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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-02-25
Informal Meeting
of the New Board

Last Sunday the new board Of direct
ors of the Idaho State Insane asylum
which is located in this city, held their
first meetings. Their meetings were in
formal and we're held in anticipation Of
an early spring that preparations might
be considered for the agricultural work
of the institution. DR.. Orr Poynter of
Montpelier, the new resident superin-
tendent, was also a participant of the
board meeting, and we have been in
formed that he is making arrangements
to move his family here by the time his
installation takes place, March 9th.
The new board consists Of l.. E.. Dill
lingham Of Mackay, George A. Fisher
of Bancroft and 8. L. Reece Of Black
foot. One of the actions Of the board
that has been made public is its organ
ization, which was effected by the cleo
tion Of Mr.. Fisher as chairman and Mr..
Dillingham; as secretary.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-02-25
Happy Wedding
Sunday Morning

Last Sunday morning at $3.50 O. clock,
G. w. Bergman, ST., gave away in
wedlock his youngest and only unwed-
ded child, beautiful daughter, Miss
Edythe, who was born and raised in
Blackfoot where she was considered
one of the very choicest bellies. The
lucky young man who has won the
heart and hand Of such charming and
accomplished wife is L. B. Kimball, an
attache of the U. s. land Office, who is
in every respect worthy Of the price
less prize he has drawn in the matri-
moaial lottery.
Rev. George of the Episcopal church
oficiated with the ring ceremony, in
which he was assisted by the bride g
father and brother, Harry, and Miss
Evelyn Boyd impressively rendered
Mendelsshon g march. The bride was
dressed in white charmeuse satin and
was the personifcation of angelic grace
and beauty. After the wedding cere-
mony, which was witnessed by only rel
atives, the happy couple couply motor
ed to Fort Hall where they took the
train for Salt Lake City, at which place
they will spend their Honeymoon and
then return to Blackfoot to permanent
ly reside.
The young couple begin their voyage
on the sea Of matrimony with the best
wishes of this entire community.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-02-25
A. G. QUIGG HOME AGAIN.

A. Z. Quigg arrived home from Texas
Tuesday night where he had been called
as witness in the federal court in the
case against two men by the name of
McDnffie and Lowrey, who were indict-
c'l for embezzlement in connection with
receiving potatoes from this part of
Idaho and never paying for them. These
two men were convicted and will be SEN
fenced to federal prison. This case has
gained quite lot of publicity in the
Packers paper which is published in the
east, and although the victims of these
swindlers will not receive any returns
for their products, it is some satisfaction
to know that these men cannot be at
large any longer to perpetrate these out
RACES on the growers of this section
Shelley Pioneer.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-02-25

, was followed by Zuck of Twin Falls
and Graham of Ada county, speaking
for the measure. Before the debate
had closed Ricks Of Nez Perce, and
others spoke in its behalf. Whitcomb
Of .Lemhi led the fight against it. He
construed the Republican party plat
form plank to be against its passage,
tht admitted he had repudiated the
plank prior to his own election.
Amendment Fails.
Frazier of Kootenai proposed an
amendment calling on the governor to
appoint special deputies in all counties
i4 the state to enforce the provisions
ot the act at a salary of $500 per an
ntm and an appropriation of $1,000
I'd pay their salaries. The amendment
was voted down.
Whitcomb tried to have an amendment
adopted giving saloonkeepers the right
tQ remain in business during the term
q their license. 1t was voted down.
WhitcOmb later tried to have the bill
referred to the judiciary committee,
but failed. Carter Of Washington
charged Frazier and Whitcomb with
bad faith in attempting to amend the
bill.
. The vote on the final passage Of the
bill stood as follows:
Yes-Bremer, Bundy, Carter, Day, e.
lott, Fuller, Graham, Grant, Harding,
Hart, Hayes, Houtz, Johnson, Kaline,
Lens, Lowe, Mendenhall, McCloud, Pug
mire, Ricks, Steele, Sweet, Thomas and
Znck.
Total, "a.
No-Fitz, Hutton, Macbeth, Mont
gomery, Proctor, Whitcomb. Total, g..
Paired-Bowman, dry, and Rockwell,
wet.
Absent and not voting-Frazier.
On adoption Of the committees re-
port recommending the bill for passage
the voted stood as above. On the mo-
tion to suspend, Day and Bremen voted
against and Hutton voted for. On the
final vote Frazier left the chambers.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-02-25
Idaho Will be ''Dry"
on January LIST, 1916

BOISE, Feb. 23.-Idaho will be q
prohibition state ON and after January
l, 1916. This state lined up in the
''dry" ranks with Washington and
Oregon, when the senate Of the thir,
teenth Idaho legislature this afternoon
passed Senate Bill No. 142 and sent il
to Governor Moses Alexander for his
signature. The chief executive is
pledged by his message to the legisla.
ture to sign the act, for he recommend.
ed its passage in the strongest posi-.
BILE terms.
The "wets' made their last and final
stand in this state today, when, led by
Senators Whitcomb Of Lemhi, Fraser Of
kOotenai, Macbeth of Custer and Fitz
of Boise, they made desperate but fu-
tile efforts to amend the house bill in
committee of the whole in the senate
when the act was special order. Ev-
cry amendment they offered was voted
down. When the committee arose its
report was adopted on roll call by a
vote of 25 to 6, with two senators pair.
ed. The rules were suspended by q
vote of II to 9, and the act placed on
its final passage, passing by vote Of
"a to 6.
Interest Is Intense.
The senate floor, its galleries and ev.
cry available space Of standing room,
as well as it's doors and windows, were
packed with spectators when the SEN
ate went into committee of the whole
to consider the house prohibition bill.
When the bill was passed under sus-
pension an outburst " applause broke
forth, drowning the presidents voice,
and the crowd swarmed onto the sen
ate floor following adjournment, con-
graduating senators on the passage of
the bill.
That the prohibition senators had a
close organization was evident imme-
diately after the senate started debate
on the measure. Elliott of Bonner
opened for the "drys,' declaring the
big moral issue involved in the prohi-
bition bill was above partisanship and
meets the demand Of the people. He
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-02-25
Different Brands of
Judicial Clemency

Last Saturday night Edward Byers
and Ross Chalmers pulled off a fstic
encounter with Harry Smith, in which
the latter apparently got the worst of
it. Monday morning the two young
scrappers appeared before Judge Ezell
and pleaded guilty to charge of bat
terry. His Honor took into considera-
tion the boys age and their plea Of
guilty which saved the city the ex-
pense of trial by jury, and fined
them $40 each, which they readily paid.
Judge Ezell was not in the same state
of clemency when he fined these boys
as he was when he fined the editor of
the Republican $1.00 for brutally beat
ing up an old man with a crippled hand
and deeply imbedding his glasses in the
side of his face. The defendant editor
demanded jury trial at an expense
of about $500 to the city and after
being summarily and unanimously con-
victed was sentenced to pay the nomi-
nal fine Of $1.00, seventy five cents of
which the judge allowed the defendant
for mileage and witness fee in his own
behalf, the other twenty five cents GO
ing into the Golfers Of the city treasury
for the dear taxpayers. Why should
not these defendants, and in fact, all
defendants who testify in their own be-
half, be allowed mileage and witness
fees as was the editor of the Republi-
cant
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-02-25
CHANGE RATE OF INTEREST.

Reduction of the legal rate Of inter.
est from IL to 10 per cent. was approved
by the house Saturday last when it pass.
ed H. B. No. los, by Gilchrist. Opinion
was divided as to whether such action
would benefit or hurt the average set
tier. The vote was 35 to 20.
Proponents of the bill held that if
the interest rate is lowered the money
lenders will be compelled to give the set.
tier cheaper money. The opposition ad-
vanced the argument that if the bill be.
came law, the men who have the mon.
81 would refuse to lend and hardship
would thereby be worked upon the little
borrower.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-02-25
LIKES THIS COUNTRY.

P. d. Newell Of Portland, Oregon,
was in Blackfoot this week looking aft
er his property near Sterling where he
before seen, and which he has been Of
fering to sell at sacrifice. Since Wis
iting this land he is more than pleased
with it and is not so anxious to sell.
He seems very favorably impressed
with this particular part. of Idaho, and
the enterprising people of Sterling and
is seriously thinking of joining them
and becoming farmer.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-02-25
CELEBRATE 51sr ANN1vERsARY.

The Blackfoot Knights of Pythias
celebrated the 51st anniversary Of the
founding of their cherished order by q
grand banquet in their modern hall Fri
day night. The attendance was large
and jolly, and the excellent supper that
was served by the Episcopal Guild was
hard to beat and was enjoyed by many
Knights and their families, amounting
to about 100 participants.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-02-25
RED BARN AGAIN SOLD.

w. s. Hawley last week bought from
J. d. Murphy the prosperous livery bus
mess on Bridge street, and will person
ally supervise it himself. Mr.. Hawley
is not novice at this business, nor is
he stranger in this community, where
he is well and favorably known as a
man of business ability and integrity
whose natural affability and accommo-
dating disposition are certain to bring
him generous share of the livery busi-
ness of this city ana county.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-02-25
Bootleggers Are
Given Hearing

Tom Bellamy, the colored gentleman
charged with bootlegging, had a trial
in the district court last Tuesday, and
to the surprise of the prosecuting at
torney and others who heard the testi-
mony the jury after about six hours of
deliberation could not agree as to the
guilt of the defendant.
The case of the State versus A. l..
Colburn, also a bootlegging case, has
been in court the past several days and
is now in the hands Of the jury.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-02-25
ASpecial Collection
Official Court Reporter, Fourth District Idaho
Blackfoot, Idaho, February 18th, 1915.

The children Of certain Sunday School were
called upon for special collection one occasion
and each child was required to repeat of
scripture they forward and dropped their
contribution in the box. Things went along nicely
and "The Lord loveth cheerful giver'' and similar
texts were repeated as they filed past, but the
cises were almost disrupted by one youngster who
exclaimed in loud voice as he dropped in his nick
el, "A fool and his money soon parted.' That
"text" no doubt expressed his sentiment as we'll as
the gentleman with certificates of stock to SELL each
one bearing large gold seal, the latter being the
only thing the color Of gold the purchaser will
get. This bank is still doing business at the same
old stand caring for all deposits intrusted to it,
turning them safely on call, extending need accom-
modation to customers rendering a service safe,
careful, satisfactory. You should have an account
here.
D. w. STANDROD & co. Banker.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-02-25
Bills Brothers
Purchase Caraqe

While in Salt Lake City last week
the Bills Brothers purchased from Mrs.
Laura f. Dibble the we'll garage
property recently built by her deceased
husband, T. s. Dibble. The f. 4 G..
Bills Auto company is composed Of
young men Of experience and enterprise
in the automobile business and are evil
IDENTIFY enjoying the success they anti
cipated when they entered the garage
business in Blackfoot few months
ago.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-02-25
12OO-ACRE EAEM.

w. r. Jones was down from his VOL
vcrino ranch this week getting building
material for new home he is erect
ing on his mountain estate. He reports
that it has been showing in the noun
tains for a week where there is now a
heavy snowfall. Mr.. Jones and rela-
tives own a tract of land in this fertile
canyon of 1900 acres of the best farm
ing and grazing land in Idaho.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-02-25
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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-02-25
A CRIPPLED DEPUTY.

While making a raid on some booze
near Firth early last Sunday morning,
Deputy Sheriff Damn had small bone
in his right arm broken while crank
ing the county car. The owner of tho
red eye has not yet been apprehended,
but Oscar Goode who was in possession
and hauling it, is in the custody Of the
sheriff
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-02-25

VIM. Vanderwood, the popular livery
man Of Mackay, was in Blackfoot this
week with a bunch of horses which
were shipped to the European battle
field for the French army.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-02-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Jolley, Jr., Of
Moreland, Idaho, are the proud parents
of baby girl, born last Saturday even
ing, February goth.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-02-25
BLACKFoOT TO HAVE
ANOTHER DOCTOR.

DIR. Hyde, whose superintendency Of
the State asylum expires at 10 a. M,
March 9th, has concluded to remain in
Blackfoot and practice his profession.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-02-25
Local People Subscribe Literally
for Proposed Canning Factory

That Blackfoot will soon have a cam.
ming factory seems certainty now.
We have been reliably informed that
about $4,000 worth Of stock has been
subscribed and that a tract Of land
containing two and half acres has
been contracted for from Judge Dowd
which will be paid for from the first
assessment of stock. The ground lies
opposite the Dowd farm, between the
country road and the Mackay track.
We have been Informed that the cree.
tiOn of the cannery started yesterday
and will be finished as soon as possible
by the Hastings Industrial company Of
Chicago, who make business Of build.
ing canneries for stock corporations
like the one now being organized in
Blackfoot.
The cannery will have a daily capa-
city of 10000 cans and its existence in
Rlackfoot is due to the efforts of Messrs
p. +. VanOrden, Ernest F. Hale, f. M.
Kennedy and Mayor West. The plant
will be Of the latest type and its con-
structi0n will be under the supervision
Of Messrs. P. E. VanOrden, E. M. Ken
nedy and Ernest F. Hale. Following
arc the StOckhOl0ers.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-12-24
MASONIC ELECTION.

North Star Lodge No. 46, A. F. A.
M. elected and installed officers on
Monday evening at the Masonic hall.
The officers elected for the coming
year were:
Thomas R. Jones, w. M; DIR. A. N.
Smith. S. w.; Nick Hahn, j. w.; C.
r. St. Clair, treasurer; Owen Yerkes,
secretary; Robert M. Young, trustee
for three years.
Worshipful Master Jones made the
following appointments:
Robert Spears, S. D.; Henry A. Yot-
ter, J. S.; S. C. Moore, S. S.; Walt
Beynham, j S.; Geo. Anderson, Tyler.
Past Master P. E. Kent installed
the foregoing officers in an impress
sive manner. The retiring master of
the lodge, Fred X. Amundson was pre-
sented with beautiful jewel by DR..
&. n. Klein, for the lodge, in an ap-
propriate way to fit the occasion.
The members then withdrew to the
dining room of the temple, where they
partook of an excellent and delicious
banquet served by "Mine Host
Hague"
The newly elected brethren made
short talks which were all of inter-
est.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-12-24

1::ken up by an Indian that won't
" to build up the country or in
CT aI+he revenue of it. The allot-
mene Chat band of Indians should
have be- ,sed ten years ago, but
was not, al. the band was on the
increase they advantage of the
Montana lands and came into this dis
trict and settled, in many instances
taking up whole townships.
To remedy this, Senator Myers has
introduced a bill which closes the al
lotment system at once. This bill will
meet with the approval of many set
tiers in this section of the state. A
copy of the bill is as follows:
A bill to close the allotment roll of
the Turtle mountain band of Chip
pewa Indians. Be it enacted by the
senate and house of representatives
of the United States of America in
congress assembled: That no allot-
ments shall be made under the act of
April 21, 1904 (thirty-three United
States at large, page 194), to any
member of the Turtle mountain band
of Chippewa Indians born after the
of the act.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-12-24
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.

Christmas Service, Sunday Morning,
December 26, 1915, at II o'clock.
Chant "Come Unto Me"-Choir.
Doxology and Lords Prayer.
Chorus Break Forth Into Joy"-
Barnby.
Responsive reading.
Quartette "Now When Jesus Was
Born"- -Steane.
Prayer and response.
Bass Solo Nazareth" Gounod-Dr.
Layton.
Scripture reading.
Chorus "There Were Shepherds"-
Woodstock.
Offering.
Hymn.
Address by the pastor.
Chorus "The Heavens Are Tellinp, !"
from "The Creation" by Hadyn.
Announcements.
Hymn.
Benediction.
Postlude.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-12-24
NEW YEARS WATCH PARTY
"Ring out the old,
Ring in the new,
Ring out the false,
Ring in the true"


Ring in the true"
The New Year 1916 will find a roy
al reception awaiting him when he ar
rives in Glasgow at midnight next
Friday. All arrangements have now
been made to speed the departing
year and usher in the new by E. A.
Edberg, who has leased the Coleman
hotel for that night and will put on
one of his famous swatch parties"
Everyone who was at the New
Years party at the Shannon hotel last
year will recall the scenes of merry
making and fun, and those who were
not fortunate enough to be there, can
make up for it this year by being at
the Coleman on New Years eve. Many
new things are promised, and they'll
all be sprung at the party. There will
be souvenirs for everybody and other
diversions galore, with music by a
good orchestra.
On Friday night, December 81,
there will be big dance in the Glib
son opera house. At IL o'clock the
doors to the dining room of the Cole
man will be thrown open and a tur-
key supper will be served. In order
to be sure of securing tables for that
night, table reservations are now be-
ing made.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-12-24
STRONG TEAMS COMING.

oANONG TEAMS COMlNG.
The basketball team of the Glasgow
high school will have some excep-
tionally hard games at the opening
OF the season here. The Malta bas-
ketball team will play here on Thurs
day evening, December 30, and as the
Malta boys play a good, stiff game,
the spectators may look forward to a
lively contest. For this game tick
cts admitting spectators to the GYM
nasium floor or the first balcony are
SO cents, other tickets IS cents and
students 25 cents.
On Friday evening, January z, the
Havre team will play the Glasgow
team. Last year Havre had the cham
pionship team of the northern Mon
tana district. The Glasgow boys, are
planning to give them a fast game
this year. Liberal patronage will do
much to give the boys the necessary
and enthusiasm.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-12-24
BROTHERS QUARREL FATAL.

Andrew Simonson, aged Is, killed
his brother, aged 13, Monday morn
ing, December 20, at Scobey. The
boys had been left alone on the farm,
about 13 miles southeast of Scobey,
by their father some three weeks ago
and were together looking after the
stock and general farm work.
Monday morning the two boys be-
came engaged in a quarrel, as the re-
suit Of which Bernard Simonson is
now lying dead in the Scobey morgue.
He has large fracture in the right
temple and a broken nose. Andrew
confessed fully his crime and, being
young and apparently little de-
mented, does not seemingly realize the
seriousness of his act. The father is
still away. The mother and several
other children left some time ago and
are ignorant of the affair.
The coroner's inquest was held
Tuesday afternoon at Scobey under
Assistant County Attorney Ellery of
Plentywood. The coroner's jury re-
turned the verdict that Bernard Sim
onson had come to his death as the
result of being struck with a blunt
instrument in the hands of his broth
er, Andrew Simonson. The boy was
taken to Plentywood Wednesday,
where he will be held pending trial
in the district court.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-12-24
BIG DANCE AT GLENTANA.


On New Years Eve, December 81,
Glentana will stage the biggest dance
and banquet ever attempted in the
north country, and everything will be
absolutely free. Money will be con-
sidered counterfeit and not accepted.
Barn rooms will be furnished free for
the teams, and besides the dance being
free, the guests will be treated to a
fine banquet without one penny of
cost to them. Everything is being
looked after by the committee on ar
rangements, which by the way, COM
prises every business man in Glen
tana, and every visitor will be given
a royal good time, one that will make
him remember Glentana.
This dance will be in the nature Of
ar i II settlers reunion, with nobody
barred. Old time dances will pre-.
dominate and old-fashioned music fur
nished mostly by farmers living near
Glentana. The committee has ar.
ranged with ali orator of renown to
make short address and Louis w.
Hill, president Of the Great North
ern, and Edmund Pennington, presi-
dent of the 500, have been invited to
attend.
There will be competitive dances
between local old timers for prizes
and these will be we'll worth going
miles to see. There will be ample
ROOM for everybody, as the hall is
40x70 feet in size and has a hard ma
pie floor that makes it fine for dane
ing. Everyone is invited and nobody
barred at the mid-winter festival of
the north country.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-12-24
DECLARE BIG DIVIDEND.

George P. and H. B. Elliott, fiscal
agents of the Home Builders company
of northern Montana, arrived in the
city today from Havre, where they
attended the annual meeting of the di-
rectors of the company. At this meet
ing, second dividend of ten per cent
was paid to all stockholders, which is
considered a record. A big year is
looked for in 1916, and Glasgow will
be one Of the main points of activity.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-12-24

Fourth-D. S. Whitehorn, Dayton.
District No. 4.
First-E. E. Eiker. Hartley.
Second-Art Ferguson, Howard.
Thlrd-C. F. Bolive, Carterville.
Fourth-S. j. Morrison, Miles City.
District No. 5.
Flrst-Chas. Holececk, Musselshell.
District No. 6.
Flrst-A. j. Newton, St. Ignatius.
Second-W. H. Sabin, st. Ignatius.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-12-24
WOULD STOP ALLOTMENTS.

The Turtle Mountain Indians of
North Dakota have been for the past
three or four years, coming into this
district and settling upon our lands
by the allotment system and, in this
manner, many good farm has been