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Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-03-05
J.F. .IITT0OY LOCATES
IN MOUNTAIN HOME
Well Known HortiCMturiSt and Authority on
Fruit to Become Identified With
Mountain Home.

AS result of his trip to
Mountain Home last fall and the
favorable impression he received
of Mountain Home and its sur
rounding territory, J.. F. Littooy'
one of the foremost hor ticulturists
of the northwest, has definitely
decided to locate in this city ana
will take up his residence here
within a short time.
Mr.. Littooy's coming to this
country is regarded as great good
fortune by all who are interested
in the possibilities of fruit culture
here and in the general develop
ment of the country, as he is un-
doubted authority on horticulture
and the fact that he has chosen
this locality over Wenatchee and
other Washington truit districts
with which he has been identified,
places his stamp of approval upon
Mountain Home.
For the past two years Mr.. Lit
tooy has held first place in the
ranks of fruit growers at Wenat-
chee, having been president of the
Chclan County Horticultural as
sociation and also state fruit in
spector for Chelan county He
has been prominent in every
move for better fruit in Wenat-
.chee, and in state horticultural
circles. He is author of several
treatises on fruit culture which
have attained national reputation.
his work on "New Raspberry and
Blackberry Culture is perhaps
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BUSINESS men DECIDE
IN FAVOR OF A FAIR
Plan to Make Big Event a Greater Success
Than Ever BefOre---Garrett
Offers Fair Grounds

The Commercial club held a
meeting Friday night for the sole
purpose of discussing and deciding
upon the advisability of holding an
Elmore county fair this fall, as
has been the custom for the past
two years. There was a large
number in attendance as almost
every one interested in he we'll
fare of M.untain Home is inter-
ested in this proposition.
1t was unanimously decided that
the fair should be held, not one
dissenting vote being cast.
A number of important matters
In reference to the manner and
time of holding the fair were taken
up and plans for forming an as
sociation were talked of, but it
was decided that il is a little
caarly to form an association and
this matter will be taken up later.
A committee was appointed con-
sisting of w. c. Howie, E. M.
Wolfe and Lawrence Weaver, to
arrange for the time for holding the
fair, SO that il would not conflict
with the dates of fairs in neighbos@
ing towns. This committee will
also have charge of the financing
the fair. This, it is planned to do,
by securing subscriptions from
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is veiy scarce and water also. If
they had the timber and water that
we have in Idaho there is little
question in my mind but that A RI
zona would be great mining state
81 visited some fine minig prop
critics while here and some of them
looked like excellent investments.
Eastern capital is being used by
the enterprising mining engineers
to develop the properties and as a
result eastern people are swarming
into the territory. We visited a
number of towns and cities, but
Phoenix is the one shat appeals to
all. The city resemsbles Los An
geles and is about as fine place
as one would want to see. 1t is
becoming a great winter resort for
eastern people. -
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Public Land Entries.

The desert entries at the Boise
land office, February %, are as fol-
lows:
David Hingan of Murphy; 40
acres in section 2, 35 west, range 2
west.
George M. Dearinger of Mountain
Home; 100 acres in section 21, 3
south, range east.
Hans Miller of Mountain Home ;
204 acres in section II, a south,
-ange 5 east.
Stanton Park OF Mountain Home
$40 acres in section g, S south.
.angc 6 east.
Ida McGinness OF Glcnns Ferry
100 acres in section 20, south,
range 9 east.
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Odd Fellows Entertain

The local Odd Fellows and Re-
bekahs entertained a number of
their brothers and sisters from
Glenns Ferry al their hall last
Tuesday night. hose from the
Ferry to partake of the hospitality
and good fellowship of the local
order were Mr.. and Mrs. Stack,
MIR. and Mrs. Jno. Rosevear, Mrs.
Peacheart, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
son, Mrs. Sargent, S. B. Black
we'll, Mrs. Marrow, Mrs. Baugb.
The Odd Fellows did work in al!
four degrees which occupied their
time until an early hour. The
Rebakahs served sumptuous
spread at the midnight hour which
was enjoyed by all present.
The GIenns Ferry crowd returned
the next day all loud in their
praise of the entertainment pro-
vided by the Mountain Home
lodges.
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local business houses to the amount
OF $500, a sum sufficient to carry
the fair through In good shape and
insure Its success. 1t is planned
10 collect s per cent of the subscrip-
tion within short time.
Mr.. Garrett who, has in a great
measure been responsible for the
success OF the fair for the past two
years, has donated the use of the
iair grounds SO good start has
already been made. ItIgis believed
with the support of the ent;r.
community the fair can be made
an even greater success than last
year, when one of the best sfairs
in southern Idaho was successfu,,v
held here. With the increased
population of this district and the
consequent increased attendanco
together with large exhibits. II
is thought that the matter of finan-
cling the fair will be a much cas-
ier proposition than in either of
the previous years.
IL was the general sentiment at
the commercial club meeting that
no pains should be spared to make
tne fair a credit to Mountain Home
ano place the attractions of the
valley before the visitor in such a
way as to convince the most
skeptical that we head the list
when 1t comes to enterprise and
richness of resources.
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-Sheepmen at Washington

WASHINGTON, March 4.-The
senate subcommittee on agricul-
tuTe today gave hearing to Mcssrs.
Ormsby and Johnson on the 16-mile
amendment to the 28-hour law.
They covered practically the same
ground gone over before the house
committee explaining that under
the present law stock in transit is
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Married

George F. Mahoney and Mrs. Ad-
cline Hall were married at the
home of the latter last night. A
large number of friends were in
vited in to attend the ceremonies
which were conducted by Judge
Manion.
Both parties are we'll known in
the community and host of
friends join in wishing them God
speed and a happy life.
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WILL BE WORTH
$500 AN ACRE
A. }. Llnylllv of WenatChee,.. Wash,
Predicts Great Future For
Mountain Home Land

In no other part of the United
States can land of the same fetility
and with the excellent shipping fa-
cilities and favorable climatic con-
ditions, be purchased as cheaply
as it can in Mountain Home today, a"
said A. j. Linville, prominent
business man of Wenatchee, Wash
ington in an interview with the
Maverick. Mr.. Linville has had a
wide exper fence in irrigated lands
and has been one of the men who
his made the 'Land of the Big
Red APPLE famous all over the
United States. He has large land
and other interests in Wenatcnee.
During 1906 he was president of
he Wenatchee Valley Fruit Crow
c association, one of the leading
fruit mems associations of the
northwest. He has seen the devel-
opment of several irrigated sec
tions in Washington and has seen
land there in the last few years.
In speaking of investments in
Mountain Home land Mr.. Linville
further says: ''The man who
invests in Mountain Home land
today is taking not the slightest
chance. / have been informed by
other men from Wenatchee who
have seen the canal system of the
Great Western Beet Sugar COM
pany, and whose judgement
consider the best, that it is one
of the best systems in the north
west and there will be an abun-
dance of water for all the land
the company has contracted to
water. The fertility of this soil
cannot be questioned and with
plenty of water assured, this sec
tion is destined TO ultimately be-
come one of the riches farming
countries in the United States. l
am convinced that every acre of this
land will be worth 500 an acre
the moment the water is placed
NROi' II, anu VIII llllu q lCduJ sale
at that figure. In time, as the
country becomes developed l predict
market value of $500 an acre for
all the land under the canal
system of the Great Western
Beet Sugar company. 1t will
pay good returns upon an invest
mcnt Of that amount and even at
that.price consider it far better
Investment than the farming lands
of the middle vest at from SIS
to 500 an acre and that country
is supposed to DC one. of the
richest in the world.''
Mr.. Linvillc came to Mountain
Home in the interests of several
Washington people who are in
vesting here. He states that
many Wenatchee men have invested
in land around this city and that
many more are contemplating Sc
curing tracts here. Mr.. Linville's
only regret, he said, in regard to
this country is that he had been
unable to secure more of 1t for him.
self.
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SALOON TO
PAY LICENSE.
Village Council Passes Ordinance 81
Requiring City License
From Saloons.

3, 1908.
The village council met in reo,,-
lar session with Members Whitson.
Khoades, Weaver and Eyster nres-
ent. The Chairman being absent
Whitson was elected Chairman ,r,
tenn.
ne minutes of the different
meetings in February were reao
and on motion approved.
The following bills were ~x
amined and ordered paid out of the
following funds:
GENERAL FUND.
Republican Phi iting Co..
printing notices ,6s
Arthur Stevens, salary as
marshal Tor Feb, $500
j. d. Whitson, coal sAs
Geo. Britton, care of fire
engine N ,s
Rocky Min. Bell Tel. Co.,
phone marshal, so
Fred LaveriDg, special
police ,r oo
Pioneer Bindery and Print
ing Co., fast cners and
staples q.
Sol Newcomer, justice fees m
STREET FUND.
Min. Home Elec. Co
lights for Jan. ,,o On
Mtn Home Elec Co. lights
for Feb, disalIowed in
the sum of SO. so and
allowed in the sum of ina so
JohnHorgan, teaming M
w. K. Coats, teamine 212s
Ordinance No. 80. entitled an
ordinance providing for the pay
ment OF license to the village of
mountain Home for the selling OF
soirituous, vinuous, malt or fer
mented liquors within the corpor-
ate limits OF the said village cf
mountain Home, was placed up
Tor its third reading and final pas-
sage. All members responded in
the affirmative TO the roll call on
Continued on Page TErse-7
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M. W. A. HOLD
ANNUAL BANQUET
A Very Delightful Program Rem
dered and Bountlful Sup
per Served.

Last Thursday evening the men,
bers of the local M. w. A. lodge
enjoyed one of the most
pleasant social events that has TAX
en- place since the lodge was or
ganized here. 1t was the occasion
of the annual banquet of the lodge
and the attendance was the largest
of any similar occasion in the
history of the lodge. Almost the
entire membership was present
as well as many invited guests and
all listened to the excellent program
with the keenest interest, and lat
er sat down to banquet to which
all did justice in most eloquent
manner. The program was as fol-
lows:
Instrumental solo,
Miss LaVere Bell
Solo, Mr.. Chas. Pascoe
Reading, Mr.. Herder
Duett,
Mesdamcs Rowell and Briggs
Violin and piano duett,
Miss Eaton and Mrs. McBirney
Recitation,
Miss Beulah Coates
Duett,
Mrs. Longfellow and Mr.. Pascoo
Solo, Mrs. Nile Carr
Violin solo, Mrs. Montgomery
Duett,
Mesdames Eaton and Brieglib
Solo, DR.. Hawley
Male quartette, Messrs. Pascoc,
Wire, Osborne and Bruner.
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Fruit Trees

We are overstockcd on fruit trees,
purchased from the largest and
most reliable nursey in the country,
and we will sell a limited number
at prices which are right
Idaho Fruit Lend Co., Ltd. c F.
Wheeler, Gen. Mgr.
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Riley Postponed.

The Riley evening by Judge
Flenner, advertised for tomorrow
night will be postponed to a later
date that will be announced
through the papers as soon as the
date can be arranged.
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one of his best known booklets
and has been endorsed by such men
as Luther Brubank, G. B.
Brackett of the U. S. Depsrtme Mt
Of agriculture, H. E. Van De-
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-03-05

man, Pomologist, Washingtcu5
d. c., as well as the hort1cul-
turists of many Of the state un-
iversities.
Previous to locating in Wenat-
CONTINUED on Page Four.)
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CONTINUED on Page Four.)
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-01-08

day out; week in and week out, year
in and year out, the banker sits with
his fingers upon the pulse, counting
the heart beats of business. Upon the
testimony of these experts ! will
rest this case. We bid them take the
witness stand and tell us of conditions
both before and since the saloons
were closed.
In the twelve months since the sa-
looms were closed, the combined de-
posts of our banks have increased
one and a half million dollars. . -.
o that indicate a ruined business
and a bankrupt city? I hold in my
hand the written testimony of these
bankers, and offer them in evidence.
Here is VIVA they say:
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they have ever had. and l believe that
this feeling is shared by a large ma
jority of the professional men and
other intelligent citizens of the city.
l lave heard many of our best citi-
zens who were formerly inclined to
think that closing of the joints would
never go back to tne old regime, and
others have proposed that if the state
administration lets up, we raise any
amount of money necessary to prevent
such catastrophe.
During my residence of nearly II
years in this city, conditions were
never so good as they are at the pres
ent time in every department of our
civic life.
| hope that the conservative bust.
ness men of every city in the state
may be convinced of the truth OF
these statements. Yours truly.
G. L. Brokaw. Cashier.
Continued Tomorrow
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Right down in the bottom of ais
mind the editor of the Record be-
to succeed at anything else on earth
should ever he a candidate for any
office. This, of course. would leave
all the offices to the professional pol
iticians and enable them to hold on
for life. This might work all right
under hereditary monarchy with the
minor offices under strict civil service
regulations. However, in a republic
or democracy, the people are respon-
no right to shift all the responsibility
to the few poor overworked politi-
clans.
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Notice of Petition to Sell Real Estate.

Notice of Petition to Sell Real Estate.
In the District Court of the Fifth Ju,
dicial District. sitting within and
for the County of Chaves, New
Mexico.
jefferson Lane, as administrato
of h estate of James Lane, deceas,
ed. plaintiff, VS.. Jefferson Lane, Mar
tina Sanders, Mary FaIkins, Nora
Reed, Sherman Lane, Belle Lane, Lu-
ella Lane and Samuel Lane, defend
ants: No. 1888.
You and each of you are hereby
notified thu the above-named plant
if, or December IS, A. D. 1907, at
the City of Roswell, New Mexico, fl
ed his petition in tine above named
court. praying that said court grant
an order for the sale of certain real
estate in said petition described, be
longing to the said Estate of James
L. Lane, to-wit. lots 2, 4 and 6, il
block %, and the southwest corner
of block 9, (being a piece of LAND
50 feet wide by 165 eet long, of
South Roswell, County of Chaves and
Territory of New Mexico. for the pur-
pose of paying tae debts standing a.
gainst the said Estate, and the costs
and expenses of administration; and
you are further notified that unless
you answer or otherwise show cause
why said petition should not be grant
on or before February IS, 1908,
judgment will be taken against you
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declined? Are there vacant houses?
Has work on new buildings stopped?
Have taxes increased? Has our city
ceased to grow, and are we losing in
population? No man can truthfully
say that any of the prophesied evils
nave happened.
The bankers who said it would in
jure the bank have returned to al
nit their mistake, and now say it
helped them. The real estate man
says rents are higher than ever be-
fore. The lumberman says so many
it is almost impossible to supply the
demand, and this in mid-winter. The
taxpayer finds that it has put money
into the public treasury instead of in
creasing taxes. The furniture dealer
finds that he is selling more furniture
than ever before. The shoe man re
ports likewise. Recently Mr.. Newton,
of the firm of Dengel & Newton, stated
to me that n astonishing increase
in their line was that it was largely
IL ~ "ohH>h "Ht
Why is It that when the saloons are
closed the women and children buy
more shoes?
The ~timekeeper of one of the large
packing houses tells me thai # the sa-
looms are kept closed, they could at
ford an increase in wages, because of
the increased efficiency of the men.
Similar statements have been made
to me by the superintendent and
managers of other large institutions.
l have personally talked with many
of our business men, and almost with
out exception they report an improve
ment in business since the closing of
the saloons. There are some lines
that unquestionably were injured.
For instance, the ice man was injur-
ed. The proprietor of our local plant
said the closing of the saloons de-
creased MS sales thirty tols a day.
that he hoped they would be kept
closed even ii he a to shut down
his plant. l find that nearly every
gents furnishing goods establishment
rerenrt~
the same is true of the tailors. The
The reason for this was explained to
me by a clerk in o1e of these estab-
lishments. He said that men were
drinking, and that many times they
would spoil a suit of clothes in a
drunken revel and buy a new one be
fore going home. The saloonkeeper
and gambler always patronize the tai
Tor for expensive suits, while those of
legitimate professions must be con
tent with "hand-me-downs.' The bar
bers who were located in or near a
saloon have been injured, but those
in other districts report a greatly in
creased business. do not know a
single groceryman. dry goods merch-
ant. or furniture dealer but has an
increased business. But it is needless
to speculate as to various lines. when
there is n source from which we can
secure absolute evidence as to all
lines.
In every community the banker is
the index to business conditions. He
sits at the tilIer and hears the teIe-
graphic news from every avenue of
business He is the nerve center and
feels the slightest interference with
business conditions. If any line of
is injured, he knows it almost
before the wners thereof. Day in and
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Home State Bank.

Kansas City, Kas., Feb. 1, 1907.
Mr.. c.. w. Trickett, Kansas City.
Dear Sir:-With reference to your
inquiry concerning conditions of our
business as compared with that of
June, 1906, we beg to state that our
deposits have grown from S95. 100000
on June both, 1906, to S132,000.00 on
the Both of January, 1907, an increase
of 40 per cent, and the volume of our
business has increased in a greater
proportion.
The month of January just closed
has shown a large increase in bust
ness as compared with the month of
January last year when the joints
were in full blast. During the month
three times as many new savings ac-
counts were opened as in the month
of January a year ago.
To us it looks like a clear case of
when the people are not permitted
to spend money for a bad cause they
will invest it for a good purpose"
Respectfully yours,-Home State Bank
J.. w. HULLINGER, Cashier.
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w. T. ATKINSON. Vice Pres
Interstate National Bank.

Kansas City, Kan, IAN. &c, 1907.
Mr.. c. w. Trickett, Kansas City.
Dear SIR Replying to yours OF
recent date / wish to give it as my
opinion that there has been an i'm
~prOvement in the business of Kansas
City, Kansas, since your successful
warfare against the joints, and that
the moral tone of the city is certainly
much better than it ever was. Yours
truly,
VIM. C. HEINRICH, Cashier.
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by default and the order of sale
prayed for and all other necessary
and proper orders il said matter Will
be granted by the said Court.
Dated December, %, 1907. (SeaI.)
S. 1. Roberts, Clerk of sad court,
.by Geo. l.. WHY'S, Deputy.
D. w. Elliott, Atty. for Plaintiff.
Roswell, n. NJ.
Dec. 81 Feb. 7 IL 81 -28.
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Is
CLOSED the joints of Kansas City,
Kansas.)
Continued from Yesterday
The publicity given to the closing
of the saloons in our county has
brought letters from all over the
world, making inquiry. There is a
marked contrast in the information
requested. From foreign countries the
inquiry is: How does it affect the
morals of the people; what effect does
it have on crime?' The inquiry from
the several states is universally:
.sWhat effect does it nave on bust
ness?"
| shall try to answer both of these
questions. There are a number of good
people in the world who believe it is
impossible for a large city to exist
without the saloon. Kansas City, Kan
sas, had its share of such people.
When ] was appointed. delegation af-
ter delegation visited my office to
protest against closing the saloons,
because they said it YOU ruin bust
ISSS. lheIS WeIe pdlhSlS dlIo IlCl
chants, real estate men and lumber
men, and in fact all classes and pro-
fessions. The bankers said it would
lessen deposits, and a tight
money market. The merchant a it
would cause the people to go to Kan
sas City, Missouri, to trade, where
they could get their drinks. The real
estate men said it would decrease our
population. render vacant many houses
cause rents and prices of real estate
to fall, and otherwise ruin the town.
The lumbermen said it would stop the
progress of the town. and the erection
of new buildings would cease.
1t is now II months since there was
an open saloon in the county, and
what is III result? Have any banks
failed? Has the price of real estate
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J. J.. Cole, of Big Springs, Texas,
writes that he will return to Roswell
within a few days to re-open the Ros-
well Machine Shops, which are located
that he is bringing a good crew of
first class workmen and will be able
to do the best of everything in black
smithing. 263tf
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A pessimistic friend who has little
faith in the prospect of securing i'm
mediate statehood, suggests that Gov
ernor Curry is bluffing at both ends
of the line. At home he makes people
believe hat he has a strong pull at
w ashingtOn-and at Washington ne
makes the Republican politicians be
lieVe hat he has New Mexico in his
vest pocket.
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The saloon men have had the mat
ter of closing from midnight until 6
a. m. under consideration since the
first of this month, and came to an
agreement yesterday whereby they
are to close for the last half of the
night during the e six months. The
proprietors of all six saloons signed
an agreement to this effect.