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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-04-27
F E r DINAND
(From the Enterprise.)

Miss Bertha Ries arrived last even
ing from the lower country.
Joe Coyne, the fat Grangeville weed
roller, was selling his wares here Fri
day.
Miss Matte Stricken visited over
Sunday with her people at Cottonwood.
Mrs. j. L. Meakin returned last
evening from a six weeks stay in Lew
iston.
Otto Ries was over from Cottonwood
Friday and visited his children west
of town.
The Misses Emma Goeckner and
Marie Stricken were Cottonwood pas
sengers last evening.
Mrs. o. E. Ravens went to Cotton
wood Saturday evening for q short visit
with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. Z. Bell and the
Misses Hackett and Holtbuer spent
Sunday at the Riley home at Westiale e.
w. b. Hussman, the Cottonwood lum-
afternoon OF business matters.
Miss Eleanor Moser, of Nezperce,, ar
rived in the village and will be the
guest OF her friend, Miss Beatrice Sasse
the balance of the week.
Roy Goodall, last Friday began the
erection of his new home in east Ferdi-
nand. Addison & Sons are doing the
job and are rushing it to an early COM
pletion.
W. .. Harvey and wife were here
from lilo Tuesday and brief Ferdinand
visitors. Mr.. Harvey is preparing to
soon move to Arizona where he will
take to farming.
T. b. Pullman, the G~rangeville tailor
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-04-27

was here Tuesday and Wednesday and
did considerable work. He expects to
return here again two weeks from the
last dates.
Postmaster Martin Is new office is a
nifty looking place and looks very
citified. When it comes to putting on
I" dog Bro. Martin is there with bells
on, with no care for the cost.
Miss May Hayden, grade supervisor
of the Lewiston public schools, arrived
here Friday evening and spent several
days visiting with her numerous friends
and relatives.
P. Asc~henbrenner wa selected as
one of the delegates to attend the state
convention to be held at Twin Falls to
elect presidential electors to the nation.
al republican convention to be at Chica-
go in June.
Mrs. A. E. Waters, who has been
visiting at the home of her brother, j.
A. Terwillegar, the past month, depart
ed for her home in Canada, Wednesday.
Mrs. Terwillegar accompanied her as
far as Lewiston.
G.. HI. Hammer is r%emodeling the DR..
Truitt office building next to his shop
and building an addition which he will
use for his family, whom he will re-
move here in the near future. Mr..
Hammer has also put a new floor in
his barber shop.
Saturday was Master Charley Per-
kins' 18th birthday, and his mother IN
vited a number of his young friends to
help him celebrate the event and en-
joy the afternoon in Qualification. Be-
fore departing for their homes, the
r11ocfc vrora fraofoI n la1sn.nnc N
freshments.
The sympathy of the entire COM
munity goes out to Mr.. and Mrs. Jos.
Hayden, who, on Thursday afternoon
became the parents of a boy baby
their first born, but who only lived a
short time after birth. The funeral
took place Friday morning at 10
o'clock and was attended by quite a
number of their relatives and acquain-
tances.
G.. L. Bourland, Of G~rangeville, was
a pleasant called for a few minutes
while in the village Saturday. He
had been the guest of his daughter,
Mrs. Joe Brockman for a week. Mr..
Bourland is a Kentuckian by birth, a
Texan by circumstances, and now an
Idahoian by choice.
some time during last Thursday
night, a couple Of thieves entered An
ton Steiger's smoke house a half mile
south of town and carried away be-
tween $50 and $50 worth of smoked
meat-practically his summers supply.
The following day the "feettracks" in
the soft fields leading to town were
followed, and Mr.. Steiger feels GER
tain that he has the right parties spot
ted. 1t is also told us that a certain
man on his way home from a neighbours
saw the pair resting about midway to
town on that same night. Sleuths of
the law are on the job, and it is not
altogether sure that the meat in con-
troversy will be that cheap kind.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-04-27

The Idaho Asbestos
place, made a shipment Of =, Of III
product to the Spokane pa snort ia
Monday. 1t will be used iat eonpsss
ufacture of fire proof pain. = the nsh,
Miss Bulah McCartys s;s.
Y. w. Rawson, and Miss H Of Nh
strong, Of Genesee, both hazel Am
attending the Lewiston Nov whom d,
ton. one during VA.
In n Caribel school district ;.
Monday, Oscar Hamilton ny a eleetia
for a three year term and vas eleets
was elected to fill the yao es.er Adam
by the resignation of f. T by eausd
expects to 60 to California tb;s q, sis
Misses Edith Shields and sunast.
son entertained sixteen youun a VII
at their home, last Saturdan people
the occasion being Miss W%uv.eenins
birthday. The game was ~5oom wilson
very delightful evening . wv and
the guests. Miss Gladys DissY Spsat t
the winner of the ladies' priza 0 y va
c. H. Bryan won the gentlame ana D..
The Ladies' Civic club moi ~
day. And the various comm; ;ssI Tues
earthed many things that naea u,
in the town and they are go;u, ming
after them and see that tbess V asa sflss
too. Prof. Morris and his band do 81 NED
faced Indians were the first onsa pale
ed on and as a result the hama laht
Will De put in tip top shape and , msai
10 look as II someone was home n ~
At q special meeting of Crescent cA,,
eer NO. ao, =. =. s., held last FriS.,
conferred upon DIR. and Mrs. = sss
Lin. Every officer was presen. NE
! the work was exemplified in ; and
creditable manner. After the loaa. ur'
adjourned delicious Refreshments aal
served by Chefs T. F. Henderso, sss
R. G. Mclaughlin, who Operated a., n
coffee pot. ua
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-04-27
KAMIAH
(From the Progress.)

Ray Agee, who has been attending
school at Moscow, is spending his vaca-
tion at the home of his parents on
Kidder Ridge.
Frank Berthold, of Pennsylvania,
who is interested in mining in this Sec
ton, was in town, Thursday.
Two log RATS came down the river
Monday, in charge of parties from
Lenore, where the logs are to be used
in the repairing of a tramway.
DIR. J. M. Lyle, of Peck, was in town
this week looking after his ranch on
the other side if the river from Kamiah.
At the school meeting held at the
Seven Mile school house, Monday,
James Carlisle wal elected school direc-
tor for the ensuing three years.
Fl. L. Pierce was a passenger for
Lynn, Minnesota, this week, where he
goes to visit his daughter, Mrs. Charles
Owen, and old friends. He expects to
be absent several weeks.
E. w. Knight was in town from
Harrisburg, yesterday to procure finish
lumber for his new residence.
w. J. Martin was in town yesterday,
on business. He reports steady i'm
provement all lines in the Harrisburg
community.
Dick Cameron and Albert Stockard
have leased the Fl. G.. Pierce farm and
Mr.. Pierce has gone to Minnesota.
The local tennis clubs are very much
elated over their new courts at the
school grounds. They are perfect In
every way and are said to be the best
in this part of the state.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-04-27
WHY CONSTIPATION INJURIES,

The bowels are the natural sewersN
system of the body. When they becon,
obstructed by constipation a part Of Ii.
poisonous matter which they should
carry off is absorbed into the system
making you feel dull and stupid, and
interfering with the digestion and y
similation Of food. This condition
quickly relieved by Chamberlain
Tablets. Obtainable everywhere.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-04-27

lost her home by fire in Milwaukee.
Tuesday afternoon, April 18th,
Brooke Streeker was host for the first
time, the occasion being the 5th ami
versary of his birthday. Many of his
little friends were present and enjoyed
the games and good eats from 2 to 4
o clock, when they departed voting
Brooke the prince OIL entertainers.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-04-27
ATHoLIC CHURCH SERVICE.

Each first Sunday of the month COR
vices at 8 o'clock a.. m. and SUNDAY
school after mass. End, 3rd, 4th and
5th Sunday, service at 1880 a. n
Sunday school at 9 O'Clock, holy con-
munion at 8 O'Clock. During lent
which starts March the 8th every Wed.
nesday evening services at 1880 p u.
Rev. Father R. r. Zuur, pastor.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-04-27
STORAGE ROOM.

STORAGE ROOM.
I have arranged the basement Of n,
store room for the storage Of goods q
all kinds and am prepared to take DO
very best Of care Of any and all good,
stored with me. The room is fire.proa,
dry and clean and I will assume all ~
possibility for goods stored. Charge
will be reasonable. Lingo Furnltufs
Exchange. ssa
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-04-27
INSOMNIA.

INSOMNIA.
Indigestion nearly always distuin
the sleep more or less, and is often ID
cause of insomnia. Eat a light supper
with little if any meat, and no nun
also take one of Chamberlain Taolea
Immediately after supper, and SEE !
you do not rest much better. 0plsp
able everywhere.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01

lions are concerned. There is moth
ing to choose between any Of the
company locations, however. The
luck of one company will be the luck
of the regiment, in case Of storm.
Our baggage was hauled into
camp, half mile from the railroad
switch, by the U. S. A. motor trucks.
Whole fleets of trucks are operating
around Brownsville. All are paint
ed grey, and are huge, powerful ma
chimes.
I must cease writing in order to
get somebody to apply the lighted
end of cigarette to a tick who is
busily engaged in boring into my
neck. The above mentioned method
is the only sure way Of in
ducing Mr.. Tick to back out. Ticks
promise to be one of our greatest
pests.
Everybody is we'll. Be assured
that we will be well fed and well
cared for. OF course we aren't apt
to get any coddling, and a civilian
might think us 'singularly calloused
in some respects, but very few of us
are in the way of becoming hard
boiled" We are learning to assert
ourselves and take care of number
one, however.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01
OLDEST CHURCH IN
NORTHWEST IOWA
Is Located in Homer. This County
Was Probably Built Soon
After the Civil War.

Lehigh Argus: The Methodist
church in Homer is reported the old
est church in the Northwest Iowa
Conference. 1t was probably built
in the sixties, as it was not there
just after the war, though, like the
Old Trail in the Shepherd of the
Hills, nobody seems to know just
how old it is. 1t is in good cOndi-
ton, is heated by stoves, has fine
organ and was recently reseated.
One of the old seats still remains in
the rear of the building, a still
straight backed wooden seat, such
as was used fifty or more years ago.
AS we entered the empty church one
day last week, we could hear, in the
stiffness, the phantom footsteps of
the old pioneers, and the words
about that old song about the bridge
came to us, and I'VE thought how
men," had crossed that Threshold,
and sought peace and comfort and
strength within those walls. We
saw again the tiny babies brought
forward and consecrated to the Lord
in baptism, and now they have
grown to stalwart men and women,
working we know not where. We
saw the sacrament of the Lords
supper administered to generations
and they went out in the strength
thus obtained, to do battle with Sa-
tan and his host Then there We're
sad days for the old church. Days
when she sheltered those who
mourned Days when the loved one
for the last time. Oh, no, we did
not mean that. 1t was only the poor
tired body, that is carried so rever-
emily, the free soul has gone to its
Maker, and the influence of the life
lived whether good or bad, still re-
mains and is felt in and around the
old church, and as the bell tolls,
and we say, "He is gone we know
it is not so, for he lives forever, and
has left the old church for our heri
tage. Then we imagine sometimes
we may hear the old organ peal a
wedding march, and the bells ring
and the bride and groom
walk up the isle, and there before
he pastor plight their love and
faith, each to the other. Genera
ions follow. Then comes the times
If refreshing from the Lord. The
grand old Methodist revival meet
ngs We all know and love them.
Days when the church is in great
pain and travail, and souls are born
nto the kingdom. Blessed days,
blessed church. Ring out ye b $.
Continue to call the people to prai, !
Ind prayer. Continue to enfold the {
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01
Remember the Animals.

This extremely hot weather when
ground and heritage is parched with
the summer heat, the birds and ami
mails must not be forgotten Fill "a
crock or other deep receptacle with
cold water and place it in the shade
of some shrub or tree and watch re-
suits. This noon birds were flying
about with their beaks half open,
parched and dry with the heat. One
should remember that open foun-
tains or drinking receptacles are few
to travel a great distance to get a
drink. Now is also the time when
dogs go mad from thirst. 1t takes
only little time and a little energy
to place a pan of water out in the
yard where dogs or cats may drink
and the reward for SO doing is four
fold. One resident watering his
lawn the other evening sat for a
time watching the birds who told
eacn Olnef OF the COOl ram tnat was
falling in a certain locality: first a
little wren heard the good news and
came out on the porch of his little
home in the tree near where the
cooling spray was falling: then a
robin shyly hoped from behind a
rose bush and spread his wings as
he stood under the falling drops. His
mate then appeared. drinking out Of
the basin which stood under the
water from the hose and she took a
long drink before hopping slowly
through the falling water. Next a.
little dog appeared and
rolled over and over on the wet
grass, digging his nose deep into the
moisture and heritage; last hum
ming bird darted through the spray
rs he made for the gladioluS near by.
All this happened within fifteen
minutes.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01
people with your great arms of love.

people with your great arms of love.
Gods love and comfort streng-
then and uplift. What is true of
you, is true of all churches. If we
prove faithful to our trust, to the
heritage left us by our fathers, there
will be no abandoned churches. We
will be like the woman Rev. Fawkes
tells us about, who, when the people
met to see about disbanding the
church and selling the building, she
replied: brothers and sisters you
may disband if you want to but I
will never disband.' And the
church rallied around her, and, as
the poem tells us, rose as on the
stepping stones of their dead selves,
to higher things. We didn't intend
to write sermon; but we got so
wound up, seeing that old Homer
church, and thinking about all the
other churches, that we couldn't
stop, and really, the whole thing
would make quite story.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01
TWENTY YEARS AGO
From the Freeman Tn bune Of August 5, 1896.
in the Freeman-Tribune.

The lawn social at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A.. McMurray on
south Wilson avenue Monday night
was a success. The weather was
ideal for such an INTERCHANGEABLE
humid condition of the atmosphere
creating a desire for ice cream and
Ii ices much above the normal and
which was well supplied by the la
dies in charge of the undertaking.
The beautiful lawn around the Nc
Murray home was brilliantly lit up
with electricity and lanterns and
every preparation was made for the
enjoyment of the large crowd in at
tendance. The band carried out a
musical program lasting about one
hour and a half. The net profits
amounted to about $40.
The appointment Of a deputy to
succeed Frank Sparks, who resigned
his position in the Office of the clerk
of the district court,s to engage in
business at Bancroft, was made Sat-
urday. Clerk Buell. has appointed S.
X. Virtue of Williams to fill out the
term and he will enter upon the dis
charge OF his duties Monday. Mr..
V. is competent and trustworthy
man and will perform the duties of
the office in creditable and salts
factory manner.
The new Methodist parsonage will
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01
Bro. Janney has the Floor.

Journal: Despite his published
denials in the other Webster City pa
pers Of The Journals recent state
ment that he has let his option on
the Wilson Hotel in this city expire,
G. c. Janney of Waterloo, after seek
ing to renew this option with w. n.
Merrill, has again dropped negotia-
lions. He holds no option and there
is no indication that he will again
seek to renew it.
Mr.. Janney would have gone
ahead with the proposition here il
he gould have gotten others to fin
ance the proposition. He was unable,
or unwilling as the case
may be, to put $4,000 into it and
has let the matter drop
and w. n Merrill has no reason to
believe that negotiations will again
be resumed. In his recent letter
denying The Journals story, Mr..
Janney said sit takes more than con-
versation to build or remodel a ho-
tel, which statement is entirely
true and which more than likely is
su efficient explanation of the failure
Of the Janney project here.
Webster City will have a new ho-
tel within another year. But it will
probably be built largely by home
investors, not foreign promoters.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01

be formally opened next Friday ev-
ening. At that time all the citizens
regardless of church preference are
invited to come and be shown
through this splendid home. The
ladies aid society will serve supper
in the dining room from 5 to s
O'Clock after which there will be a
program given in the church. A
number of former pastors and others
will make short addresses interspers-
ed with music.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank J. Greenwood
are the happy parents of a daugh-
ter. born to them last Friday.
N. H. Bawden has bought the in
terest of A. w. Quinn in the west
end feed store, and is now sole pro-
prietor. Mr.. BaWden is a careful
business man and thoroughly under
stands the needs of the public in this
line.
Z. ii. Slack commenced his duties
as manager of the Martin Telephone
Company Saturday, resigning his po-
sition as cashier of the Northwest
ern Co., a position he has filled with
signal satisfaction for several years
Clint" is thoroughly capable in all
lines of Office work and his energy,
honesty and ability will be of mater
ial value to the Martin Telephone
Company
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01
Soap and Water.

Because they use too much water
and too little soap, women do not
get the same dazzling whiteness in
their washed clothes as do the Unit
ed States Marines. Sergeant Clarence
ID. Rhoades, of the Marine Corps.
told a party of society women visit
ing the battleship Utah the other
day. THE eye-paining brilliance of
our white clothes is due to the fact
that we wash with our heads as we'll
as our hands, and we let soap do its
proper share of the work. Just
enough water to thoroughly wet the
wash is sufficient" the sergeant con-
tinued, land the less water and more
soap one uses the winter the wash
ing will turn out"
The visitors seemed greatly i'm
pressed with the lesson given them
in an art that is dear to every wom-
ans heart.
varnishes. stains ana xan nnishss
ct Teed's. d-f-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01
The Temperature

Sundays closed four days ser.
les of lowa's maximum hot wealth
er, the government thermometer
here registering 104 for four conscc-
utive days. Prior to that the temp
erature was 103 for two days and
the register shows other days TEN
peratures at 1929, 100, and SO on
down the scale. Other thermome-
ters in the city registered as high as
los and 109 in the shade.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01
COMPANY c IN CONCENTRA-
ton CAMP At BROWNSVILLE

and tan. The brakemen on the st.
l., 3. & M. railroad are colored boys.
Our camp is situated on a mesqui-
to covered plain, about half mile
north of the Rio Grande. We can't
see the river, as a dense brush inter-
venes. The first thing we did upon
arrival was to gather up all the
cacti on our company streets. 1t was
no small job, either. The ground
has been cleaned and the brush
burned within the last month. The
labor was performed by MeXicans
and indifferently done.
This afternoon the lads are busily
engaged in raking up the grounds,
clearing off all vestige OF brush and
cacti No grass of any kind is visi-
BILE hereabouts. An occasional mes
quito was left for shade, and to har-
Dor the locusts. The shade is rather
thin, amounting to practically moth
ing. The locust voices are partic-
ularly shrill and piercing. We are
told that they "sing" all day and all
night. They make sound like a
hundred steam engines popping off
all the time.
Clifford Pardoe killed an enor-
nous tarantula this morning. We
saw a seven foot rattlesnake over in
the Third. He was killed on one of
the company streets, and had eigh-
teen buttons" A few days occupa-
ton should eliminate the creeping
and crawling pests Of the venomous
varieties, but the smaller creepers
are apt to come in and multiply.
Therefore everybody is preparing to
have his head clipped closely. Other
tell us that it is impossi
BILE to keep clean unless one does take
every precautionary measure.
Most of the bridges we crossed
We're heavily guarded by
the TwentySixth Infantry, U. S.
regulars. Very few of the militia
have been assigned any patrol duty.
Water pipes are laid out on the
ground and connected up. They are
being put into the ground this after
noon, just six inches beneath the
The water at the hydrants
is about the right temperature for
purposes.
1t is quite hot here today, but we
notice it no more than we did at
Camp dodge. The gulf breeze is
quite welcome. The gulf is not in
view of Brownsville, by any means,
rs it is several miles distant.
Private Weedman and Musician
Smith just now came into the tent
bearing gifts. Smith exhibited a
lead tarantula and a tree lizard.
Needman showed beautiful black
md white snake, eXpertly impaled
IN his bayonet.
The first sergeant of / company
rhird Regiment told us this morning
hat their captain had centipede
or bed fellow last night. And al
hough their grounds are swept
lean and bare, snakes are killed ev-
ry morning.
Private Markwardt has been as
igned to duty with the army bakery
n Brownsville.
This evening will find us well es-
ablished in camp. The Second and
bird Battalions are in now G.
'clock) and are pitching camp. The
Of the regiment is iden-
ical with its arrangement at Camp
lodge, as far as directions and post. +,