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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1905-03-16
FOSTER PARKER. DEAD
End Came After Weeks of Suf-
ferlng.

ferIng.
Foster G. Parker, was born ON
June IA, 1894, and died March 10,
1906.
The boy was attacked with
bronchial trouble last November
which finally developed into in
fiamatory rheumatism and set
tied in the heart. For three weeks
he suffered . thousand agonizing
deaths before the Reaper called
him hence. For several days his
recovery seemed possible, but
the poor little heart, weakened by
incessant attacks of severe pain,
failed to respond to treatment, and
while he showed wonderful vitality
and endurance, and bore his suf-
ferings like Spartan hero, nothing
could avail to save or to prolong
the young life, and he passed
away at 1920 on the morning Of
March 10.
When the little life has budded
forth to bright and blooming
childhood, the mothers yearning
heart and the fathers anxious care
follow its every childish thought
and act with visions Of what matur-
ity may bring, and hopes that when
their own frail bodies are bent with
labor aud with sorrow q strong
young arm will be outstretch-
ed for them to lean upon, and
when that tender flower is seen to
wither and is not, there is void
within that parent heart that will
not be filed. The consoling words
of friends are but mockery, and
solitude eats out the very sub
stance Of the soul. We know that
willing hands ministered to every
want and loving hearts watched
breathlessly as the little light
flickered and went out, and we
know that he whom we still love
will be with the blessed around the
great white throne, and with
that other unforgotten one, those
little beckoning hands calling us
over the tide will fill our hearts
with Christian hope. Eternity
will not appall us, and after all,
"death is only dream"
The funeral was conducted from
Trinity church by Rev. Willard H.
Roots, Episcopal minister of this
place, at 2 O'Clock Sunday after
noon. The exercises were unos-
tentatious, The decorations were
wreaths Of holly with profusion
Of white carnations, making a very
pretty effect. A large procession
Of sympathizing friends followed
the remains to their last resting
place.
Foster Parker has gone to his
long home, the silver cord il
loosed, the golden bowl is broken,
but the bereaved household have
the heartfclt sympathy Of the
whole community.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1905-03-16
COUNTY FAIR.
Organization With that Object
May be Effected.

The question Of organizing a
county fair association is again be-
ing agitated by many Of the lead
ing citizens Of this county and bids
fair to materialize. While the
street fairs given by the business
men Of this town each year have
been very satisfactory they lacked
many OF the essntial elements nec-
cessary to interest the farmers and
it is believed that a county organi-
zation can be created that will
supply those deficiencies without
losing any Of the desirous features
of the former.
With a county organization the
country district will have their full
share in the management and nes-
cessarily assume their share OF the
responsibility. Fairs have always
been the leading channels through
which interest is aroused in the
development Of country and an
incentive to improve and increase
it's products. Better stock, better
fruits and better methods of pro.
ducing them will naturally result
where the producers will come to-
gether once year and exhibit
their product and compare notes.
With this end in view it is believ-
cd she fair can be made both pleas
ant and profitable and a movement
will soon be started to raise the
necessary funds. Several leading
farmers have expressed willing
ness to take stock and no trouble
is expected on thie line.
A meeting will probably be call.
ed soon when the enterprise will
assume definite shape.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1905-03-16
Death Claims Rae Brown.

Wallace Rae Brown, the little
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. Brown,
died in this city Monday night at
the age of four years. The little
fellow had not been in good health
for some time, having had serious
trouble with his heart. His con-
dition, however, was not consider
ed dangerous when between II and
12 O'Clock Monday night, he was
taken suddenly worse and expired
in . very few minutes. The funer-
al took place Wednesday at 2 o.
clock from the Baptist ch urch.
Interment in the Prairie view
cemetery.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1905-03-16
Councilmen Named.

Meetings were held in each OF
the city wards last night to select
candidates for councilmen. In the
FIRST ward Fen Batty was chosen,
in the second B. G. Wiltse and in
the third J. b. Adams. A general
mass meeting will be held the court
house tonight to select candidates for
city officers which include mayor,
clerk, city engineer and police
Judge.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1905-03-16
CASE DISMISSED.
The Standards Attempted
Graft FOiled.

NJ OsS lOlb0As
The case of the Standard against
the board Of county commissioners
has been dismissed. The action
was taken to force the commission.
ers to publish their proceedings in
that paper at q heavy expense to
the tax payers when the Free Press
was doing the work, and giving
better notice, for nothing. How
ever, when their cause was pre-
sented to. Judge Steel they coon
found that they had 20 case and
upon their own motion it wac dis
missed. Whether or not this will
end the Standards effbl to to force
themselves on the county pay roll
is not known, and many believe
they will again try to get into the
courts on some other ground.
That their action in this matter
has been condemned by all fair
minded people goes without say
ing, yet nobody would be surprised
to see men Of this calibre resort to
any method whereby there was the
slightest chance to get their hands
on the taxpayers money.
For years before the present
management took charge of the
Free Press the commissioners pro-
ceedings were published free and
the county was not even asked to
pay . cent for the work. The
Standard or any other paper has
the same right to these proceedings
as the Free Press, and can get them
on the same terms If they want
them. That the Standard after
bowling economy for two years
and filling its columns with charges
of extravaganza against county of.
cials should make such q glarine
attempt to rob the people only ex'
poses its utter insincerity and
shows 70 what lengths it would g
tor money. The future action o.
the Standard in this matter is q
little interest to anyone ~ th'
courts can be depended upon t,
protect the taxpayers from its Wis
cious assaults. In the meantim,
the proprietors Of that paper ma,
learn that 1t is more profitable Il
solicit business on . legitimat
basis that it is to try and squeez'
money out OF the people through
the conrts.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1905-03-16

Wallpaper that's up-to-date in
style apd dQwn-to-date in prices.
Don't buy until you have seen my
line. Walter Hickoruon.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-10-13
Corn shoch aind.n

have seen two articles Of late tell
ing how to tie corn in the shock. VIII
give my way, which I believe to be
more rapid than either the former arti-
cles teach The accompanying cuts will
give the idea at a glance. take a
curved stick (the end Of q buggy shaft
is best about 30 inches long. Bore a
half-inch hole inches from the larger
end and put through 1t piece of rope
II inches long and tie the ends to-
gether, forming a ring or loop. Into
this loop tie a piece Of rope 3h feet
long, or longer If very large shocks are
to be tied. To the other end of this
rope tie a finch ring made of 1s-inch
rod q use an old breeching ring). This
makes the compressor complete as
shown at Zig. l. In tying the shock
take the stick In your right hand and
throw the rope and ring around the
shock. Catch ring in left hand and slip
stick through It as far as you can,
then bring stick to the right until 9TH
er end passes through the ring, as
shown at Fig. 2, when the shock Is
ready for tying and the compressor
can be turned loose, as It will stay in
place. This implement can be used for
a two-fold purpose. In husking corn
1 use shorter one like this for tying
stover. Unite the shock and lay it
down, then as you pull the ears of
gather the stalks in your lap, have the
binder lying straight out at your side,
and when you get an armful lay the
stover across the rope, pick up the ring
in one hand and the stick in the other,
slip ring over end of stick and slip
down until entire stick has passed
through the ring the same as in tying
shocks. Tie twine around the bundle,
which can then be reshocked If not
ready to haul. This way takes a little
more time at first, but saves time and
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-10-13
BOY.TIME

Just for a day in dear old boy-time
places,
Back to the rivers edge where willows
grew,
Where shadow deep and sunbeam inter
laces,
And water lilies in the bayous blew.
The narrow path thro' fragrant mea-
dows stealing,
That led to distant wood, .dank, cool
and sweet
Where ran the brook with silvery laugh
ter pealing
And rippled softly at my bare, brown
feet
I'd like to listen to the song birds calling
And hear again the sad-voiced whip
poorwill
Where round the place the shadows
gaunt were falling
Calling to its mate beyond the hill.
I'm sick of factory's frown and grimy
city,
The greed of man that everlasting
lives;
I want to go where sacrifice and pity
Are lost in what the dream of boy-time
gives!
New York Globe.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-10-13
CORN SHOCK BINDER
trouble when you come to haul, and
the stover will take less room In the
she'd. n. Freeman.
Sod Bound Fruit Trees.


Sod-bound trees are not very COM
mon, but they are to be met with.
When a tree has made a good growth
and has spread out its top to cover its
feet there is little danger of its be-
coming sod-bound, for the branches of
the tree catch most of the sunshine
and the grass growth below is meager.
The sod-bound condition comes when
the tree is either very young or so
old that the leaves are thin and few.
The young tree that Is set in grass
ground and has never obtained a very
good hold Of the ground is the one
most likely to become d-bound.
which means that the roots Of the
grass have possession of ue soil and
are taking most Of the plant food and
Moisture. Such tree can be relieved
ony by digging out the grass and CIV
ms Its roots the entire use Of the
ground.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-10-13
INDIAN DISSEMINATING.
How the Big Demand Has Lowered
the Quality Of Supply.


1t is becoming more and more diff
cult, 1t is said, to secure finely woven
Indian baskets, and consequently to
form collections Of the basketry Of the
aboriginal American. Fewer Of the
fine baskets are being made and the
number Of those who desire to make
collections is increasing, says the New
York Tribune. 1t is estimated that
baskets valued at $5,OO0,000 have been
taken from California and Arizona
within the last two years. Not all Of
these, however, were Of the kind
sought by the most exacting collectors.
So heavy has been the demand that
the southwest has been well-nigh de-
nuded of the finer baskets. Most Of
the baskets now obtainable are made
hurriedly and to fulfill the demands
made by collectors. The Indians do not
spend the same amount Of time upon
them a. when they made baskets to be
handed down as heiriooms. In some
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-10-13
Doesn't PAY to coddle Alfalfa.

If an alfalfa field is in bad condi-
ton it is usually best to plow up and
re-seed. 1t scarcely ever pays, at least
where irrigation Is practiced, to cod
die a poor stand Of alfalfa. Many
growers recommend disking every
spring, even when the stand is good,
and some have even found it a pay
ing practice to disk after each cut
ting. Such disking will often prevent
the encroachment of weeds. In the
Eastern States alfalfa fields sometimes
suffer check in their growth. tend to
turn yellow and otherwise show a sick
ly condition. Oftentimes this condi-
ton is accompanied by an attack Of
alfalfa rust or spot disease. The best
remedy for such a condition is to NOW
the field. The vigorous growth thus
induced may overcome the diseased
condition.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-10-13

Early sowing of cereals when the
soil temperature is low gave in expe-
riments with barley, oats and spring
wheat less smut than late sowings. In
similar manner, less smut will be
found on those cereals grown on cold
clay soil than on loamy soil, and, as
a rule, the greatest amount Of disease
will be found in cereals grown on
sandy humus soils. A high tempera-
ture Of the soil during the first week
after sowing favors the termination
Of the smut pores, and consequently
the infection Of the cereals. Cereals
will germinate and begin their growth
at temperature below that at which
the fungus can develop.-New Eng
land Homestead.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-10-13

much do you care If you are willing to
leave it to the turn Of a coin?
Everything" he said imperturba-
bly,.
"You can't or you'd never have sug-
gested such a hazard" she declared.
II was desperate" he said with be-
coming meekness.
Perhaps we'd best say nothing more
about it." she said.
"And, with all this haven't my an
swer," he complained.
Alicia's face was calmly disdainful.
"Dan," she said, 1T seems to me you
might guess, after what has happened,
what my answer will be. If you were
willing to leave 1t all to chance"
"Chance?" he cried.
Certainly" she cried, "the chance
Of coins turn"
Alton threw back his head and
laughed heartily. Alicia watched him
in amazement. Then his face became
grave.
Pardon, Alicia" he apologized, "but
those remarks about chance are anus.
ing. Did you imagine for minute
that I would trust to the turn Of an
ordinary penny"
He drew the penny again from hi!
pocket and laid 1t in her hand.
"It wasn't coined at a mint" he ex
planned. Kindly examine 1t carefully
and tell me what you find"
Alicia bent over the penny.
"Why it's-it's heads on both sides
Dan." she said.
That's the chance took" he said
"Shall We leave 1t to the coin now?"
Alicia was looking across the fields
eff you like, Dan," she said
New York Daily News.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-10-13

been made. Writing to our contem-
porary this man says:
at is my opinion that many Of the
maladies and much of the fatalities
among hogs is due to carelessness on
the part Of the owner by which the
hog is compelled to take into his sys-
tenn large quantities Of filth In his
drinking water. l know where there
are wallowing places it is indeed
problem to prevent this, because II
there Is one thing which hog delighu
in more than another 1t is to bathe
himself in mud and then try to dry 1t
of In the drinking trough, and he gen.
orally succeeds quite well. And a
bunch Of them can usually put three
or four inches Of mud in the bottom Of
trough in a single week. enclose
you a drawing Illustrating the plan
that have used for some time in try
ing to keep my troughs clean. The
trough in this case Is made out Of two
planks, one 2x8 and the other 2x6, a
piece Of eight-inch plank Is inches long
nailed on each end. To this in turn
two other planks are nailed, thus fur
nishing an agency for scraping off
considerable mud from the hogs while
they are drinking. 1 then nall on an
upright as is indicated in the illustra-
ton, mortsed out so that plank may
be raised or lowered directly above the
center Of the trough, the height de-
pending upon the size Of the hogs that
have access to the trough. I acknowl-
edge that It takes a little labor to
make troughs Of this kind, but where
one has a big bunch Of hogs I believe
that he can save the price Of his mate
rial and labor almost every day"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-10-13
Lice on HoHs.

Make 4 lice killer by shaving one
fourth pound Of bar soap and boiling
for ten minutes, or until the soap is all
dissolved, in half gallon of soft wa
ter, then pouring the boiling suds into
a gallon of kerosene and stirring brisk
ly until creamy mass is formed.
When wanted for use stir a pint Of It
in a gallon Of warm water and spray
them. If the pigs are not affected, give
the sows, teaspoonful Of sublimed
sulphur once per day, also all the char
coal they desire to eat.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-10-13

cases 1t Is not possible for them to find
the durable grasses which they once
used, for civilization has extinguished
them.
Some Of the earlier baskets were the
products Of months of labor. Many of
these cannot be bought for less than
$25, and as high as $1,000 has been
paid for specimens. The kind Of basket
that can be bought for $1.5O or 50 Is
not the kind which the experienced COL
lector will accept. He wants a basket
which illustrates the artistic taste and
the skill Of tribe, not pot boiler" !"
At one time basket-making was an
art carried on by all the tribes Of Pa
cific Coast Indians from Alaska to
Mexico. At present the tribes of Ar-
zona make most Of the baskets. The
Moki, or Hopi, and the Apaches make
many baskets and plaques. The Pimas
and Maricopas formerly made fine bas-
kets and some of the former do to-day.
The Pimas learned the art from the
Maricopas when the latter sought shell
ter among them from the slaughter OF
the Yumas, about 100 years ago. The
Maricopas have allowed their basket
weaving to cease, while the Pimas are
again taking it up.
The cheap modern baskets have
heavy fibers and coarse stitches OF
strands. The choicest baskets ant
those sought by the connoisseur are
delicately woven with mellow -coloret
markings and soft, flexible strands
The latter are so well put together thai
they will hold water. 1t is said to b.
almost out of the question to form s
complete collection of baskets and II
make collection of fifty or sixty goot
ones showing the different stages o
development means hundreds Of mile
Of travel to the reservations and tn
expenditure Of much money and mucl
speech In coaxing the remnants Of tn
old tribes to part with their wovel
treasures.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-10-13
WHY Strawberry PIauts Die.

Many strawberry plants die because
they are kept too long after being dug
before transplanting. Some die be-
cause set too deep and the crown or
center Of the plant is covered. But
in dry time more plants die from a
lack of pressure on the soil about the
roots than from all other causes. In a
wet season they will live If left on
top Of the soil with no earth to cover
the roots. Plants out Of the ground
are like fish out Of water. Therefore
the sooner they are in their natural
element the lower the death rate.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-10-13
No Time for AthIetics

Japanese students and schoolboys
twenty yeads ago had no appreciation
Of athletics. They took too serious a
view of their duties to waste on games
the time that might be devoted to
studies and they had to be driven by
their early English professors and
teachers into the Fairgrounds as
though to dlsagreeable task. Now
they take keen interest in rowing
lawn tennis and baseball, though crick'
ct with its long periods of enforced
inactivity does not appeal to them.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-10-13
Clean Water for Hox..

Clean Water for Hogs.
How to provide clean water for the
hog Is one Of the problems. 1t is diffi-
cult to devise any means by which
water can be kept before the swine
at all times and yet be so arranged
that the hogs will not wallow in 1t. 1t
appears, however, as though a valu-
able suggestion looking to the solution
Of this point has been made in late
issue Of the Iowa Homestead by a
Kansas farmer who suggests a plan
from which the accompanying cut has
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-10-13
Feeding Of Ducks,

All who raise ducks in large num-
bers for market find 1t necessary to
feed considerable quantity Of rich
food, chiefly meat in some form. But
it is thing to be done with judgment.
Ducks are hearty eaters and digest al
most anything, but too much pushing
with meat foods is almost certain to
kill many Of them. Pushing for early
markets has to be done with caution.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-10-13

Take piece Of plank, say 2 feet long,
2 inches thick and 8 inches wide; set
bottom end about foot from post; let
chain come up over plank and lean
plank toward post. Fasten single-tree
to end Of chain and when horses pull
the post will come straight up."
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-10-13

q. s. GUNBOAT BENNINGTON.
which than fifty killed been attributed
putting
by social considerations
machns
three The officer charge
the explosion
impaired engineer efficiency throughout the navy"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-10-13
Grahhad Him.

Mr.. Soashlist-Do you know any
thing about this cooperative house
keeping?
Miss Elderleigh- John. this is so
sudden cleveland Leader.