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VOL. XXXII. NO. 10.
CALDWELL, IDAHO,
FRIDAY, MARCH
1915.
WEEKLY. $2.00 PER YEAR
NO. 10.
CITY COUNCIL REFUSES
TO REDUCE SALARIES
OF EMPLOYEES
Monday evening the city council
met with Mayor Turner presiding;
Judge Dunlap in attendance; and
Aldermen Ackley, Adams, Boone,
Harrington, I'arker and Steunenberg
present. The usual routine business
of the session was transacted after
which Mr. II. W. Dorinan was asked
to state his troubles. Mr. Dorman
was troubled by the fact that some
eight residents of the Mountainview
addition were without water and un
able to get water. The City has un
der consideration an extension of the
water works system into the Moun
tain View addition and Messrs. Har
rington, Adams and Beatty were in
structed to go over the ground with
Mr. Dorman and report back to the
council next Monday night.
Street Commissioner Campbell sta
ted that a number of hitching racks
were in bad shape and needed repairs.
It transpired during the discussion
t'liat these hitching posts had been
erected by the Commercial club. Mr.
Dorman stated that in view of the
fact that the Commercial Club con
templated some heavy publicity work
and
and would be unable to give hitching
posts much attention. Thereupon
Commissioner Campbell was author
ized to bolster up our hitching racks
in such manner as seemed to him pro
per.
Commissioner Beatty called atten
tion to the fact that we had had an
other freeze and asked authority to
settle with the water users who to
avoid having their pipes freeze had
permitted «he water to run. |Mr.
Beatty was authorized to settle on
the same basis as he had settled af
ter the first freeze.
Adams Starts the Rumpus.
The principle business of the ses
sion, or at least the matter that pro
vokes the greatest interest, was stag
ed quietly by Alderçnan Adams. Mr.
Adams had in his vest pocket a good
sized chunk of dynamite in the shape
of a proposed salary ordinance. His
bill proposed to fix the salaries of
the elective and appointive officers
for the ensuing two years on the fol
lowing basis:
City Clerk, per mouth, $90.00
City Treasurer, per month,. .$15.00
Chief of Police, per.month.. 75.00
Policeman, per month 75.00
City Attorney, per month, .. 25.00
Supt. streets who would be
Water Commissioner, .... 90.00
This bill would reduce the payroll
of the city nearly $2,000.00 per year.
Mr. Adams explained that the offices
of the water commissioner should be
combined with that of city superin
tendent of streets. The city attor
ney and city treasurer were to stand
a straight cut with the understand
ing that the city treasurer was to be
made water works clerk and receive
additional salary while the city attor
ney was to receive substantial pay for
certain lines of work.
After more or less discussion it was
determined that this council could do
nothing that would bind the succeed
ing council except in the matter of
fixing the salaries of the clerk and
treasurer, the two elective officers.
This saving of $20.00 per month did
not appeal with great force to Alder
men Harrington and Ackley but great
ly impressed Aldermen Adams, Par
ker and Steunenberg. Alderman
Boone kept his own counsel at this
stage of tlie game.
Steunenberg; Advances Idea.
Alderman Steunenberg in the dis
cussion applied the great theory that
every little bid added to what you
have now makes a little bit more, lie
argued with some reason that the
theory applied in taxes as in all other
things and fell that the $20.00 should
be saved. Alderman Parker expres
sed the conviction that the would be
applicants at $90.00 and $15.00, and
that a two dollar a day man was as
good as a four dollar a day man. He
did not state why he was not in favor
of paying two dollars a day. Messrs.
Harrington and Ackley took the posi
tion that our present city officers, as
a whole nnd Clerk Dunlap in particu
lar, were very efficient, were render
ing good and faithful service, and
were entitled to a living wage. This
idea appealed to Mayor Turner who
stated that courtesy to the succet|l
ing administration restrained him
from favoring any interference by
this council. He stated that if the
council thought that salaries should
"be reduced; that offices should be
combined; that it should have taken
action a year ago instead of handing
a ready made program over to the
succeeding administration. He also
called attention to the fact
that the city tire engineer was
not included notwithstanding the
fact that he was getting good
water, fuel and rent thrown in. Mayor
Turner somewhat disturbed the eco
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noniists by wringing in the tire en
gineer who was not to have had a
place in the sthenic.
The upshot of the matter was that
Mr. Ackley was conviced that an ad-''
journment should be taken. It was !
done. The council will meet next j
Monday night at the usual place and i
hour. I
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News Snapshots
Of the Week
Governor Disapproves Proposed
HOMEDALE BILL RECEIVES
BLOW FROM AXE
Bridge; May Also Veto Gem
Appropriation.
Asserting that since the bridge for
which an appropriation of $17,(MM) is
provided for in the measure would
form no part of the highway sys
tem the state intends to develop, the
governor. as forcasted bv the
governor, as forcasted by the
governor. as forcasted bv the
governor, as forcasted by the
Statesman, sent a message to the
house Tuesday vetoing H. B. No. 155.
The measure provided for the build
ing of the Honiedale bridge.
This bill was fathered by Trotter
of Owyhee and Magee of Canyon. The
latter is one of the Democratic mem
bers of the house. He used every
means possible to secure the approval
of the measure by the governor and
it is said was told by the executive
at one time that if he secured the
names of 21 Democrats of the house
who desired the bill it would receive
curred these names and waited upon
the governor Tuesday but was in
formed that the latter had decided to
veto all measures which provide for
bridges.
Another measure of interest to the
people of Homedale is the Gem Ir
rigation district relief bill. They have
kept former Senator Dow Dunning
here since the beginning of the ses
sion, attempting to have the governor
view the measure favorably. The
two men have had several controver
sial sessions over this bill and it is
anticipated that when this measure
is presented to the governor, he will
deal with it expediently, quickly at
taching his veto to it.
PRIZE FOR NEW NAME
FOR PEACEFUL VALLEY
Five dollars in cash will be given
to the person who will suggest a name
• o please the residents, for a fertile
valley along Snake river. This valley
has been known as Peaceful Valley for
several years. For three years this
valley has been irrigated under the
government project. In these three
years this valley has produced enor
mous crops of every description, and
has grown from a peaceful valley
to a busy agricultural district, with
churches, school, telephones and rural
delivery. Suggestions sealed with the
name of the sender, may be add esued
to Box 85, R. R. 4., Caldwell, idaho.
They must be mailed by tomorrow
(Saturday.)
Eleanor Glyn's Choice For Her
"Queen."
When the time cutnc for the choice
nf a woman capable to play the role
>f the queen in Eleanor Glyn's sen
sational drama of thrilling love and
royal intrigue. Three Weeks, which
omes to the lluree theatre for two
days, commencing Monday; it was no
less a person than Eleanor tllyn ber
eif, who finally made the choice.
After several days of searching, in
which nearly one hundred women
were tried out, the choice fell on Miss
Madeline Traverse, who was Otis
Skinner's leading woman last season
in the Leiber production of "Joseph
and his Itrethern."
The role of Paul, the lover, who
wins the queen's heart when she Hees
lu i throne« fell to Mr. Mahlon Hamil
ton, who represents in his wonderful
personality all the charms of the orig
inal book.
The film production of Three
Weeks is in 5 parts and 280 scenes,
embodying all the exciting adven
tures that made the novel the most
popular romance of the century. Sev
eral attempts have been made to ad
apt the Glyti masterpiece to the re
gular stage. The assays failed for the
reason that the variety of scenes
necessary to the story's completion
could not be compressed into the nec
Authoritive crit
pronounce the film
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«^sary limitations. In the films, the
producer having all the scenery of
the world to draw •*—
evolving a classic
cs unanimusly p ... v
! version of Three Weeks a production
j °f surpassing beauty and incessant
i thrill.
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| 'he winter probably returning to Cald
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SOME DOGS RETAIN
THEIR SANITY STILL
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luz ?y dogs
(By P. T.)
Of muzzled dogs there is no end.
Big dogs, medium-sized dogs and wee
fuzzy dogs, all wearing waste paper
baskets and a dejected air. It is all
new to them and it is doubtful if they
understand what it means. The oldest
dog in town cannot look backward
and recall a similar epidenmic of muz
zles. Even if he could what good
would it do? His mouth is wired
shut.
Surely, the dog just now leads a
precarious existence. If he frets
over Iiis muzzle and voices discontent
he is considered rabid and is killed.
If he eludes the muzzling process and
flees to the cities of refuge someone
sees him enroute and raises the cry;
"mad dog!" Soon an armed force is
after hint,—men with guns, hay-knives
and Cottonwood clubs. The dog is
pursued by a man armed to the teeth
and wearing stove pipes on his legs.
There is an attendant metallic tinkle
and a cloud of soot. What dog would
not act "queer" with this on his trial?
However, of late he wears a re
decree most philosophical. The writer
knows of one—a fat curly-haired do
which seems quite prevalent at lunch
time, lie has been taught from child
hood to do tricks for his food. One
of these is to balance a piece of meat
on the tip of his nose as he sits erect,
awaiting the count of "three," which
is his signal to snap the morsel and
eat it. It is a very neat spectacle and
quite pleasing to all, especially the
dog.
However, of late h ewears a re
modelled calf-muzzle, and has beconu
more sedate and introspective.
"Conte, Bud, old dog," says some
one at noon-time. "Come here old
timer, here's a nice piece of meat. Sit
up! Sit up, I say!" And he lays the
piece daintily 011 the dog's muzzle
looking very solemn at Bud but ex
changing sly winks with the boys
around him. He commences to count
"One, seven, nine, 'three' "
In spite of the special emphasis laid
on the word "three" the dog's cue for
action, Bud never stirs, lie doesn't
hear the "three" at all. The muzzle
seems to have impaired his hearing.
Still he sits erect, his paws hanging
downward in abject servility, the meat
still balanced 011 his nose, and his
great brown eyes roving around the
circle. It is impossible for him to
hear (lie different "threes" barked at
liini from his men friends. It is he
now who does the winking.
Someone soon lakes the meat anil
loosing the muzzle feeds it to him
which goes to show some dogs will
not get mad muzzled or free.
REV. MR. CASE WILL
OCCUPY PULPIT SUNDAY
Rev. Win. Moll Case, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church of this
city, returned from his trip East Wed
nesday evening and will again occupy
his pulpit Sunday.
»mini me Cliy 11111 IIS Ol t II I S
city. The commissioners indicated
that they would contribute something
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City Wagon Bridge.
John Steunenberg, W. 1Î. Parker,
O. R. Ackley, members of the Cald
well city council, F. A. Stone, city
attorney, 1). D. Campbell, street com
missioner and F*. H. McConnel. city
engineer and county surveyor, Tues
day morning appeared before the
board of county commissioners to in
terest the county in a financial way
in a wagon bridge across the River
side canal near the Boise river wagon
bridge, within the city limits of this
is.vj nutmi v < > 11 1 1 ii'iiic someming
but did not state how much. Tlje
bridge will be constructed.
Contract Not Awarded.
The County Commissioners have
not awarded the county printing con
crnor Alexander will have time
give this matter his attention.
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ALEXANDER SIGNS
PROHIBILION LAW
The state-wide prohibition bill
which makes Idaho absolutely dry
after January 1, 1916, was signed by
Governor Alexander at 3 o'clock last
Monday afternoon. The office of the
chief executive crowded with temper
ance workers from all parts of tlje
state who desired to witness the of
ficial ceremony that came as a culmi
nation and a victory from their efforts
of several years.
Two pens were used by the gover
nor in affixing his signature to the
bill. One pen was presented as a
souvenir to Mrs. W. S. Chipp of Boise
the president of Women's Christian
Temperance union of Idaho, and the !
other was handed to W. J. Herwig,
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state superintendent of the anti-sa
loon league.
GOVERNOR GIVES NAMPA
MAN A STATE JOB
Submitting the name of J. H. Smith
of Xampa to the senate as his choice
for state engineer, to succeed Herbert
Wing, acting engineer, the governor
completed Tuesday the list of direct
appointments which he has the right
to make.
The new engineer has lived in Nam
pa several years. He was in charge
of the construction of the Idaho Nor
thern branch of the Oregon Short
Line. The appointment is for four
years.
TWO CONVICTED TUESDAY
BY DISTRICT COURT
As the result of Tuesday's session
As the result of Tuesday's session
of the district court two men were
sentenced today for not less than one
year nor more than 14 years. L. E.
Streitt was declared guilty of forgery
and Fred Gossett, charged with grand
larceny, changed his plea from not
guilty to guilty.
Thetrial of Strien consumed most
of the morning. He was charged with
having come to Caldwell and collect
ed a bill for his employer, G. A. Gibbs
of Boise, amounting to $13, after
wards appropriating the money by
forging his employer's signature to
the check. The jury handed in a ver
ilict of guilty after deliberating for
about, an hour and a half.
Sold Borrowed Team.
When brought into court, Fred
Gösset t asked permission to change
his plea and pleaded guilty to the
grand larceny charge 011 which he was
held. He was accused of having tak
en a team borrowed at New Ply
mouth to Star and there having sold
it. Gossctt is also to answer jointly
with Fred Ilassett to the charge of
having sold another man's horse in
Lincoln county. Their trial is set for
tomorrow.
Judge Bryan set 10 o'clock Friday
morning as the time at which Striett
and Gossctt will receive their -en
tence.
DECLARED INSANE.
After having been previously ex
amined and returned to his home, El
bert Barnes of Emmett, was adjudged
insane Tuesday morning and was
taken to Blackfoot Wednesday. The
young man was brought here" for his
second examination last week and it
was not until his mother and brother
appeared and gave their testimony be
fore the examining board that a de
cision was reached.
Mormons Turn Triclc.
, S. Brown of Boise was in the
2»y ^ ednesday. Mr. Brown is a
Boise wholesale liquor dealer. He
states that he and others are prepar
ing to get out of business by lanuarv
1st He also states that the "prohibi
tion law was passed upon instructions
from Salt Lake Citv.
The world-famous New York Hip
podrome brought to your door in
amazing accurate motion pictures for
the first time. Seven realistic reels
glittering greatness
of the Hippodrome. At the Bunga
low Tuesday, March 9.
CALDWELL DRUGGISTS
INSPECT THEIR DRUGS
wlust Keep Strict Account of All
riaoit-i-orming Drugs ana Keport
Tneir Sates.
The druggists ot Caldwell took in
ventories oi their slocks 01 opium,
cocaine, etc., 011 account ot the tederai
law which went into ettect the first
Monday ot .March, tue druggists must
keep a strict acount ot all sales which
are made even upon physician's pres
cription.
the law prohibits all persons from
selling or giving away liabit-torming
drugs without a physician's prescrip
tion or under direct instruction ot a
physician, went into ettect Monday.
i nese drugs include opium, cocaine,
leaves or any compound, manufacture,
salt derivative, or preparation made
irom such drugs. Remedies that can
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no ' dispensed without a physician s
ortler include those containing more
than two grains of opium or more
than one-fourth ot a grain of mor
phine, or one-eighth of heroin or one
grain of codiene.
Violators of the law are subjected
to a line of not more than $2000 or
imprisonment for live years, or both.
A tax oi $1 a year is fixed for all who
sell such drugs. Enforcement of the
law is vested in the commissioner of
internal revenue, for which $150,000 is
provided.
Champions of the measure contend
it will greatly benefit the country at
large and the drug user in particular,
while others predict that it will work
unlimited harnt to drug habitues.
YOUR OWN TO THE MIDDLE
OF THE ROAD.
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this case reads
A supreme oourt decision which
will be of interest to many people was
recently handed down by the appel
late court in a case brought by Win,
F. Bolender against the Southern
Telephone company, an appeal taken
from the circuit court of St. Joseph
county. In this case the supreme
court held that telephone and tele
graph companies are liable for dam
ages lor the needless and unnecessary
■mutilation of shade trees by line
man erecting pole lines through the
country. In many instances, line
man havt put through pole lines and
wires, cutting out limbs of shade trees
wherever they obstructed the pro
gress of their work. A portion of
the opinion of the supreme court in
An abutting owner
highway, owning in fee to the
middle of the highway, may recover
damages for the unauthorized and un
warranted cutting and mutilation of
shade trees in the highway by the
telephone company in constructing
its lines." Bolender, a farmer brought
siut because the telephone company
had cut the tops out of a number of
line maples along the highway bor
dering his property. The defendants
look the position that he did not own
the trees. The higher court, how
ever, holds that a man's property ex
Unds to the middle of the road.
Caldwell's Citizens Fight.
Judging front Saturday morning's
police court record, Caldwell is the
training camp for a large number of
"white hopes. Fines aggregating $43
were collected from four participants
in three different fistic bouts, and one
young man for whose arrest on a sim
ilar charge a warrent is out has not
been apprehended. Additional fines
amounting to $15 are being worked
out by the convicted men.
Oscar Dement paid the heaviest
line, being assessed $28. John Doe,
under which name a prominent citi
zen is said to have appeared, drew a
line of $10, which he paid. One Wil
son, contributed $5 and worked out
the other $5 of a similar asesssment.
J. Blakely worked out a $10 levy.
Ross Dement, wanted for participa
tion in the miniature riot which oc
curred on the city streets Thursday
and Friday nights, seems to have tied
the city.
So great was the amount of house
hold goods, implements, livestock and
other chattels offered at the Traders'
day auction that all could not be sold
Monday. Accordingly arrangements
have been made to sell the remainder
of the eoods Saturdav.
STOCK YARD SALES ARE
GREAT SUCCESS
THIS MONTH
Best prices of the year for horses
were realized Wednesday at the
Union stockyards sale which is in
full swing. One or two animals
brought $200 and a number sold for
more than $175.
Total offerings at this sale will ap
proximate one thousand head and it
is already said that purchasers will
leave in the community more than
one hundred thousand dollars.
A larger number of buyers than
ever before are present at the sale
and the bidding is spirited. Omaha.
St. Louis and Nashville horsemen are
on the market. Several of them from
lirms which have never before pat
ronized the sales here.
The management hopes to conclude
the sale today, but if this is ac
complished it will be only by the ex
pedient of putting the animals
through the ring i|t car lots.
British Inspectors Coming.
British government representatives
are to begin a second inspection here
Saturday, March 6. They expressed
themselves as well pleased with re
sults of their former visit and it is
; believed that they will be less rigid
111 their inspection this tinte bedtuse
of their greater need for animals.
BOONE MAY BECOME
CANDIDATE FOR CLERK
Popular Young Man is Urged to En
ter the Race.
James F. Boone has been urged to
become a candidate for city clerk
and may decide to do so. Mr. Boone
has had more or less experience in
this office and is competent and well
qualified in every particular.
At the last primary election Mr.
Boone was a candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for clerk of the dis
trict court and polled a great major
ity, of the Democratic vote of the
city. He was defeated in the county
by only 13 votes.
AFTER GEM COUNTY SCALP.
Claiming the bill w^as railroaded
through the legislature, and that it
does not express the sentiment of
those affected, several citizens of
Boise county and the upper end of
Canyon county called on the governor
Wednesday and asked that S. B. No
9/ be vetoed. This bill is an enabling
act allowing the voters in the dis
trict to vote on the creation of Gem
county out of Boise and Canyon coun
ties.
Members of the delegation are F\
S Logue and W. H. Taylor of Long
Valley, J. A. Lippincott of the Basin,
L. L. Rhodes of Idaho City, and J.
C. Mills of Garden Valley They say
all the people of Boise county are
up in arms over the proposed change.
The governor announced that he wili
consider their protest before taking
any action on the bill.
BOY CHOPS SISTER'S HAND
While holding sagebrush for her
brother to cut, the little daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Stitzel of the
Claytonia neighborhood, had three fin
gers of the right hand all but severed.
One of the digits dangled from a strip
of outer cuticle yet the injured mem
bers were sewed in place and it is
hoped that all will be saved. The tot
is but three years old. The accident
happened Mondiy evening.
BOYS HIKE 16 MILES.
The most recent "hike" by the local
Boy Scouts consisted of a trip to
Lake Lowell and return. On the lake
shore they cooked dinner, and later
engaged in drills and climbing and
measuring contests. The distance
covered was more than 16 miles. Rev.
\V. W. F.wing is acting as scoutmas
ter.
KICKED BY A HORSE.
John Smeed of the firm of Haley
Iurner & Smeed, was disabled Mon
day evening when a horse which he
was passing upon kicked him on the
back, just below the shoulders. For
a time it w^s feared he might have
sustained grave injury, but he was
able to stand Tuesday and is now able
to be about.
Haunted School House.
Over at Wilson, in Owyhee county,
is what has become known as the
"haunted" school Hardly a girl has
succeeded in ten years in teaching that
school and getting away without get
ting married. One or two have been
warned and have gone there deter
mined to stick it out and come away
in single blessedness, but they have
gone the way of all others. There
are a lot of fellows in Owyhee county
who own a buckskin riding horse, a
pair of shaps, a few hundred head'of
cattle, a dwelling house and ranch, a
40-40 rifle, a good reputation and a
big heart big enough for anybody.
These fellows attend the literary at
Wilson and the teacher has to run a
gauntlet of extreme obstinacy or else
get married. After the race is run
and one has won out, the other fel
lows drop out and let it go at that,
looking for and hastening the coming
of another teacher.