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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-01-04
odd DISCOVERY
IN HOLLOW TREE
MYSTERY OF CURIOUS KNIFE 10
STILL uNsolvED
BIG Wind Levels Giant Elm and Lad
Ventures Into lnterior-An
Old Landmark Gone.

Hesperia, Mich When the giant
elm tree on the corner of the Water
man farm, three miles north Of this
village, recently fell, one Of the oldest
landmarks of the vicinity passed
away. The most remarkable thing
about this tree, however, is the fact
that curious knife was found en-
bedded inside it.
During windstorm ten or twelve
years ago the top of the tree blew of.
A small hole soon appeared at its
base. The next year this had in
creased to a foot or more in dia-
meter, and the following year was
large enough to admit mans body
The cavity, however. having become
the home of numerous snakes, no.
body took the trouble to look into it..
The hole kept increasing in size
from year to year until, in the sum-
mer of 1914, lad of the neighbor-
hood. named Mansfield, who had al
ways wished to explore the hole,
screwed up courage to investigate.
Living on his back, he pushed himself
into the opening and looked up.
The tree was hollow it's entire
length, and he could see the sky
above But what surprised and de-
lighted him was to see the knife,
sticking about ten feet up across the
hollow. Both ends were EMBEDDED in
the decaying wood. Greatly excited
at his find, he secured slender pole
and, after much maneuvering, got II
into the tree and disloged the knife
The knife is about fourteen inche;
long and gave evidence of having
beer made from a saw blade. 1t was
evidently never finished, as the edge
is very dull. The wooden handle must
have decayed long since, as no wood
was found clinging to the rivets.
When the first white men settled il
the neighborhood an Indian trail, evi
old elm tree. A few rods to the NORTH
spring bubbled out from hill, anC
around this spring the Indians en-
camped. After the white men came
| a State road was built, which follow
ed the old trail for miles. The Indian!
still continue to use the road in thei
| yearly migrations from Grand Havel
to the north country. A cleared spac,
of an acre or two in the Waterman
woods shows where they camped. Th
ground there is so hard that, even a
this date, the grass refuses to grow
When the farm was cleared the oil
EN- was allowed to stand. And ther
it stood, a memento of the India
days, until short time\ago, when
heavy windstorm sent it crashing t
the ground. In its fall across the roa
it demolished four rural mail boxe
which stood on the opposite corner
All that remains of the old landmar
Is a pile of stove wood and the oil
knife which was taken from its hear
and whose history probably neve
will he known.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-01-04
STATE BRIEFS

Genoa.-Five-year-o Orma Nit
tendorf was killed and his father, the
Rev. T.. M. Mittendorf, mother and
sister, seriously injured when the auto
in which they were riding was struck
by a Lake Shore Electric limited last
week.
ington.-Following a visit to
Secretary of War Baker to urge
speedy return of the Ohio troops from
the border, Senator Harding sent
letter to Governor Willis today in
which he declared it to be Bakers
policy 'tto relieve our forces as rapid
ly as possible" and that "it Is not un-
reasonable to expect the return of the
Chic regiments within short time"
FiudIay.-Never regaining consci-
BUSINESS after fall from windmill
one week ago, John w. Sands, 81, died
today from his injuries at his home
near this city. The accident occurred
when the ladder on the windmill
broke and he fell to the frozen ground
u distance Oh oO IeeC.
Port CIinton-Lighthouse at Port
Clinton, Marblehead, Putin Bay,
Green Island and West Sister have
been closed for the winter. The lake
is frozen solid and the mail carriers
are able to make the trip from Putin
Bay to Catawaba Island.
SANDUSKY.-Ever public school
pupil in Sandusky may have a part
in assisting in caring for crippled chill
dren by saving waste paper If plan
prepared by School superintendent
Begg meets the approval Of the board
of education.
TIFFIN.-Fire Of unknown origin
destroyed dairy house on the farm
of Edmund II. Work east of this city.
The damage was $500. Seventy five
gallons Of milk, quantity of cream
a gas engine and dairy machinery
were destroyed. The house, to which
the dairy house was adjacent, was
saved by heroic work of neighbors.
other animals refusing to drink city
water and hundreds of housewives
and others complaining Of the foreign
odors and taste in the city water sup
ply. city officials have appealed to The
state board of health for relief. With
in thel asst week the bay water ha:
been polluted by carbolic acid ant
coal tar product.
TOLEDO.-Louisville, KY, will b.
headquarters for the farm loan banl
district which will include Ohio. To
ledo made an active canvass to hav
the bank located here. The latter cit!
and the state of Ohio will be in tn
Fourth district. 1t will include In
diana, Kentucky and Tennessee. Th
country has been divided into twelv
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-01-04
Starting a Cold Engine.

Difficulty in starting a gasoline en-
CINE in cold weather may be relieved
by one of the following means:
Fill the water jacket or radiator
with hot water.
Heat the gasoline by putting bot
tie of it in hot water, being careful
to keep the cork off the bottle.
Place few drops of ether in the
priming cap or spark plug hole.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-01-04

went home. There she discovered
her loss when she went to put her
coat on the following morning. She
hurried back to the telephone e1-
change, searched her locker in vain
and then again started for home.
At a street corner she stepped into
the gutter, turned her ankle when her
shoe slipped on her pocketbook, stoop.
ed and recovered her wealth and then
went to be happily married.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-01-04
UNITED STATES TO HAVE
DANISH WEST INDIES
People of Denmark So Decide, by
Referendum Vote.

BY ''plehiscite" or referendum vote
the people of Denmark have decided
to accept the offer of the United
States to buy the Danish West Indies.
The vote in favor is reported by
cable to be about 2S3 5000 in total
vote Of about 100000.
These islands lie off the east and
southeast coast Of Porto Rico. There
are three large ones and a number
Of smaller islets.
This will be the first increase of
American territory since the Philip
pines were added in 1898, except a
bit Of Samoa In 1899.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-01-04
Attacks officers With Ak to Free
"Her Man."

"Her Man."
Lincoln, Neb.--A woman hitched
with a mule to wagon and driving
slowly down the road near the State
Prison, was picked UP by Sheriff
Hyers. She gave the name of Mrs
Hopkins, and said that her husband
had been driving her as he would an
animal.
The man denied the story in part
and insisted that he had taken his
turn in the harness besides the mule.
When the man entered the Sheriff's s
automobile the woman attempted to
beat the officers off with an ak, insist
ing that they should give UP "her
man."
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-01-04

EASY MONEY-Send us names and addresses
of those who wish to buy automobiles. You
get check for $500 on every sale made. Get
busy, send in the names now. New York
Supply Co., $40 West 1856 ST., New York City.
N. Y.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-01-04

ing eggs for market, he may obtain
considerable revenue from the sale Of
broilers during une and July. fowls
during September and October and
capons from January to April
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-01-04

TARMS-If you want one or have ops
for sale. or II you have poultry OF
stock for SALE. send SOC cash for n
word notice in best list weekly papers
In Ohio and Michigan. The results
are sure. Address Farm Lists, SIS
Hrie st.. Toledo. Ohio.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-01-04
DELAYS WEDDING LONG ENOUGH
TO FIND A PURSE SHE LOST
Maiden (Mass.) Telephone Operator
Finds $36 She Had Dropped
and Ceremony Proceeds.

Boston.-Miss Helen Storey, Nal
den telephone operator, delayed her
wedding preparations just long
enough to walk to Maiden Square and
pick from the gutter her pocketbook
containing $36. She had dropped it
there early the previous evening.
Smiling, she returned home and few
hours later became the bride Of Will
lam Henry Easily.
When Miss Storey finished her
duties at the telephone exchange she
received her salary and stuffed it in
to a small pocketbook. Then she
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-01-04
FINDS HER TWIN BABIES
PLAYING WITH A SNAKE
The Trio Are Having a jolly Time
When Neishbor Rushes In and
DISPATCHES the Reptile.

D'oPaeS'SS s"S 'hSPN'Ss
Altoona, Pa.-Hearing her 1-year-
old twins. Harold and Howard, laugh.
ing and lisping baby talk that seemed
considerably more boisterous than
usual. Mrs. Robert Shaal OF Wehn-
wood. suburb, peeped into the
kitchen to see what they were doing.
She was Mortified to find them play
ing with 3-foot blacksnake.
The reptile crawled over and about
the little ones. and the twins grabbed
at its. head and tail, but 1t would
wriggle away. Snake and the babies
seemed to have the time of their lives.
Mrs. Shall screamed for help. and
neighbor rushed In and dispatched
the unwelcome visitor.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-01-04
In Order to Introduce Our
BUSINESS COURSE

equal to any given in modern colleges,
will send the complete course on re-
ceipt of ST. Money back If dissatis-
fled. Charges prepaid. MiIIer's Lit
erary Agency, I'll Reisinger Ave,
Dayton, Ohio.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-01-04

AGENTS-DR. SNYDER'S Remedial Soap.
Toilet prescriptions, extracts and food pro-
iucts beat everything for agents profits.
cinnati, Ohio
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-01-04

MICHIGAN FRUIT FARM FOR SALE.
1913 acres, on Dixie Highway. In
Elegant bldgs. Address Box ], Co
hoctah, Mich.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-01-04

FOR SALE 80 ACRES Of land, Pike tovnship,
Fulton County, Ohio. Write Arthur Tar
ner, Morenci, Mich.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-01-04

EVERYBODY SUFFERING PILES,
Fistula, Fissures. liberation, Constipa-
tion, Bleeding, Itching. Write. Free
trial. Positive, painless pile cure. s.
u. Tarney, Auburn, Ind.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-05-25
Mrs. Bartlett Bead

Matte Davis Raymond was
born at DeSoto, Missouri, April
25, 1851, her father being killed
during the Civil war. She was
married September 20, 1881, to
Nash G. Bartlett. They con-
tinued to reside in Missouri till
June 1884, when they came to
Idaho and took up a pre-emption
near Cottonwood. They were
among the first settlers in the
vicinity, and have lived here ever
since with the exception of about
four years spent in the East.
Mrs. Bartlett was not in rugged
health for the past few years,
and last September she suffered
a stroke of paralysis from which
she partially recovered, but an
other stroke occurred on Sunday,
May 13 and she died at 6:2O p.
m. Tuesday, May %. Funeral
services were held at the home
Thursday afternoon. In the alb.
sence of Rev. E. A. K. Grant,
Rev. H. J. Wood, of Grangeville,
oficiated and Undertaken A. ].
Maugg was in charge.
Her husband and two sons,
Raymond F., of Keuterville, and
William Leland, of Ashmoor,
Mont, remain to mourn the loss
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-05-25

Owing to the general appeal to
the citizens of the country to con-
serve the food supply, the North
ern Pacific railway company has
announced that it will discontinue
serving the famous big baked po-
tato in its dining cars during the
continuance of the war. This is
done because single potato of
the size usually served is more
than an individual will eat, the
waste often being more than so
per cent of the potato.
The federal Mining and Smelt-
ing Co., operating in the Coeur
d. Alene and Wood River regions
of Idaho has declared a quarterly
dividend of $4,000. This is at
the rate of II per cent. Disburse-
ment will be made on June Is to
stock of record May %. This
payment will raise the total. for
the year to $27O,OOO and the
grand total to $13, ,5O6. .695 on pre-
ferred stock. To this may be
added So, 70S, 750 paid on common
stock, which would raise the total
of Federal distributions to $16,-
215, 445.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-05-25
Commander All Tin

American consumers will have
to deny themselves canned beans
and canned soups for a time. The
war can committee, comprising
the tin can makers, can manu-
facturers, Gamers and govern
ment officials, announced that a
shortage of tin makes it impera-
tive that cans be supplied only to
packers of perishable foods.
The order will be effective for
go days or perhaps longer and
will be put into operation over
the vigorous protest Of the bean
and soup packers who declare it
means ruin. All cans made in
this country for the present will
go to Gamers of fruits and vege-
tables and to Canadian Gamers
of soups and beans for troops at
the front. Soldiers in France, it
is held must use canned products
because of a lack Of cooking fa-
cilities.
No cans hereafter will go to
packers of products who can sub
stitute paper or other containers.
No tin will go to packers of a
hundred different kinds of toilet
articles and many other commod-
tiles.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-05-25
Idaho Holiday June 5

Boise, Idaho, May 19.-Tues-
day, June 5, declared by an act
of President Wilson to be regis
tration day in the nation when
the young men of the United
States will offer their services to
their country by filing their
names with accredited registrars,
is set aside in Idaho as a legal
holiday by Governor Alexander.
In a proclamation issued today
the governor calls upon all citi-
zens to suspend their respective
business and to show their patri-
otism by assisting in such ways
as they can in making the event
an historical one. The display of
national flags is urged, together
with other evidences of loyalty.
The governor was formally no.
tilted of the issuance of the pres
ident's proclamation following
the passage of the conscription
bill. He was also notified of the
plans under way to concentrate
the army divisions for military
service.
Colonel Edelblute received in
structions to recruit the second
Idaho to war strength of $50 men
to company, which will neces-
state the enlistment of Ats addi-
tional men. The Boise barracks
has been designated as the re-
cruiting station. The order makes
it possible for those who are
within the age limitations to vol
unteer their services before the
draft law goes into effect.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-05-25
Save Your Bottles

Home canning specialists urge
every housekeeper to save bottles
especially wide-necked ones
for putting up fruits, preserves,
jellies, jams, and fruit juices.
Saving of bottles is highly inn
portant, they say, as there threat
ems to be a serious shortage of
regular jars and preserving cans
this season.
The fruit products named, If
sealed with corks and paraffin, can
be kept perfectly in these make
shift containers. Jellies, jams
and preserves can be kept even in
ordinary drinking glasses, by the
use of paper and paraffin. Fruit
juices should be packed in ordi-
nary small-necked bottles.
Vegetables, soups and meats,
on the other hand, to keep must
be sealed by the usual fruit jar
or tin can packing methods. Re-
serve regular containers Of foods
that can not be packed in bottles.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-05-25

tion of the state highway and for
enough more to handle such ad-
ditional road work within the
district as may be deemed advis-
able. This plan is thought to be
entirely feasible and the matter
viii be given consideration by
the residents of the . pFenn, Cot.
tonwood and Ferdinand highway
districts in order to arrange to
join with the highway commits
sion in completing the state high
way across the prairie at the
proper time. 1t is thought To-
cally that the district bond cleo
tions could be held some time
this fall and the bonds be sold
next spring or summer when ac-
tual construction on the road
might be commenced.
LATER. Ed. Blake returned
this morning from GrangeviIle
and reports another stormy road
meeting there last night. which
finally resulted in the withdrawal
of Lake highway district and
Grangeville and White Bird
agreeing to finance the road be-
tween the two places. The sur
vey will be changed somewhat in
that locality.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-05-25
Made Good Record at Traps

A number of members of the
local gun club got out Sunday
afternoon and, in spite of the
cold day and strong wind at
times, made a very creditable
showing at the traps. 1t was the
first shoot for some of the boys
in years and others had never
tried their hand at slaughtering
the festive clay pidgeon but they
all did we'll considering the cir
cumstances and the local club
promises to turn out some good
shots when the members once get
into form. Following is a record
of the afternoons shooting:
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-05-25

of a loving wife and devoted
mother. She is also survived by
one sister, Mrs. Carrie Alger, of
st. Louis, Missouri. Mrs. Bart
lett was a member of the Cotton
wood Community Church and
stood high in the esteem of all
who knew her during her many
years of residence here. The
deep sympathy of many friends
go out to the sorrowing relatives
in their bereavement.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-05-25
Card of Thanks

We desire to extend our heartfelt
thanks to the many friends who tend
cred us assistance and sympathy dur,
ing our late bereavement and especial,
ly thank those who contributed the
beautiful floral offerings. Words can.
not express our feelings for the favori
shown us.
Nash G. Bartlett
and Family.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-05-25
Oldfeld Makes Tractor


The feelin gs of the aged, even
those of royal blood, are not held
in reverence by the rising gener-
alton. Barney" Oldfeld pur-
chased a 1908 Cadillac some time
ago and this week stripped it of
its running gear, substituting the
wheels and other paraphernalia
of a Ford tractor. The idea of a
kingly Cadillac, dressed up in the
accouterments Of a Ford tractor,
having to spend its last days
pulling a plow, is sad indeed. =
Kendrick Gazette.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-05-25

Julian Jones was in town late last
week and left to join the navy. Be
fore leaving his home across the river
he was given a farewell camp fire din
ner under the apple blossoms by Mr..
and Mrs. R. P. Nash, the Jones and
Nash families and other friends being
present.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-05-25

Four hundred thousand men, On many bloody plain
The brave the good the true Their ready they
In tangled wood in mountain glen, ana poured tne lie Oood ike
-,
On battle plain in prison pen, A 49, > b..
Lie dead for and you'll ro ooin f,r mo o,J e.,
Fourhundred thousand the brave u brothers usted b or
Have made ransomed soil their They marched they fought
grave bravely died
For me and you For me and you,
Good friend for you'll "oou lreno lor me and you!
Up many fortress wall
In many fevered swamp They charged those boys in blue
By many black bayou, Mid surging smoke the volevd
In many a cold and frozen camp ball.
The sentinel ceased his tramp The first m
And died for and you'll To fall me and you'll
From plain tide men, the nations pride
Are stretched the graves hundred thousand men have
who died died
For and you, For me and you
Good friend for you'll Good friend for me and youl
A debt we pay
To them is justly DUE
And to the nations latest day
Our chidren's children still shall
"Ihey died for and your
-Four handred thousand of the brave
Made this ransomed soil their
grave
For and you,
Good friend, for and you'll
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-05-25
NEWS AROUND
The STATE
Items From Various Places
Reproduced for the Benefit
of our Readers-Stories Re-
hashed from Exchanges.

The little town of Nyssa in
southern Idaho is planning on
paving her streets with concrete.
Between $4,000 and 10000
pounds of wool was sold last week
at Parma at a price of 523 cents
a pound.
High water undermined a pier
and partially wrecked a county
bridge across the Clearwater at
Orofino last week.
Lloyd A. Fem, of Missoula,
purchased an interest in the
Kooskia Mountaineer last week
and new presses and other equip
ment are soon to be added TO the
plant, materially improving that
paper.
Theodore Bartecheck was
caught in a cavern while digging
a well near Weiser last week and
was dead when his body was re-
covered. He was covered by nine
feet of dry sand when the we'll
caved.
Mrs. Charles Estes, of Guide
sac, was bitten in the finger by a
rattlesnake last week and is in a
very serious condition. She was
walking to a neighbor's n d
stopped to pick some flowers
when the snake struck her.
Advertisements for bids for
the constructions of 33 miles of
highway are being published in
Weiser papers. The road to be
built lies in Washington county
between Weiser and Midvale and
between Cambridge and the Ad-
ans county line.
By vote of fully eighty per
cent the residents of Payette
county last week voted to create
their county out of territory for
merly embraced in Canyon coun-
ty. The vote on the enabling ACT
was 2172 in favor and SIP against.
Payette will be the county seat
of the new county.
Malcolm Bentley, a 14-year old
boy near Blackfoot, was recently
beaten u ntil insensible a n d
thrown into crevice in the lava
beds for dead. He later regained
consciousness and crawled a mile
to a sheep camp where he was
found. He is not expected to
live and a sheepherder has been
arrested charged with the crime.
Raymond Alexander, a Parma
boy and former pitcher for the
College of Idaho ball team, is
playing with the Tacoma team in
the Northwestern league and is
making good with vengeance.
He recently pitched against Iron
Man" McGinnity of the Butte
team and won the contest by a
to 2 score.
DR.. E. A. Bryan, who fol
twenty years was president o1
the Washington state college al
Pullman, was offered and accept.
ed the position late last week Of
state commissioner of education
in Idaho to succeed E. o. Sisson
who recently resigned. DR.. Bry.
an is one of the leading educat
ors of the northwest and Idaho il
fortunate in securing his services
The body of Thomas Cavanagh
a young rancher who has beer
missing since March 18th, wal
found last week near the home
of James Ruth in the Weiser 10
cality. Ruth and his brother-in
law are being held by the officers
A coroner's jury returned a yer
dict finding death due to a gul
shot wound and bruises on th'
head administered by persons
unknown.