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The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-02-06
SIGN COUNTY
DIVISION BILLS
Governor not in Favor of
Making Small Counties
Opposition Effective

OOVernOr I1dlucS is not wholly
in sympathy with the many coun
ty division schemes throughout
the state which are manifest by
bills passed and pending in the
legislature.
The chief executive in a message
to the house Of representatives ad-
vised the lower branch Of the leg
islature that he has signed the
Minidoka and Gooding county
bills. The communication which
was read to the house a few days
ago sets forth the governors
views upon the matter of county
division as follows:
Mr.. Speaker and Members of tn
House of Representatives:
II have the honor to inform you
that l have this day signed house
bill No. 4 by Adams, and house
bill No. 6 by Evans Of Lincoln.
After most careful consideration
| have somewhat reluctantly de-
cided to approve these bills ere
ating two new counties out of
parts of Lincoln county.
1t hardly seems possible that
three separate county governments
be conducted where there was but
one before without considerably
increasing the burdens Of the tax
payer in such counties, and | re-
gret that such an insistent demand
! for division has arisen at this
time In my opinion it would
have been better to defer the divi-
sion of Lincoln county until such
time in the future when the me-
cessity for division would be
greater than its apparent justifi-
cation is at present.
In view of the fact, however,
that these bills have passed the
Legislature by such substantial
majorities, and of the further fact
that the people living within thes'
counties seem to have decided il
favor of division, l do not fee
justified in refusing my assent tt
these bills becoming laws.
81 venture the hope that those
responsible for these divisions will
spare no effort to demonstrate
that the success of their efforts
will not result in making the bur
dens of government greater thai
at present, and that the Legislature
. will not relax it's diligence il
guarding against the creation o
new counties in every case wher
the benefits to be expected do no
greatly outweigh any Increase
cost of maintenance that may re
suit.
Respectfully,
JOHN M. HAINES,
Governor.
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SAY CONTRACT
IS AWARDED
Californians Get $12,5OO,OOO
Contract for r. RsSouth
of Nampa.

Spokane, Jan. 3O.-California
railroad contractors have been
awarded a $12, SOC, 900 contract by
the Hartman system for the con-
struction of $50 miles of line be-
tween Nampa, Idaho, and Winnie
mucca, New, which will connect
the northern and southern Harri-
man system in the new short line
of the Hartman system between
Spokane and Los Angeles by way
Of the interior.
/, The promise of the Hartman
system to connect the north and
south interior with a main line
was made early in September last
year.
! The object of the line is to fur
nish q through route which will
escape the disadvantages of the
coast haul and to combat the Hill
system, which has completed ar
rangements for a short north and
south line to SanFranciseo.
The surveys from Nampa to
Winnemucca lead through a wild
mountainous country, practically
uninhabited. 1t is reported that
this was the most expensive piece
of railroad engineering the Harri-
man system has encountered in
the far west.
North of Nampa the road will
follow the Oregon Short Line to
Huntington, thence along new
road to Lewiston into Spokane.
South of Winnemucca the main
line of the Southern Pacific will
be used to Hazen, thence to Owen
20 in Inyo county, California
where connection is made with th'
Mojave aqueduct line.
The view is held at Nampa that
the Idaho Northern will be used
in the first north and south con
nection between Spokane and Los
Angeles, but Lewiston is held out
as the terminus Of the proposed
Idaho Northern construction L
appears the Nampa view is tha
the Idaho Northern construction
and the connection with Lewiston
will be selected in preference tt
the Snake river road, which wa
surveyed a year ago by Shor
Line engineers. The Nampa con
tention is fully set forth in tn
following from the Nampa Herald
Leader:
Extension of the Idaho North
ern, now owned by the Oregon
Short Line and the standardizint
OF the original section of tha
road between Nampa and En-
nett, together with information
heretofore unpublished in regar'
to the original intentions of tn
Dewey interests in etending tn
line, lends prestige to LosAngele
reports that a north and sout
railroad is now under construt
tlon that will shorten the rout
on that will shorten the rout
from Spokane to San Francisc
some ATS miles.
North and South Line Certain.
Apparently authentic II
formation has been current fo
several months which positlvel
declares the SpokaneLos Angelo
road a certainty. The most autl
oritive was the article which al
peared In a recent issue of Raj
road Record, one of the prlnclp'
magazines in the United States,
stated:
Construction on the new Fla
rllnan line between Sp'
kane and LosAngeles is procee'
ing rapidly.
"Los Angeles officials of tt
Southern Pacific in charge OF tt
building of the line from tt
southern terminus say that the SUI
vey for the line has been compile
ed and that the distance will
l,175 miles, only 100 miles farth
than the shortest route now, b
tween Spokane and SanFrancisc
and 475 miles shorter than Il
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OR.
shortest existing line between Spo
kane and. Los Angeles.
The inland Hartman north
and south line will run from Spo-
kane to Lewiston, along the SnakL
river to the Oregon Short Line,
from Nampa to Winnemucca to
Hazen, to Owenyo, to Mojave,
thence to Los Angeles.
Idaho Northern a Link.
The transfer of the Idaho
Northern to the Hartman system,
the sale of which was made more
than two years ago, formally plac-
es this line in position to con-
stltute an important link in the
new north and south road. Its
admittance would slightly change
the outline as at present given by
Railroad Record but would not ma
terially change the plans of the
project. Instead it would lessen
the mileage between the two ter
minals, and at the same time open
up a larger new productive terri
tory. w
Idaho Northern Plans.
The original plans of the Idaho
Northern conform almost identi-
cally with the object of the north
and south route. These have here
tofore not been made public, but
since the recent change have been
obtained by the Leader-Herald to-
gether with other facts concerning
the history and final object of the
organization.
( Official statement of the condi-
ton, valuation, earnings, and ul-
innate object of the road, com
piled by the auditor for the sole
information Of stockholders as
late as four years ago and before
the extension to Long Valley had
been contemplated, including pro
posed extensions from Nampa
north to Lewiston and thence tC
Butte and from Nampa south from
Murphy to Palisade, Nevada. TIL
first lap of the extension nortl
was to have been built at once tC
Garden Valley, distance of ST
miles from Emmett; the next tt
Lewiston, distance of 1856 miles
and finally from that point tt
Butte, a distance of 300 miles. T
the south proposed extension in
cluded 225 miles from Murphy II
Palisade, Nevada.
These extensions should connec
this line with five trans-continen
tai roads, namely the Oregon
Short Line, Northern Pacific
Great Northern, Southern Pacifi
and Western Pacific. The pros
pectus for the undertaking ais
contained the statement that tn
distance from Butte or Nampa t
to San Francisco and points t
the south thereof would be shorter
ed by several hundred miles, an
that a conservative estimate show
: that each of these proposed ez
I tensions would prove profltabl
: from the start.
t Conforms to Route
: 1t will be noted that the ldah
] Northern road had the same ult
mate object in view that is no.
being accomplished by the Harr
man interests in their north an
south undertaking. The chang
in execution of Idaho Norther
: plans regarding the route frol
e Emmett to Garden Valley do nj
e materially alter the route as tn
o extension at present under wa
to the Payette Lakes also has Lee
iston in view as a final norther
l. terminal.
r Comparing the general plan
y the Hartman system with tho'
IS of the proposed extensions OF tt
l. Idaho Northern it is obvious tn
J. the present activity of the latt'
l. unit of the system is in confo
Il nifty with the idea of the mort
It and south line, and that the Id
no Northern section will be II
r connecting link between Nevat
J. and Lewiston.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-02-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. w. Green
ough came over Saturday night
for a short visit with the home
folks. ri
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-02-06

T. NJ Kier, formerly owner
of the Camas Prairie machine
shop of this place, spent the week
here looking after business mat
ters Mr. and Mrs. Kier went from
here to Butte where they have
been making their home until re-
him as far as Spokane and on
his return they will go to Nelson,
.B c.. where Mr.. Kier. has secur-
ed a location.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-02-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Tamblyn have re-
turned from their Canada trip.
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Much Dissatisfaction.

GA great deal Of dissatisfaction
exists in different parts of the
state on account of the fact that
some sections of the state and
some counties were not given pub
licity by this department, which
the people of those sections deem
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Romances are built about it. Wars
have been fought for it and religions
based upon 1t.
Love is the dream Of the poet, the
puzzle OF the philosopher, the theme
pf the novelist and the song Of the
minstrel.
Love links all the human race. Its
note of victory is heard in the royal
court and in the peasants cottage.
The song of love is on the lips Of the
proudest queen and of her humblest
subject.
It is the stimulus Of parental affec-
lion in the home and of patriotism IN
the nation. Brave men die for it and
noble women perish that they may
bear its sweet incense with them to
the grave.
How sweet and tender is this splen-
lid attribute Of mankind! In its smil-
Ing presence, anger, bitterness and
btrife melt away. How much more
has the world to hope for from love
than from envy, malice and hatred!
In this period of worldwide dis
trust, of resentment against econo'
mic conditions, of protest against gu.
khority, human and divine, and wide
spread defiance of law, can we not
turn aside at this Christmas season
Tor a moment and learn anew the les
ron Of love?
When we shall have learned that
tssson, we shall also know the better
and fuller meaning of obedience. con-
kentment and peace.
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Afterward, when Mulcahy left her
standing at the door Of her home
waving at him and smiling In her
sweet, frank way he wondered how
he had found it in his heart to steal
the necklace; but there it was In
his hand, still warm from contact with
her throat.
Then he darted away from the
street, and, clasping the locket tightly,
flew to the first police station and
gave himself up.
The judge did not conceal his dis
gust when he learned that Mulcahy
had robbed child; and when he
uttered sternly, six months on the
island for him." he marveled at the
brutality of a man who could smile at
the sentence.
Meantime, Violet Van Twiller had
been received with the tears and re-
joicings Of hysterical and loving fam
lily and diligently Intercepted con-
corning the events of the evening.
Over and over again she repeated
the story Of the kind, ragged gentle
man" who ha9 bought her candy and
soda and had found her home for her.
Later, Mr.. Van Twiller discovered
that Violet had mysteriously lost her
locket; but. though he suspected her
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and desperate struggle to keep his
feet on the globe had frayed its
edges.
No, he determined to go back there
honorably, as he had left. He might
get job shoveling snow-but alas! 1t
was one Of those cherries Christ
masses, and nature had not even sup
piled the people out Of work with
snow to shovel.
Mulcahy had worked all his life.
He was fifty now, and, as he unrolled
the long catalogue of calamity which
other people might have called his
career, he found that the only year
of his life that had been a happy one
was his last in Jail.
These thoughts and the haunting
smell of hops brought Mulcahy to
Fouth avenue and saloon. 1t was
twelve o'clock, and corned beef and
cabbage-leaf being slated for lunch on
a blackboard under Satyrish-look-
ing book and a life-sized schooner"
determined the man, and he stepped
inside.
The story will move much more
rapidly II we do not follow Mulcahy
and wait for him to eat his corned
beef and philander with spirit more
Of his ilk than any he has met for
the last year, a spirit that seemed al
most fabulous when dreamed Of In
the "pen''-to-wit, the bartender.
But look where Mulcahy energies
half an hour later. the inner man
lulled by the succulent cabbage and
beef, but a melancholy gnawing at the
outer man, whose clothes are slight
protection against the increasing
wind.
AS the day drew her portals slowly
together he fell to trembling again.
How. was he going to face the night?
All alone in one Of those ten-cent
beds which promise so much to q
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weary body that soon discovers the
egg-shell substance Of the promise?
He shuddered and hurried down a
side street of American-basement
houses, with their dainty Boston ferns
and yews, pretty windows with costly
curtains that sealed happy homes
from the profane eyes of the public.
And this atmosphere gave Mulcahy
hope. The inspiration born Of des-
pair took root.
He intended to abandon all thoughts
of getting work until warm weather.
1t was worse than hopeless to think
he could get work now-why, the
weather, his age, all were against It.
He would 60 back to the "pen" IT he
had literally to steal" his way back.
The thing to do now was to conjure
up some reasonable offense, some
trifing transgression that would open
the iron gates of the prison, as Diff
ticult of entrance as it was OF exit,
and tide him over the winter months.
But what could he do? Not single
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branches of this green parasite cling
ing to them. This part Of the road Is
known as Lovers Delight, from the
fact that the traveller Is always under
the mistletoe." The English species
of the plant is perhaps the most beau
tiful, but the genuine articles Is rarely
seen in this country. The American
supply comes from the southern states
and abounds In large quantities In the
Dismal swamp Of Virginia. Its branches
are more symmetrical than the import
ed variety, but the berries are smaller
and less transparent
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Boosted to jerry, the Spike.

~~oe~~ ~ WIFI ss'~ ~V's>Ss
strange friend he was so grateful to
the ragged gentleman" that the next
day he advertised in all the papers
that he wished to reward the person
who had restored his daughter to her
family.
But Malcahy never learned Of this
golden opportunity which might have
given him new start in life, though
he gave the officer who accompanied
him to the island the name and ad-
dress of the little owner OF the neck
lace, and it was sent to her.
The next day saw Mulcahy safely
aboard the Fidelity and headed for the
"pen."
At the end Of the week he was sit
ting at the Christmas dinner which
had seemed fantom on that dread
full day he was set at liberty.
Between mouthfuls of fat turkey
and cranberry sauce he boasted to
Jerry the Spike, Hank, and Bottles Of
how he had hoodwinked justice.
When he reported for work, a few
days later, the keeper who presided
over the men engaged in breaking
stone remarked casually to a fellow
keeper:
II see Mulcahy is back on the Job"
YES" the other replied; "he was
liberated week ago, and now he's
back again. tell you this place is a
cinch for those fellows. They're do
ing life on the installment plan II
you dumped the whole caboodle into
the East river and told them to swim
to New York, they'd all turn like lot
of rats and squeak to come back to
the pen"
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IN Christmas morning Fredei'on
Allison was somewhat surprised %n
his wife handed him a smali p''0
case, saying: ,,,r. that
There, dear, is a set of Things . ro,,
Won nrobably didn't think OF when ~
we're buying everything you though gu .
might possibly want to give you ot ~ hit
present. You don't need them ser ~ I
YOU probably will some day, anu tnem
thought it would be nice to e. eore Dat at
now. seeing that they were offered %
a bargain" - the
Ha opened the case, looked az Nv
set of teeth it contained anu ssaut "a
Lets 60 to breakfast l ""A
bite into something 's.s4' IL
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Everywhere.
Christmas

Everywhere, everywhere, Christmas
tonight
Christmas in lands Of the FIR tree and
pine, ~.
Christmas in lands Of the palm trees
and vine, Il IT,.
Christmas where snow peaks stand
"A solemn and white, =s y&f
Christmas where cornflelds lie sunq
and bright IN
Everywhere, everywhere, Christntai
tonight Phillips Brooks
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A s THE boat pointed It's nose to-
~ ward the city, the solitary man
~ at the PROV turned his back
= on freedom and gazed longing
ly at the graystone penitentiary,
which seemed to be slipping away
from him and growing smaller and
cozier as distance lent the enchant-
ment of perspective to his loneliness.
For Mulcahy, dazzled by liberty
was very lonely indeed. Every mo-
ment that the water widened between
him and the prison it lessened the
distance from the city, and in two
minutes more the man knew that the
metropolis, bristling with antogonism,
cold and strange and busy with its
holiday yeason, would be upon him,
and it filled his heart with q name
less dread
But, after all, he had only himself
to blame for his liberty. Good be-
havior"--that was the thing that had
turned him loose from comfortable
home, three square meals day, and
his companions Of the quarry.
II he had only transgressed few
laws, broken a simple rule or two, all
might have been well. He might
have eaten Christmas dinner with
Jerry the Spike, Bottles, Hank and the
whole .appy crew who had contrived
to spend another Christmas in the
pen" through trifling indiscretions
committed In defiance of the keepers.
These reflections were interrupted
by the sharp teeth Of the wind snap
ping at his legs through the thin
trousers and the threadbare coat.
He shivered as the boat locked, and
then took long breath az he walked
up the gangplank and out into-was
this freedom striking terror to his
soul?
He was only free to go anywhere;
but these people had their homes
to go to. each his separate "peniten-
tiary," where there were warmth and
food and human things to talk to.
He shut his eyes for an instant and
started bravely up the billy street that
led to First avenue. Then suddeN.y
a strange thing happened. He forgot
his misery and his wretched home
sickness. At first he couldn't realize
what the influence was, then he rec
ognized the soothing and thirst-inspir-
ing smell of hops that poured over
him like hot breath from the brew
cry on the next street This prompted
a thought which was Immediately fol-
lowed by a sharp movement.
Mulcahy minded him Of the faded
five-dollar bill he had in his pocket,
the last bounty of the good home
across the river. He pulled it out and
looked at it.
1t represented two weeks and half
of life; that is, he calculated that
while he was looking for job 1t
would provide food and shelter for him.
If he couldn't find a job-but that
thought ended with look toward the
river; and again he saw the pen,
and another thought occurred to him.
II he didn't find anything to do, he
could go back to the "pen' and beg
them to take him in. No, he couldn't
do that. He squared his ragged
shoulders as If trying to rise superior
to the thought, for there was a rem
nant of pride in Mulcahy, albeit time
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Mistietoe in America.

Mistletoe becomes scarcer and more
expensive in the United States each
year, although it flourishes to- such an
extent in France that the government
at one time gave orders to have every
particle of it destroyed. This raised
such a protest among the French for
lists that the order was not carried out.
It flourisnes in rampant luxuriance
along the road between Paris and Fon-
tainbleau, and in one place for a mile
or two the great poplars have fairly
had their lives squeezed out by the
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Chrlstmas-Tide.

1.-THE twelve days of Christmas"
embracing the period between Christ
mas eve, December "a, and Epiphany,
of Twelfth Night, January 6, is un-
known as Christmastide. Great as
the feast of Christmas is, nothing can
be definitely traced as to It's origin,
nobody knows who first celebrated It,
or when or where, or how. We find
that various communities Of Christ
ians kept the day on different dates
until about the middle OF the fourth
century. when Pope julius established
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the festival at Rome, on December Is.
The holidays Of the year are the red
letter days Of its calendar Among
them all, Christmas Is unique, mas.
much as it brings universal Joy and
good will. Let the nations, therefore,
rejoice and be glad in the gift of the
worlds greatest life.-Jennie Day
Haines.
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The Yule-Lod.

when the YuleIog burns upon the
hearth,
With carol, chime and Christmas
cheer,
n IRE should kindle in each soul
TO gladden. all the coming year.
Louisa M. Alcott.
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safe and Sane.

I The Increment which proposes to
ppudne to children the giving Of
christmas gifts would, at least. have
hs merit OF doing away with Z lot q
pdal hypocrisy. 3
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19

Egyptians, Romans and Greeks Of
antiquity were familiar with the use
Of wigs which were made Of natura,
hair. 81. @a-
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A YEAR OF PLENTY.

The Christmas trees nod in the breze;
The candy from them drops.
And folks declare they'll surely bear
The heaviest of crops.
Philadelphia Bulletin.
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Ezzks:kEa:y:2alIN;G:'yy:.1x31
HER token OF LOVE
BY S. e. klSER.

.,,, sa'u julie
Aillson, when her
husband had gone
u p $ t a IRIS, after
tossing a package
upon the library
table, Il wonde,
what this is?"
She did not per.
init her curiosity
to remain long IN.
satisfied.
goodness
sake" she ejacu.
lated to herself,
with the package
u n d one. "if ho
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19

"Oh, Kitty! If we only had piece
of candy to put on it, wouldn't it b
just lovely"
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11NT11 AFTER CHRISTMAS
Dir TEETH AT GREATLY IL Hn
DI1CED PRICES. Get Your lea lea
: One Set Now. Satlstac''0A
Guaranteed. ,,,cp1D
Up-to-Date Dentlsls'
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came to her. Some.
w h ere she had
seen a metal box
in which cigars
could be kept fresh
a n d moist. She
would get a box
of t b a t kind for
Frederick, dear old
fellow. 1t happen
ed, however, that
Ere derrick came
home the next eve
ming with a metal
cigar box and
enough cigars, as
bo ohoorf,,11v in,