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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1905-09-21

8. E. Hodgens is up from White
Bird.
Fred White left Friday fol
Lewiston.
Henry Elfers Of Salmon river il
in town this week.
Architect q. Hutch made . bus
ines trip 10 Lewiston Saturday.
r. Il. Farris, Of Clearwatsr Va,
doing business In town Last week.
/. Mrs. Mark Howe left Tuesday
for . visit with friends in Spokane,
Ash Cooper and Frank Wyatt,
came up from White Bird yester'
day.
Miss Pearl Roby, OF Pierce City,
il visiting Miss Marie Berg In thil
city.
Hon. A. r. Parker left last night
on . hurried business trip to Port
land.
w. NJ. Gallagher Of Green Greek
was . business visitor in town
Tuesday.
Mrs. Bertha Sherwin returned
Monday from an extended visit in
Spokane.
Mrs. 81. 8. Jones returned yes
terday from , visit with friends In
Kansas.
Carl Carlton has returned from
. months visit with relatives 81
Kendrick.
Howard David, Of Moscow, ID
visiting his sister, Mrs. DR.. Camp
bell, In this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Ringer, Of
Pullman, are visiting their daugh-
tor, Mrs. f.. D. Richardson.
The first snow storm of the sea-
son visited The Hump country last
Saturday. About three inches fell.
Judge Steele granted . divorce
last week In the case of La Villa
d. Mcneil W. James H. McNeill.
Milton Freidenrich returned
home from Portland last Saturday
where he has been for some weeks
past.
Misses Olive and Maud Coram
left this morning for Moscow where
they will enter the University Of
Idaho.
Miss Lulu Nickel returned from
the fair ct Portland last Tuesday
and reports having had . most
delightful time.
Two basket ball teams have been
organized in the high school and
will begin p~racticing at the Y. NJ.
@. A. gymnasium.
D. B. Wilson has begun the
erection Of . new building, 30x1O0
feet, which will be used for . bowl
ing alley and saloon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Sasenbery,
Mrs. J. J. Pulse and r. ii. Amb-
Ter were among those who returned
from the fair this week.
Ed. Haverly, founder Of the
County News, was in town
last week from Big Creek where he
now engaged in mining.
Miss Emily Robbie came up from
White Bird last week for . few
days visit with relatives and left
for the Portland fair.
Theodore Parks, the well-known
mining man, was out from the
Hump last week. He reports
looking well in that camp.
W. L. Rose and John I. Fieher
Of Cleveland, Ohio, passed through
town this week enroote to Florence
where they have mining interests.
Allen Mclean has returned from
where no has been since
he fair opened. Henry Murray,
Jr., will also be home In . few.
]. 81. Forney and F. L. Moore
of Moscow have been In the city
since the first OF the week ~ attor-
neys in the Hickman Espey mining
case.
Lo@-A brown leather valise
marked g.. K. r.. also . set Of furs.
We're misplaced during the FIRE.
Finder kindly return to Mrs. Geo.
Reed.
Jake Jensen has been confined to
his room with typhoid fever. He
is improving ut present and il is
he will be ont soon.-Thun-
der Mountain News.
DR.. and Mrs. 81. v. Riggs re-
turned yesterday from Msrshfield,
Oregon. Their visit Was cut short
by . telegram announcing the loss
OF their household goods in the
fire last week.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1905-09-21
Closed Sun days.

After my shop is closed on 6atur-
day evenings Il will not BE- opened
for business until Monday morning.
HENRY MURRAY.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-08-10
Has Lived In County 65 Years.

The REPORTER is indeed pleased at
receiving the following interesting let
ter from Mr.. Hiram H. Hatfield, of Eden
township, who enjoys the distinction of
having resided longer in Decatur county
than any person now living in the
county, having come here in 1910, max
ing him resident of the county 65
years:
EDITOR REPoRTER:--Seeing so many
of the old people writing The REPORTER
thought would write some. Well,
am 78 years old, and came to Decatur
county in 1910, and have resided here
ever since except one year which I
spent in California in 185O-51. Have
lived on the same farm in Eden town
ship for 53 years. With my parents,
Reuben and Mary Hatfield l came from
Tennessee when was small boy and
first lived in Missouri from 1880 to 1910,
when we came to Decatur county. 1
was married to Nancy l.. Cox in 1858,
who was born in Indiana, and came to
Garden Grove in 1852, she being sister
to A. w. and S. L. Cox. When we were
married we came to our present farm
August u, 1858, and we have lived here
ever since, my wife being now 70 years
of age. l entered my farm from the
government, and no one ever owned it
except me, and | have never moved off
it since entered it as homestead.
can stand in one yard and see the farm
where my parents lived when we were
married and then stand in the other
yard and see her mothers farm. My
health has been SO poor that | have
been unable to do any work for fifteen
years, and my eye sight has failed so
that for eleven years l have been
unable to tell one member of nv family
from another. We have had ten child
rem, seven living and three dead and
my youngest son lives at home and
takes care of us.
HIRAM H. HATFIELD.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-08-10
mrs. CIV. Clusters Evening.

Cheerful sentiment and bright humor
prevailed last Wednesday evening at
the G. w. Custer home on East Main
street when the comely lady of the
house received nearly 40 of her lady
friends in her usual gracious manner
and presented them to the guests of
honor, her sister Mrs. Galpin, of Leon,
and her friend Mrs. Frazier, of Davis
City, after which little Misses Custer
and Riley supplied the refreshing iced
drink so necessary during the excess
i've heat of last week. The double par
iors and dining room had been lavishly
decorated with sweet summer flowers.
the former with trailing branches Of
white clematis is full bloom, the starry
W slte blossoms in pleasing contrast to
tho saucy Eyellow of the nasturtium
with which they were entwined. In the
dining room the color scheme of yellow
was prettily carried out in doilies,
boquets and floral favors. Quite an ex-
tensive program was enjoyed, the
initial number being brilliant piano
solo by Mrs. Sue Rucker, followed by
recitations by Mesdames Stewart,
Cuddy, Lille Crossan, and Miss Burris;
vocal solos by Mesdames Ed. Crossan
and f. r. Ramer, and in conclusion the
daughter of the house Miss Wilma
played several pretty pieces receiving
heartyHapplause. The light refresh
ments were dainty and lavishly served
fruit ices and several kinds Of cake
forming the menu. The out of town
list of guests included Mesdames
Galpin, Of Leon, Ia, Frazier, of Davis
City, Van Cleve, of Moberly, Hamilton
Of Gallatin, Geo. Crossan, of Milan
Chas. Crossan of Chillicothe, Newt
Rucher of Norman, Okla, Foreman, OF
Cehterville, Penn. and Miss Ethel Bow.
man, of Leon, Iowa. A happy evening
was enjoyed the spacious rooms pre-.
senting an animated scene at all times
the ladies beautifully costumed engaged
in pleasing conversations, SO it was late
before relucant feet turned homeward
Bethany Republican.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-08-10
State Dairy Commissioner Here.

II. r. Wright, state dairy commission
er, spoke at the Kellerton reunion last
Friday, and spent part of Saturday in
this city. BY request he made an
address in the court house park at 1
o'clock, speaking in the interest of the
dairy interests in this state. On ac-
count of there being no notice of the
meeting there was not large attend
ance, but those who heard Mr.. Wright
learned some interesting things. He
said the dairy interests of Iowa rank
next after corn, cattle and hogs in the
state, there being something like
145,000,00O pounds of butter made in the
year 1904. He also showed that an
average COW will make about 140
pounds of butter per year worth $35 to
$40 per year, and it had been demon
strated that the farmer who went into
the dairy business was nearly that
much ahead for each cow MIXED over
what his neighbor made who did not
milk the cows. The price of butter or
Dream is more nearly uniform one year
with another than any other product of
the farm, and the farmer can tell within
a few cents just what the price is go
ing to be. But he at the same time
cautioned the man who does not like
work not to go into the business, as he
said it took work to get results just as
it did in any other line of business. His
address was good one, and it has been
proposed that one day during the
coming reunion be devoted to the dairy
interests.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-08-10

the past year about $3,0OO,00O, the loss
being principally suffered by cattle.
The actual value of Iowa live stock now
is S155052,640, according to the assess
ment, or practically within $4,000, 900
of the value of all of the railroad prop
erty in the state.
There was falling of of $500, 900
and little more in moneys and credits
in Iowa. They are valued at $144, ,230, ,26O
or s1,500,000 to the county. 1t was
shown in the railroad assessment hear
ing that in one Iowa city alone the
assessment of all personally was less
than the insurance carried in the city
on merchandise alone. In communities
of the age of Iowa the personal property
is always valued, in fact, at figure
equal to the value of real property.
But it isn't assessed.
PROTECTION AGAINST LRvIEs
The interesting and significant thing
about the assessment this year is the
fact that it is admittedly impossible to
sustain cash valuation in valuing
property for taxation. The executive
council having given countenance to the
theory that low valuations are the only
protection which the property owners
have against the practice of fixing local
tax levies at the highest possible point,
it is possible that a scramble may be
precipitated at the next land assess
ment to see which county can go the
lowest. But the council is still an
equalning board and can equalize up
ward as we'll as downward.
The tax levy was raised 2-10 of / mill,
which makes the total less than it was
in 1902 when the levy was 3.5 mills.
There was then, as now, in force the
special education levies of 2-10 of a mill
for the university, the same for Ames,
and Ito for Cedar Falls. The total
levy then, in 1902, was mills, whereas
now it is but 81 mills.
Auditor Carrolls Office this year has
adopted new plan of recording the
live stock assessment. 1t has been the
practice heretofore to keep the number
of all classes of live stock except horses
and cattle. Revenue Clerk Wall has in
troduced the practice OF placing the
total numbers of cattle and horses on
the records, also.
The numbers of the two years, re-
apactiyoIv folloyu.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-08-10
RAILROAD TAXFSRAISfD
Executive Council Raised Railroad
Assessments and Lowered it On
Farm Lands.

The state executive council has cons-
pleted the assessment OF railroads and
finished the work of equalizing the as
sessment of lands, as among the coun-
ties OF the state.
While the actual assessed value of
railroad property was increased S2,637,-
400 as compared with 1904, the farm
lands of the state have been reduced
since 1903, $S6,052, $3.50, or $3.50 per acre.
Had the relative valuation of these
two classes Of property in 1903 been
maintained this year the council, in
stead Of increasing the railroad assess
ment, would have been compelled to
decrease the taxable value by about
$3,50O,00O.
While the Rock Island assessment
was reduc ced $3O0,525, the other chief
lines of the state were increased in the
following sums, all figures referring to
the taxable valuation and comparison
being made with 1904.
Great Western ............... 294,177
Milwaukee ................... ........ 1853
Northwestern. ........................ 9O,81O
THE STATE LEVY.
1t was decided to to fix the state levy
this year at 32 mills. The review of
the levies for the last few years show
that this is but trifle above the aver
age for eight years and is at the aver
age for four years.
The statute required the council to
fix levy this year that would raise
$2,0OO,000 next year. The council
elected to be on the safe side within
the statute and fixed the levy at the
80 mills. The falling off in the assess
ment, of course, more than balances the
increase in the levy.
NEARLY ALL REDUCED.
The council in equalizing the assess
ment of farm lands followed the down
ward trend which the assessors Of
practically all the counties had follow
ed before the assessment was reported
to the auditor Of state.
The council reduces the assessmt ! t
as reported this year by the counties,
in the sum of S52,415,364. The total
reduction since 1908 is over $s6,00O,000
or $3.50 per acre. The council reduces
the assessment reported this year in
almost every county in the state, there
being increases in only six counties and
no change in seventeen. Following is
table showing some Of the counties in
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-08-10

James X. Beavers. 1854.
Mrs. James K. Beavers, 1858.
Mrs. Caroline Wolverton, 1855.
Mrs. Hiram Chase, 1851.
J. H. Warrington, 1854.
Ted Morris, 1854.
Willis Hines, 1855.
NJ. V. McCleary, 1855.
Mrs. NJ. V. McCleary, 1855.
Mrs. Mary McCleary, 1855.
VIM. Hitchcock, 1855.
Mrs. John Bumgarner, 1858.
Mrs. Etna Rosengrant, 1854.
Jesse Reynolds, 1854.
Jasper Reynolds, 1854.
Mrs. John Aten, 1858.
Ed Macy, 1858.
Mrs. Eliza Mendenhall, 1858.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-08-10
Western Horses.

will sell a load of good Nebraska
horses at public auction in Leon on
August 24th. Horses will
weigh from 900 to 100 pounds. and they
are good ones. Come in and see them
and get chance to buy them at your
own price. 51-2t Roy NIcooLLs.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-08-10
iCHLAND.

John Mckee, av~<.I
Theron Westervelt 1858.
H. H. Gilreath, 1850.
Joseph Brown, 1853
5 +. NJ. Brammer, 1855.
Charles Allen, 1885,
EdAard Conwel, 1858.
EDEN
w. E. Cannon, 1851.
Mrs w. f. Cannon, 1851
Henry Mills, 1858.
Hiram H. Hatfield, l840
Mrs. Hiram II. Hatfield, 1882
Mrs r. +. Cozad, 1858.
CENTER.
Capt. j. ID. Brown, 1854,
Mrs Nancy CARRIER, 1855.
Sol Bright, 1885,
Mrs. p. q. Stewart, 1851
Martha McElroy 1851.
James Stewart, 1851
Dan Bright, 1854,
G. W. Hoffman, 1854.
Aaron Goodman, 1855.
Mrs l.. r.. Chastain, 1885,
FRANKLIN.
Mrs. W. NJ Mcvay, ls4s.
A. l. Davis, ls4S.
ID. N. Chase, 1854.
Mrs. j. II. Delk, 1885,
H. S. Miller, 1854.
BURRELL
s. L. Cox 1851
Wm. Cash, 1S45.
w. s. Warnock, 1855.
Robert Wells, 1854.
Mrs Robert Wells, 1854.
Frank Freeman, 1854.
Isaac Tooney, 1854
BLOOMINGTON.
Fred Wion, 1854.
John w. Wion, 1854.
Mrs. Marion Noftsger, 1854.
Henry Wion, 1854.
j. G. Springer 1855.
HAMILTON.
j. X. Henderson, 1855.
Andrew j. Still, 1855.
WOODLAND.
J. F. Newlin, 1850.
LONG CREEK.
G. A. Hamilton, 1851.
NEW BUDA.
Asa Burrell, l843.
John Burrell, l843.
DECATUR.
J. W. Mclaughlin, 1854.
T. T. Beck 1854
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-08-10
ACTUAL VALUE PERSONALITY.

Farm lands are assessed this year in
Iowa at $1.S6 per acre, cash valuation,
less than in 1908. Their average cash
valuation two years ago was $42.10, and
this year it is $4O23. The executive
council is responsible for the reduction
in the valuation, having equalized down.
ward in conformity with the trend of
the reports of the assessors, instead of
upward.
Opinions differ as to the actual value
of Iowa land. The railroad tax commits
sioners insisted before the council that
q fair average valuation was 800.
Many competent and fair minded stud
eats of the problem estimate the aver
age value OF Iowa lands to be $50 an
acre. The assessment fixed by the
council Thursday was $40.25.
Live stock valuation fell off during
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-08-10
spectively, follow:

In al! these figures only swine and
sheep over six months old are included.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-08-10

Continued on page 81
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-17
DEATH CHAIR 4 HORROR.
Thomas 4. Edison says mere IL an Instant
OF Indesertbabie Agony.


COLUMBUS, Ohio. March l6.-John A. Hem
dershot Of New York an electrical expert
here temporarily, tells this story Of Thomas
A. Edison's opinion Of putting perSons TO
death by electricity
A couple Of weeks ago attended a
dinner in New York at which Thomas A.
Edison w.,s a guest. During the evening
some member Of the party asked Mr. Edison
II he had invented the apparatus for the
killing OF murderers.
No, sir; ] did not ne replied, en-
phatically, and am very sorry electricity
has been put 20 any such use. II IL per-
haps the quickest way OF putting any one
20 death, but IL is not painless by any means.
There Is a sensation Of = moment only,
but in that moment there Is pain indescriba-
BILE. The fash comes, and the shock; II n
ten times more excr1oiating than the feeling
that results from placing ones hands upon
live Goals. Il is q burning. dsvilish, bar
rowing feeling.
Imagine. II you can. % quick thrust
ing Of 10000 red hot needle points into your
body at the same time and you may have
faint idea Of tn torture that h eudUfsis
by the poor wretch in ths death chair for
an instant after the current is turned on"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-17
NOME FROM MIDWAY ISLAND.

Mechanics Who Have Been at work on the
Barren Gable station Brought BACK.
SAN Francisco. March 1G--Eighteen me-
chanics who have been employed for ten
months in constructing houses and a storage
plant for the cable station on Midway Island
in the mid-Pacihc were brought to port to-
day by the steamer China. The steamer was
instructed by cable at Yokohama TO call at
Lone Island for the men, and a whole day
was spent OF that rock while the men and
their baggage was being placed aboard.
The mechanics for the greater part Of
the past year have worked and lived on
Midway, which is nothing more thGn a
rock, being ~ feet high at most, and with
length Of ~ miles and breadth Of three
Quarters Of mile. The buildings erected are
reported 10 be very substantial. Eight cable
operators, four japanese servants and a
marine guard Of twenty men are the reg
ular complement Of the island.
In all the ten months that the mechan-
ice were on the island only two or three
passing steamers were seen. IL was very
lonesome. but no sickness occurred. About
the only complaint made by the men re-
turning to-day was that they were COM
PEELED 10 pay the cable station for the re-
ports Of the Presidential election last
Eovernher
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-17
ABATEMENT BY DEATH.
None In Bankruptcy CAses-Doubt AbOut
he'd ShAd Roe Gases.

None in Bankruptcy Cases-DOubt About
he'd ShAd Roe Cases
John Brannigan, liquor dealer. at Ninth
avenue and Fifty-second street, against
whom q petition in bankruptcy was filed
on Dec. Is last by creditors. died on March
10 Of pneumonia and was buried last Mon
day. Stern, Singer a Barr, his Attorney
we're informed yesterday Of his death and
Faid that II was fastened by his financial
troubles He was adiudicated a bankrupt
on Feb "a and the proceedings are not
Abated by his death.
Whether the service TO a customer in a
restaurant Of q bad shad roe constitutes a
legal breach Of warranty is a question that
vas submitted yesterday 10 supreme Court
Justice Mccall. He reserved decision.
Richard A. Nickerson ordered a shad roe
IN the restaurant kept by Samuel Burns,
in Sixth avenue, on March 2 1909. He
became 70 SICK aftefward that he was un-
able 10 attend 20 business, and brought
suit against Burns for S 900. alleging that
the roe was bad and had made him sick
Burns died a year ago, and his executors
claim that the suit died with him. But
Nickersous lawyers Levy a Unger,
claim that the service Of a bad roe was
breach Of warranty. an action based on
which survives as against the estate. They
asked Justice Mccall 20 allow them 10 prose-
cute the action against tho executors.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-17
PEABODY AGAIN GOVERNOR.
Colorado legislature Puts Him IN once
Expected 20 Resign To-day.

Expected 20 Resign To-day.
DENVER, Col, March Ie.-By a vote Of
IS to Al. the joint Assembly to-day seated
james II Peabody in the Governors chair.
The insurgent Republicans were whipped
into line and Peabody. as soon az the formal
action was recorded, took possession Of
bis old once.
II Is understood that the resignation Of
Peabody is to be submitted 20 the joint
Assembly tomorrow. Lieut. Gov, MoDon-
aid will then become acting Governor,
with no further action by the Legislature,
and Senator Conforth Of Colorado Springs
becomes acting Lieutenant Governor.
Gen. Bell was In evidence with a Gov
ernor's salute when Peabody took the
chair Peabody's resignation IL said to be
in the hands Of his friends, and when asked
as to the time il will he presented they
smile and wink II IL said tonight that
strong pressure is being brought to bear
on Lieut. Gov. Mcdonald TO induce him
to refuse 70 act as Governor in which event
Peabody will withdraw his resignation and
serve out the term,
Thousands Of people, headed by q band,
went TO the Governors house tonight.
and after a serenade the Governor shook
hands with them as they passed through
the house
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-17
BULLET TAKEN FROM SPINE.
Rare Surgical Operation IN Philadelphia
20 Cure a Case % Paralysis.

Rare Surgical Operation in Philadelphia
20 Cure = Case % Paralysis.
PHILADELPHIA, March i8.-HavinR been
paralyzed for two years from a bullet in
bis spine, Albert B. Trip, - years old, Of
Mount Pleasant, Mich, formerly medical
student al Ann ATbor University, now
stands good chance Of complete recovery
as the result Of an operation performed
upon him Monday last at the Pennsyl-
vania Hospital in this city by Dr.. Francis
Stewart.
The operation IL rare. It consisted Of
removing the bullet from the spine and
splicing three shattered veTtebT8 with
silver wires. The effect Of the operation
was TO relieve the pressure on the spinal
cord which had caused the paralysis. Since
this operation the paralysis has gradually
decreased and II is expected In time to dis
appear entirely.
Trip was shot accidentally while camp
ing with friends. Eminent physicians OF
Michigan attended him. but pronounced
his condition hopeless though they said he
might live for years as an invalid. Hear
ing that a Philadelphia woman who had
been shot in the SEINE way, had been cured
by the spinal operation, Trip insisted on
coming here 70 undergo IL.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-17
WORTHLESS LIFE PREsERVERS.
Lot Stamped q. X. In This Cty on March =
Found to he Worthless.


Found to he Worthless.
NEW ORLEANs March l6.-Capt. John
Cotter. United States Supervising Inspector
Of Steam Vessels. has called the attention
Of the Government officials to a con-
signment Of life preserveTs, recently sup
piled from factory in New York to q New
Orleans firm, which, are far below the Gov
eminent requirements.
The steamer Mamie D. Of Morgan City,
La, having given an order for life preservers
on the New Orleans firm, a part Of these
shipped by the New York factory were
rendered. They were examined by In
spectors Kelly and Park and found to have
the stamp Of the inspector at New York.
under date Of March (, 1905. The inspection
showed that the straps came of, that the
preservers we're badly put together, being
below the standard in every respect as 10
sewing. materials. &c, so as 10 be unfit for
the purpose intended. Not one OF the
lot Of sixty preseryers rendered the Mamie
D. was found Of any account.
The entire lot held by the local dealer
was then inspected by Capt. Cotter. who
found them all unfit A sample preserver
was shipped TO the supervising inspector
general at Washington.