Court in Session Continues Idaho Transportation Case
A postponed Idaho supreme court dispute over a 1920 transportation act appeal seeks reversal of Judge Wallace N. Scales chambers decree in favor of T. M. Atwood. The case centers on a Maxwell Motor shipment that arrived damaged, with a claim of 1500 dollars for the railroad’s alleged negligence under the bill of lading. The district court awarded 1100 dollars plus costs, prompting an appeal.
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Tenth Judicial District
Idaho County
Wallace N. Scales
Chambers
T. M. Atwood
Maxwell Motor Corporation
Tacoma, Wash
T. M. Attwood & Sons
Grangeville
Consignee
Peta
Les
Scott
A. N. Dyer
A. S. Hardy
Wallace Scott
Idaho
B. J. Barton
Supreme Court
Barton
Baeon
Messrs. Hardy and
Dyer
Ing
Warren F. Scott
Deer Creek Highway District
Doumecq Highway District
Deer Creek
Salmon River
Whitebird Creek
Doumecq
Local Moves and Travel Notes in Grangeville
County seat notes report Dick and William Crea returning to Grangeville after a California motor trip. Dr and Mrs G B Stockton plan a Palo Alto trip for graduation. their son Andrew graduates. Mrs Ethel Hanson and two kin head to Inglewood for a new home. Basil Harris and wife travel from Fresno to Grangeville to visit relatives. Nezperce National Forest offices to move July 1 to Bank of Camas Prairie building with extensive alterations. Enthusiasm over mining remains a topic in the brief items.
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Free Press
William Crea
California
Grangeville
Los Angeles
G. 8
Stockton
Palo Alto
Cal
Leland Stanford Jr. University
Andrew B. Stockton
Ethel Hansoh
Ingelwood
Basil Harris
Fresno
Harris
Fresno Republican
Forest Service
Bank of Camas Prairie
Nezperce National Forest
Imperial Hotel
Benk
Forest
The Ghost Patrol Gray Phantom Officer Mystery
A Sinclair Lewis mystery tale, The Ghost Patrol, follows a gray garbed phantom officer patrolling Little Hell. A veteran beat officer loves the tenement district, its people, and battles criminals, weaving a tender romance into a poignant drama. Plus a Baby Peggy comedy encore.
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Sinclair Lewis
Peggy
Newlywed Wails on Age and Love in Quirky Observations
A column playful on aging and gender roles jokes about marriage, flirtation, and prohibition era romance. It notes how couples treat paradise, bachelor quarters, and waltzing with death, concluding women are like bootleg whisky with strong effects.
Sea Urchin Jaws Evolved from Sea Ancestors
The passage notes sea urchins with five jaws each bearing a single tooth and describes the colican growing six to eight feet long and very fat. It claims Indians of British Columbia obtain their butter from this fish, mentions the common eel moving between fresh water and the sea to breed, and records scientists believing its descent from wholly marine ancestors.
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British Columbia
Observations on Curses and Harsh Words Share Spotlight
Poetic lines reflect on unselfish souls and the impact of kindness and cruelty. Murder is framed as a grim game led by cynical figures. Rich imagery contrasts tender words that bring tears with harsh phrases that provoke violence in a troubled world.
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Jackie
Jackie Coogan
Felinities and a Woman's Rat Trap Tale
A terse Boston Tran script fragment discusses a flirtatious theme with damsels likened to kittens and a cat with her own sex. It notes a woman smelling danger and setting a trap for her husband in a compact, era tone.
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Boston Transcript
Idaho mining officials visit Grangeville camps
Outlook in Idaho's Grangeville area notes Stewart Saeepel state mine inspector and F W Cooper mining engineer of Salt Lake City arriving from the mountain country after visiting principal mining camps. Mrs John D Long returns from Butte to attend Frank Bowman's funeral and stops at St Maries where she meets Lt Hunt, with Lt John A Long who was killed in France. Mrs Herman Eisenhauer of Post Falls is mentioned.
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Outlook
Idaho County
Stewart Saeepel
F. W. Cooper
Salt Lake City
Grangeville
Mountain Country
John D. Long
Butte
Mont
Frank Bowman
France
Eatea
Herman Eisenhauer
Post Falls
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Turner Drug Store
Kendall
Charlie Chaplin
Timber
Carl Laemmle
Ralph Graves
Bessie Love
George Nichols
the Ghost Patrol
Kerr’s
Sunkist
Cottonwood Mercantile Co
John Eisenhauer
F. C. B. Culdesac
Culdesac
Nu Hons
Richmond
Vimes-Dinpatch
Mission Creek
McFarlin
Culdesac, Idaho
Brighten UP
Wm. Kelsey
Grangeville Electric Light & Power Co
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