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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-07-22
GOOD RESULTS I
FROM DRY FARMING

Colfax, Wash, July l4.-H. S.
Hollingsworth, a pioneer of Colfax,
has proven this year that scientific
dry farming is guarantee of good
crops even in dry weather.
He will get bumper crop from
his spring seeding and attributes it
all to the Campbell system. His
spring crop of wheat will average
SO to 80 bushels an acre,
He said: ''Not only do l get a
greater crop than under the old
method, but l get it with far less
seed. Instead of sowing 100 to 100
pounds of wheat to the acre SOW
only 80 pounds. The principle of
the system is to pack the ground SO
hard that no moisture can evapor.
ate during the dry season.
e'To retain the moisture which
would otherwise evaporate at the
rate of quart day square foot,
| use the packer, treating the
ground so that no moisture can
escape. Then soft layer of dirt
is worked up upon this hard soil
and grain is planted in that.
"Ruring the dry season the grain
will secure enough moisture from
the ground, even if there is a total
failure of rain, so that the yield
will be heavy"
II. S. Hoilingsworth came to Col.
fax when it was thought impossible
to stay because of the rattlesnakes,
He took claim now occupied by
the city of Colfax. He is one of the
wealthiest ranches and property
owners here. His son, Claude
Holllngsworth, is in personal charg'
o@the ranch. The Hollingswortl
exhibit of dry farming products a
the Fifth Dry Farming and Exposi
tion, Spokane, Wash, during tn
first week of October will be al
ocular demonstration of result
attained BY the use of the dry farm
ing spstem.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-07-22

Al travelling man who has visited
every county in Southern Idaho
during the past month stated to an
Examiner representative Wednesday
that Bear Lake Valley looked bet.
ter TO him than any other section of
The state in which he had been
From his observation in driving
about the country in the various
eonnties, he expressed the belief
that crop prospects in this valley are
away ahead of those in most of the
ether seetions.E-When told Of the
general yield of grain in this county
he was astonished that land values
should be SO much lower here than
they are on the Twin Falls tract
and other sections IN southern Idaho.
You have certainly. got beautiful
and fertile valley, he said, and one
that should be better advertised
than it is.
In this connection we can state
that there is now on exhibition in
the office of the Bear River Valley
Land Co. samples of grain and
grasses, taken from dry and lrri-
gated lands, that are attracting much
attention, not only from strangers
but from our own town people, who
express great surprise that such
showings could be made in season
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-07-22
GOOD SHOWING IN
LAND DEPARTMENT 7

Boise, July 16.-A remarkable
growth of the business of the land
department in rentals is shown by
the report of State Land Commits
sioner George A. Day. During a
period of Is months the returns
from this source have aggregated
$13O,9l5 as compared to 500, 900
for the preceding Is months. Be-
fore that time the revenue from
rentals of state lands amounted to
little or nothing.
Tne plan of making land leases
for grazing and agricultural purpos-
es was inaugurated under Governor
Gooding's administration and has
been carried out by the present
chief executive and associate mem
bers of the land board. It was first
advocated by Commissioner George
A. Day upon whom the responsible
ity of putting the system as adopted
by the board into operation has
rested and who has been exerting
every effoEtyto obtain revenue from
as large an amount of the state land
as possible.
A fee of 81 80 is charged for
drawing lease, which together with
the return from the rents, goes to
the state and serves as a direct hene
fit to the public schools. Since
Governor Brady took the oath OF
Office, fees aggregating $l,782 in
addition to the sum of $13O,916 al
shown by the commissioners report,
have been deposited with the statt
treasurer.
In urging the Importance of {
leasing system before the land boarc
Mr.. Day argued: GLOW is 1t that
this land is not bringing IN reve
nue.? Users of the range are fol
land in the forest reserve and thu
state is entitled to a rental" Mr.
Day states: "This branch of tn
business of the state land depart
ment has been growing steadil,
from the time of its Inauguration
and we expect to continue maklnI
leases until every acre is bringin
in revenue on its value. All land
situated in the forest reserve i
which title has vested in the stat
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-07-22
DAIRY INDUSTRY IS
AN IMPORTANT ONE
The Dairy Cow is One Of the Nations Greatest
Wealth Producers and Maintains the Pros
perity Of Farming Communities.

According to the last year book
of the department of agriculture
there are 81, ,72O, 900 mich COWS In
the United States, and these are
worth 1902, 945, 100000 The mag
nltude of the industry can perhaps
be best understood when 1t ls con-
sidered that these cows produce
yearly about $1,000, 900, 900. 90
worth Of dairy product.
4ffhfgre Is no other branch of diver
sified agriculture so important to
the progress of the community
The fertility of the soil can best be
maintained by the liberal use of
barnyard manure and the dairy
herd not only makes this possible,
but dairylng is also more remuner
alive than other branches of farm
ing when properly carried on.
Dairying has made wonderful
progress since the advent of the
modern creamery and the consumer
of butter has not only been bene-
fitted by being furnished more
wholesome and palatable article of
food, but the wife in the farm
home has been relieved of the druid
gerry incident to making butter on
the farm. Where formerly the
cream was ripened and churned
into butter under conditions not
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-07-22
PARTY HAS
THREE CANDIDATES

James II. Hawley will make the
race for the democratic nomination
for governor. Mr.. Hawley signi-
fled his determination to become a
candidate last Monday by filing
with the secretary of state his
acceptance of the nomination,
which was made last week.
With the acceptance BY Nose
Alexander Of the nomination for
!. governor the democrats, like the
republicans, will have three candi
dates. As the final date for filing
nomination papers is only a week
off, 1t is not believed that there
will be any further nominations for
The Office of governor. Two of the
three democratic candidates-Haw-
ley and Alexander-ha from Boise,
aud John G. Rice, the other candi
date, comes from Caldwell.
The north is furnishing two of
The republican candidates-O'Neil
Of Wallace apd Clagstone of
Kootenai county, while the south
east is supplying the other candl-
date in the person of Governor
James II. Brady.
Among the republicans the office
of superintendent of public instruc-
ton seems to have great charms
as there are no less than halt
dozen in the race for the nomina-
s ton.
A new aspirant for the Office oI
lieutenant governor sprang up IL
the republican camp this week in
the person of Col Allen Miller ol
Glenn's Ferry.
1t now appears that State Auditor
TAYLOR will have clear sailing fol
re nomination as no other republi
can has been mentioned for tina
Office. Mr.. Taylor is an efficien
ana popular officer, and it is be
Gauge of this that no one has care'
to ter the race against him. VIII,
his/Mmocratic opponent will be
is not known at this time, but VIII
ever he is, it is safe to say that h
will find himself st least 5000
votes shy of election on the morn
ing of Nov. 9th.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-07-22

conclusive to fine quality in the
finished product and in the major
ity of cases by unskilled hands,
now the most of the milk or cream
is delivered to a modern creamery
where the conditions are suited to
the purpose of making butter, and
the result has been wonderful i'm
Jprovement in the quality of our
dairy products. As the quality
has been improved consumption has
increased and the progress of the
dairying has been remarkable dur
ing the past decade.
The perpetuity of the country's
greatness depends upon increasing
the production of farm products
from year to year, result which
not only furnishes our people with
food but maintains the prosperity
of our farming communities. In
crease in production can only come
through improved methods of
agriculture and soil Improvement.
When it is considered that the dairy
is the foundation for soil improve
ment and farming prosperity, her
importance is best understood, and
interest in her shouldn't be confined
to her owner. She is an important
factor in the development and
prosperity of our country.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-07-22
Dear LAKE VALLEY LOOKS
GOOD TO STRANGERS
They Proclaim It One Of the Beauty Spots Of
Southern Idaho--Is not Effected by Drouth
Like Some Other Sections.

as dry as this one has been. We
have been reliably Informed that
there are many small fields of dry
land wheat in the county that Will
yield from 20 to 80 bushels per acre
this year, while one man near
Dingle estimates that his large tract
Of dry land wheat will average 20
bushels to the acre.
Chris Sorenson estimates that the
yield of grain in Ovid pricnct will
not fall more than 5000 bushels
short of what it was last year.
Taking 1t all in all, Bear Lake
Valley is going to show up away
ahead of many other localities
throughout the west, where the
drought has been no more severe
than it has here This is due to the
nature and richness of our soil and
to the fact that we do not have the
wind and extremely hot weather
which prevail in the Snake River
counties.
When we consider that the good
points about. this valley SO greatly
outnumber the disadvantages, we
are surprised that any one here
should ever attempt to cry down the
country to strangers who come
here.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-07-22
DROWNED WHILE
BATHING IN RIVER

Herman Schllling, member of
the Short Line bridge crew which
is stationed at Pegram, was drowned
In Bear River at rhat point last
Monday evening. Schilling and
another member of the crew went
in bathing after supper. Neither
Of the men could swim and while
wadlng in the stream, Schilling
suddenly stepped into deep hole.
He began scrambling to get back to
shallow water, but the current kept
him in deep water. Seeing that
Schilling was about to drown bnt
knowing that it would be useless to
attempt to rescue him because of
the fact that he wat not swimmer
the other fellow was powerless to
render any assistance.
schilling's body, which was not
recovered until Tuesday evening,
was brought to the Vincent UNDER
taking parlors. An examination of
his personal effects disclosed the
fact that he was single man and
had an uncle residing at Strawberry
Point, Iowa, in whoee favor he
carried insurance in the Brother
hood of Yoemen to the amount of
$1,000. Upon beng informed by
wire of his nephew's death, the
uncle wired to have the body buried
here.
Thinking that probably the uncle
would order the body shipped to
Iowa, Mr.. Vincent embalmed the
body and otherwise had it properly
prepared for shipment.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Vincent,
assisted by few members Of the
Yoemen order here, gave the body
a decent burial in the city cemetery.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-07-22

are now being leased and especially
is this true of the lands in the Weiser
Payette National reserves. The citi.
zens who ere making such leases
realize their value from the fact that
this money comes right back to them
again; that it goes to the support of
the public schools of the state.
"Governor James H. Brady has
at all times been one of the foremost
advocates of the leasing system and
to him much of the credit for its
success Is due"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-07-22

Cleveland, Ohio, July 2l-East
Cleveland appraisers have placed a
valuation Of 81, 800, 900 on John ID.
Rockefeller's Forest Hin estate.
This il an increase of 800 per cent
over last years appraisal.
Arizona republican., 1910-02-10

C.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-21
THE LAST STAND

But he paid attention. Then, abruptly, his voice
Jumped out OF his throat raSp1ng and penetrating:
and | stand Just where | always stood, out IN the
open and you're going to hear what think because you
asked here tonight to speak, and because throwing
flowers at each other won't get one step closer to-
getherl"
The man over in the corner gave a warwhoop, and
was suppressed The rest of them very quiet and
Smith
What he said for the minutes is to be found in
the newspapers under big headlines The reporters sat
the table directly beneath him and wrote it all down
in shorthand because he let himself Just about
they hoped he would. At first there violence IN
his speech attitude and for little while he held to
the narrow lines of the business upon which they
lust now odds. But that business lneXtrlCably
tangled with those other issues which divided him from
them and at every he reminded OF his own ex-
trerty So his temper grew and the bitter
ness that flooded his soul began to edge his tongue
From defense OF his own position he slipped almost IN
sensblv attack upon theirs. And soon the whole
field of their differences lay between them Behind the
long table he ragged strding up and down his chin stuck
out his eyes blazing cracking his heels together smack
ing his DaIrns-the backWOOds orator N a frenzy.
His wastcOat gaped to the lowest button, his tie flung
loose ends over the crnpled and buging shirt front
New-York tribune., 1910-08-21

HNIIE ---- me hotel hait al hour after the Dan
Cue- -a- .---e5 and even then he chose 10 climb
~ he stair he second floor rather than take the
esrto- 4--.. =---arce 10 the reception room. while
X was Du--- MS OveTCOat. reporter sighted nm
z-1 asked .-- ---rg about his speech Smith turn
II ne cox over II his fingers. regarded Il hxecly,
g-6 ti6 --- SEEM 70 hear. Then he SAID slowly. l
hzverc 2-v----- zon. I don't know what II say
ys-
When le reached --e doorway Of the banquet room,
PAUSED z-- - ne shadow Of the curtains looked
-z5e / W. ---a-e high ceilinged room, filed with
-e tables. -La-r0--l. At the Tar END, was long
ze 1z--- -- Growing plants and flowers. At this,
-lg TIE -----el a. the little tables SAT z dozen
-e- A1C-- .5le Of their line. beneath testOoned
4-s-ca- 1z- --s = vacant chair Smith knew trlat
rs was and while ne paused he saw the toast
-zs- --- ----E next 10 i. peer At the curtains
&c -le- e -z..-e- who started for the doorway.
---W- -c-- - Smiths b-shv white bTOWs and ne
--lzeC his r-- .- beard. Then he pushed ASIDE the
---z-ls a-- walked. into the room.
var had wiped away the trOwn and made
-=-1-.-g --- mouth with its clean sFaven upper
-zz-e .--e- grace about his gal1nt frame and
sT--E--- As he passed among the tables ne
Tzval E-a. -- those he recognized, and several
--=s -z-e5 .- z -a-6 thrust out 20 him. 4 tillTd
ne -7e- r- --el- feet waving napkins dinner
-z-Cs z-5 T. mo able the tOastrnaster was waiting
- III. --- - ---.-- The back Of the vacant cnaIT.
>--.- D-eE --- from clutch at his sleeve and
mounted --e --- Lte bowed as the broken cheers
s-czlel. an -- turning 70 the tOastInaster with
= zp1Cg- -.- --- -a-e-
When he ... I'd .ys5r : minute later, they were
busy over eating te--aDin and telling one
another WA --g-glr Of t. complaining that the
--s-oag-e dry OF not dry enough
>---- u-Ea- ---5- but the inference personal TO
New-York tribune., 1910-08-21
By Churchill Williams
Drawing by Herman Pfeifer

not to further his power but to hold what he already
had And this he knew better than anyone else.
But telling other people what they must do and max
ing them do It had grown to be almost habit with
Smith and perhaps also he dIy that he was
too old to change his habits and live So it that
facing his heaviest task there pressed upon him for the
first tine realization that he was seventy years old
Age, applied to himself, except tor the few com
arI0nshiDs it rnellowed had before this been no more
to him than piece Of arithmetic, or as loosely used by
newspapers and speech makers something that gave
him a sort of first claim public notice But tO-rght
age was very real, and he uneasy He wanted TO
bn, II all over He didn't talk, and especially
he diGn want TO talk about what had to be handled
with care.
and that if he didn't speak about what lay directly De
tween him and them he might make the worst mistake
of all So with plenty say and the courage to say IT,
he hesitated Something had slipped from him, and his
decision hung fire.
But he liked good food and drink, and gradually his
--,easness WIS lred With the COmtOrtabe feeling OF
New-York tribune., 1910-08-21

-s-- cause -- neither cfag-in nor aTTlIserlltlC;
---ler did r. .----f7e7 - 20 with the redoubled
PSI -1st 1e e--. .- .,, D ,,a,y 10 avoid this dinner.
L -scr VA. excuse would have served -1i:.:I
-ne .- -Ll. -..-- whom ne now sat was Ms Pol -
secretly not Openly, and their INVITA-, -
-'-k-- le-r hardly less than cia'IIr5 -,
--- matte moved fighting. He had ileE +I,
90 ION a-.- and certainly he felt no leai ~ -;
- w ayg-- .--- / was rather that Vt8ueiy ~
----ec Lu15ers
y @---Ds- -.--v years his political ruie i.n+ -
IN IN --z-=- and directed only by ms own +ior1
H. --ae -e yr1r up around al11 an u go 1ade
s seemed I-ugregnabe. lie mac mac Ii, Io,,al
.-s were KNOW friends for he was llcAl- INIT i,r or
80 20 pE1r1g. reward what ne corslDe isesl was
: --- never -lr-ec he where 4 IA - ,,,,,tI1
oc- and -e had retained that SPIN ~ zines
-s5 WIS largely - virtue o It's wees VIM the
- I'M fling himself .uto IrresponsIDiliI -, Sic
7aezs ri them al. Indeed, Il was l-lS EIs rer-
- -o,1lIr.-g men that IInper1led NM 177ies
III power had made him bitter and eneTgellC Ion of
M Organization which was only an - down;
s, Wa good deal ike a pyraiIa III as that
ID lle trick II q iugger quite a. iii''N
ing man ~ hold il steady -, from the
L. lac. should nave been entirely P-' -ro,ld hap
Il also should have been plan VIZ I'D fooled
s- ne Stumbled Yet for a long "iie ~ ling upon
~ 4- made his pyramid appear 70 " " l r,vrarnid
Assn - sale base. But As time passed -4ii- -, shadow
~ a. --e TOP the menace Of rs WIZ ~ frz Of his
nome r.e truth and then the ram tte long he
kan ?. steady IA his person al-'- ~ his part
elects. Now 4 "4a
New-York tribune., 1910-08-21

and his arms hreshed the air and nearly struck the
Consul General of Nicaragua from his chair. He knew
he fighting with his back against wall and furious
desire to smash them made him loose words that were
against all rules of the game. And the three hundred
sat for the part silent curious, little admr1ng OF
the fighting man in him. 1t was that perhaps which
made him fancy they were routed-almOst TO the last
minute It was little thing that sharply brought him
to sense of what was really passing in their minds
EAR back in the room two gravey reached across
the table and shook hands. Smith had not picked
out those two men from the crowd his vision merely
registered their act as had hundred shifting postures
among his hearers. Yet it was if a tumbler OF ice
water had been poured down his back. He stltfened
cOnvulsvcv and his voice traed away a whisper.
Instantly he saw that he had bundered. Men shook
hands like that. not mlstOrtuneS or doubts but
when things going their way. He had lost his tenn
per and they had = and reasoned out tor them
selves what it meant His violence had exposed his ex-
tTemty
For moment he stood transfXed Then great ply
sc weakness made him lean forward and rest his hands
on the table his shoulders stopped h body relaxed all
the passion wiped from his face His seventy years were
on him. and he sagged under their weight.
The room utterly still. Every face was turned up
to his. DULY regarding those faces he wrestled with
himself Then a little movement began among them,
and he realized that he hadn't finished what he was
saying. He had broken ott-yes, III the middle OF 4 SEN
tence. What it? He coudn remember. But they
must know Why didn some one help HIM outF lhey
weren't going refuse HIM that much, were they
And then, just when 1t could not last any longer
New-York tribune., 1910-08-21

-; direction, should rise and begin some VaflaColi
,,, the time worn aluson TO a veteran ol 4 ola
fIds OF wit and politics VINO once PoSsFSse1 ~
~ e-7aDs but long since, by reason ol the lleeeiS nc
~ Ee +r. battles he has won, enshr1ned hlIlSelI III
l12 & I - The Colonel" Against this announce
- C,rbz single provision was one bred OF d "IliHl.
JI-l - Inner card he covered tul glass OF sauleThe
"a iace5 = at his elbow. 1t was ms contention tH1C
an - 1s f wine below the belt and the tang ol IL
WI - 2f tongue no after dinner speaker worthy OF
- INC and able to stand upon MS own letI IAN
- ~ [,bat would bring his fellow diners 70 llelTS'
M dinner marched through its diminishing courses
80 ta1L, and laughter swelled the ven OF smoke
-. tbt. fragrance Of coffee and the Tunes OF
3,, a.,ar 10 spice the air; the todSIInSJef clearing
ICa+ rose At the tattoo OF his knlie handle on Ihe
~ - The conversation died away amid scraplig OF
- 1age and simultaneously every faculty III ohllIIi
-,y 70 attention Only one thing was III ms Ilihd
- HIS shreyd eyes began TO rove the room 4P-
;rg the men before him one by one testing Ihtir
pr IN this hour of fuiness, weighing ms cIdleta III
- Gg,t of their hostility to hfn ana ol ms own re-
-rls In half q minute his declson nad Dteh made
- he was leaning back III his chdIT Sis'I e III i'i9
,o,,th when his name was spoken
Automatically ms fingers found ana coSeo ABOUT Iile
I'm of the glass of sauterne He put the glass dowIi
77rtv and rose lifting his chaiT ana plioIis -
ft behind nm Then he came back 10 The l'tbe ana
ied ON II with both hands, his heac cIle rom MS
tI1ncbed shoulders like q hawk lhey yeit Il7 iiIilo
- md ,sir. n,,t for nearly minute ne dld not open
- mouth When he began to speak ms voice was l7fy
- fl,-- and sar7e one ~ corner cTled' Lo"l'I-
New-York tribune., 1910-08-21

: well fed stomach he thought
better Of himself. After all, he
knew more about this sort OF
thing than anyone else in the
room. He had beaten them be-
fore; he would do it again,
And as for the speech, 1t
would shape itself as was best
when the right time came. And
that would be, as usual with
him. only when the toast
master. with q side glance ii
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-12-31

How is this for a plum: "Fol-
lowir;; the announcement that the
Standard Oil Company has issued
final quarterly dividened to
shareholders amounting to $780,
600, 0Ot, it is calculated that John
D. Ro kefeller, as owner of Is per
cent # the stock, has received
since 1882 about $3.50, 600, 900 as his
hare If the dividends. In nine
years It is SAID he has received in
dividends over S90,O0O,OOO, while
his equity 10 the total net profits
since 1882 is said to have exceed
ed $685.. 100000. From 1902 to 1910
inclusive, The Standard Oil Com
pany has discussed to share
holder, 1857 1929, 62O out of net
profits Of 1919, 2U2, 1854, leaving a
-arpIu ntS315, 272,444. Since 1882
me coD paoy has disbursed S7O9,.
$1,000 GU; Of its profits OF 1,129,-
a42,O64 leaving surplus of S419,-
Ga, 444."