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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-02-20
The Mail Order
Firms 4

The big mail order houses of
the large cities are now holding
their big sales which they have
every year during the dull season
following Christmas. These
willy seekers after patronage
send out catalogues by the car
load; and gather IN the dollars
from all over the country.
Our own communities send
out thousands of dollars every
week to these mail order houses.
Much of their business is being
done now when our merchants
are complaining of the dull sea.
son. 1t is anything but A dull
season for the mail.order com.
panies.
Should our local merchants ex-
plot their wares; and make
known their prices by advertis.
ing and other forms of publicity
there would be no complaints OF
a dull season. There are many
loose dollars hidden away, which
the mailorder man will get with
his alluring bait, if you do not
head him off with some good
effective advertising and selling
power of your own.
Publicity and judicious adver-
tlsing and liberal selling for cash
will make the "dulI season" of
January and February one of the
livellest and most profitable OF
the year.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-02-20
Boost For
Cassia
Academy.

When in the Course OF human
events it becomes necessary, tor
the upbuilding OF any institution.
that the people put enthusiasm
into 1t, support it and let every
act they do toward it be for it's
best good. We need not go tar
awav to find instances where the
majority of the people are in
different in regard to one of these
institutions. here in Oakley is
one which If given the proper
support would be pride to any
town. Every step in this school
aids the young people in advanc-
ing the community. But the
people as whole are Indifferent
IN their attitude toward it. They
either send their children away
to help build up larger schools or
neglect the education of them all
together. How much better it
would be il they would help out
the school in their own town,
1t proper support were given,
1t would be equal if not greater
than those to which they send
the students.
AS natural result of this in
difference the Academy has
struggled along for tour years,
not being much larger now than
it was when 1t was started.
Since the upbuilding OF the school
depends upon the people of this
community. if it is permitted to
be closed the fault must lie upon
the same, and they will awake
to the fact that great opport-
unity had been offered them
which they had turned down.
The critical moments is at hand
you have the power to make a
great school here. Which are
you going to do, let this power
go to waste and the opportunity
OF life time pass, or are you
going to use it to an advantage
which any citizen in the United
States should be proud of.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-02-20
Notice
10 Water Contract Holders
on the Project of the Twin
Falls Oakley Land and
Water Company.

The Board of Directors of the
Oakley Canal Company, at a re-
gular meeting held at Company
office on February 3rd, 1914. has
levied an assessment of 35 cents
per acre on land entered for
which contracts have been issued
under the system, being the first
annual charge under this system.
which includes lands in Town
ships II, 13, and Ia South, of
Ranges 2l, and 20, E.. B. NJ,
said charge being for maninten
ance OF the canal system for the
year 1914.
BY the terms of the contract
these charges are payable to the
Oakley Canal Company, at it's
office i'll Miner, Idaho, April LIST.
1914.
When renting, please state
water contract number and
subdivision covered.
OAKLEY CANAL COMPANY.
BY D. G.. M ac Walters
President.
Attest:
Harvey w. Hurlebaus,
Secretary.
First pub. Feb. 20. 1914.
Last pub. March. 13 1914.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-02-20

there is no other purpose ro
which they can devote it and
contract their crop at remu nera.
tive price before it is planted
There are no other agricultural
communities so uniformly pros.
porous as those which produce
sugar beets.
The condition which we have
described is permanent. condi-
ton if the Democrats retain con-
troll OF the Government. They
will keep control of the Govern.
ment If the Republicans do not
reunite. 1t is up to the people.
The people rule.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-02-20
For Sale

Good Dicklowe seed wheat.
Also ball, or hulless barley.
A few high grade Duroc Jersey
gifts.
Address me at Miner or call
at my ranch l mile north 4 miles
west of Churchill. Idaho.
A. G.. SHADES.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-02-20
Supervisors
News Service.

Supervisor Mccoy reports that
the following Forest Homesteads
have been listed within the Mil
idoka National Forest:
A tract of 1l4.9S acres listed
upon the application of Mr.. E. l..
Wilson. OF Oakley, Idaho. The
land is located about IL miles
from Oakley, and on what is
known locally as Cottonwood
Creek. 1t is reported that the
tract will produce crops OF wheat,
barley. rye, and other hardy
grams under dry farm methods.
Water is not available for irrig
alton purposes. At the present
time the land has covering OF
sage brush, with patches OF
scrubby aspen.
A tract of 80 acres listed upon
the application of Zorie Johnson.
OF Upton, Idaho. The land is
located on the Raft River water
shed, about 9 miles from Malta,
Idaho, to which place he trans
portation facilities are fairly
good The land is within about
5 miles OF the proposed Raft
River Branch OF the Oregon Short
Line. 1t is reported that the land
is well adapted for dry farm pur-
poses, and that good crops OF
wheat, barley and oats may be
grown. At the present time the
land is covered with sage brush.
A tract of 1856 &c acres listed to
Chas. X. Wilson ofOakley, Idaho.
The land is located on what is
known locally as Squaw Greek
and is about 16 miles from Oak
ley, the terminus of the nearest
railroad. 1t is reported that the
land is we'll adapted tor the
growth of wheat, barley, oats,
and rye. At present the cover
consists of sage brush, with some
little aspen. There are several
springs upon the area from which
water may be obtained tor dom
este use, but there is not suffc-
lent quantity tor the irrigation
OF the land.
A tract of 114.24 acres listed
upon the application of Parley
Critchheld OF Oakley, Idaho.
The land is located about II mile
from Oakley, on what is known
locally as the Goose Greek water
shed. 1t is reported that such
crops as wheat, oats, barley and
rye NAV be raised without the
aid OF irrigation. The tract is
covered for the most part with
sage brush, but few lodgepole
pines are scattered over the area.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-02-20
Married Folks
Party.

On Tuesday evening. February
Oath, 1914. the Oakley Fourth
Ward Relief Society will give a
Grand Social Party at the Acad-
emy, to which are cordially in.
vited all the married folks OF
Oakley.
There will be dancing, singing,
reading, etc, and dainty refresh
ments will be served. Will begin
promptly at 8 O'Clock.
Tickets SOC.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-02-20

Ifyou have anything to sell or
trade try a Want Ad.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-02-20
Our Beet Sugar
Industry.
1t cannot Survive Under the
Democratic Free Trade Tariff
EDITORIAL JANUARY ID. 1914.
FROM THE
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE.

Regardless of the promises OF
the Democrats that they would
not iUure any established Am
erican industry, sugar will cease
to be produced in this country
alter next year.
Two factories IN this state will
not operate the coming season
and have caused all land which
they own to be sown to grain.
The very large world crop Of
1881 SO reduced the margin of
proht in beet sugar that only
our most fortunate factories
made any money III 1913, and it
is SAID that another large crop is
III sight. This would not of itself
cause any factory in this State to
close down, but with a certainty
OF closing after this year two
OF orr factories have concluded
to quit. The others will con
tinue Ill the hope that the free
sugar provision OF the tariff will
be repealed With the cost of
beet sugar from so to rs cents
above that OF imported cane
sugar-both rehned-the con.
tinuance of beet sugar product
ton is impossible, The Louisiana
can sugar industry is also ruined
and Hawaiian sugar companies
have ceased paying dividends in
order to pay debts when the
crash comes.
This is a veritable disaster,
Our beet sugar industry has been
one OF the most potent factors in
improving our methods OF agri-
culture, now ackno wledged to be
Il matter of State and National
Importance. 1t is only by the
very best agricultural practice
that sugar beets can be raised at
all. On beet sugar land rota ton
OF crops is imperative and the
soil, after beet culture, is in
condition for "A maximum Weld
OF other crops. The industry
was growing rapidly in this
State and it's ruin is an agricul.
tural calamity.
More than that, it deprives
thousands and thousands of
farm laborers of work which
they have been enjoying and up
on which they were counting.
Concede that these have been
largely Asia tics, that condition
was temporary. We are expect
ing great influx of European
laborers, who are accustomed to
intensive cultivation of land, and
the most promising outlook for
them, and for us, was the oppor.
tunity to engage in sugar beet
culture. Indications were that
within a decade we should cease
to import sugar and that COM
petition would reduce the price
to the lowest possible point.
The effect of depriving farm
laborers Of employment ON such
scale must be to add to the
congestion of our cities and the
problem of unemployment.
1t is possible that there are
some who will rejoice that cap
italists who have invested large
sums IN the sugar industry will
lose their money. Most people.
however, will not think so.
There are thriving towns which
have been built upon the location
% sugar factories which are in a
way to stand idle with their
costly machinery II total loss.
While the farmers can devote
their land to other purposes
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-02-20
Control
of Corporations
Mountain States Company
Advocates Commissions
5O6s E.nploye.

Denver Colo, Feb. 1O.-Great
interest was manifested today in
the announcement by President
Field of The Mountain States
Telephone & Telegraph Co., that
he IS IN hearty accord with the
plan for the control of the com
panv he represents by State
Utilities Commissions elected bv
the people. The company,
which operates in the seven
mountain states, is one OF the
biggest public serving corpora
rons in the country, and this an
nounccment. coming as 1t does,
III the midst of public distrust of
all corporations. shows u broad.
far-s'ghted policy that IS doing
much toward bringing about "A
spirit of confidence in the com
pany and Its operations.
/ he annual report to the three
thousand stockholders gives the
company's balance sheet and
shows the growth of the tele-
phone business in the territory.
1t contains much of public inter.
est and shows the healthy con
dition of the company and its
affairs.
The report in part says: "On
December 81, 1918, we had in
our territory $40 exchanges,
furnishing service to 2OO,O16 ex-
change stations: there are 30, ,556
stations connected with our sys.
tenn on the lines of connecting
companies, making a total ct
222, ,572 subscribers stations in
service on December q, 1913. an
increase of 1854 during the
year. The total miles or ex-
changes and toll lines, as OF De-
cember 81, 1913, were 538,666.
%, an increase of32 ,O47:16 miles
for the year. Total miles Of ex-
change and toll wire under
ground on December 81. 1913.
were 1876 I 0FS.23. Total miles OF
toll line on the So me date were
1884 Sc, Our company furn-
ished as we'll to minor companies
toll service over 500 miles of
connecting toll line. There are
IN the territory of the Mountain
States system 551 joint telephone
and telegraph offices, affording
facilities to the public much
better than those formerly enjoy
ed. Two thousand three hun
dred sixty-hve male and 2.7O4 ie-
male employees made possible the
handling of 1855 "A exchange
messages per day, and 1S, S,3O7
outgoing tell messages per day,
and we're paid for their services
the sum of s,921.7S2 during the
year.
Two states IN our territory
during the wear 1913 have Great
ed Public Utility Commissions,
viz: Idaho and Montana. Pre-
vious to this time. Arizona and
New Mexico had already estab-
lished such commissions. and. bv
virtue OF our previous experience
we have every reason to believe
that better and broader under
standing between the public and
Our company is taking place in
Consequence. We fiHd that re-
gulation by Public Service Com
missions may be considered an
assurance of better feeling and
an insurance against unwarrant-
ed prejudice.
"Our system of accounting in
augurated January /. 1913, upon
the order OF the Interstate Com.
mission, affords a ready scrutiny
and All easy analysis of our
continued on Page L., Column 8.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-02-20
ldahoFiguresIn
Appropriation
Bill

Inc ROOu rOauS appropriation
bill calling for an appropriation
OF $25, 100000 has passed the
House of Representatives. AS
the bill is now drawn the distri-
button of the appropriation carr
led by the bill will be made upon
the basis of the population and
number of miles of star routes in
each state.
1t is estimated that Idaho's
share OF this will he only about
$1oO. 900. Representative Mon
dell of Wy oming introduced an
amendment in the house calling
tor the additional item OF area
taken in connection with popul-
alton and star routes III making
the division OF the money, pro
viding tor the distribution to be
made by the several States ap-
propriating an amount ofmoney
to be spent along with the
amount of money given by the
Federal Government according
to the ratio that the cultivated
and III each State hears to the
total area of land in the Stale
The administration steam roller
III the House, however, refused
to consider the Mondell amend
ment, and the fight will now be
carried into the Senate by the
Wy yoning Senators aided by
Senator Brady of Idaho and
other western Senators. If their
efforts are successful, Idaho will
come in for her fair shares, which
will amount to nearly half
million dollars.
In addition to this Senator
Brady has pushed his Thirty
Thousand Dollar appropria ton
bill Tor the completion of the
Boise Yellowstone Road from
Ashton to Yellowstone. The
bill is now up for considera ton
before the Committee on Agri.
culture III the Senate, of which
Senator Brady is a member.
State Land Commissioner
George A. Dav and Secretary
Dietaich of the Upper Snake
River Valley Gooh Roads Asso-
ciation, are in Washing ton.
They have appeared before the
Department~Ui Agriculture and
the Interior Department with
Senator Brady and Representa-
i've Addison I. Smith. and will 60
before the committees to which
road legislation has been referr-
ed in an endeavor to secure
larger appropriation of money
tor roads IN Idaho.
The western States have been
given additional representation
III the Senate on the Public Build
ings and Grounds Cmmlttee in
the appointment of Senator
Brady of Idaho as a member of
that committee. 1t is reasona-
BILE to expect that Idaho and the
western States will now be
given better consideration in the
passage of legislation providing
Tor additional public buildings
in the west.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-02-20
High Wool Prices

There is a general scarcity of
wool this wear all over the world
and there will be consequently
high prices paid tor wool.
The warehouses have very little
on hand; and the factories have
none. Sheepmen are rejoicing,
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-02-20

Oranges, Bananas and Lemons
are cheap and at their best now.
The Gem Cash Grocery can supply
you with the very best.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
A Big SOutherner Wins a Big
Victory

Oscar Underwood big man. has big victory in Ala
hama by defeating Richmond Pearon Hobon in the Senatorial
primary.
For months Hobson travelled through his State making
thorough campaigns conducted in the South
While he was making personal plea to more than half the
Alabama Underwood working trelessly in Con
gress for the good of his country.
Georgans should be much pleased Alabama the
triumph of Underwood 1t the elevation of great
Southener also rebuke to very small and
selfish politicians this State who tried to repudate him the
of the primary by insisting vote by the State Demo
cratic Committee the canal tolls when it well known that
the result of the vote could only slap at Underwood
Incidentally members of the committee refused to
dorse the attitude of the Administration the tolls although
the solid Georgia delegation in Washington has followed Pre
dent Wilson with astounding meeess When Georgia Demo
cratic Committee refuses put its unanimous approval
national Democratic Administration it is very easy to under
stand that Washington is not making itself any too popular
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
Grief and Responsibility

animals were unhitched and the
wagon righted.
But the man was dead.
In the wagon were his wife and
six children, the oldest boy of IL.
All were safely caught in the
canvas top and escaped unhurt
We camped there mot knowing
what else to do. We Strengthened
the msngled form of the dead, and
covered the body with blanket.
That night the mother and the
oldest boy sat by the campfire
and watched the long night away
with their dead The stars
marched in solemn procession
across the sky. The slow, crawl
Sing night passed. The first faint
flush of dawn appeared in the
East
lay near the campfire, my
head pilloWed on a saddle. and
heard the widowed mother and
her hoy talking in low but earnest
tones
I'VE must go back-we must go
back 10 Illinois! 1t is the only
thing to do" | heard the mother
moan
And the hoy answered Mother,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
By EBERT HUBBARD

listen to what ! say: We will go
on-we will go on. We know
where father was going to take
us-we know what he was going
to do. We will go on, and we
will do what he intended to do,
and, if possible, we viii do it
better We will go on"
The frs / st of pink in the
east had turned to gold. Great
streaks Of light stretched from
horizon to zenith, l could see in
the dim and hazy light the hob
bled horses grazing across the
plain quarter Of mile away.
The boy of Is arose and put
fuel on the fire. After breakfast
! saw that boy get a spade. a
shovel and a pick out of the wag-
on With help of others, a grave
was dug there on the prairie.
The dead was rolled in a blan-
ket that was tied about with
thongs, after the fashion of the
Indians. Lines were taken from
the harness, and we lowered the
body into the grave
saw the boy pat down the
mound with the back Of the spade.
saw him carve with awkward
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07

DO stand by the open grave Of
one you have loved, and feel
the sky shut down over less
worth in the world, is the SUI
preme test
There ana then you prove your
worth, il ever.
You must live and face the day,
and each succeeding day realiz-
ing that the moving finger
writes. and, having writ, moves
on. nor all your tears shall blot
line Of it,"
Heroes are borR. but it is ca7
lamity that discovers them
once IN Western Kansas, in the
early eighties. saw a loaded
four-horse wagon skid and top-
pie in going across a gully.
The driver sprang from his seat
and tried to hold the wagon up
right
The horses sVerved down the
ditch instead of going straight
across il, and the overturning
wagon caught the man and pinned
him to the ground Half a doz-
en- of ms sprang from our horses
After much effort, the tangled
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
SSkS

boyish hands the initials of his
father, the date of his birth and
the day of his death.
saw him drive the slab down
at the end of the grave.
saw him harness the four
horses and help his little brothers
and sisters into the canvas-cov-
cred wagon.
saw him help his mother climb
the wheel as she took her place
on the seat. l saw him spring up
beside her.
saw him gather up the lines
in his brown. slim hands. and
swing the whip over the leaders.
as he gave the shrill word of
command and turned the horses
to the west.
And the cavalcade moved for
waId to the west-always to the
west
The boy had met calamity and
disaster. He had not flinched.
In single day he had left boy
hood behind and become a man.
And he years that followed
proved him genuine.
What was 1t worked the
change? Grief and responsibility,
nobly met.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
Helping Atlanta to Grow

Edwin Ansey has begun another great real devel
opment Atlanta This time he has chosen plat ground
adjoining the golf of the Capital City Club and devot
ing all his wonderful energy toward it.
Mr. Ansley the kind of who should be encouraged
everything he attempts His development of Forsyth street.
Aney and half dozen other has been of vast
aid the growth of Atlanta and his should bene
ht the city materially,
The brains and capital of the Ansley type constantly
working in Atlanta and for Atlanta
They have made Atlanta. ~ n ,.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
Power of Harmony


tly move quietly, to give way
when interrupted in conversation,
to he silent when others wish to
talk, these things lead toward
forming character
Before we can he Of any use in
the world. or have any influence
over others, or have any peace Of
mind or heart ourselves we must
learn self-control BY our own
atmosphere by the quality of our
ideas or opinions. by the char
acter ave show. ny our motives,
aims and standards we may be
helping to establish harmony in
the world and certainly i'm our
own little corner of the world
secluded and limited though it
may he
The quiet self contained,
peaceable head of a household is
the person to whom others turn,
the person who greets Interrupt
lions with a smile, who does not
show irritability when plans are
disturbed, who tries to under
stand the dispositions Of others,
does not nag or fret them, but
strives to make them happy, is
the person who has influence.
The power of a quiet mind is
felt very definitely in home life
If the father goes out to his daily
duties with a quiet, brave hope
ful spirit those at home will share
that spirit throughout the day II
he shows irritabiity. anxiety or
apprehension the home will be
pervaded with that spirit
BY learning the art Of quietness
a mother can keep her own poise
aud keep the family i'm balance
and harmony and move steadily
on VITA her many duties smooth
IN and Capably Without this
calm. quiet. well-poised mind a
mother can make endless diff
culties for herself IN the training
of her children and spoil the joy
of life II is worth cultivating
Won. il is a priceless treasure.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
By MRS. FRANK LEARNED.
Author Of etiquette In New York To
day."

day"
DHr science of living in har-
monv with others needs 10
= he studied wherever people
arc in close association We like
IN bve m a harmonious atmos-
phere with those who appreciate
and understand us but 1t is not
the rood fortune of everyone TO be
3, ideal conditions rerpetually..
The constant problem is TO try
e, ,aipst mes self to the Nays.
.,nts roirts of view. peculsri-
49, f,uits or Weaknesses of
others either i'm home. social or
b.sirsss life
Part cf the solution M the
,,ro,,ior, soems I'm he lin self-dis.
.tn,iro pfsrinlIre il truly half
oa,,.,,;,, To he IN command
~. MN ~,
81 ourselves TO ''"i" '''e W." ~
obedience, SO thal We may ne
able ia saw the right word. or
49,, u,o n,ro,e word unsaid. Is
's"' y w, '"e - -, 90. ~ ,nock