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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-11-18
ASK MINISTERS
TO READ LINCOLN'S
GETTYSBURG SPEECH

A circular letter was issued
this week by Robert IL. barnes,
department commander, and b. +
Durell, adJutant general OF the
idaho Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, asking that ministers OF the
city read the Gettysburg address
Of Abraham Lincoln on the Sun
day, November l9, the fifty-third
anniversary Of its delivery, from
their pulpits. The circular asks
large attendance at church on
this Sunday, and closes with the
following words: 1t seems fit
ting that lincoln's S Gettysburg al
dress should be kept fresh in the
minds of America s patriotic citl-
zens. This request is going out
all over the United States through
the depal tment Of the Grand
Army of the Republic.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-11-18
FRONT STREET BLOCK
SHOWS A CLASSY
FRONT TO WORLD

With the completion OF the
block of new stone buildings on
Front Street this city will have a
row of buildings fronting the
railroad station that will look
finer than any other town along
the line. In most Of the towns
there is an alley and a row OF
back doors. The fronts will be
uniform with the exception Of
the picture theatre IN the middle
of the block. The theatre front
will have an iron canopy and
several lights over the entrance.
The buildings are now nearly
all plastered and the work Of IN
stalling the glass fronts has COM
menced. Part of them will be oc-
cupied by December first.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-11-18
ADMITS BRINGING LIQUOR
ILLEGALLY INTO DRY
TERRITORY
Pc ENALTY OF $500
COUNTY ATTORNEY ASKS
THAT FINE ONLY BE I'M
POSED FOR OFFENSE.

A. Il. Winter pleaded guilty
to the Illegal sale of liquor in Ell
more county, in Judge Boutwell, q
court at HALEY, Thursday where
he had been accompanied by the
prosecuting attorney. The court
fixed his punishment at a fine of
$500.
Prosecuting Attorney McLaugh-
lin changed the form of complaint
in the Elnore county S first boot
Logging case leaving it within
the discretion Of the Court, un-
der the law, TO give or not to
give d Jail sent nee. Upon the
recommendation Of the Prose
cutting Attorney that a Judgment
Of Imprisonment be not made,
the above judgment Of fine was
made and entered.
Mr.. Mclaughlin desires it un-
dcrstood that if any citizen, or
citizens, see fit to complain that
Mr.. Winter did not receive a
jail sentence, in the aforesaid
ease, that he and he alone is re-
sponsible, that the Court acted
upon Mr. Mclaughlin S recon-
mendation; that the Sheriff, or
any other county officer, directly
or indrctlcy had nothing to do
with the settlement of the case.
Mr.. Mclaughlin desires to state
that he believes that exact and
equal justice has been done TO
the defendant Winters that the
county has been saved an expen-
SlNc trial, say about SoOU.UU ana
that the ends OF justice has been
met. AS lie puts it, it was sim
ply a wager on the part of the
taxpayer of $4,000 to nothing,
that a verdict Of guilty could be
obtained in the case whereby the
defendant could be sentnced from
80 days to + months IN he county
jail. As it is the tax payers have
avoided an expensive trial, the
county has $500 to its credit, and
in the opinion Of the prosecutor,
the ends Of justice has been met.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-11-18
STATE PRESIDENT
OF SCHOOL CLUBS
VISITS IN TOWN

+. W. Potter, State President
of Boys and Girls Clubs Of Ida
ho visited the Mountain Home
schools Wednesday and spoke to
the pupils OF different interme-
diate grades concerning the orga-
nization of clubs for different
lines Of work. He commended
the effort which has already been
made along this line by our schoo
directors and teachers and pupils
and effected the organization Of
a sewing club with Mrs. Weth-
erell as supervisor. All of the
enterprising towns along the rail
road line in southern Idaho with
the exception of Mountain Home
have been having school fairs or
fall festivals and there is no
reason we can not with three
organized boys and girls clubs,
have successful school fair next
fall. The teachers and pupils are
enthusiastic over the matter Will
not the progressive, wide awake
citizens of Mountain Home CO.
operate with them? The garden
club has grown from ten member
to thirty in the past six months
Why not develop the work in
other club branches? Let us do
all we can to push a good move
done by freighters, though at a
considerable increase of cost to
those living in the camp.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-11-18
COURT HOUSE WILL
Be FINISHED IN
A FEW MORE DAYS

The new EImorc county court
house is practically finished, the
carp anters are lacking on the
last pieces Of moulding, putting
stair rails IN place. fitting the
Iinoleum on the court room floor
and doing the hundred other
little jobs that come at the end
Of The big work Of building the
structure. Within three or four
days it will be ready to turn over
and as "a court house should be
a source Of pride to the county
and city for years to come.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-11-18
OWYHEE COUNTY
VOTES BONDS
FOR NEW BRIDGES

At the recent general election
the voters Of Owyhee county
voted bonds in the sum of
100000 to build bridges across
the Snake river at convenient
points for their people to get
out to the railroad. The bridges
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-11-18
THE SPEECH AT GETTYS-
BURG.

Fourscore and seven years
ago our fathers brought forth
upon this continent a new
nation, conceived in liberty
n liberty, and dedicated to the
n proposition that all men are
created equal.
Now we are engaged IN a
n great civil war, testing wheth-
y er that nation, or any nation
= so conceived and SO dedieat-
\ ed, can long endure. We are
y met on great battlefield
x Of that war. We have come
y to dedicate a portion of that
field as a final resting place
X for those who here gave their
y lives that that nation might
\ live. 1t is altogether fitting
= and proper that we should
n do this.
y But in a larger sense we
= can not dedicate-We can not
= we can not conservative
X can not hallow this ground.
x The brave men, living and
= dead, who struggled here,
+ have consecrated it far above
g our poor power to add or de
v tract. The world will little
4 note, nor long remember, what
y we say here, but it can never
" forget what they did here. 1t
is for us, the living, rather, to
be dedicated here to the un-
finished work which they
who fought here thus far so
: nobly advanced. 1t is rather
for us to be here dedicated to
the great task remaining be
fore us-that from these
honored dead we take IN
creased devotion measure OF
. deyotion-that we here high
+ ly resolve that these dead
shall not have died in vain
that this nation, under God,
shall have new birth Of free
dom and that government
of the people, by the people
and for the people, shall not
perish from the earth.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-11-18
REGIMENT GETS
READY TO SPEND
WINTER IN CAMP

Thursdays Capital News con
tains the following which would
tend to show that the present
propect of the return of Idaho s
soldiers is rather remote.
There is nothing to indicate
that the Second Idaho infantry
is liely to entrain soon for Boise,
but the fact that stoves are being
installed and tents boarded up,
makes it appear that the regi-
ment is going to settle down for
police duty on the border for the
entire winter. Captain G. V.
Biggs, of Company X, of Buhl, is
in Idaho on an 18-day leave of
absence, and when in Boise to-
day gave out the above informa-
ton. While he said he had no
direct authority to state when
the regiment may be expected
home, all signs on the border at
Nogales indicate there is little
chance of it getting back to Ida
ho this winter.
The Border guard has been
greatly increased since Villa be-
came so active, " said Captain
Biggs. " In fact there is more
genuine activity along the bor-
der now than there has been for
some time. | cannot say when
the regiment will return to Idaho
When | left Nogales stoves were
being installed in the tents, which
were being boarded up for the
winter. This indicated the regi-
ment was preparing to remain
through the cold weather. There
is hardly a sick man in the regi-
ment. In fact the officers and
men are in excellent halth and |
would say that ON an average
they have gained eight pounds
each.
The Second Idaho is one of
the best if not the best ON the
border and ranks with the regu-
lars. This is due largely to the
excellent material that was sent
from this state to Nogals and
the fact that officers and men
were willing to go through the
rigid instruction directed by Cap
tain Dannemiller. Officers and
enlisted men were treated alike
in the instruction and benefited
by it. Colonel Edelblute is hand
ling the regiment III excellent
form and officers and men are
working with him.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-11-18

Dan Reber is laid up with an
attack of erySipelas.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-11-18
RESULT WILL BE TO CUT
DOWN TRADE WITH
MINING CAMPS.
LIMIT zoo POUN NDS
SIZE OF SINGLE SHIPMENTS
FORMERLY DEPENDED ON
IDEA OF POSTMASTER.

~ 4l41d11J uC4lHluS INC lucdll
ing OF the term large and un
usual shipments to mean d ship
ment OF more than 200 pounds
from one individual or firm t(
another individual or firm on the
same day, the poStofflce depart
ment has secured uniformity, bu1
in SO doing, has abolished the
liberal rulings OF poStnaSters al
the railway terminals of stal
routes and has materially cut
down the postal shipments to in,
land towns.
What constitutes large unus-
ual shipments by parcel post,
from one sender to one addreSSee
has been an open question for the
past five years. One postmaster
would consider carload Of ce-
ment unusual, but not carload
OF flour. Another would accept
ore by the Wagonload, and the
quantity was only considered
large and unusual . at the offic
Of delivery. 1t was a difficult
matter to adjust to the salts
faction Of everybody concerned.
The railways complained Of lack
of space, the star route contract
ors demanded for hauling two or
three times as much per hundred
as the government received in
postage, and rural carriers were
taxed occasionally to make de-
liveries to factories or mills on
rural routes.
In compliance with the numer-
Gus requests by postmasters all
over the country to the postOf-
flee department in Washington
for a definite ruling as to what
constitutes large unusual ship
ments by parcel post, the de-
partment has issued an order,
which In substance is as follows:
1t is directed that hereafter
when more than 200 pounds of
merchandise (other than perish
able matter) are offered for mail
ing by one sender to one address
see ON the same day, it shall be
considered a large and unusual
shipment. y
This means that a definite limit
is placed on the daily use OF the
mails for large and Improbable
mailings. Concerns which once
sent car loads Of merchandise to
railroad points in Idaho to be
mailed at the local offices at a
rate about one-third Of the rate
required to team the goods to
points where they We're used, will
not now be able to secure from
postoffice more lenient treatment
than may be had from another.
In other words, all pOstoffices
will now be on an equal footing
as to the quantity OF parcel post
handled daily and no discrimina-
ton against Salt Lake City, Og-
den or other shipper to be taken
advantage Of in Denver or else
where.
While it will probably be posi-
bic to offset the effect to some
extent by agents of selling firms,
; shipping to agents of purchasers,
the amount that can go out to
Atlanta and other camps in the
mining district of Elmore county
under the new ruling will be much
less than formerly. 1t is gener-
ally believed that this will in
crease the amount of hauling
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-11-18

Ii. A. HalVorsen was a bust
ness visitor at Boise Friday.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-11-18

The county commissioners finish
ed the official count Of the vote
in Elmore county too late for us
to use the figures in this issuc
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-11-18

c. Ross was business visitor
at the state capital the first of
the week.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-11-18
MRS. IzA j. PILLINER

gathered Mis-. Eliza j. Pilliner
, has gone before. Bonn near Jef-
ferson City Mo-, Jan s, 1912, she
+ died Friday incoming, November
) 10, 1916, at the age Of A years,
10 months and four days.
With her parents she went to
California when seven years of
age. AS Mss Eliza McGuiTe of
Santa Rosa, Cal. she was mar
ried to MIR. W. II. Pilliner, in
1860 After u years Of welded
life, her husband was taken from
her IN this same November month
the -, 1902, and leaving her wi
dow for the last IT years. All thu
Is mortal rests again by MS side
in the Mountain Home cemetery.
Here where the last II yea Of
her lite has been spent.
Mrs. l.illiner was the last of
family Of eight children to pass
away, and has saId since her
brother died that she was the
only tie tnat bound them to earth.
Mr.. PiLIIncr was also the last of
his family to leave the earth. She
thought Of him and the others
us having gone to IeuIah Land.
The deceased has been frail for
dozen Yeas and has been quite
Ill most OF the past year. She
was not thought 10 be dangerous
ly sick in this her last week un-
til Wednesday evening and the
last day she was up IN her chan.
She has borne her weakness pa
tiently and with lortitude,
our sister became a Christian
in early childhood and for many
years was a member of the Bap-
tlst church, but became mem
Der Of the Episcopal church 26
years ago From her Christian
life she derived much hope and
consolation.
OF the six children born to her
three survive to NOUN her loss.
Fred j. Piillner and Mrs. Georgia
e. Swami of Mountain Home, and
Mrs. Frank II. Moon Of Seattle,
Washington.
Funeral services were conduct
ed from the Swami residence
Sunday, November II, 23O by
Rev c. i. Mason, pastor Of the
Congregational church. Mrs. Brieg
leb, Miss Blunk and Nj. Norell,
with Mrs. Stewart pianist accom-
paniment, Sang by special request
BeuIah Land, Lead Kindly Light,
and BIest BE the Tie that Binds
Beulah Land was a favorite Of
Mrs. PilIiner S. She has several
times, earlier and later, made re
quest to have it-sung at her fU-
neral. The flowers co7e' ',o the
casket, consisting of shrysanthe
NUNS, and carnations. \ beeuti-
full floral pillow had the word
Mother upon it.
Brief services were held at the
grave.
4 .,.y t4.l
The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-24

S,n w. Petty went to Baker spglngs' Saturday to join other members pt the family for a period t3s tQf Irts rest and recreation. x
The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-24
Farm Demonstration Campaiqn.

During the three days proceeding the annual educational rally and fair. which is to be held this year on September %, there is to be a campaign waged in Polk county under the direction of Harry F. kapp, and Miss Emma Archer, state agents in charge of farm demon stration work and girls canning club activities. There will be two groups at work during those three days, and the schedule for group i. is as follows: September 26. Ink. in the day time. Egger at night; Sep tember 27. Opal, in the day time and Big Fork at night;. September 2S, Board Camp, in the day time, Nun ley at night. Group 2 has the fol- lowing schedule; September 26, Grannis in the day time. Wander voort at night: September ?, Cove in the day time. Hatfield at night: September 2S. Potter in the day time and Rocky at night On Sep tember 29, the members of both groups will be in Mena for the ral- ly. Fuller details of the meetings will be given in due time.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-24
ACUTE INDIGESTION FATAL.
James M. Beatty Died After But a
 Short Illness

James M. Beatty. brother of Mrs W. Il. Ronefnus, died very suddenly early Monday night from effects of acute indigestion. Mir Beatty if is reported, was in his usual health
 Monday and after eating his ssupper, started out with Frank Fl hQnemus, here from Kansas City. -to go tQ the home of Mir. and Mrs. Wfn, Patrick, where they had been invit- ga t0 spend the evening" Soon after teAKing the Ronemps ,hene. on MaE- u9ilas avenue, Mir. Beatty ,complainbd of feeling unwell, but thought tine attack Of nausea would mass off 'i10weNer, before reachiflr RAine street. he became SO iHs that he suggested he and his, companfon turn back, and upon reaching tha residenee of Mir. and Mrs Cap Cas1- non, he could go no further. MT. and Mrs, Cannon, R.. Golf and other nelghbers came. to the assistancet,o t,of MT. Honemus, and the sick man was carried to the home of Mir. and Mrs. Ronemgs. Dr. J. G. Hilton was snno. moned. and while he arrived in a very few minutes. he found it inn possible to restore the, stricken manas,..
 Frank L. Ronemus left Tuesday afternoon to accompany the remains to Cedar Rapids. la, the former home of Mir. Beatty.
 MT. Beatty reached the age of 68 years. He was a native of Iowa. and served in the Civil war. He had been employed for many years in the car repair shops in Cedar Ra- bids, but for the past few years he divided his time between Mena, California and Cedar Rapids. with a strong preference for this city. He was a wldower and is survived by a son, living in Los Angeles. and 3 daughter, living in Cedar Rapids. and by his sister, Mrs. w. H. Rone- mus of this city. and a brother in Cedar Rapids.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-24
CHILD PLAGUE TOOK
 l,597 IN NEW YORK
ro,.l Number of Gases Now 7,006- Paralysis Attacked iS4 More Sat- nrday and S6 Died--Bar the
 s5a children From Stores. 7
] 2 Ang. ] 2O..4Infantile

New York! Aug. 20..4Infantile oaralysis attacked fs4 more chil- arsn in this citytdprinGsI fhe thp twe4tye !, four. hours sndinBat 9s,o'cloek yss- tardaysbnaorhihg.s afi increase oi nine over Fridays Agsires.l 2 Thirty .sisaSeur more thap sessfpday, died from the disease, according to the report of the health department to- day The total deaths to date are 597 and the cases of infection 7,OO6.
 Commenting on Saturdays report. Commissioner Emerson said:
 An increase of nine cases is not significant of another alarming rise. We do. however, look for more cas- es tn appear in Manhattan, and few er in Brooklyn from low on
 Bar Children From Stores.
 Three of the thirty Canadian nurses held up by the Alien Labor Law forbidding the entry of per- sons already under contract in the United States are now in New York. The remainder viii be here Mon- day, the health department expects. Tn view of the urgent need of their services Secretary Wilson allowed the nurses to come into the coun- try.
 Mrs. Douglas German of Balti- more, who has been i'll two days at the home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. Edmund $. Nash, at Rye, is suffering from infantile paralysis, u was learned today Her husband, who is a nephew of the late Senator German of Maryland. said it was believed his wife contracted the disease in New York City.
 At Poughkeepsie the health off, cers have issued an order prohibit ing any person under i6 years of age to enter stores until further mo- tice
 New Jersey Has 1850 Cases.
 The state board of health of New Jersey reported a total of 1850 cases in that state yesterday morning. so new names having been sent in to- day. One hundred and ninety-two municipalities are affected by the epidemic. Newark having the great est number of cases. which, is given at tWenty-nine.
 Philadelphia, Aug. f9--1nfantile paralysis made new record for fatalities in Philadelphia when re- ports to the health department showed eight deaths and three new cases from midnight to noon today.
 Dr. Samuel C.. Dixon today placed ban on the shipment of bodies Of infantile paralysis victims thru or into Pennsylvania from other states.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-24
WILL STAND UP FOR MENA.
Rich Mountain Camp Will Put Forth
 Special Effort at Hope.

At the meeting of Rich Mountain Camp, No. 245. w. c. w.. held Friday, arrangements were be- gun to attend the next meeting of the head camp, which will be held Tn Hope. The meeting will not be held until in March, 1917, but a com mittee was appointed last night to make the preliminary arrange ments for an overland trip for as many members as will go. It is planned to take the degree team. the Boys of Wooderaft Band, and it IS the plan to take a big tent and camp in the most conspicuous spot pos slble in Hope, and with the music. natty uniforms of the degree team. together with big Mena banners. it IS hoped to create favorable i'm pression on the many people from all over the state who will he in at tendance at this meeting as to Mena as A live city.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-24
WAR METERS ARE GRIPPING
The Crack to Come Soon, Lloyd. r0v George, Told Welshmen.

s Criccieth, Wales Aug. 1s.-In a speech here last night, David Lloyd heorge, minister of war, said:
 ! am satified, with the way things are going. I feel for the first time in two years that the nippers are gripping and before long we wail hear the er1tk Then Ne will be able to extract the kernel. T say that we shall see that there ysilI not be another war in our day. The British people have made greater sacrifices than we ever Thought possible. Three years ago. nobody dreamed that Great Britain would pour millions of young man. hood into the battle front. The yigor of our demand must be ac- cording to the measure of our sac rifices
 We must have such a victory that it will be a warning to any ruler that now sits or will sit upon a throne and to any king or coun- cilors of kings. that they will be called sternly to account bg the conscience of a civilized nation for every outrage against international right and fair dealings.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-24

The Rev. J. 4. Blggs, presiding el- der of the Teyarkana district of the NJ. E. church. South. held quarterly conference in the M. K. church. South, Sunday night after the close of the evening services.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-24
EApeetina Cotton This :veek.

cotton buyers are expecting to re- ,siVe several bales of cotton before the end of this week of the 1916 crop, which will make the first bale rom two to three weeks earlier tiian usual. It is reported that con- sloerable cotton has opened, but lit- sie picking has been done on ac- count of the continued hot weather. With the showers that have fallen m various parts Of the county and ue consequent cooler weather. 1t is thought that cotton picking will be begun in earnest.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-24
Prolific Yield of Poncorn.

J. R. Fenninore, who came from New Mexico last spring and located on the Holt farm west of Mena, is getting a practical demonstration of the productibility of Polk county soil. He was in Mena Wednesday bringing in a stalk of popcorn on which there were twelve well de- veloped ears. The main stalk bore about half of the ears. and then suckers springing from the joints on the stalks carried two and three ears each. Mir Fennimore- says it IS not uncommon in his quarter of an acre patch to find stalks bearing from six to eight ears.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-24
Cuttina Weeds in Mena.

Street Commissioner J. w Mid- ,ileton began good movement Mon- day by starting man with 2 team and mover and men with scythes to mow the weeds along the streets and on vacant properties. The rag weed had a good start and is just ready to come into bloom, but cutting it now is going to pre- vent an inevitable harvest of hay fever and kindred ailments.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-24
Found Roads in Good Condition.

Mir. and Mrs. c. E. Palmer and daughter. Mir. and Mrs. C. F. Man glesdorff, Mrs. w. R. Stevens and Mir. Collum, all of Texarkana, ar rived in Mena last Monday and started on the reeurn trip on Tues day morning. Mir. and Mrs. Palmer visited Monday with old friends, Mir and Mrs. Sam Riding They expressed themselves as very agree able surprised at the condition of the roads. and think a good many more with autos will come after they have reported their experi- enees.