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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-10-15
OUTDOOR CHRISTMAS
TREE

A novel feature that has been tried
with gratifying success in many cities
and towns in recent years is the out
door Christmas tree. Novel because
it is in reality what picture and song
has always pictured it, tree in its
natural environment, loaded with
gifts BETTING the season and hung
in front and real snow-not cotton
and frosting in a hot room made
dangerous by the fire menace of
candies and combustibles mingled to-
gether. Electric lights replace the
candles, and the people dress warm
like Santa Clause and everything is
in harmony. The program is short
and when it is over there is no rush
ing out of the hot room into the cold.
They go home early and enjoy the
buoyancy of having been out in the
fresh air.
These festivities are usually held
in some central park or on the COM
mon. and are municipal rather than
denominatfonal in their nature. All
the churches and Sunday schools
unite, or rather, lay aside their de-
nominational alignments, and organ
lie into one working body for the
occasion. The musical and literary
part of the program are reduced to
such parts as can be heard in the
open, eliminating, of course, ali the
small parts by the kiddies. The pres
ents consist of things that can be
passed in baskets to all, and the
decorations are left for a few days
and nights to be enjoyed during the
other holiday festivities.
The various churches can have
such other programs indoors as they
may wish, for exhibiting and drilling
the children, and families wishing to
have their private Christmas trees in
the homes have better opportunity
to manage that. The municipal tree
is generally celebrated the night pre-
ceeding Christmas eve.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-10-15

session because he wants to have
some in the house for colds and plum
pudding and to give to his guest If
the guest wants it. The old topper
isn't saying anything; he grins and
bears it patiently. If he is suffering
from present conditions he isn't talk
ing very loud about it. The topers'
families are getting along better now,
and there's the measure of comfort
restored, of suffering prevented.
With open saloons the topers
would tope, their families would suf-
fer, the merchant would lose his bills
and there would be very, very sad
cases in court-wife and children
crying for the release of the drunk
ard, yet dreading what would happen
If he is released. Yet, with such con-
ditions, the fellows who don't partic-
ularly care for liquor and who can
get along without it all right, can
take drink if they want it.
We have witnessed both conditions
within few years, and when you
decide which way you prefer to have
it, you will have read deep down into
your own heart.
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SO bushels; has four hogs, Sc cattle;
had the cattle kept in herd on the
desert the past summer, and they
came in very poor, due to lack of
water he thinks; will keep them next
summer in Paradise valley in east
ern part of the county where his son
Harold has dry farm. Mr.. Clark
does not sell cream nor butter, but
raises calves; buys calves, milks the
cows and feeds the calves by hand.
He sell them at the age of Is to "a
month and usually receives $50 a
head. Those he had in the herd on
the desert the past summer are stunt
ed so they will not be saleable as
they usually are at corresponding
age.
Square Mile of Orchard
J. H. Augustine, has $40 acres of
young orchard, three, four and five
years old. The oldest ones are bear
ing, and he has managed the fri
cation this fall so they buded for
full crop next year. He sprays with
the New Way" machise, consisting
Iof gasoline engine and hose equip
ment carried on wagon and the
nozzles carried by two men on horse
back or afoot. Used $50 pounds
pressure, applies it when the bloom
Is falling, AMI sprays 40 to SO acres
a day of trees three or four years old,
and 20 acres of ten-year- old trees.
He has only few acres this age.
Has no worms; offered a boy rs
cents each for all the wormy apples
he could find, and the boy spent part
of day hunting and failed to make
a cent. Will increase his orchard
to 1000 acres. Has raised corn each
year for six summers and never fail
ed to mature 1t enough for seed. Has
80 acres this year, and large tract
of barley sowed in the orchard to
keep weeds down and for hog feed.
Last year turned hogs into the corn
in the orchard and made $50 an acre
on the corn through pork production.
Will utilize both corn and barley that
way this year. Has the entire or
,hard enclosed with woven wire.
LAST year the corn attracted wild !,
iucks in great n"mbers and after
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L. Shelman at Springfield, has 10
acres: Beets, 1914 acres, Is tons;
wheat, 40 acres, q bushels; oats 20
acres, 40 bushels; hay $50 tons total.
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Made a Good Living

, Made Good Living
l.. Shelman at Springfield, has ITO
acres: Beets, 1914 acres, Is tons;
wheat, 40 acres, q bushels; oats 20
acres, 40 bushels; hay $50 tons total.
Land of Plenty
A. Written, Wapello, $50 acres:
Wheat, 80 acres, 43 bushels; beets,
80 acres, ranging from Is tons down
to nine or ten; oats Is acres, so
bushels; hay S5 acres, sowed in 1914,
125 or $50 tons and pasturage. Has
a few acres of orchard, old trees
bearing heavily; leased 1t to someone
who sells the choice apples and makes
the rest up into apple butter and
cider. Mr.. Written has been in the
sheep business, but has disposed of
them. He raises some choice horses
and cattle and finds them profitable.
His beet land is handled by lease,
some to Japs and some to Americans.
The Americans lease gave him the
free use of the fertilizer from the
stock sheds and stables. He did not
use it so Mr.. Written let the Jap
have it. The Jap is harvesting the
Is ton beets and the American the
nine or ten to ncrop. The Jap's land
has now had two consecutive crops
of beets, the other five. At later
date we shall give more of Mr.. Whit
tens observations on farming for
profits
Sees His Mistake
George H. Hall haM 100 acres:
Wheat and oats SO acres, 10 bushels
total; hay, SO acres, 1876 tons; pas
turage, 40 acres. BY mismanage-
ment coupled with some misfortune
he did not get water to his crops un-
til they had suffered irreparable loss.
He has 20 acres on the lower bench
or bottoms" that produced 20 tons
of beets per acre before he bought
1t. He has not felt disposed to raise
beets, but thinks now he has lost
money by not doing it.
How Fertilizing Pays
Sugar company's Wapello farm, A.
M. Quigley, foreman. Whole farm
planted to beets. Mr.. Quigley has
been devoting his attention to ina
proving the soil by fertilizing 1t. He
has been on the farm three years and
says that one tract that had been
raising 10 tons, was fertilized by
feeding stock on it and hauling pulp
to It to the amount of perhaps $40
worth 90 labor per acre. The stock
eat much of the pulp as a substitute
for drinking water, and the rest of
the pulp and the residue are all con-
sidered valuable for fertilizing. Under
this treatment the yield rose from 10
TO II tons per acre. an increase in
revenue of $35, and the fertilizer
will be worth another $35 to the land
In 1916, with some values left for
1917. Where the sheep beded on
The land, the yield rises to 20 tons
per acre, but they only had them 35
days on 10 acres, and they could not
bed them all over it. Mr.. Quigley
advises blowing little deeper each
year, but not to pillow much deeper
when doing spring blowing, as it will
not dissolve well except under the
influence of frost. II there is much
If the deep new soil turned up in
spring, 1t lies along in cubes and
Tries quickly and does not make a
good seed bed We shall give more
# Mr.. Quigley's observations on beet
'arming later.
A Good Farmer
]. Steele, Wapello, 10S acres:
Beets So acres, IA tons; oats rs
ceres, so bushels; hay 25 acres, three
rops. Has IS hogs and bis place
swell kept.
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CROP CONDITIONS ON
FARMS OF COUNTY

Continued from page one
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-10-15

ltered at the postoffice at Black
Idaho, as second class matter.
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: A Good Farmer

J. Steele, Wapello, 1913 acres:
Beets 5S acres, IA tons; oats rs
acres so bushels; hay 25 acres. three
crops. Has IS hogs and bis place
is-well kept.
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VIII Try Again

/. ]. 8. Gardnera Potatoes 40 acres,
100 sacks; beets, 10 acres. Is tons;
dry land grain As acres, nine bushels
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A good many people who voted to
have this county dry are doubling
their own wisdom now, and are say
ing that wide open" looks better
to them now. Reasoning on that sub
ject ought to be clear, concentrated
and direct, and any person old
enough to vote ought to reach a firm
conclusion that no amount of babble
or campaign talk could change.
Every man who is complaining
now, tells you that he doesn't drink
habitually and can get along all right
without It, but AZ 2 matter of prin-,
ciple he wants the privilege Of taking
a drink If he wants 1t. He also wants
the privilege OF having 1t In his pos
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-11

toms Appeals has held that the re.
bates 20 10 the foreign as well as
the AmericRn-owned ships. The gov.
eminent. which has refused TO pay the
o per cent 10 even American shin
owners, has appealed the case, and Il
~ now awaiting final decision in the
supreme Court. This law proved in
effective. and Il viii have to be wiped
out In order to save many millions
more than Si5.OO0.O0o now in oontro-
vofsy.
Republicans Successful.
There has been a complete col
lapse Of the domestic policies OF the
DemOcfatic administration Not a
single promise has been redeemed.
FIRST. the cost OF living has been
increased instead OF decreased.
Second, there Is less employment
Tor labor than ~ any time IN our his
tory
Third. business generally has been
worse than az any time since we LAST
had y Democratic President
The coming election for President
viii be fought out on these domestic
lines. The result o. apparent 10 any
one who viii consider carefully the
situation.
The verdict win be an old.time Re
publican victory"
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This striking house Is distin-
guished particularly on the exter-
Tor by long, sweeping roof lines,
its half-timbered second story, its
roof and balcony supported by
brackets. the liberal use of lead
ed glass windows. its bay win
dow. the heavy piazza pliers and
its chimney pots. Within, a de-
parture from the conventional Is
marked by the immense hall,
which cuts the house entirely in
two.
The piazza is sx20 feet. One
enters a square vestibule through
glass paneled door. and through
another door admittance is
gained to the main hall. An open
stairway OF unusual width leads
10 the second floor. Beneath the
stairs is good-siEed clothes
closet, and at the end of the hall.
way Is a toilet and lavatory.
Directly across from the foot of
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amount OF work for which permits were
granted during the past month IN Pitts
burgh 10 considerably more than the
previous month for the reason that a
permit for the Frick Arcade. amounting
70 over s1.3O0.ooO was issued. The re-
port for the month. OF August showed a
Cleveland shows a gain OF nearly
stIO,vOo during September and al in
crease OF s2,t69. 500 for the first nine
months OF the year Cincinnati showed
a months decrease OF s1.7S4 but an in
crease OF $S.Ss2.1OO for the correspond
Ing nine months OF 1915 and 1910. other
do. Canton. youngstown while Columbns
Akron. Erie. Charleston and Altoona
showed decreases The following table
VIII show the records for last month to-
gether with the first nine months buiid-
ing operations for this year:
Cities September Nine months
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-11

Alterations. Harry Hicks. contractor.
William Menkcmellcr. 500 Eoff street
repairs. John Miller. contractor.
1ssrse Sewers. ssss chapline. rcar
Tony kasss t12z Jacob street. on.
tractor. -
John koler. "a Twenty fourth street
easase. \ N Mitchell. contractor.
- and -. spring, los Twenty-ninth
tor.
William HeiSer. IL Baker street. re-
William ID. Anderson. sS4o Eoff street
eight room residence. Hubbard Ranerd
contractor. Price. $500.
ionn r. Miller. e136 Market street
etisrations. John l. Giesey. contractor
Jonn f1adins. garage. 45I Cosa street
claude Schempf. contractor.
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gals. per min capacity. and 1.-stsse
Wheeler pump operated BY De Laval
turbine Installed In hot well.
Point Pleasant-Marfstta Mr.. CO..
Marietta. o.. VIII build foundry plant
Observation-Disclosures Fruit Pro-
duct Co. Baltimore Nd, has mainly
purchased machinery for lately-noted
plant: daily capacity 500 bbl- cider and
vinegar: let contract TO George Bros.
Winchester. Va, 70 erect $4,000 build
ing; w. w. Cloud. PRESIDENT; Bruce
Worthington. vice president and mana
more.
Clarksburg--Nound City Cut Glass
Co. r.. J. sullivan, manager Is reported
10 establish plant: machinery purchased
Huntington-Trinity Episcopal church
VIII erect rectory; +. y. hger, architect.
Huntington
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Eros. will erect 2
residences ON Washington Ave: 2Sx52
IT.. rooms and bath: fireproof: tile and
stucco: asphalt single roof: wood
floors: hot-air heat; electricity and ma
tural gas lighting: cement sidewalks:
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peals, and they contributed gen.
erously: s''
United States Senator Nathan co,,
former United States Senator =,
scott Judge George Poffenbarvor a..
Governor Albert b. White TTn,,a-,
STATES Marshal G. r. Smith. Judea A.
uason Williams. William p Hun
pare General John c. Bond. ELLA a.
iost' Attorney General Abrahaw
lily, George M. Bowers, Represepts-
I've william @. Brown. State Suporin.
enaent OF Schools Maurice p. shaw.
ney' representative Adam Littlenaee
Nirsii l.. Highland. Solicitor General
yonn W. Davis, Ex-Governor A. Brooss
fleining, Julian q. Hearne. James h.
caldwell ana William A. Herscb.
me ftate society gave a rising voto
OF lhanks 70 these men Al its lase
meeting and ordered that thai ,srt.
win list OF the Contributor ~
sivSn % the press
ENCongressman Samuel "a Al. =.
Charlesion. who is now retained ~
ne West virginia Public serv,rs,
Commission a. one OF is leadinc iss.l
advisers, De- I'm the city on businete
connected With the recent profest ~
the commission flied with the Inter
state Commerce Commission aFainvf
RAISING freight rates on coal nom
West virginia mines to western mar.
kets. Col = Taylor Vinson. OF Hunt.
ington. Il another lawyer In the CITY
on the same business. He represents
ne coal operators In this matter.
Hon and Mrs. Isaac RI Mann viii
20 70 NeW YORK next week on a bust
Flst' since returning 10 Washington
hey have been living al the Him.
lands, md viii continue 10 reside
here lnul the completion Of the an.
iensivc improvements on their resi-.
denco In sixteenth street
Mrs Alexander Glass and Mrs uoi.
loway. Of Wheeling. are in Washing
ton for a two weeks STAY and are siob.
ping ~ 80 Brighten
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DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATION
FAILS In ECONOMIC PROBLEMS

year by a smashinely large plurality.
re thinks the Republicans are In for
big victory IN 1916.
IL IL no secret that the domestio
policies % the administration have
been total failure. and Il is very
apparent that the Democratic party
leadership are striving TO divert the
public mind from the real issues that
viii confront them In the merit cam.
paign,' said Mr. Rodenberg today.
An attempt IL being made 10 place
halo Of glory around the brow Of
The President for keeping ne out of
he European conflict This win fail.
While We are willing 10 give proper
credit 70 the President for bis efforts
70 preserve neutrality. he deserves no
such reward ~ recollection. when he
End his party are responsible for hard
times for the working man. the mer.
chant and the manufacturer.
conditlons Unsatisfactory.
Internal conditions IN the Middle
Wet are far from satisfactory. with
the single exception % the industries
that are directly concerned In the
manufacture of munitions Of war
business a. demoraiized and a feel.
Ing OF uncertainty and Insecurity pre-.
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nrst year OF its existence. Mr.. Gail
retired with the best wishes and a
hearty vote OF thanks formally taken
by the members at the meeting rri-
day nigat.
The other officers elected are. vice
presidents W. W Scott. c. n. Knote
r. T. Morgan. a. y. wells. II. c. Dun
can and q. a. Price; secretary. W. r.
Braithawaito: financial secretary.
Mrs Todd G. sharp: corresponding
secretary. W. r. George; treasurer. >.
W. DeGrange; historian, Mrs, G. ".
Atkinson.
New members were elected az fol
lows: Mrs Virginia r. 5heetz, I'd.
Bailey. Hayes Haymaker. Nora l..
Davis, Lucy Lamon. d J Barton. Mr.
aud Mrs. r. r. Riddleturger &. y.
Gates. r. II. McDermOtt. SIR. and Mrs.
G. n. McGinnis. Frank Murray. James
NJ Maioney and Miss Emma ,. Ma
louey.
A new constitution and bylaws
we're adopted NJ this meeting. and the
report Of tho treasury showed that
the society f. In a flourishlng imam.
cial condition.
- - aFiNtts ~ dead a. his home in
ms city az result OF having been
struck ~ an automobile. lie was
eNiy-hye years old and many years
$40 resided az Grafton. where he vas
prominent A. a local politician ne
vas a member OF the Masonic lodge
there, which lodge has requested a
local lodge % take caarFe o. the
funeral.
Twenty-throe prominent citlrens Of
West Virginia contributed total OF
$40 20 the West virginia society.
which tum was expended In entertain.
ina the old soldiers from the state
during the recent Rrand army oncamp.
ment- An opportunity was twice
given 100 men likely TO be Interested
ln holping along the entertainment
but the following were The only ones
who rcsnonded tn the committsa's an
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room. 10xl3. and a maids bed
room. l0xl5, both with generous
closets, and In addition unlimited
storage space beneath the raf-
tiers.
The house Il finished in rough
cast stucco. with half-timbered
second story. The chimneys are
OF stueco. with terra Gotta CHM
ney pots. The roof is singled.
The house is an exact suucre. S5
feet on side. Altogether a most
satisfying home for any family.
Arrangements have been made
with the architects TO furnish es-
umated cost of construction or
any other information desired re.
garding the house illustrated.
They also invite our readers TO
make suggestions for plans which
they wouldlike Illustrated in the
future. Please address all com
munieations to Ashley and Peter.
son, Springfield. Mass.
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the stairs are the wide French
doors which admit 10 the living
room. 24xlS.6 feet. A bay win
dow on the front OF the house az
lords opportunity for a comfort.
able window seat. which has long
narrow loaded glass windows on
each side. A fireplace OF tapes-
try brick harmonizes with the
tiny panes OF loaded glass used In
such profusion.
TIC the left of the stairs a hall
extends at right angles toward
the rear or the house, terminal.
ing In a hat closet. To the left
Is the dining room, reached by a
French door. This room is l5xl4
feet.s Two group windows admit
an abundance OF light. In one
corner is a china closet - with
buffet
The kitchen. I2xI0e feet. is
reached from the right of the
hallway A good-siZed pantry Is
situated between kitchen and din
Ing room. communicating with
both. A small entry, reached by
size door, opens upon the
Kitchen and also to the basement
stairs.
The second story is delight
10 the housewife. -Four bed
rooms, l5x14. 13xl3. 12x15:s and
l2xl5.6 feet respectively, all with
large closets, are grouped around
central hall. Each bedroom
mas windows on two sides. In
addition there is a bathroom. a
linen closet. 9x9 feet. with a bal
eony. IL preferred, this may be
utilized for a playroom for the
children. the addition of win
dow making its use practicable
even in the coolest weather.
On the third floor are a bed.
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WEST VIRGINIA !.
BUILDING NOTES

Hunting ton--We<t virginia Brewing
20. VIII expend sSo.eoe TO remodel brew
~ As packing plant. erect additional
buildings. ct: daily capacity. 500 hogs
and large number OF cattle.
hinten-xirginia-W Power Co,
r IN. .; Mathews. president. clifton
erecuon OF supplementary steam-electriS
plant near Hinton and to furnish various
towns with electricity.
ksnovs--ohio valley Electric Ry. Co.
OF Huntington (operated By Console
dated Heat. Light a Power Cor Is pro-
ceeding with previously-noted power
station installation: $3.50 X. w. turbo-
generator. 10 per cent power factor
phase e0-cycle. wound FOR 1000 voltes
direct: Wheeler surface condenser with
1000 81. r. tube surface: DO Laval
turbo-driven centrifugal pump. 10000
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walls among the manufacturers. There
~ less employment for the laboring
man, and the poorer the people the
harder the road they have had 10
travel under the present adminlstra.
ton.
These men who have been hurt
whose families have had to suffer
through the collapse OF the Demo
cratic promise OF more labor. higher
wages and a reduced cost OF living
are the majority OF voters In the coun-
ny. They are intelligent and will not
De fooled BY the situation that has
arisen out OF the European wa No
enort IL being made TO minimize the
EFFORTS Of the President to steer an
honorabie course for the nation In
dealing With the European situation.
but the President ~ simply carrying
out the almost unanimous demand Of
the American people that We keep ouf
and hands on / dare say there H.
only a small part Of 1 per cent of the
population that has the aiiehfest de-
sire That We enter the conhfri
Certainly Il is an easy matter for
The President 20 do what the Ameri.
can people want
Policy Condemned.
But In measuring IN the acbieve
ments 81 the administration In ita
diplomatic handling Of the European
situation we must parallel h. with the
Mexican situation In dealing with
Mexico the policies Of the administra-
ton are universally condemned I'M the
middle west 70 r. 70 De hoped that
tho latest pOlicy-for The adrninfstrs.
lion has been most acrobutic In chang
ing &C. attitude-wiu brink peace 10
our sister Of The south
~ seems 10 mo that the diplomacy
that has been followed On dealing with
Moxico the last three years has been
patterned after the antics Of the Nexf.
can tumbllng bean
The American people have diacov.
cred one thing that a. patent TO ell.
thinking peopie-that De- mat tho
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MORE BUILDING
In SEPTEMBER
sScnssS sc Or T 1aAr OF sF1 %uodsr. n
CLEVELAND Shows Mig Increase. while
otnsr cities Of Trt-state District
Also Gain.

Inc Construction Record OF current
issue mas the following TO say:
neDorts from the building INSPECTOR.
ottices In various cities OF Western
SIN xNania ohio and West Virginia
snow that the amount OF work taken up
va shkhtly I'm excess OF that for th-
nontn OF August. The figures for Pits
ourkn are not available owing to The
reported sickness 81 n clerk and the t,n
preston n left that no other person
eouia tabulate same. However. The