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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-02-23

Eli Ingram is n Cottonwood today.
We want eggs and butter in eX-
change for groceries and dry goods.
Schueller Bros. 36-4
Carl Van Pool, who has a position
in Spokane, is visiting at his HON in
GIangeville this week.
1t is stated that 230 ears of 81 ock
were shipped from Grangeville du ring
the year 1910 and approximately the
same number from Fem.
On Saturday last the following
, gentlemen were given their last
papers and made citizens of the Uni
ted States by the district court:
John p. Wedin, Otto Trader, Will
liam Heal and Henry Brey.
w. J. Buchanan and Henry Tur-
ner of the Winona country, are in the
city today, the former being called as
witness in case in Justice Vineyard
court and the latter spending the da,
in the city on business matters.
A small blaze from a detective flu.
was discovered in the nick of tim e tn,
first of the week. Grangeville ha.
been pretty lucky of late in the way
of fires and the utmost care should b,
evercised by the occupants Of th'
wooden shacks on main street.
At the country residence Of Mr.
) and Mrs. A. P. McBoyle, on Sunday
February II, occurred the mar rriag
of Mr.. Abe l.. Harchelrode, one o
the prominent ranchers of Idah'
county, and Mrs. Linnie Sparr pw,
lady who has been teaching in TIN
schools of the county. The ceremon,
was performed by the Rev. Saxt on il
, the presence of small wedding part
of friends. They are now at hom
to their friends Oh their ranch III til
Lowe section.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-02-23
Board Provides for Two Addition
al Public Highways.
DOUMECQ AND JOSEPH PLAINS
Harrisburg Also Included. Regu-
lar Meeting on April 10.

The special meeting Of the board of
commissioners of Idaho county, came
to close last Friday, after the dis
position of some road matters brought
up at this time. Two new roads were
provided for and the third was turned
down.
A road matter which has long been
in dispute and been in the District
as well as the Supreme court, the
Hollingsworth road up Harrisburg,
was settled in matter satisfactory to
all parties. For some time Mr.. Hol-
lingsworth, rancher of that section,
has been making an effort to get a
road from his homestead which would
connect with the present county road
it was necessary to secure a right-of-
way through property owned by F.
H. Root. So far all negotiations had
failed and considerable trouble has
occurred through the controversy.
Through the action Of the board deeds
will be given by Root for the land
necessary in exchange for lands owned
by Hollingsworth.
A road petitioned for by Charles
Wilson and J. j. Wooster of White
bird from that point up the Doumecq
and Joseph Plains was reported favor
ably by the viewers and the board
approved Of the same, ordering war.
rants drawn for the damages as re-
ported by the viewers.
This will give the people Of those
communities very accessible route
to Whitebird which was badly needed
The report of the viewers of the
Mosier and Little road in the Glen
wood section was rejected.
The next regular meeting Of the
board will be held on April 10 a
which time the usual business will bt
taken up and disposed of.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-02-23
Well Lighted City.

a walk down Idaho avenue to the
Camas Prairie railroad station at
night would almost lead one to be.
lieve that it was the noon hour, the
lighting of that street being so per
feet The street is provided with six
100-watt tungstens of the latest type.
This is is the first street to be light ed
by the new lights, the council ho w.
ever, under the contract has provided
for the placing of fifty of these lights
in the residence section of the city.
BY the way, the manner in which
the present city council has taken a
hold of things and provided the city
with the best administration it has
ever had and under adverse fnanci ial
conditions cannot help but bring
words of praise from their wo rst
enemies. Take this matter Of lig ght
ing the city, by the new contract have
secured third more candle power al
the same cost showing their ability to
deal even with corporation.
Grangeville is going to be the bes'
lighted city in the Northwest W her
the new lights are in place, VIII icl
will be but few days more and re
member gentlemen this is all due t.
your mayor and councilmen who
serve without pay.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-02-23
Be Teachers Examination.

\ teachers examination will be held
in Grangeville on February %, "A
and 25. Questions will be issued for
life diplomas and state certificates,
and also first, second and third grade
county certificates One hundred and
fifty students of the schools located
in the various parts Of Idaho county
took the eight grade examination last
month and diplomas were issued to
the following applicants: Claude Poe,
Whitebird; Madge Williams, Harris
Ridge; Mary and Raymond Turner,
Cupro
County Superintendent P. M. Clan
vile has made an apportionment te
the several school districts of the sum
of 1,524.65. This money came
from the following sources:-$855.7 4
from the forest reserve fund; 81, ,945.9 81
from the state, and $8,733 from tht
general school fund of the county.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-02-23
COTTONWOOD

The little son of Earl Richardson
has been quite i'll the past week, but
is now reported some better.
John Baer, our local shipper, loaded
up several cars of stock here last
Friday for the Spokane markets.
Judge Duffy has been afflicted with
prippe the past few days, but is now
reported as having ''lost his grip"
John V. Nash, our county assessor
was over from Grangeville Tuesday
morning, visiting his old partners and
other friends.
Mr.. Fem Batty, the Grangeville
Real Estate man, was in Cottonwood
Tuesday working up some land deals
and attending to other matters.
Mr.. Newport of Spokane arrived
here one day this week to take charge
of the electric light plant at this
place. He will make this his resi-
dence.
Mr.. A. Martin, of Lewiston, ar.
rived here Thursday to have an ex
tended visit with the family Of his SON.
A. G. Martin, who resides northeast
of town.
Walter Reed was much pleased by
the arrival of native Idahoan at hi
residence, last Sunday morning. L
is of the male persuasion, with a goot
set of lungs.
The lighting of Cottonwood unde
the new Grangeville managmen
works fine, the lights being clear ant
brilliant and giving general satisfac
ton to all consumers.
Benjamin r. Cooper and William
Gentry from the Salmon river coun
try were in Cottonwood Tuesda
having land conveyances made on
and transacting other business.
w. H. Casady. attorney, who LEI
Grangeville about month ago fc
extended visit in Iowa and Illinois
with relatives and friends, passe
) through Lewiston EN- route for hon
Monday.
Mrs. A. HI. Haskins arrived Fr
day evening after several weeks sta
! at Centralia, Washington, where 81
had been called on account of sickne
of her son Dick, who was able
. accompany her home.
Shedding on the Prairie is almost
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-02-23

thing of the past. There are many
farmers yet engaged in getting up
their summers wood but when they
get down on the prairie roads they
find many bare places.
The Knights of Pythias held a big
meeting for general business on Tues,
day evening which was largely at.
tended from all over the country.
There were % candidates for initia.
ton. Grand Chancellor George Mar
tin, Of Boise, was here to assist in the
ceremonies and address the assembly
Large delegations were here from
Reubens, Nollmer, Ilo. Forest, Grange.
vile and other towns and villages
throughout the country. A grand
banquet was served at the Phoenix
hotel, the rooms being elaborately
decorated for the occasion. Plates
were laid for one hundred fifty mem.
berS.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-02-23
A Mail Order Bargain"

Women are natural born bargain
hunters and their pursuit Of the
elusive bargain sometimes gets them
into a peck Of trouble. The expert
ence of woman who bought sewing
machine from a mail order house in
Chicago is case in point.
This is her story:
81 wanted new sewing machine
and seeing one advertised in a mail
order catalog for only $13, was very
much interested According to the
picture and description, this particu-
lar sewing machine was paragon of
perfection. So | went down town,
bought money order for $13 and
sent for the machine. | could hardly
wait to see my bargain, and finally |
got notice from the railroad COM
pany that the machine had arrived.
Much to my surprise there was a bill
for freight charges.
| had expected the company to pay
the freight, but on referring to the
catalog found that they made no
promises OH that score. So | went
down to the freight office, paid the
freight and hired a drayman to bring
the machine from the depot. The
drayman must have stopped at every
saloon on the way out. He drove SC
fast that he Jared the machine off the
back end Of the wagon and broke it.
wrote to the company about il
and they sent some extra parts to re-
place the ones that had been broken
| had the maceine fixed up, but il
has never been satisfactory. Takes
all my strength to run it and it does
mt begin to do as good work as my
old one. l have since found out that
l could have purchased a better
machine right here in town for less
money and saved all the trouble and
extra expense this mail order
machine has cost me. I'll never risk
buying bargains from a mail ordel
house again. One experience ii
enough for me-
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-02-23
Friends Surprise.

George killmer, one Of the leading
rancners of the Winona section, was
the victim Of a surprise planned and
carried out by his neighbors last Fri
day night, the occasion being his for
ty-ffth birthday. killmer is a
mighty popular fellow, one of those
men who to know him is to like
him and his friends are limited in
numbers only by his acquaintance,
testimony of this being the large num-
Der who took part in properly observ-
ing the arrival of the forty-fifth year
of his birth, close to one hundred from
the community being present.
They came with bountiful supply
of viands and made merry until al
early hour in the morning. Dancing
was INDUCED in and those who die
not care trip the light fantastic, spen
the evening in the playing Of games.
/ A Guest.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-02-23
Orcanization of Team Now in
Progress.
PRAIRIE LEAGUE SUGGESTED
Would Include all Towns on Camas
Prairie Line.

From present indications Grange
Vile will have ball team this year
that will rank we'll in the first column
with the Prairie teams, move hav-
ing for its object the organization of
such team was inaugurated the last
of the week when meeting was held
by those who are most interested in
the great American sport.
The matter was talked over very
thoroughly and after due considera-
ton it was decided that a good ball
team. one of the best material and
properly handled could be financed
by the town and Monday George
Algie was prevailed upon to act the
manager of the team for the coming
season.
Frank VanDeventer, one of the
most enthusiastic of the local fans,
has agreed to give the free use Of
grounds on Meadow street for games
and unless better location can be
secured the proposition will be ac-
cepted and the ground enclosed with
six-foot fence. The proposed loca-
ton is exactly the same distance from
the Imperial Hotel corner as is the
old ground on the hill and it is said
would make an ideal ball ground.
just who will be on the team has
not as yet been decided but as soon
as the weather will permit all who
can play ball or even who think they
can will be given an opportunity te
make good and the personnel of the
team will be selected with the idea o.
securing material and not manly
forms decked in gaudy uniforms. Al
effort will be made to organize {
Prairie league, probably taking in thu
towns Of Grangeville, Cottonwood
Nollmer, Nezperce, Winchester ano
Reubens.
a good ball team is real asset t,
town and there is no good reason
why Grangeville should not have !
team to which could be properly ap
piled that thread-worn expression
which Manager Edmundson apple
to each and every change Of program
at the Lyric, cracker jack. ;,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-02-23
Was Not a Treat"

The concert given by the Mccall ley
entertainers at the local opera ho use
last night proved to be libel on the
name entertainers, in fact the one and
only commendable feature of the =. ,ro-
gram was its brevity.
AT the conclusion Of an hour s
punishment dealt out to an unsus-
pecting public, amends were made by
the pleasure of the dance given by
the Billikens who showed extreme
good judgment in disposing Of the
entertainers and securing Messrs.
Fortier and Harris as the musicians.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-02-23
Have Difficult Task.

John McBoyle, a resident of this
city, hands the Free Press the follow
ing excerpts from letter which he
recently received from a friend which
throws some light on the vast under
taking involved in the construction of
the Panama canal.
"a captain friend of mine recently
at Panama with a steamship wrote
me that he and his engineer went
through the canal from one end to the
other. Says Americans have made
splendid sanitary conditions, work on
Atlantic side easy, but in digging
through the Culebra cut mountain,
they have encountered a strata of
volcanic clay that oozes out in steady
flow like crude rubber; the deeper
they cut the more the weight of the
mountain presses out the semi liquid
matter.
In one night during their stay
there, the whole bed of said cut rose
eighteen feet destroying railroad
tracks, burying two locomotives and
two immense steam shovels.
He said moreover it was this debar
ring condition that made the French
throw up their hands but he hopes
American energy and dollars may
may master it, unless the mountain
is commanded to vomit fourth streams
Of molen lava. Tis quite an expen
sive undertaking for its affirmed tha
100000 tons of such stuff from th'
mountain slid INTO the cut few night
ago.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-02-23
Ship Much Cream.

In discussing the opportunity for
the dairy business in Idaho County
the other day with gentleman who
is in position to know, the writer was
informed that from present indications
it looks as though it would be neces-
sary to provide a car for the trans
portation of cream shipped from the
towns on the Clearwater line to Spo-
kane and Lewiston.
The Clearwater country is an ad-
mlrable dairy country but what is be
ing done down there could be repeated
on the Prairie and the beauty OF the
dairy business is that it brings ready
cash in community every month.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-02-23

The event of the week in Grange
vile society will be the entertainment
of the members of the Five Hundred
Club and their husbands at the Stock
ton home on College street this evening.
The home is being beautifully decorat-
ed in flags, flowers and shields, in
keeping with the spirits of the game
of the evening. military 6ve-hundred.
Vocal and instrumental music will
conclude a most ENJOYABLE evening.
Invititations have been issued to the
following members: Messers. and
Mesdames w. w. Brown, A. F. Park
er, n. Dyer, w. N. Scales, }. Jack
J. Frank Sims, Sheaffer, George Algie
r. Nj. Hattabaugh, j. l. Overman
H. j. Smith, F. L. Leonard, }. }
Pulse, George Stockton.
Xxx
Mrs. Bert Lanningham entertained
a number of ladies at Washington
lunchion Wednesday afternoon. Th'
home was appropriately decorated
flags and cherries being used. Fiv
hundred was played during the after
noon in which Mrs. w. N. Scale
excelled and was the recipient Of tn
honor, brass candle stick.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-02-23
Jones Buys Hotel.

The Whitebird hotel changed hands
this week, Sam Jones being the new
purchaser.
The location is one of the best in the
country for hotel, Whitebird being
the gateway TO the immense cattle
country of Idaho county, and with the
proposed improvements to be made by
the new landlord, no doubt the house
wilt prove a most popular hostelry.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-02-23
Court Holds Grand Jury was IL
legal One.
$4,000 DAMAGE ACTION
Case Against City on That Date.
Jury Called.

In the matter of the demurrer in
the case of State of Idaho VS.. Alva
Fields, the Elk City man whom the
grand jury indicted for assault With a
deadly weapon, which was brought up
by Atty. Vineyard in the court last
week upon the ground that the grand
jury of last fall was not legal one,
as the provisions of the law relating
to the calling of grand juries which
provides they must be electors of the
county and that one Martin Wirrer,
a member of said jury was not an
elector and therefore the grand jury
which investigated the matter was
not legal and the indictment should
be quashed, in decision given Friday
morning the court sustained the de-
murrer.
In the cases of F. A. Tamblyn, who
was indicted on five counts, and A.
Sempert ON three, for the violation Of
the. local option law, a similar de-
murrer brought by their attorneys,
Vineyard and Mcdonald, was sus-
tained and the cases dismissed.
Upon giving his decision, Judge
Steele ordered that Alva Fields being
taken in custody by the sheriff and
held until the action Of the next grand
jury, fixing bond at $500 which was
provided. In the cases of F. A.
Tamblyn and A. Sempert, they be-
ing charged with misdemeanor, they
were released upon their own recog
nizance
Monday the trial jury was drawn
and ordered to report by the first Of
next week. The following men have
been drawn:
Glen Wasmuth, Green Creek; I.
p. Mitchell, Denver; Frank Warden,
Whitebird; +. M. Mingus, Grange
Vile; =. +. Sherwin Tolo; Lee Rhoades,
Cottonwood; James L. Bickford,
Grangeville; Adolph johnson, West
Lake; }. II. Mcconnell, Grangeville
Andrew Anderson, Sites; George Nj.
4 Schnell, Grangeville; Joseph Earp,
] Tolo A. l.. Harchelrode, Winona
l.. Bales, Green Creek; j c. Yam
! dali, Mt. House; Dave Matwick, Ell,
. City; r. H. Farris, Clearwater; james
. Penman, Elk City; Conrod Gebhardt
Keuterville; J. n. Oliver Grange
vile; H. Peters, Joseph; w. b. True
: blood, Tolo; VIM. Won Berse, Grange
u vile.
;. There are but three or four case
to be tried before the jury, among
them being the criminal action agains
Thomas Davis of the Salmon rive
r country who is charged with assaul
e with deadly weapon.
. The case of Winnie Bourland agains
:, the City of Grangeville and kibler {
Moore, the gentlemen from Tacoms
who constructed the sewer system i
lie the city last fall, an action for damage
lie in which the plaintiff alleges that sh
rs suffered physical injuries throug
y falling in an open ditch made durin
oe the period of the construction and locs
lie ton Of which was not properly ind
Gated, a carelessness to which bot
r. the city and contractors are partie
v has been set for next Wednesday.
re Through her attorneys, Mcdonald
of Greenough and Scales, the plainti
10 asks damages in the sum of $20,35l
a The contractors are represented b
he Attys. Fogg and Nugent of Lewisto
" and Casady of Grangeville and I'll
in City of Grangeville by M. Reese Ha
ty tabaugh.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-02-23
Sites Have Ball Team.

Sites baseball enthusiasts will
organize ball team shortly and in
the near future practice on the village
green will be taken up. Sites has
had some mighty good ball teams and
with an early start which affords lots
Of time for practice there is no good
reason why team from that town
should not be able to make the prairie
towns sit up and take notice
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-02-23
Sites Have Creamery.

An enthusiastic mass meeting of
farmers of the Clearwater valley was
held at Sites Saturday afternoon to
complete organization Of Coopcra-
tive creamery. The directors elec ted
were: James Snrridge of Harpster,
J. b. York Of Clearwater, Fred Huff
man, Sites, H. =. Highfeld, Stites
and Robert Byle of Tahoe.
The organization started with u
charter members, representing 100
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-02-23
Horses For Sale.

On Saturday, March 4th, at l
o'clock p. M, | will sell at public auc-
ton at the O. X. Livery barn in Cot
tonwood, q head of first class work
and driving horses, weighing from
1000 to 1900 pounds each. Some
excellent teams among them. Terms,
months at 10 per cent interest.
39-1 j. Z. Gentry, Owner.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-02-23
Have Snow Plow.

The Camas Prairie Railroad Co.,
has received "wing" snow plow and
from now ought to be able to keep
the track between Grangeviile and
Lewiston open at least six days of the
week. Living in Grangeville with
no railroad service is getting back to
nature with a little too much Of a
vehemence to suit the average man.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-02-23
Bargains in Wall Paper.

In order to make room for our new
stock now on the way from the east,
we are cutting the price from ID to ~
per cent. A good line to select from.
Remnants at 10 cents per double roll.
36-4 A. w. Robinson Il Son
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-02-23
For Sale Very Cheap.

A few hundred shares of the stock
of the Idaho State Life Insu rance
Company. Will trade for Boise
City real estate or land near Boise.
John NJ. Haines,
35-tf Boise, Idaho.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-02-23
Dressnaking.

The undersigned have opened a
dress making parlor in rooms in the
Grabski block and are now prepared
to do dress making of all kinds.
36tf Pearle Ledbetter
Minnie Williams.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-07
Plea for Walnut Trees.

Various districts in Germany are pc
titioning the forest department to res
cue the walnut trees of the country
from the gradual extinction which
threatens them. In times when the
land was less thickly populated it Was
customary for farmers and large land
owners to plant walnut trees on their
properties and along the roads, but
modern science has taught that not
only is the shade thrown by the
spreading tree tops unfa> e to
profitable cultivation, but / GER
tain amount of tannic aciu is con-
tanned in the nuts and injuriously af-
fects the soil on which they fall. The
natural result of the decrease in the
number of walnut trees is a rise in
price of the timber, and whereas In
the '60s a cubic meter of the wood
cost from 81 to $12 it now costs from
$50 to $50.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-07
ODD ARRANGEMENT OF ALTAR
staten Island Pastor Creates Sensa.
t'on Among Congregation by Strange
Collection In Pulpit.

The pastor of a fashionable Staten
Island, N. Y, church recently created
something Of a sensation. When the
congregation arrived there were gen.
eral EXPLANATIONS of shock over the
appearance OF the pulpit. Instead OF
floral decorations, there were the fol.
lowing objects grouped about the
speakers stand:
A whisky barrel, several cigar and
cigarette boxes, a dice box, a small
automobile, some beer bottles, a ham.
a pair OF shoes, and strewn over this
motley collection, some school books.
a mission envelope. and a Bible.
The pastor said the objects illus.
trated his text: How a Dollar.Is Spent
In the United States" In his SER.
mon he said:
"One-seventeenth of every dollar
spent In this country every year goes
for drink. the amount being $685.
100000; one-eighteenth of every dol
lar goes for tobacco. one-seventeenth'
for boots and shoes. one-ifteenth for,
meat, one-twenty- fifth for education.
and one-fiftieth for churches"