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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-02
NOT THE MURDERER
Especial from United Press.)

NNP0O4dI IT OlII N NII4NSN 2 ' SSHs'J
 Torrington, Jan. 2?-The police, to- day, denied that they suspected that John Device, arrested yesterday for begging, was DiDonate, who is want ed for killing the Morner family. near Albany. N: Y. There is no re- semblance, the police said. Deviec had $96- when arrested.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-02
A GREAT CHANGE

If Luther Burbank has any spare time. on his hands we implore him On our pended knees to develop a blood. less peace. cohferene nee.-Mil~aGkee Sen
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NOTICE TO ELECTORS

State of Idaho. county Of Bingham.
precinct of Blackfoot, IS.
Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned, registrar Of election for
Blackfoot No. 1 precinct, county and
state aforesaid, will, at the office of
L. R. Thomas in said precinct county
and state, every Saturday from and
after the first day of July, 1912, be-
tween the hours Of 900 O'Clock a. m.
and 500 o'clock p. M, and 700 o'cloc,
p. m. of said days. until and including
Saturday. November second, 112. re-
ceive application for registration of
qualified electors Of said precinct for
the primary election to be held July
80. 1912, and the general election to
be held in said precinct, county and
state on Tuesday, November 9Th. 1912.
Provided, That no registration shall
be PERMITTED between the close of the
Saturday preceding the primary election
and the first Saturday of September
following.
DATED this 26th day of June, 1912.
Nora Modem,
Registrar Blackfoot No. 1 Precinct.
J27-1m
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RIVERSIDE
J = = + + = = + = = = = =
June Both

June goth
Last Monday night at late hour
our merchant, Hans Peterson, was a.
Harmed to discover that his ware house
was in flames. The fire having start
ed near the door and burning up the
north gable, rapidly approaching a
point of immediate destruction to build
ing and contents. Through the use Of
the fire extinguihser Mr.. Peterson soon
thwarted the intent of the flames. Dam
age has been estimated at 5000.
. Another destructive element known
by Walter Bunot, as dogs, visited his
flock of sheep Thursday night, killing
five head People had better care for
their dogs, as Mr.. Bunot is frequently
looking along the barrel Of his shot
gun with keen and wishlul eye.
Album Bingham has started to har-
vest his alfalfa crop, and many others
intend to follow suit in few days.
The trustees have been successful in
securing the services of Prof. Bean as
principal of the school, and Edward
Bingham as intermediate teacher, for
the coming year. Mr.. Bean has taught
IN Rigby the past three years and is
graduate of two colleges. Mr.. Bing-
ham graduated from the Weber aca-
deny of Ogden. Utah, and comes from
one Of the lest, most honored and re-
spected families in Weber county, Uta
Harry Bitton, Corneal Campbell ant
sister, lschel, came down from Rigby
20 spend the Fourth. While here the
gentlemen Visited the land office fol
information regarding dry farm lands
At about six o'clock on the
morning of the Fourth the people OF
the town were aroused by strains Of
ratroiotic music by the band. w. F.
Campbell is proving himself a very
efficient leader. Our base ball boys
also Get in line with a team from the
north end and scored victory of foul
to eleven Mr.. Chance Christensen Of
Moreland and two Aberdeen boys play
ed with them; and we consider that
the people from this end of the county
should feel proud of the work done by
the boys Keep the good work up.
The M. l. A. meetings on Sunday
nights are meeting with success. Mex
Sunday night President James Duck
worth will speak, and we hope for q
good attendance. The seasons worl
as outlined by the stake board is
proving interesting and entertaining II
the public.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
(Final Proof

Department of the Interior, U. s..
Land office, at Blackfoot, Idaho, June
81, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that John c..
Boman, of Aberde n, Bingham county,
Idaho, who on October LIST, 1908, made
homestead entry serial, No. os5s, for
SW u Sc u, lot 1, Sec. %, lots 4
and 5, section %, township 6 south.
range 81 east, Boise Meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make final
three year proof, to establish claim to
the land above described, before David
Burrell, U. S. commissioner District Of
Idaho, at American Falls, Idaho, on the
Both day of August, 1912.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Glenn P. Abercrombie, Lee Walton,
William A. Bowman and Arthur Aber-
crombie, all of Aberdeen, Idaho.
Henry w. Keifer,
July1 tsp Register.
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CAMPBELLVILLE

LEFT over from last week)
Grandpa" Crawford of Riverside
visited last week. with his son, Dave
and family.
P. H. Davis is another homestcader
who has improved his place with build
ings and is ready to do the farming
stunt.
R. ]. Campbell is night operator at
BlackfootI and enjoys himself riding
hack and forth every day from his
h, INC. toad.
s. w. Hagen has Joined his brother
and is holding down his homestead no
They are both improving their places
with buildings.
o. c. Tompkins has improved his
place by building two-room addition
to his dwelling. The addition is built
of cement brick.
C. H. Price has erected house
and other buildings on his homestead,
and moved on preparatory to doing
time on the farm.
Mrs. Weigels Of Riverside and her
daughter-in-law! Mrs. j. M. Weigels
of Blackfoot were guests of Camp.
bellville last week.
rhe wheat. oats, barley and flax
are all headed out and are looking fine
We believe this is one of the most
ia, crable years for the dry farmer.
]. NJ Woodland is improving his
placs with new Sampson windmill.
By the looks of the number of mills
that are out on the desert one would
judge that this was rather a windy
country
A. ]. Reese of the Basin has pnr-
chased Tom Chones engine and well
drill He will use the engine to
pump water from the canal onto his
place, and after t he irrigating season
is over he will drill wells.
w. H. Keller and Mr.: Bowen of
Blackfoot hitched up couple of their
swiftest nags, and providing them
selves with a covered wagon, left
last week for two weeks jaunt on
Big Lost river fishing and visiting Mr..
Bowen's relatives.
We had some showers last Saturday
that proved a life saver to some of
the late sown grain. All the crops
are looking fine and now are out of
reach of drought. If those skeptic IT.
rgating farmers would come here nov
for a short rubber they would soon
change their minds about the desert.
There are couple of fields of flax
out here that make the people dumb
founded. 1t proves beyond a doubt
that flax will be one of the staple
grains for the dry farmer, and it is a
wonder that it was never tried before.
Here is something for the skeptics tc
ponder over. Two years ago N. p.
Geyer burned off large strip of
his homestead and this week he is
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FROM A BROTHR OF
CLIFFORD RHODES

The following article is copied from
the Monroe, Neb., Looking Class and
is written by a former Blackfoot Gil
zen.
We are indebted to Mrs. A. G.
Loucks for the following letter from
her son, who enlisted in the navy last
fall. We are always glad to publish
letters Of former Monroe people, and
Bliss always has something interesting
to say.
Shanghai, China, May II, 1912.
Dear Mother:
Will try and drop you line today
as this is Sunday and nothing to do.
We are still in Shanghai will be
here until the first Of next month.
Then, they say, we are going to Man.
lila. Well, l hope we do, as will be
glad to go to all the different places
we can, to see all the country can
in the next three years.
left Monroe on the LIST Of October
and shipped the End. will soon have
a year in-by the time you receive
thisi y will only lack four months Of
being year. 1t doesn't seem that
long, does it? They tell me the
first year is always the longest.
Well, l am well once more, and am
glad CT it. l was in the hospital
twenty eight days and was on the
sick list two months. never turn
ed a hand. and had good care and
drew my pay, just the same. Was
glad was outside-I never would
have got my doctor bill paid. Y am
feeling fine-have been ashore three
times, already.
Five of us hired car and went in
to the country. 1t cost us one dol
lar per hour, or five dollar for five
per hour. 4 had a good time and saw
lots Of country we couldn't have sen
otherwise.
They are great gardeners here. Har-
vest will be ripe the last Of this
month.
Talk about California climate. This
is just as good or better. 1t is warm
through the day, but is very cool at
night. The sea breeze is so refreshing
you feel like kid in the morning.
When you go for a drive and sec
the great trees and pretty parks you
are crazy to get on land after you
was aboard so long without putting
my feet on land that ! was like a
boy with new boots.
l was to the races three afternoons.
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They stopped work aboard ship and
let us go. 1t did not cost US sailors
anything, so we all went
Sometimes l think l win ship over
ard stay In the navy-then l think l
won't-but believe 1t is as good as any
place to save money. II I would try l
couldsave several hundred dollars this
cruise. Plenty Of the boys are doing It..
You don't have to spend a cent If you
don't want to. Some Of the boys are
buyinghomes for themselves, SO when
they get out they will have a home.
like, it fine SO far. The good part Of it
isthat you are looked after. You get
the best of care If you are sick, audit
costs you nothing. If you get the con-
sumption in here you are sent to- the
sailors home in California and they
keep you. If you serve "a years you
are paid off with a pension of fifty per
cent of your wages. know of nothing
much better. only for onebeing away
from home.
They tell me great many ship
over, as they save more money and
do not work so hard for it.
Tell the people they don't under
stand the navy I am not a soldier,
am a sailor. The pay is nothing like
It, When first enlisted, got
$24.20-the 20 cents goes for hospital
dues and the rest my wages. I was
rated to second class fireman and re-
ceived $500 per month. When /
get rated first class fireman ! will
receive $3.50 per month. The army
pay for a recuit is $17.00-but the
sailor and soldier are two different
things. am not a soldier or marine,
but am sailor boy.
Ii is spper time and must close
l hope you are well. Can imagine the
heat there. Wish you could go some
where and get to sea to enjoy the sea
breeze. Your son,
Bliss Rhodes.
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eLAckFooT's FOURTH OF
JULY CELEBRATION.

CONTINUED from page onc)
Main and Bridge streets, startling at
$3.50 p. m.
In the potato race the first prize fell
to E. Rupp, second, P. Johnson.
Sack race, firts prize, Bryum~ Park
er; second prize, E. Rupp.
Girls fifty yard race, first prize,
Miss Buttcane.
Boys fifty yard race, first prize, H.
Parker; second prize, L. Brown.
Fat mans race, first prize, w. D.
Grover; second priz, T. R. Jones. v
In the tug of war with Whites VS.
Indians, the Indians won.
Wheel barrow race, first prize, E.
Eupp; second prize, F. Rupp.
Three legged race was won by Earl
Rupp and brother
The committee divided the five dol
lars between the four little boys that
were trying all afternoon to, climb the
creased pole.
In the parade the following prizes
were awarded to:
Jack Palmer, clown boy, $500.
VIM. Keith, Best character, Uncle
Sam, $500
F. C. Christ, Rip Van Wrinkle
$500.
Royal Neighbors, most comical floa'
$1,000.
Clark Bros, second most.-comical
sloat, $500.
Blackfoot Mercantile company, first
best float, $1,000.
Women of Woodcraft, seccSd best
float, $500.
Chas Petersen, best decorated In
dian, $500.
]. o. Gendron, best clown, $500.
Mike Bishoff, second clown, $5.O0.v
|asN - Reel; float, p ioneer children
$500.
E. M. Kennedy, best auto, $1,000.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
(FinaI Proof

(f1naI Proof)
I, Frank Thompson, of Pingree, who
made entry No., 457, under the pro-
visions Of an act Of the legislature of
the State Of Idaho, commonly known
as the "Carey Act approved March
End, 1899, which embraces Sc quarter
NE quarter and NE quarter Sc quart
er of section 8, of township 4 s, of
range 33 east Boise Meridian, do here
by give notice of my intention to
make final proof to establish my
claim to the land above described, and
that l expect to prove that I have re-
sided on, reclaimed and cultivated said
land as required by law before Lorenzo
r. Thomas at Blackfoot on Monday Of
July 20, 1912, by two of the following
witnesses:
Leroy Howell of Pingree, Idaho;
John Car Of Pingree, Idaho; Sam De
cetis of Springfield, Idaho; J. H.
Scott of Springfield, Idaho.
F. Thompson, Enterman.
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Notice is hereby given, by the I'M
Gersigned, Carolina Hansen, admins
tlatrix of the estate of Ola Hanson,
deceas ID, to the creditors of, and all
persons having claims against, the said
deceased to exhibit them, with the
necessary vouchers, within ten months
after the first publication of this no
tice, to said Administrative at the
office Of John w. Jones, No. 116 East
Main street, in Blackfoot, Bingham
comfy, Idaho, the same being the place
for the transaction of the business of
said estate. p
Dated this 9th day of June, 1912.
Carolina Hanson,
Administrative Of said estate.
June 27t5
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ADVERTISED LETTERS

List of letters remaining unealled
for in the Post Office at Blackfoot.
Idaho, for the week ending May %,
1912. Persons calling for these let
tiers will please say advertise July
9. 1872.
Arwer Mr. Welem.
Barnard Mr. Osre.
bowman. Mr. Harry.
Castelli Mr.. Jose M.
Calmer, Mrs Widow.
Conroy, Mr.. Tnomas.
CristoSal. Arellanes.
Freciani, Mrs Aureylio.
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harvesting a crop Of wild hay. The
hay is mostly bunch grass and q sort
o! blue grass, and Is very nutritious.
1t grows about eighteen inches high
and viii yield about a ton and half
to the acre. This goes to prove that
If the sage was all burned off this
would change into sod ground sim
liar to that in the Dakotas and Mon
tana.
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PONY CONTEST is WARMING UP

CONTINUED from page one
Agnes Hart
Grace Kennedy. Shelley
James Johnston
Goldie Danilson
Grace Thomas
Rose Morrelle
Phyllis Hoover
Bertha VanValkenburg
NADIA Brown
Lowell Holbrook
Son Robert
Lucille Graham
Dorothy Aldrich
Theron Carruth
Buster Driscoll, Sterling
Harry Martin
Ora Rodgers
Port Nythur
Edna t:ejsle
Icunore Biethan
Sadi.. 'urtis
Evalyn Poyd
Hazel Hickman
Nina kll]lngsworth
Melyia A. Lindsay Q
r(arold Hale, R. F. D. 3
Emily Lcwder
Katherine DeKay
Fern Peterson, R. F. D.
Wesley Eagley, R. F. D. 3
Leon4 Peterson, r. F. D.
Clara Vanderwood
Elnor france
Cora Eskeken
Genereve Millick
Marie Dora
Melva Lindsay
Grace Peck
John Powers
Iris Stone
Anna Reay
Edna Byers
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NOTICE

On account of their increasing bust
ness the Hawk Eye Optical company
will spend one day every week in
bisek."l, for the present on Tuesday,
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TO WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN.
By Clarence e. Eddy
THE Poet-Prospector.'


Clarence Eddy, Of Custer county,
some time ago wrote and sent the fol-
lowing poem to William Jennings
Bryan, and in letter expressed the
belief that Mr.. Bryan would again be
nominated and this time elected. Mr.
Bryan replied to Mr.. Eddy that Of the
several thousand poems he had re-
ceived this was the best, but added:
II belie6e there are other Democrats
who are stronger this year than l,
and l am not a candidate"
The poem is as follows:
o hero Of hundred fields,
Our peerless leader, hail to thee,
Hope of the cause that never yield,
I. O lead us on to victory.
Years Of defeat can never foil
The noble purpose and the trust,
Nor bring to naught the unwearied toll
OF one who knows his cause is just.
Napoleon's battles were not won
Without the brunt of many blow.
And oft the waning Of the sun
Saw victory siding with the foe.
Yet with calm consciousness of strength
And courage still that would not yie'd
He turned the battles tide at length
And stood-the master of the field.
And you who head the mighty host,
Waging worldwide war for right,
You do not bend, you do not boast
And yet shall doubly win the fight.
In all the battles Of the past
Meier was cause that could out
weigh
In scope and consequence so vast
This bloodless battle of today.
Though sabre flash and cannon flame
Are not the weapons now we weld,
A war of speech and pen proclaim Ll
The conflict on a broader field.
Thank God we have outgrown the
creeds
That made OF man a mortal foe,
A bond of brotherhood succeeds
Th, bitterness of long ago.
We do not seek our arms today
In arsenals of swords and guns,
But earnings light and reasons ray
Have found and furnished nobl !
ones.
Injustice in the ages past
Has often forged the clanking chair
And reared the dungeon, drear and vas
Enthroned upon a peoples pain.
Though now men cannot be our kings
They still would hold kingly
sway.
Though bound not with material thing:
Through custom We are still theil
prey.
Ave. more insiduous than we know,
More than the slavery of old,
Mammon is still our master foe
And they have made us slaves tt
gold.
o. you who said: "No cross of gold,
No crown of thorns for labor's brow
Nc grave, however deep can hold 50,
A righteous cause o, lead us now
Won who have been through changing
| years
yJnchanging leader of our cause
4 Hear now the Kisses changed II
! cheefs
Or hushed in thunders of applause.
Yes even now the day appears.
The burst of freedoms fairest dawI
Reveals from out the mist OF years
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Gomez. Mr.. I:eninO Lee.
Itotson Johnnie.
King, Mrs. Lena.
I.ucherin. II.
Morris, MIR. Charley.
Newbold, Mrs. Sarah.
Mckay. Mrs.
Palmer Marion.
RobedSCn MIS-. Widow.
StOckler, Miss E.
Scott, Mrs. aurel.
Taylor, Mrs. Vada.
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ROCKFORD


(Left over from last week.
Mr.. Burdelle and wife OF Pingree at
tended the Rockford sunday school
last Sunday.
Grandma Barnea and niece Lucy re-
turned Saturday from their visit to
LaBelle, Idaho.
This vicinity had nice shower Sun.
day afternoon that settled the dust and
cooled the atmosphere.
M. G. Shaver has the pleasure of
riding in new spring wagon, as has
also Willard Barnes and family.
The Rockford ball nine went to More
land last Saturday and when they left
the Moreland boys were feeling rather
sore. The score was seventeen to
nine in favor of Rockford.
The Rockford M. E. Sunday school
will have picnic On July 4th. There
will be seats and shade for the moth
ersI swings for the children, games for
the young folks and the usual lemon
ade, ice cream etc.
A. ]. Reese has five acres of flax
that look good.
Will McCarty's father will be- here
from Nebraska to spend the Fourth.
lIaying will start in Rockford this
week. There will be heavy crop this
year.
Roy Adams and family from Riv-
erside were visiting with Thos E.
Furniss at Rockford last Sunday.
The Rockford Giants crossed bats
with the Moreland team last Saturday
at Moreland The game was seven
teen to nine in favor Of the Giants.
A. !. Reese and Swan Burg have
their pumping plant in working order,
and running night and day. Mr.. Reese
has one hundred acres of fine grain to
pump water on.
G. Jensen has ninety acres of the
finest fall grain that was ever seen
in this country. He is now railing AM
blowing to put in ninety acres more
this year. Mr.. Jensen is certainly q
rustler and he will make success o.
dry farming.
Rockford will cross bats with River
side in the near future Rockford
lineup is, Basil Peterson, c.; HebeI
Anderson, p; Jack Anderson, F. b.;
Mark Shown, S. B. !; Carl Anderson
T. B.; Joe Parsons, R. F.; Will Nc
Carly, c. F.; Hans Peterson, L. F.;
Will McCarty, manager.
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One Wayto Reduce
High Living Costs

y to build home and then set
tie down to contented life and
make up your mind to pay for
1t. A little garden at the back
Of the house will work wonders
in reducing your living COSTA
few chickens will also help.
Cant do these things when
you're renting because you lack
inspiration and either a garden
or chickens must have careful
attention. II you build frame
house you can start with only
few rooms and always add onto
it when the family grows, and
by the time your sens and
daughters are large enough to
take notice you will have home
respectable enough in size and
appearance to make them feel
pretty proud Of "Mommer and
Daddy" When you're ready for
lumber we want to talk to you
and help you off right.
"There's No Place Like Home"
GEM STATE LUMBER
Company
Phone FL
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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF
BINGHAM COUNTY, STATE
OF IDAHO
In the matter of the estate of
Clarence E. Kinney, deceased.
NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION
FOR PROBATE OF WILL

Notice is Hereby Given, That Mon
day, the 18th day of July, 1912, at
ten O'Clock a. M, of said day, and the
court room Of said court, at the court
house at Blackfoot, in Bingham coun-
ty, Idaho, have been appointed as the
time and place for proving the will of
said Clarence E. Kinney, deceased. and
for hearing the application of Anna
Elizabeth Kinney for the issuance to
her of letters testamentary thereon.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said court this 10Th day Of June. 1912.
]. H. ANDERSON,
Probate Judge and Clerk of said
J20 July II Probat Court.
(SeaD
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LORENZO r. THOMAS
PracIce before the U. s. Land OF.
flee and Department Of interior.
Register U. S. Land Office from
1897 to 1907. All land office bust
ness given careful attention. Look
for the sign near the Land Office.
BlACkFOOT, IDAHO.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-07-08
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF THE
COUNTY OF BINGHAM, STATE
OF 8lDAHO 4
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In the matter of the Estate Of Ola
Hansen. deceased.
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Eternal justice marching on.

And we shall march to victory
With you, our leader, in the van,
Times noblest triumph still shall be
The triumph Of the rights of man.
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n. w. GAUMER
Doctor Of chiropractic
OFFICE WEST PACIFIC ST.
OPPOSITE 1915 THEATRE
Phone 223 Residence 218
BLACkFOOT, IDAHO.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-24
SEALED TENDERS.

Sealed Tenders will be received by
the Superintendent of Public Works
until II m. of Thursday, October 3,
1912, for constructing Government
main road through Kuliouou Beach
lots and Kuliouou homestead road,
Honolulu. .--..@- ... -
Specifications and blank forms of
proposal are on file in the office of
the Superintendent of Public Works,
Capitol Building. ....
The Superintendent of Public Works
reserves the right to reject any or all
tenders.
MARSTON CAMPBELL,
Superintendent of Public Works.
Honolulu, September %, 1912.
5348-1Ot