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La Junta tribune., 1911-04-01
Piessins. Narrowing and LevsIIns,

Tho plow should be promptly fol-
lowed by the harrow while the rround
IL fresh and viii easily puiyeri,e. II
10 advisable to harrow your plowing
not later than one half day after the
burrows arc turned. This packs The
loose Ground and forms a mulch On
the surface. tAus pesventins unncceso.
SAT- evapsssttou. A. soon ~ the
Dsevias = ~ individual field ~
La Junta tribune., 1911-04-01
PIsesrds for Sale

PiAcards. printed on cardboard. In
large typo. for sale at this office NJ
five rsnts each. "s follows:
Lodging.
For Sale.
For Rent
Boarding.
Take One.
No Loafinx.
No Smoking.
Drrssmaking.
No rresspaasins.
Furnished Rooms.
School Report Cards.
No Hnntias Allowed.
Beas1iAo House LAW.
psat SD.t - ~ rIoee.
La Junta tribune., 1911-04-01
United Presbyterian.

Resolutions Of the General Assem-.
My, "Rebsolv"d. that II Ii the duty
u all followers Of Christ To abstain
from the Use OF Intoxicating drinks
II every kind. aud that such nbstin-
cnee Is necessary 10 Consistent
Christian lifc."
IL solved. that the license Of the
traffic Is Incompatible with the vel.
fare Of the state. and that tho state
should seek its entire prohibition"
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-09-02
! 1hE CHURCHES
ST. James Episcopal Church,

G. MacLean Phi. D., Rector.
Services will be conducted In this
Church until further notice as follows,
Morning Prayer, Rector's class and
Sunday School will begin at 1880
A. M.
Evening Prayer at 7:45 P. M.
All are cordially invited; and as
the current expenses of the Church
are met by the free will offerings of
the worshippers, all who attend any
Of the services are expected to con-
tribute. See Proverbs SO, 10;11:24,2
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-09-02

| G. w. Burns is erecting a large
barn on his premises.
c. H. Rhinehart has returned home
from his trip to Ada County
Sunday night Scion Mccoy shipped
east for sale, one car load of horses.
Mrs. Chas. Turner is visiting here
from Atlanta.
Judge Jim Nicholson and wife re-
turned Tuesday to their home at
Bascom ranch on South Boise.
S. A. McAnulty came in Wednes-
day from his Cold Springs Greek
Ranch
Geo. w. Fletcher Jr. ard Mr.. Stan
field visited Bmlneau Valley last
Monday.
Rudisil pulled out for Rocky Bar
the fore part of this week with 10000
pounds of freight for Golden's mann
moth Store.
Adm Hall went to Bellevue during
last week to look after matters per-
tanning to the estate of his deceased
brother, E. B. Hall.
Ben Robertson and John Jones came
over from Bruneau Thursday for two
wagon loads Of lumber to build a
store house for j. s. Lewis (Uncle
Dick) at Fences Ford about eight
miles above the Bruneau P. o.
Robert Chattn went up ON the
South Boise river last week where
Mrs. Chattin and the little ones had
been sojourning for several weeks
and returned home with his family
last Wednesday.
Rev. Jennings will preach this morn
ing and evening in the Bennett build
ing adjoining the Gilmore Bank, Sun
day school at 200 o'clock.
Manager Wing Of the Owyhee
Land and Irrigation Co. was in town
Thursday. He came up to order a
car load of cement for dam purposes.
Work is progressing rapidly.
John Mitchell has been persuaded
by his friends to stand for the Re
publican nomination for sheriff and
so announces himself at the head
of this column. He is one of the
Oldest settlers In this section and a
successful business man; Is man
that no one can say aught against in
any particular.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-09-02
Additional local News

r. G.. Dwyer became a child again
just for the day, and went to Boise
Wednesday to see the big circus. He
returned safely Thursday evening.
FOR RENT-Five room house
with pantry, good cellar and barn;
$3.50 per month, in advance.
Apply to Mrs. r. p Chattin
Miss Neva Smith arrived Thursday
night from Sunnyside and will make
her home during the coming school
year with DR.. and Mrs. Hawley.
The Ladies' Missionary Circle OF
the Baptist church will meet with
Mrs. Rhese Harmon on Tuesday,
September fifth.
IA. Klungness and wife who have
been making their home in Boise du-
ring the past year, have returned to
Mountain Home which suits them
better than the Capltal CITY.
A. A. Anderson, manager Of the
Telluride Power Co., was brought
in from the scene of activities, Tues
day suffering from the effects OF
poison from some unknown source.
Helm and Chattin shipped fourteen
cars of sheep Saturday; baltimore
Brothers. seven cars and R. c. Chat
tim three cars.
Miss Edith Kellogg has arrived to
take UP her work In the commercial
department Of the Mountain Home
highschool
]. A. Peake returned today from
another trip to Atlanta where he
gave one Of his very interesting ste
reopticon lectures and also held d.
vine services at Pine and Rocky Bar
Bar.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-09-02
METHODIST.

Morning, The Heavenly City.
Evening 'The Pleasures of Life"
This will be DR.. Sifton's last Sun
day in Mountain Home.
DR.. j. w. Sifton, Pastor
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-09-02
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
Interesting Items Cleaned From Emore Bulletin Of 10 Years Ago

Johnny Mitchell has gone up to ths
mountains ON lectioneering trip.
William Goats is now occupying
his new family residence.
Mrs. Geo. d. Bell visited Boise las
Tuesday,
Cy Smith OF Rocky Bar was a so
iourner here several days during the
past week.
Mrs. Smoot, postmistress of Allan
Ia, was a welcomed visitor here
Thursday and Friday.
E. c. Hefrich and wife went to
Ogden Sunday and returned Wednes-
day evening.
Mrs. w. G. Wickersham Is visiting
with her parents at Boise, accompanied
by Miss Florence Manion.
C. M. Hunt and Miss Ida Richard
son were married at Glenns Ferry
August eighth.
Mrs. Hice has removed from her
ranch to Mountain Home for the
coming winter.
Geo. Crandall and wife came down
from their beautiful home near Pine
Grove last Tuesday and spent sever
al days in town.
Repairs on the Episcopal church
kwill be completed In time for re-
ligious services to be held In that
c.!fice next Sunday.
Joe Sullaway came up from the
lower country Monday loaded with
melons, corn and other cholera med
icine.
Paul Wilder came In from Boise
Thursday on his way to the Bar to
attend the funeral OF his mother,
Mrs. Sommerlatt.
Henry Robertson of Bruneau was In
town Friday having brought over a
threshing machine and engine for
shipment to Caldwell.
Mrs. A. B. Clark departed yester-
day for Chicago where she will re-
main all winter. During her alb
sence, Mr.. Clark will cause conn
modious residence to be erected on
their grounds by early spring. Mrs.
Clark Is very intelligent lady and
has made many warm friends here
who will anxiously await her return
to permanently abide with US.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-09-02
Millinery ParIors RemodeIed

The millinery parlors of Mrs. M
Hendricks has been undergoing eX
tensive improvements preparatory t.
the fall and winter trade. The par
tition in the front room has been
removed making one commodiouG
room which has been re-papered ant
painted and when the large plate
glass front has been adjusted the
millinery parlors will present a de
cided improvement. Mrs. A. Johnson
the hair dresser, has one corner where
she will be pleasd to shampoo ant
dress the ladies' hair becomingly fol
those contemplating the purchase o.
bonnet.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-09-02
BAPTIST

Rev. j. A. Peake, Pastor.
10 A. M. Sunday School
IL A. M. Public Worship
Sermon Topic "What is Mani"
p. NJ B. Y. P. U.
8 p. NJ Gospel Meeting
Sermon Topic "How Satan lost an
ally"
Evening service at the church.
All are cordially invited
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-09-02
MISS HOLSAPPLE ENTERTAlNS
SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS.

Miss Vida Holsapple entertained
the members of her Sunday Schoo
class accompanied by a few gentle
men friends, in her apartments
Wednesday vening. Games, music
and refreshments formed the enter
tainment Of the ewning.
Those present included the follow
ing:
The Misses Dora Eaton. Irene Brieg
leb, the Misses Bybee, Blanche Gain
es, Edith Mason, Maggie Ross and
Messrs. George Porter, Sidney Nelson
and Harold Pasco.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-09-02
Forced to Leave Home.

Every year a large number OF poor
sufferers, whose lungs are sore and
racked with coughs, are urged to &C
to another climate. But this lis cost
ly and not always sure. There's a
better way. Let DR.. Kings New Dis
cOvery cure you at home. ut cured
me of lung trouble" writes w. r
Nelson, of Calamine. Ark, when
all else failed and l gained AZ pound
in weight. It's surely the king of al
cough and lung cures" Thousands
owe their lives and health to it. Its
positively guaranteed for coughs
colds, lagrippe, asthma, croup--alL
Throat and lung troubles. soc & 81
Trial bottle free at R. w. Smiths.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-09-02
CONGREGATIONAL.
Corner Bennett Street and Bruneau
Avenue.
C. E. MASON, PASTOR.

Corner Bennett Street and Bruneau
Avenue.
C. E. MASON, PASTOR.
The Sacrament of the Lords Sup.
per will be observed next Sunday in
connection with the forenoon service,
100 o'clock.
Evening service at 500 Subject,
Women ''Herones of History" Bi.
BILE Women, and Modern Women
Sunday school at 1910, noon. The
adult young ladies class, Mrs. Hobbs,
teacher, will renew their Teacher
Training studies.
The Endeavor monthly Consecra.
ton and Roll-call meeting at 700.
Some new features are promised.
The church trustees meet Tuesday
evening at 500, in the vestry.
Prayer meeting Wednesday even.
ing at 800 and choir rehearsal Thurs.
day evening at 8.
The Ladies Aid meets Thursday at
200, in their three sections. A cor
dial invitation is extended to all SER
vices.
The Lawn Ice cream social by Miss
Amelia Bunk and her assistants was
largely attended, especially in the
evening. The little tables were
tastefully arranged and with the cleo.
trio lights especially arranged by Mr..
Weed, and the people at the tables
and others along the outer circle en-
joying a social chat, created a very
pleasing effect. A goodly sum was
realized for the benefit of the church
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-09-02
NOTICE.

The Congregational Ladies re-
sumes work in thhe several sections
next Thursday at 2:30 P. M.
Sections: One meets with Mrs.
Briegleb; two at the church and three
with Mrs. Blenkner ALI ladies in
vited.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-09-02
POPULAR TEACHER RESIGNS

Miss Mary Cupp has resigned her
position in the Mountain Home school
and has accepted a similar position
at Payette.
Miss Cupp has held her position
here for the past four years, i'm a
most efficient and satisfactory man
ner and her many friends here will
regret to learn of her resignation.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-09-02
ATTENTION LADIES'!

ATTENTION LADIES'!
| can fit you out with the
Best Tailored Garments that
Money can buy. ! take your
Measure and have the Gar
ments Made to your Order by
the Metropolitan Ladies' Tail
ors Of Chicago.
Mrs. c. e. Boyer.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-09-02
NO SEGREGATION FOR MOUNT
AIN HOME THIS YEAR.

There will be no Carey act project
launched at Mountain Home this
year. Yesterday the state land board
voted to reject the petition of the FL
more County Irrigation company for
the formation of Carey act district
with an acreage of $780, The matter
had been debated in lively fashion
at the land board meeting of the day
before.
This proposition came before the
board as a special order at 10 o'clock
yesterday. The board divided on the
proposition. Attorney General Nc
Dougall and Superintendent of Public
Instruction Shepherd voted in favor
of the proposition; Governor Hawley
and State Auditor Taylor voted In
the negative. Secretary Clifford ask
ed to be excused from voting on the
plea that he was notsufficiently fa-
miliar with the conditions in Elmore
county. This made the vote 2 to g.
and Governor HawQey declared the
motion lost.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-09-02

Dr. and Mrs. f. S. Hawley and lit
tie daughter arrived home Sunday,
having spent the summer visiting rela.
tives in Chicago and other Illinois
cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-09

weeks before the death Of her father.
King Leopold or Belgium, whim or the
princess or il may be the scant hos
pitaiity OF the keepers OF great hotels
led her to an inn in Vienna
There she was received with the deep
respect paid everywhere in Europe to SOL
vent royalty. and there she seems TO have
paid her b.ll, for the inkeeper found moth
ing too good TO be used means OF
showing his gratitude TO his royal patron.
To present her royal highness with flow
ers on leaving would have been banal. 10
OFFER her a work OF art would have been
presumptuous. the difficulty was solved
By offering the innkeeper's most treas
ured possession, his lucky stone. guaran-
tsed TO bring good fortune speedily 10
vhomsoever owned it. The stone was
not only lucky. bat a sacred one, what
the Germans call ''pilgerstein." picked
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-09
New THINGS In POST OFFICES

by the bushels. There We're many
that they kept my secretaries busy. and
! could only look at the most important
of them. They brought about the saving
of a vast deal Of money, and at the
same time made the men feel that they
We're a part Of the government and that
1t was their duty to do all they could
to help in the work. We have now
good esprit de corps among our employ
es and l expect this to grow as time
goes on.
Il should like to see the entire postal
service taken out Of politics con-
tinued Air. Hitchcock. This changing
postmasters at every administration
discrepancies the business and causes the
loss of millions Of dollars. We have 10
train the new postmastefs. and. beng
appointed through political influence,
they do not feel their responsibility TO
the department They are often ineffi-
Gent. and the principle is bad one. |
would have all the presidential post
masters in the classified service. and
would haze the only reason for changes
lie the good of the service. | would
send the best postn:a sters to the more
responsible places, and would have a
system by which the post office clerks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-09

stone brought it, therefore | am entitled
to share it." So reasoning he betook him
self 70 the Vienna lawyer, DR.. Raben-
lechner who acts for the syndicate form
ed by the princess creditors TO protect
their interests To the advocate he ex-
planned his case. stating that ii was
clearly his stone which had luckily
brought about the speedy death of King
Leopold in the first place. and, in the
second place, had secured the succession
of the kings property to his rightful
heirs.
largely by her luck, aud he suggested
they should do something for HMM
other words. give him a large percentage
on the payments made 10 them by her.
1t is hardly me- essary to say the cred
itors declared they had no belief what
ever in lucky stones, whether of pilgrims
or any other sort. They refused to have
anything 10 say to the innkeeper. and
DR. Rabenlechner read him lecture on
his sacr legious conduct in pretending
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-09

offered to her for sale. or that she can
think of and get. and the second is TO get
as much as she can for nothing. She
will not willingly pay for her lucky pill
grim stone. hut she will not part with il.
She has con fidence in it's virtues. 1t has
become her fetish, and wanderer that she
is. 1t is not strange that she should lay
her faith in pilgrims stone.
Princess Louise's pilgrimage has been
long and painful: but it was undertaken
and is persisted in by her own will.
When well advanced in middle life, moth
er of several children she allowed herself
to take interest over great in a
youthful adventurer. This man she at
tached to her household and she show
cred many favors on him. When she
was demonstrated with. storming with
rage, she left her husband. Prince Philip
of Cobours. The adventurer followed n
her suite. The adventurer one Mat
tachiich was imprisoned for forgery; the
princess, excitable beyond control. was
placed in a house in the grounds of d
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-09

that the death of a father, even though
estranged and wealthy, could be supposed
to be lucky for his orphaned heir.
The innkaeper IS denounced b. some
Of the princess friends as rascal. Ii
IS possible he is nothing more than
creduious person Thousands besides him
in Germany and Austria believe in the
luck brought by the pilgrim stones. If
he asked nothing when he presented the
stone. it is probable the princess prom
ised much She has royal way of max
ing promises. and of forgetting them.
TIE innkeeper is determined that she
will not forget this time. lie has insti-
tuted proceedings IN the Belgian courts
against her for $4,000. his share of her
good luck.
Princess Louise. with others which
common folk may not indulge in, has two
great principles. up 10 which she lives.
Tie frs; is To buy everything that is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-09
We EXPECT To INcRLAsE THE AUTOMOBILE TEATUnE
Or THE SERVICE:

and raised the rate of compensation
in many cases. The annual amount
paid for salaries has been Increased BY
about $12.tso.nO and the average salary
of the post office clerk has gone up from
1919 to xl.o51. There has been an increase
in the wages of the let, er carriers. ana
also of tie rural delivery men
We have also improved the city post
Offices, and have given them 500 more
clerks. and al the same time have put
on 1000 more letter carriers. You
cannot reduce the expenses of a bust
ness like this by cutting down the
General Of the past tried that
and failed The trouble is the moment
YOU lessen the force you reduce the
efficiency. The wheels of the machinery
become cioeged. the mails pile up and
complaints how in. 1t takes a lot Of
time to answer the complaints and to
SO rearrange the service as to make
it efficient again. As result the loss
is greater than ever.
No continued the Postmaster Gen
eral. The wipinS out Of the deficit has
been due more than anything else to the
intrc ducton Of modern business methods
into the service. We have cut out the
waste wherever possible. have adopted
all sorts Of labar-saving devices and have
tried TO Improve the efficiency of the
clerks You see We have :!2-J,t0o EN-
pioyes, and mos; Of hem are high priced
men. We have many here who are re-
cerins $1,000 and S;2O and upward d
year, They are good men. but we have
10 handle them properly to get their
greatest efficiency
We have done this in the city
post offices by introducing travelling
belts, overhead carriers and other
machines TO carry the mail matter from
place 10 place in the Offices. The letters
are faced up by machinery and the
stamps Cancelled the rate of 10000 an
hour. The mail comes from the cars, and
after IL enters the post Office ii goes al
most without stopping 20 the letter car
rier who is to deliver it.
1T is the same with other things.
We are saving on freight by cut
ting down the weight Of the mail
bags We are saving in the rural de-
livery ny studying the country for orr
selves and putting the routes where they
viii serve the most people instead of al
lowing a congressman TO locate them for
political purposes. When we esta blish a
new carrier delivery we mske the town
where II goes give us the best arrange
ments for handling the mail We insist on
their improving the streets and that
every house shall have its own letter box
for receiving its mail. In this way the
poStman drops in his letters without
stopping and ringing the bell. I expect
to see the time come when that will be
required in all Of the cities.
I'VE have also improved the railway
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-09

ONLY Money Luck, How
~ ever, Seems to Be the
Fate of Louise of Belgium,
Who Has Put Aside Happi-
ness of Other Kinds by Her
Own Acts and Refuses to Be
Reconciled to the Relatives
Who Are Ready to Forget
and Forgive-Pebble Picked
Up in the River Jordan by
Pilgrim and Presented to Her
by a Viennese Innkeeper,
Who Now Is Suing in the
Belgian Courts for a Share
Of Her Luck in the Shape of
a Commission on Her Faith
er's Fortune.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-09

divorced husband represented the fanTly
at that wedding.
Bitter as this insult must have been.
one still more bitter IVES shown TO the
Grant princess when she came to Brus-
sells on the anniversary OF her fathers
death. Having visited the kings tomb at
Laeken and la I'D wreath on II. she drove
to the chateau. The king and queen were
both there, but the great gates Of her
childhood's home remained closed against
the princess, who had to deliver her
cards to a servant and drive away. IN
Brussels a similar experience awaited her
at the palace OF the Countess OF Flanders.
There, again. where a year before she
had made her home for days. and been
treated with such loving kindness. the
door was closed in her face. The sentrles
presented arms as the carriage turned
away. carrying her toward the railway
station and her self-chosen endless Jour
ney to nowhere.
Still she clinss to her lucky pilgrim
stone; but It's iuck must have remained
with the viennese tnnireeper IL he oan
convince Judge or Jury that Il has
brought good luck 90 the hapleU Princess
Louise.
(Coryright 1911, In the Omitted States ~ Curtis
Brown. All Brftish rights rssafvsaJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-09
TIE PINE Ur1ATIc TUBE ROOM AT CHICAGO

could rise from grade to grade and finally
become postmasters. | would not make
the selection altogether a matter of
geography. as it is now. but would put
the men in the places where their past
work has shown they would do the most
good.
.'Will we ever be able 10 send letters at
a one-cent rate, Mr.. Postmaster General"
I asked.
Yes. We could do that now if the adj
vertising parts of the magazines paid
their share toward carrying the mails.
We 90 not want to increase the rate on
the literary features OF the magazine, but
We do feel that the advertisements should
pay as much as other matter of the
same commercial cilara cter. As il is now,
We are carrying these magazines at
cost Of more than : cents pound. and
we receive from them only | cent a pound.
We lost over SCI 100000 on our magazine
transportations last Year This is all
wrong. II was never Intended by those
who made The law that advertisements
should be carried at such rates and at
such cost Indeed, il was specifically
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-09

RlNCESS LOUISE
OF Belgium, scorn-
ing the tranquil life
Of a palace, wan
ders through Eu-
rope seeking happi-
ness. not refusing
adventure. Resin 9
for fleeing mo-
ments In rented
houses, in grand
hotels. or In hum
BILE inns. \ few
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-09

not led Princess Louise with her suite TO
the innkeeper's door?
All this the innkeepeer told the princess.
as he stood before her stone in hand, and
made his Offering. The Offering was
graciously accepted. and Princess Louise
departed once more on her trackless
wandering. When lie made the presenta-
ton the innkeeper made no hint that he
expected anything from the princess for
the stone. He had got il for nothing, and
he asked nothing for il; II had brought
him a sufficiency of good luck
Possessed Of the lucky pilgrim stone,
Princess Louise. always extravagant. be-
came. If possible. more extravagant than
before. for luck was coming 70 her. and
luck in her eyes meant nothing but
noney.-she had long since spurned all
things except those that money could
buy
No one OF her familiars dared hint that
luck might come speedily through her
fathers death, for. even in her widest.