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The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-06
COMMISSIONERS
SAVE S2S59.S6
CONTRACTS ARE LET FOR MORE
THAN 4 MILES OF PERMA.
NENT MACADAM ROADS.

By rejecting bids received four
weeks ago for the construction of I'm
proved road No. l at Garfield and I'm
proved road No. at Colfax. the
county commissioners have effected a
saving Of nearly $4,000. They he
Heved the first bids were excessive
and decided to readyertise. The now
bids were opened Monday.
me Garfield road is a little over
three miles in length and the best hid
received this week is $1SOS.6O lower
than the best bid month ago. On
the ColfaX and Palouse City road the
hTst bid was for $99S2 and the last
S695O.Il, making saving of SfO51.-
26.
Three bids We're received for the
construction of each road. The Will
son-Bailey Construction company of
North Yakima presented the lowest
hgures and was awarded both con-
tracts. Road No. l is three miles
and 4O3 feet in length and will be
built for $23,27O.S0. The other bids
were, Smith q Stratton, Spokane.
$Z3,444.94; f. j. Byrnes, Garfield.
4,875.25. The county engineers
estimate for this work was s23.759.-
30, or difference of $48S.75 from
the final contract price
Road No. ? extending for one mile
and 32O feet east from the city of
ColfaX will be built by the Wilson,
Bailey Construction company for
S893O.74. H. |. Hughes of Palouse
City submitted bid of $8956.94 and
Smith & StrattOn offered to do the
work for $9262. The engineers esti-
mate was $8870.5O.
Comparisons will show that the
bidding was very close and the engin-
eer and commissioners are well salts
he'd with the prospect of getting a
good road at reasonable cost.
R. H. Bailey of the successful COM
pany was here the first of the week
to sign up the contracts. He stated
that grading, concrete and cover
work would be done this fall and the
rock put on in the spring. The con-
tractors have until November, 1912.
in which to complete the work if
they need that much time. This
company was also the successful bid
der this week ON a mile of improved
road at Dayton.
While in session Monday and Tues
day, besides letting the contracts for
the improved roads, the county COM
missiOners transacted much other
business. The appointment of E. G.
Murray as office deputy for the
county engineer was approved. H.
c. Hodgkins, brOther-in-law of c.
l.. Chamberlain, has been inspecting
bridges for the county for a short
time and his appointment as special
deputy engineer was approved.
The Rancier road near Pullman
was ordered vacated.
The WeitZ road near Winona was
rejected.
The board adjourned Tuesday night
to meet Saturday for the purpose Of
fixing the amount of tax to be raised
by levy and transacting other busi-
ness.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-06
NO CONTAGIOUS
DISEASE IN COLFAX
RETIRING HEALTH OFFICER RE-
PORTSCITYIN GOOD CONDITION
...DR. MITCHELL APPOINTED.

Health in ColfaX a. this time is the
best ever known at this season of the
year. Health Officer A. Z. Stuht in
his report to the city council Monday
night announced that there was not a
case of contagious disease in the city,
with the exception of a few measles.
After making his report DR.. Stuht
announced his resignation as he is
about to leave the city permanently.
He asked that the city build him a
monument in the form of the north
end sewer. The doctor has been a
strong advocate for the sewer for
many months and he is still interest
ed in seeing the work carried to COM
pletiOn.
DR.. w. A. Mitchell was appointed
by Mayor Weinberg TO the position of
. city health officer and the appoint
RE9ent was approved by the council.
DE. Mitchell has been a resident of
ColfaX for 25 years and has been
practicing medicine here for 4 years.
he served a term as health officer
several years ago.
Much other routine business was
taken up by the council. NJ. ]. Ma
loney's petition for a liquor license
was granted.
1t was decided to dispense with the
regular services of the street sprink-
Ter for the remainder of the season.
In case of need the sprinkler will be
run by day labor.
On motion $25 was contributed to
the support of the rest room.
Ordinances for the improvement of
the south end, North Main street and
alley districts passed third reading.
The ordinance introduced last
week prohibiting the display of veg
etables on the sidewalks was amend
ed and passed. The new ordinance
will permit the display of vegetables
and groceries on benches at least two
feet high and not over two feet from
the building and properly screened
from the flies.
The street committee reported not
in favor of raising the salary of the
city engineer at this time but recon-
mended that he be paid for extra
work
j. B. Jarmin appeared before the
council representing the manufacture
ers of street sweeper. The matter
of a sweeper was left in the hands OF
the street committee.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-06
ARE NOT
PAID FOR Their WORK
MEMBER OF BOARD OF ACCOUN-
FANCY EXPLAINS SITUATION
IN WHITMAN COUNTY.

James F. Leghorn, a member of
the bureau of inspection and super
vision Of public offices, was in town
this week called here by the non
payment of the examiners who have
been checking the county books. In
going over the situation Mr.. Leghorn
said:
For the past month two state ex-
aminers have been engaged in check
ing up the county books of this coun-
ty.
No examination of these records
has been made since 1906.
The County Auditor, on advice of
| the County Attorney, has refused to
pay the salary of said examiners for
the month of September, although
such bills were certified to by the
State Auditor under Chapter rs,
Laws of 1909. The attorneys rea-
son being that the constitutiOnality
of said law was pending in the Su-
preme court
Il appeared before the Board of
County Commissioners on Tuesday
and requested the board to authorize
though the court might hold the law
void, as all the officers desired the
audit and the Commissioners have
the authority to have such eXamina-
tiOn made and in his argument to the
board, set forth the objects of the
Bureau and said that while the eX-
aminers had found few errors of COM
mission, they found some of Omis-
sion. One item was that of the taxes
on the l. w. & NJ. Ry. for. 1906,
amounting to over 5000 with interest
from June 80, 1907 at Is per cent
which would more than pay for the
entire expense of the audit.
The trouble has been that the tax
rolls of Whitman county have never
been balanced and consequently the
| amount of delinquent tax has not
heretofore been ascertained. How
many instances of this kind would be
discovered can not be told and in
view of this fact, complete audit
should be made.
The examination would also point
out where more economy could be
practiced and by comparison with
OJDST COuHIlSS, ISCOInLuSHU SuCH
| changes in the system as would be of
benefit to the county.
The Commissioners refused to
grant the request and unless some
other arrangements can be made to
pay the examiners, they will be mov-
ed to some other field until such time
as the Court passes on the law, when
they will return AID complete the
audit.
Whitman county is the only county
in the state not examined and the
only one in which the examiners have
not been promptly paid. When the
examiners return the county will
have the additional expense to bear,
and also the interest on the claims
denied at this time.
mo private corporation the size OF
Whitman county would permit their
books to go so long without thor
ough examination"
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-06
FAST HORSES ENTERED
FOR WHITMAN FAIR

Dare Devil Kohl is at work on
the balloon with which he will make
an ascension every day of the Whit
man county fair, October 1921.
Flights by Reuben Bowers in his
improved biplane will also be fea-
lures of the fair. Bowers built his
own airship on the plans Of the Cur
tiss machine. He is from Harring-
ton, Wash.
All the races have been filled and
the indications are that they will be
the best ever pulled off on the Whit
man county fair grounds. Among
the harness horses entered are: King
Bird, Jack Munrou, Katrinka Norte,
Frisco, King Seal, Tom NJ, Brook
Belle, Rena Delnorte and Palouse
Boy.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-06
Potato Weighs 5G Ounces.

P. R. Lair, living three miles north
OF ColfaX, read in the last Gazette of
a large potato at Steptoe and straight
way went out and dug one which
weighed 56 ounces. 1t was a Mag
gle Murphy and he doesn't care who
knows it. Mr.. Lair says he has a
half dozen potatoes on exhibit at the
Interstate fair at Spokane this week
that weigh , p pounds each.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-06
Deaconess Begins Work.

Miss Mary Stevenson, visiting dea-
coness for the Methodist church IN
CoIfax. arrived Saturday and has be-
gun her work. She will live at the
home of the pastor and will be an as
sistant Miss Stevenson mas spent
Is years in deacOness work IN differ
ent parts of the United States and
for the past three years has been
with the st. Paul's church in Spo-
kane
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-06

visited the office where they were
supposed to be working when they
checked the Rosalia city books a few
weeks ago.
The report of the state auditor on
the examination was read in the city
council last week and did not receive
warm welcome.
Il feel that the report is unjust to
the present administration, and ] be-
lieve we should take some action tC
show how we feel about the work OF
that auditing committee" said May
or Angus.
The cost Of the audit was $119.5O
and now the town has a new system
of bookkeeping and its accounts have
been balanced.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-06
FAMOUS JERSEYS ARE SOLD.
Dairy Founded by Tom Amos Nearly
Score of Years Ago.

Nearly 20 years ago Tom Amos,
one of the grand old pioneers of the
Palouse country, brought the first
thoroughbred Jersey cattle to this
part of the country. Mr.. Amos oper-
ated blacksmith shop in town and
developed a fine farm on the western
hill overlooking Colfax. 1t was to
this farm that he brought the dairy
stock which has become famous in
later years. Mr.. Amos is dead and the
!. dairy farm has been the property of
kJQhn DeHeus for several years. This
week he entire herd was purchased
by the Smith Dairy. Mr.. DeHeus has
accumulated a comfortable fortune
on his honors.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-06
Farmers Attend Union Meeting.

Different parts of the county were
we'll represented at the county meet
ing of the Farmers Union held in this
city Wednesday. Considerable busl-
ness of importance was transacted
but it was all behind closed doors.
Another meeting of the Union will be
held in this city one month from the
date of this meeting. The dinner
served to the farmers and their
friends by the Ladies Aid of the
Methodist church was a wonder in
itself and was highly appreciated by
the visitors.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-06
DIR. STUNT LOCATES IN SPOKANE
ASays His New Home Will be Palous.
erS Retreat

eSdES MS New nome W Ill De EaIOuS-
erS Retreat.
After practicing medicine and surg
cry successfully for 16 years in Col
fax, DR.. A. E. Stuht has decided to go
to Spokane believing it better field
for work and better opportunity for
his children. They will reside at
1908 Mcclellan avenue, where the
doctor says there will always be a
room known as "Palousers Retreat" P"
DR.. Stuht and DR.. Balsiger will Of
fee together in the Traders block.
They have worked together much in
ColfaX and will make a strong combi-
nation in the medical fraternity of
Spokane.
The doctor and his family have
many friends here who regret to have
them leave. Now that they are ready
TO go the Stunts find il hard TO leave
their many friends.
DR.. j. F. Tiff has purchased the
Stuht residence on South Main street
and will take possession next week.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-06
Ran Away and Gets 80 Days.

n. E. Manion is again on the chain
gang serving out the remainder OF
sentence which he left behind when
he ran away from the chain gang in
August. He also has 80 days addit-
ional tackled on for the fun he had IN
getting away MiniOn was the fellow
who stole a pair of chaps from the
cab barn in August.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-06
WRESTLING MATCH TONIGHT.
John Berg and Joe Miller Will Test
Skill on the Mat

Two wrestlers of excellent record
will meet on the mat at the New
Ridgeway, Friday evening, October
6. John Berg, the light-heavyweight
champion of the world is well known
here and his opponent, Joe Miller,
has thrown men like Coleman, Char
ley Olsen and Americus. The match
promises to be an exhibition of clean
manly sport.
Good preliminaries have been ar
ranged to precede the principal event
of the evening.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-06
Building County Sewer.

Wright & Tierney, contractors for
the construction Of the sewer from
the county farm TO connect with the
city sewer system, arrived here from
Spokane Tuesday afternoon and now
have nine men at work on the job.
They have contracted to do the work
for S1471.23. 1t will take several
weeks to complete the job.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-06

]. NJ. Stewart, a farmer living in
Adams county a few miles northwest
of Lacrosse, is dead from carbolic
acid poisoning. 1t is reported that
he drank the deadly drug accidental
ly. Death occurred Tuesday. He is
survived by a wife and two sons at
home and a daughter, Mrs. Mary Cor
don. living at Pampa.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-06
Many Go East for Winter.

J. j. Scherr, travelling passenger
agent for the Great Northern, was in
this city Monday. He reports a large
number Of farmers in the PaIouse
country going east for the winter.
Many are buying round trip tickets
and the others are planning to stay
all winter and take advantage of the
special one way rates in the spring to
return
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-06
Weems Entertains Other Prisoners

No longer confined in a solitary
cell Carl Weems entertains the other
prisoners during the day at the coun-
ty jail. He occasionally shows an
ugly disposition but is carefully
guarded by the other prisoners who
seem to take pride in making him be-
have. Weems sometimes takes a
hand at a game of cards but is con-
sidered a poor player by the men in
the iail who are handy with cards.
He still spends some time in preach
ing, though not as much as wnen ne
was confined alone.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-06
Good Attendance Record.

The following pupils Of District
165 have been neither absent nor
tardy from school during the month
ending Sept. 29, 1911. Harold Hub
bard, Ralph Mcconnell, Otis Groom
and Warren Groom.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-06

was a teacher in the Oakesdale
schools last year but is now giving
ner entire time 10 music She is liv-
ing at the home of Principal Spencer
OF the Departmental school Miss
Jones will also give instruction on
the organ and piano.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-06
COLFAX BIRDS WIN.
DeySenrOth Gets All Blue Andalu-
sian Prizes at Spokane.

With eight birds entered, o. F. J.
Deysenroth of this city was awarded
all the prizes in the Blue Andalusian
class at the Interstate fair this week
His entries consisted of three pull
lets, three hens, one cock and one
one cockrel Mr.. Deysenroth was the
only Colfax fancier to exhibit at the
Spokane fair.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-06
AUDITORS ARE ROASTED.

Rosalia Council Not Pleased With
Work of State Examiners.
With bottle of champagne on the
table, cigars in their mouths, pencil
behind an ear and perchance their
feet on the table is the way City
Clerk H. L. Taton of Rosalia says he
usually found the examiners when he
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-06
Infant Child is Buried.

The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. W. Howard, Jr., died Monday,
aged three days. Burial was at Col
fax Tuesday.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-06
Methodists Secure New Organist.

Miss Lulu Jones, a graduate Of the
conservatory at Maryville, Mo-, has
been secured to play the pipe organ
at the Methodist church. Miss Jones
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-06
Wheat Market Dull.

Little demand for wheat has caus-
ed the market to drop several cents
in the last two weeks. Grain dealers
report that more wheat has been sold
this fall than ever before in their
recollection for the same period Of
time. The present quotations are:
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-06
Eyes on Washington.

George A. Lee of the Industrial In
surance Commission has returned to
Olympia from Chicago where he at
tended a meeting of those interested
in labor problems. He says that all
the states are watching the working
of the industrial insurance commits
sion law in this state and that Wash
ington is regarded as the most pro-
gressive of the states, while not in
clined to freak legislation.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-06
Railroads Pay More.

While in session in Olympia the
county superintendents OF the state
highly commended H. B. Dewey,
state superintendent Of public in
struction, and they also endorsed the
legislature for it's action in submit
ting the constitutional amendment
for the abolishing of the two term re-
striction on county officers with the
exception of treasurers. 1t was decld-
ed to hold the next convention at
Spokane.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1911-12-21

Tofe fo makin9 purchasers i less
Fusnpea assortment u goods ~ choose
from end. above all u Apk iii receive
more akkeaklTe and com Idefnfe service
kkom the clerks Women nke prone to
mailing early shopping resolutions and
nNe aIsD prone ID breaking them.
Really the results might TIL worth IRE
effort Ok good trial.
iii addition t. The ntiIIkaFian feature
" eakiy shopping there ii khe humans
fafian feature. New YORK woman
haB formulated the following rules FOR
Christmas shopping;
@FIfAt DO as much So possible Of
your shopping before Dec. i.
second Ehve II vi done one week
before Christmas.
Third shop early IA the day.
Fourth Garry home as many par
cells ~ possible
s'Fifth no not ask u have parcels
delivered ~ the day Of purchase.
Sixth. III not ask tn have articles
sent home Of approval
seventh 10 not shop during lunch
hours thus shortening the hour for
the clerks
There II AZ much common sense In
these rules that all women might
adopt them with profit 10 themselves.
tie merchants and tho clerks.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1911-12-21
esss 81 Runnlnn Baseball Club.

Few people stop to consider the cost
of keeping ND ball club. The en-
pense goes % not only III the regular
season. when the gates are working
for ne club, BUT II II 4 biz proposition
II fhe spring training camp. Man
nger Hughie Jennings of the Detroits
recently estimated that The Tigers ex-
pensa week while III training IL Just
about $1,000. lie remarked that TINT
WAS only d beginning.
! We hare the hotel bill. the car Ia
grounds. the baths and other Ike In
cisleufals IS consider. and this makes
tue figures mentioned by me rather
conservative when You consider that
WE have twenty -four men ii tie camp.
The Detroit club II liberal III caIcu-
Iates Ga am outlay OF from $4,000 to
$4,000 during THE training season.
While tac pay & the players does not
start uutil Aprf IS. the travelling ex-
penses. hotel fsre and other lncidentals
gixA magnificent total aud one that
would appaII were IT not Tor che tact
that j Winning club IS worth tn
weight u gold
This outlay 4 very nearly eyenad
up iii Tbs sissst series OF the leaeue race.
bur Il that time fhe expenses keep
running also. However. Il il not long
bef0re HE spring debt Is rubbed Out.
sGuF salary lisl Well. we pay out
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1911-02-10
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
State of Washington for King County.
Notice and Summons
Aurora Land Company, corporation
plaintiff, VS. Barlin b. Barnes and
Jane Doe Barnes, his wife, whose true
Christian name is unknown; and all
persons unknown, If any, having or
claiming an interest in and to the
hereinafter described real property,
defendants.-No. 75517.
State of Washington, to the above de-
PENDANTS and each of them:
You and each of you, as owners,
claimants or holders of an interest or
estate in and to the hereinafter de-
Scribed real property, are hereby notified
that the above named plaintiff is the
holder of a certain delinquent tax GER
tificate issued by the treasurer OF King
County, State of Washington, dated the
29th day of March, 1903, and numbered
as follows, for the delinquent taxes OF
the following years, in the following
amounts, and upon the real property
situated in said King County, described
Addition, Seattle Suburban Home
Tracts; lot 5; block 9; certificate num-
Der B5550S; year 1906; amount $1.67.
and subsequent years have been paid by
the plaintiff upon said above described
real property, to-wit:
Lot ); block g. addition, Seattle Subur-
ban Home Tracts; amounts, $l.4O, $1.43,
1859; for years 1907, 1908, 1909.
Which several sums bear interest at
the rate of 10 per cent per annum from
said date of payment and are all the
unpaid and unredeemed taxes upon and
against said real property.
You and each of you Gncluding said
persons unknown, if any, are hereby
further notified and summoned to be and
appear within sixty days after the date
of first publication of this notice, ex-
elusive of the day of said first publca-
ton, to-wit 60 days after Jan. 81, 1911,
in the above entitled court and action;
and defend this action and answer the
complaint of said plaintiff and serve
COPY of your answer on the undersigned
attorney for plaintiff at his office below
stated, or pay the amount due, together
with interest and costs. In case you
fail so to do, judgment will be rendered
herein, foreclosing the lien of said taxes
and costs against each parcel of said
real property for the sums and amounts
due upon and charged against each, fol
said taxes, interest and costs, ordering q
sale of each parcel of said property fol
the satisfaction of the sums charged