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The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-06-07
LIGHTNING BURNS BARB WIRE
FENCE.

X. w. Woodward who was In town
Monday from his ranch, told of some
remarkable freaks of the lightning at
his place during last Fridays electrical
storm. He stated that the lightning
struck his barbed wire fence running
along the lane, shivering several of the
posts and jerking one clear out of the
ground and throwing IL several feet
away. About 100 feet of the fence was
destroyed, ON some fifty feet of which
the wire was practically consumed by
the intense heat. leaving only little
string of scales TO mark where II was
At one place the wire was drawn from
both directions and wrapped around
the post and burned into short brittle
pieces, which after dropping to the
ground We're welded together In u mass
Just across the road the top wire was
burned I'M sections for 200 feet, but no
other damage was done the fence.
The lightning struck between the house
and barn, being about 100 feet from
each, but Mr.. Woodward was not aware
of the damage done until he went to
turn his horses out of the pasture into
the barnlot, and they circled around
and went back again. Then he investi-
gated the cause and discovered the
work of the electrical current Arthur
McBoyle, his neighbor, seeing the blue
smoke rising after the sharp clap Of
thunder, thought the Woodward house
had been struck and called up over the
phone, only To receive the answer that
everything Is all 0. k, nothing was
struck over here" 1t is some hot
proposition that will eat up barbed
wire like that
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-06-07
Conl1nenc Soon on Location of
Highway From White Bird Hill

been made from Jacques Spur to the
prairie country. one following Mission
and Rock creeks to the top of the
mountain and passing through Win
chester to Ilo. The other route holds
TO Lapwai creek to Culdesac and there
begins the climb to the top of the
mountain, serving Lookout and the
Reubens region and following the ridge
TO 1lo. Both of these routes will be
investigated by the engineers.
The engineers will make two investi-
cations out of Ilo, one crossing the
canyon and passing through Cotton
wood to Grangeville, while the other
will serve Nezperce and cross Lawyers
canyon at a point south of Nezperce
and then traversing the Green Creek
section to Grangeville. The engineers
will make the location from Grange
vile to the top Of the White Bird hill
where connection will he made with
the location previously made.
The construction of the north and
south state highway involves the ex-
pendithre of liberal appropriations of
state and federal funds and 1t Is ex-
planned by State Highway Engineer
Booth that the highway must be con-
structed on the route selected by the
engineers as the one best adapted to
the purposes Of the highway Com
munities not on the direct route of
the highway can secure all of the ad-
vantages Of the state shighway con-
struction by the expenditure of the
funds necessary to establish connection
with the state highway system.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-06-07
DEER VISITS TOWN.

Last Sunday afternoon full grown
doe visited the west part of town near
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Ken
nedy The deer apparently came from
The direction of Lake Yearsley and
seemed determined to pass through the
city but numerous people watching its
movements caused the doe to wander
off in the direction of the lake near by.
1t is presumed dogs or some varmint
chased the animal from the mountains
adjacent. When Madison Meyers
cows came up the same evening the
deer was found among them and per-
sisted in hanging around. The follow
ing morning u had disappeared.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-06-07
OVER One THOUSAND YOUNG
MEN REGISTERED IN
IDAHO COUNTY
reports From Twenty eight of the Precincts Re-
celved Show 783 Names Quiet Prevailed
in all Precincts.

registration day passed off quietly
III Idaho county, not disturbance be-
hlg reported in single one of the
forty-eight precincts (Since the crea
tlon OF Valley county we have lost Ed
Wardsburg and johnson Creek pre-
clilctS). There We're some declarations
reported to have been made prior to
luesday by a number of thoughtless;
young men regarding not registering,
put all came through without protest
when the time came. Barnett, brought
over from Cottonwood Sunday, is the
only man arrested, and he now de-
clares he did not mean what he said.
When all the precincts are reported
Ill, 1t is certain Idaho county will have
registered over 1000 of its citizens be-
tween the ages of u and 81, under the
new conscription law. Up to Thursday
night there had been official reports re-
ceived at Auditor Eimers' office from
y OF the 4S precincts, showing a regis
tration of 7S3. and unofficial reports
from eight Others with 161 names.
making total of 944. The other
twenty will swell the final total con
siderably above the 1000 mark. Fol
lowing is Il list of the precincts heard
from, those with unofficial returns be-
ing marked with star:
Grangeville No. ! -A-41
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-06-07
EXTEND LYRIC THEATRE
THIRTY FEET.

Mayor I. +. Edmundson, proprietor
OF the Lyric Theatre, today let the con
tract to W. II. Campbell to build an
extension of thirty feet on his concrete
theatre building, and the erection of
a stage at the south end. The con
tract for putting in new heating
plant was let to Chester Arnold, the
local plumber. This will increase the
seating accommodations of the Lyric to
800, and with the other improvements
that will he made will give it rank
among the tirst-class, up-to-date thea
tire buildings of the state.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-06-07
STOCK RANCH
DEAL FOR
$4,000
Thos. Pogue, of Salmon River
Sells Ranch and Stock
to Harry Grant.

Thomas Pogue. the well known Sal
mon river stockman. last week sold out
his stock ranch on the river. including
some 425 head of cattle and number
of head of horses, to Harry Grant, who
recently returned to Idaho from Bos-
ton. Harry, some weeks ago stated to
the Globe man that he had returned to
this country TO make good In the cat
tie business, aud that he had come pre-
pared to buy an outfit worth while.
1t would seem that he has certainly
done the later. and II Is To be hoped
that he will amply redeem the first
declaration.
The deal involves something over
$4,000 The cattle included in the
transaction are of exceptional quality.
being bred up on the Hereford lines
and are surpassed by few herds of
range cattle in the country, The
ranch lies some twenty-five miles above
White Bird. between Lucille and Rig
gins. and the land is fiIst-class, pro
ducing some 800 tons of alfalfa hay an
nually. Ii Is located on the river I'm
All advantageous and slightly place. and
when the new bridge at Lucille now in
course of construction, Is completed, di-
rect communication with the new state
road viii he had.
Mr. Pogue. when iri town the first of
the week, confirmed the report of the
sale of his stock interests to Mr.. Grant
and stated that he would from now on
devote his entire time to his mercantile
and other interests at White Bird.
something which he had been unable
to do in the past. Mr. Pogue and John
Nevins are the proprietors of the Sal
mon River Stores Co. Ltd, with
branches at Lucille and Higgins
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-06-07
ARMY Y. NJ. c. A.
I. III. Bartlett of Lewiston, Met With
Success i'm This Section.

The local committee of the Army Y.
nj. G. A. through L. ii. Bartlett, chair
man desires through the columns of
the Globe, to thank the people of
Grangeville for their generous support
and hearty response to the call for
funds made to them this week
Mr.. Bartlett came up on Sunday last
in the interest of the association, with
view to supplementing the fund al
read subscribed in Lewiston to the
amount of 81 900 to make up the total
Of $1,000 requested of the counties of
NeZ Perce. Lewis, Clearwater and Ida
no as their share of the state fund of
$4,000 required annually to the end of
the war, to furnish the men in the
training camps and afterwards on the
battlefields, with buildings and equip
ment for their use in the way of meet
ing house where the men may write
letters, get access to reading matter,
music, moving pictures, etc, land pro-
mote their various social activities as
a relief from the monotony Of the daily
grind of camp life.
This branch Of voluntary service Is
second only to that of the Red Cross
and by many considered as like es-
sential feature of army work.
The people of our town readily pledg-
Ell themselves in amounts ranging from
fifty cents to three dollars a month
payable quarterly for this splendid
work of the army Y. NJ. G. A, with the
result that in the aggregate Grange
vile pledged itself for nearly $4OO for
each calendar year during the period
Of the war.
Mr.. Bartlett desires particularly to
say how much the committee is in
debted to Messrs. Frank Mctirane, NJ
Reese Hattabangh and the Rev Mr.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-06-07
WEATHER REPORT FOR MAY.

Voluntary Weather Observer John
Norwood in his report for May shows
that the maximum temperature was rs
on the nth, and that 1t dropped down
to rs on the 4th and 10th, which lack
ed 3 degrees of going as low as In May
last year, while the upward tendency,
show the same mark, 70. as last year
THE snow fall was 800 inches this sea-
son and 1880 last year, with 4.94 inch
es precipitation as against 900 last
year. There We're u days In which
rainfall was marked during month
The snow fall for the winter was 164
inches. The rain fall was a fraction
over the average for the past five
years, the average being 4.67 inches as
against 4.94 for 1917. The rain fall In
May, 1915, was S.71 inches. The table
of comparison shows as follows:
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-06-07
INSPECTING POWER SITE AND
INITIAL WORK.

+. W Kramer, Of MISSOURI. hydro
electric engineer for the Forest service
of this district. arrived in the city on
Tuesday evening, and went over on the
South Fork of the Clearwater river
Wednesday morning to inspect and
pass upon the site of the proposed new
$4,000 dam which the Grangevflle
Electric Light and Power Co. is plan
ming to put in this season. This site,
being within the Forest limits, it is
necessary that the company get the
approval of the national government of
the improvement which they are to
make. Mr.. Kramer was accompanied
by Russell n. Cunningham, who has
recently been taken in as "a member of
the local forest department.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-06-07
HAS NEW ROAD DRAG.

Israel Harris the overseer of the
Grangeville Highway district. went to
the foot of the hills last week and con-
structed V shaped road drag out of
two twenty-four foot poles which will
be used in Sticking up" the roads right
after or during rain. The poles are
about fourteen inches at the butt and
are peeled and left round with strong
braces. The open V end is hitched on
to with six horses and covers the en-
tire roadway at one swat, smearing
the mud down like a trowel and press
ing the water out of it. He pr0nounc-
ed the device fsignal success when
used at the psychological moment,
which is when the road surface is slop-
by wet.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-06-07
City Council So Decides in
Regular Monthly Session
Monday Night.
APPROPRIATE FUNDS
Pass Ordinance Setting Aside
Funds for Various Pur-
poses-Assist Band.

At their regular meeting Monday
night the city council made note of
acceptance of the action of Councilman
Frank Vandeventer In purchasing for
the city at the recent tax sale of the
county of lot 4, block ii, Schmadeka's
fourth addition, on the street running
through that block, which Is located
just north of Judge Scales residence,
extending from Idaho avenue through
to A street. This was sold for delin-
quent sewer tax, and as the taxes were
due the city and the city was the pur-
chaser, there was little money chang
ed hands.
Cement Crossings ON Main Street.
A motion was adopted by unanimous
action of the council to put In no more
wooden crossings on Main street. As
fast as the old wooden crossings have
to he replaced they win be put In of
cement. The initial cost of the cement
crossings will he greater than the
plank, but Ii was clearly demonstrated
that the wooden crossings were much
more expensive over a period of few
years and are far less satisfactory.
The hydrant at the northeast corner
of the new school grounds has been de-
fective for months, aud would have
n
new hydrant was ordered 10 be put In
at once, and the committee was direct
ed to attend to its installation.
Vote $3.50 10 Cowboy Band.
Some weeks ago The band made il
request to the city Of Grangeville for
cooperation In its maintenance setting
forth In u direct and effective manner
the fact that the local musical organ
izntion, which Is one of the best the
city has ever had, was organized over
year ago, since which time Ii has
played on public occasions and given
street concerts freely That Ii has
borne its own expenses without aid
from the city or subscriptions from the
business men, something never known
before In this town, and which IL not
done in other towns; that Ii has devel-
oped TO such degree of efficiency by
its own efforts that Its worthy and
drawing qualities are recognized by
such outside cities as Lewiston and
Spokane, hence has become an asset
to the community as an advertising
medium In addition to the pleasure 1t
affords the city and surrounding coun-
try therefore that the city would only
be doing its plain duty and working
well within its province and powers by
recognizing its efforts and value by
liberal appropriation with which 10
buy music and help defray its neces-
sary expenses. In answer to this most
effective appeal the council unanimous
ly voted an appropriation of $3.50 to
the band
Will Enlarge Main Street Aqueduct.
The high waters this spring have
clearly demonstrated the fact that the
carrying capacity of the aquednct car
rying the creek waters under Main
street in the center business block of
| the city, Is entirely inadequate, and the
council directed the streets and side
walk committee to thoroughly investi-
gate the matter and determine what
steps would he necessary to take care
of the food waters in the spring time
freshets, and prevent the flooding of
the easements on the south side of the
block
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-06-07
OPENING GAME
PLAYED ON
TUESDAY
Fair Sized Crowd Witnessed
Fine Hitting Exhibition
Registration Day.

Bustling, bubbling bearcat base ball
bugs booted base balls open season into
reality at the ball park Tuesday after
noonS Registration Day, with a free
hitting contest between the High school
club and the town team. Free-hltting
is good word for there it sure Is
That was the one redeeming feature OF
the game. Nearly everybody took a
swing at the old ball.
Glib Eimers for the town club smash
ed the pellet on the optic for three sta
tions which is going some for Glib. The
town cutup lead in the long distance
swatting. The club representing the
city had it on the high school lads for
hitting. perhaps this being due to the
effectiveness of the town team ptcn-
err. Crate McClain, who was as stlllgy
with hits as seven young robins win
three fish worms. The High school
bows couldn't find McClains offerings
to any degree of satisfaction for the
school club. at all. Shinkle. who re-
lieyed him, was more diplomatic ana
the High school boys got several mus
off the ex-Mt. Idaho phenom.
We have found a new heldlLS ue-
mon He is home town ma alreauH
wonder! Summon the town crler
and ring the curfew hell for silence
while we announce his name!
Hear We. Hear ye! 1t is that Crld-
dlebaugh kid who is the brighten up
artist at the village barber shop.
Criddlebaugh was in three douple
plays. And when we say was III we we
mean to add that he got away wi1h aii
of them, one unasSisted.
Pretty good for kid in bust Town
on a branch line, isolated as we are
off the map. you might say
What was the score!
Who wants to know!
Here are the statistics:
Town team: Lester, g; Mc' lilii am az,
Shinkle. D; Glib Eimers. ID PauieE, ~
Day. SIS: Ingram, 3b; heiier' II
Rrotherton. cf: Stone. If.
High school Kab0t, c: hoisc,a"
n. Rambo. 1b: Criddlebaugh' ~ MOS
es. IS: Eimers. 3b; Manning II ~"
ell. cf: Howard r.
Total hits, "a.
Umpire. DR.. Warner -. y A
Scorekeepers, Emery "u'e'' u,oIta.
Wright. Harold Harris ana ""''ei
Basinger. -,
Music by Cowboy band. n
Grounds dragged by local dra!n,en. It'll
/ The score? oh yes; sure io""
club II. High school u. a,,. fgure
who won? How dove know iisuie
IL out yourself.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-06-07
A HARVEST OF COyOTE scALps

Shell Demage. the well known Sal
mon river citizen, probably has the
distinction of turning In in one ship
ment, the largest sheaf of coyote scalps
of any man in Idaho county Official
Defooter James Graves stated to the
Globe man Saturday evening that he
had just received a shipment of 26
coyotes from Mr.. Demage at White
Bird. Every stockman will readily
agree that they are well worth the
price paid for them at this time and
many think the bounty should be rails
ed.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-06-07

Wood for their valuable assistance.
In this movement as in all othqI
war measures presented to the people
Grangeville has shown herself truly
and practically patriotic.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-06-07

@ maet, oi a second railroad system IN
ieTslilg Tg the emergencies of trafin , III
sol mere mere Is nothing that we conlJ nv.
SSo,ooo Ill at this time that wonid 'IsI ~
oi as much benefit to our commn,,. oe .'e
locaily' or the nation at LARGO sbn,,,, n,
eA.reme emergency arise. ms tbo o,u oon
s.ructlon OF this great north ana so,'th v0t,,
tnoroughfare, leading from one '0a,il ax
treme end of the state to Tho oth Vhe eA-
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-06-07
DENVER SCHOOL CLOSED.

The Denver school closed last Fri
day with well rendered program in
the evening. Miss Blanche Rapp, who
has been in charge during the past
term was in the city early this week
and reported that three students re-
ceived diplomas
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-06-07

auth Idah dh.'ary aspect of the north and
'nsIlars.',,o highway is receiving much
Il war a'ioh and its utility In tinke
efal ann now appreciated by the fed
SllhnS II ~ ! 'eies. Cnd~r present condi-
esshes a., single railroad bridge was
blReen Ves Oh the Union Pacific line
arts az ~ sne northern end southern
emaln ,aa .le state, these sections would
Ssse h,' ,soiated. whereas with the
,nto road d,may !. system completed, an
nat nea,, = type would be available
~" really assume the fmpor-
Washington telegraph., 1917-12-07
CARL CONWAY DIES

Mr.. Carl Conway. aged 80
years, died at Houston, Texas,
Tuesday of last week and the
remains were shipped to Ozan
burial, interment being
made at st. Paul cemetery Sun
day.
News of Mr.. Conway's death
was wired his uncle, j. S. Con-
way, at Hope, but the message
did not give the cause of death,
and this is not known. De-
ceased was a son of Mr.. Robert
Conway, and was born in this
county.
Mrs. Alice Terbal of Paris,
Texas, a sister of the deceased,
arrived in time for the burial
and is now a guest at the home
of her uncle, j. S. Conway, al
Hope.
Washington telegraph., 1917-12-07
news OF BLEVINS

Blevins, Dec. 5.-Mr, Wells ad,
dressed a large crowd on the war
situation at the school auditori-
um Friday night of last week; he
also spoke to a big crowd Satur-
day in front of the bank.
The two big oak trees that
stood in the middle of the street
between the bank and H. M.
Stephens store and between the
new hardware and M. N. Nelson $
have been cut down because they
were in the way of the new con-
&rete crossings.
q 49, z.-1,vtlIar, who is in the ma,
w, is home on a sixty day fur
lough.
The Rlevins Hardware Co. has
received d couple of carloads of
beautiful fixtures for their new
store and they have begun stock
ing up.
Walter Nelson, our road over
seer, has been busy for the past
two weeks cutting out and grad.
ing a new road near the Jim Hus.
ky place.
Two or three auto loads of our
people went to Prescott to see
The Birth of Nation"
Work has at last been resumed
on the new Baptist church. The
frame has been up for over a
year.
The gin at this place has gin.
ned a little over fourteen hundred
bales of cotton this season.
Bro. j. w. House, at one time
president of the Protestant Meth.
odist denomination in Arkansas,
got his letter from that church
and has joined the M. E. Church,
South; he has placen his licenS
application with the Annual Cd
ference, which is in session
Arkadelphia. y
Bro. Pierce, the president of
our college, has been drafted and
has been accepted.
Dewey.
Washington telegraph., 1917-12-07
why We Are LATE

The Telegraph was a few hours
late in getting off the press this
week, as the publisher had an
attack of la grippe, which inca
pacitated him for work for a
time.
The matter of getting labor
has been quite problem to the
publisher for some time past,
but when our new Linotype ma
chine, VIII ich has been shipped
from New York arrlaAs, this
Iv.vufesy- " IN uc- u unfflg or urre
past. The machine has been en-
route for some time, but freight
deliveries at present are neces-
sarily slow, due to the contested
conditions caused by the trans
portation of soldiers and sup
niles.
Washington telegraph., 1917-12-07

to Arkansas.
The Baptist church here was
built ten years before the civil
war. 1t is a good building TO-
day. Was used for a hospital
for a time during the war. Sew
enty soldiers who died are buried
here and the citizens have erect
ed to them a beautiful monu-
ment.
The weather has been very
pleasant since my arrival here
up to last night, when a change
gave us a considerable shower
and a slow rain has been falling
today. Say to the folks at home
if they feel a jar they may know
we have run the Ford against a
white oak tree that was too big
to climb.
With kind regards for every
one. l.. j. Bailey.
Washington telegraph., 1917-12-07
D'LONY-STUART

Mr.. George M. DeLony and
Miss Ernestine Stuart, both of
Ozan, were married at the Meth.
odist parsonage in this city last
Sunday afternoon Rev. Mullins
officiating. III G couple drove
over in the groom's car, return
ing Immediately after the cere-
mony.
The marriage was kept a Sc
cret for several days, but infor-
nation of the union gradually
leaked out to the many friends
of the couple.
Mr.. DeLony is a prosperous
young farmer of the Ozan com
munity and his bride is the pop.
ular young daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Stuart and is oper-
ating the telephone exchange at
Ozan.
Mr.. DeLony will build hand
some new home at Ozan in the
near future.
Washington telegraph., 1917-12-07
news OF MELROSE

Melrose, Dec. &c. w. Boycc
has moved to the j. w. Lewis
farm which he has rented for the
coming year.
There was no school at this
place Tuesday and Wednesday
on account of the death of Mrs.
Wilson's mother near Patmos.
Mr.. Burney Eu banks and Miss
Dora Allen were married re
Gently. We wish them a long
and happy life.
Remem ber the Sabbath School
at this place every Sunday morn
ing at 10 O'Clock. Everybody
welcome.
Mr.. Onstead has sold his farm
near DeAnn.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Andrews
visited Mrs. II. Taylor Sunday.
Wish more people would read
the Telegraph-the best paper
for the money.
The writer of this news has
been away a few days this week
and he don't know much to write.
Will try and do better in our
next.
Grass Hopper.