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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-07-21
POLITICAL GOSSIP

]. G. Rice, a prominent lawyer
and banker of Caldwell, has an
nounced his intention of being can
didate for nomination for place in
the supreme court of Idaho. The
term Of Chief Justice I. N. Sullivan
expires next January and he will be
a candidate for reelection while Mr..
Rice seeks the same position.
Hale Quits Land Board
aHeber @. Hale offered his resigna-
tion as register of the state land
board last Friday, effective the fif-
teenth of August and it was accepted.
The board adopted resolution laud-
ing Mr.. Hale for his faithful perform
ance Of duty since he took up the
work in 1909.
Mr.. Hale is the man the board dis
missed few weeks ago when the
Huston loans were agitating the
state. When the people demanded
to know what Hale had done and
why he was fired, the board met and
rescinded their former action, leav-
in him on duty. Governor Alexand-
er when asked to explain matters
said it was all politics and nothing
else; that Hale was one Of the states
best men.
For state auditor, L. L. Folsom.
adv. Att
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-07-21
NOTABLE CONTEST CASE
AT THE LAND OFFICE
Intent of Homestead Privilege is
Brought Into Contest For
Valuable Homestead

If the local land office officials are
upheld in their stand in regard to
land contest case which they de-
cided during the week it will back
them by strong precedent in using
their own discretion, on evidence, as
to whether entrymen are obtaining
state lands properly and in good
faith.
S. Amelia Johnson versus Nels M.
Jensen was a case wherein the latter
had fulfilled every filing requirement
ito gain possession of certain tract
of homestead land, while at the same
time maintaining and improving q
beautiful home at Lyman, Idaho. AL
tho he claimed that he intended to
sell this home at Lyman he could not
disencumber himself of the appear
ance Of one seekino to obtain home
stead lands as matter of invest
ment, whose home is elsewhere. The
case was thereupon decided in favor
of the contestant, but it is so valu-
able holding that it will without
doubt be carried up to the Depart
ment of the Interior on appeal. As
similar case was recently affirmed
upon decision of the local officials 1t
is expected this one will not be re-
versed.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-07-21
SHARK SCARE CLOSES
ATLANTIC BATHING RESORTS

Most of the Atlantic bathing
beaches are closed as result of sew
eral deaths by man-eating sharks
which attacked bathers. Four per.
sons were killed and two injured
within 10 days, which is a new s1tua-
ton on the Atlantic seaboard.
The last fatalities were in Malta
wan creek, New Jersey, 16 miles
from the ocean. A motor boat sta
ton at the mouth Of the creek to
watch came up to warn the bathers
out of the water, but some would not
believe that the man-eater would
swim 16 miles up stream. They
disregarded the warning and two
were killed.
A three hundred pound shark was
killed later at the mouth of Malta
wan creek. In its stomach was found
part of human body. 100 men
patrolled the waters about the scene
of the tragedy and general panic
exists up and down the seaboard.
The sharks are reported travelling in
large schools.
The man-eating shark has a tre-
mendous jaw with jagged, sharp
teeth. He does not chew a man to
death, but with clean bites lops or
the limbs or takes bites out of the
body,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-07-21
PUBLIC
LIBRARY OPENS
Large Collection of Fiction; Juvenile
and Reference Books
on Hand

The enterprising ladies, of Black.
foot, while waiting for the proposed
Carnegie arrangements, have gather
ed remarkable collection of the
books that are most read and are
now placing them freely at the dis
posal of the Blackfoot reading pub
lie. There are some 600 books al
ready in the library and this number
will constantly grow. Doors will be
thrown open Saturday, July %, at
3 o'clock, at the V. I. S. rooms.
In accord with the practice of all
big Libraries a few of the latest
novels will be let out upon the rental
system, 10 cents for each book, and
it is really the cheapest and most sat
isfactory way to keep up with what
is being written. In this service
transients will be asked to deposit
an amount equal to the cost of the
book for guarantee of safe return.
The library will be open each day
as follows:
Saturday, 8 o'clock to $50, first
day.
Sunday, 8 O'CLOCK to $50.
Tuesday, 3 o'clock to $3.50.
Saturday evening, 7.3O to 9 o'clock.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-07-21

Mrs. E. N. Olzon and baby went
to Nebraska two weeks ago on ac-
count of the death of her father, G..
T. Haggard. Mr.. Olzon lives on the
old Berryman-Rogers ranch west Of
Firth.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-07-21
BINGHAM COUNTY CIVIC
LEAGUE NOW REALITY

at Chicago, and another kept on the
go bringing parties out to look over
the parts of the state he has been
interested in by means of the adver-
| Itisement. The individual clubs will
handle inquiries respecting their own
communities, or if they prefer, the
state will provide men to take care
of them,
The Idaho State Chamber of Com
merce is directly connected with the
United States Chamber of Commerce
as a submit. Over 1900 individual
memberships have been signed up in
the state. Dues are SIS a year.
Undoubtedly this is tremendous
point at which affairs were with the
Blackfoot men, it seemed out of the
question until later 1t was moved
by Mr.. MacCosham and seconded that
any connection to be undertaken with
the Idaho State Chamber of Com
merce should be taken up at a sub
sequent meeting, and the motion car
ried unanimously. Mr.. StOll was
thanked by vote for his talk, with
it's many helpful and encouraging
ideas.
A vote was taken to determine the
membership of the first board of di-
rectors of the Bingham County Civic
league, which resulted in the follow
list:
H. D. MacCosham, Earnest Pear
son, F. N. Parkinson, Nofear Davis,
w. c. Sollenburger, Byrd Trego, W.
A. Beakley, H. G. Tavey, William
Vor1oV
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-07-21
IDAHO, UTAH AND CALIFORNIA
SOLDIER BOYS AT NOGALES
Camps Made and SentrieS on Go;
Line Carefully Respected;
Villa Money Cheap

A letter from one of the Idaho
boys to his brother relates several
points of interest about the condi-
tions in which the militia boys are
now spending their summer. Some
extracts of the letter dated July 12,
1916:
1--WE pulled into Nogales yesterday
afternoon and had our camp pitched
and all settled by about 8 o'clock,
when a bunch Of us went to see the
town. The boundary line between
1.-THE United States and Mexico runs
right thru the center of town; on
one side American guards are placed
and the other side is patrolled by
Mexican guards. There is a heavy
penalty on our side for crossing the
line. The population Of the place
seems to be largely Mexican, altho
they say it is about half and half.
1--WE just arrived at the rainy sea-
son hereit has rained on and off ever
since our arrival We've changed
the location of our tents three times
already and every time it rained.
'"The country is quite hilly with
some pretty good sized mountains in
the distance; elevation about $500
feet"
Villa Money Cheap
The letter intimates also that there
are occasional flurries between the
Outposts of the two countries. The
last real fight there was in November
when 70 Mexicans and one American
were killed. Villa money is selling
at cent on the dollar and the boys
buy it up for souvenirs.
Send Books and Magazines
The Utah battery and California
cavalry are stationed also at Nogales
and many young friends who have
been separated by the breadth of
western state now are thrown hap
PLY together again.
Joel Priest, general agent for the
Oregon Short Line, who accompanied
the Idaho troops from Boise to the
border, says they were well received
along the way and that their quart
ers are comfortable. He advises that
friends send the boys books, Maya
zines and papers. He thinks the trip
is wonderful training for the citizen
soldiers.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-07-21

Second hand clothes bought and
sold; Hoffman Tailoring company.
adv.1
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-07-21
ALLIES KEEP UP
FIERCE OFFENSIVE
German Counter Attacks Fail and
Their Losses Heavy; Russians
Take 10000 Prisoners

During the week almost every
days news has heralded another
British victory. One day the Ger
mans seemed to have renewed their
approach to Verdun, but the next day
the balance flew the other way again.
This week the British are pushing a
sector into the Teuton lines at the
Somme river, where they have reach
ed as far as the second and third
lines of trenches.
f., Four Mile Attack
On the morning of July IA, Cen
eral Haig, English commander, hurl-
! ed his forces against four miles of
German trenches thru the Trones
woods. There was much desperate
hand-to-hand fighting in the woods
there.
British artillery is now brought
down to the finest point of efficiency.
Their big guns usually do most of
the work of tearing up trench line
before the infantry are called upon
to surge forward and hold the
ground. Furious counter attacks
grew frequent as the attackers press
ed on. For a short time the Ger
mans held a recaptured town, Be-
,zantin-le-Peti then lost it. AS the
British infantry advanced their pro-
tecting curtain of artillery lifted and
covering them sent its torrent into
the next position of the enemy
Detachment Rescued
With the taking back of the Trones
woods the rescue of a body OF the
Royal West Kents came as a happy
incident. They had been surrounded
in a German counter attack 48 hours
before, but held out against hunger,
thirst and the Teutons till help ar
rived To all appearances this sue
cessful advance threatens the Ger
mans with loss of their present
French holdings. Bapaume and
Peronne, two towns well behind the
Teuton trench lines are in serious
danger of French and English long
range artillery.
OF course, these gains would not
show large on the ordinary pocket
atlas map, but over in France the
mere direction means much; the tide
of victory has surged so much back
and forth between the trenches that
when it breaks loose it may go a
long way. It is likely the allies are
now taking their turn at sacrificing
men for miles, but they have more
reserves than did their enemy ana
even perhaps more guns and ammu-
milton.
Russians Aggressive
Having over run the most OF Buko-
wilma province the great Russian tidal
wave now is pushing into the country
north of Lemberg, so that the scene
of defeat may soon be the scene OF
victory for them and it is quite GER
tain the Austrians are taking away
their stores from that threatened dis
trict.
General Kuropatkin, of the north
section, is now again heard from in
the launching of his gigantic Often
sive against the kaiser's Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg all along the
Dvina river. Further south where
General Won Linsingen has been try
ing to bolster up the German lines
southwest of Lutsk the Muscovite
army smashed in for notable gain'
taking $4,000 prisoners and 30 con.
non, and penetrating the defenders
line four miles along a mile-W1de
course.
Both Russians and British are clos
ing in on the Turks, one from the
north around the Black sea and the
other from the south in the Bagdad
region,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-07-21
PROHIBITION PARTY
NOW IN CONVENTION

The national Prohibition party as
sembled delegates in convention IN
St. Paul, July 10, with practically
every state in the union represented.
A contest between prospective candi-
dates, J. Frank Hanly and William
Sulzer kept things alive from the
very jump. The former seems to
have the more strength. Virgil q.
Hinshaw, Of Chicago, was unani-
mously reelected to the chairman
ship of the national committee.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-07-21
COUNCIL INSTALLS -FOUR
LOCATIONS FOR HITCHING

| At the regular council meeting
Tuesday evening the matter of fur
nishing sufficient hitching space for
farmers coming to town for short
visits was taken up and settled. In
four places about the business sec
ton, five lots in each, the city has
put up racks and posts for tying
teams and horses, and these should
altogether be rOomy enough for all
the visitors even at holiday time.
The hitching places are as follows:
five lots at the corner of Oak and
Pacific streets, in front of the Lu-
theran church; five lots at the corner
of Ash and Sexton streets; five lots
back of Bond brothers coal office,
near the Mackay tracks; five lots
north of the Red Cross garage, Main
and Frances streets. An fort is be-
ing made also to secure the space
opposite the Court House by the town
pump.
A communication was received
from the Oregon Short Line officials
refusing to complete contract for the
spur line on the north side because
it seemed ambiguous who should do
the work, which is supposed to be
taken in hand by the Oregon Lumber
company, who convenince it is to
serve. This will probably be settled
by personal conference.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-07-21

Second hand clothes bought and
sold; Hoffman Tailoring company.
...-........ adv. 1-2
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-07-21

able diseases, who everybody else has
given up. There is no incurable dis
ease. If God could make you, He
surely can repair you. No drugs used.
See him between 1O-1 and 2-5, First
National Bank building, up stairs.
adv. 1tf
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-07-21
PRESENT STATE TREASURER

The "Sticker" candidate for state
treasurer in 1914 asks for a renom-
nation on the record he has made.
He "stuck" to his work and saved the
state $54,69O.32 in the first year OF
his administration.
He systematized the work of the
office and put it on an up-to-date
business basis so that the condition
of the office can be told at any time.
This is efficiency.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-07-21
BLACKFOOT PHOTOGRAPHER
EXTENDS FIELD OF WORK

Ford Hassing, of the Studio Grand,
has this week made Jack Viasic q
partner in his business and the two
plan to enlarge the territory now
covered to take in the entire county
and surrounding towns. They will
go out in an automobile on a per-
sonal canvass, which is the best,
modern, uptodate manner of getting
business everywhere. Mr.. Vlasic has
been for nearly three years connect
ed with D. F. Arthur's barber shop,
on Pacific street, but has been active
in photography at the same time and
does very fine work with the square
black box Of the all-seeing eye.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-07-21

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In our silver contest Miss !
Ellie Mcconnell takes off the !
twenty-seventh dollar and we !
are looking for the next.
Good ideas are everybody's !
properly and holders should 1
hand them over. Sit down i
after supper and tell us how !
you made your home a place 1
you will always come back to. 1
+ + j. !. i. j. 4 i. T. i. i. !. i. :!
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-07-21
TO THE SICK!

Prof. Edw. Matzenauer,
the greatest gifted healer
living, will stay in Black
foot for a short time and
treat all so-called incur
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-01-21

of moderate width. with slight flare
toward the deep hem. The seams
overlap and are beautifully machine
stitched. 1t is an easy fit about the
hips and Of course must be worn with.
out belt, as 1t is shaped to the waist
line.
The short coat could hardly be
palmer, The back Is seamless, but
the front is cut In four sections and
shaped to a vague following OF the
figure. The belt, extending only part
way around, is a style feature OF the
season, and an unusually clever touch
is given the design by the placing of
the coat pockets at the ends OF the
belt. The band across the top OF the
pocket seems merely an extension OF
II made little narrower.
One of the new coat sets, o collar
and cuffs made of figured ribbon, are
shown in the picture, with a bow tie
Of plain satin ribbon. They are en-.
tirely separate from the suit ind are
added occasionally by way of change
or a bit Of furnishing for special oc.
casion. The skirt Is a little longer
than It should be, or the model on
which It is pictured is little shorter,
as shown In the picture.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-01-21

Not to be convinced against
their will the Labor Committee
declines to view Southern mill
conditions at first hand. Like
Mark Twain, they don't want
to be bothered with facts. "
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-01-21
Again: Thank God For Wilson,

Colonel Bryan contributes Ia
signed editorials to the January
number of The Commoner, to say
nothing of one of the 60 speeches
he delivered in Ohio between
October Is and 80 on prohibition.
Almost the entire space of the
paper is given over to argument
of the Bryan kind against pre-
paredness, and the Colonel still
invokes his readers to write,
write now, write Often" to the
members of Congress in protest
against a big Army and a big
Navy against what the Presi-
dent has declared to be the
paramount issue. He arraigns
President Wilson for what he
considers a lack of faith in the
Democrats in Congress. He
does not think it is fair for the
President Ito ignore the Demo-
cratic majority in both Houses
and ask Republicans to help him
force his views on his own
party" Of course President Will
son has no intention of doing any
thing of the kind, but how could
he afford to ignore Republican
aid in a matter so momentous to
the welfare of the country? On
an issue so important would
Colonel Bryan draw party lines
and imperil the safety of the Ma
ton rather than accept the help
that patriotic members of the
Republican party were anxious
and ready to extend? We believe
that is the very sort of a Presi-
dent Colonel Bryan would make
and that, confronted with an is
sue Of the kind that has faced
President Wilson, he would be
inclined to put party above coun-
try. Colonel Bryan arraigns
President Wilson for supporting
"a military and naval policy
which the leading Republicans
favored before the war, but
which the Democratic party has
opposed. 1t is strange that a
man of Colonel Bryan's renown
should insist in childish argu-
ment of that sort. At the time
the Democrats were opposed,
to the policy favored by the Re-
publicans there was no European
war either threatening or thought
of. The people know how condi-
tons have changed and how
circumstances have altered the
case. Because the Democrats
may have at one time opposed
the policy now advocated is no
reason why they should blindly
persist in an opposition that, if
justified then, cannot, of a GER
.ainty, be justified now. Colonel
Bryan further contends that all
hose Congressman he charges
he President with discrediting,
nay be candidates for reelection,
and their chances will be af-
'ected by their action on prepar-
edness. y And there you have
t. A Congressman must not vote
rom a sense of his duty to the
country, but must shape his &C
ions and his votes with a view
o his reelection, Are we to in
'er that were Colonel Bryan
President he would not press on
he Democrats in Congress any
ssue through the passage of
which their return to Congress
would be imperiled? 1t would
eem so. With Col. Tom Pence
We can repeat with renewed fer
,or. tTbopL GnJ 60. WILSON -
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-01-21

The Child Labor crowd do not
seem to worry at all over the
thousands of children who toll all
day in the fields from sunrise
to sunset in the hottest weather
at the hardest kind of manual
labor and without pay of any
kind on Saturday night.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-01-21

1t strikes US that A. J. Nc
Kelway is going to have to do a
little explaining in regard to his
statement that the North Caro-
Carolina Senate is controlled by
the cotton mill interests. "
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-01-21

Judging from newspaper COM
ments it wouldn't do for the
sheriff of Wayne to run for any
office anywhere in the State out
side of Wayne, andif the sheriff
reads the papers much he's like
ly to conclude that his reputation
is also waning.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-01-21

Of course, an American of
good judgement should not I'M
der the circumstances risk his
life in Mexico or on the high
seas in a peaceful merchantmen,
the circumstances seeming to be
that the American government
is impotent to protect either the
lives or property of its citizens.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-01-21
SAFETY FIRST

When you finish your Job. leave con
dltions safe. Replace safeguards, ana
do not leave loose material overhead
where 1t may fall.
Do not turn on any electricity. gas
steam, or water, or set in motion any
machinery, or throw down any mate
rial, without first seeing that no one
10 In a position 10 be injured.
Do not take short cuts over OF
through dangerous places. Take hUs
% b safe
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-01-21

All items for publication must
be turned in or reach our office
before THURSDAY NOON in
order < to insure publication in
the Friday issue following. In
the case Of lengthy items, even
more time must be allowed. No
charge made for insertion of
matter of purely news value.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-01-21

W. j. Bryan in the estimation
of the majority of his country
men is changing from being the
Great Commoner to a little COM
moner than even his enemies
thought him possible.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-01-21

Congress is evidently not in the
: humor to take as much from the
distracted little nation it will
Mexico as from some Of the
European world powers.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-01-21

If Germany could just manage
to keep those Ford Peace Dele
gates penned up in the Hague
indefinitely
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-01-21

The way those land sale people
cleaned up lots looks like they
are laboring under the impression
that they are the civic league.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-01-21

All cards of thanks, resolutions of re-
spect, etc., ETC., will be charged for at
the rate of one cent per word. Cash
must accompany article in all cases ex-
cept where customer has a regular &C.
count. No insertions made for less
than rs cents.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-01-21

This combination between the
weather man and the coal dealer
cannot be said to be in restraint
of trade.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-01-21

All communications should be
addressed to the Herald Publishing Co.
Persons wishing return of mss,
must in all cases enclose stamps.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-01-21

Russian Tide Rolling West"
says a headline. Call DR.. Hind
enberg, quick,
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-01-21

Of course, if the people are
actually opposed to a new pas
senger station....
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-01-21

No, gentle reader, they don't
put two on in the most select
circles.