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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-03-31

club women of Colorado and Idaho
maintain a loan scholarship fund
used to pay the expenses of worthy
young men and women through
school, the money being repaid out
of the first earnings of the student
after leaving school. In Idaho this
fund is administered by club women,
and not dollar of the fund has yet
been lost
A conspicuous example of what
women can do in securing legislation
has been witnessed in the work of
Miss Belle S. Chamberlain who serv-
ed two years as assistant and four
years as state superintendent of pub
lie instruction, and has proven her.
self a good organizer, good execu-
tive officer, and has reputation
among Idaho legislators for asking
support for only such measures as
had merit, and securing just about
what she asked for, her assurance
that a measure was for the schools
best interest being sufficient to secure
the necessary support for it, and al
though she has given up her office to
her successor, her recommendations
in regard to school law have gone
upon the statutes in the past session
of the solons more than those of any
other person in the state.
One of the discouraging and yet
perfectly nat raj results Of equal
suffrage is that many women vote as
do their husbands; sisters of a voting
age while they remain in the parental
home vote as do the father and bro
Their; but this Is no fault of equal
suffrage and constitutes no valid OBJ
lection to woman suffrage any more
than it does to men voting. 1t sim
ply shows that under our present
system of teaching and applying poll
tical privilege, political views and
party alignment are largely heredi-
tary/
The father is more likely to sub
scribe for a newspaper of his politi-
cal party than of the opposition; Is
more willing to take his family to
hear one of the great speakers of his
party than of the opposing party, and
is more likely to bring home cam
paign literature of his own party than
of the others. Therefore he makes
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-03-31

political views hereditary in his ia
mily.
The man who moves his family
into Idaho from some state where
women have no vote, finds his wife
confronted with new privilege that
soon rests upon her as a duty as we'll
as a privilege, and she must receive
her political education from some
where, and since there is no fran
chise commission nor school of poll
, tics open to her, she receives most
of her insight into current political
affairs from her husband, through
the literature he brings her and the
observations and comments he makes
from day to day for he is out where
he sees more of it than she does. His
business interests are her business
Interests, and they become alike sub
ject to what is called political ex.
pediency. At the polls she is likely
to reflect his views in proportion as
she associates more with him than
with others and as she has learned
to value his Judgment or depreciate
it.
Not all women vote; perhaps eigh-
ty per cent of them do; and if this is
true the logical result will be that
the vol me of votes is increased by
eighty per cent, the work of regis
tration, printing and counting of bal
lots and the volume of population to
be accommodated on election day is
CORRESPONDENCE increased, with very
little modification in results except
that EACH PARTY is AFRAID TO
NOMINATE MEN WHO DO NOT
MEASURE UP IN POINT OF NOR
Atty, ON ACCOUNT OF THE
TENDENCY OF THE WOMAN VOTE
TO DEFEAT HIM, and this applies
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-03-31


when If some man had introduced the
same bills and made plain sensible
statement of their merits they would
have been promptly enacted.
If Mr.. Barry had investigated to
see what legislation the women of
Idaho have seured he would have
found not less than two measures in
troduced by them each session, and
the only notable failure of the pas
sage of such measures Is that of the
civil service bill beaten in both the
ninth, tenth and eleventh sessions
and will be presented again in the
twelfth.
Evidence of the legislation affected
by the women of Idaho at single
session may be seen in the following
statement of bills drafted by Mrs.
l.. B. Green, lawyer, of Mountain
Home, Idaho, and enacted at the
ninth session upon the endorsement
of the women's clubs and upon their
merits as recognized by the legisla-
tors:
House Bill No. 8, providing for the
education of delinquent children.
House Bill No. 33, creating the
state board of health.
House Bill No. 1O4, creating the
Idaho Historical Society.
House Bill No. 1874, prohibiting
the employment of children during
school hours.
House Bill No. 1876, providing fol
the succession of community proper
ty.
House Bill No. It's, providing for
the succession of separate property.
The club women were active in
securing an appropriation to erect
the new building just completed for
the Home-Finding Society, and the
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-03-31
COLUMBUS GIRL WANTS IDAHO
COWBOY FOR HUSBAND

Governor Hawley, Register Balder-
ston of the federal land Office, and
one or two other public officials have
thus far composed the select few in
whose care coy maidcns Of the east
have confided their desires for Idaho
raised husbands of various walks in
life, but yesterday Postmaster !ohn
Mcmillan was added to tho list when
he received G. missive from Violet
Manning of Columbus, o., in which
Violet says she is anxious 20 cores
pond with e lifc-sized Idaho cowboy,
whose only requisites are that he be
nice and young. Postmaster McMil-
Ian has been ask d frequently to act
the part of the sleuth to locate lost
relatives, and other equally arduous
duties have been assigned to him By
correspondents, but yesterday was
the first time that he has been asked
to act in the role of special ambas-
sador from the little god with the
chubby body and the bow and arrow.
Following is Postmaster McMillan's
commission.
ITO the Postmaster:
II would like to correspond with
a nice young cowboy of your state.
am young girl of 10 summers,
have brown hair, brown eyes, weight
145 pounds, am five feet six inches
tall. Trusting that you will hand
this letter to respectable cowboy,
l am yours truly,
VIOLET MANNING,
GAP Cypress avenue, Columbus, O."
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-03-31
"MONEY BACK"

Although common in other lines, most
manufacturers of cooking fats dare not
sell their products Satisfaction guar
anteed or money refunded" Their
goods are usually put up in loose-cov-
cred pals or tins, which cannot-and do
not-keep out the air, dust and odors,
and the goods soon spoil.
The N. X. Fairbank Company guar
antee Cottolene no matter how long it
is kept on the grocer's shelves. They
are able to do this because Cottolene
is packed in pals with covers of spe-
cial design, making the package abso-
lutely air-tight and insuring freshness
of the product indefinitely.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-03-31

not refrain from expressing the con-
viction that Mr.. Barry's investiga-
lions were made among class who
are not representative of the best
thought in the states he Investigated,
evidence of which is apparent in feat
uring the expression of manifestly
superficial person who when unable
to answer his question intelligently
or to admit the simple truth as to
conditions, denominated it as fad
legislation" in featuring the ex-
pressions of a lady engaged in legal
work where of necessity there is mer-
CHESS sparring for advantage, and
tenacious holding of every inch gain
ed in pointing out how the liquor
element conducted their campaign
work by and through the women they
could align with them, but emitting
any mention of how the opposing ele-
ment worked or upon what plane it
was conducted so far as the women
were concerned, by going into detail
as to the buying of votes and politi-
cal influence of women, showing con-
ditions of commercialism as applied
to the ballot almost 'eyond belief
excepting among fallen women and
those idle ones of type that con-
stantly recruit the ranks of the fallen.
The only view he gives of the work
of the better type of woman in the
same election is to say that at the
time this buying and organizing was
going on among the ''wcts," invclv-
ing some $50 women of the one type,
a convention of 5000 temperance
people, mostly women, were in SEES
sion at the Auditorium. Notice the
unfavorable shading) fighting des-
perately for temperance" and he re-
lates incidents of women in some 9TH
err meetings at other times having q
fight and pulling hair.
Comparing the actual work at the
polls he cites the work of one woman
sent to act the insane part to delay
voting in "dry" ward, and apropos
of that he admits that in well-to-
do residence district where women
came to vote, riding in automobiles
and escorted by husbands, fathers
and brothers, all was quiet and or
derby, but here he again shaded the
scene by quoting a city official who
chatted with him and said that If
he would look beneath the surface
he would see that when woman mixes
in politics she loses somcthing-a GER
tain fineness that distinguishes wo-
manhood.
/ do not doubt chat $50 women
were engaged in election work in the
open, and doing it for money, and
that 422 others were serving as clerks
and judges of election, hut for per-
fectly fair comparison of conditions
as they existed, it should have been
shown what Yves being done by the
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-03-31

more in local affairs where they have
opportunity to be sure of conditions.
The result of equal suffrage then,
is that $50 persons are studying civil
government or politics where 100
did before. Candidates wishing to
cater to the feminine vote easily fall
into the plan of sending carriages
and automobiles to convey them to
and from the polling places. The
lady voter finding herself so much
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-03-31

sought for on election day waits to
be sent for, and later leaves it to the
party or candidates to see that she
Is registered so she can vote at all.
Thus she becomes burden upon the
party campaign machinery, and the
mans vote being as much desired as
the woman's, comes to be regarded
in the same way and he too has to
be waited on unless he is directly
interested in the election, and If he
is he joins the corps of workers who
spend the day getting people to the
polls. This is true more particularly
of those who are especially thought
full or patriotic, and who are most
easily Influenced by and responsive
to fad ideas
Referring again to the hereditary
tendency in politics, something has
been left undone all these years that
it is not yet too late to do as need,
and as remedy in weak part of
our study and expression that con-
stitutes the directing force in gov
eminent. refer to the matter of
teaching civil government prefer
to call it politics-by a NON-PARTI-
SAN commission. The mature wo-
man in an equal suffrage state feels
her inability to intelligently exercise
her franchise, and having no ideas
of her own by which to form convic-
lions she arrives at the condition de-
scribed in Mr.. Barry's article in the
case of the pretty woman who would
lend her influence (if she had any)
to either side that would put up the
most money. And this brings her in
line of all the hard things have said
of her type in this article. She is
IN the same condition politically as
the boy or girl whose training has
been so neglected as to have to go
to the reform school where they give
special training in the line needed.
The average woman confronted
with the voting privilege should be
taught so she may intelligently exer-
else her franchise and know that she
is basing her decisions upon the best
known principles of government, or
should be free from criticism for vot-
ing as do her nearest advisors or she
should be excused from voting until
she gains convictions.
There is need of means of pro-
viding such teaching to the whole
population, and the younger they arc
taught after they are capable of re
ceiving it the better. 1t should be
something that does not nave to be
discarded when they seek to apply ii
as does so much that is taught at
school. The average product of orr
public schools, even though civil gov
eminent has been taught, knows but
little of how the business of the state
is actually conducted. He knows
something about the electoral col
lege, how many United States sena-
tors each state is allowed, knows that
representatives are apportioned on
some percapita basis, knows that a
person accused of crime is entitled
to trial, and that if trespassor
annoys you on your own premises
you are safe in ordering him off of
the place. But beyond few dis
connected things like these he knows
but little and can not apply them If
he goes into business or into cam
paign wishing to become candidate
for election.
Political parties have attempted to
educate people along political lines
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-03-31

ge Mr.. Barry's article was
published in this paper on
January goth, and an answer
to 1t by Judge Ben B. Lindsay
and Geo. Creel, of Denver,
was published in the Delinea-
tor and reprinted in the Re-
publican on January 9th.
This article, covering matter
not treated in the one referred
to by. Creel and Lindsay, was
prepared some time ago, but
has been crowded out until
now, and has no reference to
local matters in the coming
city election.-The Editor.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-03-31
BIZ the Editor

After a careful study
of Mr.. Barry's article
entitled What women
have actually d on e
where they vote" I
wish to offer a correc-
ton of an error relat-
ing to Idaho, and can
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-12

Bunceton is advertising Irish pota-
toes at So cents per bushel.
You will find the best Of Fresh
Meats. Smoked and Salt Meats, Lard,
Sausage, Etc, at c. II. PRICES.
Uncle John Wassung will probably
get his clearing done in time for
spring crops.
J. W. McClelland got back from
his Iowa trip Tuesday morning, leav-
ing Mrs. Nc and Miss Mamie to
visit until ready to come home.
Walter S. Dickey, the Kansas City
capitalist, was in our city Tuesday to
attend the sale of the Ouachita plant,
but it brought more than he thought
it was worth.
have at my residence in Versatile
some good second handed sewing Ma
chimes cheap-will sell for cash O
trade for wood, coal, turkeys, ducks
geese, chickens, eggs or anything you
have that l can use. They will stitcl
as good as new, and any of them vii
do good work for at least 10 years
Come and see them.
LEWIS LUMPEd.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-12
N. E. Church Items.

Beginning Sunday, Oct. 10Th, W.
II. Hesler, pastor of the Methodi't
Church, will preach a series of SER
mons on The Christian Life. Sub
jects treated Sunday morning an!
evening, "How to become a chris.
IAN" All are invited to hear these
sermons, and especially are the mem
bers of the church urged to attend
A warm welcome is given to the ur
saved, and all of the young people
will be kindly received.
We are very anxious to meet IT,:
young men, and more anxious to St.
them in Sunday school and churc!-.
Come to the Methodist Church az /
hear US, we believe you will like u
we know you will find us to be your
friend.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-12
Circuit Court.

Circuit Judge Williams convened
an adjourned term of the Morgan
County Circuit Court Tuesday for
the purpose of clearing up the un-
finished docket of the last regular
term. Court continued through
Wednesday, and the docket was
pretty we'll cleaned up.
The only new business was the
case Of Walter Haberman. of Union,
Mo-, charged with raising a $500
Rock Island check to $4,000, and
to which he plead guilty and was SEN
fenced to two years in the %peniten-
tiary. He was paroled.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-12
The Ouachita Sold.

According to the decree of
the Circuit Court, Receiver E. A.
Crewson offered the Ouacnita proper
ty for sale at the north door of the
court house Tuesday afternoon. 1t
was bid in by Attorney knipmeyer,
OF Memphis, for the benefit of the
stockholders. The stock of the V.
& S. r. r., $4,000, went at 500.
1t is now to be hoped that this very
valuable property will again be put
in operation, and make money for
its owners, employees, and the citi-
zens of Versailles. Since wiring the
above we learn that the plant will be
largely increased at once, and the
sound of the whistle again heard.
So mote it be.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-12
Mrs. VIM. Hunter Returned 'r,.sdov'

Mrs. VIM. Hunter returned Tuesday
FROM an extended visit with her sister at 4,
Carthage.
Nathaniel Thruston was. a fair visitor
at Sedalia last week.
Ciifrlcy Williams, son of Mrs. Henry
Woods, Of this city, is visiting her, after
an absence Of nineteen years.
Miss Beulah Chism attended the State.
Fair last week,
Miss Irene Williams is in St. Louis on
all extended visit with relatives there.
Mesdanes Mamie and Fannie Will
iains of Speed, Mo-, returned home
Monday, after a very pleasant visit with
relatives here.
Mrs. Ella Holden, Of near Syracuse,
returned to her home Monday.
Mrs. Betty Thruston is reported very;
low.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-12
Buy your Ice of c. H. Price, and
get it right. At the old stand.

get it right. AT the old stand.
l.. P. Hart and sou, of Versailles,
were visiting relatives, near here, this
week. MIR. Hart has sold his farm,
north Of the river, to Sam Crabtree,
who recently sold his homestead, in
the same locality
The Millinery Bazaar is constantly
receiving new goods. Call and see
our goods before buying elsewhere.
N. E. MOUNTS.
A letter received by The Review
from Rev. c. ]. Polston, the pastor
of Baker Chapel, says that he has
been transferred to Southwest City.
He says he greatly appreciates the
kindness of the people of his former
community and especially the fact
that such a strong petition, not only
from the Methodists, but also from
others for his return to Baker Chapel.
We hope his lot may be cast in pleas
ant places.-Windsor Review.
Our citizens, who have the cash or
credit, have put in good supplies of
wood or coal for winter, and they
are all right, but a good many of u:
have neither cash or credit, wood OF
coal, and it must be we are all left
and the weather prophets all proph'
esy a hard winter-we would like
some hardwood on subscription.
W. w. Moore and family will leave
this week for their new home at Ii
Pryor, Texas, where Mr.. Moore own
considerable property, and where hi
hopes to enjoy better health. Ma
his hopes be realized, and happines
and prosperity attend him and hi
family.
October seems to be doing a No
vember stunt. Possibly they hav
swapped' places this year, and W
will have October weather next month
There has been a good deal of swap
ping this year, and keeps a tello,
guessing as to what is coming next.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-12
About The Cotored Folks.

Garfield and Moses Webb returned
Friday from their visit to the State Fair.
Mrs. Nancy Chism returned home last
Friday from Sedalia, where she attended
the State Fair.
Miss Eva Martin was at the State Fair
last week.
B. H.. Hunter returned home last week
from St. Louis, where he had been for a
two days visit with relatives.
S. J, Woods aud wife attended the p.
o, P. at Kansas City last week.
Miss Myrtle 'Thruston attended the fall
festivities at Kansas City last week.
Mr., Ollie Thruston and wife were in
Sedalia last week. Ollie went on &c
Kansas City, saw the P. o. p, cam.
home ON Wednesday, and then returned
TO Sedalia and saw the fair Thursday and
! Fuday.,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-12

G NEWS. :


hrniturc of all kinds repaired
satisfaction given.
KiDwELL & TALBOT.
Furniture Store.
Yam was raised iii the Woods
/ Sunday for the first time this
M.
\ H. Price, The Butcher, can
'und at the old stand, with a full
|bf Fresh and Salt Meats, the best
he market.
f,ile at Glensted Saturday even
De met Bro. Sam Thompson,
was just out after a two weeks
|ss. He reported Mrs. Thomp.
rs still quite sick. We can only
them both the return of good
Nh, the greatest blessing.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-12
Mrs. Catherine R. Berl.
StreSSer.

Mrs. Catherine Russell Bsrkstress' .
wife of VIM. NJ. Berkstresser, a. I
mother OF Mrs. Ed Fri,dly, Mrs. J.
H. Humans, Mrs. J. C. Ruma@ ,
Mrs. VIM. Cranbill, Mrs. W. X. Nj.
ray, J. Forney Berkstresser, Ada \
and J. S. Berkstresser, died Sumo I
at $3.50 p. M, of heart failure, at 'ra
age of II years, 4 months and A da,s.
The funeral services were held -
the Antioch church Tuesday by 80
pastor, Rev. Osstuan, and the -, D
mains were laid to rest in the Al.
och cemetery.
Mrs. Berstresser was married
years the last Fourth Of July, and 3d.,
been a member OF the ChurcN {
God for "a years. She leaves~a h I
Of relatives and friends to mourn 81
loss.
Blest with years,
Husbands and children 8 J ye,2,
She rests in Peace,
Again to meet with JOY
On the Resurrection Moral.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-12
The Millinery Bazaar still leads in
workmanship and prices.

N. f. MOUNTS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patterson, of the
Upton Moving Picture Shows, came
over in their uto Monday evening,
and were the guests of The Royal.
Regular Convocation of Versailles
Royal Arch Chapter, No. II, Friday
night, Oct. 18th, and all Companions
are expected to be present.
w. E. Wilson, who has been EN-
ployed at Sedalia for some, time, came
in Tuesday on a visit.
Mrs. Herschel Mason, who 10 help
ing Mrs. Boles in millinery, attended
the Fair at Sedalh and took in the
new head wear This is her second
trip to the city, this. fall. They Ger.
tainly arespsepared 10 give you an up
to,date Hat,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-12
Witten-KurtZ.

Hr. Frank Witten and Miss Nora
Ftz, popular and prominent young
bple OF Versailles, were married at
home of MIR. and Mrs. B. l..
Fkard in this city at s o'clock Tues
evening, October 3, Rev. Wilson
Hale officiating. On Wednesday
newly married couple, accom-
hied by Mrs. Richard, attended
state fair at Sedalia.
MIR. Witten is a member OF the
item Bremen Dry Goods Company
Versailles, and is deservedly pop.
|r.
|rhe bride is one, of Versailles bes1
ing ladies.
MIR. and Mrs. Richard made theil
" with them pleasant.-Tiptor
mes.
This is an event we had been ex'
tting tor some time, but they beat
tgtit. but we extend congra,ula'
ms just the same, and hope that The
xt time they will give us a timely
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-12
New Sewing Machines at Man
ufacturer's Prices.

For the next 20 days l will offer at
my residence in Versailles, some OF
the very latest make of sewing ma
chimes, both Rotary and Shuttle ma
chimes, lock or chain stitch, just as
you like. l have 6 White, E Standard,
2 Domestic, 2 New Home, and a few
others. Here is your chance for a
machine cheap.
LEWIS LUMPEE.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-12

Miss Jennie Brooks left Tuesday
Tor Sedalia to visit a couple Of weeks
with relatives.
Mrs. Price Hunter and daughter,
Dora, attended the aviation meet at
St. Louis.
Mrs. Kreiling, who is i'll, was TAX
en- to her daughter, Mrs. Vogt, at
Slower, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Beard left
Tuesday for Pennington, Ia, on
business.
Attorney Forman is attending to
business at Tonapah, New, while his
partner, Attorney Hubbard, is hold
ing down the home end.
A. l.. Hews and family left Mon
day for their new home at Boonville
Mo.
I am now ready for business, with
a new line of Watches, Clocks and
Iewelry. also do general repair
work in this line. All goods and
work guaranteed to give satisfaction
Come in and take a look, even if yor
don't want to buy.
Room formerly occupied by Dr.
Boles' Drug Store.
C.R. SLOWER, ,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-12
At The Royal.

faving taken another step up the
Ter in the way of good pictures,
Royal is now putting on some of
very best photoplays that money
buy.
there's always a dimes worth for
little old ten cents at The Royal.