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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1921-05-21

honor, having attained an averag
grade of 90 percent or better in the
studies, and maintained regular
tendance at their classes. They
Albert Taylor, Laurence Foskei
Stanley Stanbery, Mayme Richards
and Margaret Kerlee. During the ev
ming, several musical selections, bo'
vocal and instrumental, were rende
ed
The baccalaureate sermon WI
preached Sunday in the high scho
auditorium, by the Rev. H. S. Randa
pastor of the Federated church.
SCHOOL YEAR SUCCESSFUL
The Grangeville public schools, u
der the superintendency of Mr.. l.
kens, have just closed one of the mo
successful years in the history of Il
local intuition. Mr.. Lukens will
main at the head of the schools for IL
ensuing year.
The schools will close FRIDAY afte
noon for the annual summer vacatio
and will resume on September 5.
Teachers for the ensuing school ye;
have been selected for all positions bI
two. Here is a list of the 1921.
teaching corps:
superintendent. E. Lukens,
elected.
Principal-Miss Locke Dryden, pre-
ent English teacher.
Scienee-Miss Stella futile, reelec
ed.
Home economics-Miss Olive \
Merritt, University of Idaho.
Manual training and athletics-Fre
Lehman, Omak, Wn.
History and Mathematics hurly
University of Idaho.
Latin and English-To be supplie
TEACHERS IN GRADES
Eighth grade-E. E. Ladd, reelestee
Seventh grade-Mrs. E. E. Ladd, re
elected.
Sixth grade-To be supplied.
Fifth grade-Miss Orlena B. Herzoi
Fourth grade-Miss Ruth Pedersor
reelected.
Third grade-Miss M. H. Dunbar
reelected.
Second grade-Miss Hazel Hamil
Wn.
First grade-Miss LeOna Lynch, Hon
sington, KS.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1921-05-21
TAKE TROUBLE OVER
TURKEYS TO COURT

Trouble over turkeys was aired in
the court of Justice of the Peace B.
L. Husman, at Cottonwood, Monday
Ben Copper, plaintiff, accused A. Jen-
nv. defendant, of poisoning his tur-
KEYS. The two men are neighbors, and
it is said Cooper S turkeys flew over
n fence and made their presence felt
in Jen1y's strawberry patch. The
men are brothers-in-lav. The case was
taken under advisement Atty. q. M:
Griffith, of Grangeville, represented
Cooper, while Atty. M. R. Hattabaugh'
also of this city, appear for Jenny:
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1921-05-21
ClOudburSt Floods Business
District--- Property Destroyed

heavy ClOudburSt struck the foot hills south o
Grangevie this afternoon about 245 P NJ, bringing
death and destruction i'm it's course.
The small creek running through the town wa
torrent high, flooded main sttret and the adjaCen
property and doing thousands of dollars damage
The reported follows:
Lam stock and damage building, $4,000.
AbramSon barber shop $3.50
r. Proctor Bakery, $500
EdmundsOn, Lyric Theatre $780,
McConnelIs $4,000
City Cafe $500
Main ST. Garage $1,000
$50
Granville Co.. large
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1921-05-21
THREE DIVORCES ARE
GRANTED ON DEFAULT

Three women were granted divorces
from their husbands in district court
this week. In each case, the husband
failed to appear
Anna M. King, Of Keuteryille was
granted a divorce Monday from Jesse
Il. King. W. L. Campbell was at
torney for the plaintiff
Anna Northrup on Thursday was Civ
en- a divorce from John c. Northrup.
Atty. NJ R. Hattabaugh appeared for
Mrs. Northrup.
Iona Griggs was divorced from Ben
Jamin Griggs. NJ. r. Hattabaugh was
attorney for Mrs Griggs.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1921-05-21
PEACOCK WILL RUN
STAGE TO LEWISTON

w. G. Peacock plans to start, next
Monday, an automobile stage line be-
tween Grangeville and Lewiston, max
ing one round trip daily. A. large
automobile will be used. The car will
leave the Imperial hotel, Grangeville,
at 7 in the morning, and arrive at
Lewiston. at IL O'Clock. On the re-
turn trip, the car will leave the Boil
linger hotel, Lewiston, at l clock,
and arrive in Grangeville at 500. The
trip will be by way of Fem, Cotton
wood. Westlake, Forest and Waha.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1921-05-21
DAYS OF LONG AGO
EVENT NEXT WEEK

Plans are virtually complete for the
3-day celebration to be staged by the
Cowboy band, on Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday evenings of next week,
in Dreamland hail. in commemoration
of the 45th anniversary of the found
ing of Grangeville. Former Gov. W..
J. Mcconnell, of Moscow, and
Major F. A. Fem, of Kooskia, will
speak.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1921-05-21
HINT JURY TAMPER|NG IN
BARTON-SCOTT CASE; JUDGE
PUTS QUESTIONS TO JURORS

each Juror personally, and he felt
confident that not one of the jurors
would be influenced by any efforts
which might possibly have been made
on the outside to change his opinion,
or manner of voting.
The court then questioned the Jurors
aq TO whether they had been approach
ed i'm the matter. While spectators and
attorneys sat keyed to the highest
pitch. expecting that momentarily a
sensation would be sprung nothing de-
veloped It is believed the matter will
be dropped.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1921-05-21

Hints of jury tampering, prevalent
curing the trial of the case Of i. s..
barton against the estate of the late
wallace Scott, in district court, be-
ZANE so pronounced that Judge Wal
iace n. Scales, Wednesday morning,
TOOK up the matter in court.
=, After the jury had returned its ver-
olct, Judge Scales said in substance
mat he had heard rumors of persons
IN the outside trying to approach the
Jurors Jurors on matters pertaining to- the
Inc Judge remarked that he knew
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1921-05-21
FRANCIS BADGER is
TAKEN TO ASYLUM

Francis Badger, 81 years old, former
" of higgins, an Inmate of the coun-
ty poor farm, was adjudged insane in
probate court, Saturday. and on Sun
day was taken by Deputy Sheriff Roth
well to Lewiston, where he was de-
livered to an attendant from the state
ASYLUM for insane, at Oroflno. Badger,
it is alleged planned to set fire to
a chicken house at the poor farm. He
had placed shaviDgs in the building.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1921-05-21

Heavy rains prevalent for the last
week, together with rapid melting of
snow in the mountains, caused creeks
and rivers in Idaho county to swell
to such extent as to cause serious dam
age in places.
The South Fork of the Clearwater
river has become a raging torrent,
with the water out of the river IS
banks. Wednesday night, the wagon
bridge across the South Fork at the
power plant was swept away. The dam
across the river at the Dewey mine has
gone out The river is out of its banks
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1921-05-21
FOREST PROTECTION
WEEK OF MAY 1928

The week of May 22-2s has been de.
stnated forest protection week, by
proclamation of Gov. d. w. Davis, who
urges all persons in Idaho to unite
in Thought and action to prevent fires
in the mountain forests. The governor
recommends that schools, societies and
commercial organizations disseminate
information, during this week, looking
to the prevention of forest fires.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1921-05-21
I GRADUATES
GET DIPLOMAS
FROM SCHOOL
President A. H. Upham, of Uni
versity of Idaho, Delivers
Annual Commencement Talk
Superintendent Lukens Pre-
sents Sheepskins to 7 Young
Men and 10 Young Women

Seventeen graduates on Tuesday
night left the portals of Grangeville
high school and entered the workaday
world Seven young men and ten
young women received their diplomas
at the annual commencement of the
high school. Those who were 'gradu-
ated were:
Laurence Foskett.
lucille Fuller.
Maude Hardin.
Fred Hanger.
Leta Holt
Jessie Keller.
Marie Kennedy.
Margrett Krakau.
Margaret Krakau.
Manring.
Lee e ibone.
Zen n Richards.
Nj e Richards.
Willard Rush.
Stanley Stanbery.
Albert Taylor.
Nola Wilson.
UNIVERSITY HEAD SPEAKS
The commencement address was de-
livered by President A. H. Upham,
Of the University of Idaho. President
puttm uWeiJ on tne TeSpOublDiilVico
which the graduates owed to society,
and declared they, with high school
education, were far better equipped
than is the average person of their age,
to assume the responsibilities, with
which they were face to face.
There are great opportunities for
the person who is able to do things, the
university president remarked. He urg-
e 4 the graduates to continue their ed
ueation by pursuing college course.
RECEIVE DIPLOMAS
Prior to presenting the diplomas to
the class. superintendent F. E. Lu-
kens, Of the local schools, made a brief
talk, in which he complimented the
class On its high scholastic standing,
and wished the members success in
life.
Superintendent Lukens announced
that Miss Margaret Kerlee had been
awarded a scholarship by Willamette
university, at Salem, Ore. Miss Ker-
lee ranked highest in scholarship in
the entire class. Laurence Foskett, of
Whitebird, was selected as an alter
nate He will receive the scholarship,
IN ease Miss Kerlee does not accept.
Superintendent Lukens said five
members of the class had passed on
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1921-05-21
HIGH WATER WASHES AWAY
BRIDGE At POWER PLANT;
DEWEY DAM CARRIED Oh

at Sites and Kooskia. In Ko,
kia, late Thursday, the water cove
ed side streets, but had not yet ris
to q point where the main busine
street was flooded.
People of Sites and Kooskia ha
been busy the last few days procurii
their winters supply of wood from t
swollen stream. Large quantities
drift wood are floating down the Sou
Fork from the mountains.
High water washed out two pol
carrying transmission lines at +
plant of the Grangeville Electric Lig
& Power Co., the first of the week
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1921-05-21
MRS. PERCIFIELD IN
SUIT FOR DIVORCE

Mrs. Mabel Perciield, formerly of
Lucille, has filed suit in the district
court for Ada county, at Boise, for
divorce from William Perci6eld, of
Lucille. Extreme cruelty is alleged
The couple married at Whitebird on
Jan 25, 1913. Mrs. Percifieli asks
custody of two minor children, aged
and years.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1921-05-21
Granville Drug Co., very large.

P NJ Glanve proprietor Of the Ganvile Drug Co., was
caught in the basement his and lost his life.
He finally extrcated through hole cut in the floor
the express office where the doctors worked over
him for hours but without avail
His death cast gloom over the community.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-07
NEW YORK CLUBS MAY CUT OUT
 POLITICS.

The fact that Americans have come to regard political party affiliations lightly is brought notice by the announcement that the Union League CluN of New York, of the oldest and richest of the Republican social clubs, will vote this month report of special committee which favors rhe with d-awal from politics. Many members Of the clut have ceased to affiliate with the Republican Party but they regard the clubs social privileges hghl! that they retain their membership in the organi2a tion.
 similar condition exists in the old Manhattan Club, Demoratic social organization several genera tions old Many of it's members long ago ceased tt be Democrats, but they have retained their member ship account of the social features of the or ganization
 In fact, for some years the political activities the Manhattan and Union League clubs of New York, like the Union League and Iroquos clubs O Chicago, have been merely nominal.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-07
AMERICANS BECOME INVESTORS.

If anything else than the tremendous increase in the savings accounts of the American people were required to show how great is the wealth of the masses in this country it is indicated in the fact that 800 American banks which members of and which report weekly the Federal Reserve system (these banks represent 40 per cent. of the banking resources of the country $500 900 900 jess of United States securities than they owned year ago, and the loans secured by United States securities s3SO OOO, 900 less. There has also been drop of S2OO 900 900 in the loans of these banks that are secured by stocks and bonds While this shrnkage
 in this class of securities among bank assets Of nearly eleven hundred million dollars is due in part the elimination of speculative loans 1t is chiefly caused by the quantities of stocks and bonds purchased by individual investors who have
 taken them from the banks and placed them in vaults and safes. The educational campaigns in behalf of Liberty Loan issues and the Savings Stamps have made investors of hundreds of thousands of Aneri- who formerly thought not at all of being
 investors in interest bearing securities.
 The investing habit on the part of the masses has heretofore been confined almost exclusively to Europe. The French for generations nave large investors in securities Thousands of these investors there would have only few francs out at interest, but they would add to the amount as they earned The result has made France strong financially. The capacity of the American people to absorb investment securities is greater than eyer that of the French, and when the habit becomes firmly fixed and extends to the possible limit, if it should do so, the financial power of America will be limited only by the need for accumulated earnings and profits. Already the masses carry ing quantities of National, State, Municipal and Corporation securities
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-07
Work For Good Fellows.
(Cincinnati Enouirer) !

Cincinnati Enqurer)
 With thoughts that breathe and words that burn the leaders of the American Legion are making impossible for the people of America to forget the fact that there thousands of maimed, sick and suffering indigent soldiers, sailors and marines o1 the European still confined in the hospitals oi the country.
 It is shame that these gallant men, who left everything that men prize in order to fight the battles of their country in the of universal liberty, should now be neglected forgotten, left to await the tardy assistance of the Government they served.
 While awaiting appropriate action by Congress- If Congress can be stirred to noble duty respond Ing to the demands of common humanity, to say nothing of its moral obligation redeem It's pledge to the soldiers of the republic, there is work here for that wonderful organization which styles tse Good Fellows, whose benefactors voluntary And there is nothing to prevent any citizen iron becoming a good fellow pledged this tender an( anpreciatfve method of sending ease, and perha ps joy to the who fought lover there" and wht now are suffering neglect and hardship over here
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-07
GREAT EDITOR DIES.

One of the brightest lights in journalism went out the other day when Horatio w. Seymour, edi torial writer for the New York World, passed away mourned among newspaper men wherever his work was known. Although a native of New York State where he born 67 years ago and a member family that gave his native State one of her great Governors, MT. Seymour began his career in the West. He learned the printers trade in Racine Wis and when nineteen city editor of the Milwaukee News. He became editorial writer on the old Chicago Times in 1883, and four years later became editor and managing editor of the Chicago Herald. Eight years later he became editor and publisher of tho Chicago Chronicle, position which he held durinf the twelve-year lifetime of that paper He took a years rest and then the New York World where he the right hand man of Frank Irving Cobb the Worlds editor-in-chief until his death except for nearly year, l911-12 when he was editor of the St. Louis Republic President Wilson and other great men, including many of the leading business men of Chicago. and hundred of newspaper editors and writers from all sections the country telegraphed their condolence to the widow
 President Wilson's telegram said:
 May l not express to you my very deep
 sympathy in the loss of your admirable his-
 band. who has done much conscientious
 and excellent work for the promotion of the
 rights in politics and international relation
 ship?
 Mir. Seymour very quiet. modest man and his writing always anonymous. as the work of the paper with which he was connected His repu- tation was therefore confined to relatively small circle mostly newspaper His school attendance confined to the public schools of Racine Wis but he became of the best educated men in America from his extensive reading and newspaper experience. His information was encyclopedias in its
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-07

mean things she said and did to hin
 The trouble with girl who thinks she has a Perfect Figure is that it is hard to keep her from going around half naked.
 The erason why a man acts like he was a Whole House when his wife has company, is because he is going to act like the Door Mat when the company leave.
 Of course it is none of our busi' ness. But no woman who has ankles like knees has any business going around with a short skirt on.
 Some people won't read q book un- less it has been barred from the Public Library
 The Devil doesn't mind seeing q Hypocrite go to Church on Sunday. He knows he can use him the rest of the week
 When a lantern jawed man. gets into an argument he doesn't throw any more light on the subject than the other fellow.
 A High School Girl may get 30 in her other lessons. But you can bet that she gets 100 in her Dane ing Lessons.
 Many a man who owes his success to his wife hates like the devil to pay her anything on account.
 Mendlessohn wrote our most pop ular Wedding March. But he forgot to write a Divorce March before hC died.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-07
Mir. Wilson at the Harding Inauguration.
(NeW York World


 A President of the United States is under neither legal nor moral obligations to attend the inaugura- ton of his successor It is commonly regarded how ever as a debt of courtesy, and it is a debt that haS seldom been repudiated in spite the precedent set by John Adams when he refused to have anything to do with the inauguration of Thomas Jefferson
 No President could have better excuse than MT Wilson for declining to play any part in the inaug- ufal ceremonies of his successor, but announced from the White House that he intends not only to ride with MT. Harding to and from the Capitol but that ne Will also entertain MT. Harding at luncheon. when MT Taft was inauguraed MT. Roosevelt accompanied him to the Capitol but went to the latlon Immediately after the ceremonies and did not ride back to the White House with the new 'lesiueht' MT Wilson, in spite of his illness, is going to carry out the traditional program a de- 'lslon which will receive general public approval The country likes to see the ordinary courteses between m outgoing and an incoming President observed re- ;ardless of partisan personal differences and Mir "lISons decision ought not to be without effect in oIlehlnS some of the bitter animosities that have een developed in American politics during the last 'wO years
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-07
Luke McLuke Says

A woman has to have sharp tongue to get a word in edgeWiSe when three other women are talking.
 The reason she is known as a Belle is because you never know she has a tongue until after you have given her Ring.
 Some men seem to marry so they will have some one to fight with when they get up in the morning.
 If Friend Husband acts real peni- tent and brings her a nice present,
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-07

The House Committee on Military Affairs, accord ing to reports will recommend the reduction of the standing army from approximately 216,000 enlisted men at the present time to 175,000 the abandonment Of half of the Army camps, and the immediate sale of all property not needed under the proposed engagement. The subcommittee which is considering the measure believes that by this means the Army Approprition Bill may be reduced by $500, 900 OOO
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-07
MIST LOOK TO ALASKA.

It is to British Columbia and Alaska with their unscratched of pulp wood and never failing, exhaustless water power that the consumers of print paper and pulp wood must look for relief from high prices. Set the cost of logs the maximum of SIS it is often nearer sS--the freight at SPA, the fair price of manufacture which lncludeS logs at $65 and between $S9 and the pre- yailing price of $40 is wide enough spread for big returns to attract capital at lower prices to relieve the consumer.
 The disadvantage of Pacific Coast supplies is that the very remoteness of the areas necessitate not only the preliminary expen- diture of $3, ,000, 900 to $14 4,000,000 to install the plant-and both the two biggest mills on the Pacific Coast have spent closer to the
 last figure than the frst--but necessitates also the creation of ideal living commun- ties housing hospitals, schools, in order to hold workers and their families in the re- mote wilderness. This both the plants at Swanson and Ocean Falls have done, spend
 ing not less than $3000 900 each the housing conditions Boston News Bureau.) There are further advantages to the investor il the pulp and paper business in Alaska that no Alaska the Forestry Bureau makes contracts witt users of timber that allow them to take the timbe of a certain of land and to pay for it as 1t consumed. Much of the investment in pulp an paper mills in British Columbia and the East is i, timber lands. This arrangement of the Forestr Bureau makes this great investment unnecessary il Alaska. Here the Government holds the timber.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-07
Our Joe Miller Contest.

A Jacksonville (Fla) reader claims the oldest joke is the one about the Irishman who asked a Highlander if his legs were not freezing. The Highlander defended the costume and advised the Irishman to don a kilt.
 "Ye'll no be cold with the kilt, ' assured the Highlander
 Maybe not" replied the Irishman "But I'd be kilt with the cold"
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-07

There is room for speculation as to what would make exciting and impressonable day for that Missouri girl who killed and put him under the bed and then forgot 1t until she found body when she was sweeping the floor.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-07

The cancellation of those $50000, 900 worth of contracts for goods made with Americans by the self Istyled Ambassador from the Bolshevki after all imposing the statement of it would make it seem. Noone had received any money the goods, and in sight
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-07

To say that the water powers of the National Parks be utilized is equivalent to adding all the nearby deserts and wildernes, with their agri- cultural and industrial possibilities to the park
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-07
All Good Baseball Towns

All Good Baseball Towns Diamond, Ga. Hit, Mo. Tanning, Kan. Slide, Texas. Pitcher, N. Y. Curve, Va.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-07

Senator Reed has told Harding that ba is onnosed all leagues-no matter what kind From this We nter he includes both the National and the Amer an.-(New York Telegraph1
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-07

scope and accuracy and he was a master of simple and direct newspaper English He was loved by all who knew him.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-07
NoticeI

Battles Crook, of Meridian. Miss has been appointed Chief Detective in the Names Is Names Club.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-07
They're Out of Luck

Nashville Tennesseean)
 Luke McLuke remarks: You may have noticed that the early birds for the late risers." Yes, Luke, the early birds grab all the profits-bu how about the early worms?
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-07

New York police are holding in ial man re ,orted to have 20 wives. You cant punish a man Ike that by putting him in safe place. Cleveland Plain Dealer)