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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-10-29
Notice of Taking up Stock.

Notice is hereby given, that the
undersigned, Chief Of Police of the
City of Grangeville, did on the "a
day of October, 1908, under and
by virtue of the provisions of Or
dinance No. II, of the Village
(now City, of Grangeville, take
up and impound one certain bay
three year old gelding, branded
with x on left hip.
Notice is hereby given to the
owner of said animal that unless
the same is claimed 10y the owner
and all charges thereon paid, the
undersigned will, on Wednesday,
the 4th day of November, 1908,
at 2 O'Clock .. m. at the feed yard
of Geo. Rule in the city of Grange
vile, sell said described animal to
the highest bidder for cash, as
provided in said ordinance No. II
and the amendments thereof.
M. VANWINKLE,
Chief OF Police.
Dated October %, 1908.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-10-29
Should be Prosecuted,

Last Sunday some miscreant
killed number of "bob white"
quail and threw them in the
street near the Masonic hall.
There is stringent law against
killing this valuable game bird
out Of season and as they are just
getting nicely located on the
Prairie every good citizen should
take a personal interest tn their
protection. The gun club is in
vestigating the matter and should
the guilty party be discovered he
will be prosecuted to the full ex-
tent of the law.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-10-29
Meeting of Members.

Notice is hereby given that there
will be a meeting of the members
of the Young Mems Christian AS
sociatian, a corporation of Grange.
vile, Idaho county, Idaho, on
Friday evening, Nov, 18th, 1908,
at the association building, for the
purpose of election of trustees, act
ing upon reports, and such other
business as may properly come be-
fore it,.
j. F. AILsHIE, President.
G. A. GREEN, Secretary.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-10-29
Get Your Photograph.

G. f. Tonkin, who has leased
the Bunnell studio, comes we'll
recommended as an artist and in
his ad elsewhere in this issue is
Offering the people bargains in
photographs for one week. Be
sure to read his ad then cut it out
take it to the studio and he will do
the rest.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-10-29
For Sale or Trade.

have one wagon, one hack,
three plows, six cows, three horses,
three colts. a number OF stock hogs
and numerous farm chattles which
| will sell for cash or trade for
grain or lumber. Inquire of
JOHN Mccoy,
Graugeville.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-10-29
A Big Shut Down

AS result of trouble between
the Amalgamated Copper Co., and
f. A. Heinze of Butte, Mont, all
of the mines and smelters owned
by the pompany have been shut
down and over 10000 men are idle.
The entire state is suffering from
the action and unless a settlement
is made soon serious results may
follow.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-10-29
LOCAL NOTES

iss Mona Hattabaugh is visit
riends in Lewiston.
larles PEBBLES has moved to
Harley Stephens ranch.
ilton Freidenrich is taking in
Lewiston fair this week.
ssh paid for hay and grain.
:. BAKER, Grangeville. dec l
1perintendent Elsensohn is Wis.,
: the school at Elk City this
k.
ev. Willard II. Roots will hold
ice at White Bird next Sunday
hing.
Viii Simon, a prominent business
i of Cottonwood was in town
urday.
frs. w. j. Davis expects to leave
t week for Dayton. Wash, to
nd the winter.
ar. Cole has moved to the
nuel Sebastian ranch which he
chased recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Smith have
le to Lewiston where they will
md the winter.
A marriage license has been is
I'd to VIM. M. Donnally and
So Rebecca Mayer.
AL Tuttle who was deputy MN
: recorder at Roosevelt died at
at place on Oct. 7th.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Brown
We returned from a weeks visit
tn friends at Lewiston.
Atty. A. s. Hardy and Judge
ineyard are attending supreme
urt at Lewiston this week.
Mrs. David Sassenbery has re-
.rned from a visit with Miss
argaret McCallie at Moscow.
DIR. ]. w. Montgomery, of La
rosse WASH, is visiting his broth
-in-law DIR. T. w. Nickle.
f. S. Kinney, general manager
the Big Buffalo mine, spent sew
al days in Grangeville this week.
Mrs. o. l.. Benson, of Florence
used through here Saturday on
n return home from a visit to
,okane and Lewiston.
Miss Anna Binnard has returned
her home at Lewiston after a
onth's visit with her sister, Mrs.
enry Wax, in this city.
w. Fl. Mann and wife left Sun
y morning for Lewiston where
ey will attend the fair and also
sit friends and relatives in
sotin.
r. E. Davidson, superintendent
the Boston Buffalo property at
,ncord, passed through here this
eek enroute to Dayton on a short
sit.
Street Commissioner Karsten is
ling some good work on Main
rect and that part of our city will
, in good shape when the bad
Gather sets in.
For SALE.-Eight or ten full
God Hereford bulls, last spring s
lives, also, registered and un-
clustered full blood large English
erkshire hogs. Address or call
l John Callan, Grangeville, Ida.
G. S. Perrin, a deputy warden,
rived last night from Boise and
i'll leave today with Max Geidl
ho was convicted of horse steal
z at the last term of court and
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-10-29

w. w. Brown this week, the sale
being made by Parker & Young.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith will shortly
leave for the east to spend the
winter.
Mrs. John O,erfield and Mrf.
James Eldridge are visiting in
Spokane.
A. ID. Foster and family left to.
day for Seattle where they expect
to make their future home.
Rev. j. S. Smith will not be
able to reach Grangeville in time
to conduct services next Sunday
owing to sickness in his family, but
expects to be here by Nov. 8.
Elder G. +. Gibson will he here on
the 18th.
Trinity church Sunday school
10 a. m; All Saints Day service
IL a. M; st. Agnes Guild $50
Wednesday afternoon. Third
Lecture, "Life in Nazareth" in
the course "History Of Jesus the
Christ" in Parish House Friday
7:3O p. m.
The State Press Association
which met at Occur d'alene last
week elected Col. II. G. Shaver,
of the Moscow Star, president; II.
S. Parker, secretary; Miss. Mabel
Payne, treasurer; the next meeting
will be held at Boise at date to be
determined by the president and
secretary.
The prayermeeting of the Pres
byterian church will be held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Fray,
Wednesday evening, Nov. 4th, if
the weather is favorable. A car
ry-all will leave DIR. Sheaffer's
store at 7:15. If the weather is
not favorable the prayermeeting
will be held in the church.
Clifton j. Miller and Miss Min
ME M. Daggett were married SUI
day at the residence of the BRIDES
parents near Denver, Rev. G. T.
Mcdonald officiating. The young
people are both we'll and favorably
known and start married life with
bright prospects and the best wish
es of many friends.
J. G. Moore proprietor Of Moores
station between here and the Hump
was in town this week. He reports
greatly increased travel over this
road which makes business good
for stations. Mr.. Moore has kept
his teams busy getting in an extra
supply of hay and grain in order
to meet the heavy demand during
the winter when horse feed is al
ways scarce.
Geo. r. Epler who went from
White Bird to Nebraska last
winter is again in Idaho county
having just returned from Thun-
der mountain where he has been
doing assessment work on some
claims he owns there. While he
expects to return to Nebraska he
still thinks Idaho county all right
and is not ready to relinquish all
interests here.
When the new time card on the
Clearwater Short line went into eff.
feet yesterday, the railroad station
of Nollmer went out of existence
the Northern Pacific having decid,
ed to change the name of that sta
ton to Troy, the name of the post
Office town. When the town was
first established it was named
Vollmer, in honor of John P
| Vollmer of Lewiston, who hal
been chiefly instrumental in the
formation of the Spokane and Pa
louise railroad company, and tn,
construction of the road through
the Palouse and into the Potlatch
and latter the postof1ice depart
ment changed the name of thu
postoflice.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-10-29
sentenced to term in the pen.
itentiary.

sentenced to a term In the pen
itentiary.
The Women's Relief Corps is pre-
pairing to give a gig dinner at noon
on Nov. IA at the Masonic nall.
State Game Warden Irons is in
town and some of the violators of
our game laws had better keep out
of sight.
Mrs. Hay, the healer, of Cakes
dale, will be at Mrs. Coveney's
lin this city the first week Of
November.
John G. Mccoy has purchased
of Nelson Macarthur his resi-
dence property in the south part
Of the city.
X. f. Fulton has moved his
offices from the Idaho hotel
building to rooms on Main street
opposite post Office. E#.
Mrs. w. II. Hill and Mrs, judi
son Spofford left yesterday for
Lewiston. Mr.. Hill has decided
to locate there.
1t is reported that George Over
field, one of the original locators
of the Jumbo mine, was married
to a Moscow lady this week.
S. II. Mckenzie is now located
at Paso Robes, California, and
writes to have his FREE Press
sent to that address.
Miss Baker, a sister OF A. NJ.
Baker, arrived here last Friday
from Missoula Mont. and will spend
the winter visiting her brother.
Mrs. Clay McNamee and son
went to Lewiston last week where
they will make their future home.
Mr.. McNamee will join them next
week.
Mrs, Hepburn, of the Bargain
Store force, left this week for the
lower country to remain indefinite
ly with her mother who is failing
i'm health.
John Melland and family resid-
ing near Denver will next week
start on a trip to Norway, their
native country, on IL months
visit to relatives.
w. M. Fountain arrived last
week from Oregon on visit to his
daughter, Mrs. f. d. Nancise, who
he had not seen for 81 years. He
will remain indefinitely.
Geo. X. Reed, Henry Wax,
Claud Flint and DIR. and Mrs. III.
V. Riggs are among the Grange
vile people who are attending the
fair at Lewiston this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ingram left
yesterday for Lewiston. They
have not yet fully decided as to
whether they will spend the
winter there or go on to California.
Chas. Leland went to Lewiston
Monday to take in the fair and
visit his children. VIM. McWil-
liams will look after the stage and
express Office during his absence.
Judge j. w. Bonebrake is pre-
pairing to move to Marshiield, Ore.
where he formerly resided. The
change is made on account of his
wife's poor health. He has sold
his residence property to M. l.
Murray.
Capt. Levi Castle, Lieut.. r.. II
Hartman, Richard Crea, NJ. l.
Murray and Frank Pearson went
to Lewiston Monday to assist in
effecting state organization o
Spanish American war veteran
and to take in the fair.
Mrs. Belle Smith purchased tw,
blocks of Grangeville residences
property from Fogg & Nugent ant
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-08
PROTECTING THE COUNTY.

Virtually since his Introduction into Office City Treas
Metzdorf has been engaged the effort
official cooperation necessary having floating
debtedness of the refunded in certificates in
debtedness His efforts been by any
marked until recently appearance on
day before the county commissioners asking
action by the legislative committee of that body appears
to promise better results possible
past.
The taxpayers-those of them who are sufficiently en-
lightened to understand interests-wl watch
the board county
That body has great opportunities rendering
public service. 1t includes in its membership than
who be willing to sink his par
tisan preudces in the county
break from the official which its predecessors
during the past six years may serve people
to advantage If it does the attending
gross extravaganza if worse, which marked its
discharge of it's duties for years past
| continued.
It is of supreme Importance county that the
loose methods which have marked transaction Of
county business should to end The disposition
to bring them to end has been shown by least
of the present members. The practice of allowing
of the county and of the property
paying usurious rates of interest
OF the settled evils of the system By intelligent
ton between the board county treasurer and
county attorney there cause of COM
paint and the legislature furnish the
necessary legislation to inaugurate the essential
the needed reforms which Metzdorf is urging
among the others.
There is better assurance which the members of
the board offer to the taxpayers they
cooperation of their officials county ator-
ney and the county treasurer in promoting the establish
men of such precautions restrictions the paying
out of the county prevent possibility
dishonesty extravaganza, such dsgraced that
body and it's component members for at three
cessive terms
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-08
DENIED RELIEE.
cessive terms.

The failure permanently remove the existing OBJ
structons to the free importation foreign
coal is showing itself every day involve an approach
to national crime. While of the United States
split hairs the question those obstruc-
tons involve the levyng of tariff duty coal, the
people are suffering in section of the country from
actual want of fuel all country the most
exorbitant prices being exacted for anthracite
There is really nothing exceptional circumstance
that carriers and coal dealers uniting
hardshps of the situation increase their own
profits That is rule of business conduct so
generally recognized allowable there
little use in objectng to it from any moral or other
standpoint The time has been when members of
the commercial world ready to make all the
profit possible from the public necessities.
Senator Vest distinguishes the closing days pub
lie career by his plea on behalf of the poor of the
country made from his in senate He addresses
it, however, to deaf voice. the impera-
tive demand Of the country, will political re-
tainers of the constituencies combine controls the
anthracite supply to recognize the justice demand
member of the cabinet responsible for the statement
that the provision of the Dingley excludes
the products of the wech anthracite mines was sug-
gled into the law tricery However it came in
there one session of congress has been allowed adjourn
since the prevailing coal famine oreseen without any
reet being given OF attempted Tt is altogether probable
that the present session will end in the same way.
Within day two the Associated Charities in this
city through the quarterly its secretary dwet
with feeling circumstance that the greatest
suffering that that body its labors is pro-
duced by the lack of fuel Conditions in other respects
are improved from former years. Improvement is
made of avail of the exceptional burden
which is placed the shoulders poor through this
present fuel situation.
While the coal corporations were, through rep
resanatves assuring the country public dread of
coal famine the nerest scare the conditions were
being called into existence which made the present suffer-
ing inevitable Thanks Providence winter thus far
has been comparatively mild but knows what
the next seven eight weeks that direc-
ton
Enough has b=en made plain show that corpora.
tons in control Of the fuel supply the most
shadowy understanding of their public responsibilities
and that is useless to appeal to them present
situation There is then possible public re-
lief but the speedy repeal existing provision in
Dngley law as to anthracite If that action fur
Their deferred the responsibility of the national admnisr
ton will become gravity of which cannot be over
estimated.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-08
THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE.

Gov. Van SAINTS message to the legislative joint as
sembly the people in full in this
issue The of the document and its authorship
title to careful reading consideration in fair mind
synopsis of the document given taxpayers and
ell interested
the full text.
The message discloses the in a
good financial condition-has money debt
overdue reports of other officials governor is
led to believe that
have been faithfully economically administered the
past years important information relating
the several institutions contained message.
The governor recommends that another income
tax amendment the constitution be submitted the
people 1t will recalled that rejected one
amendment at the last election The asks that
the amendment suggested practically the
law, with the exception that the taxation
be cent instead of cent The recommendation
is certainly worthy of careful consideration. Railroads
should bear their proportion burdens
ment and not The true OF ell other
kinds of property. Taxation should be just The best
way just legislature
mine 1t determined in vengefu spirit but
be determined by fair and full investigation That the
legislature will endeavor to do justice all interests
The Gle e predicts in full confidence
history of the legal proceedings against the North
Securities company is given in the message Like
other corporation the Northern Securities company
must stand the test of the by the dec
sion of the courts to be legally organized corporation
with well defined powers limits
ether rporations-neither favored prosecuted
The several recommendations made by the governor
will be considered by the respective committees the
legislature and by the two houses In this consideration
neither the heat of political struggles the animosity
of conflicting personal interests should place The
welfare of the state should be the controlling motive.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-08
A GREAT PUBLIC SERVICE.

1t is most hopeful circumstance for the of
forest cultivation and preservation that body
the ST. Paul Chamber should invite the ap-
pearance before it of whose abors researches
in this department of knowledge give ample
SRFrant for speaking with authority the subject.
Even the meager report address of Prof S. B.
Green of the state university which has way
into the daily papers, shows that the American public
on the eve of awakening from the period
ence and inacon which have them in
areas both by fire and commercial They the
circumstance mostly if not entirely, Prof.
Green distributed through the colleges
the country who in the dense public ignorance
and indifference, kept in sight inevitable
quences which would come from the destruction
forests
The lumberman cares not. When he has his
ring until it ring longer section he moves on
elsewhere Day after day lumber concerns
OF Minnesota and Wisconsin going and
the Pacific coast in growths which they
can utilize commercially. warming which is involved
in such announcements has been a upon US
in this section; denudng of our timber lands
would to the without single precaution being
taken through public private agencies scholars like
Prof Green did not keep the subject public
one form or another
The advice which is embodied address of Prot
Green as TO the changes in our taxing system which
necessary to the promotion of the industry reforesng
cut-over and be carried to the legisla
tre In that body of depend for rational
acuon along the lines suggested by Prof
its face economically wrong that same system of tax
alton should apply such purposes as an
plies to other forms of property changes NAV
De necessary to promote the planting lying
waste be had without any the present leg
sature if only the steps bring the
matter properly before it.
One of the great sources of our wealth as a people
has been apparently nexhaustbe forest areas Min
nesota rich beyond calculation in this form of
pa1t +
year should be allowed to is put
in practical operation to the reproduction of our
lost forests Once this been intellgently
started it will be continued inherent
commercial possibilities until against the
various losses and dangers in this which are in
cident to the improvidence of the past
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-08
AN IMPENDING DANGER

How situation which confronts the coun-
try as the result of the operations the trusts every
other dispatch testimony In these columns
yesterday alone the everywhere on evidence that
the evil is assuming gigantic proportions
The cable dispatches from Berlin showed that the
German imperial government is contemplating the
slty of making the trade in tobacco public monopoly in
order to meet the the American tobacco
trust which has indicated ability to control the snn
and to exact from the German people its prices for
the article In another also printed the news
from Flttsburg that the undivided profits steel
trust for 1902 had sum of
The Washington dispatches showed that something akin
to conspiracy exists in the States senate to pre-
vent immediate action measures to control the
lions Of the trusts while body the venerable
Senator Vest was heard pleading the poor
the country for the removal of the existing duty on an
thracite COAL and the probably prove plead
ing in vain
Attorney Knox was also reported IF length in
another column of yesterdays arguing in favor of
the practcabity and necessity additional laws and
increased official activity in enforcing existing laws against
the trusts And still another public were assured that
the president had declared his purpose an extra
session of congress in effective action is NOT
taken in this direction action will be effective of
course remains question; while country has
had the amplest time realize literally nothing what
ever is being done has outside the states
which are ruled by Democratic to hold these enor
nous commercial and financial aggregaons to- any public
responsibility whatever
Ihese are some of the conditions which impress them
selves the senior from Missouri so as IN call
from him the warning that country not on the
OF crisis but that such crisis actually exists at the
present moment These conditions too were doubtless
held IN mind by the other and distinguished
senator Mr. Hoar when he language also printed
In these columns yesterday the effect that there xsad
throughout the country connection with the trusts
general feeling of insecurity alarm and that the
pie are now confronted by peril and not by fancied
or imaginary danger.
The answer to this public trepidation which the ma
tonal administration offers only one expressive
OF the attitude of the party of that administration is
we must leave well enough alone that any serious at
tempt at bringing these public dangers under control is
liable to unsette the business the country
stage has now been reached in this situation when
public opinion will not being longer suppressed
through the tremendous political power welded by these
large combinations Unless effective remedy is
forthcoming and seriously enforced the seeds of po-
cal and social revolution before long be surely planted
on American soil.