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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-03
THE BANKER

To blow In wealth I sometimes
banker. ON projects iabeled Get rich
quick" but ere | blow I see the
banker. who hits those projects with
a brick. am an easy mark, I know
u; gold bricks 20 me appear all right,
and men with bait come up and show
1t, and strongly urge that I shall bite.
But long ago I made some pledges:
vowed I'd never pay the price of
losses, wooden hams or wedges, with.
out the bankers sane advice. Thus
I've escaped thousand dangers, and
ills too dark for tongue to tell; rye
batfled scores OF oily strangers who
had pink polar bears to sell buy no
gold mines In Nebraska, no odds how
hard the agent tries: | buy no or.
chards In Alaska, because the banker
puts me wise. He 10 my refuge and
my anchor, when Inn inclined to make
mistakes-the good Old cautious vii
lage banker, who sizes up the snares
and fakes.
WALT MASON.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-03
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department OF the Interior, U. s
Land Office at Boise. Idaho, Jan
uary 18th. 1917.
Notice 10 hereby given that Jane,
w. Averill, OF Mountain Home, who
ON May 18th, 1912, made homestead
entry, No. 012671. for NEA, Section
81, Township s., Range 9 e., Boise
Meridian, has filed notice OF intention
to make 8 year proof, to establish
claim to the land above described
before w. c. HOWE. U. 8. Commits
sioner, at Mountain Home, Idaho, on
the 9th day OF March, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Widtfelt +. Waiter, William Chip
man, Charles N. Bartlett, Arthur G.
Nettleton, all, OF Mountain Home
Idaho.
FRANK 8. HEER,
Jan. n Feb. "a Register.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-03
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.


Department of the Interior, U. g.
Land Office at Boise, Idaho, Febru.
airy, 9th, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that George
B. McWilliams, of Mountain Home,
Idaho, who on August 25th, 1918,
made homestead entry, No. 014794,
for SWANEA, SEANWA NEA
sWA, NWAsEA, section 6, Town
ship 3 s., Range E., Boise Nerd
ian, has filed notice OF intention to
make 3 year proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before
w. C. HOWE, U. 8. Commissioner, at
Mountain Home, Idaho, on the 4th
day of April, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Frank S. Lamberton, John Hoff-
man, Atlanta Yates, Frank Jackson,
all of Mountain Home, Idaho.
FRANK s. IIEER,
Register
Mch $751;.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-03
Acquiring Good Speaking Voice.

The formation OF good or a bad
speaking voice IL question of habit.
But In order to acquire that habit cas-
lily the child must hear nicely modulat-
ed voices about him. II your own
voice is harsh or nasal your child may
unconsciously initiate your mode Of
speaking. Or IL companions talk
through the nose" he may assimilate
their way of talking.
Try your best to keep your voice In
the proper pitch while your children
are about, and keep a watchful ear on
their voices. II you hear one word
spoken In nasal twang correct 1t at
once. so that the child will know the
difference between the right and the
wrong ways.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-03
Hard to Cure Suffering.

A prominent physician says elocu-
ton exercises usually sggravate slut
tering: 10 has never known hypnotism
to effect a cure, and pyscho-analysis
used alone cannot succeed. The effec-
tive treatment Is very complex and
delicate. and the slightest mistake may
make a cure impossible. 1t involves
thorough study OF the bodily condi-
tons. minute regulation of home In.
duence and business habits relaxation
of mind and body, spontaneity of ex-
preston, equilibrium of emotions, pre-
cision OF thought, correction OF charac-
ter, development of confidence, read
1ustment to environment and the learn
Ing Of new method Of speaking.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-03
NOTICE

In tho District Court Of the Fourth
judicial District of the state o,
Idaho, In and for Elmore County.
Bruneau State Bank, a Corporation
Plaintiff, vs. o. M. Carter Leila F
Ely. B. r. Johnson, George W
Smith. A. w. Wicher. W. A. Man
son, G. r. Carter, s. w. Roberts
C. X. Macy. c. T. Green Mabel b
Macy, Minnie b. Carter, and Anna
d. Ensign, Defendants.
Notice La hereby given that the
above named PLAINTIFF have had an
attachment Issued against the per
sona property OF the defendants, In
the above entitled action
3. N. HOBBS,
Clerk Of the District Court.
Feb. a. Mch 3.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-03

When the roads are soft and mud
dy with the frost just coming out OF
the ground In the time when Q little
work counts for more than at any
other time Of tho year.
Tho King dray, which stirred up
great interest among road makers
several years ago 10 only useful when
the roads are muddy. or at leasf
reaches Ito greatest usefulness under
muddy conditions. The theory Of
the King drag 10 that 1t puddles the
mud and works the water to the sur
face where IT can run off and not
only leave the road dry and smooth
but puddled so that u will dry hard.
The road between Mountain Home
and Bruneau was graded last sum-
mer and 10 said to be In horrid shape
at the present time II our county
commissioners or some one else In
interest would get q dragging outfit
ON 1t fright now, that road would DO
In much better shape all summer
than II will otherwise.
Probably fully one-hak OF the
country trade that Mountain Home
enjoys comes to town over the Bru-
neau and Grand View roads and 81
would be good business for the town
10 see TO II that those roads are put
In such shape thst theae customers
OF ours won't cuss the old burg every
tina they come IN. 4
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-03
AIiAo sUMM ONs

In the District Court OF the Fourth
judicial District Of the State Of
idaho, In and for Elmors County.
Ada Cooper. pladntff. Va William
Cooper, defendant.
The state of Idaho sends greetings
to william Cooper, the shove named
defendant.
You are hereby notified that q
complaint has been filed against you
In che District Court OF the Fourth
judicial District OF the State of
Idaho. In and for the County of FL
more BY the above named plaintiff.
Ths action 10 brought to dissolve
the bonds Of matrlmony between the
plaintiff and the defendant and for
general relef.
And you ore hereby directed TO ap-
pear and answer the said complaint
within twenty days OF the service OF
mis- summona. IL served within said
judicial DAtrct. and within forty
days u served elsewhere; and you
are further notified that unless you
% appear and answer said CON-
plsint within the time herein speci-
tied. the plaintiff will take judg-
ment agalnst you o. prayed in said
com paint.
Witness my hand and the seal OF
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-03
MORE THAN NONSENSE MAKER
Edward Lear, Known 90 Most % Gen.
tis Humorist, Was Also Famed
40 q Painter.
WALT MASON.

Most Of us when we think Of Edward
Lear think vaguely Of someone who
wrote delectable rhymes OF nonsense
and fun. man who made queer pic.
lures Of impossible creatures to 90
with his rhymes, who complied q weird
natural history and botany all his
own. and spent his life making odd
Jokes.
We have sung, or heard someone
else sing. his "0wl and the Pussy
Cat-and-and-well. that's about
IN. f.
But Edward Lears nonsense books
were the very smallest part Of the
work Of long and busy life, and his
feal labor was that OF q painter rather
than q writer.
More than what no did, even, was
! what he was--a lovable and charming
man, adored by children, with the gen.
tlest heart In the world, a great lover
of beauty and devoted to his friends.
Lsar's real character and work have
been described In st. Nicholas, by Hi.
6egarde Hawthorne. Though Lear's
work was In general 10 serious, to
the end OF his life In 1888. Miss Haw.
fhorne says, he continued to write his
xidiculous verses and make his funny
sketches In letters to his friends
Baxter Springs news., 1917-07-12

lawn, he had returned them to theft
place. The trick was becoming evi-
dent. But where was Ford? In the
house or grounds, dead or alive, but
where2
II was able, through my friend
the bootboy, to examine the boots on
the night Of our arrival. My measure
ments corresponded with those that
Jackson, the valet, wore. Was he
acting for himself, or was Harbord,
or even Ransom, in the secret? That,
too, it was necessary to discover before
/ showed my hand.
"Your story of Harbord's midnight
excursion supplied q clue. The sec
retary had evidently followed some man
who had disappeared mysteriously.
Could there be the entrance to secret
chamber in that corridor? That would
explain the mystification of Harbord
as well as the disappearance of Silas
Ford. If SO. HarbOrd was not in
volved.
"H Ford were held a prisoner he
must be fed. His goaler must Of ne
cessity remain in the house. But the
trap l set in the suggested journey to
town was an experiment singularly un-
successful, for all the three men /
desired to test refused. However, If
/ were right about the secret chamber
l could checkmate the blackmailer by
keeping o watch on him from your
room, which commanded the line Of
communications But jackson was
clever enough to leave his victualling
IN tho niOhf-tima I aaaffarad the
flour to try the result Of that ancient
trick. It was successful. That is all.
Do you follow me?"
YES" said l; "but how did Jack
son come to know the secret hiding
plaOe?"
"He has long been a servant Of
the house. You had better ask his
old master"
Baxter Springs news., 1917-07-12

BE Died for the Union.-SERoEAET-
"'Ey therel Where are you going3"
TIE ABsENr-NINDED BBaGAR (uho
had climbed out Of the trench l-"Ol
Jiminyl When that bloOmin' shell UBtl-
ed over'ead HI thot It vas twelve o'elOok
O'Clock. ."-NebraslrA AWgWan.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-07-12
HOME CIRCLE MAGAZINE SECTION

back.
"Have you ever heard Of priests
hole?'" he whispered. "In the days
when Meudon Hall was built, no coun-
try house was without its hiding
place. Protestants and priest, Roy
alists and Republicans, they all used
the secret burrow at one time oil
another"
"How did he get in?"
THAT is what we are here to dis
cover; and as have no wish to destroy
Mr.. Ford's old oak panels i think
our simplest plan will be to wait
until he comes back again"
The shadows leapt upon us as
Peace extinguished the light he carried,
The great window alone WAS luminous
with the faint starlight that showed
the tracery Of its ancient stOneworki
for the rest, the darkness hedged us
about in impenetrable barriers. Side
by side, we stood by the wall in which
We knew the secret entrance must
exist.
1t may have been ten minutes or
more when from the distance-some-
where below our feet, or so it seemed
TO me-there came the faint echo of
a closing door. 1t was only in such
cold silence that we could have heard
it. The time ticked on. Suddenly,
upon the black of the floor, there
shOne thin reflection like the slash
of sword-a reflection that grew into
h broad gush Of light as the sliding
panel in the wall, six feet from where
we stood, rose to the full opening.
There followed another pause, during
which ! could see Peace draw himself
together as if for some unusual exer-
ton.
A shadow darkened the reflection
on the floor, and head came peering
out. The light but half displayed the
face, but / could see that the teeth
were bare and. glistening, like those
of q man in some deadly expectation.
The next moment he stepped across
the threshold.
With q spring like the rush Of q
terrier, Addingt0n Peace was upon
him, driving him off his balance with
the impact Of the blow. One loud
scream he gave that went echOing away
into the distant corridors. But, before
/ could reach them, the little detective
had him down, though he still kicked
viciously until L lent o hand. The
click Of the handouts on his wrists
ended the matter.
It was FOrd's valet, the man jack
son.
We were not long by ourselves. /
heard q quick patter Of naked feet
from behind us, and Harbord, the
secretary, came running up, swinging
q heavy stick in his hand. Ransom
followed close at his heels. They
both stopped at the edge Of the patch
of light In which we we're, staring from
US to the gaping hole in the wall.
"What in thunder are you about?"
cried the manager. -.
Finding q solution to your prob
lem," said the little detective, getting
70 his feet. Perhaps, gentlemen,
you viii be good enough to follow me-"
BE stepped through the opening
in the wall, and lifted the candle which
the valet had placed on the floor whilst
he was raising the panel from within.
By its light / could see the first steps
Of . flight which led down into dark
ness.
ave viii take jackson with US"
he continued. keep Gn eye on him,
Mr.. Phillips, II you please"
II was q strange procession that
we made. First Peace, with the
candle, then Ransom, with the valet
following, while and Harbord brought
up the rear. We descended some thirty
steps, formed in the thickness Of the
Baxter Springs news., 1917-07-12

well, Ransom, how are things?"
bad sir: but it's not too late"
He nodded his head, passing hil
hands through his hair with q quick
nervous movement.
you've caught my clever friend
see. Kindly 60 through his pockets
will you? He has something / must
ask him to return to me-"
We found it in Jackson's pocket
book-a cheque, antedated q week
for five thousand pounds, with 9
covering letter to the manager oI
the bank. Ford took the bit OF stamped
paper, twisted it to and fro in his
supple fingers.
1T was smart OF you, Jackson,
he said, addressing the cowed figure
before him. IL give you credit for the
idea. To kidnap a man just as he
was bringing off big deal-well,
you would have earned the money"
But how did you get down here?"
struck in the manager.
He told me that he had discovered
an old hiding-place-a priests hole
he called it, and walked into the trap
as the best man may do sometimes.
As we got to the bottom OF that stair
way he slipped q sack over my head,
and had me fixed in thirty seconds.
He fed me twice a day, standing by
to see l didn't halloo. When / paid
up he was to have twenty-four hours
start; then he would let you know
where was. ] held out awhile, but
/ gave in tonight. The delay was
getting too dangerous. Have you o
cigarette, Harbord? Thank you. And
who may you be?"
It was to the detective he spoke.
"My name is Peace, Inspector Ad-
dington Peace, from Scotland Yard"
"And ! owe my rescue to your"
The little man bowed.
"You will have no reason to regret
it. And what did you think had
become of me, Inspector"
at was the general opinion that
you had taken to yourself wings, Mr..
Ford"
Il was as we travelled up to town
next day that Peace told me his story.
/ will set it down as briefly rs may
be.
"I soon came to the conclusion that
Ford, whether dead or alive, was in
side the grounds Of Meudon Hall.
II he had bOlted, for some reason
by the way, which was perfectly in
comprehensible-a man OF his ability
would not have left broad trail across
the center Of his lawn for all to see.
There was, moreover, no trace Of him
that our men could ferret out Mt any
station within reasonable distance. A
motor was possible, but there were no
marks Of its presence next morning in
the slush of the roads. That fact ]
learnt from q curious groom who had
aided in the search, and who, with q
similar idea upon him, had carefully
examined the highway at daybreak.
"When / clambered to the top
Of the wall ] found that the snow
upon the coping had been dislOdged.
traced the marks, as you saw, for about
q dosen yards. Where they ended
], too, dropped to the ground out
side. There i made q remarkable
discovery. Upon q little drift Of
snow that lay in th. shallow ditch
beneath were more footprints. But
they were not those Of Ford. They
were the marks Of long and narrow
boots, and led into the rOGd, where
they were lost in the track Of a flock
Of sheep that had been driven over Il
the day before.
"I took q careful measurement Of
those footprints. They might, Of
course, belJng to some private inves-
tiRator; but they gave me an idea.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-07-12
An Unjust Accusation.

Sarah" said a lady to her maid,
"Pm vexed at your neglect and care
lessness. Just look at all that dust on
the pianol It's six weeks old At the
very least" Sarah suddenly became
very dignified. "Then it's no fault Of
mine. You know very well; .ma'am,
that I've been with you only fOur
weeks"
Baxter Springs news., 1917-07-12

me-" he suggested.
AZ know all about that" told
him. IL haven't complained, have
!? If you want me to shut myself
up for week I'll do it; but / should
prefer to have some idea Of the reason
why"
II don't wish to create mysteries
MIR. Phillips" he said kindly; "but
believe me, there is nothing to be
gained in vague discussions"
/ knew that settled it as far a'
he was concerned, so / nodded my
head and filled a pipe. At eleven he
walked across the room and switched
off the light.
"If nothing happens, you can take
your turn in four hours from now,
he said. "In the meanwhile get ia
sleep. / will keep the first watch"
/ shut my eyes; but there was nc
rest in me that night. l lay listening
to the silence OF the old house with q
dull speculation. Somewhere far down
in the lower floor a great gong-like
clock chimed the hour and quarters
! heard them every one from twelve
to one, from one to two. Peace had
stopped smoking. He sat as silent
as q cat at q mousehole.
1t must have been some fifteen
minutes after two that l heard the
faint, faint creak OF q board in the
corridor outside. sat up, every
nerve strung to q tense alertness.
And then there came q sound knew
well, the soft, drawing touch of hand
cropping in the darkness as someone
felt his way along the panelled walls,
1t passed us and was gone. Yet
Peace never moved. Could he have
fallen asleep? l whispered his name,
"Hush!"
The answer came to me like q gentle
sigh.
One minute, two minutes more and
the room sprang into sight under the
glow OF an electric hand-lamp. The
inspector rose from his seat and slid
through the door, with me upon
his heels. The light he carried searched
the clustered shadows; but the corri-
dor was empty, nor was there any
place where q man might hide.
"You waited 500 long," ! whispered
impatiently.
1.-The man is no fool, Mr.. Phillips.
Do you imagine that he was not
listening and staring like a hunted
beast. A noisy board, q stumble, or
q flash Of light, and we should have
wasted firing day"
Nevertheless he has got clear
away"
IL think not"
As we crept forward saw that a
strip Of the oak flooring along the
walls was gray with dust. II It had
been in such neglected state in the
afternoon should surely have noticed
it. In some curiosity / stopped to
examine the phenomenon.
Flour" whispered the little man,
touching my shoulder.
"FlOur7"
"Yes, / sprinkled it myself. Look
there is the first result"
He steadied his light a. he spoke,
pointing with his other hand. On
the p0wdery surface was the half
footprint Of q man.
The flour did not extend more than
a couple Of feet from the walls, 30 that
Il wis only here and there that We
caught .up the trail. We had passed
the bedroom on the left-yet the foot
prints still went on; we were at the
store-room door, yet they stih were
visible before us. There was no other
egress from the corridor. The tail
window at the end was, as knew, q
good twenty feet from the ground.
Had this man also vanished off the
h sOsI-- E-~1n
Baxter Springs news., 1917-07-12
Oueered Himself.

"Why are you pouting, Betty?"
"Jack said was beautiful, and
told him he must be near-sighted."
"What did he say?"
"Why, the hOrrid thing said per
haps he was"
Baxter Springs news., 1917-07-12
Expensive Virtue.

A Southern judge, who had . fine
lot Of hogs, one day met . colored man
notorious for stealing and said 70 him:
"Unele Jack, IN tel you what III do.
You pick out two Of those hOgs you
like the best, and IN give them 70
you, provided you won't steal any
Of the, Others" The negro pOndered
awhile and finally said: "Jedse, you've
always been . good neighbor, an l
likes yuh, an / wants to do right by
yuh, and 80 accepts de offer yuh
makes, but wants yuh to know IN
lose meat by it."-Puok.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-07-12
A Good Wife.

A Good VIE.
$50 poor Mandy Is gOneS"
"Yes, yes, ma'am."
"She was . good wife to you, Sam"
"Yes, indeed she was. | speck I'd
been turned out Of house and home
years ago Il she hadn't worked AL the
time to keep the rent paid up"
Baxter Springs news., 1917-07-12
Her Attraction.

Her Attraction.
"She's the daughter Of n bank
president"
mo wonder she draws 90 much
interest"
Baxter Springs news., 1917-07-12

SoASp UuI NY uauuS VIII press 10
their. hpS the waiting cum. .aNnn
Baxter Springs news., 1917-07-12

~lAAB sA0S ibo uuCluUCIS
may be Of service IN defNnse of
Baxter Springs news., 1917-07-12

you. Ao.neE 70 receive Cne care OF
the Red ICroaa.,
Baxter Springs news., 1917-07-12

PHSPoH nIB IIoU51 eIC' TIC pun VIII
be perfect, no. ,onN IA ,0oin0 IN Ia.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1917-03-23

Be sure to give number and size. Send
orders fer patterns to Montsna NeYspapof
Association, GFeat Fairs, M0ufnna- BE sure
TO sign your full name aud address below.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1917-03-23
Montana Lawyers in New York.

William Wallace, form rly a we'll
known and successful member of the
Montana bar, and who has been CIV
ing much talent for modest compen-
sation to the federal government, as
assistant attorney general, has re-
signed his Washington post, and will
practice law with A. j. Shores, for
merly general counsel for the Great
Northern railway company, and just
prior to his departure for New York,
chief counsel for the Amalgamated
copper company.
Mr.. Wallace was for years general
counsel for the Northern Pacific
company, and in addition enjoyed a
large and lucrative practice. He has
extensive livestock interests in Mon
tana and comes to the state occasion
ally.
The name of the law firm at pres
ent is Chadbourne & Shores, ant
the senior partner, Tom l.. Chad
bourne has been spoken of as {
strong possibility for the next mayor
of New York.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1917-03-23
FARM ANTELOPES'
McDOWELL'SPL
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR WILL
MAKE GAME PRESERVE
ON HIS FARM.
First to Take Advantage of New Law
Which Permits individuals to Go
Into Game Breeding; State Game
Warden Hopes Others Will Follow
Good Example.

Under the new game law residents
of Montana are entitled to create
game preserves. On these preserves
they are permitted to propagate any
special game they happen to fancy.
Lieut-Governor Mcdowell proposes
to develop a herd of antelope. He
has a farm near Drummond, between
Butte and Missoula, where he spends
the summe months. This farm is
ideally situated for the breeding of
antelope.
He has let a contract for the en-
closing of a fairly large acreage with
a high woven wire fence. The wire
will be put town below the surface
for a depth of about three feet, to
guard against marauding coyotes and
it will stand at least ten feet above
the surface.
Before the contract was let he had
purchased a small band of antelope
and the animals will be installed as
soon as the preserve is in shape to
receive them.
Game Warden DeHart Is of the
opinion that Gov. McDowell's expert
ment will prove very successful. Mr.
Dehart says the antelope thrives in
captivity and that in a few years a
fine herd should develop from this