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The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1913-06-28

One million acres of land will
be opened to entries by white set
tiers when the Colville Indian
reservation is thrown open to
settlement not later than July,
1913, under act of congress.
Of this amount a recent inves-
tigation shows that about 300, 600
acres may be classified as agri-
cultural land. providing no timber
reserve is established.
The reservation contains1, 313,-
280 acres, and assuming that the
resident Indian population will
acquire $500 allotments of 100
acres each, there will remain 913,-
28O acres to be classified, ap-
praised and sold at not less than
$1.25 per acre to bona fide set
tiers, as provided in the act Of
congress of March 22, 1906.
James R. Sovereign, a resident
Of Keller, has made a careful
study Of the reservation. He
says that out of the one million
acres to be thrown open, 100000
is agricultural land, and the rest
may be classified as mineral and
grazing.
The reservation is in Ferry and
Okanogan counties. Its greatest
width from the Columbia river
north is about so miles and it's
greatest length is about 65 miles.
It has a water frontage on the
Columbia of $50 miles and on the
Okanogan river of 40 miles.
At present there are about 250
white persons on the reservation,
or about an average of one to
every 10square miles. They are
mostly engaged in mining and
dependent enterprises.
The agricultural lands are best
adapted to stock raising, fruits
and grains. The forests will
yield hundreds Of millions of feet
of lumber. Although sufficient
investigation has been conducted
to reveal the presence of gold,
silver, copper, nickel and lead,
lack of transportation facilities
has prevented mining on a large
scale. However, the Great
Northern railways new branch
will open up the district this fall.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1913-06-28

Study the press, brothers and
sisters, and give your support in
telligently to the papers, national
state and local, which you believe
to be honestly championing the
peoples cause. From address
before state. grange meeting,
June a, at Colville, by State Mas
ter G. B. Kegley.
If the grangers of Stevens
county would strictly follow this
advice, there might be several
less newspapers in this county
. and state, and an absence would
be noticed in the ranks Of county
papers which last fall advocated
continuance of ring rule in the
courthouse, continuance of a tar
if to protect the interests"
continuance of the expensive Hay
policy in state administration,
and election of any would-be leg
islator who would not be pledged
to vote for measures advocated
by the grange.
With 1900 grangers in this
county, it shouldn't be hard for
them to decide what papers in
this county and eastern Washing
ton have advocated things which
were for the public benefit, and
to locate those papers, some Of
them big ones, which always take
the side of the big interests, the
rings and the ring politicians.
Regarding the possibility of a
new political alignment, the Seat
tie P.-I. has the following editor
ial:
''They held a recent 'get-to-
gether' conference in Kansas be-
tween the regular republicans of
that state and the progressives
who bolted the party at the last
election and supported Col. Roose-
velt's candidacy. The movement
for future harmony was we'll re-
ceived, and the present prospect
is that the great majority of
those who went off last year will
be back working in perfect har-
mony with the republican party
from this time forward.
For the others, who refused
to take part in this 'get-together'
movement, the position taken by
William Allen White, the national
committeeman of Kansas for the
progressive party, will probably
form a precedent. Mr.. White
was out of the state when the
movement for harmony started
and went home promptly in order
to head it off, but was unsuccess-
full. He has made a public state
ment of his position. In this
statement he indorses the posi-
ton taken by President Wilson
and the democratic majority in
congress on the matter of tariff
legislation and urges that pro-
gressives generally support and
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1913-06-28
DORMAN'S
CAFE

Serves good Csc meals and
maintains a first class COM
mercial table; meals SOC.
Also a neat lunch counter
in an adjoining room
where you can be served
with Mexican chilli, light
lunches and short orders.
Lunches put up to carry,
or delivered in city.
Garland DOrman
Proprietor
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1913-06-28

See the Examiner for job
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The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-05-29

Model F. P. '13 Mcintyre tour
ing car heads the list OF prizes.
With this issue Of the Argus,
then, is inaugurated an under
taking which for generosity,
enterprise and a whole-souled
desire to meet our thousands OF
friends and customers more
than half way has never been
surpassed in this section OF the
country. Conceived in an atmos.
phere OF bigness, planned on a
generous scale, aptly describes
the joint contest OF the Argus,
Ontario Hardware company,
Ontario Furniture company,
Bermele Drug company and
Newton Shoe store, herewith
announced.
There will also be other lesser
prizes given certain candidates
as announced in later issues OF
the Argus.
THE FIRST PRIZE
The first prize is well de.
scribed in the full page adver-
tisement in this issue. The
Mcintyre is a car which anyone
might well be proud OF. "Built
for Service" is the phrase which
most nearly covers the many
and great advantages Of this
machine.
All OF the latest features and
devices approved by the most
up-to-date automobile practice
are embodied in its makeup.
Witness its fore doors, center
control, self starter, etc. All
the very latest features are in
cluded, but there is not an ex-
pertinent about the car. The
workmanship and quality OF
material used in the Mcintyre
are absolutely the best to be
purchased. Backed by over 40
years experience as one OF the
largest manufacturers OF horse
drawn vehicles in the United
States and with their establish
ed reputation for quality TO
maintain. there is no question
as TO the worth OF this splendid
automobile manufactured by
the W. IL. Mcintyre Co., OF
Indiana.
Notice the long wheel base OF
ia inches, long enough to in
sure easy riding, yet not so long
as to prove cumbersome in mar
row country roads or in crowded
city streets. Power to meet
any and every demand is insur-
ed by the big 4x5 T head motor.
This long stroke motor will take
the hills and sand with rush
that will bring a glow OF salts
faction to the cheek OF the fortu-
nate possessor. While speed
was not the primary intention
of the builder, the Mcintyre yet
has speed in plenty The driver
of this car never has to sit back
in the dust for a speed OF from
five to fifty miles an hour as
direct drive is at his command
at all times.
COMPETITION WILL BE KEEN
You can be sure that as splen-
hid prize as this will not be
without seekers, therefore we
would advise you to use the
nomination ballot printed here
in. Write your name or that
of a friend upon it and drop it
in the ballot box at any OF these
stores. This will credit you
1000 nominating votes toward
the first prize. Enter now and
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-05-29

chlldren-all are welcome. You
do not need to have been a sub.
scriber to the Argus, nor do You
have to subscribe now in order
to enter. Neither is it necess.
ary that you should have prev
iously traded with the Ontario
Hardware Co., Ontario Furni.
ture Company, Bermele Drug
Company or Newton's Shoe
Store, This automobile goes
absolutely free to the person re-.
ceiving the greatest number of
votes by the time announced
for the close OF the contest.
HOW TO GET VOTES
Votes will be given on the
following schedule:
20O votes for each dollar in
cash trade at any of the stores.
400 votes for each dollar paid
on account at any OF the stores.
1000 votes for each dollar Of
new subscriptions to the Argus.
500 votes for each dollar Of
renewal and each dollar paid on
account to the Argus.
CONTEST OFFICIALLY OPENED
The contest is now officially
opened. Ballot boxes are now
up and ready to receive the first
ballots and all that is necessary
is for the energetic candidate to
have his or her name placed in
in nomination. Each name
when nominated will be credit.
ed with 20O0 nominating ballots
at the first count. Use the nom.
mating ballot appearing below.
he sure that you are nominated
Start early for its the early bird
that gets the worm.
BALLOTS COUNTED WEDNESDAYS
The ballots will be counted
each Wednesday and the results
announced each Thursday in
the Argus.
DECISION OF THE JUDGES
The decision. OF the Judges in
this contest will be absolutely
final. This is a fact that should
be born in mind by everyone.
The rules and regulations OF
this contest have been made
such as to assure an absolutely
fair and equal race. No en-
ploye OF any OF the business
houses can enter as a candidate,
nor can any relative OF the pro-
prietors become a candidate.
No votes can be transferred from
one candidate to another after
they are once cast. No society
or organization can enter as a
candidate. In short every rule
has been adopted which occur
ed as being to the best interests
OF all candidates. Under these
conditions it is announced as
before, that the decision OF the
judges will be absolutely final.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
/. The automobile offered in
this contest will be given to the
candidate who has received the
greatest number OF votes by 6
p. m. on the day on which this
contest closes.
2. Ballot Boxes will be kept in
the contest stores and votes will
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-05-29
lhe Greatest of All Contests
in Prizes for the People of Ontario
and Surrounding Country.

be counted once each week by a
committee of three selected by
the contest manager, his choice
to be subject TO popular approx
al. The result OF each weeks
count will be published the fol.
lowing day.
3. Votes will be ordinarily is.
sued at the following rates:
400 for $1.00 on the payment
OF an account made before the
starting Of this contest.
200 for $1.00 on cash sales.
400 for each $1.00 ON due bills
sold. Money for due bills sold
must be turned in within five
days from receipt.
Votes will be given on new
charge purchases paid within
thirty days at rate OF 200 for 81.
A. No employee or relative OF
the merchants will be permit.
ted to enter the contest.
5. On bargain days which will
be announced later, votes will
be given at rate OF 400 for each
S1.00 cash trade on q certain
line or lines which will be an
| nounced at that time.
6. The soliciting OF votes in
the voting places is prohibited.
Z. Votes may be cast by any
one personally or by mail but
are not valid and will not be
counted unless stamped with the
firms name. A vote that has
the appearance OF alteration
shall be thrown out, provided
the defacing should indicate a
figure has been tampered with.
s. All purchases made on Sat
urdays will regularly bear 10
This committee composed OF
we'll known townspeople, assures
an absolutely impartial and COR
rect count at all times as they
will have full and complete
charge OF the counting OF the
ballots.
SIGNATURE ON BALLOTS NEcEs'
sARY
Atthis time it is we'll to an
nounce that votes may be cast
personally or by mail, but that
all votes must bear the signature
of one OF these firms before they
are valid. Votes not bearing
these signatures will be cast 1ut.
When more than one ballot
is cast at the same time for
some candidate, the ballots
should be fastened together
with a rubber band or sealed in
an envelope. This is requested
as an aid for the judges and we
are sure that everyone will use
every care in this regard.
per cent more votes than the
schedule announced above in
Rule 3.
8. In case of two prize winners
having an equal number OF
votes at the close OF the contest,
the candidate ahead as publish
ed the week prior to the close
shall be declared winner.
10. In casting a number OF bal
lots at the same time for the
same candidate, they must be
tied together or placed In
small envelope.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-05-29

II you have job OF hauling you
want done, large or small, you can
always depend on John Land bingham
being ready for you. Call him at the
Moore Hotel.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-06-11
N. f. IOWA NJ. w. A. PICNIC.
To be Held i'm Oelwein June 10th,
Promises to be One of the Big
gest Events Ever Held.

The Annual Northeastern Iowa
Modern Woodmen Picnic will be held
at Oelwein, Iowa, on Thursday, June
10. The members of Palm Camp No.
230 and business men of Oelwein
are doing all in their power to make
this one of the biggest gatherings ev-
er held A goodly sum of money has
been secured and program will be
arranged that will leave nothing to
be desired. There will be games and
sports galore. There will be prize
drills contested for by the teams in
the various camps. A baseball game
has been arranged for between the
Charles City team and the Oelwein
team. Linderman, the veteran ball
player, is to pitch for Charles City.
Good speakers are being arranged
for and plenty of music all day. All
the live Woodmen will make a date
for Oelwein June 10. All those who
want to see a live town on a special
ly live day will make arrangements
to be in Oelwein June 10. Mayor
Cole will hand the keys of the city
to the army of the NJ. w. A. and if
the visitors do not have hot time
in the old town it will be their fault.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-06-11
Old settler Passes Away.

Sever Sandager, one of the old
settlers Of the county, passed away
at his home northeast of Calmar, on
Tuesday, May 81, 1913.
Sever Sandager was born in Sog-
nedalen, Norway, February 9TH, IS
AZ, making him about 20 years of
age, at the time of his death. In Is
5S he came to this country with his
pa ents and settled on farm in
Springfield township, near Calmar,
where he has lived ever since.
In 1872 he was married to Bereth
Stenseth. To this union six children
were born, five of whom, ole, Marie,
Julius, Eline and Peter, remain to
mourn the death of devoted father.
He also leaves one brother, Martin,
to mourn his death. His wife passed
away in 1901.
The funeral services were held
this afternoon in the Norwegian
Lutheran church with burial in the
Lutheran cemetery adjoining, Rev.
Koren officiating.-Courier.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-06-11
McCarty's Slayer At Dubuque.

Dubuque, June 9.-Arthur Pelkey,
the fighter who killed Luther Nc
Carly, the worlds champion, with a
blow on the jaw that dislocated his
neck, at Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is
well known to employees of the old
st. Julien hotel, recently destroyed
by fire.
Pelkey was employed as cook in
the hotel in the year 1911 and when
his picture appeared in the papers
it was the first time that his old as
sociates had heard of his wherea-
bouts since he left the city His pic
ture was recognized at once by his
old friends.
While employed he said nothing
about his fighting. He was quiet and
gentlemanly and had no bad habits
He admitted he had had several
fights but showed no inclination for
any trouble.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-06-11
Rock Island Engineer Killed.

On Monday afternoon, at the
bridge just south of GAINESVILLE, En-
gineer William c. Walker stuck his
head out of the cab window to look
at something about the engine. His
head was struck by the timbers OF
the bridge and the skull was badly
crushed, one eye was gouged out, and
he fell back into the cab. The en-
CINE and caboose were taken and the
injured man was brought back to the
Junction. In the meantime the local
crew of the branch train had been
notified and they, with physician,
hurried out to the Junction and
brought the dying man to the hos
pital at Waverly. All that could
be done for him was done, but to
no avail, and he died about mid
night.
Mr.. Walker was 46 years of age
and had been in the employ of the
Rock Island for many years. His
home was at Rockford, where the re-
mains were taken for burial on Tues
day morning. His wife came up
from Cedar Rapids on the evening
train and his brother, c. H. Walker,
came down from Rockford and both
were with him at the time of his
death.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-06-11
TOOK 4 HORSES, GAVE BACK 6
Marble Rock Man Gets Unexpected
Present From Horse Thief.

Instead of receiving four horses,
stolen in 1909, A. w. Youse, former
ly of Lamoille, but now of Marble
Rock, will receive in return for the
four, six animals.
This was the statement made at
Clarion, when Youse interviewed o.
G. Kobbe of Tama, who has confess
ed to the theft of two mares and
their colts from the Youse farm near
Lamoilie.
Kobbe says that both mares foal-
ed colts the spring following their
theft, and that these two colts and
the mares are in possession of his
uncle near Wesley, in Kossuth coun-
ty.
The ? colts stolen with their moth
ers, now 4-year-olds, were sold by
the uncle to a neighbor. Youse has
gone to get his horses, and Kobbe
was brought here by the sheriff yes
terday afternoon.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-06-11
ORDINANCE NO. a67.
An Ordinance Relating to the Width
of Parking or BOulevards i'm the
Streets OF the City of De-
cOrah, Iowa.
Be it ordained by the City Council

Be it ordained by the City Council
of the City of DEBORAH, Iowa.
Section I-That except as other
wise specifically fixed by ordinance
the permanent parking grounds or
boulevards on all streets in the City
of DEBORAH, whether paved or unpav-
ed, shall be and constitute that por-
ton of the street on either side OF
the legal highway between the curb
lines not occupied by sidewalk.
Section II.-That except as other
wise specifically provided by ordin-
ance the legal roadway, between the
curb lines, on all streets whether
paved or unpaved in the City of De-
corah, shall be and constitute that
portion of the street which is paved,
and on unpaved streets, shall be and
constitute that portion of the street
not hereinafter specifically set apart
to abutting property owners for park
ing purposes.
Section III.-That all owners of
lots or lands in the City of DEBORAH
are hereby granted the right and
privilege of making parkings or
boulevards in front of their lots and
lands, and to plant trees, make grass
plots and lawns thereon, providing
such lawns are made to conform TO
the established grade of the street or
streets, and the parkings or boule-
wards shall be made to conform TO
the following schedule:
On all streets 80 feet wide the
parking shall be 22 and IL feet;
On all streets 10 feet wide the
parking shall be 20 feet;
On all streets 6S and lilo feet
wide the parking shall be 16 and IL
feet;
On all streets sc feet wide the
parking shall be Is and 1-2 feet;
On all streets 60 feet wide the
parking shall be 8 feet;
On all streets Sc feet wide the
parking shall be Is feet;
On all streets 40 feet wide the
parking shall be feet, and the width
or distance of such parkings as
herein established shall be measured
from the property line to the outside
line of the curbing of such parking
including the width of the sidewalk
This Ordinance shall be In force
and take effect from its publication
as required by law.
Passed and approved this Atm day
of June, 1918. III. j. GREEN,
u Al HUGHES. Mayor.
Clerk.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-06-11
FINDING BONES REEVES TALE.
Skeleton Found on Premises of Re-
putedly Haunted RoadhOuse.

What may prove to be the confir.
nation of rumors that date back tc
ante-bellum days, comes in the un.
earthlng OF the bones of a human
skeleton in the neighborhood of He
lena, country settlement near Chel.
sea, in Tama county. AS a result OF
the find the old people of the neigh.
.borhood are exhibiting much inter.
est, as the stories of their childhood
days, OF how the old road house was
haunted, are recalled.
Sixty years ago next July the gov
eminent ordered a stage road route
from Marengo to Fort Dodge. Hele-
ma, rama county, was ON the route,
and there a road house was built.
Because the road house began to
bear an unsavory reputation it ceas-
ed to pay, and finally was abandon
ed. Stories were told OF how guests
at the tavern never departed. Forty
years ago ii was recounted how night
was disturbed by the uncanny cries
of spirits of the dead; that spectral
beings were actually seen keeping up
the vigil of the dead. Little child
rem have cried themselves to sleep
through fear of the old house, and
even the dogs have stunned the pre-
misses.
Six years ago Joseph Papesh, a b.
hemian farmer, scoffing at the stor-
its of the house being haunted,
bought the place and since has made
it his home. A few days ago he
started to remodel the house and,
while rebuilding the east wing, work
men turned up in their spades, from
close to the cellar wall, fragments
of human bones. DR.. c. p. Coulson
of Chelsea, took charge of a part of
the jaw bone containing several teeth
and pronounces them belonging to
a human being.
That the old house has been
haunted for many years is unhesi-
tatingly declared by older residents
of the neighborhood, and the recent
find has reiterated their belief in
the stories of ghosts that have infest-
ed the old road house.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-06-11
Boy Stops Delivery of Jail.

Marshalltown, Iowa, June o
Donald Edgar, little son of the Mar.
shall county sheriff, prevented a jail
delivery here Thursday.
Using the leg of table to dig his
way to liberty, Drake Ashley, arrest
ed for robbing children's banks at the
e. l.. Lane home, had succeeded in
digging nearly through the brick wall
when Sheriff Edgar found him and
placed him in a solitary cell.
The boy was playing in the Jail
yard and noticed that chips Of NOR
tar were falling about him. Picking
up a little piece he noticed that one
side was painted the same color as
the interior of the Jail.
He informed his father, with TIE
result that Ashley's work was dis
covered in time to prevent his es-
cape.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-06-11
REFUSED TO BELIEVE BOY DEAD
Harry McCulloch Returns to Fort
Madison After Long Absence.

Fort Madison, Ia, June 9.-One
reason why Harry E. McCulloch will
not be declared legally dead in the
district court here, as petition asks,
is that Harry E. McCulloch himself
that name was born near Primrose
thirty-eight years ago, and nineteen
years ago he left home to make his
way in the world.
That was the last seen or heard of
him up until year ago when it was
thought that action to declare him
legally dead was best in the settle
ment of his fathers estate. Rita
tives and acquaintance, having no
word from him in nearly score of
years, had little doubt that he was
dead.
There was one relative, an aunt,
Mrs. Amanda NJ Merritt, of this
city, who refused to share the belief
of the others, and she took upon her.
self the task of tracing the man af-
ter he left Lee county The work
proved tedious, and at times discour-
aging, but it was continued for al
most a year, the thread of the path
of a score of years before often be-
ing broken, then picked up at some
other place. 1t led to Panama, to
Central America, to South America,
and the search ended in the Office
of the superintendent of a railroad
of Colombia, S. A., with the super
intendent himself the missing man.
Wanderlust, success in the work
he had chosen, and rapid advance
ment to more responsible positions
were blamed for his never writing
home.