidence of the great edu-
cational awakening now in progress
in Georgia. Eyidentaly the farmer and
business man are both alive to the
necessity of instituting better meth
DDS of agricultural practice and ac-
quainting themselves with the latest
information concerning the manage
ment of soils, the use of larger and
better implements, and the necessi-
ty of placing within the reach of
boys and girls information which will
enable them to better realize the pos
sibilities of farming when directed
along scientific lines.
The patient hearing given our
speakers under trying conditions will
ever remain a pleasant memory. We
thank you for the many courtesies eX-
tended and trust that we may be able
through legislative action to render
more and more efficient as the years
go by the services of this institution
to the constituency which it is suppos-
ed to serve-the people of Georgia.
Assuring you of our best wishes
and our desire to assist you in every
way possible, am, very respectfully
ANDREW M. SOUUF.
President.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-02-19
HANDSOME NEW
CHURCHFORTHE
EP|SCOPAL|ANS
CONTRACT AWARDED TO w. C.
ANDERSON FOR ERECTION OF
NEW CHURCH.
work Will Begin Tomorrow Morninq
and the House of Worship Will Be
One of the Handsomest in This Sec.
tion of the State.

Brunswick is to soon have another
handsome new church, work on which
VIII begin in very short time.
The building committee of st.
Marks Episcopal church has Just
awarded a contract to w. C. Ander-
son, TIE well known contractor. for
the erection of a very handsome ed
lhce' which is to go UP on the site oc-
cupied lily the present church.
AS is well known, the CONGREGATION
OF st. Marks has been considering the
probability of erecting a new church
Iof the past two or three years. At
lirst 1t was the intention of the congre-
cation to make extensive repairs Oh
the present building, but later it was
decided to tear away the old church
ana erect an entirely new one. Some
time ago Lids were asked for and
contractors in Brunswick, Savannah
charleston and Jacksonville submit
ted bids, but the local contractor
was the lowest bidder and conse-
quently the contract was awarded TO
him.
The new church, as stated, will he
very handsome one and will cost
approximately $4,000. 1t will be
modern and up-to-date in every way.
VIII be constructed of brick with
stone trimmings. A Norman bell
tower will be erected and will he 65
feet in height.
Contractor Anderson announces
that the preliminary work on the
new church will" begin tomorrow
morning and he will push it to com.
pletion with all rapidity. The build
ing will be lighted 5y electricity, will
have steam heat and all other modern
conveniences and it will no doubt be
one of the 1andsomest houses of wor-
ship in this section of the state.