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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-02-24
Improvement Society,". /,

| AAifhoFShiOLt 0ONlCtyefEt
Following is the constitution of
The Village Improvement So
ciety, of Blackfoot, Idaho:
1. This organization shall be
known of the Village Improve
ment Society, of Blackfoot, Idaho.
2. Its object shall be the en-
couragement and assistance in
every practical way, Of whatever
may promote the public conven-
fence and health, and render the
town more desirable as a place of
residence.
3. Any adult sympathizing
with the objects of this society
may become member by signing
the constitution and paying an
nual lee OF 503cents.
4. The officers of the society
shall consist of a president, two
vice presidents, secretary and
treasurer, to be elected annually
by ballot, their duties being such
as belong to their several offices
in all similar organizations.
+, 5. The regular meetings Of
the society shall be held on the
first Monday of each month, for
the first six months; the annual
meeting for the election Of officers
being held on the first Monday in
January of each year.
6. First The executive board
shall consist of the officers and
the chairmen Of standing com.
mittees. This board shall hold
meetings as often as may be
deemed necessary, call special
meetings Of the society, and shall
have general management Of affairs
and finance of the society.
Second-Five members of the
executive committee shall consti- !,
tute a quorum.
Third No debts shall be con /,
tracted beyond the available funds
within control of the society, and
no moneys shall be paid out ex-,
cept by the treasurer on an order
signed by the president and Sec
retary.
7. This constitution may be
amended at any meeting of the
society by two-thlrds vote Of the
members present, provided due
notice has been given and append
ed to the call for the meeting.
Following are the several i'm
portant committees appointed at
the meeting on Tuesday afternoon,
February 81:
Finance committee Mrs. Ryan,
Mrs. Mitchell, Mrs. Givens.
Box committee, east side-Mrs.
Neil Boyle, Mrs. Henry Duun,
Mrs. D. Ell. Biethan. tg 4
Box committee, west side Miss
Lottle Scott, Mrs. S. E. Sill, Mrs.
Showell. a1
All committees have power to-.
ask help from any member Of the
society.
Next meeting Monday, March !
), at Armory hall, at 2:3o sharp.
All are invited. sa
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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-02-24

The women of Moscow have
petitioned the empress to use her
influence with the czar in the in
terests Of peace and reform meas
ures. If few more bombs ego
off" under royal carriages, the
people will be free to reckon with
themselves and try organizations
of their own.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-02-24
To Open Reservation

Senator Hepburn has introduced
a bill in the United States senate
providing for the opening to set
tlement of the unalotted lands OF
| the Shoshone and Bannock leser
vation whose boundaries reach
almost to the suburbs of Blackfoot.
The bill provides for the reserva-
tion Of lands already allotted to
Indians, lands to be allotted by
the secretary of the interior to
Indians who have not yet received
such allotment, Indians now liv-
| ing who were born since the COM
pletion of other allotments, lands
on which there is timber which
may be needed for the use of the
Indians, the free and unobstructed
right Of way for the road to Tilden
and any other established roads.
Provision is made for honoring
the rights of sailors and soldiers,
and entries are limited to eighty
acres, the money paid for the
lands to be placed to the credit OF
the Shoshone and Banannock
Indians to be used for the con-
struction of canals and bitches,
purchase of tools and building Of
homes and other purposes neces-
sary to enable them to adopt and
enjoy the comforts and habits of
civilization. The bill provides
for the appropriation Of $50, 900
for use in appraising the lands,
and classifying them as ard, lrri
gable, grazing and timbered lands.
After the classification and ap-
praisement she'll have been COM
pleted it will be the duty Of the
president to issue a proclamation
giving sixty days. notice Of the
opening of the lands not reserved.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-02-24
Profits in Fruit

The discussions at the North
western Fruitgrowers' Association
which, met in Boise in January,
brought out some very interesting
matters which are worthy OF the
consideration Of the growers Iand
investors.
There are periods in the life Of
every industry when it seems that
it has reached an unproti able
stage or complete Waterloo, and
following close on this there usu
ally comes a revolution, a discov-
cry or a change Of conditions
that give it great stimulus.
For instance there was a period
when wheat was avery profitable
crop, and the matter Of hand labor
to harvest it was a great problem,
and was the only limitation placed
upon the production in the prairie
states, and wages in harvest time
went up to fabulous prices. Then
came the Marsh Harvester that
helped some, and close on its heels
the self binder, that wiped out
most of the hand labor at one
stroke and left the men to seek
employment making the binders
or doing other work in connection
with the big crops.
The production Of the various
kinds of fruits in California has at
different times so far exceeded the
demand in accessible markets that
it became question whether to
keep on raising the fruit or
whether TO destroy the vineyards
and orchards and put in other
crops. In most cases the question
has been solved by organizing
common interests, IN securing bet
ter or quicker transportation and
reaching markets farther away.
In order to command attention in
the big markets, organization and
responsibility were necessary and
the local organization Of producers
had to be the guarsntor. The
canning or preserving Of part of
the product which would not stand
shipping long distances, afforded
a profitable means of disposing Of
that which under lax management
had been wasted or which had
served to demoralize the market.
One of the things which the whole,
sale dealer requires is a uniform
standard of the product he hand
les, 80 that when the goods are
delivered to a customer he gets
exactly what he ordered and no
delays and adjustment of differ
ences are necessary. If he is
handling three grades of oranges,
for instance, he can pay higher
price for them if they are graded
strictly and labeled correctly, than
he could pay for the same amount
of each grade Of fruit shipped to
him without grading or incorrect
ly labeled. For this and other
reasons, it is an advantage to pro-
ducers, dealers and consumers to
have thorough and responsible
organization to grow or ship the
fruit.
At Hood River, Oregon, the
growers of strawberries and apples
have by thorough and persistent
local organization, made TOR
their product name that is re-
cognized wherever their goods
are known. and when people want
the best there is, and shipped in
the best condition, they can get it
by placing their orders with the
association there. The association
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-02-24

member TO keep his product up &c
the standard of excellence or cease
to handle his crop, and the record
Of the work of fruit growers Of
Hood River a. given by their rep.
resentatives at the Boise meeting,
caused each one present to feel
that any locality in our own state
that can produce good quality Of
any kind, has future that will be
largely what they make it, and
that it is possible to make it very
profitable.
Blackfoot people who have
been making estimates on the
great profits to be made raising
apples have encountered one dis
couraging feature in the probable
lack of market when they have a
great yield, but Prof. w. D. Car
Isle presented a paper in which
he showed that apples can be util
lied for making cider, which in
turn can be treated by scientific
methods to make useful foods,
medicines and beverage which we
are importing from Europe and
paying fancy prices for, and yield
profits that would be better than
the best prices we are getting, and
better than the prices allowed by
the enthusiast who shows by actu-
al measurement and sale of his
apple crop that the orchard yields
profit that would justify buying
the young orchard at twelve. to
fifteen hundred dollars an acre.
He shows that the market for the.
several products which may be
made from the apples or from the
prodnct which is ordinarily wasted
in shipping the best of the crop, is
practically unlimited and would
be a valuable addition to the
stock of foods and medicines
which are now on the market.
The utilizing of the waste or BIZ
product of the orchards of COM
munity which produced apples IN
large quantity would yield a good
revenue and would necessitate the
establishment of factory requlr-
ing as great skill and careful treat
ment as the manufacture of beet
sugar
Prof. Carlisle went into COM
prehensive treatise showing recent
discoverlesmade by laboratory work
which throws much light on the
uses to which the apple or its BIZ
products can be put at enormous
profits, and the demonstrations
which have already been made Of
the practical yield Of apples throuh
out the Snake river valley lead
the student of this subject to see
in the future, the establishment
of vast tracts of orchard and the
apple trains as numerous in the
fall as the sugar beet men expect
to see the beet trains and factories
treating apples as numerous as
sugar factories. With such pro-
spects. in view it is very important
that the laws for the prevention Of
the spreading Of orchard pests,
be made stringent, and that they
be rigidly enforced so that no
blight shall grow up with the or
chards TO ruin the business when
it has assumed great proportions
or to bar the product from ripen-
ing or going into the market with
any chance of winning, as has
been the experience Of the orchard
lists of our sister state on the south
where the pests have been allow.
I'd to multiply with the growth of
The orchards.
Examination Notice =
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-02-24

The local paper is worth all that
it costs. Its agatition keeps alive
the progressive spirit of the COM
munity. 1t keeps the people in
touch with each other and has
q good influence in breaking down
prejudice. Mustang (Okla. Mail.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-02-24
Stake Appointments
FEBRUARY 26TH

D
Basalt-Adolph Nelson, Thos.
G. Olegg.
Goshen-Geo F. Shelley, Jno.
F. Shelley.
Howard-Jas. Holland, Jos.
Holland.
Blackfoot John H. Berg,
VIM. H. Dye.
Groveland-Wilford Christen-
sen, Lars Sorensen.
Moreland John Rider, Moroni
Mecham.
Riverside--Jas. Johnston, P.
G. Johnston.
Thomas y Reuben Belknap,
Adam Yancey.
Rich X Chas. Lyon, w. H.
Lindsay.
Tilden--Jas, Wray, Geo. E.
Wintle.
Taylo Griffith Williams, John
Williams.
Shelley-H Heber Rich, Geo. Y.
Pugmire.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-02-24

R. P. Quarles is in town.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-28
The erinnelI News.
. imes-Republican

L
Grinnell, Jan. 2S.-Professor q. A.
Steiner went north yesterday morning
to Chaplin from which place he goes to
Steamboat Rock today. drives over to
Eldora tonight and reaches MARSHALL
town for his regular Sunday service.
interviewed on Russian outlook, DR..
Steiner said: 81 give Russia twenty
five years to change to constitutional
monarchy. l do not want to be too
obrupt."
President D. f. Bradley goes to
Charles City today, where he occupies
the Congregational pulpit on Sunday,
returning to Grinnell on Tuesday next.
Rev T. o. Douglass went to Sheldon
last night where he will accupy the
Congregational pulpit on Sunday with
a. Home Missionary sermon. He re-
turns to Grinnell on Monday night
and goes on Wednesday next to attend
a Congregational conference at OF
tumwa and on Thursday to a similar
conference at Burlington.
The body Of H. W. Helms. aged 80
years, who died January 22nd, at Enid,
Okla, of heart paralysis, passed thru
Grinnell yesterday, consigned to Mr..
John Allison, of Hampton, Iowa.
Miss Bradley, who taught in Grinnell
high school last year, and has been in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-28
Thornton News.
.cial to 1imes-Republican.

Special tG lmcS-RepuOllCasl.
Thornton, Jan. %. - At the home of
the BRIDES parents Thursday evening
at 6 o. m. was celebrated the wedding
of Katie Baker, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Baker, and Thomas Dart.
Rev. Harwood officiated. Only the
relatives and few friends We're pre-
sent. Mr.. Dart has rented farm of
Mr.. Baker, known as the Joseph Phelps
farm. and will at once take possession
of the same.
Mr.. and Mrs w. Blodgett are load
ing their household goods and will
leave today for their new home at De
corah, where Mr.. Blodgett has found
employment.
The ladies' club Thursday evening,
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Humphrey rendered DIR. Weston and
wife a farewell reception. The aides
invited their husbands in for the eve
ming and a pleasant time was enjoyed.
Rev. Harwood will begin revival
services at the NJ. E. church Sunday
evening. He expects to have help from
other pastors On January 80 and 81
and February j, the presiding elder, ..
x MAYNARD, will preach.
Postmaster Bailey is again attending
tn his office, after two weeks WISH
with a sister in Colorado Springs COL
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-28
Ex-SheriH Law, of Black Hawk
County, Candidate For United
States Marshalship
ANNoUNcEME EMIT
MADE
Waterloo Will Seek to Capture the
Position Now. Hold by Edward Knott,
of WaverIy-Bases Claim on Ability
and Waterloo's Right to Federal
Position.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Waterloo Jan. 2S.-W. M. Law, of
this city, is candidate for appoint
lnent to the position Of United States
marshal for tho northern district OF
Iowa, to succeed Edward Knott, the
present Incumbent. His candidacy is
announced in the Reporter, which says:
Mr.. Law and his friends have been
canvassing the situation for some time.
Encouragement has come from many
sources, and promises Of support re-
friends in urging that he aspire for
the place.
The position has been held for
number OF years by Edward Knott OF
Waveriy, 1t is an appointive position,
usually filled by caucus action of the
Iowa delegation In congress. Mr..
Knott has made no announcement OF
his intentions. but 1t is presumed he
will be a candidate. The claim for
recognition of Mr.. Law rests not only
upon the undisputed ability he posses
ses, but also upon the fact that Wa
terloo citizen has never been honored
with a federal position of the import
ance and influence attached to the po-
sition now sought.
MIR. Law will have the enthusiastic
support of the best business interests
of Waterloo and the united political
forces Of the most influential republic
cans in the place. His experience as
sheriff for six years Is very satisfac-
torily remembered by citizens of the
county, and it is no disparagement OF
the ability of any of his predecessors
or successors to say that Blackhawk
county never had an official In that ca
pacity who gave more attentive and
intelligent care to the duties than w.
NJ. Law.
AS an element of the support behind
Mr.. Laws candidacy a petition direc-
ted to the senators and members of
congress has been drafted and is now
being circulated. 1t already contains
the signatures of the men of Waneloo
best known In business circles and in
republican party councils 1t VIII be
numerously signed before the canvass
is completed and will be worthy of Sc
rious consideration at the hands OF the
honorable gentlemen to whom 1t is d.
rected.
Waterloo people would be greatly
pleased If Mr.. Law should be given the
appointment. They Know his worth
and feel confident that his experience
in public affairs similar to the duties
OF the position admirably fit him for
the place.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-28

the Fairfield schools this year. passed
thru this city yesterday on her way
to her home In Montezuma, her health
having SO far failed that she is forced
to take rest.
1t was but a few years ago that
t;rinnell boosted of having the larg-
est number of octogenarians and past
of any town of it's size in Iowa There
we're over fifty at that time who We're
past eighty years of age But now
comes Pella with a much smaller popu-
lation than Grinnell and boasts of
fifty nine persons over eighty and un-
der ninety-threc.
The Iowa State University basket
ball team that passed thru Grinnell
Thursday afternoon and played High
land Park Thursday evening, Will be
here tonight to play the Iowa College
team in the Mems Gymnasium and a
rushing game is expected. AS High
land Park was beaten by the university
by a score of % to %. and bN Iowa
College by a score of 20 to ~, there is
every Indication Of Il close and excit-
ing game tonight.
Stedman Noble fractured u bone of
the arm near tho elbow in, gymnasium
work recently.
Homer Dawson, while on his way
home from the Parker school. engaged
in scuffling with some of his school
mates and broke an ankle.
Miss Constance Berry Of Iowa Col
Iege, class '02. has resigned her posi-
ton of lnstructress In the high scshool
of Muscatine and is here for the pres
ent for a visit with her mother, Mrs.
l.. i. Berry preceptress In Iowa Col
lege.
The dedication of the new Carne-
gle library, which was planned for
February 9Th, has been postponed to
a later date not yet fixed because of
some changes to be made in some of the
work. and for q more complete ar
rangement of plans.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-28
FUNERAL OF j. w. DICKINSON.
Man Run Down by Train at Palo :
Mount Vernon News.

Special to TlmeS-Republ1caE.
Mount Vernon, Jan. 2S.-Mr. j. w.
Dickinson, who was run down by a
Rock Island train at Palo, Tuesday
morning, was buried here yesterday.
He removed to Mount Vernon several
years ago, but retained his Palo farm.
He was on his way to make some ar
rangements with his renter and had
left the highway but a rev rods when
the fast train struck him and his COM
panion, Mr.. Livermore. They were
so muffled up that they did not hear
the train and the blinding sleet OBJ
scured the view of the trainmen, who
did not know they had killed two men
until notified at Rockford by telegram.
Mr.. Dickinson leaves a wife and two
daughters, both graduates of Cornell
College, Mrs. Ollie Wilkinson, whose
husband is a minister in Dakota
conference, and Mrs. Elma Simpson,
whose husband is a school principal in
Wisconsin. DR.. H. w. Troy conducted
the funeral from the family residence.
The deceased was seventy-six years
Of age.
Quite revival is in progress at the
Methodist church. There have been
about twenty-five conversions, mostly
students of the college. DR.. Troy is
his own evangelist. He has had the
occasional help Of neighboring pas
tors and Professor o. b. Waite,
former pastor
The college executive committee has
taken the initiative in the line of rails
ing a fund of s250.ooO to be completed
by June 1906. The purpose is to erect
a central heating plant, build q gem
tlemen's gymnasium and pay floating
debt. Almost $4,000 Of the amount is
in sight, as a starter. The committee
to which the canvass is entrusted is
composed of President w. f. King,
chairman; DR.. j. B. Albrook. vice
chairman; Hon. w. f. Johnston, DR.. j.
E. Harlan, and Professor II. H. Freer.
secretary The college is constantly
growing and must have better facili-
ties. There are over 600 students this
year, more than two-thirds of whom
are in the college classes. There are
1877 freshmen
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-28
FoRGER is SENTENCED.
Earl B. Lawrence Given Two Years in
the States Prison.


Special to Times Republican.
Fort Dodge, Jan. 28.-For forging
seventeen checks and passing them ON
business men Of the city, Earl =. Law
renee was yesterday afternoon SEN
fenced to two years in the state peni-
tertiary at Anamosa at hard labor.
Lawrence was indicted by the grand
jury on seventeen different counts, he
having signed that number OF checks
and passed them and then went 10
Des Moines. where 1t Is supposed the
greater part of his ill-gotten finance
WAS spent.
When asked by Judge Richards yes
terday if he knew OF any reason why
he should not be given the maximum
sentence, the only plea that Lawrence
could make that he was under the In
nuence Of liquor and was not in his
right mind. He stated that at tho
time Of his crime his wife was in a
very delicate condition and he must
provide for her. AS he had faced
Judge Richards at a time previous on
the charge OF larceny the judge was
not inclined 10 put much stock in his
story, but imposed as light sentence
as he considered possible.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-28
STORY COUNTY FARMERS.
Program For the Meeting to Be Held
February and 9 Is Issued.

Special to Times Republican
Nevada. Jan. 2S.-The program for
the meeting of the Story County Far
mers Institute has been completed
and Secretary George c. White gave 1t
out for publication today. The meeting
will be held in the court room of the
court house on Wednesday and Thurs
day, February 8 and 9. The afternoon
Of the first day will be devoted to the
sessions of the Farmers Wives Assoc
citation. This will be an attractive
feature of the meeting. The ladies' are
offering splendid premiums on butter
and bread made by the farmers wives
of the county. Some excellent talent
is on the program and one OF the most
successful meetings ever held IN the
county is anticipated. The program iS
as follows:
Wednesday, February 8.
10000 a. m.-"One Hundred Bushels
of Corn Per Acre-How Can We Pro-
duce it?"-D. L. Lang.
1O:3O-"Common Diseases of Farm
Animals."-Dr. J. H. Mcneil, dean OF
veterinary department I. S. C.
1:15 to 3:15-Talk by Miss Witter.
professor of domestic science, l. s. G.
Demonstration by Miss Rauscn, of
Denver, Col.
s:15 to 4:15-"Reasons For Score
of Butter and Talk on Butter Making
For the Farmer. '-Professor Mckay,
1. S. C.
Thursday, February 8.
10000 to 11:2O-"Beef Type and Beef
Production. "-Professor w. j. Ruther-
ford, expert in animal husbandry,
United States department. of agricul-
ture.
1920 to 12:oo-"Facts For Cattle
Feeders Hon. A. L. Ames, president
Corn Belt Meat Producers Associa-
ton.
lis to -"Existing Relations
Between the Farmers and the Rail-
roads" Hon. A. L. Ames.
300 to Maintenance of Soil
ertility."-Professo w. III. Stevenson,
department Of soils, I. S. c.
3.15 to 4:15-"The Draft Horse..-
Professor w. ]. Rutherford
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-28
FIFTY YEARS ON MAP
Only Three Persons Now Living Who
Were Residents Of Alden Whom 1t
Became Legally Recognized as a
Town-FiIing of the Town Plat.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls, Jan. ga half century
ago this winter. the town of Alden. one
of the thriving little cities of this
county, took it's place on the map of
Iowa and became legally recognized
with the filing of the town plat in the
county recorders office. The preced-
ing summer, Sumner Kemp and Ira
Plummer walked to Des Moines and
entered the land for Henry Alden that
was later to become a part OF thriv-
ing town. AS the payments to the gov
eminent at that time were only accep-
table in gold, these men took with them
the necessary coin of the realm. 1t Is
believed that there are only three per-
sons living now who were then resi-
dents of the new town. there being $.
Kemp, George Bigelow and j. A. Spen-