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The Parma herald., 1916-05-11
Lands Eliminated
From Targhee Forest

On April 81 President Wilson signed
an executive order. eliminating from the
Targhee national forest. in southern ida
no. number of scattering tracts Of land
situated along the present exterior boun-
dairy lines. The areas eliminated com
prise total Of 5000 acres, of which,
however only lz5O acres, or slightly
over one-fourth, is government land, the
remainder being tracts which are al
ready privately owned. OF the 1850
acres Of government land, practically al
was found to have more OF less value ior
agricultural purposes, and upon compile
tion OF the recent land classification sur
vey Of the Targhee forest the above elm
nations were recommended by the for
est service. The government lands
eliminated from the forest are now un-
der the jurisdiction of the land office at
Blackfoot, Idaho.
The Parma herald., 1916-05-11
DIES AFTER
LONG ILLNESS
Mrs. ]. v. Dickerson, the
Mother of a Large Fam.
lily, Passes Away.

The funeral of Mrs. J. V Dickerson,
who died on Wednesday night, shortly
after IL o'clock, will be held at 2:30
Friday afternoon, in the Presbyterian
church, Rev. Bruce J. Giffen officiating.
Since the death Of her husband in
December. 1914, Mrs. Dickerson had
made her home in Roswell with her
son, F. L. Dickerson- About six weeks
ago she came to Parma to visit at the
home OF w. NJ. Dickerson and was taken
very i'll with grip, there being from the
FIRST little hope for her recovery. Sur
viving her are five sons, E. G., F. l.,
W. NJ. of Parma, Charles and Bert OF
Missouri, and two daughters. Mrs. Ar
thur Johns OF Parma and Mrs. vorhis Of
Missouri; also sister, Mrs. Margaret ].
kirkpatrick, Parma, and brother,
Newton Hilton; Bloomington. Iii.
Nampa relatives coming 10 attend the
funeral are Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Hamil
ton, Mrs. Robt. Hamilton, Mrs. Ora
Hamilton and Miss Myrtle Hamilton.
The Parma herald., 1916-05-11

resulted from the explosion OF
shells. He feels that he has been
pretty lucky so far, as this was
hisfirst serious injury. He earn
estly insists that he isn't a bit
partial to shell concussion and
machine gun fire; he has sampled
both, and don't like either. On
the day Daugherty was injured a
portion of the Canadian troops
was almost annihilated by shell
fire, only six men coming out
alive, and only one OF the six
uninjured, and it is supposed
that he was with that force. al
though nothing is said in the
letter as to when and where be
got hurt, nor any thing whatever
in regard to the fighting. AS an
effective piece OF machinery the
European censorship is a 1917
model.
The Parma herald., 1916-05-11

home in Long Valley Sunday,
after visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Egger, several days.
The Arena Circle meets May 10
with Mrs Egger.
John Lund and wife and T. E.
Caldwell were Parma visitors
Saturday.
Tom clark's mules got out OF
the corral Saturday night and
he found them next morning in
Big Bend.
Mrs. Asp found the first ripe
strawberry May B. 1t will be re
called that the last one she found
was on Dec ?, while on Nov. ?
she picked two quarts from one
hundred plants set out in the
spring. The berries are of the
Progressive variety.
The Parma herald., 1916-05-11
Notice of Sheriffs Sale.

. c. II ALIEN. Plaintiff, VS.. JAMES Fin
LAY and MARTIN CARLYLE, Defendants.
Notice Of Sheriff's Sale on Foreclosure
of Mortgage.
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF an
order OF sale and decree of foreclosure.
issued out of the District Court of the
Seventh Judicial District, State of Ida
ho, in and for the County OF Canyon, on
the 10th day OF May, 1916, in the above
entitled action, wherein c. II. Allen,
the above named plaintiff, obtained a
decree against James Finlay and Mar
tin Carlyle, defendants. on the sth day
of May, 1915, which said decree was on
the 1lth day OF May, 1916. recorded in
Judgment Book six, Of said Court, at
page 226. / am commanded to sell all
that certain lot, piece or parcel Of land
situated in the County Of Canyon, State
OF Idaho, and bounded and described as
follows, to Wit:
The Northwest quarter Of the North
west quarter lNw1< Nw5zl of Section
Sixteen t16l. Township Five (5) North,
Range Five (5) West, of the Boise Meri.
dian, containing forty acres, together
with water rights from the Boise River
and a share in the community bitches
used in watering said lands.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, That
On. the 9th day of June, 1916, at $50
O'Clock P. NJ. OF that day IN front of the
Court House door in the City of Cald-
well, County OF Canyon, l will, in obedi-
ence to said order OF sale and decree Of
foreclosure, sell the above described
property, or SO much thereof as may be
necessary to satisfy the plaintiffs decree
with interest thereon and costs to the
highest bidder for cash, lawful money
Of the United States.
Dated May 10th, A. d. 1915.
GEORGE w. FROafAN, Sheriff.
, BY H. B. MUMFORD, Deputy.
sill 6-l
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Rev. and Mrs. Z. p. Lawrence
of Roswell were dinner guestg in
the Aten home Friday and made
some calls in the afternoon.
. Jacob de Graaff purchased a
iine saddle horse from Bill Esp
last week. He was also a busi
ness caller at Asp's Friday eve
ming.
Mrs Waldron drove ont to the
ranch Sunday
Mrs c c. Case arrived Satur-
day from Colorado.
Mrs Owens sister in law, Mrs
Kennedy from California, is Wis.
iting her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Burton
called at Buffers Thursday eve
ming.
Mrs. Lefever returned to her
The Parma herald., 1916-05-11
DR.. E. Lull, veterinarian, Hotel
Illinois, Parma. Idaho.

Rev. J. B Story left Monday
evening for the east, expecting
to be absent about six weeks.
He is a commissioner represent
ing the Idaho presbytery at the
meeting OF the committee of mis-
sions at Detroit and at the gene
raj assembly of the United Pres
byterian church in Cleveland. He
will also visit friends in Iowa,
New York and Massachusetts.
The Parma herald., 1916-05-11
Political Fluctuations.

According to the following from the.
Vale Enterprise, the direct primary has
not worked out absolutely satisfactorily
in Oregon:
Gaily the butchering of gladiators goes,
lprewsomely forward The delights and
joys of destroying each others charac-
ter, where that can be done, seem 10 be
great Stepping outside their own linn
tied sphere of action. when invective.
innuendo and insinuation fails to move
q doubling suffragist. some OF our noble
gladiators attack the candidate for some
other office.
: It's one of the beauties Of the primary
laws. There seems to be no power to d..
rect or control and party lines become
obliterated in mad attempt to do the
other fellow
As for expense, the corrupt practice
act keeps the money spending proclivi-
ties of conscientious candidate down
but has no more effect on the other kind
than the prohibition law has on boot
logger.
blessed as is Malheur county with
none but experts in their several lines
aspiring to Office (fheir word for it any
wsy) there is no possibility of the coun-
ty suffering from the ultimate result
Oregon is to be congratulated on dem-
onstrating TO the country the peculiar
workings OF the present system and the
rest of the country ought to come to her
assistance and help pay the bill, which
is large.
The Parma herald., 1916-05-11
SHEEP MAN
SHOOTS SELF
Jess Mcconnell, Native of
Parma, Leaves Many
Relatives.
BOISE Statesman J

Jess Mcconnell, 28 years old. one of
the Mcconnell brothers, well known
shee2men Of this section, committed
suicide by shooting on Monday morning
at his sheep camp, one mile north Of
Gardena. The actual cause Of the sui
eide is not known, although it is said
that Mcconnell had been respondent
for several days. He used a shotgun
and blew off the top Of his head.
Jess Mcconnell and camptender
were cooking breakfast. two other sheep
herders being out looking after part Of
the herd. The camptender walked a
short distance from the camp to call the
other men, running back to the wagons
when he heard shot.
First it was thought the shooting was
accidental. 4 coroner's jury, impsn-
eIed during the afternoon, decided that
the man had committed suicide.
Jess Mcconnell was unmarried and is
survived by five brothers and an uncle,
Charles Mcconnell, who lives in Boise
The body was taken TO Emmett.
The Parma herald., 1916-05-11
A Unique Specimen.

Il once knew an eccentric man,
stated old Festus Poster, ''who, when
he had gotten the desired number on
the telephone, did not demand fiercely,
'WhiEz ziss?' Instead he invariably
said civilly, This is John J. Poppendicks
wishing to speak to Mr.. Buckover.' His
funeral was the largest ever held in the
neighborhood where he resided and
thereat strong men broke down and
wept like children, being convinced thai
they would never again see his like. -
Elk.
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purIna the Family Crouch.

Mr.. Snapperly (readin0 Man
commits suicide by jumping OF ferry
boat" Mrs. snapperly-"Jus like -
man! Why didn't he jump on dock
and save two cents PUCK.
The Parma herald., 1916-05-11
ALLIED ARMY SOLDIER
WRITES WIFE PARMA
Lon Daugherty in Hospital at Bou-
logne. Wants to get back with
the Boys on Firing Line.

Mrs. Lon Daugherty yestAr-
day received a letter from her
husband written April 21 from
the Canadian general hospital
No 3 at Boulogne, where he is
recovering from injuries caused
by shell conclusion received while
fighting with the 10th Canadian
infantry, to which he is attached.
Injury to his back was severe,
but he says be is all right, and
speaks hopefully of being able to
reioln his regiment soon. He
states that he is receiving the
best of medical care and atten
ton, and speaks highly of the
Canadians. The tone of his let
ter implies that he is not looking
for a furlough for a rest; he
just wants to get back to the
line again. His hearing also suf
fered from the concussion, which
The Parma herald., 1916-05-11
Memorial Day Com
mittee Is Appointed.

At a well attended public meet
ing held Tuesday evening at the
odd Fellows Hall arrangements
were made Tor the community OBJ
.servance of Memorial dav, MAY
30. F. j. Walmsley was selected
chairman of the meeting and aft
.er a general discussion of feasible
plans, was instructed to appoint
a committee of five on general
arrangements, this committee
to appoint sub committees. The
committee is composed of F. J..
lWalmsley, ". B. Mitchell, W. E
Babcock, c. D. Post and R. T.
Mcintyre of Apple Valley.
The Parma herald., 1916-05-11
ARENA VALLEY
By aAnExlul

Our school closed last Wednes
day with a picnic dinner, may
pole dance and races, the latter
in charge of Messrs. Case, Owens,
Mattson and Grisham. Icecream
was served at different times dur
ing the afternoon. About one
hundred were present. The pa
irons are very much disappoint
ed in being unable to engage
Miss Trout to teach the next
term OF school.
We're Mccoy and wife of Cald
well spent the week end with her
parents
Theo Johnson and family were
Sunday callers at Lund's.
The Parma herald., 1916-05-11

Jess Mcconnell was born on the Nc
Connell homestead Just below Parma
He grew up With the children of the old
eft settlers OF this community, who are
men and women now. and who will re-
gret to hear of the abrupt termination
OF his existence. He leaves number
OF relatives beside those mentioned,
among them our county surveyor.
The Parma herald., 1916-05-11
roswell BAPTIST church.

There will be mothers day SER
vice at the Baptist church next
Lords day. a sermon to moth
ers will be preached at 11:30 a.
m. The baccaIaureate sermon
will be preached at the Presbyte
rian church by Rev. Lawrence.
This will be union service.
The Parma herald., 1916-05-11
LOCAL ITEMS
OF INTEREST


best rates on farm loans.
E. o. Wood and family left
Thursday evening for their new
home in Prescott, Ariz., MRS.
Wood and child visiting her peo-
pie in California for a time.
Clevises at Fisk Hardware
Company.
If you have trouble with your
eyes, have them examined and
fitted at Hartzler's. If
Garden tools at Fisk Hard
ware Company.
$25 all acre buys a good 40 d
raw land, not broken, govern
ment water, near Roswell Terms
on part. Madden & Burns, Cald-
well.
Evening star., 1916-02-20
St. Cecilia S Alumnae Dance.

The a1umnae of st. Cecilias Academy
entertained at dance at the Powhatan n
Hotel Thursday evening in honor of
the graduates of 16. This was one of
the most delightful of the annual
dances of the alumnae. The guests were
Misses Mary Maloney, katherine Rat
cliffe Gertrude Lynch, Maurita Harvey.
Margaret Murphy. Blanche Manogue.
Nellie Murphy. Helen Harvey, Ruth
Seibert. Edith Oriani, Alberta Murphy.
Frances Mcnamara, Virginia Haley,
Marguerite Burns, Marguerite O'Neil.
Frances Murphy. Margaret Neuland.
Genevieve Anandale, Anna Ferguson,
Anna Malone, Corinne Lothrop. Louise
Murtaugh, Iona Cook, Kathleen Muir
ply and Mary Neuland, Messrs. Will
liam Columbus. J. Gill. E. Lamb, c.
Wilson. ]. Madigan. J. Durham. V.
Bowdoin, H. Hudson, ]. Sinclair. ].
Rody. T. Kuglen, E. Getz. ]. Griffin, J.
Murphy, F. Neuland, E. Callahan, w.
Martin, B. Bowdoin. F. Harbin, E. Mo-
ran. G. Cooke. M. Lynch. II. Harvey and
J. Ballsite. The patrons and patron
esses were Mr.. and Mrs c. Semmes, Mr..
and Mrs. Howe and Mr.. and Mrs.
Keane,
Evening star., 1916-02-20
Hostesses at a Dance

Miss Virginia Price and Miss Alice
Cooksey were hostesses at a dance
Thursday evening at the home of the
latter on Euclid street.
The out-of-town guests were Miss
Marguerite Weaver of New Orleans
and Miss Amy Moore Rawlings of Rec
toftown. Va. The other guests were
Mrs. NJ. E. Webster. Misses Peggy Fred
Veryl Watson, Annie Crew. Margaret
Gaddis. Helen Clark, Blanche Cooksey
Marguerite Claflin and Marguerite Mar
tin and Messrs. George Degnan, Willis
Hurd. Warren York. Charles Valaer
Albert Speare. Eddie Tyler, Myron e
Webster. Arthur Fitzpatrick, Brown
Cooksey. Reginald Hungerford Rex
Roberts. Jacobson and Craig.
A buffet supper was served at mid
night.
Evening star., 1916-02-20

trousseau behind her when she set sail
for South America early in February.
and this despite the fact that no bride
of recent date has ever had so gor-
geous an outfit. says the Chicago
Herald. Only ono trunk was taken and
ono hat trunk, and the rest of the
gowns and hats and dainty fripperies
were left behind in New York. for the
count is making only short trips
through the South American continent,
although he and his bride are being
widely entertained. About June 1 they
plain to return to New York to make
their home in that city.
Evening star., 1916-02-20
Not at Home February y.

Because of Senator La Follette's alb
sence from Washington February %
Mrs. La Toilette will not keep open
house that day. as has been announced.
Mrs. La Toilette will give a recep-
tion to Wisconsin people at some later
date,
Evening star., 1916-02-20
A Sorority Dance.

NJ Chapter Of Alpha Alpha Sorority
gave a dance Valentine night at the
home of Miss Amelia GUIDE. The house
was beautifully decorated with strings
~ hearts and the programs were red
hearts.
Evening star., 1916-02-20
Entertain at Bridge and Tea.

Mrs. Robert Hamilton Campbell en-
tertained at bridge. followed by tea,
to which additional guests We're asked.
at the Bancroft Thursday afternoon.
Evening star., 1916-02-20
Hostess at Dinner Tuesday.

Mrs William T. Kerfoot, jr.. enter
tained at dinner Tuesday in honor OF
Mrs. Mana f. Gilbert of Salem, S. n.
Mrs. Gilbert Is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Edwin Walter Huguely.
Evening star., 1916-02-20
Visiting in Concord, N. H.

Mrs. Thomas Ewing has left the city
for Concord. n. H. and will spend
Washington's birthday with her two
sons at st. Paul's School, there.
Evening star., 1916-02-20
Returned From Wedding Trip

Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Swiggard have
returned from their wedding trip, and
are at home to their friends at 20S 4th
street southeast.
Evening star., 1916-02-20
Guest From Virginia.

Miss Edith White of Richmond, Va,
is the house guest ON Miss Peak of
California street.
Evening star., 1916-02-20

~Se e0S AA6At 0AAuC
on Your Paisley. ,nou,der. with
the exquisite old shawls that were the
| joy of her grandmother and great
grandmother, says the Indianapolis
| Star.
II the old attic trunk holds any old
| Persian shawl. Paisley. a cashmere
or silken shawl. wend your way up
there and lift the beautiful shawl from
I 1t seems singularly fitting that all
these old-time fashions should be COM
ing back in this centennial year of In
diana. Just at the time when every
| loyal Hoosier is bringing to light all
the old papers, books, pictures and
heirlooms of every kind that have been
| stored away for many years, the fash
| ion makers of the world are designing
all of women's toggery SO much like
en- are finding in old trunks and chests
that there is scarcely difference.
The resurrection Of the old Paisley
and Persian shawls is not a new idea,
for many women used these heirlooms
as evening wraps several years ago,
having them made into coats or capes;
but this year they are fashionable in
their original form. just as the old
square or oblong shawls that grand
mother threw about her shoulders.
And it Is not alone those old oriental
and Scotch shawls that are fashionable
now at the southern resorts and will be
worn this summer over the quaint old
fashioned frocks, completing the pic
ture of the old colonial days, but the
lovely old cashmere and silken shawls
of various kinds are also in demand.
Evening star., 1916-02-20
Harking Back to
Old-Time Modes,

at tie n dance at
Hark;no RooL IN the Metropolitan
Opera was con-
Old-Tlme Modes. cerned last
week; in fact from the appearance of
the boxes and stalls there seemed to
be evidence that the season was at its
height. that being particularly the case
last Monday night, when the beautiful
costumes worn suggested gala per-
formance. Mrs. Henry clews. jr. was
especially noticeable in blue brocade
costume with puffed sleeves and a tan
plume in her coiffure that looked as II
it might have. been copied from
Godey's Lady's Book Of the 1880 period.
AS Mrs. Clews has but recently re-
turned here from Paris. she has be-
yond doubt brought with her the very
latest styles, and. perhaps, by another
be quite the thing.-New York Sun.
sometimes it is a whole bed. and some
times 1t is, as
The Court Circle in the case Of
in English Gardens. lsna' a .erle,
of beds where the friends plant flowers ac-
cording to their rank-about as one would
be seated at dinner-only the highest aris-
tocracy being allowed to plant anything
In the vicinity of the place chosen by the
king and queen. In Lady Warwick s
friendship garden the name of each donor
is worked out in floral effects on a cres-
cent shaped mound. Lady Warwick calls
her little teahouse in her garden where
she has luncheon and tea with her friends
her Thinking Lodge" With SO much his
tory, art, color and Imagination behind
Miss Carlisles paintings, Cincinnati
will enjoy something distinctive when
her pictures arrive.-Cincinnati En-
quirer.
Not having enough of them to get up
baby show. Palm Beach fashion
ables. says
Glasses and Prizes Never writer in
Known Before. aa Tnf
bune, recently amused themselves with
a travesty on dog show-what the
Judge did not know about dogs in no
way hampered their decisions. They
also showed strong preference for
children. Whenever large dog led a
small child up to the inclosure he in
variably drew a ribbon, no matter what
prize winners were present. All dogs
not awarded prizes were provided with
rosettes of honor. Some of them were
larger than. the dogs.
Mrs. Cary offered Newport Nipper,
one of the most aristocratic bulldogs
| in America. for honors, but the judges,
knowing something about his ancestry,
gave the prize to little unknown
5ca GynSy.
Glass. and Mrs. John c. Kings Pom
won first honors.
There was a class for freckled dogs
which gave the judges some trouble
DO we have to count the freckles2"
asked Mr.. Dillingham;, when shown half
O dozen spotted dogs. There Kaa Also
Evening star., 1916-02-20

A beautiful dinner-and, by the way,
1t turned into a charming dinner-dance
was
A Stotesbury Welcome to given
Philadelphia's New Mayor. W "s, =
Mrs. stotesbury at the Philadelphia
home on Wednesday last in honor Of
his honor the mayor and his young and
attractive wife. to which the elite Of the
city was hidden. says the Public
Ledger. The great ballroom, which is
still an object of lively interest to So
ciety. owing to Mrs. Stotesbury's great
generosity in lending it for every
her acquaintance who do things" was
transformed into banQueting hall in
which six tables were laid for some
eighty or more guests. Here the wealth
and fashion of old Philadelphia en-
joyed an excellent repast and much
Mr. Stotesbury offered a toast and in
vited his guests to drink to the long
life and prosperous administration Of
the new mayor Of Philadelphia, and
when the applause subsided his honor
made short speech in which he stated
that he hoped to consecrate the next
four years of his life to bringing Phil
adelphia to what it should be.
x i
1t seems that the newest Chicago
countess, the former Miss Ida Nav
Swift. who was
Think of the married to Count
,Y,. TIL. James Minotto
AZ January Is. was
obliged to leave most of her attractive
Evening star., 1916-02-20

New York has proved wonderfu
place this winter. New Workers hay
Evening star., 1916-02-20

There was not much indication of the
declining fashionable season SO far as the
Evening star., 1916-02-20

a prize for the dog with the longest
tail. and this, too. gave the judges some
trouble. as there was apparently not a
tape measure in Palm Beach.
There was a class of dogs most loved
by their mistresses. and for this one
Miss Emily Curtiss' pet got the prize
She claimed it on the ground Of dura-
tion of affection. Miss Curtiss said that
she had owned and loved Baby for
thirteen years.
Evening star., 1916-02-20

place this winter. New Workers have
spent m u h
Little Old New York time. here, they
Charms Anew. ,hs charn.s =,
their own city, have learned really to
know their lifelong acquaintances,
have proved their family friends to be
worth while after all, while many deni-
zens of other cities who have focked
here have been tried and not found
wanting as candidates for social favor.
SO far II has been an extremely har-
monious season, with any amount OF
Evening star., 1916-02-20

A young actress who posed in the
first set of movies" here was the lead
Evening star., 1916-02-20

Since the merry young maiden has
gone back to the hoopskirt her stately
mother has he.