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The Whitefish pilot., 1912-12-12

matter little bit, and finds that
while the bid was not let to the low
est bidder it was let to the firm
that furnished the best and strong
est bridge, aud in the end will no
doubt be the cheapest. The fact Of
the matter is that there were two
bids lower than the Coast Bridge
company. The Hennepin Bridge COM
pany was the lowest, but the bridge
was such an unsuitable structure
that it was not considered at all by
the commissioners. The A. Y. Bayn
Bridge Company was next and was
$2,O50 lower than the Coast Bridge
company, but their bridge was too
light for the traffic here, and then
it was what is known as a pin con-
nected bridge which is fast becom-
ing obsolete The Coast Bridge COM
pany is putting in an IS foot road
way instead of a 16-foot roadway as
offered by their competitors, and
they are also putting in 4 inch
planking instead of inch. The
Bayne company built the last steel
bridges in the county and it is said
they have not proved satisfactory.
Then again the Bayne company spec
ified cubular piers instead CT con-
crete, and the bid specified that
they should be fer certain height.
In case it was necessary to exca-
vate deeper to get solid fccting
this would be charged up as extra
labor. In the case of the Coast
Bridge company there will net be
any extra labor. They have agreed
to build the bridge for $1,000 and
that is all there will be to it, and
they guarantee to build it so that it
will be satisfactory in every respect
to the county surveyor. When the
Bayne company got through building
their bridges they had several thou
sand dollars of extra work charged
up to the county.
w ANAc ~ Ia duuLClSu WudiI lAC
plan of letting the contractors sub
nit their plans and specifications is
not a good one, it is a practice that
has been followed in this county in
the past, and it has its redeeming
features in the fact that if the
county surveyor prepares the plans
his Ideas would be the only one to
choose from, but where bridge COM
panies furnish their Specifications
every one has something different
and the county commissioners have
the variety to choose frcm and can
pick out the bridge that will best
serve the purpose.
A strong bridge is needed across
the river at that place, because there
is some unusually heavy traffic COM
ing and going from the other side
of the river. A weak bridge would
have been no better than the old
structure and we cannot see but
what the commissioners acted wise
ly when they gave us good strong
bridge which will stand the heavy
traffic to which it will be subjected.
The Whitefish pilot., 1912-12-12
THE BRIGHT SIDE,

Words Of cheer are words Of
help; words Of gloom are word.
Of harm. There is a bright side
and a dark side to every phase Of
life and to every hour Of time. If
we speak Of the bright side. we
bring the brightness into prom;-
nence; # we speak Of The dark
ade. we deepen it. shadows. Il
Is in our power to help or to him
der by a word any and every per-
son with whom we come in con-
tact. Which do you do2
The Whitefish pilot., 1912-12-12

You will find that druggists every
where speak we'll Of Chamberlain s
Cough Remedy. They know from
long experincee in the sale of Vt
that in cases of coughs and colds it
can always be depended upon, and
that it is pleasant and safe to take.
For sale by all dealers. ADV.
The Whitefish pilot., 1912-12-12

II you find a bad habit growing
on you be a man and cut it out. :.
The Whitefish pilot., 1912-12-12
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q: e & y n
MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUEI
DURING WEEK.

Dec. 2 Frank Kirkpatrick, 80,
and Lucy Gladstone, SO, both of
Poison.
Dec. ct. E. Hotchkiss, 34, Of
Whitefish. and Blanche NJ. Allen .19
of Rockford, Wash. -
Dec. 5-W. J. Rose. &c, White
fish. and Minnie S. Swarts, 49,; of
Whdtefish.
Dec. -Fountaine Carlisle King,
%, and Velma Pearl Clark, 20, both
of Kalispell.
CIVIL ACTIONS.
R. B. Tillingihast was granted a
separation from Fannie Til!inghast,
plaintiff to pay the costs.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-01-18
POETRY DIDN'T BOTHER HIM
6arkeepsr Was Busy With His Pota'
toes While the TWO Literary
Lights Talked.

Ls Gallienne and an acquaintance
met on their way home late one even
ing. and as they walked. started to
discuss poetry. lie Gallienne ad-
vanced theories that the acquaintance
did not agree with. and THE discussion
grew warm.
"Lee US go in here" said the ac-
quafntance, pointing to a saloon that
had an aftar-hour back door. It's
easter to talk when you're sitting
down"
They took seats in the back r>on
and ordered. The barkseper put the
drinks before them and then contin-
ued his work Of peeling potatoes for
the next days free lunch.
Meanwhile the discussion on poe
try continued lie Gallienne, to Illus
trate his theories, quoted passages
from Shelley. Keats. Tennyson. Cole
ridge and other poets. An hour pass
ed and the barkeeper stood up:
Well. gents. it's time to close up
Il hope We haven't bothered you
with our talk" said the acquaintance
thinking that the barkeeper must al
least have been impressed with the
unusual flow OF literary talk
"Oh. no. you didn't bother me" re
piled the barkeeper. 7 was busy with
my potatoes"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-01-18
BIG BUSINESS DEAL
Highest Price Ever Paid for Boise
Real Estate.

A deal was closed Saturday evening In
Boise whereby NJ. Alexander purchased
lot on the corner OF Main and Ninth
streets with Main street frontage OF
80 feet and aNinth street frontage Of
122 feet. The price was the highest
ever paid for Boise business property,
being more than 100000, over $1,000
per front foot.
The property purchased through the
deal is covered by three-storyi building
nov. occupied by the Eastman-Teller
Hardware Co. On first 2ooE and by bus
Einess Offices on second and third fOors.
This building constitutes the first Of
those erected by the late Peter Soma
Eand together with the remainder Of the
buildings erected by him. makes up the
Soma Blocks. Mr. NJ. Alexander is not
as yet certain that he will occupy the
building. He has had plans made foi
some time for the erection OF six-story
building on this lot, although he says h'
has no intentions OF building soon.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-01-18
Alvah Green.

Alvah Green was born in Indiana and
in early boyhood showed unusual apti-
tude for platform work. Years of train
ing added to this remarkable natural
ability. He makes up various charac-
ters before the audience so deity that
the change can scarcely be noticed.
His program abounds in both humorous
and pathetic passages; his character are
life-like and real. You cannot afford to
miss this novel and pleasing entertain
ment or neglect to become acquainted
with this remarkable man. This is the
third season he has been booked by the
Britt Lyceum Bureau through the same
states.
The Kansas City Evening Times calls
Alvah Green lone ofthe best entertain
ers we ever had in our town." and the
Nashville, Tenn, American says: "No
mistake can be made il securing the ser
vices of this talented entertainer"
Mr.. Green viii speak in Parma next
Wednesday evening.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-01-18
WORK WILL BEGIN
Details are Being Closed on Black
Canyon Project.

The details connected with the install
lation Of the irrigation project Of the
Black Canyon district, for which 81
oOo, 900 bond issue was voted last week,
are rapidly being closed, and after the
legality Of the bonds Is thoroughly test
ed in the courts 60 that the bonding
house that handles them can be assured
of their legality, active work will COM
mence, through the building Of big
dam across the Payette river about three
miles above Horseshoe bend, creating q
Ebig reservoir and flooding lands in the
EJerusaiem valley. John F. Christensen
Eof Caldwell has checked over plats at the
Isurysyor generals Office, compiling the
amcunt Of patented land within the dis
trict. He found a large percentage o.
the land patented.-Emmett Index.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-01-18
Arena Valley.

AL Moore has just completed very
neat and commodious addition to his
house.
Mrs. Louis De Spain. OF Los Angeles,
Calf, is visiting her sister, hrs. Will
Jones.
John Jones, who has been visitor at
his brother Franks home for the past
months. returned home the first of the
month just in time to encounter a
Kansas blizzard.
Mrs. Carl c. Case, who is employed
in millinary store in Boise, is enjoying
change at home
Mr. and Mrs. Pliny Case and children
spent Sunday at Wilder, visiting Mrs
Cases brother, Mr.. Arthur Wood anC
wife. Mrs. Wood was formerly Mis-
Alice Metcali OF Roswell. Mr.. Wood il
in the service OF the Z. s. R.
| On account of the big snow storm tn
school was unable to open Jan. s, bu
the teacher, Miss Bessie Mammen, wa
on hand to commence Monday, Jan 10
with the usual attendance.
Election of the Sunday School officer
for the ensuing year are as follows
Supt. saml. Eggari Asst. SuPt- Wi
Jones; Sec'y. Clara Lund; Treas Mis-
Dorothy Williams; Organist. Mrs. Wa
dron.
| Our pastor, Rev. Antrim, viii preac
Sunday Jan. 2lst. Sunday school as III
ual preceding the sermon at two o'eloc
D. m. All are welcome.
Wm. Owens is the proud possessor
fine horse.
The Ladies' circle meets today, Thur
day, with Miss dorothy William
Through the united efforts Of the abo'
socitey, a coal house is to be built Il
the school house, and fine scho
coick is to be purchased.
UTILI DuLcI,
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-01-18
Amt It Awful. Mabel?

Clay A. Walker, formerly connected
with the Herald, and now 1T on the
Meadows Eagle, gives vent to the follow
ing:
"Be it known to all readers OF the La-
gle and others by this announce
ment:
That we, ye editor, being tired OF the
icy winds Of winter playing zephyr tunes
among the few stray hairs that still
adorn our noble pate, tired Of the same
pate being made skating rink for the
festive flies of summer, and very tired oil
the fact that the ladies are beginning tc
ignore us, do hereby announce, that we
are going to purchase and WEAR tou-
pee, and re further announce that the
first gink enat gives as the horse-laugh
will receive the following dire punish
mint. We will hunt ap his worst po-
I.litical enemy and forthwith print all be
'has to say against the said mirthful per
son. go be warned in time"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-01-18
Electricity in Wheat Raising

The prscticability Of using static elee-
tricity to supplement sunlight in the
cultivation Of winter wheat is being test
ed at the government experiment farm
at Arlington, Va, according to the Feb
ruary Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The theory Of the government scient-
lists. headed by DR.. Lyman j. Briggs, IS
that the natural electricity in the a:mos-
phere is beneficial to plant growth and
that there would seem TO be no reason
why, if this natural electricity be ampli-
fed by mechanical means, nature will
not be still further assisted in the work,
particularly during the winter months
when the supply Of sunlight Is curtailed.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-01-18

]. B. English was Boise visitor Tues
day.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. W. Q. Morris,
Wednesday, January II, an 81 pound
girl.
III. Durnil has leased the VIM. Bisch-
off ranch near Notus fora period Of three
years.
Officers Of the RebekAb lodge we're in
stalled Saturday evening by district dep
uty Edna Ross.
Mrs. II. A. stoier left the latter part
of last week for Indiana, with her boy,
whom she win place in school there.
I The Idaho Oregon people are setting
poles between Parma and Nyssa for the
Esxtenzion Of the light and power line to
Parma.
| The district meeting Of Rebekah lodg-
es for District No. 7, will be held in
Caldwell Jan. 27. All members invited
Ito be present.
4 NJ anu III :. NCOs AlOl1OA4l NAO AA4F =
resided near Parma for several years,
have moved to Horseshoe Bend. Mr..
Hobson will engage in the mercantile
business.
In the prize fight at Mountainhome
saturday night between Brad Shamrock
Eof this place and 'fPug" Reynolds Of
caldwell. Shamrock won, gaining a
Knockout in the third round.
DR.. G. q. Case was in town today
from Arena Valley. The people Of thai
Esection are asking for road district, and
lP. W. Case went to Caldwell today tC
lay the matter before the county com
missioners-
! L. l. Moon returned Sunday from 4
visit with his parents at North Platte
Nebraska. He states that weather dur
ing his visit was something fierce. Mr.
Moon expects his parents to come L
Parma TO locate'during the year.
/ At the annual meeting Of the stock
holders Of the Riverside Ditch COMPANY
at Roswell Saturday, j. H. Lowell. R
D. P. Helms f. NJ Kirkpatrick, G. II
Allen, Robt. Weir, Z. B Ross and G. G
Case were elected directors for the en-
suing year. ]. H. Lowell was electe'
; president OF the board.
Owing to the bad weather the attend
lance at the social meeting OF the Am
. phictyonic Council was not as large a
. usual, but the meeting was most instru'
s tive and entertaining. Mrs. Buerma
read an able paper on the civil servis
D reform bill; Mrs. Fouch. the Iniativ'
s Referendum and Recall bills, and Mr.
Kerriek on Uniform Marriage and d
/. yorce law. Mrs. Blackwell spoke upc
V number of subjects. Among the
n we're the Woman's Property questiC
D. and the Childrens' Bureau bill. She q
E so advocates and believes will have Il
K teaching of Domestic science and mo
Industrial Work in our smaller school
+. After the discussion upon these question
. refreshments were served by the cor
. mittee in charge. The usual busine
b. meeting will be held at the Commerci
ID Club rooms Thursday Jan. 20.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-01-18
EMMETT PEOPLE KICK
Iiiapendent Telephone System
NAV be Established.

Exaaperated BY; the e<tortionate rates
charged by. the Mountain States Tele-
phone company coupled with the poor
service, mass.mesting OF telephone us-
ers from town and country was held In
tho Commercial Club rooms Saturday
afternoon and'a decision reached to de-
mand reasonable rates, and better SER
vice. Failing to secure prompt compli.
ance with these demands practically ev-
cry phone vii be ordered out and ar
independent mutual system, built by
home capable and. managed by home
people, win be Installed. Emmett In
dex.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-01-18
GLASS CONFUSING 70 THEM
Birds and Fish Do Not Easily Learn
That They Cannot Pene-
trate H.

A correspondent recently reported
what he described as the curious
freak" OF a blackbird flying against a
parlor window many times at the
same spot
Such an incident is not uncommon
Birds have been known to fight for
hours at q time, day after day. with
their own image reflected in a pane
OF glass. pecling and futtering against
the pane and quite exhausting them
selves in their fury to demolish the
supposed rival 1t is another instance
of how the arts Of our civilization
corrupt and confuse the birds II is
the same with fishes.
Darwin tells a story of pike In an
aquarium separated by plate glass
from fish which were its proper food
In trying to get at the fish the pike
would often dash with such violenct
against the glass as to be completed,
stunned It did this for more thar
three months before 1t learned eau
don Then when the glass was re
moved the pike would not attaci
those particular fishes, but would de
your others freshly introduced
II did not at all understand the sit
uation. but associated the punishment
It had received not with the glass
but with a particular kind OF fish
Darwin's American monkeys proves
themselves more knowing" Whel
they cut themselves once with an,
sharp tool they would not touch
again or else would handle 1t with tn
| greatest caution.
Thus they gave evidence OF the SIN
| pier forms OF reason Of which nor
keys are no doubt capable. but bird
are evidently lacking in reasonin
| powers.-The Scotsman
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-01-18
Beware of Ointments for
Catarrh That Contain Mercury

as mercury VIII surely destroy the sense
OF smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering L through
never be used except on prescriptions
from reputable physicians. as the damage
they viii do is ten fold TO the good you
can possibly derive from them Han.
Catarrh Cure. manufactured by F. J.
Cheney & Co. Toledo. o.. contains no
mercury, and IS taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system In buying Haifs :
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genu-
inc II Is taken internally and made in
Toledo, Ohio. by FL Cheney & Co Tes-
timonia,s free
Sold BY Druggists. Price &c per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills fer constipation
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-01-18
Don't Crowd Them.

Don't allow hogs to be crowded in
their sleeping quarters. Over Growing
results in coughs, lung fever and quite
in the smaller weaker ones
becoming smothered from over-laying.
Hogs are mortgage lifters, but nallowed
to "root hog or die the lifting will not
be in the race with airships.-Rural
Spirit.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-01-18

Earn $25, cash by few hours'
work. We want to advertise our new
Lamp Burner. We offer f26. 90 in cash
to any lady or gentleman. who can furn-
ish reference who will sell 1853 Of our
White light smokeless Lamp Burners in
your community at Soc each. Burner
guaranteed per our "Ad" in this paper
today. Send us 35c for sample burner
and order blanks. Commence work at
once. NATIONAL LIGHT CO.,
Sault Ste Marie. Mich"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-01-18

The supreme court of idaho has rem
dered decision that requires irrigation
ditch companies to take care of waste
water, and ifseepage from ditch makes
low land along the same too wet for ag-
ricultural use, the ditch company is Ii
able for damage, or else drain the land
30 effected in such manner as 10 reclaim
for agricultural purposes.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-01-18

And in accordance with the law, so
many shares Of each parcel OF stock as
may be necessary win be sold at the Office
of said Company, at Parma, Idaho, on the
5th day OF February, 1912, st the hour
Of ten O'Clock a. M, Of such day to pay
the delinquent assessments thereon. to
gether with the costs Of advertising and
expenses of sale.
W. B. MITCHELL,
Secretary, Parma, Idaho.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-01-18
ousen.Iand.s sheep ~

q. Jowette. one OF Queensland
known squattess. has abou. is-
stations in Queensland. and
over 1000. 900 sheep. On ore q
stations. Kynuna. he shears cc9n.
and he has Just bought two oth'
sheep stations.--London Standard
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-01-18
Denver Excursion


Via Oregon Short Ene-Union PacifC
for National Western Stock show.
Low rate with limit Of January 2sth
See agents for rates and further rartic'
ulsrs. II 2
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-01-18
Narral chlIdrsn.

All proper children are destructive
That is their way OF finding out wla
things are made or But they gei
over It 1t is not well to take the.T
lnconvenient activities too seriously
George Hodges. in Atlantic
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-01-18
Farmers Cooperative Ditch Co.
Parma. Idaho, December l6. 1911.
NOTICE.

There is delinquent upon the follow
ing described stock on account Of the
assessment levied on the 9th day Of No
vember, 1911, the several amounts set
opposite the names OF the respective
shareholders as follows:
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-01-18
Los ANGELES Excursion,
February Srd.

From Salt Lake City via s. P. L. A. 4
S. /. railroad. Rates apply irom Salt
Lake ouly, but see Oregon Short Line
agents for further psrticlsrs.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-01-18
Furniture for Sale.

One new range, dining chairs and Ia
bic. two dressers. kitchen cabinet, beds,
etc. One mile north Of Parma
J. W. BRETT
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-01-18
OCULIST

Having received certificate to practice
Optometry, I am now prepared TO test
ewes and fit glasses Office at present
in residence opposite Q. P. Church.
d. A. WHITE, Parma, Idaho
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-01-18
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the annu-
al meeting Of the stockholders of the
Parma Gun Club for the election OF a
board Of five directors fer the ensuing
year will be held at the Parma Herald
office, in Parma, Canyon county, Idaho,
on Monday. February 5, 1912, at two
O'Clock D. m. Any other business that
may come. before the meeting will also
be considered. NJ. A. BATES,
President.
Thos. Bracken, Secretary.
Mrs. ]. w. Easter is visiting relatives
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-01-18

Mrs. ]. W. Easter is visiting relatives
in Weiser.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-01-18

Thos. Bracken, Secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-16
SUNK TOO DEEP
TO BE REACHED
Nothing Can Be Saved From the
Wreck Which Lies on the
Bottom.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
LONDON, April 16.-The managers
of the White Star line here are still
hoping against hope that other surviv-
ors of the Titanic disaster may have
been picked up by vessels that rushed
to the scene besides the Carpathia.
They admitted, however, that the
chance was slight. The Titanic and
her valuable cargo, among which
we're diamonds valued at S5.00O,O0o,
can never be recovered. Sinking in
mid-ocean, at the depth which pre-
walls where the accident occurred
said Captain James Parton, manager
of the company, absolutely precludes
any hope of salvage. The fact thai
most of those saved were women ant
children speaks volumes for the dis
cipline on board. Thank God we wer'
spared any repetition of scenes tina
4 have accompanied some preylou
wrecks. We are still hoping that othe
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-16
CAUSES SICKNESS
Good Health impossible With a DIS.
ordered Stomach.

There is nothing that will create
sickness or cause more trouble than
disordered STOMACH, and many people
daily contract serious maladies simply
through disregard or abuse OF the
stomach.
We urge every one suffering from
any stomach arrangement, Indigestion,
or dyspepsia, whether acute or chronic,
to try Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets, with
the distinct understanding that we will
refund their money without question
or for1nality, If after reasonable use OF
this medicine they are not satisfied
with the results. We recommend them
to our customers every day, and have
yet to hear of any one who has no
been benefited by them. Three sizes
csc, soc, and S1.00 box. Sold il
Keokuk only at our store-The Rexal
| Store. McGrath Bros Drug Co, corne
Fifth and Main streets.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-16
WHAT'S THE REASON?
Many keokuk People In Poor Health
Without Knowing the Cause.

There are scores of people who
drag out miserable existence with
out realizing the cause of their suf-
fering. Day after day they are racked
with backache and headache; suffer
from nervousness, dizziness, weak.
ness. languor and depression. Likely
the kidneys have fallen behind in
their work of filtering the blood and
that is the root of the trouble. Looa
to your kidneys, assist them in their
work-give them the help they need
You can use no better remedy thar
Doan's Kidney Pills-endorsed by ov
er one hundred thousand people, ant
by your neighbors in Keokuk.
Mrs H. Van Camp, 307 Main st
Keokuk, Iowa, says: my back ans
head ached severely and had trou
BILE from the kidney secretions. / wa
dizzy and languid when I got UP II
the morning and whenever / stoope
or lifted. sharp pains passed throug
my loins. Some one told me to tr
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box at Wilkinson & Co.'S drug store
III began their use was prompt
4 and permanently cured and cons
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i For sale by all dealers. Price
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffal
New York. sole agents for the Unite
States.
Remember the name Doan s. ar
take no other.