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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-07-29
Who's Chickeus7

Tuesday morning about O'Clock
Nightwatch VIM. Drew, arrested man
with a sack who was suspiciously prcwl-
ing around the A. Gremaud g residence
on University avenue. About 0 clock
Of the same morning Mrs. Temp Hop
kins who lives on Shilling avenue mott
fled Chief Of Police Sewell that she
found three sacks Of young chickens
near her home and asked him to come
and take care of them. The eighteen
chickens and the prowler are now in
custody Of the officers who are trying to
associate them in a shady transaction.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-07-29
Aother Bootlegger

Eddie Watts, the colored bottlegger
who was caught in the act of illegally
disposing of the forbidden juice by
Chief Sewell, appeared before Judge
Doud last Tuesday with plea Of guilty
and was given fine of $75, or 37h
days in the county pen.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-07-29
Broke His Wrist

Last Tuesday Jesse, the 14-year-old
son Of G. j. Hughes who is employed
on the government dam, fell off wagon
and broke his right wrist. He was taken
to the hospital where DR.. Mitchell at.
tended him.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-07-29

Those wishing to take milk in the
evening can do SO by seeing the man on
the wagon or phoning the Rising Sun
Dairy. Phone 283-J3.-Adv.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-06-04
A new RECORD
A Ford Every Is Seconds During April at the
Ford Factory

A Ford Every Is Seconds During April at the
Ford Factory
The production of 46,5lO Ford cars in
the twenty-six eight-hour working
days Of April, means new car about
every sixteen seconds OF course this
is new record even for the Ford
Motor Company. But the remarkable e
feature of this splendid manufacturing
achievement is the fact that each Car
that came out of the assembly lines of
the factory and assembling plants at
intervals Of sixteen seconds and Rlided
away under its own power was made, in
the minutest detail. with all the in
finite care and perfect design and the
laboriously tested materials which tn.
Ford progressive effiolenoy alone has
made possible. While it requires about
two months to build Ford Car the
special equipment and methods as
sembled complete Ford car as above
stated every sixteen seconds.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-06-04
HAVE LEASED MORE LAND
Des Moines Men Have Secured Large Kaolin
Deposits Near Ardmore

Des Moines Men Have Secured Large Kaolia
Deposits Near Ardmore
f. e. Wood and F. A. Burch, Of
DesMoines, Iowa, were in the city for .
few days the first of the week looking
after business matters. These gentle
men together with Mr.. Prsther, q for
mer Hot Springs man, are members of
the DesMoines Refining Company,
which was recently organized for the
purpose of treating Kaolin or what is
better known in this section as Fuller's
earth. When treated by their process
it makes. the best filter for impure
water known today and already these
men have contracted with the city of
Des Moines for its use They have just
secured lease on about two thousand
acres Of land adj AGENT to Ardmore
where large deposits of this earth 10 to
found and this tract together with
their holdings near Buffalo Gap will
give them an unlimited amount of the
raw material. They expect coon to
erect factory or kiln either at the
Gap or at Ardmore.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-06-04
SCHOOL ELECTION JUNE 18TH
Three New Members of the Board of Edu-
cation to be Elected.

Three New Members of the Board of Edu-
cation to be Elected.
Three new members of the board of
education in District No. 10, Hot
Springs, are to be elected on Tuesday,
June 18th. At the present time two
tickets are in the neld. The one is
composed of Mrs. Rose P. Knowlton
Mrs. Ellie B. Dolliver and DR.. Leslie
p Eaton. The first named is candi-
date for one year to succeed Q. 8
Eastman, resigned, and the other two
for three year terms. Mrs. Knowlton
Is we'll known educator as is also
Mrs. Dolliver and both are among the
finest ladies in the city. DR.. Eaton
was member of the board of educa-
tion at Sturgis before coming to Hot
Springs and is thoroughly familiar
with this line Of work.
The other ticket in the field is COM
posed of John Mueller, candidate for
the one year term, Leslie Jensen and
r. r. Juckett, candidates for the three
year terms. Mr. Mueller has been q
patron of the schools here for years
and is progressive in school matters.
Leslie Jensen is graduate of the
local high school some few years ago,
is one Of the managers Of the Peoples
Telephone Company and an ideal
young man. E. r. Juckett needs no
introduction to the people of the city
as man who takes particular interest
in school matters. He has been a
patron of this school for number OF
years and as booster Tor Hot Springs
schools and the city itself has few
equals.
The two tickets comprise six G! the
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-06-04
FAIRvIEW ITEMS

Mr. and Mrs. Judd were visitors in
Oral, Sunday.
Ben Bachmsn made business trip
to Oral, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. O. Willioughty we're
Hot Springs callers Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glisple took dinner
with II, P Hamelstrum, Sunday.
Mr.. E. 3. James and Mrs B. Reigler
was Hot Springs callers Tuesday.
Paul Mcfarland and H. @. Knuepple
made business trip to Hot Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Garfield and son
were callers at the Reigler ranch Sun
day.
The Fairview Cemetery Association
held their ANIMAL meeting Tuesday and
elected officers as follows: II. D
Graves, president; w. II Reigler, vice
president; @. Graves, secretary; V. w.
Willioughby, treasurer.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-06-04

growth of the cities and towns Of the
valley has increased the demand for
farm products and served to maintain
good prices.
To secure one of the farms the entry
man must proceed as follows: After
making choice of the farm unit he de.
sires he will make formal homestead
entry at the land office at Belle
Fourche, accompanying same by Ger
tiaoate from the project manager show.
ing that water right application has
been made and the proper water right
charges deposited. He will be re-
quired to pay down five per cent of the
construction charge of $40 per acre of
irrigable land. For instance, if his farm
unit contains 40 acres of irrigable land
his initial payment will be $50. The
remainder of the construction charge,
S3S, per acre, may be paid in fifteen an.
nual instalments. the first of which
does not become due for five years
after filing. The first five of these pay.
ments shall be 50 per acre each, and
the remaining instslments 50 80 each
per acre, No inter est Is charged on
deferred payments. There Is an annual
operation and maintenance charge.
For 1915 this charge is seventy-ave
cents per acre, which allows the settler
one acre foot of water. Further quan.
titles will be furnished at the rate of
sixty cents per acre foot. This oper-
alton and maintenance charge Is not
due until March l, 1916
Included in the Belle Fourohe pro.
ject are number Of large ranches, the
owners of which have obligated them
selves to subdivide their holdings into
small farms. These lands offer excel.
lent opportunities for homeseekers of
means who are not qualified to take up
homesteads on Government land. The
lands are for sale at prices ranging
from S25 to SIS per acre on easy terms.
This unit has many advantage to the
homeseeker. It is located in the vicin.
ity of the rapidly growing town Of
Newell on the Chicago g. Northwestern
Railway.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-06-04
ERSKlNE

The mail route started Tuesday with
Bernard Gilcbrist as carrier,
James Simpson closed q very suc-
cessful term of school Friday, May %.
Mrs. Renek and neice, Eva Wixon,
and lady friend of Custer, are visiting
the j. @. Hays family.
William Soule Floyd Tumble and
Miss Elizabeth REM, have made home
stead filings in this vicinity recently.
Elmer Hays, after attending school
in Custer the past term. arrived Sun
day to spend the summer with his
parents.
A larger crowd than usual attended
the club meeting Friday evening. Moth
ing out Of the ordinary was offered for
attraction, but active members and In
teresting efforts has brought our club
up to where it is. The ladies club holds
their meetings the same night In IN
adjoining room,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-06-04
and county agent work.
The Benefits That the Farmer Can Derive
From County Agent Work

and county agent work.
The Benefits That the Farmer Can Derive
From County Agent Work
County agent work has been grand
success wherever it has been tried out.
County Boards should pay county
agents good salaries for no good man
who is thoroughly trained along agri-
cultural lines will work for small
salary. The success OF county agent
work depends largely upon the county
agent himself; so county boards should
be sure that the county agent they Sc
lect is familiar with the different lines
of work that they wish him to carry
out in the county.
County agent work. like good many
worthy and oommendable undertak.
ings, has its so.oalled enemies. Men
who wsntonly criticise and knock
county agent work are as rule ignor-
ant Vi the true nature of it; no one
should condemn a thing until they
fully understand the nature Of it.
Some feature of county agent work
may be of little value to one farmer,
yet on the other hand it may be of
great value to dozens of other farmers
in the county. Far example: A COW
testing association may not be of value
to farmer who has no COW, but will be
of value to large number of his
neighhors who have COWS. This very
same farmer may raise alfalfa seed and
to him an alfalfa seed grower associa-
tion would be Of greater value. for he
could market his alfalfa seed through
the association thus getting a better
price for it than he could have secured
through his Individual efforts.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-06-04
THREE PEOPLE DROWNED
cIoudburst East Of Rapid City Does Serious
Damage

S'v"oo"'S % IoSt VI NdPiu Stty OOeS SeTlOuS
Damage
Rapid City, June 4.-E E. Porter, of
Quinn, brought the news Of the death
by drowning of Mrs. Harry Smith, her
father, and an adopted daughter. They
lived at Climax, near Grindstone, and
the accident occurred Wednesday
night. High water in the nature of q
cloudburst struck them in the night
and washed away the house. Mr..
Porter did not know whether the
bodies Of Mrs Smith and the daughter
had been recovered or not. Mr.. Smith
and his father-in-lsw, Mr.. Kirkpatrick
we're caught in some trees and almost
chilled to death. in fact Mr.. Kirk
patrick became 80 chilled that he fell
out of the tree into the water and thus
lost his life. Mr.. Smith managed to
hold on until he was rescued which was
several hours later. They were old
timers there.
Several other shacks we're carried
down stream by the high water. In
Pine basin three small houses we're
washed away. among the number being
those of Mrs. George Scott, of this city
and her sister
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-06-04
APPROPRIATE EXERCISES HELD
DURING THE DAY
day WAS AN ideal ONE
MANY PEOPLE OF CITY TURN OUT
TO HONOR LIVING AS WELL
AS DEAD HEROES

Despite the threatening weather of a
few days previous, Monday was an
ideal day, the weather man doing his
best to make Decoration Day this year
one on which every one of the old boys
In blue as we'll as the children and
people OF the city could turn out to do
honor to the soldier and sailor dead ss
we'll as do honor to the old boys in
blue who are still among US. Perhaps
the largest crowd that has ever been
out on similar occasion was at the
State Home early in the morning
where the graves at the Home ceme-
tory we're decorated by the G A. R.
and ladies of the w. 4. G.
At 9:3O a m. procession was form
ed at the Battle Mountain Sanitarium
headed by the band and all marched to
the Sanitarium cemetery where appro-
pirate services we're held. One feature
that is deserving Of special mention
was the flag drill of the little children
at this cemetery in charge Of Mrs. @,
b. Clark.
Upon their return from the cemetery
a special program was carried out at
the band stand consisting of music and
speeches. The principal speech of the
day was by the Honorable Harry l.
Candy, recently elected from this dis
trict az our congressman. His address
WAS as masterful an effort as has ever
been listened to by Hot Springs
audience. His subject was '.War" Civ
ing history of what this great
commonwealth has undergone during
the past three hundred years or since
it's birth. The point he made was that
in all her troubles this country has
come out bigger and better people.
More especially did he dwell on the
war of the rebellion and stated that
although beaten in the rebellion the
people of the south responded as read.
lily at the call of '99 as did their north.
ern brothers and that since that time
both sides were as firmly united as tho
the campaigns of 81 to '65 had never
been fought. One good thought was
that while honoring the departed herose
we should always keep in mind the
ones still among US whose span OF life
Is rapidly coming to an end.
At 230 p. m. services we're held at
the city park at which time the waters
of Fall River we're strewn with flowers
in honor of the unknown sailor dead
Tne city furnished music on this oc
casion and Congressman Candy also
made short address. A procession
was then formed which marched to the
Evergreen Cemetery where services
were held in charge of the Spanish
War Veterans. Practically all of the
business houses were closed during the
afternoon.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-06-04
FOURTH unit OPENED
Fourth Unit Of Belle Fourche Project Opened
to ti0mesteaders


to tlOmesteaders
A public notice issued by the score
tary Of the Interior announces the
opening of the fourth unit of the Belle
Fourohe irrigation project, South Da.
kota. According to the notice the
lands will be available for homestead
entry on and after June 9Th. This unit
contains TO- 1876 acres OF public land di-
vided in l56 farmes ranging in size
from 40 to so acres of irrigable land.
The Belle Fouroh irrigation project
embraces about 100000 acres of land in
Butte and Meade counties, South Da-
kots. The irrigable farms have a gen.
eral elevation of $500 feet above sea
level and are surrounded by vast area
of open grazing country sffording some
of the finest live stock range in the
west. La the irrigated portion Of the
valley the soils range from sandy loan
to olay loan. Practically all the crops
OF the north temperate zone are grown
here, including apples, cherries. plume,
aud small fruits. and the vegetables
aud cereals of the northern latitude.
The main crop, however, is alfalfa, and
the most profitable industries are
dairyirg and stock raising.
The markets are the nearby mining
towns of the Black Hills region.
Omaha. Sioux City. Minneapolis, st.
Paul, and Chicago. The phenomenal
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-06-04
FALL RIVER WILL ORGANIZE
UNDER SMITH-LEVER BILL
MANY SICNERS ALREADY
ORGANIZATION TO BE PERFECTED FOR
THE PURPOSE OF SECURING COUNTY
AGENT FOR THIS COUNTY

George Coons, of Oral, was in the
city the first of the week with a paper
securing signers for the purpose of or
ganizing Fall River county farmers
under what Is known as the Smith
Lever Bill to promote general exten.
sion and county agent work. His
activity along this line was the out
come of meeting held at Oral last
Saturday at which time this movement
was started. At the time of his visit
here he was securing practically every
farmer he approached and will soon
have the required number to perfect
the organization. Mr.. Coons wishes
to state however that it would be i'm.
possible for him to see all the farmers
and that any one desiring to become q
member could either wire or write him
at Oral.
c. A. Michaels. of Belle Fourche, dis.
trict agricultural agent, for western
South Dakota, will be at Smithwiok
on June 9th and Oelrichs OF June 10th
with Mr. Coons and will later visit Hot
Springs, Edgemont and Ardmore, 1t
is neoe ssary to complete the organic
alton before July 1st in order to re-
oeive state aid.
For the benefit of those who perhaps
did not read the article recently pub
lished in the Star regarding this move
ment we will give the following portion
regarding the Smith-Lever bill:
How Counties May Organize Under the
New Smith Lever Bill
Last May, a bill, known as the Smith.
Lever, passed the United States Con-
gress carrying an appropriation of four
million dollars. This Bill states spec.
ifically that the money is to be used
for extension and county agent work
Out Of the four million dollars Smith.
Lever fund, the state of South Dakota
gets this year, sixteen thousand dol
lars, and next year twenty-tw thous.
and dollars.
This fund increases year by year &C.
cording to the population of the state
increases. Each year the Government
turns the money over to the state tc
be used fer agricultural extension pur
poses,
State Smith Lever Fund
Senate Bill No. 25S, introduced by
joint commission on agriculture in
brief state: That the State of South
Dakota apprnpriates the sum ol
twenty-five thousand dollars for July
lst, l9lato july IL, 1916, and for the
year, July LIST, 1876 o July lst, 1917, the
sum of thirty thousand dollars. This
fund Is to be o. ed for general extension
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-06-04
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS GREETED BY
LARGE CROWD
BUSINESS HOUSES CLOSE
EVERYBODY TURNED OUT TO WITNESS
BALL GAME BETWEEN CHADRON
AND HOT SPRINGS

Last Friday afternoon was high
school Field Day and for the purpose
of helping to swell the high school ath-
letic association fund ana also to en-.
joy half holiday practically all of the
business houses Of the city closed
from two until four-thirty O'Clock and
business men and others betook them
selves to Athletic Park where they vii.
messed ore of the best ball games ever
seen on the local diamond. The game
was between the local high school and
the high school team from Chadron
The Rrandstand and bleaohers we're
filled to overfowing and with the Fire
mems band to liven things up between
innings the afternoon was a grand sue
cess. And to make it still more graf.
flying the local boys after nine hotly
contested innings were victorious.
The game was called at 2:3O p. m,
Chadron going to bat Stanley Parks
Was on the mound for the locals and it
may be we'll to say here that he pitch
ed a game that places him on the REQ
ords of the high school as one of the
best moundsmen they have ever had.
In fact to use slang phrase as a high
school pitcher "he had it on most of
the semi-pro pitchers seen here"
In the first two innings Chadron &c.
cured five rune, a unsurmountable OBJ
stacle so it seemed for the locals to
overcome but after few errors due to
nervousness they settled down to the
business at hand and proceeded to
overhaul the visitors which they did in
the fourth. From that time on until
the end of the ninth it was a case of
hrst one and then the other side being
in the lead aud the crowd was on tip.
toes all the time.
In the hrst half of the ninth, Chad
ron broke the tie in the SCORE and So.
cured two run lead but Hot Springs
came in from the field for their last
time at bat with every confidence that
they could still win. and win they did.
The first man up for Hot Spring went
out via the strike-out route. The next
men secured base on balls and from
that on there was nothing to it. Two
singles and two base hits by Leon
ard Dudley, one of the heroes of the
contest, and it was time for the GLASS
yells. Score: Hot Springs l2, Chad
ron IL.
The game was dandy, free from any
discordant or rowdy actions, clean
contest from start to 6nish. The boys
from Chadron are fine, manly lot Of
fellows and our own boys, team to be
proud Of.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-06-04
MARRIED
A. F. IliIbourne and Miss Jennie Carlin
Welded Wednesday

A. F. IliIbourne and Miss Jennie carlin
Welded Wednesday
A. F. Hilbourne, who has acted in
the capacity OF clerk of the commissary
at the Battle Mountain Sanitarium,
went to Edgemont, Monday evening
and Wednesday was married to Mics
Jennie Carlin. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. O. Carltn, Of that place. Both
Mr.. -Hilbourne and his bride have been
residents of this city for the past three
years and are very popular with the
younger set. Following the ceremony
the happy couple departed on the
evening train for Beatrice, Nebraska,
where the groom's parents reside. They
will return to this city about July 1st
to make it their future home. The
many friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. Hill
bourne will wish them long and
happy married life.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-06-04
CLUB MEETING
Interesting Program at Last Spring Meeting
of Travellers Club

Interesting Program at Last Spring Meeting
of Travellers Club
The Travellers Club had a most de-
lightful social meeting at the hospit-
able home Of Mrs. Il. T. Evans, last
Friday afternoon. A very enjoyable
musical program had been prepared,
consisting of "The Spring Song" by
Miss Mary Dolliver; "Total Eclipse"
from "Samson," Mrs. B. j. Glattly;
"Come Unto Him" from the "Messiab," !"
Mrs. Dolliver and Mrs. Glattly; "senta
Ballad" from "The Flying Dutchman," }"
Miss Belle Stewart; reading, "Martha
by the Day" Mrs. Carrier; and "One
Fine Day" from mime Butterfly" by
Miss Queena Stewart. All numbers
were 80 pleasing that in each case the
performer WAS forced to respond to an
encore. Mrs. Q. B. CLARK, in few we'll
chosen words, then, presented Mrs. w.
M. Knowlton, the retiring president,
with handsome out-glass DISH as q
small token of esteem and appreciation
of her faithful work during the eleven
years in which she has presided
Delicious refreshments were served,
following which, the Club WAS called to
order for short discussion of the pro.
gram for the next year. Club then ad-
journed for the summer months.
Guests for the afternoon we're: Mrs,
W. A. Morris of Redaeld. Mrs. Estelle
Carrier. of Rapid City, Miss Caroline
Gillitte, of Sioux Falls, Mrs. F. M
Stewart, Mrs. Lucas, Mrs. Benson. and
Miss Mary Dolliver.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-06-04
new x-RAY FOR MEDICAL BLOCK

Drs. Geyerman and Wheeler have
recently purchased for the Medical
Block new intervupterless x-rsy ap.
paratus, which they expect to have in
operation in about two weeks. or az
soon as the special transformer and
service lines can be installed to supply
the powerful current required for its
operation.
The citizens Of Hot Springs and
country tributary are fortunate in
having access to equipment of this
kind as it is unexcelled in efficiency by
any manufactured.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-06-04

Wheat at $500 per hundred pounds,
bulk, at the yard for chickens and
other purposes. Not too late for mil
lett and cane seed. The Wooster Com.
pany. If
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-06-04
fire INSURANCE MONEYS

Amounts Which Will be Distributed to Hills
Towns by State
The following amounts are due the
various Hills towns maintaining volun-
teer hre departments, being apportion-
ed on basis of 2.5 per cent of the fire
insurance paid by each town. The
amounts will be sent out by the state
insurance department:
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-06-04

best people who could be selected to
serve and any three, no matter from
which ticket, will give their very best
efforts to promote the welfare of the
school children of the city.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-06-04

The total amount that will be dis.
tributed among the various towns and
cities Of the state will amount to S26.-
Sl5. Sc.