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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-11-04
wo Governor James H. awey said f you will elect me
Governor will reduce and your reduced
hold me responsible"
Now are your taxes reduced? Then hold him responsible
HAlNES is STRONG IN THE NORTH
Now, are your taxes reduced p?

Boise, October 30.-Reports from the
various Republican meetings that have
been held in Shoshone, Clearwater
and Kootenai counties show that the
greatest enthusiasm prevails for het
Republican ticket from top to bottom
and large crowds have attended such
meetings and great interest had been
shown especially in the discussions re
lative to the tax proposition
Aside from that, great many citi-
zens, both Republicans and Democrats,
have visited Boise within the past few
days and state that the north will
give Haines very substantial major
ity, and while here and there local
fights have centered on the legislative
delegation, that the state ticket will
go through In pronounced manner and
that Taft will have the largest major
ity on the Republican ticket.
In Nez Perce county Haines will
poll very large majority as the peo-
pie have openly announced themselves
in opposition to Hawley and his high
tax theories, and the candidacy of
Martin on the Bull Moose ticket re-
ceiyes little more than passing atten-
tion. In the latter instance it is also
significant to note that the various
elements in Bonner county, Martin S
home, have expressed the opinion that
the fight is between Taft and Wilson
on the national tickets, and Haines
and Hawley on the state tickets and
there is disposition to forget the
third party movement Haines will
probably carry Bonner county.
The northern part of the state pro-
duces vast amount of ore, timber
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-11-04

bers of the democratic party, that Off
cial tried to pull the wool over the
eyes CT the voters by refraining from
mentioning the fact that Bingham
county was undivided in 1910 when it
cost $109,217.93 to run the county and
that SO per cent of that amount was
borne by the new county of Bonne-
vile, in the formation of the new
county. Mr. Carruth, county clerk,
also neglected to state that within
$4,000 of the cost of running the
county in 1910 was expended in 1912,
when the county was divided 1t is
said that j. C. Hurt, candidate for
commissioner on the democratic tick
ct, has protested under the Hawley ad-
ministraticn, his taxes for 1911 and
1912 and in face of the fact that Hurt
knew that his taxes were exhorbitant-
ly high, has affiliated himself with the
democratic party and is a candidate
on that ticket for position Of public
trust. Elsewhere, in this issue ap-
pears the record of some of the other
democratic office holders who have the
nerve to ask for support from the
voters of this, tax ridden county.
Why is it that on the same valua-
ton some peoples taxes are higher
this year than last and some lower?
We know, as will be demonstrated On
November 9TH, that it is waste of
time to give figures on these taxes.
Take your tax receipt with you on
election day and study it. You will
get your next tax notice after election
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-11-04
DON'TXVOTE
Until you have read every column
Of this paper. 1t is all truth and
backed by the records.
''?Sif SHEkffF'S Ri1fF OFFICE F1ffG!f:'''
IS TO BLAME


On October IA, 1912, duly sworn
complaint was filed in the Probate
Court for the arrest of -Dabel Smith,
of Blackfoot, On charge of commit
ting an assault upon another person
by striking him with knife.
Smith was arrested by the sheriff
upon warrant issued out CT the Pro-
bate Court on the date of the filing
of the complaint, and lodged in Jail.
The warrant was nsver returned and
a day or SO after his arrest the sheriff
or his deputy turned Smith loose with.
out bringing him before the court at
all. No excuse has ever been offered
for such violation of the alaw-
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-11-04

stantiate your statements. Please an
swer at once.
STATESMAN.
The Statesman yesterday received
the following reply:
Spencer, Iowa, Oct. 81 Idaho
Statesman, Boise, Idaho: The sigma
lures were signed with authority to
use as we did. You can have origi-
nal petition upon request. Can cub
stantiate our accusations. Would like
copies of all papers.
PIN E. &. BENDER, Mayor
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-11-04
WHAT CITIZENS OF TOWN WHERE
HE FORMERLY LIVED THINK OF
PROGRESSIVE CANDIDATE MARTIN
Mayor Of Spencer Iowa, and Others Wire Warning to the
Voters Of Idaho--Declae Martin Is "Wholly Unfit
For the High Office to Which He Aspires


Spencer, Iowa, Oct. 3O.-Idaho
Statesman, Boise, Idaho: We, the
undersif ned citizens of Spencer, Iowa,
having known Guy H. Martin when he
resided here and wishing to do our
duty as patriotic citizens; pronounce
him wholly unfit for the high office
of governor OF Idaho.
We do not believe, as citizens who
wish to see clean, honest men hold
office, that we can remain silent while
petition is being signed by his for
mer associates here to whitewash his
record in order to deceive the Idaho
voters,
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-11-04
in BEHALF OF THE DEAR PEOPLE

G. H. Martin, progressive candidate
for governor, is strictly for the dear
people, according to his own statement
He has campaigned against Herman
H. Taylor, claiming that the latter
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-11-04
Back From Honeymoon

Mr. and Mrs. Saunders returned last
Thursday evening from Salt Lake
City. where the young couple have
been spending the past week on Their
HONEYMOON. They will make BlackfoC'
their home and will commence house
keeping in the ear future.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-11-04

ceeding to he governors chair Mar
tin would pose as a gay deceiver evi-
IDENTIFY, for the following letter will
show that he has tried unsuccessfully
to secure that railroad attorneys job:
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-11-04

was a railroad lawyer and so thorough
ly aligned with the railroads that he
would make a poor representative of
the people in the event Of his being
elected lieutenant-governor and sue.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-11-04
STANDPOINT, IDAHO

Mr.. H is a for
poinment
present
Ito
H..
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-11-04

We know that his reputation fo
truth and veracity was not good
(Signed)
E. E. Bender, Mayor of Spencer, Iowa
w. R. Higgins.
J. B. Lewis, ex sheriff,
M. E. Griffin, banker.
G. Z. Cooley, D. d. S.
A. W. Miller.
w. j. Durant, M. D.
E. L Dickey, druggist.
j. E. Steele, attorney.
William Barnes, ex-county auditor.
G. M. Pinneo, e sheriff.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-11-04

The Statesman received the fore
going MESSAGE Wednesday evening.
The following message was sent to the
mayor of Spencer:
Boise, Ida, Oct. 30.-E. E. Bender,
Mayor, Spencer, la. We have receiv-
ed telegram bearing your name and
enat Of others citizens Of Spencer re-
Iating to the qualifications Of G. H.
Martin, candidate for governor in
our state. Is it authentic? If so, are
you and the Others In. position to sub.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-11-04
PC. JOHNSTON
ALBERT S. DICKINSON
GEORGE EDGINGTON

These Republican Legislative can
didates are pledged to return Sen
aiisr Borah and they will do it.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-11-04
WE MUST ELECT
SENATORBORA

Do not make any mistake about
electing Senator Borah. He has
done more, and will continue to do
more, for the state Of Idaho and
the nation generally, than any other
man in this state, or for that matter,
in the United States.
Vote For
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-15
WOULDN'T ACCEPT PLEA
MeCIear Would Not Make a Detailed
Statement of Crime and Must
Await Trial.

Judge Nye declined to accept the
plea Of guilty which John McClear
wanted to make in the district court,
yesterday afternoon, when the pris-
oper was arraigned to answer to the
charge of committing a crime against
nature on the river bank last Mon
day. The prisoner who was committed
to the higher court by Justice Tor
son very soon realized that he was
up against a hard proposition and felt
sure that he would be sem to prison
and could be kept there for ten years
If the authorities so decided.
The day following his commitment
he made application to the county at
torney to be allowed to plead guilty
and pursuant to that he WIS a~rraigned
yesterday afternoon before Judge Nye
for sentence. The court requested a
detailed statement covering the crime
which the defendant is alleged to have
committed in connection with his plea
of guilty, but McClear' stoutly declin-
ed to tell the judge all about it and
Judge Nye told him that he would not
accept the plea Of guilty and that
things must take the usual course and
the prisoner was ordered to be re-
turned to his cell.
The case will be presented to the
grand jury when that body is called
for the fall term of the district court.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-15
Moorhead News
TOUGHS CAUGHT HERE
Clever Catch by Moorhsad Police Yes.
terday Afternoon-Were Return.
ed to Breckenridge.

That Moorhead is not a very safe
haven of refuge for criminals, who are
running away from the police of other
nearby cities was demonstrated here
yesterday.
Chief O'Laughlin, in Fargo, yester-
day, heard the description OF two men
who were wanted at Breckenridge for
doping and robbing one William Con-
way, of over $500, and then threw him
in the river, at Breckenridge last Mon
day night. Conway saved himself
from drowning and reported the as
sault to the police. Thinking the rob-
bers might come here Conway took
the first train to Moorhead and Fargo.
He reported to the Fargo police when
Chief OLaughlin happened to be pres
ent. The description tailed with men
he had noticed a short time before in
this city and he lost no time in return
ing to the east side of the river with
Conway and within a short time the
two men wanted were under arrest
and safely in irons at police head
quarters. The reports Of the arrest was
sent to Sheriff Fitzgerald at Breck-
enridge and he came to Moorhead and
received the men in custody last night,
and later took q pair Of the wickedest
looking toughs seen here for some
time, to the Wilkin county Jail. The
prisoners gave their names as Bill
Thomas and J. B. Flanagan. 1t is
said the men can be charged with three
separate felonies, the penalties for
which car keep them in prison for the
remainder of their lives.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-15
EAST SIDE NOTES.

Sylvan Rossness, aged 13, was acct
dentally drowned in Wall Lake, four
miles from Fergus Falls, yesterday
at noon. He was the son of Rev. and
Mrs. A. w. Rossness, a former minister
of the Norwegian Methodist church in
North Dakota, but had recently re-
turned to live at Fergus Falls. The
boy, with his parents were attending
a church picnic and the party had just
arrived at the lake when the boys
donned their bathing suits and hurried
into the water.
The tourists of the state automobile
association passed through Fergus
Falls yesterday about noon, but only
one car made a stop.
enthusiasts at Fergus Falls have
started a campaign to secure the hold
ing there of the Minnesota Butter
Makers association annual convention
which is to be held in November. .
The Misses Mary and Margaret De
Lay of Dilworth are visiting Mrs. D.
Barry in the town of Maine near Battle
Lake.
A car load of rye shipped from the
Cans farm near st. Cloud, graded No.
1 and Melted IS cents a bushel in Min
neapolis.
According to The st. Cloud Journal
Press candidates for the office of
county superintendent of schools must
file under the non-partisan class.
Secretary Perley of the board of ed
ucation announced that the public
schools of Moorhead will open on
Tuesday morning, Sept. 3.
The local baseball team will play
a game with Ada next Sunday after
noon. The visitors are reputed to be
crack players.
The Rev. HI. A. Kernen, pastor of the
Congregational church, with his family
expects to leave Hartford, CT, in the
vicinity of which they have been
spending the summer, about Aug. 29.
The congregation Of Grace Methodist
church of this city has requested the
continuance Of the Rev. MI. Abbott
as pastor for another year.
Rev. A. Fl. Mckee, superintendent of
the Methodist church for this district
is working to bring about a conSolida-
ton of the German and English
churches at Ada.
The Good Roads club at Ada did it's
part in making things pleasant for the
state automobilists when they passed
through that town-the roads for ten
miles in each direction from Ada were
well dragged with d split-log drag.
Local coal men express a fear that
there will be a shortage OF black dia-
monds. Mid-August finds only $4,000
tons on the Duluth docks.
Mrs. T. Edwards and family have
returned from the lakes where they
have been spending part of the sum
mer.
One Of the most attractive displays,
and probably the biggest n in the
two cities, is one at the home of Miss
A. j. Wright IL Sons awning factory.
There are four long trellises which
form a hollow square inside Of which
are q nuEnbsr Of lowering plants,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-15
v. R. FLOODSTROM DEAD

William r. Floodstrom, one of the
best known Fargo young men, passed
away at his home yesterday afternoon
Of tuberculosis. His death is a par
ticularly sad one as he was preceded
to the grave only a few months by
his wife, and two children survive.
The deceased "a 26 years of age.
He had been in poor health for some
time and his death will be sad in
telligence to his many friends in the
city. He is survived by his mother.
three listers and a brother.
No funeral arrangements have yet
been announced except that the serv-
ternal Order of Eagles. This evening
final announcement will be given out.
Udertaker Dougherty prepared the re-
mais for burial.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-15
NORMAL COMPOSITION
OF CREAM m BUTTER.

The production of creamery butter
has reached vast commercial opo
tions and different standards are in
force in the various states for the
regulation Of its quality and chemical
composition.
Reports of thousands of analyses
for water and other constituents have
appeared in various publications, bur
data showing the composition of nor
NAL American creamery butter and
the conditions under which such butt
ter is made are not plentiful.
The purpose of the departments
new bulletin, bureau Of Animal In
dustry, Nc. 149), published after a
comprehensive study of the subject,
is to show a variety of ways the re-
suits Of the chemical analysis of AM
erican creamery butter collected DUR
ing n year throughout the principal
dairy districts of the United States.
and to present at the am time a
record Of the conditions under which
the butter is made.
The area covered in this investi-
cation embraces the fourteen states
of California, Iowa, Kansas, Maine,
Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New
York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Penn
sylvania, South Dakota, Texas and
Wisconsin, and OF the samples which
were taken from 4S8 creameries. SOS
reached the laboratory In good condi.
ton for ANALYSIS. The methods of
sarnpling and of analysis are describ-
ed and the results given in a gem
eral table in the appendix, while thirty
tables constructed from the original
data show some of the comparisons
that may be made.
The pamphlet can be secured by
those interested in the subject by ap-
plying to the secretary of agriculture.
Washington, ID. C.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-15

thousands OF blossoms, many OF them
m rich shades, whites, reds and pur-
Pies. Conspicuous In the garden are
the large number OF rich red dahlias.
One James Greeley and changed
afterwards to George Mayer, when he
gets into trouble with the police, lis
making the towns along the Northern
Pacifc on his way west. He Is well
dressed. about 25 years Of age. He
tells an adroitly framed hard luck
story and then springs a 'phony''
stone for mounting and part OF his
game is to use q ring which he has
had to pawn for $3.50 He was at st.
Cloud on Monday.
Officials are complaining in some of
the counties that Office seekers are VII
olating the primary law, because they
are not filing semt-monthly statement
OF expenses incurred in their conduct
or their campaign. County attor-
neys are supposed to send out notices
to the delinquent office seekers and IL
they fail to respond the county attor-
ney begins proceedings against the Of
tenders and sends them to Jail. There
is trouble galore at st. Cloud.
The small wheat field on the high
school farm at Fergus Falls was
was composed OF IL acres, and the
amount threshed from 1t was 81 bush
els. There were some slight losses
incident to starting, and it is probable
that the correct yield was about 35
bushels to the acre. ~
Attorney Hanson of Barnesville has
appointed S. C. SoluHn as his personal
with the provisions Of the new election
law.
Yields of wheat in wifkin county
/ ara raOnrfnl at froya 4 K - 10 h,,ehaI
sweetpea vines there must be many
bearing blooms in ~profusion. On the
threshed a day or two ago. The field
to the acre.
Auditor Houglum has issued no.
tees calling a special meeting of the
county commissioners of Clay coun-
ty in session. Tuesday morning.
Aug. 81.
Theodore Skrei, who was in from
his farm today purchasing supplies
for n coming ~threshing season, said
n a the ecent rainy seaso had not
done near the damage in the wheat
fields that a great mar people mag
ine. Il consider the little harm done
very Insignificant" added Mr.. skrei.
A. N. Hopeman of the the Hope
man Construction Co., spent some
time this morning with outside parties
preparing tentative figures on con-
templated building enterprises in the
way of silos, barns, etc.
Manager Simmons Of the N. /. Olsen
CO. reports today that the prices for
barley had not changed from the quo
tations given yesterday, 45 to As cents
in Moorhead, however, he said that
movements of barley were becoming
more active every day. Cars were
being shipped out from different sta
tions now every day, from some sta
tons several car a day.
Today the Northern Pacific ghost
walked at division headquarters in
Dilworth. The checks were disburs-
ed from the Dilworth State bank and
in the work Cashier Manning was as
sisted by Mr.. Herrick, the teller at
the Moorhead National bank. About
$4,000 vas the amount disbursed in
pay checks this morning.
A. T. johnson, formerly of the Howe
Lumber Co. In this city, several years
ago, now in the lumber business at
Darlington. N. D., was in the city to-
day renewing acquaintance with old
friends in Moorhead.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-15
FORTUNE ON, his BODY

When the body of Richard Whalen
was being prepared for burial yester-
day by Undertaken Wasem, a large
wallet was found sewed in his clothes
which contained the sum of $3.50. The
money was in notes, checks and bank
notes and were the hordings and saw
ings of a lifetime, no III suspected
the former Front street character was
worth that amount of cash.
The money has been safely deposited
in the bank and will be held until
word is received from Whelan's only
living relative, a sister who resides
in the state of Michigan. She was no
titled yesterday and will proba5i- an
swer today. .
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-15
Injured Her Wrist.

While preserving fruit, yesterday
afternoon at her home. Mrs. John Ell
lingson sustained a serious injury to
her wrist by the accidental exploding
of a can of fruit in her hand. The
force of the explosion hit her wrist,
the main arteries OF which were sever
ed and she lost much blood. She
was removed to the Northwestern hos
pital, the head nurse of which, this
afternoon, reported that the patient
was doing very nicely under the care
of DR.. Verne, who does not entertain
the probability that amputation will
be necessary.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-15
Tourists hara.

]. v. Fessler and wife and Marion
Lake and wife with their colored driv-
er, in their immense touring car, were
in the city this morning and paid their
respects to Fred A. Irish of the First
National bank. They are on their way
by auto from their home at Moberly,
Mo-, to spend the balance of the sum
mer about the lakes of Minnesota, as
has been their custom for the past
several years, AND they were greatly
surprised and delighted at what they
had seen in the way of crops in the
state as they came along. They left
this afternoon for Minnesota, but
promised to make another call in the
near future.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-15
SURREY Train SERVICE

A report reached this CITY this morn
ing to the effect that the Great North
ern would begin a train service on the
Minot cutoff linz Sept. 1.
City Passenger Ticket Agent May on
being asked, stated that he had heard
president of the company and other
officials were here a few days they
gave out the statement that no at
tempt would be made to run passenger
trains before Oct. 1, so that 1t is like
ly that the story is but a rumor.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-15
INSPECT FLAX Wilt

cultural expert visiting the A. c., went
today in company with Prof. H. A.
Bolley to Devils Lake on a trip of
inspection. Their purpose was to in
vestigate the flax wilt that has been
reported in that locality.
The Russian visitor is the assistant
director of the Kharkow central agri-
cultural experiment station, located at
Kharkow In southern Russia. 1t is the
leading experiment station of the Rus
sion government and is in the heart
of the best wheat and crop belt of
that part of the empire. Professor
Bolley visited the station several years
ago.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-15
BroomhaIPs Renort.

Liverpool, Aug. ~15.-Market opened
about steady, unchanged to II lower
and following the opening prices ad-
vanced Il to u with the principal
strength in the near months. There
was active covering by the shorts
owing to continued general rain in
the United Kingdom, together with
unsettled weather in Germany which
Is delaying harvesting. Buying was
further prompted by the lack of
speculative offers with private reports
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-15
EXPECTING NO CHANGE
Cass County and Fargo Tax Officials
Expect No Changes From
Equalization Board.

County Auditor Leech and City AS
SCISSOR Emery are home from Bis.
marck, where they have been attend
ing the meeting Of the state board Of
equalization. They seem well salts
fed with the conditions and feel that
no changes need be looked for this
year.
ut looks as though. the general levy
would be made on the basis of last
year and that no changes need be ex-
pected," said Mr., Leech today. "At
the present time the board is busy
listening to the reports Of the au-
ditors."
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-15
Fine Grain SAMPLES.

J. L. Carter Of the Standard Oil Co..
of this city. brought to the First Ma
tional bank some fine samples Of grain
which he had secured at Beach, out on
the slope. There were specimens OF
blue stem wheat, of maccaroni wheat,
OF oats, barley and fax, all filled out to
OVERLOOKING and all ready for cutting.
Mr.. Carter said it was the finest he
had ever seen.