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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-14

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GREENWOOD, MISS, JUNE IA, 1917.
We have now loaned our Allies S845,OOo,ooo
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A hinge Russian mission is enroute to this coun-
Let's make all traitors see stars and feel
stripes.
u. S. naval gunners favorite targets-German
nAAAAA
Keep right on digging. Every lick means an
other bite.
We wonder what has become Of all the base
ball ~rooters.
There's a bumper crop of war poetry, but most
of it's punk.
AMHAAAA
Senator Lewis advocates hanging for the food
hog. Get a rope!
eQAAAnHa
The London Times asks, "Why God hasn't
stopped the war"
The officers reserve corps has already reached
the 5000 mark.
nAAAAAA
Contribute to every worthy charity that you
are able to help.
sAAAAAAan
Keep smiling. That scowl will not keep you
out of the trenches.
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Record shoe shopping-Uncle Sans purchase
Of 100000 pairs.
nA
What will politicians pull when all communica-
ton is by wireless?
nAAnAAAn
What has become of that fine garden you had
several months ago?
Wilson hasn't. ordered Congress pinched for
breaking the speed a
AnAhAhA
Soldiers dream about home and those at home
dream about the trenches.
AAAAAAA
Honest, now, are you glad or sorry you did not
try backyard gardening?
A mans honesty very often varies in an in
verse ratio to MS wealth..
Hoke Smith sees the point Of that joke of nom
mating him for President.
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Where some people get the money they spent
is another mystery to us.
A Barnacle: The fellow who won't flight
won't work, won't buy a bond.
Even br'er Bryan has been convinced that a,
&a army cannot be made overnight.
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Our idea of the hardest job there is-runnin,
a war in such a way as to please 100, OO0,O 900 PEG
IN pie.
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One way to make a baldhead man mad is
send him a treatise on the care and preservatio
of the hair.
nAAMAAAA
Seven billion dollars and ten million men RICH
off the reel is a sample of what America can d
when it wills.
AAAAAADN
It's a good guess Secretaries Baker and Dal
iels are doing better than their knockers woul
in their places.
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War does a lot Of things, yet we can't belie>
our sailors in English waters have already col
frmed tea drinkers.
AAAAAAA
Out of Russia's melting pot may come a rule
who can rule, but he is more apt to be self-appoin
ed than to be elected.
AAAAAhA
Slackers who skipped out Of the country
avoid the draft registration should be prompt
deprived Of their citizenship.
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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-14
THE KEET BABY KILLERS.

Finding of the body of little Lloyd Keet, IA
months old son of J. Holland Keet, Springfield
Mo-. millionaire, clears the myste " OF what be-
came of the child, but intensifes another mystery
how anyone with a semblance Of humanity and
pity could in cold blood murder an innocent babe.
Indications are that the baby was thrown IN
the we'll shortly after it was kidnapped; in other
words, the lad was spirited from home and muir
dered without conjunction of conscience or rea-
son sufficient for a criminal to recognize.
1t might have occurred to a gang OF lowest
type criminals that if a successful spirlting away
were impossible, or a ransom unsafe, that they
might let the child live. They might have set 1t
at large or tied it to a tree so that it might be
found.
But dead men tell nc tales"-and even chill
dren don't, it seems. So these infamous, foul
minded, heart-polluted and cloven-foot MANAGES
flung this beautiful child IN an abandoned well.
Rarely has the law been on the trail OF such
debased characters and the nation hopes for JUS
tice-and this once, when guilt is proven, hat 1t
won't be tempered with mercy.
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TRENCH RLASTING.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-14

TAXI TN Daily Commonwealth.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-14
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WAR A ON LAND.
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Everything is being war-taxed to some extent
except idle land. An agitation has been started in
Washington, however, that this be rectifed, par
ticularly when it became known that great real
estate operators were soliciting funds from men
of large incomes to be put into the purchase of
idle lands for speculative purposes, so that such
men might evade the paying Of their just war tax
es on incomes and otherwise.
Some rich men have all been caught buying
land instead Of Liberty bonds. Of course, they are
the exception; but this practice might spread If
not made impossible.
Unearned increment on idle land has been a
subject of debate for generations. A polt OF
ground gains in value, as everyone knows, through
the increasing proximity Of others. The owner
of such a lot needs to do nothing at all to make
the land more valuable-others do it for him
merely by their presence.
There is no reason why this "unearthed" cap.
ital that is added to the value of such lands should
not be war taxed along with other profits.
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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-14
TRENCH BLASTING.
ID 70 IA "a

The blasting of trenches, such as IS done
through the use Of underground mines on the
western front, is the most effective but at the
same time the slowest method known to win
ground.
The late blasting of German trenches in Bel
GUM, done last fall and completed early this
spring and awaited an opportune moment tor
their touching off,"
Obviously, when exploded, the trenches are
easily taken by a wave of attacks, because the
defenders are in no position to offer resistance.
The weak point about this kind OF lighting,
however, is that the tunnels be dug far under the
enemy's lines, so that resistance to the attack
naturally is met with further back.
Trench blasting by underground minds, there
fore, is long, tedious and effective within a short
,adius only. The blasting done by high explosive
artillery is effective over a much greater radlt
and in the long run is much mare effective. I'm
derground mining is a concentration at one point
big bore guns range can be concentrated at many
points at will and have been the mainstay OF the
,llied offensive.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-14
GEN. pERSHING'S PECULARITIES.
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When Gen. Pershing and his doughty warriors
arrive on the western front tragic trenches will
see a military officer who believes in efficient or
ganization, and at the same time one who possess
es peculiarties that from time memorial have gone
into the makeup of surprising military heroes.
Pershing hates >slothfulness in the colder; he
likes cleanliness, a machine-ike military bearing,
and everlasting preparedness for any emergency.
Once he stopped a military review to complain
about a company's rusty rifles, and no excuse
would go. He is a regular Prussian when it comes
to "the last belt buckle" being in place and shiny.
Like Gen. Haig, Pershing does not like publi-
city. He talks little, but what he says counts for
much. He isn't strong with the war correspond
ents because he doesn't like them around him, a
trait that it will be hard for the newspapers to ov-
erlook. Pershing is the type Of soldier that Amer
lea, on the whole, likes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-11
RED GROSS TRAIN TO
 BE HERE THURSDAY
Army Officers Will Take Part in Tour of State in Interest of Mem-
 bership Drive.

Rev. H. A. Stowell, chairman of the local chapter of the American Red Cross society, received a telegram last night from Little Rock, announcing the perosnnel of the speaking party which will be on the Allies Special" the train which will tour the state in the interest of the Red Cross Christ mas membership drive and winch will
 be in this city Thursday morning. Those who will address the local people at this time are Brig. Gen.
 Davis, Col. Van Schaick, Major Hood, Captain Rawcliffe, of the British army, Lieut.. Sigard, of the French army, and Harry Meyers.
 This train will arrive in this city
 Thursday about noon, and shortly af- ter the lunch hour short addresses will
 be made from the rear of the train by the above speakers. From this city
 the train will go to Altheimer and Wabbaseka, where short talks will be
 be made Thursday afternoon. The en-
 tire state will be toured by this party
 and it is expected that much inter- est will be stimulated in the Christ
 mas campaign for memebrs now being
 conducted by the Red Cross society.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-11
CASE OF FRED SMITH
 POSTPONED BY U. 5,
Member I. w. w. Knows His Organ. izati0n Is Enemy to the
 Government.

The hearing of Fred w. Smith, whose real name is Fred w. Zarnitsky, was postponed until December 20th, yesterday before United States Com missioner A. l.. Burnett, in order that Investigating officials may have more time to look into Smiths record. Smith was arrested recently in con- !nection with the wreck of the Mis-
 souri Pacific south-bound passenger
 train at Higgins Spur. He admits be- ing member of the Industrial Work
 ers' of the World and had a card,
 showing membership in this order, on
 his person when he was arrested.
 Smith stated at the examination yes
 terday that he knows the members
 of the I. w. w. are enemies to the
 government but that he did not know this when he joined. He said that
 there were members of this order who were called "rebels" and that these men are considered better members because they are more active than the rest.
 Smith was arrested in Parkdale sometime ago, charged with having wrecked a train near that place, but was released on account of insutfici- ent evidence to convict.
 Shortly after his arrest here, Smith
 wrote to the financial secretary of the 1. w. w. for assistance, and received
 the reply that the I. w. w. was not
 charitable organization and that
 they could do nothing for him, adding,
 however, if he had been arrested on ac-
 count of "doing something for the
 union" his case would be entirely diff
 ferent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-11
'SIMMON COMES TO OWN.
Persimmon Pie, Persimmon Breat Valuable War Diet.

Fayetteville, Ark, Dec. 10. - The persimmon, hitherto despised and neg lected. has at last come into it's own No more expensive figs or dates, but instead persimmons whip, persimmon preserves, persimmon pudding, per- simmon pie, and even persimmon bread. Young women in the depart ment of home economics of the Uni versity of Arkansas are being taught to prepare innumerable delicacies with this common fruit. The date is the only fruit which has a greater food value than the persimmons, according to Miss Ruth Speerstra, acting head ot the department of home economies.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-11
Five Large Boxes, Contain. ing Garments for Soldiers
 Left Yesterday.
PINE BLUFF BRANCH
 IS SUPPLEMENTED
Chairman of Standards Committee Sends Letter of Praise to Local Chapter, Saying Work is Ex-
 ceedingly We'll Done.


 Over $1 1000 worth of material was shipped by the local chapter of the American Red Cross society yesterday to the bureau of supplies at St. Louis, the shipment being packed in five large boxes. This will be the last shipment to be made until after the holidays as it was announced by Mrs. Millie Haizlip, chairman of the sew ing room, that this department of the chapter was closed yesterday and no more work will be done until after Christmas.
 At the request of divisional head quarters, however, work in making surgical supplies will not be suspend led, as the Red Cross society is very anxious to get all the material of this nature possible in hand at the earliest moment and letter to the local chapter urged that work on sur gical dressings, etc., be pushed ener- getically and that the material be shipped as soon as made. On this account, the surgical supplies room will not be closed during the holiday period and will be open every day as usual.
 Compliments Workers.
 A letter was received yesterday from Mrs. Katherine Burlingame, chairman of the standards committee of the bureau of supplies at St. Louis, in which she stated that the Pine Bluff chapter is attracting wide attention for the accurate work being done in it's various departments and urging that more material of the same quail |ity be sent as fast as possible. "Such good wok as you are doing is always acceptable and We must say that it lis exceedingly well done," the letter Tread in part.
 Supplies Shipped. The total value of the material ship ped yesterday would exceed 1000 and for the past several months the local chapter has averaged this amount in supplies sent to the divisional bu- lreau. The five; hexes sent yesterday contained PCS pairs of pajaana suits, 107 pillow cases, 66 operating shirts, IS taped bed shirts, P shoulder wraps, 12 opearting caps, 288 knitted sponges, |8O pairs of woolen socks, 60 pairs of woolen wristlets, 88 woolen sweaters, 40 woolen mufflers and 15 woolen hel- nets.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-11
c. M. E. ANNOUNCES
 NEW APPOINTMENTS

England, Dec. 10.-Tle Little Rock annual conference of the c. NJ. E. church closed it's twenty-eighth ses- sion here today, the closing exercises being marked by a strong sermon by Bishop Carter. The bishop an nounced the following appointments in the Pine Bluff district for 1918:
 Pine Bluff District-F. l.. Boney, presiding elder; Pine Bluff station, N. C. Smith; West End and Battle vile, J. c. Clark; Moscow and Grady, P. T. Wilkins; Gould and Murry's chapel. T, J. Jeffries; Dermott and Lake Village. Wesley Easly; Eudora and Carryola, A. z. Jones (supply); Portland and Wilmot, k. D. Hughes; Crossett and Hamburg and Warren, J. s. Cooper; Winchester and Wal nut Lake, R. s. Hortono; Dumas and Reedsville, G. w. Davis; Blissville and Morrell mission, to be supplied; Mount Roe mission. to be supplied; !; McGehee and Arkansas City, to be supplied.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-11
THREE ACCUSED MEN
 ENTER GUILTY PLEAS
Another Is Conivcted, While Fifth Be. fore Circuit Court Yesterday Is
 Acquitted,

Three pleas of guilty, one conviction by a jury and one acquital were re- suits in five criminal cases heard be- fore Judge w. B. Sorrells in the cir cult court yesterday. D. w. Hilton, charged with selling liquor; Columbus Hazel, charged with grand larceny, and George w. Green, charged with dis turbing the peace, were the three who admitted guilt. Hilton and Hazel were each sentenced to one year in the pen itentiary; Green was sentenced to pay fine of $1O. Fred Jones, charged with the theft of $14 from Blaser & son. was conivcted by jury and sen fenced to one year. The man acquit- ted is J. w. Cross, who was indicted on charge of grand larceny, the al- legation being that he had appropri- ated a hog. The jury that heard the case returned verdict of not guilty.
 A charge of disposing of mortgaged property, against E. w. Hilton, was dismissed on motion of Prosecuting Attorney T. G. Parham, after Hilton had pleaded guilty to selling liquor.
 In the case of c. c. Harrison and J. P. Ferguson, defendants in a suit brought by the state to recover on a bond, ordered forfeited this forfeiture order was set aside, upon the payment of costs.
 The suit of w. H. Glover & sons vs. Southern Grocery company, on a con tract, was dismissed at the cost of plaintiff.
 The only criminal case, remaining on the docket is that of Henry Moore, indicted on charge of murder. This case is set for trial aSturdaq Moore is accused of shooting to death c. J. Hill, a colored preacher of Moscow.
 Twelve to Pen. Today.
 With the acceptance yesterday of prison sentences by Hilton and Hazel, twelve accused have entered pleas of guilty to offenses entailing incarcer- ation in the penitentiary.
 With the acceptance yesterday by Hilton and Hazel of prison sentences, twelve accused have, within the past week, entered pleas of guilty to indict- ments for offenses entaining incarcer- ation in the penitentiary. One of these is Ike Turner, who will serve 21 years for killing Henry Lee, another ne- gro. The shooting occurred near Cornerstone, Lee dying in hospital here. Turner fled, but was arrested at Grady about two weeks ago, when he returned to this county.
 The entire twelve will be taken to the penitentiary at Little Rock today by Sheriff R. H. Williams. In the party with Turner, Hilton and Hazel will be:
 Stanley Latting, selling liquor, one year.
 Lee Endsley and Jim Henderson, burglary and grand larceny, each one yeAr.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-11
REPORTS MANY CASES OF RHEU-
 MATISM CURED

A well'known downtown druggist, reports heavy sale on tho prescrip- tion C-2223 for the relief and cure of the worst forms of rheumatism. By orybocy who suffers from rheuma- tism should keep off the damp ground, keep the feet dry, drink lots of pure water and take daily dose of Prescription C-2223 to keep down and eNpel the uric acid from the blood. Those terrible aches and lains, swollen muscles, aching back and every form of rheumatism can be easily cured by following the few simple directions on every bottle of C-222S. So many remarkable cures have been made by this wonderful prescription that any of our readers who suffer are urged and advised to ask any druggist for Prescription C-2223 and take it as directed on the prescription pasted on each bottle.
 Adyt,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-11
ARRESTS ALLEGED
 PAYROLL PADDER

Henry Murdock, negro section fore, man on the St. Louis Southwestern railway, was arrested yesterday b! Special Agent w. D. Fiveash at Faith and brought to this city, where >he was placed in jail. He will be given a hearing tomorrow morning before Justice of the Peace Thos. Smith, on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. It is alleged that Murdock carried 2 number of "dead head" names on his payroll and pocki eted the money which was supposed to have been paid to them.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-11

Write or wire us your wants. We pay the charges.
 Established over 31
 years.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-11
Perfect BeInQ.

Once upon time there was . hu man being who never made mistake And his neat little tombstone records the fact that he was one day old when he died.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-11
Buy Diamonds

The buyer depending to quite extent the merchant i,
 important house should be of undoubted reponb
 e therefore only fitting that gift should be identified wS G estabshent The value which you for your by important than the price you pay for . diamond. '<
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-11

Heartburn is symptom of indiges- tion. Take dose of HERB1NE in such cases. The pain disappears in- stantly. The bowels operate speedily and you feel fine, vigorous and cheer full. Price soc. Sold by w. s. De- woody & Co.-Adv.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-11

Victor M. Harrison, who has been quite i'll for some time at the Davis hospital, was removed from that in stitution to his home yesterday and his condition is reported to be con- siderably improved.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-11
MEMS MEETING SUNDAY.

. An enthusiastic meeting of the Mems Christian Workers league was held at the First Methidist church Sunday afternoon, at which time an address was made by B. F. lAshcraft. F. Garland May presided and the meeting was conducted in the manner of the Stephens "pop-corn" sessions.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-11

John Pearson, Will Can't, Robert Moore, Jim Burks, Robert Davis and Ed Bunkley, grand larceny, each one year.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-01-16
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, u.
Land Office at Occur d'Alene,
Idaho, Dec. i9, 1916. Notice is
hereby given that William C.
.ewis Of Benewah, Idaho, who on
February 13, 1914, made home
stead entry serial O7247 for SW-
a SEA, SEA SW a, Sec. 20, T..
As N, r. 3 W., and who on June
1912, made additional home
tead entry, serial O782O for SW-
a SWA Sec. 20, SEA SEA,
&c. 80, Il. as n, r. W.. b. NJ,
las filed notice Of intention to
make five year proof to establish
claim to the land above described
before Warren II. Shepherd, Clerk
of the District Court at st. Maries
Idaho, on the 25th day Of Janu-
airy, 1917. Claimant names as
witnesses: T. A. Clausen, R. b.
Howard, Joe Zaner and Joe
Schick, all of Benewah, Idaho.
FRANK LANGLEY, Register.
Dec. 26-Jan. %.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-01-16
ORDER

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL DIS
TRICT OF THE STATE OF
IDAHO.
In the Matter of Fixing Regu-
lar Terms of Said Court for the
year 1917.
1t is hereby ordered that regu-
lar terms of the District Court
in the several counties of this
Judicial District for the year 1917
be and the same are hereby fixed
and established to begin as fol-
lows:
At Occur d'Alene, in Kootenai
County, January goth, September
nth.
At Boomers Ferry, in Boundary
County, February Goth, Novem-
her 5th.
At st. Maries, in Benewah
County, February 5th, November
5th.
At Standpoint, in Bonner Coun-
ty, March 18th, September 18th.
Occur d'Alene, Idaho,
December 80, 1916.
r. N. DUNN,
JOHN M. FLYNN,
District Judges.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-01-16

on May IS. 1910, made Home
stead entry No. O4335 for SWH e.
NEH, SEA NEH, NWH Sc
q and Lot B., Section %, Town
ship 46 n, Range 2 W., Boise
Meridian, has filed notice of in
tention to make year proof to
establish claim to the land above
described before Warren T. Shep-
perd, Clerk of the District Court
at st. Maries, Idaho, on the oath
day of Feb, 1917. Claimant
names as witnesses: A. +. Alder
~, of st. Maries, Idaho, Chas. J
Cromwell, of st. Maries, Idaho,
Fred J. Russell, Of st. Maries,
Idaho, w. G. Shaw, of st. Maries,
Idaho.
FRANK LANGLEY, Register
Jan. 16-Feb. 10.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-01-16
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

department Of the Interior, u.
S. Land Office at Occur d'Alene.
Idaho, Dec. 5, 1910. Notice is
hereby given that Emil Magni, OF
st. Maries, Idaho, who, on No
vomber II, 1913, made home
stead entry serial No. O9O52 for
NWA SWA, SWA SWA, NE
4 SWA, NWA sen, Section
%, Township 46 N, Range 3
West, Boise Meridian, has filed
notice Of intention to make COM
mutation proof to establish claim
to the land above described be-
fore Warren T. Shepherd, Clerk
of the District Court, at st.
Maries, Idaho, on the 10th day Of
January, 1917. Claimant names
as witnesses: A. d. Peacock, f.
A. Johnston, Dave Reddecopp and
Andrew Dickey, all Of St. Maries,
Idaho.
FRANK LANGLEY, Register
Dec. i2-Jan. i6
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, U.
S. Land ONCE at Occur d'Alene.
Idaho, December %, 1916. No
tice is hereby given that Luke
Love of st. Maries, Idaho, who on
January II, 1913, made Home
stead entry No. Os339 for NV a -
NWA Section IA, Township 46
~, Range ? W., Boise Meridian,
has filed notice of intention to
make Communication Proof to es-
tablish claim to the land above
described before Warren T.
Shepherd, clerk of the district
court at st. Maries, Benewah Co.,
Idaho, on the 9th day of Febru-
airy, 1917. Claimant names as
witnesses: Jol Collar of St. Maries
Idaho, Robert Hall of St. Maries.
Idaho, James Cyphers, of St.
Maries, Idaho, B. l.. Rambo Of
St. Maries, Idaho.
FRANK LANGLEY, Register
Jan. Feb. 6.
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NOTICE FoR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, u.
S. Land ONCE at Occur d'Alene.
Idaho, Jan. 5, 1917. Notice is
hereby given that Joseph Zwie-
ner Of Sebesta, Idaho, who, on
April 2i, 1914, made Homestead
entry No. O7394 for SEX NEH
Section 4 and Lot 6, SWA NWH
NW14 SW Il Section 8, Township
"A ~, Range 3 W., Boise Merid-
ian, has filed notice Of intention
to make Five Year Proof, to es-
tablish claim to the land above
described, before Warren T.
Shepperd, clark OF the district
court, at St. Maries, Idaho, on
the 10th day OF February, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Robert Siefert of Sebesta, Idaho.
w. T. Yearout of Sebesta, Idaho.
Joseph Schweighart of Sebesta.
Idaho, Paul Sebesta, OF Sebesta