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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-18
WEEKS AUTO DISTRIBUTION
Yellowstone Motor Sales =,

R. c. Rich, Blackfoot, Buick tour
ing car; G. F. Dahman, Blackfoot,
Buick touring car; Theodore Isaac
son, Blackfoot, Paige touring car;
Chase A. Clark, Mackay, Paige tour
ing car; Frank Swauger, Mackay,
Buick roadster car; G. G. Haynes,
Arco, Paige touring car; G. 8.
Knodle, Pingree, Chevrolet touring
car; Gus Anderson, Blackfoot, Chew
rolet touring car; w. H. Jackson,
Blackfoot, Chevrolet touring car; j..
w. Fowler. Mackay, Chevrolet tour
ing car; Jim Stewart, Clyde, Chew
rolet roadster car; John AZ Kern,
Moore, Chevrolet touring car; Leo
w. Gushwa, Blackfoot, slightly used
Ford; Leslie Nelson, Firth, slightly
used Saxton.
]. G.. Watson, Blackfoot, Chevro-
let touring;W. G.. Short, Blackfoot,
Chevrolet touring; George r. Mason,
Cheverlet touring; Lafayette Rich,
Buick touring; Swan Berg, Paige
touring.
Sales of the Bills Auto Company:
A G.. Stuart, Shelley, Ford; c. L.
Clarke, Blackfoot, Ford; J. s. Bowk-
er, Blackfoot, Ford; G. c. Clarke,
Blackfoot, Ford; Jacob Ramey,
Blackfoot, Ford; Geo. H. Smith, Jr.,
Blackfoot; Ford; T. A. Furniss,
Blackfoot, Ford; A. E. Mccoy, Black
foot, Ford; J. W. Purcell, Blackfoot,
Ford; E. M. Johnston, Blackfoot,
Ford; E. M. Johnston, Shelley, Ford;
J. l.. Wilson, Blackfoot, Ford; Peter
Funk, Aberdeen, Ford; c. M. Eng
land, Blackfoot, Ford; A. F. W. Lar
sen, Shelley, Ford; Chas. Hughes,
Fort Hall, Ford Con. Wagon &
Mach. Co., Shelley, Ford; G. w.
Mann, Aberdeen, Ford; Blackfoot
Potato & Fruit Growers association,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-18
Blsckfoot, Ford; Ed. Hanks. Shelley,
EOnds q Nan nxxln L

Blackfoot, Ford; Ed. Hanks. Shelley,
Ford; G. A. Taylor, Blackfoot, Ford !;
Lorenzo Munson, Blackfoot, Ford !;
Jesse Gjettrup, Shelley, Ford; E. L.
Higgins, Blackfoot, Ford; R. l.. And
erson, Shelley, Ford; William E.
Gardner, Blackfoot, Ford; Joseph v.
Svedik, Firth, Overland; I. James
Duckworth, Blackfoot, Overland; J..
V. Johnson, Blackfoot, Overland;
John T. Clark, Shelley, Overland;
John Weise, Blackfoot, Ford; Mar
kus Blenkle, Blackfoot, Overland;
M. V. Scott, Blackfoot, Ford; c. w.
Anderson, Blackfoot, Overland; L.
B. Howard. Blackfoot. Dodge, Char
lie Diggie, Blackfoot, Buick; z. YasuS
da, Blackfoot, Buick; ]. A. Carman,
Blackfoot. Buick; j. H. Mcdonald,
Blackfoot, Oldsmobile; Walter Jack
man, Blackfoot, Chalmers; A. M.
Horton, Blackfoot, Overland; w. f.
Bergman, Blackfoot, Haynes.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-18
COMMENCEMENT

The final commencement exercises
of the high school, Friday, and the
eighth grade will be held in the high
schol auditorium, May IS, at $50
o'clock. An admission of 10 cents
will be charged. There has been a
slight change in the program, which
Is as follows:
Music --.----..... High School Orchestra
invocation ...........- James Duckworth
-.Rhea Drollinger and Port Arthur
Salutatory and .Oration - "The
Alarm Call Of Today.
....--................. Winnifred Biethan
Grafton and Valedictory - "The
Awakening-The Answer" .......
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Stella Yost
Violin solo ....--.--...... r. A. Robbins
Address to the class..J. F. Lewis
High school song----....--.-SeniOr Glass
Presentation of diplomas .....
-...---.--------.--.--.--.... w. d. Vincent
Benediction .-.--.-.----.-...- Rev. CLANCY
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-18
The County Farm Bureau

The farm bureau in county is a
membership organization OF farmers
and others interested in agriculture,
for the purpose of cooperating in
the support of county agricultural
agent in his work of promoting the
following activities:
1. Uniting existing local agricul-
tural forces and organizing new lines
of effort.
2. Exercising and developing local
leadership in the rural affairs of each
community.
8. Finding out, arranging and
making available to the public i'm
portant facts about local farm prac-
tees and farm management, which
will not only point the way to in
creased production but larger re-
turns.
4. Conducting contests and dem
onstrations to show the Importance
and value Of certain farm practices,
methods and principles of manage
ment and pointing out their local ap-
Iplication.
| S. Furnishing a clearing house
for extension work in the county.
6. Revealing to the people Of the
county the agricultural posi- bilities
of the county and how they may be
realized.
The success of the organizatio is
dependent on the following factors:
/. The association should be made
|up essentially of farmers and man
laged by farmers. Urban people may
be members but should not be Of
|ficers and should not seek to control
Its policy or interfere in the execu-
|tion of its plans.
2. The association must have a
serious purpose, well-dev eloped
plan, and an active part in the exc
cution of the projects undertaken by
the county agent. It stands for or
ganized self-help.
The association Of whatever type
should be organized before the coun-
ty agent begins work and a commit
tee appointed for the purpose should
cooperate with the state county
agent leader in the selection of the
agent.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-18
The Cost

The farm bureau plan will cost
about $4,000. of which 81, 500 will
be salary for the agent, $500 will
go for car to carry him about, and
81, 900 will pay his expenses 1t is
understood that the state and federal
appropriations will stand one-third of
this expense, the county the remain
ing $4,000. The $50 bureau mem
Milford chronicle., 1917-08-24
MILFORD EMERGENCY HOSPITAL

Eli Jones, of Millsboro; W. E. Ell
lingswOrth, Of Bridgeville; Charles
Dickerson, Jr., of Milton, and Louise
Minner of Harrington. were among
those admitted to the hospital the
week ending August 14th, and Rich
ard Affle of Milford and Raymond Nc
Allister Of Seaford were admitted this
week.
Those discharged this week have
been Harry Rose, of Bridgeville: Geo.
Morris of Laurel; Samuel L. Parsons
of MarshalltOn; Willard Dickerson of
Glendale; Daniel Simpler of Reho-
both; Morris Messick, Of Georgetown.
The following donations have been
sent to the hospital this week: toma-
toes and apples, Charles Thomas;
Mrs. E. W. Hastings:
old linen from friends; trout; basket
Of vegetables, Robert Attenson; ap-
Piles and plums, ] J. Moore; Mrs.
Hummell gave 10 pillow cases, wash
cloths and soap; Mr. Grosh, of Phil
ldelphia, sent five dollars. The man
agement heartily thanks each one for
heir gifts, and asks that you do not
'orget the hospital when canning, one
ar Of fruit and vegetables from each
me would mean so much to the insti-
ution next winter
Milford chronicle., 1917-08-24
Progress MADE ON
LINCOLN HIGHWAY
Surveys Through Sussex County To
Be Expedited By Additional
Technical Help.

The State Highway Commission
met at Dover Tuesday afternoon at
the State H0ues, with Governor
Townsend presiding. Chief Engineer
Charles Upham reported exceptional
! progress as having been made on the
Lincoln Highway project. II is hoped
the contracts for Sections and S
will be awarded by the Levy Court
soon, so that the efforts of the State
Highway department to get actual
construction started this year will be
successful. It is hoped to have COM
pleted the surveys on the remainder
of the Lincoln Highway, approximate
ly IA miles, in a short time, so the
entire line will be under construction
this year.
At the request Of the New Castle
County Levy Court the chief engin-
eer was asked to have surveys made
of the route from Marshallton to New
ark, one route via Stanton, and an
other route via St. James Church, be-
cause of the protests raised by heavy
users Of these two roads.
The Lincoln Highway is the only
practical road through Delaware for
transporting war material between
New York or Philadelphia and Wash
ngton. The department has sane
toned the taking of traffic census at
seven points in New Castle County,
five points in Kent County and 10
points in Sussex County, and it is
hoped the citizens of each county
will cooperate with the census takers
and the department in making the
census accurate.
It was decided that the chief en-
gineer act in the capacity of consult
ing engineer to the Sussex County |
Levy Court Commissioners and coun-
ty engineer. In addition. it was re-
commended that the department could
expedite the surveys through Sussex
county by sending an engineer there
to help in the work.
Milford chronicle., 1917-08-24
DELAWARE IS TO have
A MASONIC NEWSPAPER
Will Be Published With Approval
OfState Lodges And Devoted
To Interests OF The Order.

Announcement is made that Della
ware is to have Masonic newspaper
devoted to the interests of the order
and that the first issue will be made
sometime in October. II will be
known as the Delaware Masonic In
dex and has the approval of the
heads Of all the Masonic bodies in
the state. The members of the fra
ternity in this state have never had
a paper of their own, and this month
ly publication is expected to be of
considerable benefit to the order in
general.
c. j. Morgan, for many years in
the business department of the news
paper profession. will be the business
manager, and H. T. Price, a member
of the board Of assessment for the
city of Wilmington, will be the editor.
1t is intended to issue a paper in
magazine form with about twenty
pages to an issue and while it will
be devoted to Masonic matters it
Will give the news of the various Ma
sonic organizations in such style that
1t Will be interesting reading to the
general public as well as the men,
bers of the order. It is proposed also
to print portraits of prominent mem
bers of the order in business and
public life and to give all informa-
tion in which members of the order
are interested.
Prominent members of the order,
including the heads of the various
bodies Of masonry in the state are
pleased that the order is 70 have
paper of its own and have given the |
project their approval. Delaware |
Consistory, the 32d degree branch Of |
the order in Delaware, through its |
head officers, was the primary mover
in the plan, but the paper will be de-
7Oted to all branches of masonry and
las the approval of all
Milford chronicle., 1917-08-24
DOG POISONERS BUSY

A contemplate new form of sneak
has made his appearance in Milford.
this time in the form of dog poisoner.
For the past week or ten days these
poisoners have been busy. in Milford.
as a result of which about twenty
five dogs have been killed. The ac-
ttvities of the dog pOisoners seem to
have been greatest in North Milford,
and some valuable dogs have been
killed. While the name of the guilty
party has not been disclosed. it is al
most certain that the person is known
and it will be only a matter of getting
evidence against them before proceed
ings can be taken. Under the Della
ware law dog is personal property
and the killing Of one can be handled
the same as for poisoning a horse or
cow
The promiscOus spreading of poison
throughout the town is not only dan
gerOus to dogs. but also to small
children who may accidentally get
the poison. Should such a thing oc-
cur, it is certain that the person gull
ty would suffer the full penalty for
his crime. The poisoning Of dogs is
a very mean, contemplate piece OF
business, and only persons with no
regard for law and order will tolerate
such a thing. When the evidence is
against the poisoner, prose-
buttons will follow Immediately.
Milford chronicle., 1917-08-24
BOYS WORKING RESERVE o. S A.

The Boys Working Reserve Of the
U. S. A, was recently organized by
the United States Department of La
Dor for the purpose Of enrolling the
boys Of America between the ages OF
16 and 20 inclusive, as a labor re-
serve. 1t offers you an opportunity
to serve your country and to serve
humanity such as has never been Of
fered to the boys of any country in
the history of the world. Each boy,
upon enrolling, will receive a certi-
tcate of enrolment bearing the seal
of the United States Government, and
at the end of three weeks actual ser
vice will be licensed to wear the Of
fetal badge, a handsome bronze med
al, on which is inscribed, Boys
Working Reserve, U. S. A." and
which bears the National seal.
The wage rate paid by the employ
er will necessarily vary, owing to the
variety of work. locality and exper-
ience, but capable State and National
officials will see to it that the boys
are accorded fair and proper treat
ment.
Work will be assigned you as soon
as possible after enrolment. Thou
sands of boys are now engaged in
his work. Here is your opportunity
% serve your country and earn mon |
ey. For further Information regard |
ng enrolment and work apply to H |
3. Thaw, Scoutmaster. B S. of A. 4, |
Milford Del.
Milford chronicle., 1917-08-24
TESTING AUTO TIRES

The Atlantic Division Of the B. F.
Goodrich Rubber Company Tire Test
Car Fleet arrived in Milford from
Philadelphia on its way for COM
plete tour of Maryland, West Virginia
and Virginia.
The Atlantic Fleet uses Philadel-
Dhia as a base and is one Of the six
units in different parts Of the cOun-
try which are making exhaustive
tests of the endurance of Goodrich
Tires on all sorts of roads.
Cars from the lightest to the heav-
lest are represented in the squadron,
thereby tests of all size tires are made
This squadron of cars has nothing to
do but wear out tires.
The orders under which the test
cars work require that the cars must
run for eight consecutive hours day
after day, until the tires are literally
torn to pieces. In other words, they
are not to be replaced by other cases
until they are completely worn out.
In former years the Goodrich Test
Car Fleets have been operating daily
over roads in the vicinity of Akron.
Information obtained from these test
cars, although Of great value, was
not complete, in view Of the fact that
road conditions around Akron were
not the same as those in other States.
The B. F. Goodrich Rubber Com
pany, therefore, decided to test out
the actual endurance of Goodrich |
Fabric and Silvertown Tires in con-
nection with actual road conditions |
so far as possible, in every section OF
the United States.
There are, in all, forty-six cars of
different makes and types testing out
Goodrich Tires on all sorts Of roads
and, so far as possible, under normal
working conditions such as a tourist
would encounter. Every day the
tires are carefully inspected and these
are sent to the Goodrich Lab
1ratories at Akron, Ohio. The devel-
1pment department Of the factory has
1ound the information received from
he actual road testing of tires invaI-
liable in manufacturing better tires
or motorists.
Milford chronicle., 1917-08-24
SMYRNA PLANS CARNIVAL

The Citizens Hose Company of
Smyrna have been busy for months
making preparations for their annual
carnival. This affair will commence
August 25th and will last one week.
In Smyrna the energetic young men
of the town belong to this company.
and it was largely through their un-
tiring efforts that they secured their
new fire fighting apparatus a few
months ago. Smyrna is one of the
best carnival towns in the state, and
this accounts for the popularity of
the hose company whose efforts to
give the people what they want, at
the same time aiding themselves, has
made a live fire company possible.
Owing to the unsettled conditions
this year, Milford will not hold car
niVal.
Milford chronicle., 1917-08-24
DISTRICT EXEMPTION
BOARD BUSY IN SUSSEX
The Board Found That Affidavits
Were Poorly Prepared And That
Much Desired Information
WAS NOT FORTHCOMING.
More Care Must Be Used In Pre-
pairing Them.

At the meetings of the District
Board for the State of Delaware held
at Georgetown on Wednesday evening
and Thursday morning of this week,
SO cases of claims for OccupatiOnal
exemption were ready for considera-
ton. Many of the cases submitted
from farmers of Sussex County ask
ing exemption on these grounds dis
closed the fact that the affidavits were
very poorly prepared. These atidav-
its in most cases only dealt with gen.
eralities and did not specifically cite
the conditions on the farm, the phys
ical condition of the father of the ap-
plicant nor the questions Of owner
ship, tenancy, etc. Also these aft1-
davits in many cases gave no clear
cut information as to whether the ap-
plicant was the real manager of the
farm or was merely acting as an as
sistant or farm worker also in many
cases the affidavits we're conflicting,
some implying that the individual was
the chief man in charge Of the farm,
when other afidavits attached to the
same case showed that the applicant
was. really only a farm hand in assist
ing his 1ather. Inc DlSIrlCt bOdIu
wishes these deficiencies brought out
clearly so as to assist later applicants
in the thorough detailed careful pre-
paration of affidavits. The District
Board needs all information pertain
ing to other workers on the farm, and |
other relatives of the applicant ltv-
ing on the farm who assist in one |
way or another in the conduct of such /
Barm or who may be in the nature Of
Milford chronicle., 1917-08-24
START WORK ON STREETS

After a prolonged delay in getting
the materials with which to do the
work, a gang of men this week start
ed to place Tarvia on the streets OF
Milford which have been selected for
re-surfacing. The section of Causey
Avenue from Walnut Street to the
Caulk Laboratories is being given its
final coating of Tarvia. North Wal
nut street from the National Bank to
the town limits will also be given a
covering Of Tarvia, as will Front
street from the Bank as far as the
Methodist Episcopal Parsonage. At
ter these streets are rebuilt, it will
depend upon the amount of Tarvia
left in the tank car just what work
is done. 1t is possible. however, that
the concrete section of South Front
street may be given a surface of the
and the rough sections of
that street smoothed up.
Milford chronicle., 1917-08-24
TOLD IN A FEW LINES

The meetings of the Ladies' Aid Of
of Milford Neck will be postponed un-
til further notice, as the rooms are
being redecOrated.
The Ladies' Aid of New Market
Church will be entertained at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H 4.
Workman this Saturday evening,
August 25th.
st. Johns Church, Sunday, August
26th, mass at 9 a. m. rosary, sermon
and benediction at 1880 p. m. mass
at Owens Station at 11:3O; all are
cordially invited.
At the Baptist Church next Sunday
Pastor Davis will preach on
the subject Our Heavenly Father q"
At night he will preach in the M. P.
Church. This will be a farewell ser
vice for the soldiers.
Milford chronicle., 1917-08-24
NARROW GAUGE ROAD TO FORT

The company that has the contract
to carry supplies to the new fort, pre-
liminary work for which is now under
way at Cedar Beach, has made ar
rangements to construct a narrow
guage railroad from Milford to the
location of the new fort. The road
will strike the main line Of the Penn
sylvania Railroad at the far end of
Washington street, and will then
cross the fields between the home of
John Ingram and John Adams. From
there it goes to the barns of the Nc
Caulley farm, thence down the lane
of that farm, down Fisher Avenue to
Front street, and out that street to
the main county road leading to Ced-
ar Beach. The roadway is only
few feet wide and will be only for
use, and when work is
through it will be taken up.
Milford chronicle., 1917-08-24
MILFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS

The Milford Public Schools will be
/ reOpened on September 10th.
! Three courses, the Academic or
| College Preparatory the Commercial,
and the General. will be given this
year, following the plan adopted last
year. A course in Agriculture will
also be given to those desiring it.
The Domestic Science course will
again be given. This department has
| grown very rapidly and extensively
since its beginning two years ago
Instead Of serving luncheon twice a
week as in the past two years, lunch
con will be served every noon. Par
ents. whose children live in the coun-
try, are requested to make use of this
opportunity and arrange that their
children will have warm luncheOns,
instead Of cold sandwiches. The
food will be sold at cost If it is so
desired. arrangements can be made
with the Domestic Science teacher 50
that the luncheons will be served to
limited number of children in ex-
change for produce from the farms.
Re-examinatiOn will be given to
those pupils who failed in any sub
jects last year on September 10th. if
a satisfactory amount of time has
been given to the study Of those sub
jects during the summer.
On account of the arrangements of
our grades we have been promoting
by subjects instead of by grades from
the Fifth Grade through the Twelfth.
This means that failure in one or two
subjects will compel the pupil not to
FAnnaf fha rrrhn1n
only those subjects in which he has
failed while he advances in the 9th |
ers which he has passed. This year |
we will extend this opOrtunity to the |
pupils Of the Fourth Grade also. Any /
pupil who failed in not more than two /
subjects last year in the Fourth |
Grade will be required to repeat the
subjects in which he has failed only
while he may take as many Fifth
Grade subjects as he can manage.
Capable pupils will be allowed to
take an additional subject in the next
class if they so desire. This will give
some pupils an opportunity to gradu-
lte sooner than they otherwise could
Pupils of the Eighth Grade may take
| High School subject if their record
ihows they are diligent students.
Parents are requested to see that
heir children are regular and pune
ual in attendance. Nothing destroys
he interest of a child in school as the
Missing of day now and then as he {
oses the connection and relation OF !
me days lessons to another. I
1t was intended to furnish paper to ]
he pupils at cost this year but this S
as been found to be unadvisable {
-ccordingly. the merchants of Mil L
ord will furnish it again at a reason
bic price. t
l desire to see all High School pu- u
lis before school begins, if it is pos f
.ble. Any parents desiring to see o
le about their children are cordially a
lvited for an interview. 1 shall be v
my Office at the High School every fl
ay from 10 A. NJ, until noon, until a
,hoOl starts. Y
GILBERT NICKEL. "
Supervising Principal.
Milford chronicle., 1917-08-24
BLUE HENS CHICKENS" IN The war

Before leaving for Fort Myer, Vir-
ginia, where they Will attend the Sec
ond Officers Training Camp just start
ing, those men from Delaware who
will undergo instruction met at the
Hotel DUPONT in Wilmington and
formed the Blue Hens Chickens
Fraternity" The nickname conferr-
ed upon the Delaware soldiers dur
ing the Revolutionary War bids fair
TO be perpetuated by Delaware's ofic-
ers in the present war against Ger
many. In all, forty men were pres
ent at the forming Of the new fra
ternity, and following the meeting
they left for Fort Myer, which place
they arrived at yesterday morning.
Paris T. Carlisle of Milford is one Of
the number who formed the new frat.