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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-04
SHELLEY
Observation-Disclosures

Last Saturday singing and public
speaking contests were held in the
L. D. S. Second ward church. There
were ladies' quartets from Goshen
and Shelley and a male quartet from
Goshen. Shelley No. won the con-
tess for ladies. Shelley No. l car
ried off junior girls honors.
The public speaking was entered
into by three wards, with the follow
ing champions: Elder Anderson,
Goshen; Alma Packer, Shelley; Aub-
rey Parker, Shelley. G. E. Dinwoody
as Judge, gave the decision to Shelley
Second ward.
Athletic sports were the order OF
the afternoon, and in the evening a
ball was given by the M. l. A. The
winning contestants will go to Rigby
for the district contests the twelfth
of May.
Louie Yorgeson has sold his
house and lot to Mrs. Erickson, the
consideration reported to be $1,000.
Real estate is moving in hSelley,
and so are the people.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-04

in cleaning up his barn yard and
they divide the gold mine" equally.
Mr.. Eskelsen says that he and his
boys are going to push farming to
the limit this season in the effort to
prevent the world famine and in
cidently make a little money for
themselves. The sons say they would
like to stay and farm the old home
stead, but that they are ready to
Join the army at any time they are
needed.
w. A Clarke bought a part of
the ]. w. WEIGH farm year ago and
is planting IL acres of potatoes, 20
of wheat and some other crops. Mr.
Clarke got on his place late last year
and did not have any garden. he
says that Mrs. Clarke felt the mat
ter so keenly that she could hardly
wait for spring to come in order to
get the garden put in. Mr.. Clarke
began working on it just as soon as
the snow was off. He has wild Gu
cumbers growing by the side OF the
house that are several inches high.
J T. Jones bought a piece of land
from ], w. WEIGH last fall consist
ing of 80 acres plus about so acres
of riparian land. He will plant 10
acres of potatoes, 5 acres of beets,
Is acres of wheat and some oats on
the reservation where he is interest
ed in a lease.
Sumner Ezell has a farm in the
Stevens district and will put in IL
or IA acres of potatoes, an acre or
so of garden, 5 acres Of oats and
7 acres of wheat. He has SO acres
in hay on the place. Mr.. Ezell has
lust made himself a present OF a
Ford car.
Lawrence M. Thomas, son of Sena-
tor Thomas, of Blackfoot, has
bought 40 acres and will have %
acres of hay as well as some wheat
and oats and about 2 acres of po-
tatoes. He has a new house on the
place that was just about completed
by Mrs Morgan before she sold the
place. Mr.. Thomas has just purchas-
ed a new spring tooth harrow and is
agitating the soil with it.
Frank Stern has set large patch
of Strawberries this spring and is
farming 10 acres of beets, 10 acres
of potatoes and Is acres of hay.
He also has acres in pasture and
premises.
J, F, Kirkpatrick has set an ex-
ample of thrift by creating a large
pile of stove wood on his place.
Charles Dyer came from Lost river
last fall and bought place a mile
or so out of Blackfoot, between the
rivers, and is making some improve
ments on it. A crop of Is nice pigs
at the Dyer farm took pneumonia
during the severe weather in March
and IS died. Mr.. Dyer had a stove
in the hog house and did his best
to save them.
Albert Evans came from Oklaho-
ma a year ago and bought Is acres
mile below Blackfoot and made a
nice bunch of money farming it last
wear. Mrs. Evans and her sister
Mrs. D. B. Cody, of Wapello, were
both called back to Oklahoma In
March on account of the illness OF
their mother and they are still there
nursing her. Mr.. Evans is planting
22 acres of beets, acres of oats and
has 6 or Z acres in pasture and
PREMISES as we'll as 35 acres in hay
| Mr. Evans mentioned that his beet
checks last year, from ~ acres
brought him $1,962.75. Last veal
he MANFRED Is acres of his land and
will cover acres Of it this year.
w. A. Hendricksen, formerly OF
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-04
WICKS

E. V. Call moved his family on
Wednesday to their new home on the
R. e. Howard ranch at Wapello.
G. V. Call, of Chesterfield, will live
on the ranch formerly occupied by
his son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tlfred Buttcane and
family were Sunday visitors at the
Mackie home.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Peck and son,
Alfred, were visitors here on Tues
day.
Robert Mackie was on the sick
list last week.
An auto party consisting of G..
D. Lafever and family, W. H. Cher
ny and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Faulconer, the G. A. Powell family
and Helen guile were Sunday visit
ors at Idaho Falls.
Ruth Sims was threatened with
an attack of pneumonia the first of
the week but is somewhat better
now.
Anna and Emma Powell returned
to their home on Tuesday evening
after spending the winter in Black
foot. They were accompanied by
Erma Lafever, who will be their
guest until the Blackfoot high school
closes.
The pupils of district 80, who have
passed the eighth grade examination
are Mary Dunn, Birtha Hansen, Har-
I ry Thompson, Ford Reynolds, Will
liam Park, Enoch Nelson, Harold
Mackie, Carl oJhnson and Frithiof
Johnson. Katie Sims will complete
the examination in May.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-04
THE CUB SAYS

The beet farmers who were first
in starting to plant sugar beets this
spring, so far as we know, were John
Briggs, who lives on the Hofer place
just above the sugar factory and q.
Yasuda, of Tyhee, who started the
drills about the twentieth of April.
The farmers all give more atten-
ton to the use of their fertilizer this
spring than they have usually done
and the lateness of the spring has
brought them more difficulties in
handling it. Many of the farmers
seem to regard it as valuable gold
mine" and haul it around and pilt
it up accordingly. Many of them
who find they can clean up their
barn yards while the fields are yet
too soft to spread it on, have piled
it up in a dry place and thus clean
ed their barn yards, and handled
their fertilizer again when the
ground is in condition to put it on.
A few days ago we saw an advertise
ment of farm for sale by an old
firm who had let the manure accum-
ulate for generation without max
ing any use of it, but in the adver-
tisement they mentioned this as one
of the assets of the farm. 1t has
not been long since the farmer made
no effort to conserve the fertilizer
and sometimes they have burned it
to get rid of it, or burned SO much
as would respond to the torch.
William Kirkpatrick, one of the
pioneer farmers and stock men, who
lives between the rivers below Black
foot, is making a generous applica-
ton of fertilizer on his garden.
T. Hofer and his sons. George and
Albert, purchased 100 acres known
as the LoWder place, below Black
foot, and are planting or 8 acres
of beets on land which they MANFRED
heavily and acres of potatoes. They
will have go acres of hay. George
Hofer returned recently from Kansas
where he has spent the past three
years.
J. F. Hunter has leased the Grover
Kirkpatrick place and has big pile
of stove wood piled for the season 6
use. He will plant 5 acres of beets
8 acres of potatoes and about 35
acres of wheat and oats. Mr.. Kirk
patrick has a homestead at Gray's
Lake and will go there after the
snow is off.
G. w. May bought the A. W
Thompson place last july. Mr.. May
came here from Dell, Montana.
Eskel Eskelson has fine home
in the Stevens district between the
rivers and is raising some fine horses
as we'll as other animals. He has
a pond for the geese and ducks thai
he keeps in operation turnout the
season. He has Is acres in hay anG
is putting in about acres of beets
and % acres of potatoes as we'll al
4 acres of peas. They have a 40.
egg incubator Matching chickens anC
expect to hatch crop of ducks after
the chickens. They are fertilizine
about Is acres of their land this
spring. Mrs. Eskelsen has just re-
turned from the Blackfoot hospita
where she was operated on and con.
tributed to the souvenirs of the Els,
kelsen home collection of four gal
stones that are said to be unusual il
size Albert Heusser is one of theil
neighbors and handles a little dairy
herd and arranges with the Eskel
sens to use their manure spreadel
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-04
SORE BACKS AND SHOULDERS
II Back Strap Pulls Out Of Line, Un.
necessary Strain Results and
Horses Are Injured.

CBy GEORGE H. GLOVER, Colorado Ag-
ricultural College, Fort Collins, Colo)
Spring is here and so is spring plow-
ing. If your horses get sore backs and
shoulders, it is your own fault. There
Is a thought in this connection that
Is worth while and I want to call at
tention to it. It is about those back
straps that go down to the tugs. Do
not try to regulate the draft by tight
ening the back straps to the point
where they will pull the tugs out Of
line. If they are even snug when
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-04

day nearly 1000 Germans have been
captured.
The Britishers went into the bat
tie with their usual bravery. What
they took they held tenaclousiy
against sharp counter-attacks.
From Scissors we'll into the
Champane district the German anu
French guns are in roaring engage
ment. Infantry movements almost
lacking.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-04
NOTICE

The party that stole lap robe from
auto in front of Kinneys store is
known. If robe is brought back no
questions will be asked, otherwise
prosecution will follow, Return to
Idaho Republican office. adv. APP
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-04
CANADIANS SEIZE MANY
IMPORTANT TRENCHES

The British army reached out over
three-mile front Saturday and Sun
day and occupied Teuton advance
positions near Gavrelle after some
hot fighting. This forward move
ment is part of the general trend of
Haig's offensive.
Since resuming the attack Satur-
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-04
GRANDVIEW

A. Rupe has purchased a team of
mules.
r. R. Davis purchased team from
Thomas Prudhomne, recently.
Jorgen Peterson made business
trip to Blackfoot the first of the
week.
Gus Prang was in Sterling, Tues
day.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-04

hitched to the pillow they will pull down
hard on the back when hitched to
harrow. The work is hard enough on
the team without the added burden of
lifting the pillow as well as pulling it.
This weight comes directly over the
loins where the back has no support
from the ribs.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-21
NORWICH MEMBERS AT THIRTiETH ANNIVERSARY. Foundation of New England Order of
 Protection FittingIy Observed.

The s0th anniversary of the founda- ton of the New England Order Of Pro lection was appropriately celebrated in last night with delegations from the various lodges in New London and this part of the state to the number Of nearly 300 members of the order: Supreme Warden Daniel E. Sullivan of Boston gave an able address re- garding the merits of the order, show ing it's workings of past years from the inception of the organization on Nov. F, 1887, down to the present date, giving statistics where the su- preme lodge had paid, out to bcnel- ciaries of deceased members over $17,- 600 900 since beginning business, also of the absolute stability at the present f'time.
 Past Grand Warden Fred H. Tolls of Windsor told of the workings of the order in Connecticut, and Grand War Gen Robert Griffith of Naugatuck gave an interesting short talk to those mem bers- The grand treasurer of the state. P. Edward Whaien, and Grand Secre- tary Harry F. Cummings. both of New Haven. and Past Grand Warden James H. Christy of Bridgeport were at the meeting.
 Song selections by the Bass Clef auartette of Norwich, readings by Mrs Robert lBitgool, music by the Cadman ] ing's entertainment
 The committees in charge of the af- fair were:
 General chairman, John C. White i; secretary, James L. Wheeler: enter tainnnent, Emily E.: Kingdom, Annie F. Foley of Norwich, Charles J. Manwar- ing of Mantle. Elveiana Bowfzer of Kew London and Leslie Beckwitfl of
 Niantic: publicity. Julia A. Archer
 reception. Annie I. Dart Minnie P. Bergen. Rose Perkins, Waterford. N.
 J. Foley, Norwich. Edward Gray. Jew cit City. Kenneth Manwaring. Mantle. Estelie Sisson. Montville. Edward Hop- per, Lyme, W. s. Morgan, Groton, s. W. Armstrong, Norwich and W. D. Beckwith: hall committee. C. J. Man waring, c. A. Lewis and Isabelle Sheri- dan; decorating, Minnie P. Bergen and Harriet Barnes H.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-21
WAR WORK FUND
 IS STILL GROWING. Local Total is Now $25y@14.o7, IneIud- ing Tussday's Subscriptions.

Subscri ptions to the war work fund continue to come in. and the total from the Norwich district is mounting toward 5.500.r Connecticut was asked to raise $1,00e,00e. and already more than $1.2oe,090 has been reported. New GOO, and already over $6,0O0, 900 is se- cured. The $35, ,000, 900 apportioned to the entire country will be largely ex- ceeded and may reach $40 ,0eo, 900. This splendid result indicates clearly that the work being done by the Y. N. c. A. for the soldiers has met with the approval of the people of the coun- try. and without regard to creed or nationality they have freely given of their money to perpetuate this won derful work
 Tuesday the following amounts were reported at the local Y. M. c. A.: Moosup s11s, Brooklyn s11s.5o, Daniel son S1O0, Montville $50. Lisbon $2.S0, Norwich ST, total s406.30. The above amount added to the amount previous iy reported brings the grand total to date S25.414.o7 The following telegram was re- ceived Tuesday evening by Secretary Hill from James Logan, chairman of New England division:
 Boston. Mass. Edwin Hill. ". NJ. c. A., Norwich. Conn:
 New England has come over the top with subscriptions which aggregate approximately six and one-quarter millions. Accept for yourself and con- vey to all your workers and contrib utors the thanks of the committee for their helpful support which will bring care. comfort and contentment to the boys who are fighting for the freedom of the world.
 JAMES LOGAN,
 New England Chairman.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-21
DI ED.

 MEECH-Entered into rest Nov. IS. 1917, Stephen B. Meech, in the S0th year of his age Funeral service at his late residence Wednesday afternoon. Nov. 21. 1917, at o'clock. Kindly omit flowers. MURPHY-In New London. Nov. 1,ae, Murriphy. aged 4s Years Years. WILLIS-In Norwich, Nov. 20. 1917, Mary Ann Ward. widow of c. ., G. Willis. aged s1 years and 4 months. Funeral services will, be held at her day. Nov. g. at p. m. DRIsCOLI-In this city, Nov. 20. 1917 winifred Florence daughter of MT. and Mrs; D. H. Driscoll. of No. IS Notice of funeral hereafter. ALIEN--In Hanover, Nov. 20. 1917, Miss Ruth E. Allen. aged 80 years, Funeral ,IeraI iron from the Hanoyer Yer c99gngreega3 o'clock. Burial In the family lot in Hanover cemetery. SPAEDING-In Norwich. Nov 20, 1917, Sarah Seabury, wife of Edwin Spalding, in the 18th year of her age.
 Notice of funeral hereafter. BROvN-In Jewett City, Nov 2t, 1917, Russell M. Brown, aged SS years.
 Funeral at the home of his daughter, Mrs. F. c. Whiting, Friday after noon, Nov. 23, at o'clock. Burial in Jewett City cemetery. Automobile cortege.
 Providence papers please copy.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-21
WANT CAMP pEvENs
 TRAIN TIME CHANGED.
Train Leaving Aver Misses Connection
 With Train at Worcester.

Members of the SO1st and 3osd Ma chine Gun battalions at Camp Devens, in which are several Norwich boys, started petition to the Boston and Albany and Boston and Maine rail- roads to alter their schedules for the henedt Of men living in Connecticut. It is expected that the petition will eventually bear the signatures of sew eral thousand Connecticut men and if the request is granted Norwich men will be able to reach their homes in considerably less time than now. Bene- fits will accrue not only to Norwich but to Bridbeport, Waterbury and other Connecticut cities.
 The chief complaint ds that the 12.5s D. rn. train leaving Aver for Worcester misses connection with the 2.15 train. Other trains later in the day also miss connections and in most instances # takes the men from five to eight hours to reach their homes in various parts of Connecticut, which is almost third of the total length of their furtough The petition states that unless the change is made the men will be un- able to go home during the winter, when they must spend hours waiting around in the cold and when bad weather conditions win make missed connections more frequently than at present
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-21
B. Y. p. U. HOLDS SOCIAL
 AND BUSINESS MEETING
Resignation of Vice President Richard
 Arnold Read and Accepted.

The B. '. P. U. of the Central Bap- fist church held a regular business meeting and social on Tuesday evening with a large attendance. President Harry Covey presided at the business meeting at which the regular reports of the committee were read and ac- cepted. The resignation of Vice Pres ident Richard Arnold. who is now att tending CarnieSie institute, was read and accepted.
 President Covey spoke Of the Con- nectieut Baptist Workers Training In- stitute to be held in Hartford Decem- berg, 3, A. and ,, and urged the young people to attend if possible. He also urged the members to attend the de- votional services Sunday evenings more regularly. The secretary read notes of appreciation of flowers sent sick members. The business meeting adjourned about eight o'clock and the remainder of the evening was given up to a social. Miss Lucille Lord en- teFtained with vocal selections and Frank Naples with recitations. Re- treatments of cocoa cookies, cake and fruit were served by the committee Christmann, chairman. Miss Adelaide Brown, Miss Ruth Hamilton. Miss Della Leffingwell, Miss Charlotte Church and Benjamin Covey, who were assisted by Mrs Fred Newton. Miss Dorothy Church, Miss Olive Linton and Arthur Wynan.
 The sailors from the submarine base at the navy yard had been invited to attend, but because of a quarantine at the base only five were able to be Drasent
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-21
AGENT A. w. BUCHANAN
 HOME FROM CHICAGO
Mansfield Center Delegate of State
 Board of Education Attends Ma tionai Convention.

A. W. Buchanan. of Mansfield Gen. ter, agent of the state board of educa- tion, was in Norwich Tuesday Monr day evening MT. Buchanan returned from Chicago. where he has been at tending the seventh annual convention of the National League of Compulsory Education officials, Nov. 14-17.
 Daniel T. Nolan, of Hartford, an attended the sessions and was accom- panied by Mrs. Nolan. MT. Buchanan and Mir. Nolan were appointed by Governor Holcomb to represent Con necticut at the conference, which was attended by 1O6 delegates, represent ing twentysix states.
 Chicago, with a population of over two and one-half millions, naturally furnishes many departments of edu- cationa1 compulsion and correction which the visitors found a profitable and suggestive study. They visited tine special schools. including the Pa rental school Of 400 boys, also the juvenile court with it's three judges one woman with referee powers and where no records are kept. Every courtesy and attention was shown the delegates, twenty-one of whom came by special car to Jersey City on the return trip.
 At the closing session of the meet ing and the election of officers. MT. Buchanan was chosen a member Of the executive committee for the com ing year.
 During Mir. Buchanan's absence, his work was done by Supervisor F. W. CIapp, of WilIimantic. a. member of the schools department. MT. Bucha- nan's territory includes Norwich, Wes- terly, Putnam. Central Village, Willi- mantle, New London and Stafford Springs.
 Each week he visits these seven places, to issue working certificates to children of legal age. to see that the school attendance laws are compiled with, etc.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-21
NEW BOY SCOUT.
 TROOP ORGANIZED
Meetings to Be Held at Osgood Me
 moriai Parish House.

During the past two weeks plans have been completed in the Sunday school of Park Congregational church for the organization of a Boy Scout troop and its registration was sent into New York headquarters by Scout Commissioner Benjamin Bruce.
 Friday evening the boys met and were given their registration certif- cates and appointed Troop F of the Norwich Boy Scouts. There will be practically two patrols before another meeting is held. All meetings win be in the dining room of the Hugh Os- good Memorial parish house.
 Scout Commissioners Bruce has ap- pointed Weston c. PulIen, scoutmaster and Richard Lewis and Harry l.. Pe- terson, assistant scoutmasters. Har- old Prentice has been named as scout serfbe and William Latham scout treasurer. Philip Sayles is senior pa trol leader while Harold Sullivan is to act as assistant patrol leader. Ebe- nezer Learned, Jr., was voted assist ant treasurer and Donald Gregson has been, appointed troop bugIer.
 F The boys included in the troop are Philip Sayles, Harold Prentice, Har- cid Sullivan, William Latham, John Evans, John Warwick. Robert East wood, Donald Gregson, Stanley Vaughn, Arthur Van Wagner and Golf Briggs with a list of juniors includ- ing John Sayles. ~Ebenezer Learned Jr., John Fellows, William Geer and Edward Graham.
 The boys will hold meetings every other Friday.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-21
WEDDING
7etreauIt-Paradis.

Miss Rosanna Paradis and Eugene Tetreault were married in the Sacred Heart church Tuesday morning at 7.30 by the Rev. U. O. Bellerose in the presence. of a. large number of their friends. The witnesses were the fath- CTS of the contracting parties. Fol- lowing the ceremony there was we'd ding : breakfast at the home of the groom at IS Providence street. Roast turkey with all the fxipgs was served to about fifty people. including guests from Moosup, willimantic, New Ha- ven and Woonsocket, besides local peo- rIe. The couple left for few days trip to New York at 10 a. m.
 The groom is the son o3 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Tetreault of Providence street and is employed in a Norwich garage. The bride is the daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Louis Paradis of South 4 street and has been employed in the mill. The bride received many handsome presents, including money. cut glass. silver, linen and furniture. She was attractiveay gowned in a plum colored suit and wore a hat to match. After their trip the couple win reside at the home of the groom at IS Providence street. Both the bride and groom are graduates of the Sacred Heart school and have spent most of their lives in the village. The bride is member of the Children of Mary.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-21
TRYING CASE BEFORE JURY
Appeal From Probate Started in Superior Court Tuesdays
 Contest Over Estate Left by Mary R. White - A. b. Zabriske Stand When Court Went Out for the Day.

When the superior court adjourned at 4.S0 o'clock Tuesday afternoon to come in at 10 o'clock this CWednes- day) morning Adolphus D. Zabriskie was testifying in the case of Mary E. Jones vs. E. A. Prentice, admr., appeal from probate. The case is a contest over the estate left by Mary R. White who died in Jewett City Jan. 22, 1917.
 Court came in at 10 o'clock Tues day morning with Judge Warner on the bench. The case of Frances l.. Whippie vs John Potter, adm, appeal from probate, was the first on the list of assignments. The lawyers in the case got together soon after court opened with the result that the case was settled without trial. This case was a contest over the estate left by Betsey Cook Tyler of Griswold. who died in 1916. leaving an estate valued at ST,o0o.
 After the selection of a jury the case of Mary F. Jones, vs E. A Prem tive, Admr.. appeal from probate, was taken up for trial. Mrs. Whites will was written by MT. Prentice on Oc- tober 29, 1915. Her death occurred Jan 22, 1917. The estate consists of property in Mobile, Ala. and Hot Springs, (Ark.
 The first witness was Hon. Nelson