davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1911-06-22
APRIL 7th, THIRD DAY.

At this time it is ordered that the
bid Of the Lwin-Hodson Co. and the
Pioneer Bindery Co. to furnish 81
records for Lewis County, be accept
ed at a total cost Of $1277, and it
appearing that the bids Of Irwin
Hodson Co. and the Pioneer Bindery
Co. are the same, It is ordered that
the order be divided between the two
companies as the said companies
shall determine.
At this time the bid Of the Lewis
ton Printing and Bindery Co. to fur
nish SO records for Lewis county is
accepted at a total cost of S613.25,
and the bid of Grammar Walker
Printing Co. to furnish 7 records
and 1000 county warrants for Lewis
county is accepted at a total cost Of
SALTS.
At this time it appearing that GER
tain maps are needed for use by the
officers Of Lewis county, 1t is ordered
that Fred J. Warren, county survey
or, prepare and furnish three maps ;
one map showing the boundary lines
Of the road districts, one showing
the boundary lines Of the school dis
tricts, and one showing the boundary
lines of the precincts Of the county,
and each map to show the boundary
line Of Lewis county.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1911-06-22
APRIL 9th. c o DAY.

AT this time the board considers
the bids to furnish books and records
for use Of the several County officers
Of Lewis County, as fled by the r.
win-Hodson Co.. the Pioneer Bind
cry Co., Lewiston Printing & Bind
cry Co, and Geo. D. Barnard &Co.
and takes the matter under advise
ment for further consideration.
At this time the Board takes a re-
cess for the purpose Of examining
several buildings IN the Village Of
Nezperce for the purpose of securing
rooms for the various officers of
Lewis County.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1911-06-22
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
OF LEWIS COUNTY
Special Session.
P R S. 1911. FIRST DAY
OF LEWIS COUNTY

Board met pursuant to an act en-
titled a Act to Create the County Of
Lewis in the State Of Idaho (and for
other purpOses) approved March ;,
1911.
Present; Eugene S. Friend, Com
missioner 1st District; William A.
Eastman, Commissioner And District
Monroe c. Hall, Commissioner Srd
district Clyde E. Clovis. Clerk.
At this time Monroe c. Hall is
unanimously elected Chairman of
said Board.
OFFICIAL BONDS APPROVED.
Monroe C. Hall. Commissioner Sd
District.
William A. Eastman. Commission
er End District.
Eugene S. Friend. Commissioner
LIST District.
Frank E. Fogg, Prosecuting At
torney.
Clyde E. Clovis, Clerk of the Dis
trict Court.
Clyde E. Clovis, Clerk of the Dis
trict Court and Ex-Ofdcio Auditor
and Recorder and Clerk of the
Board of County Commissioners.
And now the official oath of Office
was duly administered to Frank E.
Fogg and Clyde E. Clovis.
At this time the proposition of W.
R. Wyatt, Assessor of Nez Perce
County, to furnish property assess
ment lists containing the names Of
the property owners of Lewis Coun-
ty, and a description Of said owners
property for $3.50 per hundred, and
to furnish an Assessment Roll at q
cost not to exceed $500, is accept
ed, and the Clerk of this board is
directed to notify said w. R. Wyatt
to make Immediate shipment of said
lists and roll.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1911-06-22
APRIL 18th. 1911, SECOND DAY

APRIL 18th, 1911, SECOND DAY
A. G. Johnson and James Hoag
were each duly appointed Justice Of
the Peace in and for Nezperce Pre-
cinct, Lewis County, Idaho.
In the matter of the application Of
E. H. RatliH, Assessor Of Lewis
County for eight field deputies to as
sist in ascertaining the valuation Of
property in Lewis Comfy for assess
ment purposes, it appearing to the
satisfaction of the board that It is
necessary for the said assessor to
employ eight field deputies to make
the assessment of said county within
the time specified by law, it is there
fore ordered that said Assessor be
and he is hereby granted eight de-
puties until the assessment Of said
county is complete.
It is further ordered that the com
pensation Of said deputies be fixed
as follows For each assessment
statement taken Of property owners
residing west and south Of Forest, 80
cents per statement for each assess
ment statement Of property owners
taken residing on what is known as
the Clearwater breaks on the south
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1911-06-22

April Term, lsll.
ApRIL 1Oth, l0ll. FIRsT Day.

APRIL 10th, 1911. FIRST DAY.
Board met in regular session pur-
suant to law. at Nezperce, Lewis
county, State of Idaho.
Present Eugene S Friend, COM
missioner LIST district; William A.
Eastman, commissioner and district ;
Monroe c. Hall, commissioner srd
district Clyde Clovis. Clerk.
OFFICIAL BONDS APPROVED.
William t. Shockley. sheriff of
Lewis county, Idaho, and William
w. HammelI, probate Judge and ex-
ohcio clerk of the probate court of
said county, and thereupon the oath
of Office was duly administered to
said officers by the chairman Of the
board.
AT this time it is ordered hat a
seal for the board of Lewis county
be adopted. with an imprint bearing
the words Commissioners Court,
Lewis County, Idaho" surrounding
the word Seal" in the center.
AT this time the compensation of
all county officers of Lewis county,
Idaho, not otherwise fixed by gener-
al or special Law be fixed as follows (;
Clerk of the district court and ex-
of6cio auditor and recorder and clerk
of the board of county commissioners,
the sum of $500 per annum.
Probate judge and ex-oficio clerk
of the probate court, the sum of
$4,000 per annum.
Sheriff, the SUM of s15s0.O0 per
annum.
Treasurer. the sum of 100000
per annum.
Superintendent, the sum of s1OSO
per annum.
County surveyor, the sum of
$780, 80 per annum.
County coroner, the sum of
$1,000 per annum-
Prosecuting attorney, the sum of
$4,000 per annum.
Assessor and ex-oficio tax collect
or, the sum Of S13s0.OO per annum-
It is further ordered that the sal
aries of the county officers be paid
monthly from the county treasury
upon warrants of the county auditor,
as provided by House Bill No. 400,
approved March 10th, 1911.
At this time the board considers
the bids Of the Underwood Type
writer Co., by ]. C. Watson, special
representative ; the Oliver Typewrit-
er Co., the Remington Typewriter
leo. and the smith Premier Type
writer Co. to furnish to Lewis coun-
from one to seven typewriters, and
the board having found that a ne
~cessity exists for four typewriters,
and finds the bid Of the Underwood
Typewriter Co. to be the lowest and
best bid, it is hereby ordered that
the bid of the Underwood Typewrit-
er Co. be accepted for four typewrit-
ers, as follows:
One No. S ten inch carriage,
$3.50
Two No. 3, twelve inch carriage,
So6.75 each.
One No. 3, sixteen inch carriage,
$11O.2s.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1911-06-22
MAY 9th. 1911. ELEvENrH DAY.

May 9th. 1911. ELEVENTH DAY.
At this tins the Board considers
the blds Of L. S. and II. G. KAilin.
&c. Orr MeMlnimy, ]. B. White.
North Idaho title Co. Geo. II Wat
|tsrmzn. Wa. Peasnan and "a ].
Doyle for lranseEiblng al matters Of
record Ia Nes Perez county vhich
should be a matter Of record IA Lev
Is county a. per II. B. No. 81.
Session Of 1911. and she board find
log The bid Of ]. B. White 70 be he
lowsss and best oid. Il Is ordered that
The bid Of the said ]. B. White Be
accepted al The rate Of sevsn censs
per folio for all sypewrilssn matter
and ten cents per folio for al matter
required to be written wiih pen and
ink. including al indsxlng and L Is
further ordered that wfilssn eonlFacs
be enierei inso wighin eve days BY
b. d White wlsh the chairman Of
the Board Of county commissioner
Of Levis county aisesssd BY the
clerk Of said board conditioned for
The faithful performance Of all things
necessary Ia the transcribing Of
said records and Il Is further order
ed that q good and sufficient bond ia
the penal sum Of $40. 10000 be re-
CURED Of the said J. B. White for
the faithful performance Of all
things nescessary in the l~Fanscribing
Of said records, according 10 said
contract said bond 10 be presented
for the approval Of said board wilhln
Eve days from the date hereof.
COUNTY DEPOSITORY BONDS ApraovED
Union State Bank In the sum Of
100000.
Farmers State Bank In the sum OF
100000.
Farmers Stale Bank in the sum Of
So, 10000
OFFICIAL BONDS APPROVED
Elias II. RatliH, county Assessor.
Adam G. Gross, county Treasurer.
At this time r. Z. Fogg. Prosecute
ing Attorney, and William 7. Shock.
ley, Sheriff, we're allowed 5000 per
month each as Office rent and officers
to maintain their own Offices.
At this time the board considered
the bids Of conger & Mitchell, own
ers Of The Herald, w. A. Dissmore,
manager Of The Kamiah Progress,
H. G. Sasse, proprietor Of the Lewis
County Register, and r. z. Grant,
publisher Of The North Idaho Re-
view for county printing, and having
found the bid Of Conger & Mitchell
to be the lowest and best bid, ac-
said bid at the following rates,
lc-wit Five cents per line, ten point
line (i5 ems plea long), for Two is
sues In the Nesperce Herald, or Of
The rate Of three cent? per line, ten
point type, for the first insertion and
Two. cents per line for the second in-
In said paper.
Numbers Of the following school
District changed 70 the numbers Of
he school districts OF Lewis county
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1911-06-22

APRIL 9Th, 1911, FOURTH DAY
The official bond Of Eva B. Hen.
derson, county superintendent was
examined and approved, and the
oath Of Office duly administered to
the said officer by the chairman Of
board.
At this time the board adiourns.
M. c. Hall, Chairman.
Clyde Clovis, Clerk.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1911-06-22
APRIL ash. 1911. NINTH DAY

APRIL 2sth. 1911, NINTH DAY.
Bond examined and approved {;
James Hoag. justice Of the peace.
NezpeFce precinct.
Al this time w. A Scott Is aP
pointed justice Of the peace in and
for Winchester precinct. Lewis eoun-
ty. Idaho.
At this time L. N. Swilt is ap-
pointed accountant on behalf Of Lew
county. regarding the creating Of
Lewis county as per H. B. 81. Ses-
aion Laws 1911.
The application Of I. N. Swift for
permission to appoint N. S. Savage
as an assistant accountant on behalf
Of Lewis county as per Il. B. No.
81, Session Laws. 1911. is granted.
At this time the board grants The
request Of VIM. w. Hammell, pro-
bate Judge. for permission to appoint
q clerk Of the probate court. and Il
is further ordered that the cOmpen-
sasion Of the clerk Of the probate
court be Axsd at s2s.o 90 per monih.
II Ia ordered that All banks an-
thorized to hold public funds Of
Lewis county On deposit shall pay
three and one-half (5i) per cent
per annum On the average daily bal
ances Of all such funds kept on de-
posIt by said bank. as provided by
Sections 20f3 and 20i4 Revised
Codes. Vol. /.
Nov at this time the board takes
a. recess until May 9th. 1911 at 3
O'Clock a. m.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1911-06-22
MAY 9Th. 1911. TENTH DAY.

MAJ otbf AFAAf AAtttAA 6A&s
Board met pursuan, TO adjourn
ment.
Present: Eugene S. Friend. csm-
missioner FIRST district; William A.
Eastman, commissioner second dis
trict, Clyde E. Clovis, clerk.
At this time the board considers
the bids Of the pauly Jail Bullding
Co, Irwin Hcdson Co, the Stewart
Iron Works Company, and J. II.
Sprague for one steel cell. The
board accepts the bid Of the Pauly
Jail Building Co. for One steel cell
g. g. "a deep front to rear and 7
feet high to be equipped With four
steel hunks placed two on each side,
one over the other, and 80 arranged
that they can be turned up out Of
the way when not IN use; the floor
and ceiling to be made Of / inch
thick FIVE ply hardened chrome steel
plate. The exterior walls to be
made of Q" K SO" bars Of five ply
hardened chrome steel. riveted at
every intersection 80 as 10 form
meshes about a. square.
The cell door to be locked With
vertical swing bar which covers the
front edge Of the door, and hasp
near the center to cover the key
hole Of the prison lock, the same
being deadlocked In addition With a
heavy Yale paddock.
The said cell to be Of the best
quality Of tool proof chrome steel,
delivered in sections F. o. B. at
Nezperce for IS. 90. payable in
Lewis county warrants drawn on the
current expense fund.
Al this time Il is ordered that w.
w. HammeIl, probate Judge, be al
lowed $1,000 per month as Office
rent, and the said probate judge TO
maintain bis own Office.
In the matter Of joint school dis
trict No. 50 created on The 18th day
Of April, 1911. II appearing that
an error was made In the description
Of the boundary Of said district and
that the same does not conform 10
the recorded description as The same
appears In the county superInsen-
ciice in Idaho county, and
whereas, Il was the intention to cre-
said district to conform to the
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1911-06-22
APRIL 10th, 1911, SEVENTH DAY.

APRIL 26th, 1911, SEVENTH DAY.
AT this time the proposition Of the
Farmers State Bank to sell to the
county of Lewis all the counters In
the Back Of Nezperce, a Burroughs
Adding Machine, a roll top desk
and a plain desk for $3.50 90, de-
livered at the county Offices, is ac-
cepted.
At this time the salary Of the de-
putty sheriff and the Assessors princi-
pal deputy is fixed at $500 each
per month.
The official bond Of E. n. Rat
lift, assessors Of Lewis county, vas
examined and approved.
Nov at this time the oath Of Of
fee as deputy sheriff Of Lewis county
was duly administered to D. E.
Wolgamott by Eugene S. Friend,
temporary chairman of the board.
AT this time the board accepts
the bid Of Beckman & Wetterborg to
furnish TO Lewis county, for the use
Of the various officers Of said county,
9 steel document files. s steel letter
files, 1 cap file, 2 steel base and 7
steel tops for s4O6.7s. r. o. B Lew.
iston and freight from Lewiston TO
Nezperce not to exceed go cents per
hundred weight.
The bid Of P. E. Miller was &C.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1911-06-22

side Of said river from Kamiah down
said river to the Lewis County line
Out not including Kamiah) so cents
per statement for each statement OF
property owners residing within the
c~orporated villages and towns of Lew
is County, Is cents per statement
for each assessment statement taken
of property owners residing in all
other parts Of said county mot here
in enumerated) 20 cents per state
meat ; and said deputies shall in ad-
ditiOn be allowed S1.25 per day for
horse hire.
The application of Clyde E. Clio
Wis, Clerk Of the District Court, and
Ex-Ohcio Auditor & Recorder, fol
one deputy is hereby granted.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1911-06-22

cepsed for 8 stools. 81 chairs, and ;
desks. for the sum Of $4,000. set
up in the various Offices OF Lewis
county.
The Official bond Of Adam G.
Gross. county Treasurer was sx'
ahmed and approved.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1911-06-22
APRIL a7th. 1911. EIGHTH DAY.

APRIL 27th. 1911. EIGHTH DAY.
Board fixed the compensation Of
road overseers at s2.7s per day
for individual labor, and $4.2S per
day for themselves and four horses
Bond examined and approved Ira
p. Coon, overseer road district No
~.
AT this time, pursuant 10 request
of the board Of county commission
ers of Lewis county, 10 Of the road
Overseers Of said county met With
the board and engage in a three
hours discussion Of matters relating
to the bslterment Of the public roads
of the county.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1911-06-22

APRIL 18th, 1911. FIFTH DAY.
Bond Of A. C. Johnson, Justice Of
he Peace, Nezpefce precinct, ex-
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1911-06-22
amined and approved

able 10 Lewis county. shall At the
time Of incuring such expense, take
an itemized memorandum OF such
expense.
In the matter of employing q
ssenoerapher for Lewis county, Ida
no, the board now considers the mat
ter and deem it advisable and for
the best interest Of the county TO
employ a competent photographer
and the board having determined to
employ a stenographer, It Is there
fere ordered that Miss. Iva Miller
be and she is hereby employed as
such stenographer. The comPensa-
ton of said stenographer to be here
after fixed by the board.
1t appearing to the board that the
bridge across Lapwai creek in road
district No. 81 is in such a condition
as to render it dangerous for the
public to travel across said bridge,
it is therefore ordered that Roy
Kelso, overseer Of said district, be
and he Is hereby instructed to Inn
mediately close said bridge, and
make a p~assabls ~crossisg above said
bridge, and the clerk of the board
is directed to mail to said overseer a
copy Of this order.
The official bond of Adam 6.
Gross, county Treasurer and Ex-
oficio public administrator is fixed
at fifteen thousand dollars.
AT this time the chairman of the
Board administers the Official oath
of Office to Adam G. Gross, treasur-
sr and Ex-ofcio public admins
traitor, and to Elias II. Ratlif. as
SCISSOR and Ex-Ofhcio tax collector
Of Lewis county, Idaho.
At this time the board takes a re-
cess until April 2sth, 1911, at 9
o'clock a. N.
APRIL 2sth,ls11, SIXTH DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Present Eugene S. Friend, com
missioner FIRST district, William A.
Eastman, commissioner second dis
trict, Clyde E. Clovis. clerk.
Monroe c. Hall, Chairman, being
absent the members Of the board
present elected Eugene s. Friend
temporary chairman.
AT this time Ira P. Coon Is ap-
pointed overseer Of Road district
No. II, Lewis county. Idaho.
The resignation Of w. T. Sim
mons, Justice of the Peace Of Cold
Spring precinct. is accepted.
At this time J. S. Under is ap-
pointed to the Office Of Justice Of the
Peace in and for Cold Springs Pre-
cinct, Lewis county, Idaho.
At this time it Is ordered that the
Recorder Of Lewis county, Idaho
publish notice IN the Lewiston Tri-
bune and the Nezperce Herald, for
bids for transsdbing, indexing, and
certifying all matters Of record from
the records Of Nee Perez county,
Idaho, that should be matter Of
record in Lewis county, into books
to be furnished by Lewis county /;
said bids to be addressed to the
clerk Of the Board Of county COM
.missioners Of Lewis county, and TO
be fled on or before 10 o'clock a
N. of May 9th, 1911.
Relief granted indigent.-Mary
Stanly $1,000 per month for May
and June, 1911.
APRIL 26th, 1911, SEVENTH DAY.
At this time the proposition Of the
Farmers State Bank to sell to the
county of Lewis all the counters In
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1911-06-22

"a
Wis, Clerk of the District Court, and
Ex-Omcio Auditor & Recorder, for
one deputy is hereby granted.
APRIL 18th. 1911. THIRD DAY.
Clerk directed to advertise for
bids for a county physician, said bids
to be fled with the clerk Of the
board on or before April 2Sth, 1911,
at 10 o'clock a. m.
The clerk directed to publish a
notice in the Nezperce Herald for
bids for the county printing, bids to
be filed With the clerk on or before
April 2sth, 1911, at 10 o'clock a.
m.
OFFICIAL BONDS APPROVED.
]. Talbot Price. county coroner,
and Fred J. Warren, county survey
or, and thereupon the official oath of
Office was duly administered to said
officers by the chirman of the board.
APRIL 18th, 1911, FOURTH DAY.
Nov at this time the board fixes
the compensation to be paid for la
Dor on che. county roads as follows /;
Individual lador the sum of $3.50
per day man and team of two hors-
es, $500; man and team Of four
horses, $500 per day.
In the matter Of the petition Of U.
6. Holmes ct al for a herd district
in Lewis county, Idaho, said petition
having been filed as provided by
law, it is hereby ordered that a hear
ing be had on said petition on July
18th, 1911, at 10 O'Clock a. m. Of
said day and that a copy of this or
der be published in the Lewis County
Register for two weeks, and that
three copies Of this order be posted
in three separate public places with
in the territory proposed to be in
c1uded in a herd district.
The petition of John Lane ct al
for the creation of a joint school
district out Of territory embraced
within school district No. 70 Of Lew
is county, Idaho. and a portion Of
joint school district No. 90 with
Lewis and Idaho counties, and Dis
trict No. So Of Idaho county, is at
this tie duly considered, and it APP
pearing to the satisfaction of the
board that said petition is regular
and conforms to law applicabletthere-
to and that due notice Of the fling
of said petition had been duly and
regularity given as by law required,
the prayer of the petitioners is grant
ed, and it is hereby ordered that
Joint school district No. 50 be Great
ed with boundaries as follows:
Commencing at a point where the
section line between sections 30 and
81, township 81 N. R. 3 E. B. M.
crosses the middle of the channel
of the Clearwater river ; thence south
to the northeast corner of section g.,
township SO N. R. E. B. M. /;
thence east two miles, thence south
three-fourths Of a mile thence west
one-fourth mile thence south me
fourth mile ; thence east one-fourth
mile ; thence south n mile ; thence
east three-fourths mile thence
south one mile thence east one and
one-fourth mile thence north on
section line to the Clearwater river
- C4 -
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-21
4 FORTIFIED JAMAICA.

There is no more need of regarding the creation OF British tor
tilted naval base Jamaica as an wrendN act towards ne @
States due to American building aSth Atlantic end of the Panama
canal than of Great Britain regarding the ohcauon OF
Oahu as hostile move towards Canada Where has large
commerce to protect naturally builds naval base convenient to H.
she has -n Panama canal will concentrate part
of Brits, commerce jamaica what natural than
that the British government should make that island secure place Tor
maritime refuge safe place for naval gathering:
While if very that Britain and the United states VIII
never fight again, nothing certain about evna.ucS wise
mower makes ready unexpected And in line with that no one
can saw that the will always American hands lake
hypothetical case Suppose the canal captured from us by great
which aims maritime rivalry with England
Tn that case but fortified Jamaica Great Britain would be put Z"
disadvantage might have take second place among her o"
West Indian possessions.
These are considerations which Justify the British in turning
Jamaica into another America has nothing fear from tins
policy and there who will look Upon additional Sa
Guard to the which only questioned by England
rivals and which, invented by Lord Canning, has been more
than once been clceuy recognized by the British government