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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-01-22

probation officer for Idaho county
Comes james DeHaven probate Judge,
with statement that the services of a
probation officer are needed in Idaho
county, and that Mrs. Sophia Stantial
has been appointed at salary of $500
per year. 1t appearing to the board
that such would require the expendi-
tnre OF a large amount which is not
necessary at the present time, it is Or
dered that the matter be rejected.
In the matter of the petition of F..
A. Finney, ct al for the construction Of
public highway, in road district No. 7
in Harrisburg precinct, Idaho county.
Said road is 2.40 miles in length and
fifty feet in width, being 25 feet on
either side of line of survey.
In matter of county surveyors re.
port on road petitioned for by Frank A.
Finney, ct al, in road district No. 7. It,
appearing to the board that all non-
eonsenting land owners have signed
deeds for right of way, it is ordered
that said report be approved and DANA
ges awarded to Annie Dickinson, in the
sum OF $50. Said road to be public
road.
In matter of application of Frank A.
f1nney, ct al for an appropriation for a
wagon road from Harrisburg country
to Lolo river. 1t appearing to the
board that the settlers have subscribed
the amount of $3.50 for said construe
ton, it is ordered that the said board
also appropriate the sum of $3.50; it is
also ordered that all claims against said
appropriation must be approved by
Frank A. Finney in charge.
In the matter of Application of Lula
V. Hood, Mary Shriner, for partial sup.
port in accordance with "Mother's
Pension Act The certificate of the
probate judge approved, and granted.
Ordered that the said JULIA V. Hood
and Mary Shriner, be given an allow.
ance OF SIS per month, beginning ON
October /, 1913, until further order of
the board.
In the matter of application of Elsie
NanMatre, mother, for partial sup
port, in accordance with "Mother Pen
sion Act The certificate of Probate
judge, approved and granted. Ordered
that said Elsie VanMatre be given an
allowance of SIS per month beginning
November LIST, until further order Of
the board.
Resignation of Jessie L. Rains. M. d.
county physician, accepted.
In the matter of bids and applications
OF Doctors, G. s. Stockton, C. w. Slus.
ser and W. H. Warner, for appointment
as county physician. 1t is ordered that
the proposal of DR.. G. s. Stockton he
accepted and he is hereby appointed
county physician.
County Warrants called for more than
90 days were ordered paid as follows:
No. 1875, October %, 1912.
Current Expense Fund 5000
No. 1923, October 10, 1911
Road Expense Fund n.2O
No. l1724, October 10, 1911, Road
NJ Expense psas Fund -. 1880
No. l1727, October 10, 1911, Road
Expense Fund 900
No. 1889, October 90, 1912, Cur.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-01-22

Barney Luchtefeld, Henry Render.
Westlake Precinct. d. b. Denham
VIM. A. McMurry.
Lake Precinct: Chas. NJ. Kerr, w. B
Trueblood, Ernest Bentley, A.
Schnell, T. +. Eckland.
Fairview Precinct: w. l.. Workman
Sam Reibold, R. G. Day, Joe Miers
Chas. N. Hanson.
Denver Precinct: j. G. Howard, Fl
+. Rowe, Ben Zehner, Edwin Webber
Dewey Precinct: j. l.. Bishop.
Elk City Precinct: w. c. McNutt
Warren Bullock, J. C. Litchfield
Sites Precinct: j. C. Rooney. w. +
Myers, Phillip Hartman, Phillip Minen
j. Z. Pell, Tie Hutchens, Victor Lowell
Stewart Precinct: P. J. Taylor, Tim
othy Quinlan, T. G. Gilroy, Fred Hovey
X. II. Smith.
Tahoe Precinct: John Hewitt. .Johr
Hagan, |. 7. Green.
Woodland Precinct: L. ID. George, J
W. Mason, VIM. Martin.
Clearwater Precinct: j. B. Leeper
Grin Riebold, G. n Lahore, Free
Brown.
kamiah Precinct: James Cox.
Harris Rirde Precinct: Robert Fit
ting
Newsome Precinct: Fred Smith.
Lorena Precinct: Frank p. Turner
Harpster Precinct: Geo. Saunders
James Surrdge j. NJ. Wilson.
Pleasant View Precinct l.. Lock
wood. Il.
Orogrande Precinct: Robert Puelz.
Glover Precinct: w. C. Holdings
head, Fred Harris.
Big Butte Precinct: w. H. Bryant
James Altman, Major Farris, Jas
Browning, Jacob Monson.
Pollock Precinct: Chas. A. Albin. w
j. Potter.
Joseph Precinct: Price Keener, A
R. Wright
Goff Precinct: Carl w. higgins
Harry Clay
John Day Precinct: J. N. Baker
Ward A. Sewell.
Slate Creek Precinct: T. c. LYDIA
George 5. Upton, Ben Large.
Whitebird Precinct: Ghas. w. Doum
eco, Sheldon Delmage, John M. TAYLOR
Homer Newman, Harvey Thompson
Ernest j. Nichols.
Forks Precincts: o. H. Evans.
Deer Creek Precinct: James R, Han.
ger.
Dixie Precinct: VIM. Robinson.
The said persons being designated al
the jury list for the year 1914.
Quarterly reports of the follow;no
o1ncers were approved: j. A. Brad
bury, clerk, auditor and recorder. Johr
n. Eimers, sheriff, James DeHaven
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-01-22
Official Proceedings of
County Commissioners

On Monday, January u, 1914, at o
o clock a. m. the board of county com
missioners, of Idaho County met in
regular session in their clerk s office in
Grangeville, Idaho. Present: n. B.
Pettibone, chairman, John N. Rice and
John ID. Long, commissioners and j. A..
Bradbury, clerk by NJ. G. Rambo,
Deputy.
Whereupon the following business
was had:
Application of Fem Batty, G.. A.
Johnston, =. F.. Courtney, f. A. Tam
blyn for liquor license in Grangeville
granted and license of $3.50 each, issued
and their bonds approved as such, same
to run from January ~, 1914 at noon
and run for twelve months.
Application of John Funke, Raymond
A. Minis and s. J. Peterson for liquor
licenses in Cottonwood granted and IL
cense of $3.50 each issued and their
bonds approved as such, same to run
from January -, 1914 at noon and run
for twelve months.
The board selected from the poll lists
OF the several precincts of the county
the names of $50 persons competent to
serve as jurors for 1914, as follows to-
wit:
Grangeville Precinct No. /: Victor
Peterson, Matthias Gilbert, Levi Castle.
Marion Weber, Harry Markham, How.
ard Waugh, VIM. VonBerge, George
Briscoe.
Grangevile Precinct No. 2: CLYDE
Moffit, l.. NJ. Harris, J. w. Philips.
Keith 0. Fem, Emery Zuver, Joe Yates,
VIM. Schmadeka, Harry Wood, George
w. Barker.
Grangeville Precinct No. 3: J. D.
Lytle, John Knight, Chas. Conger, Ross
Arnold, Ralph Telcher, John Il. Wilson.
James Gregg, Prince l.. Johnson.
Grangeville Precinct No. A: Robert
Roby, Robert Hamill, j. P. Kee, VIM.
Briscoe, George Parks, John A. Cash.
Fred Cone, Robert Dunlap.
Cottonwood Precinct: II. ]. Bartb
A. L. Creelman, S. r. Libby, Barney
Tackle, j. Y. Baker, Frank Terhaar. j
B. Luchtefeld, J. X. Kineaid. Andrew
c. Gentry, w. A. Green, Fet Rhoades.
Frank Blackburn, Joe F. Howell. Frank
simon, Chas. Olson, Frank Kelsey, F. c.
! Lange, G. G. Eckert.
Mt. Idaho Precinct: A. E. Randall.
). =. Callan, w. J. Rape, c. w. Hind,
man, Frank Donnelly, Robert Cone.
Ferdinand Precinct: VIM. f. Good.
all, Peter Kans, Thomas X. Martin.
Greencreek Precinct: Harvey Miller.
VIM. j. Nuxoll, Morgan Rogers. Joe
Kelsch, Benjamen Robertson.
keuterville Precinct: Herman Nut.
man, August Schroeder, Edward Blake.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-01-22

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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-01-22

rent Expense Fund ...... 600
NO: 5l3, July 10, 1912, bridge
No. 1880, April 10, 1913, Cur
rent Expense Fund 500
The following county warrants in the
current expense fund issued January
~, 1911 were ordered paid:
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-09-11
THE HILL OF TARA.

Whoro In Ancient Times che klnas Of
ireland Wsro Crowned.
In the county Of Meath 10 supposed
to have stood the hall Of Tara. cele-
brated as being the palace Of the an
cient Irish kings. There seems 70 be
NO doubt that on the hill OF Tara the
national assemblies met once year to
consult on the affairs Of the kingdom
and to make laws The lawgivers
were a class of druids called Brehons.
who actsd as magistrates ana Judges
They did not hold their courts OF Jus
tice In any hall, but seated themselves
on the top Of a hill in the open air.
where they heard all complaints that
were brought before them and decided
every cause according to their own
ideas Of right and wrong.
The hill OF Tara is also famous In
Irish history as the spot on which the
kings were crowned. The throne, or
seat Of Inauguration. was q black
stone. which was called Lea Fan, or
the fatal stOna. said to have been
brought In the early ages from Spain.
and 1t was therefore held IN high ven
Grafton. It was either borrowed by
FeaTguS the Great. an Irish chief. or
else It was carried away, among other
spolls, by the Scots IN one OF their In
vasions Of Ireland and was ever after
ward used az a coronation seat Of the
kings OF Scotland at the abbey Of
scons until It was conveyed away by
force OF arms. together with the crown
and Bcepter, by Edward !. 20 England.
who placed II in Westminster abbey,
where It still exists and forma the ba-
sis Of the coronation chair TO this day.
--Argonaut.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-09-11
THE "ENTENTE CoRDALE."

Bismarck Once Gave . Striking Dsfini-
tlon Of thO Term.
In the newspapers Of today we veEy
often find the words entente cordiale.
Most readers understand the meaning
Of the expression. but It - rather dim-
cult to make q TRANSLATION that ex-
presses thS exact meaning Of the orig
inal French Prince Bismarck gave q
good explanation when his daughter
asked him what the entente cordiale
really was.
"Well," he said, ',it is not 30 easy 10
define literally. It means a cordial un-
derstanding. but 1t also has a little
different significance. For example:
You were In the courtyard this morn
ing when came from the garden with
Nero. Diana was in the yard. gnaw-
ing a large bone Ny Nero saw her
and ran to seize the bone. Then there
was a little fight, until struck them a
few sharp blows with my cane.
after that the bone lay in the mid
die OF the court while both dogs stood
or at some distance and looked eagerly
at 1t. Each dog. in fact, was as anx-
ious to keep the other away as he was
afraid Of my cane. and therefore nel-
ther ventured to seize It You see. that
Is what they call in diplomatic circles
an entente cOrdiala." Youths Com
Danion.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-09-11
CARING For the Plano.

Ono OF those popular fellows who
can sit down at a plano and play &C
COMPARTMENTS to songs, even when
the Smusic" IL not forthcoming. hap
pened to be in a little village recently
when a concert was almost stuck
through the pianist disappointing at
the last minute. Our friend, says the
Glasgow News, came to the rescue and
got tho company out Of It's difficulty,
but inwardIy he applied to the instru-
ment adjectives which would shock
even George Bernard Shaw. After the
performance the caretaker "a ''ladY'D
wns covering up for the night. and the
player mentioned to her that the piano
was very much in need Of attention,
but she secuted the idea why" said
she. 81 went over II myself this morn
ing and scrubbed every part OF It, keys
and ALL"
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-09-11
WHIsKER CULTURE.
A Critic Who pOos Not Like tho Hang.
ing Garden Effect. f

ing GafooN EWoofs
In the American Maga4ine James
Montgomery FIagg. writing a piece on
''Whiskerculture." contributes the fol
lowing permit to cultivate hanging gar
dens on the face:
This is to certify that the bearoE.
- -. has permission 60 stand %
the grass In any part OF Central paril.
or other city parks. during May and
June and pretend be u a EpilRea BUSH
"If by any chance be should begin 60
bear currants or mRrrons Rlaces be
must allow the Commissioners OF parks
first pickings.
"He Il required also to permit any
uniformed official OF the Long Island
railroad lost and found department 10
enter his beard at will. without a writ
ten order, and search for lost pursea,
umbrellas or packages OF pressed beet
or coins Of any determination.
"on the ID Of February be agrees %
step out from bis cocoon and. ~ BE-
sees his own shadow. report II imint.di-
ately to the board OF health and crawl
back again. f1
'In going over his privet hedge in
the fall. before putting It In camphoF.
he must destroy all nests he comes
across.
''On national and state holidays he is
permitted to string japanese lanterns
in any part Of the shrubbery above
Forty-second street, but he is forbid
den to set or any Roman candles or
red light In Il.
During the open season for grouse
or caribou he must have his entire
beard adequately patrolled. He agrees
to report to Washington II any careless
tourists start fires in any portion Oa
this tract, especially urar any ranches.
He agrees to see before retiring that nc
lighted cigar butts are left gmolderinG
In the underbrush.
'Tf all these regulations are faithfully
carried out his beard Will be set aside
as a national park In January Of tbs
following year."
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-09-11
thirteenth Century FIro prevention.

Thirteenth Century Fire Prevention.
One wonders what fate would have
Overtaken the captured starter Of ores
in thirteenth century London. for
after the blaze Of 1912. which lasted
ten days. swallowed mp part O6 Lon
don bridge and was the cause OF over
1000 deaths, every precauton was
taken against fires. For instance, all
builders Of houses were ordered to
roof them with tileA shlngle boards or
lead, and to stop an outbreak any
house could be pulled down Thus. Mr..
Fl. B. Wheatley on the safeguards:
For the speedy removal Of burning
houses each ward was to provide q
strong iron hook with a wooden ham
die, two chains and two strong cords.
which were to be left with the bedel
Of the ward, who was also provided
with a good horn loudly sounding !"
And. moreover. every householder was
ordered to keep a barrel Of water be-
fore his door.-LOndon Standard.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-09-11
TROGLoDYTES OF TRlPOu.

They Live Underground, eOESS OS Them
Never Seeing Daylight.
IN the region Of Gharian. in the him
tsrland OF Tripou. there Is an invisi-
bic town with 1000 Inhabitants. This
city Of the Troglodytes was visited by
Miss Ethel Braun and ~ described BY
her in her book. ''The New Tripoli."
This city "a excavnted out Of rock
and earth. It's Inhabitants live under
ground. some Of them never coming to
the surface "The richer ones" writes
Miss Braun. ''are born In these dim
dwellings. never leaving them until
they are carried out to be buried" The
rich families have. however. one recep-
tion room over the ground at a height
Of six or seven feet
Describing the TroglOdyte prison,
Miss Braun tells Of an italian lady's
experience while visiting the female
prisoners
'They had never seen q European
woman before and asked her to take
OF her hat No sooner had she done
30 that In a twlnkling all her hairplns
were pulled out, to be kept as SOU
venirs by the women, who looked upon
them as most precious mementos."
The friendly Troglodytes made
Arab tea for Miss Braun. "shai. as II
Is called, made with powdered tea and
much. very much, sugar, 30 that Il
tastes Just like a sirup," and they
were very excited Mt the event OF her
visit
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-09-11

Biologists claim that the Caspian
sea Is continually sinking. Known to
all schoolboys as the largest interior
body of water In the world. the Cas-
plan Is about 780 miles in greatest
length and $50 miles In extreme width.
Its area is estimated 70 bo 10000
square miles, whtle the area OF Eng-
land and Wales is $1,000 odd square
miles These figures give q clear idea
OF the size Of the Caspian. Notwith-
standing its size, parts Of the sea aro
very shallow. In the southern portions.
however. a depth OF over 1900 fest
has been registered. Our physical
geography tells as that the present sea
is part Of a vast oceanic water which
at one tme extended b the Arctic
Ocean.--Westminster Gazetta
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-09-11
A LEGEND OF MEXICO.
Origin Of the Eagle and Serpent on lie
Coat Of Arnan.

Coat Of Arms.
The coat of arms of the republic OF
Mexico. which occupies the center or
white bar OF the dag and consists Of
a beautiful device representing an eagle
perched upon a cactus Cwhat in Mex
leo Is called nopah devouring a ser
pent. is intimately connected with the
history OF the people. In the begin
ming OF the fourteenth century the an
Cient Mexicans. or Aztecs, after wan
dering for a long time around the
Mexican valley looking for a place to
build their city. arrived after terrible
sufferinRs and adventures on the south
western border OF Lake Tezcoco in
1925.
There they halted, for In front OF
them they beheld what naturally they
considered an auspicious omen from
their gods. An immense royal eagle OF
extraordinary size and beauty stood
upon a cactus growing in the crevice
Of rock washed by the waves Of the
lake. In its tnlons It held a serpent,
and its broad, beautiful wings opened
to the rising sun
Obeying the mandate Of their oracle
that there they should build their city,
they set to work, and by driving piles
into the marshes with no other mate
rial at hand but frail reeds and rushes
the foundations Of the great Tenochit-
Ian. the chief city Of the AEtecs and
the site of the modern City Of Mexico,
were elaid.-Philadelphi Ledger.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-09-11
RoossvoIt as a Woodchopper.

When he owned q ranch in the west
Theodore Roosevelt. as he says IN bis
autobiography. could chop fairly well
for an amateur" but he admits that
he could not do One-third OF the work
that his men did.
Zone day." he writes. when we were
cutting down the cottonwood trees tO
begin our building operations, heard
some one ask Dow what the total cul
had been. and Dow. not realizing that
/ was within bearing. answered. Well
Bin cut down fifg-three, cut forty
nine, and the boss. he beavered down
seventeen Those who have seen the
stump Of a tree that has been gnawed
down by a beaver" adds Mr.. ROOse-
velt, 'will understand the exact force
Of the comparison"
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-09-11
: THE TOMB OF TUsITULA



0raVO Buried In Flowers.
= was N Doccmbsr. 1soA that ste
venson died at vailtma, near Apia. on
The Island Of Upolu, IN ths samoan
group LoveFa Of this quaint eharac-
.tsr-the modern who was an ancient
the ancient who Was a modern, the
eontemporary who became q classic
because be translated new things into
thoughts Tor sll tims-wir bo glad to
know that since ehon be has slept In a
distant grave. but not in a neglected
Ona For the natives Of that island
keap his tomb on the lonely mountain
side fragrant with fiowerR '"rhe tomb
OF Tuaitula." they call it--that was the
great Scots samoan name.
stevenson went 70 live IN Samoa IN
1857. he was a comparatively young
haA ,ue - had saaa TIE vanities OF
th8 world and. eaptivated by the eli
mate. the scenery. and the kindly char
acter OF the natives. he at once deter
mined to i've out whatever space OF
life might remain to him In that for.
tanats island. And there he did live
for seven yearS- Long ere he died be
wrote his own opitaph. and that cpl
taph 10 graved on the brass tablet that
was put there In 1895;
Under the wide and starry sky
Dig tho grave and let me lie.
Glad did live and gladly die
And laid me down with a win
This be the verse that you grave for me;
''Hero he lies where he longed TO be.
Home IL the sailcr, home from the sea.
And the hunter homo from the hin"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-09-11
The One Speech N. ?.

No member over impressed the house
Of ccwmcns with his gift Of silence
more than General Forester. This sen
sible man represented Much Wenlock
for forty-six years and never made q
speech One member. Sir Charles Bur
rell. sat for Gixty years. restraining
himself nobly, He made one speech
only in order to introduce bill pro
viding that housemaids should be for
hidden to clean windows from the out
Side.-LOndon Chronicle.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-09-11

The only way to love the forest Is TO
stay in It until you have learned its
painless travel. growth and inhabitants
as you know the fields. You must be
gin at the gate and fnd your way slow
". else you will not bear the great 30
eret and see the compelling vision.
There are trees you never before have
seen, flowers and vines the bOtanists
fail to mention and such music as your
ears cannot hear elsewhere - Gene
stratton Porter.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-09-11
Her candIssllns courtshIp.

The servant was discussing her lab'
est love affair with a mistress, who
was humane enough to be interested.
"Well." said the mistress. ''since
you've been going out with him fOE
months. I think It's quite time he took
you to see his parents"
"I'Ve been telling him 30. ma'am.
Only last Sunday said to him. Her
bert. I'm not going TO be eOurted in
this eandlestine way any longer"
It was some time, says the Man
chester Guardian, before the mistress
puzzled brain understood that ''candle
slime" and 'clandestne" were synony'
mOua.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-09-11

Jimmy. aged four. had been sent up.
stairs by bis mother to get 10 cents,
which she intended to use for the pur
chase OF postage stamps.
Not knowing exactly what a ten cent
piece looked like. Jimmy called down
stairs. Mother. is 10 cents a little piece
Of money!
"Yes. Jimmy, the smallest piece Of
money in my purse"
"oh. know now. mother! Church
mOney."-Judge.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-09-11

"You seem to be going home III a
very cheerful manner for a man VIE
has been out all night"
''YeA You see. my wife is an anna
teur elocutionist. and she's saving her
voice for an entertainment tomorrow
night" Cleveland Plain Dealer
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-09-11

Guest OF the Doctors Gate home
from the theaterl-Hurry up. old chap,
and let me in. Absentminded Doctor
(whO has forgotten all about his Wis
itor)-Who are your Guest-Mr. TTana
Doctor Missed a train, have you'll
Well, catch the uext-London Mail.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-09-11
A compooIte Product.

Mrs. BOggH-Mr. Meekman is a splen-
did example OF what q man ought 20
be- Mr.. Boggs-Not on your nfei Hes
splendid example OF what a wife,
two sisters. grown up daughter and
a mother-in-law think a man ought to
be.-Puck.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-09-11

Maglstrate--Are you interested In
this case2 Witness For the Prosecu-
tion-- Yes. sir: the prisoner cut my ac-
qualutanee.-B Express.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-09-11

JOSHUA s. RAYNoLDs. President.
JAS. GRAHAM MoNARY, -PresIdent
W. L. TOOLEY. Vice-President.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-09-11

Entered at the Post once at LOrdsburg as
Second Class Mail Matter.