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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-06-06
NEW RAILROAD CONTEMPLATED
~ ANGELES Spokane Road to Open Up
vast Territory Hitherto untouched

Los Angeles, May 21.-An entirely
S railroad line from Los Angeles to
upokane, tapping . country heretofore
S WV by steam transportation SER
sa ace and opening up q wealth Of re-
TIJurces In Idaho, is the plan Of the
hartman slrIman system, which includes the
oUutnern Pacific, Central Pacific, the
ern lines. - -
mat the final surveys for the route
in" se Deen completed by the engineer
xs s department. Of the Southern Pacific
.. es announced today. Immediate con-
tS'ion will commence and within
tha the years trains will be running over
Rout Of Proposed Line
n,a from Los Angeles to Mojave the
eif Hsent NJ, main line of the Southern Pa
Owl Will be used and from Mojave to
viii, 1nyo' in Inyo county, a new line
| the De &c constructed along the route of
snyo LOS Angeles aqueduct. From Ow-
Hn;a 70 fonopah Junction the old Cali
msaa Colorado railroad, narrow
| eif;e me owned by the Southern Pa
IN company, will be standardized al
expense of thousands Of dollars, and
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-06-06
Mistake,

Pumpe-Why did Mrs. Armstrong
snub you Just now? Chumpe-I put
my foot in 1t. introducing her to Vera
Fatheade Pumpe-How did you slip
up? Chnmpe-P Presented her as Mrs.
Armstrong. nee Weak-Town Topics.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-06-06

"He's a game loser. isn't he?"
~ should say he is! He doesn't seem
RI care what his wife and children
have to go without."-Detroit Free
Press
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-06-06
stockholders, Meeting

The annual meeting Of the stockhold-
ers of the Bank Of Camas. Prairie will
be held at its banking house in Grange
vile, Idaho, on Tuesday, June 18th,
at two O'Clock p. m.
w. W. BROWN
5l- Cashier
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-06-06
On. was Enough.

Hub-You say I've only one fault
Well. IL that's all. ! can't be such
had husband. Wife, william. a quar-
ter with a hole in it has only one fault.
hut what use Is it?-Boston Transcript
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-06-06
Rock Sal. Discovered by Accident.


The great rock salt deposits of Louis
lana were discovered by accident in
May. 1869 Salt was very scarce ut
that time, and the proprietor Of the
Islands salt works. John Marsh Avery.
determined to profit by it. With this
end in view he commenced to deepen
his wells One negro workman, after
going down sixteen feet. came to Mr.,
Avery with the news that he had
struck a sunken log. and could pro
coed no further Mr.. Avery Investigate
ed and found. not Il log. but the great
rock salt deposit that has made Louis
lana famous throughout the country
The discovery did not come altogether
as surprise. as Thomassy had pre-
dicted that great rock salt deposit
would one day be discovered in each Of
the Ave Gulf islands. and perhaps In
other portions of the state. Since the
close of the war. rock salt has been
an important contributing factor In the
mineral wealth Of the state.-NatiOnal
Magazine
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-06-06
Demonstrated Efficiency.

$50 you think your wife is qualified
to help reform politics?"
''Well." replied Mr. Meekton thought
fully. .she has made u success Of home
rule all right" -Washington Star.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-06-06
Money.

Bacon-Money will do almost any
thing.
Egbert-It won't take blot from
your escutcheOn.
"Perhaps not. but It will buy . lot
more escutcheons" = Yonkers States
man
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-06-06

Studebaker Hacks, Buggies and
Wagons. Eimers Wood Co. IL
Screen doors and adjustable win
dow screen at Eimers' Wood Co. IL
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-06-06

= snort extension will take the line to
Hazen, New, on the main line of the
Central Phcifie v '"e
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-06-06
What II 10.

well. Johnnie. hear you have an
other baby at your house."
yep"
"What Is it|'
"The nurse says it's girl, but pa
seems to think it's hard luck."-Chica
70 Record Herald.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-06-06
Winnemucca to Namua

From Hazen to wiunemneea Nar
the main line Of the Central pae;f;s
WI be followed, and from there a new
l ne VIII be constructed to Nampa. Ida
IN the main line of the Oregon Short
Line the rails of this road viii be used
there to homestead, Idaho, the North !.
western tracks. From Homestead the
surveyors have run a line along the
snake river and north to Spokane. the
northern terminus OF the new. route.
Opens Inland Empire.
lnls VIII open UP TO easy access and
settlement the famous Inland Empire
region OF Washington and Idaho. ter
rltory heretofore shut out from all but
the hardest of pioneers because of the
lack of railroad communication.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-06-06
e.,re.sion and suppression

Maud-Jack Hawkins sang up at our
house last night Alice-Dfd he let
himself outf Maud-No; father snow
ed him the door quick.-Boston Tran
script.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-06-06
The fourth lilo Annual Fraternal Pic

mic will be held at lilo Wednesday and
Thursday, June IL and ID. All lodges
are cordially invited to come and join
with everybody else in the greatest
event of the year.
A parade of different orders each
day; all kinds of sports and amuse
ments, from daylight till dark. S
The annual relaxation event of the
whole Prairie. Much effort is being
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-06-06

Sherwin- Williams Paints; Linseed
Oil and White Lead. Eimers Wood Co.
1-2
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-06-06

For all kinds of garden tools ana
seeds, see Eimers- Wood Go. f'i
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-06-06
Baseball Brieflets.

Continued from rage y
Personal feelings among players must
he cast aside to insure team success,
and we are going to have it-SuC-
CESS. for nothing succeeds like sue
cess.
Eli Ingram, Grangeville les whirlwlnd
abort stop, who was expected back next
week from Meadows, where he has been
for the past few weeks, has been
signed by Boise. This will be dis-
spno;ntment for local fans but all are
nfeased to see Eli on the upward CHIMP.
pio"e BASHFUL BILL.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-09-13
FORMER PAW PAW
GIRL WINS LAURELS
3 Miss Mamie Bishop Wins Merited
Praise in Her Chosen Line of
Work.

From a social correspondence the
following was taken which will be of
interest to the many friends of Miss
Mamie Bishop. who was Paw Paw
school girl and whose family have been
identified with the community for years:
Miss Mamie Bishop was graduate OF
Paw Paw high school, class of 1909.
She entered the Normal at Kalamazoo
the following year, taking a three year
course in music and art and was very
successful in her chosen work, for
during that time she was a member of
the board of directors and later associate
editor of the "Kalamazoo Normal
Record" selected to introduce art in
the rural schools, also designing the
cover OF the summer bulletin of 1912.
She was chosen 10y the faculty to deliver
the Arbor Day Grafton at the "Tree
Planting" was literary editor of the
"l3rown and Gold," the year book of
1912 and was also member of the cast
in the opera pauline" Miss Bishop
graduated from the Normal in June of
this year and has been engaged to teach
music the coming year in the Woodard
Ave. school OF Kalamazoo.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-09-13
OPEN AIR MEETING
IS WELL. attended
Question of Equal Suffrage
Discussed by Many Well
Known Speakers.
WOMEN HIGHLY LYCOMpL|MENTEO
Speakers Advance Many Reasons
4 Why Women Should Be
Granted the Ballot.

Last Saturday evening the Main street
of Paw Paw was the scene of activity
on account of open air speeches on the
subject OF woman suffrage. An auto
mobile under the lights at the Dyckman
house corner contained the speakers of
the evening and an interested crowd
gathered about and listened to the rea-
sons why women should have the right
to vote.
E. n. DIngley of Kalamazoo was the
first speaker and said many good things
regarding the women of this country.
This gentleman is thoroughly in sympa-
thy with the position occJpied by women
aud earnestly pleads for the voters of
this community to help as far as possible
to remedy the wrong by voting "Yes" in
November.
Rev. G.. Il. Varney followed Mr.. Ding
ley in short, decisive speech and left
no doubt in the minds OF his hearers
that he was in favor of the plan being
tried at any rate and has unlimited con-
fidence in the ability of the average NO.
man to be able to manage ballot occa-
sionslly with all of her cares.
Captain D. w. Rowland always has a
good word for anything Oh the side of
justice aud expresses himself freely on
the subject above referred to. His ex-
perience in the civil war taught him the
lesson Of the worth of women, and be
never misses a chance of giving her credit
unlimited.
Mrs. Olivia Woodman announced the
speakers and in her apt fashion made
one of the best speeches of the evening,
though she promised faithfully that she
would not make a speech for the reason
that the audience was standing and
while they were attentive she assumed
that they were tired. This is the nugget
OF gold that she gave them: Men
voters! II one OF you has wife who
says that she don't want to vote ther
vote Yes next November so that Mrs.
Woodman can vote, for she wants to
very badly. am tax payer and please,
l would like to vote
There was soGething fol people to
take to their homes and think about.
There were many good things said and
new thoughts brought out which un-
doubtedly brought to many new light
on the subject.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-09-13
ATTY VAN RIPER
LANDS JUICY PLUM
Reason for Non-appearance in Pri-
mary Race for Prosecuting Atty
Now Apparent.

Attorney G. M. Van Ripper of Hartford
has been appointed deputy oil inspector
under State Inspector John S. Owen of
Benton Harbor. He qualified for the
new position the first of the week. r
Since the late primaries, it has been a
matter OF conjecture about the county
as to why Van Riper at the last min
ute withdrew from the race for prose.
cutting attorney. The announcement of
his candidacy was made some months
prior to the primary, and circular let.
ters and campaign material had been
circulated in the interest OF his candi.
dacy The reason is now apparent.
Some of Vans close friends knew at
that time that he was slated for the oi
job but the news did not leak out un
til the first of the week.
The deputy oil inspectors job is con-
sdered desirable "Plum." 1t pays
an annual salary of $4,000 and the du
ties are not so extensive but what one
can attend to any private business. II
will work in very nicely with Vans Law
practice, and The True NortherneI
joins his Van Buren, county friends in
CONGRATULATIONS
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-09-13
THE FIFTH ANNUAL
GOOD ROADS MEET

The fifth annual meeting of the
Michigan State Good Roads association
will be held in Kalamazoo, September
IS and 10.
This will be the greatest gathering of
good roads men ever held in Michigan.
Ohio and New York will send their
favored sons and Michigan will con-
tribute Good Roads Earle, Hines OF
Detroit Commissioners Ely and Deputy
Rogers. The school of instruction will
be the feature of the second day.
Van Buren, is interested in good roads
and should send a good delegation to
this meeting. The men, who will speak
on this important subject have made it
a study and are trying to make their
plan of procedure plain so that people
may understand what good roads mean
and what they cost. The only way that
people can know these things is to hear
it told by the ones who make 1t their
business, and il we are informed on the
subject, then we will be prepared to say
whether we want them or not. Turn
out to this meeting-Sept. 1919.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-09-13
ATTENDANCE IS
RECORD BREAKER
Paw Paw Schools Open
With Bright Prospects
for Coming Year.
HIGH SCHOOL ENROLMENT 146
Two New Teachers Have Been Added
TO the List, and More Room
Is Demanded.

Y The Paw Paw public schools opene
Monday morning with the largest enroll
ment in their history. The gradual in
creased attendance during recent years
has made it necessary to add two new
teachers this year. tOne of these will
take charge of the third grade which, as
was originally planned, was to have
been divided between the teachers of
the second and fourth grades respect
lively. The other Will supply 10 the high
school, instructing mainly in the de-
partments OF history aud English. The
first and second grades will be located n
the church, the recent purchase of the
school board.
The enrolment OF the high school on
the opening day numbered lac and set-
eral other candidates will enter later,
Other additions will also occur in the
upper grades, due to the large number
of boys and girls who have been detained
from entering on account of the lateness
of the grape harvest.
Especial attention is called to the
course of agricultural Botany" which
is being introduced into the high school
this year, K. w. Mayer, Principal, who
comes to Paw Paw from Mason high
school, will conduct the course. II e has
taught extensively in other schools and
comes highly recommended. Miss
Juanita Quay, teacher Of music and art,
and Miss Elsa Morrill,, who will instruct
in domestic science, are the other new
teachers
An important change 10 the course of
study of this year as compared with that
of former years, is that Of making United
States history a prescribed study for
graduation. Superinte Robertson
explained to the pupils that girls as well
as boys must prepare themselves today
to deal intelligently with the great po-
litical needs of the age. The high school,
he declared, was the proper place where
such instructions should be given, and
asserted that history, as no other study,
was destined to reach this end. All SEN
ior students will be required to take the
course, which will be conducted by Mr.
Robertson himself. In past years stu.
dents have graduated from the high
school with no more history than that
which they received in the grades.
Another new feature instituted this
year will be the system of notifying the
parents through the mail when their
children fail to do satisfactory work in
the high school The old plan of allow
ing the pupils to carry home his own re-
port will be discontinued, and instead a
deficiency slip" will be sent through
the mail to his or her parents, showing
the condition of the pupils work.
10 spite of the extreme weather school
opened in splendid order and the entire
teaching force expresses itself 10 happy
anticipation of prosperous year.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-09-13
DATES FOR THE BIG FAIR
OCTOBER IS, II, 1S AND 10
Preliminary Arrangements are Made and Work by the
Various Committees is Well Under Way.
Fair Be a Hummer.

The dates for the big fair have been
fixed for October l6, II, Is, 49, This
will make the event one week later than
last year, but the change was thought
advisable by the committee on account
of the late season. There will be four
days instead of.three as formerly. The
opening day will be Wednesday and the
fair will continue in full blast with some-
thing doing every minute until late Sat
urday night The preliminary arrange
ments are well under way and the vari-
Gus committees are working on the de-
full.
The main exhibits will be in the rink
and large tent erected in the street as
last year. Three big ball games will
head the list of sports and the county
corn contest in charge of Commissioner
of Schools V. Il. Hungerford, will be an
important feature.
One of the innovations decided upon
will be public wedding All expenses
in connection with the ceremony will be
paid by the fair association. besides hun
dreds OF dollars worth of household
goods, merchandise, money, etc, will be
given the fortunate couple by the mer-
chants OF Paw Paw. M. l.. Decker has
charge OF this feature of the fair and So
licits correspondence with those who
are contemplating matrimony and de-
sire to take advantage Of this golden OPP
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-09-13
AFTER
YEARS OF SERVICE
Deputy Atty. Gen. Chase
Resigns After Serving
State 10 Years
FORMERLY VAN BUREN, co. BOY
Loss Will be Keenly Felt in the
Department. Future Plans not
Known.

Henry E. Chase, known to his Van
Buren, county friends as just plain
Harry" has resigned as deputy attor-
ney general after period OF over IL
years service to the state in that capa-
city.t Thomas A. Lawler, clerk in the
department, succeeds him.
Mr.. Chase was Van Buren, county
boy and spent his boyhood days on his
fathers farm in Lawrence township in
what is known as the Prospect Lake
neighborhood. He graduated from the
Lawrence high school and later entered
the law office of Fred A. Maynard in
Grand Rapids. When Mr.. Maynard was
elected attorney general l6 years ago,
Harry was made deputy and has since
held that position with every succeeding
official in that department. A good
share OF the business of the department
has been under the deputy's personal
supervision, and the details of the de-
partment we're always at his command.
His loss will be keenly felt.
Mr.. Chase has been through many
state campaigns, and it has always been
said that the candidate who was FORUM
ate enough to secure him as campaign
manager had the campaign won to com
mence with, and the facts would seem
to substantiate the claim, for Of all the
campaigns that he has managed in the
interest OF any particular candidate he
has met with but one defeat and that
was in the sensational campaign when
the late Arthur j. Hill lost the nomina-
ton for United States senator.
Just what Harry's future plans are
has not been made known. He has
large property interests, which may en-
gage his attention, although it is hardly
to oe expected that after all these years
of political activity be will retire from
the political arena. The state reports of
the various county conventions of last
Tuesday say that several counties OF the
state have Instructed their delegations
to vote for him for attorney general. 1t
is hardly probable that be Is planning
to enter the race as OZARK horse,' as
that is not his way of doing things. No
one likes political scrap better than he,
and il be aspired to the head of that de
partment, his announcement would have
been made and he would be out after
the votes. 1t is just possible, however,
that the results of the coming state con-
vention might be such as to again find
Chase in his old position in the attorney
generals department.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-09-13
MAIL CARRIERS
To GET INCREASE
Men on Rural Routes Will
Receive Substantial
Increase Soon.

Postmaster General Hitchcock has
increased the salaries of rural letter
carriers on standard routes from 81 1000
to 81, 100 year, thus affecting 10000
men, with proportionate increase to
men on shorter routes. The order will
become effective Sept. 30.
This will mean al increased disburse-
ment of 100000 year. 1t is the
second salary advance for rural carriers
made in the last four years.
At the close of the last fsical year
on June 30 there were 42,03l rural mail
carriers, the aggregate pay bein g
sac, ,655,7 ,740.
The increase provides rural carriers
adequate compensation for additional
burdens to be imposed by the parcels
post system, effective Jan. |.
The parcel post system on rural mail
routes can be conducted practically
with no extra expense to the govern
ment except the increased salary allow
ance to carriers" said Mr.. Hitch
cock. ain my judgment this additional
cost will be more than offset by an
increased revenue, thus insuring the
maintenance
Mr.. Hitchcock has directed also that
rural mail carriers, on the completion Of
twelve months service, be granted
fifteen days leave with pay This will
require an additional $4,000 year to
pay sub-carriers.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-09-13
WILL TOUR COUNTY.

Woodbridge NJ. Ferris, democratic
nominee for governor will make On
automobile tour of Van Buren, county,
Wednesday, September Is, and will
speak 10 the following places:
Gobleville, at 800 a. IN. Glendale,
1000; Paw Paw Court House Square
HOO; Mattawan, 100 p. m.; Lawton,
2:3O; Decatur, 400; Lawrence, $50, and
will speak in Hartford in the evening
at o'clock.
Accompanying Mr.. Ferris will be all
the the democratic county primary
nominees and Hon. A. K. Beebe
democratic nominee for congress.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-09-13

portunity. The names OF the contract
ing parties will be kept secret until the
hour for the ceremony. This is only
one of the many innovations promised
this year. Others will be announced in
due time
The next meeting of the association
will be held on Wednesday evening oil
next week. Every citizen who is inter.
ested in the fair land everyone should
be) should be present at the next meet.
ing Following are the committees al
ready announced and others may be
named later:
General superintendent of exhibits
w. X. Shrine; General superintendent
of fancy work exhibts, Mrs. w. II.
Longwell; Supt. of decorations, Il. c.
Thayer; Corn contest, V. K. Hungerford
Concessions, Ii. r. ShaC fer; Publicity
III. A. Cole, NJ. b. Geddes; Music, NJ. l.
Decker, Supt. A. III. Robertson; Public
auction, Dsniel Morrison; Premiums
Eugene Cooley, Roy Tuttle, III. A. Cole
Henry Shaefer; Booth space, Mesdames
w. ii. Longwell, G. g. Chappell, II. A
Sherman, b. l.. Breed Sports, Edo
Bailey, AL Hindenach, Harry Salisbury
Poultry, II. M. Ayars, e. X. Cadman
AL Hindenach; Fruits, Carl Buskirk
David McCann, Emma r. Smith; Veg
etables, Cyrus. A. Potts, Carl Howe, VIM
X. Miller; School exhibits. Prof. Mayer
Emma Pancake, Robert Taylor.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-09-13
ABSTRACT OFFICE
READY FOR Use
Handsome New Building
Is Now Occupied by
III. l.. Mcneil.

One OF the noticible building improve
ments Of the town is the handsome new
office of II. L Mcneil on Paw Paw
street. 1t is to DO used as an abstract
Office and will be a splendid home. Git
is of beautiful design, cement blocks,
ornamental galvanized iron roofing, aud
will be entirely fire proof 1t is about
2ox50 feet ard plenty of ground sur
rounding it to make a splendid lawn.
The private Office is II room 14Xl5 on
the south side facing the court house
with large windows, handsome fire place
and will be nicely furnished door
from this room leads to the business
office in the middle of the building
where there are ornamental windows
covering both sides, giving an abundance
of light and air.
The vault is connected with this roo m
and gives one the feeling of safety and
protection for the vault which is 10xl4
feet, built of solid masonry with steel
doors and windows.
The office is done in dark oak in
dull finish and is very handsome; the
floors over the entire building are of
maple The building is heated by steam
and has electric lights, toilet and all
modern conveniences. A base ement
under the whole gives ample room for
the heating plant, etc A handsome
porch in front with cement steps com
petes this modern new building and
large maple trees IN front give it an air
of comfort aBd beauty.
The uew home is ready for occupancy
aud the abstracts will be moved from the
basement Of the court house. Mr.. Nc
Neil has occupied his present quarters
since the court house was built about
ten years ago The friends Of Mr.. Nc
Neil are al ready for the house warm.
/ ing.