Centralia News-Examiner, The (Newspaper) - January 15, 1909, Centralia, Washington CENTRALIA THE CENTRALIA NEWS AND THE CHEHALIS EXAMINER CONSOLIDATED JULY i 1901 CENTRALIA WASHINGTON 15 No 15 V If U E Gives De- of the Work of YEAR HAS BEEN A BUSY OHE Cases Handled and Many Conations Ver- dict of Murder in the First De- gree Upheld Court County Attorney Harmon has f In- report of the year's ness of his and has submitted same to the governor The report Is a creditable one and It Is doubtful If any Lewis county prosecuting at- torney has finished his term with a better report than has Mr Harmon Sixty-one cases have been handled by Mr Harmon as county attorney and this does not include a lot of cases In the justice's court nor large number of cases which had be investigated whether or not tlon was taken in them About thirty-one convictions were secured by Mr Harmon representing the and several were dismissed others pleading guilty and paying their fines The report is an interesting one and is as Wash Dec 31 Hon Albert E Mead Governor Olympia Washington I beg leave to submit with my report of the business handled through the office of cuting attorney In and for Lewis county Washington for the year ending December 31 1908 State of Washington vs Frank O charge of murder in first degree found guilty as charged appealed to supreme court affirmed State vs Crede Hunt petit larceny sent to state training school State vs H A Callison seduction prosecuting witness married ed State vs C Troth violation of Sunday law sentence and fine State vs John Nugent and W T Nugent perjury not guilty State vs Ray Wllcox and S R Wheatley attempt to commit grand g sentenced to penitentiary 4 vs same parties petty Wyatt adultery fat to penitentiary Patton adultery case defendant IE her assault weapon This case was with another charge upon fine being Imposed In justice court case In superior court State of Washington vs W J Sullivan and Joseph Williams guilty sentenced to tiary State vs Harry Smith and John Miller burglary guilty sentenced to penitentiary State vs H C Allison assault with deadly weapon plea accepted simple assault sentenced to county Jail sentenced to U S penitentiary State vs Frank Wilson burglary dismissed State ex rel Thomas Brown vs Edward Deggeller habeas corpus pending State vs W 0 Hemlow obtaining money under false pretenses evidence to convict dismissed State vs Abel Pease and Arthur Abel Pease found guilty of assault sentenced to county Jail Arthur Pease fugitive left the state State vs Frank Wilson larceny sentenced to county Jail State vs Fred Insley with deadly weapon not guilty State vs J and Charles Short insufficient evidence ed State vs Richard Meyers petit ceny sentenced to county Jail State vs W D Nelson forgery sentenced to penitentiary State vs Robert Stack minor plea to petit larceny fine and costs paid State vs Henry Stedham port of family bond for support given State vs Steven Kennedy William Lucas and John Prater attempt to commit robbery prosecuting witness left the state dismissed State vs J R Rush keeping open saloon on Sunday fines and costs paid State vs Peter Hamberry lary guilty sentenced to tiary State vs Edward Deggeller sheriff on relation of H E Randall habeas writ granted State vs Charlie Pe Ell assault with intent to do bodily harm guilty assault and battery fine and costs State vs Howard Fillmore wife pending State vs Thomas Nolan and battery guilty fine and costs State vs Harry Mauk petit ceny guilty fine and costs State vs John Shields grand ceny sentenced to county Jail Stae vs Osbert Ramsey sent to training school State vs William Reno assault with a deadly weapon guilty to penitentiary State vs Harry D Miller petit ADVERTISERS NOTICE Which Paper in Centralia Has the er Circulation The or the Daily The proprietors of The have free access to the printing of subscribers for the Ins make the following of both papers they two months and the report of the ex The and the Daily shall have free access to all books must show the date on which Chronicle shall on the same lay pertaining to subscriptions they each present subscription expires publish a full list of their respective may examine the carrier boys and The full report must be published in paying city subscribers The lists in fact make every inquiry and use shall verified by three business any means in order to ascertain the both papers The paper having the smaller city Centralia one chosen fides of each subscription list circulation shall pay to some worthy each paper and the third by the In addition to verifying the published charity the sum of first two These gentlemen shall lists they must include the average ADDITIONAL It will be readily that if the charity R F D route and Including foregoing proposition is accepted proprietors of The da Grand Mound and Roches extend the above offer in con- ter which are not in this county aud with the R P D route of should the list of such subscribers the exact number of bona fide Ing subscribers to each paper be ascertained and given publicity j subscribers aud should the list of to The fall short of and the exact proportion of one sub- such subscribers to The being twice as large as that of the scription list to the other will also inert fall short of being twice as Chronicle the proprietors of The large as that of the Chronicle the will present an ad- be exactly ascertained Should the city subscription list of The fall short of being twice as great as that of the proprietors of The sum of to charity will give an additional sum of 525 i vided that should the counly sub- to charity provided that should the scription list of the Chronicle out- SjaS i Smith a 8 dudly weapon This case State grand plea petit larceny accepted value of goods taken being less than State vs Harry Smith and John Miller burglary dismissed State vs Harry Smith and John Miller same parties This was a series of offenses and when to penitentiary the later cases were dismissed State vs John Sullivan and Carl Sullivan receiving and concealing stolen property guilty sent to State vs J McDonald Charles An- derson Walter Hazelgren and Roberts escaped from Jail and not found dismissed State vs W A Ross and Alfred Dabroe prize fighting guilty fined Jail sentence suspended State vs C De Suan drawing of checks on bank where he had no fundi or credit Man Intoxicated at time Upon rot urn of money and colts of county paid dismissed State vs Jos extortion to U S tried larceny guilty fine and costs State vs Oliver Turner and rence Wall robbery guilty sentenced to reformatory at Monroe State vs D S Oliphant burglary dismissed State Bellows petit ceny guilty fine and costs State vs John Prather assault and battery pending State vs John W Reynolds man State vs George Paul Svinth William Joe Barker Milton Al Joseph Stockman Ed Swanson Herbert Johnston and N plea of guilty fine with costs State vs Thos and Miles McGrail selling liquor on Sunday In- sufficient evidence dismissed State vs Robert Kuhn burglary verdict not guilty State vs George Wyatt burglary sentenced to penitentiary State vs David Wall refusal to maintain family bond entered for support and maintenance State vs Nick Weiser assault with Intent to commit rape guilty to penitentiary State vs C W Wakefield selling liquor on Sunday guilty fine costs State vs Vernon T McConnell to support family bond maintenance given State vs Geo M Boyles to the city while mayor ty fine with costs State vs Elizabeth Barber case is on probation duct of girl satisfactory State vs Frank Brill attempt to commit arson pending State vs John Prater resisting of- ficer pending There have been approximately twenty cases in Justice court that are not Included in the cases set forth The number of divorce cases which the prosecuting attorney has on behalf of the state is twenty-one during the year 1908 The number of civil cases for thr year in which I have appeared on behalf of the county Is twelve This Includes five tax cases known as the Chronicle the proprietors of The j R F D subscription list of the side of the city of Centralia and tbe will present the sum Chronicle fall short of being half as R F D route and including Bucoda of to charity in addition to the proposition made above provided tiat should the city subscription list of the Chronicle fall short of being half as large as that of The the proprietors of the Chronicle will donate a like sum as that of The the proprietors of the Chronicle will give a like sum The proprietors of The extend the above offer in connection with the county list of subscribers outside of Centralia and Grand Mound and Rochester fall short of being half as largo as that of Tho the proprietors of the Chronicle will donate a like sum to charity term of court held during the month of December The civil COUNCIL had secured permission from all but one of the property owners in not yet finally determined are those Holds Short but Session the that required a vast deal of time on Tuesday Evening saloon there The question In preparation and have been pressed The city council met in regular ed considerable discussion as rapidly as posible considering the sion on Tuesday evening with every and Mayor J P important legal questions involved member present Respectfully submitted presiding The meeting be- U E HARMON gan promptly at and all Prosecuting Attorney for ness was completed shortly after D Lewis County o'clock L F Doersch made a written BASKET BALL plication to tho council to be an- pointed plumbing inspector Tlic Centralia Players Lose One Game and Win One application was acted upon forthwith Hugh Nelson said that as long as then were to be saloons in the city he was in favor of granting licenses to reputable applicant He said the city needed the license money Mr Tilley seemed to be of tlie same opinion at that time but changes bis mind when he found that a pre- cedent had been established ding saloons on that side of the and Mr Doersch was formally an- enue M E Kent J Chas Watson pointed He has acting in Unit and S C Davis said that they be- The Centralia high school basket capacity ever since tho ordinance in keeping all saloons in one ball team defeated last Friday night by to 24 On Saturday night the j Tlle of city Treasurer 0 li would tralia boys played Vancouver high school and held them down score of 13 to 13 The rules provide that in case of a tie score tho first team to make a point wins t game and Vancouver was the lue team defeating the local boys by a Castle Rod viding for a plumbing inspector went locality as far as possible and i score of 31 effect ed in no tones that never vote for a saloon for the quarter ending cense in that block Stanley 31 1908 was read to thr art and Walter Breen did not express council and ordered placed on an opinion It does not seem The report shows the total able that the council will grant the of the city including all of the improvements made during past two years to lie on it In place of the wheels A large number of old-fashioned ers were hastily constructed and several sleigh enthusiasts bent pieces of gas pipe at both ends and fastened boxes on them Ex-Mayor Miller heard of a chance to purchase a real Eastern cutter In Portland and sent his order In by telegram His was really the finest in this vicinity Sleigh bells were dug up from the bottoms of trunks and when the genuine article could not be secured cow bells were sub- Every afternoon and evening sleighing parties were formed and the local livery stables did a Ing business The livery stables were really the only business In- that did not suffer ing the snow period Every other line of business was paralyzed by the unnatural condition of affairs Centralia being a level town there was no chance for coasting except on Seminary hill The boys solved substitute for this sport er Every dray and delivery wagon and every farm wagon that passed along Tower Avenue during thi snow period had a string of sleds attached to the rear Some of th boys got things down to a system They would hitch on a wagon at one end of the avenue and stay with it until they ot to the other end Then they would hook on to the first back Real Icicles were seen for thr first time in Centralia Some of as long as seven or were eight feet On Monday snow plows were used to clear the sidewalks for the con- of pedestrians CHORAL CLUB CONCERT John Cunningham Bun ter on Saturday Highland Fatally Injured REGAINED Man Evidently Mistakes Railroad Trad for km Arc- em In Blinding Snow Storm is Instantly Last Saturday evening at about o'clock John Cunningham was fatally injured by a train running o a sleigh he was driving along track The train was the stub runs to Chehalis and the en- ine was backing down The engine struck the horse and threw it some distance killing it instantly lingham was thrown out of the sleigh and was struck on the head his skull being crushed He was taken o the hospital but died shortly er nine o'clock Sunday evening er having regained consciousness John Cunningham was driving ward Centralia on the Chehalis road and of turning up Prof H C Miller's Farewell ance In Centralia The concert given by the Centralia Club last Saturday evening at he Methodist church was a treat of he highest order There was a fair attendance the bad weather causing many to stay away who wle have baen present Those who blocks ne drove alongside the braved the storm were well track taen he sot one runner of er Avenue he mistook the track for avenue At the time there was a blinding snow storm For a couple cense should it be applied for ing from applications that came to councils for saloon various parts of the tee recommended that the clerk draw j where none at present exist a warrant In the sum of on the vigorous protests that were n and score of 15 to 13 The Centralia boys M ot Ulc finance censes had been training hard and were in excellent condition for the game Probably the two games in succession the current expense fund to pay for against them it is highly probable were a little too hard on the team the city's share of the expense the present council would being the first games of the season the street improvement in Local li a veritable hornet's nest about its This Friday evening Centralin District No 8 By th will play the Olympia high school nt provisions of tbe ordinance the ch the gymnasium just south of thc pays for crossings and aprons j ears were it to grant the present i plication Tuesday evening was the time sci Cases These cases are pending and are In the hands of the court awaiting decision on the tions and demurrer Interposed The case of vs Lewis county was damage case in which the county was sued for The verdict against the county was There have been many cases brought to the attention of this of- fice that were Investigated and no warrants Issued approximately during tho year One not familiar with the routine of the office can scarcely realize how much time and attention must be given to this class high school in this city It will jn the improvement district i for hearing protests against the ac be one of the fastest games recommendation of the finance com- of the Main street of the season judging from was adopted and the clerk contract No protests had been i both teams have done so far this ordered to draw the warrant I S B Ford applied to the The line-up of the Centralia team tor the position of street Is as C ford stated that he had had considerable experience in lino and the council gave him the Ward L F Yeager L 0 ham R G Turner Vancouver's line-up was as C Neal R F Bishop L F son R G Wood L G Bonton Centralia's schedule of games for j s c of the committee ed and there were no oral I tions The council then accepted th contract by a unanimous vote Til Clerk was ordered to file the that roll which had been ed Tuesday January 26 at to the council for the position week last reported that light service had this season will probably be as Olympia vs at Centralia January 15th Aberdeen vs Centralia at deen January 22nd Whitworth vs Centralia at vis sald that llc am the rest of Ha February 5th protests against the job J C Sayre made application o'clock p m was set as the date for hearing same S A D Eaton made application to the council for the position of po been exceedingly bad for several lice judge No other application had weeks He thought conditions been filed with the council for the be improved when the new position By a unanimous vote Mr did not i Eaton was given the position and is Mr Da ery was installed but he know when that would be now ready to sit in judgment on any unlucky city criminals who may committee were not thoroughly be brought before him Heretofore Castle Rock vs Centralia at iar thc terms 0 the thc of tlle been trails February 5th between the Centralia Electric appointed police judges MANY KINDS OF SLEIGHS Whitworth vs Centralia at Company and the city but ma February 12th promised to study the matter Olympia vs Centralia at Olympia delay of the j February 20th i council expressed themselves as be- ing in favor of enforcing the contract to tho letter Under the terms of the franchise the power company Is the heaviest In Passenger In Caboose of a Freight to a fine of for and vicinity of any winter In sev- TRAIN ACCIDENT AT DRYAD Unprecedented Fall of Snow In Centralia fall of snow last week The and Train Badly Injured Engine No 768 Conductor Dart hour In which there are no lights Stanley Stewart of the license years A large number of Centralia young people had never novelty of a real sleigh in switching at Dryad on Tuesday committee said that be had been ran Into the rear of freight train requested by certain parties to ride They made up for lost time No 75 and practically demolished the certain tho feeling of thc council in engine In the caboose of the regard to granting a saloon license of cases even to demonstrate that freight train was a traveling man In tho block between con- though while the snow lasted and kinds of vehicles In the sleigh lino were soon on the streets they are without merit name unknown who was badly In- store and Smith's livery The favorite manner of constructing or any inconvenience they may havi suffered The program was arranged by Mi H C under whose able leai the Centralia Choral Club has gained within a few months an envi reputation as a musical ion that Is for Centra la Mr Killer received recently o offer from Aberdeen anil ast Saturday evening was his ell appearance in this city During ng the eighteen months that Mr liller has resided in Centralia he has to draw attention to the of cultivating a for ood music and his success has been greater than ho or his friends at present realize Mr absence temporary U Is hoped will leave a void in musical circles that will be difficult to fill The following program was ed on Saturday Double male two songs Mr Kahler Mi Buchanan Mr brecht Mr Cowdy Mr Brown Mr Black and Mr Soprano solo Sweet Mrs O'Donnell Double ladies quartette There Little Girl Don't Cry and Irish Folk Song Mrs Ramthun Mrs Schoettler Mrs Barnes Miss Sloan Miss Day Miss Chapman Miss tin and Miss Kahler Soprano solo Oh ami Beudermeer Mrs H Allan Turner Duet soprano and baritone Calm as the by Goetze Miss Sloan and Dr Soprano solo with cello obligato from and Avi by Schubert Mrs O'Donnell Miss Pemberton piano and Mr Hill rr cello The an oratorio by Ch Gounod 1 Opening chorus ancient chant 2 The Reproaches 3 Choral early Greek 4 Lovely solo and rus Miss Sloan soloist Unfold Ye Portals Thy Love as a solo and chorus Mrs O'Donnell soloist 7 8 pianist Mr conductor The World Is Flesh Become Final chorus Miss Pemberton organist and TRAIN SERVICE PARALYZED Cold Weather Gives Railroad Men Considerable Trouble Trainman Buckley of the Northern Pacific was in town on Tuesday He reports tho train service almost owing to the deep snow The new bridge over the Willamette at Portland Is giving considerable trouble on account of tho tion of tho stool mechanism In tho his sleigh over the rails aud when the sleigh struck him both runners were between the tracks His course was plainly shown by the runner tracks It was so clearly an dent that no inquest was held FIFTH ANNIVERSARY Centralia Methodists Celebrate cation of New Church Last week Thursday Friday and Sunday the Methodists of this city city celebrated the fifth anniversary of the dedication of their beautifu church It was a time of reunion as several of tho former pastors of the church were present Jn spite of the severe storms that have been making most folk stay close to the fires these evenings large numbers were in attendance each evening Friday evening a banquet was ed by the ladies of the church ter the supper the following toasts ivere responded The Church anil the Young ple Mr M L Carrier ent of the Sunday School The Church and Education Dr ivard H Todd of Tacoma Some Church Reminiscences Mr Wm Christensen The Church and the Press Mr H A Steele The Duty of the Church to Take Care of Her Retired Ministers Rev John W Miller of Tacoma Church Finances Mr J A Lassen The Methodist Brotherhood Rev A J Joslyn of Montesano The Church and Civic ness H W Thompson Mr John Dequer Portland gave two splendid impersonations The Christian Gladiator and The Sod in Heaven The Sunday School orchestra provided a number of selections aud the by Miss Hollingworth and Mrs Brown were e socially enjoyed On Sunday morning a heavy storm vas on but in spite of thc very vere weather there was n large ence to greet Bishop Charles W who was the preacher of the The sermon was a forceful presentation of the and transforming power of It will long be re- membered by those it Sunday evening Rev E H Todd if the University of Puget Round a sermon of unusual power The after service was conducted by he pastor under whom the church fas built Rev John W Miller of a coma The church has made splendid cess In the past and Is now real zing its responsibility to do the full uty of tho church In this nt period In the development of the city Mr A W of tho Now Tho criminal docket has been Ho was taken to the stable on Tower Avenue Mr Stew a sleigh was to an ordinary draw This has boon tho cause York store wont to Aberdeen on cases that have arisen since the last at on a special train art said that tho applicants claimed wagon or buggy and putting trains from Portland being i v j
