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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-08-28

Mrs. Smith writes local news at
Blackfoot, being in the millinery bus
mess across the street from the Re-
publican office. She was born at
Delivan. ILL.,, and went with her par
sents to Nebraska when quite young.
Her father c. HI. Beach was one of
the men who settled on the great
plains Of Nebraska and took the u.s.
ual chances on rain, drouth, prairie
fires and grass hoppers and in his ex-
perience they had them all.
1t is no disgrace to be broke or to
get rich on the frontier and when Mr..
Beach was living on piece Of land
ten miles from the nearest neigh
Dor, he hauled the water for domes-
tic use ten miles and worked out
among the neighbors doing contract
work to make living. Finally he
went with his team to do some
breaking in Eastern Wyoming and
left the family on the homestead.
While he and his horses were getting
the worst of the new experience
with alkali in Wyoming, the family
were getting homesick and tired Of
fighting snakes and prairie fires and
little Eva walked ten miles to
neighbours one day in August to get
him to come with his team to move
them to town. Eva saw the usual
hordes of lizards along the road and
two snakes, both of which she club
bed to death with her walking stick.
Mr. Beach's team died from drink
ing alkali water and he returned
from his venture empty handed.
The time had come for Eva to go
to school and the family treasury
was so light. she found place to
work for her board and In this way
she obtained several terms of school
ing. In 1890 she was married to w.
Earl Smith, who was in the newspa-
per business and they afterwards
came to Utah and Idaho. Mr.. Smith
was very fond of travel in his time,
and they went to all the big expo
sitions that ever came to America,
and on these tours she has visited
all of the big cities of the
country and much Of the notable
scenery. She Is conducting good
business in Blackfoot, and
her ambition is to maintain home
and educate her children.
If the readers Of The Republican
vote to send her to write up the Sc
attic Exposition, they will send lady
who can compare It with all our
other big expositions, for she has
seen them all.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-08-28
MISS BAE COOPER.
(Bae.)

The little lady who writes SO regu.
larly from Tilden and tells the cur.
rent news, is the eleven-year-old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. s. Cooper
Of Tilden. She Joined the class in
journalism for what she could learn
by doing the work and studying the
lessons as they came back to her at.
ter being edited.
She Is good careful pupil and
has studied the outlines 80 carefully
that few corrections have appeared
in her work when sent back for her
to review. She is very methodical in
her work, and the thoroughness with
which she has covered the news mat
tiers Of her locality has been sur
prise and pleasure to the neighbor-
hood. OF course. she does not 60
very much into matters that are be-
yond her years, and the community
has not expected It, but continue
ton of this work as she grows up
would make her competent to step
into newspaper Office and do a
large amount of the editorial work
and do it with that exactness that
comes OF knowing how.
It may seem like doing a great
deal for paper and for a community
to send in carefully prepared news
letter every Tuesday morning in the
year, but for one whose time is not
entirely taken up with other press
ing matters 1t is pleasant recrea-
ton and good thing to keep the
powers of observation and study
sharpened and active. One keeps in
touch with SO much more that affects
the business and social interests Of
the community when they are report
ing 1t. and the community in receiv-
ing The reports. receives the same
benefits without having to do the
work.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-08-28
MRS. A. ). SNYDER,
Numbers,


The reporter for Springfield spent
all her life in Centralia, Illinois, un.
til her graduation from the high
school there. The following year she
entered the Southern Illinois State
Normal school at Carbonate, ILL.,,
taking the full course and receiving
diploma and state certificate for
teachers at the close.
After her marriage her home was
in Northern Illinois, first at Evans
ton and then at Belvidere, in both Of
which places her husband was head
of the chools.
Outside of her home work her in
terest has conferred mainly In the
schools and she substituted both in
grade and high school whenever
needed.
Club life In moderation was in
dulged. and she held the presidency
Of one club and Of the City Fedora
ton OF Clubs at different times dur
ing her stay in Belvidere.
Trips to the West were made at
intervals with her husband, for rec
reation and for study Of the insect
and plant life of the region visited.
A new line of work has been pur-
sued since coming to Idaho. Bovine
and equine temperaments have been
studied, the depth Of soil under irri-
cation has been investigated, the We
locity of the winds has been esti-
mated and the heat of the sun at
midday plus sage brush FIRE has
been recorded.
She expects to vote for president
for the first time In November.
She believes Idaho has the max
ing of the finest state in the Union
partly because 80 many of It's citizens
were formerly from Illinois land
those that are not are from some
other good. old stated and partly be-
cause her citizens seem to be de-
manding and commanding the best
in all that goes to make a finely bal
Continued on Page Q.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-08-28
MISS MARY L. TRAVIS.

4
The study Of hereditary influence
has led to the statement. Each OF
us is the average of nine generations
of progenitors." Knowing this, how
lame it appears when we find people
judging Of person by such things
as clothes or other superficial mat
tiers.
Miss Travis, who writes from Ida
no Falls, is of Quaker and Puritan
parentage, her parents having lived
In and helped to build up New
York and New England. Her ia
Tiers people were Quakers, her mo-
TIERS Puritans, and what better her
itage could be asked!
Her father was a lawyer, farmer,
poet, and author Of Travis History of
The Civil War. Classmates of Miss
Travis have remarked her great love
of history and her easy grasp of the
subject. and why not!
Miss Travis was born in Augusta,
Michigan. We are sorry she began
teaching at the age Of fourteen she
was too young, and should have had
five or ten years for study, and trav-
ell thrown in. But she was ambi-
tious and SO were her teachers, and
she was ready to teach too young,
and circumstances seemed to just
open the way to take up the work
and keep at it too closely.
Her preparation was mainly in the
public schools of Michigan and Rhode
Island, followed by courses in the
Baptist college of Kalamazoo, Mich,
Michigan Normal college, and the
University of California.
She has taught in every grade, but
in recent years has been in high
school work, having been principal
Of the high school in st. Louis, Mich,
and later at Weiser, Idaho The
past four years have been spent in
the departments of history, German
and Latin at Idaho Falls.
Miss Travis was classmate of
Miss Belle Chamberlain, our present
state superintendent of schools, and
was teacher of Prof. T. G. Gallo
way, Jr., instructor of chemistry In
the State University at Moscow.
Miss Travis retired from teaching
last May and for anything we know
the readers of The Republican may
elect her to go to Seattle and Alaska
to write it up for them next summer.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-08-28
MRS. AGNES JUST REID.

MRS. AGNES JUST REID.
Mistress Of log cabin and wife
!. of an honest man; loves to do house
work including dish washing and
mending socks" This Is a biograph-
ical sketch In nutshell and it goes
straight to the point.
Mrs. Reid enjoys literary effort.
but It is not one of those who feels
called to write effusions while the
bread burns. The crisp news items
from Presto, signed Writer, Num-
Der Two" are from Mrs. Reid's pen,
written as bit OF recreation, a ia
lvor to the paper and favor to the
neighborhood which she represents.
Mrs. Reid was born in Idaho, on
the banks of the Blackfoot river,
where her parents, N. A. and Emma
Just. settled during the seventies,
and where they still live.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-08-28

Fl
deem has since been laid out there
and their school district rivals the
state of Rhode Island In size. They
are working on plans to have a CEN
tralized school following and improv-
ing upon the illustrious example of
Twin Falls.
Mrs. Haines has been one of the
leading spirits in looking after the
religious and educational facilities of
Aberdeen, and is enthusiastic. about
Idaho and its opportunities. Who
would not be proud Of the opportu-
mites and glad to be one who lays
out empires and sees their dreams
realized. Mrs. Haines dreams of
fine homes. schools, churches, rail-
roads and telephones and they are
coming. The nice news columns in
this paper from Aberdeen reflect the
sunny, hopeful disposition of Mrs.
Haines, who is sure to succeed In this
writing contest, for she writes be-
cause she thinks their community Is
worthy Of representation in what she
says is "the leading newspaper In the
county" as well as for the oppor-
tuDity Of taking the trip to Seattle
and the North Land IL the readers of
the paper vote to send her.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-08-28

Mrs. ReId's education was chiefly
in the district school, a little each
year with long vacation forming
the larger part Of the period. In
1901 she began course in the Al
bion Normal School Of this state. and
after finishing that took part Of the
work at the Academy of Idaho at
Pocatello.
When twelve years of age. she pub
lished The Presto Times for while.
but this paper fizzled out and was
much missed by the neighbors.
If Mrs. Reid wins the Seattle-Alas-
ka trip, the readers of The Republic
can will have a clear, breezy account
of what she sees along the way, for
Mrs. Reid finds clear, sweet English
an easy means Of expression and can
uSn If
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-08-28

Number 50
Mrs. Haines is native of Indi-
ana, the state that has done so much
to solve the problems of inland
transportation by making the best
blggies on earth, and making home
pheasant by making the best organs
and pianos in America. OF course,
Indiana has manufactured and sold
lots of patent medicines too, but Mrs.
Haines couldn't help that. She fit
ted herself for teaching, and made a
speciality Of primary work. She
taught for several years at Carmel
and Lebanon, Ind, and during this
period was married to. Mr.. Luther
Haines.
Mrs. Haines' maiden name was
Stephenson. Her parents names
were just plain Jane and Josiah, and
her little daughter Florence has an
eye for a good carriage, and is max
ing her mark in the study of music.
The Haines family came to Idaho
In 1906 and settled on piece Of
Carey land near Aberdeen. Mr..
Hailses is member of the Hamilton
Mercantile Co. that put in the first
stock Of goods between American
Falls and Otis. The town of Aber-
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-02-29

MeasEs Editors Every gardener
md trucker should prepare hts sssss
srll. get IL ia the l~rst Of condition
tos planting I hare otposscacr IN
&ardonIrg and trucking and In Ter.
.ilIaIus tof truck. Commercial .es@
t~sliseya do great good In tAsa lilac.
bgt ~.l! .ustei b~ssnfard taanarr ia
shc boat Ncli russ~~i bata manure
. saa hess that can bc got IT. mlt9
2ausr plants sn Ero~ taas asa get on
he market early. ! maat Ia ctaahss
siac lis saluc as . snsl cusIchor for
he present crop and .og building up
thc aoil. II ~tll put rvrn old woga-
sat Land IN condition tn pyuiac
steas crops for The market
The farmers al the South should
shink. and STOP wasting money for
IN bor. stop letting good land lilo GU,
hat could bc making good crops o.
souar liad. With tho aid of manure
ar fertilizers. IL can DO brought 20
The top. and By means os fast Guilt.
sation. morc hosar power and lcas
aho.cFa. more money all DO made
and more saved aay every aub.
arribrs should stick 10 your ia per
II. II. HALE.
Penn. Mas
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-02-29
Oats on Meadow.

Messrs. Editors: | have a piece Of
fifteen years and | want to break IT.
How would It do to SOW 1t down in
oats in February for hay and cut the
oats In the dough state? Then could
| get a cutting OF hay? II has both
II. l.. WHITE.
Yazoo City. Miss.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-02-29
bermuda and 1sur Clover.

Mcssrs. Editors. VIII you please
tell me where ! can find Bermuda
seed. also Bur clover SEED How
far north will they grow. and on
what kind OF soil wilI they thrive
best7 II. $. BRIGGS.
Cor!nth. Miss.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-02-29

Editorial Answer: Cottonsced cor.
tain 1916 per cent of nitrogen. while
the hulls contain IL per cent and
by weight are approximately ope-haif
o. the whole seed. Since 100 pounds
Of whole seed contain 1916 pounds
Of nitrogen and the so pounds OF
hulls contain 81 pounds. IL appears
that the hulled seed should weigh
approximately so pounds and contain
It's pounds of nitrogen. Tina; Ia
35 pounds of nitrogen for loo
pounds OF hullcd seed. or IS per
ccnt.
Cottouaced meal contains +2.s per
cent of nitrogen. and one should
make u comparison OF tho coat of
tho nitrogen for fertilizer In halled
cottonaccd and In cottonaecd meal.
When co.toaaccd have been in5uycd
so tina, tho oil mill wil! not pay a
stod price for them. they may asil!
l.. used probably for fertilizer n bot
81 little valac for feeding purposes
The oil In ~cnsintsrcd has 10 f%cFtilss.
igg value. II Ia valuable only lot
ssoes feed or for making cotton ae~a
oil. and II 10 practically Lost ~hea
II IL put under u csup.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-02-29

Aeasra. Editors. | should like 10
know where | can sccutc csaaa peas
tn be planted ~ith OATS. also price
of safns. and hos many 10 use rcf
acre. r. e. WILLIAMS.
Mcrisoli. Miss.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-02-29
Editorial Answer: ilcrmuaa a!ll|

do welt on all Southern Bnlla that are
not too uct. of ours" Welding bet
ter on fertile land broadly speak
ing. Bur clover ~lll Eron any ahcye
Bermuda will. but m Thin sandy
land may not ETos vigorously al
fir#t II the land la no; snocutascst
for IL, Bur clover hhpald lso seeded
in th" fall or late summer. The
seed of Her tuudA may hc nsra for
soa!uE II preferred. hg, tho usual
way al getting bermuda started In to
plant b.ta 81 snd about an inch square
and tao feet apart each waf March
ia n very good lime for sowIag Her
muda ssset. ~hsle tho h.ts Of sos. car
he planted amy time during The year
except the coolest weather. Adsrr-
iInitg aecd houses should hc able "a
supply both kinds Of scca. IscTtnuaa
and iiur clover mako a very good
combination.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-02-29
Editorial Comment
Penn. Mas

sAIbortat suuhutrnt: u 10 common
for truckers ~hu live near enough
large cl;issa IN make II possible. tn
have stable tlanur. shipped out by
The carload. because tho lasting quail.
ny of this manur- IL 80 great. II
feeds both the crop and the land In
: ~ay that commercial fertilizers
.annot. II feeds the crop with avail
sblo plan; food. and 1t improves tho
mechanical condition Of tho soil
something commercial fertilizers do
but ma. or none nj NIL. Tn. mu-
,hanicai condition Of land IL junt an
important ~ plant sood Is,
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-02-29

Messrs. Editors: What percentage
OF nitrogen Is contained In the kcr-
Lcls OF cotton seed before the oil In
crushed out? Our ginner has IA Per
r! man coitopseed hulicr. which hulis
The seed and separates them for feed
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-02-29
Editorial Answer:

usual TO do what is suggested here
when oats are sown in the fall. but
very fair results are likely from
spring sown oats. Sow as early az
circumstances will pcrmi, and use
May or Burt seed. They have the
advantage of carliness. Harrow the
land we'll TO make 1T smooth for the
use of a mower. \ roller would
firm the sod and make the grass grow
of rapidly at the first opportunity.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-02-29

fStttoEtaI sNueNrTs EhsF9s ~ sNN
general seed houses tha; advertise
regularly i!at the Canada field pea
and their catalogues auotc ptic~a.
Not all Southern s~"cdhnea list tho
Canada field pea. for the reason that
IL In grown but little in the South.
The chance for success will be- great.
er II some OF the s~arictiea of peas
or beams known Ia do veil. IL Tho
South. are substituted. The amount
of seed per acre will range from lac
bushels Of the small varieties up t.
three and one-half bushels for the
larger ones. So much better results
are got from planting oats In fall.
that spring planting ought never be
done. eacep; when fall planting was
impossible. Winter killing can be
largely II not entirely prevented by
planting early enough and In the
right way.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-02-29

aicasrn, Editors: Taking ndvant.
* OF your kind Offer. | herewith
enclose >. To ia my arrears and
also subscription for balane. OF
1905. Your paper In It's new form
| like very much. am reading Il with
pleasure and get II great deal OF good
out OF IL. T.. SCHAEFER.
Yazoo CITY. Miss.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-02-29
FARM QUESTIONS ANSWERED

and fertilizer; therefore I wish to
know the percentage of nitrogen
in the kernels. 30 I'll know how much
CT them TO use per acre with fer
tilizer. | aim to mix them with acid
phosphate.
CENTRAL MlSSISSlPPfAN.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-28
LOEB DECLINED
THE POSITION
Presidents Secretary Passed
Up Craftsmanship of Re-
publican Committee.
OYSTER BAY CONFERENCE
LUKE WRIGHT, FRANK KELLOGG
AND OTHERS PRESENT.

Oyster Bay. \. Y, June 27.-one result
of today's conference between President
Roosevelt. Secretary Taft and National
Committeeman Frank b. Kellosg and
William L. Ward, according to one who
was present. was to set at rest the per-
sistent rumors that William Loeb, Jr4
secretary 10 the president was to be made
chairman of the national Republican COM
mittee. IL was made clear to Secretary
Taft by Mr. Loeb tifat he did not desire
the craftsmanship; that he had made plans
to enter private business after March 4,
and that under no circumstances could
he be induced to accept
Mr. TAFT is reported 10 have said to Sec
rotary Loeb:
If / am elected president next fall you
may have any office which it is within my
power 10 give
To this Mr.. Loeb replied that he appre-
ciated the honor and confidence shown
in him by Mr.. Taft, but that his plans
precluded his acceptance of the chairman
ship.
So far as the selection of a national
chairman who viii manage Mr.. Taft S
campaign IS concerned, it was said that
no decision was reached today and that
none would be reached until the sub-cOm-
mirtee met in Washington on July Tor
that purpose.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-28
PLAN RECEPTION
FOR CREDIT MEN
Delegates on Way to Denver
Will Be Entertained in
Salt Lake Monday.

Seventy delegates to the Credit Mems
convention at Denver will reach Salt Lake
on Monday morning and, after spending
the day here, will leave in the evening for
Yellowstone national park
When the special train Of the Credit
Men reaches here at $3.50 O'Clock tomorrow
morning. it will be met at the depot by
fifteen automobiles, in which the visitors
will be shown the sights of the city.
At noon they will attend an organ recital
at the tabernacle, after which they VIII
have luncheon at the Commercial club.
The afternoon viii be spent at Saltair,
where the credit men will take a plunge
i'm the salt water of the great Salt lake
The committee of Salt Lake Credit Men
appointed to take charge of the arrange
ments for the entertainment OF the Vlsl-
tors is composed of Messrs. Edward Ro-
senbaum Leon Sweet and a. ID. Mullen
In the expected visitors Will be: Mr..
and Mrs. @. l.. DuttOn. Mr. and Mrs.
@. II. Graves and son, Boston, Mass; Mr..
Sheppy, Lynchburg. Va: Mr.. and Mrs.
W NJ PattisOn, Miss Mary PattisOn,
Cleveland, Ohio Mr.. and Mrs W. q.
COnkling, BrOckpOrt, n. Y; z. =. Beebe
and r. K. Northway, Cleveland, Ohio: j.
W. Hillman. c. j. Treving. Akron, ONO;
Mr. and Mrs. j. ". Chapman, Mr.. and
Mrs. ". b. Fish, A. L. SOmers, MI. and
Mrs. +. +. SOmers. V. G. Wilson, w. j.
Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. John Henry. MI
and Mrs John MulrOOney Mr.. and Mrs
j. w s. Webb. Mr.. and Mrs. f. d. Shook
Mr. and Mrs. b. F. Wade. MI and Mrs
T. P Robbins, Mr. and Mrs. J. b. Pearcel
Mr.. and Mrs. j. .. McHannani Mr. ano
Mrs. f. c. PRAISE, Harry New. Mr.. and
Mrs j. J. Klein. Cleveland, Ohio; o. W
Oppenheimer, j. L. Boyd, Miss Katherine
Boyd. PittsbuTg. Pa; Mr.. and Mrs Henry
Miller Mr.. and Mrs AdOlph LandaUeT
Mr.. Harry Eisen, Milwaukee, WIS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-28
WILL OPEN UNION HEIGHTS
CriSmOn Farm Is to Be Divided Into
Home Building Lots by
New Company.

; The new Union Heights addition to Salt
Lake, into which the George CrismOn
farm is to be converted. is to be CON
trolied by the United Realty company,
which was incorporated yesterday. The
capital stock is $4,000, with shares at 81
each. The officers are: John Stringham.
president: Samuel stark. vice president.
and \. G. Stringham, secretary ana treas
urer
The sale of the CrismOn property was
reported in The Herald some time ago.
The land is at Eleventh East street south
of Twelfth South street.
There are about fifty acres in the
Union Heights tract This is to be di-
vided into lots, streets are to be graded
and other improvements made to attract
home builders
The selling of lots is to be commenced
at once and il is expected that within d
short time building activity will com.
mence in the new addition
The United Realty company will open
its downtown office on Monday. The
moving spirits in the company are all
young Salt Lake business men.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-28
REAL ESTATE NOTES.

Mrs Anna Kolitz has sold a seven
room dwelling at 230 South Fifth East
street to John Srickley for $500. This
sale was made through the Mahan IN
vestment company. This company also
sold a nine-rOOm TOOming house IN South
Second East street for Mrs. Donahue 10
Mrs White for ST.
= X x
Bishop WOolley has made arrangements
for the erection Of two residences at J
street and Third avenue. The bishop Will
occupy one of the houses. W. p. HOllev
has the contract for putting up the build
ngs. They will cost about $500.
x x x
one of the features of the real estate
market during the past week was the
transfer of about $4,000 worth of prop
erty in the block bounded by First South
and Second South streets. and Fourth
West and Fifth West streets, 10 the Cltl-
lens' investment company. This company
is going to build Salt Lakes new S0JO'oV
red light district