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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-08-26

The mass meeting held at the Isis
Theatre last evening, for the purpose
of giving those of our local citizens
who are interested in the Industrial
School investigation conducted at St.
Anthony, an opportunity of learning
the true conditions of affairs at that
institutions was attended by large
audience who at all times displayed
keen interest in the remarks and state
ments made by Attorneys Holden and
Hansen, who conducted the meeting
here upon the invitationof number
of Blackfoot's leading citizens.
The meeting was called to order by
Rev. c. A. Edwards, who asked all
present to stand and sing America"
after which Rev. Mr.. Stromquist gave
the invocation. Mr. Edwards then
introduced Attorney Harry A. Holden,
of Idaho Falls, who has taken an ac-
tive part in the investigation. Mr..
Holden said \that he wished 1t thor
oughly understood that the investiga-
ton was not the result of prejudice or
personal feeling on his part, but that
he had demanded the Investigation
wholly with humane feeling for the
little boys and girls, who through vari-
GUS and unfortunate circumstances had
become inmates of the st. Anthony
institution.
On account of the lateness Of the
hour Mr.. Holden did not read the
twenty typewriter pages of evidence
he had in his possession, but instead
commented upon lhe evidence and tes-
,tNnony of the witnesses in a general
way; the position taken by the off
GERS and trustees of the institution,
and of the willingness of Governor
Hawley to make the investigation thor
ongh.
Mr.. Holden reviewed the evidence
in a general wayy, showing how in
mates of the Institution had testified
that they were well treated whole
families giving exactly the same an
swers to the questions put to them by
the attorneys ard added that it was
plainly evident that they were forced.
through fear Of punishmc Mt, to s.ify
Us the officers of the institution so
wished But he produced evidence and
letters from former inmates who told
.of the severe Wliippings and low cruel.
ly they had been punished on the
last proyoeation many Of the boys not
knowing the cause Of the punishment,
In reviewing the testimony Of superil-
tendent Hpmphries, Mir, Holden stated
that the ayid nee showed plainly that
Mr. iumphries had dlsrosareed the
rules of the institution; that he new
er demanded report from his sub
ordinates, and that each family man
aSer acted as he saw fl in puni hing
the girls and boys Of whom he had
charge.
Attorney Holden produced the names
Of several citizers Of the county and
state who had testified as to the cen
.dition Of affairs at the institution,
and then exhibited four Of the straps
exhibited in the testimony given at
St. Anthony
IAN tbs evidence is clairea by
The defense to- be fa'se ana praudieed.'
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-08-26
ORGANIZE
CENTRAL COMMITTEE

The Republicans held a rousing NEE,
Ing at the Courl House Saturday after
noon with every precinct in the county
bYt one represented, and besides form
ulating plans which will lead them on
to an overwhelming victory in Novem-
ber, they indorsed ths National and
State platforms and elected the fol-
lowing officers:
DR.. Hoover, State Committeeman; R.
N. West, chairman; v. G. White sec
retary.
Following is the members of the
County Central Committee and their
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-08-26

Chairman Excursion Commit &c
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-08-26
SALT LAKE BUSINESS
MEN ARE COMING
Blackfoot Will Be Honored By Visit of the
Distinguished Gentlemen at Most Op-
perfume Time.

" ON September 12, BlackfoOt will b
honored by visit from the Salt
Lake Commercial Club Trade Exten-
sion excursion train carrying upwards
of one hundred business men and CAPT.
talists of Salt Lake and they will, upon
the arrival of the train, submit them
selves to whatever plans are made by
Blackfoot
Plans already made are meager, but
it has been definitely decided that af
ter a short get acquainted meeting at
the Commercial Club rooms, the visit
ors will be taken to the fair and CIV
en- an opportunity to see the remark
able productiveness of Bingham County
1t is desired by Mayor !Capps and the
Commercial Club that suggestions be
made as to what form Of entertainment
be arranged. Owing to the short time
the visitors will be here, and their com
ing at just the right time, there is
question as to whether to arrange any
thing other than to give them a good
look at the exhibits; at the fair.
Following is the letter received by
Mayor Capps:
Salt Lake City,,
August 21st, 1912
The Honorable Mayor,
Blackfoot, Idaho:
Dear Sir:
The Salt Lake City Commercial
Club Trade Extension Excursion spe-
cial train, carrying one hundred or
more of our representative business
men and capitalists. accompanied by
band Of twenty-five pieces, will stop
atsBlackfoot from 11.45 a. m. until L
p. m. on Thursday, September IL.
During the time we will be at Black
foot the members of our party and
our band will conform to whatever ar
rangements you may make. We partie
ularly desire that you will not under
take any special entertainment On
our account. We will have our meals
aboard the special train, and while
we are in your city, desire to devote
our time to meeting arc talking with
your business men antl leading cit'zers
We regret that our railroad schedule
for the day Vfll not permit us to ex-
tend our visit beyond the time speci-
fled In the future however we aim
to run these excursions more frequent-
ly and Will then BE- able to make long
er stops.
We are toeay writing q the Presi-
dent of your Commercial Club along
these same lines.
Thanking you for your attention and
awaiting an early response, l am
Yours very truly,
CHAS. TRUG,
Chairman Excursion Commit ee
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-08-26
NOTICE

Owing to the increase in business,
we will be unable ia visit Blacsfoot
more than once a month. For the pre-
sent we will be at the Anderson Room
ing House the last Tuesday of each
month Hawk Eye Optical Co, Idaho
Falls A22-2t
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-08-26
PURE BRED PLYMOUTH
ROCKS FOR SALE.

Being over stocked with this, years
hatch of Plymouth Rock chickens, l
will sell some cid hens and early
spring, eoekerels K. P. Brown at
the Optinist office.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-08-26

AperOeen-
c. L. Myer
P. A.. Fugate
R. A. StearnsN
Basalt-
c. w. McCurdy
c. w. Johnson
c. H. Christensen
BIackfoot No. T.
Geo. L. Stone
DR.. G. A. Hoover
RI. Dygert
BIackfoot No. p
R. N. West
L. j. Porter
Nofer Davis
Blackfoot No. g.
w. A. Younie
Adam Kundert
T. H. Christy
eIackfoot No. 4
S. w. Gibbs
Hank Boice
E. A. Doud
Daniison-
Geo. Mclean
Dan Cutting
G. w. Stowell
GroveIand-
Israel Butt
G. w. Hammond
MoreIand-
John Wray
Lewis Robbins
Ed, Hines
Presto
w. r. Young
Jacob Teeples
Milford Christensen
Rich
l.. S. Caldwell
Alma Clough
j S. Burd IL
R9sa-
Jas. Chapman
Lewis Felt
Js. G. Johnston
Riverside
j. w. Ktlian
Jed Taylor
Geo. Fl, Smith.
Shelley
Nlll' Dooiey
Thos. Mitchell
jos Holland
Taylor
Chris Anderson
J.W. Regwin
Lee Clark
Thomas
D, j. Murdcck
P. B. Dance
P. c. Felsted
WoodvlIle--
J. Fl. MONTAGUE
Jas. Fugal e.
.Jno. L. Rider
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-08-26

The last report heard at this office
concerning the illness of E. A John
son was that he was slowly improving
and shows good signs of recovering
from this sick spell by which he was
SO suddenly seized
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-08-26

Mrs. S. NJ. Sprague of Seattle has
been the guest of Mrs. Frances Pool
for the past week and will probably
visit here for another week.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-08-26

Observation-Disclosures
Mrs. Frances Pool Entertained

Mrs. Frances Pool Entertained
On Thursday evening ,AIrS Frances
Pool entertained at her home in honor
of Miss Rauer, Of Washington. u. c.
and Mrs. S. NJ. spraaue, o. Seattle,
Wash Tho house was BEAUTIFULLY de-
coratea in green and white ara d'n-
/ fing-room adorned wish large bouquets
OF sweet peas. A delicious three
course lunch was served, Bird q was
the main feature Of the evening, and
1.-TWO guest prizes were awarded to
Miss Bauer and Mrs. sprague, Two
Iprizos were giYen to TIC gentlemen,
/ which We're, received by Thomas Nor
ton ard ANm, Valley. TIC ladies prize
1 were graated. to- Mrs ghas. Hart end
Mrs !, r Aldrie.h, Tha invited guests
I.all spent a very enjoy able evening.
Mrs. judge Stevens entertained a
numher Of ladies' az her home last
! Friday afternoon in honor OF Mrs,
Sprague, of Seattle, with bridge The
prizes We're presented to Mrs. f. c..
Christ and Mrs. Early, Mrs. Kahlor re-
Eceiying the low prize The home was
prettiIy deccratedwitI green and white
and the dainty three course lunch
which was served was also in green
and white. The after TAOHOAAARF
and white. The Afternoon was spent
very probably.
The picnic which the Modern Wood
men and Royal Neighhors had lest
Thursday was one of very good suc-
cess. 1t was largely attended and all
were well served with the lunch. All
declared very jelly time.
| Mrs. S. NJ. sprague of Seattle has
been the guest of Mrs. Frances Pool
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-08
FOR A LAW ABOVE PARENTAL
Surgeon Advocates Compulsory Opera
lions for Relief of peformed
Children.

The question of compulsory opera
tons upon crippled and defective
children, which was decided by Judge
Sulzberger at Philadelphia as entire
ly a matter for the discretion of the
parents, has found a vehement pro-
testant in DR.. e. A. Spitzka. The
brain specialist comes forward with
the statement that these operations
should be made compulsory by legis-
lative enactment. Doctor Spitzka
said:
Parents should not be permitted to
prevent an operation upon a child
when that operation was absolutely
necessary for the child's good. If a
conference Of surgeons finds it is pos
sible to correct some physical de-
formity by an operation, then no pa
rent should be permitted to step in
and prevent that child from having
at least a normal chance to compete
with the rest of mankind.
The good of the community should
be considered first and laws should
so be made that the parents must
be forced to hand over the child for
an operation at the hands of com
petent experts when it is deemed nee.
essary to have an operation"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-08

Scotland Lodge No. SO. A. F. & A. M
Whereas the Supreme Architect of
the universe has in His Allwise Provi.
dence removed from our midst our be-
loved Bro. Ed. Fa1lon and
Whereas he will be greatly missed
from councils in the Lodge, and by
his family and frien is.
Be it therefore resolved
LIST That we commend his virtuous,
kind life as a model to our Brothers.
End That we will emulate his virtues.
3rd That W hereby extend to his
bereaved family our heartfelt SYM
pathy in their great bereavement.
4th That a copy of these resolutions
shall be furnished the family and a
copy spread on the minutes of this
Lodge and also a copy furnished oul
city papers for publication.
F. L, Wheeler
Committee A. S. Loveall
Chas. A. Robinson
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-08
$500 Worth for $500

You are going to vote for a presiden-
tial candidate this fall to fill the chair
ot the White House for a term of four
years and there are numerous and
weighty questions to be decided before
he is selected. The Sioux City Daily
Tribune, an independent newspaper,
publishes iut~elligently the solution of
these questions through its editorial
columns and its splendid system Of tel
egraphic reports. Its general news pag-
es are replete with daily reports from
the states and foreign countries. You
can hardly afford to be without such a
paper, mailed for only $500 a year.
If you will hand that amount to the
publisher of this paper or send direct
to The Tribune at Sioux City, the pa
per will be mailed to your address for
twelve months.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-08
ATTENTION

On Thursday evening, August
9th, a beautiful and instructive
.cantata, entitled "a Dream of
Fairy Land" will be given at the
opera house. The opening chorus
will be rendered by twenty-six
children. The cantata will be rem
dered by thirty-two children who
find the two little orphans asleep
by the wayside. By a wave of the
fairies wands the two little girls
are made fairies and conducted
thru the mysteries of Fairyland,
only to find that it also is not ex.
empt from sorrow. The imper.
senators of the little orphans are
Lucille Bruhn and Edna Sanders
Admission 35c. and 25c.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-08
SURELY HAD LIKING FOR DOG
Georgia Wilson Would Pay Fine, but
Retained Possession of Her
Priced Pet.

Georgia Wilson, negress, was fined
$40 for being di%sorderly. Charges were
made by Patrolmen 0'Hern and Per-
ryman, who told Judge Bacon she
wanted to whip a mar about a dog.
Would you fight over a dog?" ask
ed Judge Bacon.
Il sho' would ovah dis heah dawg."
why? Is it a valuable dog"
"Nossah, / guess it han't we'th so
much, but I done been habin' dat
dawg evan since it wah a aoun' pup,
and jes' lax it, OATS all. I haid
ruther dat man fight and kick me den
dick dat dawg."
did he kick the dog?"
"They say he did"
"This man ia court?" asked Judge
Bacon.
mo, I understand" began Officer
O'Hern, that the man she is talking
about claims the dog"
Oats de troof. Judge; he do. De
dawg is mine. When it wah a pup
dat same man he say, Georgia, If you
want dat no count pup you can hab
him. I done TUX de pup ho1o and
raised him. He is a big dawg now
and I also likes him"
but you oughtin't to fight over a
dog
Judge, dat niggah man, he dun
come to nah house an say if didn't
glib up dat dawg he gwine ter pull nah
hath off"
did he make any attempt to pull
your hair OFF,"
"Nossah; dun dahed him ter tech
me; dat dawg he stood right twixt
nah feet, and hid undah nah dress,
If dat mar haid teched me dat dawg
would hab chawed his head off"
well, I'll have to fine you for
cursing and wanting to clean out that
Observation-Disclosures News Scim-
itar,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-08
ANNOUNCEMENT

| have decided to re-enter the
millinery business and shall be
pleased to welcome my old Gus
toners and greet many new ones.
| shall have an entirely new and
date stock and shall endeavor
to please you. You will find me
located in Mr.. Barker's former
produce office. Watch for open
ing date, later
Mrs. MINNA MASON
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-08

The busy sections are now. in
the farming districts and the towns
are taking a vacation.
Mrs. G.. E. Muller, of Tyndall,
is in town today, visiting at the
home of her brother, Clarence
Marchant.
Miss Anna Zolnowsky went to
Parkston Wednesday to make ar
rangements for a boarding place
for the coming school year.
The new sections tool house at
the cemetery is nearly completed.
1t is 12x14 feet in size, built of
cement blocks and with cement
floor, and is located near the center
of the cemetery.
Henry Frank, who vas injured
in a motor cycle collision three
weeks ago, is able to sit mp in p
wheel chair but it will be GONE
time before he will be able to use
the leg that was so badly splinter
ed.
Rev. Loveall has been expert.
menting with a little patch O
Alaska wheat in his garden. The
heads are much larger than the
ordinary varieties Of wheat and are
well filled. If the sample that he
has raised is a fair test tLis variety
would certainly yield fully fifty pei
cent more than Il ordinary vari.
cites.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-08

aNNHlAE% EME4
Will Tice came from Sioux City
Sunday, and is spending his vaca,
ton at the home of his mother-in-
law, Mrs. Mahaney.
Mrs. q. G. Gum and Mrs. Eu.
gene Schneider left last week
Thursday for Washington, Ia, to
visit the family OF George Schnei-
der,
Another car load Of Alberta
peaches from Arkansas, was on
track here this week which was
distributed among the merchants
and retailed at $1.75 per bushel.
The band concert given in
hangers grove near Olivet last
Sunday, drew an immense crowd
from neighboring towns and sur
rounding country. The bands
from Memo, Trip and belmont,
all under the leadership of Chas.
McClung, we're present, and a few
members of the Scotland band
we're there, but not enough of them
to take part Independently. The
Tyndall band was also there and
gave some excellent music. A
ball game in which the Trip and
Freeman teams competed, was
played in the afternoon, Trip
winning by a score of three to one.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-08
PLENTY OF TIME TO REFORM
Under the Circumstances, AutoIst
Concluded He Would Wait to
Make Restitution.

There's a thing that has happened
to several acquaintances of mine that
| wonder has not found its way into
print long before this" said the au-
toist, as a sort of windup to the adj
ventures he had been relating. They
say that when a man is drowning or
railing from a great height he thinks
of all the mean things he ever did in
his whole life. 1t is the same with
an autoist when his machine skids
and he sees that he is headed straight
for a tree or telegraph pole and can
not possible avert collision
When did you experience this feel
ing?" was asked.
About a month ago. / was going
along the highway at a clip Of so
miles IN hour. when-'
You said So"
81 did, and it was so, though, of
course, il had been arrested | should
have sworn that it was under 20. !
was making nearly a mile a minute
when | struck a wet spot and the ma.
chine skidded. Something went wrong
with the steering gear at the same
time, and we headed for a big tele
graph pole. In five seconds I thought
of how beat a farmer out Of a dollar;
of how a bank once paid me So toe
much; of how l poisoned an old WON
ans cat; of how / stole a boys mar
bles; of how l lied about a man, and
of the way | cheated a poor draymaI
in selling him a horse. All these
things rose up before me in the five
seconds, and l felt ashamed of them
and wished l could live to make res
titutien."
And you are now going about and
squaring yourself, being that yor
lived"
/ Well, not exactly. I'll do that some
other time. You see, the machin.
took a skip at the last second ant
came back into the road again."-Ex
change.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-08

Don't forget the cantata at the
opera house August 9th.
Mrs. Edward Hronish, who is
now running a millinery store in
Corsica, was in Scotland Wednes-
day.
Rev. Treiber conducted services
in belmont last Sunday, and was
accompanied to that place by Mrs.
Treiber.
John D. Slough, of Baileyville,
Kan, who was here the first of the
week with a car load of peaches,
disposed of a part Of them and
shipped the rest on to Redfield
Tuesday night.
J. G. Giles until recently editor
of the Olivet Leader, was in town
Wednesday. Editor Craig, of the
Trip Ledger, was called to Illinois
the first of this week by the serious
illness of his father, and Mr.. Giles
had been helping the Ledger Office
for a few days.
Mrs. E. L. Sweet arrived Mon
day from Hartford where she hal
been visiting for three weeks. Sht
is endeavoring to rent a house o.
some living rooms in order tina
she may be able to keep house TO,
her daughter, Miss Julia, who is {
teacher in the Scotland schools.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-08
TEACHERS INSTITUTE

Notice is hereby given that the
Animal Teachers Normal Institute
will be held at the High School in
Tyndall, August 10Th to 3Oth.
The institute is provided by the
state as a means of improvement
for all who aspire to teach and
none should fail to avail themselves
of it's benefit.
All who are interested are in
vited to attend.
Maud r. Muller, Co. Supt.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-08
Why They Don't Have to PLAY.

Manager Charles Carr of the Blues
and a few friends We're eating lunch in
a grill room one night not long age,
says the Kansas City Journal, and
while waiting for their orders were
reading the scores Of major league
games which are posted there.
A Jewish bartender, who is a very
enthusiastic baseball fan and likes to
talk when any Of the players are
around, walked up to the table where
the men We're seated and said:
Look at the batteries, fellows;' all
OTooles, F~innegans, Cheneys and the
rest Of the Irish. Those Irish sure
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-08
Gard Of Thanks.

We wish TO express our appreci.
alton and gratitude to our friends,
and especially to the Masons and
Eastern Stars, for the kindness
shown and help given us during
our recent bereavement in the loss
of our beloved father.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. 4. Cobb
Edward Fallon
Duncan Fallon
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-08

The La Crosse Steam Laundry
Co. Basket leaves Treibers Tues
day Aug. IS, at 8 a. m.
Miss Marie Irwin returned from
Genoa, Ill, last Monday, where
she has been visiting for several
weeks.
J. E. Hirsch, a son of Mrs.
Chris Mehrer of this place, who
has just completed a service of five
years in the United States navy,
arrived in Scotland Tuesday.
The ladies of the Catholic church
will give an Ice cream social on the
lawn at the home of Chas. Donley,
on Wednesday evening, August
18th.
Miss Clara Schenkenb berger went
to Trip Tuesday evening to meet
her sister, Miss Anna, who arrived
on the early morning train We'd
nesday, from her home at Brofy,
N. D.
A "Little German Band" hailing
from Pittsburg, appeared in Scot
land Tuesday and furnished some
music on the street. In the even
ing a sort of impromptu dance was
gotten up in the G. s. P. S. hall,
at which the banl furnished music.
Philip Schmierer stopped off
here last Sunday and visited bis
! Scotland relatives and friends
until Tuesday night when he left
for his home in Portland, Oregon.
He vas on his way home from q
business trip to Chicago. His pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Schmier-
er, are preparing to move to Port.
! land, but will not go until after
the threshing season. They tx
pect to spend at least a year there,
and if they like the country will
remnin permanently. Philip is
very enthusiastic in his praises of
that part of the country and be-
lieves that the fruit industry offers
great opportunities for investors.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-08
A Scientific Achievement

Modern science has produced no
such effective agency in the relief
of Indigestion, dyspepsia, consti
patton, biliousness or impure blood
as Meritol Tonic Digestive, the re-
suit OF the best minds of the Amer
lean Drug and Press Association
composed of druggists and news
paper men all over the country.
Try this great remedy. Bruhn &
Stonebraker, association members
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-08
Diamonds In a Rats Nest.

Seven years ago Mrs. Charles De-
long lost trace Of two diamond ear
rings valued at 5000. Carpenters, re-
modelling the house, found the jewels
in a partition where rats had a nest.
incidentally, an apology was made to
a servant who had been indirectly ac-
cused of the theft.-Milwaukee Jour
nal.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-08
$40 REWARD
$40

To anyone giving information or
catching any one hunting before the
season opens, or without a license.
Sportsmen try and help to keep the
n from killing birds before the
season opens.
C. J. KELLEY,
Co. Game Warden