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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-08-28
IMPROVEMENTS AT
BAPTIST CHURCH

Many improvements are being
made at the local Baptist Church,
under the supervision of Rev, j. L.
Taylor. During the past week the
curbing around the church proper
ty has been completed and the
ground leveled up, preparatory to
the planting Of a lawn. New pews
have been ordered for the building
and it is expected that they will be
installed sometime during the COM
ing month.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-08-28
NAMPA RODEO
ON SEPTEMBER

Flying hoofs, lodging heads, bus
ters biting the DUST, plunging OF
wild horses in spectacular races, dex-
ferrous roping aud bull logging, and
the shrill "Ye-e-e-ow's, Ride EN-
Cowboy" Of the wild west fans win
recall memories Of frontier days
when Nampas annual Rodeo and
Harvest Festival opens Tuesday, Sep
TENDER 1, for four days
The stage is now set, and the FEES
tival committee is ready to go.
Space for exhibits has been enlarged
because Of the greater demands, due
to an unprecedented crop in the val
ley this sason. Concessions also
promise to greatly exceed that of any
former year The special entertain
ments will be held on the main
streets of the city, augumenting the
carnival spirit which will be fostered
by the festival board. Music viii
be provided every afternoon and
evening, and open-air dancing viii
be enjoyed in a pavilion.
Special attention will be given
toward providing food and shelter
for the large crowds which are ex-
pected to attend.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-08-28
DROWNED IN THE
OWYHEE RIVER

Whe putting a bunch of cattle
across the south fork of the Owyhee
river in the southwestern corner Of
this county. on Thursday, the 18Th
inst, Wallis J. Shepard lost his life
when his horse became unruly and
turned over with him.
Wallis was an expert horsemans is
said to have been a good swimmer
and the waters about fourteen feet
in depth, were tranquil as a mill
pond and no marks marks of his hay-
ing been hit by his horse being
found. it is difficult to understand
the fatal result His companion
Sam Ross, had crossed ahead Of him
and says that he did not come to
the surface after he first sank
Ross went for assistance and to
summon the coroner and other off
eials, returning to isolated scene of
the tragedy the following day, when
the body was found where it had
sunk.
Coroner John Crete, County At
torney Riordan and Deputy Sheriff
Connors, with Grover Wilson, were
with the rescue party
It was necessary to bring the body
from the preeipitous river canyon,
near a thousand feet in depth, on
horseback, thence by wagon several |
miles to a point reached by motor
-Owyhee Avalanche.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-08-28

Of the university campus by a com
mittee representing the university
and the Chamber Of Commerce
The afternoon was spent in the
inspection trip and the Moscow bust
ness men were hosts at dinner at
hidenbaugh hall in the evening.
Guests present were Frank Nj.
Hobbs. Mountain Home; H. A. Ben
son, Blackfoot; Mrs. Myrtle p En-
king Gooding; Frank e. Smith.
Weiser j. S Peterson, Paris; Mr..
and Mrs r. c. Farley, Pocatello; r..
A. Bowler, shoshone; G. G. siggins,
Twin Falls; John A. Hofoed, Pres
ton; and George H. Church, Emmett
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-08-28
IRRIGATION WATER
TURNED OFF SOON

W. J. Love, who is in charge of
the local irrigation districts informs
the Republican that all need for ir-
rigation water will likely be over by
about September 10th and it is ex-
pected that the water will be turned
off at that time 1t is Mr.. Loves
plan to turn the water off gradually,
thus permitting the many fish that
IRE in the canals to escape. While
there are very very trout in the canal
out of Camas Reservoir, the perch
are reported to be quite plentiful.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-08-28
EXCELLENT BEAN
CROP PREDICTED

Several Of the farmers of this sec
ton planted beans last spring as an
experiment and it is reported that
an who have small acreages in beans
are well pleased with the outlook.
Tom Moore and j. E. Shook both
have excellent fields Of beans and it
is reported that they are of even
better growth than that produced
i'm the Twin Falls section.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-08-28
MAYFIELD

Z X y x x * x x g y x = !:
An enjoyable evening was spenI
a the VIII Thomson home Thursday
evening when Mrs Thomson and
Mrs. Allen entertained at 500 High
score prizes were won by Mrs Bier
bauer and Mr. Beck Refreshments
We're served at midnight. Those
present were Mesdames compton.
Hyde, Beck Bevis, Bremmor, Allen,
Slater Bierbauer, and Miss Turner
and Groefsema, Of Mountain Home,
Alessrs Hyde, Beck Compton, Bier
bauer, Peter and Lin Thomson
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-08-28

For a little less than a half-hour
last Thursday afternoon such a
downpour Of rain fell in and within
a very small area surrounding the
town SIS seldom happens Such a
vast volume pelted the hillsides to
The east Of the Buekaroo ditch that
it was but a matter Of seconds only
when the canal at various points was
illed to overlooking and the streets
and eonduits transformed into tur-
bnient torrents Of swinling foam At
first it was the conviction Of many
that gardens lying in the path Of
the swelling current had been de-
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-08-28
WORK PROGRESSING
AT CITY WE'LL

Work is progressing very favor
ably at the local city well. The cas-
ing was received the forepart of the
past week and the drilling crew is
now busy placing the casing. AS
soon as the hole has been cased to
the bottom, drilling operations will
be resumed Mr.. OConnor, the con-
tractor. states that he is confident
that an artesian flow will be encoun-
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-08-28
COUNTY AUDITORS
ENJOY CONVENTION

County Auditors from southern
Idaho, on their return journey from
the state convention of county audi
tors at Occur d'Alene, were enter
tanned by the Moscow Chamber of
Commerce and were taken on tour
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-08-28
WORK STARTED ON
FALL CREEK ROAD

The work has been started on the
Fall Greek cut-off and this win like
~ be completed in. the near future.
This new piece Of road will cut down
the distance about three-auarters Of
"a mile and will also avoid quite a
heavy hin on the other side of the
Fan Greek bridge.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-08-28
HAS HAND
BADLY INJURED

City Water Supervisor Durland
Hill suffered painful injury the
forepart of the week when the in
dex finger on his right hand was
badly mashed in some of the pump
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-08-28

ing machinery. It was necessary to
amputate the finger at the second
joint. Dr. T. E. Evans was the at
tending physician.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-08-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Moran, par
ents Of the famous triplet daughters.
were here from Sunday to Wednes-
day morning visiting at the Joyce
home Mrs Moran was formerly
Pearl Baxter, and resided here for
several years with her parents at the
Joyce place.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-08-28
BRUNEAU
(Brom the Owyhee Nugget

$ = X x X x X x X X X X X X X X :
O. E. Cannon and Ed Weaver OF
the First National, Mountain Home,
accompanied by cattle buyer from
salt Lake, We're looking over the val
ley and immediate contiguous coun-
Try last Saturday AS far as we
could learn, no purchases were made
al this time All returned to Noun
tain Home in the evening.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-08-28
MUSIC PUPILS

Oliver G. Jones viii resume teaching piano and
voice in the Jeff Whitson home September 4th
Mr.. Jones will issue credits to high school pupils
for music study
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-08-28
FROM
JACKSON HOLE

Nh and Mrs. Jack Goul returned
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tered in a very short distance.
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Smile With Nile" Saturday night.
MOOSE JOHNSON AND HIS
 PARTNER DEVELOPING MINE

Moose Johnson and his partner, Harry Wirtz, of Chulitna, have been developing their mine and have at last made a deal with Bartley How ard on a royalty basis. This mine is said to be big thing for the Alaska Railroad and the public in general, as it will mean a heavy tonnage and also work for large number of men. The quartz porphyry dyke has been trac- ed for quarter of a mile and shows good values. MT. Johnson and MT. Wertz, with the help of neighboEs, put in good raft ferry across Port age creek and just above the Wertz ruby silver mine. This will be big help to the prospector within this district
Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-15
OHIO COLLEGE MAN
 BACK FROM INTERIOR,
 RETURNING TO STATES

Phillip c. Hoeston, of the Ohio State university, who in company with Walter Shibig and Robert Mat asek, departed from Seward last Sunday for Fairbanks, return to Sew ard a few days ago and will leave for Seattle Monday on the North western. While at Curry, MT. Hoes ton received word which necessitat- ed his immediate return to the East He had intended to make a tour of the Interior districts taking moving pictures, of an educational nature, for college purposes. His partners are continuing on the trip which in cludes a trip down the Yukon and later, up to Dawson and Outside by way of Skagway.
 Mr. Hoeston said this morning he was quite confident that the publicity given Alaska, through this medium, to those studying higher elIcati)r, would rebound with much ben It 10 the Territory, creating desire n the part of the college man to visit Alaska. While awaiting the depar- ture of the vessel he is a guest at the Hotel Overland.
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TRuckMAN STRUCK BY
 LIGHTNING RECOVERING

GREAT FALLS, Mont, Aug. 15. P)-Wm. Black, truckman for the Ohio, who was struck by lightning day before yesterday in the Kevin- Sunburst oil field, is improving and will be back at work again in a day or so, according to report of his physician from Shelby. Black is burn ed quite badly, but has entirely re- covered from the shock. The weld ing of two silver dollars in his poe ket by the lightning is one of the freak features of the accident. Black came to the north field from Topeka. Kan, and has wife and two child ren.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-15
Making Trip from Nuka Bay to Kamachak Bay
 By Overland Route

There is a portage across Nuka Bay to Kamachak Bay, a distance of 15 miles, traversing region of easy travelling and rich in mineral formation. The trip has been made quite frequently by prospectors and residents on the Cook Inlet side of the mountain range. The most recent of these to make the trip is Vic Ol- son and E. w. Barnett of the Alas ka Hills Mineral Corporation, who are now both on thier way across. It is believed MT. Olson has struck a good looking prospect and is on his way to investigate it more thor oughly.
 Smile With Nile" Saturday night.
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BERCOT AND MYERS
 ARE MATCHED AGAIN

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Aug. l. R)- Dode Bercot of Seattle, claimant of the Pacific Coast welterweight cham pionship, and spug Myers, boxer of Pocatello, meet for the fourth time here in ten-round bout, the feature event at the Hollywood American le- zion stadium.
 In three previous encounters, all at Seattle, two resulted in draws and the other in a win for Bercot.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-15
Shriner Display In Store
 Appears Very Attractive

Among the outstanding specially decorated store windows in Seward, in honor of the visiting delegation of Shriners from the States, is that of Urbach, clothing merchant. The dis play is from the hands of Len O. son, store manager, whose artistic ability has never been better than in the designing of this handsome window.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-15
WATSON DUE MONDAY

The Admiral Watson of the Paci- fic Steamship company which depart- ed from Seattle for the North last Tuesday, is scheduled to arrive in Seward Monday night or early Tues ing, according to Wayne Blue, local agent
Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-15
REDoNDo DUE TOMORROW

The steamer Redondo of the AL aska Steamship company is due to arrive in port from the Westward, early tomorrow morning. The Re- dondo is bringing another huge car- go of herring and salmon which will go South on the steamer Northwest ern
Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-15
Baby Boy Arrives To Juneau Couple We'll
 Known In Seward

News was received in Seward in the last mail from Juneau of the birth on July 19, at 7:10 a. m., of an eight pound boy to MT. and Mrs. John B. Lewis, both of whom are we'll known in this city, but who re- sided at Anchorage and at Fairbanks. The young couple visited briefly in Seward three months ago while on their way to Juneau where they have since resided. They intend to move to Portland in the near future it is stated.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-15

Guides from Skilak and Kenai lakes report an unusually large number of young moose this season. Ptarmigan and grouse are also reported plenti- full.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-15

The aviators, Davis and Merrill have overhauled their seaplane and have also given it a complete coat of vanishing. Providing the wealth ed permits they will begin commer- cial flying again tomorrow.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-15
Smile With Nile" Saturday night.

Pete Ogle is moving one of his houses from Second street to Wash ington and Third street where he recently completed excavation for a full size concrete basement over which the house will be placed. This will make it one of the most mod ern residences in Seward.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-15

It is reported that Mrs. Earl Reed, who left here for California, with her husband, has secured an engagement as trick roper with the Orpheum cir cult
Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-15

Frank Moore, of the wall paper and painting firm of Moore & Beaulieu, is making a splendid job of wall pa- pering and painting the newly &C., quired residence of MT. and Mrs. Leon Urbach.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-15

The Gateway recently printed new lot of quartz location notices for the Seward News Go. These are the lat est form and are adapted to Alaskan needs.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-15

Work on the new cutoff at Mile 3.5 is progressing steadily. The grade over the railroad track is nearing completion and considerable swamp ing and grubbing has been done.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-15

As long as we lift our hands in horror when reference is made to the venereal peril, the venereal peril will be with us.
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Smile with Nile" Saturday night.

Gerhard Johnson and his crew of plasterers returned this noon from the Jesse Lee Home where they have started stuccoing one of the buildings being erected there. Between times they are working on the Arcade An nex, doing interior plastering.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-15

Smile: With all the grim deter imitation of a fly deciding to alight on a bald spot.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-15

Typical American idea of fair tax. ation: Soak the fellow who has more than I have"
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Outside it is all Moonlight and Roses," but in Seward, Saturday and Raindrops" is the favorite mel ody.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-15

If he is deliberate by nature, you can't tell whether hem be a judge or plumber.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-15

A good paint job makes an old car look new. You see, a car doesn't wrinkle.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-15

Hint to husband: The way to dis pei domestic clouds is to blow your self.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-15

Charles Krefting, master carpen- ter, has the school house repair work we'll under way.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-15

Smile with Nile" Saturday night.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-15

STANDARD MAKING GOOD TIME
 The Standard Oil rig at Kanatak is making good time on the new hole recently started, and indications are that it will be down over 150O feet before the end of the year.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-15

FOR SALE-One Marshall and Wen
 dall Piano. Call Madison 59. If
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"smile with Nile" Saturday night.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-15

Smile With Nile" Saturday night.
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FOR SALE-Fruit Jars. J. L. Graef
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Smile With Nile" Saturday night
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-10-28
Turkish Delight

The Turkish commander himself. at
sended one football match. At the end
no remarked: I am hirbashi who
SAIiah be praiSedD has BEN in many
wars and seen much bloo,shed. But
never have seen a moce desperate
Dattie than this which you call foot
ball. The officers have indeed fought
wen; are there many woundedy -
from Tales Of Turkey" by Maj. E.
". O. Sands.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-10-28
Flour From, Wheat

Inc amount of -four obtained from
wheat depends very much on the size
.no weight Of the kernels and varies
rom % to 80 per cent. A fair average
- bushels Of wheat to one barrel
- aouf' weighing 100 pounds, or one
Dusaei OF wheat to Al pounds of flour.
!Pe shorts or middlings average II to
=, per cent Of the wheat. and the bran
II per cent -
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-10-28
Autos Not Castle.

xae supreme court holds that a
msns automobile is not his, castle, and
many man realizes that his automo-
que isn't even his vehicle. It's the
esy OLD machine which hurts the
Prize OF members of the family who
use II while pater familIas digs up the
.os Tor gas and garage bills.-Louis-
vile Times.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-10-28
Rail Lights Needles,

Al switch and signal Ilghts on The
Aaska railroad are discontinued even
q night during the long summer sea-
.on when the sun never SETS. This
= the only railroad In the world
operating on 24-hour daylight sched-
uie even a part of the year 1t runs
between Curry and Fairbanks.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-10-28

Inis is credited to the Osborne vr.
age beacon; Deacon" -aid a half
'aked chump to me the other dav
ny ny aon I you take moro of your own
'av'ceT MY benighted brother.v I
ephed as softly as my temper would
,e''ni' 4 am fixing up this medicine
NJ your ailments and not for my own
No doctor takes his own medicine an.
money" ~
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-10-28
Refined Cruelty

A woman who is suing for divorce
says that her husband would whip her
one day and the next lavish jewelry
upon her. Very crude work, this. He
should have combined the two and
wailoped her with rope of pearls
Boston Transcript.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-10-28
Snoso Reef in Mountain,

Ons OF the few snow reefs to be
1ouno In all the Rocky mountain
range. 10 on Snow Reef Top in Gla-
Ger National park. This snow reef is
tnere the year round and is muclr
Isved over by landscape painters and
camera artists. In some parts Of this
Foef. which forms a crescent near the
FOUNTAIN peak. the snow is drIfted 1Oo
koet high.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-10-28

4 "molecule" is the smallest part OF
substance that can exist separately
ana still retain Its composition and
properties; the smallest combination
u atoms that win form a given chem
.cai compound. In physics. the struc
turai unit, as distinguished from til,
ATOM and applied to particles of case,
- the kinetic theory Independently o
cule.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-10-28
Enables Blind to Read

osaiiie is system of dots embossed
90 paper, which the blind read with
their finger tips The BralIle nlnhabet
~ devised by Louis Braille, blind
srenchman, about 1884, and has been
adapted TO the language of every civ.
ilixed nation. ~
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-10-28
Varying Minds

Strong minds will be strongly bent,
and usually labor under strong bias,
but there is no mind so weak and pow
erless as not to have its inclinations
and none so guarded as to be without
Its prepossessions.- Exchange.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-10-28
Attained Enne EnrIu

william congreve, the great English
uramatlst of the Seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries. wrote nearly all
tne plays on which his fame rests be-
,, ne was thirty years old. He wrote
little OF importance after he was thirty
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-10-28

Hne only reason that house nlants
nouio not be kept in a sleeping room
= mat the temperature of a well-venti
Isted room is lower than the tempera
kure necessary for plants. The average
plant should have night temperature
OF around 90 degrees and day ten
1@sa aS around 70 degrees.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-10-28
Pioneer in Good Work

Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, a native
of Philadelphia, founded in 1917 at
Hartford, Conn.,, the first institution
for deaf mutes in this country. He
was first president of this institution,
resigning in 1880.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-10-28

The Oldest newspaper is suppose,
to be the Chinese Tching-P ao. or N-w,
of the Capitol. which has appeared
daily in Peking since about $50 A |,
1t consists chiefly of Official news, In,
perial DEGREES, etc.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-10-28
Immortal Nursery Tale

"Goody Two-Shoes.' the old English
nursery tale that is such a favorite with
children, was written by Oliver Gold
smith in 1865 for Newberry, the pub
Usher, whose Office was near st. Paurs
churchyard London
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-10-28
First Lapse Fatal

The moment we cross the primitive
border OF equity, all things seem to fail
us; one falsehood gives rise to a hun
dred, and treachery returns to US
through thousand channels. -Maeter-
linck.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-10-28
Take Name From Birds

Gowk storms is the name that used
TO be applied to the short transforms
mat occur in spring. especially abonr
tne time the gowk, or cuckoo. reap
pears in the North after a winters alb
sence in the South
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-10-28

Nm'' Frey who was president Of
,oe- SWISS Confederation from 1891 TO
49, 49, was a sergeant in the Union army
uur'hs the Civil war, and VAS toke,
In Libby prison ' son''neu
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-10-28
ToiIor's Hell

The taflor's 'hell" is the name Of
the large box tailors kept under the
board on which they sat while at work.
The word is thought to be corrup-
ton of the French word "oeil" (pro-
nounced ulD.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-10-28

humanian experimenters who recent
~ smoked cigarettes made of tobacco
mixed with various poisons report that
II would be practically impossible TO
smoke poison cigarettes unawares.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-10-28

Balboa gave the name of South sea
to the Pacific when he discovered 1t in
1913. At the point Balboa came upon
it. the Pacific forms the southern
boundary Of the Isthmus of Panama.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-10-28
Reason Most Powerful

The voice of reason is more to be
regarded than the bent of any present
inclination, since inclination will at
length come over to reason, though
we can never force reason to comply
with Meditation.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-10-28
Wisdom Here

You amt gineter ger much good
FUN readIn' de Bible said r, SvJu
npen' II all you's lookin fob is sum-
pm to staht an argument about
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-10-28
Finnish National Enie

The 'Kalevalar is the natjona, or,.
~ sinianu, Inc name means "The
aooue OF heroes" The epic ranks
five or six great ones OF the