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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-03-09
THE MOST OF THE BEST FOR
THE LEAST.

You have been planning, per-
haps, to repair your barn, build a
new garage, erect a new wing TO
your house or put a new roof on
the old one, TO build a granary or
silo. You want TO do it well, at
the lowest cost. Our prices on
lumber and all kinds Of building
material are positively the very
lowest for this territory.
whyl Because we buy in great
wholesale quantities, and can SO
give you the very best prices and
still make our profit ON a large
number of orders. This is our
way Of doing business. 1t has
made us successful and don I for
get that we deal only in the best
grade Of material, and that we
furnish estimates.
We invite you to put us to the
test Ramey Lumber Co.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-03-09

had seen each other IN seventeen
years.
Mrs. Ivan Jorgens and Clifford
johnson returned Tuesday night
from Spokane where they were
called by the serious illness Of Z.
"A. johnson. They reported his
condition slightly improved and
the doctors hopeful Of recovery,
which is good news to his many
friends in the prairie country.
viii exchange small modern
home with good sized lot, in finest
location in San Diego. Calf, for
stock in Union State Bang Of Nez-
perez. Value Of property $500.
viii take or give difference on
stock, or will buy five or ten
stock in Union State Bank of Nez-
knudson, p. o. box 1865, Los An
COLES, California.
FIFTY THOUSAND Dollars Of
private money TO loan on real es-
tate at a low rate of interest, with
of paying any amount
At any time without bonus. Best
terms ever given on this prairie.
Money ready as soon as abstract
is completed. No delay Write
or phone me at Mohler, Idaho, be-
fore making a loan. A. q. GROSS.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-03-09
Local and Personal News Notes

Atty. w. II. Scales, Of Grange.
willie, WAS in town on professional
business Saturday.
Sheriff NJ. III. Paige and depu.
ties are busy subpoening witness.
es and iurymcn this week.
Vernon Miller left Saturday for
his home near Big Willow in the
southern part 81 the state.
Fong Lee has purchased the
Bert lsomax restaurant and viii
conduct the same In the future.
New shipment Of Big aud Lit
lie Ben alarm clocks NJ Stonfer s.
No excuse for oycrslceping now.
For the Lcnten season buy
your smoked, saltcd and canned
fish At the Nexpercc Trading Co.
The new Victor needle plays
200 records without changing and
plays them better. AT Stoufer's :.
+. Ii. Dctcrman and wife, living
east Of town, left Saturday for a
visit az Lewiston, returning last
night.
FOR SALE-A 1913 Ford ear;
fully equipped, just overhauled
and in splendid condition. DIR. }
Y. Jones.
FOR RENT One Groom and
broom dwelling in southeast Ncx-
perez. Good condition. See J
b. Lehman. Il
So far this month we have had
typical March weather. Well, il
is better to have il now than az.
ter while.
Attorney q. Orr McAIinimy, of
10, is looking after the interests
Of clients in the district court here
this week.
FOR SALE 30 head Of cattle,
from ono to four years old. &c.
Fuller. AZ miles southeast of
Nexpcrcc. 40-2
More Victors are sold than all
other talking machines combined
to the people who know. The
Victor line at Stoufcr's.
The Misses Sadie and Leila La
vim, popular teachers IN our pub |
lie schools, spent Sunday with |
home folks IN Lewiston.
A large crowd attended the |
dance in the I'ratcrnal hall last
Friday night and report good |
music and a dandy time
Mrs. Mamie Greek was called !
10 Charleston Monday on account
Of sickness IN the family Of her
sister, Mrs. Mollie Peterson.
Why is Bcrt's bread better this
week than ever bcforci Answer
lie is using Moscow flour. and
both are sold by G. w Felt
A letter from ID. w. Cargill
states that he has purchased an
outfit and that he viii engage in
farming his large holdings in Al
berta.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-03-09
District court is IN session.
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Dave Turner Is recovering from
a sick spell.
&. q. Farrar- confectionery
and pool hall.
Rooms At the Commercial, sin,
gle or IN suite.
John Collins was down from
10 last Friday.
'.Babe" Billow was an arrival
last week from Alberta.
Buy Il for less at Carlson 5, the
Tailor and fiaherdashcr.
Agency for the Moscow Steam
Laundry-.Iohn Carlson
5Irs. Ollie Cox returned home
last night from Spokane.
Do not forget the coffee sale at
the Nexpcrcc Trading Go.
SPRING HATS Full line on
display at Miss Ramscy's
o. Asker, OF Winona, was q
Ncxpcrce visitor yesterday.
4. o. Green. the Lewiston Trib-
une man, is IN town today.
L. w. Robinson was a passeng-
er for Grnngcvillc yesterday.
Frank Hilton went 10 Nollmer
Monday on real estate deal.
Chas Adams il suffering from
an attack Of the rheumatism.
Fresh line Of cigars and cam
dies at Farrars confectionery.
HAY FOR SALE-About %
tons. $40 d ton. Harry Knutson. =
Hereford bull calves for sale.
For spring service. G. J. Miller.
Down in Dixie" NJ the opera
house Friday night, March nth.
Judge T. NJ Roberts was a
Christman siding visitor Tuesday.
FOR SALE-A thoroughbred
Holstein bull calf. Frank Chand-
Ter.
Mrs. John Elkins went to Spo.
kane yesterday for few days
visit,
A horse buyer is in town this
week buying for the French
army.
Mrs. L. G. McMahan spent Sum
day with her parents in Cotton
wood.
Private money for farm loans.
Write, j. A. Schultz, Lewiston,
Idaho.
Yours for quality and price
Carlson, the Tailor and Haber-
dashcr.
Johnnie Jorgcns left Friday
morning for the eastern Oregon
country.
just arrived--shipmcnt Of U. >.
inspected beef, at the Cold Stor-
age Market.
Dick. Anderson went 20 Clarks-
ton Friday for q short visit with
his wife aud babies.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-03-09

". II. McWilliams. Of Cald-
well. Idaho, has keen III Nczpcree
this week buying horses for the
Denver market.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-03-09

The rain Tuesday night and
yesterday melted off the snow.
Greeks are running bank full, but
no serious high water is expected.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-15

restrictions which. he mOdestly admit
ted We're Of his own composition lie
read them through despite the agoniz-
ing looks of Billy Bridgers. who eX
pected TO follow him as a speaker. and
Charlie Vowel who was to play sec
ond fiddle to Billy Don enlightened
the audience as TO when the police
should report for duty. where they
were to change their uniforms, how
they were to march and how many
buttons Of their blouSes were to be
buttoned- This was all interesting
to a policeman-hut the crowd showed
by its yawns that few in the audience
expected 10 be policemen and did not
give whoOp where the cops were TO
loaf when off duty.
The FatefuI Papers.
Then Don pulled the fatefuI docu-
ment- It was typewriter on legal
stationery, and bore the earmarks of
having passed through a certain law
office downtown before IL got to the
meeting Lon asked mayor Lea as
many questions as a $4,000 law sharp
asks at. the murder trial of a million
aires son
Roasted own Administration.
Johnson roasted the police depart
ment for its acts while he was the
chief He roasted the men who had
worked with him, called Capt Hall a
pin head" told of men being drunk
on duty while he was in charge as
chief and then wanted TO know why
there had been any criticism of him
as chief
Don had five closely typewriter
pages of these questions which he
read one at a time. interpolating his
experiences as police chief between
questions. He asked the mayor every
conceivable question except the one tire
mayors friends asked each other since
johnson was first appointed which
was Why was Don Johnson ap-
pointed police chief in the first p.ac. 20
Crabs BridEers's Speech.
Johnson started talking after Judge
Ballard Coldwell. Ponder Carter and
Dave Mulcahy had spoken and he
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-15

efficiency and his knowledge OF the
underworld" and again referred 10
Greet as a polished gentleman lie
said ". r. Ware would not speak 70
him because H. had arrested three men
whom Ware defended and asked why
two of them mad not been tried, al
though they were charged in the dis
trict court with burglary
Had ROOmtnE House.
Billy Rridgers criticized me ana
went to the grand jury and said I had
a rOOming house on Texas street. Jonn-
son said Twhy don't they fine c W
MARSHALL"
He told the audience that he was
in favor Of union labor and spoke OF
Teddy McHOld. who was present in the
audience. He said the mayor had is
sued a commission as special police
man and a star to McHOld and thac
McHold used this star to ride around
on the street cars and organize the
street car union. He asked why the
mayor had not recalled this commits
sion and badge
Why Not Close Joints.
"Why doesn't he (the mayor have
some of those joints closed ne told me
to protect" the former police chief
asked
He referred to the Mexicans who
were arrested by the police under the
Johnson administration Of the police
affairs and asked; Does Tom Lea
expect 10 arrest every man who can
hire lawyer He also said that Gen.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-15

Medinavieta and Cen Banda had paid
$500 10 get out of jail and said they
were turned over 10 Juan Larrazolo.
Coldvveu Speaks.
7 would ask Mr.. Murchisou II / ever
asked him to hide anything conce n
ing VIII Watson" said Judge Ballard
CoIdweI, the first speaker i give
YOU my -ord l didn't know anything
concerning the difficulties Of VIII
Watson until the county commission
ers had gathered to accept the with
drawaI from his bond
Mr.. Dudley learned his politics in
Mexico under the tutelage Of Porfirio
Diaz He is the man TO whom the city
council gave the monopoly TO build the
market house When some one sug-
eested that the people might not wan
to 20 out Of their way to patroniZe his
market house. Mr.. Dudley replied thai
there would be no market house and
that the people might starve 10 death
Il ask the people TO help me get
along and in return l promise 10 try
TO enact legislation beneficial not only
to my county but 10 the whole state
OF Texas" pleaded Dave Mulcahy. the
next speaker. I understand that the
mayor made a fiery speech last night
The free citizens Of the town will not
lie misled by what any man says Per
sonaIly. I have nothing against Mr.
TfOmason. but I think he is In the
wrong camp.
Put IncOmpetents out.
We have had much acknowledgment
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-15

spoke until half of the crowd of 200
had gone and he caused chairman j.
Z. QUAD to announce that, because OF
the lateness OF the hour. the two last
spea Hers would not appear. These
were Billy Bridsers and Charlie
Vowel. both of whom were primed
for an oratorical marathon Billy
Bridgers told some of his friends FRI
day that he was gong to take the
skin off the mayor But the mayors
former police chief saved him from the
threatened SHINING by talking the
meeting to death before Billy was due.
As Don wandered along with his hypO-
theticai questions the ring" leaders
looked like lot of professional mourn
ers at a well paid funeral. Billy resem-
hled the leading man as he looked down
his. nose. When he could stand 1t no
longer. he era bhed his hat in his hand
and took out for home across lots.
Charlie owen called feebly: Vowel.
Lefe hear NOwell,' but Don kept
right on reading his police regulations
there was no stopping him After he
had finished, one woman on the out
skirts of the crowd saiGc I'Ql so glad
he is through and Don got the first
ovation Of his maiden speech
What Was Ii All About,
What the police department and
mayor LEAFS official acts had TO dc
with a campaign for county offices
neither Don. quad nor Ponder Carter
could explain There was no mention
OF any of the county offices during
the hour and a half speech he made
He did not even hook up his abuse OF
Capt. Greet to the fact that Greet is
Candidate for district clerk, although
chairman Quad tried to do TINS for
him after Don had forever Grabbed"
the lawn party meeting
Plain Case of P|eye.
It was plain to eSeryOne, even the
ring" crowd present. that Don had
a crouch against mayor Lea for let
ting him out as police chief and that
said crouch had been seething around
inside of Don until he just had TO have
an outlet or he would explode II was
said by one of his friends chat he had
attempted 10 have his list of hypo.
questions published and. having been
refused, had succeeded in getting the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-15
DON JOHNSON EXPOSES MAYOR;
IS CHIEF SPEAKER FOR RING
Former Chief Of Police Reads 1902 Hypothetical Cues
tons Which He Asks the Mayor; Billy Brdgers and
Charlie Vowel Do Not Get Chance to Speak;
Reads Police Regulations.

~HERE were two eclipses Friday
night-one partial and the other
3The moon pulled ITS shadowgraph
snow soon after eight o'clock and was
followed by the ring" meeting on the
grass at the Bailey school The shadow
Of the sun was responsible for the
moons eclipse and Don Johnson. for
mer chief OF police performed the same
service for the ring meeting.
Don, who was asked for his resig-
nation as chief of police on June by
mayor Tom Lea, appeared at the meet
Ing with a sheaf Of typewriter papers
printed rules and regulations un6er his
arm and. with W. y. George. former
captain of detectives under Johnson,
and formerly detective for the Car
----(inza government. visited the tin tub
where the free lemonade was being
punished by the faithful
Don the .,Ig show
Don was 10 be the piece de resis-
lance of the meeting. That was plain
by his manner. the fact that he took a
seat down in ront and that a number
OF the old ring crowd. led by c. Z.
KSlly. moved in closer when ne APP
pesred. Don's expected expose OF the
city administration was the big act
Of the one ring show the Citizens
ticket was putting on at the Bailey
school and a few of the faithful had
coming
other Speakers Suffered.
Regardless of any criticism that was
made. aginst him as chief of police.
Don soon demonstrate ted that he was
a better policeman than he was an
1tator- He started out by reading a
long set OF police rules. regulations and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-15
MAYOR SAYS CHARGES
ARE PETUIANT WINNINGS

The petulant winnings of dis
charged city employe do not interest
me in the least" mayor Lea declared
Saturday morning when asked for a
statement regarding the charges
made by former police chief Don
Johnson at a ring" political meet
ing Friday night
Further than that l have nothing
to say for there is nothing TO be
said. / think Don's motives are
sufficiently plain TO he patent to
every citizen of FL Paso."
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-15

in CITY affairs" charged Ponder 8
Carter Not that those men are cut
threats. thieves. and liars, as they
charge us. but they are incompetent
to fill the positions They have mis-
managed your money Let US put out
incompetent men and put IN compe-
tent men,
DO we need that poor farm for ten
paupers2 Was il necessary TO spend
that money on a poor farmZ Il was
purchased for the satisfaction 81 'Doss
OrndOrff-.
"Of course we charge Seth Orndorfr
with everything because he is the po-
lfticaI boss Of the county court II a
deputy sheriff at CanutillO refuses 70
do his bidding. he has him removed
Tho entire county will be poor farm
il YOU name Seth b Orndorff-
Il know that you are ashamed OF
your mayor-he is my mayor, TOO, al
though I live on the outskirts OF the
CITY Just look at that child's play ne
made Yesterday when he could not get
his way--Iu quit If 1 can't get what
l want
quad Closes.
just before the close Of the meet
ing. the chairman. J. T. QUAD. asked
tho audience whether they would vote
for man like Capt. Greet
VIII you trust him with the records
that pass into hands Of the county
clerk
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-15
North st. Vrain st.

Mrs. W. Fl. Greene. SIS y. st.
Nrain St, says: 4 can highly
recommend Doan's Kidney Pills,
as know from personal ex-
perience and their use in our
home that they viii do what is
claimed for them. / had Oe-
casion to Use them when 1 had
trouble with my back and kid
neys- Doan's Kidney Pills
acted promptly and satisfac-
tOrily in giving me relief
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-15

Mrs. \. T. Workman. COZ y.
Campbell St.. says; Il SUI
fered from an attack of back
ache, which ] believed was due
to kidney trouble. 1t hurt me
to stoop over or to straighten
up. I had heard Doan's Kid
ney Pills highly spoken of. and
got some from the Grsyson
Drug Co. One box entirely
removed the trouble and for
over a year now, there has been
no return of the complaint
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-15
North Florence st.

W .. Nlurtle, els \. Flor
cnee St, says: 4 suffered
from a severe pain through the
small of my back. The pain
was such that after l had been
sitting for a while, it was diff
ficult TO arise and staighten
up. 4 friend recommended
Deans Kidney Pills, and one
box, procured from the Depot
Pharmacy. entirely cured me-
/ have had no trouble since
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-15

". A. Haigh, carpenter, rs
Lee St. says: My back be
gan to trouble me and l think
the annoyance was brought on
by a cold, which settled in my
back and kidneys. 7 had dull
pains across the small OF nv
back which bothered me- con
siderably. I heard Doan's Kid
nev Pills highly spoken of. and
got a box from the Oetavis
Drug Store. They removed the
pains and I have had no kidney
trouble since"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-15

Johnson told Of Capt Greet going 70
the home or n representative of a for
eiSn government (Andres Garcia and
accused him Of 'jobhing' him with L
siX-shOoter because. Johnson said. the
man would not go across the river and
confiscate cattle. He referred to Greet
as a brutal officer and said ne had
stood man in the corner at the
police station and had placed a pistol
in the mans pocket. so he would draw
it and me could Kill him Johnson
said. He stated repeatedly that Greet
vas kept on the force because Of his
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-15
East Missouri St

S~OO As4ASAON 80 Nv
Mrs. !. T. Hollis. COS f. Mis-
souri, St, says: 4 attribute
my kidney trouble to the
drinking water, which con-
tanned lime. | noticed pains
across my back. over my kid
neys. The misery gradually in
creased until I could hardly
stoop over or straighten up
again. Two boxes OF DoIH's
Kidney Pills entirely removed
the trouble and l haven't neen
bothered since
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-15

~HERE were two eclipses Friday
night-one partial and the other
= total
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-11-16

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ana digestion si""p souudly and on.
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This bank affords every facil.
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banking business. II invites
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extends as liberal a%ccommoda-
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-17
The New Nationalism

Certainly the extreme pacl1lsts must De having the
time of their lives in the United States right now
Their cardinal principle nonresistancel to the extent
even of taking ANYTHING from anybody without doing
ANYTHING worse than write notes and make faces Thew
would 90 so far as to submit to any demand for in
dernitv ransom or blood money IN Of a foreign
invasion rather than resist by force Of arms. They
v,ouId exnect TO buy out Of any awkward situation
with money Their vision ends at the boundary and
bev Acknowledge no national responsibility for the life
or afet of anv American rash go outside of his
own conutrv even on visit. The rights Of American
citizens terminate at the boundary according to them
If this is TO be "the nationalism," accepted
and endorsed by the majority OF the people Of the
country then the minority may well begin to adapt
themselves to the condition. All thought of the
United States engaging in world trade world finance
world industry world shipping, may well be given
I'D The United States may as well give Up all its
OUTLYING possessions including Alaska and the Panama
canal as veil as the islands in both oceans The money
being mt into war ships and port defences nav as
we'll be saved and stored up in gold in vaults to HELM
meet the indemnites and blood money demands of the
future Instead of "war chest" the United States
needs Gpeace chest few billion dollars stored M
in some castle in the interior Of the country 10 buy
peace with. when the challenge comes.
It is only a step from our present policy, to sub
hitting to any sort of demand for blackmal by any
BLACKBOARD
The Herald believes that present policy making
steadily and inevitably for war, not peace We are
inviting disaster not acting in to avert it.
The Chinese are models Nothing but mutual
ieaousies of other powers viii operate to protect US
from aggression.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-17
The Dollar Is Spoken Of In Terms of Affection
There Are Two Kinds of Dollars, Hard apd Soft

IT is impossible TO speak Of the kind
Il. hard-working dollar in anything
but terms Of affection. Whatever
may De our contempt Tor $50 bills and
$1,000 bills>we can only admit that the
plain and capable dollar is a friend OF
humanity and is full Of good works
There are Two kinds of dollars. hard
and soft The east prefers the soft
dollar. which can be folded up and
placed in a pocketbook in the hip peck
ct. from which it can easily be extract
ed by removing the glove and the
overcoat and turning the contents Of
the pocketbOok upside down into a hat
The hurried west prefers the hard dol
lar. which is durable, convenient and
cannot be mistaken in the dark for
laundry bill and cast haughtily into
the fire.
However. hard and soft dollars are
equally talented in producing pleasant
effects The amount Of sunshine and
iov and internal comfort which q dol
lar. even an old and dog-eared one. can
produce. is little short Of marvellous. A
dollar viii set EN- up from 10 TO 80
times 10 cigars. II VIII carry US 80
miles by railroad and viii support
man for several days 4 dollar viii
buy enough printed wisdom to last
some men 40 years, or IL will purchase
zoo laughs in the hafcony Of any thea
ter A dollar viii commit % acts OF