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IDAHO COUNTY FREE PRESS
OL. 23, NO. 38
GRANGEVILLE. IDAHO COUNTY. IDAHO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1^09
$2.00 PER YEAR
!» PITIFUL STÖRT.
Young Man Tells Story that
Excites Deep Symyathy
„ ... .....
Brooding Over Wrong He Had
Suffered "Caused Threat.
A rather pitiful case was brought
out in the probate court Tuesday
when" Bert Hopkins, a lad of eigh-1
teen or nineteen years of age, was j
brought before Judge Jaques
chained with disorderly conduct.
Hie various witnesses were thor
oughly interrogated by City Atty.
Hattabaugh and the Court. Oue
by one the facts were brought out
and the truth of the matter shown
up not to the detriment of the boy
hut to tbe great discredit of some
others.
It seems Monday Young Hop
kins began brooding over his
wrongs and securing a gun threat
ened to defend himself aud even up
the score if he was to be persecuted
furtber. Fear of him carrying out
his threats caused parties where he
was staying to notify the officers,
V, hen brought before, the court
he begged not to be locked iu jail
over night awaiting his hearing in
the morning and claimed he had
done no wrong. The pleadings of
the boy were effective and the court
ordered him in tbe custody of Con
stable Arnold for the night.
When brought before the court,
Tuesday he told a story of his
treatment reeking with cruelty and 1
abuse. He bad came from Walla
Walla to .this city at tbe sug
gestion and persuasion of one of the
members of the Pierce family, peo- j
pie who have been in the city but |
six weeks. He told of working at
logging in the mountains for Pierce
and receiving but a small amount
of bis pay and how he had been|i
beateu-up on various occasions by
a etep-son of Pierce's.
It seems the boy had frozen his
hand and not-with-staudiug this
disadvantage the step-son would
whail him as usual. '1 lie hoy told
of one fight in which the woman of
the house had bitten him on the
arm and aa proof showed the scar.
Pierce and his wife were both
called and told rather conflicting
stories. Pierce admitted he was in
the boy's debt and said "he would
pay when he could. He said the,
boy was welcome to come hack and
make his home with them but ad
mitted perhaps it might be just as
pleasant aa some other place.
Mrs. Pierce was catleti and had
her .story to tell, not always agree
ing with the one of the"b(iy's"and
admitting her son was a little wild
but her version of the fight between
T SELZ
ARE GOOD SHOES
Any shoe with the name SELZ on it is
a Good Shoe, made of leather all through
without and "shoddy" material anywhere in
it,—that can't be said truthfully of all the
shoes you see.
If the name SELZ is on the sole you
may count on getting good value for your
money, when you wear these shoes; and if
for any reason you don't get it (if the shoe
proves in wear not to be a good shoe)
will make it good in whatever way you say
We will leave it to you.
we
is fair and right.
The New Spring Styles in Oxfords
and Shoes are arrivi ng e arly....All the
latest styles and novelties that are
being shown this season „.Depend
able Merchandise at the lowest prices.
IDAHO'S GREATEST STORE.
Alexander-Freidenrich Co.
LARGEST BECAUSE BEST.
the two boys did not agree with
the etory told by HopkinB. Wheu
asked aa to the bitting of the boy on
the arm at the time of the fight Bbe
moat emphatically denied it and
when shown the BcarB on the arm
of Hopkins suggested they were
"just pimples." But HopkinB in
sisted he was correct and disagreed
with her on several occasions re
garding the etory.
Since the last trouble the young
fellow has been staying at the home
of Jess Whittier who has'been tak
ing care of him the best he could
and Mrs. Pierce stated she thought
it WB8 reV enge on the part of these
people but failed to produce any
facts to verify her conclusion.
Thinly clad, empty-stomached,
dull iutelectualfy, unable to collect
that which justly belonged to him
this orphan who waB beaten and
thumped should have been the
prosecuting witness and not the
defendant.
Pierce agreed to try and get the
boy ten dollajs and Lem Root, for
whom Pierce has had the boy work
ing, agreed to look after him for
the present, with this disposition
of the case the judge discharged the
defendant.
James Surridge of Harpsler,
mi, <le thie office a pleasant call
while in town Tuesday. He says
we can look for nuparalleled pros
Parity ™ the Elk City and adjacent
camps this summer. Tue New
some & Legget Creek Placer prop
efties, which Surridge Bros, own,
will be operated this year with ad
«J'tional equippment. a No. 4 giant
having been added. This will give
them four giants to wash the gravel
with. Additional water will be
secured and ou account of the
abundance of snow in the moun
tains they look forward to a long
an( l profitable season.
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R- R. for Salmon Citv.
Add Another Giant.
It seems from reports, which have
been verified, Salmon City, in our
j neighboring county of Lemhi, is
| going to have railroad. Right-of
wav is being secured, surveying
crews are in the field and contrac
| tors are making bids on the work,
n f ac t it is stated construction
camps will be springing up in an
I other fortnight. There is much
! mineral in that section and some
excellent agricultural country Even
though located eighty miles from
rail transportation it is a modern
little city. Little figuring indicates
; a great future when a railroad ar
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| A. L. Bledsoe had some trouble
with O. Moyer Saturday night in
which a gun was pulled by Bledsoe,
| YVe understand the cause of the
row was trouble over a timber
claim. Bledsoe w'as taken before
rives.
In Police Court.
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the police judge Monday and given
a heavy fine,
gluten—not too much.
Princess Flour has plenty of
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LOCAL OPTION
Make-Shift Measure Is Finally
Passed by Legislature.
SUMMARY Of PROVISIONS
Platform Pledges Forgotten
When Vote Is Taken.
The local option bill passed by
the senate was passed by the bouse
last Monday ami now all it needs
is the signature of the governor.
I he bill is a sort of a make-shift
and does not meet with the approv
al of the legislators who went to
Boise with the idea of carrying out
their party's pledges. It will lie
noticed by glancing at the vote that
the three Idaho county legislators
voted against the measure, regard
less of the pledges of the platform
upon which they were elected.
The vote was as follows:
Adame, Alvord, Anderson, Broom
head, Coates, Duval, Edwards.
Johnston, Jones, Kaline. Kerl, Me
Birney, McCracken, McDonald,
McKinlay, McHarris, McFadden,
Patch, Philbriek, Rich, Ricks,
Shaw, Sheehan, Snook, Storey,
Thompson, J. O. Webster, J. W
Webster, Winship. Mr. Speaker—
Total 30.
Noes—Adkinson, Cummerford,
Dunning, Featherstone, McGilvery
Mackintosh, Parsous,
Ayes
Sanborn,
Taylor of Boise, Taylor of Custer
Total 10.
A Iwent—Holzheirner, Morelieck,
McBratney.
Paired, for—Willoughby, Mc
CutcheoD, Riblett, Miles, Evaus.
Paired, agaiust—Bangs, Bchutt,
Faraday, Foresman, Woodward.
The bill provides that the county
commissioners shall, within 30 to
(50 days after application, call a
special election upon the petition
'if 40 per cent of the vote the coun
ty cast at the preceding election
for secretary of state. If a major
ity votes for prohibition the county
shall be dry and all licenses shall
become null and void 90 days after
the election unless issued prior to
the passage of the act, when they
will continue for the full year for
which they were issued. In case
a county votes wet, the commis
sioners, city councils and village
trustees may still refuse to grant
liquor liceuses at their optiou
Liquor for inamifacturiug, medicin
al and artistic purposes can only
be sold on certificate aud prescrip
tion whicli must tie kept on file for
two years by the county auditor.
Shipment of liquor from a wet to a
dry county is prohibited. All
offenses are made misdemeanors
with peualties ranging from $200 to
$2,000 and from 30 days to six
months in jail.
Change of Schedule.
A special train bearing O. R. &
N. aud N. P. officials was in this
city yesterday afternoon,
party was on a tour of inspection
passing on the road before its ac
ceptance by the holding company.
We understand when the bolding
company takes the road over there
will be a change of schedule and
the tn ins from here are apt to be
operated through toRiparia.
The
MANY ALREADY ENTER
On account of lack of space this
issue we are nnfftile to give more
space to the A. Y. P. contest the
Free Press is giving.
say the popularity of this move is
far beyond our expectaucy and en
tries are coining iu rapidly. Next
week we will publish the names of
those entered.
T he Free Press is snre there are
a number of young ladies in the
county who would like to goon the
free outing trip to the Exposition,
and they should file their names
now as a contestant, for the con
Suffice to
A. Y. P. CONTEST
THIS COUPON
IS GOOD FOR
10
VOTES
Name
Address
FREE PRESS
Hamer Looks Like Johnson.
A Washington paper of the 2nd
says of Congressman Hamer:
•'Representative-elect Hamer of
Idaho, who is in Washington get
ting initiated, is having trouble to
escape being run for president on
the democratic ticket. This is not
because he bas presidential aspir
ations, but because of his remark
able resemblance to Governor
Johnson of Minnesota. The re
semblance is striking, and Hamer
cau not go down the Cabitol corri
dor without some Johnson admirer
stopping him and wishing Godspeed
for 1912.
Hainer is also a great opponent
of graft, as this experience is get
ting a free shave at the Capitol will
show:
''Come on, Haig er,"
said to him,soon after he reached
Washington and bad begun to
learn the winding hallways and
puzzling corridors of the Capitol
building, "let me show yon the
only graft we have left,
Hamer scowled and then smiled.
"All right! lead me to it,
marked, with grim détermination
to ferret out the "graft"
squelch it at one fell blow.
Whereupon he was taken to the
barber shop reserved for members
and informed that that was all that
was left of the legislator's Wash
ington graft. He got shaved, tip
ped the barber "four bits," and
walked down the corridor with a
thoughtful look ou his face. He
stopped, took some small change
from bis pocket, couuted it, and
then said, with earnestness:
"Whose graft did yon say that
war-? The Congressman's or the
barber's?''
a friend
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Modern Woodman in Trouble.
The postal officials declare that
the Modem Woodman, the official
organ of the order whicli members
receive free each month, does not
comply with the regulations as to
having a bona fide subscription list
and that it is uot therefore entitled
to the benefits of second-class mail
unless the advertisements are cut
out. If advertisements are printed
saya the authorities, the publica
tiou then must be mailed as first
clas-i matter. Iu view of the fact
that the last issue of the Modern
Woodman only contained 89,000
worth of advertising matter, aud if
mailed as first-class matter, it
would cost $17,000 to distribute the
issue, the quandry of tbe officials ot
the order can be easily imagined.
Church at Whitebird.
R'*v. Puttman of Wliiteb rd was
iu the city soliciting funds witli
w.hieh to build a church at that
place. Citizens and business men
of Whitebird have donated very
liberally and Grangeville was not
slow to do lier part. Churches are
as necessary to a town as post
offices and money contributed to
their erection is well spent.
We wish to extend thanks to tbe
kind friends and neighbors who
extended aid and sympathy during
our late bereavment.
W. D. Jones and Family.
Princess Elour is made from high
class Tuikey Rec wheat
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APPLICATIONS FOR GRAZING PERMITS.
Notioe Is hereby given that all application*
for permit to graze rattle, horse« and sheep
within the Nez Perce National Forest during the
season of lyuj mast bo tiled iu my office at
Grangeville, Idaho, on or befme March lö, lyoif
regard to the grazing fees
to t>e charged, and hlauk permits to be used iu
making applications will be furnished upon re
J. W. JURGENS,
Acting Forest Supervisor.
Full informatii
quest.
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test is only two weeks old, and new
candidates stand as good a show of
being winuers as some 'of the ones
matler of getting votes lays with
the contestants. The Free Press
offers them a chance of a lifetime
aud no young lady in the county
who wants to attend the Exposition
should pass this offer up when she
can avail herself of this opportun
ity by a slight exertion on her part.
"Come or write this office for de
tails and act quick. Remember,
next week the names of those eu
tered will be published.
who have entered. The whole
INTEREST C
Evangelist Stephens,Chorister
Arbuckle Arrived Sunday.
MANY ARE CONVERTED
Free of the Sensational and Ex
citement—Earnest Work.
There has never been a religious
movement is this section of the
country where such great interest
lias been manifested. This is At
tributed to the Cottage Prayer
Meetings that were held previous
to commencement of the meetings
and the faithful work and prayers
of the varions committees and peo
ple of the churches comprising in
all about thirty men.
Perhaps the strongest factor Tor
(he benefit of the revival, is the
Men's meeting that meets for thirty
minutes from 12:40 to 1 :15 in the
building formerly occupied by Dr.
Slieaffer as a drug store. The at
tendance has been exceedingly large
in view of the fact that it is a btlsy
time with the business men. The
interest manifested iu these meet
ings is something wonderful and it
is not a surprise that men of all
classes are being aroused.
Every day this week a meeting
is being held in the Preshyterfan
church at 4:1& p. in. for tbe school
children outside of the high school.
This meeting is conducted by
Arbuskles and different lady
sistants. Meetings are also being
held at the same hour for the high
school pupils in the huikliug where
the Men's prayer meeting is being
conducted, whicli is led by Evange
list Stephens, Miss Logan, music
teacher iu connection with the cpity
schools, assisting* with tbe m
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usic.
Notes
Last evening at 6:45 a meeting
of all of the officers and teacheiiB of
the Sunday schools cf tbe city
held in the building on Main street
where tbe men bold their meetings.
Every afternoon at 2:30 there is
a meetins in the Armory v. filch is
very beneficial to all CmUian
wr.rkB.-u
Each evening for thirty minutes '
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Special Sale on >
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W. P. Fuller's Prepared
Paints. Special gallon
price, $1.$5
No. i
Highest grade of
Varnish and Varnish
Stains.
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Pioneer White Lead,
9 1 -2c.
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Spring is thil best time of the year to Paint your House and Barn.
Ladies remember tJhe Laccuret Furniture Varnish, which makes
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every thing
shine like new. Ju(>t try one 20c can and be convinced of its wonderful merits.
Last chancy on Steel Ranges, Cook Stoves and Heaters.
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Remember the Clothing Dept.
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Special attention is called to our famous I. & S. Bing line of ready-to
lailored ClothingL In style and quality for the price we ask, it has no equal.
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Largest dealers in Idaho County. Clean stock can give you the lowest mar
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12 lbs. Fancy Ri|:e
12 Yz lbs. fancy 4
Crown Raisins, 81
50 lbs. fancy dairy Try our special 30c
Coffee for 20c.
for 81.00
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Salt, 75c.
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ou cannot visit this stor,e try shopping with us by mail. If not satisfac
tory, your mofiey back every time. We are ready to give you Wholesale
Prices on dependable merchandise. Give us a call.
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previous to the regular meetings is
held a meeting for Personal Work*
ers.
Next Sunday afternoon at three
o'clock there will be a meeting for
men only in the Armory. Thie
meeting will be somewhat on the
order of the Billy Sunday men's
meetings.
There is not the excitement in
these meetings that characterize
some revival meetings, but the in
terest is intense and is growing and
developing right along,
strongest feature of this meeting is
the amount of persoual work that
is being carried on.
There have been conversions
every evening of from fifteen to
twenty-seven, and the outlook is
splendid for a glorious revival.
The meetings will close next
week on Sunday evening, February
28th.
The high school entertainment
has been postponed so as not to
conflict with the meetings.
The ministers and committees
are all very grateful to the people
for their co-operation and support
in these meetings, and we believe
that this support is gradually in
creasing.
The music under the able direc
tion of Rev. Arbuckles with a large
chorus choir is an interesting
feature of the meetings.
The
After "Gun-Men."
The sheriff and other peace offi
cers will make it hot for tbe
gun-man, it having been determin
ed to make it warm for those of
this class hereafter. Whenever
possible the man who carries a gun
will be brought before the court
and given a heavy fine. The time
iB past iu this county when men
need to go armed, unless it be
Home special case where a man's
life lias been threatened or when on
a ti ip in the mountains. It is very
seldom a gun keeps the carrier out
of trouble but quite often is the
cause of a crime being committed.
* n 8 circulated at the present asking
for pledges for stock in the venture.
« enough sobscrip
t ' 0n j°. r " to £ k 18 "«.Scribed and the
t.s to be put m, it w.ll be lo
cated in the room formerly occupied
by the Wann Grocery. Dr. Ayers
' is promoting the movement.
Another Laundry.
There is some talk of a new
lauudry in this city, a paper is be
THE K. P. BANQUET.
Reception to Chancellor Com
mander King Notable Affair
100 GUESTS WERE PRESENT
Was A Noted Event in the An
nals of Fraternalism.
The entertainment given Mou
day evening by the local order of
the Knights of Pythias upon the
occasion of the visit of Grand
Chancellor Sherman King will go
down in the hiBtory of local frater
nal orders as the most enjoyable
and elaborate affair in the annals of
fraternalism.
At least a hundred Knights and
ladies were in attendance and song,
speeches and music helped to make
this reception most enjoyable. At
the conclusion of'the lodge work
the guests assembled in the lodge
room where the following musical
program was given:
Vocal solo, Mrs. M. Reese Hat
tabaugh.
Instrumental solo, by Miss Paul
iue Hobaus.
Vocal solo, by Mrs. J. I. Over
man.
Instrumental solo, by Mrs. P. M.
Glau ville.
An illustrated lecture on"Friend
ship", given by Past Grand
Chancellor Commander Casady,
was listened to with marked inter
est.
At tbe conclusion of this program
the guests were invited to the ban
quet ball and seated at the banquet
board. Here beautiful decorations
were in evidence and cat flowers
were used in abundance in the
table decorations. Tbe Pythian
Bisters, who bad charge of the ban
quet, were tbe recipients of many
compliments on tbe decorations and
excellent menu served.
I. G. Hattabaugh acted as toast
master and many witty responses
were made to the following toasts:
Bherman G. Kiug, Grand Chan
cellor, "My Impressions of Buffalo
Hump Lodge No. 30.
W. W. Brown, "The Ladies.
Joe Wade, "Sociability.
E. M. Griffith, "Good of the
Order."
» W. H. Casady, "Knighthood.
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