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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-09-21
MEETlNGO OF BETTERMENTLEAGUE
HELD IN BLACKFOOT RECENTLY
Southeastern Idaho Betement League Organized For the
Promotion of the Prohibition Question Throughou
This Section Of the State Holds Interesting Session
In Blackfoot Recently Numerous Resolution Adopted.

Through some oversight the ac-
count of a meeting of the Bingham
county division of the Southeast Ida
no Betterment League was omitted
1t is given in the following.
Pursuant to- call of the commit
tee appointed at Idaho Falls, August
2S, 1911, a convention of the Bing
ham county division of the Southeast
Idaho Bstterment League was held
in Blackfset, Saturday, September g.,
1911. Convention was called to order
at 1 80 p IN. by Earnest Hale of
Groveland. 1t was moved and second
ed that temporary chairman and
secret,ry he chosen, carried John F.
Shelley was chosen as chairman and
L. j. Bennet as secretary by ACCLAIM
atiOn
The chair in a neat little speech
told the object of the meeting. Soc
cincts and found all represented but
Aberdeen and Woodville, showing q
representative men as delegates.
1t was then moved and carried that
the chair appoint two committees cor.
sisting of three members each, one
on permanent organization AND the
other on resolutions. The following
We're appointed: Organizatiou( H.C.
c. Rich, Rev. w. b. Osonand, Earn IS
Hale Res o.utions) J1mes Dmckwortf
w. A. Beakley, Norman p Geyer
1t was moved and carried that m re
cess Gi IS minutes be taken to give
the committees time to- report, during
the recess there was several little
fiery speeches made by delegates.
| On reasse embling the committees
m de their reports. The resolution
committee presented the following
resolutions which were adopted as
read
Resolved, That we the delegates in
this convention assembled, will use
every legitimate means and power at
our disposal amid within the reach of
our influence to upheld and sustain
the present incumbents in office in
municipality, county and state i'm the
emf crceGme mt of the existing laws for
the encourageElent of temper ace
and moral citizenship.
Resolved, That we hereby pledge
ourselves to secure and support thu
H. mination and election. of Officers
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-09-21
Senator Carter Dead.

Washington, Sept 17-Thomas II.
Carter, of Montana, former senator
and chairman of the international
b3undary commission, died at his
Washington residence at 300 o'clock
this morning from drlfarction of the
LUNGS.
Only the attending physician and a
end came. Death came so quickly
that Mrs. Carter and her two sons,
occupying rooms nearby, could not be
summoned in time to see the husband
and the father in his last momentss.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-09-21
Prayer Of a Horse.

The late Luther S. HcEey, the Po-
catello Mveryman, was a grc.t 1uv en-
of horses. "A few days before his
death he commissioned a we'll known
local sign writer to transcri5e the
fdlllwing Prayer of a Horse ON "a
large card to be hung in his North
Arthur avenue livery barns for the
guidance OF his employees The en-
crossed card lis on exhibition i'm the
window tf the Temple pharm~cy.
1t reads ais follows:
Ito Thee, My Master, i Offer my
Prayer: Feed me, water and care TO
me and when the days work is dome,
provide ME with shelter, a clean dry
bed and a stall wide enough fer me
% lie down In cCinfcrt Talk to NE.
Your Voice often means as much to
me IS the reiIs. Pet me sometimes,
that may serve you the more gladly
| and learn tC love you.
do nct jerk the reins and do not
whip me when gkhng up hill. Never
| strike, beat or kick me when l do mo-
| L. derstand what you moan,but give
me a chance TO understand you.
w Itch me, and if ! fail to dc your
bidding, see if sIcmething is not wron
With my harness or feet.
Examine my teeth when l do Lot
eat. may have Hln liberated tooth
and that. you know, is very painful
Do not tie my head in .an Imnatural
positi-n or take away my best de
Tense against flies and mosquitoes ty
cutting off my tail.
And finJ1liy, Oh, my master
when my useful strength is gone, dt
not turn me cut to Dtarve or freeze
CIR sell me to some cruel OWNER to be
. sl-twly tottured and Starved to death
but do thou, my master, guard H.
life in the kindest way and your Goo
viii reward you here and hereafter
Dc not consider me unworthy If as
this in the nsme pf Him who lovat
both man and beast.-AmanL
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-09-21
Exhibition Hall Marvel of Great Beauty and Artistic
Advancement Fruits and Flowers Galore-Live Stock
Exhibit Finest Ever In This County-Ladies Assistance
Invaluable---With Ideal Weather Nothing Surpassed
The Annual Celebration

fair. The exhibits of the Idaho
State insane Asylum, in itself a small
agricultural fair, that Of James, Heat
Icy, The Blackfoot and Bingham coun
ty nurseries, in fact every agricultur-
al exhibit is entitled to seperate
and distinct mention.
The live stock is another feature
that must mot be overlooked The
display this year put in total eclipse
the live stock exhibits of former year
and about the STALLS and pens of this
department there were always admir-
ing crowds.
The fair should have been seen to
have been rightly appreciated. The
business houses closed each day at
noon I'M order that employees and
employers, with their families might
have ample opportunity to visit the
fair.
The poultry exhibit demonstrated
that the new poultry house is all too
small for the large display and the
airect3rs have decided ito build,
large addition before next year.
While the races were all fine the
matched race between O. F. Smith S
Sam IT, and E. M. Kennedy Bert
made an interesting feature on the
last day. Sam I. mado a half in
1:081a.
A list df the premiums nnd those
+, to whom they were awarded will be
! published in this paper as SOON as
the secretary of the fair board can
prepare it.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-09-21
Typhoid Fever at Arco.

Reports from Arco are to the eff
feet th~t II cases of typhoid are rec
orded there and conditions have be-
come so alarming that the board uf
county commissioners of Blaine coun-
ty have gone to the new town to in
veStigate. 1t may be found advisable
10 consult the state b>i rd of health
should the disease spread any fur
ther, AL, epidemic of typhoid occurs
in the Arco section every year, it is
said.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-09-21

With the best weather ever known
in Southeastern idaho during the
week pf al fair the Tenth Annual Ex-
hibit of the Southeas term Idaho Fair
passed into local history at it's close
Friday night as one unsurpassed in
every respect. The speed events Nf
the entire four day celebration were
pulled off without "a, jar, the track ha'
ing BEEN put i'm excellent condition
and kept SO for days before the first
harness horses or g'.llopers put their
feet upon it. The exhibition hall
was a marvel of beauty and excellen-
cy with it's Wl-st array of exhibits, and
one fact was brought out prominently
and th-M is that before another year
rolls around this building wild eith
have to be ah3nd1med for a larger
one, or am addition placed ON it that
will accommodate a much greater ex-
hAoit. This year it was one of the
popular pl-ces of the fair and upon
all sides were heard expressions of
admiration of it's completeness and
artistic arrangement
The farm products were worth see
ing. They stood as testimonials to
the fertility OF Southeastern Idaho
soil and to the up-to-date methods
employed by the farmers of the
community. Corn OF a quality never
dretmed of by the old timers, pota-
toes, pumpkins surpassDag those OF
our boyhood days back homo, wheat
oats, fruits amd flowers in great abur
dance made a striking feature of the
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-09-21
Run Over by Conveyance.

S. r. Morden, piano man, Of Ida
ho Falls, who had IN exhibit of musi-
ed down by a horse driven by Arthur
Gonder, ON the fair grounds Thursday
and injured to such an extent htat
he was taken to- the hospital where
he remained until Saturday, being
then removed to his home. DR.. f. II.
Mitchell Gttcldod him.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-09-21
A BRAVE WOMAN, A GOOD
SHOT, A DEAD SNAKE.

Mrs. Fred Bennett, wife Of the
Champion roper of this part Iof the
country, is her husbands equal i'm ac-
complishments. While stoppins at MI
Bonnatt's dry farm ON cedar Creek,
up the Blackfoot, and one evening
during the absence Of the man OF the
house, Mrs. Bennett was appriscd of
the presence of rattlesnaka i'm the
hicuse, by that omce heard, never to
be forgotten rattle. Looking around
she saw ON the rafters of the cabin u
huge dilmcind RATHER, i'm the act of
suspending itself from it's overhead
abode. nh0 lady's first thought was
decided that it would be dangerous
To leave the children in the house
with the mammoth reptile, $40 shn
re-ched fer the rifle which hung on
the wall. AS she did so the snake
struck twice at ONE OF the children
and then drew Itself back upon the
rafter from which it had started With
quick aim the lady shot, end whesm
the mi nster fell Upon the floor, it
was discovered that the bullet had
passed through its body three times.
The snake was measured aLd it was
found that lit was five feet and eight
inches hong. This is the lonlgcct sGl.ke
heard of in the c1-mntry for many
years, IN fact it Was about the first
that had been seen for some time,
their passing like that of the range
cayuse, the coyote and cowpuncher,
coming with the advance of civiliza-
tom
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-09-21
WILL WE HAVE THE UNIVERSITY
INSTITUTION WITHIN GRASP

The time for concerted effort on
the part of the residents of Bingham
county has arrived, and the object is
the lcccting of the Methodist Church
University in this city. No doubt ex-
lists in the minds OF the unbiased
thinker that this city is tho ideal
location for a college. A purely agri-
cultur01 country surrounding Black
foct, there is none of the undesra-
BILE element, which ether pursuits
bring and southeastern Idaho is the
logical location for this institution be-
cause of the railroad facilities, there
being NO college between Helena,
Mont, Denver, Colo., and Sa'lem, Ore
gon and with the intersection of the
Northwestern road with the Salmon
river branch on the west, the cOntinu-
aticm of the Aberdeen Moreland road
tp a point along the west main lime
Blackfoot is destined to be a greater
gateway to the east and west, north
and south than her flcurishing sister
city, POcat lilo. The university will
bring to- Bl ckfcNt a fine class of peo-
pie, people of education and refine
ment, the faculty alone prob-lbly ccM-
sisting of ten or fifteen fisst crlass
families. There are innumerablA per-
feet sites for an institution of the
kind, and p re,nSt can feel safe i'm
sending children to college i'm city
such as Blackfoot, as the rougher ele-
ment of humanity find little attrac ction
here.
The purpose of the university will
be to d. exclusively college and uni
versity work, including college Of
liberal arts, science, music and the
ology The possibilities for the fut-
ure development of Blackfoot Through
the location of this institution in this
city are unlimited. While it is prob
able that the enrolment at the start
win not exceed 100, yet one has to
read emily the history of lone or two
of the foremost universities in the
| Unit d States to learn under what
discourasing circumstances they have
all started and with what little pat
rOn2ge Syracuse university was start
ed with almost ne funds, Wesley was
started in the b. sement of a church
and now has an endowment of one
million, and such is the history of
almost all such places. 1t is estim-
atedEhD there will be needed to 10
cate this university between fifty and
seventy-five Thousand dollars, and all
re-dy d. H. Beithan has pledged
1000 and another 81 900 ON behalf od
the BlackEloot w. ter Company. There
are many rich men i'm this county
who could easily give one thousand
d-[lars tow nd this enterprise and
thereby leave to posterity monumnn
J of their generosity that would not
soon be forgotten. The amount must
be raised mmd the university secured
for Blaclfoict, and while the work of
securing is hard, constant boosting
will do it, and THE people of tLis city
are BOOSTERS
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-09-21
Notice to Sections.

An sections are required to register
In the local registers s office, which
is DR.. Patries office, where they will
receive a copy Of the law in regard
to burialS. If
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-09-21

for municip. lity, county and state,
regardless of political or religious af-
filiation, who will enforce alll laws In
favor of morality, sobliety and good
the liquor traffic.
We also pledge ourselves to enc ccmr-
age hnalthful sentiment towards the
suppression of the liquor traffic and
the promotion of the cause of tenn
perance, sobriety and good citizenship
JAMES DUCKWORTH,
NORMAN p GEYER,
VIM. A. BEAKLEY.
Ccmmittec Oh Resolutions.
We your committee on organization
beg awe to submit for your consid-
eration the following:
list. We recommend that perman
ent committee of three be elected by
this convention, to be hnoWn as the
central committee of the Southeast
Idaho Bettement Le2gue for Bing-
ham county, which committee shall
have Jurisdiction pertaining to- prohib-
tiCn in harmony with the spirit OF
the district organization.
2Ld. That said county central ccm-
mittee shall proceed to organize pre-
cincts of the county, whose duty it
shall be to have jurisdiction within
their respective precincts pertaining
to the matters of the Betterment Lea
tue, in harmony and under the diree.
tion cf the county central committee.
This rep,rt WIS adopted as read.
The next order OF business was
the election of the county central
committee. Several names were NOM
mated and the following were elected
James Duckwou,th, Rev Edwards and
n. j. Bennett The eteetion wast
m de unanimous.
1t was movell and carried that the
| secretary be requested to have each
| olle of the newspapers in the county
| presented with copy OF the minutes
a..d resolutions.
Convention adjourned with dele
gates being instructed to sec that at
the call of the county central com
mittee that they would be re~dy to
orgal iZe in their precincts.
| JOHN +. SHELLEY,
Chairman.
T. j. BENNETT, ,
| Secretary.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-09-21

Agriculture is hereby authorized and
directed to prepare such rules and
regul Mons as in his discretion he
may deem proper for the execution
Of tho provisions of this Act
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-09-21
Hoboes Enter Curtis Hardware Store.

Friday night hobOes entered the
store Oh H. w. Curtis at the corner of
Main and Bridge street and stole
some guns and ammunition. The re-
port VS. started that it was Whitney
and his baLd of outlaws, but the main
with the stolen property was arrested
by Sheriff +. E. DeKay, and was net
Whitney.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-09-21
A Fine Residence on Shilling Avenue

w. H. Snyder of tho Blackfo Mer-
camille company, is just completing a
fine residence on South Shilling ave.
nue. Hesse & Downing are the com
tractors, and in point OF workmanship
throughout the new abode is all that
is desired.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-09-21
Sugar Factory viii Open October /

The BI-ckfoot factory of tie Utah
Idaho sugar company, win begin She
ing baets about October 1st, 1911.
FlImer employees of the company on.
cny cne else desiring work should
MAKE application at once to the tn
dersigneG
WILLIAM VARLEY,
tt Supt-
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-09-21
Attending Sunday School Convention.

Rev. w. R. Jewell, Mrs Ray Ragan,
Mrs. d. L. O'Neal, Miss Sollenberser,
Misses Prousn amid Ezell, Mrs. S. sB.
Willis and R. c. Thurston left Monda
for Twin Fails where they will attend
the annual Sunday school conven-
tion of the Baptist church.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-09-21
Not Always.

Guest-Good heavens, Does your
chauffeur always speed like this? Bar
ker-No. Sometimes the car breaks
down.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-09-21
Each Eternal.

Great truths are portions OF the
soul of man; great souls are portions
OF eternity.-Lowell.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-09-21

If
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-02-17
THE INDUSTRIAL
ASSN. TONIGHT
WILL COMPLETE THE LIST OF
ONE HUNDRED AT THE DIS
TRlCT COURT ROOM.

The industrial association up to
last night had 60 members who
agreed to pay $500 each toward
the organization Of an institution
that will bring industries and a pay
roll to Ardmore. They want to
make this an even hundred, and
for that reason had intended having
a meeting at the district court room
tonight for the purpose of securing
the other 81 members. Miss Kate
Barnard is also billed to speak at
the court house before the Carter
County Teachers Association, and
wherever Miss Kate speaks, it's a
foregone conclusion that there will
be good crowd and Mr. Johnson,
the president of the association,
said that they would give way to
Miss Barnard, only asking the priv.
ilege of fifteen minutes in which
TO enroll the necessary number OF
names to bring the number to 100.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-02-17
ON TO LAW TON.
A Day Of Big Things.

In addition to being the biggest
livestock show ever held in the south
the National Feeders and Breeders
Show at Fort Worth, March 13 to 1S
promises to have an exhibition of
noted men on hand. Ex-President
Roosevelt is, of course, easily the
most conspicuous man in America
and he will be the center of attraction
on the 18th of March. Governors OF
five or six states have accepted invi.
tations to add their presence to the
galaxy of great men, and the Texas
legislature will adjourn to allow the
members to attend In addition to
these attractions, the visiting newspa.
per men are to be entertained by a
unique barbecue, which will have a
feature somewhat after the style of
the Gridiron Club of national fame.
Taken all around, the show Is going
to pull off a notable event that will
be well worth going to see.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-02-17
DENVER TO PLAY
HERE APRIL Z
MANAGEMENT NOTIFIED TO BE
READY FOR ROCKY MOUNTAIN
BOYS.

The management of the Denver
baseball club have notified manager
Rogers that they would pla- here
April 18th.
The management and the commit
tee appointed a few days ago to
raise the necessary funds are meet
ing with success, and the business
and professional men of the city
are responding nobly Manager Rog-
ers says that nothing but high class
men can play on his team and as
he has had over twenty years eX,
perience in the major and minor
leagues, he knows Il baseball play
er when he sees one.
Aside from the Denver team there
will be several of the big noises"
heard here this spring.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-02-17
POSSESSES VERY
VALUABLE HEIRLOOM
PAINTING IN POSSESSION OF j.
j. STOLFA is TWO HUNDRED
AND FORTY-NINE YEARS OLD

In the window of the J. J. Stolfa
establishment on Main street is a
painting of great value, not only
for its intrisic worth, but from the
fact that it was painted by mem
Der of the family nearly two hun
dred and fifty years ago, and has
been handed down from generation
to generation, and now is in the
possession of Mr.. Stolfa.
The painting is of mother and
child, and though the paint is fast
growing dim and faded, it shows
that a master hand was the execu-
tor
The following placard near the
picture tells the story:
Painted by Xaverius Sypena in
the year 1862. This soldier of for
tune was one of the Imperial Gen
eral Wallenstein's able lieutenants
during the 80 year war He was also
one of Mr.. j. j. Stolfa's ancestors
and this painting is an heirloom OF
the Sypena family in Bohemia. Mir.
Stolfa secured this painting during
his recent trip to Europe"
The painting is attracting consid-
cradle attention, especially by art
students of the city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-02-17
DERSONAL X
+ PICKUPS x

r. A. Cromer left for Kansas City
today on business.
]. B. Spragins went to Oklahoma
City today on business.
Harold Wallace fent to Oklahoma
City today on business.
F. L. Tyer Of Temple, Texas, is in
the city visiting his parents.
Rev. A. ]. Holt of Oklahoma City
is here to attend the Golden Wedding
Of Rev. and Mrs. w. r. Selvidge.
Miss Ada Bennett and Miss Lo-
rena Cruce went to Oklahoma City
where they will be rendered box
party at the Overholser tonight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Williams, Miss
Marjorie Williams and Miss Bresnan
of New York City went to Oklahoma
City today to attend a performance
of Ben Hur.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-02-17
KATE BARNARD
IS NOT COMING

Miss Kate Barnard who had prom
ised to be in Ardmore Friday nigh.
and for whom a meeting had been
prepared for the district court room,
'phoned Miss Vera Olive this after
noon that matters of such import
ance had arisen at the capital that
it was impossible for her to leave
there in time to reach here at 1870
as she had intended.
In all probability Miss Barnard
will be here Saturday for the Teach
ers' meeting. She has promised to
take her place on the program
and said this afternoon that she
would most likely leave Oklahoma
City for Ardmore at midnight to-
night and reach here early tomorrow
morning. Her health is not very
good and the legislative session has
placed much extra work upon her
shoulders and the commissioner of
charities and corrections is i'll. 1t
is hoped, however, that she will
come for the program tomorrow.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-02-17
ON TO LAWTON.

Former Editor of Democrat Here,
l.. T. Russell, formerly editor and
owner of the Morning Democrat of
this city, was in Ardmore for a few
hours yesterday stopping over be-
tween trains to shake hands with
old friends.
Mr.. Russell had been on a visit
to his parents, who live at Clanks,
vile, Texas, and was on his journey
to Elizabeth, New Jersey, where he
is editor and owner of the Times.
Mr.. Russell noted the improved
conditions of Ardmore, and comment
ed favorably upon them.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-02-17

All necessary arrangements are be
ing made for the Selvidge Golden
Wedding to be held in the Broadway
Baptist church, Sunday, February
10, at 1O:3O a. m.
The following is the order of ser
vice for the occasion.
DoXology-Choir and Congregation.
Invocation-Rev. j. 7. Bagwell.
Hymn-"Joy to the World
Scripture Reading-Rey. w. r. Sci
vidge.
Prayer--Pastor f. e. Masters
Hymn-"The Year OF jubilee"
Announcements and Offertory.
Solo, "The Model Church"-Mrs.
F. NJ. Masters.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-02-17
ON TO lAWTON.
Baptist Sunday School.

The superintendent of the Broad
way Baptist Sunday School would
like to have every member present
Sunday morning at 9:45 sharp, with
some knowledge of the lesson, and a
good sized offering for the repairs
of the church and school building,
and as this is the first Offering
made for these improvements, a good
amount is so much hoped for. Please
come on time and bring a friend or
two.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-02-17
ON TO lAWTON. L

DON'T FORGET THE SPECIAL
SALE ON CARNATIONS. SOC A DOZ-
SOC PRIMROSE PLANTS AT 25c,
ALSO SWEET PEAS, SATURDAY
AT SHUMAN FLOWER SHOP.