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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-09
THE BOIL WEEVIL IS A MENACE

More than commercial paralysis for a
period Of years Immediately follow
ing infestation, the blow fell upon the
home, the church, the school; in
fact the whole community welfare was
to a greater or lesser degree shaken
by the devastation of the boil wee
vii
The boil weevil will continue to trail
the order of the cotton blossom along
the same altitude and latitude until
the Atlantic ocean blocks the way
What sensible reason can be offered
to the contrary? The Mississippi river
was not impossible; can we expect
the Chattahoochee to prove an OBJ
|struction? 1t is worse than folly to
blindly argue that Georgia is immune
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-09
A @MerrcIer Indeed.

Deacon Ephram Core was on his
way home in \ holloway county, va
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1914-08-06
MORNING SESSION.

July 10. 1914.
The board met pursuant to adjournment.
Andrew Hansen and NJ. A. Klein, commits
stoners.
The petition OF Ole Sathern and forty
Two Others for the organization OF township
urday. August l. 1914. was designated az the
date for holding the first election and the
school boute AT 1emvik as the polling place.
McCullcy was the name given to the town.
ship
The petition of a. W. Allen and others
pruyiug tor the Incorporation OF the village
Of BraddOck was on motion granted, and q
meeting OF the qualified voters was ordered
TO be held at the Rraddock school house In
day OF August. 1914. TO determine whether
SUCH territory shall be incorporated as q
village.
$500 per acre and 5000 damages for three
acres OF Land taken for easement through
the sea OF section 6-l3l.T.
On motion the Emmnns County Rscnrd was
desiana,ed as the official newspaper IN which
to publish the Annual Financial State
mert.
On motion the resolution Of January 8.
1914. allowing the county auditor deputy
Tor the year Mt $1,000 per month Was amend
ed 10 ,ead as follows: The county auditor IL
allowed deputy at a sulary not 70 exceed
$500 per month. aud not over 500 % tn be
expended for deputy or clerk hire within
the year.
On motion the county treasurer Is al
lowed II deputy for such time Is may be
necessary during the month OF October. and
u deputy for the months OF December. Jan.
unry, February and March at a salary of
SIS 70 per month
On motion the county auditor was In.
structed 10 hdvertiss for bids for 70 tons OF
Ignite coal delivered into the bunkers Of the
court bouse for use during the ensuing win
ter OF 1914, 1915 bids to be opened at the reg
MAR meeting OF the board to be held octo-
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1914-08-06


The harvesting of the 1914 crop is
well under way in North Dakota. In
Emmuns county there is no question
that several weeks of drouth has in
jured to some extent the crops.
Nevertheless. the harvest will be
bountiful and. with good prices for
the products of the farm as result
of the European troubles, the north
western farmer should be on easy
street when the fall rolls round.
War-ridden Europe will eventually
furnish its boards of home-seekers
and the Northwest is due for q
great wave of prosperity.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1914-08-06
sto.eER PAPER or THE COUNTY

FOR the second time IN history the
people of this nation have had rea-
son to thank Providence that their
country is separated from the En-
ropean continent by thousands of
miles of ocean. When all Europe
trembled and writhed under the
heel of the mighty Napoleon.
this country sat serenely by and me-
gotiated the purchase of the Louis
lana territory for song, thereby
laying the foundation for the
mighty nation which was to be.
Now the nations of Europe are
girding themselves for a tremend-
GUS struggle that promises to trans
form the map IF Europe as no for
mer war has done since the days of
the early Romans and the Barbar.
iaDs. There is not single Euro
pean country that can rest in secur-
ity against being drawn into the
terrible maelstrom of destruction.
On the other hand the United States
is universally recognized as the
great nation of the world that will
be able to successfully negotiate the
role of neutral onlooker. With an
ordinary degree Of common sense
displayed those at the helm of state
there can be no complication dan.
gerous to the peace and prosperity
of this nation. Whatever may be
the incidents of the war that vitality
interests this nation there can be no
reason for action until the storm has
spent itself in the east. And then
the colossus of the western hemis-
phere, fresh and free, would be able
to dictate terms to the war-broken
countries of the old world. In the
meantime. the United States will be
called upon to furnish sustenance
and finance for the war-ridden ma.
tions Of the European continent at
their own terms. Europe's loss will
be Americas gain.
At best war is to be decried from
a humanitarian point of view. Sci.
ence has so far perfected the en-.
gines of destruction that conflict
must needs cost dear in lives. But
if the contending powers of the old
world must fight the United States
has much to gain and nothing to
lose. And if the war should assume
the proportions now threatening and
last for any considerable time the
commerce of the nation would nee.
essarily become of worldwide i'm.
portance. Millions of producers. in
Europe will be called upon to bear
arms and factories and produce ra is.
ing will suffer. Through it all this
nation should stand firm, without
prejudice. while neighbors settle
their quarrels. The contending
peoples will be injuring none but
themselves.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1914-08-06

Assuming that the great war now
getting under way shall continue
for any great length of time there
is all the probability in the world
that Americans may suffer from
"war prices" for food stuffs and the
like. Europe must be fed and a ire
mendous foreign market with top
notch prices will have its effect at
home.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1914-08-06

Also road poll tax Of one dollar and fifty
cents Wi.s0). one each male person brtween
the ages OF twenty.cne sud fifty Year, OF age
One dollar Vl.0G) on each elector for school
purposes. and TWO mills on the dollar on all
taxable property within the said county for
the tuition fund. to which resolution all mem.
bers voted aye.
On motion the board adjourned until 2
D.. m,
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1914-08-06
rras,a asse,sInr Nilson,

J. e. Trss,a, assessing Wilson ~.
E. X rnrintun, assessing High
iapd Township. .....,.....,..... AZ 90
r. +. shepard, assessing Hazel.
ton Township. ............ 81 70
W.; II. Johnson. assessing Onio :,
,u iownsaaip ,;,... .. :.;..n %
City OF Linton, amount
claimed, sig} %: amount vi.
litical registration 81 the VII
lase Of sirasburs, amount
claimed. $3.50; amount al
John Van ynpt. assessing the : ).
village OF haHue............. ~ 40
Jacob Groen, assessing Eizss
A. N. Banmgar,ner. attending
assessor, meeting. .....,....... 50
Phillip Grenx, road work, dis. =, =,
ol M, I Rssz. road WORK, dis :, ~
Gottlieb +. Grenz. road work,
district No 6............:...... II "
". c.. Scott. road work. dis
trict No 7..................... ~ q
John Walker. road work, dis
c. !. Bar,h, road work, dis. :,
p. ii Nelson. road work,
district M, TO-. .................. 40 x
Chas. Baker. Tnan work, dis
trict No. Is ..................... so
r. c. Burlinrnme, road work.
district No l3. ................ % n
ee segg;So o r road work dis go
Johannes Temple, road work,
district No. b.. .,...... Il
John Balsen. road work, dis
irict No. u. Observation-Disclosures. ~ II
Martin Ohlhnnser. road work,
district No - i. -. ........ ~ II
Peter +. schmidt, road work,
district No. 70. ............ ..... IL II
Frank Foell, road work. dis :.
trict No 70 ...-,................ 13 n
Johannes Temple, lumber. dis
irict No. 49,. ........ ...... IL u
David job, road work, district
No 10 .,.-.-......... 1880. 12N
Tbeo. Meppn, road work, dis
trct No. III. ,... s.............. go
Fred Lenhart, road work. dis
irct No. 2: ................. 16sS
Vim. Pagei. road work, district
No % Observation-Disclosures. 50 "
Jacob ,chiIl. ROAD work, district
NO. q; 800, .....:..::.. l56
j. u. Rehmcr, road work, dis
tries No 23... 80. ........ %
Harry Corner, road work, dis
irct No Observation-Disclosures. 81 u
Henry Maier road work district
John Marlern, road work, dis
tricr No. "a -. %. :. .......... II q
". II. Wilkinson, road work.
district No. 3D.. 1890. III
snm Harrison. road work. dis
On motion the board adjourned until q
~. July I6, 1914
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1914-08-06
AFTERNOON SESSION.

July IS. 1914.
The board met pursuant to adjournment,
present X. III. Volk, chairman; E. II. Brant,
Andrew Hansen nnd 81. A. Klein, commits
s.oners.
The accounts OF County Treasurer ". .
Irwin were checked and found to be US fol-
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1914-08-06
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Of the Board of County Commission
ers of Emmons County,
North Dakota.
Confined from Last Week. !

Having examined the statement Of expendi
lures for the Gsca1 yenr ending June 3d. 1914,
= also the statement OF cash on hand as shown
b. the hooks of the county treasurer. the fol-
lowing resolution WIS on nation adopted:
354s Whereas, the board Of county commission
ers of Emmons county. North Dakota, have
estimated ind determined the expenses Of the
said county for the ensuing fiscal year OF 1914.
1916 10 accordance with the statement here.
h matter set forth. and
Whereas,thrrei sg outstanding Indebtedness
Hgainst the county to-wit ms foiIows. Bonded
indebtedness $4,000 %. due septernber i, 1873,
for which q siniinE fund has been created and
In which there is the sum of e446f IS;
Therefore. belt resolved by the board OF
county commissioners OF Emmous county!
North Dakota. that there be and Is hereby Law.
y led upon all ofsshe taxable property within
the said county rs tuxcs for all county pur-
poses for the ensuing fiscal year the sum OF
\ 30. $50 90 tor the following purposes. to- wit
Count officers. deputies and
clerks ............... 8 f4.e00 90
gAgsessors &. !. ~. !, 500 90
-Janitor 6 Z. Il. I. $50 90
flisrfict court ....f...... 2,OO0 90
Jtistice curt ..............., 100 %
t;ort,uer :. 200 20
Printing and publishing 1000 %
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-11-05
Blackfoot Wins
Football Game

The Idaho Falls high school lost a
good football game to the Blackfoot
high school Friday. The local boys
were outweighed nearly fifteen pounds
to the man, and it was the weight
alone of the Blackfoot team which wor
the game for them. At the end of
the first half the Idaho Falls team
was in the lead by a score of 8 to 0,
but the Blackfoo+ team was very
near to the goal line when time was
called. They had tried drop kick,
which failed, earlier in the game.
Homer Sauter, an Idaho Falls boy,
who was playing his first game, was
the surprise of the contest with his
excellent playing. Other stars for the
Idaho Falls team were Emery Wack-
erli, Huffaker, Balm and Hasbrouck.
The man who stands out prominently
On the Blackfoot team for his all
around work is Bloomquist, the full
back
The score at the end Of the game
was 20 to in favor of Blackfoot.
The local boys were not outplayed,
but outweighed, and lost good
honorable contest to better team.
The officials were of the Pocatello
high school faculty and were entirely
satisfactory to both teams Idaho
Falls Register.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-11-05
SHELLEY
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The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
win Cutler was made happy on Mon.
day week last by the arrival of fine
baby boy. Mother and child are do.
ing nicely and father receiving con
CALCULATIONS Of his many friends in
which we heartily join.
Mrs. T. w. Shelley, who has been
visiting at Provo, Utah, for several
weeks past and who underwent a
very serious operation recently, re-
turned home on Friday night last
She is getting along very nicely and
will soon be entirely we'll.
Mrs. Lulu Mcguire returned home
from Boise on Friday last where she
had been for few days visit and
to attend meeting of tho grand
lodge of Rebeckahs.-Pioneer.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-11-05
SIGN.POSTS

All crossroads in this, and ev-
cry other county in the state, should
be equipped with signboards. The
sooner this is done the better it will
be; not alone for the auto-tourists
who in large numbers are crossing
our state. but for the people of our
own county who have occasion to
make trips into territory unfamiliar
to them.
A generous act never fails of its
reward and when township trustees,
or county commissioners, or whoever
should do this work can perform so
splendid a service in the line of off.
cial duty at SO little cost, it ought
to be DONE
In many parts of this, and other
states, people Of our county have ap-
preciated the kindness 'of those who
have placed signboards and guide
posts at the various crossroads and
we should return the compliment
Some Of the principal roads in the
county already have been marked but
there are many important cross
roads left unmarked and the need
of guiding signs at such places is
great.
In ox-cart days small thought was
given to guide posts. When the
horse crowded the OK from the high
ways, guide-posts assumed a larger
Importance. But it remained for the
automobile TO bring the crossroads
sign post to it's full usefulness.
Those are days of long tours. On
any day one may see machines bear
ing the license tags 'of dozen states,
many of them distant. The county
is criss-crossed with tourist routes
and scarcely any territory daunts
the man behind the steering wheel.
Auto clubs have done much work in
erecting guide posts, but the task of
properly posting the highways, even
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-11-05
ABANDONING BARBEp WIRE

Exchange:-Stockmen are coming
to the greater use of smooth wire in
stead Of the barbed kind. Since hui
name societies first invaded the COW
country campaign against barbed
wire has been waged.
Recently the federal government
took up the question of fencing on the
forest reserves in Washington and
Oregon. Barbed wire costs more than
smooth wire, and so smooth wire was
decided upon for the public drift
fences. 1t was found to fill the bill
and now stockmen in the northwest
are following suit because the gov
eminent says it is just as coed and it
costs considerably less. An unanswer.
able argument against barbed wire
always has been that it injured the
animals which bumped up against it,
but that did not interest the cattle
men until the demand for perfec.
hides became SO great that the dam
age done by the barbs was reduced
to matter of dollars and cents.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-11-05
TRAIN SERVICE WILL NOT BE
REDUCED At PRESENT TIME

The public utilities commission was
notified Saturday by Joel Priest, gen.
eral agent for the Oregon Short Line
with headquarters in this city. that
that road had postponed indefinitely
it's new passenger train schedule
which was to have gone into effect
today by removing a number of i'm
portant trains between Boise and
Pocatello, as we'll as on branch lines
and changing the times and numbers
of other trains. This means that all
trains on the Oregon Short Line sys-
as in the past until the matter is de-
finitely settled later.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-11-05
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Sugar beet growers seem to be GLAD
that beet hauling is coming to a
close for the year 1914 and we hope
all will have the pleasure of seeing
the greatest number of figures on the
right side of the ledger.
Mrs E. G. Conklin returned a few
days ago from visit to her daughter,
Mrs. Virgil Fahrney, of Leslie.
Glenn Spicer left Monday morning
for his old home town in North Caro-
lima, where he will spend the winter
with relatives and friends and will
settle an estate among a number of
heirs while away. He will return
about the first o. April.
Nephi Mcbride has been quite sick
for several days but is much i'm
proved at the present writing.
Miss Blanch Robbins entertained a
number Of her friends last Saturday
evening and all had delightful time
Mrs. J. ]. Spicer, who was quite
sick last week, is much improved
and able to be out again.
Woolloms, Watts, Peaslee and
Maxwell, who filed on somo RIPARIAN
land on Snake river, south of River
side few months ago, have learned
to their sorrow that it was decided
land, and have decided to look else
where for a location, having spen1
quite a sum in improvements.
Joseph Fians returned from Ashton
few days ago, where he spent some
time threshing.
H. A. Grimmett, Constable of More
land precinct, sold number of estray
horses last Saturday at fair prices.
The Democrats had rally We'd
nesday evening, tho 25th, and the
Republican rally pulled off Monday
evening, November the second.
Many cars of spuds going on the
market at 35c and when the price
drops to 25c they will be rushed
onto the cars on double shuttle time
before they drop to zoe.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-11-05
ADVERTISED LETTERS

List of letters remaining uncalled
for in the post office at Blackfoot,
Idaho, for the week ending Nov. 8,
1914. Persons calling for these let
ters will please say advertised
Nov. 3, 1914"
Andrew, Mrs. Laron
Adams, Joe
Bedford, Calvin
Briones, Tony
Clark, Louis
Collins, Mrs. Lula
Digots, Philip
Dichsieh, Bernice
Higgins. James
Higgins, E.
Johnson, Peter
Johnson, Mrs. s.
Mahoras, Ernest
McMann. David
Nelson, Looney
Perry, Harold
Pence, James
Potnent. Lamual
Robinson. Mrs. Clarrisa
Strahnd. VIM.
Wright, H. H.
Postage due on each of the above,
one cent. All Of the above letters re
naming uncalled for two weeks from
date of this list will be sent to the
dead letter office.
GREGORY JONES, Postmaster
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-11-05

E. ]. Ranquist is building nice
bungalow.
Grover Ray will leave soon on 8
mission for the Central states.
Dell Dalton will leave the end OF
this month on a mission to California
Reginald Lowe, who has been work
ing at Riverside all summer, has left
for Ucon, Idaho, where he will haul
potatoes for his brother
Geo. Doxey, late principal of the
public school, accompanied by his
family, left recently for Chicago. They
are greatly missed in the community
The children Of the school gave him
farewell party.
We welcome Mr.. Tolman, the new
principal of the school, together with
two teachers, Mrs. Berlin and Mrs
Felt.
Miss Nancy Smith is attending the
Mutual Convention in Rexburg this
week.
Mr.. Hansen, who has farmed the
Damn farm this summer, is leaving
for his farm he has just purchased,
north Of Blackfoot.
G. H. Dalton is moving into River
side from his ranch for the winter.
Mrs. Dalton is better than she has
been turing the summer.
Most of the potatoes and beets have
been harvested in Riverside. Apples
are now being harvested. Crops have
been fairly good at Riverside this
season.
Mrs. Dumont has returned home
from Pocatello, where she had quite
a prolonged visit on account of the
illness of her babe.
Mr.. Anmer loves little girl, Lii
Ian, is improving nicely, after her
recent illness.
Bishop o. J. Cobbly is now buying
potatoes in Moreland. He still has
a man running his peddling wagon
to Pocatello weekly. H.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-11-05
WOODROW WILSON
ROBERT LANSING,
"Acting Secretary of State.

Fred Kiefer returned recently from
a point between Rudy and Prospect,
near Heise. on the east line OF the
belt railroad, where he surveyed and
laid out new townsite to be known
as Risie, named for Dave Risie, an old
settler Of that section. The townsite
Is located in section %, township
north. range 40 east, about Is miles
from Idaho Falls. Grain buyers are
located there now and other business
is expected to locate.-Idaho Falls
Register.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-11-05
HOLD YOUR HOGS

Seattle, Nov. lowing very largely
to conditions in the South brought
on by the European war the hog mar
kct of the United States has not
been in an ideal condition from the
standpoint of the hog raiser
or the packer, but the Govern
ment advices from Washington in
dictate that they are on tho mend
and that the farmer who a few
months from now has a crop Of hogs
will reap mighty handsome profit
AS a rule the American packers aim
about this time of the year to clean
out the stock they have on hand
and to be in the market for a fresh
supply. The South has always been
a great market for the cleanup but
this year, owing to the inability of the
South to dispose of its cotton money
in that section has been scarce and
as result the American packer has
not found the south crying for his
product. On the contrary sales in tina
section have decidedly fallen off and
the packer has found himself with
big stock on hand. For that rea-
son there has been more or less OF
slump in the hog market but the
U. s. Government officials agree that
the slump Is only temporary and
urge farmers to continue feeding and
have their stock in fine shape for
spring when the demand will be
something enormous. Just how the
European war win end no one pre-
tends to say, but it is certain that it
cannot last many more weeks. The
great loss of life coupled with the emo
nous cost are bound to be the two
great factors in bringing to an end
many experts predict by the first
OF the new year. AS soon as it does
end the prediction is freely mad.
that the price of hogs will soar and
as result Government officials in the
department of agriculture are saying
to the hog raisers: Hold on to
your stock, feed them well and get
them In prime condition for tho
spring market-it will pay YOU"
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-11-05
Remarkable Cure Of Group

Last winter when my little bow
had Group l got him bottle of Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy. 1 honestly
believe it saved his life," writes Mrs.
J. B. Cook, Indiana, Pa. 1T cut
tho phlegm and relieved his coughing
spells. I am most grateful for what
this remedy has done for him" For
sale by all dealers. adv.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-11-05

Clean. soft cotton rags wanted It
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ct the Optimist Offlo>.
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