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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-02-24
LITTLE PoLITICIANs-BIG NOTIONS.

While the politicians throughout the state and country
gathering at different places celebrating the birth Of of
our lurous statesmen and presidents, fixing up states Ito
boost themselves into office the voters of all parties
ing but little but weighing all officers and candidates by
what they have done and their ability do and will vote
cordingly
The statements made by these woldbe that
the other party utterly unfit and incompetent to handle the
affairs of government has but little weight
the rank and e in fact they have but little effect
outside of few offceseekng politicians and occasionally
soft Drained individual who is trying to little
paper somewhere.
very great majority of the people have long since learn
ed that there just good the opposite political party
and just bright and honest there in the party
which they belong and any who tries make you
different either fool and knave himself or thinks the
average voter is The fellow who tries to make you believe
that the president other public official dis
honest incompetent unfit to hold office simply because
does not belong to the political party than
anarchist because his saying and uerances have
effect weak minded people which may lead to anarchsc
ideas and beliefs
What difference does make to any one except those who
looking for favor the hands of the ocehoder
who looking for official job himself whether the governor
or other state county official is Republican, Progress
party?
Our county has been reasonably having good
and competent officials, especially in the national Offices
OF course have been competent than other but
have had few dishonest few who did not try
to fill their positions the best they could
The most serious to government to any gov
the internal dssenson and trouble and the teaching
of different their efforts to lead people believe the
government corrupt and that the officials corrupt This
is one of the greatest sources of trouble.
1T is not necessary believe the official does nor to
endorse all he does Any public official is to criticism
and he can't stand the criticism he had better attempt to
hold public office but the criticism should be the right
spirit and some logical given for it, rather than blank
statements that have meaning.
Some of the weekly newspapers might do their country
and their locality much by giving local news
and calling attention local Matters than by trying tell the
people how the should be and who compe
tent TO I'LL the highest office and who notNezperce Herald
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-12-07
Grain. Etc.

DETROIT-Wheat-Cash No. 2 red,
$1.71 IL; December opened with an
advance OF 1c at $1.76, advanced tc
$1.77 and declined TO Sill 1-2 May
opened at $1S3 1-2, gained 1c and &c.
clined to S1.79; No. white, S1.66 IL.
Corn-Cash No. 3, 94c; No. yellow,
96c; No. yellow, 94c.
Oats-Standard, SIC; No 8 white,
&c., No. 4 white, csc.
Rye-Cash No. 2, $3.50.
Beans-Immediate and prompt ship.
ment, s6.40; December, S5.75.
Seeds-Prime red clover, 5000; De-
cember, $10.75; alsike, $1,000; timothy,
S2.55; alfalfa $9910.
Feed-In 100-ib sacks, jobbing lots:
Bran, $31; standard middlings, $3.50;
fine middlings, $33; cracked corn, s45;
coarse cornmeal, s32; corn and oat
chop, $29 per ton.
Flour-Per 1876 lbs, in eighth paper
sacks: Best patent, 1920; spring pat.
ent, $9.40; straight, $3.50; spring
wheat, $1,000; rye -four, $3.50 per
Dbl.
Hay-No. 1 timothy, s14Q15; stand.
ard timothy, $13.50@14; No. timothy,
5000; wheat and oat straw, $500
per ton in carlots, Detroit.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-12-07
FELL IN LOVE WITH
GIRLS HEAD AT FAIR
Proposal Rejected by Beauty,
Who Said a Uranium Could
Not Milk Cows.

Milwaukee.-The strangest marriage
proposal in all the history Of love
affairs was made on the county fair
grounds recently.
JEFF. owner of prosperous farm in
Sank county, fell in love with n girls
head.
The owner of the head was Ruth,
one of the attractions at the fair. You
could not see a sign of her body. Only
her head. 1t apparently reposed on
the surface of delicate spider web
which was perfectly transparent. She
had a pair of dazzling eyes and be-
witching smile.
jeff fell in love with the eyes and
the smile.
81 like you a terrible lot" ne said
loud enough to reach the ears of re-
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-12-07

presently, will Immediately assume,
has indeed already assumed, a magni-
tude unprecedented in our experience.
We have not the necessary instrument
talities for its prosecution; 1t is
deemed to be doubtful whether they
could be created upon an adequate
scale under our present laws. We
should clear away all legal obstacles
and create q basis of undOubted law
permitting unregulated license. The
thing must be done now, because the
opportunity is here and may escape us
If we hesitate or delay.
Porto Rico's Needs.
The argument for the proposed
amendments of the organic law of Por-
TO Rico is brief and conclusive. The
present laws governing the island and
regulating the rights and privileges Of
its people are not just. We have Gre
ated expectations of extended privi-
lege which we have not satisfied.
There is uneasiness among the people
of the island and even q suspicious
doubt with regard TO our Intentions
concerning them which the adoption Of
the pending measure would happily re-
move. We do not doubt what we wish
TO do in any essential particular. We
ought to do 1t at once.
There are other matters already adj
vanced to the stage of conference be-
tween the two houses &C which II is
not necessary that l should speak.
Some practicable basis of agreement
concerning them will no doubt be found
and action taken upon them.
Inasmuch as this is, gentlemen, prob
ably the last occasion l shall have to
address the Sixty-fourth congress, l
hope that you will permit me to say
with what genuine pleasure and salts
faction | have cO-Operated with you in
the many measures of constructive pol
icy with which you have enriched the
legislative annals of the country. 1t
has been a privilege to labor In such
company. | take the liberty OF con-
graduating you upon the completion OF
record of rare serviceableness and
distinction.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-12-07
Asked Miss Ruth to Marry Him.

porter who was standing next to him.
I'D like TO see more of you, Miss
Ruth"
This is all there is of me-" said the
head gravely. Il was born without
a body. / manage 10 live by just
imagining that | am all complete like
other girls. That proves the power
of the mind, doesn't itf'
jeff gasped. He did not hear the
litter of spectators. Then he played
his trump card. He asked Miss Ruth
to marry him, and the crowd cheered
him as it laughed.
"Will you carry me home in your
2" replied the head. Say, that
would be an exciting life, wouldn't it?
You could keep me in the pantry on a
soup plate, and carry me in the par
lor every night for a nice loving chat"
"All the same" insisted jeff stub
bornly, I'D marry you. You got all
the girls In the county beat for looks"
Say, my friend" retorted the mys-
terious Miss Ruth, did you ever see
a head that could milk cows, fry ba-
con, make beds, feed the chickens,
handle team of horses or pillow 40
acres of cornfield? I'd make peach
of a farmers wife,"
"Gosh," groaned JEFF, II never
thought of that"
He stumbled out of the tent, heart
broken man.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-12-07
Bound to Make Good.

The well-dressed stranger stepped
into the drug store and, passing by
the boy who usually attended TO casual
customers, approached the proprietor,
who was arranging some goods in the
show case.
MIR. C, 1 presumer he re-
marked, pleasantly, and the druggist
turned and bowed gravely. Il have
heard my friend, Mr.. Quorn, speak of
you often" said the brisk man. He
told me II ever / needed anything in
this line to come to you. He spoke Of
you as man on whom one could rely
with perfect confidence, who had only
the best Of evrythlng and with whom
it was always pleasure to deal"
"AIr. Quorn is very kind" answered
the other, beaming with qualification.
"He is one of by best customers. What
can l do for you this morningY
"Well-er-this morning, as 1t hap
pens" said the stranger, with just
little briskness, "this morning l should
like, If you will allow ms, to consult
your directory"
Certainly" was the calm reply. I'VE
also have a good selection of one and
two-cent stamps as well as railway
time tables, if you need anything Of
that kind"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-12-07
Franklin Objects Seriously.

She isn't very large, that's true, but
being a county seat, and Boosting of
a college, several factories, flour mills,
railways, interurbans and her lately
acquired Masonic home, Franklin feels
that she is not a town to be passed
lightly by, in fact, she knows her i'm
portance, and thought that everyone In
the state realized II until she was
taken down a bit lately. During the
big conference of the Methodist
churches held recently in the town a
meeting of the Indianapolis presbytery
was in session at the same time at
Hopewell, a country church in a pros
porous farming community a few
miles out. One Of the Presbyterian
delegates, on leaving the train joined
in the throng headed for the Method
list church. When IT came to regis
tering, some of his inquiries caused
someone to suggest that probably he
was in the wrong place, and he asked
fnnocently: isn't this Hopewell?"
"No, this Is Franklin" was the proud
reply.-IndianapO News.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-12-07

EAST NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
$50 cars; good grades 15Q25c higher,
other grades steady; choice to prime
native steers, 1900 to Ito lbs. 1915
q10.50; good to choice, $S.7599.25;
fair to good, $75048; plain to coarse,
$6.754725; yearlings, S9.50@10; best
handy steers, S7.75Q8.25; light butch.
er steers, $70775; best butchering
steers and heifers, mixed, $7Q75O;
western heifers, $79725; best fat
cows, $6.5097; butcher cows, $50
$50; cutters, $4.25@45O; Gamers,
$3.7594; fancy bulls, $6.7597; butch.
er bulls, S6Q6.25; common bulls, $4.25
@5.50; good stockers, $6.50G6.75;
light common stockers, $5655O; feed.
ers, hest dehorned, $74725; best milk.
ers and springers. $SO911O; medium,
$60475, common, S40Q50.
Hogs-Receipts. $50 cars; steady;
heavy, s1O.15G10.25; workers. and
mixed, s9.9O01O; pigs and lights, $50
9.25.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts 80 cars;
market strong; top lambs, S1S; year.
lings, S10911; wethers, $8.50G8.75;
ewes. S75OdS.
Calves--Receipts, 900; strong; best
$3.50; fair to good, S1150@12.50; fed
calves, $5Q5.5O.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-12-07
schene?'
She rhonnht Wolf a Bear.

The prisoner was a big colored
woman charged with petty offenss
and when arraigned before the judge
in the criminal court declared that she
wanted her '1awyer-man' before she
was tried.
"Who is your lawyer?" asked the
clerk.
Lawyer Bear" replied the witness.
The clerk searched the papers and
could find no record of n lawyer by
that name having entered his appear
ance in the case and he asked her to
guess again.
"Oh," said the prisoner, "it amt
Bear, 1t is Lion"
"Come again." said the clerk. "You
have no lawyer by that name"
"Well, 1t some kind of n animal,
bear, lion, or something like that" she
said
do you think his name is WolfY
queried the clerk.
"Yaas, dats him, Lawyer Wolf
Harry b. Wolf" said the negress, and
while the court enjoyed a laugh he
was sent for. and the trial went on
Baltimore News.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-12-07
YOUNGSTERS Great Idea.


A small boy who was not familiar
with country ways was taken by his
fond mother for short stay in the
country.
On farm in a neighboring county
he waxed fat and sunburnt, and
picked up a wondrous store of aston
fishing experiences.
One day the farmer, who had kept
his eye on the boy, smllingly said TO
the mother: "Just ask your boy why
he hid two eggs in the stable"
So the very first opportunity the
mother said TO the siX-year-old:
"My dear, what did you do with
those eggs you took from the hem
house,"
Il hid them in the stable" answered
the boy.
"And what for?" asked his mother.
"Cause it's my scheme"
"Your scheme? And what is your
scheme?"
"Why, you see, mamma" said the
little philosopher, "when eggs Is
horned in a chicken house they is al
ways little chickens, and I fink If they
are horned in a stable they might be
little horses"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-12-07
Rather Embarrassing.

Irwin Cobb, the war correspondent,
home from Europe long enough recent
ly to get his breath and look over the
proof sheets of new book, attended
an authors banquet in New York.
A deaf man sat next to Cobb. Far
Their down the table another man told
a funny story, and when he finished,
the deaf man laughed and applauded
louder and longer than any of the
rest.
Good old boyl" shouted the deaf
man. "That reminds me of story" he
added to those near by.
"Get up and tell it, Charlie" cried
several. The toastmaster sanctioned
the suggestion.
Then the deaf man got up and told
the same story the other man had told
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-12-07
MARKET QUOTATIONS
Live Stock.


-Cattle-Receipts, 2,l01;
market steady; best heavy steers.
$.5048.25; best handy weight butcher
steers, $6.5007; mixed steers and
heifers, $696.50; handy light butch
ers, $4.50G5; best cows, S5.2546;
light butchers, $45Oq5; best cows.
S5.25Q6 butcher cows, $4.50@5.5;
5.25; common cows, $4.25@450; can
ners, $S.50Q4.25; best heavy bulls,
$550Q6.50; bologna bulls, $5@5.25;
stock bulls, $4q5; feeders, s625Q
6.75; stockers. $5Q6; mixers and
springers, $4,000
Veal calves-Receipts, Lib; mar
ket soc lower at close best, SIG
1850; heavy, $500.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts, 6,737;
market 25c higher; best lambs, 1920
1925; fair lambs, $11.50@11.75; light
to common lambs, SS5OQ10; fair to
good sheep, $6.5OQ7.5O; culls and
common, S4G4.5O.
Hogs-Receipts, 1912; pigs, S89
S.25; mixed, S9Q9.25.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-12-07
He Was on the Job.

The undertaken arose and said to
the mourners assembled:
"If anyone present wishes to say a
few words of tribute to the deceased,
now is the time. when the family will
be glad to hear such.'
A stiffness prevailed, and after a
few moments of silence It was broken
be young man, who arose and
asked:
"Do understand that no one wishes
to make any remarksr
"It would appear So" replied the
undertaken.
"Then," asked the young man, as O
light came into his eyes, may / be
permitted to make a few remarks
about southern California and its won
derful climatsr
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-12-07
DROPS ICE WATER ON TOE
But Jersey City Judge Didn't Think
Husbands Act Warranted
Divorce.

New York.-Ice water dropped by a
husband on his wife's big toe is not
enough to dissolve a marriage. accord
ing to Vice Chancellor Lewis of Jersey
City.
Mrs. Julia Steffens of Central ave-
nue. and Sherman place, Jersey City,
could show the vice chancellor no rea-
son for divorce stronger than the ice
water which she says was poured on
her while she slept.
The decree was refused to her and
granted to her husband, William Stef-
fens, in counter-suit. He explained
1t was just teaspoonful of water any
way, and he was trying to wake her
up so she would go to church with him.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-12-07
MAN SHOOTS INK AT WOMEN
Boston Police Seek Man Who Likes
to Spoil White Dresses
and Shoes.

Boston.-A man who amuses him
self by shooting ink on the white
dresses and shoes of women is being
hunted by the Boston police. Over
100 women have reported that they
were victims of the ink shooter. The
person who has invented this strange
pastime uses water pistol, and his
hours for operation are from 80 to
II 80 p. m.
He hides in dark doorways on down.
town thoroughfares and waits for
women with white dresses to pass. If
,there aren't enough white skirts pass
ing he shoots at the white shoes.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-12-07
His Pathetic Plea.

David came over to play with Doro-
thy. Dorothy's mother explained to
David that she would have to send him
home because Dorothy had been
naughty and she would have to be
punished by depriving her of what she
liked best, which seemed to be play
ing with David. He left, and about
fifteen minutes later there was a tiny
knock at the door and David said, az
want Dorothy" Dorothy's mother
said: "Why David, Dorothy is being
punished and can't play with you" to
which David replied: "Well, 1 wasn't
naughty; YOU needn't punish me-
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-12-07
" play Safe"

If you want to SPECU-
LATE-to take chanCeS-to
bet against big odds - to
risk your funds in the ''hope"
of doubling or trebIing your
earnings, and a willingness
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make or break"-then we
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Ours is a safe, certain money
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want safety and certainty. We
take no chances with your
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YOU PROFIT when you in
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These Bond Certificates are
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cages on improved, income-pro-
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every Dollar of investment Sc
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this company.
The Mortgage Company
GUARANTEEING 3 o T n
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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-12-07
Wounded Soldier EXPLAINS.

Old Lady-And how did you get
your medal?
Tommy-Won Ii.
Old Lady-Yes, yes. But how and
where?
Tommy lin desperation)-A ba-
Zaar, mum. In n rafIiel
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-12-07
To stop EIlrtlna.

Elgin, nl.-Committees named by
the Woman's Missionary union will
try to stop flirting by putting damp
er on the side glances and bewitching
eyes Of girls merely out for entertain.
uent."
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-12-07
An Adroit pebater.

my boy Josh always gets the last
word in an argument with me-" COM
mented Farmer Corntossel, not with
out a touch of pride.
"How does he manage it?"
Hands me out some long technical
word that compels me to go to the
dictionary and before can get back
changes the conversation"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-12-07
His Remedy

II hear Snukums scratched his tick-
ct. What did he do that for?"
81 suppose 1t was because he was
itching for revenge"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-12-07
General Markets.

Pineapples-$4@450 per crate.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES per crate.
Pears-Common, 50c675c per blu.
Limes-$125 per 100 and 81 per
Dbl.
Lemons-California, $45O&5 per
box
Malaga Grapes-$5.5O06.5O per keg.
Strawberries - California, 30435c
per pint.
Oranges-California Valencias, 1915
as per box.
Cranberries-Late Howes, 1925 per
bu and 1925 per bbl
Dates-Fards, 10012 1-2c per ID;
Dromedary, $3.50 per case.
Apples-Fancy, $3.50@4; choice,
S2.50@350 per bbl; No. 2, 75c@$1 per
bushel.
Dressed Hogs-12 1-2613c per ID.
Tomatoes-Hothouse, 16@17c per 70.
Celery-Kalamazoo, 1S625c per doz.
Cabbage-$3.25@3.5O per Dbl. SIPS
per bushel.
Dressed Calves-Fancy, 14@15c;
No. 2, 12619c per 10.
Sweet Potatoes-Jersey, kiln-dried,
$1S50190 per crate.
Potatoes-In carlots; bulk. $1,000
Les; in sacks, s1.65@1.75 per Blu.
Honey-Fancy white, 14d16c; am
Der, 10611c; extracted, 7qSc per To-.
Live Poultry-No. 1 spring chickens.
I6617c; No. spring chickens, 800
13c; No. hens, 15616c; good hens.
13614c; small hens, 10611c; ducks,
16Q17c; geese, 15@16c; turkeys, ESQ
26c per ID.
Tallow-No 1, &C; No. 2, Sc per 10.
Lettuce-Head lettuce, $1.7542 per
case; dollhouse, 10@12c per 10.
Dressed Poultry-Chickens 1870
19c; hens, 16Q17c; ducks, 2O@21c;
geese. 16@17c; turkeys, 26@27c per
pound.
Cheese-Michigan fats, % 1-2c;
Wisconsin fats, FAC; Wisconsin dali
sizes, "a lac; New York fats, 26c;
long horns, 20 1-2c; Michigan daisies,
24c; imported Swiss, 55960c; domes.
tic Swiss, 276S2c; brick, "a SAC; linn
burger, LIB pkgs., "a lie; do 2-ib.
pkgs.. 24c per 10.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-12-07
Looking for Bargains.

Doctor-Have you a pain In your
stomach or one in your sidei
Patient-Which would be cheapestf
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-12-07
Railway Troubles First.
then recommended:

/ then recommended:
First, immediate provision for the
enlargement and administrative reor-
ganization of the Interstate commerce
commission along the lines embodied
In the bill recently passed by the house
of representatives and now awaiting
action by the senate; In order that the
commission may be enabled TO deal
with the many great and various duties
ness and thorOughneSs which are, with
its present constitution and means Of
action, practically impossible.
Second, the establishment Of an
eight-hour day as the legal basis alike
of work and Of wages in the employ
ment of all railway employees who are
actually engaged in the work of oper-
sting trains in interstate transporta-
ton.
Third, the authorization Of the ap-
pointment by the president of small
body Of men to observe the actual re-
suits in experience of the adoption Of
the eight-hour day in railway trans
portation alike for the men and for
the railroads.
Fourth, explicit approval by the con-
gress Of the consideration by the in
terstate commerce commission of an
increase of freight rates to meet such
additional expenditures by the rail-
roads as may have been rendered nee
essary by the adoption of the eight
hour day and which have not been off
set by administrative establishments
and economies, should the facts dis
closed justify the increase.
Fifth, an amendment of TIE existing
federal statute which provides for the
mediation, Cancellation, and arbitration
of such controversies as the present
by adding to it a provision that, in case
the methods of accommodation now
provided for should fail full public
/ investigation Of the merits OF every
such dispute shall be instituted and
completed before strike or lockout
may lawfully be attempted.
And, sixth, the Judgment I'm the
| hands of the executive of the power.
In case Of military necessity, to take
control Of such portions and such roll
| ing stock Of the railroads Of the coun.
try as may be required for military
use and to operate them for military
purposes, with authority to draft into
the military service Of the United
States such train crews and admins
trative officials as the circumstances
require for their safe and efficient use
Renews His recommendation.
The second and third Of these rec.
concentrations the congress immediate.
ly acted on: IL established the eight.
hour day as the legal basis of work
and wages In train service and IL au.
thorized the appointment Of a com.
mission to observe and report upon the
practical results, deeming these the
measures most Immediately needed
but II postponed action upon the other
suggestions until an opportunity should
be offered for a more deliberate con
sideration of them. The fourth rec
ommendation / do not deem IL neces
sary to renew. The power of the In
terstate commerce commission to grant
an increase Of rates on the ground re
ferred TO Is indisputably clear and Q
recommendation by the congress with
regard to such matter might seem t.