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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-06-11
WAsHOUT AT WAPELIn

A big washout occurred Monday in
the Blackfoot Irrigation company's
canal where the wagon road and rail
road cross it at the edge of the
bench between Wape1lo and Firth,
The rise Of the river allowed the wa
ter to pour into the canal over the
banks at the head, and it overfowed
at the point mentioned, carrying away
the wagon bridge and flooding about
forty acres of grain on the fiat be-
low. The railroad bridge was not
injured. The water was cut OFF Of
the west branch of the canal 50 re-
pairs could be made at once.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-06-11
THE DIAMOND JUBILEE PARADE

! The committee appointed to have
charge Of the parade on July 3rd hello
meeting on Friday evening at the
Commercial club rooms, and Chair.
man Raymond Clayton, after dis.
cussing the work with the committee
delegated branches of the work as
| follows.
Merchants Floats, A. r. Glessing.
The automobiles, DR.. Patrie.
Fraternal orers, G.. A. r. and N. q.
l., D. v. Archbold.
School children, Byrd Trego.
Music, L. c. lockwood.
The cavalcade, X. P. Brown.
me Indians, L. r. Aldrich.
The Japanese, r. H. Clayton.
innovations and extra stunts. Il. e
Munson.
They will hold their next meeting
az the club rooms next Monday even
ing, and all persons interested in any
feature of the parade or wishing to
put anything in parade are requested
to meet with them or talk to members
OF the committee about 1t at any time.
Every phase OF western life from
the trapper and the packer down to
the modern things of today should
have place in the parade, and most
of these things come under Mr.. Mum
sons direction. Mr.. Munson can be
found at the Commercial hotel His
phone Is AZ, and he will be glad to
see you or hear from you.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-06-11
DRY FARMING CONGRESS.
Western Governors Have All Been
Invited to Attend The Con-
yention at Billings.

Billings, Montana, June 6.-Ter
governors of western states have re-
sponded to Governor Norris invita-
ton to attend the Fourth Dry Farm.
Ing Congress at Billings, October rs.
2S, 1909 Oregon, Colorado. Wyom.
Ing, Nebraska, Washington, Utah
South Dakota, Minnesota, Idaho and
North Dakota, will be represented at
the Congress either by the states
chief executive or his personal rep
resentative. The governors of all
other western states have been inyi-
ted to come to Billings and number
whose responses have not been re-
ceived are expected to accept.
Governors and States Day. !,
United States Government and Tech
nical Day" and Farmers Day" is the
tentative division of the sessions Of
the Congress suggested by Secretary
Treasurer John T. Burns which is
being considered by the program
committee.
Arizona, New Mexico and Texas are
preparing extensively to send exhibits
to the Second International Exposi-
tion OF Dry Farm Products which Will
be held In connection with the Con-
gress. Nevada also will be repre-
sented. dry farming having made
great progress in that state this
year. Elko county, in particular Is
being developed by this method.
In the west 1t Is estimated that a
population of 35,000,000 people can
be supported in the territory to be
reclaimed through the work OF the
ry farmers. The area under cultiva-
ton is being increase at a, rapid rate.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-06-11
In THE CITY COUNCIL,

me city council met Tuesday even
Ing for the first time in two weeks
there being no quorum last week.
John G. Brown made application
Tor permit to build a pavemen
along his residence lots on Shillin,
avenue, and the matter was referred
to the committee on streets and al
leys.
A remonstrance was filed by w. Fl
Danilson, Ed. Bentley, O. Buchanan
and b. 7. Peck, objecting to being
required to lay pavements on Shilling
avenue south of Mr.. Buchanan's resi-
dence for the reason that there is SO
little use for them in that locality
now.
The question of who should built
the arch and pavement across the
miners Ditch was discussed and re-
ferred to committee.
A petition was presented for max
ing a cement walk district on the
east side of University avenue, cover
ing a section from DR.. Mitchell's res
ldence southwark for five blocks. The
city attorney was instructed to draft
an ordinance for the same, and sub
init 1t at a special session OF the
board on Saturday evening.
Two applications were made by
Messrs. Carlson and Priestly for ap-
pointment as sexton for the cemetery,
and the council decided to invite bids
for doing the work.
A cemetery committee was named
by Mayor West, and was confirmed
hU tho onI1roi1 cyyo
sisting of M. D. Bowen, H. B. Curtis,
and T. R. Jones.
Bond Bros. made application for a
permit to excavate for building so
by 100 feet on the lots across the
street east of the Blackfoot Steam
Laundry, the excavation to be eight
feet deep. It was suggested that ar
rangements ought to be made to have
the dirt hauled to the low places on
Main Street, and estimates for the
hauling will be considered at the mex.
meeting.
L. M. Capps applied for permit
east part of town.
The Gem State Land company ap-
piled for permit to put up woven |
wire fence on property near Mrs.
-Cherry's.
F. c. Parkinson applied for q per-
nit to put up two story residence |
on lots 16 to 20 in block SIS, Shillings
addition. All were referred to the
street and alley committee.
A petition was presented asking
that the street to be opened from the
middle of the block east of Mrs.
Chalmers residence, running south
through ]. G. Fishers orchard be
named Fisher avenue.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-06-11
FRUIT in GOOD CONDITION.

Fruit Inspector w. r. Hawkey re-
turned this week from visit to the
Rigby country, and found the fruit
In good condition, with promise Of a
heavy crop. He wanted to visit ST..
Anthony and Rexburg, but the water
was SO high In the Snake river that
he had to turn back. Considerable
damage has been done to crops, by
the river overfowing the fields. Some
Of the settlers have been obliged to
move from their homes until the
waters subside.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-06-11
MADE AWARDS AT POCATELLo

The contest at the Academy OF
Idaho for the scholarship awarded
by the First District Federation OF
Women's clubs closed Wednesday,
the award being made to Miss Flea
nor Jones Of Malad. The award was
for work in domestic science and
manual training, and Miss Agnes
Lundgren of Lund Idaho received one
vote against Miss Jones two. Miss
Stella Justice Of Hagerman who won
the scholarship year ago, receives
honorable mention this year.
The judges who acted at the con-
test were DR.. Minnie Howard and
Mrs. Madden Of Pocatello and Mrs.
Byrd Trego Of Blackfoot.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-06-11
BRIDGES ARE SAFE

Rumors have been circulated to the
effect that the Porterville bridge Ii
unsafe. that two. bridges west oil
Blackfoot are in imminent danger OF
being swept away, ind that there ia
danger Of washing away some Of the
roadbeds near the bridges.
Unless there is something defective
about the piers these three bridges
will remain in position with great
increase in food over what has come
tbs spring. People should have no
fear Of losing any of the bridges
above Tilden, and repeated stories Of
that structure washing away may
well be doubted though there Is grave
reason for uneasiness about 1t.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-06-11
THE PRESIDENT TOUCHED THE
KEY

When you come to think Of It
there Is a good deal of marvel in
President Taft opening the exposition
at Seattle, says the Salt Lake Repub-
lican. He, In Washington, touches a
key that sets the machinery in mo-
tion more than three thousand miles
away.
You older people will remember
one of the Lytton novels called "The
Coming Race" in which strange peo-
pie are invested with a power called
vril. With 1t any man could kill any
other man, at any distance, simply
by exerting the will-power attack on
the hated life.
A more wonderful thing has been
realized In actual life. The President,
at the Atlantic coast, exerts a power
which he In common with all of his
race possesses, and the thousand
wheels start whirling for good--al-
most at the edge of the Pacific. The
machinery thrilled into life by that
distant touch implies the hauling
power of million tons.
One wonders If old Daniel Webster
knows about the Seattle exposition.
You have been told that Webster one
time in debate declaAed he would not
appropriate dollar to bring the Pa
cific Northwest one mile nearer Bos-
ton; and he didn't want any of the
desert beyond the Missouri river to
be a part of the United States. He
was great man, and usually wise.
But he would be wiser If he could
come back and see the exposition at
the farther edge of the region he
scorned. And he would know a new
and valuable thing If he could see
that electric contact by which time
and distance is annihilated, and the
instant thoughts of men are ex-
changed across the continent.
Rather wonderful age this in
which we are living. Something Of
a privilege. It is even better than
Mr.. Tennyson knew when he wrote.
Better fifty years of Europe than
a cycle Of Cathay!"
Better. because the American Of to-
day is almost as much better than
the Europe of 1910 as that Europe
was better than Cathay.
Meanwhile, since Mr.. Webster can
not go to the exposition, and see how
much wHld have been missed IL his
,untry had followed his advice, let
he rest OF us gO--and see something /
hat Webster would be mighty glad
o SEEK.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-06-11
sPRINGFIELD.
The Land Of Ducks and Cider

Springfield is about twenty eight
miles southwest OF Blackfoot on the
west side of the Snake river
and only short distance from the
three falls in The American Falls
canal mentioned last week, that are
capable of generating electricity fol
power and lights.
Springfield has another source OF
power, in the falls of Danilson creek,
which runs alike in winter and In
summer. 1t is large stream that
leaps over precipice of thirty feet,
and is stored a short distance away,
forming lake where trout and ducks
abound. The state has planted 1t to
trout, and the ducks plant themselves
there in season, making rare sport
for nimrods.
The Blackfoot & Aberdeen railroad
will cross at the lower end of the
reservoir and hunters and fishermen
and picnic parties from up and down
the line will have sport going and
coming
w. H. Stufflebeam was one of the
early settlers of that locality, and he
engaged in the stock business. Be-
ing staunch Democrat Of the "Old
Hickory" type, he had the post office
that was established some years ago,
named Tilden, and he has since re-
sponded among his old friends to the
name Of Uncle Sammy Tilden."
A few years ago Mr.. A. ]. Snyder
and family from Springfield, Illinois.
took Carey land and began farming
on the bench above, and had such
faith in the delivery of water at the
time promised that he set out 800
fruit trees that promptly died for
lack Of ditch or water wagon. But
Mr.. Snyder is no piker and he bought
800 more trees and now he has trees
in blossom with prospect of good
yield. He and some Of the neighbors
secured post Office which was named
for his home town in Illinois, and
memories Of Lincoln and of Tilden do
not mar the patriotism nor the
of the neighborhood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Snyder have worked
'or good roads and good schools and
having helped develop the city school
system at their Illinois home, they
lave kept their daughter in school
here for several years, but she spends
ner vacations where the curlew
screams his welcome to the Carey
anders in the morning.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-06-11
BLAcKFooT BINGHAM COUNTY, JUNE 1900

This Is what you may see on wheels
In the form Of a big float in the pa
rade at the Diamond Jubilee at
Blackfoot July 3rd and 4th.
z. Y. Myers the secretary of the
association was in town recently
and said they were investigating ~
see where they could get man.
moth potato made quicker than they
can grow them at Aberdeen. IA lot
OF their people want to come up for
the big double celebration, and eyery.
Carey lander will toss up his hat and
shout when their big potato floats by.
You will notice that this one is a
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-06-11
GRADING TO BRIDGEs

Some grading has been d6ne at the
south end Of the Porterville bridge.
and at the east end of the Basalt
bridge to keep open and to prevent
the water from flowing around the
end. Some OF the low lands north
of the Porterville brige are under
water, and travel Is suspended on a
section OF the road. People wishing
to 60 via Porterville should go via
w. 7. Hawkey's farm north of the
bridge.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-06-11
WILLING DorRs.

Our town has some public bene
factors who are always ready to re
spond to a demand for the use O
their talents, no matter what tht
occasion may be. We are proud tt
take their work as a matter Of cours.
and say little or nothing about it, /:
course that is unjust and unfair. Il
the reader will pause for few mo
ments and run over in his or hel
mind the number of our towns people
who are doing things, perhaps every
few days, that requires sacrifice o1
time and personal convenience, ther
stop to consider how little apprecia.
tlon is shown, the results of theil
deliberations will perhaps be an
awakening. These good people do not
represent any one class or creed
neither do they pose as philan.
thropists, they just, go on doing one
good turn after another because II
Is in them to do SO, for the love they
bear their fellow man and for the
good of our town.
1t Is not the purpose of this little
note to catalogue list of our cheer
ful doers in this line, but a men
tion of the amiability of our musi-
cal people should not 60 unrecorded.
unfortunately we are too slow In de-
veloping our native musical talent,
and for this reason the demand made
upon the few who either sing or play
is too great. Also their readiness to
respond should be more appreciated
because Of frequent requests. Mrs.
archibald performed much hard earn
est work with pupils for the Operetta
during commencement that counted
much In the success of the perform
ance, but she has been doing this
kind OF work all along during her
musical career. Miss Cassie Wright
does all the piano parts assigned her
and great deal of filling in" work
that Is always trying. Miss Tecla
Olsen is also very useful to us with
her piano talent, while young Leva
Cutting Is frequently called upon and
as frequently asserts her willingness.
Mrs. Muir does not appear SO often to
please and entertain us with her voice
because Of her home duties that keep
her confined and constitution not
at all strong. But she is just as will
Ing and sang very sweetly to us dur
Ing commencement and again at the
Methodist church during the night
service when, DR.. Iliff was here. Then
there Is generous Mr.. Clayton to
whom the public owes SO much. We
encore him time after time and he
never denies us. And here is an
honest confession that his GLOW
Worm Song" caused a homesick long
ng to see the countless millions OF
parking fire flies more restlessly and
increasingly through the darkness
,nce more. The song was beautiful
y rendered however. A full appre-
.iation should 60 from the hearts of
3lackfoot for the pleasure these mus
cal members of our circle give SO
reely to us.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-06-11
$3.50 A YEAR ON ACCOUNT.
$2.O0 A YEAR IN ADVANCE.

very fine potato for baking, and they
will ship trainload Of them this fall
via Blackfoot, and the association is
not vet year old.
At the Indian encampment during
the Diamond Jubilee there will Be
many roast oxen to refresh the ma
ives when not engaged In the "con-
tlnuous performance'' at the Snake
Dance or the Sun Dance. and Chief Of
Police Charles f. Hilliard will see
that the great medicine potato on
wheels is not taken to the camp to
De served up with the roast beef.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-06-11
q FACADE Of THE ORIENTAL EXHIBITS BUILDING AT THE
ALASKA-YUKON- PACIFIC EXPOSITION.

10 relieve the omay the exposition as mncb
N coud M native
ana ways An example this the front Of tie
puidng
ohe which
wnch VIII De full bloom The Oriental buing
Of the
splendid palace and IN the Chinese building preserve as fr
possible the
novelty IN exposition building that The
justfes or
rn 10 landscape effects
the outcome would have extreme rs
tne grounds In
landscape gardener and have produced
#T - ,e"' "a'"'a' oeaus ~
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-06-11

The Eastern Idaho Press club fam
lily has another baby on Its hands, a
daughter recently having been born
to J. Warren White and wife, OF the
Buhl Pioneer The hilarious father
declares the daughter weighs seven
teen pounds, has two teeth and that
her back hair Is long enough to braid.
Great country, evidently, round Buhl.
Bring the daughter to Rigby In Aug
ust, Br'er White. Dillingham; and
Gabe will dubtless be on hand, ana
the Press club can thus engage la T.
baby show Rigby Star.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-06-11
TEN THOUSAND A WEEK.

"A. N. Anderson MADE $IU,UUU last
week, and that isn't half bad for a
farmer.
He has 400 acres of land on Lost
River, and he spent the week look
ing over the tract in southern Idaho
that we told about in the Press Sup
plement. When he came back he
thought SO much more Of Lost River
that he raised the price of his land
$25.00 an acre and that made him
worth $4,000 more than before.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-06-11
TRAGEDY AT POCATELLo

VIM. Smith, negro Of Pocatello
employed In the commissary depart
ment of the Oregon Short Line, shot
his wife five times last Saturday
morning while In a fit Of Jealous
rage. He then turned the revolver
on himself committing suicide. The
woman is reported to be in dying
condition.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-06-11
BLOCKS SOLD
lnson Real Estate e In

..,seAI 1T company recently closed a
deal by which the two Montgomery
blocks in The Elmwood addition
rssa INTO new hands.
Z ~ the south, consisting
vas sold to the Black
.ooyA sA will be reserved as a
site for a Stake tabernacle.
The other block, lying diagonally
across from the l.. D. S. church went
into the hands Of j. F. Shelley, Heber
G. G. Rich, s. G. Rich and j. G. Mil
lick, each of them taking quarter
,tf a block. The first three named
gentlemen expect to erect residences
on their lots, but we have not learned
just when it will be done.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-06-11
NEW SUBSCRIBERS AND RENEW.
s@f AIS

Chas. B. Enos, Geo. Warren, L.
W. johnson, VIM. M. Dye, "A. A. Zieg-
Ter, Jas. A. Quinn, H. p. Johnson, J,
=. Linford, J. p. Jorgensen. J. J.
Heaton, 0. Holloway, Geo. Thomas,
". Van Bramer, Conrade Mcbride,
Richard Dye, H. G. Bucklin, Mrs. G.
E. Hafer.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-07-21
CONSERVATION Of
PRETTY ROMANCE

Spokane, Wash, July 21.-Seno-
rita F. .Fernau of Valverde del Com
inc, Spain, where her father, c. E.
Fernau of Belgium, is millionaire
mine owner, and II. C. Hall, bar
rister at Nelson, B. c., were married
at All Saints cathedral In Spokane.
The service was read by Dean AL
fred Lockwood, nd the ceremony in
cluded several of the ancient Span
ish marriage customs. The witnesses
were DR.. and Madam d. La Beau,
formerly of France, and Guy Graft, a
former resident OF Baltimore, child
hood friends of the bridegroom. The
wedding Is the result of a pretty
romance begun in the province OF
Huelva. where the Fernaus have a
villa The couple met there several
years ago while Mr.. Hall was in
vestigating several mineral proper
| ties, in which the Fernau family and
French and English capital are heav-
| lily interested The bride made the
journey of 10000 miles across the
| Atlantic ocean and the American
continent unaccompanied and was
married the second day after her ar
rival. She came ostensibly as a tour
list and in the course of a long chat
the day before the wedding was an
nounced she told an interviewer that
while American men have untold
charms, they have the one fault OF
being frightened in the presence Of
foreign women.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-07-21
SUFFRAG|STS PLAN
CAMP ALIGN

Spokane, July 2l.-Spokane's
equal suffrage insurgents, who claim
to compose the only offcial votes
for women organization in the state
of Washington, are arranging for a
convention in Spokane for the mid
die of October. TO ogranize for the
coming election on the provision
which will give women the right to
vote IL 1t is carried at the polls. Mrs.
May Arkwright Hutton, wife OF L.
w. Hutton, millionaire mining
operator in the Occur d'Alene dis
trict in the panhandle OF Idaho, is
treasurer of the group, the tempo
rary president being Mrs. Homer
Hill. This is the outcome of the
fight made against the Spokane dele
CATION by Mrs Smith De Voc, presi-
dent Of the state organization, at the
national convention at Seattle sew
eral weeks ago. 1t was announced
at a rally of all the local clubs IN
the rooms of the Chamber of Com
merce here that the fight at Seattle
is claimed a victory for the insur
gents.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-07-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Petermichel, of Val
paraiso, Neb., who have been the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. E. d. Scheble
and other friends in the valley, left
yesterday for California. Mr.. Peter
michel is a banker and land owner
in the prairie state but was much
impressed with this country, especial
iy the vast possibilities Of the lumber
industry. having previously been in
formed of a dearth in that line il
the northwest.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-07-21

G. E. Harmon Of this city returned
yesterday morning from Missoula,
where he had been to register for
the land opening which occurs next
month.
Mr.. Harmon registered at all three
of the registration points and states
that in Missoula especially the city
was greatly crowded. Mr.. Harmon
states that beds some nights cost IS.
The trains coming and going were
crowded to full capacity and when
he left there Monday morning the
Northern Pacific run through in three
sections and he had to take a sleeper
in order to get seat. On the day
coaches scores of people had to stand
during the entire ride between Mis-
soula and Spokane. There was no
trouble about the registration as
notaries had booths in various Sec
tions of the city and the registration
was comparatively easy, but the big
job was in getting in and out of Mis-
soula.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-07-21
DR|[LERS STRIKE A
LARGE LOG

Spokane, July 21.-Well driilers
working on the Bovencamp ranch
between Troy and Kenjrick, Idaho,
southeast of Spokane, encountered a
log at depth of 225 feet, when the
heavy drill suddenly dropped three
feet, probably its diameter. A half
dozen pieces brought to the surface
in buckets showed the wood was de-
cayed until it could be crumbled be-
tween the fingers. The men drilled
several feet deeper after striking the
log, where the formation resembled
a creek bed. They brought up round,
water-washed stones the size of the
bowl of a pipe, appearing to have
been at the bottom of a stream for
centuries. When they struck the log
the drillers found strong flow of
water, which they were not able to
lower by the use OF steam pump.
Experts declare the presence Of the
log at the depth indicated gives evil
dence of a change in the formation
OF the earth's crust, probably during
the glacial period, adding that it con-
firms the theory that centuries be-
fore the Christian era there was a
terrific eruption in the hills in this
part of the country and that scores
of streams were obliterated and the
entire topography changed.