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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-05-23

Boise June 8 to %. Under the dir
ection of experts from the domestic
science department of the University
of Idaho, this sessions lectures and
demonstrations promise to be more
complete and interesting than ever
before.
An interesting feature of this sea-
sons course will be the large num-
Der of practical demonstrations to be
given in connection with the various
lectures on domestic science. Visits
to a local meat market where practi-
cal demonstrations in the art of cut
ting meat, the costs and uses of the
various cuts, will be given are plan
ned. The care of the sick as we'll as
instruction in emergency cases of ill
ness or accident will be featured.
The assemblies of the Chautauqua
will be held again this year in the
Pinney Theatre, which is noted for
its comfort and GOODNESS on even the
hottest summer days. The bible
classes under the direction of the To-
cal ministerial association will also
be held in the Pinney as will the lee
lures and musical entertainments.
The fact that so many lectures of
international note have contracted
to appear, coupled with the added
excellence of the program is ex-
pected to result in a much greater at
tendance at this years assemblies
than formerly.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-05-23
HOLE TO CENTER OF EARTH
Respectfully
J. H. EARLY

+ Many Of the dreams Of modern
science have come true, and the
world Is become accustomed to mar
wells in the wav of scientific accom-
plishment. But the most daring
dream of all-sinking shaft to the
center of the earth-contemplates a
thing SO stupendous as to make all
past achievements seem insignificant
This has been proposed in a vague
way several times in the last half
century; but Camille Flammarion,
the French scientist and author, has
recently outlined a specific plan for
setting the standing armies of Eur
one at work digging such shaft
the purpose being to tap the mex
haustible sources of heat and power
stored beneath the surface of the
earth. In the June number of Pop
ular Mechanics Magazine. J. e. Muir
Dhv discusses some Of the problems
involved in such an undertaking.
Mr.. Murphy says:
"In the present state of engineer
ing science an attemTt to harness
these Herculean forces would result
in immediate destruction of the APP
partus used But no man can say
what advances will be made in that
science in a single generation, or
what agencies may be discovered for
neutralizing the effect of the high
temperatures which are believed to
exist in the core of the earth. In
fact, it is more than possible that
within two hundred years, or even
half that time, trim to the center
of the earth may be simply a matter
of time cards and train rules. with
no more danger than now exists in
surface Transportation.
Only one means of transportation
would seem to be practicable a
spiral railway running downward on
a sharp grade around the edge Of the
shaft, supported on cantilevers firm
ly anchored in the solid rock OF the
canyon-like walls. For safe and
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-05-23
LOST.
THE CITY BUSINESS
Continued from page y

to the cemetery be changed from the
west side of the track to the east
side. The matter was left with the
street and alley committe.
The matter of numbering the
new residences in the city, was car
ried over to the next meeting. Also
the proposition to purchase the Ben
nett-Fisher ground that was offered
to the city at the last meeting for
$125.
The proposition to purchase small
piece of land ON University avenue
was left with the city attorney and
street and alley committee with in
struction to draw up a resolution re-
questing the secretary of state to sell
the land to the city of Blackfoot.
Councilman Peck of the cemetery
committee asked the city council to
take action in regard to charging
Csc for the use of water at the ceme
terry. Notices had been sent inform
ing the people Of the demand but the
order had never been enforced.
Application of the Hendrie Imple-
ment company. for permission to re-
pair their office building was left
with the Improvement committee.
TIL street and alley committee re-
commended the continuation of Ash
street to the county road on the
south. They also recommended a
sidewalk laid from Alice street to
Jackson street on No. Main. Recon-
mendations approved by the council.
The street and alley committee sub
mitted cut and price of road planer
as furnished by Mr.. Early for the
consideration of the city council
Chief of Police Simmons stated
that the county commissioners would
furnish steam roller to pack the
road north of town if the city council
would employ man to run the roll
Ter.
Mr.. Peck was given permission to
run ditch across the street to his
lots.
The o. s. l., r. R. was granted
permission to put on special police
force without any expense to the city.
The matter of the residences that
are not connected with the sewer
system, was left with the sanitary
committee.
The report of Clean up committee
from Ward No. 2 was read and ap-
proved and the council voted let
ter of thanks to Mr.. Early for his
services.
Bids for installation of sewer ex-
tention were ordered opened and
read and were as follows: Clarke
Bros, $1,3S4.25. Grove City Plumb
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-05-23

ing company, $996.50. The contract
was awarded to the Grove City
plumbing company.
The bids for sprinkling pipe re-
ceiyed were as follows: Grove City
Plumbing company, $105; Blackfoot
Heating and Plumbing company, sec;
Boyle Bros, $S2.35; Clarke Bros,
$91.75; Contract awarded to Black
foot Heating and Plumbing company,
they being the lowest bidders.
Application from the Grove City
Plumbing company, for Plumbers
license was granted.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-05-23
WILL EXPLORE THE LAVA BEDS

American Falls, L. Bush Liv-
ermore of the Pocatello Tribune ac-
companied by J. B. Trist, visited here
few days ago collecting all the in
formation possible from old-timers
regarding the great lavas between
here and HALEY, which a party of
six headed by Livermore, will short
~ explore. He stated that they expec-
ted to outfit at Arco and would spend
several weeks among the lavas The
party will go fully equipped for
every emergency and make copious
notes and take photographs of any
unusual discoveries.
]. w. Wells who lives on the edge
of the lavas, came to town Friday
afternoon, bringing the hide of a
silver-tip bear and the information
that he recently made trip into the
lavas and discovered the tabled
spring, which he describes as being
small and unpretentious and located
in a deep basin, accessible only by
foot. 1t was in this basin near the
spring that he shot the bear. He
says that he did not find the tabled
river bed from which the Indians are
said to have taken nuggets of gold
in large quantities, but that the
spring bubbles up out of the ground
and gradually seeps back into the
earth
The information of Wells discov-
cry Of the spring was telegraphed
to Liverimore who stated that it
would have no lettering effect on
his contemplated explorations, which
would be more thorough than ever
heretofore attempted and that he ex-
pected to find much of interest to the
public.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-05-23
ANNUAL NJ. I. A. MEET.

Many people of Blackfoot and
Shelley and the surrounding towns
are working earnestly this week for
the success of the big M. I. A. Day
to be celebrated at Riverside next
Tuesday, May 9th.
The Mutual improvement Associa-
tons have made this holding Of a
spring meet, at the close of their sea-
sons work an annual affair, and 1t
is looked forward to with much plea
SAINT anticipation. The fact that the
organization has over thousand
members in this stake makes the sue
cess Of the day assured.
There will be contests in debat-
ing, story telling and choral work, all
kinds of athletic sports, including
base ball. basket ball, running and
jumping feats, substantial cash
prizes will be awarded, dancing
party is programmed for the evening
with folk dancing in costume as the
special feature.
Carriages will meet the Mackay
train at Moreland Monday night. A
large delegation is expected from
Arco and Moore. Several hundred
from Shelley and points north have
already made arrangements to come
down Tuesday morning.
If you have never had the pleasure
of being entertained by the good peo-
pie of Riverside take advantage of
the opportunity on the 9th. All
who have had the pleasure before
will certainly be there. Riverside is
working day and night to make life
a JOY for you on that one day. She
is building boweries, refreshment
stands and tables for your lunch
con, the school campus is being put
in splendid shape and the band boys
are practicing over time to furnish
sweet music. All for your pleasure. If
you drive out you will find hay for
the horses on the grounds, provid-
ed free of charge.
The M. I. AS cordially invite you
to come. Don't miss It. You can't
afford to.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-05-23
THE SENIOR CREATIONS

On Tuesday evening the last six
numbers of the orations were given
at the Auditorium by the graduates.
The Marvellous Night, by Miss Ora
Lyons, Household Economics by Miss
Mildred Clark, Luther Burbank by
Hattie Ramey were we'll rendered
and were alternated by music by the
Simmons sisters, Miss Evelyn Boyd
and Miss Richeson.
The parts in which demonstrations
were given were on Poisons by Ear
vim Buttcane, consisting of tests to
determine the presence Of poisons and
applying antidotes. Discussion and
demonstration of air by Miss Agnes
Hart was presented in very inter-
esting and able manner, and illustra-
ted talk on Blackfoot, past, present,
and future by Frank DeKay. This
subject aroused the greatest inter-
est of any, beginning as 1t did with
old pictures of the place where the
town now is, thrown on the screen.
It included pictures of early settlers
and children now grown up. It fol-
lowed along with the growth of the
town shown in many views down to
the Diamond Jubilee street scenes Of
1909. One notable picture was that
of Mother Just" and Mother Ste
vens" standing together when they
were young and numbered among the
very few women living in the country
between Oxford and Eagle Rock. The
last view shown was that of the new
High School building, with approp-
rate statements regarding the pat
riotic pride which pupils and parents
feel in the fine building and in the
work being accomplished within 1t.
What The School Wants.
In our discussion of the manual
training department last week we
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-05-23
SPARKS FROM THE ELECTRIC
WIRE.

Electric saws are being used by
butchers in cutting up meats.
Electricity is now applied to near
ly all kinds of power-driven mach
merry.
All the largest Canadian steamships
must now be equipped with wire
less outfits.
New electric signs will flash words
and sentences from perforated roll
of paper.
A portable searchlight has been per-
fected for linemen to be used in night
repair work.
A new dam on the Columbia river
is expected to develop 800, 900 elect
ric horse power.
The coal handling machinery for
the Panama canal coaling stations
will be operated by electricity.
California orange growers are ex-
perimenting with electric heaters to
protect their trees from frost.
More than twenty-three million
dollars worth of electrical machin-
cry was exported from the country
last year
Florists use artificial electric heat
to force the blooming of Easter ILL
les this year because Easter came so
early.
The amount of capital invested in
the electrical business in the United
States is in the neighborhood of Sc,
OOO,OOO.OOO.
One of the largest incubators in
use for Matching chickens is to be
found in New Orleans. 1t is operated
by electricity and the heat is auto
matically controlled.
A new Asistic cable will be laid
from Alden to Hong Kong via Column
DO and Singapore. 1t will be six
thousand miles long and will cost s.
100000 dollars.
New York City will spend three
hundred million dollars for new SUBJ
way systems. Four years from now
the city will be operating six hun
dred miles of single track in service
beneath the city.
An inventor claims to have per-
fected system of rapid telegraphy
capable of 10000 words an hour.
A beam of light playing upon a strip
of sensitized paper records the mes
sages.
A resident of Northboro, Mass,
lights his home with electricity Sc
cured from the storage battery of
his gasolene automobile. During the
day when the carts running the bat
terry is charged. Nights the battery
is connected to the house circuit. |
The house is lighted with five 16I
candlepower lamps.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-05-23
AROUND THE COURT HOUSE
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and earned the title to the land.
If the homestead of a man who has
received only a final receivers re-
ceipt for the same is Immediately
taxable, certainly the Carey act set
tier who has received from the
state a final receipt and has paid the
purchase price is liable to have his
land Immediately taxed as the equit-
able owner thereof. y The
Judgment should be affirmed, and
it is so ordered"
The firm of Hansbroug & Gagon
of Blackfoot were employed by
Bingham county to assist the coun-
ty attorney and Mr.. Hansbrough of
that firm appeared with county At
torney Good and argued the case
before the supreme court. winning
for the county and thus securing the
payment of about $S,000into the
county treasury
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-05-23

Honorable Mayor and Council,
Blackfoot, Idaho,
May 10, 1913.
Gentlemen:-
Please accept a tardy report
from the writer on the subject of
Cleanup Day" pursuant to the
general request of your body to the
people of Blackfoot.
AS you are aware, the second
ward appointed chairman for each
block in that ward and each worked
faithfully within his block. The re-
suit was surprisingly good, hardly a
resident of the ward but that did
something in the way of putting TO
order the premises he or she occu-
pies and in many cases they helped
their neighbor, and even went to
the streets to clean out stones, cans,
glass, etc. At about II o'clock of that
day drove over the ward and count
ed twenty-eigh bonfires.
Councilman Peck, Chief Simmons
and the writer have driven over the
ward at different times. Our atten-
tion has been called to two remain
ing and particularly bad, dangerous
places, i.e., swale running north
and south. located in the east part
of town between Court and Judicial
streets, and has been used for dump
ing of cans and refuse
The swale in front of the Frank
Payne and Arthur Johnson residen-
ces on South East Main Street is
without doubt the greatest menace
in town to health; it also has been
used as DUMP for cans, glass, and
rotten vegetable matter, and it is
made worse now by waste water.
Two families in the block have been
nuarantined three times this winter
and case of typhoid in the family
Of Samuel Wilson now, may have
been the result of the nuisance here
referred to- Chief Simmons is dump
ing some good filler in this place,
but it should be taken in hand and
the rubbish buried at once, else more
sickness is bound to follow. The
waste water should be controlled alb
solutely and carried under the o. S.
L. Railway, and not allowed to run
the two blocks South as heretofore
The stagnant water now there should
be treated to coal oil at once.
We recommend you to have signs
painted, warning people to cease
making dump of either of the two
places named, under penalty.
I thank you for the courtesies and
beg the privilege of aiding you at any
time my services may be used.
Respectfully
J. H. EARLY.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-05-23
GOOD ROADS THURSDAY.
Continued from page ~

"time saver" to the farmer, the bust
ness and professional man, content
ment for the old, and an incentive
for our sons and daughters to remain
on the farm.
Bingham county, Idaho, is now
known throughout the 1ntermoun-
tain states as the pioneer and
Home of Good roads" We have
been the leaders in this splendid
movement, which was accomplished
only, by reason of the general inter
est of the farmer in good-roads.
We possess the patriotism and
pride sufficient to continue our good
work along these lines of general
improvement and prosperity to the
extent of making our County the
spot most beautiful in Southern
Idaho. 49,.
Through our towns, villages, and
over our country roads we are all
coming out on the this one grand
May-morning and contribute our
mite towards identifying our
homes.
No rocks, no ruts, no unsightly
distractions are the passwords of
success on this day-none will re-
main to obstruct the road or mar
the landscape.
1t is possible, if each and every
one do their part, that boulevard
will extend past ones door by the
following morning-M Memorial Day
Opportunity comes but seldom
Get busy
The General Committee
Will have charge as follws:
]. T. Carruth, Blackfoot to Shell
ley and roads leading east. E. M.
Kennedy, Blackfoot to Fort Hall and
Forks of Blackfoot river. A. d.
Quantrell, Blackfoot to Pingree, and
Aberdeen. Geo. F. Gagon, Black
foot, Groveland, and Moreland. w.
H. Stufflebeam, BIackfoot, Porter
vile to Firth.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-05-23
WANT AID
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ADVERTISING RATES. for 1918

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DISPLAY Advertising, front
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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-05-23

rapid operation two tracks would be
required one for downbound and the
other for up-bound traffic; while the
curve of the track could not safely
have RADIUS of less than 500 feet.
This would make necessary a shaft
900 feet in diameter"
A number of interesting illustra-
tons accompany the article.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-05-23
CHAUTAUQUA AT BOISE.

Boise, May 20-Every phase of home
economics from the preparation of
simple foods to the manufacture of
the highest works Of the culinary art
will be adequately demonstrated
and explained during the home &C.
courses at the coming Idaho
State Chautauque which meets at
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-05-23
EXCURSIONS TO SALT LAKE.
JUNE 4th, to 9Th. INCLUSIVE

Via Oregon Short Line Railroad
for Young Mems and Young Ladies
Mutual Improvement Association
conventions. Limit June goth. See
agents for rates and further parti-
culars. + 1913.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-05-23

CLEAN UP REPORT, WARD No. 2
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-05-23
FOR SALE.

HORSE FOR SALE:-Bay. Gelding
years old, weight 1900 pounds.
for sale for cash only. Forest Trego,
Blackfoot. r. F. D. 43tf.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-05-23

FOR SALE PIANO.-nssrly new
Mahogany cace-$200 below cost.
G. r. Clute. 13-tf.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-05-23

Honorable Mayor and Council,
Blackfoot, Idaho.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-05-23

VI hOuI ioHluSuI anu DTluS lilo Gil
vironment up to the level it deserves?
While the boys are building houses
next year there will be interesting
times among the girls to get all these
questions threshed out so they will
be willing to place their o. X. on the
plans and never come back to
ask for a change after the materials
are cut, for they are going to build
houses in the miniature next year.
The boys will have problems of
their own in planning barns that are
both convenient and sanitary and con-
venient to keep sanitary. There is
where the rub comes in building
barns. And with 1t comes the ques-
ton of location of buildings on the
farm in realtion to each other for
sanitation, for convenience, to keep
down fire risk, their relation to the
things that are to be grown for use
and for beauty, questions of whether
the buildings are to be IN great set
ting of trees, with shrubs and flow
ers and beauty between the trees and
the house or whether the trees shall
be packed about the house and
shrubs attempted in their shade or
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-08-13
STATE VALUES INCREASE
Expected Now That Idaho Assessed
Valuation VIII Nearly Be Half
Billion.

BOISE, Aug. 13.-Abstracts of the
assessments have arrived in the office
of the state auditor from all but nine
of the counties, and these are expected
in day or two to be ready for the in
|spection of the state board of equil-
ization.
George w. Lewis, chief deputy in
the office of States Auditor Huston,
who has given much thought and
study to assessment matters in recent
years, says the valuations in the var
ious counties are running trifie high
er than last year. Last year the total
valuation for the state after the cor
poration assessments were added was
$419,000,000. This year Deputy Lewis
expects the total to run to $430, 100000
now, and this he thinks will be still
further increased to $450,000,OOO when
the supplemental assessment rolls car
rying the bank stock and certain
classes of personal property have been
added.
1t is now thought that the principal
increases in assessments this year will
be on the property of public utilities
corporations.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-08-13
STATE AUDITOR
WELL PLEASED
AS STATE EXAMINER WRITES
LATAH OFFICIALS ON
GOOD SHOWING.
Regards Books and Accounts OF Var.
iOus County Officials as in Most
Excellent Condition.

An abstract of the recent examina-
tion by the state examiner of the ac-
counts, records, books and files and
the bonds of the various fee officers of
Latah county, showing the receipts
in full, all disbursements and the bal
ance on hand, if any, of the offices of
clerk, auditor and recorder, treasurer,
assessor and collector, sheriff, probate
judge, and superintendent of public
instruction has just been received at
the courthouse from the state aud
itor
In an accompanying Letter the state
auditor says: "It is pleasure to bear
testimony to the excellent condition of
affairs in connection with the business
of Latah county and to the high stand
ard of efficiency of her officials"
The abstract shows all accounts in
perfect balance with the sources of
receipts and the turnover to the
treasurer and with the balances shown
in the various depositaries. "All ac-
counts appear to have been carefully
kept" continues the auditor, land the
funds of the county are well distribut-
ed among the depositaries and are
amply protected by approved bonds
as required"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-08-13
RECORD CROP OF OATS
Fine Specimens of Grain on Exhibit
From Slater Farm.

Some fine specimens OF wheat and
oats were placed on exhibit at tie
chamber of commerce room this morn
ing by Fred Slater who farms large
section south of the city. The wheat
is of the Red Russian and Little Club
varieties and is expected to make un-
usually large yields. The oats is of
a Canadian variety, the original seed
of which was secured from Canada two
years ago by Mr.. Slater. 1t made 100
bushels to the acre last year but the
land is not as good this season and the
yield is expected to be somewhat
smaller.