The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-07-12
man ARRESTED ON
SERIOUS CHARGE
WOMEN IN CASE; ARRESTED In
BLACKFOOT AND RETURNED
TO ARCO.
WOMAN WILL FIGHT CASE
TO BRING CHARGES OF WHITE
SLAVERY; AFTER HORSE
TRIAL is OVER.

] AS an eftermath of the Fourth -ol
July, funny people have been doik
funny things this week. No divorce
nor marriages recorded. but cupid
cousin has been active nevertheless
| Some man named Barnard who ha
a family at Garland, Utah, was in Pc
catello last week and hired a wait
ress named Lillian Benedict to com
to his farm near Blackfoot Che said
to aid his wife in the work durinl
1.-THE summer at Sc week and found
One days travel by wagon brough
them to the suburbs of Blackfoot
and they spent the night at subur
ban home, he sleeping in his roll O.
blankets in the wagon. Everything
Ewas agreeable and next day they con
tinued their journey which led fal
Iinto the Snake River Plain, and his
behavior was not agreeable says the
lady. In fact he was decided!
fresh" but she decided that If she
had been deceived she could not des
llert him In the desert and they went on
to Arco where he went about drinking
and carousing. She hired boy named
Noble Halves to drive the team and
lthey left for Pocatello, leaving note
for Barnard which said, "We are
going to Pocatello where we will
leave the team for you. Yo, can't
make white slave of mc.-Lillian." "
At Blackfoot they were arrested on
telephone instructions from Arco, on
charge of stealing the team. On Tues
day they were returned to Arco
where the hearing will be held to-
day. The team is at Giggs' barn in
Blackfoot, the dog Curley is at the
Sheriff's office and Lilliarl's trunk is
in the hallway at the court house.
Barnard Is about fifty years old, and
Lillian is probably Is. She says she
will lay complaint for white slavery
as soon as her hearing for horse
stealing Is concluded.
I'll Drink Ginger, Get Sick.
~ Last Sunday four young fellows
drove to the store of G. w. Neville,
at Wepello. so the story runs, and
purchased hard cider and Jamaica
ginger and mixed the drinks. Later
the Sheriff's office received telephone
messages that the fellows were rails
ing disturbance and the community
wanted them attended to. Officers
went out and found Ril Heaton,
Frank Waters, Abe Anthony and Le-
on Hepworth more or less i'll and
noisy and they were brought to court.
On Monday they were all released
on probation in charge of parents.
The hard cider is being investigated.
Prod an Injun, Get Chased.
Four young fellows from Idaho
Falls. Earl Wright. H. L. Moody, R.
Randall and F. Metsgar so the re-
cord reads, autoed to Firth Sunday
morning and made an inspection of
John Drew's goods, saying they were
pure food inspectors. They bought
some sandwiches and then complain
ed that there was no"pay streak" be-
tween the slices, and said they would
report the matter to their chief. Mr..
Drew and a couple of local sports had
sized up the inspectors" by that
time, and threw them bodily into the
street. Leaving the store they ran
into an Indian camp where one Of
The boys threw a beer bottle into
he tent as a sort Of torpedo. Out |
came buck Indian and they steam
ID away in the car. The buck mount
I'd his steed and on overtaking them |
le proceeded to lasso one of the par
", but was interrupted by another
,eer bottle that struck him in the
mug. After minutes delay he re-
umed the chase but could not quite
,vertake them again.
Next the boys appeared at Rigby
where one of them preached a ser
non from the auto until the police
approached when they made off but
Mr.. Police was on board and held
hem up. After some fatherly advice
le let them go. Deputy. Sheriff W.
I. Kestner from Blackfoot got on the
rail OF the boys and brought them in
N Monday morning and they were
med $25 each which they then and
here paid In coin of the realm.
Ran Away; Hiked Back.
James Jeffcoat who supplied in
on which H. r. Whitmill
Firth was brought before the
ourt on charge of gambling, and.
7ho, after starting prosecution left
he country, was found and brought
4 on a warrant issued by Prosecut-
lg Attorney Jas. e. Good. and was
ned 800 which he paid. Whether,
e was prosecuting Whitmill or
'hether 1t was a put up job between
he two does not yet appear, but the
ounty has 800 to the good on the {
ash, value plan. II
A complaint has been fled against
L. limerick and o. r. Monroe for Il
btaining a note and mortgage from
omebody near Shelley on a false
retense. It was in connection with
,e sale Of personal property for de-
nquent taxes.
USINESS INCREASES AT THE