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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-03

JHEARD a sort Of groan from beside me,
L and turned to see the man they called
Ben. who was looking at the blushlng barn
with a sad expression.
enough, But-Gcc, what a waste o. space.
Never YOU mind that, Ben, said Char
lev. You gottcr be satisfied with takin 1t
out on the roof. Are YOU ready;
Sure. said Ben, climbing into the wagon
and opening a large box which had not TIL
Docs Bcn-does he paint the roof [
asked Charley
"That's his speciality. Ben's an artist.
The rest are just common painters.
| felt like disputing him; but ! said moth
ing. The barn, cleaning like huge ripe
tomato. was enough refutatiou OF his slur
on the other men.
what color are YOU goin' to paint the
roof" | asked.
You wait an see, said Charley.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-03

IFLEW TO obey the command; but quick
L ~ as Charley turned his wagon ne was
not fast enough for his men, three Of WhCm
had leaned from it before he reached the
cato and were over the fence with great,
Smashing paintpots and waving brushes.
Where they took the fence thcylcit spIotch
If core and their trail was plain across the
lavn and through the little orchard, where
followed them As they approached the
house heard one YELL and saw him DIP ms
brush into the paint, drawing 1t forth drip
lii called Charley. "Only the barn
The man. disappointed, passed the door
ard dashed across the lane to the big barn.
reaching it simultaneously with the other
two who had started with HIM.
Then followed such a scene as have never
witnessed since that trio OF miracle work
crs attacked the wide cXpanse OF the barn
front Il was gloriousl One broad sweep
of q heavy brush and it seemed as though a
SQUARE ward of dingy gray became instantly
q beautiful crimson! Another sWOop and
slam and the square ward was as big as the
barn door itself. Back, forward, up and
down. swept those stopping, slappmg
brushes. and the crimson space grew and
grew. Now one hurried back 20 the wagon
and got a ladder. up which he ran against
the Side Of the barn, getting nearer and
nearer the caves every minute. Anotncr
was ON his ladder now, by the side OF the
first. and then the third. Soon there was
only one little spot on the front Of the build
ing not red. and then that disappeared.
Then round 10 the sides they ran two al one
and the third at the other, and their iairy
wauds turned the great planks red IN less
than no time, It seemed 20 me, as stood by
the wagon. watching through blinking eyes.
ii last from where stood there was nothing
to be seen but red. and | turned TO Charley,
who still sat on his perch holding the rcins'
with a sigh of ecstasy.
Like il, KID" he asked.
~Oh-h-h, isn't it beautiful: | shuddered.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-03

I WNITULD --O--- WI. ~ ~ -
as they seized various pots from the
wagon and started toward the house; but
not until had seen a huge brush dipped IN
its paint and a great, wide splotch OF flaming
yellow appear over the dingy gray OF the
clapboaris on the front did feel that they
really meant to grant me this extra boon.
turned to Charley with tears Of gratitude
in my eyes. .r
~Oh. amt YOU the finest people, | said.
More bluei" called Ben from the barn root:
Come down, Ben. called Charley, and
let sam finish that job. You're to tackle the
house roof.
thought Ben would leap from the top OF
the barn. so overioycd did he appear at the
information. He clambered down the lad
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-03

STANDING off from the barn little way
~ I could see him laundering over the
shingles, making wide sweeps and curves with
his brush, but apparently leaving no result
there. Suddenly he called, Pink
hurried TO the box and selected The pink
can. with the brush corresponding, which /
took up the ladder to him. He was waiting
at the caves, his rubbcr-soled shoes keeping
him from slipping, aid as he took the pink
can he gave me the lack, and ! went down
again. Now as ne 5umcd IBIS work ! could
see some results; but they were vague. q
large. irrcgularly shaped spot Of pink, with
black edges. The next time he called for
white. then red, and finally / saw what he
was doing. He was painting a big face at
one side Of the roof, the face Of a smiling,
grav-haircd old lady, the same one | had
noticed on the Wagon. Why, this was more
than had expected Here was no common,
ordinary roof. all one, mOnOtonOus color
no. sir, Ours was going to have pictures on
IT, / didn't know exactly who the old lady
was. but that made no difference.
~Gollv,7 / said 20 Charley once, when !
had run away from the barn fax enough 20
see what Ben was painting, and climbed On
the wagon wheel. ~Goily. but that's
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-11-19
MAUD ALLEN IN "THE
RUG MAKERS DAUGHTER'

Maud Allen, the brilliant American
girl who has electrified the whole
world with her dancing, has been Sc
cured by Bosworth incorporated, for
a special production, 'The Rug Max
er's Daughter, soon to be seen on
the Paramount program. This will
be Maud Allan S first appearance up
on the screen.
"The Rug Makers Daughter pre-
sents Maud Allan as the heroine of
solid 80 minutes Of oriental pa
gaentry which unfold a charming ro-
nance of the American-Turkish rug
trade. She seems equally at home
in dramatic scenes and dancing
scenes. The three oriental dances
she presents naturally are similar in
many respects to her marvellous "Vis-
ion of Salome," which is now ac-
cepted as the most dignified and ar
tistic of all the versions of the
daughter of Herodias before the
head of John the Baptist.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-11-19
THE TOWN CHRISTMAS TREE

The newest thing in Christmas
preparations is to have Christmas
tree out of doors for the whole town.
If one is not enough, a bunch of them
serves the purpose. he various
churches and other organizations
wishing to celebrate the event ap-
point one general committee and all
work under one management. They
select pretty place in the town,
have it as "woodsey" as possible,
provide materials for big camp fire,
serve hot lunch, coffee, chocolate,
etc., have only such music and other
program as would be suited to en-
tertain the crowd standing in the
snow, pass the gifts in baskets for
everybody to take a package and
make it a jubilee of generosity and
good cheer Everybody dresses warm
and if there is handshaking it isn't
necessary to say, excuse my glove;
Don't mention it,"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-11-19
SAFETY FIRST REPORT

The report of the Interstate Com
merce commission for the past three
years shows that the number of per-
sons injured in accidents on the rail-
roads has decreased steadily under
the teachings and work of the safety
first committees. The per cent of
decrease for 1913 was 25.3 per cent
and for 1914, 49.3 per cent.
The number killed in railroad ac-
cidents in 1913 was 10,398 and in
1914 only 1902. The common be-
lief that only passengers, employees
and tramps were in danger from the
common practice extant before the
safety first movement has been found
to be wrong. Trespassers are killed
on the tracts in almost equal num-
bers with the passengers killed in
train accidents. Since the operators
of the roads and the press have been
teaching people to keep off of the
tracks except when it is necessary
to go upon them the number of ac-
cidents has greatly decreased.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-11-19
MORE FRAUD WITH
CHILDREN'S HOME

A woman giving the name of Clane
is operating in southern Idaho,
claiming to represent the Children S
Home of Moscow, and is gathering
funds among the country people for
the institution.
There is no such institution at
Moscow, and the superintendent Of
the Children's Home at Boise de-
nounces her as fraud, but admits
that she has a letter of authority
from j. D. Neal a member of the
board of the Children's Home, who
lives at Council.
For several years the Home Find
ing society has had frauds and GRIM
inals in the personal of its repre-
sentatives and have been imposing
upon the generosity and sympathy
of the good people of the state in
shameless manner.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-11-19
BLACKFOOT WOMAN HURT
Mrs. w. G. Johnson Struck by loco
motive at American Falls

Mrs. w. C. johnson longtime
and prominent resident of thisscit
was struck by locomotive at Afneri-
can Falls last night and badly in
jured, though recovery is expected.
She suffered broken ribs, both hands
were mashed, her face was badly la
cerated and she received general
bruises. She was at once taken to
the emergency hospital at Pocatello
and given good care and will be re-
moved to her home here as soon as
possible. 1t appears that Mrs. john
son was on the depot platform to re-
turn home and hearing train ap-
preaching started for it. She be-
lieves that she was wedged between
a depot trunk and the locomotive
and thrown down, receiving the in
jories stated.-Salt Lake Tribsne.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-11-19
THE BIBLE LECTURES in
BUTCANE HALL CONTINUE

The attendance at the lectures at
Butcan's hall is not as large as the
management had hoped, but is in
creasing every evening. Rev. Wag-
ner is proving himself an extremely
interesting speaker Tuesday even
ing when he spoke on, "The Signs of
the Times" he showed that the pro-
phits of old foresaw and described
perfectly every condition that char
acterizes our time.
Thursday evening the, History of
the World in Prophecy" was his
theme; while Friday and Saturday
evenings will be devoted to the pres
ent great European war in prophecy.
Friday evening it will be shown that
the Turkish nation, its rise, down
fall, history and destiny are outlin-
ed in prophecy; that 1t is the pivotal
point around which the European
war-the distiny of the world
swings; we may know by watching
Turkey when the end is at hand
Seats free.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-11-19
What BINGHAM COUNTY
FARMERS ARE DOING

less confidence in the canal. o. X.
Olson was present during the CONVEX
satioIf and he said that in 1911 he
raised Swedish oats on his farm on
Egin bench near st. Anthony, and
made killing Oats, 40 acres,
III bushels per; wheat. 81 bushels;
peas, % acres, 48 and Sc bushels.
His oats was clean and free from
weed seed, and he sold it to some
body that shipped 1t to Liverpool for
seed, and received 25 cents above
the market price. Everything he
had that year on his quarter section
was good yield, and after saving
enough for feed and seed in all lines
he sold $11 900 worth for cash.
The sugar company have arranged
for planting $50 acres of "mother
beets" at their Wapello farm in 1915
and 1875 acres at Aiken. They have
selected 1900 tons of the mother
beets and have them stored for set
ting in the spring. The tests made
|of Idaho-raised beet seed heretofore
have been entirely satisfactory, and
|if enough seed can be provided for
the spring of 1916 it is thought that
the United States can get along very
nicely without the German seed.
George H. Smith, superintendent
of field work for the sugar company,
has been doing little speculating
in land and beets, and puts the fell
lows out of the argument when they
say they cannot make money raising
beets on the old rundown farms. Mr..
Smith bought some old rundown
land that raised only nine tons per
acre. He bought the yield up to IA
tons and then to 49, There were
26 acres in the tract, he handled it
all with hired help and made $38
an acre clear in 1915, the third year
from the time of purchase. He paid
$115 an acre for the land, broke
about even the first year, made a
profit the second year and this year
cleared one-third of its cost. Mr..
Smith is not alone in such work. He
cites men who were working for
wages and had no money to buy
land, but they bought on time, and
are raising beets and paying out
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-11-19
OMAHA MAN VISITS PINGREE
Warren switzler, an attorney.

Warren Switzler, an attorney,
whose office is in the First National
Bank building at Omaha, and has a
piece of land couple of miles east
of Pingree, was here this week look
ing after his farm, and happened to
meet the editor of The Republican
when he was about ready to start
for home. Mr.. Switzler has made
a number of visits to this locality
and Pingree, and his remarks about
it, made without any questioning on
our part, are rather refreshing. They
ran thus:
Things are looking good here.
Everybody Is busy and everybody ap-
pears prosperous. l missed the last
two issues of your paper by being
away from home. I have been read
ing your crop reports with great
interest. | was the more impressed
when | got here and looked around
for myself I have spent several
days here. I went down the branch
to Pingree today, and | was impress
ed with the prosperous outlook.
Things are forging ahead. You know
I have never been here before when
the sugar beet crop was on the sur
face. They are very much in evil
dence now. Every team is loaded
with them. Cars and trainloads of
beets are passing: l was out at the
sugar factory and there was world
of beets. At every siding out on
these branch roads there are great
ricks of beets, acres of them it seems
to me- and still accumulating. Why,
five years ago there were no beets
being raised at Pingree. Today |
was down there and it was the same
there as elsewhere. They have fine
public school building; there are
three teachers and each room Is
crowded. They are obliged to make
provision for more pupils and are
talking of building an addition to the
already new building. / went about
the grounds looking at the child
rem. They look so healthy and happy
and we'll dressed, it was assurance
to me that people are prosperous. l
went to the passenger depot here at
Blackfoot, and everybody seemed to
have all they could do. The trains
going over the line were long and
heavy. I went to the freight depot,
and everybody was busy and lots OF
goods moving. I am more than ever
impressed with the wealth and re-
sources. of this valley. and am pleas
ed with my investment at Pingree.
people down the line are talking
about sugar factory; do you think.
the report Is authentic that there is
to be one near Springfield? Some
say one at Springfield and one at
Aberdeen; of course, think that
is not to be expected yet, two fac
tories for the tract. Certainly it
looks like one more is needed al
ready; what WILL they do with oceans
of beets they have piled up along
the railroad? Everybody I talked
with spoke of enlarging his acreage
of beets for next year, besides their
other farming"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-11-19
BLACKFOOT COUPLE KILLED

Edward Davis and Miss Gladys
cident Saturday night in Salt Lake
City. They had attended the theatre
and were going to the home of her
uncle on Pack street. They stepped
off of the street car at the corner of
Fifth East and Seventh South at
about II p. M, and in leaving the
car were struck by an auto driven
by Jesse ,Gesas. fracturing Davis's
neck, crushing in both cheek bones
and breaking each of his legs in
three places. Miss Mitchell had both
arms broken in two places and a
fracture at the base of the skull.
The car is reported to have been
going at high rate of speed and an
eye witness stated that it skidded
half a block after striking it's vic
tins. The hood of the car was badly
bent, indicating a heavy blow. Mr..
Davis was instantly killed and Miss
Mitchell was unconscious most OF the
time until her death the following
day. They were to have been mar
ried in the Salt Lake Temple on
Wednesday following the day OF the
accident. Mr.. Davis's home was at
Sacramento, and Miss Mitchell's par
entail home was at Riverside, west
of Blackfoot, Idaho. Their ages were
% and 21 years.
Jesse Gesas is the son of Harry
Gesas, former residents of Black
foot, and now living in Salt Lake
City. Mr.. Gesas and others placed
the bodies in his car and took them
to police headquarters, and he re-
NAMED in custody pending an inves-
tigation of the accident. The mem
bers of his family came promptly
when telephoned and Jesse, who is
10 years of age, was greatly shocked
at what he had done. He said he
did not think he was running more
than Is or 20 miles an hour. Jesse
Gesas lost a limb at Blackfoot ten
years ago by passing under-a freight
train while it was switching.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-11-19
THE CITY BUSINESS

Supt w. D. Vincent and Ernest
Pearson appeared before the council
and asked the council to issue an
invitation to all the churches to join
in a public Christmas tree and out
door Christmas entertainments. The
council endorsed the plan and the
mayors proclamation apepars in this
issue.
City Clerk R. S. DeKay was away
on hunting trip and City Attorney
l.. R. Thomas acted as clerk.
The rest of the meeting was taken
up with the details Of street work
and other little matters being COM
pleted.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-11-19
Chapter Seven

Ed. F. Lindsay, who lives at the
Blackburn place west of Snake river
bridge, is interested in our crop re-
ports and says he hopes to become
real farmer and progressive one.
He says we stole some of his thunder
when we told about somebody rails
ing Mcintosh red apples of such size
that 7S fill a box. They were his
apples, sold to Mr.. Van Akin, but
Van was entitled to some of the
credit, because Van instructed Mr..
Lindsay just how to prune his trees
to get big apples of good flavor. Mr..
Lindsay followed instruction and al
though it looked like he had ruined
the trees, still he got the big juicy
apples.
R. T. Adams, Wapello, is sys-
tematic in his work. He aims to sell
enough butter and eggs to supply his
table and clothe the family. When
he fails to do this he considers it
poor farming and he tries to get
right. He tried beets this year and
one one tract of five and half acres
the average was 19 tons. On another
tract of eight and a half acres it was
around 13 tons, he did not have the
exact figures. This year his potatoes
made only rs sacks per acre. Last
year he got 900 sacks of salable po-
tatoes from five and half acres.
He sold them at SO cents and pocket
ed $3.50. He makes some money on
hogs each year. He keeps six or
seven brood sows and sell from $500
to $500 worth of hogs each year.
He has. just completed new brick
house Of five rooms, and a barn 18
by 80.
Joseph Wareing, of Rose: Wheat
three acres, 81 bushels per acre, it
was alfalfa land; beets, Is acres, 15
tons; hay two crops.
P. G. Christensen, Riverside: Beets
four acres, about IS tons, stored
them for the hogs; potatoes, IA
acres, 200 sacks per acre. Canadian
field peas. so bushels!
G. A. Line, Springfield: Wheat on
sage land, 27 bushels; oats, same,
80 bushels; common alfalfa seed, IA
acres, $50 per acre Grimm's alfalfa
seed, six acres, $167 per acre. He
was offering to sell his land at $50
an acre until he threshed his alfalfa,
but he would decline that price now.
j. H. Stoneman, the bee man, has
apiaries at Blackfoot end several
places out of town. He has about
400 colonies of bees, deals in honey
and bee supplies, and has his ware
house in the Kennedy addition. He
has engaged in the bee business in
several states and Canada, and has
facilities for supplying the best of
honey packed in receptacles
of various sizes from five gallons
down to one pound.
M. A. Fugate has farm northeast
of Aberdeen, and reports. an interest
ing experience with crops handled
under advice of Superintendent l.. G.
Aicher of the experimental farm at
that place. Mr.. Fugate acted on the
assumption that he did not know
how to apply the water to his oats
crop, and received instructions from
Mr. Aicher. This was in 1918, and
he had 40 acres of Swedish oats SOW
ed on alfalfa ground He watered
twice and harvested 101 bushels per
acre. The next year he prepared the
ground and carried out his plans
under the same teacher, but yhen
1t was time to give 1t the second
he could not get the water
just at the right time and the yield
when down to 65 bushels. This left
him with full faith in Aicher, but
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-11-19
MASQUERADE BALL

The members of the P. e. o. gave
masquerade ball at the Progress
hall last Wednesday evening.
About 200 were present of which
about SO couples were masked.
They represented, Indians, China
men, Japanese and other nationali-
ties.
The funds will go to help improve
Main street with the aid of the rail-
road and city. They intend to lay
side walks where the hitching racks
are now.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-11-19
TRYING HEMBREE CATTLE CASE

The case of the state against Jess
Hembree is being tried at HALEY
and number of people from Black
foot and Arco are attending as wit
nesses. Among the number are Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Good, Mrs. Ed.
Bradley, Mrs. Dora France, R. L..
Sewell and Mrs. M A. Clarke of
Blackfoot; and Louis Ferris, Ernest
Joyce and Fred Hearst of Arco. W.
A.. Beakley of Blackfoot went as an
attorney in the case.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-11-19
AROUND THE COURT HOUSE

G. E. Hollibaugh, charged with
having liquor in his possession, plead
guilty, was fined 500 and 30 days
in Jail.
William Harris, charged with hav-
ing liquor in his possession, plead
guilty and was fined 500 and 30
days in jail
J. H. Bentley is charged with forg-
ing check for ten dollars and plead
not guilty.
The case of the state against Fla
rity, charged with taking diamond
from a patient at the asylum, went
to trial Thursday afternoon.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-11-19
LEVI MANWAREING INJURED

Levi Manwareing was dangerously
injured the last of the week by being
kicked by horse. He was adjusting
the clevis on his beet puller when
one Of the horses kicked him in the
back of the head, cutting an ugly
cash and leaving him unconscious.
He rallied at times and then relapsed
again into Inconsistencies. He was
slightly improved at last reports.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-11-19
SUBSTITUTE AT PINGREE

Miss Esther Davis, of this city,
went to Pingree, Wednesday morn
ing, where she will substitute in the
place of her aunt, Mrs. Grace Faul-
coner, who is a teacher at that plcae.
Mrs. Faulconer came to Blackfoot,
Wednesday afternoon, to take the
teachers examination.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-11-19
ADVANCE PRICE FOR BEETs

The Utah-1daho Sugar company
has voluntarily advanced the, price
of beets for the 1915 crop. All beets
testing 15 " per cent sugar will COM
mand $50 ton, and graduated
scale makes the highest price $3.50.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-11-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Dygert have return
ed to their home in Indiana after
spending a few weeks with J. r. Dy-
CERT and family.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-11-19

Continued on page four
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-03-19
SUBMARINES CLAIM
; BRITISH VESSELS

LONDON, March 19-Three British
steamers have been torpedoed in Brit
ish waters by German submarines in
the last thirty-six hours. The latest
victim is the Bluejacket, a vessel of
1915 tons.
The Bluejacket was torpedoed to-
day in the English channel about fiji
teen miles west by south of Beachy
Head. The torpedo launched by the
German submarine failed to sink the
vessel but she was badly damaged
Eleven members of the crew were
landed Fifteen stayed on the vessel
to whose assistance other boats hur-
ried. The Bluejacket was bound for
London with cargo of South Ameri-
can wheat The other victims were
the Glenartney, which was sunk yes
terday morning, and the Hyndford,
which was torpedoed at Eastbourne in
the English channel last night.