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The Orangeville Globe OFFICIAL COUNTY AND CITY PAPER VOL. XII, NO. 4 ORANGEVILLE, IDAHO COUNTY, I DA IK », THURSDAY, DEC EM HER H> U»ls. $1.50 THE YEAR AUTO LICENSE FEES ACCRUE IN COUNTY I I County Assessor Hazelbaker s Report Now Shows 585 Machines. ■ ! , ; COLLECT $11,175.33 State Gets 25 Per Cent, Balance Distributed to Local High 4 . • x & way Districts. , _. , . . .. From the office of Calvin Ilazclbak er, county assessor of Idaho county, we glean the following interesting hit of news: During the year ending December 15, 1018, there was collected in auto mobile license fees, $11,175.33. Of this amount 25 per cent goes to the state ; while tlie balance Is apportioned back to the highway distrets from whence it was collected. j , Iu 1917 there were 416 cars register- j Idaho, and a considerable gain is By the assessor's books fur ttiis cd in shown -17*1 1 -72 . «3 -45 -31 -27 -2'* -23 -10 -14 - !) - 8 - fl year, there being a total of 585 report cd tliis year. The following table will show the different makes of cars which predom inate in Idaho county : Ford Huick _ Dodge _ Overland _ Chevrolet _ Oldsmobile _ Studebaker _ Paige __ Maxwell_ Oakland ..._ Ken _ «. _ (1. M. 0. truck_ Mitchell _ Saxon _ If immobile _ 1. H. C. truck_ Hudson _ Nash truck _ All other mykes_ Total ... 25 r _ 5 : _ 4 - 2 , .5.85_ MISS FLORENCE JUMP MARRIED. Miss Florence Jump, sister of Mrs. Wisoner, who resided here for a num lier of years, was united In marriage <>u the 12th of December at (!r«*at Falls, Mont,, to Mr. Grover Reynolds, of that place. Mr. Reynolds Is a prosperous young farmer, owning a large farm out from Brent Fnlls. of Mrs. Reynolds of this place, join in hearty congratulations and best wish es for tlie young collide. Thu manv friumls MRS. IIOLLENBEAK Bl RIED. Cmlertakr Friday even was called the day tiefore to direct the funeral of Mrs. Cleveland Hollonbenk of that place who had passed away I'lmrsday from influenza. Mrs. Hollen b,*ak was 28 years old and Is survived l»y her husliand and two small children, Mrs. Maugg iiccompanied her hits band mi the trip which was made ti\ auto. V J. Maugg returned last from Riggins where lu* m gfitili. it i entire impiilnt inn was | mtifliHl to see him out. however. • J i dge scales recovered. After iM'ing confined to his home for practically two weeks with influenza. Judge Wallace N. Scales was able to down town Tuesday afternoon for tie* first time. Tlie judge shows the carets of his enforced confinement and appeared slightly wolthlv on his itctlal extremities. FENN NEWS. I'm* following have atis«ered pres «•'" to the Bed Cross Christmas Roll ' nil of Blip; Mrs. j. s. „ Tyler. Mr. J. II Von . Mr. II. J. Carlson. Mrs. B J. ..i", Mr. Marlon Welier. Mrs. E. 1! " 'mt. Mrs. 1,. c. Splenger. Miss Ber lin Blessing. Miss Olga Olsen. Mr .rover Zehner, Mrs. Grover Zehner •Hr. Cliarley Selfors, Miss Signa Selfors. Margaret Selfors. Mr. A. L. Bus 7!'Mrs. Bose Bussard. Miss Emma . laissa i'il. "Miss Irma Bussard, Mr. Jo. iisi'liinitter, Mrs. Anna Kaselunitter. •nr. l,i*o Weber. Mrs. J. H. Von Bargen. 'I'wyiimn. Mrs. G. T. Twynian. . Minnie Wusmntld. Miss Clara Sel <(, to Von Bargen. Mr. thven v ,"".''' Mra. Mary Zehner, Mr. Walter ^ulniui y "*«*.' «riiirci. .»II. WUIIPI ) , 7U Mr. Ia>\\ is llow dim il. Mrs 11 Iu Huwuian. Mr. I,uu Hiuu. Mr " Uiu Mr. Hnrol<] Frudirksm. Mrs mue I ledleksen. Mrs. Wess Zehner J.' " ''ss Zehner. Mr. E. L. Dafür. L<*. if, , , % r ; , ** w * , . v Fruiliiulrsun, Miss I.jhiim F rank Iss», Mrs. Frank Lee "to Von Bargen. ... r , , b'«-. Jr., Baby Fredriektian Miss LiHira !; v "l* Mr. Frank Iss* Airs Frank 1 ee ' ,' rs * Otto Von Bargen. Airs. Walter 'on Bargen. Mr p Reuter Mr l-uiery Nissen. Mr. Henrv Rowe Airs 1 , :| l, 'y Rowe, Mr. Henrv Alver Mrs •'Untile AI y er. Air Carl Mver Aliss* VI ; tu Aleyer, Mr. Francis .Mever 'AlVs 1 '(•lissa Meyer, Mrs Sonhlu Von Bar ;' n * Miss Emma Von B» ig«*n Mis« ! Von Bargen Miss Ad,lb. Von ! J .. Al Bavm.md (" ! w„k" ll " r llNt will lw* publish,s| mxf I HIGHWAY ROI'TE LOCATED. State Engineer Allen So Sent Won! Senator I'ettihone. Senator N to State It. Pettibone re eeivtMi a telegram .from Engineer Allen or tin* state highway commission to the I etfeot that the state highway from I < Irangevill,* ( ,i, would tap Cottonwood ami Fenlltinml ami on to Ilo, thence on through the I.apwai valley to the ( tearwater river ami to Lewiston. "" anticipated obtaining something more definite than the above statement from the Boise . patters, hut on account of the rotten enialitiou of the vice mail ser "" have received only one copy from tin« state capital since last Fri Probably by the time the road i from the capita! point. ! day. |S , constructed ; will pit tiers reach this distant service s|H*aks volumes for go\ ownersidp tldnk. Sm-ii «riiment f tlie railroads, we don't Mr. and .Mrs. John Coram, Pioneers. Tlle oY'' ,M ) e x, lrlp ', ,, it ' 4 >N r gdi! Mrs. John Corau, will he pleased to know i.i in looont nows from the couple, >" Hie best of health and spir 1 s ' îlll, ' nl ''' enjoying themselves to the utmost. They have I,ecu making an ex tended trip through the friends A INITIXG AT SALT LAKE. east, visiting j They si««nt thanksgiving with tlietr daughter, Mrs Kearn 1 ! Brown, and family, at New ark, N J. temlnig lneilieal ; Michigan, happy g: and relatives. A i- at tills Their son, Ed, wh ml lege at Ann Arbor, was also pres,>nt at athering. After having enjoyed a visit at Salt j Lake with tlu* family of their daugli , j ter. Mrs. L. \Y. Jordan, accompanied by the latter, they are soon t„ leave for an indefinite stay at Kong Beach vn, nii'ii i-vTiuw I OLDIhK ENTERS Hl MNESS. I •„,« Denny this week makes the an ... that lie has taken a partner 1 111 'he person of Harry Mender, who at 'be presell! time is a member of Head quarters C„. sot. Stevedore Battery 1 ' •* Kt. Nazaine, .Eranee. Doe is making some improvements this ivimk m tils store and will Im« all ready for tin« Iiew member of the firm on his return Harry, who is the son of Mr. and •'Ij's r ri«il Mender, formerly of (!range-j y 11 "* " 'll be well reiuemliered by many 1 friends here who will Im* pleased to !) b' n r" 'bat when he leaves the service 8 "J bis country he will 1 m* aide to step; fl '>'ht into civil life and make bis own | ( t'aliforiila. t r living. 5 FLORENCEMAN VANISHES IN 4 , STORM John Seaburg's Home Destroy ed by Fire; No Trace of Man. About the 5th of this mouth the cab the Florence section, was destroyed hy tire. As Mr. Kealmrg was missing and pioneer mining men and prospectors " was feared tlint lie had ]M*rislu*d in the liâmes. Imt on exaininntion of tlu* ruins it was ascertained that tliis was net the ease, in home of John Seaburg, one of tlie if -, igiiizaiit of ilis «hereabouts. no one , , | r-*u. ,«l lug territory ha.. made hy l";'l;b' who are sojennnng I» that • ",.. T ' 'r ,la "" ;•* ' be'eoffii uu'd'f, ma feu ÜU hiS*, Im* «outil, lied foi a fe« days Iongei. 1 1 is funruil liv smnu wli aru moru t»r familiar with thu man ami his Imliits I liai lie has «amlered abroad and become lost, and has possibly per •old as a fearful storm had Imm*u raging at that time. Charles and others s|x*ut several days looking for the unfortunate man. Imt b-hed from tin * s e >1 1 found no trace of him. The re|M>rt has reached the sheriff's office that a thorough seat'll of the sur MRS* SARAH COYKNEY DEAD. Pioneer Orangeville Woman Died at Home of Daughter in S|»okaiie. Word was received here Se terilay stating that Mrs. Sarah E. Coveney. a resident of this place for tlie past is f lier daugti .' Kiev- ' " n'«* died at tin* homo " ' Mrs. Albei t s Jacobs, l etilli avenue. Spokane, last Saturday af . tern. after a:: illness of »«*. »'eclo. Sin* bad boon a guest at tin* liotu,* of 'n r •» laughter for several She is survived I iam B. Coveney, daughters. Mrs. Cottonwood, and Mrs dine, and two sons. Clay al. of Toliapah. Nev. *eks past a husband. Will ,*f California: t«" Pear! Ma, Master if A. S. Jacobs of and At the election recently li Id by the I' .'astern Star, tlie foll-wr*. oflieers f"f ..suing tenn : ' Beheeea Ctnm*. worthy niutron: It. ai Auger, worthy imtron: Winnifred Sa nb associate matron: Selma Bob 1 nsoii. 's .tary Lois Gllkesoii. treic urer; Alma Bay less, conductress: Bertha Sliissler. associai«* conductress; 1 Elizabeth ... chaplain : Clam Fit/ gerabl. marshal: Mildred Arnold, or ! *qinist : Edith Willey. Ada: Maggie ! Dnv Biltlc Milltii«' Hamill. Esther: ! mm Turner. Eb*eta : Ague« Jefferson, Martha: ('has. P. Con,*, sentinel: Belle EASTERN STAR ELECTS. 1 I '.*>:e. warder. CHRISTMAS BUSINESS IS GOOD STATE LOCAL MERCHANTS .TfjK. T1T1 lYPITPnnilA I ll< V L Vi, I L Ll/L IJ W L V VLli lilt I\t¥LilijLij Tn Many Instances Great Optimism Is Shown; High Prices Dampen Ardor of Dealers; Considerable Yule itde Spirit in Evidence. In a resume of the local business I Mtuatiuii gli'jMiod by lin» (îlobu this Wisd;. we have the following: . 1 >: ïr,dtJ. r KaS^STuSS """ »•niisuloratinn the effect of the war. mnl tin* in vagus of the influunza. and arc,akin« a very philo „phi ,:,1 view of present conditions. All unite in saying that up to the last two weeks—since the last outbreak of the tin. business was g .l. and ... plentiful for all j practical purposes. Mr l it,aim. of tin« Miller Hardware j A implement does not find his busi ' lls wood as It was early hi the sea sou. at which time it was oxivllont. money la-lug plentiful at that time. Ill ness id course ha* ce use.l the change. Mr. Carlton, of the "Smoke House," j •hocrfully say Hint under the cireum-1 complain, though He is getting along I ■veil tllollg lie dials it difficult to j sufficient rending matter for ids , Ill's stances In* annot things are «pilot. nicely secure I .. , , f the Fair store, reports Hint holiday trado i>* good ; Indtur than i for two years, though the |ieople are j buying practical gifts ratlier than lux-| nries. for which lie was prepared, not ! having invested in tlu* ,,l«i line of hull day goods. T. Lingo, the furniture dealer, Is unite enthusiastic He says up to the last tw„ week* issiple wen« Inlying free ly.and "coming with the money, too." His trade lias been better than for some years previous, and as sunn ns j 1 |K«ople have recovered from the epi-! demie, it « ill he good again. Mr. (lilkeson. of the big A. v V; F. gen-"liier oral store, rejsirts that trade is very | gratifying. |>eople buying freely for | ( liristmas, practical, useful presents. I He having foreseen ttiis situation, the buyers for the different departnu*nts, stocked up accordingly, so the results I are very satisfactory. Tin* gr t rade. Mr. Badgero ! i ; ■cry stores all report a good, | lively trade, with a slight falling off weeks. A. S. (irneery adjust himself t„ tin* lieu order „f tilings. Im« ing compelled to have so milch more | capital tied up iu goods than formerly, in order to gain tlu* same amount of profit, and being compelled to ask his patrons s during the past two Wright, of tlu* Wright says he finds it a little hard t much more for tlie same Is. However, trade is good, and IM'ople pay for what they get. Id friend William Selnnadeka perf„rms tlie rush act he tween the meat Mock Thu MuGhiu Trading Go. n»porfs fila* tnulu. < »iii ami the grocery Miss Gene Inis Imm ii gracing *|M*rs' desk in the absence ! has he,*n homo j for some tRi-,*<> ue^k~ as tlu* result „f The Batty Millinery is disposing „f many dainty and useful articles de- i signed cs|K*eially for ladies, in spite „f war times and the epidemic. shelves, the hookk of Mrs. M'-Chio. « ba>iu,*** tlu* fin. Doe Denny must Im* doing s for in* has taken in a "paid 1er. •nfhusias- ; tie and lias the welfare of tlu* return ing soldiers at heart. In his announce ment on another page, lie calls his ,*s tiihlishmcnt "the biggest little store in i ' a : tier, in the per-on of Harry Met who is "over tiler." I >o<* is m , ,, , ., ,, , , , M and Mrs. ! K. /liver of tin* Stl vor (.rill «ere exceedingly fortunate iu rapidly recovering from attacks of the "it* Just al Hit* time they took over the grill the first wave of the epidemic j -■ 'id and restrictions hv tlu* state I ,,laced j j. . „,* ,, usil „.. s . Traveling: by the general public fell off .. ,be . ... î! * ,1 "' 1 ' . .. was i„ ,|„, managemeio. and wns ' I l».V tin* sMsjN'hsioii Ilf Idaho." broke eloseh follow l».V tin* sMsjN'hsioii Ilf Sure. Business is i Ml : ' — .1 A. Peterson, of the postoffiee force resumed Ills duties Tuesday of this 1* after a serious time « itli the fin ■son ami the t« fully recovered. Mr. and Mrs. lents, were iu tin* Priddy. former resi eity for a few day*, this week. Ill«* formel' attending f busi litth* boys mie.s or the niafho National Harvestor i'r:. Pet*: _ _____ __ _ __ _ _ _ ___ . LIFT BAN ON SUGAR • : BOWLS; GREATER SUPPLY bine ab Announcement lias been made by I' 1 ' Adminisfialor Bieknell, itniued an I* res, inding genernl orders >j,,s. s >'"l " governing hotels, resiainaiit. ai d public eating places. The fefK-al "t these general orders pmmils I be unrestricted service sugar bv hotel«, restaurants and pubLe 'ai.ug p'mms. and annuls the rule for-j a Hing the use of the sugar Ixiwl on tb- table. lb*-* rules also limited the service „f «ugar to two teasi»o,iiisful |«*r «on |K*r meal, and to four pounds for every !H meals served. Including al" Sugar restrictions are also removed 1 : - the Craiigevillo Hotel, owing to ulinti^u in thu ownership of tin* prom ises. wliicli left the Silver (frill the onlv Svn '^hmUom ''Äm* S, v £ were then nllllcted in rapid succession. and their h m i fortune lit*-, in tin» fmt that they were Imth able ïoh,« job and were willing t ixiwcr for the public. Eimers Bros tell t ile ; very cheerful All branches of their business The hardware trade Ihj-I on the do all ill their ar»« thriving. ing g !. and the garage patronage cx Tlu* line weather and good ... of the roads making It |«>s sible for auto owners to use tlmir ears, thi- part of the business continuesUo thrive. People have tile money , their hills and do so cheerfully, linn reports that they have kept nil their old friends and have mad»« many new ones. Nelson, being ■lient. pay The The manager of the Hub store. K. K. a new comer, does not feel at liberty to compare trade at pres eut with that of iwst years, but opti mistirnlly status that uoimiderinir the general situation, luisiuess is ver\ fair The jewelry stores, while not'doing a rushing business, are having consid- crnhle holtdin trade They verv elits-r fully stand hack, knowing the'need of the iieoplc for practical tilings, and the necessity of saving for war demands. The Lumm Drug I'o. also reports a g .I holiday trade iu their lines il<««s the (Banville llurg not sidering tlu* regular drug trade which <>f necessity lias (K*en greatly iuereused during tin* past several gen-"liier reason for lirisk trade at the lat- ter establishment, lies in the fact that the Bight dru& store was rei-ently ab s< >rlM*,l by tli«*iii and tw led* T as oon weeks. An* stock oomhin a great extent bonks are be ing featured by ludiday* sii„[ijK«rs. The SnsenlM«ry clothing and furnish ing store 1ms enjoyed an unusual pat-* rouage this season until tlie last out-1 break of lull iu trade. Tlu« J. Frank Sims store looks I iu a pros|s*rous condition, a plentiful iUuiiIn'I- of customers being in evidence, though Mr. Sims (lid not s|>eak with his usual optimism. Our reporter felt that In* hud gazed a little t< m, long through Ills blue glasses, u tiling f I Iu* tin, which lias caused a I In very easy to 'do during this time of war and 1 lemie. We ipmte Mr. epi Sims tliusly: "M'hat wt* expect and what we different tilings. "V side is a .surprisingly hig weather is too mild for get < »II the delit aiv tw crop. The 'arm goods. Hie high prices repaired, the deptvs «Ion caused |,y the flu. and tlu* misfor ttiln*s eaesed hy the war. still must he offset hy tlu* ending of the war. The business results ,,f the year are going to Im* disapiMiinting. Having bought heavily last year lu*I|icd, for wholesale prices are now greater than retail prices «en* iu the'past. This is hard on both the merchant and tiis 'veil tliis is better than present patrons, being iu Belgium, s are here." But The ('entrai Garage, although nearly ' very iiiciiiImw of the force lias been af Hietod with the influenza, is enjoying nice Christmas patronage, croie, tire-proof tractive to ant,lists. «'(* are glad we , . , "her business houses we were un aide to interview include tlu* City Bilk cry. where business is good at all !'hues ; Snyder Miller harness shop and a number of others, including the three banks, tin* latter line <rf Imsines, j Inn ing b,*,*,, aide to -dm« the us condition of the count rv in magnilbvr.t stvle as in .1 dr re *nt rel -rts. heavy gains Is-ing mad' i ' individual a Tlieir eon slatdishnient is at s never prnsper sueliltlie each ease. Sure. Business is i Ml : j I | from the home, and eonsumers nre longer required to observe the rati, four IkuiimIs of sugar |x*r iH*rsoii per ! month, i! will Is* preferable, however j'hat they ns,* sugar in moderation, the administrator, lie l ul s explained "fjMiat r In- removal of these restrictions j «as due to the iii«*r,*use in the supply of Louisiana cane sugar and western i last sugar, and to the fact that the | Cuban crop is cxiieeted shortly. M ith ,he r«*iuovul .*f the sugar n js*r-1iiei.nns. me cream manufacturers arc now granted |K*riuissinu to make and offer for sale i,s** sa y s new ■ and sherbets, which «as forbidden during the sugar stsin gency. said Mr* Bieknell. — — -. » stiMlil of influenza, at the age of N,r Xu'l nwl Iwn sick fiiritlwui a wivk before his dentil. lie Is survived In Ills S?lit*™ 1 ' ,,,m * so,,s ' ,U1 " PASSING OK ( HAS. G. N AIL years Funeral servie»«« weil« conducted at Hie Hancock undertaking Uev. . 1 . parlors let -. A. Pin»« at Itt o'clock Siitulav .. U..« funeral heim.«* dire.-te.i hv Mr Hancock. Ohituary. t'lmrles Gallatin Nall was born Nov oiiiIht IP. ist«, ip Benton county. Ark., and at the time of his death was aged mi years and 21 da vs. Idaho marriage t onlv £ fmt He canto to unity in INST» and wns united in Eva M. Hnrdistv on April Besides sill. isftl, at Sunset, the will Wash. he leaves five children, Nora. •ari, Eari. wiilie. und i>o.«k, also two sisters and one brother, Mrs Doubt ; Smith ,f Coffey ville, Kansas, Mis s E* Er« In of Afton, Oklahoma, and ,f. P. Nail of Oakesdale, Wash. "The fatalities in this epidemic have J H '' > n among the strong men and women, Ihj-I n ', l . s h,,s l,,Hm '«' «c».' due t«> the pre vailing notion among the healthy iieoph« that a common cold is not worth serious ii 11 ,-ut ion and to tin* habit of neglecting «ffleient treatment of l>e n common cold will avoid most of the s,«rions r(«sults of tlic epidemic, way for more maladies than anything else. "The sturdy form nml genial presence of t hurles Nail will he miss««d among his many friends." p. the their cx good |«>s ears, nil il A prompt and what seems t pay The A (.* 0111111 ,in odd «'ill pave the •pidemles and serious K. not pres opti the fair of the a lat- that ab j. a. bine: at Obituary Miss Lefn La Y ilia Martin, daughter „f Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Martin of Cotton wood, was born March (», 1004, Cottonwood, and died Deceuilier 17. 101s. at tin* age of 14 years, 0 months After an illness of only 10 days « itli influenza, she passed to the great beyond. • lu her budding young womanhood silo manifested a beautiful Christian faith She was just enter ing high school, full of lioj m* and pur pose. She is survived by tlu five younger brothers, vices which wen- largely attended held Wednesday. Kev. .1. A. Bin*« of Crung, «ville, officiating, and A. J. Maugg of the same pla,*e directing the funeral. and IS days. as oon and purity of lif,«. An* parents und Funeral si r be pat-* out-1 his that a I PAYETTE LAKE MEMORIAL TO BOYS In to epi get delit The he The going than This tiis than Movement Started in Boise to Protect Scenic Beauty of Shores. Protests against the sale of standing limber jn the neighborhood of the Pay ett lakes resulted in the postponement of the sab* that, was advertised for Dee- 1 7 1 1 1 . tlu* sale being postponed for bn day by tlu* state land board. it lias been prop liaugb of Boise to af we >sed by Mrs. Riden lny the matter over until tin* ne«' legislatur,* convenes and that then a law he passed setting aside the lakes into n reservation so that no limher can he cut at any timt from its un- slmrc. The memorial p, I«* in honor Bilk- of Idaho's th'luin*' all and three rel a eon at men « I.titered the service of t heir country. anxious t. Those secure thc.timlM*r for •omnicivin I ptir]Kis,*s are said t, believe they «an sho« tlie incoming ad-i ministration t lint no luirm «ill Im* done! never sueliltlie natural seenie b,*aut*. f the lakes; I removing the ripe timber. There were many protestants before! the board and petitions signed by mini ,*roils business men. ami number hy 188 ,* each ambers if the Coitinibiiill eluh. signers protested tlie of the scenic l> *ii ut y «or presented. All resi day*, remova! .o" the s iinl r I damage it ««mid do p of the lake. State Crt, set* Defends Sate. Il -late I ,n.tier cruiser busi Ie feuded tile proposed sale for tlie reason, hat hui 11(1 |H*r oiml of it would lie re : -tliei's umintaiued that the timber ; II A Be re,!!,mil ,.f the rii» harm and that the vnillb maleriallx I'he , ;ii t lu* I, unit K-i- of si "mid lx* m oggillg "|H*l»|tlollS j benetit that part of 11 I/.-ns of McCall t I 'in'poiied tin* statem nls,-liolding that ,,f|ibe prevU'vatioii of the timber industry 'o that section «-a.-; imiMirtuut. stale per n arc and HOTEL CHANGED HANDS. Mrs. E. <> I »o« nie and tw y s sons, of Chelan. Wash., arrived here last Sat* inlay evening and on the following day rook possession Hotel, formerly tile Alexandr a. I qiposite the court house, which they recently acquired from tlu* Airs. Downie lias i f the ( irangevllh ated new former owner. veil pUu-e a thorough now read y to receive the publie. 'All Do« nie is renovation and is* exi«*eteti to arrive at any time. » Ills " CHARGES NOT PROVEN IN HEARING at let ■», .. _ . _ hv Nonpartisan Campaign State ments on Electric Heat, Not Borne Out. BEFORE STATEBOARD to in two Showing Made of Insufficient -rv i . —, , s Developed Power in State ,f. ! & 1 j pre- Uolse. Idaho. Dee. hearing in the northwest on the sub jeet of general heating by use of elec tricnl energy is on in this city. It was j convened on tin« initiative of the Idaho of 'public utilities etmmlssion and no will j doubt certain startling, and wild state tlic ! meats ma le during tin« l ; Tlie first recent. eum the ■ I'tiigii lad something to do with the tie,i, n of tin« commission, which could ] not. of course, take up tin« mutter dur ing ti.e campaign. Tlie <•< mmhsinn In vited all power companies and all citi I zens hiving any information on the subject to he present. A special invitation was sent, to Joe j Burns, who < : nipnigned the state'for tl«« Nonpartisan league and made seu il i,««ml statements n hont tin* uvail at ability an ! c<>. t „f powe-, lint he dbl eomniissioii sent a subpoena for Lim with u statement it !«l pay bis exiH-'-ses. It was con tended that Burns has no real knowl edge of tlu* subject and that Ills state ments «ere 17. only to silo faith pur of J. the The n„l a p] m * *, v. without foundation and made for political purpose:; ns well as deliberately disseminate false informn I Ion. Bay MoK: ig, nether Nofpurtls i un league agent, uls„ made : tatemeii t s •ininissioii may ask him to explain. livery l it of available knowl edge is soiiglit and the evidence nly from professors of leading eol bold chairs of eleo und I that tlie r comes not leges where they tricnl engineering and physici Not Enough Power. Dr. Merrill, professor of electrical engineering of tlu* Fniverslty of Utah, testified that if all the |K>wor available in Snake river from American Falls "est. nml triliiitnries und springs, were used exclusively for heating there would not lie pur jmscs enough to supply the |Mipiilatinn „f that district, irres|>ee H'C or cost. He supported liis state ment uith detailed and authenticated ligures. Cost Per Kilowatt. It was brought out by various ,*ngl f pro nuors that thu uost |h»i* kilowatt (Itiuina juiuu in this territory ■J.'io at tin* j »re -eut time. Tliis was im» thu Idaho Power eompany and nly o|M»ratin^. nminteimiuv was r UONt t to included and tuxes and not interest on the in vestment or depreciation. •out. of supplying juice for the average house of five rooms was given at 33tMl to $412 a y oar. depending on « inter climat ie conditions, i around $»io for coal. Tlie cost wiring and Tlie against Pay for for f installing tin* necessary heaters agreed to lie $gi H I to d,*|N*nding upon l,s*al regula as to tin* use of conduits, etc. generally « as $:'iN) for each bouse. I ions over and aside no its Results From Grace Plant. II. M Ferguson, electrical tin* F tah Bower A Light titled that, if the entire best plant, at beating purposes alone, I lights and power for industrial purpus j s * " would not Im* sufficient to bent j 'note than 1 BMt of tin* 13.": j MeCatuiuou, Soda Springs. o*orgeto«-ii. Moiileplier and P: i*oinpany. tes •iiiiaeity of its used for G met were •Utting off the houses of Bancroft. t, ad-i done! Would Deprive Industries. manage : plants all declared it uould lie iinpra, funds!* Tin* lakes; of -mall electric mini- i heating in their territory 188 | ' lie eapaeitie * «ere not ,* jthe available water p„ver t<* be I loot rie energy f<> • nt any cost, sufficient and tlie : "1 >*"<1 the ! a general denn ut y lev. I ou'.d not bring them up to me t I. Some s.* id they h; I urplus piracr Hint if e- d u: der ,*«a i ! ;■ulsioii for heating. :r icotive .*r au 1 Heeded |Mi«er at I" l ioiis and t heir commit! - iv 1 11 o 11 s - mds ,,f d.Jiai-s. I !>ri«x', would Ie- ■ s|K*eiaHy mining easonable re j'ties f nur i d* , .MON FA I' IllltiS. - al Farmer Secured Fine Returns Desp fe li.gli ( nsl of Li\ ing. I* •! h has had rii» : the ;ii si I In in'* l„ Him that j Im« ing « bei receivi, g nt,*.* *• durits n in bog-raising ,b'spile Hie fact th.i of fee*I * **, « news items j lies section «er in fa "lllel s all Has ill's ill „I i *0 'I'll • •me to our noth* a<e of N V S; ngren. i --"hi !" i l;:mil! ,X MeK iniioy lalesi t is the Im Iasi «eck 22 head of liiiie-nionths' old pigs th.al brought him This lot was of i variety and everaged 21ft pounds each and brought lilt* gr,oy - er 1(1 cents j ter pound after a feeding period of III days, iu which only rolled I firley was used a feed Mr. Sangf'ii does not believe iu kis*), ing ids pigs over winter He plans to have them arrive early in the spring and gives them tlie best of care when they are little, which assures them a good start toward a profitable career. of a snug piece of money. Sat* the Poland Chin: day they ated is* any