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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-23
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-23
TOLEYaKIDNEY, PILLS
roR RHsuMATIsM KIDNEYS AMI BLADDER
LEGAL
Estate of Catherine Casey
STATE OF VERMONT.
~ District of Bennington. es'

- lAIE OF
- District OF Bennington.
THE HONORABLE PROBATE COURT
for the Distri.t of Bennington.
To oil PERSONS interested in the Estate of
Catherine Casey, late OF Bennington, in said
District, deceased, GREETING
Ata Probate Court, holden at Bennington,
within ana for said District on the - h day of
February. 1915 an instrument purporting to
be the last VIII and Testament of Catherine
Casey. late of Bennington, Ia said District,
deceased, " as presented to the Court Afore-
said, for Probate.
And IL Ia ordered by said Court that the 9th
dav OF March, 1915, at the Probate Office In
said Bennington, be assigned for proving said
instrument; and that notice thereof he given
10 all persons concerned, by publishing this
order three weeks successfully in the Ben
nington Evening Banner. a newspai er circu-
iating in that vi Unity in sad district, pre- vi Gus
TO he time app yinted.
THEaEFORE, you ara hereby notified to
appear before said Court, at the time and
place aforesaid, and contest the probate
taid will IL YOU see cause
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND at Bennington.
in said dirtrict, this 18th day Of February. 1915
AMY II. HARBOUR,
Register
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-23
FRANK E. HOWE, Editor and Pub
Tuesday, February %, 1915.

There have been a number of SER
ious coasting accidents in different
localities throughout the state during
the past month. The sport, when the
big double runners are used, always
has an element of danger in it unde
the best of conditions and when the
highways are covered with ice the
risk is increased The Canadian sport
of tobogganing is preferable in that
the sleds run in confined course
SO that it is impossible to pile load
of flying humanity around tree Or
telephone pole.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-23
COMMISSIONERS, NOTICE

{ COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
" Estate OF WILLIAM Il WORT dINGTON
The undersigned. having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the District
or Bennington. COMMISSIONERS, to receive.
examine. and adjust the claims and demands
OF all persons against tue estate OF Will
liam Il. worthingtOn. late OF Remington. 10
said District, deceased ana all claims OF hibited
in Offset thereto hereby give notice that we will
meet for tho purpose aforesaid. az the First
National Bank, in the Village OF No Benniug-
ton, ia said District, on the sth day OF Msrcn.
1915. and 9Th day of August, 1915 from o'clock
y. IN. until O'Clock p. IN. oD.eaeh OfRsid day
and that six months from the sth day
OF February, A. ID 1915, il the time limited by
said Court for said creditors TO present their
claims 10 va for examination and allowance.
Dated at Bennington, VT, this 10Th day OF
February, A. ID 1915.
W. G. SHAW
u I. HENRY
Commissioners
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-23
/" lime cuts down all.

both great and small" New Eng
land Primer.) Hence the necessity
for adequate life insurance. National
Life ms. Co., of Vt. (MututaL Earle
S. Kinsley, General Agent, Mead
Building, Rutland, Vt. Adv.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-23
Estate of William r. Worthington.
STATE OF VERMONT.
District of Bennington, re'

District of Bennington,
The Honorable Probate Court for the Dist
riot atott soid:
10 the heirs and all persons interested In the
estate of William X. Woithpgton. late of
Bennington, in said District. deceased,
GREETING
WHEREAS. application hath been made TO
ing for licer Sc and authority to sell all OF real
estate OF taid deceas d. 10 wit: Lot and build
Inv : on south side of Mechanic street. lot and
store Mt corner of Prospect and Water street.
In the Village Of North Bennington. House
aud lot at southeast corner OF Main street and
house and land in st. Cloud. Florida represent-
ing to Boid court that IL would be beneficial TO
the heirs and all persons Interested In the es-
tate OF said deceased, sell said real estate and
convert the SAM into money.
And bridging into court the consent and ap-
probation 10 writing, of AL the ners TO said
estate residing in this State, and setting forth
the situation of The real estate.
WHEREUP0N. the said Court appointed and
assigned the 5rd day of March, 1915. at tine Pro-
bate Office in Bennington in said District, to
hear and decide upon said application and petl-
ton, and ordered public notice thereof be Civ
en- to ALI persons interested therein, by publish
ing said order, together with the time and place
of hearing, three weeks successfully In tho
Bennington Evening Banner. a newspaper
persons interested in said estate, all of which
publications shall he previous 20 the day as
signed for hearing.
TuEREFORE, you are hereby notified to ap
pear before said Court, at the time and place
asst xned then and there in said Court to make
your objections 10 the granting of such license,
IL you see cause.
Given TTnder My Hand A. Remington, in said
DISTRICT. this Sth day OF February. 1915.
ANY II. HARBOUR, Register.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-10-08
CONTINUED on page g.,
VAN HOU7EN HAS MARKET FOR ALL LOCAL "SPUDS"
SEATTLE COMMISSION SPECIALIZE IN THURS
COUNTY POTATOES CARLOAD PROPERLY GRADED
COUNTY AGENT VARIETIES


many they have and what varieties,
so he can tell the Seattle dealers what
this county can furnish. Then, as
orders are received, Van Houten will
notify farmers handling the desired
varieties to grade them and bring
them to Olympia, where they can be
made up into carload shipments, con-
sisting of from Is to 20 tons. Van
Houten said the dealers placed no
limit on the amount they would take.
To illustrate the proper way to
grade potatoes, Van Houten will have
special exhibit at the Thurston
County Fair next week. At present
what he most desires is information
from the farmers as to the number
of potatoes they have and the varie-
ties.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-10-08
CONTINUED on page 81
RAINIER WRECK SUITS.
Three Persons Injured July 8 Seek
$4,000 Damages.

Three suits aggregating $4,000 In
damages have been filed in the Pierce
county superior court against the
Northern Pacific Railway and
Jacob Heether, conductor of a North
ern Pacific freight train, as result
OF the wreck July 3 at Rainier when
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
passenger train plunged through a
trestle from which a bent had been
torn out by the N. P. train beneath.
Mrs. Lillian Dahlstrom seeks $685.
900 damages, her husband, G. H.
Dahlstrom, asks $1,000, and Mrs.
Annie STAFFORD filed suit for $4,000
damages. Three were killed and a
score of passengers injured in the
wreck.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-10-08

SOIL.TESTING MACHINE.
Van HOuten to Give Demonstrations
of New Apparatus at Fair.

One of the interesting exhibits al
the Thurston County Fair next week
is to be the soil-testing machine, re.
ceived Wednesday by County Agent O.
c. Van Houten, with which the
amount Of lime in soil can be tested
showing how much lime it contains
or how much should be applied as fer
tilizer.
The machine was purchased by
Van Houten at his own personal ex-
pense for use in his work in this
county, and after the Fair is over he
will conduct series of tests for
those farmers who desire their soil
tested. He requests farmers to tele-
phone him for appointments, and he
will take the machine with him to
their farm, testing a particular soil
or the different soils on their prop
erty.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-10-08
Consider Foshay Franchises.

New franchises governing the pro-
posed Foshay enterprises appeared at
Wednesday nights council meeting
for first reading, indicating that
though the city has signed street
lighting contract with the Olympia
Light & Power company. it expects to
grant Foshay the privileges he re-
quests. He is to be given the right of
erecting a distributing system and the
city binds itself to purchase a mini
mum Of 100 horse power within three
years at s166 month, whether it
owns the waterworks or not, and may
purchase all the company's power for
resale to private consumers If it
wishes.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-10-08
WOULD FUND WARRANTS.
City Clerk Hoage Proposes That City
Issue Per Cent Bonds.

Proposing that the city issue or
6 per cent bonds to fund its per
cent warrant Indebtedness, which he
says will be approximately $4,000
by the first of the year, City Clerk
w. A. Hoage has suggested plan to
the city council by which he says the
city will save some $2,100 year in
interest.
Hoage says he would like to see
the proposal put up to the people. be-
lieving it would result in consider
able saving, and this move is being
considered by the council, which is
said to look upon the clerks pro-
posal favorably. If this is done, the
people will vote on it at the regular
city election in December.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-10-08

Three commission houses of Seattle
will specialize in Thurston county
spuds, buying all they can get at the
going market price, providing they
are properly graded. They are to be
handled in carload lots.
This announcement was made by
County Agriculturist o. c.. Van Hou-
ten this week, after a trip to Seattle
last week when he took the "spud''
question up with the commission
dealers. The only stipulation re.
quired by the dealers is that the po-
tatoes be properly graded so as to
pass Van Houten's recommendation
The result is that Van Houten
wants the farmers of this county who
have potatoes on hand to communi-
cate with him, advising him how
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-10-08
Goss Authorizes CONSOLIDATION.

After a hearing at his offices
Wednesday morning, County Super
intendent O. c. Goss granted the Pc
tition of residents Of a portion of the
Oak Grove school district. No. ~. for
a transfer to the Rainier district, No.
IA. Eight pupils are involved in the
change. five of whom will attend the
Rainier high school: The Rainier and
East Union districts, at recent elec.
tion, approved the proposal that a
union high school for the two dis
tricts be carried on at Rainier. two
other neighboring districts voting it
down. Under this plan the high
school was opened last Monday.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-10-08
MAIN OFFICE OF ALASKA
NORTHERN IN OLYMPIA
Surveyor General F1tzHenry For
mally Takes Charge Of Roads
Affairs as Resident Agent.

Further instructions as to his du-
ties in the handling of the Alaska
Northern railroad. recently purchased
by the government and Of which he
took charge last week, are awaited
by E. A. FitzHenry of this city. sur
veyor general for the state Of Wash
ington. from J. p. Cotton. attorney
for the Alaska engineering commits
sion which is supervising the opera
ton Of the old portion Of the road In
Alaska and the construction Of the
new line.
The main Office Of the company ID
now located here, Mr.. FitzHenry hav-
ing been named as resident agent
for both the government and the old
corporation by Secretary Of the In
terror Franklin X. Lane, and the
company's books and records were
transferred from the ONCE main
tanned by the private concern in Sc
attle to Olympia this week. Mr..
FitsHenry formally took over the
road the latter part of last week.
The governments work on the
railroad is being carried on in the
name of the old corporation and Mr..
FitzHenry will serve as resident
agent until the government officially
checks up on the old corporation,
closes it's affairs and dissolves It.
This will probably necessitate the
passage of q law by the next con.
gress.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-10-08
HEARING HOLDS INTEREST.
Commissioners to Hear Opponents OF
Farm Agent Monday.

Interest in the county agriculturist
question centers in the postponed
hearing to be held by the county COM
missioners next Monday, when A. G..
West and John Rogers who have been
leading the opposition and busily cir
culating petitions the past two weeks,
will present their side of the case.
Whether final decision will be
given at this meeting or whether the
commissioners will take the question
under advisement for while longer
is not known, but it is presumed
they will take the latter course, as
the present contract does not expire
until the first of the year.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-10-08
CITY CLOSES F|vE.yEAR
CONTRACT FOR LIGHTS
Accepts Olympia Light q Power Com.
pany's Offer for Street Service at
$500 Per Year.

Coming as a considerable surprise
to most Of the people Of Olympia, the
city council, at its special meeting
Monday night, unanimously author
ICED Mayor Mottman to sign a con-
tract with the Olympia Light & Power
company for street lights for five
years. and the contract was accepted
Tuesday by Manager l.. B. Faulkner.
ending the controversy that had been
in progress since early last spring.
The conclusion of the contract fol-
lowed an all-day conference Monday
between city officials and Manager
Faulkner and President j. l.. Peters
of the Chamber of Commerce is cred
tied by the mayor as having had a
good deal to do with It," Under the
contract the city is to pay the COM
pany $4,000 year, the 10-year rate
first offered by the company and ap-
proximately half what the city paid
under the old contract.
The new contract dates from Octo-
Der l. During September, the city
was lighted on the monthly basis.
when the service was not interrupted
by lack OF water at the power plant.
for which the charge was approxi-
mately $40. The monthly cost un-
der the contract will be 1912, as COM
pared with 1922 a month or $6,264 a
year under the old contract.
In returning the signed contract.
Manager Faulkner said. in an accom-
panying letter: Under ordinary
conditions we could not afford to fur
nish the lighting at this price, but
realizing the unusual necessity of
strict economy in future municipal
we desire to assist the
city in keeping down expenses by ac-
cepting an inadequate compensation
for the service rendered"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-10-08
Want New Rural Route.

M. Baumgarner, who recently
bought and moved on to the Fisher
ranch on Nina Prairie, is leading a
campaign among the residents OF
that part of the county for the estab-
lishment of new rural free deliv-
cry route, to run out of the Little
Rock postoffice. There is now quite
settlement in that vicinity, the
roads are in fairly good condition
the residents report, and they pro-
pose to take whatever steps are nee
essary to obtain better mail service
Various local business houses have
nromised them their assistance.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-10-08
Another Wants Weiss Reward.

William Masters of Tacoma, who
claims to have driven two men in his
buggy near American lake shortly
after the Weiss murder, one of whom
he Identifies as Joe PARROT, has filed
with the county commissioners a
claim for the $500 reward offered by
them for the arrest and conviction of
Weiss slayer. Two other claims
have been filed, one by Chief Ben
Hall and the other by Detective Franh
Geary of Tacoma.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-10-08

The Thurston County Pomona
Grange will hold its regular OCTOBER
meeting at the Chambers Prairie
Grange hall Tuesday. October 10,
part of the business of the day will
be the initiation of new members.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-10-08
totals. ls.---$175,1so.ss $1s7.ss4.4s


Loss Of saloon license revenue and
the new state law requiring that 8
mills be levied to retire Indebtedness
and 2h mills as interest on out
standing bonds, are responsible for
the increase in the city levy. the ON
cials say, the council having been
compelled to levy the limit Of the
law, IL mills. for current expenses.
which will raise $4,000 or less than
the city has previously used.
Valuations Arc Larger.
The total valuations OF real and
personal property. railroads. electric
lies and telephone and telegraph COM
panies in the county. are $250,66O
larger this year than last. the 1915
total being $14,5s4.237 as compared
with $14,343,677 last year. though
the real and personal property valu-
ations alone showed considerable
slump.
With the exception of the new
lines built in the county which Just
came on to the tax rolls this year,
the Northern Pacific's Pt. Defiance
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-10-08
Buys Depot Lumber Here.

The Buchanan Lumber company of
this city was this week awarded the
contract for the lumber of the O.-W.
r. & N. depot, which will be under
construction soon at Fourth and
Adams streets. Some 10000 feet
Of lumber will be used, at cost of
approximately $500.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-10-08
COUNTY TAX LEVY
IS t7,n6 HIGHER
TOTAL FOR OLYMPIA IS 40.72
MILLS, HIGHEST IN HISTORY
CITY RATE 2O.5O MILLS.
Increases of 4 mills in. the citv levy

Increases of mills in, the city levy
and 29-100 of a mill in the county
levy, as fixed by the council and COM
missioners this week, offset by a de-
crease Of one mill in the state levy.
mean that the tax levy Olympians will
pay during the coming year will be
1912 mills, or almost $50 on every
$1,000 assessed valuation, 1927 mills
more than last year and the highest
in history.
The county levy was not finally de-
termined by the commissioners until
Wednesday evening, after three days
consideration. The road levy in the
different districts il reduced mill,
the current expense fund. out Of
which the running expenses OF the
county government are paid, is .21
Of mill lower and the school levy IL
.01 lower. but the general road and
bridge fund is raised y mill. This
item, however. is q reduction OF \ Z
mill from the original proposal. made
at the request Of delegation from
the Chamber Of Commerce. The six
road districts at mills will pay
in taxes this year.
Details Of County Levy.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-10-08
REPUBLICANS FAIL
TO FIX Up TICKET
ADMINISTRATION CANDIDATES
ONLY ONES OUT FOR CITY
JOBS so FAR.

Efforts by local Republicans to
place a municipal ticket in the field
for the fall campaign had failed up
to late Thursday, but in the weeks
political events may be noted the
fling of an almost complete admin
istration ticket and an interchange
Of charges and accusations between
Mayor George A. Mottman in his for
NAL announcement of candidacy and
Manager L. B. Faulkner of the Olym-
pia Light & Power company.
The time for the filing of candi-
dates for the city primary November
8 closes Saturday night. Whether
the Republicans will have a ticket ap.
parently was far from settled Thurs
day. Hiram Dohm, former assistant
city clerk and treasurer. defeated last
December by w. A. Hoage, has filed
for the city clerkship again. but he is
the only candidate on the Republican
ticket so far.
Up to late Thursday there were
still two vacancies on the admins
tration ticket, the Citizens, the posts
Of councilmen from the First and the
Fifth. Eshom, now from the First,
does not expect to run again and 1t
had been generally reported that
Hoard, now from the Fifth, would
also retire this year, but he was
named by Mayor Mottman in his
statement as the candidate from that
ward.
The Citizens Ticket.
OF the others, Mayor Mottman,
Councilmen e. M. McClintic. l.. c..
Ramberg, George N. Talcott. City
Clerk w. A. Hoage and City Treas
urer Julia e. Waldrip, filed for re-
election this week and City Attorney
George r. Bigelow fled last week.
J. T. Otis filed last week as the Citi-
sens' candidate from the Fifth.
The opening gun of the campaign
was sounded by Mayor Mottman
Wednesday when he issued state
ment, Of which the following is the
principal portion:
ITO the Citizens and Taxpayers of
Olympia:
Replying to the many inquiries as
to whether would again be a candi-
date for mayor Of Olympia. will say
after careful consideration of the
water and light questions there is
nothing else left for me to do but to
be a candidate, because in the shape
these matters are at present, to with
draw now would be cowardly indeed,
and II the people want me to straight
en- up the city's water and light prop
osition in good shape will do so.
and If the people don't want me to
do it they can vote for my opponent.
But in any event. feel that have
done my duty as saw It,"
Discussing the waterworks situa-
ton, he said he had hoped the city
would be able to take over the plant
May / last, land thus would have
given me ample time to straighten
up the municipality owned water plant
by this time and enable me to step
down and out of the mayors chair"
Then, commenting on this case being
efi1l u, rourt ho ront{nuo6.
People generally don't know that
under our laws private corporations
have a big advantage over munich
palities, because private corporations
can mortgage their holdings to bor-
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-10-08

Local Eagles enjoyed q bountiful
banquet at their first regular meeting
of the fall Tuesday evening.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-10-08

Continued on page 5.)
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-10-08

The county levy II - follows:
1915. 1915.
Current expense----- 4.67 Ats
Road and bridge----- $50 800
Soldiers' and sailors
relief ---.-------- .o4 .os.
School ------------- $50 $50
Totals 1900 11.71
This will raise $176,13o.S3 BY
taxes next year. a. compared with
$167,964.4s raised this year. OK
$7.116.37 more, as follows:
1915 1918.
Current ex-
pense - $ss.ss5.ss sss.6s2.7s
r o q d and
bridge - 61,O70.82 AS,O31.O3
Soldiers' and
sailors re-
lief --.-- bS3.17 43O.31
School -. 66,771.5S 56,S4O.84
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Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-02-25
JUDGE FINES TARDY JURORS.
Refuses to Remove Fines Doesn't Wan
3 -hA noa4anna hrr I nur1rnrn

Refuses to Remove Fines Doesn't Want
to be Pestered by Lawyers.
New Bern, Feb. 9:-Judge Frank
Carter. who is presiding over Craven
county Superior court which is in ses-
sion here this week, is determined
that the court shall be respected and
has demonstrated that he will teach
those who in any way offend it. When
the session convened yesterday, morn
ing Clyde Ehy and J. M. Howard two
very prominent citizens who had been
summoned as jurors, we're late in ar
irving. at the court, Judge Carter at
bnce called these gentlemen up and
asked il they had any excuse to make.
Each of them explained~the situation
as to himself but this was not satis5
factory to the judge and he placed a
fine of SO each on them and stated
that this must be paid right away and
in the meantime placed them in the
custody of the sheriff. Legal friends
of, the two gentlemen attempted to get
the judge to take off this fine but he
refused to do SO and stated that he did
not r to be worried by lawyers
begging off for various jurors, wit
nesses, etc.