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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-11-30
new EMPEROR VERY POPULAR
CHARLES FRANCIS COMMANDS
AUSTRIAN ARMIES.
Wife 10 Daughter of the Late Duke Of
Parma-Distaste for imperial
Red Tape.

Vienna, Nov. 23.-Arcaduks Charles
Francis Joseph. grandnephaw of EN-
peror Francis Joseph. to whose throne
he now succeeds, became heir to the
throne Of Austria Hungary by the as
sassination Of Archduke Francis Fer
dinand prior to the outbreak Of the war.
Charles Francis has been in command
of the Austrian armies on various
fronts during the last two years.
Archduke Charles Francis Joseph
was born Aug. II. 1887 His wife was
Princess Zita of the Bourbon house OF
Parma. His father was the Archduke
Otto. who was the younger brother OF
Francis Ferdinand
Has TWO Children.
Princess Zita is one Of the 20 chill
dren of the late Duke Robert and his
first wife, Marie-Pie des Graces. prin.
cess Of Bourbon-Sicies. Her step
mother, formerly the Infante Maria An
tonia, who was married to the late
Duke Robert, is the youngest of the
six sisters Of Don Miguel. pretender to
tHS tllIOuS vi ottubats ltoh NtSdSt >
eldest son. Prince Miguel. duke Of
Vizeu, married Miss Anita Stewart of
New York.
The Archduke Charles Francis 10
seph has one son, the Archduke Fran
els Joseph Otto, born Nov. 90 1919.
and daughter, born Jan. 3, 1914.
Popular With Austrian People.
The new ruler is extremely popular
with the Austrian people. His wife
was born May 9. 1892. Their distaste
for imperial red tape In family mat.
ters was evinced recently when they
were seen driving to the country from
Vienna with go-cart strapped to the
rear OF their automobile. Arrived in
the country. the two royal children
were bundled into the go-cart and arch
duke and archduchess took turns
| wheeling them about.
Archduke Charles Francis, before
war. was a typical young Austrian OF
ficer. gay and popular. He has aged
He is devoted to his wife and was Z
favorite with the emperor, His pre-
| dominant characteristics are tact ant
graciousness, which explain his popu
larity.
Very Fond Of hunting.
| The new emperor Is an eScellen
shot. Is fond OF hunting. Is an enthu
siastic motorist. patron Of the oper;
and the theater. He Is y good linguist
speaking German. Hungarian, French
English, Italian, Czech and Polish.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-11-30
TWO AMENDMENTS CARRIED
First and Second Endorsed BY Voters
Schmahl Announces.

St. Paul. Nov. ~. Julius A..
Schmahl. secretary OF state. has an
nounced that only the first and sec.
ond amendments carried in the recent
election. They provide. respectively,
for the use Of state funds to improve
certain state lands In advance OF set
Element. and for farm loans under Ger.
tain restrictions.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-11-30

it's last stages, I
tried Dodd's Kid
ney Pills. After
using two boxes l
was somewhat re-
lieved and ! stop
ped the treatment.
In the spring OF
the next year I
had another at
tack. I went for
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-11-30
"wET" PETITIONER DIES
so TOWN BECOMES "DF

, Davis, s. D., Nov. 2S.-Davis has
= become a dry town, through the
= death Of one Of the sianers Of Pc
. titlon for . local option election.
= The death Of the sioner left the
= petition one short OF the number
Of names required BY law. The
state supreme court has just ruled
that this invaiidated the petition.
The one saloon In Davis, there
fore. has been closed.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-11-30
Wheel Farmer.
Easily Explained.

II wonder why Alice has remained a
miss"
Because she failed to make a hit
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-11-30
TO Check Baby Blindness.


~ regulation directed against baby
blindness recently adopted by the
state board of health has been signed
by Attorney General Lyndon A. Smith
and will have the effect of state law.
1t requires all physicians or other
of newborn children with one per cent
port to health authorities any signs OF
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-11-30
Place Car Shortage Blame.

Car shortage conditions, as com
planned Of especially In the West and
Southwest, are blamed in great
measure to the seaports by c, E. Elm
quist and o. p. r. Jacobson. state rail.
who have just returned from an East
ern trip on which they investigated
he situation. The commissioners
went East primarily to attend the
meeting OF the National Association OF
held November IA to II. irsins.vs. at
Washington. D. G..
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-11-30
Seed Wheat Shortage Seen.


The farmer who is forced to buy seed
wheat this winter will feel the effects
Of the prevailing high prices of farm
products Though milling wheat is
bringing close to So a bushel, the man
whose own product is too poor for seed
purposes will have 10 pay as high as 50
or even higher in getting a supply else
where. The corn crop. late in starting,
rounded under favorable weather and
there is no seed corn problems, &C.
cording to Mr.. Bull.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-11-30
THE PROFESSORS STATEMENT.

Prof. Aug. F. W. Schmitz, Thomas,
Okla, writes: Il was troubled with
Backache for about twenty-five years.
When told l had Bright's Disease in
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-11-30
Very Fond Of Hunting.

The new emperor Is IN excellent
shot, Is fond OF hunting. Is an enthu-
siastic motorist. a patron Of the opera
and the theater. He Is good linguist,
speaking German. Hungarian, French.
English, Italian. Czech and Polish.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-11-30

~~A' N~AA@@~' tdCh. "cuL lOA
Dodd's Kidney Pills and they relieved
me again. l used three boxes. That
is now three years ago and my Back.
ache has not returned in it's severity.
and by using another two boxes lit
tie later on, the pain left altogether
and have had no trouble since. You
may use my statement. / recommend
Dodd's Kidney Pills when and wher-
aver I can" podd's Kidney Pills. SOC.
per box at your dealer or Dodd's Medt
cine Co., Buffalo, N. Y.-Adv.
Wheel Farmer.
She-My father. you know, is ons
# the most successful truck raisers in
he South.
He-You don't mean it; where is his
arm located?
She-Hasn't any. He works in the
car shopS.-Selected.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-10-06
THE FARMER A BUSINESS MAN

In making an inquiry subscriber
timidly adds a note that he is still
q little bit in debt. "A small mort
gage still covering the farm" as
This timidity in mentioning indebt-
edness is gradually working away.
AS farming becomes an industry and
not merely trade, people are be-
ginning to realize that the big busi-
ness is operated on borrowed capital
as represented by stocks and bonds.
The fact that there are outstanding
bonds does not prevent a manufac-
tory from being regarded as sub
stantial, prosperous enterprise.
So, too, the farmer who is carrying
a considerable mortgage should be
regarded as prosperous and success
full provided he is making the money
earn more than the rate of interest
paid on the mortgage.
1t is only the capable manager that
can use borrowed money to best adj
vantage, and such q man can seldom
utilize his talents to the utmost un-
less other people place their money
in his hands. There Is no use OF
being ashamed of using borrowed
money. The thing to be ashamed OF
is to fail to make the money earn
more than you pay for its use In
interest. Gentleman.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-10-06
TELLING TIME BY THE STARS

Blackfoot Is one of the points at
which some interesting scientific
work is being carried out to estab-
lish precisely the meridian which
passes thru the town. John e.
M'Grath, of the government coast
and geodetic survey, has a little
lumber shack south of town, where
is installed a very rare and perfect
instrument, an elbow telescope, or
broken back telescope. 1t watches
certain star and will tell the exact
time at which the star passes a per-
pendicular line. The findings are
checked with Mountain Home by
wire, and with Salt Lake and eastern
points and our time corrected &C
cordingly. This machine Is one OF
the four that exist in the world, and
was made in Germany. 1t measures
miles to a fraction of an inch.
The stars were always important
to mariners, but now they mean q
great deal to everybody, without
their knowing it. State boundaries
and county lines are determined by
them, and there is lot Of work to
be done in that connection yet, be-
cause many Of the state lines are OF
a considerable distance.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-10-06
TAKE AWAY BOOZE
PROVIDE READING ROOMS

The Blackfoot ladies, who are
managing the village public library
which they inaugurated last July are
having all sorts of odd turns of ex-
perience in the business. They have
to answer questions that are hard to
answer and defend their library from
belittlement simply because they have
made a start. The librarian Of the
day a week or two ago was almost
f1oored by very simple inquiry from
the lips of a new school teacher, who
entered, looked around, saw the rows
of books, and asked:
Have you any good books in the
library"
"Why, yes," answered the lady
little Indignantly, I'VE have q good
many good books"
well, mean really good books,
YOU know" pursued the visitor, be
cause as q general rule folks give a
library all the old trash they don't
want at home"
The young lady was informed that
Blackfoot had proved an exception to
such a practice. She was shown the
titles, and no doubt convinced.
On another occasion a very bust
nesslike male stranger walked into
the library rooms and called for a
certain mining review. When inform
ed that as yet but a few of the more
usual magazines had been ordered,
he broke out with petulant declara-
ton that inasmuch as the women OF
Idaho have brought prohibition upon
us all, they ought to provide read
ing rooms and magazines to take the
place of the friendly bars. The lady
in charge promised to do the best
she could to have his magazine plac-
ed at public use in the library. Sew
eral of the leading farm journals
have been ordered also, as there Is
.a>demand for authentic reading ma
terial of the sort.
1t is gratifying, even to Blackfoot-
ers. who has not yet given book,
to know that in two months the l1b-
rary has grown to proportions equal
to the beginnings Of other public lib
raries which have secured the Car
negie buildings. The Idaho Fails
library had 1900 books when they
obtained their fine building, and
even now have but $500 books. The
Blackfoot library has 1000 volumes.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-10-06
BOYS FARM PAYS DIVIDEND

Can a boy run farm-just plain
average farmland make 1t pay real
dividends, after deducting every item
of cost and expenditure?
A boy, aged 10 years, tried the
experiment four years ago and sue
ceeded 80 brilliantly that his neigh
bors and farm authorities no longer
doubt the possibility.
The boy was sent to the agricul-
tural school of the University OF MIN
nesota. Just as he had about COM
pleted his course in agriculture the
elder Carlsbad died. He left his son
only the farm and the implements
that he had employed for years in It's
cultivation, and few debts. -,
Most boys at the age of 10 would
have felt discouraged. They would
have sold the farm and fought their
battle of life in the city. -.
In fact, friends of the boy ADVISED
him to do this. They smiled when
he smoke of the things he had learned
at the AGRICULTURAL school. His friends
smiled and humored him. Technical
knowledge was of little value when
practically applied, they told him.
" But Alfred CdTlStcdu WoS NV ~
discouraged. The first year was nlied
with Encouragement, and again MS
friends advised him to sell the farm
and try his hand at something else.
The boy pursued his purpose; ne
would not give up.
Last year this boy and his two
younger brothers, after four years,
cleared $4,000 on the farm AFTER
paving off every debt contracted by
their father in his lifetime.
This year they face the world not
owing a man a dollar. with more
than $4,000 in the bank.
Can a boy run farm? II any
one doubts this let him verify the
facts by writing the University OF
Minnesota.
Memphis Commercial-Ap Appeal.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-10-06

Let US prove that the best butter
wrapper is worth your while. Idaho
Republican. adv.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-10-06
IN DISGRACE, THIS
BRITON CAME BACK
Story Of Army Officer, Now Hero,
Reads Like Chapter of Romance

LONDON.-All England is ringing
with the story of Lieut.. Col. John
Ford Elkington-oneO of the strangest
domances of this strange world war
1t is the ever-appealing, human story
of another man who came back"
Dismissed by court-martial from
the army he had served for nearly 80
years, JUS as his regiment was going
into action in France in the closing
months of 1914, this English officer,
disgraced at a time of life when the
chances of fate weighed heavily
against man fighting for suddenly
lost honor, found refuge in that
queerest of all military organizations,
the foreign legion of France.
Lost in the maZes of battlefields,
a mere legionnaire in the ranks, Col
ELLINGTON, later of the Royal War
wickshires, was ell but forgotten.
None of his old friends, his fellow
officers, none of the men who had
seen him win the queens medal for
valor in South Africa. none of these
knew Ellington was out there some
where in FRANCE" recklessly winning
his way back.
But now Ellington is back in Eng
land. Pinned on his breast are two
of the coveted honors of France-the
Military medal and the military cross
but most valued possession Of all
is bit of paper which wipes out the
errors of the pasta proclamation
from the official London Gazette an
nouncing that the king has graciously
approved the reinstatement of John
Ford Ellington in the rank Of lieu
tenant colonel, with his previous SEN
iority, in consequence of his gallant
conduct while serving in the ranks
of the foreign legion Of the French
army.
Not only has Colonel Ellington
been restored to the army, but he has
been appointed to his old regiment.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-10-06
STERLING MAN HAS
SEED GATHERER

I. N. Meyer is constructing a seed
gatherer for picking up the shattered
alfalfa seed that usually represents
a considerable loss. The machine will
work on the principle of large fan,
and engine mounted on truck, with
large hose, or suction arrangement,
that will draw the scattered seed
from the ground by suction deposit
ing same in bin also constructed on
the trucks, The saving will undoubt-
eddy be considerable. The possibili-
ties of alfalfa seed culture in a finan-
cial way are very great. All the local
seed growers are making bushel Of
money, and G.. A. Line has record
on a measured acre of $500. This
of course is above an average, but
it is not unusual for growers to net
800 per acre.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-10-06
HERO PROVES TO
BE HER LOST SON
Mother Recognizes Boy She Supposed
Dead In Magazine Picture

AUSTIN. TEXAS.-Mrs. M. Hens
ley formerly of New Zealand, who
is making her temporary home in
Austin, was looking thru magazine
the other day when she came across
"a picture showing an award for
bravery and honor being made to an
Anzac hero somewhere in the war
zone of the British army.
She recognized the hero as being
her son, whom she had not heard of
for nearly 20 years.
Adopted as an Infant
The photograph gave his name as
Vernon Edmund Challis of the New
Zealand field artillery, which Is the
name given her son by the family
that adopted him when he was an
infant. +
Mrs. Hemsley left her baby with
friends in New Zealand nearly 20
years and came to America In
search of health. She was later noti-
fed that the child was dead and she
mourned him as such until the pic
ture came to her attention.
Seeks Address Of Boy
Mrs. Hemsley has communicated
with the high commissioner for New
Zealand in London in the hope of
being able to obtain the address OF
her son so she can write to him.
She is informed that the young
man was the second man in New Zea-
land to enroll as a volunteer, and
that he participated with valor in
the Dardanelles campaign, where he
was wounded.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-10-06
AUTO BUSINESS =,
GOOD AT STERLING

The foundation for the new brick
garage, that is being built by Techert
brother and other local people, Ia
completed, and the walls, which are
to be of brick. will be started at once
This building which will be 50x7O
feet is certainly a good improvement
and would be a credit to much
larger town. The auto business has
increased wonderfully here as at
other places and it begins to look as
If every farmer in this neck Of the
woods will soon be running a choo-
choo.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-10-06
OUTLINES PLAN OF
FARM CREDIT
Senator Hollis Says Rural Act is Be-
ginning Only of Such Aid

Introduced as the blooming CEN
fury plant of New Hampshire poll
tics" Senator Henry F. Hollis, the
first Democratic senator from the
Green Mountain state in 60 years,
yesterday outlined at an Association
of Commerce luncheon the purpose OF
the rural credits act named for him.
He predicted it was only the begin
ming of legislation in behalf Of the
farmer.
This rural credits act,' said Sena-
tor Hollis. lis going to teach the
farmer that it is not only respectable
for hi INTO lay mortgage on his
farm, If he needs new capital for ex-
tension, but good business, just as it
Is for the merchant to use his credit.
Easy to Get Money
"In this act congress has tried to
make it easy for the good farmer to
get money, to get it on long time
payments and at the lowest possible
rates. 1t makes the individual bor-
rover a stakeholder in the bank, and
all members of the bank liable for
per cent more than their stock
holdings. Hence the groups that
form in the various communities will
have some interest in keeping out the
scalawags.
Only the Beginning
After explaining how the CONNER
cial prosperity of the country de-
manded that the farmers own their
own farms, and their land. Senator
Hollis turned on the critics of the
bill and stated that they have ample
funds to develop the farm.
"This is only the beginning of such
legislation" he predicted. "In this
act congress has only taken care of
the plan and administration of get
ting the farmer into touch with the
possibilities of borrowing money.
Call it partneralism or whatever
you please, the federal government
in the next few years will teach the
farmers how to keep their books, how
to operate comparatively, how to get
the best seed. and improve their land
as some of the European countries
already are doing"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-10-06
TERRIBLE AMERICAN
MADE WAR ENGINE
Caterpillar Engines Being Used by
Allies With Great Effect; Are
Used Here ON Farms

1t is learned that the new engine
Of war used with such effect by the
English In their successful advance
nor less than the familiar caterpillar
engine In every day use on many
farms turnout the country and a
familiar sight in Idaho.
The type of engine used by the
English is made at Peoria, Illinois,
and was at first used by the British
and the Germans in the same way,
that Of dragging the heavy guns over
the uneven ground. The engines
weigh from $4,000 to 10000 pounds
each and develop a 120-horse power
capacity. The principal Of the cater
pillar engine Is well known as the en-
and is able to travel over soft ground
and uneven places and can go where
1t Is impossible for anengine driven
in the ordinary way to proceed at all.
The success met with in handling the
heavy guns suggested to the British
army engineers the idea of convert
ing the guns into heavy motor cars
and they have proven to be wonder
full and fearful engines Of destruc-
tion. Protected by heavy armor,
equipped with rapid fire machine
guns with the men operating the
engine and guns protected, the great
engines creep slowly over the ground,
over trenches, thru barb-wire en-
tanglements, lodging shell craters
and not being stopped by barricades
of any kind until they are located in
q trench occupied by soldiers when
the trench is raked both ways by ma
chine gun fire, giving the infantry an
opportunity to close up and finish
the work.
There is no secret about the new
engines of war now that it has be-
come known what the motive power
is, and there is little doubt but what
there will be duels in the future be-
tween the engines of war operated by
the opposing armies. Seeing the adj
vantage gained by the use of the
armored car of the heavy type the
German army will no doubt equip
similar cars in their army and put
them in service. The English army
will be obliged to take advantage
quickly of the advantage gained In
order to Offset the equal advantage
which will no doubt be taken by the
German army with a similar equip
ment.-Idaho Register.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-10-06
Building Sugar Factory
At Shelley---R. R. to Site

Work is progressing on the new
sugar factory at Shelley under the
direction of the Utah-Idaho Sugar
company. They selected some good
local men at Shelley to represent
them. John e. Kelley being selected
for local manager and Fred C. Mic
kelson superintendent. These places
are said to have been rendered then,
bcause 1t is the policy of the company
to employ local men for everything
they can, and because these gentle
men had already proven their worth
in other lines Of service.
Construction Under Way
The location of the plant is about
mile south of town at the north
west corner of the Grant Hubbell
farm.
Excavation for the big pulp deposit
or silo was commenced about theft
tenth of September and 1t Is now
nearly completed.
1t is 150x450 feet in size. The
coal pit for the reserve supply of coal
is to be 96x350 feet. This is to be
filled with coal and then filed with
water so the coal will be preserved
for emergencies and retain its high
quality as it does when lying undis-
turbed in the mine. When it is de-
sirable to use coal from the pit 1t
will be drained thru the sewer, a pipe
line extending from the factory to
the river, a distance of 5000 feet.
This drain Is Is feet deep some of
the way and Is to be laid this fall.
The foundation for the building will
be built this fall by the Dyer Con-
struction company of Wisconsin.
The pulp is to be carried from the
factory to the silo by pipe that can
be shifted to deposit the pulp In
and desired place.
New System of Elevating
The method of placing the beets Is
to be different from those now in
use in the valley, the trestles being
dispensed with and belts taking their
place. When a wagon is uHloaded
the dirt is screened out of the beets
and goes back into the farmers
wagon. The beets roll down on a.
belt that carries them along to the
beet bins. There Is the trunk line
and it has checks in it and chutes
opening at angles from the same
places so the beets merely change
their course and travel on at right
angles to the trunk line and are
shot into the bins where the storage
man wants them. When beets are
unloaded from the cars the mode
of handling them is the same. Such
q system is in use at Spanish Fork
and they are being installed at Bing-
and Sugar City.
Some New Railroads
A spur leaves the main line Of the
railroad in the north end Of Shelley,
goes eastward and then south to the
factory. This is to be built in time
to enable the construction people to
deliver the machinery on the factory
site by rail.
Another spur is to extend eastward
to Taylor and south thru Goshen
and Presto If sufficient acreage Is
there.
Good Hotel at Shelley
Editor Joe Adams, of The Shelley
Pioneer, has leased The Patterson
Hotel at Shelley, and he and his
estimable family are conducting
hostelry to make their guests feel at
home and comfortable.