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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-17
DEATH CALLS MRS. l. 8.
JOHNSON, WELL KNOWN
LADY OF SALMON

MIS- Elizabeth A. Johnson, wife of
isaac S. Johnson. died at her Salmon
nome Wednesday evening last. No.
Vember 8. Mrs. johnson had bean IN
a year and her passing was not un.
expected The family came to Lembi
county in October, 1881, locating near
Baker. There are four children Ad.
rian' and three daughters. Her hus.
band is a Grand Army veteran and
she had been identified with the aux.
liary OF that organization in its
benevolent work. The funeral was
held today at the Methodist church
the services being conducted by the
Rev. Mr.. Meredith. The pall-bearers
were N. l. Andrews, George A. Mar.
tin' Thomas X. Andrews, George w
benjamin. J. N. Alder and Henry Bird
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-17
FIRST NEWS OF THE
ELECTION RESULT
is GIVEN OUT BY The IDAHO RE.
coRoER, TELLING DEFINITELY
HOW STATE AND NATION VOTE

The arst authentic news OF the
election TO give with any degree of
certainty the result was furnished by
The Recorder last Friday evening.
This statement refers, of course, To
the publication of news in Salmon.
The great number of conjectures
that came before that time in tele.
graphic bulletins were wearisome.
Many of them hit wide OF the truth
in declaring Hughes elected. They
were only guesses,
AS soon as this paper ascertained
the result 1t was posted in its window.
Here is the dispatch that came to
Us last Friday;
Boise, Idaho, Nov, ll,--Idaho Re
corder: When California swung TO
the Wilson column early today the
reelection of the president was assur-
with total electoral vote OF at least
26s, The only states remaining In
doubt are Minnesota, New Mexico and
New Hampshire and should Wilson
lose all these he would have the ma
iority in the electoral college, VII
son is leadingin New Mexico.
This is the first time in the his
tory of the country that a president
has been elected with the solid east
against him. Wilson carried but one
northern state east of the Mississippi
Ohio, unless New Hampshire swings
tC him. On the other hand Hughes
carried only Oregon west of the
Rocky mountains. Both branches oi
congressremain democratic.
Moses Alexander reelected Cover
nor by plurality of sivX to eight hun
dTed Democratic landslide in Ida
no; carried into office Walters for at
torney general, Dougherty for secre
tary Of state, Van Deusen for state
auditor giving democrats control o.
all boards, Republicans elected two
congressman, the state legislature
mine inspector and supt OF public in
instruction. Both branches of tn,
legislature democratic Senate q
democrats and i3 republicans, Hous,
SO democrats, IS republicans. On'
OF the surprises of the election wat
the defeat Of John Hart, republican
dean of the senate and Ravenal Mac
beth, democratic dean of the sam,
body
| CAPITAL. NEWS
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-17
BUYER OF LEMHI COUNTY
FARMS TO LIVE IN SALMON

Victor Bell, who with J. A. Melton
bought two Lemhi county farms. is
this week moving his family to es.
tablish the new home in Salmon. The
Bells have taken the S A. Meyers
brick dwelling house on Terrace
children, three of them to be placed
in the city schools.
Melton & Bell arealso moving 1000
head of sheep from Roberts to add to
the hocks Of the Salmon country,
Mr.. Melton will continue to reside at
Roberts. Their total investment in
Lemhi county will foot up well to.
ward the hundred-thousand dollar
mark. Perhaps it may be good deal
moremore later, for they are enter.
prising and progressive men. Such
new corners are decided acquisition
to any developing country.
They are the owners of the Pho
neer farm on Sandy crek and the
Eckersell ranch on Agency.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-17
MCPHERSON GOES FROM
HOME TO HEAR the NEWS

When NJ. NJ. Mcpherson, who spends
his summers in Salmon. was about
to depart for California in September
his Indian friends here gave him
big send-off. as told about in The Re.
corder at the time, The story was
copied N one OF the papers in Pa.
citic Grove, which is the Mcpherson
winter home. so when our esteemed
lellow.townsman got back there he
was frequently told OF the news item
he had been figuring in and was pug.
zled 10 know how his friends there
knew of IL until they told him of
seeing the story copied from The
Mr.. Mcpherson sends picture of
The scene =. the Salmon powwow in
which he figured centrally
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-17
THE sTRANGEST OF ALL
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS

Automobile accidents are of almost
daily occurrence but none in these
parts reported has been just like that
which happened to Chauncey Smith
yesterday up near Tendoy, Mr.
Smith was a passenger with Jack
Eckersell, who was up that way in his
large car. When the tire went fiat
the two had alighted while the air
was being pumped. Getting in too
much pressure the tire burst, and the
rim was carried with the force of a
piece of sharpnel into Mr.. Smiths
face. He was stunned by the blow.
The Yearian car was secured to
bring the injured man to Salmon as
speedily as possible and he was driV-
en- to DR.. Stratton's hospital by Rus
sell Yearian.
He was badly cut about the face
and eyes. After being fixed up by the
surgeon he was able TO go home,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-17
Neglected Teeth.

A recent Investigate made by
the q. S. Public Health Ser7ice in
connection With studies of rural
SC aool children showed tnst AS per
cept had defective teeth, 2l,i per
cent mad two or more missing teeth,
and only 1919 per cent had had den
tal attention. over IA per cent never
used a tooth brush, $50 per cent used
one occasionally and only pa per
tn used one daily Defective teeth
reduce physical efficiency DIRTY
suppurating, snaggie-toothed mouths
are responsible for many cases OI
heart disease, rheumatism, and ot' er
..hIonIc affections. The children are
not responsible for TIE neglected
at ,te of their teeth. The ignorant
and careless parent is 10 blame for
this condItion-a condi' ion which
hampers mental and physical growth
and puts permanent bandicaps of'
our future citizens. School teachers
oan and are doing much in incuic9t
ing habits OF personal cleanliness
nm the rural school child but this
will fail of the highest accoI p'ish'
ment unless parents cooperate neart
iIy and continuously. This Is dntJ
which We ose our children.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-17
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TENDoY NOTES g

Mrs. :. A. NahafIey made week
end visit al the Sims home 10 salmon.
She returned home Thursday after
noon
Mr.. schultz began work on the
school house last Saturday There
will be no school for the next taa
weeks
Now that Montana has gone dry Hu
hope that there RiII be less bDuze
brought over the bin ATre,Iiug one
man has not stopped d. We never
see IL, but saw and heard ~ tfr effects
Of IL here and az Baker
Mrs. Matleg of May has been visit
ing at Fred Pattces fyr the plsf week.
The Pattecs took her 60 ~a. mon IN
her way home Wednesday
Dwight Smith ha, sold his ranch 70
the MabaiIeyS I'll, hegi u fancy
shOTthoTns is getting taa large for his
ranch and be wants a larger one This
sale is the third ranch sale reported
this week.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-17
LOCAL DEMOCRATS HAVE
PARADE ON COLD NIGHT

Despite the cold weather a number
~ warm-blooded Salmon democrats
turned out for celebration last
Tuesday night and succeeded in max.
Ing a lot of noise with horns and tin
cans az they moved up and down the
principal thurouRhfare as far as She
mons corner In the line Of march
we're borne number OF banners.
some OF them bigger than a barn
door Democratic sentiment was ex.
pressed strongly in the lettering on
some OF the banners. like this for in
stance
Salmon for Van Duesen.
Salmon for Nose,
Salmon for Wilson.
To the Whitehouse he goes.
We are not marching through Georg-
is
But are on our way to Boise and
Washington
Hurrah for Wilson and the West.
The laugh last is the laugh best.
Wilson wins in the West
Without Wall street and the rest.
The march was ended al a vacant
space in front OF Wells store, where
a pile Of boxes made a bonfire.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-17
EMPLOYEES
WANT THEIR SHARE

Thousands of workers on the rail
roads of the northwest are joining
the movement of the committee of
employees known as the Eighty Per
Cent" now securing petitions to con-
gress for an investigation of the
wages and working conditions of all
railway employees before pay in
creases are put into effect as pro-
Vided by the Adamson law. Repre-
sentatives of employees, other than
the twenty per cent how included
in the provisions of the Adamson act,
making a tour in the interest of the
eighty per cent not coming under the
provisions of the act, declare that
the future welfare of all railway
workers is at stake.
Under the Adamson law an in
crease would go to train service en-
ployes that would preclude for years
TO come wage increases for those
workers to which there is no refer
ence made in the act, and for that
reason the measure as it now reads
is opposed by about 100000 en-
ployes. Even on the present basis
OF pay, trainmen and enginemen.
many of whom do not require the
years of specialized training, nor
work daily the long hours that fall
10 the lot of mechanics, trackmen
clerks, ETC., draw greater compensa
ton, To grant the advances that
would accrue under the act recently
passed will still further tend to keer
uoWn the wages of other classes, say
he Eighty Per Cent" representa-
uves
1t is to present a solid front be
ioTe congress at the coming short
session that the Eighty Per Cent
workers are now extending their cam
paign TO all parts of the country
% marked degree, they say, result
ING IN the awakening of employees no
~Aen care of in the Adamson act tt
NE deplorable conditions which viii
We brought about should this eight
n0ur law become effective as a Law
January l, 1917.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-17
| EMHI PEOPLE WENT IN
STRONG FOR GOOD ROADS

There was overwhelming endorse
ment in the election for good roads
n Lemhi county, the vote being 1860
for and 3l1 against Carmen holds
the banner for its support OF the
bond issue, having voted 70 for and
against In two of the county pre-
cincts, Baker and Yellow Jacket,
there were Irregularities in making
up the returns and they mad 10 be
sent back for revision and correction.
These difficulties arose over return
ng the properly made out tally
sheets. but they can be supplied,
when the vote viii be duly declar,
cd as stated above Every precinct
IN the county except Nicholla and
Gilmore voted in favor Of the ques,
ton, Gilmore's vote being 9s against
ana 3s for while Nicholia rolled W
25 against 10 for
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-17
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, LEADoRE NEWS. .

The young folks. made up largely
q school children, had dance in the
Junction hall last Friday night They
had good turn out considering the
night and report a good time.
Services were held in the Catho-
IiC church last Sunday
Mrs Pierce aud family have moved
down from Gilmore to send the chill.
lreD 70 school They are living In
Junction
The state going dry seems 10 have
Effected the wells IN the Clark add.
ton Some are carrying water from
Timber creek now
Judge Decker has been spending
few days in Salmon and vicinity
the past week
The school trustees met last Sat
rday night and transacted important
business The contract for the sehoo
wagon was accorded to Virgil Stew
art
The 'scnool wagon made its frs
rip Monday morning This Is tbs
FIRST rural school wagon in Lemh
county and We are proud OF the fac
that n is in our district II was nee
assary 10 put on the wagon in orde
no hold the district together. II Il
a step toward consolidation which il
FOR the betterment of schools and ",
believe in keeping up to date.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-17
BATTLE ROYAL BY
MARAUDING OWL
BIRD HAD BEEN STEALING NEW.
TON AIRRs' CHICKENS WHEN
OWNER FOUND HIM IN HIS
HENooosT.

a marauding owl had been helping
himself to the Leghorns al the home
OF Newton Hibbs when the owner in
vested in steel-trap which was set
on the top OF a pole The owl got
caught all right. for Mr.. Hibbs missed
his trap one morning and found that
arm, to gather up the fowls tnat per.
and was nowhere to be seen
lie still missed fowls regularly
every night, however. for stragglers
among the tiocks were stiil roosting
in the trees, until Monday night he
went forth at bed tine, lantern on an
arm TO gather up the fowls that per.
sisted in resting outdoors
or these he had his unemployed
hand full when he entered the hen
roost Then all at once botI his
hands were more than fun OF owl.
fol the same marauder came at him
head on carrying the missing steel
trap. The nocturnal bird had been
dazzled by the light Right then and
there battle ensued between man
md owl, the like of which Mr. Hibbs
never heard of before and from which
Mr. Hibbs wears serious scars upon
his hand by the talons inflicted. Be
lore the man could grab hold on
The neck OF the bird his clothing had
been rent in number of places by
he birds beak, the only other wea.
non the owl had free, the steel.trap
tin hanging to the other leg.
II was some minutes before Mr..
Hibbs, weu nigh exhausted could
choke the bird loose from his hand
indeed he carried the bird with talons
| tin sunk into his hand up TO tho
louse 20 call for help When rein
orcemonts came the owl thought II
BEST to let so and Mr. Hibbs put his
DOT on the birds neck and killed
| him.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-17
LARGE DEALS IN RANCH
PROPERTY IN THE VALLEY

The WeiT ranch of l20 acres has
been sold by John Dryer. agent, TO
J e Crook VINO few days ago sold
the Crook ranch 10 NJ Nj. Maydole
The same agency has sold Alex La
Beau ranch to II S. Miller Of Dillon,
The LaBeaus are intending 10 make a
visit 70 Kansas
These transactions altogether re.
present upward OF $4,000
Not long ago Mr. Maydole sold a
valuable property on Big Flat TO Nels
f. Carlson who is to use II in cunnec.
ion with his increasing sheep bust
neSt
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-17
'oHN CLARK BRINGS NEWS
FROM JUNCTION TO RECORDER

Joan Clark is down from Junction
u business before the probate
court in connection with the settle
N'eh' Of the estate of his late broth.
e. Andrew Clark.
M Clark brings the news of the
's'eht purchase by Vreeland Bros.
band of bucks at Twin Falls for
we Improvement of their f1ocks. The
au.niais are iue loking specimens
and cost s25 a head.
me visitor also tells of the mining
"'"Flues in his locality, In one of
We Spring Mountain mines, the one
opsFated under lease by Jack White,
7s nave shipped out three carloads
4ead-silTer ore lately that fetched
"om 1920 to $500 per car.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-17

It is declared by a Boston au.
thority that 80 per cent Of the Unit
ed States copper production for the
first six months of 1917 has been
sold This would indicate that ord
ers for approximately 9OO,O0O,000
pounds of copper have been placed
on the producers books for delivery
from January l to June 80 next, as
Stunning a monthly refinery between
1S5, 100000 and 190,OO0,0O0 pounds for
the period The value Of this cop
per, based on Decent average price
would approximate $235.000,000.
An important producing and selling
factor says that not only have pro
ducers sold fully 40 per cent Of their
probable output for the first half
of the next year. but adds that cur
rent business under negotiation and
IN propect would add very mater
tally 10 the tonnage could new de-
! liveries be assured.
The question Of refinery capacity
he says. is the all-important one al
the moment, as upon the yield from
refining plants depends the volume
Of copper available for market
This capacity has long been behind
the smelter output with no signs oi
immediate improvement
The quality Of copper to be avail
abe for sale in 1917 will be govern
ed entirely by conditions at REIN
cries. From now until next sprint
production should show a stead!
growth as new refining facilities ar
placed in commission
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-17
RIG AUTOMOBILE
TAKES BAD TURN

uiTT AND OTHERS THROWN
THROUGH TOP AND WIND.
SHIELD.
when the big automobile of s. L.
peese pulled outof Salmon for Black
,oot last Sunday morning it was OBJ
.orvpd 10 be travelling at tremendous
.naod The splendid condition of the
-aods invited Mr.. Reese to put on
more and more power as he spun be-
oore and more power as he spun be-
rond the corporate limits and there
uos a streak made by the machine
,,ong by the Marion Mulkey farm
when. on a sharp turn in the road, the
car went over on it's side, throwing
its occupants through the windshield
and top and smashing things pretty
State Bank Examiner G. R. Hit
occupied a rear seat with l.. c. Col
Inns andMrs. Reese sat with her hus-
hand in the front seat. All the
travellers were more or less shaken
IN but only Hit was hurt at all.
The bank examiner got the worst
lar and it was thought sustained a
fractured rib or two. He was brought
back to Salmon and DR.. Stratton
gave him needed attention.
selves up they weremuch amazed as
well as pleased at their escape from
serious injury. Mrs. Reese still wore
her eyeglasses. The car had its
superstructure all torn away but
when righ.ed on it's feet was able
to move without limp. When the
destroyed parts had been returned to
Salmon the car proceeded with three
OF its passengers, leaving Mr.. Hit
TO take the train out Tuesday morn
ing. Reese and Collins are Black
foot bankers. The party had travl-
ed from Challis to Salmon the day
before.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-17
caIena Summit To Be improved.

For intermountain travel over the
divide between the Wood and Sal
mon rivers the Galena summit has
alvavs been a trial for animals as
well as a test for automobiles. With
out waiting for the state highway to
eliminate the ste6ps grade the com
r,issfoners Of Blaine county are go
ing ahead to make the right sort Of
road over the hill, according to a re
mort that comes 70 Salmon from
Blaine county.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-17
PRETTY HERNDoN FARM
BOUGHT BY II. G. KINGS

The H G. Kings have bought the
Arch Herndon farm of 80 acres ad-
joining SaImon, thus acquiring for
their dairy business oneof the pret-
tiest places in the valley 1t is highly
improved with a brick dwelling house
that cost $4,000 to build. besides well
appointed outbuildings. The price
paid for the property was So, 90. The
new owners will remain in Salmon for
the winter, while the Herndons will
continue TO reside on the place till
spring.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-17
COUNCILMEN NOT
MATHEMATICIANS
SAID ONE MILL LEVY FOR IL.
5RARY WOULD YIELD ONLY $50
ON $500, 900 BASIS

A delegation from the Woman's
club of Salmon appeared before the
city council on Monday night to ask
financial aid for the public library
which the women propose to turn
over TO the city at an early day. The
council had been advised of the re-
quest in advance and upon the ad-
vice of the city attorney, L. E. Glen.
non, could find no way to meet it. Mr..
Glennon being present was called up
on TO explain the limitations under
which such appropriations could be
made. They must come along, he
said, at the time of making the an
nual appropriations in the month of
May, when one mill on the dollar
may be levied for bublic library pur-
poses. Mr.. Glennon said there was
no fund from which any such approp-
ration could be drawn at this time to
meet the requirements
His explanation was full and ex.
plicit on this point and 1t had an ef-
feet of dampening the ardor of the
promoters OF the library enterprise,
especially when the ladies were furth-
ermore told by members that the
levy OF one mill on the taxable basis
of 100000 as allowed by law would
yield the Insignificant sum of $50
year only. The women asked what
the total property values were after
they had uttered a sigh or two as II
to say, What's the use?"
They departed in a body of very
much dissatisfied if not disheartened
souls as they commented upon what
they had been told by the mayor and
councllmen. Eigh,y dollars" was
one comment heard. why that would
MT pay room rent"
There We're other comments ant
then half a block away the ladies
began to think how under the rules
of mathematics a levy of one mill or
100000 would yield only the paltr,
eighty dollars, Forthwith they wen
back TO ask about this. Meanwhile
Councilman Haug, who had been do
ing some figuring himself declared
the answer should be $500 instead
of $50 And the councilmen said tn,
laugh was on them, Subsequent!
the members of the delegation whit
Included Mrs Stewart Mrs. Pres
ton. Mrs Herndon. Mrs Wright ant
Mrs Melvin, said the recommends
tion to the club would be to make
campaign for free library all tn
same and look to the next council
for results
They were sufficiently assured tha
the present council would help II
were legally possible To render hel
in the way asked.
NEXT YEARS COPPER is
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-17
SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS
TAKING PLACE THIS WEEK

lhufhubN, Ilud} anu DhAuIuhN OF
,his week are the appointed days for
he fall teachers examinations in the
state OF Idaho. according to the an
aouncement OF the state superintend
ant
NOVEMBER f6.
$50 10 1890 a. m.--Arithmctic.
english literature.
l0:40 TO IL Il. m.--Idaho history,
10 2:30 D. photography, physics
u botany sociology (l-3:4O). educa.
ional psychology d-3:40)
2:40 TO $40 ., Intending.
$3.50 TO 4:50 y. autobiography
TO $3.50 .. English compost
lion. second grade.
NOVEMBER II.
Grammar and elementary compost.
Principles OF teaching. school
administration $3.50 10 l2)
United States civil government. al.
zebra
Physiology and hygiene, medieval
and modern history or English his.
,ory civic and school hygiene (.3:40)
Penmansnip. home economics.
Agriculture.
American liter,ure. reading circle
work.
NOVEMBER 10.
United States history. English com.
position Estate certificate s:2o12).
High school curriculum. physical
| geography.
Idaho civil government and school
law. history OF education Q-s:40).
Course Of study
Library science.
| General science