Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-07-03
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EMIGRATION TO CANADA.

While congress is wrestling with the immigration -
the subject of emigration especially to western Canada i
that demand attention by national and state lawmol
Sneaker Clark in discussing the alarming proportions 80
emigration the northern border produces some sa
statistics showing what the United States is losing "ish
tme says Mr. Clark that more attention be paid to o
fluence of emigration upon our future.
'The Americans who leaving the United States una
stand our institutions, and aspirations Will
most of the immigrants have to be taught these things
'In one week long SINCE 1845 American farmers via
in cash and $45 in personal property crossed ~
western Canada to settle in British North America T
of S8 per capa and that week below the w
average into that region alone How many 60 to other COM
tries do not know. These emigrants among our h
citizens personally acquainted with 200 300 Of %
There not bad shiftless in the lot They are
to better their conditions They almost invariably take 1
families with them. The principal they expais.
themselves the lure Of cheaper lands and less stringent land
laws as to homesteading etc.
CONGRESS should make our homestead conditions az oo
as possible compatible with safety and should increase M
for home building by udicous encouragement for both
irrigation and drainage statstician has figured that thu
average adult citizen of money value $1,000 considered SOLELY
asset to the country If this is true the 1845 American
farmers who crossed the Canadian boundary depleted the
of the public that week by $780, which multiplied by %
would make the grand total OF loss Of the republic 2
900, gone to Canada alone"
The unique spectacle of mother trying to sell her dau
ter Jap enacted this morning at the county court b~
middle aged from Ogden of foreign birth who claims
be the mother of four American born children appeared
fore County Clerk c. w Pomeroy escorting dmnutve Jana
and her eldest daughter comely miss of II summers
Clerk Pomeroy refused to become party such an alliance
and declined to grant marriage license The mother pleaded
that her husband dead; that she compelled to work
hard to support her chldren that the Jap had offered pro
vide her with home in for her daughters hand
anxious to close the bargain The girl Indifferent
fact rather seemed pleased the fact that she could not
license The trio left this afternoon for Backoot
their luck with the officers of Bingham county-Pocat
Tribune
That fellow McNab of California seems just bit hard
to please First he kicked because the trial of his had
been ordered postponed and then he back with harder
kick because the president has ordered speedy trial eff
right to postpone them he walls cit is wrong try
them But he kicked that wrong postpone them
1t is hard to follow his complaint at their being tried Per-
hap this is necessary however, to show his consistent modem
Republcanism which finds vent only in kicking whatever
is DONE no matter what it is.-Cauita News
ackto-the farm magazine writer says every igh
for little spot of ground he call his own but whh
does days work with chores at each end of he get up
early enough, or sit up late enough call it his own?
bottle containing message thrown into the Plate
river IN Wyoming Aug 81 Of last year. It has been picked
up OH the coast OF Connecticut Evidently it its way
Name whittier bottles appear to drift naturally.
AN Ohlo Judge says women applying for marriage licenses
should be required to submit samples of their cooking s
hardy reasonable requirement at this time because Of the
high cost of living
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