Premier Idaho Farmer Turns Sage Brash Into Model Farm The business manager of the The Moscow Post had occasion on a recent trip to Gooding, Idaho, to make an ex cumtou through the 1000-acre farm owned and ojierated by Ex-Governor Frank li. Gooding, Republican nomi nee for senator. We had often heard people remark as to the democratic spirit of Gever nor Gooding, hut until that time we had never had tin 1 pleasure of experi encing It. In the midst of the busy prepara tions for the coming campaign, in the the midst of tlie busy season oiierutiug his farm, in the midst of a morning's work relative to patriotic government affairs in which the governor hus taken an active interest, he stopped every thing and with a spirit of cordiality seldom equalled ho proceeded to enter tain the visitor. r.w '«.I U 5^ I & FRANK R. GOODING tt , ... , . , He is not like most men who have made their fortunes; he never stops working Early In the morning found him at his office busy turning out the daily grist of correspondence. nie governor believes that every in quiry and very nearly every letter should have his liersonul attention, and frorn the amount of correspondence that was heaped on ids desk this one task alone would consume most of his time If he did not have the capacity of doing twice as much work as the aver age man. As I said liefore, when I introduced myself the governor dropped every thing and devoted ids whole time to entertaining mo. This was quite a novelty, for the average uewspaper man is usually told to have a chair and "I will talk to you when I have tiine," but not so with the governor, With a hearty "Hop In and we will go and see the ranch," we wen* off on a trip that later proved to be a memor aide one. On our way we passed Gooding College, a school that was niado possible by the gifts of this great benefactor. At prosent one large build bU f tTOm he roomVrnwtn 1 'iT 5 ?"" for the rapid growth to which such an institution will naturally expand. Our next stop was at the ranch, and it. is one like you road about, situated throe miles from the enterprising little city that gets Its name from Idaho's foremost citizen, its broad acres cover an eximnse of territory that has been brought up from sage brush and deso la tion to the highest degree of cultiva RBBRHREMEMWRMPffl811ifi3WÉl| SERVICE and QUAILTY LADY ASSIT ANT AT ALL TIMES THE MODERN FUNERAL PARLORS A. J. MAUGG FUNERAL FURNISHER ? : iniiBliiliirr;: nitiwimii« ; jniwr; iwimim im WE PAY THE BEST PRICES IN THE NORTHWEST FOR CATTLE, SHEEP AND HOGS Consign your next shipment to us and get all the advantages af an exceptional selling service. We can always furnish Stock Cattle. Write for our weekly market letter. F. W. Murphy Commission Co. Spokane Union Stock Yards Spokane, Washington Inland Abstract & Trust Co., Ltd. R. F. FULTON. Manager ABSTRACTS OF TITLE REAL ESTATE LOANS CONVEYANCING ORANGEVILLE. IDAHO tion, all through the sheer energy of tilts master man. The lieautlful lands an* covered with crops that mean the very life of our country during this trying period. The hundreds of acres were dotted here and (here with immense stacks of tiay and with Iteautiful cornfields, the like of which have never been duplicated In this state. One hundred and twenty acres constitute the governor's corn crop this year. Planted about the 1st of June this corn has grown more rap idly than a 12-year-old boy, until now it stands high above the average man's head. And such ears, filled out to the very tip with firm kernels of one of the nation's most necessary products. All of the com is used for silage purpooeo. Three immense" concrete silos measur ing 22 fiet inside by 44 feet high are ust*d to bouse the ensilage, and the governor Is planning on building still another before the season is over, to care for the immense crops. Nothing hut modern machinery is used for the caring of the crop, even to the operat ing of an immense motor to run the silage cutter. It was with this motor that the gov ernor demonstrated the fact that he was not afraid to get out and work with the men that he employs. They were havfng trouble with the belt when he arrived on the scene. It kept continually slipping off and the men apparently were not able to locate the trouble, lint Mr. Gooding, or "Frank," as nil the ranch hands called him, soon Hjxittcd It; and with a "Give me a crowbar here on this side and you take one on the other; we will shove this thing back a ways." they were af ter It, the governor down on his knees in the dirt, prying on that motor.. It certainly was a sight to a man who thought that governors nnd potential senators never did anything hut look sleek nnd well dressed, content with this., however, but had to satisfy himself ns to how the silo was lining and up the side he went. When lie emerged lie was a dusty, silage cov ered man, who had found what he went after. He wasn't Seeing that the governor was not to £,> U p | n to the silo I had the „.urage try the same thing; and ,, l( . re , *a W 01le ()f the most novel and mbor-saviug devices that it has ever been my pleasure to see. One man and twenty head of rams, driven round and rouml by two shepherd dogs, were tramping the ensilage. This, the gov ernor explained, made it possible to keep the grain in better shaix*. Thp Bover nor has had such exeep tional success at raising com that we >u ., k(>(1 hlm how he dld it> aiul thls la the way : First, thoroughly irrigate the land before planting; then after the com has been planted, when it reaches a height of four inches, use a common spiked tooth harrow and har row thoroughly until free from weeds, Then let it grow until It has reached twenty inches in height and then culti vote tin* ground very thoroughly. Do not water the com until it begins to show signs of the leaves curling at the end of a hot day. Then water it very thoroughly and cultivate until it is shoulder high. Ten days after eultt va tion irrigate it again' nnd then lay it by. To this means the governor attri butes ids success in raising com, and thp writpr who haa nn vprv ne^ly In the midrt of^Howa œrZ field can truthfully say that the com on the governor's ranch equals any crop ever raised in Iowa under the most, favorable conditions. During a tieriod of reminiscence the governor told of his early erperlenee with com back in Michigan, and holding out his hand showed a soar on the middle fln ger which had been (»used by the Iron husking peg. This scar was mode the day he established a record In Michi gan for husking 128 bushels out of the shock. He takes great pride in his record, as to this day it has never been ("quailed. He has found that the best time to cut com for silage purposes is when it is in the dent. After leaving the cornfields and the Immense silos we went through the sheep sheds. These, it is said by ex perts, are the most modern sheds of this nature in the western states. They are all equipped with electric lights and cover a territory of 3,000 square feet. On the center of each shed is a railroad track with mlnature railway cars which are transported by horses. These cars are used to haul hay, chop lied feed and ensilage which is blown into bins. Everything is kept under cover, even to the bedding that is used for the sheep. Along either aide of the sheds are small water troughs which convey fresh water to ail the sheep. Mr. Gooding is a great believer in livestock as the "best bet" for the farmer of today and this is typified by the great flocks of sheep that he owns at the present time, by the ex traordinary dairy herd that he keeps on his place and by the well-groomed horses that are seen everywhere your eye travels. The governor's life, however, has not always been one of prosperity, for on the way to the magnificent ranch that he now operates he pointed out to the writer the place where Mrs. Gooding and he homesteaded through one of the coldest winters that Idaho has ever known, 18811, and it was with a feel ing of the deepest reverence that he touched upon this subject, for it was there that he laid the foundation for the successful career that he has since experienced, that tlie corner stone for the metrop olis of Gooding was laid ; it was here that this man first saw the vision of a great and wonderful state with natur al resources ns yet not nearly devel i>IK*d. This was a flitting climax for a trip such as mine had been. It demonstrat ed in a fitting way what a man can do if he has the energy, nerve and belief in an undertaking. In closing let me ddd just, one per sonal viewpoint gained by the writer from spending a day with thiR man. Mr. Gooding is a farmer; as such he has gained much of the worldly goods that he possesses ; there Is where his heart lays; there is where his mind is; the farmers' interests are his inter ests: the condition and problems that, confront the farmers of Idaho are his problems. They confront him every day, year in and year out. He has met these problems and has overcome them with the energy that stamps him as a man above i*ar. Let no one tell you that he is not a farmer ; let no one tell you that he has not. the farmers' Interests at heart; let no one tell you that if elect ed and sent to Washington he will for get the farmer. His 1000-acre ranch as viewed by the writer will stand as a monument to his Industry and ability along all the lines of developing Idaho's God-given assets—her lands.— The Post, Moscow, Idaho. It was on this homestead A SHORTAGE IN BONNEVILLE. Firm of Defenboch & Sons, Auditing Books, Find Discrepancies. The firm of Byron Defenbaeh & Sons, have been auditing the books of Bonneville county since its organiza tion In 1011, have finished the work and made their report to the commis sioners. The report shows a shortage of about $4,000 on all amounts, there being one shortage of $2,200 in the treasurer's of fice. Tills one does not appear fiy>tn the face of it to be an error in book keeping although under the existing system that is possible. The other shortages are matters of errors in small accounts and shortages arising from doing a credit business largely done through the mails. For example, a jierson desiring a transcript of some document in the office or desiring something recorded or other service which he is entitled to receive upon payment, of the fees, may get the work done by writing for tt and then receive a hill and fail to make prompt payment oi fall to make payment at all. In the course* of business under this plan any firm would soon accumulate $1.000 or $1,500 worth of accounts and the county officiais are not different from any others excepting that the of ficials are bound by bond to account foi these* collection. If the county remit all of these al leged bad accounts it would be opening the way to loose methods of accounting and making claims for losses that avoidable. No announcement has been made yet as to what will tie done about these various accounts and shortages, work of the recorder, F. W. Jordan, is highly complimented in the auditor's report. An interesting summary of the re is.rt is printed in a recent issue of the Bonneville Republican, under the head ing. "Bonneville County Finances," and a noticeable feature is that the cr.ro of the poor is the third largest Item of county expense In that county, being exceeded only by the expense for roads and bridges and conducting the sheriff's office. were as The FOREST RANGER EXAMINATION. The United States civil service com mission announces an open competitive examination for forest rangers for only, Idaho. men on October 28, at Orangeville, Vacancies in the forest ser vice will Ik* filled from this examin ation. unless it is found in the interest of the service to fill any vacancy by reinstatement, transfer, or promotion. The entrance salary for this ixisltiou ranges from $SK)0 to $1,200 a year, ac cording to the locality and conditions of employment. The entrance salary at places where the national forest ac tivities are fully developed is ordin arily $1,100 a year. Practical questions aiming to test the ability of the coiu]ietitors actually to |K*rform the duties of a forest ranger. Kxjierience in similar lines of work and ability to prepare reports ui»on for est business are essential Statements as to education and -icrience a re. accepted subject to veri fication. The examination will be given under he su tier vision of the local forest of ft er. ex REFUSES TO SELL SOUL. Frank Harris, Chairman of Washing ton County Council of Defense, and Prominent Weiser Attorney Will Support Gooding and Davis. Attorney Frauk Harris of Weiner, pioneer lawyer and chairman of the Washington county council of defense lias exploded a bomb in the ranks of tlie nonpartisans and the [xilLtleal par asites following the banner of that or ganisation, in his letter to the members of the Washington county democratic central committee in which he declines to lie a candidate for prosecuting attorney on a ticket including republi cans disguised as democrats. This action, bv a life-long, stalwart demo at has spread terror through the politicians who maneuvered to Cl gang L bring about the nonpartisan success in stealing the democratic organiza tion. The nonpartisan leaders are well that they have a fight on their ♦ • aware hands and the action of Attorney Har ris is taken to spell disaster for them at the polls in November. "I cannot stand on such a ticket, neither will I support any of its can didates who have not been regular democrats in the past. ••I rejoice in the fact that the re publicans have nominated patriots for tin" short term senatorship and gover nor. These men will receive my hearty supiKirt in the coming canqiaign." says Attorney Harris, in part. This action by attorney Harris may be followed by many others, if their words are a criterion of the way they will vote. The letter written by Ah torney Harris follows: ■'Herewith I am handing you a du plicate of my resignation and declina tion as a candidate for the office of •• •• o ■ • + •> 4" <* •• f l prosecuting attorney for your county. 1 cannot [tenuit the use of my name in this connection under the existing conditions, for the reason that I am a democrat. When I reluctantly agreed to accept the nomination of this office 1 had no idea that any hut democrats would seek or receive nominations on our party ticket, but the result of the recent primary election has dispelled that illusion. The returns show that a life-long republican lias beeu placed at tin* head of the democratic ticket, in a contest agaiuht men whose dem ocracy has never been questioned. "Now to stand as a candidate on a ticket of this kind would be equiva lent to renouncing the principles of the great party of which I have been a humble niemlier during all of my mature years; a party at whose head stands the greatest character in the world today, the president of the United States. "I am not by this letter branding all who have taken up the Townley banner and are blindly following him. as being disloyalists, because such is not the fact. I know many good, true and loyal men who have contributed to the results of last Tuesday's primary elec tion. who are as loyal to their country as our groat president himself, but at the same time I know that all thizers of Mooney, murderer of women and children in San Francisco, and Hnywood, the re cently convicted traitor, are the fol lowers of this trouble maker from North Dakota. "I cannot stand on such a ticket, neither will I support any of its can didates who have not been regular democrats in the past. I rejoice in the fact that the republicans have nomi nated patriots for the short term sen atorship and governor. These men will receive my hearty support in the com ing campaign."—-Wallace Press Times. sympa the red-handed HAS PASSED EXAMINATION, Charles Hurley Writes Mother Stating Success at the U. of I. Under date of October 1st, Charles Hurley, a graduate of the local high school has written his mother, Mrs Sarah Hurley, to the effect that he had completed his physical examination and registration and that he had ed a perfect physical test states : scor , He further Ma y lx* you think I wasn t tickled ; a great number were rejected on account of weak lungs, hearts etc I am going to take up forestry. "All the fellows sure treat me nice, and I am now a mendier of the Kaii.m . tgma fraternity and am going to Hav drums in the orchestra. Will sleep at the Kapim Sigma house, hut will have to pay for my meals for a while vet* don t know how long. DougaId Holselaw is here and we hunk together. Haven't any hooks Vet and haven t had my schedule fixed up Regular duties are to start Thursday. I don t know- how long It will lie tiefore 1 get. to eat at the mess house. N* throe or four weeks liefere our uniforms. It Will we get 'There are four dances week also a Days, you know. hero this rnund-up—like Border .There is ft bunch of nice, clftssv fel lows here from Nezperce, ami all jmrts of Idaho." Lewiston, On the 2nd of October, after further developments, Chas. again mother as follows : wrote his As I am not very busy just now It might lie a good Idea to write once more H* fore I do get busy. We are just a bout readv for business now for we were all inducted tiHlny and fixed Don't know will need. up with schedules, as yet how many liooks I We were „ „ required to pay five dollars for library and students' fund. I guess there will Ik* no exjtenses except for books more "Relieve me it is a grand and glor ious reelin' to know that vou are phvs Va ; ly and mentally fit, to lx* a member " r the S. A. T. C.. especially when •"any others are turned down on nil sides of you. I sure feel for the who cannot wear a uniform. "One lias to butt right In if la> ■rets to register. They were lin«*d for about a half mile for examination hut I happened to get at the head of the Une yesterday got through pretty quick. man even up afternoon and First they xaraine your eyes. nose, throat, teeth, M *.<*n they weigh and measure you then examine you for ruptures, 'etc.! 'lv*'i v our heart and lungs, and last •■'I th«*v take down a description of you and get your finger prints. "T was prettv lucky to Is* assigned *•> 'he Kaolin Sigma house for It is the '«st fraf house hero, and all have tiecn converted into barracks. of * . „ , D u»n* and Jtcoli Briscoe were also assigned here ■si that will help some." Dr. Koch's Remedies Geo.'s Livery Livery ^ Feed 8. M. SWINEHABT Agent Stitea, Idaho Best Rigs in the City Excellent Saddle Horses Board by Day or Week Give us a Call I now have a complete stock at goods and all mall orders will be given prompt attention. Prop. Geo. D. Smith, hou.se conservaton A house that is well preserved looks good even if it is not the latest style of a house. It is far easier and cheap er to keep a house in constant good repair condition than to let it run down and then repair it all at one time. Parts subject to rot will do so very quickly if exposed to the elements. A leaky roof if not attended to promptly will cause extensive damage to the ceiling, walls and floors. A house that is simply left alone will not only run down and look delapitated, but will go to ruin in comparatively short time. Inspect your house from wall to roof. If you will consult our House Department for timely hints you will save many dollars and also gain considerable satisfaction. a MADISON LUMBER & MILL CO. W. B. McMullin, Manager Be Sure and See Our Ladies and Childrens Coats •• •• • • • • Boy's Overcoats and Mackinaws and Men's Mackinaws. We have all kinds of Dress Goods at 15c and up. 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