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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-01-18
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LICENSE ON AUCTIONEERING

At meeting of the city council held
Tuesday evening an ordinance was pas
sed and is published elsewhere in this
paper making the license an auctioneer
must pay in Blackfoot, $4,000 per
month This virtually prohibits the
holding of auction sales in Blackfoot.
and is meant fer a protection to the
local merchants. The passage of the
ordinance has given rise to much com
mont for and against the action Of
the council. The legality of the ordin-
ance may be tested in the courts in
the near future. 1t seems that while-
the ordinance protects many merchants
it discriminates against men who buy
stocks of goods for the purpose of sell
ling them by auction.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-01-18
PURCHASED THE
CRYSTAL SPRINGS RANCH

J. n. Eamble of St. Anthoney, and
Wm. Il. Leach, CT Salem, Ore, conclud
ed the sale with the Standrod bank,
last week, by which they came into
possession Of the Crystal Springs ranc
near Spr'ngfield This particular piece
of land is known far and wide for its
wonderful springs and excellent fish
ing and ii will be made a pleasure re-
sort by the gentlemen. Mr.. Pemble sta
os that ne would Immediately take up
his residence there and commence the
changes which are to be made.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-01-18
WILL ENLARGE BN,LDlNG

James Hunter, will lengthen his
Tr'dse street building. This building
was completed and made ready for &C.
cupancy less than six months ago and
the growth of the town, together with
the increase of trade of the occupants
Of the building. has already justified an
extension of the building. Mr.. Hunter
is One of the men who sees the future
Of Plackfoot and realizes that there is
going to be a good growth in pcpula-
lion and he is not afraid to invest his
money
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-01-18
MORE ABOUT THE
PENETRATE COMPANY

The Penetrate Company is meeting
with the greatest success in disposing
or It's stock. The articles of incorpora-
tion were filed about two weeks ago
and the first 10000 shares were placed
on the market and has been snapped
up in 10 days by an intelligent class
OF buyers. Twenty thousand shares
could easily have been sold at tha same
price. The next block of stock is now
out at rs cents per share and is ex-
pected to be taken before the week
passes. Those who were not fortunate
enough to get in on the so cent rate
may still get in on very reasonable
basis We confidentially expect this
stock to be worth $3.50 to $500 above
par in two years time. We are great
ly pleased to say that all this stock
has been sold right here locally and
our determination is to dispose of all
OF it right here at home. A perman-
ent board OF directors and officers will
be elected the first Tuesday in Febru-
ary. DR.. J. B. Davis is acting as tenn
porary president and Chas. V. Fisher
of the Standrod bank, is the temper
ary secretary and treasurer, either one
Of whom will be glad to give any infor-
nation more in detail Mr.. Cotterell
and Mr. Bucker of Salt Lake City and
Mr.. Holland of Pocatello have charge
OF stock sales
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-01-18
REPORT or APPRAISERS HEARD

The report OF the appraisers Of the
division of property CT old Bingham
county between Bonneville and the
present county of Bingham has been
made The appraisers We're Mayer
Bowen Curley of Idaho Falls, and J.
w. Darcy OF this city. The great
stumbling. block that tied up the negot-
iations was the disposition OF the
county Jail in tue basement of the
court house in Blackfoot and the dis
position Of the bridges.
In the territory that comprised old
Bingham county previous to the recent
division, there were eight bridges a.
cross Snake river, six of which are
in the present county of Bingham and
two are located in Bonneville county.
The cost of the bridges located in
the present Bingham county was $50
1852, and those in Bonneville county
$13,19S. The present value of these
bridges, according to Mr.. Curley's es-
innate, is $3S,19S for Bingham and
S10,295 for Bonneville.
Mr.. Curley stated it as his opinion
that these bridges were assets of the
old county, and that the bill creating
the new county stated that the proper
ty should be divided proportionately.
Failing to arrive at an agreement
the names of four men, non-residents
of either county at interested were
selected and submitted to the Bingham
appraiser, he to select one from the
list to act as arbiter. According to
the terms Of the bill an arbiter was to
be selected if the two appraisers could
not agree.
Last week Mr.. Darcy telephoned to
Mr.. Curley that he had selected Geo.
A. Gordon of Rigby from the list sub
mitted, and Mr.. Gordon was called in
accordingly, and after meeting with
the appraisers and the two points
view being presented to him, after cor.
sideration he took Mr.. D'Arcy's view
Of the matter
Mr.. Cnrley would not sign the report
of the majority and the county COM
missioners of Bingham county awaited
his minority report until last Sunday,
it not being Forthcoming the fepert
of the majority was accepted.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-01-18
ANOTHER LARGE BUILD
ING FOR BLACkFOOT

The tlilhing boom in Blackfoot
keens merr., CT, and tbs report is
now currant that Boyle d Kennedy
will tear down the bunch of old build
:ngs on Bridge street opposite the
Brown Eldredee furniture store, and
erect a $20,00o building the lower floor
Of which is to occupied by one of the
large Main street firms. The second
floor will be used as offices and in its
intirety this building will be one of the
most modern in the state. Both the
gentlemen are in California at the pre-
sent time, and while there are study
ing plans for this building.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-01-18
THREE SOUTHEASTERN
MEETINGS TO RE HELD
Harry w. Arnold to Speak at Poca-
Sello, January 2fst., Idaho Falls, Jan
i uary 22nd., and Biackfoot, January
the 23rd.

On Sunday January 21st, mass
meeting for men will be held in the
afternoon at Pocatello, to be addressed
by H. W. Arnold, in the interest of the
Men and Religion Forward Movement
Mr. Arnold will address an evening
meeting at Idaho Falls on January
'22nd. On January 23rd., this speaker
will give an address in the evening at
aBlackfcot
These meetings will all be of the
highest interest. Mr.. Arnold is "a
speaker of great force and those who
sshall attend his meetings will feel well
repaid.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-01-18
DUBOIS TO LEAD
CLARK'S FORCES
Former Senator From idaho Chosen
as the Moses TO Head Missourian's
c7mpaign.-speaker's Eoom is Civ
Ing Great Promise.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9-Fred T..
Dubois, former United States senator
from Idaho, says the Boise Statesman.
has been chosen as the Moses to lead
the Champ Clark presidential boom out
of the wilderness and into the land Of
promise.
That there has been an active man
ager i'll charge Of the Champ Clark
boom has been apparent for some lit
tie time but SO adroit was this mana
ger that his identity was not discovered
during the early months of his labor.
1t now comes to lieht for the first
time that Fred Dubois is the man to
whom Speaker Clark has intrusted his
political fortunes, and the frequent
visits Of the former senator to Wash
ington, New York and other eastern
cities is at last explained.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-01-18
INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS

The following officers of the Knights
of Pythias Lodge were installed last
Tuesday evening: E. ]. Benson, G. c..
rhos. Norton, " c., N. A. Stone, Pre-
lato, ". 7. Bergman, M. W., w. G.
Glanville, X. of r. & S.. F. Hammer
n,eist,r Nj. F., F. ]. Wright. M. A.,
NJ. n Farmer, NJ. E.. D. G. Pratt, J.,
G., NJ W Smith, o. G.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-01-18

Through the postoffice in this city,
it is learned that R. c. Wheeler COM
mitted suicide in Virginia City. Utah,
recently. He is supposed to have rela
tives in or near Blackfoot. Does any.
one know him.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-01-18
GEORGE a. RosETHAN IMPROVES

Reports from California are to the
effect that George A. Robethan Of this
city is improving in health, and that
since leaving here he has gained fiji
teen pounds.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-01-18

Sidney Busenbark, the 12 year old
son of S. A. Busenbark, was injured,
Monday afternoon, when the pony he
was riding fell DR. Hoover is attend
ing the little. fellow and reports hirh
out of danger.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-01-18
DOES ANYONE KNOW HIM

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-27
Wake Up! You
Lazy Stomach!
Make Your Stomach CheerfulIy Do
Its Work-Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets Digest Your Food
and Assist the Stomach.

People who complain they are
worm to a fragile are nearly al
ways dyspeptic and are recon-
mended to use Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets. The stomach gets lazy,
food ferments and sours, gas
belches up, there are symptoms of
bloating, the blood becomes thick
and sluggish, the liver is blamed,
the head is heavy, the mind a
blank and the dining room is a
chamber of horrors.
One of the greatest evils of our
modern life is the quick lunch. To
this evil, rs much or more, than
any other, may be traced the pre-
ponderence of the stomach trou-
bles of our times. Instead of TAX
ing time to thoroughly masticate
the food before swallowing it, the
average person rushes through
the meal, boiling the food, de-
glutition taking place while 1t is
only partially mixed with saliva,
and only half masticated, thus
leaving the stomach to do the
work the teeth should have done.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets con-
tain digestive elements, a single
grain being capable of digesting
5000 grains of food, including
meats, eggs, grain, vegetables,
starches and mineral matters.
They prepare every particle of
food by thorough digestion for
ready absorption and assimilation
by the tactical glands, which pass
1t into the blood, whence 1t j.
conducted to all parts of the s;s-
tenn, rebuilding and revitalizing it.
Every druggist has Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets in stock and
sells them at so cents a box.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-27

too much to be lost by having
such stuff returned to them. And
If disease germs get into the cans
II may be that the persons who
eat the contents are reasonably
safe because every can Is steriliz-
ed at the factory. But I'd rather
not estimate the number of peo-
Pile in these United States who
will this winter consume dead
germs and other miscellaneous
filth with the canned food they
eat.
You should know that the con-
tents of the can you open for your
table may have passed through
the hands of women and children
living in such a place as this
where / myself, as Mamie Riley"
lived a little while, "for my sins:
Four women slept in a sordid
eight-foot cell, one of a score or
more in a long, low shack. A
curtain of soiled ticking was
hung between the hunks, cutting
off what ventilation a small win
dow made possible. The air tast-
ed, and crawling things oozed
from the walls and hunks.
In the next room, the home"
of Veronica Pale and her family.
an oil stove tanned the stagnant
air, and a pitiable array of clothes
animate with insect life, covered
the walls. There was a chiid's
pallet in the corner, and a litter
of straw, where husband and wife
slept.
You see, 1t is a poor place."
apologized Veronica. little know
ing, however. that the dim light
and moist heat made the breath
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-27

less box a culture chamber for
bacteria. "But this"-her ac-
cusing eye swept the filthy can
tonment-''this would not be per-
nit in Poland"
Water for washing clothes or
person al hard to obtain in
nearly all the camps. Often it
had to be carried from a long dis
lance. Toilet facilities were out
rageous and indescribable. I'm
cleanliness was not a matter of
choice. 1t was impossible to keep
clean.
Is it any wonder that from such
quarters the workers went into
the factories day after day ill
nourished and yerminous, victims
of coughs and colds, often suffer-
ing from contagious organic and
skin diseaTes, to handle the food
of the people with unclean hands?
Tomatoes are all hand work;
the skinning and coring is a
messy, sloppy task. Yet in one
factory l saw six women dripping
with sweat and glutenous juice
toiling at the stripping trougns in
clouds of steam, their cut hands
wrapped in dirty rags, the speed
lest worker suffering from a
shocking rash on face and arms.
The place was, as the workers
pbrased it, too nasty to sit
down."
At another place I saw the
head shawls of three alien women
only half concealing such sores as
would be startling in a lazar
house.
! saw the great cellar space of
a we'll known factory awash with
a reeking muck, odorous as a
swine pen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-27
Smith Talks About Car Service
After One Week of Inspection

A week as a street IA i'm
spectOr for the city instead of
the company.
job not because he wanted it, but
because he was ordered to by
Commissioner Mills. He put in
last week the first after the new
street a service ordinance went
into effect.
And just as he was getting his
data collected ready to demand
improved service Judge Albert
son at Seattle upsets the whole
scheme with a decision IT, the
legislature in the public Gs.vice
commission law removed street
railway companies from the do
main of control by municipali-
ties and that the city has moth
ing to say.
Lawyers tell me that this de-
cision will probably stand. but
| want to say that l believe the
present management of the street
railway company really wants to
do something to show the people
that they are determined to live
dowr the bad opinion people have
of the company because of the
past administration here said
Inspector Smith today.
He said this just after a long
consultation with Superintendent
Rownds of the street car com
pany.
And we are going to get bet
ter service; in fact, we have al
ready gotten it in a few Places
said Smith.
The inspector did not do what
a lot of people who have been
subjected to indignities would
liked to have seen-arrested the
whole bunch of street IA mana
gers. He first went to work
observing conditions" as he
puts it. He wanted to get ma
terial so If he did arrest the
company managers he could get
away with a case in court.
He has counted passengers,
counted cars, observed a lot of
things. talked with conductors,
motornlen, managers-in fact,
has been trying to learn the
street railway business last week.
And the gist of his weeks
work is summed up in the con-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-27
PAPE'S! BREAKS
A COLD AT ONCE
First Dose of Pape's Cold Conn
pound ends all grippe
misery

You can surely end Grippe and
break up the most severe cold
either in head, chest back, STONE
ach or limbs, by taking a doses.of
Pape's Cold Compound every two
hours until three consecutive
doses are taken.
1t promptly relieves the most
miserable headache, duIlness,
head and nos stuffed up, fever
ishness, sneezing, sore throRts
mucous catarrhal discharges, rum
ming of the nose, soreness, stiff
ness and rheumatic twinges.
Take this wonderful Compound
as directed, without interference
with your usual duties and with
the knowledge that there is moth
ing else in the world, which will
cure your cold or end Grippe mis-
cry as promptly and without any
other assistance or bad after-ef-
fects as a 25-cent package of
Pape's Cold Compound, which
any druggist can supply-accept
no substiute-contains no quin-
ine-belongs In every homo.
Tastes nice
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-27
LISTER TALKS
IMMIGRATION
To AID CLUB

Governor-Elect Lister is begin
ming to think seriously about the
immigration problem for WASH
ington.
THE complex problem of i'm.
migrationto find employment TO-
the foreign-born citizen tina
comes here through the Panama
canal" he told the Tacoma Ad
club last night, was going to be
one of the things the people will
have to deal with during his
coming term as governor.
He urged the AID club to re-
frain from advertising Washing.
ton in Southern Europe, as the
steamship companies are already
laying plans to flood these shores
with the cheap labor of that sec.
ton and give this state a great
problem to solve.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-27
FORTUNE
ON POWER
PLANT
PAGE EIGHT

1t is known that the Nisqually
Contracting company, composed
of George Milton Savage, j. Il.
Bonnell and Cornell Brothers, lost
q nice little fortune on the MIS-
qually power plant contract which
they took off the hands OF
George Wright to save the scheme
for the city. The men have ac-
copied their loss gracefully and
are saying nothing about it. but
those who know say it took a
nice little assessment running
into five figures on each man to
square accounts. They made
money on the tunnel, but the big
concrete dam and headworks was
awful.
The city got out in good shape,
saving about $4,000 on their
part of the work by eliminating
things unnecessary. The work
is said to be first class generally.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-27

clusion that he believes the
company really intends to do
something.
They do not show a 6isposi-
ton to take advantage of the de-
cision of Judge Albertson at Sc
attic and refuse to do anything,
but l believe are really deter
mined to better the service. A
new schedule is now being made
up that in a short time will mean
a wonderful improvement on
many of the lines" says Smith.
Smith will be kept on the job
by Commissioner Mills for a
while yet, to see whether the
company does come through with
the suggested improvements. If
not, then it will be necessary to
find out whether the Judge AL
bertson decision goes, and if so,
future complaints will have to
go to the state public service
commission.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-27

! prepared,
only too often,
amid conditions
of revolt n &
filth by workers
whose bodies
are unclean and
diseased, and
who are forced
to live and work
in an environ
m q n t t h a t
makes cleanli-
ness and health
impossible.
l think few
c~anneries now
Always put rot
ten fruit or
vegetables into
cans. There is
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-27

mains of H.. s. Weems who shot
and killed Mrs. Estelle Baggot at
Moana Springs here last week
and then committed suicide.
were buried today in the pottern'
field without ceremony.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-27
and Rev. F. r. Gillett, chaplain.

w. ". Gil ,ay, captain of the
Volunteers of America of Seattle,
gave a sacred Photographic recital
at the City Rescue Mission last
night. A lunch will be served to
the unemployed at the mission
Thursday at 1880 p. m.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-27
YOU'LL FIND 1T HERE

Uncle Sam will soon establish a
light at the east entrance of the
City waterway and has agreed to
pay the 18th street bridge tend
er $40 a month for looking after
it.
Edward H. Wright beat Judge
Sol Smith for superior judge in
P~acific-Waukiakum district, and
now Judge Smith has cited him
for contempt of court for criti-
cising finding of the court in
a trusteeship al in which
Wright was trustee.
Whale oil spilled on the bay
at Oeosta harbor has caught a
large number of wild ducks,
which are unable to fly and will
die from cold.
Carrying a cargo valued at
nearly 100000, comprised
largely of raw cotton, the Japan
ese steamer Panama Maru left
port last night for the Orient.
We have the largest supply OF
fresh Crysanthemums, Carna-
tons and Violets for the Thanks
giving trade at prices that will
suit everybody. HIM, Florist. So.
18th and X SITS. advertisement
With the exception of a few
hours when she anchored in the
Straits of Magellan, the engines OF
the steamer Admiral Farragut
were not stopped on the 14,200-
mile trip from Philadelphia to
Puget Sound.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-27

Harry Gaze will deliver an in
s%tructive and valuable lesson
lecture tonight at s at the TEN
pie of Music. Subject, "The
Cultivation of Personal Mag
netism." Admission SO cents.
Free lecture every afternoon at
3 O'Clock. Advertisement"
The Brotherhood of the First
Methodist church last night elect
ed the following officers for the
following year:
Jesse w. Tibbits, president; c.
+. Hall, first vice president; l..
II tSewart, second vice president;
c.. w. Elmone, third vice presi-
dent; w. C. Elliott, fourth vice
president; George w. Snypp, sec
rotary; William Derby, treasurer,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-27

RENO, CAL, Nov. 27.-Ai-
though of wealthy parents. the re-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-27

The Y. M. G. A. has opened a
new department in its educational
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-27

The Japanese steamer Fukuoku
Maru was reported arriving al
Port Townsend yesterday, and is
expected in Tacoma today. The
steamer will load wheat, flour
and geenraI freight here.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-27

An ovation was given Miss
Katherine Ridgeway and assist
ants who gave a concert last night
at the First Christian church.
Miss Ridgeway is a distinguished
reader and was exceedingly we'll
received.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-27

Thefts of suite ases and a few
articles of clothing from the
Sampson hotel, 18th and e, and
from the ASH house were report
ed to the police this morning.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-27

The Ladies' Guild of the Church
of the Holy Communion will hold
the annual sale of Christmas arti-
Giles at the Sherman-Clay music
store Wednesday, December 4.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-27
WHY !

The Central Improvement
league appointed a committee last
night to sc why Tacoma is dis
eliminated against by Uncle Sam
and Seattle given credit for a
large part of the cargoes coming
to this city. c. e. Dodge heads
the committee.
Another committee will try to
get the public service law amend
ed to allow cities to control their
street railway systems.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-27

whats tn name o. that new
hired m a. ye got, Hi?"
Timothy"
II he'd an idear it wuz someth' n
like that-har-har-har! l heerd We
calm him Hey"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-27
MISS O'REILLY GIVES
SHOCKING TESTIMONY
OF FILTH AND DISEASE

BY MARY BOYLE O'REILLY,
Special Investigator for the Times.
The canned food consumed by
the people of the United States
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-27

Argonaut Hotel, 1907 Pac. av
Cafe and grill I'm connection.
Advertisement"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-27

The choral society to be or
ganized by DR.. Clement Shaw will
hold a meeting for organization
at the Sherman-Clay building this
evening. The formation of the
new society was arranged under
the auspices of the Woman's club.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-27

work taking up the fitting of men
for employment under the gov
eminent civil service.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-27

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. a.
Four Chinese girls, + held today
at Angel island awaiting deporta-
ton while Leo Mong. Chinese in
terpreter on the Nippon Maru is
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-27

STOCKTON, CAL, Nov. 27.-In
a fit of jealousy, Frank Strannard,
a grocer, shot and MORALLY
wounded Harry Casey, keeper of
the Santa Fe restaurant at River
Bank, and then turning the
weapon upon himself, blew out his
brains.