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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-03-16
section are reported as doing well.

section are reported as doing well.
w. w. Hays shipped two more cars
of spuds to the equity headquarters
this week.
Leach and Bergman shipped three
cars of choice beef cattle to Kansas
City, Monday.
Miss Betty Ezell, probation officer,
and Mrs. Faulkner, county superin-
tendent of schools, were business
visitors in Sterling, Monday.
Shell Bartlett, who is working for
the Fall Creek Sheep company at Alb
erdeen, came in for brief visit with
his mother, Mrs. Anna Bartlett, Mon
day.
Zehn and Park Nelson, with Mr..
Downing went to Pocatello, Sunday.
Reports still state that continued i'm
provement of Keith Nelson, who has
been very ill at Pocatello.'
Mr.. Chappell. the O. S. L. agent,
informs us that enough hay is al
ready billed to Sterling to average
two cars a day, and that the freight
business at this point is moving
along nicely.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-03-16
DEFENDS SPEAKER ALFRED

Some days ago member of a
prominent business firm of Blackfoot
in the presence of the writer and
some others declared that before go.
ing to Boise Speaker Alfred had
promised himself and others to pre-
sent or have presented measure re-
quiring demurrage at the hands of
the railroad for cars and freight
shipments unreasonably delayed by
them But, said this man, the speak
ership bee got in his bonnet and he
sold us out to the railway interests
at Pocatello. Because blood Is thick
er than water the writer resented
this impugning of his cousins char
acter behind his back to the extent
of writing to Speaker Alfred for
his version Of the matter. Here are
extracts from his letter bearing upon
this matter and given for the per-
sonal satisfaction of his kinsman
alone. Let the public read and Judge
between the man and his traducers:
1T is true that I promised those
men that I would attempt to have
such law enacted, and I made my
promise good, but because they have
seen no bill forth coming, covering |
the matter in question, they have
jumped Ut the conclusion that have
not attempted to perform this duty.
The fact is that early in the session
this matter was taken up and repeat
ed efforts have been made to get the
bill in form that it can be consti-
.utional, but each time this has been
averted, and at last we are of the 6
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-03-16
TABER

Eric Schwartz and John Wagner
went to Blackfoot Wednesday by SIX
to attend the movies and dance.
Will Kluesner lost his house and
all its contents by fire last Friday.
Roy Hall went to Moreland, Tues.
day to go to work.
Carl Derf1er came in to his claim
northeast Of Taber. Thursday The
family, coming by wagons, found the
roads unbroken, and came by foot
from somewhere between Moreland
and Taber, leading the teams.
Feed is growing very scarce on the
desert.
Mrs. Sadie Smith, the primary
teacher, visited her home folks over
the weekend at Pingree.
Adrain Siesser was called to
Granger, Wyoming, Tuesday, to take
up office work on that division of
the railroad, but at Blackfoot, on
his way, he was suddenly taken i'll
with typhoid-pneumonia and return
ed home to Taber.
H. l.. Morey is at home again aft
er few months leave of absence.
He spent the time visiting friends
and relatives in the east.
!. Herman Steffens, Fred Winkler,
Mike Kramlie, aHrry Adamson, Carl
Douglas and Mr.. Fassbender were
Blackfoot visitors this week.
. Will Delzer passed thru Taber,
Saturday, en- route to his home near
Furey, after visiting for a few
months with his relatives and
friends. He brought back his new
bride.
Rex Mitchell visited his family
near Pingree, Saturday and Sunday.
Adrain Siesser left Monday for his
work at Granger, Wyoming.
Mr.. Holley. the U. S. mineral in
spettor, was welcome caller at the
Siesser home.
j. A. Stewart was in Monday and
informed us he is furnishing up his
home in the expectancy of Mrs. Stew
arts arrival.
Carl Derfler and son, Leo, trailed
their horses to the settlement Sun
day for feed, as the snow is too deep
for them to haul feed to the ranch.
John Mcconnell is at home after
spending a few weeks in Pocatello
where he had work.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-03-16
STAKE MEETINGS

On Sunday, March 18, 1917. the
following meetings will be held in
Blackfoot at the time and in the
places mentioned.
Meeting of the stake presidency
and high council in the usual place
at 10 a. m. Every member should
be present.
Sunday school superintendent
meeting will be, held in the Second
Ward meeting house at 100 p. m.
Meeting of the stake presidency,
thigh council, bishoprics and ward
clerks in the Second Ward meeting
house at 1.30 p. M, in the upper
room.
The high priests quorum will meet
in the basement of the Second Ward
meeting house at 100 p. m.
At p. m. and in the basement
of the Second Ward meeting house
there will be meeting of the priest
hood of the stake and the workers
in the relief society. At the same
hour and in the upper room of the
Second Ward meeting house there
will be a meeting of all primary
workers under the auspices of that
organization.
At p. m. in the First Ward meet
ing house there will be a meeting
under the direction OF the Y. L. M.
I. A. 1t is hoped that every meet
ing will be fully attended and that
every person in the stake who can
be in attendance will be present.
Everybody come.
JAMES DUCKWORTH,
HEBER G. c. RICH,
NOFEAR DAVIS,
34-2 Stake Presidency.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-03-16
SHELLEY CHICKENS
DISAPPEAR AT NIGHT

SHELLEY. - Chickens thieves
have been very active in and around
Shelley during the. week, and some
coops have been plucked to the last
pullet. No traditional lovers of
fried bird" live hereabouts, and
modern, wood piles are poor shelter,
so as yet no suspect has been named.
The writer sold out his stock of
hens on hearing that fowl catchers
were abroad and Saturday morning
found tracks in the snow where
some hopeful" ("white hope" per-
haps) walked from the front gate
to the empty coop and back again.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-03-16
THOMAS


The Junior Home Dramatic COM
pany of Thomas under the able man
agement of Mrs. Turpin presented
the play entitled, "Out in the
Streets at the Thomas hall on
Wednesday evening, March 1, and
Mrs. Turpin can not be too highly
commended for the successful way
in which she has brought the work
of these young boys and girls to the
high degree of efficiency that was
manifest upon this occasion. The
fact that Phillip Bell, who played
the darkey's part, one of the heaviest
in the cast, was not in the original
caste and had but "a hours in which
to prepare and yet could fill his part
like veteran of the foot-lights,
proves that we have talent for most
anything among our young people,
and only need leaders like Mrs. Tur-
pin to find 1t and bring it into &C
ton. The young people taking part
were Andrew Woods, Lestern Long
more, Albert Bell, Philip Bell, Lynn
Fackrell, Alfred Walter, Margaret
Williams, Violet Adams, Dora Noak
and Lafrone Price. Lester Watson,
originally caste for the darkie's part,
was taken sick with pneumonia the
day before the staging of the play
and at last reports was very sick.
The Moreland Dramatic company
presented the play entitled, Hazel
Kirk" at the Thomas hall, Friday
evening. We can say that Moreland
has an aggregation of footlight
artists that their community has
good reason to be proud Of
The Thomas Home Dramatic COM
pany on the evening of st. Patricks
day at the Thomas hall will present
"A Gunner of the Navy" This
promises to be the best we have
had this season, and as there is al
ways an hour or two of dancing aft
er the play no one should miss this
treat.
Our suspicious of last week were
finally confirmed when Leroy Dance
Miss Lille Noak returned from the
temple and both registered under
the one name, so suggestive of the
fantistical graces that we could not
longer doubt that they were one.
Some close friends under the lead
ership of Bishop Williams had ar
ranged to retaliate for the shock of |
the surprise by riding the young
couple on mule, but thru the in
tervention of lady who herself has
strenuous objections to mule rides,
this form of retaliation was replaced |
by something milder, and on Tues
day, March 6, close friends and rela-
tives enjoyed a sumptuous wedding
feast at the home of the brides par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. julius Noak.
These young people have the good
wishes and hearty congratulations of
the whole community.
Miss Podleitis, of Salt Lake City,
is visiting with her mother and
brothers at Thomas.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-03-16
POSITION FOR A GIRL

A new position is open for some
girl at The Republican office begin
ming the first of April. For want of
better name the position will be
called information, and her duties
will last from 1 o'clock till 5, except
Saturday when it will be from 10
till 5 with time off for luncheon.
Her duties will be to accompany
persons looking thru the printing Of
flee, to furnish them information
about each machine or part of the
process of turning type metal into
type and converting paper and inks
into books, pamphlets and station
cry and turning sheet wood pulp in
to newspapers. She will need to be
instructed for few days so she can
instruct the visitors, and she will
need to have a good memory and
desire to learn and to make 1t plain
to others. She will need to be a
person of good manners and one who
habitually uses good language She
should be reliable in what she says,
and one who, when asked things she
has not yet learned, can admit she
does not know and Immediately get
the information from somebody who
does know. Everybody about the
shop and office will help her to sue
coed if she tries hard, and she will
be discharged if she does not do her
best most of the time.
There are several things she
should not be. She should not apply
for the place if she chews gum and
chatters and giggles excessively.
Perfume, paint and powder, soiled
hands, dirty finger nails or loud be-
havior would forfeit the job If all
else were satisfactory. The girl who
has the candy-eating habit isn't want
ed, neither the girl who over dresses
or wants to be regarded as an orna-
ment about the place. Just plain,
sensible instructor of good DISPOSE
tion and pleasing manner-no
"airs." The salary will be very mod
crate, and if the public fail to take
the opportunity to learn the wonders
of modern printery by spending a
pleasant hour with her, then the po-
sition will be discontinued. If she
makes good and the public keep her
tolerably busy for few weeks, she
will probably know enough about
the office and the business to develop
into regular employee necessary to
the best success of the firm.
Now girls, here is a chance for
some one to have as pleasant a job
as any one can offer you, and the
success of it depends largely on your
self. If you are interested and can
arrange about the hours, better run
in and talk it over for few mo-
ments with Mr.. Trego before March
20. If you have phone, ring the
bookkeeper now and arrange with
her about when you are to run in.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-03-16
SHELLEY HOOP MEN
FOR STATE TOURNEY

The Shelley high school basket
ball team went to Rigby and won
the important game Saturday, and
are champions of this section. A
specvial train took the Shelley boost
ers and the brass band, to the num-
Der of 100 tickets. This triumph en-
titles Shelley to compete with Cald-
we'll this month in the state tourna-
ment. Coach Kimball has reason to
be SO tickled.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-03-16

GOSHEN

Charlie Landon, Of Portage. Utah,
has moved here and has taken po-
sltion with the beet seed company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brookbush were Ida
no Falls visitors, Saturday.
]. Allen, of Rose, is here buying
horses for use on the farm.
]. D. Sessions has bought Heber
Miller's lot for $3.50.
A. c. Andersen also purchased the
Y. M. Christensen lot.
J. N. Monson and daughter Lovina
have gone to Salt Lake for a short
visit.
Elisa Gardner has purchased the
Dodson house and moved 1t onto his
dry farm south of town.
Joe Nielsen sold so head of fat
hogs to Shelley buyer Monday.
James Christensen has moved his
sheep to his Landing barns east of
town.
The M. l. A. Dramatic company are
rehearsing comedy entitled, Cap
tain Racket" to be put on the boards
about the twentieth. The specialities
will be given by the Goshen orchestra
and male quartet.
A costume party was given at the
D. N. Johnson home last week. Those
present were Alverta Nuttall, Iretta
Hess, Irene Brookbush, Rosena
Young, Lorraine, Lestha and Goldie
Christensen, Bradley Young, Keith
and Rulon Christensen and Maurice
Johnson. The time was spent in
games and dancing. Light refresh
ments were served at 10 o'clock.
An evening party was given at
Mrs. Nuttall's home Monday evening.
Those attending were Ada Johnson,
Marie and Leona Brookbush, Eliza
Gardner, Maggie Young, Louise
Staples, Virgil Monson, Terry Young,
Clinton Bradley, Richard Dye, Elgin |
Jackson, Will Brookbush, Morris |
Teeples. Refreshments were served |
by Mrs. Matilda Nuttal1.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-03-16
PRESTO

Mrs. D. Tolmie returned home aft.
er five weeks visit with relatives in
Rockford, Illinois,
The Misses Rounds, of Iona, are
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. Higley.
The party at Mrs. Ellis Halls, Sat
urday night, was well attended and
every one reports a good time.
Harry Pratt, who Is suffering with
dropsy, returned to Salt Lake City
for medical treatment.
Miss Hall, the school teacher at
Goshen, spent the weekend with
home folks.
Walter Christophe has been Ill
Tor several days.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-03-16
NATIONAL GUARD MEETS

Orders have been issued for COM
pany M to report at Idaho Falls this
Friday evening at 8 for federal in
spection.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-03-16
STERLING
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

Six cars of hay were received here
the past week by the Parkinson
Sheep company and it is being haul.
ed to the desert as fast as it arrives
These sheep as we'll as all in this
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-22
DEATH Of MRS.
. OLE A. SUNDRE
Ward County Pioneer Died Sunday
After Short Illness with Paralysis
Had Lived Here Since 1886.

Mrs. Ole A. Sundre, one of Ward
county's early pioneers, passed away
at her home six miles southeast of Mi
not, down the Valley road, Sunday
evening, following short illness with
paralysis.
Funeral services were held at the
home Wednesday morning at 1890
O'Clock and from the First Lutheran
church Of this city in the afternoon,
Rev. j. R. Michaelson, pastor of the
Zion Lutheran church, in the absence
of Rev. Gullixson, pastor Of the First
Lutheran church, officiating. The re-
mains were inferred in the Lutheran
cemetery in this city, hundreds of old
friends attending the last sad rites.
Mrs. Sundre was born in Norway
and came to America in the early days
of our state, settling in Trail county.
In the year 1886, the Sundre family
moved to Ward county, settling on
their homestead six miles down the
river, where they have since resided.
Mrs. Sundre was a woman who lived
for her family alone. She lived an un-
assuming life and was loved by her
neighbors for her kindly ways and
honorable way Of thinking and acting.
Four children and an aged husband
survive. The children are three sons,
Ole Jr., Anker and Carl, and one
daughter, Anna, all of whom reside
on the Sundre homestead.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-22
.SAN|SH farmer
HORRIBLY INJURED
Clark Rathbun Sustained Fractured
Bones in Each Leg When Team
Ran Away-Brot to MinOt.

Clark Rathbun, we'll known home
steader residing near Sanish, as the
result of an accident Tuesday evening
of last week, sustained terrible in
juries from which he will not recover
in months. Mr.. Rathbun had been
hauling the last load Of his flax, using
a team owned by his neighbor, Ed
Evenson, and had stopped at pot
hole to water the horses. He took the
bride off the horses and they became
frightened and started to run. Mr..
Rathbun ran in front of the team to
stop them but it being dark, he could
not see just what he was doing and
the horses knocked him down and ran
over him. The wheels passed over
both legs below the knees, crushing
the two bones of each leg horribly.
The injured man was taken to the
Evenson home and doctors were call
ed from Parshall and Van Hook. Mr..
Evenson arrived in Minot with Mr..
Rathbun Friday and the injured man
is receiving attention at local hospi-
tai. Mr.. Rathhun was preparing to go
back onto the road as a salesman. He
formerly resided at Red Key, Ind. He
is member of the Knights of Pythias
lodge and members of that order here
are doing what they can to make him
as comfortable as possible.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-22
FAMILY were
LIGHT FINGERED
MOuntrail County Farmers Find Loads
of Stolen Goods at the Home of
NeighbOr-TwO Sons Plead
Guilty

Stanley, N. D., Nov. ia sensa-
tion was sprung in the vicinity Of
Belden last week, when armed with a
search warrant, Sheriff Slaughter,
searched the premises of E. H. Ston-
er, who resides about seven miles
southwest of that town. Quite a num-
ber Of neighbors had gathered there,
some of whom had missed articles
from their premises and some out of
curiosity. Mr.. Slaughter on notify
ing Stoner that he had search war
rant to search his premises was cheer
fully told to Ego ahead. He entered
and began his search and to his sur
prise and that of those present, he
found the house practically filled from
cellar to garret with stolen articles
of all kinds. Neighbors identified ar
ticles that they never knew had been
stolen and a number of them left the
house carrying back with them their
own property. The sheriff arrested
E. H. Stoner, his wife, and two sons,
Harry, aged 20, and Lawrence, aged
"a, and brought them here. At the
preliminary hearing on Monday, the
sons expressed wish to plead guilty
and they were taken to Williston and
arraigned before Judge Fisk, who SEN
fenced them on Tuesday to five years
each in the penitentiary at Bismarck.
The father and mother are having
their preliminary hearing today.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-22
EXPLOSION AT
DES LACS WELL
Ten Gallons of Fluid From Well Ex-
ploded Injuring Manager, H. S.
Johnson-TOp of Can Blown
Out

In an explosion of ten-gallon can
of water, oil and gas, taken
from the A. Blume we'll near Des
Laos, Henry S. johnson, manager of
the Des Lacs Western Oil Co., was
painfully, though not seriously injur-
ed Sunday.
J. N. Reiner, VIM. Heiren, Mr.. john
son, A. Blume and A. H. Dobson, had
gone to the we'll for demonstration.
A ten gallon can had been filled with
the mixture taken from the well when
Mr.. Blume struck match to show
that it would burn. There was ter
rife report and flash and hole sew
eral inches in diameter was blown
thru the top of the can. Part of the
can struck Mr.. johnson on the hand
inf1icting a wound and another struck
him under the eye.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-22
COMPANY j now
At CAMP MILLS
North Dakota Regiment Has Been
Transferred From Camp Greene
to New York Camp

Mrs. F. Otto Gross, wife of Capt.
Gross, commanding Co. D, received
telegram from her husband Monday
stating that Co. D which is part of
the First North Dakota Infantry, now
the 164th, had been transferred from
Camp Green, North Carolina to Camp
Mills, New York. Mrs. Gross left
early Tuesday morning for New York
to visit her husband as it is realized
that it will not be long before the
North Dakota regiment will leave that
place, presumably for the big trip. A
number of Minot mothers who had
been working on sweaters and other
things for their sons in the army,
wor ked all night, finishing up the
work SO that Mrs. Gross could take it
with her and deliver it to them per-
sonally. There are no drill grounds
to speak of at Camp Mills and the
North Dakota boys will merely be CIV
en- the rest of their equipment before
being moved.
The North Dakota boys have made
a fine record at Camp Greene. In a
recent dress parade they made re-
markable showing.
Col. j. H. Frame ordered the dress
parade and it gave spectators thrill
which will live long, as they watched
the boys swing out of the road on
hillside and up over the top of the
parade ground. The grounds are too
small to present any regimental
maneuvers. However, the battalions
formed in parade formation, and then
swung before Colonel Frame, Lieuten-
ant Colonel Grafton and Regimental
Adjutant 7. S. Henry.
To see 5000 men go through a brief
manual of arms in perfect unison,
guns moving from right shoulder
arms to left shoulder, present arms,
arms port, was indeed inspiring. It
was as though the khaki clad boys
represented carpet of brown prairie
grass and the guns the taller stems
Of foliage swayed as one by the wind.
The parade did one thing. 1t con-
vinced the regulars who stood around
the parade grounds watching the ma
neuvers, that the North Dakota
guardsmen are every bit soldiers. Of
ficers of dozen different outside
companies, Montana majors, and 9TH
ers congratulated Colonel Frame and
company commanders on the splendid
showing of their troops. The months
thraining and drilling has worked
wonders with the boys and the results
were shown plainly today.
'It is worth lifetime of service to
command such splendid array Of
boys from old North Dakota, said
Colonel Frame at the end of the re-
view. Officers and men alike were
pleased at the results.
One civilian who happened to be in
camp remarked "Gosh! 1t strikes me
that there are almost enough men
there to lick the Kaiser, your western
boys certainly are made Of the right
stuff"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-22
The Garden of Allah.

Older than the tombs of Egypt, the
placid Sphinx-the sombre Pyramids,
is the story of mans desertion OF God
for the love of mortal woman here on
earth--even in the lone and forgotten
places. And this is the powerful
theme of Robert Hichen's colorful
love story of the Sahara, which, ia,
nous as a book, created profound
sensation as an elaborate play--and
now more than duplicates both former
glories in massive photo-play, pro
duced by the Selig Company, and fea-
turing, among scores of other celebri-
ties, Miss Helen Ware and Mr.. Thomas
Santschi.
This masterpiece-the heart of love
amidst the soul Of romance is the
exceptional offering at the Hippo
drome two days, starting Friday, No
vember 3Oth, and should attract every
lover of high art in the community.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-22
Lyceum Theatre Under New Manager

LyCeuW theatre OnOeT new manager
Minot theatre goers will be inter-
ested in knowing that the Lyceum the
atre is now under new management,
Nick Greenway, who for the past two
years has been trap-drummer at the
Arcade, assuming the management of
the Lyceum Monday, and informs the
Independent that he will change the
house into straight legitimate pic
ture show house. He has contracted
with the Triangle corporation, one of
the leading producers, for a series of
their best productions. These will be
interspersed from time to time with
such spectacular features as are COM
ing into prominence in eastern show
houses. He contemplates extensive al
terations in the furnishings of the Ly-
ceum and no expense will be spared in
making this old-tine popular house
one of the best in the city. Manager
Greenaway announces one move that
will be appreciated by the public and
that is the fact that in the event of
showing feature pictures no increased
admission charge will be made, the
prices being as usual, 5 and Is cents
for matinees and IS and 20 cents for
the evening shows. The firm stand
which Manager Greenaway has taken
in this regard will go far toward pop
ularizing his playhouse.