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Cheyenne record., 1916-08-10
Why She Worried.

"Oh, N.Y. sighed the sad one.
"Now what's the matter!' said the
other.
This paper says the engineers as
sert that only enough coal to last the
world 800 years is available in New
CASTLE"
"Well, why don't you go down to
that fortune-telling woman and find
out if you're going to live over 800
years?"
Cheyenne record., 1916-08-10

Russians pushed to within a few
miles of Tarnopol-Lemberg railway in
northern Galicia.
Turks forced back Slavs in region
cast of Kermanshah, Persia
British inflicted severe reverse to
Turks in vicinity of Suez canal
Violent fighting continues between
Austrians and Italians.
Cheyenne record., 1916-08-10
GOOD SALOON UNKNOWN.

heard of one. My honest opinion on
that subject, and don't think miss
the truth very much. is that the good
saloon, and the better saloon is the
worse saloon, and the best saloon is
the worst saloon. The good saloon
sows the seed. the bad saloon cul.
,tivates the crop, and the devil reaps
the harvest" Father C. P. Baron.
Cheyenne record., 1916-08-10
HUSBAND SAVED
Slapped Most Terrible Suf.
: fering by Getting Her Lydia
81. E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
- ble Compound.
Denison, Texas. AFTER my little
girl was born two years ago I began suf-

fer1ng with female
trouble and could
hardly do my work.
! was very nervous
but just kept drag
.ging on until last
summer when I got
where I could not do
my work. I would
have a chill every
day and hot flashes
and dizzy spells and
nv head would al
Cheyenne record., 1916-08-10
AsHAMEn OF HIS VOTE.

Standingsbefore 600 members of the
Seattle Commercial club. Mayor Gill
said to cheering crowd Of business
men: II voted, wet and am ashamed
of it. In SIX months haven't had a
woman in my office crying and saying
that her husband hasn't turned In any
money. I have het.had one since the
first of January, There used to be
four or five a day." ~ sSf''s1 !.
Cheyenne record., 1916-08-10

:, irish Girl Sergeant In Serb Army.
! Paris..-A.:fMiss Flora sandes, an Irish
girl sergeant jnsthe Serbian army. has
arrived at Toulon on her way to re-
join her regiment after holiday in
Ireland.
Cheyenne record., 1916-08-10
Colorado First In Tungsten Production

Colorado First In Tungsten Production
Colorado ranks first in the produc-
tion OF tungsten ore and California
second, according to report issued
by the United States Geological Sur
vey for the first six months of 1916.
The 1920 tons of ore produced, val
ued at $9.O00,000, is more than was
ever mined in any twelve-month
period. Prices are ten times higher
than normal. Need OF tungsten with
which to temper high speed tools for
war materials and automobiles caused
the high prices.
Cheyenne record., 1916-08-10
Denver Instructs for Nicholson.

Denyer.-The Nicholson forces in
the Republican county assembly at
Ell Jebel Temple instructed the dele
cation to the state assembly to vote
as unit for Samuel D. Nicholson
for governor.
Cheyenne record., 1916-08-10

London.-Determine attacks on the
British lines north and northeast of
Pozieres were repulsed, according to
the British official statement The
Germans succeeded in entering the
British lines at one or two places but
were driven out.
Cheyenne record., 1916-08-10
Mexico Lowers Duties.

Mexico City.-A decree abolishes
the 10 per cent extra import duties
imposed in 1918. The decree is ef.
fective Nov. l.
Cheyenne record., 1916-08-10
Forest Service Income Breaks Record

Forest Service Income Breaks Record
Increased demand for all forest
products has caused a new record in
receipts of the Forest Service Depart.
ment of the United States Depart.
ment of Agriculture. the income for
the fiscal year of 1856 being ST.
$4,000, an increase Of $341, 900, ac-
cording to report just received at
the Denver office. Total receipts for
the Denver office, which has jurisdic.
tion over Colorado. Wyoming, South
Dakota, Nebraska, Michigan and Min
nesota were s464,797.96, an increase
of $14,355.39. The largest source of
revenue in the department was from
timber sales, these bringing $2O3, 900.
A gain of $4,000 was shown in graz
ing fees, and an increase of $4,000
from water power development
Cheyenne record., 1916-08-10

Red Cross Bag Blue. much better. goes
farther than liquid blue. Get from any
grocer. Adv.
Cheyenne record., 1916-08-10
STATECAPITOl
NEWS j,
Western Newspaper Union News Service, |,
PIONEERS RECALL. sTaueetE3

p
Men and Women Who Took Part in
Stirring Scenes Of. coIorsuo's
Youth at Fortieth Anniver-
sary Celebration. -.
Denver-Scores of the men and
women who helped make history in
Colorado in the days of 1859 attend
ed the Colorado day celebration at
City Park Aug. l. They were gath
cred at the rest tents of the Pioneer
Society, Pioneers Aid Society, Unit
ed Daughters OF the Confederacy, G.
A. R., w. r. c., Sons and Daughters
of Veterans and other organizations.
Many an interesting ancedote of
early days was Ietold as the "old
timers" lived again the days gone by.
An interesting early Coloradoan was
A. T. Galbreath. who lives at Six
teenth and Larimer streets. Mr.. Gal
breath came to Colorado in July.
1860. from Missouri. When the Civil
War broke out he became a sharp
shooter for the Confederates. After
the war he came back to Colorado
and engaged in the cattle business
And you might add" he smiled.
that l am the only pioneer in Colo
RADIO who never tasted beer, whisky,
wines or cider and never used to-
bacco"
When Mrs. John Thomas, another
Colorado day celebrator, came to
Colorado as a bride. she came near
Icing an Indians wife as the result
of a joke Her husband was asked
by the Indian chief to trade squaws.
Sure" he said, with four ponies to
Loot" The next day the Indian came
back to claim his bride.
Latone LIE Brie of 676 Florida
avenue came to Colorado in 1857 and
vas employed by "Old Man Ben,"
trading with the Indians forty miles
below Pueblo. He and his wife were
at the Colorado Veterans tent.
The man who drove into Denver
Oh the first stage coach to enter the
capital was at the City Park. He is
W. F. Eubank. 9O9 Fourteenth street.
MIR. Eubank left his home in Boone
Vile. Mo-, in 1850, with the gold
rush to California.
Another distinguished pioneer was
Jacob Scherrer. He is 1S years old,
but doesn't look it. Mr. Scherrer
owned a ranch on the South Fork of
tie Republican river and in 1861,
when Apache Indians stole his horses,
he went alone to the Indian camp.
They were 5000 strong. but he told
Chief Washington he must have the
hcrses again and the chief returned
them.
Mrs. r. J. Walter of 213O Down
ing street, who was present at the
celebration, rode in float in the first
Colorado day forty years ago. She
vas then Miss Gussie Schinner, who
IAN the first confectionery store. Mrs
Walter has seen Denver grow from a
village to city and thinks the prog
ress during the next fifty years will
lie even greater.
E. Sigle. another pioneer who at
tended the celebration, has been
E'lner for forty years. He retired
three years ago. He is S2 years old
c. H. Judkins. "A. bailiff of the
court at Golden, lays claim to being
the oldest resident of Jefferson
county.
Frank Girardod, rs: John Pendle-
ton, "a: Mrs. Geo. w. Drake, Mrs. N.
A. Duncan. 'the brave white sQuaw,"
and Mrs. Adolph Schuier were among
the many old timers at Denver City
Park on Colorado's fortieth birthday.
Cheyenne record., 1916-08-10
FRENCH DRIVE RoUTs GERMANS.

Allies Make Advances South Of Thiau.
mont and Take Part Of Fleury.
Paris.-Monday the French troops
captured a line OF German trenches
between Hem wood and the Somme.
They also made some progress south
of the Thiaumont work. "One hundred
and twenty prisoners and about ten
machine guns remained in our hands,"
says the French statement.
Cheyenne record., 1916-08-10
Its Sort.

"Did you see where in the storm the
other night the Jail was struck?'
well. what better place for light
ming bolt?'
Cheyenne record., 1916-08-10

ASHAMED OF ITS CUSTOMERS.
The saloon Is ashamed of its best
customers.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-06-09
SCHOOL EXERCISES FRIDAY.
clark '. Savidge to Deliver Com.
mencement Address to Large
Class,

state Land Commissioner Clark v
Savldge will deliver the commence
ment address at the graduating exer-
clses of the Olympia high school at
the Ray theater Friday evenine.
when 1S boys and 80 girls, compris.
ing the largest class in the history of
the school, will be graduated.
The baccalaureate sermon was de.
hvered to the class by Professor e.
Il. Loomis OF the high school faculty.
at the Baptist church Sunday even
ing. while the class day exercises
we're held in the high school audi
torium Wednesday evening. OF the
81 members of the class, 10 were
born in Olympia while 20 are native
sons and daughters OF the state. For
ty-four of them expect to go to COL
lege.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-06-09
1O START PAVING EIGHTEENTH
Oouf1 Says Mayor Must Sign Contract
for Improvement.

Work on the improvement OF
eighteenth street will be undertaken
immediately by the Washington Paw.
ing company, Superior Judge Wright
having given decision Tuesday that
the signing of the contract by the
mayor is a clerical function to indi.
cate its genuineness and not a dis
certionary matter, following trial
Monday Of the suit brought by the
company to compel Mayor hoffman
to sign the contract.
The decision ends a controversy
over this improvement that has been
carried on between the mayor and
council since last fall, which resulted
In the mayors announcement when
the council recently awarded the
paving contract that he would not
sign the document until compelled to
do SO by the courts. Mayor Mott
man acted as his own attorney when
the arguments in the case were made
Monday.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-06-09
PLUM STATION OBJECTS
TO DIVIDING DISTRICT
Residents Appeal From Ruling Great
Ing New School At Offut Lake.

}. F. McCorkle. Andrew A. Nelson.
and IL other residents Of the Plum
Station school district filed q petj-
ton with the county auditor Wednes-
day, appealing to the county commits
sioners from the ruling recently given
oy County Superintendent O. c. Goss
creating a new school district q
Onut lake out of portions Of the
Plum Station. Oak Grove ana Spur
geon Greek districts. No reasons for
the appeal are stated in the petition.
but it will be considered by the COM
missioners at their meeting next Mon
day, when q date for a hearing will
probably be set.
Superintendent Goss' ruling was
handed down May and Thursday
was the last day the Plum Station
residents could file a petition for ap-
peal 1t followed hearing on a petit
tion presented by Offut lake residents
asking for school in their neighbor-
hood, and % residents of different
parts of that section of the county
participated in the discussion.
Before the Plum Station district
was divided by Superintendent Goss,
1t had valuation of $392,435, the
largest Of any one-room school dis
trict in the county, larger than the
valuation Of the Tumwater district
and nearly as large as Tenino's. It
has been operating under a three
mill levy while the average for the
county is about 10 mills. and now
has balance of $2,100 in its treas
ury. When divided, 1t retained val
uation of more than $250.000. which
Goss says would still
permit it to operate under q three
mill levy, while the new Offut lake
district, comprising small portions Of
the Oak Grove and Spurgeon Creek
districts also, has q valuation Of
$4,000.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-06-09
PREPARE FOR 1WO.DAy
CELEBRATION Of FOURTH
Goddess of Liberty Contest Is Getting
Lasely-COntract for Balloon
Ascension.

With the Goddess of Liberty con.
test swinging along at a lively pace,
the Chamber of Commerce committee
In charge of Olympia's two-day
Fourth Of July celebration has turned
its attention to other features of the
program.
A campaign has been started for q
monster parade to consist of not
less than six divisions. one Of which
10 to be preparedness division in
which everybody will be asked to join
and march. The parade will be held
the morning Of July 4.
This week the committee signed a
contract with Turner and Meeker,
famous balloonists, for an ascension
and double drop between l and 5
o'clock July 4. Two parachutes will
cut loose from the balloon at the
same time, one carrying a man, the
other little dog.
Big posters advertising the celebra-
ton Monday and Tuesday, July and
4, have arrived and the county will
be billed at once. The management
is now working on the midway fea-
ture of the celebration and will have
many free attractions.
The Goddess of Liberty contest is
becoming an interesting race with
Miss Katie Heye of Olympia leading
with the most votes. In Miss Mar
jorie Candy, Tumwater feels that it
has candidate who will put up a
strong race and the little city Is get
ting behind her to win.
Olympia is preparing to entertain
large crowds July 8 and 4.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-06-09
YELM GIRL ASKS $4,000
FOR BREACH Of PROMISE.
Miss Daisy Price Brings Suit Against
Fred Seifkc, Who Denies
Charges.

Suit for 10000 for breach of
promise was flled in the local supe-
rier court this week by Miss Daisy
Price Of Yelm against Fred seifke, q
Mason county farmer. who has since
entered q general denial OF the
charges and asked for change of
venue for the trial to be held in
Mason county.
Miss Price alleges in her complaint
that they became engaged about
three years ago, that he gave her an
engagement ring. promised to marry
her and wrote her many endearing
letters, and that she went ahead and
bought her wedding trousseau and
made all preparations for the mar
riage. which was to have taken place
during the spring Of 1915. Seifke
changed his mind, however, she
charges. and has refused to marry
her. though she says she has been
and still is willing to marry him.
She asks for $4,000 damages ON
the ground that she has been "sorely
aggrieved and distressed and greatly
humiliated and her reputation in
jured In the community In which she
lives" Her suit. which has been
pending for some months, 10 being
by Attorneys Vance and
Parr & Marts. while Attorneys Troy
4 Sturdevant represent Seifke.
A bundle Of love letters said to
have been written Miss Price by
Seifke will be one of the features of
the trial.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-06-09
NOMINATIONS Que TODAY
1T Cn|GlGo CONVENTION


: After two days Of formal sessions.
and q week Of dickering back and
forth, seesawing from one candidate
to another and ostensibly striving to
get together" the Republicans and
Progressives in their respective quad
rennial conventions at Chicago are
scheduled to begin nominating their
candidates today, and all the dope
forthcoming from the conventions in
dicates that Hughes will doubtless BE-
the Republican nominee and that he
will be unsatisfactory to the Progres-
sives, who will nominate Roosevelt
The chances for the gatherings to
end in the same kind of q row as in
1912 seem excellent.
Will Hughes accept, particularly Il
there 10 q third ticket In the field
Win Roosevelt accept the Bull Moose
nomination II Hughes is named by
the Republicans? These are but two
Of the many queries pestering the
delegates and the dopesters. but they
all agree on at least two things
that the Republicans will not nomi-
nate Roosevelt and that the nomina-
ton Of two separate tickets in. Chi.
cago means the reelection of Presi-
dent Wilson hands down.
Hughes has remained quietly al
his work in Washington. his only
statement being . reputation Of pre-
convention efforts In his behalf :
Roosevelt is sojourning at the Oyster
Bay end of q $700-per-day private
telephone line from Chicago and also
keeping mum, up to date. But the
Progressive convention, when II
opened Wednesday. went wild fol
Roosevelt. I'VE want Teddy" waa
the chant of the delegates, and the
chairmen Of the state delegations
we're sitting on lids" that threat.
ened to break loose any minute in a
hurry-up nomination of Teddy by the
radical Progressives.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-06-09
Short Change Artist Pays Up.

Some $50 and the expenses of their
trip we're recovered by three Thurs
ton county residents who accom-
panied Deputy Sheriff Jack Clifford to
Tacoma Wednesday and interviewed
a ticket seller for Robinson's circus
who "short-changed" them when the
circus played in this city last Satur-
day. Prosecuting Attorney Geo. F.
Yantis had sworn out warrant for
re arrest Of the money artist, and
he was to have been brought to
Olympia for trial. but he kicked
through" Immediately when confront
ed by his local victims.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-06-09

Fred Higgins. prominent resident
Of Rochester, has announced his can
didacy for the nomination for sheriff,
subject to the Republican primaries
in September. Mr.. Higgins has been
deputy sheriff for the Rochester dis
trict for the past seven years and has
proven an efficient officer. He is the
third candidate to enter the race for
the Republican nomination.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-06-09

hadley b. Moe, who has been max
Ing his home with his psrents at
South Bay for the last seven months
and who was arrested in this city the
latter part Of last week on q charge
OF being deserter from the United
states navy. was returned to the
Sremerton navy yard Monday. es-
corted by Policeman George Camp
DELL. Moe told the ofacers he had
expected to be arrested most any
time and also that he had expected to
return OF his own accord. He en!1s:
cd In May of last year.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-06-09

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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-06-09

When a large logging hook caught
in the calf of his leg just below the
knee, A. McCracken, a logger en-
ployed at Union Mills. was painfully
injured Wednesday afternoon. He is
undergoing treatment at St. Peter
hospital.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-06-09
STATE GRANGE N
SESSION THIS week
KEGLEY'S ADDRESS FEATURE OF
OPENING DAY-SCORES REF.
ERENDUM BILLS.

Re-emphasizing the Oranges ap-
proval OF temperance and woman's
suffrage and declaring that the state
wide prohibition law has been a sue
cess. G. B. Kegley, master of the
Warrington State Grange, in his an
nual address at the opening Of its
twenty-eighth annual convention at
Burlington Tuesday, vigorously op-
posed a state bond issue for roads,
advocated land tax--the single tax
system-urged the publication Of uni
form textbooks by the state. scored
the referendum laws passed by the
last legislature and advocated aboli-
ton Of the present bi-cameral legisla-
ture and the establishment OF . legis-
lative commission Of Is, to meet con-
tinuously. each to receive $4,000 .
year.
In the course Of lengthy address
he also advocated . government
owned merchant marine, the adop-
ton of the budget plan by the
state. greater development Of the use
OF denatured alcohol as q fuel. and
rural credit and national marketing
legislation. pointed to the greater At
tention being given to the improve
ment Of rural schools, approved the
present ofhcials Of the Washington
State college and the greater empha-
sis they are giving to agricultural ed
ucation. discussed in detail the initia-
tive laws proposed by the Joint Leg
islative committee, and bitterly at
tackled the universal registration law
passed by the last legislature, requir-
ing farmers to register.
Master Kegley's address was the
feature Of the opening day Of the con-
vention. Tuesday. That evening the
visiting Changers we're entertained by
the people Of Burlington at an elabo-
rate banquet, at which Governor
Ernest Lister and President Henry
Suzsallo Of the University Of Wash
ington were the principal speakers
To-day 10 the last of the four-day ses-
sion, the election of ofncers being the
business to be transacted.
Says Prohibition Successful.
Temperance was the first subject
discussed by Master Kegley, his views
being expressed at the outset in the
assertion: II make the statement
that after hve months Of
careful study Of its workings. the rec
ord is a conclusive demonstration
that we were fully warranted In our
efforts in behalf OF this great move
ment." And then, after citing figures
a. to Seattle. Tacoma, Spokane and
other cities. he declared. "A review OF
the counties will show that within the
frst six months of the year under
the arrests for drunken
ness have not been over one-fourth
what they we're when we had the open
saloon," closing his remarks on this
subject with the declaration that
Patrons stand for ma
tion-wide prohibition and law that
will be as dry as Kansas south
wester."
In his advocacy of the publication
OF uniform textbooks by the state, he
said:
1.-The patrons of our school system
Of this state are paying out ANNUALLY
INonAinnnd On PAGE SeYen.1
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-06-09

MRS. Ellis G. Rhode was elected
president of the Niche club at the
,ast meeting of the year at her home
ruesday afternoon. when plans for
tne annual picnic at Priest Point
PARK next Tuesday were also dis
SsSsed' Mrs. H. Hoffman was elect
ed secretary.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-06-09
CITY AND COUNTY TO
SHARE COST Of FAIR
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MAKES
COUNTER-PROPOSAL TO
GRANGE OFFICERS.

Representatives of the Chamber of
Commerce will meet with the execu-
tive committee of the Thurston Coun-
ty Pomona Grange in this city next
Saturday, to submit the proposal
adopted by the Chamber trustees
Monday upon the recommendation OF
the Agricultural Bureau. that the
financial responsibility for the second
annual Thurston County Fair be as
sumed Jointly by the Pomona Grange
and the Chamber Of Commerce. and
that manager be employed to con-
duct the Fair.
Inasmuch - q representative OF
one of the subordinate Oranges who
attended the Bureaus regular meet
Ing last Friday night expressed the
opinion. during the discussion OF the
Fair situation. that the Oranges
would do their part like they did
last year." 1t 10 believed that the pro-
posal Of the Chamber Of Commerce
that the financial responsibility be
assumed jointly will be accepted by
the Pomona Grange executive COM
mittee.
Bureau Considers situation.
The Fair situation was the princi-
pal topic discussed at the meeting Of
the Agricultural Bureau. Chairman
F. r. Klumb of the county fair COM
mittee reporting on a recent meeting
with the Pomona Grange executive
committee. after which the commit
tee issued . statement that. providing
the Carlyon grounds can be obtained
for reasonable sum. manager en-
ployed and the finances arranged for,
it would go ahead with this years ex.
hibit, but that the members of the
committee declined to assume all Of
the financial responsibility.
Some Is members of the Bureau
attended it's meeting and the unan-
imous opinion was that the Grange
ofhcials should not shoulder all Of
the financial responsibility. After an
interested discussion p. J. 0'Brien
moved that the Bureau recommend
to the Chamber trustees that the
Chamber assume half of the hnan-
cial responsibility and the Fair be put
on this year. providing . manager
can be obtained, a. is thought likely.
The motion carried and the recon-
mendation was endorsed the follow
ing Monday by the trustees.
Chairman c. C. Aspinwall presided
at the Bureau meeting and welcomed
the first two representatives of the
Oranges Of the county, James Stocks
from McLane and George Parse from
South Bay, both of whom took part In
the evenings discussions. Plans for
a tour of various Oranges by a repre-
sentative of the Bureau, to explain
its plans and objects. were arranged
for, and Chairman Aspinwall an
nounced that the standing commit
tees of the Bureau would not be ap-
pointed until the various farmers or
ganizations had had an opportunity
to comply with the Bureaus request
to send delegates, 50 that their repre-
sentatives could be placed on these
committees.