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The Washington herald., 1910-02-04

at about $50 stations. II receives reports
OF temperature from several hundred
special observers and from $500 voluntary
observers; also about 20.o0O special re-
ports on the condition Of the growing
crops from a meteorological point Of
view.
The bureau receives daily two sets Of
weather kilograms, at A NJ. and 6
p NJ, on which are based the morning
and evening weather charts and the fore
casts for the next thirty-six hours. These
forecasts are Immediately telegraphed 10
all concerned throughout the country
and to vessels about to sail in any d.
rection over the adjacent oceans.
The forecasts OF heavy storms cold
waves, and injurious frosts and specially
hot weather are verified almost without
exception: the forecasts Of rain are the
least successful of any. 4 weather crop
bulletin began to be published in 1857.
There Is also published at present a
Monthly Weather Review" and every
year the Annual Report Of 80
Of the Weather Bureau
The system OF storm
iished in the Autumn
whistles used for weai
introduced later There
other devices used for
including the semaphor
cal post having two
tached that can be set
with the vertical.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-04

Arthur s. Elliott. of Grimshy. England,
who IS interested in the export and ship
ping trade, was seen al the Raleigh last
night Mr.. Elliott discussed the parlia-
mentary elections and said that the
trend Of English politics lay in the d.
rection Of a limited and low protective
tariff and a powerful navy.
Every election return indicates. or
rather the election returns collectively
show that there has been great change
In the opinion Of the English people with
regard to the free trade doctrine Eng
land. it Is safe to say. has had free trade
for the longest time w.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-07-23
CONGREGATIONAL

Subjects next Sunday, at 1900 a.
M, The Secular Sunday: Rest and
Riot. In the evening at 500, Great
Bazes from Little Fires. Special
music.
A strong address was given last
Sunday morning by Rev. w. j. Her.
wig, Idaho superintendent of the Anti
Saloon League, explaining the history
principles and great results of the
League in the present encouraging
conditions of the temperance cues
Ion i'm the country and Idaho. Duets
were sung, one Ian the forenoon by
Mr.. and Mrs Bradford the other in
the evening by Misses Hazel Boyer
and Nellie Lu Eaton.
Sunday school at 1000 a. m. sharp
Notice the card boards, Il am early
4 am late" Mrs. Littooy, assistant
superintendent, is conducting the Sun
day school during Mr.. Norell's vaca.
ion.
Prayer meeting Wednesday night
at 500. Choir rehearsal Monday and
Thursday evenings, at 800
Endeavor Sunday at 200 p. m
Mrs. c. &. Mason in company this
week with Mrs. Wertz is listing
schools in the upper country, starting
Monday morning
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-07-23
COTTON GROWING IN INDIA.

While the United States is still
first in cotton production, and while
there Is much land that could be
planted with profit, as, for instance
In Calf. where there has been made
an excellent beginning in cotton grow
ing and where the crop is at present
about 50 per cent of normal crop
the effort to produce cotton in other
countries does not abate India is
making considerable progress in this
respect. A late consular and trade
report shows that the acreage of cot
ton in all the provinces and states
of India is 20,227 900 acres, or an in
crease Of about one per cent over the
acreage Of last year. The yield, which
last year was 1851 900 bales, is esti.
mated at 1902 900 bales for this year
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-07-23
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Local and Personal


L. e. Nicholson spent Sunday in
Boise.
James Pence returned from their
ranch at Three Creek Monday.
Allan B. Eaton was a Boise visit
or the last of the week.
Thurston Pence returned to their
ranch Tuesday.
All millinery at half price. Mrs.
Hendricks.
The four year old son of H. M.
Waters is i'll with typhoid fever.
r. P. Chattn was a business visitor
in Boise this week.
j. M. Cowan was in Boise Monday
visiting and attending to business
affairs.
Manager Kennison of the Morton
Kennison ranch on the Snake river
at Garnet went to Dillon Tuesday
FOR SALE-A bay team weighing
about $500 pounds. Inquire of II.
Fonda
Mrs. Andrew Honga has gone to
Seattle to visit her daughter. She
will be gone about month
Mrs. Chatin is spendin & the week
at the homesteads of Mrs. r. Thomp-
son and Mrs Rorrison at Cleft.
We are selling outing hats at one
half the regular price Mrs. Hen
bricks.
The Baptist Young People will hold
a cooked food and candy sale on
Saturday, July 23rd at Hiddleson's
Grocery 42-43
Mr.. and Mrs. Loveridge returned
Tuesday evening from Ogden, Utah
where they had been spending a few
days. They went to their home We'd
nesday morning.
Miss Lizzie Keener went to Hot
Lake, Oregon, Wednesday morning tol
spend a few weeks in the sanitan-
UNI there. Miss Keener has not been
well for some time and hopes to re-
turn in much better health
On Monday, July rs, there will be
a Carey Act Land Drawing at Grand
View under the Snake River lrrlga-
ton Company project This IN
cludes some of the finest fruit land
in the northwest.
D
The Oregon Short Line has granted
The petition signed by about seventy
FIVE residents of Cleft, asking that
ain number five stop on flag for
for the purpose of letting Off ana
taking on passengers.
DR.. and Mrs r. NJ c. Ball OF Mon
mouth, Illinois, arrived Thursday
morning to visit Mr.. and Mrs. K e.
Thompson at Cleft and look after
property interests. They will remain
about three weeks On their return
they expect to visit in Portland and
San Francisco.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-07-23
METHODIST.

Regular services next Sunday
Sunday school at 10 a. M Donald Rog
ers, Supt. Preaching services at
Ii a. m. e. e. Crabtree Pastor
Junior League at 7 p. m. Mrs. Robin
son, Supt. The Ladies' Aid met last
week with Mrs. Robinson II will
meet this week with Mrs. Herder,
Mrs. Thompson, Pres.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-07-23

Church Notices
Episcopal


Holy Communion at 730 a. m.
Services in the Episcopal church
every Lords day until further notice
Morning prayer and Catechetical u
struction beginning at 10: 80 a. m.
Evening prayer followed by sermon
beginning at 7.45 p. IN.
The st. James Chapter of the Wo
mans Auxiliary meets on Thursday
2:3O p. m. of every week.
c. MAGICIAN, Phi. ID.
Priest-in-Charge
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-07-23

DR.. and Mrs. r. M c. Ball OF Mon
mouth, Illinois, arrived Thursday
morning to visit Mr.. and Mrs. r. e.
Thompson at Cleft and look after
property interests They will remain
about three weeks On their return
they expect to visit in Portland and
San Francisco
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-07-23

The Oregon Short Line has granted
The petition signed by about seventy
f We residents of Cleft, asking that
+ ain number five stop on flag for
for the purpose of letting off and
taking on passengers
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-07-23

On Monday, July rs, there VIII be
a Carey Act Land Drawing at Crane
View under the Snake River lrrlga
ton Company project. This IN
cludes some of the finest frult lahe
i'm the northwest.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-26

great service as preventive of dam
age by insects. Cottonseed meal
contains about II per cent potash,
and cottonseed about 3 per cent
In applying potash as a fertilizer
it is usually best, as is also the case
with phosphate fertilizers, to apply
1t several days before the seed are
planted. This is especially true of
the potash salts containing chlorine
-muriate or kainit
AS has already been stated, the use
of lime tends to make more available
the potash already in the soil and
the same purpose is served to GER
tain degree by acid phosphate. On
the other hand, potash when mixed
with the soil almost Immediately
forms new compounds in which it is
held until released by bacterial ac-
tion or tillage so that the loss from
the soil is very small.
Our Indiscriminate Use Of Potash.
There can be no doubt that the
Southern farmers ought to take the
pains to learn something of the act
ual needs of their soils in regard to
potash, and that hundreds of thous-
ands Of dollars could be saved every
year in Southern fertilizer bills. AS
was said in the beginning, soils of
some sections are very deficient in
potash, and here the ordinary fer
tilizers could have considerable
per cent Of potash added to decided
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-26


llM contain potash in quantities
cZG varying from / per cent TO 5
per cent, and there could probably
be no better evidence offered as to
the inadyisability OF buying fertil-
izers just because they are called
corn" or cotton or tobacco" fer
filters. For some crops on most
soils, and for practically all crops on
some soils. the percentages of potash
in the ready mixed fertilizers are en-
tirely too small, while there are 9TH
or soils on which Ii seems to be an
absolute waste TO supply potash at
all. The sandy soils of the Atlantic
Coast need liberal supplies for the
general crops, corn. cotton and small
grains. on the red clay soils OF the
Piedmont and mountain sections of
the South. potash is needed for spe-
cial crops-fruit and truck. pota-
toes. etc: while on the soils OF the
Gulf States. even on the sands OF
southern Mississippi and Alabama.
potash does not seem to be- needed
even for these crops. In 9TH
er words. the cotton farmer on
the coastal plains of North and
south Carolina who buys 20
So fertilizer does not get
nearly 80 much potash as his crops
demand. while the cotton farmer in
the Mississippi Delta who buys the
2-s-2" fertilizer wastes practical
~ s2.so for every ton OF such fer
uiiEcr no buys. since experiments
have shown that on his aoii tho ad-
dition of potash produces no notice
able effect.
In ordinary soils there arc far
larger quantities of potash than OF
either OF the other plant foods which
wc buy in commercial fertilizers. and
In most of these soils by good cult
walton. the growing Of legumes and
the occasional us. of lime. n fair
supply of this element could be read
lily available for most crops. Since.
very little. II any. potash is ordi-
narily Loaf from the soil by leach
Ing or evaporation. IL IL the part
of wisdom for III. farmer 10 be- sure
that there Ii an adequate supply in
his soil. X is only on soils where
experiments have shown that potash
does not give rosuits that IL Ia safe
to dispense with this element II COM
mcrelAi fertilizers are used at all.
The frui, grower. trucker and to-
bacco raiser especially need TO be
sure that there IL an abundant sup
ply of potash ready for the needs OF
their rrnna
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-26

advantage. In other sections, where
the soils already contain an abund-
ance of this element, it is sheer
wastefulness for the farmers to con-
tinue buying something which their
crops do not demand.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-26
Different Forms of Potash.

Probably the most common form
is kainit, crude salt containing
about 12h per cent of potash. Kainit
also contains In addition to the pot
ash large quantities of chlorine and
1t is this chlorine that is supposed
to be useful in preventing the rust
of cotton for which kainit Is so often
used. On the other hand, kainit is
not considered the best form of pot
ash for use on Irish potatoes or to-
bacco, as 1t tends to make potatoes
of an inferior quality-that is, with
n smaller per cent of starch-and in
jures the quality of the tobacco leaf
Muriate OF potash is a refined form
of kainit containing about so per
cent actual potash. and wherever kali
nit may be used. the muriate will do
equally as we'll and Is usually cheap
or. considering the actual amount Of
potash In both fertilizers, for the
simple reason that the same amount
of plant food can be obtained in a
smaller quantity OF the goods and at
less expense for transportation.
Sulphate OF potash Is another we'll
known compound containing As to
SO per cent of potash. The actual
potash In II. pound for pound. usu-
ally costs a little more than that In
muria,e but II Is regarded as su-
perior form for potatoes and tobac
CO and is generally used by tobacco
growers in preference to other
sources of potash.
still another form OF potash Is
what Is known Is sylvinit. II usually
contains i6 per cent of actual potash.
What Is known as manure salts or
low-grade sulphate OF potash con-
tains about 26 per cent OF actual
potash. II is sometimes used in
ready mixed fertilizers but seldom
sold separately.
Other common sources OF potash
are wood ashes and tobacco refuse.
Unieachcd hardwood ashes may con-
tain from to per cent actual pot
ash. Ashes that have been leached
or have been exposed to the weather
seldom contain more than to per
cent Tobacco stems contain from 5
To per cent OF potash and from to
per cent of phosphoric acid. To-
as a fertilizer. but is also often of
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-26
Short Talks About Fertilizers.
A READING COURSE.
xII.-POTASH IN COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS
By +. z. Miller.

Practically all the potash Of COM
merce comes from the Stassfurt
mines in Germany, although it comes
to us in several forms and under a
variety of names
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-24
Graduation Exercises

Commencement exercises of
the Eight Grade graduating class
were held in the opera house in
this city last Thursday evening.
May 18th.
y large and attentive audience
was present on this occasion,
and an excellent program was
rendered, as follows
Invocation ~ Rev. Burnett
Solo F. A Reed
Address. Prof. Miles Reed
Solo Mrs Bras>eur
Remarks Mrs j. H. Thompson
Solo. Mrs Sweet
Remarks. Miss kelIeher
Prof. Reed of the State Acad-
emy at Pocatello.spoke for near
IL an hour on educational mat
ters, and gave a good and plain
address on the practical things
of education, and he received
marked attention.
Miss Chamberlain. State Supt-.
was expected. but as usual. did
not come. She has never paid
visit to this portion of Custer
since she has been in Office
The members of the gradual
ing class are: Miss Ruth DOrgan,
Miss Matte Boutrosf. John Kirk,
Arthur Baxter and Philip Kirk,
of Challis. and Miss Helen Ellis.
OF Ellis, Idaho.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-24

Do-A'-A 40 c1SO GSSI1 ~
Ethe Boise Daily Capital News
U-r~een The houses.
hich stood a hundred feet apart, waa
)vered with ornamental bushes NisD
unice was the first to arrive Sho
pk shelter behind a bush a foot this
de Of the disputed line She didn't
ke II a bit She felt she couldn't ~
rave in such a cause If any one
Rme from the other house what VA
1e to say.
That question was soon answered
he looked up to see a young maA.
eyolver in hand. standing within oev-
feet Of her He vas also on tie
ring line The two looked at each
ther and then away Then they
Oked back again Then the you1G
iAn said az he raised his hat:
Il am the generals son, and l pro-
ume you are the daughter Of IT,
oumodore-
Miss Eunice inclined her head
We are here to shoot each othse
nder certain circumstances"
Miss Eunice lifted her revolver IN
o view and tried to look very brave
I'VE are both determined persona
nd probably both viii fall 1t Is als<
ikely that our respective fathers Win
all"
Mine can't get out to fall" sai2
Mss Eunice before she had time te
/, hink
Nor mine" laughed young Nr
Grant If there is any shooting C
oe done it must be between ourselves
Shall it be regular duel or promiscu
BUS fring--
Miss Eunice wanted to look very
savage, but in place Of that her face
look on a smile. and finding herself
defeated she threw her weapon OF
lie ground
a truce. eh-- laughed the young
, nan as he also tossed away hh
weapon Now. please let me go t.
he house with you"
But my father He'sEhe's--
Yes, / know. and SOS mine They
ue two foolish men. and we are 90
ng to talk to them The idea of q
I IuarreI over : cherry ree,~
And young Mr. Fairly walked tx
md faced the commodore. and he
alked so well and laughed so Otter
i hat the old veteran who had beer
: eady to eat him UP. finally said;
If your father viii say that il was
= he feet that did the trick at San
{ iaso. think-think that will settle
5 t"
L am ready TO admit that We
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-24
Wedding tomorrow evening.

Chase Clark was up from Mac
kay Sunday with new auto
DR.. Philips and family will
soon move to Challis from Idaho
Falls.
DR.. Bert Arthur and Phil Nc
Callum were up from Mackay
portion of last week.
". H. Felkner and George
Clemcw departed for Salt LAKE
Wednesday. George goes down
to have his eyes treated.
Senator Macbeth and wife are
expected home soon from St
Louis. We learn that they ex-
pect TO reside in Challis.
Mayor Rodgers has gone to
Mackay to meet his family, who
are expected home from Salt
Lake tomorrow or next day
Surveyor Ballard expects his
wife up from Ogden this week.
They expect to reside in Mrs
Chamberlain house for the
present.
Mr.. Black who took charge of
the Challis House last Saturday
gave two meals and closed the
house. Emmett Hosford will
now endeavor to rent the prop
erty to reliable parties.
The annual convention of the
Sherifrs' Inter Mountain Associ-
alton convenes at Salt Lake on
June -. This association in
cludes the states of Idaho, Ore
gon. Utah. Washington. Mon
tana and Wyoming.
An estimate OF Idaho's popula-
ton under the new 1910 census
is placed at 234. 996, an increase
of 73, ,242 since 1900. We believe
this estimate is too low, and
thiak Idaho now ought to have
at least 800. 900 people.
Halley's comet never touched
us Il comes again in 10 years
when this old earth will be wip-
ed out of existence. Most of the
men and women of today will
never live to see this comet
again-for they will be in heav-
or some ether place then.
We are informed by a party
who was in town Saturday from
Salmon. that Owen Swift has
just received a contract to cleal
the brush off thirty miles O.
right of way for the Gilmore &
Pittsburg railroad. between Sal
mon City and Challis. This i.
an Indication that grading worl
would soon be started.
Challis people now behold the
HALEY comet in the northwest
ern sky at about 9 p. II. On ac
count of the bright moon nov
the comet does not show to yer,
good advantage. Last night
total eclipse of the moon wa
scheduled. visible here as fol
lows : Partial. beginning at SIT
p. m.: total, beginning 1000 p
M: middle. 1884 p. ~. Tota
ends 1859 p. ~. Partial ends >
minutes past midnight. noun
tain standard time.
, Those of our children in tn
, Challis public school who wer
| awarded prizes at the end of th
term Philip Kirk, gold media
given by the Board for the bes
| spelling in Sth grade. Miss Hal
) ell Brown silver medal by Mrs
) Waters for highest average fo
: general scholarship in 9Th grad
: for year. Miss F'losSie and Ger
} trude Nickersun were tie o
: spelling in 9th and 9th grades
and received the Mrs. Water
| silver medal Jointly. Mary Ao
, ans was given a gold pen an
, holder for the best general aver
: age of scholarship for the teri
in 4th grade. Mile Brown wa
: given book of poems for tn
l most headmarks in 4th grade
: also Babe Frost received prs
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-24
The Gold Spike.

Several OF the representative
citizens of Cnailis and vicinity.
attended the driving of the gold
spike ceremonies on the compile
ton of the Gilmore & Pittsburg
railroad to Salmon City. The
road was completed to that city
on April 26th. but the golden
spike was not driven until Wed
nesday last, May 18th
Those present from ChalIis
and vicinity were: Mr. and Mrs
Mac Black, D. c. Smutz, DIR. C..
l.. Kirtley. r. B. Vandervort-
a. o. Prose. VIM Babcock. T.
". Chiyers, ". Job. J. NJ. Hill.
John Ostrom, Alex. Burnett, C.
B. Jenson.
All present report a most en-
joyable time, and were royalty
entertained by the Salmon neigh
bOrs. There was a big crowd
in attendance, including the rail
road officials. and Salmon was in
its gala day attire Those OF our
people who have not visited Sal
mon in recent years. Or who
have never been there. were sur
prised to find such an up-to-date
and thriving city, with some
brick blocks that would be a
credit in city as large as Salt
Lake. or larger
But no information whatever
was given out as to the future
plans of the railroad. whether il
would be extended up or down
Salmon river. or extended at all,
but is seems to be the opinion oi
most of the people that the road
will be built up the river first.
In fact the Salmon people know
no more about the future plans
of the road than do the people
of Challis. President McCrUtch
con of the Gilmore & Pittsburs
railroad was present and made {
speech. but his lips were sealed
as to the future plans of the
road. The nearest hint he gave
out in his speech was when III
said, in speaking OF the exten
sion of the road: Gentlemen
Iyou have river here named
/ Salmon river. and you have ;
fish called Salmon, and thes.
fish always go up stream Tina
is the nearest information tha
he gave out, so one can draw
his own conclusions. Some o
the Challis people had persona
interviews with him, but CAV
out no information. He wante'
TO nnow what tonnage-fact
and figures estimates. tha
Custer county was producing a
the present time. But this
not fair question to ask coun
ty with nine out of ten of it
mines closed down: mills an
smelters idle and all other indus
: tries paralyzed for want of RAJ
road transportation. The ton
mage is here. and plenty of il
once let the railroad develop
by building line from its pre-.
ent terminus at Salmon City u
Salmon river to Boise City
There is not mile of this er
. tire route but what would fuI
, niSh more or less tonnage
: The heavy tonnage would b
| developed by a railroad. an
t more particularly in the minin
: districts. from the heavy leas
silver and copper ores Ever
r mine along Salmon river an
2 tributary thereto-and there ar
: more than thousand of them
, would furnish more or less ton
mage to railway over this pr,
) posed route. Then, again, th
tonnage from the farms an
| stock and timber would be n
: small item itself.
! Regardless of all this silencs
5 we believe that the Gilmore
: Pittsburg railroad is coming u
/: through Custer county. and
coming soon, and that it is a