Report of One Accountant Investigation of City Books
A historical note details the report of an accountant who audited the city books. The balance sheet dated January 8, 1912 lists assets and related items from the investigation.
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Newspaper
Centralia Weekly Chronicle
Location
Centralia, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1912
Page
3
A historical note details the report of an accountant who audited the city books. The balance sheet dated January 8, 1912 lists assets and related items from the investigation.
Herbert Robinson discusses starting an agricultural course at the local high school after a talk with Snohomish County Schools Superintendent Hodge. Demonstration arms from Jim Feverett and Snohomish Monroe Allington aid the program. instructors are paid 1200 yearly, splitting time between farms and classrooms. Students are assigned personal tracts and graded on results as the school board weighs the proposal.
The North Tower Avenue Fowler building new Prigmore and Sears drug store nears completion as white fixtures from Newster Furniture are installed. The store is expected to be ready for occupancy by the first of next week.
Leonard Nanierskie, 19, of San Diego, is under arrest at Ti Juana and will be taken to Baja California for trial. U S officials declined interviews. He reportedly fought with insurgents during the Madero era.
The central committee endorsed Taft and set plans for a convention in Aberdeen to support the presidential primary. The meeting highlighted standpatters controlling the slate and affirmed Taft as the favored candidate.
Samuel Fisher, owner of the Black Analale Pav...y, shot his wife and two daughters Ruth 18 and Aileen 16, then set fire to the house and killed himself. Police and firemen found all four dead in their night garments. exact motive unknown though the business was reported in excellent condition.
Washington sources report an agricultural meat chief faces removal over the Florida Everglades affair. The president allegedly offered Wilson’s post to three different men amid the turmoil and inquiry into the scandal.
A tentative settlement of the Lawrence textile workers strike is anticipated as President Wood of the Austrian Woolen Mills Company allegedly wires Boston that the dispute must end promptly. Strike leaders claim dynamite found near goods for the American Woolen Mills Company signals a militant response amid federal and private detective activity.
Fort Worth Texas Reb 29 jury after 112 hours deliberation unable to agree on J B Snead Amarillo banker charged with murdering A G Boyes Sr Snead allegedly shot Boyes after dispute over Boyce's son eloping with Snead's wife seven votes for acquittal five for conviction jury dismissed while case unsettled
The Woodmen committee reports progress on the April 4 convention in Unig city. The full event program including athletic prize details will be announced tomorrow as officials discuss attendees and activities.
Beginning tomorrow business telephone charges increase in Vancouver and Victoria. The former rate rises from 4 to 5 dollars and the latter from 3 to 6 dollars. The British Columbia Telephone Company granted higher wages to linemen, seen as the cause of the rate upturn.
Panama reports Secretary Knox and party escorted by an engineering corps to inspect the big ditch. They encounter mud at Gatindim and laugh at the bogged figure in hedge boots. Later they board the cruiser Washington en route to Port Limon, Costa Rica, while weathering rough seas and improvised aid.
The city superintendent conducted arithmetic tests in third through eighth grades with about seven hundred fifty pupils participating and two hundred fifty two achieving perfect scores. Results varied by building Logan led in accuracy while attendance rankings highlighted Logan Oak View Edison Washington Mountain View.
The Settlers Agency under the Southwest Washington Development Association reports many calls for logged-off, partially, and improved lands. Buyers request information on lands for sale with a full description, price, and improvements. contact Chehalis, Washington.
A letter from Tatapa, Fia details a woman saved from mental ruin by Cardus tonic. The writer claims strengthened nerves and muscles, relief from overwork, and renewed health after fifty years of use as a vegetable restorative for women. Messages urge others to try Cardus and request more information.
Mayor Thompson and Commissioners Sears and Keir toured the Newaukum river by auto to assess water quality for a proposed municipal gravity system. They collected sterilized bottles and reported the river water as clear as crystal, comparing it to empty glass bottles.
Ohio's state insurance fund opens today to provide damages for injured workers, aiming to reduce litigation and cultivate harmony between employers and employees. Nine thousand employers surveyed show 9 percent oppose, while most favor the new system. critics note heavy lawyer fees under prior practice.
Grace Bonner delivered a witty ventriloquism show at Doty M C Tuesday evening. Her impersonations and sketches drew a large crowd with clear, engaging performances between acts.
For Sale notice from Tofaletior Milling Co in Taconin seeking inquiries. Details are unclear due to garbled text but indicates sale item or asset offered by the company.
The fragment argues against unprovable theory and questions mysticism, proposing a more practical path by asking why adopt beliefs that cannot be demonstrated and suggesting alternative naming like Carnogla to challenge conventional mystic ideas.
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