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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1926-06-11
GRANDVIEW

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No it is not hot here, no one has
fried eggs on the sidewalk as yet.
Perhaps Jack Ertz our constable has
been watching too closely. Nor have
we known of any one skating for
more than week
Haying has had the usual result.
Every one too busy to shave.
Notice was given at the Commun-
ity Church that the church services
would be discontinued until the sec
ond Sunday of August. The Sunday
school will continue during June
and in July will take a vacation.
Rev. and Mrs. Ingham left for Big
Creek, California, Tuesday evening
for two months vacation. The young
matrons gave them a surprise good
bye Monday evening with lots of ice
cream, ETC., Present were Mesdames
Ertz, Spang, Chamberlain,
Vinson and Bailey.
We have to note the passing of
Mrs. S. H. Osgood, mother of Mrs
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1926-06-11
FAILURES AND ADVERTISING

An investment made by represen-
tatives of the 100000 group of Am
erican Cities shows that business
failures during 1926 were very
largely among firms and individuals
who had not used newspaper adj
vertising at all In many instances
failure was directly traced to this
cause.
The percentage of failures during
1925 attributed to non-advertisers,
was as follows:
Baltimore, Md, 80; Bridgeport,
Conn, 60; Canton, O., sos; Chicago,
H., 90; Cincinnati, O., 91.9; Column
bus. o., S5.5; Fort Worth, Texas,
S7,5; Houston, Texas, 70; Indiana
polls, Ind, rs; Louisville, KY, So;
Milwaukee, Wis, "a; Nashville,
Tenn, 81; Newark, N. j., SO; New
Orleans, La, 81; Oklahoma City, Ok
Ia, So, Omaha, Nebr., 1874; Port
land, Ore, "a; Rochester, N. Y, 95;
San Antonio, Texas, 1873; Spokane,
Washington, S2,5; Springfield, Mass,
80; Syracuse, N. Y, rs; st. Louis,
Mo, 946; Toledo, O., 1877; Troy,
N. Y, 100; Utica, N. Y, 70; Wash
ington, D. c., rs; Worcester, Mass,
Sc, and Youngstown, o., 1915.
These figures whiclr are said to be
accurate proves beyond question that |
the man or firm who does not use
the newspaper to advertise his wares
is headed for certain failure. 1t
also proves that it does pay to adver-
tise.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1926-06-11
JUST IDAHO
By Guy Flenner
: X X X Y X X x X X X X
ON THE TRAIL OF THE
CATALOGUE

Dozens of Colorado, Wyoming and
New Mexico towns have combined in
declaring an open season on eastern
mail order houses, who circulate
nothing locally but catalogues.
Newspapers and public utilities
started the campaign, each feeling
the desirability of community pro-
lection, as well as their own in keep
ing at the home the large sums sent
to mail order concerns. The idea
was then taken up by chambers of
commerce. 1t gained momentum
largely through the trade-at-home
advertisements of local companies.
They inaugurated systematic plan
of advertising home industries, with
such gratifying results that the plan
was seized upon as a general policy
by many communities.
Reports show that the mail order
catalogues are surrendering to news
paper advertising in those commum-
ties.
ct tn, Idaho?
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1926-06-11
MAN DIES SUDDENLY
NEAR SMITHS PRAIRIE

Tom Davidson, As, of Barber died
suddenly Friday afternoon at the
ranch of his brother, Green David
son, near Smiths Prairie. Mr.. DAY.
idson had been moving hay and
half an hour before he became i'll one
of the members of the haying crew
offered him drink of water, but he
declined saying that he was not
thirsty.
A short time afterwards the other
men noticed that the team of horses
he was driving were wandering
away. Investigating, they found
Mr.. Davidson lying on the ground
beside the mower from which he had
released the horses.
He died soon after, presumably
from apoplexy. His body was
brought to Boise and taken to the
McBratney funeral parlors. No fun
eral arrangements have been made.
Mr.. Davidson is survived by his wild
ow and five children, his brother,
Green Davidson, at whose home he
died; his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Davidson, of Emmett, another
brother and three sisters His chill
dren are Mrs. Jessie Harper and Mrs
Iva Jensen, of Burley, and Irma,
James and Lila Davidson, of Boise.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1926-06-11
THE DISH OF DISPLACEMENT

Applesauce is a bit of culinary
construction making it possible to
equally divide an odd number OF
apples among an even number OF
people. Another kind of "apple-
sauce" is bit of complimentary con-
struction that can be divided oddly
enough and that is pleasant to the
mental palate until someone doses
it with derision.
There may not be too much of this
sauce, but there are too many cyni-
cisms.
1t is as unwise to indiscriminate-
ly applaud as it is unfair to perpet-
ually disapprove, but
When one applies the scarifying
sheer, though it may not cut deeply
the incision is nevertheless painful
and the victim at once becomes timid
as to further activities.
We may enlarge this operation and
apply it to communities and states.
Then the situation becomes really
aggravated and the effects positively
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1926-06-11
DRIVING ON THE ROAD OF
RUM0R

There is no disgrace involved il
skidding off the course occasionally
1t is continuous skidding that brings
deserved reproach, and more JUSTLY
when there is stubborn refusal t.
put on chains.
Whenever we skid we are apt to
emash something.
Institutions are built up through
years of careful planning and hard
work. Character is built up through
years of painstaking endeaVor and
exemplary conduct. An institution
or character may be marred if not
destroyed by skidding.
Someone skidded into a bank in
small community. A mere rumor.
That bank skidded into a connected
institution in a larger place. It
ekidded ints some larger concerns.
All went down. One skid. One ru-
NOR.
1t has happened to other than
banking institutions, to many in
dividuals-no one benefited. Many
harmed.
When you smash a concern, you
smash something in your own home.
When you impair character, you
gnarl you own soul
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1926-06-11

c. e. Blodgett, who for several years
was resident of Grand View. Born
in northern Vermont eighty years
and more ago she was a woman OF
unusual strength of character and
was held in highest regard by all
who knew her. She had also the
physical yigor of the Vermonters and
at an age when most people seek the
easy chair she was caring for a gar
den that was the envy of neighbors
when every one said that gardens
could not succeed in Grand View
and even now that our eyes are
opened she would have been a dan
gerous competitor at our fair. She
died in Boise and was buried there.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1926-06-11

daughters of Idaho, pioneers and
their friends are invited.
Pioneers will bring their picnic
suppers and dancing and other en-
tertainment will be Furnished at the
cost Of one dollar per couple The
Mode Country Club may be reached
by turning east off Broadway at the
Garfield school and taking the first
road to the left. Transportation will
be provided at the Court House
grounds at p. m.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1926-06-11
OUR FLAG

In 1875 the Continental Congress
appointed committee to suggest a
single flag for the thirteen colonies.
This flag had thirteen alternate
stripes of red and white with an
azure corner bearing the read cross
of st. George and the white cross of
st. Andrew. This flag was used by
John Paul Jones on the flagship Al
fred but there was much dissatisfac-
ton because it bore a design so dis
tinctive of the flag of England, and
on June IA, 1777, Congress provided
THAT the flag of the United States
be thirteen stripes of alternating
red and white, and that the union
be thirteen stars, white, on a blue
field representing a new eonstella-
ton"
Whether Betsy Ross made the
first United States flag is disputed
question, but it is pretty well es-
tablished that she suggested to
Washington and Robert Morris that
the stars should have five points in
stead of six.
This banner of starry beauty re-
ceived its baptism of fire at Fort
Schuyler, New York, on August 3,
1777, during an attack by British !
and Indians. The flag was made on I
he spot. Soldiers shirts furnished
he cloth for the white stars and
stripes; the red stripes were made
rom a red petticoat belonging to
he wife of one of the privates; and
Captain Abraham Swarteut's blue
sloth coat was used for the blue
leld.
The original thirteen stars and
thirteen stripes were intended, of
course, to represent the original
thirteen colonies. April IA, 1918,
congress adopted resolution pro- !
iding that from and after July 4, :
S1S, the stripes should be thirteen
nd the blue field should carry one
tar for each of the twenty states
hen in the union and that a new
tar should be added for each state
hereafter admitted. The flag to-
ay bears forty-eight stars.
During the long years of its life
ur country has engaged in num-
err of wars, yet its flag has never
ippled in support of an unworthy
ause, and has never known defeat. /,
has no faint of scandal-no spot i,
I dishonor, and it represents today !.
ne mightiest nation in history. Flag
ay, June IA, is observed in all
shools, in all legislative bodies, and !,
any fraternal societies and by citi-
ems generally. p
The Stars and Stripes-the flag n
the United States of. America q,
les for all the people on earth! "
Prince and potentate know it. b
ave understand it. Tropics and
tics alike have seen the CLEAN of .,
3 colors. >,
To all its message has been the ii
me 1BERTY!"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1926-06-11
MUNICIPAL MoNsTROsITY

The people of Seattle are wonder
ing how much the municipally
owned electric power plant and
street railroad is to cost them. There
is no cheap fare, no cheap power OF
lights.
On the street railroad the passen-
ger loss is a cent a mile for every
mile Travelled by the cars. In 1924
it cost Seattle $4,SO7,5SS to keep it's
street cars in operation - political
civil service operation-mostly I'M
civil! Last year the cost had in
creased to $5,OS1,917. The super
intendent's report shows not only an
increase in cost of operation but
that the public is also carrying
heavy burden of bond obligation
created by purchase of the plants.
Portland, without a municipal
owned monstrosity, and with less
volume of business, gives a better
service, has superior equipment and
its system is making very fair fin
ancial showing.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1926-06-11
PIONEER PICNIC
BY SONS OF IDAHO

The Sons of Idaho, Idaho's new
pioneer association, has scheduled a
big picnic at the Mode Country Club
grounds at Boise for Tuesday even
ing, June Is. Former Governor
James H. Hawley will deliver the
chief address and all sons and
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1926-06-11

Milton Helm has decided that
''tain't no use" and has taken to
spending his Sundays at Prices
Plunge instead of trailing all day in
quest of fish,
Pocahontas star herald. (Pocahontas, Randolph County, Ark.) 1907-current, 1926-09-23
An Honorable Citizen

Mr.. Alexander Slayton, Familiarity
known as Uncle Sandy" reports a
meeting Of the holland congregation
on last Sunday. A large crowd was
present, dinner on the ground, etc, nut
he says it was not by any means COM
posed of the same people he met on
the same spot, in a similar meeting,
fifty years ago In fact he met only
two of the old brethren and only two
Others of the old bunch are yet living.
Two brothers by the name OF Camp
bell are still living in that community,
but each was too feeble to attend this
meeting.
A friend of Mr.. SlaytOn compiled the
following notes concerning the life of
this good man and has requested that
the same be published in the Star Her
aid.
He is nearly 81 years Of age and his
good wife, who was Miss Margaret ~
land. is 10. They have been married
60 years and have lived this entire
sixty years within ten miles of Poca-
hontas. In addition to rearing their
own family they have raised two or
Dhan children. Mr.. Slayt0n has al
ways been regarded as one of Ran
dolphs very best citizens. He was
never sued on a personal note ana
never gave out but one mortgage on
property in his life; was never arrested
for any violation of law and was never
witness in court. In all his business
experience he never had but one us
agreement in the settlement OF an ac-
count. He has been a member OF the
church for SO years and has helped 10
build three churches in his community
and has always lived according to the
teachings of the Bible, doing the VIII
4, of God as he understood it. Mr.. stay
ton owns nice farm of 200 acres near
holland, well improved, which ne Is
Offering for sale at bargain.
All the members of Mr.. SlaytOns
family live within 80 miles of Poca'
hontas. There are 43 grand children
and 10 great grand children now NV,
ing. The oldest grandchild is Al and
has 0 children. The youngest is one
wear old. Mr.. Slayton lived ON MS
old home place forty-flve years.
Pocahontas star herald. (Pocahontas, Randolph County, Ark.) 1907-current, 1926-09-23
Trachoma Clinic

The attention of the citizenship Of
Randolph county is called to Trach-
oma Clinic to be held at Walnut Ridge,
October 9Th and 9th to which every
body is invited that has any inflamma-
tory eye trouble. The examination and
treatment is free. All who have good
eyes and read this notice should give it
the widest publicity and induce AS
many sore eyed people to come as pos
sible. In so doing they will be doing
both themselves and the sufferer a
great favor, because Trachoma, or red
sore eyes. is a catching disease and
those who now have sound eyes may be-
come infected with a lifelong disease
unless those with whom they come in
contact are cured, or at least rendered
less dangerous to society
Tho Cow the Sow and the Hen
Pocahontas star herald. (Pocahontas, Randolph County, Ark.) 1907-current, 1926-09-23
HAMIII
Health is good.

Health is gOOu.
Our good friend, z. L. Pratt, was In
our community last week.
John Whitrock Is building a aew
barn.
viii Myers, who has been seriously
ill, is much improved.
Everybody is busy gathering crops
and hands are scarce as mllestOies
for we haven't seen two in a pla q,
John Roach and John Waldron ara
wife made a business trip to Poca lon-
tas Wednesday
ID. c.. Steven baled some hay III
this community last week.
Uncle Tom Waddell has a,l1r
from his son. Witt, who left for OKLA
homa a short time ago.
John Waldron helped to fill the $40
on the Tom Wells farm this week:
John Roach and family visited John
Waldron Sunday.
bud waldron visited his father SON
day
A. NJ. Jackson and Ray Dixon made
a business trip to Pocahontas Satur-
day
Edd Rose is baling hay for VIII
Roach
Ellis Bridges and family visited l.
b. Warnell over the week end
Walter Jackson and family visited
II. A. Tylers Saturday night.
Pocahontas star herald. (Pocahontas, Randolph County, Ark.) 1907-current, 1926-09-23
RAvENDEN SPRINGS

Bill Childers and family of Bloc.
gett, Mo. came in the last of last w Eek
for few days visit with relatives
here
John Haney, who is employed rs
salesman at the Davis Mercantile Co.,
was absent from the store last Sa' Ir-
day on account of sickness in his ann.
lily.
Those who visited the Baptist Asso.
citation mt Skaggs last week were
Misses LOrine Reynolds, Pauline II
Canada Jenkens and Lucilla Parker
AL report n splendid time.
J. n. Pratt and family of PocahOn.
tas drove over Sunday for drink OF
this good spring water.
The cotton gin here is now run. ing
full blast Cotton is coming in every
day.
Clifford james and wife of Pocahon-
tas were Sunday visitors here.
The singing school that has beer
going on here for the last ten days
has been a success. There has been Il
big Improvement made in the singing
slass. We have consolidated sing
ing and the choir meets and sings every
OuHudg dlltlnVoh ~ . VNip'N'
DR.. A. n. Nixon and family of Ar
den were here the latter part of last
week visiting his brother DIR. w. IL
Nixon, andswife.
John Henry Jackson Of Elevenpoint
attended church here Sunday.
The question Is, who accommodates
you this summer while yOu were max
ing your crop, your home merchant OF
some mai lorder house in ChicagOY
r. l.. Higginbotham & Sons unloaG
ed car load Of salt last week.
Casey x Smith moved their well drill
from here to Water Valley last week.
Pocahontas star herald. (Pocahontas, Randolph County, Ark.) 1907-current, 1926-09-23
Cy Adams Says:

The dignity of labor is sometimes
lost because there is so much hard
work connected with 1t.
Life is real-not reel.
Happiness almost always presup-
poses full stomach.
Let us emphasize again "the empha-
sis upon farming in the United states
has shifted from production to mar
keting."
To prepare in advance is to advance
ii conscious effort had been made
to design the worst well construction
1t is doubtful If any poorer construc-
ton could be found than the open well
with wooden curb, and a rope and
bucket for obtaining water.
Pocahontas star herald. (Pocahontas, Randolph County, Ark.) 1907-current, 1926-09-23

When you're mad. keep quiet and
do nothing.
Pocahontas star herald. (Pocahontas, Randolph County, Ark.) 1907-current, 1926-09-23

A sales manager was saying it was
next to impossible to tell salesman.
You're durn tooten it is. Can't tell
some of them anything.
Pocahontas star herald. (Pocahontas, Randolph County, Ark.) 1907-current, 1926-09-23

ST. Luke's Episcopal Church, known
Is "Ihe Old Brick Church." at Chucla-
tuck, Virginia, built in 1882, is tie
oldest building of English construction
still staadiag in America.
Pocahontas star herald. (Pocahontas, Randolph County, Ark.) 1907-current, 1926-09-23

The Cow, the Sow and the Hen
The Washington times., 1926-04-09

| TvHE TIMES endedpors q
giOe 10 readers nsOye
sDoyts pictures than any
other newspaper.
The Washington times., 1926-04-09
En- | Y
CROWS

More than 400 dogs have been en-
tered in the twelfth annual dog
show of the Washington Kennel
Club, to be held. in the Arcade,
April ~ and 20, Frank p. Leach,
bench show chairman, announced
today.
Before closing time tonight, we
expect at least 100 more entries, .
said Mr.. Leach. Entries will be ac-
cepted until o'clock tonight, at
the clubs offices. 2130 P st. N. w.
There will be no further extension
Of time.
About $50 out-of-town entries,
coming from the best-known ken.
nels in the East. were received
yesterday.
Most Of these dogs will be sent
here from Philadelphia, imme-
diateIy following the show in that
city, which closes April II.
The Washington times., 1926-04-09

GrOundkeeper Emil Haisman
has the infieId and Outfield
grOOmed to the point where only
nature can finish the job.
The Washington times., 1926-04-09

by eight and a half games last
season. The same team will at
tempt it again this year. The
addition OF Ring and Tyson should
make much more than eight and a
half games difference between the
two teams. according to my reckon
ing. That's why 1 thing We'll be
facing Walter Johnson again next
October
The Griffmen haven't seen much
Of Ring this spring, but they have
a most wholesome respect for ,Ty-
son. The Louisville outfielder hit
for 1852 in 1871 games last year
and stood about midway among all
the outfielders in fielding.
He had Is errors, but he has
shown himself against the Griffs
willing to try for anything. He
roams into both rightfield and left
field, going after everything at top
speed. Only Cedric burst, now with
the Browns, had more assists than
Tyson in 1925. His arm seems quite
strong enough for the big show.
The Washington times., 1926-04-09
P R D GOLFERS
To ELECT

Professional golfers of Washing
ton, Baltimore and Virginia will
gather at the Burning Tree golf
course Monday afternoon for the
serious purpose of electing Off
GERS. Following that business, the
boys will talk over their plans for
tournaments, and will discuss the
latest edict which Is to the effect
that the District pros must qualify
for the national p. G.. A. with the
Philadelphia tutors June 7, on the
Merton Cricket Club course.
There will be a sweepstakes COM
petition at Burning Tree. AS soon as
the business meeting is over
The Washington times., 1926-04-09
Lands Prefers
To be Subject,
Not Car

Judge K. NJ. Lands, COM
missioner of baseball, passed
through here, looking fit and
fine, en- route to New York.
"Please do not call me car"
he told an interviewing reporter.
81 prefer to be subject in the
baseball world"
He intimated he was much
pleased with the outlook for
major leagues, and seemed con-
fident of a good season.
The Washington times., 1926-04-09

Second, and this is most i'm
portant. It has a fine manager
In Harris. He inspires his players
all the time. Is willing to go to
any extreme to win a game and I
haven't seen or heard of his quitting
yet. For that matter. I have yet
TO meet any cutters from the
Pennsylvania coal country.
Last year about this time
somebody asked me what /
thought of the Athletics chances
against Washington and l said
the Athletics were slow, both
IN the head and on their feet.
am willing to repeat. They
have not picked up any speed
either way so far as can see.
eff Washington loses the PEN
nant this year, it won't be to the
Philadelphia club and it will be
only because of unforeseen acct
dents and an utter collapes of what
looks to me now as nightly fine
pitching staff.
Pitching against us at Tampa,
Walter Johnson never looked bet
ter, even when ne had all his
great speed. The veteran ought
to win 20 games this season with
any sort of luck. Remember, he
has a great ball club behind him,
q great ball club
McGraw seems equally confident
that his team will GUST the Pitts
burgh Pirates from their present
lofty position and battle the Griff-
men for the world title next
October.
"The Giants lost out last year
for the want of just one steady,
experienced pitcher and at least
one consistent hitter i'm the out
field. Young had a bad year,
you'll remember, hitting for .264.
Jimmy Ring is the steady, ex.
perienced pitcher, required and Ty-
son, from Louisville, is shaping up
like the man wanted to give US the
punch in the outfield. Naturally.
/ believe We'll win. Had we hai
these two last season, we. most Ger.
tainly would have won the pennant.
A pittsburgh beat out the Giants
The Washington times., 1926-04-09
Pitchers Arrive
Totals s51427 Isl Totals. % 42414
1Batted for Scott in the sixth.

WashinEton...... OO1 o o o : TT
New York..s..... 1900 o o o %
Runs-Rice. Bluege. Ruel. Ruether
t2), SEVERED, Marberry. Errors-J.
Harris jackson. Farrell. -Two-base hits
Rice ca, Goslin. Sacrifices-Yo Dung.
Judge. Marberry. Wild throw-Ring
Double plays-Goslin to s. Harris: Mar.
berry to Myers to Judge. Struck out
BY Scott, /; by Marberry. .; by Ruether,
l. First base on baIls-Off Scott, 2;
off Ring. /. Hits-Off Scott. in
off Marberry, 2 in 4 innings: off Ring.
in innings. Left on bases-New
York, 2; Washington. s. Umpires-
MCGOWAN and Mccormack. Time
hour and II minutes.
The Washington times., 1926-04-09
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER

NORFOLK Va- April 9-H weI-known that Bucky
OF John McGra veteran of the New York Giants But
well McGraw compliment
little Napoleon admits that Harris about all that
ar his estimation to make successful of big
league ball
YES that picked
pennan McCsraw, "Why
Washington baseball
to do thing
The Washington times., 1926-04-09
Cherries Are Here

The Cherrydale will meet the Ad-
Athletic Field Sunday afternoon at
3 o'clock. Cherrydale's players are
asked to report at 2 o'clock.