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THIRTY-SECOND YKAR. COLFAX. WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1909. BUSINESS OF COUNTY RECEIVES 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 HMion laat week, in addition to the unual roatioe business, disposed of the follow- ing mutters : Bonds of the following officers were approved : 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, precinct No. 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 cancelled and the amounts transferred from the respective funds to the general school fund. Charles E. Ray and Walter Williams tiled petition and bond asking for a license to conduct a saloon at Texas City. Petition rejected. School District Changes. School district No. 171 was formed with boundaries as follows : Beginning at the northwest corner of section 19 17 ."tt>, thence east to the middle of the north line of section 21 17 39, thence south to the middle of the couth line of section 3317 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 I of section 18 16 39, thence north along j the boundary line between Adams and Whitman couutien to place ol 1m ginning. An order was Bade trannferring the north bail of the nouthwent fourth ol sectioß 21-1643 Iromschool district No 2.1 to school district No. 1. An order wuh made transferring the sontbweet one fourtli ol section3l-17 4.'{, from district No. 40 to district No. 130. An order was made tranhferrintr the northeftrtt one 1 fourth of wection l!S 18 4"), from pehool district No. 36 to school district No. 80. Road Matters. The bearing on the Sever road was set For March 2, at .'I p m. The hearing on the Hulier Brothers road wan net for March 2, at 2p m. The bearing on the Adam Weitz road whh continued to March 3, at 2 p m. The hearing on the Jones and Peter- son road was continued to March li, at 3p in. The hearing on the Maze-Hammer road was continued to April 0, at 2p 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 of Woodcraft, was beld Monday night, which whh largely attended by members of the two lodge*. Past (iuardian Neighbor Mary I'atton installed the Circle officers and Head Counsel Boak installed the (amp officers. Below are the 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, Mary Urech ; inner sentinel, Caroline Powell ; outer sentinel, Mary McCutcheon ; cap- tain of guards, John Aegerter; mana- gers, Nellie Sturdevant, Knima (Jerber. Camp officers : Past counsel, Charles Aeirerter ; counsel, Edward McCutcbeon ; advisor, John Aegerter ; escort, Charles H. Sturdevant ; clerk, Thomas Oliver; banker, Olte Crawford ; inner sentinel, L. A. Nelson ; outer watchman, W. J. Scott. After the installation ceremonies lunch was s»rvel. TIME IS SLIPPING AWCV FEst\m£-)You CANT OPEN A UH§s/ BANK ACCOUNT I' ' /I TO MORROW \ -— " The president of the largest shoe house in the world saved part of his money when he clerked in a store. The man he worked for liked this and took him into partnership. About forty years ago he had saved Ten Thousand Dollars. Today he is worth nearly Ten Millions. Make yoar own moral. We extend every courtesy to our patrons whether the account be large or small. The Colfax National Bank Colfaz, "Wash. COLDEST WEATHER OF CONTINUOUS DURATION Since Settlement of Country by Present 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 entire country embraced within the Inland Empire, i« experiencing the coldest weather of continuous duration since its settlement by the whites. There have been times when the thermometer indi- cated greater cold, lasting for two or three days, but nothing like the present. The last seven da\s it has been below zto and at no time much above. The long continued cold spell extends to every section of our country, aud on the theory lhat misery loves company we are not the only ones bard hit. How ever, people take the weather conditions philosophically, getting what enjoyment they can out of winter sports and nure ing their resources to keep comfortable. Sleighing hereabouts is tip-top, and the jingle of sleigh bells and the merry laugh- ter of sleighing parties is frequently heard. From the government weather ob- server in Colfax we are enabled to give exact weather conditions here from the Ist to the 14th inclusive. Stars in the second column indicate number days be- low zero. Below are the figures, which readeis of The Gazette may find it profit- able to preserve : Max. Mm. January 1 30 28 January 2 ..38 25 January S 44 30 January 4 ..43 81 January o ..32 It January (i. . 11 5 January 7 3 '.i January 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 a notice 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, was arrested for wife desertion. The case has gone through several phases of legal procedure, and the end is not yet. Information was filed against Strange on October 29, l!>07. A grand jury had been convened on the lilst of October, A. M. SCOTT —Dealer in— WHEAT, OATS, BARLEY anil IIAV STANDARD Illil, IXSIRANCE REAL ESTATE, RENTALS, EU-. Office 2084 Main Street Phone Main 1411 Colfax, Wn. "PERFECT STOCK" - "MONOGRAM" Names of the Brands of Flour manufactured from Blue Stem Wheat by the WIN ON A MILLING CO., have become household words in homes where qual- ity, as applied to bread and pastry, is condidered. No better FLOUR is made ANYWHERE by ANYBODY. Specify either of these brands when you order from your grocer 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 LUNCH ROOM Mn££&£ AßK ' Short Orders a Specialty The Quick Service Lunch Room is just the place. Of all the others it sets the pace. Quick service, good poods, and prices ripht, Call and see us, Open Day and Night. r»lior»e *-«?!*l COLFAXCITY BAND AND ORCHESTRA Music furnished for all occasions, concert and dance. ' Up-to-date uniforms and music library for Band and OrcheHtra. •"Lessons given on all reed and brass in- struments, also violin, piano, organ and theoric. •"For terms address BAND: FRED S. RATLIFF, Manager. Orchestra aud i»es«on«: GEO. BITTRICH, Leader. Room 17 LiDpitt Bldg. 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 been bwoid Strange objected to further pro- ceeding! on the ground tbat tbe prose- cuting attorney bad no authority to Hie information an, in contemplation of law, tbe grand jury »ac then in sensioa. JadgeChadwiek, who was theu superior judge of Whitman county, sustained tbe j objection and dismissed the action, on tbegroaad tbat the state could not file information while the grand jury was in session. The state appealed the case and the aopreme court reversed tbede- c-it«io[i and remanded the case for further action. November ti, L9OB, tbe bond j was declare.! forfeited and lodgment against the principal in the sum ol $500 was f Dtered. The last move in the case, as stated aboTe, in to net aside thin judgment. When the bearing will he bad deponent B;iilh not. Judge Cuntield was one of the attorney* in the cace, and a trial jini^e will 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 was held at the court bouse in Colfax ,lanu ary 8, a large attendance of attorneys from the county, including »» veral from other counties, Judge Sullivan of Spo- kane and Judge Chadwick of the supreme court were present. James T. Brown, one of the oldest attorneys of Whitman county, was elected president, ('. K. Hill was elected vice president and 11. M. Lv>ve was elected secretary tnaeurer of the association. After the business of the association was completed a tine banquet was had at the Hotel Colfax. at which Judge Chadwick acted as toastmaster. Humor aud wit abounded, songs were sung and apolitical effusion of Thomas Neile was read to the members. While Xeile tried to wrest the title of poet laureate of the bar from Judge Sullivan, it was decided by a small majority that he still held the title on account of the length of his poem. A general good time was had and the members and guests went home sober, it is said. Sheriff Fred Ratliff and i'eputy Clerk Swegle were guests of the association. Ice in the Snake River. Ice fills the Snake river at thin time. At Kipariu last Sunday, viewed from the railroad bridge spanning the river, it was a sight. A well defined littoral of solid ice followed each bauk of the river, hut the main channel wan rilled with massive blocks of ice, from one to two feet in thickness, following the current on its way to the sea. It was a mass of ice which, if it once gets clogged, will un- doubtedly tear things. Of course boat ing of any description was out of the question. The moving blocks cut the littoral ice as perfect as though done with a saw, gliding along like an im- mense raft of logs being towed by an in- visible force. The thermometer there Saturday morning was 10 below zero Sunday morniug it was !S below. Shirkey & Glaser, graduate opticians Eves examined free I— —- •\u25a0'--'" cop-rAIGHti N E W YBAB'B TIME ia when we all try to start right. A fine watch will be a very great help. Th"y also make the most appropriate of all New Year's triftn. We carry a very lar?e line of the best makes. Hunting case anil open face f-tylea fur ladies and gentlemen, chains, lockets, and every style uf jewelry worn. PARR'S JEWELRY STORE MRS. W. D. PARR JEWELER AND OPTICIAN 319 Main .Street coI.FAX L. STROBEL Auctioneer 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 with G. W. LAKUE Postoffice address Colfax, Wash. ASKS FOR GRAND JURY TO INVESTIGATE ROOT Bar Committee Says Ex-Judge Is Unfit to Hold Office. What Judge Root Terms "Indiscre- tions of Friendship" Are Termed a "Gross Breach of Judicial and Professional Propriety." The committee appointed bj the Washington State Itar Association to investigate the charges made against .Judge liilo A. Hoot have reported, md in subntance tiuds that he is not a suit- able person to occupy a seat on the supreme bench. What Judge Hoot termed as "indiscre- tions of friendship" are termed a "gross breach of judicial and professional pro priety." His fiction in the Harris cant- is particularly condemned, as is his action in soliciting and accepting passes over the Great Northern for himself and relatives. The chief recommendation of the com- mittee is that a grand jury be called in Spokane county by the superior court judges 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 grand jury convened it would be able to submit evidence which would have the desired results. The text of the report is quite lengthy and is signed by John H. I'owell, T. L. Stiles, H. G. Hudson, Harold Preston and George E. Wright. The committee reports that the rumors of bribery and corruption were not sub- stantiated by facts developed. The grand jury is suggested, however, to clear up this point. Incident to the main examination, the committee investigated the report of the alleged shortage of Judge M. J. Gordon, but made little headway. President Hill of the Great Northern stated he did not know, of his personal knowledge, as to THS COLFAX GAZETTE PRICE FIVE CENTB. the Hh(.rtH X.',K.', but be admitted the audit- ing committee whh investigating tbe UlHtt»T. The committee Bode thai Judge Root, while be wan jndxs of the supreme eoort, wan n recipient from the <ire«t Northern Kailway company, through Judge (Jor- doo, aad from other railroads, of free transportation, and tla f on two occa- BiuoH iii the year L 906 be aotieited aad obtained from Judge Gordon bee traiiH- portatioa for bie brother over the Great Northern railway from St. Paul to Seattle. In tbe opinion of tbe committee tbiseondoci ol Judge Root in regard t(» free transportation wan highly cen- sarable. Tbe committee in itn inrestigation of rnmors to the ilfeet that advance in- lormation of opinions of the sapreaM eoort hud been obtained in various cases was unable to obtain any factH to «ub- Htiintiate any ol then rumors, except ho far as in detailed in thin report. I'pon tliiw matter the committee interviewed Judge J. W. Robinson, who had made certain charges of thiH character on the Stump during the late campaiKO, but he, declined to give tbe committee the source of bin information, if he had any, and disclaimed any personal kiniwled^e in the premise*. The committee also takea the position that information leaked out of the su- preme court an to the opinion in the Richardson case in view of the actions of E. IV Palmer. Kvidence was introduced to show that EUcbardaon was cognizant of the decree ol the court before it was rendered and the inference of the com- mittee is that Judge Hoot allowed the decision to become known to Palmer. No further recommendations are made than that the graud jury be called in Spokane county and thecomuiutee takes the position that this recommendation will be followed by the npokanp judges. The Gazette took the Htand from the beginning that the matter should be in- vestigated by a grand jury, which is authorized to compel the attendance of witnesses mid can probe to the botton of the affair. Needles and supplies for all makes of sowing machines. Shirkey & (Maser, jeweler* and opticians. Making becomes a pleasure when Big Loaf Hour in used. Sold by South Bad Grocery. List your lands for sale with the ( olfa.x [nanraaee A Realty Co. Farmers' State Bank of Colfax, Washington Today the Depositor in Any Bank Is Looking for Security The affairs of this bank are directed and managed by men of buainesH and experience. Below -" appears a list of the Officers and Directors of the Farmers' State Bank : — P. B. Stra\ens, President J. J. Miller, Vice President John Bloom M. Freeman •) L Strevy R. P. Hill Paid up Capital SI 00,000.00 Surplus 80,000.00 \u25a0—— —— —— The Emporium S cfc 1O OEISTT STORE! Wishes to call your attention to its Saturday's Special Sales Table loads of useful household goods at surprisingly low prices. Everything you need. DON'T MISS if. STOP AND THINK Oof ore You Purchase Your Conl Slate and black rock do not make heat. The cleanest fuel comeß from Wyoming—the home of the Rock SprillgS Coal. No dirt, no clinkers, very few ashes. Barney McXeely, Mgr. Potlatcll Lumber Co.
