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Monroe City Democrat., 1919-06-06

The Huns are not even entitled
to the praise of being good losers
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-06-06

The principal amusement in
Europe at present is waiting to see
which way the cat will jump
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-06-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Pike and
daughter. Lucille left Friday for a
two weeks visit in Mena. Ark, to
visit Mr.. Pixies sister. Mrs. Frank
Christian. Enronte to Arkansas
they visited a few days with Mrs.
Susan Simms and family in Kansas
City.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-06-06

Nurses who have been discharged
from the service of the United
States will receive the $50 discharge
bonus being given soldiers. sailors
and marines, according to announce
ment by the federal government.
Those who are discharged hereafter
will receive this bonus on the same
roll or voucher upon which they
are given their fiual pay.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-06-06

Mrs. Lula Pike and little daugh-
ter have returned from a several
weeks visit with her sister, Mrs.
Ralph Donahue and family in Scot
land, Texas. MRS. Pike was accom-
panied home by Mrs. Donahue and
two children who will spend several
weeks here with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs Joseph Hays
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-06-06

Rev. Fr. Thos. C. Fox. C. E. Fahy
and Elmer Montgomery were in
Quincy Sunday to attend a X. of
C class initiation.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-06-06

Miss Estelle Buchanan. of New
London is visiting at the home of
NJ A Hornback.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-04-03

mediate possession of the entire pur-
chase with the exception of the Over
man so. which he will take over this
fail He however, will get one-third
OF the crop this year.
Mr. Behean, who has long been rec
ognized as one of the most extensive
cattlcmen of the Salmon river country,
recently sold his stock farm located
on the Snake river side. which CON
sisted of 300 acres of land, 1000 head
of cattle. 30 head of horses, imple-
mentS, etc. to Frank T. Wyatt, for the
consideration of $132 900.
Before deciding TO locate on Camas
Prairie where he formerly resided. Mr.
Rehean made Il trip through Montana
and made a close examination of the
possibilities of that state, but could
find nothing that equaled the land in
this section. He and family will take
up their residence within few days
on the William Squibb place.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-04-03
BIG REALTY DEAL CLOSED
THIS WEEK; TOTALS
OVER $5S,OOO
george Behean Former Salmon River Cattle King Will Enter
Agricultural Field on Large Scale; Closed
Out Stock Holdings Recently

Another real estate deal was con-
Summated this week through which
George Behean became the owner of
oa3 acres of fine Camas Prairie agri-
cultural land almost adjoining the city
of Grangeville. The body Of land com
l'f'lSed four tracts AS follows: The
William Squihh place of 100 acres, en-
tered into the deal at S125 per acre
80 acres belonging to John Powell. at
Sll25o; the j. Frank Sims place of
233 acres, at SOL and an S0-acre tract
belonging to Mrs. r. w. Overman. the
price of which we did not learn, max
Ing IA total of 553 acres lying in one
body which will make one of the most
ideal ranches on Camas Praigie
The land is located less than one
mile from Grangeville, and the VIII
liam Squibb farm is very highly i'm
proved, and as far as we have been
able to learn brought the highest price
of amy land which has been sold on
Camas Prairie Mr. Bchean takes inn
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-04-03

thar was given to the Tribune on the
return of the party to Lewiston or
Friday which we take pleasure in re.
producing aS follows:
The Grangcville citizens have hit
upon two distinctive features that
with coming years will attract visitors
from long distances" said d. Schiller.
of Schilfer's Clothes shop, who was
one Of the leaders of the Lewiston
party These features are the COW
sAoy band ana the annual revival Of
The frontier settings Of the gambling
denS, ticker joint and dance hall The
Gran@eyille cowboy band is now a mus
icai organization that ! would venture
to say has no equal in any town Of
the population of Grangeville in the
west and would bc credit to a city
Of quite assuming proportions The
people are behind the band and that
means il will continue to improve The
band organization will receive Il sub
stantial sum from the celebration now
being staged and ii is entitled to every
cent that can be realized.
THE frontier town settings are now
true 70 the old days but they will be
improved from year to year as the
scope Of the show is enlarged and |
am firm in the belief that in the stag
ing of these frontier celebrations the
Grangeyille cowboy band has hit upon
II plan that will attract visitors from
long distances. The frontier celebra-
tion naturally fits well with the rpgalia
of the band members and the two fea-
lures are in perfect harmony.
THE old gambling gGmcS of the
frontier have already passed into his
tory. The faro and the roulette we
witnessed last night exist only in the
most exclusive gambling clubs of the
large cities and are even rare in such
places. Within "A very few years they
will not exist as reality and already
these is n natural desire to look upon
the fastimeS of the sturdy men who
carved the frontier history. | WAS
surprised last evening at the large
number who did not know faro or
roulette when they saw IT, Within a
few years the exception will bt, the man
who actually played in these games
for real money The frontier has paSs-
ed and those familiar with the frontier
atmosphere are in the great minority.
tirangeville is the natural setting for
such ii celebration because it will he
the last of the northwest towns to lose
the real frontiersmpn. The creation
Of the frontier celebration while there
are a goodly number of the old timers
remaining to direct the settings. will
allow the younger generation to de-
velop and continue the show true to
the original
Lewiston made no mistake in send.
ing Il good delegation to Grangeville
the occasion is worthy of stronger sup
port from Lewiston and this event
should he an established notation in
the Commercial club junket book for
the organization of excursion parties
TO make the visit on the opening night
Of this annual celebration"
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-04-03
CROWDS ENTERTAINED
BY BANDS '49 SHOW

The third annual Days Of '49' show
staged by the well known musical or
sanitation known throughout the en-
tire west rs the Cowboy Band, has
passed into history. The show opened
last Thursday night and was brought
to Il close at midnight on Saturday.
and was by odds the most successful
event of the three.
ON the opening night a record crowd
was i'm attendance which was greatly
augmented hy the delegation from we
Lewiston Commercial club and citi-
zen~ from lhat section and other points
along the line All of the old time
scenes were depicted true to form and
most any Kind of entertainment that
was to be had in the cid days was
moyidde for those who wished t. in
dulge
The show is staged yearly for the
benefit of the Cowboy band, this meth
cd being used 10 raise funds in place
Of popular subscription. with which the
pupulace seem to be hurdened along
other lines Last year the city coun-
eli assisted the band but the monthly
donation was discontinued At the re
quest of the management and since
that time they have been relying sole
~ upon their Own resources for the
success Of the organization which has
nnM reached proportions of national
distinction. The boys have secured a
leader in the person of SIT. J. Il. Run.
ming who also directs the orchestra
the work Of which will compare favor
ably with any institution in the west.
-
ed by an overflow house and had pro
Yided an outside attraction, the Bar
nett Imperial orchestra whose program
was in4crspersed With vocal numbers
by T.. ]. Blomt. hasso. whose efforts
were very pleasing to the immense
throng
The dances on each Of the three
nights were we'll patronized and the
music furnished was of the highest
order. the Cowboy band orchestra fur.
niShlng the music on the first and third
evenings and the Barnett Imperial or.
chp~tra on the second evening. the hall
being packed to capacity on each oc.
caSion.
Among the features of the old
time show WAS the band concert of
Friday night and the exhibition of
Ross Frizzell with the rope. On this
evening the band split into two part
and marched to their rendezvous at the
corner of Main and Hall streets. Botf
were playing the same piece of music
and on converging merged into ont
body which seemed 10 take extremely
well with the spectators who had al
most packed the streets On the in
side of the circle Ross FriZZell gave
an exhibition Of rope spinning tha
was beyond compare and would put +
shame many Of the performers whc
have appeared in this section in the
same role.
That the Lewiston delegation wa
we'll pleased with the reception given
them is evidenced by the interview
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-04-03
TUNNEL FACE
IS STUDDED
WITH GOLD
Mt. Marshall Property Said to
Have Uncovered Fabulous
ly Rich Vein.
IDAHO CRIPPLEC CREEK
Mine Formerly Owned by John
G. Fox, Has I'm
told Wealth.

Parties arriving this week from the
Mt Marshall mining district brought
out the news that another lens had
been encountered in the west drift of
the upper tunnel of the Sherman mine
on Bear creek which is now owned bv
r. T.. Holt, of Seattle.
This is the property that was pur-
chased from John Fox one of our
local citizens. three years ago, and has
shown such phenomenal free gold val
ues that the camp has been brought
to the attention Of some of the best
known mining men of the country, be
ing termed by them the Cripple creek"
of Idaho.
The ore bodies Sppear in lenses in a
gnetss formation IN which coarse free
nuggets make shining studds spark
ling from the green chloride back
ground
The lens just encountered is the
second in this same drift and in the
breast of the tunnel has widencd out
greater than the span of the tunnels
face, and like the FIRST lens glistens
with free gold all through H. The first
lens Widcned out to nine feet at its
greatest dimension and yielded thous-
andS of dollars To the owners
Ihere are other properties being de
velA'ed in the Mt Marshall camp and
the coming season promises 10 be n
record one and will prove beyond doubt
lllat Bear creek is not a one mine camp
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-04-03
CHAtTAUQUA ASSOCIATION.
Local People Organize Independent
Body; To Include Civic Progress.


The employment of indrpendnpt
Chautauqua talent especially suited to
tie tastes Of the people of thiS com
muhlty is one of the basic objects
OF local Thautauqua promoters who
held meeting Tuesday evening ana
appointed committees to take charge
OF the 1919 Chautauqua assembly 10
ne held under the auspices of the
Grangeyille independent Chautauarn
Association, This organization is tn
ne made Il permanent Association and
the program outlined includes Il mum.
Der of movements for civic progress
ANA community welfare in addition ia
IN" annual ChantauquaS At Tues.
day nights meeting a committee con
SlSting of G. T.. krakau. chairman
Frank McGranc, Luther Case, John ID
Long and Keith Fem was appointed
to handle the 1919 Chautauqua and
talent will be engaged as soon as the
desired artists can be reached with
a contract The talent will be engaged
independently and every effort put for
ward to stage the best Chautauqun I'M
the history of the county. The com
mlttce plans 10 import one speaker
or national reputation. or perhaps ii
concert band which will be the stellar
attraction in long list Of talent Of
recognized merit. A committee con
Sisting Of H. Taylor, Geo W. Man
ming and j. a. Pine was appointed t.
prepare constitution ana bylaws fol
the permanent organiZatiGn
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-04-03
CHURCH SERVE
Community:
NOTEXPLOIT
New Federated Pastor in Open
Letter to Men Wants
Information.

Roy. g. Oscar Oliver. the new pas
tor Of the Federated church, has is
sued IN open letter 10 the men Of
Grangeville and vicinity, in which he
has placed n number of very vital
questions. 1t Is Mr. divers idea to
increase the attendance at the FrJ
Grated church, not for mercrnary rca-
sons. but to make the church ono uf
service to the community. and in order
10 do this desires the que ,tionS cnlm-
Grated in the letter. answered by the
men of the community. That he Will
be successful seems to be forgonc
conclusion for the reason that at each
service since Mr. divers arrival n
few weeks since his church edifitp
has been filled to capacity The letter
follows:
"Ncighbofs and Friends 1t is my
firm conviction that the Federated
church of which | have the honor of
being pastor, ought To he serving every
man in the community not affiliated
with one Of the other churches In the
city. II is not now doing it. ! want
You 10 help me solve the problem |
am anxious to see the church aud its
relation to the community through your
eyes
Il take the position, as do also the
members of the official board of the
church. that the church is here To
serve the community and not To ex-
plot it. | am here to serve every
man in the community and whatever
IA neighbor's fellowship and a mans
devotion to his task can do, | desire
to do.
"One way that We can serve each
other is for you to answer the follow
ing questions candidly and frankly
mailing your replies To ms at your
earliest convenience 1t Is my purpose
to use the replies received at the eve
ming service on April 18th No names
will he mentioned and no confidence
will he betrayed
Il. II yon are not. why are YOU
not regular attendant at the services
Of the church?
~. What has been the reason given
by some neighbor or friend for non.
attendance?
.. In what way. in your opinion
can the services of this church ts
made to appeal more strongly to men?
II. Why does ii not now seem Ia
appeal to them?
.. What practical phase of social
or institutional work, In your opinion
could be undertaken by this church
that would appeal to and meet with
the cooperation Of the men of the com.
munity?
Write your replies now, before you
forget"
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-04-03
FARM BUREAU
IN ANNUAL
MEETING
Session Will Be Held at Court
House, Grangeville, Sat
urday, April 10.

The Farm Bureau is meeting with
favor among the farmers in every
section of the county and will start
aut with Il larger membership thar
any of the thirty farm bureaus now
organized in the state could boast of
during their first year The communi-
ties have not all turned in their lists
Of membership but it las been eati-
mated that before the date set for the
annual meeting there will be over 100
farmers members of the bureau. With
this membership 10 start off with and
the increasing interest that is sure 10
follow the Idaho County Farm Bureau
Will soon become a strong working or
ganization and command place among
the most effective farm bureaus in the
state.
The executive board of the hureau
held meeting at Cottonwood last
Saturday to make the necessary ar
rangements for the annual meeting
which will be held at the Court house
i'm Grangeville on Saturday April ID
and both morning and afternoon ses
sions will he held.
The business the annual meeting will
have to do with will be as follows:
/. Decide on county program OF
work to be taken up by the farm
bureau this year.
.. Election of executive board mem
bers for 1919.
3. Making ont budget
4. Meeting with county commits
Sioners.
In addition to the regular business
of the meeting ii program for The day
which will include some able speakers
music and luncheon, is being arranged
ana will he announced at later date.
The following committees were ale
nnintrd 10 act nj the annual meeting :
Program of Work Committee.
Geo. \. Cowgill. chairman Lake ;
Geo. Bentz. Whtehird: Howard Me
Kinlev. Cottonwood Adolph Hlnkie-
mon Winona. Sam Hosig. Kooskia.
Nominating Committee.
James Surridge chairman Harp
ster; Joe Mcdonald, Fem Dick Has
Tins Grangeville; Adolph Schroeder
Keuterville: ]. L. Stewart Lake
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-04-03
TUSCANIA SURVIVOR HOME.
Delmar HOckersmith Tells Interesting
Tales of Ill-Fated Vessel.

lpclmar IIOCkcrSmith The first SIR
NiNor of the Inflated troop shin. the
luSania, which was torpedoed bN the
nuns shortly after the United STATES
entered the world war, reached home
early this week ana has since been re-
celNing the hearty congratulations of
his many friends aud former school
mates who remain in this section. The
young man is the son Of j. W. Hooker
smith, who with his family resided
mere Tor many years, and now IL resi-
delt OF the Cottonwood section He
entered the service something like
seventeen months ago and chose the
avalon section III which to do his
bli Tor Uncle Sam. After short
training IN this country his unit along
with others embarked for the scene of
The coailict abearA the TuScania and
when off the coast Of Scotland The
vessel WAS torpedocd and sank. and
20 brave young Americans lost their
lives. Dick Vineyard son of the late
Judge INcureus Vineyard of This place.
was also Il survivor, letters from whom
have been published in the columns
of the Globe, but the Young men never
had The good fortune 10 meet
Is the opinion Of SGT Hoekersmitb
very few of the 2lO men who losl their
lives, among whom was William Droogs
or MI. Idaho, We're killed by the cXplo-
sion Of the torpedo, he being firmly con
Fihced that most Of the boys wer.
drowned The torpedo hit the 1uS
CANA abour six o'clock in the evening.
before large number Of the men had
had their suplerS and il goes without
saying they secured nothing to eat
untll after they had landed on Scot
llsh soil II is interesting To talk to
Sgt. Hockersmith regarding the ne.
uohS OF the people aboard. Some were
driven frantic while others were lust
a> calm as though nothing had hap
Whed. During the process of taking
To the boats many We're capSiZed and
the high sea running at the time and
the darkness made the task an eX-
tremely difficult one. While SOM. were
bemoaning their fate others roundly
cussed the huns. Those who were pre-
cipitated into the icy waters were
picked up as rapidly as possible, and
1t Is presumed that the high seas and
boatlng wreckage along with the dark.
ness caused many poor boy To fail
to connect with rescuers.
While in the service Sgt. Hooker
smith was dispatch bearer in the
motorcycle corps and saw service in
England. France and Belgium He was
in Paris at the time the French celr-
brated the restoration of AlSaCY-I or
raine and stated that the confetti was
at least two inches deep on the streets
Sgt Hockersmith is young man in
the early twenties. and talks interest.
+, ingly of the narrowing experiences he
has passed through since entering the
service
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-04-03
CLOSE SHAVE FOR DICK"
Well Known Chinaman Lost for Three
Days in Mt. Marshall District.

Nearly every winter the mountains
of central Idaho take their toll Of
human life as some one either meets
with an accident while alone or he
comes bewildered in IA raging storm
and wanders into unfrequpntcd regions
and perishes of cold and hunger.
\ miner who recently came to
Grangeylle from Burgdorf Hot Springs
brought in the report of the rescue of
China Dick" at Il moment when fur
ther effort to travel had become a
physical imloSsibility Dick is an old
timer In the mountains tributary to
GrangeVille and has wandered over the
trails at all seasons of the year. As
he and another fellow countryman left
Burgdorf for Grangcvile by way of
French creek no one had an anxious
thought as to their safety although n
heavy snow storm was raging at the
time. There are several cabins along
the road and ii was considered a fair
sized days journey to the next habi-
tation over the Salmon river divide
into French creek where plenty of
settlers could he found. Consequent
lN there was no little surprise three
days after their departure when two
miners came into camp from Mt. Mar
shall with China Dick and his com
panion, nearly famished for want OF
food and nearly frozen Blinded by
the storm they had lost their direc-
tion and instead Of keeping to their
left toward French creek, they had
gone To their right and been wander
ing all that time about the slopes of
Mt Marshall without food or shelter
and no matches with which to build
Il fire and signal their position but by
mere accident wandered across the
trackless course taken by the miners
on their way out for the mail
Dick is an old man well along the
journey of life and when he arrived in
Grangeyille complained considerably
about being sick and showed the tips
of his fingers all swollen and blue
which he said he injured while work
ing in the placer mines. not willing
to endure the chagrin of having been
lost midst his old familiar haunts 1t
was not until the parties came ont and
related the circumstances that the
truth of the matter was known
George v Ring. of the forest SER
vice, with headquarters at White Bird
IS in the city attending to business mat
trrs in connection with his office.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-04-03

Continued on Page g.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-04-03
MRS. OTTO HELD TO DISTRICT
COURT UNDER $1,000 BONDS

The preliminary hearing of Mrs.
Newt otto was held before Judge
Wilbur l.. Campbell Of the probate
court today and after hearing the evi
dence the defendant was bound over
10 the district court in the sum of
$1,000. The state was represented by
County Attorney B. Anger. and Mrs.
otto was defended by Attorney A. s
Hardy.
In the hearing the state put three
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-04-03
GRANGENuLLE ROY HOME.

GAYLORD Eimers, son Of MI and Mrs
John r. EimerS, arrived home LAST
Sunday evening from Camp Taylor
Kentucky, where he had been occupietf
in the artillery band. While In fhc
service Gay spent lot of time in the
hrsnital. having been afflicted wiz
most all the ailments that the boys
in the service encountered. However
he returns looking fine and in the best
Of health and spirits.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-04-03

witnesses on the stand they being
Vesta Nepean. Reggie Nepean and
Everett I1edbetter. who testified that
on the morning of the 18th OF March
while returning from a dance held at
the Star school house the night sbe-
fore. they took the old trail that goes
by the Otto residence They left the
trail at point near the county road
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-04-03
n1,r ERnM CANFIELD.

A. NeIean and daughter Miss NeSta
a rp IN the city being in attendance al
the preliminary hearing of Mrs. X. n
otto who is charged with assault Win
a deadly weapon on the person OF MIS-
Ecpcnn.