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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-02-09
PRESTO.
(Received Saturday, Feb. 4,1911.)


Miss Myrtle McGinnis has return
ed to her home at Blackfoot after
spending several days at the Burrell-
Williams ranch.
Miss Kate Tolmie of this place is
vstng at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. P
C. Hansen in the Jackson Hole coul-
try.
A basket dance given at the upper
Presto school house last Friday eve
ming was enjoyed by a large crowd
and about twenty five dollars was tax
en- in, which will be usde toward buy
ing a bell.
John Tolmies and Miss Margaret
came down from Idaho Falls Friday
and spent the weekend vacation at
their home here.
Margaret, the tiny daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Williams S quite i'll with
throat trouble.
Amy one who signs for the joys of
country life should try it spell
about tbs time Of the year, and, by
the tirae he waded through mud knee
deed, to his mail box only to find
that the carrier had not BEEN around,
would be very likely to- find himself
signing fer some thing else.
A. J.R.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-02-09
PERCY JONES RETURNS
FROM A SAD. MISSION.

Fercy Jones arrived home Monday
from Kemme', Wyoming, where he
was called early last week by the in
telligence that ki.s older brother had
died. Mr. Jones l. # early in the
week. but owing 10 the washouts, he
was unable to get to Kemmer until
Friday.
His brother, Norman Jones, had
been aiing for SOM weeks, but late
ly had been improving, until on Jam
uary 31st, he was taken suddenly i'll
and died in a few hours. Norman,
will perhaps be remembered by some
Of the older residents of BlackfOot
and Bingham county as, in 1887 he
started the Blackfoot News, a week
ly newspaper, which he conducted 4ol
seven or eight years in this city.
He was a man 4S years of age, and
highly respected by all who knew
him.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-02-09
SCHOOL NOTES.

The defamation contest over, de-
bate again holds the attention.
A class of primary pupils will be
organized on Monday, March 9Th. AL
parents wishing to enter pupils shoult
b. prepared to start them on this
date.
The talks by Rev. Bradshaw and
Miss Rubie T. Weyburn were most
interesting. These people had some
thing finite to say and said it
most pleasngly. tn entire student
body greatly enjoyed both talks.
A literary program at the Baptist
church for Friday evening will again
he the school attraction. The last
CT the pr liminary debates will lea
ture this program. Seniors against
Juniors makes a combination that is
sure to bring out verbal struggle
worth while.
The High School has accepted the
challenge Of the Alumni tor tn an
nual debate, which will be pulled off
some time in April.
1t is now planned to hold track
meet with Idaho Falls and other of
the schools in this section. This
branch of athletics has the recon-
meudation of opening the way for
physical contest to many who can
not take part in amy other branch of
athletics. The class cont. st last
year developed some classy perform
ers in several events. 1t is hoped
that we can develop a winning team
for the meet, which will be held in
the lafe spring.
Th- Freshmen have been handling
the pros and cons of the question as
to which city, New Orleans or San
Francisco, is entitled to the Panama
fair. Congress anxiously awaits their
decision,
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-02-09
Blackfoot Man Brings Airship.

F. c. Christ, the jeweler, who de-
velop d quite a taste for automobiles
last season, has decided to put in
his spare moments with am airship
this year. Last we he received
the first airship ever brought to
Blackfoot and it is now ON exhibition
in his store on Main street. It is of
the Beloit model and is perhaps one
Of the finest of it's kind. Several
hundred people have inspected the
machine and as soon as Mr. Christ
reduces his weight a little so that
h. can manipulate the machine east
ly, he contemplates making a few
runs across the channel down by
the stock yards.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-02-09
General Meeting Current Event Club.

The Curreat Event Club had "a gen
raj meeting of the two departments
on Monday, February 9Th, at the
home of Mrs. Trego No one seemed
to mind tn unfavorable weather as
there was a large attne5l nee The
president, Mrs. Wilson, presided.
First ON the program was a b aut-
itul piano selection, Martha by
Mrs. Snodgrass. Mrs. BlEnche l..
Brown then read most interesting
paper ON the subject, How May
Womans Club be Most Truly Use
ful?'' This lead to a very spirited
discussion of woman's clubs in re
CARDS to their usefulness, helpful
ness AMI advantages. By request
Miss Beach gave talk upon the
Country Life Commission of which
she is an Idaho m mber. AS this is
a comparatively new movement, man
questions were asked and much of in
terest was learned.
Mrs. Hoover in the absence OF
Mrs. Holbrook, conducted tw MY
minute parliamentary drill in which
all members took part After few
announcements concerning the socia
meeting which is held on the eve
ming of February 22nd, the club ad,
journ d.
MRS. w. D. VINCENT.
Press Correspondent
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-02-09
At Cutler Photo Studio.

Is where you can get your pictures
enlarged correctly and you need not
pay one cent until you get a picture
that suits you.
Don't give your order to agents
who pest you for hours but give then
to Cutler who will take care of your
picture and who is always here in
your home town. He guarantees to
suit you or will ask no pay.
You can also get picture frames o.
any kind or size made to order.
Cutters is the place for everything
in the picture line.
Next door to post office.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-02-09
The Fourth Annual Ball.

Elsewhere in this issue appears
the advertisement of the Fourth An
nual ball of the Woodmel of the
World. This social function needs
little comment. Too many Blackfoot
days until this event takes place. ].
G. Bond, ]. w. Staley and Neal F
Boyle are the committee on general
guarantees a highly enjoyable time
for all. Refreshments will be rv-
ed and every effort made to- make
this one of the best, if not the best
dance ever given by the lodge. Read
the advertiser mt
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-02-09
HIGH SCHOOL
EXCLAMATION CONTEST.

A Large Audience Listens to Ten
High School Pupils Debate For
State Honors.
The High School orators h Id the
platform at the Methodist church on
Friday evening of last week. Every
one present pronounced the program
most excellent one in ev.ry way.
The young people acquitted them
selves with great credit and reflect
ed glory upon their instructor, Miss
Seely, and the school they repr sent
d.
The contest was divided into three
classes, oratorical, dramatic and hum
orous. There were three contestants
in the first, two in the cond and
five in the last named class.
Each selection had been excellent
~ prepared, after first having sp Mt
time and study upon the matter of
choosing a suitable theme for the
particular contestant.
The work was of such high grade
and so nearly equal in merit that
the Judges found it a difficult task
to select the winners. However, after
comparing the grades and rankings
they select. d George Dore as winner
in oratory, Hazel Hackman in dram
attic and Mary Cops in humorous
One or more Of these young people
will be sent to Twin Fails to repre-
sent Blackfoot High School in the
Stat- contest.
An interesting feature Of the pro-
gram was the work of the High
School chorus which furnished mu-
sic for the occasion. With Mr. Benson
as director and Prot. Griffing and
Miss Backus as promoters this or
ganization is developing rapidly into
we'll rounded corps of singers.
Thy will appear in public from time
to time in connection with school pro
grams.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-02-09
IRVING SCHOOL NOTES.

The Nautilus Club gav-. the follow
ing program Friday:
Recitation. :. :. :. Eva HeSIOp
Essay-"Baron Stuben' :. :. -.
:. :. :. -. Maggie Hatmaker
Song Audrey Hall, Florence Rol-
.ison and Mule Simmons.
Reading. :. :. :. -. Julia Bitheu.
RecltatlOn.. .EStneT LEWIS.
Song. Clifford and Gerald Rob TT
son.
Recitation. :. :. :. ..Lulah Smith.
SOHS.. ..oCAooA'
The Club elected the following Of
ficers to serve this month: Norman
Brig ham, president; Clifford Robert
son, e-president; Edith Cowles, sec
rotary; Gerald Robertson, treasur-
err; Bryan Taylor ditor Gazette.
The Eighth grade class have had
returns from their recent State ex-
sminations in geography and physiol-
ogy. Out of class of fifty-two pu-
p Is, only two fail d in one subject
The class felt quite elated over their
success.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-02-09
WINNERS AT THE
POULTRY SHOW
CONTINUED from page one.

Continued from page one.)
Ryberg, of Logan. Northwest Poul
try Journal fer one year.
First Earred Plymouth; T. ]. Rag
gan. Northwest Poultry Journal fol
one year.
Seco-ld Rhode Island Reds; J. F.
Henry. Northwest Poultry oJurIal
for on year.
Highest scoring young cockrel; w
E. Ryberg. The Cen State journal
for one year.
Hen with 200-ogg record; S. B.
Willis. The Gem State Rural.
Second Silver Lace Wyandottes
Low Il Holbrook. The Gem State
Rural
Second Light Bramah; Jas. Pend,
lebury The American Poultryman.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-02-09
The Corb. tt SLOUGH Ditch On will,

The Corb tt Slough Ditch Co. will
meet on Saturday, March 4th, at 2
p. m. Election of officers.
The West Side Ditch Co. will meet
on Monday, March 9Th, at p. m.
The Peoples Canal and Irrigation
Co. will hold their annual meeting
ON Saturday, March 18th, at Nor lanG
to vote ON the proposition of bond
ing their irrigation system for $780,
900 for improvements.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-02-09
DITCH COMPANIES
ANNUAL MEETINGS.

The following sch dule pf dates of
meetings of the different local ditch
companies has been announced:
The DIPPED Lateral Ditch Co. will
meet ON Saturday, March 18th, at 2
p. m. for the election OF Officers and
the transaction Of such oth.r bust
ness as may come before it.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-02-09
Was Snow Bound On Branch.

Last Sunday the St. Anthony
branch passenger was four hours
late, owing to the great amount
late, owing to the great snow storm
In the llowstone Park country.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-02-09

For Sale-Thoroughbred Brown
Leghorn and S. G. Hamburg eggs, at
$3.50 per setting E e. Malm, bx 100,
Blackfoot, Idaho. F9-A9.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-02-10
Popular First Names.

The latest bulletin of Smith college
gives the total number of students as
1850, coming from all parts of the
country. To many women and parents
a summary of their first names may
not be uninteresting The most popu-
lar name is Helen, of which there are
101; the old favorite Mary, follows,
with SO; Margaret comes third, with
So; Ruth has so; Florence, So; Eliza
beth, At; Marion and Mildred, each
Al; Dorothy, 40; Edith, 35 Fewer
than twenty of the others number over
a dozen each, viz: Agnes, IS; Alice,
%; Anna, %; Edna, 16; Eleanor, IS;
Ethel, %; Frances, Is; Gertrude, 80:
Grace, %; Josephine, ID; Katherine,
%; Louise, 26; Marguerite, IT; Mar
jorie, %; Mabel, IS. The foregoing
constitute one-half of the 1850, and
the rest are in great variety.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-02-10

Druq Causes User to Sleep Standing.
A mysterious eastern drug, the anal
ysis of which has baffied the chem
lists of this state and city for weeks,
has been discovered in large quaint
ties in Boston by the New England
Watch and Ward society, writes a Bos-
ton correspondent.
A chemist, who has studied Oriental
drugs. is to undertake an analysis aft
err inoculating cats with the drug solu-
ton. The drug, which is said to have
been discovered at number of places
in this city, is believed to be the same
as mentioned in the Arabian Nights"
and frequently referred to in the We
das" and in the "Zend-Avesta" and
"Upanichads."
Agents fthe society found the drug
when on the lookout for the illegal
sale of the drugs 1t is Of brown
isb tinge and not unlike plug of to-
bacco in appearance. 1t is said to
no used both in smoking and by injec-
tion or internally in solution. Opium
tests on animals make them lie down
and 60 to sleep, but this drug causes
the animal experimental upon to go
to sleep standing up.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-02-10

in size, connecting with broad cased
opening into the dining room which
is IA feet inches by II feet. Both
of these rooms are nicely lighted and
provide the accommodations for the
necessary furniture for convenient
housekeeping. The broad space in
the dining room near the kitchen door
is just the location which built-in
sideboard or buffet should have to be
most convenient and orname ntally To-
Gated. There are numerous stock de-
signs for built-in sideboards, as we'll
as for other pieces of butlt-in furni-
ture which can be had at very small
cost. Ask your building supply deal
er or building contractor to show you
the designs that can be furnished
along this line at moderate cost.
The kitchen connects with the din
ing room through the pantry, well
supplied with built-in cases. This is
an arrangement that has been tested
out in a great many houses and has
been found to be very convenient and
satisfactory 1t serves to separate
the kitchen from the balance OF the
house and so keeps out all the cook
ing odors, and at the same time the
service between the kitchen and din
ing room is just as near as possible.
The bedrooms in this cottage are
very we'll placed. The front bedroom
opens off the living room and is 10 by
70 feet in size. The large closet open
ing off from this, lighted and venti-
lated by a good sized window, is a
feature that will be much appreciated
by the housewife. The second bed
room is in the rear of the house open
ing off the dining room 1t is by IA
feet in size and has a good sized
clothes closet.
The exterior material for this bun
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-02-10

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building for the readers OF
this paper On account of his wide expe-
rence as Editor, Author and Manufac-
turer he is without doubt, the highest
authority on all these subjects. Address
all inquiries to William A. Radford, No.
1914 Fifth Ave, Chicago, ILL.,, and only en-
close two-cent stamp for reply.
The perspective and floor plan
shown herewith illustrate very ar
tistic cottage designed in the western
bungalow style. Five good sized
rooms are provided, each one very
we'll lighted. The arrangement pro-
vides for that convenience which has
become typical of the western bunga-
low style of houses.
Many practical builders have said
that the bungalow is fad, no doubt
good enough, it is true, for southern
California, or southern states, such
as Florida and Louisiana, but in the
main not suitable for practical build
ing throughout the country at large,
1t has been affirmed that the cost of
the bungalow style dwelling is far in
excess of that for the ordinary type
two-story house, providing the same
accommodations.
The criticism against the bungalow
have been due, not so much to the
real characteristics of the style itself,
as to the overenthusiasm of it's de-
voices who have advocated it for
buildings for which it was never in
tended.
Designed originally for summer cot
tage work and for spacious building
sites, preferably of a hilly nature,
there have been too many instances
where this type of dwelling has been
squeezed into narrow city lots and
put in between high two or three
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-02-10
Mrs. Carnegie Is Charitable.

charitable? There are hundreds,
nerhaps thousands, of charitable acts
performed by Mrs Carnegie every
wear of which her most intimate
friends have no knowledge. Many
Young men and women are reaping the
harvest Of the benefcence which she
has bestowed upon them"
"Wnat are her hobbies-her chief
interests?" was the question asked by
a reporter
81 believe" was friends thought
FIJI, reply, chat Mrs. Carnegie's hobby,
If she has any, is making people hap
DIV. | think that nothing pleases her
more than to be the means of doing
some one some real good. That is
Mrs. Carnegie as know her-really
a wonderful woman, as wife. mother.
friend and a representative of the
highest and noblest type of American
womanhood. New York Evening Tel
egram.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-02-10
MAKE WEIGHTS FOR ATHLETE
Round Lead Bali for Shot-Puttine or
Hammer-Throwing Can Be Cast
in Paper Board.

Many times boys would like to
make their own shots and weights for
athletic stunts, but do not know how
to go about it to cast the metal. In
making a lead sphere as shown in the
illustration, it is not necessary to
know the method of molding. The
round lead weight for shot-putting or
hammer-throwing can be cast in hol-
low cardboard or pressed-pa ball,
sold in department and toy stores for
10 cents, says writer in the Popular
Mechanics. Cut half-inch hole in
the ball as shown in Fig. 1 and place
it with the hole up in damp sand and
press or lamp the sand lightly around
the ball as shown in the section, Fig.
2 Cover over about one inch deep.
A wood plug inserted in the hole will
prevent any sand falling inside.
When the sand is tamped in and the
plug removed, it leaves gate for the
metal Pour melted lead into the gate
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-02-10

story dwellings, much to the detri-
ment of the typical bungalow style.
Much very peculiar art has been
perpetrated in the name of the bunga-
low and it has to account for many
freakish dwellings for which it is
not in any way to blame.
We have never happened to see a
bungalow style office building nor do
we remember of having heard of one;
still, what is almost as bad, the bum
galow style church is quite COM
mon thing in many Of our cities and
suburbs. These are uses never con-
templated by the originators of the
bungalow in this country and should
not be charged up against the style.
The bungalow rightly understood, is
an artistically designed cottage, and
within that sphere has some exceed
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-02-10
WATER SNAKE PUMP is OLD
Can Be Made Simply by Placing Gar
den Hose Around Clothes Pole
Used in Egypt.

Before pumps were invented all
sorts of queer devices were employed
to raise water from ponds, streams,
and wells. One of these was a ma
chine which Is commonly called
Archimedes' screw, because it was
supposed to have been invented by
Archimedes, who lived in the third
century before the Christian era. But
the same apparatus has been used In
the present day.
1t is nothing but a tube wound spir-
ally, like a corkscrew, around pole
and placed in an inclined position
with it's lower end dipping into the
water and turned by crank at it's
upper end. Every time the open
lower end of the tube dips under the
surface it scoops up little water,
which as the tube, or screw, is turned
rises along it until it reaches the up
per end and flows out.
The apparatus will not work if it is
inclined very steeply, so to raise wa
ter to any great height it would have
10 UG udu0 exceedingly lung. but IL
would do very we'll for raising water
from a pond or stream to reservoir
on the bank from which it could be
carried away in buckets, or allowed
to flow through canals or pipes to
places farther down hill And if the
source of the water were a swiftly
flowing stream you would not have to
turn the crank, for paddle wheel at
tached to the lower part of the screw
and just dipping into the stream
would do the work for you.
So there is your water snake. You
can make it very simply by coiling a
long piece of garden hose around a
clothes pole, inserting one end of the
pole among the rocks in the bed of a
brook SO that 1t can turn without
slipping from it's place, and laying the
other end, which should have an arm
attached to turn it with, in a forked
stick driven in the bank
This will do to show that the thing
will really work and raise water If
you are handy with tools you may
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-02-10
Floor Plan

ingly creditable features of work to
show.
Simplicity and directness are the
keynotes of this style as illustrated in
the accompanying design. At cost
no greater than for the plain, unor-
namented cottage with the same &C
commodations, a real home-like, coy
and attractive dwelling is secured.
The cost is estimated at $4,000, and
without doubt in a good many loca-
lions it would not run as much as
that
In any typical bungalow design the
porch is sure to have a prominent
place. This one is eight by twenty
feet in size, forming not only the
main decorative feature of the front
of the building, but serving the ex-
tremely practical end CT being the
outdoor living room for the family in
summer weather. Entering the house,
we ind living room, IL by IL feet
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-02-10

puppy, pussy, Billy, mooley and bunny.
On the other disks are the hindquar-
tiers of these animals, and under them
the words designating their genus.
The game is to turn the disks SO that
as they meet the two separate parts
of the different animals will come to-
gether and form the whole. In this
way the child will become familiar
with the appearance of the various
beasts, both domestic and wild, and,
seeing their names beneath them, will
come to recognize those names in print
even before he can read.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-02-10
LONGS FOR THE FOOTLlGHTS

Among the scores Of American girls
who are gaining fame as disciples OF
the unusual in some form or other
NAV be mentioned Miss Jane Haskell,
daughter of ex-Gov. Charles Haskell,
of Oklahoma. Naturally, one would
think that this pretty western girl had
all that was necessary to make her
life an ideally happy one. Youth, So
cial position, the pleasures of re-
fined home, horses to ride and the
most healthful invigorating air in all
the world to breathe-surely she
should count herself among the favor
ties of fortune. But she doesn't
Rather, she pines. What for? the
stage! Once somebody told this
brown-eyed little Jane that she had
talent and never since has she been
quite happy, quite contented. After
much argument and teasing and few
tears she persuaded her parents to
LET her study dramatic art and
that's what she's doing now.
Recently she made her debut as an
.sed the event say that no veteran OF
when it came to an evidence
.ha will succeed If work counts Ior
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-02-10
STARTED AT $3.50 a WEEK

James A. Farrell, the new president
of the United States Steel Corpora
ton, who will receive 100000 a year.
was a laborer at 1e years of age, earn
ing $3.50 a week, or 1924 year. He
reached his high station by hard and
persistent work
Born in New Haven in 1868, Mr..
Farrell is of athlete build, over six
feet tall and weighing 220 pounds. He
is married and lives in Brooklyn. His
family consists of two girls and three
boys When Mr. Farrell was asked
for a short sketch of his career, he
said:
Well, quit school to go to work
when I was 16 years old, because my
father, who had several sailing YES
sells plying between New York and
Liverpool, was getting too far along
in years to carry on his business. !
began work in a steel wire mill at
New Haven and remained there nine
years, doing manual labor.
Seeing a bigger field in Pittsburg,