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Mexico Missouri message., 1917-02-22

writing things he wishes to empha-
size. This helps much in the teach
ing and also in the lasting impression
given. l wish more would make use
of this excellent method. Crow also
has thermometer, a very much need
ed equipment in every schoo | room.
They have several new library books
and are using sweepo.
Miss Pearl Parker is teaching her
third term at New Michigan. She.
too, gives much emphasis to her
writing. This is a subject that is en-
tlrely too much neglected It is very
seldom that l see as much teaching of
writing in a month as l saw in two or
three days this week. Teachers can
not afford to neglect it. If they do,
it puts them in the class of school
Keepers. Miss Parker is not using
copybooks. She gives the pupils a
copy and they work on it, writing
while she counts until they gain both
speed and accuracy. They use the
muscular movement. She tries their
speed by timing them while they
write certain letter. Much interest
is manifested and worthy improve
ment is being made. New Michigan
floor has been oiled, three new out
buildings erected and painted and the
blackboard was painted.
This is Miss nellie Balls second
term at Prairie Mound. She is still
doing praiseworthy work. She had a
pie supper and the proceeds helped
in the purchase of the new euuip-
ment. They have a new thermome-
ter, large number of library books,
flag pole and flag, case of maps, a
dictionary stand, a brush to sweep
the oiled floor with, also sweepo and
much playground apparatus. They
have two swings, two teeter boards
and a flying jenny. She has also a
magnificent glass, which she SAYS is
worth its weight in gold as it adds
so much interest to so many of the
classes. 1t is very encouraging tc
see the start that has been made this
year in the use of playground appa
ratus. The child must play if he
develops into a good citizen. In SC
many of our schools so little playint
is done. This must be changed. 4
good slogan would be Children Shall
Play More"
Altho she has but three pupils il
her second term at Bear Slough, Mis-!
Beatrice Mcneil finds plenty to do
She has three classes, one in eacl
class. She spends about thirty min
utes with each pupils each quartz
day. She finds she cannot do effec
tive teaching without due attention
! is given to phonetics. I think she
right, and it seems she is gettin
good results. They have twelve ne,
: desks of proper size and comfort 70
little folks. They also have a penc
sharpener, some clay for modelling. a
: oiled floor, brush and sweepo.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-02-22

has class of three in the eighth
grade. She will have a big play and
entertainment. She, too, had a sue
cessful pie supper, and with the pro-
ceeds has bought sixty dollars worth
of books, some fine pictures, a new
door and lock, window guards, desks
for the children, and the house has
been scrubbed from top to bottom
and the stove kept BACKED. Mrs.
German is a tireless worker and an
enthusiastic teacher.
Lately Excelsior has done much
Improvement to their property. A
few years ago an almost impossible
ditch separated the road from the
school grounds. Now the ditch is
filled up, tile taking its place, and
the ground is level and nice. A fine
fence has been built. They have al
most new outbuildings, new library
books, lamps and a pencil sharpener.
Miss Irene Wilson, whose home is in
formed me of worthy improvements
contemplated for next year. l hope
they may be realized. Although this
district has a valuation of 100000,
they believe so thoroughly in a good
school that they run a levy of GO
cents that they may pay their teacher
well, and keep up their improve
ments. Burnham goes them one bet
ter for they levy 65 cents. Why can
not all districts do this.
Sailing township has the banner
reading circle this year. This was
due in part to the excellent leader
ship of Mr.. Barnes, in part to the
faithfulness of Misses Hofreither, Dy-
sart, Wilson and Mesdames German
and Forbis, who scarcely missed a
session, and always prepared their
duties. All report how much they
enjoyed the work and how much
they were benefited by it. The leader
commends the work of the other
members and the latter highly COM
plimented Mr.. Barnes. He drove
about ten miles to a country school
house to hold the meetings, and the
several members drove from three
to ten. 1 think these teachers de.
serve great credit for their faithful.
ness and their ambition to become
better teachers and to render better
service to the children and commune
ties that look to them for leadership
May their numbers increase and may
! they be richly blest.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-02-22

Martin Donnely tells us that he has
sold all his frog interests to Philip
Shire and at the fire of the first gun
will go to the war. Philip now has
the monopoly, but the frog interests
of Audrain county will not suffer.
But here, frogs or no frogs, we make
this inquiry of Philip: Is he a Ger
man or a Britsher? Woodrow Will
son down at Washington would like
to know.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-02-22

Cuivre schools are alive and pro-
gressive. Out of a total of fourteen,
eleven are on the approved list, and
the other three are not far from it,
Besides this she has a first class
! high school at Vandalia, and a third |
class at Farber. Not only this, but !
the teachers are energetic and indus
trious. They are capable leaders and
are putting their best into the work. |
! The results, of course, must be in
Iteresting.
Miss Atga Gregg has but eight pu-
| pills at Hickory Grove. Their i'm
provements are thermometer, libra
ry books, black board painted, floor
oiled, fine picture, and a pencil
sharpener. This school is not only on
the approved list, but is one of the
eight of Cuivre township that have
modern heaters. These are Boyd,
Prairie Mound, East Lick. Bear
ant Plains and Crow. Besides these,
Prairie Hill, New Michigan and Gull
we'll are also on the approved list.
Black is one of the most progress
: i've districts in the township. This
year they have built the best coal
: house in the county, put new roof
on the house, built new fence around
J their school, made a walk past the
we'll to the coal house, and a very
2 commendable improvement, although
= only a few districts have such, have
painted their buildings, and bought
/ eImometer and books. They also
5 believe in getting a good teacher and
paying her as much as their means
= will allow. Miss Marguerite Wright
| is doing some splendid work for them.
8 Miss Erie Kertley, the teacher at
= Pleasant Plains, has been very I'M
= fortunate. During the Holidays she
e lost her father. Since then sickness
has kept her at home with the ex-
A ception of one week. But she is very
. fortunate in securing a very capable
t substitute in Mrs. Flossie Parker
f Llewellen. Mrs. Llewellen is doing
t some very noteworthy work in her
4 teaching of writing and of phonetics.
{ She says that her thirty-fve pupils
4 in the three weeks that she had them,
:. about twenty-five are using the
J, muscular movement. She also gives
= them speed tests and counts for
d them while they write. Much inter-
n est is being taken and improvement
S is being made. Pleasant Plains has
i some playground equipment. They
have swings and teeter board. This
i is good start. They also have a
s new barn, thermometer, books and
e much busy work, like blocks, games
|. and such things.
It F. r. Hickman is the very capable
" teacher at Crow. At least, he is pay
Ir ing much attention to the writing
lr and with much greater results. He
W has put a stop to erasures, scratches
il and the like. The writing is muscular
lie and rapid progress is shown. Nearly
re all of his spelling is written. An
lie other notable feature of his work II
the use of the blackboard. During
Up the different recitations in which the
le pupils are not at the board, he Il
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-02-22

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Eastman, who
have been living in Tulsa, Okla, for
two years, have returned to Gods
country" as they express it. They
will reside on their farm north of
Wellsville. Mr.. Eastman is broth
er of Mrs. Bob Grange of Laddonia.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-02-22

w. H. Sword, successor to Thomas
F. Roden, on the west side of the
Square, has remodeled the store
building and installed full line of
standard groceries, in addition to the
dry goods and notion departments.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-02-22

Alb Harrison, south of Benton City,
held his big mule sale Friday. There
were Al head of mules disposed of
at an average of $23S per head. Ev-
cry offering was a fine one, hence
the high average price.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-02-22

]. D. Allison a prosperous farm
err living miles south of Cant made
The Message pleasant call the other
day and left the price of a years,
subscription to this paper. He is very
optimistic. as to the outlook for the
farmer. He is planning to put out a
large acreage to corn and oats.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-02-22

c. w. Beal of Broken Bow, Neb.,
and Mrs. Onie Beal and two sons,
Garth and Clark Beal, of Odessa, Mo-,
attended the funeral of w. H. Beal
in Mexico last week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-02-22

A pure blood Jersey COW was bot
by Claude Bodine from Ralph Bal
lou at Paris for $3.50, which the APP
peal says is probably the highest
price ever received at that place for
a COW.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-02-22

The Santa Fe Progress says that
Vern Jelley sold a span of mules to
James Boyd of Paris on Tuesday for
S40O. He also sold a two year old
heifer to Sid Powell of Perry for $65
and about $50 bushels of corn in crib
to Ray Stiles q $1.00 per bushel.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-02-22

J. G. Lakenan and his sister, Mrs.
Ilamartine Lakeland, attended the
funeral Of their cousin, DR.. VIM. S.
Harwood, at Monroe City last week.
DR.. Harwood died of heart trouble.
He was a practising physician more
than fifty years.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-02-22
T. t. Morris is suffering greatly
with his afflicted eye.

Mrs. j. H. Hofsess, of Benton City,
who has been ill at the Mexico hos
pital, was able to return to her home
few days ago.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-02-22

r. H. Newman and his young
friend, H. P. Piltoskie, southeast of
Mexico, made the Message pleasant
call not long since.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-02-22

M. B. Paige will move from his
farm to the place owned by his step
father, the late E. P. Burns, in West
Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-02-22

Jim Kemp, fined $500 recently for
bootlegging, was paroled last week
by Judge CAN'T to. his son, Willard
Kemp, in st. Louis, on condition that
he, Kemp leave the county.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-02-22

Mike Dunn, of Muskogee, Okla,
was in Mexico this week shaking
hands with old friends. Mike is one
of Audrain's boys that has made good
in the southwest country.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-02-22

Mrs. Alice Asbury, living north of
Moline, was a recent guest of Mrs. j.
w. Settle.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-02-22

Mason Creasey, w. w. Johnson, H.
e. G. Tucker, Claude Fowles, and o.
H. Brown are home from their re-
cent trip to Central America.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-02-22

w. A. Paullin, near Skinner, has
so acres of wheat which he reports
is fine prospect.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-02-22

Alb Harrison is feeding 165 head of
fine cattle for the market. He has
been paying 80 cents bushel for
corn
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-02-22

c. B. Wilkerson near Strother bot
ten two year old steers from Robert
Mundy a $44.50 per head.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-02-22

w. H. Brands of Galloway county
has sown his oats. 'Fraid he'll get a
chance to SOW them again.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-02-22
and STOCK.
The price of potatoes in Pittsburg,
Pa, last week hit 1915 per bushel.

r. H. Nichols of near Moline sold
. hog few days ago for $4725, af-
ter an S0-pound dock.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-02-22

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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-09-21
RICH
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Misses Clara and Oral Rich have
commenced their winter work of
teaching school.
Frank Brown has finished heading
grain for this season.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Baker were in
Blackfoot one day this week attend
ing to business affairs.
Tom Beebe sold all of his house
hold goods September 13, prepare
tory to leaving for his former home
in Oklahoma, Nebraska.
John Cannon has sold his thresh-
ing machine to a party at Keever
and they are doing some of the
threshing in this neighborhood.
Jack Adamson, of Keever, is visit
ing with his wife's folks, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alma Clough.
H. G. G. Rich made business trip
to Blackfoot and his son, Chase,
took load of grain to town also.
Luame Brown is home again after
working in Blackfoot.
School has started at Rich and
everything is running along smooth
ly.
One of our finest young men, La
Grande Stewart, left for American
Lake, Washington, where he has
been called to service. He will be
missed by his many friends here.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-09-21
ABERDEEN


d. F. Jackson and his mother,
Mrs. M. D. Jackson, of Taber, went
to Pocatello, on Tuesday, to see
their brother and son, Marion jack
son, who is a member Of the First
Idaho Field hospital company. The
boys were enroute for Camp Greene,
Charlotte, N. C. A big crowd was
at the depot to see the boys off.
Homer Morgan, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. T. Morgan, who is mem
Der of the U. S. navy and who has
been visiting with his parents for
about two weeks. on furlough, re-
ceived his call to return to service
Friday and left for Salt Lake the
following morning.
The Kendall Presbytery is in ses-
sion at the Presbyterian church this
week.
John Peterson and NJ Carol,
sheepmen from Idaho Falls, were in
Aberdeen last week looking for hay
for feeding their sheep this winter
Allen Hurt, Aberdeen's first man
to enlist in the regular army, has
been promoted to corporal with an
increase in salary. He has the privi-
lege of asking for commission as
an officer to assist in training the
soldiers at Camp Lewis, American
Lake, Washington.
Miss Ethel Partner returned to
ROCKFORD, Colorado, Saturday,
where she is attending school and
studying music. She is with her
grand mother, Mrs. M. Partner, and
aunt, Miss Nettie Partner, who is
superintendent of the schools at
ROCKFORD.
Miss Flora Stone has accepted
position as stenographer for the Abb
erdeen Hardware & Furniture com
pany.
Mrs. w. J. Rundean, Of Helena,
Montana, is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. M. Mooney. Goldie has
her two children with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Banmon,
who have been farming on their
4O-acre tract this summer, left for
Downey, Idaho, Saturday, where
they will both teach school this year.
Mrs. @. G. Crawford, of Manti,
Utah, returned home last week after
visiting at the home of E. " Hardy,
jr., for the past two weeks.
w. M. Chip, an electrician from
Idaho Falls, is installing sufficient
electrical equipment and motors for
the Western Milling & Elevator COM
pany at the local warehouse to
handle all work of moving grain by
power.
Rev. and Mrs. J. Place and their
little daughter, Mildred, were visit
ing at Great Falls and Butte, Mon
tana, last week. Rev. Place return
ed Saturday, while Mrs. Place and
Mildred will go to Alberta, Canada,
for an extended visit with relatives.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-09-21
Harvest Time Suggestions

Suggestion is made at this time
that farmers who load their grain
on open hayracks to haul to the
stack should make the rack tight
enough to hold the shelled grain or
use canvas to catch it. The high
price of grain and the prospects for
shortage make the cost Of the canvas
look small in comparison with what
may be saved by it. Several farm
ers might use the saem canvas where
their stacking does not come at quite
the same time.
In operating the binder where the
grain varies in height, it is import.
ant that the driver should keep
shifting the binder to suit the length
of straw and have the bands come
at the middle of the sheaf so that
straws will not lose out in handling
To save buying more binders in a
community, farmers can combine
their efforts of teams and drivers
and keep the machine going all day
without stopping for feed and rest,
thus saving their crops with the min
imum of investment in machinery
and laborers.
In selecting the place for stacking
the grain, care should be used to
have the ground cleaned off so it
will be easy to save the shelled grain
at threshing time. Sticks, cobbles
and other things that would be
dangerous If fed into the cylinder
should be removed. Straw is going
to be valuable this year and care
should be given to save the straw
in as good condition as possible to
resist the storms. Any kind Of a
stockade that will hold it in a COM
pact body will be worth while. Some
who have barns are planning to blow
it into the barn and catch and hold
everything but the hum of the ma
chine.
After the threshers have left and
before there comes a rain, all the
grain that lies in the chaff and dust
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-09-21
STERLING

Glen Forman left this week for
Heber City, Utah, where he will at
tend high school.
Mrs. R. A. Ward and daughters
returned Sunday from a very pleas
ant visit at Lava Hot Springs.
DR.. Mote and wife have purchased
the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Morrison and expect to move in next
week.
Mrs. A. D. Nelson and daughter,
Miss Adeline and little Lillian White
motored to Blackfoot, Friday.
Miss O'Brien and Miss Officer
have rented the Hiatt cottage and
will reside there this winter. Miss
Officers mother of Blackfoot, will
be down soon to keep house for
them.
Mrs. Carlos Partridge and child
rem have returned and Mrs. Part
ridge has assumed charge of the
hotel once more
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Morrison and
mother will leave this week by auto
for West Virginia, where they will
reside. The community regrets
their departure.
Miss Marie Rheil has been on the
sick list this week.
Miss Adeline Nelson left Saturday
for Provo, Utah, where she will at
tend school this year.
Misses O'Brien and officer went
out Friday over the Tilden district
getting acquainted with the parents
of school children in that end of
the district.
Miss Officer went to Blackfoot,
Saturday, on a business trip.
Miss Carlson, of Blackfoot, came
down Saturday and will substitute
this week in the Sterling schools.
Mrs. Joe Cough is suffering with
cancer of the mouth. DR.. Jones, OF
Aberdeen, is treating her.
Miss O'Brien and Mrs. Andrews,
teachers in the Sterling schools,
went over the Yuma district, Sun
day, calling on all the school pat
rons.
DR.. and Mrs. Mote, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. w. Morrison and mother went to
Pocatello, Monday.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-09-21
JAMESTON

Florence Linhart left for Ephri-
am, Utah, after spending few days
with relatives here.
Little Burnice Burke, who has
been very ill during the past two
weeks is now very much improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Stratton came
up to visit with old friends and rela-
tives here.
The sewing club met at the home
of Mrs. John Begun last Wednes-
day afternoon. The time was spent
in sewing for the Red Cross.
Randall Anderson, Dewey Ander-
son, Willard Longhurst and Terrence
Anderson went to Mud Lake, Satur-
day afternoon to hunt. They re-
turned Sunday evening.
Gieulieta Hillman, of Idaho Falls,
was a guest at the Fielding home
over Sunday.
Henry Fletcher, who has been suf-
fering with brights disease for about
nine weeks passed away Thursday
morning at the home of his sister,
Mrs. w. T. Norris. Mr.. Fletcher was
Sd years of age, born May q, 1858.
The funeral was held in the Shell
lev ward meeting house, and inter-
ment was made in the Shelley ceme-
terry.
Gust Nelson went to Mud Lake
to hunt Sunday.
The hay crop is excellent here this
year. -
C. Anderson purchased 200 lambs
of Edwards last week for SO per
head. At shearing time Mr.. Ander-
son sold 1900 head of sheep for
$40 per head.
Harrison Cox has his new bunga-
low almost completed and is ready
to move in.
Leon Hampton has bought new
WHY'S Knight car.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-09-21

should be scooped up and deposited
in dry place for the fowls in
winter. Chickens need dust bath
in winter to keep off the mites, and
they need exercise such as will be
afforded by scratching in this mix
ture of grain and chaff and dust to
get their feed. Prepare clean hard
floor that can be swept often, and
then dump enough of the mixture on
it each day to keep the fowls In
good condition. Prepare the place
of storage now. and do not wait till
the shower spoils the plan by sprout-
ing the grain. If you want the
chickens to have a little green truck
during the winter to improve the
egg crop, take some Of the mixed
grain and dust and wet 1t, and place
1t in a shallow box where there is
enough heat and light to sprout 1t.
Then let the fowls have it to dig
in, and they will eat the tender
shoots and the kernels and repay you
in better eggs. A monotonous ra-
ton of wheat will keep fowls alive
all winter but it will not keep them
in good physical condition and lay
ing. Frequent changes of diet with
out going to extremes is what they
need.
In operating the thresher, do not
allow the pitchers to crowd it and
reduce the speed of operation nor
yet to get behind and let the ma
chine run empty and at high motion.
Either circumstance wastes the
grain, and care on the part Of the
pitchers and in regulating the sep
arator if variation occurs. saves
heavy loss Of grain. Workmen
should keen these things in mind
and remember that care in the har-
vest is one of the ways of winning
the war. II
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-09-21
GRANDVIEW
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Mrs. Marvin Thompson went to
Utah the first of last week for a
visit with relatives and friends.
Mr.. Clark, of St. Anthony, was in
specting the field peas in this vicinity
Saturday.
R. R. Davis and family and
Thomas Young went to Pocatello,
Sunday, to visit Mr.. and Mrs. G. H.
Issacs.
Mrs. 1. N. Meyer and Mrs. Ralph
Davis spent Thursday afternoon with
Mrs. H. K. Wiley.
Elmer Johnson went to Blackfoot,
Sunday, to bring his sister, Eva,
home. She has been spending a few
days there.
H. X. Wiley made business trip
to Aberdeen, Saturday afternoon.
Gotlieb Scholtz left Saturday to
enter training in military service.
He being the first of the boys to
leave from this section.
Leslie Judd was on the sick list
Sunday, Ed. Young made the ride
for him to Aberdeen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Prang and Mr.. and
Mrs. Jensen spent Saturday evening
in Aberdeen.
Some of the Pocatello people mo-
tored over to Sterling, Sunday, re-
turning home via Blackfoot.
A threshing outfit from Twin
Falls arrived in Sterling on Satur-
day, and will start work at once.
This will be good news to the farm
ers as most of them are ready to
thresh. The horse power COM
menced threshing alfalfa seed for I.
N. Meyer, Saturday.
There will be a Red Cross meet
ing Friday, September 81, at Spring
field school house. The yarn for
knitting has been secured, any one
wishing to learn to knit and can do
so see Mrs. Harris, at Mrs. Meyers.
From the sound of guns Sunday
morning one might have thought the
Germans were upon us, however, 1t
was only the opening of the duck
season and the hunters were out
early.
A. ]. Satterfeld's team ran away
with the white top Sunday morning.
Fortunately no serious damage was
done.
o. E. Nelson and family drove
thru the Grandview country Sunday
afternoon.
Joe Cosgrove is busy stacking his
alfalfa seed. Paul Davis is helping
him.
Will Alfred and family and the
Carlson family were callers at John
Coopers, Sunday afternoon.
Nearly every one was out in their
cars Sunday e-Joying the day.
Some of the oats and barley in
this vicinity are not yet harvested,
being planted late they are slow to
ripen.