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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-01-21
Government Contests Land Claims.

Dispositions were taken before Dis.
trict Clerk J. B. White in this city
during the first of the week, in three
government land contest cases in
southwestern Lewis county, as fol
lows:
United States against Kenneth R.
Hill. This suit involves a timber and
stone entry made by the defendant,
which the government contends con-
tains valuable mineral deposits. 1t
includes the old King mine on Mis-
sion creek, in which some ten citizens
of Ilo, during 1910, spent S25o0 in
development work, and then aban-
doned the project as worthless.
The second case was that of the
Government against Roger Hawkin-
son; the defendant having taken a
homestead on the Salmon river breaks
on which the government claims the
required of cultivating was not done.
The third case involves an 8O-acre
isolated tract on the Salmon river
breaks filed on by Olive B. Wayne.
The government contention is that
the entry was not made for her own
use and benefit.
These cases will come before the
register and receiver of the land Of
fee at Lewiston for final hearing the
latter part of February.
S. o. Tannahill of this city is at
torney for the defendants, and At
torney Laughlin of Portland ap-
peared in the hearing for the gov
ernment. c. S. Boren of Lewiston
did the stenographic work.
Among those in attendance from
the Forest section to give their dep
ositions were, C. T. Finn and wife,
Roger Hawknison, J. B. Shaw and
DR.. Woods.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-01-21
F. E. c. u. Convention
IS SUCCESSFUL One
About 200 Visitors Here Both Days.,
Are Royalty Entertained and Ban
quetted--D Much Business.

The Monday evening train brought
the first arrivals of delegates and mem
bers for the quarterly meeting of the
Tri-County Union of the Farmers Ed
ucational and Cooperative Union oi
America, held at Nezperce, Tuesday
and Wednesday, January 10Th and
Goth.
By the following noon delegates and
members were present from all the To-
cal unions of Nez Perce, Clearwater
and Lewis counties, to the number Of
about 200.
The first session of the meeting was
what is known as a closed session to
which only delegates and members
were admitted. Business matters for
the present and future work of the So
ciety are discussed and carried on at
these sessions.
The meetings were held in the spa
cious hall of the new Fraternal Tenn
pie. AT noon on the first day, ban
quet was served by the wives and
daughters Of the members of the Nez-
perez local, to not only members and
delegates of the Farmers Union, but
all business men and their wives, OF
Nezperce as we'll, and any one who
went away hungry had only themselves
to blame as great quantity, supreme
quality and excellent service were all
present. Over $50 people partook of
this grand spread of the prairie's choic-
est products.
In the afternoon of the first day an
open session was held to which all
were invited and in response to the in
vitation the hall was filled to overflow
ing to listen to the addresses by J. +.
Taylor of Wilson's Creek, WASH, Rev.
Geo. H. Ellis of Nezperce and Geo.
w. Perrine of Spokane. Mr.. Taylor
spoke for an hour on the aims and
benefits of the Farmers Union as So
ciety in very convincing manner.
Rev. Ellis spoke on What Consti-
t., bfc to1y Mr. Kills |
emphasized the necessity Of closer
adherence to the Golden Rule than is
made manifest generally in every day
life. Mr.. Perrine followed with talk
expressing more the views of the mod
ern business man. All addresses were
very well received.
The evening session was also open,
and again was the hall filled to its full
est seating capacity to listen to pro-
gram that would have done credit to
much larger place than Nezperce.
The first number was a chorus by
the Nezperce high school, which spoke
very well for the musical training CIV
en- by the teacher in that department.
The Fairview rural school district fol-
lowed with selection rendered by
mixed quartet, that could not help but
please an even more critical audience.
A local male quartet then rendered
kentucky Babe"
Mr.. Taylor again spoke on what the
Farmers Union as an organization was
trying to accomplish for the nation
wide betterment of the farmer and ru-
raj conditions. Mr.. Taylor presents
his subject in very forceful and con-
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-01-21
A Big BOOST
FOR JOHNSON ROAD
Ilo Farmers Hold Mass Meeting and
Sentiment Congeals for New
Prairie Line.


llo, Jan. 18.-A meeting of 800
farmers OF the prairie country held
today in the [. O. o. F. hall trans
formed into booster meeting fo r
the Johnson railroad project and it
is stated from $25 900 to $4,000
will be subscribed by the farmers be-
tween Ilo and Forest.
The meeting was convened by the
Ilo local No. of the Farmers Edu-
cational & Cooperative Union of
America for the purpose of adding a
class of 19 candidates to the men,
bership, to consider business of i'm
portance to the local farmers and to
spend the day in wholesouled social
intercourse. Leading features of the
gathering were an excellent address
along cooperative lines for the
the farmers by Geo. w. Perrine Of
Colfax, Wash, and a monster dinner
served by the farmers wives in the
Odd Fellows hall.
The farmers of the prairie county
want the independent railroad line
to connect with the open river steam
ers at Lewiston and with the compile
tion of the Cello canal this spring,
navigation from Lewiston to Portland
and Astoria, the building of the
Joh nsen road will be given every
possible assistance to complete the
line to the prairie country at the
earliest possible date.
The old rates of the open river
steamers, when all freight was
transferred around the Cello falls
on the portage railroad, show the
water rate to be approximately 20
per cent lower than the rail rate and
with the opening of the canal it is
expected the water rate will be
80 per cent lower than the railroad
rate. 1t is estimated this saving to
the farmers of the prairie country in
a few seasons would build the John
son road from lilo to connection with
the line out of Lewiston and the
values of the farms would be in
creased in proportion to to the re-
duction of the freight rate.
1t is to secure this lower freight
rate that tn. farmers have rallied to
the support of the Johnson road and
the assurances were given today that
liberal subscriptions will be made
within the next few days. A number
of the Ilo farmers and business men
have already subscribed to the
amount of $500 each and these sub
scribers have been active in present
ing the benefits of the independent
line to their neighbors.
With fund Of from SIS 900 to
$50, 900 subscribed by the people of
lilo and farmers of the surrounding
country, the owners of the timber
lands between Forest and Waha can
be urged to make liberal subscrip-
tions for the railroad fund and the
matter will then be taken to Lew
iston and Waha in a last appeal for
more liberal support to assist the
railroad project in the construction
Of the line from Tammany to Waha,
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-01-21
Death Visits Pomeroy Home.

Rex Pomeroy, the 6-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pomeroy
of this city, died at an early hour
this morning S the direct result of
a pneumonia attack However, the
little fellow had never entirely re-
covered from internal injuries re-
ceived in fall from swing at the
school Fairgrounds several months
ago, though he had been able to at
tend school most of the time until
last Friday, when the fatal illness
overlook him.
The funeral services will be con-
Quoted at the Christian church at II
o'clock to- morrow morning by Rev.
Geo H. Ellis, under the direction of
the local lodge of Woodmen of the
World Room No. / of the public
schools will be dismissed for the oc-
casion, and his little school mates
will pay their final tribute of respect
in body.
The sympathy of the community
goes out to the grief-stricken family
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-01-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Knutson and
baby daughter went to Vollmer to-
day for a visit with relatives.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-01-21

The members of the local chapter
of the Order of the Eastern Star re-
port an exceptionally we'll attended
and socially enjoyed meeting last
Monday evening. Following the reg
ular business session, season of
music, dancing and feasting was had
that all present hope may be re-
peated many more times this winter.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-01-21
Has Happy Surprise.

On last Tuesday evening S. P.
Lauby was summoned from one of
the local picture shows by friend
and informed that a gentleman
awaited him at his home to discuss
some important building plans. Mr..
Lauby reluctantly tore himself away
from the movies and accompanied
his friend. On arriving home he
found the house we'll filled with other
friends in gala attire and spirits and
was about TO ask what it was all
about when some of the more husky
of the party seized him, spread him
out on the floor and administered
just as many vigourous smites as he
was years old that day then he
understood.
A jolly evening was then spent in
his honor at cards, music and dane
ing, concluded with deftly prepared
refreshments.
The perpetrators of the happy
deed were: Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Lauby and children, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Schlautmann and children,
Frank, Alois and Mike Bogner, all
of Russell; Joseph Schmidelkofer
and Misses Mary, Gertrude and
Rosie Schmidelkofer Mr.. and Mrs.
L. M Lauby, Misses Gertrude Mag
gle, Mary and Teresa Lauby;
Messrs. Addie Norris, c. w. Kett-
man
J. J. Wood, the popular Ilo mer-
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-01-21

The great comedy drama,
"Thorns and Orange Blossoms" "
will open the three nights engage
ment by the Raymond Bell Co. at
the opera house Mon Jay night
Don't miss this; it is the best on the
road.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-01-21
The Little Idaho''

This the Idaho Harvester glad to inform
the this machine for Lewis County
BILL shocking bl and heshg
bill the
These reasonable farming half section
ford We will be glad information desire
4 regard to h machin Yours good
Perry f. Miller
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-01-21

J. J. Wood, the popular Ilo mer-
chant, orders The Herald sent to
him at 822 College ave., Santa Rosa,
CAL. where he and his family are
spending the winter
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ish, but he was too weak. He fell
back, dead.
His pal had waited as long as he
dared to learn the secret. He jumped
up and ran out just as we burst into
the hiding place.
Kennedy dropped down by the dead
man and searched him, while dashed
after the other fellow.
When l returned / found Kennedy
writing hasty note.
81 couldn't follow him, Craig"
confessed.
TOO bad" frowned Craig, evidently
greatly worried by what had hap
pened, as he folded the note. Wal
ter" he added, seriously, Il want you
to go and find the fellow" He hand
ed me the note. "And If anything sep
arates us today-give this note to
Elaine"
Meanwhile, as nearly as / can now
make out, Kennedy searched the dead
man again. There was certainly no
clue to his identity On him, nor had
he the torpedo model. Craig looked
about. Suddenly he fell fat on his
stomach.
There was WI Fang himself coming
to the wharf, carrying the model OF
the torpedo which had been stolen in
Washington and brought up to him by
his emissary.
Kennedy, crouching down and TAX
| ing advantage of every object that
sheltered him, crawled cautiously into
an angle. Unsuspecting WI came to
| the land end of the wharf
There he saw his lieutenant dead
| and the smoke signal still beside him
| unlighted. He bent over in amaze
ment and examined the man.
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better now, was waiting. He had
pulled a long coat over his Chinese
clothes and wore a SLOUGH hat. AS
he looked at the incoming passengers
he spied the man he was waiting for,
the young crook who had been wait
ing in the shrubbery outside the ma y
building when the torpedo model was
thrown out.
The man had the model carefully
wrapped up under his arm. AS his eye
travelled over the crowd he recognized
WI, but did not betray it. He walked
by, and as he passed hastily handed
WI the package containing the model
WI slipped it under his coat. Then
each went his way, in opposite direc-
tionS.
1t was close race between the car
bearing the two crooks and that which
| Kennedy had impressed into service,
but we kept on through the city and
out across the country, into Connecti-
cut.
Time and again they almost got
away, until it became a question of
| following tire tracks. Once we came
| to a cross roads and Kennedy stopped
and leaped out. Deeply planted in
| the mud he could see the tracks of
| the car ahead leading out by the left
road. Close beside the tire tracks
were the footprints of two men going
up the right-hand road toward the
sound.
You follow the car nd the driver"
decided Craid hastily indicating the
road by which it had gone. I'll fol-
| low the footprints
| The secret service men jumped
back into the car and Kennedy and
l went along the shore road follow
ing the two crooks.
| Already the wounded crook, sup.
ported by his pal, had made his way
down to the water and had come to
long wharf There, near the land
! end, they had secret hiding place
into which they went. The other crook
| drew forth smoke signal and began
to prepare it.
| Kennedy and / were able, now, to
|
in sight of the wharf, Kennedy paused
There they are, two Of Them he
indicated.
/ could just make them out In their
hiding place. The fellow who had
stolen the torpedo was by this time SO
weak from loss of blood that he could
hardly hold his head up, while the
other hurried to fix the smoke signal
He happened to glance up and saw US
Come, Red, brace up, he muttered
They're on our trail"
The wounded man was almost toe
weak to answer Il can't he
gasped weakly. "You-go," Then
with a great effort, remembering the
mission on which he had been sent, he
whispered hoarsely. 81 hid the sec
ond torpedo model in the Dodge house
in the bottom Of" He tried to fin
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one. I'VE nave DeeH 10 HIS apartment
and to the laboratory"
"I1l see," said jennings discreetly,
taking the card of one of them and
leaving them in the drawing room.
"Two gentlemen to see you. Mr..
Kennedy" Jennings interrupted our
congratulations handing Craig card
Shall tell them you are here, sir?"
Craig balanced the card. 81 wonder
what that can be?' he said, turning
the card toward us.
1t was engraved:
w. r. Barnes,
U. S. Secret Service.
Eyes, I'll see them" he said; then
| to us. please excuse me?"
Elaine, Aunt Josephine and l
strolled off in the palms toward the
Fifth avenue side, while Jennings
went out toward the back of the house.
well. gentlemen greeted Kennedy
| as he met the two detectives, what
can / do for you?
The leader looked about, then leaned
over and whispered, We've just had
| word. professor, that your model of
the torpedo has been stolen from the
| navy department in Washington"
"Stolen?" repeated Kennedy, staring
aghast.
Yes. We fear that an agent of a
foreign government has found a trail
tor in the department"
Rapidly Kennedy's mind pictured
what might be done with the deadly
weapon in the hands of an enemy.
"And," added the secret service
man, I'VE have reason to believe that
this foreign agent is using a China
man, WI Fang"
"But WI has been arrested" replied
Craig. 81 arrested him myself. The
police have him now"
Then you don't know Of his es.
cape?"
| Kennedy could only stare as they
told the story.
The crook fell back and dropped
down behind the palms. Jennings
looked about, but saw no one anf
stood there puzzled. Then the crook
fearing that he might be captured a.
any moment, locked about to see
where he might hide the torpedo
There did not seem to be any place
Quickly he began 20 dig out the earth
in one of the palm pots. He dropped
the torpedo, wrapped still in the hand
kerchief, into the hole and covered II
up.
Jennings was clearly puzzled. He
had seen someone rush IN, but the
conservatory was apparently empty
He had pust turned to go out when he
saw a palm move. There was a face
He made a dive for it and in a mo
ment both he and the crook were roll
ing over and over.
Kennedy and the secret service mer
were talking earnestly when they
heard the cry for help and the scuffie
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They rushed out and into the conser-
vatory in time to see the crook, who
had broken away, knock out Jennings.
He sprang to his feet and darted
away
Kennedy's mind was working rapid
ly. Had the man been after the other
model? The detectives went after
him. But Craig went for the torpedo.
AS he looked into the tank, it was
gone! He turned and followed the
crook.
was still in the garden with Elaine
and Aunt Josephine when / heard
sounds of a struggle and a moment
later a man emerged through the win
dow of the conservatory, followed by
two other men, went for him, but he
managed to elude me and dashed for
the wall in the back of the garden
The secret service men fired at him,
but he kept on. A moment later Craig
came through the window.
The crook by this time had reached
the top of the wall. Just as he was
about to let himself down safely on
the other side, shot struck him. He
pitched over and ran forward.
But he had just enough of a start.
In spite of the shock of the wound
he managed to pick himself up and,
with the help of confederate, hob
bled into a waiting car, which sped
away just as we came over the wall.
We dropped to the ground just as
another car approached. Craig com.
Wandered 1t from its astonished
driver, the secret service men and
piled In and we were off in few sec
onds In hot pursuit
Down at the terminal where trains
came in from Washington, WI, much
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-09-24

thing called conversion, men con-
sciously wrong, inferior, and unhappy
become consciously right, superior,
and happy. It produces not a change,
but revolution in character. 1t does
not alter, it creates new personality.
The phrase "a new birth" is not a rhe-
torical hyperbole, but fact Of the
physical kingdom. Men, who have
been irretrievably bad, and under con-
version have become ardent savers Of
the lost, tell US. with all the pathetic
emphasis of their inexpressible and
impenetrable discovery, that in the
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structive mental activity. In time the
race acquired the fixation Of these lev
els, and the intoxication impulse had
served its usefulness.
"The impulse survives today in its
harmful aspects" says the New York
Medical Journal in reviewing Doctor
Partridge's book Studies in the Psy-
chology of Intemperance," and con-
tinues: 1T no longer has a great func-
ton to perform. 1t dominates indi-
viduals and social groups when they
are unable to reach these higher lev
els of activity, to direct their vital
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SYNOPSIS.

The New York police are mystified by a
series of murders and other crimes. The
principal clue to the criminal is the warn
ing letter which is sent the victims, signed
with "clutching hand The latest vic
tim Of the mysterious assassin is Taylor
Dodge, the insurance president His
daughter. Elaine, employs Craig Ken
nedy, the famous scientific detective, to
try TO unravel the mystery. What Ken
needy accomplishes is told by his friend,
Jameson. a newspaper man. After many
fruitlesS attempts to put claire and
Craig Kennedy out of the way the Clutch
ing Hand is at last found to be none other
than Perry Bennett, Elaine's lawyer and
the man she is engaged to marry Ben
nett fees to the den of one of his Chi
nese criminals. The Chinaman forces from
Bennett the secret of the whereabouts of
100000. Then he gives the lawyer po-
ton which will suspend animation for
months. Kennedy reaches Benefits side
just after he has lost consciousness.
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table Compound, and now feel like
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more than it is claimed to do. - Mrs
CLARA FRANKS, R. F. d. No. /. Maple
crest Farm, Kasota, Mimi.
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energies into these channels, and so
are dependent upon its temporary and
inefhcient exhilaration. They find in
it also social reaction, likewise in
adequate and evanescent, but a feeble
survival of the effective social awak-
ening that intoxication produced in
the early history of mankind. The
narcosis Of alcohol or other drugs is
now merely a refuge for those whose
mental organization demands release
from the too great pressure which
they are unable to meet in ceaseless
struggle for existence and advance,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-09-24
A Useful Head.

A Washington man has in his en-
ploy faithful but, at times, stupid
servant in the person of an old darby
named Zeke.
Recently, when the employer had
vainly endeavored to get something
done in a certain way, he gave up In
despair, exclaim:ng:
''Zeke! Zeke! Whatever do you
think your head is for?"
Zeke, who evidently thought that
this was another of the troublesome
questions that his employer was al
ways asking, pondered it deeply. FL
nally he replied:
well, boss. guess it's to keep my
collar on
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-09-24
iNToxIcANTs ONCE OF USE
Physician Has Made Interesting DeIve
into the Worlds Usage of Ar
dent Liquors.

Intoxication, according to DR.. G. E.
Partridge, was originally an accompani-
ment and the source of those exalted
psychical states necessary for the de-
velopment of individual and racial con-
seriousness, which meant enlarged
mental horizon and the lifting of in
dividuals and nations to levels OF con-
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the unequal struggle between instinc-
tive forces and ethical conditions"
According to Doctor Partridge, the
cure for habitual intoxication must
consist in directing the activities of
the sufferer to higher spheres, which
must be such as are capable of arous-
ing an interest sufficient to stimulate
and sustain him in his best endeavor.
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Encouraging Them.

why didn't you buy an automo
bile?"
"I've heard rumor that there may
be a subsidy granted pedestrians by
the next congress"
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change which overcame them they
were conscious of being born again. -
To them, and we can go to no other
authorities. this tremendous revolution
in personality signifies a new birth
Twice-Born Men.
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FARMERS WIFE
TOO ILLTO WORK
A Weak, Nervous Sufferer
Restored to Health by Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Veg.
etable Compound.
Kasota, MINI. -"I am glad to say
that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable

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weak and nervous
that / could not do
my work and suf-
fered with pains low
down in my right
side for a year or
more. l took Lydia
F. pinkham's Vepe-
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No Road to Riches.

After looking over the life history
of some of the wealthiest men in the
world. we have about reached the
conclusion that none Of them got rich
by saving tobacco coupons.-Toledo
Blade.