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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-02-07
RELEASE ASKED
FOR STATE CONVICT
MATT MILLER, LINCOLN COUNTY
PRISONER, SEEKS WHIT or
HA5EAS CORPUS.

BOISE. Feb. a. Matt Miller. q con-
sict at the state penitenuary. who vas
convicted Of an infamous csiEne II Lin
colin County in 1855. yesterday through
his attorney. made application to the
supreme court for a writ x habeas cox
pus to be directed TO Warden Snook OF
the penitentisry. requiring that off,
eial to bring the body o. the defeadans
into court together WITH the day and
date Of his confinement in the sta =
prison. It is claimed IN the petition
which has been filed that the judge Of
the district court q Lincoln county ex-
eeeded his authority in sentencing NIL
Ter TO the penitentiary for q term ox
IS years for the crime Of which he
convicted.
It Is set out in the petition that the
statutes make the penalty for the
crime five years in the penitentiary
and THAI in passing sentence the judge
Of the court became confused ana
sentenced Miller under another Sec
tion Of the code. It IS set out that
the rights OF the petitioner have been
transgressed and thar il he is further
confined in the state penitentiary, he
wiz have his constitutional rights
aiken away from hmm.
The supreme court did not grant
he writ yesterday, bat tock the petI-
ion under advisement and win prob
bly, decide whether there Is any prob
bic cause IN the contentious Of the
stitoner within the next few days.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-02-07
SETTING UP NEW
co. GOVERNMENT
oooDiNo AND nfNfOoKA ARE
COMMENCING BUSINESS ON
THEIR OWN ACCOUNT.

Gooding and Ainidoka Counties are
now realities. each with It's public Of
ficials ready for the transaction Of
business That IS. the officials have
all been named and they VIII be duly
qualified within few days.
The Gooding Boards Of County Com
missioners announced their purposes Of
limiting all salaries TO one hundred dol
lars per month, with mighty fes If any
extras to BE- allowed on any account
For instance. the Commissioners viii
permit the Sheriff 70 draw the amount
named but nothing more. except that he
viii be reimbursed for horse feed while
actually using his own horses in the
service Of the County.
minidoks Officers.
Governor Haines on Monday appointed
the officials for the new county q Min
tdoka. All Of the officers Of the new
County come from the towns Of Rupert.
the County seat. Hepburn and Hills
dale. The former two towns secure the
majority q the appointments. The
new Officers win be sworn in within
the next few Gays before a notary public
and be in readiness to begin their
duties
None Of the officers appointed have
ever held a state office but are rsvre-
sentative business men and women in
the communities in which they i've
Governor Haines was very careful in
selecting the officials in order that
the best men obtainable would have
the offices and start the new county
off on the right road.
The County Commissioners were Sc
lscted from various parts Of the
County 50 that al would have rep
resentative upon the board when the
time comes TO levying taxes. These
are the appointees:
Commissioners-A. r Beymer. Ru-
pert; F. J. Marshall Hinsda}e; " y
Brim, Hepburn
sheriff-Charles Nelson. Hepburn
County auditor and recordsr-John NJ
Butler. Rupert.
County Treasurer-wnson Bowlby
Rupert
Coroner-v. R KnIen. Hepburn.
Surveyed. T. NcDonough. His
dale.
Probate Judg-John n PEBBLES
Rupert.
County OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES T.
Dampier. Rupert
Prosecuting Attorney-H -Hyrum T. Red
ford. Hepburn.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-02-07
IS LOCAL OPTION
ELECTION NEXT?
BY CUTTING OFF DRY TERRITORY
LINCOLN COUNTY MAY NOW
BE WET.

The ikelihod that a petition may soon
be presented TO the County Commis-
sioners OF the new Lincoln County for
a local option liquor election is fire.
quently mentioned by the wise ones.
There seems to be no authority for a
statement Of this kind so far as the
circulation of the petition that it will be
necessary to prepare, but nevertheless
rumors fly thick and fast that the elect
ion is bound to come and At an early
gay.
1t is known that the portions OF old
Lincoln just erected into Gooding and
Minidoka Counties are the strongest OF
the dry territory which voted this coun-
ty dry three years ago. jerome. which
remains in this County was formerly
regarded as favoring the sale Of liquor.
as was Shoshone. If two towns should
now forget their differences over Coun-
ty division they would be pretty sure
to vote whiskey in at the proposed
election.
But this, the wise ones further de-
clare, is not likely TO take place
shoshone should take the initiative and
seek to have the election called at this
time. For this reason the liquor inter
ests here are playing waiting game
waiting for Jerome liquor interests TO
make a move.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-02-07
FARMERS ARE To
WORK TOGETHER
SHosHoNE AND DIETRICH TILLERS
OF THE SOIL IN PRODUCERS
ASSOCIATION.

As a result of the meeting held in
Boise January 27th, 1t is positively an
nounced that the farmers Of this and
the Dietrich sections will organize local
corporations In compliance with the
suggestions made by the promoters of
the Southern Idaho Producers Asso-
citation. Missionary or educational work
Is still being carried on with the deter
mination Of making the corporation a
success from the beginning. Efforts
are being made 20 finance the undertak-
fng by method which will make id
possible for all Of the farmers TO CO.
operate. The promoters realize the nee
cessity of providing funds which viii be
available for the use OF the settlers who
nave their entire capital invested in
their land, but who are the ones most
vitality interested in the organization. 10
Is believed at this time that the re-
quired money will be on hand when the
plans are perfected and that the farmers
the corporation will be
,ble to cash their notes with q very
-easonable interest 1t is estimated
hat about $4,000 VIE be required Tor
ach local corporation.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-02-07
TWO MARRIAGES FROM eoooINe.

Marriages are looking up In the new
county OF Goodiag, Shoshons minister
Rev. H Z. Mcleod performing two
ceremonies for couples from that county
on Monday. The Gooding license dis
penssry is not yet ready for business.
Roy Baker and Aileen Halo were the
first couple and they came from the
town of Gooding, and Fred W. Best and
Miss Exne Wolford. the second couple.
and they han from Wendell to set out
on the sea Of matrimony.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-02-07
OPPORTUNITY At
OUR VERY DOOR
Ex- GOVERNOR COOLING ON THE
NEED OF SOUTHERN RAILROAD
TO TIE SOUTH.

TWIN FALLS. Feb. e.-At the re-
cent Twin Fails meeting 20 promote
the proposed railroad from that city tc
me Western Pacific and Southern "a
cinc roads at Wells, New, Frank r
Goodlng was the principal speaker. He
has long been one Of the enthusiastic
band Of earnest men who are backing
The road as a practical enterprise.
Among other things the former Gov
ernor said at the meeting:
~opportunity is knocking at the door
OF Twin FANS. VIII you answer it2 The
securing Of a mex road south IS your
greatest need. if you ever expect 70
grow beyond your present bounds. You
can get il by all working together.
4 have a quarrel with the Short Line
COMPANY not with the individual Off
cials. I have quarrel with the State
for not urging q railroad commission.
Only Idaho. Utah and Wyoming re-
main in the Union without such COM
mission. believe the present IegisIa-
ture viii provide for this. but that viii
not cure all the Ills.
We need new roads. competition. 10
secure the best facilities for traffic.
You can not build railways fast enough
to keep pace with growing communities.
After you have built to the south. then
build on west to Gooding. Boise and
Welser. connecting with the roads that
are building into the north. Connect
MS state north TO south with good rail-
ways and you can't keep back the
growth that viii follow. am with you
81 this effort. You can put me down
for $50 tonight ana there viii be more
following When We get this thing
started we VIII go down 10 Frisco and
burn them up. There will be some
thing DOING Don't stop with $4,000 On
this tract Make it a million. You
have the chance 70 get this road; you
have an excellent board. Of directors to
do the detail work. Get busy. keep to
gether, and the road viii come
Widespread interest was manifested
The county campaign meetings op-
ened at Castleford Tuesday night.
George D. Aiken, accompanied by W.
T Booth. OF Boise. were the chief
speakers at this meeting. AIr. Good
ing will return in a few days 10 Join
Messrs. Aiken and Booth in 2 number
Of meetings that are scheduled to take
place throughout the county. Reports
from workers at various points state
that rousing meetings are being ar
ranged and that interest is running
high. good crowd from Amsterdam
attended the meeting here and are
boosting. on the Salmon. Irwin Fails
county is on the map"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-02-07
A FARMERS MEETING

All the farmers of the Dietrich tract
are called to meet in Dietrich on sat
sharp. At this meeting s. s. King and
E. R. Gage viii make E full report OF
things done at the Boise meeting in
and about the formation OF the Southern
idaho Produce Association. It is hoped
that all viii attend and learn from their
Representatives some Of the initial work
Of this important undertaking.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-02-07

The public utilities commission bill
introduced by Parks OF Blaine county
was attacked by the shoshone aqtor-
ney upon the contention that it pro-
vided no authority by which the com
mission might force a main line 10
connect with a branch line, that it
failed to provide for the valuation Of
railroads. the regulation OF securities
and that it possessed other short
comings. He closed his talk with the
expression Of the hope that the present
legislature would signalize it's exist
ence by passing a public utilities bill
Ex-Governor Frank r. Gooding also
spoke briefly upon the Ryan bill and
his remarks were even more laudator
than Mr.. Johnson's.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-02-07
MAN WITH CHALK
DELAYED TRAINS
STORY OF OLD LADY FROM TWIN
FALLS AND STATION AGENT
AT MINIDOKA.

A travelling man stood gazing a
the train bulletin board In the lobby
OF the Monarch hotel the other even
ing. at Pocatelio. according 70 the Trib-
nne All the trains were OF time. anc
he was glad.
Last winter wheE stsrms in the
east and bad connections with other
roads caused the Short Line al kinds
Of trouble" he began, addressing no
one in particular and the world in
general. 7 was sitting in the waiting
room Of the Minidoka depot. An old
woman from the Twin Falls branch
was fdgeting nervously. The agent
came out and chalked up on the bull
ietin board:
No. 5. 20 minutes late
The old woman shifted.
: Presently the agent returned and
chalked up:
g no. 5. 40 minutes late
The old woman groaned
but when the agent reapDeared
and wrote: NO s. 50 minutes late.
she could stand 1t no longer
Tor the lands sake she said.
win somebody please take that chalk
.vay from thas man CT we win never (
-et away from this place
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-02-07
VERY IMPORTANT
SPECIAL MEETING
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL BE
IN SESSION FEBRUARY fo-7uR-
POSES SET FORTH.

| The members Of the new Board oi
County Commissioners Of Lincoln
County, being William J. Taper. the
remaining old member. and Thomas H
Gooding and Walter A Heiss. the mem
bers appointed by Governor Haines to
take the place Of c. c. Nelson and ].
N. Staples. met at the Courthouse on
Monday. Gooding and Heiss were quail
flied before Auditor Anderson. after
the filing Of their official bonds in the
penalty Of s5 900 each and subscribing to
the official oath.
The only other business the Board
could perform was 10 issue a call for a
special meeting to be held on Monday.
February 10. the purposes Of which are
defined in the call. as follows:
THE reorganization Of all school
districts and road districts that have
been declared 'dis-organized territory
through the provisions Of House Bills
No. and as PASSED by the Leg1s-
lature Of the state Of Idaho for the
year 1913.
The organization and description Of
three commissioners districts Of and in
said newly described Lincoln County.
"The acceptance and consideration Of
The resignation Of Fred A. Clark, Coun-
" Treasurer and Ex-officio Public Ad-
ministrator Of Lincoln County. Idaho.
and John ". See Assessor and Ex-of-
ficio Tax Collector Of Lincoln County.
idaho. should such designations or either
Of them come before this Board. and
for the purpose OF filling such vacan-
cies by appointment in the asid offices
Of Treasurer and Assessor. should such
vacancies be created.
The appointment of q County Sur
veyor to fill the vacancy in said off
ce Of County Surveyor. should such a
vacancy be created and for the purpose
Of considering the resignation Of Edw.
s. Smith, the present duly elected and
acting County Surveyor Of this County.
should such resignation come before
this Board
The appointment Of an appraiser to
and determine the present
cash worth and value OF all property
both real and personal and TO ascertain
the amount Of Indebtedness. both bond
ed and floating of Lincoln County. in
accordance with House Bills Nos and
5 as passed by the Idaho Legislature Of
1913.
1.-The consideration OF an appropriation
'or the maintenance Of a certain piece
# road between the shoshone and
Highway Districts.
The examination and allowance Of
my and all claims against the old Lin /
.oIn County.
THE settlement between old Lincoln /
County and the Gooding Highway Dis
rict No. 1.
THE examination and settlement Of
ne accounts with E. C. Isengerg. Ex-
ak collector for the old Lincoln County.
Done at shoshone this ard day Of Feb
uary A. D. 1913"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-02-07

The Journal with this issue com
mences its thirtieth annual volume.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-02-07

action the next day and perhaps a
criminal case or two In succession
could not Wen handle and rule upon
public utilities commission case
which the three commissioners had
previously decided. Three justices
upon the higher tribunal should rule
upon the findings Of the commission
rather than lone district judge. he
said.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-02-07
North

North American Grain exchange.
Chicago. Mr.. Lou D. Sweet Of Denver
and persons OF state authority and
experience win address those meet
ings.
I'VE want each section Of Idaho
represented at these meetings IN Ida
no Fails Bring samples of seed
grown in your iocality.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-11-18
Al the Theaters
Press Agents Announcements of Present and Coming
Attractions at Pendleton's Many Show Houses.

t. bring the plans BY drugging the
wine with The Sleep of Death, "
which sends all who drink it into a
deep death-like sleep, he takes the
plans and copies them. Secret SER
vice officials begin an ardent search
for the copy of the plans. This is ii
nauy secured by Isabel, wife of the
secretary of war. who sails TO Europe
with Rosa. a beautiful Russian spy.
This drama deals with a very big and
Interesting subject. and deals with it
Well a treat is in store for Pastime
patrons who like big pictures.
The Van Nostrand Tiara is a Bio
graph containing well-sustained
dramatic plot well worked out. When
Mrs. Van Nostrand returned from
Europe her new tiara was much ad-
vortised \ new lady's maid an ac-
C(mplice of Raffles, substitutes paste
for the famous tiara. But the society
detective captures the offenders ii
spite of their clever ruse.
The Essanay Company presents al
exceedingly interesting comedy o.
errors. entitled Their Wives lndis
reton. Dolores Sassinelli and Wal
iece Berry have the leads.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-11-18
THE WOLF PROVES STRONG
STORY OF CANADIAN WILDS

Though but a small audience greet
ed 'The Wolf" at the oregon theater
Sunday those who attended saw
a forceful. gripping play presented in
a mastery way by Fred r. Cantway
and associates. The man with the
wolfish role is William Mcdonald, an
american engineer who is laying out
a railroad in Canada. Jules, the
French Canadian whose part is por-
trayed by Cantway, is the hero and
he rescues the fair daughter of a
crazy Scotchman just as the wolf is
about TO lay hands upon her. In his
rescue work Jules is aided by George
Huntley. assistant to Mcdonald who
has vein of decency which causes
him 70 lose his former big asset of be-
ing able to mind his own business |;
also by Baptiste, the fur trader who
is very willing to kill Mcdonald but
which job is handled without his
help. The Wolf" is a tale OF the
Canadian wilds and deals with ele-
mental principles and emotions. As
given by the troupe here last evening
1t is d play well worth seeing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-11-18
ATTRACTIVE HAIR
always faScinates - Partisan Sage
Makes Hair That i Dull. Faded or
Thin. Abundant and Gloriously
Radiant.

Every girl and woman. too, wants
10 be beautiful and attractive-lt's
her br1hright-but unsightly thin
and characterless hair destroys half
the beauty OF the most attractive
lace
Tf sour hair is not fascinating. Is
sbinning out. full of dandruff, dry
- II the scalp itches and burns. be-
zhn at once the use of Partisan Sage.
It will double the beauty of the
hair. cool and invigorate the scalp
and the first application removes the
jandruff. II is the hair tonic par
excellence. containing the proper ele-
snents to supply hair needs and make
she hair soft, wavy, lustrous and
abundant
Partisan Sage as sold by Tallman
Il Co. in so cent bottles is pleasant
and refreshing. daintily perfumed-
s.eIther greasy or sticky
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-11-18
Or. COE IGNORES PROTESTS
AND ENTERS FORMER HOME
WITH WRIT AND OFFICER HE IN.
NADES THE RESIDENCE
or HIS WIFE.

PORTLAND, ore. Nov. 17.-An-
other chapter in the marital troubles
of DR.. and Mrs. Henry Waldo Coe oc-
Cured Friday, when tea party at
Mrs. Goes residence S41 Lovejoy
street was interrupted by Dr Coe and
"A deputy sheriff who demanded some
papers left in the house by DIR. Coe.
According to friend of Mrs. Coe,
two women. both prominent in the
campaign for equal suffrage in Ore
gon had been invited to the residence.
While they and their hostess were en-
joying a luncheon man who said
he was an officer demanded entrance
to the house. He was accompanied
by DR.. Coe
The three women protested. but
the men made use of pass key,
which DR.. Coe is said to have. and
entered. They procured some papers
for which it Is said they had obtained
court writ.
One of the women attempted to in
tervene to make a plea with the of.
ficer
Never mind. We do not want tc
talk to Mrs. Pankhurst." she was
told. according to the woman who de.
scribed the incident
The men then left. but shor
time later. ii Is said. an attempt wa:
made to learn the identity of the tive
visitors. Fearing court summons t
act as witnesses they left.
The separation suits filed by tn,
Goes involve the ownership of a resi-
| dence which is occupied by Mrs. Co,
and other property. DR.. Coe. it i
said, lived at the house until recent
| ly. and Mrs. Coe has made hersel
| practically a prisoner within it t,
| hold possession. DR. Coe still retain
his keys and Mrs. Coe has obtaine,
a court order preventing DR.. Coe from
| interfering with her possession of tn
| place.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-11-18
DRUGS EXCITE YOUR
KINDEYS, USE SALTS
IL YOUR BACK HURTS OR BLAD-
DER BOTHERS, DRINK LOTS
OF WATER.

When your kidneys hurt and your
back feels sore, don't get scared AMI
proceed to load your stomach with
lot of drugs that excite the kidneys
and irritate the entire urinary tract.
Keep your kidneys clean like you keep
your bowels clean. by flushing them
with a mild, harmless salts which re-
moves the body's urinous waste and
stimulates them to their normal ac-
tivity. The function or the kidneys
Is to filter the blood. In "a hours
they strain from it 500 grains Of acid
and waste, so we can readily under
stand the vital importance of keeping
the kidneys active.
Drink lots of water--you can't drink
too much; also get from any phar-
maclst about four ounces of Jad Salts;
take a tablespoonful in a glass of wa
ter before breakfast each morning for
a few days and your kidneys will act
fine. This famous salts Is made from
the acid of grapes and lemon juice
com bined with lithla, and has been
used for generations to clean and
stimulate clogged kidneys; also tc
neutralize the acids In urine so 1t nc
longer Is a soucre of irritation, thus
ending bladder weakness.
Jad salts is inexpensive; cannot in
jure; makes a delightful effervesceni
llthla-water drink which everyone
should take now ana then to keer
their kidneys clean and active. Try
this, also keep up the water drinking
and no doubt you will wonder what
became Of your kidney trouble and
backache.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-11-18

n
That great Hoyt theater success. -
Bachelors Honeymoon" under the
management OF A. Mayo Bradfield,
which is to be at the oregon theater
on sunday. November IS, is one of
those bright airy, clean-cut come
dies that leaves good taste and
makes YOU feel better for havins
seen it. The play tells the story of a
widower, Benjamin Bachelor, who
falls in love and marries a young
actress. Benjamin does not tell his
lGdy-love that he has been married
before and that he is the father of
twin daughters, aged about II years.
nor does he tell maiden sister that
he has again entered the life of a
benedict. for the maiden sister has
strong objection to actresses and is
expected to leave her brother gem
erous part of Il large fortune Mr.
Bachelor does not even inform his
daughters that they have a step
, mother. The truth is that he wants
| himself. After the marriage he is al
loss where to go to spend the hon
| eymoon, and finally decides thai
about the best place to go will be tC
/ so to his own home, as the twins and
/ the sister are at a summer resort. Tt
| the servants at the home, Bachelor
/ explains quietly that his wife is the
/ new governeSs that he has engaged
/ for his daughters. The actions o
! Mr.. Bachelor and the supposed gov
/ erness arouse the suspicious of on,
of the servants and she sends wore
To the sister and twins. who ariv,
on the scene without sending wori
( that they are coming. To add to tn
trouble of Mr.. Bachelor. an ol,
sweetheart of his wife appears on tn
scene and insists on making love t
I. her. a lawyer who thinks he is il
love with one of the twins, decides t
transfer his affections to Mrs Bache
, lor, and Bachelor dares not tell hin
that she is his wife. The servant VIII
sent the news of her suspicious I
the maiden sisted and the twins. get
/ an idea that she can straighten tn
whole thing out and only adds to tn
| trouble The wife demands informa
, tion. so does the maiden sister an
( the twins. and it is up to Mr.. Bache
' .lor TO furnish the desired informatio