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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-08-07
A TRAVES De NUESTRA
REPUbLICk
Correspondence de los
EStadOS
MICHOACAN.
FESTEJOS EN- HONOR DEL NUE.
VO GOBERNADOR

-
MICHOACAN, Julio 30.-El Ayun-
| tamiento ha nombrado una comision
u Sc encargara de organizar los
festeios que deberan ~llevarse a ca
bo para ce.ebrar la toma de possession
del nuevo Gobernador 1ngeniero Pas
cual Ortiz Rubio.
La comisi6n nombrada la torman
los municipes Garcia, Toledo, lava
la V Ochoa Cortes y desde luego han
procedido a ponerse de acuerdo con
los miembros del partido Benito Jua-
rez que a su vez cstan preparando al
gunas fiestas con ell mismo obJeto.
Los estudiantes estan preparando
asimismo n manifestation como Sc
nal de gratitud por ell ofreclmlento
ole les ha hecho ell Goberrador cleo
to de estudiar la manera de fundar
La Universidad Autonoma de Mlchoa-
can cue sera la primera de esta ciase
que haya en- el pals.
Han salido huyendo
Muchas han sido las personals que
han tenido que salir de esta Capital
nara Mexico a causa de que es ver-
daderamente impossible vivir en- ella
p causa de los diarios atentados que
ell Gobernador provisional y sus par
tidarios cometen. La polic:a ademas
de ser muy deficiente por su hume
70 esta completamente ~supedltada al
Gobernador que es de quien dlrecta-
mente depende Y por 10 tanto, leJos
de ser un auxiliar a quien puedan
acudir las victimas es a ,quien mas
Sc ,e teme. Las rinas en- las Gales
entire los partidarios de Renterla LII
viano, Mugica y Ortiz Rubio tienen
lugar a diario.
Los ultimos que han tenido que
huir pues eran muy vigilados por
Ia policia Y va Sc sabe bien 10 que
este significa, fueron ell Director y eI
.Jefe de Reduction de Gel Combate'
senores Jose Gonzalez NJ. y Donate
Guevara respectivamcnte.
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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-24

The Ladies Guild of the Epis-
copal church will hold their an
nual Easter Sale of potted plants
April 7th.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-24
SCHOOL CASE is AT
LAST DISPOSED OF

The supreme court last Tuesday
handed down a decision affirm
ing the decision of the lower
court in the action of g. h. Cor
ker VS.. Kittie Cowen taken on
appeal from Mountain Home. The
plaintiff sought to remove the
defendant from her position as
clerk and member of the board
of school trustee Of the Mountain
Home school district.
The case was an outgrowth OF
the school fight made here some
years ago at the time |. B. War
ner resigned as city superintend-
ent of schools. The charge against
Mrs. Cowen was that reports OF
the expenditure Of school money
were not kept according to the
statute and that the alleged ir-
regularities were sufficient to su-
stain custer proceedings.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-24
NEW AUTO LICENSE
LAW NOW In EFFECT

County Assessor Trathen has
received notice Of the terms of
the new automobile license law
Licenses will hereafter be col
lected by weight, instead Of as
formerly by horsepower. The
license schedule now is, cars
weighing less than 200 ponds,
SIS, from 1000 to 5000, $40, from
1900 to 1000 $50, and over 1000
$40. A dealers license costs $35
if he handles only one make of
car, and $25 for each additional
make of car handled. The motor
cycle license is five dollars and al
licenses are due and payable at
the present time. Mr.. Trathen
this week mailed statements to
all car owners of record in the
county.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-24
TEAM LOSE COODJNC CONTEST

and being at home gave q better
account of themselves in some
respect. The speaker who gave
their rebuttal however did over
step the rules of debating in mis-
quoting some statements, and it is
this point which undoubtedly won
for them. In refutation Miss
June Evans did excellent work,
and for delivering a straight for
ward piece of augmentation Miss
Grace House performed best of all
The team was accompanied by
Miss Steelman, coach Of the team,
and Mr.. Yoeman, assistant coach,
and Superintendent Sparks. 1t
was very delightful trip and
the members of the party en-
joyed every minute of it. Gooding
people treated the team fine and
theI was no cause for discomfort.
The school and community
should feel proud of the two
young ladies and the work of the
coaches,
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-24
GEO MCGOWAN, FORMER
LOCAL CITIZEN DIES IN
7 HOSPITAL AT BOISE

George McGowan died in q
Boise hospital Wednesday after
noon, after an illness of only
four days. Mr.. MeGowan was
one of the firm of McGowan
brothers, merchants, at Emmett.
He was 80 years old, a native of
Idaho, in which state he had
lived all his Life. He is survived
by his wife, two children, three
brothers and one sister. He was
a nephew of Mayor ID. M. John
of Emmett. He was a member Of
the Moose lodge. Funeral ar
will be made after
the arrival of his brother James
MCGOWAN, from Austin, Nevada,
and James Whitson, his brother
in-law, from Pocatello.
MIR. McGowan was a lifelong
resident Of Elmore county until
his removal to Emmett some four
years ago and was for many year
by Frank AXE. He was
married several years ago to Miss
Edith Whitson of this city and
was one of the best known and
most popular young men in Noun
tain Home. The people of this
place are sincerely sympathetic
with his relatives in their loss.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-24

The Mountain Home debating
team, composed of Misses June
evans and Grace House lost by
the slimest possible margin in
the debate at uoodlng Saturday
night. The two young ladies'
heaped great honor upon them
selves and the school by their
mastery presentation OF the
negative side OF the question:
Resolved that a single land tax
should supercede all other taxes
in Idaho.
We seldom see two young la
dies each sixteen pitted against
two young men OF twenty and
twenty one respectively and on a
strange platform at that. but
such was the case at Oooulng and
the two young men aie still con
graduating themselves that they
had sufficient delivery to over
shadow the impenetrable argu-
ment of the Mountain Home re-
presentatives. AS it was it was
very close decision. One judge
voted for the young ladies and
paid them a very high compll-
ment. Another judge voted for
the affirmative and the third had
an awful time figuring out the
winner for apparently the score
in his opinion was a close tie.
Al judges seemed to regard It
no easy task to settle the affair.
Gooding S team consisted OF st.
Elmo Faith and Mac Bradfleld
They were well trained in delivery
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-24
FATHER OF DIR. GREEN
DIES AT BOISE HOME.
PROMINENT ENGINEER

Richard Green, aged 81 years,
died last Friday morning at his
home, 1920 North Sixth street,
Boise after an illness of sew
e al weeks. He is survived by
three sons and three daughters.
The sons are John NJ, and
George L., Of Boise and DR.,
Philo Green of Mountain Home.
The daughters are Mrs. j. L..
Niday of Boise, Mrs. j. A. Graef
of Portland and Mrs. L. B. Acuff
of Rupert. The funeral was held
at tie home Saturday after
noon at l o clock. Rev. r. b.
Wright officiating. After the
service the body was taken to
Caldwell and laid beside his wife
who died eight years ago.
Mr.. Green was a ciyal engineer
of prominence. For 80 years he
was in the employ of the Standar
Oil company as a civlal engineer
in caste n states. He came to Ida
no with his family in 1893 to
take charge of the Ridenbaugh
canal system and as administrato
of the Taylor Satterfield estate.
In 1905 when the canal was sold
to the District Mr.. Green retired
from active life and made his
home on his ranch until two year
ago when he came to Boise and
has since made that city his home.
Many of the laterals of the Ri
denbaugh canal were laid out by
Mr.. Green. lie was pioneer IN
irrigation works and was often
consulted ON irrigation systems
by their engineers. A year ago
he suffered sever attack OF
pneumonia but recovered and un-
til a month ago enjoyed fairly
good health.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-24
WATKINS WINS CASE In
SUIT FOR DAMAGES

The case of Harry Watkins VS.
The Mountain Home Cooperative
irrigation company occupied the
time of the district court for
several days last week. The case
was similar to several others
which have been heard lately
in that the plaintiff was claim
ing damage for alleged monde
livery of water to his land dur
ing the irrigation season. A
large number of witnesses were
examined for both the plaintiff
and defendant and the case
went to the jury Saturday after
noon. After 19 hours Of deli
beration verdict giving Mr..
Watkins damages of $l8O7 .25
was arrived at and the jury dis
charged Sunday forenoon.
The Leonard case, which has
some features different form the
others was scheduled for trail
this week but was postponed to
an adjourned session of the court
to be held in April, on account
of inability to get witnesses whose
testimony was important, here
at this time.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-24
HIGHWAY BONDS AND SOME
FIGURES CONCERNING THEM

We all want good roads, else
we would not have voted for a
highway district. We cannot
have better roads without spend
ing more money than was spent
by the County.
1t is up to the Highway Board,
+. ?. AXE, Ed Weaver and j.
Il. Pratt to raise this extra money
The statute creating highway dis
tricts provides two ways OF rals-
ing money for the construction,
improvement and repair OF the
highways: First, by direct an
nual taxation; second, by the
issue of negotiable bonds OF the
district.
Under the statute relating to
highway districts, Sec. 40 Of that
act provides that the highway
Board may levy an annual tax
not to exceed rs cents ON the
3lU0 in addition to the county
levy, provided that after the
first year this tax, when added to
the county levy cannot exceed
40 cents on the 800. Sec. 43 Of
the act allows the Board by reso-
luton to levy a specialtax of %
cents on the 500 ON all property
in the dist let outside the NUM-
cipality. Secs. 5S, 50 and 90 pro-
vide that negotiable bonds of the
district may be issued to an
amount notexceeding 10 per cent
of the assessed valuation Of tile
district, these bonds to be pay
able in twenty years and draw in
terest at not to exceed SIX per
cent.
We submit some figures from
which you may determine which
course the Board better pursue.
The Board is submitting to you
for your approval or rejection
the question of the issue of $780,
900 in bonds. If these bonds
are defeated, then the board must
raise all the money possible by
direct levy, for they are going On
the assumption that the people of
the district want better roads,
and expect the Board to give
them better roads.
Assessed valuation Of
the district, 1916 $3,471, 302. 6
OF the above the vii
lage valuation is. 1,031, ,116.34
The county levy of 25c
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-24
HUNGARIAN ORCHESTRA
HERE ON MARCH 27.

1t will be good news to Ly-
ceum patrons to know that
Schildkret 8 Hungarian Orchestra
is to be in Mountain Home Tues
day, March 9th. This is the
expensive number that has been
in the Lyceum course either this
year or last year. Mr.. Schild-
krets has appeared widely on
both Chautauguas and Lyceum
courses for nine years.
Mr.. Schildkret and his or
chestra first became known dur
ing the Worlds Fair in Chicago.
While in Washington Mr.. Schild-
kret played at the Washington
Park Club at an event attended
by Miss Alice Roosevelt.
The program will be variated
with classical, popular and patri-
otic selections.
The prices will be the same as
usual; those who have Lyceum
tickets may get them reserved
without extra cost; reserved
seats rs cents, general admis-
sion so and 25 cents. Tickets will
he on sale at Smith 8 Drug store
on Monday, March 26th, at 10 a.
m.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-24
BOISE CAPITALISTS TAKE
BONDS IN MINE AT PINE

N. E. Phillips bonded one of
his prospects near Pine this week
to Thos, Trathen, who represents
Boise capital in the deal. Mr..
Phillips recently bonded one of
his other properties to New York
capitalists, who expect to begin
active Development work as soon
as spring opens in the hills.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-24

vitations. ALI people in the com
munity of sixty years or over,
with their husbands and wives,
are the honor guests, and this
year arrangements will be made
to remember all those whose
health will not permit them
to attend. Will you kindly help
the committees on Invitations and
Shut-Ins so that no one will be
missed who might enjoy coming.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-24
SUMNER TALKS
ROAD CONDITIONS
STATES TO REPUBLICAN
THE ROADS ARE In WORSE
SHAPE THAN UUSAL.
4 DAYS 10 bkUNlAU
HAULING COST TO PAoflA
ON RIVER TWICE WHAT
IT SHOULD BE.

IL SHOULD BE.
W. ID. Sumner made trip to
Bruneau this week to attend to
the bus ness of the Idaho Power
company i'll that village and on
his return gave an interview to
the Republican in regard to the
condition of the road between
Brunean and Mountain Home.
Mr.. Sumner stated that at the
present time there were 432
families in Mountain Home and
90 in Bruneau that depended on
his company for light, heat or
current for cooking and that in
the present state OF the roads
if anything happened to the
power line it would be impos-
sible to get material out from
town to make repairs lie stated
that a few days ago he sent
load of poles to Grand View, a
load that on ordinarially good
roads could have easily been
hauled by two horses, that the
teamster used eight head and
was two days making the out
going trip.
Mr.. Sumner said that he left
here Monday morning at eight
O. clock and did not get into
Bruneau until four O clock Tues
day afternoon, and that the re-
turn trip took from six p. m.
Wednesday to IL 80 Thursday
forenoon, and that the only way
he managed to get home at all
was to abandon the county road
and take to the sage brush.
Seth Harris, who carries the
mail between here and Bruneau,
is obliged to put in a full day
getting to Bruneau and is en-
ploying a second car so that a
round trip may be made each day,
and G. l.. Sullivan is using two
men on the Ford that carries the
mail to Grand View, 80 that
when they getstuck in the mud
they will be able to lift the car
out.
He stated that the Forest live
stock was hauling hay to their
ranch on Cotton creek at a cost
of over "a a ton when with good
roads it wouldcostthem less than
half that amount.
The Morrison-Knudsen company
has fourteen teams freightlng
stuff from Mountain Home to
their ditching job on Snake river
at the present time and their haul
ing cost, twice or more than
twice what it would be, if there
was a good road to Grand View.
The conclusion Mr.. Sumner
drew from these facts was that
if the people of Mountain Horne
through the recently organized
highway district, voted a bo I'D
issue of 100000 and built LOO
of good roads in southwestern Ell
more county, that the inc' ease
in taxes would not nearly tqual
the cash saving that would come
to the people of this community
as a direct result of the improve
ment in facilities for getting In
and out of town. ThaL there
would be more trade for this city
from the country districts and
with closer association, better
feeling between the town and
country.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-24
WILL BE HELD IN STANDARD
THEATRE SOME SATURDAY
DURING EARLY SUMMER.
Is ANNUAL EVENT
EVERYBODY OVER SIXTY IN
IVTED TO HAVE HAND In
MAKING DAY OF JOLLITY.

With the approach Oh spring
there comes agaln to many OF us
the memory OF the Old Folks
Party. Last year was the first
time such an affair was given
here on large enough scale to
include all the elderly people OF
the community, and it brought
Joy to many who had almost
thought their party days were
over. Those who worked and
those who watched felt that tins
should be an annual affair, that
one day each year was little
enough to give for the pleasure
OF those who have grown old
among us. This year it Is our
desire to make the party bigger
and better than before, and for
this purpose we ask the interest
and help of the entire community
After the party last year all
committees were discharge with
high appreciation for their work,
except the executive committee
which was held together as a
means Of starting the work
again. At a recent meeting 1t
was decided to have the same
committee take charge this time,
electing new group before the
party SO that they may be &C
quainted with the work before
taking charge next year. One
member of the executive commit
tee will work on each committee
thus keeping the various branch
es closer together. The date OF
the party has not been set but
will be ON q SATURDAY near the
first of May, depending on the
weather and the apple blossoms
which are to make the rooms
beautiful.
The following are the commit
tees who are to direct the party
with the assistance OF all who
are interested. They have been
chosen from the town with no
thought of organizations, only
considering those best suited to
the work and having the time
and strength to devote to it.
Executive-Miss Nancy Watts,
chairman; Mrs. A. F. Anderson,
secretary; Mrs. Sarah Carr, Mrs
David Bruneau, Mrs. G. ID. Stew
art, Miss Margaret Greeley.
Invitation and transportation
of guests-Mrs. Fred Bennett,
chairman, Mrs. John Caldwell, h.
w. Smith, Mrs. Stewart, execu-
tive member.
Decorations-Mrs. f. G. Tick
nor, chairman; NJ. G. Helm, Mrs.
w. M. Devlin, Mrs. John Morton.
Miss Watts, executive member.
Refreshments-Miss Nellie Da-
wilson, chairman, Mrs. j. w.
Briggs, Mrs. Tom Lee. Mrs. An
derson, executive member.
Entertainment-Mrs. Georgia
Swami, chairman, Mrs. j. M.
Cowen, Mrs. Worth Lee, Miss
Greeley, executive member.
Reception-Mrs. E. c. Hell
frich, chairman; Mrs. Mary Brieg
leb, Mrs. F. E. Austin Mrs. Carr
executive member.
Shut-Ins-Mrs. C. E. Mason,
chairman, Mrs. w. V. Snyder,
Mrs. J. r. George, Mrs. 81. c.
Pickrell. Mrs. Bruneau, execu-
tive member.
Finance committee-Not yet ap
pointed.
\ We especially desire assistance
securing the names for the in
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-24

on 500 amounts to 6,6lS.15
Of the above amount
the village pays 2,5FI.19
OF this the village gets
25 per cent or .. 644.54
The Highway gets 70
per cent Of village tax
and IS per cent of bal
ance of Dist. or 6,379.I9
Int. on 100000 at 5 per
cent (can be sold at
that =. :. -. 100000
Estimate cost of repairs
after roads are i'm
provide :. 100000
Balance to raise over
county levy to raise
$4,000 :. 10000
Annual levy required on
$100 to raise 81, ,62O.2l A 2-3c
If bonds are defeated
board may levy 15c
regular and 25c special
on each 800. :. :. .40
Cost on $1,000 assessed
valuation if bonds are
VObeu -
Cost on 81 900 assessed
valuation if bonds are
defeated go 400
At the end of ten years one
tenth of the principal or $l0,-
900 must be raised by taxation
At the present rate of increase
in our assessed. valuation. the
Districts S valuation in ten years
will be about $4,800,000; we will
receive from the county levy
about $4,000 leaving the. dis
trict to raise $4,000. by district
levy, or about 1612 on the 800.
After the tenth year the inter
est charge will be reduced $500
each year leaving ! cent less
each year to be levied, and at
the end of twenty. years.. the
County levy alone will be more
than enough to keep our roads
in first class shape.
Shall we payany where from
Is to 40 cents extra each year
from now on and. build our
roads a little each year, or will
we pay about 5 cents extra now
and not to exceed 16h cents
ten years from now. and have
good roads while we are paying
for them? this is the question
that is up to the voter.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-24

Mrs. Frank Black of Bruneau
spent a day with friends here
last week Sha Lad been at On
tario where she was a delegate to
meeting Of the Congregational
church society.
Evening star., 1917-11-27
RECIPROCAL DRAFTING OF
ALLIED CITIZENS is PLAN
Secretary Of State Will Submit
Treaties Between Governments
Before Congress.

When Congress reconvenes the Sec
retary Of State will submit treaties
between the United States and allied
governments authorizing the reciprocal
drafting for military service of the
citizens or subjects of one country
resident within the other country.
Approval of such treaties by the Sem
ate has been foreshadowed by gen.
era1 demand in Congress for action
to reach aliens in this country of draft
age. Several measures had been
launched in the Senate and House re-
auiring the drafting of such persons.
but at the suggestion OF the State De-
partment. and upon its promise to ac-
complish the purpose by the regular
method of treaty stipulation. that
legislation was postponed.
The British-American military serv-
ice treaty is framed as model for
those between the United States and
other entente countries. though there
will be some minor differences because
of varying laws fixing eligibility for
military service. Because of the diff
ference in the standards regarding
age of eligibles-twenty-on -one to thirty
one in the case of Americans and
eighteen to forty-one in the case OF
British subjects-some difficulty has
been found in reaching an equitable
agreement on this point. 1t is prob
! able that this will be adjusted by a
mutual acceptance of the laws of both
countries as applied to their own citi-
zens and subjects.