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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-09-21
Mrs. J. 0. Morgan Gives
City Library $4,000.

rapidly as the funds from the 10 cent
loan books would allow. The president
reported $l2 in the treasury from this
source, and the board selected the fol
lowing books and ordered them to be
placed on the 10-cent shelf:
''Then III Come Back to You. -
Evans.
'The Precipice.'
''The Rising Tide Margaret De-
land.
''In the Sight Of the Augcls.''
''The Fifth Wheel
"Wild Fire.
"The Bellboy.'
"Alcott's s Works Complete
During the past week the following
late books have been added to the ten
cent shelf:
"Just David Porter.
Seventeen,'' Booth Harrington.
"The Heart Of Rachel,' Kathleen
Movies.
IHtlC pSSu S'tH u tSHitthN W
'sWhen Man $ a Man, that the third
copy has been added to the shelves.
Wednesday evening the Summer Girls
minstrels will give a whirlwind of
| fun and frolic in the assembly hall
Of the High School. There will be an
old fashioned southern cakewalk con
test after the show. Admission 25 and
:,5 cents. Don t fail to come. The pro
ceeds will be given to the library fund
Are you singing your part in time in
the orchestra of life, or is life so full
of inharmonies for you that you can
not hear the symphonies that are be
ing played all about you, or see the
beauties of nature. You better read
"Just David' and be lifted out OF
yourself into that Wonderfully spirit
ual atmosphere where "Just Living
counts. You II find your song AM
place in the wonderful symphony o
life. "Just DAVID is the sweetest
finest, most simple story of the yeal
but the far country is made so nca
that all dread of death is taken away
The homely things of life become cas-,
tasks when viewed from "Just Dav
ids point of contact. You re bette
for having. read this little story of JUS
little orphan boy who sang his son
in tune. Mrs. l.. r. Aldrich presente
it to the library and the Board make
requests for the book that those boz
rowing it will read is as rapidly q
possible and return it promptly.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-09-21

The Blackfoot City Library must be
filling long felt want as 20S books
have been taken out the first 10 days
of September. The Story Telling Lady
SAYS there were 115 children present
last Friday and 33 booke We're given
out in one afternoon. This would be
q record afternoon in a city as large as
Salt Lake Sity. Tomorrow the Library
Board wishes to announce that the
rooms will be open from II O'Clock
noon to six SO as to accommodate
all children from the country who
come in wagons to school, and there
fore cannot get their books after school.
The City Library is for the use of all
the country people and any farmer in
terested will find copies Of the Stock
Breeders Gazette and the Idaho Farm
er and Gem State Rural. We also have
the Youths Companion. So far the Lii
brary is open Mondays, Tuesdays, Fri
days and Saturdays, and Saturday even
ing until nine, and Sunday afternoon.
| The afternoon hours are from to 5.
! During the past week several gifts
have been sent to the Library Board.
Mr.. John O. Morgan sent check for
10000, stipulating it was for books.
Mr.. James Duckworth sent a beauti-
| fully bound set of the World s Great
est Literature, 80 volumes, which
will be greatly appreciated by all the
many Of the High School pupils have
been sending to the PocatellO library
when they needed certain selections
Mr.. and Mrs. Symons graciously do
mated a full set of ''F. Marion Craw
ford's Works.'' The thanks of thu
entire community are due to Mr.. anC
of late fiction. There are now abou
$50 volumes in the library and th
Board hopes to have reached and pass
ed the 1000 mark by October |. Tn
Kings Daughters have ordered larg
number for the juvenile department
t This is where the great need is: Nor
. good books for the children.
, The Library Board met with Mrs. I
e Powers last Monday. Those presen
a being:
G Mrs. l.. r. Aldrich, chairman; Mrs
: Fred r. Dubois, V. chairman; Mr
q John G. Brown, Mrs. p. Powers, Mr.
f Harris, Miss Gillespie, and the censo
ship committee consisting of Mrs. Jessi
Wooden, Mrs. Henry Damn, Mrs.
Schneider.
1t was decided to ORDER late books {
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-09-21
YOU'RE WELCOME

Dear Editor Optimist: We, rs
Blackfo foot children, and the Story Tell
ing Lady, wish to thank you for the
following:
sGive a cheerful word to everyone
you see from the time you awake until
you 90 to sleep at night. Then note
the change in your feelings
We resolved last Friday at the story
telling hour we would try your advice,
and Blackf foot is proving a very good
place to live in.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-09-21
CANAL CLAIMS
ANOTHER VICTIM

Tuesday evening about clock the
little daughter of Henry X. Williams
of Presto was drowned in the canal
that runs through his farm. The little
girl, who was three years of age, start
ed to follow the hay wagon into the
field and was sent home, and it is
thought that on her way home she feh
from bridge into the canal. Her body
was found in some brush by Alfred
Lundhigh, about an hour after she was
missed. The interment took place this
afternoon in the BlackfoOt cemetery.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-09-21
Program
ARRESTED FOR WHITE SLAVERY

Tom Frazer, a stranger, is languish-
ing in the Hotel de Simmons to await
trial on a charge of violating the white
slave law. He was arrested by Deputy
Sheriff Anderson and Chief of Police
Sewell and accused with bringing a
married woman from the Yellowstone
Park to Blackfoot for immoral pur-
poses. We understand that the erring
wife's husband informed the officers of
her paramour's s wicked escapade.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-09-21
MEETING OF TEACH
ERS AND PARENTS

The parent teachers meeting VIII be
held in the high school auditorium, Fri
day, Sept. %, at p. m.
The first meeting Of the parent
teachers association, the time OF which
has been postponed from 4 to 8 P. m.,
to give the business men chance TO
attend, will be very interesting one.
Prof. Vincent will tell of Gary, Ind,
the school that is being talked about
probably more than any school in the
country.
The parent t-teachers' 'sg meetinSHRD
The parent-teachers' meetings last
wear were both interesting and helpful
to both teachers and parents. Come
and help make our school the best i'll
| Idaho.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-09-21
SCHOOL NOTES

There is no lull in the enrolment
either in the grades or the high school.
The high school now has an enrolment
of 230, which is exactly the enrolment
of Idaho Falls and three more than
the enrolment at Pocatello the first
week. The total enrolment in all the
grades is now l134. This number will
be increased to better than 1900 with
in the next month.
The high school football team will
try out against team of professionals
on Friday evening at the fair grounds.
Captain Howard Biethan promises that
the school boys will meet we'll oiled
machine Of experienced players. The
boys hope to make good showing
against their weighty opponents. The
first high school game will come on
Friday, September 29th, when the To-
at the fair grounds.
The agriculture classes are among
the most enthusiastic of the whole
school Their work is leading into very
interesting local conditions and the
boys feel that they have rich, well
planned course ahead of them. Several
of the implement companies are being
asked to loan pieces of farm machinery
to the department for use as models in
the class room. Mr. Avery is outlining
a fine line of work for the short course
people who will come in the Monday
after Thanksgiving.
The domestic science department is
doing all sorts of canning and preserv
ing this week. The odor that come:
up from the kitchen during the morning
hours make the dinner hour seem lons
way off. All the classes offered in Mrs
Jones department are well filled ant
the work is progressing in fine shape
A contract has been secured with tn,
Ridpath Lyceum Bureau whereby thu
high school will put on the famous
play, "The Melting Pot by Zang
will, at some date late in October Thi
play has been the sensation of the stag
, for the past two years and the Rid
9 path people are making it their head
liner. They will bring ten well know
= New York actors for this play and thei
own special scenery. 1t is the sam
company that goes to the larger cite
and the greater chautauqua circuits.
The school census has been complete
and shows an increase of more than l6
. over last year. This explains the GROVE
= ed condition of the schools, causin
: new seats to be ordered and more rool
v to be provided.
> The highschoolwill nhtkrwW Wottohe
y The high school will hold its annu
election this year on the regular ele
= tion day The contests for places proI
ises to be spirited and close. The p
: litical "heelers' are rounding up the
followers and preparing for a bitt
;" fight.
The Parent Teachers association W
n hold their meeting on Friday eveni
instead of the afternoon as announc
last week. The topic for discussi
will be "The Gary School System
The enthusiasm that the busine
men aroused last winter by their athlet
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-09-21
A DANGEROUS PACE

Last Saturday afternoon G. S. Beebc
in which he and his ear were badly
bruised. 1t is reported that he and Mr..
johnson, salesman for the Bills garage
were going along the county road nea'
Wapello when Beebe's car struck high
place in the road and turned turtle.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-09-21

stunts in the gymnasium has made the
ladies of the town envious. They, too,
are to have q turn in the gymnasium
this winter under the instructions of a
competent instructor. The first meet
ing will come on Wednesday night of
next week. Any lady of the town who
wishes this work may join the class
without any expense. Come in.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-09-21
EYES MADE GOOD

DR.. Scarborough, the man whose
methods have proven such wonderful
help to defective eyes and sufferers
with headache, will be at the Cottage
hotel, Tuesday, Oct. 3.
It is the complicated, old standing
cases he enjoys most to work on, as
these show up his improved methods
most.
Don't neglect the children's S eyes.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-09-21
CONVICTED OF BATTERY

Earl COnklin of Thomas was con
victed in Judge Bell rs court last week
fine and costs of the case, amounting to
$23.55, was paid by him.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-09-21
ANNOUNCEMENT

Miss Jackman and Miss
Pennington have enlarged
their place of business on
Pacific street, opposite the
Bon Ton, with a full line of
Art Goods and all Up-to-date
stock Of Millinery.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-09-21
HELD FOR MANsLAUGHTER

Charles Caldwell, the colored laborer
who is accused with the killing of Brock
Jones, colored sport, had hearing
this week on a charge of manslaughter
and was held to appear in the district
court next November for trial He in
sists that he did not fire the fatal shot
and has employed Attorney Dickinson
to defend him.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-09-21
FREE TEA

Fifty quarter-p'und packages Of
Royal Garden tea will be given to the
first so customers buying $l.00 worth
of groceries next Saturday at the
Skaggs Cash Grocery.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-09-21

School days are good days, but we sci
dom realize it until they have passed
bevOnd our reach.
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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-12-07
Notice.

IN the District Court of the Seven
teenth judicial District Of the State
OF Montana i'll and for the County
of Phillips.
in the matter OF the Estate OF
Thomas B. O'Riiey, deceased.
Order Appointing Time and Place
for Probate Of Will, and Directing
Publication of Notice Of Same.
1t is hereby ordered, that Satur-
day, the 9th day of December, 1916,
at 10 O'Clock A. M. of said day, at
the Court Room of said Court, at
Malta, in the County of Phillips, be
and the same is hereby, appointed
the time for proving the last Will
and Testament of Thomas B. O'Riley
deceased, and hearing the applca-
ton OF Percy O'Riley for letters tes-
tamentary, to issue to Mary Ann
O'Riley, and any person interested
may appear and contest the said will
and may file objections in writing to
the granting Of letters testamentary
to said petitioner.
1t is further ordered, that notice
be given thereof by the clerk of said
court by publication not less than 10
days before the 9th day of Dec.
1916, in the Enterprise a newspaper
printed and published in said Phil
lips county.
{Seal) G.. M. PORTER, Clerk.
In the absence of the judge from
the County.
FRED G.. GABRIEL.
Attorney for Executor.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-12-07
NOVICE

Notice OF Contest Department of
8@ the Interior. United States Land
l Office.
Nov. 81, 1916
TO Frank LeShovsky of Tyler, N.
d., Contested
You are hereby notified that
Henry koke who gives Malta, Mon
tana, as his post Office address, did
RSon October 30th, 1916, file in this
office his duly corroborated appli-
cation to contest and secure the can
collation. of your homestead, entry
No. 09167 made March 26th., 1910,
ssfor E14 SWA Sec. 10 and EA N
88W1a Section 10 Township 80 N.
Range BE. Montana Meridian, and
AZ grounds for his contest he alleges
that entryman has established or
that entryman has never establish
ed or maintained residence upon
said land; that said entryman has
n never improved said land; and that
said entryman has wholly abandon
ed said land
Z You are therefore, further mott
n fed that the said allegations will be
Il taken by this Office as having been
confessed by you, and your said en-
try will be Cancelled Hereunder
heard therein either before this
office or Oh appeal, if you fail to file
Tin this office within twenty days
&after the fourth publication of this
8notice, as shown below, your answer
#under oath, specifically meeting and
responding to these allegations of
contest. or if you fail within that
\ time to file in this office due proof
that you have served a copy of your
answer on the said contestant either
in person or by registered mail. I'll
this service is made by the delivery
/ of copy of your answer to contest
ant in person. proof of such service
must be either the said contestants
written acknowledgment OF his re-
ceipt Of the copy, showing the date
Of its receipt, or the affidavit of the
person by whom the delivery WAS
made, stating when and where the
copy was delivered; if made by reg |
lstered mail proof of such service I
must consist of the affidavit Of the
person by whom the copy was mail !
ed stating when and the post office I
to which it was mailed, and this at /
fldaVlt must be accompanied by the |
postmaSter's receipt for the letter
You should state in your answer
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-12-07
Notice OF Contest.
Department of the Interior. Unit
ed States Land Office. E1avre, Mon

department OF tue anterior, Unit
ed States Land Office. E7avre, Mon
tana
November rs. 1916.
TO Oscar IIendenstron, OF tiav.
North Dakota, Con1e3tee:
We" ere hereby notified that
Arthur Higgins, who gives Malta,
did on October 24jh, 1916, GIe in
this office his duly corroborated ap
pllchtion to contest ana secure thu
cancellation of your homestead Ser
lal No 029 S9o, made july 18th. 1915
for + z, section II, township rs n,
range 2s f., Montana. meridian and
as grounds for his contest he alleges
thai claimant has abandoned said
claim for more than onH year last
past. and has made NO improvements
OF any kind whatsoever.
You are. therefore, further mott
lied that the said allegations will be
taken by this office as having been
confessed by you, and your said Ell
try will be Cancelled Hereunder with
out your further right to be- heard
threln either before this Office or on
appeal, ii you fail to lie in this Of
flee within 20 days after the fourth
publication Of this notice, as shown
below. your answer under oath.
specifically meeting and responding
to these allegations of contest, or if
you shall fail within that time to file
i'll this Office due proof that you have
served copy Of your answer on the
said contestant, either la person or
by registered mail. II tilis: service
is made by the delivery OF a copy Of
your answer to the contestant in per-
son, proof OF such service. must be
either the said contestants, written
acknowledgment of hi; receipt Of
the copy. showing the da1,, o.! it's re-
ceipt, or the affidavit ii the person !
by whom the delivery was made,
stating when and where the copy
was delivered; if made by registered !
mail proof OF such service mast con.
sist OF the affidavit of the person by |
whom the copy was mailed sta ing |!
when and the post-ofiice to which it |,
was mailed and his a%+iriavit mus
be accompanied by the postn1as err |
receipt for the letter
You should state in your answe, ,4a
name of the post-otIice to which you
desire future notices to he sen: 10
you. |
NJ W. HUTCHINSON, Register
Date first publication Nov. 90, lo s.
Date second publication Nov. 3o.'1G
Date third publication Dec 7, 1916 |
sDate fourth publication Dec 14.1916 .
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-12-07

tho name OF the post office to which
you desire future notices to be sent
10 you.
f. G. HARGADINE.
Receiver
bate first publication Nov. 30, 1G1G.
,;*te sec. publication Dec. Z, 1916.
Date third publication Dec. IA, 1916
Date fourth publication Dec. q, 10
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-12-07

Thank the Lord we only have two
feet. Shoe leather has gone up
again.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-12-07

Charity rubbed in is doubly hui
'nilitating. Cut out the pity
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-12-07

For Sale.-Four good young
BROKEN teams. These are four years
old. Morgan Bros, Malta. tt
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-12-07
AICIiONIt!ils

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VIII cry sales amy where
q. V. sIL.IIS
Gohur@, Montana
WIRE nae al NY expense or leave
orders at Enterprise Office, Malta
DIR. Il. Il. nltVNEY
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once: Edwards g. Mcclellan BIN.
Hours -; IS. Phone As
Malta, Montana.
DIS. tla, A R,ani.cnl,orn
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS
Office: Brick Residence.
.joutl, Side.
NtaisA. Montana
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-12-07
W ant AID Column

When you need job printing in a
hurry bring it to The Enterprise.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-02-17
Bessie BarriscaIe

about run the gamut of childs parts
in famous plays of the period.
At fifteen she played her first seri-
GUS part as Madge in "In Old Ken,
lucky Two years of success in this
role followed. Then she came prom
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-02-17

Bessie Barriscale, who stars in
some of the latest Triangle successes,
was born in. New York When five
years old she spent a season with
James A. Herne in ,'Shore Acres.
Before her teens Miss ,Barriscale had
The Washington herald., 1916-07-09
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE.

Philadelphia. July s-BUTTER-Trads was auiet,
follows: Western fresh. soldi-pscksd creamery.
fancy specials. 81 extra. 3a3o; extra hrstA .;
hrsts q; seconds 3; nearby prints. fancy. -;
Fecial fancy brands Of prints jobbine at Sass
EGGs-Strictly fine eggs were in demand and nrm
at the late advance. The quotations were; IN
Tree cases nearby extra, q per DOZEN nearby nrsts.
10 per standard case: nearby current receipts. 6Is
1850; exceptional lots higher; Western extras. q
per dozen; Western extra frsts Lb per case; do
arsts s7sa70 per case; fancy selected eggs wGs
)oboins at 1asl per dozen
LIVE PoULTRY-Fowls. lsts3; roosterh l3afi
spring chickens. according to quality. weighing La
pounds apiece 2ia3o; white Leghorns. secofdins TO
eCAiity, Isa; ducks To size and QuAhU. talo;
pigeons, old, per pair. 8a3o; do. young. per pan.
DRESSED PoUJTRY-Fresh-kil killed dy-packed
lows, II to box, dry picked fancy selected 3; do.
weighing fisa5 pounds apiece, 2gi do, pounds
apiece IA; do. 81 pounds apiece. 2lh; do. !
pounds apiece, 3la21 Fowls. in barrels tce-packed.
fancy, dry-packsd-Northern Indiana and Illinois.
weighing pounds and over apaece, q; Southern
indiana and Illinois. weighing 4 pounds apiece. Ah
smaller sizes, Sa0; old roosters. dry-ptcked. ID;
prohns chickens, Western, 2saS2; broilers Jersey,
fancy. 3; bruilers. other nearby. WEIGHING l1a2
pounds apiece. ass; broilers nearby smaller sizes,
sOa--; ducks. nearby, spring. l9aD; squads. per
dozen. white. weighing IL To II pounds per dozen.
oooa5 .; white weighing to 10 pounds, per dozen,
fI9a+7o; white. weighing pounds. per dozen,
32'a56S; do. do. pounds. per Dozen 25oa3o1
do:' do.' Gath pounds per dozen. 2os23; dark.
l'IsazZ5; small and No. 2 5al3.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-09
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

Baltimore. July s-DGGs-Msrr-t quiet May
land. Pennsylrsnia and nearby frsts, Zs9; Eastern
Shore Maryland and Virginia. frsts, Z5s2a; westrru
(ohiol frsts. 2a24; West Virginia hrstx 2zaa
Southern North Carolinzl hrsts ZsE; Westeu
fresh case count, d; csndled, 243.
BUTnER-separstos. extras 81; do. hrSts. Zs5
prints. h-lb., extras. as2' hTsts sosl; do.
lib. extras. aa2: frsts. as0; blocks. 2 lbs
extras. os5l; hrsts. 3z1; dGiry prints. Maryland
Pennsylvania and Virginia, extras. 2ss2l rsts p
q; store-packed. p; MARYLAND and PennsyiTsnis
rolls. Zza2; Ohio rolls. 2Bss2; West Virgins
rolls. ZI4s2-
LIVE POULTRY-Prices per pound unless other
wise stated: Chickens. spsins. I<s2 Ibs. B&z
do. " TO ~ lbs, Sab; do. under II h.. 25S2I
do. White Leghorns. EsA; do. old bens heavy
lssls; do. small TO medium. lssls; do old rooster
and STAG. losll; ducks. Muscory and mongTel old
l3alI; do. white Pekins old. u; do. Indian Run
ues, l2al3; do puddle, large. fat, old lSSl4: do
small. poor. l2sl3; do. spring ~ lbs. Ian
do. small. lesl7; pigeons. old. per pair. ssSo; do
young. per pair, 2s5o; guinea fowl. each. DID, 10
VEGETABLES AND GREEN FRUITS-Potstoes
white. new Norfolk. No. /. per bb., 2.5os275: do
No. . per bbl. l5oG2.u; North Carolina No. :
Per bbl.. 25os215; York Rive. per bbl.. 225
RAppshannock per bol.. 2zs25o; Eastern shor'
The Washington herald., 1916-07-09

Adams, who at one time owned the site
Another important deal Of the week was
the purchase of premises. 13A + street
northwest by Thomas H. Atkinson at a
price indicated by the revenue stamps
to have been $4,000. The property was
owned by George B. Stone. Mr.. Atkinson
also purchased a narrow strip of land
adjoining on the east from Roberta X
s. Wilmer for 500
Buy Land Near Bladensburg.
The University Land and Improvement
Company acquired a tract Of unimproved
ground in Bladensburg road. The price
indicated was 81, 900. The property was
formerly owned by George c. Havenner.
An apartment house In Irving street.
between Sixteenth and Seventeenth
streets northwest. was purchased by Mrs.
Martina Carr from John l. Warren at a
price indicated at $50 900.
Premises at 1857 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest were purchased by the Pow
hatan Hotel Company for s12,zo. The
seller was represented by William "A.
Schuler. 1t is expected the property will
be renodeled to conform with the Pow
hatan Hotel, which adjoins 1t on the
west
The loan market also suffered a slump
during the first week OF July as a result
of the Independence Day let-up in trad
Ing. The exact amount loaned during
the week was lS7.7es.s2. This sum was
borrowed on the security of l52 lots at
average interest rates of 81 per cent.