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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-11-22
WIFE DEsERTER rs RELEASED
After Time in Jail, Decides He Is Guilty
Will Support Family.

After having spent from Friday until
Monday in the county Jail thinking the
matter over, Charles II. Bellmore, who
on Friday pleaded not guilty to the
charge TO having deserted his wife and
family, decided that he was guilty.
lie was removed from the prison cell
ON Monday and taken before Probate
Judge Campbell. Bellmore entered a
plea of guilty as charged.
Upon his promise to support his wife
and six children, Bellmore was released
by the court. Bond was furnished to
insure he would not again leave his
family.
Bellmore agreed to remove his wife
and children from the Greer section,
where they reside, to st. Maries, at
which place Beilmore has employment,
and to care for them. He was arrested
last week at st. Maries by Deputy
Sheriff William Eller.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-11-22
TWO ARE SENT TO
JAIL IN BOGUS
CREDIT CASE
CHARLES LING AND PRESTON
HAMLIN FOUND GUILTY IN
COURT OF JUDGE VINEYARD
UNABLE TO PAY HIS fine
Ling Spends Several Days in Cell, and
Then Is Released in Order to
Procure Cash.

Charles Ling and Preston Hamlin
were sent to Jail Saturday by Justice of
the Peace Vineyard, after they had
been convicted in justice court, Ling on
a charge of obtaining goods under false
pretenses, and Hamlin on a petty lar.
ceny charge.
Ling and Hamlin are the men who,
last week, appeared at various stores in
Grangeville and, by showing false ere
dentials, procured goods on credit. At
terward they were apprehended by
Sheriff Yates and brought to Grange
vile.
Both entered pleas of not guilty
when arraigned Saturday in the court
of Justice of the Peace Vineyard and a
trial, lasting throughout the day, fol.
lowed.
Hamlin was sentenced to pay fine
of $50 and to spend twenty days in the
county Jail. Ling's sentence consisted
of $50 fine, and he went to jail be-
cause of his inability to pay the fine.
This week, however, he was released
from Jail ON his own reeognizance, in
order that he might obtain, from per-
sons in Kamiah, from which place he
hailed, money with which to pay his
fine.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-11-22
WILL KEEP WEATHER RECORD
County Commissioners to Be Asked to
Purchase Equipment

Record of weather on Camas Prairie,
which for twenty-four years was kept,
unbroken, by the late John Norwood,
will be continued. The Grangeville
Commercial club is back of movement
to purchase the equipment owned by
Mr.. Norwood for recording tempera.
lures, rainfall and other conditions of
the weather. PresidenteAnderson of the
club, at the regular weekly luncheon
Wednesday noon, appointed a committee
consisting of w. w. Brown, T. E. Ed
mundson and A. L. Gilkeson to take up
with the board of county commissioners
the matter of purchasing the equipment
and appointment of some one to make
readings in the future. Records kept
by Mr.. Norwood for twenty four years
will be available to the public.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-11-22
BODY OF JOHN BURNS FOUND ON
SOUTH FORK; VICTIM OF COLD

Dead from exposure to the cold, the
body of John Burns, 45, laborer at
the construction camp of the Grange
vile Light & Power Co., was found
Tuesday by Walter Rice at a point on
the South Fork of the Clearwater river.
about four miles above power plant.
Burns, who is believed to have been
mentally deranged is thought to have
lost his way in the hills.
The unfortunate man had been in
Grangeyille in order to get the mail for
the construction camp, and to obtain
some supplies On his return, it is
thought, he followed the wrong road
from Mount Idaho.
Upon discovering the body, Mr.. Rice
got into communication with the
sheriff IS office in Grangeville. With
Mr. Rice as guide, Deputy Sheriff
William Eller and County Coroner
Trenary of Kooskia yesterday went to
the scene and removed the body to
Grangeville. 1t was necessary to pack
the body two miles to the wagon road.
At one place the officers found
strewn about number of articles be-
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-11-22
GRANDMA KRAkAU DROPS
DEAD At PRAYER MEETING
AGED RESIDENT OF GRANGEvILLE
EXPIRES SUDDENLY AT HOME
OF A. F. TURNER.

'fGrandna Krakau, as she was af-
fectionately known by her many Grange
vile friends, was stricken by heart
disease after walking to the home of
A. F. Turner for a cottage prayer meet
ing. Tuesday evening, and died p few
minutes later.
Marian S. Dodd was born of English
descent at Delaware, o., in January,
1910. Most of her early life was spent
at Columbus, O. She was a teacher
there for several years, and later in
Wheeling, w. Va, and in Kentucky, to
which state she removed in 1865 and
where she lived nearly forty years,
coming to Grangeville with her son and
family in 1918.
She was married in 1868 to George +.
Krakau, who died in 1881. She is sur
vived by one brother, Thomas Dodd, of
Linn, Kas., and by her son, G. +. Kra-
kau, of Grangeville. One daughter died
in infancy.
Mrs. Krakau was lifelong Metho-
dist, having united with that church in
girlhood, and remaining faithful and
energetic in it's service to the moment
of her death. For person of her ad-
vanced years, she being nearly 7S, Mrs.
Krakau was woman of unusually
broad and active interests, always doing
something to help somebody. During
the last few months she had shown her.
self tireless worker for the Red Cross
Her modestly- ly-expressed wish that the
world might be little better by her
having lived in it, her friends say, has
certainly found ample fulfillment.
Funeral services will be held at :
0 clock Friday afternoon in the home.
The death of Mrs. Krakau is the
second in the family in less than four
months, Miss Ruby Krakau, daughter of
C. f. Krakau, having died last August
as the resulb of injuries incurred in an
automobile accident.
f. S. Hancock has charge of the
funeral.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-11-22
BACK FROM WILD GOOSE CHASE
Tim Quinlan Goes After Insane Man,
But Fails to Find Him.

Deputy Sheriff Tim Quinlan returned
to Grangeville Sunday night after a
long chase for an insane man, but was
unable to find the man for whom he
was looking. Last week the sheriff s
office was advised by telephone that an
insane man was at large in that portion
of Idaho county bordering on the Snake
river, and Deputy Quinlan set out to
capture the lunatic. He went by train
from Grangeville to Lewiston, thence fy
boat up the Snake to point above
Pittsburg landing. A search for the
insane man was instituted, but he could
not be found, nor was Deputy Quinlan
able to locate the man who had tele-
ItAoned to the sheriff's office.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-11-22

longing to Burns. Also they found five
cigar stubs. 1t is their opinion that,
when Burns realized he had lost his way,
he sat down, smoked the five cigars,
and, after removing a comb, pocketbook,
and other small articles from his pock
cts, resumed his journey. Some distance
from the spot where the small articles
and cigar stubs were discovered was
found the man. IS clothing, with the ex
ception of his under garments, and a
mile from the place where the clothing
was found, the body was located
Burns was clad only in his undercloth-
ing, which showed evidences of having
been submerged in water. The officers
believe that Burns, after disrobing
waded or fell into the cold waters of the
river, and then crawled out, walked to
cluster of bushes, lay down and died.
The body was taken to the Maugg un-
dertaking parl0rs where it will remain
pending instructions from a fraternal
order at Spokane, of which Burns was
member. Coroner Trenary decided an
inquest is Unnecessary. The body prob
ably will be sent to Spokane for burial
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-11-22
TEACHERS MAY Be
FORCED TO QUIT
LOCAL SCHOOLS
STATE EXAMINATION ON CIVIL
GOVERNMENT OF IDAHO IS
PUZZLING TO MANY.
MUST Make IS PERCENT
Examinations Conducted in the Court
House VIII Determine Eligibility
of Pedagogues.

Not few teachers who came to Idaho
county schools this year from other
states may be obliged to resign their
positions before January l, because of
inability to pass the state teacher Is
examination given under the direction
of Miss Margaret Sweet, county super
intenedent of schools, in the court house,
last Thursday, Friday and Saturday
The questions, which were prepared
BY the state superintendent of public
instruction, were sent sealed to Miss
Sweet, and by her were opened in the
presence of the teachers who wrote the
examinations.
Stumble on Civil Government.
Examinations in some subjects did
not prove difficult for the teachers, but
many were greatly puzzled Saturday in
the examination on Idaho civil govern
ment. Their answers to the questions
in the civil government examination
may determine whether number of the
teachers who do not possess Idaho GER
tficates, may remain in their positions
in Idaho county schools, or whether they
will be obliged to resign.
The most puzzling question of all, it
is said, was that in the civil govern
ment examination, requiring the teach
ers to sketch, from memory, a map of
the state of Idaho, indicating each
county in the state, rivers. mountains
and principal cities. To the teachers
who are virtually strangers in Idaho,
this proved exceeding difficult, and in
some eases quite impossible.
Must Average 85 Percent.
The teachers are required by the state
. superintendent of public instruction to
make in their examinations an average
grade of S5 percent, and in no subject
must their grade fall below rs percent.
In case their grades fall below these
percentages, they will no longer be eli
gible to teach in the public schools of
the state.
Teachers from outside the state have
been holding their positions under a per-
mt, which allows them to teach until
the opportunity arises for them to write
the state examinations. Should they
fail in the examinations, their positions
Will be filled by instructors who will
teach under permits until the close of
the school year.
The county superintendent s office is
greatly concerned over the outcome of
the examinations. Teachers are scarce,
and 1t is not known where teachers
might be procured to fill vancancies in
Idaho county, should any considerable
number of the present teachers be dis
qualified.
SIX teachers of the Grangeville pub
ne schools wrote the state examinations
last week. In all, twenty-four were
present from all parts of the county.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-11-22
JUDGE VINEYARD STRICKEN
sictlm of Paralysis-Is First Patient
at New Hospital.

q Judge l.. Vineyard, widely known
'rahgeville lawyer and justice of the
psssee, rss was stricken by paralysis Monday
m,erhoon, while in the street. He was
sa saken by friends to the Imperial hotel,
anu later removed to the hospital,
shere his condition today was said to
shghtly improved However, the
ssunge is not out of danger. His many
!, .,iehds are much concerned regarding
.ue outcome of the ease. Daily
numerous hul visitors call upon him at the
aospital. He is the first patient to
0eeupy room at the hospital
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-11-22


NJ. Reese Hattabaugh, county chair
man, has asked the Free Press to pub
lish the following:
ITO the public: In behalf of the
executive committee having in charge
the campaign for the Y. NJ. c. A. in
Idaho county, the undersigned wishes
to thank the good people for their gifts
to the y. M. G. A.
1.-THE committee likewise extends it's
sincere appreciation to the First Aid
girls and especially to Misses Eimers,
Norwood and Foster for so cheerfully
soliciting funds last Saturday. To the
Fulton orchestra for their donation we
extend also our thanks. We thank
belmont Day for his splendid posters
and for donating his work and also our
esteemed mayor, 7. +. Edumdson, for
the donations and privilege accorded
us at his local playhouse. To the
Grangeville Cowboy band our hearts go
out in gratitude for the splendid music
furnished whenever desired and for the
handsome gift in the cause
" May the band and its splended per
sonnel ever continue to exemplify the
spirit il has shown and we trust
that this organization may remain a
permanent feature in our little city
ITO John Eimers for his car and good
work, to the Rev. III. j. Wood for his
ear, talent and speeches so cheerfullv
given, to George NJ. Reed for the
timely aid rendered, and likewise +. L.
Leonard, s. A. Anderson, Arthur Wiley,
Fred White, J. L. Addison and Victor
Peterson for the labor and time given
the cause we express our thanks.
Thanks Men in the County.
ITO those who did such good work in
the county, including the Hon. Z. L.
Parker, Fred Simon, NJ. NJ. Belnap, F.
+. Quist, w. L. Packer, and our genial
friend c. B. Butler, and our friends at
Winona who gave such splendid dona-
tions, and to Mrs. H. Baker of Clear
water and those working with her. To
B. c. Barbor and II. G. Sasse of Fer
dinand we express our heart apprecia-
tion and in fact to all wherever living
our thanks for their good will; to
Marion Webber and good people of Fem
for their large donations.
while we had no regular secretary.
we wish to personally thank DIR. G. A.
Green, who gave freely his time and
efficient service and donated the larger
portion of his personal expense account
for the cause.
Respectfully submitted.
M. Reese Hattabaugh. y
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-11-22
COWBOY BAND SHOWS
LIBERALITY IN DRIVE
FOR Y. M. G. A. FUNDS

The Cowboy band is a patriotic
organization. Besides playing
gratis for the army and navy Y.
M. c. A. mass meeting in
Grangeville Saturday afternoon,
and each of the members sub
scribing individually to the Y.
M. G. A. fund, the band donated
out of its treasury $25 toward
Idaho county's quota for \. NJ.
G A. work among the soldiers.
In addition to this, several of the
band boys gave their services as
musicians to the Y. NJ. G. A.
cause when they accompanied
speakers TO Fem and Cottonwood
Monday night.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-11-22
BUYS AUTO FUNERAL OUTFIT
A. ]. Maugg Will Have Most Modern
Equipment in Spring.

Complete automobile funeral equip
ment will be installed early next spring
by A. J. Maugg, Grangeville funeral
director. Mr.. Maugg today contracted
for the equipment, which he felt would
make desirable addition to his bust
ness. Automobile funerals are now
used almost exclusively by undertakers
in the larger cities, and Mr.. Maugg is
determined to give Grangeville service
of the highest order.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-11-22
AiLsHIE-M'HARG Nupr1A1.s

formss :, Lucille Ailshie,. daughter of
and Mrs oniet Justice James F. Ailshie
Harg W.. Z, Alishie, and Charles King Me-
in tho sae Io married Wednesday evening
Coeur d'h1 u1lne of the BRIDES parents in
intendon.A Aiene. Mr.. McHarg is super.
est I' an1 OF the Nezperce National for
Office "n IS located in the Grangeville
wedd;ro~ VI the forest. After short
will hos TRIP, Mr.. and Mrs. McHarg
NeHar, at n nome in urangeville. Mrs.
her nars. at one time resided here with
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-11-22
'ooD SUPERINTENDENT QUITS
sweet Resigns as Head of Con-
servation Work Here.

o,;.. ;ecauSe OF pressure of duties as sup
Idabe db.enuent of the public schools of
res;a o county, Miss Margaret Sweet has
,er,a.: saed as superintendent of food con
ba. 'alloh hh work here. Her resignation
fooa 'eeh sent to X. l.. Bicknell, state
sweo. administrator at Boise. Miss
',e,e 'a u was in charge of the program
wo,, ana through her efforts ll75 names
s"ea to the food pledge cards.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-11-22
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YATES INVESTIGATES
ALLEGED STATEMENT
OBTAINING U. 8. ARMY

Sheriff Lafe Yates is investi-
eating reports that remark
derogatory to the men in the U.
>. army was made on the streets
of Grangeville during the Y. M.
=. A. meeting Saturday. From
several, sources, the sheriff has
heard rumOrs of a statement that
the army was the "scum of the
earth, - and other remarks.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-11-22
BASKET SOCIAL AT MOUNT IDAHO
Baskets Will Be Sold at Auction
Program Includes Dance.

A Thanksgiving basket social will be
held the evening of November 81 in the
Mount Idaho school. Baskets will be
sold at auction. A big dance will be
a feature of the evening A large at
tendance is expected. The proceeds of
the social are to be spent for repairing
vacant room in the school building,
to be used as an auditorium
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-11-22
w. 7. DAUGHERTY,
Secretary of State.

The Grangeville chapter of the Red
Cross is making plans for dance. To be
given in Sehmadeka hall, Thanksgiy ing
night. Proceeds of the dance will be
used for Red Cross purposes. Music
will be furnished by the Jazz orchestra.
Tickets will be 81.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-11-22
DANCE AS Y. M. c. A. BENEFIT

A dance will be given November %
at the Doumecq school house. Proceeds
will be donated to the army Y. NJ. G. A.
fund.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-11-22

Mrs. T. NJ. Atwood departed this
morning for Spokane to attend the ap-
pie show and visit her son, Frank At
wood She will be away from Grange
vile for week,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-11-22
farmers UNION IS
REoRcAN|iED;; TO
PICK OFFICERS
DELINQUENT MEMBERSHIPS ARE
PAID UP AND MEN ARE PUT
IN GOOD STANDING.
MEETING IN CRANcEV|LLE
Big Organization Of Agriculturists Prob
ably WIN be Formed Here-Dele-
gates to Spokane.

Grangeville local No. of the Farm
ers' Union was reorganized at a special
meeting held Saturday in Odd Fellows
hall. The meeting, which was called by
President Levi Castle, of the farmers
organization, was the outcome of the
visit here, several weeks ago, of A. A.
Gilmore, organizer of the Farmers
Union in northwest states. He
addressed number of farmers in
Grangeville telling them the benefits
they would derive from organization.
Attendance at the meeting last Satur-
day was not as large as officers of the
old organization had hoped for, but most
of those present were thoroughly inter
ested in reorganizing the Farmers ;
Union, with the result that about ten
farmers paid delinquent dues and placed
themselves in good standing in the
national Farmers Union until January
l, next.
Castle Presides at Meeting.
President Castle presided at the
meeting, and George Stephens, secre-
tary of the union, was at his post. After
delinquent members had been placed in
good standing by payment of back dues,
and membership of sufficient size to in
sure reinstatement of the Grangeville
local had been procured, it was decided
to again meet on Saturday, December /,
in the Odd Fellows hall for animal
election of officers and to pick dele
gates to attend the convention of the
Farmers Union in the northwest states,
to be held in Spokane, December II, IL
and l3.
While most of the farmers present
at the meeting here Saturday were deep
ly interested in the movement promptly
subscribed their names to the rolls of
the union, there were some who were
reluctant to join, declaring they could
be induced to renew their membership
only by assurance that farmers in the
future would attend the regular meet
ings when called
1t seems that, in the past, some have
lost interest in the Farmers Union pe-
cause, when meetings for important
purposes were called, only a handful
would attend. This proved discourag
ing, not only to the officers, but to the
lew HtUnDcTS WHO were IOydi 10 Ine
ganization.
Promise to Reform
However, it was the opinion of most
of those present at the Saturday meet
ing, that the new organization would
be a success, for the members pledged
themselves to attend, whenever possible,
every meeting called, and to see that
their neighhors also were in attendance.
Although the membership of the
Grangeville local now numbers only
about ten, it is hoped to greatly increase
the number of names on the rolls in the
near future. Every farmer who took
out membership promised to do all
within his power to bring IN new mem
bers, and much larger attendance is
expected at the meeting on December l.
1t is believed by the officers that many
farmers are in sympathy with the organ
ization, but simply neglect to affiliate
or, if they are members, neg
lect to attend the meetings.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-11-22
Meetings in Other Towns.

Grangeville men conducted meet
ing Saturday night in Winona, and
Monday night delegations went to Fem
and Cottonwood. ,Splendid contribu-
tions were procured at each town.
Contributions to the fund by towns
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-11-22
Turning Point of Drive.

street meeting was held Saturday,
in front of the Krakau jewelry store,
in the window of which was giant
thermometer, indicating the amount of
subscriptions. The Cowboy band play
ed and several speeches were made
before the crowd. Cards were passed,
contributions were liberal, and the red
line in the thermometer spurted upward.
1t was the turning point in the cam
paign. From then on money kept pour
ing in, in amounts from quarter of a
dollar to 800, which was the largest
contribution.
Not only in Grangeville were com
mittees at work, but the campaign was
extended to Ferdinand, Cottonwood,
Fem, Winona, Harpster, Clearwater,
Whitebird, Elk City, Sites, Kooskia,
Tahoe and other towns and communi.
ties in the countV
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-11-22
CONTRIBUTIONS POUR IN AND
THE QUOTA OF $3.50 rs
GREATLY EXCEEDED.
APPRECIATION IS SHOWN
Chairman Hattabaugh Thanks People
for Assistance in Raising Cash
For Association.

Idaho couaty raised $2ls7.O5 for the
army and navy Y. M. c. A. in the cam
paign just brought to close. The
county quota was $3.50.
Up till Saturday noon, the outlook
for the county raising its quota of $3.50
was gloomy, but then the tables turned.
NJ Reese Hattabaugh, in charge of the
campaign here, and his assistants de.
clared the county must reach its quota
yes exceed it, and il did.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-11-22
Hattabaugh Thanks Helpers.

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