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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-02-04
COMPLIMENT TO F. G. CHRIST

For the past two weeks the people
of the second ward have been con-
sidering the matter of successor to
H. B. Curtis on the council, and aft
er discussing the fitness and environ
ments of eight or ten good men, the
choice conferred on Mr.. Christ so COM
pletely and so agreeably that the
choice was made unanimous.
The time was when any man men
toned for public trust would be
criticised, and something i'll said of
him, but in all the discussions touch
ing upon filling this vacancy, the US
ual comment was about this: "They
are all good men. 1t is just a ques-
ton of which one is so situated that
he can discharge the duties, best"
and that is very commendable feel
ing to exist and to cultivate between
citizens. Such good will and loyalty
to one another are worth more to a
town than gold.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-02-04
SCHOOL NOTES

All the grades are preparing pro-
grams to be given on Washington's
birthday.
The seniors will soon check up
their work and choose the one for
class honors.
The American Literature class Is
now studying Dickens Tale of Two
Cities"
Work in the Irving building is
progressing very nicely.
Miss Kelley now reports total
enrolment of thirty-three.
The eighth grade is becoming in
terested in Civil Government, City
and County officers being under dis
cussion this week.
Eva Olmstead has been forced to
leave school owing to the illness Of
her mother. ~
The storms of the past month have
made slight increase in hardness.
Last month the Irving school report
ed LOG cases, this month 119. The
total enrolment for January Is 326
an increase of 26 over December.
The girls of rooms 6, 7, and 8 will
ebegin the sewing as soon as the sup
plies come.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-02-04
USEFUL NOTES.

Cheap seed is often the most expen
sive.
The number of cows MIXED daily
In the United States is estimated a,
81 .0OO.0 900. "
Bonemeal is excellent for vines and
fruit trees, and three or four ounces
may be applied to the square yard.
A hard crust over the soil prevents
the rain and heat from entering, All.
ways keep the surface of the soil
loose.
The garden should be near the
house and surrounded with a good
woven wire netting fence to keep out
fowls and other garden pests.
If the garden must of necessity be
on stiff, clayey soil, mix all the
ashes and sand obtainable with It:
the, will mellow 1t up wonderfully
s:.'t is good and safe fertilizer for
nearly everything. and scattered
around the stems Of plants, making
the soil black, acts in the first place
as slug antidote and in the next as
plant food.
Probably no Class of people suffer
more from rheumatism than farmers,
and yet the remedy for this dreadful
disease is, or should be, right at
hand. If celery were eaten freely
sufferers from rheumatism would be
comparatively few.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-02-04
OUR FRIENDS WHO MOVED AWAY
= Edward e. Kelly
CONTINUED from page L.

journals and the correspondence of
friends, have kept in close touch with
your achievements and ambitions.
Since leaving Blackfoot fate has
been extremely kind to us. Our fam
lily has been given better balance
by the arrival of daughter, now
nearly year old. Our health has
been as good as we could wish and
we have been most fortunate in cast
ing our lot in growing, thriving
city, located in the heart of beauti-
full valley, whose climate and soil
is such as might have inspired the
poetic soul of Byron when it gushed
forth in that famous rhapsody,
ooh, land of the cedar and vine;
Where the flowers ever bloom
And the beams ever shine" etc.
When we came here we had the
good fortune to invest in city prop
erty and with the rapid growth of
this city our investments have been
as bread cast upon the waters.
Some of the civic improvements
contemplated for 1910 will give you
an idea of what is doing in Medford.
An additional ten miles of paved
streets; $4,000 depot; 100000
water system; about rs miles of new
water mains and as many miles of
sewers; a trolley system all over the
valley and numerous modern public
buildings.
l am glad to know you have an
active Commercial club in your city
and am sure you find it great en-
CINE in the advancement of the whole
community. The Medford CONNER
cial Club has been the greatest fac
tor in boosting this town and valley.
1t has spent an average of nearly
$4,000 annually in advertising and
since its advertising campaign was
inaugurated few years ago land
values have jumped from $500 per
acre to as high as $4,000 per re.
Tuesday night the club gives ligh
jinks to celebrate the passing of the
six hundred mark in membership.
The club holds quadrennial high
jinks but this occasion was brought
about by the club passing the mem
bership of the Portland club. Will
send you copy of Wednesdays daily
containing an account of the affair,
and will later send you copy of our
booklets and trust your Commercial
club may get some ideas from them.
Blackfoot is as well situated as
any inland town / know of; it is GER
tainly the center of marvellous agri-
cultural district and it's wealth of
water for irrigation is the envy, of
the arid west. Every business man
and property owner in your commun-
ity who refuses to join your club
ought to be listed as member of
the Cant do it Club" and made to
feel that he has got to be booster
or classed with the reactionaries.
l know that your country and city
has a great future. As knew them,
your business men and citizens, were
always a progressive, hustling bunch
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FROM w. ID. TREGO

Gleichen, Alberta, Jan. Is, 10.
Mr.. B. A. Trego,
Blackfoot, Idaho.
Dear Brother: l have your letter
of the 10th inst, and contents care
fully noted and in reply will say, we
are all doing fine.
notice by the Republican that you
are having hard winter and that the
loss in stock Is heavy owing to the
inability of stockmen to get feed.
| suppose you will hardly be able
to believe that we are having a much
better winter here than you have.
Winter set in here about the same
time it did in Idaho but we did not
have so much snow and although we
had some very cold weather during
the latter part of November and ear
ly December for that time of the year
We have been having very nice wealth
er since then with the exception of
one storm which we had December
31st, with two or three rather cold
days following the storm. My three
little girls are driving to Gleichen to
school and have not missed a day
since school opened after the holi-
days, and they are using the surrey
as there Is not sufficient snow to use
sleigh. Stock men are not feding
any stock and it would be hard to
find any cattle on the range aside
from cows and sucking calves that
would not make prime beef.
l hauled several loads of potatoes
to Gleichen during December and the
nice part of 1t was l received from
so to 80 cents per bushel for them.
l am preparing to plant about 200
acres of potatoes in the Spring and
will have about 500 acres of grain
so you can see am not farming al
together for the fun there may be in
the occupation, but think last sea-
son was the happiest season of my
life, for l was farming about as
had always thought l would like to
farm.
l have not sold any grain yet, but
will have to begin hauling soon in
order to get through before seeding
time, but as the market is steadily
climbing up, l am in no hurry to be-
gin shipping.
Yours as ever,
W. D. TREGO.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-02-04
CANDIDATE FOR STATE SUPT.
OF SCHOOLS

Prof Hubert H. Barton of Occur
d'Alene City was here Wednesday on
a tour of this end of the state in the
interest of his candidacy for the Of
nee of state superintendent of schools.
Mr.. Barton states with thousands
of others, the view that SO long as
the state land board is made up of
persons at the head of departments
as at present, such departments
should be filled by men, and being a
thorough school man himself, he will
make the race this year for the Of
fee of state superintendent.
The conviction is constantly grow
ing, that the state land board should
be made up of. men who can de-
vote their whole time to the land
business, and that it is not for the
best interests of the state to lay the
responsibilities of both the school
system and place on the land board
upon the shoulders of a woman
not that woman may not meet the
requirements Of school work, but the
problems constantly facing the land
board call for strong executive abil-
ity and no small amount of nerve.
Mr.. Barton is we'll known to many
people in this end of the state on ac-
count of the prominent position he
has held among educators since he
came into the work here in 1894,
as superintendent of the schools at
Idaho Falls. He had a good record
as principal and superintendent of
schools in Michiga nat that time, and
schools in Michigan that time, and
Idaho Falls, HALEY and Occur
d'Alene, and the part he has taken
in state and local teachers associa-
tions and summer schools in the state
the past fifteen years gives him a
standing among educators of the
state that few others enjoy. Some of
the older residents of this country
remember the active part he took
in separating the Office of county
school superintendent from Judge of
probate by constitutional amendment
forced to peoples attention by the
Eastern Idaho Teachers association
in 1894-5 and a tireless worker like
Barton would be safe hands in which
the school interests might be placed.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-02-04
Dwarf Apple Trees.

The cultr = of dwarf apple treeg
has been recommended from time ia
time during the past, rs years, but
dwarf orchards do not seem to in.
crease very rapidly In numbers, and
the advocates have been mostly nur.
serymen or horticultural specialists
who have grown the trees only in a
very limited way. During the past
two or three years discussion has sim
mered down to position on the par,
of many leading fruit growers that
dwarfs are not to be recommended
for general planting. 1t is well enough
for novelty and TO supply fruit in
small gardens and city yards, but even
as filters in large orchards they are
probably less desirable than some OF
the early bearing varieties on stand
ard rootstocks.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-02-04
AGRICULTURE IN HIGH SCHOOL
By Prof. w. d. Vincent

Many people will be not a little
surprised to know that the Black
foot high school offers course in
Agriculture that is equal to the ones
given by the leading agricultural col
leges of the country. Many of the
young men of the school appreciate
this fact and have enrolled in this
course There are others in or about
town who could profitably do so. A
visit to this class any day will re-
veal the. fact that practical agricul-
ture can be taught in schools. All
| of the new methods are touched up
on and the principles thoroughly ex-
planned.
Scientific farming is no longer an
experiment. No farmer can afford
to be without certain fundamental
knowledge in his profession and it
is with this in view that the course
has been put into our schools. The
following list of reference and text
books found in the school library
shows the phases of study carried on.
Any one interested in these works are
cordially asked to call and make use
of them. There Is perhaps not bet
ter library on agriculture in any high
school in the west, certainly none in
Idaho.
How Crops Are Fed" by Johnson.
"A Text Book on Fungi" by Geo.
Massee.
Irrigation and Drainage" by
King.
How Crops Crow" by Johnson.
Irrigation Farming" by Wilcox.
THE Book of Alfalfa" by Coburn.
1.-THE Diseases of Animals" by L..
H. Bailey.
Irrigation" by Newell.
Injurious Insects" by Trest.
Insects and Insecticides, by
Weed.
Disease in Plants,' H. M. Ward.
Practical Dairy Bacteriology,'
Conn.
Practical Agriculture" by James.
Practical Forestry" Clifford.
THE Study of Breeds" Shaw.
"Stock Breeding" Miles.
1.-THE Farmers Business Hand
Book" Roberts.
Physics of Agriculture" King.
Feeds and Feeding" Henry.
Practical Agriculture" Wilkin-
son.
Idaho Bulletins" U. S. Bulletins
and Reports.
Managers and Farmers Circulars.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-02-04
ECZEMA CURAElE
PROOF NOW AT 25o

1t is usually verv costl 70 consult
a specialist in any diseas>, but tor %
cents, on special offer. we can now
give to those suffering from eczema
or any form Of skin disease absolutely
instant relief, with prospect OF all
early cure.
A special trial size bottle OF OIL or
wintergreen, thymol and glycerlne'
etc, as compounded in the Chicago
Laboratories of TIE D. D. d. Company
may be had in our store on tins
special 25 cent offer This one bot
tie will convince you've know it
we vouch for it.
Ten years of success with this
mild, soothing wash, D. D. D. Pre-
scription, has convinced us, and we
hope you will accept the special rs
cent offer on D. D. D. Prescription
so that you also will. be convinced.
Palace Drug Store
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Hay is now selling at fifteen dol.
lars a ton and very scarce at that
Mrs. j. R. Jones. is on the sick list
this week.
Most all the people of this place
are geeting their share of La Grippe
and colds in one form or another.
Frank Burke is here now looking
after his stock
Mrs. Sam Cooper and daughter
Birdie were down at Otis the last of
last week for drive.
The l.. D. s. Presidency is coming
down from Blackfoot next Thursday
to reorganize here.
John Hutchinson of this place ex-
poets to return to the old home at
Riverside.
Mrs. John Phillips, who under
went an operation at Salt Lake in
December is home now, but is still
unable to be around much.
Mrs. Irene Ward was at Rich last
week to see a sister who is living at
that place.
Several of the COW boys are catch
ing desert horses now. On account
of the heavy snow this winter feed
Is scarce for them so they are easy
to catch. understand it is about
the same with the Indians horses.
o. e. N.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-02-04
r. w. WEST MOURNS

Last week the sad news came to
R. w. West announcing the death of
his aged mother at Ogden, and
through some mistake in transmit
ting the message, he was misinform-
ed as to the time of the funeral and
missed being there.
Mr.. West had only recently gone
to Ogden on account of her illness,
and thought she was recovering when
he left. A deep sadness comes to
him at this time in which his many
friends extend him sympathy.
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People of this place are getting
busy while there Is so much good
sleighing. Have selected their site
for new ward house and are hauling
sand and stone upon it.
Thursday night of last week was
enjoyed by all in a ward social.
F. c. Jackson from Parker spent
last week in this place.
Mr.. Hess has an up to date frame
barn just completed.
Mr.. Allen from Blackfoot has been
visiting relatives for several days
past.
The health of the people of this
vicinity has never been better during
the winter months. With the excep-
tions of w. L. Nuttall, who has been
suffering for some time with some
thing that puzzles the doctors, and
M. Hess suffering with rheumatism,
there seems to be perfect health all
around.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-02-04
UAl
Shaping a Tree.

The shaping OF tree should be
done when 1t is young. The practice
of allowing useless limbs to grow only
to be sawed or chopped off when the
tree is large Is a mistake, as every
undesirable limb grown Geprives the
other limbs of so much food and nour.
ishment. Begin with the first year
and train the tree to the shape desired
leaving only such branches as will be
retained later on.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-02-04
LUCK FOR BLACKFOOT LADY

Mrs. Ellen v. Kenner of Blackfoot
received as New Years gift a thou
sand shares of stock in the Silver
Island Coalition Mines company OF
Tooele county, Utah.
1t now appears that the company
have valuable group of claims and
have recently marketed three cars of
ore that netted about 500 ton in
gold, silver, lead and copper. They
have a large amount of ore blocked
out, and indications are that the ore
is richer as they go deeper into the
mine.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-02-04
MAP MAKER AT SCHOOL

~ Emil Snider, the HALEY boy who
won distinction In 1907 by making
the best mapsof the ten eastern coun-
ties of Idaho in the map-making con-
test conducted by the Idaho Repub-
lican, it attending college at Boise,
and is studying civil engineering.
Mr.. Snider came to Blackfoot en-
his vacation in the summer of 1908.
and spent a couple of days visiting
things of interest here, and seemed
to enjoy every moment of the time.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-02-04
Gather the Dry Leaves.

Every year. about November l,
there comes a day or two when the
newly fallen leaves are dry. Then is
the time to drop everything and pack
every bag full. stamped in with the
foot, for bedding. They cost nothing,
and make fine manure.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-02-04
BACK FROM EUROPE

Geo. White, Jr., returned last
week from a two years mission in
Europe, and is now at his home at
Riverside.
He spent most of his time in the
north of England, and reports hav-
ing enjoyed it very much.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-02-04
INSURGENTS SUPPORT TAFT

The so-called insurgent members
of congress have agreed to support
the president in enacting the meas
ures he has recommended, notwith-
standing their opposition to Cannon
and the house rules.
The Democrats are supposed to be
busying themselves getting up in
vestigations and preventing the Re-
publicans from getting anything done
by keeping the insurgents arrayed
against the regulars, and thus max
ing campaign material for the COM
ing elections.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-02-04
TRI-STATE ROADWAY

At the good roads convention al
Salt Lake City last week it was de-
cided to agitate for a good road to
be built connecting Cheyenne, o.
den, Salt Lake City, Pocatello and
Boise. Appropriations from each of
the three states will be asked, and
probably license tax will be re-
CURED of vehicles to add money to
the fund.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-02-04
INSTITUTE SPEAKER COMING

w. s. Alvord and wife of Aberdeen
will be in Blackfoot to attend the in
stitute on February 14th, and Mr.
Alvord will have place on the pro-
gram, speaking on the subject OF
identifying the home by means of
flowers, shrubs and other things that
are alive.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvord will arrive on
Saturday the 18th. and will be the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Byrd Trego
at Sagehurst.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-02-04
DEATH OF ISABEL JOHNSTON

Isabel Johnston, the eldest daugh
ter of Jas. Johnston, died recently al
Salt Lake City. She had been i'll fol-
some time and Mr.. Johnston took hel
to the hospital in the hope of re.
covery. She had been living with hel
grandmother at Kaysville.
NEW SUBSCRIBERS AND RE-
AIS
Raymond Givens, H. H. Barton,
Olive Hunting, G. T. Ericsson, T. H.
Hodson, Harold C. DIPPED, e. Steven
son. @
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-02-04

and l recall one of their slogans
which was to the effect that what
ever they went after they got. l al
so rememher campaign for sugar
factory in which had the honor to
have humble part and which event
ually brought the bacon to Black
foot.
Thanking you most sincerely for
the courtesy conveyed by your in
quiry and wishing Blackfoot and my
friends most happy and successful
year, l am,
Very respectfully,
n n KELLY
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-02-04
CALIFORNIA EXCURSIONS
From Salt Lake City

To San Francisco and return, $35
To Los Angeles and return, $41.2O.
Tickets from Salt Lake on sale
February 5th. Return limit March
9Th. See O. S. L. agents for reduced
rate to Salt Lake and return, tickets
On sale FEBRUARY 4th. 1922
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-02-04
ARRANGING FoUR.HoRsE REIN
illustrations Showing How II Can Be
Done Without Tying Horses
Heads Together.

The accompanying illustrations
show how pair of lines may be
rugged up for four horses SO that each
animal will have a line to each bit;
thus doing away with the necessity Of
tying their heads together.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-02-04
ORGANIZE ATHLETIC CLUB

. A meeting was held at the Com
mercial club rooms on Wednesday
evening to consider the matter OF
organizing an athletic club for Black
foot, and something further may be
expected on the subject soon.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-02-04
WEATHER REPORT g.
Il. A. DOud, Local Observer

Figures mean above zero unless
marked with a star ~.
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Another Arrangement.

snaps to snap in check buckle on
reins.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-02-04
Two-Horse Reins and Checks.

In the first illustration A A A A are
two-horse reins and checks; B B are
short ropes with snaps and C C are
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-02-04

The purity of n A r D { TVS
EXT R A G T S is above question
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Neighborhood Notes
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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-06-07
PARIS. KENTUCKY. TUESDAY. JUNE I. 1910.
Seventh District Bankers Meet.

About one hundred del egateS from
the cities and towns of Central Zen
lucky Friday attended the second an
nual meeting of the Seventh District
Bankers Association. which was held
at the Lexington Country. Club build
ing. C. N. Manning, of Lexington.
president of the Association, presided,
and president Emeritus James j. Pat
terson of Kentucky State University
delivered the address .of welcome w.
O. Davis of Versailles responding on
behalf of the visitors.
The princiapl feature of the days
proceedings was the address OF Henry
Clews the veteran New York banker
who had yesterday delivered the COM
mencement address at Kentucky State
University. Mr.. Clews took for his
subject of his talkt of the bankers,
individual Effort is the Winner OF
Fame and Fortune.
The visiting bankers were given an
excellent luncheon. at which covers
were laid for one hundred and twenty
five guests, and the routine business
Of the meeting. including reports of
officers and committees was also trans
acted in the course of the days ses-
sion. Buckner Woodford. Of Paris.
was elected president. Lon Rogers. of
Lexington. secretary, and Sanford Al
len. of MiIlersburg, member OF the
executive committee.