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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-10-27
BUTTE'S UNHAPPY MAYOR

Mayor Duncan of Butte must be
very unhappy over the visit of a high
official to his city when he would run
away to Salt Lake to keep from meet
ing him. He showed his malice when
he issued orders to the union band
of Butte not to play in the parade
when the President was there. He
showed further malice or pin-headed-
ness when he said that he would not
lower the dignity of his Office by
meeting President Taft, either Off
cially or privately.
1t happens that Mayor Duncan does
not belong to the same party as
President Taft. Taft did not refuse
to meet Mayor Duncan, nor any of
the other thousands of officials on
his long journey. Therefore Duncan
stands alone, and would close up
within his shell like a clam and IL
lustrate the truth of the Biblical eX-
preston, 1.-The fool despises know
ledge"
Mayor Duncan is man who has
only recently come up from the ranks
of working men, and it was hoped
that he would show breadth of char
acter and be a credit to the party
and the principles he represents, but
in this he has been a dissappoint-
ment, and has probably done more
to turn the public against his party
than anything else he could have
DONE 1t was case of giving him
rope and he hung himself.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-10-27

DIR. Alexander Will Visit Here
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-10-27
EDITOR INDICATES HIMSELs

Editor L. E. Dillingham; of the
Mackay Miner in his paper of Octo-
Der 10th, reproduces several pictures
of the ruins eau ,ed by the flood at
Austin, Penn, and copies comments
from the Literary Digest proving con-
clusively that high, narrow cement
dam resting on soft or uneven base,
and under high pressure of water is
not at all safe. 1t refers also to the
dam at Johnstown and the disaster
resulting from storing water above it,
to show that dams CT the Johnstown
class are unsafe and that it is crime
to use them. The article states that
at Austin a section of the dam was
actually pushed forward several feet
by the pressure of the water and
again lodged on the uneven base, and
when the water was drawn off and
the crevices patched with cement it
was used again, which of course was
criminal
The Mackay dam was designed to
be a trifie more than double the
height of the one at Ausin, and
more than II times as thick. There
is little similarity in construction and
no comparison in the two except that
both were designed to hold water
and both had uneven substrata filled
in with matter that was porous or
movable if subjected to erosion.
Editor Dillingham; says:
1.-THE more we read and study the
construction of dams, the more posi-
tive We become of the wisdom of our
people in combining against the con-
struction of mammoth dam to store
a hundred times more water than
did the Austin dam.
"After reading these comments,
and, at this date, stripping the Mack
ay dam controversy of all prejudice,
personalities and politics, we doubt
If there is person, even uniformed
of the facts, that would now disagree
with the Miners unprecedented fight
for safety, no one. not even the two
leading state daily papers, the States
man and Capital News, whose con-
domination of the editor and other
citizens were ugly, personal and ex-
haustive."
We agree with Editor Dillingham;
that his fight was unpredencented
ten thousand men in Idaho would
agree with him as to that; and we
agree with him that the ''uninform-
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-10-27

y One of the readers of the Repub-
liean living out of town writes to
ask about the Presidents family, it
he has any. He says he reads a great
deal about Taft, but nothing about
Mrs. Taft or any little Tafts. Would
We please tell him something about
them?
That reminds us of how little the
most of us know arout something
we have had a chance to know all
about. With plenty of good litera-
ture coming and going, with articles
about prominent people, we have CIV
en- this family only passing attention.
The President is married and has a
family. Mrs. Taft is woman of very
prepossessing appearance, whose
maiden name was Helen Heron. She
is not very rugged, and her daughter
Helen is now staying out of Bryn
Mawr college to help her mother in
filling the place of first lady of the
land. Mrs. Taft Is very fond of house
work and cooking, and If they were
in a simple home like other people,
she and Helen could not be kept out
of the kitchen. They have son at
Yale, but until we look into the Taft
family history further we venture no
further statements.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-10-27
ESTABLISH Y. M. G. A. HERE

G. E. Mason, assistant secretary of
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton of Oregon and Idaho, was here
between trains last Saturday in the
interest of their work.
They have two correspondents in
each town, whose place it is to issue
credentials to any worthy young man
who is going to another place where
there is Y. M. c. A., and this en-
titles him to recognition and to the
privileges of members in that town
or city. w. A. Beakley and Rev. G..
A. Edwards are the correspondents
at Blackfoot.
This association is inter-denomin-
ational, persons of any and every
denomination being entitled to re-
ceive its privileges and benefits, and
at the present time they are doing Il
great deal of pioneer work, or or
ganizing in Idaho, expanding about
$500 per year more in the state
than is paid into the organization by
the people Of this state.
The United States government gave
them recognition fin their work in
this state to the extent of furnish
ing them building and paying 500
a month toward the maintenance Of
the association at its construction
camp at Arrow Rock, east Of Boise.
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PINGREE
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The McMurdies of Thomas have
moved to the ranch of Mr.. Erastus
Young, which they have leased for
several years.
Mr.. Roscoe Girton has returned to
his home in State Center, Iowa,
after spending a fortnight with Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Troutner.
Mrs. Weimer's friends will be sor-
ry to learn that she is suffering from
another attack of pneumonia.
Preaching service was held at the
home of the Troutners last Sunday
and on Thursday Mrs. Troutner en-
tertainede Ladies Aid society.
Mrs. JH. Woods and Mrs. Fannie
DeBolt spent "wednesday in Black
foot.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. s.. Burdell took
their family to Springfield last Sun
day.
Much grain is being shipped from
Pingree as Mr.. Berg and Mr.. Living
stone have nearly finished threshing
in this neighborhood.
The children are enjoying weeks
vacation while Miss Croskey and
Mr.. Truman are attending the teach
ers' institute, now being held in Po-
catello.
Mr.. Powers came down from
Blackfoot last Friday, bringing with
him Messrs. Hoyt and Murdoch of
Pocatello.
Mr.. Chilcote of San Francisco came
out on Wednesday to look over his
quarter section, mile southeast of
town. He was accompanied by Mr..
Phoebus of Seattle.
Mr.. Karl Brown spent Tuesday and
Wednesday down this way on bust
ness.
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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-10-27
Dancing
Classes
Tuesday and Saturday Evenings
beginners and Advance0
New Classes forming at Special
Reduced Rates for October
Chldren's Class Forming
Private Lessons
McVicar's Dancing Academy
West & Boyle Bldg.
DON'T KEEP YOUR

child out of school because its head
aches-just remove the strain in it's
eyes by having the. defect corrected
by pair of properly fitted glasses.
The five years | have been fitting
glasses in Idaho Falls / have enabled
from fifty to seventy-tive children to
attend school who before were un-
able to attend school because of eye
defects that had not been properly
corrected.
Some children become sick after
attending school snort time; after
an absence of from two days to u
month they feel al right and start
again with the same results as at
first. Sometimes they think its their
stomach, then their head, then their
bowels for which their parents have
them attended. Having failed to get
permanent results they give up and
keep their child out of school.
mention the above because have
had cases that have gone through
similar experiences and didn't get
permanent results, until the child's
eyes We're relieved of their defect that
reacted upon the entire nervous sys-
tenn.
If you have, or know of any, child
rem in this condition, let me examine
their eyes, and if their eyes are the
cause of their sickness while attend
ing school, shall honestly tell you
SO. l have an instrument for exam
lining children's eyes that makes the
exami9ation much easier than it
would be otherwise. For honest adj
vice and results-see DIR. SCARBOR-
OUCH, The EYE-sIGHT SPECIAL
IsT,, in CROW & CHANGNON
BLDG, Idaho Falls, Idaho. 1872
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-10-27
TEACHERS FROM CENTRAL
IDAHO

The following named teachers
came in Saturday evening from the
Mackay branch, en- route to the in
stitute:
Viola WALLACE, Grace Furey, Pearl
Millick, Velma E. Smith, Anna R.
ANNA, Ida B. Buffer, B. B. Foley,
Idalen Michael, Ross M. Chopot, J.
t. Eply, Serena Russem, Bessie Pear
son, Hattie Harger, Anna Peterson,
Ethel Kobbe. Mrs. b. M. James at
tended for an outing and to keep in
touch with school work, but she is
not teaching.
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DR.. F. J. Alexander, optometrist,
will be at the
Cottage Hotel, Blackfoot, Saturday,
October 28th, all day.
Fremont Hotel, Sugar City, Sunday,
October goth, from IL to pm.
Ashton Hotel, Ashton, Monday, Oct
ober 30th, from 9 am. to. 5 pm.
Riverside Hotel, st. Anthony, Tues
day, October 31st, from 8 am. to
$3.50 pm.
Idaho Hotel, Rexburg, Wednesday,
November LIST, from 9 am. to $50
pm.
Don Walkers, Louisville, Thursday,
November End, from 8 to IL am.
Edwards Hotel, Rigby, Thursday, No
vember End. from 2 to $3.50 pm.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-10-27
HONOR TO MRS. CHARLOTTE REA

Last Friday afternoon, Mrs. F. T.
Dubois, assisted by Mrs. Wilbur Craig
and Mrs. Chas. Hart, gave dinner
party in honor of Mrs. Charlotte Rea,
city treasurer, at the Dubois home
on South Main street.
Sixteen elderly ladies were invited,
and a dozen of them were present,
the company consisting of Mesdames
w. C. Johnson, S. E. Holbrook, John
G. Brown, F. S. Stevens, D.. w. Stand
rod, Geo. North, Cassie Wright, Geo.
F. Gagon, Mcleod, Moore and Nc
Caleb, in addition to the guest of
honor.
A five-course dinner was served,
Mrs. Dubois and her assistants sery-
ing in person, and acknowledging, as
did some of the others, that they
stood in the relation of daughters to
Mrs. Rea, or that Mrs. Rea had been
a mother to their husbands when
| they were bachelors, and that they
owed much to her excellent training.
Mrs Dubois as toast mistress, Of
fered the toast, can Old Friend" and
this was responded to by Mrs. S. E.
Holbrook. The toast, "A New
Friend" was responded to Mrs.
Moore, the mother of Mrs. DeHart.
| 'Grandmothers was responded to by
Mrs. d. w. Standrod. In addition to
the toasts, each guest presented Il
written wish, each contained in neat
little booklet of her own making, and
such was the flow of good will and
| fellowship that tears and mirth fol-
lowed each other rapidly as various
thoughts found expression.
Mrs. Rea is past graduate at
adapting herself and her remarks to
any given sit alton, and at proper
| moment for her to respond she re-
| lieved the fullness of the guests and
threatened embarrassment by say
ing in her characteristic way, well,
this is all very sweet of you to say
SO many nice things. l really didn't
know that | possessed so many fine
traits, and even yet think it is only
half true" and later, when spider
web game had been finished and the
prizes awarded to the lucky ones, and
it seemed as if the series of delightful
incidents must be about at an end,
she said, Indeed is this heavenly
event to go on indefinitely? / am
so enraptured with all this that
don't feel as if l wanted to ever
bring in any more kindling or another
scuttle of COAL"
The whole affair was most de-
lightful one, and followed closely
upon an event at PocateHo that had
given Mrs. Rea great pleasure. Mrs.
George North of that city had invited
Mrs. Rea to be her guest at the time
of the visit of President Taft to the
city, and with their big automobile
and her son in charge of it, they gave
her the best obtainaDle during that
event, and gave her most delight
full tour of the city afterwards. h 4
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-10-27

Eczema, Psoriasis and other skin
germs at work in the skin. Unless
these germs are promptly destroyed
they rapidly multiply, gnawing their
way deep into the sensitive tissue.
This Is what causes that awful itch,
and what seemed mere rash
loathsome and torturing skip disease
with it's years Of misery.
Don't take any chances! Destroy the
germs at the beginning Of the trouble
with that soothing and cleansing wash.
the D. d. D. Prescription for Eczema.
A CSC bottle will prove this to you.
PALACE
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-10-27
Priesthood Meeting

The regular monthly priesthood
meeting of the Blackfoot Stake will
be held on Saturday next at 100 p.
m. A full attendance of the priest
hood is requested.
The High Council meeting will be
held on Saturday at 1890 a. m. Ev-
cry member of the High Council ID
expected to be in attendance and all
bishops and counselors are invited to
be in attendance also as business of
Importance will be presented. This
meeting will be held in the Stake
office. n
JAMES DUCKWORTH,
JOHN F. SHELLEY,
HEBER G. C. RICH,
Stake Presidency.
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The recent cold spell damaged
some of the potatoes TO quite an ex-
tent
James Larsen had the misfortune
to lose a good horse last week
through its falling and breaking its
leg while hauling beets.
Walter Porter has finished plant
ing SO acres of fall wheat on his
dry farm, north of here.
England's steam thresher has
threshed all the grain in this settle
ment and returned to Moreland.
Farms for Rent
Some OF the best farms on the
American Falls tract, all situated near
Pingree. Wish to contract for. the
year 1912. w. H. Scott, Pingree. Ida.
17tf
La Junta tribune., 1911-08-05

are learning after them the lessons
Of fair play.
Al School No III. on l03d street.
near Fifth avenue. the scene shifts
The recreation center here is for
girls. and its average nightly attend
ance is about 275. The visitor first
enters large oblong room at one
end OF which tennis Is being played.
while at the other groups OF girls
are gathered around tables. reading
or playing checkers or card games.
Beyond the folding doors Is the gym.
nasium. where more young women
basketball. Upstairs one club Is re-
hearsiDg a play: In another room a
club OF young men and women who
come here once week for social In
tercourse are holding a business meet
ing. At half.past nine the gymnasium
and game rooms are thrown into one.
and there Is general dancing until
ten. when the center closes. Every
Tuesday evening the girls give
dance to their boy friends. These
boys must previously have been pre-
sentsd to the principal OF the cen
ter. and only those with a good rec
ord are admitted.
Think what a place like this means
to girls who go home at night from
the shop or factory to crowded ten
ement.--who have no social life but
that afforded by moving picture
shows. street corners and dance halls.
Surely this recreation center is doing
no small good to the city In build
ing up mentally. morally, and physi-
cally the future mothers Of its ciu-
zens.
La Junta tribune., 1911-08-05

ture shows in ten schools, organic.
ed holiday festivals and. public
dances. is planning system of
branch public libraries in the schools
and has obtained the services of
seventy.five leading men and women
OF Milwaukee, representing many
shades OF opinion. as speakers before
neighbOrhood civic clubs.
II is impossible within the limits
OF a brief article to touch upon the
many sides of this wider use OF the
school plant. Mention can only be
made In passing of the important
work OF the New York evening
schools. and of the extensive and
thorough course of public lecture,
carried on by the board OF education.
These lectures, held largely but not
entirely in the schoolhouses, and
dealing with wide variety OF sub.
jects. form a veritable peoples uni
versity. And in many other cities
school extension committees are ex-
perimentine with different phases Of
a movement that seems capable of
indef expansion.
La Junta tribune., 1911-08-05
Wenderly's Theater.

Saturday is always a great day at
Wonderly's, The children will hear
with pleasure Of the matinee, when
we offer Hamilton and Hamilton.
comedy singers. talking and dancing.
They are very amusing and that is
what the little folks like Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday we will hav.
the Comic Wages. very novel com
cdy sketch New pictures and plen-
'y Of good music Special musical
program for Saturday. August 5,h.
La Junta tribune., 1911-08-05
Warning to Automobilists.

The speed limit for automobiles
in the business sctieon OF La Junta
is four miles an hour and in the res.
idence section not over eight miles
an hour. With some Of our local auto.
mobtllious artists the speed limit has
been anywhere from forty to fifty
miles an hour. Hereafter the ordip-
ance Is to be strictly enforced with
out fear or favor. and any one caught
In the act OF violating the speed
limit will find himself in the tolls
of the law
La Junta tribune., 1911-08-05
Social Significance Of Play.

These are some Of the practical
ways in which organized recreation Is
making for the welfare cf the com
munity. One who has made study
of municipal Fairgrounds has defined
the social significance Of play In the
following words:
1T seems far cry from the Ideal
OF fair play In boys games to the
ideal OF fair play In the political life
Of our democracy; yet II can be de
monstratad that the ideals OF fair
play and team play are important In
forming the character OF community
II the game OF the street every boy
is for himself Victory belongs to
the shrewd. the crafty. the strong.
Team games Of the playground re-
quire the submission OF the individu-
Il will to the welfare OF the team.
Rigid rules inculcate fair play \
boy has the option Of obeying the
rules or not playing AT all. New
standards are set up: standards OF
seif.control. Of helping the other fei-
low. OF fighting shoulder to shout
der for the honor OF the team. of
def at preferable To unfair victory.
These standards. when translated into
the language of political life We call
selfrovernment. respect for the law.
social service and good citizenship"
The Rochester Board Of Education
has equipped three Of the school
baths. travelling libraries. chairs. tn.
bles and dishes. Men hold athletic
gatherings. and women fence In the
gymnasium. and mems and womens y
clubs meet In the schoolhous.s for
lectures. debates. dances, songs. or a
general social evening which includes
all OF these features. Bu, the cen
trail idea Of the Rochester scheme
is thus defined by Mr. Ward;
The first thing. the fundamental
thing. In IN. movement for tn. wider
use Of school buildings. IN the Amer.
lean spirit. ls their graiui'ous use
for the free examination and dis
cussion Of public questions. II is no
eSagreraiion To say that In making
tn. schoolhouse tn. forum Of tn.
people. lies the chief hope Of perpet.
ua,inr III. republic and of perfect.
inr H.. institutions.
In pursuane. of this Idea. men and
women IN Roch. st,r have organized
civic clubs for the discuss sion of all
questions relating 10 the welfare Of
the city. and they are using the
schools As B"ighborhood civic club
houses Here citizens Of every shade
Of social. political and religious opin.
Ion meet for discussion on common
ground ~. can disagree. agree ably
n one of their notices. Tn. popu.
lar enthusiasm for these gatherings
il shown by the fact that when. last
year. the board of education cut
down the appropriation for social Ger
tiers. every director. gymnasium In.
s,ructor. librarian. doork'eprr and
club director. VOLUNTEERED to finish
N. s'ason without pay
La Junta tribune., 1911-08-05
A Real Chance.

On account Of the closing up Of
an estate will sell a fiyc-room. strict
ly modern house. good location. at a
very low price. Address Box 1862.
or phone Junta s'7.
La Junta tribune., 1911-08-05
wers Of Volunteer Leagues.

The example ~ Rochester In using
the schools Ia further = more intel.
iisen, and efficient public spirit IL
followed ino ther cities. Il was pre-.
e.d'd, In fact. by that of IL. Home
and scbooi League ~ Philadelphia.
composed ~ parents and teachers
who meet In ffty schooihouses for
lectures. entertainments. and the dis.
cas.ion of educational problems. And
the Boston Home and School As.oci.
alton IL using twenty-five schools Tor
similar purposes. The Milwaukee. A..
soclaiion for Public Play and Social
Education. formed In the fail Of 1910.
has met with enthusiastic roopcra.
ton on the part ri the people. To
mention only = few of its activities.
the association has given motion pic.
La Junta tribune., 1911-08-05
OF many years ago we clos
ed our schoolhouse doors at
four o'clock. and allowed

Al OF many years ago we clos
ed our schoolhouse doors at
four o'clock. and allowed
~ them to remain closed on
rdays. Sundays and during the
" mer vacation. In other words. an
ense amount OF valuable property
nging to the people. and need
BY the people. was put to only
OF Its possible use. Now We
changing all that; we have walked
10 the fact that the schools may
should be a common meeting
md and the movement fer a
Pr use OF the school plant Is
eading over the country. Al pres
In more than one hundred cities
/ the United States. school build.
kgs and property are being system
finlly used to further the social life
{ the people.
Hhe root OF the movement lies deep
IN in the growing realization that
lie upon whom falls the heat and
den OF the day have right to
n than mere existence. The toll
i3 OF the world have been for cen
les creatures OF the blind neces-
ri OF economic laws, but in this
~ the ''laissez.faire" policy is dead
M buried. We must give our work
- the chance to live: and not the
~ OF the needs of this many-sided
n11ness-living-is that Of some le-
g mate form OF play. The man
~ feels no Joy in the passing day
J only partially alive. and lowered
11nlity means lowered value as
ne1al factor. The boy who has no
1once to play becomes either dull or
tGous.