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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-08-24
STATECAPITOL
NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service
ExPENp $4,000 ON HIGHWAYS

state Commission Appropriates One
Hall the Amount.
Denver.-Ninety thousand dollars II
to be spent within the next few
months by the State Highway Com
mission and the various counties o.
the state In the improvement Of roads.
construction of bridges and the build
ing of new automobile highways
through the state.
Tho Highway Commission has aH
propriated $4,000 for these purposes
and the counties which received the
money are to contribute like amounts
for the work.
The Limon road in Ebert and
Adams counties will be improved at
an expense of &1S.000-the Highway
Commission giving half the amount
and the two counties the other half.
Sixteen teams are now at work. and
the money appropriated win enable
the work to progress. In addition.
the Highway Commission gave $500
to the town Of Aurora for the I'M
provement Of its main thoroughfare.
WHICH - = POIllOA VI IA0 AAAAsOA AAAOAe7
way, and contracts for three cement
bridges. costing $7.1o0. have already
been let.
This il the largest appropriation q
highway funds made BY the commits
sion. The next In size goes to Doug
las county. which received 5000.
which. with = like amount to b
given by the county. viii be used IN
the improvement Of the Denver-Colo-
RADIO Springs road in Douglas county.
Other appropriations made are: In
dependence Pass road. between Twin
Lakes and Aspen, $1,000; Lake coun-
ty, $1,000: Wolf Greek pass. Mineral
county, 1880: Custer county. $500;
Larimer county. $2.so0: Coal Creek
road, Denver Rollinsville, $4,000; Del
ia county. $1,000: Las Animas county.
$4,000; Prowers county. $4,000; Gun
nison county. s2,5oo; Montrose coun-
ty. $2,500: Lyons-Estes Park road.
Boulder county, $4,000. The commts
sion also appropriated $500 for .
bridge ut Limon.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-08-24
Throns creets Japan's Mission.

Washington.-The imperial Japan
ese mission was formally received at
the Union Station by Secretary Ian.
sing with corps of State Department
assistants. Col Harts, U. s. A., Presi-
dent Wilson's personal aide, the Jap
anese ambassador and his suite.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-08-24
Trolley Runaway Wrecks Residence.

Boulder.-Jumping the tracks at
Fourteenth and Aurora streets as t
was going sixty miles an hour. run
away trolley car of the Boulder line
crashed through the twelve-inch brick
wall of the home of G. A. Geranson.
demolished piano, tore up the car
pet and Uttered the sitting room with
bricks and other debris
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-08-24
Pueblo Man. Believed Dead, Returns

Pueblo.-After an absence of five
years. during which time his friends
thought that he had been the victim
of foul play and suspicion had rested
rpon friend as being connected with
the supposed murder, John Eason has
returned to Pueblo. Eason mysteri.
ously disappeared April 80, 1912
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-08-24
Lightning Kills Grover Raneher.

Grover.-John Morris, % years old.
farm hand employed on the ranch
of Harry Kruger, twelve miles west
OF Grover. was instantly killed by
lightning while he was in the field
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-08-24
Burned in Kerosene Explosion.

Sterling-Mrs. B. b. Briley, aged
II, a bride of six months, was per-
kaps fatally. and her mother, Mrs.
stiles. seriously burned by the explo
sion of can of kerosene
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-08-24
Mcfarland Appointed Captain.

Brighton.-Hays Mcfarland, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. d. F. Mcfarland OF
Brighton. has been appointed a cap
tain of the United States reserve Of.
ficers' corps at Fort Sheridan, ILL.,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-08-24
pienieker Drowned in Reservoir.

Sterling Hubert Wilcox, Is years
old. son of j. w. Wilcox of Burdett,
was drowned in the north Sterling res
ervoir in the presence of large pic
mic party
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-08-24
Forestry Man Commissioned Captain,

c. M. Granger, Denver branch man
aeer of the United States forestry
service, is to be commissioned captain
In the Tenth regiment of Forest Enkt-
neers, and left for Washington to re-
ceive his commission The regiment
1t is said, is scheduled to leave for
France soon. His place in Denver
will be filled by w. M. Thompson, who
has been assistant manager.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-08-24
Maj. LazeII Given Saddle Horse.

Friends OF Maj. G. w. Lazell of ths
Colorado National Guard have raised
a collection and bought a fine saddle
horse, which the major will take with
him when he leaves Denver for Cali
fornia.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-08-24

Commissioned Second Lieutenant,
Henry W. Rhone Of Grand Junction,
student at the officers training
camp at Fort Sheridan. H.. was com.
missioned a second lieutenant.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-08-24
interesting to Housewives.

interesting to Housewives.
The Colorado Office Of Markets II
cooperating with the Agricultural
and Live Stock Bureau Of the Denver
Civic and Commercial Association In
featuring various fruits, each for .
week, during the harvesting season.
The first fruit featured viii be
peaches.
Colorado Has e2,3ss Licensed Aueos.
Colorado has 62,365 licensed auto
mobiles, according to . statement =
sued BY the secretary Of state.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-09-21
FARMER BURNS SLASHINoS;
STARTS FOREST FIRE

A forest fire, which started
from a farmer burning slashings,
has been burning near Fernwood
for several days. The fire at the
present time is confined to slash
ings of the Blackwell Lumber
company and the Rutledge Lum-
ber company and it is hoped that
the men working on il will be
able to keep it out Of the green
timber.
Fires are also burning at
Cherry Greek and i'm Hell's Gulch
and two fires we're started yester-
day along the railroad between
Marble Greek and Big Creek.
Ranger Roach of the local for
estry office, who is at the scene
Of these fires today, reported that
they we're caused by railroad ex-
ira gangs burning old ties. Both
these fires are small and it is
thought the men sent up today
will soon have them under con-
troll.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-09-21
FORMER ST. MARIES MAN
COMMITS SUICIDE

Word was received here Thurs
day that John LaBelle, we'll
known in this city, committed
suicide Wednesday night in a
hardware store at Standpoint. On
the pretext of wanting to buy a
revolver, LaBelle asked to be
shown one and how to load. The
clerk loaded a small revolver and
handed it to the man, who
promptly placed it behind his
right ear and fired. He died in
stantly.
LaBelle had only that day re-
turned from a hospital in Spo-
kane, where he had been for
several weeks recovering from
injuries sustained by being run
over by an auto in that city, and
was still on crutches. He was
about 35 years of age, and single,
He was we'll known here, having
worked in the woods in this sec
ton for a number of years.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-09-21
LOCAL FORESTRY OFFICE
SECURES SEVERAL RECRUITS

Roscoe Haines, Supervisor of
the st. Joe National Forest, who
is listing men for the second
lumberiack regiment, has already
listed eleven men and has a num-
ber Of other applications pend
ing. For the first lumberjack
regiment the local forestry Office
secured more applications than
any other listing office.
Mr.. Haines states he is especi-
ally desirous of securing the men
qualified for the following posi-
tions: Mill sawyers, saw mill en-
gineers, circular saw filers,
rachel settlers, millwrights, cleo
tricians, edgermen, fremen, men
experienced in building logging
railroads, motor truck operators,
harness makers and traction en-
CINE experts, in addition to all
regular wood employees.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-09-21
RENENAH MEN PASS
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION

A letter has been received from
Wallace G. Webster, who was one
OF the first four men from Bene-
wah county to go to American
Lake, stating that all four of the
men successfully passed the ply
sical examination at the mobili-
.zatiOn camp. The other three
men in the first contingent are
Glen Downey, Samuel B. Kersey
and G. A. w. Barker. The letter
states that Downey and Kersey
have been assigned to one COM
pany and Webster and Barker
are in another. All four are
much pleased with camp life so
far.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-09-21
WALTER l. DUDLEY DIES
FROM TUBERCULOSIS

Walter L. Dudley, aged 25
years, the son of Mr.. and Mrs r.
G. Dudley of Cosmos Landing,
died Wednesday evening at 1000
o'clock after a lingering illness.
Mr.. Dudley was afflicted with
tuberculosis and for some time
his recovery had been despaired
of. The latter part of July friends
in this city and down the river
took up a subscription to send
him to Spokane to the Edgecliff
sanitarium for treatment and he
returned from there about a
month ago.
Funeral services were held
from the undertaking parlOrs Of
Hunt & Co. at 200 o'clock this
afternoon, Rev. VIM. M. Landeen
loficiating. Interment was at
lWoodlawn cemetery.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-09-21

also offers other advantages, not
the least of which is that there is
no long period of training in
camps before seeing action.
Assistant Surgeon Saurman
stated that the government would
furnish transportation to Spo-
kane for prospective recruits and
also provides for board and
lodging for the men there while
waiting for their examination.
Transportation home is also fur
nished in case of rejection for
physical defects. Information
regarding the service and trans
pOrtation may be obtained from
Postmaster C. S. Sweeney.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-09-21

A condemnation case brought
by the Blackwell Lumber COM
pany of Occur d'Alene against
the Empire Mill company of Har-
rison is being heard before COM
missioners in the district court
room in this city. The case is
Ione brought in ShoshOne county
but is being heard here on ac-
count of the close proximity to
the land in question, which is To-
Gated in Section 35, Township AZ,
Range E, a short distance south
of Clarkia.
The hearing is being held be-
fore Thomas McCabe of Wallace,
George Heron of Burke and
Howard Mcbride Of Kellogg, who
ARE the commissioners appointed
by the district court of Shoshone
county to take the testimony in
the case.
The action is brought by the
Blackwell Lumber company to
lcondemn a right Of way for a log
ging railroad across lands owned
Iby the Empire Mill company and
lis important in that it is the first
case brought under the new law
passed by the legislature permit
ting a lumber company to con-
denim land for the use of a log
lging road which is not a common
carrier.
Some years ago a similar ac-
tion was brought by Cox Bros. in
Ian attempt to condemn land for a
right of way for a logging rail
road across certain lands but the
courts held against the plaintiff:
and they were forced to incorpor-
ate as a common carrier under
the name of the Renfro Creel
railway. The law has since tina
time been changed in order t.
permit Of the development Of tn.
country and a logging road ma,
; now condemn land for a right o
way for 2 road solely for logginl
purposes.
In the case now being hear
the Empire Mill company ais
desires to use the land for a righ
Of way for a logging railroad wit
which to transport its timber
! The proceedings are being en-
! livened by many sharp tilts be
d. tween the attorneys for the tH
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-09-21
CANADIAN ARMY OFFICERS
VISIT THE CITY

Captain Macleod and Sergeant
of the British army,
who are connected with the Spo-
kane recruiting Office for the
Canadian army, are in the city
today. The officers are here to
secure recruits for the Canadian
army from among the British
subjects in this section.
Captain Macleod stated that
the first draft under the con-
scription law in Canada is now
practically in effect, calling all
unmarried men between the ages
Of 20 and "a to the colors. I'm
der an arrangement between the
United States and Canadian gov
ernments all Canadians and
Britishers who are subject to
draft will either have to enlist in
the American army or be de-
ported to their home country for
service.
The captain stated that the
British government will pay the
expenses to Spokane Of all meT
who are willing to enlist and ir
lease they are rejected by reason
lof physical defects will furnish
Transportation to return. A num-
ber of recruits have already beer
secured from British subjects il
this section. Information re.
garding transportation etc. ma.
be obtained from the recruiting
Office, which is located in the C
F. R. Bldg, 6O3 Sprague avenue
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-09-21
FINED FOR KILLING
DEER OUT OF SEASON

Deputy Game Warden John
Scifers of Avery this week ar
rested a man employed in the
roundhouse at Avery on the
charge of unlawfully shooting
deer out of season. Upon being
arraigned before the Shoshone
county court the man plead guilty
apd a fine of 500 and costs was
assessed against him. 1t is
stated that game law has been
violated several times recently in
that section and the officers are
keeping a sharp lookout in an
effort to discourage the practice.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-09-21
NAVY RECRUITING OFFICER
AFTER MORE MEN

Assistant Surgeon J. S. Saur-
man, U. S. Navy, the officer in
charge of the navy recruiting
station for the Spokane district,
was in the city today on a recruit
ing trip. He stated that the navy
is desirous of securing men be-
tween the ages of 18 and 35 and
is Offering exceptional opportuni-
ties to young men at the present
tinrs.
Not only is an opportunity of
serving 1.-The country given but
there Ere a large number of
trades and several professions
which are open to men who wish
to apply themselves, the govern
ment furnishing books, instru-
ments and teachers. The navy
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-09-21
cASKILL IN FRANCE
WITH AMERICAN ARMY

Mrs. S. E. Gaskill of this city
has received a letter from her
nephew, John M. Gaskill, form
erly a local boy, who is now with
the American eXpeditiOnary
forces in France. Mr.. Gaskill is
we'll known here, having made
his home in this city for some
time. He was employed at the
installation of the city pumping
plant and also worked as a brake
man on the Milwaukee railroad.
He enlisted in a regiment of en-
gineers about three months ago.
The letter, which was opened by
a censor is headed Somewhere
in Europe" mo Date" and con-
tains no information as to the
whereabouts of the writer, which
is explained by the following
extract:
Just a line to let you know I
am safely over the seas and feel
ing fine and dandy, but that is
about all we are allowed to tell
They do not allow us to tell when
or from where we started OF just
where we are now, but will tell
you all about it when l get back
Write to me often, as I like to
hear from the good old U. S. A.
Mr.. Gaskil's address is given
as Co. E, 18th Eng. R. g., U. S
Expdt. Force in France, care OF
Adiutant General, Washington
ID. G.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-09-21
Will Investigate
State PenitentidrY
REPORT SHOWS $lS,SlS.6O SHORTAGE
State Board OF Prison Commissioners Accept Re-
port And Will Investigate.

The state board of prison
commissioners has formally re-
ceived, accepted and ordered
placed on file the report of Ac-
countant Walter R. Seymour, al
leging "unaccounted for stock
as shown by the state penitenti-
ary records from 1903 to and in
cluding 1916, of Sl3,318.69. The
officials are noncommittal as to
what further action will be taken.
There was present at the board
meeting when this action was
taken, Governor Alexander and
Secretary of State Dougherty.
Attorney General Walters gave
his approval to the action after
his return to Boise from a trip
TO the southeast. He arrived
home Monday night. 1t is antici-
pated in state house circles that
the board will later take up the
contents of the report, and take
formal steps to conduct a fur
ther investigation.
An inspection of the records OF
the state house show that on jan
uary 6, 1915, Axel P. Ramstedt,
then a member and president of
the public utilities commission,
filed a statement with Governor
Alexander showing that he was
denied access to the records of
the{ penitentiary on that date.
- e denial to continue an in
v9stigation of the books he had
under way was made at the insti-
CATION and direction of John W.
. Shook, then warden.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-09-21
REBEkAHS CELEBRATE
ANNIVERSARY OF ORDER

Last evening the Rebekah lodge
of this city celebrated Natal Day,
the Goth anniversary of the
founding of the order. A num-
Der of Odd Fellows were guests
cf the Rebekahs and the evening
was very enjOyably spent with a
literary and musical program
and banquet. Col Ellis, a prom
inent Odd Fellow of Occur d.
Alene, who has been a member
of that order for AZ years, de-
livered an address.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-09-21

| by the citizens of st. Maries to
do honor to the men from Bene-
wah county called for service in
the national army, who will leave
Saturday evening for the mObili-
cation camp at American Lake.
Twenty men will leave here
cn that date for Spokane, where
they will be Joined by the contin-
gents from Occur d'Alene, Wal
lace, Moscow and Spokane, pro-
ceeding by special train from
there to Camp Lewis.
The committee in charge has
announced that all the stores and
business places in the city will
close at five o'clock Saturday
afternoon in honor of the men
who will leave at six o'clock.
A parade will be formed at the
Grand theatre at five o'clock,
which will be participated in by
all the automobiles in the city
and the citizens generally and
will be headed by the st. Maries
band. The committee requests
that all automobile owners de-
corate their cars with flags for
the occasion and be on hand at
the theater promptly at five
lo'clock.
The line of march will be from
the Grand down College to First,
north on First to Main, west on
Main to Tenth, and north on
Tenth TO the Milwaukee depot.
Several automobiles will be re-
served for the drafted men.
At the depot Probate Judge
IChaTles G. Cromwell will make
farewell address to the men on
behalf Of the citizens. Mrs. J. G..
Hunt, chairman of the local
chapter of the Red Cross will
also speak. Mrs. Hunt has an
nOunced that the ladies of the
Red Cross will prepare lunches
for each man in the contingent.
Several changes have been
made in the list of men who will
leave Saturday from those or
iginally announced. Carl Hois-
ington Of Plummer is already in
the service, having enlisted in
the marine band from Spokane,
and it will be necessary to send
an alternate in his place. Jas. f
, Willis Of TekOa has been granted
, an extension Of time in which 10
harvest his crop and an alter
nate will take his place. Gordon
p. Wriggle Of Tensed is now con-
fined in the Sacred Heart hospi-
tai in Spokane, following an op-
Grafton, which will necessitate a
third alternate.
The three alternates who will
take the places of the above
mentioned men are Joseph B
, Birchneld, St. Maries, Charley
Estes, Plummer and Claude E
/ Hallead, st. Maries. The follow
, ing is a list of the men who viii
! leave tomorrow.
Albion B. Hankinson, Tensed
r Harold E. G. Cobbett, FernwooC
Delbert Rector, st. Maries.
e Peter Bozich, st. Maries.
e Levi Hill, FernwoOd.
n Walter A. Swift, St. Maries.
4 Clav Hagstrom, ST. Joe.
4 Carl Johnson, Chatcolet.
h Otto A. Johnson, FernwOOd.
- Eugene Franklin Lewis, San
n ders.
n Joseph Hegseth, Plummer.
- Fred L. Snow, Benewah.
y Walter w. Desgranges, TekOs
g Harry Vogt, Fernwood.
:. Paul HOulb, FernwOOd.
:. Alley DeCurtins, st. Maries.
Bjarne Eugene Anderson, S
# Maries.
e Claude Boyle, st. Maries.
d Oscar Renhoe, st. Maries.
1t Robert Louis Stengar, TenseC
Is Carl Albin Noyd, Sorrento.
q George H. Thostenson, S
le Maries.
1T John Lawrence, DeSmet.
Ira q. Murphy. St. MaPies.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-09-21
RED CROSS TO START
DRIVE FOR MEMBERSHIP

The chairman and executive
committee of the Benewah coun-
ty chapter of the American Red
Cross are planning a campaign
for membership which will start
or October -. On that day a
drive will be started which it is
expected will materially increase
! the membership Of the local
chapter.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-09-21
Citizens Will Honor
Drafted Men
TWENTY-NINE WILL LEAVE SATURDAY
Stores Will Close At Five O'Clock. Band Will
Head Automobile Parade.

Carl Eugene Lamb, Plummer.
Guy Arden Blomquist, Sanders.
The two alternates who are left
are Joe Roadstrom and Pete
Roach, both of this city.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-09-21
Blackwell Lumber Co.
Seeks To Condemn
ASKS RIGHT OF WAY FOR LOGGING ROAD
First Case Under New Law Permitting COndem-
natiOu By Lumber Companies.

companies and the witnesses.
Attorneys C. w. Beale of Wallace
and C. l.. Heitman Of Rathdrum
are representing the Empire Mill
company and the Blackwell Lum-
ber company is represented by
Attorneys c.. H. Potts and w. +.
McNaughtOn Of Occur d'Alene.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-09-21

Attorney James L. Wallace Of
.Missoula, who represented the
members of the l.. w. w. held
under the state sabotage law at
their preliminary hearings. was
in the city yesterday gathering
data for use at the trial Of the
cases at the special term of court
which will start Monday.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-09-21

J. A. Finn, who has been en-
|ployed by the forest service on
fire patrol near Avery, returned
Ito the city Wednesday evening.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-27
WORE RECRUITS AT THE FORT.
Prospective Negro Medical Officers
Arrive Today.

Fifty colored physicians will ar
rive from points in the United States
today to begin training at the school
for medical officers to be opened by
the war department at Fort Des
Moines. The men will be trained for
several months, and be formed into an
officers medical corps, to be attached
to the colored troops that will be
raised under the selective draft to go
to France.
1t is probable, according to semi
official announcements, that more
than hundred doctors will take the
training at the local camp. Instruct
ors for the most part WI be white
professors of medicine and army Off
GERS in the medical corps of the regu-
lar army.
twenty-five soldiers, colored, men,
bers of the Ninth cavalry, arrived at
the fort from the Philippines Tuesday
to take up work preparatory to taking
the examinations for commissions in
the selective army. The men form
belated contingent Of the regulaS army
men who were assigned to the local
camp when it was established.
At the same time of their arrival
about eighty of the men w:lo had been
in training had failed to make good
and had been excused from camp
duties,
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-27
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
Cornithian Baptist Church
Fifteenth and Linden SITS.

G. w. Robinson, Pastor.
II a. m.-Preaching.
p. m.-Sunday school.
6:3O D. NIB. Y. p. u.
8 p. m.-Evening worship and
preaching.
Union Congregational Church
Tenth and Park SITS.
Rev. H. M. McCraven, Supply Pastor.
IL a. m.-Morning worship.
IL m.-Sunday school. Everybody
welcome.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-27
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

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lished IL Iowa. 1t was cstablishsd
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the colored people of Iowa. W.
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