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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-06-19
POWER PLANT TO
BE ENLARGED
kuhns Will Double the Capacity Of
Giant Juice Generating Mechanism
at American Falls.

The capacity of the power plant
here is soon to be increased at least
to double it's present output, and per
haps more, says the American Falls
Press Another unit is to be added.
1t may be like the one now running,
which generates $3.50 horse power, or
1t may be one that will get up 5000
horse power-probably the latter
Work will start just as soon as the
high water recedes to point where
construction work can be safely car
ried on. The addition will be complete
before winter comes.
Wise ones who keep in touch
with these matters are positive that
this move foreshadows the estat.
lishment of manufacturing enterprises
here. They argue that the present
plant is meeting the demands for
power and light at present and
the Kuhns would waste no money in
in equipment that was not absolutely
needed Hence they say that CO,
tracts for added power must be in
sight, and they can think of no other
use for this amount than that manufac
tories are to be put in either here or
at some conveniently contiguous point.
The power plant was planned with
the idea of putting in six additional
units, as the demand for them arose
At present only one is in operation,
but with the growth and develop
ment of the country the others are
certain to come soon, and when the
capacity of the site is reached, it
will be the biggest in the west out
side of Spokane.
If the plant at capacity does not
meet the demand, there is room and
water at the falls for another plant
just like the one now there. Ameri-
can Falls has a future in electricity.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-06-19
MARKET REPORT
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Portland Union Stock Yards Co,

Portland Union Stock Yards Co..
June 13, 1918.
Receipts for the week have been:
Cattle 675; calves 80; hogs 1905;
sheep 1888; horses 81.
Cattle market steady to shade
firmer for choice beef Good steers
sold during the week at $3.50 to $7.75
and two loads went at $500. Receipts
have been very light which has bene-
fitted the market. The trade is un-
able to handle larger number of cat
tie at the present time, but good
steers and COWS are in fair demand.
The hog market dropped ten to
twenty cents since Monday. Liquida-
ton has been very liberal and packers
are temporarily over supplied. $500
is an extreme top for prime light
swine and good ones are selling
around cents. Until outlet channels
are opened the demand for swine will
show slight improvement.
An unevenly lower market in the
sheep house. A light demand exists
for fat mutton and lambs but the bulk
Of arrivals have been medium and pc, T
grade stock. Prime yearlings are sell
ing at $5.25, two year olds at $500
and ewes $3.50 and $4.75. Lamb trade
has been shade easier, Best Mt
Adams stock failed to elicit better
than $6.75 bid, Bulk of best stuff sold
at $3.50 and 1878. Liquidation enor.
nous.
The following sales are representa-
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-06-19
PENNSYLVANIA TO TAKE OVER
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC ROAD
Stock Of the Baltimore & Ohio to Be
Exchanged-Declared to Be Purely
Business Arrangement.

Philadelphia, June 12.-Pennsylvania
railroad officials today confirmed the
statement that an arrangement had
been made for the exchange of the
company's holdings of Baltimore &
Ohio stock for the $3S,OOO,OOO worth
of Southern Pacific stock owned by
the Union Pacific. They stated that
the exchange, if approved by the court
would be made on the basis of the
relative value of the Baltimore &
Ohio and Southern Pacific stock. They
said the Pennsylvania had no interest
in the management of the Southern
Pacific and that the arrangement was
purely business one to prevent the
throwing on the market of such an
immense block of Southern Pacific
stock.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-06-19
CoNvlcTs TO BE PUT TO
WORK ON MOSELEY EARN
Penitentiary Board Meets to Consider
PIans-TitIe Was Recently Passed
to the State.

The penitentiary board met Friday
afternoon to consider the question of
taking over and operating the new
property Of that institution, the Nose
ley farm, located adjoining the peni-
Tertiary property and title to which
recently passed by deed to the state
by virtue of the fact that e. H.
Dewey Of Nampa purchased the$25, 900
bond issue authorized by the last legis
lature to buy the farm.
The prison officials expect to make
proper arrangements for the working
of those inmates of the penal institu-
ton who can be allowed outside of
the prison walls ON the farm, which
is we'll supplied with farm buildings,
with orchard and meadow lands, gar
dens, etc. 1t is probable that sheds
will be erected on one part of the
new property in which to cut building
stone for state buildings. The stone
can be brought down from the quarry
on Table rock located directly north
and towering above the farm.
First Bonds Sold
The bonds for the purchase of this
property are the first of the total
100000 issue authorized by the last
legislature sold. The other bonds still
remain unsold but it is believed buy
ers will be found E. H. Dewey pur-
chased the Moseley farm bonds indi-
vidually, thereby making it possible
for delivery of the deed over to the
state. Tho prison board expects to
look carefully into the possibilities the
farm offers for working of certain
class of convicts, the water supply for
irrigation purposes and will take up
all matters pertaining to placing the
property in shape for the best advan-
tage to the Stato-Canital News
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-06-19
MATTERS Of Bingham. Abstract
las COMPANY

III Stufflebeam has completed
~ the business of the Bingham
nct company from the corner of
and Pacific streets, to the
rQ4 Formerly occupied by the Stand
"A hank. Mr.. Stufflebeam Is now
In one of the best business
' 1T sof the city, and has equipped
i IA neW quarters with every conven.
1e0ce Beautiful imitation walnut
countan desks and furniture add ma
10 the place. The office is
dted which is great factor
4 - work. He has as his assistants
Misses Laura Gaumer and Ruth Hill
lia1d both of whom are experts in
their line.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-06-19
A Good Roads Enthusiast

Lewis Robbins, of Moreland, return
ed from the good roads convention
at Boise and is even more of good
roads booster than he was before.
During his absence Mr.. Robbins visit
ed the Arrow Rock government res
ervoir, now in course of construction.
The dam is three hundred feet high,
three hundred feet across and 800
feet long. The approximate cost is
81, 100000 and when complete will
store sufficient water to irrigate
3OO,0 acres. The mode Of moving
dirt particularly attracted Mr.. Rob-
bins. There are two trains Of nine
cars each, each train being loaded in
seven minutes and unloaded at their
destination in one and one half min
utes. Everything, including the dish
washing in the big eat house, is done
with electricity. There are 500 men
employed and it will take more years
in which to complete the work The
reservoir is twenty-five miles from
Boise on the Boise river. Mr.. Rob
bins went over large portion OF
Ada county, investigating roads and
stated that where they were maca-
damized the roads were fine, but as
general thing they were not as
good as in this county. He also
stated that business conditions were
better here than In that part Of the
state. The good roads convention
will be held next year in Butte.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-06-19
HANDCARs SOON TO
BE IN THE BONE YARD
Old Time Mode Of Transportation for
Section Men Being Superseded by
More Modern Gasoline Speeders.

It's off with the old handcars on
the Short Line and on with the more
modern gasoline speeders.'
Handcars will soon be thing of
the past on the various sections of
the road in Idaho, Utah and WyO-
ming. They are being rapidly re-
placed by the more efficient gasiline
motors Already there are IS of the
new motors in use on the road.
Where from four to six can ride on
the handcars, the motors carry from
IL to 16 men and speed of from
Is to 30 miles an hour can be secured.
Tho time consumed in going from the
section house to the place where the
repairs are to be made has been great
ly reduced, at the same time the cars
are not so heavy but what they can
be easily lifted from the tracks when
a train is to pass.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-06-19
No Action by Court

St. Paul, June 12.-Attorneys for Il G
Union Pacific presented at the open
ing Of the dissolution hearing IL
today a new plan for the disposition
of the $4,000, 900 worth Of Southern
Pacific stock to the Pennsylvania raj
road in exchange for $21 ,OOO,0 worth
of Baltimore & Ohio stock.
The court adjourned without an
nouncing decision in the dissolution
matter.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-06-19
Money To Loan

We have some Of that good Sails
bury Company money to loan. The
only real options given to the Dor.
rover. No other company will treat
you as this company will. When in
need Of money call and see me.
adv. tt. CT. MOLDEN.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-06-19
IDAHO STATE CHAUTAUQUA
Boise, Idaho, June 1928

Reduced rates via Oregon Short Line
Tickets on sale from Idaho and Ore
gon points June 18th, to 21st, inclu-
sive, and 25th to 28th, inclusive. Limit
June 30th. See agents for rates and
further particulars. adv.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-06-19
Fourth Class Postmaster Examination
Saturday, July IL, 1918

The United States Civil Service
Commission announces that on the dat
named above an examination will be
held at Blackfoot, Idaho, as result
of which it is expected to make GER
LITIGATION to fill contemplated va
cancy in the position Of fourth class
postmaster of class at Springfield,
Idaho, ard other vacancies as they
may occur at that office, unless it
shall be decided in the interests OF
the service to fill the vacancy by re-
instatement. The compensation OF
the postmaster at this office was
1851 for the last fiscal year.
Age limit, 81 years and over on the
date Of the examination, with the OK.
ception that in a State where women
are declared by statute to be of full
age for ell purposes at 18 years, wo-
men 18 years of age on the date OF
the examination will be admitted.
Applicants must reside within the
territory supplied by the post office
for which the examination is an
nOunced.
The examination is open to all citi-
zens of the United States who can
comply with the requirements.
Application forms and full infOrma-
ton concerning the requirements
the examination can be secured from
the postmaster at Springfield, Idaho.
or from the U. 8. Civil Service Com
mission, Washington, d. c.
Applications should be properly exc
cuted and filed with the Commission
at Washington at least days before
the date OF the examination, other
wise it may be impracticable to ex-
anime the applicants.
U. S. Civil Service Commission.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-06-19
Beautiful Women

It has been observed that beautiful
women always have good digestion. II
your Digestion is faulty Chamberlain
Stomach and LverTablets will correct
it. They are easy to take and most
agreeable in effect. For sale by all
druggists. adv
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-06-19
For a Weak Stomach

3Ee Chamberlain's Stomach and
e Tablets. They enable the sto-
to perform its functions natur-
~ For sale by all druggists. adv.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-06-19

There u Nothing Better
Hunt the world over and you viii
not find q better remedy for diarrhoea
than Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. It always cures.
For sale by all druggists. adv.
FARM EXCHANGE
100 acres first class cultivated land
An ideal stock OF hog ranch. Will
exchange for Blackfoot city property o
small farm close in.
Salt Lake City property in exchange
for Blackfoot city property or small
farm close In to Blachoot.
For particulars see. write or phone
Parkinson Realty 4 Investment
Company
elackfoot, Idaho
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-06-19

Mr.. and Mrs e. A Box are moving
to Rockland, near AmericanFalls, whe. {
Mr. Box las a contract for the con-
struction Of several houses.
The day book., 1913-04-26
GUINEA STILL GAINING

Cunneas gains over Hoyne of 423
in the 10Th and 1876 in the goth wards,
bring his gain in the recount up to
5,40O in the wards SO far counted;
and Judge Baldwin announces that
he would extend the count to the
entire city.
Besides the gain of 5,400 there are
1000 more votes in dispute in those
recounted, and F. D. Ayers repre-
senting Rinaker, charged that dis
puted ballots had been laid aside by
employees of the election commits
sioners until they could be examined
by Hoyne's aid.
On Judge Baldwin's advice, Com
missioner Czarnecki asked for the
names of the employees accused, and
promised to discharge them if the
charges were sustained.
Loves Labor Lost.'-When there
lisa breach of promise"
The day book., 1913-04-26

claiming that he cursed her and jerk
ed her around and at other times
forced his attentions upon her.
After trying to stand the shoe fac
tory pace, the McGill girl had to be
taken to hospitalEbroken in health
and spirit.
Pearl Briggs, 81, told about having
to sew 6 dozen shoe tips to make
up for one accidentally ruined. She
corroborated Miss McGill's story as
to the conduct of Foreman AleXan-
der.
Alexander has been summoned be-
fore the commission by O'Hara.
S. w. Derby, superintendent of the
shoe factory, was called to the stand.
His impudence and his evasive an
swers reused the commission, and
called forth caustic rebukes from
O'Hara and Senator Juul.
Senator Juul said: 81 wish it we're
my power to drive your concern and
others like it out of the state. It
was really the ruin of one of your
former employees who worked for
starvation wages that caused this
commission to begin Investigations.
Several other girls testified.
The day book., 1913-04-26

bleeding mass, on the sidewalk be-
low.
The Jail prisoners, who had heard
and seen all, shouted: Long live
Lacombe!"
But when the gendarmes picked
the body up, there still was smile
on Lacombe's face-even in death.
The day book., 1913-04-26

-O--O-
O'HARA ASKS U. S. TO PROBE
~. SHOE TRUST WAGES
Springfield, Ill.,, April pa report
on the starvation wages paid to the
girl employees of the International
Shoe Company will be sent to Presi-
dent Wilson as result of the inves-
tigation conducted by the Illinois
Senate Welfare Commission at its
meeting here yesterday.
This company is incorporated in
Illinois and Missouri for $25, 900, 900.
Leut-Gov. Barratt O'Hara, chair
man of the Illinois commission, last
night telegraphed Lieut.-Goy. Payn-
ter of Missouri asking that he in
vestigate the wages paid employees of
the company's plant in that state.
%. Yesterdays session of the commits
sion showed that there are girls
working in Springfield for as low as
80 cents day or $1.S0 a week. And
some of these girls work 9 hours a
day.
Girls in the International Shoe
Company are forced to sew dozen
shoe tips for nothing for every tip
accidentally spoiled.
:, In this same place girls are fined
10 cents for every minutes they are
late. Bill Alexander, foreman of the
shoe company, is said to curse at the
girls and jerk them around.
Agnes McGill, a tired, haggard-
looking girl of 21, gave the most of
these facts concerning the methods
of the International Shoe Company.
She has been working to support
her widowed mother for the last five
years.
She started to work at the shoe
plant for SO. She was raised gradu-
ally to 81.
The McGill girl gave damning tes-
timony against Foreman Alexander,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-07-16
EXAMINERS AT WORK.
Investigate Accounts i'm Several Iowa
Counties.

Examiners of county accounts have
gone to work in Mills, Clayton, Mon
res, Decatur and some other coun-
Ties of the state. under the new law.
They will make examination of coun-
ty affairs as rapidly as possible and
report.
These examiners, unlike the ordi-
nary county examiner hired to go ov-
er the books. will not stop with mere
examination of the ledgers to see If
the accounts balance and count of
the cash to see if the bookkeeping
as been good, but they will make
reports on the cost of supplies, on
the prices paid for bridges, on the
expenditures in different depart
ments, and on the extent to which
the tax collections are made.
Not all of the examiners have
gone to work as yet, but when they
do, there will be at least eight coun-
ties under examination at a time
and the entire state can be examined
in three or four months time.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-07-16
THE CITY HOSPITAL
An Open Letter to the People of Decorah
and Vicinity.

The subscription campaign for the Decorah City
Hospital is nearing its end. The committee in charge
of the work have endeavored to see every business
man and many of the citizens as was possible.
In doing SO they have spent several weeks. 1t has
been their endeavor also to many as possible
of those living in the country Immediately surround
ing Decorah No subscriptions have been asked from
those who reside outside of the county. The COM
mittee feels that Decorah and Winneshek county are
amply able to take of this enterprise. AS stated
above we have tried to all the people in DEBORAH
but you must know that this is physical impossible.
ity, and at this time wish to impress upon those
who have not been called upon that it was not and is
not now wish intent to pass them by. We are
anxious that every business and every citizen in
Decorah should be represented on the Roll of Honor
Up to Monday morning, July 14th, subscriptions to
the amount of $23, $40 had been received There are
still to be raised ST., 130 not large sum- to be sure
when one considers that nearly $4,000 have been
raised in about month. We want to remind those
who desire to subscribe and have their names appear
on the list to do the committee wishes to
complete their labors this week. The sooner the
balance of the money is subscribed just that much
sooner will the Hospital be in operation The two
sad of the last week point out more forcibly
than before the necessity for Hospital and we,
the committee urge those who to recognize the
Hospital proposition to hand their subscriptions to
any of the banks any member of the committee.
By the Hospital Committee
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-07-16
MOVING MACHINE
MANGLES ANOTHER
Jessie SchOOnmaker, II Year Old
Son of Newton SchOOnmaker
Meets With Awful
Accident.
TEAM RUNS AWAY,
MANGLES HIM IN KNIVES.
Condition This Morning Seems Fa-
vOrable. Doctors Say He
Will Recover.

Another terrible mower accident
happened Thursday afternoon, when
Jessie Schoonmaker, working on the
Elmar Rosa farm 4 1-2 miles south
of the church on the Frankville road
was frightfully cut and mangled in
moving machine. The team he
was driving accidently broke the
tongue, presumably from stamping
at flies, silver entered one of the
horses legs and they started to run,
throwing the boy off in front of the
deadly knives, and he was dragged
quite distance before getting free
from the machine when it struck
stump, letting the horses free. The
accident was discovered by Charley
Daniels, who was nearby. He saw
the team coming with the broken
mower tongue and suspecting some
thing wrong ran to the field and
found the boy in a pitiful condition.
lying with his back against a small
stump and the mower blade over
his limbs. He was rushed to De-
corah by Mr.. Daniels and Elma Ro-
sa in the formers automobile, and
taken to DR.. Thomas office, where
he assisted by Drs. Jewell and
SweZeys dressed his wounds, The
poor boy was cut up unmercifully,
and the wounds filled with grass
and dirt. He had a severe cut in
the skull, another deep one on the
right side under the arm and
chunk of bone dug out of his ribs,
his left thumb and finger on the
right hand were cut off, and his legs
were cut up fearfully. After his
wounds were dressed he was remov-
ed to the home of his uncle, Frank
Kennedy, where he has since been,
and from the latest report, the doc
tors say he will live. 1t was indeed
a sad case and he, as we'll as his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Schoon-
maker, of Oastalia, have the sympa-
thy of all.
We understand that Geo. Harter
who was seriously injured in a now
er accident last week is improving at
the La Crosse hospital, and hopes
are entertained for saving his in
iured leg.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-07-16

Not many years ago farm hands
received on an average of $40 per
month and board, and they never
thought of asking their employer to
keep a horse for them, but today if
man is worthy OF his hire he can
command $50 per month or better,
and the farmer will furnish feed for
horse if asked to do so. Some
farm hands are getting as much as
$40 a month and their board, and
this is far ahead of what most young
men in the cities are making. At
the end of the month the man on
the farm has most of his wages left,
while the city man is generally
broke. The fellow in town may
have a little more of what he calls
a time" but that is merely dissi-
patton, and in a short time he is un-
fitted for work, while in few years
the one who sticks to farm work will
have a bank roll and can take life
easy and enjoy its real pleasures; !;
and besides, the people who live in
the country are getting about as
much out of life today as are the
city residents. Iowa is paying high
er wages to laborers than any east
ern or middle west states, but is not
4.
where everything is higher compar-
atively than in this region. North
Dakota is paying $1,000 with board
on an average, while Nevada reports
s40.20 per month with board, Mon
tana S37.10 and Utah $3.50. Cal
ifornia reports $33.40.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-07-16
TEACH USE CHOLERA VACCINE.
"SchOOls of Instruction" Arranged by
State Officials at Ames. Virus
Called Dangerous i'm the
Hands of Inexperi-
enced Men.

Ames, Ia, July 14.-The Iowa
State college is preparing to teach
all farmers of Iowa in the use of hoe
cholera virus, to the end that all
who desire may become holders OF
state permits to administer the SER
um. Definite plans for schools OF
instruction" to be held on Wednes-
day of each week, were made at a
conference of state and college Off
cials last week.
Under present conditions there
are few who are able to secure per-
mits to administer the serum. EX-
perts point out that it is dangerous
in the hands of inexperienced men,
and it is declared that recent out
breaks of cholera may have been
caused by injudicious use of vaccine.
Now the director of the biological
laboratory at the state college must
approve petitions of applicants for
permission to administer serum.
A nominal charge may be made to
those attending the schools of in
struction until 1914, when a state
appropriation for the purpose be-
comes available.
James l. Gibson, state veterinari-
an; w. B. Niles, government hog
cholera expert; d. H. Miller, head of
state veterinarians; Prof. c. H.
STANCE of the biological laboratory,
and w. H. Pew, head of the depart
ment of animal husbandry, attended
the conference.
The state college is not waiting
for permanent buildings to start the
manufacture of hog cholera virus.
Temporary buildings have been
erected and several hundred hogs al
ready are on the ground. About
four weeks are required for making
and testing of the serum.