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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-11-11
o. s. L.. BRANCH. TO RICH STAR
VALLEY
Short Lines Next Empire-Building
Extension Will be into Fertile
IdahO-Wyom. Community

That the Oregon Short Line will
turn its attention next to the fertile
Star valley region in eastern Idaho
and Western Wyoming and enter that
region with branch line is indicated
by the following letter written by
Vice President and General Manager
Bancroft to Henry H. Billings of At
ton, Wyoming. in response to query
whether or not the presentation by
the people of the valley of a free right
of way would hasten the construction
of branch line. Mr.. Bancroft in his
letter said:
Your favor of October oath re-
ceived this morning; and / thank oyu
for the prefer of assistance to pro-
cure right of way for a line of rail-
road to serve the Star Valley section.
I'VE had this district looked up
a year ago and feel that we are in a
general way fully conversant with its
resources. However, we have so much
new branch line under construction at
the present time that it would be i'm
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-11-11
Hitching Posts.

bolt an inch or so beyond the staple
as shown in the illustration. says
Homestead, Another method is also
seen In a part Of the illustration to
the effect that the rope is doubled
and passed through hole in the
post and then passed UP over a round
headed bolt. Either Of these will an.
swer very well for hitching and may
be an improvement over some of the
poorer plans Of tying. There are those
who cannot tie a halter rope 20 1t
will stay tied.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-11-11
THE GROWING SOUTH LAND
Gate City News

Gate City News
All the reports from South Ameri-
ca agree that Brazil and Argentina
are exceedingly prosperous and grow
ing as never before. We do not see
why all the emigration from southern
Europe does not go to those countries.
The great hunger among the poor is
land hunger, and there the lands are
cheap-and they grow products
which all the world wants. There are
whole provinces in both Argentina
and Brazil where the inhabitants do
not average one Off each square mile
of land. Fs ~ ~
But the emigration is tending more
and more that way. Argentina will
this year receive 100000 immigrants
mainly from Spain and northern Italy
and most Of them farmers. They find
cheap lands. they find their own Ian
guages are the chief ones spoken
there; and the government and for
eign corporations mostly English
and German are hurrying the build
ing of railroads to place the farms in
close connection with the markets.
How our statesmen can look on and
mark the progress going on, which
is the redemption of continent, and
then reflect with unconcern upon the
fact that not one American steam line
visits that region; that of the people
not one in thousand would know
the flag of the United States were he
to see it, is inexplicable. Those two
states, Brazil and Argentina, are soon
to be sharp rivals of the United
States in supplying Europe with
agricultural products Of all kinds, ex-
cept perhaps cotton. Still, Brazil
needs much that this country could
supply--salt meats and fish, flour,
meal, agricultural implements, house
hold furniture, a world of things
had we closer walk, by sea, with
her.
If there are any young men in our
agricultural colleges who are in
doubt about their future, our advice
would be to master with their other
studies the Spanish language.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-11-11
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

List Of letters remaining uncalled
for in the Post Office at Black
foot, Idaho, for the week ending
October 5, 1910.
Alfred, Edgar L.
Anderson, Mr..
Boris, Mr..
Brim. Mr.. Harry.
Beach, Mr. Geo. E.
Cottingin, Mr.. Charley.
Citler Mr.. Joe H.
Gully, Mr.. Sherman.
Hays, Mr.. Jim.
Hurston, Mr.. Joe.
Innes. Mr.. Carl.
Kurz, Aug. o.
Lyon. Thomas.
Merry, Mr.. Joseph.
Palmer, Mrs. Marion.
Pulsipher, Mr.. Chas.
Sholty, Mr.. Fay.
Solomon, Mr.. J. e.
Stangland, Mrs. Carl.
All of the above letters remaining
uncalled for two weeks from date
of this list, will be sent to the Dead
Letter Office. Parties calling for the
above letters will please say "Ad-
vertised," giving date Of this list.
H. B. CURTIS,
Postmaster.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-11-11
ENTRYMEN UNDER HOMESTEAD
Law ARE PROTECTED
Secretary of Interior Holds Filings In
Excess Of 8O-Acre Unit Can Be
Sold. When Land Has
Been Improved
Capital News

CdpltdI NEWS ST.
1t is possible for entrymen who
have filed on homesteads prior to the
ceration of the unit system and who
have made valuable improvements on
their filings to reserve the right to
sell the assignment of the balance OF
the entry not included in the unit,
80 acres of which, under the Payette-
Boise project, the government de-
mands shall be relinquished back to
the public domain. This was the ex-
ample set in the case of Sarah S.
Long, an entrywolnan, through the
ruling of the secretary of the inter-
ior. The land is included within the
jurisdiction of the Boise district.
Mrs. Long filed a 160-acre home
stead. Some time afterwards she was
notified by the register and receiver
of the Boise land office that her en-
try had been divided into two S0-acre
units and that she must select one of
them and relinquish the other. Mrs.
Long protested, claiming that she had
made valuable improvements on the
land and that If it was necessary to
confine her filing to so acres she
should have the right to sell the as
signment on the other so. The law
firm of Martin Martin took up the
protest. Appeal was taken to the de-
ision or notice of the register and re-
ceiver and their action upheld on the
ground Mrs. Long had no assignable
right on more than 80 acres.
Through her attorneys Mrs. Long
appealed to the secretary of the in
terror but he upheld the local officials
A review was then asked and it was
upon this motion that the secretary
modified his decision, holding taht Mrs.
Long should have the right to assign
the 80 acres of her 100 filing, but II
she fails to do so the land will go
back to the government.
When homestead filings were made
on reclamation land and prior to the
unit ruling, entrymen Invariably Sc
lected 100 acres. They improved the
land as rapidly as possible and in
many instances had all of the $50
acres or greater part under culti-
walton, in fence or pasture when the
unit rule was. issued cutting the Al
ings down to 80 acres and dividing
those that had been made, Former
entrymen therefore stood to lose half
of their improved land. The excep-
ton to the rule made in the case of
Mrs. Lang is considered 0 fmore than
passing importance in view of the
fact that many entrymen were in the
same position she was and the de-
partment is evidently inclined to do
what is reasonable and right.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-11-11
Asparagus and Rhub,rb

Asparagus and rhubarb are two de-
licious vegetables that even the most
careless farmer may have an album.
dance II he gives them a chance to
grow. Both contain medicinal quail
ties OF the highest value. Asparagus
is one Of the best remedies for kid
ney troubles. and, rhubarb takes the
place of nauseous physic in putting
the system in good working order
without violently disturbing the func.
items. A small plot devoted to each
Of these will be a good Investment.
and there is time enough to make a
start this year.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-11-11

Nampa will continue to be used after
the cutoff is completed, but not so
extensively as now. 1t Is understood
from the source inspiring this article,
which source, for obvious reasons, is
not to be publicly known, that the
Boise cutoff is to be completed with
in the next two years.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-11-11

possible to undertake additional bur-
dens in that direction just now. Pos
sibly by next spring we will be in
shape to give further consideration to
the Star Valley country. At any
rate, we have that section of country
in view, and at the proper time will
take up the matter Of building a rail-
road to serve it.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-11-11
Cement Protects the sprino.

Concrete is displacing the barrel AZ
a protection for springs on the farm
1t never rots. 1t protects the spring
and keeps the water free from sur.
face impurities.
A young farmer recently invented
an ingenious device for making con.
crete water barrels He took two
wooden barrels Of different Sizes
knocked the heads out of both. MT
the smaller inside the larger and
filled the space between them with
concrete, and concrete barrel Wa.
the result.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-11-11
Light Soils for Potatoe.

Lighter soils usually produce pota
toes OF better quality, because thew
tend to shorten the growing period Nv
cutting of the water supply and thn.
forcing the potatoes to mature earlier
Second cutting clover makes
best hay for dairy cows.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-11-11
HANDY FOR HITcHING POST
Two Methods Illustrated and May Be
an Improvement Over Poorer
Styles Of Tying.

A handy hitching post may be made
by either Of the methods illustrated
herewith. Where rope halter strap
Is used 1T can be passed through
staple driven In the top of a post and
the loop passed over a round-headed
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-11-11
PASTURAGE

PASTURAGE
Pasturage at $50 per month at
the Trego ranch four miles west
of Blackfoot Harry Trego. 16tf
Harry Trego has pasture at the
Trego ranch. l6tf
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-11-11
BRICK FOR SALE
Common red brick, good quality
six miles southwest. of Blackfoot
J. N. Miller. 1852
THOROUGHBRED BROWN LEG.
horn cockrells for sale. Walter
Jones at Curtis Hardware store.
f'.' 16tf

APPLE GROVE JERSEY BULLS
For Sale. have two 'yearlings
past, ready for service, one bull
calf months old. all choice ami
mails from select registered sires.
Dams may be seen on my farm.
Apple Grove Farm, Groveland. J.
H. Merrill, Prop. 2Otf
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-11-11

STRAY HORSE FOUND
Chestnut sorrel, front feet crooked,
branded 1T combined on right
shoulder, lazy Ell combined on left
shoulder. l.. P. Nelson, Grove
land, Rout 1. 2Otf
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-11-11
FOR SALE
FARM FOR SALE

FARM FOR SALE
"a acres all under cultivation,
shares water in banskin Ditch. 200
apple trees will bear next year,
fenced, small rock house rock chic
ken house, well, close to Riverside
school and beet dump. $4,000 cash
Jas. Frogner, Blackoot, R. 2. FLAP
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FOR SALE
A No. 6 Remington in good CONF
ton. c.. G. Price, North Tayl
street. 49,
FARM FOR SALE

Twenty acres mile east of Basalt
all under cultivation good water
right, good soil, at $1,000 per acre,
part cash, easy terms. For further
information write to the under
signed. at Balsalt, Idaho. H. G..
Gregerson. s4f 9tf
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-11-11

SALE OR TRADE
This Office is entitled to a course in
Links Business College at Idaho
Falls, and same is for sale or
trade. tt
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-11-11

COTSWOLD BUCKS FOR SALE
Can furnish carload. J. T.. Dun
lap, Lenox, iowa.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-11-11
FARM FOR SALE

FARM FON SALE
Fifty one acres three miles from
Blackfoot. on telephone line and
rural mail route. double water
right. orchard. we'll. buildings: half
a mile from beet loading station.
Price 100000. BYRD TREGO. tt
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-11-11
WANTED
WANTED TO TRADE

WANTED TO TRADE
City property known as the Dr.
McAtee property, situated in block
8, Shillings addition back of the
Cottage hotel for farm land. Write
for price and information; Huston
Churchill company, Idaho Falls.
21-2
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-11-11

GRAIN, VEGETABLE AND
Orange land $500 per acre. One
dollar per acre cash, balance
monthly. For full particulars ad-
dress G. R Cleaveland, Los Angeles
Calf. 12tf
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-11-11
PURSE LOST

PURSE LOST
Medium sized, brown leather purse
with strap on side. Contained $40
a thimble, 2 doilies and stamps.
Lost either on Stout ave. or Main
St. Leave at this Office and receive
suitable reward. 21-2p
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WANTED

WANTED
To borrow / or thousand dollars
on good security. Address Box 376,
Blackfoot, Idaho. 2Ott
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GIRL WANTED
Good general servant girl wanted.
Apply to Mrs. Millick. 1Stf

ICONS WANTED
For light housekeeping. Two large
or three small ones. Report to this
office. 21-l
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-11-11
INSTRUCTION BY NATIONAL Ex-
PERTs ON FARMING
Government Drainage Expert VIII
Come to Idaho in December to : !.
Partake in School

Three of the greatest authorities in
their respective lines in the country
have been secured to give lectures and
make demonstrations in practical
lesosns for the farmers who attend
the big movable schools of agricul-
ture to be held at Weiser, Meridian,
Idaho Falls and Wendell from Decem-
Der to II inclusive, under the au-
spices of the agricultural college Of
the University of Idaho, according to
announcement made Wednesday by
Professor Farrell, who is in charge
of agricultural extension work in
outhern Idaho.
Two of these experts, Miller Purdis
and Professor gorge M. Turpin, are
to lecture on all poultry subjects,
while the third authority, R. A. Hart,
will talk on drainage.
Miller Purdis Of Wendell, who re-
Gently arrived in Idaho from Chicago,
is considered one of the greatest poul-
try experts in the world. He is poul-
try editor Of the Breeders Gazette,
author of a standard work in poultry,
and Is managing editor of the Ma
tional Poultry magazine. There isn't
another man in the country who
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-11-11
SEWING SOLICITED
Plain sewing done at the corner Of
Bridge and Maple streets. Mrs.
Josephine Forbes. SH
$40 REWARD

$40 REWARD ~5,.s
( will give ten dollars reward for
proof of who stole the planks from
my bridge two times at the north
side OF my farm. o. F. Smith. 21tf
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-11-11
Talk ON Egg Production

3 r Z y
Professor Turpin Is member Of
the faculty of the Utah Agricultural
college at Logan, where he has estab-
lished the first experimental poultry
plant in the intermountain states. He
is topnother on all such poultry
subjects as breeding, feeding and egg
production.
Mr.. Purdis and Professor Turpin
will be present at the movable schools
to be held at Weiser, Meridian, Idaho
Falls and Wendell.
r. A. Hart is chief drainage expert
of the United States department Of
agriculture. He sent a telegram from
Washington Wednesday tating that
he will be able to, come to Idaho in
December His services have been
secured for the movable schools to be
held at Weiser aud Meridian, where
the question of drainage is becoming
more or less serious on some of the
farms. Mr. Hart will be prepared to
give the latest expert information on
the subject of drainage, specializing
in his lectures on the condition and
4 needs in this district.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-11-11
Advantages of Cut-Ofr

Advantages of Cut.OR
| When the Owfnza-B Boise ayette
cutoff is completed, the running of
the numerous trains on the branch be
tween Boise and Nampa is to be large
, ly cancelled. 1t is said the running
OF so many trains on this branch line
! has never been a paying proposition
to the railroad company. The COM
pletion of the Owinza- Boise ayette
cutoff will do away with the long,
I exasperating delays that now are a
daily occurance at Nampa for all pas
sengers leaving Boise for the east
or west, and for all passengers for
Boise from the east and west.
All passengers and freight for
! Boise from the east will then be trans
ferred at Owinza; and all passengers
and freight for Boise from the west
will be transferred at Payette. This
will relieve the great freight conges-
tlon that for some time past has al
most blocked Nampa's 10 miles of
railroad yards, and will give quicker
and better service, both freight and
passenger, for Boise and all points be-
tween Owinza and Payette.
Putting Down Heavier Steel
New and heavier steel rails have
been laid ON the O. s. l.. from Poca-
tello to Shoshone. 1t is understood
that the 0. S. l.. for three years past
has refused to put down this heavier
, steel between Shoshone and Hunting
ton until the plans for the Owinza-
Boise-Payette cutoff were fully ma
tured. Now that the l. s. l.: has ma
tured its plans, and has determined
to build this cutoff, it is now engaged
In laying the heavier steel to Hunting
ton. Carloads of this steel during
the past several weeks have been pill
ed up in the Nampa yards, and
large force of men is busy laying
this steel east of Nampa. 1t is thus
seen that Nampa, Caldwell and the
other towns between Owinza and Pay
cite are to remain on the main line.
Third Electric Line for Boise
The cutoff not only will give Boise
a main line service, but the electro
Tying OF the cutoff will add practically
a third interurban railroad to Boise's
already splendid interurban railroad
service, which has been largely re-
sponsible for. Boise's remarkable
growth and progress since these cleo
trio railroads have been built.
Many eastern cities have quit the
practice of offering bonuses to secure
factories and are devoting their ener-
BY and funds in securing electric
interurban railroads, which are con-
sidered of more permanent value to |
the cities and surrounding country
than factories.
Will Payette Valley Be Electrified? |
The entrance of the o. s. L. into
the Boise and Payette valleys as an |
electric line would probably also re-
suit in giving to Emmett, New Ply
mouth and Payette electric railroad
service. This could be easily accom-
plished by electrifying the Payette
valley railroad, at present steam
road, which recently completed its
extension from New Plymouth to En-
NETT.
Thus the new O. S. l.. cnt.nff now
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-11-11
SHORT LINE HAS GAINED CON
troll OF POWER SITES
Capital News

Capital News
Nampa. Nov. S-From a thorough
ly reliable source it is learned that
the Oregon Short Line has secured
control OF the big electric power pro-
positions at Salmon Falls and at
Thousand Springs, both OF which are
in Lincoln county on the Snake river,
southwest OF the irving town OF Sho-
shone. 1T is further learned that the
y. 5. l.. is certain to build the rail-
road cutoff from Owinza, east of
Snoshone, through Boise and to Pay
cite. This railroad cutoff is to be
electrified and the power for this line
Is to be taken from one or the other
power propositions at Salmon Falls
or Thousand Springs, perhaps the lat
ter, because there is never any ice
to interfere with an electric power
plant at these remarkable springs,
which are perpetual in character and
will furnish an immense amount of
power. 1t is probably generally
known to Idaho people that these
great springs are supposed to be the
waters of the famous Lost river in
Blaine county, which find their outlet
in the shape OF these springs in lower
Lincoln county. e
There Is said to be ample power at
Salmon Falls and Thousand Springs
to run trains from Snoshone to Port
land. White the grade from Owinza
to Boise, along the line OF the pro-
posed cutoff, is said be rather stiff
fr a steam road, it is ideal for an
electric line.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-11-11
Drainage a Vital Matter

This matter is becoming of ire
mendous import to the welfare and
future prosperity of Idaho agricul-
tural interests, particularly where the
lands lie SO level that water does not
drain off naturally. The water, stand
! ing on the oil, causes alkali in the soil
TO be carried to the surface, where 1t
is always injurious and some times
fatal to all crops. II
Mr.. Hart will show the farmers how
these conditions can be remedied, and
will give a practical demonstration
Of methods of preventing them in a
great many instances. ,F3 n
Water logging. as tits familiar
~ called, is often due to faulty meth
Cd Irrigation; by the application Of
too much water at one time, or by
the frequent application of water. Mr..
Hart will how farmers how to irrigate
properly, giving the maximum amount
OF water that should be tpplied to
tain kind of oils for certain kinds of
crops under certain conditions. He
will also teach the farmers how much
water should be ued to produce the
best results, and will go extensively
into that important subject, the duty
OF water, concerning which the aver.
age afrmer todap is ignorant or poor
ly informed.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1910-04-08
The Rock Island Lines.

Z
One Of the most noteworthy
things in railway activity which.
has been announced this year is the.
elaborate program for betterments
laid outsby the management Of the
Rock Island Lines. Millions Of
dollars have been expended in the
last few years for track improve
ment. block signals, and new
equipment. The work Of ballast
ing and track widening will be
carried on this year on a large
scale and about 81, 900. 900 will be
expended for this purpose. 1t lis
expected that approximately 500
miles will be entirely rebal LASTED
in the most approved method
which will place the Rock island
in q mast enviable position among
the railways Of the United States.
Work will be done between Chi
cago and Denver and Colorado
Springs. Also in Kansas. Okla
5homa and Arkansas and upon the
st. Louis to Kansas City line.
1t is the evident intention of
the Rock Island management to
place it's lines in such PHYSICAL.
condition as to enable it to main
tain its lead among the best Of
the western railway systems not
only in matters Of equipment and
train service, but in maintenance
Of roadway and increased capacity
as well.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1910-04-08
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