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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-29

Giving advice is an easy way to Dor
row trouble.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-29

The only man who never seems t
get bored with his job is the devil.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-29

Many a man who avoids banana
skins has been tripped up on a lie.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-29

It's queer how much interest a dig
nified man can generate in dog fight
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-29

The wine bibbers nose bushes for
the sins of his mouth.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-29
Trains Depart

For Macon, Augusta and
Savannah ..............6:40 a m
For Albany Dothan, Lock-
hart, Troy and Mont'ery $3.50 a m
For Albany Dothan, Lock-
hart, Troy and Mont'ery *2:15 N
For Macon and Atlanta E. "1:45 p N
For Macon, Atlanta, Say
annah and A''&nsta E. .*10:40 p n
For ColumbuG !. =. !3:45 p Ia
For Columbus q. =. =. 1890 p Il
For Columbus Btrming-
ham and Chi. 90 :. e. 1885 a n
For Albany E. E. =. :. :. 1900 p m
For Albany and Jackson
Vile :. -. .. $50. =, =. *l2:1O n
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-29
TALES OF The town
TOLD in A few LINES
Pencil Stubs Picked Up at
Random

Select Stationery in tablets, pound
and box papers. Holidays Book
Store.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-29

Game Warden Lemuel Lockart of
Sumter is in real earnest in his de-
claration that violators of the fishing
laws here will be up against it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-29
daily.

*Daily.
Except Sunday.
!!Sunday Only.
Sleeping cars between Americas and
Atlanta on trains leaving Americas
10:40 p. M; arriving Americas $3.50 a
m. Connects at Macon with sleeping
cars to ard from Savannah. Pullman
Sleeping Cars between Chicago, st,
Louis and Jacksonville on Seminole
Limited" which leaves Americas for
Jacksonville at 1910 a. m. Leaves
Americas for st. Louis and Chicago
via Columbus and Birmingham, al
1885 a. m. For further information
apply to ]. E. HIGHTOWER, Agent,
Americas, Ga.
JOHN W. BLOUNT,
District Passenger Agent, Macon, G.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-29

The cOupons-clippers are busy with
the scissors now; every coupon in the
T!mes-Recorder means just ten votes
in that chase after diamonds.
Americas new hog ordinance pre-
scribes that porkers must be harbored
only on twenty-acre lots And there
are powerful few of that size here.
John Wagnon is now throwing the
ball in South Carolina. He should
hold down sack on Dudley Field
when the boys come home in June.
1t would be difficult to keep tab
on the many automobiles owned in
Americas. No city of like size in the
country claims as many cars.
The dear girl graduate is already
casting about for the good Smaritan
who will write the essay she reads so
sweetly at commencement.
1T might be risky, even today, 10
swap the iceman your last lump Of
coal for one of ice, for we may have
snow before dinner.
Troubles never come singly. Wit
ness the Macon man who was indicted
for swearing at his mother-in-law and
sued for divorce besides.
The presence Of so many baseball
stars" makes us regret that we didn't
take up a business of that kind which
pays so much per day.
The weather man promises summer
next week, but that won't prevent our
bringing overcoats when we leave
| home in the morning.
Northern tourists will be riding
through Americas over the Anderson
ville-Thomasville Highway to Florida
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-29

Northern tourists will be riding
through Americas over the Anderson
le-Thomasville Highway to Florida
when other routes" are still in the
woods
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-29

False profits often lead to bank
ruptcy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-29

The coupons-clippers are busy with
the scissors now; every coupon in the
T,mes-Recorder means just ten votes
in that chase after diamonds.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-29

The weather man promises summer
next week, but that won't prevent our
bringing overcoats when we leave
home in the morning.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-29

Americas new hog ordinance pre-
scribes that porkers must be harbored
only on twenty-acre lots. And there
are powerful few of that size here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-29

John Wagnon is now throwing the
ball in South Carolina. He should
hold down a sack on Dudley Field
when the boys come home in June.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-29

The presence of SO many baseball
stars" makes us regret that we didn't
take up a business of that kind which
pays so much per day
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-29

Troubles never come singly Wit
ness the Macon man who was indicted
for swearing at his mother-in-law and
sued for divorce besides.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-29

That they desire for themselves,
their associates and successors, to be
incorporated and made a body polite
Ynder the name and style of the
"stackhouse Land Company" for the
period of twenty years, with the priv
i1ege of renewal at the expiration Of
hat time, if desired.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-29

The principal office of said company
shall be at Flint Side, in the county
and state aforesaid; but petitioners de-
sire the right to establish branch
offices within this state or elsewhere
whenever the holders of a majority of
the stock may so determine.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-29

1t might be risky, even today, 10
swap the iceman your last lump Of
coal for one of ice, for we may have
snow before dinner.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-29

1t would be difficult to keep tab
on the many automobiles owned in
Americas. No city of like size in the
country claims as many cars.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-29

The dear girl graduate is already
casting about for the good Smaritan
who will write the essay she reads so
sweetly at commencement.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-29

+2:15 p N
"1:45 p N
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-29

District Passenger Agent, Macon, G.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-27

years Mr.. Brown has been breeding
Percherons at Northfield, Mimi, and
for the last two years has been To-
Gated at Moscow.
The stock parade was truly won
derful. No one had an idea of the
number of good horses on the
grounds until the parade passed the
grandstand Friday afternoon. Phil
w. Cox & Son were presented with a
silver cup by the fair association for
their Whitman county Percheron
stock which took premiums in COM
petition with imported stock owned
IN Oregon and Idaho.
1t was j. c. Wicks' five gated
standard bred saddle mare Christ
that took the blue ribbon in the class
with two other fine saddlers. His
five gated saddle colt also took a
blue ribbon, as we'll as his Clydesdale
stallion. The Clydesdale was a win
ner at St. Louis.
Premiums paid in the art and
ladies needlework department this
year amounted to $50 more than the
premiums paid in the same depart
ment last year.
E. Downing of Pullman judged the
stock and j. Wilson of Spokane the
horses.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-27
POSTMASTEREWART
. resigns OFFICE
CENTRAL COMMITTEEMAN and
ASSISTANT POSTMASTER
AFTER APPOINTMENT.

After serving as postmaster in Col
fax for nearly IA years Captain
James Ewart has rendered his resig-
nation. The notice which he sent to
the postmaster general was brief and
to the point. 1t read, Il herewith
submit my resignation as Postmaster
at Colfax as my physician advises me
1t is imperative. Please make it take
effect not later than November 30"
Several candidates are in the field
for the appointment, foremost OF
whom are J. Hugh Sherfey, city at
torney and secretary Of the Republi-
can central committee. and David II.
Shaw, assistant postmaster Both
have circulated petitions and have
many signers. 1t Is understood that
Congressman LaFollette will hand
out the job which carries with IT
salary of $1,000.
Captain and Mrs. Ewart are plan
ming 10 leave about the middle OF
November for Southern California.
They will visit their two daughters
at Berkeley and then go to Los Ang-
eles and Long Beach and may spend
part OF the winter in touring Califor-
MIA by automobile with their son,
Robert, who is going down from his
home at Aberdeen.
1t will be IA years in June since
Captain Ewart received his first ap-
pointment as postmaster and he has
served continuously ever since He
passed his eightieth birthday the
fifth of last month.
Captain Ewart came to Whitman
county 40 years ago and settled on
Union fiat. He drove across the
plains from Missouri with his family
and underwent all the hardships OF
pioneer life. He has been one Of the
leading citizens of Colfax for many
years. The Captain is a veteran OF
the Civil War.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-27
CONTRACT FOR FIRST
PAVING IS COMPLETE
CONDITIONS IN COLFAX ARE
IDEAL FOR RAPID AND En-
CELLENT WORK.

The final coating of hot stuff was
put on Spring street Tuesday as the
finishing touch to the contract for
32, zoo yards of paving which was
given to the Warren Construction
company on the last day of July. I'M
mediately after signing the contract
the company began preparations by
installing plant and equipment at
q cost Of $4,000. Actual work Of
laying finished surface was begun
September IA and on October "a the
. work was completed. During that
time four days were lost on account
Of bad weather.
About four more days of good
weather will be sufficient to com
plete the alley which was the second
contract given to the same company.
When the alley is completed the
plant will be shut down for the win
ter. Main street from the Island
street bridge to the O.-W. R. & n
track will be graded and permitted
70 settle until next spring The
south end will probably not be
touched this fall as the work would
:
finished condition.
The first contract, covering Main,
Mill and the intersecting streets, was
for S75,457. The alley contract is
$G,207, North Main street $2O,422,
and the south end $66,484, making a
total of $168,570 for paving.
Conditions under which the War
rem Construction company have been
working here have been the very
best. superintendent Sullivan says
the sub-grade and soil are excellent
and the hard basaltic rock the very
best in the world. The work which
has been done this fall is undoubted-
ly as good paving as there is in the
northwest.
After the plant is shut down next
week a part of the workmen will
scatter to their homes. The graders
will be busy here for another month
and some Of the men who are a part
of the permanent force of the com
pany will probably spend the winter
in COIfax. Work will be resumed in
the spring as soon as weather condit-
ions will permit.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-27
half DOZEN Pioneers
renew ACQUAINTANCE
TELL STORIES OF LIFE IN PA
LOUISE COUNTRY MORE THAN
30 YEARS AGO.

Probably never again in their lives
will the same six old settlers, who
met on the streets of Colfax last Fri
day, be together again to discuss
their experiences in the Palouse
country more than 80 years ago.
Three of the group were born in
1888. The first came to the PalOuse
country in 1860, the last in 1881.
William Fudge and James Taylor
were coming up Main street together
when they were met by James Ben
ton in front of the ColfaX Implement
company store. L. D. Woodward of
the Implement company stepped from
the store to speak to the pasSers-by
when James Codd and j. B. MacKay
came along. 1t is seldom that such
a group Of pioneers are brought to-
gether with no newcomers in the
crowd.
William NJ Fudge was born in
1888 and came to the Walla Walla
country In 1859. The following year
he came to Hay in this county and
still oW MS a good farm there although
he has retired from active work and
is living in a fine home at Waitsburg.
James S. Taylor, known as "Uncle
Jim Taylor" was born in 1888, and
came to Walla Walla in 1860. Ten
years laJer he came to Whitman
county and took up homestead on
Rctel Flat about three miles south
or ColfaX He lived in town for 8
number Of years and was a sheriff OF
the county in the early days. He
nov makes his home at Greenacres
hear Spokare.
L. u. u 0odW ard was also born in
1888. In gH79 he came to Portland
and 70 Cc3faX in 1880. This has been
his home practically ever since.
James HpnIOn was born in 1S41.
settled in the Willamette valley in
1864 ana in tie Palouse country in
t&-l in tie early days he was a
neighhor C Nr. Taylor of Rebel fiat.
He has also lived at Lacrosse for a
tine, but practically all of the time
for the last % years Colfax has been
his home
John Codd vas born in 1857 and
came to tie FalcUse country in 1878
and has made his home here for 33
years. He is good workman and Of
quiet disposition never seeking TO be
before the public.
j. +. MacEay. the youngest mem
her Of the group, came to this part of
the country in 1891. He was log
ge, and river man in the early days
and later scrI ed as sheriff and city
marshal.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-27
COUNTY FAIR IS
HUGE SUCCESS
ATTENDANCE RECORDS BROKEN.
Big IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED
FOR NEXT YEAR.

Whitman County's sixteenth an
nual fair has gone down in history
as record breaker. Friday was the
record day and the fair management
estimates that on that day the at
tendance reached 1000. Paid ad-
missions to the grounds for Friday
totaled s1446.25 and all school
children were admitted free. Schools
were closed in all parts of the coun-
ty and it is cOnseryatively estimated
that at least 5000 children attended
the fair.
Gate receipts for the week were as
follows: Tuesday s486, Wednesday
1920, Thursday $746, Friday $1446,
Saturday $945. Each day the re-
ceipts were from 5000 to $500
greater than for the corresponding
days last year and totaled over
$500 more than last year. Con-
cessiOns brought in $304.70. The
profits Of the fair this year are ex-
pected to wipe out an, Indebtedness
of $500 which has been hanging
management is grateful for the in
terest taken in the fair by the peo-
pie of all parts of the county.
Next years fair will be bigger and
better than ever. Plans are already
underway for a new and larger pa
vilion and electric lights OF the
grounds. A meeting will be held
about the first Of the year when Col
fax will join a circuit with several
good fairs in this part of the cOun-
try TO insure a good string of race
horses and a good carnival company.
Everyone who had anything to do
with the fair has nothing but praise
for the management and the treat
ment received here. The race men
are we'll satisfied with their win
nings, the cowboys were delighted
and promise to come again next year
if there is anything doing in their
line
The races were the best ever seen
in Whitman county and the track
record of 2:19H was lowered time
and time again. A new record Of
2:16 y was established.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-27

eight cases in Lewiston. In the last
five years nine special officers and
their deputies have made 300 ar
rests for selling liquor to Indians.
Since entering the Indian service
five years ago Mr.. Miller has had
leaves OF absences totaling eighteen
months and has devoted that time to
running down white slave dealers in
the big cities Of the country. In New
York he secured evidence which
caused several indictments by the ia
nous Rockefeller grand jury.
The life of special officer is full
of peril and life insurance companies
refuse to accept these men as risks
In Montana Mr.. Miller narrowly es-
capped lynching for shooting in the
arm a man who resisted arrest for
bootlegging. Friends Of the wound
ed man were about to carry out their
threats when federal officers arrived
and stopped proceedings.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-27
HOME FOR YOUNG MEN.
Organization Will Provide Place to
Spend Long Winter Evenings.

Plans were perfected Monday eve
ming for the permanent organization
Of the Methodist Brotherhood, a
mems organization which has start
ed out with a membership Of SO A
constitution was adopted and plans
were discussed for a debate to be
held in two weeks, or on the first
Monday evening in November.
The purpose OF the organization is
substitute for the Y. NJ. G. A. 1t
is planned to have a reading room
fitted up in the basement of the
Methodist church and perhaps a class
in physical development will be
formed. The reading room is to be
open every evening and will give the
boys and young men a place to spend
their spare time.
Committees have been appointed as
follows to look after the work:
Reading room-Dr. Pugh, Ed.
Armstrong, Phil Cox, Lester Organ.
SOcial-Charles Chamberlain, J.
o. Patterson, Roscoe Phipps.
PrOgram-B. F. Manring, George
Corner, Eugene Rice, H. c. Hodgson.
Physical Culture-R. ]. Pearse, A.
w. Phillips, Lusker McCroskey, w.
T. Smith.
Devotional-Rev. n. NJ. Jones,
John Juhnke, ]. p. Hubbard, Hugh
Evans.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-27
FOOT BALL VICTORY.
Oakesdale an Easy Mark for COlfax
High School Team.

The local boys defeated Oakesdale
in foot ball last Saturday by a score
of 1872 at Oakesdale. The reason
applied to such a low score is that
the boys had too much County Fair
in their systems and were unable to
play anywhere near their usual snap
and standard until the last quarter,
when they finally woke up and play
ed ball, running the Oakesdale play
ers off their feet.
The boys are practicing harder
this week than last, as they are ex-
pecting the hardest game Of the sea-
son Friday when they meet Occur d.
Alene at Occur d Alene. They will
be up against a very heavy and fast
team, averaging 1G5 pounds, that
has cleaned up everything in fine
style so far The work of LOmmas-
son, Golf and Cox in this game is eX-
pected to stop the great offensive
work of the Lake City team.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-27
LOCAL men BID
ON INLAND DEPOT
COMPANY TOPAY $500 FOR Right
TO PUT PART OF new DEPOT
ON ISLAND ST. BRIDGE.

Four local contractors have been
asked TO submit bids for the con-
struction of the new Inland depot in
this city. The request was complied
with and bids were filed Wednesday
by j. r. Good & Co., ]. r. Butcher.
Weldon Vedder and NJ. D. Campbell.
Outside parties are also bidding on
the work.
In council meeting Monday night
the Inland company made a PROPOSE
ton to pay the city $500 for a title
to that triangular piece of ground
decided to the city by the railroad
company last year and which has
been used for the Widened river
channel. The company propose to
build a frame depot on the bridge
over this part of the channel and will
agree not to obstruct the channel in
any way. They will also make the
fill on the west side of the retaining
wall on Island street without expense
to the city. The council with one dis
senting vote decided to accept the
offer of the company. Councilman
Tiff stood out for brick depot The
vote was taken after lively discus
sion over the kind of depot which
the company proposes to build.
Plans and specifications for the
new depot, which were submitted to
local contractors, provide for frame
building 25 by 100 feet, one story in
height, bungalow effect, painted on
the exterior in yellow buff with gold
en- olive trimmings.
The building is to be located on
the bridge at the northwest corner of
Island and Main streets. The ladies
waiting room will be in the south
end, the office next and on the west
side, a mems waiting room beyond
the office and the full width of the
building, then baggage and express
room with the freight warehouse in
the extreme north end. The main
track will be on the west side Of the
depot and a side track for freight
comes 10 the north end of the ware
house. In their proposition to the
city the railroad company agree to
begin work at once.
Little business of Importance came
before the council aside from the Of
fer Of the railroad company.
IL was decided to build CORFU
gated iron house for protecting the
street sweeping machinery. The
building will probably be located in
the rear of the city hall
The matter of grading Mill street
south of Canyon street was left in
the hands of the street committee
with power to act.
The city's share of the percentage
paid by the carnival company, To-
Gated on the streets during the fair,
amounted TO S101.10. The fair asso-
citation received like amount.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-27
lhhOtt-Detroit Stolen,

Two young men had a fast ride
Saturday night in the Abbott-Detroit
demonstrator car which they took
from in front of the Cornelius garage
during the evening. The car was
soon missed and the owner in another
car followed the thieves out on
Spring fat where the automobile was
found beside the road. The thieves
escaDed in the darkness.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-27
ONLY a FEW ARE REGISTERED
Men Out Number Women Two to One
on City Books.

With less than three weeks left in
which to register for the city election
only 1874 names have been placed on
the city books by the clerk. Of those
already registered 81 are men and 43
are women In the first ward Sc men
and IS women have registered; in
the second ward, 36 men and II
women and in the third ward 10 men
and s women.
There are normally about 700 male
voters in this city and with the
women voting the number will be
nearly doubled. In order to vote at
the city election it will be necessary
to register before November IA.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-27
WIDOW GETS $4,000.
Husband Was Killed by Dynamite
Explosion in Depot Fire.

Lucy E. Buchanan has received
$4,000 from the O.-W. r. &: y. rail-
road because her husband, Roscoe
Buchanan, was killed by an explosion
of dynamite four years ago while
fighting a fire which destroyed the
depot at Winona. Buchanan was a
car inspector in the employ of the
railroad at the time OF his death. He
left a wife and two small children
who are now living at Pullman.
Negotiations for a settlement were
carried on with the railroad company
for two or three years and finally
Mrs. Buchanan brought suit. The
case was tried in Spokane last win
ter and the jury gave her verdict
of 1000. The court reduced this
amount to $4,000 and the money
was paid Monday.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-27
Rows Helm Raise Money.

c. J. Dilts, one of the Palouse City
school directors, was in Colfax Mon
day looking up plans for a high
school gymnasium. The Palouse high
school boys have raised about 500
by subscription towards gymnasium
and now the school board has taken
up the work and will complete the
plan. The gym will be built this
fall.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-27
DitChed Hand Car.

The Inland section crews hand car
was stolen Sunday night and carried
TO the O.-W. r. & N. tracks where the
thieves placed it on the tracks OF the
Moscow branch and travelled to Pull
man. The car was found the next
morning at the whistle signal just
outside Pullman.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-27
Orchards at St. John.

What small orchards there are in
the vicinity of st. John have proved
so successful that three commercial
orchards are being put out this fall.
H. H. Wheeler is putting out 25
acres, James Crane 20 acres and j..
W. Lockhart 16 acres. They are
planting Rome Beauties and Jona-
thans.