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The San Francisco call., 1913-10-24
MARIN co. REAL ESTATE

FAIRFAX and San Anselino real estate; ideal
climate; ideal conditions; ideal railroad sefv-
ices; everything ideal; machines meet
all trains at San Anselmo. Lansdaie and
Fairfax CROKER CO. the leading
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-24
ALAMEDA REAL ESTATE

.N-----r~-~1~-
COMFORTABLE 2 story house; reasonable
rent. privilege purchase rental basis
Apply H. WIENER. Nethan-Dohrmann Co.,
San Francisco.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-10
THE GREATEST
18th EVER.HELD

Fifteen Thousand People Witness
Most Thrilling sports-IdeaI Day
With Sunshine Throuahout-No
Arrests Made and Everyone Hat
Their Moneys Worth.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-10
DAILY FREIGHT ON
THE BRANCH MONDAY
Short Line Will Improve Its Service
Between PocateIIo and Ashton and
So Notifies Utilities Commission.

There will be daily freight carried
over the Yellowstone branch of the
Oregon Short Line beginning mex,
Monday and continuing until further
notice. This is the information sent
to the public utilities commission by
Superintendent Manson of the Short
Line Saturday.
1t will be remembered that some
time ago the freight service on this
Yellowstone branch was reduced from
a daily except Sunday service to a
twice week service. At once there
was a vigorous protest sent up by the
people in that section. The matter
was taken up with the railroad com.
pany direct and incidentally referred
to the public utilities commission. The
decision reached by the company
makes no further action necessary.
and the people, beginning Monday,
will have their old service of a daily
freight train except Sundays.
1t is also announced by the Short
Line that local freight train is to be
put on the run between Pocatello and
Ashton daily, to serve all the people
between these two points with local
reight.-POcatellO Tribune.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-10

Homer Edwards, the Wyoming Kid,
won first money in the buckins contest
The pony races, girls pony race
squaW races, relay and other euues-
trian events held the attention of the
peone of the grand stand until a late
hour.
General Organizer of Athletics. Mr..
Virgin, must be given credit for hav-
Ing put on four events in tho evening.
that were fine. They were the wrest.
ling and boxing matches at the fair
grounds
Two wrestling matches of thirty min
utes each. were all that the audience
could ask for. The first between Crit
nth OF Pocatello and Monahan Of
ldaho Falls, was draw. The Sec
ohd between Arthur Chester and ano-
ther man, both of Pocatello, gave
Chester two falls.
The battle royal, between six gen.
uine American hoboes had any event
of the day put out in the sage. It was
free for all slugging match with ten
ounce gloves and the last man to
stand up won A bunch of Yellow
stone Park bears at play had nothing
on this bunch of gunnel rod stiffs
when it came to awarkwardness.
The big event and the one which
had a spice of excitement about it,
because there was chance that it
would not be allowed, was the boxing
contest between Danny Hurl of Poca-
tello, and Joe Cans of Denver 1t
was a ten round bout and it has been
fully decided since the pulling off of
the event, that the ladies' of the city
will relegate bridge and auction to
the garbage can, and secure these two
gentlemen for afternoon functions in
their homes. There would be no dam
ger OF the furniture being injured and
it would be pleasant innovation from
the regular parlor games. The bout
was called draw in the tenth
round, and was good exhibition of
the manly art, but was not prize
fight in any sense of the word
There was not an arrest made, no
one was hurt and the day closed to
the entire satisfaction OF visitors and
promoters.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-10
LOCKS UP CASHIERS
ROBS RIGBY BANK
One Lone Man Gets Away With
$500; 10 Pursued by Posse.

Rigby, Ida, July S.-There was q
daring daylight robbery this afternoon
Of tho State bank Of Rigby, Ida. Ono
man Of dark complexion and O short,
he0vy-set foreigner entered the back
door at 5:25 p. m. while Cashier Fra:
Ellsworth and Assistant Cashier Clar-
ence Hart were working on the books,
ordered them into the vault and to
throw out the paper and gold money,
no silver wanted They locked the
cashiers In the vault.
The five-year-oh son of Ellsworth
about thirty minutes later.
The robbers escaped with $1,000. A
posse is in pursuit,
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-10
Death of Mrs. Neville

Mrs G. W. Neville died at IL O'Clock
July 4th, in Fuller's hospital, Idaho
Falls. The cause of death was pneu-
monia. The deceased was the wife
of c. w. Neville, Of Wapello. Mr..
Neville has conducted a store there
for the past year. Mrs. Russell
Sewell, of this city, is sister of the
departed. At the time of death Mrs.
Neville was twenty-onc years Of age.
and leaves husband and three small
children, one a baby of six months.
The funeral occurred Monday from
the M. E. church in this city, inter-
ment taking place in the Grove City
Cemetery.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-10

The Fourth Of July celebration held
here Friday was one of the most e,
Joyable of the many celebrations held
in this city. With each successive
year Blackfoot improves on her cele-
bration of the National Holiday and
this year was no exception. From the
early morning salute by the firing of
an anvil until 2 o'clock the next morn
ing when the crowds began to thin
out, 1t was one continuous good time.
Nature contributed it's full share to-
ward an ideal day in that there was
no rain, but a good steady heat that
made peanuts, pop corn, soft drinks
and Ice cream the main edibles of the
hour.
Tom and Rolly Forbes, inheriting
the position of official anvil shooter
from their late father, commenced to
fire salutes about o'clock the morn
ing of the Fourth and did valiant SER
vice until noon. There was probably
not soul asleep within two miles of
town after the boys started the bonn
bardment.
The industrial parade by the merch-
ants and citizens was over two miles
IN length and was witnessed by thou
sands OF people. Immediately after
the parade the crowds gathered at tho
fair grounds to hear the speaker of
the day, Hon. Karl Paine, of Boise.
In the afternoon the game of ball
between The Gem State team and
Blackfoot afforded entertainment from
l o'clock until the commencement of
the other events. The score was five
to seven in favor of Blackfoot.
The motorcycle race was changed
from three mile race with three
prizes to an Australian pursuit race
with prize for the winner of $50 90,
and was won by D. A. jenkins riding
an Indian machine. Nelson, CT Poca-
tello, was second, while John Martin,
OF this city, was third.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-10
Road Completed To Reservoir

II. e. Hansen and crew of road
builders returned Monday night from
the road between Ft. Hall and the
government reservoir, which they have
been building. The road is now in
condition for automobiles and is open.
ed into a basin about five miles be.
yond the reservoir. This basin is
said to be the Matching place for
chickens and rivals this year in point
Of numbers the famous Copper Basin
country on Big Lost river. Fishing
IN the reservoir and tributary streams
Is fine, one man having caught a sew.
en- pound trout, which is vouched for
by Roy Palmer, game warden, and he
was never known to tell a lie about
the size of a fish.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-10
US. Depository for Postal Saving Funds
--D. W.T.
STANDROD&CO.
-=BANkERS--
BLACKFOOT
Statement Nov. 26th, 1912
RESOURCES
BANKERS

Loans and Discounts .$547,118.28
Banking House and Fixtures, 27,497.7
Other Real Estate ........ 2O,823O9
Cash and Sight Exchange. .173, ,6ee.3s
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-10
Interests in Idaho

Boise, Ida, July THE Kuhn inter
ests are operating in Idaho to a large
extent under the Carey act The &C.
reage under seven of the Kuhn pro-
jects amounts to 1,242,532 acres and
the projected cost of putting the land
under water for cultivation, according
to figures supplied by the Idaho state
land department, will amount to $50
O5O,00O.
The amount the Kuhns have ex.
pended to date aggregate 11,716, ,9O6
The Carey act projects of the Kuhns
are located at Twin Falls and Miner,
along the Snake river.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-10
Neal s. Sage a Free Man

Neal S. Sage, of Shelley. former
cashier of bank in that town, and
who was sentenced to serve a term
in the penitentiary at Boise, was par
doned by the state pardon board re-
Gently, and arrived in Blackfoot Tues
day morning, enroute to his former
home. While this case cost the
state a large amount of money and
Mr.. Sage has served a very small time
In the institution, it is thought that
ne has received sufficient punishment,
hence the pardon.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-10
POTATO GROWERS WILL
MEET At IDAHO FALLS

There will be a meeting of potato
growers at Idaho Falls Saturday, July
IL, at p m. for tho purpose of dis
cussing ways and means Of overcom.
ing the disease which exists in the
potatoes.
The meeting will be addressed by
e. H. Grubb, the we'll known expert
on potato culture, and DR.. H. B.
Shaw, Of the experiment station ut
GOoding.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-10
Big Pittsburg Bank
In I lands of Receiver

ed assets and liabilities aggregatine
$3S.997 ,347.10 each, while as given tC
the Plttsburg newspapers for publica
tton the report placed these totals at
$3S, ,103, 1868, the $1,893, ,46O71 differ
ence representing rediscounts or Dor.
rowed money. Officials declared that
this was illegal.
Reports to the department indicate
that one-third of the $3,4OO,0OO capi.
tai stock Of the bank has been impair
ed and that the surplus and profits
have been wiped out. While details
are lacking, estimates based upon the
last report to the comptroller Of the
currency indicate that at this rate the
losses might reach $3,000,000.
Expect Idaho To Stand the Storm
Twin Falls. Ida, July 7.-Informa-
tiOn was received here with much sur
prise this afternoon that the Kuhn in
terests of Pittsburg, which control a
number of water pOwerprojects in this
region, had been financially crippled
by the failure of the First-Second Ma
tionel bank Of Pittsburg and the First
National bank Of McKcesport, both Q
which institutions they controlled.
d. G. MacWatters Of Miner, vice
president and general manager of
Kuhn interests in Idaho, was not in
Miner early this evening. but is ex-
pected to return home by tomorrow.
The Kuhns have construction work
now under way at Upper Salmo
Falls, Malad and other places, an
have been greatly enlarging the capa-
city of the Shoshone Falls power plant
The Twin Falls North Side project of
rs, 400 acres was recently completed.
The Oakley dam, the largest dirt dam
In the world, was also completed re-
comfy and the water turned on 60, 900
acres. The Twin Falls Salmon River
project was finished two years ago
and the water turned on $4,000 acres.
All these companies have been max
ing remarkable progress. The crops
are excellent and all local conditions
encouraging. The Tribune's cores
pondent talked with the local Kuhn
officials and also with merch
ants and farmers. All were Of the
opinion that the country had reached
such stage Of prosperity and dev
opment that it could withstand the
Pittsburg reverse remarkably we'll
They were also Of the opinion that
the various projects would not per-
manently suffer and that the Kuhn in
terests would be able to weather the
storm eventually.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-10
Fire at Hembree Home

Fire broke out in the home of j
D. Hembree Friday afternoon and was
discovered by Paul Schmidt. who
promptly gave the alarm and the
flames were extinguished before they
gained much headway. That the hous
and its contents were not reduced to
ashes is a miracle, as the family were
away from home when the fire started
Mr.. Hembree was at the fair
grounds witnessing the Fourth of July
sports when informed that his home
was burning and Mrs. Hembree and
the children were out of town visit
ing. The origin of the fire is un.
known and the loss is estimated
from $125 to $3.50.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-10
Big Potato Cellar

What Is said to be the largest
potato cellar in the state Is now in
course Of construction near Poca-
tello. 1t is to be so 400 and located
on the o. S. L. right of way at Tyhee.
The cellar is the property Of the men,
bers Of the Fort Hall Farmers Society
of Equity.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-10
House Robbed Night Of Fourth

A man entered the house of Dennis
Cox, located in the north end Of town,
the night of the Fourth. The thief
secured a suit of clothes and watch
and escaped. Sheriff Jones took up a
trail and followed it as far as Fort
Hall, but did not secure the man, and
no trace of him has been found.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-10
$769,135.49
LIABILITIES
$76e,135.4s

$769, ,135.49
We pay 4 per cent In our savings
department. One Dollar will start an
account. Interest compounded quarterly
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-10
Death of w, n. Hvde

w. H. Hyde, of Idaho Falls, died
Sunday, June 29th. The deceased was
a brother-in-law of Henry Dunn, of
this city, and well known here.
Evening star., 1913-12-07

nared i'm 1856 by the Zuider Zee Associa-
ton was favorably discussed in the re-
port of a commission in 1871. the plan
being to build a dixie from the Island of
Wieringen to the coast of Friesland. and
polders. with reservation of lake.
Yselmeer in the center with outlets for
navigation 1t was estimated that these
four polders would yield $4,000 acres of
land, 4.SooO of it fertile. The bottom
promises well for agriculture. 50 per cent
of it being sea clay and silt from the
Ysel and only 10 per cent sand. To the
lake would be reserved $50 square miles.
or more than quarter of the whole sea
This proposal in 1901 got as far as the
introduction OF bill providing the build
ing of a dixie and the draining Of two Of
the four polders recommended by the
commission, which would have reclaimed
13l 453 acres, 114.9O4 of it fertile. The
work was to be finished in eighteen years
at a cost of about si0.u,0.0DJ, including
an indemnity of 100000 to the fishermen
The bill failed to become law. and on ac-
count of financial difficulties nothing
more was done for several years.
Another important step is now taken
by the presentation of this report. the
purpose of which is to strike balance of
profit and loss. 1t shows that the fisheries
of the Zujder Zee, once famous for the
number of herring caught, have not been
very profitable in recent years. and that
for several years the total catch has not
been worth more than SSoo.ooa a year.
On the other hand. it is estimated after a
fresh study of the nature of the bottom
of the that the Land which drainage
Evening star., 1913-12-07
TO RECLAIM ZUIDER ZEE.
Progress of Plan. to Turn Sea Into
Fertile Farms.

From the Springfield Republican
Reclamation of the Zuider Zee. in
Holland, has been advanced another stage
by the favorable report last week of the
government commission appointed some
years ago to investigate the financial
side of this great undertaking. On the
mechanical side. though the work in
volved is great. no serious difficulty is
apprehcnded. This famous inland sea is
about eighty-fve miles long with a
breadth varying from ten to forty-five e
miles and area of 2.G21 square miles,
including the islands of Markland Schik-
land. Urk, Wieringen and Griend For
the most part it is very shallow. the
mean depth being but ] is feet while
along much of it's coast there is but
three feet of water. On account of this
shalowness its shipping has declined
greatly as the size of vessels has in
creased. and little is left of the ancient
Importance of ports like Stavoren, Me-
demblik, Enkhuisen, Hoorn and Monni-
kendam.
ON the other hand. the shallow sea is
an admirable fishing ground. and it is
largely on account of the protests of the
fishermen that the government has hesi-
tated to undertake the long agitated en-
terprise of reclama ton. \. scheme pre-
Evening star., 1913-12-07
New York's Dry Dock Plan.

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
The plan worked out in some detail
by Dock Commissioner r., A. c. Smith
for real dry dock in New York harbor
to accommodate ships 1,O00 feet long is
wholly creditabe to the public spirit of
Commissioner Smith, and wholly intel
ligible to those who know the Brooklyn
water front. South of the unprotitably
leased city-owned piers at 31st street and
33d street. at 35th street. the plan
would spend $2.500,000 for perfectly
equipped dry dock. as good in every
way the one Boston is buliding
backed by q contract with three greai
liner companies guaranteeing repair
business Of 5000 a year Now, it IS
unlikely that these three lines, though
for each Of them New York is the real
terminus, would make a like agreement
for dry dock in South Brooklyn. But
there are several other interests tnat
might offer guarantee, and the de-
partment looks confidently for such CO.
operation.
1t is clear enough that New York har-
Dor should have this Improvement. II rs
also apparent that the Bay Ridge front IS
for many reasons the best location that
could be selected. Engineers cannot tel
yet whether the uuicksands trouoie
which has been met at the navy yard ana
at Red Hook in the past would confront
them at :,5th street 1t did not Interfere
very much with the dredging for the two
nearby city piers, but that dredging WAS
not so deep as Il dry dock would necessi-
tate. Barring the quicksands possibility.
there is no obstacle in the way OF car.
ryng out the plan, save the economy OF
the board of estimate and the doubt as
to what steamship lines would give the
guarantee. We are inclined to ina gine
that more than S2.J0.0~O would be re-
quired before the work could be COM
pleted. but the underestimation is com
mon feature of all such plans for civic
improvements.
Evening star., 1913-12-07

visiting of local factories and industriat
plants bv the members OF commercial ana
civic organizations throughout Vermont.
The secretary OF the association, James
p. Taylor. was in Bellows Falls SATURDAY.
to ascertain il local manufacturers would
cooperate in putting the idea into prac-
tice. He found that the Bellows fais
Merchants Association had aiready
planned TO visit several local Industries
- the following Tuesday.
In a general letter Mr.. Taylor says
The Nermonter is too often Ignorant OF
the industries at his very. doors. Ana
yet an intimate acquaintance with local
enterprises can he secured by the citizchs
only through the cooperation of the man
ufacturers with the members OF the civic
and commercial organizations. " tue
manufacturers as hosts and guides VIII
extend invitations TO local organizations
the response will he hearty. ana decia'n
benefits viii accrue 70 all concernr1.
The idea is a good one and should he
pushed along. BY the way, did the intf-
chants association get the idea from tue
Greater Vermont Association. or was the
process vice versa
Evening star., 1913-12-07
New Islands.
London Chronicle

7 FUIll the I.Onuon IhrOnlcIe. /.
The appearance of a new island. such
as that now reported by an American
captain. is much rarer event In the
Atlantic than in the Pacific. but by no
means unprecedented. In 1911. for in
stance, cone 300 feet high. with a crater
at the top, hoped up from the waves
near st. Michaels. in the Azores, and
remained long enough TO be named
Sabrina, after the British man-of-war
which discovered IL. In the Mediter-
ranean Grahams Shoal. between Sicily
and Africa. is the remains of Graham's $
Island. which appeared in June. 1881. and
existed for a few months. In it's prime
II was 200 feet high and three miles
around.
Evening star., 1913-12-07
MAY ABANDON RACE.
Contest Over Inland Course May Be
Substituted for Bermuda Event.

NEW YORK, December 6.-The plan of
the American Power Boat Association to
abandon the annual race to Bermuda and
substitute for it 4iO-nlile race from Phil
adelphia to Baltimore is meeting with the
general approval of enthusiasts of the
boat-racing game in the east. One of the
reasons advanced for 6iscontinuing the
Bermuda run is that the time required for
making the trip is more than most of
the amateur boatmen can spare for the
event.
The proposed event will be the longest
inland waterway race ever held in any
country. The plans for it are being car
ried out by the Delaware Yacht Racing
Association and the Maryland Motor
Boat Club. No definite date has been set
nor have any of the details been ar
ranged yet but it has been suggested that
the race be held some time in July or
August.
Evening star., 1913-12-07
RAISING OLYMPIC FUND
To Defray Expenses of Team From
Australasia.

SYDNEY. New South Wales, Decem-
ber 6.-As the result of great public
meeting at Sydney. a strong New South
Wales committee has been formed. with
the lord mayor Of sydney as president, in
order to raise fund for the sending of
an AustraiaSian team to Berlin for the
Olympic games in 1916.
1t is estimated that $4,000 will be re-
quired. The idea has been cordially re-
ceived and numerous promises of support
have been made. 1t is expected that
other states will take similar action.
Evening star., 1913-12-07

would make available FOR agriculture
would produce crops worth S2S.ooo,ooo a
year. This leaves a handsome net profit
after deducting all the charges on work
which would require thirty years and
cost somewhat over S15.W0.OG0. The
Dutch centuries ago helped reclaim the
fsns of eastern England: il is safe TO say
that they will yet take Holland.
Evening star., 1913-12-07
QUALITY, NOT QUANTITY,
COUNTS IN BASE BALL
McGraw Wins Flag Using Fewer Players Than
Other Managers of the Older
League.

three points better than BROOKLYN and
eight points better than the Philadelphia
sluggerS.
McGraw, while not having many hltters
greatly feared by pitchers. was fortunate
enough to possess felders who batted
we'll over 80 right along. Eight OF
them registered .275 or better.
Evening star., 1913-12-07
Another Evil.

Tron FnNk.
Willis-I see fellow in New York took
out $4,000 insurance on 500 worth If
goods
Gillis-Thats nothing. ! know lot Of
fellows who carry $4,000 life insurance
on a 3o-cent life.
Evening star., 1913-12-07
Y. NJ. C. A. BY Al TO "a.
Association Bull Moose Team Beats
Good Shepherd Quint Easily.

The Y NJ. C. \. Bull Moose basket ball
team won from the Good Shepherd quint
last night by a score OF n to "a The
game was fairly well played considering
il was the first of the season. The goal
shooting of Martin and Phelps featured
the contest.
The liua-nn and summary.
Evening star., 1913-12-07
The Rascal.

Trom the Boston Transcript.
''Tofn is nothing but a heartless tiirt'
What do you mean
"Wl =, after I've refused him only siN
times he is making love to another girl.
Evening star., 1913-12-07
Industries Day in Vermont.

From the Bellows Fall Times.
The Greater Vermont Association is pro
posing the establishment of a Vermont
Industries day a day set apart for the
Evening star., 1913-12-07

Judge Joseph Moreland. seventy-two
wears old. died at Morgantown, w. Va.
Tuesday night. He had been an active
member of the Monongala county bar
since early manhood.
Evening star., 1913-12-07
up and summary:

summary: tioa!s from ioor-I. NJ. L. A Mar
tin tsl. Phelps 90. aieauey (2i. Duncan. Coed
Shepherd: Freeman t3y. s. Boyd "a. Free
losses from fouis-Y. ~ G. A.: Phelps 10.
Good Shepherd: Freeman ,e'. Fouls made-By
Y. VI. q A., y. by Good Shepherd, .. Referee
F. Roberts. Scorer-Mr. Haight. Timer-Mr.
Obst.