The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-11-30

A Soda Springs sheep man has gone
to Vermont to look at a big tract Of
land that can be bot for $3.50 an acre.
II is said the farmers are deserting the
old homesteads and the country is go
ing back to brush and grass. II sheep
can be handled successfully there, he
will ship 10000 from Idaho, and produce
wool and mutton very close to the big
cities and the wooden Mills. This looks
like the beginning Of the re-settlement
of the east.
Every constitutional amendment vot-
ed on at the last election was lost.
1t is reported that Dubois has decided
to contest the election Of Judge Bulge
Of Pocatello, who was elected without
having a rival in the field. The grounds
sof the contest will be that he is Nor
mon, and that his father is polygamist.
People who are criticising the rail
roads for not furnishing coal, will do
well to consider the amount Of coal re-
quired by the various industries, and
how they are distributing their efforts
to try to supply them and have the least
loss and suffering possible. If news
paper man says anything in vindication
Of the railr Dads there is generally some.
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body ready to accuse him Of being bot
with pass, but now that the new rate
bill has made that impossible, we hope
to escape being hung when we say the
roads are bending every effort to the
task Of furnishing coal. Last week their
own coal bins along the line were SO
low that train crews had TO "swiper
coal sometimes to fire the locomotives
that pulled the trains. Sugar factories,
smelters and everybody worked along
on the verge Of closing for lack Of coal.
The demand for coal is increasing, but
hundreds Of beet cars are released now,
and will carry coal instead Of beets.
The west is growing.
Ex-Governor Frank w. Hunt died at
Goldfield Sunday after a short illness.
He contracted cold at political meet
ing from which he did not entirely re-
cover and later, yielded to pneumonia.
His family live at Boise and the remains
we're sent there for burial Diamond
field Jack was at Goldtield at the time
Of Mr.. Hunts death and was almost
Frustrated with grief.
The funeral Of Laura Mae Brady,
wife Of Jas. II. Brady, was held at Poe
atello Sunday. "A number Of prominent
persons from different parts Of the state
were there and many beautiful floral
offerings were sent by lodges to which
Mr. Brady belongs.
There are 80 divisions in the United
States Patent Office, and altho there are
more people engaged in the work than
ever before, they are unable to handle
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the applications as fast as they come in.
On the first Of January there were IT,
353 applications awaiting action, and
now there are q 900, while cases are be.
ing disposed Of as fast as possible, and
new ones are coming in 50 fast they are
falling behind about 300 a week.
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The sons Of Senator w. IA. Clark are
to build a railroad into Death Valley,
California, to tap rich mining country.
It will extend for $50 miles thru the hot
est, dryest, lowest part Of the United
States.
All the steel mills Of the country are
rushed with orders, and scarcely any Of
them can fill orders in less than six
months time from the day the goods are
All the mills making steel
rails are booked up to next spring, and
those making steel plate have their out.
put engaged for all Of 1907. II the Short
Line wanted some more steel cars to
haul coal, they could order them now,
and get them in the spring Of 1908.