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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-11-27


ny continued custom with which
they had become familiar and OF
which their natures approved, when
they were living with their Dutch
cousins.
To digress just little: 1t has
been claimed by some investigators
who stopped just little short OF the
beginning in tracing backward that
the first real Thanksgiving day Of
true American meaning was held by
the Popham colonists of Monhegan,
but as they were Episcopalians and
gave thanks every week in their
regular church ritual this must be
blackballed and cast out of our calcu-
lation.
And now to return to the Pilgrims
land the customs they absorbed while
protected in Holland. The pious Dutch
before the Pilgrims flocked to their
peaceful land, had set apart October
3 on which to give thanks for their
harvest, but more especially for their
deliverance from Spanish authority.
The day opened in this water-locked
land with great ringing of bells and
over every shining doorsill there
stepped into the crisp morning air the
households full number. Each Hans
or Gretchen, clasping silyerbound
prayer book, walked sedately to the
various places of worship and there,
lifting up their sweet Holland voices,
harsh, perhaps, in speech, but full
and round in song, sent up musical
praise for the freedom of their land
and the good things of the earth.
Church over, the entire population
for the nonce broke through their US
ual stolidness and there was gen.
eral scampering of young feet in
game or dance and Gathering Of
older tongues in friendly gossip as
neighbor visited neighbor or father
welcomed his large flock of grand
children.
The great event of this Dutch
Thanksgiving day was dinner, at
which was served as central dish a
queer stew of meat and vegetables
which they called Spanish hodge
podge. For once in their practical
lives the Hollanders became facetious
and over this hodge-podge they made
merry and cracked jokes at their old
time enemy-Spain. The general
"hash-like" appearance Of the hodge
podge was supposed to represent the
condition of the Spanish army when
the Dutch had vanquished 1t. Even
the children entered into the fun and
kept their history fresh by gleefully
slashing into potato or turnip and
as they swallowed the NOR
sells, This is General So-and-So-ah!
Me eat him--so!"
Well, the Puritans heartily ap-
proved Of the early religious services
of the morning and their healthy ap-
petites could not fail to appreciate
the Spanish hodge-podge, however
much they may have disapproyed of
the sentiment which favored it, so
they entered most heartily into the
Dutch Thanksgiving of October 3. In
1923 these Pilgrims held October 3
as day of Thanksgiving in the New
World, and here we have our first
true American Thanksgiving day.
This day has passed through many
vicissitudes since that date. There is
not a festival on the almanac, fixed
or movable, which has had the
struggle for existence that our No
vesnber holiday has endured.
From 1923 until 1880 Thanksgiv-
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clai INTO the honor of hav-
ling the "only original" Thanksgiv-
| ing day on the globe. Then along
comes long-haired historian with
his array of facts and our pride re-
ceives shock.
There is hardly country in the
worll which does not give thanks for
lone reason or another. Some have
better reasons than others, but they
all claim to have sufficient excuse for
being grateful to set aside one day
each year.
Thanksgiving day was held long be-
fore the timber for the Mayflower or
the Anne was planted. 1t had its
origin in antiquity when the Romans
and Greeks held a fast day in October
which they dedicated to the goddess
Iof agriculture and followed the day
Iof feasting AMI royal frolicking, day
on which the chase and all sorts OF
rustic sports held sway.
Going even further back into the
remote ages of--not our country, alas
but Of the world, we find the early
Egyptians setting aside day for
general thanksgiving and burning OF
incense and offering sacrifices to
their divinity of the crops, the God
ldess Isis.
| For seven or eight days the Jewish
|"Feast of Tabernacles" was, centuries
ago, held during the seventh month,
which is November, and after the
completion of Solomon's temple the
people that year held 14-day festival
whicn was a time of thanksgiving,
and during which time they gave
thanks for the abundance of their
land. Living in booths they decorated
their entire homes with branches of
the palm and of citron trees and then
showed that it was for the yield of
1.-THE season as well as for the compile
ltion of the temple that they were CIV
ing thanks.
Coming forward century or two
I'VE find Thanksgiving day being held
in England under the name of "Har-
vest Home" This day was usually
early in November and 1t opened by a
church service, which was followed by
a day Of gayety and feasting. Thanks
were given In the churches for the
benefits of the season and then the
masses" flocked to the grounds of
the classes" to which they were all
invited. Here squire and gentry enter
tanned the peasantry with free and
easy dances in the barns, wrestling
matches and feats of archery, for
which prizes were given.
In the evening harvest songs were
sung by the light OF the moon, over
the beer and ale, which flowed freely.
IA dinner, such as only the early Eng
Iish knew how to prepare, was served
to these great crowds of thanksgivers,
and the Harvest Home day ended in
repletion both of appetite and merry
making.
BEFORE the Reformation special
day was, set part in England for CIV
ing thanks, and after the reformation
the custom was continued with added
fervor, but after all, it is not from
our English ancestors, as we might
suppose, that we received the inspira-
tion for our first Thanksgiving day.
Neither did the idea originate with
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-11-27
Will Garry on Campaign Of Education Coun-
try Divided into Distncts-- Governing Board
to be Elected Saturday Night---Better Seeds
and Better Classification the Watchword.
MEETINGS NOV. 18th AND. DEC. 5th

II e Y
Last Saturday afternoon there was
a meeting of about forty or fifty
representative men at the Isis theater
in Blackfoot, and after considerable
discussion OF the condition of affairs
that confront the farmers in this To-
cality it was generally agreed that
crops are not inferior but the manner
of preparing them for the dealers to
handle is very mucht at FAULT, and
that the most important thing for
them to do is to put plans into opera
tion by which this can be overcome.
One step In this matter is the
adoption of uniform kind of seed,
and another is the classification of
the product. In order to get people
together to determine what to do and
how to do it, it was agreed that an
organization would be necessary, and
that it be permanent. A committee
consisting Of G. w. Hammond, Henry
Damn and Geo. A. Robethan was ap-
pointed to suggest the working plans,
and this committee offered the fol-
lowing plan for work:
The country around Blackfoot is di-
vided into districts and numbered as
follows:
Thomas, /.
Riverside, 2.
Moreland, 8.
Rose and Groveland, 4.
Blackfoot Number i, the territory
south of town between the rivers.
Blackfoot Number 2, the territory
west of the railroad from B.ackfoot
to Firth.
Blackfoot Number 3, the territory
east of the railroad from Blackfoot
river to Firth.
Farmers are requested to meet at a
convenient place in each district on
Saturday evening, November 2Sth, to
elect delegate or director to repre-
sent their district on the general
board, the seven delegates from the
seven districts to constitute a govern
;,r boorJ ~ d;yaotorc in tho tom-
porary organization.
A meeting Of the general board and
all interested persons will be held in
Blackfoot on Saturday, December 9Th
at p. f..
1t is the purpose to. hold local
meetings in each district at intervals
during the winter, and to hold gen.
eral meetings at some central place.
A committee in each district is to
make arrangements for the meetings
Saturday evening, and to take the
lead in getting the matter laid before
the people of the community.
The season is just approaching
when this kind of meetings can best
be held, and the preliminary work
done for the season Of 1909.
The question is being asked every
day, What are they going to do?"
And the proper answer to this ques-
tion is, Whatever the active, work.
ing majority want to do
If you have wishes in the matter,
get busy and be part Of the active
working majority that points out the
way and then does it.
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ing day was held in America in vari.
Gus months, some of the Pilgrims
keeping to October and other colon
lists holding different day by order
of the governor.
In 1880 the people of Massachu-
sets were suffering for food and
clothing and Governor winthrop
hired the good ship Lyon to return
to England for supplies. For many
days the vessel lay stranded off the
Isle of Shoals, but finally put out.
Winter came on apace, and nothing
was heard of the ship. The colonists
were nearly disheartened when, on
February %, 1881. the Lyon was
sighted, and the governor ordered
that the day be given over to feasting
and thanksgiving. This is the first
written record of a Thanksgiving
day in Boston; It can still be found
In the Colonial Records Of Massachu-
setts. It is an interesting fact that
this first Boston Thanksgiving was
held on what is now one Of our most
patriotic holidays, Washington 3
birthday.
The first record Of joint celebra-
tion of Thanksgiving day is given in
the Colonial records of 1882, when
Governor Winthrop OF Massachusetts,
bay, asked the governor Of Plymouth
colony to join him in issuing procla-
nation of a public Thanksgiving day.
The invitation was accepted, and in
November, 1882, Plymouth colony
and Massachusetts Bay colony cele-
brated Thanksgiving day together in
a manner pretty much the same as
their descendants of today, in religi-
GUS service and feasting and funmak-
ing. The one noticeable omission
was the great football game which
marks the day in our generation.
From 1882 until 1877 the New
England records show that % diff
ferent dates were set apart by the
various governors as days for public
thanksgiving, and that with the ex-
ception of the two colonies mentioned
no two held the day on the same
date. The celebrations, however,
were held in October or November.
In 1877, as other denominations
had crept into Plymouth colony over
which the Puritan church had no
ruling, the governor decided that it
would be well to have the power of
fixing public holidays, whether for
feasting, praying or funmaking,
vested in civic authority. According
ly in that year the first printed
day proclamation was,
printed. Thanksgiving day procla-
nation was printed, setting November
rs as the festival.
The law reads: THAT It be In the
power of the governor and assistants
to command solemn dates of humilia-
tion by fasting, ETC., and also. thanks
giving as occasion shall be offered"
This shows mat the law called for
only occasional Thanksgiving days
and SO .ne ho..uay was buffeted about
L.sner and yon, from October to No
vember, according to the pleasure of
the rulers of the colonies and there
never was any feeling Of certainty as
to the holiday.
That 1t was held annually without
break In Plymouth and Massachusetts,
Bay colony from its inception until
1889, with the exception OF the year
when King Philips war Interrupted,
there are records to show. In this
colony the church and government al
ternated in arranging the date of cele-
bration.
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NEW SUBSCRIBERS
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Thanksgiving Day =
Here ',' !. Foreign Chimes
By Mrs. Edward Dunroy-Reed

Q elevate our chins, expand
our chests and don our
"came over on the May
flower expression when
some one mentions the
origin of Thanksgiving.
Unhesitatingly we lay
o1o; ,,,to tba bOnor of haU-
Holbrook argus., 1908-03-10
THE LOCAL FIELD. ,.
Items of Interest Picked Up By ARGUS Reporters in HOIbrOOk and Vitinity.

ten years, who is attending school at Carbondale, H., and is living with an aunt otthe deceas- ed.
 The late HarryZZuck, husband of the deceased will be remember ed as a brilliant young attorney who successfully practiced before most of the Courts of this Terri tory, and whose untimelv death at the age of 33 years was fol- lowed ' years later by that of the young widow and mother yesterday.
Holbrook argus., 1908-03-10
AT REST.

Last Saturday afternoon in the presence of number of sym pathising friends of the family impressive funeral services were held at the home of Mir. and Mrs. F. M Zuck of this place. The casket around which they were gathered contained the mortal remains of Mrs. H. Z Buck. whose spirit had peacefully pas sed away at Tempe, Ariz., on the proceeding Wednesday, after a long and lingering illness. The family here were advised some days ago that the end would be only matter of a short time Mrs. F. NJ. Buck boarded the next train for Tempe and reached there in time to be with her daughter-in law at the time Ofher demise. The body was prepared for shipment and was brought here for burial, arriving Friday night. On the following after noon, at the conclusion of the funeral services at the house 1t was with much emotion that the bereaved parents essayed to eX- press their heartfelt gratitude to their friends whose sympathy and regard were evidenced in a slight degree by a lovely floral offering in the shape of a large wreath of freshly cut white roses intertwined with smiiaX, and which rested upon the handsome casket as the body was lowered to it's last resting place beside the grave of the husband of tho deceased.
 No greater tribute could be paid the departed than the ex- pressiOn of the fact that she was ever a devoted wife to worthy husband and a patient and lov- ing mother through years of in creasing bodily suffering.
 The deceased was 32 years ot age and is survived by a daugh- ter, Edna May, a child of about
Holbrook argus., 1908-03-10

H. E. Mann and family arrived here from Bellemont and are To- cated for housekeeping III the Boyer building. Their many friends will be glad to have them here agaln. MT. Mann is one of the three telegraph operators here now, the Santa Fe having to increase the force owing to the new 9 hour law being effective since March 4tb.
Holbrook argus., 1908-03-10

w. H. Clark has returned from Tucson which place he reports as getting to be live and up to date city. He states that Tue son was the place selected for the next Republican Convention.
Holbrook argus., 1908-03-10

busy at once. The first thing on the program will be to select a route from Holbrook between the different way points toward Ft. Apache. After this is settled, grading and bridging work will be let out by contract. Home tabor and material will be used as much as possible.
Holbrook argus., 1908-03-10

The Arizona Transportation and Auto Co. are going to get
Holbrook argus., 1908-03-10

Now is the time to boost for your home town. Don't knock. Get ln line. Try to help along every effort for a new improve ment. In helping others you help yourself.
Holbrook argus., 1908-03-10

C. H. Ballard, one of the sub stantial residents of Snowflake was a business visitor at the County seat last Saturday. Mir. Ballard, like all the rest of the progressive citizens of this coun- tY, is enthusiastic about the pro- posed automobile service from here to all interior points in the county.
Holbrook argus., 1908-03-10
county

Postmaster Divelbees has been enjoying a vacation of several days roughing 1t in the sheep camp which he recomends as the best spring tonic for an over worked constitution. Ezra has been giving the stamps a black eye in the postotfice during his fathers absence.
Holbrook argus., 1908-03-10

The new hotel, Fra Marcos, will be opened to the public by the Harvey System on March 12th. The date of opening has been several times postponed be- cause of unavoidable ecircumstan- ces, but this time the big hotel will swing open it's hospitable coors without doubt. Mir. Jacob son, of Los Angeles, will have charge of the hotel.
Holbrook argus., 1908-03-10

Dr. Chilson, who has been dO- ing considerable dental work in Snowflake was called home sud- denly last Sunday on an impOr- tant business matter. Dr. ChilsOn is another live businrss man who is awake to the possibilities of development of the natural re- sources of Navajo County. The long distance telephone was the opening wedge. It got the peO- pie closer together. Auto mail, passenger and express service will soon be an actual fact right here in our midst. The new Auto Transportation Go. is composed of business men who have care fully thought out the difficulties to be met and overcome as well as the advantages to be gained They know 1t will require money and they are prepared to use 1t tor the success of this new enter prise If "mOney makes the mare go" 1t can also give her a vaca- ton and make the Auto go If there IS any virtue in gasoline.
Holbrook argus., 1908-03-10

Jesus Garcia has severed his connection with the saloon firm of Nuanes & Garcia here and re- moved with his family to St. Johns.
Holbrook argus., 1908-03-10

Sheriff Woods hasjust returned from trip through the county on business connected with his office.
Holbrook argus., 1908-03-10

Miss Luella Udall who teach ing school atSt. Joseph this term, spent Sunday with friends here.
Holbrook argus., 1908-03-10
Card of Thanks.

We hereby tender our sincere
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-05-28
st John Items

st John Items
Rev. Burif will preach at
our school house, Sunday, June
7th, at 3 o'clock p. M.
Joe Peal, j. Varnes and wife,
also Ida Chinworth were
Omaha passengers on Friday
last.
Frank Case, of Kansas, also
James Case, of Logan, we're
visitors at Mrs. Rachel Kirk
lands Sunday.
Reed Jones and family, Chas.
Harder and family were visitors
at John Varnes, Sunday.
w. A. Jones, wife and family
also Carl Jones and wife were
visitors at Bruce Warehouses;
Sunday.
John Deal was laid to rest in
the st. John cemetery on Sun
day last. Deceased was one of
the oldest pioneers in this part
of the county and had a hest
of friends who will miss him
very much.
]. r. Marlev of Kansas Citv
was a caller at e. w. Greene's,
Tuesday.
Geo. Denton, wife and family
were visiting at T. A. Denton's,
Thursday evening of last week.
John Zahner and Dick skel-
ton were calling in St. John,
Sunday. They had with them
a new CONTINUANCE for catching
fish, which they called the hell
diver. They expect to apply
for a patent soon.
Geo. Kelley was a ST. John
caller last Friday.
Alex Cox was a caller at S.
Schlotman's Tuesday.
J. +. Kelley was visiting at j.
A. Kirkland's Monday.
j. Blackburn, of Onawa, was
a st. John caller Thursday of
last week.
Mrs. Chinworth has not been
feeling quite so we'll the last
few days.
G w. Foreman was visiting
at Mrs. r Kirkland's, Sunday
Gladys Greene has been quite
sick this week.
Nita Dlugherty is on the
SICK list this week.
DR.. Tamisiel made a profes.
sional call at Joe Deals Tues
day.
! Bruce M,rehouse ami wife
were visitors at C'aua Cox's
Monday.
Harry Foreman was a st
John caller Mords ".
Mrs. Il eche' kirkland is re-
p ,rted nn III b. ter at present
II was vvr'., &c dav in the
city court. a y; n in the pris-
oners pen, Who had been SEN
fenced to two wars for larceny
began to cry sitly. The big
man next to him, who was go
ing to serv seven Yeas, said:
CAV, VIII hcha sniAin' abonY
"l'm I'm 'h-thinkin' about
leavin' (soh nv wife .
Jaw, cut II nnt! Look at me-
| amt cryin', am T. An Pm
leavin' two of en-"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-05-28
Passing Strange.

Passing Strange.
To read some of the journals
of the day, one would naturally
conclude that no man in Con-
gress amounts to a hillo beans
except Senator VIM. B. Allison.
For forty years or more he has
been in office in Iowa, and al
though now old and infirm, This
friends insist on his election for
another six years in the Senate
of the United States.
Admitting his ability and his
valuable service to the State, is
there not other names that en-
belish the page of Iowa history
except that of Allison? Where
is the names of Dodge, Jones,
Grimes, Harlan, Kirkwood, Nc
Dill, Gear, Wright, Wilson,
Howell? All noble and able
men. Is there not danger of
doing injustice to the memory
of these distinguished men by
crediting Mr.. Allison with eve
ry good law passed by Congress
during the past forty years?
The friends of Mr.. Allison
would have us believe that Iowa
has had but one United States
Senator and that one is William
B. Allison!.
That the man selected for
this high position will be a Re
publican we have no doubt, yet,
the idea of heaping all the hon
| or OF one man, is neither right
/ or just. Give Mr.. Allison all
/. honor for the part he has taken
+ in the growth. prosperity. and
i welfare Of Iowa, but let us re-
! member there were others, and
lift Senator Allison should die to-
4 day, as in the past a man would
7 be folnd to take his place and
] do honor to the State. Iowa is
not SO poor in intellect as to
have but one man qualified to
represent tie State in the Uni.
ed States Senate. This man
worship is too narrow for a
great State like Iowa. and we
are eyerlastirgly opposed to ma
king fish of one and flesh of an
mother. w. r Allison is a great
man, but there are others.
D. M. II.
Minneapolis, May 27.An-
drew Carnegie has been asked
t. bastow a "hero medal upon
Carrie Nation. The request
has bran forwarded to him bv
the Woman's Christian Temper
ance union of Hamline. Tho
it has been some time in the
hands of the steel maker, No
answer has been received.
The truth of the matter is,
the body of women who for
warded it will not be surprised
or greatly disappointed if their
request meets with no recogni-
ton from the bestower of hero
and heroine medals. They
sent it in with a full knowledge
of the humor of the proposition
and yet with the serious belief
that Mrs. Nation deserved
what was asked. They
have chuckled over their lette,
to Mr.. Carnegie among them
selves. yet thew have been very
far from wishing to ridicule
upon the woman who tackled
the illegal saloon business of
Kansas single handed, or hatch
ct handed.
Freeze Thirty Years Ago.
An exchange says: "That on
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-05-28
Freeze Thirty Years Ago.

An exchange says: "That on
the 18th of May, 1878, a terri
BILE ice storm struck Iowa. 1t
extended from Sioux City to
Keokuk, and was about so miles
wide. The trees and all vege-
tation were ruined. The grapes
were about as large as duck
shot but were killed by the ice
storm. The winter before had
been muddy so that all tele-
graph wires were down and
their being no telephonesat that
time the people had no commu-
nication whatever with each
other for several days"
eve remember the mud but
not the freeze. We also remem-
Der distinctly that on July IL.
of that year a hot wind cooked
all the wheat in northern Iowa
and southern Minnesota"