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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-10-31

soaisded ~ oxceisisF saturated With csal
Ill ss;a - PLACED .haf whom tlsf camille
busned desn - cerfain point the irs
fian,rnai,le rna;e1sai you'd ieconss ~
nifed 1ns u ne candles etidenily
overturned aial ~tartesl tie blaze Hsenlas
tHrely. II was discovered almost Inn
media;ely and ss.oR distinguished. Sus-
picissn ii.lnesiiaieiy attached T. Mr.
Watkins, AID lie and his vile we're Ia
ken into enztody. II wss ieund after
taking an inventory Of the stock that the
yalae reached only s4,osl while the IN
sursnce carried VIZ about 1880, Por-
tio1 Of which hai5nst been iakeE 9ut.
When the officers began e. LOOK Tor "
b. Holman. bfa1leg Of sIrs. Watkins, il
was found that he had left Boise on the
evening of the fire. iie vas finally ap-
pretended af McsIinnyiile, Or. and
brought haek 90 Boise Monday The
preliminary hearing of the siree was
began Tue.dey and y siill in progress at
this writing.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-10-31

transforming Thespiahs who eeca-
sionally have 30 dodge substantial ex-
p,rerzicns Of displeasure ofaudiences viii
symIathize with the claim u a veteran
whici, has just reached she pension
bureau. il j. a story of domestic iDie-
liciiy and opens up field of vengeance
for tho-e who keep in touch with poul'
try produsis. The claim il made in a
letter that iHdicates lack of familiarity
With the three RI and il contains this
brief. suce.nct proposition from the bat
tie SCARED sorvitcr of his country:
Il got blood poison by being hiti with
a hens eg ven ,slm bak from the frunt.
The eg vas not good wen you send my
penshuni want the Deed made sos my
wife can't get none of it--sbe tbrode the
eg. She war 8 rebel.'
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-10-31

Death of Grace ossfasor-

A feeling q gloom wac east over our
little city hast saturday evening by the
that Grace. the Is year
old daughter Of sir and Mrs D. o. Cas-
tator. who bad undergone an operation
for appendicitis at the St Alphonsus
hospital at Boise, had zuccumIs-i TO the
effects of the disease. The malaiy had
progressed 20 lar that the operation,
performed in the hope Of saving her life,
was futile.
The remains were brought 70 her
home az Parma Sunday evening, and on
Monday, covered with flowers freln the
hands Of loving friends. the casket con
tanning them was deposited in its lazt
resting place in the Parma cemetery
The services AT the residence and at the
cemetery we're conducted by Rev W..
Boone Of the College of Idaho. of Cald-
well. at which place she was studeai
( when the disease struck her down Fred
Mitchell. Edward Gott, Walter Mar
latt. Olal Andrews, Edward Clemens
and Yerling Cox, her classmates at The
college acted a. pail bearers, and large
number Of her classmates and college
friends came down from Caldwell To pay
their last respects TO their late compan-
ion. The ochools at Parma and IN th'
district above town were closed in orlel
10 allow the pupils 10 attend the funera
services. The entire population Of tn
town and surrounding country attends
. the funeral services and followed the re
mains to the last resting place.
Grace was one OF the brightest an
+, most Iovable girls we have ever known
Her friends were limited only 10y tn
4 number Of her aequaintaEces. She wa
I born in Illinois but came here with he
uarents at an early age, and had grow
: almost from infancy to womanhoc
\ among u. Her death Is personal lcs
e to us all. Our tiresidcs viii be le
e bright, social gatherings les pleasai
I, because she has gone from amongst u
! Her bereaved parents have the since
r. sympathy Of the entire community.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-10-31

Tor Department, and an investigation
has been ordered. Pending the invesfi-
CATION all final proofs have been held uP.
The scandal Is said 70 involve number
Of very prominent man, including sever
al United States senators. \ grand jury
has been empaneled at Portland 10 IN
vestigate the alleged frarsls. and ci Fr'-
dav made iis first report, returning an
indictment against Asa B. Thompson,
receiver of the land office al Ia crande.
Charles Cunningham. Il well known
stochinaH Of eastern Oregon. testified
that Thompson had offered to approve
10 homestead applications for him III
consideration Of the sum Of $500 i Is
stated that fraudulent entries have been
going ON in the tine states Of California
Oregon, Washington and Idaho, Tor sex
eral months. and aggregate probably
a million acres.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-10-31
Public Park for Caldwell.

Mr.. Howard sebree, president OF the
First National hank, has given to the
citv Of Caldwell - acres Of land in the
Fair Acreage for the purpose Of public
lssrk. The site is admirably adapted for
an artificial lake, covering about ten
acres and about ten acrss Of park. II i
close in and in every respect suited TO
the purpose. The condition Of the gift
i that the resort shall le made. The
land which NIr. Sebree has thus gener-
.ously given to the public Is well worth
sa0oO. ami too much cannot he said IN
praise OF the libers,lity Of the doner, but
We shall reserve encomiums for future
occasion. The thing TO be attended 70
now is TO urge acceptance Of the gift on
the terms stated MeSsrS. J. II. lowell
and EdwaI,i He,lden have promised 10
make all the surveys and estimates free
Of charge and Il Is rsPortzi that Air
Chas. Hartley will make generous DO
nation ot trees from his splendid nur'
serv. The business men OF Caldwell ar
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-10-31

The Roswell Telephone company have
completed their line 10 Parma and The
frzf message VA zent over the wires
wc.Ine-das. The completion u this line
means much 10 the people Of Roswell
and Parma. The waTk of construction
has been in charge Of Sam Tuning and
Charley Payne. and j. satisfactory iu el-
cry way. A stock company war organ
lied last spring for the construction %
this line. aud hessrs Tuning and Payne
have pushed the work right along 10 III
present satisfactory termination. There
are at present IS phones connected ma
several more viii be added soon. The
central Office at Roswell viii be in
charge Of Mrs Lizzie Brush. and at
Parma Il Il al the store Of g. NJ. Kirk
patrick & Co, where It viii be cennect-
ed With the long distance line 81 the In
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-10-31
MINES SHUT DOWN
PrsassEss c. sas ksassgsmzted Copper Com
rssy Al su..a clossa for az
inisiiniis Tins.

The Amaleamated Copper company
have closed their mines at Butte. This
action throws al least 20.0O0 men ous OF
employment. and Il the shut down con-
tinues for any length Of time 1t gill l'e a
blow from which Butte and the whole
state of Montana viii NOT recover fer
wears. The action Is alleged 10 have
been taken on account q the decision
recently rendered adversely 70 the
AnlalgalnateA Copper company and ia
iavor Of August Heinz~. br Judge Clam
cy Of the L. :. Circuit court. The case
has been appealed to the supreme caprt
but in the mean time al the works have
been stopped. The snresi Indication
that hong shut down i contemplated j.
the fact that al the mules have been
brought 10 the surface and sent out to
pasture thing that has not happened
in wears. The Miners Union have
offered 10 buy the stock in dispute in or
der that operations may he Resumed,
but 80 FAR their action las had 10 eiieet.
Senator Clark Offered 10 advance % tAe
4Iiners Jnioa the noaey necessary u
purchase tina stoek The miners have
CONDUCTED themselves admirably. 10
trouble u any kind having ocrurcd.
The hlow II the greatest Montana has
ever experienced Business in Butte
and the surrounding towns IS eotnpiete-
Is Iaralrzed. Tie miners are leaving
the camps in great numbers for the
mines u Idaho, Utah ani Wyoming
! where they hsl,e 70 obtain work
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-10-31
FIREEyes ST BOISE
Harry vsikins and Sifa, sn< Asstss 3.
Hrlmsn, srpshsr Of Mrs, Watkins,
ATsstst for Asop.

on Tuesday night a last week some
person or persons attempted 20 bgra up
the Whittier school building and the
Shay block az Boise. II Wa the cyi-
dent intention sf the GreSugs 10 start
the fire az the scIisol building
first, and while the attention d the fire
department and citizens WA attracted
by that to destroy the Shaw block.
However. the fire in the Shaw block
was lighted Frematurely, and both
alarms xere turned in at the same time
and both tine incipienl fires were handled
by the fire department with ease and
very slight damage 10 either bailding.
Three CANDLES bad been placed in differ
ent parts Of the fnrniture store Of Harry
Watkins in the shaw 'taek. and sur
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-10-31
ROSWELL-PARMA HELLO
Tslspnsns ns Connecting Roswell and Parma Completed
Parma People Can Now Talk wjt Tbsir
Roswell keIghbors.

dependent Telephone Co.'S a. scon a.
the switch board arrives.
About thirty OF the phones Dow in use
are at farm hosises on the Roswell bench.
The lines will isc extended until nearly
every house in Roswell Il connected and
the connection win BE- extended to the
Parma side a. rapidly as possible IN
order 70 secure phone it i necessary to
become ztsckhslder. each share a
stock entifling the owner 10 the use of
the line for one phone. The instruments
ass purchased separately from the stock.
aad become the individual property Of
the user. The expenses Of operating
will be paid pro rata by the stockholders.
Thus one more link has been forged in
the chain u development II the Parma
Roswell section--tle garden spot Of the
western continent.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-10-31
GRAND Lod9e Il oddFeIIow ws

The Grand Lodge os Idaho Oidiellows
convenei 1t Coeur d'Airne Cay Tuesday
October 10Th. with an atscEdance 81
nearly 200 Representatives. The day
was taken up with the election Of officers,
receiving anl referring reports or grand
officers. resolutions. etc
The report OF the grand secretary
showed that from small beginning of
nine lodges the order had grown to lol
lodges, and from membership Of 500 To
500. During the past year there has
been gain Of II lo,lges. and the total
membership ON June 80 OF this year was
5O44,. gain over last year Of les9-
The number Of members relieved du-
ring the year was 40, widowed families
relieved. 5. The relief amounted 10
over $500. The receiPs amounted to
s9S.0ss during the year a. compared
with s54,744 in 1902 The assets Of the
or,ier at the preSeut time are estimated
At S2S0.5l6.
The following are the officers elected
Tor the ensuing year;
". A. Coughanour. Payette, grand
master. Frank Martin. Boise, deputy
grand master; J. l. Chapman, lewiston,
grand marshal; VI. B. Gwynn. Caldwell.
grand treasurer; A. X Steunenbers,
Caldwell. grand representative; j. l.
Badley, Boise, Il. :.
Following are the officers elected for
the grand encampmens Tor the ensuing
year:
Franklin Ia Rue. Idaho Falls, grand
patrisrcq; Norman H. Young, Center
vile. grand high priest; r. E. Emmer-
2 son, Boise, grand senior warden; W III
Williams. Granseyilie. grand junior
warlen. H. P. Warl Wallare. grans
: marshal. II. NJ. Webl,er. Kendriek, ont
, side sentinel; Frank Isonari, a. :.
Boise; d. F. Bailey, grAsd scrihc; NJ
B. Gwynn. Caldwell, grand treasurer
Orrick Cole. Boise. grand repreSentatiye
In the Rebekah assembly r sl.ivadl'
showing was alsn made IN the gain u
d membership. and the following officer
Q were chosen Tor the ensaing year: Pm.
: ident. Nrs. Frances Crosson, Boise
vice president, Mrs. Deiis Asgee; ua'
p den. Mrs. Agnes SwinncrVon. Nariner
~ Copti..uei on pase
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-10-31

donating with their accustomed liber-
aliiy. and H. A. GTiiiith- is giving his
time and caergy. besides liberal cash
contribution. 10 push the rI'ien'iid un-
d,rtaking-C Caldwell Triiune.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-10-31
Land Frauds.

An enormous laIld graft scheme IN
volving entries in Oregon and Washing
inston has been unearthcd in the Inter
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-22
Comments and Suggestions Upon the
New Road Law.

Comments and Suggestions Upon the
New Road Law.
While the bill enacted by the last
Legislature does not meet our ideals in
Road Legislation, yet it is now law
The Governor will soon appoint High
way Commissioner and one of his first
acts will doubtless be to issue a digest
OF the law In detail
Meantime, In response to many en-
quiries, the Legislative Committee Of
the State Grange issues to the Grang-
es OF Penn'a the following brief COM
ments upon few OF the more import
ant provisions of the law
The new Act does not disturb the
present township road law.
The new becomes operative In those
districts only that apply for State aid
In Road Improvement.
Petition for State aid for assistance
in improving main travelled road in
the township may be made either by
the township supervisors, or by the
owners of majority OF the assessable
real estate valuation thereof through
the County Commissioners.
In case OF same desire by two or more
adjoining townships these petitions are
to be singly made out and presented
collectively to the County Commits
sioners.
The owners of a majority of the as
sessable real estate valuation in town
ship may block action in that township
by sending petition against it within
thirty days to the County Commits
sioners
All work done under this law shall be
by contract according TO the plans and
specifications to be prepared by the
State Highway Commissioner.
Townships are eligible through their
supervisors to become contractors.
AS showing what is meant by an
Improved Road" in materials that
may be used, by whom selected, and
general condition OF the road we cite
entire the 23rd section OF the Act.
Section 90. All highways improved
under the provisions of this act shall
require the construction OF a macadam-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-22
POPE LEO'S POEM ON DEATH.

When 1897 the Pope felt the shadow Of death beginning to fall
him, the following lines which considered his
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-22
(No. ST.

An ordinance authorizing the open
ing OF Charles Street, or Eighth Street,
from It's present northern terminus to
Kain street and the assessment OF dam
ages caused thereby and the grade OF
the same.
Section /. Be it ordained and enact
ed by the town council OF the borough
OF Reynoldsville In council assembled,
and 1t Is hereby ordained and enacted
by authority of the same, that Charles
or Eighth street shall be opened to the
uniform width OF fifty (50) feet through
the property now occupied by LymanW
Scott, and others as the same now APP
pears on plot or map of E. G. Schultz's
addition to said borough, recorded in
deed book %, page 500, commencing at
the south or west side OF the line of
Main street to point two hundred and
sixty-four 1884 feet from said South or
westline of said Main st. to the present
northern terminus OF said Charles or
Sth street, now opened, which northern
terminus is about sixty-seven and one
half (67t) feet from the north or east
side OF Jackson street, according to ac-
companying plan, which is made part
hereof. The damages thereby and the
damages caused by the grade thereof
| and the benefits to pay the same to be
assessed and collected in accordance
with the provisions of the Acts of AS
sembly OF the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania relating thereto and regulating
| the same.
| Section 2. That any ordinance or
part OF ordinance conflicting with the
provisions of this ordinance be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this ordinance.
| Ordained and enacted into law this
7th day OF July, 1908.
| A. M. APPLICABLE,
| Attest President of Council.
l.. j. MoENTIRE, Secretay.
| Burgess office, approved July llth,
1908. l.. M. SIMMONS, Burgess.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-22
News of Interest to the Grangers
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lied road fora telford or other stone
road, or road constructed OF gravel,
cinder, oyster-shells, or other good
materials, In such manner that the
same OF whatever material constructed,
will, with reasonable repairs thereto,
at all seasons OF the year be firm,
smooth and convenient for travel. The
County Commissioners shall have the
authority TO select the kind OF mater
ials to be used in improving any road
under the provisions Of this Act. Any
difference OF opinion that may arise be-
tween the County Commissioners and
the township road authorities, as to
the kind OF road to be built, shall be
decided by the State Highway Com
missioner. The State Highway Com
missioner shall furnish TO the County
Commissioner and township road au-
thorities information as TO the probable
cost Of improved highways, as defined
In this section.
No seCJiOu vi highway ihpioNSu
under this Act shall be less than one
fourth mile In length nor shall the i'm
proved portion thereof be less than
twelve feet in width"
The state could well have afforded an
appropriation of 81, 600, 900 or more per
year and should have done so. There
is, however, but 100000 per year for
the next two years. 1t is to be dis
tributed to each county on the basis OF
the road mileage in each county ascer-
tained by townships. This is wise
feature of the Act as it gives equal
consideration to every mile of public
road in the State, in the poorer as well
as the more densely populated richer
districts.
1t is provided THAT the County
Commissioners shall furnish, under
OATH to the State Highway Commits
sioner, the total number of miles Of
township or county public roads, by
townships"
This mileage can be obtained in
various ways that will be inexpensive
but yet would, we think, be satisfactory
This data should be locally preserved
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-22
Sandy Valley.

Mrs. j. d. Woodring called on Mrs.
W. I. Cox the past week.
Ben Case and sons, Of Brookville, are
painting houses for w. J. Boner.
The farmers are complaining OF too
much dampness. 1t Itinterferes with hay
making.
The Panther Run railroad Is now COM
pleted. IL is as wide as the Union Pa
cific but not quite so long.
David Fleming, OF Eleanora, and
children visited with his father-in-law,
James McGhee, last Sunday.
Mrs. Cowen and two daughters OF
Allegheny City, are visiting with the
formers sister, Mrs. j. X. Wells.
John Harvey moved his family from
the Valley to the Panther Run mines
this week. Mr.. Harvey is mine boss.
The Sandy Valley Coal Companys
mine Is running steady and the men
are making good wages. 1t is all pick
work.
The new house for James McGhee,
Jr., is nearing completion. William
Anderson, of Aliens Mill, has charge Of
the work.
The township supervisors have nailed
up the bridge that crosses the Sandy
Lick creek at this place as it is consid-
cred unsafe.
There is party in the valley that is
trying to spread a new religious belief
throughout the village. 1t proposes
to do away with that warm climate
which people are promised II they won't
be good. 1t seems to meet the approval
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-22
Brutally Tortured.

A case came to light that for persist
ent and unmerciful torture has perhaps
never been equaled. Joe Golobick, OF
Colusa, Calf, writes. "For 10 years l
endured insufferable pain from Rheu-
matism and nothing relieved me though
/ tried everything known. I came
across Electric Bitters and it's the
greatest medicine on earth for that
trouble. A few bottles OF 1t cured me"
Just as good for Liver and Kidney
troubles and general debility. Only
800. Satisfaction guaranteed by H.
Alex Stoke, druggist.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-22
Paradise.

Lee Sheasley is driving team for Ed.
Smith.
Sol Rudolph visited at Allen Gathers
last week.
Cleve Deemer is learning the black
smith trade.
Miss Annie Dickey visited her parents
at Wishaw over Sunday.
The Epworth League was re-organ-
lied last Sunday evening.
Ruth, the infant daughter OF Ed.
Hills, is numbered with the sick.
Mead Syphrit and sister, Miss Tres
sic, visited at G. E. Kellar's on Sunday.
p, M. Wells and family visited at the
home Of w. A. Sheesley over Sunday.
Mrs. Wayde Breakey is visiting her
sister, Mrs. w. G. Murray, in Reyn-
oldsville.
John Gathers and sister, Miss Ruth,
attended the dedication at Dutch Para
disc on Sunday.
The social held at the homo OF Amos
Strouse last Thursday night was
financial success.
George Hollenbaugh is going down
below in the near future. George un-
doubtedly has some attraction down In
the grass country.
There will be an ice cream festival at
the Grange Hall on Thursday evening,
July 23rd, for benefit Of the Lutheran
church. Everybody come.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-22
Night was Her Terror.

81 would cough nearly all night
long" writes Mrs. Chas. Applegate, Of
Alexandria, Ind, "and could hardly
get any sleep. l had consumption so
bad that il 1 walked block | would
cough frightfully and spit blood, but,
when all other medicines failed, three
S1.00 bottles of DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry wholly cured me and 1 gained 5s
pounds" It's absolutely guaranteed to
cure Coughs, Colds, LaGrippe, Bron-
chitis and all Throat and Lung Troub-
les. Price SOC and s1.0O. Trial bottles
free at II. Alex Stokes drug store.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-22

More than 30,0O0,OOO people OF the
United States are engaged In agricul-
turo. The moral, social, educational
and financial status OF so large num-
ber OF our people is matter OF interest
to every good citizen. The primary
purpose OF the grange is to educate and
elevate the American farmer. Every
patriotic farmer should join the grange
and help the good work along and every
other good citizen as opportunity may
offer, should speak word Of encourage
ment.
August is the great picnic month in
Penn'a. There is no better kind OF a
picnic than the grange kind. The
whole family enjoys these pienics.
They are run on the family plan. The
picnics held this year by the oranges
OF the State are to be more numerous
and OF higher order than ever before.
"The Grange is crumbling," says an
expose OF the Order OF Patrons OF Hus-
bandry, written in 1876. Twenty.seven
years have elapsed and while this carp
ing maligner OF our beloved organiza-
tion has long since crumbled into dust,
the order still lives, larger, grander,
greater every way, still going forward
in its quiet way OF elevating this God
given calling Of agriculture in particu-
lar and mankind in general.
The just and equitable distribution Of
wealth is the most important economic
question Of the age. On its proper so
luton depends the life Of the Republic.
1t is no new question nor one peculiar
to our times. Vast accumulations In
the hands of the few at the expense OF
the many formed the rock on which the
ancient republics shipwrecked. II this
question is solved Alright by this nation
the farmer must take no small part In
it. He is both laborer and a capital
ist, an employer of labor and toiler
No other can understand both sides o.
the question as clearly as he can. In
the grange he learns to think on pub
lie questions and through it he will YET
make his conclusions felt.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-22
md be available for the various town

and be available for the various town
ships.
II the amount to which each county
is entitled is not applied for this year
1t remains in the State treasury to the
credit of that county and may be drawn
next year along with the amount for
that year.
or the expense incurred In improving
a road under this law the State bears
two-thirds, the county one-sixth and
the township one-sixth payable in cash.
1t is permitted, however, for county
and township or townships to mutual
ly agree to bear different relative pro-
portions OF their combined third, but In
no case may either pay less than 8 per
cent. OF the total cost.
Legislative Committee OF Penn'a
State Grange.
w. f. HILL,
w. T. GREASY,
S. II. BRUNGES.