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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1908-03-05
Validity Of Water Commission
to be Tested.
NO YOUNGSTERS IN SALOONS
City Dads Instruct Officers to
Do Their Duty.

The city council met in regular
session Monday evening and after
auditing and allowing q short grist
Of monthly bills, proceeded to take
up the matter Of appointing two
taxpayers to act as water commits
sioners on behalf Of the city. j.
M. Jack, manager Of the water
system and his attorney, w. N.
Scales, were present and Mr.. Scales
addressed the council and it was
finally decided to postpone action
in the matter of appointing the
missoners for the city until Mr..
Scales could secure an injunction
from Judge Steele to make q friend
ly test case AZ to the validity of the
law and its applications to the
Grangeville water system. The
matter is therefore hung up pend.
ing legal proceedings.
Complaint having been made
that minors were permitted in some
OF the saloons of the city, the chief
of police was instructed to enforce
the ordinance governing this maa.
ter, and authorized to proceed
against all saloon men tolerating
the presence Of minors hereafter.
A claim of Jas. Woodard fol
S98, came being . judgment issued
by Judge Steele for the costs ol
litigation and injunctions started
by Woodland against the city or
various propositions was up fol
discussion, and was finally pait
out Of the contigent, which is nov
exhausted of its last cent.
The following bills we're allowed
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1908-03-05
Court Frees That Number
More to Follow
Two CRIMINAL CASES UP
Given jail Sentences = Civil
Actions

Since our last issue the follow
ing cases have been disposed Of in
the. district court.
Anneta n. Dorney va. Olive M.
Forbes; suit to quiet title, dismiss.
cd.
8, Winchester 70. Richard Hamb.
"; suit to quiet title, default en-
tered.
L. A. Reed ct al xs. County
Commissioners; appeal from order
Of hoard, dismissed for want Of pro-
secution.
Joseph Mercantile Co. vs. Syn
dicate Mining & Smelling Co.; fore
closhre Of lien, dismissed.
James Woodward We. City ol
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1908-03-05
The Mt. Marshall Camp.

j. Edie Stewart, manager Of the
Mt. Marshall Mining and Milling
Company, operating in the famous
Marshall Lake country, was in this
city several days of this week. In
An interview with representative
Of this paper he stated the COM
pany was figuring on doing much
work the coming season. This
company has not been hampered
by lack Of capital and from the
day of ite advent in the camp has
been going ahead with development
work. Last year it built with its
own capital some seven or eight
miles Of good wagon road. At the
next session OF the board an effort
will be made to have the county
take over the completed road and
keep it in repair and also build an
extension.
Mr.. Stewart returned recently
from the east by the way Of Dem
YER where he made purchases Of
machinery consisting Of six stamp
mill Of 1880 pounds to the stamp,
q hoist and an aerial trina. Later
on the company may put in concen-
trating tables. He has secured the
services of Herbert Strickler, q
mining engineer Of years Of expert
ence in this country. The timbers
for the mill have been framed and
it is expected the stamps will be-
gin pounding out the gold not later
than the first Of May.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1908-03-05

WANT ads. bring results.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1908-03-05
Weather for February.

We take the following from
the February report Of Observer
Norwood:
The precipitation for the month
was three inches. Twenty.eight
inches Of snow fell during the same
time. We had seven clear days,
nine partly cloudy days. In . gen.
eral way it was . very seasonable
month with numerous pleasant
days. Stock ON feed doing we'll and
some spring plowing being done.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1908-03-05
Blue Jacket Mine.

On the 800 foot level OF the
Blue Jacket Copper mine the
miners have struck 20 feet Of
black oxide Of copper and have
drifted 200 feet ON it. It has
carried it's width the full 200 feet.
Later on thirty men will be put to
work running the lower tunnel
and cutting tho ledge ut 1000 feet
in depth from the surface. The
stockholders in the east are ex-
pected out within the next two
months and will investigate the
advisability Of putting in a
smeltry and try and obtain some
definite information a. to when
transportation can be looked for,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1908-03-05

Grangeville; injunction to restrain
issuance Of bonds, judgment award.
ed plaintiff in accordance with
direction Of Supreme court.
Frank Rose ct al vs. Princess
Shirley, ct III; suit to determine
title of heirs Of VIM. Rose estate,
decree quieting title given.
Three divorces have been grant
ed and three more are to be tried.
Following are thoae who have been
released from the bonds OF matri-
mony BY the Judge:
Elizabeth Turmes was granted q
divorce from Lucian Turmes. The
parties in this action are from the
White Bird country. The plain.
tiff was not opposed. She is given
custody of the two minor children
and . judgment against defendant
for the sum OF 34OO per annum TO,
the support of the children. She
is permitted to resume her maiden
name, Elizabeth M. Brackets.
Mary OConnor was granted 9
divorce from Frank O'Connor anC
given custody Of the minor child
rem.
Bertha Phillips was granted lega
separation from John Phillips
given custody Of the child ant
awarded judgment Of $75 sgains
defendant.
Frank Bow, the Celestial VIII,
ran amuck several months ago ant
made An effort to slaughter one o
his country men, pleaded guilty Il
! assault and was given q jailsentenc
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1908-03-05

of fifteen days.
w. r. Bartlett, H. c. Walker
and w. G. Walker, the fellows
who passed the check on Grange
vile merchants Christmas time,
plead guilty aud were sentenced I'd
the Jail for twenty days. The re-
naming criminal suits will be
taken up Monday.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-31
ROBBERS
GET HAUL
Hold Cit zens at Bay and
Blow Safe, Taking
$4,000

Well ton, Okla, December 81 Rob
hers dynamited the bank vault here
,ast night and looted il of $4,000,
while others of their number kept
the citizens of the town away with
rifles, firing at them over barb
wire barricade which they had
erected.
Five heavily armed men rode
into the villeIye last evening and
put up at the hotel They were
regarded with suspicion, but as
no concealment of their arms was
made it was supposed they were
hunters The men got up from
their beds at midnight and went
to the bank building.
They had provided quantities OF
barbed wire beforehand. This they
wove about the bank building maxi
ing an almost impassable barrier.
They then proceeded to blow the
vau't.
The first discharge aroused the
citizens who poured out of their
homes with their rifles. When they
reached the bank building they
we're met by a fusilaGc of bullets
fired by the robbers.
Some of the men continued the
work of breaking into the vault,
while the others kept the crowd
awav. Scores of shots were inter-
changed, but no one was seriously
hurt. 1t was impo sible to get past
the wire without beiny killed.
The robbers after getting the
money fled, carrying their plumber
With them to a carriage they had
in waiting. They covered their re-
treat with their rifles. Posses are
now looking for the men.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-31
PIONEER AMERICAN LINEN
MILLS BRANCHING OUT,

Huge Plant Now Planned Made Neecs-
sary by One Years Development OF
New Industry.
Impressive evidence of the progress
of the pioneer American Linen mills
established at North Brookfielj. Mass.
about year ago is found In the plans
just completed for extending the plant
Beginning with limited capacity In o
mill that had to be adapted by degrees
to the requirements of the Oxford Linen
mills, the business has grown to such
an extent that plans have been drawn
for half a dozen new buildings, all
larger than the present main mill
The plans call for an addition dou.
bic the size of the present main mill.
new stock, storage and shipping
building, weave shed, "oxoint" fac
tory, bleach house and fiber preparing
house. The two lntter buildings will
be In the center of quadrangle form.
ed by the other buildings mentioned.
All the buildings will be of re-en-
hOaNNu NOHNitNCs ht iItW NtuNt Hntu
Is to be two story building, provided
with overhead lighting by means of
saw tooth roof containing 3T5 sky
lights. The power plant will be To-
Gated well away from the mill building
proper, all the machinery In which
will be electrically operated. stock
Issue of about $165000 made in con.
nection with the beginning of these
extensions was all taken within
week. largely by original shareholders
In the mills.
The oxford mill was the first es.
tablishment In tho United States to
undertake the manufacture of linen
products from fiber prepared by the
Nudge process. This accompllshes in
few hours the work that abroad re-
qulres many weeks. Judging from
the extensions to be carried out by the
Oxford mills, there seems to be no
further reason to question the I'm
mense success Of the undertaking.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-31
ESTIMATE OF DEAD
Continued from Paige One.

vation will compete the work that
the 'crces of mature have left un-
done"
All the sovereigns and the head ;
of states of the foreign governments
have sent expressions of warmesl
sympathy and deepest condo ence.
Frances message was especially
warm and she is dispatching fiv3
worshlrs from "Toulon to Messina.
which is hailed a. a token of love
from sister race.
The minister of marine received
word that the steamships Taormina
and Campania, laden with 45,O0U
beds and a large supply of provis
ions, had left Genoa, bound for
Megsina. Other steamers, also boun-
tiful'y stocked are on their way to
the stricken cities from various
points.
The dispatches from the stricken
zone say that large army would
be required to cope with even the
pressing needs of the unfortunate
people, who are roaming about
half clad and starving, some of them
dragging articles of clothing from
the smoldering ruins to protect
themselves from the piercing
winds Terrible sufferirIys Is inevl-
table before the much-needed relief
stores can arrive.
The rescue parties, military, naval
and civil, of different nationalitIes,
are performing prodigies, but the
task before them is Almost hope
less. Added to the difficulty OF
obtaining food and water, there are
no drugs or surgical appliances
appeals for help ar2
heard on every side, to which only
the most inadequate response Is
possib'e. Temporary hospitals are
being rugged up. but only com
Daratively few can he relieved, and
the scenes of horror defy description
The survivors of the earthquake are
suffering cruel eNtremities, and in
Na07ina may be seen everywhere
vainly sarching in the dust and
debris for morsels of food.
Late dispatches state that the
city of Palmi contains 1 500 dead
and twice as many injured. Two
thirds of the town was laid waste.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-31
BIBLE STUDY

With Wednesdays edition u the
Mirror, - natu e wa added
and will be used dur'Lg tie COM
ing months, pf'v. led t.! ., suf-
ticient interest ! a tested , justify
the expense wh ci has necessarily
incurred to secure H. r.pht and to
publish the f.dinre
The feature referred to is the list
of suggestive questions on the in
ternatlonal Sunday school lessons
fer the year. This list of sugges,
tive questions is prepared by Rev.
T. S. Linscott d. d., one of the
most noted Sunday school workers
in the world. He has devoted The
greater part of his life to this
work and is recognized as an au-
thority In his conduct of bib'e study
as outlined in the Sunday school
lessons, he has adopted novel
plan. The questions which deal
with every day life and with the
general plan of the bible teachings
az suggested by the various topics
which are taken up by the Sunday
school lessons, are propounded to
the reader for solution These will
appear each week in the Mirror and
al those who are interested in bible
study viii find them very helpful
not C9ly in the study of the lesson
for the day but in the general
study of the scriptures.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-31
HAMS. S. TRIAL POSTPONED 1
BY Attorneys ILLNESS
Counsel for Defense Collapses Under Strain-Dr Dramatic
Session in Court when Brother of Accused Weeps on
Stand 10 Telling of His Brothers. Condition
Before Shooting.

Flushing, N. y, Dec. 31--A sud
den indisposition of John L. McTn-
tyre, chief counsel for Thornton j.
Hains, charged with his brother,
Captain Peter G. lIains, jr., with
the killing OF william E. Annis,
caused an adjournment of the trial
last night. Austin Flint, the alienist
for the prosecution, Informed Justice
Crane that Mr. Mcintyre was suf
fering' from overwork and that n
short rest would probably prevent
breakdown later. Mr.. Mcintyre was
seized with dizziness while exam !.
ming Major John lIains, u. s. A..
brother of Thornton Hains, who
was testifying to his brothers
mental condition. which Is said to
have been brought on by marital
troubles.
IA voice that trembled with
emotion Major ITains tod the Jury
of the changes that he had motel
In captain Hains mental condition
rom year ago to the time when
the captain told of those happen.
ings that led to the separation
from his wife. All through his tes-
t'mony the tears fell from the ma
jor's eyes.
Major IInins said that Captain
Hains displayed evidences of being
irrational and that his mini con
stantly reverted to the thirIys that
lad teen tcld him concerning his
wife's aleged conduct with Annis.
Mrs. General Peter c. Halns,
mctho~ of the defendant, is re.
ported here to be quite III In New
York and It. is said she may not
be called as witness.
Minnie Roche. the cook OF Cap
tain Hams household, was recall
ed to the stand. She said she made
n mistake when she saL1 she tod
Cartain Hains the night OF his re-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-31
CHARLES P. TAFT
Continued from Page One. .

ed that the talk between the two
leaders in the contest had gone
much farther than the caucus pre-
.lmlnaries and that IL included
the senatorship. That Burton would
Win and that this would be brought
about by the union OF the Taft and
Buiton forces, following the with
drawal of Taft. was the word from
the inner circle at both head.
quarters.
The getting of Taft and Burton
together was broached at a meet
ing of Taft men at the Columbus
club Tuesday evenirls, at which
Secretary Fllckinger represented
Governor Harris and to which "a
representative OF Congressman Bur.
ton was invited.
The meeting last night was con
sidered of such Importance a, to be
surrounded by some secrecy AMI
was therefore not held In either of
the hote's- in which the candidates
hhNb HNduu udlltIS. IL IOilOWeu Il
consultation of Mr.. Taft with his
chief lieutenants in the afternoon.
At this consultation there were
present Mr.. Taft, Wade II. Ellis,
Arthur I. Vorys, Walter +. Brown,
Wa ter ID. Guilbert. Henry A. Will
iams, w. II. Phipps and Joseph
Garretson. Some of the Taft mana
gers favored abandoning the caucus
rlan because they had not vo'"~
enough. Mr., Taft, though, us-.sred
that he stand by his declaration for
caucus as the regular AMI Repub-
lican method of procedure, regard
less of whatever risk to his candid,
acv 1t might involve.
More important also was the dis
o"ss'oo cf Taft's prospects. 1t was
Nep"gted tat MIR. Ellis had re-
TUNED erom a trlr to visit President
cieo' Taft at Augusta and had
hro"@ht word that Judge Taft ad-
Used a @ettlng together for the
reriv Good. fearing lasting dam
age to the party organization in
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-31

turn from the West of the happen
ings In the household that It was
two days later. The witness said
she overheard at O'Clock Sunday
two days following Captain Hams
return from the West, a confession
Of Mrs. Hains to her husbanl. The
witness further declared that Mrs.
Hams told her of the trip to New
York last spring. Captain Hains,
the witness said, broke down when
told of the New York trip and had
to see a physician. l1e wrung his
bands and cried, at can't lfc
true.
Emma Lavelle, a former servant
in the home of Captain fIaink.
re'atel certain statements she made
to Captain Hams relative to Mrs.
Hams The witness said:
Il said to the captain that hts
wife stayed away two Or -1iirge
times a week. said that L caiitd
up Mr.. Annis by telephone and .fnA
him that there was nothing orx |
carpet for him today" ~
Miss Lavelle said she also h
formed the captain on his reSii3n
from the West that half the the
the children had nothing TO eAf,
and that II anything happened 10
them she would not know whore
to find Mrs. Hains.
The witness further declared that
she told Captain Halns. of an a.
legged conversation between Anhis
and Mrs. Hams She said that
Mrs. Hams reproached Annis Tor
breaking an engagement with her
because he had an appointment
with his wife. The witness declaved
tiaat Mrs. Hams. in her quarrel
with Mr.. Annis, lit cigarette and
said: "Ain't i more to you than
yorr wife?" and Mr.. Annis replied
that he would go thousand miles
with her."
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-31
Turbine Fans For American Dread
nouuhts,

For the forced draft equipment Of
the United States battleships Della
ware and North Dakota twenty-elght
turbine fans. each with capacity Of
$4,000 cubic feet minute. have been
built at the Troy works Of the Sirocco
Engineering company.
Although only twenty-seven inches
in diameter, the fourteen Sirocco tur-
blne fans to be installed on each of
the United States Dreadnoughts sup
ply 100000 cubic feet OF air every
minute to keep the fires roaring under
the boilers Of these monster war YES
sells, II Is an enormous output for
their small size that has led to the
adoption Of this type OF fan on all the
principal transatlantic liners. IN Euro
pean navies and now by the United
States narn authorities. The fans
are built on the same principle as
steam turbine and consist Of
squirrel cage" drum surrounded hy
sixty or more narrow blades.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-31

The management Of the Anti-Sa-
loon league will probably have some
difficulty in explaining to the tenn
peranoe people of ohio why 1t is that
it has decreed that mo attempt is to
be made at this time TO rlss a s.a e
wide prohibition law. 1t would seem
a part of good fellowship to follow
that old injunct!on to "Strike while
the ircn is hot" and that just now,
when the temperance wave in Ohio
lis at its height and so many of e
( counties of the state are voting ont
the saloons by such large majorlties,
would be the time to push the issue
to a conclu iCn. The leaders in the
movement have, however decreei
otherwise and it is assured that no
effort will be made to in the coming
genera assembly meeting to secure a
state prohibition law.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-31

Ohio If the contest was prolonged
until 1t produced split In the or
ganization which had captured Ohio
for him In the campaign for the
presidential nomination.
This report was not confirmed
General Ellis refused to say even
whether or not he had been to
Augusta. 1t Is believed that he did
not brirly any word from Judge
Taft that amounted to declara-
tion for Burton. but that ELLIS and
others had ascertained that tho
rresent-elect was concerned lest
"a deadlock between Taft and Bur-
ton would lead 10 party rupture
and that such rupture ought to be
prevented at whatever hazard TO
anybodys candidacy =
There is reason to believe that
President Roosevelt was consulted
and that he expressed concern lest
In a prolonged fight between Bur-
ton and Taft. some advantage might
be gained by Senator Foraker, whose
return TO the senate be regarded as
especially undesirabe,( aud that he
expressed his high regard for both /,
Charles =. Taft and Burton.
The situation which faced both
Taft and Burton was that neither
had votes enough to control the
caucus or to insure his election II
~ halI vi
This was absolutely true OF Taft.
1t was true, too. of Burton. un-
less he could secure the quick
withdrawal of all the minor candI-
dates and dark horses and the con-
centration of the field on him. And
this seemed impossible. General
Keifer resisted efforts to get him
out of the way. Foraker laughed al
the idea he should pull out, and
Hardirly arrived, opened headquart-
ers and felt that he had as good
a chance as anyone In scramble.
Instead OF Withdrawals, the field
was filling up with dark horses,
with more to be heard from.
The situation was that both Dur
ton and Taft were blocked, Yet
between them they controlled de-
clsive majority of the caucus. per-
haps II out OF 81 votes.
Burton, until he broke with the
president-elect to enter upon this
campaign, was part Of the or
ganization which had demolished the
Foraker-Dick machine. Why run
the hazard OF the destruction OF
the Taft organization In Ohio by .
deadlock, out of which most any
thing might result?
The Republican and DemocratIcv
state organization caucuses werp
called by Senator lawyer and
Huffman respectively The
caucus will be he'd at
noon Saturday and the Republican
caucus two hours later Ex-senator
Tim Klnsman OF Trumbull county
came out as candidate for SER
geant-at-arms of the senate. Ex-
Representative T. IL. Waston OF Car
teeeeee ttetttttetteett aoineeeeeeh rh
ro, is a candidate for assistant SER
geant-at-arms OF the house
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-31
SCISSORS Il PASTE

We have never been able to com
rrehend how Lillian Russell remem-
bers her last name from one week
to the neXt.-Ohio State Journal.
900
The big earthquake must be cred
tied to 1908. Let us hope that 1909
viii give the world no such disas-
ter-Toledo Blade.
A New York man predicted that
the world would end Saturday. A
Penn ylvania man says that import
amt event will take place next
Friday. Until end-of-the-world
prophets get together they cannot
EXPECT to accomplish their purpose
Toledo Blade.
The hlikado assures Japan In his
address to Parliament OF two things
peace and economy in govern
ment AS the United States has been
agsured of the first, notwithstand-
ing the labors of the warscare bur
eaus, II might be fine expert
ment for our statesmen TO add the
onds.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
900
E'ght years In prison for steal
ing eight cents is the judgement o.
rne san Francisco court upon an
offender, while another court IN
the same city gave man only
year and half for wrecking a
bank with loss Of $9,OOO,O0O to
depositors. And the bank-wrecker
is row out, accompanied by a,
deputy. New York World
-oOO-
According to some remarks OF
recent date on the part of Presl-
dent Castro, when read between the
lines it looks as though he will
shorty negotiate with ticket brok-
er for the sac of the return cou-
pom of his ticket.-Press Post.
900
The Japs are going 10 take GEN.
sus of the cats In the country. If
the Japanese cat has the same hab-
It's as the American cat. 1t Is going
TO require lot Of night work u
enumerate all of them--Dayton News
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-31

Since the annual meeting of the
Ohio State league men at Columbus,
: number OF tanning bees have been
held i'm Marion and there lis now no
doubt as to vino will win next year s
penant OF course though it will be
specessary for the team to go ahesd
and play cut the schedule, just as
formality.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-31

Taft and Burton have held
secret conference on the bench and It
rs given out that the squeeze play IS
70 be worked. Taft is to bunt 1t ard
Z try to score Burton from the thi:d
isaok. or course there is the danger
that one of the other aspirants may
hand Chaul.e a wide one.