The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-03-24

cold type"
| Now lady, If there is any comrade-
ship at all in an advertisement and
cold type, what would there not be
under spring hat If you knew John
Fayle! Moral: Advertise in The
Republican.
A Real Estate King
While we were speaking of John
Fayle we omitted saying that he has
brother, who is unmarried. What
ever we have said about John applies
! to Fred, excepting the difference in
personality. They are both fine fell
lows approaching middle age and
each needs housekeeper.
Two More Brothers
Down at Thomas are John and
Frank Murphey, sons Of Patrick and
Mary Murphey, and good sons they
are. They have been old enough to
/ marry for a number Of years, and
the only reason they are not already
off the matrimonial market is their
modesty and their busy lives. John
is great reader and is always we'll
| informed on current events worth
/ knowing. Frank is not so much of a
student in that line but he is in
farming and stock raising. They are
financiers in small way and they
succeed. They have always done
! business in business way about the
farm. They and their father would
operate the farm together and at
harvest time divide the profits strict
ly according to agreement. Each one
always knew just how much he was
worth and each one planned some lit
tie investment of his own. They
own several farms now and whatever
they touch has to be improved and
| put to its best serS see. At the old
homestead they have substantial
stone buildings well finished and
every barn door operates on a steel
track. II you appreciate neatness
and order on farm it would do you
good to look around the premises in
addition to the pleasure Of their COM
pany. Their buildings tell the story
of frontier life and connect with
things modern. We looked them over
last fall, and there was one old shed
left, the original stable, sided up with
plain lumber at the front, and a
FLAP door, where they put the hay
thru into the manger. The flap was
hung on leather st rps cut from
worn out boots, and while open, the
flap held in place by another piece
of boot top hooked over nail higher
up. Ask daddy or your uncle il he
has any old boot tops doing service
that way; he will know, and he will
describe the rest of the barn" built
in those days, sided up with straw
held in place with willows or cotton.
wood poles, rooted over with two feet
of straw, loored with dirt and re-
paired often. Lumber was cheap in
those days but there was only one
dollar to every three families and 1t
was a toss-up to see who had the
button. But to return to the MUIR
pheys, such was the capital which
they had to begin with on the old
place and, as we said, they put every
thing to such good use they have
everything they need now. Get ac-
quainted with the Murpheys.
Another Thomas Farmer
Elmer Anderson, Of Thomas, is a
farmer and traction engineer. Still
he has not yet engineered a wife.
He plays the cornet, gets his bread
baked at neighbors and cares for
his little cottage himself Think what
it is to be lonely in cottage when
two might just as well be happy in
it. He says he would get weak in
the knees IL he tried to propose, and
that may be one reason why some
fellows kneel to make their plea.
However, he would be good listen
er and you will, have all the year
1915 to do your talking, provided
some other girl doesn't beat you to
1t.
Three Good Sports
Out on the Trestle ranch in west
Groveland are three fine fellows, the
Trestle brothers. They are all good
dancers and very fond Of any kind
of clean sport. Joe, the eldest, is
naturally more quiet and reserved