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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-11-04

known. He makes the positive state
any faction or clique in amy party
lie taYors legislation that will make
for the betterment OF the conditions
surrounding the small farmer. He
does not favor The repeal or amend
memt of the tWo-mile limit Law, re,
ports to the contrary notWithstand
ing.
He fayors enactment of a law
placing the control OF irrigation at
fairs OF the state in the hands of AL
irrig alton commission elected by the
people that commission to have full
power to adjust all difficulties b.
tween water users and irrigation
companies.
He is in favor of the government
taking over the King Hill and Med
bury irrigation projects and complet
ing them. In the event that the gov.
enment proposes to the state to
Jointly undertake this work he viii
lend his aid in the Legislature to bring
about this end.
Should congress not appropriate
money to aid the aforesaid projects,
Mr.. Cannon will work to have the
state continue its obligation to the
settlers on these segregations, which
are now own by the state, by max
ing an appropriation sufficient to
maintain them in working order I'M
til they can be re-organized under
tn district irrigation laws.
Mr.. Cannon stands for the advance
meut of the interests of the farmers
of uhc county and state, and for all
m assures lor their protection.
II fayo,s the un form educational
bill which will be introduced at the
next session.
lie advocates, and if elected, will
vote for, such legislation as will
give both the cattle and sheep in
dustries a square deal as to the
public range.
That Mr.. Cannon's ability was rec
ogndzed at the last session is shown
by Che faGc that he was appointed to
the following important commit es
Joint inyes, eating committee State
affans committee; committee on r-
iisariou And it is record that he as
sisted in putting through many of
he important laws enacted by the
last Legislature.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-11-04
Miss Blanche Skipper
NOMINEE FOR COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT

Inc faat hat my duties as teac her
at Oh mus Ferry have made il impos.
s.Jle for me 10 max a complete can.
ytss Of the county, | have taken
.a.s ID ans Of presenting my candi-
day 10 the voters Of Elmore county,
ANA sol ting Their support at the
coming c.ion.
In asking for your support | will
Say that as born and raised in
ms comfy The following is a
$. lch Of hy work and training fit
.jas me FIR the Office Of Superntend-
eat OF Pub ic ms ruction:
High school work in Cleans Ferry
and OMAHA
Normal training in Washington
State Normal.
Special summer course in School
Administration.
I hold a State Certificate, and
have tai 4bt school in his county
a.sht years, in Mayfield. King Hill
and Glenns Ferry.
! think ! am quite SAFE in saying
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-11-04

CANDIDATES
Statements and Claims of Candidates
for Elmore Counny Offices. Prepar-
ed Under Direction of Democratic
County Central Committee.

Adams Express Co. as route agent
his work later being the auditing OF
accounts of the agencies of that
company in the larger cities.
He severed his connection with
the expires IS company in 1893 to ac-
cept the presidential appointment
rendered him by Grover Cleva land as
postmaster at Albion, Illinois, serving
the fun t rm Of four years.
Removing to Idaho Mr. Smith
then accepted the position Jointly
with the L F. and O. S. l. Ry, com
panies as AGENT at various division
points, the greater part of the time
at Glenns Ferry. In 1906 he was
elected auditor and recorder of 81
more county and was reelected to
that office in 1910.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-11-04
Political Advertising.

In reply to an article published In
the Mountain Home Republican, Oct.
2Sth, 1916, Mclaughlin saved the
County Nothing" viii say, the fig
ures furnished by me TO Mclaughlin
viii make liars out of any one who
disputes the correctness of same.
Mr.. Harvey and ! are warm friends.
and have not said or done anything
to discre dit him in anyw ay.
was employed by Mr.. Mclaughlin
to furnish the amount paid out by
the Clerk of the District Court Gas
shown by the records) for Juror and
witness fees for each year 1911 to
1916 inclusive to date, | had nothing
whatt yer to do with making up the
Mclaughlin statement. In this case
figures don't lie, nor a liar did not
figure, | furnished the figures from
the Clerks records, separately taken
from each certificate issued and paid
during said years. they are of pub
lie record and | invite q comparison
Of same, | am guaranteeing they are
correct.
am not stranger In Elmore
County the people have known me
for about twenty years, they know
something of my veracity and my
ability as an accountant.
| am not afraid that the people
win pay a tention to amy contempt
able blackmailer who hopes to mis-
lead them by Misrepresentation and
'mudsinelng" to defeat a candidate
for Office. ! do not hope to defeat
my o9po,ent by 'mudslinging"
want to b elected In an honorable
way or not at ALL
Yours truly,
F. c. SMITH.
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RADIO, where hc was principal stock
uo.dca and head OF he Wilson Hard
ware Co. Although now engaged in
a ming and stychra sing. Mr.. Wilson
b Is had nough pract cal business ex.
peri nee TO make his service Of great
value to Elmore county, should he be
called to serve as commits iouer He
Is himself heavy taxpayer, and is
therefore interested IN 81 conducting
the business aLfaiIs of the county
that tax will be reduced. In fact,
in his campo IN MIR. Wilson is lay
.us great stress on the need of strict
economy in county matters.
fue STATE Of Missouri lays claim to
him as a native, h having been born
at St. Joseph in 1877. He was a
udent and Z aduatcd early from the
Central a. Kansas, high school, later
compl ting a course in the State
Normal CoIlega at EmpoJria, Kansas.
Going to Colorado he became inter
ea ted in the mining business, and
was chos n as secretary and superin-
tendent of the Apex Mining and Mill
ing Co. at Boulder, Resigning this
pos ton, he started in the hardware
and mining supply businC IS and I'M
I'll mis- removal to Idaho he was one
of Boulders prominent and influen-
tial business men.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-11-04
Thomas B. O'Niell
NOMINEE FOR STATE SENATOR

NOMINEE FOR STATE SENATOR
1t is only proper that in an equi
table distribution OF legislative honors
Glenns Ferry should have a candidate
for state senator. For that office
the Democratic party placed in
nomination Thomas B. O'Neill, whose
ability to fulfill the duties of that
office cannot be questioned
Mr.. ONeil was born in Wyoming,
and has spent practically his entire
life in that state and in Utah and
Idaho. He was educated in Evanston
and Salt Lake City, from which city
he came in 1902 to Glenns Ferry. For
the past seven years he has been en-
gagged in the drug businss as one of
the firm OF O'Neill Bros. in that
town. Mr. O'Neill served two
terms as village councilman in
Glenns Ferry, during which the town
took its greatest forward stride in
civic improvement.
AS an owner of land under the
Kings Hill Irrigation system Mr..
O'Neill is i'm complete sympathy with
the water users in any movement
that may be made to assist the set
tiers, and will give his active sup
port to measures proposing the main
tenance and ultimate completion Of
the system whether by the national
gov rament or the state
Mr.. O'NeIi reaffirms his position
on county division taken at the
time of the primar> 8, and states
that he is opposed to any movement
for the division of Elmore county.
Gilmore county VIII be we'll repre-
scented If Tom O'Neill is sent to the
legislature.
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has made in the conduct of that
office iii the past two years.
And the cords, open to the in
apectiou of anyone, show that there
has ben a 30 per cent reduction in
the valuation of the agricultural lands
of EImore county and the duction
In valuation of village residence
property has been from 10 to 20
p r cent And at the same time the
total valuation of the county has
ana mained III approx mat, y the fig
ares OF uonmer years,
IN satisfaction given by Mr.,
lr~tnen us ass. ssor is best shown
~ The fact Jhat at the meeting of
yhe county board oil equalization in
july but one taxpayer appeared ask
ns feadjus mCAt OF assessment,
dnd tlat in this case Mr.. Trathen's
judgment was sustained by the board.
In order to have lower taxes all
property must bear its proportion Of
the levy, and it has been the aim
OF Mr. Irathen and his deputy to
let no taxable property escape. The
office has been especially yigilant in
listing migratory stock and collect
my tn. proportion of taxse due Ell
more county.
The office OF assessor needs a
man Of basin, IS experience and matula
jadgm Mt and in these particulars
Mr.. FRA h Il abundantly qualities.
State Officers that have made Off
eiaI visits to the county assessors
offic in The past two years state
that the Office is as well system
atiz as any in the state.
The county of Elmore has in
Thomas Frathen a good and faith
fui servant, and It will show good
judgment II returning him to the
office which he has so wen served.
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A Democratic vote is vote for
honest state government
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@. f. Cannon
NOMINEE FOR REPRESENTATIVE

NOMINEE FOR REPRESENTATIVE
Oscar e. Cannon who rendered
efficient service at the last legsla,
tive session, lis again the nominee
of the Democratic party for repre-
sentative from Gilmore county.
In Legislation, as in other things,
training and experience are valuable
and the insight into matters OF ate
acquired by Mr.. Cannon during his
first term VII be a valuable aid to
Mr. Cannon in the work of the com
ing session, In which several mat
tiers of vital interest to the people
of this county are certain to come
up
In coming before the people for
reelection Mr. Cannon desires his po-
sition on several issues to be well
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-11-04

ARTHUR A. STEVENS
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-11-04
F. G Smith.

NOMINEE FOR PROBATE JUDGE
Iii the democratic column of the
official ballot at The coming election
will be found the name of man
who proposes to bring about economy
in the conduct Of the office Of pro-
Da judge, by doing the full work Of
That office AID dispensing with the
Litae-ue ded service of a probation
Officer whose salary is greater than
that Of t1p judge. This is in ac-
aJadauce 18th tn suggestion made by
many Of the taxpayers that one able
man aun TAX care of the affairs of
thar cfice
That Mr. smith is capable of
ala ding Oh Office is shown by the
ed o. Bis experience in business
We. Bonn in Illinois IN 1851, he
started OFT in life at the age Of %
d. re. -.agu ,poratCr and was regu-
larry u tac employ Of Tia Chicago a.
Alto K. Z un4l 1882 when he be
alae AN agent Of the Louisville, Ey-
ansyille & Cons II. r. In 1886 he
was promo to the off &c of con
tracing uigh, agent, later being
promoted to the Office Of freight
az Ht OF the company at Louisville,
Ky. He then became contracting
and travelling freight agent. In 1891
on account of change Of own rship
and MANAGEMENT of the road he re-
signed and was employed by the
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-11-04
Political dvertleInu

want TO thank the voters who 50
nprousiy supported me at the re-
eeJt primary for the office OF Pro
bate Judge, and further to express
ny pref und gratitude 10 all who
placed conf!d nee in me. and ask
each any every one OF my friends to
support Mr. f. G. Smith. the success
ful eaal date who made a clean fight
for the nomiIation, ] feel that he 10
entitled t. credit and full support.
Resp cttully.
HUGH L. BURNS.
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Yours truly
BLANCHE SKIPPER
rank +. Wilson

Frank e. Wilson, who seeks election
as commissioner from the second dis
triet, is a resident Of Hammett, and Il
one of the best fitted Of men that
have ever been urged for the import
ant office of commissioner in Elmore
county.
Mr., Wilson has been a resident OF
his district since 1908, coming t.
Medbury Valley from Boulder, Colo
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-11-04

my services IA each district we're
very sat siactory, having been en-
ployed for the past five years at
GIL ms Ferry.
In conclusion | will say, that If by
your support | should be elected to
the office of Superint5 ndent OF Pub
lie Instruction, | shall leave nothing
undone TO prove thai your conf
dence in my ability to properly ad-
minister the above office was JUST.
fled.
Yours truly
BLANCHE SKIPPER.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-11-04
HON. M. ALEXANDER
Governor OF Idaho

During the past two years Cover
nor Alexander has reduced state
taxes an average of 80 percent In all
the counties, and for the first time
since statehood has shown a redue-
ton in the cost of state government
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-11-04
Thos. | rathen
NOMINEE EOR ASSESSOR

In seeking reelection to the Of.
sBmoqL Ioss9ssg fIunoo y 5oJ
Trathen stands upon the record he
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-24
The Chicago Doctors, Who Cured so
Many People in Southern Kan
sas and Northern Oklahoma
Several Years Ago.
OFFER FREE CONSULTATION,
EXAMINATION AND ADVICE
TO Everyone Who is Really Sick or
DefOrmed, Who Will Call at the
Atwood Hotel on Monday,
March 27th, Till Six
O'ClOck--One Day
ONLY

Government statistics show that
large number of people are unable
to earn their own living and are de-
pendent upon relatives, towns, coun-
ties, or the State for support
The Chicago Doctors have by
years of research work discovered
new and scientific methods of treat
ment by which a large percentage OF
these dependents can be restored to
self-supporting citizens. Thousands
of people in the northern-states have
been restored by them to health and
happiness.
The Chicago Doctors specialist
for Oklahoma is licensed by the
State for the treatment of all chron-
ic diseases and deformities of men,
women and children, and will DEM
onstrate in the principal towns
throughout the State the new and
successful methods of treating dis
eases and deformities without surgi-
cal operation.
All those who have ailments or
infirmatives that have baffled the
skill of the family physician. are in
vited to call.
If you have kidney or bladder
troubles, bring two-ounce bottle
of your urine for examination.
Married ladies must be accompan-
led by their husbands. and minors
with their parents.
At Oklahoma City office, 1904
West Grand, every saturday..
=, Advertisement,
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-24
BANKER BUYS 400 cows FOR
DISTRIBUTION IN HIS COUNTY
Farmers Who Have No Milk on the
Place Are Asked to Let Them
Pay for Themselves.

-Four hunured farmers in Bell
County, Texas, are to be given an
opportunity to acquire milk cows
under a plan introduced by H. c.
Poe, president of the Temple State
Bank. This gentleman has set aside
fund of $4,000 with which to
purchase 400 mixers, which will be
distributed at actual cost to as many
Bell County farmers who will agree
to care for them under approved
conditions. No money will be re-
quired, as it is contemplated that
the cost will be met by products
from the COW. Last year Poe sue
cessfully financed 325 Bell County
farm boys in the purchase of regis
tered brood sows on similar plan.
and this year by another plan enab-
led many farmers wives and daugh-
ters to acquire. flocks OF thorough
bred chickens at practically no cost
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-24
BRYAN GIVEN COLD SHOULDER
WHILE IN OKLAHOMA CITY
Made Lots of Talk Against Prepared
ness, But Prominent Men There
Found They Had Other En-
gagements When Asked
to be Present.

w. J. Bryan, former Secretary of
State, who resigned when the Pres
ident would not accept his views in
handling the delicate diplomatic sit
uations that arose in negotiations
with Germany over the Lusitania in
cident, spoke in Oklahoma City on
Saturday night to small audience
making his address poor excuse FOR
jesting about national preparedness.
Mr.. Bryan was received in a sort of
cold-shouldered way, Judging
from reports. for many prominent
men, asked to serve on entertain
ment committees. found that they
had other engagements.
Persons who heard the talk say
that Mr.. Bryan did not attempt to
put forth practical argument in OPP
position to the policy of prepared
ness on the part of the nation, but
contented himself with sharp criti-
cisms of present army officials and
boards.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-24
FARM AaENT,s REPoRT
Mr.. Fash is Kept Quite Busy These
Days With Various Clubs and
. Hogs and Seed Selection.

That the Bryan County Farm
Agent is very busy man these
days, is evidenced by the following
excerpt from Agent Fash's report
of his activities during last week:
Monday l went to Bennington
and selected seed corn for demon
stration work. Tuesday selected
seed corn for w. f. Bryant, north Of
Durant. and put on a small spraying
demonstration for Mr.. Hickman of
Durant. / also mailed out thirteen
packages of seed TO the boys in the
cub work This corn is high grade
seed, and / gave IL to boys who will
plant it where 1t will not mix with
any other corn. Wednesday I Sc
lected see dcorn for George Adams,
and went from there to y. " Cor
don's. at Caddo. Thursday / Sc
lected seed corn for Kittrel Pate for
demonstration work, and visited
School District No. and several
boys in the club work. Friday went
to Albany and visited school; also
selected seed corn for Mr. Haddock
for demonstration work. Saturday
selected seed corn for j. w. Dam
eron, west of Calera, for demonstra-
tion work. In all my demonstration
work. want to select the seed. as
think this is one of the most i'm
portant parts of farming. In each
, case give the farmer lesson on
seed selection, and the idea is fast
spreading over the county. The
farmers are getting more and more
interested in better seed. and better
livestock. Mr.. Gordon now has Po-
land China hogs, all breeding stock
registered. In regard to the cattle,
we will be compelled to get rid of
the ticks before any progress can be
made in the direction of getting good
cattle. Another very noticeable fea-
ture in farming this season, is the
better preparation of the seed-bed.
Fall plowing and double disking and
narrowing have been praceiced here
to a large extent this season, and
many farmers have their fields in
splendid condition."
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-24
UNCLE BOB BISHOP WANTS
SECOND TERM AS WEIGHER

Under the head of announcements
in this issue will be found the card
of r. A. Bishop. announcing, himself
as a candidate for County weigher,
subject to the Democratic primary
of August ], to succeed himself.
"Uncle Bob, as he is known, is
one of the old-timers of the COM
munity, and has The reputation of
being good man. good neighbor,
a capable man of affairs, and even a
scrupulous opponent. He had to
make the race for County Weigher a
couple of times before he won It,
and, believing that he has served
the public in competent way. asks
reelection, promising even better
service than at present. g.
The County Weigher'sa1ob is be-
lieved by many to be highly lucra-
tive one, and tales of the "big mon
ey'' being made in it are a-plenty. IL
this county raised seventyyfige thou
sand bales of cotton and correspond
ingly good yields of oats and other
crops, the job would probably be-
come what it is now cracked up to
be. The weigher's only recompense
is the fees earned at weighing stuff.
and a trifling portion of the fees
earned by his half-dozen deputies,
and those most familiar with the
conditions know that the weigher
and his deputies as we'll have had
lots of idle time on their hands the
past two years. If a good crop is
made this year, the position can be
made to pay enough for a comfort
able living.
The past year and a quarter Uncle
Bob has stuck pretty close to his
job, and thert has been very little
opportunity therefore for this writer
to learn anything bad about him.
Further than that he requested that
nothing bad be permitted to appear
in this squib.
This paper is glad to say a good
word for Mr.. Bishop and to present
his claim to the public for its
thoughtful consideration.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-24
GOVERNOR NOT ATTEMPTING
TO NAME CONVENTION
DELEGATES
Hopes 20 See Substitute for Grand
father Clause Adopted at PIi-
mary. Would Remove
States Business From
Political Dominance.


When Governor Williams return
ed to Oklahoma City this week from
two weeks visit at Hot Springs,
and was intervied by representatives
of the press, he went on record sew
eral ways pretty vigorously.
The Governor stated that he was
surprised to ascertain that during
his absence persons had been busy
circulating reports over the State
as to his alleged activity in seeking
to control the selection Of delegates
to the National Convention and also
the National Committeeman. The
Governor stated that he was not
candidate to become a delegate to
the National Convention, and that,
further, he was in favor OF not Sc
lecting alternates, but electing eight
delegates at large and thirty-two
delegates from the districts, making
forty in all, to cast the twenty votes,
and thus to doubly extend recogni-
tion to the rank and file.-o OF party
warkers. BY such recognition the
rank, and file of the party workers
would De encouraged.
He said that he was absolutely op-
posed to machine building and ma
chine domination, and that before
/ his term OF office as Governor had
expired he hoped to have this State
government so thoroughly entrench-
ed on the basis of merit and business
that It would not be possible for a
decade for a political machine to be
established; that so far as he was
personally concerned he had his
friends and that he loved them, but
that his purpose would not be to-
stir up strife in the party. but to do
everything that he could to bring
about party harmony and Demo
cratic victory in November.
In addition to that, he said that
he hoped % See the constitutional
amendment submitted in lieu of the
so-called grandfather clause" en-
phatically adopted in August, and he
hoped that every Democrat and every
voter in the State who believed in a
white mans government, and the
rule of the virtuous and intelligent
will join in bringing about its adop-
tion and, that he hoped the voters
in the present caucuses over the
State on next Saturday would exer-
else their judgment not to promote
the fortunes of men, but to promote
the best interests of the Democratic
party and good government, with Il
view TO bringing about the adoption
of this constitutional amentment In
August. st
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-24
RUSH WORK ON JEFFERSON
HIGHWAY

The board Of directors Of the Ok
lahoma Jefferson Highway Assoeia-
tion voted to place it's PRESIDENT
Paul Nesbitt, of McAlester, on sal
arly, to make a campaign Of educa-
tion for a bond election in es eh of
the counties along the line Of the
proposed highway to raise funds TO
build a permanent roadway. y. d.
Bevitt, treasurer, was authorized to
begin taking subscriptions with
which to build the Jefferson bridges
across the Canadian River at a cost
of $3.50, 900. 1t is proposed to have
park surrounding the bridge aud
an endeavor will be made 10 have
Congress appropriate funds 10 build
a statue of Jefferson. 1t was decid-
ed that all counties through which
the highway passes in oklahoma
must have all bridges and culverts
in and dirt roads graded by July 4.
While no definite action was taken
on the kind of road, 1t was the opin-
ion Of the directors that the road
should be built OF concrete.