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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-18

Aha. the secret is out. The army
figures that Villa has had SO much
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-26

down the ways and into the
water.
The boat is 1870 feet in length,
has a 20 foot beam and draws
five and a half feet Of water. 1t
is built for speed and will be by
far the fastest large boat on the
lake. 1t will have two 300 horse
power gasoline engines and is ex-
pected to maintain a speed of 80
knots per hour. 1t will be placed
in commission next spring and is
expected to make the trip between
St. Maries and Occur d'Alene in
two hours, or about half the
time taken the boats in service
Inow. 1t will be used mainly
for passenger service and it is
expected that when it is in COM
mission the Milwaukee railway
will make the trip down the river
and across the lake by boat one
Of the principal features Of its
service.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-26
Coleman Gets
Minimum Term
PARDON BOARD CUTS HIS SENTENCE
Attorney General Peterson and Secretary Of State
Barker Vote Against Governor

Secretary of State Barker and
Attorney General Peterson could
not retire from Office without per-
one more official act to
show their sympathy for the gang
which has been preying upon the
state for the past few years. Their
last act was to fix the sentence Of
Fred Coleman, the defaulting as
sistant state treasurer, at the
minimum set by the court, pa
years.
This was done at a meeting Of
the board Of pardons held Friday
and the effect will be that Cole
man will be a free man in another
month. He was sentenced Dec.
.26, 1914, to serve from 215 to
ten years in the state peniten-
tiary. The fixing of his term to
expire after serving the mini
mum leaves him only another
month to serve after deducting
the time allowed for good be-
haviOr.
The question of the parole of
both Coleman and Allen came
before the board Thursday and
both were denied. The vote by
which Aliens application for
parole was denied was unanimous
but Attorney General Peterson
voted in favor Of the parole of
Coleman and Governor Alexander
and Secretary Of State Barker
voted against it.
However, Barker changed his
mind during the night and when
the board met the next day, he
made a motion that the vote be
reconsidered and that Coleman $
sentence be fixed at y years. At
torney General Peterson voted
with him in favor of his motion
and Governor Alexander again
voted no.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-26
coLDEST WEATHER
OF THE SEASON

Last night and this morning
this city experienced by far the
coolest weather we have had this
winter. Just how cold it was is
hard TO determine as the ther-
mometers varied so much, the re-
ports ranging from ~ to 20 de-
grees below zero, but that it was
extremely cold is evidenced by
the fact that water pipes were
frozen in all parts of the city and
the plumbers were kept busy all
day today thawing them out.
The hot water pipes at the
court house were frozen up and
it took over three hours to thaw
them out. To make matters
worse there is practically no coal
in this city, all of the dealers re
porting a shortage which how
ever, they expect will be over
come in a few days.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-26
SMALL BLAZE AT
eAsKILL HOME

Chet Gaskill had narrow es-
cape Christmas morning from
being burned out. The fire oc-
CURED about nine O'Clock in the
morning, breaking out in the
kitchen 1t caught in the CELL
ing next to the chimney and in a
few moments the room was
mass Of flames.
There were three men in the
house at the time and with the
assistance of two neighbors liv-
ing close by they succeeded in
eXtinguishing the fire before the
arrival of the department. They
were fortunate in having plenty
of water handy and also in
being able to use their small hose
in addition to pals or the fire
could not have been put out be-
fore considerable damage was
done.
a The damage to the house was
comparatively slight, the most OF
I it being caused in cutting away
the ceiling to get at the blaze.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-26
RUDoE SELECTED FOR
CHIEF JUSTICE

Justice Alfred Bulge will be-
come chief justice of the su-
preme court of this state on dan.
"A, 1917 At a conference Of the
justices held several days ago al
which Justice-elect John C. Rice
was present, a unanimous decis-
ion was reached as to Justice
Bulge succeeding Chief Justice
Isaac N. Sullivan, now rounding
out his last term on the bench.
The duty of administering the
oath to state oflicials-elect on
Jan. 1, 1917, when they are in
augurated in the house of rep
resentatives at the state capitol
annex, will fall upon Chief Jus
tice Bulge.
Since his appointment to the
bench by John NJ. Haines, for
mer governor Of this state, Jus
tice Bulge has served continu-
ously as justice. At that time
he succeeded Justice George H.
Stewart, deceased. For a num-
ber of years he served as judge
of the Fifth judicial district. In
1894 he was elected district at
torney of that district, then COM
prising Bannock, Bear Lake, FIRE.
mont, Lemhi, Bingham and Onei-
da counties. In 1898 he was
elected prosecuting attorney of
Bear Lake county, serving two
terms, after which he was elect
ed district judge, holding that
position until his resignation
two years ago to accept the ap-
pointment of justice of the su-
preme court.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-26
Observe
Christmas Here
ALL THE EXERCISES WELL ATTENDED
Large Crowd at Community Tree Presbyterian
Sunday School Remembers Hospitals

Christmas was very fittingly
observed in this city, services be-
ing held in all the churches ap-
.propriate to the occasion. The
Presbyterian Sunday school
made a special endeavor to
reach all those who would not
otherwise be remembered and
small gifts we're distributed to
those in the hospitals and the la
boring men in the different
boarding houses.
A large crowd attended the
Christmas concert given by the
Choral Club at the High School
Auditorium Sunday evening. The
numbers on the program we're all
exceedingly we'll rendered and
were much enjoyed by those
present. The mass which was
held at the Catholic church on
Christmas Eve was we'll attend
ed and the program rendered was
/ much appreciated.
The extreme cold weather in
terfered somewhat with the ex-
ercises at the Community Christ
mas tree, Monday night. The
tree had been set up in the street
ir front of the Benewah club and
q platform erected for the ex-
ercises but the the extreme cold
forced those who took part to
cut the program short.
The tree was beautifully il
Illuminated with red, white and
blue electric lights and made a
very fine appearance. A large
amount of candy had been pur-
chased and the teachers of the
schools had prepared sacks in
which it was placed for distri-
button among the children. There
was a very large crowd of chill
dren present including not only
practically all of the children OF
the city, but many from farms i'm
this vicinity, some coming five
or six miles to attend the exer-
cises.
In order to handle the large
number of children and see thaf
none were missed the candy wa:
loaded into a sleigh drawn up il
front of the platform leaving 4
space between it and the plat
form. The children were formed
in line and marched through be.
tween the sleigh and the platform
and the sacks Of candy were dis
tributed to them by Santa Claus
and three helpers.
The only drawback to the en-
/ tertainment was the extreme coll
and in order to alleviate this
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-26
Short On Liquor
For Christmas
NUMEROUS SEIZURES MADE BY POLICE
BOOtIegeers Had Made Generous Preparations
To Serve The Thirsty

There was a dearth of Christ
mas cheer among the thirsty in
this city owing to the activity Of
the police officers. In addition
to the suitcases full of liquor Sc
cured in the Thursday night raid
a large quantity was seized Sat
urday.
When passenger train No. II
came in Saturday morning, one Of
the passengers complained to the
local police officers that his two
suitcases had been stolen on the
train. He stated that liquor
was being brought in on that
train and thought that perhaps
his suitcases had been thrown off
a distance out of the city along
with those containing liquor.
This put the officers on the
alert and Policeman L 'h was
on the watch for the liQ or to
be brought in. He fouRI that
two men had hired a sleigh from
Bahbitts livery stable and driv-
en- out of town. Thinking they
had gone after the liquor he laid
in wait for them. The men were
A. Hanrahan and John Smith,
both suspected Of bootlegging.
When they returned Booth
found a gunny sack with 30 quart
bottles of liquor in the sleigh and
arrested both men, who were TAX
EN- to the county jail A check
for a trunk, shipped from Saltice,
Montana, to st Joe was found on
Smith. The sheriff took the
check to St. Joe and secured the
trunk, which was found to con-
tain a full case of liquor which
was seized.
Sunday night Chief of Police
Steele was informed that liquor
was being sold at a private house
near the high school building,
occupied by Mrs. Burke. He
swore out a warrant and searched
the house, finding a small guam
tity of liquor. AS the the coun-
ty Jail is full and there was no
place to keep her. Mrs. Burke
was not taken into custody.
However, a man named O'Connell
found at the house, was arrested
and placed in the county Jail.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-26
SUPERINTENDENT LUKENS
TO DISCUSS SIX-SIX PLAN

City superintendent of Schools
F. f. Lukens left Monday night
for Boise to attend the meeting
of the county and city superin-
tendents of the state and the
state Teachers Association,
which will be held in that city
this week.
The course of study prepared
by superintendent Lukens for the
schools here has attracted so
much attention and has received
such a wide notice throughout
the stale that he was asked to
lead the discussion of the six
six plan which the state board of
education is trying to have adopt
ed in all of the schools Of the
state.
superintendent Lukens was
one Of the first superintendent
in the state to adopt this plan
and the course of study which he
prepared is being used as q model
for other schools.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-26

named deputy warden of the PEN
itentiary.
w. j. Myrick Of this city was
appointed state land cruiser for
the northern part of the state. He
received the notice of his ap-
pointment Christmas day by tele-
graph and it was a very accept
able Christmas present. 1t is
reported that C. w. Leaf of this
city was also a candidate for the
position.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-26
ST. MARlEs WINS
FROM coEUR D'ALENE

The st. Maries high school
basket ball teams, both boys and
girls, went to Coeur d'Alene Fri
day and that evening met the re-
spective teams Of the Occur d.
Alene high school in a double
header game. The st. Maries
boys team was very much super
ior to the Occur d'Alene team,
which it defeated easily by a score
of So TO 18.
The girls teams we're very
evenly matched and played a very
close game, the Occur d'Alene
girls finally winning by the
small margin of to Z.
Saturday evening st. Maries
played Post Falls at that place.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-26
MYRIcK APPOINTED
STATE CRUISER

Governor Alexander announced
Saturday that the members-elect
of the state board of prison com
missioners had decided to name
Frank E. Dekay of Blackfoot as
warden of the state penitentiary
to succeed John Shook, who has
presented his resignation, effec-
tive January 1. Dekay is an ex-
sheriff of Bingham county. He
Will spend the remainder of the
month becoming familiar witi'
his new duties.
AZ a conference Of the e'o ri
tive members-elect with ooNes.u o...o, J
or Alexander, Secretary oil te
Dougherty, Attorney 0engTal
Walters and State AudioPr Van
Desuen, who constitute ATAjor-
ity of the new state land board,
it was decided to name l. A. Smoot
of ST. Anthony state land COM
missioner: NJ. C. stott of Boise,
register Of the land department
IA. F. Parker Of Grangeville, state
land appraiser for northern Ida
no: Mrs. Fred Floed and Mrs. S.
T. sehriebsF, clerks in the land
department. Sheriff Stroud OF
iLsmhi county will probably be
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-26
LAUNCH FAST BOAT
AT coEUR D'ALENE

The Red Collar line has been
at work all summer at Coeur d.
Alene building a new passenger
boat TO be run on the river and
lake between this city and Coeur
o'Alene. The boat is now co,
pleied and was launched Satur-
day morning with considerable
ceremony.
A large crowd was present to
witness the launching and Miss
Lois Crane the 70 year old daugh
ter OF A A. Crane, president OF
the First Exchange National bank
Or Occur d'Alene, broke a bottle
Of wine over her bows as she slid
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-26
DIPTHERIA CLAIMS
14-YEAR OLD BOY

Johnnie Jarmin the i4-year
old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Jarmin, residing on Second
street between College and JEFF
ferson, died Friday evening from
.diptheria. The family was quar-
antined the Sunday before.
The remains were inferred in
Woodlawn cemetery Saturday
afternoon. Owing to the con-
tagious nature of the disease, no
funeral could be held.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-26
a. J. EWING WILL
BE RECEIVER

A. j. Ewing, real estate man Of
Standpoint, will be appointed re-
ceiver at the United States land
Office in Coeur d'Alene to succeed
Frank A. Mccall, resigned, it is
said on good authority. The
recommendation of Secretary of
the Interior Lane to the president
and thence to congress is ex-
pected momentarily. There
were several other applicants for
The position, which pays a maxi
mum of $4,000 a year, but they
are said to have been eliminated.
Mr.. Mccall offered his resigna-
ton to take up his duties as
prosecuting attorney of Bonner
county, to which Office he was ell
ected November z. He also is
a Standpoint man.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-26

large bonfire was kindled in the
street where some warmed them
selves while others availed
themselves Of the Benewah club
and Sargent Bros. office.
ad to Christmas artl III H.
There was considerable candy
left over after all the children
present had been supplied and
this was taken to the Benewah
club, where it will be given to
such children as were unable to
be present at the tree.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-26
NO DECISION YET

No word had been received up
to noon today from Judge Die
trich relative to his decision in
the Milwaukee Railway company's
tax case against Benewah county.
1t was expected that a decision
would be handed down before
Christmas, as both the county and
the railway company were anx-
ious to have the decision before
the close of taxpaying tim so
they would know what to do in re-
gard to this years taxes. Prose-
cutting Attorney Elder sent a tele-
gram to the judge this morn
ing asking him to wire his decis-
ion.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-26
ARTHUR LEeENDRE
FUNERAL HELD SUNDAY

The funeral Of Arthur Legen-
Ore the blacksmith who died from
heart failure at Branson's camp
last week, was held Sunday froA
the undertaking parlors. The
services were under the auspices
OF the Eagle lodge Of this city,
which acted under Instructions
from the Wenatchee lodge, Of
which he vas a member.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-26

Mr.. and Mrs. o. M. Mosely
were the recipients of a most ac-
ceptable Christmas present, an
eight pound boy, born Christmas
morning. Mother and child are
doing nicely.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-26

Alice Walker Of Santa was a
visitor in this city Wednesday.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-26

Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Lufkin re-
turned this morning from Spo-
kane where they have been spend
ing a few days visiting relatives
and friends.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-26

The St. Maries Lumber COM
pany's sawmill has closed down
for the winter. It is expected
thai the planning mill will be KEPT
I'M operation all winter.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-26

Mr.. and Mrs. William Buchan-
an of Montana are spending the
Christmas holidays in this city
visiting at the home of Mrs.
Buchanan's daughter, Mrs. Cliff
Bolack.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-26

j. l.. Ferguson was in the city
Friday and Saturday from Occur
d'Alene looking after property in
terests.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-26

Mrs. Charles II. Lewis and
daughter, Vera, have returned
iIom Seattle, where they have
been spending a short time Wis
iling relatives and friends.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-12-22
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Removing the Bandage

''Tom, you may read" Tom, an
overgroWn boy, two Or three years
older than the other children in his
-;rada, rose awkwardly and unsteady
TO his feet. The teacher turned 10
her visitor with a shrug which ex-
pressed her utter despair of Tom and
Of his ability to read. Said she in
a whisper, Il think he's just plain
dumb. Tom has been in his grade
Two years and he can't read a bit
better now than he came i'll. Listen
to him" Tom was bent way over
his book, peering at the print, study
ing out the words one by one. The
teacher interrupted his hesltating
recitations with a sharp-"That will
do, ct down.
Then she turned to the visitor with
resignation in her entire bearing
What would you do with a hopeless,
pupil like that?' 'Have his eyes ex-
amined," the answer came quickly.
why, I never had thought Of that, p"
gasped the teacher, and then with the
thought came various recollections OF
Tom as he sat in his seat crouched
down over his book and her sharp
admonition to sit up straight; of his
utter failure to copy problems or SEN
fences written on the board; Of his
inability to learn, which came not
from lack of trying, but from what
she had termed "dumbness."
The teacher visited Toms father
and mother. After considerable per-
suasion they consented to take the
boy to an oculist. Tom was found
to be suffering from astigmat1sm,
which caused the words Oh a printed
page to double and dance before his
eyes. A pair Of glasses corrected
the difficulty and Tom returned to
school. now able to see as we'll as
any normal boy He is still handl-
capped by being two years behind
his grade. by a painful lack Of self
confidence and by a reputation for
dullness. However, all of these hand1-
caps are being rapidly overcome.
A child who needs glasses needs
them at once and not several years
later. To wait until he has grown
older on the plea that he will break
his glasses or outgrow them is to
do him irreparable injury
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-12-22
.HAVE ROSY CHEEKS
AND FEEL FRESH AS
A DAISY-TRY THIS!
Says glass of hot water with
phosphate before breakfast
washes out poisons.
BY Robert Emmett Ward

To see the tinge Of healthy bloom
in your face, to see your skin get
clearer and clearer, to wake up with
out a headache, backache, coated
tongue or nasty breath, in fact to
feel your best, day in and day out, just
try inside-bathing every morning for
one week.
Before breakfast each day, drink a
glass of real hot water with a teaspoon
full Of limestone phosphate in it as a
harmless means of washing from the
stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels the
previous days indigestible waste,
sour bile and toxins; thus cleansing,
sweetening and purifying the entire
alimentary canal before putting more
food into the stomach. The action or
hot water and limestone phosphate on
an empty stomach is wonderfully in
MIGRATING. 1t cleans out all the sour
lamentations, gases and acidity and
gives one splendid appetite for break
fast
A quarter pound of limestone phos-
phate will cost very little at the drug
store but is sufficient to demonstrate
that just as soap and hot water
cleanses, sweetens and freshens the
skin, so hot water and limestone phos-
plate act on the blood and internal or
gans. Those who are subject to con-
stipation, bilious attacks, acid stomach,
rheumatic twinges, also those whose
skin is sallow and complexion pallid,
are assured that one week of inside
bathing will have them both looking
and feeling better in every way.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-12-22

meets it; and, if he indOrses one,
often meets that, too. At pic
mic it is the man who offers to carry
the water who gets his feet wet, or
sits down in the squash pie. It IS the
goOd-natured man who has the most
need of good nature, for he is always
getting into trouble that is properly
the property Of somebody else. Christ
mas, especially, offers many golden
opportunities to the fellow who is
willing to oblige.
There vas the case of Henry Car
ruthers, for example. "Fine!" said
Henry, when he received an invitation
to spend Christmas with the Joneses at
suburban villa in a suburban viii
lage. Jones had been an office mate
Of his. Then he married and, hav-
ing made little money, some say by
the marriage, he retired to the subur-
ban villa aforesaid. Carruthers re-
manned bachelor, tOiler, and q city
dWeller. But he would have been will
ing to change at least two Of those
conditions if he mad dared to think
that Jones sister, Miss Abigail, would
be willing to change her title from
Zones" to the somewhat classier one
Of "Carruthers."
Come up and spend Christmas with
u.s." wrote Jones. at will be rather
quiet Christmas, but Abigail will be
here, and we shall try to find some
thing TO keep your time and your mind
occupied"
4 quiet Christmas had no terrOrs fol.
Henry. And there was Abigail So he
wired q day letter, the substance of
which was "Yes.'
The train was on time, and so was
Henry. They whiZzed him out to the
bungle-oh in the dusk and a Wheezy
car. Abigail looking lovely, met them
Oh the porch.
''W elcome to our city," she said.
"But I'm afraid you will find it fright
fully quiet here"
''NOt when you are present." replied
Henry gallantly-followed by sudden
realization that maybe that didn't
sound as gallant as he had intended.
At the dinner table Jones unfolded
the great plan. "We've fixed up the
jolliest scheme" he declared with en-
thusiasm, "and you are just the fellow
to put it over for US !"
"Just the fellow!' echoed Abigail.
"YOu see the Williamses live on the
other side of the square. Their back
lot backs right up to ours, with just
the alley between. Now, they don't
know you from Adam. OF course, we
told them about you, and they want
to meet you, but they don't know you
are coming down. The IWilliamses, you
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-12-22

see, are our closest friends, and we
have lots of fun with each other. Now,
we are going to put something over
on them-SOmething nice, you under
stand, and we want you to help. The
Williamses are the only people we
give presents to, outside the family,
except yourself, Of course, and few
others. Well, the girls have lot of
jimcracks fixed up for them. We are
going to have you take them over"
"But 1 have never met"
ooh, that's all right. I've got some
Santa Claus. FILINGS here, and we are
going to doll you up as santa-and
they don't know your voice or any
thing, and it sure will surprise them y
II see," said Henry weakly, with
.OO3 per cent enthusiasm. II just go
up and ring, and walk in"
ooh, no. better than that! Come
here and TIL show you" The victim
followed him to the window. you
see that window, that basement VIM
dow, or is it too dark? Yeh, that's
the one You just sneak over quiet
ly, drop in, walk upstairs and just sur
prise them right in the library, or
wherever they happen to be-"
"But the window will be locked"
said Henry, seeking an avenue OF es-
cape.
"No it won't. Mrs. Williams told