THIRTY-SECOND YKAR. COLFAX. WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1909.

BUSINESS OF COUNTYRECEIVES ATTENTION

County Commissioners in Reg-ular Session Last Week.

Bonds of New Officials Approved --School District Changes- - Road

Matters, of Which Several Hear-ings Are Set for the Future.

The county commissioners, in HMionlaat week, in addition to the unualroatioe business, disposed of the follow-ing mutters :

Bonds of the following officers wereapproved :

Charles L. Cbauiberlin, county prose-cuting attorney.

.1. M. McCaw, county engineer.F. N. English, county assuror.8. W. Young, justice of the peace, pre-

cinct No. .'JS.(ieorge C. Harsh, justice of the peace,

precinct No. (>r».

0. li. Johnson, justice of the peace,precinct No. 42.

John L. Flowers, justice of the peace,precinct No. 20.

James Bodinus, constable, precinctNo. 10.

Joe Canutt, constable, precinct No. 87.Y. A. Roberts, constable, precinct No.

35.(ieorge M. Carey, justice of the peace,

precinct No. 52.Warrants over six years old to the

amount of $11.1)0 were ordered cancelledand the amounts transferred from the

respective funds to the general schoolfund.

Charles E. Ray and Walter Williamstiled petition and bond asking for alicense to conduct a saloon at TexasCity. Petition rejected.

School District Changes.

School district No. 171 was formedwith boundaries as follows : Beginningat the northwest corner of section 19 17."tt>, thence east to the middle of the northline of section 21 17 39, thence south to

the middle of the couth line of section3317 39, thence east to the northeast

corner of wetioo 4 1639, thence south!to the southeast corner of section 16-16- !•W, thence weHt in i he Houthwcßt corner Iof section 18 16 39, thence north along jthe boundary line between Adams andWhitman couutien to place ol 1m ginning.

An order was Bade trannferring thenorth bail of the nouthwent fourth olsectioß 21-1643 Iromschool districtNo2.1 to school district No. 1.

An order wuh made transferring thesontbweet one fourtli ol section3l-17 4.'{,from district No. 40 to district No. 130.

An order was made tranhferrintr thenortheftrtt one 1 fourth of wection l!S 184"), from pehool district No. 36 to schooldistrict No. 80.

Road Matters.

The bearing on the Sever road was setFor March 2, at .'I p m.

The hearing on the Hulier Brothersroad wan net for March 2, at 2 p m.

The bearing on the Adam Weitz roadwhh continued to March 3, at 2 p m.

The hearing on the Jones and Peter-son road was continued to March li,at 3 p in.

The hearing on the Maze-Hammerroad was continued to April 0, at 2 p m.

A DOUBLE INSTALLATION.

Camp and Circle, W. of W., Had Big

Time Monday Night.

A joint installation of Camp and Circle,Woodmen of the World and Women ofWoodcraft, was beld Monday night,which whh largely attended by membersof the two lodge*. Past (iuardian

Neighbor Mary I'atton installed theCircle officers and Head Counsel Boakinstalled the (amp officers. Below arethe Circle officers :

Past guardian neighbor, Kate Wein-berg ; guardian neighbor, Leota Ends-ley ; advisor, Bertie Aegerter ; magician,Rose Davis ; clerk, Albert Powell ; bank-er, Lizzie Crawford ; attendant, MaryUrech ; inner sentinel, Caroline Powell ;outer sentinel, Mary McCutcheon ; cap-tain of guards, John Aegerter; mana-

gers, Nellie Sturdevant, Knima (Jerber.

Camp officers : Past counsel, CharlesAeirerter ; counsel, Edward McCutcbeon ;advisor, John Aegerter ; escort, CharlesH. Sturdevant ; clerk, Thomas Oliver;banker, Olte Crawford ; inner sentinel,L. A. Nelson ; outer watchman, W. J.Scott.

After the installation ceremonies lunchwas s»rvel.

TIME IS SLIPPING AWCVFEst\m£-)You CANT OPEN AUH§s/ BANK ACCOUNT

I' ' /I TO MORROW

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The president of the largest shoe house in the world saved part ofhis money when he clerked in a store. The man he worked for likedthis and took him into partnership. About forty years ago he hadsaved Ten Thousand Dollars. Today he is worth nearly Ten Millions.Make yoar own moral.

We extend every courtesy to our patrons whether the account belarge or small.

The Colfax National BankColfaz, "Wash.

COLDEST WEATHER OFCONTINUOUS DURATION

Since Settlement of Country byPresent Inhabitants.

There Have Been Brief Periods In-

dicating More Frigid Weather,but of Short Duration- - Report of

Government Weather Observer.

The l'alouse, as well as the entirecountry embraced within the InlandEmpire, i« experiencing the coldestweather of continuous duration since itssettlement by the whites. There havebeen times when the thermometer indi-cated greater cold, lasting for two orthree days, but nothing like the present.The last seven da\s it has been belowzto and at no time much above.

The long continued cold spell extendsto every section of our country, aud onthe theory lhat misery loves companywe are not the only ones bard hit. However, people take the weather conditionsphilosophically, getting what enjoyment

they can out of winter sports and nureing their resources to keep comfortable.Sleighing hereabouts is tip-top, and thejingle of sleigh bells and the merry laugh-ter of sleighing parties is frequentlyheard.

From the government weather ob-server in Colfax we are enabled to giveexact weather conditions here from theIst to the 14th inclusive. Stars in thesecond column indicate number days be-low zero. Below are the figures, whichreadeis of The Gazette may find it profit-able to preserve :

Max. Mm.January 1 30 28January 2 ..38 25January S 44 30January 4 ..43 81January o ..32 ItJanuary (i. . 11 5January 7 3 '.iJanuary 8 10 2*January !t 3 3*January 10 ..6 25*January 11 4 20*January VI . 3 15*January 13 . .... 4 I_'*

January 14.. 19*

MARION C. STRANGE CASE.Motion to Set Aside Judgment Has

Been Filed.The Strange cane, strange aH it may

seem, will not down. Prosecuting At-torney Chamberlin was served with anotice Monday to set aeide tin judgment

against Marion C. Strange, and M. L.Strange and F. M. Gunn his bondsmen,entered against them November G, li>o!S.Strange, it will be remembered, wasarrested for wife desertion. The case hasgone through several phases of legalprocedure, and the end is not yet.

Information was filed against Strangeon October 29, l!>07. A grand jury hadbeen convened on the lilst of October,

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No better FLOUR is made ANYWHEREby ANYBODY. Specify either of these

brands when you order from yourgrocer and you will be pleased.

Inland Milling & Feed Co.DISTRIBUTOR** Xorth Main St., 1 olfax

COLFAX INSURANCE & REALTY CO.Does a general Land Olh'ee Bupinene; write Consprva-

tive Fire Insurance; mnkeß Farm Loans; Collect Rents;Taxes Paid for Non-Keeidentß; Write Surety Bonds.

Lippitt Building Phone Main 591 Colfax, Wash.

QUICK SERVICE LUNCHROOM Mn££&£AßK

'Short Ordersa Specialty

The Quick Service Lunch Room is just theplace.

Of all the others it sets the pace.Quick service, good poods, and prices ripht,Call and see us, Open Day and Night.

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COLFAXCITY BANDAND ORCHESTRAMusic furnished forall occasions, concert

and dance. ' Up-to-date uniforms andmusic library for Band and OrcheHtra.•"Lessons given on all reed and brass in-struments, also violin, piano, organ andtheoric. •"For terms address

BAND:FRED S. RATLIFF, Manager.

Orchestra aud i»es«on«:GEO. BITTRICH, Leader.

Room 17 LiDpittBldg. Colfax

li><»7, nn<J on tbe26thol October ad-journel to November I of the sume year.The trial was had on the 2iSth of Novetr-ber, r.toi. and after the jury bad beenbwoid Strange objected to further pro-ceeding! on the ground tbat tbe prose-cuting attorney bad no authority to Hieinformation an, in contemplation of law,tbe grand jury »ac then in sensioa.JadgeChadwiek, who was theu superiorjudge of Whitman county, sustained tbe jobjection and dismissed the action, ontbegroaad tbat the state could not fileinformation while the grand jury was insession. The state appealed the caseand the aopreme court reversed tbede-c-it«io[i and remanded the case for furtheraction. November ti, L9OB, tbe bond jwas declare.! forfeited and lodgmentagainst the principal in the sum ol $500was f Dtered.

The last move in the case, as statedaboTe, in to net aside thin judgment.When the bearing will he bad deponentB;iilh not. Judge Cuntield was one of theattorney* in the cace, and a trial jini^ewill have to be called in from the outside.

THE BAR ASSOCIATION.Met in Court House, Elected Officers

and Ended With Banquet.The annual business meeting of the

Whitman County Bar Association washeld at the court bouse in Colfax ,lanuary 8, a large attendance of attorneysfrom the county, including »» veral fromother counties, Judge Sullivan of Spo-kane and Judge Chadwick of the supremecourt were present. James T. Brown,one of the oldest attorneys of Whitmancounty, was elected president, ('. K. Hillwas elected vice president and 11. M.Lv>ve was elected secretary tnaeurer ofthe association.

After the business of the associationwas completed a tine banquet was hadat the Hotel Colfax. at which JudgeChadwick acted as toastmaster. Humoraud wit abounded, songs were sung andapolitical effusion of Thomas Neile wasread to the members. While Xeile triedto wrest the title of poet laureate ofthe bar from Judge Sullivan, it wasdecided by a small majority that he stillheld the title on account of the length ofhis poem. A general good time was hadand the members and guests went homesober, it is said. SheriffFred Ratliff andi'eputy Clerk Swegle were guests of theassociation.

Ice in the Snake River.

Ice fills the Snake river at thin time.At Kipariu last Sunday, viewed from therailroad bridge spanning the river, itwas a sight. A well defined littoral ofsolid ice followed each bauk of the river,hut the main channel wan rilled withmassive blocks of ice, from one to two

feet in thickness, following the current

on its way to the sea. It was a mass ofice which, if it once gets clogged, will un-doubtedly tear things. Of course boating of any description was out of thequestion. The moving blocks cut thelittoral ice as perfect as though donewith a saw, gliding along like an im-mense raft of logs being towed by an in-visible force. The thermometer thereSaturday morning was 10 below zero

Sunday morniug it was !S below.

Shirkey & Glaser, graduate opticiansEves examined free

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N E W YBAB'B TIMEia when we all try to start right. A finewatch will be a very great help. Th"yalso make the most appropriate of all NewYear's triftn. We carry a very lar?e lineof the best makes. Hunting case anil openface f-tylea fur ladies and gentlemen, chains,lockets, and every style uf jewelry worn.

PARR'S JEWELRY STOREMRS. W. D. PARR

JEWELER AND OPTICIAN319 Main .Street coI.FAX

L. STROBELAuctioneer

The man who cries sales.The man who gives perfect satisfac-

tion.Speaks German as well as English.Strict attention to all bills or com-

munications.Terms reasonable.

Office withG. W. LAKUE

Postoffice addressColfax, Wash.

ASKS FOR GRAND JURYTO INVESTIGATE ROOT

Bar Committee Says Ex-JudgeIs Unfit to Hold Office.

What Judge Root Terms "Indiscre-tions of Friendship" Are Termeda "Gross Breach of Judicial andProfessional Propriety."

The committee appointed bj theWashington State Itar Association toinvestigate the charges made against.Judge liilo A. Hoot have reported, mdin subntance tiuds that he is not a suit-able person to occupy a seat on thesupreme bench.

What Judge Hoot termed as "indiscre-tions of friendship" are termed a "grossbreach of judicial and professional propriety." His fiction in the Harris cant-

is particularly condemned, as is hisaction in soliciting and accepting passesover the Great Northern for himself andrelatives.

The chief recommendation of the com-mittee is that a grand jury be called inSpokane county by the superior courtjudges to inquire into the alleged cor-ruption, which had its inception there.In view of this recommendation the com-mittee withheld other recommendations,takiog the position that when the grandjury convened it would be able to submitevidence which would have the desiredresults.

The text of the report is quite lengthyand is signed by John H. I'owell,T. L.Stiles, H. G. Hudson, Harold Prestonand George E. Wright.

The committee reports that the rumorsof bribery and corruption were not sub-stantiated by facts developed. Thegrand jury is suggested, however, toclear up this point.

Incident to the main examination, thecommittee investigated the report of thealleged shortage of Judge M. J. Gordon,but made little headway. President Hillof the Great Northern stated he did notknow, of his personal knowledge, as to

THS COLFAX GAZETTEPRICE FIVE CENTB.

the Hh(.rtHX.',K.', but be admitted the audit-ing committee whh investigating tbeUlHtt»T.

The committee Bode thai Judge Root,while be wan jndxs of the supreme eoort,wan n recipient from the <ire«t NorthernKailway company, through Judge (Jor-doo, aad from other railroads, of freetransportation, and tla f on two occa-BiuoH iii the year L906 be aotieited aadobtained from Judge Gordon bee traiiH-portatioa for bie brother over the GreatNorthern railway from St. Paul toSeattle. In tbe opinion of tbe committeetbiseondoci ol Judge Root in regard t(»

free transportation wan highly cen-sarable.

Tbe committee in itn inrestigation ofrnmors to the ilfeet that advance in-lormation of opinions of the sapreaMeoort hud been obtained in various caseswas unable to obtain any factH to «ub-Htiintiate any ol then rumors, except ho

far as in detailed in thin report. I'pontliiw matter the committee interviewedJudge J. W. Robinson, who had madecertain charges of thiH character on theStump during the late campaiKO, but he,

declined to give tbe committee the sourceof bin information, if he had any, anddisclaimed any personal kiniwled^e inthe premise*.

The committee also takea the positionthat information leaked out of the su-preme court an to the opinion in theRichardson case in view of the actions ofE. IV Palmer. Kvidence was introducedto show that EUcbardaon was cognizantof the decree ol the court before it wasrendered and the inference of the com-mittee is that Judge Hoot allowed thedecision to become known to Palmer.

No further recommendations are madethan that the graud jury be called inSpokane county and thecomuiutee takesthe position that this recommendationwill be followed by the npokanp judges.

The Gazette took the Htand from thebeginning that the matter should be in-vestigated by a grand jury, which isauthorized to compel the attendance ofwitnesses mid can probe to the botton ofthe affair.

Needles and supplies for all makes ofsowing machines. Shirkey & (Maser,jeweler* and opticians.

Making becomes a pleasure when BigLoaf Hour in used. Sold by South BadGrocery.

List your lands for sale with the ( olfa.x[nanraaee A Realty Co.

Farmers' State Bankof Colfax, Washington

Today the Depositor in AnyBank Is Looking for Security

The affairs of this bank are directed and managedby men of buainesH and experience. Below -"

appears a list of the Officers and Directors of theFarmers' State Bank : —

P. B. Stra\ens, President J. J. Miller, Vice PresidentJohn Bloom M. Freeman•) L Strevy R. P. Hill

Paid up Capital SI 00,000.00Surplus 80,000.00

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Wishes to call your attention to its

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Table loads of useful household goods at surprisinglylow prices. Everything you need. DON'T MISS if.

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