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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16
Clean LEGS Of Chickens.

There is nothing better than cut
straw to clean the legs Of chickens.
Cover the floor to the depth Of six
inches with clean. dry straw that has
been run through a cutting box. throw
a few oats and some wheat in it, and
let in the poultry. The amount OF
scratching they will do cleans their
legs perfectly. gives them fine exercise
and does them good In oil ways.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16
No Use to Him.,

Now, Tommy reprimanded his
mother. don't let mo catch you throw
ing any more stones"
We'll. what will | do when the other
fellers throw 'em?" asked Tommy.
Just come and tell me- his mother
replied.
Tell you!' he exclaimed in aston.
ishment. why. you couldn't hit the
broad side Of a barn!"-Lippincott's.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16
Repiaclno Cornerstone.

The old.time cornerstone laying Is
about to take its place among the
relics and back.number customs. for
in 80 many of the buildings Of the
more modern type the cornerstone
has lost its Significance. Its place Is
being taken by the driving Of the sill
YER rivet. as vas done recently In
the 26.story building being erected at
Forty.second street and Madison ave
nue., In New York city. The rivet was
driven with the ceremony that usually
goes with the placing Of the corner.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16
Idea About the Sun.

In ancient times the philosophers
held very n notions concern
ing the size Of the sun. Anaximander
thought that It might be nearly as
large as the then known earth, in
Guiding southern Europe. northern
Africa and western Asia. Anaxagoras
declared 1t could be no larger than
Greece and her islands. Heraclitus
convinced his hearers that it was
about the size of a mans head.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16
Those Very Dear Eriends.

Aimee-So you and Percy are really
engaged, are you?
Hazel-Yes: and you ought to have
seen the happy look on the dear fel.
lows face when l accepted him.
Aimee-l'm sorry l didn't see It
What a contrast It must have been
from the look Of pain on his face
when ! refused him.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16
Robbie Knew,

Fond Mother-Bobbie. come here.
! have something awfully nice to tell
you.
Bobbie (aged six)-Aw-I don't
care. l know what 1t Is. Big broth
er's home from college.
F. Mother-Why. BObbie. how could
you guess?
l:obbie-My bank don't rattle any
more.-Awgwan.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16
Tommy Was Specific.

Teacher-Now, James, do you under
stand the meaning Of the word ''ex-
tinct?"
James-Yes'm.
Teacher-Then name n bird that
Is now extinct.
James-Chipper.
Teacher-Chipper? What kind Of a
bird is that?
James-My pet pigeon. The cat
caught him this morning.-Judge.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16
Minor Tool Cost.

The total cost Of the minor items Of
equipment needed on a farm is much
greater than the average person is
wont to think. 1t has been found by
inventories taken on a number Of
farms that the tools and implements
actually needed on the average farm.
from q wheelbarrow down to q husk-
ing peg, cost nearly $500.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16
Would &c M,ster.sIppl.

Little Bobbie. who has Just begun
the study OF geography, vas told by
his aunt that the Mississippi was
called the Father OF Waters" by tho
Indians. You must be mistaken.
auntie." replied the little fellow. III
II was the Father of Waters It would
be Mister -Sippi.'
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16
Best Manure for Garden.

Manure for the garden should be
fine and we'll rotted. Where you have
only fresh stable manure available.
put 1t in a pile now. keeping it turned
as often as it begins to heat. in order
that it may be in better condition for
use In spring. It Is lever advisable
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16
Adxertiaino German Cities.

German cities have hit upon a new
scheme for advertising themselves. 1t
is in the form of a brief description OF
the city on the lAack of a regular mail.
ing envelope. Harry G. Settler, Ameri-
can consul at Breslau. Germany. re-
Gently sent a sample to the bureau Of
foreign and domestic commerce at
Washington,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16
Bungalow Not Always Cheapest Form.

ouVSd'O" iNoI always S'SdPSSs = o'H''
Contrary to the general impression,
a bungalow is not the cheapest form
of house construction. Comfortable
and attractive these dwellings I'M
doubtedly are, when built under favor
able conditions, but cheap? No! Quite
the reverse.
For to be entirely successful a bun
galow must be low and rambling, Gov.
ering a considerable plot of land and
with plenty of ground on all sides.
This necessitates a large building site.
and a greater amount Of cellar and
roof than is required in the cottage
type Of house.
On small lots. tightly crowded into
rows, bungalows become merely one
story fiat buildings, and as such are
most undressing.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16
Publicity Avoided.

80 you have figured in another au-
tomobile ACCIDENT"
Yes, but it wasn't very serious this
time"
"Why. I heard your a was com.
pletely wrecked and two young wom-
en- in the party suffered injuries"
"Oh, yes. That's true. but we man.
aged to keep the story out of the
newspapers"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16

named are usually shipped with the
tops on. II the punches are broken
or II they are not punched In order to
facilitate packing. the count and grade
should be the same as il they were
shipped in lunches. Farmers Bulletin
No. 1903, Suggestions for Parcel Post
Marketing" can be secured from the
Division of Publications. United States
Department Of Agriculture.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16
Up.to.Date.

Tessie-You are very im%pertinent.
CT course l won't let you kiss me. I've
only known you an hour.
Tom docking at watch)-Well, how
much longer must l know you before ]
can kiss you?
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16
Much-Abused Lad.

"Stop crying. Bobbie. Now tell
mamma how that brute Of a Jimmy
Smithers hurt you"
Just as l wuz goin' t punch him
he ducked, an l skinned my fist on the
wall"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16

Walter GranIund, Dakota Boy, Who
Won First Prize for Largest Yield
Of Corn.
tunity to vitalize the work Of the
school by c%orrelating the teaching of
agriculture with actual practice.
The aim of the boys club work is
the same as that among men-viz, to
secure the adoption Of better meth
DDS of farming and greater yields at
less cost. Many Of the boys in the
clubs who begin to study agriculture
in this way will continue the study In
the agricultural colleges; others will
continue such effort on their farms,
and all Of them will make more useful
and more efficient citizens.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16
FEEDING Cows for Milk.

Cows will not give better milk
than the feed you place before them.
They can't. Give only the best and
the purest food.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16
Julia Bottomley

stone. and upon the completion Of
the structure 1t will be exposed in a
silver box in the wall of the lobby.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16

to use fresh stable manure under any
garden crop.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-12-22
Boy Scouts Photo Play

The Boy Scouts sent for special
orchestra music arranged for the
photo play, "The Battle Cry of
Peace" This music will be played
during the progress of the play and
adds very much to the effectiveness
of the production. Mrs. Walter
McCrea has secured some of the
best local talent and also has the
promise of assistance from Walter
Thomas from Juliaetta.
Charles Richman, the star of the
company engaged for the production
by the Vitagraph Company, takes
the part of an American who be-
lieves in preparing for war during
times of peace, and who struggles
heroically to save the honor of his
country and of his sweetheart when
the dreadful blow falls. Mr.. Rich
mans acting is spirited and artistic.
There are pictures of extraordi-
nary brilliancy and realism depict
ing New York in all its present
glory-and then in its fall under
the ruthless hand of the invader.
In the finale there is vision scene
as of the country awakened and
fully armed and proud of it's power
to command peace.
The admission will be twenty-five
and thirty-five cents.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-12-22
School Land Sale

During the month of January the
state land department will offer at
public sale $500 acres of state
school land located within the
northern counties of the state, in
each instance this being the first
sale of school land taking place in
either of the counties named within
the past three years. Heretofore
the laws of the state permitted the
sale of but 16, 900 acres of school
land annually, and for the past
three years the sales have been con-
fined to acreage in the southern
part of the state.
The act regulating the sale of
school land has been so amended as
to permit of 1000 acres to be Of
fered for sale annually. In the
sales announced to take place next
month, some of the land appraises
as high as $25 an acre, being fine
for agricultural pursuits. On much
of the land to be offered, the tim
Der has already been sold, with five
years yet to run before its removal
is compelled, and this is we'll adapt
ed to farm land. On much sof the
land there is but a small amount of
standing timber. having been we'll
cleared in years past.
The sales will be conducted by
Deputy State Land Agent Walter
Daggett, and the counties, places
of sale, and total acreage by coun-
ties follow:
Benewah county, st. Maries, Jan.
20, 1040 acres.
Kootenai county, Occur d'Alene,
Jan. %, 1850 acres,
Bonner county, Standpoint, Jan.
%, $50 acres,
Latah ceurty, Moscow, Jan. 25,
1900 acres.
Idaho county, Grangeville, Jan.
27, 2040 acres.
Clearwater county, Orofino, Jan.
80, 1920 acres.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-12-22
The Games at Troy.

The basket ball games at Troy
last Saturday between the Kendrick
H. S. boys and girls teams and
the Troy High School teams, re-
suited in victory for the Kend-
rick boys team by score of 25 to
7. The girls game was called a tie.
The girls played according to
girls rules. At the end of the
game the score stood 9 to 10 in fav-
or of Kendrick but as one of the
Kendrick girls had made three per-
sonal fouls during the game, one
score was given to Troy as forfeit.
This is according to girls rules and
was perfectly proper.
The two teams went from here
in big bob sled, Miss Abrahamson
chaperoning the crowd. A good
time was reported and the best of
treatment received from the Troy
people. A return game will prob
ably be played later.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-12-22
New Pressing Establishment

Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Shuster and
child of Republic, Washington
moved here last week. Mr.. Shus-
ter has started clothes cleaning
and pressing establishment in the
rooms next to DR.. Hoyt's office. He
has had a lot of experience in this
business and turns out first class
work. He also blocks hats and does
tailoring. He is also considering
the advisability of putting in a
small steam laundry and if the bus
mess will justify, enlarging the
equipment to meet the needs of the
community. He used to run a
laundry of his own so has had the
necessary experience. Kendrick
has long needed first class clothes
pressing establishment. Give Mr..
Shuster your business and give him
good start here.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-12-22
Six Cars Bean Friday

Six carloads of beans were ship
ped out of Kendrick last Friday.
Three were loaded out by the Kend-
rick Warehouse and three by the
Kendrick Rochdale Co. The six
carloads figured on basis of 8
cents a pound made shipment ag-
gregating close to $4,000. The
beans were shipped to eastern and
southern points, some going as far
as New York City, New Orleans
and even to Cuba.
The bean shipments for the 1916
crop from this section alone, will
reach approximately l40 carloads,
valued at close to half million
dollars. Potlatch beans are be.
coming more widely known every
year and as the quality is first class
this means better markets. If the
season is favorable next year will
see the largest acreage of bean:
that has ever been planted in thi.
section.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-12-22
Mid-year Examinations

The annual mid-year examina-
tions for pupils of the eighth grade
will be held January II, 18 and 10,
Miss Catherine T. Dryden, county
superintendent of schools, has an
nounced upon advice from the state
school superintendent. These ex-
aminations are intended only for
pupils who did not pass in the ex-
aminations last spring, with the ex-
ception of few special where
pupils have completed their eighth
grade studies in the middle of the
year.
Miss Dryden has ordered all
teachers to report to her at least
two weeks before the examination
the number of pupils who will
write, so that points at which the
examination will be held may be
selected for the convenience of the
greatest number of pupils. These
centers are to be announced later.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-12-22
w. 0. w. Entertainment

The Woodmen of the World held
their annual blow out Wednesday
evening with a large crowd in at
tendance, mostly young folks.
The evening was begun with
very pleasing program consisting of
music by three piece-orchestra
composed of Walter Thomas, G. G.
Oldfeld and Harold Thomas; vo-
cal solo by Mrs. Joday Long; violin
solo, Mrs. Hill; vocal solo, Percy
Mckenzie; reading, Gwendolyn
Moser. The Boys Quartet sang a
number of selections and were
heartily encored. A talk by Dis
trict Manager Horton concluded the
program.
Then followed one of Mr.. Brooke
delightful suppers-an oyster sup.
per which was thoroughly enjoyed.
The rest of the evening was de.
voted to dancing and cards. The
Woodmen always have a good time
at their entertainments and Wed
nesday night was not an exception
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-12-22
Special Meeting Called

A special meeting of the board
of county commissioners of Nez
Perce county will be held on Satur-
day tomorrow for the purpose of
naming a successor to the late
treasurer J. l.. Chapman, who pass
ed away Monday, following an op-
Grafton for ulcers of the stomach.
Pending the naming of success
or the regular business of the office
will be administered by ]. F.
Thompson, deputy treasurer, but
statement is made that no taxes
will be received until the successor
has been named and has furnished
the required bond. 1t was stated
that no taxes can be received before
Saturday.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-12-22
Lester Clifford Killed

Lester Clifford, young farmer
residing seven miles east of Lewis
ton, was instantly killed shortly be-
fore six o'clock last Saturday eve
sning. The shooting occurred at the
Idanha Pharmacy, where Clifford
had been driven at the point of a
gun by Jewell Freng.
The trouble started over a claim
for injuries which Freng alleges he
received last summer while driving
a header wagon for Clifford. He
demanded a check for $3.50 in pay
ment of the claim and told Clifford
that if the check were not paid i'm
mediately he would shoot him.
The two went into the Idanha
Pharmacy to secure a blank check
and while there Clifford told Mr..
Osmers, the proprietor, that Freng
was forcing him to give check
and asked for advice in the matter.
He was told that the check would
not be good under such circum-
stances and was advised to go ahead
and sign it.
Clifford made out the check and
gave it to Freng, when police Off
Ger Gasser entered the store. Freng
seeing the officer, opened fire on
Clifford. who was trying to escape,
and shot him thru the left shoul-
der, the bullet probably penetrat-
ing the heart.
Freng was put under arrest and
confined in the county jail.
Clifford was twenty three years of
age and was highly esteemed by
those who knew him. He was the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Clifford
of Lewiston. He was married
about a year ago and daughter
was born to them only few weeks
ago.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-12-22
"F ull OF Prunes"

How time has changed. Even US
young people can recall the time
when prunes were standing joke,
and we spoke with contempt of the
prune. We sometimes said that
person was "full of prunes," and
otherwise used the prune as a SYM
boil of insanity. We made all man.
ner of fun of this most excellent
article of diet, and laughed when
prunes were served. In those days
prunes retailed for about six cents
a pound, sometimes less, and were
in disrepute generally. In fact
prunes were a standing joke. and
suffered because people insisted on
making fun of a really splendid ar
ticle of diet. But today, 1916,
where is the humble prune? Who
of us can recall just how a prune
tastes, and remember it's flavor?
Prunes! What crimes have been
committed in thy name! And we
are rather glad to find the prune
coming to its own, for today the
prune is one Of the food aristocrats,
retailing at zoe a pound, and a
moor man would have about as
rdch chance of getting "full Of
prunes" as would a republican
carrying South Carolina. We drop
ped into a local store the other day
and inquired the latest quotation
on dried prunes. "20 cents h."
said the clerk. We bought one
which we expect to have cooked for
our Christmas dinner. But we are
almost sorry for our extravaganza.
Prunes are now beyond the country
editor, and the poor man with a
prune appetite had better forget it.
Clearwater Republican.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-12-22
Latah Highway Construction

Latah county will inaugurate
most extensive plan for good high
way construction and will have the
support of farmers, merchants,
property owners and all other in
terests of the county.
1t is explained that Latah county
now has fair highway system but
the work has not been along the
lines of permanent construction and
decision has been reached to inaug-
urate a program that will provide
all sections of the county with high
ways suitable for heavy traffic at
all seasons of the year. The mat
ter has been under consideration
for several months and has been
generally discussed by farmers,
merchants end property owners.
These discussions have disclosed a
pronounced sentiment for perma-
nent highway construction and ar
rangements for a big meeting in
Moscow on December 26 were taken
up. This meeting will be followed
by a general county campaign with
meetings at various points and
from these conferences will come
the program of permanent highway
construction to he inaugurated.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-12-22
Masons Elect Officers

The Masonic Lodge at their regu-
lar meeting last Thursday evening,
December IA, elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: John
Florance, w. M; A. V. Dunkle, S.
w.; L. G. Peterson, ]. W.; N.
Brooke, Treasurer; ]. E. Hoyt, Sec
retary; F. Candee, S. D.; M. O.
Raby, J. D.; DR.. Smith, Chaplin
H. P. Hull, Marshal; G. G. Oldfeld
Tyler; John Woody, S. s.; F.
Brooke, j. S.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-12-22
Sold Kendrick Hotel

j. l.. Fowler sold the Kendrick
Hotel to Joe Ivy of Nez Perce,
this week. Mr.. Ivy took possession
Wednesday. He was in business at
Nez Perce before coming here hav-
ing owned a confectionery and
billiard parlor there. His wife and
two children came over with him
and will make their home at the
hotel. Mr.. Fowler will move to
his cottage in the lower end of
town but has not decided definitely
what kind of business he will take
up next.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-12-22
Death of H. F. Durbin

Henry F. Durbin. a resident of
Kendrick during the past twenty
years, died at his home Wednesday
morning, December 20. He was
born in Illinois in 1855, coming
west in 1884. He Was married to
Inez Mewhinny, of Pomeroy, Wash.
in 1889.
Mr.. Durbin has, followed numer-
GUS occupations during his life. For
a number of years during his early
residence in Idaho he engaged in
farming and later ran a feed stable
until recent years, when his health
became too poor to permit his
doing any active work. He is sur
vived by his wife, four sons, two
daughters, three brothers, one half
brother and two sisters.
His eldest son, Roy, is living at
Roseburg, Oregon; Neal at Burk,
Tommy at Sunset and Glenna, Hell.
en- and Howard in Kendrick. All
of the children are expected home
to attend the funeral. At this
writing no date for the funeral has
been set as it is uncertain when the
boys can get here. Burial will take
place in the Kendrick cemetery.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-12-22
Brown-Piprenger

Miss Jessie Brown and Del Pip
penger of Cavendish, were married
in the probate judges office at Lew
iston Friday morning. Rev. S. M.
johnson performed the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pippenger returned
to Kendrick Friday afternoon in an
automobile. They will make their
home near Cavendish where Mr..
Pippenger owns farm.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-12-22

Word was received that Miss o.
i've Wilson, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. G. Wilson of Pine Greek,
was married last Friday near Peck,
to John A. Thomas, nephew of Mar
tin Thomas. The bride and groom
went east on a wedding trip and on
their return will make their home
on a ranch near Peck which Mr..
Thomas has rented.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-12-22
Hogs Said To Be Scarce

Hogs are reported scarce on the
prairies and in the Clearwater Sec
tions and prices paid for some ship
ments in that country this week
were nine and quarter cents a
pound. 1t is stated that farmers
are feeding few hogs for the mar
ket because of the high price of all
grains and the uncertainty of the
hog market. 1t is predicted that
record prices will prevail before
April.