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The Topeka state journal., 1919-07-04

Don't miss these values in Ten
mis- Slippers, all sizes. Regular
sl.75 values. Sale price-95c.
Regular SIPS values. Sale
price-75c.
Fiber Trunks, regular $18 val
ues. Sale price-S12.00.
Steamer Trunks, regular s22.50
values. Sale price-S13.75.
Mating Suit Cases, regular $500
values Sale price--$1.75.
Fiber Suit Gases; regular $3.50
values. Sale price-$3.5O.
Elk Skin Shoes; regular $3.50
values. Sale price-$2.75.
White or Palm Beach Oxfords;
regular $500 values. Sale
price-$2.50.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-07-04

Mrs. j. Barrager will leave Wednesday
ence.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-10
Varsity suits

TheVarsity suits for spring are
for the men who like the plain
sacks; but want all the styl-
ish touches; there's an ''air''
about these suits you'll like.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-10

Waist-searn overcoats
The waist-seam idea is pop
ular in the spring overcoats;
we've designed some very
stylish ones that you ought
TO see.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-10
w aiSt-Seafn suits

You'll like the waist-seam
suits; single and double
breasted; two and three
button; many variations in
pockets and other details.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-04
New Cabinet is Now in Power

Idaho went under a new system
of state government March 81,
the cabinet or commission form.
One member of the cabinet, John
Kirby White, qualified by taking
the oath Of office and filing his
bond and Immediately entered
upon his duties. He took over the
management of the state SANTA
rum at Nampa.
Seven of the nine cabinet mem
bers have been selected. The COM
missioners of law enforcement
and immigration, labor and stat
istics have still to be appointed.
Governor Davis stated today that
he had two men in view and was
endeavoring to get definite un-
derstanding with them.
Miles Cannon, commissioner of
agriculture; Jay Gibson, commiss-
ioner of commerce and industry;
G. A. Elmer, commissioner of in
vestment, and w. G. Swendsen,
commissioner of reclamation, en-
tered upon their duties today.
Commissioner Gibson takes over
the insurance and banking depart
ments. Commissioner Elmer the
supervision of investments, Com
missioner Cannon the farm mark
cts, state veterinarian, state hort
icultural and other departments,
and Commissioner Swendsen the
state engineers department and
other allied offices.
Commissioner William j. Hall
of Wallace will be in the city this
week to assume his duties as head
of the department on public works.
The land board also held it's
last meeting under the old gov
ernment today.
Governor Davis announced the
appointment of D. S. Wallace of
Lewiston, a prominent farmer of
the panhandle, as deputy state
farm market director for northern
Idaho with headquarters at Lew
iStOn.
The public utilities commission
announees the appointment of
Willard L. Gorton, of Richfield,
as engineer for the commission.
He is to take office on May 10.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-04
Behean Buys Large Tract

One of the largest purchases of
farm lands in Idaho county in
many years was made at Grange
vile Tuesday, the purchaser being
George Behean, we'll known stock
and sheep man of the Whitebird
section were he operated for many
years, having disposed of his hold
ings in the Salmon river country
about year ago.
Mr.. Behean acquired title to
545 acres of the best prairie land,
located within one mile of Grange
vile and involves an investment
of approximately $4,000. As
much as $125 per acre was paid
for some of the land.
Mr.. Behean and son, Guy, will
extensively engage in grain farm
ing. The farms purchased to
make up the Behean holdings are:
William Squibb, 10 acres; J.
Frank Sims, 235 acres; John A.
Powell, so acres; R. w. .Overman,
80 acres. The Squibbs farm is
we'll improved with buildings and
farm conveniences.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-04
Executive Board Met Last Sat.

The executive board of the
Idaho County Farm Bureau
held a very interesting meeting in
Cottonwood last Saturday after
noon to make the necessary arran-
gements for the Annual Farm
Bureau meeting to be held at the
court house in Grangeville, Satur-
day, April 19 at which time they
will also meet with the county
commissioners and lay their plans
before them for either approval or
rejection.
In addition to the regular busi-
ness meeting outlined at Grange
vile a program will also be ar
ranged for the day including able
speakers, music and a banquet.
The Farm Bureau is meeting
with great favor among the farm
ers in every section of the county
and promises to start out with a
larger membership than any of
the thirty farm bureaus in the
state had their first year. Not
all of the communities have turn
ed in their membership list but it
is estimated that there is already
over 600 farmers of the county
members of the farm bureau.
With this very good member
ship to start with and the increas-
ing interest that is sure to follow
Idaho county will soon be classed
among the best farm bureaus in
the state.
The business of the annual
meeting will consist of the follow
ing"
l. Deciding on a. program.
2. Election of executives board
for 1919.
8, Working out budget.
4. Meeting with county com
missioners.
The following committees were
to work out various
problems prior to the meeting:
Program work:
Howard Mckinley, Cottonwood
George Cowgirl, Grangeville.
George Bentz, Whitebird.
Adolph Hinkleman, Winona.
Sam Hosig, Kooskia.
Enominating committee:
James Surridge, Harpster.
Joe Mcdonald, Fem.
Adolph Schroeder, Keuterville.
Dick Haskins, Cottonwood.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-04
Cattle Bring Good Prices

John Moriarty arrived in Cot
tonwood Saturday evening from
the ranch in the Toppenish sec
ton of Washington owned by
himself and C. T. Finn and
where they have wintered and
stall fed a large number of steers.
Mr.. Moriarty accompanied a z
car shipment of their cattle from
the ranch to Portland where the
cattle, numbering ITS head, were
sold for $31, 800, or an average of
$3.50 a head. The price was lac,
the market being a little weak,
The cattle were coming three
years old and had been fed on
chopped alfalfa hay and silage for
four months. The portion of the
cattle owned by Mr.. Moriarty
were Whitefaces while the Finn
cattle were Galloways.
The ranch, nine miles from
Toppenish, was purchased by
Messrs. Moriarty & Finn last
year and comprises 100 acres of
alfalfa land. Both Mr.. Moriarty
and Mr.. Finn started in the
livestock business on a small
scale in Idaho county and their
career have brought marked sue
cess.
MIR. Moriarty shipped in a Here
ford bull which he purchased
from Henry M. Thiessen ofSweet-
water and took the animal to his
ranch Sunday morning. The an
imal was l year old and weighed
800 pounds, the price paid being
$400. The Thiessen Hereford
herd is said to be one of the best
in the Northwest, he having ad-
ded a bull last year to his herd
that cost $40, 900 in the east.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-04
Were Married in Montana

Miss Marie Libby and Thomas
2. Hurley, we'll known young peo-
pie of this section, but now resi-
dents Of Montana were married
at Great Falls, March 25th. Miss
Libby at one time resided here
with her parents and Mr.. Hurley
being a resident of the Fem sec
ton. The many friends of Mr..
and Mrs. Hurley in Cottonwood
and vicinity wish them a happy
and prosperous welded life. A
Montana paper has the following
to say about their marriage:
Miss Marie Libby and Thomas
3. Hurley, were married at Great
Falls Wednesday, March 25. Both
of the contracting parties are two
OF Brady's most popular young
folks. The bride is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Libby, is fine
young lady with a host of friends
in Brady. Mr.. Hurley is fine
progressive young fellow and a
good farmer in the Ashmoor dist
rict. After a short honeymoon trip
they will be at home on their
ranch southeast of Ashmoor.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-04
Admits He Hauled Booze Here

|, Paul Sielfert, of Elk City on
Thursday morning admitted be-
fore Probate Judge Campbell that
he had transported liquor into dry
territory. Sieffsrt, whose full
name is Paul Wilhelm Ferdinand
August Sieffert, was held to the
district court, and now is in the
county Jail thinking over the mat
ter of whether it is advisable to
traffic in intoxicating liquor in
Idaho county.
Arrested on Tuesday in the Ten
Mile mining district by A. S.
johnson of Golden, who was de-
putized by Sheriff Eller. Sieffert
was brought to Grangeville We'd
nesday night by Deputy Sheriff
Hartman, who met the prisoner
at Newsome, and was lodged in
the county Jail. After deliberat-
ing through the night, Sieffert,
when arraigned before Probate
Judge Campbell decided to throw
himself upon the mercy of the
court, and admitted that he had
transported liquor, as alleged.
The probate court, prevented
by law from sentencing the man,
referred the case to the district
court, and it is likely that the
next term of the court, Siefert
will admit his quilt before Judge
Scales.
Sieffert, in December, in COM
pany with another man, who has
not been apprehended, transport
ed 150 quarts Of whiskey by auto
mible from Elk City to Cotton
wood. The whiskey was hidden
in barn at Cottonwood on
Christmas eve, and it is believed
that efforts were made later to sell
the booze.
The following night, when Sief-
fert went to the barn to get the
liquor, it was missing. 1t is stat
ed the wiskey was stolen, and dis
tributed gratiously to Christmas
celebrauts at Cottonwood.
Sieffert declared he bought the
booze from two men, who trans
ported it on pack horses from
Darby, Mont, to Elk City.
It is believed that Sieffert
thought he could escape a severe
penalty by acknowledging his
guilt.
Sieffert, about a year ago, was
before the Idaho county council
of defense on a charge of disloyaI
utterances but no action was
taken on the matter. His declar-
alton of intention to become a
citizen of the United States is on
file in the courthouse.-Free Press,
Grangeyille.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-04

w. w. Flint has been appoint
ed County Chairman of the Vic
tory Loan Committee, having re-
ceived word to that effect yester-
day from Grangeville. The Vic
tory loan driye begins April 81
and closes May 10. 1t is hoped
that Idaho county residents will
loan their money to Uncle Sam
as freely as in the loans past. Mr..
Flint will do everything in his
power to put Idaho county at the
head of the list in the state of
Idaho.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-04
Take Red Cross Work Home

We would like more to come
and help with the sewing on Red
Cross days Tuesday and Friday,
there were only five ladies present
last Tuesday. If you cannot come
to the rooms and sew come and
take the work home with you. We
have rs little girls petticoats on
hand to make. Let everyone help
and we will soon finish them.
Margaret Keith, Secretary.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-04

Mr.. and Mrs. L. Johnson, OF the
Redrock district were Cottonwood
visitors Wednesday evening to
meet Mrs. Lyons who returned on
the evening train. Mrs. Lyons is
the teacher of the Redrock school
and was called away from her
duties by the illness of her mother.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-04
WENT DOWN ON
THE TUSCANIA
Sergeant Delmer Hockersmith Re-
turns Home Monday Evening
After a Years Absence

Sergeant Delmer Hockersmith,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Wess Hook
ersmith, and a member of the 158
afro squadron arrived home Mon
day evening from Camp Lewis
where he received his honorable
discharge March 25,, having ar
rived on American soil, March 5,
after a years service with the A.
E. F.
Sergeant Hockersmith was on
the Inflated transport, Tuscania
which was torpedoed on February
5, 1918 by a German submarine.
Out of the 2100 passengers on
board the ship, 210 lost their lives
by drowning or otherwise being
killed.
Young Hockersmith very modes
tly told of his experience on this
occasion and hoped to never be a
participant of a scene similar to
the one which he witnessed on
the evening Of February 5. Some
of his experience is related as fol-
lows: We were sailing along
nicely, when just after it became
dusk, the exact time being $50
the torpedo hitting the coal bunk
ers, midship. After the ship was
hit he slid down a rope into the
water and was soon thereafter
picked up by a life boat in which
they were stationed for more than
two hours when a British patrol
located them and give them as
sistance.
At the time of the torpedoing
the first setting had just finished
supper, and he was preparing for
the evening meal, being in the last
setting. When he left the trans
port, all he had in his possession
were the clothes on his back and
at that was minus his hat and
coat.
A great majority of the men, he
stated were very brave and calm
and took the situation we'll under
the various trying conditions
Most of the men were killed while
the lifeboats were being lowered,
or after the boats were set afloat
by being crashed to pieces against
the rocks. Out of 2 boats in which
there were between 80 and 100
men only two lieutenants and five
privates seven in all were left to
tell the tale of their fellow COM
rades.
After being taken on board the
patrol boat, in about two hours
they received wireless stating
that the transport had sunk. Due
to the fact that she was hit mid
ship kept her floating much long
er then could have been expected
under other conditions.
When the fleet left the Ameri-
can harbor, it consisted besides the
Tuscania, eleven boats, a sister
transport, loaded with about 1000
men, several destroyers and the
remainder of the squadron being
freighters.
The survivors, of which Hook
ersmith was a member were taken
to Larne, Ireland were they re-
ceived new equipments and were
treated very kindly by the Irish.
They spent some time in rest
camps in Ireland recuperating.
They were then sent to France
and were under orders to proceed
to the front when the armistice
was signed.
-O
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-04
K. of P. To Entertain Soldiers

Mckinley Lodge, No. SO,
Knights of Pythias will hold an
informal reception, Tuesday even
ing, April 9Th in honor of return
ed soldier members. All Knights
of Pythias, their families and
friends are asked. to be present.
A short program will be given,
after which lunch will be served.
The lunch is guaranteed to give
satisfaction without any i'll after
effects.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-04

Ed Blake returned Wednesday
evening from a ten days trip
spent at coast points.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-04
Will be Here April 22nd

George Robertson receiv-
ed a letter Thursday even
ing from c. E. Arney of the
Northern Pacific railroad
company stating that the
trophy train of the 91st divi-
sion will arrive in Cotton
wood Tuesday, April % at
9:15 and depart at 1000.
The train will have on board
many interesting souvenirs
of the now famous western
division which did such gal
liant work on the battle
field of France. Several
Cottonwood boys are men,
bers of the wild west division.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-04

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The Ordway new era., 1919-04-25
TENNESSEE MAN BUYS
INTEREST IN STORE HERE


w. A. Browning. until recently a
resident OF Adams. Tenn. has located
in Ordway and has purchased half
interest In the'F. J. Winter mercan-
tile establishment. The new firm
is to be known as Winter & Brown
ing Mr.. Browning entered upon
his work the first of this week.
Mr.. Browning had been in the
mercantile business in Tennessee for
the past twelve years, and only re-
Gently sold out his interests In Adams.
and came to Colorauo. He was at
tracted to this par, of the country
by the excellent advantages he had
heard about and learned to know
existed. He likes Colorado fine and
Is in love with Ordway. never having
found town the size which was bet
ter and very few even so good look
ing and prosperous appearing.
Mr.. Browning was accompanied
here by mis- wife and they have tenn;
porarily settled themselves. They are
most agreeable people and will add
materially to the welfare Of ordway.
The Ordway new era., 1919-04-25
water Protects Coal.

An Interesting result of recent ex
periments with coal is the demonstra
tion of the benefits of submerging thu
mineral in water. Goal deteriorate:
in the air, and there is the daager o.
spontaneous combustion, while wher
submerged not only was the fire dan
ger eliminated. but scarcely any dc
teriOration was shown. Experiment
ally, coal kept in the air showed from
2 to 10 per cent of loss in nine months
while when submerged there wal
scarcely any loss ut all.
The Ordway new era., 1919-04-25
Bu(i)sy? Yes

In our display window last
week we put in a placard on
which we Used the word,
"busy," but spelled it
"buisy". Some folks thought
we didn't know the differ
ence, but we did. In the
first place it was a typo
graphical error, but our
'devil" noticed it before 1t
was placed in the window,
but no notice is taken OF
matters and things without
rs" so we left the Il" in
to see II our windows were
noticed and. what do you
think was the result? Well
we tried to keep count OF
the friends who told us oi
orr mistake but we lost
track, and the last we re-
member, II we are not mis-
taken, was $50. OF course
there were others who were
too timid to say anything
so we imagine there wa'
probably a thousand or more
who saw our windows. ant
1t took all of the force t.
wait on the ones who cam'
in to buy. (Watch our win
dows.)
The Ordway new era., 1919-04-25
The New Puritan.

The new puritan is instructed ir
cleanliness. believes in it. practices 1t
AS a good animal guided by an en-.
lightened mind. he purposes to make
the best of his body. not to poison II
with alcohol or to pollute 1t with dis
ease. For his own sake and for the
sake of the future of the race. he
conducts himself morally. His philos.
opher, guide and friend, however. is
the physician and science is his inspi.
ration and his teacher.
The Ordway new era., 1919-04-25
Faint Praise.

Speaking of doubtful compliment
a subscriber writes: 81 wish to one
the following as one of the best exam
pies have ever seen. An accomplish
ed musician was invited by frtent
to church service in order to heal
the chorus choir render special sc
lection. The friend, highly please<
with the rendition, was awaiting witt
much interest her companions. verdict
1t came thus, in whisper: The,
sit well. From the Outlook.
The Ordway new era., 1919-04-25

Mrs. Al Houston. of near
Sugar City. and who is n
daughter of Jas. Trainor.
OF this place. was in Ord
way last week. and of course
came to the Variety Store
TO supply her wants. and
one thing she purchased
was one of our White Noun
tain Ice Cream Freezers.
Yum. yum, / think I am go
ing to drop in some warm
Sunday afternoon.
The Ordway new era., 1919-04-25
TELLS OF THRILLS
WHEN SHELLS FLY
MAN WHO SAW WAR ON FOUR
FRONTS ESCAPES DEATH
MANY TIMES WHILE sERv-
ING SOLDIERS.

Chicago-More than 700 Y. NJ. G. A.
workers saw service with the soldiers
Of the American expedItionary force In
the front lines during the Inst months
Of the war.
Frank M. Van EppS seriously
wounded while serving as 7. M. CA.
worker in the Argonne. told of some OF
his experiences in q talk at the Y. ID.
G. A. college here:
On the way to France last April on
the Oronzo, Van Epps and 56 other
"Y'' men narrowly escaped drowning
when the ship was torpedoed by q
German U-boat.
Van Epps was divisional secretary
Of the Y. NJ. G. A. outfit. He worked
with the Fifth division until the armis-
tice was signed. He was dressed up In
n doughbOy's uniform when he arrived
here. A limp and a kitbag slung over
his Shoulder containing what Is left OF
his equipment complete his couvenirs
of more than six months service over
sens.
|. Van Epps saw the war on four fronts
in France and Alsace. serving In the
tirst-line trenches on two of them.
When the Oronzo was tOrpedoed on
April 20 60. miles off the coast OF
Wales U-boats 'got" two out of con-
voy of seven steamships. The OronzO
went down in IL minutes after she was
struck, and Van Epps and other 'Y"
men lost all their baggage. They were
picked up by NtorpedO-boat destroyer
and landed at Hollyhead, Wales.
In Front Line.
In southern and middle Alsace, Van
Epps was in the first-line trenches and
at St Mihiel, when the drive opened.
he became a stretcher bearer after his
supplies ran out. Getting word to
shift to the Argonne. he travelled all
night by train, on trucks and afoot.
and spent the next three weeks sleep
ing In shell holes and trenches when
he was not at work.
AT Madeleine farm. on October IS.
Van Epps and Thomas II. Hadley of
Iowa, another Y. NJ. c. A! man, set up
shop in an old barn. All but three of
the twenty-five "Y' workers went back
to get supplies. The barn had been
under shell fire for several days. but
Van Epps and Hadley decided it was
good enough to sleep in. They built
bed of boxes of jam, with tub of
chewing tobacco for a pillow and lay
down.
Half a mile back. IN American bat
terry was hammering the Germans, and
two German airsplanes came over look
ing for the position. They let go two
bombs which landed on each side Of
the barn. Soon came third. which
struck the roof. bringing down mass
of rafters and beams and scattering
shrnpnel. A splinter was driven
through the calf Of one of Hadley's
legs and q piece of shell tore through
both of Van Epps' thighs.
After dressing stations and field hos.
pitfalls had finished with them they
spent half a day in an ambulance and
then were put aboard a French. hos
pital trnin. where they remained an
other two days. One of these days was
Sunday. SO Van Epps, at the sugges-
ton Of some Of the doughboys, "put
on" service. conducting 1t propped
up In his stretcher.
The Ordway new era., 1919-04-25
Let's Go

Easter has passed and
without rain, and the wealth
er has settled down to busi-
ness. The peace congress
has settled the terms for
Germany. The Victory loan
bonds are being sold very
satisfactorily. Our reser-
voirs are full of water and
there is lots of snow in the
mountains. and best of all,
the boys are coming home
as fast as they can bring
them. so we should worry
Let's get busy and take ad-
vantage of all the oppor-
tunities that are all around
us and make this the best
year this country ever saw
what do you say? We are
with you.
The Ordway new era., 1919-04-25

DR.. Hugh F. Lorimer. who had a
nasal operation In Pueblo last week
found himself in a critical condition
on Tuesday, and during Tuesday
night his condition was serious. DR..
T.. o. McCleary and DR.. J. e. Jeffery
were both with him during the great
er part of Tuesday night. and on
Wednesday morning DR.. Lorimer was
taken to Pueblo In company with
Dr. Jeffery.
The Ordway new era., 1919-04-25
Protection

The town is putting in
some water plugs on Denver
and Sherman. One is up
on the corner opposite the
BOSSES house. which is s25
Denver Boulevard. We can
go to bed now without a
thought of burning up,
knowing that water within
reach our volunteer fire lad
dies will not let harm come
to us.