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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-08-25

rectory and had addressed the letter
to the wrong Flora Johnson.
There were tears in her eyes as she
faltered out an explanation. Blindly
she tottered from the room. reached
the outer Office and then all became
blank.
Poor little SOUL" were the words
that greeted her as she opened her
eyes, and two typist girls were bend
ing over her as she lay on a settee
in one of the inner rooms of the suite.
Mr.. Fairfax is quite interested. IT
seems this girl had her hopes raised
by receiving a letter intended for an
other OF her name That poor lunch
in her handbagl Isn't it pity? Prob
ably her heart was set on this posi-
ton"
"Mr. Fairfax wished to know when
she recovered" spoke the other girl,
and Flora, sitting up minute later,
was confronted by the young bust
ness man.
"You seem to have come first" he
said, an expression of real interest
and sympathy on his face, your
namesake has not reported, so think
we may take you on
"Oh, no, sirl" spoke Flora impetu
ously 1T was this other Miss John
son who qualified for the position
Perhaps she, too, is depending upon
it TOTO relieve-to pay her way!
could not think of causing her disap
pointment," and Flora arose and LEFT
the room.
1.-The brave, unselfish girl" spoke
Mr.. Fairfax in tones of profound ad
miration. I'VE have her address ant
will look into this"
He could not get rid of memory
OF that silent. pleading face all thai
day. He was eager. glad, as one o.
his clerks, sent to investigate at thu
address they had. returned and re
ported the circumstances surround
ing the Johnsons.
What did you Learnt" asked Mr.
Fairfax of his envoy, and his sympa
thetic face was tense and concentrat
ed as he heard the sorrowful story o
the struggling girl.
But a new life opened for Flori
within the next few days. A lette
came from a large brokerage firm
stating that her address as an exper
stenographer had been Furnished
them and asking her to call.
Flora found herself in the position
of her life. Her companion worker
were charming, her employers con
siderate and liberal. Within a weel
all of the bloom had come back int
Flora's face and renewed courage wa
restored to her tried but intrepi
soul.
One noon, as she sat down at a tabl
in the restaurant where she ate he
lunch, a pale-faced, frail-looking youn
woman abruptly took the seat oppC
iste her.
She introduced herself as Miss Flor
Johnson. She was the young lad
whose place with Fairfax & Co. Flor
might have had. In fervid, broke
tones she told Flora how badly sh
had needed the position. Now sh
thanked her for the sacrifice she ha
made in her behalf.
And Mr.. Fairfax said that 1t wa
the noblest act he had ever known
That was why he got you your plac
here"
The cat was out of the bag! Flor
flushed with pleasure and gratitud
at the kindly interest of the gooC
hearted young business man. Sh
wrote him a brief noto that evening
thanking him for his kindness.
And wonder of wonders! He Gale
upon her a week later, and then tn
= week after that.
His interest and sympathy wei
fast growing into love, and one ev
ming he confessed it. And the humbl
stenographer became the happy viii
of a man of wealth.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-08-25
Hopeless Case.

Smith hear Green was sent to
the lunatic asylum last week. Is II
true?
Jones-Yes! poor fellow; he's as
crazy as a bedbug. Had a mania for
exchanging umbrellas every chance he
got.
Smith-Pshawl Almost any man
will do that If he has half chance.
Jones-Yes. but poor Green always
left better one than he took.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-29
MOUNTAIN OF GOOD BUTTER.
Mrs. David Hughes ssib 60 90 Pounds
to O. j. kendiq 10 sIwbUkSty- Four Years

O. J. kendig, the pioneer Knoxville
grocer who has just retired from bus!-
ness after remarkable period of sue
eessful business extending over al ca
reer ef more than one-third OF a CEN
fury, tells what may we'll be consid-
cred the most wonderful shGrxer story
ever related by an Iowa merchant
b. Twenty-four-y years ago. IN 1892. Mrs
David Hughes. west OF Knoxville. con-
;racted with Mr.. kendig TO furnish him
all OF the butter made by Her hands, a
product which Mr.. kendiE had learned.
thru the praises of his customers. to be
Of excellent quality. From that forK
ward until Mr.. kend!g recently closed
out his bushes, Mrs. Hughes regularly
each week furnished the grocery with
fifty. sixty and even as high as eighty
pounds of butter, the monthly SUPPLY
from that farm seldom falling b1low
200 and often as high as 500 pounds
and. rarely, $50 pounds. Mr.. kknd z
estimates that he has bought at lea s.
$4,000 pounds or thirty tons of butter
from Mrs. Hughes during the pas,
quarter OF a century and that he has
paid her about $4,000 for THE same.
From May till November tha regula r
price paid for this butter wa3 80 cents
per pound; from November till May
the agreed price was IS Gents per
pound. -
Mr. Hughes recently told Mr.. Ken
dig that he had during thu past TWEEN
~ years, purchased twoI good farms
with the butter money!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-29
IL Household ] E!cossu tsev I


Cough medicines, % . rule contain :
large quantity Of plain syrup. A pint 81
granulated sugar with Il pint OF warm
water, stirred for 2 minutes, gives Won
az good syrup as money can buy.
Then get from your druggist 2h ounces
Pinex (50 cents WORTH, pour into d pint
bottle and fill the bottle with sugar
syrup. This gives you, at = cost of only
"a cents, full pint OF really better cough
syrup than you could buy ready made for
$2.5O-a clear saving of nearly q. Full
directions with Pinex. It keeps perfectly
and tastes good. 80
It takes hold Of the usual cough or
chest cold at once and conquers it in %
hours. Splendid for whoopinR cough.
bronchitis and winter coughs.
It's truly astonishing how quickly 10
loosens the dry, hoarse or tight cough
and heals and soothes the infamed mem-
branes in the case of Z painful cough.
II also stops the formation OF phlegm IN
the throat and bronchial tubes. thus end.
ing the persistent loose cough.
Pinex is highly concentrated com.
pound of genuine Norway pine extract.
combined with guaiacol. and has been
used for generations to heal infiamed
membranes of the throat and chest. I.
To avoid disappointment, ask your
druggist for ounces of Pinex," and
don't accept anything else. A guarantees
OF absolute satisfaction, or money prompt
" refunded, goes with this preparation.
The Pinex Co., TT. Wayne, Ind.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-29
HIGH PRICES PREVAIL.
Astonishing Sums Being Paid For
Live Stock and Grain.

Special 10 Tines-Republican 5.-,
Dubuque, Feb. 90. Astonishingiy
high prices are being realized for all
kinds Of farm animals and farm PRO
ducts at public sales in the vicinity Of
Dubuque this spring. This is rspe-
ciaiiy true OF brood sows and seed
corn. ua y r4. -~-
Wilkinson Brothers sold eight bush
els of seed corn at $3.50 per bushel.
Patrick McGra.n sold ten bushels OF
seed corn at S3S per bNshel! He also
sold seventeen brood sows and realized
an average of $40 per head for them.
Two very ordinary dairy cows brought
$50 each.
Patrick sold atountw enty- five bush
els of seed corn at yes per bushel.
The seed co,n Eold by all OF these
gentlemen wax Gand picked in the
fields early asy fan before there had
been indicstiT of frost. 1t has AL
been thoroughly tested and is guaran-
ted to grow IS per cent of II.
In the las few weeks farmers in this
section DAve been busily engaged II.
testing Their seed corn. Many of them
have corn from the 1914 crop, so arc
not worrying. Many others selected
their seed from the field early in the
fall of 1915: but there are a few who
VIII be compelled to buy from heir
ne!ghbors or the seed houses.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-29
BUY SEED CORN on THE EAR.
Only Way For Farmer. to Be Abb. to
Tell if II Is Early Variety.

Ames, Feb. e9.-"If YOU must buy
your seed corn, buy il on the ear" adj
vises r. K. Bliss, head OF the agricuI-
tural extension department at Iowa
State College. 1T is the only way to
he able to tell whkther the corn is an
early maturing Yariet Every seed
company should be made to sell it's
seed corn in this way"
The returns from phe seed corn cam
paign in Winnebag5 county have just
been received. Conditions there appear
serious. Farmers will most proba bly,
have to import some of their seed corn
for next year. OF samples tested from
$4,000 bushels. but 1,400 bushels tested
10 to 100 Der Cent strong, ear test;
$500 bushels. 50 to 40 per cent strong,
and $500 bushels. 25 to so per cent
strong. Ip the kernel test, 6,1o0 bush.
els tested soj to 100 per cent strong
ard 1855 Bushels. so to 80 per cent
strong.
Carl <R. Scott, who has been in
charge of the campaign. states that all
the seed which has. been tested and
proven valuable Is on sale for 81 per
.bushel. 80
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-29
Farmers of Geneva
Successful at First
Annual Short Course
Special to rimes-Republican..

special to IlmeS-tepuOllCuns #t
Geneva, Feb. 29.--The special short
course conducted by the extension de-
partment of the Iowa State College at
Ames was held here on Thursday FRI
day and Saturday of last week. This
was the first program of the kind ever
put nhere and it proved big sue
cess. The farmers of the community
as well as the town people showed I'M
usual interest all thru the course. The
attendance was above the average at
all lectures and demonstrations There
was good exhibit of live stock, poul-
try, corn, oats, and potatoes AZ well
as articles in domestic science and
manual training. THE domestic sci
ence short course conducted by Mrs.
Catherine S. Miller was attended by
the ladies of the entire community and
proved one of the most interesting and
profitable parts Of the program.
AT the close of the course the farm +
ers were so we'll pleased with the re-
suits that they organized and made
arrangements for short course fbr
next year. Th% officers elected were
]. H. Clock. pr Isident: Thomas Pearse,
vice preside1 f. A. Hicks. secretary;
B. d. Hunt treasurer
More TIN half of the tickets peces-
sary for NE course We're subscribed for
a. the Time.
Premiums were awarded for Exhibits
as fpsilws:
Mems and boys judging-FSrst. Ell!
rner Held second, r. B. Fox;f third. J.
~ .Horner.
Draft mare--First. Thoma4 Bowers;
second. J. Liehmann; thira, Thomas
Bowers.
All purpose farm se1s-Ffrst. A.
woiford; second. Charles Jones; third,
Charles Baurer.
Reef cows-Ffrst. E. Wiseman: sec
ond. V. Mozart
=, Sows and gilts-First/ w. L. John
son; second, ]. ". Hor5ter.
Coop pouitry-,First IN. b. Dolson:
second. William .Laipnle
Ten ears corn-Fis&st. II, Ostrend:
second, Lee Johnsons third. Thomas
Bowers.
Half bushel of potatoes-First. II.
ossrend: second. Frank Smith.
Peck oats-First. ~. W. Homer; Sec
ond. l. Johnson: third. p. Held.
Pound buier-Pfrst, AIRS L. Hick-
man; second. Mr9 D. J! Mcmillan.
Loaf white brfad-Ftrst, Mrs. c. L..
Fox; Mrs. L, LehmanR.
Whole wheat bread First Mrs. o. j.
Clock: second, Mrs. s.. L. Fox.
Loaf graham bre>ad-F,irst, Mrs. J.
Lehman; second, Mrs. Homer Page.
= White cake-First, Mrs. J. H, But
son: second Mrs Nv. L. Johnson.
Dark cakeI--First. Mrs w. L. John
SON. second, Mrs. J. Lehman.
Best sugar qookies-Mrs. W. II.
Sample button hole and patch for
girls in domestic science-Ora Wise
man, lone Boots. {
Piece boys manual training First,
Elmer Held; second, Frank Hunt.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-29
GrinneIl and Vicinity.

Grinnen Feb. % The Sunday
morning ire call, about church time
was 10 the old Fin Connolly home on
High street, where the roof was blaz-
ing. but the chemical tank stopped :;
and the damage was but slight.
The Cedar Rapids high school debat-
ing team comes here on Thursday of
this Week and taxes the affirmative OF
the question, RESOLVED That the Sew
erai States Should Establish a Scale
OF Minimum Wages For Unskilled La
Dor, ConstitutiOnaIty Conceded" The
Grinnell team on the negative is Hib-
belts, German ana Ayres. GrinnelIs
affirmative goes that evening to debate
the same question with Iowa City.
The Grinnel Aeroplane Company
has just closed g deal with the Timm
Aviation Company that makes the
Timm tractor bi-pIane, thru Otto W.
Timn. for the use OF the Robinson
radical motors in all that company's
aeroplanes. Mr.. Timm has examined
and tested motors thoroughly and
makes the statement that the Robinson
radical develops more power per pound
and can be used for all the various
tricks and stunts OF all kinds. This
sale of motor use is the best and most
encouraging biz Of business the Grin
nell company has yet done and opens
the way almost at once for other sales
along the same line and which will
bring into still wider prominence the
general value OF the Robinson aero
plane.
The death of Mrs. D. II. SnOoks only
brother in Carroll called Mr.. and Mrs
Shook TO that city on Sunday.
Mrs. Louise Stewart. former resi-
dent of this city who has been here
visiting for several weeks. has gone for
an indefinite visit to friends in Chi
cago.
The Congrega tional church was
filled on Sunday evening TO listen to
the address on international Peace"
by Prof. Clarence Case, Of Penn Col
lege, and to the story of the journey Of
the Ford peace party. told by Miss
Helen Hebberling, who was one Of the
party. The time was necessarily lin
tied for each speaker but Professor
Case gave within his limits the most
comprehensive analysis of the subject
and the fairest and most evenly bal
anced statement of facts and principles
that many Of the audience have so far
heard. Miss Hebber.ing told in very
quiet way, without the least attempt Al
or argument to sway
the minds of the listeners, the story
Of the start and the principal events
Of the journey, completely refuting the
many wild stories that have embel-
lished the pages OF many daily papers
She confessed TO having some SYM
pathy with the newspaper men who
had been sent by their papers at great
expense and who felt that they abso-
lutely must write something with
Jingle at least of color, because she is
a newspaper woman herself
Professor and Mrs. Carver. from
Harvard, will be the guests of honor
at the faculty dinner at Mears cottage
on Friday evening at $50. President
and Mrs. Main. DR.. and Mrs. SpragHe
Miss Shuts. Miss Loun and Mr.. Buck
viii be in the receiving line.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-29
IOWA FARM NEWS AND NOTES
like this means enormous expense, also
enormous benefit.

A middle-aged farmer drove in a
wagon past the office of a business
block. There goes q man." remarked
the proprietor, who has made more
money than some of US will ever see."
Then he went on, Less than twenty
years ago he was working by the
month as a farm hand Came to Frank
lin county and invested his savings in
a nan section at $50 per acre. There
are Few IL any men in this county that
could or would endure the work that
he has done since then He has been
known to toll thru long day and then
come to town with load of grain
which he would persuade the elevator
manager to allow him to unload long
after regular hours. Rain or shine he
is to be found at work, In the coun-
try where he grew up it is said that
his wages were always, about 25 per
cent higher than his CO. workers were
able to obtain. He is not a trader or
Spectator, He raises grain and stock
which he sells for every cent he can
possibly get. He owns, clear. seven
improved quarter sections of good
Iowa land and expects to own a good
deal more His family is not large,
what he has accomplished has been
done mostly by himself and hired man.
mats what a man can do by working
and saving. But judging by this case
that's all he can do. The seven quar-
ter sections and the prospect OF further
land purchases is practically all there
is 10 it. No time for anything else"
--a -.t.-- CE WILSON
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-29
SEE GOOD IN CORN FAILURE.
Clayton County Farmers Buying siios
and Planting Alfalfa.

McGregor, Feb. 20. - Ultimate good
may come of the failure of the 1915
corn crop, is the opinion of some of the
most progressive farmers of this vi
cinity. AS proof they point to the I'M
precedented number of siios that far
mers are buying this winter. One COM
pany sold nine within fortnight in a
single neighborhood near McGregor.
The farmers say they realize that II
they had had silos last fall they could
have saved much Of their corn crop
and now be feeding their cattle and
hogs ens!lage instead OF paving out
large sums for grain.
1t also seems assured that hereafter
the farmer who does not each year
insure his next years. crop by keep
ing a supply OF seed corn over the
summer Will be the rare exception.
Many have made a practice Of doing
this and there is quite q. little 1914
seed corn in this vicinity. One farmer
is telling the hard luck story that he
had saved seed corn every year for
twenty-five years and had never had
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-29

need for it Last spring ION his wife's
compfaint that she was tired Of fav-
Ing her store-room cluttered up every
summer with corn. he cleared 1t all
up, ground It and fed II to the chick
ems. Now he needs seed corn.
A still further good outcome OF the
present condition is promised in the
reports that are coming in from many
localities of q much, larger acreage Of
alfalfa this spring. The area devoted
to alfalfa hps BEEN increasing rapidly
for three seasons. It is estimated that
fully double the usual acreage will
be seeded the coming season. One far
mer predicts THAI the day is not far
distant when every Clayton county
farm FARM WIZ have q least small patch Of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-29
sHEEpfA AS DEBT LIF1Eas.
An fowa Farmer Prefer. Them tc
Aoas, and Why.

T. fat a sheep is a surer mortgage
Hfter'' than thu hog. long Wanted as
sufh, is the belief of Guy r. Baker.
WHO bought 120 acres Of s120-an acre
l4nd. two miles from Gravity. Iowa.
end put his dependence in sheep. He
never, had raised sheep, 50 set out to
llearnf the game, beginning with thirty
Shropshire ewes. He made good with
them. according to the leading article
in Profitable Farming OF the current
issue. and has been steadily paying for
his farm with sheep since. Z
) However. he has changed OFF TO
western sheep. raises some and buys
feeders as well. and has kept his am
bition reasonable and sane all the
time. He has fifty acres Of blue grass
on which he starts them, changes
them to the stubble field, then into.
the corn field. following with shock
corn and finishing up with alfalfa hay
and silage.
His principal argument In favor of
sheep is that they consume more
roughage and are freer from disease.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-29

trated lecture on dairying in Iowa.
Slides will be used TO show the de-
Velopment of dairying In Iowa. Boys
and girls judging contest at $3.50, will
be open to all boys and girls between
the ages of IL and 20 years, The essen
tai characteristics of the good COW
will be explained first each contestant
viii then be required to place class
OF four cows; twenty minutes will be
allowed for this work, and ten minutes
tor writing reasons for placing the
cows. Local cow show at S:l5.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-29
WEBSTER COUNTY FARM SALES.
Tract Of 26o Acres in Dayton Township
Sold For $4,000.

Special to Times Republican.
Fort Dodge. Feb. 29.-More proof
that Webster county farm land is in
demand is shown 10y new sales of local
farms. William Carey and wife have
sold TO Hugh Cannon. of Mower coun
~, Minnesota, 26O acres in Dayton
township for $4,000. The sale price
includes mortgages aggregating s25,000
which the purchaser ass umes. Villa n
T. Hall has sold to Harrison Mitchell
eighty acres TWO miles north of Fort
Dodge for $4,000. Hans Ahrahamson
has sold to G. s. Bilstad his half inter-
est in 25S.i acres for $IS,-7750.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-29
s&ippinsZ As.oeiatien pretit,.

Special to Times Republican,
Essex. Feb. 29.-The Farmers Ship
ping Association has done a thriving
business the past year.
They shipped eight and one-half cars
Of cattle. 1883 head, weighing 1s6,4so
pounds, Averaging sol pounds per
head. THE average price received was
SS.I PET cwt.. and the members re-
Eeived q net income OF $11.019.75.
They also shipped forty-fi five and
one-haff cars of hogs, 1882 head.
weighing $1,000 pounds, and averag-
ing 2$3 pounds. and the average price
was sT.03 per cwt., the members re-
ceivIng a net income Of $54,302.52.
Total net receipts for all stock shipped
thru the association for the year were
s6T590.77. The total net receipts of
stock the year previous were $780,
Spill. They shipped forty-three cars
Of stock. as compared with fifty -four
cars of stock the past year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-29
Boom Miller For LEGISLATURE.

Special TO Times-Re publican.
Ogden, Feb. 29.-At a mass meeting
held here recently a boom was started
for w. D. Miller for representative
from this county. Mr.. ,MilIery friends
are behind his condidacy and gave him
every encourag enent before he would
consent to cast his hat into the ring
For the past two, years he has been
editor and publisher Of the Ogden Re-
porter. He came to Boone county
fourteen years ago and has been ac-
lively identified WITH Ogden's business
world since that time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-29
DAIRY MEETING FOR FEARING.
Creamery Company Promoting Gather.
ino For March &.

Gearing, Feb. 22.-There will be
special dairy meeting here March by
the Gearing Creamery Company. Lee
lures Will be given, a local COW show al
10 a M, lectures at the hall, the sub
jects of feeding, breeding, silos and
siIage, winter dairying. COW testing as
sociations, quality Of cream, etc. will
be discussed. The audience will be in
vited to ask questions and a general
discussion will follow each lecture.
At o'clock there will be an illus
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-29
RENTER MAKES MONEY.


~ We ls'SS'Ss VdTN9SS " tVV-W0tSU OF
Hogs in Past Few Months.
WIN. Hughes. Of Gilmore city, be-
'lieves he has the, record OF the Park-
ersburg farmer beaten. iafr. Hughes IL
farm renter who appears to be max,
Ing good because he knows how to
turn his crops into pork. Mr.. Hughes
sold two lots Of hogs OF his own rais-
ing. one lot on Dec 244and another on
Feb. 10. He submits the following
figures pertaining to these hogs:
Is head, 1915 pounds ..,.....t 1858
81 head. 21.92o pounds ....... 1,sss.so
Iotai ;'................ i.. $1,l4O.1S
q, These hogs were fed On; soft corn.
|h ~ Hughes took up farming after
spending twelve years In the service
Of the old Iowa Central. ana realized
IN Marshaiitown, in the stofekeepers
department. He began farming seven
years ago. and az present occupies =
zzssrscIef 40 acsse axEAeAfh1 -. 0ut.
! en-, formerly e