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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-02-17
WOOL PRICES INCREASE
FIVE PERcNT LAST WEEK.
U. s. FACING WOOL FAMINE

Bradstreets OF February 10th no.
Dorts increased activity and CON
stantly rising prices features of the
Boston market. ALI prices are higher
than week ago, quotations being
marked at least percent higher
Possibility of war with Germany and
a consequent demand for army
goods has brought out mill and
speculative demand for wool needed
for such goods. Particularly Is this
true of three-eights blood territory.
American wool manufacturers are
facing a shortage Of wool, the only
chance of relieving the situation be-
Ing the possibility that Great Britain
will allot more wool to the U. s.
should the latter enter the war.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-02-17
BY UNANIMOUS VOTE ADOPT MO.
TON ACCEPTING WATER RE.
PORT OF STATE ENGINEER ON
LOCAL PROJECT.
Is TO BE NO APPEAL
GOVERNOR MAKES MOTION TO
NOTIFY THE COMPANY THAT
ACTION TAKEN BY BOARD Will
BE FINAL.

The state land board at q recent
meetin passed the following mo
tionS as appear in their published
proceedings. This would seem to
effectually bar the local company
from any increase in the boundaries
OF the project until after new
governor and land board are elect
ed.
1T was moved by Miss Redfield,
Superintendent of Public Instruction,
that the petition OF the Mountain
Home COOPERATIVE Irrigation Com
Pany to sell additional water rights
be denied and tina: the report OF
the State Engineer under date Of
January l3, 1917, SHOW ing insufficient
water suppl ;or sale Of additional
water rights under the Mountain
Home C0-OpeI&tye Irrigation Com
pany be accepted and ordered filed.
Upon roll cal! the FOL owing vote re.
suited
Governor, yes; Attorney General.
yes; Secretary of State, yes; Super
intendent Public instruction, yes;
State Auditor, yes.
Motion declared carried.
After passing the above quoted
motion another motion as follows
was also passed:
1T was moved by Governor Alex
ander that the Mountain Home Co
Operative Irrigation Company be mott
fed by the Register that no rehear-
ing will be had in this case. Mo
ton carried"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-02-17
THOMPSON FURNITURE co.
TO HAVE DEMONSTRATION
OF MERITS OF CHl-NAMEL

The w. L. Thompson Furniture
company are preparing to entertain
their customers and all the people
OF Mountain Home and surrounding
territory with a free demonstration
of "Chi-nanel" during three days,
the 9th, 7th and 8th of March.
Miss Sisenbarger, an expert dem
onstrator from the factory, will be
in charge OF the demonstration and
wdu show many new and unique
uses OF the popular finish which
the local furniture company has been
handling for several years.
Mr. Herder, manager for the
Thompson company, states that Chi.
namel is the most satisfactory re-
t n shing yarnIsh he has handled and
has given great satisfaction to the
customers.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-02-17
PROGRAM IN HONOR OF
BIRTHDAY OF FATHER OF
HIS COUNTRY ON FRIDAY

The Daughters of Veterans will
give a Washington tea at the club
rooms in the Carnegie library at
o'clock ON the afternoon of February
%.
In addition to the refreshments q
short program Win be given. There
will be a silver Offering taken at the
door.
The program win be as follows:
Song, H gh School Glee Club.
Reading, Old Glory, M IS Minerva
Williams.
Folk Dancing, by Miss Greeleys
pupils.
Violin Solo and Piano, Mrs. Joyce
Kendall and Carrie Daugherty.
Vocal Solo, Miss Nellie Davidson.
Piano Duet, The Mill Wheel, Shir.
ley Ecks Elm and Helen Smith.
Mnuet, by Primary Class.
Piano Trio, Amy Black, Esther
Pence and Marian Green.
Song, by Primary Glass, Edna
Casey at the piano.
Song, High School Glee Club.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-02-17
PUT 1T UP TO VILLAGE OARD
TO GET o. S. L. TO MAKE NEG
ESSARY CHANGE AT ATLANTA
AVENUE CROSSING.
WAS PROMISED ONCE
= TO PUT IN SUBWAY IF PROPER
SEWER CONSTRUCTED TO CAR
RY OFF SURFACE WATER.

A motion was made and carried at
the meeting Of the Elmore Develop
ment league Thursday evening that
the league memorialize the village
board to take up with the Oregon
Short Line the matter of building a
subway under the railroad tracks at
Atlanta avenue
Some years ago the village trus-
tees were assured that this would be
done at any time that the village In
stalled a sewer system sufficient to
keep the subway drained The
sewer is now reality and efforts
VIII be made to reopen the question
with the end in view of securing a
fourteen foot subway.
AT the present time the congestion
OF Jraffic at the. two crossings In
the business part Of town seems to
be getting worse month by month
and it Is no uncommon occurrence
for freight ira MS TO block one or
both crossings for from 10 minutes
to a half hour at time Mountain
Home is entitled to relief from this
cond ton and it Is to be hoped that
the village fathers take the matter
up at once and push it TO successful
completion.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-02-17
RIGHT TO SOIL OF BRITAIN
Initiative OF Duke Of Sutherland May
Be Followed by Other Large
Landowners.

, The titles of the British nobility to
their great landed estates rest largely
upon military service performed by
their ancestors Such title always
has been good in England and will be
better now that one of the greatest
land-owning mobiles In the kingdom
has attested his belief that British sol
diers now fighting for their country
are winning an equal claim TO share
VI the land, the Kansas City Star OBJ
serves.
The duke of Sutherland owns .35S,-
800 acres Of the soil OF England. Per
sonally he did not win any Of II by
the sword, but his ancestors helped
their sOvereigns subdue Scotland and
his house has not wanted for elbow
room since. The duke has now CON
veyed back to the government the alb.
solute title Of 1900 acres of this land
and has stipulated that II shall be cut
up into small farms and bestowed
upon British soldiers and sailors after
the war. The duke evidently takes the
view that their right to it is just as
good as was that of his ancestors. who
won II by the same means.
Here is perhaps solution Of the
land problem in England Back In the
days of the Henrys and the Edwards
a man who stood near to the king and
was brisk with the sword could easily
win for himself good landed estate.
Having won II, he hastened to fence
1t In and put up signs warning less
fortunate persons off The result is
that England Is pretty well fenced in
today-and Englishmen pretty well
fenced out. But after the war, when
a couple Of million Engllshmen come
home, having performed exactly the
same service that the ancestors Of the
owners Of the fenced-in land per-
formed, why should there not he the |
same recognition of such service2 In |
deed, when Mr.. Tenant, secretary for
Scotland, announced the dukes pur.
pose In the house Of commons mem.
)er asked the right honorable gentle
nan II he could get other landlords to
'ollow the dukes example. To which
Mr.. Tannant replied that he then and
here extended hearty invitation to
'ther landlords to do likewise. (Hear,
lear.)
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-02-17
MY COLLECTION
BY EDITH MASON, 10
From the Whitma n College codex.

Do you know what | would Liz
to dol I'd like to make a col
lection of peculiar men. | hk
| peculiar men. | think they ar
very interesting, much more s.
than foreign postage stamps o
views. A collection of, oh, say
twenty-five or thirty, each will
a character description or briei
biographical sketch, would bt
something worth having. | live
in Idaho, and Idaho s mountains
abound in interesting characters
old bachelors mostcly, homestead.
ers and prospectors who have
lived there for years and years,
having grown up with the country
In fact. Many of these noun
tain people | know well, for my
father likes to extend his pas
toarl duties beyond the Limit OF
his parish, and the long summer
trips we have taken together have
given me opportunities to become
acquainted.
One Of the most interesting of
these characters is Commodore
jackson. | wish you could see
him. You would never forget hir
for he is a giant. Long years ago,
when Idaho was young, he was
postmaster at the jackson Ranch.
He always liked the salary part
part Of the contract; but how he
disliked making out reports for
the government He continually
received letters Of admonition
form headquarters urging him to
send in his reports more regularly
but the commodore did not like |
10 be reprimanded any more than
ne liked to make reports. So at
asst when at had endured it as
ong as he could, he gathered up
Is much of his post office as was
oose-the books, the report
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-02-17

blanks, and the mail for that day
put it INTO large mail sack
and sent it back to Washington
accompanied by letter of ex
| planation reading something lik,
this:
Headquarters at Washington,
Dear Sirs; Here s your
postoffice. Now you We got it.
DO what you like wit it.
Commodore jackson.
Old Charlie Hayes, the stage
house tender at the toll gate,
would most certainly have a
place IN my album. | already
have picture Of him, one my
brother took the summer we
visited the old mines In the up
per country. lie told us the place
was full of rattlesnakes, and that
behind the big rock at the back
OF our camp there was a wild cat.
| looked behind the rock but |
dIdn t see any wild cat. Charlie
4
had a weu-deVeloped imag nation,
| think.
Next would come Paddy, Paddy
Bonner, the obliging little Irish
man, who could make the best
sour dough biscuits anyone ever
tasted, and who said he wished
hat ne had never done anything
worse in his life than make but
,ermllk on Sunday. Poor Paddy
S now dead. His spirit though
seems to be very much alive, for
most any night, at least so they
'ay, If you should take the short
ut through the draw where Pad
iy had his cow ranch, you could
lear the beans cook ng on the
tove. Paddy had started his
Inl er the night he he came sick
nd had to be taken to town
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-02-17
EXHIBIT AND LECTURES BY Ex.
TENSION DEPARTMENT OF UNI.
VERsITY ATTRACT ATTENTION
OF sHEEPMEN AND STUDENTS.
RANGE TO MARKET
FRiSkY LAMBKINS LIFE STORY
FROM BIRTH TO ABBlToR DE.
PICTED THROUGH MEDIUM OF
MOVIES.

The wool demonstration car of tn,
extension department of the state
university, drew out large crowt
yesterday of sheepmen, farmers
school pupils and others interes et
In the wool industry and methods
or handling wool. The car was
scheduled for only three stops il
southwestern Idaho, Mountain Home
Nampa and Boise.
This wool demons ton car is
one of the finest educational ex
hi0Its that has ever been seen in
Idaho. The car, operated coopera.
lively by the extension division of
the university and the bureau of
animal indus ry of the U. S. depart.
ment of agriculture. The Oregon
Short Line has contributed to this
educational movement by transpor Ing
the car over it's lines free.
The objects of interest in the car
includes several sheep representing
the different wool types, and the
fleeces from such types both in the
secured and unsecured condition.
The percentage of shrink caused by
securing and the reasons for same
are clearly demonstrated. The char
&C er and grades Of wool from the
different fleeces and the uses to
which such woods are put is shown
The effect Of producing wool under
different conditions and the reasons
these conditions affect the growth of
the animal and the wool produced is
explained. Why some woods are
used for maklnga nothing but felt
and other woods are made into the |
finest cloth is graphically demonstrate
ed, as is also the manufacture of |
cloth from raw wool to the finished
product
OF special interest to the sheep
man is the model of a ten man
Australian shearing shed. The su-
1eriority of the Australian method of
'hearine, tying, grading and sorting
WOOL is acknowledged. The reason
or this superiority, over American
ne hods, is clearly shown and ex-
,lained.
In addition to the exb bit in the
,ar there We're two reels of educa-
ional films known as Lambs from
Range 10 Market" and From Wool
o Cloth tha were shown at the
Weaver theatre at 1870 p. N.
The exceptionally interesting ex-
ibit and the pictures shown at the
Weaver theatre was free.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-02-17
BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT
BRING IN $437.oo. NUMBER OF
BUYERS GET SECTIONS OF THE
Bull DINGS.
WAS BUILT In 1895
OLD SCHOOL HOUSE WAS COOP
BUY FOR CUNTY. rs YEARS OF
USEFULNESS TO THE COUNTY
MADE 1T LANDMARK.

The old court house and county
office buildings were sod at public
auction Monday afternoon together
with such of the furniture and fix.
lures as had not been needed in the
new building The total amount rea-
Lied from the sale was $437.O0 all
but about $4,000 being for the build.
lngs and the latter amount for stoves,
lLnoleum and other fixtures.
l.. B. Green bought the main court
house building for $4,000 and the
coal house for $1,000, Joe LabDee paid
$62.50 for the addition containing
the judicia, bench and the Judge 8
chamber, the value being due to the
fact that it could be moved without
tearing down.
Fred Schoenecke secured the build
ing that formerly housed the treas
urer, superintendent and county sur
yeyor, for $48.00, and has it nearly
all torn down and moved to his ranch
Joe Noyak paid $500 for the jail
and sherffs off ce and has also near
ly completed it's wrecking.
@ylie Daniel bought the lean-to
on the south side of the court room,
the old quarters of the assessor and
probate judge for $2l.00, and the
brick vault IN the rear of the audi
tors former office for $45.00.
The work of tearing out the old
buildings which had been a land
mark in this city for more than 20
years was started the same after
noon and by the middle of next
week will be practically completed.
The Elmore county court house
that is now being wrecked was start
ed in the spring of 1895 by the pur-
chase of the abandoned village school
house, and by a series of extensions
and additions it was made to house
all the departments OF county gov
ernment. 1t is stated that the total
cost was returned to the county with
in less than two years IN rent saved
that had formerly been paid for
off ce rooms in different parts OF town.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-02-17
MOUNTAIN HOME, 1MoRE COUNTY IDAHO,
SCHOOL NOTES

Our basket ball boys came bacl
from Boise with their colors flying
Once more the red and the whit,
has been triumphant. The score O.
the Boise game was 27 to 25 In oul
favor. The victory was one of tn,
pleasantest surprises that the sehoo
has had this year. The members o
the team are not very heavy bu
they are creased lightning wher
1t comes to speed. Every member O
the team starred. The lineup is "a
follows. Dewey Labbee, center,
Grundy Brown and William O'NelIl
forwards; and John Galloway and
Vance Smith, guards.
A general celebration was held in
high school Tuesday afternoon owe,
the basket ball game al Boise. Mr..
Cushman, the coach, and the mem
oers OF the team gave interesting
accounts of the game The high
school has pledged its enthusiastic
support to the boys from now on.
They expect TO play several more
games before the close OF the basket
ball season.
DR.. Springer Of the College Of
Idaho talked to the high school Tues
day, on the advantages OF a college
education. Later he spoke to the
senior class about the college life
and extended cordial invitation to
all OF the seniors to attend the
College OF Idaho
Ten new articles on the single tax
question have been received from the
Wilson Package Library, The de-
batting team is working hard for the
nome debate which Is to take place
n the near future From the argu-
nents that are being piled up, it 10
thought that We stand an excellent
5hNANS va NuAi iiis5 OAi lIlN ~
he debate to be held in Gooding.
The selections for the home ora
orical contest have nearly all been
ven. The date for the contest
will probably be set for March ninth.
The state contest will be held on
April fifth.
Miss Lafferty's pupils gave her
surprise party last Saturday at the
lome of Blanche Boyer. All report
'ery enjoyable time. Dancing and
okeS were in order
Nearly all of the grade rooms took
. few minutes off Wednesday for
heir Valentine boxes. This Ia one OF
he most looked for days of the
chool year and this year brought
great deal of enjoyment to all
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-02-17
SHERIFF GRABS ANOTHER
BOOT ADDS EVIDENCE TO
SUPPLY NOW ON HAND.

Sheriff Stevens, on his way home
from Boise Monday, met Robert
Noble on the way from Bruneau to
Boise, He was having engine trouble.
When the sheriff stopped to give
him assistance, he discovered, he
said, that there was whiskey in the
au o, which he confiscated Stevens
ARE sted Noble and brought him to
Mountain Home, where he was
lodged in the county jail. On being
arra!gnod Noble put up a cash bond
of $500 for his appearance at pre-
liminary hearing, the date Of which
was fixed for March 15.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-02-17
LOCAL MAN RESIGNS AS
PRESIDENT OF BOISE BANK
SUCCEEDED BY COL. HAMER.

Thos Mellon last week resigned
tae presidency OF the Idaho National
Bank OF Boise, to which he was
elected at the time of the death of
George Fletcher several months ago,
and Thomas X. Hamer of ST. Anth-
ony was elected to fill the vacancy.
Mr.. Mellen was unable to carry the
work on account of other business
intert SITS and i'll health. Col. Hamer
will move to Boise and take active
charge of the bank.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-02-17

Fhos Menen is having an elevator
put in the sidewalk in front of the
Mellen Hotel to facilitate handling
trunks in and out Of the new sam
pie rooms recently fitted up in the
hotel basement
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-02-17

The cost Of good permanent
highway is often paid many times
over in repairs and breakage of both
automobile and horse-drawn vehicles
where poorly constructed roads are
used. No successful farmer or mer-
chant would tolerate such a condi-
ton in his own affairs.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-02-17
BRUNEAU MAN SELLS FOUR
LOADS OF ALFALFA SEED
TO LOCAL SEED DEALER.

Sam Noble who owns large ranch
near Bruneau, delivered four big
loads of seed to Jack Watkins here
Sunday and Monday. Mr.. Watkins
shipped a car of seed out this week,
all of it being raised in the Bru-
neau and Grand View sections.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-02-17

Dan Kirby of Atlanta was visitor
In the city this week.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-02-17

]. H. Mowy of Smiths Prairie was
In town Monday.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-02-17

(Conunsu on page 81
Malvern daily record., 1917-06-29
MRS. JODIA RYLAND DEAD

Mrs. Jodia Ryland, who has been ill for sometime, passed away today at her home on Sullenberger Street.
 Mrs. Ryland's death was not a surprise to her family, but will be a deep grief. Mrs. Ryland was a faithful Christian for many years.
 She is survived by two sons, Ebert and cason Afford, both we'll known in our city.
 Funeral services will take place Sunday morning. July 1st, at the Tabernacle of the Assembly of God, conducted by the Rev. Fred Loh- mann. Interment at Social Hill Cemetery.
 Our sympathy is extended to these boys in the loss of their best earthly friend.
Malvern daily record., 1917-06-29
STATE DONATES TO RED
 CROSS FUND $6O2,l87.5O

Reports of subscriptionsfr from Ark ansas for the National Red Cross fund, received at the local head quarters last night, totaled $602,- 18750. Reports received are from 49 of the 75 counties, and some re- ports are only partial w. A. Kling, head of the campaign in Arkansas, says the amount probably will be increased to $65O,OO0.
 Some of the counties are continu- ing to solicit subscriptions, he said. Ses eral hundred dollars were secur- ed in Little Rock today.
 Various counties are planning to organize permanent chapters. When I came to Arkansas three
  weeks ago, there were only three chapters in the state. With the completion of the organizations now being formed, it is believed the number will reach 100.
 Many inquiries have been receiv- ed at the headquarters here con- corning the time for payment of the pledges. MT. Kling said. The first payment on the pledges will be July 1, and should be collected and deposited in local banks awaiting information from Washington.
Malvern daily record., 1917-06-29
PENSIONERS ARE MAX
 ING ANNUAL REPORT

The Confederate Pensioners of Hot Spring county are now making their annual report to- County Clerk J. B. Collie. The County Pension Board will meet on the second Mon- day in July to pass on all new ap- plications, as well as on the reports sent in by those who are already on the roll. 10 or Is new applications have been received by the County Clerk so far, and will be passed on by the Board when they meet. The pension roll for this county is about 200, and the warrants will be is- sued sometime after September 1st It is not known the exact amount the pensioners will receive this year, as it is based upon the amount of the special pension tax collected. They received 82 cents on the dollar last year
 The following communication re- ceived by MT. Collie, from the State Pension Board, is self-explanitory:
 The State Pension Board desires that all Confederate Veterans and all widows of Confederate Veterans, who under the law, are entitled to a pension shall receive the full amount due them But complaints have been made to this Board that many persons are drawing pensions who are not entitled to the same, thus cutting down the amount to be distributed, so that the legitimate pensioners do not get the full amount of their pensions. There fore you are urged to call the at tention of each applicant to the affidavit he and she is required to make so that none may be misled into violating it. You are urged to call their special attention to the property and income provision of the law. Also to desertion from the army. Confederate soldiers who for any reason took the oath of allegi- ance before the close of the war were regarded as deserters, and un- der the law are not entitled to a pension. It is to be hoped that all County Clerks will assist this Board in seeing that only deserving pers- ons get pensions
 Yours very truly,
 JONATHAN KELLOGG.
 Major General Commanding Ark ansas U. c. V. and Member State Pension Board.