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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-01-01
GRAVELED ROADS

Evidently Mr.. Otto Rheinhardt
commissioner of Nampa Highway dis
trict, Canyon county, Idaho, has solv.
ed the problem of crawling the high.
ways at a moderate cost.
Three years ago Mr.. Rheinhardt
decided to gravel the Nampa highway
districts share of the boulevard be.
tween Nampa and Caldwell. A hall
mile away, Indian creek runs paral-
lei to this boulevard, from which
creek an abundent supply of gravel
was secured.
Fortunately the very heavy traffic
incident to hauling rails and ties for
the interburban electric line track,
cut through the gravel, making the
soil with the superimpos-
ed gravel in suitable proportions for
cementing firm smooth roadbed. A
percentage of clay or volcanic ash
soil mixed with gravel makes hard
smooth roadbed not likely to absorb
rainfall. The result on the boulevard
has been to secure very serviceable
roadbed highly commended by local
and United States engineers.
Under the inspiration of the sue
cessful roadbed on the boulevard, a
lying to the west, call
ed Orchard avenue, decided to gravel
on the following plan. The farmers
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-01-01

against the kings death.
He was arrested, imprisoned and
doomed to death.
i Even Washington refused to in.
tercede for him. In his prison he
wrote his age of Reason" with Its
claim that every man has a right to
think.
| He escaped execution and returned
to New York, and through ostracized
by the men he had done 80 much to
help create new and grand republic
for, he never complained and never
whvered in courage or in the gentle
ness which was always his.
He died peacefully at seventy-three
years of age.
He was the first man to write the
words "The United States Of Ameri-
ca; it was he who proposed the
federal constitution; he was the rul-
ing genius of the committee that
drafted the Declaration of Indepen-
|dence.
1t was as though he was specially
raised up to stand as sponsor for our
government. His greatest admirers
said of him: IF to love your fell
,lowmen more than self is goodness,
Thomas Paine was good. If to be
In advance of your time-to be a
pioneer in the direction of rights
greatness, Thomas Paine was great.
II to avow your principles and dis
charge your duty in the presence of
death is heroic, Thomas Paine was
a hero"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-01-01
I'LL SHOW EN-, DlTRN EN-

I've stopped the paper, yes ! have.
/ didn't like to do it,
But the editor he got smart,
And allow he'll rue 1t.
i am the man who pays his debts.
And will not be insulted.
So when the editor gets smart
! want to be consulted.
1 took the paper 'leven years
And helped him all | could sir,
But when it come to dunnin' me
| didn't think he would, sir.
But that he did, and you can bet
1t made me hot as thunder;
/ says: "Ill stop that sheet, | will
If the doggon thing goes under"
| hunted up the editor
And for his cunnin' caper
l paid him 'LEVEN years and quit.
Yes, Sir, | stopped the paper.
Exchange
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-01-01
THOMAS PAINE

The memory of Thomas Paine hal
been under a ban for more than (
century His lack of religious belize
was the cause. He was born in 1887
just when an unbeliever was hor
ror, and all forms of religion were
most intolerant and unforgiving an6
refused the charity which should at.
tach to all followers of the Messiah
In our da- we have seen the same
spirit shown Colonel IngersOll
though in his life he was like Paine
the gentlest and most lovable OF
men; the truest of hus' ands and
fathers; the most loyal of friends
and possessed by patriotism pas
sionate in it's intensity. ...+
The world has grown liberal
enough to be fair, hence 1t is proper
to consider what men do and to
judge their hearts by their acts. In
that light among all the men who
served thei' country in the days that
tried mems souls" Thomas Paine
was the very foremost. English born,
he did more to arouse the country of
his adoption to rise and cast of
the yoke of Great Britain than any
other man; without discounting in
the least the masterful brain and
splendid patriotism of Thomas JEFF
ferson, the thoughts in the great Dec
laration we're supplied almost entirely
by Thomas Paine and Richard Henry
Lee. It was due to an accident that
they were complied by Jefferson.
From the time the thought of in
dependence began to take form
Paine's pen was the clarion that with
clearest note kept calling the men
of America to arouse themselves, and
when the battle was finally joined
that same pen was the inspiration
that held the country. among all its
distresses up to the gigantic work
they had undertaken. His work was
not confined to the pen; he went
with the army and shared all it's
sufferings His Common Sense"
first arousd his countfymen, his
"Crisis" gave them the steadiness
and nerve to continue up the stormy
path until victory shone out on their
flag.
Then he eschewed all the honors
that were rendered him and went to
France, just when France was try
ing to shake off the tyrannies of CEN
turtles and in blind way to light
the lamp of progress.
He was elected a member of the
French convention, and was one of
the committee to draft constitution
for France.
In the assembly men went mad
and nearly every one was demanding
he death of the king. Then the in
lerent courage and clear wisdom of
Paine shone out and in the face OF
he mad men around him voted
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-01-01
NOTICE

( Department of the interior, United
States land office, Blackfoot, Idaho,
! December 10, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that the
fractional plats of survey of the fol-
flowing townships will be officially
/ filed in this office at o'clock a. m.
on February 8, 1915.
Township five south, range 80 E.
B. M. (Hunn's island)
Township ~ south, range 40 e.
B. M.
Twenty days prior to the date Of
the filing of said fractional plats and
on and after that date, the register
and receiver of this office will be
prepared to receive applications for
entry on lands in said townships that
are not otherwise withdrawn or ap-
Tpropriated.
However no priority will be Sc
(cured nor right forfeited by the pre-
sentation of an application at any
time within twenty days prior to the
date of the official filing of said frac-
tional plats. All applications re-
ceived at this office at any time dur
ing the twenty days prior to Feb
ruary 8, 1915, will be held and treat
led as simultaneously filed with all
applications that are filed at 8 o'clock
"a. m. on February 8, 1915. s..,
HENRY w. KIEFER,
, .... ....~. Regista
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-01-01

donate the use of teams and wagons
with dump boards. The Nampa high
way district provides gravel, usually
donated by those who have 1t, pays
the shovelers and the man to help
dump the loads, and also spreads and
smooths the gravel on the roadbed
using for this purpose King drag.
The freshly graveled roadbed should
be smooth with King drag or other
implement weekly for two months
or until settled and cemented with
underlying SOIL Four inches of gra-
vel in the center of the roadbed with
two inches on the side most readily
mixes with the underlying soil in
such proportions as to shed rain and
form smooth solid bed. Heavy
traffic cuts through the gravel in
wet weather until enough underly-
ing soil has been mixed and cemented
with the gravel to shed rain and
create solid roadbed.
A moderate percentage of clay soil
mixed with the gravel as applied will
pack and cement from the start. The
clay gravel banks along the reclama-
ton bitches piled by United States
reclamation dredges supply ideal ma
terial for crawling our roads. This
mixture of clay, sand and gravel
packs from the start and does not
need underlying soil cut in by heavy
traffic. Coarse gravel, free from clay
or soil, will need an admixture of
soil from below to secure hard
smooth roadbed. H.
Orchard avenue has now been gra-
veled two years. Its success from
the start has been such as to attract
the attention of other neighborhoods.
This fall the Lone Star and Midway
districts have been graveled and
other lines will be completed within
ten days to the extent of thirteen
miles of graveled road in this neigh
borhood.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-01-01

roads in the western portion OF the
district for $3.50 per mile.
E. F. STEPHENS,
Nampa, Idaho
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-01-01
FIGURING MILL FOR ROCKFORD

FIGURING MILL FOR ROCKFORD
B. Y. Yates and w. w. Stephens
and others were in town Monday in
cooperating the Rockford Milling
company.
The mill is to be erected at Rock
ford in time to grind next seasons
crop.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-01-01
,BOUNTY! BOUNTY! BOUNTY!
y ON PREDATORY ANIMALS

The Soda Springs Grazing associa-
Etion and The Bingham County Graz
ing association offer bounties ON
wolves, coyotes, wild cats and
mountain lions.
T From January first, 1915, to July
first, 1915, If killed within the fol-
lowing described district to wit:
Commencing at point on south
fork of Snake river where O. s. L.
railway loop crosses same near Heise,
Idaho; thence Uoutherly on o. s. L.
railway to where said railway crosses
the Blackfoot river; thence up Black
foot river to east boundry line of the
Fort Hall Indian reservation; thence
south to the Marsh valley reservoir;
thence down Portneuf river to Kin
port on o. s. l.. railway; thence on
10. s. L. railway to Alexander; thence
|up Bear river to Swan Lake; thence
on Baribou National Forest boundary
ITO south fork of Snake river; thence
down south fork to Snake river to
place of beginning.
For each wolf, coyote, wild cat
or mountain lion killed within the
above described district between the
first day of January and July, 1915,
we will pay a bounty as follows:
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-01-01

WE RISE to enquire whether The p
Blackfoot Optimist has repaid to the ~
county the $265 paid to it by the re-
firing board of commissioners in disre
gard of the law and the contract, this 10
being separate from and in addition y
to all its claims that were objected to
in the board meetings of 1914 Render to the
county that which belongs to the county
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-01-01
Cost of Work

Under the Nampa Highway district
method introduced by Mr. Rhein-
dardt, Mr.. P. ]. Casey, supervisor, re-
ports the following cost of the divis-
ion: The Midway district, one and
one-fourth miles, flour hundred rods,
required 500 loads of gravel and
rs hours to apply. Gravel was
hauled from 80 to 200 rods. On De-
cember 5, eight shoyelers and Is
teams hauled 270 loads, covering13
rods of road at cost per load of
twenty and three-fourth cents and
cost per rod of road, forty-one and
one-half cents. Total cost of one and
one fourth miles, 1907, or $685. 60
per mile.
Cost of Lone Star Road
Gravel hauled from three-fourths
of mile to one and. one-half miles
Length of graveled road three miles.
Number of loads 1900 or 600 loads
per mile. Total cost $776.99. Cost
per load forty-three cents. Cost per
mile $258.99. To this on each divis-
ion, add ten dollars per mile for work
the next two months with team and
King drag smoothing the roadbed.
Discussion of Method
First: The neighborhoods which
from amount of travel or community
enterprise desire better roads, agree
among themselves to donate a GER
tain number of days of team work
which shall cover work desired. The
farmer can readily donate the use of
team from five to Is days. The dis
trict pays him sum which covers
the driver. The team Is as we'll off
at work as idle.
Second: The work is done by
farmers with good will and rush
as for themselves. Each driver of
a team has a shovel and If the line
clogs moment the drivers help load
the teams ahead of them in order
to get in line sooner with their own
teams. Eight men could not be ex-
pected to load 27O loads in a day
without little help from the drivers.
Wagons are expected to be provided
with dump boards that will carry a
yard of gravel. Neighborhood rivalry
inspires the men to haul more gravel
at less cost than their neighbors did.
district secures more than
twice as much work for a given sum
than could be hired through contract
laborers. The foreman of each divis-
ion keeps accurate account of hours,
loads and days, with results achieved;
aiming to make record which shall
place the work of his force in the
lead.
In New York roads are being con-
at cost of $40, 900 or more
per mile. This heavy cost limits
good roads to a few leading lines
between the more important towns.
The taxpayers away from main lines
Of road are only slightly benefited.
The Nampa highway tax ranges
from 10 to 20 cents per acre accord
ing to value of the land The Nampa
highway method will soon result in I
of miles of graveled roads. /
In this district most lines have al
ready been graded and are steadily
covered by King drags; securing !
'oads far in advance of the older
rails with little dust and mud.
The construction of open drains
lp into Ada couny by the United
'tates Reclamation service in 1915, :
through Nampa- Meridian district will
upply large amounts of suitable gra-
rel with clay near to the public roads
ma onnhlo Ada cnu nfv IN pra val har
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-01-01

premature pups not included in
above.
/ Conditions That full fresh pelts
be presented to either N. e. Smell,
Soda Springs, Idaho; G. S. West,
Chesterfield, Idaho; ]. o. Morgan,
'Blackfoot, Idaho; or F. G. Bowman,
Idaho Falls, Idaho, for inspection.
That affidavit be made as to where
and when animals were killed. The
inspector will then remove both hind
feet and give order on secretary or
pay bounty.
SODA SPRINGS GRAZING Assn,
N. e. Smell, Secretary.
BINGHAM CO. GRAZING ASSN,
ADV. 24-1O F. G. Bowman, Secretary,
-<A-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-09

nunfs, thee These words are sug-
1ested nv a court scene The pris-
oner has been tried and found guilty
The time has come to receive his SEN
tence. The judge asks. what nave
you TO say? What reason can you
give that sentence should not be pro-
nounced2 What excuse can you oner
for your conduct" II is a fair cues,
ton 10 ask you who have rejected
Jesus Christ, What shalt thou say
when God shall punish you2" The
court of heaven has pronounced you
guilty. II declares you under con-
demna.ion. You are condemned 10
die. II you are condemned TO sufier
Punishment from God. that you are
70 be driven into outer darkness be-
cause you have rejected Jesus Christ,
what will you say? What reply can
you give to God. What defense can
you make In your behalf? Would you
say you never had chance? No, you
say that would not stand | nave
had a chance Would you say.
never knew OF the plan OF salvation
l never knew how TO be saved. No.
you say, That would not stand the
test l know the plan OF salvation.
Would you say, ] do not think the
salvation of my soul is important No
that will not stand the test for
know my salvation is important.
Would you say that others hindered
you. that others stood in your way
Would YOU dare 10 say that you never
sinned. That you never broke com
mandment OF God. What answer
stand the test. at his bar. when you
stand there under condemnation You
are charged with rsne sin CT rejecting
Jesus Christ the Son OF God. Be-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-09
DOCTORS
Will Hold a Big Convention in
the City of Huntington
Three Days Soon.
HUNTINGTON
May

HUNTING ION May e
Physicians of West Virginia. eastern
meet in Huntington Wednesday.
Thursday and Friday of next week
for the annual gathering of the West
Virginia Medical Society About 400
physicians and their wives are ex-
pected TO be in attendance Doctors
from hawrance and Gallia counties.
Ohio, and Lawrence. Boyd and Green
up counties. Kentucky. have been in
vited to attend the convention
Although not directly connected
with the medical society meeting. the
first aid and rescue meet under the
direction OF the United States bu-
reau of mines. to be held Friday az
ternoon at 4 o'clock in League Park.
is adding to the interest About Is
rescue teams from the big coal OPP
eration> of the state will compete
for the prizes.
The officers of the association are
as follows:
Presldent-H. P Linz. of Wheel
ing
First vice president B Kirk,
of the Norfolk and Western district.
Second vice president T. h.
Oates. Marttnsburg.
Third vice-president-Dr- l. y.
Houston. Moundsville-
Secretary-Dr H G. Nicholson,
Charleston.
councfiors-First district, DR.. H.
r. johnson and DR.. ]. W. Macdon-
aid. Fairmont.
second district-Dr. R. H Ed
mondson, Morgantown. and Dr. H w.
Third district-Dr. r.. B. Wheeler.
McKendree, and P. A Haley. Charles
Fourth district-Dr. G. D. letters
and DR.. W. s. Link. ParkersDurg.
Fifth dI1rict-Dr- J. E. RAIDER.
Huntington. and DR. Wade st. Clair.
Bluefeld.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-09
WHELAN DIES
At the Home of His Sister at
Grafton from Injuries Re-
ceived in Shops.

GRAFTON. May S--A. F. Wheian.
aged 81. died this afternoon at the
home of his sister, Mrs. +. E. Fury.
from injuries received this morning
while at work in the old erecting
shops of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company at this place His skull
had been fractured at the base of the
brain by blow from crank on a
windlass and he never regained con-
sciousness.
Immediately afetr his injuries We're
received, Whalen was removed to the
home OF Mr. and Mrs. Fury. which is
next to the home of whalen on Boyd
street. There he received attentions
from Grafton's best sureons but II
was decided that his condition would
not admit of his being removed TO the
hospital at Clarksburg and an opera
ton had little possibility of being sue
cessful. Had his condition improved
any. he would have been removed to
on the afternoon train but
his death occurred before it was
time for that train to leave.
Whalen was married about a year
ago. and the widow survives him.
Three brothers, James. Michael and
william, are also residents of Grafton
The family of Whalen was originally
from Richie county, near Weston.
and it is understood that his wife al
so came from near Weston. No de-
tails OF the funeral have been given
out as yet. Nearly all the brothers
were in the employ of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad in various capaci-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-09
GRAND JURY
List for the June Term of the
Criminal Court of the Coun-
ty Here is Drawn

The following list of names of per
sons TO serve as grand jurors at the
June term of the criminal court has
been drawn and those whose names
appear on The list are expected to re-
port Tuesday. June I. for duty:
Amos NJ Carter. Alex c. Booth, J.
Lloyd Thrasher. W. Clyde Curry. Or
Vile L. Lowe. John ". Fortney, Hugh
N. Swiger, James NJ. Davis. Austin
F. Mcintyre, Noah Dawson, George
W. Shrader. R NJ Fisher. Charles
Cheuvront. Calder F. Bailey. Perry
c. Williams and Michael ID. Teter.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-09

wbere he is surrounded, and it is be-
Iiayed that he will visit there sooner
or later.
reward of nearly 81 900 is now
offered for the arrest of the fuRi.H ::
mis- Is MAJ up of $500 offered o?
Rraxton county, $500 by the STATE
500 by the municipality OF CASA
way. 800 by writ county, ana .
private fund is also understood "
have been provided
MANY officers are joining in the
hunt. Writ Stout and Reuben Bar
lett. both officers of Harrison coun-
". armed with high-power Wlncn Ia
ters. arrived in PafNeTsSurs ana
left for Creston to join in the hunt
Rose is said TO have been dehnite
" Identified when he crossed che Lit
lie Kanawha river near erosion at .
o'clock Thursday evening From re
norts of those who hs- seen ninl
and talked with him the ends =.
three of his fingers of his left hana
have been shot Off. Rose is a,so
slightly wounded in the neck inss
was done by shotgun at LousN'
Calhoun county, by Joseph Botce-
The escaped murderer has been fed
nv number OF families where ne
had called for something to eat, a
fbe same time displaying his weap-
ons two pistols. ana also
talking rather freely of his escape
from his pursuers.
It is believed that Rose is the
same man who fatally shot JeH
Cough. special constable. when the
latter went to make his arrest at his
home near Creston about a month
ago. The populace in that vic1nity
as well as the counties passed
.b-oneb nv Rose = mucn excited
over the fact that Che man is still at
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-09
PER SONALS'

t,dse lake Fisher. of Sutton. was
here a few hours SATURDAY ON ms
Alien D. F4tzhugh. postmaster, at
Bird zepor,fi, visited the city Saturoay
night. :. a. +ba
city 10 spend Sunday.
Frank Williams was here SATURDAY
evening from Fairmont.
r q. warfeld. of Shinnston. trans
acted business here Saturday evening.
2 f splitter, of Weston, is hotel
s' " K swifet is a Wheeling business
NAV w s S. Dugan. one of Gratton's bust
ness citizens. was Vlsi'or mere
urday evening.
lanes T DooIey is here from
Charleston on business.
Thomas Jarrett and daughter. OF
shinnston. were here Saturday nsSn1.
w "A. Goldsmith is business VS.
tor here from Weirton-
Paul W. LANCE was here SATURDAY
evening from Fairmont on business
Mrs E. L. Miller. of Wallace, was
here shopping Saturday afternoon
r. T. Fiesher is among the vtsifors
registered here from Parkersburg-
7 r. oliver, of eJetsv.lle, is guest
of one of the local hotels.
w weber. of Oakland. Nd. Is
visiting relatives here and LOOKING
after business affairs.
4 Lee Butcher. of Cox's Nils. VS.
tied the city Saturday evening
% G. Bailey. of Glenville. IS regis
tered at a local hotel
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-09
Man Killer. After a Long and
Thrilling Chase, is Rounded
Up Near Creston.

Latest word frm the big man
hunt that has been going on tne . la9s
week through Webster, Braxton, I'll 81.
mer. Calhoun and Writ counties WIN
< n Rose. slayer of G. o. Thomp-
SON. police chief of Gassaway, as
the person sought by large posse.
is to the effect that the posse mas
Rose surrounded in a forest seteIe-
ment near Creston. Writ county ana
is playing a waiting game.
ofHcers and volunteers from
half dozen counties. numbering o
tween 400 and 400. are in the posse.
witch has been aided all along BY
Harrison county's pair of man-trach-
ing bIoodhounds IN charge OF Deputy
Sheriff Laco Wolf. of THIS city the
mon are working in relays and II y
now said that Rose has very SLIM
chance of esca ping them
Rose in concealed in a house OF
a relative somewhere in the small
se+tIament which is near the south
western boundary of Writ county
near Creston. The exact house Is not
known. but the posse has the enuTe
community surrounded and reports
are that IL is only a question or u,he
until Rose is smoked out. II IS pc
lieved that blood poisoning has de.
.veloped from the wound IN ms nanI
inf1icted by a bullet from a reSot-
var when the police chief was shot.
Rose is also exhausted from the
1o-r chase through woods and over
The pursued man is said to have
, number of friends near his nome
who are willing to assist MN IN nIS
asce,a and this will make his cap
tnTe more difficult The fugitlVe