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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-18

In the interest of civic loveliness the
Forest Grove News-Tribmc files this
protest: "Another of the artistic sign
boards has been erected ON Pacific
avenue, just off Main, for the joy and
edification of the people of Forest
Grove. Thus is the stamp or art" be-
ing imprinted ON our brow, and within
a short time the body material of
beautiful Forest Grove will be not un-
like man with artistic soul who is
suffering with malignant case of
spotted fever
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-18

a new type of motorsled has ap.
pcared ON the streets of Pendleton,
which is described in the East Oregon
ian as follows: gnstead of an en-
ginc being taken from motorcycle
itself had been fashioned into sled
by removing the front wheel and at
taching one steel runner in front and
two behind the back wheel. -
Musical advancement at Eugene is
thus indicated in an appreciative arti-
Gle in the Register: alt is gratifying
to all who enjoy fine music, to realize
that Eugene has at last the long wished
for municipal band and that it is com
posed Of members fully able to render
the most difficult and pleasing music
under the leadership of a man excel
lcntly prepared for the position he
holds. -
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-04
LONGS TO RETURN

Charley Porter, who when Mountain
Home was decade and more younge
than at present, was one of her well
known and active citizens, and lived
upon and owned the present Eckert
property at the eastern edge of town,
spent several days amongst us during
the week. He Is now a resident OF
the Big Camas wheat belt, where he
operates a prospecting farm and is do
ing nicely, thank you. But despite
doubts which some entertain about
1T, Charley swears that this town and
country impress him as having grown
and developed amazingly; that he
would love to live here again, and
that such happiness might be his
later on, such step II sting upon a
desire and hope he might some time
dispose of his present property. He
returned to Hin City Wednesday.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-04
WILL RAISE ALFALFA

Henry Mcclure, whose presena
dwelling occupies a site of vantage
skirting the old and historic Mountain
Home and Rocky Bar stage road
where the forehanded and energetic
Hank has coaxed the virgin soil TO
sing the song he loves best, to-wit,
fine crops of wheat, oats and barley,
blew into the county capital Friday
last, where he could spend only a
few hours, but at that there were
many pleasant SMILES to greet and
welcome his breezy, who'll some and
happy presence. Some courage was
necessary to file upon Mr. Mcclure 8
present holdings but Henry had that
and, what was more to the purpose,
a judgment which Developments have
justified. Having demon
strated 1t to be a grain country the
Republican Is now informed that 1t
LIS an alfalfa country, too, and that
the aboyenamed gentlt man Is going
10 give ocular demonstration thereof
before another season adds to the
DID record.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-04
PECULIAR ACCIDENT
Baby Endangers Life and Hearing
Of Older Brother

Last Saturday, at the B. P. Thomp-
son home, occurred an accident which
might have proven very serious, or
even fatal, when the two-year old child
of Arthur Stone in playing with his
seven-yeaG old brother, Raymond, in
some manner ran peach switch with
which he was playing, into the childs
ear. Upon examination 1t was found
that the switch had gone entirely
through the drum of the ear, so
the child was taken at once to an
ear specialist in Boise. The child
is doing nicely but had the switch
penetrated fraction Of on inch
higher, it would have struck an artery
in which case the childs bleeding to
death could not have been prevented.
Had it gone trifle below, it would
have resulted in the permanent loss
of his hearing. He will be able to
be i'm school again soon.
Peculiar Accident.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-04
COMING INTO ITS OWN

seems to casual observer that the time is near at hand
when Mountain Home and the territory Immediately adjacent
will come into its own For number Of years conditions ad
to the farming interests have prevailed but far
is able see this these have been overcome Water
has been the crying need has always been the need
the earliest history Of the And coming plenty
reclaim all the land for which rights have been sod
with assurance that the area will be extended without further
delay The system Of the Mountain Home Cooperative Irr
cation Company pronounced by competent and dsnerested
engineers be as good construction money make
Since the last rngahng pieces Of work have been
completed which add greatly the efficiency and capacity Of
the system All the old wooden ume has been replaced with
the best steel equipment and the tunnels eight number COM
psng an aggregate length Of than 500 feet have been
lined with concrete This work was finished during the past
week with the result that the land inspired with
6dence that there will be no further setback for the agricultural
resources Of this section There aaspn of hopefness and
confidence evident among all classes that augers well for the u
tlre Of Mountain Home.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-04
PLEASANT SOCIAL EVENT

A pleasant social event was the
leap year party given by number OF
young ladies at the Carnegie library
on Tuesday might. Invitations had
been sent the gentlemen and the
ladies sent an automobile for them.
The attention they received was be-
Wildering. The decorations We're in
red and white with carna tions of the
same color. Quite the surprise of
the affair was the appearance of the
ladies in yum-yum costume set off
with red hearts. Cards. music and
refreshments Were the entertainment
features. Those present We're: Mr.. and
Mrs. M. E Dolling, the Misses Hazel
Boyer, Addie Epperson, Irene Howard
Sue Evans, Ora Swan, and Messrs
Leo. Spring, Clyde Grice. A. w.
White, Sidney Nelson, Rex Keener,
Dempsey Bailey and Alvin Nelson.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-04
WILL FORECLOSE
Late Tax Law Makes Work for
County Officials

Prosecuting Attorney Mclaughlin
and his office force are busy pre-
pairing complaints in the foreclosure
of several hundred tax certificates
held by Elmore County. Under the
provisions of the 1913 tax law, County
Auditor Hobbs is required to bring
the actions in the district court to
quiet title to the various properties
ON which taxes have not been paid
for three years, on such certificates
as still remain in the county's po-
session. There are over five hun
dred of these certificates, but the
county commissioners have decided
that only those properties which are
considered worth the amount of the
accrued taxes and the costs of an
action will be brought to foreclosure.
Thirty cases were filed with the clerk
of the distirtc court on Wednesday.
The total number Of them will prob
ably not be over two hundred
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-04
RESERVOIR Is FULL
Local Storage Basin Ready for the
Coming Irrigation Season.

Earlier than for a good many years
the Mountain Home reservoir, two
miles northeast of town, has filled
TO the mark that denotes its full ca
pacity. and water is now turned over
the spillway. The warm weather of
the past three weeks has had the
effect OF rapidly melting the snow ON
the watershed that drains into this
first OF the storage places.
Although the run-off from the spill.
way would be available TOR early
spring irrigation, none of the lands
In this section are in need of moist
ure. The heavy precipitation of the
past winter has so thoroughly satur-
ated the soil that in general farming
operations will not begin until late
in March, but farmers are not COM
planning about this state of affairs.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-04
SHOSHONE is LOSER
Mountain Home High Wins Last
Nights Game, Score II to rs.

Playing against a team of superior
weight the Mountain Home high
school five defeated the Shoshone
high easily last night. The score was
% to H. Shoshone has a fine team,
the majority of the boys being ON the
heavyweight order, but they lacked
the steam to put things over.
The game began rather liStlessly
and the spectators had time for a nap
in the first half, which closed with
score of 3 to 16 for the local boys.
rhe second half open with more
action and the visitors endeavored to
tie the score. They lacked i'm action
and team play, however, and their
gain on the local boys was slight
ShOshone made but one field basket
while Mountain Home made II. There
was a large flock of fouls and Sho-
shone got free throws and the
locals 6.
There was no friction, but a re-
grettable accident occurred which put
one of the visitors out of the play.
Everyone agrees that the Shoshone
team consists of splendid young
gentlemen
The att ndance was small, almost
disappointing. The boys have got to
have a bigger house when they play
with Gooding next Friday might. Fam
let's all turn out and see the biggest
game of the season.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-04
CANAL WORK
IS COMPLETED
Both Contracts Finished
Last Week
Canal System Amply Adequate to
Carry Water for all Land now
Under Permit

An event which is of vas. import.
ance to hits community and which II
is pleasure to chronicle, is the com.
pletion OF the improvements which
have been made In the canal system
of the Mountain Home Cooperative
Irrigation Company. This work has
been under way since early last fall
and was let in two contracts. Nancy
Bros. & Co., of Boise, had a con-
tract for driving a tunnel 1928 feet in
length and also for 1000 feet of
9-foot steel flume to replace the
old wooden structure, and Sam A.
Forter, OF American Falls, had a con-
tract for lining the tunnels, totaling
in length some 1928 feet with con-
crete, or rather, it might be said,
built a solid concrete arch the en-.
tire length of the eight or nine
tunnels. This work has been under
way for five months, and during the
greater portion of that time a force
numbering about $50 men has been
employed.
For several years the canals and
tunnels which convey water from
Little Camas reservoir through the
divide into Long Tom basin have
been a source of trouble. The
breaking of bitches and the caving of
tunnels would occur at times when
the full capacity flow was required.
All possibility of such accidents has
now been eliminated. Steel fumes
have taken the place of insecure por-
tions of the canals and all tunnels
now have smooth, hard lining
of concrete that will stand for all
time.
1t means much to Mountain Home to
have this work finished before the
time for irrigation arrives for 1t will
reclaim more than 5000 acres, nearly
all of which will produce crops this
season.
At a later date the Republican will
endeavor to give detailed writeup Of
these improvements, but for the pres
ent, on account of lack of time to
go into the matter thoroughly. it
will be joyful tidings to Republican
readers to learn that the work has
been finished; that the canal system
Is now In splendid condition, and
that the capacity is ample to bring
in water enough for all the acreage
that has been applied for by the
company.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-04
FLOODS DAMAGE CEMETERY

The Republican has been asked to
call attention to the fact that at the
earliest feasible moment our local
cemetery requires attention, as the
flood of waters which the Februar
thaw released created havoc among
the graves, headstones and monu-
ments. An eyewitness tells us that
many of the graves which formerly
bore resemblance to shapely mounds
are at present more like yawning
caverns, and that monuments In
some instances have toppled over
completely. while many are atilt at
dangerous angle. II is perhaps an
unavoidable state Of things, but can
be remedied.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-04
CANVAS SNOWFALL
Record Shows Greatest Precipita.
ton Ever Known in that Section.

Little Camas Prairie. which. with
the north slope OF Bennett Mountain,
comprises the watershed of Little
Camas reservoir, 35 miles northeast OF
Mountain Home, has had the greatest
snowfall the past winter that has evef
been recorded in that sction.
Solon Mccoy. one of the oldest
residents of that section and an OBJ
server for the government weather
bureau there for many years, writes
that UP to February 25 the snowfall
aggregated ten and one-haf feet.
Records are made by taking the
measurements of the snow once each
"a hours.
This does not mean that snow re-
NAMED ten feet deep on th level, for
that article gradually packed and
settled, and only recently has the
rays of the warm springtime sun had
any effect on It. Residents of the
Little Camas section are hoping
that the breakup will be gradual.
The reservoir could be filled many
times with the flood that will be re-
leased by the melting of the snow.
The vast surplus, however, will flow
into the Boise river and help create
the great lake which will be backed
up by the Arrow Rock dam.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-04
GOES TO GooDING.

James A. Weed, who for the past
three years has held the position OF
manager of the interests of the Idaho
Power & Light Co. at this place,
has been made manager of the
Gooding office of the Electric Invest
ment Co., which is consolidation of
the various electrical companies. .operat
ing in the southwestern part Of the
state. His transfer Is really pro-
motion for Mr.. Weed, as the new Job
carries more salary than the posi-
ton he relinquishes. MIR. Weed has
gone to take charge and arrange for
a house and will return later to ship
his household effects.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-04
MEETING A SUCCESS
Teachers and Trustees Of the Coun.
ty Discuss School Matters.

Mountain Home people showed
their interest in educational matters
by attending in large numbers the
meeting of the teachrs and trustees
CT Elmore county held in this city
yesterday. And the interest of the
teachers was commendable also, only
one In the southern part of the
county failed to appear. Those In
the snowbound northern part could
not be expected to attend.
The program as given last week
was carried out In the main, the no.
table exception being the non-appear-
ance of 7. w. Potter. state club SUI
pervisor. However. his subject,
Boys and Girls Clubs" was ably
discussed by Miss Fay Fowler. county
superintendent of Canyon county. who
came to fill the umber.
The morning was occupied in a
visit to the local grade grade and
high schools, and the assembly room
of the high school was we'll filled
when the meeting convened in the
afternoon.
Miss Lockman, county superintend-
ent, presided. OF the trustees pres
ent. Mrs. Bertha Stull Green and b.
p. Thompson. OF this district gave
interesting talks.
The next meeting of the association
will be held in Glenns Ferry on
March 81.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-04
NEW WAITE RMASTER

Fred Tolman came over from Boise
Tuesday to look over the Irrigation
Companys distributing system, and
to take up the preliminary work in
cident to delivering water to the
farmers. Mr.. Toman will have full
charge OF distributing water during
the coming irrigation season. He
has had lot of experience in this
line of work in the Boise valley, and
is, therefore splendidly equipped to
handle the situation eouitably to all.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-04
NEW FoLDE RS ARRIVE.

The new folders which are to be
put out by the Development League,
telling of the resources of Elmore
County, have arrived. 1t is an ably
written description and carries a
number of illustrations that go far
toward portraying our wealth of re-
sources.
The work of getting these folders
into the hands Of people who are
interested in this part of the people
who are interested in this part OF
the country can be very greatly aid
ed If the people here will send III
the names Of friends or relatives
who they would like to have informed
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-04
HAD A RUNAWAY.

Manager w. H. Gibson, of the
Irrigation Company, is wearing some
bruises and scratches which he re-
ceived in a runaway accident Satur.
day while on an inspection trip OF
the tunnel work of the canal system
which has just been completed. The
team became unmanageabl while com
ing down from the hills, and Mr.. Cab.
son was thrown from the sleigh.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-04
WILL BRING SETTLERS

j. G. Pearson Of Hammett was in
Mountain Home yesterday. Mr.. Pear
son was formerly manager of Captain
o.. M. Carter's interests in Indian
Cove, the project with an electric
pumping system five miles down
Snake river from Hammett. He
was formerly connected with the Ida.
no Irrigation company on the Richfieh
tract as irrigation and farm demon
strator. Mr.. Pearson is considering
a proposition to go to the coast after
settelrs, as the time seems ripe to
induce immigration into Idaho.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-04
NEW LODGE SIGNS

The electric signs whose lights are
to flash out the announcement OF
the meeting nights of the various
lodges which have their homes in the
Standard theatre block has arrived
and will be erected at the street
entrance The orders joining in the
use of the sign are the Masons,
knights of Pythias, Eastern Star,
and Pythian Sisters.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-04

w. d. Evans, who has been con-
fined to his home for the past week
with an attack of rheumatism is
now able to be out. He will return
soon to his ranch In Owyhee county
to personally superintend farming op-
erationS which are now under way i'm
that section.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-04
WANT FIRE TRUCK.

AT their meeting of the fire depart
ment held Thursday evening the
question of the purchasing of fire
truck and the means for getting the
outfit to fires In an expeditions
manner was discussed. Many of the
fire boys feel that the village should
provide an auto truck and state
that the time saved in getting to
fires quickly would more than offset
the additional cost of such an out
Tit.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-04
SENATOR BRADY IMPROVING.

Private advices from Washington
gives the cheering information that
Senator Brady's condition is steadily
improving. The Senator's many
friends in this section will be glad to
learn that it will only be matter of
a short time until he will be back ON
teh Job In the U. S. Senate doing a
mans work, of which he is so capa-
bile
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-04

Louise Welcher, Florence Moore,
Byrnie Blackwell, Blanche Skipper
Gertrude Kase and r. c. Kimmel
formed a party of Glenns Ferry teach
ers who were in attendance at the
meeting Of the teachers and trust ees
Of EImore county in this city yester-
day. Glenn l. Sunderln, superintend-
ent of the Ferry schools accompanied
them.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-04

The village council will meet IN
regular monthly session next Mon
day night at which time the matter
OF the selection Of member Of the
board to succeed James A. Weed will
come up. Mr.. Weeds removal to
Gooding makes the action necessary
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-04

Mrs. A. A. Atha Of Hammett has
been In the city several days this
week visiting friends. DR.. and Mrs.
Atha spent the winter In Boise re-
turning to their ranch near Hammett
two weeks ago.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-04

Robert and Hugh Sproat, the sheep
men OF the Mayfield district were
in the city Tuesday.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-30
AT WOODBURY..

"'You pay me and III pay another,
and he II pay some one else, so that a
few dollars will pay many sums that
will make u big sum-"
1t is wonderful how many debts a
dollar will cancel when passed around.
Last February, in many Eastern
and Middle West sections Pay-Up
Week was announced and it was such a
pronounced success that it was decided
to have another and this time make it
national.
Woodburn has joined the prosperity
movement and will observe Pay-Up
Week from next Monday morning until
Saturday night, October 2nd to 9TH.
:" Bulls.eye" announcements of the com
ing event were tackled up, store wind
ows show suggestive trimming; wind
ow cards are displayed, pennants are
promiscuous in the interiors, and Mayor
John +. Steelhammer has issued a pro-
lamation calling attention TO Pay-Up
Week. In this issue weeks bargains
are offered by live merehants.-lnde-
pendent.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-30
EOla News Notes

(Capital Journal Special Servirc)
Eola, Sept 30.-A horse was killed
by the train Sunday morning, near the
watering tank, II belonged to some
horse traders that have been camping
there for several days.
Miss Mary sheridan Of Salem spent
Several days last week with her sister,
Mrs. Ferguson.
y. II. Ferguson bought eleytu hogs
over in Cooper Hollow, to feed his corn
crop TO.
Grover farmers little boy, who
burned his feet quite badly fly running
through hot ashes from the dry house
furnace, is almost well again.
George NIFTY and mother attended
the County Fair at Dallas last week
Mrs. Nola Moffet of Salem was out
visiting her relatives, the Antricans,
last week.
Miss Caroline Boedignheimer from
Stayton visited her sister Julia, Thurs.
day and Friday, at the Holman farm.
The Eola school will begin the second
of September.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-30

from the railroads. not from congress
They made no demand whatever ON
congress. They said the railroads did
not grant an eight.hour day and they
would quit worb.
"'rhis was their right, They set n
day (September ~ to quit work in ease
the railroad managers refused them
the cighthour day. Then the railroads
iGaugurated strike against the pub.
lie. They refused to accept freight for
shipment, especially perishable goods,
in many parts of the country. This
meant appalling disaster to farmers
and particularly to fruit growers. II
meant great damage to business even
to the railroads themselves.
'"The president sought to adjust the
trouble and avert the disaster about TO
be thrust upon The country. He was
not successful. The railroad managers
were particularly obstinate and re-
fused to concede the principle of the
eght-hour day.
eat this point the president put the
matter up to congress for its consider
alton. Congress, disinterested, under
law bound to consider only the public
good was forced to act in the public IS
interest, it was not forced TO act be
cause Of any demands upon congress
by the workingmcn or by the railroads,
but because the public interest de-
mandcd immediate action.
'"Congress acted. II passed what is
known as the eight hour law for men
in the employ ofthc railroads, engaged
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-30
SEASON
GIVEN START TODAY
All the Big Teams in Line
Today for the Years
Grand Opening

New York, Sept. 30.-With a gentle
push week ago to give il impetus and
WITH mighty shave +oaov 70 sona -
e' '''"' ~ 's"u ~
rushing uo"n tne ran weeks INTO NO
vember, football will be given an hon
est to goodness send off all over the
country
Evayv one of tbe oos+,s moion olor
ans viii oot into act;on uor"aSJ aJ' Vala vi
Cornell Dartmmtb Syracnse ! pr;nne' "o
ton ana coiaa+o Loo ,in,. oe i. at