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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-12-07

visited, so the sensation is altogether
new and rather inspiring. The
switch ana beet dump are to be in
]. R. Stockings field.
The first Wednesday night dance
was great success. The music was
lively and the crowd sociable and
quite well balanced, so it was not
surprising that we had the best time
possible.
Harrison Ison and Ed. LaRocque
were home for Thanksgiving. They
are still at Fort Douglas and like
the military life fine.
Douglas McAffee left last week for
Salt Lake City, where he expected
to work during the coming winter.
He expects Ito be Joined this week
by his sister Bessie and later by all
of his folks.
An activity meeting of the M. /.
A. was held in the hall last Friday
evening u which a number of points
were scored by the association. After
the meeting a farewell social was
held in honor of Miss Bessie Nc
Affee, who left Friday for Salt Lake
City. A good time was enjoyed by
all.
George H. Smith and wife are in
Lehi, Utah, enjoying a brief visit
with their friends and relatives.
Miss Gregory is visiting with her
sister Mrs. George Goodwin.
George Goodwin is casting a play,
which he expects to present in the
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-12-07
ABERDEEN,
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The experiment station made a
shipment of car load of pure field
peas last week, to the national ag-
ricultural department at Washing
ton, D. G.. The peas were raised by
local farmers.
Homer Foote, who is working at
the blacksmith trade in Pocatello,
was home from few days last
week.
c.. L. Myers attended the big stock
show in Chicago last week and from
there was going east to visit friends
and relatives at different points in
Indiana.
j. H. Annis and c. w. Ward of
Pocatello have opened a garage on
First street, where they will be
ready for work in short order.
Miss Harriet Myers was home
over Sunday to attend the Myers
Woodside wedding. Miss Myers is a
teacher in the primary grades at
Lyman, Idaho.
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church will give their annual bazaar
Friday evening of this week. A good
supper and lots Of nice things for
Christmas gifts will be found there.
At board meeting of the Aber-
deen-Springfield company on Monday
of this week, the resignation of G..
w. Fugate as secretary was accepted
and Mrs. d. e. Arms was elected to
fill the vacancy. Mr.. Fugate will
continue his work in the Aberdeen
bank, where he has been helping
during the rush of business for the
PAST two weeks.
The Misses Gladys and Bernice
Bacon were home from Idaho Falls
for Thanksgiving dinner and re-
manned over Sunday. The girls are
attending college at Idaho Falls.
Miss Gertrude Latimer was home
to spend Thanksgiving holidays. She
is teaching in the Springfield
schools.
Mrs. Jack Campbell of Glenns Fer
ry, who has been visiting friends and
relatives here for the past fortnight,
returned to her home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. M L. Haines left
Monday for a visit with friends, in
the east. They will be gone all
winter. After visiting friends in In
diana they will visit Mrs. Haines'
sister in Wyoming.
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All Of these young people are highl,
respected In this community and
host OF friends wish them long ant
happy married lives. Invitations
are out for the reception, which viii
be held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
w. T. England next Friday night.
Two sisters Of Mrs. L. c. william
sen from Ogden spent Thanksgivins
and the weekend at the Williamson
home. Mrs. Williamson Is q teacher
in our school.
The school entertainment given
last Friday night was thoro sue.
cess in every respect. A very large
crowd listened to the children dc
themselves credit One hundred and
fifty-six children took part and after
paying expenses $2O.25 was added to
the piano fund. The entertainment
was one of the best ever given here.
Genevieve Hammond was home
for Thanksgiving. She returned
Sunday to school at Rexburg.
! Mrs. A. P. Benson is very ill with
bronchitis.
The railroad depot is now open to
patrons and will be kept clean and
warm by Elias Harton. Railroad Of
ficials made this arrangement after
the commercial club had done much
urging. The public generally will
be pleased, for it was very disagree
able waiting sometimes hours in the
cold for late trains.
Mrs Steve Farnsworth and Agus-
tus Furniss are on the sick list.
M. J. Benson Is at Filler with the
idea of locating there soon, provid-
ing he likes the place as well as his
wife does.
E. w. talbot and family moved
away this week
Mr.. Christensen from Hiram,
Utah, is visiting with his sons c. F..
and Niels Christensen.
Thanksgiv ing passed away very
quietly here. Home dinners and
family reunions were the order Of
the day. 1t is to be regretted that
the local church authorities did not
hold public services, If for no other
reason than to show obedience to
the wish of our president, as ex-
pressed in his proclamation.
Last Monday evening the Keever
Dramatic company was reorganized
with j. F. Grimmett, president; C.
]. Christensen, vice president; Joe
Fyans, ecretary-treasurer; William
Bartlett, stage manager; and H. A.
Benson, musical director.
H. A. Benson was the speaker Sun
day evening at the Riverside M. I.
A. meeting.
Miss Delphia Williams was mar
ried Wednesday to the son of Sena-
tor L.. r. Thomas. The ceremony
was performed in the Salt Lake
temple. Best wishes are extended.
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near future.
/ H. Andrew Benson, Mesdames
Vance, Hale and Christensen were
visiting the conjoint meeting of the
M. I. A. Sunday night. Each COM
plimented the local organization on
its good singing and general condi-
ton of the mutual, which displays
already the red. white and blue pen
ant.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Killian of Po-
catello were here a day last week
to visit Mrs. Sarah Ann Adams. Mrs.
Adams condition is very critical.
Aida and Cora Linn and Grace
Cobbley have returned again to
school after quite siege of sickness.
Roche Wheeler is due to return
this week from his mission to the
southern states. Roche has filed a
very honorable and a very successful
mission. Because of his great use
fulness he has been detained longer
than the regular two years. We
assure him of q hearty welcome
home "~~''"~s---~--.-a-.-.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-12-07
BRING BACK THE BARREL

Mrs. ]. R. Stocking of Riverside
reports the loss of barrel of sweet
cider last week by it's being removed
mysteriously barrel and all. Just
why they took the sweet cider that
was in borrowed barrel is a puzzle
to her, and she wishes they would
return the barrel or leave it close
Enough home SO she would discover
it and-roll it in.
Now be a~gQod bunch of sports,
boys, and take fhe-woman,s-harre
home.
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.ess, Riverside, Idaho:

ness, Riverside, Idaho:
Notice is hereby given, that at a
meeting of the board of directors of
the above named company, held on
Tuesday, the fourth day of Deem
Der, 1917, at the residence of Mr..
koplin, an assessment of 10 cents
per share was levied on the capital
stock of this company, which is now
due and payable to Martha La
ROGUE, at Riverside, Idaho.
Any stock on which this assess
ment remains unpaid on Saturday,
the twenty-ninth day of December,
1917, will be delinquent, and will be
advertised for sale according to law.
Dated December 5, 1917.
MARTHA LAROCQUE,
Secretary the Parsons Ditch COM
pany. --edFr-21.4
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HAY SALES REPORTED

John Watson came in from Ster.
ling this week and reported that
Joseph Coumerilh had bought loo
tons Of hay at the Burke ranch al
81 ton.
Mr.. Watson says he sold about
seventy head of cattle month or
so ago because he was short of hay
and was unable to buy at a price
that suited him, but he thinks now
ne made a mistake in doing so. He
says the winter is starting in Just
like 1t has in the past when there
was open winter and stock lived on
the range.
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WENT TO ENLIST

Hogan Boice and Simon Bouch of
Blackfoot left Wednesday for Salt
Lake to see about enlisting. Mr..
Boice wanted to enter the navy.
Rudolph Horst Of Taber is prepar-
ing to leave Saturday and Arthur
Smith Of Blackfoot goes Sunday.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-12-07
WICKS

Give Park and family of Black
foot were Thanksgiving guests at
the w. A. Park home.
The many friends of Mrs. Clara
Howell were deeply grieved to hear
of her death at Fowler, Cal, on No
vember 81. Mrs. Howell was q
pioneer resident of this section and
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-12-07

Mark Fackrell's hand is still CIV
ing him considerable trouble, and it
is thought that more of his hand
will have to be taken off.
"A train may be seen every day
now just west of the townsite laying
the NEW railroad track. 1t is the
first \time Riverside has thus been
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-12-07
>KED CROSS AT PINGREE

\ Mrs. J. T. Carruth went out to
Ringree Thursday morning to Or
gAnize an auxiliary of the Red Cross.
Rngrea has about eighty families
and Will do its part and then some.
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MORELAND


Last Wednesday Lurlean England
and Austin Wheeler and Mable
Wheeler and william England were
married In the Salt Lake temple.
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McDOnaldville
MISREPRESENTATION

Mr. and Mrs. G. w. Capson were
in Blackfoot Saturday.
Mr.. Croskey is having a we'll drill
ed on his farm.
Howard Bishop spent Sunday with
his mother, Mrs. Gray.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Kinned were
in Blackfoot Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Capson spent Sun
day evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cooper.
Othel and Lewis Bishop went to
Salt Lake City Tuesday.
Mrs. Kinney spent Sunday with
Mrs. Tibke.
France Corey went to Utah Tues
day.
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT
The Parsons Ditch company, a
corporation, principal place of bust
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Money won't buy better butter
wrappers than those printed by The
Idaho Republican.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-09-19
MERCHANTS TO
HAVE LESSONS
+: \: IN. ECONOMIES
Committee of National Defense
Council Will Teach Business
e
Men How to Save

A commercial economy committee
whose aim will be to teach merchants
to reduce waste in merchandising was
an outcome of the meeting Of the
executive board of the North Dakota
national defense council held he-e on
Tuesday This committee will show
the merchants where they may cut the
expense of delivering through union
delivery service and fewer daily de-
liveries; where they can reduce the
cost of merchandise by uniting in the
purchase Of carload lots, and how in
other ways they may do their share to
cut the high cost of living. The COM
mittee is not yet complete. and its
personnel will be announced later.
800 Photographers Wanted.
A call for 300 telegraphers, regis
tered men Of military age who have
not yet been drafted, was sent out by
Dr.. H.. r. Rush of the chair Of ro-
nance languages at the university,
and who has succeeded DR.. f. l.. Nc
Vey as head of the committee on edu-
cation of the national defense council.
Uncle Sam needs 10000 telegraphers,
wiremen, linemen, telephone men,
switchboard operators and electrl-
clans. If those among the North Da-
kota registrants who follow these lines
Of work will get in touch with DR.. II.
r. Brush at the university he will tell
them how they may perfect them
selves for service in the national army
through study at the agricultural col
lege and the university, for which the
government has made provision.
To Provide Speakers.
DR.. Brush has prepared catalogue
of speakers who will be available for
patriotic addresses on any occasion,
and he requests that committees ar.
ranging loyalty programs call upon
him at the university.
Coal Strike Discussed.
The coal strike which has been in
progress in the Burlington fields, near
Minot, was reported by Dorr Fl. Car
roll, chairman of the legal committee
Of the council, and it was unanimously
agreed that the council should DO all
in it's power to bring this dispute to
al amicablo adjustment.
Financing Cared For.
The executive committee yesterday
erproved the plan of financing worked
ont by. Dr. V. Fl. Stiekney and the sec
rotary, and which through personal
notes of directors and other interested
parties will supply the $3.50 monthly
required to meet office expenses.
These notes will be taken up through
an appropriation which Governor Fra
zier will ask from the next legisla-
ture.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-09-19
HEADS COMMERCE SCHOOL
Washington Man to Teach New
Cour1e at University

Grand Forks, \. D., Sept. 19.-Dr.
George ". Janges of the University
of Washington has been added to the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-09-19
GENERAL ARMY
OFFICERS WILL
:. TOUR. WAR ZONE
Commanders to Familiarize Selves
] With Conditions Before
Training Soldiers

Washington, d. C., Sept 19.-Regu-
lar and national guard general officers
commanding divisional training camps
are to be sent to Europe on an obser-
walton tour of the battle fronts, re-
turning to carry on their training
duties at the close of the tour Form
al announcement OF this plan by the
war department is expected.
:. Under the voluntary censorship spe-
scifc movements OF general officers
may not be published without authori.
1zation of the military authorities. The
early stages of the mobilization and
training of the national army will be
left to .brigadier and regimental Off
GERS, leaving the divisional officers to
handle the larger qu> stions
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BERLIN PRESS ASKS
JUSTICE FOR BELGIUM
Continued from Page One.)

Continued from Page One.)
question OF power or policy but JUS
tice and conscience No policy is
truly wise that disregards the moral
and legal factor in the life OF ma
ton. Despite the bowling of the mail
ed-tist politicians, we affirm that right
is right and that Belgium has the
right to its independence.
Austria's Reply.
Austria's reply to Pope Benedict's
peace proposals, says the Weiner All
gemeine Zeitung, will he handed to
the Papal nunciO at Vienna Thursday
and published Saturday. The reply
will cOnfine itself to detailed dis
cussion Of the popes suggestions. The
report that it will contain new and
astonishing peace proposals.. the vi.
emma newspaper adds, is absolutely at
lance with the facts.
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camp IS READY
FOR $4,000 MEN
CONTINUED from Page One)

(COntlnuGO from rage Ouo
! battle line this city and that town are
| located.
Every man at Camp Dodge now is
undergoing what no other soldier in
the world has undergone. They are
receiving the newly perfected dual in
incubation for prevention OF typhoid
fever and para-typhoid. When the in
| iections were administered separately,
| fiifty-one days were required to treat
to the soldier before he reached the
immunity stage.
BY giving him the combined serum,
he will be ready for hard work after
20 days.
Church Services.
| Church services will be provided
! for all denominations. Catholics will
attend mass and Jews will celebrate
lneIr own ..tus. Protestant churches
will join f. services under the regi-
mental chapiainS.
/ Soldiers OF the first increment who
arrived two weeks ago are still learn
| ing squads LETT, and squads
light" They aia beill;, drilled IN
squads and in some Instances in'com-
[ pany formations. Two hundred non
commissioned officers from the reg
ular army are detailed as instruc-
| tors.
The health of the camp is excellent.
Only one case of serious illness has
been reported The soldier is suf-
fering from pneumonia from which
he was suffering when he reached
Camp Dodge.
Soldiers from the regular army con
stitute the military police of the city
They aid the local police department
and General Plummers orders are:
"See that every mans conduct is that
of a gentleman"
Wedding out lagsards.
All laggarls, men "no are found
mentally Incapable of learning to be-
good scldi, rs. will be discharged, it
has been announced by examining
physicians Uncle Sam wants good
fighting men, all good fighting men.
Negroes drafted for the first army
from the four states of the thirteenth
district will be trained in a separate
regiment to be organized after the
white men are settled. The colored
men will not be called until the 49,
0D0 whites are completely organized.
Negro troops probably will not be
used in the firing line. Experience in
Europe has shown them not as good
trench fighters as the white man. They
Will ue kept PROBABLY behind the lines
of transportation and other service.
Thousands of men must remain back
OF the firing line to care for those
who give actual battle to Fritz.
She's q dashing. rOugish maid, the
prettiest of Manhattan, Olive Thomas
in "Madcap Madge,' at the Orpheum
tonight only.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-09-19
FARGO COLLEGE
May CLOSE FOR
LACK Of FUNDS
Meeting Called for Next Monday
to Consider Difficulties Of
Institution

Fargo, y. D., Sept. 19.-1t was an
nounced yesterday that Fargo college
will close it's doors unless the cam
paign to raise 100000 or more sue
ceeds. The announcement was made
at a conference called at the request
or the citizens campaign committee
who met at the Gardner hotel yester.
day afternoon with the directors Of
the Fargo Commercial club.
Fargo college was represented by
the following gentlemen:
r. NJ. Pollock, George E. Perley,
Herbert l.. LOOMS, 3. G. Tenneson, e.
II. Stickney, G. R. Stone, President J.
w. Hansel and DR.. r. A. Beard. The
committee stated to the directors OF
the Commercial club the facts in the
case and appealed to them as repre-
sentativ of the financial and COM
mercial interests Of the city of Fargo
to save the institution.
Call General Meeting.
AS a result of this appeal from Far
go college the board of directors Of
the Commercial club has called gen.
eral meeting of the membership Of
the club. Secretary Hardy was in
structed to issue the following state
ment:
AT the request of the trustees of
Fargo college a meeting of the gen.
eral membership of the Fargo Com
mercial club has been called for Mon
day evening. Sept. "a. The purpose
is to present to the business interests
of Fargo the financial condition Of
Fargo college. The Indications are
that unless some action is taken it
may be necessary to close the col
lege.'
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-09-19
GOVERNMENT DOESN'T
WANT TO BUY WHEAT
Direct; SAYS YOUNG
Will Charge Farmers One Per
Cent Commission When It
Does Purchase Grain

The government doesn't care to buy
the farmers grain direct. When it
does, it will charge the farmer COM
amount he is required to pay regular
commission houses. This advice, Rep
resentative George NJ. Young tells the
North Dakota railway commission,
comes from julius c. Barnes. The
government doesn't care to have any
wheat consigned to it, but If con-
signed to tho commission a deduction
of one per cent will be made. so the
shipper will not benefit any by con-
signing direct to the government grain
corporation,' writes the congressman.
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but | do not believe it should be spell.
ed with a pay"
Cost Of Wheat.
"The cost of producing bushel OF
wheat under the conditions which the
farmer was forced to meet at seeding
time last spring was such. Represen.
tative Baer said, that taking other
things into consideration an element
OF unfairness is made in fixing the
price OF wheat and not the price of
other necessities" .-
John y. Hagan, commissioners Of az
riculture of North Dakota. and DR.. E.
+. Ladd, president of the North Da-
kota Agricultural college, discussed
the cost of producing wheat, and the
many hands through which the grain
passes from the field to the table.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-09-19
MAY NAME NEW HEAD
Announcement as to McVey's
Successor Expected Friday

Some definite announcement as to
the new president OF the University
of North Dakota may be expected at
a joint meeting OF the state board OF
regents and the faculty committee at
Grand Forks on Friday, Secretary
Charles Brewer of the regents an
nounced today.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-09-19
BISMARCK CHICKENS
At NhNDAN WINNING
MANY BLUE RIBBONS

An interesting feature of the Mis-
ouri Slope Agricultural exposition, for
Capital City folk particularly. is the
beautiful display of single-somb white
leghorns from the Patterson farms,
exhibited by e. G. Patterson. AS US
ual they have proven supreme in
their field. almost monopolizing the
supply Of blue riJons.
The dainty aristOcrats. snowy
white. with blood-red combs showing
brilliantly against this pure back
ground, and with the graceful cav
riage peculiar to leghorns. realize
that they are there to be admired,
and they are thoroughly enjoying the
attention which they receive from the
fair crowds.
The Patterson farms are repidly
gaining a reputation among chicken
fanciers the country over, and are
doing their share to place the capital
city on the map.
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GIGANTIC WHEAT
TRUST F0RESEEN

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ors demand that their representatives
in congress do all in their power to
take the pay out Of patriotism"
81 am thoroughly an Americana he
declared "and | believe in patriotism.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-09-19
PRICES MORE STEADY

For two years we have
not seen prices as steady
as they are at present
The Congressional commit
tee having charge Of tae
internal revenue tax on
commodities have recon-
imerded that no tax he
imposed on sugar. coffee.
tea or cocoa. This r'eans
no tax Until congress
meets in Dcce'nber and it
now looks as if these foods
will not be taxed.
Low and medium grades
of coffee are higher
wholesale, but the best
grades are the same IN
price.
In a few days We will
be able to announce price
conditions with more GER
tainty than now. But do
not look for radical fluct-
uations.
Another car of fruit just
received. Boxes. crates
and baskets everywhere.
But this will last only a
few days. No change in
prices except on crabap-
pies and Cantaloupes.
Grabs are $2.35 per box
and we think the last for "
this years market. The
supply is very short. Cant
aloupes SC to 15c each.
(The retailers are work.
ing hard to give the con-
sumner a fair price for their
purchases but they, Bis
marck grocery men. have
been UP against a PROPOSE
ton that the people knew
but little about and a very
unpleasant one.)
We are preparing to buy
in car load lots when pos
ible and then give the
purchaser the benefit OF
the saving in price.
The McConkey
Commercial Co.
Broadway Phone 2O9
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-09-19
NEW YORK PIERS TIED
UP BY LONGSHoREMEN

New York, N. Y. Sept 19.-Piers
of several transatlantic lines in New
York harbor are affected today by
strike of longshoTemen.
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faculty of the University of North Da-
kota, to have charge of new course
in commerce under the direction of
the department Of economies.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-09-19

can English earl not good enough
for Americas most beautiful show
girl, Olive Thomas See her in "Mad-
cap Madge," Orpheum tonight.