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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1919-05-15
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Lewiston, Idaho. April
2S, 1919.
Notice is hereby given that Matte
g. Wyatt, of Joseph, Idaho, who, on
June 8, 1914, made Additional Id. En-
try, No. O552e, for SCI SW34, Section
81, and E1A NW74, &NWA NEA Sec
ton 2S, Township % North, Range 2
West, Boise Meridian, has filed notice
of intention to make three year Proof
TO establish claim to the land above de-
scribed, before j. Loyal Addison, U. s.
Commissioner, at Whitebird, Idaho. on
the 9th day of June, 1919.
Claimant names as witnesses: Will.
liam I. Rookie, of Spring Camp, Idaho;
Henry Waltz, of Joseph, Idaho; Mar
shall o. Tweedy, f Joseph, Idaho, and
James c. Chamberlin, of Boles, Idaho.
HENRY HEITFELD,
Register
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Mrs. K. F. Mckenzie returned home
from Grangeville Tuesday after spend
ing 10 days visiting friends in and near
here.
NJ. f. Stewart and F. NJ. Brown were
on Clear creek Tuesday gathering cat
tie they had been pasturing there.
G. F. Riebold was a business visitor
in Grangeville the first of the week.
A. G. and c. NJ. Farris returned home
Saturday from Kamiah where they have
been buying cattle.
Miss Jennette Hammers, who taught
the intermediate room here this year, clio
sed her school Friday and has gone to
Spokane. Miss Bechannan and Miss
Heater are making up time in their
rooms lost during the influenza epedem-
ic.
Mrs. Burt Waymire Of Sites is visit
ing home folks here this week.
Two baseball games were played |
here Sunday. One was between the |
Clearwater girls and the Sites girls
Score was to "a in favor of Clear
water. "Stub' Ruark umpired the
game. The Clearwater regular nine
and Sites regulars played. Score was
10 to in favor of Sites. Next Sun
lay the Koskia bys viii play game
With Clearwater.
Rain fell here Sunday evening and
lid much good to the crops and gardens {
II this vicinity.
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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1919-05-15
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, U. s.
Land Office at Lewiston, Idaho, April
10, 1919.
Notice is hereby given that Rudolph
- Otto, of Whitebird, Idaho, who on
A, 1915, made Additional Home.
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nOn-coal
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-10
Mines ICE bound
Zero Temperatures Fail to Stop
Production of Kansas Coal.
Total of Ninety.Six Cars of Coal
Dug Thus Far.

Pittsburg, Kan, Dec. 1o.-Kansas
college students put the weather man
! to flight and despite zero weather to-
day began adding to the output of
eleven cars of coal attained yesterday
in the southeastern Kansas strip mines.
Machinery was "out of the running
and the volunteers brought out chunk
after chunk Of glistsning fuel with
hand picks and shovels. Slightly i'm
proved weather conditions later today
may allow steam sfovels to operate at
some of the pits.
L Union miners early today were in
credulous Of the announced strip mine
production in weather that in former
years baffled all outdoor. activity. One
striking coal digger laughed outright
and intimated bogus count on the
part of state receivers.
Missouri mines were all but ice
bound. Eight mines, however, had
credited five cars of coal to their ef-
forts OF yesterday.
Zero Don't Stop 'Em.
With the mercury flirting with the
zero mark. thruout the day. the pro-
duction of coal in this district was less
than Monday. The drop in the num-
partially due to broken machinery
Five pits were operated yesterday.
and it Is planned to work twelve to-
day. providing the difficulties of yes
terday are not again encountered.
Governor Allen and Receiver Cats
kill said last night that ninety-six car
loads had been shipped since the state
took over the pits with volunteer la
Dor. 1t was announced that sixty
eight of these cars were produced in
the Pfttsburg district. seven in Hume
and twenty-one in Linn county. A
carload of fuel was started on its jour-
ney to each of the following towns
yesterday: Great Bend, Lawrence,
Effingham. Bird City. Vaieda, Plains.
Downs, Aurora, Nickerson and Corn
ing One carload was also furnished
the hospital here.
Get Missouri Coal.
An agreement has been reached
between the state officials of Kansas
and Missouri that will give the two
states an even break in the production
at Hume, Mo. Heretofore, Missouri
the pits where coal is uncovered in
Kansas and loaded in Missouri and
Vice versa.
No new developments have oc-
Cured In the local situation. Gov
ernor Allen says that the volunteers
will remain at work In the pits re-
gardless OF the decision at Indianapo-
lis until the lost production resulting
from the strike has been gained The
auditor of the mines announces that
President Lewis will not consent to
the receivership plan, and the union
men will not go back to work. even
tho an end is brought to the strike
by the executive committee, until the
volunteers are withdrawn. He said
that this would also affect the deep
shafts. However, the interest in all
mining circles seems to be in predict
ing the events and result of the meet
ing at indianapolis. 50. Es
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-10
H. C. |. IS HIGHER
Prices Advanced 1.3 Per Cent
Last Month, Says Bradstreet.
Ninety-Six Staples Now 131 Per
Cent Above Aug. /, 1914.

New York, Dec. 10.-The cost of
living, as based on staple commodities
advanced 1.3 per cent during the last
month and now stands at i31 per
cent above the pre-war level. or the
highest ever known, according to fig
ures made public by Bradstreets. Tex
tiles. provisions and groceries consu-
tute the bulk of the commodities.
The basis of the computation is the
total wholesale price of a pound or
each of the articles included. This
total was $20.176.56 on December /,
which was eight-tenths of one per
cent above the previous high level OF
August l last.
1t is an advance OF 81 per cent over
December /, 1913, three weeks after
the armistice was signed; Il per cent
over December /, 1917, and 131 per
cent over August l, 1914.
There were increases from Novern-
ber 1 to December 1. last in 46 of the
commodities. Building mater $
reached new high priced levels Decem-
ber I.
Price advances in England have
been greater than those in the United
States, however, for at the close OF
November they were 2-S per cent above
those for the end of october, 12.4 per
cent above those of ayear ago, ana
172 per cent above August 1, 1914.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-10
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were also reported. Stock has not suf-
fered severely in that district, it was
said. The fuel situation, however.
was desperate.
Out in western Kansas where trees
are scarce, wood chopping cannot be
undertaken. Coal for Garden City is
being hauled rs miles. Altho there is
no acute shortage there, fuel is being
conserved. 1t is estimated the city
can get thru until February with the
supply on hand and two cars a week
being released. The city water and
light plants burn oil. Tanks are well
filled
The last bit of coal in Junction City
was doled out Tuesday in 800 pound
lots They are. however. well supplied
with wood, hauled in since November
/. The city wood yard has large
force of men cutting and hauling tim
ber. Wood is burned in many bust
ness establishments, in the court house
and in the city hall. The temperature
by three inches of snow at Junction
City Tuesday.
Shortage Hits Salinn.
Altho the shortage of fuel is causing
some distress at Salina, actual suffer-
ing was not reported. Several cars of
coal together with a supply of wood
is keeping the town warm. The mayor
has issued proclamation controlling
hours of theaters. churches and pool
halls. Streets are on a one-hah Light
ing basis and stores are restricted to
one half their normal light consump-
ton. The storm caused an average of
four hours delay in train schedules.
A temperature of S degrees below zero
was reported.
Strip mines are being worked al
i Fort Scott. A reserve fuel supply is
being kept for the poor. No curtail-
ments have been made in business
hours. The gas supply was reported
very low. Below zero temperatures
have prevailed, with only a trace OF
snow.
Extremes for this date were II in
1890 and below zero in 1919. At 3
o'clock this afternoon the wind was
! blowing 16 miles an hour from the
| southeast.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-10

they could get him out of Hammon-
ton. My son Is taking the whole
thing lot more cody than am
When told the elder White had
said, Wilson declared:
Il didn't tell the old man thing.
I'm not telling anybody but Mr.. Gas
kill Edmund C. Gaskill. prosecut-
ing Attorney"
Benjamin Nusbaum, assistant to
Wilson, said:
"You don't want to forget that Billy
Dansey'S dog Jack was shot about two
weeks before the boy disappeared. The
day, Billy sappeared was the first
time the dog had been out of the
house since he was shot. Charley
White was asked at the inquest If he
had shot the dog to drive 1t out of the
dahiias. He said he had not but he
admitted he didn't want the dog in
the dahlias.''
IT can't understand why people won
come out and tell the TRUTH Gaskill
said in an interview with newspaper
men at Atlantic City. II can't under
stand why they should make, the ter
ribie mistake of holding things back" "
GaSkill said the boys body was hid
den somewhere and reduced to a
skeleton between October 8 when he
disappeared and November. 81, when
the remains weFa found in a swamp
three miles from the Dansey's home
in Hammonton. He emphasized that
the clothing which was scattered near
the body, plainly showed it had been
exposed but a few days.
Further arrests in connection with
the death of 3-year-old Billy Dansey
probably will be made within a few
days. A warrant is said to have al
ready been issued for Mrs. Susan
White, sister-in-law of Charles F.
White, who was taken into custody
Monday with Mrs. Edith L. Jones,
charged with killing the child. Mrs.
Jones, who was housekeeper for Coun-
Gilman Edward H. White, father of
the prisoner. is charged with being an
accessory. Both are held in the coun-
ty Jail pending the action of the grand
fiIrv
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-10

his conversation with Wilson
my son has been locked up on
theory and a lot of rot" White said
Detective Wilson rode over on the
train with me from Atlantic City.
guess he was after information but he
gave me a little.
I'm tell you what he told me. You
can take it for what it's worth. He
said they had evidence that Charley
started to chase the Dansey boy or
maybe the boys dog Jack out in our
dahIia field and had injured the boy
1t seems ridiculous to say that Char
il at a baby when he himself is the
father of baby-little Charley, jr.-
but that's what they say.
It don't want to be too positive
about the stone Anyway, he said
Charley had hit the boy with some
thing and finding the child was badly
hurt, carried him somewhere-into
the house, believe. That's why they
arrested Mrs. Jones, he told me. He
said they found evidence of first aid
on the baby's skeleton. The detec-
tive said Mrs. Jones tried to doctor
the baby.
Detective Denies Story.
''Wilson also asked me about the
boxes in which they ship dahlias to
New York. They are three and a
half feet long and about fourteen
inches deep. He hinted that little
boys body could be easily concealed
in one of them.
IT asked Charley If they told him
he could have a lawyer and he said
they didn't tell him anything except
that things had better be rushed so
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-10
BURN BROOMCORN SEED

Farmers at Liberal Also Use Kaflr,
Maize and Fence Posts as Fuel.
Liberal. Dec 10.-The fuel situation
here in 1917 was severe, but this year
is the worst ever known. Many farm
ers are burning broomcorn seed. kafi'-.
maize and fence posts to keep their
families from suffering. Others make
daily trips to town in the hope of se-
curing more coal. Monday more than
a dozen farmers drove a distance of
thirty miles and secured 500 pounds
Of coal each. There have been no
deaths and no particular damage to
livestock. There is an abundance of
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-10
TODaY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago. Dec. 1o-CoRN-Corn went de-
cidedly higher in price today. Extremely
turn in the hog market were all bunish fac
tors. Strong. commission houses led the the
buying. Opening prices. which ranged from
tfnued advance. January started at s13IA
to s1.37h, and May $-.34ss to S1-34aS
The close was unsettled. Ac to lac net
higher with January $1.3T9s to $1-31% and
May S1.34% to $1.34sA.
OATS-Oats rose with corn and displayed
more activity than has recently been the
rule. After opening unchanged to asc high
er Including May at sOAc to Sic, the mar
ket scored substantial gains all around
PROVISIONS-Prowisio were higher
owing largely to the strength OF hogs ana
corn. Besides, winter slaughtering OF hogs
showed n material reduction as compared
with last year.
Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
fTbe range of prices ON grain futures on
Chicago Eoard of Trade as reported By
Thos. ]. Myers 301 N. E. Bldgo
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-10
HE'S A NERvY EDITOR
Washburn Review Chief Wants Real
Money for His Work.

Elliott Belden, editor chief of the
Washburn Review, will go on a strike.
The head ink singer of the Review
told John TroxelI and Dewey Hutchin-
son, business managers, that they
could edit the paper themselves after
the Christmas vacation, unless he re-
ceived a slice of the 81 .e" that was be-
il-g passed around to them and unless
the managers quit spelling his editor
ial makeup" by filling the paper with
advertising.
Belden wants So a week for his
work, the sum paid Review editors
several years ago. He also asks an
equal share of the managers profits
above $40 per week. At present the
editor gets only his tuition. paid for
out of the general fund of the college.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-10
WILL TAKE VACATION
Congress Tentatively Agrees to Recess
December 20 to January 5.

Washington. Dec. 9--Republican
senate and house leaders agreed ten
tatively today for a recess of con-
gress for two weeks, from December
90 to January S. Meantime. it is
planned to have the senate pass and
send to conference the pending rail-
road bill with final enactment await
ing reconvening of congress in jan
uary.
The leaders also hope for enactment
of the oil land leasing bill. the Edge
bill authorizing foreign financing cor
porations, the McNary bill extending
the life of the United States sugar
equalization board for another year
and q few more measures.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-10
in FLOWER BOX
Body of Billy Dansey Shipped
Z With Dahlias, Indicated.
Reduced to Skeleton Then
Brought Back, Theory.
DOG "JACK" CONNECTING LINK
( Flower Farm Owner Threw
Stone at Dog, Hit BOy2
Father Accused Man Pumped
SIeuth for Information.
DOG nJACK" CONNECTING LINK

Mays Landing. N. J.. Dee 10
'ounty officials continued reticent to-
,ay regarding the evidence which pur-
,orts to connect Charles S. White and
Mrs. Edith Jones with the alleged
murder of little Billy Dansey. Whites
'ather. Edward H. White. however,
shed some light on the theory appar-
entity held by the officers.
The elder White rode from Atlantic
City to Mays Landing last night with
John P. Wilson. chief of county de-
tsctives. White later told reporters of
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-10
SOLVES WOOD PROBLEM
Des Moines Paying Half of Topeka
Price for Emergeney Fuel.

The Chamber of Commerce of Des
Moines. I4., is handling the fuel short
age situation there, according to
Ralph H. Faxon. secretary of the in
stitution. Faxon is well known here
as a newspaper man and former sec
retary to Sen. Chester I. Long.
According to Faxon a committee
appointed to find wood obtained it
free or for So a cord from nearby
farmers. Another committee organ
ized the cutting crews, others worked
out the problem of transportation and
distribution. Green wood sells in Des
Moines for SO per cord or SO per cord
for dry wood. The price fixed by the
fair price commission here is almost
twice as high, IS a ton for green
wood, $40 per ton for dry. meaning
SIS per cord and SIS per cord.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-10

s1265G1s.oO; top. $13,05: heavy, $12.60@
1900: medium, $12.T5G1S.o5; pigs, $1i.5oG
1850.
CATTLEReceipts 11.0Oo. Market
strong. eBef steers, medium and heavy
weight, choice and prime. $1aoo@1 80;
heifers, S6.75G15.50: cows, S665@ 1925;
veal calves, S15.75d17.T5: feeders, $1,000
1880. stockers, $600Q10.T5.
SHEEP-Receipts 10000. Market strong.
Lambs S14T5en16.75: ewes medium good
and choice $T.75@97J.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-10

London, Dec. 10.-Influenza mi
crobes have a regular program by
which they srecur In cycles of thirty
three weeks according to the medical
research committee. The next cali is
expected in january and February, 1t
is said
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-10
PIONEERS TO RESCUE
Cottonwoods Planted in the Seventies
Keeping Kansans Warm.

Hutchinson, Dec. 10.-Pioneers of
the seventies who set out cottonwood
trees on every farm and along every
section road saved the people of this
section from intense suffering and
possibly loss of life in the present cold
wave. For without coal, the home
fires have been kept burning here by
cottonwood logs.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-10
kansas City Grain and Produce Market

Kansas City, Dec. 1o.-wHEAT--Cash :
Market steady to &c higher No. i hard
$o516o52: No. .. $3.50.
CORN-Market 1c to &c higher. No.
mixed, 81 55@1.57: No. 3. s.. .52n 1.54 No.
. white 81 5G11.5S; No. 3, s1.5ed Lob NO.
yellow. S15S@1.50: No. 8, $1.5GM 1.5f-
OATS-Market l5c TO 1kc higher. No.
white. size; No. mixed, 1s@I9c; No.
2 red S0GS1c.
RYE-S1 5O61.52.
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE-s2.9 .90d 3o5.
SHORTS-$2 4o62.55.
RRAN-$2 0062.05.
WHEAT-Receipts 106 cars.
RUTTER-Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Market unchanged.
EGGS-Market 1c lower. Firsts, &c
seconds. 81.
CoRN-December, $1-469S; January,
S14Ol4 May, S1.35; July, S1.33
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-10

Chicago Dec. 1O-BUTTER-Market
lower Creamery 5T@Gsc.
EGGS-Market lower. Firsts. 1fMISc
ordinary firsts, 7o@72c; at mark, cases in
POTLTRY-Alive. unchanged: springs,
23c: fowls. 1Sm25c; turkeys, 32c.
POTATOES-No sales; weather too
cOId
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-10

Wall ST.. New York. Dec. 1o-STOCkS-
Delay in the settlement of the coal strike
and indications of further Generalization in
foreign exchange contributed to the Lower
trend of prices at the outset of today s
stock rnaSlzet session. Reactions were con-
fined to fractions, however, with the excep-
ton of several of the active motors, oil
and railway shares, in which declines ex-
tended 20 n full point
Pressure against motors and kindred spe-
cialties, also oils. steels and shippings be-
came more insistent during the first hour
Declines Of to Z points were made by
foremost issues of those groups The usua:
covering movement. effecting substantial
and in some instances more than full re-
covery took place before noon. Call money
opened at per cent.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-10
~.r York rIbertv Bopd Market.

New York Dec. 1o.-Prices Of liberty
1892: second AS. 91.90: first AVS. $500;
second 41I's, %. 10; third AIS. o4 OF fourth
AVS, 92.1O; Victory 3%'s, 99o6: Victory
4alfs, 99.oS.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-10

Chicago Grain and Provision MaFket'
Chicago. Dec. 1O-CORN-Close: Derem-
Der. 81. .a3I.: January, S131ss@1. .3I& May,
81. .343s al .34sk: July, S133A.
oATS-December 7s15c May,s11s@S1Aci
PORK-Jan., $3.50: May. $500.
LARDADec., $1,000; JAM, S22.S5; May
S2:.1J.
$2J1J
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-10

New York. Dec. 1o.-RUTTER-Marke
easy. Creamery higher than extras. I31s
@T4c.
EGGs-Market steady. Fresh gathered
extras 9369Ic.
CHEESE-Market steady. State whole
milk flats, current make specials, 324
321hc.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-10
Operators VIII Accept.

ST. Louis, Dec. 10.-Coal mine opera
tors of the country have agreed to the
proposal for ending the miners strike
Submitted by President Wilson to
union leaders in indianapolis. Chair
man Brewster. of the wage scale COM
mittee, central competitive field, de-
clared today.
the same as submitted to the joint con-
ference in Washington by Fuel Direc-
tor Garfield. Operators agreed to the
terms then, Brewster said. He holds
further ratification by operators is
not necessary.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-10
For Colds or Influenza

md as Preventative, take LAXATIVE
BR0M0 QUIEINE Tablets. Look for E. W.
GROVES signature on the box. Soc.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-10
Kan.as CITY Live Stock Market.

The following sales were made this morn
lug at the Stock Yards, Kansas City and
reported over long distance telephone di-
rect TO the State Journal by Clay Robin
son & Co.. live stock commission mer.
chantS.f
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-10

New York. Dec. 10-SUGAR-Raw,
steady; centrifugal, 7.2S; fine granulated,
:.0c-
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-10
DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

Furnished by the weather bureau office,
Topeka, Kan, for the twenty -four hours
ending Mt a. m. Wednesday.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-10

Kansas City. Dec. 10-CATTLE-Receip
1900 head. Market slow and weak.
HOGS-Receipts 1900 head Market 501
75c higher. Bulk of sales. S13-3oG 1850
top. S1:;.75.
sHEEP-Receipts 5000 head. Market CSC
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-10

Kansas City Dec. 10-HOdS-KeceIpts
1900. Market 5Oc to 15c higher. RulE
Of sales SI3s5N 1865: heavies s13.4ed IL. 75 !;
medium s13.30G13.TJ; lights s13- 3-25Q 1855; I;
pigs s1Ge0411-J0.
to I5c higher: she stock, steady to strong ::
calves. steady: heavy beef steers. choice
and prime. 1650Q1000: butcher heifers.
s7.50613.Oo. stockers, s5.50@10J0.
SHEEP-Reeeipts 1000. Market 25c
higher. Lambs, s14.25G 1000
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-10

Kansas City Grain Market.
(The range OF prices on grain futures on
Kansas CITY Board of Trade as reported
by Thos. j. Myers. 36t N. E, pidg-)
Kansas city, Dee TO-