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The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-29
Living Too Long.

Some time ago an office boy n7"'i
ing the telephone for the first tih'e
his life, and not knowing no" - ~
it. was told that when the pen 80
he was to answer it.
When, therefore. he heard " 10
he picked up the receiver
shouted:
''Halloa, Who's there
I'm one hundred and i've:
'On on said the boy ~
you were dead "-Phifa detphsa
ord
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-29

On summer day when the air
teens with myriad forms of insect
. hfe' ehe birds are fitting to and fro
MieS.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-29
Everybody Does the Same.

The Colonel testified that he hob
nobbfed with the bosses in order to
get results. That. we take It, is the
reason everybody hobnobs with the
bosses.-Detroit FreePress.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-29
Stung.

He-When I proposed to her she
asked for little time to make up her
mind
Cther he 0ealous rivaD-So she
makes that up. too?-Jester.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-29


and Tyres,
And spreading acres where cam
eyed desires
Wake with the dawn, unfevered, fair.
and strong
One Of the aptest bits OF satire on
the perfumed and ribboned verse that |
in some CIRCLES passes as poetry is
this Protest"
20, / am weary, weary weary
OF Pan and oaten quills
And little songs, that from the die !
tionarY
Learn lore Of streams and hills:
OF studied laughter, mocking what is
merry,
And calculated thrills"
The dedicatory lines to his mother
are destined to comfort other moth
| erS:
ITO you. dear mother-heart, whose
| hair is gray
| Above this page to-day,
Whose face, though lined with many
| smile and care.
| Grows year by year more fair.
Be tenderest tribute set in perfect
| rhyme
Ihat haply passing time
May Gull and keep it for strange lips
to pay
When we have gone our way;
}. And. to strange men, many field
and street
Should this. my song, seem sweet.
Yours be the joy-for all that made
it so
You know, dear heart, you know"
The late Henry Jerome Stockard
was also a North Carolinian. He was
a scholar and contributed much to
the leading magazines. His sonnets
quatrain ITO a Mocking Rird'-a
trite theme, but uniquely and refresh
ingly treated:
''The name thou wearest does thee
grievOus wrong.
No mimic thou; that voice is thine
alone.
I The poets sing but strains Of Shakes
peare'S song;
The birds but notes of thine impe-
rial own"
: opportunity" a poem by Walter
q Malone, Of Tennessee, has been circu-
{ lated by the million in this country
t and the Old World. It is too well
y known to be copied here. Judge
Malone has recently published an epic
on De Soto said to contain some fine
" passages.
The Poems of John B. Tabb-
g pretty and even startling conceits-
have gone through several edition:
? since their first publication. in 1894
II OF these canoes, Father Damien i
Representatives
l"O God, the cleanest Offering
& OF tainted earth holnuy
Unblushing to thy feet we bring
"A leper white as snow"
beethoven and Angelo" has ais
E been admired, and it is perhaps NOR
indicative of his concise power thai
rs any Of his many quatrains:
q, lone made the surging sea Of tone
Subservient to his rod;
ae One from the sterile womb of stone
Raised children unto God"
-. 1t is declared that there is nc
:. enough "body'' to such little thing
to make lasting impression. But IL
IS epigram, we should remember, has
o. wonderful vitality.
ng One in love with the invest ieatio
could go on for a delightful Will
2 presenting names and poems in ou
.e literature worth preservation. Th
In foregoing are but the proverbial dro
u in the bucket; I have not mentione
es. dozens OF authors, among them Mr.
n Preston, Robert Loveman. p.
ng Cooke. c. w. Hubner, w H. Hayn
oI Samuel Minturn Peck Theodo,
OHara, Irwin Russell Frank L. Star
ton, and Robert Burns Wilson. IT
hoped the sketch. however, Will su.
gest closer reading Of our poets ar
serve To bring about a partial realiz:
ucp of every writer's yearniag VIII
in the flesh, as pathetically expresse
o1t by Miss Iromgoole:
led "Go. little song % ONT o., IN
Go like a ray in the gloom:
VINO Knows who knows you m:
live in a rose
Some day for the singers tomb"
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-29

desk for review a small volume OF i
verse by Lizette Woodwork Reese.
An examination revealed something
in the style that was unusual. and
ma rticular sonnet, Tears" made an
instant appeal. Since then | have
been an admirer Of the work Of this
Baltimore teacher and poet. MISS
Reese has won recognition IN Eu-
rope and her poems have been called |
for in Japan. AS some one has said.
she seems to think in form and not
in color or sound-she likes sculpture
rather than paintlng-and TINS ac-
counts for her clearness Of style.
1.-The Young Mother is tenderly
but may have to be studied
moment by some readers before
they get it's import:
The Host lifts high the candle
Out in the dark she waits before.
Now who is this at mid Of night
Comes faring to my door, I
With rushes is the chamber set;
The house is sweet without, within; |
For it may be she will forget
Thc place where she hath been.
But lonely. lonely in the ROOM
about:
She sees the broken boughs in bloom
The red wine poured out
They crowd around her where she
stands,
They put the cup within her hand;
They break the loaf SO fair.
| o, what to her that they are kind.
o. let the tears come like a tide!
She cannot keep from out her mind
The son for whom she died.
magazine writer has charged that
| there is a hint of plagiarism in
| Tears" or at least that the sonnet
suggests too readily TennysOn's ia
nous lines. The criticism is far-fetch-
ed. What shall we do If we cannot
use words necessarily written by 9TH
ers without being charged with liter
ary pilfering? l am proud that
Southern poet could produce sonnet
like thiS-cOrrect. instructive. but
without the words freezing as they
flow:
when 1 consider life and it's few
years,
A wisp of fog between US and the
call to battle and the battle done
Ere the last echo dies within our
ears;
A rose choked in the grass; an hour
Of fears;
The gusts that past a darkening
shore do beat;
I The burst of music down an un-
listening street
| wonder at the idleness of tears.
!: Ye old, old dead, and We Of yester-
night,
. Chieftains and bards, and keeper.
z OF the sheep,
By every cup of sorrow that you had
W1THE THE SOUTHERN TWO
Loose me from tears and make me
see Alright
How each hath back what once h.
stayed to weep
Homer his sight, David his little lad
I place that, Haynes Poets" Mis-
r tDromgoole's Sand Heaps" and Mad
= iSOn CaWeinS "Abandoned'' anon,
. the very best sonnets in English.
q Speaking OF Cawein's sonnet sug
gests that he will rank among tn
Itruest poets Of the South He died il
. Kentucky few months ago, the au
thor of more than dozen volumes
In appropriateness and beauty Of i'm
% agery especially he exceued, provin
Imagination as we'll as fancy one G
his possessions. 1 copy at random
few conceits:
! And the bumblebeeS
e Are dowsy rustic Of summer
skirts
el The garden there-where the so
sky clears
Like an old sweet face that has drie
al its tears"
"Where the startled minnow
Beats glittering retreat"
I'd
while in the west one golden strea
Burns as if God gazed through
20, glass"
"A blazing knight whose arms defe
The shades. the day rides down Il
er deepS,
Where windows greet tho anx;o
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-08-13

Assessor E. T. Malcolm left Sunday
for Boise to meet with the board of
equalization.
Judge Henry Berg and family were
in from Springfield, Saturday.
Little Mary Carson fell on the side
walk last week and broke her wrist.
See Barker for signs and all kinds
OF decorating. Stiff adv
M. M. Farmer and wife and Jack
Stone and wife left Wednesday for
an outing in the Willow creek
country east of Blackfoot.
Walter Morrell and family came
up the last of the week from Bridge,
Idaho, where they have farm.
Miss Ruby Hilliard returned Sat
urday from visit at Mackay.
Mike Bischoff for painting and
tinting. Phone 36OJ. adv. 4Otf
DR.. Nichols and wife and their lit
tile son, from Abbeville, Alabama,
are visiting in Blackfoot on a tour of
the west They are old friends of the
Capps family, and Mrs. Nichols is a
sister of DR.. Richards, the eye special
lists.
DR.. Charles Mackay, a dentist, is
very busy at DR.. Dippel's dental par
Tors.
A. F. Osborn, of Indiana, and O.
is. Osborn of Milford, Illionis, and
their wives are visiting relatives at
Blackfoot and Ashton, Idaho. They
are brothers of Mrs. r. T. Drollinger
of Blackfoot
DR.. v. G. White, veterinarian, resi-
dence phone 800, office phone Is.
adv. 35tf
Mr.. and Mrs George Marshall, of
Wapello, have been entertaining Mrs.
Marshalls aunt, Mrs. l.. r. Parkin-
son, and her sister, Mrs. Ezra Nun
son, of Preston, and Mr.. and Mrs
N. P. Nelson and Mrs. Cowley, of
Logan.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Barton Lowder, of Wapello, on the
second of August.
For plain and fancy dishes go to
the Racket store. Adv.
J. w. Ellis, of Moreland, who has
been in declining health for num-
Der of years, was in town Saturday
seemingly very much improved, and
hopeful of ultimate recovery.
Going to have some painting and
tinting done? Ring Mike Bischoff,
phone 5000. adv. 40tf.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-08-13
POCATELLO DEPOT OPENS

The committee in charge of the
housewarming of the new depot at
Pocatello has sent out the following
invitation to the press and CONNER
cial clubs and citizens generally:
''PocatelIo Short Line Festival
"1832-1915
THE city of Pocatello, under the
auspices of The Commercial club, in
yites you to be guest Of honor at
this festival, and ask that you assist
us in celebrating the progress Of hui
manity in the west and the official
opening of the new oregon Short
Line Railway Passenger station, Fri
day, August 20, 1915.
Committee:
-. t. YOUNG,
Chairman.
GEO. STOLL,
Secretary.
az. w. CHURCH,
Treasurer.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-08-13
MAIL ORDER BREAD

The Thorstenberg bakery has been
undergoing repairs for some days re-
building the ovens, and the manage
ment had to ship in bread from Idaho
Falls. When the ovens were tested
it was found they were not properly
constructed, and had to be torn out
and built again at great expense. In
the meantime the public have been
supplied with bread, but not of SO
good quality as usual. When the
ovens are right once more the home
bread will again come forth in the
usual high standard of excellence,
and the mail order business will
again be in favor of Blackfoot, ship
ping out to the several places that
know good bread when they see it
and get it from The Grove City.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-08-13
BLACKFOOT REAL ESTATE
& AUCTION COMPANY
WEEKLY BARGAINS

We have lot of fine Jairy cows
to sell for cash or secured notes pay
able December 20. 1915.
Some horses for sale. Working or
driving, also good work harness.
s. vice tired wagon almost new.
One old wagon with lot of work
in it yet for your price.
y Good second hand single buggy
with side springs
q Good four-hole Cook range: U. S.
Cream separator good as new; organ,
chairs, rockers, sewing machines,
etc, etc. Call and see them.
D We have some wonderful bargains
in farm lands and city property. If
you have anything to sell or exchange
BEE us.
Just got some Boise homes to trade
for farm property, if you have any,
thing you would like to exchange
for them see us. ~
REAL ESTATE
d & AUCTION COMPANY
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-08-13

Edward Munson was up from Po-
catello, Monday, shaking hands with
friends in The Grove City. He said
that when he bought ticket for
Blackfoot, Monday morning, there
was new ticket agent on duty, and
he remarked, "Blackfoot must be a
popular place, sell so many tickets
to it,"
Mrs. Rumke, former resident of
Blackfoot, but now of Lima, Montana
stopped off the train Saturday to visit
friends at Blackfoot.
Get the habit, come in and look
around; Racket store. Adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Barrus, of
Groveland, are entertaining Mrs.
Barrus' mother. Mrs. Hunter from
Grantsville, Utah, and her sister, Mrs.
Hale, from Oakley, dIaho.
Notary public at the Standrod
bank. adv. If,
. Howard Biethan returned recently
from California, where he went to
get the finishing touches of the art
of embalming. He had taken the
course, but went back to take some
additional work.
Frank Stewart, who is holding a
desk on the reportorial force of the
Neutrality-suspicious. at Salt Lake City,
came up Wednesday morning to visit
the folks at home for week or so.
Former Senator Dubois took a trip
to Arco, Wednesday.
w. A. Beakley took trip to Arco,
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman p. Judge
were up from Springfield, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Hayes, who
have been spending a few weeks at
Lewiston, Montana, have moved back
to their home at Helena.
H. G. G. Rich is back from Star
valley, Wnere ne went couple OF
weeks ago to look after his ranch
and hay harvest.
Mrs. M. A. Driscoll and her brother
Mr. Tiechert were up from Sterling,
Friday.
Nels Porter and party were in
Blackfoot, Tuesday morning, in Mr..
Porter,s big car.
Fly traps, fly swatters and fly
paper; Racket store. Adv.
State Land Appraiser Nash was
here from Boise, Wednesday
Mrs. ]. A. Collins and son, Albert,
returned Wednesday from Montpel-
Ter.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-08-13

ii Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Conger and the
children, of Ogden. have been visit
ing the past week with friends and
relatives at Idaho Falls and Black
foot.
Mrs. Mary c. Clark and son, Law
renee, went to nixon, Monday, where
h they took up work with thresher
outfit. Mrs. Clark doing the cooking
for the crew.
Miss Luna Corbin left Wednesday
for Kansas City and Kirksville, Mis-
souri,, where she will visit her rela-
tives.
Six and eight quart enameled dairy
! pans, two for 25c, special Saturday
only, Racket store. Adv.
DR.. Harold DIPPED, dentist, First
Natl nal Bank building, Blackfoot.
Adv. 21tf
Painting and paper hanging done
by F. C. Barker, n South Main
street. adv If,
John Borschell and wife, of Grand
Junction, Colorado, are visiting for
a couple of weeks at the home of
L. ]. Chapman, manager of the tele-
phone exchange. They are the par
ents of Mrs. Chapman and are max
ing a tour of the coast.
Special Saturday only, six and
eight quart dairy pans, two for Csc;
Racket store. adv. Al
w. E. Gibby has sold his home to
a Mr.. Davis and has purchased the
Jesse Sutton house at GA East Court
street.
The Central Meat Market has a
large new sign at their place of bust
ness.
DR.. H, c. Dipple. dentist, First
National Bank building. Phone 274.
adv. If.
DR.. v. C. White, veterinarian, resi-
dence phone 800. Office phone Is.
adv. 35tf
John G. Brown, Gregory Jones and
J. B. Brokaw went fishing on the
North Fork of Snake river, Sunday,
and were invited to che nome of A.
S. Trude, the famous criminal lawyer,
whose summer home is in that wood
sew outing grounds. They were guests
of Mr.. Trude at dinner.
Hamilton Wright took a trip to
Armstead, Saturday, and went fish
ing on the Beaverhead river.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-08-13
CAN GET SUGAR BEET
SEED FROM GERMANY

Washington, d. conditional as
surances were received yesterday
from Great Britain that Importation
of German sugar beet seed to plant
next years American crop will be per-
mitted as a result of informal nego-
tiations by the state department.
Each shipment will be considered
by British officials on it's merits and
will not be molested If three condi-
tons imposed by Great Britain are
met. 1t must be shown that the seed
is available for purchase only in Ger
many; shipments must be made from
neutral ports only. and there can be
no exchange of American commodi-
ties with the German exporter Ship
ments that do not fill all these condi-
tons will be stopped under the order
in council. The agreement is expect
ed to give American sugar beet farm
ers an adequate supply of seed, which
is produced only in Germany. Nego-
tiations with Germany, completed
some time ago, effected the release
of sufficient amount to supply the
American demand. Efforts now will
be made by shippers to obtain ship
ping facilities to bring in the car
goes and a method of certification
by British consulsj devised to obviate
examination of the ships at sea or
their detention in British ports for
that purpose.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-08-13
LOCAL AUTOMOBILE
COMPANY ENLARGES
Start a Branch House at Rigby This
Week

| The E. & G. Bills Auto company
of Blackfoot have opened a branch
house at Rigby and are charging
their purchases of cars accor lingly.
They have the agency for the Ford
cars for both Bingham and Jefferson
counties, and in securing this very
desirable territory embracing the
cream of the great upper valley of
Snake river they also assume the re-
sponsibility of selling 104 Ford cars
this season.
Their marked success at the Black
foot office the past year, both in sell
ing cars and catering to the travel
ing public in all the various service
afforded by modern garage gives
assurance for the future. Mr.. Bills
in speaking of the trend of the BUSH
ness says the auto is being accepted
by the public as a means of transpor-
tation, in "a constantly increasing
| TdIlO, anu IlCu uloITlCtS lIhC OURS
with their crops assured are bound
to absorb hundreds of cars yet this
year.
The Bills Auto company has quit
selling the Overland cars and will
concentrate their salesmanship and
warehouse space on the Ford alone,
initiating the example of the manu-
ifacturer, Henry Ford, who attributes
the success of his business to doing
one thing and doing it well; making
one model and making it right and
the best possible. Bingham and JEFF
ferson counties are fortunate in hav-
ing this enterprising firm concentrat-
ing their energies on the task of sup
plying better transportation for our
highways and at price that is with
in the reach of all who can afford a
team and wagon. The Ford car
matches the former in price, and
runs right away from them in
achievements. adv l
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-08-13
ANIMAL HOSPITAL

White & Williams, the veteran
arians, are now operating their ami
NAL hospital on North Taylor street,
and most complete and effective
hospital it is. They have an operat-
ing table where they can pick up
a horse or COW and lay the animal
on the table without jar, hold it
so it cannot kick nor struggle, and
perform the operation in safety.
They have box stalls for the pa
tients, yards in which to take exer-
else, a vat-stall in which to soak their
feet, and in all respects to make the
animal comfortable while being eff
fectively treated.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-08-13
A NEW
TELEPHONE SYSTEM

The Mountain States Telephone &
Telegraph company have two devel-
ppment engineers at Blackfoot for a
week or two investigating the traffic
conditions and are planning to SO
simplify the wiring of the town that
it will not be difficult to keep pace
with it's development. The plan calls
for map or blue print of each
block in town, with an individual
plan for its wires.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-08-13
OLD FOLKS DAY .

Next Wednesday is Old Folks Day,
and every person is committee of
one to see that the old folks are
taken to the celebration and shown a
good time. 1t is for everybody ire
spective of wealth, station, creeds or
politics, and the plan is to have the
old people listed and send convey
ances for them. A number of the
conveyance committee are employed
at the Blackfoot Mercantile COMPANY.
and messages left there will be at
tended to.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-08-13
SUGAR KING IN TOWN

T. R. Cutler was up from Salt Lake
City, Thursday. looking over the
sugar situation at Blackfoot. They
have been raising the banks of the
ditch, that brings water to the factory,
and have added another room to the
sugar warehouse, increasing it's
capacity another ten million pounds.
A beet dump is being built between
Blackfoot and Gibson, and a number
of places are under consideration for
additional dumps at some future
dates not yet decided
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-08-13
NOTICE FOR BIDS

The Moreland school board will re-
ceive bids for driving the school
wagon on the western route includ-
ing Flagtown, for the coming year,
bids to be sealed and delivered to
the undersigned not later than
August 81. School opens on the
seventh of September, and service be-
gins on that date.
w. P. LINDSAY,
Az Clerk School District No. %
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-08-13
MACKAY BRANCH

| A special train of 40 cars went
out to Mackay, Wednesday afternoon,
to load with ore and stock and was
due to be back Thursday evening. !.
There are reports of some good
gold discoveries on upper Salmon
river at Bonanza and the Montana
mine.
Prof! |. j. lddings and Miss Amy
Kelley came down from Mackay,
Wednesday where they held a two
days institute of farmers and boys
and girls clubs. Miss Kelley wants
to make the Blackfoot fair the place
of assembling and judging all the
products of these clubs, and the di-
rectors are anxious to have it so.
Porter Stevenson came down from
Mackay, Monday.
Mrs. ]. M. Smith came in from Ber-
enice, Wednesday, on her way to Salt
Lake and Provo.
Attorney w. w. Adamson came
down from Challis, Wednesday, and
went to Idaho Falls.
D. M. Burnett and wife passed
through Blackfoot, Monday, on their
way south. He was going to Boise
and she to Marsh valley.
James Demerris was down from
tArco, Monday.
Dave Daniels was down from Mac
kay, Monday.
Miss Martha Winkler, of Taber,
went to American Falls, Monday.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-08-13
MILLING COMPANY MET

The annual stockholders meeting
of the Blackfoot Farmers Milling
company was held at the City hall,
TUESDAY, and there we're good re-
ports of the past years business.
There are about 125 stockholders,
but not all were represented.
The following named gentlemen
were elected directors for the coming
year: Alex Younie, L. M. Caps,
Louis Felt, Carl Anderson, P e. Van
Orden, J. G. Johnston and A. Whit
ten.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-08-13
IA FLORAL TEA PARTY

On Thursday afternoon there was
tea party among the flowers at
Sagehurst, Misses Elsie Potter, of
Blackfoot Elizabeth Stark, of Salt
Lake, Claire Volkmann, of Fessen-
den, s. D., and Geraldine varley, Of
Blackfoot being the guests.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-08-13

Mrs. Walter Frye, former resi-
Edent of Blackfoot, passed through
town Wednesday afternoon on her
way to Ashton.
Fresh candy and sailed peanuts.
15c per pound Racket store. Adv
Mrs. w. J. Lawrence and Miss Ada
'Corbridge, of Pocatello, are spending
the week with Mr. and Mrs. George
IS. Davis at Blackfoot.
Mrs. Recess mother, Mrs. Devine,
and Mrs. D. F. Dubois left this week
for San Francisco to do the exposi-
,tion.
Miss Margaret Lowkowsky, who
has been visiting the Hayes families
here for the past eight months, left
Thursday morning for Salt Lake City
on her way to her home in Tonnes
see. Miss Lokowsky made many
warm friends here and left with gem
,uine regret.
Mrs. Marin went to Idaho Falls,
Wednesday, to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Jessie Crowley.
Miss Jessie Howell came down
from Mackay, Wednesday, to visit
her mother and aunt, Mrs. Pearce
and Mrs. John Hutchinson.
Mrs. H. B. Snodgrass and children
have been visiting at La Grande and
returned home Wednesday accom-
panied by her mother, Mrs. Elliott.
J. e. Estensen and family and AL
bert Fisher and family TOOK a trip
to Arcc, Thursday.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-08-13
EPISCOPAL SERVICES

There will be services at the Epis-
cHDal church, Sunday, at the usual
hours, but there will be no services
on the twenty-second and twenty
ninth, owing to the expected absence
of the rector.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-08-13

WANTED-AN ENERGETIC AM
bilious active man to establish per-
manent business. Health and ac-
cident insurance. Immediate cash
returns and future. Address Ma
tional Casualty company, Detroit,
Mich. 2!