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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-02

have an inventory that you made a
year ago, compare it with the one
you make now, and see If the same
articles represent more or less value
tran they did then.
Buildings and machinery should
he marked down to allow for depre-
ciation, Buildings usually lose 3 per
cent in year, and machinery any
where from to 80 per cent accord
ing to how it is used and cared for.
If you wear out mower in five
years, depreciation should be figured
at 20 per cent a year. The machine
that wears out in four years is fig
ured at rs per cent for depreciation.
II it lasts ten years, 10 per cent a
year. If a machine was worth 500
year ago, and the market price has
gone up to $125 during the year, and
the one you used has deprecated
rs per cent on first cost, then it is
still worth 500, and you got the
use of it for the year free because Of
rise in prices, but look out when the
prices drop, for you may lose it
again.
There is another matter to be kept
in mind-obsolescence Cob so less
cents.) When machine loses value
by reason of something better being
invented, the first one becomes OBJ
solete or partly so. (Out of use or
out of date.) If you decide to dis
pense with horses and use tractor
for farm work, then the horse be-
comes partly obsolete, and if you sell
him at low price, say $4,000 less
than you would were it not for the
invention of the tractor, then you
charge $4,000 to obsolescence on the
horse. If you sell off your old imple-
ments at a loss because you have a
new set of implements to go with the
tractor, then you charge to obso-
lescence the difference between the
price they actually sell for and what
they would have sold for If the
tractor implements had not been in
vented. Depreciation is the loss in
value arising from wear and tear
and age after it is put to use.
Obsolescence is the loss resulting
from something better being in
vented, and dealers charge to OBJ
solescence much of their goods that
have never been used at all. Your
kerosene lamps will become obsolete
the day you get electricity into your
house, yet the merchant who deals
in lamps will not charge his new
lamps to obsolescence because your
neighbor beyond the light line will
still be buying kerosene lamps.
Inventory is pronounced in ven
tory, accenting the first syllable, and
or "Obsolete" is pronounced oh
so leet, with the accent on the leet.
"Obsolescence" is pronounced oh SO
less cents, accenting less. l am not
writing this paragraph for the folks
who know all about it. | am writ
ing it for those who have not used
the words and who have not been
quite sure of them, and for the
young folks who have not learned
them.
It is lots of fun, this thing of list
ing all you own and marking the
prices opposite the different pieces.
1t sharpens mans understanding
and is like analyZing problem in
arithmetic or proving the result of
your figuring. 1t makes you think
clearly and shows you your own mis-
takes and every man is carrying
some mistaken ideas about his own
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-02
Horse Wandered Back.

The night man at local garage at
Columbus, Ind, was astonished the
other night to see large gray horse
saunter in about midnight, make
straight for watering trough in the
garage, drink and then select seclud-
ed corner and prepare to settle down
for the rest of the night. After sec
ond glance at the visitor, the garage
employee saw it was Fox, a driving
horse that had for many years been
the property of the garage owner when
the building was livery stable. The
animal had been sold several years
ago, but had wandered back to its old
home and tried to And the place where
its stall stood.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-02
BEAR SCARES GIRLS
Animal Visited a Cabin Where They
Were Camping Out.

The members Of the HakanaH Camp
Fire Girls of Northampton. near AL
lentown, Pa, had the greatest scare Of
their young lives few nights ago
when their cabin on the Pocono noun
tains, where they are having a two
weeks outing, was visited by a huge
black bear.
The girls, as rule, slept on the
porch, but this night, because Of the
cold, they went indoors. About mid
night there was a terrible commotion
on the veranda when chairs began to
tumble about, tables upset and gen.
eral roughhouse was started. Some
of the drawer Of the girls looked out
and saw the bear but made no effort
to disturb him, and in half an hour he
left after having stolen all the victuals
and milk.
The bear was seen half a mile away
the next day, and natives say 1t was
a very large one.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-02
Chapter VII.

want to again remind each one to
take an inventory of his belongings
on the first of January. II you have
what lou have and make a Isi Of it.
If you have very little you ought to
list it and decide what you are most
likely to add to it during the year
and how you are going about it.
In making your inventory, it is
best to show each building and what
is in it. You might hit a telephone
pole on high gear tomorrow, and
somebody else in charge of your af-
fairs the day after, would lind it
easier to get things lined up and To-
Gated If the list showed just where
you keep things. If fire should de-
stroy building on which there was
insurance, your inventory w,)nlG be
the proper document to refer to. to
show the insurance adjuster what
was in the building at the time OF the
fire. When you make out your list,
You will probably have occasion to
re-arrange 1t a time or two before
you get everything classified as you
want it, and then if you have a type
writer, it will be easy to make a
carbon copy or two, and you can put
one copy in a safety deposit box in
the bank along with our other valu-
able papers SO it will not burn if
your house does. During the year
you will have one copy in the house
and as you buy or sell or make
changes, you keep correcting the in
ventory by writing the additions or
deductions. I especially urge farm
ers and stockmen to do this. 1t will
be interesting and it will be profit
able information. 1t leads to system
and thrift, the same as a person
plays better game of checkers
when he keeps all his forces in mind
and is maneuvering to see how he is
going to advance his interest while
yet keeping what he has or without
sacrificing too much of it. If you
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-02

he was sent to "HardbOiled" Smiths
prison camp at Gievres. The lieuten-
ant placed him in solitary confinement
with hands and feet shackled. He
protested the treatment and received
four months Of SOLITARY" He es-
capped and his friends had him en-
tered in the Polish legion, where he
WAS soon promoted to second lieu
tenant. After the armistice he was
ordered to Paris as interpreter and
was recognized, arrested, and stripped
Of his uniform and insignia and med
ais. He received another three years.
sentence. His case, however, came to
the attention Of the congressional in
vestigating committee and he was
called to testify. After his testimony
he was granted discharge on Octo-
Der 2, the paper giving him an excel
lent character and stating that he was
never absent from duty. Z
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-02
Trapped on Mill Pond.

Charles Johnson went fishing on a
mill pond at Cambria, Mich, and
anchored his boat. The anchor chain
slipped to a fastening underneath and
he could not raise the weight. Neither
could he swim. In addition the boat
leaked. He was rescued after 20 hours
of battling, spent without food, and
which lasted through one night, when
another fisherman came within call
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-02
Chickens Help Sheriff.

Sheriff Fernandez's suspicious were
aroused because there was plain evil
dence Of liquor Of some sort at house
on Pine street, Bangor, Me. He and
his deputies went to the place and
searched for clue. They saw a num-
Der Of chickens scratching in pile
of straw. One of the hens uncovered
what appeared to be the neck Of a
bottle. The sheriff scratched around in
the straw himself and uncovered TWEEN
ty-four quarts Of whiskey.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-02

Italians In a Rush to United States.
An unusual rush Of emigrants to-
ward America is in progress. Two
thousand Italians applied at Naples,
Italy, for passports to the United
States during the first fortnight Of
October.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-02
URGE Return of Rail Systems.

dianapolis.-Return of the rail
roads to private operation not late"
than December 81, 1915 is urged in a
resolution adopted by the National AS
ISOLATION of Railway and Utilities CON-
at the closing session of its
annual convention.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-02
WILL NOT CAPITALIZE fame
Kentucky War Hero Has Refused
"MovIe" Offer Of $500 a Week.

Kentucky War Hero Has Refused
"Movie" Offer Of $500 a Week.
Declining an offer Of $500 q, week
to enter the movies, Sergt. William
Sandlin, the Leslie county (Ky.) war
hero, has begun his campaign against
illiteracy.
He wears the Congressional medal
of honor, the croix de guerrre with
palm leaf and the French medal mill
taire, and another medal from the
French government for distinguished
service while brigaded with the Mon
tenegrin troops.
Sandlin has planned whirlwind
tour Of Southern Kentucky counties
in a campaign to wipe out illiteracy.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-02
Bars Up Against Radicals.

Washington.-By an Overwhelming
majority, the house on October 16
passed the bill extending for one year
wartime passport restrictions, so as to
keep radicals and undesirable aliens
out of the United States.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-02
We Have Been on the Job

up and compared with the greater invest
ment and greater indebtedness that he had
to face, he found the debts actually looked
good and comforting to him, they meant
so much in all these other respects. He
said the very fact that he had the best in
the state to work with, impressed him and
ill his help with the idea that they ought
to produce the best product in the state,
and that his customers must have the
benefit of it.
We thought of all that when we were
studying about whether we should under
take the big task of erecting building
of our own and equipping it with the
best there is for our line of business. We
hope to get into that building early in
1920, and we too, are going to feel that
our customers are entitled to the very best
goods and service that it is possible for
US to give them with our improved plant.
We believe we shall enjoy our work in
1920 more than ever before. We are
going to try to serve you better, and we
invite your attention to every feature of
it, to see if we are improving, and if so,
how much. For your splendid patronage
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-02

property. If you find it interesting,
wire me. If you don't find it in
teresting, the income tax man will
put some interest into it when he ar
rives.
To Be Continued.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-02
Managing the State Business

4 Plain facts about Institutions Information for
~ the people and for high brows well.
4 ( Meeting Bolshevism with information and
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-02

good many years, and we have enjoyed
our work more each year. We believe
we render better service each year.
Sometimes we reflect upon the way we
used to conduct our business and we blush
to think of how crude it was in some re-
spects 1t may be crude yet in some ways,
but in the light of present information
as it is to be had in modern sanitation and
meat market operation we feel consider
able pride in being near the head of the
class. When we remember how much we
have improved in ten years we feel hum
bled at the memory of what it was then
and we feel proud that we have improved
so much.
A Local Publisher Told Us
that when he moved his printing business
out of an old rented house into build
ing of his own built just as he wanted it,
and capable of being kept clean and spot.
less, not only for day or year but for
a generation, he made saving of time for
himself and for his customers, saving of
nerves and temper, saving of eye-strain
and cold hands and cold feet and i'll health
and worry, and when all this was summed
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-02

To Be Continued.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-10-07
PILLS Aud TABLETS

Chamberiain's BIacl<o, Banons, Ma
tive Herbs, Pierce, u. fact ail me
leading pills and tablets found IN q Grsi
class dUa store.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-10-07
Mecs:--s d 3Yorr21

Mrs. II. G.. H2ulsiia,:. S'iairra@, {
10 Democratic WoEen's Goinu;tte
..,:.s issued 2 ca E3i several ,nccti..;
go he held IL rvri;us ycctiols Of a.
'r'Grty. .ur lac :U..,,ac d, To2rC csc
-amizi,r- "a w,mc- tCt,IS.
!:ne and Pit 80 tnv 2,ee i-,sS arra -
for TO date T. - 81 ovs:
Pheasant HI. SaturG y O.tohcr 3,l.
ut = 30 p. III. This meeting is Ecld far
The residents of Ceptcr district aEd
the northern end of Sherman district
Herr. H';:c;t.ny. Cctoher I2,hI at -.
y. III.
ut Z 80 p. nj.
Daniels Run. Wednesday, October
18th, at = 80 p. M.
ArnOldsburg. Wednesday, October
18th. at y 80 p. III.
These meeting will be open to men
as well as women, and it is hoped
that n goodly sized crowd will he pres
ent at each of these places.
Hon. y. G. Mathews and other good
speakers will be present and address
tie voters on the issues of the campaign.
Meetings will be held in other sections
of the county rs soon as the necessary
arrangements can he made for the
same.
The women of this county are il
earnest about this voting business and
are going about the matter in cool
calm way. The interest manifested by
them In public affairs was clcarly
IL. 4 fol
women attending the rally here Wed
nesday and by the rapt attention pa
the speakers. The power they Wi
come to exercise III this and futur
campaigns is as yet undrcamed O
and in the hands of the women of Ca
houn county ii will not he abused.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-10-07
First Woman Notery

AT the session of county court helt
here this week the court had rattle.
uniqe eNperience-that of swearing il
and qualifying woman notary. TIL,
applicant was Mrs. Gae Elliott Math
ews, popular business woman of thi,
place who at present is assistant cash
Ter of the Peoples Bank. Mrs. Mathew.
is the first woman in Calhoun county t.
be appointed notary, and probably the
first i'm any of the neighboring counties
Women are now eligible to appointment
to nearly any office and we have nc
doubt many of them will enter publ,
life.
At the same session of court A. H
Allen, Everett Gamer and III. III. Helm.
ey were appointed to locate road
from the mouth of Robinson Run to
the Class A road near Nicut.
j. w. Allen was appointed constable
for Lee district to fill vacancy Bond
$1,000 with S. L. Keith as surety.
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l.. Frank Norman, staunch Demo
crat of Leafbank.
beef to Grantsville consumers Satur-
day.
Oral c. Hathaway and Ralph Nor
ris were in Parkersburg Monday for
he SOusa's Band concert
Herman Witt, an excellent citizen
day.
Sylvia GehO, an enthusiastic Demo-
crat of Bull River, was an entertaining
caller at our office Saturday
Carr Shaffer, prominent business
man of Mt. Zion, was a visitor here
Saturday.
Silas Polling, a highly respected citi-
zen of Apple Farm, was greeting old
friends and attending TO business af-
fairs here Saturday.
Columbus Elliott, an excellent citi-
zen of Sycamore, was among the many
here from that place Wednesday for
the big rally.
The home of Il. l.. Webb, at Glover,
Roane county, was destroyed by fire
Wednesday of last week and ElinOra
the little two year daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Webb, was burned to death i'm
the flames.
Jacob Johnson, who has been res
ident of Redwood for the past several
years, returned to his Bull River farm
recently. He has come to the conclu-
sion that there is no place like old
Calhoun after all. His old friends are
giving him warm welcome.
Judge +. +. Morgan, Republican cam
didate for Governor, who was adver-
tised to speak here Friday, was held
up by bad roads between here and
Chenille and did not reach this place
until nearly midnight Friday. He
had n speaking engagement at Spencer
Saturday afternoon and consequently
did not have time to address the voters
who had gathered here to hear him.
He was accompanied on the trip by
Major John G. Bond, Republican, can
didate for Auditor
Jerome Hardman delivered some fine
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:o Calhoun Chronicle
thursday, Oci. z, 1920
LOCAL.. HAPPENINGS

iyan Umstead, of BrooksvilIe, was
here on business Saturday.
Grant Church. q prominent resident
OF Hur, was q Grantsville visitor Sat
nriay.
Chess Polling, an excellent farmer of
Rush Run, was looking after business
matters in town Saturday.
~ b. Kelley, a first class young farm
er of Daniels Run, was pleasant cal
Ter at the Chronicle office Saturday.
II. III. Andrews. of Big Springs. who
has been In the Oklahoma oil fields for
some time past, returned home the first
of this week.
= and Mrs. G. L. Armstrong, form
e. sidents of this place, have return
ere and have taken rooms with
n 3 t. Fleming.
AZ Jackson, n Yellow Creek hoy
" ~ mas been in the West for several
=, orders his paper sent toEureka,
rana, where he will be located for
81 time.
9orn Tuesday to Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
VI. Hamilton, of West Union, a
large girl baby. The young lady
b. been christened Dorcas Marie
srench Hays, prominent citizen of
Ce-ville ana Wen known in this coun-
t. was stricken with paralysis while
2 e9dihg Democratic speaking meet
az Rosedale Tuesday night The latest
word from his bedside is that he is a
bttle better, but still in critical condi-
ton. Mr.. Hays is the Democratic can
didate for House of Delegates in Gil
mer county and left home Tuesday af-
ternoon to attend the meeting appar-
emily in the best of health. He has
MANY friends In this county who hope
80 hear soon that he has been restored
TO his usual good health.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-10-07

We are requested to announce tina
there will he pie supper at the Fac
tory SchoOlhouse, OIL Friday, Octobc.
18th, for the benefit of the school.
Uncle" John Mathews, of Leafbank
was here for the Democratic rally
Wednesday. He has been rather feeble
for some weeks past, but was able tc
come TO the meeting
r. A. Board, Democratic candidate
for member of the county court. was
here Wednesday. a few days ago he
met with an accident in which he dis
located his ankle. 1t is causing hin
quite bit of suffering and inconyen.
fence, but it is not going to interfere
with his running in November.
We regret that we are unable to give
the big rally held here Wednesday the
write-up it deserves. Suffice it to say
that it was one of the best meetings OF
the kind ever held in the county and
every one who attended, with the ex.
ception of the new star on the News
seemed to be extra well satisfied with
the program. r 90 high a tribute to
Mrs. Jenkins. the lady speaker, can.
not he paid, and her hearers, regardless
OF politics, resent the insults heaped
upon her by the Grantsville News
Concerning this and other things the
Chronicle will have more to say in IFS
next Issue. Governor COrnwell was mt
his best and his address served to in.
crease his already great popularity
with the people Of this.county..
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-10-07
KIDNEY PREPARATIONS

FOley's Kidney Remedy
DIR. FenDer's Kidney ard Bacliache
Remedy
SwamprO0t
Doan's Kidney Pills
FOleys Kidney Pills
Dewitt's Kidney Pills
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-10-07

telling you that we believe you win
save money by buying your car this
fall. Never in the history of the Ford
car was II as cheap as now quoted ex-
cept once, and that was when the car
without starter was sold for S36O.OO
1. o. b. Detroit. The same ear is now
$40 at Detroit.
We arc having no difficulty in secur-
Ing ears at this time, but they will be
scarce If the present price continues.
BE wise and buy now.
Smith, Huffman 6 Hathaway.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-10-07

tIhcates issued for any multiple
of $4,000. Money placed with US
can be withdrawn upon 60 days
notice.
Resources, $L0l1,COO.O0. Gov
erned by State Banking Laws.
Lend Us your money and re
ceive Z per cent interest.
Jackson County Building
d Loan Association,
G. Fl. Wetzel. Secretary,
Ravenswood, w. Va,
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Buy Your Ford Now

Neither labor nor market conditions
Justify the low price on Ford cars.
Therefore we are perfectly honest w
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Never again On
3
>9k7e rx2eyv9Te9 ssszE.szxsAs

AND THGN it spilled.
LIKE a Roman candle.
Az -t-.N-2 - rus.
AND BURNED my clothes.
AND EVERYTHING.
so I'M convinced.
rLL NEVER get.
THAT Across job.
AND know now.
THAT TIE only things-
CAN roll with one hand,
ARE RotLicNiNe dominoeso
AND I'M going to stick.
TO nv regular smokes.
FOR THEY satisfy.
VER see a closeup" Off reaD
- cigarette contentment? Get
next 10 any Chesterfield smoker,
and " &c h him register "theN
+ai'@}yi" It's ali in the blend Of
those choice Turkish and Domestic.
tobaccos-and That's a secret that,
nobody can initiate.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-10-07

i WATCHED a guy.
IN q movie show.
RIDE TIE same plug.
NINE THOUSAND miles.
AND FIRE his six.shooter.
ALL AFTERNOON.
WITHOUT RE.LoAoINe.
AND THEN, in a closeup.
HE ROLLED a smoke.
WITH JUST one hand.
AND 4! tried it myself.
FIRST WITH one hand.
THEN WITT, two.
THEN WITH M mouth.
AND THE fcrty-third trial
STAYED PUT long enough.
FOR Me to light IL.
AND ! thought l had 1t.
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Card of Thanks

We desire to thank our many friends
and neighbOrs who assisted us I'm the
and death Of our dear wife and moth
Ter.
Yours ever.
+. NJ. White and Children.
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Marriage Licenses

Robert Boon to Myrtle Mace.
Ermine Keener to Ethel NJ. Hunt.
Edgar Dewey to Virgie' Harris.
Russell Shaver to Gay Postalwait.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-10-07

MONEY WANTED We will
pay z per cent for money. Ger
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TOILET PREPARATIONS

Dental Creams, FGacc Creams ahd
The Leading Face .Owdtrs Many TAI
cum Powders sueh 80 may bee faund -
the best drag siorc.. Sc cag your
attention 10 the fact that - bay many
of these from the manufacturers, and
Keep them fresh on the shclycs.