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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-26

Miss Loder and Miss Lyons enter
tanned Friday evening the grade
scholars who participated In the pro-
duction Of Red Riding Hoods Res
cue.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-26

Miss Gladys Winters. who Is teach
ing school at Nampa, was an over
Sunday visitor In Meridian. the guest
of Miss Nellie Orr. Miss Gladys Is
the daughter OF District Superin-
tendent Winters, OF the La Grande,
Oregon. district, and former pastor
OF the NJ Il. Church here.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-26

J.. II. Meyer is visiting at his old
hme at Ocean Park. Minnesota, and
win perhaps make his permanent
home there.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-26

Mrs. A. II. Maynard and children
left Sunday for Sioux City, Iowa,
called by the illness Of her mother,
Mrs. Killam. A few hours later Mr..
Maynard received word OF the lady's
death. so that Mrs. Maynard reached
Sioux City after her mother had pas
sed away. Mrs. Maynard and child
sister Mrs. Geo. Finch and other rel
atives. The absence OF little Mary
caused rearrangement OF plans for
the Grammar School operetta. Red
Riding Hoods Rescue as the girl
took prominent part. and her place
was difffSuil 10 fill.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-26

The ladies OF the Rebekah lodge
of Meridian will give chicken-pie
Saturday, June 3rd. at the Odd Fell
lows hall in Meridian. All are cor
daily invited 10 come and have n
merry evening Supper will be SER
we'd beginning az $50 pm. Supper
with ice cream and cake, 35e,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-26

George v. Leighton the first of the
week sold TO the University OF Idaho
and forwarded to Moscow fine
yearling Holstein bull.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-21
GENE ERAL.

How he planned with the aid Of
eight men to escape from the Ray.
mond street Jail in Brooklyn on April
was described in New York to pris.
on officials by Ignatius T. T. Lincoln,
the confessed German spy.
The suit brought by Mrs. H. w.
Coleman to recover $4,000 from the
National Pencil Company on account
OF the death of her daughter, Mary
Phagan, for whose murder Leo M.
Frank was convicted, was dismissed
in Superior Court at Atlanta, Ca, aft.
er attorneys announced that settle.
ment out of court had been agreed
upon.
Granting increases in wages which,
1t is estimated, will total $3,5OO,OOO a
year, the check-off clause of both
miners and laborers and other coll
cessions the bituminous coal oper-
ators of the central Pennsylvania
district at Philadelphia signed a new
agreement with the officials of dis
trict No. 2 of the United Mine Work
ers of America.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-21
WESTERN.

Six inches of snow fell at Santa
Fe, N. M. Friday.
Water pouring through 2OO-foot
break in the Drury Township levee
near Muscatine, Ia, threatens the in
undation of 5000 acres of cultivated
farm land in Illinois.
In view Of the spirit of patriotism
sweeping over the country, attendance
at the three military training camps
of the United States army, to be held
this summer at Fort Benjamin Harri-
son, indianapolis, Ind, promises to be
larger than usual.
Two firms closely associated with J..
P. Morgan and Company have bought
$12,000,00O worth of the bonds of the
Empire Gas and Fuel Company, one of
the big oil and gas properties of
Henry L. Doherty and Company of
New York and Denver.
Senator John F. Shafroth intro
duced in Congress his bill providing
further development of the lands in
non-irrigated sections of the west. It
provides that settler may take uo
by desert land entry 800 acres Of
land, and prove up in three years.
After twelve hours deliberation, the
jury in the trial of T. S. Bradbury,
great grand nephew of Zachary Tay-
lor, charged with the murder. of P. G.
jenkins of Sheriff., last December, at
Pine Bluffs, Ark, was unable to agree
on a verdict and was discharged.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-21
SPORT.

An eight-pound baby boy was born
to the wife of Jess Willard, cham
pion heavyweight of the world, at
Chicago. He is the fifth child.
Orders to the police to break up
the various baseball pools that op-
Grated in st. Louis last season were
issued by Chief Of Police Young. 1t
is stated that last year the pool pro-
moters made 100000.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity won
the first annual interfraternity track
meet at the University OF Colorado at
Boulder with 4 points, Beta Theta Pi
was second with % points. and Sigma
Phi Epsilon third with 201s.
The claim Of the Indianapolis Amer.
ican Association Baseball Club to $10,.
900 from the New York Nationals fo1
the services of Player Benny Kaufi
was denied and the case dismissed by
the National Baseball Commission at
Cincinnati.
Customs Collector Malone at New
York was instructed by the treasury
to seize the Johnson-Willard fight
films recently made In this country
by photographing the original films
at point on the boundary line be-
tween the United States and Canada.
Adolph Wolgast, Michigan wildcat
who made fortune out of the boxing
game in the days when he held the
championship, and who still retains
the kale if not the title, is slated to
box in Denver at the National Athletic
Club, April %, with Joe Flynn, the
fighting wop, as his opponent.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-21
FROM rELEoRAPHic REPoRTs
THAT COVER THE WEEKS
EvENIo.
OF MOST INTEREST
KEEPING THE READER POSTED
ON MOST IMPo RTANT
CURRENT ToPIcs.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
ABOUT THE WAR.

British aeroplanes raid CONSTANT
nople.
French capture sections of German
trenches at Verdun.
Italians take Austrian trenches in
Sugana valley and Carso region.
Six British vessels. one Spanish and
Sne Norwegian sunk by mines or tor
pedoes.
British gain further ground along
Tigris river in effort to relieve Kut-
El-Amara.
Russians claim to have captured
two hills near village of Garbunovka
In Dvinsk region.
Russians defeat Turks fifteen miles
east Of Trebizond and are pursuing
them energetically.
Russians advance at several points
on eastern front and repulse German
attack near Smorgon.
Austrian troops storm Italian posi-
tion at Mrzlivrh but are forced to
svacuate position south of Sperone.
Turks claim 5000 British were
killed at Sannyant in effort of Eng
lish to penetrate to relief of Kut-el-
Amara.
United States cabinet decides to
send note to Germany on Sussex and
other ships believed to have been
attacked by submarines.
French troops moved down in Wig
orous attack On German positions at
Dead Mans hill before Verdun. Few
who reach Tsuton trenches bayoneted.
German war office issues state
ment denying French figures on Ger
man losses at verdun and making
claim that 10000 French have fallen
In fifty-day battle.
Francisco Villa is dead and his
body. disinterred some days after his
burial. is in possession of Carranzista
troops, according to series of tele-
graphic messages received at Juarez
Sunday by Mexican officials.
German attack Russian line be-
tween Lakes Sventen and Ilzen but
are repulsed with heasy losses. Ger
mans also repulsed in Galacia, south
east of Boutchache. Russians claim
capture of position in Stripa re-
gion.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-21
WASHINGTON.

The Senate adopted amendment to
army bill to provide for federal pay
for all National Guard officers above
the rank of captain.
American troops will be withdrawn
from Mexico Immediately, if Francisco
Villa is dead. Administration Off.
cials made this unqualified statement,
commenting on reports from Mexican
sources that the bandits body lad
been discovered and was being taken
from Cusi to Chihuahua City by spe-
cial train.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-21
Rich Pioneer Shoots Himself.

Golden.-While temporarily out Of
his mind through long illness. H. E.
Bates, wealthy pioneer of Jefferson
county, shot himself through the neck
in hardware store. Bates asked to
be shown revolvers and cartridges.
and while the clerk was busy with
other customers, walked into rear
room, where he tried to kill himself.
His aim proved bad and the bullet
instead Of entering the back Of his
head, passed through the neck. I'm
less complications develop. he will
recover.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-21
FOREIGN.

Rumania has re-established COM
mercial relations with Germany and
Austria.
According to reports received at
Alexandria. Egypt. 100000 persons in
Jerusalem are receiving daily rations
from the American relief fund.
The Panama canal was re-opened to
traffic with the passage of sixteen
ships, seven northbound and nine
southbound. including the transport
Buford.
The British government has set
tied with the American packers for
. sum understood to be $15.000,000.
The totals cover shipments ON fifty
vessels.
The Germans are using either su-
persubmarines of underwater boats
without periscopes In their new cam
paign, according to the best informed
London authorities.
The Danish steamer Dorthea struck
a mipe and foundered Immediately.
says Lloyd's Amsterdam dispatch.
The crew was saved and landed
at Ymuiden. The captain was
wounded.
President Estrada Cabrera of Guate-
mala denies reports that he has as
sisted Gen. Felix Diaz with money
and arms. He said reports Of moboli-
xAtion on Guatemalan territory were
false.
What is characterized as recrudes-
cence Of the spirit of the blue laws ia
observed in some German cities. In
Munich the police have been author
lied to act as censors of women's
dress and have been ordered to arrest
all women who are dressed too con.
spicuously.
The governor of Kiang-Si province
officially declared ~his independence
of the administration of President
Yuan Shi Kai. Kiang-Si is one of tn,
southern provinces of China. 1t has
an area of about $4,000 square miles
and a population of about 20,000,000.
The capital is Nan Chang.
It was force of Carranza's soldiers
who engaged the little detachment oi
American cavalry at Parral on the
18th in regularly organized action
according to detailed report written
by Maj. Frank Tompkins and for
warded to Gen. Funston by Gen. Per.
shing. Forty of the Mexican soldiers
including one major and one civilian
were killed by the retreating Ameri.
cans. The American casualties were
two killed and six wounded, including
Maj. Tompkins. His wound was
slight.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-21
RICH STR|kEAT BOULDER
MAKES MRS. CARRIE ). TODD OF
CHICAGO WEALTHY
Vein Of t1o, 900 Gold Ore Found in Sup
posediy Barren Mine Left
by Uneie.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Boulder, Colo.-When Henry N.
Coffee. one of the old-time prospectors
of Boulder county. died here three
years ago without a cent to his name
his only surviving relative. niece.
Mrs. Carrie J. Todd of Chicago. had
no reason to believe that his life
would ever have any effect upon her
fortunes.
Upon his death she learned for the
first time that he had never married.
and that, as his nearest relative, she
had fallen heir to the half-interest he
had held in the Snowbound mine at
Sunshine, but the mine had not pro-
duced pound of ore in years.
Now Mrs. Todd is halloween In
the richest gold discovery that has
been made in Boulder county in more
than a decade.
Mrs. Todd had left the management
Of the property to her uncle's old as
sociate, Judge Enoch P. Mauzey of
this city, who, in spite of misfortune
that had come upon him, had refused
to part with his share in the prop
erty. Several months ago he gave a
lease to J. G. Clark, s. A. Greenwood
and Fred Guhse of this city.
By persistent development work
and exploration the men leasing the
property rediscovered the rich vein
that had made the mine famous in the
early days. and had then been lost.
Samples of the ore taken from the
mine have assayed 10000 to the ton.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-21
Five Year. for Or. r. J. Mason.

Denver.-Dr. Robert ]. Mason, a
Chicago physician, recently found
guilty in the West Side Court of a
charge of conspiracy to have an H.
legal operation performed upon his
fiancee, Miss Ruth X. Merriweather,
was sentenced by Judge William D..
Wright to term Of five to seven
years in the penitentiary. DR.. Mason
was granted sixty days stay of execu-
ton to file an appeal.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-21
Dickens Loses Opening sklrmish.

Boulder-Rienzi G. Dickens, &C.
cused Of the murder of his father, w.
H. Dickens, at Longmont, last Novem,
Der, lost the first skirmish in his de.
fense when District Judge Neil F.
Graham denied his application for
permission to examine the steno-
graphic report of the examination to
which he was subjected by detectives
on the night before his arrest.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-21
Youth Kills Self after EnlIstino.

Youth Kills SGT after EnIIstin0.
Denver.-Clad In soldiers uni
form, the body of Dwight P. Kinney,
81 years old, son Of Judge William p.
Kinney of Colorado Springs. was
found in City park. lying in a clump
of evergreens near the Burns monu-
ment. A bullet wound passed through
his heart and, near his right hand as
it was thrown back over his head, lay
IA caliber revolver. The shirt
was powder-burned over the wound
and the authorities Immediately pro-
nounced 1t suicide.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-21
Beet Growers Confident

Pueblo-Robert Grant of Avondale,
one of the most prominent ranchers
in the valley, stated that the beet
growers were busy and that an un.
usually large acreage is being plant.
ed this year.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-21
Why, Of Course.

WIZ VI 0VuT9Os
I cannot understand why my sec
ond husband is SO fastidious." con-
fessed Washington lady to her bosom
friend. He scarcely eats anything.
My first husband, who died, used to
eat everything cooked for him"
Did you tell your present husband
that?"
Yes"
That's the reason"
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-21
Miners peport High.eradina Suspects

WTHer8 OePoTe ''tV1t'0I aUIH9 ouSpeCes
Boulder Numerous complaints
have been made to the sheriff's Of
flee of high-grading in the tungsten
fields. Quantities of the black metal
it is alleged, have been stolen from
both small and large operators. A
dozen men have already been run out
of the district by wrathy miners.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-21
To Resume Search for Doctor. Body

To Resume Search for Doctors Body.
Estes Park-As soon as the snow
has melted sufficiently to permit, a
large party of guides and forest rang
ers will resume the search for the
body Of DR.. Thornton R. Sampson,
noted Texas minister and educator,
who was lost last September
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-21
Dangerous.

Dangerous.
What is this man charged within"
asked the magistrate.
"Dynamite!" was the unanimous ~
ply Of the six cops who had made the
arrest.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-21

DR.. Pierce's Pellets are best for livef.
bowels and stomach. One little Pellet foS
. hxative-three for = cathartic.-Adv.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-21
jury Erees poIore. sIaxsr.

Durango.-A coroner's jury at Do
lores exoncrated William Jordan, a
butcher, for the killing in selfdefense
of Dudley Morrison. cattleman.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-21
PerlIous Water,

Perllous Waters.
"She 10 very shallow"
"That may be; but more than one
man has gone beyond his depth chas-
ing her"
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-21

Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA, q safe and sure remedy for
infants and children. and see that II
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-21

Misunderstood.
Whenever she asks her husband for
money-he gives her assent"
Gracious, what mean mani"
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-21

Red Cross Bag Blue, much better, goes
farther than liquid blue. Get from any
grocer. Adv.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-04-21

The Mississippi is the only tideless
river in the United States emptyins
into the ocean or Gulf of Mexico.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-02-11
REPORT or BAPTIST
LADIES' ENROLMENT DAY


II Is with pleasure inat we report
the success OF the efforts put forth
for enrolment day. The sun gave
eheorfulness ON the outside and tho
house could not have been decorated
with ANYTHING more pleasing to cur
president than the number OF ladies'
who had assembled for the meeting
II was our Measure TO welcome ffty
or more ladies. most OF whom gaye
their names for enrolment. Tho
meeting was cpened by singing
where He Leads Me-"
The President in a few well chosen
words told lust how glad she was to
greet each one.
The devotional service was led by
Mrs l. ID. Hull. reading a mart OF the
fourth chapter Of Exodus. The COM
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-02-11

Itself The character under
10 be maintained by It,
In them regou freedom and freedom OF speech Of tho
the right against unreasonable searches
md be deprived Of ie liberty property without
the right speedy and public trial by impartial
Nry the enumeration Of the constitution OF certain Hshts s not be
This tenth
tho Constitution which the vital things In all
the Bill Of Rights The and ndsnd
eh OF State Government concerned the victim OF assaults
W political than all the other provisions tho Constitution
bhed
From the beginning tho there have been those OF tho
Alexander Hamilton nroac In their tendencies and without
hh the capacity Of the people for egoyernmen who have advocated
Washington
controlling the liberties properties rights and habits tho people
And likewise there another school
political thought this holding the principles Of Thonas Jefferson
preached the ndydualism held
doacV that all derived their
the governed and THAT tho people ahmdany able
safely trusted to do jcnna theory of Che atc independence
the citizen likewise extended the
and capacity of tho states c believed Boz local 'otgoycmmeul n tho
govern.
legislative ludcouud executive o fought 500 To-
the Imlona idea of ntlll dou
especially local state muur 1nd beloved
efcncy wisdom both the ninth and tenth
eitutou.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-02-11
4 CARD 10 THE VOTERS
on sCuRRY COUNT

Since my friends have Inquired
whether or not shall be in the race
this year for County Judge OF scurry
county, deem It proper to state that
/ have decided not to ask for ro-eleo-
ton to this Office
heartily appreciate the honora
that the people Of scurry county have
given ne and thank them very much
for the confidence that has been re-
posed In me. In all OF the relations In
which | have been your servant, and
they have been seyeral-from road
ovorseer on up to County Judge Il
has always been my aim to render Of
nclcnt, honest, service and / trust
my efforts In some measure. meet
your approval,
/ am by no means addressing this
card to you as a farewell have lived
In the county nearly twenty-three
years, and have no Intention OF chang
Ing my residence, but have a desire
to ask further honcrs OF the people
Of this county and not Of this county
alone, but Of a large portion Of Yves
tern Texas. / believe I can render you
competent service In the legislative
councils OF our great state and /
dc hereby announce myself candi-
date for the nomination In the demo
cratic primaries next July for State
Senator n this the 2sth Senatorial
district
most ardently ask for your sup
port. and promise my very best ef-
forts to serve the people Of the dis
trlct and OF the state at large, should
be so fortunate as to receive the
nomination and ultimate election.
Very respectfully
C. r. BUCHANAN
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-02-11

previous to the return day hereof, In
some newspaper published in your
County II there be a newspaper pub
llshed therein, but II not then in any
newspaper published in the thirty
nlnthJudicial District, but II there
be no newspaper published in said
Judicial district, then in a newspaper
published In the nearest District to
said thirty ninth Judicial District; IA.
appear at the next regular term OF
the District Court OF scurry County,
to be holden at the Court House
thereof, In Snyder Texas, on the
third Monday In March, A. D., 1916.
the same being the goth day Of March
A. D. 1916, then and there to answer
! a petition filed in said Court on the
29th day Of June, A. D., 1915, ina
suit, numbered on the docket OF said
Court No. 1902, wherein Maude Howl
ell is plaintiff, and s. A. Howell is
defendant and said petition alleging
that plaintiff Is an actual bona flde
, inhabitant OF the State OF Texas and
has resided In said State for twelve
months and in scurry County for at
least six months next preceding filing
Of this suit; that on or about Oct.
10, 1901, plaintiff was lawfully mar
rled to defendant; that they contl4
ued to live together as husband and
wife until on or about April eth,
1912, defendant abandoned plaintiff
without just and legal cnuro, and has
continued TO rcsii away from hy
bed and board with intention with
permanently abandoning her and
since which time they have not lived
together as husband and wife. and
said defendant has contributed moth
| iug towards her maintenance and 70
port that plaintiff and defendant
were parents Of three children, to-
wit, Arthur Howell, boy 10 years
Old. Lillian Howell, a girl 10 years
old and Hazel Howell a girl fcaf
years old plaintiff prays fer cita-
tion and that the bonds of matrl-
mcny existing between plaintiff and
defendant be dissolved and that cara
maintenance, custody and controlgnf
said minor children be awarded 10
plaintiff. and for costs OF suit, gem
eral and special relief in lawNlnd in
equity.
Herein Fail Not. but have y6h be-
fore said court at It's aforesaid next
regular term, this writ with your 10
turn thereon, showing how you have
executed the same.
Given under my hand and Seal of
said Court. at office In snyder. Tel
this the 10th day OF February, A. D.
1915.
(seaD w. s. ADAMSON
Clerk, District Court scurry County
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-02-11
Poor Old Dog Nick.

Old Nick Is dead and undertaken
Uncle Bill Jones hauled him to the
boneyard WEDNESDAY and gave him
such decent burial as BELTS the mem
DRY Of a faithful, trustful bird dog.
Nick was the nominal canine pos
session Of Banker Pete Thrane, but
with a wag Of joyful gratitude he was
always ready to serve any of hls hui
man friends who went forth with
hunting coat and gun. Uncle Bill says
the only real mournors were Pete
Thrane. Joe Cation, Jim Lockhart and
the hotel porter. Andy Others whom
Nick has served failed to show UP
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-02-11
$4,000
Word |

school The average annual attend
those S. and rank nd with other states
this cent OF our white and 70 per cent OF our ooe
unable and write and
do niay rapidly the future than We have Ia
the will three generations for all people TO be-
write comparison percentage OF ncaey
with other that rank 3h and have remained stationary
relative position decade This defect could
DO best emsdd BY compulsory educational law and the Farmers Union
has legislation Texas Of the sir remnng
states that has adopted compulsory educational law and these slater
at the bottom OF the list In nliteracy,
Turning other the finished product OF
educational regarding basis looking
bulletin University listing occupations Of
nearly thousand graduates si iesvss the University hIa that s.
elected Office and probably half the masder
beaten IN the race for office making let per cent politicians Win
occasional Statesman Mani o. these boys after they
graduate legislature hsiT wild the
hooks Thirty ave OF tho unNy male graduates lawyers
Md they Of
hem Every time the University turns hrusts society
dollars tho approximately
$4,000 to educate for the tax supports the University II mus,
be said the credit the unlverN that Its grad
OF the capable eiirens OF TeIAs.
The hs University higher
must lawyers Reasonable quantities
necessity government but the educational Texas needs
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-02-11
Presbyterian Church

Church services each Sunday at
400 and 1880 o'clock. J. c. Bisbee,
Faster
Sunday School each Sunday at
9:45 o'clock. c. h. Buchanan, Super
intendent
Prayer Meeting Wednesday even
lngs 1880. Ladies' Aid meets on the
evening OF the End and ith Mondays
OF each month
Special yesper or musical service
sunday evening, February 18Th at
1880.
Visitors are cordially invited