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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-10

FOR RENT-Four room house. j..
s. Watson. is tt.
WANTED Situation as housekeeper
for small family. Mrs. c. H. Kin
ney, R. l, Blackfoot. Idaho. J-5-Jy3
WANTED cottage, furnished,
or rooms in which three people can
keep house during the school year,
August. Francis Lee Kinnard, Box
WANTED-To buy two good mich
cows. Mrs. L. L. Randall, Phone
257.
FOR SALE-Majestic range, in good
condition, having been used only a
short time. Enquire at this office tt
ESTRAY-Black gelding, white strip
in face, about 10 years old. Either
wine glass or crow foot brand on
right thigh. Also one bay saddle
horse, IL yrs old, branded T on left
shoulder. Fred Bergeson, Route
No. /. J5-Ju5
FOR SALE OR TRADE-New Under
wood typewriter. Will trade for
mare or good driving horse. Type
writer in perfect condition. Enquire
at this office.
FOR Rents room house partly fur
nished. Phone S13-N2. J3-10-17.
Foundry gelding, IL years old.
Brand T left shoulder. D. D. Sulli-
van, two miles south of Thomas.
adv J3-31.
6 PER CENT LOANS on farms, orch
ard lands, city, resident or bust
ness property, to buy, build, i'm
prove, extend notes, refund mort
cages or other indebtedness; terms
reasonable, special privileges, cor
respondence invited. Common
wealth Securities Loan Co., Suite
749 Henry Bldg, Seattle, U. S. A.
618 Commonwealth Bldg, Denver, U
S. A. adv. J3-31
FOR SALE-Three room house and
two lots, 353 S. University avenue.
Apply Mcvicar. Optimist office. If
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-10
In the matter of the Estate
Griffith E. Williams, Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given by the I'M
dersigned, administrative of the es-
tate of Griffith e. Williams! Deceased,
to the creditors of, and all persons
having claims against, the said de-
ceased to exhibit them, with the ne
cessary vouchers, within ten months
after the first publication of this no
tice, to the said administrative, at
the office of Thomas & Andersen, at
Blackfoot, Idaho, that being the place
tor the transaction of business of said
estate in said Bingham County, Idaho.
Dated July Z, 1913.
MARY A. WILLIAMS,
job adv. Administrative
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-10

in one bunch Of hogs hss no effect on
others, but our interest In the vel
fare Of farmers prompts US to place
this receipt within the reach Of all
for what it is worth. We will have
the receipt filled at any time for
anyone who wishes to use it. and as
it is inexpensive fair trial NAV save
several hundred dollars worth Of hogs
for man at small cost. adv If.
KARL p. BROWN.
Optimist Office. Blackfoot. idaho
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-10

5. The right to take the water from
such works is based upon Permit No.
6O53.
g. The source Of supply from which
such water is diverted is Buck Creek.
z. The date of the priority which
said user is prepared to establish is
May 9, 1910.
F. P. KING,
J26-Ju "a State Engineer.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-10

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF THE
COUNTY OF BINGHAM, STATE
OF IDAHO.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-10
LEGAL NOTICES

ADVERTISEMENTS published
IN the Optimist are guaranteed to be
correct copies Of the notices furnish
ed; will be correctly inserted as or
dered; a proof of publication will be
furnished promptly and in correct
legal form; the charge will not ex-
coed the legal rate. Those interest
ed in the publication of notices are
requested to order the publication to
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-10
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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-10
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF eiNG.
HAM COUNTY STATE OF
IDAHO

In the Matter of the Estate
Of
Walter Scriyner. deceased.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-10
NOTICE OF sHERIFF's SALE

John G. Brown,
Plaintiff,
VS..
r. H. Cost, Receiver;
Clark Bros. and G. w. & M. Co.,
Defendants.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-10

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Get your Butter Wrappers at the
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-06-14
pARKES VILLE.

June 10.-The Ladies Aid Society of
the NJ. e. church, South, viii hold al
ice cream festival on the lawn of Mr..
G. w Pine on Saturday night, June
II, A 10 cent lunch will be served,
The proceeds are gor the beneh. OF
the church.
Mr.. Dunlap, OF Timber Ridge, spent
several days with e. N. zeilor
Mr.. Lock. of Pittsburg, is Wishing
his sister Mrs. Earl Fulk
Mr. Smith Pine, and family were
callers at the home Of Mr.. Georg3 Pine
last Sunday evening.
Quite a number from our village
and vicinity attended the flower strev
ing on Friday
Mr.. Dudley Harley and family call
ed ON friends in town sunday evening.
Miss Lee Pine who has bean visit
ing ia Winchester, at the homes Of
Mr. Walter Capper and Mr.. a. b.
Richards, returned home yesterday
Mrs, Joseph Hess, who spent sew
eral days with Mrs. Almira Chrisman,
has returned home
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-06-14
HElP eET INDUSTRIES.

On last Saturday the parkersburg
Chamber Of Commerce secured for
thai city the combined plants of the
General Porcelain Company, of East
Liverpool O. In all the company has
seven large plants, and they win be
moved to Parkersburg and consoldat-
ed. The new industry is capitalized
at $750000 and will employ 400 PEG.
pie II required three months TO Sc
cure this industry, which proves that
Il is only through perseverance and
offering the proper Inducements that
Industries can be secured
THE Martinsburg Board Of Trade
has some excellent propositions on
hand at this time. If the deals are
not closed at once no one should be-
come discouraged. Great things are
NOT accomplished in brief period Of
time Ii requires hard labor and The
cooperation of every citizen 10 build
Up city and make it attractive to
those seeking locations for manufac.
turing purposes. The Parkersburg
Chamber of Commerce did not rely
upon it's own strength The traction
company and the banking interests OF
thai city, and the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company lent their influence
and the result was that one Of the
biggest concerns In the country ac-
cepted the terms offered and viii
transfer its business. tc the Ohio riy-
q, city
eAll interests in the city should as
sist the, Board Of Trade In its efforts to
bring to Martinsburg new industries.
1t will require the united support OF
all TO accomplish anything. and ii
that is not forthcoming the fight viii
not be won Therefore, let all get
together" and prove to the world that
We are alive What Parkersburg can
Do Martinsbueg can Why not ryand
watch the result?
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-06-14
GEORGE ROBERT LATHAM.

George Robert Latham was born In
Prince William county, Virginia, IN
sight of the Bull Run battle ground,
March g. 1882, and was reared on a
farm. In November, 1S49, his father
moved his family into Western Nir-
ginia and settled in Taylor county. In
January, 1850, Mr. Latham had Sc
we're attack of pleurisy followed by
general prostration, from which he
was totally disabltl for farm work for
three years. In 1852, having Partially
regained his health, he taught school
in TAYLOR and Barbour counties, Vir-
ginia. until the winter of 1853 From
1856 to 1851 he was a citizen OF Graf
ton, where he was married on Decem-
Der "a, 1851, to Caroline A. Thayer
then OF Monongalia county, Virginia.
While teaching school he studied law
and during the last week of the Year
1859 was examined and admitted to
the bar, opening his first law office in
Grafton. About the time OF the presi
Dental nominations for 1860 he pub
lished campaign paper called the
"Western Virginian. About two
weeks before the election Nlr. Ia,
than hoisted a large United States
flag over his law Office and turned it
into a recruiting ONCE. By the 20th
of May he had n full company enroll.
ed which afterwards became com
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-06-14
JOHN J. DAVIS.

John J. Davis was born at 'Clarks-
burg on the 5th day Of May, 1885, and
has lived there all his life Studied
law under Hon. Geo II. Lee and then
attended the law school of Hon. John
w. Brockenbrough at Lexington, Vir-
ginia, for two yeaIs. Was examined
for license by Judge Lucas p Thomp-
son, Of Staunton, and Hon. Geo. H.
Lee and Hon. G. d, Camden, both Of
Ciarksburg; has been practicing at the
bar for 81 years Mr.. Davis was elect
ed a member OF the Virginia legisla
ture in 1861, which was to have met
in Richmond the following December.
but The war broke out and when the
government OF Virginia was re-organ.
lied he went to Wheeling as a mem.
Der of the first legislature under that
government, was again elected'in 1870
member OF the West Virginia legis-
lature; was also O delegate to the FIRST
convention which met in Wheeling in
May, 1861, that led up to The subse-
Quent formation of the new state Of
West Virginia Mr. Davis served in
Congress during its AID and 43d SEES,
sions. He was the first Democrat to
be elected from the First Congression
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-06-14

81
Alpheus Garrison was born in Green
county, Pennsylvania, February %,
1893; moved to Guernsey county, Ohio,
in 1896; in 1912 moved to Mononealia
county Virginia, now West Virginia,
where he still resides Mr.. Garrison
was married to Charlotte Henderson
in 1853. In 1856 he was elected con
stable and served the term; in 1859
was appointed deputy sheriff and seIy-
ed until May 1861, when he resigned
and was appointed a delegate to the
Wheeling convention. He was APP
pointed recruiting agent for soldiers
and deputy provost marshal until 1864.
He joined the Union army as I'd lieu
tenant and later was promoted TO cap
tain of Company e, nth w Va. In
fantry He served until June 80, 1865,
and returned home in 1866. He was
appointed assessor to fill vacancy
and in 1856 was elected assessor; in
1858 he was elected to the legislature
and served the winter of 1869 in
Wheeling, Wa Va. in 1870 was elect
ed sheriff of the county and in 1890
was elected to the state senate from
the Eleventh Senatorial district and
served in Charleston, w. Va, 1891 and
1898 Since that time Mr.. Garrison
has lived on his farm. He has been a
member of the Christian church for
more than 50 years and is a promi-
nent Mason. He is now in his Slst
year, we'll preserved, active and keen
ly Interested in the current events OF
the day
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-06-14
WOoDPECKERS PLUMB CRAZY,
Laid In a Stock of Pebbles as a Food
Supply.

The woodpeckers Of Sonoma county,
Cal, are suffering from mild sort Of
insanity, according to an erudte docu-
meut issued by the Museum Of Verte
brate Zoology of the University Of
California. The document says:
THE reason why California wood
peckers in the vicinity Of Sonoma
mountain should have stored pebbles
instead Of the customary acorns is a
mystery.
we know that instinct works as au-
tomatically as an alarm clock In the
failure Of m acorn crop it would seem
possible that the woodpeeker might in
stinctively have stored some other
available kind Of food, but to Save
chosen stones instead of some sort OF
food carries the analogy too far
1T seems as though any bird with
the Intelligence Of the California
woodpeckcr which would make the
1ame mistake ought to be classed as
Insane"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-06-14
SKETCH OF FIVE SURVIVORS or
WHEELING CONVENTION or 1861.

This Remarkable Quntete Whose Ages Exceed 400 Years
Are Still Active Sons of West Virginia Records
Are Shining Examples Of Patriotic and Serviceable Ct
zenship to Our Younger Generation These Distinguish
ed Citizens Have Been Invited to be Guests of the Semi
Centennial Commission in Wheeling on June 2Oth State
Day, of The Golden Jubilee Week.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-06-14
NOTICE

NHf#
To the Tax Payers Of berkeley Coun'
y, West Virginia
You will please take notice that
the Board OF Review aud Equalization
for said County win convene at the
Court House thereof on f5sE8
and will continue in session from
day TO day, and not toTexceed twenty
five days, for the purpose of hearing
the complaint of any taxpayer as to
the assessment placed upon his prop
erty by the Assessor
II IS the duty Of The Board 20 reduce
the value Of property il II is assessed
too high and to increase it if it is
assessed too low and this may be
dcne upon the motion OF any taxpay-
err interest or upon the Boards own
motion.
Any assessment not contested be
fore the Board become final upon the
Boards adjournment.
Given under my hand this 18th day
Of June, 1911
Il. A, HOBBS.
Clerk County Court and eX-
Office Clerk of said Board
SD 6 10 81 Herald II st
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-06-14


NEW YORK, June H. That John
Armstrong Chaiorer, estrauged mem
Der OF the Astor-Chaloner family. viii
not comply with the conditions set
down by Thomas T. sherman, who
was appointed committee to Chalon-
er's person and property sixteen years
ago when the young millionaire was
declared insane by The courts OF New
York In reply to a request by Chal-
oners attorney that his yearly in
come be increased from $4,000 to
$4,000 Sherman declared he had no
objection TO the increase if Mr.. Chal
oner would leave his estate in Alber.
Marie, Virginia, in which State he was
declared to be sane, appear here in
person and declare he is sane and
capable Of managing his own proper
W. His friends say that Chaoner
hates the very name OF New York and
will moi come 10 the metropolis for
any purpose.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-06-14
States Gather Statistics.

Each Of the stale statistical agents
reports for his state as whole and
maintains corps Of correspondents
entirely independent Of those reporting
directly to the department at Wash.
ington. The state statistical CORE.
spondents report monthly to the state
agent on schedules furnished them
The reports are then tabulaled and
weighed according to the relative prod,
net or area Of The given crop in each
county represented and are summar-
lied by The state agent, who cootdi.
mates and analyses them I'm the light
Of his personal knowledge vi condi.
lions and from them prepares As rs
ports 10 tie department
The special lists of voluntary CORE
spondeuts. outside OF the county pBa
township correspondents, are wilcl,
varied The "udiyidual farnerSf as
they are listed at the department.. sup
ply information at harvest time re
garding yields Then there are what
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-06-14
GIRLS STUDY INFANT HYGIENE.
Get Experience at First Hand With
Zeal Live Babies,

Get E%porieEce at Fret Hand With
Zeal Live Babies.
Five huudred girl pupils IN the
eighth grade Of the public schools OF
Cleveland. O.. have begun a practical
study Of infant hygiene with real live
hlbies to experiment. on. The initia,
tfon Of the course took place at flie
Sterling school. where Edward Parsch
eight month-old son of Mason Parsch,
as snachinist, was stripped and given Il
nerfectly hyeienic bath before an in
terested class of girls in short dresses.
n believe this Is an epoch making
ipnoyaton in public school instruc-
ton" saIl Mrs, Ada y. Williams, city
Supervisor Of domestic science instruc-
tion, who is sponsor for the course.
Sat the Sterling school class Florence
Girz, fourteen. who had obtained Mas.
ter Parsch for the experiment. undress-
ea the baby. After the instructor had
washed his eyes, nose and ears other
pupils hathed his body Then Lorna
Booth, fourteen, dried and powdered
him ana put him to bed. He demon
strated the value of infant hygiene by
going to sleep at once
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-06-14
TRAINS FOXES TO BE PETS.
German Dealer Has Plan to Avoid
High Tax on Dogs.

10 beat the city government out OF
the dog tax. which is IS for the first
dog and $l2 for the second. Berlin
animal dealer hit upon the plan Of do
mesticating foxes for pets.
The Germans are as fond of dogs as
the Turks. and as many Of the poorer
classes are unable 10 keep them he
cause Of the high tax the dealer ad-
Vertising tanned Young foxes ut $50
each points out that they don't come
under the city's dog tax law.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-06-14

Ny y, Grand. ~. 2.
ra1y 2, and was lha first Ciiion com
paDy recruited i'll The. interior Of the
state. The later part eli June Capt.
Latham WIS ordered with his com
pany to Grafton. waare he met Cen
Mcclellan and assisted him in prepar-
iu9 his West Virginia campaign. The
company was then assigned to Cen.
Norris command az fhilippi and took
part in the campaign to CarTiek,s ford,
Capt. Latham and his company We're
left at Bealington to protect the line
of transportation. From this time on
until his muster out in March. 1865,
his history is Incorporated With that
of the regiment. Toward the close Of
his service, Secretary of War Stanton
nominated Col. Latham as breVet brig
adler general, after a thorough inyes-
tigation of his record, thus placing
upon this gallant officer one OF the
proudest honors of his life. In the fall
OF 1854 Col, Latham was elected
member of the Thirty-ninth Congress
fer the Second district OF West Virl
ginia. and served on the committees
OF printing and of public buildings and
grounds. On account of failing health
he declined to be candidate for re
nomination and was appointed as Uni
ted States Consul at Melbourne, Aus
tralia, by President johnson, serving
three years, returning in 1870, since
which time Col Latham has retired
mostly from public life, About 1875
he was elected and served a term of
two years as superintendent of public
schools Of Upshur county, West Vir.
ginia, and in 1880 was appointed by
President Hayes as Supervisor OF Cen
sus for the First Census district of
West Virginia. He is now in his SD
year, though still taking a lively in
terest in the current events Of the day.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-06-14
Many Special Reports.

Resides these county correspondents.
with their assistants and the township
correspondents dhe latter numbering
$4,000, at the end Of the growing sea.
son reports are received from large
number of individual farmers and
planters on the results OF their own
individual farming operations during
the year. Valuable data are also Sc
cured from 10000 mills and elevators
AS for the correspondents employed
by the department the special field
service consists of twenty travelling
agents, each Of whom covers a sepa-
rate group of states These agents
who are chosen for their statistical
training and practical knowledge Of
crops, travel systematically over the
districts assigned to them. 1t is their
business TO question the best informed
persons in each neghborhood which
they visit farmers, country mer-
chants. implement dealers and others
and TO collect information in every
way, Their reports are rendered
monthly, sometimes by mail and some
times by telegraph, and If conditions
require more frequent reports they are
made
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-06-14

are called special price" correspond
dents. who report concerning the
prices received by farmers for their
products.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-06-14
U. S. GOVERNMENT
THE WORK OF
Vast Army Of Correspondents
Engaged In Collecting
important Facts.

Wv HEN the department Of agri-
NM culture sends out It's monthly
report with the latest crop
news III 1t few people realize
that more than 10000 reporters have
had a part in gathering the facts there
in set forth. Everybody knows about
the crop reports, but not everybody
knows how they are collected and how
the estimates are reached.
For instance, when the department
says that the average condition Of
winter wheat on April was 9i.G per
cent Of normal against SOC on April
/, 1912. what IS the basis of the per-
centage? Is some previous year taken
as the base aud the percentage fig.
ured from that? And. If so. how Is the
basic year selected?
1t isn't. The percentage doesn't
mean any comparison with any other
year, The percentage is based on what
the people In the yicinaae expect Of
their land. farmer can tell pretty
well what the yield ought to be. If
he knows that IL ought to produce
twenty-five bushels and he does not
look this year for more than twenty
bushels he reports that he estimates so
per cent.
Aud it Is the farmer, generally speak
ing. who furnishes the Information on
which the bureau Of statistics Of the
agricultural department makes its es
Inmates. Most of the. 10000 reporters
are not paid They are classified MS vol
untary correspondents. which means
that they furnish the information
about their respective regions without
getting cent for It, The only thing
they get out Of IL is that they receive
the publications of the department OF
agriculture without having TO write
and ask for them.
The Departments staff.
In each county which has any agri
cultural importance there is cor.
respondent Of the department, who has
several assistants who can be called
in If necessary He furnishes re-
port for the county In addition there
is correspondent in each township
They do not furnish their reports 10
the county correspondent. but send
them in directly to the department Of
agriculture which checks mp the csti.
mates IL there Is a disagreement and
figiTes out from the different reports
the estimate fer the state,
In addition the department has what
It calls field agents, who travel over
several states At a lime aud report
what tllcy observe, and it has stale
corresn0hdeuts. who conduct theit
work independently Of the voluntary
correspondents who are reporting al.
rectly to Washington
The voluntary correspondents are
suhdiyided as county correspondents
township CORRESPONDENTS. individual
farmers and special cotton correspond.
ents. The number of counties Of agri-
cultural importance in the United
States is approximately $500 The
correspondent selected by the depart
ment in each of these counties is cho
sen with special reference to his quail
fications. and each is expected to Sc
cure data from his several assistants
in different parts of the county and
also to supplement- these with informa.
ton obtained from his own observation
and knowledge.
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WORLD and you will keep informed.
Il is the best way to keep apaee Of
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