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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-12-17
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of Z, +. Br.anham. deceased.
Notice Ia hereby given, that letters of admin
istration on the estate of 4. F. Branham, de
ceased, were granted to the undersigned on the
It'll day of July, 1903, by the Probate Court oil
Idaho county. All persons having claims
against said estate are required to exhibit tn en-
to me for allowance at my office at Payette
within four months after the date of the
first publication of this notice or they shall be
forever barred.
This 4th day of November 1903.
BELLE BRANHAM,
Adminstratix OF the estate of E. f. Branham.
First Pub Nov. 49,
Last Pub Dec. II.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-12-17
PROBATE OF WILL.

State of Idaho, county of Idaho, in the Pro-
bate Court of said county.
In the matter Of the estate Of John O'Brien
dec eased.
Notice is hereby given, that Saturday, the
18th day OF December, 1908, at 10 O'Clock a. m.
OF said day, and the court room of said court.
at Grangeville. in the county of Idaho, state OF
place for proving the nHncupative will of said
John O'Brien, deceased, and for hearing the
application Of Robert T. Flynn for the issuance
to him of letters OF administration with the
will anne ed thereon and the said time has
been appointed special term for said purpose.
Dated November %, 1908.
H. TAYLOR, Probate Judge
SEAL and ex-ofiicio Probate court.
w. N. Scales, Atty. Nov B-Dec 10
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-12-17
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

tNVIICIS To
In the Probate court, Idaho1 county, state O
Idaho.
In the matter of the estate of John O'Brien
deceased.
Notice Is hereby given, that letters of ad
minstratfOn with the will annexed on the es
tate of John O'Brien, deceased, were granted t,
the undersigned on the 18th day of December
1903, by the probate court of Idaho county.
All persons having claims against said estat,
| are required to exhibit them to me for sllo "
ance, at my residence, about two miles north o
Clearwater p. o, in Idaho county, Idaho. with
in months after the date of the first publiea
ton of this notice, or they shall be foreve
| barred.
This 18th day of December, 1908.
ROBERT T. FLYNN,
Administrator with will annexed
W. N. Scales, Atty. Dec 17-Jan IA.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-12-17
NOTICE TO CREDITOks.

In III ~, y, probate court, Idaho county Idaho.
Ceased. e es'a'e ot hatWhy-mah, de-
istrstioe, hereby given that letters OF admin
ceased , on the estate of Hat-way-mah de.
10th ,d.ww were granted to the undersigned on The
'o an OF Idaho county, ''''' " 'he p'oD"'e
are having claims against said estate
ance, ", ieu % exhibit them to me for allow
within ~, naming Neg Perez county, Idaho,
pabIic.,,souf months after the date of the first
ever bs,roa OF this notice, or they shall be for
'h Jay OF December 1903
=. l. oTRANAHAN, Administrator
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-12-17
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

NOTICE TO CKEDITUKS.
In the probate court, Idaho county. state OF
Idaho.
In the matter of the estate of lzorah l. Soften,
deceased.
Notice ia hereby given, that letters testament
tary on the estate OF lzorah l. Soften, deceased,
were granted to the undersigned on the !th day
of July, 1903, by the probate court OF Idaho
county.
All persons having claims against said estate
are required to exhibit them 10 me for allow
ance at my residence at White Bird, Idaho
county Idaho, within 10 months after the date
of the first publication OF this notice, or they
shall be forever barred.
This End day of December, 1908; :,
VIRGINIA T. HADoRS,
Executrix.
W. N. Scales, Atty. Dec 33l
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-12-17
NOTICE OF ATTACHMENT

Idaho 'e 'our' Vi iaano county, sta te Oh
por,ssssihgevlile Implement Co. Limited, a cor
ya,;on pialntif, VS.. G. s. Stone, defendant
bean o'ce Is hereby given that an attachment has
of ldassauen TINS day, out of the probate court
eniitInso county state of Idaho. in the above
abov" action, again, the property of the
Wi,r named defendant, c. s. stone.
'nis Dee. ith, 1903 ''N
80 ii. TAYLOR,
aL Ex-officio clerk of said court.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-12-17
Dry Fire Wood

have for sale, upon the Aram
ranch south of Grangeville, dry,
sound rails suitable for frewood.
anyone desiring wood can have it
delivered at any place in Grange
VILE by notifying the undersigned
at the ranch.
John POWELL
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-12-17
NOTICE or ApMINIsTRAToR's SALE OF

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATORS SALE OF
REAL ESTATE.
Notice Ia hereby given that in pursuance OF
an order of sale, made and entered by the pro
bate court OF the county of Idaho, state OF Ida
no, on the 26th day Of october, 1908, in the
matter of the estate OF John PARK. deceased,
will sell at private sale subject to CONFIRMATION
by the said probate court, the following de-
scribed real property, to-wlt:
and swL of neL1 of Sec. 30, Twp. 30 Mr.. D, E. b.
NJ !, in idaho county, state of Idaho o,.,,
The sale will be made on or aiter the Zltn
at the Office OF the undersigned, at the eour'
house in Grangeville, Idaho county, Idaho.
Terms of sale will be cash.
Dated December End, 1908.
GEO. NJ. ROBERTSON,
Administrator OF said Estate.
W. N. Scales. Atty.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-12-17
Ohm Powell.
Buy Acre PROPERTY,

anyone desiring to buy acre
property upon the Aram ranch
south OF Grangeville will please
mo the undersigned either at
.ne ranch or at the office of Parker
& Young.
CRAIG L. SPENCER.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-12-17
County Warrants Redeemed,

Notice is hereby given that the following
county warrants will be paid on presentation Il
the county treasurer at his Office in Grangevillt
cease on the LIST day of Nov, 1908, to-wit:
Current Expense Fund warrants issued Apri
27th, 1903, No. 81 to 1872 inclusive.
General road fund, warrants issued Aug LIST
1903, No. $50 to $40 inclusive.
Scalp bounty fund, warrants issued Jan. Dist
1895, No. to IA inclusive.
Hospital warrants issued Jan. 2lst, 1895, No.
to 20 inclusive.
Geo. NJ. Robertson,
Dated Oct 2lst, 1903. County Treasurer
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-12-17
County Warrants Redeemed

Notice is hereby given that the following
county warrants will be paid on presentation
to the county treasurer at his Office In Grange.
Vile and that interest on said warrants
Will cease on the 18th day OF December, 1903,
towit:
Current Expense Fund:
Warrants issued Jan 81, 1885, No to 81 inelu-
sive.
Warrants issued April 81, 1903, No 1893 to 3l9 in
elusive.
Warrants issued August LIST, 1903, No, 32i to
648 inclusive.
Warrants issued October "a, 1903 No. $50 to 9O2
inclusive.
Warrants issued Jan. 81, 1895, No. / to 4s in
elusive
Bridge Fund:
Warrants issued Jan 81, 1895, No l to inclu-
sive
Hospital Fund:
Warrants issuedJan q, 1895, No30.
Dated Dec Is, 1908.
GEO. NJ. ROBERTSON,
County Treasurer.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-12-17
DESIGNATION OF Office Day OF
County Superintendent Ct

Until further notice, hereby designate an
appoint every Saturday and the fourth Frloa
in each month from a. m. to p m
as office avs, at which time will be IN my Q,
ace at Grangeville for the transaction OF ali
business pertaining to school matters.
County superintendent
The Columbus commercial., 1903-01-27
weights of Coins and bills.

What is the relative weight of a
one-dollar greenback and a five-do1-
lar gold piece? How many one-doI-
lar bills must you take TO obtain the
weight of the coin? 1t happened
that this question has lately been
put in a systematic fashion to the
students of various colleges. Nine
ty-seven students of Columbia uni
versity gave answers of which the
average was 2,291-more than 1000
bills to weigh as much as the coini
A class of students in the Univer-
sity of Kansas gave answers that
averaged 2,749! The average of the
replies of 162 women students of
Smith college was los. Let the read
er stop here to make a guess-the
correct answer is seven! The as
founding lack of the commonest OBJ
servation on the part of these stu
dents is the amazing fact, what kind
of a universe do they live in? What
kind of attention do they pay for it !?
What is their capacity to change II
so that it is fit to live in?-N. Y. Sun.
The Columbus commercial., 1903-01-27

imagined every gust of wind to be the
mufied footsteps of the tramp she
got down the gun and resolved to
perish like a true heroine.
Five minutes after this resolve was
taken some one knocked on the front
door. 1t was the tramp, of course
Two minutes later he was at the
kitchen door. Then he was heard NUT
tering and grumbling 2nd getting a
drink of water at the well.
With her heart in her mouth and
the shotgun ready to fall from her
trembling hands, the girl waited. The
tramp whistled and then sat down on
the doorstep.
But only for moment. Then he
arose and seemed to move along to a
kitchen window. His game was to
raise the sash or smash the glass, and
shutting her eyes and trusting that
her grave would be kept green, Min
ME pointed the gun somewhere or
other and pulled the trigger.
There was a fash, roar and a veil.
Scared as she was, she detected some
thing familiar in the tones of the veil,
and when her name was shouted she
opened the door to admit Burt Tha tch-
er. He had not only heard of the acci-
dent that detained her parents, but
had made use of # to drive out to the
farmhouse and tell the girl how sorry
he was for making a chump Of him
self.
He was not al the window when the
shot was fired, but walking away from
it. Most of the charge went wild, but
about a dozen of the little pellets pep
pered his shoulders and quickened his
longing to kiss and make up. Minnie
opened the door to speak his name and
fall into his arms, and most of the
shot worked out and the marriage
day been set when the old folks reached
home and the mother elevated her
hands and rolled up her eyes as she ex-
claimed:
For the lands sake, but how things
do come about in this ERE world of
oursi i''-Boston Globe.
The Columbus commercial., 1903-01-27
FRENCH ARMY MORTALITY.
Since 1871 Has Amounted 10 $4,000
Men, While Germany Has Lost
1900 in the same Period.

Every year the Cologne Gazette pub
fishes a series of German and French
army statistics which demonstrate
facts of discipline and sanitation much
to the disadvantage of France. Last
year the figures showed that Offenses
against discipline in the French army
almost doubled those in the German;
that in the former the number of pa
tients admitted to military hospitals
was double that in Germany, and that
the number of deaths was five times
greater, says a Paris correspondent
of the New York Times.
In anticipation OF the yearly revela-
tions of the Gazette this subject was
taken up in the chamber the other day
by NJ. GOtteron, who asserted that, ac-
cording TO his own Investigations, the
German figures were capable of con
frmation on all material points, for
the fact remained that, while France
lost 2,276 soldiers in 1901, Germany
only lost 462 According to NJ. Got
teron's figures Germany had lost, by
disease, $4,000 men since the Franco
Prussian war, while France had lost
the actual strength of three army
corps, or $4,000 men-and this by
eliminating the returns from Algeria
and Tunis, where hygienic conditions
are less favorable than in Europe.
In making his reply, Gen. Andre,
minister of war, said that he was
bound to admit that in France the
death rate is about AZ per 10000,
while in Germany it is only 1.41, or
only about one-third. This fact is
painful. We must in the first place
seek the causes of the evil. If we
examine French and German statis-
tics we find that two diseases-con-
sumption and typhoid feyer-are very
deadly in our army. There were 600
deaths from typhoid fever in our
army in 1900, as compared with only
81 in Germany, while consumption
carried off 1,415 men, as compared
with 129. Diseases of the respiratory
organs, which may be considered to-
gether with consumption, made 800
victims, as compared with 1917 in Ger
many"
Gen. Andre concluded by stating
that the mortality arising from ty-
phoid fever in French barracks was
owing to the fact that local munich
paities had bad water supplies and
that he had determined to withdraw
all garrisons from towns which re-
fused to provide better supplies when
recommended to do so by the govern
ment. He would explain the differ
ence between the German and French
figures in regard to deaths from con-
sumption on the ground that in
France all abIe-bodied young men
were incorporated in the army, while
in Germany 100000 young men show.
ing traces of the disease were annu-
ally exempted from military service.
The Columbus commercial., 1903-01-27

hand before leaving the neighborhood
was Burt Thatcher. He was not only
surprised, but Modified. He was not
only Modified, but found himself won
dering if he couldn't make ii up with
the girl and be restored to favor. Like
many another man. he didn't appFeci-
ate a good thing until he had lost it.
The more Burt thought Of those
whiskers the more he was inclined TO
believe that the color was golden, In
stead of ''yalIer," but how was he to
let Minnie understand his change of
feelings? He must gently crawfish the
next time she visited the store TO
trade" and if she showed a yielding
disposition the chasm would be
bridged.
This decision arrived at he had only
to wait. and for week before she
called, in company with her mother,
be had it all mapped out as to how ne
would receive her. His calculations
received a bad setback, however.
Mr. Thatcher, we want to look at
some Of your best tablecIoths,' an
nounced the girl, as she looked him
straight in the eyes, and his heart
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The Columbus commercial., 1903-01-27
VALUABLE DOCUMENT SOLD.
Disposition of the French Declare
tion of War Upon Germany
Made in 1S.0.

A document throwing light on his
tory has just been sold at the Hotel
Drurot, Paris. This is the famous dec
Iaration of the French government to
the chamber in 1870, which was prac-
tically a declaration of war on Ger
many.
The main part was drawn up by Due
de Grammont, then it was corrected
and a literary polish given by NJ
Emile Olivier and it was finally
changed by Napoleon himself.
The various corrections show the
hesitation and indecision which pre-
Jailed before the government finally
decided TO fight Germany.
The Columbus commercial., 1903-01-27
THE MOTHER GIRL.

She Is not a bud Of fashion, nor butterfly
of style
And there are no bogus trimmings in the
makeup Of her smile;
STE needs no artificial fixing to enhance her
girish charms.
And god woul6 go in raptures O'er the
pIunpness Of her arms
As she washes up the dishes and the min
utes speed along.
Dancing gayly as they pass her TO the mu-
sic CT her song.
In her eyes soft expression Of pure
maternal love
That must surely be the envy Of those an
gels up above.
She's the joy of every home
Underneath yon arching dome
TIL she gives her hearts affection 10 an
other
Lucky he who wins the true.
Loving, loyal maiden who
Tries to LIT the daily burden from hef
mother.
When the weekly toll is over. and she dons
her Sunday gown,
There is not "a pampered darling on the
earth can turn her down
In tEe winning game of beauty; not q lasL-
tonabie pearl.
@5ough a5laze with costly jewels, can out
shine the mother girl
Sweet simplicity is noted ia her unassuEa-
ing grace.
And she needs no color touching to put
bloom into her face,
For he blood Of health is couTslng through
her veins, her rosy blush
Isn't made for the occasion by the decora-
tive brush
Shes the very fairest gem
In our beauty diadem-
Search creation and you cannot hn6 an
other
On the face Of all the earth
That possesses half the worth
OF the girl who lifts the burden from her
mother.
N. Y. Daily News
The Columbus commercial., 1903-01-27
The GInss We Eat.

How much glass do You suppose
that you consume daiIy27 a physician
asked of one of his patients the 9th
er day, and then went on. in response
to the others interrogative look. lit
is fact that we all swallow each
day more or less glass, the manu-
facturers not yet having reached the
point where their product is imper-
yious to the action OF fluids He who
drinks beer consumes The most glass.
4 chemical analysis of any bottled
beer inevitably reveals some of glass
constituents. But the water drink
er, too, swallows his share In
carafe or in glass pitcher have YOU
never noticed the odd line which
marks the level that the water has
had? Well, that line shows how the
water has changed the appearance
of the glass slightly by absorbing
some of its cOmponeuts. And so ev-
cry day, when we drink beer or wa
ter or milk, we consume a little
glass. But it does us no harm.
have yet TO hear of any disease that
it has ever caused. Philadelphia
Record.
The Columbus commercial., 1903-01-27
HERR KRUPP ALWAYS HUNGRY
With an Income of S3,5OO,OOO the
Great Gun-EaI8er of Germany
Never Had Enough to Eat.

Interesting "reminiscences of the late
Frederic Alfred Krupp have recently
been made public by a friend who
passed much time with him on the
island of Capri, says the New York
Sun.
Much of his time there was spent
in making trips on the water to con
tinue the deep sea Investigations in
which he was deeply interested. His
inyariable companions were a noted
German scientist who has a villa at
Capri and young instructor from
the University at Krakau, in whom
Herr krupp took a great interest for
whose future he had already made
every arrangement.
He never made himself popular in
the ordinary sense of the word. His
chief social pleasure was to make
friends among the people.
He was quite inaccessible to the
guests at the Capri hotels who sought
him out as a celebrity. So the for
eign colony held him to be disagree
able, which was a wholly unjust YER
dict. In reality Herr Krupp was a
moderate, simple, almost shy man,
who allowed others to follow their
own ways of life and without pre-
tense asked for himself merely the
same right.
One of the greatest paradoxes in the
life of the great ironmaster was the
fact that in spite of his fortune of
$30,0o0,o00 and his yearly income of
$3,500,000, he nearly starved. He ate
according to a most rigid SchweniG-
ger regime, taking barely enough to
keep himself alive, and the poorest la
borer that he employed, enjoyed more
comforts of the table than he. Wine
he never touched under any circum-
stanes.
During his whole life his health was
poor, and that, combined with his
great business responsibilities, gave
him at 45 something of the look of
an old man. And he always looked
more than his age.
He was simple and direct in conver-
sation and the requirements of his
business led him to express as much
as possible in the fewest words. He
spoke English only moderately well,
although he knew the language as
well as his own.
He was absorbed to all works Of
art and music and his generous en-
couragement to the artists whose pic
lures he bought helped many of them
on their career. He was especially
liberal to the artists at Capri, and
Sold to Krupp" was a familiar legend
in the windows of the picture shops
in spite of his efforts to put an end
to this harmless advertisement.
He also took a great interest in the
music of the islanders and used to
pay the natives to sing their folk
song in the hotel for the enjoyment
of himself and the other guests. One
year he took back with him to Ger
many a house painter and a mason
to sing for his guests at home the
songs of the natives.
He also took with hz-R to Essen, in
order that he might Undergo the
Schweninger cure, the keeper of one
of the hotels frequented by the ma
tives Many of the inhabitants of
Capri are said to have reason to re-
member his generosity which was fre-
quently of the most urostentatious,
even secretive character. And his pub
lie benevolence was enough to make
him loved by all the ISLAND people,
whatever the feelings of the foreign
colony toward him may have been.
The Columbus commercial., 1903-01-27
Gould BE seen.

The scarcity of servant girls led Mrs
Vaughan to engage farmers daugh-
ter from a rural district of Ireland.
Her want of familiarity with town
ways and language has led to many
amusing scenes.
..Can Mrs. Vaughan be seen?" the
visitor asked.
Can she be seen?" sniggered Kath-
Ieen. "Shure, an OF think she can;
she's six feet hoigh and four feet
woide! Can she be seen? Sorrah a
bit of anything else can ye see whin
she's out."-CasselI's journal.
The Columbus commercial., 1903-01-27
The End OF
a Quarrel *
ny JOHN FISHER

II EVERYBODY for ten miles around
knew that Burt Thatcher and
Minnie Davis were engaged. She was
the daughter of farmer, and he was
a clerk in a village store, and both
had many friends and acquaintances.
The course of true love was run
ming along as smoothly as a pair of
bob-sleighs in winter time when a
windmill agent came along and sold
Farmer Davis a mill.
This agent was a middle-aged man
with golden whiskers and a great
deal of cheek. and as he had to di-
rect the setting up of the mill he
was at the farmhouse for a couple of
weeks. His attention was early at
tracted to Minnie, and he posed for
an old bachelor and uttered more
words of praise and flattery in ten
minutes than she had ever heard in
month before.
The knowledge that she was en-
gagged, together with a sight of the
young man who was to lead her to
the hymeneal altar, animated the
agent with a spirit of deviItry, and
he sung the praises of Minnie Davis
till Burt Thatcher's jealousy was
aroused and he was ready for quar-
rel.
When once young man let's his
best girl understand that he is jeal-
Gus of her she feels it her bounden
duty to make him as uncomfortable
as she can for a few weeks.
Young Thatcher might as well
have been jealous of AIinnies grand
father as of the windmill man with
hi golden whislers, but when he
heard that the two sang hymns and
played checkers together, in addition
to gathering harvest apples and read
ing Shakespeare ON the front veranda
after dinner, the green-eyed monster
demanded a row. i
One was forthcoming. One evening
the clerk drove up to Farmer Davis
with his jaw "sot." and five minutes
later he was saying to the girl of
his heart:
False creature. how dare YOU look
into my eyes after the way you have
carried on with that yaIler-whiskered
old hollyhocll!"
His whiskers are not yellow, but
golden" corrected Minnie, ''and he's
hardly more than a young man yet"
''EIa! 1t must be a case of love at
first sight, with the whiskers thrown
in"
Il say his whiskers are golden"
''They are yaller.''
'You want to pick a quarrel!"
"You want to marry him!"
From thence on it was easy for the
young man. All he had to do was to
call Minnie Il heartless girl, a hirt
and a coquette, and add that he was
glad he had found her out before it
was too late.
Her feelings were hurt, her indig-
nation aroused, and she suggested
that he had better look around and
find some one to suit him better. Of
course he drove away with flaming
face and surging heart, and of course
it wasn't a week before everybody
heard of the row and had something
to say about it.
When he had fulfilled his mission.
which was to put up the best windmills
on earth and tell every farmers daugh-
ter that she was the sweetest and
hanGsomest girl in the country, the
windmill man took his pay and drove
on, and his golden whiskers were
hardly remembered Is minutes after
his departure.
Among the people who were sur
prised that he did not ask for Minnie's