VOLUME XXVIII
COUNTY PIONEER
! MEETS TRAGIC DEATH
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/..antes S. Adams Killed in Automobile
V lecident West of Colfax Friday
Evening— Was Early Advo
cate of Better Farming
In the tragic death of .lames S.
Adams, who was killed Friday even-1
ing in an automobile accident near |
Lee Siding, west of Colfax, Whit
man county lost a respected pioneer
as well as one of its most scientific,
business-like farmers. In all prob
ability the true facts concerning ihe
death of Mr. Adams will never be
known, as there were no eye wit
nesses to the accident which cost him
his life, and all conclusions are has
entirely on circumstantial evidence. 1
His lifeless body was found about
8:30 Friday morning, under his Ford
automobile, which bad swerved from
the main road and turned turtle.
The discovery was made by Piatt and
Jess Huntley, who promptly sum
moned physicians, although there
was no trace of life. The physicians
pronounced the neck broken, and in
all probability death was instantan
eous. The head was also badly
crushed.
The tracks of the automobile indi
cated that the car had swerved
sharply, leaving the road, and a flat
front tire gave rise to the assumption I
that a blowout had caused the acci
dent. .Mr. Adams was returning
from Endicott, where he had gone !
that afternoon, to Colfax, and the
body was taken to Colfax Friday
night.
Funeral services were held Mon-
day afternoon at Colfax, from the
Plymouth Congregational church,
with Rev. 11. I. Williams of Spokane!
officiating. Burial was at the One- j
cho cemetery. The pallbearers were
John O'Neal, David Beaslew, ('has. L." j
Chamberlin. Chas. Losey, K. M.
W'oodin and II W. Goff, all old time j
friends of Mr. Adams. The funeral
was attended by hundreds of sorrow-!
ing friends of the family, many of
whom accompanied the body to the
burial grounds. Many beautiful floral
offerings covered the casket.
James S. Adams, who was 5.. years
of age at the time of his death, was
a son of William A. and Eliza Adams, I
who crossed the plains by ox team
from Missouri to Eldorado county,!
California, in 1854. In the latter
state the parents engaged in the
dairy business, and it was here that
the Pullman man was born. In 1869
he removed with the family to Doug
las county, Oregon, and came to
Whitman county as a young man in!
188°- locating a homestead of 160
acres just north of the Hose Creek I
school house, four miles north of j
Pullman, which he owned at the time j
of his death.
Mr. Adams farmed the homestead |
'th much success until I 8 years ago, I
»'hen he took the management of the |
1200-acre Coolidge-McClaine farm,)
» miles southwest of here, continu
in? In that capacity until a little o.er
4 year ago, when he become intere.t
ed In the sale of Alberta lands and
Jtabllshen l.eadquarters in Spokane.
hf, mado numerous t ips to Whitman
co«nty in the interests of his bu.i-
Df and it wis on one • these trips
that he 11( his death [I- was a
»«nber of the Colfax camp of the
*■ 0. W.
.Deceased i 8 survived by his widow,
8 aged mother, Mrs. William A. i
Gains, and three sons. One son. Or
-1"e Adams, is a graduate of the
Me College and now a practicing
NWclan at Davenport. Another
SOD, Ado i
Alt. Asa, is engaged in farming in
v cr *a, Canada, and the third. Syl- \
«». Is located in Alaska.
-ha i' Adams was a Potent factor in |
*pln* the agricultural distinies of
ltrnan county- Always an ener-!
C, willing worker, and a business j
2* 7 eV6ry sense of the word, he
Quoted his farm on a scientific
era !' EDd Was one of the firßt farm'!
hoe i° reallze the importance of the j
count n COnnection with the Palouse'
the 7 Wheat farm' As manager of
Practi Cooli" McC,a,ne ranch he!
Kle°ti dlverslfled farming from a
that lflc standpoint, with the result j
to «« b' P farm waß often P°lnted I
he * a model institution. At times I
H*tlrtt *" many as 3000 hog8 ' and
"^shipments of hogs, cattle
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m¥ "np -j, IPlti
The Pullman Herald
--'©voted to the be.t interest, of Pullman and the beat farming comimimty in Northwest surrounding it.
lor rul,man and the beat farming community in the Northwest unrounding it.
and sheep were frequent occurrences.'
He was the pioneer threshernian
"I the Palouße country, operating a
threshing outfit for a, successive
masons, taking care of his own crops
and assisting his neigh in har
vesting theirs.
He enjoyed a wide acquaintance
throughout Whitman county, and his
untimely death cast a pall of gloom
over the entire county.
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ACCEPTS \i:w POSITION
Ralph li. Doty last Monday trans-'
!''ired his services from the First
National bank to the Pullman State
bank, having accepted the position
of assistant cashier of the latter in
stitution, left vacant by the resig-1
nation of K. O. Cathcart. Mr. Doty
started his banking career as book
keeper in the Farmers State bank
and when that institution was
merged into the First National lie l
came an assistant cashier In that:
bank. He has shown marked abil
ity and lias made a wide circle of
friends by his strict integrity, un
failing courtesy and accommodating
disposition.
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CLUB CONSTITUTION j
UP FOR RATIFICATION
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Five Local clubs .Must Ratify Con
stitution of County Commercial
—Objects Ait* Settled
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The ratification of five commer
eit! club.-, of Whitman count) is
necessary to the adoption of the '
constitution of the Whitman County
Commercial Club, which was formu
lated at the time of tile organization
of the county club at Garfield last '
Friday. In all probability the mat
ter will come before the Pullman
Chamber of Commerce at its regular
meeting next Tuesday, and a lull at- '
tendance is desired.
The objects of the organization ,
iire stated as follows: to consider all
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matters of general interest to Whit- 1
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man county, ami to make recom
mendations to the several commer
cial clubs in tie' county for their ac- 1
tion thereon, and to take such action
as the majority of the towns repre
sented in this club direct or author
ize. Towns having commercial
clubs shall make known their wishes!
and desires through such clubs, and '
towns having no commercial clubs
shall express their wishes and desires
through the members of this club .
from such towns. Hut in no case,
shall this dub represent or presume
to act for or to represent any town or'
commercial club that has not given
its consent to such action, iii the!
manner herein provided. ■
The constitution provides that the!
membership of the club shall consist I
of two representatives from each in
corporated town and one additional
for each town having a commercial
club, to be selected, elected or ap- \_
pointed by the commercial club in!,
each town having such a club, other- 1 ]
wise by the mayor of such town. The 1
first members elected or appointed j (
shall hold office until July 1. 1917, h
and until their successors are select-!,
ed, and thereafter the term of each ,
member shall he one year from ,
July 1.
The time and place of holding j,
meetings of the club shall be fixed : j
from time to time by the president Pj
and notice thereof given to each j.
member. Representatives from five k
towns shall constitute a quorum for ,
the transaction of business. Before,,
any town is entitled to representa- ,
tion in this club it shall pay, or cans.- ,
to be paid, a membership fee of $15, !
payable In advance. It shall require ,*
a two-thirds vote of all the towns, (
represented in the club to amend j,
the constitution. i ,
W. O. W. INSTALL .
Pullman camp. No. 110, W. <>. i
W., Wednesday evening installed of-!
ficers for the ensuing term. In- i
stallation was followed by a-feed of J;
Ice cream and cake The ; following*:
officers were seated: l<
Consul commander — 11. H.
George. .'
Advisor lieutenant —Jay Bader
Manager- Dr. Ed Maguire.
Escort—H. 0. Day. I:
Watchman— Henry Hays. ,'
Sentry— Shirley Flock. I
PULLMAN. WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, JULY 7. Hit,
Lily will Pave North Slate Street
Method** Hill ..„ ( Church Street
Districts Defatted Upon Protest
of Owners— Dis.
ii'ici Includes Light
-Mocks
North State street, from the 0.-W.
R. & N. tracks north to the city lim
ts on Military hill, will be paved as
soon as the red tape connected with
the letting of the contract can be an
wound, the city council inning unan
imously approved the district in an
adjourned meeting Wednesday even
ing. Only io per cent of the Inter
ested property owners protested
against the Improvement.
Two other proposed districts,
Methodist hill and the Church street
district, were defeated when a large
majority of the Interested property
owners protested against the im
provement. The defeated Methodist
hill district included 15 blocks, parts
of High, Dexter, Side. South, Hill.
Jackson and Spring streets being
named in Hie preliminary resolution.
This district was created under the
enlarged district plan, the cost to be
spread over a large territory. The
total outage on the proposed pav
ing was 10,876 lineal feet, and of
ibis amount, the owners of 5600
lineal feet of the property, or .'.1..',
per cent, protested in writing. The
affected area outside tie' immediate
zones included 1,677,355 square feet,
of which 573,206, or 34.1 per cent
were represented in the protest. The
estimated cost of the Improvement
was $32,881.04.
The property owners in the so
called Church street district showed
almost an unanimous apathy for pav
ing, Mi per cent of the property In
cluded in the district being repre
sented in the protest. This district,
also created under the enlarged dis
trict plan, included six blocks of
State. Olson. Church; Blame and Mc-
Kenzie streets. The estimated cost
of the proposed Improvement, as fig
ured by City Engineer Myers, was
$14,635.39.
Under the laws relating to im
provement districts, when ."in per
cent or more of the property owners
protest, a two-thirds majority vote
of the city council is required to pro
ceed with the Improvement, while a
protest of 76 per cent or more of the
property affected automatically kills
the proposed improvement. The vote
of the council against the Improve-
Camp Meeting Results in Many Conversions
Final Meeting at Church of God
Camp, West of Pullman. Attend
ed by dose to One Thousand
Nearly 1000 persons attended the
final meetings of the two-weeks
camp meeting conducted by the disci
ples of the Church of Cod on Union
Flat, west of Pullman. The meetings
closed last Sunday, and a large num
ber of conversions to the faith re
sulted. Over 200 persons were
camped on the grounds during the
meetings, while many more jour
neyed to the grove for the daily
services. General baptismal serv
ices were held Saturday morning and
ordnance Saturday afternoon. The
Sunday morning sermon was preach
ed by the Rev. A. F. Cray, who took
as his subject. ' if hat ion.'' Sun
day afternoon the final sermon was
preached by the Rev. C. H. Eddlngs,
on "Sowing and Reaping."
The states of Oregon, Idaho. Mon
tana, and Washington, as well a:
Canada, were represented by pastors
and laymen. The meetings were in
general charge of the Rev. <!. W
Bailey of Spokane, other pastors
and evangelists who took part in the
meetings being:
U. G. Clark, Eugene, Ore.; O.
Lewis, Woodburn, Ore.; W. W. Crist,
Middleton, Idaho; 0 a. Chapman.
Everett: I. M. Chapman, Everett:
Ceo H. (Hay. Puffer, Alberta: G. H.
Eddings, Hillyard: O. A. Burgess.
Spokane; F. W. Cooper, Moscow.
Idaho; H. U. Cooper, Colfax; R. M.
Nichols, Fairfield: A. F. Gray. Lew
iston, Idaho; F. Q. Graham,
Tweedle; C K. Chapman, Troy,
Idaho; W. J. Baldwin Myrtle, Idaho;
men of both defeated districts was
unanimous in the face of the over-:
whelming protests.
The North State Street district,
known as Local Improvement Dis- i
trict No. 29, and the only one of the!
three proposed districts to weather
the storm of protest, includes eight
blocks, from the 0.-W. K. & N.
tracks to the city limit line, includ
ing the Military hill incline. The!
paving of this stretch will provide
Continuous) paving on State street!
from one end of town to the other, |
with the single exception of the hill
from Olson street to the intersection
of State street with the 0.-W. It. & N. i
tracks. This block was Included In
the Church street district, which was
defeated, and may be made a Sep
arate district later to complete the
State street paving.
Inasmuch as the council meeting!
of Wednesday evening was an ad
journed session from the evening
previous, it was impossible to con
sider an ordinance confirming the
preliminary resolution concerning
this district, but the ordinance will
be considered at the next regular
meeting, after which bids tor the
work will be called.
The preliminary estimate of City
Engineer Myers shows that the total
cost of the improvement will be in
the neighborhood of $16,224.45; the
engineer's figures on the different'
phases of the work being as follows !
G4uo square yards bitu
minous macadam. at
95c $ 6,080.00
420 square yards vitrified
brick pavement, 10 feet
wide, at $2.75 1,155.00
5470 lineal feet combined
curb and gutter, at 50c 2,735.00
290 lineal feet OxIS-in.
concrete header, at 40c 116.00
2730 cubic yards earth
excavation at .... 1,365.00 j
I 060 cubic yards rock ex
excavation at $2.75 .. 2,915.00
370 lineal feet 8 In., vit
rified sewer pipe, in
place, at 50( 203.50
Fight catch basins. at
$20 i 60.00
Two inlets, in place, at
$10 20.001
$14,749.50
Plus in per cent for
engineering and inci
dentals 1.474.115 i
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Total estimated cost ..$ 1 0,224.4 s''
Miss Pearl McCarter, Spokane; 11. XV.
Burch, Colvllle; Chas. Watson. Post
Palls, Idaho; S. P. McCully, local
pastor.
BRYAN ci.l It ORGANIZE!)
A Pullman Enoch A. Bryan Sen-,
atorial club was organized Monday
evening when a number of the local'
supporters of the aspirant for a seal
in the upper house of the United \
States congress met at the. city hall
and elected B. F. Campbell, one of:
the first, graduates of the college and !
a close friend of Dr. Bryan for nearly l
a quarter of a century', as president I
William M. Porter, secretary of the,
Pullman Chamber of Commerce, was
named secretary. Considerable in
tereet in the candidacy of the Pull
man man was evidenced by those
who attended the initial meeting. it j
is planned to have meetings at stated
intervals, and while no active part
will be taken in the campaign proper;
an effort will be made to stimulate
interest in the candidacy of Dr.
Bryan and a concerted attempt will
be made to secure a full registration
of Pullman voters
MILS. WILLIAM BOYD
Iva Jane Boyd, wife of William
Boyd, a farmer residing northeast of.
Pullman, died last Thursday night
from paritonitis, leaving her hus
band and five children to mourn her j
death. Deceased was 25 years of
age. Funeral services were held Sat
urday from Kimball's chapel, in'
charge of the Rev. Harley Jackson.;
Floyd G. Manring has bought the
IS. O. Cathcart bouse on Montgomery
street. '
i KI.KBKATE SUA Kit
WEDDING AXXIVKHSAHY j
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Wednesday marked the 251 h anni
versary of the marriage of Mr. and
Mrs. \v. a Moss, and In celebration j
of the happy occasion a number of
friends were invited iii Wednesday
evening. The jolly part entered
heartily into the spirit of the occa
si on ami a most enjoyable evening
resulted. Much enjoyment came
from the dancing of ihe old fash
ioned Virginia reel, In which all the
guests and the honored couple pal
ticipated with the zest and agility of
the youth of in years ago Cards
and refreshments rounded out the
evening's entertainment.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs.
W; A. Moss. Mr. and Mrs .1. 11. San
born. Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Henry, Mr.
and Mrs. VV. A. /err, Mr. and Mrs ''
('. A. Price, Mr. and Mrs. W. N.
Pttckett, Mr. and Mrs I). D. Kirn
ball, Mrs .1. T. Henry of Spokane
Mrs. Q. W. Heed. Mrs. .1. Brooks.
Mrs M. F. Gannon, Mrs. Mary E.
Durham and two daughters and the
Misses Katie Harter. Vivian Duthle,
Thelma Moss and Marguerite Price.
J. C. STRATTdN WAS
AN EARLY PIONEER
Plunder Farmer Passes Awn) on
Farm He Took as Homestead in
1877— 1/ eaves Wile anil
Twelve Children
After 39 years of continuous and
happy residence upon the IGO-acre
farm which he took as a homestead
in 1*77, John C. Stratton, esteemed
farmer of east of Pullman, passed to
the great beyond Monday night after
suffering from rheumatism for the
past five years, during which time he
was an invalid. Death was attribut
ed to heart failure, and came quietly
and almost without warning.
Funeral services were held Thursday
morning from the Baptist church,
conducted by the Rev. C. 11. Harri
son of the Federated church, the
large attendance and beautiful floral
offerings attesting the high esteem
in which the pioneer was held by bis
many friends and acquaintances.
Burial wits in Fairmount cemetery.
John C. Stratton was born in
Michigan on November 12, 1842, be
ing 7 3 years, seven months and 21
days of age at bis death. In his
early youth he removed to South
Dakota, and on May I. 1X7.1. was
married to Flora A. Sharp. In 1,17 7
he came to Washington territory and
and located the 160-acre homestead,
about three miles east of Pullman,
where be still resided at the time of
his death.
Mr. Stratton was a successful, en
ergetic farmer, a loving husband and
father and a staunch friend. lie was
the father of II! children, 12 of
whom, with the widow, survive him.
Seven of the children were In at tend
ance, at he funeral services.
The oldest son. Orin Stratton, was
a member of the first graduating
class from the State College, and
three others of the children received
their degrees from 'he institution.
The 12 children arc Orin Stratton,
Portland, Ore.; Mrs. Edward Hob
son. Glenns Ferry, Idaho; Mrs. Rob
ert McNeilly, St. John, Wash.; Mrs
W. <;. Hunter. Port Lapwai, Idaho;
Mrs. I). C George. Pullman; Mrs.
C. Quintan, Hardisty Alberta; Mrs.
John Wolf. Imperial, Cal.; Mrs. J. C
Siracti. Sacramento, Cal.; Charles
Stratton, Walla Walla; Leslie Strat
ton, Soldier, Idaho; Gladys Stratton,
Pullman, George Stratton. Pullman.
light RBGM 1; a
Pullman voters who wish to re
ceive the pamphlets concerning the
initiative and referendum measures
proposed for adoption must affix
their signatures to the registration
book- before tonight (Friday! or
the state officials will overlook them
when the booklets are mailed. The
pamphlets contain the text of the
proposed laws, with arguments both
tor and against the measures, and
are Intended to enlighten voters who
have not studied the measures. Up
to yesterday afternoon less than 200
voters had qualified by registration
in the tour Pullman precincts, wnile
the total voting strength of the city
is probably clogo to 1400.
NUMBER 38
SUDDEN ENDING
OF A HAPPY LIFE
Mis. T. ,1. o-iii.v. Usteemed Resident
of Pullman, Killed in .in Auto.
mobile Accident \,„,
Kennewick
The many Pullman friends of Mr.
and Mrs. T. .1. o'Daj were terribly
shocked and grieved last Saturday
evening by the arrival of the news
thai Mrs. O'Day had been killed In
an automobile accident near Konue*
wick. Only that morning Mr. and
Mi - O'Day, with their son, Hay, bad
started from this city to upend a
long anticipated vacation in a drive
across the state to visit their eldest
son ho, «i li bis family, resides at
Port Angeles. They made an early
start and had a most enjoyable ride
until within about three miles of
Kennewlck. Not being familiar with
the road they were following another
machine bound for that city. This
machine was setting a fast pace and
suddenly made n.sharp turn. Ray
O'Day, who was at the wheel, did
not expect the turn and was unable
to quite make it. The automobile
left the road and crashed Into a tree.
Mrs. O'Day was thrown out by the
shock a distance of about 10 feet,
striking upon her face Mr O'Day
was thrown about lid feet, but es
caped with a few scratches and
bruises. Ray held on to the steering
wheel and was not hurt at all.
The incident occurred close to a
house and one of the family living
In it at once telephoned to Kenne
wick for a doctor, who arrived on
the scene within three or four min
utes. The injured woman was rush
ed to Kennewick and an examination
showed thai no bones were broken,
hut she hail sustained internal in
juries which resulted In two hem
orrhages and she passed away in a
couple of hours
The heart-broken husband and SOU
returned to Pullman with the re
mains Sunday evening and al Rosalia
were Joined by Lester, a younger
Son, who Wits working at Maiden,
Another son. Ingle, wai working for
C. 11. Barclay and the eldest son.
with his wife and child, arrived from
Port Angeles Monday. The funeral
was held at Kimball's undertaking
parlors Tuesday morning, Rev. C. H.
Harrison officiating. The numerous
and beautiful floral tributes bore
mute testimony to the esteem and
affection In which deceased was held.
The remains were interred in the
Odd Fellow cemetery.
Abbie Bailey O'Day was born in
one of the first frame houses built
In Nebraska. She was the daughter
of D. P. Bailey, a pioneer freighter
on the plains, and who later became
one of the pioneer ranchers of the
west, Her mother's name was Ma
tilda Elsey, who belonged to one of
the prominent pioneer families of
western Virginia, which later became
a part of the new state of West Vir
ginia, she was married in April,
l*N7. at Nebraska City, \e!,r., to T.
J. O'Day, who was a young law stu
dent. Five children were born to
this union, one of whom died in Mis
souri in 1894, the other boys, Wayne
P.. Bay M., Ingle, and Lester, sur
vive her. She united with a Baptist
church in Missouri in I 894 and lived
In the hope of a true Christian, her
happiness being marred only by the
death of their second son. She
would have reached her 4 Bth birth
day the morning after the fatal acci
dent. The last day of her life was
one of the happiest, as she enjoyed
every moment of the trip and was
looking forward with keen anticipa
tion to the visit with her eldest son.
The bereaved family have the sym
pathy of the entire community in
their sudden and crushing sorrow.
W. G. Needham and family ar
rived in Pullman Monday. They
made the trip from Berkeley. Cal.,
in their auto and encountered
stormy weather and muddy roads
nearly all the way, with several
washouts and cloudbursts to add a
little excitement. They have located
in the Stock bridge cottage in College
Park ami expect to remain for sev
eral months, while the building now
occupied by the Emerson Mercantile
company is being remodeled for Hie
First National bank.