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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-01-21

ESCAPE But
ARECAUCHT'

The two men, who robbed Dustin's
drug store short time ago and who
have since been in jail here, were
left shoveling snow for few mo-
ments by Mr.. Thompson. They de-
cided that 1t was a very good oppor-
tunity to make their get away. u
They started north, Mr.. Thompson
following them to the sugar factory.
Being unable to catch them he tele-
phoned to Shelley and Idaho Falls.
1t happened that Sheriffs Simmons
and Damn were returning In the
county car from around In that vicin-
ity. Something went wrong with the
car and while they were fixing II,
two men walked up from behind,
who Mr.. Simmons recognized as the
two Blackfoot prisoners. But they
very soon realized their grievious
mistake and for the second time pro-
ceeded to make their escape. How
ever they were not quick enough and
were taken back to the county Jail.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-01-21
COLORADO MAN DROWNED Il /

Reviewing our brief account ofAthe
drowning OF workman at the I'll
den bridge recently the following
items are added:
A. J. Erps, the man who lost his
life In Snake river on the fourth Of
January, came here from West Gin,
Colorado, last fall and was looking
for a place to locate. He was drop
ped into the river BY the breaking Of
a plank ON which he and two other
men stood and the other swan out
while he was swept under the ice.
The body has not been recovered.
His brother, John Erps, was work
ing on the bridge at the time OF the
accident. His father, John Erps, ST.,
and his brpther-in-law, s. w.
Schultz, came atoi idaho when they
we're notified OF his death. but re-
turned after searching several days.
The brother Is still here. a'A ''s4'1
Deceased worked for The idaho
Republican on the third Of Decent
Der, acting as "fiy boy" carrying
papers from the folding an1chine and
stacking them up ready Tor mailing.
We were engaged in printing and
folding our Agricultural Edition.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-01-21
BACK FROM
ss THE COAST

Mr., and Mrs. H. D.. MacCosham
returned Saturday from Portland,
Oregon, where they had been for
three weeks, resting after very
busy year for Mr.. MacCosham In the
store.
In speaking Of his trip Mr.. Mac
Cosham said he had good rest and
Is ready for anotherf year of hust-
ling. While at Portland he read In
the paper one day that some woman
OF good'appeaFarce had been fleecing
bushes houses at Astoria by buying
goods on a short term Of credit, or
by taking them to her home on ap-
proval and then. disappearing. g 1t
seemed to be exactly the same plan
followed at Blakcfoot last summer
by ayyoung woman, and local mer-
chants and milliners will recall how
they were fieeced. The Astorians were
suceasfultin having her arrested and
Mr.. Mace Coshams and shisfsbrother-in-
law, happening to be in. Astoria soon
afterwards, went to the jail and took
a look at the smooth artist and she
was stheS same one that operated in
Blackfoot.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-01-21
TRAINS sNOwBOUND

The Short Line had two rotary
snow plows operating the first OF
the week to keep the road open thru
Beaver canyon. The road from Ash
tom to briggs has been blockaded
since Tuesday the eleventh. One OF
the rotaries was sent to Rawlins,
Wednesday and two engines were
sent out ON the Mackay branch to
open 1t. The passenger train made
the run under difficulties Wednes-
day, but was annulled for Thursday.
Two engines worked Wednesday
clearing the line.
The last of the week Smart Broth
ers, who had 1000 sheep near Cerro
Grande, built temporary loading
shute and applied for a special train
to bring in their fiocks. The Short
Line tried Friday to get a car of
baled hay out to them but failed.
On Saturday the hay was delivered
and fed to the flock and on Sunday
they were loaded on the cars and
taken to the feed yards on the main
line at Downey we believe.
There is no trouble with snow on
the Aberdeen branch.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-01-21
BOY. SCOUTS ORGANIZED

A Boy Scout organization has re-
Gently been organized in Blackfoot
with H.. s. Beane as scout master
and W. d. Vincent as assistant
There are 16 charter members ad
three new. members are to- be initf&c-
ed on next Tuesday. The members
are James Evans, Sheridan Evans
Clyde Packard, Coweli Davis, Victor
Robinson. Fred Bell, Harold York
Carr Beebe. Theorn Carruth, Ken
meth Barrett. Arvine Boyle. Presky
Cherrington and Charles Hendrie.
The three new members are Darwin
simmons, Norman Tolmie and Lyme
johnson.
The scouts are divided In two pat
rols, the Hawk and the Beaver;
Presky Cherrington is the Hawk
leader. while Charles Hendrie is the
leader Of the Beavers. The age
limits are II and 16 years.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-01-21
the port side and the other in the

the port side and the other In the
starb'rd.
1t is reported that Admiral Beebe
saw a rabbit coming his way and hav-
ing fired some shots with his auto
matte with good effect at long range,
ducked behind a bush and waited
to see how close the fool thing would
run before seeing him, and he drew
up to plug it as it passed and 10,
the gun Spnly snapped. for 1t was
empty. The rabbit is said to have
stopped and pulled a wry face at
him and set sail again.
Captain Louis Felt shot one as it
was leaping over q bush and it
WINGED SO quick it forgot to light and
is still going. But 1t remained for
Rear Admiral w. s. Wright to per-
form the greatest and the worst feat,
thing that almost provoked a court
martial. He was going down the
canal on the ice, headed west when
q rabbit bounced out from some
where and beat 1t in the same direc-
tion. From force Of habit he shot
without observing the Inconvenience
he might cause the rabbit IL the shot
landed. The shot overlook the rab-
bit and naturally did SO with more
or less of q punch and the rabbit
slipped and slid "a feet. Wright was
humilitated, but not nearly so much
so as the rabbit.
One of the wig waggers turned in
o report that he saw one Of the
scouts shot four times In quick sue
cession with his automatic and every
time he shot q rabbit submerged.
The report was not confirmed. Up-
wards Of a thousand shots we're fired
and the number of slain reached the
GEO mark, showing high percentage
of hits. All Of the killed and wound
ed were left upon the field to render
first aid to the coyotes. A large NUM-
Der of local sports who were not in-
vited for the occasion are forming
designs to enlist and go to the front
while the snow is deep and the sub
merging is good.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-01-21
GOOD SHOW COMING

The E1ks minstrel and musical ex-
travaganza to be put on by rs people
will be at The Orpheum theatre,
Monday night, the twenty-fourth OF
January. 1t is presented by Poca-
tello people and 10 said to be very
fine musical. 1t was announced
at Pocatello and all the seats were
taken In three hours from the time
tickets were put on sale. People
demanded that 1t be played again
and that time ali the tickets were
taken In two, hours. People want it
presented again and 1t probably will
|sbe, buts they were engaged to play
at American Falls. Thursday night;
and Blackfoot, Monday. night.
Douglas Smith. a. former Black
foot man but now prosecuting after
ney Of Bannock county. ID In charge
Of the troup and is receiving congrat-
ulations from all sides. They went
to American Falls with special
train Thursday evening and win
come to Biackfoot with special
Monday afternoon. Blackfot will
probably greet them with a packed
house and roaring applause.
ge4ss sf -.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-01-21
MEETING OF
CITY COUNCIL

In Tuesday evening the council
had q communication from The Ida,
no Lumber company saying they
wish to erect a $4,000 building or
the block west of the present 0ffice
and that the ditch running by the
property is where the sidewalk ought
to be. Also, they wish to have a
basement and If the ditch is left neal
them it will probably make the base
ment damp and they asked the coun-
Gil to consider what could be done
to avoid the damage and yet accom-
modate the ditch owners.
Citizens, who have been reviyine
the question of getting the water
mains laid before the streets are paw
ed got the matter before the council
and they also took up the matter OF
underground. wires and will report
upon it later.
Various takers and near-fakers
have been applying to the mayor TO
get permission to operate something
that were Of doubtful legality under
the ordinance forbidding matters OF
chance and he tells them all to read
the ordinance and then decide Tor
themselves whether their business Is
forbidden and II 1t is they might
as well cut 1t out or prepare OF pay
their anes.
The council had something they
wanted to talk over among them
selves SO they went into executive
session for time for public benefit.
They will have another session to-
night.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-01-21
rRIGBY MILL BURNS

The Touring mill at Rigby burned
down on Wednesday at about noon.
Everything went but the warehouse
and 1t was reported damaged some.
The fire started very suddenly while
Manager Felix Roberts was at din
ner and it is thought to have been
an explosion or spontaneous combus-
tion. Either one may arise from the
dust.
The mill was owned and operated
by stock company OF which F. A.
Roberts and Thomas Caldwell, form
er residents OF Blackfoot, were
heavily interested. The insurance is
said to have been light, but this is
not confirmed.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-01-21
SPORT WITH
THE RABBITS

Some of the local sports OF Black
foot and Rose went a cunning the
first of the week while the snow was
deep and the cold was keen. About
80 of them started from the north
end Of the lane by Mr.. Plants farm
and strung out an intervals OF about
half a cables length headed sou'west
by west. all armed with the most ap-
proved patterns Of turret guns and
the like, especially the like. Some
were like one thing and some like
another. There were in the party
such notables as Captain Louis Felt
of the Model Farm; Admiral G. s.
Beebe. the insurance man; Rear Ad-
miral w. s. Wright, who is also cash
Ter Of the First National Bank;
Quartermaster A. A. Ziegler and pri-
Yates William Plant, Albert Gardner.
Clarence Porter, William Gardner,
ID. A. Stewart, George McKenna,
George Porter, George McGinnis,
Wilford Barnes, Willard johnson,
John Larson, Carl Beesley, Frank
Chapman, Harrison Jackson and sew
eral scouts and wig waggers, whose
names we did not get.
Thus ably officered they headed
for Hong Kong via McDonaldville. to
be more exact, the center Of Edward
McKenna's east fence. The rabbits
had scout posted on the southern
extremity OF the cellar ridge and he
signaled to his kinsmen, Enemy in
force in the northeast" Upon re-
ceipt OF this intelligence the jack
rabbits all reefed their ears and laid
low, while the cottontails descended
in badger holes for bomb proofs. It
was a little choppy in the offing, but
shots were soon fired and each rab-
Bit that showed himself and drew
fire either got shot or got excited
and ran. Either move was fatal, for
il he didn't get shot he was sure
to run down the line to another
scout. there he would repeat the ex-
perience until he was both excited
and shot. There was soon rapid
fire along the line and all rabbits
on the move presented broadside tar
gets for the gunners. There were
many casualties, but more among the
invaders.
Private A. A. Ziegler distinguished
himself early in the action by shoot
ing away the topsa1 Of one that
was under full sail. Private Albert
Gardner plugged one just above the
waterline, wherever that is, and
Clarence Porter helped one on its
way when 1t was retreating. Private
viii Gardner is said to have caught
them going and coming BY firing Just
as two rabbits met, hitting one In
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-01-21
OHALMERs-WHITE WEDDING

Last Friday, the fourteenth Of jan
uary, Mr.. L. B. White and Miss
Maurine Chalmers, OF Blackfot, were
married at Idaho Falls.
The bride is the daughter Of Mrs.
Rachell Chalmers OF this city and
has been. for some time the county
stenographer. The groom is the
junior member Of the firm of Whites
Transfer company of this city, and
both he and the bride are well known
and popular. They are keeping house
at number Al North Taylor street, on
the second floor of the Younie block.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-01-21
PARENTS AND TEACHERS MEE1

This Friday evening ct the high
school at s o'clock, the parents and
teachers program will be conducted,
commencing with music by the high
school chorus, followed by q violin
solo by Mr.. Robbins, vocal solo by
Mrs. 8. w. Wilson; debate, Resolved
that Examinations Should be Elimin-
ated From the Schools" by Prof.
J. r. Lewis, Mrs. @. A. Hoover. ]. H.
Andersen and Mrs. Ernest Pearson.
Piano solo, Miss Cassandra Wright:
vocal solo, r. H. Clayton; Miss Rob
ertss secretary. I'm.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-01-21
HAVE BOUGHT CARS

ID. r. Madsen, representing the
Studebaker company at Blackfoot,
sold with the past week q six cylin-
der touring Ger to J. H. Augustine;
a three-passenger roadster to Geo.
F. Hansbrough; a six cylinder road
ster to DR.. w. w. Beck; q four CYL
inder roadster TO George Gardner; q
seven-passenger touring car to The
Cottage Hotel, and q four cylinler
touring car to J. H.. Andersen.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-01-21
U. S. BUILDING
FOR BLACKFOOT

Senator Brady, Wednesday. intro
duced a bill in the United States
senate providing for an appropria-
tion TO 100000 for erecting Fed
eral building at Blackfoot.
The rapidly expanding business Of
the local post office with Its rural
routes and the land office for large
district Of which Blackfoot is the
center make 1t advisable to provide
a building to house its future needs.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-01-21
HORSES AND HIGH yINKS

While DIR. Mitchell was endeavor-
ing to make q hurried call into the
country in q cutter last week, the
horse became frightened, going too
fast even for the emergency case.
DR.. Mitchell, rather than to prove
himself a skilled horseman, quickly
decided to prove himself 'fsome
jumper" Therefor he jumped while
the horse raced ON, finally running
into q fence and breaking the cutter.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-01-21
TROUBLE AT THE LAUNDRY

The heavy freezing Sunday burst
some water pipes at the Gem State
Laundry and injured some of the fine
narts Of the collar and cuff machine.
but repairs were quickly made and
ON Tuesday the whole plant was
again In operation.
The management have been gradu-
ally increasing the efficiency of the
employees until they have full
corps of skilled operators.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-01-21
BRINGING NURsTRY GOODS

Messrs. G. w. Varney and Edward
Johnson, representing the Randolph
Nursery company OF Salt Lake City,
are In town for week or so taking
orders for goods for spring delivery.
This nursery Is situated at the
same elevation as this community
and their nursery stock has the adj
vantage Of being propagated under
conditions very similar to ours. Since
both OF our local nurseries have gone
out of business 1t becomes necessary
for people to send away for goods Of
this kind and these gentlemen should
be welcome callers these days when
people have time to plan for spring
setting. They are selling the plants
for hedge fences, shrubs, berries,
flowers, roses ETC., and in their Is
years experience In business have
placed much OF their goods in Poca-
tello at the academy and in the city
parks and at Idaho Falls and Rex
burg. While we had nurseries at
Blackfoot they did not work this
field, but now that there are no local
nurseries they are soliciting orders.
they are staying at the Cottage hotel
and are usually there in the even
ings, but are out during the day.
s's. .'' adv. 27-1
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-01-21
AROUND THE
!. COURT HOUSE


I The minutes of the commissioners
proceedings of last weeks meeting
are being written up and 1t reveals
about the usual grist of claims and
petitions.
In running thru the list of bills
for current expense we observed
Ia bill by Paul Alfred for $40 for
a revolver taken from him by Sheriff
w. R. Jones at fair time in 1914,
Paul claimed the right to carry II
on account of threats of violence
made against him and the sheriff's
office arrested him and held him in
Jail day or two until he could get
a hearing. Nothing was ever done
about it and Alfred claims he never
got his gun back. The board allow
ed the bill.
The Desert News OF Salt Lake City
also issued holiday edition setting
forth some information about the
resources Of Bingham county. Idaho,
and put in bill for $25, the same
being duly examined by the board
and ordered paid.
The bill of the Idaho Cafe contain
ed an item for $11, "for 100 lunches
for Clifford Rhodes when he was
missing" from which one might in
fer that Clifford was quite hungry.
1t Improbable that the lunches were
put up for searching parties that
planned to so out to look for him.
The bill Of The Cottage Hotel for
meals for. jurors showed lists OF diff
ferent dates, "12 meals, one dozen
cigars and on investigation among
the Jurors who were on the pannel
II was found that the jurors said
they saw others getting cigars in
the office and they took all that was
coming. On being asked who they
expected would pay for them. some
of the jurors said they didn't know
that cigars cost money The board
evidently thought that county pos
sessing such a high order of intelli-
gence and nerve in its jurors ought
to pay ailzbilis and they were allow
ed.
The warrants drawn ON the road
and bridge fund amounted to about
$4,000 and on the current expense
fund $4,000.
A marriage license was issued to
Edward M. Thomas and Neva M.
.,1,< .,s ),
/ The sheriff's office arrested nine
Greeks the first Of the week on
charge of bootlegging. They or some
Of them had trunk containing 81
kints at some Of the section houses
south Of the water tank. Three OF
them plead guilty and paid fines III
$50 each. d. Sentences Of 80 days In.
Jail were suspended. 4Fy.
jC. NJ. Cannon, Of Riverside, has
brought suit against the Trego Ditch
company for damage to- hisa crops
on account of the alleged negligence
OF the watermaster to property dis
tribute the !, water during the hot
weather and for the further reason
that they donated the use Of the
water for few Gays to The Peoples
Canal company. Mr.. Cannon judges
he is loser In the amount Of $270e
and that the ditch company should
pay the loss. Mr.. Dickinson repre-
sents the plaintiff.
Deputy Sheriff Henry Damn spent
II hours Wednesday night motoring
from Springfield to Blackfoot. He
says he was shoveling snow much Of
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-01-21
ANNOUNCEMENT

We change the Red Garage
Blackf0ot, Idaho
Mr.. Christ has sold e.
Hopkins who will hereafter active the
men and affairs Of the business Curtis retains his interests
and will continue in the heretofore. #E#
All liabilities
Curtis Christ and all accounts due and
payable
We desire to thank the public particularly the motoring pub
patronage possible
present busine ALSO solicit behalf Of the firm
continuance OF the same. S4@s
&. F F.. CHRIST
s@ H. CURTIS
Backfoot Idaho January H. 1916 J e. HOPKINS.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-01-21

Mr.. and Mrs. John Moice. o.
Model, Colorado. arrived in Black
foot. Sunday. They. expect to make
Blackfoot their future home.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-01-21

1t pays you money to read and use
the want ads on page four.--Adv
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-01-21

rtssa tne want ads on page four.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-05-26

on the remaining 40 feet. TIE mode!
to be worked to is two 4O-foot road
ways, two ten-foot sidewalks and three
rows of shade trees-a most proper
plan for a hot climate
All travel of course takes the rigln
hand road. The grade should allow
crossing from one road to the other
On a single road with a 50-foot right
of way, two ten-foot sidewalks and 8
feet for vehicles, when autos ar
standing at each curb there is no
room for safe passing Of vehicles 60
ing in opposite directions and this
difficulty and danger increases will
the traffic.
A single-track road should be 6
feet wide.
The middle line of new roads is gen
orally on a section line br other liz.
between two owners. If the fashion Is
set for a 100-foot right of way owner.
will give the so feet.
If county commissioners will insis'
on the 100 feet and make it a state
wide rule supported by public opinion
owners will fall into line and give thf
land.
The double-road plan allows speed
with safety and the speed of moto
cars will i'll the future be increased
on long runs.
The point is that it is the duty O.
the pioneer road builders of today tc
provide for the travel Of the future.
Fifteen years ago in Chicago e
street mile long between Grant and
Lincoln parks was widened from 81
to 200 feet. 1t cost $1O,0O0,OOO
If the people who laid out that street
could have looked ahead the expense
would have been only the amount OF
the surveyors bill. In less degree
such things will happen some day in
Florida wherever narrow roads are
built.
California has awakened to the idea
and has some main roads 100 feet
wide.
AS soon as Florida gets hard roads
the travel by tourists and citizens by
motor car and motor truck will rapid
ly increase and will grow in time to
enormous proportions.
The climate and the motor car will
accomplish it and it is time that the
road builders awakened to these en-
tirely new conditions. Besides the
question of safety and convenience
there is the question of beauty, o:
civic pride and the satisfaction OF
building right for all time.
Road builders must realize that the
motor car has brought entirely new
conditions.
They must lay out the roads wide
enough for all time, while the land can
be got for nothing. 1t is a duty.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-05-26
JUST A FEW WORDS FOR DAD
One Writer Who Believes tho "OId
Man" Has Not Been Given All
He Is Entitled To.

Dad is rarely the object Of rhap-
sody. The poets pass him over as of
all things least poetical. The song
writer's indite no sob melodies to i'm
mortalize him, but reserve him for
rollicking ditties in which he figures
as failure or freak. Even in the
best-regulated families, where there
is no thought either of discourtesy or
interpretation, what father wants or
does or says is alluded to half apollo
getically, as if to suggest that not
much could be expected from such a
source. If one were so minded it
would be possible to extend this sur
vey of dad Indefinitely along these
lines, but there is another picture of
him equally true to life and more in
spring to contemplate. 1t is one too
seldom limned, if not too lightly ap-
praised.
The common or garden variety of
dad, no matter what his circumstan-
ces, represents much that is admira-
U1E. lAS q IulS AS ID 661l-SdSI PuR
limated. The father who is worth
while, which is the kind we are talking
Of here, lives not for himself. Posi-
bly, he has his weaknesses and his
pleasures, and to an extent ministers
in the unessentials to his own com,
forts and habits. But, after all, for
whom and for what does he live, strug-
gle and contrive, deny and save? To
the end that his children shall be bet
ter, ADLER, happier and more richly
endowed of gifts and goods than he
and his wife. There is no discounting
or undertaking the mothers part and
lot. But is there not tendency to
award scant need of praise to dad?-
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