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St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1914-12-04
Do Your Eyes Bother You

If you are subject to headache,
eyes ache or print runs together.
call at my Office and be ex-
amined. / use the most approx
ed methods in examining the
eyes, and | guarantee all work
and material to be satisfactory.
In my practice of medicines
and surgery. all my prescrip-
tions are filled from pure fresh
drugs in my own private dis
pensary at a very reasonable
price. DIR. w. j. GILSTRAP,
Physician and Surgeon, st.
Johns, Oregon; residence phone
Columbia 1876; Office phone Col
umbia 2e2.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1914-12-04
North School Notes

For month ending November
18th, Donald Lind, Eula Sea-
crest and Lillian Topper did the
best work for the first week.
For second week Charley Rogers
and Lillian Topper; for third
week Charley Rogers and Lillian
Topper; for fourth week Melvin
Gibson Charley Rogers Eula
Secrist Nellie Bushor and Lillian
Topper.
The pupils of the grade are
making bandages TO be used by
the Red Cross nurses on Eu-
ropcan battle fields.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1914-12-04
ORDINANCE NO. $50

An Ordinance Declaring the
Cost of Improving Willam-
cite Boulevard from the
EasterIy Side Of Richmond
Street to the S. p. & S. K.
K. Cut, in the City OF st.
Johns, Oregon, and Asses
sing the Property Benefited
Thereby, Declaring Such
Assessment and Directing
the Entry of the Same in
the Docket Of City Liens.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1914-12-04
An Appeal For Flour

The Northwest Miller has sent
out the following appeal to the
millers Of the United States and
Canada:
IL is unnecessary for us to
dwell upon the fearful misfor-
tunes which have befallen the
innocent noncombatants of Bel
gium. the women, children and
old men who are now in utter
destitution. Their sad story is
told by the daily press dispatches
and is more than confirmed by
direct private information from
reliable sources. Millions of
helpless and deserving people.
through no fault of their own,
are now literally facing starva-
ton. Unless generous America
comes TO the rescue many of
these will actually starve to
death.
Our views concerning the
responsibility for this war may
vary. we may have different
opinions as TO the merits of the
causes of the contending nations
and our sympathies may be on
opposite sides. but on one thing
all will absolutely agree: that il
is the common duty of humanity
to help these poor people. This
work aids Germany as well as
the Allies. All are equally in
terested, whatever may be the
outcome of the war. in the
preservation for the worthy non
combatants of Belgium who have
had nothing TO do with either
bringing about the war or prose-
cutting il, and vet, by reason of
their unfortunate location. are
the chief sufferers on account of
il.
Absolutely bereft of homes.
property or possessions. these.
among the worthiest, most in
dustrious and most peaceful peo-
Pile in Europe. stretch forth their
despairing hands toward Amer
lea and ask only for food suf- |
icient TO sustain life until they |
can raise a crop upon their war
fields.
Realizing the great, generous |
spirit of the milling industry
and knowing its desire TO do its
full duty in the relief of human
and misery, we have.
after much effort, perfected a
plan and opened a way whereby
can. with the utmost
possible security, contribute
lour to assist the Belgian nom
We have chartered a ship to
larry a cargo of flour from the
nillers of the United States and
Canada to these Belgians. 1t
will sail from Philadelphia in
December. Arriving in London,
he flour will be received by the
Ambassadors Com
transshipped TO smaller
'essel, carried TO Rotterdam
md thence taken by rail TO Brus- '
els. where it will be received ,
md distributed To the destitute
" Mr.. Brand Whitlock, Ameri-
an Minister to Belgium. This i
arrangement is by permission of
he British, Dutch and German ,
governments, and the American {
ambassador, Mr.. Page, has OBJ
aimed a written guarantee that
he supplies thus sent will be !
rotected and not subject to 8
onfiscatiOn. c
Subscribe yourself and get
our friends. neighbors and fell
wv citizens TO express their SYM q
athy for the destitute Belgians n
flour not in words. Sell 4
lem this flour and handle il with q
our own gift. Tell the public h
nat a sack of flour will maintain p
ne person three months and n
SIX it to join with you in helping. e
Bring In your job printing while q,
)u think Of A Donf wait until Won =,
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1914-12-04

Bring In your job printing while
you think Of II, Don't wait until you
are entirely out We are equipped
TO turn out neat and tasty printing
pr0u ntlv 80 p0-iiaua nrico. ~ ,oeE
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Acreage-2O0 fr. II. 5. side, begin.
ming w. line Miners Add 80. los. 90
Acreage-50 fr, II. S. side, begin
ming 200 #. w. Miners Add .25.7l
Acreage-50 fr. II. S. side, begin
ming $50 II. w. Miners Add .25.7l
Acreage-50 fr. fl. S. side, begin
ming 800 IT. w. Miners Add .2S. 40
Acreage-l50 fr. Il. S. side. begin
ming $50 II. w. Miners Add .S5. 20
Acreage-l6l fr. II. S. side, east OF
Richmond street ............... SO. "a
Aereage-792 fr. #. S. side, west OF
fr. II. S. side. between
Stearns and Western Cooperage
Company ny,,.......,,,,...,.,..,, 94S4
fr. #. Il. of Buchanan
street, south side. de.,.....,.,...,l 1889
ANeais sssssss'ss 'ssssssss tatcV.lO
Passed by the Council this lst day of
Dec, 1914.
Approved by the Mayor this End day
'f Dec, 1914.
A. W. VINCENT, Mayor.
Attest: A. K. DUNSMORE,
Recorder of the City OF St. Johns.
Published in the st. Johns Review on
Dec. 4, 1914.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-01-30

has been elected by a plurality vary
ing from 1000 plus to little over >. r.
100000 the thought naturally arises
that three million government ON
ployees could absolutely control the
government under our political ma
ehinery the tendency being more
pay, less service in governmental
employment. resulting in resistless
efforts on the part of outside labor
to secure government employment
because less enormous and more re-
munerative, with accumulative dis
satisfaction and irritation in all pri-
vate enterprises.
Those are considerations which
those who regard the proposition Of
government ownership as simple. gem
orally overlooked.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-01-30
SHOSHONE HARDWARE COMP.
ANY.

This is the largest store of its kind
within a radius of a hundred miles of
Shoshone, and the stock is most
complete and embraces lines of tin
and granite ware, general building
hardware and a full and varied stock
Of sporting goods and ammunition.
Mr. J. p. Lane, the proprietor and
manager of this store, who lately pur-
chased this business, IS building up
large and lucrative trade Courtesy
and promtitude are the chief char
acteristics that he has chosen to aid
him in keeping this store to the fore
front Of his competitors. Mr.. Lane
was commercial traveller for num-
Der Of years and understands this
phase of commercial life thoroughly
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-01-30

markets.
From the Industrial standpoint
water communication must ever play
an important part aud with the de-
volopmant OF the Columbia river and
IT'S tributaries which reach and cx-
tend into Idaho. and with the compile
tlon OF the Panama Canal. our state
viii be brought TO the very doors Of
the centers of population teeming
with millions OF people who must use
and who desire 20 buy from US the
commodities that we have to sell
our population is OF the highest
type ana can be eXcelled by that of
no other people, In numerical strength
We have been developing In e ,auo
that has Appropriated almost 10 per
cent year since thirty years ago.
In all ways that mean for the high
or development OF states people. in
the building ana developing of schools
and churches and organizations for
the encouragement Of all that is best
Is ne the people OF Idaho have been
iiligcnt in sustaining an interest that
prophesies great good Tor the future
An in all the outlook Tor our peo-
pie FOR 1914 Is calculated To an with |
deepest pride the citizens of our state
and trust that from every stand
point ~ human endeavor. the coming /
year may be abundantly rich
Yours very sincerely.
BURTON L. FRENCH. (
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-01-30
STARRH DRUG STORE.

1t has been frequently said of late
years that the functions of a modern
lrug store are no longer exclusively
confined to the sale of drugs, E. w
Sinclair, proprietor of the Starrh
Drug Store. has fully realized this,
AMI therefore he has installed all the
innovations only to be found in the
up-todate drug establishments
Primarily, though, the sale of pure
drugs, compounded in the most scien-
tifical manner naturally attract the
purchaser of such articles where he
or she is sure of getting them, hence
the enviable reputation of Mr.. Sin
clair has been we'll earned. All the
accessories of the feminine heart
in the line of the finest toilet articles
will be found in abundance, and other
features of the pharmacist and his
side lines are to be found at this
store.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-01-30
DIETRICH, IDAHO.

Among the newer towns OF Lin
coin county few are more promising
than Dietrich. 1t is located eight
miles east OF Shoshone on the main
line of the Oregon short Line Railroad
and surrounded by what is known as
the Dietrich Tract Dietrich is the
logical business center for 10000 acres
of new irrigated land under the Idaho
Irrigation company system. The
land surrounding Dietrich was prac-
tically all taken up at the time of the
opening in 1909 and since that time
about half the area has been settled
and partially improved. During the
year 1913 excellent crops were raised
ON 5t76 acres. Among the farmers
on the Dietrich tract a large number
have successfully overcome the hard
ships and disappointments incidental
to the first years on new land and
all indications point 20 a rapid and
healthy development in the future.
An lines Of business usually found
In small farming community are
well represented at Dietrich The
Idaho Irrigation company which platt-
ed the townsite and retains an inter
est in the unsold portion, operates
an up-to-date water system for the
village and has provided telephone
communication with all outside points
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-01-30

! University herd. AS the Idaho Uni
versity has been a most successful
breeding Establishment, it is need
less to say this is a great young boar
Still he has litter mates almost if not
quite DIS good. But the great good
this firm does is best reflected in the
many herds of pure bred or grade
Durocs one sees all over the north
and south side Twin Falls tracts and
other sections in southern Idaho.
In 1911 the choicest of the But
terrified flock of Hampshire sheep
were purchased after their winnings
at the fall fairs. They have been
bred carefully and successfully and
the flock is keeping up to the high
standard at which it was started.
There was a very fine lot of breeding
ewes, both young and mature. Most
of the mature ewes are imported
The increase this year was 1877 per
cent. A very ready sale has been
found for all the rams that could be
spared.
small but selected herd of Hol-
stems is kept which have won both
1t home and at Boise when shown
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-01-30

limited way the products OF livestock
and from our mines. gold ana silver.
AZ that time the population OF Ida
no was less than one-tenth what It
Is today The southern part OF the
state WAS just being tapped by the
oregon Short Line system and an
north Idaho was denied railroad COM
munleatioh with the outside world
until year or 80 later
with this brief survey Of condi-
tons thirty years ago. am impress
I'd with what tho Idaho OF today
means. not only 90 the people with
In the state. but as an integral unit
Of our political and Industrial sys-
lens.
our grains are today furnishing
food Tor European. Oriental and East
ern markets Dairyiug. an industry
that was hardly considered at an
about twenty years ago. is already
pushiur itself rapidly TO the front
and We may expect 20 even rival the
dairy Industry in the sister state OF
oregon wherc la one county alone
si7ooooop was paid 60 the farmers
for dairy products during the last
year
a quarter q century ago the hor-
ticuiiural industry was talked about .
bui was u little practical import
snce To-day in riany OF the fruit
stores q Washington and other east
ern cities are boxes displaying Idaho 1
frui. and the merchants are making /
good use 81 the word idaho" ia con.
nection with their fruit because Of the
merit that is rapidly becoming known /
10 exist in The fruits 81 our state.
our beet sugar industry Is repres-
ented hy manufacturing establish
meuts that have been constructed al 4
cost n some hye millions Of dollars
and which are turning out two mill
Hons Of dollars worth o. sugar every
year
Our livestock Industry has sprung
forward with tremendous strides un-
I'll today we not only produce meats
for stern markets but as a state rank
third among the states In the Union
wool ]
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-01-30

Our lumber industry is represented
by score OF the largest sawmills in
the world that are drawing upon for
ests that include the finest body Of
white pine in the United States.
Our mines are SURPRISING them
selves in the richness OF their mineral
wealth. Idaho not only has a definite
place in the production OF gold. silver.
zinc copper and other metals. but
has the distinction as well OF pro-
ducing almost one-thlrd Of the entire
lead output Of the United States.
In our rainfall lands tremendous
impetus has been given to agricui-
fure during recent years by longer |
markets and Increasing population. |
In our arid and seml-arid regions we |
are no longer arguing with the east
erner On the question Of whether or
not wafer can be made 10 run up hill.
but We are indeed making Il run up
Hill and by immense pipes and fumes,
canals ana bitches and by means OF
reservoirs and wells and pumping
plants are making Il serve the great
purpose that God intended Il 10 serve
the great purpose Of plant and animal
'ifc We are retaining millions Of
acres Of lands that thirty years ago
were called desert and these lands
are today among the richest In all
he world The food stuns produced
ipon them md ready sale In the east
I'm markets and the possibilities that !
ie In store in this section OF our
ltate may be suggested by the Idaho
potatoes that are already receiving
National recognition. by the crop Of
,eas that In 1912 In Fremont county /
lone yielded one half a million dol 1
ars and by fruits and grain and for 1
ge that ind their best sale when I
he state Of their production is 1
nown.
During tho last thirty years Idaho I
as been sought out By the railroads
he state IL large We need more v
ailroads. but those that have been n
uilt and those that win be construct Il
d within the near future. win draw %
cry closely to our doors the worlds p
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-01-30
Idaho Review
cONGREssMAN FRENCH

Mr. J. r. Melvin, Shoshone Idaho
Dear Mr.. Meivin.--I am In receipt Of
your recent letter inviting me TO con-
tribute an article for the special edi-
zion ~ the Shoshoue Journal to ap-
pear about the FIRST OF the year /
beg 10 thank you for this courtesy
and extend through you 20 the many
who read the Journal my sincerest
greeting ~ the season and best
wishes Tor the year 1914
The year upon which We are about
10 enter ought "a mean much for Ida
DO on account u the fact that from
one end OF the state 20 the other We
are rich 10 latent forces and undevol
oped wealth thar are pressing Tor
recognition 40 never before
when ~ child / went with my
parents 70 Idaho more than thirty |
years ago. the products 81 the state |
that gave us recognition 10 the out
side world we're exceedingly limited |
We were known somewhat as min
ing state on account of gold and sill /
YER that our mines were producing.
and. 20 a less extent nt that time. on
account Of tho production Of lead. The
cattle md sheep industries were very
primitive and although our land WAS
fertile ana our people Industrious,
about the only crop ,aat we raised
that could be converted into money
was wheat and We we're able 10 sell
this commodity because it could be
handled more readily and with less
depreciation than anything else
our lumber regions were extensive.
but there was no market abroad for
our lumber The fact IT, n that time
Idaho was practically cut on from
the markets ~ tho world. with the
exception Of the markets that could
be- reached after many days and by
that would not deprc-
slate In value by cong shipments ,
such products we're grain. and In ,
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-01-30
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP.

The proposition that tho federal
government take over the telegraph
line sounds simple enough but
there are serious objections.
Clarence II Mackey. President Of
the Mackey companies. points out
that II would cost about two billion
dollars. And this vast sum he thinks
would be entirely lost. for Judging
from English experience. under gov
eminent management the operating
expenses year by year would exceed
the income.
Mr. Mackey points out another diff
hculty which had TO be met in Great
Britain when the government took
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-01-30
OVERLOOK FARMS.
What One Big institution is Doing
in Southern Idaho.

, These farms are near jerome, Ida.
on one of the irrigated tracts, ia
nous Cor its productivity. They are
owned by d. c. MacWatters, manager
of one of the biggest irrigation COM
panies operating in the state, and E.
G. Bennett. Mr.. MacWatters sec
rotary is superintendent of the farms.
Both these men are enthusiasts on
the subject of fine stock and men
who are better judges of Duroc indi-
viduality or breeding than Mr.. Ben
nett are very scarce.
The entire farm consists of $50
acres, 100 acres of which comprises
the registered stock farm, including
blue grass pasture, hay, etc. Grain,
hay and fruit are grown on the bal
ance This year 10000 sacks of po-
tatoes have been produced; last year
the yield was much larger. Wheat
averaged eighty-fo four bushels to the
acre this year; California feed barley,
seventy seven bushels; bald barley
siXty-four; oats 1O1. These gentle
men refer to these facts as showing !
the productiveness of the region, but
neighbors give much credit to cor
rect farming methods.
Duroc Jersey hogs are the princi-
pal registered stock and they GER
tainly have one of the greatest herds
in the west One of their herd boars
is Overlook Crimson Wonder a son
of the great Crimson Wonder Again,
the worlds record Duroc sire of show
hogs. He is out of a Proud Advance
sow and is proving to be a great
breeder. Besides breeding quality,
he seems to always breed large lit
ters. He was a grand champion boar
Mt the Boise, Idaho, Inter Mountain
Fair in 1912, but was not shown this
year. He weighed 5S5 pounds when
thirteen months old. Overlook Val
ey Chief, the other herd boar, is by
Valley Chief, out of Missouri Girl,
lam of II. AS Queen, the worlds
'ecord Duroc dam of SOW hogs. He \
s a litter brother to H. AS Queen l
md II. AS Choice Goods. Valley c
thief sired the grand champion of 5
he Iowa State Fair in 1911. I
The sows in the herd are daugh- a
ers of such great sires as Proud il
'olonel. Prince of Coloners, Crimson u
Wonder Again. Crimson Wonder Bird,
owa Model, Golden Colonel. H AS d
'hoice Goods, Kant Be Beat. The ii
nature sows-the principal breeding p
all tried brood sows and o
rom them have been supplied many Il
cry choice hogs. of both sexes, to G.
reeders in Idaho and other North a
'estern states. Some of these have il
cen shown and have been prize win W
ers. Not long since Prof. Iddings f,
elected a young boar from this herd, s.
verbrook College Boy. to head the s
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-01-30

over the telegraph lines. The British
government, he says, then had to pay
the railroads an enormous su INTO
get full control Of the telegraph lines
whichwere built on the railroads, and
the railroads were not modest In their
demands, and the result was that a
perfectly enormous and unexpected
sum had 70 be paid by the govern
ment 20 the railroads to get rid Of
those Contracts The inference Is
that our government would encoun-
ter similar situation and the ga
pense would be prohibitive even to
the United States.
Senator Jonathan Bourne. Jr, states
another objection to the proposition.
For six years he was a member Of the
committee on post Offices and post
roads. and for two years its chairman,
and even now he Is engaged as chair
man Of special congressional com
mission in n study Of railway mail
pay and second class rates His opin-
lon Is that government ownership
would eventually result in the com
plete domination Of the government
by it's employees. and that they would
be in a position to vote themselves
whatever pay they would like to have
and abbreyiate the hours Of labor to .
suit themselves. Including in his es-
innate the employees Of the railroads .
and express companies, Senator
Bourne submits these figures:
Number
Government civu en-
ployees -.- 4lO.332
1912 Telephone employees 221,OOO
1912 Telegraph employees 40, coo
I9ll-Railway employees .-- 1869, 900
1908 Electric employees .....-.. 2O9 729
1904 Water transportation ISIS, 900
1907 Express companies 1924
Total ...............................2 .S1S,345
Under government ownership. there
would. ne says soon be more than
hree million government employees.
lie continues: Taking into consider
ton he fact tina, 81 the last ten
residential elections the president
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-01-30

through its Richfield exchange. Incl
dental TO the development of the
townsite and surrounding territory the
same company also built and equipped
a thoroughly modern hotel costing
about 100000. Among the lines of
business represented in Dietrich might
be mentioned two general stores. a
hardware and implement house doing
coal and lumber business in con-
nection, blacksmith shop, a livery
and feed stable. a real estate office
and no saloons
The Dietrich School District in
Guiding the village and surrounding
country. recently completed a $4,000
school building The District provides
covered wagons which enable the
children from the country to take ad-
vantage of the superior facilities af-
corded by the central school.
The Dietrich Highway District, in
Guiding the village and surrounding
territory. has recently voted $4,000
bond issue for highway construction
and Improvement Work will be com
menced in the spring and continued |
during the next two years. The ex-
penditure of this money insures a |
ystem of highways on the Dietrich
tract second to none. and will go far
toward solving the marketing prob
em, which is often a source of So
much disbursement to the farmers
in the newer agricultural sections.
on account of its location on the
main line of the Oregon Short Line
Dietrich enjoys exceptional transpor-
alton and marketing advantages
train service makes it readi-
Y accessible to and from points both
asst and west.
While business opportunities are
United at the present time one should
emember that the surrounding coun-
ry is growing and that future growth
nd development will call for addi- ,
onal lines of business. Not all lines !
f business are, at the present time. ,
apresented and there is an 0ppor- t
unity for those who have the neces- l.
Try capital and wish to get in on the Y
round floor in new and growing d
,wn. r
The citizenship mad moral atmos- /.
lere is decidedly above that usually a
und i'm small western towns This C
'ndition. together with the eXcep- II
,nal school facilities. should be of
'ecial interest to the man with =.
mily of small children who wants =,
establish himself in some line of !,
lsiness or develop a small farm T.,
arby -
While Dietrich is one of the small -,
towns of the county its prospects i.
r the future are decidedly bright >,
d it is certain to become one of -.
e best small towns in the southern \,
ri OF the state. -,