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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-08-05
Mud Lake Canal Progress

The board of directors of the Mud
Lake Canal Co. met last Monday night
and passed on the estimates of the enpi-
neer, Fred Kiefer. Contractor Jack
Curd was present, driving over yes
terday afternoon from the work. A
meeting of the directors and the mem
bers of the stockholders has been ar
ranged for on the ground where the
work is being done for Sunday, the
10Th. Former State immigration Com
missioner Sam Rich, who visited the
land and made an inspection of the
work, recently made the statement that
in his opinion there is no better land
in the state Of Idaho than that within
the Mud Lake segregation. The canal
work is progressing rapidly with large
force OF men at work.-Idaho Falls Reg
lister.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-08-05
Justifiable Assault,

The case of John Cotton, who is
charged with an assault with a deadly
weapon on the person of Sidney Osborn,
on the 18th of last June, was heard
in the probate court Tuesday, when
Judge Doud concluded that the assault
was necessary and justifiable for the
self-protection Of the defendant, and
dismissed the case against him,
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-08-05
Tennis by Mrs. John Brown

A tennis tournament was given Sun
day afternoon at the Asylum tennis
court by Mrs. John Brown. The play-
ers were, Stewart Hoover, Port Arthur,
Lowell Holbrook, Morgan Johnston,
Harold Anderson, Mr.. Ellinson, Phyliss
Hoover, Rhoda Johnston, Margaret
Early, Grace Peck, Elizabeth Dubois.
and Agnes Hart. The prizes were
awarded to Phyllis Hoover and Port
Arthur. Miss Hoover received cup,
and Mr., Arthur a cane
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-08-05
New Dentist Arrives.

DR.. B. H. Hudson, graduate of the
Chicago College of Dental Surgery, has
arrived in Blackfoot and is arranging
his office in the building formerly oc
cupied by DR.. Gee on Main street, where
he has installed an up-to-date equip
ment and will be ready to do business
about August 10th.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-08-05
Return to Home and Health.

MRS Fred Christ and family returned
home Tuesday after an absence of
several months, most of the time being
spent with her parents in Colfax, Wash
Six weeks of her absence was passed in
Portland hospital, where she success
Grafton. y
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-08-05
Congressman McCracken Here

Congressman McCracken of Boise, ar
rived in Blackfoot last Monday to spend
two weeks with his father in law, Judge
Ezell before going to Washington. He
was accompanied by his wife who will
accompany him to Washington, D. c.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-08-05

Mr.. Harris, one of the best known
men in this section Of Idaho and one
who has always taken an active part
in public affairs, much to the bene-
fit Of his fellow citizens, is now re-
ceiver of the land office at Blackfoot
and was recently chosen grand chan.
cellor of the Knights of Pythias Of
Idaho at the state convention at Lewis.
Chronicle.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-08-05

The bill of Morris Bros. of $59.10
for cement sidewalk, was laid over.
The bill of John Hatton of $4,000 for
street sprinkling, was reduced to $s6.
The bill of w. T. Brown, city sexton,
of $50, was reduced to $40.
The following collections were re-
ported for the month of July:
Police Judge J. E. Good ............$ 1900
City Sexton, w. T. Brown ...... 1915
Chief of Police Sewell ........... 111.50
The Southern Idaho Water Power Co.
have submitted to the city new seven
and-a-half year lighting contract in
place of the former 10-year contract and
owing to the fact that the State Public
Utility Commission have discouraged
the city of ever in the near future hav-
ing its own municipal plant, the coun-
Gil seemed to favor the new contract.
Councilman Frank Bergman had blue
print Of the new proposed lighting sys-
tenn and explained it very minutely to
the council with whom it seemed to
meet with much favor. 1t is on the
same plan as the system in American
Falls, and the Southern Idaho Water
Power Co. have invited the council to
visit that city August 12th, and see
it in operation. The council has ac-
cepted the invitation, and all that can
will 60 to American Falls to where they
will be taken and returned in autos at
the Power Company's expense.
F. N. Parkinson appeared before the
board with proposed water site for
the city, and has promised to take the
council to view it next Thursday.
Mayor Peck announced that the Bing-
ham County Fair Association has ex-
pressed their willingness to set apart a
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-08-05
ENTERTAIN WITH
MUSICAL TEA

Mesdames w. H. Boyd, w. d. Vim
cent, J. A. Dygert, R. G. Boyd, and
Miss Boyd entertained 1876 guests last
Thursday afternoon from 2 to 'clock,
at a musical tea, at the home of Mrs.
W. II. Boyd on South Shilling Avenue.
The guests were ushered to twenty
tables placed throughout the house and
porch. The porch and living room were
aglow with nasturtiums and Shasta
daisies. The dining room and den were
banked with sweet peas. Each guest
was presented with hand painted pro-
gram.
Program
(a 4" Rustling of Spring. Sinding
(b Waltz + Minor .--...... Chopin
Miss Millick
Maytime' .-.-..-..-.---..-.....-..-..Co Cowden
Mrs. Dygert
Somewhere Voice is Calling"
Mrs. Wilson
Formality at Siwash' ........,...... Fitch
Miss Capps
Berceuse (from Jocelyn) GODDARD
Violin Obligato
Mrs. Dustin, Mr.. Robbins
"Slumber Song' ..:.........Fr Franz
Mrs. DeKay
Liebestraum -...........Li .Liszt
Mr.. Give
(a) "Cavatina ..........-......R Raft
{b) "Minuet'' .......B Beethoven
Mr.. Robbins
8 Absence Caro- Roma
(from the Wandering One)
Mrs. White
'Sextette from Lucia .Donizetti
Cleft hand ....,..Leschetizky)
Mr.. Give
Misses Hart, Vincent, Hoover, Peck,
Rogers, Dunn, Sample, Davis, Quantrell,
Dubois, Millick, and Tayey. assisted.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-08-05

portion Of their grounds for the city to
build and maintain skating pond next
winter, which it will most likely do.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-08-05
THE LOAFER

WE ALL hate the loafer-dont we? The
W help that works only while we are
around-when he gets at the end of the row,
where you don't see him, he chews straws,
looks at the sky, thinks about nothing plus
nothing. You can't watch him all the time
any more than you can watch your dollars
all the time. The house-kept dollar is
loafer-an Improbable servant.
Put it at work in an Account at the D.
w. Standrod & Co. Bank. It works for you,
so you won't always have to work. We are
Bank of Personal Service.
For two things in this world come
not back-the wasted minute and the
spent money
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-08-05

Mr.. Tavey Of the Brown Hart Co., re-
turned home from Boise, last Friday,
after a week g visit.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-08-05

Misses Hart, Vincent, Hoover, Peck,
Rogers, Dunn, Sample, Davis, Quantrell,
Dubois, Millick, and Tavey, assisted.
Mrs. Vincent and Miss Pauline Vim
cent, of Washington, Kan, were out Of
town guests.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-08-05
D. w. Standrod & Co.
Bankers

Hours: q. m. to p. We pay per cent interest,
compounded quarterly in cur Savings Department
Certificates Of Depost)
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-08-05
Rocky Roads Of China.

We all know the description OF the
snakes in Ireland There are none
and much the same might be said
about the roads in China There are
so-called roads. certainly, upon which
the people move about. but ! have
seldom met one that was any better
than the surrounding country. and
very. very often on this journey j
met roads where it was ease and lux
ury to move of them on to the neigh
boring plowed field. The recipe for
a road there in the North seems TO
be: Take a piece Of the country that
is really too bad TO pillow or to use
for any agricultural purposes what
ever. that a mountain torrent. in fact.
has given up as too much for the
water. upset a stone wall over II.
stone wall with good large stones in 1t,
take care they never for moment lie
evenly. and you have your road.-Wide
World Magazine.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-08-05
FEDERAL PROBE Of
STEAMER DISASTER
BOARD HEADED BY SECRETARY
REDFlELD TO HEAR EVIDENCE
ON EASTLAND TRAGEDY.
Underballasting or Improper manipu
laton of Water Tanks Cause Of
Ship Capsizine, According to
Testimony of inspectors.

Chicago With William c. Redheld.
secretary OF commerce. in charge OF
one investigation and federal grand
jury empaneled by Judge X. NJ. Ian
dis conducting another. interest now
centers in the federal governments
efforts to fix the blame for the capsiz
ing OF the steamer Eastland with the
resultant loss OF hundreds OF lives.
The six men held responsible by the
coroner's verdict. have been arrested
William c. Redfeld. secretary OF
commerce. aided by members of the
steamboat inspection service. Solicitor
A. L. Thurman. solicitor Of the depart
ment OF commerce, and a number OF
civilians. invited as an advisory board
heard several witnesses on Thursday
and will continue the investigation.
The federal grand jury was ordered
by Judge Lands to proceed with
careful inquiry of the Eastland catas-
trophe.
Nothing to throw new light on the
case Of the capsizing OF the Eastland
was developed before Secretary Red
field. Inspectors and others expressed
the opinion that underballasting or i'm
proper manipulation of the water bal
last tanks had upset the ship Robert
Reid OF Grand Haven. Mich. the fed
eral inspector who granted the East.
land permission to increase its passen-
gers from 2.200 to $500 on July .. ties
titled that the ship had plenty OF room
for even more passengers and had
complied with the law by providing
the legal amount of life preservers
boats and life RATS. He had seen the
ship carry 5000 persons safely. he
said, had inspected the ballast tanks
although not required to do so. and
had no fear of the ships sinking. his
son-in-law, J. VI. Erickson, being CHIEF
engineer of the craft. He said he had
never received any favor from any
officer or owner of the vessel.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-08-05
REASON FOR THE MUSTACHE
In Evidence as Having Been Worn by
British Soldiers as Measure OF
Military Necessity.

The correspondent who writes to
contemporary suggesting that the
British war Office authorities should
insist on soldiers being clean shayen
instead OF ordering them to wear mus
taches. might have alleged Teutonic
influence in the adoption OF the mus.
tache of the British army The idea
was first borrowed from a batch OF
Austrian officers quartered with some
o. our troops on the South coast dur.
ing the Waterloo campaign 1t was
then taken up by the guards. who very
much resented any attempt on the
part of mere line regiments 10 follow
the new fashion The winter cam.
paign in the Crimea led our men TO
grow full boards Tor warmth. and
these. modified into flowing ~hiskers
t"Piccadilly Weepers as they came
10 be called on their return 70 Lon
don. were long regarded as the mark
Of the man OF fashion London
Chronicle
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-08-05
WILL MAKE POLAND FREE.
Emperor William viii Take Action on
Arrival in Warsaw. is Report.

London.-Prussian Polish papers re-
ceived by the Times announce that
the German emperor will make his en-
try into Warsaw the occasion for pro
claiming a new independence of Po-
land. The announcements in ques-
ticn. which the Times says are appar-
emily inspired, declared that Emperor
William will include in the proposals
for new and Independent state of
Poland not only the Polish provinces
of Russia. but also the Galician do
mains Of Austria and certain German
territory. including the Duchy Of Pos
ma and Danzig as a free port.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-08-05
NEGRO MURDERER
BURNED At STAKE
TEXAS MOB LYNcHES PRISONER
WHO CONFESSED KILLING
THREE CHILDREN.
Streets Filled With Pedestrians and
Automobiles Loaded With Wit
nesses Of Execution of Black
Man Charged With Crime.

Temple Texas.-Will Stanley. the
negro arrested on a charge of being
the man who murdered the three
Grimes children On a farm near here
Wednesday night. vas taken from the
justice court room just at midnight
Friday and was burned on the pub
lie square in the presence OF thou
sands OF men and women.
The pyre was surrounded by men
who yelled and cheered as they
showed the negro into the flames
The streets were filled with pedes-
trians and automobiles loaded with
onlookers. Trees fringing the street
on the sides OF the square nearest
the burning were filled with boys,
while scattered through the throng
were many young girls.
When Stanley was cast into the
flames he struggled frantically to es.
cape. but was repeatedly showed
back. A shot was fired. which some
claim struck the struggling negro
His struggles soon ceased and the
gathering began to dispense. Several
men said Stanley confessed that he
did the killing. claiming that he had
been hired TO do the deed.
Neither Grimes nor his wife, who
We're severely beaten. have recov
cred sufficiently 70 give an account
Of the affair Grimes, in a semi-con
scious state. said he has dim recOl
lection Of a negro being in the room
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-08-05
GERMANS DELAYED
BY STIFF DEFENSE
RUSSIANS WHILE WITHDRAWING
FROM WARSAW DELIVER POW
ERFUL COUNTER ATTACKS
1t is Not Certain That Russians Can
Make Coed Their Retirement From
Warsaw. as Germans are Endsav-
orine 10 Cut of Retreat.

The anniversary OF the outbreak OF
the war was passed without the Ger
mans occupying Warsaw. which was
understood 20 De par OF their pro-
gram However. news OF this climax
10 the Aus-ro-German offensive in The
EAST. which vas begun cary in May,
is hourly expected. for what little in
formation j. allowed 20 leak through
Is 10 the effect that tn Russians for
several days have been withdrawing
20 the Brest line Tearing small forces
% fight rear guard actions. 50 Il at
he main armies might make good
their retreat
These rear guard actions have de-
FeiOped al many places into ia.-ly
.arge battles. as the Russians. whose
stsadiness has been phenomenal in
the face OF defeat. are Offering stub
born resistance to the German ad-
yances and delivering powerful coun-
terattacks. For example. they have
prevented Field Marshal Won linden
ourg from throwing more of his troops
across the Narew: repulsed German
attacks to the northwest OF Warsaw
and driven back 20 the river some OF
the invading troops who crossed the
Vistuia 10 the south OF Warsaw.
1t is not certain whether the Rus
sian armies can make good their re-
tirement from Warsaw. Certainly the
Austro-Germans are doing their best
to prevent it and have moved up yer!
strong reinforcements TO hasten their
encircling movement. The appearance
of fresh troops also suggests that th'
German staff will not be satisfied with
the capture of the city or even the de
struction of part Of the Russian army
but, should this be accomplished. will
break the Brest line and finally try
to crush the entire Russian force.
Meanwhile the Germans, who ap
pear 70 have an inexhaustible supply
Of munitions, are fighting desperately
to retain every position which they
hold along the western front They
have recaptured part of the trenches
which they lost TO the British near
Hooge and are making an effort to re
gain what they lost to the French in
the Muenste- religion OF Alsace.
An unconfrmed report comes from
Rome that the Austrians are prepar
ing for the evacuation OF Trieste. anC
have already removed the machinery
of the munitions factories
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-08-05
POPE APPEALS TO
POWERS FOR PEACE
lMPLOREs RULERS TO STOP CAR
MAGE WHICH FOR A YEAR
HAS DlSHONORED EOUROPE.
This is the Blood Of Brothers That
is Being Shed on Land and Sea"
Rulers Are Asked to Put an
End to Terrible Strife.

Paris-POpe Benedict has made an
appeal to the warning nations TO end
the war which has been in progress in
Europe for the past twelve months.
In his appeal he says:
When We were called to succeed to
the apostolic throne Of Pope Plus Y
whose upright and exemplary life was
brought to an end by the fraticidal
struggle which broke out in Europe.
We. too. felt-after gazing fearfully
upon the bloody battlefeld-the de-
spair OF a father who witnesses his
home torn asunder and ravaged by a
furious tempest.
We thought. with inexpressible sor
row. OF our young sons cut down by
death; we felt in cur heart, enlarged
/ by Christian charitableness, the great
unspeakable sadness of mothers and
of wives made widows before their
times. and the tears OF children de
prived too soon Of parental guidance.
Today. on the sad anniversary of the
terrible conflict. our heart gives forth
the wish that the war will soon end.
/ ldlet hEcl-n Jul FOl'C ~ uNltl q
fatherly cry for peace. May this cry,
dominating tie frightful noise Of arms,
reach the warning peoples and their
chiefs and induce kindly and more Sc
rene intentions.
In the name of the Lord God; in
the name of the Father and Lord in
heaven; in the name of the blessed
blood of Jesus-the price of the re-
demption of humanity-we implore
the belligerent nations before divine
providence forthwith to end the hor,
rible carnage. which for a year has
, been dishonoring Europe.
: This is the blood of brothers that Is
! being shed On land and sea. The most
beautiful regions of Europe-this gar
den Of jhe world-are sown with bod
les and ruins. There, where recently
fields and factories thrived, cannon
now roar in a frightful manner in a
frenzy OF demolition. sparing neither
cities nor villages and spreading the
ravages OF death.
You who before God and men art
l:ASged with the grave responsibility
Of peace and war. listen g our prayer
listen to the fatherly voice Of the vi
car of the eternal and supreme Judge
to whom you should give account o.
your public W irks as well as privat;
actions.
And it cann1t be said that the enor
nous conflict cannot be ended with
out violence 81 arms. May this Graz,
for destruction be abandoned; nations
do not perish. Inundated and op
pressed. they tremblingly carry tn
yoke imposed on them and prepar
their revenge. transmitting from gen
Grafton to generation a sorrowful her
iti.ss of hate and vengeance. Why no
no~' weigh with serene conscience tn
rights and just aspirations Of the pee
pies? Why not start with good will
direct or indirect exchange OF view
with the object of considering as ia
as possible these rights and aspira
tions and thus put to an end the tel
rible combat
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-08-05
cRITlcisEs THE GOVERNMENT.
Germa n-American Chief Charges Dom.
ination of U. S. by ENGLAND.

San Francisco.-At a meeting here
preliminary to the opening of the con-
vention of the National German Amer
lean Alliance, the president. DR.. G. j.
Hexamer of Philadelphia, took occa-
sion to criticize the United States for
supplying war munitions to England
IL must say l have not been proud
of my country lately" he said. "a
nation which prays for peace on Sun
days and supplies England with arms
and ammunition all the rest of the
week is, to say the least, hypocritical."
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-08-05

Lincoln, Neb.-The Missouri Pacific
Railroad company has filed suit in fed
eral district court to have the Ne.
braska 2-cent fare statute be de-
ciared null and void. and that the
members of the state railway commits
sion be enjoined from exacting penalty
for a violation of the statute.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-08-05
Eight Die in Mine Accident.

Pittsburgh.-Eight men were killed
and twelve injured at the Patterson
mine Of the United States Coal com
pany at Elizabeth, Pa. when a cable
carrying a train broke on the incline.
The cars crashed into a party of men
at the mouth of the mine.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-08-05

Mamie see. operated by two men.
a machine invented by a Chicago no
tel steward will wash and dry more
than y 900 dishes an hour
Julie-That's the way OF the men
Trying to knock poor mother out OF
work
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-08-05
Reccivership Ended.

Seattle. Wash.-The receivership OF
the Goldfeld Merger Mines company,
Washington corporation holding Ne
vada properties. was terminated by
court order Friday.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-08-05
Water Main Dynamited

Bellingham, Wash.-The water main
leading from the reservoir which sup
plies the town OF Blaine on the in
ternational border was dynamited
Thursday night. The town is without
adequate water supply.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-08-05
Woman Pastor Expelled.

LondOn.-The Rev. Gertrude Won
Petzold. the woman pastor OF a Uni
tartan church in Birmingham and who
is known in the United States, has
been expelled from England by order
of the British home office. She had
lived here eighteen years.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-08-05
Bryan Out Of Politics.

Portland. Ore = have no political
at" lens whatever and no plans
locking to the holding of office in the
future. said William Jennings Bryan
in dictated statement here Saturday.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-08-05
Alton Pleads for Coast Defense.

Berkeley. Cal-From the pulpit Of
the Trinity Methodist Episcopal
church here Sunday. Judge Alton b.
Parker, Democratic candidate in 1904
for president. made plea for stronger
Goa ct dpfpnSPS
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-08-05
CAR REVIEWS PLEDGE.
Will Not Conclude Peace Until Enemy
Has Left Russia.

Petrograd.-"I hereby solemnly de-
clare that we will not conclude peace
until the last enemy soldier has left
our LAM"
These words of Emperor Nicholas
of Russia. uttered at the winter pal
ace on August !. 1914. are reproduced
in the press OF Petrograd on the ami
versary of the war.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-08-05
Californian Banished for Life.

Alameda Cal.-Fred Westphal. son
OF pioneer miller, has been banished
from his native town of Alameda for
the remainder of his life, with the al
tentative OF three months In Jail
Westphal left town.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-08-05
Osteopaths May Register.

Washington.-Federal regulations
under the Harrison anti-drug law
have been changed to permit registry
OF osteopaths, so they may admins
ter drugs in those states where they
are registered by law as practitioners.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-08-05
Two More ships Sunk

London.-The Norwegian steamship
Trondhejemsfjord was torpedoed and
sunk Friday by German submarine.
The Belgian steamer Prince was sunk
by striking a mine. The crews of both
vessels were saved.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-08-05
Eiqht Die From Heat.

ladelphia.-With an official TEN.
perature of SO. Sunday surpassed Phil
adelphia's highest record for any Au.
gust / in the history of the local
weather bureau. There were eight
deaths reported as due to the heat
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-08-05

Poor Dobble, He was the victim
OF an unfortunate automobile accident
yesterday"
Goodness! What happened"
He fell into casual conversation
with a smooth-tongued person who
turned out to be an automobile sales
man and sold him one"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-08-05

Did make myself plain. sir"
oh, no. madam. Nature made a
thorough job OF that for you.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-08-05

And some people make US tired-be-
cause we can't run fast enough TO get
away from them.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-08-05

The man who never tried has no
sympathy for the one who tried and
failed