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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-27

and that they can't get too heavy for
him. He is the owner Of a grey Per-
cheron colt, three years old, that is as
rear being a perfect P%ercheron as any
animal will ever get. Another colt, a
three-year-old bay FLY, is an animal
he points out to the visitor with justi-
fable pride.
Cow a little Gold Wine.
One of the best COWS in the entire
valley. a pure bred Jersey, is owned
on this ranch, and she supplies the
home with plenty Of milk and butter
besides giving a surplus to be market
ed. Last winter ten pounds of but
ter were made on this ranch each
week, and both Mr.. and Mrs. Talon
are agreed that the dairy is necessary
to a we'll conducted ranch, even
though it be on a small scale. Cows
are not much bother to keep and more
than pay for themselves in a short
time.
A flock Of 100 pure bred Rhode Is
land Red chickens are industrious
layers and during the summer months
give a large surplus of eggs to be
marketed. This household has never
Dttn WllnOul CS6o 0uAAh5 lhN WAA@~Af
some of the hens always laying.
Hogs are at present raised for home
consumption only. When Mr.. Talon
first came to this county he had pure
bred Berkshires, but he disposed Of
them. He expresses the wish that he
had not done so, or at least kept the
brood stock. He believes 1t to be to
the best interest of every farmer to
raise enough for home consumption at
least. and, better still, some for mar
ket shipment.
Mr.. Talon is a native of Christian
county, Illinois, and in 1900 came to
the state of Washington, locating at
Walla Walla. For six years he worked
on wheat ranches, and then leased a
ranch and went to work for himself.
In 1909 he was married to Miss Flor
ence Johnson, a native Of Sangamon
county, Illinois, and in 1914 they came
to Arbon valley and purchased the
Sapolil Ranch. The fact that wheat
land could be bought here at a lower
price than in Washington induced Mr.
Talon to locate here, and both he and
his wife have not the slightest doubt
that Arbon valley will come into its
own as a wheat growing section OF
the great northwest. When they came
here three years ago only a log cabin
was on the place-a typical pioneer
cabin with a rough lumber floor-be-
sides a log granary and implement
shed. The cabin has been enlarged
and other improvements added so that
it now is a commodious and warm do
micile. A good frame barn, 3Sx4O-
one of the kind a progressive farmer
delights in building-has been erected,
This barn will shelter ten head OF
stock and will hold more than enough
hay to feed the ten head. Fences have
been built and the well equipped with
a windmill. On the south field OF the
home ranch is a fine spring and the
intention is to install an u~p-to-date
water system and have water piped tC
the house and the barn. The east l6'
acres of the home ranch also contains
a good spring. Other improvement
are contemplated and in a few year.
this ranch will be n Of the bes
equipped in the valley.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-27
ARBON NEWS

Z. L. Davis and family have moved
to Pocatello for the winter.
Burt Noble, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Noble, fell from a horse last week
and was badly hurt. He is much i'm
proved at this writing.
Wilbur Gerking has gone to Poca-
tello to work until spring.
Newell Leshman, who has been suf-
fering for some time with a lame arm.
caused by a wagon wheel running
over it, went to P~ocatello Wednesday
where he got medical aid.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ". Affleck have
moved to P~ocatello.
Franklin Downey. who suffered with
spinal meningitis for four days died
November 18th and was buried at the
Pauline cemetery. He with his folks
moved here last spring from American
Falls and was living at the Albert
Heusser place, just south Of W. E.
Dawson's.
Miss Ethel Johnston and mother
and brother have gone to Malad City,
Idaho. for the winter.
Jepson and Will King of Mountain
View were Mormon missionaries at
the Arbon Sunday School ward Sun
day, November IS.
Clarence England of Pauline. who
vas suffering from appendicitis. was
taken to Pocatello Thursday, but re-
turned the same evening, feeling much
better.
Saturday. November II, an interest
ing enjoyable time vas had at the
central school at Arbon. Four speak
ers came u from American Falls.
Among them were E. E. Earring. R. s..
Anderson, d. ". Davis and Maurice
Myers. They impressed the people with
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-27

NJ. V. Talon has triumphed over
Jimhill in the state of Washington,
and will adopt the Washington method
of combating this worst OF all weed
pests on his Bannock valley farm,
which he has fttingly named Sapolil.
The Sapolil Ranch, consisting of 400
acres, is three quarters OF a mile from
the Arbon post office. The name Of
this ranch is taken from the Indian
language and signifies anything made
- or pertaining to wheat. and as the
growing of this cereal is the main en-
deavor on the ranch the name is en-
tirely appropriate. Mr.. Talon also
owns a ranch of $50 acres, the origin
al homestead of M. E. Hooker filed on
in 1910, located four miles south of
Arbon postoffice. The Sapolil Ranch
embraces the original homestead Of
Adam Affleck, filed On in 1907, and
part of the original desert entry of L.
B. Evans, filed on in 1894; the balance
was state land.
OF this total of $50 acres this year
220 acres were in winter wheat, 80
acres in barley, and 10 acres in Blue
STEM. This years yield was grown
under adverse conditions and the yield
greatly reduced. Mr.. Talon has been
on this ranch three years and has I'M
bounded faith in the future of Arbon
valley. He states that in his opinion
the soil here must be systematically
worked as summer fallow for at least
five years more before it will yield
maximum crops. For fourteen years,
eight of them on his own farm, he
worked as a wheat grower in the Pa
louise and Walla Walla sections of east
ern Washington. and he is convinced
that with proper methods of cultiva-
ton ArpeE valley will be a good aver
age wheat producing country. The
soil here has not the depth of the soil
OF eastern Washington and for that
reason continuous and intensive Gull
tivation is required to a higher degree.
Lastlyear the Turkey Red on the Sa-
I'll Ranch yielded an average of II
bushels per acre, going above the
average of the valley. This year the
weeds were in a large measur respon-
sible for the reduced yield, but they
were not altogether to blame. Just
east of the home site is a field of 100
acres and of this 140 acres were seeded
TO Turkey Red last fall, and this field
has been an object lesson to Mr.. Tai
lon. The soil was extremely dry when
the seed was drilled in last fall and he
admits frankly that he made the SER
ious error of covering the seed grain
too deep in an effort to get down to the
notwithstanding it between three
and four inches deep. When about
ITO acres had been seeded a fall rain
came along and forced the suspension
of seeding for a brief period. The bal
ance of the 140 acres was not seeded
so deep and came up in fine style anc
gave a good yield, while the deep seed.
ed grain made a thin and backward
stand. This experiment has con.
WINGED Mr.. Talon that fall grain should
never be seeded than two inche:
deep, and the sooner after the first O
October it is drilled in the better, anC
care should be taken that it is Away!
planted in moist ground.
AThat this farmer is not in any wis'
respondent is best attested by men
tioning that this fall he has seeded
$50 acres to Turkey Red and in thu
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-27

good roads, the awfulness of the war,
the boys at the front, and also
the benefits of the Y. NJ. c. A. The
supper, program and dance were Civ
en- under the management Of the Ar
bon Red Cross auxiliary.
Mrs. Lorin Bailey of Arbon visited
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-27

The Central school at Arbon opened
on September "a with an enrolment
Of 30 pupils. The average attendance
since the school opened is 28. H. P.
Howell, the teacher, instructs all
grades up to and including the eighth,
having three pupils in the latter grade.
Mr.. Howell was the first principal Of
this school when it opened in 1911 and
taught three successive terms. Later
he taught two terms elsewhere, and
this fall was engaged to teach his
fourth term in the Central school.
When Mrs. Wilson, the county super
iltendent, recently visited the ArbOn
valley schools, she asked Mr.. Howell
how it came about that he a teach
ing all the grades alone, since up to
this term two teachers had always
been employed in this school. The
answer was that owing to so many
families removing from the valley
this winter the attendance at the
school had diminished to such a de-
gree that it no longer was advisable
to engage two teachers. At n time
the enrolment at this school number
ed 65 pupils, and this was while the
Pauline school was in operation, too.
Under existing conditions it is impos-
sible to advance pupils as should be
done if circumstances warranted the
employment of another teacher. Mrs.
Wilson highly commended the work of
MIR. Howell in conducting this school,
fully realizing the handicap under
which he is working. Mr.. Howell gave
a list OF the pupils in his school who
had been neither absent nor tardy
from the opening Of the school until
November 10. and the names are:
Elizabeth, Mary, Edna, Thressa and
Mearl Bailey, daughters of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. R. Bailey, who reside a mile
and a half from the Central school.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-27

with her parents at Pauline, Wednes-
day. November y.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Keller are NOV
ing to Pocatello. so hat their chill
dren, Nina, Howard and Mildred, can
attend school.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-27

On the road just at the edge Of the
corporate limits Of American Falls on
the north, a dead coyote was found
lying on the road a few days ago and
turned over to a man hauling a load
Of wood. This made a good combin-
alton, both wood and fur being high
now. The sagebrush marauder evil
IDENTIFY sailed forth in day time to in
vestigate some chicken coop or stable
yard and it seems that he dropped
dead from fright at his temerity, for
no sign of a bullet was discernable.
At any rate, he was accommodating in
dying where he did and doing it vol
unfairly.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-27

er. Some fine day the spaniel will be
invited to a stroll along a road not
.frequented by cars and given the hike
Of his life. That will be good for him,
too; this thing Of riding around in
is not conducive to preserving
hardness and stamina in a dog. Sup
pose a big jack rabbit came along and
wriggled his front foot at the spaniel
why, the insulted canine would be
unable to make even a half-hearted
effort to catch the dweller Of the sage
brush and resent the affront.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-27

Attorney Maurice Myers is the own
er of a water spaniel dog, and the dog
is the owner of a tickle disposition.
Last week the Pilgrim started out for
a hike to 1go and this water spaniel
came along and said in dog language;
"Igo, too" Good company always be-
ing welcome. the mixers vent along
fine. until Fred Walworth came along
with his car and offered a lift. Feel
ing responsible for the safe return Of
the water spaniel, he was also taken
into the car; but when the road
was reached and that spaniel invited
to trot along again there was nothing
doing. He stuck to the a and in
stead of a hiker proved himself a pix
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-27
ALONG The HIGHWAYS
Gleanings by the Pilgrim in His
Wanderings Here and There

A hike over into the Igo district the
other day disclosed that the farmers
out that way are taking every oppor-
tunity to make improvements on their
ranches during this fine open weather.
Charles Creasey this fall has built an
addition to his chicken house and pro-
vided the feathered money makers
with a scratch yard also. Mr.. Creasey
is the owner of one of the biggest and
best flocks of pure bred Plymouth
Rock chickens in the county and knows
how to take care of them. On the
ranch of Mrs. Fannie Wagner a new
stable is being built, Floyd Wagner
and F. L. Cunningham doing the work.
There was a time when it was thought
that any old kind of a shelter was
good enough for the livestock on the
ranches. but that day has passed into
oblivion and now it is the rule that
the faithful four-footed helpers on the
farm are provided with warm and dry
quarters during the inclement seasons
of the year. John Knoll has l25 acres
Of fine land all ready to be seeded TO
Marquis wheat in the spring. He has
given a great deal of time and labor.
to the preparation of this land and
more will be accorded it in the spring
before the seed is put in. Mr.. Knoll
intends to be in a position to inform
old Mother Nature that he has done
his part in full by the time that grow
ing time comes around in the spring,
and then if the aforesaid mother will
do her part equally we'll a failure on
this farm will be out of the question.
F. L. Cunningham has seeded so acres
to fall wheat and an equal acreage to
rye. This farmer. too. has exercised
care without stint in the preparation
of his land and looks forward to a
fine crop the coming season. This
year he raised some particularly fine
corn and got it in the shock before the
frost came. Mr.. Cunningham has
proven to his satisfaction that corn
can be grown with success in the Igo
country and will hereafter always de-
vote a part of his ranch to il. for roast
ing ears are a mighty fine thing to
have on the family table during the
ummer and during the fall and win
ter months cows and horses know
exactly what to do with a manger full
Of corn fodder.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-27
ARBON VALLEY FARMER
BESTS JIMHILL MUSTARD

Learned How in Washington, and
Gives Methods That Succeeded
There.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-02-17
U, s, RELIEF WORK
 IN BELGIUM STILL
 HURT BY GERMANS
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LONDON, Feb. 16.-While restor- ing American control to the relief work in Belgium, the Germans are still hampering the work by restrict ing the movements of relief ships and their cargoes. They have cancelled the safe conducts formerly given those vessels, reports received here say. and have absolutely prohibited the trans portation of vessels or merchandise between Great Britain and Holland. The Germans permit vessels to ap- proach and leave Rotterdam by the North Sea but this passage way is so full of British and German mines as to be hazardous and almost imprac Iicable
 The purchasing activities of the commission sending overseas 100000 tons of foodstuffs monthly already has been suspended for fortnight. Ob- structions raised by the Germans have held up 160, 1000 tons of foodstuffs. Un- der existing conditions the situation means that more than 250,0O0 tons has been lost to the hungry people of Bel gium, while the demurrage and other charges on detained ships aggregate G50,000 and increases at the rate of e5,O0O daily.
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HACHITA, \. NJ. Feb. 16.-Lieut Colonel J. C. Waterman, commanding the Hachita district, sent orders to his troops today to maintain both night and day patrols along the bOr- der instead of only day patrols as heretofore. At the same time unof- ficial reports were received here that all of the cavalry regiments on the border from Fl Paso to Douglas. Ari- zona, had been told to keep themselves in readiness to move immediately on instructions from General Funston. These preparations are believed to be precautionary against Salazar's threat of another raid.
 Two troops of regular cavalry rein forced the border patrol today and two more leave for the border to- night. They are under the command of Captain Sidney D. Maize. These troops. according to Lieut.. Colonel Waterman, are for patrol duty only and have no orders to go into Mexico
 The funeral of Andrew P. Peterson, Burton Jensen, and Hugh Accord has been postponed until tomorrow morn ing to permit all relatives to attend Philip Hurst, the presiding Mormon elder at Fl Paso, and a number of Mormon missionaries will attend.
 The bodies will be buried on the Campbell ranch, which the three men
Bisbee daily review., 1917-02-17
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MORALES, AriZ., Feb. 16.-Freder- ick Kaiser, a German arrested today on a charge of violating the national defense laws. was released tonight on $2,000 bail furnished by his employ CTS. Roy and Titcomb. dealers in builders supplies.
 Kaiser. who is said to be q former German vice consul at Manzanillo, and Colima, Mexico. was arrested af- ter visit he is alleged to have made accompanied by another person whose identity has not been estab- lished. to the government warehouse near Camp stephen Little.
 Government agents charge that Kaiser. since the arrival of troops here for border service. has ''culti- vated the military officers at Camp Little and lavishly entertained them" ,"
 Attention of the department of jus tice agents they said. was directed to Kaiser by questions he is alleged to have asked concerning equipment and other details of military affairs. He was said to be known as warm ad- vocate of the German cause" and was reported 10 have made at differ ent times disparaging statements con corning the conduct of military sf- fairs here. according to the govern ment. agent Kaiser. who came here three years ago. asserted tonight he WAS innocent of the charges.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-02-17
COLORADO SIGNAL COMPANY
 HUNDRED TO GO HOME

FL PASO. Feb. 16. - Eighty-two to the Colorado signal troops were turned in to the remount station to- day. This was taken as an indication that the signal troops would be sent home soon. Nothing has been receiv- ed al the Colorado army camp as to when this command will go home. 'It was stated at district headquarters late today that no orders have yet been received for sending either com mand home
Bisbee daily review., 1917-02-17
TAFT STRONG FOR
 UNIVERSAL SERVICE
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INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 16. - Advo- eating at least one year of military training for all males between the ages of 19 and 24 years and asserting that if league to enforce peace is formed at the close of the European war. America should join it. former President Wm. H. Taft addressed the state legislature in joint session here today. He urged all true Americans to stand by President Wilson and con gress in the crisis.
 The question" said MT. Taft. "of standing by our country, whether right or wrong, has given many peo- pie some concern. But there can be no such question here. America is right Our rights as neutrals have been violated. War is horrible thing, but there are worse things than war.
 We should have an army fitting 10 defend ourselves. You cant re cruit an army at s15 month. There is only one way Universal conpul- sory military training grates ont our traditions. Yet. when we face the fact of its necessity and what it is, there is much to be said for it.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-02-17
$331, ,OOO,OO P. o. Bill With
 Dry" Clause Passes Senate

Another provision would bar from the mails letters. postal cards. circulars newspapers and other publications containing liquor advertising in states having laws against such advertising. violation to be punishable with fine not to exceed s1,000. Or Imprisonment not exceeding six months for the first offense or moro than one year for the second offense
 Determined effort made by the post office commission to increase second class mail rates and r5 establish one cent postage on drop letters were made and bitterly contested and the proposals finally were thrown out on a point of order.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-02-17
Ts v v 2 B Y !" z * FAIR SEX CHARGED * WITH MONOPOLY.

DENVER. Feb. 16.-Farmers'
 * wives near Mead, COiO.. mono I
 x poliZe the ten party telephone line l * of the Mountain States Telephone 1 < and Telegraph company there I < during the entire day with their 4 # gossip and the men can't use the 1 * telephones for business until the <
 s women have gone to bed. D. A.
 * Strong testified today at the pub a * lie hearing before the public 4 * utilities commission which is in- l * vestigating complaints of rates < # and service. < The city attorney Of La Junta 1 and representative of telephone F * users at Fort Collins and Col l < oraGo Springs appeared before s ! the commission complaining re- l * garding rates and service. Il S H A 4 .x E |
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GENEVA, Switzerland. via London. Feb. 16.-The food situation in Ger many may not grow worse. but it scarcely can become better This is the outstanding feature of Germany's great problem.
 The German people as yet are not starving. They still have provisions in adequate quantities to support life while in the case Of further decrease in available supplies there still is the institution of compulsory soup kitch- ems" the most economical method of making all foodstuffS go as far as pos sible. to stand between Germany and any forced termination to end the
Bisbee daily review., 1917-02-17
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BERLIN. Feb. l6.-(wireless to Sayville)-TrOops of the German crown prince in an attack against French positions south of Ripont. in the Champagne yesterday. the war office announced today. on a front of about a mile and a half. captured ground to a depth of half a mile. The Germans took S5s prisoners. including T officers.
 The attack, which was preceded by intense artillery fire, was made mainly against French positions at Maisons de Champagne farm and Hill 1885, about one third of a mile south of the farm. Four lines of
Bisbee daily review., 1917-02-17
WH|TLOCk KEEPS
 POST IN BELGIUM
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BERLIN, Feb. 16. (via London, Feb. 17- Brand Whitlock. U. s. minister to Belgium, will continue to remain in Brussels in his diplomatic capacity Belgian relief work will still go on under the auspices of the men now in charge of it's administration.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-02-17
R. R. Resources of U. s. All
 Pledged to Wilson for War

for defense. Daniel O. Willard, presl. dent of the Baltimore and Ohio. is a citizen member of the council in charge of transportation and com municati ton and will act in an advisory capacity both for the new ciInmittee and for the council in the railroads preparedness measure. The ass3cia- tion's committee on national defense schedules in authority committee formed last fall to cooperate with the war department in transporting troops to the Mexican border.
 President Atterbury of the railway association, sent to the heads of its members at the close of today's meet ing telegrams declaring that the pres ent emergency facing our country calls for loyal support and earnest co-opera- tion" by the roads with the federal de- fense body.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-02-17
E # < x S x < x q : SoNoRANS ORDERED
 TO FIGHT SAlAZAR.

* DOUGLAS. Feb. 16.-Colonel
 ' Jose Cardenas. commanding the x Twenty-fourth Sonora Cavalry
 4 regiment, numbering about one x thousand men. was ordered ro x leave Colonia Morelos, Sonora, to- day and proceed through Pulpito
 x Pass to Ojitos, Chihuahua, to at
 x tack General Jose Inez Salazar, x il was reported at military head * quarters in Agua Prieta. Salazor is reported officially to have about
 * 800 men. General Francisco Serrano. mil ! itary commander of the state, left Agua Prieta today for Quay * mas, his headquarters, via Naco and Nogales. < * * * x
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BALTIMORE. Feb. l6.-That the merchant submarine Deutchland has been captured and that he saw her in Plymouth harbOr with lS6 other Ger man submarines was the statement made here today by Win. Pal ner. serond engineer ol the American Transport liner Mongolia. Palmer said that the British had captured 100 enemy submarines and that lS7 Of them were in Plymouth chained to- gether and in the center of a huge net work of chains attached to buoys and wharves.