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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-06
A NEW INCORPORATION.

LIST Tuesday night the stockholders
OF the \. F. Boyle hardware business,
which mas been conducted as a co-pa.t-
nership, met in the office of Attorney :
Jones and Incorporated with a capital!
'zatinn of $250.000. The following are
the officers and directors elected:
Officers president, Alexander Youmie:
vice-president and general manager, N.
+. Boyle; secretary and manager of tn.
wholesale department ut Pocatello, N
A. Boyle; local manager at Blackfoot
Lewis lockwood.
Directors-N. F. Boyle, N. A. Bovle.
John w. Jones, Lewis lockwood, Louis
Felt and George II. Ruthop.
The work on the new corporation IS
building at Pocatello is rapidly progress
ing, and it promises to have one Of the
most extensive business of it's kind in
the state. All the interested parties Of
this new incorporation are well and
favorably known in Blackfoot. wher
their fair and courteous business meth
DDS have made them many friends who
sincerely hope that success will crown
their business ambition.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-06
CURRENT EVENT NOTES.

The annual business meeting of the
Current Events club was held Monday,
April 3rd. The following officers were
elected to serve the coming club year:
president, Mrs. Bertha f. Powers; see
retary, Mary McVicar; treasurer, Carrie
NJ. Varley.
The action of the three departments
in electing Mrs. Alice York Clark, Mrs.
Bertha VanAiken and Mrs. Matte
Wilson as leaders was ratified by the
club, these ladies also serve as vice.
presidents ON the executive board.
At the conclusion of the business
meeting, Mrs. Francis R. Kahn gave a
most able paper on the subject, 18th.
Duty of Women of Today Mrs.
Reece's vocal solo and Miss Gladys
johnson s piano number added much to
the pleasure of those present.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-06
WATER WORKS
BEING IMPROVED

Several years ago the Blackfoot Water
Works let contract for the enlarge
ment of its system, but the same talk
and agitation prevailed then as now of q
municipal water plant which resulte
not only in imparing the company IS
credit, but giving the city poorer
water system than they would have had
had the people in general been more en-
couraging instead Of discouraging to the
water company. The people Of Black
foot have just reason to be thankful to
the water company for several reasons,
the Inst and most important is the un-
disputed .act that they have enjoyed a
very bonnteous and reliable supply of
absolutely sanitary water that in .
great measure is responsible for the
low death rate that has prevailed II.
this city for the past eight years, during
which time we have been free of the
many epidemics that have their origin
in impure water from shallow wells that
receive the germs of disease from the
surface. The source of the cool, crystal,
sanitary water that Blackfoot has been
enjoying is in four deep wells ilf solid
rock formation where disease germs are
unknown. The water of these wells il
not only healthful and pleasant to the
consumer, but they are reliable as they
penetrate the bowels of the earth far
below the bed of Snake river, and as
long as the winding, mighty Snake flows
so will these wells
In order to increase the capacity of
their plant, the water company has or.
dered new and modern pump, and has
commenced the excavation Of cement
reservoir ten feet deep, thirty feet long
and twenty feet wide, which in connec-
tion with their tank, will store sufficient
water for fire purposes. The new reser-
voir will store $4,000 gallons of water,
and if the growth of the city requires
more it can be had by increasing the
height of the reservoir until it will ac-
commodate 1000, ,00gallons or more of
the best and most reliable water of any
city of 10000 that we know. If there
is one thing that Blackfoot can be proud
and grateful for, it is her sanitary,
sparkling and cool water that is always
treat to our people after a trip to
Idaho Falls where the water is anything
but pleasant and sanitary. Good water
is blessing, and we know of no com
munity that will have a more reliable
supply of palatable, protective water
than Blackfoot, and we hope our citi-
zens will appreciate their fortune in
this respect by both appreciating and
not carelessly or wilfully wasting it in
the future as it has often been in the
past. No city we know of has such
low mortality rate as Blackfoot, and We
believe this happy condition is princi
pally due to the pleasant, sanitary wa
ter that has been furnished our citizens
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-06
BLACKFOOT BOYS BLOCKED
BY POCATELLO POLICI

-Four young boys, carrying rich aut;
robe, were seen emerging from the alley
between Main and Arthur streets, al
Clark, last night by Patrolman William
Ok. The boys were sneaking about
like hunted wolves, and from their de
meanor The officer arrested them on sus
picion. They later confessed that tn,
robe was stolen from the AUTOMOBILE
owned by William Wallin.
The boys were taken to the police
station and searched. The searching
caused the officers to laugh. The pris
jack knives, double action revolvers un-
loaded, and other weapons.
The boys gave their names as Law
renee Danielson, 13; Chance Bennett, Is;
Ferrel Young, Is, and Lloyd Bacon, Is
The names are well known in Black foot
being the names of good farmers of tina.
locality. They admitted that they cam.
form Blackfoot. Their story was told
by one Of the number. He said the rea
son they left Blackfoot was because q
canning factory had been looted few
days ago, and suspicion was thrown
upon them. They decided to evacuate
the city. 1t was bold and couraeous
career they planned while coming frol.
the Grove City last night on freight
train, but it will promptly end with the
action taken by the authorities.-Poca
tello Chronicle.
Yesterday the boys were brought
back to their homes by Sheriff Sim
mons.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-06
Cleanup Day
Proclamation

At regular meeting Of the city
council, held April 4th, 1916, it was
deemed advisable to and most conducive
to general renovation whereby no ons
may have excuse for delay or negli-
gence to the detriment and danger to the
health of himself or his family or
his neighbor, to set apart day wherein
all good citizens are called upon not
alone to see that their own premises arc
set in order, but that wholesome anG
effective community spirit may be
created and to show the sincerity OF
the city's interest to make this effect
i've, will furnish city teams for one day
to haul trash from the city where same
is placed in piles in the alley.
Therefore, I, E. T. Peck, mayor Of the
city of Blackfoot, do designate and set
apart Friday, the 14th day Of April
1915, as cleanup day for tho city Of
Blackfoot, and call upon all citizens to
give every possible aid towards making
effective the purpose Of the proclamation
by devoting their time and attention
to a cleansing and renovation Of prem
ises belonging to the place Of their
abode.
E. T. PECK, Mayor
The committees to see that the above
proclamation is properly adhered to arc
as follows:
Ward No. HI. D. MacCoshan, FREQ
Simons, and Prof. Vincent.
Ward No. 2-J. H. Early, M. M.
Farmer and Harry Bergman.
Ward No. SC. S. Pelkey, G. F
Hiliard and N. A. Boyle.
Ward No. &c. s. Bebe, Bert Pen
and F. N. Parkinson.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-06
City Solons Will Inspect Utah
Paved Streets.

The city council held a regular meet
ing Tuesday night, with full member
ship present, and Mayor Peck presiding
siding.
Minutes of the previous meeting
with few minor corrections, were
read and appoved.
representative of a tobacco cure
appeared before the council asking for
permission to sell his medicine without
license, which privilege was denied
him.
Mr.. Short appeared before the council
'trenuously obiecting to the city
blowing his private grounds and re-
moving dirt therefrom. The city street
commissioner acknowledged that he had
made mistake in thinking Mr.. Short IS
land was the public highway, and pro-
missed to make good all damage.
John O'Neil of Butte, notified the
.ouncil by telegram that he would not
give any of his land for the purpose Of
making new road to the cemetery,
Councilman Hesse, who promised to
lonate land for this purpose providing
Mr.. O'Neil did, now also refuses to
donate land for the new cemetery road.
D. II. Biethan appeared before the
council investigating the high cost Of
si,r!nEling in the business district and
was given the desired information.
The following building permits were
granted: Mrs. Emma Ashton, to build
$4,000 addition to her Cottage ho+el
Father Gresl, to build garage; W. Fl.
Montgomery, to put new front OH the
Old Orpheum building; J. j. Quillan, to
erect $500 dwelling.
1t was reported that the Irving
school would be connected with the
sewer during the coming vacation
Jas. Martin was reported to have re.
fused to obey the mandate of the city
council and remove his hog pens from
the Fair grounds, where they had been
condemned as a nuisance. He SAYS he
will not remove them until the O. S. L.
tockvards, Gibbs stable and Mowrev 8
feed yard are removed. The matter was
referred to the city attorney and in
Ease he is unable to abate the nuisance
It is proposed to bring it to the atten-
tion of the state board of health.
Friday. April 14th, was set aside as
slean-up day, and committee of three
from each ward will be appointed 70
have charge of the work of cleaning up
the city which will furnish the neces-
sary teams to transport the debris.
1t was moved and carried that the
city lay the ditch pipe in front of the
residence of Max Smith and his con
tiguous neighbors if they would furnish
it.
The following official collections for
March were reported: Police Judge
Good. SO; Chief of Police Sewell, Sal.
Ordinance No. 92, creating Improv
ment District No. Is, was read once in
full and twice by title and unanimously
passed to print.
Moved and carried that the city en-
gineer be instructed to prepare plans
md specifications for Improvement;
District No. IS.
The following bids We're received for
a 1o-hour night sprinkling shift, bv the
hour: W. L. Hawley, As; B. VanBlari-
com, AS; c. H. Pope, 80; NJ. O. Bishoff,
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-06

.}S; VIM. s. Lowe, SO; Ira Wilde, .3S SA
Mr.. Lowe being the lowest bidder was
given the contract
The city attorney made voluminous
report on the abstract, water permit,
deeds and other papers of the power site
offered the city by II. M. Heimerdinger,
conveying to the city 5000 inches of
Snake river water for a municipal power
plant. The report was not considered
very favorable by the council, and N.
F. Parkinson was present with a written
opinion from Attorney Jones in behalf
Of the legality of certain portions of the
deeds in question. 1t being midnight
when the clerk finished reading the
two reports on the validity of the pro-
posed power site, it was moved that the
matter be taken up at an adjourned
meeting to be held Friday night.
The city council and city engineer
have accepted an invitation from Mr..
Fox, fwho represents a concrete paving
company, to- accompany him to Salt
Lake City, Logan and Park City as his
guests, for the purpose of investigating
concrete pavements built by the com
pany he represents. They leave Sun
day afternoon and will return about
Wednesday.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-06
DELEGATES TO
co. CONVENTION

In response to the ce.l of the Re.
publican County Central committee for
Preferential primaries, the voters of the
four precincts $ of Blackfoot met in
their respective precincts and elected
delegates to the county convention
which meets April 13, 1916.
The meeting in the second precinct
was not very largely attended, there
being only thirteen voters present, who
were called to order by Judge Anderson
and who was afterwards chosen as
chairman. Byrd Trego was placed in
nomination for secretary by J. C. Bond,
and elected.
The following nominations were then
made: =. G. Johnston, l.. R. Thomas.
X. n. West, j. G. Bond, c. V. Fisher,
'. z. White, W. H. Snyder, Nofear
Davis, A. S. Dickinson, Jas Duck
worth and F. w. Pelkey. R. N. West
and f. N. Pelkey declining left nine
delegates to be voted for when it was
moved and unanimously carried that
the eight nominees receiving the high
est vote be declared the delegates from
this precinct to the county convention,
and the following were so named by
the chairman: p. G. Johnston, l.. r.
Thomas, }. G. Bond, c. v. Fisher, V. c.
White, A. S. Dickinson, .Nofear Davis
and James Duckworth.
The delegates elected in the other
precincts We're as follows:
Precinct No. Nv. ID. Vincent. Ralph
Affair, DIR. Hoover, II. Wright, Roy Dy-
CERT, Frank Hesse, 0. Buchanan and
Russell Sewell
Precinct No. 3-.Jos. LACQUER Wen
dell Gagen, Below Ball.
Precinct No. 4-Dr. Simmonds, G. s.
Beebe and II. A. Doud.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-06
FINED SIS FOR TREATING.

Last Friday as Deputy Sheriff Cham
berlain was travelling northerly in the
train, he overheard an unknown pas
senger explaining the simplicity Of
carrying boose in grips. After he made
the explanation he proceeded to dernon-
strate the trick by passing bottle
among the auditors, and the deputy
being in that class was not overlooked.
The deputy took the proffered bottle,
also the owner, and brought them to
Judge Doud who fined him $75, which
he cheerfully paid.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-06
BLAcKFooT ON CIRCUIT

Boise, April 3.-The Intermountail
Fair and Racing curcuit was organized
here Saturday night. Eight cities hold
memberships, including Boise, Mont
pelier, Blackfoot and Rexburg, Idaho;
Salt Lake, Utah, and LaGrande, Bake
and Ontario, Oregon. A total of $4,000
in cash prizes was hung up for the pur-
pose. The officers elected are Charles
Zeimer of Ogden, president; O. P. Hen
dershot, Boise, vice president, and JOS
Waddell, of Baker, secretary.-Idah
] allS REGISTER
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-06
AUTO BUSINESS BRISK.

The Bills garage report the best bust
ness they ever enjoyed, and believe it
is getting better. They received car
of Fords yesterday and expect to dis
pose of them in few days. The fol-
lowing sales were made by this firm
last week:
w. II. Edwards, 6-cylinder Overland;
L. Wright, Overland; Swan Berg, over
land; E. j. Jones, WHY'S knight; F. B.
Evans, Overland; f. Wilson, Overland;
w. j. Fife, Overland.
A. Partner, Ford; l.. o Neil, Ford; o.
l.. Andrews, Ford; Idaho Meat Co., For
w. Siostrom, Ford.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-06
SELLING OUT.

At my residence, 45l North Shilling
avenue, in front of the high school, a
dining room suit (fumed), library table,
two rockers, Circassan walnut bedroom
suit. range, sewig machine, fruit bottles
and everything in household furnishings.
This high grade furniture is absolutely
as good as new Must be sold by April
18th. Prices very reasonable.
ALBERT BLAIR.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-06
New Stock of Millinery.

| desire to announce to the public
that | have opened a millinery store
in the Biethan block, opposite the post
office, where l have installed stock
of the latest millinery which ! will sell
at reasonable prices. You are cordially
invited to inspect my stock and prices
Mrs. Amanda NJ. Anderson.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-06

+. G. Parkinson and Mr.. Lohman. the
promoter of the proposed new Black
foot hotel met with the Eccles Brothers
in Salt Lake City yesterday.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-06
Chicken Pie Dinner,

The Ladies Aid society of the Meth
odist Church will give a chicken pie
dinner in the V. /. S. rooms Wednesday
evening, April II, Everybody welcome
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-06
Power Company Progressing.

Alexander Younie was in st. Anthon,
last Monday where he attended a meet.
ing of the directors of the Ashton ST.
Anthony Power Co., of which A. Whit
ten, of Blackfoot is president. Mr..
Younie reports that the company has
$40, 900 in the treasury and that work
on the dam, power house and transmits
sion lines will commence at once. 1t is
expected that this company will b"
ready to deliver its power in the Mud
Lake country within a year.
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sington in the Knights of Pithias hall
yesterday when very enjoyable time
was had. The admission was 25 cents
and about 20 attended.
Mr.. VIM. Varley left today for a
short business trip to Salt Lake City
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Names Of Firms:

Names Of Firms:
Powers Pharmacy.
Central Meat Market.
Blackfoot Milling Co. g
Brown-Hart Company.
d. w. StandrOd & Co. 4
Hendrie Implement Co.
Neil Boyle & Co.
T.. & G. Bills Auto Co.
Isis Theatre.
Pearson & Company.
Hoffman Tailoring Co.
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ter's arm supporting her, the woman
sobbed her way up the stairs.
Then for two hours everyone sat
about staring ut her peighbors. Slater
and the girl did not appear again.
When l could no longer bear the ac-
cusing eyes of mother and Eulalie, l
hcd to my room.
unfastencd Il string of pearls from
my throat, threw them ON the dresser
and myself on Il couch.
In anothcr~second .&as sitting IN
straight, dumb with terror! l wanted
10 shrek, but could not. L saw my
string of pearls disappear, bead by
bead, over the side of the dresser
through TIE opening of the curtain.
My Dresser WAS close to the door lead
ing into the hall. 1t was fully five min
uteS before ! came to my senses. Then
1 rushed downstairs, through Eulalie's
room. 1 was, l confess, too scared to
leave through my door. / whispered
to mother about the necklace
well go upstairs and look for it,
replied mother, with simple confidence.
You might be mistaken, you know"
suggested darkly, "that funny little
thing i'll black---nO one knew her"
she left the hotel bag and baggage
Just before you came down." scrcnely
assured mother. "IIcr eyes were still
red from weeping, poor thing"
where is the Slater man?" wanted
to know.
"Ile loaned her his motor. She was
still nervous and crying"
by that time we had reached nv
room. Eulalie stood in the doorway
t1iat separated her room from mine.
Her eyes, dilated, were framed in a
White, scared face. She held out mute
~ her empty jewel case and her silver
mesh lag, minus its contents.
There L.ust he q dishonest maid
about the house." walled poor, dear
mother.
= piercing shrek from the floor
above echoed through the halls. We
all ran out. Such a sight as met our
cyes-Gomcn guests running hlther
and thithcr holding in their hands
empty pOcketbooks, jewel cases and
handbags. ssSuch an uproar! Every
room apparently had been entered
ITO Think" brcathcd Eulalic, 81
came up stairs intending to 60 TO the
little creatures room to make friends
with her for his sake and she-she had
been here before me-"
"Who had been here?" demanded
mother
For answer, Eulalie silently ncld up
IL small torn piece of rusty black goods.
an exact duplicate of the material the
beautiful small woman had worn for
three Gays. "It was hanging on that
tiny nail between your door and mine"
tCooEItght. 1916. by the Mcclure Newspn-
per Synd,Caie)
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IN RAINY WEATHER
BY elizabeth SHIELDS.

1t had been raining for three days
without letup. Everyone at the hotel
was bored stiff, actually stiff
Great guns! J" inelcgantly piped Eu-
lalie, f1ks's that creat'Fe again" !"
The crs3 De referred to was for
lOrn little woman in cheap black who
Slipped into the hotel lobby
Then mother fiuttered over. Jane,
run over to father and interrupt him.
she begged of me. Its perfectly dis
graceful the way he neglccts his daugh-
terS."
Poor father had been having a de-
lightrul time during the whole three
blessed days of rain. He smoked and
smoked and smoked and talked war
and finance to the-well, really, the
stlnningcst man ever saw! did you
ever see anyone so distinguishedT'
pushed mother.
Just then the stranger looked about
and, after giving me u mere passing
glance, his eyes rested on the face of
the woman in black. The kindest eX-
preston came into his eyes-the way
one looks ut helpless, pretty babies.
His eyes wandered on to Eulalie.
Leave it to our mother to follow up
the slightest change where her daugh-
ters are concerned. She actually
bounced on the man! Father was
startled and got fused. Eulalie trailed
languidly into the same armchair fa-
thcr had occupied and soon father dis
appeared. l made up the fourth in the
party.
I'll confess that although Eulalie and
l did our very pretticst, to say nothing
of mothers amiabilify, everyone watch
ing knew the man simply could not
keep his eyes off that shrinking figure
In rusty black.
Ills name, we found, was Donald
Slater, and his stay at the mountain
resort was uncertain. His desire to
keep his eyes on the perfectly lovely
profile of the little creature in black
dnmpcned even Eulalics irrepreSSible
viVacity.
I'd been trained to be the tactful one
of our family, being the palmer of the
girls. So, remembering about it in
time, l gracefully approached the wOm-
an, taking chair directly in front of
her.
"Beastly weather." 1 began, smiling
at her kindly,
Would YOU believe it-She opened
her lips to answer and they stayed
that way. Tears filed her eyes and
Gripped over, running down her checks.
The girl looked about, in n pathctical-
ly confused way, then rushed to the
Ncranda door. She tried to open 1t
hut couldn't. But the girl persisted In
trying to wrench it open and, with the
assistance Of a tremendous gust, 1t
opened, laying her fiat on the floor.
From his seat Oh the big divan, sur
rounded by pillows and Sister Eulalie,
the Slater man leapcd to the middle of
the lobby, stopped over the little fig
ure and picked her up in his arms.
WI wont to 60 away from here" the
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The states of Oregon. Washington
and Idaho will have 5O.0OO,OOO bushels
of wheat to move to the Atlantic sea-
board in the next few months and
there Is breath of cars in which to
move it.EThn railroads have been
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The United States dollar now brings
Il premium in the various countries oi
Europe as follows: In Russia, SIG
England. S1.O2: France 81 .13: Ger
many. S1,:i2: Italy. $l.24: Austria,
S1.62.
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drunkenness is not only one of tn,
greatest enemies ~ humanity. because
1t brings suffering upon 80 many limo
cent people.