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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-08-26
TO BE HELD SATURDAY AFTER
NOON AND EVENING AT sCHMA-
DEKA'S HALL.
PREPARATIONS COMPLETED
Those Having Flowers Urged to Bring
Them-Beautiful Juvenile Parade
ed-Announcements Made.

Preparations for the flower show are
Civic Club are receiving the assistance
and support of many other public spirit
ed citizens, in their efforts to make it
a pretty and pleasant affair.
If present plans mature, there will be
a real juvenile parade starting from
Hall Grove at two clock and going
the length of Main street and back, in
true Juvenile fashion. Two bands have
been secured to take part in the parade.
Many amusing and interesting features
are being planned for this parade.
Parents are urged to permit their chill
dren to assist in the undertaking as it is
being planned for the amusement and
enjoyment of the little ones. Do not
wait to be invited personally as the
committee is very busy, and might un-
Intentionally overlook some child
citizen.
Remember that every child under
ten years is wanted. Mothers will
please understand that they will be per-
mitted to use their own ideas in the pre-
paration of their children for this
parade.
Since it is desired that no child be
denied the pleasure of participating, it
is not required that mothers GO to any
expense. The decorations will be sim
pie. Communicate with Mrs. A. NJ.
Baker or any other members of the
Civic Club.
Everyone is asked to bring flowers
| and add his or her contribution to
Grangeville Flower Show. People
having white flowers may, if they wish,
contribute to Mrs. Norwood table;
those having pink, to Mrs. A. F. Tur-
ner's table; those having yellow, to
Mrs. w. w. Browns table; those hav.
ing red, to Mrs. Fosters table; those
having any shade or purple or lavender,
to Mrs. ID. F. r. Riee's table. All of
these ladies win be very glad to learn
of flowers that they may use.
(Continuad on uapa Al
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-08-26
COMPLAINT FILED IN OFFICE OF
CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT
TUESDAY
PARENTS ARE THE PLAINTIFFS
Alleged that Allie Alexander Came to
Death by Electrocution on Failing
To Turn Off Current.

A suit was filed this week against
the Grangeville Electric Light & Power
Company, by A. E. Alexander and A.
Alexander asking for the sum of $780,
600 damages for the death of Allie
Alexander who was killed on the 9Th
day of June, 1915, while the deceased
was engaged in the employ of the
company here in Grangeville, the right
to damages being based on the plain
tiffs being deprived of support and
grief and mental suffering. A. s..
Hardy and j. f. Ailshie appear as at
torneys for the plaintiffs.
The complaint, which was filed in the
Court in and for Idaho county Tuesday,
alleges that on the sth day of June,
Allie Alexander was employed and
working for the defendant corporation
and engaged in making repairs and i'm
provements on it's works and power and
transmission lines, and that while he
was so engaged he was working under
a manager, superintendent or foreman
who was acting as the defendant COM
pany's vice4principal, the work being
directed by defendant IS managers, fore
man and superintendents, T. A. Bayless
and s. s. Allen.
The complaint further recites that
while the deceased, Allie Alexander,
was SO engaged in working on the sth
day of June, 1915, he was directed by
the defendant IS managers and foreman
to ascend pole on which electric
light and transmission wires were at
tached to cut the wires and to splice
and mend certain wires and make other
changes and repairs and in accordance
with the instructions of his superiors
was SO engaged on the day the accident
occurred. It is alleged in the complaint
that while Alexander was SO engaged
and while removing from one side of
the. pole to the other, in order to get
to the opposite side of the cross arms
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-08-26
What Outsiders Think of North
and South Road

The efforts
with
Nevertheless the
the
realized
where pazanshp expressions personal
conduct
In this regard letter received last week which will be
special interest The Mr.
extensively concerned with
cuary the Dewey His in
L A. Wisene = -
Grangevile Idaho.
SIR
of
north and south Idaho this
in their light
lifelong Republican but why
Idaho should of
the first Importance
your many developed the
needed Without growth will
his political fah stand by its
which
hours a railroad entirely within it's boundaries.
heavily
which
to supplies Millions
industry
with the the country.
My advice governor
him and aid his udabe endeav
of the states of the Pacific
Very respectfully
j. Frank Watson.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-08-26
JURY TERM COMMENCES SEPT.
so CASES ON THE DoCKET-5
OF THESE ARE CRIMINAL
CASES.

District Court will be in session on
Monday the 30th day of August, the
jury term to commence on September
the 10th. The list of jury cases is not
long, being about 16 or thereabouts
which will be ready for trial during this
term. Five of these are criminal cases.
Three of the cases are grand larceny
eases on charges of appropriating live
stock, there is one for assault and one
charge of forgery.
The greater number of the cases are
court cases and will be disposed of by
the judge witrout a jury. In all there
are 80 cases on the docket. Among
the court cases there are cases of
divorce, ! foreclosure of lien, suits
to quiet tite, IA foreclosures of mort
cages, and one suit for dissolution Of
partnership and accounting.
OF the cases which win be tried by a
jury five are criminal cases; are of a
quasi criminal nature being brought up
to the district court by transcript on
appeal; suits on promissory notes;
suits on account; suits for wages; |;
2 actions for claim and delivery for the
recoverey of personal property; A suits
for damages; one condemnation suit.
The Criminal Calendar.
State VS.. John huffman, grand
larceny; State VS.. George Robinson,
assault with deadly weapon; State VS..
Howard Wilson, grand larceny; State
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LARGE PARCEL POST SHIPMENTS.

Parcel post business has assumed
large proportions locally this week, one
shipment of 1900 pounds from q
Grangeyille firm going into Elk. Over
six thousand pounds of merchandise for
the Salmon river section also passed
through the local post office. While
the amount of fourth class mail has
been exceedingly heavy the contractors
have been right on the job and moved
1t out with celerity, engaging special
teams for the work.
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and in order to change his position on
the pole that he unlocked his belt strap
and fastened the hook at the belt strap
and reached to the opposite side of the
cross arm and post, and in so doing
took hold of the wire and was charged
lieved to have been approximately 22,-
600 volts; but of whatever voltage the
same may have been,' the complaint
alleges, sit was sufficient to electro
cute and kill the said Allie Alexander
and did electrocute and kill him then
and there and cause him to fall from
said pole to the ground.'
In setting forth the injuries the allie
cations state that when he was found
after he had fallen from the post, the
last three fingers on the right hand
were burned by electric current and the
knuckle of the last or little finger of
the left hand was also burned by cleo
tric current, and it is specifically al
legged that an electric current of suf-
ficient current or voltage was sent
through the body of Allie Alexander to
cause his sudden death.
The complaint states that the deceas-
ed, Allie Alexander came to his death
through negligence and carelessness and
wrongful acts of the defendants and
asserts that these acts were several and
numerous, and each is set out particu-
larly. On the post on which Alexander
was working at the time three high ten
sion wires which carry $4,000 volts are
attached. On a cross arm four feet
below were electric light and power
wires carrying current for distributing
purposes. A third cross arm is about
three or three and half feet below the
distributing wires carrying other wires,
and below this third cross arm is the
telephone wire which leads to the light
plant on the Clearwater. The complaint
alleges that the current was not turned
off on the high tension wire ON the
first cross arm at the time Alexander
was uHeCttu W dSCeHu une pOle, anu
that the telephone wire was charged
at the time with electric current and
that the high wires were not insulated
and parallelled the telephone wire for a
distance of about six miles, and that
both the electric light wires were be-
tween the said high tension wires and
the ground and that the electric light
wires became charged not only by rea-
son of the current which was naturally
carried thereon from the station, but
also received heavy current by reason
of their close proximity to the high
tension wires, and being attached and
carried along the pole line from the
station to the pole on which the de-
ceased was working between the high
tension wires and the telephone wire
and that Alexander came to his death
by current received through the wires.
Negligence in sending Alexander to
work without turning off the switch is
alleged; also in allowing the telephone
wires. to be connected with the batter
ries at the station while Alexander was
working on the posts, as we'll as other
specific allegations of negligence.
A. j. Swartz, who has been operating
a threshing machine on the prairie for
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COLEMAN ASSISTS BoGARTH.
Brought From Penitentiary to Assist il
Untangling Tangles in Treasury Loot.

Boise, Idaho, August 20, 1915.-The
intricate transactions by which the
$4,000 penitentiary farm bond mani
pulation and the juggling of the ex-
perimental farm issue of $4,000, was
carried on is being unraveled today by
Fred M. Coleman, former deputy state
treasurer, self-confessed embezzler, who
following his appearance before the
state depository board yesterday after
noon was put to work on the treasury
books to assist James s. Bogart, expert
accountant who recently reported the
discovery of an additional shortage of
$11,171. There is every reason to be-
ieye, judging from statements that
have been made about the state house,
that Coleman will be able to show an
additional shortages. So far as known
he has never confined the total shortage
to $4,000 originally discovered by
Axel P. Ramstedt.
The bond issue juggling is one of the
most unique feats of high finances
said to have been exposed anywhere.
These two issues were sold by the state
and were bought back by O. V. Allen,
defaulting treasurer. When they were
bought back they went at 10 per cent
discount. Allen used state treasury
money to buy them. He then sold the
issues to a Chicago bonding house at 8
per cent discount and made clear pro-
fit on the issues Of per cent discount,
collected the interest for year when he
held them as securities to cover up other
shortages and by using state money
kept it from making interest so that
the state was the loser on it.
Coleman Wants to Help.
1t is this transaction that Coleman
is tracing for the expert today. He
has promised to go through the books
and show all transactions, so that the
state may definitely ascertain the to.
tai shortage.
The depository board composed of
the governor, attorney general and
secretary of state is apparently tax
ing Coleman at his word that he is
honest in his desire to assist the state
Coleman reiterates this desire. In let
ters to members of the board he said
that he could gain nothing by leading
of the officials off the track or attempt
ing to deceive them.
A penitentiary guard is kept with
Coleman while he is engaged in his
work. He will be removed to the pen
itentiary ever night ard brought bach
to the state house in the morning. He
worked late yesterday and was on ths
job today. It is claimed by Coleman 4
friends that he has everything to gair
by helping the state in this way an6
nothing to lose. It has been claimed
that both Allen and Coleman would
make application to The board of par
dons at its fall meeting for full ant
complete pardon.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-08-26

A. J. Swartz, who has been operating
threshing machine on the prairie for
the past several years, went over to
Winchester last Sunday and purchased
another complete outfit and will have
two machines working this fall
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-08-26
LECTURE.

LECTURE.
At the Baptist church at p. m. of
Thursday, Sept. 2, Mrs. Jackson Sill
baugh of Seattle, will deliver an ad-
dress. Mrs. Silbaugh is a National
Organizer of the w. c. T. U. and also
member of the Washington Industrial
Welfare Commission. She is reputed to
be an interesting speaker. No admis-
sion fee and everybody welcome.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-08-26

VS.. Earl Steen aud j. II. Miller. grand
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-08-26

Paul Harlan made a business trip to
Cottonwood, Wednesday, August 25, go
ing in Mr.. Henderson IS auto stage and
returning by train in the evening.
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HERCULEAN AUTHOR WHO
HAS COMBINED MANY LIVES

But that trip set him hrst on tho
literary trail. He wrote "A book on
Syria. which was published. and was
so fascinated by this achievement that
he decided 10 repeat II. Since then he
has had adventures aplenty. and has
written OF them aplenty: but now, for
several years. he has been astonishing
all his associates by the tremendous
amount OF work he Is able 10 turn out.
Last year. for instance. he wrote and
saw published u short stories, %
articles and 4 novels and novelties. Not
had record when one considers tho
author accomplished IL all writing nights.
after the hours OF his regular and re-
sponsible newspaper work. He attributes
his ability TO achieve this feat TO his
physical strength and vitality. for Mr..
Terhune yet bears considerable re-
s.mbance to the man who could stand
up against world champion prize
fighter.
As the above statement shows. Mr.
Terhune is an extremely modest man.
lie calls himself y "thrd rater.' but
admits. stll rnodestly, that lie has some
Ideals for work which he hopes some
day 10 have leisure for carrying out. He
wants 10 write primarily OF people AS
they are"--humRn stories which are
carrie along by gripping plot but which
are dominated by tho personalities OF the
characters His ideal 70 piece OF
work which shall he hewed With the
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MANY SERMONS ON TOPICS
OF THE DAY--SPECIAL MUSIC

PORT WASHINGTON PRESBYTERIAN
CUuECH-Brosdwsy aud l74th street
Dr Martin will speak In tn" morning
on Making a Success. Of Christian Life"
a sermon designed TO help the 81 new
member. who united with che church last
sunday. DR.. Martins evening topic 10
Where Are the Dead" the second In bis
series on lite after death,
NEW YORK CITY TEMPLE-Wsst
slxty-third street. near Broadway. The
Rev. +. G. Detwiler will preach In the
morning on The Power Of the Tongue"
The evening lecture will be delivered by
Prof +. II. Robinson. who will take as
his topic "Worldliness and Otherworidli-
ness"
FIRST BAPTIST CHuRCH-Broadway
and seventy ninth street. Tho Rev. Or.
curtis Lee Laws VIII officiate at both
morning and evening services.
MADISON AVENUE NJ e. CHURCH
Madison avenue and sixteenth street The
rev. Willard J.. Robinson will preach at
]. A. N. and al r. NJ
THE BRICK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Fifth avenue and Thirty seventh street.
At the afternoon service the choir. under
the direction Of Clarence Dickinson. will
sling Cigars Light OF Life" an oratorio
which takes its theme from tho incident
uf Christ healing the man who was blind
from his birth. The soloists will be Inc,
Barbour, soprano: Rose Bryant, contralto;
Charles Harrison. tenor and Frank Brox-
ton. bass,
CHURCH OF THE PURITAS-F1fth
avenue and l3oth street, municipal
service" 20 which the members OF the
Fire and Police Departments are invited
will he held at T.. NJ. Commisa Toner
hdamson OF the Fire Department and
Third Deputy Commissioner Dunham OF
tho Police Department will speak. as will
the pastor. the Rev. Robert Bruce Clark
The subject OF the morning sermon will
he THE Empty Place"
PARK AVENUE CHURCH-Park avenue
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phia- viii lead at the 3:N p. NJ. service
His subject will ne GODS Rainbow, or the
Seven Great Lines OF Truth That Run
Through the Bible"
LEMON AVENUE UNITARIAN CHURCH
--I.cnoK avenue and lslst street Tn"
Rev. Merla 81. Croix Wright will take IS
his sermon topic The Present Rebellion
Against Morality"
CENTRAL PREsByTERIAN CHURCH
Madison avenue ana Fifty-sev~nth street.
r. c. Mercer. the college preacher" who
has preached before the student bodies
in moro than 500 colleges, will give . talk
for young men At 1850 p. NJ.
WEST END PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Amsterdam avenue and loSth street.
The Rev. Dr. A. Edwin Ksiswin. the
pastor. Will preach At both morning and
evening services The subject In the eve-
ming Will be Tho Passing OF John Barley
corn"
CHURCH OF THE HOLY COMMUNION
Sixth avenue and Twentieth street. The
Rev. Dr, Henry Mottet will preach At the
morning and evening services and at the
children's service at p. NJ The Rev.
Pietro Griglio WITH speak az the French
service At 3:l5 and AT p. NJ. there
will be confirmation instruction under the
direction OF Dr. Mottet.
THE MARBLE COLLEGIATE CHURCH
Fifth avenue and Twenty ninth street.
DR.. Burrell will preach at the IL o'clock
service; his topic, "A withered Ihfe." AZ
the p. NJ service he will have as his
theme THY e'ns Be Forgiven Thee" This
Will be 4 special evangelistic service and
there viii he an after meeting al p. NJ
BROADWAY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
--Broadway and West ll<th street. The
Rev. Walter Duncan Buchanan. the pastor.
will preach at morning and evening SCR
vices. His morning topic will be The
stirred Up Nest: his evening topic,
First Love Lost"
NEW CHURCH AM.
IA East Thirty nth street. Tho Rev.
Julian X. smyth. the pastor. will preach
at II 4. ". on The sacredness OF Our
Immortality" The psstors class will be
held az usual ct 1890 p. NJ
NEW THOUGHT CHURCH-M ornins
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and Eighty sixth street Bishop Thomas
u. Neely OF Philadelphia will preach at
II A. NJ. A. IN. evening service 4 p. NJ.
tn Rev. Or. Jameson will speak and
thsrs will be . special cong service under
tho direction OF christian Kr!sns.
FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
WeV End avenue ana Ninety nrs, street
DR.. Edgar whitaker Work. the pastor.
will preach ~ the IL O'Clock service and
the Rev. p. e. Erickson At the evening
service.
NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Seventh avenue and I2sth street The
Rev. George II. Arms. Jr.. tho pastor.
will preach At both morning and evening
services. HIS morning topic Will be why
God Sends Trouble and In tho evening
he will speak on what Shall DO with
Jesus'" There VIII be a song service a,
7:t6 p. NJ.
TEMPLE BETH-EL-Finh avenue and
Seventy sixth street. Al IL A. NJ. Dr.,
Samuel Schulman will speak on God and
Gods"
ST. JAMEss NJ. e. CHURCH-Madison
avenue and l2sth street Tho Rev. Dr,
Archey Decatur. tho pastor. will preach At
both morning and evening services. The
subject of his morning address will be
Sin; his evening topic, "Narrowness"
ST, AGNEss CHAPEL. TRINITY
PARIsH-l?l West Ninety-nrG street.
The Rev. Dr. W. ". Bellinser will preach
at the II O'Clock and 4 O'Clock services
and the Rev. Robert Blickensderfer will
preach at Pm.
wEsr-PARK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Amsterdam avenue and E1ghty-sixth
street. The Rev. DR.. Arson p. Atterbury
will preach at II A. NJ. A. p. NJ. tho
Rev. Or. Anthony H. Evans will preach
on What a Christian Should Re"
NATIONAL BIBLE INSTITUTE-2l
West Thirty NTH street W. W. Rugh
director of the extension Bible school OF
the National Bible Institute OF Philsdel-
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service. Forty eighth Street Theatre,
Or. Julia Seston will speak on The Now
Idea OF Religion" Evening service.
Masonic Temple. Brooklyn, SIS. p-.
Seaton Will take a. her topic The True
Idea ~ Death"
The subject Of the lesson-sermon will he
The Doctrine 90 Atonenert' and the
golden teAt. IA lie which hath called
you IL holy so be ye holy in all manner
Of conversation"
FIFTH AVENUE PREsByrERIAS
CHURCH-Finh avenue and F''y-hfth
street The Rev. DR.. ]. H. Jowett. tho
pastor. wiN conduct the II A. NJ. and
$50 p. N. ssrvioes. The Offering will be
for the Seaside Home at Branchport. Tho
mems Bible class meets 81 10 A. n The
midweek serv1cs m ths chapel on wedn.s-
day at s;Ib p. N. will BE- conducted by
DR.. Jovett.
NEW THOUGHT CHURCH-Aeoiisn
Hall. Concentration: Why and How"
will be tho eubjec, OF Or. franklin War
rem searss lecture 81 II A. 81
BROADWAY rABERNAcLE-Broadway
and Fifty sixth street The Rev. Or.
Charles z. Jefferson Will preach At both
morning and evening services,
ST ANDREWS NJ r. CHURCH West
Seventy sixth street near Columbus ave
nue.. The Rev. Fred w. Adams. tn.
pastor. will preach In tho morning on
The Return OF Christ" Or, Allan Mac
Rosie will preach at the Z p. N. service.
ST. PAUL's NJ r.. cHURCH-west End
avenue and Eighty. sixth street. An Eve
ming with Great Hymns' 10 the Row. DR..
Charles l., Good-lls topic for tho special
musical sarvics In the evening Hts morn
ing topic. "Lafe's Great Mystery
CALVARY NJ. e. CHrRcH--Seventh
avenue and l19th street. Or, Morgan will
speak In the morning on Gains and
Losses" At tire evening service he will
continue a series Of sermons that have
attracted much interest; his topic will be
is Death the End -
COLLEGIATE CHURCH OF vt. MICH
OLAS--Firh avenue and Forty eighth
street. The Rev. Malcolm James Mac
Lsod will preach at the II A. NJ and
3 y. N. services, His evening subject Will
be The Twenty third Psalm" The men
| Bible class. conducted by DR. Wilberi
| Y. White, meets at 10 A. NJ.
| SCHOOL OF THE BUILDERS-I50 West
| Seventy eighth street Special Lectures OF
| Sundays and Wednesdays. Morning classes
at IL A. NJ.
CALVARY EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Fourth avenue and Twenty-nrst street
| Morning service. II A. NJ, morning prayer
/ lltany and sermon by tho rector, the Rev
Theodore sedgwick Evening service
=. NJ. evening prayer and sermon b,
the rector
ST. LUKE'S CHURCH--Convent avenue
ana l+ls street The subject at the meet
ing OF the Religious Forum In the evenins
! will be Socialism" The speaker will h
Prof william E, Bonn OF the Eth'cn
culture School,
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r. HOPkINSON SMITH
AND THE. LAST LEAF

One Of the most interesting - I've
memories reused hy tie death ~ T.
Hopklnson Smith concerns Tho picturcs
he and George Wharton Edwards drc1v
thirty years ago for an nlustratcd -
ton OF Oliver Wendell Holiness poo.
The Last Leaf" The poem was
favorte with both artists and whc"
their idea OF illustrating Il was sui
mitted ~ Or. Holmes and 30 his publish
ers, Houghton M,fr,n Company, It was
speedily accepted. Tho inteTreta.iv"
decorations in sharp black and white
and the portraiturs OF the Old man. VII
his "oid three cornered hat. and hi'
breeches. and all that" were done by
Mr.. EdwrrdA while the atmosphere of
the setting and the suggest ions Of thu
seasons from spring 70 winter are en-
bodied In tho landscape drawings by Mr..
Smith Reading The Last Leaf" 70
produced IN this edition In fac-simile 81
Dr. Holiness writing, one cannot n";
think how triumphantly Mr.. Smith lu
his own life refuted the pathetic pictu""
IN the poem:
But now he waks tho strests
And he look. al all he meets,
SAD ana wan,
And he shakes his feeble head,
That ~ seems as n he sa'd,
They are zone"
Not 40 with Hopknaon Smith Sew
cnty- seven years old when he died, Z
was within a few weeks OF his last III
ness that he was IN Boston. Coming
unannounced. though not unexpected, to
the offices 81 his frst publishers, he
said 10 the hoy who greeted him when
No nj fall "a