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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-01-15
HOW TO PRUNE FRUIT TREES
Trimming During Dormant Seasons
Tends to Wood Production-Sum-
mer Pruning Is Exhausting.

Heavy top pruning increases the
woody growth of trees. 1t may invig.
crate weak trees. 1t tends to lessen
fruit production or even check it alto.
gether. 1t induces the production OF
water sprouts, which are practically
parasites as far as the welfare of the
tree is concerned.
Prune weak trees relatively heavier
than strong growing ones. Prune every
year, removing small amounts OF wood,
rather than removing the same aggre-
gate at longer intervals Remove wa
ter sprouts as fast as they appear.
Root pruning lessons wood produc-
ton and is sometimes practical in case
of tree which refuses to bear fruit.
The scientific principle involved is
that vegetable growth is checked and,
as is the tendency in all growing
things, fruit is produced as mature
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-01-15
CONGREGATIONAL NOTES.

Last Sunday morning DR.. r. B.
Wright of Boise preached ON THE
Second Coming of Christ" In the
evening he spoke on the Importance
OF the Sunday School,"
The Sunday school is increasing and
inspiring; the Christian Endeayor is
thoroughly in earnest. The Pilgrim
standards are high, but We are able
attain If we win.
There will be services both MORN
ing and evening at the usual hours,
january 16. Sunday school at 1910.
Glasses for all ages. Fine organized
adult class. Christian Endeayor at
$50.
The prayer and Bbblestudy Wednes-
day at 7:30. Last part of Romans.
The trustees met on Tuesday and have
plans for the closing of the church
year. The annual meeting is ap-
preaching.
The Sunday school teachers held a
brief session with Miss Williams on
Tuesday evening.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-01-15
Cut Out Old Canes.

Cut out all old canes of the rasp.
berry and pinch back some of the
new growth.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-01-15
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Nl notes III
ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL

The Young Ladies Club met Mitl
Miss Nancy Watts week ago mas
Wednesday evening when Miss wa t.
was reelected president for the year
1916
The Boys Club had band pras-
ttce on Tuesday and Thursday eVgl
nings, the new beginners books haNe
arrived and the young musicians aEe
very busy learning the scales. On
Thursday We had on the roll for the
band Ii boys with Instruments. D. Of
which We're present and we have S
boys waiting to begin when instruments
can be provided, We would much ap-
preciate amy help along this line
for there are, We know, number of
Instruments in town which have been
put away on the shelf and will prob
ably never be used again unless the
party owning same will help along our
work among the boys of the town.
Services will be held as usual next
Sunday at | and 7:30 and Sunday
school at 1915.
The Young Ladies Club will hold
their semi-weekly meeting ON Wed.
nesday next.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-01-15

B. p Shawhan was down from Bots
a couple of days last week.
Miss Lois Swan returned TO hel
home in Mountain Home Saturday.
Mesdames Parker and Geuing visite,
the school Tuesday.
w. A. Duncan sold three fine
Poland China pigs to L. J. Morrison
Saturday.
e. M. Kimbrough made a trip to
the Ferry Tuesday to have dental
work done.
P. B. Butler visited relatives in
Glenns Ferry a couple of days the
latter part of the week.
Mrs. J. H. Jones and little son
drove to the Ferry Thursday and
spent the day with relatives, re-
turning Friday.
Miss Bulah Coates, who was substi
tute teacher for Miss Clifford for a
week returned to Mountain Home
Saturday.
Miss Mary L. White of Mountain
Home came in Friday tofill the place
OF teacher at the Mt. View school, va
Gated by Miss Swan.
Miss Gladys Wells returned to her
school near Mayfield, after spending
couple of weeks with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Wells of this
place.
Paul Wittig, after spending a mont
pruning trees in the vicinity of Parm
returned to King Hill Monday. He
says the other places are all right. |
but there's no place like King Hill.
Seth Garfield and Charles Brady
returned from trip to the hills
Thursday. They report lots of snow
I'M that region and prospects fine for
a good supply of water for next
season.
Mrs. Clifford and daughter. Miss
hsteIia' returned from Boise Thursday /
mlss Giiords many friends will be
giad to know the operation on her
knee was successful. She will be
oohged to use her crutches for some
Time. She resumed her duties as
primary teacher Monday.
The Ladies' Sewing club met with
MRS. J. A. Harris Friday afternoon
quite large crowd attended and
We're much pleased with the enter.
talnment furnished by Masters jim
ME and Wayne Harris, after which
dainty refreshments were served and
the club adjourned to meet again
In two weeks. Il
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-01-15
METHODIST.

The Epworth Leaguers are putting
great interest and Lots of enthusiasm
INTO the League contest. Besides
growing in efficiency and numbers,
they are making plans whereby the
church basement can be completed
this spring. The basement is greatly
needed and will be help to them
In their work. At the present time
there are nearly fifty members in the
league and the number Is still in
creasing
During the next few weeks of the
contest the pastor will continue his
sermons on character building. The
first one entitled "The Young Man
and His Chunch," was delivered last
Sunday might to large audience.
The theme for Sunday might will be
The Successful Young Man" On
account OF change, the sermon on
Great Deeds of Great Men," will be
given week later than was announ-
ced.
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Sunday morning theme: "The Com
pulsjon of Love"
Junior League at 300 o'clock. Top
ic: MY Choice" The juniors closed
their contest last Sunday. The Blues"
won by very close margin. The
Reds making 20S points while the
Blues made 214 points, a majority
of D points. A social will soon be
given In honor of the winners. They
now have a membership of forty-two. |
Epworth League at $50. Topic: |
'Evangels of the Home Land"
Young Kendall is working with all
lis might in order to help young
PEOPLE make success of life. Drop In
sunday might and hear the sermon
m The Successful Young Man"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-01-15
PRAIRIE

al. and Mrs. Frank Bower are nj
Ammeft visiting their daughter.
Joe Farley brought i'm ten head OF
cattle. Wednesday. that they have
Just purchased in the valley.
Mr. Grand1ean, the supervisor OF
the Boise forest reserve and Mr.,
jenny of Ogden are at Long Gulch
station.
MI. and Mrs. Fred Bower are at
Meridian visiting Mrs. Bowers father
ana mother. They are expected home
the nrSt OF the week.
Cecil Engleman came in on We'd
nesday's stage from Boise. where
ne has been taking treatment for an
pendicitls. He seems to have fully
recovered.
Dave and Chanley Simmons and
WAN Brown, who are camping with
Sheltie Pierce at the mill. ara re.
covering from an attack of La CRIME
ana now Sheltie has it.
A few weeks ago r. s. Sandlin's
dogs had a tight with coyote. A
week ago one of the dogs went mad
lie came up on the prairie and was
AZ Ralph Bakers, MIR. Basips and
finally Bert Tiger killed him at MI,
Jones place.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-01-15
BAPTIST.

The third on the series of sermon
ON Lessons ON the Kingdom" will be
delivered next Sunday morning. The
sermon will be based on the third
beatitude. The evening sermon will
be on Christ in the FLESH"
Preparation is being made for the
annual church roll call which will be
held In the auditorium of the church
Friday evening, January q. The
members of the church and congre-
CATION are invited to attend.
The church is planning for a spe
cial series of meetings under the
leadership of the pastor, assisted by
Evangelist Mills OF Nebraska. The
meetings will begin about February
9th. Further announc ement will be
made next week.
In the sudden death of Mrs. Amelia
f1tzWater the church loses one of
her most faithful and devoted mem
bers. Her loyalty and devotion was
preeminent in the work of the church
me pastor and church mourn with
the family in the loss of this splen.
1id Christian woman. Her works do
follow after her.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-01-15
Horticultural!
& N9(s%W55 $ s
BEST COMBINATION ON FARM
Poultry, Fruit and Bees Are Directly
Benefited in Various Ways by
Being Kept Together.

OF the many different lines of agri
cultural interests poultry raising, fruit
growing and bee keeping can be com
bined to the best advantage. Poultry
fruit and bees are directly benefited
by being kept together Three essen
tial crops, meat, fruit and honey, car
be grown on the same ground at one
time, each contributing to the success
OF the other in various ways.
Fruit trees afford the shade and
protection necessary for fowls and
bees. They yield food in blossoms,
insects and fallen fruits and in return
are benefited by losing all that is so
eagerly devoured by the industrious
beneiiciaries of their beauty. Fowls
not only decrease the insect pests in
the orchard, but they deposit rich
nourishment unsurpassed in quality
for soil. The majority of farmhouses
and suburban residences have or
chards or plots of ground that with
very little preparation can be made
INTO IDEAL poultry runs. Where begin
ners are planning a plot to set out in
fruit, future growth should be consid-
cred, standard apple trees should be
planted 35 or 40 feet apart each way,
as the trees do not get large enough
to bear under ten years, nor attain full
growth under twenty years. Many de-
slrabe crops can be secured in the
meantime by setting out two peach
or plum trees or rows of pear and
cherry trees between the apple trees.
This leaves ample room for bush fruit
or berries to be raised and cultivated.
1t is best to put early baby chicks in
the young fresh-planted trees and
bushes to prevent damage to tender
roots from scratching. Baby chicks
thrive best among bushes and vines.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-01-15
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FATTEN SWINE ON OLD CORN
Place Animals In Clean Pens and Al
low Plenty of Room-Guard
Against Hog Cholera.

With grade pigs, 1t takes from seven
to eight bushels of corn, judiciously
fed, to make 100 pounds of pork. Care
less feeders do not get as good a re.
suit for the corn fed as this.
1t will take much more corn to fat.
ten a hog in cold, wet weather than
1t does in mild weather. Put the hogs
up that are to he fatted in clean pens.
do not crowd, feed what corn they will
eat UP clean at each meal. Give
plenty of pure water to drink. For
best family pork and lard, old corn
and water is all they should have;
four weeks feeding should put them
in good order for butchering. Farmers.
having plenty of acorns in the wood
lots, can fatten their hogs mostly on
the fallen nuts; this was the regular
custom years ago and Is still followed
In some sections. 1t is a good one, all
that 1t needs is tight fence around
the woods. Brood sows will winter
better in the woods if given log pen
and dry bed of leaves.
Eight-month-old shoats, weighing
100 to 1870 pounds, make the best fam
lily pork, shoats fed on clover and
grass pasture during the summer and
given bushel of old shelled corn
make the best favored meat. This
class of pork commands the highest
market price.
If hog cholera prevails in your
neighborhood allow no stranger to
visit your pens. Stray dogs and buzz
yards are liable to spread the plague
as they feed mostly on dead animals.
Keep the feed troughs and pens clean
and dry and allow no filth of any kind
around the pens, as filth breeds dis
ease.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-01-15
WARM, DRY PLACE FOR HOGS
Animals VIII Not Thrive and Give Sat
isfactory Returns If Allowed to
SILVER In Cold Pen.

By all means give the pigs, whether
they are intended for store hogs or
pork hogs. warm, dry place in which
to sleep. No hog will thrive and make
satisfactory returns when compelled
to shiver on hard bed in a cold pen,
or to huddle up or lay against the
side of the building where they are
suffering from cold.
Do not allow too much air above the
pigs. 1t Is better to make a false COW
ering over the nest to keep the cold
air from coming down from above.
While we are anxious to exclude the
cold air from the nest, there should
always be an abundance Of pure air for
the animals to breathe, as it will en-
able them to do much better work in
digesting the feed than IL confined to a
close pen where the air Is impure.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-01-15

on above-ground silos, however. One
man can handle 100 head of live stock
easily with such an arrangement, the
carrier track being extended out over
as many feed boxes as necessary to
handle the cattle or sheep to be fed.
The boxes for feeding may be ar
ranged in pairs, the posts that support
the inner sides of the boxes extending
into the air to support the track for
the feed carrier at their upper ends.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-01-15
AMELIA FITZWATER.

Mrs. Amelia Garlitz Fitzwater, wife
OF Isaac Fitzwater, died suddenly q,
heant failure Wednesday evening
while ON her way to prayer meeting
She lett home in the best of spirits
70 attend the PRAYER meeting. Her
nody was found few minutes later
IN the street near her home. 1t ap-
peared that she had clipped On a
piece of ice; the shock of the fall
produced heart failure.
The funeral service will be held in
the Baptist church, but the hour can
not be announced until word Is re-
ceived from her children.
Mrs. Amelia Garlitz Fitzwater was
Dorm In Garrett county. Maryland,
February Ia, 1869. She was the
Youngest daughter of Jacob and
Lydia Garhtz. She has three brothers
and four sisters living. Her earlier
LIE was spent in Maryland and Ohio.
In 1885 she came to Rocky Bar, Ida
no, where she married on Noyemhar
IL, OF that year, Isaac Fftzwater,
-Four children were born into the
home, all Of whom are living. Clyde W
Marguerite and Allen.
Her married life has been spent
In this county where she is known
Tor her Life OF helpful service. For
many years up to her death she
was a faithful member and an untir
ing worker in the Baptist church. AS
wife and mother she was devoted
10 her home. A splendid neighbor
and woman Of high moral and
spiritual ideals. Her brusque manner
only dimly concealed the gentlest and
most tender of hearts within.
In the home, church and community
her memory will be cherished as
one singularly devoted to duty and
who lovingly und unstintingly gave
herself to all good works. Blessed
are the dead who die In the Lord"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-01-15
Primary object In Prunino,

In pruning fruit trees, remember the
primary object is to remove superfiu-
Gus wood and to shape the tree. Re-
member also that pruning tree dur.
ing its dormant period, that is while
the leaves are off, induces wood
growth, while pruning during the
summer, or pruning while the leaves
are on the tree, retards the growth of
wood and induces fruitfulness. Prun-
ing the roots has the same effect.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-01-15

stage of growth is reached. Root prun
ing long continued is likely to perma
nently weaken the tree.
Pruning during dormant seasons
tends to wood production and, during
the growing season, to fruit produc.
ton. This does not mean, however
that summer pruning is advisable. for
it is exhausting and il continued re-
duces the vigor of the tree. 1t should
be resorted to only under special con-
ditions. Winter pruning, If properly
practiced, is not Objectionable from
the standpoint of fruit production.
Trees properly pruned from planting
time to fruit bearing need compare
lively little pruning thereby. This
practice also gives better formed trees
and better results than If the young
trees are neglected, necessitating later
the removal of large branches.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-01-15
DEVICE FOR FEEDING sILAGE
Lots Of Work Required in Caring for
Cattle Unless Owner Has Good
Head for Business.

.Silage Is the great feed-all of the
successful American livestock farm,
says Farming Business. The feed
ing of it requires lots of work, unless
the feeder has a head for business
Here is device for feeding silage
from bank silo, which is in use on
Nebraska farm. 1t may also be used
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-17

The matter of the case against the
Oakfield Light & Power Co.. in regard
to furnishing it's service to Smyrna
Mills was scheduled for a hearing on
Tuesday at the office Of the Public
Utilities Commission at the State
House but it was dismissed without
prejudice, an agreement having been
made by the parties interested.
. The hearing on the complaint OF the
Bath Box Co. against the Maine Cen
ira! and Lewiston, Augusta & Water
Vile Railroads. as to the per diem
s.-sirGss. demurIaSe charges and free
time allowances in connection with
loading and unloading freight contin-
ued from last Friday at Bath to 10 A.
A Tuesday at the State House. was
we'll attended by those interested and
the hearing took up practically all day.
The Box Co. was represented by Ar
thur Dunton of Bath; the L., a. & W.
r. r. by VIM. NJ. Bradley Of Portland
and the Maine Central by Charles H.
Blatchford of Portland.
The attorneys of all the parties will
file briefs at time to be hereafter
fixed by the commission.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-17
State House Chat

Dairy Instructor j. H. Blanchard will
pass the balance of the week working
with the farmers of Canton, Peru and
Sumner He will be with the Grange
at Auburn on Saturday evening
The spring water supply was turned
on Tuesday for the aquarium.
The latest addition to the aquarium
inhabitants is miniature hornpout.
which undoubtedly came in with the
last supply of smelts. for it was not
discovered until the last of the lot was
dipped out for feed and it was found
in the tank with the 2-year-old trout.
The pout is about . IL or 3 inches long
and doesn't seem to like his new COM
radcs. for he keeps in as near constant
hiding as he can. The trout pay no
attention to him and it is said will not
eat hornpout, for which they are not
to be blamed.
Harry A. Plummer, superintendent of
public buildings. visited his old home
in Bath on Sunday.
All the members of the State Assess
ors were at the Office Tuesday, routine
business being attended to.
Frank H. Sterling, clerk to the State
assessors. who has been i'll with cry
sipelas at his home for the past three
weeks or more. is still confined to the
out.
J. H. Blanchard. dairy instructor, and
f. A. Rogers. seed improvement expert
are attending today the meeting Of the
Cumberland Pomona Grange at Gray
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-17
Industrial Accidents

The continually increasing work of
the Industrial Accident Commission is
shown by the following figures given
out Tuesday by Eben F. Littlefield of
Belfast, chairman Of the commission,
covering the work Of the commission
from the going into effect of the work.
mems compensation act on Jan. l to
the present time.
The total number of insurance pol
jcies filed by asserting employers to
date is $3.50, covering 35.457 females
and 86,525 males, a total of 1882 en-
ployes being thus cared for. In addi-
ton to this number there are 119 pol
icies in which the number of employees
covered vary. instead of being fixed
number.
The total number Of deaths reported
to the commission since Jan. l is IS
out of total Of 1869 accidents during
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-17
Price, Production and
Proper Care of Milk

In buying foodstlffs, the consumer
pays an average of 20 cents for the
equivalent, in food value, of quart Of
milk" said Clifford w Wescott of Pat
ten, the state dairy inspector Tuesday,
THE cry of the leagues societies, as
sociations and other organizations that
any increase in the price of milk would
be burden upon the poor is therefore,
wholly unfounded.
The most common price for which
milk is sold in the majority of COM
munities in Maine is, 1 should say
eight cents a quart" continued Mr.
Wescott, in some of our cities, how
ever, milk is sold as high as - cents Il
quart from dairies equipped extensive
ly and maintain by Well-to-do men
more for pleasure rather than profit
1t is not at all necessary for the poor
tC buy this high priced milk, because it
can be obtained for less money from
more ordinary type of dairy; and, it
should be understood by the consum-
ing public that clean milk may be OBJ
tanned from ordinary dairies as we'll as
from the extensively equipped ones, as
the cleanliness of milk depends more
upon the carefulness in the method of
its production rather than upon the
equipment used. In any event, if milk
should be bought even at IL cents u
quart as great and in most cases a
greater value would be received for the
money expended than would be the
case if the foodstuffs were purchased
Care Of Milk in Home.
Regardless of how well milk has
been cared for by the producers up to
the time that it is delivered to the con.
sumner, its keeping quality depends, to
| a great extent, upon the care 1t re-
ceives in the home.
1.-The driver of the grocery team de-
livers your groceries either into your
hand at the door or takes them to the
kitchen or refrigerator This is evil
IDENTIFY a safeguard against heat, flies.
cats and dogs, etc. Does it not seem
reasonable that milk should be de-
livered in the same way as a safeguard
against the unsanitary habits of the
animals about he door yard and es-
pecially against he warmth of the sun
Yes, it seems reasonable and milk
should be Immediately taken from the
door step and placed where it can be
kept at low temperature.
IF a refrigerator is not used, the
milk bottle may be set in cold water.
changing it occasionally or it can be
placed in water in an open window
away from the sun.
Milk can be best kept in the bottle
in which it is delivered and should be
kept covered to exclude flies. dirt, etc.
When milk is poured from the bottle
1t should be poured only with recep-
tacles which have been thoroughly
scalded. Milk poured out Of the origi-
raj bottle and unused should not be
poured back as 1t ruay have become
contaminated by flies, dirt. etc, while
in the kitchen or on the table. Again,
milk once removed from the bottle may
become much warmer than in the
original bottle and milk of different
temperatures should not be mixed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-17
Instructions to the
PatrOlmen on Highways

The following instructions have been
issued to the patrolmen of the highways
by the Maine Highway Commission:
Patrolmen are required to furnish a
horse that will weigh 1900 pounds, or
more. a four-wheeled wagon drop axle
preferred that will carry at least one
yard Of material, all the necessary small
tools and a drag built from the plan and
specifications sent from the department
Patrolmen will give their constant at
tention to the maintenance of their sec
tons. and looking after the same every
day; rain or shine, Sundays and holidays
in case of emergency. and will be respon-