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The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-02-03
State Meeting of County Com
missioners Favors Many
Important Changes.
FOR RUNIFORM BUDGET
State Tax Association, Ac-
counting System, 6-Year
Commissioner Term.

The delegates to the seventh an
nual convention of the county COM
association of Idaho which
met last week in Boise, put in busy
days discussing the problems with
which they have to deal and franz
ing suggestions for legislative relief.
They seemed to know what they want
ed and succeeded in compressing their
requirements into compact and con-
crete form. Each suggestion was care
fully threshed out and expressed the
will of the convention. The resolu-
tions adopted are as follows:
We recommend the organization of
the state tax association, under the su-
pervision of the department Of politi-
cal science in the University of Idaho,
and pledge our support and coopera-
tion to 1t for the purpose of arriving
at solution of the problems OF taxa
tion in this state.
We favor the creation by legislative
enactment of state bureau of ac-
counts for the purpose of installing n
uniform system Of accounting, audit
ing and reporting in all governmental
units within the state.
We favor a uniform budget system
for all counties I'm the state and pend
ing the creation of a state bureau of
accounts, we recommend that a COM
mittee of the convention be appointed
with Instructions to devise suggested
form for budget and that said COM
mittee be instructed to confer and CO.
operate in devising such form with the
state examiner and with the Officers or
committee of the state tax associa-
tion.
We favor the reorganization of coun-
ty government for the purpose of rem
dering 1t more efficient business
unit As an initial step in such organ
ization we favor an amendment to the
constitution providing that the term
of county commissioners be extended
to six years, and that the bill be So
drawn that one commissioner he elect
ed every two years and that all salar-
les and bills may be paid monthly.
We favor mending the present rev.
enue law so as to permit counties to
place their finances upon a cash basis.
We particularly recommend that the
fiscal year be made to conform to the
tax year; that the present system of
payment of taxes in two installments
either he abolished. or. If retained.
that 1t be so amended that both in
stallments shall he paid in the same
year for which the taxes are levied.
For the purpose of enabling counties
to change from a credit to cash
basis, we favor legislation authorizing
a small levy to create a sinking fund.
which will gradually and over n series
OF years permit such change of finan-
cial basis to be made.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-02-03
OBSERVER NORWOOD GIVES JAN
UARY AS SEVEREST MONTH
ON RECORD

Weather Observer John Norwood is
not aspiring to any appointive or cleo
tive office, or asking special favors at
the hands of any one, therefore he has
no strings on him." and does not hes
itate to tell the whole truth about the
month Of January, 1916, even though
II looks bad. He pronounces it the
"severest month" ever recorded in his
observations, and John has observed
good many things and often. But
we are only called upon to give those
upon the weather.
We note from the report that there
were 1S days during the month lust
passed that registered below zero,
while we have had year after wear
here that never reached the zero mark
during the entire season, to say moth
1 ing about the month of January. The
lowest during the month was II below,
the same as was recorded in 1913. but
no such continuous cold weather was
endured at that time, nor has there
ever been before. The country all
over is suffering from the same all
ment. Three days hand running last
week 1t registered below, and then
dropped to the low point of II on Fri
day night. The highest the mercury
raised during the month was to 20
above on the %.
Precipitation was 543 inches, with
$3.50 inches of snow.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-02-03

TO MEDICAL
COMPANY
State Board Leases 480 Acres
Idaho County Medicated
Clay-Fuller's Earth.

At meeting of the state land board
last week at Boise a contract was en-
tered into by the state and the Kern
rex Medicated Earth company of
Walla Walla by which 4S0 acres of
land in Idaho county across the river
from Kamiah, containing deposits of
Euller's earth, was leased to the COM
pany for Is years under the follow
ing provisions:
One hundred and twenty dollars
must be paid the first year to the
state, $240 the second, $3.50 the third,
$3.50 the fourth, 5000 the fifth, and
after the fifth year there shall be an
increase of one hundred dollars for
each additional year, the increase to
be added to the amount paid the pre-
vious year. Rents are to be due jan
uary l of each year and payable in
advance.
Failure to make any payments spec
flied in the lease will be sufficient
cause to make it null and void with
out notice
Unlimited amounts of medicated
! earth have been located by the COM
pany, and it is agreed that roads may
also be cut through the lands where
necessary. 1t is also stipulated that
whenever the lessee fails to spend
five hundred dollars in actual labor
every year upon the premises, the lease
shall become null and void. 1t is
! also agreed that the land board may
cancel the lease without notice when
ever it is convinced that the product
or products are used for fraudulent
purposes or an imposition on the pub
lie. The lessee has the right to use
dead or fallen timber on the premises
at such appraised value as may be
fixed by duly authorized land ap-
nraiSer
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-02-03
MONTANA-IDA.
HIGHWAY ON
N.P.SURYEY
To Ask Government Aid; 125
From Missoula to Clear
water; Cost $500,000.

State Highway Engineer Booth, who
has just returned from Missoula where
the question of securing government
aid for the construction of highways
through the national forest was con-
sidered, stated while in Kamiah yes
terday, that a movement has been
launched in Missoula for the construc-
tion of DISQUALIFICATION highway
to practically follow the route of the
Northern Pacific survey from Missou-
la west to the summit of the Bitter
Root mountains and thence by the
Locksaw river to the main stream just
above Kamiah and down the main
river to Lewiston. The Missoula COM
mercial club has already appointed a
committee to begin work on arousing
interest in this highway and it is eX-
pected that towns along the proposed
route will be asked to start move
ment at this end to create sentiment
for such a road.
The forestry officials are working
with the state officers in an attempt
to have certain per cent of the money
derived by the government from the
grazing leases and sale of timber ap-
piled to the construction of highways
in the national forests and connecting
with the national forest roads. The
conference at Missoula was in CON
nection with these plans but while
/ there the Missoula people took the ac-
tion looking toward the construction
of the DISQUALIFICATION highway.
As presented to Mr.. Booth, the pro
posed highway from Missoula to the
main Clearwater river will cost ap-
proximately $500,000 and it is propos-
to secure the funds from the United
States government, the states of Idaho
and Montana and the Northern Paci
fic railroad in the event the railroad
! company can be induced to join in the
highway plans. 1t is argued in Mis-
soula that the highway will be Of great
value to the railroad company for the
movement of supplies and equipment
for the construction Of the Missoula
Lewiston cutoff and for that reason
the road will willingly appropriate
funds for its construction.
The data available in Missoula /.
that the distance between Missoula anC
Kamiah is about 125 miles and g.
miles from Kamiah to Lewiston, the
route to the coast will be about 20t
miles shorter than the present rout'
Of the Northern Pacific and 100 milel
shorter than the Milwaukee route. Al
explained by Mr.. Booth the Missoult
people do not expect to get this con
struction within the year but they d,
believe it to be the most logical rout,
for the transcontinental highway ant
the fact that it is the route of the ex
plorers, Lewis and Clark, that it will
have a historic interest that will ap
peal to all travellers and shoold inter
est the congress of the United State
and the states of Idaho and Montan,
in its strhction.-Kamiah Progress
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-02-03

try through which the proposed line
of road is to be projected, and with
other data connected Herewith, than
probably any other man in the state,
wired Gov. Alexander asking him to
include him in the mission to Chicago.
To which they received the following
telegraphic reply:
Boise, Ida, Jan. 81, 1916.
Gentlemen:
No state money to pay for anything
for north and south railroad. Senator
Days expenses paid by himself per-
sonally and by me. No need for Mr..
Parker yet. After Mr.. Days investi-
CATION further conference will be nee
essary. l will then go myself with Mr..
Parker, and, probably the whole COM
mission. Think this Is only a prelim-
mary move; but will do everything
possible to keep the project moving.
M. ALEXANDER, Gov.
That portion Of the concurrent res
olution passed at the last session of
the legislature, which bears upon the
defraying of the expenses of the spe-
cial railroad commission created by
the resolution, reads as follows: This
commission shall be entitled to re-
endorsement for actual travelling and
other expenses incidental to the pros
ecution of the work. A fur
ther duty devolving upon them (the
commission) shall be to ascertain
whether or not any existing railroad
company would make such proposed
extension"
The matter of the Chicago kilograms
and the governors telegram here was
taken up and discussed at the We'd
nesday's Commercial club luncheon.
The unanimous conclusion reached was
that any money paid out by the gov
ernor or the members of the north and
south railroad commission in connec-
tion with the investigation and fur
thering of this line of road would have
to be made good by the next legisla-
ture, if the language of the concurrent
resolution means anything at all. IF
the governor had really desired to
have anyone accompany Senator Day
at this time very little trouble would
have been experienced in raising the
wind" for the necessary amount.
Therefore it was decided to await the
further action of the governor in the
matter, which will probably depend
upon the report Senator Day makes
on the Chicago trip.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-02-03

the most expensive work on this gap.
From higgins to Whitebird, on both
sides of the river. covering the 81
miles outlined above, there are numer-
Gus ranches, orchards and hydraulic
mines, while on the table lands are
many stock farms with thousands of
acres of fertile land, equal to the best
Camas and Nez Perce prairie lands.
in actual cultivation, with many other
thousands of virgin acres awaiting
further development of the country to
be made equally productive.
Productive Agricultural Country.
Particular attention is invited to
the 81 mile stretch between higgins
and Whitebird, because it covers the
largest area of productive agricultural
country on both sides of the main
Salmon river from Salmon City to its
mouth. Herein lies 75 per cent of the
taxable property, and So per cent of
the population along the entire length
of that stream. The water grade av-
erages 10 feet per mile, and will form
part of great transcontinental rail
road when extended east from Rig
gins and north from Whitebird. This
portion of the proposed road between
higgins and Whitebird may be classed
as "main line construction" The
construction south from higgins to
New Meadows, and from Whitebird
north to Grangeville may be classed
as branch line construction" This
does not imply that they will not be
thoroughly safe and well built and fit
for the work they have to dc, but
their gradients will naturally be heav.
Ter, their curves sharper and their
general character cheaper than the
main line eventually to be built from
Salmon City to Lewiston on the water
grades afforded by the Salmon and
Snake rivers. Until that time comes
these lines south of higgins and north
of Whitebird will amply serve to de
velop country that urgently needs 1t
and tie together the sections which
otherwise may be sundered. When the
main line is built they will still dc
yeoman service as feeders to the river
road, and it is certain that their con
struction will hasten the advent o.
the main line by at least a genera
Continued on page 81
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-02-03
To Honorable Moses Alexander,
Governor of the State of Idaho,
Boise. Idaho.

Governor of the State of Idaho,
Boise, Idaho.
The undersigned, appointed by you
to investigate the possibility of the
construction of north and south rail
road as provided for by the house con-
current resolution No. of the 1915
session Of the legislature, respectful
ly report as follows:
In the latter part of Aug, 1915, the
commission, in company with yourself
and J. III. Smith, state engineer, trav-
eled over the road between New Mead
ows and Grangeville, Idaho, holding
meetings and making diligent inquiries
at various points as to prospective out
lets and grades from Salmon river to
the table lands of the Camas and Nez-
perce prairies, and also as to the con
ditions along the Salmon river between
Whitebird and Lewiston.
We have corresponded with various
railroad officials for the purpose of
obtaining data, which in most cases
has been cheerfully furnished, while in
some cases our requests for informa-
tion have not received the courtesy of
acknowledgement.
from many angles with such informa-
tion as is available, we recommend the
construction of a standard grade rail
road bed by the state of Idaho, be-
tween New Meadows, (the northern
terminus of the Pacific & Idaho North
ern railroad) via the Little Salmon and
main Salmon rivers to Whitebird, and
thence ascending via Whitebird and
Elov % Ill
the Camas Prairie railroad which
serves the great productive regions be-
tween Grangeville and Lewiston.
For the proper understanding of the
nature of the regions to be traversed
we give herewith the distances be-
tween various points:
New Meadows to higgins
% From New Meadows to Round
valley, Is miles. This stretch runs on
practically level grade through a
prairie country, where the greater por.
tion of the work can be done by teams
and scrapers.
| (2) From Round valley to Fall
creek, on the Little Salmon river, Il
miles, This distance covers the heav
lest and most costly stretch on the en-
tire length of the proposed grade. The
descent through the Little Salmon can
yon to point short distance below
Fall creek, runs through a narrow can
yon on a grade which exceeds the max
imum for railroad purposes, thus re
/ quiring a route through the hills west
of the river to obtain the distance
necessary to get a suitable grade
(3) From Fall creek to higgins, Il
miles. This stretch follows the wes
bank of the Little Salmon river, witt
probably hree-fourths of the entire
distance covered by gravel bars ant
fat river bottoms, with occasiona
rocky bluffs entailing heavy work
For this distance from New Mead
Ows to higgins (the mileage of whicl
by wagon road is 40. miles,, we hav,
been furnished by Colonel e. M. Heig
no of the Pacific & Idaho Northern
railroad with profile and alignmen
maps, covering a line located on ;
maximum gradient of per cent, anC
recommended by his former chief engi
neer, Mr.. Lee M. Highley. This lin,
was never cross-sectioned, and cos
estimates can only be approximate, bu
it's construction would be enormousl.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-02-03
FRANK b. TURNER DIED AT
KJJPR0.

A telephone message received Tues
day from Kooskia by George d. Smith
announced the death that day of
Frank B. Turner, of Kupro postoffice
above Kooskia. Deceased was a broth
er of Jack Turner, formerly Of this
place, Mrs. Lone Day residing here,
and DIR. Turner of Cottonwood. He
was pioneer homesteader of this sec
tion, and was the oldest of the family.
The funeral, it was stated would take
place Thursday.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-02-03
BOUGHT 800 TONS OF HAY FOR
HIS CATTLE.

George Behean, the Salmon river
stockman, has contracted for between
300 and 400 tons of timothy and wild
hay on the Walter Hickerson ranch
west of town, and is expected to ar
rive tonight with large bunch of his
cattle from the Whitebird ranch to
consume the same. The hay will be
fed right on the ranch.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-02-03
Comparison.

Probate Judge Harris returned We'd
nesday night from a trip to Spokane
where he went last Sunday.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-01-28

Wednesday morning and trees and
shrubbery were covered with q heavy
coating Of frost. A chinook began at
2 a. m. Thursday and continued for
30 hours, producing much warmer
weather, but not enough to cause any
thawing of the snow. These condi-
tions were changed by a severe cold
wave which struck this vicinity at
a. m. Friday and which caused a sud-
den and quite decided fall in tenn
perature, and much colder weather
the last two days of the week. There
was an average daily deficiency in
temperature of 12.4 degrees as COM
pared with the normal. The highest
temperature this week was 30 degrees
on Friday, January 21, and the low
est was 16 degrees below zero on Sat
urday, January %, making a weekly
range in temperature of As degrees
The highest temperature for this
week, taken from SO years of record,
was 81 degrees on January 18, 1900
and the lowest was 49 degrees below
zero on January %, 1886. The total
precipitation was 007 inches, which
The Glasgow courier., 1916-01-28
WOOLY MONTANA

1t may not be 50 wild as formerly
but Montana is still rather woolly.
The latest federal statistics place
Montana first among the United
States in sheep products. It is al
most true here as in the old proverb,
"Where the foot of the sheep touches,
the ground turns to gold"
Possibly the great free pastures
where the fl ok master might feed
sheep in tens and even hundreds of
thousands in bands led by sheep herd
ers, may be on the wane. AS the lands
become settled, however, sheep in
small bands in fenced pastures rlay
become more and more numerous.
One farmer bought sixteen sheep for
$50. His sales from the flock in wool
and lambs during the first year were
$780, Where can a farmer get a
return of $S960 in one year from a
$50 investment in any other stock
A small band Of sheep will practi-
cally live on weeds, waste grain and
scatterings for five sixths Of the year
A wool car and lecturer from the
U. S. Department of Agriculture will
be one Of the features Of Bozeman
Farmers Week, January "a, to 20
Thursday, January q, is sheep day
when a convention of sheep and wool
growers will be held in connection
with Farmers Week. Much attention
will be devoted during the winter to
interesting farmers in small flocks of
sheep.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-01-28
THE VALUE OF A GOOD HORSE.


A good draft horse may earn sew
eral thousand dollars for his owner.
The Chicago Stock Yards company
has nine-year-old Clydesdale geld
ing which weighs 2250 pounds. He
was purchased as three-year-old for
1886, and an offer of $500 was re-
fused recently for him and his mate.
For six years the daily work of this
gelding for five days each week has
been as follows: He hauls four loads
of shelled corn with capacity of S5
bushels each to the hog houses in the
forenoon. He delivers four wagon
loads of hay of three tons each in the
afternoon. This makes daily haul Of
$4,000 pounds, an annual haul of H.
400,0 pounds, and for the six years
he has been in service, 43,320 pounds.
The stock yards company estimates
that at rs cents ton the gross earn
ings Of this horse in six years have
been $3.50. Deducting the team
ster's wage of $55 a month, stable
charges of $18 month, and shoeing
charges of $1.50 month for six
years, a net earning capacity of
1926 is shown. 1t is doubtful if any
form of motor power could have done
this hauling so cheaply.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-01-28
The Glasgow
Steam Laundry

THE finest equipped laundry in the North.
1 west. All modern machinery and ex.
perienced employees. We are anxious to
handle your work, no matter how much or
how little. Visit our laundry and be con.
vinced that we have the plant to turn out
the work.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-01-28
CONTROL OF LARCH MISTLETOE

Washington, D. c., Jan. 26.-In
the forest regions of the northwest
mistletoe is so abundant that the dam
age which it does assume at times a
serious aspect. Recent Investigations
of the United States Department of
Agriculture have shown, for example
that the deterioration of the western
larch in the more open and exposed
stands of the Whitman National For
est in the Blue Mountain section of
Oregon is due to mistletoe. AL
though not so valuable as yellow pine
and Douglas fir, the larch when free
from mistletoe produces large saw
timber. Trees attacked in early life
by the larch mistletoe, however, sell
dom produce a good grade of mer-
chantable timber, and all infected
trees show poor health and reduced
diameter or height.
In a professional paper of the Uni
Bulletin No. 317, it is recommended
whether the trees are merchantable
or not The affect of thinning is to
promote the development of the para
site in the crown. 1t is desirable
that in making timber sales, all lar
ches affected with mistletoe be cut,
therefore, to cut all infected trees, so
far as this is practicable in numbering
operations.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-01-28
HAWLEY { WOODY, Props.
Glasgow, Montana
JUDGING AGE OF POULTRY.

In selling or killing poultry for
home consumption, one is sometimes
unable to determine his old from his
young birds. In general, when a hen
shows a spur, has rough, enlarged
scales on her legs, and has a thick,
rough comb, one may safely conclude
that she is old enough to dispose Of.
The old turkey hen usually has
rough scales on her legs and callosi-
ties on the bottom of her feet. The
old turkey cock shows long beard.
The bill and feet of old geese are red.
In young geese the feet and bills are
yellow. The age of ducks and geese
can be determined by examining the
The Glasgow courier., 1916-01-28
web of the foot. Take the toes and
pull them apart. If the web separates
with difficulty the fowl is old.-T. z.
Richey in Farm and Home.

The Johnsons, according to recent
stary, had an old hen who insisted
untr neglecting her comfortable nest
to Ia! a daily egg in the coal cellar.
II can't Think" freted Mrs. Johnson,
as she and her small son Joe together
hunted for that particular egg, "why
this one hen insists upon using the
coal bin" "Why, that's easy
mother" exclaimed Joe, in astonish-
ment, "s'pose she's seen the sign
"Now is the time to ay in your coal.'
The Glasgow courier., 1916-01-28

When you Duy a 0C
and build a home on
same (paying for it like
rent) you are starting
right and getting ahead.
Property in Glasgow
is increasing in value.
None of us know what
the future holds forth
we have to be governed
by the past-(Property
has not declined in Glas-
gov in recent years).
With prospects of oil and
gas in this valley irri-
gated lands, and more
railroads, sugar beet fac
tories, Glasgow will d0u-
BILE it's population in a
few years-YOur home
will be a good invest
ment-Besides it will be
''Home, Sweet Home"
See w. B. Halbig-
he'll sell you a lot and
guarantee you a cement
sidewalk in front of
same-fully paid for
on easy payments.