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Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-04-13
Locate in Mountain Home.

After visiting various of the towns
throughout southern Idaho Prof
Stone returned to this city fully de-
cided to remain here permanently
and cast his lot among us. He visited
Weiser. Payette, Caldwell, Boise and
one or two other places, but found
more with as bright future as this
city and consequently he returned.
P~of. Stone is an educated and a
finished musician. He viii be io;nad
here is few days by his wife, who
is also an accomplished musician.
and together they will open a school
Of music in the city They will teach
piano, violin and stringed instru-
ments and voice They propose to
build up a large musical sentiment
in the city and viii by various means
encourage the study Of this, the
greatest art.
For the present they will occupy
Prof Warmers residence where they
will receive pupils for instruction
and later establish music rooms In
the city, conyeMently located. They
are an addition tc the musical circles
of the city and we wish them good
luck
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-04-13
Commissioners Meet.

The county commissioners have
been in session for the week grinding
out county business for the first quar-
ter of the year. The usual number
of bills were passed upon including
the bill of the Maverick which was
disallowed in January owing to the
protest of c. e. Corker.
An appeal was taken from the ac-
ton of the board to the district court
and the case argued before Judge
Walters Judge Walters decided in
favor Of the plaintiff and decided the
bill was good and valid. The COM
missioners took up the bill at this
session and ordered a warrant drawn
for the same. Judge Wolfe represent
ed the plaintiff and w L. Harvey
the county.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-04-13
LadIes. AthletIc cIub Formed.


On Tuesday evening, April 18th,
1911, meeting was held at the
school building for the purpose Of
organizing an Athletic Association"
to be open to the admission Of all
the ladies of Mountain Home.
Those present were: Prof. I. b.
Warner. Mesdames Warner, Hobbs.
Reynolds: Misses Katie Brady, Myr-
tie Gibson, Lille Bennett, Pearl Ste
vens, Geniva Gibson, Ethel Bennett,
c. Ludell Smith, Reva Reynolds,
Bertha Crabb. Gus. Gibson, Grille
Hall. Olive Hall, Ruby Mellen.
Prof. Warner acted as temporary
chairman during the meeting
The following officers were elect
ed. temporarily:
Chairman. Katie l.. Brady
secy. and Treas. Ruby Mellen.
Directors. Geniva Gibson, Minnie
Hobbs and Olive Hall.
Committee on Bylaws, Mrs. War
ner. c. Ludell Smith, and Pearl Ste
vens.
The chairman announced the mex
meeting for Tuesday. April 18th, in
the Gymnasium at 1880 p. m.
BY motion, the meeting was ad
iourned.
RUBY MELLEN,
Sqcv and Treas
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-04-13
HooD RIVER COUNTRY
Furnishes Object Lesson For Other
Fruit Growers.

The Hood River valley is on the
eastern slope of the Cascade range,
sixty-six miles east of Portland. 1t
embraces an erea about eight miles
in width and twenty-five miles in
length. The district lies between the
Columbia river and Mount Hood. The
surafce is rolling, gradually rising
to Mount Hood while the altitude
varies from 500 feet on the bluffs
bordering the Volumbia to over 5000.
feet at the base of the mountain from
which the valley derives its name.
The climte of Hood iverR is mild.
The nights are always cool. In sum
mer the heat is tempered by cooling
breezes from the Pacific, $50 miles
distant. The cool nights in summer
are due to the influence of the snow
capped mountains, Mount Hood on
the south and Mount Adams on the
north. In the winter the weather is
moderated by the mild winds from
the ocean.
The rainfall is thirty-six inches,
the Ilrger portion of which comes
late in the fall and early spring. Wa
ter for domestic use is Of excellent
quality.
The Hood River district has deser-
vingly gained a very high reputation
for the superior uniformity of the
fruit in the pack. It's well known as
sociation guarantees each and every
box 10 contain fruit that shall cor
respond to its marking, if extra fan
cy, the box can be relied upon to be
extra fancy, sizes uniform, quality
as represented. This has given their
fruit very deservedly high reputation
on the markets of the country and
has helped the association to secure
its share of the fancy trade of he
country with correspondingly high
prices.
Perfect fruit is the ideal of the
Hood River grower. To this end, he
cultivates, prunes and sprays with
utmost care Hood River was among
the first fruit growing sections tC
employ scientific methods and to ad
op a practiced cooperation selling
system. The Hood River Fruit Grow
ers association was formed eighteeI
years ago and has now been merged
with the apple growers association
The association has a complete ic'
and cold storage plant, with ware
house. both in town and in the val
ley. At the present time about 10,OOl
acres are being set to apple trees. o
this acreage about 1000 acres is il
full bearing. The area being plante'
TO apples is steadily increasing.
Orchards in full bearing comman'
very. very high prices, growers hav
ing refused $4,000 an acre for bear
ing orchards. The cost of clearin
the land is a serious item, rangin
from SIS to $3.50 an acre. Original
" all the land was timber.
The Hood River apple growers dc
clare that an orchard cannot be suS
cessfully run as a side issue, but tha
the production of apples must b
made the only business of the grow
er. In apples Hood River has specia
szed in the growing of spitzenberg
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MRS. CHAMP CLARK WIFE OF INCOMING SPEAKER

representatives
position OF second lady in
land the speakershp being considered superior to the vice
presidency Clark woman Of
intel
in
Canway until the Pike and edu
made herh
n OF
Bowling she has
Of in leader
in the intellectual " capital S'ricty
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Piano Contest.

The Piano contest closes next
month and a little effort and time
given to details of getting the votes
might win this handsome instrument.
The store offers special inducements
that will interest you and you should
know about this. The following is
the standing Of the candidates for
the past week:
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-04-13

The Methodist ladies will be pre-
pared to feed the hungry during court
beginning April is. meals will be
served in the basement of their new
church which is just one block south
OF the court house; meals 30 cents
Your patronage solicited. They win
also have on sale nome made candles,
aprons. bonnetts and fancy articles
Coroner Eaton went down to
clenns Ferry last Tuesday morning
to hold inquiry over the remains
of man who was run over and kill
ed in the yards there last Sunday
Rev. Crabtree returned yesterday
from Twin Falls where he has been
the past week with Mrs. Crabtree's
brother who is in the west looking
for location.
GO Carts a nd cabs, just what yoa
want at prices from 6to S22 at
THOMPSON Furn. Co.
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Billie Aieyaka.
RUBY MELLEN,
Secy. and Treas.

The japanese, Billy Meyaka, who
died April 9Th, from spotted fever,
was buried in Mountain Home ceme-
terry the 7th. funeral services being
held in the afternoon at 2 o'colck
from the Cowan undertaking rooms.
Rev. C. f. Mason officiating. A cous-
in and other Japanese friends were
present from Boise. Nampa and EN-
nett and residents Of Mountain Home.
Quite long procession was made up
from our citizens. Everything was in
order and good taste. Mr.. Meyaka has
been a resident Of Mountain Home
for four years. coming here from
Boise. He came from his native Jap
an in 1898. He was "a years Of age.
leaves a widow. who is still residing
in our midst. and is appreciative of
kindly attention shown her in her
sorrow and bereavement.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-04-13

Vote for Mrs. Evans at the school
election Saturday
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-04-13
WOMEN'S CLUBS
TO CONSOLIDATE
FIRST MEETING HELD YESTER
DAY FOR PURPOSE OF Or
CANNING CLUB

Women of the City All Interested in
The New Movement to Form One
Big Organization.-Invit Ex-
tended to all Ladies to Join.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11

When Mohammed was 63 years old he was
attacked by fever that some attributed to
poison.
When he recovered little, feeling q convic-
ton that his end was neur. he ascended the
pulpit, and, addressing the assembled people,
he asked IL there was anyone whom ne had
wronged, as il there were he would willingly
bare his own back to the scourge. Have
aspersed the reputation Of a Musselmany p
said the prophet. Let him proclaim my
faults in the face of the congregation. Has
anyone been despoiled Of his eoodsf The hit
tie that possess shall compensate the prin-
oipal and interest Of the debt"
When he paused voice was heard from the
crowd, "Yes, am entitled TO three draehms
of silver"
Mohammed satisfied the mans demand, and
thanked him for accusing him IN this world,
rather than at the day Of Judgment.
He then freed his slaves and, gave directions
for the conduct of his funeral, and till the
third day before his death he regularly per
formed public prayer.
At the last, surrounded by his mourning
friends and relatives, the Prophet OF Allah
lay on a carpet spread on the eartben floor OF
his little house, his head supported on the lap
Of his beloved Ayesha. He tainted with
when be recovered he raised his eyes 10 the
roof, and, with steady gaze, but failing voice,
he exclaimed in broken accents: 20 Allah
pardon my sins-yes4 eome-among my fel-
low-citisens on high" Mohammed died in A.
ID. $50.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11
CHARGED BY AN ELEPHANT

"I fired when he was about nine PAGES
Distant, aiming into his eurler' trunk, about
one foot below the fatal hump between the
eyes. as the head was held very high. felt
confident Of the shot, but made a great mis-
take in not giving him both barrels.
The smoke for an instant Obscured the
elephant and l stopped quickly to see where
he lay, expected HAT he had fallen dead
But he had not even been. checked, and was
right upon me. There was not time 70 step
either to the right Or to the left. His tusks
came through the smoke, his head now being
held low, Ike the cow catcher of q locomo-
tive, and had just time TO fall fiat to
avoid being hurled along In front of him.
'E fell little to the right, The next in
slant down came his ponderous fOrefoot with.
in few inches Of my left thigh, and should
have been trodden on, had not been quick
enough, when saw the forefoot coming TO
drag my leg from the sprawling position In
which I fell.
"As the elephant rushed over me he
shrieked, which showed that his trunk was
uncoiled, and he was in full flight. Had he
stopped / should have been caught, but the
heavy bullet had taken all the fighting out
of him. It was as narrow an escape as l
have ever had"
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11
Unequal Leg Length

Persons lost il a forest or on plain al
most invariably walk in q circle, and this is
dne q inequAlity in the length Of legs.
shown that only tan per cent of us have
tile lower limbs equal IN length, thirty five
Der cent. have the right limb longer than
the Left. while in iiftylite per cent, the left
longer than the other is naturally that q
pefSon will unconsciOusly take a longer step
with the longer limb, and consequently viii
bear to the night or to the left, according
as the left or right is the longer, unless
the tendency TO deviation is corrected by the
eye. The left Lex. being more frequently the
longer. a. evidenced by the measurement,
the-inclinAtion should be more frequently 10
the right than 30 the left.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11

2OHAAGME.D, the Arabian prophet, lost
MI his father and mother in infancy, and
HV being left an orphan his uncle became
Ill his guardian. This uncle. whose name
was Abu Taieb, treated him with
great kindness, carefully bringing him
up to his own business, which, was that Of
merchant trading to Syria; and when. the boy
was 13 he took him with him on his journeys,
and Mohammed afterwards conducted car
avaY for his uncle to Damascus.
Abu Taleb thought SO highly of his nephew's
abilities that he recommended him TO noble
and wealthy widow, an her factor; and the
young man managed b1sness 50 well that she
rewarded his services by marrying him.
By this marriage Mohammed, who had been
left by his parents in very poor circumstances,
was at once raised from poverty to an equality
with the richest inhabitants Of his native town
Of Mecca.
He was only in his twenty fifth year, and
his wife was many years. his senior.
He had the greatest respect for her judg-
ment, and TO her he confided his belief that
he was TO teach the faith in the one living
God and 10 destroy the Pagan idolatry Of the
Arabs.
She was his first convert, and they long
conducted their devotions IN secret; and it
was not til be was In. his foftieth year that
he announced his mi@iOn in public.
When his wife died, MohA1nmed sincerely
mourned her loas, and it was some time before
he took another wife, Ayesha, the daughter
Of Abu Bekr
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11
The Tin Soldier
coNTINUMD FRoM PAGR ONE

He threaded his way through the crowd Of
soldiers, and looked at the piazza railing:
There was his ropeladder. dangling down
into che darkness below.
The girl, Kaaya, confessed al. She was to
admit a,body Of Tartars TO the fort BY means
Of The fope1adder.
At two O'Clock the fort was 10 be attacked
from without, and the Tartars within were
70 throw open the gates and attack the gar
Fison in the rear.
When the morning sun shone upon Fort
Matthias PushLin, the encampment Of Tar
tara had vanished In the centre Of the pa
rade9rodhd, upon his pedestal, stood the tin
soldier, proudly wearing the Russian flag
draped about him.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11

fierce combat between two male elephants,
and they at once tried 10 get into n posi-
tion where they eonld' witness the fray. Sud
denly one Of the animals dashed through the
nulIah Just ahead Of them, mad with rage
and PAIN, and began moving the bamboo
down with trunk and tllsks, and bearing the
heaviest part over with his forefeet. Mr..
Sanderk0n says:
Gan instant later his demeanor changed
He backed away and stood like a statue
Now the tip Of his trunk came slowly around
to our direction, and saw that we were dis
covered to his fine sense Of smell. Forward
went his ears and up went his tail, and in
a moment he wheeled around with astonish-
ing quickness and came rushing toward US at
full speed.
"The bamboOs by which We were hidden
were useless as cover, and would have pre-
vented o clear shot, 30 stepped out into the
open ground the instant the elephant com
menced his charge. / gave Ehout in hope
Of stopping him, which failed.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11

] HILE elepihanthunting in Bengal, G.
p. EAnderton and his two native
helpers had most thrilling adyen:
tIre with an engragad "eu5ker."
They were looking for their game,
when they heard the sounds Of a
The Libby herald., 1911-11-16
Two BOUND OVER.

The case of the State VS.. Fred
Marvel, on complaint of 7. J.
Haudley, the charge being assault,
in the first degree, came up before
Judge Hoffman Saturday. Both
live at Rexford and are near neigh
bors. The trouble arose over a
fence being taken down by Marvel,
it is alleged, causing stock to tres
pass on Handley's ground, and in
All alteration Marvel drew a gun
and threatened to shoot complain
ant, all of which is denied by de-
fendant. The Judge decided to
hold defendant in $500 bonds.
Last Monday morning Judge
Hoffman heard the case against
Frank Gagnon, charged with stab
bing Jack Stewart. Defendant S
plea was self defense. He was
also held to answer and bonds fixed
at $500.
The Libby herald., 1911-11-16

A. f. Hill, special field agent O.
the bureau of statistics for the
United States department of agri.
culture, covering the states o.
Montana and Idaho, has given ou,
some interesting figures which fore
casts the agricultural future OF
Montana.
Taken as an average all over the
state, his report shows that the
production of winter wheat this
year averages 5l.7 bushels to the
acre, and in the quality scores 95
out of possible 100 points. The
significance of this wonderful yield
is shown in the average given for
the entire United States. which is
only I4.5 bushels per acre.
Other crops for Montana average
this year as follows: Spring wheat
25.2 bushels per acre, oats 49.2,
barley 36.5, hay two tons per acre.
These averages are all for this year
The Libby herald., 1911-11-16
LIKES MINING DISTRICT.

Whitehsh Pilot: Nick Murphy
returned last week from the mines
about As miles south of Libby.
Nick says the prospects are very
promising tor raceiving abundant
returns. He, with c. c.. Hall and
others, has been putting in machin-
cry and getting ready to take out
ore as soon as the weather will per-
init in the spring.
1t has been a rather expensive
undertaking, as all the machinery
had to be packed in from Libby IS
miles, which was a difficult as we'll
as an expensive job. But there is
little to fear but what they will get
their money back many fold.
The Libby herald., 1911-11-16
This Will Be the Home of the
Acreage Farmer, Where In
tensive CultivationWill Make
the Highest Priced Lands.

surrounding the town. For miles
upon miles the country back of
town stretches up Libby and Fisher
valleys and over into the Pleasant
Fisher section--sixty miles OF won
dertully rich soil. The natural
crop of timber is worth millons
the natural crop of metals is worth
other millions; the perpetual crop
of agriculture can scarcely be esti-
mated in figures.
When the Libby district is men
toned we think of mining and
lumber, but the forest service has
a map of the agricultural lands
tributary to Libby made up from
the field work of its cruisers, and
the total is amazing.
Libby's future is assured.
The natural resources are here.
The climatic conditions are good.
Fuel and water are abundant.
Land will never again be as
cheap as it is today.
Some of the highest priced acre
age in the northwest will be found
here.
1t is only when we go into de-
tail that we can grasp an idea of
the dormant wealth just coming
into life in the beautiful valley of
the Kootenai.
If anyone asks you what there is
here to make Libby a city, tell
them.
Tell them the facts.
The Libby herald., 1911-11-16
PETITIONS OUT FOR
PROGRESSIVE LAWS,

Timothy Miller has four petitions
covering important progressive leg
islation, which you are invited to
sign, the intention being to call
out vote upon them at the next
general election under the initia-
tive and referendum law of the
state. One petition provides for a
direct primary law similar to the
Oregon law a second calls for in
structions to legislators by the peo-
pie which sha'i be binding a third
provides for a popular expression
as to presidential preference, and
the other is corrupt practices
measure.
All four have the backing of the
Peoples Power league of Montana,
an organization which is moving
to secure the enactment of import
ant reform measures that the legis
lature, through indifference or de.
sign, fails to pass. All progressive
citizens should sign these petitions
SO that we may have the opportu-
nifty to vote them in. Take a few
minutes off and call on the Judge
at his Office and put down your sig
nature if you are in favor of these
reform laws.
The Libby herald., 1911-11-16
Interesting Batch
Of Troy Notes
From Our Regular Correspondent.

From Our Regular Correspondent.
Mrs. H. w. Rouse returned
from Bonners Ferry Thursday,
where she has been visiting the
past week.
Jesse Grippe and sister, Mary,
were Boomers Ferry visitors last
week.
F. M. Gosswiler and son made
a business trip to Spokane Thurs
day of last week, returning Friday.
Miss Verris Mcknight, who has
been visiting with her friends, Mr..
and Mrs. w. F. Doonan, left for
Everett, WASH, Saturday, where
she will visit her sister, Mrs. J. H.
O'Neil.
Leo Greenough, who has been
here the past two weeks looking
after mining interests, left for Spo.
kane Saturday.
Percy Kldder, who was accident
ally shot in the shoulder a short
time ago, went to Bonners Ferry
Monday for further medical aid,
returning the next day much i'm
proved.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. T. Walker of
Sylvan.te are Troy visitors this
week. Mr.. Walker has a contract
to saw the lumber for the Lincoln
Gold Mining company, which is
to be used for the construction of
new stamp mill later.
Ernest Redeye and Stirl Thorn
ton made trip to the county seat
Tuesday, returning the next day.
Rumor is out that Ernest got a
marriage license. How about thato
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. George
Gladwyn, Monday, a nine pound
lnilkmaid. George is happy over
the new arrival.
Misses June and Hazel Roberts
The Libby herald., 1911-11-16
We Talk Glibly Of Mining and
LAUNDERING, and Incidentally
Of Farming. This Last the
Perpetual Wealth Producer.

What is there here to make a
city? is question often asked by
the visitor, and we talk glibly
of our mining and our numbering
and incidentally of our farming.
To get down to hard facts, we
all know that the potential wealth
of the community must be in agri-
culture, as it is everywhere. When
favored by nature in addition with
great stores of mineral and great
bodies of merchantable timber it
is indeed fortunate combination
for any section and will build a
CITY, wherever the hand of man
turns these gifts Of nature to use
and to profit.
The one resource least talked of
and the least exploited here,
though the greatest of the trinity
of wealth producers, is agriculture,
and we propose to give in this ar
ticle the hard facts and will use by
way of illustration the land directly
across from Libby, comprising an
area the tarthest point of which is
not more than a commute drive
from town.
The territory embraced within
Pipe and Bobtail creeks, from their
headwaters to the Kootenai bank.
comprises compact body of ~ 900
acres of as fine farming land as can
be found outdoors. The wealth of
this section, stated in cold figures,
is startling, and would be scarcely
The Libby herald., 1911-11-16
GOVERNMENT SLEUTHS
WORKING OVERTIME

Roundup, Mont, Tribune: Hand
some rewards will be given by the
United States government to any
one of its spies who succeed in
beating a homesteader out of his
place. While not successful in any
case in this vicinity, thousands OF
dollars have been expended by the
government detectives in their ef-
forts to catch some homesteader
driving delivery wagon or work
ing in ditch or something to en-
able them to oust him from his
farm.
When the last heel of bacon is
gone, and the last spoonful of beans
is eaten, the homesteader has the
delicious knowledge that If spe-
cial agent catches him working for
another grubstake he will be con-
tested forthwith and also will have
to pay one-half of the cost of hear
ing.
This is not in any sense preach
ing lawlessness. The homestead
laws intend fairly enough to COM
pei the occupation and development
of the country by those who are
getting the land, but the residence
requirements are too strict when
they prevent man from working
to get money to improve his place.
These miserable agents are sap
headed college graduates, appointed
to good salaries through the favor
jtlsm of some old Judge or other in
the east. If they were farmers, or
men OF some sort of business ex-
perience, they would not do any
harm. As it is, it seems shame
they should be paid good money
that would buy so much bacon and
beans.