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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-09-04
'FOOLISH TRADING. +"

AS producers and builders, the
American people excel all previous
civilization and we are present-day
marvel in business efficiency, but in
dealing with foreign countries we are
a sorry lot of traders. Ever since
William Penn traded the Indians a
handful of trinkets for what is now
the state of Pennsylvania, the Ameri-
can people have been selling their
birthright to foreigners for mess of
pottage, so to speak.
We export over $50, 900, 600 of cattle
and their products per annum, which
feeds the nations Of Europe, and our
American heiresses spend similar
sum in buying and maintaining counts,
dukes and titled peerages. These
foreign nobleman are, as rule, alb
solutely worthless, in fact they become
a perpetual liability, for it costs more
money to operate and keep them in
repair than it does to run our cotton
mills. European royalty puts the
black sheep of its families on the
block and our rich American girls buy
them and we virtually exchange rail
roads, wheat fields and millions of
dollars worth of products of oul
farm, mine and factory for titled
paupers who could not be resold fol
any sum. 1t does not require foreign
treaties, fleets of war vessels or tar
if revision to stop this enormous loss.
1t needs only common sense in the
homes of the rich.
We export $18, 200, 600 of lumber
and timber, and American tourists
spend similar amount in motoring
over Europe and sightseeing in for
eign lands although the most enchant.
ing scenes in the world are on the
American continent.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-09-04

The Blake gang fooled the people
once. They howled climber tools
and made it work. Looking back to-
day to the last county election let us
ask the people to stop and do little
thinking. Here is P. H. Blake, a
man who today has shown himself un-
worthy of confidence and not to be be-
lieved. Yet he said that men who
happened to be candidates on the re-
publican ticket were crooked and in
league with timber companies to rob
and defraud the people. Do you be-
lieve it today? No, you do not. You
know that it was not true. You peo-
pie who live here, and who have been
neighbors with the men whom P. H.
Blake branded as your enemies,
know these men are worthy citi-
zens as a rule, and that you
would trust them in business.
But Pat Blake branded them as tim
Der tools, and made it stick. This
man, trusted and honored, has been
unmasked, the people have found him
out, and it is to be hoped the end of
this sort Of histeria is in sight.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-09-04
COUNTY ROADS.

There should be no politics in coun-
ty roads. What a man believes
should have nothing to do with it.
Therefore the Republican is opposed
to any system where the road funds
are used to reward party workers, or
to pay off political debts. We are
opposed to the system of placing the
selection of road overseers in the
hands of county commissioners. 1t is
productive Of too much abuse. Let
the people elect, with all county
road work under the general supervi-
sion of the county surveyor who, by
the way, would need be a practical
road man. Make road building a part
of his college education.
Make it obligatory on the board to
let road work, where more than few
hundred dollars is involved, by public
contract, giving every citizen an even
chance, whether he be republican,
democrat .or socialist, and then spend
every available dollar on the roads.
Money thus spent will afford work
for home men, the county will soor
have roads of which it will be proud,
and every man will get square deal
1t will take the roads out of poll.
tics, and stop one. of the most fragrant
wastes of county funds. Let the tax
payer who doubts this look into the
road deal the county is carrying OF
above Ahsahka. There is all tn,
proof any man will ask for.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-09-04

Who of US is not thankful that the
American nation is not in the hands
Of a military president? To avoid
war often requires more craftsmanship
than going to war, and since it is q
negative sort of greatness, without
the glamour and the hero worship of
war, statesmen who keep the country
out of war are not credited with great
accomplishments. In history we
never read of the diplomacy that
makes for peace. History is ninety
per cent bloodshed, carnage and dis
aster born of conflict on the battle
field. Of course we could have whipp-
ed Mexico. And it would have filled
few pages in history and given US a
few more captains and colonies and
generals. And it would have given
us few more widows and orphans,
and few more mounds in the ceme-
taries Of the nation. War! Let US
hope that the horrors Of war may not
visit our land, and give thanks that
President Wilson and Secretary of
State Bryan were willing to suffer the
Mexicans to pull few feathers from
the tail of the American eagle rather
than plunge the country into war.
Who is there who would have had
President Wilson exchange a watchful
waiting policy for one involving wal?
The European war is turning the
hands of civilization back hundred
years. And for what?
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-09-04
FIGHTING THE GANG.

Eight months ago, when the editor
of the Republican started the fight
against Blake domination, we were
told that we were doomed to disap-
pointment- because the Blake machine
was too we'll entrenched. Men whose
heart was in the movement shook
their heads and doubted. cit can't
be done," men said.
But where has gang rule and, boss
ism ever flourishd and oppressed the
people that it has not existed because
the people tolerated it? Where has
a gang exercised power and abused
the privilege that it has not been SO
because the people did not know the
truth? Where is there a people in
this great nation who, convinced that
a movement is right, have refused to
overthrow the bosses, and to right
wrongs?
And where is the reform that has
not started in local way by some in
dividual who has had courage enough
to fight for the people?
The Republican, has never lost faith
in the common honesty of the people
of Clearwater county. We have new
er had doubt that the people could
be depended on to purge the county Of
whatever was wrong or improper, and
that the truth would prevail. We
did not expect men to jump at conclu-
sions. A newspaper must show the
people. The paper that undertakes
reform work must expect hard knocks !;
it must meet discouragements and be
patient. Even those for whom men
work are slow to accept them, and
ready to smite the hand that is offered
in spirit of love and sympathy. The
world crucified the Christ. While
the great heart Of Him who died upon
thecross for men went out in COM
passion for men the world Knocked and
spat upon Him. So it has ever been.
And probably Christ's greatest lesson
to men is that of humility and patience
and service for righteous cause be-
cause it is right. From this greater
service the humblest citizen may learn
the lesson of service, and take hope
when fighting for righteous cause.
What great men have endured in the
bigger issues of life, the humblest
man must expect in whichever he may
undertake.
Therefore it was not surprising that
corrupt gang here in Clearwater
county would resort to every conceiv-
able thing that evil minds could con-
ceive, or that for time the people
would listen to the gang and condemn
any who impugned the motive of the
gang. 1t was not surprising that
good people were ready to join mob
and run the editor of the Republican
out of town.
This week the people spoke. After
eight months of discussion and agita-
ton, the people went to the polls and
expressed themselves in preliminary
contest in which Blake gang rule was
pronounced issue. Not all men who
were defeated were Blake candidates,
but every Blake candidate went down.
The people have had enough. The
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-09-04

We will venture the assertion that
no man who has told campaign lie
for the deliberate purpose of gaining
little temporary prestige, can look
back without sense of shame and a
feeling of having done wrong. Why
should men try to climb into public
Office, as they sometimes do, by tear
ing another man down? Does it pay
Is it necessary? Never. Some of
US make fun of religion, and scoff at
Christianity. But suppose men &C.
cepted and applied the Golden Rule in
politics? Who will say it is not
broad enough to cover and regulate
every human action?
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-09-04

Sites Enterprise: Before you say
that this is not corn country you hac
better take look at some fine speci-
mems now on exhibition at the Pro-
gress Office. This corn was grown by
William Nichol, one of our school
boys, and yielded at the rate of seven
ty-five bushels per acre.
The Soudan grass, planted by the
boys, is seven to eight feet high anc
is still growing.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-09-04

A vote for the republican county
board of commissioners is vote for
county printing at three cents line
instead of ten. Which of itself
amounts to considerable coin in the
course OF year. And this ought to
convince the taxpayers that the Clear
water Republican is not bowling re-
form just to get an opportunity to
graft.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-09-04

The Clearwater Republican may not
have put Orofino on the map, but we
have helped to put the Blake gang off
the political map of Idaho. Pat is
now only flag station along the road
to salt creek.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-09-04

The one bright spot in the treach-
cry Of P. H. Blake in the Orofino post
Office squabble is that it has united
the citizens of the town as they were
never before united, and and resulted
in much good to the town. It was
the greatest get-together proposition
we have ever seen.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-09-04

Sites Enterprise: One of Johnnie
Eimers admirers, in discussing that
gentleman racing ability in the
present contest for the county auditor
ship, said: "Can he run? Why, last
week he ran over a scared coyote SO
easily that he thought the critter was
standing still.'
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-09-04

Altoona, Kansas, Tribune: Audry
Richardson while visiting his sweet
heart in Fredonia last Sunday, sprain-
ed his arm severely and won't be able
to use it for ten days.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-09-04

Slippery Jim's imported lawyer(?)
is some politician, alright. His work
is classy, and the results Tuesday show
that he knows his business. Like all
of Jim's tools he is there with the
goods. Every candidate the thing
worked for ran like snail.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-09-04

The Socialists are opposed to war.
1t is condemned as a needless and un-
necessary waste of life, energy and
property. To which doctrine we say
amen.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-09-04

Think of doing $25, 900 damage to Pat
Blake's reputation! And yet the Or
ofino Tribune says that we are fail
ure.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-09-04

Orofino is getting on the map, al
right. Even the United'States senate
has heard of the place.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-09-04
The
Farmer
And
Bank

The farmer identified with
the
BANK OF OROFINO
as a depositor is better pre-
pared to take advantage of op-
portunities than one who has
no balance in the bank, no ac-
quaintance there, and no bank
ing credit established.
And the Clearwater county
farmer who knows clearly how
to use the bank has a great ad-
vantage over the one who
does not.
The BANK OF OROFINO
gives especial attention to the
business of farmers and invites
their accounts.
BANK OF 0R0F|NO
Orofino, Idaho
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-09-04

Where there is silo there is pros
perity.
The Brinkley argus., 1914-05-29
REV. I. D. HALL DEAD
Aged Preacher and Bible Agent Died Suddenly
 at Cullum Hotel

Rev. T. D. Hall, aged 73 years, e local preacher, and colporter for the American Bible Society. died, seemingly very suddenly in his room here at the Cullum Hotel Sunday night.
 Brother Hall, after having worked the town last week, selling Bibles for his company, had finished his work here, and to avoid travel on Sunday, stayed oyer until Monday morning. at tending both morning and even- ing services at the Methodist Church, and eating three hearty meals. he had gone to his room, removed his shoes. and evident Fly stopped to place his purse beneath his pillow. when he fell 1 forward and was found on his knees. dead. the following morn ing. His usual promptness at meal time caused Mrs. Culnm some uneasiness Monday morn ling, when after waiting until g o'clock he failed to come down, and she sent for her husband and he in company with City Marshal H. A. Walker. pryed off a screen, opened a window and entered the room from the Ioutside. Dr. Mccain examined
 the body and pronounced hin |dead.
 Esq. J. NV. Nicely. aeting ., .coroner. co)lsd @ jary md held sse ' sl Y \ \
The Brinkley argus., 1914-05-29
SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR QUICK ACTION
Respectfully Referred to the New Brinkley Commer
 cial Club

fair for Monroe, Woodruff and St. Francis counties. This can easily be planned and arranged without the necessity of acquir- ing Fair Grounds, just as is being done in some of the best
 counties in Arkansas.
 Plan a Brinkley Homecoming Day or Brinkley Pioneer Day and start all the old as we'll as the new Brinkleyites on a joy ous boost Brinkley chorus. It would be a very happy occasion to see all of the old citizens who once lived here come back to dear old Brinkley" and be our guests for a day or two. Appoint committee of real progressive land owners for the
 purpose of planning a real earnest "try out" next year, on the growing for shipment of
 tomatoes. sweet potatoes, canta- .loupes, berries, vegetables, etc. Our soil is particularly adapted for such products and one years
 ''try out" will most certainly show that there's much money to be made in growing them for market. Millions of dollars are yearly flowing into the counties which have tried this experi- ment.
 And above all appoint a con- mittee of arbitration whose duty lit shall be to carry the ''oil can" and break the hammers" to settle permanently all little differences and knotty problems which come up in the club, so that we can stay together.
 Make your slogan or go ahead" phrase, Altogether for Ia Bigger. Brighter, Better Brinkley. ~
 These are just a few scatter ing suggestions given with the hope that some of them may be of value to the new organization as it begins it's campaign. Planning a work and then work ing your plans, is the thing that counts.
The Brinkley argus., 1914-05-29
NORMAL SCHOOL
Four Week Normal School at Brinkley

The Normal School will begin on June 1. 1914. with it's strong faculty, Profs.. H. H. Sutton. of Philander Smith College, J. F. Clark. principal of the c. w. R. Academy and Miss Unita B. Strickland, of Chicago Universi- ty, is destined to be helpful to all who avail themselves of the opportunity to attend this school. The school will be held at the |C. w. R. Academy which affords easy and pleasant ac- commodations.
 The Industrial Department will be in charge of Miss Unita B. Strickland, who has made cooking. sewing. scientific house. keeping, canning and preserving specialties in the University of Chicago an d Armstrong Technical Schools Washington. D. c. She will ktees this de- partment of the work during the session.
 Matriculation fee S2.OO Good board can be had in the best families for s. 50 a week. n J. w. Brooks, Conductor.
The Brinkley argus., 1914-05-29

Get a Sanitary Committee to look out for and begin campaign on fys and mosquitoes and let the same committee suggest ways and means for oiling streets.
 Get a Civic Improvement Con- mittee who will make up the city to necessity of cutting all weeks, removing rubbish, etc.
 Have a special Social and Entertaining Committee to plan aseries of weekly get together" meetings of our citizens on the plaza.
 Have the City Council appoint a north side and south side park commissioner from their body, these two are to serve with like committees from the Business Mems Organization and then let there be a bit of of clever. friendly cooperation to see which can work out the prettiest park design. the north or south side of the plaza. Appoint a strong committee on permanent roads with in- structions to begin a campaign to show the people of Monroe County how they may secure something for their money in road tax, by voting road im- provement districts and building real permanent roadways as lis now being done in other Arkansas Counties.
 Appoint a committee of the ''livest wires" in Brinkley on securing location of new factories
 
 for Brinkley and let this com mittee take quick action in securing the organization of a Belt Line R. R. with available factory sites, touching the Missouri & North Arkansas to the Northeast of Brinkley. Already several new factories are knocking for admission.
 Appoint a committee on Tri- County Fair, whose duty it shall be to plan out and put across the plate" this fall. a big joint
The Brinkley argus., 1914-05-29
Business Propertys

K S. c. Webber last week Dlll |chassd tsQo brick 1toFe k lon East Cypreas k ! !|l |then, the stote no TIT 6l1nxoch Uo I6A lHo Y 6
The Brinkley argus., 1914-05-29
Stayed or Stolen, One
 Jersey Bull A'S

Strayed or stolen. from my place 7 miles Northeast of Clar- edon near Keevil, about the lat ter part of November. one light fawn color Jersey male short horns mark crop off the left and crop underbit and 2 splits in right. 4 years old, weight about 800 or 900. Last seen south oi Brinkley between the 3ayless sawmill and the Newman place supposed to be grazing south 0t Brinkley or on Piney.
 A liberal reward will be paid for any information leading tc his recovery.
 WILLIS CAMPBELL
 Clarendon. Atk R. F. D. l. Box @.
 U
The Brinkley argus., 1914-05-29
THE ARKANSAS EDITORS
X Biz Meeting At Little Rock Nearly 200 Go On
 Excursion Thro' Northeast Arkansas

Judsonia, Bald Knob. Newport, Walnut Ridge. Hoxie, Mammoth Springs. Corning, Paragould, Jonesboro, Marked Tree. Osceola, Blythesville, Harrisburg and Wynne.
 At all of these points q big |.ovation of welcome was given the newspaper junketing party.
 At Searcy while the party was being entertained at the Court House, a bevy of ladies visited the train. decorating each of the cars with beautiful flowers and stocking the Commissary with forty large delicious home made cakes and a dozen crates of fine strawberries.
 At Bald Knob, the special train was run up under a shed 200 feet long where tables had previously been arranged and as the visitors left the cars they found their places at the tables where leading ladies of the city served a delightful luncheon.
 At Newport a reception com |mittee with a big brass band and Ia company of Boy Scouts met the editors and escorted them to the leading hotel of the city for dinner, speech making, etc.
 The special tied up at Mammoth Springs at the close of the first day where a big supper was given them at the Nettleton House and they were entertained with auto rides. etc.
 One of the most pleasant events of the trip was the sumpteous al fersco breakfast served the party on Friday morning on top of the mountain at Hardy. Fried fish. chicken. frog legs, strawberries and real" cream were some of the delicacies which faded away before the charge of the pencil
The Brinkley argus., 1914-05-29

i Tsl' 'sm ysu CIV ' N sAs AsesH
The Brinkley argus., 1914-05-29

pushers brigade at this mountain top breakfast.
 Then at Corning, Paragould and other points the same open hearted hospitality was shown and the good things to eat given. At Corning a feature of the entertainment was the sweet music furnished by the High School Orchestra, with eight piece instrumentation, composed of the talented young people of Corning.
 At Jonesboro the train ''tied up' for the second night and in this the Queen City of Eastern Arkansas the entertainment was royal. An auto ride out to their Agricultural School revealed to the newspaper men the splendid work being done for the boys and girls at this great institu- tion. A reception at the Elks Club, 8 complimentary per formance at the leading Theatre, entertainment of the party at the hotels, etc. marked one of the most delightful stops on the the trip.
 The last day of the trip-it was thro' the beautiful garden of eden" or Mississippi County = indeed a land of wonders in point of agricultural productive ness. At Osceola and Blythes- vile royal welcomes were given and if it were permissible a page could be written on the days visit there and Harrisburg and 1 Wynne, but lack of space for bids just now. More later. The close of the trip was al
 Wynne where the good people served a bountiful supper. gave a big welcome amid a concert o1 sweet music by their famous
 Arkansas on Wheels Band. 7
The Brinkley argus., 1914-05-29

The annual meeting of the Arkansas Press Association held in Little Rock last week Mas possibly the largest attended hnd one of the most pleasant Sessions ever held in the history bf the state.
 The sessions of the Associa- Eion were held in the Conven- lion Hall at the Marion Hotel. The citizens of Little Rock thro' |he Little Rock Press Club furnished to the visiting news paper men and their families very possible courtesy. Their botel bills at the various hotels It which they choose to stop. were paid for dinners. luncheons. treet car and automobile rides nd A in fact every imaginable iEA ess and courtesy wera estoMed on the editors to make heir three days stay in Little lock happy and pleasant.
 While the writer has attended hany a meeting of the editors Little Rock during the past 5 years. none of these meetings ave approached in point of real pen hearted hospitality to this 9l4 session. And right here. he citizens of Little Rock have
 cause for real satisfaction.
 means much to Little Rock nd her business interests to ave the unanimous good will
 the newspaper men of the late, such as must result from De splendidly planned and un- elflshly executed entertainment E above.
 At the close of the session. a E special train conveyed the nltors. their families and a few aests on a trip thro' the north Pstern portion of the state, ping out over the Iron Mountain |opplng at Beebe, Searcy,
The Brinkley argus., 1914-05-29
Sudyed or Stolen, One
 Mule


 Strayed or stolen from my barn lot. at Keevil. Ark. Mon- day. May 18th, one large. black horse mule, about 16 l-2 hands high. not thro' shedding and some may call him brown. Has a white spot on his right side. lis about 6 years old and at the time he left his shoulders were sore from collar wear.
 This mule was brought from White County, crossing river at Georgetown. thence to Maberry's and is thought to be north of Brinkley now. I s. % cash reward will be potd for any information leading O the rec0very of this mule.
 Call w. R. I,ovejoy over ph0Ge or write D. W. Lnnd
 eeVjl. III. x
The Brinkley argus., 1914-05-29
A Good Bargain

An 60 acre tract of land sonth of Brinkley. Has once been fn cultivation. ground is well sodded with Lespadeza, flns place for cattle and hogs. VIII sell at bargain and 0n time pay- ments. Write or call for X. eo1o of ARGUS. Bnnklsy. Ark.
The Brinkley argus., 1914-05-29

he came to his death from unknown causes.
 The body was embalmed by Walter w. Raney and held for the arrival of his son. H. M. Hall, general freight agent of the c. 6 o. Ky. Co.,, from Chicago. Wednesday morning. McCrory Enterprise.
The Brinkley argus., 1914-05-29

Tell 'em you saw n tn the Arsss
The Brinkley argus., 1914-05-29
COlOred Citizens Mass
 Meeting

There will be a county meet ing of the promoters of the Monroe County Fairs at Browns s Chapel, c. M. E. CA1rchr Brink ley, Ark, June 6th4
 Every enterpri&ng negro farmer is urged to attend.
 J. T. Clark. Pres.