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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-10-26
In Re-Road Petition of
w. L. Giffin, ct al.

A petition having heretofore been
flIed asking for the establishment of a
road described as follows towit: Com
mencing at the northeast corner of Sec
ton Twenty-six (26) in Township
-Four a south, Range Thirty-one (31J
II. Is. NJ; thence running south on the
section line to the northeast corner of
Section Eleven GI in Township Five
90 south of Range 81, E. B. M. And
it appearing to the Board that it would
be to the best interests of the County
and to the petitioners whose names are
subscribed to the within petition, after
due consideration, it is hereby ordered
that the petition be granted d.
In Re-Road Petition of
Katie Cordes, ct al.
A petition having heretofore been
filed asking for the establishment of
road described as follows, towit: Com
mencing at the northwest corner of the
southwest quarter of Section Five.
Township south, Rrange 80, E. B. NJ,
running south "a of mile. And it
appearing to the Board that it would
be to the best interests of the county
and to the petitioners whose names are
subscribed to the within petition, after
due consideration it is hereby ordered
that the petition be granted.
In Re-Road Petition Of G. F. Daw.
and George Smith, ct al.
A petition having heretofore been
filed asking for the establishment of
road described as follows, towit:
Commencing at southwest corner of
Township l south, Range SO, f. B. NJ,
running thence north l mile, thence
east ii mile, thence north "a mile, to
edge of lava rock. And it appearing
to the Board that it would be to the
best interests of the county and to the
petitioners whose names are subscribed
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-10-26
In the Matter Of Warrants Drawn
Against Road and Bridge Fund
Ross Fork Road.

In the above entitled matter Mr.. II.
w. Keifer having dismissed the appeal
filed herein, and it appearing that cOun-
ty warrants have heretofore been
drawn against the road and bridge
fund in favor of the several parties to
whom said warrants should be deliv.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-10-26
In Re-Request of Charles Schroeder
for Cancellation of Delinquent
Taxes for Year 1915.

The above entitled matter coming on
for hearing, Charles Schroeder making
request for cancellation of delinquent
taxes on the following described prop
Township 6 south, Range 30, 1915 farm
roll, page 81, line ID, certificate No.
297, cancel 1924, from the above num-
bered certificate account of state land.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-10-26
F. NJ. FISHER, Clerk.


Attest: Chairman.
F. NJ. FISHER, Clerk.
OCTOBER 20, 1916.
State Of Idaho, County of Bingham
SIS.
The Board of County Commissioners
Of Bingham County met this day pur-
suant to adjournment Of October 10,
1916, G. Bond, chairman, James
Christensen, NJ A. F'ugate, and the
Clerk being present, when the follow
ing business was transacted, towit:
In Rebuilding of Road
and Bridge Claims.
In the above entitled matter the
Board proceeded to audit the road and
bridge claims which were on file in the
auditors office, and contracted in the
quarter ending September 3Oth, and Or
dered the auditor to draw warrants
against the road and bridge fund for
$17,740.49, the amount indicated by
warrants Nos. 407 to CAT, inclusive, and
claim Nos. 1877 to 1852, inclusive, which
appears on pages 46 to 63 inclusive, of
the combined claim and warrant register
of Bingham county.
In Re-Civil No. 2183, Bingham
County VS.. Miller 4 Stone.
The above entitled action was brought
for the purpose Of foreclosing 1912 and
1913 delinquent tax lien. The defend
ants in this action, Miller & Stone, hav-
ing declined to answer in said cause,
and the original owner, Charles Sims,
having offered the sum of $500 to
pay the delinquent taxes and apply the
balance on the costs of the case, the
Board, after viewing the property, and
taking same under consideration, con
cluded that it was for the best interests
of the county to accep, $500, as the
property involved was not worth more,
and the clerk is instructed to cancel
the attorneys fees in this action with
the exception of $l.29.
Ordered that the Board 10 now adj
journ until Nov. Sth, 1916, at 10 o clock
a. m.
J. G. BOND,
Attest: Chairman.
+. NJ. FISHER, Clerk.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-10-26
In Re-Ventilating
Lower Vault.

Owing to this vault being located so
low in the ground, and there being no
drainage to the floor Of the same, and
at times when irrigating the premises
about the Court House building the
water seeps into the vault and causes it
to become damp and mouldy, thereby
damaging the records, causing them
to rot and mould, and also owing to
poor ventilation, it is hereby ordered
that the Recorder be authorized to
spend the sum Of thirtyfive dollars for
the purpose of installing ventilating
system, and thereby eliminate the damp
ness.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-10-26

cred; it is hereby ordered that the
County Auditor be and he is hereby
directed to deliver said county warrants
to the several parties in whose favor
the same have been issued.
Ordered that the Board do now ad-
journ until October 20, at $3.50 o'clock
p. m.
J. G. BOND,
Attest: Chairman
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-10-26

to the within petition, after due con-
sideration it is hereby ordered that the
petition be granted
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-10-26
Nothing But "GETs.1T" Will Do
g.. This to Corns and Calluses.

IT, you've ever had corns. you've
tried lots Of things to get rid of them
-salves that eat your toe and leave
the corn remaining, cotton rings that
make your corns bulge out like pop.
Evening times-Republican., 1916-05-27
MEs-REPUBIIcAN. MARsHALLToWN. IoWA MAY -. 1915

able, not only in equipment but willing
ness to serve. 1t is not a serious argu-
ment against the guardsmen that 116
Of the Texas guardsnen failed In the
test. 1t merely asserts that lie men
who ought not to have been in the SER
vice had Joined the companies. They
were play soldiers only. The guards
man must be a soldier in time of need.
That's what he is for. If he has a
conception that service in the guard
means anything else fundamentally he
doesn't belong in the service and should
be weeded out OF 1t. He's a gutter.
The national guard has never had
its full chance 1t has been contempt
uously set aside by the regular branch
Of the service and has slight attention
from Washington, except in directions
that were of small assistance toward
making it an effective arm of the mill
tary establishment Of the country. But
at that the rank and file have always
shown themselves worthy when the
merely an incident calling attention to
a weakness that exists in the service
If the borders of Iowa were threatened
today expectation would be that every
guardsman able to carry his gun would
re spond 10 the call Of duty and ex-
pectat ton would not be disappointed.
The guard Is to take place as a real
defensive arm of the United States. 1t
m ust live up to it from the command
ing general down to the private in the
rear rank If the country is to get the
most out Of it and the guard take and
maintain the high standing it deserves
to have.
Evening times-Republican., 1916-05-27
BETWEEN SILK AND HEMP.

It has been recalled by the Case
ment trial that Il peer of England has
right TO be hanged with a silk cord
instead Of the common, hempen rope
wherewith common malefactors are
stretched. Easement. however, it IS
said being a mere knight and not
peer Of the realm can not lay claim to
q silk finish. In fact we are Informed.
he may be decapita,ed il the judge
awards him to the ak and block in
stead of the scaffold.
It will look to the average man Ike
fuss over nothing. Here in Iowa we
have SO decided a distaste to being
hanged that the question OF silk or
hemp or cotton would not cut much
terial of the rope we were to be
choked with we'd be attacking to in
structions Of the presiding judge i'll
order to get a new trial, working hard
on petitions 10 the governor for COM
mutation and looking forward to pa
role in couple Of years. And if 1t all
besides silk ropes.
One Of the celebrated surgical Mayos
has been rushed BY special train to the
bedside of Jim Hill, magnate and mil
lionaire. The doctor at the cross roads
drove madly to tenant house on
farm last night thru the dark in an
attempt to save the life Of the hired
man. Death was knocking on the great
oaken doors Of the millionaire's man
sion and on the inch and three elghths
plain pine Of the tenant house. The
main thing there was the dark shadow
at the door. Silk or hemp, world sur
geon and country doctor were Incl
dental. The monstrous shape in the
shadows outside the doors filed the
picture. Everything else on earth
halts and covers before it.
When we come TO the Jumping off
place" we shall care little for silk or
hemp. Strange that we pay so much
attention to those things before the
big shadow looms up at the threshold.
There comes a time to all Of US when
silk and cotton are equal.
Silk and hemp. peer and pauper.
hired man and Hill, are equals at one
time in their lives. complete equals
when the shadow hides the sunlight.
Things aren't so very much different
In this world after all at the Begin
ming and at the end. And most of the
differences between are imaginary.
Still, If it has to be done most Of us
would incidentally pick the silk rope
to do It with.
Evening times-Republican., 1916-05-27
CARRY me BALL,

The Des Moines Register very prop
er,v explains to a correspondent, who
writes complaining that Hughes was
! against a 2-cent railway fare in New
York. that the situation in that state
is not to be judged by the SITUATION
in Iowa. That is the attitude or the
Cummins newspapers in this state To-
ward Mr.. Hughes who is popularity sup
posed to be a candidate for the presl-
dency. That is also the attitude OF those
same papers toward Mr.. Roosevelt, OF
whose candidacy there is no doupt
The Registers attitude is commend
a BILE 1t is in contradistinction TO the
labored effort Of an editorial page or
two in the state to boost the Hughes
candidacy in season and out while
damning the candidate Of their own
state with faintest praise and the suS-
gestion that he can not succeed.
The fact is that the Cummins cand!-
dacy is more than a possibility. Inc
Iowa senator is making strong bld
for the nomination The Iowa chance
has become a prospect.
All Iowa should fall in fairly behind
the Iowa candidacy. The delegates who
go from this state solidly instructed for
I'ummins should go determined to bring
home the bacon. If there be any among
them that are weak of heart or double
of purpose they should get out of the
way and let those run who can and are
willing TO run
Iowa should be united behind her own
candidate press, politician and people
II is the way to win. There is no oc-
cas!on 10 seek farther. than the home
candidate Faintheartedness or double
dealing of any kind are bids for defeat
Boldness and united effort have won
many an uphill battle.
Iowa goes to the convention with
candidate for the presidential nomina-
ton and with the instructed deleSa-
tions of other states behind that can
She should have but one de-
termination--to carry the ball.
Evening times-Republican., 1916-05-27
RAkllh-DOMl. REEL s.
~ "a lnoN9ld. ]! j! Ram W
THE HOUSEWIFE.

The housewife Is a patient, muscu-
lar woman who would rather do her
own work than put up with the eocen-
tricities Of the human butterfly known
as the hired girl. Owing to the rapid
age in which we are living, some hired
girls are more eccentric than others
and insist upon shampooing their hair
or laying the foundation for a new
dance frock on wash day, thus COM
pelling the housewife to perform q
weeks work in four hours. besides
feeding large, voraQious family.
Housewives are born, not made. The
chief qualification Of a good housewife
Is a willingness to work overtime and
IL necessary world without end. In
this respect the hired girl has de-
cided advantage over her employer. NO
hired gin can be signed up nowadays
without q clause in the contract which
permits her to dress up In cream taf-
feta at o'clock in the afternoon and
stroll on the avenue until $3.50 An
other clause specifies that any and all
work, of whatsoever kind and charac-
ter, remaining unfinished at the afore-
said hour Of 2 o'clock, shall be per-
formed without grumbling by the
under penalty OF being de-
prived Of the companionship OF the
party Of the second part. This con-
tract can not be broken except by CIV
ing thirty minutes notice.
The housewife has pleasant round
Of duties, and Is allowed to secure
quite little sleep. Her work is varied
In it's nature, for she has three meals
to get each day and II any two OF them
are alike she will be greeted by a
loud, masculine wall. b Every once In
a while there are minor. trifling duties
to engage the swift-passing hours:
such as touse-cleaning, busting,
sweeping, and seeing that everybody
Evening times-Republican., 1916-05-27
STRENGTHENING OUT THE GUARD.

Certain members Of the Texas Ma
tional Guard who refused to answer the
call to the colors to act as a border
patrol are to be court martialed Which
is as it should be.
The national guard is the best solu-
ton of the military proposition that
confronts this country. Compulsory
military service does not appeal to the
American people. The situation Of this
country and It's history and ideals are
opposed to compulsory military service
except In time of dire necessity, YET
the establishment Of defensive service
that will be reasonably effective or
short notice is in the mind OF every
man as a common sense precaution
The guard seems to offer the best way
out.
But the guard then must be depend.
Evening times-Republican., 1916-05-27

their affectfonate activities, blessing
the fallen with hope and the broken
hearted parents with q peace which
was one or the consultations OF GOD
The Red Cross hospital has healed
more hearts than the "red light" the
aterS
When we have thus slain our partic-
uler grief, 1t becomes like the skeleton
of the lion that Samson slew. hive
stored with honey by innumerable bees.
1t fs true that the death OF one we
have loved makes heaven nearer as
men tell US. but it also makes earth
dearer When Charles Dickens was in
America in 1912 the country was at
peace and he said sneeringly Of Amer
leans, What care they for a fag?" But
when that flag was ringed with foes,
twenty years later, the uprising OF
nation in arms showed what they cared
for the banner with the stars
Many minister closes his work in
the pulpit with feeling Of the deepest
depression, conscious of his failures,
but unconscious Of the silent love
which has only asked for some excuse
to speak its debt. Then, when some
great sorrow seems as If 1t must over
whelm their pastor. he finds hinlself
borne upon the arms Of a mighty SYM
pathy that will not be refused express
sion. kilograms and letters pour in
upon him from all the cities where he
has labored, eloquent with fraternal
love. Men come to him at his home
to wiring his hand; stop him on the
street or In the cars to tell him Of
some thing he did or said years and
years ago for which they are still
grateful. The Mother Superior of a
Catholic convent comes long and weary
miles to stand beside the coffin OF one
who was her mistress and friend forty
odd years ago and the first letter he
opens of the many that lie waiting his
attention Is from the colored sexton OF
the church he served twenty years ago
reminding him that there was never
any gull. between the man in the pull
pit and the man in the basement and
no hand is grasped with more gratitude
than that which is black by nature and
callous with toll.
Surely even for. the sorest Of all be-
reayemei1ts, that which separates those
whom God Joined together long, long
ago, the consultations Of God are not
small, but wide as the heavens and
beneTCenti as 5lHe tsHTS oA lHlS sPiM6
rain. And az he puts away in the fam
lily book-side by side pictures OF the
bride and the gran dmother, he remem-
bers that still another Of the consola-
tions of God will be that no longer
/ distressed by nousenoid cares or weak
ened by incurable disease.
The image Of her life shall sweetly
| creep
| T., =, a. n afY1dv os his ina gina II ION
Moving more delicate and full OF life
Than when In life indeed
m975 aqalueORmudhn notice = I'm
Two thirds Of the worlds corn Is
I .,.,,,y,s IN fhe limited States. @
Evening times-Republican., 1916-05-27
For Sunday Reading
M Sorts of Obinions
Work a Consolation.

IN. D. Jenkins, d. D., in Sioux City
Journal
But one of the most potent consola-
tions OF God Is work; work for 9TH
ers; work to lift up the world and bring
1t nearer to God.
One of the noblest books In the Eng
lish language Is. Burton's Anatomy OF
Melancholy" In modern speech we
would call it 1.-The Cure For Depres-
sion." And Burtons cure" Is work,
and lots Of it. Do not make an idol OF
your grief, Is the substan of his ad-
vice. but let 1t be an inspiration to your
benevolence. In my early ministry /
knew very rich, young widow who
had sought healing Of her wound by
flying to Paris and losing herself in the
gayeties of the then Haunting second
empire. But she wrote me that-wfth
a vast income and no dependents-she
was more and more unhappy every day.
She could only pray for death" And
wrote her Immediately to pray for
work" / told her that / knew enough
of Paris to know that there were thou
sands Of friendless girls that needed
a friend; thousands Of penniless widows
that needed bread and thousands OF or
phans that needed love and a home.
Six months later / received another
letter saying, II am the busiest--and
the happiest-woman on the CONT
nent." And the work she then started
she was carrying on for the shopgirls
of that great city forty years after
wards when God called her to her res1
and reward. 5%
Nor can those who know the history
OF rescue work In our own country fai
to recall how the early death cf des,
little Florence Crittenden pressed dowr
a hopeless burden upon the heart q
her inconsoiable parents until thu
lfoundiing Of that great string OF hoHe'
for fallen women gave an outlet 10
Evening times-Republican., 1916-05-27
Topics of the Times

Speaking of silence as golden. what
an asset Justice Hughes would be to
Great Britain and her national debt.
Tho Mr. Roosevelt is not a very
wealthy man his campaigns never
seem to lack the sinews of magazine
and periodical advertising.
Col Lafe Young is on the border to
see at first hand the need of prepared
ness IN that direction. Lafe is writing
some good stuff home and later per-
haps We shall enjoy hearing Linn on
Sixty Days With Funston" Incident
ally the colonel ought to achieve pro-
motion to brigadier general while at
the front
Under the two thirds rule of demo-
cratic conventions Mr. Bryan was the
two thirds last trip. This season his
Excellency w. Wilson seems to he
seven eighths.
Candidates should be especially kind
to their wives and other mems wives
this summer: they are all likely TO
vote this fall.
Some OF those who are insisting that
the liquor question is dead in Iowa are
pinning their hopes TO the pulrnotor
Just the same. Under the right cir
culnstances we shall see some desper-
ate efforts to revive the corpse.
The farther it goes the less is heard
OF LaFollette. His campaign is almos.
as quiet as that of Hughes.
Speaking Of Mr.. Ford aside from
politics it might be worth notice that
the bank deposits of the Ford en,i,loves
have increased by $4,000. 900. Somehow
that man and his employees seem to
get along somehow and land little
ahead each year. And that's some
thing when you think Of it, II we take
little time from roasting Mr.. Ford.s
peace policy and look over the w1v il
works in his own shops, Ford seems
TO be quite some citizen
Evening times-Republican., 1916-05-27
Masonic Meetings.
Visitors always welcome.

SPECIAL MMUNlCAT1ON Mar
shall Lodge No. los A. F. & A. M
work in third degree by past masters
FRIDAY, June 2, p. m Dinner, b 50
John w. Wells, secretary: B. ..
F'razey w. M.
SiGNET CHAPTER. No. 50. r. A M
Stated convocation Monday evening,
May 80, 1880 o'clock. Past and most
excellent degrees. Carl Shaffner, H. r.;
John w. Wells. secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solo
mon Council No. 20, R. & s. W., No.
day. June 10. regular business. l. l.
Forbes, Recorder. George Gregory, l. NJ.
SPECIAL CONCLAVE, st. Aldemar
Commandery No. 80, X. T.. Tuesday
May 30, p H.. for work. I. T. Forbes
Recorder: II. c. Mueller. Commander
REGULAR Meeting Central Chap
ter No. 81. 0. E. S, Wednesday. May
II, at s p. m. Eliza S. Battin. secre-
tary: Cora NJ Mcdowell. w. NJ.
Evening times-Republican., 1916-05-27
LOSING HIS CUMMING.

ll)eS MONIES SeSlSter.J
There is an. increasing belief today
that Colonel Roosevelt will be per-
suaded by his supporters into making
very brief 'whirlwind' trip thru the
middle west. Washington, d. c..
Times.
The wonder must always be that SO
sagacious a politician as Mr.. Roose-
yeit should have left his whirlwind
campaign until after the primary cleo
tions had been held and the delegates
to the convention chosen.
All the parades and whoop-er- up
that can now be arranged will never
make up for the want OF votes IN
states like Massachusetts and Vermont
and New Hampshire, Atlantic seaboard
states where the people are pictured
as in a state of panic. Murray Cranes
who was beaten for delegate four years
ago by the Roosevelt men, was elected
this year by two to one. and Hughes
carried Vermont over Roosevelt by
about the same ratio.
Who believes that parades and mass
meetings are going to stampede the
Iowa delegation? If not the Iowa dele
cation what delegation? Mr.. Roose-
welt would have big meeting in Des
Moines. Des Moines would give him
a big meeting as a matter OF city
boosting. But what would meeting
In Des Moines do to influence the
choice at Chicago?
Four years ago the Roosevelt lead
ers contested every state bitterly. they
were on hand at the proper time no
delegate was chosen for Taft If they
could prevent. This year everything
has been left to a whiriwind finish, and
while enormous sums OF money are
being spent, more than were ever spent
in promoting a candidacy before 1t all
seems to be locking the barn door al
ter the horse is stolen.
1t is the first time in his career that
Mr.. Roosevelt has tried to win a race
after II was lost.
Evening times-Republican., 1916-05-27
TILE NEW HIGH SCHOOLS.
Burlington HaWkeXe.l

Nevada is investing 100000 in a new
high school building. She never made
a better investment, and no doubt,
when more school room Is needed at
Nevada the people will pro 'ide
promptly and in liberal manner. The
new building will soon have an at
tendance that would never have been
possible in an old structure with linn
tied quarters. Many 4 town that pro-
Vides what are believed to he ample
quarters in a new high school, is
agreeably surprised when the new
building is filled within year or two
after it has been completed and de-
voted to the purposes which it is to
serve