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Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-09-25
BIG PRIZES FOR
FARM PRODUCTS
Idaho State Fair To Be Held At
Caldwell Sept n to Oct. l.
Program Complete.

CAl4DWELLl-In addition to the
bi prizes already published, the Cald4
we'll MIN & Ming company and the
Pacific Seed company have offered
some fancy cash prizes for the best
grain and grass exhibits shown at the
Idaho State Fair hcre September 81.
2S, 30, 80 and October /. Each con-
cern offers a prize of $50 cash, the
former on grains and the latter on
grasses.
The milling compang's prize will go
to the best display of sheaf grains.
points; number of varieties, 20; wheat
scored as follows. Artistic merit, 20
20; oats. 90; barley, 20; rye, 10; quail
ity of varieties shown, 10.
The seed company's cash prize for
sheaf grass display will be awarded on
this basis: Artistic merit. 25 points;
varieties, 25; feeding qualities, %;
seeding qualities, 25.
For community and district awards
a total of $500 has been set aside.
Space reservations being made indi-
cate that exhibits are coming from all
parts u SOulHelH luAHo
Manager J. d. Riddell, Saturday out
Lined the building improvements be-
In, made on the grounds. A new
building is being erected for school
exhibits. An addition is being made
to the woman's building. The hog
house Is being doubled ip size. Mr..
Riddle stated that new refrigerat-
ing plant is being installed In the dairy
building, and he predicted that Wis
itors will behold the finest display OF
dairy products ever seen IN the west.
Two milking conteats, divided into
classes A and B, will be held, with
$50 cash prizes I'm each, In addition to
the special premiums.
]. s. Harrington, 8. J. Vanhyning
and w. S. Maxey. constituting the
racing committee, held meeting
Friday evening, and practically COM
pleted plans for the speed events.
They are assured OF the presence ON
the local track of some OF the best
horses from Baker and Ontario, Ore,
Weiser, Payette, Bose and Caldwell.
With the fairs at Baker. Ontario and
Caldwell arranged for succeeding
weeks, 1t Is planned to have the Ore
gon hors-s fellow the circuit, and I'm
this city there will appear many
Idaho racing steeds which do not In
wade the Oregon tracks.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-09-25
GAVE FAREWELL ADORE 80.

DIR. Sifton preached his farewell ser
non a week ago last Sunday evening.
He Ia retiring from the active work
of the ministry for at least a year,
because of poor health and is pack
ing up to move to Boise, having had
charge at Mountain Home for three
years
AT the last buslntss meeting of the
trustees held on Monday September
thirteenth, 1t was shown that there
had been raised for all purposes.
$1050 and the PASTORS salary had
been paid In full.
DR.. Sifton is succeeded In Mountain
Home by Rev. Joyce Kendall.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-09-25
:: THE ARROWROCK DAM =:

yards nearer completion. A line OF
open holes to catch possible seepage
bored just below the holes for grout.
ing together with grouting holes was
carried up through the dam and con-
nected with galleries built inside of
it from which the outlet are oper-
ated partly by water pressure and
lrtly by electricity. In these gall
leries additional grouting cam be car
lded deep below the base of the dam
Ii necessary. The thickness of the
structure was gradually reduced un-
till at the crest it stands but 16 feet
wide, forming a roadway, guarded
one either side by a parapet wall
four feet high. Mounted at intervals
ON this are rows of pedestals crown
ed with arc lights. power for which
is furnished by the electric plant
To the one side of the dam has
been cut gigantic spillway through
a cliff Of solid grant. 1t Is 400 feet
long following the contour of the
ground In direction at right angles
with the dam. In flood season water
from the reservoir will enter the spill
way over the lip mounted on which
are especially constructed gates. 1t
will be carried off around the dam
and allowed to cascade down the
mountain side back into the river.
I'm an extreme flood year, should the
splllway be unable to handle the
water, the dam Is so constructed as
to permit 1t to plunge over its crest
dropping over $50 feet to the river
below. A total OF 10000 second
feet of water can rush through this
spillway at its normal capacity and
could it be harnessed 1t would de-
velop a vast amount of eiectrical
energy.
To the opposite side of the dam,
concrete log chute has been built
to permit the passage of logs from
the reservoir to the river below.
The estimated stand of timber tn-
butary to the reservoir Is three bill
lion feet valued at thirty-six million
dollars. 1t will take so years to pass
it over the dam. On the same side,
should 1t be deemed advisable to
build an additional hydro-electric
plant, a tunnel can be bored through
the mountain side to tap the reser-
voir and provide the water to gener-
ate as high as $4,000 horsepower
The reservoir is 18 miles long with
a maximum depth of 200 feet. Its
capacity rs 244, 300 acre-feet which II
spread one foot deep would cover 800
square miles, or 1t would cover the
city of New York including Manhatta1
Island, Bronx, Brooklyn Queens and
Richmond to the same depth; cover
Chicago with two feet of water;
Boston with eight feet; the District of
Columbia with five feet and the
state of Rhoade Island with four
inches.
The dam itself weighs over a mil
lion tons. If loaded a ton to each
20-foot wagon, the wagons would reach
from San Francisco to New York and
double back to Cleaveland. The pro-
ject lis located tributary to Bose
40 to so miles from the dam Every
acre with the exception of about
1000 has been filed on by settlers.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-09-25
MCKEETH'S FERRY
new BRIDGE site
New Bridge Will Be Built By Ada
and Owyhee Counties at a
Cost of $4,000

McKeeth's Ferry is to be the To-
cation of the Ada-Owyhee bridge over
Snake river. Commissioners of both
counties have decided ON that point
in preference to Grandyiew. Both
points had asked for tn bridge, and
the Ada county commissioners recent
ly made trip to Snake river to look
over the ground with view of de-
,ermining which was the better site
The bridge is to be built at cost
of twenty thousand dollars. Owyhee
county will put up ten thousand, Ada
county five thousand, and private i'm
terests five thousand.
When the bridge proposition was
first broached it was understood it
was to be built at Grandview, and
when the Ada county commissioners
went to Snake river they understood
the people i'm the affected district
we're united ON that score. The COM
missioners made their visit with a
view toward determining whether it
were advisable to build the bridge.
They were soon convinced that the
bridge should be built, but they found
two factions-one of them sure the
bridge should be located at Grand
view, and the other equally certain
that McKeeth's Ferry was the proper
,ite.
The people along the river in the
cality to be served by the bridge
agreed to leave the location question
up to the commissioners of Ada and
Owyhee counties. The Owyhee com
missioners split, two for McKeeth's
Ferry and one for GrandView. One
Ada county commissioner favored
McKeeth s Ferry mad the other Grand-
view. Mans Coffin, the third mem
Der of the Ada county board, Was
neutral until the last, and it was his
vote that decided the question.
He was placed i'm such a position
that he could either vote with Grand
view and create deadlock, three to
three, so that nobody would get a
bridge, or vote for McKeeth's Ferry
and build a bridge.
Mr.. Coffin was approached by pro-
ponents OF both bridge sites. He told
each faction that whenever it would
come to him with three votes he
would contribute the fourth. Nc
Keeths Ferry got the votes, SO he
contributed the fourth, and the bridge
will be built there.-Statesman.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-09-25

Green Pinkston and John Coats
passed through last night with two
loads OF ore from the Evans mines
at Battle creek, delivered 1t to the
railroad for shipment to the mills.
They returned Sunday az far az Bru-
gyau ON the way to- get more ore and
while here received telephone mes
sage asking them to return 10 Noun
tain Home and get ten thousand
pounds of parcel post that had ac-
:umulated there. They started Mon
day morning and WIN load the parcel
post and make the trip to grasmere.
--Esruneau NugGett
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-09-25
None Equal to chamberIain's

81 have tried most all of the cough
cures and find that there Is none that
equals Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
1t has never failed to give me prompt
relief" writes w. V. Harner, Mont
pelier, Ind. When you have cold
give this remedy trial and see for
yourself what a splendid medicine 1t
is Obta'nable everywhere.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-09-25

}. Fl. Sedgwick, formerly resident
of Mountain Home, now managing
Senator Brady's farm at Pocatello, ar
rived in the city Thursday with a car
of 10 head of horses and one COW,
which the Senator shipped here for
his model farm. This lis the second
car Mr.. Brady has shipped here, one
arriving about two weeks ago with
ten head of horses.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-09-25

Today as we go to press we hear
of two additions To the population OF
Mountain Home, this morning q daug
ter arrived at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. jim. Ladd Smith and at noon, a
son arrived at the home Of Mr.. and
Mre. Ernest Evans.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-09-25
NEW M. (. PASTOR

erend Joyce Kendall, known as
the Idaho Boy Preacher" and who
has been appointed pastor of the
Methodist church at Mountain Home
for the ensuing year, has arrived
and will preach both morning and
evening the coming Sunday.
iyeryone is invited to attend both
services and hear this young minister
give his initial address i'm our city.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-09-25

Owing to a defective rail- near the
warehouse in this city, car ran off
the railroad track and into the ware
house, making big hole and scat
tering contents I'm every direction.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-09-25
SHOT WIFE INSTEAD OF HAWK.
Utah Woman Fatally Wounded by Ac-
cidentsI Discharge of Gun.

Richfield Claude Mcclure, about
32 years Of age, of Panguitch, shot
and killed his wife, aged about A
years. He went outside with shot.
gun to shoot a chicken hawk and
when about ready to shoot, the wife
spoke to him and he turned suddenly,
discharging the gun through the
screen door and killing her.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-09-25

Mildred Keene of Scranton, N. ID.
was guest at the Evans hootel We'd
nesday while ON her way to teach
In the Bruneau valley.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-09-25

Mrs. n. e. Whitaker returned
week ago Thursday from Hoquiam.
Washington, where she has ben visit
ing her mother.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-09-25
LOCAL. NEWS /.

Born Monday. September 18th. to
Mr. and Mrs. Phelps Whitney. o
daughter.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-09-25

tlen b. Eaton. a Boise attorney,
formerly of this city, La renewing &C.
quaintances while here ON business.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-09-25
CANYON COUNTY FAIR

Caldwell, Sept. %, October I.
Excursions via Oregon Short Line
Union Pacific System. Limit, Octo-
,er 2nd. Sec agents for rates.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-06-11
Ccttoniess Cottonwood Trees,

Brookings.-A correspondent in
quires: Are there any marks on
young cottonwood trees by which the
sex of the tree can be identified? If
so. will you kindly inform me what
they are sc as to avoid to planting
Of female trees, which throw off the
cotton when they are grown and be-
come a nuisance"
Reply by Prof. N. f. Hansen: THE
matter has been carefully investigated
by botanists without definite results.
! know of no way to distinguish the
male from the female cottonwood, un-
til they bear blossoms. The best way
for you is to watch the trees when
in bloom and mark the male trees, and
then take the cuttings from them i'm
the fall"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-06-11
BOY THIEF TO PRISON
BISON YOUTH CLAIMS THAT HIS
FATHER TAUGHT HIM TO
STEAL.
HAPPENINGS CT THE STATE
What 10 Going On Here and There
That 10 Of Interest to the Read.
ers Throughout South Dako-
IA and Vicinity.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Bison.-There was an affecting
scene in the state circuit court here
June 1st when Absalom Shoop, q
youth. was sentenced to a term of one
year in the Sioux Falls ~penitentiary
on the charge of grand larceny.
When called upon and asked if he
had anything to say why sentence
should not be pronounced upon him,
the youth arose and stated to the
court that he was not yet 10 years of
age; that he had lived in this part of
the state for three years with his
father while the latter was perfect
ing title to a homestead; that he and
his brothers had been required to steal
by their father. and had been misused
until the youngest son had been taken
from him by the authorities. Judge
Dillman gave the boy some fatherly
advice. and the prisoner in return
promised the court he would make
every endeavor to make a man of him.
self.
The crime for which he was sen.
fenced was the theft of a horse from
a neighboring rancher. While max
ing his way out OF the country he sold
the horse to another man, from whom
he restole it the same night, being
captured a day or two after stealing
the same horse for the second time.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-06-11
important Suit Won.

Alexs.ndria.-An important decision
OF the state supreme court was re-
ceived here concerning the %indepen-
dent school district of this city, and
residents owning farm lands adjoining
the corporate limits Of the city. A
number OF years ago. Alvin Heller.
Christ Heinemann, Pat Wickham, w.
Brandt and George Gordon, parties
owning farm lands within the city OF
Alexandria, petitioned to have their
lands segregated from the city corpor-
alton. and after considerable litigation.
succeeded in obtaining such an order
from the courts. The parties then set
up that their lands were no longer a
part OF the independent school dis
trict of Alexandria. and proceeded to
pay their school tax to the country
district adjoining the lands. After
litigation covering a period Of a num-
Der of years. the case was decided by
the supreme court of the state in IA
yor of the independent school district,
and holding that the lands in question
were still a part of such district.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-06-11
VALUE OF PIT S|L0'
STATE COLLEGE UPON THIS
METHOD OF PUTTING UP
ENSlLAGE.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capital City, the Various
State institutions and from
Many Different Parts Of
the Sunshine State.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
BroOkings.-The pit or underground
silo is useful in the semi-arid sections
and on high locations. Where the
ground is low, where irrigation is
practiced and where the rainfall is
great, seepage water will interfere
with its usefulness.
The pit also can be built with com
mon home labor. The cost is very
low. When once properly built a pit
silo is long lived; it never rots, it
never blows down, and the silage
never freezes in it during the winter.
The pit silo can be filled with an ordi-
nary feed cutter costing only about
$50. A six horse power engine is
large enough for running the cutter.
Several neighbors may own such a
cutting outfit and cooperate in filing
their silos.
Bulletin 154 of the South Dakota
experiment station. written by Profess
O c. Larsen. contains detailed infor-
nation relative to the construction of
a pit silo. This free bulletin should
be in the hands OF every farmer who
who expects to build a pit silo.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-06-11
Warning to Hunters.

Aberdeen Numerous complaints
have been coming in to Deputy Game
Warden c. f. Zirbes. Of this city. rela-
tive to hunting dogs ranging the fields
in violation OF the state game laws,
which prohibit dogs running loose in
the fields during the months of May
and June AS a consequence warnings
have been issued by the deputy war
den advising n of hunting dogs
to keep them shut up. Otherwise the
animals will be taken up by the state
game department and disposed of. In
dicatiOns are now that there will be
plenty Of prairie chickens this fall, but
If a nest is once disturbed during the
Matching period the hen will leave ii
n will not return. thereby spelling
the entire setting of eggs and greatly
depicting the number of game birds
in the fall.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-06-11
42 Wears in Bookings County.

Brookings.-A few days ago James
Natesta. a well known pioneer. COM
pleted AZ years OF continuous resi-
dence in Brookings county. When he
located in the county in May. 1873,
there were only 70 settlers in the en-
tire county. All of these but five left
the following year. having been fright
ened away by a threatened Indian mas
sacre. Those who remained became
wealthy. as Brookjngs county has de-
veloped into one of the richest agri-
cultural counties in the United States.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-06-11
Aid for the Mexicans.

Pierre.-Gov. Byrne, chairman Of
the state branch American Red Cross
association, has been requested by the
Red Cross headquarters to call the
attention Of the people of South Da-
kota to the fact that a great number
of Mexican people, largely women and
children, are in danger at this time Of
death from starvation. An appeal is
being made throughout the United
States for gifts of money, corn, beans,
rice and -four for the relief of these
unfortunate people. and tho state Red
Cross hopes that South Dakota will
contribute what she can. Donations
Of money may be sent to o. l.. Bran
son. state treasurer American Red
Cross society. Mitchell. t. the office
OF Gov. Byrne at Pierre. or direct to
Red Cross headquarters at Washing
ton. d. C.. Instructions as to the
proper routing of supplies will be fur
nished upon inquiry.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-06-11

MISUNDERSTANDING to informa-
ton received here from Denver, Colo.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gross are in Como
IA. Mex. where they are being held
captive by the Yaqui Indians now in
revolt there. Mr.. and Mrs. Gross are
both we'll known throughout the Black
Hills. Up to q few years ago Mr..
Gross was mill superintendent Of the
North Homestake Mining company &C
Maitland. having charge Of tho works
there during the palmy days Of that
mines glittering career. After tliesAs
moved to Denver. where Mrs. Dress
parents reside.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-06-11
NJ VOICE az MAIL.
Method Of Canned Conversation" In
vented by Mitchell Man.

Method Of Canned Conversation" In
vented by Mitchell Man.
MITCHELL Shirley f. Stout, OF Nit
chell, is a genius, but il his invention
comes into general use Shirley E.
Stout is very likely to come into
mighty general disfavor with a great
many people.
Stout his invented canned CONVEX
sation." That is, Stout has just per-
fected a device whereby the human
voice a be transmitted onto a postal
card, sent through the mails and can
be produced for the benefit of the re-
ceiver.
Stout's invention is an ingenious
one. Taking a postal card of the usual
size with a small hole in the center,
the inventor coats the card with a
specially prepared compound wax. lets
the wax harden and then places the
card on a recording machine, where
he talks for a minute and a half into
the transmitter.
The card is then addressed and sent
through the mails. The recipient
places 1t on her ordinary disc phono-
graph, puts in a needle. and there is
the beloved voice in all it's intensity.
recording the pleading words and
honeyed phrases, just as he would
have said them-had he not got an at.
tack of cold feet at the last minute.
and hit upon this ingenious device to
get him out of his dilemma. That is
the story Of the invention, it is al
legged.
The principal feature Of this novel
postal card recording device different
from the ordinary recording and trans.
hitting machines, is a small metal
guide disc two inches in diameter,
which Is used to guide both the etch-
ing and reproducing jewels. holding
them in uniform position throughout
the processes of recording and trans
hitting the messages.
The path on the postal cards on
which the etched message is placed is
m inch wide and four inches in dia.
meter, requiring a minute and a half
to produce.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-06-11
BURGLAR to Paw Fine.

S~isseton.-In the state circuit court
here John Barnett, a farm hand. n
tered a plea Of guilty to the charge OF
burglary and was lined 500. The pay
ment Of the fine was suspended OH on
dition that the defendant pay for the
goods stolen by him and live an honor
able life in the future. Barnett raided
a store in a nearby town, from which
he carted a great quantity of goods Of
various descriptions.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-06-11

Marion-The city council has grant
ed saloon licenses for the coming year,
after increasing the amount Of the an
nual license from $500 to 1000. The
licenses were granted on condition
time a movement was in progress to
have a municipal saloon established,
but it was deemed best to continue
under the old license system and grant
licenses to individuals.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-06-11
Murder Case Tried.

Bison.-Fred M. Bell. charged with
the murder Of Claude Heron on May
13, was tried, found guilty of man.
slaughte in the first degree, and was
sentenced to IA years In the state pen
itentiary by Judge Raymond Dillman.
Bell shot an killed Heron as the culmi-
nation of a quarrel over a bunch OF
Heron S land.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-06-11
MANY HEAVY S e
Floods In Vicinity Of Bad River Did
Great Damage.

00Vs08S'
Rapid City.-According to those who
have been investigating conditions in
the vicinity of Bad river. where re-
cent floods caused general damage,
the ranchers and homesteaders for
miles around are heavy sufferers.
ton which is not thickly populated
lost everything they had. including
their homes, which were washed away.
They had planted extra heavily this
year on account of the continued rains,
after four years of drought. A wall
of water Is feet high came down ev-
eral of the forks of the Bad river. TAX
ing everything in its vale. farm
houses, fences. live stock. and, at a
point near Cotton wood. the Harry
Smith homestead. where three lives
were lost. Harry Smith himself only
saved his life by hanging on to the
branches of a tree which he encOun-
tered while being swept down the
stream. but his wife, daughter and
B.. w. Kirkpatrick were drowned by
the flood, which caved in their home
like an eggshell during the night
while all were in bed. The Rapid City
and Pierre line of the Northwestern
was washed out in places
between Philip and Pierre and the
track left soft and dangerous In 9th
ers. Telephone men returning from
the vicinity OF Philip report that. as
far as could be learned, not a rancher
or homesteader close to the Bad river
and its forks saved anything. and that
the totil damage will be in the thou
sands.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-06-11
AZ columbus COLLEGE.

exer-
cises at Columbus college were held
in the college chapel and auditorium.
It was a notable commencement for
the reason that, for the first time since
the organization six years ago. the de-
ggree OF B. A. WAS conferred on five
young mon. These men were A. J.. Gil
bert, Chamberlain: A. F. Rinella, Kewa-
nee, ILL.,; T. ]. Manning, Beresford: J.
Brady, Kimball; C. J. 6chilling, MIL
waukee, Wis.