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Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-22
Benjamin Priest

Benjamin Priest Of this town, who
had the distinction of being 105 years
old on the fifth of this month, passed
away suddenly at about o'clock Sat-
urday morning at the home OF WI"
liam Lewis in Canaan village. MI
Priest had. been feeling fine Friday and
his death was unexpected He was the
father of four children but is survived
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-22

A Clear Brain and healthy body are
essential for success. Business men,
teachers, students. housewives, and
other workers say Hoods Sarsa-
pariiia gives them appetite and
strength. and makes their work seem
easy. 1t overcomes that tired feeling.
ADV.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-22

The property held for the Church of
Christ in Topeka, Kan. will revert to
the original owners should there come
into existence within the body any
choir or other organization. according
to the terms of the deed by which the
property was conveyed for church pur-
poses. and which has just been filed for
record.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-22

lyn Jaynes OF this town were in New
Port Friday evening to assist in a con-
cert given by the piano pupils of Miss
Grace Rogers.
Norman Wright, the youngest son of
Mr.. and Mrs Roy Wright, is very ill
with typhoid pneumonia He is being
cared for by Mrs Tibbetts, a trained
nurse.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-22
WINTHROP
LOCAL NOTICE

A new lot of hats, sport and plain
to be as you want them. Why not
your spare time crochet. Come in
and get pick up piece, we have a
good assortment Agent for Grants
ice cream. Agent for Robbins flowers.
The Blue Bird Gift Shop Winthrop.
Maine. may19dtf
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-22
only one, Frank Priest of Detroit

by only one, Frank Priest of Detroit,
Me.
Mr.. Priest has long been known to
lie tn" eldest veteran cf the Civil War
III probably the whole United States
and h>s been in possession of his bod
ny strength to -e.narkable degree
being able up to a few years ago t.
care 70" a garden AMI get up his Woo.
He vas born in Chiffon but came to
Canaan in 1860. where he built the
small Louse near the village where he
lived most of the time. The past year
lie hal been living with the family
CT William Lewis
Funeral arrangements have not yet
been made.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-22

Owing to the prevalence of III.
measles the entertainment which was
to have been given this Monday ava
ming at the Stone street gramm,,
school has been postponed until soms
time later.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-22
EIGHTY GIRLS
AS LIFE GUARDS
AT THE BEACHES

New York, May 21-Eighty girls
were commissioned as life guards to
patrol bathing beaches at the gradua-
tlon exercises of the training school
Tor Salvation Army officers here to-
Gay. The corps is the first ofsits kind
ever organized by the army.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-22

Kimball Fisher. captain of the Conv
tennis team, on Saturday added to his
reputation as tennis player by cap,
turing the individual cup in the Bow.
doin interscholastic tennis tournament
finals by defeating Wass of Brunswick
High, 6-1; 6-3; in the singles.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-22

Mrs. E. j. Roberts left on the morn.
ing train Saturday for Lexin;tor
Mass, where she will pass few dsvs
with friends. and from there she will
go to New London, CT. TO attend tho
Grand Lodge session of the Dregres of
Honor.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-22

l.. f Harding Of Milo arrived l.
town Saturday. stopping off on his 1,r
to Portland on visit to relatives
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-22

Clyde E. Meader of Orono w,.
Saturday caller in town and visitad
number Of acquaintances.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-22

Miss Freda Burgess Of Waterv;y,.
forme rly of this city, was in town "a,
the weekend visiting friends and -,
atives.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-22

H. r. Reynolds Of Rockland
among the business callers saturd,w y 10y =
town.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-22

Leslie Cove of Palermo was in .ou,
Saturday or business and calIad A.
several OF his friends in town du-;r-
the afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-22

P. n. Anderson Of Greenville rr..
tion was a business caller Saturday IN
town.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-22

An electric process is being tried in
Russia for the manufacture of gold
lear, heretofore made only by hand.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-22

the Saturday h,s;nass n a, was among
city. hs
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-22

Walworth Simpson returned Ca.
day afternoon from uprivsr to ~.
Sunday In town. Ss
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-22

John Barnes Of .watervila
among the Saturday callers in ,h,s H.
city. "ns
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-22
SKOWHEGAN NEWS

Program for Annual Convention S 0 m e r
County Convention Sunday School Made Pub
lic-School Teachers Tender Shower Inter
esting Local News Gleanings and ers ona
Mention
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-22
AUGUSTA. LOCALS

N. E. Quimby Of Portland was ana
the Saturday business arrivals in 0uss -.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-19
DOUBLE CAPACITY OF
MODERN BOX FACTORY

Since the Modern Box Factory
has been forced to close for the
winter on account of ice in the
river, E. L. Clark, president of the
company, is utilizing the time to
make some extensive improve
ments to the plant.
Besides charging the building,
making more floor space and
more warehouse room, one new
machine has been added and an
other is expected at any time.
The old boiler is also being re-
placed by one of l2O horse power
capacity. This change in boil
ers will necessitate a new smoke
stack which will be 3 feet in di-
ameter and 85 feet high.
The improvements being made
will more than double the capaci-
Ity of the plant which is expected
to turn out carload of boxes a
day.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-19
L. r. POPE MAKES
MANY IMPROVEMENTS

Since l.. r. Pope has moved his
tailor shop to his new building
on Main street he has made a
number of improvements to his
clothes-cleaning department and
now has a thoroughly up to date
establishment. He has built an
absolutely fire proof dry cleaning
room of concrete, with a cement
floor and reinforced concrete
roof. He has installed dry
cleaning machine and extractor
and will have a glove machine
within a few days, all run by an
electri motor.
A drying room has been ar
ragged, to take the odor of gaso-
line out of the clothes, and a
boiler has been installed to fur
msh steam for the dry room,
steam. cleaning and also to run
his sanitary steam pressing ma
chine. All of these are in a
separate building in the rear OF
his main building.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-19
OFFENDER
Funds Will Be

hold that the primary should ap-
ply to state as we'll as county ell
ections as it tends to bring out
more men who might be shut out
of a convention through possible
manipulation of the delegates.
A common understanding hav-
ing been reached that the pri-
mary must stand, the manner of
amending it so that many of the
Objectionable features can be ell
minated is holding the attention
of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. This
has brought forth the proposal to
submit to the people the direct
primary, giving them time in
which to propose amendments
that will tend to strengthen its
provisions. Backers of this plan
say the people after all are the
ones who pay the taxes and that
they have the right to say how
they shall nominate the men who
aspire to become their Office
holders.
1t is said to be probable that
the legislature Will approve the
initiative and referendum mea-
sure drafted by the Idaho Direct
Legislation league. submitted to
candidates before the last state
wide primary, approved by most
of them. I'm fact twO-thirds OF
the members of both houses OF
the new Legislature are said to be
pledged to the league to support
its measure. There may be some
lchanges in the draft as complet-
ed but its main features will
represent the measure that is fl
nally approved by both houses.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-19
SERIOUSLY INJURED
WHILE coASTINc

Vernon Eldridge, the "A year
old son of A. S. Eldridge, conduc-
tor on the Milwaukee railroad,
met with a serious accident this
morning while coasting on Sixth
street between College and Main.
There is a pile of dirt at the foot
of the hill and in trying to avoid
it the boy lost control of the sled
which left the street and ran in
TO a ladder.
The boy was struck across the
chest and stomach rendering him
Unconscious. He was hurried
to Platts hospital and placed un-
der the care of the physician. He
was still unconscious as we went
to press and the doctor was un-
able TO. state how serious the in
jury may be but has hopes he is
only suffering from the shock
and that there are no internal
injuries.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-19
GRANTS ONE LICENSE;
REFUSES ANOTHER

A marriage license was issued
Monday by County Auditor Shep-
perd to Robert V. Bread and Miss
Maud NJ. Mccoy, both of Portland,
Oregon, and they were married by
Rev. C. j. Boppell, pastor of the
Presbyterian church.
1t is very seldom that County
Auditor Shepperd finds it neces-
sary to refuse a marriage license
but he was obliged to do so Mon
day. A young couple applied
for a license and on inquiry it
developed that the young lady
had been married before. The
Idaho law provides that a di-
vorced person cannot remarry
until six months after the divorce
was granted. Inquiry revealed
the fact that in this case the six
months period Of time would moi
lapse for four days and the au-
ditor was forced to refuse the
license.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-19
POWER OF LAW MAKING
TO BE GIVEN PEOPLE

The initiative and referendum,
with the teeth properly set and
sufficiently sharpened is in the
legislative program for 1917.
Democrats who consider this
class of legislation as of para
mount Importance are now man
euvering to pass measures that
will not only permit legislation
initiated by the legislature but by
the people as we'll So far as
the referendum is concerned they
propose to show their good faith
by first submitting for consider
alton to the people the direct
primary law in the hope it can be
strengthened by popular action.
It least that is the way mem
bers-elect who will probably hold
high Offices in the next assembly
expressed themselves when asked
tht,r attitude Of how far they
proposed to go with the initiative
and referendum.
Il is claimed that the direct
primary law will not be repealed
A majority Of the members OF
both houses are opposed to a re-
peal. In fact they are pledged
by their party to stand by the di-
rect primary. However, ever
the maiori'r members are willing
TO admit that the primary Law
needs changing and that while /
should be remodeled it should no
be weakened in the process of re
construction.
One proposal is to conhne tn
urinary only to county election
and to the selection of candidate
at a primary to a state conven
tion which shall place in nomin
alton the candidates for the re
spective state Offices.
Some Of the members-eleC
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-19

The county commissioner !
were in session for several days
last week. Friday they went to
Occur d'Alene for the purpose of
securing a settlement of money
paid on account of void delin-
quent tax certificates.
At the time the county was di-
vided and a settlement made
each of the counties took the
delinquent tax certifcGates on
the land within its boundaries.
1t was known that some of these
certificates were void for various
reasons but it was not known how
many or the amounts it would
cost the counties to redeem
them. 1t was agreed that each
county should keep an accurate
account of all money paid for
this purpose and the total
amount should be appOrtioned
between the two counties, Koo-
tenai county paying two-thirds
of the amount and .Benewah
county one-third.
After carefully checking up the
amounts paid by each county it
was found that this county was
indebted to Kootenai county in
the sum of S3I.O4 and a settle
ln.ent was made on that basis.
Saturday the commissioners
took up the matter of securing
Temporary quarters for the pro-
bate Judge and prosecuting at
torney. At first they consid-
cred the idea of having them both
lin the court house, but in order
to do this it would be necessary
to find some other place for hold
ing the terms of the district
court. AS it would be very un-
handy for the clerk of the court
liz court was held in any other
building it was decided to fine
quarters outside for these two
OllCtlS.
The Milwaukee Land company
offered to furnish the county
three rooms in the Lumbermen'
State Bank building for S27.5C
per month which price includes
heating. This was considered {
good offer and it was accepted b!
the commissioners, a lease of th'
rooms being taken.
The salaries of the deput,
, county auditor and deputy coun
ty assessor were raisedf rom S9l
to 500 per month.
The clerk of the board was di
{ rected TO prepare and have pub
llished notices asking for bid
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-19
Better Conditions For
Woods Workers
OPERATORS TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS
Furnish Springs and Mattresses for BunkhOuSeS
Better Conditions in COOkhOuSeS

A number of the logging op-
orators of this section attended
the meeting of the Loggers' Club
at Spokane Friday. The club is
an organization of the lumber
men and logging contractors of
the Inland Empire of which
Huntington Taylor, superintend-
ent of the Rutledge Timber Co.
of Occur d'Alene is president.
The club discussed labor con-
ditions in the Inland Empire,
more especially as related TO the
activities of the |. w. w. 1t was
decided to improve the conditions
of the camps and a standardiza-
ton of bunkhouses and cook
houses was adopted informally
with definite action postponed
until January. The cost of i'm
provemenls for logging camps,
winch will include steel spring
hunks, better lighting equip
aent, additiOal baths and hot
water systems, is estimated at
$500 for every 100 men.
The threatened strike of /. w.
w. who are demanding radical
increases in pay was not made
subject of any definite action,
though individual loggers stated
they were prepared to meet any
difficulties. The loggers all re-
ported that the labor market has
improved since November l..
Prior to that date it was difficult
to secure sufficient help. Some
of the logging works have been
shut down, but wherever winter
shedding is possible work will be
continued.
The club adopted in entirety
the report Of the legislative COM
mittee, which dealt entirely with
Idaho matters. The report de-
ciared for the adoption of a fair
and reasonable workmen's COM
pensahon act" and endorsed spe-
officially the act passed by the
last Legislature. This bill as
lpassed was opposed by the labor
unions and labor leaders Of the
state who urged Governor Alex
ander to veto it, which he did.
The club also recommended
the repeal of the Idaho poll tal
law, stating that it laid Difficult
ties in the way of operators, whC
are held responsible for the tax
es of employees, and calling at.
/ tention to the fact that Wash.
, ington had repealed a simila
law.
Thirty-six Of the principal log
ging operators Of eastern Wash
e ing and northern Idaho attende
the meeting which was followe
2 by dinner at Davenport's.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-19
Passes Checks;
No Funds
COEUR D'ALENE MAN IS
Offer TO Settle Halls Prosecution.
Here This Week

Ernest Eason of Occur d'Alene
had a narrow escape from being
called upon to answer in the
criminal court for passing
worthless checks here. About
the first of December Eason spent
a few days in this city and dur
ing the time he gave three per-
sonal checks on the State Bank
of st. Joe which later were re-
fused payment for lack of funds.
None Of the checks were for
large amounts, the largest being
for $500, which was cashed by
w. H. Hanscom of the Mountain
View Hotel. The others were for
$3.50 and $500, respectively, and
were cashed by w. w. Fountain
in payment for a coat and by
Johnnie Peterson, proprietor of
the Wharf Cafe.
After the checks had been re-
turned as worthless Mrs. FSns-
come wrote to Eason at Occur d.
Alene informing hP Of the re-
fusal OF the. cheek and received a
repiy Stating that he would be
here in few days to settle the
matter.
EasOn had been running a hay
ranch at St. Joe and has become
duite4 ell known in this city dur
ing the summer. AS he did not
come up to settle the matter an
investigation was made at St
Joe and il was found that his hay
was covered by a mortgage.
BY this time Hanscom came tc
the conclusion that he had beer
worked by a worthless check
artist and learning of the Other
two checks Eason had passed
here was preparing Monday even
ing to get out a warrant for his
arrest. Before this was done he
received a long distance tele-
phone call from Attorney Free
Crane of Occur d'Alene, stating
that Eason had placed the matter
i'm his hands and he would be here
Friday to take up the checks ant
settle the matter. Mr.. Hanscon
then dropped the proceedings.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-19
DEATH CLAIMS
MRS RAY HoIsINoToN

Mrs. Ray Hoisington died Fri
day evening in this city. Fun
eral services were held at one
O'Clock Monday at Hunts under
taking parlors and were attend
ed by a large number of neigh
bOrs and friends.
Mrs. Hoisington was % years
of age and had only been married
about seven months. Besides
her husband she leaves two bro
theirs who reside in New York.
lnterment was at Woodlawn GEM
etery.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-19
Secure Quarters
Over Bank
FOR ATTORNEY AND PROBATE JUDGE
County Has to Pay Small Sum in Void Delinquent
Tax Certificate Settlement

for services as county physician,
for hospital services for county
charges and for taking care Of
the county poor These con-
tracts will be let at the January
meeting of the board. The COM
missioners did not complete their
work but adjourned to meet again
Tuesday.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-19

Importance is shown by the fact
that the majority of that tribunal
devotes t6 pages in setting forth
its syllabus and opinion while
the dissenting jurist, Chief JUS
tice Sullivan, covers SO pages
with his opinion. AS divided,
the court takes two entirely diff
ferent views of the Coffin claim.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-19
COURT REFUSES TO
ALLOW COFFIN CLAIM

The claim for S14,O56.93 of T.
C. Coffin, employed as special
counsel by the attorney general
in the suit instituted by the state
TO recover losses through em-
bezzlements by o. V. Allen on his
100000 bond from the National
Surety company, is null and void
and cannot be collected. The
supreme court in a divided decis-
ion handed down recently so
holds. The majority decision
was written by Justice Anged
Bulge whose findings are eln-
currde in by Justic WIN M.
Morgan. Chief Jusnce y L N.
Sullivan dissents
The majority decision lafIirms
the findings of Judge Cn1sles P.
/ Mccarthy of the Third judicial
district court for Ada county. 1t
directs that the claim of Coffin set
aside in a special fund in the
treasury department be turned
hack TO the general fund as part
Iof the total judgment secured by
the state.
The case attracted widespread
interest. That the supreme
lcourt views it as one of unusual
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-19

Gus Saugsted Of Marble Greek
was transacting business in this
city Saturday.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-19

Mrs. G. o. Williams returned
Saturday from a short visit at
Spokane.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-19

Miss Anna Truman of Spirit
Lake is spending a week in the
city, the guest of Mrs. Frank ID.
Crandall.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-19

Gus Saugsted OF Marble Greek
was transacting business in this
city Saturday.
Geo. o. Dart of the Occur d.
Alene Milling company OF Occur
d'Alene was a business visitor in
this city Monday.
Mrs. Minnie Rafter of Lewiston
was visiting in this city Saturday
and Sunday.
Mrs. R. B. Moore left today for
a few days visit with relatives
and friends at Missoula.
The Eastern Star dance, which
was to have been given Christ
mas, has been indefinitely post
poned.
John Lundstrom of Elk River
was a business visitor in this
city Saturday.
John J. Connolly of the EN-
pire Mill company of Harrison
was transacting business in this
city Saturday.
There will be a chapter meet
ing Of the o. E. S. on Friday even
ing, Dec. 20, at which time the Of
hcers for the ensuing year will be
installed and the work will be put
on.
E. M. Davis & Sons will give to
ever housewife who calls at the
store Saturday a gift.
w. H. HanscOm returned Fri
J day night from a two weeks
| business trip to Missoula, Mon
3 tana. He owns a ranch near
- there which he has rented and
5 he made the trip to look over his
property.
e Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Branson
- we're visitors in Spokane Friday
o and Saturday. While there Mr..
D Branson attended a meeting of
q the loggers' club.
Mrs. Oliver Nelson was a Wis
D. iIor in Spokane the latter part OF
the week.
D.. Charles r. Schultz left Friday
/ night for the east. He will spend
{ a few days in Minneapolis and
{ will go from there to his former
e home in Ohio, where he will
d spend several weeks visiting
{ friends.
Miss Anna Truman Of Spirit
d Lake is spending a week in the
e city, the guest of Mrs. Frank d
i Crandall.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-19

There will be a chapter meet
ing Of the o. E. S. on Friday even
ing, Dec. 30, at which time the Of
ficers for the ensuing year will be
installed and the work will be put
on.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-19

E. M. Davis & Sons will give to
ever housewife who calls at the
store Saturday a gift.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-19

Charles r. Schultz left Friday
night for the east. He will spend
a few days in Minneapolis and
will go from there to his former
home in Ohio, where he will
spend several weeks visiting
friends.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-19

w. H. Hanscom returned Fri
day night from a two weeks
business trip to Missoula, Mon
tana. He owns a ranch near
there which he has rented and
he made the trip to look over his
property.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-19

John J. Connolly Of the EN-
pire Mill company of Harrison
was transacting business in this
city Saturday.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-19

Geo. o. Dart of the Occur d.
Alene Milling company OF Occur
d'Alene was a business visitor in
this city Monday.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-19

Mrs. Oliver Nelson was a Wis
ilor in Spokane the latter part OF
tho week.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-19

Mrs. Minnie Rafter of Lewiston
was visiting in this city Saturday
and Sunday.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-19

Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Branson
we're visitors in Spokane Friday
and Saturday. While there Mr..
Branson attended a meeting of
the loggers' club.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-19

John Lundstrom of Elk River
was a business visitor in this
city Saturday.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-19

The Eastern Star dance, which
was to have been given Christ
mas, has been indefinitely post
poned.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-19

Mrs. R. B. Moore left today for
a few days visit with relatives
and friends at Missoula.