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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-12-25
Idaho's Highway Funds.

The state highway department
through bulletins issued by Wm
j. Hall, commissioner of publ
works, and D. P. Olson, directo
of highways, is providing tn
] public with interesting informa
ton relative to the progress O
! the highway construction pro
gram in the state. A recent bul
letin treats of the status Of tn
federal aid funds and provide,
other interesting data. From tn,
bulletin the following statement,
are taken:
There is approximately the sun
of SIT, 10000 available Will
which to improve the highways ii
the state of Idaho during the bi
ennum of 1919 and 1920.
Federal aid approximately
SO, 800, 900.
Federal forest aid, 100000.
State aid, $1,850,O00.
County and highway district
bonds, $11, 100000.
Motor vehicle tax, ESTIMATED J
$270,OO0.
A glance at this table will show
that the amount of money avail
able for use in Idaho under the
terms of the federal aid road aci
is far short Of what is required to
meet the state, county aiid high
way district funds. The state ap.
preparation under the two mill
levy bill for the two years 1918
and 1920 amounts to approx
mately $1,S5O,OOO On September
l county and highway district
bond issues amounted to over
$11, 100000, and it is probable
that for the years 1919 and 1920
they will amount to close to $751;
900, 900, which in addition to the
state appropriation will make the
sum available for highway con-
struction about SIT 900, 900. Near
ly all this money will be expended
on roads which will be entitled to
federal aid under the provisions
Of the act. Therefore, to coop
crate with the state, federal aid
funds for use in Idaho up to the
end of 1920 should be over $751;
600, 900.
The matter Of additional allot-
ment to Idaho has been taken up
with the department Of agricul-
ture and also with Idaho con-
gressional delegation. We are
advised that it will be impossible
to obtain any additional allot-
ments unless further appropria-
tion bills are passed by congress.
Tribune.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-12-25
Medved Installing Larger Ice
Machine.

The demands Of this commun-
ity for a greater ice supply and
his need for larger cold storage
capacity have induced John M.
Medyed, the enterprising proprie-
tor Of the City Meat Market, to
replace his ice manufacturing
plant with an entirely new equip
ment Of four tons daily capacity.
On recent visit to Spokane he
investigated the offerings of the
market in this line of machinery
and picked out the best to be had,
and the same is now being gotten
in readiness for shipment, for the
contract requires its complete in
stallation and readiness for oper-
alton by February l, next. The
improvement entails an outlay OF
$1,000.
Mr.. Medved is expecting the
machinery and erectors in at any
time now, and when this new
equipment is in operation he will
have a market, cold storage and
reproducing plant second to
none in all this section, and the
community will no doubt appre-
ciate the enterprise he is showing
in this effort to give his town the
best in his line.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-12-25
G. G. Galloway Married.

A marriage license was issued
from the county recorder 5 office
in this city Tuesday to G. c. Gal
loway, Of Steele, and Mrs. Isabelle
Gross, of Spokane. Mrs. Gross
arrived in Nezperce Tuesday ev-
ening and they were married by
Elder A. r. Fike at his home in
this city shortly after her arrival
They left Wednesday morning for
Steele, where he is postmaster,
store keeper and general super
visor Of affairs Of that hamlet.
The Herald extends congratu-
lations and best wishes.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-12-25

cleverly performed before the ev-
ening ended. The toasts were on
the symbolic colors Of the rain
bow and were very cleverly Civ
Ell by Grace Nelson Ralstin, Edith
Wright Miller, John Booth and
Rey Reinhardt. Clayton Miller
was master of ceremonies.
1t was indeed a gala occasion
for those fortunate enough to be
present.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-12-25
The Library.

Irwin Cobb's funniest book
Speaking of Operations, is ir
now and ready to afford every
one little amusement.
The new loose-leaf encyclope.
dia is on the shelves. Even if you
have no immediate use for refer
ence books come and and look il
over.
We are under obligations to
Mr.. Wade Temple for the follow
ing interesting books: "Pard-
ners, I" "The Great Cattle Trail, y
"The Lost Trail" " "The Forest
Spy" Across Texas"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-12-25
Will Lecture at Brethren Church.

Miss Sadie Miller, returned
missionary from India, will begir
a series of illustrated lectures al
the Brethren church in this city
at 500 o'clock Christmas night
The series will be continued thru
Friday and Saturday evenings
and Sunday morning.
Miss Miller has wonderful
story to tell and tells it so well
her hearers are always eager for
more. Everybody is invited to &c
out and hear her and see the pic.
lures Of actual conditions as she
finds them in that great India,
land Of legend and mystery.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-12-25
LOCAL NAWs.

They don't make richer and
finer candies than arc carried ct
the Temple.
For Sale- -16O acres 2 miles south
Of Winchester. Enquire Union
State Bank.
w. L. Lyon came up from Lew
iston Tuesday evening on ! bus
mess mission.
DR.. H. G. Coggins and wife, Of
Ilo, attended the basket ball Name
here Friday night.
Mrs. Lizzie Blake, of Ilo. Is
spending Christmas with the fam
lily of her son here.
Are you ready for the big mask
ball to be given New Years eve
at the Fraternal Halt
Soon you II want 4 piano for the
family to enjoy during the ssAut-in
months. See Laier's line.
Don't forget the big mask ball
the soldier boys are giving at tho
Fraternal Hall New Years eve.
Our merchants report q very
satisfactory holiday trade, s;nce
the weather has taken it's moder-
ate turn.
LOST weeks ago, / biz
brown horse, sharp shoes in front,
old shoes behind, please notify
Geo. Hines. Il.
Enjoy your Christmas dinner
either before or after the big mat
inee at the Temple, starting at
2:15 p. m. Two shows.
Mrs. VIM. Mitchell and son,
Otis, came up from Lewiston yea
terday to spend Christmas with
Nezperce relatives and friends.
+. T. Perry, who has been en-
ployed at the NeEperce Garage
the past week, left yesterday for
his home in Great Falls, Mont.
The Temple has a big matinee
bill for you Christmas afternoon,
starting at 2:15. 1.-THE Right to
Lie" is the title Of the feature.
Two shows.
Jas. Wimpy went to Spokane
Saturday to meet his wife, who
was On her way to Nezpcrce from
Hangham, Mont, to spend the
holidays.
Miss Ora Sorenson came down
from Spokane Saturday to spend
the holidays with Nezperce home
folks. She is attending college in
that city.
Mrs. P. J. Miller and children,
of Lewiston, are spending the
holidays with her par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Huber, Of
this vicinity.
"The Right to Lie' is the title
If the big matinee bill to be CIV
IN at the Temple Christmas after.
noon, starting at 2:15 and run
1ing two shows.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Heston
and son and Mrs. Harry Agrell
vent to Spokane Sunday tc spend
week with relatives
md friends there.
f. r. Flickinger came up from
Lewiston Tuesday evening to
spend Christmas at the home Of
lis wife 8 parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
T. F. Jacobs, in this vicinity.
G. w. Buckley left Saturday
or Payette, Idaho, where he will
,e joined by his wife, and they
will go thence to California to
Ipend the balance of the winter.
.Mesdames Fred Smith, J. D.
3tucky, Jess Wade and Guy Nc
Peak, Of 1lo, were in Nezperce
friday night and by their roofing
lelped their husbands defeat the
ocal town team in basket ball.
Mrs. Clay Smith and daughter,
Ruth, and Mrs. Mary Phelps, 4
lister Of the late Mr.. Clay Smith,
Who has been with the Smith fam
ly for several weeks, left on the
tuesday morning train, Mrs.
smith and Ruth going to Gar
ield to spend the holidays with
elatives there and at other points
n Washington, and Mrs. Phelps
'oing to her home at Ellensburg,
Vn,
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-12-25

The town-especially the kid
dies-is enjoying the new electri-
cally driven automatic popcorn
and peanut roaster 81. 6. Ander
son has just installed at the Pos,
Office store. It's wonder, and
goes right ahead turning out the
best popcorn and peanuts pos
sible with never q strike or .
kick.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-12-25
A Merry Christmas.

We wish to thank the public
for its liberal patronage, which
made our holiday trade one Of the
best we ever enjoyed. We wish
you all merry Christmas and a
prosperous New Year.
j. r.. Hughes, Jeweler.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-12-25
Auto Licenses $11,811.23.

The county assessor reports the
issuing of 705 applications under
the new motor vehicle license law
during the year 1919, divided as
follows:
Touring cars, $50; roadsters,
"a; trucks, Al; motorcycles, 3;
dealers licenses, IS; chauffeurs
licenses, 20; transfers, II. Total
amount collected, $11,81l23.
Assessor Ratliff also informs us
that he has on hand a complete
supply of license blanks fer 1920
and is prepared to fill out all ,ap-
plications for licenses for the
coming year, which begins Jan
uary / 1,-1920.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-12-25
Ilo Takes Fast Game.

In very intensive exhibition
Of basket ball between the Ilo
and Nezperce town teams at the
local High School gym last Fri.
day night, the visitors were the
victors, with a score of % to 20.
The game opened with a show
ing of speed and snap that show
ed the strong come back" quail
ties of the veteran players and
the speed never slackened till the
last whistle sounded. The Nez-
perce quintette got away early in
the melee with lead of five
points, but hos heavier bunch
gradually overcame this advan-
tage as the visitors became more
accustomed to the big gym. There
were many brilliant plays, but it
was clearly anybody's game to
the end.
The only disagreeable feature
of the evening was the sustaining
of badly wrenched knee by Jean
Stucky, one of Hos best players,
when he and Hans Schildknecht
mixed over the ball in the first
half.
A fair sized audience was in at
tendance, and all certainly got
their moneys worth A return
game is to be played in s1lo early
in January.
The lineup Of the two teams
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-12-25

The fixtures for the club rooms
Of the local post of the. American
Legion reached here the first OF
the week and the boys are getting
them installed as speedily as pos
Sible.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-12-25
Lutheran Church Services.

There will be preaching in Eng
lish at the Lutheran church ir
this city at IL o'clock Sunday
morning, Dec. %. A business
meeting will be held after the ser
vices, so it is necessary that al
members be present.
Rev. N. j. Holm, Pastor.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-12-25

The Community and Christian
churches are each giving fine
Christmas programs this WED
nesday) evening.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-12-25

The Herald is out little ahead
of time this week "wednesday
EVENING" SO the force can cels-
hrate Christmas.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-12-25

Jess Robertson, Of Cottonwood,
Is spending Christmas with his
brother, Leo, here.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-12-25

A food and drink, both whole-
some and delicious. is matted milk.
You can buy it in the flavor YOU
like at Leo's Pharmacy. Price
18 cents, tax 2 cents.
Newark post., 1919-07-30
Unbelievable

When Roosevelt was governor Of
New York he knew quite we'll a
farmer who lived at a house on
the road where the governor, rid
ing horseback, would always stop
for a rest. One day when the gov
ernor rode up the farmer was read
ing a New York paper, Governor"
he asked, "aren't those New York
papers pretty tall liars?" 'Why,
what makes you think they are?''
well, here's a story was just
a-readin' of man who paid $14,-
900 for a picture of cow. | don't
believe it." "Why not?" asked T.
r. Because" said the farmer, 81
don't believe there's any man in
New York would pay $4,000 for
anything he couldn't milk"
Newark post., 1919-07-30
American Legion New
Bulwark Of Patriotism

In contrast with the Grand
Army, the American Legion will
embrace all sections of our land.
Similarly it will be the private SOL
dier's organization. Military hon
ors will not count. Absolute
Americanism is to be it's dominant
principle. With the dwindling
ranks of the Grand Army there is
need of such an organization. The
Grand Army has long been a
staunch bulwark of patriotism, but
time is doing it's work. Others
must soon take up where the vet
Grams of the Civil War leave off.
Those of the new organization who
saw service overseas possess new
vision of what America means. Be-
cause of their fortune in going
abroad they reaped an advantage,
though entitled to no more credit.
All who donned the uniform serv-
ed. With an organization of such
possibilities in numbers and all
imbued with a patriotic fervor the
safety of the republic against the
Vaccinations Of those who tear
down is assured.
Newark post., 1919-07-30
Birds Have Nothing To Do
With Birds Eve Maple

What makes the birdseye maple? =?
That is a question which you have
asked yourself when you looked
at a beautiful piece Of furniture
made of this wood, says the Amer
ican Forestry Association, Of
Washington, which is campaign
ing for the planting of memorial
trees. There have been a number
of theories, but the real reason is
simple.
The favorite theory has been
that sapsuckers, by pecking holes
through the bark of young naples,
make scars which produce the
birdseye figure in the wood during
the succeeding years. Bird-pecked
hickory is often cited as an anal
ogous case; yet who ever saw
.birdseye figure in hickory, though
the bark may have been perforated
like collender by the bills of
energetic sapsuckers The effect
in the case of hickory is the op-
posite of birdseye in maple; the
wood is discolored and unsightly.
Newark post., 1919-07-30
Legion To Make Study
Of Land Reclamation

In order to effectuate the reSOlu-
tions of the St. Louis meeting OF
the American Legion, endorsing the
principles Of land development as
a means of rehabilitating returning
soldiers, a committee Of three mem
bers of the national executive COM
mittee will make a through study
of the subject of reclamation OF
arid, swamp and cut-over timber
lands in cooperation with the Sec
retary Of the Interior. This COM
mittee includes Luke Lea, former
Democratic Senator from Tennes-
see: Thomas w. Miller, former Re-
publican Congressman from Della
ware, joint chairman Of the Le-
gion' legislative committee, and
j. f. j. Herbert, of Massachusetts.
The aim Of this committee will
be to secure legislation whereby
discharged soldiers and sailors may
get an opportunity to establish
homes and create for themselves a
place in the field of constructive
national effort, through some broad
comprehensive plans for the econo-
mic reclamation of all lands sus-
ceptible of reclamation and pro
ductiOn.
In this connection, H. Y. Cory,
representing Secretary OF the In
terror Franklin X. Lane, appeared
before the national executive COM
mittee of the American Legion to
explain the provisions Of the Mon
dell bill, which he described as one
step forward toward rehabilitation
in the life of the country of return
ed veterans who need assistance.
Pending the results Of the study to
be made by the committee Of three,
1.-THE American Legion will take no
action on the Mondell bill, but as
soon as the legion determines the
best land reclamation legislation
for the returned veterans, it will
take a positive stand in its favor
and support its adoption.
Newark post., 1919-07-30

vital statistics and pointed out
that on account of the faultiness
of these records the United States
Health Service refuses to accept
them. The death rate from pre-
ventable disease alone is upwards
of 1000 yearly, an appalling loss
for State whose entire popula-
tion is less than 225,000. The
typhoid death rate is estimated at
25 or 80 per 1000, while in New
York City with its dense popula-
tion it is only 3.9 per 1000. In
Maryland the rate is 16.5 per 1000.
The infant mortality rate is 125
per 1000 as compared with 94 per
thousand for the whole country.
The State Board of Health, how
ever, is rapidly coordinating the
work of the local and State boards
and better health conditions and a
better position for the State in
the health records is sure to result.
Future work in the State must
necessarily be educational and
supervisional. Sanitary measures
insisted upon by the Federal gov
ernment in the camps and canton
ments will help materially for
! every locality has supporting
-. line of returned soldiers who are
thoroughly grounded in the es-
sentials of sanitary requirements.
Newark post., 1919-07-30

Some attribute it to the action of
frost, but no such connection be-
tween cause and effect has been
shown to exist.
The explanation of the phen-
omenon is simple, and a person
with good magnifying glass can
work it out for himself. The BIRDS
eye figure is produced by casual
or abnormal buds which have their
origin under the bark of the trunk.
The first buds of that kind may
develop when the tree is quite
small. They are rarely able to
force their way through the bark
and become branches, but they
may live many years just under
the bark, growing in length as the
trunk increases in size, but seldom
appearing on the outside Of the
bark. If one such bud dies, an
other will likely rise near it and
continue the irritation which pro-
duces the fantastic growth known
as birdseye.
1t is said the Japanese produce
artificial birdseye growth in cer-
tain trees by inserting buds be-
meath the bark. The Field Museum,
Chicago, has a sample of what is
claimed to be artifcially produced
b!rdseye wood from Japan.
Newark post., 1919-07-30
Down-and-O Cutters Made
Good In War

One of the best types of fighters
that the war brought out is "the
boy who has been down and out
and up against it." This is what
Mr.. Butcher( the superintendent
of the Brace Memorial Newsboys'
Home in New York City told
representative of the New York
Globe, and he proves it by show
ing the splendid service under the
flag of boys and young men con-
nected with that home.
No less than 1920 of them volun-
teered. Long before America went
into the war these boys began to
be missed, and soon letters came
from one after another showing
hat they had enlisted in France
or England or Canada. After we
went in 400 Of them passed the
enlistment officers in one week.
What kind of fighter was the
ex-newsboy? Mr.. Butcher answer
ed: Hes the greatest fighter in
the world. He's used to standing
on his own feet. His wits have
been sharpened. He's aggressive,
full of pep, courageous. When it
came his time to go over the top
he went. and nothing that walked
the earth could stop him." Some
1000 of these boys are still in the
army-"among the first to go,
among the last to come back"
Many have citations or decora-
tions. Some won commissions
The Outlook.
Newark post., 1919-07-30
Health

Recent conferences of the State
Board of Health with the local and
city boards and the rules laid
down have called attention to some
humiliating facts with regard to
Delaware's health conditions.
Chester H. Wells in an address
delivered here last winter called
attention to the incompleteness of
Newark post., 1919-07-30
For That Headache

A cupful of hot water will very
often relieve a headache when
everything else fails. A patient
unable to retain food or medicine
often finds much relief by placing
a hot cloth over the stomach and
a cold one at the soles of the feet.
The heat draws the blood from the
extremities to the stomach and the
food is then retained and digested.
For a chill, hot soda water is much
better than stimulants and induces
almost immediate prespiration.
Newark post., 1919-07-30
Deserted

81 suppose Prohibition has made
you a little lonely"
at sure has, replied Uncle Bill
Bottletop. Nobody notices me any
more. The folks don't even point
me out as a horrible example. -
Washington Star.
Newark post., 1919-07-30
The Most Talked-of Bit
OF The Earth's Surface

iou dle ledulllg SIedt uedl
about Shantung. 1t has stolen the
first page of all the newspapers,
and its part in the spoil of the
great war is attracting attention
than the revised ownership of any
territory.
If you were a Chinaman, Shan
tung would mean to you East OF
the mountains" That is the poeti-
cal, Oriental way of naming a
province which is east Of range
which projects even beyond the
normal coast line and forms a
great peninsula.
Shantung is in area about as
large as New York and Connecti-
cut combined, but it's population is
more than three times the popula-
ton of the two states, and makes
it the most densely populated part
of all China.
There are three things famous
in Chinese history in the province
of Shantung-the birthplace and
burial place of Confucius, the
sacred mountain T'ai-shan and the
Grand Canal.
Confucius was born at little
town in "The Land of Luz in the
western part of the province, five
hundred and fifty years before the
beginning of the Christian era.
With the exception of thirteen
years, when he was wanderer,
he lived in the province of his
birth and made it famous as
center of philosophy and learning.
He is buried just outside the
city of K'iuh-fow, and it was there
that number of his students, liv
ing in huts, mourned him for three
years, and Tze-kung, the most
faithful of his pupils, remained
alone for two more years after his
companions had left.
T'ai-shan, the sacred mountain
of China, is of about the same al
titude as Mount Washington, in
New Hampshire. 1t has been a
part of Chinese literature for more
than four thousand years, and
millions of pilgrims have visited it.
The Grand Canal is an artificial
river about twelve hundred miles
long. the construction of which
was begun about twenty-four hun
dred years ago and completed in
its northern portion about six
hundred and fifty years ago.
The most modern portion of it
is the most poorly built, but those
sections which antedate history
are still in excellent condition and
in daily use for commerce.
Shantung got its first world
notice as the province in which
the Boxer" uprising had its
origin.
Boxer" is the English word
which sounds most nearly like the
combination of Chinese sounds
meaning "the fist of righteous
harmony"
Late in 1892 this organization
made its first public demonstra-
tion in Shantung by killing a
missionary, and the movement
reached its climax in the siege of
the Peking legations.
This bit of the earth's surface,
rich in no particular except in its
tremendous population, totally un-
known to the great majority of
people a few months ago, has
through its acquisition by Ger
many, its seizure by Japan, and its
cession to Japan by the terms of
the peace treaty, become the most
talked-of part of the world today.
Newark post., 1919-07-30

Give what you have to some one.
1t may be better than you dare to
think.-Henry Wadsacorth Long,
feUOW.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-02-01
PITH OF HE
VIC DRY NE w S

The supreme war council sends wire.
less waning throughout the worlc
against the forcible seizure Of ter.
ritory Of the disposition Of which Il
viii have final decision The warn.
ing IS expected 10 check national
greed in certain parts OF Europe ant
Asia
Lord Robert Cecil. British advocate OF
the League Of Nations, says gooe
will must be depended on TO make
the league efficient and outlines :
part OF the British program
All soldiers may remain in the U. S
army until they find work II they 81
desire.
A long list Of university professors ane
"intelleetuals" is incorporated in the
records Ct the senate committee in
vestigatins enemy propaganda. II il
called a who's Who" among those
Of paciflst tendencies.
Secrets Baker issued an order thai
for present nc man shall be dis.
ehare from the army against his
will
Or. Vel Kellogg Of the American
Food omission declares that the
eaten Of aid to Poland by send
ing 70, supplies is urgently needed
20 rer We the menace of Bolshe
Wism. =