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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-04-01
A FINE BooUET
Republican Office Receives One
This Week

Monday morning the Republican
was presented with a very fine bo-
quet. Perhaps people who pass the
office have noticed it LII the window.
1t is a boquet of alfalfa which was
brought in by Mrs. w. d. Evans who
came in Sunday rom the Evans. farm,
The Poplars, at Castle Creek. A mum
Der of the stems measured twenty
one inches liz length.
Mr.. Evans is pasturing 750 head
OF sheep ON part of his place as
an experiment in exterminating weeds
and wild grasses. The sheep will be
ready for market early in June, so
should top the market, and If the
experiment gives satisfactory results
the same plan will be followed next
year.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-04-01
NEW BUSINESS FIRM
Boise-Payette Lumber Company to
Inter rhiS Field

g. NJ. Gamble, manager of the
recall YARDS department OF the Bose
ray ette LumDer Co., was In town
wednesday " and closed deal through
Lne W. II. IurVer agency tor the Or.
t'arnsWorth property, comprising
eight lots at the conner OF Either St.
and Jackson Ave. Representatives
Oh Inc Boise-fayette GO. have been
here two or three times during the
pasC few weeks, and the decision to
enter this field vas reached alter a
thorough investigation had been
made.
MI. Gamble stated that he felt sure
the lumber business at this point
would Justify another yard as the
future building prospects are es-
pecially good.
II is the intention of the new con-
Germ To get ready for business just
as quickly as the necessary buildings
and sheds can be erected and the
stock put in.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-04-01
THE COURT HOUSE
Contractor Johnson Started Crew
of Men to Work Monday

The first Of the week Witnessed
the resumption of activities looking
TO the completion of the Court House
building. Contractor K. G. Johnson
started a crew of masons to work
Monday and it is presumed that the
work viii be prosecuted with dill
gence until completed.
The outside of the entire building
will be OF cut stone from the Boise
quarries, and will be lined with brick.
Mr.. Johnson had intended to ship
in brick, but upon investigation he
learned that he could have the brick
made right here at home at about
the same price, so he started men
to work Tuesday morning cleaning
up the grounds for the yard which
Is located on the George Smith place.
Nearly $5000.00 worth of brick win be
US d in the building, and practically
all of this sum will go to Mountain
Home labor.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-04-01
LADIES MISSIONARY CIRCLE.

An interesting program was given
Thursday afternoon by the Congre-
gational Ladies Missionary Circle
held with Mrs. Brieglib. The sub
jeet was Training Christian Workers.
and selections were read by Mes
DANES Schlechter, Mrs. VIM. Wilson
and Norell. Mrs. Stewart sang a
solo and Mrs. Cannon and Esther
Longfellow rendered an instrumental
duet, Mrs. Cannon read Scripture
and Mrs. Pascoe offered prayer.
Hymns and responsive reading We're
joined in by all. Fifty ladies' were
present besides children. Several
visitors We're made welcome. The
printed programs for the year were
distributed. The same large pledge
to the church as last year was re-
newed, and good sum turned over.
The committee served refreshments.
The April meeting viii be held with
Mrs Trathen, hostess.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-04-01
Passed Away Friday While Being
Brought to Hospital

John l.. Kief, one OF the prominent
and well to do farmers Of this sec
tion, whose farm home is located
some eight miles north of town, died
rather suddenly Friday at about noon
while being brought to the hospital.
Mrs. Kief and DIR. Frazier were with
him when the end came.
Mr. Kief had been sick for about
a week, suffering from spotted fever,
though 1t Is the belief OF the at
tending physician that gall stones
and possibly stomach trouble may
have been the agencies that brought
about his sudden taking off. 1t is
understood that an autopsy is to be
held to determine just what his all
ment was.
Mr.. Kief had been a general con-
struction contractor, and engaged
quite extensively in railroad construc-
ton work in this section. In 1907 he
tlled ON desert claim near ham
nett, and at about that same time
Mrs. Kief filed on a claim about
eight miles north of town and it is
there that the family has since re-
sided To all appearances Mr.. Kief
was big strong man, and his sudden
death comes as shock to the
many friends of the family. he be-
ing only about fifty-six years of age.
Mrs Kief and two daughters, Mrs.
Wm. Hinton and Catherine, and one
son, Ward, who recently returned
from Seattle where he has attended
school during the winter, are left to
mourn his untimely demise.
No funeral arrangements had been
made at the time of going to press.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-04-01
GOOD MINING NEWS
Capital Shows Interest in Sulloway
Claims at Featherville

J. h. Sulloway OF Mountain Home.
brought Nj. A. Roby of Cambridge in
Wednesday, intending TO 80 70
Featheryille to inspect a mine belong
Ing TO Mr.. Sulloway, but were forced
to return home yesterday on account
of inability to reach their destination
owing TO the fact that the roads are
impassable up to that part OF the
country.
Mr.. Sulloway ia well known here,
having been an old stage driver In
this country for a number OF years,
and has some of the most valuable
holdings in the Featheryille district.
Mr. Roby is a representative OF
Montana mining firm and says they
are going to invest some capital and
put plant to work ON the Boise
rIVer this summer.
This is another firm that is going
to make things move in the state
and If new companies continue To
come in this section of southern
Idaho bids fair TO become the most
active and attractive mining district
in the West Hill City News.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-04-01
THE BEST DAIRY.
Mrs. Stanfield Receives Complimentary
Letter From Inspector.

Mrs. j. B. Stanfield last week re-
celved very gratifying letter from
Inspector J. X. White, the full text
of which is given below:
Boise, March %, 1916.
Mrs. j. B. Stanfield,
Mtn Home, Idaho
Dear Madam:
| Want to congratulate you on the
splendid appearance and condition OF
your dairy. The cows, stables, yards,
milk house and equipment are all
in far better sanitary condition than
any dairy l have ever visited at this
season of the year
| sincerely hope that the people OF
Mountain Home will show their appre.
ciation of your efforts to maintain
and operate an up-to-date dairy by
giving you their patronage in return
for clean and wholesome milk sup
ply.
Very truly yours,
j. K. WHITE.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-04-01
CLEAN UP WEEK.

Health and attractiyenees of com
munities demand that following the
close of the winter season and before
the beginning of the summers heat
there should be a general claiming up
of unclean deposits of animal and
vegetable matter and other debris
which cannot be prevented from ac-
cumulating by any measure of pre-
caution that can be enforced, IN order
that filthy, unclean and unsightly con
ditions may not prevail, generating
and spreading disease and breeding
pestilential insects.
1t is deemed advisable and most
conducive to a general renovation
whereby no one may have excuse for
delay or negligence to the detriment
and danger to the health OF him
self, his family, or of his neighbors to
set apart a week wherein all good
citizens are called upon not alone to
see that their own premises are set
in order, but that wholesome and
effective community spirit may be
created.
Therefore, l, NJ. Alexander, Gov
ernor of the State Of Idaho, do des-
ignate and set apart the week be-
ginning April 8, and ending April Is,
as "CLEAN-UP" for the State of
Idaho, and / do call upon all citizens
and all communities to give every
effort toward making effective the
spirit and purpose of this proclama-
ton by devoting their time, attention
and energies to a cleansing and reno
walton of premises belonging TO and
adjacent to their places Of abode.
In Testimony Whereof, / have
hereunto set my hand and caused the
great seal of the State to be affixed
this eleventh day of March, 1916.
(SeaD M. ALEXANDER,
Governor.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-04-01
COMMITTEES TO BE CALLED
To Name Delegates to the State
Conventions.

Letters are being sent out this
week by Chairman J. w. Briggs of
the Republican party to the commit
teemen of the various precincts call
ing them to meet at Mountain Home
Saturday, April Is, at four p. m, for
the purpose of naming twelve dele
gates to attend the state convention
at Twin Falls April goth, which con-
yention will name delegates to repre-
sent Idaho at the National Republi-
can convention to be held at Chicago
in June.
The Republican was unable to get
in communication with Chairman F.
G. Smith OF the Democratic party,
but it is understood that practically
the same procedure is to be followed
by that organization The Demo
cratic convention will be held at Po-
catello May 49,
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-04-01
THE WELSH SINCE RS.
Drew Good Audience at the Standard
Thursday Night.

The Royal Gwent Welsh Singers
were greeted by comfortably filled
house at the Standard Theatre Thurs
day evening when they put on com
cert under the auspices of the De-
velopment League. The program was
so arranged as TO give as much var
iety as possible. being made up OF
solos duets, trios and quartets, but
1t was the chorus work that seemed
to take best with the audience.
From financial standpoint the un-
dertaking just about broke even, so
through the efforts OF the Develop
ment League, the people of Mountain
Home had an opportunity of hearing
what is claimed to be the best male
chorus in existence.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-04-01
WORK ON THE DiTcAEs.
Distributing System Of the Company
Being Put Into Shape

During the past two or three weeks
a force OF men has been employed
under the direction of Mr.. Tolman,
who will have supervision OF the dis
trlbution OF water this season, get,
ting the distributing system in shape
to deliver water to the farmers as
necessity demands.
A new main lateral has been con
structed around the old reservoir site
north OF town, and at this time work
on the Lamberton ditch is we'll under
way.
There is much new work TO be tar
ken care OF owing to the increased
acreage being brought under cultiva-
ton, and its being scattered over a
wide area. However, the manag ers
OF the company expect to be able to
deliver water wherever 1t is needed.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-04-01
BRIGHTENUP THE TOWN

In connection with the Clean up Paint up Campaign"
which has assumed proportions during the past few
years. number Of communities have adopted code Of rules
that kept constantly before the public through the Sunday
Schools Churches lodges and womens and mems club and
organizations Below the Brighten Up Rules gwen
First---Do not allow rubbish to accumulate
Second---Do not throw anything on sidewalks streets
Third not let piles Of ashes or trash remain in back
yards
Fourth--Do not mark or deface sidewalks
FWe--Keep the garbage covered and destroy breeding
places Of flies and mosquitoes
Sx---Pant grass and flower seedsmake garden and en-
courage the love of nature, sunshine and fresh air
Seven---Appy paint to fences sheds and buildings
EightBrighten up yourself Brighten up your home and
spread the brighten up spirit among your negh ghbors.
Nne-Bnghten up your business brighten up your and
promote its social, industry and commercial progress.
Ten---Let Brig ghen Vi be your slogan.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-04-01
A GOOD ENTERTAINMENT.
Maurer Sisters Gave Good Satisfaction
To Large Audience.

What is said to be among the best
entertainments of the season in Noun
tain Home was that put on by the
Maurer sisters at the Standard theatre
Thursday evening of last week, be-
ing one of the numbers of the Lycellul
course coming here under the aus
pices of the city schools. Every one
of the four young ladies we're finished
artists, and the pleasing manner In
which they responded to numerous
encores was one of the very pleasing
features. The program was well bal
anced, including instrumental and vo-
cal music and readings.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-04-01
GLAssBURN.sMITH.

MARRIED-At the residence of the
officiating Justice, A. f. Downs, on
Friday the Oath Inst, Ray Glass
burn of Atlanta, to Miss Mollie Smith
of Clayton, Custer Co The happy
couple left Immediately for Boise for
their honeymoon, after which they
will reside at Atlanta, at which
place Mr.. Glassburn is a valued en-
ployee of the Bagdad- Chase Mining
Co. The groom is friend Of T. c..
Epperson of this city, who was pres
emit at the nuptials.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-04-01
WILL BE REPRESENTED

At meeting of the Elmore De-
velopment League Thursday evening
it was decided that Mountain Home
should be represented at the meet
ing of the State Chamber of Com
merce which is to be held at Poca-
tello next Wednesday, and that F. G.
Ticknor, Elmore County's representa-.
tive in that body, should be the dele
gate.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-04-01
PREACHING MISSION EXT WEEK

The Mission to be held in connec-
ton with the Episcopal church will
commence next Monday and last for
three days. The evening meetings
are TO be held In the Standard
Theatre each night at eight O'Clock
and will be of very interesting
character. The musical portion Of the
services will be exceptionally good
and will include vocal and instru-
mental numbers as well as congrega-
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-04-01
DECREE GRANTED
Judge Boutwell, Grants Motion for
Non-Suit Against Mrs. Zeigler

The case of the Idaho Irrigation
company VS.. Mrs. Annie M. Zeigler,
a foreclosure of mortgage on water
cantract, came to a sudden end Mon
day afternoon when Judge Boutwell,
granted motion for non-suit against
the defendant, who had set up a
counter claim for damages against
the company on account of lack of
water during the season of 1916.
The case was regarded as an ex-
tremely important one, both by the
settlers ON irrigated lands, and by
the Carey act companies has attract
ed a good deal of attention during the
past week. The irrigation company
was represented by Oppenheim &
Hodgin of Boise and Longley & Wal
ters of Twin Falls, while the de-
fendant had as her attorney Guy Bis
sell of Gooding.
The trial of the case, which had
twice been postponed, began here on
Thursday last, when a jury was Sc
cured, and the first Witnesses were
examined. From the evidence sub
mitted it developed that Mrs. Zeigler,
and her husband, w. o. Zeigler, had
bought land on the North Shoshone
tract, and about seven miles north of
that place, in the spring of 1910, and
had lived on the place since that
time, improving it generally. 1t was
claimed by the company and admitted
by the defendant that no payments
had been made on the water right,
nor any payments of interest, except
the initial payment, although Mrs.
Zeigler had paid her yearly mainte-
nance and operation charge for all thu
years except 1910, until the water
was shut off.
Suit for foreclosure of mortgage
was begun by the company on Janu-
ary l5, 1915, and the company on the
1st of April of that year refused to
deliver water from its canals for this
land. On August 10, 1915, the de-
fendant filed a counter claim for dam
ages on account of such refusal, claim
ing damages in the amount in the
of $500. An effort was madA
by the defendant to show that de-
livery of water during the 1910 sea
son was so irregular that under the
contract interest on the unpaid bal !
ance of the water right purchase price
did not commence to run until April |
4, 1911, nor was any deferred pay
ment due until a year later.
The other contention of the de- |
fendant was that the provision of
the water contract under which the |
refused delivery of water in
1915, was invalid as being opposed to
public policy which were regarded as
most important and about which the
trial centered.
The irrigation company has regard
ed the case as crucial test of the
validity of contracts, claiming that
unless that provision of the contract
the company to refuse de-
livery of water to those delinquent
was sustained as in accord with
public policy, the company would
lind itself unable to enforce the col
eotion of it's dues. No announce
nent has been made of whether an
appeal from the decision of the court
will be taken to the supreme court.
Decree of foreclosure of the mort
gage was granted by Judge Boutwell,.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-04-01

tional singing The Rev. l.. B. Franck
will preach at these services.
The mission services viii not last
more than one hour and a half and
will be of bright and happy charac-
ter. The program of each night
will open with musical number by
the Orchestra followed by solos,
quartets, instrumental numbers, choir
and congregational singing. Some
very fine music will be rendered and
hearty invitation is given TO the
people of Mountain Home to attend
For further particulars see Church
Notes
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-04-01
OLD HOME SINGERS
Last Redpath Lyceum Number Next
Thursday Night

The last number of the Redpath
Lyceum course coming to Mountain
Home under the auspices of the city
schools will be at the Standard
rheatre Thursday evening, April g.
The Old Home Singers is the title
under which this talented company
including five members, travels, and
1t is said to be the best number we
have had.
The program and personnel of the
Old Home Singers is as follows
Millers Wooing :. :. -. :. Quartet.
Jingle Ingle-High Jinks :. Quartet.
Hawaiian Song E. :. =. :. Quartet.
Old Oaken Bucket :. :. :. Quartet.
Jhanlta :. Quartet.
Old Folks at Home :. :. Quartet.
Rag lime Lullaby :. :. :. :. Tenor.
The above songs are sung in even
ing dress and are used as illustrations
in the discussion of modern music
"Au IiO hp1oiS VI LAhly y0dlo dSU.
This discussion eventually leads to
the idea of having an old fashioned
party and dressing in the costume of
our grandfathers and grandmothers
Two Sailors :. :. Tenor and Bass
Same Old Dress :. :. Quartet
Sweet Genevieve 80. :. Contralto.
Grandma's Advice =. -. Contralto.
Comm Thru the Rye :. ..Contralto.
Sally In Our Alley :. :. Quartet
Loves Old Sweet Song .. Quartet.
Ruben Ruben :. :. 80. Quartet
Campbells are Coming :. =. Quartet
Rocked in the Cradle :. :. Bass.
Captain Jinks :. :. :. :. :. Bass.
LIN the Gloaming :. :. :. Quartet.
Polly Doodle :. :. :. .. Quartet.
Low Backed Car Tenor and Bass.
Last Rose of Summer SO. Soprano.
Carry me Back to Old Virgnny =. :.
>. :. :. :. =. :. :. Soprano.
Kerry Dance =. Quartet.
Mary of Argyle :. :. :. :. Tenor.
Over the Garden Wall .. Quartet.
In Old Madrid :. :. :. =. Quartet.
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
:. :. Bass.
Dixie :. :. :. :. :. :. =. Quartet
Soldiers Farewell :. j. :. Quartet
Home Sweet Home :. :. :. Quartet.
The program is continuous and
lasts one hour and forty minutes.
Helen Smith-Soprano,
Pearl Maupin-Contraho
Cecil Williams Tenor,
uaroId Eirg paoa
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-04-01

The program Is continuous and
lasts one hour and forty minutes.
Helen Smith-Soprano,
Pearl Maupin-Contralto
Cecil Williams Tenor,
Harold King-Bass,
Elena DeMarcos-Pianist.
Middletown transcript., 1916-04-01
PROF. HENRY C. BELL LECTURES.
Science and Soil His Subject At the
City Club.

Prof. Henry G. Bell, chief agro-
nomist of the soil improvement COM
mittee of the National Fertilizer AS
sociation, delivered very instructive
illustrated lecture in the rooms of the
City Club, Baltimore, on Science and
the Soil.
Professor Bell told of sell formation,
of the chemicals of which it is COM
posed and the manner in which it may
best be preserved and made more pro-
ductive. His talk was illustrated by
charts, laboratory experiments and
stereopticon slides. He described
scientific preparation of the soil for
The planting of the crops and gave ex-
amples of the Increased yield from
such treatment of the soil. Professor
Bell stated that in Maryland and
adjacent states the value of farm
lands had increased from $39 an acre,
in 1910, to $57, in 1915, an increase
of nearly so per cent. in five years.
The lecture was given under the
auspices of the Board of Trade and the
Baltimore Agricultural Transportation
Club. Special invitations were sent to
of the Chamber Of Commerce.
and the Merchants and Manufactur-
ers' Association.
Middletown transcript., 1916-04-01
GENERAL PERSHING
NEAR VILLAS BAND
Cavalry Likely in Contact With
Outlaw.
WINDS BALK AVIAT0RS
Supply Problem Is Growing Acute
Sheriff At FL Paso Asks For
Militia To Guard the
Border.
WINDS BALK AVIATORs

San Antonio, Texas.-Gen. John
Pershing, commanding the punitive
expedition into Mexico, reported by
wireless to Major-General Funston
that two columns of American cavalry
had arrived in the vicinity Of Naml-
quipa, 120 miles southeast of Casas
Grandes.
Pancho Villa was last reported in
this vicinity and advices from Car
ranzista sources had stated that the
Americans and Carranzistas were in
contact with Villas band here.
Deciphering Message.
General Pershing's report made no
mention of sighting Villa. There is,
however, still possibility of official con-
frmation of the reported clash.
Winds BaIk AViators.
General Pershing states that the
high winds and dust storms had made
aeroplane communication impossible.
The General stated that if railway
communication sufficient to supply his
troops was not soon made available he
would need more motortrucks.
Middletown transcript., 1916-04-01
INTERESTING BITS

New discoveries of petroleum have
been made in Argentina.
In Sumatra the horn Of the rhinoc-
eros is esteemed as cure for poison,
and for that reason is made into drink.
ing cups.
LOndon's exports to the United
States for November were more than
$14.574,0OO, as against less than S12,-
100000 for October.
Gold-mining companies in South
Africa are experimenting with blast
ing by electricity with a view to MIMI
mizing the fine dust, which is regard
ed as the chief cause Of miners
phthisis.
In Serbia every grown man can
claim five acres Of land from the gov
ernment, which is exempt from all
chains of debt.
A Philadelphia surgeon is combat
ing diseases peculiar to certain races
by transfusing to patients blood from
members of other races that seem i'm
mune to the maladies.
A miner lowered into subterra-
mean cavern opened by miners blast
at Volcano, New, some time ago, was
unable to discover the ends of the
fssure. Stones dropped through the
opening could be heard bounding from
wall to wall, but there was no sound
indicating that they reached the bot
tom. Sparkling stalactites on the sides
OF the cavern were revealed by lights
lowered through the opening.
The Mississippi river carries more
than 100000 tons of material to the
Gulf of Mexico every day.