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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-02-03
THE CITY.


Unsettled with probably snow to-
night or Tuesday; not much change in
temperature.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-02-20
A Good Roads Man In Town

William H. Twitchell, of Presto, the
man who has put forth a greater ef-
fort in his capacity as a citizen and
as road supervisor to build good roads
out of nothing, was a visitor in town
Saturday. The district over which
Mr.. Twitchell has presided is like the
tenderfoots description of the early
west, when he said there were more
COWS and less butter, more creeks and
less water and one could lock farther
and see less than anywhere else on
earth. In Mr. Twitchell's case there
was more sand and less bottom, more
distance and less roads, more need anG
less money than anywhere else in
Bingham county, but he and his
neighbors have wrested the populace
of Presto from an isolated district,
united it by good roads to the remain
der of Gods country, and made it pos
sible for people to get to and from
market without killing a cayuse.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-02-20
Disturbed A Dance

Last Friday night Bob Manning dis
turbed dance at the Thomas school
house, and was! elected from the place
by Floor manager Felsted Manning
went to Charles Crouch, justice of
The peace, of Moreland precinct and
put up five dollars to settle the case.
That particular justice had nothing to
do with the case, but took the five
spot. Manning was arrested, and
was tried Wednesday before Probate
Judge Jensen. The defendant made
motion to dismiss the case on the
ground that he was once in jeopardy
when he appeared before the justice
and put up the money, Judge Jensen
held that that was no bar to his
being punishable for disturbing the
peace and will sentence him today
or tomorrow.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-02-20
An Easter Issue OF Optimist


This paper will publish on the thir-
teenth day of March an Easter issue,
giving the merchants an opportunity to
make their spring announcements ten
days before Easter Sunday. In addi.
ton to the regular subscription there
will be about 200 extra copies printed,
which will be mailed out to parties at
the suggestion of the advertisers. We
are not advertising that we are get
ting out a mammoth edition to be
circulated throughout the United
States and Canada, and in reality to
be distributed to strangers at the de-
pot, who are passing through the city,
and who would not be here to take
advantage of the advertising contained
In the issue, nor are We advertising a
special edition of large number to be
eventually used as wrapping paper in
our own office or distribute at the
next county fair. The Easter issue
will be quick result issue for the
advertisers and will be distributed
among the local buying public. The
space for eight pages and a fancy
cover is already filled and advertisers
desiring space should engage it i'm
mediately eor the additional pages of
this particular paper.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-02-20
Is Up Against A Penitentiary Offense

Pete Catron, one OF Shelley'a young
men, was arrested last Friday by
Constable Packard, Of that town, and
placed in the city slough of de5pond.
Pete didn't like the size of his quar-
ters and kicked an aperture in the
bastile just as the minion of the lew,
Mr.. Packard, was returning with a
bucket of waterr for the inmates. Mr..
Catron handed the constable a short
one with his left, which landed on the
gentleman's glim. The many hues of
purple which surrounded the optic of
the officer told plainly that for decora-
tive ability and blending of colors Ca
iron had Charles Russell, the cowboy
artist, distanced just few paragraphs
In addition to Jail breaking, there is
charge of assaulting an officer chalk.
ed down to the offenders credit. al
of which means when translated by
the court, a spot from one to four
teen in the state stir. It is repor-
ted that Catron's mother lies at
the point of death in Shelley.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-02-20

Kennedy and Walter Roy. held near
Wapello, Wednesday afternoon. Hors-
es, cattle, hogs, chickens. geese and
turkeys sold at reasonable prices, con-
sidering the breeding Of the stock
and the time of year. L. M. Hartert,
of Idaho Falls, and Col. Fugate, OF
Aberdeen, were the auctioneers. The
bidding was lively and interest was
keen. Mr.. Roy has leased a tract of
the Indian lands, leaving Mr.. Ken
nody without a tenant for his lar2e
farm, which necessitated his sacrifice
ing his pure bred stock, putting it up
at public auction. On the larger por-
ton of the stock sold he broke even.
but many articles went far below the
figure they should have sold for.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-02-20
Released The Attachment

Deputy Sheriff Fackrell attached
some money of J. E. Bagley last week
to satisfy a debt of the c. w. & NJ
company for saddle purchased by
Bagley from the company There was
more or less excitement in connec
ton with the process .of attachment
for Mr.. Fackrell and a representative
If the company went to the Bag!ey
home, Bagley Haunted the money be-
fore their faces ard said he had the
money to pay but would not, and
while so doing Deputy Fackrell die
attach the money in Bagley's hands
but the latter went to his house and
gave it over to his wife. When the
law was made clear to him. however
he gave the money to the officer
Since then the company have releas.
ed the attachment, considering it
cheaper to lose the price of the sad.
die than fight the case.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-02-20
INDIAN GIRLS IN PARADE
Company Of Ten representative
Maidens Will March In Suffrage
Pageant.

Washineton.-LaWn Mi t, daughte
of Chief Three Bears of the Glacier
National Park Indians, will command
troop of mounted Indian maids ir
the cavalry division of the womens
suffrage pageant on March g. This is
said to be the first time Indian women
have taken any part in the nation
wide movement for extending the
franchise to women.
In Dawn Mist's troop will be ton
maidens. selected as being the most
representative CT their tribe All will
be dressed in their tribal ceremonial
costumes, and be mounted on Indian
ponies richly caparisonod with elabor.
ate beadwork
Dawn Mist has obtained the coop.
Grafton of Louis, w. Hill, son of James
]. Hill. who has agreed to provide
transportation for the young women
While in Washington, the Indian girls
will live in their own tepees on a
camp ground.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-02-20

Upon the occasion of a recent visit
to the White Father at Washington,
D. c., Superintendent Estep Of the
Fort Hall reservation, succeeded in ge,.
ting an appropriation for the various
parts of reservation maintenance,
which is to be used in the bstterment
Of the Indians condition physically,
morally and mentally. Col. Estep has
purchased a we'll drilling equipment
and a mammoth gang pillow, together
with a traction engine. The well
drilling outfit will have a horse pow
er attachment, thus simplifying its
manipulation, and will be used by
the Indians themselves in the drilling
of wells on their various allotments
Both the we'll drilling and pillow ma
chinery will be loaned to all leasers Of
Indian lands who must perform the
labor attendant thereon in the manipu-
lation of the machinery In addition
to this step toward helping tho In
dams to establish homes of their own
and improve their lands Col Estep
secured an appropriation for 100000
hospital on the same plan as those
used by white men, and this struc-
ture will be used in all cases of sick
ness, Indians being compelled to en-
ter the place when sick and receive
medical treatment in addition to be-
ing subjected to sanitary life while
resident therein. The lands of the re-
servation are rapidly being leased be-
cause Of the easy terms upon which
they can be obtained. Terms of leas-
es vary according to the desire of the
parties concerned. Some are for
period of five years, compelling the
leasee to fence the land, sink a we'll
and leave one half of the land in grow
ing alfalfa with out paying any rent,
or in one instance a man leases eighty
acres, fences it, builds a house. sinks
well, puts the water on the land,
leaves none of it in alfalfa and pays
81. 90 per acre per annum. All leases
are subject to the laws governing the
Indians, as regards bringing intoxi-
cants upon the reservations department
and other matters It is the desire of
the Indian department to lease 1000
acres of land this spring to white
settlers.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-02-20
Two squaws Fight Over Decrepit Buck

A funny scrap took place Saturday
near Murpheys cigar store. An old
squaw attacked young squaw who
had a papoose On her back the wea-
pom used being a nice big, smooth
stone, which she threw with such force
that when it nicked the young one
on the back, near the papoose's head.
it glanced off and took portion of
the marble base which forms part
of the show window of the beautiful.
new cigar store Chief Drew drew
story from the old dame to the effect
that the buck. who was almost blind
and walked with cane, had been won
by the younger woman. In the ale
cations set forth in the court Of in
quiry held on the corner by the chief,
the defendant said that the plain
tiff had been guilty Of alternating the
affections of her buck, that they had
been living together as man and wife
peacefully for number Of moons, that
she had carried sage brush. gathered
coal along the right-of-way for the
wick-i-up fire. that she had been
good and dutiful wife all the sleeps Of
their connubial connub, and she fur
Their confided to the chief that If she
could drag that one-eyed, pox marked.
double rectified slob Of girl who had
stolen her buck away, across the river
to the reservation, she would fix her
' so she would have to trail one hind
leg into camp. Despite the fact that
he and several by-standerA would have
liked to see finish fight, the chief
coyly remarked to the two ladies that
they would, sure, have to cut out the
rough stuff on the street or he would
nut them where the daylight filters
through the grated window dimly. The
Indian police were notified and Mag
gle, The Evil Eye. was ordered to re-
move her teepee from the sage brush
park which the city council ordered
Bill Montgomery to grub out over a
year ago.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-02-20
Latter Day Saint Conference

The regular quarterly conference of
he Blackfoot Stake was held at Black.
foot in the First Ward meeting house
last Saturday and Sunday the Is and
18th inst. In point of attendance and
interest manifested the conferen<e
was probably the most successful that
has ever been held in the stake The
opening session of the conference pro-
duced large attendance for the first
session, breaking all past records for
the opening session in the history of
the stake.
The visitors from Salt Lake City
were Elder George F. Richards of the
council of Twelve Apostles and Elder
Charles H. Hart of the first Council
Of Seventy. These brethren did the
major part of the speaking and the
balance of the speakers were the stake
presidency and the bishops of several
of the wards in reporting conditions
in the stake and wards respectively.
The various reports showed the con-
ditions in the wards represe nted to
be of a gratifying character while the
conditions in the stake generally were
of the same character.
The remarks of the visiting breth.
rem were all along practical lines. in
structing, edifying and inspiring. and
were very much appreciated by the
people assembled. Four ssions Of the
conference, in all, We're held and the
interest manifest was sustained
throughout all the sessions.
The musical exercises rendered
throughout the conference were a very
pleasing feature and added much to
the enjoyment of those in attend
ance.
The close of the regular conference
was followed by the usual NJ I. A.
conference on Sunday evening, at
which a most excellent program was
rendered, This program was noted
for the unusually large number of
young people who took part and the
entire program was decided credit
to those performing the various parts
and to those in charge of the con-
ference of the young people. Much
thought and labor had evidently been
expended to arrange the program and
to bring it to the high point of ex-
cellence that was attained and every
number appeared to be thoroughly en-.
joyed by the 500 people in attendance
At the close of the regular program
the visitors from Salt Lake took UP
the remainder of the time in discuss
ing topics that were both instructive
and timely for the young people.
In addition to the regular sessions Of
the conferences, special meetings of
the priesthood and of the auxiliary
organizations were held between times
at which matters of special interest to
those in attendance We're taken up
and much valuable counsel and advice
given. Taken all-inall all the sessions
on Saturday and Sunday were full of
good things for all the people con-
cerned and cannot but result in good
throughout the stake.
1t is to be regretted that no build.
ing in the stake is now large enough
to accommodate the people who de.
sire to attend the Sunday sessions of
the stake conferences. This is due to
the rapid and steady growth of the
stake which was only organized in
1904 and has crown in point of num-
bers considerably more than one hun
dred per cent since that time
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-02-20
Some Apples Shipped Out

Henry Damn, the versatile rancher
and commission man, believes in Ring-
ham county products and believes that
other people believe in them when
they know about them. He therefore
hunted up market recently for apples
and as result of his efforts, last
week shipped III boxes of apples
which netted the farmers who owned
them between 75c and SOC per box.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-02-20
UnIoaded Eight Cars Saturday

T. S. Dibble received eight new
1913 Ford cars last Saturday. They
are things Of beauty, and have many
more attractive features than the
last model. The bed is more oval in
shape, the cars are more compactly
built and considering their weight are
ideal for this country, supplantine 9TH
er makes. Mr.. Dibble has received
the agency of Bingham county, and
Monday sold to A. B. Colburn, of Aber
deem, one of the new cars. Mr. Col
burn will use it as stage from Aber-
deem to American Falls
kennedy's Sale One Of The Finest
Many farmers are rejoicing today
over the rare bargains they secured
in stock at the public sale of E. M.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-02-20
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. If. C. F. MOLDEN.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-02-20
Bringing In The Fine Bred Stock

There are few men in the west that
excel A. Written in his love for fine
farm animals. Last week, illustrative
of how far this desire to possess the
best, carried him, he received some
fine horses and cows from Grand Is
land, Neb. The horses consisted Of a
Shire stallion and two Shire mares,
registered short horn bull and two
heifers.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-02-20
ASSISTING THE IN
DAMS TO IMPROVE

Superintendent Estep OF Fort Hall
Reservation, Has Perfected Plans
BY Which Indian Lands viii Be Ra-
pidIy Cultivated.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-01-01

around Kirk-Kilisseh. which was TAX
en- in the first splendid ardor OF the
campaign. With it's fall anyone can
see from STAFF map that any battle
line of defense with Adrianople as
part OF 1t was impossible for force
OF the numbers OF the Turkish main
army
Two or three hundred thousand
men who were homogeneous might
have held on, but not half that num-
Der when badly organized. There
fore. Nazim Pasha had 10 fall back
30 new line and leave Adrianople
TO care for itself
Reveals BuIgar Courage.
The next stepswa the decisive bat
tie on the line from Lu1e Burgas to
Bunnarhissar
There, again, superiority OF mum
bers. as well as organization, count
ed that superiority. which makes a
heavy turning movement possible
while the enemy's front is engaged
In short, the Bulgarians had the
Turks going. They gave the Turks
no rest, and they had a sufficient nu-
merical preponderance. In addition to
the dependable courage OF their in
fantry to guarantee success.
So there was nothing wonderful
about the strategy OF the campaign.
nothing new, nothing startling. The
old principle Of the swift turning
movement had been applied to the sit
uation in hand
BY the flank the japanese kept put
ting the Russians back from the Yalu
to Mukden. by the flank Grant put
lee back TO Richmond.
There was Just one. and only one,
startling feature in this war Bulgari.
an courage. That enabled Demetrlef
to gain at k-Killisseh and Lule
Burgas in a hurry what with most
armies would have required much
more time.
Demetrien had willing flesh for a
necessary sacrifice. lie threw his In
fanny against frontal positions in a
cloud. into shrapnel and automatic
gun fire. without waiting TO silence
the enemys batteries.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-01-01
Botanical Expert eusx

=. y. Myer, one Of the most success
lul explorers Of the department Of az
riculture at Washington. has again
started for China expecting to be
away for three years. where he will
conduct Investigations In remote
field never before visited by an ayr.
cultural scientist During his formef
travels he was especially interested in
drought resisting trees and fruits. He
found some trees that stand an abso.
lutte arctic temperature with no rain
TO speak OF and sent back specimens
that will be tried IN some Of the cold
and arid sections OF the northwest
where no trees have been grown be-
fore
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MODERN PROGRESS.

noted English parliamentarian
tossed back his thick white name OF
hair. stroked his white beard and said
In broad Scotch accent to New YcO
reporter:
The rise I'm world wages has been
great. but the rise I'm world prices has
been greater. We have had progress.
but 1t has been progress In the wropt
direction. ~.
"A tourist was travelling in yoj
FAR west AS he inspected an Indiy
encampment he said to his cowb
guide:
And are these Indians prog
ing?
'Betcher life.' the cowboy
swered. taking fresh chew OF
CO. 'Betcher life they're progres
All their medicine men are pa|
medicine men now"
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-01-01

an old situation to them Successful
war meant no aggrandizement only
that no more territory would be taken
from them. This Is enough, after
some generations, to breed the defen-
sive instinct in any soldier.
The Turk must have his back
against the wall in order to fight well.
His attitude is that OF the mad bull
against the toreador; and a very mad
bull. we know. sometimes gets horn
into the toreador's anatomy and toss
es him over the palings. This hap
pened in a way at Adrianople.
Victory is to the heaviest bat
talions." Bonaparte said this, but aft
er Caesar said it after some general
OF Egypt, Babylon or Nineveh.
The allies knew that their success
depended on speed in fall campaign
speed and the shock OF masses pour
ing over the frontier. Theirs was a
hundred-yard-dash chance.
The Serbs at Kumanova, their crit
zeal battle. had odds OF at least four to
one.
The Greeks never had less favor
able odds. usually much higher.
AS for the Montenegrins. who had
a small show, what they did in one
way or another did not matter. They
had work to keep them fully occu-
pied, as IL developed in the siege OF
Scutari.
The only one OF the allies who dis
dained modern organization, their fail.
ure to make any Roadway again EN-
phasizes the wide difference between
a body of men with rifles and an ac-
tual army
Bulgars Bear Wars Brunt.
So the Bulgarians took the great
and telling work OF the war on their
shoulders. You have only to know
the Bulgarians to understand that this
was inevitable.
There is stubborn and aggressive
character enough in Bulgaria to spare
for all southwestern Europe.
Bulgaria made hundred-yard dash
with OK cart transportation, and made
it around an obstacle-Adrianople
The main railroad line and the great
Constantinople highway ran by Adri-
anople. 1t was on the direct line of
communication from the center of the
Bulgarian base to the center OF its
objective.
In the center OF Thrace. il was the
only real fortress on the way to Con-
stantinople. Kirk-Killisseh, or Losen-
grade, as the Bulgarians call it, de-
spite their willingness TO allow an inn
preston OF it's formidalility to be
spread abroad, was not in any sense
well fortified
Now. the first thing was to surround
Adrianople; that is, to strike at it
from all sides, as the key to the po-
sition. A branch OF the main Sofia.
Constantinople railroad line runs to
Yamboli With this as It's base Deme-
trieff's. or the First. army swung
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A Non seouitur.

promoter from some indefinite
section out west was trying to sell a
Penn avenue clerk n few shares OF
stock. But the clerk was not anx
!ous to invest
Why should buy stock In your
mine?"
My dear man. we're right next to
the Skinned Cat. which is producing
fabulous wealth"
Yes, and / live In a boarding
house which is right next door to the
mansion OF a steel millionaire. But
that doesn't make me worth any
thing"
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s " zg2z23 6
Gathered Smiles.
Gross Deception.

Have you heard that Clara Brown
was awfully deceived I'm her hus-
bandr"
Good gracious. no! Well, I'm not
surprised. l guess you'll remember
l said l never liked his looks
;. That's funny. Why. you said you
were sure he was much too good for
her.
Mercy! how could you have mis-
understood mey said she was much
too good for him."
We'll. Clara married him supposing
he was bookkeeper. and now he
turns out to be-"
"A bigamist?''
"A millionairel"
Land sakes!"
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candor No Man Ever Exhibited.

Now that you have made $50 ,00O,-
600. suppose you are going to keep
right on for the purpose OF trying to
get a hundred milIions?"
No. sir. You do me an injustice.
I'm going to put I'm the rest OF my
time trying to get my conscience into
a satisfactory condition"
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Statlnn a Fact

"Scribbler says he is thinking seri-
ously OF writing a book"
I'm glad to hear that he Is think
Ing of 1t seriously"
why so?"
considering the high cost OF white
paper, writing a book is not a task to
be approached In n spirit of levity"
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-01-01

The soothsayer Eve tried to spell
clairvoyant and couldn'O said that she
would marry a poor man"
But she married a millionaire"
II know Il; but everyone who heard
Of the marriage exclaimed: Poor
mani"
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-01-01

Now, this is a wttchs test" said
the young man who was the life OF the
Halloween party. and In performing
1t | must pretend to ride n broom
stick"
Tn sorry. but we haven't broom
in the house. faltered the hostess.
Would 1t work with carpet sweep
err"
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-01-01
HereI HereiI

Very Meek Husband Just finished
writing your speech for the club, Ma
riah.
His Wife mot so meek WHAT'S the
subject?
Very Meek Man-"The Lady Who
VIII Strike Her Husband Is No Man"
Satire.
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LARGE Enouah.

Salesman-Carpets. This way.
madam. Are your rooms OF good
size?
Customer--We live In a fat.
Salesman--Oh! Carpet remnants
two aisles to the right.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-01-01

Jinks-The old saying about wolves
In Sleeps clothing comes back to a
man.
Blinks--W When?
Jinks-When he orders spring lamb
in a cheap restaurant