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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-01-23
DEMAND ATTENTION
COMMERCIAL CLUB AFTER IMMI-
GRAFTON DEPARTMENT.
ENDORSE BORDER DAYS
Give Organization Moral Support-A
Young Mems Club.

At this weeks commercial club
luncheon number of important mat
ters came up for discussion and more
than passing interest was taken in the
session. The matter of asking for a
better representation for North Idaho
in general and Idaho county in particu-
lar in the report issued by the immi
grafton department of the state was
taken up and the way that department
was scored is enough to make Sam
Rich 8 ears turn crimson. For these
many years this department has not
been state wide proposition but con-
fined principally to extolling the ad-
vantages of the south and southeast,
and the people of the north have just
about decided they do not care to longer
contribute their dollars for the support
of sectional office. The new com
missioner, Major Reed, is spoken of
very highly and has indicated that he
will treat the north fairly. A commit
tee composed of A. F. Parker, L. M.
Harris and Reese Hattabaugh was ap-
pointed to take the matter up with the
Major and issue to him an invitation
to visit Idaho county some date in
the future.
The matter of Border Days was dis
cussed quite thoroughly and resulted in
the club giving it's moral endorsement
to the organization now effected.
A representative of the Young Men 3
Booster Club was present and read a
resolution commencing the work done
by the commercial club and signifying
the intention of the younger organiza-
tion to work along similar lines and
asking for recognition. The CONNER
cial club passed motion commencing
the objects of the young men and
thanking them most heartily for their
kind words.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-01-23

and would save hundreds of miles in
shipping freight from the intermoun-
tain section to the south. 1t would
give the Burlington, the Denver 4 Rio
Grande and the Western Pacific a
northern outlet and put the three roads
in touch with the freight of the orient
which is consigned from Seattle to
southern points.
1t is thought that $50,0o0,oo0 will put
the road in running order, including a
liberal supply of motive power. 1t is
figured that the heaviest work will
have to be done between New Meadows
and Lewiston, and it is thought that
$6,000,000 will cover that. The repre-
sentatives are expected to return to
Boise within a short time and report
the outcome of their mission.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-01-23
Indians Living in Idaho,

There are 379l Indians in Idaho, ac.
cording to figures compiled at the office
of the state immigration bureau.
Six hundred and twenty three of
them are located on the Occur d. Alene
reservation in north Idaho, and All are
formerly the Lemhi reservation. The
greatest population of any of the four
Indian domains within the state is re.
ported from the Fort Lapwai reserva-
ton in the Lewiston country, where
there are 1899 of the aborigines.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-01-23
C|TYELECT|ONS SOON
ON APRIL FIRST OFFICERS TO BE
SELECTED.
WHO PRESENT ONES ARE
office Not Very Lucrative, AS Rule
and People Appear Satisfied
With Present Ones.

On April the first will occur the city
election at which time those who are to
have charge of the city's welfare for
the coming two years will be selected.
At the present time all is quiet and se-
rene and there is nothing to indicate
that a rush for city offices may be
looked for. The office of mayor, which
is now held by w. w. Brown, is not a
very lucrative one, his honor being al
lowed the magnanimous sum of five
dollars a month, and that he earns the
salary cannot well be disputed by any
one. Mr.. Brown, the present incum-
bent, has made the city one of the best
officials it has ever had and it is
hoped will agree to take the place for
another two years.
There will be six councilmen elected,
the present ones from the first ward
being John Eimers and Frank Rice.
From the second, H. +. Sweet and Pow
ell Gibson. The third is represented by
Frank VanDeventer and Archie Dyer.
These offices are also Of very lucra-
,, tive nature, five dollars a month being
allowed for attending all meetings.
There is nothing to the office but work
and worry and you are cussed if you
do and cussed if you do not But the
present council seems to have gotten
along very well and we hear no objec-
tion to any of them.
The office of clerk and police judge
is held by Hampton Taylor. This car
ries with it salary of $50 a month
and entails considerable labor and has
been well filled by Judge Taylor.
j. A. Bradbury, the present city
treasurer, has made an excellent public
official and earned every cent of the
twelve dollars and half allowed.
These are all of the elective offices
to be filled and the following are ap-
pointed by the mayor, with the approx
al of the council:
City attorney, M. r. Hattabaugh.
Sewer inspector, Evan Evans.
City engineer, E. c. Spedden.
Chief of police, VIM. Brown.
Asst. Policeman, Chas. Waldum.
Street commissioner, Fred Karsten
! Sexton, w. H. Y. Richards.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-01-23
Married Wednesday Night.

At six thirty Wednesday evening, at
the home of the bride s brother and
sister, DIR. and Mrs H. j. Smith, occur
red the marriage of Miss Ella L. Martin
and Mr.. Mark A. Robinson, two Of
Grangeville S young people.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Hedges, the pastor of the bride 3
church and was witnessed by immediate
relatives of the contracting parties
only. The young people were married
beneath floral arch and the impressive
ring ceremony used. Following con-
gratulations, a six course wedding din
ner was served and later the wedding
party repaired to the home of the
young people.
The bride is one of the popular young
ladies of the city and for the past
several years has been chief clerk of the
forestry office. The groom is an Idaho
county boy who is associated with his
father in the decorating business. He
is a man of sterling worth and has q
host of friends.
They will be at home to their friends
in the cottage built by the groom in the
City Park addition, after February LIST.
The best wishes of many admirins
friends is extended to this most estima-
BILE young couple.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-01-23
DIVISION UP AGAIN
WOULD ANNEX PART OF IDAHO
COUNTY TO LEWIS.
kAM|AH BACK OF SCHEME
Ambitious Clearwater Town Would 10
Countyseat

The county division bee is again
buzzng, strictly speaking not county
division at this time but annexation, Q
bin having for its purpose the annexa,
tion of portion of Idaho to Lewis,
having been introduced into the legisla-
ture by a legislator from Lewis county.
The bill provides for an enabling act
whereby the residents of the section
effected are to vote upon the annexa-
ton of certain territory to Lewis county
and of course, this means in case it
carries, later on Lewis county will be
divided into two counties and Kamiah
made the county seat of the new county
thus created. kamiah has had ambi--
tions for these many years to become q
county seat and the people of that little
town have been sprucing up of late and
looking forward to the realization Of
their dreams by taking a good liberal
slice of territory from Idaho county
and with what they might get from
Lewis, creating a new county and max
ing their town the capital thereof.
The slice it is proposed to take from
Idaho county, includes besides some
very valuable agricultural land, most
of the railroad mileage of the Clear
water line.
The proposed division commences at
range one east Boise Meridian between
townships 32 and 33, thence runs east
to Clearwater river, and then follows
the middle channel of the Ciearwater
river to the Montana line, thence along
said boundary line to where it intersects
the boundary of Clearwater county,
thence follows along the Clearwater
county boundary to the point where it
connects with Lewis county and thence
north to the place of beginning.
This would deprive Idaho county of
all its railroad mileage along the Clear
water river, and take in all the territory
north of Dryen; on the reservation,
which includes much agricultural land.
The proposition, while it has very
little support from the people in the
territory sought, will be opposed by all
other sections of the county and especi-
ally will Kooskia make fight against
it. A committee composed of the
following gentlemen from Kooskia:
James Stuart, Jacob Leitch, George
Trenary, w. H. Casady, Peter Decker
and Ed Pring, came up Saturday night
to meet with the Grangeville CONNER
cial Club and discuss the matter. The
club went on record as against the
scheme of annexation and appointed a
committee headed by A. F. Parker to
look after the matter for this section
of the county. The county commission
ers also went on record as being opposed
to the move and combined effort will
be made by the citizens of Idaho
county opposing the annexation as tho
question of changing the boundaries of
the county was an issue at the late
election and voted down.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-01-23
District Court.

The spring term of the Idaho County
court will convene in this city this
week, providing his honor, Judge Steele,
is able to reach the city. There are 81
civil cases on the docket and seven cri-
minal, and the term will perhaps occupy
three weeks. There are a number of
important civil cases up for trial but
the criminal calendar will not be a
heavy one, several of the cases which
are docketed having been continued
from term to term and will probably be
dismissed. The four criminal cases
that will come to trial are:
State of Idaho VS.. L. l.. Hayes
charged with having obtained money
under false promises.
State of Idaho VS.. Jess Kitchen
charged with rape.
State of Idaho VS.. Henry Addison
charged with grand larceny.
State Of Idaho vs.. H. NJ. Callette
charged with drawing checks without
funds.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-01-23
WAS GOOD SHOW
R. G.. BAILEY PRAISES IDAHO
COUNTY POULTRY EXHIBIT.
NO ADMISSIONS COLLECTED
Says Purposes of the Exhibit Thwarted
by Efforts to Derive Revenue
at Gates.

1.-THE Idaho county poultry show at
Grangeville last week, was one of the
most successful exhibitions | have ever
witnessed in the northwest and the
any show | attended this winter, said
Il. G. Bailey of the Western Poultry
Journal who spent last week with the
breeders at the Idaho county show. Mr..
Bailey has been on the show circuit the
greater part of the fall and winter and
will go to Moscow this morning to
visits have been in the interest of the
poultry journal he represents and the
breeders of the northwest sections are
giving the new publication the most
substantial encouragement.
"The Idaho county show has good
management and many of the managers
of the larger exhibitions could secure
some very important tips by visiting the
Idaho county show. | believe how
ever, one of the most important features
is that the show was open to the public
without a ticket seller or coin collector
at the doors. 1t is well enough for the
poultry show arrangements in sections
where the industry is well established
to make a charge for admission but we
are only pioneering in most of the sec
tions of the northwest and there is
little chance to interest the public at
large when an admission is asked to the
very thing in which we hope to interest
it. The Idaho county management
fully understands this situation and the
| results was that the attendance at
Grangeville last week was larger than
the big show held at Spokane. Not only
is it matter of attendance but these
same people who have never before
paid any attention to the breeds or
strains, are now convinced of the larger
profits in better poultry and the book
ing for poultry and eggs was most sur.
prising
II VIC ohiy sup W cousiucT uoW
little is the fund actually secured from
the admission at the doors and com
pare it with the embarrassments to the
development of the industry that re-
suits from the admission charge, | be.
lieve every poultry show in the north
west would be open to the public until
the industry at least reached status
where the home demand is supplied. II
is also an injustice to the breeder, as
he fails to secure the advertisement to
which he is entitled and his order for
bird and eggs are materially curtailed
I'm Idaho county the management
has taken the poultry show matter be-
fore the board of county commissioners
on the basis that it is one of the in
dustries of the county that demands en-
couragement and the commissioners
have made sufficient appropriations te
allow the show to be conducted on q
cash basis without depending upon the
revenues from gate receipts. Idahe
county shows have always been run OIL
this plan and the quality of the birds
showed there last week suggests the
wisdom of the policy. n-Lewiston Tri
bune.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-01-23
Entertained Their Friends.

Forty gentlemen were entertained at
the Parker home last evening by the
Messrs. Parker and Brown and one of
the most enjoyable evenings of the So
cial calendar had. The game of five
hundred was played and the prize, q
handsome imported stein, was won by
j. I. Overman, the consolation going tt
Bert Lanningham, being drum bear
ing the good advice of "learn to beat
At the close of the game elegant re
freshments were served.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-01-23
Accepted Bridge.

notwithstanding the blizzard of
Sunday, the county board made the
trip to Sites to inspect the bridge re-
Gently completed across Cottonwood
creek. The bridge was built by the
Security Bridge Co., proved satisfactory
in every respect and was accepted by
the commissioners.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-01-23
FOR BRADY
WITHIN THREE VOTES OF ELEC-
TION ON 26TH BALLOT.
Dewey, DARK HORSE N RACE
Renator Hart and Mormons Switch to
Brady and Attempt
Stampede.
Senator Brady
Now

On the thirty-first ballot, yes
terday the legislature elected for
mer governor James Brady, sena-
tor for short term from Idaho.
Judge Ailshie, who was the north
Idaho candidate and made a hard
fight, lost his following and from
a vote Of 80 dwindled down to
ten. Had Latah county stayed
with him, he would have been
elected. Forty-one votes neces-
sary for choice and on the thirty
first ballot Brady secured forty
three.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-01-23
Moneyed Men Interested.

+. w. Goodrich and the rubber inter
ests now own the Pacific & Idaho
Northern railroad, and it is understood
that the Goulds have been partly re-
lieved of the burden they were carrying
through the overbonding of the Denver
& Rio Grande to build the Western
Pacific by J. Pierpond Morgan. There
has been rumor current for several
years that the local interurban COM
pany was being backed by James J.
Hill, and as Hill and Morgan have a
working agreement upon railroads, it is
possible that an intermountain north
and south Connection between Western
be of benefit to both roads. As Good
rich and the rubber people own the
road from Weiser to New Meadows and
the bonding house of Kissel-
which is connected with the banking
firm of J. P. Morgan & Co., has beer
heavily interested in the interurbaf
lines the representatives of the local in
terests do not think they will have
much trouble in convincing the eastern
financiers that it would be a paying
proposition, as it would cut off hun
dreds of miles in shipping Chicago ant
northern freight which is routed owe
the Northern Pacific to San Francisco
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-01-23


W. Hart's Fremont county delegation,
which was the key selected to open the
deadlock and elect Ex-Governor James
H. Brady to the short term senatorship,
proved three votes too small on the
test today and the deadlock remains.
Senator Hart headed his forces
cleverly. He stayed two votes with
Ailshie, enough to see Ailshie start on
the downhill and furnish a good ex-
cuse to get away. Then the Fremont
county delegation went back to Hamer
their favorite son, for two ballots, and
it was not till the fifth ballot of the
day that the slide to Brady was made.
Senator Borden, who yesterday broke
from Ailshie to Brady, followed much
the same course, not voting for Brady
today until the fifth ballot.
The maneuver took the joint assem-
bly,, by surprise and it raised storm.
Hart Is motion for five consecutive
ballots carried without opposition.
After the fifth ballot, when Brady came
so near being elected, Hart tried to
get motion through for five more
ballots, but the anti-Brady lorces, that
up to that minute had been standing
by Hart, shouted for an adjournment
Three separate roll calls followed be-
fore the assembly could proceed and
at times four or five members were
calling for recognition at time.
Fight on Adjournment.
motion for adjournment went to
roll call and the vote was Al to Al.
1t was declared lost on the tie. A mo-
tion for five more ballots lost by the
same tie vote. A second motion for
adjournment again tailed the Al to Al
vote.
Lieutenant Governor Taylor ruled
that as the assembly met for only one
purpose, to elect United States SEN
ator, and having refused to adjourn,
there was but one thing to do, to pro-
ceed to ballot, and the sixth ballot was
taken, after which the adjournment
found little opposition.
The Brady forces were absolutely
confident they would elect today. They
knew they were playing close to the
line, but counted on just AZ or 43
votes. It required AZ to elect.
representative Bowerman, who has
been consistent Brady supporter,
was evidently not posted on the line of
oattle, for when the Fremont delega-
ton went to Hamer he went too, but
did not come back. Bowerman tonight
left for his home at st. Anthony, his
oank having been burned this morn
ing But his absence will not be felt
oy the Brady men, as with him gone
IL will require only Al to elect, Edel-
oiue and Nihart being too sick to at
tend.
French With Brady.
Speaker French was well lined up to-
oay and stayed with Brady all the way
through. Bradley, however deserted
Brady at the hour when triumph
seemed certain. Evans Of Lincoln, who
was expected to get into line, stayed
with Ailshie, and Mickels failed to get
into line.
representative Johnston from Bing.
nam Joined the Fremont county dele
CATION in the Brady slide, making five
votes that Brady secured today which
Continued on page ~
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-01-23

The Commissioner 3 proceedings in
full will be found in this issue.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-01-23

For Sale-Farm lands and citx
property. Geo. N. Reed. 37t3
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-01-23
R. R. BUILDING ON
THE BOISE STATESMAN OPENS
PAPER RAILROAD BUILDING.
NORTH AND SOUTH ROAD
Would Connect Hill and Gould Lines
Opening New Markets to
Both.

Now that the snow is deep, it is about
time to begin the construction of paper
railroads in Idaho and the Statesman of
Boise is the first in the field. We are
in favor of the Statesman s road, ex-
cepting that it does not come via
Grangeville. With this change, which
is made possible by rewriting of a
paragraph, we are ready to join with
them in its building Here is the
Statesman s story and it does read
well:
Representatives of eight business in
terests of Boise are now in the east con
ferring with +. w. Goodrich of the
rubber interests and J. Pierpont Nor
gan relative to the financing Of north
and south railroad through IIaho. On
the south the railroad is TO have east
and west connection with the Western
Pacific and southern connections with
the Denver Rio Grande On the north
the road is to have the east and west
connection with the Northern Pacific
and northern or Canadian Connection
out of Spokane over the Canadian
Pacific. 1t is the intention of the re-
presentatives of the Boise interests to
secure sufficient money either to build
between Boise and Winnemucca or be-
tween here and Wells, Nevada, via
Twin Falls
The plan of a north and south rail
road as outlined in the annual review
of The Statesman is the contemplated
line by which the railroad is to be con-
structed. From Boise the road will go
to Weiser over the interurban lines,
which will be extended to that point
in the near future, according to those
who have inside information concerning
the activities of the Idaho Traction
company. All surveys have been made
between here and Weiser, and even, the
tonnage maps and population maps of
the district on both sides of the Snake
river have been prepared and given
to officers of the company.
Meeting of Interest.
About week ago there was meet.
ing held in one of the wholesale houses
of the city, and there were present at
the meeting representatives of eight OF
the largest corporations in southern
Idaho. Several of the representatives
were eastern agents of the Idaho cor
porations, and the whole railroad situa
tion was gone into. The most difficult
part of the financing of the north and
south road seemed to be the construc-
tion of the line from the end of the
Pacific L. Idaho Northern at New
Meadows to a northern connection. II
was originally intended to build the line
into Grangeville to connect with one OF
the northern roads at that point, but
the present proposition which is on foot
is to build the line to Lewiston, as the
men interested in the building of the
line think that the valley of the Snake
river would afford a greater future fol
the railroad than going by the way OF
Grangeville.
Moneyed Men Interested.
E. w. Goodrich and the rubber inter
ests now own the Pacific & Idaho
Northern railroad, and it is understood
that the Goulds have been partly re-
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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-01-23

Free Press ads bring results.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-02
IRA THOMAS BACK
in HIS HOME TOWN
FORMER HARTFORD STAR, NOW
WITH ATHLETICS, VISITS
FOLKS IN COLLINS
WILLIE,

Collinsville, Jan. 2.-Ira Thomas, the
famous catcher of the Philadelphia
Athletics and Mrs. Thomas are spend
ing the week with relatives here. Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas recently returned
from tour of Cuba with the Ath1et-
les. The team played a series of
twelve games on the island and won
ten of them. J. Franklin Baker kept
up his home run hitting in Cuba. The
fans did not turn out very well as
they do not like to see their own
teams beaten
Mr.. Thomas is pleasantly looking
forward to the coming season and is
not dismayed' by the hard luck the
team had last season. Mr.. Thomas
told of the royal manner in which the
members of the team and their fan1i-
lies were entertained upon their re-
turn from Cuba at the Florida, home
of Senator McNfchoIs of Phi1adel-
pfia.
The Athletics will start aboat March
I for San Antonio, Texas, where they
will begin their spring tour of the
South Mr.. Thomas will not compete
in the Danfelson checker tournament
this winter as he is deUoting all of
his time outside of baseball to the
building business. He and his Phila-
deIphia. partner have thus far built
and sold about twenty five houses in
Philadelphia. It is expected that in
time Mr.. Thomas will rank with the
late Adam Forepaugh as a real estate
operator in Philly. While in Phila-
de1paia he spends much of his time at
the Bingham, Be11evue-Stratford and
Ritz-Carlton hotels.