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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1908-07-30
DEMOCRATS MEET
Convention Held in This City
Saturday-One of Harmony
PARTY UNITED FOR BATTLE
Republicans We're DiSappoint-
ed When Our Fight was Over

The Democratic convention
held in this city last Saturday for
the purpose of selecting delegates
to the state nominating conven-
ton to be held at Wallace the
fourth of the coming month, was
one of the largest attended con-
ventions of the party held in
Idaho county for years. There
were present sixty-five delegates
and but twenty proxies were held.
The voting strength of the con-
vention was therefore 50.
While there has been some
little differences in the party ol
this county the convention
Saturday was harmonious. The
republican politicians have been
tanning the flames for the past
three months and doing all in theil
power to widen the breach but
Saturday was demonstration o.
the ability of the party to face the
common enemy with united forces
and solid front.
The convention was called tt
order close to the noon hour by
Chairman Parker and the call wa
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1908-07-30
800 Gallons Per Day

w. S. Rice, one of our enter
prising farmers of the Cottonwood
creek section, brought in a sample
OF cherries from his fine OF ichard a
few days ago. The cherries are of
the May Duke variety. The sam
Piles were brought in on a few small
branches taken from the trees.
The limbs were literally loaded with
the finest quality of the fruit. For
the May Duke variety the cherries
are exceptionally large and for
flavor they are unexcelled. Mr..
Rice also has a nice lot of Royal
AIMS. He has five acres in orchad
and will have an abundance Of all
kinds of the finest fruit this season,
such as cherries, pears, peaches,
apples, etc. Mr. Rice has adopted
the plan of disposing of his fruit at
the orchard and finds that it is more
profitable than shipping or dispos
ing of it otherwise. He will dis
pose of his entire crop this way
| bnlb ecdbOu. 1uC piCncio Oohc w
the orchard, pick their own cher
ries and pay three cents pound
for them. His cherries are now
ripe aud pickers from all around
the country have come for fruit.
Wednesday a week ago there were
fifteen cherry pickers in the or
chard and during the day picked
16l gallons which netted Mr.. Rice
s31. On the following day 130
gallons we're picked and Friday
the days work amounted to 3O(
gallons. The following three OF
, four days each reached nearly as
much as Fridays picking.
number Of pickers came from a
far as the prairie section. Mr.
Rice figures that his cherries wi
q average him $40 a tree.-Culdesa
Q Register.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1908-07-30
BENSON IS KILLED.
Florence Hotel Keeper Killed
by Chas. Spauiding
GAuSE-sETTlEMENT OF DEBT
Looks Like Self Defence-Pre-
lminary Held Friday

A tragedy was enacted early
Friday evening in the old mining
town Of Florence which is ordin.
airly as quiet as the deserted
village. The story as briefly told
from the information we are able
to gather at the present writing is
as follows.
1t seems Charles Spaulding, a
young mining man, was owing O.
l. Benson, the keeper of the hotel
sum of money ranging in the
neighborhood OF fifty dollars and
Friday evening, along about mail
time, 6:3O, Spaulding went to the
post office, which is located in the
hotel and conducted by Benson. tc
get what mail there might be fol
him. Upon his entrance to the
building Benson demanded the
payment Of the sum Of money and
Spaulding replied he intended Il
settle the debt when he could pro
cure the funds with which to do it
Benson then asked Spaulding t.
give his note for that amount fol
one year which he agreed to do
Benson then drew up the mott
and Spaulding looked the SAM
over he discovered the note wa
made out for sixty days and re
fused to sign it. Then with an oatl
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1908-07-30

this time B. l.. Hussmann, q
delegate from Keuterville, arose
and moved to amend the resolu.
tions by the adoption Of the fol-
lowing:
Whereas, the democrats Of
Idaho County seem to be devided
on a question of party policy,
which must finally be settled by
the state convention, and contend.
ing factions of our party leaders
are arrayed upon each side OF said
question, thereby endangering
the success of our National, State
and County tickets in the coming
election. And realizing that Idaho
is the only state in the Union
where there is division in the
democratic ranks in this campaign;
that success can only be assured
by the united and harmonious
action of all democrats, and be-
lieving that such harmonious
action can only be had by COM
promise Of our differences, there
fore be it resolved, that each side
to this contention, as represented
in this convention, be allowed to
name nine delegates to the
Wallace convention. and said
delegates when 80 named shall be
declared to be the delegates from
this country to said Wallace
onvention, and shall go unin-
structed, and shall use their in
dividual judgment, except that
they shall work for harmony in
the party in this state"
AS an amendment it was voted
out of order on a point Of order
raised by Judge Vineyard Of
Grangeville.
The resolutions as recommended
for adoption by the committee were
then unanimously adopted by the
convention.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1908-07-30

ready by Secretary Brown after
which the temporary organization
was effected by the election of Mr..
Brown for temporary chairman
and James White as temporary
secretary without any opposition.
The chair then appointed the
following committees:
Credentials. John Powell, Matt
Fuchs and w. S. M. Williams.
Resolutions. George M. Reed,
A. +. Parker, w. H. Harris,
George Winder and II. Taylor.
The convention then adjourned
to meet at two in the afternoon.
The first business in the afternoon
was the election of permanent
officers. w. H. Harris, placed
l. c. Hattabaugh in nomination
and his election was by unanimous
vote as was also James White s
for permanent secretary.
The report of the committee on
credentials was then heard and its
adoption was unanimous. All
delegates present were seated and
no contests whatever had to be de
cided.
The committee on resolutions
then reported the following re-
solutions:
THE democrats Of Idaho county
in convention assembled, rejoic'
in the. nomination of William }
Bryan for president and Johi
Kern for vice-president and WI
cordially welcome all advocates oI
popular rights to unite with u
in the effort to elect them and WI
hereby endorse the platform inun
ciated by the National Democratic
Convention at Denver.
We demand the enforcement 0
our state constitution as affirmed
in the state democratic platform o
1906"
A motion was made to adopt tn
report of the committee and a
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1908-07-30

from Spokane, Wisconsin, Chicago
and New York was read. The
chairman appointed a committee of
three, R. McGregor, 0. G. Kinny
and G. E. Hamilton, to arrange
for mass meeting of mining men
and residents of Elk City and ad-
joining districts, and the commit
tee has arranged for the meeting
this Saturday evening. No fl
nancial assistance is to be asked of
individuals, but it is the desire to
get the good will and support Of
the local people as an aid to secure
right-o way and franchise across
the forest reserve.
Mp. Has Right-of-Way
At the first meeting considerable
discussion was INDUCED in the Sc
curing of right-of-way down the
Clearwater river. The Northern
Pacific has for ten years held by
franchise from the government the
only feasible route along the
stream. Their franchise expires
this year aud they have no good
ground upon which they can base
a plea or extension of but should
they ask it they will be opposed by
the federal delegation from foul
states, and influences equally a.
powerful. The seekers for the
new franchise are prepared to go to
Washington and prove by facts
and figures that this country il
now ripe for a railroad and at th'
same time the new concern will b,
able to show the Washington oflic
ials that there is back Of the com
pany experience and capital enough
to warrant that the privilege grant
ed will be improved upon at once
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1908-07-30

Benson remarked in high voice
that he would make him sign the
note before he left that house and
with these remarks reached to bis
hip pocket, presumably for q re-
volver. Quick as fash Spauldinp
bad him covered and fred, the
bulles striking just below the heart.
A courier was dispatched to
Adams Camp, the nearest tele-
phone station, and medical aid
summoned and the officers notified.
Immediately after the deed
Spaulding walked to the cabin Of
Claud Flint and delivered over his
gun and gave himself up. DR..
Campbell and Deputy Sheriff
Byram left at 10 Friday evening
for the scene of the tragedy. On
their way in, they met S2aulding
coming out to surrender himself to
the officers OF the law 30 the de.
putty told him to come on out and
he would 60 in and investigate
The hearing is set for Friday al
which time number Of witnesses
will be examined. From the evi.
dence obtained here it seems the
act was justiiable for while inves.
tigation after the death of Benson
showed he did not have q gun but
a sling shot, shere is no question,
judging from his action but that he
intended to put Spaulding out OI
business.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1908-07-30
A Live Little Town

A. F. Parker was visiting in
Ferdinand and other parts of the
reservation country last week and
reports a splendid growth Of i'm
provements indicating prosperity
among the farmers on all parts of
the reservation country visited
on the trip. The fine crops are
maturing nicely in the warm mid
summer sunshine and the yield of
all kinds of grain promises to be
fully up to the high standard of
last year. The town of Ferdinand
shows an astonishing growth of
late, consequent upon the near ap-
proach of the railroad. The busi-
ness area of the town now COM
prises two entire blocks we'll built
up with substantial frame stores
etc, and the number of teams
passing the streets is a great sur
prise.
A water system is being installed
from spring at an elevation OF
1900 feet above the town; the
main pipe line is five inch, and on
main street four inch main is
being laid, with a pressure of 90
lbs. to the square inch, or pressure
sufficient to throw stream over
the steeple Of the Catholic Church.
| And it is expected that by the
middle of August the trains will be
bringing mails and passengers to
Ferdinand, where they will be
better able to form right opin
ion of the great agriculture
merits of Camas Prairie than by
the old way up the Clearwater rive
canyon, and the tremendous clint
out of Sites to the table lands. l
is also reported at Ferdinand tina
the completion of the road t.
Grangeville is to be rushed a
soon as the trains are allowed +
cross the canyon, and the materia
for the stringers for the trestle
and the rails for the track are no,
being assembled at the bridge fo
transmission and placing Will
the good weather lasts.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1908-07-30

Be Present
The next meeting of the Com
mercial Club will be held Tuesday
evening August fourth, at which
time it is desired to have q full at.
tendance Of all members of the
club as we'll as any citizen of the
town who has the interests of the
town at heart. The railroad will
be here before many weeks and the
celebrating of its arrival will be
one Of the subjects of discussion.
Come up and make your opinion
known. Also reports Of Fourth Of
July Committee will be made and
tie matter of the trouble between
the Nez Perce and Grangeville bal
teams will come up.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1908-07-30

Word has been received by
Grangeville friends from Miss
Stevens, teacher in the city
schools, who had charge of the 9th
grade last year, stating that her
brother met death by burns from
electricity several weeks ago.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1908-07-30

Continued ON last page
New-York tribune., 1908-08-02
NORTH SEA WARFARE
Riualry Betzceen England and Ger
many-No Cause for Conflict.
London. July 9:


Commercial rivalry inevitably creates distrust
between nations. Sometimes it is a forecast
from so sagacious statesman Lord Cromer;
again it is a smoking room rumor at Westmin-
ster that the Cabinet is breaking up the
question of naval ornaments, a whispered
comment from a bishop that war is nearer
than the most fighty pessimist imagines; or,
most frequently, it is an exchange of acrid crit
icisns between the English and German press;
but there is Enthusiastically a conviction among
classes and masses in the United Kingdom that
the next great European war will be fought on
the seas between the chief commercial rivals.
Possibly this conclusion has been reached by
the process of exclusion, since France is no
longer the natural enemy but the amiabe
friend, and Germany is the only power which
challenges British maritime interests Ger
tainly the recent efforts of King Edward and
the German Emperor to create entente
cordale between the two countries have not
been successful Another meeting Of the SOW
ereigns has been arranged in connection with
the Kings journey to Marienbad; but each
nation is suspicious of the other and follows
the naval experts blindly when they assume
that preparations for supreme battle for sea
power must be Systematically conducted
The main ground for complaint against Ger
many is not a grievance much the neces-
sary condition of her progress. This tie in
crease of her naval ornaments. The expan-
sion of her export trade and shipping interests
has involved the construction of a powerful
feet. Overseas commerce helps to supply en-
ploy1nent for a rapidly increasing population,
and a strong navy, which be effectively
,nassed for striking destructive blows is essen
tial for its protection. The German navy is
designed fer aggressive a well defensive
operations and every branch Of the service has
been improved and modernized with scientific
thcroughness yet it is not more than half
powerful as the British navy. The creation
of this fleet for the defence of merchant marine
and an external commerce of increasing impor-
tance ought not TO excite either resentment or
yeloprpent has been jealousy watched, and
naval experts have insisted that there must
be two new Dreadnoughts for every battleship
laid down in German shipyards Last ytar the
naval nnanouvres of the British Admiralty
were deliberately conducted for the purpose of
demonstrating what could lie done for the pro-
lection of shipping in the event Of an unex
pected declaration OF from Germany. and
this week equally mysterious operations by cur
three hundred vessels have been brought to
close in the North Sea, with a view to test
ing the defensive resources of the home feet
under sudden attack from the Baltic. The
on the assumption of a state Of between
England and Germany.
The naval martinets do not mean TO be dis
turbers Of the peace. They want to train the
feet for concentrated. rapid action. and since
New-York tribune., 1908-08-02

sand such packages were carried between 1851 and
1867.
At this time and. in fact until 1881. the expense
service was entirely by institution
Many volumes OF Congressional documents had
been forwarded since 1861 through che institution at
the request of the national legislature until the
pense became drain hard to bear. In 1881 Con-
gress appropriated 5000 partly to defray the cost
of its share in the service Since then, recognizing
its value more and more Congress has gradually
increased its appropriations
AS conducted, the rules for the control OF
the exchange service provide in addition to the
distribution of the United States government pub
lcations TO foreign libraries, for the distribution
abroad of books, pamphlets. charts and other
printed matter sent gifts or exchanges from lit
erary and scientific societies individuals
spondents abroad without expense to the sender
beyond that of delivery TO the Smithsonian Institu-
ton in Washington. No charge is made to the
ceiver except in some instances the OF deliv-
cry froT1 the Smithsonian agent correspondent
nearest to him. Similar material sent from abroad
to this country is forwarded the recipient with
out expense to him, the packages having been de-
ivered free Of freight charges the foreign agent
correspondent of the Institution.
The international exchange service has
grown to huge proportions. Three paid agencies
abroad maintained in London in Leipsic and in
Budapest. The shipments sent abroad by the Smith
sonian exchange service include practically every
organized community in the world, from Ireland
to South Africa. They are made in uniform pack
ages or boxes, and shipments to smaller comnluni-
ties sent whenever enough material has &C
cumuated to warrant its transmission. To larger
agencies the service is weekly. To France in 1907
went 153 boxes and 1206l packages; to Great Britain
and Ireland, 30S boxes and 2,213 packages and
similar amounts to other large agencies supplying
in all nearly sixty thousand correspondents. In
turn France sent 1857 packages of books, Great
al and Trela md itch Ar,,ar and
1t may be from the larger figures the
New-York tribune., 1908-08-02
AN INTERNATIONAL
BOOK EXCHANGE
~ s. DOCUMENTS DTSTRIB-
UTED BROADCAST.
Smithsonian Institution, Which Does
the Uork, Has 10000 Cor
respondents.
respondents.
rFrom The Tribune Bureau.l

washington Aug. 1.-The governments clearing
ho,7se for official and scientific literature. known
s the international exchange system or TIE Smith
sonian exchanges, handles annually about two nun
dred thousand packages of books aggregating nan
q million pounds in weight which are distributed
N au parts of the globe Most Of the shipments
contain full sets of United States government ooca-
ments for authorized repositories and me oaiaioe
consist of departmental and other publications Tor
miscellaneous correspondents. The lists OF Smith-
sonian exchange correspondents include about sixty
thousand separate addresses.
These figures furnish some idea Of the large scope
of oneration of a system which, outside the scien-
tic and academic world. is not generally known
Dr. Cyrus Adler, assistant secretary OF the Snl'h-
sonfsn institution, charge Of the library ana
exchanges explained recently. the purpose and
,o-l Of this international literary clearing house
The exchange service. he said, lis almost as
did as The institution itself. 1t originally de-
signed FOR the purpose of exchanging Smithsonian
hicsticns for those OF other learned societies and
+sc,,-ies Through the action Of Congress and
through a treaty negotiated with various foreign
countries TO which many nations have since ad-
New-York tribune., 1908-08-02
CUSTOMS INSPECTION WAIVED.

The operation OF official exchange bureau of
this sort gains the benefits OF centralized effort.
When boxes and packages are properly stamped by
the Smithsonian Institution and marked 'Interna-
oona4 Exchanges customs inspection is waived.
fcr long time many steamship lines went so far
es 70 provide free transportation on all packages
q smithsonian exchanges. Further privileges such
es Inc waving Of certain consular fees on hills of
Iedlng are enjoyed by the exchange system max
ing Il altogether Of great service not only 70 the
sc'el1leTlt which supports it, but TO its citizens
&c vel The government appropriation avai1abI.
1oI ths service during the present year is S92 e
1le loea OF an international literary exchange
phteTn Is not new. II was first permanently ee
psollShed seventy years ago by H Alexandra yatte-
- OF FaTls As early 1885,, however the
f1oyai Library OF France authorized fs KIM
-1'1+S AN, conducted International exchange
-oi several years, and the American PhiosoohicsI
0"c-eiY founded in 1Ts3) and the American Aca5
hy q Arts and Sciences founded in 17SD at the
7e--iiilhs OF the nineteenth century traded their
proceedings and transactions for those of foresgn
sU'eHll1c societies. Mr. Vattemares efforts began
- -A5-, when he succeeded in Interesting many
1-hso men Of Europe in his plans. In 1893 he
VISITED the United States and obtained the in
oorsenent Of many leading Americans. among
LAem Washington Irving. Joel r Poingett then
secretary Of War; Guan c. verplanck and also
'-s governments of number of citiess On his
second visit 10 this country he was DESIGNATED as
le agent Of the Library OF Congress to conduct
- eACAahge system established between France
ehc TIE United States
1he National Institute Of this country in 1910
te up similar international exchange Of natural
history specimens. Although the Smithsonian ex-
s'-ge system had no direct connection with those
= ao-lshed between national governments by NJ
fS1teTnere, IL soon superseded all otler plans for
-i'ernatlonal exchanges. The institution was
,oonaed in 1S4s for the increase and diffusion OF
l1o"leoge among men" To further the second
il o. this beQuest, the first volume of the Smith
s.lAah = publications. on the ancient monuments of
.he mississippi VaIey.-by Squier and Davis was
Nsled in 1873, and distributed in this country and
sbroad.
me germs Of the present exchange system are
ssloent in the words OF the first secretary Josepb
1enfE, who wrote early as 1892:
He worth and importance Of the institution are
80 80 % ne estimated by what ii accumulates within
- &c "aiis or its building. but by what ii sends
70 tae world. its great mission facili-
I4e use of all the implements of research.
p -irI1se knowledge, which this may develop.
ssllailhs9nen publications sent TO in
,1.at.l4cls abroad. and to the great majority OF
Use al home, without any return receipt save in
oe cases that Of cooperation N meteorological
and other observations
New-York tribune., 1908-08-02

hered, II has becoms important International
agency for the exchange OF governmental. scientific
and literary publications. II is devised to benefit
the Institutions in this country and abroad, serving
Of the important means for carrying
ont the fundamental purpose of the institution,
men
1t is through this system that the original docu-
nents, reports OF scientific experiments, official
transactions of societies. governmental publications
and ike productions are sent to the libraries and
kindred institutions OF the world at great saving
Of labor and expense Instead Of each society.
association academy sending documents to a
thousand others, constant circulation is main
tained through the medium Of the Smithsonian In
stitution.