Adams County Makes the News - Council Leader #8

The Council Leader Published every Thursday by the Council Publishing Company
James A. Stinson, Editor, Ivan M. Durrell, Business Manager
"COME TO COUNCIL VALLEY, IN THE GOLDEN HEART OF IDAHO, WHERE THE RICH RED APPLES GROW,
THE COUNTY SEAT OF ADAMS COUNTY"


November 30, 1911
SO KIND OF THE NEW MEADOWS TRIBUNE

The following is a statement as it appeared in our issue of the ninth of this month:
“We admit that we committed one great error when we took up editorship of the Leader without first submitting the matter as to qualification to the editor of the New Meadows Tribune.”

The following is the comment thereon as it appeared in the New Meadows Tribune of the twenty-third:

“We admit that we committed one great error when we took up the editorship of the Leader,” says the young-man-not-afraid-of-his-talk of the Council Leader, in last week’s issue. Guess that’s so; or at least it is intimated by quite a number of Council’s leading men. And as it is an old and trite saying that “honest confession is good for the soul,” we hope our young brother is enjoying the blessing that this confession brings.”

It was kind of the Tribune to tell us of that which is intimated. We take it that the editor of the Tribune will have enough to do if he cares for the matters affect his own sheet. However, we are grateful for all favors. We shall attempt to make some arrangement, whereby we will be able to submit all things contemplated to the editor of the Tribune for approval before we put them into execution.

A LETTER FROM CUPRUM
December 7, 1911

We are pleased to acknowledge receipt of a letter from Roy Pickler of Cuprum. He states that Cuprum is progressing as usual and that it is anticipated there will be great activity in the mining interests there during the coming year. Mr. Pickler is enjoying an especially happy turn of mind these days, due to the rapid growth of his boy, who is now five months old and tips the balance at twenty-six pounds and is a genuine democrat. Mr. Pickler states that if the youngster continues to grow at the present rate, Cuprum will have a winning candidate for sheriff next fall. It goes without saying that we support the young man in his political aspirations.

November 9, 1911

If some people on Bear Creek would confine themselves closer to the truth, there would be less trouble among the neighbors.
Wm. T. Robertson.


December 7, 1911
FRUIT TREE PROTECTION

The matter of dealing with rabbits and field mice, and the protection of young trees from the same through the winter is a difficult problem which confronts every fruit man. Mr. Kautz has a preparation which he makes himself, with which he paints the trees, and which he says is very successful as well as inexpensive. It is as follows:

One half bushel of unslacked lime, slacked in ten gallons of water. To this is added ten bars of common laundry soap, shaved in small chips, four pounds of sulphur diluted with water to make a paste, and boiled until all the soap is dissolved. Finally, one half pint of crude carbolic acid is added. If the mixture is then too thick, water is added until the mixture has the consistency of paint. Mr. Kautz says that this amount should cover forty acres of trees, applied with a paint brush.

November 30, 1911

We do not take exception to President Taft because he is a republican president or because he is a republican, but because he has shown by his conduct that he has no sympathy with the masses of the people; that he does not know of the life lived by the bulk of the people; that he has fed at the public crib for so long a time that he is out of harmony with those who toil and labor.


November 30, 1911
PUPILS OF THE UPPER GRADES PLAY TRUANT

A few days ago a number of the pupils of the upper grades played truant and as a result were suspended for a period. We are informed that the most of those who were properly called on to present an apology for the rash act have done so and are now in school again. Some, however, supported by parents and others who apparently fail to appreciate the fact that children must comply with the requirements of those in authority, have failed to gain re-entrance to the school.

The school board has done its utmost to give Council a good school, and has offered ninth, tenth, and eleventh grade work in order that the children of the valley may go on with their schooling. The board members have gone to no little expense in the matter and are to be commended upon the stand they have taken in regard to truancy in the present instance. We regret that there is such a spirit of unappreciation, upon the part of some, of the advantages offered in the schools here.


December 7,1911
HAVE YOU VALUABLE PAPERS?

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First Bank of Council

compiled by Eberle Umbach