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The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-12-12
Ben Kuhl, Edw. Beck, w.
MCGraw Held Without
Bond for SearCy Murder
Long Investigation Ends Last Night
---WOman's Testimony Said to
Have Been ImpOrtant---Tal of
Frame-up on Kuhl.
Times Special Correspondence

inlNN l1Uttlhl
JARBIDGE, Nev-Ben Kuhl, Ed
ward Beck, otherwise known as "The
Swede,' and Billy McGraw, all gamb-
lers, were bound over to the Elko
county grand jury without bond last
evening, by Justice of the Peace Yew-
ell, of Jarbidge, charged with the muir
der of Fred M. Searcy last Tuesday
evening. Sheriff Harris and his depu-
ties left this morning for Rogerson
with the prisoners. The gambler Jen-
nings and the woman with whom he is
living were arrested on suspicion, but
later turned loose. 1t is reported here
that the Jennings woman testified in
regard to hearing Kuhl and Edwards
plot to kill the mail carrier, but as the
testimony was taken behind closed
doors this story cannot be verified. 1t
is certain, however, that Immediately
after the testimony of the Jennings
woman was received Beck was arrest
ed.
Beck had been a close friend of Bill
ly McGraw, the man who a month ago
borrowed the gun, found later in the
Kuhl tent, from Poker George.
Ever since he got the gun from poker
George" McGraw has been in the habit
of leaving it with the bar tender a.
the Success saloon in the morning
and getting it at night. Early on the
evening on which the murder took
place, Beck came into the Success sa-
loon and asked McGraw to let him
have his gun, saying Kuhl wanted it.
McGraw got the gun from the bar
tender and turned it over to Beck.
About o'clock Beck and Kuhl came
together into the Jack Griffin saloon
and seemed anxious to have the men
in the place notice that they were
there Kuhl called to all those in the
saloon to have a drink and managed
to refer to the time. He asserts that
he was up town all evening playing
cards, but has not been able to find
anyone who can swear positively that
he saw him between 5:45 O'Clock
p. m. and the time that he came into
the saloon with Beck. The seeming
desire on his part to call attention tC
| himself is said by saloon habitues tC
| be different from his usual conduct
and to have caused some comment al
the time.
The possibility of a "frameup" by
others to railroad" Kuhl to the peni
]
here. There are some who contend
that the real culprit might be some
one else who had access to the Kuh
tent. Kuhl seems never to have worn
the overcoat belonging to him, and i
is considered strange that he should
use it to cover the money which HI
is supposed to have hidden under tn
bridge near his tent On the othe
hand, it is argued that as he neve
wore the coat he might assume tha
people would not know that he wa
its owner. His associations with Bee
and his actions early on the evenin
are thought suspicious.
Although the preliminary Taste
from 10 o'clock a. m. until o'cloc
p. m, it is said that only a small par
of the testimony in the hands of tn
state and federal officers were Offer
ed United States deputy marshal
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-12-12

Whether or not the Second Idaho
will be mustered out at Boise instead
of at Salt Lake as originally ordered,
is dependent upon proper arrange
ments being made at the Boise bar
racks. Monday night, plans for the
necessary arrangements were up in
the air, according to this mornings
Statesman.
Twin Falls people are not cooperat-
ing with those of Boise in the effort
to have the Second infantry muster
ed out at the state capital of Idaho, for
the reason that they figure that they
will get home sooner if mustered out
at Fort Douglas. The Boise CONNER
cial club requested cooperation in the
matter from the commercial organiza-
tion here but no action was taken.
General Bell, western division, war
department, San Francisco, is the mill
tary authority in whose hands a
change of rehabilitation station rests.
He is being bombarded with tele-
grams to direct the regiment to move
from Nogales to this city. Every pos
sible pressure is being brought to bear
on him by state officials, commercial
organizations and business men of
Boise as well as members of the con
gressional delegation at Washington.
The fact that the Boise barracks is
without heat, water and light and that
the cost of making the necessary con-
nections to supply them will be con-
siderable is a drawback that stands in
the way of changing the place of de-
mobilization All of these accommoda
tions would have to be supplied as the
officers and men will be at rendezous
about IA days according to General
Bell If that is true it may be diff
cult for the troops to reach theiI
homes by Christmas
Governor Alexander received the fol
! lowing telegram from General Bell:
"Your telegram to the adjutanJ gen
eral repeated to department cOmmal l.
er who desires your recommendation
/ before making final decision. From
| federal standpoint more convenien
muster out Idaho troops at Boise hu
accommodations there are inadequate
and as result men are likely to suf
fer unnecessary hardships. Men vii
be at rendezous about IA days before
muster out can be completed and mel
returned to home stations. Sufficien
! barracks dNdlldDie rOll Iousln0 NNN''
men can be housed comfortably. AT
ter muster out at Fort Douglas com
nanies will be returned to home sta
tions as units at federal expense
Please reply at once"
President Jess b. Hawley of tn
Commercial club is in receipt of tele
grams from Senator Borqh and Con
gressmans Smith and McCracken. Sen
ator Borah wired Department her
does not seem to know anything abou
where the troops are to be mustere
out. The whole matter seems to b
under the control or direction of Gen
eral Bell at San Francisco and Gen
eral Funston. Possibly General Bel
would help the situation out but I d
, not think that it is being directed fror
Washington at all as near as l ca
learn"
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-12-12
MAIL PRESENTS N
MORNING AND EARLY
Postmaster StrOnk Says Those Who
Wait Until Later win Not Get Pres
entS to Friends in Time.

Owing to the wonderful prosperity
of the people this year, they are ship
ping more goods than usual and the
mail clerks on the train seem to be
already overworked with Christmas
mali, said Postmaster M. A. Stronk,
of this city yesterday. while we will
be able to get their presents by Christ
mas to send them at the earliest pos
sible moment, for if they wait the
packages will not arrive until after
the holidays"
"The people can, however, accom-
modate themselves and us by milling
their packages in the morning. The
trouble is when they come in after
noon is that the force has the mail to
attend to as well as the packages, so
we often have long line in front of
the window, and people have to wait
longer than would otherwise be nee
essary."
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-12-12
POSTOFfICt BIDS
HAVE BEEN OPENED
c. r. AIdrich of Seattle Low Bidder
Not known Whether Bid VIII BE
Accepted by Government

The bids for the Twin Falls postof-
flee we're opened December 6, accord
ing to a dispatch to the Commercial
club from Congressman Addison T..
Smith, The lowest bid was from c.
r. Aldrich of Seattle, for $79,700 and
the highest from the Northwest Con-
struction company of Pocatello, for
S10S,700. If the cost of the lots, $10.-
900, should be included in the work
necessary to be accomplished by the
appropriation of $4,000, the lowest
bid is too high, but the implication
contained in the dispatch was that the
bid would probably be accepted.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-12-12
DEMOCRATS MEET TO
ENDORSE CANDIDATES
Only Half of the Central Committee
Present at Gathering Which Recon-
mended Several Names.

Thirteen of the twenty-six members
OF the Democratic county central com
mittee met Thursday at the office of
County Treasurer Harvey Coggins and
endorsed the following candidates for
appointments: J. M. Shank, post
master at Buhl; r. H. Barnes, COM
mander of state soldiers home; DR.. w.
S. Decker, state veterinarian; p. o.
Bethune, member of state live stock
sanitary board ]. r. Fitzsimmons, as
sistant state game warden; w. H..
Craven, state land commissioner.
The following were refused endorse
ments by the committee on the ground
that it did not want to endorse too
many applicants: Senator o. G. zuck,
for land commissioner; Curtis Ad-
ans, for land register; f. r. Dooley,
for state chemist
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-12-12
ANNEXATION PETITION
RECEIVED BY CLUB
Residents of Owyhee County
Want to Join Twin Falls
ALI LIVING IN TERRITORY IN
VOLYED ASK FOR ANNEXATION
Property Involved Assessed at $751;
000-Three Greek Makes Long Ar
gument for Petition.

Duplicate petitions containing the
names of all the residents of Town
ships in Owyhee county which it is
proposed to annex to Twin Falls
county have been received by the Twin
Falls Commercial club. There are
fifty-two names on the Three Creek
petition and twelve on the petition
from Grassy Hill. One copy of each
petition is addressed to the commits
sioners of Twin Falls county and an
other to the commissioners of Owyhee
county. The Grassy Hill petition is
brief in form while that from Three
Creeks enters at length into the rea-
sons, why, in the opinion of the sign
ers, the change should be made. The
assessed valuation of the property in
the territory which it is proposed to
annex is $1SS,O00. The Three Creek
petition reads as follows:
! We, the undersigned, residents Of
/Owyhee county, state of Idaho, resid-
ing in the township and range set op-
posite our names respectively, hereby
petition that a certain portion of Owy-
hee county, described as Townships
13, IA, Is and 16, Range s, 9, 10, II and
II East, Boise Meridian, be annexed
to Twin Falls county, Idaho so as to
become and be a part of said Twin
Falls county, providing such annexa-
ton is agreeable to the latter county.
The reasons for this petition are as
follows, towit:
That the territory above described is
80 remote from the county seat of
Owyhee county as to cause your pc
titioners great expense and inconveni-
ence to attend to Owyhee county mat
ters.
That the said described territory is
. inaccessible to the county seat of
! Owyhee county and the service of pa
pers by the sheriff of Owyhee county
is so expensive as to become a burden
upon the taxpayers of said county.
That said described territory is
more accessible to Twin Falls, Idaho
than to Silver City and there are good
roads open at all seasons of the year
from said territory to the said city
of Twin Falls.
That such annexation would result
in great benefit to your petitioners and
we believe would IN no wise lnJure
the interests of the people of Owyhee
county, but would on the other hand
relieve the people of Owyhee county
from the great expense incidental tC
said trrritory being a part of saiC
county.
That Twin Falls county has already
constructed a good first class highway
to the OwyheeTwin Falls county lin,
and that if such annexation as here
III petitinned is permitted the count!
o. rWii Fails Will ex .ald said hls'n
WY through the territory above dcs
n cr.bed, giving to these petitioners
spl1'!.d ighway for travel to ant
from Twin Falls, Idaho.
That by reason Of the heavy snowt
and weather conditions in Owyhe
county it is impossible for man.
months in the year to travel from salt
described territory to Silver City il
Owyhee county. and that your petition
ers are in many cases deprived O
their rights in court by reason of thi
inaccessibility to the county seal
thereby imposing great hardships up
on your petitioners.
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The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-12-12
0STROM AND GREEN
RESUME PARTNERSHIP
Probate Judge win Re-Enter Old Firm
On His Retirement From Office In
January.

Probate Judge Arthur w. Ostrom
will return to Buhl and resume the
practice of law as soon as his term
expires in January. The old partner
ship with w. r. Green will again be
formed and they will do business at
the old stand.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-12-12
SOLDIER BOYS
TO RETURN SOON
Orders For Mastering Out Have
Been Issued
WILL LEAVE NOGALES FOR FORT
DOUGLAS IN A FEW DAYS
Efforts Made by Boise to Have Muster
ing Out at State Capital Seems
To Have Succeeded.

BOISE-The Second Idaho
regiment, recently ordered re-
leased from border duty at No
gales, will be mustered out at
Boise. Governor Alexander re-
ceived a telegram from General
Bell, western division, war de-
partment, San Francisco, auth
orizing this announcement Cen
eral Bell said: Idaho regiment
will be mustered out at Boise"
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-06-16

+. c. West, a former resident
of the Lower Mimbres, was here
Tuesday and Wednesday for a
visit.
j. Il. Blair is building a good
business house between the real
estate Office and pOstOtiice, which
he will offer for rent when com.
pleted.
Mrs. A. G. Ballenger, who had
been visiting at her old home at
Tucumcari, New Mexico, since
the raid, returned home Wednes
day of last week.
Mrs. Hoppe will entertain the
Ladies' Aid at a picnic luncheon
at her home Wednesday June
2lst.
Mrs. s. Barbee stopped over
for one day TO see her daughter
Mrs. II. w. Elliott, enroute from
California to Missouri, where
she was fastening 10 the bed
side of a daughter who is ser
iously III.
W. d, Gent, with the Reming,
ton Typewriter Company, was
in town first of the week and sold
two large machines TO the post
master for use in the office.
Mrs. J. l.. Greenwood left
Monday for Long Beach, Los An
geles, San Francisco and Other
points ON the Pacific coast, where
she will remain several weeks.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-06-16
Business Enterprises Needed

A man stated to the Courier a
few days ago that we had
enough business enterprises
here now. Yes, in some lines
we have but there are several
things Columbus needs and
would support that would realize
the owner a good profit. One
thing we need at this time is an
ice plant. A bUttling works
would find a large demand for
their products. A first class
bakery would have plenty to do
il they supplied the local mar
kets, many other business en-.
terprises would have a field to
themselves.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-06-16
Found Villa Litter

A rude litter, made of yucca
plant polls and made together at
the ends with iron hoops taken
off barrel, was found on tho
east side of the middle peak of
the Tres Hermanas Wednesday
by W. j Homes, William Allbee
and j. l.. HIGHLAND, who were at
the time the litter was found,
trying To locate AN old prospect
hole.
They were attracted to a re.
Gently vacated camp aud noting
that evidently someone had been
living on canned goods for quite
awhile, began 10 look around for
some clue as 20 who would have
;omped at such a spot. The
stretcher was found only a few
feet from the camp and the only
explanation so far advanced is
that one of the wounded officers
ON the morning Of March 9th wa>
carried out Mr.. Homes thinks
IL was Carranzista officer and
that they knew this would be the
only means of getting the wound
ed man away without detection.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-06-16
No. So
Organization Of Civic League.

All women interested in the
betterment of Columbus, and
the beautifyi ng and making the
town worthy of its placein pub
lie affairs are earnestly invited
to meet at the NJ E Church Fri
day June % with a view to the
formation of a Wo mans Civic
League. Dues will he very
small, but it is desired that the
League shall be thoroughly rep
resentative of the best element
of women living here, so that by
co operation the town will be
more sanitary, and more desir-
able as residence for all.
Three p. IN. is the hour chosen
as most convenient, and least
conflicting with other appoint
ments.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-06-16
Big Boxing Event.

Tuesday, June 2Oth, the Air
dome will be the theater Of what
will probably be n series of in.
teresting events in sporting cir.
cles.
Three ten round bouts are
scheduled for the evening, the
main'event being the meeting Of
Jack Arnold, of Deming with
Kid Logan of the oath Inft The
contestants " i'll weigh in at 126
pounds.
Semi Finals will be John
Thomas, Ol Deming vS Soldier
Triple of the Tenth Cavalry.
40 pounds, this will probably be-
some bout"
And for the preliminary, Jim
Wilson of El Paso, against Jack
Mcdaniel of the oath Init; both
100 pounds.
An agreeable feature of the
evening will be the attendance
of the 2Ith Inft. Band. A full
house is fOregune conclusion
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-06-16
Trustees Hold Important Meeting

The city dads held a special
meeting Tuesday evening and
another Wednesday evening for
the purpose OF making some ar.
rangelnent to supply the city
with a sufficient supply of water.
Plans have been drawn Up for
"a large tank and tower at the new
city we'll and the fathers" are
now receiving bids for the cree.
ton of the same. The tower is
TO be- thirty feet high, and the
top of the tank will be forty i've
feet, which should give ample
pressure for any part of town.
The city has outgrOwn the old
we'll and At this time the plant
does not begin to furnish the
necessary amount OF aqua. Con
StructiOn work is being held up
now on several buildings ON ac.
count of water, but we are hope.
fuD that this will not be the case
long, and the trustees believe
that they will have the now sys.
tenn IN operation by the first of
Julv
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-06-16
CantOnment Model
U. S. Army Hospital
Preparedness In Medical Branch Of
Army Just as Much Important
as in the Fighting Branches

A Red Cross flag lowering over
the cantonment hospital at the
base of the punitive expedition
here, is one of the comforting
sights that greets a soldier return
ing from the heart breaking trip
across the desert wastes of north
ern chihuahua. This flag flutters
in the breeze beside the Stars and
Stripes and spells to him medical
attention, clean bed and
strengthening food. Not a few
soldiers stricken with illness con-
tracted in the relentless drive of
the American troops over the with
ering sands and the chilling noun
tain peaks have described the
rough wooden building as a para
disc.
Twelve weeks ago there was in
course of construction a rough
frame building intended to be di-
vided into a number of sets of
quarters" for the officers Of the
18th cavalry stationed in the bor-
der town of Columbus, New Mex
leo. In a few hours this town
sprung into international i'm
portance after the raid of the
Villistas; and Immediately, under
the supervision of Lieutenant Col
onel Euclid B. Frick, this par
TALLY finished wooden shed, for it
was little more, was converted in
to a cantonment hospital. In re-
ality a "shoestring affair" but to-
day complete in every detail, as far
as the needs of the sick or the
wounded soldier is concerned.
The general ward for the men is
supplemented by the hospital tents
which are used for the less seri-
ously i'll. There are also isolation
tents, for even in the short time
of occupation there have been sew
eral catching" diseases which
have been treated successfully
without any spread of contagion.
There is a ward for officers. con-
tanning three beds. and these are
always full. for the officers are
not sparing themselves in this ex-
pedition and suffer accordingly.
The cantonment hospital is
really clearing house for the
sick for unless there is fair
chance of the patient being up and
ready for service in a short time
he is carefully sent by train to Ft.
Bliss about sixty-eight miles dis
tant for further treatment in the
Hospital there or in exceptional
cases to Fort Sam Houston. Pull
man sleeping car accommodation is
being furnished to all seriously i'll
always excepting any patient
whose condition is too precarious
to bear transportation, in which
case the sick or wounded soldier
is kept at the cantonment hospital
indefinitely.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-06-16

4 contract was entered into
between Buck Claiborne and a
J Evans, local agent for the Ford
car, to the effect that if a certain
candidate was nominated at the
primaries, Chad borne was % buy
IA car. The candidate was nomi
mated alright, but evidently Buck
had forgotten all about the con.
tract. He went TO Deming TO at.
tend the hanging bee and when
he returned home he found a new
liver in his yard. Upon ques
tioning his family he learned that
the car was permanent fixture
in the Chad borne family When
he met Evans he was reminded
OF the contract entered into be.
fore the election. He made no
comment but took out the old
check book and completed the
other details of the transaction.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-06-16
Picnic Dinner

Mrs. Carl Hoppe invites Lad
les Aid and All friends to Il pic
mic dinner at her home seven
miles west of Columbus on Wed
nesday June 21st.
Start early and enjoy "a full day
at this beautiful ranch home.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-06-16
Flag Day Celebrated
At Military Camp
Special Musical Program by the
24th Infantry Band, Vocal Music
and Address by Mrs. 0'NeiIl

Flag Day was celebrated at
the Base with appropriate ser.
vice, under the able direction OF
Chaplain Hillman assisted by
the oath Infantry Band and
members of the Roswell Battery
New Mexico Guards, last Wed
nesday night.
II is rather significant of the
busy lives that our officers and
The soldiers of the Army live
these strenuous days, that al
though the proclamation calling
,r National observance of the
birthday Of the flag emenated
from the Commander in Chief Of
the Army, President Woodrow
Wilson, the army was too busy
g. declare a holiday tO obey the
command. But after the day -
work was ended, all the men
seemingly, at Columbus, gather.
I'd about the stand and listened
t. the music and the reading of
the proclamation and to a brief
uddress>from Jean Cabe!i Oneill
v no told Of some ol the adven
lures of a newspaper woman in
lhe western War Zone.
The music programme which
vas beautifully given, included
Hail Columbia, Red White
and Blue" Hail to the Chief, "
Maryland My Maryland, 4"
America, and the Star
Spangled Banner" the Wag
merriam arrangement of the latter
was brilliantly rendered by the
Path infantry band under the
direction of Principal Musician
Thomas E. Green, who rehears.
I'd his men all day so as to have
this most difficult selection up to
high mark set by the composer.
Chaplain Hlllmsn, to who is
due the credit of the whole en-.
tettainment, offered a prayer
Tor the country, the soldiers,
the officers and the Government,
that God would continue TO guide
them TO the best protection of
the weak, and the brave defense
of the Flag which sym bolises all
that is dearest to the American
4 heart.
Tine vocal quartette of the
battery gave the Soldiers Fare.
WE'LL" most touchingly, and If
the audience had been encourag.
I'd in their desires for enchores
the obiiging and talented mem.
bers of the National Guard
would have been singing yet.
The members of the Quartette
who so materially ADDED to the
pleasure of the celebration. are
p. Oldham Moore; Walter Green.
held Chester Bonner, and lst
1t. James G. Hamilton.
h. Oldham Moore, wEo had a