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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-01-11
SEVEN YEARS FOR WATER

Do you know Jens Nielsen? No? Well
then you had better sit up and take
notice, for Jens is modern Jacob, ex
cept that he had trouble getting water
instead of wife. He worked four years
for Woolley and got nothing, and then
he worked seven years for water and
got it. But we are getting ahead of our
story, and will go back to show how he
developed the grit to work eleven years
without a pay day.
On the 10th of January, 1865, little
boy was born in Lilliefugatede, Den
mark, and this was our Jens, sweet
tempered, smiling, good od-natured little
toad of Danishman who might have
died teething, but he didn't, not Jens.
When he was sixteen years old his
father apprenticed him to blacksmith,
and besides learning the trade free, he
received two dollars year for two years.
At the end of this financial snap he went
back to the farm and "took items" for
two years, but here he saw no partlc-
ular difference in finances except that
he failed to coin the two dollars. The
blacksmith offered him S35 a year for
two years, so he accepted the "advance'
of wages of 1850 per cent, and we think
Mr.. Hartman fremen and engineers
would agree never to strike on earth if
they got similar raise. He stayed two
years and then took job in brewery
at Copenhagen, where he received S53
year, for two years. He then became
a longshoreman and loaded and unload
ed ships for three years at salary of
$3.50 year. Up to this time he did two
years in place, but here he wanted the
money and staid until he got the notion
of coming to America. He came to Ovid
Bear Lake County in 1882, where he
was the village blacksmith for two years
when he went into partnership with
Wilhelmina Anderson. This was the
best job yet, and he made no change for
three years, but in 1887 he leased the
Woolley Ranch for five years and in the
settlement he found his share was rep
resented by cipher with broken rim.
He says he did not understand the terms
of the contract very we'll until it was
time to divide the cattle and then he got
wise pretty fast, and thot and said few
things that did not do him any material
good. He came to Snake River and set
tied at Basalt, "busted,' in 1891. lie
found a claim that suited HIM, but 1t
was high and dry, and it would require
fourteen miles of canal to put the water
on it. Some other fellow had filing on
the land and Jens finally bot his re-
linuuishmpnt for $50. He was LOW a
full fedged ranchman, with his tract OF
land in the suburbs Of the future cross.
roads of kjmbaIl, well stocked with
rabbits. surrounded with poverty ard
facing a Democratic administration.
He and some Of his neighbors banded
together to construct the Snake River
Valley Canal. and set to work on it
When the writer passed that way in
October 1894, several teams were scrap
ing gravel out of a deep cut, and Jens
for want of a center clevi5 to connect
his scraper to the doubletree, had {
stay chain around it and the wagon
wrench put thru the hole to keep i
from slipping.
Each spring Mr.. Nielsen worked OF
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-01-11
The Legislature

J. Frank Hunt, of Bannock County
was elected speaker of the house and
the organization was as follows:
Chief clerk-Ayery G. Moore of Wash
ington county.
Chaplain-Dr. Russell A. Mckinley,
of Boise.
Assistant chief clerk james H. Wallis
of Fremont county.
Journal clerk Maude S. Stowe of
Nez Perce county,
Sergeant at arms-Rudolph Miles, of
Kootenai county.
Engrossing clerk-Mrs. Marie Will
liams of Ada county.
Assistant engrossing clerk-Ethel
Cramer Of Ada county.
Enrolling clerk Mrs. Grace F'ifer of
Ada county.
Assistant enrolling clerk-Miss Helen
Daft of Blaine county.
Doorkeeper-Rodney Drury of Lattah
county.
Messengers-Ge George F. Fogg of Ere
mont county, Joseph Merrill of Bing-
| ham county.
Pages-Corliss G. Mosely, John r.
Mosely and Earnest Rammelnieyer of
Ada county. (The houseis allowed but
two pages, but three have been named
and resolution will be offered that
three be allowed)
REPUBLICAN SENATOR'S
The Republican senator's met in can
Gus yesterday afternoon at the ldnaha
and selected the employees of the senate.
There were four candidates for secretary
of the senate-S. W. Moody, F. H. Wet
tach, l.. p. Smith and F. S. Treadgold.
Mr.. Wettach being stenographer was
given the nomination. The other selec-
tions made follow
President pro tenn of the senate-C.
H. Nugent, Idaho county.
Private secretary to the president of
the senate-Edna Hice, Ada county.
Engrossing clerk--Sophia Schmitz,
Ada county.
Assistant engrossing clerk-Gertrude
Berry, Cassia county.
Enrolling clerk-Belle LocKman, Ell
more county.
Assistant enrolling clerk-Mrs. Drls-
coll, Ada county.
Journal clerk-F. A. Shaw, Canyon
county.
Chaplain-Dean Edwin A. Kinks,
Ada county.
Sergeant at arms-W. W. Durham,
Fremont county.
Doorkeeper-George W. Seaver, Ban
mock county.
Messenger-R. A. Mason, Ada coun,
ty.
Pages-A. Jensen, Oneida county:
K. Waldrip; Nez Perce county.
Janitor-C. w. Dayley, Cassla coun,
ty.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-01-11
Found Dead

CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THIS ISSUE
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-01-11

The section foreman found the frozen
bodies of two men on the Mackay
Branch 80 miles east of Arco Thurs
day morning.
The bodies have been identified as
those of Charles and Henry Rhiel, who
moved out to Arco from here last sum
mer.
One Of the men was married and both
of them carried insurance in the M.W.A.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-01-11
We Take it Back

We said last week that the legislature
the asylum board and the county com
missoners would meet on Monday Jan
uary 4 but this was only two-t thirds
true. The commissioners meet on the
second Monday, which, in this case is
the 14th. The asylum board expected
to meet, but postponed it week. The
legislature expected to meet, and it did
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-01-11
Geo. BENJAMIN Returns

George Benjamin Jr. who has been
living at Salmon City for some years
has come back to Backfoot and bot
the Hin Meat MARKET and is now us
ing the knife and cleaver at the block
Mr.. Ben iamin wa, borH and raised
at Blacltfoot and lis old friends Will
be glad to see him engage in business
here.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-01-11
Death of Mrs. Berg

Mrs. Hosea Berg, of Tilden, who went
with her husband on a mission to Nor
way, died on November Dist, and the
remains were brought back to her par
entail home for burial.
Henry Berg, and II. II. Berg went to
Provo to attend the funeral which oc,
cured on January /.
Mr.. Hosea Berg will return to his
labors in Norway.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-01-11
Weather Report
MILLICK BLOCK

E. A. DoUp, Observer.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-01-11

DR.. Hoover and wife returned from
Boise last evening.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-01-11
RAILROAD TIME TABLES
MONTANA NIVISION

SALMON RIVER Il. r.
Effective from November 2ist.
No. 81 leaves Blackfoot at lis a. m. Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays. Dinner at Ar
co. Reaches Mackay at .:.,....:. 3:20 p Ii.
No. s.! leaves Mackay Tuesdays, Thursday b
and Saturdays at 1880 n. m. Dinner u,
Arco Reaches Blackfoot at....1O15 II Ill
focate!lo and St. Anthony Mixed Traius
+Leave Pocatel' $50 n IN, arrive St. Anthony
4:45 p m.
+Leave St. An nony 7:30 a m, arrive PocateIlo
6pm
Trains meet at Idaho Falls
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-07-05
OUR WELCOME AT PLA!NVIEW.

Nowhere and at no time has
the Northwest Texas Press AS
sociation been better treated or
more elegantly entertained than
at Plainview last week. The
people of West Texas have al
ways been noted for their big
hearted, open handed hospitality
and Justly so, and in this respect
Plainview, the Gem City of the
future great South Plains coun-
try, easily takes a conspicuous
place. When Plainview, through
her representative at Mineral
Wells last year, invited the news
paper men of Northwest Texas
to visit her she promised much;
there were some doubters then,
for promises are the current
coin and too frequently used on
such occasions, but Rlainyiew
spoke Understandings and from
the heart and in the performance
thereof heaping measure was
given. From the reception by
the Plainview committee, which
journeyed to Amarillo, seventy,
| five miles to meet the visiting
newspaper people while on their
way, to the farewells ut the
Plainview depot on departure il
was an occasion to be long re
membered with lively apprecia
ton and pleasure.
The Northwest Texas Press
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-07-05

At the depot autos and carriages,
in charge of the entire reception
committee, took the visitors to
the "Assembly Hail. (the skating
rink which had been fitted up
and suitably decorated for the
occasion), whore homes" We're
assigned them. Right here The
News takes pleasure in saying
that almost all the Plainview
people wanted newspaper guests;
they clanored for them; three
claimed The News editor, by
right of discovery, as it were,
and he was only rescued from
the difficulty by a former Can
yon City man, A. a. Hatchell,
who carried him off bodily, as
serting a prior right Such was
the experience of all the visitors
and the Plainyiew people seemed
sorely disappointed in not having
enough guests to go round,
An elaborate reception witt
refreshments, planned for Tues
day night at the residence ano
on the beautiful lawns of DR.. j
II. Wayland, failed largely on ac
count of the rain which for al
most an hour fell in torrents
Preparations had been made OF
a grand scale and for the entire
town but the rain, greater
blessing no doubt, drowned i
lout,
| Wednesday night we had the
} banquet at Assembly Hall.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-07-05

Association extends eastward
beyond Fort Worth to the II. e.
II. C. Ry., south to the T, q p,
west to New Mexico and includes
the entire Panhandle, a scope Of
country equal in area to several
of the Northern States; it has
been in existence nineteen years;
it has been entertained all about
in its territory, but never better,
if as well, as at Plainview and
the record made there for broth
erly kindness and mutual eS-
TEEN, those virtues which above
all others make life worth living,
is not likely to be surpassed in
its future history. All honor to
Plainview and her progressive,
whole e-souled citizenship.
THE PLAISVIEW PROGRAM,
We shall not attempt to give
| the program in detail, only the
principal features will be touched
upon. The first of these was the
reception by the Plainview com
mittee at Amarillo. This com,
mittee was composed of Mr..
and Mrs, j. NJ. Shafer of the
Herald, Mayor j. II. Delay and
j. Il. Lancaster Esq. 1t went tC
Amarillo Monday night to greet
the visitors on their arrival Tues
day. This pleasant duty per
formed, the entire party, com
mittee and newspaper people
left on the u. NJ special foI
plainYiew, arriving at l;30 +. ii
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-07-05

DRUG STORE
Plates were laid for one hundred
persons. The guests, the news
paper people and others, were
served by corps of Plainview
ladies and the feast, not only of
things appealing to refined taste
as eatables, but of good fellow
ship and of advance thought well
expressed, has never been, to the
knowledge of The News editor
at least, out done in Northwest
Texas. From 9 p. M. until | A.
M. not minute was lost. 1t
was eating, stimulated by ami
mated and bright conversation,
speech making, songs by singers
of wide reputation and instru-
mental music by an excellent
orchestra. Judge l.. S. Kinder
was tOaStmaSter and a better
one it would, indeed, be hard to
find. For the table the following
menu was carried ont TO perfec-
ton:
BouilliOn
Sliced Tomatoes Young Onions
Radishes Sweet Pepper
Olives Chow Chow
Fried Chicken Maryland Style
Potatoes Au Gratin
Roast Cold Turkey
Calves Tongue Petit Pois
Spiced Beets
Shrimp Salad Fruit Salad
Ice Cream Cake
Rouqfort Cheese Waters
Ice Tea Coffee
Cigars
At the sine die adjournment of
the association Thursday at 10
A. NJ, the visitors were given
auto and carriage rides all about
town and when, after dinner, the
hour of departure had arrived
Plainview accompanied h e L
guests to the depot for Il final
hand shaking ere they left for
home. The last ones to linger
affectionately with us were May
or Delay and j. e. Lancaster
they did not leave the train until
it had left Plainview- almost
mile to the South.
OBSERVATIONS ABOUT PLAINvIEW
The town has doubled its size
since the beginning of the year.
1t now has something near the
population of Canyon City-150O.
A great deal of building has
been done recently, but 1T is
now Stacking up some, on ac-
count perhaps, of the expressed
fear that the railroad may, in
the near future, be extended on
to Lubbock.
Residence lots in favored loca-
tions seemed very high in price
to. The News man. $500 for a
single lot of this kind or $500
for what would be a quarter
block in Canyon City is not an
uncommon figure.
The Holiness addition to Plain
view, 320 acres north of the
Court House, is being prepared
for the market These people,
some thirty in number under
the leadership of Ferd Faulkner,
are building what will be, if
present plans are carried out, a
magnificent college editice out of
concrete stone. In it they pro
pose to fill the chairs with strict
| ly University professors and
have taught the regular college
courses, opening it to the world.
The 800 acres is to be laid out in
lots and sold regardless of the
style of religion or want of it on
| the part of the purchaser. The
Holiness atmosphere is not to
be charged for, 50 says the lead
l er-" only the lots, "
% rT1,,..o '',ouctitiadr folks have
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-07-05

Good quality calling cards
100 - cents.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-07-05
DELINQUENT TAX LIST

assessed rolls of Randall Count
for only retu F. Slower, Collector
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-07-05

O and
F. Collector Randall County
Its sspeiater or IS,
Witness hand office at canyon eHa "S june lo 97
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1907-02-15

present road conditions in Benton
County is the strongest possible
argumentin favor of good roads.
We are simply and literally mud
bound, and have been for several
weeks. What stronger and more
forcible argument in favor Of good
roads do we farmers need than to
undertake to haul a load of pro-
duce to Camden, or anywhere else
as to that matter! And not only
farmers, but any one who has to
travel over our roads in vehicles
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1907-02-15

"the most dreaded of all things
earthly" Honest Indian, now,
away down deep in your heart
haven't you inadvertently already
framed~a negative reply? Hadn't
you, really, rather spend a, dollar
or two of your hard-earned "kash"
Gas Mr.. Roosevelt spells it) than
to be mud bound as at present for
six or eight months in the year?
Which of the two evils is the less
er? One of them you are bound to
accept. Which shall it be? You,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1907-02-15

as freesovereign citizens of a great
commonwealth, are to elect which.
Our legislature is now in ses-
sion. Some Of our sister counties
have taken step in the right di-
rection on this line by getting per-
mission from the legislature to is
sue bonds for the purpose Of build
ing good roads. Suppose we petit
tion the legislature to grant to us
permission to issue say $4,000 of
bonds for like purpose. AS a
Continued on Page 2.)
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1907-02-15

of any kind, or horseback, or on
foot. Not long since the writer
saw a buggy stuck fast in the mud
on one of our most frequented
highways, the horse foundering,
while the two we'll dressed occu-
pants waded the mud ankle deep
to even deeper and encouraged the
horse to his utmost efforts by the
use of a whip!
The disadvantages of such roads
are indeed great-so great that it
IS simply impossible to overesti-
mate them. Let US, dear reader,
study this question seriously, and
from business standpoint, and
let us cease to make a joke or a di-
version of a question so materially
important to the well-being of
every man, woman and child in
Benton County.
How many of us are satisfied
with the present road conditions
in our county today-how many?
To all outward appearances we all
are, for none of us are doing any
thing to better or improve these
conditions. And yet how much
has been said, and how much writ
ten, condoning or in eEtenuation
of this evil We have had word
upon word, line upon line, column
upon column, precept upon pre-
cept on this question, and yet our
roads continually get worse year
after year.
When, my friends, shall we reach
the point in our mental and socio-
logical development at which dis
cussion of this most vital of sub
jects shall cease and action begin ?
Echo answers "When?"
Action, dear reader, action is
the magic wand that unlocks the
door to success in any and all lines
of human achievement. We may
discuss this question until doom's
day, bub unless we act upon the
matter our roads will not be i'm
thereby.
In order to have good roads, we
must pay for them. 1t has been
thoroughly demonstrated, and
proven beyond peradventure, that
the present system of road work
ing willnot build good, permanent
roads. What then? Shall we con-
tinue system that has proven
such a miserable failure through |
a trial period of about one humid
red years? We think not.
Paying for roads, then, means
taxation that hydra headed mon |
ster, which, to many, is the most
dreaded and dreadful of all things
earthly. Ah, my friends, said
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1907-02-15
THE ROAD QUESTION.

Editor THE CHRONICLE:
Through the columns Of our
valued county paper we have had
several articles within the last few
months in regard to the question
of building good roads in our
county. Whether the said articles
have accomplished any good re-
suits, is question. 1t is, howev-
-er, a self-evident fact that they
have not improved the condition
of our roads. On the contrary,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-02
WHAT THE.KIDNEYs DO.
Their Unceasing Work Keeps Us
Strong and Healthy.

All the blood in the body passes
through the kidneys once every three
minutes. The kidneys filter the blood
They work night and day. When heal
thy they remove about 500 grains Of
impure matter daily, when unhealthy
some part of this impure matter is left
in the blood. This brings on many
diseases and symptoms-paln in the
back, headache, nervousness, hot, dry
skin, rheumatism. govt, gravel, disor-
ders of the eyesight and hearing, dir
ziness, irregular heart, debility, drow'
siness. dropsy, deposits in the urine
etc. But II you keep the filters right
you will have no trouble with your
kidneys.
Henry Oglesby, veteran and mail
carrier at the Soldiers Home. Benning.
ton, VT, says: my satisfactory exper-
fence with Doan's Kidney Pills leads
me to pronounce them the best kidney
remedy ever used. The good reports
heard about them induced me to go
to e. B. Hyde's drug store and get
them. The results obtained I'm my
case prove that they are most valu-
able remedy and worthy Of all the
praise given them.
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents, Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N.
Y, sole. agents for the United States.
Remember the name--Doan's sand
take no other.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-02

7 have customers for number OF small Ben
aington houses. pricefrom $1,000 to 5000 each.
Must be we'll located.
We sell quarries, water powers, timber lands
poultry farms, nils. stores, hotels, good bust
ness propositions. fine dairy farms, small or
great; beautiful summer homes, by mountain
or lake, and everything you can think OF IN
real estate. We have list d with us over 800
farms located In Vermont and New YORK.
Send stamp for new 1907 pamphlet.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-02
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

George Porter of Pittsfield is visit
ing friends in town.
Miss Eva Lessor is In New York
taking up music for a few weeks.
The Molly Stark Whist club will
meet with Miss Westfall Monday eve
ming.
Jennie Lessor of MIL street has re.
turned from two weeks visit In New
York.
George Warren of Rutland Is Wis.
iting his father, John Warren, of
School street.
Misses Jennie and Eva Lassor OF
Mil street, who have been spending
week in New York have returned.
Mrs. William Warren of Troy is
critically ill., Mrs Warren is a daugh-
terin-law of John Warren of School
street
Walter w. Hayes, who is a student
at the University of Vermont, has
been elected president of the sophie
more class.
Mrs. Michael Mahar, who has been
| spending week with Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Costello of Briggsville, Mass,
has returned.
Mrs. Frank Moore of Depot street
was in Cohoes Friday attending the
funeral of Mrs. James WEIGH, who
died Wednesday in that city
Miss Adella M. Endress will open a
dancing class for children in For.
esters hall Saturday afternoon No
vember 8, at 2 o'clock. II
Next week look out for bargains to
be found at the Y. M. G. A. Aux. rum
mage sale. Any one having contribu
tons for the sale can leave the same
at the residence OF Mrs F. N. Squire
SGT:
J. Conn Arnoll of Rutland, private
secretary to General Manager Jarvi.
of the Rutland Railroad, and j. Marsl
Spafford Travelling Car Accountant
were in Bennington and Petersburg
yesterday.
Roger G. Ramsdell and Forces
Kehoe are home from the Universit,
of Vermont for over Sunday and Il
attend the Vermont Williams football
game at Williamstowns today. Mr.
Kehoe is accompanied by G. S. Harris
of Stowe, classmate.
hrs. Earl b. Hurlburt of Roaring
Springs, Pa is visiting at the HON,
of her parents, Mr.and Mrs. A. f. Bar
Der on Bradford street. Mrs. Hurl
burt in company with her husban,
visited various places OF interest Oh
her trip north, stopping at Gettysburg
Washington, Mt Vernon. Philadelphi,
. and New York. Prof. Hurlburt re
turning from thence to Roarinl
Springs on account OF the pressure o
his many professional and bushes
engagements there.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-02

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-Secretary
Taft, whose martial aspect has been
clouded for want Of horse strong
enough to bear him, will no longer OF
necessity be classed among the swivel
chair" warriors. The right animal has
been found. Two officers, detailed up
on this mission ransacked four states
In their search, and finally In far on
corner of Missouri, the natural hab-
itat Of the army mule, the much sought
specimen, combining both grace and
strength, was found.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-02
A Fine BANKING institution.

The Milton Times thus character.
ICES the Lamoille County Savings
Bank and Trust company of Hyde
Park in recent article. 1t says:
1t makes a specially of banking by
mail and has a record of never having
lost dollar. 1t is fine institution
with which to do banking.
This bank pays per cent compound
ed semi-annually on deposits of 500
or more.
When the stomach, heart or kidney
nerves get weak. then these organs al.
ways fail. Don't drug the stomach,
nor stimulate the heart or kidneys
That is simply a makeshift Get a
prescription known to druggists every.
where as DR.. Shops Restorative. The
Restorative is prepared expressly for
these weak inside nerves. Strengthen
these nerves, build them up with DR.
Shops Observation-Disclosures or liquid
and see how quickly help will come
Free sample test sent on request by Dr.
Shoop, Racine, Wis. Your health is
surely worth this simple test. Sold by
all dealers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-02
Christian Scientists

Services Sunday at p. m. and on
Wednesday at 7.45 p. IN. corner Park
and Scott streets. Subject November
Bird, 1907, adam and Fallen Man.
Reading room same address, open on
Wednesday 2 to 5.