Centralia News-Examiner, The (Newspaper) - October 11, 1907, Centralia, Washington CENTRALIA THE CENTRALIA NEWS AND THE CHEHALIS EXAMINER CONSOLIDATED JULY i 1901 VOL XXII WASHINGTON FRIDAY 11 THIS STORE CLOSES AT 6 O'CLOCK P M SATURDAYS THE UP-TO-DATE STORE CENTRALIA'S BEST STORE CENTRALIA'S BEST OF THE MOST UP-TO-DATE This complete and amazing display of stylish and popular dress comprises the best exhibition of Voiles English Tailor ings Panamas Serges Taffetas arid all correctly priced and lower priced than others sell at considered School Dresses Girls school fancy plaids and mixtures all the latest fall colorings Russian and waist effects full skirts with deep waist prettily SPECIAL SALE OF YOUNG MEN'S SUITS Young men's clothing exclusive models smartly tailored finest all-wool fabrics in Worsted iota and unfinished materials regular values and years -J QQ to 20 years week's selling Corsets AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES A special lot of high-grade of fine materials all styles regular prise to principally black and drab about 160 corsets in the lot special at Dress Braids Braide will be used very extensively this season Our line is unusually large and contains handsome designs at prices that make them attractive DRESS In this line we make a special effort to obtain only the best of everything which experience proves is the cheapest to us This does not but to the often prove as low as these asked for inferior We shall be pleased to have you call both lines This Store 6 P H Saturday at Appear i This big splendid store is with the activity of Autumn There is a suggestion of the season look where you may There are tints that contain hints of the Fall there are garments and goods that tell us the year's ripest time Every department shares in the spirit and change that the new season brings Stocks are ing summer goods are being sold We are prepared the present and I the glowing autumn just at hand or the sterner season just beyond it Styles are so pleasing that this Fail will be welcomed with more than ordinary enthusiasm by the patrons of the There quality reigns and prices here absolutely correct styles go with prices modest indeed goods of sterling merit Our New Autumn different gers have models and effect The new French colons in pleasing manner Each coat or suit Is distinctively and dissimilar from No two alike In style or color Yours for trade 1C FAIR B H Petley Will Soon Erect Plant in Centralia COUNCIL HOLDS SESSION Light Contract is Signed and will be Turned On Next Important Business Re- Attention Every member except Williams was of the council on Tuesday evening Mayor Miller ed A large number of bills had boon by the finance committee and the clerk was ordered to draw warrants in iv Blent of the same The city engineer reported that he had finished making his surveys for sewers sidewalk and had in giving attention to ding the laying of the trunk sewer The report of Treasurer Davis was road to the council The total re- for the past three months More licenses fur fakirs and street during t period than during any three months in the history of the city The saloon licenses amounted to Health officer Madison was allowed for making the death and birth report a new federal law His report covered all deaths and births within the city limits since the law went into July the street committee re- ported that many street crossings were being built and much gravel was being plowed it The ber for the bridge across ditch in front of the glove which concrete walls have been built is on the round and street committee was an to have the bridge built out delay A the street signs which mve been furnished by the Tacoma Grain company was exhibited to the Most of the members thought he signs were too large and that amid was given too much to nqtify the grain company to send representative down to adjust the natter The contract between the city and he Centralia Electric Power read to the council As staled n The last week the is to furnish electric current t the city switch board at 3 cents per hour for a period of 15 months he contract was approved by the cou ri- ll and was then signed by both parties Ir probably have 11 the street lamps burning by next Monday The Centralia Electric ower company was allowed for nwer furnished during tho month of On Tuesday HOBS for his signed an easement giving he city a way for the trunk ewer across some property belonging to he company Keir police committee said when Gentry Brothers bhow was ere last week the manager thought hat the license fee of for so small a WHS too high There is no whereby a smaller could he so the was paid K ith the that tlie police committee rould recommend to the council that a abate be made Owing to the fact Brothers circus only paid 50 for a the council decided to abate Gentry show ng's circus ten times as arge ab the tents of the hose of the latter only wort on the trunk sewer was ng slowly on account of of he contractors to get the pipe from le Falls The third car load was red here on Mayor Miller aid that he had received a telegram rom the Northern Pacific bar ion saying that four earn would be sent lown immediately to be hauling ho pipe It will about twenty to the work Keif for the judiciary committee re- ported that a gas franchise was at last eady to be presented to the council the matter in charge fyr several There were wo applications for franchises ed at about tho same time from Seattle parties W A Aldrich presented the Irst petition and immediately after- I ward B It Petley presented another t The Judiciary committee with the city attorney drew up a franchise and sented it to both gentlemen Mr found to Beautiful Bomes Y y Photo by K THE RESIDENCE OF THOS H DUNCKLEY Mr Dunckley is one of the proprietors of The Centralia Mr Petley agreed to an unconditional acceptance so the franchise granting gas privileges to the latter gentleman pasted its first reading on Tuesday ening The franchise for a term oi 25 years Illuminating and fuel gas is to be furnished at not to exceed the lowing per 1000 cubic feet for the first five years the second five years and for the re- mainder of the time the franchise is in effect The company is to pay the city two per cent of the gross receipts and reserves the right to purchase the plant at any time after giving six months notice The granting of a gas has been delayed for some owing to the illness of Mr Both presented at he same time the judiciary committee that each should receive like A resolution authorizing the new ephone company to install a fire alarm was passed by the council The paving ordinance which aa to have come up for final passage wus laid over one week on account of ome errors being found has been made to members of the council about bicyclists iding sidewalks at a high ute of speed and without bells or amp's Several accidents were cited will be looked into from the council Mr Barnes who has just purchased a arge tract at the foot of Tower Hi the south was council to what could be done about fig Tower Avenue that way Condemnation proceedings would have he instituted in to extend the but the members of the council bought that Ought to Mr James is willing to deed to the treet through his property but there re some property owners down there who are not of the same mind The mutter was referred to the street Tbp petition of Frank T McNitt for to erect a powder magazine n corner of the ity limits was referred to the fire conic At present there is no ance regulating the storage of ives in effect An ordinance passed its reading but has been in the hands fa committee for several months It will probably make its appearance next week was Kress that all sidewalks in the either Enrollment is 10 per cent Greyer than Last Year and H H Grand Recorder of the A 0 tT W town last Thursday end Friday They are making an inspection of the pal lodges of the order throughout the jurisdiction On Friday evening they were entertained royally by the bers of of Honor AND Advance in Charges Prove Death Blow Cedar Shingles The following a letter written to a- prominent lumber company by Si i Crull of Sedalia Mb a big lumber and shingle talesman very plainly that Washington red cedar ore already being displaced on the advance in lumber and I have written from tine to of the inroads on the ted cedar trade by the and metallic ings it it and tng Many lamber are being forced to protect themselves with the sale of the same and I learn one dealer bos just put in a Jail carload of galvanized iron roofing fend bis trade are being made the medium of distribution the manufacturers and con- cerns They aie buying from different and sailing it to customers with increase of over 10 per cent The profit so the lumber dealers est per cental of increase has been Total Enrollment Nearing 1200 Buildings Boom to Provided in Basement of North School Superintendent Kellogg of the city schools has compiled his report for the first month of school which closed on October ist The enrollment has ready reached a total of 1158 exclusive of transfers which compared with the total enrollment for last year shows an p u all These will gain the high school department which has such headway that it will affect the enrolled a total of 169 during first month This compared with last year's total of 112 shows an increase of over 50 per cent The large attendance in the high school and the interest being manifested by the students in their work th ja year is very gratifying to those in charge of Owing to the large increase in ance all of the eight rooms in the North building now being used bi the high school department are crowded so that it is difficult to secure the desired results A new building for the high department imr necessity There are enough necessity are i grade children in the north end of the his sister Mfa cement The former be ix feut y line and the latter shall be five feet wide beginning one foot from the was authorized to books he has been rty line City Clerk Eaton some law wanting for some time granting a street car to B J Weeks and associates which was passed several months ago will probably be ordered published next The franchise has been lying dormant waiting fur the action of the council A franchise iu one city was ho good to the out a franchise by the other The council passed the franchise on Honday evening All that remains to bo done in Centralia id to have the hiae published in The Misa Cole spent Saturday afternoon visiting friends in accompanied by Mies Ethel city to fill up the rooms now being used high school department if those rooms were available Both the and the South buildings are crowded who belong in the North building hut who go to these buildings farther away because there is no room in the North building for them Owing to the ed condition in all the buildings the board has-been forced to use another basement is hating one pre- pared this week in school building which will be opened next Monday to accommodate the fifth and sixth grade pupils who live in the north end and who have been going to the other buildings because they could accommodated in their own part of the city There are eighth graders to warrant the establishment of those grades in the North building on the departmental plan if there was only room for them This will ty in the near fatore and steps should be taken at once for this A 0 U W li Cr Sims shingle trade and for years to come for the possibility of the penters to handle the roofing themselves appeals to them so strongly they will continue urging it even if shii cline considerably Many lumber without conscientious tion but because of the larger p prefer to sell will to as the shingle profit la leee than they get from f The advance in rates will the bermen say force the to obtain substitutes for shingles and effect be bad A Party Mr John Reck who starteS foV this week was given a f evening The evening woi spent very pleasantly in Ifad in guessing conundrums At a late boat were served to which JIL present did ample justice Those ent were Misses Maude Norman Lillie Lula Maggie Kehler Angle Novell Barrett Abbie and BeMts Richard McElhose John Better Lawrence Barrett v tor and Mr E rot In the Mrs Mine secured the first prize and Mr Walter Taylor consolation prize i MID 0 of together company plant I and timber The wll of Mr Mr 1 W OB
