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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-03-07
CAUSE OF EAST BUTTE
SMOKING THRU WINTER


Friday on his way home from school
Campbellville is northw st of the
lew town of Rockford, instead Of south
west. as stated in last weeks issue.
The people OF this vicinity experien-
ced regular blizzard the End of Marcl
The only thing it lacked to equal a
North Dakota storm was the therein
3mcter not being down to 40 degrees
below.
The base ball fans are BEGINNING to
talk and by the looks of things Camp
bellville win have one of the best
teams of the county in the field. They
have plenty of good timber available,
most of them being all round players.
The nine spoken Of are N. p. Guyer,
Dave Crawford, Frank and Henry
Sova. B. w. and N. J. Campbell, Phil
lip Killed and VIM. and Ed. Weidnd
Keep the ball rolling boys. We want
all the life we can get in this vicin-
ity this summer. There are several
others that can be drawn on if the a.
bove is not sufficient. The only det-
rimcnt that the boys will find is that
they will be so busy improving their
places that it will be hard to find the
time to play ball.
We noticed clipping in the Optim-
list recently from the Mackay Miner in
regard to the East Butte smoking. Sew
eral Of the boys have been cutting
posts at the foot Of this Butte all win
ter and investigated the rumor. They
found I deep hole near the TOP OF the
Butte. During soft spen Of weather
and In the spring the snow mehs and
runs down this hole causing great vol
umes Of steem to Rise. which resembl-
q smoke ct q distance The water
must run somewhere near the hot place
Some people are afraid that an erup-
ton may occur MOST any time. ss-.'s
Phillip Keller had q rather chilly *
perience one day hast week. He has
been hauling posts from the East Butte
Of tho Twin Buttss. On his first trip
be was tald that be- could save three
or four miles by taking a cutoff 60
Ing back He tried, to, find the cutoff
and finally game out at Wheeler Brcs,
ranch. and the storm and darkness was
Upon him and instead Of turning south
= he supposed he took westerly ii.
rection and got lost among the sage
brush. He turned up at iTayior'a shack
about two miles from the lavas not
knowing whore he was. He, left the
shack twice. to lind his. way home and
both times the horses landed him back
b the same stack. He Thought It
was about time to camp fer the night,
It was then past midnight. He made
himself as comfortable as could be at.
the shack and the next morning struck
PVT again. About four miles from home
be met p. w. and r J. Campbell go
Ing to the hvas and they told him
where he was and put him on the
road home He says the next time
be will use his own Judgement instead
OF taking others advice.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-03-07
HAPPENINGS ABOUT
THE COURT HOUSE
CASES POSTPONED

The second case against June Hamp-
ton of Shelley for bootlegging, has
been continued until the next term Of
of the district court, owing to the
fact that the state chemist could not
be secured as a witness.
The case of VIM. Bergman, Of Shell
ley, for grand larceny, was postponed
because Bergman is in hospital In
Idaho Falls. undergoing an operation
for appendicitis.
The case of Glenn C.. Boutwell, vs.
Bingham County and. H. C. G. Rich.
to ascertain whether Carey Act lands
are assessable for last years taxes
will be tried today.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-03-07

A car OF immigrants passed through
Blackfoot, "Wednesday mcrninx enroute
b. Aberdeen. where they may purchase
hand. They came from Kansas.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-03-07
MARcH LixE, LION All RIGHT

- The first day. e. Of March and each
been doing the Hon stunt very credit
ably. ~. =,
Intermittent EFys; q sunshine.
Little drifts Of snow
Makes feller kinda wish
That winter sure 1oNA "a.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-03-07
LITTLE GIRL BAsv ron FisHeRs

Mr.. and Ms.. Pearl Fiaher have a a
little baby girl, g. their home, which
came Sunday morning. This u their
first born and Of course it is the fin
est on earth Its mamma is a very
nice lady.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-03-07
DEEDS FILED

| Joseph H. Gooch to Marry A. Gooch.
Lots 5-6. Blk /, Riverside.
Marry A. Gooch to Eph Larson, lots
5-6, Blk l, Riverside.
L. R. Aldrich to Leah Graham, Ell
sEA Of NwA E4 MEX Of Swk
Sec. s. Up. 3 SR "a e.
James Just to Geo. Heatcn, M SW.
Y. Sec. % and NJ sWA. Lot 2. Ssc-
"a. Up. sR 36. EBM.
Geo. Heaton to James Just, 81 81
SEX, Sec. % andN1z SWN, Lots2,
Sec. "a, Up. 2 sR SO E.. and SEX Of
Lot 2, Sec. "a rp. 2. SR SO E,
James Just to Francis H. Poole. l-3
Intesest in SEA. Sec. %. NEA Sec.
2e. Lots 10. Sec. Is.
Chas. 8. Smith to Joseph, H. Meow
an, Lots 1-2-345. Blk, 81. DanniAon.
i Joseph H. McCpwaa 70 Che& l.
Clarke, Let's, 1-2-3. B.k~ 81. Danni1son.
iChas. +. Clerke to A. D.. Quantrell.
Lots 1923, BIZ. 50. Dannilsons , Ad i
Chas. 3. Smith to Edward .Thoresen,
ct al. Lots 81. Sec. 1 and NEN, Sec.
3. Tp. 2 SR SO e. s
.Lauro e. Youpie to Clara Stewart,
part Blk. 40. Danilson addition. h
J.. e. Patterson to Shelley J.. F. LOT
2 Blk. 8, Woodville. d,
James A. Montague to !. q. Patter-
son, Lot ?, Biz 5, Woodvflle
7, Frank 2. Huksrd to David Ferman,
part NwA sec. 5. H.. 4 sR 81 H. \
United States to Wm, w. TwitcheIl
part NEA sec,17. Tp. q sR 81 r.
VIM. w. Twitchell to investors Mtx.
& Security Co. part NEA Sec. 2. I'd.
2 sR 81 EBM.
Geo. M. Rupp to Blackfoot Nero. Co.
Lot 2 Blk 4, all Blk 8. Groveland.
H. w. Curtisto c. L. Smith. Lot l.
2346. Blk SO. also NWAsEA Sec.
IA Tp. 2 sR SO E. 4, ].
James B. Lavett to Lee G. Mf,ar.
part NWA Sec. rs Tp. 2 sR "a d. !,
Harry F. Weston to VIM. c. Jucksch
Il lot to 10 also II to 20. Blk 81.
State of Idaho to F. L. Robin WA
NEA Of NWA Sec. SO Tp. sR 36 4
F, L. Robbins to S. ], Knox. VIZ
NEA NWA Sec 36 Tp. /, sR SO e
+. c. Parkinson to Peter C. johns
ton, Lots 6 to 10 and II to 20. BIZ. 7s
Danilson addition.
United States to John A. eiostrom.
Lot Sec. 2 Up. 3 sR 80 E.
Blackfoot Mercantile Co., to Jos H.
Cutler part Blk, 81 Danilson
JOS. H. Cutler TO Blackfoot Mere
Co.. part Lot Blk. 3 Danilson.
stostrom John A. to Idaho Irri.a.
tion Co sWA NWA Sec. / To. !
sR 80 E. .a.z.-.
Geo. Y. Pugmire to Northwest De-
Tweed and Pacific Bank sE4 NWn
NWA sEA MI sWA Sec. IS Tn Z
IsR 3 E.
Thos. Hall to Anderson Bros. Bant
M Mex Sec. 20 NWA NWA Sec
2s sWA sWA Sec q. Up. / Mr. 81
4 Jos. M. ,Conger to R. C. Dixon. part
'BK ITO Danilsons s.
D. P. Hagan. to Adolph M. Nelson 4
~ NEA Sec. 20 1 sR 81 east !,
! John M. Munsen to Union Central
Lite Inc. c. WA SEX Sec. q. Tp. !
sR "a EBM.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-03-07
WILL PLANT FfVE :.
MILLION TROUT

State Game Warden. Ben R. Graz
will plant FIVE million trout spawn II,
the Warm River Hatchery. just as soos
% the snow plow which is now opens
ing the park road. win have the road
opened as far as the hatchery. M.
Gray passed through Blackfoot recent,
y on his return from trip over tho
snow to the wilds Of Fremont county.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-03-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Younie returned
his week from CalifcFnia. where they
spent several weeks among friendx
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-10-18
KANSAS TOPICS
WHY BOYS DRIFT
TO REFORM SCHOOL
X. U. Experts HIpe to Find Causes by
Tests and Remove Them-kansas
In the Forefront.

Lawrence, Kan.-The bureau OF
school service of the University or
Kansas will determine scientifically
why it is that some boys are backward
in school, smoke cigarettes and fin
ally land in the reform schools.
University investigators will apply
series of tests to defective children to
decide what is wrong with their men,
tai powers. Results will be tabulated
and will be published for the benefit OF
the school authorities of the state
Each of the state institutions will be
visited The school service bureau
also will furnish lectures free for
meetings of teachers in the state.
Kansas leads all other states in the
newest educational project. The plan
slides to Kansas schools which has
been adopted" by the extension bu-
reau of the state university has never
been arranged elsewhere before in
the history of education, in the opin-
ion of Milton Fairchild, director of the
National Institution for Moral lnStruc-
ton.
81 wonder if Kansans realize" he
writes to Professor Richard Price, di-
rector of extension, that such a work
for direct, formal, moran instruction in
the public schools by means OF the
movies as you are arranging, Is an
innovation in the educational world. 1t
will be going all over the United States
in ten years"
Mr.. Fairchild will start early in No
vember travelling with his pictures over
Kansas. The views he uses Illustrate
such questions as conduct becoming
a gentleman" what men think of a
boys fights, the code of the true
sportsman, and other topics designated
to point out right actions on the part
of school children.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-10-18
No One Needs to Be Idle.

Topeka, Kan.-With the brom corn
harvest corn husking, apple picking
and haying under way Charles Har-
ris. director of the state free employ
ment bureau, says there is no reason
why any able-bodied man in Kansas
should be out of work. Requests are
coming in every day to Mr.. Harris for
laborers in these lines. Good wages
are offered ard the work will last for
some time.
Mr.. Harris received a letter from
the Underwood & Viles Cold Storage
company of Hutchinson, the other day,
apepaling for help. They wanted men
to pick apples and to handle them on
the docks. They have twenty-five
men and can handle 100 more at once.
They need twenty-five pickers and
will pay $1.25 a day and board with
room and lodging. They are paying
$1.75 and $500 day for dock hands,
who board themselves in town The
letter states that at least $50 more
men are needed in the apple orchards
over Reno county.
Work is seldom so plentiful in the
state at this season of the year as it
is at present. After harvest there is
a lull and the men who do harvesting
and other such work appear to have
left the state. Now they are needed
and can't be found. Farmers over the
state are writing everywhere for men
to husk corn The corn crop in some
counties was heavy. The broom corn
crop was unusually heavy and in some
counties there are not enough labor
ing men to take care of it.
The threshing is pretty well over in
this state, but states further north
are calling frantically for men to help
with threshing. They have drained
the labor market in Kansas to a
great extent. There is far more work
in Kansas this fall than there was a
year ago.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-10-18
leach Kansas Girls to Sew.

There thousand Kansas girls who
cannot go to schools where housekeep-
ing is taught, are learning to cook and
sew in home economics clubs organ
lied by the Kansas Agricultural col
lege. Sometimes a vacant room in a
school building is used as a meeting
place: at other times the club mem-
bers meet in the leaders kitchen.
When it is impossible to have a gen
eral meeting place each member tries
the recipe or works out the sewing
lesson in her home. Her success or
failure then is reported to the leader
who in turn reports to the person IN
charge of the work at the agricultural
college. These clubs have been or
eanized and directed by Miss Frances
Brown. of the extension department.
The work now has become so large
that a trained worker will devote her
entire time to it. She is Miss Adah
Lewis, a graduate of the agricultural
college with several years experience.
Miss Lewis helps to organize a club
in any town. In sewing, two courses
of twenty lessons each are Offered.
The course includes the elementary
stitches-hand sewing. The second
course concerns the making of under
garments and offers a simple, straight
line system of drafting patterns. A
third course soon will be ready, deal
ing with the making of simple outer
garments from ready-made patterns.
Cookery is taught in three courses of
twenty lessons each. The first two
cover the general field of the five
food principles and the third is devot-
ed to special subjects. The recipes
used in the cookery courses are tested
and if kept through the entire sixty
lessons will form an excellent cook
hook.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-10-18
officer talks to Army Surgeons.

Major Carl Phillips, in charge of
the Kansas National Guard hospital
detachment delivered an address in
Baltimore at meeting of the military
surgeons the other day, and the Bal
timore Sun speaks well Of his remarks.
His subject wss Problems of the Ma
uonal Guard Regimental Surgeon in
A Maneuver Camp" Major Phillips
lives at Lawrence. and is one of the
sctive officers OF the kansas Nation
al Guard. Some Of the leading army
surgeons Of the country we're on the
program at Baltimore.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-10-18
Woman Left $4,000 to Friend.

Smith Center, Kan.-Mrs. Emery
Travis of Bellaire, is being congratu.,
lated by her friends over an unex-
pected windfall that has come to her.
Her friend for over a third of a cen
tury, Mrs. Eliza Wiseman, died and
in her will it was found that she had
left all her estate, valued at $4,000,
to Mrs. Travis. The latter is a widow.
The two women were neighbors and
bosom friends on claims few miles
east of here during the early days. and
the attachment then formed lasted I'M
til the death of Mrs. Wiseman.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-10-18
Horses Out of Date.

Hutchinson, Kan.-Frank McDougall,
who has a 4O0-acre farm in the edge
of Clark county, is literally engaging
in horseless farming. There are but
two horses on the McDougall place,
and they do nothing. All of the farm
work is done by machinery, by gaso-
line power. Two big gasoline tractors
do the blowing, the narrowing, culti-
waiting, sowing, harvesting, threshing
and all other work formerly done by
horse power. When Mr.. McDougall
hauls wheat or alfalfa to market. the
wagons are pulled by gas power. When
he drives to town on business ne goes
in a four cylinder runabout. When his
family takes a pleasure ride, they
drive in a six cylinder touring car.
I'VE have two horses Iert, and keep
them for emergency, but really have
no use for Them" said Mr.. McDougall
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-10-18
kansas COWS cave Avlator erief.

Lawrence, Kan.-Two COWS caused
Aviator Lincoln Beachy and his Cur
tiss biplane to have a spill at the avia-
ton field here. Beachy was only
slightly scratched, but considerable
damage Vas done to the machine. The
propeller was broken, several ribs in
the lower plane, and two getaway
wheels we're smashed. Beachy was
lust ready to leave the ground when
the two "bossies" that were grains
in the field. got in his way. In turn
Jug his machine to avoid a collision,
the smr -hup came.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-10-18
CONDENSED NEWS FROM
THE SUNFLOWER STATE
THE IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF
A WEEK.
Prepared for Our Busy Readers Who
Want the Whole News In
Little Space.
KANSAS FAST DEVELOPING
IRRIGATION WITH PUMPS
Belief That Water Could Be Raised
Only 25 Feet Now obsolete-Com-
ina State Meeting viii Prove
Very Valuable.

Manhattan, Kan.-It was quite gen
orally believed, a few years ago, that
water could not be raised by pumping
more than twenty-five feet for econom'
ical irrigation. Kansas has large
number of paints today where the
pumping heads exceed seventy-flve
feet. The development in pumping
for irrigation in the last few years mas
been phenomenal.
at is the natura, outcome of indlvlu-
ual experimentation by western Kan
sas land owners" said H. B. Walker
drainage and irrigation engineer at
the Kansas Agricultural college
While the results, generally, have been
satisfactory, in some cases they nave
been discouraging and expensive 10
the farmer. Western Kansas farmers
have been working individually. They
have never met together to discuss
their successes and troubles.
cThe coming state irrigation meet
ing to be held at Garden City OCTOBER
"a and % will offer an excellent OPP
portunity for interested farmers 10
learn more concerning successful well
irrigation said Mr.. Walker, VINO is
arranging for the convention. "Ihls
phase of irrigation development Will
have an important place at the con-
vention. and all farmers located IN
the great Kansas underflow district
should attend and take part in the
discussions. Garden City seems to De
the logical place for such meetlng'
1t is the oldest irrigated section Vi
the state, and this will give delegates
and visitors an opportunity to visit
the large pumping plants in that vicin-
ity." =,
Besides pumping for irrigation oth-
err topics, such as Storage of Storm
Water Borrowing of Alfalfa Sugar
Reefs" and Potatoes will be discuss
cd. Western Kansas land owners can
not afford to miss this meeting.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-10-18
FAIRcHlLD WILL RESIGN.
Has Been Elected Chancellor OF the
New Hampshire State College
$1,000 a Year Salary.

Two hours after he left Topeka the
other day for Salt Lake City, the word
reached Topeka by Associated Press
that State Superintendent e. T. FAR
child had been chosen unanimously as
Chancellor of the New Hampshire col
lege at Durham, New Hampshire 1t
has been known for some time and
reported in this paper that the place
had been offered te-Mr. Fairchild. 1t
is stated now that he VIII resign as
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton November 10 and that it will be
I'D to Governor Stubs to appoint
successor.
BY that time the election will be
over and it is likely that Governor
Stubs will appoint the man who will
have been elected--W. d. Ross, the
Republican candidate, or D.. NJ. Bowen,
the Democratic candidate.
The New Hampshire college CORE
spends in that state to the Kansas
state university. The position to which
Mr.. Fairchild has been appointed pays
$4,000 per year salary, with home
and other perquisites. His salary as
state superintendent is $4,000 year.
He is now serving out his third consec'
utive term in that capacity.
Mr.. Fairchild is recognized as one
of the leaders in the educational
world. Less than two years ago he
was elected president of the National
Educational Association. Six years
ago he was superintendent of the pub
lie schools at Ellsworth and while a
thorough educator then he was not
we'll known outside of the Sixth dis
trict. His rise to prominence in the
educational world has been due to his
work in the office he now holds. lie
has put through a great deal of re-
form legislation relating to the pub
lie school system. He has been pound
ing away constantly, calling attention
of legislators and state officials to the
needs of the schools. He has accom-
plished things and made the Kansas
school system an example for the
rest of the country. He has talked
of Kansas schools and his ideas with
reference to public schools in other
states at educational gatherings and
has come to be recognized as an edu'
Gator who does things.
Several places have been offered to
Mr.. Fairchild since he decided not
to be a candidate for fourth term
Several big educational institutions
have conferred with him. He was
more impressed with the possibilities
at the New Hampshire college than in
the other institutions. The New
Hampshire college, according to a
former Kansan, who is in its fac
ulty, wants a man with "red blood at
it's head
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-10-18
Few Nav Get Paroles.

Leavenworth, Kan.-After hearing
more than 200 applications, the board
of parole of the federal prison ad-
iourned Just how many pard les will
be recommended to the attorney gen
eral at this time is not known. 1t is
understood, however, that more than
two-thirds of the applicants were turn
ed down Chairman Ladow, who also
is superintendent of the prisons ana
prisoners, made no mention OF the
resumption of work on the prison here
before he leftfor Washington with the
recommendations.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-10-18
WORRY OVER PLAGUE
CAUSED TWO TO DE-.
Veterinarian, Found Dead With
Fancee, Said to Have 5rooded
Over Charges of Owners.

Bennington, Kas.-To worry over
the horse plague which recently swept
Kansas is ascribed the suicide of DR..
John j. Toman, the young veter-
marian, who with his weetheart, Miss
Nellie MarlSley whose bodies were
found in an orchard on the premises
of the young womans father. Nor
phine had been sought as a relief
from earthly woes and had fulfilled
it's purpose.
Some weeks ago, when a strange
disease killed horses by the hundreds,
the panic-stricken farmers appealed
to local veterinarians for aid and DR..
Toman was among those who sought
to combat the epidemic with vaccine.
The result was unsatisfactory, ana
later when government experts reach
ed the field it was announced that
vaccination had only abetted the
malady, increasing the death rate.
Repeated charges that the veteri-
marian, just Fl years old, was respon-
sible for the death of their stock
were made by farmers and their criti-
cisms came to the young mans notice.
The only theory advanced in explana-
ton of the tragedy is that, stung by
their comment, DR.. Toman sought
the young woman who had promised
to be his wife, told her of his disap-
pointment and together they argeed
to die.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-10-18
Soy Washed into Sewer.

Leavenworth, Kas.-George Com
mings, 6-year-old boy, narrowly
escaped death here the other day by
being washed into a sewer opening
at Fourth and Delaware streets. The
boy, with two compaions, was re-
turning home from picture show and
attempted to cross the street. AS he
neared the walk, the water swept
him off his feet and carried him to
the opening. Bystanders rushed to
his assistance and after a struggle,
pulled the boy out. His body had en-
tered the sewer hole head first, and
when rescued he was half drowned.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-10-18

Larned. Kas.-Citizens OF santa re
'Kag have made public a strong pro-
). fest to the rumor that the town VIII
bo moved bodily to Santanta and SUD
Istte on tie new Colmar cutoff
cana residences and business houses
have already moved, and others VIII
follow. but the town will remain AS
conclusive evidence they point out
thar the santa Fe railroad is trading
lots IN thu new towns for lots IN
santa Fe. Some buildings have been
moved froza New Ulysses.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-10-18
ltaIx Asks Information From Kansas

Bank Commissioner ]. N. Dolley re-
ceived letter from the Italian Consul
at washington asking for all the infor-
nation Mr.. Dolley could possibly give
him about the bank guaranty law. He
stated that he had been informed by
his government that If the Kansas
bank guaranty law is what it appeared
to be, it would be introduced in the
Italian legislative body in January. Mr..
Dolley forwarded copies of the law
and a letter giving full information on
tho subject