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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1904-03-17

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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1904-03-17
For the third time has the Su

For the third time has the Su.
preme cont of the State of Idaho
sustained the two mile limit law,
otherwise known as the sheep
herding law, which law provides
that sheep shall not be grazed on
government land within two miles
OF the residences of settlers on the
public domain. The parties in
terested in the last decision will
they say take the case to the I'm
tied States Supreme Court as Their
only hope for reversal is that the
law is unconditional. Judge All
SHE rendered the opinion, Judge
Stockslager dissenting.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1904-03-17
Idaho Weather.

The United States weather bur-
eau has just issued an annual sum-
mary of weather conditions, with
a resume of climate and crop con-
ditions and a large number OF in
structive tables and charts, that
contain much interesting matter.
For meteorological purposes the
state is divided into three sections.
The northern section embraces the
four northern counties, the central
section consists Of Idaho, Lemhi,
Custer, Fremont, Washington and
portions of Boise and Canyon
counties, while the southern takes
in the remainder of the state.
The official annual review of
Idaho weather for 1903 opens with
the following summary of temper
allure and precipitation figures for
the year.
"The mean temperature for the
state was was 45.1 degrees; the
mean of the northern section was
46.5. central section 42.5; southern
section 45.9. The highest annual
mean 53.7 was recorded at Lewis
ton, and the lowest at Lake, FIRE.
mont county. The effect of alti-
tude on temperature is shown in
the fact that Lewiston is situated
at the lowest point in the state,
while Lake is the highest station
from which reports are received.
The highest temperature for the
year, 10 degrees, occurred a
Garnet, Elmore county, on Angus
Is. and the lowest 81 below, a
Chesterfield, Bannock county, OF
February IA, and also at Soldier
Blaine county, on February ID.
August was the warmest month
and FEBRUARY the coolest of tn
year, as we'll as the coolest Feb
since the establishment Of tn
Idaho section of the climate an
crop service of the weather bureau
The period of the most intens
heat was from the 10th to Goth G
August, while the period of great
est cold was about Feb. Is and IA
The average precipitation for tn
state was 16. 6 inches. An averag
of 27.74 inches occurred in tn
northern section, 1913 in the cer
trail and 1898 in the southern
The greatest amount, $40 il
ches occurred at Murray, Shoshor
county, and the least, $50, at Ga
net, Gilmore county.
The wettest month was Januar'
while the average for Novemb,
was nearly as great. While it
generally to be expected that Il
lightest precipitation will occ,
in the summer months in 19(
February proved to be the drie
month OF the year, as well as Il
driest February on record. TT
average snowfall was 81 inche
with 100 inches at Murray as Il
greatest amount.
Measurable precipitation occu
red on an an average of "a da
out of the 365. There was
average Of 176 days clear, 80 part
cloudy, and 100 cloudy. Augl
was the brightest month, with
average % clear and partly clou
days. Prevailing winds were fre
the southwest"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1904-03-17
Was She Kate Bender

The story published in the
Tribune OF a recent date relative to
the naturalization of the myster-
ious Joe Monaghan as Kate Bender,
the notorious murderess, has
brought forth a supporter of the
theory in this city. The opinion
is entirely based upon scircumstan-
ces, but has developed during a
period ofyears until there seems to
be little doubt but what the daring
cowboy who had ridden the range
OF eastern Oregon and southel n
Idaho for twenty-five years was
none other than the much sought
Kate Bender.
The story commences in the
Sweet home valley, small settle
ment on the Santiam river, located
in the wilds of the Cascade noun
tains. 1t was more than twenty
five years ago that smooth faced
man, of middle age, located
in the Sweethome valley and Sc
cured employment with German
farmer as farm hand. With the
farm hand came younger man
who soon left for the eastern stock
ranges and was not seen again in
the Sweethome valley. There
was strangeness about the new
corners and it was rumored in ex.
elusive circles that the farm hanG
was none other than Mrs. Bender
whose name WIS On every person.
tongue at that time. AS the farm
hand perfectly concealed her ident'
ity, after a few months the suspic
ion was dispelled and in a few
years the laborer was one of tn
most respected persons in the com
munity. The were peculiaritie
about the character that still puz
zled the old residents but the Ger
man farmer had seen nothing
suspicious and always spoke in tn
highest terms of his employee. A
the end of eight years the strange
died and it was then discovered
that the laborer was woman
The Bender story was then revive'
but no definite information coul
be secured and the story was 600
dropped. The German farmer ha
formed no suspicious. The action
of the farm hand, however, it
now disclosed, were much the sam
as those of Joe Monaghan and bot
exhibited the SAME characteristic
of avoiding intimate friendship an
preferring at all times to be alone
1t was when the death and his
tory of Joe Monaghan was reporte
in the newspapers chat one OF tn
pioneers of the northwest and fC
many years resident of wester
Oregon, but now living in Lewis
ton. connected the unknown W,
man with the mysterious strange
who had passed through the Swee
home valley to the eastern Orego
stock country. Inquiry since b,
developed the fact that Joe Nom
ghan's first appearance was in Il
Prineville country, the neare
town to the eastern terminal Of Il
Santiam pass.
The true history will probab
never be known but the belief wi
always remain in the minds
, many pioneers of the northwe
that Joe Monaghan and ka
Bender were the same, and the u
known woman who passed ava
several years ago in the lonely So
3 tam valley was the mother
: Kate.
: No one seems to be able to t.
: of the old man Bender who dis
peared with tie mother al
daughter but it is certain that
did not come into the northwt
= in company with his family n
did he associate with them aft
;, they adopted the disguise of me
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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1904-03-17
White Bird.

Born: To Mr.. and Mrs. Woods,
who reside on Pittsburg Bar,
Snake river on March LIST q 1C
pound boy. Mother and boy en-.
joying good health.
B. r. Rogers has rented his farm
for the present year to Mr.. Gentry,
Of Camas Prairie. Mr.. Gentry
and family have taken possession,
Mrs. B. R. Rogers is very ill al
her home on Salmon river, caused
by being badly scared.
Flowing is the order of the day
on the river.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1904-03-17

President Roosevelt under date
OF March 10th issued an open let
ter in which he urges all officials
of the government both civil, mill
tary and naval to observe the
strictest neutrality in the pending
war between Russia and japan.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1904-03-17
Millinery, Millinery

To arrive very soon. The very
latest pattern hats. Ladies wait
and see the grandest selection OF
fancy Millinery. We can save
you money. Big Buffalo Cash
| Store.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1904-03-17
Team For Sale

Team Of matched greys. 8 years
old, weight 1900 pounds. Also
younger horses. Call on or ad
dress w. r. Rodgers, Green Creek
Idaho.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1904-03-17

WANTED--A man to take care
OF team and drive. Inquire Of
DR.. Stockton.
Chariton courier., 1904-06-17
That Tired Feeling!

If you are languid, depressed
and incapable for work, it indi-
Gates your liver is out of order.
Herbine will assist nature to
throw off headaches, rheumatism
and ailments akin to nervousness
and restore the energies and vi
tality of sound and perfect
health. J. j. Hubbard, Temple,
Texas, writes, March %, 1902
s'I have used Herbine for the
past two years. 1t has done me
more good than all the doctors.
When / feel bad and have that
tired feeling, take a dose OF
Herbine. 1t is the best medicine
ever made for chills and fever -
30 cts. a bottle. Sold by H. M.
Sigloch.
Chariton courier., 1904-06-17

JOSEPH FLoRY, who in an off
year in Democracy was elected
to the office of railroad and ware-
house commissioner, and was
later a Republican nominee for
governor, has resigned his office
as secretary of the worlds fair,
and some people are wondering
why he did it. 1t is a very un-
usual thing for Republican to
resign an office, and it is seldom
done except when the resigner
is expecting something better.
Perhaps the gubernatorial bee
or some other kind of a bee is
buzzing in Joseph's bonnet
again.
Chariton courier., 1904-06-17

RECENT dispatches report
cholera raging in the Philippine
islands-in fact, it has existed
there for over year past. Ef-
forts have been made to conceal
it's existence from the people of
the United States, because of the
uneasiness for the safety of
friends in the army and else
where. Sanitary measures were
adopted to keep the plague out
of Manila, but in vain. There
have been 5, 112 cases in the city,
with 3,958 deaths, nearly four OF
every five cases proving fatal.
Seventy Americans have died in
Manila, and the plague is on the
increase.
Chariton courier., 1904-06-17
THOSE pesti!ent fellows known

THOSE pesti!ent fellows known
as 'anti.imperialists" predicted
two or three years ago that our
national immortality in plunder-
ing the Filipinos and cheating
the Porto Ricans would react at
home upon ourselves. Did the
readers of this paragraph ever
know a time when there was so
much embezzlement, highway
robbery and motley violation of
the rights of others? Perhaps
this is the purity of our admins
tration abroad reflected upon our
people at home, as Senator Bev-
eridge predicted.
Chariton courier., 1904-06-17

The constitution created con.
gress, and yet the supreme court
has decided that the creature is
greater than the creator, and that
the constitution does not 60 to
the Philippine islands until con-
gress sends it. Editors O'Bryan
and Darr of the Manila Freedom
must now spend months in Jail
after having in vain demanded
a jury trial. 1t would be in
teresting to know whether
they will change the name OF
their paper when they remove
the visible stripes which for some
months will cover the invisible
stripes.
Chariton courier., 1904-06-17

Mrs. Barbara Schoen of Kan
sas City was the victim of gas.
oline explosion Sunday morning
that cost her her life. She had
sent to a grocery store for vine.
gar, but by mistake the grocer
sent her gasoline. When she
received what she thought was
vinegar, Mrs. Schoen poured a
part of it into a hot skillet,
which resulted in the explosion
that caused her death and the
serious injury of her grand.
daughter, Helen Schoen. Gro
GERS deny selling Mrs. Schoen
the gasoline, or that she ordered
vinegar from them.
Chariton courier., 1904-06-17

CONGRESSMAN FITZGERALD of
New York thinks the Democrats
ought to promise the Filipinos
immediate independence instead
of the ultimate independence"
contemplated by some. General
Miles says that an ''independelit
Filipino republic under our pro-
tectorate could be established in
200 days." Isn't that ultimate
enough?
Chariton courier., 1904-06-17

The largest summer school in
the world will open at Knoxville,
Tenn, June % for three months.
1t will consist principally of
teachers from "a states, and
there will be 100 skilled lecturers
on the various phases of educa-
tional work. The attendance
last year was more than 1000.
Chariton courier., 1904-06-17

SOMETHING is being said now.
a-days of the justice and proprie-
ty of pensioning school teachers,
who have worn away their lives
in the practice of their profess
sion and in old age are unable to
earn decent livelihood. A bet
ter way, we think, is to pay
teachers better salaries while
they are young and thus enable
them to provide against the wants
occasioned by the decrepitude of
age.
Chariton courier., 1904-06-17
$1OO Reward $1OO.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded dis
ease that science has been able to cure in ali
its stages, and that is catarrh. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is the only positive cure known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being con-
stitutional disease, requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surface Of the system, thereby de-
stroying the foundation of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by building up the
Constitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have 80 much faith In
its curative powers, that they offer One Hun
dred Dollars for any case that 1t fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials.
Address, F. j. CHENEY& CO., Toledo, o..
AR-Sold by druggists, 75c.
HalPs Family Pills arethe best.
Chariton courier., 1904-06-17

EARLY Friday morning fire
was discovered in Clark's lum :
ber-yard, near the business cen :
ter of Warrensburg. 1t spread
rapidly until the lumber-yard
and its entire contents were de-
stroy ed. Other houses and bus
inesses were greatly da maged,
the total loss being estimated at
S25, 900. There is no doubt OF
the fire being of incendiary ORR
gin.
Chariton courier., 1904-06-17
Acute Rheumatism.

Deep, tearing or wrenching
pains, occasioned by getting wet
through; worse when at rest, or
on first moving the limbs and in
cold or damp weather, is cured
quickly by Ballard's Snow Lini-
ment. Oscar Oleson, Gibson
City, Ills., writes, Fec. 16, 1902 /:
ga year ago l was troubled with
a pain in my back. 1t soon got
so bad l could not bend over.
One bottle of Ballard's Snow
Liniment cured me-" 25c, soc,
81. Sold by H. M. Sigloch.
Chariton courier., 1904-06-17
Have You a Cough?

A dose of Ballard's Horehound
Syrup will relieve it. Have you
a cold? A dose of Herbine at
bedtime and frequent small doses
of Horehound Syrup during the
day will remove it. Try it for
whooping cough, for asthma, for
consumption, for bronchitis.
Mrs. Joe McGrath, 327 E. 1st
street, Hutchinson, Kas., writes ::
81 have used Ballard's Hore-
hound Syrup in my family for
five years, and find it the best
and most palatable medicine l
ever used" 25c, SOC 81. Sold
by H. M. Sigloch.
Chariton courier., 1904-06-17

For months past the Colorado
people have been afflicted with g
miners strike which has para
lyzed all lines of business. Re.
Gently there has been blood shed
by the striking miners. In al
about 20 lives have been sacri.
feed at different places. The
limit of endurance was reaeheo
when an Internal machine was
set under the platform at Inde
pendence, a station where non
union miners were expecting tc
take the train for their homes,
but before boarding the cars
were blown into eternity. Tc
quell disturbances and keep
down riots and prevent further
bloodshed the militia has been
in active service for sometime,
the maintenance of which has
already cost the state $685., 900,
1t is now demanded of the strik
ing miners that they dissolve
their connection with labor Or
ganizations or leave the state
Many of them have been sem
away already.
Chariton courier., 1904-06-17
Cures Old Sores.

Westmoreland, Kas., May 5,
1902. Ballard Snow Liniment
Co. Your Snow Liniment cured
an old sore on the side of my
chin that was supposed to be q
cancer. The sore was stubborn
and would not yield to treatment,
until l tried Snow Liniment,
which did the work in short or
der. My sister, Mrs. Sophia j..
Carson, Allensville, Miffin coun-
ty, Pa, has q sore and mistrusts
that it is a cancer. Please send
her a SOC bottle. Sold by H. M.
Sigloch.
Chariton courier., 1904-06-17
Take No Substitute.

WE suppose Bryan's fears of
the possibility of Cleveland's
nomination for president have
been dissipated. A recent
statement made by Cleveland is
to the effect that in no case will
he be a candidate, nor would he
accept the nomin alton should it
be rendered him.
Chariton courier., 1904-06-17

NOTHING was said about the
illegality of floating mines till
Japan was hit by them. If a
rule is to be made, excluding
them from neutral waters, neu-
trality should be defined to be 10
miles from shore, instead of three
miles, which latter distance was
specified as the neutral zone be-
cause three miles was at that
time the extreme range of artil-
lery,
Chariton courier., 1904-06-17
SENATOR F. M. CoCKRELL was

SENATOR F. M. COCKRELL was
the victim of a boy riding a
bicycle in Washington City last
Saturday. The rider of the
bicycle turned a corner sud-
denly and ran over the senator
before seeing him. The senator
was knocked down. his shoulder
blade broken and he was other.
wise bruised. 1t will take him a
couple of weeks to recuperate,
even under the most favorable
conditions.
Chariton courier., 1904-06-17

We still have a number of
COURIER wall aliases, and no.
well-regulated home should be
without one. They make q
convenient and ready reference,
and contain maps of Missouri,
of the United States and of the
eastern anu western hemispheres
and the flags of all nations. On
the state map is a list of all the
counties, towns and cities of
Missouri and the population Of
each for the census year 1900.
There is on the back of the map
of the United States a list of all
the towns and cities of this coun.
try with population of 5000 or
over for the census years 1880,
1890 and 1900. Call and get one of
the aliases. They can be secured
by subscribers to the COURIER for
only 25c. At that price you
cannot we'll afford to be without
such valuable compilation.
Chariton courier., 1904-06-17
That Throbbing Headache

would quickly leave you, if you
used DR.. Kings New Life Pills.
Thousands of sufferers have prov.
ed their matchless merit for sick
and nervous headaches. They
make pure blood and build u1
your health. Only 25 cents;
money back if not cured. Solo
by o. B. Anderson & Son, drug
gists.
Chariton courier., 1904-06-17

A difficulty occurred at West
Plains, Mo-, Sunday between
George Bundrens and VIM.
Hest elry which resulted in the
death of the latter. Hestelry
was a school teacher and Bum
drens' step daughter was one of
his pupils. 1t was Hestelry's
custom to walk home with the
girl from school, when, it is all
legged, a crime was committed, y
for which Hestelry was sent to-
the penitentiary for five years.
The case was appealed and was
last week remanded, and Hestel-
ry attempted reconciliation,
going to the young lady's home
for that purpose, and while there
engaged in a difficulty with
Bundrens which resulted in
Bundrens' shooting him to death.
Bundrens surrendered to tn
authorities and was released. IS
Chariton courier., 1904-06-17


this country it becomes more
manifest that a law governing the
franchise, both in primary and
general elections, is necessary
in order that the people may be
protected in their rights against
unscrupulous manipulators of
law or methods now in vogue.
In a republican form of govern
ment like ours, the people ought
to demand and insist upon the
enactment of laws that will Sc
cure the greatest amount of good
to the greatest number of people,
which is cardinal principal of
the Democratic party, and yet
Democrats and Republicans alike
tamely submit to manipulations
in elections that inure, not to the
general good, but to the aggran-
dizement of one individual. We
believe that our nominating con-
ventions. legislative bodies, the
executive and judiciary ought to
be composed of characters rep
resenting the honor, the intelli-
gence and best interests of the
people who elect them; but this
is not always the case. We
sometimes see conventions pack
ed, the elective franchise bought
and sold like sheep in the sham.
bles, and ballots stuffed in the in
terest of a single candidate or of
one political party. We believe
in the people being unhampered
in casting their ballots for men
or measures; we believe io the
people selecting their delegates
to conventions, and are opposed
to RELOCATING that right to any
one man, or to the Democratic
central committee as has been
done in several counties in this
state. The Democratic central
committee of jackson county re-
Gently authorized the candidate
for governor, who succeeded in
carrying that county at the pri-
mary election, to name the dele
gates to the state nomina ating
convention. Some Democrats of
that county were dissatisfied with
that arrangement and have en-
tered mandamus proceedings
in the supreme court to compel
the central committee to meet
and rescind its action and order
that all the names Of candidates
for state officers be placed upon
the tickets to be voted on at the
primary election. We do not
know as yet what the decision of
the supreme court will be, but
we hope, as matter Of justice,
the prayer of the petitioners will
be granted.
Chariton courier., 1904-06-17

Avoid all drying inhalants and
use that which cleanses and
heals the membrane. Ely's
Cream Balm is such a remedy
and cures catarrh easily and
pleasantly. Cold in the head
vanishes quickly. Price 80 cts.
at druggists or by mail.
Catarrh caused difficulty in
speaking and to a great extent
loss of hearing. By the use of
E.y's Cream Balm dropping of
mucous has ceased, voice and
hearing have greatly improved.
y. W. Davidson, attorney at :
law, Monmouth, Ills,
Chariton courier., 1904-06-17

THE national treasury seems
to have slumped. Instead of a
surplus of S14, 900, as Secre-
tary Shaw promised, there will
be a deficit of about three times
that amount. For a season of
''unexampled prosperity" this
is very depressing.
Chariton courier., 1904-06-17

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT. says
that if the Central and South
American republics behave de.
Gently, pay their debts and are
orderly an6 prosperous, they
need not fear an attack from us;
but if they are disorderly, as we
have occasionally been, and get
in debt, as we are at this mo.
ment, why, then, they must look
out!
Chariton courier., 1904-06-17

THE bill to adopt gold STAN
dard for Panama has been de-
feated in the isthmian legisla-
ture, and the color and texture
of their future currency are un-
decided. This greatly embar-
rasses their beloved Uncle Sam
uel, who has been so good to
them.
Chariton courier., 1904-06-17
SOME of the New York papt

SOME of the New York papers
say there will soon be a combi.
nation of the mining interests Of
America with John D. Rockefel
Ter at its head. The capital oi
the Merger company, it is said.
will be 800, 100000 and
will control the mining output oi
the United States with few ex.
ceptions.
Chariton courier., 1904-06-17
Are You Going to the Worlds Fair.

Kendrick & Estes, managers
of the Equitable Life, St. Louis,
have opened bureau of infor-
nation for the accommodation of
Equitable policy holders and
friends who intend visiting the
worlds fair. To all such who
desire any information with ref
erence to the Worlds Fair, or
who wish to reserve accommo.
dations or get rates, write and
the information will be furnished
you free of charge. Address as
above.
Chariton courier., 1904-06-17

EDITHA, the 9-months- old
daughter of Harold W. Rookie
feller, and grand daughter of
John D. Rockefeller, died in
Chicago Saturday. 1t is said
that this infant was a prospec-
tive heir to the estate of her
grandfather in a sum ag gre.
eating $3.50, 900, 900.
Chariton courier., 1904-06-17

SPooNER of Wisconsin, the
Fuzzy Wuzzy of the sen ate,
seems to be in the suds up to his
eyes. He who has always train :
ed with the regulars and the stall
warts now finds himself classi-
fed with the kickers and the
soreheads.