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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-02-20
Do1Nas OF COMMERCIAL CLUB.
Want Mail Route.-Border Days Up
Again.-Favor Cluster Lights.

The commercial club has petitioned
the post office department, through In
spector Fullenwider, for the opening of
a mail route from Grangeville to Adams
Camp. 1t is said such a route would
serve approximately rs families and
that it is badly needed as the country
is settling up rapidly.
Another matter brought up was the
setting Of date for a general mass
meeting Of the citizens to discuss the
Border Days Show. A call has been
issued by the club for the meeting on
Wednesday evening, March 5 at eight
o'clock at the |. o. o. f. opera house.
This, it should be understood is not a
meeting of the commercial club mem
bers but of the people at large and
everybody who is interested in the com
ing show should be present.
b. ,Gustad, of the local electric com
pany, has submitted proposition to
the city council to light the business
thoroughfare OF the city with cluster
lights, doing away with the are lights.
The plan submitted provides for the
erection of close to thirty metal posts
with cluster lights on main street and
would cost the city something like sixty
dollars month for current than it is
paying at the present time. The com.
mercial club has endorsed the PROPOSE
tion which will be taken up and con-
sidered by the council at it's next meet
ing, which occurs on Tuesday night OF
next week.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-02-20
Observe Pioneers Birthday.

To properly observe the eighty fourth
birthday of Granma Robey, one of the
pioneers of this state, number OF
friends were invited to the Robey coun
try home, just south of town, last Sun
day and big turkey dinner provided
Mrs. Robey was born in Boise Feb. IA
1929 and while well along in years
still retains her memory and readily
relates the stirring scenes of the pio
neer days. Those present were: Mes
danes Henry Monroe, M. Eames, Pugh
Nancy Jones Cook, Susan Bardley
Messrs. and Mesdames Joe Pfeufel
George H. Whitcher, Messrs. A. Talk
ington, Robert and Thomas Robey and
the Pfeufer children.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-02-20
Death of Mrs. Smith.

Mrs. Ida May Smith, wife of James
n. Smith, who resides four miles north
of town, passed away last Wednesday
after lingering illness. The deceased
who was lady of thirty-two years of
age, leaves besides her husband, four
small children. She was member of
the Quaker church and a devout chris
tian. Funeral services were conducted
at the grave by Rev. G. T. Mcdonald
and the remains laid to rest in Fairview
cemetery last Friday.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-02-20
JUDGE IA YEARS
JUDGE STEELE ON BENCH FOR
THAT LENGTH OF TIME.
POPULAR WITH THE PUBLIC
A Fair and Fearless Jurist Who IN
Appreciated by the
People.

With the creation Of the tenth judi.
cial district will come a change of
judges on the bench, Judge Steele, who
has been on the bench of this, the
second district for the past fourteen
years, will no longer serve but will have
as his district Latah and Clearwater
counties. 1t is with genuine regret
that the bar, officials and citizens in
general note the leaving Of Judge
Steele and it is the sincere wish of his
many friends that his duties in the
second district as now composed will be
SO hghtened that he may enjoy years of
happiness and contentment.
Judge Steele was first elected to the
bench in 1898 by majority of some
thing like 500 and at that time when
the district was rampant with crime
and especially Idaho county. He
travelled from Lewiston to Mt. Idaho,
which then seat of Idaho county gov
ernment by stage and for four years
held court over there. The country was
full OF criminals and there had been q
wave Of crime, the courts had not been
any too severe and to q man who was
conscientious in the fulfillment of his
oath, here was presented an excellent
field.
Judge Steele administered justice in
firm but fair manner and soon had
the record among criminal class for
sentences in fitting with the crime.
With judge on the bench who was fair
and fearless and imposed sentence in
proportion to the crime committed, it
was not long until the gun man and the
all around bad fellow was either con-
fined safely within the walls of the
state s prison or had left the country.
The criminal element in Idaho county
has been reduced to nominal figure,
a result which was due to a great OK.
tent by the punishment it was known
would be handed out by the court. A
judge in civil cases the present incum.
bent has few equals and his knowledge
Of law is such coupled with his years Of
experience on the bench, that his re-
cord for fairness is recognized by all.
Judge Steele has proven most DO.
pular man in the district and especially
is this true in Idaho county, where he
has always received q heavy endorse
ment at the polls. Take, for instance
the election Of two years ago, although
his county gave the democratic nominee
for governor a majority Of several hun
dred and the nominee of that party for
the bench was most excellent man,
Judge Steele secured a majority Of over
$50.
Judge Steele has always insisted on
economy and has guarded the people 3
interest at all times. While this has
been large district, he has kept the
docket in good shape and no cases have
been allowed to drag from term to term
through the fault of the Judge as he has
been an incessant worker and rushed
court right along.
Less then five cases remain ON the
docket today and when he retires he
will, in all probability leave the
docket clear for his successor. There
| will be regret from the entire district
over the leaving of Judge Steele but NO
where will it be more genuine than in
Idaho county.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-02-20
Not Guilty Of Rape.

Had it been heralded by flaming 8
sheet poster and town crier the case OF
the State vs.. Jess Kitchen, charged with
statutory crime, or the "Kamiah rape
case y as it was known among the spec
tators, could not have drawn a larger
or more interested attendance than
was present Monday and Tuesday OF
this week during which days the trial
was had.e The lame, the halt, the blind
We're there. Gray-haired men WED
with those who had just attained their
majority and upon whose chins was q
sprinkling of fuzz that might in some
future day mean heavy beard or cow.
horn mustache. From the cradle to the
grave is long stretch of time but it
is not stretching it one point to say
this represented the two extremes of
age. All the stratas of society were rep
resented and many neck was craned
forward that a hungry mind might be
fed the last drop Of the sensational tes-
timony produced. The court room was
full of 'trial Judges who were quick
to convict or just as quick to discharge
and the case was tried morning, noon
and night.
Newspaper men have been told from
time to time by those who do not know
public sentiment but pretend they do
that the day Of sensation is past and
the people abhor yellow journalism or
anything that is little shady. This
has been the theory of these self-con-
stituted public-pulse takers for these
many years and while our belief that
they had been double crossed was quite
strong by observation in an Eastern
town several years ago through behold
ing the pious ones leaving the services
on a Sunday morning, vending their
way down through the business section
of the town, surreptitiously take the
Sunday American, the most saffron
hued of newspapers. from the box of
the post office, tuck it under the SON.
bre top coat and HE off for the quie-
tude of home happy in the anticipation
of wading through page after page Of
gossipy news and sensational scandal
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-02-20
Been Stenographer for Fourteen Years,

Been Stenographer for Fourteen Years,
Fourteen years as court stenographer
in one district and record of never
having been accused of being unfair
by any of the practitioners is rather
an exceptional record enjoyed by Steno-
grapher Hodge, who, as the official
court stenographer of the second Judi
cial district, will retire with this term
from this district, continuing with
Judge Steele in the second as now con
stituted. Hodge came to Mt. Idaho in
1898, fair-haired, blue-eyed and. red
checked young man and today leaves
the present county-seat Of Idaho county
serious, middle aged man with hair
as gray as a badger, but then Hodge is
not as old as he looks and man is
just as young as he feels. If the congen-
ial stenographer takes exceptions to
these remarks as to his age, personal
appearances, etc, we beg of him to re-
member that old age and grey hair is a
symbol of dignity and hard work and
it is with the idea of impressing the
public of the diligent worker the sub
ject of our sketch is that we thus trans
gress.
But not joking, Hodge has made an
excellent court official, we all like him
and hate to see him go.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-02-20
Oppose Exposition Exhibit.

Opposition has arisen to the appro-
priation of 100000 or any other
amount for the purpose of making a
display of the products of Idaho at
the California exposition. At the sug-
gestion OF Dean Carlyle Of the Univer-
sity of Idaho, is is asserted, bill is in
preparation by Judge John F. Mac
Lane to divert this 100000 or any
other sum the legislature may deem pro-
per to the purchase of high grade cows
in the east for the betterment of herds
OF this state.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-02-20
Prohibition Makes its Appearance.

Statewide prohibition made its de-
but in the legislature last week, enter.
ing in the form of bill by Bradley Of
Canyon and Mason of Latah, introduc-
ed in the lower house. The bill is a
drastic one, prohibiting the manufac-
turing, selling, giving away, or other
wise disposing of intoxicating liquors.
1t even prohibits the circulation of ad-
vertisement by liquor houses and
breweries. The authors claim, however
that it does not prevent the individual
consumption of liquor.
Bradley made a brief speech on the
introduction of the bill, explaining his
position. He referred to rumors that
have circulated of combinations for
and against statewide prohibition, and
declared that this bill was not the re-
suit of any such combinations.
Regarding the republican platform
pledges, he said he had pledged him
self to his constituents to stand for
statewide prohibition, and that they
knew that he had stood that way ever
since he had been in politics. He said
he could see little in store for the re-
publican party unless it passed such
legislation.
Finke of Nez Perce answered Brad
ley by declaring that there was little
in store for the party unless it let the
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-02-20
Shadow Social.

The shadow social at the Star school
house last Friday night was well attend
ed notwithstanding the bad state of
weather. There were about twenty
shadows sold, and neat little sum Of
money raised which will be used for
the benefit of the school. The play "a
Regular FIX, given by the young peo-
pie of the neighborhood, was the lead
ing feature of the evening.
The characters were: Misses Minnie
Knorr, Flossie Montgomery, Gladys
Brammer and Nellie Keller and Messrs
James McHugh, Clifford Tiller, Harry
Long, Dell Keeler and Willie Woods.
All of them acted their parts splendily,
in fact it being the best play Of itA
kind ever played in that district. After
supper dancing was enjoyed until the
small hours of the morning.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-02-20
WHATTHE SOL
ONS ARE DOING

liquor question alone at this time, and
expressed the hope that the members
would stand by their pledges and kill
the bill in committee.
Mason made an effort to read the
plank in the platform referring to the
liquor question, but was held out of or
der by the speaker. The bill will 60 to
the committee on privileges and cleo.
tions, and it is generally conceded that
it will come back to the house with
favorable report.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-02-20
Baptist Church.

Sunday school at 10 a. M; preaching
services at IL a. m. and TAO D. m.
Young peoples meeting at GAS. Even
ing subject ga Night of Testing"
You are cordially invited to all the
services and will be made welcome.
Special music.
Fred H. Thompson, pastor.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-02-20
To Have New Public Buildings.

Washington, Feb. 15.-The new
public building omnibus bill reported
to the house today carries an appro-
priation for public building at Twin
Falls for $s5,OOO and 10000 for Sand
point.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-02-20
Deputy Parker Asked to Resign.

OcPuCy 1dIAcI E6A0O W 10S1Su.
NJ. s. Parker has been asked to resig 1
as deputy under State Pure Food In
spector James II. Wallis on account of
the criticism which the appropriation
committee of the legislature has direct
ed at the department during the hear
ings which have been held by that body
relative to the appropriations for the
next two years. Several senators and
representatives have said some sharp
things concerning the work done by the
state department and the charge has
been made that the department has
been overzealous in it's work and too
anxious to make record at the expense
of the poor people of the state.
A case at American Falls some time
ago attracted wide attention through
out the southeastern part Of the state.
Deputy Parker prosecuted the case
against a merchant for selling medi-
cines which did not bear label con-
tanning his name and address, according
to the state law. Many such cases have
been prosecuted by the department in
the past, but the case at American Falls
has been set aside as a technical viola
tion and the charge has been made that
Parker was overzealous in his work.
For this reason he has been asked to
resign.
State Expenses Pile Up at Rapid Rate.
This years general appropriation
bill will carry the total amount, includ-
ing the special appropriations demand
ed, upward of 100000. The CON-
mittee having this matter in charge
have their work pretty well completed
so that an idea Of the situation is
possible. Up to last week the follow.
Continued on page 2.)
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-02-20

For Sale-Household furniture and
high grade piano. Corner South Fifth,
and Hall Street.
Mrs. E. II. Sheaffer. SIT
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-02-20

Money to loan. Insurance written.
W. WAUGH,
2stf With Geo. n. nssd.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-08-02

Why is Billy glum and sad?
Just a girl-just a girl!
Just a girl he wanted bad,
But who didn't love the lad.
So, amid the busy whirl,
BiIl-poor deviPs-glum and sad
And it's all about a girl,
Just girl.
Why is Jimmie full of Joy?
Just a girl-just a girl.
Just a girl who loves the boy,
Hence his rapture, sans alloy,
And his very soul a-whirl;
Lucky Jim-he's full of joy
And it's all about a girl,
Just a girl!
: Beet Greens and Young Beets
Select one-haIf peck of you
beets no larger than a walnut, us
tops as well as roots. Wash th
oughly in several waters lin one
which there is a generous supply
salt to dislodge any insects).
them into boiled sailed water (
cook until about thirty n
utes. Take out of Kettle when
der and drop the beets themsel7
which have been cut from the tt
into cold water, and the skins
readily rub off with the finger. tt
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-08-02

Kingdoms rise and kingdoms fall
For a girl, just a girl,
Just a girl who holds in thral
Hearts of men, both great and small,
King and vassal, duke and earl,
Kingdoms rise and kingdoms fall,
And it's all about a girl,
Just a girl.
81 have sung this song before
Of a girl-just a girl
Yes, I've sung it DER and DER.
And I'll doubtless sing some more,
And who stops me is a churI-
1 have sung this song before?
Well, who wants to make roar,
When it's all about a girl,
Just a girl!
drain the greens, chop them rather
fine, add one generous tablespoon of
butter, a tablespoon of lemon Juice
and dash of pepper. Arrange
greens on shallow platter or dish. Cut
the beets into halves and arrange
around the green's. Serve VERY hot.
1000
T. Daily .HeaIthogram.
Bow legs in children result from
walking before the leg bones are stiff
enough. AS a rule babies will walk
when they are ready. 1t is not neces-
sary to encourage them.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-08-14
AT the Rainbow's End.

Brown Bros certificates for the
claims of Virginia against West Vir-
ginia, known to the tape, as .'VB, /" has
been active again because represeta-
tiyes of the two states have been con-
ferring lately and the hope again runs
high that the debt=will be- accurately
ascertained, principal and interest, and
settled. What it's all about would be
fae study for the kind of man who
likes to spend his summer vacation
reading Buckles History of Civiliza-
ton or Rants "Critque of Pure Reas-
on" Buckle isn't any longer than the
Virginia debt controversy and Kant
any harder to understand. It's one of
those thing that help to keep Blooming
dale populated. It's roots lie in the
question. How much did what rs row
West Virginia owe what is now Vir-
ginia whep neither was what it is and
West Virginia seeded from Virginia?
The rest is intellectual cobwebs, spun
by relays of lawyers. New York Sun.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-08-14
Let Him Alone.

The Republican obstructionists
in the Senate. not content with
c1ogging the wheels of business
by indulging in a tariff talkfest.
seem bent on harnpering the
President and Secretary of State
in their efforts to bring about a
peacable solution of the Mexican
imbrog1io.
The situation is delicate one
at best and it is manifest that
public criticism of the diplomatic
policy of the Administration will
be used by those who want any
thing but peace with honor, y
to put the United States in a
wrong attitude before the world.
President Wilson knows just
exactly what he is doing, and the
country has confidence in him
and doesn't want to see him en-
barrassed by the i'll advised in
reference of too many cooks.
In Governor Lind he will have
q safe advisor and one on whose
sound judgement he can inn
plicitY depend,
One of the country's really
big men, of the type of that other
great Governor of Minnesota
whose early taking off was loss
to the Nation-Johu Lind will
not be bluffed, neither will he
embroil his country in war SO
long as it can be with honor
avoided and without loss of
national prestige.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-08-14
Pu bic Sale
OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.
Saturday, Aug. 20, 1918.


The undersigned Special Commits
sioners in pursuance of the authority
Vested in them by a decree of the Cir
cult Court of Jefferson County. West
Virginia on the Chancery side thereof,
pronounced on the 10th day of June,
1918, in the suit of George D. Moore,
Executor of Fenton v Cockrel, de-
ceased, against Joseph A. Colbert, ct.
ais, will offer for sale at public out
cry to the highest responsible bidder in
front of the Court House in Charles
Town, West Virginia on Saturday,
August the 23rd, 1913, at Eleven
o'clock a. m, the following described
real estate:
That certain tract of land containing
sixty-five 1867 acres, more or less,
situated on both sides of the Charles
Town and Harpers Ferry Turnpike ia
jefferson County, West Virginia, about
two miles east of Halltown, and near
the side of the old Tollgate. The prop
erty is improved by a brick dwelling
house and other out buildings. 1t be-
ing the real estate of which the late
Fenton v. Cockrell died, seized and
possessed.
Terms of sale as prescribed by the
decree. One Third Cd cash on the day.
of sale and the balance payable in one
and two years from the day of sale;
the deferred payments evidenced by
notes Of the purchaser bearing interest
from the day of sale at. the rate of
six per cent per annum.
F. L. BUSHONG,
GEO d. MOORE
Special Commissioners.
F. v. CockrelI's Ex'r.
vs..
Joseph A. Colbert and others.
This is to certify that George D.
Moore, as Special Commissioner in the
above named Chancery cause, has exc
cuted bond; as required by decree in
said cause
July 18th, 1913. Attest.
JNO. M. DANIEL,
Jul 31-4t. Clerk CT. CT
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-08-14
Keep Things Moving.

Charles Towns initial Horse
Show was huge success, bigger
and better even than even its
projectors had hoped.
The entries were excellent, in
number and quality, the attend
ance sp1endid-the city news
paper correspondents placing it
at five thousand or Overland the
judging absolutely impartial.
The management was lucky
in securing the gentlemen who
had the decisions to make.
Maryland has no better Judge of
horsehesh nor fairer judge than
Kennedy Rogers, and he was.
ably assisted by Messrs. Lee and
Moffett.
Now let all get aboard for the
Ghatauqua next month and make
it a bigger success than the
Horse Show and then make next
years Horse Show still a bigger
success than this years Chatau-
qua and both the biggest events
in the Shenandoah Valley.
Old Jefferson can do most any,
thing she wants when she just
sets her head to it and these
events are not only delightful in
themselves but help keep the
old county to the fore.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-08-14
Place aux Danes.

Editor Riggle of the Tyler County
Journal having been appointed Post
master at Middlebourne, announces
that hereafter Mrs. Riggle will be the
active manager of the paper.
We feel sure that she will fill the bill
as well as. if not better than. her
worthy husband although we wouldn' t
charge nor would he admit that of any,
one else.
Wonder if allmarried country editors
told the truth about it, they would't ad-
NIT their better halves are the real
motive power of the press?
No wonder the single editors get out
poor papers.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-08-14

On Sunday evening a thunder
storm brought the first rain fall
for a month"; precursor of a
splendid rain on Tuesday which
did untold good to the growing
corn. the fall pastures and to
gardens, which were burning up.
Much damage had already been
done to the early corn, however.
1t is remarkable that to the
South of us in the Shenandoah
Valley and to the East in the
South Branch country, seasonable
weather has prevailed this sum-
mer, with abundant rainfall.