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, 1916-05-04

Frank Jones was in town Friday
from Calf creek.
Frank Jones was in town Friday
from Calf creek.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Willford have a
baby girl, born Friday.
Frank Pennock and wife were in
from Lake creek Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Newman were
in from Lake creek Saturday.
A. j. Kennaday was down in his
"jitney" Friday from Cedar creek.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Wiley have a
new boy, who arrived at their home
Thursday.
l.. 6. Want aud wife and Pat Fitz-
gerald we're in town Friday from Ce.
dar creek.
W. NJ. Englehart was down from
Epcampment Friday and Saturday
on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Mowry were in
town Saturday and Sunday from
Spring creek.
Mr. and Mrs. John Alden we're in
town Saturday from the ranch on
South Spring creek.
S. S. and R. W. Wood were in
town from the Elk Hollow country
on business matters Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben T. Carroll were
in town Saturday in their new car,
which was delivered on that day.
Jack aud Vina Sheahan, John
Bangs and Mr.. and Mrs. Daley were
over from Rtwlins Sunday on a little
trip.
ALI corrections for brand ads must
be in this office on or before May IL,
to insure change before publication
of book.
April 26sh was little Miss Mary
Panlson's birthday and her father
took her for a trip to Rawlins in hon.
or of the occasion.
Mrs. Want and son Charles re-
turned Thursday from Virginia and
other eastern points after a visit oil
three or four mouths.
G. A Cook and Chas. Mckay were
down from Brush creek Saturday
Mr.. Cook last week purchased a new
Dodge car from Chas. Peunook.
Rev. Haupt left yesterday morning
for Encampment, where he conduct.
cd funeral services over the remains
OF the little Bridges boy, who died
there Tuesday.
We have just received u small as,
sortment of garden seeds for free dis.
tribution from Senator Clark of the
U. s. Senate, which we will gladly
give out to those who will call foI
them as long as the seed lasts. This
is excellent seed and tested for 5000
feet altitude. The assortment con.
sists OF radishes, onions, lettuce,
beets and cucumbers. Call now while
! the supply lasts.
, 1916-05-04

Orders aiken for clock, watch and
j~swelry repairing All work done
prompts and at the most reasonable
prices Florence Scott.
4 Ais
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-06-09
ALL HE COULD GET

There is an old story of the DAYS
when the trade Of the country store
was mostly barter. The consumma.
ton of each deal was celebrated BY
a drink from some form of the
stores liquid stock, the store-keeper
standing treat.
Into such store walked a native
whose reputation for meanness was
monumental. He had newly-laid
egg, which he wished to exchange for
a darningneedle. The exchange be-
ing effected, he fingered, evidently
missing part of the ceremony to
which he was accustomed. Finally
he said:
"Ain't you goin' to treat?"
ION that trader"
"A trades trade"
ooh, all right" said the grocer,
willing to humor 80 artistic graft
er. "What'll it be?"
Sherry and egg," replied the
farmer doggedly.
Without a word the grocer drew a
glass of sherry, and into it broke
the identical egg he had just receiv-
ed. The egg happened to have two
yolks.
Hi, that's a double egg!" cried
the farmer. "Ain't you going to give
me another darning needle?"
philadelphia Public-Ledger.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-06-09
THE SMALL AID

One of the objections encountered
by the advertising solicitor is from
the man who wants either to make
big spread, or else not advertise at
all. There are some merchants who
talk about like this: II do not want
to advertise unless l can take big,
liberal space, comparing favorably
with any other merchant in the
town" This is about as sensible as
if they gave up business because they
could not afford the most costly rent
al in the town.
Take the case Of marketman
with a very limited capital. Suppose,
for an extreme illustration, that he
feels he can afford only one or two
inch advertisement. Yet, If that ad
is placed regularly in one location,
and If it is newsy, and often changed,
it will soon command attention.
A thing sounds and tastes better
if it comes from a place you have
heard Of, or even if you never have
heard of it, you feel that someone is
back of the product guaranteeing it.
The second line gives a hint of
quality. Price quotation completes
the ad. A big business success can
be based on that kind of a notice
written regularly, even If it does not
take much space.--Pocatello Tri-
bune.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-06-09

pany, on the same date, he would
have paid an annual premium OF
$65. 74-over $500 less than he paid
in the other company-if he had not
paid the second years premium OF
any portion Of it his insurance would
still have been good until February
3, 1915. The claim would have beer
paid. His estate would have gained
$4,000.
To illustrate: On a policy dated
July IA, 1908, the assured paid the
first semiannual premium, but did
not pay the second which was due
January IA, 1909, and told his wife
the policy had lapsed. Assured died
quite suddenly March 1, 1909. By
the non-forfeiture provisions of the
policy it was still in force and the
company paid $4,000 in cash 10
days after the papers were sent in.
l do not know of another company
in the business that would have paid
under these conditions.
1t pays to see Beebe about your
life insurance. adv.
II
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-06-09
PROSPERITY HINTS

1t Is a question as to where Black.
foot is going to put the families who
will come here this summer in con-
nection with the paving and hotel
work. There will be scores of work
men OF all sorts. Houses for rent
are as scarce as hens teeth in this
town and there is not a single ap.
partment house. A rumor wandered
hither and yon for few days to the
effect that Bill Montgomery was 60,
ing to put up an apartment house
but investigation brought out his
emphatic denial. 1t is a fact thai
Of all the folks who live their lives
in a town that goes thru a boom only
one or two come out on top. The
greatest winners are from the out
side. They come, they see, they win
One Of the industries built up il
Blackfoot during the past year is the
business of the Regal Cleaners. w
e. Shettlemore and his wife came
here last fall and started little
cleaning and pressing shop, using by
arrangement the delivery and trans
mission service of the Gem State
laundry. Mr.. Shettlemore has by
this time extended his business tt
a branch shop, which is on Pacific
street across from the Orpheun
theatre, and has equipped both shops
with modern high grade apparatus
1t is pleasure to watch the big new
vacuum press put a knife edge on q
pair of trousers, filling the wool with
steam and then extracting It by the
vacuum system. Mr.. Shettlemore
recognized this town as great little
place for beginning, and he has
done so well he's half way up the
ladder already.
Some good citizens are asking
about grandstand for our summer
band concerts. 1t is not an impos-
sible question. A little interest in
the matter will go long way toward
a big bandstand. The location is
easy. The vicinity of the town tank
is appropriate.
Mr.. Bills has asked that we all
help kill that snaky little rambling
rumor about Fords coming at 800
Henry Ford is no Ingersoll yet. II
may be, from the fact that he is
running for the presidency, some
folks think he should give the Amer
lean people bonus in Fords. But
tho others may, Mr.. Bills does not
have Nightmares, and he insists that
he has not yet dreamed of 500
FORD. Cease living, little impertin-
ent, "they say!"
D. A. Jenkins is building a FIVE
room bungalow at the corner of Alice
and Northeast Main.
Sellers Of the pink ice cream and
lemonade, and also chewing gum and
candy will make money this summer.
Who sells American flags, the silk
ones for porch use? A large number
OF us are in need, at least one day
every month.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-06-09
NEW POST OFFICES COMING

A new post office will be granted
to the Rockford community when.
ever they adopt name acceptable tc
the department. They have been
known as Thomas and Rockford and
the Basin and they have divided the
townsite and held some spirited cleo
tions over the division and consoIida-
ton of the school districts, and now
our Uncle Samuel says that IL they
will agree upon name for the Rock
ford townsite and have a name which
the department can grant, the post
office will be established.
There Is already a Rockford in
Idaho and people are busy now try
ing new names.
Moreland has been known as More
land and Bryan and the railroad
company adopted Moreland. The post
office ceased to exist ten years ago
and now the people have asked to
have it established again, which will
likely be done soon.
Pingree is to have a rural route
established the first of July if peo-
pie along the proposed route get
their mail boxes in position.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-06-09
KILLS SQUIRRELS WITH
EXHAUST GASES OF AUTO
Homer RambO Has Novel Method of
DISCRIMINATING Pests in His Field

DISCRIMINATING ground squirrels by
a novel method has been adopted by
Homer Rambo, living two miles
southeast of Ontario, Oregon. Mr..
Rambo has put in large acreage of
sugar beets and corn, but the SPUR
rels have been playing havoc with
the growth of the crops. With his
automobile and 10 feet of rubber
hose he has found a way to practi-
cally exterminate all the pests in the
fields. The hose is attached to the
exhaust pipe Of his machine and the
other end placed in the hole where
the squirrels abound. The fumes and
gas do their deadly work, for Mr..
Rambo has dug down in several
places and found dead squirrels ga
lore. In some instances the SOUR
rels will crawl out of the holes, only
to soon expire in the open air.
Mr.. Rambo is raising beets and
corn this season to feed his bands of
sheep, but he declares the yield
would have been small had he not
adopted the auto method of eradicat-
ing the ground pests.-America
Falls Press.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-06-09
SENATOR BRADY OUT FOR
BOYS TO GO TO ANNAPOLIS

WASHINGTON Senator Brady OF
Idaho has a vacancy to fill at the An.
napolis naval academy and must ap-
point a principal and three alternates
between now and July 10. The sena.
tor desires to hear from all Idaho
boys between the ages of Is and 20
who desire to enter the naval AGA.
denny and takes this means of max.
ing known the fact that the appoint
ment is to be made
At recent examinations held at the
naval academy an unusually large
number of boys, and especially bows
from the far west, have failed to
make a qualifying mark, and the
failure of the senator's last appoint
mentees to qualify has caused the ex-
listing vacancy. Unless there is an
unexpectedly heavy demand for the
Idaho appointment, Senator Brady
expects to give an opportunity to the
hrst four boys who will apply. The
entrance examination will be held on
July 81.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-06-09
INDEPENDENCE DAY
Real Significance of the Day Some
Times Lost Behind the Title
of Fourth of July

Our first idea of independence day
Is matter Of fireworks and noise;
our second Is an outing, day of,
but our third and most lasting
thought is in connection with the orr
gin of the day and how each year
1t celebrates the determined action
OF one of the most remarkable bodies
OF men ever convened-the CONT
mental congress, which declared the
independence Of 10 English colonies
in America. They agreed on the
terms Of the Declaration on July 4,
1875. >
There had already been several
years of serious trouble with the
British ministry, whose wooden
headed management had put troops
among the proud provincials to keep
them quiet, when all they asked was
Justice. A year before the Declare
ton, the Continental army was an
entity, with George Washington as
commander In chief But the idea
OF actual independence was a new
thlng even June 7, 1776, when the
continental congress came together
In the state house at Philadelphia.
washington said during the war.
when / first took command Of the
army, July 8, ITS, I abhorred the
ldea or independence, but now T am
fully convinced that nothing else will
save u.s."
On the eventful morning OF Juna
I, PRESIDENT John Hancock called the
assembly to order. Richard Henry
Lee, OF the Virginia assembly, pre-
sented the resolutions which became.
the Declaration of Independence.
caused long, desperate, heroic
Revolutionary war. and set IN the
great American republic, proud land
of free men. -'no
The Fourth of july has bean mod.
day because of that
date, in 1776, when those sober men
OF the Continental congress ended
thelr three days discussion of the
declaration paper, This greatest
document ever written by men was
framed by a committee of five. of
which Thomas Jefferson was chair
man and actual COMPOSER of the
language used. On that dav Presi-
dent Hancock and Secretary Thorn
son signed, and Hancock said as he
rose There, John Bull can read nv
name without spectacles, and NAV
now double his reward of five hund.
'ed pounds for my head. That ia
ny Defiance" 10
1t was during this session OF orr
naIlon FOUNDERS that BENJAMIN
FRANKLIN said: Eyes, we must ali
lang together, or, most assuredpn
We shall all hang separately
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-06-09
FIND GREAT CAVE
IN THE LAVA BEDS
Some Chambers Half Acre in Size;
Stalactites Hang From the
Ceilings of Gave

Era Martin and another man, from
the town of Martin, happened to dis
cover an extensive cave under the
lavas, about 20 miles south of Mar
tin. They said the entrance was
small and not very noticeable. They
were hunting for curios and looked
into crevice which attracted their
attention. Following it down for
100 feet they came upon large
chamber and from that many other
rooms opened.
The men wandered thru about
three miles of these underground
passage ways and vaulted chambers,
some Of which were half an acre
in area. From the roof surfaces
hung long beautiful stalactites. Such
grotto formations in lava are usually
the result of some large bubble Of
imprisoned air which held up the
flowing lava until it h.i hardened.
This will be unique sight for
travellers.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-06-09
FLAG
TO HIS SORROW
Pastor of Church of Social RevOlu
ton Gets 80 Days and
ST, 900 Fine

Bouck White, pastor of the Church
Of Social Revolution, crazed by his
enthusiasm for international organ,
ization of social rule, caused to be
distributed circulars bearing very
insulting cartoon which showed the
American flag lying blood-soaked be-
meath an international flag" He
was tried and sentenced to 80 days in
jail and to pay fine Of $1,000 in
New York City.
An Old Offender
In an orgy back of his church the
American flag and other emblems
were burned.
In his trial White admitted that
he had once said: THAT flag no
longer represents idealism, but
stands for the vulgarest and greed
lest set of Photographers since his
tory began" The Judge then told
him that if he felt that way he had
better go find some country of his
own: IF you don't believe in Amer
lea and Old Glory, you had better
quit this country" White thanked
him for the suggestion. He evidently
felt that way.
The judges gave him the maximum
and Justice Moss announced that
they regretted the term specified was
insufficient to fit the crime.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-06-09
"HORSE'' and HORSE RADISH''
DO You Know the Difference? In This
Case it Was 100000.

Mr.. Charles G. (Cad) Short OF
May, Lemhi county, Idaho, bought
In November, 1918, go payment
life, decreasing cost policy" in a GER.
tain Idaho company. This was a 20
payment life with 10 coupons used
at insured's option to reduce each
premium after the first. The policy
was for $4,000, insured at age 80,
and the annual premium of $71,O6
was paid. The policy was issued as
OF November 20, 1913, The second
premium was due November 20.
1914, but was not paid. AS the
policy did not provide for cash, loan,
pald-up or extended insurance until
three annual premiums had been
paid, the policy expired at the end
lof the grace period" on December
~, 1914. Just Is days later, on
January II, 1915, Mr.. Short died.
The policy had no value and the in
'surance was not paid. His estate lost
$4,000.
Ii Mr.. Short had purchased a 20
payment life policy for $4,000 in the
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance COM
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-06-09
HONOR OUR NATIONS FLAG

June IA is set apart as day when
the starred and striped emblem of
the United States is honored in our
American way. The day is now ap-
preaching and this is a year partic-
ularly exciting to the sense of ma
tionality that rests in every man 8
soul. Every home should be pro-
vided with a large porch banner.
Every business block should fly a
flag. There are number of other
occasions during each year when the
flag may be fittingly displayed.
Blackfoot ought not be behind in
this sort of demonstration and those
who sell flags should and probably
will be on hand with supply.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-06-09
MosBY, THE RAIDER, is DEAD
Became Great Friend Of General
Grant-His Followers After the
War Became Preachers


WASHINGTON, May 30.-Col. ].
Mosby, a famous Confederate raider
of the Civil war, died today, after
a long illness. He was a native of
Virginia and was 80 years old.
Col. Mosby dared death over so
years ago, when at the head of a
band of a few hundred Confederate
raiders he rode up and down the
Shenandoah valley, capturing out
posts, destroying supply trains, and
cutting off means of communication.
1t has been estimated that he often
neutralized the force of over $1,000
federals in the valley.
Born in Powhattan county, Vir-
ginia, December 6, 1888, and grad
uated from the University of Vir~
ginia in 1852, he was practicing law
in Bristol, Virginia, when the war
bl oke out and he began his career
in the Confederate army. He proved
his daring with such effect that he
became a scout for General ]. E. B.
Stuart and led the celebrated raid
around McClellan's army on the
Chickahominy. In Richmond year
later he recruited an Independent
cavalry troop which became famous
as Mosby's Partisan Rangers. They
became night riders and the terror
of the federal troops.
Mosby's most brilliant exploit was
the capture of General Stoughton. On
a March night in 1868 hewith 80
followers rode thru the federal army
to Fairfax court house, only Is miles
from Washington, where General
Stoughton was asleep. Altho sur
rounded by an army said to have
been 1900 strong, the rangers
calmly kidnapped the general, his
staff and, many sentries, and turned
them over to the Confederate author
tiles at Culpeper, without having lost
man.
General Grant once later saved
Mosby from hanging, and two foes Of
the battlefield became staunch
friends. Mosby stumped the state OF
Virginia for Grant during his presi-
dental campaign, and was rewarded
with an appointment as consul at
Hong Kong, a post which he held for
seven years. When he returned to
the United States, Mosby called on
the surviving members of his rang
ers, and, to his establishment, he
found that large percentage of
them had become ministers. In part
ing their old colonel said: "Well,
boys, if you fight the devil like you
fought the Yankees there will be
something to record on Judgment
Day."
He next became special land agent
for the government in Colorado, and
from 1904 to 1910 he was attorney
in the department of justice. The
closing years of his life were spent
in lecturing and authorship. His
home lay across the Potomac, at
Warrenton, Virginia, but he was
often seen in Washington, his white
hair, and strong Roman features,
making him picturesque figure on
the streets or lecture platform.
He had written "Mosby's War
"reminiscences, THE Dawn of the
Real South" and "Stuart's Cavalry
Campaign" He was also known as
a Greek scholar.
my military creed" he once de-
clared, 'is this: 1t is better to make
a good run than bad stand"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-06-09
GEMS OF THE OHAUTAUoUA
The KafRr Boy Choir

The chautauQua tent will be pack
ed to its full capacity on the closing
night of this chautauqua. Real ma
tive Kaffir boys, who have been
taught by the inimitable Mr.. Balmer
to think, to talk, to do stunts which
no other attraction could possibly do,
will be here to give their great pro-
gram.
The Kaffirs have sung before both
houses of parliament as we'll as be-
fore nearly all Of the kings, queens
and other of Europe's most noted
people. They sing in English, tho
only one of them speaks English.
The scrib heard the Kaffirs before an
audience of 10000 people in Amer
ica's largest chautauQua, and can
vouch for them as being superb
attraction. There is no other COM
pany like them.
The program itself consists Of
songs, choruses, solos, leach of the
boys appearing singly, representing
the particular tribe from which he
comes) an imitation Of Kaffir war
dance, an exhibition of Kaffir wea-
pons as we'll as trophies secured in
the hunt. Many people will say that
this one attraction Is worth the price
of the entire season ticket for the
chautauqua.
Riner Sisters Coming Here
They say that too much work
makes Jack a dull boy, and it is
surely true of everyone else if they
don't intersperse their work with
some of life's other side-humor and
entertainment.
The chautauqua is bringing the
best of high class entertainment as
we'll as tn best in music and lecture
programs and after chautauqua week
one can look back at the long list
of attractions that have been heard
and know they have seen and heard
the worth while kind of entertain
ment.
The Riner sisters are coming to
chautauqua in progra mthat Is en-
tirely new to chautauqua patrons.
They are as funny as funny folks can
be and yet they are not silly, or
frivolous. Their program is full Of
real good fun-the kind that makes
Lou j. Beauchamp
In his many years before the pub
lie, enjoying a popularity second to
none, Mr.. Beauchamp has come to
be known as the dean of the chau-
tauqua platform. At a convention
of the International Lyceum associa-
tion he was unanimously acclaimed
honorary president of that great
body for life. His career is an elo-
quent vindication of his teachings.
Left an orphan, he spent his early
years among the Creek, Choctaw and
Cherokee Indians. He draws many
from tribal customs.
Denied school and college privileges,
he was taught his letters by young
girl. OF a precocious bent, he was
at IA contributing prose and poetry
to New York papers, at 20 he became
the editor of noted Cincinnati
daily newspapr. Mr.. Beauchamp has
written books that have been trans
lated into foreign tongue, and his
stories and poems of child life are
poetry, the repertoirs of readers, and
all over the country.
over a million miles in the
old world and the new, investigating
every stratum of life and from a
humanitarian standpoint, Mr.. Beau
champ has woven his experience in
to his world famous lecture, "Take
the Sunny Side" 1t is an originally
philosophy of life. no
hear him is one of the memorable
events of a life time.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-06-09

pany at Idaho Falls, has accepted an
appointment to the place of chief OPP
orator of the Blackfoot exchange.
Manager L. J. Chapman feels some
what elated on being able to secure
Miss Brimhall for Blackfoot, as she
has had seven years of experience
in telephone work and will undoubt-
eddy do great deal to promote good
service in this growing exchange.
She took up her duties here on the
first of June.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-06-09
POST OFFICE FOR ROCKFORD

Hans Peterson, the Riverside mer-
Gnant, has bought some lots from
Herbert Lowe and Byrd Trego At
Rockford and is building a store
zSx60 and a $1,000 bungalow. His
son, j. A. Peterson, will conduct the
business at Rockford and thew are
arranging to have post office.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-06-09
NEW CHIEF OPERATOR
AT BLACKFOOT EXCHANGE

Miss Myrtle Brimhall, formerly
chief operator at the Logan ex-
change, and later assistant chief OPP
orator of the Mountain States COM