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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-24
Noted Guest at
Lone Pine Ranch

Mrs. N. A. Just and daughter
Mrs. Reid, will have as their guest
MAX Bower" author of "Chip of
the Flying w. and other western
stories. Max Bower is in reality
Mrs. B. NJ. Sinclair, and she has
immortalized the cowpuncher by
her wonderful description of his
life. Mrs. Sinclair will arrive in
town this week and will be the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Karl p.
Brown until she leaves for Presto
and the Lone Pine ranch where she
will spend some time, accommodating
material for another one of her de-
lightful stories. 1t has been ar
ranged that the big Grass Dance at
the Benefits new bungalow will be
given during Mrs. Sinclair's stay
and all the old time dry land pirates
from the head waters of the Snake
to where she empties will be there.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-24
Misses Duckworth Entertain

Last March when the little Misses
Rocksie and Murial Duckworth had
birthdays, they also had the
measles. Their mamma promised
them birthday party and as a re-
suit last Saturday afternoon the
the Duckworth home was the scene
of beautiful child's party. About
fifty friends of the little girls We're
served with refreshments, tables
being set upon the lawn. Floral
decorations adorned the home and
with the bright, happy faces of
those assembled, the place pre-
sented an appearance similar to a
flower garden.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-24
was enhancing.

Fully two hundred people were in
attendance and the gay goddess
Terpsichore held sway for many
witching hours. Surely the Ken
nedys aided by the weather man,
who furnished an ideal night, gave
our pleasure loving people a social
occasion that has placed them in
the front rank of entertainers.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Kennedy have
natural eye for the beautiful and
when few years ago, they pur-
chased what was then only sage
brush covered hill, they pictured the
home which they would eventually
have and only recently have they
realized the desire that was theirs
in the years gone by. With
family of three boys and one
daughter growing up, all of whom
are live ones, their beautiful home
is scene of gaiety at all times.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-24
Votes in Idaho
Republican Contest

The Idaho Republican is giving a
Popular Ladies' Contest, there be-
ing several prizes. The Idaho Re-
publican is edited by Byrd Trego,
who is under conviction on a charge
of criminal assault on the person of
Nellie Ray. If the people Of Bing-
ham county did the right thing in
this contest, they would cast their
votes for all prizes for Nellie Ray,
sell the prizes won and give to the
little orphan girl the money they
would bring.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-24
Former Resident Marries

Cards announcing the marriage of
Mr.. Frank w. Beane to Miss Sadie
Webster HOsfofd have been re-
ceive by friends in this oity. The
wedding occurred June 2Oth, at
South Bend, Ind. Mr., Beane was
formerly register of the land office
under Cleveland's first administra-
tlon, was democratic national COM
mltteeman from Idaho, under
Cleveland's second administration
and has been an active democrat all
his life. He also acted in the
capacity of special agent under
Cleveland and is we'll known in the
southeastern part of Idaho.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-24
Dead Body Of Chandler
Found in Rocky I Hills

south of the Short Line water reser-
voir on the high hill about four
miles northwest of Pocatello. The
body was in an advanced state of
decomposition and it was impossible
to tell whether it bore any marks
of violence. From the position of
the body when found it is believed
Chandler fell from cliff while
weak from hunger and exposure,
and suffered such painful hurts that
he lay still until death came. DR..
Steely, county corner, believes the
dead body had laid in the same
position for at least six days.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-24
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I Change in Optimist Force

Last week the manager Of the
Optlmlst made a change in the
working force. e. j. Potter, who
has been an employee for the past
two years, has gone to the Idaho
Republican, and r.. A. Walsh has
succeeded to the position of makeup
and job printer. Mr.. Walsh is said
to be one of the best printers in
southeastern Idaho and during the
short time he has been in the office.
his work has backed up that report.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-24

After nine days of rnre1nitting
search, covering q territory from
McCammon on the south and east
to Blackfoot on the north, and
American Falls on the west, the
dead body of Charles D. Chandler,
the Short Line machine shop fore
mon who dropped from sight on the
morning of Sunday, July 13, was
discoveoed at :45 o'clock Tuesday
morning by former sheriff D.. T..
Quigley, acting as a special officer
for the city, at the foot of a rocky
cliff half a mile west and little
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-24
Changing the Track

Roadmaster McConigal with a
crew of track men, made change
in thelMackay track in the Black
foot yards Sunday. The Short Line
is preparing to do large amount of
work in this city. A five stall
rOund-house will soon be under
construction, additional yard tracks
will be laid, and parking along the
right of way in the city, will also be
a piece of the new work.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-24
Choice Farm Land For Sale

100 acres, $4,000 per acre, five
miles from Pocatello, three miles from
Tyhee. 80 acres fenced, and broken,
good water right. $1,000 cash, bal
ance on easy terms, part at per
cent and part at per cent. Enquire
Of Karl p. Brown, Optimist office,
Blackfoot, Idaho. adv. If.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-24
Shower on Bride-to.be

Miss Nadia Brown gave a shower
Tuesday afternoon for Miss Lulu
Curtis, a bride-to-be, at the beauti-
ful Brown home. Miss Curtis will
be wed Wednesday, September 3rd
to Mr.. Ernest Brown, one of the
junior members of the firm of w. E.
Brown d Sons.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-24
Number Four is a Boy

Sugar beets, Alfalusa and spuds
are growing wild at the Hiawatha
ranch at Presto. Frank Just is
sitting around the houae trying to
sing bewitching ). little nursery
rhymes. Number 4, a boy arrived
Sunday evening. It's the first boy
and the old man just wiggles around
and grins.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-24
Will Spend year in Califo rnia

A. d. Quantrell, wife and daugh-
ter, Miss Lydia. will leave in a
short time for California, where
they will spend year. They have
rented their home to Roy DeKay,
who will trke possession on Septem-
Der lst. Miss Pearl Quantrell will
attend school at Rowland hall, Salt
Lake, during the winter.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-24
Delivered Ford Car

L. S. Dibble delivered Ford car
to II. w. Morrison, agent Oregon
Short Line at Stirling, last Friday.
Mr.. Morrison is a good sport and
believes in having all the pleasure
there is in life.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-24
Sickness in Optimist Office

WA. McVicar, machine operator
in this office, is confined to his
home by sickness, and as result
the paper this week is a combina-
tion of hand and machine compost
tiOn, and the edition is smaller than
usual.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-24
Money To Loan

We have some Of that good Sails.
bury Company money to loan. The
only real options given to the bor-
rover. No other company will treat
you as this company will. When in
need of money call and see me.
adv. If. G. F. MOLDEN.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-24
Shelley Pioneer Changes Hands

Il. S. Macguire, the druggist of
Shelley. has purchased the Shelley
Pioneer from the stock holders of
the paper, and versatile Joe Adams.
former editor of the Sugar City
Times, is installed as manager.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-24
Death of Young Baby

The day old baby of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. Clarke, died at the ranch
home, between the forks of the
rivers Saturday evening. This is
the second child Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarke have lost,
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-24

Judge COwan of Salmon, Joined
his wife here this week and was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A.
Hart.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-24
The Obituary Of
Walter A. Totty

Another beautiful life has closed
its earthly relationships so far as
the external eye of vision is con-
cerned, but maybe like the flower
that closes it's petals when night
throws it's black mantle upon the
world, to blossom more brightly the
following morning when the earth
is clad in it's robe of light, and ex-
hale its fragrance in the gentle
zephyrs of summer day.
Whatever may be the employ
ments and occupations of those who
have passed into a sublimer sphere
than that of earth,> we cannot but
feel that the heart aspiring, toiling,
juggling after perfection and dis
satisfied with imperfection, with its
present attainments and achieve
ments, will go on in process of de-
velopment and expansion in greater
spheres of usefulness. The trans
formation from that of caterpillar
to butterfly is only surpassed by a
beautiful and symmetrical life leap
ing out Of it's fleshly enviorned cage
to soar the boundless realms of the
infinite spirit life.
Death says Ruskin is 'the COM
forter of man. and so we shall feel
that God the Father of us all, who
doeth all things wisely and well,
has taken from us, for nobler work,
one whom we loved and appreciated.
Mr.. Walter A. Totty, was born in
Kern County, California, ~ years
ago, and on Feb. End. 1910, in Black
foot. Idaho, held in his strong hand
the loving hand Of Miss Lilly Coum-
erilh, and pledged the devotion Of
his great, manly heart ito her, un-
til death should separate them.
One daughter, Robinette, two and
a half years old, was the fruit of
this loving and happy union.
Mr.. Totty will long be remember
ed for his high conscientiousness
truthfulness. high sense of busi-
ness honor, and his undying devo-
ton to his home and family.
All his spare moments outside of
his business activities We're spent in
the charming companionship of his
wife and child.
About one year ago he was attack
ed by La Grippe, from which he
fI111xy oL 49,
months ago it's resultant so compile
tely undermined his constitution
and sapped it's vitality as to leave
him unable to cope with the destruc-
tive tendencies of the disease. I'm
murmuringly he bore up for his
family's sake, but at last succumb-
ed to the ravages of the disease
and surrendered up his life to God
in his Porterville home.
His body was brought to Los An
geles, and brief funeral services
were conducted, in the home of his
aged father, J. S. Totty 12O North
Ave, on Tuesday morn
ing by the Rev. Il. J. Brown, pastor
Of the East Congregational Church
and the following pallbearers,
all friends of the deceased, viz.
Messrs. Newcomb, Bliss, Lorenz,
Quinn, Nc Cutcheon aud Breslin,
bore him to his last resting place,
ROsedale Cemetery. The floral Of
terings We're very numerous and
oore silent testimonial of the strong
of his noble life, by
his innumerable friends.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-24
Sad Death Of
Piooneer Woman

Mrs. Rhoda J. Hutchinson died
at her home at Kimball last Thurs
bay afternoon from pneumonia
followed by complications.
The deceased had resided in this
valley for more than twenty-five
years and numbered her friends
among her acquaintances. She was
Il daughter of Lot Smith of Fam
mington, Utah, once a prominent
leader of the Mormon Church, in
the faith of which she lived and
died.
She was the mother of nine chill
dren, six of whom survive her.
They are: Joseph Of Denver, Colo !;
William of Firth; Gene and Dewey
of Kimball, and Stella and Liela
who came up from Provo, where
they have been attending school, to
be at the bed side of their mother,
The funeral was held Saturday at
Kimball and very large crowd OF
sorrowing friends and relatives paid
their last tribute to a good woman.
--R-
In this enlightened age where we
know every effect has canse, it is
foolish to suffer from headaches
when it is known that 80 per cent of
long standing headaches are caused
by hidden eye defects that in no
of 90 y;cta
If you want results for your trouble
see DIR. Scarborough, at the Cottage
Hotel, Blackfoot, Mon, Aug. 4th.
He is noted for giving results after
others have failed. adv.
Special low excursion rates via
Oregon Short Line from all points
between Oxford, Bancroft, Black
foot and American Falls. Tickets
on sale and limited to date of per-
fOrmance. See agents.
Make hay while the sun shines. In
summer time prepare for winter Fill
your coal bin. with Aberdeen Coal
Best in the west by government test.
For prices on storage coal see Ben
Adv. J3-31
containing blue silk
dress pattern and buttons. Finder
please leave at this office A. d.
Nelson, Sterling, Idaho. adv.
Get your butterwrappers printed at
the Optimist office adv
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-24

Attorney. w. A. Lee spent Sunday
looking after his farming interests
at Aberdeen.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-24

First class job work at the Opti-
mist office. adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-28
THE CULINARY ARTIST
He First Brought Joy and Then SOr-
row to His Employers

Even subalterns sometimes seek in
the joys of the palate compensations
for deprivations on other fields, SAYS
the Cornhill Magazine. Thus no one
occasion the chef of a restaurant car,
finding himself for some reason or
other, stranded at an unlikely spot in
India. offered his services to the Of
ficers of an isloated trop of English
soldiers, who gladly seized the un-
looked for change. He asked high
wages, but by clubbing together they
IL we can't have good theatres and good
shops, let us at least have good food
was the idea on which they acted
For time all went we'll since the
day contained at least one bright spot
But soon inconveniences set in Re-
ports of the Lucullian meals to be en-
joyed at 49, began to spread and ST.
multaneously the number of inspec-
tions to increase alarmingly. High Of
ficers of all grades became suddenly
seized with a burning zeal for the mill
tary progress of this particular troor
and spent hours trotting 1t out in the
morning and further hours administer
ing judicious criticism over an excel
lent and prolonged dinner. Soon in
their hearts the subaltern We're curs-
ing the day on which they had sci
eyes on the restaurant car chef. un-
comforted by the magnificent tins
which flowed not into their pockets but
into that of the culinary artist Pres
emily they agreed that even good food
can be purchased too dearly and uuietly
got rid of their paragon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-28
PELICAN TRIES OFTEN
TO SWALLOW PIGEONS

The girl was almost sobbing
Come with me-" Bill said soothngly
and I'll show YOU what becomes of the
poor birds"
He led the way to the cage where the
pelioans and other great-billed birds are
kept
Snyder was joined by Robert Herton
and other Keepers and the cage was
surrounded.
Sure enough a pelean's immense biz
was bulging out though the bird had
swallowed a football
Are you ready?" called Snyder.
'All ready" replied the other keepers.
"El Captain, FL Captain shouted the
keepers until the park echoed with their
cries.
Eel Captain, who was the pelican, opened
his bill and a pigeon flew out
"Goodyi Goody!' screamed the gill
Again the keepers shouted: lei Capt
tain! lei Capitaini" Again the pelican
glanced around and opened his bill. 4
second pigeon fluttered out and flew
away
The girl clapped her hands with JOY
and asked; Aren't they hurt7 Why
aren't they hurt?"
That's easy" answered Snyder You
see the feathers are dry and bird can
not swallow a dry feather substance
That pelican tries to gulp the pigeons
so often they're getting used to it. All
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-28
Tennyson and the Horse


Tennyson once arrived at Haslemere
station carrying a parcel of books, and
as his own carriage had not arrived to
meet him he was glad 20 accept the
offer of a lift home. Going up the
steep hill to Blackdown, Tennyson
with his characteristic consideration
for animals, suggested that they and
the books were too heavy for the pony
to drag. The two men therefore got
out and walked for some distance in
front of the trap, until they discovered
that the books had dropped out The
owner Of the pony askde Tennyson to
stand at the animals head while he
went back for the books These he
found 100 yards or more down the hill
and on his return he found the pony
had been restive, but had quickly be
come quiet. Knowing that IL dislike1
strangers. he wondered how Mr. Ten
nyson had kept 1t quiet. What was
his surprise to learn that the poet
had managed the affair by holding a
watch close to the animals ear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-28
Il ntsura.. a Mental Giant

From the Columbia Dispatch.
The late Prince Kastura of Japan,
was mental giant. The surgeons who
made the postmorterm. at his request
and with the consent of his wido "
found that his brain weighed slightly
moro than 1900 grams, nearly the same
as that of Kant, the philosopher AMI
heavier than those of Daniel Webster,
Napoleon. Schubert and Grote and
somewhat less than those of General
Benjamin T. Butler and Thackeray. The
brain weight of Kastura would rank
thirteenth in a list of the weights OF
100 men eminent in action, art or
science which was compiled last year
by DR.. Anthony Spitzka, Philadelphia
brain anatomist.
The Nobel literary prize award, the
other day. reminded us that black
skin Is no bar to fine sentiment and
power of expression, Hindoo poet
having received the prize. similarly,
by the brain anatomists report, a man
may be a mental giant, though he nave
a brown skin and he Of small phys1cal
stature. These disclosures ought TO
have some influence In wiping out race
preiudiees and in bringing all to ac :
cept the man for whatever he Is IN
real worth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-28
YOUNG WOMAN BECOMES Ex.
CITED WHEN BIG-BILLED BIRD
TAKES PIGEON IN ITS BILL.
KEEPER REASSURES HER

A highly excited young woman ran into
the office under the arsenal in Centra!
park at o'clock yesterday afternoon.
says the New York World. Bill Snyder,
head keeper, turned from his task of cut
ting meat for the animals and demanded:
Whats the trouble?"
Then he saw the look of terror on her
face and wondered if a lion had broken
loose. There was a different tone when
he demanded again: whats the
trouble?a
The peliean!' she shrieked. THE pei.
fcan!"
whats the matter with the pelican %
Snyder asked. whats It done?"
The pelican! 1t swallowed two mig
cons! ! just saw 1t swallow them Cone
quickly. 1t might swallow some more of
them"
Snyder laughed.
That happens about twice a month, -
said he.
But the poor birds! What will become
of them?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-28

beay. Christian or Jew, IS about 3S,20Oo00.
This Is considerably above one in three
of the population. The amount of money
the.' altogether give is not taken by cen
sus enumerators. These enumerators
take almost everything else. some things
worth while and some not, but somehow
leave out the tremendously interesting
item of total gifts. These gifts have been
carefully estimated at $500 00o e00 to $375.
000,000 year They are, how ever inereas-
ing steadily, in some bodies even rapidly.
Last year very unusual sums Were put
irto new buildings, SO that The total will
press the s4o0,0O0,00O mark within year
or two if 1t does not do so now.
Better Methods of Work
Those who know say the mosi striking
feature of the year now ended, among
both Protestants and Catholics, is the ad-
vance in methods of work. As in the
Industrial world, churches are wholly re-
making their ways of doing things. Old
ways are going into scarp-heaps, along
with old industrial inventions, and new
ways coming in that produce larger re-
suits on less effort. The Christian asso-
Citations arc leading in these new ven
tIres. While religious bodies, and large
ores, like the Congregationalists and the
Disciples of Christ, are remaking their
machinery; that it may be more effective
and better meet changing American con
ditions. The year now ended has seen
tremendous strides in these and some
other bodies inf these matters oil official
means to ends.
Year in and year out Christian bodies ip
America, save a few of tne smaller ones.
increase their membership about per
cent each II months. Catholics. Disciples
of Christ, Lutherans. and sometimes Epis-
eopalians, do somewhat better. Catholics
always do, indeed, so great is the in
| llux from Europe and the natural in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-28
SURVEY THE WORK
DONE BY CHURCHES
DURING PAST YEAR
Forty Million Americans
Gave Upward of S4OO,OOO,-
900 to Support Work
STEADY INCREASE
ALONG ALL LINES
Most Striking Feature of Year Is Ad-
vance in Methods of Work-Same
Steady Growth in Sunday
Schools

& New York, December IL Special L)-Up-
wards of loooo,oOO Americans. native and
foreign born have allied themselves with
some religious body, anl to support their
religions they give upwards Of s4OO. 900. 900
a year. or an average Of nearly $40 each.
10 be more exact, the number of people
enrolled as members of somc religious
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-28

we have to do when she tries It IS %
frighten her by shouting her name as
loud as we can. That makes her open
her mouth"
The amazed girl left the park.
It's true as gospel said Snyder. aft
erward. Up to date that pelicans never
swallowed any OF our plgeons and | don
think he'll succeed very soon either"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-28

EcEEsEc1Essc,SV VIIul rI, 7oNt OF F'EFs eEsENV m
grinding drifting
eved
will
the largest scientific staff
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-01-16
RAM BLING NOTES.

4 y .
The Logan Literary and Debatini
society met on Friday evening at the
school house. A large attendance
and an excellent program. The de
bate was postponed, owing to the ab-
sence Of the principals.
The Union Ladies' Aid assembled
on Thursday last at the home Of Mrs
Tilton at Hecker. Several Minot Viz.
itors participated in the good work
Of replacing the personal effects, re-
Gently destroyed by fire ct Logan.
Another Farmers club has been es-
tablished. The Valley, with Mr.. j..
J. Brand, the cabbage king, as pres
ident; Ed. Mostad, whom the ladies
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-01-16

tain sums due upon . prior lien.
which, with interest thereon. will, on
tho day OF sale amount to the sum Of
one hundred seventeen and $1,000
($117.60) dollars, included In the sum
hereinafter stated to be the amount
due at the date of sale.
This foreclosure and sale Is for
amounts past due only, and express
ly subject to installments Of such
mortgage not yet due.
There will be due on such mortgage
at the date of sale the sum Of one
hundred forty-seven and 05-1OO
(S147.N5) dollars besides attorneys
fees and costs Of foreclosure.
E. d. KELLEY,
Sheriff of Ward County, N. d.
Interstate Securities Company,
Mortgage.
Blaisdell, Murphy & Blaisdell,
Attorneys for Mortgage,
Minot, N. D..
1G Is