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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-05
TO TEST WEIGHTS
AND THE MEASURES
Marketmaster Taylor Ord
cred to indianapolis for
This Purpose.

A remedy for the complaint of ice
consumers of this city who declare
they are not getting full weight, is
offered by city marketmaster and
sealer of weights and measures, John
Taylor, is for the consumers to re-
quire the ice men to weigh all ice be-
fore delivering it.
II keep a close eye on the scales,
and whenever l see a wagon standing
idle I make a test of the scales, and
l can say that their scales are all
right" stated Taylor this morning.
THE trouble seems to be that the
ice men do not use their scales. They
guess at the amount, and that is what
you pay for" Taylor added.
At the meeting of the board of
works Taylor was instructed to make
a trip to Indianapolis this week and
to take all the weights and measures
belonging to the city to test them by
the state standards at the state
house. The expense of the trip,
which will be small, will be taken
from the market miscellaneous fund.
While at Indianapolis Taylor will
make an attempt to secure set OF
standard wet measures. At present
the city has no such equipment for
the sealer of weights and measures
and this morning Mayor Zimmerman
stated that the city would buy the set
of measures if they could be pur-
chased with the money now on hand.
THE people made a howl about the
measures and weights, and We'll get
the measures so they can be protect,
ed. They want protection, so they
will have to pay for it,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-05
A WEATHER RECORD
HAS BEEN HUNG UP
At Daybreak Today the Mer-
curry at Weather Bureau
Fell to AZ Degrees.

Once before the records of the local
weather bureau show, the month of
August started in to set low temper
ature mark. This distinction was shar-
ed by August in the year of 1910, when
the minimum temperature was Al de-
grees. But just to show that 1912 is a
year of unusual phenomena, climatical
as well as political. the first four days
of this month ending yesterday, scored
a minimum average of 46 degrees
while the maximum was 20 degrees.
Today was the coolest day of the
summer. At day break this morning AZ
degrees were registered. This
is the coolest temperature
that has been recorded any
summer since 1905 Records in
1895 and 1886 show that the tempera-
ture was down this low. while the
maximum temperature has varied. The
minimum temperatures for August in
1905 was 81 degrees; 1906 was 4S de-
grees: 1907 was 46 degrees; 1908 and
1919 was ~ degrees; 1910 was Al de-
grees and last year 46 degrees
People are still rubbing their eyes
when they look at the calendar The
odor of the moth balls is abroad in the
land. and other sights and smells sug-
gestive of the fall are encountered on
every hand.
Even a straw hat seems strangely
out of place when the man under IL
is buttoning his coat and wishing that
he had on his heavy underwear.
These cool nights certainly do ef-
feet the morning call sheets" remark
ed the night clerk at one of the hotels
During the hot months we had calls
as early as 4 o'clock but now they
have moved up TO and O'Clock.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-05
SHANK LOOKS LIKE
THE G, 0, P, winner
But There Are a Dozen Dark
Horses in, the Guberna-
torial Race.
(National News Associatfon)

ANe"S <aSSothutAoh(
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug g. A
dozen names are under discussion for
the head of the ticket to be nominated
by the Indiana Republicans in State
here tomorrow. AS the Re-
publican candidates must meet the op-
position of the Progressives as well as
the Democrats at the November cleo
ton the party leaders are endeavoring
to bring about the nomination Of the
strongest men they can find.
Winfield T. Durbin of Anderson, who
was governor from 1901 to 1905: May
or Lew Shank of Indianapolis, who
came into national prominence
through his crusade to reduce the
high cost of living; Addison c. Har.
ris, OF Indianapolis, former United
States minister to Austria Hungary
Col. George r. Lockwood, editor OF
the Marion Chronicle; Judge David w
Henry of Terre Haute, President w
w. Parsons of the Indiana Normal
oCuooi, SAdIlSS "a. SdiliSic, pIoLli'
nent business man of South Bend
James W. Emison, president of Vim
cennes University, Walter Olds of FIT
Wayne and L. C. Embree of Princeton
are among those who are under con.
sideration for the nomination for gov.
ernor.
For 1ieutenant-governor Sidney K
Ganiard, of Lagrange, is regarded as
the leading candidate, although there
are several others in the field For
the other places on the State ticket
there is general disposition to give
the nominations to the men who were
the nominees two years ago.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-05
A RIOTING CHARGE
AGAINST THREE MEN

John Jumbo. John Dudac and Andy
Seventeenth street, were each fined 81
and costs this morning on the charge
of rioting. Dudac. proprietor of the
boarding house, stated that Jumbo
whacked him over the head with a
beer bottle, and Jumbo alleges he re-
ceived a similar blow in the ribs.
Smith showed a black eye but was non
derstand. The men engaged in free
for all street fight at Seventeenth and
North H street yesterday morning at
1850 and were all arrested by Officer
Lawier.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-05
LAKE PLANS ARRIVE
Engineer Mueller's Work Is
Complete and Artistic.

A water color perspective of the con-
crete dam which is to be built by the
Richmond Park and Lake Co was pre-
sented to the organization Saturday
by John Mueller of New Castle, the
consulting engineer. 1t is an excep-
tionaiiy fine print and is the work oil
Engineer Mueller 1t shows the dam,
the concrete, bridge and the lake and
surrounding land with its natural dec
orations
me plans and specifications for the
new dam have been completed and the
company win be ready to receive bids
in a few days.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-05

OAKLAND, Aug. 5.-The family of
Joaquin Miller, the Poet of the Sierras.
has been broken into three political
factions over the respective merits of
the 1912 presidential candidates. Mil
ler, lifelong Jacksonian, has regis
tered as a Democrat and does not hes
itate to declare he will vote for every
name appearing under the black star.
Mrs Miller is Republican of the Taft
school, while Miss Juanita, their
daughter. has proclaimed herself an
ardent admirer of Colonel Roosevelt.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-05
MAY ESCAPE TRIAL

Herbert Wicket and Harry King,
charged with robbery of Lynn, Ind.
young man last week, may not be tried
unless other witnesses the state is
seeking can be secured The case
against the men is not conceded very
at present.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-05
Senator Dixon Has Difficult
ty in Checking Cheers of
Delegates So He Can OPP
en- the Convention.
BEVERIDGE SOUNDS
KEYNOTE OF PARTY
Indiana Progressive Delivers
Brilliant Address, Wom-
en- Play a Prominent Part
in Proceedings.

CHICAGO, Aug. 5.-R. G. Leeds.
of Richmond, was elected national
committeeman over Horace C. Still
well of Anderson by the Indiana
progressive delegation today. Ind!-
ana will be represented on the res
olutions committee by William Dud-
ley Foulke. of Richmond, on the
credentials committee by Mr.. Viii
SON of Hammond. and on the rules
committee by ]. III. Campbell of
Bloomington. ID. n. Foster. OF Fl.
Wayne was elected vice chairman.
and E A. Willis sergeant-at-arms.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-05
THE WEATHER

STATE AND LOCAL Fair tonioht
and Tuesday; slightly warmer to-
Riaht.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-10-25
POLITICAL MEETING.

Hon. VIM. L. La Toilette, congress-
man from this district, addressed big
audience In Sigrist hall Tuesday even
ing, according to announcement. From
the number present it is evident that
some interest is at last being awak-
ened In political affairs. There was a
large representation of ladies present,
showing that they are desirous of in
formation on the political issues of the
day. e. D. Reiter, who attended Mr..
La Toilette on his tour as far as Re-
public, and who did the political talk
ing, did not appear, as he had been
called back to Washington by tele-
graph on lgal business. Mr.. La Fol-
lette did not attempt to make a speech
IN the accepted sense of the word. He
very honestly announced at the out
set that he does not pretend to be an
orator, was not present to make a DO
litical discourse, but to talk to the
people upon questions that interested
this part of his district, and to meet
his constituents personally. His talk
covered hardly more than fifteen min
utes, during which he explained points
In the new three year homestead act
touched upon Indian reservations, the
forest reserve, and the effort congress
had made to force the railroad to
build down the San Poll. He invited
the audience to ask questions on DO
litical matters, and he replied to in
quiries as to the interstate commission,
the interstate court commission, rec
iprocity and tariff. At the close he
mingled with the audience, meeting
personally about every body present.
This paper has not always felt that
Mr.. La Toilette has stood true to the
party that hOnored him with office, and
has not hesitated to critise him for
some of his votes in congress, but
these criticisms were from a political
view point and not on account of any
dtscreditable act of the representative.
He Is today the nominee of the repub-
lican party for reelection, and he
must be given credit for being loyal to
President Taft in the face of the pres
ent Bull Moose split The result of
the primary demonstrated that the
people are with and behind him, and
there Is not doubt but that he will
be reelected on the 5th of November.
He stands strong among the farmers,
as he has been farmer in eastern
Washington for many, many years.
His private life is without a blemish.
He may not be brilliant man, but he
Is clean and honest, and has the inter-
est OF his constituents at heart. This
county gave him substantial majority
two years ago, and he will again carry
the county at the approaching election
with substantial plurality.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-10-25
CHESAW FAIR.

A number of people from Oroville
and vicinity attended the Chesaw fair
held last week, and report that while
the fair was very creditable one the
attendance and exhibits were not up
to expectations. This is readily ac-
counted for. 1t is the season of the
year when farmers on the hill are eX
ceedingly busy, and more so than US
ually this year, because the crops have
been exceptionally heavy, much of the
grain, so it is reported, not as yet cut,
and the season far advanced, making
it necessary for the farmer to devote
every spare moment to protecting his
own interests. 1t is late in the fall for
the holding of a fair in the hill coun-
try, anyhow, and yet owing to the fact
that all crops are late maturing at
that altitude it would be difficult to
fix an earlier date for the fair with any
hopes of an extensive exhibit. Every
body speaks in terms of praise of the
enterprise the Chesaw citizens have
displayed in laying out fair grounds
and providing necessary buildings of a
size sufficient to accommodate any dis
play that might be gathered together.
The Chesaw fair association will make
the venture win as an annual attrac-
ton, and it will grow better and be
more largely attended from year to
year.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-10-25

CANDIDATE FOR SUPREME JUDGE.

Justice John F. Main, appointed from
the Superior bench of King county to
fill out the uneXpired term of Chief
Justice Dunbar, deceased, is a Seattle
lawyer widely known throughout the
state both through his record as a
practitioner and judge and from the
fact that for five years he was a men,
Der of the faculty of the University of
Washington law school.
Having been appointed to the SUI
preme court, Judge Main has an
nounced himself as a candidate for
election on November 5, and an Or
ganization composed of his friends has
inaugurated campaign for him from
Seattle. His name, however, cannot
appear on the official ballot, Justice
Dunbar'S death having occurred too
late to permit of the nomination of
another candidate.
To fill the vacancy on the judicial
ticket caused by Justice Dunbar's
death, the voters of the state will be
called upon to vote by pasting stick
er or writing in the name of the addi-
tional candidate in a blank space
which will be provided for the pur-
pose. Polling places will be supplied
with stickers as far as possible and in
the absence of stickers, the name must
be written in.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-10-25
NOVEMBER ELECTION.

Election takes place a week from
next Tuesday. There will be not only
a general election, at which a presi-
dent, state, district and county officers
are to be chosen, but the electors of
Oroville will be called upon to eX-
press themselves upon the question as
to whether the town shall go dry for
the next two years. or remain as it is.
Locally this is a very important queS-
tiOn and almost all other issues have
been lost sight Of There are we'll
meaning people who favor dry town,
and just as many well meaning people
who see disaster in the proposition at
this time should the dries triumph. On
the one hand the moral point of view;
on the other the material business in
terests at stake. Those who are op-
posed to local option point out that in
case the town should go dry there
would be six or seven vacant store
rooms on the principal business street,
indicating to the stranger that the
town was going to decay That the
town council would have to secure
81, 400 by some means to pay rebate on
licenses that do not expire for several
months. That a revenue of $4,000
would be eliminated, and that this
amount would have to be provided for
by assessing license tax against
every merchant, trader and profession.
al man in the place. That it would
cut off a revenue of 800 per month
from the electric light company, that
is far from growing rich on the pres
ent income. That it would reduce the
receipts of the telephone line by $50
per month, and this would be hard
blow to the system. That it would cut
off $50 per month from the water de-
partment. that needs every dollar that
can be collected That it would cause
the removal of 40 or so people, liberal
spenderS and consumers. That every
line of business would feel the loss
keenly of from $4,000 to $4,000 that
are annually spent among the mer-
chants, shop keepers. professional men
and working men of the town by those
engaged in or dependent upon, the
liuuor business. And that after the
elimination of the saloon just as much
| liuuor would be consumed through the
| agency of the boot-legger and blind
pig On the other hand those who fa-
yor local option claim that people, who
have been waiting until the town went
dry to make the move, would flock in
to Oroville to make the place their
home. These people may be honest in
that belief, but dryness has failed to
create rush to other small commune
ties that voted dry in this county two
years ago. That the saloon would be
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-10-25

the people are opposed to the selection
OF land made by the directors and vote
down the proposition to buy let it go
| at that. The statement above is not
made for the purpose of influencing a
voter one way or the other. The in
formation as jotted down was OBJ
TANNED from two sources The writer
does not pretend to know the exact
lines OF the tracts. The tracts have
been pointed out to him, and to all ap-
pearanceS they are the same charac-
ter, with the exceptions noted, as those
upon which tract owners are making
valuable orchards and raising prize
winning vegetables. No one is asked
to take the statement of the Gazette on
the subject. They can go and see for
themselves. The only interest the
writer has In such propositions is a
keen desire to see the town advance,
and the school facilities keep step with
that advancement. There is no rake
on II the sale Is made; and everybody
will survive IL 1t fails. The decision
rests IN the hands of the voters. Let
them go to it Nov. and register
their verdict.
charge for it. The balance of Lot s is
as high and dry as any land in that
locality. Lot 8, of five acres, joins Lot
ON the east. A strip on the south side
or Lot 8. bordering on the road, is
somewhat impregnated with alkali,
but this Is not of sufficient extent to be
detriment. This land is all above
the ordinary high water mark Such
Hood as 1894 might cover a portion
OF the land, as such a flood would
cover most of the fiat upon which the
town Is built. The land cannot be
concealed. 1t is out doors exposed to
examination, and those who wish to
inform themselves upon the subject
can easily go and see for themselves.
1t Is just about the same distance from
the depot as the present school house.
II has gotten so from the controver-
sizes that grow out of every question:
submitted to the people that the editor
OF this paper is perfectly Indifferent
as to what the result may be at the
election tomorrow. If the majority of
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-10-25
A SHOCKING ACCIDENT.

E. McCammOn was up to Nelson
Tuesday and reports to this Office that
last Friday afternoon a man named
Frank Jones, working in Homes saw
mill. fell, or was thrown by the betting,
against a saw with the result that one
foot was cut off above the ankle, the
other shockingly mangled, and the
unfortunate man sustained other cuts
and bruises. There were no witnesses
to the accident, and it is not really
known just how Jones could have fall
len in position for his lower extrem-
tiles to be caught in the saw. He was
rushed to the railroad and sent to
Spokane, where the other foot was am
putated. A report was in circulation
Saturday that such an accident had oc-
Cured, but it was impossible to find
any one who could give any particu-
lars. Mr.. McCammon reported the
story as he had it told to him while he
was in Molson.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-10-25
THAT SCHOOL LAND PURCHASE,

The impression has gone out that
lots and 8, in the East Oroville Or
chard Tracts, which the school d.
rectors are desirOus of securing for
school purposes, and which the voters
of the district will either endorse or
reject Nov. 2, is overflow land, that
part of it is tulle land, and all of 1t
subject to overflow. This may be in
territorial Misrepresentation, or mis-
representation through ignorance Of
the tracts. The circulators of such a
report may be honest, or 1t may be
done only to prejudice the voters and
prevent any purchase of land being
made at this time. II the editor of this
paper thought for a moment that an
effort was being made to slough of
tulle land on the school district he
would be the first to protest, and pro-
test in unmistakable terms. But some
trouble has been taken to investigate,
and it is to be hoped that every voter
who can do so before election will
make an effort to ascertain the facts.
1t is a reflection upon the integrity
and intelligence of the school board
to suggest that an effort is being made
to perpetrate such fraud, for II the
members are aware that the land Of
fered is worthless then they are dis
honest. If it is worthless and they do
not know it then they have neglected
a duty they owe to the residents of the
district. So far as can be ascertained
Lot s. containing something over 10
acres, has jutting point of less than
an acre at the southwest end that 10
overflow land 1t Is not calculated In
the deal, as the company makes no
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-10-25
DEATH OF ALBERT c. SMITH

Albert G. Smith passed away at his
residence in Oroville Saturday, Octo-
Der 19, after an illness of some two
weeks The end came suddenly and
Unexpectedly, as he seemed to be i'm
proving for two days prior to his
death, although before that time his
condition was considered to be very
serious. He had been sitting up on
the side of the bed, when he remarked
to those present that he felt tired and
would lie down His head had hard
ly pressed the pillow before his spirit
took flight. The funeral was held
from the residence Monday afternoon,
Rev. F. NJ. McCreary officiating, and
a large cOncOurse OF relatives and
friends followed the remains to their
last resting place in Odd Fellow ceme-
terry.
Albert c. Smith was a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. c. Smith. The father resides
in OrOville, while the mother proceed
ed The son to the grave two years ago.
The deceased was born at Fairview,
Jones county, Iowa, June Z, 1875, and
hence was aged 81 years, months and
IL days. He grew up to manhood in
the community where he was born,
and there married. He came west in
1898, locating at Loomis, where he
continued to reside until he moved to
Oroville some three years ago. He is
survived by wife, two sons, a father
and two sisters. The deceased was de-
servedly popular among those who
knew him, and he had wide circle of
friends in the north part of the county
who deeply regret his untimely TAX
ing off. He was kind and considerate
in his family, pleasant and agreeable
among his associates, man charitable
toward the faults of others, with never
an unkind word to say against his
neighbors.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-10-25

wiped out, anyhow, and that is a con-
summation desired beyond all other
things, no matter who may be injured
by the change. These are the argu-
ments in the main put up by both
sides, and the voters can take their
choice. No one questions the figures
OF losses that would result by the town
going dry; there might be an element
of chance entering into the claim that
the town would grow with Aladdin
like rapidity on dry basis. But that
is only matter of opinion. The voter
is free agent. He is at perfect liber-
ty to take his choice between the two
propositions. No one is coercing him,
there is no desire to unduly influence
him. He, or she, is capable of weigh
ing the advantages or disadvantages
of change from the present order Of
things at this time. But think 1t over
well before you do vote, as winter IL
coming on, and the indications are not
too favorable for the season being an
exceptionally live one.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-10-25

Every horticulturist is urged to
bring in their choicest exhibits of ap-
Piles to compete for this prize. Great
honor and credit Is due the communi-
ties who have the enterprise and pub
lie spirit necessary to display at this
show.
This no doubt will be one of the
greatest apple shows ever held as the
railroad companies have already an
nounced special rate from points in
Iowa, Manitoba, Minnesota, North and
South Dakota and Wisconsin.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-10-25
KANE, WASHINGTON.

Louis w. Hill, Chairman of the
Board of Directors of the G. N. Ry.,
one of the greatest agencies for devel-
opment of the Apple industry has sig
nailed his interest in the success of
this show by offering a silver cup as a
special prize to be carried away for
the best ten boxes of commercial ap-
Piles grown along the G. N. Ry., or sub
sidary lines exhibited at the National
Show at Spokane, Wash, November II
to 1S, 1912.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-10-25

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