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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-01-18
TO DIVIDE SECOND DISTRICT
Bill Soon to Appear Following Out
Suggestion of the Governor.

There will shortly be d bill intro
duced in the house calling for divis-
ion of the Second judicial district
thereby ereatin" new district, and as
the governor approved in his message
such move the measure will prob
ably meet with success.
The district now embraces the coun-
ties of Nez Perce, Idaho, Lewis, Clear
water and Latah, and the presiding
judge is E. G. Steele. It is proposed
that Nez Perce, Lewis and Idaho shall
constitute the new district, thus leav-
ing Latah and Clearwater in the orig
inal district, to this latter district to
be added the territory of the proposed
new Selway county.
1t is understood that the bill provid-
ing for the new district will be intro
duced early in the session and condi.
tions indicate it will meet little or no
, opposition, due to the fact that it is
realized the volume of business now
handled in the Second judicial district
has for long period placed an undue
!, responsibility ON Judge Steele, who
however, has met the task without com
plant.
| During the years he has been on the
bench the population of the district has
practically doubled until now at the
opening of each term of court in the
respective counties he faces formi
dable calendar. It is stated that Judge
Steele favors the division. As he re
sides in Latah county, he would remain
as presiding judge of the original dis
| trict
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-01-18
D|STR|bUT|NCPO|NT
FOR OIL Be MADE
OF CRANCEV|LLE
CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANY OF
BUTTE ESTABLISH DISTRIBUT-
ING POINT AT THIS CITY.
WORK 0NPLANT PROGRESS
Storage for 10000 Gallons Of OIL
Plant Located on Grounds
Near the Depot

The Continental Oil Co., of Butte
has decided to put in tanks at this
point for the distribution of oils in the
Grangeville territory and with this pur-
pose in mind j. P. Beaupre arrived Mon
day from Butte and now has force
OF men at work building the ware
house and installing the tanks.
The ground east of the depot, ON the
north side of the track has been leased
of the railroad company and here will
be established the tanks and warehouse.
Two tanks, which arrived some time
ago, will be placed on foundation and
used to store the 10000 gallons of gaso-
line and distillate it is intended to carry
at this point.
The oil will be pumped direct from
the tank cars to these storgae tanks and
delivered from them in bulk to the
Grangeville dealers and barreled and
shipped to those at outside points. A
corrugated iron ware house 20x30 feet
with an addition will also be construct
ed to house the barrels, axle grease and
case goods handled by the company.
The work is being rushed to compile
tion and the plant will be in operation
within the next several weeks, the
Grangeville Dray Co., having charge of
the distribution. The increased de-
mand for gasoline, oils, etc, are such
on the prairie that the business could
no longer be handled from the station
at Vollmer where the facilities were
limited. Grangeville will be used as a
distributing point for the Salmon river
and mountain country as well as some
of the territory to the west of us.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-01-18
IDAHO SHEEPMENT TO
| DESERT THE G. 0.
P.FOR BOURBONS
PRES. OF WooLGRoWERs' Asso
CITATION SAYS G.. o. P. HAS NOT
TREATED INDUSTRY RIGHT.
DEMOCRATS FAIR TO THEM
Declare They Have at Last Come to
Know Who Their Political Friends
Are and VIII Support Them

If the suggestions contained in the
address of President Hugh Sproat be
fort the Idaho Woolgrowers associa-
tion held at Boise last week, shall be
carried into efreet, the sheepmen OF
Idaho will desert the Republican party
and align themselves with the Demo,
Gratis.
President Sproat said that although
the woolgrowers of Idaho have con
sistently supported the Republican
party, although Idaho has had Re
publican delegation in congress, al
though the Idaho legislatures for years
have been strongly Republican, eve
have received no consideration as al
industry from either our state or ma
tional legislative bodies -
The president elaborated his thought
in that connection in the following
manner:
eve have asked for relief in thi,
state from laws passed many years agt
aimed at our industry and have beer
laughed at. We have had promises
from some of our representatives il
Washington that certain laws we deem
ed inimicable to our industry would b'
strongly opposed by them, yet when
certain bill which we opposed is passet
in the senate by unanimous consent
neither of our senators there had tn,
courage to say no.
"Jn this day and time the man VIII,
gets farthest is evidently the best hant
at straddling the fence. We have beel
too long on one side of it.
.The Democrats have been in powe
for two years and we can still sit VI
and take nourishment. We have re
ceived no consideration from the Re
publicans, why should we still vote witt
thems
There are men high in the Repub
lican councils in this association who
having political ASPIRATIONS, will frow1
on any attempt to deliver the woo
growing vote to any but the Republics
party.
"The majority of US, however an
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-01-18
GIVE LAND BUT KEEP MINERAL
Ore Right Reserved on the $40 Acre
Grazing Homestead Act.

John L. Wiley, register of the land
office in the Spokane district, in speak
ing of the new GAO acre land act the
other day, gave out the following in
formation which will probably be of
interest to great many people of this
section.
GA feature of the law that will be of
great interest to people of this region
is that it differs from the regulation
homestead laws in that it permits min
eral locations to be established on the
$40 acres at any time, permits pros
pectors to search for mineral on such
lands and permits minerals found on
such lands to be mined and removed
from the same. The regulation home
stead law gives the holder of the home
stead patent complete right to his prop
erty and bars prospectors from locating
mineral claims on the homestead. The
new law, however, provides that any
coal or other mineral lound on the $40
acres shall - subject to disposal by the
United States in accordance with miner
al laws in effect at the time of such
disposal.
fThe 640-acre law also provides that
persons already having grazing lands
shall have 80 days preference in add
ing adjoining lands to their holdings
until each shall have not to exceed $40
acres, the land thus added to the origi-
nal holdings being adjoining or within
90 miles of the original holdings
Another provision is that where there
are water holes on the land these holes
must be left open for the benefit of the
general public and road leading to
them across the land must be left
open.'
Section l of the act provides that the
640-acre tracts must first be designated
by the secretary of the interior as
"stock raising lands"
Section provides that the lands thus
designated must, in the opinion of the
secretary of the interior, be chiefly
valuable for grazing and raising forage
crops, land that does not contain mer.
charitable timber, that is not suscepti.
BILE to irrigation from any known water
supply, that is of such character that
the $40 acres will be necessary for the
reasonable support of family.
Section provides that any qualified
homestead entryman may enter such
lands, that a former homestead entry
bar against further entry until the
holder shall have not to exceed 64C
acres; that within three years after
entry the entryman shall have made
permanent improvements on the land OF
value of not less than $1.25 and acre
this instead of cultivation that is re
quired of the entryman by the home
stead laws.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-01-18
DIRECT ELECTION OF PRESIDENT
Memorial to Congress Introduced In
House by Representative Anderson.

The Anderson memorial to congress
introduced in the house of representa-
tives calls for the direct election of
president and vice president of the
United States. Under the Anderson
proposal the names of the presidential
and vice presidential candidates will
appear on the ballots.
The memorial is as follows:
"Be it resolved by the house of rep.
resentatives of the state of Idaho, the
senate concurring:
"That, Whereas, the president and
the vice president of the United States,
are, under the existing provisions of the
constitution, elected by the indirect
means of electors chosen by the peo-
pie of the several states, and
"Whereas, 1t is possible, because of
the method of electing a. president and
vice president by means of electors,
for the successful candidates to be
chosen by less than a plurality of the
popular vote, and
"Whereas, The general welfare of
the United States requires the election
of its president and its vice president
by plurality vote of its citizens, now
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the congress of the
United States pass a resolution sub
mitting to the legislatures of the sew,
eral states, an amendment of Section
l, Article II, and Article XII, of the
constitution of the United States, abol
ishing the present method of eleeting q
president and a vice president by
means of electors, and providing fol
the election of these officials by 9
direct vote of the people; and, be il
further
Resolved, That the secretary OF
state of the state of Idaho, be directed
to forward this memorial to the senate
and house of representatives of the
United States, and copies thereof tt
the Idaho senators and representatives
in congress Immediately upon the pas
sage of the same. Capital News.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-01-18
TO SLICE OFF IDAHO COUNTY
Proposed Valley County Take Terri
tory South of Salmon River.

A bill has been introduced in the
legislature providing for the creation
of what is to be known as Valley
county, the same to be carved out of
territory in the north of Boise county
and that section of Idaho county nine
miles east of higgins and south of the
Salmon river. This would take in the
Warrens, Chamberlain Basin, Marshall
Lake, Edwardsburg and Thunder noun
tain sections of Idaho county. As this
territory is tributary to New Meadows
and other towns south of it and the
travel and trade naturally goes in that
way it is generally understood there
is little if any objection to the slicing
off of this section by people in other
sections of Idaho county, providing tho
people in the affected territory desire
to 60.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-01-18
LOCAL BAND STAGE
DAYS OF '49"
SHOW & Dance
roNDAY EVENING, JANUARY 90
THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF "'49'
WILL AGAIN RETURN.
PRESENT OLD DAY EVILS"
Old Time Bar In Charge of Keno
McConnell-Dancing For Those
Who 80 Desire.

Under the auspices of the Grange
vile Cowboy Band an entertainment in
the form of "Days of 49, show and
dance will be given at the Schmadeka
hall by the band boys on the evening
of Monday, January 29th.
Greenbacks and counterfeit currency
will be sold at the affair by the "bank-
err and patrons who buy these bills
amusement devices, such as faro,
roulette wheels, etc, as were popular
in the early days. An old-time bar
will be maintained in one corner of the
room, where Keno Mcconnell and as
sistants will dispense soft "prohibi-
ton" liquors to the thirsty public. For
those who do not care to 'drink and
gamble dancing will be provided, with
music by the Preisz orchestra, the price
of each dance and each drink being one
dollar but "dollaro bills necessary
will be sold by the "banker' at one
dime each.
The Cowboy Band boys will be in
costume and everybody who patronizes
the affair is urged to come in some
costume as worn by the people of the
great west in the old days, though
folks in present-day attire Will OF
course be welcome. A street concert
at noon will probably be given by the
band ON the day of the affair if the
weather permits. Hub Wood, Herman
Miller and Ed Abamson and Harold
Harris constitute the committee in
charge of general arrangements and
they promise an extraordinary program.
The band is in splendid shape now and
as an organization is deserving of the
support of everybody. The boys re-
ceive no financial support from the
town or citizens by direct subscription
and take this means of raising funds
to keep the organization ON solid
footing. Plan to attend the "Days of
40, show and dance. You are assured
of very pleasant and profitable
evening.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-01-18
CHANCE FOR MILL
NOW OFFERED TO
CRANCEV|LLE
UNION WAREHOUSE MEMBERS
LAY PROPOSITION BEFORE THE
PEOPLE OF THIS COMMUNITY
CONSTRUCT MILL & ELEVATOR
Warehouse Has Paid Handsome Divi-
dends and Looks Favorable for Mill
and Elevator Doing the Same

The matter of building flour mill
at Grangeville by the local Farmers
Warehouse Co., assisted by the bust
ness men and citizens generally is be-
ing taken up by Victor Peterson, the
manager of the warehouse company,
and a number of letters have been sent
out to those who would probably be
interested by Mr. Peterson.
The idea at present is to build an
elevator ana medium sized mill in con-
nection, the past years of operation of
the warehouse company showing plainly
they are unable to handle the grain
rendered them. According to the
figures given out by Manager Peterson
since the warehouse company has been
operating, the past five years, divi-
dend of SO per cent has been declared
and also a surplus of several thousand
dollars remains.
There seems to be little question as
to mill paying providing a reasonable
amount of the flour sold in this com
munity is of local manufacture. We
understand the members of the ware
house company and the farmers who be-
long to the union look upon the prop
osition with considerable favor and
are now attempting to feel out the SEN
timent of the business men and town
people. If you are interested call upon
Mr.. Peterson at the union warehouse
who will take pleasure in giving you
full and detailed information. 1t looks
to the average man as if this project
was worthy one and should receive
such support as is necessary to make it
| success.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-01-18

not out for office and as we have re-
ceived no consideration from our party
in power for many years why should we
still support its If there was a ques-
tion of doubt as to which way the wool
growing vote would go, we might re-
ceive more consideration.
s'The year 1916 has been success
full year for the wool grower" said
President Sproat. "Our wool has
brought the highest price ever received
for an Idaho clip and our lambs have
broken all price records. The total re-
ceipts for wool and mutton for the past
year must be approximately $4,000, 900.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-01-18
GOING RIGHT ALONG AT DEWEY.

Fletcher G. Hamshaw, the Seattle
mining man who is now operating the
Dewey, arrived Sunday night and will
remain for short time looking over
the preliminary work that is now being
done at that camp preparatory to the
arrival of the machinery. A crew of
close to dozen men are employed pre-
pairing the buildings, grounds, ETC.. for
extensive operations this spring. Jack
Devine has been secured as the chef
and according to j. F. Sims and Prof
Wadsworth, who walked down to the
camp Sunday, is serving viands that
would tempt most anyone to join the
crew at the camp.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-01-18
DEATH OF WILLIAM EGAN.

Word was received by the writer this
week of the death of William Egan, for
number of years bookkeeper at the
Bales & Jones ranch and man whose
optimistic ways made him more friends
for the length of time he was in the
country than any other fellow we have
known. Mr.. Egan, who has been suf-
fering for years from rheumatism,
passed away at Sedro Wooley, Washing.
ton on the eighth of this month and was
buried at that place, the funeral being
in charge of the Elks lodge of which he
was a member. He is survived by q
wife, who resides at Seattle, one sister
and three brothers, living in st. Paul.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-01-18
AS TO THE RETURN OF THE BOYS

According to a statement in the Lew
iston papers the national guard com
panies of the north will arrive at Lew
iston Sunday but we note by Boise
paper of recent date the mastering out
of the regiment will not take place un-
til Monday, January %. If this be
true we need not look for the boys
home before the last of next week
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-01-18

Sheriff Lafe Yates is among the Elks
attending the meeting at Lewiston to.
night.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-01-18

o,,a neV. II. J. Wood is assisting in
Win iInngelistic services at Nezperce, but
~; %ll return for the usual Sunday ser.
ives at the Federated church.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-01-18

John McGree, who was recently call
ed to Canada on account of his father .
death is expected home this week.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-01-18
DISTRICT COURT TERMS.

Judge G. Steel has announced the
following court terms for his district
for 1917:
Lewiston, for Nez Perce county,
March 5 and Oct. 30.
Grangeville, for Idaho county, Feb
5 and Sept. II.
Nezperce, for Lewis county, April 16
and Oct. is.
Moscow, for Latah county, April 80
and November 26.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-08
RATS IN THE CHICKEN YARD
No Trouble In Getting Rid Of Them by
r Poisoning with cornmeaI and
Sugar Of Lead.

Rats cause great losses In many
poultry yards. There Is no trouble In
getting rid Of them by poisoning with
a mixture Of two parts cornmeal and
one part sugar Of lead. The hand
should not come In contact with the
poison feed. and all other feeds should
be removed SO the rats cannot get
them.
The poisoned feed may be kept away
from the chickens by putting 1t in a
tray, nailed to the middle of the bot
tom Of box Mt least a foot square
and six inches high. The box should
be closed on all sides except for a
number Of inch and half holes bored
through the SIDES near the bottom.
Burn or bury the dead rats SO that
chickens cannot eat them. The de-
cayea flesh of even Imprisoned rats is
likely to cause timber neck, as pto-
maine poison is called In chickens.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-08

A new breed of poultry has come
out from the west and demands the
attention of practical poultry keep
ers. The Oregons being the name of
the new breed, 1t is hardly necessary
to say that II had its origin in the
state Of Oregon. The crossing of
White Leghorns and Barred Plymouth
Rocks produced the original Oregons,
which have been bred up to the pres
ent type by introducing much more
Leghorn blood.
Prof. James Dryden OF the Oregon
Agricultural college, where the work
was done, says that egg production
was the first consideration In the
making Of the new breed. but that
another purpose was to develop an
all-round tyNe Of bird that would
meet the market demands.
The Oregon Is medium In weight be-
tween .the Leghorn and Plymouth
Rock, making 1t good general pur-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-08

pose fowl. At the same time, Its lay.
ing qualities are very high. Several
hens of the new breed have records
Of over 300 eggs in a year. This ten
dency to heavy egg production Is not
simply the result Of crossing two. es-
tabllshed breeds, however, but results
from the selection of heavy layers as
breeding stock, trap nests having been
used as basis.
IN color the Oregons are white and
they are rather close feathered, like
the Leghorns, with medium-sized
combs, yellow legs and yellow skin.
They lay white egg. Yellow-skinned
birds that will weigh four or Ave
pounds and that are heavy producers
of white eggs should meet the require.
ments of great many poultry keep.
ers, both amateurs and professionals.
1t Is likely that much more will be
heard about the Oregon In years to
come.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-08
CUT BONE ENCOURAGES EGGS
Lessons Death Rate In chIsts, and
Keeps Old Stock In Healthier
Condition In Winter.
lBy WILLIAM JAcK.l

When l commenced feeding green
cut bone, about the first thing / did
was to find its feeding value by actual
test. Hens under like conditions, with
fresh-cut green bone added to their
feed laid nearly twice as many eggs
In the winter season and third more
In the summer season than did the
lot without the bone.
Fifty-elght chicks Matched at the
same time from the same kind OF eggs
were divided into two lots and treated
the same, except one lot was fed some
extra. The lot with bone extra to their
feed grew much faster and at the end
Of 13 weeks, the end Of the test, a
person would never have thought the
two lots were the same.
The lot fed the bone We're net only
larger, but had clearer and brighter
plumage. The lot that ate the bone
went through the test with the loss of
but one, while the lot without the
bone sustained loss Of FIVE. This,
with other observations, leads me to
believe feeding bone will lessen the
death rate In chicks and that old stock
will be healthier.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-08

"May I speak to Constance starr.
Mr.. Imes?" she asked. ut Is very Inn
portant. This Is Prudence, her sis
ter" And when Connie came to the
telephone, she cried: "Oh, you blessed
little child, why didn't. you tell me (?
VIII you forgive me. CONNER You're
n dear, sweet, good little darling.
that's what you arc"
"Oh, Prudence !" That was all Con-
ME said, but something In her voice
made Prudence hang up the receiver
quickly, and cry bitterly!
That noon Prudence pronounced
judgment on the sinners, hut her eyes
twinkled, for Carol and Lark had
scolded each other roundly for giving
things awayl
Connie should have refused to obey
you." she said gently, holding Connie
In her arms. "But she has been pun.
lshcd more than enough. But you
twins! In the first place, right now
abolish the Skull and CrOssbones for
ever and ever. And you cannot play
In the barn again for month. And
you must go over to the Averys this
afternoon and tell them about 1t, and
pay for the apples. And you must
send all of your spending money for
the next month to that woman who Is
gathering up things for the bad little
/ children in the reform school-that
will help you remember what happens
to boys and girls who get in the habit
of taking things on the spur of the mo-
mentl"
The twins accepted all of this gra-
ciously, except that which referred to
confessing their sin to their neighbors.
That did hurt! The twins were so SUI
perior, and admirable! They couldn't
bear TO ruin their regulations. But
Prudence stood firm, in spite u their
weeping and wailing. And that after
noon two shame-faced sorry girls
crept meekly In at the Avery's door to
make their peace.
"But about the Skull and Crossbones,
it's mostly punishment for me, Prue,"
said Connie regretfully, ''for the twins
have been In 1t ever since we came to
Mount Mark, and never got In Mt all
And 1 wanted them to call me Lady
Magdalena Featheringale." And Con-
ME sighed.