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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-11
TO OPEN BIDS FOR SEWER.

Bids for the construction of sani-
tary sewers in Local Sanitary Sewer
age District No. will be opened at
meeting of the sewer committee
next Monday evening. The work in
wolves. besides the digging of trench
es, the furnishing and laying OF 2,lO5
feet of eight-inch pipe, 665 Of ten
inch pipe and 100 feet tweWelnch
pipe. and the construction OF two
concrete flushing tanks. Proposals
will be received by the committee up
to ! o'clock, March 13, and must be
accompanied by a certified check for
$500. The successful bidder will be
required to furnish a $4,000 bond.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-11
HOGS BRING $3.50.

The carload of hogs shipped Sat
urday by Bennett Bros. caught the
top of the market at Portland Mon
day. and the majority of the hogs in
the car brought $3.50 per cwt. AS
is their usual practice, Bennett Bros
sent only well-finished hogs, with an
average weight of 200 pounds. The
receipt of hogs for the week at the
market was light. Indications are
that the price will continue to ad.
vance and that the $1,000 mark may
be reached before midsummer.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-11
JOE STRENG is DEAD.

Fatally injured in an elevator &C
cident in Ogden on the might OF
March 2. Joe Streng, for 25 years a
wool buyer in the Pacific northwest,
died last Sunday, without having re-
gained consciousness. Conclusion OF
the brain was teh INJURY sustain d.
For many years Streng, as the buy
er for Eiseman Bros, wool dealers of
Boston, made the southern Idaho ter
ritory, and he was known to every
woolgroweT. In Mountain Home he
was a familiar figure at the wool
sales held each spring.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-11
EXAMINATION FOR POSTMASTER.

The United States Civil Service
Commission announces that on March
25 next an examination will be held
at Gooding, Idaho, for applicants for
the position of fourth class post.
master at Hammett, Henry Nelson,
the present postmaster at that place
having resigned. The compensation
of the postmaster at that place for
the last fiscal year was $406.
Applicants must reside within the
territory supplied. Application forms
and full information concerning the
requirements of the examination may
be secured of the postmaster at
Hammett.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-11
FOR BETTER ROADS


Active work on the betterment or
the highways which radiate from
Mountain Home will begin as soon as
the new machinery ordered by the
county commissioners arrives. The
shipment is ON the way and lis ex-
pected to sabe here about March 10.
This machinery, 1t should be under
stood is for the use exclusively OF the
first commissioner district, aus 1t was
stipulated at the time of its purchase
by the commissioners that payment
for the same was to be made from
the road fund apportionment to that
district, and that the other districts
We're snot to share in It's use or cost.
The. purchase of the machinery.
consisting of 20-40 Case Old tractor,
two reversible graders and a scarf
fier, was made possible only by the
efforts of the public spirited business
men of Mountain Home, who In
short time raised the sum of $500 TO
pay the freight on the outfit. The
Case company offered to sell the ma
chinery ON three years time II the
county would meet the freight bill.
This the county was unable to do on
account Of the road fund being over
drawn. At this point the business
men came to the rescue and made
the purchase possible.
The names of those who assisted in
this worthy movement, with the
amounts contributed by each, are here
given: |
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-11
CRUM ENTERS RACE
Lewiston Man Wants Republican
Gubernatorial Nomination.

The following is from the Lewiston
Tribune of March 9th, 1916:
George f. Crum, member of the
I firm of White Bros. & Crum, yester-
day issued his formal announcement
Of candidacy for the nomination for
! governor on the republican ticket
| Mr.. Crum'S announcement to the
press of the state is brief, state
ment being made that his policies
will be defined during the progress
of the primary campaign The fol
lowing is the formal announcement
made:
Il have definitely decided to be-
come a candidate for the republican
nomination for governor of Idaho
This decis.o ON accords with my own
ambition TO serve the people of
the state and the expressed desire
of many of its best citizens for me
to become a candidate.
In the various ways open to me,
have made a reasonably thoro test
of the adVisability OF such action on
the adyisabihty of such action on
my part. Personal contact with re-
publican workers from various parts
of the state, letters from practically
every county and friendly attitude
of the press have induced me to
believe that the call to service is
clear inSistent and sincere. Under
these circumstances, it seems to
me it is my duty as citizen and
republican to enter the contest
for the nomination.
During the progress of the pri-
mary campaign | shall define the poll
ci S which | believe should obtain
in state government.
Il am impressed with the duties
this announcement involves. No
man of character and OF high regard
for citizenship can view it lightly. /
am N the race with the best there
is in me for Idaho and for the re-
publican party, and am in it to stay
and to win. :"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-11
IN DISTRICT COURT.

Judge Boutwell, VIII opCn the March
term of district court here next Mon
day morning, at which time the regu
lar calendar will be called While
no Jury has been drawn, it is thought
there will be a few jury cases, in
which event a special venire will be
issued. Caldwell, the man charged
with attempted burglary of the post
office at Regena, is confined in the
county Jail and it is thought he will
be brought to trial.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-11
SUPPLIES SHORT AT JAR5lD5E

Late advices from Jarbidge, the Ne
vada mining camp TO which so many
Mouncan n Home people have gone in
tn past five years, convey the infor-
nation that there is shortage of
foodstuffs there and that operations
In number of mines have been
suspended ON that account. 1t has
been impossible to bring in supplies
on account of the great snowfall,
and to add to the seriousne IS Of the
situation there has been rush OF
prospectons to the camp, which is one
of the most promising in the state
Of Nevada.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-11
NEW DEEP WELL AT BRUNEAU

The artisan basin which is known
to underlie Bruneau valley has been
tapped again and flow of 20 inches
of warm wa,er secured. The well,
which is 400 feet deep, was completed
last week on the ranch OF f. A.
Hawes near the town of Bruneau. 1t
was drilled by w II. Coberly, who
has contracts to put down several
other holes in that section. At Hot
Springs, in the upper part of Bru-
II au valley, Ross & Thorne are soon
to start drilling Tor a flowing well on
their ranch This is in the neigh
borhood of the farm of Senator John
Pence on which over a year ago
drillers struck flow that yielded
70 miners inches of warm water,
sufficient with its continuous flow
to irrigate 100 acres of land.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-11
CATALOGUE HOUSES BUSY.

Recently three carloads of cata-
logues of eastern mail order houses
were unloaded at Boise for distribution
by parcel post. Pocatello received q
consignment OF car and half,
also, and the head Of every family
in southern Idaho is the recipient of
one of these bids for business. The
concerns which distribute these costly
catalogues believe in the use of
printers ink, and proof that their
advertising campaigns have profited
them Is found in the enormous bust
ness they are known TO be doing.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-11
LIBRARY REPORT

Report of Carnegie public library
for February 1916.
r sident visitors, 1925; strangers, II
total visitation 1885. Books checked
out S71. Fines from overdue books,
soc. Rents from new books, $4.2O
Collected for lost book, $l35; total
coll ctions, $685.
Library hours: till p. m; till
D. N. except Sundays.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary |. Briegleb, Librarian
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-11
RESUME WORK ON COURT HUsE

Two carloads of brick and two OF
cut stone arrived this week and c.
E. Johnson. who has the contract fol-
the erection of Elmore county's new
court house states that work will be
resumed next week on the walls OF
the building. A portion of the brick
for the inner part of the walls will
be burned in local yard.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-11
BULLETIN ON FIELD PEAS.

To meet the increasing demand for
information regarding the culture of
field peas the Idaho experiment
station has issued circular that is
ava liable for free distribution. The
subjects of planting, harvesting and
thr shing the crop are thoroughly
treated. Every farmer in the Noun
tain Home country should write to
Experiment Station, Moscow, Idaho,
for a copy of the circular.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-11
MOUNTAIN HOME IS
WINNER OF GAME
Defeats Gooding High
by Score Of 27-ll
Local Basketball Team Wins Right
to Championship Honors in
Southern Idaho

The Gooding high school basketball
team met decisive defeat when 1t
played the Mountainhome high school
aggregation at this place last might.
the score standing II to q. Specta-
tors were shown a fine exhibition OF
the game. There was not dull mo-
ment. Previously this season Noun
tain Home had lost to Gooding. play
Ing In that city ON their small floor
and under local rules made neces-
sary by their lack Of room, which
nevertheless were irregular. Last
game was played on regulation floor
and under regulation rules. 1t was,
in fact. regular game all the way
through.
Without doubt the Gooding team
10 the best high school quintet that
has come to contest for honors on the
local floor SO far this season. There
are four heavyweight members and
the fifth makes up In activity what
he lacks in averdupois. They are
husky bunch and they have not
lacked for training. Phillips is
their star and is thought to be the
best forward ever brought here by
a visiting team.
The game opened with a rush and
was hard fought to the finish. For
Mountain Home, Casey, forward,
played his usual sure game and made
10 OF the n points secured, l3 of
which were free throws. Tye made
three field goals and Wyatt one. The
latter was In splendid form and re-
peatedly broke up Gooding's attempt
ed plays. Carl Miller was also there
as the Gooding heavy-weights soon
learned.
For Gooding, Phillips, Adamson and
Stanwood each made one field goal,
while Adamson, cener, made out
of IL free throws.
Director Marshall of the Boise Y.
M. C. A. was referee and Joyce eKn-
dali acted as umpire. Their work
was uniformly satisfactory.
I,ine-uD of teams:
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H. B. WOLFF is DEAD
Former Mountain Home Resident
Dies at Dauphin, Manitoba.

In hospital at Dauphin, Manitoba,
Ii. B. Wolff, a resident of Mountain
Home up to two years ago, passed
away on February 20, according to
information received by o. e. Norell
Wednesday,. The death of Mr.. Wolff
was preceded by a short illness, the
effect of an attack of grippe which
ne sustained last year
Since the summer of 1913, Mr.
Wolff has made his home with his
son, Rufus, who IS merchant in
Ochre River, Manitoba, going to that
place after the d. ath of Mrs. Wolff
which occurred in California.
Wtii2 not pioneer ol Mountain
Home, MIR, Wolff was for long time
a resident of this place and most
enthusiastic booster. Coming from
the state of Minnesota in 1903, about
the time when John H. Garrett be-
gan to put lire into irrigation opera
ton: hely Mr. Wolff became enamor-
ed of the superb climate of this section
and decided to make his home here
Later he became interestd at Ham
NETT, taking up and acquiring title to
a homestead and Carey act claim,
a portion which he sold to the
to@nsite company. In addition he
had IT sidence property in this city.
Rufus Wolff is the only surviving
chfld. Mrs. A. A. Atha of Hammett
was an adopted daughter
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-11
X. p. CONVENTION AT NAMPA

Delegates from ten lodges OF the
order OF Knights of Pythias in the
southwestern part of the state win
gather at Nampa next Monday for the
annual district convention which
convenes at 2 O'Clock in the after
noon. AT the night session compe-
titive degree work in the Knight
rank will be put on, with a number
of teams contesting. A rate OF one
and one-third fare has been granted
by the Short Line. The Nampa
Knights are preparing a splendid en-
10 ,.t oil N m ont for thair uisif org
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-11

At the meeting of the village
council Monday evening the board ac-
cepted the resignation of James
Weed as trustee, because he has re-
moved to Gooding, and appointed
James w. Briggs to fill the vacancy.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-11
Welded AT PocATELLo

On Sunday at Pocatello occurred
the wedding of Miss Lucy Pool OF
Mountain Home and Mr.. Ray Cross
of Pocatello. Miss Pool, who is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Pool of Mountain Home, has been
teaching in the McCammon school,
but ii is understood that the young
couple will make their home in the
gate city. The bride is a native OF
this city and graduate of the high
school, and is held in highest esteem
those who know, her.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-11

The boys contest was preceded Dy
game between the Glemns Ferry
and Mountain Home high school
girls teams. The local girls remem-
bered the defeat administered by the
Glenns Ferry girls ON the occasion OF
their visit to that town last fall
and they played ballA The teams
were about evenly matched and the
game was sharply cont Tested. The
final score was 6 to 8 In favor OF
Mountain Home. Helen Pascoe for
Mountain Home made all the points
four field goals. Both games were
cleanly played and no i'll feeling was
manifested.
While there Is no high school
league In existence the Mountain
Home boys feel that they are en-
titled to the championship as they
have lost to but one high school team
this season,
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
OAKLAND

Notes and personals from Oaklsnd.
by Frances Jones. 211 GrattaH street.
telephone between s and 10 q. m. 1880;
otker hours, 4751 K-2
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02

ago by the death of her father and has
been guest at the Il. w. Anderson home,
Twiss avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. George Patterson and sons.
Lawrence and John, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Arnett and son George motored to St
Marys Thursday where I'll spent the day.
Mrs. Anna Hewitt was a guest Thursday
of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Cremer, Grattan street.
NJ. and Mrs. w. L. Jury and daughters,
Prudence and Louise, and son Harold and
ir., spent Thanksgiving day guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Wasson, Clay street
One of the speakers attending the Older
Boys conference will speak Sunday morn
ing in the Seward Avenue Methodist church
Sunday evening the six essays written by
the State Street school children on the sub
ject THE Origin of Thanksgiving" and
which were awarded first place in the
sixth, seventh and eighth grades will be
read by the pastor, the Rev. H 5. Wise
Mrs A. A Strait and little granddaugn-
ter Opal Strait were dinner guests Thurs
day of Mrs. C. W. Weatherton at the Vir-
ginia.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Weeks of Lake
street spent few days of this week with
relatives in Paxico, Kan
in the Third Presbyterian church the sub
1ect will be 'Consecration of the business
Life"
The Busy Bee club gave little play last
evening at the Belvoir school house entitled
The Sleeping Beauty" Mr.. and Mrs Ford
and the Santa Fe apprentice quartette sang:
The cIrls of the club gave IAN exhibition or
their work finished during the year
Mrs Sam Cremer and little granddaugh-
ter, Mabel Camp, have gone to Lowell, Ok,
to spend the weekend. While there Mrs.
Poston,. and will also attend a family re-
union.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02

Mr.. and Mrs. D. W. Jones have returned
to their home in Lincoln, Neb., after spend
ing Thanksgiving with their uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs Robert keene, of For
est avenue.
The sermon topic Sunday morning at the
Oakland Presbyterian church will be Re
serves and Resources for Time of Need.
Miss Ruby Bush will give solo, My God,
Rev. Thompson will give a sermon on the
subject, "A Conflict Between Dual Laws:
Linsey Kelsey, of Oxford, Kan, who is
attending the Older Boys conference,
James Starks of Manhattan, and Miss Mild
red Haworth are week end guests at the M
T. Kelsey home, Northwood farm.
The Gem Laundry will give you daily
service. Call 19S-Adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Williams and children
spent Thanksgiving day with Mrs: VII
lfams' parents, DIR. and Mrs. NJ. A. Millard,
500 Green street.
Mrs L. Biscoe is spending the week end
as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs o. W. Neil,
on their farm near Wakarusa.
Scott jr., and Chester, Mr.. James Starks
of Manhattan, and Mr.. Linsey Kelsey OF
Oxford, Kan, will be dinner guests Sun
day at the w. f. Watson home, 1901 To-
peka avenue.
Rev and Mrs J. W. Thomson were
guests at Thanksgiving dinner of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Dean, Western avenue. They
attended the wedding of Miss Elfie Dean
The Ladies' Aid society of the Oakland
Christian church will give a supper and
bazaar Tuesday evening in the church.
w. S. Pate of Walnut, Kan, is spending
few days visiting Mr.. and Mrs. c. H.
Cole, Oakland avenue.
Mrs A. E. Peters and son Melvin, Michi-
gan avenue have returned from spending
Thursday with Mrs. Peters sister, Mrs.
Roland Peters will remain over Sunday at
the Hunter home.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
JUST ONE ISSUE UP
City Manager Idea Feature OF
Spring Election.
Only Question That COnfrOnts
the Candidates.
STARTED MUNICIPAL IDEA
Attempt Made to Find support
for City Electricity.
Commissioner Refuse to Be-
come Excited on Subject.

Efforts have been made recently by
municipal ownership enthusiasts 10
place one of the city commissioners
on record as favoring municipal own
arsip Of the light plant. Their e1-
forts have resulted in absolute failure
The commissioner has refused to
make any fight for the adoption of
municipal ownership providing the
same service at moderate prices con-
tinues. The commissioner was asked
either to run for mayor, or for re-elec-
ion to his present position. on that
platform.
Hard to Find Planl<5.
With the gas problem apparently
solved for the time being. the only city
commissioner who leans very strongly
toward the municipal light plant
proposition. refusing to countenance
the project at this time, there is just
one proposition of city-wide inn
portance which may be an Issue in the
April campaign. That is the city
manager plan. which has been dis
cussed on a number of different occa-
sions in the last two weeks.
Commissioner w. L. Porter an
nounced today that he would make
no effort to defeat the adoption of
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
OLD SETTLERS TO MEET
The Association Will Give Its Annual
Dinner Tuesday, Dec. 8.

All Topekans who came here before
1876 are welcome at the annual din
ner of the Old Settlers association
Tuesday at the First Presbyterian
church. Tuesday, December 5, is the
anniversary of the fohnding of Topeka
and the dinner is in celebration of
that event. "reminiscences and
stereopticon views of Topeka's early
history will make up part of the pro-
gram
number of old timers, who lived
in Topeka or Kansas in the SOS, will
tell ten-minute stories and a letter by
Senator Charles Curtis concerning the
early times here will be read. Bas-
ket dinner will be served, and the old
settlers are expected to bring well
filled baskets.
Among the early day residents who
will speak are Miss Fannie E. Cole.
Capt ]. c.. Waters, Oscar Swayze and
I. f. Doran. Henry w. McAfee. who
was born here in 1857, is president
{ the association.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02

such a plan aItho he was not enthusi-
astic in fighting for the plant at this
time. He believes the people of To-
peka aren't ready for it.
Would Step on Toes.
THE best business men of Topeka
are shouting their heads off for city
government on a business plan," said
Commissioner Porter. But L find in
my department that adoption of busi-
ness methods is all right as long as We
don't step on anyone's toes and then
they begin using old-time political
pounding methods to thwart our plans.
Recently in our fight for 3 per cent
interest from Topeka banks, this was
noticed The bankers fought us for
doing just what they themselves would
do in the operation of private busi-
ness, as we'll as any other business
man.
Must Get Busy.
If those advocating the city man
ager plan desire to introduce the new
scheme of government this year, it
behooves them to get busy in the or
ganization of lobby that will back a
legislative bill enabling cities in Kan
sas to vote on the city manager plan.
That was a statement made by city
commissioner today. Should the
home rule" bill ever pass an nabling
act for the adoption of such a scheme
would not be necessary and cities
could vote on the proposition at any
time
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02

Mrs, J. A. Richardson and daughter, Mrs.
J: P Miller of Chicago, spent Friday with
Mrs. C. F. Goodrich, Emmett street.
Mrs. G. P. Sturgis of Ottumwa, Iowa, is
visiting friends and relatives in Topeka.
Mrs: S. Cremer entertained the vesta
club Friday afternoon in her home, Grat-
tan street Those present We're: Mrs. c. E.
Cox, Mrs. II. 1. Derby, Mrs. W. L. Jury,
Mrs. G. r. Gross, Mrs. L. L. Jones, Mrs
H. V. Strait, Mrs d. T. Thomson, Mrs. A.
Z. Wolff and Mrs. Edward Camp. Decem-
Der 10, the club will meet at the home Of
members of the club will hold their Christ
mas exchange at that time.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. V. Strait have returned
from Lyndon, where they spent Thanksgiv-
ing with relatives.
One of the speakers attending the Older
Boys conference will speak at the Second
United Brethren church, Fifth and Leland
streets, Sunday morning at IL o'clock. This
service will be particularly interesting to
meeting at the First Baptist and the First
Presbyterian churches will be distributed
Mr. and Mrs Albert Nordstrom and son
Elmer, Mr. and Mrs. J. c. Cope and son
Thomas and son Lawrence. of Tecumseh,
spent Thursday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. b. F. Murphy of Tecumseh.
The Amoma class of the Seward Avenue
Baptist church met Friday evening in the
home of Miss Berenice Nyman, Emmett
street The members of the class present
were Miss La Vida and Miss Blanche
1ocum, Miss Louise Jury, Miss Marguerite
Sawyer Miss Ida Carey, Miss Myrtle Hig
gins. Miss Fern Burbank, MISS Esta Good
risch and Miss Cora Farquer- Next Tuesday
evening the girls will meet at the church
at o'clock. A bazaar will be held Friday
evening. December S, in the basement of
the church.
Mrs. John Olson and daughter Ruth of
Portland. Oregon, are visiting Mrs. Olson g
sisters, Mrs. George Smelser of Norton
street, and Mrs. L. Wilson. Lake street.
Mrs. N A. Franklin, East Euclid ave
nue., gave a birthday party Thursday for
her little granddaughter. Pauline Frank
lin. 1t was Miss Franklins thirteenth
birthday anniversary. The girls present
were: Mildred Manning, Isabel Cawker.
Dorothy Jones, Georgia ingalls,. Hattie
Bowlus, Margaret Kanauer. Edna Ritter
and Frances Moseley.
Mrs. +. Z. Wesler will leave for her home
in Kalamazoo, Mich, this evening. Mrs.
Mestler wcs called to Topeka a few weeks