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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-12-14
GOOD ROADS ASSN
HOLD MEETING
DEC. q
w. B. HUSSMAN IN LETTER TO
MEMBERS OF ASSOCIATION EX-
TO Be HELD IN CRANCEV|LLE
Meeting to Lay Plans to Meet Condi-
tions of State High. com. and Share
in State and Federal Appropriations

Representative Elect w. b. Hussman
of Cottonwood, as president of the Idaho
County Good Roads Association, has
sent out the call for meeting of the
association to be held in Grangeville,
Thursday, December 2Sth at 10 a. m.
An outline of the matters which will
have the consideration of the meeting
is contained in the letter which Mr..
Hussman has mailed to every member
of the association, and he makes q
vigorous appeal to prepare to meet con-
ditions of the State Highway vommisr
sion and to reap a share of the Federal
and State good roads appropriations
The letter is as follows:
The Letter
Dear Sir:
A farmers son who was starting out
into the world for himself received this
advice from his father. "Son, success
will come to you only in the measure
with which you are willing to work for
it. Don It wait for something to turn
up. You might just as well take milk
pail and set down in yonder pasture on
soft spot in the grass and wait for old
bossy to back up to be MIXED as to
wait for something to turn up. ~
The Matter in True Light.
Success to our organization for the
betterment of roads in Idaho county
will come to us only in the measure that
we are willing to work towards that
end. The spirit of cooperation with
our state and federal government has
aroused the people everywhere to the
necessity of falling III line and it is
time that we were making definite
plans to cooperate with our State High
way Commission in order to avail our
selves of the opportunity of gettlng
state and federal aid on our public
roads, The State Highway Commission
has assured the county commissioners
and our association that if we show a
willingness to help ourselves by provid-
ing funds to pay one half the cost OF
the North and South 4.oad from White
Bird to the lewis county line, the state
assisted by the federal government will
bear all the cost of the road from the
Adams county line to White Bird.
Surely this is an unprecedented offer
/
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-12-14
RADIUM AND GASOLINE.
u. s. Bureau of Mines Perfects Methods
That Will Mean Millions Saved.

Washington, Dec. 8.-Manufacture of
radium worth more than million dol
lars; saving of more than $2O,OOO,00O
worth of natural gas in the Blackwell
field of Oklahoma, manufacture of gaso-
line at a cost of cents gallon;
development of an electrical furnace
which promises to wipe out losses of
$10,000000 a year in the melting of
brass, and the saving of many lives
through the promotion of scientific
mining methods are among the achieve
ments of the federal bureau of mines
outlined today in the annual report of
the director, Van H. Manning.
The manufacture of radium was ac-
complished in cooperation with the
National Radium institute, which fur
nished capital of 100000 necessary to
develop an economical method of ex-
tracing the precious metal from the
carnotite ores of the west. Eight and
one-half grams of radium were pro-
dueed at cost less than $40,OOO per
gram, which in open market would have
cost 100000 and 100000 gram. The
greater part of the product was turned
over to two great hospitals for use In
treatment of cancer, from which 1T is
estimated there are $4,000 deaths each
year in the United States.
The Institute supplied the ore, plant
and machinery, and the bureau of mines
spent $4,000 developing the process.
For its part, the government received
at least 100000 worth of radium which
will be used for scientific purposes. The
method evolved has been patented for
the government and may be used free
by anyone within the United States.
The saving of $20,000,000 worth of
natural gas in the Blackwell field was
accomplished by the use of the bureau s
new method of drilling wells. 1t in
cludes process of sealing the gas in its
original reservoir till marketing time.
| Oil operators in Kansas and other states
have adopted the method.
The new process of manufacturing
gasoline was evolved with the Rittman
furnace, which makes it possible to take
the waste gas oil of California which
is worth cents a gallon and make from
lit gasoline at a cost of cents a gal
Ion. The report announces that the k1tt
man process is commercial success ano
that the bureau is "ready to give the
public commercial cracking process
free of ROYALTY, which will make avail
able for internal combustion engines
large quantities of otherwise unavail
able fractions cf petroleum.
In studies for recovering meta
wastes in brass melting the bureau has
developed an electrical furnace which
gives promise of eliminating wastes
$40, 100000 a year at the present rate ol
great production and high prices.
/ In its work of safety Tor miners thu
bureau has approved types of eleetriea
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-12-14
FEDERAL AND STATE AID FOR THE
ROAD FROM M|SSOULA TO kOOSKIA

the proposed state road along the Clear.
water and eventually to Lewiston ON
the one hand and also with Sites, Elk
City and the Clearwater country into
Grangeville and thence with the North
and South highway thus connecting up
in such "a way as to be of untold value
to the people of this section of Idaho,
in fact the entire state would be greatly
benefited and the people of Washing
ton and Oregon as well. Under the pro,
posed plan between forty and fifty
thousand dollars would have to be pro-
yided by the people of Idaho, presum-
ably through the state legislature ap-
propriating that sum, the balance would
be supplied by a similar amount from
Montana and then the government
would step in and provide its share.
Senator Pettibone found the people of
Missoula very enthusiastic over the
movem and urging it to the extreme,
more than willing to do their part. The
forestry people looked upon the project
with favor and there is no doubt as to
the federal government not only being
ready to take the matter up but rather
urging it.
Missoula Enthusiastic
At banquet held Wednesday night
of last week by the Chamber of Com
merce of Missoula at which there were
several hundred business men present,
forestry officials and Senators Petit
bone and Randall of Idaho, the matter
was gone thoroughly into and firm
stand taken by the people of our neigh
boring states for the construction of the
road We quote as follows from the
Daily Missoulian:
The Missoula Chamber of Commerce
at meeting of the general member
ship held last evening, went ON record
as pledging it's unqualified support to
the proposition to construct a road
from Missoula to Lewiston. A resolu-
tin calling the attention of the people
of Idaho and Missoula to the import
ance of road from Lolo Hot Springs
by the way of Kooskia into Lewiston
and urging the people of Idaho to
build this road to the Montana line,
was passed unanimously by the gather
ING of more than 200 business and pro-
Continued on page A..
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-12-14
L BE HOME TWO WEEKS
kATER-TO BE MUSTERED OUT
PN BO1SE-ORIGINAL ORDERS
FOB DEMOBHIZATION IN
UTAH RESCINDED.

nlegram received from Sergeant
fisher this week stated that the
ao regiment which has been dis
seu from duty on the border by
ein funston, and which will return
WIN regiments from other states,
~ ,sase Nogales, Arizona on the 18th
Dssemoer and that they will be in
se, iol TWO Or three weeks, where the
~ oaOlizatlon will occur. 1t was re-
ha1 a. 1irst that the boys would leave
H. oViuer us.. on the 18th but on account
Goa ailleulty in procuring transpor-
holie, traffic on the railroads
m:n crowded at the presen time, the
m @,i not start until the 18th which
nag them a week later in getting
s,..as telegram from Captain Kad-
| 'asea ~ =, mat the boys would probably
Y came later.
Boys Have Made Record.
kD,S N taaho ~ boys have made a great
ana 'pi efficiency down on the bor-
pl.s aa nave received the praise of the
amoa an army officers, being rated high
h ag hsasg all of the state troops that
ha"s ea seeing service on the Mexi-
,stn.n stvuaoary. They are naturally glad
'a > Inc, nome, although they ali indi-
F;ea, Willingness to remain if their
sa Es are longer needed.
[en.a ~ reception has been planned by
Il ~ T. sweethearts and friends. prob
kal s...i .ne nature of a banquet and
kitv 'tsslon fa that will afford an oppor.
kr ,o,a, aor all the homefolks to show
kor tSo tSsalty and appreciation and to
' ooys as they deserve.
|fhe :. Plans Changed.
kers a.; var department., in its first
esasesetlng the mastering out of
NJ tb;o tbona Idaho regiment, directed
(nplas s . work be carried on at Fort
lag n t5.. salt y Lake, the reason therefore
|heas4;u stat there were not sufficient ae.
pglas l'0ns in the barracks at For,
rsrDa, rslsalatsly s,y following this order
VI Alexander headed a movemen,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-12-14
FlNC[ IN POSTAL
|fRV|CE OF u. S.
recommended
.rr,nr sell SUSTAINING
IUii in isn,IppIUS OF S5,000,000
- roR PRESENT YEAR.
! HAVE penny POSTAGE
;, Rural Carriers to be Equalized
csaamnensating on Basis Of Length
|, sITp Route and Service Performed.

.,;noton Dec. 9.-Postmaster
M II Rnrleson IS annual report, issued
declares there was a postofflce
" If s5.2OO,OOO during the present
J, accomplishments, improvement
|he parcels post, extension OF city
,n,al deliveries and development
i postal savings system.
,prulus of $12,5O0,000 is shown
The report, for three years of the
the administration has been in Of
and il calls attention to deficits
preyious administrations.
4 department makes many recon-
dstions for improvement of the ser
Some of the most important are
M early action be taken by con-
declaring a government monopoly
all utilities for the public trans
lion Of intelligence and that as soon
ossible the telephone and telegraph
|ities of the United States be incor-
lied into the postal establishment.
bat 100000 be appropriated now
acquiring telegraph and telephont
ttes in Alaska, Porto Rico and
Vail.
bat second class postal rates be re
to make second-class matter pay
OIL its share of transportation ex
Ee and that the one cent rate be ap
to all so-called drop letters.
bat public buildings erected fol
pffice purposes be standardized ant
their costs be commensurate will
needs of the service.
bat funds be expended in a number
|large cities for buildings not fol
knental design but designed to ac
modate the postal service before
money is spent in smaller towns
DE buildings are not needed ant
bot be justified.
bat changes be made in the presen
ding policy with imposes a flxet
Pee on the department that ha
n burdensome.
Pat the classified service be extend
2 include the position of postmaste
Pffices of the first, second and thir,
ees.
nat the department be authorized t,
its employees SO that the govern
p may be protected more adequatel
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-12-14

A rehearsal of Christmas music for
the municipal Christmas tree was held
at the Federated church Monday even
ing large representation of singers of
the community being present, and Il. K.
Hilbourne directing the work OF the
vocalists. The second practice will be
| held this evening.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-12-14
TO TRY DIVERSIFIED FARMING
DR.. II. j. Smith Buys 100 Acres and Will
Go in for Dairying and Pig Raising.

DR.. Harry j. Smith of Moscow com
pleted the purchase this week of the 100
acre farm of the Hampton brothers six
miles south of Moscow on the Thorn
creek road. All the livestock machinery
and other personal property was also
purchased. DIR. Smith has arranged
with w. w. Hatch of Van Buren, Wash
ingtos, to take charge of the farm at
once and he will go in fer diversified
farming especially dairying and pig
raising. He has tried it before and
knows it will win.-Moscow Post
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-12-14

miners lamps which are being installed
as the rate OF 100000 year and will
eliminate the cause of many fatal ex-
plosions.
In California investigation showed a
large number of deep gold miners af
fected with hook-worm. Measures were
installed which are expected to stamp
out the disease within few years.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-12-14
ECOND IDAHO REGIMENT STARTS
| FOR BOISE ON monday, THE 18TH

extending to every part of the state
from which company OF the oeeoha
Idaho regiment came, to have the boys
sent to Boise to be mustered out, ana
indicating that good ACCOMMODATIONS
could be provided in Bose for the ac-
eomodation of the men, and that plans
would be commenced Immediately to
prepare good comfortable quarters.
Governor Makes Request.
Governor Alexander telegraphed the
secretary of war as follows:
aIdaho requests that the order to
muster out the Second Idaho regiment
at Fort Douglas be rescinded and order
made that they be mustered out at
Boise barracks. This, we believe will
more nearly suit the convenience or
the members of the regiment and their
parents, and be pleasing to the people
of the state.'
To Senator Borah the following tele-
gram was sent:
aPlease use effort to have the Idaho
troops mustered out at Boise barracks
instead of at Fort Douglas. Have wired
request to this effect to secretary OF
war. -
In a telegram to the Capital News
Senator Borah stated:
1.-THE department advises us that 1t
does not know at what point the troops
will be mustered out; that the matter
ia subject to the orders of General
Bell at San Francisco. ~Suggest that
the governor and others at Boise wlre
| General Bell. -
Commercial Club Active.
President Hawley of the Boise Com
| mercial club wired Idaho's representa-
tives in congress as follows Papers
announce that Idaho troops will be mus
tered out at Salt Lake. This is an IN
Justice to our boys and our state ana We
urge that you take immediate action &C
have Idaho troops demobiilzed a,
Boise They were also notified ,ha'
the Boise barracks can be placed IN
shape for the housing and care OF the
entire regiment.
The secretaries of the Commereia
clubs in Grangeville, Occur d Aiene
Payette, Weiser, Twin Falls, Bubl. laane
Fails, Standpoint, Lewiston and Emmett
CONTINUED on page g.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-12-14

A. J. Maugg went down to White Bird
Tuesday to take charge of the funeral
of Mrs. Millard DAILY, returning home
to Grangeville Wednesday. The re-
mains were shipped to Boise for inter
ment.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-12-14
SENATOR PETTIBoNE BACK FROM
MEETING AT MISSOUIA WITH
GOOD WORD FOR KOOSKIA
ROAD.

Senator n. B. Pettibone returned last
week from Missoula, Montana where he
conferred with the forest reserve off
cials and the Missoula business men re-
garding the construction of what is to
be known as the Lewis and Clark high.
way, SO designated because it practi-
cally Follows the route taken by these
explorers years ago over the Bit1ef
Roots and down the water grade to the
Clearwater valley. The meeting was
one of great Importance and resulted in
the passage of resolutions by the citi-
zens over there with resolutions which
will undoubtedly be concurred in by the
people of Idaho and definite action
taken by the legislature of the two
states as well as the forest reserve
people
The proposed road, which is $50 miles
long, will be the connection link for
Idaho, Washington and Oregon people
with the Columbia highway and give
the people of these states direct COM
munication to the Montana and the
Yellowstone Park by much shorter
and easier route than the present be-
sides opening up to settlement vast
country to the east of Kooskia and
make marketable many millions of feet
of timber.
Not Interested With South Fork Road.
In his talk with the forestry officials
Senator Pettibone found the building of
this road and the giving of support to
it at this time would in no way inter
fere with the proposed South Fork road
from Grangeville to Elk City and was
given assurance that that project was
known as No. / with the forestry off
calls who were putting forth every eff
fort to see that it went through.
Route of Road.
The Lewis and Clark road, as it is
styled, starts at Missoula and runs tc
the summit of the Bitter Roots and fol
lows the Loesa to the juction of the
Locsa and Selway rivers and from
there on down the Middle Fork to Koos
kia. This would give connection with
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-12-14

The Christmas Shoppers

See the Christmas shoppers shopping.
See them round the counters hopping,
Hardly stopping,
Gayly popping
Here and there and everywhere,
Picking bargains up and dropping,
Woolly lambs with ears a-flopping,
Dolls exceeding large and whopping,
Toys that last and games that tear.
See them rush, their foreheads mopping,
AS they hurry on their shopping,
Buying books for Tom and Willie,
Buying things exceedingly silly,
Things that no one has use for,
Things that father must "produce" for;
With their endless lists clutched tightly,
So that they may purchase rightly.
See them! Watch them, hipping, hopping
Flipping, Hopping,
Never stopping,
Till they're dropping,
Worn with shopping,
And go homeward, worn and weary,
With sorry sigh, "Oh, dear,
4 forgot to buy present
For my cousin S aunt-that's pleasant!
And l fear I made mistake
In those gloves for Uncle Jake.
P'raps larger size he'll take!
I'll be happy when it's through,
For | IN tired out Aren't you?"
Oh, the shoppers, Christmas shoppers
How they come financial croppers
Spending money that they need!
Do they like it? Yes, indeed!
For it comes but once year,
And they revel while it here.
Paul West in New York World
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-12-14

Mrs. Lloyd Brotherton of Spokane,
arrived this week for a visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Van Sise
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-12-14

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New Britain herald., 1916-09-20
WITH THE PIN SMASHERS
Wanderers BowIers on Their MettIe Set Up Some New City League Rec ords-Annex Beaten Twice.

The Wanderers bowling quintet evening at the Aetna Alleys, accom- plishing several feats which are likely to stand as records for some time. Feat number one was the defeat of the Harpoons in three straight games. The second thing of distinction con- tributed by the quintet was the setting of a new team score placing the figure at 1523. Two members of the team also contributed scores that will force other members of the league to 'trav-
 el some" if they intend to take the
 honors away. Larson knocked the
 pins right and left in the three
 strings accommodating a score of 346
 for his total Brennecke with 135 for
 a string set a new mark for the City
 League. Rogers of the losers was in
 fine form, turning in three scores of
 over the century mark for his eve- ning's efforts.
 The Annex five had a surprise pack ake handed them last evening when they encountered the Live Oaks who piled up two victories to their op- ponent's one. The Annex started off , as if they were to clean up, but the L. O. put a nice little piece de re- sistance and nosed out the 1915 champions with plenty of room to spare in the two following strings. Richter with 319 and Thompson with 311 were the high men for the victors while Hoffman lead the losers with l a total of 301 for the match. The scores:
New Britain herald., 1916-09-20
CANCEL DRAFTS ON MINORS

Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept. 20.-More cancellations of the drafts made here by major league clubs on last Friday reached Secretary John F. Bruce of the National Commission today. The New York Yankees canceled on Raw lings of Toledo. and the choice from this team reverts to Cleveland. They also canceled their second choice on Minneapolis and, owing to the fact that the Philadelphia Americans can- celed first choice yesterday, the Boston Nationals have next option. After Washington had cancelled first choice on St. Paul yesterday, the Chicago Na- tionaIs named Cruise of that team, the selection from St. Paul falling to Brooklyn, third choice.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-20
MABEL TRASK A WINNER
Cox's Horse Trots Two Heats in 2:O5 1-2 in Feature Event at Columbus Grand Circuit Meet.

Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 2o.-Mabel Trask, second to Peter Scott last year in the Hoster- Columbus stake for trotters, yesterday afternoon won this
 S1O,O00 event, the richest feature of
 the Columbus Grand Circuit meeting
 and did so without effort, though each
 of the last two heats was stepped in
 2:O5 l-2. The Cox mare was a 10 to choice over the field, Donna Clay
 being the hope of those who wagered against Mabel Trask
 The Horse Reviews Futurity for B. year-oId trotters went to Volga. tie favorite. The Cleveland lilly raced impressively, taking a new mark of 2:07 IA in keeping clear of Harrod' s
 Creek in the second heat The Louis TOP 3-4, and stood whipping through the stretch when Bingen Silk challenged him for the place.
 Fred Russell was the third winning
 favorite of the afternoon but. unlike
 Mabel Trask and Volga, he did not l take his race in straight heats. The l first two went to Beth Clark, Fred
 Russell being nosed out the first time
 and making a break going away in 1 the second mile. The gelding, driven 1 by Snow, won the third heat in 2:04 1 IA. Each of the next two was cap- 1 tured easily.
 Humfast, Brescia, and Sister Ella 1 were most in favor for the 2:15 trot, but the winner turned up in Ridge mark, owned at Youngstown, Ohio. l Humfast three times second, was lead l ing near the finish of the middle heat,
 but was beaten when Ridgemark, after
 short break. came on with a tre- l mendOus burst of speed. <f
New Britain herald., 1916-09-20
Real Stuff For Harvard.

Cambridge, Mass, Sept. 20.-Har- wards football session in the Stadium was the real thing yesterday. After handling their men carefully for near " two weeks the coaches started things moving and in earnest. The scrub team was brought over from the freshmen field, and for more than an hour there was some regular foot ball. The center Varsity squad was used and few shifts were made on the second team
 The Varsity managed to keep the ball most of the time, but was able to produce only two scores. One was a touchdown by Eddie Casey, the old Exeter star. The other score was by a field goal, Murray of last years sec- ond team driving the Varsity to with in scoring distance, but finally being obliged to try for a field goal, his effort from the twenty-yard line and at a dlfhcult angle being successful
 Taylor and Harte the Varsity men who returned yesterday, were not al- lowed to play, but both will be ready for Thursdays scrimmage. Waffle Trumbul1 spent a lot of time with the nnemen yesterday. Reggie Brown took the backfield in hand, and many forward passes were tried.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-20
N. Y. II. Gets EustiS.

New York, Sept. 2O-The athletic authorities of New York University announced last night that they had obtained Dick Eustis, formerly of Wesleyan to coach the football team during the coming season Tom Rail- ley, coach for the past two years, is on the Mexican border as a lieutenant of the Sixty ninth Regiment, and he notified the N. Y. U. officials last week that it would be impossible for him to fulfill the terms of his contract, as there was little possibility of his leaving the border for some time.
 Eustis a Wesleyan graduate, was the mainstay on it's football team for three years, playing fullback and end with equal ability. He has coached the Wesleyan football team for the past two years, and is expected to have much success with the Violet squad, in view of the fact that the entlre team, With two exceptions, will be composed of last years players Elmer T. Eustis a brother of the new coach, has been engaged as assistant coach of the N. Y. L. team.