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The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-25
REDM0N FARM SOLD.
o. Il. Stark, Who Came From Isle
of Pines, Is Purchaser.

o. B. Stark, who came to Mena
about a week ago from the Isle
Of Pines, has purchased the Red
mon place five miles west of Mena,
through Sunderman and Company.
This tract contains 20 acres, and is
a good place. Mr.. Stark expects to
build good home on the place.
Mr.. Stark was a United States
marshal in this part Of the country
at the time President James Gar
field was assassinated.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-25

Strayed-From my home in Mena
on the night Of April 20, one
chestnut sorrel pony mare. years
old. wearing halter with rope REIN
shod in front. Pay reward for in
formation OF delivery at my place.
1872 vi j. ID. Holman.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-25
Bargains in Mena Realty

on Mena street, and two dwellings
each with an acre Of ground, which
will seell cheap If taken soon. See
Of address. ". N. Caldwell. Mena,
Ark. 25-i6~37-lf
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-25
= - : = -f f4st
JUDGE SETS ASIDE
LEGISLATIVE ACT
Holds Western Union Telegraph Co.
Can't Be Punished for Failing TO
Maintain Office at Cove, as Re-
quired by Special State Law.

The Western Union Telegraph
Company stood indicted on several
cases in circuit court for failure to
maintain a telegraph office at Cove,
as required by a special act which
Representative Pipkin had passed
in the last session of the legisa-
ture.
The trial on one of the charges
came up Tuesday with Attor-
neys E. J. Lundy and w. M. pipkin
assisting Prosecutor pinnix and At
torney Loughborough of Little
Rock and Attorneys Wright prickett
and j. |. Alley representing the
telegraph company.
The case was tried before Judge
Hon, and it was shown by the
states witnesses that Cove was a
flourishing little town of about 400
inhabitants. That it had developed
an extensive strawberry and truck
growing industry, but the with
drawal of the telegraph station
made it impossible to secure the
market reports each day in time to
guide the growers in making ship
ments, and as a result, the berry
growing has almost entirely been
abandoned. An effort was made to
show that the community was of
such Importance as to justify the
demand that it be given telegraph
advantages
Against this it was shown by at
torneys for the telegraph company
that the business of the Office had
never amounted to over SIS a
month, and the yearly average was
about 500 a month. The expenses
Of maintaining the Office would
amount to about $50 per month.
In passing on the case, Judge Hon
state that he did not believe the
company should be compelled TO
keep an Office there, and thought
if the legislature had known all the
facts i'll the case the bill would
never have been passed requiring
them TO maintain one.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-25
5. D. ROBERTSON.
County Surveyor

| have received the appointment
as County Surveyor IN place Of
Fred Wigstrand. resigned. Blue
Prints Of every town III county for
sale. Once and record at county
court house. f7-i0-im
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-25

Many so-called "bitters" are not
medicinal, but simply liquids dis
guised so as to evade the law.
prickly Ash Bitters is not one of
this class. 1t is strictly a medicine,
acting primarily on the kidneys,
| liver and bowels, and for the dan
gerous diseases that attack these
organs it is a remedy Of the first
grade. There is nothing objection
able in its taste, il has an agreeable
flavor and is most acceptable to the
most delicate stomach. W. C. Van
diver. Jackson Drug q Furn Co,
Davis Drug Co, special agents.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-25

\. +. Mckinney has returned 20
Nanderxooft. after ; weeks busl-
ness trip 10 Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-25
BANNER FEED FOR HORSES AND
Mules.

rs the feed the Government
uses.
It is 4 balanced ration.
Il sill not mould ar Hpoii.
ask TIIE GROCER
% 3a-2 $50
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-02-02
w. q. Frazer spent Tuesday in sno-

kane. ueeudy In Spo-
+. ). Clark, one of Rosalia's hpst-
ing attorneys, was transacting hnsi-
ness at the county seat Tuesday.
:, r. Johnston, formerly a ieweler
III Coifax for a short time and later
at Garfield, was up from Port,an go
spend Sunday with friends -
MRS. K. J. Wilson of Benge and
MRS. M. j. Cole of Endicott came nm
saturday to spend few DAYS with
enelr children, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira w. Follis of Gro
vile and Mr.. and Mrs. + w Eoi,i.
=. Garneld were guests at the home
Vi EMS and Ora Laird from Saturday
until Wednesday. ~
VIII Schluting returned Sunday
evening from Baker CITY. where be
went last week to inspect the prom
erty OF the Susan D. Mining company
formerly the White Swan mine.
County Engineer ]. M. McCaw was
IN EVAN the first of the week making
d report on a road which the town
site people want changed to conform
with street in the new town.
Miss Mabel Morrison, who is spend-
ing several weeks in Spokane. came
down Tuesday to attend the recention
given that evening by the Merry
Bachelors. She was accomnanied nv
MISS Florence Harvey of Spokane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee A. Mantz, the
state college students who were mar
rled several months ago and kept the
wedding secret from their parents
and most intimate friends until last
week, were Colfax visitors last Sat
urday.
Eugene Spalding of Almota left on
tuesday for Rochester, Mimi. for
treatment at the Mayo Brothers hos
pltal for broken arm received a
year or more ago and which has
caused considerable trouble. He was
accompanied by his mother, Mrs. H.
H. Spalding.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Henderson are
In town this week packing their
household goods preparatory to 60
ing to Walla Walla where Mr.. Hen
dricson has accepted a position in
the home office of the Gilbert-Hunt
company. He has been assistant
manager in the Colfax office of the
company for two or three years.
Ole Larson, for several years a
member of the Whitehouse Clothing
company and who recently sold his
interests in the company, left Monday
night for California where he plans
to spend month and then sail for
Sweden, his former home, going
around Cape Horn. He plans to take
years rest before reentering bust
ness.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-02-02
ASKS BOUNTY ON RABBIT.
foung German Learns to Distinguish
Wild Animals.


Scalps and hides of all kinds have
Deep presented to Auditor McCroskey
within the last week for the bounties
oHered by the county. A young Ger
man, over from the old country less
IMAM a year and still unable to speak
English, appeared at the office a few
days ago with a coyote skin and re-
celved his 81 bounty. The following
day he appeared with a fresh lack
rabbit skin and was apparently much
chagrined when informed by an in
terpreter that no. bounty was offered
on rabbits. Evidently he had been
the butt OF joke by some of his ac-
qualntances or had gained the idea
that he was entitled to a bounty on
any wild animal.
The ability of the auditor to dis
tinguish between the skin of a coyote
and that of a timber wolf was
brought into use Monday when J. H.
D1ckey appeared with four pelts
which he claimed were timber wolves
and entitled to s15 bounty. Mr.. Nc
Croskey was unable to see how they
differed from coyotes and asked the
opinion of several buyers in town.
All expressed the belief that the ami
mails were coyotes. Dickey refused
to accept the coyote bounty and said
he would take the hides to the State
college at Pullman to have the cues
ton settled.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-02-02
was in the nature of surprise par
ty. Dancing was enjoyed and re-
freShments were served.
Marriage Licenses.

Since the last issue of the Gazette
marriage licenses have been issued
by the auditor of Whitman county as
follows:
Michael J. Fuchs and Emma M.
Reiland, both of Uniontown, January
"a.
c. w. Jones, Spokane, and Nellie
Creson, Colfax, January 81.
Cornelius P. Bensel and Ophelia
Ensley, both of Colfax, January 20.
Lyle M. Baxter and Clara Paulsen,
both of Palouse, January 20.
+. G. G. Windsor and c. A. Middle
ton, both of Portland, January 80.
Harry A. Betaque of Spokane and
Cora Lena Gilbert of Johnson, Feb
ruary /.
Richard R. Barry of Oakesdale and
Annetta J. Smiley of Garfield, Feb
ruary 1. Miss Smiley was only Is
years of age but had the written con-
sent Of her mother, Bessie r. Smiley.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-02-02
PIONEER AMONG PIONEERS.
Paid $1.OO for First Copy of the
Gazette


). ID. Woodward, the Sunset hard
ware merchant, visited st. John last
Sunday Mr.. Woodward is a pioneer
among pioneers of the Palouse coun-
try and if the county records should
ever be destroyed he could supply a
large part of them from his we'll
stored and retentive memory. When
he can free his mind for a few min
utes from matters of such immediate
moment as hardware and harness,
he talks very Interestingly of the
early days when one could ride all
over these hills without encounter
ing any other sign of human occupa-
ton than, possibly, rowing band of
range cattle. Forty years ago he
assisted at the birth of Whitman
county and was one of the early
county officers. He helped fit up the
first newspaper office in the county
that of the Colfax Gazette-in 1877
and paid dollar for the first
copy of the Gazette that came from
the old " ashington press. Among
his freshest recollections is the mem
DRY of Cashup Davis, the Daniel
Boone of the Palouse' who built the
ranch house now known as the est.
John house." which formed the nu-
cleus of our thriving town.-St. John
Advocate
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-02-02
CRoNE OUT ON GOOD BEHAVIOR
Passed Bad Check, Is Released i'm
Custody of Former Employer.

After passing worthless check
for SIS on E. ]. Peschau, proprietor
of the Leader, Chris N. Crone was ar
rested after he had boarded an In
land train with a ticket for Spokane
in his pocket. This was about three
weeks ago. Since then he has been
in the county Jail waiting trial on
the charge of forgery in the first de-
gree. This week he went before
Judge Thomas Neill and entered a.
plea of guilty and was sentenced to
one year in the state reformatory at
Monroe
Later Dave Luther, Crone's former
employer, agreed to take him back
and sentence was suspended Crone
had worked for Luther for several
months near Wilcox and was con-
sidered an Industrious reliable farm
hand. He had been sending part of
his wages to his mother at Hayden
Lake, Idaho, and it was partly on ac-
count of his mother and younger
brother and sister that he was re-
leased.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-02-02
PERSONAL news notes OF THE CITY

Attorney Vern Towne was down
from Rosalia on business Saturday.
E. A. Kampen and E. w. Downen
were down from Pullman Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hays of Endi-
colt were visitors in this city Satur-
day.
S. NJ. Watson of Tekoa was trans
acting business in this city Wednes-
day.
Ralston McCaid, former Rosalia
banker, was down from Spokane
Wednesday
Wilbur Yearsley of Spokane was a
business visitor in this place the first
of the week.
Attorney c. r. Hill was transact
ing legal business in Spokane
Wednesday.
S. D. Kinder and C. M. Hitching of
Sunset were business visitors in Col
fax Tuesday.
Mrs. Harry Wilkins and son, Mil
iton, of Spokane were guests of
friends in this city Sunday.
George P. Hardgrove, of the Union
Trust C Savings bank was down from
Spokane on business Monday.
Ivan Chase, who has been up on
the ranch at Harvard since Christ
mas, is in town for few days.
~l. Carter and A. L. Berry of
kSprise, Oregon, are here on bust
= connected with the Whitman
6tcl.
Miss Jean King, who is attending
College at Pullman, is visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. l..
Chamberlin.
Mrs. Leon Kuhn and daughter.
Miss Eva, arrived home Wednesday
morning from a three months visit
in New York.
Captain S. K Green, veteran of
the Civil war, was down from Spo-
kane on business for two or three
days this week.
Francis Raney, bookkeeper at the
Whitehouse since last April, leaves
today for Spokane and will soon go
to San Francisco.
Mrs. R. A. Reid, who has been Wis
iting her sons in this city for some
time, left yesterday for her home at
Hermiston, Oregon.
Mrs. E. P. Brooks of Hoquiam is
visiting with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carey. She came last Friday and
will stay for two weeks.
H. S. Groat of Pullman has been
in town for day or two this week
arranging for the presentation of "a
Rose o. Plymouth Town"
Miss Helen James left Sunday for
Eugene, Oregon, to take a position
She went by way of Dayton, where
she visited for few days.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-02-02
COLLEGE PLAY NEXT WEEK
Miss Winnifred Windus Stars in "a
Rose o. Plymouth Town.

"A Rose o. Plymouth Town." the
seventh annual play given by the
members of the Websterian Debating
Society of Washington State College,
will be presented in Colfax next Fri
day evening, February 9Th.
This 4-act romantic drama of the
days of Captain Miles Standish,
scored the biggest hit as well as the
largest crowd of any college play
ever presented in Pullman. AS six
or eight college plays are given there
each year, this fact alone stamps it
as a production of high order.
Miss Winnifred Windus, a recent
graduate of Colfax High School, as
Aunt Resolute and Miss Melana La
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-02-02
Wen Entertained in Pullman.

Colfax Masons who were in Pull
man on Friday evening of last week
to assist in comforting the. third de-
gree on three candidates and to at
tend banquet were: I. B. Doolittle,
E. w. Weinberg, e. G. Murray, j. w.
Cairns, r. l.. McCroskey, VIM.
Sutherland, Chas. r. Hill and Ralph
Erwin. The banquet was attended
by rs Masons.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-02-02
Doctors Are Having a Rest.

Very little sickness is reported by
the Colfax doctors these days. Coun-
ty Physician Skate reports seven
mild eases of small pox in the county,
near Palouse and near Central Ferry.
There are few cases of scarlet fever
at Oakesdale. Not single case of
diphtheria is reported in the county.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-02-02
Orchards Are in Fine Condition.

Newton Pocock was in from the
Burrell orchards at Diamond Wednes-
day and reported the 220 acres of
apple trees in first class condition.
Tne warm weather of the past two or
three weeks has not brought out the
buds prematurely and indications at
this time point to large crop the
coming season.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-02-02
Missionary Election.

The City Missionary Union will
meet in the Christian church on Tues
day, February 6, at 2 p. m. The
topic for the afternoon will be RE
cent Missionary News from China"
There will be an election of officers
for the coming year. All are cordial
ly invited.
Mrs. Chas. L. Chamberlin. Secy.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-02-02
MEMS MONDAY CLUB FORMED
One Evening in Two Weeks Devoted
to Study and Discussion.

Self improvement is the object of
a men club formed two weeks ago at
the home of w. M. Duncan, county
treasurer. A second meeting was
held at the home of S. NJ. McCroskey.
county auditor, at his home on West
street Monday evening of this week.
A paper was read by Judge Thomas
Neill on THE Constitution and Dem
ocracy." The next meeting will be
held with j. o. Nation, county sup
erintendent, in two weeks.
Messrs. Duncan and Neill were
members of similar club in Pull
man, before they came to Colfax to
live, and the new organization is pat
termed along the lines of the Pullman
club. The membership is limited to
IL men.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-02-02
No Jury Term This Month.

No jury term of the superior court
will be held in Whitman county this
month. Judge Thomas Neill issued
an order Monday vacating the term
which had been set for February 13.
The jury list, which had been drawn
but never placed in the hands of the
sheriff for summoning, has been de-
stroyed. Lack of a sufficient number
of cases to warrant jury term was
the reason given for the vacation. It
is expected that jury will be drawn
for March.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-02-02
One Hundred Couples Dance.

The dance given by the Merry
Bachelors at the Armory Tuesday
evening was a great success and
thoroughly enjoyed by about 100
couples. The Ridgeway orchestra
furnished the music for dancing and
Misses Doris Merely and Jessie
Deuchmin presided at the punch
bowl.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-02-02
Odd Fellows to Initiate.

Three candidates have been elect
ed to membership in the Odd Fellows
lodge and will be initiated at the reg
ular meeting tonight The three new
members will bring the membership
OF the lodge up to $50.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-02-02
Served Four Course Luncheon.

A l O'Clock luncheon and card par
ty was given by Mrs. I. B. Doolittle
and Mrs. Matt Johnson at the home
OF Mrs. Johnson last Saturday after
noon. Miss Helen James assisted In
entertaining. After four course
luncheon was served the twenty
ladies present spent the afternoon
playing five hundred Mrs. j. F. Tiff
received the prize for the most points.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-02-02
WOULD CONSOLIDATE SCHOOLS.
Pine City and Wilcox Ask to Join in
Movement.

Wilcox people are reused to the
need of better school and have pc
titioned the county superintendent
for the consolidation of districts No.
IL, No. 135 and No. go. Their plan
is to provide four-year high school
and also to secure several acres of
land and conduct practical agricul-
tural school. The proposed CONSOLE
dated district would probably con-
tain about 125 pupils Superintend-
ent NATION fixed February "a as the
time for hearing on the petition.
The hearing will be held at the office
of the county superintendent.
A petition has also been received
from Pine City asking for the consol-
idation of districts No As, No. So.
No. 1873 and No. 131. The proposed
district will have about $50 school
children. The time for hearing on
this petition has not been named.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-02-02
eDOINGS IN COLFAX SOCIETY CIRCLES
Asbekahs Have Social Evening.

Rrogressive five hundred was the
game at the social held by the mem
bers of the Rebekah lodge in their
rooms on Thursday evening of last
week. Mrs. Ellis was awarded the
prize for the most progressions and
Mrs. Inman and Mrs. Greer cut for
the consolation prize. Refreshments
concluded the evening. The social
was we'll attended.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-02-02
Deuchmin to Make Hose Supporters.

P. R. Deuchmin returned from
Chicago the latter part of last week
after two weeks search for suitable
machinery to manufacture patent
hose supporter which, he has invent
ed. He has placed an order for a
press to cut the clasp out of sheet
steel and for tools to complete the
work. The press has a capacity of
$4,000 clasps day. He is figuring
with business men in Spokane, Seattle
and Cincinnati for the best place to
manufacture his invention and is con-
fident that the factory will be estab-
lished on the Pacific coast. The new
style clasp was first made two years
ago for the use of his own children
and has had thorough test.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-02-02
Forced to Support Family.

Leaving a wife and three or four
small children and contributing only
s11 towards their support since last
August is the charge brought against
i. A. Cocker of Rosalia. He was
brought down from Spokane last
Thursday by Deputy Sheriff Eastep
and was later taken before Justice
West of Rosalia where he made a
property settlement with his wife and
provided for his children.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-02-02
Brotherson in Nevada.

Settlers are busy blowing and
scraping to level and clear their land
at Fallon, Nevada, writes S. D.
Brotherson, who has been spending
a few weeks in Nevada. He expects
to return to Colfax within week
but Mrs. Brotherson will remain
there a few weeks longer.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-02-02
Moose Will Dance.

Invitations are out for dance to
be given by the Loyal Order of
Moose Thursday evening, February
3, at the Armory. A good time is ex-
pected as the Moose are royal enter
tainers. A 10-piece orchestra will
furnish the music.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-02-02
Revival Meetings.

Revival meetings are being held in
the United Brethren church, corner
Bird and Morton st. Services every
evening at 1880. Rev. o. u Buck
walter is conducting the song ser
vices. The meetings are growing in
interest and several have already
confessed Christ. Everybody is in
vited to attend these services.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-02-02
THREE QUIET WEDDINGS.
Cupid Brings Young People from Far
and Near.

Claire A. Middleton and Charles
G. Windsor, both of Portland, were
married in Colfax Tuesday, January
80, Rev. Geo. H. Newman officiating.
Miss Ophelia Ensley of the Onecha
country and Cornelius Bensel. an en-
ployee of the Bensel Fuel company of
this city, were married at the Metho-
dist parsonage Monday noon, Rev. N.
M. Jones officiating.
Miss Nellie Creson, teacher at
Mockonema, and C. w. Jones, solicit
tor for the Spokesman-Review, were
married at the Methodist parsonage
Saturday afternoon at 1870 O'Clock.
Rev. N. M. Jones, pastor of the
church, performed the ceremony.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-02-02
Deputy Sheriff Takes Bride.

James Hickman, special deputy
sheriff and son of Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
ry Hickman, and Lillian Anderson
were married at Moscow. Idaho. Mon
day. The young people will make
their home In this city. The Hick-
mans are well known pioneers OF
Whitman county.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-02-02
County School Gives Play.

"The Runaway Couple" will be
presented by the pupils of Lindley
school, district No. 155, in Pleasant
Valley on Saturday evening, Febru-
airy 10. A basket social will follow
the entertainment and a cordial invi-
tation is extended to all. Miss Lille
Hale is the teacher.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-02-02

You are probably aware that pneu-
monia always results from cold, but
you never heard of cold resulting In
pneumonia when .Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy was used Why take
the risk when this remedy may be had
for a trifie? For sale by all dealers.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-02-02
CHILD SETS BED ON FIRE.
Small Damage from Blaze Started
With Electric Light.

ohIKUIH 17HHIIsR5O 1IOIHI -11ItIAC --5IdIt5u
With Electric Light.
An electric globe on long cord III
the hands of a two-year-old boy was
the cause of fire which called the
department to the j. M. Baker resi-
dence in the South End Thursday
morning. Claude Swegel and family
are occupying the house this winter
while the Bakers are in California.
The little Swegel boy was playing
with the electric globe Thursday
morning and after turning on the
light left it on the bed and went
away. When discovered the cover
ing. mattress and wooden bedstead
were on fire. 1t was extinguished be-
fore the department arrived.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-02-02
Farewell Reception.

About thirty friends were enter
Sned at the home of Mrs. G.. Strieb
Friday evening OF last week In
or of Miss Elizabeth Meyer, who
res Saturday night for Portland
where she will take position in
, Wholesale millinery store. The affair
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-02-02
Pythian Palousers Night Club.

Mr.. and Mrs. H. 1. Willis, Mrs. T.
J. Welty, Dan Welty and Mr.. and
Mus S. E.. Ratliff will entertain the
kht club of the Pythian Palousers
- Tuesday evening at o'clock at
Ss X. of P hall.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-02-02
RidgeWay Bookings

A Rose o. Plymouth Town." Feb
ruary g.. rs e
Sanford Dodge, February IL.
Sis Hopkins starring Rose Mel
vile, February IA. Ey
K. of P. Minstrel show, February
10.