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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-03-02
A FARMERS OPINION
OF BLACkFOOT

You have practically lost the great Lost
River country with its tributary valleys
as trade territory. The business goes
through your town Ike sieve, to
Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Ogden, Salt
Lake City, and the mail order houses.
who reap the harvest, while you sit
idely by, dangling seive in your ner
veless hands. As fast as bridges are
thrown across the river you IL lose the
Aberdeen, Springfield, and Sterling
country, to Pocatello. These are not
pipe dreams, but facts. When Twice
or Moreland gets little larger you III
lose the county seat to one or the
other, while Aberdeen, with a slice off
your western border, will be a new
county. Selfishness, Incidence and in.
difference have made you what you
are, a failure in yourself and your in.
stitutions. They have made you a vii.
lage with city charter, and its load
OF added taxation. They have made
the weeds and grass to grow in your
streets, and barnacles on your business
institutions. You haven't three bust
ness men in your town in competing
lines who will walk into each others
place of business and with a cheerv
word of greeting and encouragement
sit down and together, as an industry
OF the community, put their united
shoulder behind the wheel of its diff.
hculties, and all pull together.
AS individuals you sit glowerine in
your own little corner, thinking, think
ing how you can beat the other fell
low to what little starving business
there is in sight. You would rather
beat the other fellow to little present.
business, by any and every means
possible, than to step boldly out in a
manly way and by working shoulder
to shoulder, create new business. It's
all about you, ready for the taking.
But you lack teamwork. Teamwork il
the foundation of success. Is the
blackfoot Fair failure; is the town
and country tributary to it a failure
ilsof Or have we all been sleep;nr
while opportunities knocked at our
doors, and went away unheardi Let
us think it over and reason it out.
Later, perhaps, III take up other
phases Of this subject.
T. G. BOND.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-03-02
SUGAR BEET SEED WILL.
SELL AT THE OLD PRICE

Prices Of sugar beet seed to farm.
'rs will not be advanced, though the
'ugar manufactures is now paying from
20 cents to 30 cents a pound for Il
and selling it to the farmer at Is cents.
Assurance to that effect was given
Tuesday by T. R. Cutler ON his return
from Los Angeles, where he has been
attending the convention of the United
States beet sugar manufacturers, saws
the Herald Republican.
Mr.. Cutler said the manufacturers
decided to send two men to Europe to
assist the agent of the association, who
is now in Russia buying beet seed.
Since the outbreak of the war, he said,
occurring seed has become a difficult
matter since most of it is bought at
kicv and must then be shipped over
and 5000 miles to Vladivostok and
hen by way of Japan to the United
States. Under such conditions, Nj.
said, it was apparent that the agent Of
the association needs assistance.
"There Were thirty representatives
It the convention, said Mr.. Cutler,
'and they came from every sugar beet
growing state. Only in parts of Cali
fornia and Michigan was any shortage
IF seed reported.
AS to the growing of beets in this
country we will not be able to tell I'M
il we can get into the pits in the spring
what success we have had from the
mother beets which produce the seed. >.
The Fremont County News.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-03-02
N. E. MONTGOMERY, Auctioneer.
TEN GOOD MICH COWS.

people at large will make veritable
garden of beauty out of any town.
A few seeds, little elbow exercise
and the work is DONE The principal
grow.
Women invariably take the lead in
the identifying of the home and its
surroundings, and we have many women
in this town who are experts in this
line.
This summer some one of these wo
men is going to have the most beautiful
yard III town.
Who will she be!
We would like to see every woman
in town strive to be that one. w,
would like to see every woman make
of her place spot that is pleasing tc
the eye, spot that attracts the at
tention and compels the admiration OF
people as they pass by.
We would like to see the husbands
encourage the wives in such laudable
undertaking by performing or securing
the manual labor necessary, slight
though it be.
We would like to see this town con
verified this summer into one of the
show spots of the state, and we IL per.
sonally join the procession any time il
is formed.
What do you say, brother, or sister!
Are YOU gamee
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-03-02
Proper Treatment for Biliousness

For long time Miss Lulu SHELTON,
Churchville, n. ", was bilious and had
sick headache and dizzy spells. Cham
berlain g Tablets were the only thing
that gave her permanent relief. OBJ
tainable everywhere.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-03-02
WHO WILL IT BE?

Flowers, plants and shrubbery will
beantify any yard or any home. A sys
tematic cultivation of them by the
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-03-02
Sixteen Head of Horses

One Bay Mare in Foal 10 years old, weight lbs
One Bay Mare, years old, weight 1850 lbs
One Pair of coming 4year Foa weight $500 lbs
One Pair OF Mares coming and years DID, Foal weight
22OO lbs.
One Pair OF Black Gedngs and 10 years DID, weight
One Extra Good Gelding, coming years DID,
One Good Saddle Pony
One coming 4year old Grade Stallion EXTRA GOOD
weight 400 lbs.
Good Colts
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-21
s: CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE ::

fAfter your trip to the sea shore
with Eliene," Dick told me, "you and
will take a little holiday"
For the life Of me, little book, I
could not get up any enthusiasm about
aItrip and ! said, I'VE will wait I'M.
III ! get perfectly well. Dick, before
We make any plans"
"Yes, DEAR" he said, II know I'VE
got to win you all over again and l.
am going to do so. Well put that
second honeymoon trip as far in the
future as you wish, but we will take
ttSBometime Just the same"
eSome way, the thought of the fu.
ture tires me, Dick" I said. 1T takes
al my strength to live in the present.
] seem to have forgotten tbs past ex.
cept as a hazy dream and the future
seems such a long way off that my soul
Grows tired as I contemplate the jour
nay."s
.:Eyen when you give that weary
little smile. Margie," said Dick, at
ripples all over your face and dis.
appears behind your ears in the way
i used to love. Margte, I can't tell
You how ] have missed that smile
Q f5yours since you have been ILL.,"
That little speech Of Dicks thrill
edEme. and ! exclaimed:
* am going to live again. to en-.
ioya life riotously. I'm going to breathe
through my eyes as well as my lungs.
I'm going to take all the joy Of this
great world into my arms. I am lit
orally going to feel the touch Of it
the warmth Of it."
Dick seemed a little frightened as
he put q OBTAINING hand on me, as II
he thought l was going to fly out of
bed
Here. my GIRL" he. said, don't you
go too fast. You must try and be con.
tentsto get well slowly"
"Content." ! circulated scornfully.
; y have tried to be content with Just
lying like a log SO long. Trying to be
content under adverse circumstances
is living to the first of'hell."
Dick bent over my bed. Involun.
taFily ] drew away, and the feeling
that ] could move Sblotted out every
pther sensation.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-21
that he managed to grow on Farmer
Cramer's outworn soil.

That lie managed TO grow on Farmer
Cramer's outworn soil.
He thought he might be able to see
Metty II he went into the house, SO,
absent-mindedly picking up the mag
azine where Metty had left 1t, he
rose, passed the elder Cramers where
they sat with a weary, I'm off to bed
now; good night" and made his way
into the sitting room.
Metty wasn't there, so the next
best thing that occurred to him to do
was to read the new number of The
Hearth Companion. Sis custom al
ways was to begin Mt the beginning
and to continue thus till he had read
to the end-a system of thorough
ness that, applied to agriculture,
probably accounted for his more than
usual success with Cramer's land.
On the first page of the magazine
beyond the frontisplece he came to
the editorial, and, with keen atten-
ton to every word, he labored
through 1t. Then he sat for a few
minutes staring meditatively into the
stove-hole at the side of the room,
and then, cautiously, he went to Cra-
mer's desk and took out q pencil,
delved into the woodbox for a piece
Of discarded wrapping paper and
started toward the door with the
magazine under his arm.
At the turn of the stairs he ran
into Metty-Metty t~iptoeing down
stairs in her pink worsted slippers
and Japanese crepe kimono and her
li%ght-brown hair luXuriously spread
Ing over her graceful shoulders. He
had never before seen Metty thus.
and Metty, from surprise, uttered a
little cry. 81 didn't know you were
here" she said holding the folds of
her kimono high at the neck. 81
came downstairs for the magazine. /
wanted to finish a story I was read
Ing. I am very sorry" And in an
other minute she was back in her
room and 81 was still standing on the
stairs gazing up whittier the little
pink worsted slippers and the flutter
of the figured Japanese crepe had
vanished.
II wanted to look over that story
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-21
HaeaBurrs'

again." 81 unused, "but I guess I can
write the letter in rough first and
then have a look at the magazine
again tomorrow"
1t was q month later and neither
Metty nor 81 had received the answer
to the problem that confronted them,
although each had watched faithfully
Tor the mail man. Then came The
Hearth Companion, and, as Mr.. Cra-
mer had overtaken the mail carrier
on his way back from the village that
morning, he had come into possession
OF the magazine first.
II guess you want to get a look at
the new fashions" he told Metty as
he came Into the house, and passing
1t to her, he turned to 81, who had
come In from the fields for his mid
day dinner. Here, 81, here's a letter
from the magazine folks. I guess
they want you to subscribe to their
magazine. And, by gravy, IL there
isn't a letter for Metty, too! Those
Fellows don't seem to care how they
use their postage stamps to send all
those letters to n house the same
day in different envelopes. Seems to
me as II one stamp would have car.
ried them ALL"
81 opened his letter hurriedly with
out ~eXcusing himself, and his strong.
sunburned hand was fairly shaking
with emotion and surprise when he
took out an oblong Of white paper on
which was written an order for one
hundred dollars, payable to 81 Larn-
ed. I'VE take great pleasure in an
nouncing to you that your letter has
been awarded the first prize in our
heart problem contest" 1t ran. GAS
you see, we are publishing it without
your name, as agreed, in this months
edition OF the magazine. BY way of
giving you the help and advice we
promised. We wish to attract your at.
tention to the letter published under
the tenth place In the contest"
While Metty was still reading her
letter-which announced that she
mad won O new patent vegetable press
as a reward for having the tenth best
letter. 81 grasped the magazine which
she had laid on the table. He turned
past his own letter-which was pub.
lished exactly as he had written it.
save for the omission of his name
and passed on till he came to the
tenth letter. Could this really have
been written by Metty?
II have not the slightest hone OF
winning a prize" the letter ran after
giving q more or less minute autobi-
ographical sketch. my only wish in
writing is that some one wiser than
myself might give me advice. am
a n ~uneducated farmers daughter. NV
problem is not one Of stifed ambi-
ton. No, I do not want to be a Red
Cross nurse, and I do not want to 90
to college. My problem Is the old.
old problem. I love a young man who
works for my father. think I could
make him love me If I could only live
In different surroundings. I love the
country life, but ! believe he has am.
billions. I know l could never be
happy anywhere but in this or some
similar secluded spot. My heart prob
lem is this: Since I cannot be happy
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-21

IN the way that would correspond to
this mans ambitions, have i any
right to make him love me? And
since in his eyes l must be o simple
country girl, how could I make him
love me anyway?"
Then, with excitement such as he
had never felt before in his life, 81
turned to the first page and saw his
own letter printed at the head OF
them all. 1t was the simply written,
direct outpourings Of the man who
loved the country, the ma who had
an innate passion for the soil that
left no room In his heart for city am
billions. The problem he presented
was this: The woman he loved must
needs regard him as a boor and clout
because he was working as her faith
er's hired man. and In order to win
her love he felt 1t was necessary to
break away from the things he loved
and make q way for himself in the
city. Then he could make her ad-
mire him. But in the meantime he
would be miserably out Of his ele.
nent. What should he 10?
So intent had 81 been in reading
first the letter and then the magazine
that he did not realize that Metty was
at his side, reading the pages oyer his
shoulder. Metty's mother had left
the room to get the dinner things and
her father was in the hall pulling OF
his boots.
..were n writing the gospel
truth, Metty?" he asked. putting
rough, muscular hands on her shout
ders. .1f you were Just writing that
for fun, tell mel"
az meant every word of it." she
said, and then as her father shambled
back into the room, she whispered:
~ wonder II we should ever have
known If it hadn't been for the heart
problem contest?"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-21

death, at the hands OF the German gov.
eminent. has aroused England to the
extent that the claim is being made
the British will not resume diplomatic
relations with Germany even after
the war. Fryatt was taken by the
Germans after he attempted they
claim, to ram a submarine. He was put
to death. English officials argue he
should have been treated as a prisoner
OF war. The Germans claim Fryatt
committed piracy.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-21

"Oh, Dick, Dick" I said almost bvs.
terically. Don't you see that I am
moving?"
Eyes. dear, I see that you are NOV.
Ing away from me-" he said rather
scornfully. But l am going to make
You love me all over again"
"And you are going to love me all
over again?" I asked maliciously,
Il have never ceased to love you,
dear"
Now, little book, can you beat that,
Aren't men the queerest things alive?
I really believe Dick thinks he has
always loved me.
Do you think, little book, that my
year of being lust a log, when I have
had to suppress every emotion, has
taken from me the power OF loving?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-21

The picture shows the widow al
seven orphan children Of Captain FIR
att, in circle, commander of the Br.
iah merchant liner Brussels, whol
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-21
ANOTHER GOOD DAVIS STORY.

ANOTHER GOOD DAVIS STORY.
Look out for the third in the series
of Richard Harding Davis stories
printed in the Magazine Section Of The
New York Sunday World. 1t Is en-
titled BILLY and the Big Stick" and
appears in the issue Of The Sunday
World OF August q. The remarkable
detective story Of Inspector Froest. Of
Scotland Yard, called 1.-THE Mael-
strom," will begin In the Magazine
Section Of The Sunday World Of Sep
TENDER 10. You cannot afford to miss
these literary treats. Order your
Sunday World early from your news
dealer.-Ady.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-21

GERS of the Grand Lodge Of knights of
Pythias Of West Virginia yesterday Of
ficiated at the ceremonies attending
the laying Of the corner stone of the
new $4,000 school building here.
Thos. w. Fleming, OF Fairmont. deliv-
cred the principal address. Samuel
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-04
TALLADEGA WINS
 OVER ANNISTON

Anniston, May Especial )--One of the finest, fastest and cleanest games ever seen in Class D ball was played here this afternoon when Talladega defeated Anniston by score of to l in the opening Georgia Alabama league game of the season. In spite of lowering clouds and field heavy with mud from drizzling rain earl fer in the day. the grandstand and bleachers were packed with a holiday crowd of enthusiastic fans.
 Talladega made the first run in the fourth, was tied by Anniston in the sixth and no further runs were made by either side until the ninth when Talladega broke the tie with one run, making the score to 1.
 All stores in Anniston had been closed by proclamation of Mayor Wikle and special trains were run from Talladega to accommodate the crowd of rooters for the Tigers.
 The splendid showing made by both teams in the. initial game of the sea son is looked upon as prediction of fast work through the summer. Man ager Wade Reynolds of the Annistons, in spite of today's defeat expressed himself as being completely satisfied with the showing his team made. Box score.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-04
ELLAM GIFT ID BE
 PLACED 0N DISPLAY
Gift Arrives and Will Be Put on Exhibition for
 Fans to See

The gift for Roy Elam has arrived, and will be put on exhibition today at the Green Drug company at First avenue and Twentieth street, according to an an- nouncement last night by Chairman Charles E. Glover, who has had charge of the collections for the gift. The pre- sentation will be made on Monday at Redwood Field, when Ellam and his Nashville Vols begin three-game series.
 Monday has been set aside as 'Ellam Day. by the local baseball association, at which time the gift will be presented. Commissioner of Public Safety Aclie Bar Der will make the presentation speech. The programme will be short and will consist of the talk from MT. Barber alone.
 The gift was purchased by popular sub- scription. The campaign has been under way for the past month under the direc- ton of Charles F. Glover. Although sev- eral other ardent fans and staunch sup porters of Ellam started out to collect funds, none of them stuck it out as did MT. Glover, and he deserves the credit alone for the collections that enabled the gift to be purchased. Almost $l00 was raised The gift is a Masonic watch charm with the baseball field on it. studded with small diamonds for the four bases It will remain on display at Greens until Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-04
En!TED BY JACK BETHEA

account of the bad weather only a small crowd was present. This is always the way and Bob Ty- son. an observant cuss. predicted before the battle started that the score would be two and one or an extra inning affair. He was more inclined to the latter contingency and it looked for a time in the ninth that it would be the case
 Yesterday is the first time this season when Red Smith has been called upon in a pinch and has not delivered. With two on in the ninth and one counter needed to tie the score he lifted a fly to left. Day and Lennox considered catcher but finally decided against it.
 Frank announced yesterday that he had purchased King Lear. the former Cub and Cincinnati pitcher. The king will report in Atlanta today. Frank has nearly as many ballplayers in At lanta as he had in Birmingham this week. He sent Lafitte home yester- day afternoon to be ready for the game this afternoon against the Gulls Then there was Finis Wilson, who went back home the day before. Lii Marcan, who is limbering up for the fray, and Ad Bremen, the Cub southpaw Frank secured.
 Charey Schmidt is shaking up his Mobile team after his rather rocky career in the Southern this season. It is reported that there was too much night life on the team and that several were put under bond for being too joyful. Anyway, Charley signed Ed Holley, former Pittsburg Federal leaguer, yesterday afternoon Holly also played with the Cubs Holly Left with Mobile from New Orleans last night and will probably play second base against the Crackers in the game this afternoon. Bromwich, the third baseman, has been returned to the Davenport, Ia, club, and Johnny Dodge will continue to play third base for the Gulls. It is reported that Leo Dobard will draw the can. Clancy has already been fired and when the Gulls arrive in Birmingham again it will be almost new team.
 Our genial friend Dick Jemison, ob- JectS to dOIng his own work as sport ing editor of the Constitution and for the Georgian as well. He took fling at Fuzzy Woodruff yesterday in the following:
 Frank Thrasher failed to get a hit in yesterdays game with the Barons after hitting safely in 15 consecutive games. Thrasher got hit in the first game of the season. Then he missed in the second game. From then until yesterday he secured one or more hits in 15 consecutive contests, regis tering 25 safe hits in the 15 games.
 Note: If their scissors are still as sharp as usual on dope stories, we expect to see this item word for word in one of our afternoon contempor- aries"
 That isn't talking about guy at that.
 Mobile put over another victory over the Pels yesterday and the Vols gained a little. The Memphis-Nash- vile game was rained out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-04
GRIFFIN LOSES IN
 OPENER TO NEWMAN

Griffin, May 3.-(Special.l l--Griffin dropped the first game of the season to Newman in one of the fastest games ever ming and heavy hitting. The game was marked by fast fielding, good base run ming and heavy hittin. The game was witnessed by an immense crowd that completely filled stands and bleachers and overflowed into the field. Official at tendance was announced as 1880.
 The batting honors went to Hanson, Kirke, Pope, Cheney and Gutierrez. Han son received credit for two safeties out of four times up. Film for Newman also received two out of four. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-04
PELS LOSE FIRST
 SERIES OF SEASON

New Orleans, May 3-After Pitcher Walker had held the Gulls scoreless and allowed them but two scattered hits in i've innings the visitors punched six hits in the sixth inning here today, scored four runs and secured safe lead over New Orleans, the final score being to 3. The locals had scored three runs up to the fifth and Ledbetter, the Mobile pitcher, held them safe from then to the end of the game. Mobiles victory of today lost New Orleans it's first series of the Snnra.