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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-04-29
THE CITY BUSINESS

The committee having the park
matter in charge reported progress
in financing, saying the banks had all
consented to carry the warrants, and
they were authorized to proceed with
the purchase, the price to be $4,000.
The Miners DitchStandrod lot
question was continued in the hands
of the committee.
The street and alley committee and
the city engineer reported having
established the walks and curb lines
on University avenue, the curb on
the east side to be 20 feet from prop
erty line, making the easement at the
corner by the Baptist church and the
curb on the west side to be feet
from property line.
City Attorney Hansbrough reported
in the case of the ditch on Taylor
street, that if the ditch were there
previous to the plating of the town,
the city would have to provide the
conduit for the water, otherwise it
would be the duty of the owners to
do that.
The general improvement commit
tee and the superintendent of con-
struction were authorized to purchase
1925 door for the vault of the city
hall.
Jos. H. Cutler reported difference
of grades for the pavements at the
side and end of his residence lots, and
it was decided to have the commit
place and determine where the slope
should be placed to bring them to-
gether.
Frank Bergman appeared in be-
half of the K. P. lodge to ask for an
appropriation to help decorate the
town and to entertain the grand lodge
on the occasion of their visit here the
Is to 18th of June. He stated that
the grand lodge had appropriated
5000, and that considerable expense
had been incurred to provide badges
and other things customary for such
occasions. That about 225 people
people will be here for the three days
and that the delegates expect to pay
fund being made up is to make
good showing for the town and to
show the visitors a good time. The
local lodge had appropriated $500.
The matter was referred to the
finance committee
Chief of Police billiard asked for
instructions about how to get poll
tax expended upon the street, and was
asked how he had done it heretofore
and why it was not satisfactory. Mr..
Hilliard said, well, if | serve notice
on business man to appear for road
or street work, he says he will en-
ploy Mr.. SO-and-so as his substitute.
The time arrives or him to be there
to work, and Mr.. So-and-so doesn't
show up. | go to the business man
again and he looks surprised and
says, Well, I'll speak to him about
it, and that is the end of it.
There are lot of elderly men
about town who are past the age for
road work, and all the young fellows
under 21 are exempt. We have al
ways had about forty malitiamen,
and they are exempt. We have had
fire company, and they were ex-
empt. Now that includes most of
the able bodied men, and leaves me
the cripples and hoboes. / serve no
tice on the hoboes to appear for work
within three days and in three days
they are gone and new set is in
their places. The law seems good
enough to read it, but this is the
way it works out"
Building Permit
James Hunter is permitted to raise
his dwelling and place a concrete
Oundation under it.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-04-29
TELEPHONES EVERYWHERE

w. E. Smith of the Western Elec-
trio Company is in this locality furn-
ishing telephone supplies to the
country around Aberdeen and the
line now being constructed to con-
meet it with the towns between there
and Blackfoot. Also in Arco. Macaky
the Powell tract and Era Flat and
Little Lost river valley and some of
the forest reserves, the telephone be-
ing used there in directing operations
to fight forest fires.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-04-29
Nj. !. CHURCH IN LlMELIGHT

1t is reported that M. |. Church,
register of the state land hoard, has
accepted a fee or commission for SER
vices rendered a promoter while also
engaged as an official of the state.
The statement comes from Governor
Brady and has been stoutly denied
by Mr. Church. An investigation will
speedily follow, and some startling
developments may be expected. If
Church is guilty there are probably
others.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-04-29
New Subscribers and Renewals

Miss Clara Faulkner, J. H. Yancey,
Geo. Marshall, w. H. Clyne, M. M.
McGovern, DR.. R. D. Gee, Reed &
Davidson, Miss Harriet Wood, Clay
Vance, N. c. Nicholson, N. S. Sage,
Shelley Nero. Co., G. C. Davidson,
Ralph Dixey, Tony Parsons, A. o.
iBelville, H. Grimmett, Lindstrom &
Oren, H. E. Adams, A. J. Williams,
3. ]. Broadhead, P. V. VanBlaricon
S. j. Faulconer, j. s. Watson, Lewis
Robbins. I'd
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-04-29
NOTABLE MEETING FOR BLACK
FOOT

Wednesday the 18th day of May
is the date for meeting of the board
of governors of the League of Com
merical clubs of the upper Snake riv-
er valley at Blackfoot and bully
bunch of boosters is expected to gath
er from a dozen towns from Pocatel-
10 north. They represent the united
strength of the various commercial
clubs of the valley and are working
on the cooperative plan of advertis-
ing and boosting for the whole valley.
They have secured the services OF
Seth Gordon of Chicago who will de-
vote all his time to the work, and
he will visit Blackfoot soon looking
for material for publicity work and
for a story in an eastern magazine.
He is greatly interested in our first
irrigating bitches commenced forty
years ago by Dunn, Stevens and Bur-
rel, and will give it some attention.
The meeting referred to will be
held at one o'clock sharp and after
the meeting the visitors will be TAX
en- out for an automobile trip in the
country. 1t is desirable to hold an
informal reception in the evening so
they can get acquainted with the peo-
pie of the town. .#.
At a meeting held at Idaho Falls
on Wednesday evening, members of
the league expressed great interest in
the matter of celebrating the fortieth
anniversary of the beginning of irri-
cation here, and it is likely that the
whole league will help to make it
success. Idaho Falls has chance to
hold celebration next year COM
memorating the hundreth annivers-
airy of the first white men to that
place.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-04-29

A lot of good folks have been mail
ing booster booklets with insufficient
postage and the postmaster has been
sending to the persons addressed for
additional postage to start til am out
of this Office. One book RED Tires
cents postage, books 4 GEMS post
age and 3 books in one Wrapper 5
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-04-29

Miss Weigel has been temporarily
employed at c. E. Kinney & Sons
but returned to Ogden this week ex-
pecting to be assigned place through
the school in which she studied.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-04-29

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reading paper If you don't read the
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Building Permit

James Hunter is permitted to raise
his dwelling and place concrete
oundation under it.
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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-02-28

though keeping its eyes on them, new
err interferes with them unless most
urgent reasons compel interference:
President Diaz," added Mr.. Wheel
er, "as every American business man
and financier knows, is the particu-
lar friend Of America. We are more
favored in Mexico than any other ma
tion, and it is my opinion that we
owe President Diaz a debt of appre-
citation. Instead of aggravating his
task, Americans should try their ut
most to assist him in his efforts to
elevate and educate the people of
Mexico, make them self-supporting,
self-respecting, and strong. When it
is taken into consideration that the
modern Mexican is mixture of vari-
GUS races-a completely new race
one must unreservedly admit that
President Diaz's work in Mexico is
nothing short of marvellous. He has
the faculty of surrounding himself
with able men. This holds particu-
larly true with the members of his
diplomatic corps. The friendship be-
tween the United States and Mexico
is due in large degree to the excel
lent service rendered here in WASH
ington by Mexico's ambassadors.
Cali I can say is that Mexico is
splendid field for American enter
prise; that investments in that coun-
try are secure, and that the govern
ment of the land of the Aztecs is not
only modern and enlightened, but alb
solutely just"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-02-28

The only government we have is that
by the governor. appointed from
Washington, and the federal Judges.
The territory is now large enough to
have a legislative counsel. People
tnere are not pleased at the way the
Alaska legislative bill has been side
tracked. They realize that there is
small chance now of the measure re-
ceiving any consideration at the hands
OF congress at this session.
THE population of Alaska is in
creasing steadily. and 1t will soon
have as many Inhabitants as some of
the smaller western states, which
have much better forms of govern
ment than Alaska is allowed at pres
ent. Nome has become a progressive
city,"
All this talk about the price of
foodstuffs increasing at more rapid
ratio than wages is not borne out by
facts in the manufacturing industries.
at least" declared NJ. NJ. Floyd. q
New York manufacturer.
Recent statistics issued by the de-
partment of commerce and labor show
that wages in the manufacturing in
dustries in the United States have
more than kept pace with the advance
in staple foodstuffs in recent years.
and that the increase in the cost of
living Is not confined to this country,
but has been manifested in PRACTICAL
ly every other nation.
These statistics, which have been
taking the pains to analyze carefully,
show that the relative cost of food in
this country from 1899 to 1907 in.
creased PIP per cent, while the rela-
tive wages per hour increased in the
same time 1858 per cent, and the rela-
tive weekly earnings in the principal
manufacturing Industries increased in
the same period 20.9 per cent. This
fact is not generally known, but the
figures are taken from correct gov
eminent records and statistics and
should put an end to all this wild
talk about foodstuffs increasing ali
! the time and wages remaining station.
airy. These figures are based on the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-02-28

the Labor party members will vote
against the government. The Ma
tionalists also are in disagreement
with the government party. 1t is not
at all improbable that the National
lists and the Labor party will make
an alliance against the government
to take up the matter of a veto of the
budget.
ut is generally believed that the
Nationalist and the Labor party wish
to force another general election. The
matter, however. may be settled sa-
tisfactorily when the cabinet finishes
the drafting Of the veto bill.
"The Labor party is growing
stronger in England. and it is a sur
prise to members Of that party that
the Labor people in this country do
not have their own party, which
would, in my opinion, come very near
holding the political balance of power
in the United States
Speaking Of Indian uprisings in
Mexico and the reported revolt of the
natives in the state of .Jalisco, which
Is supposed to have resulted from the
arrest Of two Indians who had muir
dered third in quarrel, G. ].
Wheeler Of Guadalajara, Mexico, who
is interested in American railroad in
terests in that country. said that the
Mexican authorities are fully prepar-
ed to meet any emergency.
"The trouble with these Indian re-
volts in Mexico" said Mr.. Wheeler,
"is that they generally receive the
sympathy and support of Americans
who happen to live in the part If
Mexico where these unruly Indians
are. This unwarranted attitude ut
Americans. who have gone to Mexico
to grow rich. and are enjoying while
there the hospitality of the Mexican
government. is mischievous. to say tie
least. II there is any ill-feeling in
Mexico toward Americans on this &C.
count. it would be justified: but the
Mexicans know that the United States
government does not for one moment
approve of the attitude of the Am ,ri-
cans who are urging the Indians To
lawlessness.
american citizens who go to for
eign countries to make their fortunes
and embark in revolutionary move
ments against the government Of the
country Of which they are temporary
residents cannot claim the protection
of the American government should
they be caught in their illegal and
revolutionary agitations. They should
be disowned by the American govern
ment and be, given to understand, that
they must abid6 shy the consequences
OF their nefarious transactions. Next
co is full of venturesome Americana
who are constant source Of mis.
chief and trouble. The Mexican gov.
ernment has them spotted. and al.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-02-28
Washington Gossip

Cotton planters in the south are
tired OF having the spinners and the
cotton exchanges dictate the price of
the staple year in and year out, near
" always being able to say what the
planter shall get for his CROP" said
j. N. Cacannaugh of Atlanta, Ga.
All through the south, and espe-
cially in Georgia. the planters are
preparing to launch gigantic bond
ed warehouse scheme. which, they
are convinced. will make them able to
dictate the price of cotton and make
the buyers meet their terms instead
Of the buyers fixing the prices, as
they are practically able to do now.
The plan Is for warehouses to be
built in all sections where cotton is
grown. distributed throughout the cot
ton belt SO that every large town
shall have one. An immense capital
Will be raised among the farmers and
bankers who are against gambling in
cotton futures, and this will be used
In the construction of the warehouses.
A farmer will be able to take his
bales to the bonded warehouse, de-
post them there, receive warehouse
receipts for them at approximately
their full value, and on these he can
go to the bank where he does BUSH
ness and, with the receipts for COL
lateral, borrow from the bank nearly
the face value of the receipts. He can
Keep the cotton in the warehouse as
long as he wants to by paying a small
fee. and thus will not be Obliged to
sell to the buyers until he SO desires.
The planters believe that this scheme
Will give them absolute command of
the staple"
Henry Strother of Nome, Alaska, is
strongly opposed to sidetracking in
congress the Alaska legislative bill
which provided for legislative coun.
Sci in the territory.
Alaska" declared Mr.. Strather
has the poorest kind of government
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-02-28
UNIVERSITY GRAD
KILLED HIMSELF
J. T.. Messersmith Committed
Suicide at Dickinson on
Sunday Evening

Dickinson. n. D., Feb. 2S.-Attorney
j. E. Messersmith, graduate of the
North Dakota university law school
in 1908, committed suicide at his home
In this city Sunday evening by shoot
ing himself. Ill health was the cause
of his act.
During the evening Attorney Mes
sersmith, his wife and child. had been
at the home of Attorney Leslie Simp-
son, where they had been entertained
by Mrs. Simpson at tea. EXcusing
himself with the statement that he
wanted to go home to see that the
fires were in good shape, and that
the house would be warm when they
got there, Messersmith left his wife
and child and went to his home.
Some time later Mrs. Messersmith
left for home, and ON arriving there
discovered the dead body of her hus-
band, he having killed himself with
revolver.
Messersmith was a brother-ia-law
of Attorney Leslie Simpson, who is
now in Boston fighting the famous
Russell will case. Til, suicide had
come to be quite we'll known in this
section, and the news Of his terrible
deed proved a severe shock.
The suicide. ]. E. Messersmith, was
quite we'll known in Grand Forks.
gaining wide acquaintance during
the time he was student at the uni
versity. He was a very likeable young
man during the years Of his local
residence, and was considered to he
very bright student,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-02-28
manufacturing business alone and on
staple foodstuffs. AS to luxuries' and
wages in other lines l am not we'll
posted"

"The first aeroplane to arrive in
Seattle reached there few days ago"
said ]. H. Houghton Of that city. THE
machine is Curtiss biplane. and is
the Same with which E. K Hamilton
won several prizes at the big Los An
geles aviation meet. The aeroplane
was recently on exhibition at the
Portland automobile show. 1t is own
ed by E. H. Wemme of Portland, and
is the first aerial flyer to reach that
part of the Pacific coast.
"The aeroplane was not sent to Sc
attic to make flights, but was put on
exhibition, the gate receipts to go to
the Washington State Good Roads
association. Halt of the money de-
rived is to be devoted to improving
the road between Seattle and Port
land. This is. I. believe, the first in
stance in which an aeroplane has
been used for the purpose of further
ing the good roads movement.
People in Washington state are
rapidly waking up to the advantage
of having good roads. In some sec
tions of the hop-growing country the
building of good roads has actually
increased the value of the hop farms
$50 to $35 an acre. This increase In
farm values, following the building Of
good roads. has aroused the farmers
and merchants of other sections of the
state to the desirability Of good roads
as all the talking in the world could
not have done. The movement Is
spreading all over the state, and it
will not be many wears before Wash
ington has one Of the finest systems
of highways in the union.
There's plenty of gold in Idaho"
said Charles Nicely of Elk City. Idaho.
Recently a big strike was made a
short distance from Elk City by an
old prospector. He brought in sack
full of ore which was rich in free gold.
This find was only short distance
from Elk City, and as soon as it be-
came known there an exodus took
place. Everybody In Elk City who
could get pick, pan, and grub ia
last a week started for the strike
They are there yet and more gold has
been discovered. 1t may prove to be
another Cripple Creek"
Another general election in Eng
land is not at all unlikely. 1t may
be held within the next three or four
months" said T. c. Mccormick oil
London.
George NJ. Barnes, the new leader
of the Labor party in parliament, has
protested against the budget to Pre-
mier Asquith, and has declared, in
the event the protest is UNDECIDED. that
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-02-28
To be Busy.

President McVey is one of the ex-
tension lecturers who will be very
busy during the next month. He will
speak at Michigan. Lakota. Calvin,
Milton, Lankin, Cooperstown. Hanna
ford, Casselton. Aneta. Hillsboro,
Wahpeton, Hebron and Darlington.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-02-28
Enjoyable Concert.

The band concert given by the uni
versity band Saturday night was at
tended by quite number ofthe stu
dents and the concert was thoroughly
enjoyed. Miss Cola Baker assisted as
soloist and was enthusiastically re-
ceived. Prof. Stout has developed an
excellent musical organization and
future concerts will be looked for
ward to with pleasure.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-02-28
Nurses to he Trained.

A valued addition to the work Of
the university medical college next
year will be a training course for
nurses. Good nurses are very scarce
and command high salaries. This
new course was provided for by the
regents at their recent session. It
Will be thoroughly scientific and prac-
tfcal in its nature.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-02-28

The boys report that more men than
ever are being killed in the dime
novels. a
When a preacher begins to talk Of
the need of large collection, those
who don't go to church often look
at each other as If to say: There.
what did I tell you?" But those who
go to church often remain like craven
images: They are used to it.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-02-28
Ladies, BEADING Clnh.

The Ladies' Reading club will meet
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Stewart
Griggs. Reading begins at 2:45 O'Clock.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-02-28
To Attend Meeting.

Dean NJ. A. Brannon of the medical
college left Saturday night for Chi
cago to attend the sixth annual con.
ference of the American Medical as-
ISOLATION. The meeting will be a big
one in every respect and the most
eminent men of the medical profess
sion will be there.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-02-28
Attack of Pneumonia.

H. H. McNair Of Portland has been
in the city the past few days looking
after his son. Warner, student at the
university, who has been taken to the
hospital suffering with an attack of
pneumonia.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-02-28

though keeping its eyes on them, new
er interferes with them unless most
urgent reasons comnel interfereHce.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-02-28
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market quotations from Chas. E.
Lewis & Co.. commission brokers,
Minneapolis
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-17
BUXTON.

Elmer Hammond Of Chicago, who Is
the buyer for the Monroe Mercantile
Co.. was In town last week.
On account Of Miss Callers not be-
ing able to teach last Friday afternoon
Miss Nettie Armstrong taught the
first room at the school No. 3.
Sunday.
Mrs. Jack Williams was In Oskaloosa
last week attending the funeral Of her
mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Wignall who lives
on East 14th street, mourn the death
of their nine weeks old baby girl. The
funeral was conducted from the home
Friday afternoon and interment made
in Service Chapel cemetery. Rev. Cox
had charge Of the service. They have
the sympathy of many friends in their
sad loss.
Mrs. John Black went to. Abba on
Wednesday, starting to her old home
In Scotland, on the way intending to
visit few days In Chicago.
Myrtle Wilson who has been at her
gradmothers near Oskaloosa for two
months returned to her home here last
week.
Anthony Forsythe of Ottumwa was
In town on business Saturday.
Miss Jessie Hendricks of Lovilia Is
a new clerk in the company store.
Mrs. A. l.. Jordan received word that
her son Fred who is travelling in Min
nesota was quite badly injured In a
runaway not long ago which has made
him unable to work for few days.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-17
ERTYvlLLE.

Mrs. Emery Lawson Is seriously i'll
at her home west of Libertyville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Huffman and
children were shopping In Fairfield on
Tuesday.
Mrs. Frank Duston has returned
home after two weeks visit with
relatives In western Kansas.
The revival meetings which are In
progress at the M. E. church are well
attended.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Beatty and son
Guyland Of Fairfield visited few days
this week at the G. Vaught home.
Mrs. Roy Raymond and children OF
Viz sburg. Tenn, are here visiting
relatives In Fairfield and Libertyville.
Will Under has bought the Sam
Huffman property In the west part OF
town and will take possession the
first Of March.
Mrs. N. Harlan who underwent an
operation in Ottumwa has returned to
her home near Ltbertyville.
John Price and family have moved
to Libertyville from Birmingham and
will make this place their home
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Crawford Of Ell
don are visiting relatives here.
DIR. A. 8. Rider and wife and two
children Of Flandeau, S. D.. are here
visiting with friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred McElderry and
daughter were shopping in Fairfield
Thursday
Born, Saturday, to Mr.. and Mrs
James Taylor. q daughter.