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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-12-13

/
N for Christmas week can be
| ~ given with great success in
the following manner:
Small ropes OF greens are arranged
to reach from the chandelier to the
four corners Of the room. and directly
over number or small tables are
bells OF silvered wire and crystalized
grasses. The clappers Of the bells.
representing sn0wballs. are fashioned
from cotton batting and sprinkled
with diamond dust. About the rooms
are crystal bowls holding white chrys-
anthemums. both real and artificial,
and on side table is snow man on
huge SNOWFALL. made from frayed
out cotton with coating Of salt and
crystalized alum. On the head Of the
snow man is jauntily perched a point
ed white paper cap. ,s ).
The fun Of the evening begins when
white paper bags are passed and the
guests are given. each in turn snow
balls, or, rather. rubber balls. covered
with wool, and requested to knock the
hat OF the snow man. When one sue
ceeds 10 doing SO down tumble white
candy balls as big as large marbles.
The SNOWFALL is a kind Of Jack Horn
er pie piled high with cardboard boxes
Initiating stockings Each boy .is tied
with white baby ribbensand artistical-.
~ embellished with a Sleigh. a.swin,,
ter landscape. "a Santa Claus. a Christ
mas tree and an appropriate couplet.
The tOp}ef each box is marked SO as
to guide the players to their places at
the little tables. at which progressive
old fashioned games. such as authors.
skip. ,crokinoles jackstrawa. domlnOs,
go-bang. checkers. parchesi and an
Cling are to be played. Each guest
selects his or her box, and then the
hostess writes the name of the owner
upon It. after which the boxes are
placed in row on the mantel. When
all are seated at the small tables It Is
discovered that the tally surprise is to
be the most delightfully."- amusing fea-
ture Of the afternoon. At the end Of
every game those who win draw from
an immense stocking hanging from
the mantel packages done up In firing
ed white tissue paper and drop them
In their stocking boxes, and at the end
of the afternoon the one having the
fullest stocking box receives a big |
bunch of white carnations tied with |
white ribbon, ea[. la
/ Much omerriment follows the undo
Ing Of the packages. as each one con-
tains a comical toy. $1,000
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-12-13

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All the Sunday services of the Bap
fist Church in the. future are to bt
held in the Star Theatre. This
change was made in order that the
old church building might be- tori
down. -
I The services last Sunday, which
were the first In the theatre, were
well attended. There were more
present at Sunday School than have
been present since Rally Day. at
the evening service there were a
fourth more present than could have
been seated in the church.
The subject next Sunday evening,
which will be the last of the Christ
mas Meditations". will be what
Christ Has done for Humanity" The
chorus choir will sing.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-12-13
Notice OF DISSOLUTION

Notice is hereby given that Taylor
& Brosius and Taylor Brothers G.
Brosius who have been associated to-
gether in business under each of the
above firm names, are no longer buy
ing goods or employing labor as such
firm. and neither of the individuals
heretofore connected with such firm
or firms will hereafter be RESPONSE
BILE for bills contracted under either
firm name. +" '+5,s ~~,
Dated November. gath. 1912. q, ~: 49,
TAYLOR BROTHERS. z s4-4.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-12-13
FINE CHAIR FOR YOU.

rs fine leather rocker, Mission style,
in the show window of the DeKay
Grocery should interest those who ex-
pect to take some rest during the
winter evenings. The chair ia
going to be given away. and IL your
money Is scarce ana your. taxes high.
II will be . comfort to have the big
chair. Rsad Mr. Delays advertise
nsnt On pass Asar.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-12-13
sAIiE NEAR STERLING

Next Monday, December 1etA, an
auction sale will be held at tho
ranch Of r. r. Jones. a mile ana
half north Of Sterling. People can
80 down on the motor and be there
when the sale begins. at !, noon.
Lunch will be served. Motor starts
back at 4 p. m.
Five brood mares, 4 colts. Jer-
sey Bull, 4, 3 year old heifers. one
fresh soon. 2 spring calves, / Mil
waukee Binder, l Milwaukee Mower.
! 4 horse seeder, 1. 4 horse disk
pillow, 4 horse disk and pufverizer.
/ Fresno scraper, 2 slip scrapsrs. 1.
leveler, sets double harness, set
single harness, 1 single buggy,
wagons. l hay rack, l sage brush
grubber and some other articles will
be sold.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-12-13
ONE ACRE LAW.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12-Senator
Borah of Idaho and Representative
LaFollette, Of Washington, are pre-
pairing and will introduce a bill a.
mending the homestead law by re-
ducing the amount of cultivation re-
quired to one acre at the end Of the
second year and three acres the third
year.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-12-13
NELSON GAGoN WEDDING

Miss Ida Nelson and Wendell D.
Gagon both Of this city were married
in st. Anthony Monday afternoon.
The bride is the charming young
lady who for some time has been en-
ployed in the Biethan store and the
groom 10 the SON of Mr.. and Mrs.
9. y. Gagon.
The couple have lifted up d nice
little home on South Maple Street.
and they will make B,ackfoot their
home.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-12-13
DIPPEL-MURPHEY WEDDING

Miss Lille DIPPED, daughter of N.
C. DIPPED and Mr.. L. B. Murpheys of
Idaho Falls we're married Sunday
afternoon by Rev. Luther StroM-
quist at the home OF DR.. H. C. Dipped
on west Pacific street. Those pressat
at the wedding we're Or. Ceurthaad
and Misses Trow and Critchilslde oe
Idaho Falls. Iva
They will make their homo on ths,
coast some ybsre. The lpeoplestof
Blackfoot regret 1t very much Becasss
they will lose one of their incest girls
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-12-13
J. J. GUHEEN TO BOISE

J. J. Guheen will resign his posi-
ton as receiver at the Blackfoot
Land office and accept the appoint
ment of assistant attorney general
of Idaho.
He took his family to the capital
this week and is getting them loca-
ted, preparatory to taking up his
duties there soon after the first Of
the year.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-12-13
NEW DIRECTORY OF COUNTY
GOES INTO CIRCULATION

R. L. Polk, & Co. have just issued
the 1928 Idaho Falls, Bonneville,
Bingham and Fremont counties Dir
ectory, which cotnains an alphabet
ical list of the business firms and
private. citizens of the cities Of Idaho
Falls, Aberdeen, Ashton, Blackfoot,
briggs, Rexburg, Rigby, Roberts, St..
Anthony, Shelley, Sugar City, and
Teton, and they particularly call at
tention to the arrangement of the
information contained in this direc-
tory The advantages will be readily
be seen. by, those. who, through con.
slant use, are familiar with the gem
eral style and make up of the ave-
rage county directory This arrange
ment. they believe, will enable pat
rons, and the novice as well, to read
lily find the information desired.
You will find the information COM
piled in the following order:
Advertising pages on colored pap
Title page and Index-Pages 6, ~
and s. ''''
Idaho Falls city directory begin
ming page 8.
Bonneville county Directory be-
ginning page 80.
Bingham county directory begin
ming page SO, the towns arranged al
phabetically, each of the larger
towns following sketch of same.
These lists include the name taken
from the county Tax list as we'll as
names of all people residing on rur-
al delivery routes, making the list for
each town complete in itself. In
stead of having three seperate alpha
betical lists of names for each town,
Wis, "a following sketch, ~ rur-
al route list, and (3) Tax list, you
will find all the names for each large
town following sketch of same, max.
ing one complete. alphabetical list for
each town. \. .s.l4s$ :, II /
Beginning page 163--Names Of all
Of the balance Of Bingham
county, complied by name and giving
postoffice address,
Fremont county-Page 1877, com
piled same as Bingham county. 4
Beginning page 314-C Classified
business directory Of Bonneville,
Bingham and Fremont counties, CON-
piled, first. by business; second, by
towns, third, by name.
Authorizations: sections; s.. town
'hip-T; Ranger; Acres--A. Thel
amount after the name indicates the
valuation Of property as
shown by the county tax roll The
lame in parenthesis following the
mans name is the given name of his
wife. This Is the only work pub
ished containing this information.
The work is handsomely bound in
'lue cloth embossed in red and black
nd is invaluable to our merchants
or reference, addressing and mail
ng purposes.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-12-13
PUBLIC NOTICE.

Notice Is hereby given that at the
January meeting of the board of
county commissioners, will apply to
the board for the appointment of a
deputy sheriff and a jailer for the
ensuing term of two years.
w. r. JONES. Sheriff-elect
Bingham County. Idaho. 1854.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-12-13

For sale or trade for Idaho Realty.
choice quarter section Of land in
central South Dakota. 4
HALL X. WALLIS,
American Falls, Ida. 26-1
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-12-13

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY RATES
Via Oregon Short Line, tickets On
bale December 10, 20. 81. -. a..
o. %, and 81. 1912, and January
lstsi 1913. lfmitsd to January 8.
1895 Lcw szt.s between loesi
points. See agsats tor sstss and
further pasticulars. ss-3.
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awsy. Look for Il 49, want Ads
For mls % trade orsso y stveH
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BxPREss OFFICE
..iIPPRRs, NOTICR

Express office hours, to $3.50.
Freight office hours from a. m
until p. m.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-12-13

Freight going north must be biiled
the day before. Freight for the south
received until II Q. m. for shipment
che Same day. rGs
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AROUND THE COURT House

can will maintain great silence for
"a wh{1p 49,
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-03-22
AsIT SOMETIMES HAPPENS.

The man ut the corner Of the down
town alley was selling some kind Of
cement
IL was worth % cents bottle. rs
he explained TO his hearers, but in or
der TO introduce IL he was making q
special price OF one dime. good for thio
particular occasion only. and he guar
anteed satisfaction or money ro-
funded.
''Will II mend broken china7" in.
CURED lean. understood man in the
crowd
1T VIII mend anything bot broken
promise or n ruined character Say.
my friend. here's couple OF sticks ~
wood. fastened together at the ends
If you break them apart I'll make you
present OF a bottle"
Carclossly the underlined man took
the joined sticks In his hands
Then he gave them sudden. vic-
tent wrench.
Bu they didn't break apart
II Is saddening to have to spoil
story In his manner. but sometimes.
in the interests of historical accuracy.
II has 10 be done.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-03-22
HEALTH FOR THE CHILD.

The careful mother, watching close
~ the physical pecullarities Of her
children. soon learns that health Is In
a great measure dependent upon nor
NAL. healthy, regular bowel action.
When the bowels are inactive. loss or
appetite. restlessness during sleep. ir.
ritability and a dozen and one similar
evidences OF physical disorder are soon
apparent.
Keep the bowels free and clear and
good health Is assured. At the first
sign OF constipation give the child a
teaspoonful OF DR.. Caldwelrs Syrup
Pepsin ut bedtime and repeat the
dose the following night. II necessary.
You will find the child will quickly re-
cover its accustomed good spirits. and
eat and sleep normally.
DIR. Caldwelrs Syrup Pepsin Is far
preferable to salts. cathartics and
purcative waters which are harsh in
their action. Syrup Pepsin acts on
the bowels easily and naturally. yet
positively. and causes no gripping or
discomfort. Its tonic properties build
up the stomach. liver and bowels, re-
storing their normal condition.
Druggists everywhere sell Dr. Cald'
wells Syrup Pepsin In soc and sl.00
bottles. Ii you have never tried this
remedy. send for sample to DR.. W
Il. Caldwell. col Washington ST.. Mon
ticello. Ill. He will gladly send a
trial bottle without any expense ia
you whatever.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-03-22
CHAPTER V.-continued.

Back In Dawson, though be remained
true to his word and never touched
hand 10 pick and shovel. he worked as
hard as ever in his life. He had 4
thousand irons In the fire, and they
kept him busy. Heavy as were his
expenses, he won more heavily. He
took lays. bought half shares. shared
with the men he grub-staked. and made
personal locations. Day and night his
dogs were ready, and he owned the
fastest teams: so that when STAN.
pede 10 new discovery was on. II was
Burning Daylight to the fore through
the longest. coolest nights till he
blazod his stakes next 10 Discovery.
In one way or another 60 say nothing
OF the many worthless creeks) he
came into possession of properties on
the good creeks, such rs Sulphur, Do
minion. Fxcelsis Siwash. Cristo, Al
hambra. and poclittle. The thousands
he poured out flowed back In tens OF
thousands
Dawson grew rapidly that winter OF
1896 Money poured in on Daylight
kASAl tie SaAAt VI W" u ~ = iaN iAbAtABN
ly invested il where ii would gather
more. In fact. he played the danger.
Gus game OF pyramidng and no more
perilous pyramidinG than in n placer
camp could he imagined. But he
played with his eyes wide open.
Corner lots in desirable locations
sold that winter for from ten 10 thirty
L. fs~h ri
out over the trails and passes for the
newcomers 20 bring down log-rafts.
and, as a result, the summer Of 1897
saw his saw mills working day and
night on three shifts. ana still he had
logs left over with which 10 build
cabins. These cabins, land included,
sold NJ from one 10 several thousand
dollars. Twost3ry log buildings, in
the business part of town brought him
from forty 10 FIFTY thousand dollars
apiece. These fresh accyeuons OF cap
ital were Immediately invested in 9th
CT ventures. He turned gold over and
over. until everything that he touched
seemed TO turn To gold
With the summer rush from the out.
side came special CORES pouGcats for
the big newspapers and magazines.
and one and an, using unlimited space
they wrote Daylight up; so that, SO far
as the world uas concerned Daylight
doomed the largest figure in Alaska OF
course, after several months, the
world became Interested in the span
ish War. and forgot al bout him. but
In the Klondikc itself Daylight still re-
manned the most prominent figure.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-03-22
CHAPTER VI.

II was held By the thousands of
hero-worshippirg chechaquos that Day.
light was a man absolutely without
fear. Bat BEETLES and Dan Macdonald
and other sourdoughs shook their
heads and laughed as they mentioned
women And they were right lie had
always been afraid OF them from the
time. himself lad OF seventeen, when
Queen Anne. of Juneau made open
and ridiculous love TO him For that
natter ne never had 4 own women.
Born r. o mining-camp where they
were rare and mysterious having no
sisters, his mother Gying while he was
an infant. he had never been in con
tact with them
But II was left 70 the Virgin 10 give
him his final fright She was found
one morning dead IN her cabin. A
shot through me toad had done H.,
and she lad lett no message. no ex-
PLANTATION. Thon cauo the talk. Some
wit. voicing public opinion. called 1t q
case OF too much Daylight she had
killed herself because o him Every.
UONN hhtN ii4iS, alAN st4I SO. / ne cor
respondents wrote II up, and once
more Burning Daylight King Of the
Klondike, was sensationally featured
IN the Sunday supplements OF the
United States. The Virgin had
Strengthened up, so the feature-stories
ran, and correctly so. Never had she
entered a Dawson City dance-hall.
When she first arrived from Circle
City, she had earned her living by
washing clothes. Next, she had bought
q sewing machine and made mems
drill parkas. fur caps, and moosehide
anittens. Then she had gone as clerk
INTO the First Yukon Bank. All this
and more. was known and told. though
one and all were agreed that Day
Il4ht, while the cause, had been the
lnuocent cause OF her untimely end.
And the worst OF II was that Day
nshs knev. " vas true. Always would
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-03-22

mantle OF snow could not hide. he.
meath him, in every direction. were
the cabins or men. But not many
men were visible. A blanket OF smoke
filed the valleys and turned the gray
day 10 melancholy twilight Smoke
arose from n thousand holes I'm the
snow, where. deep down on bedrock,
in the frozen muck and gravel. men
crept and scratched and dug. and ever
built more fires 20 break the grip or
the frost.
Organization was what was needed.
he decided; and his quick imagination
sketched Eldorado Greek, from mouth
70 source. and from mountain top 10
mountain top. In the hands OF one ca.
ing. as yet untried. but bound 10 come,
he saw would be a makeshift. What
should be done was 10 hydraulic the
valley sides and benches. and then, on
the creek bottom, TO use gold-dredges.
There was the very chance for another
big killing. lie had wondered just
what was precisely the reason for the
Guggennammers ana the Dig Englisn
concerns sending in their high-salaried
experts. That was their scheme. That
was why they had approached him for
the sale of worked-out claims and tail.
ings. They were content TO let the
small mine-owners gopher out what
they could. for there would be mil
lions IN the leavings.
And. gazing down on the smoky IN
ferno OF crude effort. Daylight outlined
the new game he would play. game
in which the Guggenhammers and the
rest would have to reckon with him.
But along with the delight in the new
conception came a WEAKNESS. He was
tired of the long Arctic years, and he
was curious about the Outside-the
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-03-22
FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY
Where the Winters Are Cold and tho
Shows Deep.

Writing from the vicinity David
Harum made famous, man says that
he was an habtual coffee drinker, and
although he knew IL was doing him
harm, was too obstinate TO give il up
till all at once he went to pieces with
nervousness and insomnia, loss OF ap-
petite, weakness, and generally
used.up feeling. which practically un,
fitted him for his arduous occupation,
and kept him on a couch at home
when his duty did not call him out.
while in this condition Grape
Nuts food was suggested TO me, and !
began TO use IL. Although II was In
the middle of winter. and the Their
mometer was often below zero. almost
my entire living for about six weeks
OF severe exposure was on Grape Nuts
food with q little bread and butter and
a cup of hot water, till was wise
enough TO make Postum my table bev.
erage.
After the first two weeks ! began
10 feel better and during the whole
winter | never lost trip on my mail
route. frequently being on the road
or 8 hours at Il time.
The constant marvel 10 mo was
how person could do the amount OF
work and endure tho fatigue aud hard.
chip as | dill, on so small an amount
OF food. But found my new rations
so perfectly satisfactory that have
continued them-using both Postum
and Grapc-Nuts at every meal, and
often they comprise my entire meal.
"All my nervousness, irritability and
Insomnia have disappeared and healthy,
natural sleep has come back to me.
But what has been perhaps the great
est surprise TO me Is the fact that
with tho benefit 10 my general health
has come remarkable Improvement
In my eye-sight.
III good appetite, good digestion,
good eye-sight, strong nerves and an
active brain are to be desired, / can
say from my own experience, use
Grape-Nuts and Postum" Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich.
Read the little book, "The Road to
Wellville." In pkgs. There's reason"
Ever read the above letters A new
one appears from time 60 time. They
are genuine, exue, snd fun 0f humas
interest.
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now when he looked back on Il and
felt again the touch of her lips on his
hand she was saying good-by. an
eternal goodby. and he had never
guessed At that very moment, and
for all the moments OF the evening.
coolly and deliberately, as he well
knew her way. she had been resolved
10 die II he had only known a.! Tn
touched by the contagious malady
himself nevertheless he would have
married her II he had had the slight
est inkling OF what she contemplated.
And yet he knew, furthermore. that
hers was a certain stif-kreed pride
that would not have permitted her 10
accept marriage IS an act OF philan-
thropy. There had really been no saw.
ing her, after all The lovc-diseass
had fastened upon her, and she had
been doomed from the first TO perish
Of It.
six thousand spent the winter OF
1897 In Dawson, work OF the creeks
went on apace, while beyond the pass
es Il was reported that one hundred
thousand more were waiting for the
spring. Late one brief afternoon. Day.
light, on the benches between French
Hill and Shookum Hill. caught wild
er vision Of things. Beneath HIM lay
the richest part of Eldorado Creek.
while up and down Bonanza he could
see for miles. Il was a scene Of .
vast devastation. TIE hills. to their
tops. had been shorn of trees. and
their naked sides showed signs OF gor-
Ing and perforating that even the
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he remember that last night he had
seen her He had thought nothing OF
IL NJ the time: but. looking back. he
was haunted by every little thing that
had happened. In the light Of the
tragic event, he could understand
cverything-her quietness. that calm
gertrude rs If all veXing questions or
living had been smoothed ont and
were gone. and that certain ethereal
sweetness about all that she had said
and done that had been almost mater
nal. He remembered the way she had
looked ut him. how she had laughed
when he narrated Mickey Dolan's mis-
take in stalking the fraction on Shook.
um Gulch. Her laughter had been
lightly joyous, while at the same time
IL had lacked its old-time robustness.
Not that she had been grave or sub
dued. On the contrary. she had been
so patiently content, so filled with
peace. She had fooled him. fool that
he was. He had even thought that
night that her feeling for him had
passed, and he had taken delight in
the thought. and caught visions OF the
satisfying future friendship that would
be theirs with this perturbing love
out OF the way.
And then, when he stood IT the
door. cap in hand, and said good night.
II had struck him at the time as n
funny and embarrassing thing. her
bending over MS hand and kissing IL.
He had felt like fool. but he shlvered