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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1914-08-14
WAR NEWS AS RE.
PORTED BY WIRE

That no important engagement
has occurred between the French
and Germans is indicated by an
official announcement issued by the
French war department that up to
Wednesday afternoon there had
been no encounters between the res
pective forces except those of out
posts.
Later, however, Paris reported
that the bombardment by the Ger
mans of the important town of
Pont-uMousnon, in the department
of Muerithe-et- -Mosele, had begun.
This town is 20 miles from Nancy
and 16 miles southwest of Metz.
1t was the birth place of Marguerite
of Anjou, wife of Henry vi of Eng
land
An important developement in
the situation is the preparations
which the Austrian ambassador is
making for his immediate depart
ure from London. A London dis
patch says that the war between
Great Britain and Austria is to be
declared.
The German army is advancing
into the heart of Belgium. The
force which have been investing
Liege have moved to the north and
new army corps has taken their
place. Brussels reports that the
French and British allied forces
are concentrated at various import
ant points Belgium and are prepar-
ed to check the German advance.
From Belgian, German successes
are announced at Muelhausen and
Lagarde, with the taking of many
French prisoners and the clearing
of German territory of the French.
Fighting continues around Tirle-
mont and other Belgian towns, and
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1914-08-14
FIRES BY THE DOZEN
IN PALOUSE COUNTRY

Mosco~, Aug. 11-That the au..
thorities have sufficient incriminat-
ing evidence against Francisco Es-
pinosa, the Indian being held to "a
wait a preliminary Saturday morn
ing on charge of attempting to
set fire to grain, was the opinion of
those close to the authorities and
today Deputy Sheriff James Sterl-
ing left for the Garfield section to
summon witnesses to appear at the
trial. Espinosa still maintains a
dogged silence, though he admits he
has been travelling about the Palouse
country in seeking work and says he
could get none because he was an
Indian.
According to data collected by M.
M. Preston, there were seventeen
separators fires, due to smut or
some unknown cause, in that vicinity
of Moscow yesterday.
Eight occurred in territory north
Of Pullman and east of Albion; and
about an equal number near Palouse
and Moscow. The crew from the
Patton & Reilly machine, after aid
ing neighboring crew in fighting
a fire, ran their own outfit only
about thirty minutes when it was
destroyed by fire. The Dooley
machine, operating eight miles west
of Palouse, and the Mcleod mach
inc, thrashing between Viola and
Palouse. were among those burned
yesterday.
Word has been received in Moscow
of the arrest of an Austrian, caught
in the act of placing matches in
wheat shocks in the Garfield section.
He was taken to Colfax yesterday.
Born to C. S. Stout and wife last
Thursday fine baby girl.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1914-08-14
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N. P. President Here

Tuesday Kendrick was visited by
the special train carrying J. N. Han
naford, President of the Northern
Pacific, of St. Paul, Geo. T. Slade,
v. P. and E. G. Blanchard, General
Manager This crop of high offic-
ials. of the Northern Pacific is maxi
ing tour of the entire system.
They storped short time at this
point ana visited the agent and sur
veyed the surroundings of this little
city ana ccmplemented Agent Will
cox on the n nanner in which he
kent his station.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1914-08-14
Comparison of Workers

Washington, D. c., July, 1914.-
According to the Report on Occupa-
tions recently issued by Director
William ]. Harris, of the Bureau
of the Census, Department of Com
merce, there were 131 ,O8S persons
10 years of age and over in Idaho
in 1910 engaged in gainful occupa-
tions. The gainful workers thus
formed 40.3 per cent of the total
population of the state 1926, ,594)
and 52.6 per cent of the population
10 years of age and over (249,O18)
In 1900 the 62,683 gainful workers
of the state formed 1877 per cent of
the total population and 52.3 per
cent of the population 10 years of
age and over.
The male gainful workers in 1910
numbered 118, 1850, or 80.4 per cent
of all males 10 years of age and
over, as compared with 58,167, or
8O.8 per cent, in 1900. The female
gainful workers in 1910 numbered
lo,O3S, or l2.S per cent OF all fe-
males 10 years of age and over, as
compared with 4,516, or 9.4 per
cent, in 1900.
The 131 ,O88 gainful workers in 1910
were distributed among the main
branches of occupations as follows
Agriculture, forestry, and animal
husbandry, 58,118, or 44.3 per cent ;
extraction of minerals, 6,725, or 81
per cent; manufacturing and mech
anical industries, 23, 1877, or 17.7 per
cent; transportation, 1883, or 9
per cent; trade, 1886, or 81 per
cent; public service 1928, or 0.9 per
cent; professional service, 6,732, or
81 per cent; domestic and personal
service, 9,344 or IL per cent; and
clerical occupations, 3,340, 2.5 per
cent.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1914-08-14

During his period of service as
member of Congress, Representa-
tive French has been identified with
and has helped to pass an immense
amount of valuable legislation, some
of which may be indicated as fol-
lows:
Act opening Coeur d'Alene Res
ervation to settlement Substitution
for bill of Mr.. FRENCH; Extension
of time of payment to settlers on
Occur d'Alene Reservation G (Bill by
Mr.. Freneh1 j Survey of !. Goeur d.
Alene River Substitute for bill by
Mr.. FrenGhlj Survey of st. Maries
River Substitute for bill by Mr..
Frenchp;; Survey ofaK oetenai River
Substitute for bin by Mr.. French) !;
Bureau of Mines; "Anti-pass law;
Pure Food and Drug Act (By Senat-
or Heyburn;) more than 81 SOC, 600
for improvement of Columbia and
Snake River and tributaries Com
mittee bilD, not including appro-
priation of nearly $4,000, 900 in
pending bill which has passed
House; ,0O0, 900 acres for Idaho
under Carey Act tBy Mr.. French) !;
Publicity of Campaign Contribu-
tions Act; Act placing prohibitive
tax upon phosphorus matches;
Eight-hour law on all Government
work except Panama Canal; Pub
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1914-08-14
New Warehouse for Deary

The erection of the Farmers
Union warehouse was commenced
Monday morning. The contract for
its construction was awarded to L..
H. 1ngle, and it will be rushed to
completion in order to take care OF
this years S grain crop. Timbers
for the structure have been turned
out by the Deary Lumber Company
and the foundation is we'll along.
This new warehouse for Deary
will evidently do thriving business
when operating. Enterprise.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1914-08-14
Important Selection

One of the very important fea-
lures in connection with the coming
primaries is the selection of COM
mitteemen of each precinct of a
county in all parties. Heretofore
central committeeman were selected
in convention. The new primary
law as amended by the last legisla-
ture indicates how committeeman
shall be named. A place is left on
the ballot of each party and the
choice of the voter for committee
man is written in the space. The
following provision of the new law
will make the matter clear:
"At the primary election held on
the first Tuesday in September as
herein provided, each voter may
write in the space left on the ticket
for the purpose, the name of one
qualified elector of the precinct in
which he is voting for a member of
the county central committee of the
party of which he is a member.
The one receiving the highest num-
ber of votes shall be committeeman
of such precinct. The county cen
tral committee of each political
party in each county shall consist
of the precinct committeeman elect
ed in the several precincts of the
county at the primary election.
Such committee shall serve until
their successors are elected in like
manner at the following primary
election. The county central COM
mittee so elected shall meet at the
court house at the county seat of
each county at IL o'clock m. On the
10th day after the primary election
and organize by electing a chairman,
secretary and such other officers as
they may desire, who shall hold
office during the pleasure of such
committee, and at the same time and
place they shall also elect one quail
fled elector of the same political
party as a member of the state CEN
tral committee of that party and
the state central committee shall
consist of one such committeeman
from each county.
The state central committee of
each political party shall meet at
the seat of state govern
ment on the third Tuesday in
September after the primary cleo
] tion and organize by electing a
chairman, vice chairman, secretary
and other officers"
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1914-08-14
MINISTER CHARGED
WITH WIFE MURDER

Before Probate Judge Morgan
edge Monday morning, Rev. j. R.
!. @pks, charged with the murder of
his wife Eliza Crooks, at their home
in Troy on the early morning of
August first, was arraigned and i'm
mediately entered a plea of not gull
ty to the charge. He was accom-
panied by his attorney, Frank L.
Moore, who was retained by the
aged divine yesterday. The prison.
er was remanded other custody of
the sheriff without bail and will be
given preliminary hearing Friday
morning
At the sheriff's office it
was stated that Rev. Crooks was in
bad physical condition and was under
the care of physicians and that it
might be necessary to have him
removed to hospital. He is suf
fering with kidney and bladder
trouble.
Though his attorney had given Or
ders to permit no one to interview
the prisoner, the Star-Mirror repre-
sentative was permitted to talk with
him briefly in the pesence Of
his attorney. 81 am entirely inno-
cent of this charge, "he said. 81
am not responsible for the death Of
my wife. She had been in i'll health
since last March, suffering from
heart trouble and the Friday night
before her death she had complained
Of feeling badly. l retired to my
room upstairs in our home and knew
nothing of her death until l came
down at O'Clock Saturday morn
ing and found her body on the floor.
Immediately pulled her across the
floor and laid her on the bed
attempted to telephone for assist
ance but after failing to raise the
operator rushed out and met Mr..
Smith whom l asked to call DR.. Nc
Call, stating that my wife was un-
conscious, l also called a lady friend.
The doctor arrived and pronounced
her dead. We had been married
seven years and have lived in Troy
three years and have never had
trouble. l believe l will be able to
clear myself of this outrageous
charge"
The county attorney stated that
the evidence at hand was such as to
warrant the view that the. crime
had been committed but refused to
discus the evidence in his possession.
1t is known that the autopsy made
on the body at Spokane Saturday dis
closed marks on the neck and face
of the woman as we'll as upon her
legs, indicating a struggle. The
fact that Rev. Crooks had a scratch
on his face was held by the author
tiles that he received it in the
woman's death struggle. Rev.
Crooks claimed he received the
scratch while entering the woodshed
the Friday night before his wife's
death, being an old man and un-
steady in his walk, his face brushed
against the jam of the woodshed door.
The authorities assert that death
was due to asphyiation, this having
been shown in the autopsy.
1t is understood that the author
ties are gathering evidence of an
discriminating character at Troy and
it is reported that pillow with
blood marks thereon is already in
possession of the officers. Much
secrecy is being maintained by the
officers in their investigatins. -
Star Mirror.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1914-08-14

Mrs. Edna Miller and children
who have been visiting her parents,
Elmer Keeler and wife, of Cedar
Creek, returned to her home in Ali
ance, Neb., last Saturday.
G. M. Lewis and wife and his
father and mother autoed to the
Clearwater country last Sunday.
C. F. Byrne and wife and G.zG.
Oldfield and wife autoed to Mos
COW Sunday. r
Fred Schiller, of Cameron was a
visitor in Lewiston the first of the
week.
Emery jerks, of Cedar Creek,
was a visitor in Charleston the first
of the week. o.. ,-.s SO "
Geo. Drury and wife, of Texas
Ridge, made business trip to Lew
iston Monday. ~ ~ ~ @
Mrs. Harris Benscotter and
children returned to their home in
Boviil Tuesday.
M. A. Berg, Travelling passenger
agent to the N. p, accompanied by
his wife were visitors in this city
Tuesday.
Mrs. Frank Crocker and son Char
les, went 20 Lewiston Tuesday to visit
her parents for few days.
Frank French is visiting his moth.
er IL this city this week.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1914-08-14
American Ridge Items

The Misses Costly and Hamer who
have been visiting on the ridge the
guest of Miss Zella Bigham, depart
ed for Boise City last Friday.
Miss Chesley of Moscow is visit
ing with Mrs. Rubedew.
Miss Clara Bashor of Modesto,
California, a former resident of this
ridge is visiting with Mrs. Fern
Davidson.
George Price who went back to
Kansas about four years ago has
returned to the ridge. George
says the Potlatch is good enough
for him.
Miss Sofa Bartropp of Spokane
arrived on the ridge last Monday to
spend a month visiting her old
friends.
Those who have thrashed thus far
report that wheat will average a.
bout 35 bushel per acre and oats
will go 40 to As bushels per acre.
The Misses Pearl johnson of Troy
and Nettie M. Jacobus are running
the cook house for Chris Mairs'
thrasher. ..3 .E. ....
YI, Div syia -i0-J .-. ..- ..
A. H. Roberts who has been visit
ing his daughter Mrs. Yantz Ellis at
Sedro Wolly, Washington, returned
home last week.
Fred Davidson who has been
working for Uncle Sam this sum-
mer at Yellowstone Park is expected
home next week.
Everybody on the ridge is busy
and news items are very scarce.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1914-08-14


lie Building and site at Moscow
Substitute for bill by Mr.. French)
Public Building and site at Sand
point (Supstitute for bill by Mr..
French Public building at Twin
Falls Substitute for bill by Mr..
French) Site for Public Building
at Pocatello Substitute for bill by
Senator Hepburn; Publ: Building
and site at Lewiston Substitute for
bill by Senator Hepburn; Survey of
Clark's Fork River Substitute for
bill by Mr.. French; Comprehensive
Interstate Commerce Act Commit
tee bill; $40 acres homestead law
By Senator Smoot. Mr.. French
participated in conference in draft
ing; three-year homestead law By
Senator Borah; Children's Bureau
act By Senator Borah; Election of
Senators by popular vote; Limiting
hours of employment of women
in the District of Columbia By Sen
ator La Toilette; Alaskan Railroad
act; Alaskan coal leasing act By
Mr.. Ferris; Act preventing corpo'-
ations from making contributions
to political campaigns; Act creating
Department of Labor; Panama tolls
act denying use of Canal to trans
continental railroads; Nearly 100
All by NJ. French, private relief
bills. adv
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1914-08-14

G. E. Young, of Kootney, Idaho,
was visitor in this city Tuesday.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1914-08-14

Everybody on the ridge is busy
and news items are very scarce.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-01-01
X, of P.'s Went to Bethany.

The Leon K. of P. band and a
number Of the members of the order
went to Bethany, Mo-. Tuesday to
assist in the dedication of the fine
new X. of P. temple recently COM
pleted by the Bethany *. P. lodge.
The Leon contingent secured a spec
ial car, which was decorated with
big banners, and their fine band was
one OF the features of the dedication
ceremonies which were held Tuesday
afternoon. In the evening there was
degree work in all three ranks. The
Leon visitors returned home yester-
day afternoon and report having a
been royalty entertained at Bethany.
Those who composed the Leon
party were: Harry Bradtield, G. w.
Robinson, Alva Woodmansee, P. F.
Kopp, DR.. O. w. Foxworthy,. Charles
Horn, Lewis Elwell, Mirbell Painter,
Chester Jenkins, Raymond Jenkins,
Frank Farquhar, Ed Farquhar, Har-
ry jenkins, Fred Epperley, Lou
Pease, Frank Stanley, Will Crawford,
George Pcnniwell, James r. Penni-
we'll, Stub" Gardner, "Hod" Moore,
C. B. Simpson, Ralph Biggs, Earl
Axes, Bert Tansey, Ralph McGinnis,
Victor Ogilvie, Walter Metz, Earl
Moore, Ronald Monroe, C. A. Biddi-
son, J. w. Hurst, Earl Epperley, G.
E. Henderson, Charles Biddison. Les
lie Grimes, E. l.. Shira and w. r..
Fuller.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-01-01
More Changes in Parcel Post.

. Commencing today there will be
a number of important changes in
the parcel post regulations, the
most important one being that the
weight of packages which may be
mailed as parcel post in zones one
and two is increased from twenty to
fifty pounds, and we wonder what
the rural carriers will do when the
roads get almost impossible next
spring and the farmers who run out
of flour, meat, sugar and other ar
ticles send in their orders to have a
sack of -four or fifty pounds of su-
gar or other groceries sent out to
them by parcel post, rather than
make a long drive through the mud.
The weight Of packages in all other
zones will be increased from eleven
to twenty pounds. Postage will be
low cred in some of the zones. In
zone three the postage will be six
cents for the first pound and two
cents for each additional pound; in
zone four the postage will be seven
cents for the first pound and four
cents for each additional pound. In
zone five the rate will be eight cents
and six cents, and in zone six, nine
cents and eight cents. In zones one,
two, seven and eight the rates re-
main unchanged. After March 10,
1914, parcel post regulations will in
clude books.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-01-01
Birthday Surprise.

A delightful surprise was tender
ed Mrs. Susan Bartlett on Sunday to
celebrate her eightieth birthday an
niyersary. 1t was cleverly planned
and carried to successful conclu-
sion by her children and the circle
of relatives around here. A sump-
tuous picnic dinner was served to
which htwenty-nine relatives sat down.
Mrs. Bartlett received a large num-
ber of dainty gifts and post card
shower. After the dinner hour she
was further honored by the gift OF a
handsome fur neck piece from all
the relatives, gracefully presented by
, her sister-in-law, Mrs. ]. D. Brown,
of Leon. in charming speech. The
gift bespoke the love and esteem felt
for the recipient, who was complete
ly surprised and deeply affected. She
certainly not only appreciated the
elegance of the gift but the love
which prompted it. Grandma Bart
lett has long been resident of Car
den Grove, a worthy estimable Wo-
man, highly respected by all who
know her. Her three children,
George and Clarence and Mrs. Hattie
Trauple we're present, as was also
her sister, Mrs. Malissa Northrup
and brother, John, of Leon, and Wal
ter of this place. Her daughter Del
la Aten of Chicago and her sister,
Mrs. Fanny Farquhar, of Winterset,
and brother, Thomas, of Chicago,
were the absent ones. Her many
friends wish her many more such
happy occasions.-Garden Grove Ex-
press
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-01-01
Celebrated Silver Wedding Anni-
VefSary.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. Mitchell cele-
brated the twenty-ffth anniversary
of their wedding at their home in
this city on Christmas day, and it
was one of the most pleasant social
events of the season, thirty-six OF
the immediate relatives of Mr.. and
Mrs Mitchell being present and it is
remarkable fact that fourteen OF
the guests at the celebration were
present at their wedding a quarter OF
century. ago A sumptuous four
course dinner was served, the house
decorations being of green, silver and
white, while a large basket of flow
ers formed the center piece for the
dining table.
( After the dinner was over the
guests were entertained by an inter-
esting program by the younger folks
and then a curtain was drawn aside
and revealed a mammoth stocking
we'll filled with gifts of all kinds
for the little folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell were the re-
cipients of many beautiful presents
of silver and china as tokens of
esteem from their friends, and when
the guests departed it was with the
wish that Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell
might live to enjoy celebrating their
golden wedding in another twenty
five years. The only guests from a
distance were Mr.. and Mrs. 0. r.
Bassett of Farrhamville, Iowa, Mrs.
SBassett being sister of Mrs. Mitch
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-01-01
CHANGE IN DRUG STORE
W. C. Stempel Retires, Selling His
Interest to His Partner ChdS.
A. CherringtOn.

A change in the drug business of
Stempel q Cherrington occurs today,
when W. C. Stempel, the senior mem
ber OF the firm retires, his interest
in the drug store being taken over by
Mr.. G.. A. Cherrington. Mr.. Stempel
has been in the drug business in this
city for number of years and the
store has always enjoyed splendid
business. He has decided to retire
from the business and will in the
future devote all of his time to man
aging the affairs of the Cholene Co.,
in which he retains, his business,
looking after their growing whole
sale trade. Everybody will be pleas
ed to know that he has no intention
of leaving Leon, but will continue to
make this city his home.
Since coming to Leon, first as
clerk and later as a partner in the
drug store, Mr.. Cherrington has
made many, friends. He is a pleas
ant gentleman, a first class pharma-
cist and a good businessman. He
will continue the drug business,
keeping the stock right up to date,
and will have no trouble in holding
the fine business which the firm of
Stempel & Cherrington has enjoyed.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-01-01
DAIRY SPECIAL COMING
The Burlington's Special Dairy Train
will Visit Leon the Latter Part
of February or in March,.

The Iowa State Dairy Association
in connection with the c. B. e Q. R.
r. have made arrangements to ope-
rate new kind of special train.
Each meeting will be from One-half
day to a day in length. Demonstra-
ton cars and exhibits of dairy pro-
ducts will be carried as on previous
excursions, but the meeting will be
held at the town halls. In addition
to the regular lectures, boys judg-
ing contests and milk record contests
will be conducted at each town. The
farmers of the community will be in
vited to bring in their cows and
other program. The Decatur County
District Improved Stock Breeders
Association will cooperate with the
C. B. & G. R. R. and Iowa State
Dairy Association at the above dem
onstration to be held in Leon the
latter part of February or early in
March. The local association has
planned to offer premiums on the
COWS producing the most milk and
butter fat during "a hours, COM
petent man to test the milk, will
have charge of the work during the
contest.
1t will be necessary to have the
COWS in Leon about three days in Or
der to get a satisfactory test for "a
hours; several farmers already sig
nifying their willingness to enter
their COWS. There are no rules in
regard to what kind of COWS whether
pure bred or scrub. Anyone who
thinks they have good dairy COW
will be welcome to enter this contest.
There ought to be at least 20 COWS
entered in the demonstration, so as
to make good impression on the
railroad officials, also to those at
tending the exhibition.
Decatur county is we'll adapted to
dairying, having an abundance of
good blue grass pasture that never
should be SCARED with a plow, and
enough good corn land interspersed
though it to grow plenty of silage
corn and alfalfa so that it would be
unnecessary to purchase high priced
mill feeds to balance corn ration.
With good railroad facilities to
transport the cream to the creamer-
les in the quickest way possible there
is no reason why dairying should not
be a success in Decatur county. We
want to see every progressive farm
er take hold and help us make this
meeting a big success.