The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-07-16
APPLIES TO IDAHO, TOO.

4 APPLIES TO IDAHO, TOO.
The legislature of Michigan has set
an example which could be followed
easily by Oregon by encouraging the
planting of nut and other food bear-
ing trees along the state trunk lines.
Nuts are no longer an experiment in
this section, as the groves planted
some fifteen years ago are beginning
to demonstrate, and they combine the
advantages of beauty and utility in
higher degree than any other form of
horticulture An effort should be
made without delay to foster nut-tree
planting as part of the state road pro-
gramme, not forgetting a few of the
old-fashioned black walnuts by way of
variety Communities that do not
wish to wait for state aid need not do
so, and it is probable that the only
thing to be asked of the solons would
be law protecting the trees after
they have been planted. Even this
would not be needed after few years,
when the novelty had worn ff.-The
Oregonian.
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Moscow highway district is in adj
vance of any other highway district
in northern Idaho. The preliminary
surveys have been made on number
of the highways in the district and
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government aid for post roads is
ready to be sent to the federal road
department at Portland Latah
county will be in the lead in high
way building in a short time as it is
in the lead in almost every other line
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The story of the record sale of
Holstein cattle where 267 head aver
aged $3,337, was an interesting one
to G. p. Mix, of Moscow Mr. Mix
has number of Holstein cattle of the
same blood as the aristocrats that
sold for such high prices in New
York. His cows and heifers are
registered and traced to the same
sires and dams as the New York
cattle which brought prices that
startled the world.
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asGive money for the relief of the
Jews" is slogan often heard now
That slogan is all right a town like
Moscow, where there are no Jews,
but in towns where the Hebrews are |
in business the Gentle population
has been giving money for the re-
lief of the Jews" and people are not |
apt to respond to the appeal.
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The man who predicted that the
horse is to be thing of the past and
tractors and trucks will take his place
On the farms and for draying, has
another guess coming. The horse is
not extinct by any means and it will
be generations before he ceases to be
what he has been for thousands of
years Ssman's best friend"
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1t is especially anoying and ag-
yravating to have the Associated
Press reports filled with stories of
lights over beer and near beer just 1t
he hottest part of an unusually hot
,eason. Why talk of food to the
hungry or drink to the thirsty when
lnable to satisfy that hunger or
hirst?
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The Friday night dances in the
ig tent, conducted jointly by the
american Legion and the chamber of
ommerce, are proving very popular.
he people enjoy them. They are
lean and nice and the money made
rom the dances goes to two worthy
auses. The dances should be we'll
atronized.
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Apple trees near Moscow are re-
,rted to be in bloom a second time,
ter having their limbs stripped of
uit and foliage by recent hail
orn. 1t takes more than a hail
orm to stop Palouse soil from pro-
lcing Even the apple trees show
e sMoscow spirit"
Will we have county fair at Mos
W? We will if the people decide
ey want a fair. When Moscow citi-
rs make up their minds to get any
ng they get it. If we have a fair