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Blackfoot
Karl P. Brown.
•LACKFOOT
IDAHO
Inf
IDAHO STATE NÊWS
The next quarterly convention ol
the Idaho Retail Grocers' association
will be held ln Weiser early in April.
Rabbits killed 100 three to five
years old apple'trees near Paris last
week, by eating six or eight Inches ol
the bark.
The Oregon Short Line has every*
thing ready to commence laying steel
on the Raft river cutoff as soon as
the weather settles.
An automobile club was organized
. at Idaho Falls last week. The club
members will enter into the cam
paign for good roads.
Two bridge carpenters were drown
ed when a trestle along the banks ol
the Pend O'Reille river east of Wren
co went into the river.
The farmers of the Birch Hill dis
trict of Kootenai county have on foot
a project to build a telephone line to
connect with Rathdrum.
A struggle that has been carried on
for many years by the people of Mul*
. Ian to secure a patent to the townslte
has been satisfactorily ended.
It Is now planned to divide Oneida
county Into two counties. The people
of the east side claim they have the
necessary valuation for another
county.
The body of William T. Lewis was
found In a lonely place on a logging
road near Kootenai. Near it Was a
Colt's revolver. The coroner's jury
brought in a verdict of suicide.
W. F. Burgg. convicted at Twin
Falls of bootlegging, has been lined
$500 and i%celved a sentence of six
months In the county jail. He was
convicted on seven counts for lliegal
selling of liquor.
The Main Line leageu comprising
of baseball clubs representing Nam
pa, Caldwell, Mountain Home, Pay
ette, Weiser and perhaps Ontario
and Vale, is one of the possibilities'
of the coming season.
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The Downey Commercial
taken up the matter of obtaining sig
natures to a petition for a movable
school, and it is assured that Downey
will be one of the points at which
the school will stop next winter.
In the upper Salmon river district
the snow is sixteen feet deep at
Moore's camp in the Buffalo Hump
district, and all old blazes made to
preserve snow records are covered
np. Six feet fell in twenty-four
hours during one storm.
Idaho scored high at the Portland
stock show. A bunch of steers ship
ped to the show by the Idaho Provis
ion & Packing company of Boise car
ried off the escond prize over all com
petitors from the northwest. This
.bunch consisted of sixteen animals.
The supreme court has decided
that when a Carey act company en
ters into a contract to provide water
on the settler's land beginning at a
certain stated date, and the water is
not forthcoming at that time, that the
company is liable for damages sus
tained by the settler.
James Sheldon and William Butler,
'convicted burglars, who came near
breaking out of the Bl&ckfoot jail
while awaiting trial, having removed
about a dozen bricks from the cell
wall before beihg discovered, wer«
last week taken to the state peniten
-■ ' tiary to begin their sentences.
There Is now in PreBton twenty
• two mercantile establishments, two
lumber companies, four large Impie
-ment houses, four hotels and restaur
ants, three theatres, three cream sta
tions, one state and one national
bank, two pfoduce and seed houses
and many other enterprises.
< From all over the state persons
who are Interested in educational
work, both as parents and teachers
are voluntarily offering commend»
tion of the plan adopted in the Idaho
schools which contemplates the fur
therance of vocational education,
says the superintendent of schools.
Roy Meadows, wanted in Boise on
a charge of forgery, surrendered to
the sheriff at Salt Lake last week, be
Ing without money, could secure no
work, and had been on a spree and
badly beaten by a couple of soldiers,
Meadows evidently preferred impris
onment to being stranded in Utah.
Two women are given praise at
Emmett for improvement work, Mrs
Ruth M. Hant for interesting th*
Idaho Northern in turning its ground»
from a dump heap into a park
square, and Mrs. J. B. DeClark, who
has revived the agitation for a defi
nite and systematic Improvement ol
the cemetery.
After having been confined to hli
cabin in the hills south of Wallace
for almost a month, so ill that he was
unable to leave his bed, P. A. Carl
son, an aged trapper, was rescued by
another trapper who accidentally
came to his cabin, and was taken to
Wallace. It is believed he will re
cover from his terrible experience.
Idaho apples have made a hit in
Germany. The report of the North
western Fruit exchange showing the
prices which have been secured foi
Idaho apple contains the statement
that many boxes were shipped from
Idaho to the German points.
Idaho farmers are sending the
state dairying expert, E. V. Ellington,
associate professor of animal Indus
Idaho, to
try at the University of îaano, ic
eastern markets under orders tc
spend $15,000 for the 200 head of the
best dairy cattle to be had for the
money.
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PRETENDER BRAGANZA PRE
DICTS 8PEEDY RE-ESTABLISH
MENT ÖF MONARCHY.
Says That When Manuel la Again Se
cure Upon Throne, the People Will
be Happy and the Country Pros
perous Once More.
St. Jean de Luz, France—Dorn Mig
uel Braganza, the pretender to the
throne of Portugal, who recently met
the exiled King Manuel at Dover and
there formed an offensive and defen
sive alliance with him, on Sunday
talked freely of his plans to re-estab
lish Manuel on the throne.
"King Manuel will be re-establish
ed and Portugal will be once more
a prosperous and happy country with
a loved sovereign upon the throne,'
said Dorn Miguel. "Of many things
I am not ready to speak and of oth
ers it would not be politic,'' he con
tinued. • "The recent oubreaks that
have taken place under the so-called
républic that exists only by force of
arms through treachery to the throne,
show that the mass of the people
of Portugal are not In sympathy with
the present government."
Asked if he thought any of the
powers would Interfere in. an attempt
to overthrow the republic, he said:
"No. Why should . they? No
change that takes place in afflicted
Portugal that has been and 1 b now
the unhappy country that she is
could be . for the worse. ■ It would
have to be for the better."
CON8UMER TO BEAR BURDEN.
Woolen and Cotton Goods to oe Ad
vanced in Price as Result of Strike,
Boston.—The great Lawrence strike
which brought in its train increased
wages for 275,000 textile workers,in
New England, officially was declared
off at all the mills in Lawrence on
Sunday, having accomplished Its pur
pose, in the opinion of the leaders
It is generally believed that ad
vances in wages or reduction in hours
of paper mill employes, bagging and
burlap workers, machinists and oper
atives in other industries, all are
traceable to the movement which had
its origin in Lawrence. The number
of persons thus to benefit is more
than 300,000.
Advances in the prices of woolen
and cotton goods which have been
made or which are Jn prospect will
place upon the ultimate consumer
much of the burden of the additional
cost to the textile manufacturers.
This will aggregate between ten and
twelve million dollars in -the next
year, it is estimated.
KNOX LAVI8HLY ENTERTAINED.
Reception Accorded American Secre
tary in Venezuela Unprecedented.
Caracas, Venezuela.—A sprinkling
of rain Saturday morning, the fore
runner of the rainy season, did not
interfere with the lavish entertain
ment in honor pt Secretary Knox and
other American visitors,'to which the
whole capital was given over. Shops
were closed and business practically
was suspended by government decree.
The program carried out was so ar
ranged that at every place visited one
of the ministers received the Ameri
can secretary.
Governor Assassinated by Greek.
Constantinople.—Andress Kepassls
Effendi, prince-governor of the island
of Samoa, was assassinated Sunday
by a. Greek who fired several shots at
him. The assassin was arrested. The
crime was due to a political crusade
against the prince-governor, against
whom the enmity of the Hellenic par
ty in the island had been directed
since his appointment as ruler by Tur
key in 1907.
Didn't Know It Was Loaded.
Salt Lake City.—Walter Dethloff,
aged 13, was shot and killed acciden
tally Saturday night playing "holdup
man" with his brother, Ludwig Deth
loff, aged 16, In the dining room of
his home. A revolver bullet of 41
calibre penetrated his brain and he
died instantly. When the revolver
was discharged it was in the han-is
of his brother, who did not know it
was loaded.
8ix Hundred Killed In Battle.
Buenos Ayres.—Six hundred men
were killed in the battle of Ascun
cion, which resulted In a complete
victory for the revolutionary forces
over the Paraguayan government
troops.
Discussing Home Kule.
London.—Home rule for Ireland
was the subject of another two-hour
conference Saturday between John
E. Redmond, T. P. O'Connor and
John Dillon, the Irish leaders, and
Premier Asquith.
Honor Convict Returns.
Salem, Ore.—Joseph McMillan, an
"honor" convict released from the
state penitentiary to work in the tu
berculosis hospital, who broke faith
and fled to San Francisco, returned
unattended Sunday.
To Meet Emperor.
Rome.—King Victor Emmanuel left
; here Sunday for Venice, where he is
J ( 0 mee t the German emperor. Extra
. 3r ,ji nar y police precautions were tak
I on a n along the route and prior to
(the king's departure.
CRISIS W BRITISH
Nation Awaits With Gravest Anxiety
Results of Joint Conférons of
Coal Owners and Miners.
London.—The government minimum
wage bill, as it stands, will not settl*
the coal strike. That la now admitted
on all sides. Therefore, with th«
gravest anxiety, the* coûtfty avait!
the resuis of the joint inference ol
coal owners and miners. The miners
leaders have consented to waive theii
district schedules, which heretofor«
they have maintained as the only
basis of a settlement which they
would accept, but they will insist upon
their demand for five and two shil
lings minimum.
The government adheres to its re
fusal to embody these rates in the
bill. If the owners agree to concede
this demand, it is the general opinion
that the strike speedily will be set
tled; if they do not it will make lit
tle difference whether the bill In its
present shape be passed or with
drawn. Bill or no bill, the men re
main with the minimum demand un
satisfied and the strike continued.
PAY TRIBUTE TO MAINE DEAD.
8lxty-seven Unidentified Bodies Res
cued From Havana Harbor Laid to
Rest at Arlington.
Washington.—The American nation
on Saturday wrote the final chapter
of the tragedy of the Maine and paid
its full measure of -tribute to the he
roes who were sacrificed on the altar
of patriotism fourteen years ago. With
a wealth of sentiment the bones ol
sixty-seven unidentified dead resur
rected from the harbor of Havana
were consigned by a reverent repub
lic to the eacred soil of Arlington na
tional cemetery to be mingled witb
the dust of the country's hallowed
dead.
President Taft and his cabinet,
both houses of congress and all the
other officials of the government did
homage to the dead.
MAY CALL OUT MINERS.
Action Hin,ges on Result of Confer
ence at Cleveland.
Cleveland.—Whether the 450,000
union coal miners of the United States
will quit work and cause the mines to
be shut down probably will not be
decided earlier than a few days be
fore April 1, when the present wage
agreements expire.
Officials of the 'miners' union on
"Saturday decided to take no action on
the wage dispute of the anthracite
miners until after there has been a
settlement of differences with the bi
tuminous coal miners or a disagree
ment. This means that the coal sit
uation will remain unsettled until af
ter the conference.
8WINDLED FARMERS.
Ingenious Loan Swindle Said to Have
Netted Promoters Fifty Thousand.
Salt Lake City.—To propagate an
alleged get-rlch-qulck game In Texas
the Equitable Loan and Investment
company Is said to have received $50,
000 from gullible Utah farmers and
business men. Saturday the com
pany's secretary, J. L. Wyatt, was ar
rested and taken before Justice F. M.
Bishop, where he was placed under
$5,000 bond and taken to jail. The
specific charge against Wyatt, and
aimed at the company which he repre
sents, is obtaining money under false
pretense.
ALLAN GANG HARD PRE88ED.
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Capture of Assassins Seems to be But
Question of Time.
Galax, Va. —Claude Swanson Allen,
the 22-year-old Bon of Floyd Allen, and
one Of those indicted for the Hillsdale
ourthouse murders, has cleanly elud
ed all pursuers, but his uncle, Sldna
Allen, and his cousins, W,esley Ed
wards and Friel Allen, are pressed so
closely on the south side of the Blue
Ridge that they probably will be cap
tured within the next week.
Murdered Their Host.
Los Angeles.—Joseph Soldano, a
well-to-do Italian, was killed at his
home here Sunday by two men who
bad accepted his hospitality and
drank his wine. The assassins es
caped«
Convict Murderer Pleads Not Guilty.
Lincoln, Neb.—Charles Morley en
tered a plea of not guilty when Ar
raigned on two counts Saturday in
the county court. The complaint
charged him with murdering Warden
Delahunty and aiding in the murder
of Usher Heilman.
Three Children Burned to Death.
Shawano, Wis.—Three children of
Fred Zelmer, a farmer, were burned
to death Saturday when the Zelmer
home near Richmond was destroyed
by fire.
Stephenson Sure of Seat.
Washington.—Senator Stephenson
of Wisconsin, whose election has
been under investigation, will retain
his seat by a majority, according to
a canvass made by regular Repub
lican leaders.
Montanans for Taft.
Helena, Mont.—The Republican
state committee of Montana, after a
stormy session Saturday, defeated a
proposition for a presidential primary
by a vote of 11 to 26 and indorsed
President Taft.
StRIKE}RE6UURS ROUT INSUR6ENTS
Mexican Armies Clash With Immense
Loee to Each-Bide, Loyal , Troops
Winning Five Hour Battle.
Mexican City.—The vanguard of the
federal army, numbering 500 men,
commanded by General Tracy Aubert,
defeated 1,800 rebels under General
Salazar, twenty miles south of Jim
tnes, Friday, according to reports re
ceived at the government offices here.
Both sides lost heavily.
For five hours the federate with
stood vicious attacks of the rebels,
whom they finally routed because of
their superior arms and discipline.
General Aubert's force has been ad
vancing steadily from Torreon to
wards the north tor three days, while
the rebel body sent out by General
Orozco has been moving triumphantly
southward from Chihuahua, for a
week.
Scouts of the two armies sighted
each other at 7 o'clock Friday morn
ing and battle preparations then be
gan on both sides. The fight oc
curred on open ground, giving both
forces an excellent opportunity for
cavalry charges.
Several machine guns in the hands
o' the federate are given much of the
credit for the reported federal sue
cess.
PREPARING FOR BIG 8HOW.
Four Western States Take Possession
of Building Sites for Panama
Pacific International Exposition.
San Francisco.—The governors oi
four western states took formal pos
session of their building sites for the
Panama-Pacific International exposi
tion Friday. Four state flags were
raised and four governors pledged the
wealth of their states to make the ex
position of 1915 a success.
Oregon was first to receive an al
lotment of land in the exposition
grounds and Nevada second, and Fri
day Washington, Utah, Idaho and
Montana took formal possession ol
their building sites.
WOULD ABOLISH SENATE.
Llndberg of Minnesota Proposes the
Creation of a Committee at Large.
Washington.—The abolition of the
United States senate and the office ol
vice-president with a reduction of the
membership of the house to 300 is pro
posed in a resolution which Represen
tative Lindberg of Minnesota aifi
nounced Friday he would Introduce
next week.
The main feature of Mr. Llndberg'*
resolution provides for the creation ol
a "committee at large," which would
have absolute control over the legis
lative activity of congress.
Charged With Murdering Priest.
Melville, Sask.—The body of a man,
found cut to pieces on the Grand
Trunk Pacific tracks near here, was
identified Friday as that of the Rev.
Joseph Czerkowuky, priest of the
Greek Catholic church. J. A. Useis
chuk, a farmer near Goodeve, was ar
rested, charged with having murdered
the priest and placing the corpse on
the track.
Advance Suspended.
Washington.—Freight advances on
lemons in carloads from points In Cal
ifornia to points in Utah, Montana,
Colorado and other interstate destina
tions on Friday were suspended by
the Interstate commerce commission
until October 3, 1912. The increase In
the rate was from $1 a 100 pounds to
$1.15.
Electric Current Cost Reduced.
Salt Lake City.—A reduction of vir
tually ten per cent in the cost of elec
tricity for lighting and power pur
poses in Salt Lake, Ogden and Sandy,
effective April 1, has been declared
by the Utah Light 4 Power company,
which furnishes most of the power
used in the cities named.
Hospital for Tubercular Patients.
Denver.—The largest institution In
the world for caring for tubercular pa
tients is planned for Denver. Articles
of Incorporation were filed Friday.
The institution will be supported by
nearly all of the Protestant churches
of the city and will involve the in
vestment of at least a million dollars.
Prime Minister Chosen.
Wellington, N. Z.—Thomas Macken
zie, minister of agriculture and com
merce, has been elected prime minis
ter of New Zealand by 72 votes to 9.
Sir Joseph George Ward, the present
prime minister, will defer his resigna
tion until Mr. Mackenzie has definite
ly formed his cabinet.
Montana Publisher Dead.
Hot Springs, Ark.—John S. M. Neill
of Helena, Mont., publisher of the In
dependent, died here Friday of dia
betes. He was United States sur
veyor general for Montana, appointed
by President Cleveland, and at one
time was a member of the national
Democratic committee.
Unions Accept Increase.
Fall River, Mass.—The members
of the five unions affiliated with the
textile council voted unanimously on
Friday to accept the advance of 10
per cent in wages tendered by the
manufacturers, thus averting a strike.
Mrs. Grace Will Stand Trial.
Philadelphia.—Mrs. Daisy Opie
Grace, who was recently released on
bail in Atlanta, where she had been
arrested on the charge of shooting
her husband, left Philadelphia Friday
presumably for Atlanta.
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CARING FOR THE YOUNG COW
Early Breeding of Heifers Advocated
by Dairymen—Very Best Mar
ket for 8klm Milk.
(By W. H. UNDERWOOD.)
I have long followed the plan of
raising ten to a dozen calves each
year, thus being allowed to replace
the inevitable losses of the dairy and
to constantly cull and sell those
An Excellent Milk Type.
which I consider least désirable. I
think this practice ought to be tot
lowed on every farm where skim milk
is available, because a dairy calf of
fers one of the very best markets for
this dairy by-product.
I let these calveB become mothers
rather young. It is surprising how
very early a vigorous young heifer
will breed If the opportunity is given
her. I had once a Jersey-Holstein
cross-bred heifer that gave birth to
her full term calf when only fourteen
and one-half months old.
It Is the business of a dairy cow to
give milk and to learn to turn all her
products and energies along this chan
cel, and so the earlier she can get
started in the right way the better.
It is sometimes said that early
breeding stunts or dwarfs a heifer,
but I have had many heifers to drop
their first calves at from eighteen to
twenty months of age, and afterward
they developed into cows which were
large and vigorous for their breed. '
I like best to start with a September
or October calf and then, if they
spend their first winter under favor
able conditions, with plenty of skim
milk and early cut hay, bran and
ground oats in addition, they will be
Sleek and plump when they go to pas
ture in the spring.
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HOW TO WORK A SEPARATOR
Good Machine Will 8oon Pay for Itself
and With Proper Care It Will
Last Lifetime.
(By BE88IB U PUTNAM.)
Did you ever know a person who
has a reliable separator to say that
It does not payT They all tell you it
la the way to do it—the only way.
Look at a first-class machine and
note the high speed attained. Qnly
the best material and workmanship
can be Included in such a combina
tion. It is no wonder that separators
which are worth owning cost money.
Yet a good one will soon pay for it
self and with proper care it will last
almost a lifetime. Look over the
standard makes and no others, thor
oughly before investing, but get a good
one.
The work of separating a moderate
amount of milk is easy in comparison
with the old way, or even with keep
ing water on it in a tank. If it runs
too heavy a gasoline engine will soon
fix that beside proving a most profit
able servant in many other duties.
Keep a dish for the dog and the
cat in a convenient place where you
can take off the froth before straining
and separating. Froth only proves a
nuisance in the separator but the
chickens will be glad to get any that
the dog or cat leaves.
USEFUL ST OOL FO R A MILKER
Provision Is Made In Front for Plao
Ing Milk Pall—Not Hard to Put
Together.
I have a good milking stool which
provides a seat for the milker and a
place to set the pall, says a writer in
the Farm and Home. Two by 10-lnch
stuff was used in the making. The
Inexpensive Milking Stool.
«eat is 10 Inches square, and under-
neath it Is nailed a board 18 Inches
long which projects out far enough to
hold the pail. The legs are 12 Inches
high.
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Great Difference In Milk.
Every person who has never milked
cows, as well as some who have only
witnessed thte interesting process at
a very sate distance, realize that
there Is not much variation in the
quantity of milk from certain cows In
the herd and on the same feed, but
to most people "milk is milk," very
few having any correct ideas as to
what is commonly called the "rich
ness of it"
AYRSHIRES GOOD D AIRY C0\
Almost Ideal AnliriM for Consumer
Amount of Uniform Composi
tion of Her Milk.
The' Ayrshlres are distinguished
more as good average dairy cows than
for heavy production either of milk
or butterfat. In both these regarda
they occupy a position midway be
tween Jerseys or Guernseys and Hol
steins. An average herd of Ayrshlres
would probably produce 'more milk and
butterfat than an average herd of oth
er dairy breeds, but a selected herd of
Ayrshlres would fall much behind the
production of a selected herd of the
other breeds. For advanced registry,
an Ayrshire cow must produce 6,000
pounds of milk and 214 pounds of but
terfat as a two-year-old. The require
ments gradually increase until the cow
is five years old, when she must pro
duce 8,500 pounds of milk .and 322
pounds of butterfat. The milk tests
somewhat less than 4 per cent, of but
terfat and about 12 H per cent, total
solids. From the standpoint of the
milk consumer the Ayrshire is almost
ideal, because of the uniform compo
sition of the milk, but the heavy flow
Which many producers want for profit
able production 1 b lacking. ~
Twenty-four head of Ayrshire dbws
owned by different experiment sta
tions in America produced an aver- ^
agle of 6,532 pounds of milk per year
and an average test of 3.85 per cent, of
butterfat, or 252 pounds per year. The
test of the milk 17 cows gave an av
erage of 12.98 per cent, total solids.
In thte the fat represented 29.6 per
cent, of the total solids, as compared
Florence Melrose.
with 34.5 per cent, for the Jerseys and
28 per cent for the Holsteins.
For veal production the Ayrshire
ranks next to Holsteins. The calves
weigh from 60 to 75 pounds at birth
and are strong, vigorous and active.
Doubtless no dairy breed produces as
good beef as the Ayrshire. They fat
ten readily when dry and are-sald to
dress out a good proportion of meat.
INCREASED YIELDS OF MILK
Pennsylvania State Experiment Sta
tion Makes Comparative 8tudy of
Soiling Crops,
The Pennsylvania Btate experiment
station has made a comparative study *
of soiling crops for dairy cows. It
was found that the chief influence up
on quantity of milk produced during
the experiments seemed to be closely
related to the palatabllity of feeds.
That is to say, those feeds eaten -by
the cows with the greatest relish, and
consequently of which the largest
quantity of green forage was consum
ed generally gave the largest yields
of milk. This seemed to be true re
gardless of the amount of dry matter
or percentage of protein contained in
the feed. Briefly, the milk produced
bore a much closer relationship to to
tal green forage than to dry matter
or protein consumed. The effect upon
quality of milk was shown only in an
indirect manner. In no case was a *
flavor imparted sufficiently marked to
be detected after the milk was aerated ,
and cooled. The percentage of butter- *
fat seemed to vary Inversely as' the
live weight tit 'the cows. In other
words, those feeds which produced a
gain in live weight seemed to produce '
a milk containing a lower per cent,
of butterfat than was secreted when
the cows were losing weight This
was true regardless of the quantity of
milk produced. The indications are
that some feeds tend to fatten the an- fi
lmais themselves, while others tend
to produce fat in the milk.
DA1KYNWD
Observe with care and note as a
first point that the cow should have
large and ample-sized body.
Cold rains are much harder on cowfy
than dry cold. Damp cold penetrates
to the bones. Provide dry shelter.
Turn separator with a steady and
uniform speed and flush down with
skim milk or water at end of sepa
ration.
One man says the first year of milfe
ing la the proper time in which to
make the foundation for a persistent
milker.
In dairying there is no excuse for
the man who goes at it blindly and»
blames luck and the weather for hisé
failure.
Dairying Is not necessarily a com
plicated line of work but at the same
time it takes care in order to make^-,
a success.
It is quite quaternary among dairy^
men to quit feeding calves skim milk
when they attain the age of eight to
nine months.
If you don't believe in keeping cows
comfortable visit the stables of the
men who get large milk checks. That
ought to convince you.
If the cream does not ripen rapidly
as is often the ease in the winter time
the addition of a small amount of but
termilk will help tbs ripening process-