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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-19
GRAFTERS ARE
GIVEN SENTENCE

PITTSBURG, Pa Special
Sentences were imposed Saturday
for offences in connection with the
recent bribery scandal. Leaders in
financial, business and profess
SiOnal life are included. The
sentences were as follows: A. A.
NiISack, cashier, eight months
imprisonment and $500 fine.
Former Councilman Charles
Stewart and Hugh Fuguson were
fined $500 and sentenced to eight
months in jail.
Doctor w. III. Weber. former
Councilman, was fined $3.50 and
six months imprisonment in jail.
Former Councilman Pat KcrcnS
was fined $3.50 Rnd four months
imprisonment.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-19
THREE SISTERS ARE
DROWNED TOGETHER

WANETTE. OKLA Special
Three daughters OF T. G. Coffey were
drowned I'm Pond Creek, near Wa
nette, Tuesday evening. Two died as a
result OF their herOism.
The youngest. aged twelve. stepped
into deep pool and sank. The next
oldeSt tried TO save her as she rose
20 the surface and both weht down
TO be followed by Jessie. the Oldest
VINO plunged into the water fifteen
feet deep in a frantic effort 10 save
the others. Their mother. who stood
IN the swallow water, saw her daugh-
ters sink and tcapcd into the pool. but
was rescued 10y man who chanced
to be crossing the stream just as she
was sinking.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-19
MRS. MORSE VISITS
HUSBAND IN PRISON

ATLANTA, GA Special Mrs. c.
w. Morse arrived Friday, accom-
panied by Miss Morse, sister OF the
convicted banker. They were met
at the train by w. s. Witham. an At
lanta banker. who is greatly interest
ed in Morse. and taken in an auto
mobile to the penitentiary. where
they had a long interview with the
prisoner.
Morse is still bearing ND we'll. ac-
cording TO Mrs. Morse, and Is conf
dent he will obtain his freedom. Mrs
Morse said that she would be here
four or five days, and that most of
that time would be spent with her
husband.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-19
sINATOR DANIEL
CONTINUES TO IMPROVE

LYNCHBURG, VA Special Dr..
Waueh's latest bulletin concerning
Senator Daniels condition is as fol-
lows:
senator Daniel is doing we'll as
could be expected. HIS Improvement
of the past four or five days con-
tnucs. 1 think that L succeeded in
getting moro evidcnce OF returning
memory from him last night than at
any other time previously. RE knew
me by name, and either ropeaSod en-
tirely or I'm most part, quotations. from
SIX or eight different authors. Ills
strength is increasing more rapidly
now than il has at any time curing
his illness.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-19
HIT over HEAD
WITH BALL And DIES
ALEXANDRIA COUNTY Roy sTRUCTx
DURING ARGUMENT OVER
BASEBALL GLOVE.

ALEXANDRIA, VA, May I3-Jesse
Sprouse, twelve years old, died at the
Alexandria Hospital this morning as
the result of being hit over the head
with baseball bat by Frederick Louis
thompson, ten years old. The trouble
between the two lads occurred in
Alexandria, where they lived, yesterday
afternoon.
According to the statement of
into an argument over the possession n
or baseball glove, and Thompson
threw bat at him, hitting him on the
arm, and also hit him with his fist. He
then picked up the bat and hit Sprouse
on the head.
Sprouse was brought to the Alexan-
dria Hospital, where he fingered until
this morning. Spronse resided with his
grandfather, David Sacres. The Thomp-
OF the Sprouse lad will be sent to his
mothers home at Hickory Hill. Va,
next Sunday. Coroner b. Moore has
called an inquest for this afternoon at
o'clock at Demaine's funeral rooms.
1.-THE First OF Our Living Poets"
When two well-known English
critics declare that a certain young
man is the greatest living English
poet, 1t is matter of vital literary in
terest. whether or not the public
agrees with the dictum. This is the
case with Alfred Noyes, whose vol
ume, The Enchanted Island and
Other Poems" has recently appeared
1
After reading the book Edmund
Gosse wrote to Mr.. Noyes:
The whole book is full of beauty,
and confirms me in my belief that you
are the leader among the English
poets of the last generation"
Theodore Watts-Dunton, the close
personal friend of Swinburne, ex-
pressed himself in no uncertain terms
| as follows:
ITO me, who believe that the sing
| ing quality is the first quality of po-
etry, it seems that you are right away
| (now that Swinburne is gomez the first
of our living poets"
Equally striking is the publish ed
| statement by Mr.. w. l.. Courtney, the
| editor of The FOrtnightly Review:
| Some of his single poems stand
| out. alike for strength and grace. as
| the most conspicuous achievements OF
our age"
! In America also Mr. NOyes is meet
| ing with marked appreciation. Mr..
! Alexander Harvey. the scholarly cdi-
| tor of Current Literature, wrote tO
| Frederick 4. stokes Company, Mr.
| NOycs publishers
"A new volume from his publishers
| r,ust be compared with the arrival
| from the new world into the Spain OF
| harlcs Y, of one of those c<pendi-
| tiOns which brought news now OF the
| conquest OF Mexico, again of the
treasures of the Incas."
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-19
A Great Meeting

REEDVILLE, VA.-Special.- Rev.
George II. Wiley, of Richmond. has
just closed a great meeting at Beth
any Station Methodist Episcopal
Church, South. More than fifty souls
have been converted, besides putting
the church as whole on higher plane
Of Christian experience.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-19

WHEELING, w. VA Special.-A
.22-caliber toy rifle. with which he
was playing at his home at Burling-
ton, just above Martins Ferry, yester-
day afternoon exploded. infiicting a
wound that cause the death OF
George Ryan. aged twelve.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-19

However. 1t is explained by the fact
that she visited
Cd The hairdresser,
(2) The beauty doctor,
(3) The modiste,
(D The manicurist,
(5) The shoe store.-Chicago Post.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-19
ENGLAND TORN BY
RELIGIOUS STRIFE
Likely That Parliament Will Pass
Special Act Authorizing Change
In Oath-New Ruler Getting
Closer to His People-A
New Stamp Series.

LONDON Special.-While the
body OF the beloved King Edward,
the peacemaker, lies guarded by
grenadierS ip the throne room of
Buckingham Palace, the land he
ruled for nine years iS today torn
by one of the bitterest religious
disputes seen since the days of
the reformation.
The general debate over alter
ing the coronation oath, striking
out words which the Roman
Catholics consider insulting is
growing more acrimonious stead
lily, but at the same time the sem
tinent i'm favor OF a change in
the wording il increasing.
1t is now apparent that a large sec
ton of the Protestant public looks
with disfavOr on the words written
more than 200 years ago in a time
OF intense animOsity between those
differing over creeds. Some of the
most prominent men Of the country
have taken a hand in the present dis
pute and the papers are filled with
letters advocating one side or the
other. In political circles il became
known today that in all probability a
special act altering the oath will be
presented to Parliament
Wishes Closer Relations.
This is all the more the case be-
cause the King is known to wish
country and Canada, and a little less
than half of the dominion's popula-
ton is Catholic.
The new King is winning his way
into the hearts Of his subjects in a
remarkable manner, considering how
the nation regarded him askance but
a week ago.
His latest act to strike a responsive
cord is the sending OF an expression
or sympathy TO the little collic'y town
OF White Haven, where 123 men lie
dead, entombed in a n,tne owned bv
Lord Lonsd1la. IN spite OF the great
crush OF business affairs. state and
personal. and the strain of arrang-
ing for his fathers funeral, the King
himself wrCte the message. This. in
spite or the fact that he has a repu-
tation for overlooking such little kind
nesses. caring nothing, according to
report, for remembering anniver-
saries or sending messages of con-
graduation or condolences.
New Stamp Series.
One OF the matters that will ba
taken up by the King as soon as pos
slole after the funeral of Edward is
the issue OF a new series OF stamps.
King George is one Of the worlds
foremost philatelists, and few collec-
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-19
A N-rizc rorcster.

SCIENTIFIC forestry, 90 which the Dub-
lie mind has been much directed r.
Gently, was given notable Illustration
at the recent Alaska-Yukon Exposi-
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-19
CHESAPEAKE STEAMSHIP
COMPANY.

ELEGANT PASSENGER STEAMERS
COLUMBIA" AND AUGUSTA"
For OLD POINT COMFORT and NOR
FOLK. VA.
Steamers leave Baltimore daily (e,
cept Sunday at $3.50 p. NJ. and lea
Old Point Comfort at 600 A. NJ a;
Norfolk at 700 A. NJ, where come.
ION Is made with the Rail Lines foi
all points South.
~YOrk River Line"
ELEGANT PASSENGER STEAMER
ATLANTA"
For WEST POINT and RICHMOND.
VA
Steamer leaves Baltimore Tuesday.
Thursday and Saturday at s P. M. and
arrive West Point at 7:45 A NJ. and
Richmond at 9:20 A. M.
Steamers call at Gloucester Point
Clements Clay Bank and Almonds.
STEAMERS LEAVE BALTIMORE
FROM PIERS IS AND 10 LIGHT
STREET WHARF.
Through Tickets to all points NAV
be secured, baggage checked and state
rooms reserved from the City Ticket
Offices, 119 E. Baltimore street. AR
THUR w. ROBSON. Agent, 127 E. Bal
timore street, T. H. Diener & Co.
Agents. 217 E. Baltimore sire ]. H.
Eager, Agent 800 N. Charles street, or
the General Offices. Light and Lee
streets. Baltimore. Md.
E. J. CHISM,
Gen1. Pass. Agt.
n. CHAPMAN,
Asst. Gen1. Pass. Agt.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-19
New Stamp Series.

One OF the matters that will be
taken up by the King as soon as pos
slole after the funeral of Edward is
the issue or new series OF stamps
King George is one OF the worlds
foremost philatelists. and few collec-
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-12-16
Will Hold A Poultry Show.

A number of chicken fanciers
at Grangeville have completed
arrangements for the holding of
a poultry show at that place on
December % and 20, during the
Western Live Stock Association
meeting at that place.
Pure bred poultry from all
over the county will be eligible
for exhibition and it is the wish
of the managers of the show that
everyone having pure bred birds
exhibit them at the show. The
managers will meet the birds at
the train, take them to the exhi-
bition rooms. carefully care fol
them during the show and return
them to the train free of charge.
The prizes will be paid in cash
and several nice cups will also be
awarded. Some of Grangeville''
most prominent citizens and bus
mess men are back of the show
and the intention is to make il
an annual affair at the county
seat.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-12-16
If Not Now, Later


Another matter the residents
of Idaho county must consider is
that this county is at present the
largest county in the United
States and is larger in area than
the states of Massachusetts,
Rhode Island and Connecticut
combined. 1t is simply impossi-
BILE that this large area be kept
much longer intact. If it is not
divided by the people within its
own boundaries other counties
will soon step in and divide it for
US and perhaps along lines that
will prove entirely unsatisfactory.
Why not do the dividing oursel-
yes and be satisfied with the
results.
One thing is certain, if the
new county is created the greater
part of taxes derived from it will
go back into good roads and
other Improvements for the bene-
fit of the residents thereof and
the money spent will be looked
after carefully and not wasted.
The commissioners in such a
county will be able to inspect
every road in their respective
districts and see what kind OF
work is being done and will know
if the bills allowed are just ones
or not. Under present condi.
tions it is impossible for them t.
do so.
Therefore, dear reader, it ii
up to you to decide what is tt
your best interests and get busy
and sign one of those petition
in favor of division at once ant
help the good work along. You
will bless the day you did it afte,
the matter has been given a tes
for three or four years. DON
be misled into signing a remon
STRANGE because of smooth argu
ments by the other side. Re
member, if it were cheaper t,
) operate large counties they woul'
: not have been cut up so small il
every state in the union, so ge
busy and sign a petition at once
The petitions must be complete,
by December 25th, SO be sur
, and sign before that date.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-12-16

was spent injudieiously on ac-
count of it being impossible to
properly supervise its expend-
iture. In the meantime the
prairie country has suffered and
much of the time has been un-
able to secure but little more
than enough to keep the bridges
and culverts in repair, to say
nothing of doing any lasting
work on the roads of the various
districts.
Another reason for division is
that this same territory would
then have six county commission
ers instead Of three to look after
its affairs. That six men could
give closer attention to the vari-
Gus districts and could see
whether or not the money appro-
priated for road work was being
properly expended and full value
received for it is certain. Then
either greater benefits would be
received f rom the present
amount of money spent in keep
ing up the roads or the appropri-
ations and taxes would be re-
duced. 1t is not good business
to continue spending money and
receive no benefit from it.
1t may be argued that a second
set of county officials would be
necessary. Quite true, but with
a new county created the work
in the old county would decrease
to such an extent that a number
of deputies gould be dispensed
with and. their salaries would go
a long way in paying the salaries
of the new officers. Further
more, the salaries of both sets of
. officials would no doubt be reduc-
ed materially to correspond with
the amount of work they han.
died.
No one can question the fact
that two assessors could handle
the assessing of this large terri
tory much better than can one
and would be more liable to Sc
cure all of the property and as
= sess it more carefully and equal!
4 than under present conditions.
AS for new court houses ant
i jails, two small sets of building
could be built and maintained a
cheaply or cheaper than a larg
: = set, and the latter question viii
confront the taxpayers within
{ few years unless this county i
divided soon.
With division upon the line
! above outlined the court cost
:, of both counties would be reduC
; ed materially, leaving more NOR
! ey to be applied on other eS
penses. Sheriffs would not hav
= to travel so far to serve paper
: and witnesses would not have t
= come so far to attend court.
v AS far as hurting the old cour
r ty is concerned, (an argumer
W that many may use against tn
# creation of a new county, it wi
N really be benefited by t h
- change. 1t would lose practical
Il no trade that it now draws, il
n expenses would be decreased, b
.o close attention to business i
Of revenues would be increased, Il
rs money expended in each distri
~ would be more judicially use
ue and not abused, and, all in all,
he would be much better for
ch change.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-12-16
Creation OF New County.


BY the time this issue of the
CHRONICLE reaches its readers
most of the people in the west
ern part of Idaho county, we
presume, have been made aware
Of the fact that the fight is on
for the creation of a new county
out of territory now comprising
the northwestern portion of Ida
ho county. Petitions asking for
the creation of a new county out
Of the territory comprising the
northwestern portion of Idaho
county were displayed by promi-
nent residents of every portion
Of the proposed county about a
week ago and have received an
almost unanimous signature
wherever displayed. thus show
ing conclusively that the entire
section to be segregated is
almost to a man in hearty favor
of the proposed division.
In speaking of the creation of
a new county it might be well to
go back and start at the begin
ming of the movement. The
matter of creating a new county
out of territory at present en-
braced within the boundaries of
Idaho county is not the result of
short consideration nor the work
of a few people, as opponents of
the movement may seek to imply.
County division has been talked
for the past couple or years by
many citizens from various por-
tons of the new county and it
only remained for the proper
time to arrive when the project
could be taken up with fair hopes
of success. The proper time
was thought to have arrived this
fall when two members of the
legislature were elected from the
western portion of the county
and at a. time when the citizens
of Nez Perce county were asking
for division of that county.
Under these conditions it wa'
thought advisable to try for
new county and plans were laiC
accordingly. Boundary lines
were drawn and it was decided
to call the proposed new count.
Foster County" but this nam,
was later changed to Randall
County" in honor of brave CAP
tain Randall, who was leader o
the scouting party later know
as the brave seventeen" an
was killed by the Indians nea
the present site of COTTONWOOD
during the Nez Perce Indian wa
of 1877.
The next move was to asceI
tain if the proposed new count
had a million dollars worth Q
taxable property within its bour
daries. J. V. Nash, forme
county assessor and present as
sessor-elect, was secured to g
over the tax rolls, which he di
the first of the week. He foun
that the proposed new count
has taxable property to the valu
Of 81, ,6S4, ,449, while the old coul
ty will have over So, ,225, ,O(
worth of taxable property lie.
after the division. ; The propose
new county win have. about 7C
square miles of territory, Will
sOO square miles is all that Il
law requires, thus giving Il
proposed county more than
nough territory and taxable pro
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-12-16
PEOPLE IN EFFECTED TERRITORY DEMAND IT

erty to comply with the demands
of the law governing the creation
of new counties.
Boundaries
The boundaries of the proposed
new county will be approximate
ly as follows: Beginning at the
mouth of Lawyers Canyon on
the present boundary line, thence
running west on said boundary
line between Nez Perce and Ida
no counties to point where the
township line between townships
80 and 33 north crosses Lawyers
Canyon, west of Ferdinand;
thence running west into Nez
Perce county to the northwest
corner Of township 80, range 3,
west; thence south on range line
between ranges 3 and A west, to
Salmon river; thence down Sal
mon river to Snake river; thence
up Snake river to where the
township line between townships
% and 20 intersects Snake river;
thence east on said township line
to Salmon river at a point
about 21 miles north of White
Bird; thence down Salmon river
to the mouth of Rocky Canyon;
thence up Rocky Canyon to a
point where the range line be-
tween ranges l and 2, east, eros
ses said canyon; thence in a
northeasterly direction to the
Cottonwood creek at or near the
mouth of Shebang creek; thence
down Cottonwood creek to the
Clearwater river; thence down
the Clearwater to the point of
beginning.
From the above boundaries it
will be seen that every part OF
the proposed new county will be
tributary country and easily
handled at comparatively small
expense.
Reasons For Division
= There are two vital reasons
why Idaho county should be di
vided along the lines above sci
! forth-one almost as vital as the
other. The first is that nortl
Idaho should have more repre-
sentation in the state legislature
The next is question of tax
: alton, and to this is due the feel
! ing of unrest and dissatisfaction
. that has been manifesting itsel
l all over the prairie part of tn
! county for the past several year
1 and is responsible for the presen
,, movement toward county divis
ion. The prairie people hav
I realized for a long time that the
have been forced to bear an eH
: ceptional burden of taxtion an,
! have received practically no Der
l efits in return. For the pas
: twenty or thirty years they hav
paid heavy taxes and the road
: are about as bad today as the
Q were at the start. They natul
q ally ask where has this none
q gomez" The answer is that
y has been spent in large part
e keeping up such an enormor
J. I county and much of it waste
Y because the county officers icon
= missiorers, especially had
9 much to do that they could N
u possibly keep tab on county affai
e and get full value for the none
. expended. Also large sums ha1
= been spent in keeping up Il
o- mountain roads, much of whi'
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-12-16

Hon. I. C. Hattabaugh. of
GrangevilIe, has received notice
from Governor-elect Hawley to
the effect that he has been ap-
pointed state immigration COM
missioner.