The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-02-04

bert, who was drowned in the Snake
river at the Tilden bridge some time
ago.
On Wednesday evening of last
week couple of Sterling's young so.
ciety folk journeyed about three
miles north of town thru the snow
to we'll kept sheep camp, where
they had been invited to a three
course dinner, crowding into the lit
tie cabin they partook freely of the
we'll prepared repast and after salts
flying their craving inner man they
spent the long monotonous hours of
the evening and the wee small hours
of the morning in playing that much
beloved game of solo, altho nothing
was at stake and the only incentive
lay in the consolation of being vic
torous, the boys say they enjoyed
themselves immensely and when
time becomes heavy on their hands
and their company is not solicited by
the fair sex they expect to utilize this
means of keeping out OF trouble.
F. G. Quantrell was a business
caller in Blackfoot on Thursday and
Friday of last week.
Revenge is sweet and undoubtedly
gratifying to the soul, but how sad
it is to think that there still are
people who cannot satisfy their greed
and passion in any other way. The
Bible says, Love thy neighbor as
myself" but we are too prone to
disregard the word of wisdom and
allow our own false thoughts and
judgments fiatter us, trusting to for
tune and luck in the outcome of our
illbehaved proceedings toward each
other, we act with very little re-
spect and forethought as to the
other mans outcome. If we could
only develop the spirit Of brotherly
love and friendly association, how
much better this old world would
be and especially how much better
would the neighborly relations be in
a place the size of Sterling, when
two families living side by side and
conducting legitimate business can
not do else than hold continual
grudge and spite at one and another,
and each looking for an opportune
time to strike the other, it certainly
seems as though there is something
radically wrong.
We regret to say that M. A. Driscoll
was called into Blackfoot before
Judge Doud last week and compelled
to answer to the charges of selling
hard cider and keeping his pool hall
open after hours prescribed by state
law, the verdict was that he was
found guilty and assessed fine of
$50 for each offense. OF course, it
is generally conceded that Mr. Dris-
coll was not conducting his business
in proper manner and it might be
that the parties were justified in TAX
ing the course they did, but never
the less, when such things are done
more for spite than anything else,
they generally do more harm than
good
Quite nice deal was closed here
last Monday when John Herbert sold
his entire crop of turkey red wheat,
consisting of 1900 bushels to the
Western Milling. company, for a
special price of 81 per bushel,
George E. Mclean, manager for the
company, figured the deal and will
ship the grain at once.
A very large crowd assembled at
the auditorium last Saturday to par
ticipate in the hard time dance and
free for all picnic that was held
there. Everybody seemed to eniov
themselves and nave a right good
time until late in the evening some
of the young men got on the war
path and seemed to think they were
second Hercules and could run things
to suit themselves, after few minor
engagements they agreed to settle
the matter by arbitration and a
treaty of peace was signed.
d. l.. Wiems, of Aberdeen, has
been assigned the management of
the Western Milling company here,
and arrived last week to assume the
duties involved. He succeeds George
e. Mclean, who has been manager
for the company here number of
years past.
The Mountain States Telephone
& Telegraph company has installed
booth in the Hotel Sterling and
everything is ready for the connec-
tions between here and Springfield,
which are expected to be put in by
the end of the week.
Fed Satterfield was up from Po-
catello the fore part of the week
spending few days with his friends.
T. ]. Bennett, of Shelley, who has
been spending some time here pro-
noting the proposed mill, left last
Monday for Salt Lake.
There will be basket dance in
the Sterling auditorium next Friday
night.
l.. F. Nielsen, of Aberdeen, was
in this vicinity last week assisting
T. j. Bennett in promoting the pro-