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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-27
The once Seeker.

A man with deep and steadfast
longing for office will run excitedly
around begging everybody he sees to
sign his nomination petitions and
then, when he finally gets enough
signatures. win put on a clean shirt
and announce that II the call OF duty
comes he viii not disregard the sum
mons--ohio State Journal
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-27
Conclusive.

Penelope-Marcellus was in the
clairvoyant's room for two hours.
Percival-She must have been hav.
ing her future told.
Penelope-Why are You 30 certain
Of that?
Percival-It would have taken the
clairvoyant two weeks to have told
her past.-Judge.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-27

New Zealand's Mineral Island.
New Zealand has an island nearly
three miles in circumference. which is
almost entirely composed Of sulphur,
mixed with gypsum and a few other
minerals.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-27
Its Kind.

II got the agent to give that in
convenient apartment with only three
rooms to the disagreeable tenant next
to u.s.
"That was what you might call a
suite revenge
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-27
Poison That Destroys Mind.

The Mexican Indians derived from
sheir ancestors. the Aztecs, the method
Oh making the poison of Talavatchi. It
Us subtle drug, the constituents Of
winch are not known. The peculiar
eneet of the poison is to destroy the
nind, while only slightly affecting the
body.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-27
Hardly Worth the Time.

Hardly Worth the Time.
To multiply is by itself. and the rs
suit t225) by itself. and 50 on until
Is products have been multiplied by
themselves Ia turn. would take per
son writing three figures & minute and
working ten hours a day for 800 days
IN each year IS years to accomplish
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-27

To clean willow furniture. scrub
well with O coarse brush and water
that is strongly saturated with salt.
Then dry with soft cloth. Salt not
only cleans willowware, but prevents
It from turning yellow. Straw mat
ting may be most successfully cleaned
In the same way.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-27

At the Dance-Have you learned
any of the new steps?" mo, but
I've stepped on a lot Of new feet
Life.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-27

Poor Opinion Of Poetry.
1t is said that Sir Isaac Newton, On
being asked his opinion OF poetry. ~
piled that it was a kind Of ingenious
nonsense.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-27
Such Ignorance.

"Ahem! That dancer is wearing
only a few beads. Do you suppose she
calls them clothes?"
"My dear fellow, certainly not!
That's a costume"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-27

To clean brass flower pots or trays
rub them with piece Of lemon; then
pour boiling water over them. and
finally polish with q soft. dry cloth.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-07-29
RICH

The people of Thomas should feel
proud and congratulate themselves on
the good Pioneer Day celebration they
pulled off on the gath, when a large
crowd was present and good program
rendered which everybody seemed to
enjoy. The afternoon was warm but
the sports went on just the same, con-
sisting of base ball and other amuse-
ments. The day closed with a well at
tended dance at which everybody, little
and big, seemed to enjoy themselves.
1t is said to have been the best Gath
celebration that Thomas ever saw.
Messrs Sam Beebe and Henry Woody
have gone to Bannock for load of
logs.
The people are anxious to have the
road opened up for travel from the
Tiiden read east on the north line of
Is. P. Graham s ranch east to Snake
river. The former board of county com
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-07-29
: eusoRzR

Woodrow Wilson Moody is q late
arrival at the Sunset ranch, the home
Of the Moody's. He arrived At 6 a. m,
July 2sth, and weighed 9h lbs. DR..
Davis in attendance.
A representative Of the Clarke Bros
Plumbing Company, of Blackfoot was
down estimating repairs at Hotel Mil
Ter.
Miss Cutting Of Sterling was visiting
at the Rich ranch, leaving for home or
the Wednesday train.
Nice showers Tuesday, p. m.
Water is short in the Aberdeen
Springfield canal.
Mrs. I. Palmer and Mrs. James Tilto1
and daughter Blanche, who have beer
visiting at the Knodle ranch with Mrs
Knodle and son, Archie, are now camp
ing at Lava Hot Springs.
Harvesting is on in full blast.
Irrigated crops down this way, gen
orally speaking, are looking we'll.
The Misses Rich are home from thei
Western trip. They report most en-
joyable time.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-07-29

vital issues that has ever come before
this court; that should the law be Sls
tanned in the Interpretation placed
upon it by the counsel for the re-
spondent, the fountain would be laid
for greater ills than we have ever
dreamed of from the liquor traffic.
do not believe that it was ever intend
ed that this country should be coun-
try where the majority is supreme. I
believe that our constitution in the ul-
innate sense, may be likened to the
rules of the. game beyond which the
majority can never pass to the detri-
ment of the minority, however small.
This law, would have the effect Of max
ing criminals of some of the most hon
ored, most substantial citizens in
Idaho. It is idle for us to speculate
upon the proposition that the citizens
Of idaho will obey this law. 1t is q
legislative monstrosity. We know that
lit will not be obeyed in so far as the
possession Of liquor in private homes
| is concerned. We know that the pre-
vailing sentiment of the citizens Of
this state is against the enforcement
| Of the law to that effect.
"I respectfully submit that unless
this court, without doing violence t.
the terms Of the statute can interpre
it to mean that it applies only to .
possession for the purpose Of violating
the law by selling or otherwise dispos
ing Of the liquor, that senate bill 81
should be declared unconstitutional ant
void"
While all men Of experience vii
admit that two-thirds Of all the Grim
and poverty that exists in this worl'
can be credited to the excessive indul
lgence Of liquor, all reasonable constitut
ed men do not believe that the possession
Of it for private OF medicinal purpose
is q crime and will not respect or sup
port the law or its insincere legislator
supporters who would make -law-abid
ing citizens aw-breakers for the SAX
Of catering to voters who would DE-
prive temperate, moral and respectful
citizens Of personal liberty that is
benefit to them and an injury to no ont
Intemperance is crime, and the guilt
and not the innocent, should be punished
for it's existence.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-07-29
AN ACT TO MAKE CRIMINALS

Chasing the amendatory local op-
ton law passed by the last legislature
which, when applied to Idaho as pro-
hibition district, will put into force and
effect one Of the strictest anti-iquor
laws in the country, legislative mon
strosity, T. G. Coffin, assistant attor-
ney general, yesterday filed with the
supreme court brief dealing with the
issues raised in the Crane case which
originated in northern Idaho and in
which argument was heard before that
tribunal some time ago dealing with
the constitutionality of the act known
as senate bill No. so. The possession -
clause of the amendatory act, is one
Of the strictest of it's kind as the law
is construed to make possession of Ii
quor in prohibition territory by an in
dividual unlawful. The Crane case
was argued and submitted to the su.
preme court some time ago. I'll is now
pending for decision before that tribu.
nal.
Concluding his brief Assistant Attor
ney General Coffin says:
Gin the preparation of this brief,
have necessarily been somewhat hur
ried and have not been able to 90 into
the matter as thoroughly as I should
have liked to considering the import
ance of the case. / cannot but believe
that the case presents one of the most
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-07-29
ADvHRTIskD LETTERa.

List Of letters remaining uncalled
for in the post Office at Blackfoot, Ida
no, for the week ending July 81
1915. Persons calling for these will
please say advertised July 81, 1916
Abercombie, Tom
Ada, Chas.
Bowker, Miss veda
Biffie, Settle
Chelp, Mrs. w. F.
Clayton, John
Green, Mrs. Bertha
Gale, Jesse
Hart, Mrs. Merryellen
Hines, Ben
Irving, T. L.
Iaquet, Mrs. F. F.
Jensen, Gerald
Jones, Viola
Kalivas, Louis
Kunbra, W. E.
Lowe, Walter
Lester, Mrs. Ben (2)
Margin, MRS. Jennie
Osborne Machinery Agency
Park, G. w.
Packet, Arthur
Ramsey, Mrs. VIM.
Rec, Mrs. Irene D.
Shelley, Tom
Sheets, Hilery
Stone, Violet
Woods, Miss E.
Postage due on each ofthe above. OF
cent. All Of the above letters re
naming uncalled for two weeks fror
date Of this list will be sent to the dea
letter Office.
GREGORY JONES, P. NJ.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-07-29
ANOTHER CHICAGO HORROR

CHICAGO-About 1900 persons, most
of them women and children, were
drowned Saturday within a few feet Of
land by the capsizing of the sttel steam
er Eastland as it wah about to leave
its warf in the Chicago river with e.
500 relatives and friends Of the EN-
ployes Of the Western Electric company
for an excursion across Lake Michigan.
The ship rolled on its side in % feet
Of water within five minutes after it
began to list.
Coroner's Physician Springer Satur-
day night declared that 1900 persons
were killed, while other estimates ran
as high as 1000, but these did not
agree with the statement that not
more than $500 passengers were on
board the vessel During the day
more than 500 bodies were taken from
the river and the hull Of the over
turned steamer, whose sides were cut
open with gas flames to admit divers
Several persons were taken alive from
the cabins in the ship after it had
lain on it's side in the river for four
hours, but the 800 other persons said
to be in the hulk are all dead.
Rescuers at Work.
Under the glare Of searchlights Sat
urday night, scores of men worked in
the hull of the vessel to reach the
bodies. The steamer lay on the bot
tom of the river, one-half Of its side
protruding from the water.
The cause of the capsizing had not
been determined Saturday night, but
federal, city and state officers were
conducting Investigations to determine
whether the ship was topheavy from
faulty designing, was improperly bal
lasted, or was poorly handled in
varying from the wharf.
Marine architects asserted that the
Eastland was faulty in design, that
the top deck had been removed be
cause of the tendency of the ship to
list, and also pointed to the possibil
lity that the ship had been unevenly
or insufficiently ballasted. The East
land used water ballast, so that il
could pump out some on entering shall
low lake harbors, and investigators are
working on theory that the ballast
tanks were not filled, and the rushing Of
passengers to one side of the decks
lcaused it to roll ever.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-07-29
The Lyric Male Quartet Coming

The Lyric Male Quartet OF Lawrence
College, Appleton, Wis, will be IN
Blackfoot, Monday evening, August Il.
these young men are giving entertain
mcnts at (hautauqua assemblies and in
the large cities of the western states
this s,lr.rcr. Their solo and ensemble
worl; is done we'll. Mr.. Wallace the
baritone, possesses an exceptional voice
and takes the solo parts in the quartet.
Mr., Green, the first tenor, delights the
au.iicncc with classical selections. Mr..
Mckee. the reader is first-class enter
tainer and keeps the house in an uproar
Of laughter. The quartet is returning
from California and have consented to
stop haze for an entertainment.
The singing Of the Conservatory Male
Quartet was especially we'll received.
They sang vonWilm's cave Maria" in
a way that ELECTED half dozen en-
cores.-Milwaukee Free Press.
The young men proved to be not only
musicians but dramatic artists and CO.
medians as we'll. Charming musical
gems, such as Haunting Memory" and
"Shadowed" by Bond, were rendered
with the finest of touches and the rous'
ing college songs were given with q
snap and dash that spoke we'll for the
college spirit at Lawrence. - Column
bus Republican. -: :s.~'-~
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-07-29
LAND OFFICE DECISIONS

The land office at Blackfoot, on July
20, 1915, decided three contests of more
than usual interest. One contest was
brought by Thomas H. Findlay, to can
eel the homestead entry of Justin I.
|Wixom, of Blackfoot, for lands in Sec
ton SO, township / s., range 35 f.
Findlay settled on this land in 1909,
when it was still unsurveyed. The land
became subject to entry in May, 1914,
but Findlay failed to file on the land,
although he says that he kept on cult
waiting it and on April 1, 1915, Wixom
filed on it as a homestead. The land
office decided that Findlay lost what
ever rights he had in the land by not
filing within ninety days after the plat
of survey was filed in the focal land
office.
Another contest was that of Harriet
A. Blakeslee Nelson, against her hus-
band, Charles A. Nelson, both of Idaho
Falls, involving his homestead in sec
ton IL, township NJ, range 33 E. Ac-
cording to the evidence, Mrs. Nelson
made homestead entry on the land in
September, 1914, while she was single.
In January, 1915, she and Nelson mar
ried. A few days later she was taken
ill and removed to the hospital at Idaho
Falls. While in the hospital, she wor-
ried about not being able to 60 on the
homestead within the six months al
lowed by law and asked the doctor and
her husband to obtain an extension of
time from the land office. A few days
after she left the hospital, while she
was still very weak, her husband handed
her paper to sign. She swore that
she believed that it was an application
for extension Of time to move on to the
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-07-29
JUDGE Mo1DEN HoNoRED

lin his division Of the political
spoils last Saturday, Governor Nose
Alexander again remembered Blackfoot
and his political. follower, in the ap-
pointment Of Judge G. F.. Molden as q
delegate to the International Irrigation
Congress which meets at Stockton,
Sacramento, Fresno, and San Francisco
this Fall. This il real case where the
office sought the man, ~ the Judge
was very much surprised when he read
in the papers Of Moses kindly remem-
brance Of him when dealing out the
loaves and fishes in his political cup.
board and. pond. The Judge has been
one Of Blackfoot's most luminous lights
in the long dark days Of Democracy
rejection, and the recent appointment
il but feeble token Of Moses appre-
citation Of his loyal Democracy. Coming
~ IL did unsolicited, and being strictly
an. honorary and expensive gift, the
Judge regrets that This health will not
permit him. to accept the honorary posi-
tion at this time, and will return the ap
pointment TOLLS Excellency without his
approval. and hopes it win be bestowed
On one Of the faithful who has the neces
aary time and financial ability to dc
justice to the ,rosiApn- for Moses sake
There il No truth in the rumor that
jack darcy, who is described by thu
Reeatellp Tribune - the Democratic
Soss who makes governors and othe'
pxas, opposed the appointment Of thu
Judge in this instance, and declares OF
his political honor, that he was absolute
ly ignorant Of the Judges aspiration
for this honorary and important posi-
ton, or Of the governors laudable in
tention Of comforting such an honorary
obligation upon him, one that would
not compel him to be Inundated by {
confinement to the political pie counter
as the appointment of Hon. Orr Chap
man, the boy orator Of the Snake, ha'
ignominously been compelled to sub
nit to as the only reward of his clio
Quent Democracy.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-07-29

WASHINGTON-Fr what appears
to be reliable sources comes the report
that in official circles the hint is broad
ly made that Germany is expected to
back down a.. to the essential features
of its position It is said tacit under
standing to that effect exists between
the two countries and that diplomats
are optimistic.
The extent to which Germany is ex-
pected to recede from its position =
not revealed, but it is indicated that
substantial reparation is to be made
for the Lusitania affair with assurances
that will be acceptable to Washington
that there will be no repetition and that
submarine operations will be materially
modified so far as neutrals are con-
cerned. On the other hand, it is said
an understanding has been reached As
to the attitude Of this country with
relation to the controversy with Eng
land, although the two matters are in
no wise to be commingled officially.
The "back down" theory is secuted
in certain quarters, it being pointed out
that if such course had been con-
|templated by Germany it would have
been taken, and more gracefully, at the
outset. However, it is persistently re-
ported from inside circles that the ad-
ministration will be disappointed if
Germany shall not recede.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-07-29
SALT LAKE MAN IS HEAD
OF NATIONS OPTICIANS

DR.. F. J. Alexander, Salt Lake OPP
tician and prominent worker in the
Salt Lake Association of Opticians, was
signally honored by being elected presi
dent Of the American Association of
Opticians at the annual convention held
last week in San Francisco. DIR. Alex
anaer returned to Salt Lake last night
In addition to being the only man ever
elected to the presidency for the first
time by a unanimous vote, DR.. Alex.
|ander's election further indicates per
sonal popularity by the fact that the
convention was controlled by Kansas
New York and Ohio delegation. Salt
Lake Tribune.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-07-29

missioners granted the right-of-way
and all that is necessary is for the new
board is to have the new road opened
up for threshing machine to come in
and the crops of grain, beets and pota-
toes hauled to market. The road is need
ed very much and should be built i'm
mediately.
A. G. Hargrove, Che night Waterman
recently killed in Salt Lake City, by
safe robbers, was w. G. Davidson q
nephew.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-07-29

claim. He swears that he told her dis
tinctly that it was REIMBURSEMENT.
At all events, it turned out to be re-
linquishment, and Nelson, the very next
day, filed the paper in the land office,
and filed homestead entry on the land,
and within few days, commenced suit
in the district court for an annulment
of the marriage. The officials of the
land office, after very carefully going
over the evidence came to the conclus-
sion that the husband had practiced a
fraud on the wife, and that she did not
know that she was relinquishing the
land. They have recommended to the
general land office that his homestead
entry be Cancelled and the claim given
back to the wife.
The third contest resulted from con-
flicting settlement claims to lands at
a bend in the Snake river, in township
s N, range SO E., above Idaho Falls.
The land between the line Of section IS
and the south line Of the river had
long since been patented and the pa
tentees had sold part to one Robert T
Gibson and to Gus Youngstown. It ap-
peared however that there were about
400 acres unsurveyed between their lots
and the river. This unsurveyed land
was occupied by Gibson and Youngston
for several years, put on crop and work
led by them. Some one discovering that
they had more land than their deeds
described, . movement was started .tc
have the government survey the land
As soon as the survey. was commenced
Lucinda Gibson, the mother Of Rober,
Gibson, Enoch Youngstrom, the brother
Of Gus Youngstrom, Arthur Nichols ,ant
Merrill 8. Montague went on the lanf
in such a way that there were four con
flicts. To make matters more interest
ing, Robert Gibson and Gus Youngstron
went into the District Court and oh
tanned injunctions restraining every
, body from interfering with their long
continued possession. After very
, bitter and hard fought contest, the lant
office decided that Montague was en-
titled to all that he claimed, that Mich
OILS was entitled to part of his claim
but that the others had not PROVED
prior settlement. The case will be ap
lnealed. as the land ia considered to b,
very valuable.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-07-29
MoRELAND

The little infant baby Of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Andrew Benson, died Sunday
afternoon. It had been suffering for
several days with a severe case Of
whoopiag cough which caused its death.
1t was buried Monday, in the Moreland
cemetery.
Al M. Clements and family who
spent the winter in Arizona, are very
much pleased to be in Idaho again and
think there is no place like good old
Bingham.
Farmers are feeling gloomy over the
water situation and many think crops
will suffer before the growing season
/ is over. Beets and potatoes under the
high line ditch are badly damaged and
will be almost complete failure unless
relief is Immediately forthcoming
Every effort is being put forth by the
farmers to save their crops from de-
struction and it is sincerely hoped the
crisis will soon be passed.
| W. L A1Hub1y MAUI u OuSAHcSS IT1p u
Blaokfoot Monday, where he met the
county commissioners regarding school
matters.
Rev. Chas. D. Fletcher of Aberdeen,
conducted services in Moreland last
Sunday morning and evening.
Moreland had an interesting time
Saturday, the Oath, notwithstanding
that three-fourths of the farmers found
it necessary to use the limited amount
of water allotted to them. A nice sized
congregation was present to hear P
G. Johnston lecture on pioneering in
1846-47, and the hardships endured by
the hardy pioneers, many of whom have
on9 since crossed over the river. The
afternoon was devoted to games, races
aud many other sports. The married
and single women pulled off an interest
ing ball game, which was very much
Enjoyed by all. The married and single
men also played ball, and all were
either satisfied or dissatisfied, with the
way the married men licked the single
fellows.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-07-29
BUNGALOW
For Sale or For Rent

Two bed rooms, bath, two closets,
kitchen, pantry, cellar with large room
divided by Bradley arch.
Will furnish local telephone, water
and electric heater for tank and bath
room. Nice lawn. Garden space.
Electric range.
Will sell on easy terms. Can give
possession about July LIST.
See the place at No. IL North Pine
st., and then see me.
G. s. BEEBE.