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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-11-01

"Now, Thomas" said granny, "there
are only two apples left, and they
shall be for you and your little broth
er. One is large and one is small.
know that you are not greedy boy
which one shall I give you" "Well,
granny, I'm like you-I always hope
for the best"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-11-01
"Our new neighbors seem pretty
weak in tn use O. grammar, don't you
Think" "Yes, seen they was s
soon's they beginned to talk"

A Swede got on the train at Hot Sui
phur Springs and cowpunchers began
questioning him. He said he had been
sent out from Denver by an employ
ment agency to do the horse wrangling
on the T E Ranch. When asked why
he quit he answered: II didn't; the
boss quit me-"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-09-28

towns aspired. The editor of this
little sheet has been listening and
inquiring for six or eight years try
ing to find out just what there is
about cluster lights to excite admira-
ton, and the one thing that is al
ways put forth in their defense is
that they look so nice. When any
one ventures the remark that they
are expensive, they admit it, but say
of course they will last indefinitely.
When critic suggests that they are
unsightly all day, and very much
in the way by day and by night, it
is generally remarked that a town
or city that has them is considered
up-to-date, and again it is stated
that they look so nice at night. 1t
makes such a good impression when
people come into the town, to look
along and see the rows of cluster
lights. If one suggests that they
become dirty and dusty and the
lights dim and are as much in the
way as the telegraph and telephone
poles that have been the occasion
for an almost nationwide campaign
to get rid of so the wires could be
placed under ground out Of the way
and the unsightly posts banished,
they are again defended on the
ground that they are not so tall as
the telephone poles and therefore
are not so much of a nuisance, altho
of course, they are closer together
and there are more of them and they
cost more.
At the present time vote is be-
ing taken among the business men
to see what kind of ligths and lamps
shall be placed along the business
blocks, and almost everybody wants
the expensive iron posts that come
at over 500 apiece, and a row of
them on each side of the street at
the curb. This calls for tearing up
trench thru the pavement to lay
the wires at the base Of the posts,
and If the posts are discarded in four
or, five years in favor of an overhead
system under some popular cam
paign to have clear streets and no
posts, it were we'll to consider the
cost of this ever-changing of plans.
We venture the assertion that If we
had the rows of posts on each side,
and the multitudinous globes and
lamps and the endless task of keep
ing them clear Of dust, that if cam
paign were started in favor of ban
ishing the posts and putting in the
overhead cables and large single
globes in the middle of the streets,
thus saving the cost of the posts and
the laying of underground wires and
buying the multitudes of lamps and
globes, the town would rise up and
hire somebody to kick itself for ever
starting in on the expensive and
foolish system of posts and cluster
lamps.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-09-28
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT

V The Riverside Ditch company, a
Incorporation, principal place of bust
ness, Blackfoot, Idaho:
Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting of the board of directors
of the above named company, held
on Monday, the twenty-fourth day of
September, 1917, at Blackfoot, as
sessment No. 70, of 81 per share was
levied on the capital stock of this
company, which is now due and pay
able to ]. G. Bond, at Blackfoot,
Idaho.
Any stock on which this assess
>ment remains unpaid on Saturday,
the twentieth day Of October, 1917,
will be delinquent, and will be adj
vertised for sale according to law.
J. G.. BOND,
Secretary the Riverside Ditch
Company.
Dated September 26, 1917.
adv. 11-4f
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-09-28

markets, and that it looked like
rope enough to hang ITSELF" The
man who was leader then Is using
the organization now to collect sub
scriptions to the official organ"
published by himself. and it is said
to be made a condition of member
ship that every member subscribe
for the paper and pay in advance
without knowing what he is going
to get for his money, and with no
business house and plant in sight as
@ guarantee that he is going to get
anything.
A measure was enacted last winter
requiring the assessors of each coun-
ty to keep the farm markets bureau
advised as to crop conditions all sea-
son, the amounts planted Of each
kind, and the prospects for harvest,
and farmers applauded the measure,
but when the notices were sent out
to the farmers last spring and sum-
mer, the editor of this little sheet
kept asking men on the farms if
they had filled in the blanks and re-
turned them to the assessor, and
nearly all of them who were asked,
admitted that they had not done
anything about it. Many of them
asked the editor If he had come
to get their reports for the assessor,
and all such silly stuff as that, indi-
eating that they were willing to have
laws passed, and to have the asses
sor do all manner of work, and will
ing to have the editor come out and
do his own work and theirs too, but
were not willing to do their own
little part, the mere filling in of
some figures in the blanks.
If these men do their part in the
Nom Partisan league in the same
slip-shod, hap-hazard way that has
characterized their actions down to
date, they will furnish rich picking
for all the agitaters and grafters of
North Dakota.
The farmer who has faithfully
made his reports to the assessor
when asked, who has kept faith
with his associates, who has declin-
ed to sign papers for the stranger
and who has refused to part with
his money for fees and memberships
dlu ouUoCl lptlOAo uuLl1 CAOAO Woo
proper Identification and assurance
of safety and service in his inter-
est, the man who first finds out what
they are complaining about and what
remedy is to be applied before he
ties up with them. will be the best
friend of the Non-Partisan league
when the day of reckoning comes,
for where there is "easy picking"
the grafters will get in.
The surest test of such move
ment is to notice whether or not its
leaders show a disposition to boycott
people and firms that do not agree
with them or who do not readily
endorse them. We predict that any
man who sternly questions their
methods will be by them accused of
bad faith. We predict that any
newspaper that does not endorse
their work will not receive their
favor, and a newspaper that criticises
them will be mentioned in their
counsels as subject for the boycott.
These two things are vital things
that they are organized to prevent
and to protect themselves against,
and If they resort to them early in
their work it will be enough to con
denim them.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-09-28
THE NON-PARTISAN
LEAGUE

The Non-Partisan league has done
a great deal of good in North Da-
kota by breaking up grating politi-
cal rings and breaking up monopolies
that were detrimental to the agri-
cultural interests. The work of or
ganizing the league Is being extend
ed to several other states, and the
prospects are that it will sweep the
greater part of the northwest in the
elections of 1918 and possibly in
1920.
One of the conspicuous things
about the movement is that it is
taken for granted that all the north
western states are in the same condi-
ton as to corruption as was North
Dakota when the league was organ
lied there. The speakers 60 about
telling what was happening in Dako-
ia and how the remedy was applied,
and assuming that the same RENE
dies are needed in the other states,
they sway their audiences by oratory
in the style heroic.
The editor of this little sheet has
not studied these matters and heard
enough of their speeches and read
enough Of their literature to feel
quite sure, but feels disposed to
question their work and their meth
DDS. A good many farmers scatter
ed about the county have stated that
certain local organizations espousing
the cause of the league had used
rather high-handed methods to ad-
vance the leagues interests. For ex-
ample, men who were stockholders
In local concern and had money
coming to them, received their
checks with deductions made for
subscriptions to the Non-Partisan
league paper, done without consult
ing them. There isn't level-headed
man in the county who would stand
for that from ditch company or
mercantile company, and it shows
the spirit of high-handednes in this
reform bunch when they do such
things. 1t is high-handedness that
they are themselves organized to put
a stop to.
There is an organization in Bing-
ham county called the Civic league,
formed for doing good within the
county and has talked much about
road improvements and various other
good works, but if it should draw
on farmers thru their banks for the
price of membership in the league,
there would be storm. If the di-
rectors should go about in autos as
sessing them for a years or two
years membership, they would meet
with a stern inquiry as to what this
money was going to be used for.
But the Non-Partisan league is said
to be boldly taking money from all
sides with little assurance as to how
it will be used.
We hope the league will do much
good. We commend it to the care
full consideration and cool judgment
of citizens. But it is not good sign
to see them prating about the awful
conditions in state where the leg
islature for the past two terms has
granted practically everything asked
for by the farm interests who are
just now pushing so vigorously the
propaganda of the Non-Partisan
league. Readers of this paper will
recall our observations last winter,
that the solons were enacting all the
good bills and all the fool bills Of
fered by the director of farm
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-09-28

SCHOOL NOTES

Among the visitors to the high
school classes Tuesday were Sam
Mulville, who spoke several times
concerning navy life, and two mem
bers of last years senior class, Louis
Stephens and Mrs. Gladys Johnson
Gregg.
On Friday, September %, the high
school foot ball team will go to Po-
catello, where they will meet the
high school team of that place in a
hard fought game; as it is rumored
that several of last years Tech stud
ents are enrolled in high school and
are playing on the Pocatello team.
Plans are being made for the
freshman initiation and reception to
be held in the high school some Fri
day night in the near future.
The faculty members held what
was reported to be strenuous meet
ing Monday evening from until 6
o'clock. Among the issues decided
upon was that there were to be no
more school parties on week day
night. +
222 at the high school.
The senior class held their first
party of the season last Thursday
evening. The fore part of the even
ing was spent at a picture show and
after enjoying the pictures the
crowd returned to the high school
gmy where the most pleasing event
of all onourrnd-HpatS
A new United States history set
has arrived. 1t is composed of maps
and pictures showing the develop
ment and changes taking place in
the American colonies and states, to
date.
The prizes awarded in the gardRsf
club exhibit last week were distri-
,buted in the grades Monday and IN
the high school Tuesday.
The junior class elected for their
sponsors, Miss Baron, department OF
English, and Superintendent Vim
cent.
A vital crusade against misspel-
ling is being waged in the schools,
especially in the high school, and
any one misspelling several words
in a theme is to be punished severe
lyhr Y
|Several foot ball suits were pur-
Chased from Shelley last week. The
Shelley boys bought suits last fall
but never used them/
\Primary teacher make a special re-
quest to the parents of their pupils
that they be sent regularly to school.
When the child misses several days
each week, he cannot keep up with
the class and the teacher has not
time to hold class for each pupil.
In in a letter from Freda Sollen-
berger at Bethany, Nebraska, she
states that she likes her school very
we'll but she misses the high school
days little, too.
Monday, the music class listened
to the most ancient of Hebrew melo-
dies, which was played by Miss
Baron.
Miss Leona Hines, of the junior
class, has left school on account of
i'll health.
Jennie Sommercorn and Leona
Williams, members Of the senior
class, are seriously i'll. Miss Som
mercorn is suffering from appendi-
citis.
The first game Of the season in
The Business Mems Volley Ball
league, was held in the gym Monday
evening with energetic crowd of the
business men present. Among those
assisting in the slight boxing match
1t the end of the evening were Cap
,ains c. V. Fisher and Ernest Pear
SON. Surgeon B. H. Hudson, High
Jim Boyle and H. D. Nc
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-09-28
NOW IN THE TINE TO
THINK HARD

People of Blackfoot who are about
to adopt some kind of street lights
and lamps for the business district
should do some thinking along lines
of common sense, and if they pay at
tention to the experience of others
they should not be content to follow
blindly in their mistakes. .
For many years cluster lamps have
been boosted and lauded as if they
were the end to which all cities and
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-09-28

Cosham and Lon Cone, Lewis Rock
wood, Clyde Abbott and D. w. Vim
cent. In the scrap which ended the
evening-as was stated before-no
one was very seriously injured.
There are several places open
where school girls may work for
boom and board and some that pay
u little besides.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-09-28
TO AUTOMOBILE OWNERS

have engaged a first class me-
chanic and am now prepared to re-
pair your car in connection with my
blacksmith shop. Give me a trial
and | guarantee satisfaction. William
Knudsen, Firth, Idaho.
adv. 11-3mf
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16
CHAPTER XVI

A FEW days later. dressed in light modI
"A ing, Shirley Bloodgood for the seoc
time in her life wended her way to q ccrt41
River. .&
Surely cannot me mistaken-thls mui&
be the place." she told herself. groanlu1'
in spirit.
In reply TO her tlmid knock and inquiry
for Mrs. Challoner. little girl dircctoG
her to the apartment above, the door ~
which was presently opened by wom1&
with full. rounded face; and entering R
neat, well-furnshed flve-room fiat. Shirley
was soon seated at the window chatting
with happy eagerness. A
The young woman with the full, fresh,
rounded face. 1t can ready be imagined
was Miriam Challoner
you've been away more than threo
years, Shirley" she sighed, as she bent over
bit of fancy work. 1T seems a century
almost"
1T hasn't seemed so long to me-" ~.
turned Shirley. Though when we hr1t
went west | thought IL would be nothing
short Of a nightmare-waiting for an old
man TO die"
1T must have heen," assented Miriam.
Shirley held up her head proudly and an
swered M
mo. j wasn't, because for the first time
In my life really came to know my father.
/ thought ] had known him before, but I
made mistake. l never knew him until
these last three years In Arizona-I found
out almost too late" %l
u always liked your father, Shirley, and
/ think he always liked me-" was Miriarn's
remark.
Yes. he did But did you ever stop to
think" went on Shirley hastily. why. my
rather never wronged anybody My father
was good-my father was honest Oh, I
could scourge myself" she declared sadly.
for the things | used to think about INV
father. even told Murgatroyd. once, that
though loved my father, could never aA-
mire him, respectful a
Copyright by Dodd. Mead & Coz
CONTINUED TOMORROW
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16

~pOCC KEYS DAILY 2:30-1oc
ClNS'oo ANi Evgs., & o, i0c. 20c. 80
"ROSE ND IRLS"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16

GARRlOh TONIGHT AT Sis
THEIs PRODUCTION co OFFERS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16
Social Activities

Mr. Michael A. Dempsey announces the
marriage of his daughter, Miss Helen Marie
Dempsey, to Mr.. Francis John Walsh. sec
ond lieutenant, u. S. A., today In Clin
Haven, n. Y. Mr.. Walsh Is the son of Mr.
and Mrs Francis p. Walsh, OF this city,
and has recently received his commission
from Fort Niagara. Mr. and Mrs. Walsh
and Mr.. Dempsey were present at the cere-
mony.
Mr. and Mrs J. Harold Wickersham, of
Lancaster, announce the engagement Of
their daughter, Miss Leavitte Wickersham
to Mr.. f. Winslow Williams, OF iantic
Conn, a Yale graduate and lieutenant OF
cavalry in the officers reserve corps. Miss
Wickersham Is well known In New YORK
and Philadelphia social circles is an active
worker in the local Red Cross chapter, ana
was one of the founders of the Lancaster
Day Nursery. The wedding date Is not set
Mr. and Mrs Samuel Susner of 2lO4
North Ninth street, announce the engage
ment of their daughter. Miss Minerva s.
Susner, to Mr.. Irving NJ. Lovett, OF Frank
lin, Va.
Miss Martha Henderson, Of Germantown,
who will make her debut in the autumn, will
90 10 Madison, Conn, for several weeks 10
he the guest of her aunt. Mrs. William owen,
at her cottage. Miss Henderson has always
been one of Germantowns most popular
girls and has attended the committee
dancing class at Mannheim directed by MIS-
George Brooke.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16
INTERESTING WEDDING TO
TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY

A wedding of interest to Philadelphians
will take place on Saturday in Washing
ton when NJ So Phyllis Stewart Will become
the bride of Mr.. Charles Stewart who has
been training at one of the southern camps.
Miss May Alburger. whom Miss Stewart
has frequently visited while in this city,
will attend the wedding. accompanied by
her fiance Mr.. Paul Hesser, Jr.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16
| )IIMWHAT'S DOING
fGhARRs,s.."'. Rs."

Fairmount Park Band, Lemon Hin. 3
O'Clock. Free.
Philadelphia Band, City Hal Plaza. q
o'clock. Free. a
Municipal Band, Fitxwater and Martin
streets o'clock. Free. a
Allied Building Trades Council, Parkway
Building, o'clock. Members and deie-
gates. va
Annual banquet, National Retail Monu-
ment Dealers Association, Hotel Adelphia.
$3.50 o'clock. Members.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPT
Children's Country Week Association Yesterday
Handled S5o Persons-Sad Accident Befalls
Young .Autoist-Other Matters

Eyoue yautobu
II written in large letters Special" ana e. ho %
Week '' u" 'e"hss ]" 'he
Have been out to Well have -, -
and mothers 1 sueh
Instance back from the railroad
wonderful ' '0''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16

crowd OF sfnah poys
IN the most wonderful
and fearful b a t h IN 6
suits, concocted from
ali kinds Of clothes or
underclothes, led by a
big, jolly counselor In
his bathing suit. They
were trudging a ! OF g
the road on their way
10 a nearby creek for
a swim and a paddle,
and I've seldom seen
any happier urchins
than that same small
crew.
The bungalow where
the mothers and babies
stay is right on the
side of a hill, where 1t
catches all the breezes.
and the low dormltory
house for the boys is
I'D on an opposite hill
against a woods. There
Is a big garden, which
supplies the farm with
vegetables and fruit.
Some of the older boys
help the farmer for an
hour or so each day.
And there is a wonder
full swing!
AND then the lovely
"A Aold.fashioned farm.
house, where the farm.
er and his wife and
family live, and the
springhouse, ju t a
stones row away,
where watermelons and
cantaloupes are cooling
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-01

that any El Reno foot bail team ever
got the decision over Clnckasha.
There were those among the multi
mdc who arose to remark ID effect
that ri Reno was playing eleven foot
salf plafeys aud one offieiaE That's
rather bad thing to say Of any
gang. Doubtless the best policy Is to
take the beating, official and all and
let It go at that The thing 10 do is
TO play the safety first method By
being assured IN advance that the
proper Kind OF official win preside.
This ls commonly done by taking a
hand In the selection of said official.
But 20 get back to that foot ball
game that is 10 be- Since the beat.
ing administered to Chickasha by Ok
lahoma City the local clan has start
cd twice Out Of the two starts, they
have grabbed one decision and one
defeat IN the meantime oklahoma
city has had the pleasure Of scatter
ing the El Reno aggregation an over
IA football field. such scattering be-
ing much more thorough than when
Oklahoma city and Chckasha hook
ed up. ln fact when the fragments
were assembled it was discovered
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-01
IT'S A GOOD GAME THE
BOYS WILL PUT OVER
AT UNIVERSITY PARK

The pickering between Chlrkasbl
and Ell Reno at University Park Fri.
day ia going to be "ono Of them
things II any reliance can be put IN
the advance dope. Not that the con-
test IS gIong TO decide the champion.
ship, for both teams have been romp-
cd on by that Oklahoma City super
iuggernaut
Up at III Reno some days ago
chickasha got a big patch hung over
their right eye. said decoration hav
ing been placed there by El Reno
The question to be decided tomorrow
is whether or not that patch was mis-.
placed. That is, whether it should
not by all that is right and in ac.
cordance with the general scheme Of
things, be 0bscuring the vision OF the
El Reno clan instead II was the
first time IN exactly sixty-seyen years
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-01

that Oklahoma had routed Ei Reno
by, some sixty-odd points, while they
were able to heat Chckasha only for
ty Note Get that only"
Following this line of reasoning,
which is about as rotten method Of
computing advance dope as you could
cook up, Chickasha is some twenty
points better than El Reno. But kind
reader and brother fanatic, don't go
out and bet any perfectly good mon
ey that chickasha viii beat El Reno
By 20 points Save your money and
buy Liberty bonds when the next can
comes On the other hand don't get
pessimistic and play El Reno to win.
II you like football, so ont there
and see what promises to be a lively
scrap and an even one If YOU don't
like football, stay down on the cor
ners and watch the lease gamblers in
Chickasha's curb market
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-01
CHINESE COOKING IS WEIRD
Fearful and Wonderful Dishes Are
Characteristic of Most Subtle and
Complex Of Peoples.

You can tell what q man Is by what
he ents, ana it is even more true that
che character of a people is expressed
in it's cooking The English dishes,
nmin hut tasty unspiced and sauce
Tess. but very thoroughly done, are
certainly among the most British Of
things. French cookery in its elabo-
rate and artistic appeal to the senses
is just like much French fiction, And
IL is not surprising Tint the Chinese,
le most subtle, mysterious and COM
pick Of peoples. should produce dishes
which are fearful and wonderful to
the nalates and noses of occidcntals.
Ii yon have the temerity to study
the Chinese character from this angle,
go Go Chinese restaurant patronized
only by Chinese. You can find it in
either New York on San Francisco.
order dish of Cho Go Gong There
will be meat in il and eggs and mush,
rooms aud beans and other things,
but all cooked up and "the juices
snapped around as Huck Finn says,
until it would take chemical an
alysis to separate the constituents.
The Mmgoian taste for rat meat
has been immortalized by the Amerl-
can small boy in that famous folk
poem which begins "Chink, chink,
Chluaman but rat eating is after
nll, not essentially different from eating
squirrels. Less comprehensive is the
Chinese specification for q good egg.
An egg TO win favor in Chinatown must
be distinctly high.