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Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1908-01-24

M. Joseph Gagnon, fills de M.
Ed. Gagnon, Went d'etre nomme
officer de police par le marie Hay
mes. O'est par Influence dun
grand nombre des cures que M.
Gagnon a pu obtenir cette posi-
ton, Nos fluctuations.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1908-01-24

LIE Club Social L'Etoile du Nord,
donnera un grand bal, lundi le II
fevrier proclaim, dams la Sale
Kraft, 2O27 Washington Ave. N.
II y aura de la bonnie musique ct
tous nos compatriotes y sont cor
d1alement invites. Billets Csc.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1908-01-24

Nine Aug. Bilodeau, president
du Cercle Ste Anne, nous prize
d'annoncer que l'installation DIES
officers du Oercle Ste Anne aura
lieu lupdi so1r lie q courant. I'm
jolt programme musicale a 6t6 pre-
pare ct tous les membres sont
prizes d'etre presents.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1908-01-24

M. ct Nine j. A. Page, annon.
cent pour le 4 f6vrier proclaim, le
mariage de leur file Florence avec
NJ. Georges Quintal, de Glenwood,
Wis, autrefois de cette Vile.
La b6n6diction nuptiale sera
donn6e q l6glise Notre-D Dame de
Lourdes, le so1r q 8 heures.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1908-01-24

M. ct, Nine Vent Bernard, de
Belle Fourche, Black Hills, s. D.
6taient de passage en- notre vile
cette semaine, les h0tes de Nine
Vitaline Bernard. Ills sont de re-
tour dun voyage de trois mois au
Canada ct dams FEST. M. Bernard
est le beau-frere de Nine v. Ber-
nard ct ga dame est une de ses
compagnes de classe ayant fat ses
Guides a la meme 6poque ct dams le
meme convent. II y await trente
ans qu'ils s'6talent rencontres.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1908-01-24

detection des officers de la So
c;6t6 des Enfants de Marie de No.
tre- Dame de Lourdes, qul a Gu
lieu dimanche apres midi, a result
to CONNIE suit:
P%r6sidente, Mile Marie Promo
vost.
Vice Pr6sidente, Mile Dorilla
Giguere.
Secr6taire, Mile Bernadette Be-
lair.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1908-12-05
Land Sales Near Otis.

I'll. Jones, of Otis, reports the sale
Of several tracts Of land recently. Ir-
rigate5 land, or land that can be irrigat-
cd. ranges from SIS To So per acre,
and is from twenty TO thirty miles up
the river from American Falls. Three
quarter sections. practically unimProved
dry land, recently changed hands
at s. and ST per acre. but such snaps
cannot be depended upon. There is
some s. land but more Of the SIS kind.
Regarding the character of the soil
around Otis Mr.. Jones says it is the
best. Itis ideal sugar beet land, and
good for all root crops. Oats yield up
TO ninety bushels, and heavy yields Of
timothy hay are secured.
Mr.. Jones anticipates quite an immi-
grafton to that section in the spring.
With railroad tapping that section,
which is a development scheduled for
next year. land values viii increase
astonishingly.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1908-12-05
A GOOD CABBAGE STORY.
Otis Man Receives Returns at Rate of
S1.O6I.20 Per Acre.

The Rigby Star comes forward with
a good cabbage story-a yield of 20, 600
pounds per acre, returning $3.50 per
acre. This demonstrates that there is
money in cabbage. A better demon
stration however, is furnished byW. X.
Abercrombie, of Otis, who secured
4245 pounds from fourteen rows eighty
feet long. Allowing four feet to the
row this would make a tenth of an acre,
or 42, $50 pounds to the acre. The Rig
by man sold his cabbage to the whole
sale trade, shipping in car lots at 70
cents per 100 Mr.. Abercrombie sup
piled a local demand at two and a half
cents a pound, or S1O6.12 for the tenth
of an acre. Had Mr.. Abercrombie sold
on the same market as the Rigby man
he would have received at the rate of
S317 per acre for his crop. There is
evidently money in growing cabbage on
irrigated land, and any dry farmer who
has a good we'll and windmill can
irrigate from one to several acres.
Cabbage does not do well on new land,
/ hnyuavar
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1908-12-05
Bought Some Good Horses.

John Toevs and Herman Landsvatter
returned from Deweyville, Utah, We'd
nesday night, where they purchased
some fine horses. Mr.. Toevs bought
two Percheron udcolts, two years old
The Landsvatter brothers bought a
registered Percheron stallion and
registered mare. The animals will be
wintered at Dewey. The purchases
were made of c. H. Thompson, of
Salt Lake.
Mr.. Thompson is well known TO the
Germans of Aberdeen by reputation,
having had dealings with and recomnen-
dations from their friends in Kansas
and Oklahoma He was formerly Unit
ed States marshal of Oklahoma, and
came TO Utah five years ago and en-
gagged in the horse business.
Mr.. Toevs and Mr.. Landsvatter say
he has very fine stock and Is a reliable
and pleasant man 10 deal with.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1908-12-05
BAZAAR WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
Ladies Aid Society viii Greet Friends
at the Auditorium.

The Ladies Aid Society of the II. E.
church will hold a bazaar at the Audi
torium next Wednesday evening. The
Press is given d tip that ii will be a
notable event and will be literally pat
ronized by the 400. There viii be all
kinds Of articles for sale that you can
think of, and several others beside.
Fancy work, aprons. both parlor and
kitchen styles, and other useful articles
too numerous TO mention.
Mrs. R. B. Greenwood will be in
charge or the fancy work booth. Mrs.
D. W. Davis will preside over the candy
booth. Misses Pearl Burreli and Irene
Oliver will have charge Of the popcorn
booth. The check room will be presided
over by Miss Moss, who win have two
charming assistants, and for the triline
sum Of hve cents young gentlemen vii
be permitted To bask in the smiles O.
the check room fairies for brief time
The crowning attraction, however
will be the refreshment booth, presided
over by Mrs, Walter Sparks. 4 frs
class supper fit for a king If he like!
baked beansl will be served for25 cents
While beans will be the corner stone O
the meal they will not be the Who'll,
thing by long way. No one will b.
allowed to go away hungry if his mon
ey holds out.
The ladies are taking this way o
raising money for a worthy cause ani
they deserve a liberal patronage. The!
will be disappointed if you are not pres
ent. Supper will begin at O'Clock ant
last indefinitely.
The sales will begin at Z, an hou
earlrier than usual. Come early, ant
don't forget your pocket book.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1908-12-05
GOOD CROPS
LITTLE EXPERIENCE
Otis Farmer Had Uniformly
Large Yields.
Wheat Up 10 Fifty Bushels, Oats Sew
enty-Two- -Stockmen Find Range
Gone and Take to Farming
Good Dry Land Yields.

w. K. Abercrombie, who has follow
ed blacksmithing all his life and with
very little experience as farmer, has
demonstrated what Idaho soil viii do.
He lives at Otis, a section at one time
thought 70 be worthless except for
stockgrowing. Yet Of his crop this
year he says: "My poorest wheat
threshed Il bushels, and my best so.
Ny oats went about Y bushels. They
stood from six to six and half feet
high and were so thick that / could not
cut full swath with my binder My
spring wheat / estimate al 30 bushels.
fed some Of this and cannot give the
exact yield, but this is close approx
mate. l planted four sacks of pota-
toes on about a quarter Of an acre, and
dag seventy sacks after having grabbed
{ the patch all summer l started TO dig
them with a shovel, beginning at the
! end nearest the house where they had
{ been most grabbed, and concluding the
yield would be light, decided to plow
I them up. When | struck the part of
| the patch that had not been grabbed it
/ looked ike had struck a solid potato
bed. do not know the name of the
variety, but It is a smooth, white po-
tato, and many OF them weighed from
two to TWO and quarter pounds.
Il had fourteen rows of cabbage,
eighty feet long, from which took
1 4,245 pounds. I brought in l, 900 pounds
Farmers Day. The heads weighed
from ten to twenty-five and one half
pounds. The cabbage brought Sl06.1 Il
at two and half cents a pound, and |
could have sold much more. The local
demand was greater than the supply.
Ny land sub-irrigates and is very rich.
YES, dry farming is practiced around
Otis. John Gholf raised about thirty
five bushels of dry land grain per acre
+ and Joe Gholf about forty. Wheat and
barley were the products. Sonora
? Welded much less. Farming has beer
little followed, although the Otis settle
ment is one Of the oldest in the Snake
river valley. Settlement of the Carey
. tract mas shut off the stock range anc
the settlers are just beginning to learr
that they have fine farming land. Law
{ renee White has about 100 acres IN cul
! tivation and the johnson brothers hav'
more than 100 acres. The Rice boys
e who are old settlers, have depended o.
!. stock in the past, but now are farming
a ard find they have the best Of land
Quite little Alfalfa is being sown Il
Z the settlement.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1908-12-05
Money in Cabbage at Rigby.

G. W. Briggs, who resides six miles
east of Rigby, this year had out three
acres of cabbage and last week and
this he was busily engaged in marketing
his crop. The crop averaged twenty
thousand pounds to the acre, and for
the car which he loaded for a Kansas
City firm, he received seventy-five
cents per hundred net, thus bringing
him something like $50 per acre. So
far as care is concerned cabbage is
much more easily raised than either
beets or potatoes, and the crop is GER
tainly much more valuable, providing
one meets with the luck that Mr.. Briggs
did this year -Rigby Star.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1908-12-05
NEW TOWNSHIP PLATS
Showing Lands Entered and Lands
Open to Entry.

United States Commissioner BurreIl
has received plats of township II, ranges
30, 80 and "a east, and township Y,
ranges 30, 81, 80 and "a. These plats
show the amount of land open to entry.
the lands entered and the names of the
entrymen. Some Of the plats show
much vacant land. For instance, there
are only three sections taken in 11-3l,
and the state has filed upon two Of
these. In 1898, there are but thirteen
filings. In 1874 sixteen sections are
open to filing, and sixteen sections un-
surveyed. In 1l-34 twenty sections are
open.
In l1-33, which is IN the heart Of the
Arbon settlement, and as fine land as
can be found anywhere, there are ten
sections vacant, The next township
south, and practically all Of it is first
class, has but thirteen filings. There is
room for more than 100 families in thi:
township alone, where twenty-five
bushels of wheat per acre can be count
ed upon with about as much certainty
as the rising of the sun.
In 1898 and 1874 there Is more thar
township of vacant land, Of the fines
kind. 1t is south Of the reservation
and north of the Arban settlement.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1908-12-05
County Teachers Institute.

The comfy teachers institute, held at
Malad, closed last Saturday. The in
structors were Miss Frazee Of the Albian
Normal, and Professor Giles, music, Of
Salt Lake, Professor johnson Of the
Oneida Academy, Preston, Professor
Cattell and Miss Davis Of the Malsd
schools.
Special Thanksgiving services were
held Thursday morning. The address
was delivered by Rev. Stewart of the
Presbyterian church and the music was
furnished by the tabernacle choir. In
the afternoon a musical program was
given at the court house with reading
from Tenyson' poems by Miss Frazee.
/ On Wednesday evening a reception TO
+ the visiting teachers was given at Cdd
+ Fellows Hall by the teachers from Ma
lad Valley. AT the close of the insti-
tute the teachers presented the retiring
county superintendent, r. n. HiIl with
a gold watch as token of their appre-
citation of his efforts in their behalf du-
ring the past four years. The follow
ing resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, the visiting teachers of
Oneida county, at institute at Malad,
have received the generous hospitality
OF the good people of said city, who
have shown especial kindness and court
esy in receiving the visiting teachers
into their homes, and
Whereas. the district school board OF
Malad has so generously contributed the
use of their school building including
fuel and ianitor service for the purpose
of holding said institute, and
Whereas, the Odd Fellows Lodge
Of said city So literally extended to al
the teachers the use OF their comodlou'
club rooms for the purpose Of holding
teachers reception. and
Whereas, the teachers OF the ives
side Of Oneida county, so delightful.
, entertained the teachers of the eas
side and other surrounding districts i
said club rooms; and
Whereas, the visiting teachers sin
2 cereIy appreciate the kindness, gener
q ositv and hospitality Of the people o
! Malad in general. and Of the disuic
school board. the Odd Fellows Lodge
and the west side teachers III particular
2 be il
4 Resolved. That a vote of thanks b
: rendered TO the people of MalaG, an
especially To the above named parties
I, the district school board. the Odd Fe.
. lows and the teachers of the Malad val
4 lev: and be it further
Resolved. That a copy Of these reS0
lutions be sent 10 each Of the newspa
5 pers Of Oneida county.
CURTIS T. LARSON
3 MILE HOWELL
ELEANOR N. WHITE.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1908-12-05
MIDLAND LYCEUM BUREAU.
First Of Their Attractions at the Audi
torium Tuesday Evening.

The opening number of the Midland
Lyceum Bureaus attractions will be
given at the Auditorium next Tuesday
evening, where Denton c. Crowl imper-
sonates and delivers favorite lectures
Of Sam Jones and Father L. J. Vaughn.
Mr.. Crowl has been with the lyceum
bureau a number of years and is one Of
its star attractions. At the Finley Lake,
NY, Chautauqua last summer, a pop
ular vote was taken by the audience TO
decide which of the attractions they
wished repeated next year and the
manager writes: Denton CrowI re-
ceived by far the largest number Of
votes for a return date of all the attrac-
tions on our program. I don't need to
wish him success, he makes it. We
have him next season on our big day.
The same fiattering mention of him
comes from many sources. A number
of people now residents Of American
Falls have heard him and will gladly
avail themselves of the opportunity tl
do so again.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1908-12-05
Change in Oliver & McKown Company.

large interest in the Oliver & McKown Hardware Com
pany has been sold w. T. Garrett of Marysvile Mo-,
and his two sons, w O. and Milton Garrett. W. O. Gar
takes the of r. L. Tucker who retres
from the firm January W. T. and Milton Garrett each
take block of the capital stock of the company.
The change bigger and better stock and ma
teria improvements in the of buildings Plans have
been made for adding another story building
continuing the work begun last fall for addition 25x11S
feet, stories and full basement W. T. Garrett owns
lots adjoining Oliver & McKown the north, and
plans being drawn for fine building grace them
Oliver & McKown have built up a splendid business one
which is a credit both the firm and the The
menous development that has taken place here however
demanded such great increase in stock
ability of the company The accessions will
supply capital these growing demands and the
lished.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1908-12-05

prove an alibi for him and / would have
to pay good part of the running ex-
penses of the state for the next two
years, hence did not do so. But my
fingers were very nervous while that
deer was in sight. No, | won't go out
with that crowd any more. I'm afraid
of getting shot.
In final attempt to learn the truth
Mr.. Gish was induced to talk. He said
he didn't wish to say much, but truth
was mighty and must prevail whether
school kept or not. If it hadn't been
for me, he said there wouldn,t have
been nothing doing worth mentioning.
don't know who killed the first deer.
1t was pet and came up to the wagon
to eat hay and Bechler tied it up. At
wood and Strong came in about the
same time and when | got there they
were engaged in a fierce fight,
each accusing the other of trying to
steal the animal. The magazines of
both their guns were empty and the
deer had its throat cut. Bechler took
to the brush when the bombardment
began, to escape. He said the air was
full of bullets everywhere except where
the deer was calmly eating, and he can't
say which one cut its throat.
A little while afterward, while cut
ting sagebrush to start fire saw a
strange sight. | thought it was star
fish sailing through the air at first, but
later concluded it was japanese aero
plane, making a map of the country.
While it was out of range, took shot
at it and evidently broke rudder, be-
cause it lit, but the brush was so tall
couldn't find it.
The next morning after Atwood left
/ Strong and | started out. We soor
jumped up four deer, and l killed the
whole bunch. Strong says there were
five, but the fifth was an imaginary
deer he thought he could have killec
had he found it asleep and no one els,
was along. let Strong have credit fot
killing two of the four, because dom
want to be small about such things, bu
if he ever makes up his mind to tell tn,
truth about it he will admit what l hav,
said. Strong is a pretty good fellow
but he couldn't shoot a hole in the snow
took him along because l felt sorry fo
him. Two weeks ago he went out an
didn't get anything.
After listening to the accounts of a
three it is still matter of doubt VIII
killed the deer. When Bechler come
in he may be able to throw some ligh
on the matter. All that is known
that the three of them returned wit
five fine ones.
: P. S. A cowboy in from the desel
reports that Lot Payne, Roy and Harol
Keith. who were out deer hunting, wei
held up, Saturday morning by four mei
: who took five deer from them and star
: ed them back on another hunt. tt
I holdups are said to have been han
: looking lot, and headed for America
: Falls
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1908-12-05
CAREY ACT COMMISSION.
Governor elect Brady Talks of His
Message to Legislature.

A thorough business administration
will be reflected in Governor Brady's
maiden messag to the Idaho legisla
ture. The governor-elect came to the
capital yesterday from his home in
Pocatello He will be here until to-
morrow. Next week he will return
and, excepting for an occasional trip to
outside points, will remain here until
his Inauguration the first of the year.
/ Mr.. Brady was asked yesterday for
statement respecting some features
of his message bearing on issues raised
duriug the. campaign and on other
phases of state government.
''You can say, replied the governor
elect, ''that my message will cover
promises made in the Republican state
platform. l will strongly recommend
the enactment of a local option law and
a direct primary law and I viii urge
that taxation be reduced to the lowest
possible limit consistent with conserva-
tive and yet progressive government.
"While have not thought ont in de-
tail several features of my message
there are some important matters, in
addition to those I have referred to,
that l have rounded out, and l am glad
to take the people of the state into my
confidence and to make public my inten-
ions in advance of the delivery of the
message, although realizing such prior
publicity is something of a departure,
''It is my purpose to recommend the
enactment of law authorizing the
appointment of a Carey act commits
sion to take charge of the details of tht
great land business of the stste insofar
{ as the Carey act applies. At presen
all this work devolves on the stat'
land board, and it is too much. Fo
/, instance, the governor is chairman o
:. the land board. He is also a member o
Is state boards. How can he be eX
pected to give proper attention to TIL
details of the Carey act business an,
! attend to his other duties? Other stat
:, officers are similarly situated. Tn
!: Carey act business of this state is
SIS. 900, 600 proposition. 1t has gotte,
to point that requires more attention
MY idea is to place the work in III
: hands of three very competent men
one an engineer, one an attorney an
the third practical land and irrigatio
/. man. These can work out all the de
i tails and put them up to the board 70
: action. think l can show where sue
an innovation will result in a tremer
: dous saving to this state.
This plan can be carried out with
: out any extra expense to the taxpayer
: of the state. The expense viii all b
paid out of the Carey act fund. I
my mind this is subject of vast impol
tance and one that must challenge tn
thonght of every man interested in tn
future of this great commonwealth. =
Boise Statesman.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1908-12-05
Homestead Filings.

The following homestead filings on
land near American Falls have been
made during the past week:
Peter Neufeld, Sc $3.50.
Aaron j. Neufelds, sw $3.50.
John j.. Wiens, NV 1850.
Dcniel McLaren, NJ sw 4, Sc sw 4
sec 20, and ne 4 Sc 22-7-S1.
Cornelius Esau, sw 27-7-3l.
Bruce M. Parmalee, ne lS4-S2.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1908-12-05
First Religious Services at Homestead
Schoolhouse.

Rev. James Leitch, pastor OF the
Methodist church here, held the first
preaching services in the Homestead
schoolhouse, about seven miles north
west of here, at o'clock Sunday after
noon. His text was from Revelations
l2:5, They are without fault before
the throne of God. " His sermon dealt
with the trials and anxieties of early
Christian life. The following were pres
ent at the services: Mr.. and Mrs. A.
H. Ruth and two sons; Mr.. and Mrs. O..
7. Faa, Myrtle and Willie Faa; Mrs.
William Walter: Mrs. John Ssnde; Mr.,
and Mrs. G. W. Thayer, Alta Thayer;
Mr.. and Mrs. c. j. Bergstrom, Mary
and Alta Bergsuom; MIR. and Mrs. John
Lidestrom; John and Ellen Chillin; Ebba,
Jennie and Agness Rosander; Mr.. and
Mrs. Jac. H. Matthies; Mr.. and Mrs.
j. E. Reeves and Q. H. Barber.
Services win be held every other Sun
day afternoon at So'clock.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1908-12-05
New Homesteaders at Arbon.

Julius Abter was here from Arbon,
Thursday, and reports that large
number of homestead filings have been
made in the valley during the past two
weeks. There are certainly few sec
tions of the west offering greater ad-
vantages to those seeking desirable
homesteads, and its settlement is only a
matter of acquainting people of their
axistaDee
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1908-12-05
Notice.

We expect to make some changes in
the arrangement of our yard, and we
are anxious to move the stock. Don't
fail to get our prices before buying.
IDAHO LUMBER CO., LTD.
c. H. NEWPORT. Manager.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1908-12-05

There is no variety OF syringeS that
the Owl Drug Co. does not carry in
stock and all the qualities are as reliable
as the assortment is complete.