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VOL. 15.
OALDWELL, IDAHO, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1897.
No. 42
CITY GOUNGIL
PROCEEDINGS.
Bills Allowed—Reports and Petitions
Received.
MR. WATKINS MAKES A STATEMENT
Origin of the Trouble Between Mr.
Sebree and Mr. Ford—The School
Election — Cowden and Campbell
Elected Trustees.
Council Chambers, Aug. 2,1897
Council met in regular session with
the Mayor in the chair. Councilroen
prosent: Callowav Mrs. Harmon, Messrs
Roberts and Maxey; absent Jones
and Hartkopf.
Minutes of last meeting were read
and approved.
Reports of Marshal Johnson and
Treasurer Badley were read and ap
proved.
The following bills were allowed and
warrants ordered drawn on the general
fund:
Tribune pub. Co 7 00
-J. r. Johnson, marshal salary 63 00
Ike Roberts, pumping 10 oo
E. Heelden plans &c 11 25
M. Hostetter, clerk of election a 00
F. L. Keller, Judge 2 0<>
J. M. Cook, police 3 75
Butts & Scott, Blncksmltblng 6 00
W. H. Red way, Oll 1 CO
There not being enough money in the
road fund the following bills were held
over till next meeting:
W. H. Red way 3 00
C. H. Cupp 15 28
Petition of C. A. Hand and others to
lay out a road running from Kimball
ave was presented and, on motion of
Calloway, the road was granted.
Upon presentation of petition of S. M.
Coffin and others the city attorney was
directedjto draw ordinance for a side
walk running from Kimball ave to a
point 100 feet east of the east end of
street crossing of First street east.
The matter of a bridge across Indian
Creek was laid on the table till next
meeting.
On motion of Maxey a crossing was
ordered across Kimball Ave. at Second
Street East.
On motion adjourned.
Ciias. Oakes , Clerk.
MR WATKIN'S STATEMENT.
A Detailed Account of the Origin of Trouble—Mr.
Sebree Generously Divides When Water it Scarce.
The following communication was
received last Friday evening but too late
for publication. It is interesting as
explaining some matters of detail re
specting the origin of the difficulty be
tween Mr. Sebree and Mr. Ford.
"Editor Tribune :—My attention
has been called to a special in the
Bois9 Statesman in which my name
appears as engaged in a scrap witli
Mr. Ford. If you will allow me space
in The Tribüne , I would be pleased
to make a statement of facts coming
within my knowledge. On or about
the iirst of June of the present year,
Mr. Ford, the watermaster, put in thrte
taps for Mr. Sebree, each to discharge
100 inches of water, making in ail 4S0
inches. These taps were gauged so
that the correct amount of water
would How and locked, by the water
master. In haying time, I asked Mr.
Corron, the assistant watermaster, if he
would oblige me by closing the taps,
as we had no' ditches for carrying the
water off the hay ground. Mr. Corron
obligingly complied with my request.
The taps were closed but not locked.
About the first of July, we began to
use water again at which time it was
very low and the people below Mr. Se
bree's ranch were in need. Mr. Sebree
becoming informed of the situation or
dered me to partially close down his
taps so as to divide his water with
those below, that they might not suf
fer unequally with himself. During
this time the taps still remained un
locked. Soon after Watermaster Ford,
put the dam in order and crowded the
main canal full of water, making an
abundant supply. At that time 1
asked Mr. Corron if I might use some
little taps, three in number, on a part
of the field which I could not water
from the three large taps before men
tioned. Mr. Corron kindly granted my
request, saying,"All right, so long as
you don't use more than two of them".
I said to him, if you find I am using
too much water, close down the taps.
Everything went along, goodnatured
ly and satisfactory. I had the taps
closed once more, by Mr. Corron, dur
ing haying. As soon as the hay was
off the field, we began using the water
again. Soon after this the taps
were again locked. The lowest tap of
the three large ones lacked 32 inches
of discharging the 160 inches due Mr.
Sebree and the other two taps also dis
charging the correct amount. 1 men
tioned the matter to Mr.JCorron and he
made it right. Now here is where the
trouble began. On August 25, when
there was a full head of water, and we
were using water out of only two of
the three taps, thus taking but 320 in
ches instead of 480. I told one of the
men that he could open two of the
little taps, each discharging about 35
inches. As can be seen, there would
not then be flowing to Mr. Sebree
nearly all the water due him. When
Mr. Corron went over the ditch, he
closed one of the big' taps instead of
closing the little ones. That left Mr.
Sebree getting water from only one of
the big (160 inch) taps and two little
ones, making only 230 inches of water
instead of 480 inches, the amount to
which he was entitled. I informed
Mr. Sebree of what had been done,
He instructed me to have the two
little taps closed and the little one
raised. I did as directed and the big
one was raised to discharge 160 inches
On August 28, Mr. Ford aud Mr. Cor
ron came.down and met Mr. Sebree
here upon his ranch. I was driving
some cattle from one part of the ranch
to another; Mr. Sebree was down at
the gate turning them in. He had
an umbrella and a buggy whip in his
hands. 1 closed the gate and started
to the house. Mr. Sebree also started
back and Mr. Ford was 'following
him up talking in a rough manner.
Mr. Sebree said, "Don't follow me."
At that Mr. Ford struck Mr. Sebree.
I went back and Ford had hold of the
umbrella which Mr. Sebree was hold
ing between himself and Mr. Ford, and
asking Ford to let loose of it. Ford
again struck Mr. Sebree and Mr. Se
bree struck him with the buggy whip.
Mr. Sebree was knocked down. I said
to Mr. Ford, not to do that, and he
said something and got into the cart
and drove off. Ford did not offer to
strike at me, nor I at him. But the
manner in which he went at Mr. Sebree
indicated that he had a serious object
in view,
J. L. W atkins.
Sebree's Ranch, Sep. 3rd. 1897.
THE 8CHOOL ELECTION.
At the election for school Trustees,
Monday the following vote was cast:
Dan. Campbell, 65; R. A. Cowden, 58;
A. F. Isham, 46; J. L. Harmon 35;
Messrs Campbell and Cowden were de
clared elected. The school board as at
present composed consists of A. K.
Steunenberg, G. L. Alley, S. M. Coffin,
R. A. Cowden, D. D. Campbell and T.
W.Boone. When Mr. Boone went to
Alaska he forgot to present his resig
nation and under the Jaw, in the
absence of resignation, thera can be no
vacancy until a member has absented,
himself from four regular meetings
Mr. Boone has only missed one. if he
misses three more the board will
declare a vacancy and fill it by appoint
ment. _
AMBROSE HAYDON.
Hts Seen Given s Professorshiq in the Idaho
College.
Ambrose Haydon, A. M., a young
Springtieldian, has been elected Pro
fessor of Greek and JGerman in the
Idaho Presbyteriau college at Cald
well. The college is to be congratu
lated upon procuring the services of
so excellent a young man as Mr. Hay
don.
He was born and reared in this city
and is well and favorably known by all
the people. He has had the very best
of educational advantages—graduating
first in his class from Dury college in
1891. He then Bpent three years in Mc
Cormick Theological seminary where
he graduated in 1894 with the first hon
ors. Afterwards Dury college confer
ed upon him the degree of Master of
Arts.— Springfield Republican.
INSANE ASYLUM
SGANDAL.
Ail Investigation of Certain Charges
Demanded.
ANOTHER TRAGEDY AT PALOUSE.
Frank Maupin Shot His Sweetheart
aud Then Himself — The Dewey
Properties at Silver and Willow
Creek Shut Down.
Public servants who refuse or neg
lect for any reason to do their duties
should be summarily removed and it
is time that Governor Steunenberg
either insisted that his asylum board
did its duty or found a new board. The
board of directors of the state insane
asylum at Blackfoot owe the people of
the state an explanation of recent
arbitrary proceedings and a thorough
investigation of certain charges now
pending. Governor Steunenberg is in
duty bound to insist that the asylum
board make a public investigation of
the charges publicly made against Dr.
Givens, the newly appointed medical
director.
The board of directors of the asylum
is composei of J. M. Bennett of I'oca
tello, D. L. Evans of Malad and I. N.
Costin of Boise, and their recent
course savors much of star chamber
proceedings. They removed Dr.
Moore upon vague charges that leave
a'.cloud upon his name. They appoint
ed Dr. Givens and made no effort to
investigate serious charges against his
honesty. Both these matters are the
subject of common talk among the
people and a scanda) to the state. The
people of the 3tate have a right to
have both publicly investigated.
Current reports make Governor
Steunenberg the father of both these
acts of the asylum board, and unless
he can clear his skirts the people of the
state'.will hold him responsible. It is
openly stated that he insisted upon Dr.
Moore's removal and upon Dr. Given's
appointment, and that Dr. Givens' ap
pointment was in consideration of $100
paid to the Democratic campaign last
year. It is openly stated that to se
cure Dr. Moore's removal he permitted
Berious insinuations against his person
al character to be accepted and be
come public without investigation and
that, to pay a political debt, he refuses
to permit serious charges against Dr.
Givens' honesty to be investigated.
The asylum at Blackfoot is a state
institution. It is maintained by the
people for the benefit of the unfor
tunate and not for the private benefit
of the governor. The governor has no
rieht to make it the vehicle for the
payment, of political debts nor to
scandalize the state by arbitrary and
star chamber proceedings in connec
tion with the management.
The people of the State demand an
investigation of the charges against
Dr. Givens and an^open statemeut of
the reasons for Dr. Moore's removal
if there were any.—Pocatello Tribune.
A PALOUSE TRAGEDY.
Frank Maupin Shot Hia Sweetheart and Blew
Out His Own Braina.
Another bloody tragedy was enacted
at Palouse Aug. 25 and in the twink
ling of an eye two lives were blotted
out. Frank Maupin shot and instantly
killed Flora James and turning the
weapon upon himself, blew his own
brains cut on the main street of the
,
city, and at a time when dozens of peo
...nun in n fnnf 'IM,/,:.
pie were in a few feet of them. Their
bodies fell upon the sidewalk almost at
the same instant, where they lay while
their life blood flowed upon the side
walk, the two pools being exactly 12
feet a part.
The tragedy has thrown[a deep gloom
over the entire neighborhood, where
both victims were well and favorably
known.
Frank Maupin had been a resident
of Palouse for 15 years, his parents
having moved about 25 miles up the
Palouse river. "Smokey" as he was
familiary called, had been employed
in C. H. Farnaworth's livery barn for
some years, and was a trusted employ.
Yesterday he took a party who arrived
on the Spokane & Palouse train Into
the country, and returned about 8:30
last night. The tragedy occurred about
an hour later.
Flora James, the victim of Maupin's
revolver, was a beautiful girl of about
16, and was employed as chambermaid
in the St. Elmo hotel, where she had
been for about a year.
Thn story of the tragedy as told by
Earl Preffer an eye witness, is as fol
lows:
"Frank Maupiu, or 'smooky,' as he is
generally called, returned from a trip,
into the country at 8:30, and after
washing and dusting his clothes, went
to the St. Elmo bar and bought a bot
tle of whiskey. He then went to the
tent where the 'Saints of the Living
God' are holding camp meetings, where
Flora James and Miss Bush, a girl
friend, were attending services. He
did not enter the teut. but stood out
side and seemed nervous, as he kept
kicking the guy rope of the tent. This
annoyed those inside, and a man came
out and asked him to desist, which he
did.
'I found him standing near the tent
and said to him, 'Let us take the girls
home', to which he replied, 'To h— 1
with them.' I went into t.he tent, and
when the meeting adjourned started
home wi*h Miss James and Miss Bush.
We had gone about 100 yards when
Maupin approached and tapped Miss
James on the shoulder and asked to
speak to her. She stepped back and
Miss Bush and I advanced, but had
gone but a few steps when we heard
Flora sav, 'I'll see you later aud talk
about that.' Scarcely had the words
been uttered when a shot rang out,
followed almost immediately by an
other, and both bodies fell almost
simultaneously. We were not more
than 30 feet from them at the time.
Neither spoke a word after the shoot
ing, and both died instantly."
The funerals of the victims of the
tragedy took place Wednesday after
noon. Miss .Tames' casket was in the
parlors of the St. Elmo hotel, where
scores of people reverently listened to
the scripture reading and eulogistic
words of Rev. Piirker. Miss James'
mother came from Colfax in time to
attend the funeral, and followed the
remains of her daughter to the cemetry.
Rev. Parker also officiated at the fun
eral of Frank Maupin. His father
and mother came from the Hoodoo
district, where the elder Maupin is
mining, to attend the services. Iu ad
dition to his parents there are four
brothers and four sisters.
A friend of young Maupin said last
night: "Frank was madly in love with
the girl whom he considered as pretty
as any girl in the ltnivprse. It is a cur
rent opinion that the couple had a
quarrel three or four days ago. Since
that time Frank called on Miss James
two or three times at the hotel, but
their relations were not the same as a
month ago. Frank took the matter a
great deal to heart. It is difficult for
meto realize that hecommited the acts
by which he and the girl lost their lives
for he was good natured and of a jovial
disposition.
DEWEY PROPERTIES CLOSED.
The Dull Outloek for Silver Presumed to be the
Causes—Willow Creek Property Included in the
Shut-Down.
Superintendent E. II. Dewey, of the
Florida Mountain Mining Company, re
ceived instructions last Monday from
the eastern office of the company, to
discontinue all work upon the property.
This action is presumed to have been
due to the dull outlook for the white
metal. At the time of the close-down
the force employed was limited to a
, prospecting crew of about ten men,
aud f t) U)e order wiu be
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far reaching in its effects in this
county.
We also understand that the order
included the operations of the Dewey
company at Willow Creek. Quite a
force of men have been employed in
that district by the company, but de
velopments haye not been sufficiently
encouraging to warrant a further ex
penditure of rmtiey in the face of the
depr'mvi iiiv-.f market.
■ o . *r. I-«other Owyeee coutity mines
have bliowu any tendency to close, and
from the best information obtainable
there is no immediate danger of it.
—Avalanche.
THE PENITENTIARY
FOR 35 YEARS.
Bob Meeks, the Bank Robber, Most
How Wear Stripes.
HOSTETTER, THE JEWELER, SKIPS.
Skipped by Wagon Honte With His
Family- Many Mourn Iiis Hasty De
parture and Some Will diss Him—
No Contingent Fees.
The Statesman says : Tuesday the
train was delayed by reason of infor
mation received by the railroad com
pany that the desperate Cassiday gang
would attempt to rescue Bob Meeks,
whom Warden Van Dorn was bringing
from Paris to serve a 35 year term.
Superintendent Van Housen w; s
warned that an attack would be made
upon the train, and similar warnings
reached sheriff Rich of Bear Lake
county. The superintendent felt satis
fied from the manner in which the war
ning reached him that there was
great danger. Ile therefore went to
Montpelier and sent orders to hold the
train so that it would not reach that
place until daylight. It was due there
at midnight but did not get in until
4:45.
Sheriff Rich had accompanied the
warden from Paris to the railroad
town and he was prevailed upon by
Mr. Van Housen to come on through
with the penitentiary official. In addi
tion some 15 armed guards were put
aboard add the superintendent him
self went into the cab of the engine
with a rifle in his hands.
Mr. \ r an Dorn did not fear a rescue
and told Superintendent Van Housen
that he was perfectly confident he
would get his man through without
help, but Mr. Van Housen felt that
the case was one that called for extra
precautions.
The run to Pocatello was made very
cautiously, another hour being lost.
The guariis were taken off there but
Sheriff Rich and one of them came
on through.
Meeks and three other men robbed
the bank of Montpelier in broad day
light on August 16, 1890. Meeks was
captured some months later. He and
his fellow robbers were members of
the Cassiday gang that has commited
so many depredations in Utah, Wyom
ing, Idaho and Colorado.
BY MOONLIGHT ALONE:
Hoetetter Hai Di«jppeared—Meny Will Mi» Him
and Curse Him.
It is reported that E. M. Hostetter,
late jeweierer and inuscian of this town
skipped out to parts unknown, last
Tuesday night, by the pale silvery
light of the moon. A number of Cald
well people who reposed special conii
dence in Hostetter, mourn, his preci
pitate and clandestine departure and
deplore a deficit in their exchequer.
A good many had befriended him and
his family when they were in distress
and those kind hearted people feel
keenly the ungratefulness of the man
Hostetter. The Tribune has not yet
learned the amount of his defalsations,
but it is probable that they are con
siderable. Many worthy men find it
impossible to get deserved assistance,
because smooth rascals are continual
ly imposing upon those who are gener
ously disposed. Hostetler took his
family with him and a good team, so
it is said, for which he had not made
full .payment.
AMENDE HONORABLE 6 •
A statement appeared in last weeks
Tribune to the effect that Lot Feu
ham Esq. had stated during the trial of
the Ensor case that he was to receive
50 per cent of the claim if he succeeded
in making collection. Mr. Feltham
denies positively having made such a
statement and adds that lawyers of
standing do not take contingent fees in
such cases. He says that Judge Rich
args suggested that he might be getting
50 per cent, to which Mr. Fetham made
no response. The Tribune regrets
misstating Mr. Feltham. Our author
ity was Judf® Richards.