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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-04-30
FISH SEASON IS ON.

The fishing season opens tomorrow
and not few Ike Waltons will be out
whipping the streams near town in
quest of trout. 1t is likely that some
good catches will be made in Three
Mile which runs through town as it il
known to abound with members of the
finny tribe. Peter Hesterman, who il
employed at the Jack Turner carpenter
shop, under which this stream wends
its way to the ocean, has seen large
salmon about 1S inches in length in thu
creek on two occasions. Since then NJ
has fitted up an old fish spear and il
ready to annex some fried salmon but
to date the big fish has never CONS
back.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-04-30
WOULD LOCATE MISSING MAN.

nelatlves of Robert Ashley have
s;s.e s.e.en the Free Press asking for as
No. s.ahce = In locating Mr.. Ashley who has
io,, o, been heard from since February,
ana 400: % The missing man is described as
hSe So' heighth five feet and six inches,
was aek curly hair and black eyes. He
ms working in a lumber mill in 1913
ans; s; urangeville. His parents are very
~n1ious to hear from him.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-04-30
ANNUAL STATEMENT ISSUED.

Every citizen and taxpayer in the
county ought to take time to read the
annual financial statement from the
couny offices published in this week s
Free Press. The figures will be found
remarkably interesting in many cases
The statement is issued by the auditor
but has to do with all the finances OF
the county in all departments.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-04-30
Baseball Season Launched By
Decisive Victory of Ink and
Lather SINGERS Over Clerks

and voiced unanimous sentiment op-
posing plan of calling upon the bust
ness men to support the team by direct
subscription. Instead of this method
the promoters chose to attempt to make
the game selfsupporting and will try to
avoid financial whirlpools by giving
dances and other public affairs occa-
sionally.
The idea of a baseball tournament in
connection with the coming horse show
met with pnstinted approval and COM
mittee consisting of Hub Wood, j. B.
Snyder, Of the firm of Snyder & Mil
Ter, Don Fisher and Pearl Wright was
appointed with full powers to arrange
for and stage this important feature.
The plans as agreed upon at Monday
evenings meeting call for games on
Friday, the second day of the horse
show, on Saturday and Sunday Four
teams will compete, the winners of the
Thursday game meeting the Friday
victors in the grand finals on Sunday.
Eighty per cent of the gate receipts
will be hung up as prize at both the
Thursday and Friday games, the win
ners taking so per cent and the losers
30 per cent. In the deciding and cham
pionship game Sunday the purse will be
increased to 80 per cent of the gate
receipts.
1t is planned to have teams from Cot
tonwood, Nezperee, Kamiah and
Grangeville lie entered. Managers of the
Kamiah and Cottonwood teams have
been after Grangeville for weeks for a
game and advices from Nezperce are to
the effect that the reservation city also
wants a chance to share in the gate
receipts. However, teams from other
towns in the nearby territory may be
entered later.
Play Mt. Idaho Sunday.
Manager Hub Wood yesterday COM
pleted negotiations with Boss Brown
for game with Mt. Idaho at the local
park Sunday afternoon, May 3. Boss
says he has bunch of young phenoms
over there who are comers in the base
ball world and he wants to give them
a little polishing right off the bat
Several Of the young fellows in the Mt
Idaho section, Boss claims, will develop
into corking good ball players in time
The game will start at o'clock sharp
Boss Brown, who has consented to take
care Of the backstop work for the locals
this year, will play with Mt. Idaho Sun
day and the fans are sure of a gooi
contest. Arrangements are now unde
way for game with Cottonwood at tn,
westside city on Sunday, May 10.
Who's to be Who.
Basing the selections on the showing
made in last Sundays game and upol
past performances, which selections
however, may be changed by develop
i Continued on page 81
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-04-30
DANCE roMoRRow NIGHT.

The baseball boys are giving spclaI
dance at Schmadeka's hall tomorrow
evening. Friday, May /, the initial af-
fair of series of dances to be conduct
ad during the spring and early summer
season to help defray the expenses Of
maintaining pennant winning bah
team. The boys plan to give about two
dances each month during the baseball
season. Fuller's orchestra will furnish
music tomorrow evening.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-04-30
BOATS ON SNAKE RIVER.


Proving that navigation of the upper
Snake river is not an impossibility
Capt. MacFarlane of Lewiston has
taken his launch Prospector to point
within twenty miles of Copperfield
Oregon, and twenty miles beyond Pitts
burg Landing on the upper Snake river
In the early days steamboat made
the run up the river to Farewell Bend
just beyond Pittsburg Landing, but nc
craft steam or gasoline propelled had
ever gone beyond that point until the
trip just made was accomplished by
Captain MacFarlane. The point reached
was Rush Rapids, and Captain Mac
Farlane made an examination of the
water there, resulting in the view that
with fourteen-foot stage at Lewiston
he could negotiate the rapids by lining
and then make the run through to Cop
perfield. The latter point is about
seventy miles from Huntington. Cap
tain MaeFarlane now plans to make ;
special trip to Copperfield.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-04-30
HAS BRoT HER ON BATTLEsH1P.

Bert Dec ker was in town Saturday
trading with the local merchants and
also keeping a weather eye open for
the latest war news from Mexico. Bert
has brother, Pearl Decker, on one of
the ships in the big fleet at Vera Cruz
and he is anxious to learn each day 8
developments. He has not heard from
his brother directly since the beginning
of actual warfare.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-04-30
KEss PINNELL WEEDS.

hESS PINNELL WEEDS.
That Kess Pinnell, king pin of the
Idaho county socialists, has done it.
We knew he had something up his
sleeve the last time he was down from
higgins but he denied that he contem-
plated anything serious. We get the
following from the Weiser Signal and
New Meadows Tribune: "Kess Pinnell,
Of higgins, who was married recently at
Boise, spent few days in the city with
his bride on their return to higgins
where they expect to i've. X. F.
Pinnell, the popular sawmill man of
higgins, stopped over Tuesday night
enroute home from Boise, where he had
taken unto himself a bride, who was
Miss Mayme McKee, The bride was
the popular school ma am at higgins
last year.-Whitebird Sun.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-04-30

Regular shoots will be held every
Sunday. Several new members will join
the club next week.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-04-30
FALL BEFORE McDONALD'S
CURVES-OTHERN NEWS IN
LOCAL WORLD OF
BASEBALL
BY Breezy Short.

Sundays contest at the ball park,
while falling short many angles as an
alright exhibition of the national
pastime, brought out about all the
latent baseball talent in the city and
gave the promoters for successful 1914
season line on what material is
available. The aggregation known as
the Printers and BARRIERS shut out the
aggravation known as the Clerks,
agglomerating a dozen runs to nil for
the counter jumpers.
| Be it said here, however, that one
Homer Mcdonald, who once folded a
half dozen papers in local printshop,
was the printsipal stumbling block for
the hopeful and ambitious dispensers of
merchandise. That IL to 0 score means
that Homer pitched the full nine inn
ings without safe hit being registered
and only one Clerk got around the
circuit as far as third base.
The game was arranged with view of
determining what the lineup for 19l4
would present. Every ball player and
near ball player in the city was cajoled
into the contest and given chance
to display his wares. On the whole,
despite the lopsided score, the game
was interesting and surprisingly few
errors were recorded. The chief rea-
son for the Printer Barber victory is
explained in the ability of the Printer
BARRIERS to hit the ball occasionally and
the ability of the Clerks not to hit the
ball even that often.
The Clerks presented linup with
Miller catching, Janasco pitching,
Eimers at first base, Snyder at second,
Jim Wood shortstop, Pap Jarvis on
third, Pearl Wright, Hub Wood and
Ivor Higgs in the gardens. Late in the
game Snyder replaced Janasco in the
box. The typo-tonsorial forces inelud.
ed Ingram as backstop, Mcdonald
singing, Branscombe, Abrahamson and
Arnold on the bags, Fisher in short
field and Cone, Medved and Harris in
the pastures. Boss Brown was arbitra
tor. A good sized crowd of fans and
fannesses saw the contest and it is nc
exaggeration to say that all ready the
rooters are in mid-season form.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-04-30
You Have Done
Your Best

1Q1 DO NOT care what the world may say
IHA If those whom love are true;
AA We do not mind the toll Of the day
If we know in the dusk and the dew
There waits some one who win welcome us
As we come home to rest
Some friend who will say, ''Dear heart know
That today you have done your best -
We do not mind if the thorns are sharp,
Or the pathway is rough and steep;
We do not mind if we plow and SOW
For others to come and reap
It we can but hear, when the twilight comes
And the red in the west grows gray,
Some dear voice whispers these words Of cheer:
'You have fought good fight today
For the heart don't care what the world may say
If those whom it loves are true;
For twas ever and always the hearts own way
To long for the love and true
You forget the gain, the loss and the pain
That tortures your pulsing breast
If there's one who always in sweet blind faith
Can say: "You have done your best
Exchange
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-04-30
MEXICO WAR HALTS
WHILE MED|ATORS
SUE FOR PEACE
ENJOYS OF LATIN.AMERICAN
TRY TO FIND GROUND FOR
SETTLEMENT OF TROUBLE.
AMERICANS LEAVE MEXICO
Every Train and Ship Carries Yankees
Across Border to Native Land
Outlook Optimistic.

Latest advices from Washington, d.
G., and points in Mexico where the hot.
test war operations were staged last
week indicate that all is comparatively
calm and serene, temporarily. Pending
the outcome of the offers Of mediation
by ENJOYS of Latin America hostilities
have apparently ceased and it is to be
hoped that middle ground for adjust.
ment will be speedily and satisfactorily
found
MediatOrs in the national capital, re-
presenting Argentine, Brazil and Chile,
stated yesterday that the outlook was
very hopeful but declined to give out
detailed statement of conditions upon
the claim that premature publicity
might be detrimental to the mutual in.
erests of the nations concerned.
Americans to Safety.
Secretary of State Bryan yesterday
issued statement to the erect that
"the sky seems to be clearing, and in
the meantime we are getting our peo-
pie to safety"
General Huerta has raised the en-.
barge on refugees at Mexico City and
hundreds left Tuesday and yesterday
on trains bound for the sea coast.
bNciy tIdiH anu snip leaving MeNlcO
carries refugees and stories of insults
and threats are repeated and re-told.
Perhaps the most important military
event of the week was the arrival Of
General Funsten with 5000 troops at
Vera Cruz. This city is now formally
under martial law and Robert j. Kerr
of Chicago and Mexico City is civil
governor.
1t is reported that Carranza and Villa
have composed their differences and
will make no warlike demonstration un.
til the United States resumes active
fighting operations again, in case such
action is taken by this government.
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels, at a
Navy club banquet at New York last
week, read names of the men killed at
Vera Cruz on April 23, which he said
was "the honor roll of the first dead in
the fighting at Vera Cruz" as follows.
Walter L. Watson, ordinary seaman,
Boston. Attached to Arkansas.
Louis Frank Boswell, chief gunners
mate, Coulterville, III. Attached to
Michigan.
Elizie G. Fisher, ordinary seaman,
Hays, Miss. Attached to New Hamp.
shire.
Esan Hursh Frohlichstein, ordinary
seaman, Mobile, Ala. Attached to New
Hampshire.
Dennis j. Lane, seaman, New York
City. Attached to the New Hampshire.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-04-30
Plan for Tournament.

At meeting called for Monday even
ing at the fire station the baseball sea
son for 1914 was formally launched.
Hub Wood was elected manager of the
team for the season and has taken over
the reins of government all ready. The
boys talked at length upon the sub
ject of financing the club this season
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-14
BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL
To Observe 40th Anniversary-Com
 nittee of Arrangements Named.

Rev. w. D. Swaffield, Clifford H. Starkweather, Frank T. Preston and Henry Burton make up the committee to arrange for the observance of the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Baptist Sunday school, the real begin ming of that church, in Danielson, on Feb. s, which is the exact date of the anniversary. The committee held & meeting at the Baptist parsonage Tuesday evening. It has been decided to have present on the anniversary day as many of the original members as are living hereabouts-six or eight in this and nearby towns.
 The plans also include the having present all former superintendents of the school, as far as possible, or a let ter from them; also to have a message Of greeting from as many of the for mer pastors as are living. An effort will be made to have in attendance all former members of the school living hereabouts. A historical essay cover ing the work of the Sunday school of the church is to be prepared.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-14
FOURTEEN DEGREES
 BELOW ZERO.
Borough Teeth Chatter During Most
 Uncomfortable Day in Years.

Temperatures ranging from 6 to IA below zero were reported in Danielson Tuesday morning after the most bit terly cold night in years. Ordinarily a temperature of minus 10 or a few degrees lower does not cause excep- tional discomfort, but add to that kind of a night a gale driven with near hurricane force and there is another story to tell. Nipped fingers, frozen noses and other things were complain ed of in the early morning hours of Tuesday and the plumbers were del uged with calls to get busy on frozen water pipes in many homes in the borough The screeching wind pene- trated all but the very suggest of houses in Danielson and drove comfort out on the wings of the gale.
 At East killingly. on high ground. the low temperatures were reported as ( and below zero. On Maple street it was 10 below. From the Westfield temperatures below zero. From Brooklyn there came thermometer readings of to II degrees below zero and from all sections hereaboUts ad- missions that the cold was sufficient to satisfy even an icenan The howlers for cold weather had all pulled their chairs up around the stove and were competing with each other for the first opportunity to get in their T remem ber-"
 At noon Tuesday thermometers in the business. section of DanielsOn were showing zero or 1 or degrees above and weather Vanes were still pointing into the vicious but moderated riot that was sweeping out of the north west. Drivers of teams suffered se- verely on Tuesday. Heavy clothing availed little against the intense cold driven by the high winds. The streets were practically deserted and business interests suffered.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-14

in the four tenement brick house own ed by Marc " Palmer on Pleasant street. One of the neighbors noticed sparks from the chimney and ran to knock at the door of the house. The man who answered lived on the west side of the building, and the chimney on fire was the easterly of the two in the house When told what the matter was he said: That makes no difference It's the other mans chim neyn
 The neighbor then called Enginer F. w Gerriek by telephone. He re- sponded with an assistant and some chemical By this time the sparks were falling on the shingle roof of the house. setting it on fire. An alarm was rung in from the box at Bridge and Pleasant streets, but as this failed to sound the alarm was sent in from the armory The Monties were the first to respond followed by the Alerts and the Excelsiors. The fire was quickly ex- tinguished before much damage was done.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-14
Brief Mention

William Kirkpatrick spent Tuesday in Hartford.
 A. W, Buckley of Norwich was a local visitor Tuesday.
 Attorney E. M. Yeomans of Andover spent Tuesday in this city
 Rev. W. J. Adams of South Man chester spent Tuesday here.
 A. R. Barnet. Jr., of New York call ed on Willimantic friends Tuesday
 The 4.12 express from Boston was 5S minutes late Tuesday afternoon.
 Miss Margaret Corrigan returned to Suffield Tuesday after a holiday visit in this city with relatives.
 W. W. Hayden of WiHimantfc who is making his home in Hartford for the winter spent Tuesday in this city transacting real estate business.
 Miss Doris F. Hall of South Will lington returned Tuesday to Welles- icy college. Miss Hall should have gone to Wellesley last Wednesday, but was delayed on account of an injury to her arm sustained while skating during her vacation at home.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-14
ELLIOTT HOME DAMAGED.
Hot Water in Four Radiators Leaked
 Down Through Rooms

The most serious accident reported as caused by the cold snap Monday night occurred at the home of George $. Elliott on Prospect street. MT. FL hott retired soon after eleven. and just as he was doZing off heard a noise such as is made by the sudden rush of steam into a radiator. As the Sys- tenn in his house is of hot water MT. Elliott felt sure that something was wrong, and went over the house from cellar to garret looking for the trou- hle. Finding nothing, he again retired but was soon aroused by a call from his wife who was sleeping in another room with their daughter. Hurrying to the room, he found that a break in the water system above had oc- cured and the whole contents of the radiators, four in number, on the top floor and the water in the connecting pipes and the expansion tank. was coming down into the bedroom occu- pied by his wife, The water went on down to the ground floor, coming into the front hall.
 Both ceilings were ruined, as well as some furniture. the hardwood floor ing. and the woodwork of the two rooms. An elbow in an end of the piping in a disused room in the top floor, which contained no radiator, had possibly been frozen at some previous time; at any rate it blew off Monday night and let the water out. MT. El- liott remembers that at the time his house was constructed the plumbers told him of this spot, and said there would probably be no trouble there, but if there was, it would be pretty bad
 This is the third and the worst ex- perience MT Elliott has had with this system of heating. The damage, esti- mated at about four hundred dollars, is fully covered by a water damage policy, carried by him 2pr a year or so. A representative of the company happened to be in town Tuesday. and told MT. Elliott to send in his bill for the legitimate damage, and 1t would be met promptly.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-14

Below Zero All Day Tuesday.
 Tuesday was a record breaker in the borough for cold. Not once during the day did the mercury get above zero. A gale of wind, from the north west kept up steadily until four o'clock making the cold almost unbear- able. At six o'clock in the morning there was a general comparing of thermometers. With the report of from 10 to 12 below.
 There were freeze ups all over the borough. and the plumbers were kept busy all day.
 Some of the big buildings were found exceedingly hard to warm so that the usual business could be carried on. At the Riverside Grammar school some of
 At the creamery, several or Lne
 At the creamery, several of the tenn porary vat supply pipes of water and steam were out of commission for a few hours. Superintendent Bliss was able to complete his morning churn- ing alS usual.
 A. A. Young has a night fireman at his big greenhouses but in spite of this there was a slight stick in the morn ing.
 The A. B. Burleson Thread mills water heating system was frozen and the help were allowed to go out on ac- count of too low temperature.
 The Aspinook bleachery had difi- oulty in heating its finishing depart ment.
 Mrs. George Moeller, who has large number of fine plants lost several of her choicest sorts. Manager Barnett of the Finn building said he found it the hardest day to heat the block since it's erection. At six o'clock Tuesday evening the thermometer stood at below.
 Cemetery Association Meeting
 The annual meeting of the Jewett City Cemetery association was held Tuesday afternoon at the town build ing The treasurer's report of the gen eral or working fund showed the re- ceipts for the year to have been S453.2O. The expenditures were S373.47. leaving a balance in the working fund of s79.73. The permanent fund has gain ed s1,225 in the last year. It now stands at q total of S5,6S5. Of the receipts for the per- manent fund for the last year s1,00O was the gift of David H. Tanning of Worcester.
 The following directors were elected by ballot: J. H. Lee, D. D. Tracy. T. | Lee. A A Young, A. M. Brown. R. NJ. Brown, A. R. Young. Nathan J Bahcock was elected super intendent.
 At a meeting of the board of direct ors held immediately after the asso- citation meeting the following officers were reelected: president, J. H. Lee; vice president, D. D. Tracy: secretary and treasurer. A. M. Brown; auditors C. II. Prior and R. Guy.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-14
OBITUARY.
Patrick Shunrua

Patrick Shugrue, 39, died of pneu- monia Monday night at St Joseph S hospital, where he had been since last Friday. He was born in Ireland, but the greater part of his life was spent in this country. There survive him his mother, Bridget Shugrue of Ire land, four sons Patrick, Michael, John and Florence. of this city, three sis ters, Mrs. John Riordan of Ireland, Mrs. Fred LaFontaine of Providence, R. l., and Mrs Michael J. Welch of this city, and two brothers, Florence of Ireland and John of Providence.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-14
JEWETT CITY.
Sudden Death of Thomas P!ukett of Lisbon-Arctic Temperature All Day Tuesday-Cemetery RssociatIon Holds Annual Meeting.

Thomas Plunkett, 70, died suddenly from heart disease at his home in Lis bon Tuesday afternoon. Alr. Plunkett carried his daughters dinner to the mill as usual. After returning home he warmed his hands al the stove for 2 moment. then told his son he was go
 iner and in a few minutes he was dead.
 He was born in Ireland and has lived in Griswold and Lisbon 25 years. He was well known and had many friends.
 daughter. Katie and son, Thom- as of Lisbon, d son Bernard of Atlanta
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-14
CHILDREN CONTRIBUTE.
Those of St. Philips Parish Being
 Trained in Systematic Giving.

The Ladies' Guild is to meet Thurs day at 2.3O D. m. at the home of Mrs. F. A. Morren, 90 South Main street.
 There will be a missionary service for the Sunday school Sunday, Jan 25. the feast of the conversion of St. Paul. and the third Sunday after the Epiphany. This will take the place of the regular opening service of the school, at 12 o'clock. and the form used will be that distributed by the board of missions for this occasion.
 The children are fast becoming sub scrihers to the support of the church by the use of the duplex envelope sys- tenn. just as the adults do. While the amounts are small. the habit of sys- tematie giving, it is thought, will be developed.
 Services will he on Friday at 7.30 D. m and on Sunday at 8 10.30 and !, with Sunday school at noon and men's class at D. m-