The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-12-10
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

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T. NJ. Nichol was a business visitor
at Nampa Monday.
The disadvantage of having money
is that every man you meet wants a |
piece of it.
John Downey is at the Canyon hos
pital He is suffering from severe
attack of pneumonia.
L There are exceptions, of course, but
as rule, the polite man is one who
wants to sell you something.
Mr.. and Mrs. John J. Allison spent
the weekend at Boise the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter S. Bruce.
Come to Recital Friday evening,
December 10, Presbyterian church;
proceeds to place marker for Oregon
Trail, price rs cents.
A. ]. Breshears, ex-county commits
sioner and one of the prominent
citizens of Middleton. was business
visitor in the city Monday.
Al Quasi is able to be around again
after a severe attack of the grin. The
grip this year is unusually severe and
Mr., Quasi was very sick for several
days.
A marriage license was granted
Saturday to Carl -Hollrich and Cora
Alta McWillams, both of Caldwell.
The bride was under the required age
but she had the written consent OF her
father.
C. w. Snodgrass left Monday
evening for Dinubia, California, where
he Will spend the winter. Mr.. Snod-
grass has been in Idaho for several
months. He will probably return in
early summer. Mr. Snodgrass en-
joys the Idaho summers but feels bet
ter in California in the winter.
J. H. Forbes returned from Custer
county Saturday evening by automo-
| bile. Mr. Forbes had a hard trip but
! got through without serious trouble.
He has been experimenting the con-
struction of several bridges in Gus
ter county Owing to the DELAY in
| getting steel work was postponed un-
til early spring when the bridges will
| be completed
The jury in the case of Hoffman VS..
| Nampa Lumber Company, involving
the possession of piano, returned
verdict for the plaintiff. The lumber
company, it seems, took possession OF
| the instrument, thinking it the prop
erty of a man indebted to it. Mr.:
| Hoffman claimed the piano as his and
at the conclusion of the hearing be-
fore Judge Dunn, so decrced.
John M. Nicholas has Just forward
! ed to the First National Corn Show
at St. Paul, through the Citizens Ma
tional bank, ten ears of corn to be en-
tered in the contest for the northwest
ern states. The bank officials are
urging other ranchers of this vicinity
| to send in corn for this purpose, be-
lieving that the winning of prizes at
! the big show would be one of the best
possible advertisements for this sec
tion.-Nampa Leader-Herald.
The Tribune is in receipt of a copy
of the Revised Ordinances Of the city
of Caldwell with the compliments of
| Judge S. Ben Dunlap. The ordinanc-
es were revised and codiied by Judge
Dunlap They are in convenient form
and indicate that Judge Dunlap de-
voted considerable time and work to
| the codihcation of the ordinances. 1t
is a work greatly needed and we'll
| done. The code was printed bv the
| Caldwell News. The printing is
| equally we'll done. In fact the whole
! lob is done in a workmanlike manner
| by both as to codihcation and print
ing.
Judge Robert N. Dunn returned to
his home at Couer d'Alene city this
week after holding two weeks term
of court in Caldwell for Judge Bryan.
| Judge Dunn is one of the best known
and most popular iurists in north Ida
| no. He is frequently mentioned as
probable candidate for justice of the
| supreme court to succeed Judge Sui
| livan. AS he is we'll known over the
state, and respected wherever known
he is as strong a man as could be sug-
pested. His numerous friends
throughout the state trust that he will
be candidate.
1t is estimated that 1 the present
program for the expansion of the
navy, if undertaken year ago, would
have cost $40,000.000 less than the
amount that will have to be expended
now. 1t was just a year ago that
President Wilson, in his message to
congress, orally delivered saidt But
who shall tell us what sort of navy
to build? Let there be no miscon-
ception. The country has been misin-
formed. We have not been negligent
of national defense" The possibili-
ties Of preparedness as campaign IS
sue had not then occurred to Mr.. Will
son, and he temporized. Verify, De
mocratic procrastination is the thief
of public revenues.