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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-01-14

Total of all you are
worth ----..--.-.-.--.---.$ 8,050.30
There are few things you might
put in or leave out, but for the pres
ent make your bookkeeping as simple
as you can. You might have good
supply of -four and groceries and can
ned goods for your own use and they
belong in your inventory, but they
will gradually disappear, and you
would have to charge them out as
expense, so it would not alter the
finals. If you have some sheep on
the place you may have bought
valuable shepherd dog that cost you
as much as the heifer, and he ought
to go in as an asset, but il your
dog is just a dog and no particular
value is attached to him except as
companion, he would be classed
more like one of the family and
should not go in the column. If
your figures showing values of land
or any articles are too high or too
low, try to get them right, for we
don't want any inflated values to dis
courage us at the end of the year,
for We are going to face thing of
values squarely. If we have your
land marked too low, raise it, for we
shall appraise it again in year, and
conditions may make 1t worth more
then, and If 80, that is to be reckoned
with your profits. If you find that
you are worth just about $4,000, adj
just yourself to that and remember
that you are an eight thousand dol
lar man, and you can't expect to do
business like a millionaire until you
make some more money. II you find
you are only worth one hundred, then
get busy planning to make that 500
work for you while you get another
500. All self-made millionaires say
the first 500 and first 81 900 are
hard to get and that man with
thousand dollars has pretty good help
II he uses it right. Now take your
second sheet Of paper and mark it
"Outgo" or Expense" If you have
spent one red cent since the first of
January put 1t down.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-01-14
&2.7O to Los Angeles and. Return

Proportionately low rates returnid
via San Francisco and Portland witt !.
choice of steamer or rail, Los Angeles
to San Francisco, and low special side
trip, Los Angeles to San Diego and
return via rail or steamer for those
desiring to visit the Panama-Califor-
MIA exposition, which will continue
open during 1916, augmented with
many exhibits from the San Francisco
exposition.
The Salt Lake route will operate spe-
cial train service out of Salt Lake, jan
uary 20, in connection with excursions
from Idaho, Oregon and Wyoming
of the 28th, including Pullman stand
ard sleepers, observation cars and din
ners.
Make early reservations through local
0. S. L. agents or write, D. E. Bur
ley, Gen. Pass. Agent, Salt Lake CITY.
. &
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-01-14
A LETTER FROM CAMAs

Fred Edwards, who moved from
Camas couple of years ago to de-
'velop dry farm writes Interestingly
of the troubles of the settler:
II have done what hundreds Of
others have done, l bet Uncle Sam
SIS against 100 acres of sage brush
that / would stay with the land for
three years and do so much work
and am going to win out. But max
ing your bet with Uncle Sam is the
easiest part of it, after you have done
that your. work commences. And if
you haven't something to start with
it is the hardest kind of a proposI-
ton with everything going out and
nothing coming in for the first two
years. 1t takes a pretty stout heart
that won't throw it up in disgust,
but the worst that homesteader
has to content with the first few
years is the jack rabbits and poor
roads and water Conditions in re-
CARDS to water are not always the
same. Farmers only Ave miles away
from my place spent as high as $1,000
for a we'll where 1t cost me. only
about $25 and have got extra good
water. Then when you win your
bet you have got a home and that is
worth fighting for.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-01-14

Of material and charge it up in the
inventory as an asset Add your labor
to it if you choose, for long before
firecracker time you are going to
realize that it makes your place
worth more money
Then there's the fence row along
the front of your farm; cut out the
brush and clean it up these days.
That will add some to the value altho
you will not have it in actual cash.
Charge something for it in the in
ventory if you like, but be careful
not to get it too high, for that brush
may grow again. The farmer and
his wife should both work ON this
Job Of bookkeeping. If the children
help on 1t, that will be all the better
and you Will see the reasons as you
go along. We don't want to tell
you all the reasons why you should
work these days on bookkeeping and
planning; you will feel it as you go
along, but just, take our word for
it and tumble over those sheets of
PAPER until you get the figures we'll
enough settled to be placed in book,
and then do that. Don't use book
too small to write things out plainly;
that would discourage anybody with
accounts. Get a book with leaves
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-01-14

If you have sold some butter and
! eggs and received groceries in ex-
Rchange, you might put them in the
farm income account or family in
come account and charge them to the
family expense account. Or you can
just keep track of them as separate
matter for the satisfaction of seeing
what they amount t. each month.
You ought to know what you are TAX
ing in, even if you do eat it up as
YOU go along. They're all doing
it,"
| At the end of the month add things
lnp, even If there are only two items
ITO add. You will see the advantage
Fof it later on. During the year your
buildings will run down somewhat
unless you follow Col. Fugate's adj
vice and keep repairing things. Try
not to let them run down. Patch
and repair and improve, so that at
the end of the year the farm and
buildings will be worth little more
than that $4,000. There is one way
you can make the land worth more
in ready money and that is, by put
ting fertilizer on it and getting 1t
into the ground just as soon as pos
sible in the spring. There is another
sure way of making it worth more,
but It may not turn into real money.
Ii your yard has not been well kept
you could not sell the place to good
advantage. II you put it in good
order and get some vines and flowers
to growing, they will be worth the |
trouble to your family and if some
thing should happen to make you
want to sell the place some morning, ,
any of the neighbors or anybody else
would pay you more for it by reason
of the general appearance about the !.
house and yard. A wen Kept yard i
with some natural beauty will add |
several hundred dollars to the value
of 40 acres when 1t comes to buying
and selling, so IL you are disguised |
with the place and itching to sell
cut and get away, the best way to
make good sale is to tear up the
yard and plant it to flowers and
vines. Now you are gong to say
the pigs and chickens would destroy
them. Certainly they will If you
let them, but there's woven wire
fencing, gates and gate hinges and
gate latches and you have plenty Of
time this winter to work up an APP
petite putting them in place. While
you are at IT, keep track Of the cost
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-01-14


nine points are strong ones that the
other articles lack, and any COM
munity that lacks little points like
those will be about as live and up
to-date as the Sargasso sea. Claim
shacks occupied by bachalors are the
boundry posts of prosperity and civil
iation; the real thing follows the
family.
Eyes those nine points alone are OF
sufficient weight and interest to en-
title The Coming of the RUPEES the
distinction of being the best article
in the Agricultural Edition of The
Idaho Republican"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-01-14

that success comes through indus
try, economy and perseverance.
rather than by unlimited capital,
social standing, or favorable oppor-
tunities, and Is therefore, an incen-
tive for others to 60 do likewise.
Fine farms, blooded stock, con-
venient buildings and sanitary sur
roundings are all good; but inasmuch
as those things may be and are pos
sessed by men of wealth, without eff
fort or sacrifice upon their part, to
delineate those things does not
arouse the interest, nor incite to
action, as does story of struggling
under hardships and difficulties,
which, finally, brings success.
Few of us would care to read
about man who came in on a
Pullman, followed by car Of fine
stock and all kinds Of farming inn
plements; bought the best farm in
the community and with score of
workmen and an unlimited bank &C.
count, made a success at farming.
Most of us have read in books or
magazines where all that was neces-
sary was for the need to present it.
self and an individual was right on
hand to produce roll Of bills or
a handful Of coin to meet the emer-
gency, the recital of which always
gave us q feeling of languor. Not
so with the Rupees. II years ago all
they could have produced in an emer-
gency was six bits and nine RUPEES.
What we need, no matter how
homely or commonplace, is that
which will inspire and spur the wav-
ering ones to greater effort. The
great things do not always produce
the greatest results. The most diff
ficult music rendered by the worll's
greatest performers will scarcely
create ripple upon the average
audience; but let the fife and drum
strike up, Yankee Doodle or, The
Girl ! Left Behind Me, and every
red blooded American will come
bounding to his feet with an irresis-
tible impulse.
"The RUPEES came, they stayed, they
conquered, they adjusted conditions
to circumstances, they were ener-
getic, honest, Industrious. Whatso-
ever their hands found to do, they
did it with their might. There were
no drones in the lot. Their adapta-
bility is remarkable, their optimism
inspiring.
"Since the RUPEES with six bits in
cash, II mouths to be filled and 90
feet to be shod; other have come
with fewer mouths and feet to pro-
vide for and more to provide with,
they began under favorable condi-
tions, worked, failed and departed,
unwept, unhonored and undone.
Nine points of interest in the
story are the nine little RUPEES. With
out their assistance, who will say
that the same degree of success
would have been attained? Those
- I. Z
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-01-14
Now Make a Dollar

We said at the outset that start
ing the accounts was half the battle
like hewing the knots off of the face
of the log. Now that you have things
lined up, don't you think you
can map out that door yard or stable
yard so it will be better than last
year? Make your plans and write
1t down in any language you like
and mail 1t to The Idaho Republican.
and it will go into the silver contest
and probably draw a prize. When
you receive check in tnat way, go
to your account book and enter it
in the income column, Letter to The
Republican, $780," BY that time
your courage will come, you will
have your fleet wet" so to speak, !
and you may jump In and swim, i1
this matter of keeping farm accounts
Vegetables parchment butter wrf
pers of known quality at The Req
lican office. n
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-01-14

e'2ht or nine inches wide and ruled
with blue lines across and it will be
better If they are ruled up and down
where you have the figures. If you
have better set all right.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-01-14

Total of all you are
The Home news., 1916-12-08
WARNING ORDER.

Woodruff County Chancery Court, Northern District: Ella V. Daniels, Plaintiff
 vs @t af Jim Daniels, Defendant The defendant, Jim Daniel is warned to appear in this court within 30 days and answer the complaint of the plaintiff, Ella V. Daniels.
 L. w. WINFREE, Clerk. HUTcHINs 6 HUTcHINs, Attys. Nov. 23, 1916. Adv. 12-1-4t.
The Home news., 1916-12-08
WARNING ORDER

Woodruff County Chancery Court, Northern District: Wesley B. Collins, plaintiff,
 VS
 Matte Collins, defendant. The above defendant, Matte Collins, is hereby warned to ap- pear in this court within thirty days and answer the complaint of the plaintiff, Wesley B. Col lins. Adv. 12-14t.
 L. w. WINEREE, Clerk. Hutchins 6 Hutchins, Attys.
 Dec. 1, 1916.
The Home news., 1916-12-08
DeView News.

MT, R. L. Brandon and little daughter, Anna May, visited in Moro last week.
 Dr. J. w. Morris is in hos pital in Memphis for several days, Mrs. Morris is with him.
 Miss Essna Knight was in Grays a few days this week visiting her aunt, Mrs. J. M. Afford.
 Mrs. Walter French and four little boys of near Wynne are guests of her mother, Mrs. J. s. Haggard.
 MT. Tolbert McElroy and Mrs. Oliver McElroy have moved back from Pangburn and will reside on the Sand Hill
 The many friends of MT. John Burkett are glad to see him able to be out again after an illness of several days.
 Postmaster and Mrs. A. s. Thompson and two children were in Searcy the past week visiting and attending the Methodist con- ference.
 Mrs. Lawson, son and grand daughter, of Cross County were guests of the formers grand daughter, Mrs. George Horton, the first of the week.
 Say, Sand Hill, Cheatum Lake and Boards, come on with the news. We like to hear from your sections and we know that old friends who have moved away enjoy reading your news items.
The Home news., 1916-12-08

We were sorry to learn last week of the misfortune which befell our friend, MT. Wade Jef- fries, of the Jonesboro Aggie Football Team. While engaged in a game there Thanksgiving with the West Tennessee Nor mals he suffered a broken limb
The Home news., 1916-12-08
WARNING ORDER.

Woodruff County Chancery Court, Northern District: May Wrinkle, Plaintiff
 VS I. s. Wirkle, Defendent. The defendant, I. s. Wrinkle is warned to appear in this court within 30 days and answer the complaint of the plaintiff, May Wrinkle.
 L. w. WINFREE, Clerk. HUTCH1Ns & HUTCHINs, Attys. Nov. 23, 1916. Adv. 12-1-4t.
The Home news., 1916-12-08
Strayed.

One black horse mule, about 15 hands high three years old, left hind leg crooked, left ear marked with underbit. Strayed from w. P. Merrill farm 112 miles south east of Wiville.
 $500 reward will be paid for his return oI information leading to his return.
 T. H. MERRILL,
 Adv. 2t. Wiville, Ark.
The Home news., 1916-12-08

the wound being located between his left knee and ankle. His father returned this week from a visit to his bedside and states that he will be able to again en- ter school in few days.
 MT. T. L. Gardner of Augusta was here on business Thursday.
The Home news., 1916-12-08

For Sale: One good Oak China Cabinet and one Fellers kitchen Cabinet both in first class condi- tion. n.-MRs. J. H. CROSsETT. Adv. 12-1-tf.
 ' S1O.OO reward for recovery, or information leading to recovery of one large brown hound dog with white on back of neck, all four feet white, tip of tail white. Has registered swallow-fork mark in each ear. When last seen, Nov. 18th. wore fancy col lar. Return to or notify Ross Roddy or Earle Benton, Augusta, Ark Adv. 12-1-tf.
The Home news., 1916-12-08

Entered as second-class mat 4o,. Angust 26, 1915, at the post sff oaicn at McCrory, Ark, under utl tho Act of March 3. 1879.
The Home news., 1916-12-08

Mr. Elma Wilder returned nome Monday from Memphis to spend the holidays.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-10
Redheld Says War Bust
ness Is Only 5 Per
Cent of Total.
INDUSTRIES WILL
HELP PREPAREDNESS
Exports Will Hardly Fall Or
After Conflict, Secretary
Declares.

Washington, May Q. There will be
no industrial depression in the United
States at the end Of the European war,
in the opinion Of Secretary OF Com
merce Redfeld, who to-day wrote Will
lam =. Malburn. Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury, that the country's So
called war business did not exceed
probably 5 per cent of its total indus
trial and commercial activity. The
letter was in reply to n suggestion By
Mr.. Malburn that the American peo-
pie were in danger Of overlooking pre-
paredness for peace.
Necessary readjustmcnts after the
war would be important and, perhaps,
serious. Mr.. Redfeld wrote, but the
relative Importance Of war business
generally was overestlmated
$50 far as We can learn it does not
exceed one-quarter Of our exports,
he continued. Even without them
our exports would be much larger
than before the war. Our shipments to
South America, for example, have dou-
bled or more.
"Factories now making wa, MUM
tons are not limited 10 one particular
product, or even one group OF produces,
but are available for many forms OF
manufacture. and the new organization
and equipment will be great asset
in maintaining our export trade when
the war is over.
81 doubt if there is any such extent
OF war business as to involve such
consequences as having many plants
living idle and railroads suffering from
lack of goods TO carry. OF the total
industrial and commercial business
Of the country think it is probably
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-10
FLUSHING WOMAN GETS
POISON PEN" LETTER
Mrs. Westhead Blames Former
NeighbOr for Note.

Flushing at last has real cause for
the gossip which was recently attrib-
utcd to its citizens by local pastor.
Last Thursday Mrs. James Andrew
Westhead, of Seventeenth Street, re-
ceived letter Of the poison pen"
variety. and the town is now en-
deayoring to discover the sender.
The letter, which Mrs. Westhead de-
scrbes as "scurrilous missiye," was
written in a disguised feminine hand,
and contained a newspaper clipping on
the subject Of gossip. II accused Mrs
Westhead of not being able to mind
her own business nor TO look people
squarely in the eye and implied that
she was n woman who talked about
her neighbors.
Mrs. Westhead says she is sure that
the sender is a former friend and
neighbor to whom she refuses to speak
and whose name she will not make
public. The reason for sending the
letter. according TO Mrs. Westhead. is
that she reflsed to accompany this
woman TO bridge parties and tea
dances.
Alfred J. Kennedy, postmaster Of
Flushing, said he would begin an in
vestigation to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-10
Trade Commission Will
Investigate if Compa-
MES Raise Prices.
ATTORNEY GENERAL
SUGGESTS INQUIRY
Says Producers in Past Have
Made Consumers Pay More
than Added Wages.
From Tho rrbun. Bureau

Washington, May Q. Railroad coal
companies are threatened with
searching investigation into their oper-
atoms and accounts if they follow the
advance in miners wages just agreed
upon by an increase in the price OF
anthracite coal to the consumer. An
nouncement to this effect was made at
the Department OF Justice to-day fol-
lowing an exchange Of letters between
Attorney General Gregory and the
Federal Trade Commission.
Mr. Gregory wrote to the commission
on May calling its attention to state
ments that the railroad coal companies
contemplated raising the price Of an
thracte coal TO consumers, using the
advance in wages as an excuse. After
citing several such instances in the
past he recommended that II the com
panies followed similar course now
the commission should investigate the
matter.
81 take the liberty OF suggesting"
Mr.. Gregory wrote, that II the advance
in wages just agreed on shall be fol-
lowed, as in the past, by an increase n
the price of coal to the consumers, the
Federal Trade Commission, under au-
thority Of Section of the act creating
it. institute a searching investigation
into the operations and accounts of the
great producing companies for the pur-
pose of ascertaining all the facts upon
which such increase in price may be
based. including the relation between
any increase in the cost of product on
due to advance of wages and the IN
crease Of profits caused by the increase
in price. -.
at has been stated in the public
press. with apparent authority, that,
having agreed TO an advance in wages,
the railroad coal companies will now
use that as an excuse for materially
increasing the price OF anthracite coal
to the consumers.
at has been brought out in various
legal proceedings against the anthra-
cite roads that on similar occasions N
the past when wages have been adj
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-10
20 LOST WHEN SHIP
SINKS IN LAKE STORM
Only Two Men Survive Wreck
Off Michigan Coast.

Sault Ste. Marie. Mich. May g
Twenty persons were drowned yestcr-
day when the steamer S r. Kirby. OF
the Northwestern transportation Com
pany. Of Detroit and Cleveland, broke
in two and sank during a storm on
Lake Superior, four miles off Eagle
River, Mich.
The sole survivors Of the crew OF
twenty-five men were Otto Lindquist. a
stoker. picked up from floating wreck
age BY sailors ON another steamer, and
Joseph Murda. second mate, rescued in
an exhausted condition from a raft.
The Kirby left Ashland. Wis, Sun
day evening with a cargo of ore for
Cleveland. She ran into a terrific gale
on Lake Superior early yesterday and
made for Keeweenaw Bay, but four
miles from shelter the storm tore the
hull apart, hurting the crew into the
raging sea.
The Kirby was Of 2,39s tons and was
valued at 100000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-10
POLICE CALLED BY BOY
TRAP FATHER IN HONE
Son Said Parent Was Trying to
Kill Mother and Sister.

Patrolman James Dunn. OF the West
Forty-seveuth Street station, was stand
ing near 1888 Tenth Avenue az midnight
last night when youth rushed up TO
him and gasped that his father, Henry
Muller. was trying TO shoot his mother
and sister, who were locked IN their
apartment on the fifth floor Of the
tenement.
Dunn raped for help and Patrolmen
O'Hara and McGoyern came rushing up.
Dunn went to the roof OF the house 20
climb down 70 the Muller apartment,
while the other two policemen ap-
preached the rooms By the stairs 10
cut OFF all escape.
Dunn was halfway down the ladder
from the roof into the hallway OF the
Muller apartment when Muller at the
door saw him in the dim light.
zone more step" he yelled, and III
shoot you dead
Dunn decided that the first shot was
the best and fired over Muller's head.
Muller then dashed into the hall, where
the three policemen bounced on him.
He was locked up IN the West Forty
seventh Street station on charge or
attempted felonious assault.
Charley Muller. the son. said his
father had just got back from Black.
wells Island. where he had served
three months for wife beating. Ac-
cording 10 the boy. II was Muller's
third Imprisonment on the island.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-10

vanccd the railroad coal companies. on
the pretext OF increasing prices for the
purpose OF meeting the increased cost
OF production resulting from higher
wages, have made much greater IN
creascs than were necessary for that
purpose.
Anthracite producers have put sur
tax Of si2,000,000 annually on con
sumcrs since the 1912 wage increase,
according 20 the Attorney General,
through a price increase Of 10 cents n
ton over cost increase. A wage in
crease OF 10 per cent in October. 1900,
increased cost OF production to the
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron
Company 1916 cents n ton, but its coal
prices we're raised soon aftcrward 23.2
cents n ton.
general wage advance OF IL per
cent in November. 1902. which increased
cost OF production only 1873 cents a ton.
was followed by raise in prices OF ava
cents ton. In 1912 wage increase OF
Q cents ton was followed by rise oil
% cents ton in prices.