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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-07-27
President Wren & Greenough. Land Co.

Oswego, Kansas. Here he was married
to Anna B. Kennear, Dec. 81, 1875. To
this union was born three children,
Myron Edgar, who died in infancy,
Harry Elmer and Mable Lenora. Mr..
Graham lived in Kansas until 26 years
of age when with his family he moved
west and has resided in Grangeville
nearly "a years having been engaged in
the furniture and undertaking business
during the whole of his residence here.
He was member of the J. o. o. F. and
all of it's branches; the Woodmen of the
World and the Artisans.
In his younger days he was a member
of the Methodist church. He united
with the Christian church December 2s,
1914, and at the time of his death he
was a member of the official board Of
the church. He died July 81 and was
buried in the Grangeville cemetery
July 23, funeral services were held at
the Christian church by Rev. Callison.
The body was placed in a burglar proof
steel vault the first ever used in this
section of the country.
He leaves an aged mother, who resides
in the East, three brothers and three
sisters, son, Harry, of Spokane, Wash.
and daughter, Mrs. Mable Henley, Of
Grangeville, and a beloved wife TO
mourn his departure.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-07-27
APPoRTIoN SCHOOL FUNDS.

The money derived from public
school interest funds, has been appor-
toned as follows to the various
counties by Miss Mccoy, state superin-
tendent of public instruction, there be-
ing total of $258,25S.35 to distribute:
Ada, $1s,919.09; Adams, $2124.S9;
Bannock, $14,594O1; Bear Lake,
$6546.1s; Benewah, $3762.49; Bingham,
$11, ,423.4O; Blaine, $57s4.90; Boise,
$3O26.3O; Bonner, $6s74.54; Bonneville,
$11 1,145.24; Boundary, $2227 81; Canyon,
$16,7s7.92; Cassia, $9371.70; Clearwater,
$2645.66; Custer, $1769.35; Elmore,
$2792.06; Franklin, $751s.70, Fremont
$S56441; Gem, $3534.52; Gooding,
$321O.35; Idaho, $8754.73; jefferson
$622s.2S; Kootenai, $l2,02L55: Latah
$14,041.s7; Lemhi, $3252.1S; Lewis
$4463.12; Lincoln $3166.43; Madison
$6763.69; Minidoka, $4496.5S; Ncz
Perce $10,695.9S; Oneida, $6094.43;
Owyhee, $2206.46; Power, $4339 7Gi
Shoshone, $691S.46; Teton, $2S71.54
Twin Falls, $12,870.67; Washington
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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-07-27
TRADED FARM FOR HOTEL.

E. A. Cole last week closed deal in
which he traded farm below town Tor
hotel in Cotton, Wash, and with his
wife left Sunday morning to take pos
session of the property. The MOTEL Ia
located in prosperous town that is
surrounded by a rich farming country
and on branch of the N. p. railroad,
also near the automobile highway from
Lewiston to Spokane.
Mr. and Mrs. Coles have been resi-
dents of the Kooskia section several
years, making final proof on the farm
they recently traded, and were counted
as among our most progressive citizens.
He holding a position as highway conn
missioner of the Kidder- Harris district
when he left. They leave many warm
friends through this section, who wish
them success in their new location
Kooskia Mountaineer.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-07-27
OWNERS OF 5000 ACRES OF LAND
TAKE STAND FOR ROAD BOND ISSUE

hard surface and maeadam roads, whila
to-day, they are settled up by a class Of
people, that are a credit to any com,
nunity.
Our company has had for number
OF years extensive interests in lands in
Lincoln, Adams and Douglas counties.
IN the State of Washington and this
being under my personal observation
have been enabled to note the radical
changes that have occurred in these
communities since these counties have
bonded themselves and constructed hard
surface roads. We have had an influx
of new people that was astonishing;
they Immediately commenced the i'm
provements of their homes, and where
for years, we had been unable to sell
any land or lease them 60 responsible
people, we are today, consummatiny
sales at good prices, and the country is
thriving with ideal homes. During all
my travels | have not seen any part Of
the Northwest so productive as your
own Camas Prairie, but / ;. nd that Sec
tions of the country that do not begin
TO have the resources that you have, are
further advanced in the construction Of
good roads.
Here your resources practically un.
| limited; you never have a crop failure,
and you should lead all in good roads.
If you wish to keep your sons and
daughters at home you must make the
home on ideal place to live, which can
not be accomplished by founding in the
mud six months of the year. When
you improve your roads you improve
your homes. Let us all put our should
ers to the wheel, throwing factional
differences aside, and build our portion
of this state highway.
1t is a step in the right direction,
and after you have taken the initiative,
your neighboring counties will soon
follow. Let this trunk line be located
by the state engineer along the most
feasible route, regardless of whether II
is located along your land or mine, later
on your cross roads will speedily be
built. / am pleased to see you meet
today to discuss this important question
and hope that you will formulate your
plans to bond this county to better the
conditions of your roads.
There never was a more opportuno
time, bonds can be disposed of at q
premium, and interests rates are low,
and when it is all said and done, the
taxes will be trivial, compared with the
benefits derived. Let US follow the
example of other counties where they
have reaped such innumerable benefits.
Washington has its Sunset Boulevard,
Oregon its Columbia Highway. Leu
Idaho have its state highway, from
Boise in the South to Wallace in the
North. In conclusion let me ESTATE, that
if there is any assistance l can render
to help this project along, will be only
too pleased to do 50. Thanking you,
| am,
Youry truly,
T. F. WREN,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-07-27
JOIN IN MOVE FOR
north & SOUTH
HIGHWAY
SEVEN COUNTIES REPRESENTED
IN MEETING AT LEWISTON TO
ORGANIZE ASSOCIATION.
TO PROMOTE BETTER ROADS
Committee of Five and Vice Presidents
Appointed From each County-Arti-
cles Governing Association Adopted

Lewiston, July 26.-Having as it's
purpose the promotion of the building
of state highway that will serve to
connect the northern and southern Sec
tions of the state and to promote the
building of trunk line highways, state
and interstate, that will develop the
resources of the state, as well as to
generally aid the movement for better
roads and to assist in procuring more
adequate highway connections for the
several counties of the state, the North
and South Highway association was
permanently organized last night, with
DIR. l.. j. Perkins, of this city, as presi-
dent.
Following the afternoon meeting at
the Elk IS temple, attended by more than
four score of representative professional
and business men of Idaho, Clearwater,
Lewis, and Nez Perce counties, a recess
was taken until evening. At O'Clock
the delegates reassembled at the Elks
rooms. the meeting being called to order
by DIR. J. l.. Perkins, president OF the
Lewiston Charleston Valley Automobile
association. 1t was at the instance Of
this association that yesterdays graft
fying meeting took place, the people OF
the surrounding counties coming in re-
sponse to an invitation issued July ~.
The first business coming before the
evening meeting was that Of receiving
the reports of the nominating COM
mittee. i his committee, having T. w:
Mitchell of Nezperce as chairman, ana
E. A. Cox ofthis city as secretary, ad-
vised that an organization had been
perfected.
1t was the sense of the committee
that president be named and a sec
retary-treasurer, to which offices Dr.
L. j. Perkins and Mrs. Jesse Adam,
secretary of the Lewiston Commercial
club, were elected by unanimous vote.
1t was the further sense OF the COM
mittee that each county represented at
the meeting be allotted vice presl-
dency, and that these vice presidents, to
gether with the president of the assoela-
| ton, constitute an executive committee
This was carried, and the following
vice presidents named:
John T. Ray, Lewiston, for Nez Perce
county; f. L. Parker, Cottonwood
Idaho county; G.. G. Pennell, Nezpercei
Lewis county; Sampson Snyder, orotlno
Clearwater county.
With the naming of these offlcers
for the association proper, and for the
several counties, Attorney 3. A. Cox
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-07-27
DEATH CALLED ".
f. GRAHAM
BEYOND
DIED ABOUT $3.50 FRIDAY EVEN
ING FOLLOWING INJURIES
SUSTAINED IN FALL.
ELEVATOR ROPES PARTED
Stepped ON Elevator to Descend to Store
and Fell Thirteen Feet to Bottom
of Shaft.

Friday evening about six O'Clock w.
E. Graham succumbed to injuries sus-
tained in falling down the elevator
shaft in the back part of his store
building. Shortly after IL o'clock Mr.
Graham stepped out on the elevator
to descend to the store room and in
some manner the ropes which held one
end of the elevator parted letting the
end fall down and he dropped a distance
of about thirteen feet to the bottom of
the elevator shaft striking and bruis-
ing his head severely and sustaining
internal injuries which could not be
relieved and which later resulted in
death.
He was conscious after the fall in
spite of the severe injuries sustained
and the shock and asked some of those
who came to render assistance after the
injury and who placed him on the cot
what caused the accident. His head
was bruised by striking against the
wall of the elevator shaft but these
were not serious and internal injuries
undoubtedly caused his death. Doctor
Slusser was called but was unable to
give relief to the injured man and he
passed away about six clock Friday
evening.
w. f. Graham was one of the pioneer
merchants of Grangeville being engaged
in the furniture and undertaking bust
ness up to the time of the death and
owning the building in which he con
Quoted his business besides other prop
erty in the city. His long residence
in Idaho county has gained for him a
large circle of friends and acquain-
tences. He was member of the local
order of Odd Fellows being active in
the work of the order and the members
of the lodge paid the last honors in
memory of the deceased Sunday when
the funeral services were held from
the Christian church of which he was
member at 2:30 in the afternoon. He
was also member of the w. 0. w. and
Artisans fraternal insurance orders.
He leaves surviving him a wife, one
daughter, Mrs. Mable Henley living
with her parents in Grangeville, and a
son Harry Graham who lives in Spo-
kane.
Obituary.
| William E. Graham was born in
Ohio, March 2, 1855. At the age of
seven years, with his parents he moved
to Indiana where he lived till he was
81 years of age when he moved to
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-07-27
zUvERs ENTERTAIN VISITORS.

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. b. ZuVer entertained
a merry crowd of young people at their
home Wednesday evening in honor of
Miss Hazel Whitcombe, of Lewiston, a
sister of Mrs. Zuver and Miss Mary
Larkee, Of Charleston, Washington,
a sister of Mrs. Leslie Smith and Mrs.
J. A. Petersen of this city. Dancing,
singing and playing cards were the
chief amusements for the merry crowd
after which delicious ice cream and cake
was served to those present. The guests
all departed voting Mr.. and Mrs. Zuver
royal entertainers.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-07-27
Obituary.

William E. Graham was born il
Ohio, March 2, 1855. At the age Of
seven years, with his parents he moved
81 years of age when he moved Il
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-07-27
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to extend our heartfelt
thanks to our many frinds, to the men,
bers of the Christian church and the
several orders for their beautiful
flowers, tender love, aid and sympathy
during the recent great sorrow in the
loss of our beloved husband and father.
Mrs A. B. Graham,
Harry Graham,
Mable Henley.
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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-07-27

Howard Wetherbee and G. E. Krakau
started for Mill creek Sunday on a short
fishing excursion and returned Monday
evening with a nice catch. These
gentlemen whip all nearby streams
pretty regularly and generally have
pretty good luck.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-02-18
PLATINUM SCARS IN PRICE
Also Hard to Obtain, and jewelers.
Are Beginning TO Feel Effects
of the Shortage.

Platinum is now selling at 500 an
ounce and many concerns are even
getting a higher price for it. Not so
long ago one could buy all this metal
wanted for S24 an ounce. 1t is ru-
mored that an attempt is being made
by the French government to corner
all the metal possible jewelers. are
finding it unusually difficult to obtain
1t and some reiners will not sell it to
anyone except jewellers.
Metals which are frequently mixed
with platinum are osmium, iridium and
palladium. The fumes from osmium
are very dangerous and workers with
thts metal must exercise the greatest
care in making alloys, etc. Platinum
is generally hardened with or 10 per
cent iridium, which is also used to tip
fountain pen points.
Platinum is also used extensively in
the electrical industry, and now, owing
to its scarcity, molybGenum is being
substituted. Many attempts to make
other substitutes for platinum to be
used in jewelry have been made, but
without much success. These include
cheap alloys as well as white gold.
which latter, in many cases, however,
eventually turns yellow. The success
of white gold was rather precarious
owing to the difficulty in making reo-
pie believe that it was really gold,
everyone having been taught from
childhood up that gold is yellow.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-02-18
Floor Plan, asx3o Feet, of Barn.

moisture as is wood when it is placed
underground. Concrete is also used
to a large extent in making the floors
of all kinds of barns, but it does not
have the clear claim to the field here,
as there are several types Of floors
that are becoming very popular and
for many purposes they are better
than concrete.
No matter what type Of floor is de-
cided upon, it is absolutely necessary
that the ground underneath be com
pacted smoothly so as to furnish
support for the floor. Any floor will
look like a failure il the foundation
falls out from in under it in spots
and allows 1t to sag or break in this
place. The walls and foundations are
put in first and the ground is then
smoothed off for the floor. The ground
should be wet thoroughly so that it
will be equally compact in all parts.
There are two types of floors that
are being used in many places, in
stead of concrete, for floors. They are
the cork brick and the treated wood
block. Both are made now so that
they will form a watertight sanitary
surface that can be washed down
with a hose the same as a concrete
surface. These two types of floors are
particularly adapted to horse barns,
as the concrete surface is sometimes
80 slippery that the horses are likely
to fall. The concrete floor does not
bother the cows. and 1t is used to a
large extent in the floors of dairy sta
bles. The wood block floor generally
consists of rectangular blocks that are
treated with creosote so that they will
be protected against moisture and will
be waterproof. The cork brick con-
sists of q brick that is made up of
ground cork mixed with special
preparations. This gives very resil-
lent, warm hoor. that wears in fine
shape
A small barR such as this, built sub
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-02-18

The United Kingdom leads all the
countries in the world as market for
the domestic farm and forest products
Of the United States. During the last
ten years the United Kingdom aver.
aged annually 80 per cent of all farm
and forest products exported.
Milking machines are being intro,
duced in some parts of the south
coast Of Australia The Sydney Her.
aid says that one installed on a Rocky
Hill farm is proving a success; with
two men some As cows can be MIXED
and the separating done in an hour.
Governor Cantu of lower California,
in Mexico, lives in royal splendor just
over the border in the United States.
An article Of food universally popu-
lar in Japan is the Japanese pickle,
made principally Of garden vegetables,
especially the large Japanese radish.
Cucumbers. eggplants, small turnips
and greens of various sorts 20 to
make up this apparently vital acces-
sorry of Japanese meals. It is made
by picking the various articles in salt
with a paste Of powdered rice bran
and some vinegar, and to most for.
eigners the taste and smell are alike
Objectionable.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-02-18
Italy Adopts AarImotors.

Following the example set by France
in the subsidizing of motor tractors
and other agrimotors, the Italian gov
ernment has decided to take similar
steps in order to prevent the abandon
ing of farms for which human labor is
not obtainable The first attempts at
communal motor-farming have been
made in the province Cagliari, and
public demonstrations of the uses to
which agrimotors can be put are to
be given in all the provinces under
the auspices of the department of ag.
riculture. American farm tractors and
farming machinery are greatly desired
In Italy at the present time.-Scientitic
American
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-02-18
@Ez9ANxySNI ISETgSSG72SI SENl

| Gus. / cannot come to each OF you
and take my leave but shall be obliged
to you if each of you will come and
take me by the hand"
A profound silence followed as the
| officers gazed at the countenance of
their leader while the eyes of all were
wet with tears. He then expressed
again his desire that each Of them
should come and take his hand.
One after another followed receiv-
ing and returning the atfectionate
adieu of their commander, after which
he left the room in silence, followed
by his officers in procession to en-
bark in the barge that was to convey
him to Paulus Hook, now Jersey City
AS he was passing through the light
infantry, drawn up on either side to
receive him, an old soldier who was
by his side on the terrible night Of
his march to Trenton, stepped out of
the ranks and reached out his arms,
exclaiming; Farewell, my dear gen.
eral, FAREWELL" Washington seized
his hand most heartily, when the sol
diers forgot all discipline, rushed
toward their chief and bathed him with
their tears. The scene was like that
of a good patriarch taking leave Of
his children and going on long jour.
ney whence he might return no more.
Having entered the barge, he turned
to the weeping company upon the
wharf and, waving his hat, bade them
a silent adieu. They stood with heads
uncovered until the barge was hidden
from their view, when, in silent and
solemn procession, they returned to
the place where they had assembled.
Napoleon Bonaparte said; Poster
ity will talk of Washington with rev.
erence, as the founder of great en-
pire, when my name shall be lost in
the vortex of revolution"
Like so many other Of the prophe-
cies Of the great Napoleon, its truth is
becoming more and more apparent
every day. A little more than l16
years ago, Washington died at Mount
Vernon at the age of siXty-eight. after
an illness of only "a hours, in 1899.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-02-18
QUIT MEAT IF KIDNEYS
BOTHER AND USE SALTS
Take a Glass Of Salts Before Break.
fast If Your Back is Hurting or
Bladder Is lrritated.

II you must have your meat every
day, eat It, but flush your kidneys with
salts occasionally, says a noted author.
ity who tells US that meat forms uric
acid which almost paralyzes the kid
neys in their efforts to expel 1t from
the blood. They become sluggish and
weaken, then you suffer with a dull
misery in the kidney region, sharp
pains in the back or sick headache,
dizziness, your stomach sours, tongue
is coated and when the weather is bad
you have rheumatic twinges. The
urine gets cloudy, full Of sediment, the
channels often get sore and irritated,
obliging you to seek relief two or
three times during the night.
To neutralize these irritating acids,
to cleanse the kidneys and flush Off
the body's urinous waste get four
ounces of Jad Salts from any phar-
macy here; take tablespoonful in
glass of water before breakfast for a
few days and your kidneys will then
act fine This famous salts is made
from the acids of grapes and lemon
juice, combined with lithia, and has
been used for generations to flush and
stimulate sluggish kidneys, also to
neutralize the acids in urine, so it no
longer irritates, thus ending bladder
weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot IN
lure. and makes a delightful efferVes-
cent lithia-water drink.-Adv.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-02-18
AborIuinai Life.

The dog was the only domestic ami
NAL known to the Indians, except in
Peru, where the llama and alpaca had
been tanned before the coming of the
whites. Hand in hand with this lack
of the OK went a method of agriculture
that depended on the use Of the hoe
instead of the Asiatic and European
plow The absence of the horse, cou-
pied with that Of wheeled convey
ances, presented serious obstacles to
the extensive transportation of people
and property. Thirdly, the cultivated
plants of economic Importance diff
fered, maize taking the place CT mil
let, wheat and other old-world cereals.
Finally, a fully developed phonetic
system Of writing was wanting
throughout, the nearest approaches
being confined to Mexico and Yucca
tan.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-02-18
elrds Inerease purina Var.

Wild birds which were formerly
shot as game have been increasing
rapidly since the war in France, Bel.
gium and other countries, according
to T. Gilbert Pearson, secretary of the
National Association of Audubon So
cieties.
For example, the French govern
ment has stopped all hunting" he
said, "and the minister of war has is
sued an order that the sale of native
game would not be tolerated. Ordi-
narily more than one thousand tons
of native-killed game are sold annual
ly in the markets of France, repre-
senting many millions of game birds
Belgium in time of peace was one
Of the greatest bird-catching countries
in Europe More than fifty thousand
skylarks, as well as hundreds of thou
sands Of other birds, were annually
trapped and exported from that coun-
try for food. Our correspondents
have found that there was less hunt
ing in all parts of Europe than for
merly."