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Idaho County free press., 1924-08-14
Present Ailshies
to King George
and Queen Mary

Acquaintance of Grangeyille people
with royalty, has heretofore been con-
fined to contact derived from deck
of cards, but 1t remained for Judge
and Mrs. James +. Ailshie, of Occur
d. Alene, former resident of Grange
vile, to meet the real thing, when,
ON July "a, they were presented to
King George and Queen Mary, in
London.
The former chief justice of the
Idaho supreme court and Mrs. ALL
shie are on a tour of Europe, and
were in London, attending a meeting
of the American Bar association.
While attending tea party at the
royal garden, where the association
members had been invited, Judge
and Mrs. Ailshie, and sixty other
members of the association, received
the royal command and were present
ed to their majesties.
Judge and Mrs. Ailshie also have
been guests at social functions at the
American embassy, with the Duchess
of Athol, Lord Balfour, Yiscountess
Chelmsford and Lord Stanmore.
They will visit the continent before
returning home.
Idaho County free press., 1924-08-14
1924 Assessment
Roll Shows Real
Value $ll,979,24l

Idaho county's abstract of real and
personal property assessment for
1924 is $11,979,241. according to a re-
port recently compiled by Henry Tel
cher, county auditor and recorder.
The valuations given in the abstract
do not include state assessments or
personal roll, assessments for which
will be made in December.
Agricultural lands have the great
est single value, showing 175,979 acres
with an assessed valuation of $6,S4S,-
060. Irrigated lands are valued at
$30,624. There are I'll acres of this
land in the county, most of which is
situated along the Salmon river.
1906 Acres Timber Land
Timber lands include 1906 acres
with a valuation of $136,795. 39S,619
acres of grazing land are valued at
So, 203, ,491.
The assessment places business
lots as worth $93,342 and gives resi-
dence lots value of $165,017. These
total $685. ,259.
improvements in the county during
1923 ran over the million mark. $462,-
969 was expended outside cities dur
ing the past year and 1901 ,435 on
business lots. Other improvements
were assessed at $330,1S0.
Quartz mills were assessed at $4,000.
Cattle include 112 blOOded cattle
valued at $55S5, 2S6 bulls at $125S5.
II $50 stock cattle, assessed at val
uation of $235, 800, and 1900 milk
cows valued at $69,070.
3722 Work Horses
In the county, there are 1922 work
horses An assessed valuation Of $685.
720 is placed on these, not including
1S9 mules valued at $7S05.
Hogs have again made consider
able increase in numbers, there being
1915, valued at $54.195. This increase
is indicative of the return of the farm
er to diversified operations, in place
of the straight wheat grower of pre-
vious years.
Common sheep are numbered 2H65S,
valued at $153,94S.
1923 assessment roll was approxi-
mately 250,000 greater than that of
1924.
Idaho County free press., 1924-08-14
WOMAN TESTS
PLACER CLAIMS;
FINDS PAY DIRT

Panning gold in order to fest
the value of placer mining
claims belonging to her brother.
the late Pete Erickson, found
dead under a slide on his prop
eaty in the Elk City district,
several months ago, Mrs. Il. J.
Walker, of Seattle, has arrived
in Grangeville, convinced that
the claims are of high value.
Mrs. Walker is accompanied by
her daughter, Ethel.
The woman declared that she
was frequently told by persons
in the Elk City country that
the claims were practically
worthless, so she decided to
determine for herself their va
lue. She had ten years expert
ence in Alaska, and asserted she
knew a good mine when she saw
it.
After two weeks activity at
the Erickson property, Mrs.
Walker decided the claims were
worth much more than she was
told, and hopes to sell them
either for a considerable sum,
or to have them worked.
Idaho County free press., 1924-08-14
1 -
|(DLD DREDGE
|}1ARTS SOON
FLORENCE.
| s.,ttls Concern Transports
Much Equipment to Famous
Md Placer Mining Camp
company officials Visit the
Ground and Are Optimistic
Over Mining Outlook There

Submarine Gold Placer and Quartz
Mining Co. of Seattle will soon start
arsratjops at Florence with a large
sssw and much equipment, according
@ - n Hogan, of Seattle, who is
.0o ~ of tbe executives Of the company.
NJ NJ Hogan. J. w. Latimer, Lewis
Tiniams. NJ. A. Bargen, Il. II. Nc
luIey and c. f. Easter departed
Monday for Seattle after thorough
iusnection of their properties in the
rIch gold-bearing Florence country.
An are interested in the company,
and all are well pleased with the
Oraspects shown. They consider 1t a
grest engineering feat to move the
steam dredge from Grangeville to
Florence, over the rugged hills, mar
row road and steep grades emcount-
cred from Adams Camp to Florence.
They we're high in praise for the en-
sineer in charge, Frank Barney, who
remained at Florence.
Work on Big Scale
aWe are starting operations on a
larger scale in Florence than has
been attempted in thirty years." said
Mr.. Hogan, "We had an expensive
outfit to move such a great distance
but now that we are located, things
will hum and we expect to have the
wheels turning Wednesday. The steam
Shovel Is now being used to drain
the meadows we are working. The
sod will then be torn off and the
dredge will start. We are all optimis-
tic with the way everything looks"
The members of the party also in
timated that they had discovered a
platinum-bearing sand which they
had sent to have analyzed but refused
to comment on this subject.
Operate in Meadow
The property the company is oper
atng is meadow near Florence,
leased from several old-timers of the
Florence country, including .Al DE
FOng and James Ward. 1t is pointed
out that If the company now engaged
at Florence is successful in its ex-
tensive operations, the old deserted
camp will be rejuvenated and cause
great influx Of mining activities,
heretofore not seen since the famous
buifalo Hump boom of so and 1900.
Idaho County free press., 1924-08-14
CONTRACTOR BRINGS
IN ROAD EQUIPMENT

One carload of camp equipment,
belonging to DOust & DeCamp, Spo-
kane contractors, arrived in Grange
vile this week, and has been trans
ported to the South Fork country,
where the concern recently was
awarded contract by the U. S. bur-
eau of public roads for construction
of "a miles of the South Fork high
way, up the river from the termin-
us of the present road, at Castle
creek. Camp will be established near
the ranger station. 1t is the purpose
of the contractors to rush the road
work. Another carload of equipment
is expected in Grangeyille soon.
Idaho County free press., 1924-08-14
MRS. w. L. BOISE, OF
LEWISTON, rs DEAD

Mrs. Josephine l.. Boise, wife Of
w. T.. Boise, and pioneer resident
Of central Idaho, died suddenly in
her home in Lewiston, Saturday night
at 10 o'clock. Death resulted from
heart trouble.
Mrs. Boise had not been strong for
two years. but recently her health
seemed improved and she was about
the home Saturday and had dinner
with the family that evening. She had
been in telephone communication with
her brother, Thomas McGrane, only n
few minutes before her passing, and
upon retiring to her room the end
came without pain.
Mrs. Boise was born in Portland,
Ore, July 3, 1857, her parents being
the late Mr.. and Mrs. james McGrane.
She went to Lewiston in 1869 and for
many years her father was engaged In
the restaurant business. She was
united in marriage with Mr.. Boise
in April, 1882. Lewiston had Since
been her home and during the long
period of her residence there Mrs
Boise endeared herself to large num-
Der of people. She was lady of deep
! feeling. generous and charitable, and
took her greatest pleasure from her
ability to extend Kindness to others.
Mrs. Boise is survived by her hus-
band, two Sons, Thomas w. and Dan
iel L. Boise, a daughter, Mrs Kath-
eyn Ward, of Butte, Montana; sis
ter, Mrs. Fred Manning, Lewiston; I;
three brothers, James B. McGrane
and Thomas McGrane, Lewiston, and
Frank McGrane, of Grangeville.
Funeral services were held Wednes-
day morning, from the Catholic
church, Lewiston, where solemn high
mass was celebrated. Many beautiful
floral offerings attested to the esteem
i'm which Mrs Boise was held by her
many friends. The services were
largely attended. Interment was in
Normal Hill cemetery.
Idaho County free press., 1924-08-14
TRANSIENT HARVEST
HANDS ARE SCARCE

Transient harvest hands, who in
previous years always appeared on
the prairie at the start of harvest
with bed and bottle, are no longer
to be seen. The place of this class is
being filled by tourists, crowd of
college boys in a fiiver, and even by
the younger men from the towns OF
the prairie.
Farmers ascribe the loss of the old
er type to prohibition placing many
in steady positions, and better wages
paid in cities. One farmer, on Mon
day recalled that prior to the war, he
had three university graduates from
Eastern colleges, and one former
member of the New York bar en-
ployed at his ranch for a whole sea-
son.
Idaho County free press., 1924-08-14

1924 Crop Produced at Less
Cost Than in Former Years; /;
Light Straw, Filled Heads
Combining Also Helps to Re-
duce Cost of Harvest to
Ranchers in Idaho County

Grain output on Camas prairie will
not be far below that Of previous
years, according to reports of farmers
engaged in threshing over the entire
prairie. Light straw and well filled
heads, along with better prices will
net larger profit than the bumper
crop of last year. Operating expense
is about one-half that of the former
season, due to much combining in
place of the stationery machines.
Combining is done at the price of
$3.50 to $4.00 an acre. This threshing
process heads, threshes, and sacks
the grain; all in one operation, the
the manner Of q binder. From three
to six men are required on these ma
chimes.
The stationary machines require
bound grain as general rule and
from fifteen to twenty-five men are
needed, with many horses to haul the
grain to the machine. Wages range
from So to So.
Practically the only disadvantage
in using combines is the fact that the
grain must be allowed to stand un-
til the 'dead-ripe" stage is reached
After this there is a slight loss In
shrinkage, with the result that tor
price is not paid for grain combined
late in the season. Fire hazard also
is greater.
One hundred seventy-fve thousand
bushels of grain stored in local ware
houses remain from last year. Haul
ing is intensive, with not an over
selling ON the part of the farmers,
who seem to be waiting for the much
talked of dollar and a half wheat.
Idaho County free press., 1924-08-14
LATE JUDGES BROTHER
GET HIGH HONOR

The many friends Of Judge Wallace
n. Scales at the bar and throughout
the county will be interested to know
that his brother Mr.. Alfred NJ. Scales
of North Carolina has just been Of
fered the position of Supreme Judge
by Gov. Glenn Morrison. Judge Scales
came of a long line of noted jurists,
his grandfather and great grand
father both serving the state as SUI
preme judges and now comes the hon
or to another generation. Mrs. Wal
lace Scales returned ON Tuesday from
North Carolina where she spent three
months on the beautiful estate OF
Mr.. Alfred Scales.
Idaho County free press., 1924-08-14
FINE IN OIL STOCK
CASE PAID COUNTY

Fine of $1,000, assessed against G.
w. Brockman, of Spokane, convicted
tne district court of Idaho coun-
Oh selling stock in an investment
cOmpany contrary to law, has been
lala 10 the county treasurer, Prose
vu'lng Atty. L. e. Fogg reports. This
uOaey goes to the school fund.
Dfockman, through his attorney
a Cox, of Lewiston, appealed
,On the district court, but lost in
~e supreme court, by a decision
aaliued "a down recently. Payment of
% ~e nne followed. Attorney Fogg ar
steu ~ lne case in behalf of the county,
'ne supreme courts session in
lewiston, last spring.
man several more cases against Brock.
~ aai, each alleging similar violation
n t,,a sae state blue sky law, will be
so"sl ~,ea at the fail tenn of district
Douna on. IN Idaho county, Mr.. Fogg an.
Idaho County free press., 1924-08-14
PARTIES WILL
FOR
1924 ELECTION
Newly Elected County Cen
tral Committees to Meet
in Grangeville Saturday
Conventions Assemble Tues
day to Elect Delegates
to State Nominating Bodies

Politics will again be astir in Ida
no county Saturday, when county
central committees, elected at the
primary election, August 5, will con.
vene, according to law, and organize
for the Forthcoming campaign.
Shakeup in the Democratic organ
ization is predicted, with the asser-
ton by NJ. r. Hattabaugh, present
chairman, that he will not under any
circumstance be a candidate for re-
election. II also is rumored that
John A. Powell, secretary of the COM
mittee, will not be a candidate for
reelection.
Auger for Chairman
On the Republican side, it Is be-
lieved that b. Anger, chairman, and
A. O. Edwards, secretary, will be cam
didates for reelection.
No word has come from the Pro-
gressive county committee but, under
the law, the Progressives, also, will
meet in the county Seat, Saturday.
This party held a primary election
in only one precinct, Cottonwood.
The county central committees, be-
sides electing officers, fill vacancies
in the office of precinct committee
man, and are empowered to fill va
cancies on the party tickets. The
county central committees also de-
termine the place of meeting of the
county conventions.
County conventions, according to
the statute, must convene on next
Tuesday, the Second Tuesday, after
the primary election. They elect del
egates to the state conventions, which
convene on August 26, and elect a
member of the state central commit
tee. The county convention also, IL
deemed expedient, may adopt a coun-
ty platform.
State Conventions
The Republicans state convention
meets in idaho Falls, the Democratic
convention i'm Twin Falls and the
Progressive in Boise. Idaho county is
entitled to Send three delegates TO
the Republican and Democratic con-
ventions and two to the PrOgressives.
Party candidates for state and con-
gressional office are nominated by the
state conventions.
Commissioner Will Meet.
Board of county commissioners will
meet in the courthouse Friday to can
vass returns of the primary election.
Several small precincts have reported
since the Free Press compiled returns
of the primary, last week, but no ma
terial change results from the vote
in these precincts.
Idaho County free press., 1924-08-14
AEE ON TRAIL
Of BIG ESTATE

b. IN the trail of an estate reputed TO
worth two hundred million dol,
JoS, ,aIs, left by his ancestor. Martin Kew.
nun maa kee, well-known Cranpevilie
for % n VIII leave within a few days
MI MI Iexas, Tennessee and A,ahama
men ne expects to interview kins.
mad ana concerted effort will be
tabishO " heirs of Martin Key. to es-
erfr i their claim to valuable prop
businaann. ~ the heart of the New York
receivOSu eciOtulhg to information recently
was eu loa oy Mr.. Kee, this property
Of nieas iirased by his ancestor, for a term
expired d's.lline years. The lease has
diTideS and the property is TO be
Key Nh among the heirs of Martin
lish thai. ure now seeking to estab-
'ielr claim to the estate.
Idaho County free press., 1924-08-14

Contract for surfacing the White
bird hill with crushed rock has been
awarded TO Woodruff & Wilson, OF
Odessa. wn., by the state department
of public works, at Boise.
Bids for the work were opened last
Saturday in the office Of L. p. Oxley,
district highway engineer, at Lewis
TON. Seven bids were fled, but the
bids of Woodruff & Wilson and A. l..
Smith. of Hope, Ida. were so nearly
enual. that the matter of awarding
the contract was referred TO inc
Idaho County free press., 1924-08-14
TWILL SEND OUT
COMPULSORY NOTICES

Compulsory school notices have
been sent to all school districts in
Idaho county by Mrs. Eta Arnold.
county superintendent of Public In
struction, and will be posted on
schoolhouse doors in each district.
Census blanks have also been sent
TO clerks of the School boards by Mrs.
Arnold, and on receipt of the blanks
must enumerate all children between
the ages of 6 and 21, who reside in
the district.
Idaho County free press., 1924-08-14
SELLS MANY HOGS

Hon. Seth d. Jones brought out
157 head of hogs from his White
bird stock farm. recently. Mr.. Jones
sold some of the hogs for price
of s1O.25 per cwt, and is retaining
a large number until topped out in.
to prime pork. Mr.. Jones is sang
uine that prices will be good for
some time. The average weight per
heod of rhe shipment was 200 pounds
Idaho County free press., 1924-08-14
STATE CONTRACTS FOR SURFAC|NG
WH|TEB|RD HILL AT s39,400 COST

state department at Boise. Lingo &
Miller, Grangeyille, were among the
bidders.
woodruff & Wilson bid S39,4O0 for
surfacing the eleven miles with 20
600 cubic yards of rock, on the basis
of the contractor using his own
equipment. The state crusher ana
other equipment on hand will be
rented to the contractors.
Actual work on the surfacing is ex-
nected to commence by September l.,
and the contract calls for completion
of the job by January l.
Idaho County free press., 1924-08-14
THREsHING MACHINE BURNS

Threshing machine belonging to
Alois Wemhoff was destroyed by fire
resulting from a smut explosion, at
the Wemhoff ranch, four miles north-
east Of Cottonwood, Tuesday. Besides
the machine, 800 bushels OF wheat
and a bundle wagon burned.
Idaho County free press., 1924-08-14
HANNAH FAIR DATES
SEPTEMBER 25-26-27

The Kamiah Fourteenth Annual
Fair will be held this year on Septem-
Der 25-26-27. Their premium list
was gotten out last week, and the
Kamiah Fair for 1924 promises TO
be ND to the standard set for years
past. The Secretary is Harry w.
DissmOre.
Evening star., 1924-05-23

The Boston club Is making head
way because it's batters are hitting
Peen as tight in the field as they
have been good at bat. they might
have been leading the league today.
Five games lost by the Red Sox can
be traced to fielding busts at critical
moments. If they had those five on
defeat column, they would be gallop-
ing far out in front.
Base ball experience teaches that
they will be less powerful team on
ball experiences every now and then
gets a swift kfck-and this may be
one of those times. If the Red Sox
can go through the west and stick
up where they are, they will have to
be reckoned with all summer, not so
haps, as one that will boot some
other teams out of the championship
1t was an odds on wager at the
start of the season that the Sox
would not be finishing the third week
Of May with as many victories to
their credit as the champions of their
league, but they have done 1t. In
cidentally, the Bostons and the St
Louis Browns are the real spring SEN
sations Of the American circuit, so
that Lee Fohl is basking in a double
bit of spotlight.
Memphis Leading Southern.
There is only one radically top
heavy race in the minor leagues-tffat
In the Southern Association. Mem
phis has been streaking out like a
scared rabbit. but the team may drop
pack before the season is over
The American Association race has
come together until it fits into the
percentage column as tight as a hat
in hat box. With no team above
500 and none below 400, the associa-
ton has some fight on it's hands. If
that speed is to last from now until
the end Of September the enthusiasts
of the circuit will be raging maniacs
before the championship is decided.
There is only about five games diff
ference between the top and the bot
tom of the league
Indianapolis came back because it
was crippled. and its players were
not as strong on the road as they had
been at home.
If they start going again they will
have all the league in a turmoil to
keep up with them. but that will
make better base ball.
The case of the Denver club is a
fine instance of what reconstruction
can do to help along a ball team. Last
year Denver Seemed as If it never
could get anywhere. This year 1t is
hreezing along on top and pointing
it's finger joyfully at Tulsa. The rea-
son is that the team is put together
right.
Copyright. 1924
Evening star., 1924-05-23

Lee FohPs Boston Red Sox. after
winning five straight, fell by the
wayside against Detroit when the
Tigers rallied in the ninth to win,
6 to S. The Browns, taking advan-
tage Of this break in their favor,
drove into a tie with Boston for sec
ond place by beating the Nationals.
The Chicago White Sox continued
to grease the slide for the Phfladel-
phia Athletics by handing them a
3-to-2 setback and further pushed
their nose into the mire of defeat
By defeating their nearest oppo-
nents, the Cincinnati Reds, to 8, the
New York Giants. poked their heads
into second place, seven points astern
Of the fieeting Cubs. The Chicago
team held its lead by trimming the
Boston Braves, to 2. The Dodgers
slowed up the Pirates with a 4-to-2
setback, while the Phillies, cellar
champions, took sudden brace to
win from the Cardinals, 4 to l.
Dazzy Vance, Brooklyn pitcher,
twirled his sixth consecutive victory
and aided his team in it's victory
over the Pirates by slamming out
home run with man on base, while
poor work by the Pittsburgh infield
made Vances task easier. Manager
Arthur Fletcher of the Phillies was
the recipient of a gold watch prior
to the game of st. Louis, the gift of
admiring friends in Collinsville, ILL.,,
FletcherS home town.
Evening star., 1924-05-23
HOLMAN'S POUNDING
MAKES Levine QUIT

A technical knockout ended the
main bout between Charley Holman
Of Richmond and Billy Levine Of New
York at last nights boxing show in
Sportland arena, near Berwyn, Md.
F1oored for a count Of nine in the
second round by blow that severely
injured his left eye. Levine was 80
punished thereafter that he failed
to respond to the bell for the start
of the sixth round.
Manuel Soriano and Irish Johnny
Pagan, Army fiyweight champion.
fought eight slashing rounds, with
the former getting the decision. Once
or twice Pagan was groggy, but re-
covered before a knockout blow could
be landed
Nick Brown handed a licking to
Reds Tender. Tender has only his
left-hand wallop, and Brown had no
difficulty in avoiding 1t. He carried
the fight to Tender and won all the
way.
Young Toney had things all his
own way in his bout with Herb Gate
ly of Baltimore, the referee stopping
the fight in the second round to save
the Baltimorean further punishment.
A feature of the evenings enter
tainment was fast and furious
three-round exhibition between Kid
White and Young Dundee of Balti-
more, eighty pound boys. The young
sters knew the game. and their efforts
brought rounds of applause.
Evening star., 1924-05-23
BREMERMAN PIGEON
WINS SPEEDY FLIGHT

The 300-mile race Of the National
Capital Concourse Association was
flown from Concord, N. c., a distance
of 312 miles.
The birds were liberated at 6 am.
with a strong southwest wind The
first arrival was reported at the loft
of II. V. Bremerman at 11:27 am,
negotiating the distance in hours
and 27 minutes, or an average speed
of 1,675 yards per minute.
The race was one of the fastest ever
flown from this distance.
Following is the result. In yards per
minute, of the first return to each
loft: a. V. Bremerman, 1.675.3S: ]. C..
Copenhaver, 1,674.74; Edw. Dieste.
1,674.59: l.. Hofer. 1.661.76; Joseph
Sherman, 1.661.31; a. Ashton, 1861 90
w. 5. Huson. 1.657.54; c. Kibbey.
,657.f2: w. 0. Norwood. 1.657.31; a.
S. Johnstone, 1,656.91; II. c. Burke,
1.656.21; J. i. Wayland, 1,655.97;
Manor loft, L653l0: f. II. Willis.
l.652.10; d. r. Matthews, 1.649.52; F.
II. u. Copenhaver. 1.63S.90; Phil
Krouse, 1.6S5.02; A. b. Moore. 1,633.32;
]. Z. Butler, 1.632.2I; NJ J. Clements,
1.632.74; H c. File. 1,630.0S; g. B.
Glazer. 1,629.6S; w. F. Dismer.
1,627.55: J. Frank, .623.71; r. Taylor,
1,621.55; f. w. hing, 1,620.07; L.
Raulin, .617.27; d. Costello. 1.6l6.51 /:
H. Wehausen. 1.60S.Sl: +. Hixon,
l57133; S. b. Trewolla. 1.55o6l; NJ.
Fitzgerald. l.09960 L. J. Kelley and
Harrington & Junghans. no report.