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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-12-20

proach shall be raised twenty (20)
inches higher than the same are at
present by either cut blue lava rock,
bedded in Portland cement, or with
concrete blocks composed of 1 parts
sand and gravel and ! part Port
land cement
The proposed repairs are to be
made in accordance with the plans
and specifications now On file in the
Office Of the Board of County Com
missioners, at Blackfoot, Idaho, to
which plans and specifications, re-
ference is hereby made. The con-
tractor will be required to remove
the old 100 IT. King Arch from bed
OF river, and pile same on bank with
least possible breakage.
The contractor must assume all
responsibility for any damage to old
structure that may be caused by rails
ing foundation or making the other
repairs specified. All work to be
done in a workmanlike manner and
subject to the approval of such agent
in charge, as shall be designated by
the Board of County Commissioners.
All bidders will be required to &C
company their bids with a certified
check on some bank in Bingham
County, for the sum of Five Hundred
($5e0.OO), guaranteeing the said bid
der will enter into acontract with the -;
County to make said repairs in the .saNa
event of receiving the award of thF -
contract.
The person to whom the contrastar. tria
awarded will be required to If almost
a good and sufficient bond,
sum of $1S000O, conditionHerlal Tor the
the faithful performance of nel laDilc on on
tract. '" Aiuo ~
The Board reserves thagovor fro,,, ~. -
ject any and all bids if ME narrow r;hhons
satisfactory and immed Aice-fashion as ev
new bids or let said gross the front of
lowest, private, respolANhas been covered.
All proposals must @ the Illustration
addressed to the Clerk CarNanseu as TO II
Of County Commissioners, NSpoln. a. WI
Idaho, and marked PROPOSAL W. tha w..
pairs" Ne - ...
Given under my hand and CVchNtrimm
seal this 4th day of Dec, 1907. che :ad
HI. B. CURTIS, ~sof
Clerk of Board of County
(SEAL) Commissioners.
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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-12-20

D0p'uH' DeCeaSed,
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
=, Nolice Is hereby given by the UNDER
signed administrator Of the estate of
itnrs ~ =: D9bson, deceased, to the cred
against the said deceased, to exhibit
men, with the necessary vouchers.
WITHIN ten months after the first pub,
; isfasion OF this notice. to said admin
Insane Asylum at Blackfoot. Binehe N
Il unty Idaho, the same being the
place Tor the transaction of the bust.
Signed and dateS a. p,,r..
this 18th day Of November. 1907. "''
a.. c. A. HOOVER
sss Administrator.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-12-20

va pleted his toilet.
| AS the crowd surged about him,
beWildering look crept into his face.
clerk approaching him, asked: Some
thing for you, sir?" He attempte
to reply, but more desirable custom
er attracted her attention and sh
passed on
| Presently a young lady approached
and bidding him cordial good after
noon, asked: Can be of any use t
you, sir?' A genial smile lighted the
| rugged face as he said Il take it kind
ly of you, lady, to help an old man
You see daughter Liza and her folks
came to-day. My 'tother girl Mandy
stayed home to help mother-that
'coahts for my being here alone.
didn't think to have no trouble trad
ing, but | got confused like"
There are a great many people
here she replied. Now suppose we
begin. What shall we start our list
with?"
Lets hin with mother eagerly
replied the old man. "A spell ago,
Eli, our cat, broke her best preserve
dish and | calculate she'd be pleased
with another"
Tn pencil moved rapidly. Then as
she looked up, he said; Mother
thought fine table cloth for Liza, her
little boy 4 Gmuel must have some
toys and hGr husband is a great hand
for reading, he must have some books;
but you see, lady, | don't know much
of reading matter, SO will you pick
'em out ?"
Then there's Mandy, she's keeping
steady company; he's to work in the
city, He's coming tomorrow, so
mother said to get her something to
fix up the parlor with. Mebbe a silk
spread to put on the marble top table,
l don't know what else. Can't you
think of something's"
II certainly can," she replied.
We'll, that's about all, except the
things for Baby Belle"
Your grandchild?" questioned the
lady.
No, ma'am," he replied, you see,
last year just as the meeting house
bell was ringing in Christmas, she
came and her mother, our neighbor, |
went.
THE next morning early / drove |
over. Mother called me into the hall. |
Samuel says she, there are four
ones besides the baby. If |
only she had gone, too
Nancy, God knows best says |. |
lie always does says she. But I've
been thsnking, here we be not so
dreadful old. hale and hearty; Liza
s married; Mandys keeping com.
Dany Soon we'll be alone on the
arm. Now why can't we take the
title one?
I'VE called her Belle, for she came
when the Christmas bells were ring.
ng.
AS he finished the lady's eyes were
lin. How beautiful in YOU" she
aid. What shall we get for the dear
,aby?"
Il wasr thinking that a doll baby
md some picture blocks; then we
must have = little bonnet and coat,
or she does enjoy going around with
49,"
Quickly the afternoon wore on; the
asst purchases were made, and quiet.
Y the lady added large box of
andy, and a bunch of holly to the
ell filled basket.
AS the old farmer took the basket
n his arm, the lady asked: Where
your gift, Mr.. Burt?"
"Bie>s your heart" he replied, q
ont wont nothin' | got a pound of
,baccy up the street; it will be fun
op"&E for me to see the folks
cased."
Taking the tiny gloved hand in his !
ittened one, he said: Thank you
ndly for all the trouble you have
ken for the old man. God bless
III, dear lady. A merry Christmas to
w."
1t was nearing midnight. In :
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-12-20
HIS Christmas
SAofbzMg
By FRANCIS L. HAUX.


T WAS Christmas
time. The streets
ere crowded
with people, near
ly every one laden
with packages.
In a large de-
partment st or e
stood a plain look
Ing man, a fur
cap surmounted
his gray hair, a
knitted scarf of
many colors was
wound about his
throat, a brown
coat and heavy
m i t t e n s COM
pleted his toilet.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-12-20
Delinquent Notice

The Watson Slough Irrigation
Company, a corporation, principa
place of business Thomas, Idaho
Notice: There h delinquent upon the
following described stock on accoun nj
OF assessment number levied BY
the board Of directors. the amounts
set opposite the names of the re-
spective stockholders as follows:
To whom issued Cert. No. Amt.
w. w. PARSONS ....... .85 $4,000
}. 81. Alfred -. 80, $685. 1855
The Salisbury Co. 30 1890
Lucy fackrell a. 70 1925
P. P. Fackrell go, 81 21.4O
e. 8. Broadhead ..S6 14.7O
And in accordance with law and
the order Of the board of directors,
SO many shares of each parcel of
stock as may be necessary will be
sold at Thomas on Saturday, the
21st day of December, 1907, to pay
said assessment, cost of advertising
and expenses of sale.
G. A. DAVIS, Secretary,
The Watson Slough Irrigation
Company
Dated November IS, 1907.
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1t was nearing midnight In a
mansion in richly furnished room
sat a lady in evening dress. A gas
log sparkled upon the hearth, and
leaning against the holly banked man.
tie, man looked lovingly down upon
the sweet face.
Just think" she is saying. The
dear old man didn't desire the slight.
est thing for himself, so / slipped q
box Of cigars addressed to him into
the basket. He certainly was one of
natures noblemen.
Listen, Harry, there are the chimes
Merry Christmas"
The same stars shine kindly down
upon the quaint farm house. In the
plain sitting-room in a wooden cradle
the Xmas Belle slumbers sweetly.
Just then the cracked bell in the
old meeting house rang out a joyous
peal. ~
Drawing his wife to him, he pressed
his lips to her wrinkled forehead, say.
Ing: Merry Christmas. mother"
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In the District Court of the United
States for the Southern Division.
District of Idaho.

In the Matter of Harry Gesas,
Bankrupt.
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.-SHA
Phone Mess0ge
to Santa Claus
B, JOE ANDERSON NORRIS.
By JOE ANDERSON NORRIS.

HE toy telephone
cost the munif.
cent sum of five
cents. The little
green wire just
reached from the
red mouth cf the
boy of four to his
ear. 1t was nee
essary to stretch
1t a little for an
adult. There were,
OF cours e, no
wires from it 60
ing anywhere.
The gentleman
sat waiting for
the lady to put
IN her hat tn 90
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In the Probate Court Of bingham,
county. Idaho,
NOTICE. 10 CpunIropc

In the Matter of the Et.te ~ lava.
A. Dobson, Deceased. VI '""iee
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Dated November IS, 1907.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22
LAST CHANCE FOR
BRITISH AT CHESS

NEW YORK, February 22.-After lapse
of four years, during which period the At
lantic cables were not available for the
purpose. America and Great Britain resum-
ed today the series of international chess
matches for the trophy donated in 1896 by
Sir George Newnes and valued at 81 900.
The contest will last two days and the Brit
ishers will have last opportunity to save
the trophy, which has been in the custody
of the Brooklyn Chess Club since 1899, from
becoming the permanent property of IN
Gle Sam.
To this end. the City of London Chess
Club has made strenuous efforts to get the
best British team together They have sue
ceeded in gathering as powerful a list as
has represented the British Isles, and the
outlook for a very stubborn struggle is
promising. The Brooklyn Chess Club has
fourteen good men in its list from which to
pick the ten defenders.
The teams:
Americas. W. hampton ]. F. Barry A. W.
Fox, H. Helms. A. B. Hodges, c. 8. Howell e.
son, G. J. Schwietzer, J. W. showalter. II. G.
Nolgt and G. II. Wobrccht
Great Britain-H f. Atkins. Fl. Blackbourne,
A. Burn; Dr. H. Holmes. 7; F. Lawrence. ]. F.
smith and W. Ward.
The record Of the matches to date shows
that America won in 1896, 1899, 1900, 1902
and 1903, while Great Britain won in 1897
and 1898. In 1901 the British achieved the
tie that broke the sequence of American
victories and saved them the trophy, al
though 1t remained in this country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22
EIGHT THOROUGHBREDS
OUT OF SUBURBAN

NEW YORK, February 22.-Of the eighty
four horses entered and assigned weights
for the Suburban handicap of 900. at one
mile and quarter, only eight were declared
at SIS each, under the condition of the race
which made declaration possible by
February 20.
The horses declared were James B.
Brady's Oiseau, 123 pounds; the Newcastle
stables 1nquisitor, Ill pounds, and Bulls
Eye. 1O5 pounds; j. W. Fuller's First Pre-
MUM, los pounds; August Belmont's Tip
toe. los pounds, and James r. Keene' s
Court Dress 90 pounds; Ballot, 80 pounds,
and Grimald, 92 pounds.
This leaves seventy-six horses eligible for
the big mile and a quarter special to be run
on June 20, the opening day of the spring
meeting of the Coney Island Jockey Club at
Sheepshead Bay. The weights as assigned
by Walter s. Vosburgh, the official handi-
capper, were plainly acceptable to owners
and trainers or the number of declarations
would have been larger Those left in now
assume liability of 500 EACH with 500
additional to start. With sixteen starters the
Coney Island JOCKEY Club will have to add
$lO,oOO TO bring the stake up to it's guaran-
teed value of $4,000.
Of the eight horses declared Oseau is the
only one likely to be missed, and, as he
started only once last year. there has been
some question of his training on. Inuuisitor.
First Premium and Tptoe have shown that
they do not care to go more than one mile
In good company. while the other three are
tnree-year-olds, we'll engaged in stakes for
horses OF their own age. Court Dress went
into retirement last year with only one de-
Ieat, and was generally considered the best
tWo-year-old FLY of the season She will
probably be reserved for the threevear.o
nlly stakes. of which there are enough to
keep her busy If she trains on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22
BALTIMORE WRESTLERS
DEFEAT LOCAL LADS

The inter-city wrestling tournament held
at the National Guard Armory gymnasium
between the National Guard Athletic Asso-
citation and the Doyle Athletic Club of Balti-
more was won by the Baltimore boys, as
they took five of the nine events and were
awarded the other by forfeit, as not a
local lad qualified in the 105-pound class
By winning this meet the Baltimore boys
took back to "Oystertown" handsome sill
yer trophy awarded by the promoters of the
tournament.
The contests were witnessed by a large
following of the graphing game in this
city. and the visitors were also well repre-
scented in the roofing line. With the ex-
ception of Lockhead, Pagan and Conrad,
the local boys were outclassed
The summaries:
35-pound class-A. E. Pagan. Army and Navy
Preparatory School, VS.. Fl. ]. Punte. Doyle Ath-
letic Club First bout, draw, second bout, draw.
Pagan awarded decision on points. Time. min
utes each bout.
115-pound Glass;. Simpson, D. C. N. G., vs..
H. E. Cooke. D. A. c. One bout. Winner, Cooke.
Thea %nhies sa 80 sfs0sdS Williams
vs.. W. S. Connors D. A. C.; One bout. Winner.
Tgs Wns MeI so sef 3D.
II. E. Cooke. D. A. C.. One bout. Winner, Cooke.
Time. 30 seconds.
1870 pound class-J; Lockhead. D. G. n. G.; vs.. H.
Goldsborough. ID. c. \. c.. One bout Winner.
Leekhead: Time. minute 50 seconds.
winner, clifford. Time, 3 minutes Is seconds.
J. Gossman, D. A. c. First bout. draw; second
bout. draw. Conrad awarded decision on points.
Time minutes.
vs. c. J. Gossman D; A. c.: One bout. Winner,
G9ssman. Time. minutes 80 seconds,
both Of Washington. Turner awarded decision on
points. Time, 10 minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22
SPECIAL CONTRACTS
TO BE BARRED

CHICAGO, ILL.,, February pit became
known today that the American League is
contemplating abolishing all special con-
tracts with ball players. making everybody
equal except In the amount Of money each
one receives. 1t is proposed that in the flu
ture all clauses relating to good service -
such as extra remuneration to winning
pitchers the "maximum-game' clause with
catchers and so on, shall be cut out
There Is possibility that one special
clause will be retained, the one relating to
good conduct" or. as IL Is known, the
temperance clause" It Is believed by some
that the last-named Is necessary with GER
tain players In order to insure the best Of
service In all other cases, however 1t Is
believed that a contract without any strings
will serve the best interest Of the league.
President Johnson admitted that the prop
osition would come up at the meeting In
New York.
"All special contracts, to my mind. should
be abolished" said Mr.. johnson. "They do
nothing but harm. 1t Is not right, to my
way of thinking. that player should be
promised something extra when he is sup
posed to do tho best at all times. At the
end of the season every player who has a
conditional contract favor.ng himself Is pos
tive that he fulfilled conditions, and If he
doesn't get everything which he thinks Is
coming to him he will try to get 1t back In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22
RACQUET TOURNEY
DOWN TO FINALS

NEW YORK. February 22-George H.
Brooke of the Philadelphia Racquet Club
and Reginald r. Fincke of the New York
Racquet and Tennis Club will meet on
Saturday to decide the racquet champion
ship of the United States. Both players won
their matches yesterday in the semi final
round of the tournament now in progress
AT the New York Racquet and Tennis Club.
Brooke defeated C. c. Clarke jr, of New
York by the score of 15-5. 15-5, SIS.
10, and Fincke won hard match from
his clubmate Payne Whitney, by 15-2.
ILL. is, SIS, 15-11. The matches
were the production of the best playing of
the tournament. The rallies were fire.
quent and well sustained, and the placing
was executed with Judgment and accuracy.
The surprise of the day was the defeat
of Payne Whitney, who won the champion
ship in 1892. Lack of condition was re-
sponsibl" for his defeat. A rally in the
NTH game proved the undoing of the ex-
cha mEiou
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22
JACK O'BRlEN TO
FIGHT THREE MEN

LOS ANGELES, Cal, February 22.-Phil-
adelphia Jack O'Brien is in fine condition
for his great strength test, which is sche-
duled for tonight. Some time ago he an
nounced that he would tackle three men
in single evening and agree to put each
of them to sleep within six rounds. Some
critics of this section said that O'Brien
was tackling a bit too much, but the
Quaker gentleman persisted, and he has
finally announced that he will do the trick.
The three men who are to face him are
practically unknown to followers of the
ring outside of California. One of them is
so-called strong man. who bills himself
as Abdo the Turk. Aldo won't have a
chance In the opinion of local experts, for
he Is one of those slow-moving persons
that Jack likes to eat up. The next man
is AL Brown, who thinks he will be able to
stand O'Brien off. The third man. Jim
Tremble is better than the other two and
O'Brien will have hard time disposing of
him.
Betting on the result of O'Brien's work
is rather active at even money, with a
tendency to increase the odds against
O'Brien's success in putting all three to
sleep. O'Brien has been working for some
time in preparation for this match and is
now in fine condition. He says he can go
round the ring faster than ever and that
he will dispose CT each of his opponents
long before the limit.
AS a side attraction, Manager McCarey
of the Pacific A. c., where OBrien is-to
meet the three men, has arranged a battle
between Eddie Robinson, former wrestler
and boxer, and Billy Manning, who was
prominent as a lightweight fifteen years
ago. Both of these men are forty-eight
years of age The fight will be grudge
battle. because the match grew up out Of
Mannings questioning of Robinson's de-
cislon in a recent bout at the Pacific A. c.
A side bet of $500 has been posted and the
club has added a purse of $1,000. more
than men usually stand to win when they
get into q quarrel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22
GRENADE SAVED
THE EASTERN BETTORS

NEW ORLEANS, February 22.-Grenade
saved the day for the eastern pluneers
when he won the last race yesterday after.
noon at the Fair Grounds track. Many OF
the men from Gotham were in financial
straits when he went to the post His VIC
tory pulled them out of bad plight The
odds against him were to l.
1t was Grenade's stretch run that won
the race. In the early part of the contest
he Jagged like a fat boy eating an orange
on his way to school. Every horse in the
field of nine beat him away from the post
and in the first quarter he was many
lengths away from Paul Clifford and Oak
Grove the leaders. Garner rode him ener-
getically, but he would not respond until
the last three furlongs. He then shook off
his sulks and began to race around his
opponents with the speed of an automobile
on a straight course.
When the old horse began to run in
hackers cheered up and began to urge him
on to greater efforts by yells. When he
caught Paul Clifford and Dapple Gold in
the stretch and beat both home in fine
sprint the crowd from the great metropolis
threw up their hats with joy. He had
saved many from big loss.
Peter Sterling won the handicap easily.
He showed more speed and stamina in this
race than he has at any time this winter.
1t was his second victory here and his best
one.
He demonstrated for the first time since
horse when at his best. Fantastic, with
only IS pounds up, showed the way at a
fast clip for seven furlongs, but Peter Ster-
ling held her easily and took the lead in
the stretch.
The Summaries.
First race. four year-olds and upward; six fur
longs-Jerry c., ia u. Lee, to /, won; Ball.
Ia (Walker), ID to 5. second; Clique, 107 (Pick-
ens), 80 to l. third. Time, LA As. Fenian, Edith
May, Israellte Simplicity and Exalted also ran.
Dawn, 112 Crroxler), - to 2. won; Gresham. 10s
(Walkerl. to 1, second Bitter Man. 1902 tHogg)
90 to l, third. Time. 0.49. Rubywick Prince
Bowling Gossoon, Carasco and ROseb.oom also ran
Third race, three yearo lds; five and one half fur
longs-coltness,, loS CMeIntyre,. Is to !, won;
lor, 1O3 (Walker), 2 to /. third Time, LOT 3-5
Minot, Baleshed, Monere. Royal Bond. RaDpahan-
mock. Soprano, Tanbark and Esteban also ran.
Fourth race, handicap; three-year-olds and up
ward; one mile-Peter Sterling. 100 tHogg), II to
TO- won St. va ss los q Lee to
IA. Yankee Gin and Lady Navarro also ran.
Fifth race, four-year-olds and upward; one mile
and seventy yards-Oberon 1O4 (Foy), IS to 2,
won; Goldsmith. 112 (Walker). to l. second; Gre
yills. 1o7 CMeInty.els to l. third Time: LIS 2-5.
saS rae so selling % and upward
Dapple Gold 1O7 Qioyd), 1s to S, second; Paul
Clifford. ITO (Goldsteinl. Is to l, third. Time.
IL. As. Field Lark, Airship, Tom Mankins, The
Thrall. Mafalda and Oak Grove also ran.
seven fursonss-Lncy Marie, los "a Martini. to
/. won; Cora Price. 100 tGoldsteInl, to 1. sec
ond Baneful 1O8 (vandusen), 10 to 1. third. Time.
l.29 2-5. Dry Dollar. Abjure. Chandler Gid Stone.
Moccasin, Gladiator and Sink Spring also ran.
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BASE BALL NOTES.

Pitcher Newton, last season with the
New York Americana. has signed with
Montreal.
Arthur Irwin has secured Farrell, for
merly Of tho Washingtons, for the Altoona
club.
Mordecai Brown has signed with the Chi
cago Cubs for next season. He was re-
ported as holding out for more money some
time ago.
The youngest base ball mogul In the
country Is Alexander Winn. Harvard law
school frst-year student, who will run the
Lowell club OF the New England League,
Coach Rudderham Of the Phillies has
brought criticism upon his head by advis-
ing his players to go on for sparring as a
part Of the training work. The connection
between base ball and fistic slugging Is not
understood by the general run Of athletics
Pitcher Charles Pruitt. whose winter ad-
dress Is Osgood, Ind, has turned up his
nose at the salary offered him by the Bos-
the SUMMER is Pruitt's ultimatum.
Ed. Phelps has signed with the Pirates
for the coming season. There was a gen.
eral impression that Phelps would be dis
posed Of but, as President Dreyfuss could
not secure another fairly good man, Phelps
was retained.
In return for Second Baseman Roman,
whom the Baltimore Club drafted from the
Cedar Rapids Club the Springfield MASS,
club has turned over to Jack Dunn q
pitcher named Kinsella. The latter seems
to have good control of the ball. for in the
twenty-four games he officiated in last year
he gave only twenty-three bases on balls
and struck out 123 men.
George Bradley, the old-time pitcher Of
the Athletics, now policeman in Phila-
deiphia, has q son who is now playing BAH
In the south. Horace J. Bradley is booked
for third base on the Jacksonville (Fla.)
team. PA" Bradley has four other boys
living. but none of them are ball players.
Umpire O'Day says he can name thirty
men of the Keller class who do not hit at
half dozen poor balls a season. He goes
on to say: after years of experience in
pitching and umpiring my advice to
young pitcher would be to develop good
control Of a fast ball. I claim IT'S the
speed that counts. You don't see these
fast pitchers hammered very hard when