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The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-05-15
kerI Announces
His Candidacy

Thomas Kerl of Occur d'Alene
has announced bimselt as a candldae
fUr congress from this state suhjeol
to the republican primaries Mr.
Kerl is an attorney aud has been
prominent In republican politics
in the state for several years His
statement follows:
"Iu offering myself as a candidate
for congress subject to the approval
of the republican electors at the com
ing primary election do so Ia the
hone that / may II elected be of ser
vice to the people Of Idaho by reason
of the interest In farming and law
that have had for many years My
knowledge of the state began oveI
twenty years ago
''I am a republican and not pro.
Rressive because I belelve that sound
progress and the highest welfare OF
the peope will best he served by a re
united republican party free from
the necessity of supporting some o.
the policies OF the past free from Cd,
dominance and contention of am
hitious leaders and free from advo
caoy Of some of the costly expert
meuts Of government sometimes pro
pOsed
81 beleive in more proteotiou T.
the American oitizsn at home an,
abroad than the democratic part
seems to be willing to give"
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-05-15
Hot Roast for
Governor HaineS

Colonel Il V A Ferguson, repre-
sentative from BannoUk county chair
mao Of the committee on state affairs
and 'mouth piece" OF the Haines ad
mInistration In the last Legislature.
has issued an open letter to Cover
nor Haines In which be gives his
reasons for believing that Haines
should not succeed himself as Rovei-
nor. His letter, which Is a NOS
caustic one declares that with Halnes
as the standard nearer the Repuh-
lioan parry will 60 down to over
whelmiuR defeat lie says that the
southwest can put over" any other
candidate upon whom the north and
the southwest can agree upon but II
cannot put Hainas over second
time The letter is written Ia the
we'll known vigorous style Of the Bar
nook county representative aud is
therefore, most entertaining It is al
follows.
Honorable John NJ Haines, Bots
Idaho
Dear Sir; On the 25ih day o
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-05-15
Buys Interest in
Blacksmith Shop

Dan r ssleI of Santa has purchased
half Interest In George W MoOutoh
eGn's blacksmith shop The deal was
made Wednesday aud he entered into
the business at ouoe
Mr. Easier Ia skilled woodwoTker
aud has had a great deal of exper-
ienoe along that line lie IS excep-
ionally good at making and repairing
wagons buggies aud sleiPhs and will
have complete charge of this pOr-
ti0n of the work
Mr. MoCutcheon has good repu
tation IA blacksmith a1d the tsC
should be a strong combination Ia tn'
husiness
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-05-15
ODen Bids For
Street Improvement
ONLY THREE BIDS ARE SUBMITTED
Matter Left Open Until Friday To Get Expression
OF Taxpayers

The city council met in special ses
sion Tuesday evening to cpenthe bids
for grading aud improving Main and
College avenues and the intersect
Ing streets.
The council proposed to improve
the streets by grading, ourbiDg with
concrete curbing, putting on crush
ed rock and building retaining walls
where necessary. There had been
some difference of opinion among
property owners as to the HdVisa-
hilIty of putting on crushed rock at
this time or of curbing with con
orete ourbinR or building retaining
walls. The couuoIl in calling for
the bids asked for bids for the
entire work for grading curbinR with
concrete ourblug and rocking, for
grading and ourbinR alone, for grad
Ing and rocking and for grading
alone. They also aske for unit lids
40 that portion of the work only
might be done If they saw fit.
There were three bids put In, the
Two Mefrlcle company of Greas Falls
Montana; Marihall & Payne aud A.
6. Mulligan & 90. of Spokane The
bids of all of the contractors Ter'
very close together, especially those
OF the Two Merricle Co. and Mar
shall & Payne. The lump bids for
all of this work of these two flrm'
were, Marshall & PLyne 55S300 and
the Two Meirlele' s5s5G5 gheil
bids for grading, curbihg aud rock
ing without putting In retaining
walls we're the Two Merricles s5l,
SEQ aud Marshall & Payne s537OO.
Mulllgan & Go we're high on hotl
of these bids aud theii representa-
tive gave up all hoLes and the mex
morning asked 10 have the certified
check with which he accompanied
his bids, returned to him.
The bids of the other two we're al
close that the members of the counUi
wished for time to consider them AM
10 figure on them aud an adjourn
ment WAS taken.
All the bids provided that tn
contractors would accept city war
rants IN payment for the oity's shar
of the improvement and improvement
bcnds bearing seven per cent iuteres
for that portion which is ohargeabl
to the property o"ners.
Just before adjournment WAS take
Mayor Mulcahy announced that h
would like tu have meeting of th
taxpayers League called for Thursda
eeeuing, at which lime The Who'll
matter could be submitted and th
whole question of the kind an
amount of work 20 be done woul
be left to the taxpayers, and that o
FRIDAY night the council would b
ready to let the contract.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-05-15

scme time Two years ago he suffer
ed a sroke of paralysis and has been
practically helpless since that time
James Rsfter took him in at that
time and has cared for him ever since
After his death Mr. Refter telegraph
ed his relatives but received no reply
and so took charge of the funeral ar
rar gements himself
The services we're under the dlreo
tion OF Rev j O Harvey Of the Methc
dist church
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-05-15

February you did me the honor Of
Informing me by your personal letter
of that date that you were second
time a candidate for the office Of
governor of the state of Idaho and
that you would seek the nomination
on the Republican ticket at the pri
mary election in September You
hlso stated your belief that you "had
made good" as governor; that youi
admin stration chad been above re
proaoh" and that you felt that you
deserved a second term or at least
renomlnaton wholly without op-
position in your own party" You
further stated that you "would apDre
ciate hearing from me both as to how
feel in the matter and AZ to lhr
seeming sentimens In my community
At the tina you wrote me T. WAS a
little too early to grasp the situation
but after delay of something over
two months and after getting some
thing of a line on public opinion
believe I am In position to answer
bLtb your inquiries and l will try TO
do so
I can not and 10 not agree with you
that you "have made good" as gov
ernor of Idaho Speaking generally
aud without going Into details that
might offend your sensihilities
know u no Idaho governor who has
given less satisfaction than yourself
Whether you really merit all th'
criticism directed against you ! d
not pretend to say; but one thing
Is certain-you are and will con
tinue to be the target at winch hos
tile shafts are aimed from nearly al
quarters of the state of Idaho Undel
the circumstances Il Is my opinion
that 1t wo1ld be utterly futile for
you to try to lead the republican
party 10 the election this year uulesi
the party wishes to be led to an over
whelming defeat You can put th
Republican party out of husines
but you can't assume the role o
commander in chief aud win a vic
tory
As to the seeming sentiment o
my community" It Is against you
clearly, unmistakably and deoisivel,
In your case it will do as It did f.
l9lO-give a majority of severa
hundred for your Democratic oppo
nent If therefore you are man O
magnRnimous mind and are unset
, fish IN your composition you vii
not ape HuertH the provisional presi
dent of Mexico hut will promE Il
q eliminate yourself from the politioa
, situation
. Logically the Republican oandidai
for governor this year should com
from the western part OF Idaho
. what we call the e"Panbandle and II
western part Of the state can ag-
n on a candidate for governor the sou'
east with its splendid organizatic
o4n "put him over" aud will be glf
tn do It hut il can't do very much
a a corporal usuTps the functions Of
lieutenant general
Very truly yours
u Y A Ferguson
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-05-15
Band Boys to
Give Dance

The St. Maries band will give a
dance az the Grand theatre next Tues
day evening The boys are making
great preparations 10 make this one
Of the best dances Of the season.
The band orchestrs has been practls
ing all vinter ana Is In excsllenr
shape. and the music will be the hesi
ever furnished at dance Ia this city
The boys are giving the dauoe to
raise money TO purohase hand music.
The memb bers Of the band have been
going down into their Own pockets
all winter TO pay the director and
purchase music and have not asked
the pubic for a cent to aid Ia keep
ing up the band.
A good hand is an asset tor any
city and we have one here that
city twice the size Of this could vel
be proud Of It is deser ring Of III
erai patronage from the city an,
should be encouraged Ia every possi
BILE way. Those who dance will neeI
no urging to buy ticket as they Ar
hound to get their moneys worth o
pleasure out of the dance, aud eve
those who dc not dance sill feel tha
their money is we'll spent II the
purchase a ticket and 90 up aud lie
ten TO the music. It certainly vii
ho a treat that everyone will eujoy
Don't forget the date aud the plaC
next Tuesday evening at the Gran
Theatre.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-05-15
Old Resident
Passes Away

James Waybright an old resident
of this locality died at st Joe Tues
day
The remains we're brought 10 this
city and the fureral services we're
held from Muleahy's undertaking par
lors Wednesday afternoon interment
being Ia WoOdlawn cemetery
lie WAS fifty eight years Of age At
the time Of his death and unmar
lied He Was a na,ive Of West vlr-
Rlnia aud has brother aud sister
sill residing there who are the only
known relatives which be bad
lie same to this locality twenty
three or twenty four years ago aud
has lived here ever since lie was
veil known aud we'll liked by the
IA timers a number Of whom came
down from 81 joe to attend hIs fur
eral
he had been In poor health toi
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-05-15
Will Hold
Teachers Examination

County Superintendent of Schools
f o ERbers has isaued an announce
ment of a tesuheI's examination hioh
will be held Ia Occur d'Alene begin
ing Thursday the 2stn of May
This examination will be Tor all
applicants for teachers certificates
Of frst, second and third grades, and
unless otherwise Instructed by the
stste Superintendent of Public In
struction examinations for eeon ol
the three grades Of certificates will
he completed within two days
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-05-15
Cavalry Regiment
To be Organized

Colonel Thomas r. Hamer, who
won his military title Ia the Phil
pines, has been authorized by Gov
ernor Haines 10 raise regiment OF
cavalry 10 the event that troops are
needed to send into Mexico Ahesdy
several troops have been enlisted and
no trouble 10 expected IN filling the
regiment required by the war depart
nent Colonel Hamer anti, ipatsi
more trouble With Mexico before ths
differences between the United Statel
and that government are settled.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-05-15
Cali For Meeting

All reIIdents Of Milwaukee. Riv
ervisw aud Vicinity Interested IN o.
osnlzinq a union Sunday School st
Muvsukee are invit d Co meet at
the Mllsaukee school house next
Sunday May nth at 3 o'clock TO
talk over wiki the secratary of ,he
Kootensi aounty Sunday School
association, the sdvisabillty of or
gauizinR q school,
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-05-15

O J Shoemaker Of Spokane and
Ross BLACK. cashier of the Occur a.
Aleue Bank & trust company tank
AZ Occur d'Alene we're business Visi
tors IN the city yesterday. Mr.. Shoe
maker Is au old friend OF f W. True
man. who, after they bad dulshed
their business. took them for a ride
on the river 10 bis launch.
Attorney " d Keeton spent rhnrs-
day on legal business at coeu a.
Alens While there he nled a mo-
tlon for q new trial In the case OF
the State vs. Mss. Laura Brown
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-05-15
Auditor Dandy
Files Report

CLERK of the District court d f
DANNY has just filed with the Board
of County Commissioners repor,
showing the amount of tees collected
aud turned in to the County Treas
urer for a period covering the past
three months The County Audi
tors Office being a fee office has turn
ed tn the County during the past
year an excess II over $1,000 above
all the expenses of running the office
including salaries of Clerks and
deputies This ls the only office OIL
account OF the large amount OF fees
received, that turns In surplus
over its running expenses
The following Ia the report as an b.
mitted to The ommissloners:
Recorders fees S2362. &C
Auditors fees 393.O(
Clerks fees $40 Il
Total sS5s6 3.
Expenses covered
by vouchers 800. q
State Docket Fees 1926. Ol
Total ssl5.2I
Net amount collected 1921.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-05-15

A S Campbell, general manager
OF the st Joe Boom company was in
the city yesterday lie hiss general
charge Of the driving and sorting Of
logs for the toom company Ths
company has STATED Vork at q slrt.
ing gap and are IN need uf more men
to work there. aud he uame np here
TO try and hire them
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-05-15

} 4 Allen who holds The position
Of sawyer 10 a mill at Enteat Wash
ington has been spending lew days
10 this "lty The mill closed down
for a short time and be took the op.
portnnitY 60 pay a visit TO his family
here.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-05-15

RE Hodge of Fernwood was 10 this
city Tuesday aud Wednesday He
came down to get four head of horses
hat had been sent up from Oosur
d'Alene for use ln one Of the Black
we'll lumber company camps.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-05-15
Want Only Curbing
And Grading
TAXPAYERS OPPOSE MATCHMAKING
Consider Bids Too High and Want New Ones
Called For

oommeno alton aud there we're no
votes against, although qaite a mum
ber did not vote
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-04-21
SALOON
Pretty Barmaid An Important Fac
tor In Attracting Trade.

Japan Magazine: Japanese sa-
looms have the American habit of al
ways providing refreshments other
than drinks for their customers.
They are not partial to sandwiches:
usually 1t is a dish of behring's or
octopus, and the price is 3 sen. III
is seldom that a man can get away
from a saloon without spending at
least 20 sen. which Is a large part
of a poor mans daily wage.
1t is remarkable the world over
hal men will patronize any estab-
lishment that can show a pretty
face. even though ii be no more than
a picture on a cigar box. To place
the picture of a pretty girl on any
thing is the very best advertisement.
So the Japanese think, too; and
what is more, Their prove 1t. AT
these saloons, in the east end, there
is always a pretty girl assisting the
matron of the place; and she is per-
mitted to wait on customers. The
japanese barmaid has all the in
fiuence that her counterpart has in
the west. Her face is sufficient to
make every ~passer-by imagine he is
tn'rsty: and when she proposes to
serve him he never refuses; and in
the end he foots the bill. The pref
ty maid can make ever the rough
eat customer feel for the moment
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throat with a razor. He was miss
ing at dinner time, and a search was
instituted, resulting in the. finding
of the body in a grove a quarter of
a mile from the house. He had been
in poor health and had been very de-
spondent since the death of his wife
three or four years ago.
Pierre - That the bad lands
may prove to be of real value is
the belief of people living at Inter
ior. A test well for oil is to be sunk
Immediately, preparations being well
under way, and the Milwaukee rail-
road is interested in the expert
ment. All previous drillings into
the earth in the bad lands have
never been owe $50 feet, and Ii will
at least be interesting to know what
the we'll drillers will find i'm each
stratum, for that section Is suppos-
ed to be an old ocean bed. The oil
we'll Will be bored to a considerable
depth in this experiment for oil.
Fulton - This town was center
of attraction, for a number of miles
around, Friday, April IT. when the
Newburys of Mitchell, under the au-
spices of the Fulton Commercial
club gave a practical demonstration
OF the use of dynamite, for tree
planting and s~ub-soiling. A large
crowd gathered to witness the dem
onstration, many coming a long dis
lance. Between so and 60 holes
were blown. The work done shows
that this is a very desirable way to
prepare the soil for planting trees.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-04-21
v. E.. JOHNSON
SELECTED TO SUCCEED TO THE
PRESIDENCY OF ABERDEEN
NORMAL SCHOOL.

Nermillion, April 21.-It is re-
thentic source that when the state
board of regents meets at Vermillion
Wednesday President Willis f.
Johnson of the State Normal and In
dustrial school at Glendale, N. D.,
and one of the founders of the Nor
thern Normal and Industrial school
at Aberdeen, will be chosen to sue
coed George w. Nash who lately re-
signed as president of the South Da-
kota institution to accept the presi-
dency of a normal school at Belling-
ham, Wash. Professor Johnson left
the Aberdeen school, of which 1t is
said he will become president, less
than a year ago to accept the Ellen
dale post.
For seven years Professor John
son was connected with the May
vile, N. D., Normal school, during
which time he achieved a statewide
reputation as an educator, particu-
larry as an institute conductor. He
left Mayville in 1902 to help found
the Northern Normal and Industrial
school at Aberdeen, where his work
made him a fame not limited by the
state.
In June, 1913, Professor Johnson,
then vice president of the Northern
Normal and Industrial school at Alb
erdeen and instructor in geography
and the social sciences, and a mem
Der of the N. N. |. S. faculty since
the school was founded, was elected
president of the State Normal-In-
dustrial school at Glendale, N. d.
For many years Professor John
son has been a South Dakota booster
for many years, having written the
state song, South Dakota" and also
the books on the history, civics and
geography of the state which are
largely used in the South Dakota
public schools. Professor Johnson's
treatise on mathematical geography,
which appeared in 1907 from the
press of the American Book com-
pany, was the first complete state
ment of the subject to be written
and is now used extensively as an
authority in this branch of knowl-
edge.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-04-21
TWENTY YEARS
AGO TO-DAY
Items Taken from The Daily
Leader Files

Mrs. j. s. Stewart has returned
and is prepared to do sewing al
home or by the day.
VIM. Whitmore and son, John, de-
parted to-day for Milwaukee to OBJ
tain special treatment for the eyes
of the latter, which have been troub-
ling him much of late.
w. A. Mackay and wife departed
by the northbound train this morn
ing for Larimore, N. d., the former
on a business trip. the latter to visit
ar uncle.
Four carloads of pipe for the wa
terworks have arrived from Cincin-
natl, and Foreman Mckee Informs
US that work on the piping will be-
gin next Monday.
Miss Agnes Carnahan of the State
Normal school dropped studies to-
day owning to poor health and re-
turned to he home at Estelline, and
will rest until the fall term.
Stoddard & Ketcham, grain buy
ers of this city, have recently adj
ded TO their possessions by the pur-
chase of the McMichael elevator al
Willow Lakes. They will open the
elevator for business this fall and
one member of the firm will take
charge of il. They also purchased
an elevator at Bryant which they
transferred to Il. A. Ripe of this
city.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-04-21
MUNICIPAL STORE A FAILURE,
Sales at Cost Not a Success, and
CHARITY" Atmosphere Is Blamed.


Chicago's municipal store for the
benefit of the poor and unemployed,
where food could be purchased at cost,
is a failure.
The city fathers appropriated $4,000
for the experiment. The store opened
In the stockyards district on Feb. 10.
The average daily business since has
been $9.11.
Operating expenses, rent, clerk hire
investigators and other overhead ex-
penses are double the income. The
opening day was the largest in re-
ceipts, $3S.S4. Joseph Meyer, a Cook
county agent. explains the failure thus:
1--WE do not deliver as other stores.
Then we made a rigid investigation of
prospective customers. They must not
own property and must be unemploy-
ed. The name charity has been sad
died On us, and people who ought to
trade will not for that reason. We will
continue, as we expected losses by sell
ing at cost"
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that he is a gentleman and she a
fair lady come to do him honor. Who
could refuse to accept so delicate a
favor from such dainty hands, and
under the light of such winning
smiles? But once the wine is finish
ed and the money is paid, the rela-
tionship is at an end. Another cus-
toner by this time is waiting: and
the last having had his turn of con
yersing with beauty, must be con-
tent until thirsty again. Back he
will likely come next day, and drink
another glass TO the health of a fair
face, and then be off again satisfied
for another day. And so it goes on
from day to day, the pretty face
winning most, or much, of the
shops custom.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-04-21
STATE NEWS

Henry - In the near future the
board of education will call a special
election and submit to the voters the
proposition of issuing bonds for the
erection OF a new public school
building. The proposed structure
will be constructed of brick and will
contain eight rooms.
belmont - The artesian well
which for years has furnished the
residents of belmont with water for
fire protection and domestic pur-
poses has recently failed in flow TO
such IN extent that arrangements
now are being made to have a new
artesian well drilled.
Yankton-Mrs. M. M. M%atthiesen.
of this city, has been notified by
Secretary OF State w. j. Bryan, that
her son, Mark Matthiesen, had been
accidentally shot at Tampico, but is
doing well. Hopes are entertained
for his recovery. Mr.. Matthiesen is
manager for the Mexican Gulf Oil
company at Tampico, the company's
property being right in the battle
zone OF the contending Mexican arm
les. Further details have not been
received here.
Mobridge - A clever swindle was
evidently pulled off at Trail City,
twenty miles west OF here. on the
reservation. A man who went by
the name of Van Ness presumably
started a bank here. hired a cashier
and then instructed him he was go
Ing east to buy fixtures, etc, and
that any telegram he got to answer
In the affirmative. 1t is now rumor-
ed that Chicago and Milwaukee mer-
chants We're heavily duped, and
there Is quite a commotion among
the parties concerned.
Aberdeen-John K~obernick, aged
55, a farmer residing four miles
northeast Of Aberdeen, was drowned
In eighteen inches of water, follow
ing an attack of heart trouble. Ko-
bernick was driving across the creek
when his buggy stuck in the mud.
He got out of the vehicle to release
the buggy when he was stricken and
fell face downward into the little
stream and was drowned. His body
was not found until several hours
afterward when life was extinct.
Dell Rapids - Jorgen Peters, liy-
Ing Ut the home Of his son, eight
miles northwest OF Dell Rapids.
committed suicide BY cutting his