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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-04-16
KILLED MANY TO
Get INSURANCE
capetown's Most Noted Grim
inal Slew Over Score
Of People
TOOK HIS OWN LIFE
Unrivaled in the Annals Of Crime for
the Multitude Of His Methods
Probably a Miser Who Hid
His Gold.

Manchester, Eng.-Great murderers
are more interesting to most people
than they like to imagine. A really
good murderer, a first ranker, Is, In a
queer sort of way, a national posses
sion. England has its Palmer, France
Its GILES de Rail-. the United States
Its H. III. Holmes.
And We South Africans have Pierre
Basson, a multiple murderer of the
most interesting and dangerous sort,
says the writer of a South African let
ter to the Manchester Guardian.
Basson insured, among many others.
the life of a German farmer called
Schaeffer for $500. Afterward
Schaeffer disappeared. The papers
sailed as near the wind of libel as
they dared, but no N would say with
whom he was last seen. One hot Sat
urday afternoon In December the po-
lice went and dug in Basson's fowl
hockje.
Pierre watched them at their work
from his window. When they had
h'' SohhC PioSiVSS hc run u 1 HIS
mothers bedroom, in his shirt sleeves.
Took His Own Life.
He pulled out all the drawers of the
wardrobe or to the floor, looking for
his brothers revolver. His mother
screamed to save him. His last words,
which he said with his face streaming
with sweat and tears. were "It's Toby's
fault"
Toby Louw was arrested after a
long search, and put on his trial. He
was Basson's dearest friend.
The principal witness against him
was Caroline. Caroline vas a Hotten-
tot washerwOman. She passed n
night, she said, down the road on her
way to the tiny village In the Flats.
She saw a light In the henroost. Curl
ously, she stopped and put her a
against the partition, which edged the
road.
A voice inside said, "Toby, gee mil
die kalk." give me the lime.)
"And the chickens prayed together
with terror" she deposed. 1t was this
statement which made the police 60
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-04-16

1t is when we are sick that we make
the hardest call on our philosophy of
life. 1t is the most difficult of mental
feats to be resigned to physical suffer
ing and incapacity. There have been
cheerful sick men in history. like
Alexander Pope. 1t Is true, but they
were and are few and far between.
Julius Caesar. for instance, proved to
be a very q~uerulous man when he
was sick.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-04-16
Puma, a Fish, spins Silk.

The most costly of all kinds Of silk
hosiery is made from silk which Is not
the product of the silkworms, but a
species of shellfish called a puinn. The
puma makes its home In the warm
waters of the Mediterranean around
Sicily. 1t has an odd little tube at
the end Of its tongue. Out Of this
tube, spider fashion, or silkworm fash
ion, it spins a silk thread with which
1t fastens itself to any rock to which
1t wishes to adhere. When the puma
moves on to fresh feeding grounds its
silken cable is left behind. This cable,
which is called byssus. the SIcilian
fishermen gather. Byssus weaves In
to the softest, finest, sheeniest of fab
RIGS; but 1t Is very rare and the stock.
ings woven from it consequently are
has been said-exceedingly expen.
sive.-New England Fisheries.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-04-16
Showing kaiser's vieiousness.

The Germans, In setting fire to the
Louvain library. totally destroyed not
only the printed books numbering
from 10000 to 100000 volumes and
nearly 1000 manuscripts which the
library contained, but also the famous
university halls. thus destroying in
three days that which had taken five
centuries to build up. Only nee be-
fore in history has such a disaster
been inflicted upon the world. when
in A. ID. 643. the Caliph Omar. with
b~lasphemy only equaled by that of the
kaiser, destroyed the library of Alex
andria in the name of God, and that
is of very doubtful authority.-Chi-
cago Evening Post.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-04-16

equipment is the overhead carrier.
While a carrier track Is not indicated
on the plan shown. most barns are
equipped with them. The track ex-
tends over both the feeding and litter
alleys. and runs to the silO, and to
the piles at the back of the
barn. Many dairy farmers have their
milk houses located near the barn and
extend the carrier track to the load
ing platform, thus providing a me
chanical means of carrying the milk
to the storage house.
Practically every barn built these
days is 36 feet wide, architects hav-
ing found that this standard size pro-
vides room for a double row Of stalls.
the feeding alley and the litter alleyA
A wider barn is a waste of money; a
smaller barn does not provide sufh-
Client space.
In such a barn as this the dairy
farmer can get the work Of caring for
his animals done quickly and with
less help. The animals will be kept
healthy and still produce the maxi
mum amount Of milk. These two ad.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-04-16

ing and in the evening, and the aver
sion Of the modern farm helper to
work the long hours required makes
1t necessary that those In the dairy
industry use all the labor-saving meth
DDS that the prosperous dairy farmers
have devised.
Most Of the work on the dairy farm
Is performed In the barn. COnse-
quently modern barns are planned and
equipped SO as to make the work
easy. Overhead carriers transport
the food to the hangers, and carry
out the litter; individual drinking
bowls. n for each two stalls, do
away with the work of watering the
animals. Concrete floors. with gut
tiers at the real Of each stall, provide
a means Of cleaning the barn by wa
ter under pressure.
Couple these conveniences with
milking machines, and more than half
the labor formerly required to take
care of the dairy cows and their prod
ucts Is eliminated.
Experienced farm building archi-
tects have learned many things about
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-04-16

Basson (whom even the judge called
"Peery" In his summing up In defer
ence to his family at the height of his
career was a young man, not much
more than thirty. and reputed to be
the fastest walker in Capetown. He
was educated at one of the best
schools at the Cape, from which he
was finally expelled for %tormenting
animals. He was an insurance agent
and rent collector. Many-some say
forty. twenty would be much nearer
the mark-of the people whom he in
sured died suddenly.
Like william Palmer. his W broth
er was among the number.
II he killed them all he was unri-
vailed In the annals Of crime for the
multitude of his methods. In lonely
walks. by pools in the windy sands of
the Flats, In broad daylight. at night.
In the crops at Stellenbosch, in the
sick bed, by sudden falls from high
cliffs. In drowning In the sea-these
people ended their lives.
No one ever knew what he did with
the money. He was supposed TO have
smoked opium with Cinnamon in Rose
street under Signal hall. The most
likely theory was that he was a miser.
and hid and cherished his gold alone.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-04-16
Rough Oldtime Sports

Pugilistic encounters, dog fights,
cock fights and similar performances
were the ordinary forms of popular
pastimes in the early part of the last
century. Bull batting was common, and
e this did not afford sufficient
amusement to the people in some of
the northern towns. and Blackburn and
Oldham exhibited a strange depravity
by compelling old women to race in
sacks Magazine.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-04-16
Will Teach Americanism.

Silver Bow Post No. l.. of Butte.
Mont, has adopted a resolution adj
vocating a course of training in the
public schools in the teachings of
true A~mericanism. The A~mericanism
committee of the legion met with the
educational committee of the school
board to perfect plans for this work.
and the school board has ordered that
ten minutes be devoted each day to
the singing of patriotic songs and
the teaching of American principles
of government.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-04-16

ton of a wal
memorial building
to be the perma-
nent a |
headquarters of
the American Le-
gion which, with
appropriations by
the city, county
and state. PROM
ises to run to sew
eral million dol
lars.
every citizen
Of thu oItu of Tn.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-04-16
MODERN BARN
FOR DAIRY HERD
Building Is Weather Tight and
Well Ventilated.
PROVIDES AMPLE SUNSHINE
Structure 80 by 116 Feet Aeeommo.
dates AZ Mixers, Their Calves
and Winters Supply Of Feed
for Animals.
BY WILLIAM A. RApFoRp.

M: William A. Radford will answer
questions a give advice FREE OF
COST on All subjects pertaining to he
subject Of building work on the farm, for
the readers Of this paper. On account Of
his wide experience as Editor. Author and
ManufactuIer he is. without doubt. the
Address all INQUIRIES to William A. Rad.
!ord No. 1927 Prairie avenue, Chicago.
reply W
Conservation Of labor on the farm
is n of the modern farmers greatest
problems. Farm labor has followed
other labor upward In cost, and a ma
jority Of farmers are having consider
able difficulty in getting sufficient help,
even at the present high wages.
The very nature of dairy farming
makes it especially difficult for the
owners Of comparatively large herds
to secure help. Caring for the herd.
is work that is done In the early MORN
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-04-16

He was a surveyor. a scholar, a nat
ural historian. He could run, walk,
climb. skate, swim. and manage a boat.
The smallest occasion served to dis
play his physical accomplishment /; and
a manufacturer. from merely observing
his dexterity with the window of a
railway carriage. offered him a situa.
ton on the spot.-From Familiar
Studies of Men and Books" r. L.
Stevenson.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-04-16
Woman, Scalped, Gets Well.

Valparaiso, Ind.|Mrs. Helen Rel
mers of Wheeler has recovered from
being scalped. Over 100 stitches re
placed her scalp. which was practical
~ torn from her head by her hair
catching in an overhead shafting. Only
a red scar remains on her forehead.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-04-16

lean Legion re-
Gently formed at
Walter Reed hos
pital In Washing
ton, ID. c.. where
about 1900 sick
and W 0 u n d Q d
men are receiving
treatment. Cor
pOral Butte was
the addressee OF
a Christ m a $
greeting, which
Franklin D. Oh
Tor national com.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-04-16
First 10 Get New Post Banner.

Davenport post, No. &c. Davenport,
Ia. of which III. +. Evans is command
er, has the distinction of being the first
post to secure one of the new post
banners. Their banner was shipped
to them from national headquarters at
Indianapolis.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-04-16

Legion at nation
al headquarters.
Indianapolis. has
been loaned for
that purpose by
the War Camp
Community serv-
ice, with which
organization he
served as execu-
tive secretary In
Minneapolis. prl-
or to his amlia-
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-04-16
Attempted Suicide Before Altar.

Los Angeles. Cal-Financial
troubles prompted Miss Maud Ran
dolph. thirty-fve years old. of this
city, to attempt suicide by drink
ing poison while kneeling before the
altar of Trinity church. New York
city.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-04-16
His Branch.

"If you had to enlist for overseas
duty again what branch would you
choose?"
The peace delegation The Home
Sector.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-04-16
er-pbysici.n to Miksdo Killed.

Alton. nL-When an automobile In
which he was riding coIIided with a
passenger train here. DIR. Harry R.
Lemens. formerly private physician to
the emperor of Japan. was killed.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-04-16

The state legislature of Rhode Is
land has recently passed a law max
ing 1t unlawful for any one to wear
the insignia of the American Legion
except qualified members.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-04-16
Is N. p. In His Home Town.

Clyde. Ohio. has elected a member Of
Orrin G. Franks Post. No. 90. of that
city to the Office of city marshal. Not
every vet. can be an M. p" In his w
home town.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-04-16

vantages save the farmer money In
cutting down the number of men and
for a like reason makes his years
work more profitable and satisfactory.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-04-16
STARTS FUND FOR BUILDING
indianapolis Chamber Of Commerce
Heads Movement for Memorial and
Permanent Headquarters.

The Indianapolis chamber of COM
merce is raising a fund for the cree
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-04-16
IN CHARGE OF ORGANIZATION
Director Of Division Loaned to the
American Legion by War Camp
Community Service.

Russell G. Creviston. director Of the
organization division Of the American
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-04-16
is COMMANDER OF NEW POST
Corporal Butte Presides Over Recently
Formed Organization at Walter
Reed Hospital.

Corporal J. z. Butte was elected COM
mander of the new post of the Amer
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-04-16

and dig in the hook that hot afternoon.
Toby brought his girl, Miss Oliviera,
a Portuguese, to cry for him, and he
was acquitted.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1920-05-13
MISS MORRIsEY A
FIRM BELIEVER
IN AMERICAN SONG

Among all the other things for
which the great war is responsible is
the offering Of a very real opportuni-
ty TO American COMPOSERS At least
such is the belief Of Marie Morrisey,
the well known contrato who is
scheduled to appear mt a concert in
Grangeville next week
American audiences love American
songs, Miss Morrisey says and America
is not lacking in composers The only
trouble is that there has not been much
encouragement for them because ira
dition has resulted in our using foreign
composers to the exclusion of our
own. Now, however with many for
eigners cut off our programs, there is a
great cry for American composers
"and musicians Of great talent are
answering that cry .
As product of strictly American
herself, Miss Morrisey has
right to be proud of what Americans
can do in the musical world.
cit used TO be that American sing |
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1920-05-13

ers put songs by American writer's on
their programs just TO encourage
them, Miss Morrisey declares. Now
audiences are beginning to demand
them, and singers use them because
there is nothing more beautiful to
be found.
Miss Morisey herself has never Civ
en- a strictly American song recital.
"People seem to feel they aren Z
getting their money worth ~ she
says laughingly, "unless they see for
eign names on the program.
But the time will come - she adj
ded phrophetically, "when there will
be great demand for American songs
on foreign programs. FOREIGN songs
appear on ours as a matter of fact and
when there is fair exchange between
American and foreign composers, I
shall be content
Marie Morrsey is having no little |
share in bringing about the demand for
American songs. Being a Daughter of /
he American Revolution herself, and
| real honest-to- goodness American, she
Heights to sing American songs, and a
ecital of hers would not be complete
without them. (Adv.)
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1920-05-13
BOY SCOUT NOTES

A party of twenty scouts braved the
Indictment weather Sunday and liked
to the hills south of the John Long
ranch, taking lunch along. The boys
gained considerable experience scout
ing in the underbrush under the most
unfavorable conditions, hunting for
cabin located at the head of one of
the rayines. The brush was wet and
snow was encountered.
making mighty hard trip for all.
In the evening the scouts attended
Mothers day scout service at the Fed
eraed church.
The Bank of Camas Prairie has made
d present Of 81 savings deposit to
each boy in the troop to enable him to
make the start of his bank account
that is required for each scout before
he can pass his second class test.
A country patrol is being started by
Alfred Moore among Che boys at the
Addison school
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1920-05-13
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of thet Interior, U. S
Land Office at Lewiston, Idaho.
May II, 1920.
Notice is hereby given that Villas F.
Flick, of Garfield, Idaho. who. on Nav
IS, 1915, made Additional Homestead
Entry, No. O61O6, for Lot 7. See. G.
TIP. 20, N. R. l East, and Ell SELL
Section l, Township 90 North, Range /
West, Boise Meridian, has filled no
tlce OF intention to make three
year proof, to establish claim TO tbe
land above described, before Hamn-
ton Taylor, U. S. Commissioner. at
Grangeville, Idaho, on the 21st. dav
of June, 1920.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Clarence E. Morgan, of Garfield.
Ldaho; Ray Shinn, of Garfield, Ida
no; Clarence Ryan, of Boles. idaho.
and Wilbur Box, of Boles, Idaho.
lon,eoal HENRY HEITFELD.
Register. |
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1920-05-13
PERSONAL

G. w. BrocSman of Spokane was
in the city this week
j. Fl. Vicory has gone to Kooskia,
to reside with his son.
Mrs. Hewes has gone to Detroit.
Mich, for visit with relatives.
j. B. Leeper of Sites and H. NJ
Moore, who resides between Sites and
Clearwater, were in the city Tuesday.
A. w. Talkington returned Wednes-
day night from Prineville, Ore, where
he spent ten days
A. r. Wiley returned the first Of the
week from several DAYS visit in Lew
istOn and Charleston.
E. S. Vincent, county commissioners
of Whitebird, spent several DAYS in
Grangeville this week.
Fred Callison, prominent rancher of
the Doumecq section, was in Grange
vile tho first of the week transact |
ing business.
Max AransOn, a former well-known
Grangeville business man, was in the
city Monday He is travelling
salesman for Seattle candy house.
Howard Mckinley, prominent ranch
ar and stock breeder of the Cotton
wood section, spent Wednesday in
irangeville.
B. Anger departed Tuesday for
Boise, to attend grand chapter of the
Royal Arch Masons and grand comman-
lery of the Knights Templer.
Thomas Pogue, manager of the Sal
non River Stores company, at White ]
'lrd, was a visitor in Grangeville a
fonday.
A. 81. Wetherbee, cashier of the $
tank of Camas Prairie, has departed t
Or Moscow, where he was summoned Y
witness before the U. S. grand ii
Try. il
NJ. A Roos, postmaster at White W
ird, was in Grangeville Wednesday Of
his way to Moscow, where he was d'
He'd to testify before the U. S. p'
and jury. m
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Pearson and OF
lmily have returned from WaIIa as
ALA, where they went some time OF
%, intending to reside, and viii
IKE their home in Grangeville.
Oscar M. Newkirk, who resides in II.
e Snake River country, was in
? city this week Mr.. Newkirl, r;Il
- IA ftAH
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1920-05-13
FOR SALE BY GEO. M. REED

10 acres, 7 room house, good well
and wind mill, water piped to house
good barn. Price 1890 Only $1,000
cash, balance easy terms.
Z room house, large lot, $1,000 in
suranee-Price only $14OO Terms 5000
cash balance monthly payments to
suit purchaser
DR.. sheaffer house, S. 9Th. and Hall
streets, g rooms, bath, toilet, wood
shed and barn. 100 X $50 feet. Price
reduced 5000 for quick sale. Good
terms. Exclusive agent
List your houses with us.
Have customers for houses.
Geo. NJ. Reed Co.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1920-05-13
EAGLESON COMES IN
CANDIDACY INTEREST

John w. Eagleson, state treasurer
and candidate for the Republican nom
nation for governor of Idaho, spent
Sunday in Grangeville in conference
with local politicians. Mr.. Eagleson
is basing his pre-convention campaign
on an attack Of the present cabinet
form of government in idaho.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1920-05-13
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT

The Sylvanite Gold Copper Co.
principal place of business, Harpster
Idaho.
Notice is hereby given that at =
meeting of directors held on the
10 day of May, 1920, at 10 o clock
a. m, an assessment of ten percent
per share was levied upon the canitai
stock of the corporation, payable on
the 10 day of June, 1920, to NAV r
Wakeley, Treasurer of said cornora'
tlon, at office of the said corporation
IN Harpster, idaho Any stock mon
winch this assessment remains unpaid
on the 10 day of June. 1920. will he
delinquent and advertised for sale ~
public auction, and unless payment ;s
made before will be sold on the dav
II July, 1920, 70 pay the delinouant /
assessment, together with the costs
II advertising and expenses of sale
MAY f. WAKFLEY''
Office of corporation at property a.
iarpster, idaho. 5o a.
10
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1920-05-13
Periodic Bilious Attacks

Persons subject TO bilious attacks at
regular intervals know about when to
expect an attack. They find that they
have no desire for food when an al
tack is due but usually eat because
il is meal time Skip one meal and
take three of Chamberlain S Tablets
and You may be able to avoid the
attack. Persons subject to periodic
bilious attacks should not drink tea
or coffee at any time. (Ady)
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1920-05-13
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF


head crew Of men who will do
! government work in the Buffalo
4 Hump country.
John P. Eimers, cashier of the First
National bank, is in Moscow, attend
| ing federal court
Mrs. A. H. Wetherbee and three
children are in Wallace visiting
Mrs. Wethefbee's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Dent
Mrs Ottoman Schwalbaeh and child
are here from Seattle, visiting Mrs.
Schwalbaeh IS parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. S. Martin.
Robert Starr, banjo player and cor
netest, has arrived N the city from
Spokane to become member of
the Cowboy band He will be in the
Cowboy orchestra to play for the dance
night
Mrs D. H. Kube has gone to Wal
lace for visit with her daughter,
Mrs. D. w. Greenbrug. From Wal |
lace, Mrs. Kube will 90 to South /
Dakota for visit with another
daughter. She expects to remain in
South Dakota until autumn.
Charles E. Holt, formerly in the
livestock business in the Salmon riv-
pr country, was in Gfangeville the
irst of the week, enroute to higgins,
where he expected to spend several
lays on business. Mr.. Holt spent the
winter in Lewiston and Salt Lake He
ecently became interested in oil lands
d Texas, and viii quite likely visit
he Lone Star state in the near future.