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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-04-26
WorId,r RECORD nroken.

Sacramento, CAL, April aO.-Ir the
second heat of the tive-mile profess
sional motor cycle race at the
Velodrome Friday night Glenn and
Charley Turville lowered the world s
record for an eight-lap track to
7:4O .2-5, their competitors being
Judge and Stone.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-04-26
Passed the Chandler BIII.

Lansing, Mich, April 24.-The sen,
ate last night passed the Chandler
taxation bill by vote of 20 to s. This
bill was passed by the house about a
week ago and provides for the tax
alton of railroad, telegraph, tele-
phone and express companies accord
ing to the ad yalorem system, instead
of upon their earnings, as they are
taxed at present.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-04-26
Swept by a Cyclone,

London, April 23.-A dispatch from
Madrid to the Daily Express says that
the Canary islands have been swept
by cyclone, killing 12 persons and
doing great damage to property.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-04-26

Chicago, April 22.-The flow in the
drainage canal has been reduced to
100000 cubic feet a minute in compli-
ance with an order of the secretary
of war. The trustees plan to increase
the capacity of the Chicago river.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-04-26
Floods In New Engiand~,

New Haven, Conn.,, April 23. = The
heavy storm of Saturday night and
Sunday, which raised all the rivers and
lakes of the state to freshet pitch,
caused far less property damage than
the conditions at midnight Sunday
night indicated. Shortly after that
hour the flood reached its height and
began to subside Morning reports
show that in the northwestern section
very little damage resulted. Winsted
was the worst sufferer by the storm,
though even there the damage was con-
fined mainly to the flooding of streets
and cellars.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1901-05-23

& Harris, of Spokane, comprise the
members of the company and they
were sued by Peliken to recover
wages. The case lasted several
days ard resulted in a verdict for
$500 for Peliken.
The trial OF Daniel McGann for
the killing of John T. Morrison
was commenced Tuesday, but a
jury was not secured until 10
o'clock today. They are:
L. A. Bruner, Josiah III. Smiley,
John German, j. B. Thompson,
John S. Warden, Josiah Fuller,
w. II. Williams, George Fl.
Michael, ]. w. Collins, w. M
Mckenzie, J. G. Mays, A. d.
Kennedy.
All other jurors were excused
for the term and the court will
probably adjourn with the con-
clusion of this case.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1901-05-23
$50 Reward.

$50 Reward.
One hundred and fifty dollars
reward will be paid for the recovery
of the body of Chas. M. Ritter,
who was lost near the Hump last
December, if found before March
20, 1901.
7 One hundred dollars will be paid
for it's recovery between March 20,
and June 10, 1901.
JOHN w. RITTER.
Communicate any discovery to
John A. Hanson, secretrry Mt.
Idaho Lodge No. I, l. o. Q. F.,
Grangeviile, Idaho.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1901-05-23
A FATAL SHOOTING.
Ed Otto Shot and Instantly Killed by
Vim. Duncan at Pollock,

News reached here last Satur-
day Of the killing Of Ed Otto, a
well known cattle man of Salmon
river, by VIM. Duncan in the lat
ter's saloon at Pollock on Friday
evening. There were several wit
nesses 10 the trouble, but as the
preIiH ArY examination will not
take p..coa until next Saturday,
it is impossible to get all Of the
details in the case. After the
shooting Duncan came to White
bird and sent word out thai he
could be found there if wanted.
On Monday Sheriff Dixon went
down and Duncan returned with
him Tuesday. While here Dun
can talked to representative of
the FREE Press aNd in reviewing
the trouble said that he and Otto
had been close friends for a num-
ber of years. Otto and his wife
did not get along well together and
matters grew worse until last
winter when Mrs. Otto came to
Grangeville to institute proceed
ings for a divorce. Otto followed
her here and after some trouble,
Duncan, who was also in town
was called upon to arbitrate the
matter, and upon his advice the
case was kept out of the courts,
Otto paying his wife $500 which
she accepted and with her three
children went to friends in Wash
ington. Otto then sold his inter-
est on Salmon river and went
away, but returned last week to
look after mortgage he held on a
band of sheep in that section.
On Thursday Duncan says Otto
came in his saloon and told him
that he had been the cause of his
wife leaving him, and that it would
be all off with him (Duncan) J.
Duncan protested and said that
he had acted in a wholly unselfish
way and had only advised them as
he thought best for all concerned.
Otto then left, but returned on
Friday afternoon, and with several
others, including Duncan, pla yed
cards until nearly six O'Clock,
when he spoke of going home and
getting up from the game stood
with his arm resting on the bal
directly behind the chair occupied
by Duncan. AS Duncan arose al
the end Of the game, Otto grabbed
him with one hand and with the
other struck him across the lefr
temple with a revolver, cutting
through his hat and causing a bat
scalp wound. The blow knocked
Duncan down and as he arose il
a dazed condition he reached for hi
revolver which had slipped from
his pocket to the ground and upon
recovering it, fired two shots a
Otto and ran out at the back doc
and did not return.
This, in substance, is Duncan
story and what he claims will b.
corroborated by those present
Duncan has always borne goot
reputation and was considered
peaceable man. The examination
will be held at Whitebird Satul
day.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1901-05-23

For SALE.-Two good saddle
horses and saddle. Inquir. Of II. E.
Matteson at Wax's store, Grange
vile. J15
Do not experiment with new
things. Buy what has been tested
and proven the best. For IL years
w. F. Schmadeka has sold his
handmade harness to the people
of Idano county, and his guarantee
is good as gold.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1901-05-23
Teachers Examination.

Notice is hereby given that the
next county teachers examina-
tion will be held at Mt. Idaho,
May 80, 81 and June l, beginning at
9o'clock a. m. All persons expect
ing to teach in this county will
please govern themselves accord
ingly. The May examinations will
be for second and third grand
certificates only.
Examination for primary cer-
tificate and first grade certificates
will be held in August.
Dated May 2, 1901.
LEWIS ELsEIsOHN,
Go. Supt.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1901-05-23
Charged with Murder.


John N. King was arrested in
Lewiston Monday evening, charged
with the murder of his partner,
Chas. E. Thatcher at Lapwai, on
July 10, 1898.
Mr.. King is well known busi-
ness man of Lewiston, being man
ager and one of the owners of the
Lewiston Milling Company's plant
in that city and is also proprietor
of a store at Lapwai, where the
murder occurred.
At one time he was in business
at Mt. Idaho in this county and has
large circle of friends and ac
quaintances here.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1901-05-23
Decoration Day.

The teachers and pupils of the
public schools are invited to join
with the G. A. R., the Philippine
boys, the orders and citizens of
the community. in the commemor-
alton Of Decoration Day, Thursday,
May 30.
All are requested to meet at the
school building at 2 p. m. and
march to the cemetery where ap-
propriate services will be held.
The school children are asked to
gather flowers and bring them to
the school building, and the girls
of the high school are requested to
be there and help make them into
boquets Wednesday afternoon.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1901-05-23
Cut Prices

on every article in the harness and
line. just call and see
the big stock now on hand. We
have more harness than all the
other stores in Grangeville to-
gether. We sell the only hand
made harness that is sold in
Grangeville. Harness sold by
other firms are machine made.
We have no machine in our shop.
Drop in and see our harnessmakel
at work.
Big BUFFALO CASH STORE.
w. f. Schmadeka.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1901-05-23
Public School Exercises.

Another successful term of our
public schools will close Friday
and appropriate exercises will be
held at the l. o. o. f. hall in the
evening. The graduating class
this year consists Of Robert Maxey,
Fred Mckinney and Reuben
Overman, and while it is not large,
the young men have been required
to thoroughly master every branch
in their course of study and the
class will compare favorably in
quality, if not in quantity, with
any that have graduated from this
school.
A large number Of very neat
invitations and programs have
been sent out, and, while it is i'm
possible to supply everybody with
these, all are invited to be present.
The program will be as follows:
Invocation.
Piano Solo: "Il Travator''--
Villa Wilkinson.
Recitation: "The Whistline
Regiment"-Lizzie Fray.
Music. "Moonlight Will Come
Again--Quartette.
Grafton: "Boeker L. Washing
ton"--Robert Maxey.
| Violin Solo: Medley (Old Airs
DR.. Riggs.
Thanatopsis:-Miss Maxey.
Grafton: "American Progress
Fred Mckinney.
Solo: "The Moth and tn
Flamen-Mr. Hardness.
Star Spangled Banner { Drill)-
Seven Girls.
Grafton: "The Western Marc
of Civilization''-Renben Over
man.
Music: "Mither and Robin
Duet.
Piano Solo: "La Bella Lol
raine"--Ruby Coveney.
Presentation OF Diplomas
Principal p. NJ. Glanville.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1901-05-23

The way that NJ. M. s.. fence
sells is wonder to our fellow
merchants, a pride to the pur-
chaser, a pleasure to us; see it, you
will have no other. The yellow
front opposite P. Oh. & III.
Hardware Co.
Cleanup ON Garden Seeds and
Flower Seeds, 2 papers for &c, al
Schmadeka's Big Buffalo Store.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1901-05-23
Married..

NEwMAN-SwARTs:-At the resi-
dence of the brides parents near
Whitebird, on Thursday, May II,
Homer r. Newman and Miss
Marian Z. Swarts, Rev. w. A..
Hall officiating.
BoNEBRAKE-DAvIs. the resi-
dence Of the BRIDES parents near
Mt. Idaho, on Sunday, May 10,
j. w. Bonebrake, and Miss Ella
J Davis, Rev. A. r. johnson Of
ficiating. The bride is one Of Mt.
Idaho's most popular young ladies
and the groom is one Of our highly
esteemed citizens and a leading
jeweler OF this city. The FREI
Press joins their many friends il
extending congratulations.
Hammocks and hammock chairs
prices the lowest at Alexander 1
Freidenrich.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1901-05-23
For Sale,

A nice six room residence and
one acre of ground on Mob hill,
with wood shed, cellar, barn, fruit,
berries and shrubbery, city water,
nice view and handy to business
part of town. Everything in good
shape and the best bargain in the
city. Enquire at this Office
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1901-05-23


The new stamp mill for the
Jumbo mine has arrived at Sites
and Frank Brown came out from
the Hump yesterday and went to
Sites today to arrange for trans
portation to the mine. He reports
the snow disappearing very rapidly
in the mountains, and expects to
have the mill on the property
within three or four weeks.
VIM. Havernick returned from
Lewiston Tuesday, accompanied
by his family, who will again take
up their residence in this city.
Their return is welcomed by many
old time friends here.
Band concert every Sunday OPP
posite Jersey House, beginning a
8 o'clock p. m.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1901-05-23
The District Court.

About the only case of interest
disposed Of in the district court
since our last issue was that of
Joseph Peliken VS.. the Grangeville
Brewing & Mailing Co. Redpath
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on her head, with her feet wildly waving In the air. She kicked and struggled, but could not get loose, and she was just about to have rush of blood to the head when M.. Man came along and helped her turn right side up again. But poor Mrs. Cow was a sighti One horn was crumpled, and her neck was shut up just like your uncle's tele- scope when 1t is closed. She tried to look for MT. Dog, but her eyes were between her shoulders, and she could only see straight ahead. Rub her neck!' shouted Mir. Man, and he and MT. Dog rubbed her neck until 1t came out again. She looked very pale, and said if Mir. Man would please excuse her she would go sit in the hammock for while and rest.
 While she was in the hammock trying to think how 1t happened MT. Cat came along. As soon as she saw him Mrs. Cow remem- bered all about the opera troupe, and she was just getting up to do another fiipfap when MT. Dog came along. He was afraid she would poke holes in MT. Mans front porch and that he would get blamed for It, so he shouted as loud as he could Rubber neckr trying to do just as Mr. Man had done. When Mrs. Cow heard this she ran at MT. Dog as hard as she could, and MT. Dog remembered that he had urgent business elsewhere. He ran as fast as his feet would
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the King In chains, and then when marry the beautiful Princess I will pay you the ransom of 10000 kopecks and throw in whole bunch of pearls and diamonds for luck"
 That would be an excellent scheme If we were all tired of life and wanted to pro vide for our families" said the captain, but we haven't any families and we are not the least bit tired of life, so there you are: I think we had better go on with the execu- tion."
 Not at all" said Bruce. "That would spoil everything. You can't expect beauti- ful Princess to marry anyone that has beeH executed, can you? Besides, l will marry the Princess al once, and then will be the heir to the throne and will pardon you at once and appoint you all police captains in the city around the palace, and then you can get rich In very short time" The robbers said that was something like, and they told Bruce to go ahead with his chains.
 Bruce took the hammer and pounded the nails until they were bent just like the links in chain, and then he tied them all together NllA ulS lhItad uAlli lhta nidut Il lue iOIS chain. He fastened the robbers neck and heel with this, and they helped him all they could to hurry things along. Bruce marched them along the road all that day, and every one he met said that he must be just the bravest young fellow that ever lived to cap trre all those desperate robbers all by him. self When he arrived at the Kings palace the King had heard of his coming, aud had the court already to receive hlm. This made Bruce feel very proud, and when the beautiful Princess said that she just adored brave men and was willing to be married at once, he swelled up like the schoolmaster does when he presents the diplomas on grad uation day.
 The King said that Bruce must be as brave as brave could be, and that when he had married the Princess he should be given com mand of the army, and then while Bruce had
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carry him, but he was so tired from carting the apples that It was not very fast. Mrs. Cow soon caught him, and she got that crumpled horn under him and tossed him so high in the air that he thought he would never come down.
 If Mir. Dog had not fallen on haystack,i he would have been killed, but the hay broke his fall, and he was only shaken up. As he crawled down to the foot of the hay stack he heard a voice, and then he saw Tommy sitting in the shade and reading out of his picture book: "This is the COW with the crumpled horn that tossed the dog that
 "Is that In the book?' asked MT. Dog.
 "of course 1t is, or you wouldn't hear me reading it,,'' said Tommy.
 "Well, then" said Mir. Dog, q am through
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"How perfectly lovely!' she exclaimed. T wonder If cat would take me in an opera troupe If turned hlpfap like that?"
 "of course he. would, said MT. Dog. He wouldn't be much of cat if he didn't, and, anyway, whatever you see In books is true" People really thought so in those days, as they were dog days, for surely you have heard grown-up folks say "every dog has It's day"
 DO yon really think could turn a flip fap?" asked Mrs. Cow, with smper
 "I am sure of it. You are so graceful" said MT. Dog. Mrs. Cow made a very low bow and jumped up in the air to turn a fipfap, but she only got half way around and landed on the top of her head. Her horns ran so far into the ground that she was stuck fast, and there she was, standing
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Hoop the Rope. A RECESS GAME FOR GIRLS

Here is a recess game for our little girls' played with a hoop and skipping rope, that is very simple indeed, and yet Is great fun; at least the little girls who have triea 1t say so. The girls play partners two on a side. Two of the girls turn the skip- ping rope, one on each end, while the other two stand behind a line 15 feet away. The girls with the rope are having their 'in- nings'' and they turn the rope briskly just as if they were turning for someone to skip One of the girls with the hoop on the "outside' holds it directly at the rope. She may roll 1t fast or slow, as she pleases, as her object is to keep the "inside" from mak- ing the hoop skip" over the rope by whiri- ing it round so that 1t touches the ground at just the moment that the hoop IS aDout to pass over 1t.
 If the 'inside" are clever enough to do this they may score one point, bat if they. fail and the rope knocks the hoop over, or if the rope should pass over the hoop, then the s.outside' scores one point The two play CTS of the "outside" take turns in rolling the hoop, and if 1t should not go far enough or if it should go in the wrohg direction and not pass between the two of the inside" then the ''inside'' scores one point. Both players of the "outside' roll the hoop five times each, and then they have their "in- nings." Then the girls who have been turn ing the rope take their turn at rolling the hoop. Each side has three innings, and the side that has scored the greatest number of points at the last inning wins the game.
 The hoop Is liable to do the most extracr- dinary things when 1t touches the rope, especially if both are going fast. It may slip over as if the rope were not there at all, or 1t may leap high in the air. and coming down again perform amazing revolutions on the ground. It may be thrown back in the direction from whence 1t came, and after rolling that way for few feet suddenly come back toward the rope again. The rapidly whirling rope gives the moving hoop a peculiar twist that causes 1t to reyoive rapidly, and thus do these strange antics, and as it seldom does the samethinx twice. this furnishes no small part of the fun in the game.
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to be A gentleman. "The very idea" cried his father. 'The next thing you know you will be wanting to marry a beautiful prin- cess and live happily ever after, like they do in the story books"
 That sounds nice," said Bruce. "I guess would like that, now that you mention 1t. I never thought of that before."
 Well never think of 1t again If you want to live In this concern" said his father, in a very bad temper. But Bruce did think of it, and that evening at dinner, when his father asked him to pass the horseradish, Bruce said: "Yes, your High and Mighty Sweetness" This made the old man so mad ! that he gave Bruce a large piece of his mind,
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kicked him otr the front porch and told him

kicked him off the front porch and told him to go West and grow up with the country.
 Bruce spent the night with his eldest brother, Jack, and in the morning Jack gave him a blacksmith's hammer and some good advice. He called on his other two brothers, and the carpenter gave him a bunch of nails and the tailor gave him a needle and thread. These were not worth very much, but they each gave him some good advice, which they said was worth a great deal, and, besides, 1t did not cost them anything.
 Bruce started alone up the road and walked until he was very tired without meeting anyone. He sat down by the roadside to rest, and was just beginning to get hungry when 12 robbers jumped out of the bushes and each pointed two pistols at him. Sur renderi or you are a dead mani" cried the robbers, and Bruce surrendered.
 Hand over your jewels, gold and other valuables!" cried the captain of the robbers. Bruce was frightened almost to death, but he said he never saw any jewels or gold in his life, and he was only poor boy on his way 10 kO Wcol, WucTc uc Couiu kIoW uP with the country and be a gentleman and marry beautiful princess like they did In story books. Then the captain said that they had better take Bruce to their camp and hold him for ransom. So they took him to their camp, and one of their band mounted guard over him to see that he did not escape.
 The captain of the band sent letter to Bruce's fathers and brothers saying If they did not pay ransom of 10, GOO kopecks inside of three days Bruce would be lost to them forever. The brothers sent back word that if Bruce had taken their good advice he would not have been In his present fix, and they declined to be responsible for his fool ishness. His father said that if they thought he was going to pay a ransom just to have Bruce come back and eat his bread they must take him for pea green lumpididdle. This made the robbers very angry, and they all came and s,ood in a line ir front of Bruce, scowling fearfully. Prepare to diel" growled the captain, and all the robbers drew their snickersnees and said, Prepare to diei" just like the chorus of a comic opera.
 Don't be in such a hurry," said Bruce. "I don't see what you want to kill me for, anyway. You must be terribly desperate robbers"
 "Dcsperatei" cried the captain of the rob bers. Why, we are just as deperate as we can possibly be. We are so desperate that the King of this country has promised to marry the beautiful Princess, his daugh- ter, to anyone who would take us to him In chains, and If any robbers were ever more desperate than that would like to know 1t, that's all!'
 "There's my chancer exclaimed Bruce. aNow, suppose you let me take you all to
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A Needed Trust.

There should be joke trust formed for the protection of the reading public" said the talkatiye critic. "Some system should be adopted to regulate the output. Jokes that have beenJin service for 25 years should be put on thefretired list for IS months at least, to give them a chance for budding minds to come into new enjoyment of them. Then there should be harmonious relation established between the various crops of jokes, so that there will not be too many tramp jokes and mother-in-law jokes, and domestic infelicity jokes, in proportion to the goat, the smart children and newly mar ried couple jokes. The public would approve of some such adjustment"
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Tbe Boy wbo would not work.
G4-G<---
BY RAYMOND FULLER AYERS.

bear that kind of work anyway, and so he be- came a tailor. The third son said that the
 smell of the flour took away his appetite, and that he simply could not stand that kind of work anyway so he became carpenter. The old man was fearfully disappointed in these three boys, but felt sure that his youngest son, Bruce, would make good miller when he grew old enough, for he did not like the noise of the forge, the confinement of a
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his back turned getting acquainted with the beautiful Princess and finding out which her favorite flower was, the King had the execu- tioner chop off the heads of all the robbers, although they said It wasn't fair and that they didn't come there to get beheaded. Of course. that wasn't Bruce's fault, for be did not know anything about it. He had done the best he could, and he married the beauti- ful Princess and lived happily ever after, justfas they do In the story books.