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The Mountainair independent., 1916-12-21

Born on Tuesday morning, December
1s, to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Elmore, a
big boy. Mother and son are getting
along we'll.
The Mountainair independent., 1916-12-21

County Superintendent Burt was in
Estancia Tuesday on business connec-
ted with his office.
The Mountainair independent., 1916-12-21

c. L. Burt is making arrangements
to put up building on the corner now
occupied by his residence, which latter
will be moved short distance to the
south.
The Mountainair independent., 1916-12-21

B. B. Spencer is down from East
view today, presumably doing Christ
mas shopping.
The Mountainair independent., 1916-12-21

J. E. Bryan has gone to Douglas,
Arizona, where he will spend several
months.
The Mountainair independent., 1916-12-21

Mrs. Booth, who has been acting
chef at Hotel Abo, has given up her
position and returned to Estancia.
The Mountainair independent., 1916-12-21

FOR SALE-Span work mules, wag-
on and harness; 3-year-old horse; 4-year
-old pony; spring wagon; lot chickens.
81 miles southeast of Mountainair.
12-7-2tp R. Sellers.
The Mountainair independent., 1916-12-21

FOR SALE-All my horses, mares
and colts (yearlings and wo-year-olds)
about 35 head in ALL At my farm, 7
miles southwest of Mountainair and 2
miles north of Abo station. w. F. Bar
tells. 11-16-1-15
The Mountainair independent., 1916-12-21

George Hamilton received new well
drill outfit the first of the week.
The Mountainair independent., 1916-12-21

Lee Longino, who is interested in
mining at Scholle, was in Mountainair
Tuesday.
The Mountainair independent., 1916-12-21

FOR SALE-6-Horse Power Case
line Engine, good as new. Also large
storage tank. K. Sellers. 12-21-1tp
The Mountainair independent., 1916-12-21

Glen Shaffer made a business visit
to Estancia the first of the week.
The Mountainair independent., 1916-12-21

Floyd B. Moore, carpenter and con-
tractor is here from BeIen. He is
thinking of making this place his head
quarters.
The Mountainair independent., 1916-12-21

FOR SALE-Three Old Trusty In
cubators and Breeders. Used about
three times. $500 each. DR.. Buer.
12-21-tf.
The Mountainair independent., 1916-12-21

FOR SALE-We now have a carload
Of cement. The City Lumber Yard.
The Mountainair independent., 1916-12-21

FOR SALE or TRADE The Noun
tainair Mill and well. Also 100 acres of
good land, cash or terms. R. Sellers.
2 tp.
The Mountainair independent., 1916-12-21

On Tuesday of this week A. o. Park
er purchased a fine team of mares from
F. Q. Imboden.
The Mountainair independent., 1916-12-21

Mrs East has purchased piano
from Mrs. McNeese.
The Mountainair independent., 1916-12-21

Born on Satu day, December is, to
Mr.. and Mrs. Ratliff, a son. ALI con-
cerned are doing nicely.
The Mountainair independent., 1916-12-21

Notice OF Dissolution
of Partnership
The Mountainair independent., 1916-12-21

mas shopping.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-04-21
COUNCIL ENJOYS
SIX-DAY TRIP
Examined all Kinds OF Paving In
Many Cities

The city council returned Tuesday
evening from trip to the coast to
examine bitulithic and other kinds
of paving, having already made one
trip into Utah as the guests of the
makers of cement paving. The party
consisted of all members of the coun-
Gil excepting w. G. Thompson, and
included City Engineer James Young
on both trips.
On the last trip they went to Twin
Falls where they were shown around
by the mayor and other city officials.
They have $4,000 yards Of bitulithic
paving laid in 1910 and after look
ing it over the council were treated
to a fine dinner at the Rogerson
hotel as the guests of the Twin Falls
Commercial club. AS they were leav-
ing the mayor forestalled the thanks
of the party by saying, Come again,
and we'll do 1t again." The party
made night run to Boise and spent
the forenoon in company with Mayor
Robinson and other city officials
familiar with the five kinds of paw
ing laid there, and had every oppor-
tunity to secure free and frank ex-
pressions regarding all of them.
rrom Boise they went to Nampa and
Caldwell where more paving was in
spected, and then night run to
Portland where they remained two
days, making a side trip to Salem
and passing up the river over the
Columbia highway which is q wide
ll1 ovfnnHino AT v,ailoc N
canyon overlooking the river and the
railroad, and paved with bitulithic.
1t cost $4,000 a mile to make the
dug road and 1000 a mile to pave
it, making total of near two million
dollars expended for about SO miles
of road.
The party left Portland, Sunday
night for Missoula, Montana, where
they examined lot of paving, and
observed too, that Missoula is spot
less town, everything being as neat
as a spring hat, and bearing a strik-
ing contrast with the home town of
Blackfoot. The party visited some
of the mines and smelters at Butte
on the way home.
Mayor Peck said they were treated
with every courtesy by their hosts
on both trips, were kept very busy
seeing what they went to see, and
were returned home as promptly as
possible without being put to any
expense on the round trip. They
were purely educational trips, and
the council feel free to choose any
kind of paving they wish. All the
members of the party feel that it.
was a rare experience to have such
trip without expense or obligation,
and that it compensates for much
of the time they are required to
give to public business. Mayor Peck
said he took note. of what men III
other parts of the state have to say
about Blackfoot when they comment
on the town, and observed this sig
niicant thing about it. They merely
remark that Blackfoot is good sub
stantlal town financially, and there
they stop.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-04-21
COUNTY REPUBLICANS
HOLD THEIR CONVENTION

observed that the national admins
tration mad done some things that
met with popular approval, and each
of them had been Republican in
principle He was glad they had the
courage to do what was best even
tho they had to take Republican
plans for it. That was better than
going along on the lines of their
platform and their Democratic prin-
Giples and making matters worse.
Me said he was not sure whether
they went over to a protective tariH
On sugar because they had come to
believe in 1t or because they wanted
the money or wanted to protect the
industry. At any rate it was good
to get the results and doubly good
to get it from the party that had
been forever declaring against it. He
said they had tried keeping pro-
tective tariff on goats hair and pea
nhts but kept it off of lead, wool,
suoar and lumber, great staple pro-
ducts representing vital industries,
but they had to borrow money or
levy war tax in times OF peace for
current expenses, and 1t ought to be
called deficiency tax.
The secretary called upon Senator
l.. R. Thomas, who responded with
short speech in which he referred
to state affairs and said it was use
less for a governor or other official
to talk about saving million dollars
by cutting bills for the current ex-
penses of the state, as it takes about
b certain amount to conduct the state
government and the various institu-
lions and there is no way to elimi-
hate those expenses excepting to
close or cripple the institutions. He
said that Governor Alexander had
boasted about the money he had saw
ed the state by vetoing appropria-
tions, and that every governor might
have gone about making that boast,
hs they had practically all vetoed
many bills and trimmed expenses OF
some kind. He predicted large Re-
publican majority at the November
election in 1916.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-04-21

stitches. Mrs. Carl Nelson was
knocked unconscious by the shock,
and had several teeth broken out.
Carl Nelson was cut about the head
quite severely. All were painfully
bruised and shaken up. The Sages
and Nelson's say that Mr.. Clay was
driving his car rather recklessly, to
say the least.
A snap shot of the wrecked cars
shows them tightly telescoped to-
gether, the Sage and Nelson cars
hold Mr.. Clay's car between them.
AS the machines were inextricable
and entirely disabled they were
dragged off to the side Of the road
and left in each others steel en-
brace.
The Other Two
Late in the evening, about 10
o'clock, Mrs. Hazel Berryman's car,
with DIR. Hudson, Miss Agnes Hart
and Rex Dunlap, came along, and
like many other passers-by they stop
ped to look at the wreckage. They
left their lights on and stood at one
side of the road opposite from the
three smashed cars. There was also
red light a few yards down the
road. The headlights of another car,
occupied by DR.. Simmons and Jua-
quin Wright and party, loomed up
the road, coming forward at pretty
swift speed; and Mrs. Bergman
climbed into her car to start the
engine just as the oncoming car
came uopn them, colliding with the
stationary car with tremendous
crash. Mrs. Bergman was thrown
against the wilma shield and steering
gear and severely bruised on the side
and thigh. She was brought home
and Immediately put under the care
of DR.. Mitchell and trained nurse,
and is slowly recovering from the
shock, tho suffering sharply from the
bruises. There seems to be no more
excuse for the last accident than for
the first. DR.. Hudson and the other
occupants of the Bergman car say
that there was plenty of space for
the Simmons car to pass thru, especi-
ally if the red lights had been heed
ed, and the car slowed down. DR..
Simmons thought that the lights
ahead of him were coming toward
him and expected the car to turn
out as he passed.
Car Killed Cow
H. C. Holland was returning from
Idaho Falls in his Ford touring car,
and was coming fast, when suddenly
thoughtless COW walked out from
beaind a fence and stopped Mr.. Hol-
lands car, with the result that the
cow Immediately departed this life,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-04-21

The Republican county convention
held last Thursday was attended by
about SO delegates, there being none
present from Taber, Woodville or
Presto. DR.. Roberts, Of Shelley, was
elected temporary chairman and A.
]. Snyder secretary.
C. v. Fisher, P. C. Felsted and l..
Ivan Jensen were appointed on Gre
dentials, J. G. Johnston, j. r. Will
Jams, A. e. Christensen, W. D. Vim
cent on resolutions; and G. A. Hoov-
er, James Christensen and Jed Tay-
lor on order Of business.
The resolutions committee recon-
mended that the delegates go unin-
structed unless w. e. Borah is q
candidate before the national con-
vention, when they are to vote for
him. The committee on order Of busi-
ness recommended that the conven-
tion be opened with prayer and that
they proceed to elect delegates by
ballot. The credentials committee
recommended precincts to vote their
full number allotted if there was any
one present to represent them. All
these recommendations were appr0v-
ed In the meantime Rev. r. L. l..
Barnstable, of the Methodist church,
had been called over, and he invoked
the divine blessing on the conven-
tion, after which they nominated ~
men and proceeded to vote upon
them by flock There was some de-
bate as to how a delegation of eight
people should cast their vote for Ii
people to be selected out of 22 Some
wanted to cast their individual vote
for 18 men of their choice and Others
wanted to get the delegation to-
gether and agree upon Is and cast
a block vote for the flock. The chair
man instructed them to vote as they
pleased, and they threshed out diff
ferences among themselves. The tel
lers had long tedious job but they,
announced the result after two hours
work. The list elected is as follows:
DR.. C. A Hoover, w. D. Giffin, ?.
G. Felsted, L. R. Thomas, L. ]. Firth,
e. A. Doud, P. G. Johnston, Joseph
holland, James Christensen, George
A. Line, George F. Gagon, A. B.
Clark, A. J. Snyder, H. ]. Simmons,
r. N. west, ]. G. Bond and James
Duckworth.
During the long g'wait on the tellers
the chairman suggested some
speeches and called on representative
Peter G.. Johnston, who responded
with a short talk. He said he had
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-04-21
AUTOS WRECKED
NORTH OF FIRTH
Several Injured In Two Accidents; /;
No Fatalities; Some Reck-
less Driving

Sunday afternoon at about 5
o'clock cars going at a pretty good
speed were about to pass each other
just north of Firth. Ben Sage and
family, with Frank Woodart and
wife and baby, eight persons in all,
were in the car going north, and
Carl Nelson with his family, and A..
It. Nelson were in the car going
south. Just as both turned out q
third car came dashing up and tried
to cut in between the passing cars,
with a general smash up as the re-
suit. The third car was driven by
J. G. Clay, of Idaho Falls.
Ben Sage's little girl, Eva, three
years old, was thrown against the
wind shield and badly cut about the
neck and face, so that it was neces-
sary for the doctor to take ten
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-04-21
CAR SEWERS TELEGRAPH POLE

Sunday afternoon a car belonging
to Arthur Ball and driven by a boy
struck telegraph pole out near the
sugar factory and broke it completely
off. A child was severely injured in
the accident. 1t is said by eye wit
nesses that it was one of the large
14-inch poles and it seems amazing
that a car could have broken it off.
The car itself was not very much
damaged and came to town on its
own power.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-04-21
MID-YEAR CONVEN-
ton OF W. c. 7. U.

The district convention of the w.
G. T. u. now convened is holding its
sessions today at the Baptist church.
The morning session opens at 10
o'clock with song service, followed
by reports and business matters. The
afternoon session begins at 1880, the
program being as follows:
Devotional -...............-- Mrs. Beakley
Sabbath Observation ..........-...........
-................ Mrs. Minnie F. Howard
Idaho's Needs Mrs. D. w. Standrod
Plans for National Prohibition.
Value Of Prayer. Mrs. s. e. Holbrook
Every Woman a Member, Why
Not? ................. Mrs. Henry Damn
Legislation .-............. Mrs. Ferguson
Violin Solo ........ Mr.. Ronall Robbins
Campaign Plans as l Saw Them In
the East ...-........-. Mrs. Kingsbury
Address ............. Mrs. Maude Greene
My Little White Basket ................
.........-......-........... Clarice O'Neal
Benediction.
At 8 O'Clock
Chorus, conducted by Mrs. Duck
worth.
Medal contest.
special music ..........-.....-.............
........ Mr.. E. Jackson, Prof. Lewis
Offering.
Decision of Judges. Presentation Of
Medal.
Benediction.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-04-21
THE CITY BUSINESS

At sepcial meeting of the coun-
Gil held Wednesday evening the
council authorized advertising for
bids for paving as shown by ordin-
ance number 1913, published in this
issue, and adjourned to meet next
Tuesday evening.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-04-21
HOTEL DEAL PROGRESSING

Eccles brothers, Of Logan, have
been in town part of the week and
contracts for the purhcase prop
erty covered by options heretofore
taken are being executed as step to
carrying out the plans to build q
hotel 125x163 feet in sixe on North
Taylor street, block west OF the
depot.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-04-21

i i. i. + + /. i. 1. I. i 1. 1. I. I.
1. In our Silver Contest Mrs. j.
/. v. McKercher, of Blackfoot,
+ route one, receives the fif-
i teenth dollar, for telling
+ about her garden. This
+ leaves $38 i'm the sack and
+ we are bound to spend them
!. for something. You might
!. as we'll receive some or all
!. of them.
j. !. !. j. i i. i. !. i /. j. 1. 1. +
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-04-21

hef gentle soul, we trust, rising into
newer and more glorious existence
where there are no Ford cars and
butchers, but only hay and sunshine.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-04-21
Rules to be Observed by Water Consumers

Season 1916
No person allowed sprinkle without first obtaining written
permit the office of the company There exception
the above rule
Sprnkng will be charged for until permits surrendered
back to the company.
All hose be disconnected from tap hyant when
in use.
When fire alarm sounded all taps and hydran excpt such
hydrants used fe be shut off and turned
on again until fire is under control.
s. Sprnking of hours and days strictly allowed and
persons found breaking this rule will not be notified but water
will be shut off and turned again until fine of $1,000
has been paid
s. No water will be furnished for irrigation
J. All hose when used have nozzle and said nozzle
exceed ID inch in diameter
B. All of the above rules be strictly complied with water
service will be discontinued
THE BLACKFOOT WATER WORKS, Ltd
By c. F. HILLIARD, Sec & Treas
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-04-21


Field each farmer positively knows his stock not
ranlng nagh
should
S would such
ccoudb sodf
Ourao konGss all tand
NEU F ROYE r COMPANY
The Pulaskian., 1916-07-07
Natural Born spender.

When a long-forgotten cousin in Colorado died, and left Miss Mitfield round hundred thousand, the entire village, after having recovered from the shock, fell to wondering whether the faded little spinster, after having tor sixty-three years pinched and scraped and plain-sewed just to keep soul and body together would, after all get much comfort from her eleventh-hour opulence. The state of Miss Mitfield's mind was revealed when her next-door neighbor inquired what she would do with her money did she mean to save it? Save it!" Her eyes flashed with new-found scorn. Listen to me, Betsy; all my life long I've wanted pair of side combs with yellow glass beads onto 'em, and now I'm goin' to hev 'em; yes, maam-even if I hey to go as high as fifty cents!"
The Pulaskian., 1916-07-07
About the Duck.

A little schoolgirl in Michigan has written the following essay on the duck: "The duck is a low, neavy-set bird. He is mighty poor singer hay ing coarse voice caused by getting so many frogs in his neck and he likes the water and carries a toy balloon in his stomach to keep from sinking the duck has only two legs and they are set so far back on his running gears by nature that they come pretty near missing his body some ducks when they get big curls on their tails are called drakes and don't have to set or hatch but just loaf and go swim ming and eat everything in sight if were to be a duck I would rather be a drake they have a wide bill they use it for a spade they walk like 8 drunk man they bounce and bump about from side to side if you scare them they will flap their wings and try to make pass at singing Detroit Journal
The Pulaskian., 1916-07-07

said abruptly. ~why, above eli, dfd you come to Sidi-bel-Abbes? What ia there for tourist to see here? Sand and vineyards, and then sand again"
 q was tourist. I came on a mis- sion-to find my brother" Your brother?''
 "He was lost" she said almost in whisper. ''He had done wrong-a and my father is stern man-he ran away-and we were afraid. We fol lowed him to Algiers, and then we lost trace. We never found him." The tears had gathered in her dark eyes. Colonel Destinn-I do not know why 1 tell you this. It is silly of me. I loved him more than anything else in the world. You won't understand"
 He laughed roughly.
 "Oh, madame, even I understand loss"
 You? I thought" She stopped with her eyes on his blanched face. "Oh, colonel, am so sorry. Somehow l didn't think of you like that''
 His curt gesture interrupted her.
 Madame, we have grown too seri- ous. 4 poet of yours said that loss is common to the race. I can only hope that your loss may be mended."
 And yours, colonel" she said soft ly.
 Mine can never be mended, mad anne. I am too old. Permit me-" He passed through the gate with her and helped her into the waiting carriage. Do you know it is twenty years since last spoke to an Englishwoman?"
 And was she-as nice as I amp
 ''She was little like you-and very beautiful"
 You could have expressed yourself more prettily. Never mind. By the way, you do not speak English, colonel?"
 "No,' he answered absently, "I do not speak English
 q must give you lessons. Coach man-home. Au revoir, colonelr'
 ''Au revoir, madame"
 He stood at the salute until he had lost sight of the small, sweet face un- der the parasol. A couple of Chasseurs d'Afrique gave him the careless mili- tary greeting of French soldiers as they swaggered past, but he did not see them. A young Arab with a sprig of jasmine tucked gracefully behind his ear drew his burnoose closer around him with the aristocratic con- tempt of his race. Colonel Destinn remained sightless and indifferent.
The Pulaskian., 1916-07-07
Odd Way of Movino.

"On moving it's stock to another building 8 wholesale dry goods com pany, at Wheeling. w. Va, recently pursued an unusual scheme in order to expedite the work" says the Popu- lar Mechanics Magazine. "The struc- ture which it abandoned is situated i'm mediately across the street from the new location. This convenient circum- stance prompted the construction of a temporary bridge, to connect the sec ond-story windows of both buildings, over which the goods could be carried on trucks. The plan proved success full, for it saved the time and labor which otherwise would have been con sumed in loading and unloading wag- ons and lowering goods to the first floor in one structure and elevating them to the second story in the other one"
The Pulaskian., 1916-07-07

The curtain of fire was so effective that the Germans were unable to send food to the front line. Men in these trenches were starving for days.
 The nightly raids on German trenches accounted for many of the defenders of these positions, and also enabled the British to observe the eff feet of the artillery fire during the preceding day. and thus returned with much valuable information.
 The number of prisoners taken in these raids has not been disclosed, but the correspondents have been permitted to say that men were cap tured from every battalion in the Ger man line opposite the British forces
 Will Affect German Morale.
 The information thus obtained shows that not a single German regi- ment has been removed from this front. The number of Germans op- posite the British front and in re- serve behind the lines was estimated 8 month ago at S00,000
 The sector of the German front on which the British have assumed the offensive forms considerable bulge in the British line. The southern end rests on the Somme, which is a for midable river in military operations, because it breaks into many channels flowing thorugh a broad marsh, espe- cially at places where it has not been surveyed. It is broad, rolling coun- try over which the British are push ing, although different from the flat, marshy and bleak aspect of Elan ders. It's rounded chalk hills are densely wooded
 At many points on this sector of the British front it is possible to see the trenches of the Germans winding about the opposite slopes. A military expert, writing of the offensive, says:
 It is safe to say the Germans nev. CT expected great attack in this country. We may hope, therefore, for a reduction of the German salient there and the securing of better strategic positions. Far more impor- tant than that, 1t is certain that this attack will be very destructive to the morale of the German troops. But what must be borne in mind now is the much greater length of front the British hold. We attacked on about one-quarter of the length of our front"
The Pulaskian., 1916-07-07
Scientific Explanation.

Prof. E 10. Barnard called attention to the discovery of many dark objects on the photographs taken with the Bruce telescope of the Yerkes observ- atory, often ia regions of the sky where there is no ordinary nebulosity and where the stars are too few to form luminous background for their relief. The appearance of these ob- jects in black relief on the plates can perhaps be explained on the assump- ton that space itself possesses a fee bla luminosity sufficient to affect the