The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-05-05
THOMAS


Mrs. Martha Alfred
D. G. Wood planted field of
wheat on the first day of April, and
1t turned out not to be April fool
wheat after all, for he has q beauti-
full field Of wheat up and prospects
for q banner crop.
r. w. Bell planted 10 acres of
beets on Wednesday the twenty-sixth
and used four-row drill. Most of
the farmers here use a three-row
drill.
Jack and Elmer Anderson have
just finished planting 10 acres of
beets.
Will Winkins has been making q
hard fight against the sage brush so
that he might fill contract for a
large acreage Of beets, and he now
seems assured of having the full
amount required. He has cleared
and plowed 25 acres, and prepared
them for beet planting. Mr.. Will
tkins tried cutting the sage of with
a 'grubber" designed and built by
Marcus Blenkle, of Blackfoot, which
in this instance proved to be fail
ure. We think the machine can be
remodeled into a most efficient in
strument, by the removal Of certain
defects. Mr.. Wilkins then used a
heavy disc pillow, going over the
ground twice; but this is more work
and trouble than using a good grub
her,"
John r. Williams is planting Is
acres of beets and counts on 20 tons
per acre. This is close estimate
and he has exceeded it in previous
years.
Rive Goodwin planted 16 acres OF
beets on Wednesday, April rs, using
a three-row drill.
Robert H. Hoare writes from
Joseph, Utah, where he has taken
the management of store, that he
has been compelled by the rush of
business to hire an extra clerk, and
that the three of them are working
long hours every day. We hope this
form of prosperity may continue to
attend our old friend and neighbor.
Mrs. Hoare and the family will join
Mr.. Hoare in the new location this
week. They have chartered car to
carry their household goods and
some stock.
Mrs. Paul H. Alfred was fortunate
enough to make an exchange of
goose eggs for a couple Of settings"
of those famous White Rock eggs of
Robert Parsons.
Mr.. Parson has recently received
from the east a fine bred rooster and
he already has bunch of hens that
are top notchers. 1t would pay
anyone interested in chickens to
drop in ON Mr.. Parsons and see his
flock.
The Delzer brothers are gathering
cattle for their dry herd on the
desert. We are we'll acquainted with
the boys and heartily recommend
their services to any desiring to
place stock in herd for the sum
mer. They have installed fine gaso-
line pumping plant at well out i'll
the lavas and have commodious
troughs for watering the animals.
There are thousands of acres of good
grazing land lying adjacent to their
big dry farm, which is just south-of-
west from the Twin Butte along the
route of the old Vogler and Powell
stage line. Mr.. DelZer gave the
writer some valuable pointers on
deep we'll digging thru lava rock.
He said that they have 1870 acres
of fall wheat and go acres Of spring
wheat and everything looking fine.
Mrs. Padleatis has returned to her
farm here after an absence of some
16 or IL years. Mr.. Padleatis was
"a partner of Julius Noak in the early
days, and was drowned while driving
across the Acuff channel Of the river
after load of cotton wood timber.
Mr.. Noak narrowly escaped. Mrs.
Padleatis has resided in Salt Lake
with her children since that time,
and now they have grown up and
want to take in hand their fathers
work. The community welcomes
them back to their inheritance,
which comprises the south 80 acres
of the old William A. Crawford
homestead.
John v. England, of Moreland,
has appraised us that in few days
he is going to file for publication
his announcement of candidacy for
the office of county sheriff. We are
not pledged to support Mr.. England,
but have known him personally for
over 20 years and know that his
life has been that of good and up
right citizen.
The last day of the M. l. A. field
meet drew large crowd in spite
of the cold wind and the dust. There
was base ball game in the fore
noon between the Thomas and More
land junior teams, with a score Of
four to three in favor of the More
land boys. The Riverside and Grove
land teams played in the afternoon
for the M. /. A. pennant, which the
Riverside team won with score Of
four to nothing. The Riverside team
had to fill some vacancies in their
lineup and took players from the
Moreland and Thomas teams, and
that caused some discomfort among
the losers in the game. Principal
Smith. of the Thomas schools, won
the half mile run, and Principal Toll
man, of the Riverside schools, was
an easy winner in the mile run. Mr..
Williams, Of Thomas, won several