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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-27
Kidnap Girl; Posse
Hunts for Bandits

TUCSON, Ariz.-Po from four
counties today are searching the
mountains of southern Arizona along
the border in an effort to capture two
convicts who escaped from the state
penitentiary at Florence, Monday
night, kidnapped the young daughter
of a Pinal county cattleman and are
making their way to Mexico In q
stolen automobile.
The kidnapped girl is Laura Fore
man, II years old, daughter Of
Arthur Foreman, rancher near
Florence and note which she drop
ped addressed to John Buck Of Great
erville, asking for help, furnished
the first clew to the whereabouts OF
the party.
The convicts, J. c. Wunder, alias
Frank Warden, convicted Of burg
larry in Maricopa county, and Emmett
McDaniels, a convicted horsethfef
from Douglas, had been honor men"
for some weeks, but fed Monday
night in a motor car taken from the
penitentiary garage. Going to the
Foreman home they abducted the
girl and are said to have picked up
a woman from Phoenix at rendez.
vous agreed upon. The note dropped
by the girl said they were making
their way to Nogales on the border.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-27
4 RATHER INTERESTING Time
AROUND THE COURT HOUSE
Authorities to Search Trains for Booze no Longer.
Some Arrests for Violating Closing Hours;
Several Divorces Have Been Granted
COURT HAS ADJOURNED

Of Pocatello, against people con-
nected with the Bingham County
Courier that operated in the Biethan
building next door to the Isis
theater in 1874. 1t began as an
eight-page daily, and gradually
dwindled until it was a four-page
weekly, and entailed loss of some
thing like $4,000 on the various
parties in interest,"" that owned
stock in it or backed it with loans,
donations, assessments and the like.
1t was in the hands of a receiver
for some months, and when it finally
closed its doors, Mrs. Anthes claimed
the equipment by right of a first
mortgage. Mr.. Biethan held it for
rent, the printers held 1t for wages,
and the receiver was held responsible
on his bonds. Suits filed to recover
money that was loaned to keep the
paper going, brought judgments that
have never been paid because there
was no money in the treasury and
the bondsmen were not good for it.
The judgment of Mrs. Antilles gives
her the first right at the present
time, and what there is left of the
outfit after paying rent and storage,
will pay only about 10 per cent Of
her claim. The outfit was said to
be worth $4,000 when shipped into
BlackfOOt,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-27
NEWS OF SERGEANT DAYLEY

Mr.. and Mrs. G. O. Dayley Of
Blackfoot, route two, have received
very fine group picture Of their
son and his squadron, taken at New
Plymouth, Ore. Ralph R., the son,
said as he couldn't be home for
Christmas this year he would send
the picture to substitute for him.
Mr.. Dayley entered the army May.
-1918. at Tooele county, Utah. and
was sent from there directly to Camp
Lewis, Wash; from there hee was
sent to Vancouver and June 19 was
sent to Monterey. New Port, Ore,
where he was engaged In work in the
spruce forests. He was promoted to
corporal shortly after going to Mont
cray and has since been promoted to
the rank of sergeant. Mr.. Dayley
has also served in the capacity of
general foreman on the railroad
which the government has been con-
structing along the Pacific coast.
Mr.. Dayley writes that he has had
some valuable experiences and seen
some very nice country in his travels
over the northwest. He is proud to
be a soldier of Uncle Sam and to
know and feel that he was able to
do something for his country.
Mr.. Dayley expects to be dis
charged early in the new year and
will come to Blackfoot. At present
his address Is not known as his COM
pany was moving at the time he was
last heard from.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-27
THE INFLUENZA SITUATION

DR.. C. A. Hoover, chairman of the
county board of health, says new
cases Of influenza are developing
right along, but that they are Of the
mild form mostly.
The Standrod bank is working
short handed, but not all of the sick
ones have influenza. Edward Neider,
the janitor, has 1t, and his son took
charge Of the heating plants for. the
bank and the Brown-Hart store.
Then the son took the flu and C. w.
Bergman became janitor in chief,
with George F. Gagon and others
aiding. w. F. Bergman, w. d.
Gagon, T. J. Johnson and Mr.. Mosher
are absent from their desks, and c..
w. Bergman and George F.. Gagon
are said to be serving as ex-officio
cashiers, whatever that is.
The Republican office Is working
short handed, Miss Jones, Miss Dunn
and Miss Gunderson having gone
home i'll. Mr. Maxwell, the foreman,
is spending Christmas at his home
at Glenns Ferry, and Cowell Davis
is taking his place insofar as he can.
At the county clerks office, Miss
Ruth billiards. place is vacant, due
to about all the rest of the Hilliard
family having the flu.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-27
Treasury Committee
Suspends Activities

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The capital
issues committee of the treasury, the
governments war agency for the sup
preston Of unessential security is
sues, announced tonight that 1t would
suspend activities on December 81
and remain inactive until dissolved,
unless called back into service by
developments.
Accompanying the announcement
we're warnings to the public, both
from the committee and Secretary
Glass, of the necessity for continued
strict economy and against worthless
securities. The committee stated its
intention Of making supplementary
report to congress recommending a
law to prevent impositions upon the
investing public, and Secretary Glass
said he would ask the present con-
gress to enact such legislation i'm
mediately. To illustrate the extent
Of the menace, the committee said
schools were being established to
drill statesmen in the art of fraudu-
lent promotion.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-27
LABOR TROUBLES
AT BLACKFOOT

The sugar company seem to have
arranged all differences existing at
the factory, but unionism has ap-
peared among the dog-gone mail car
riers of the town, tho it may have
been only local irritation due to
its being Christmas day. At about
the time the post office opened for
the morning deliveries Wednesday, a
man and his dog were travelling west
on Bridge street, the man busy with
cigar, the dog carrying the mail.
AS his dogship was passing the First
National bank corner, whistle blew.
and the dog instantly dropped the
mail and was gone. The man pro-
tested, but he picked up the mail
and carried it himself, grumbling
meanwhile about the dog-gone car
rier jumping the job when the
whistle blew.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-27

pleasing effect both to interior and
exterior. The domestic science de.
partment occupies the eastern end oi
the building, we'll isolated from the
manual training department and
with separate entrances from the
street. In this department is large
cookery room, we'll equipped with all
modern apparatus operated by elec.
tricity and also the coal ranges. A
large dining room with cafeteria
counter which will give the pupils an
excellent opportunity of gaining ex-
perience in serving up dishes and
culinary duties. These rooms are
finished in white enamel and present
a clean and inviting appearance. The
balance of the building Is treated in
colonial green finish which gives a
pleasing and delicate restfulness, so
different from the accepted standards
of school decoration. A large we'll
lighted sewing room, with built-in
fixtures for use of the pupils, COM
pletes this department. Adjoining
the cookery room is class room
complete with wardrobe for use of
the several departments. A locker
room is provided with separate exit
to the rear. In the center of the
building is a large exhibition hall
may be used for the social activities
Of the students or parents. An office
is located at one end of the exhibi-
tion hall to serve the purposes of
administration and spacious bay
window from this office permits di-
rect supervision of the manual train
ing department. The building is
equipped with a modern Durham
system of steam heat and it's equip
ment for efficient ventilation. Well
equipped toilet Accommodations are
provided at each end of the building.
The exterior. design is plain and
yet very pleasing in appearance. with
a facing of buff brick and an excel
lent architectural effect is obtained
by right proportions, pleasing color
and good workmanship. The large
bay window of the drafting room
forms a fine central feature and
serves to relieve the building from
the severe institutional character so
common to many school buildings,
besides giving good balance to the
whole structure.
A great share of credit for this ex-
cellent building is due to the super
intendent Of schools, Mr.. Vincent, for
his valuable suggestions and collab-
oration with the architect, Mr.. New
ton Thornton, of Idaho Falls, in
solving difficulties of planning to
suit the needs of the school system,
and the results of his experience and
judgment have been incorporated
with excellent results.
We are much indebted to Mayor
Stevens, the building contractor on
the work, who in spite of difficult
conditions of operation carried out
his contract in a most thoro manner.
The construction of the building was
not commenced until the summer was
we'll advanced and quick action was
necessary on the part of the architect
and contractor to finish the building
before the winter set in. ~.
The public spirited residents Of
Blackfoot will not regret the expendi-
ture on such a building, which will
tend to give US better ideas of .citi-
zenship and serve to stimulate the
spirit of progress and democracy.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-27

A suit was in progress In the pro-
bate court Thursday between Joseph
Tilden and William Lloyd OF Taber.
No Longer to Search Trains
The Oregon Short Line has decided
not to allow officers to board their
passenger trains to search and seize
in the hunt for booze. 1t Is said
that the bootleggers travel on the
sleepers, and the practice of search
ing all the berths has become an
noying to passengers and trainmen.
A good many parties have been cap
tured with booze in their possession,
but not very much in fines has been
collected for this county.
Would Not Close at Nine
E. ]. Nogus, proprietor of
Frenchy's cafe, has rebelled against
the order of the board Of health to
close eating places at p. M, and
he would close at nine but immedi-
ately open again. He was arrested
Tuesday morning charged with vio-
lating the law, and the case was
tested out in court with the result
that Judge Cowen ordered his re-
lease, saying there was no law to
Justify prosecution.
Slackers Taken Into Custody
John Russell Hit, WHO halls from
Ada county, was taken into custody
charged with being Stacker, and
was to have his hearing Thursday.
Elgin Felix Carney of Pomona,
Greg, was charged with being a
Stacker, but on being examined, 1t
was found that he had reasonable
excuse for taking the course he did,
and was discharged.
Court in Harmony With Wheeler
The supreme court has decided in
favor of John A. Wheeler in the case
the formation of new
school district number sixty-four
from part of district number twenty
eight, west of Moreland. The case
was decided by the Bingham county
but went up on ap-
peal by Wheeler on the contention
that the petition for division was not
signed by the required two-thirds OF
l..e residents of the district.
California Land Company Sell Its
Property
The California Land company,
which had some real estate in the
west end of Blackfoot, has sold out
about all of it, and has filed an order
of dissolution of the corporation.
Much of their lands were purchased
by Mr.. and Mrs. Neil F. Boyle, and
q good many houses have been built
on them. ,.
New Law Books
The laws of Idaho have been con-
densed into one book, leaving out
all parts that have been repealed or
amended, and, copies Of it are now
in the hands Of the county officers.
Divorces Granted
Oscar Estby vs.. Rose Eubank
Estby. - .,-
Bessie Frances Badger VS.. Benz.
r. Badger.
Roy C. Graft VS.. Alfredo Graf.
Court Adjourns
Court has been in session for
few days, dealing with matters that
did not require the attendance OF the
jury. 1t has now adjourned until
the February term.
A Newspaper That Busted
A judgment has just been filed for
about $4,000 in favor of Mrs. Antilles
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-27
WILSON REVIEWS
YANKEE TROOPS

CHAUMONT, France.-President
Wilson reviewed the American troops
at Langres, southeast of Chaumont,
this afternoon, in accordance with
the prearranged program. The re-
view took place on the Langes pla-
teau.
Accompanied by Mrs. Wilson, the
president returned here and took q
special train for the north coast,
whence he will embark for England.
President Wilson reached here
from Paris early this morning for his
Christmas day visit to the American
troops. His train was held outside
the town for time to accord with
the program Of the local officials.
At 9 o'clock he entered Chaumont,
as had been arranged.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-27
DOUBLE FUNERAL
OF SMALL BOYS
LAST RITES ARE PAID IN THE
SPRINGFIELD LAKE
TRAGEDY

The hearts Of the community OF
Springfield were deeply saddened by
the tragic death by accidental drown
ing of young Vernon Robins and Rus
sci Reydberg, in the lake at Spring.
field, on Monday afternoon Of Christ
mas week. A double funeral for the
deceased was held at the Latter Day
Saints chapel at Springfield on Tues
day afternoon, following the death
of these fine young fellows, just bud
ding into manhood. Despite the
flu epidemic, there was a large con-
gregation Of sympathetic friends and
mourners, came to show their last
tribute of respect, and to comfort the
hearts of the grief stricken parents.
The funeral services were con-
Quoted by the Rev. A. L. Petersen,
pastor Of the Luthern church Of
Blackfoot. DR., Petersen was assisted
by Rev. Mr. Pescock, the Sunday
school missionary. The young people
of the l. d. s. Sunday school, thru
the noble and kind bishop of their
ward, rendered the musical part Of
the services, and sang the hymns,
abide With Me-" Sometime Well
Understand" and other appropriate
selections. 1t is a very difficult thing
to attempt to take the sting and ter
rible grief out Of an awful tragedy
like this, but Rev. Petersen in his
lovable and sympathetic address.
came as nearly doing the good thing,
as men can, on q sad occasion OF
this kind.
The pall-bearers were six young
men from Springfield and Pingree,
who were associates and play-fellows
of Vernon and Russell. The funeral
procession accompanied the remains
to the Springfield cemetery, where
the two coffins were placed side by
side in the same grave. There was
large and beautiful floral gift from
the school district and from the
Springfield community, beside many
beautiful flowers from friends of the
heart-broken families Of the de-
ceased boys.
Vernon Williams Robins was born
March Is, 1904, In Linn county.
Iowa, and came with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Robbins.
to the State Of Montana, when he
was only five years old. Afterwards
the family moved to Idaho, and Mr..
Robins entered a homestead claim
near Bancroft, and also engaged in
the calling of school teacher, for
which vocation he had been trained
In an Iowa college. Mr.. and Mrs.
Robins taught school two years at
Pingree, and are at the present time
employed to carry the Springfield
school thru this year.
Russell Reydberg was born July 90,
1905, at Salt Lake City, where his
father, the Rev. s. q. Reydberg was
employed as the missionary superin-
tendent Of the Swedish Luthern
church. He was only five years old
when his father died. His mother
Mrs. Reydberg-Keller has q farm
near Pingree, where she has lived
almost continuously for the past
eight years.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-27

paper that is merely crushed and
wrinkled before dropping, but almost
impossible to sweep it up when torn
to bits. During the last week of
each quarter when people receive the
notice, "Your box rent is now DUE"
hundreds of people merely draw
them out of the boxes and drop them
on the floor. There are waste bas-
kets at hand but little use is made
of them.
Post Office q Fly Trap
The Blackfoot post office has al
ways been fly trap in the fly season.
Perhaps all post offices are, but I
believe there are ways to beat the
game. I believe the Blackfoot post
office is worse than others and al
ways has been. So many strangers
on coming to town remark about It,
and the flies swarm in such numbers,
I wonder how the postal employees
can stand It. have seen the old
furniture covered 80 deep with fly
specks that in places the paint was
no longer visible. Screens cannot
be used to keep flies out Of this
place, but there are ways to kill
them, and If the postal employees
and the people would cooperate with
the right kind Of tools they could
keep the nuisance down. There is
a kind Of fly trap made Of wire
screen. that cages them forever II 1t
is used. It is made in various sizes
from the size of an umbrella down.
It looks somewhat like a big funnel
placed with the small end up, and
some of them placed on the walk in
front Of the building, some inside,
and a flock Of little traps in the vari-
GUS windows of the office, would
probably harvest the flies almost as
fast as they arrive. But somebody
would have to empty the traps, and
the public would have to allow the
traps on the floor and the walk.
People Walk Many Miles
When the new post office was
fitted up, the receptacles for receiv-
ing mail, the letter drops, were
placed in such position that every
body wishing to post anything has
to walk the full length Of the cor
rider, a distance Of sixty feet from
the entrance, and the busy people of
the community with no other errand
in the building walk hundreds of
miles unnecessarily. If the letter.
drops were placed at or near the
front, the postal employees would
have to walk further to assemble the
mail. and 1t would require q little
more man power by the government.
unless a carrier were made to take
1t automatically to the desired point
for cancellation and routing. Various
devices are used in other offices to
save the waste Of the public's time
as will as the time Of the government
employees, but the Blackfoot Office
Is arranged to make the public dc
the most walking possible.
To be continued.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-27
STERLING MEN HELP
THE HELPLESS ONES

Last Tuesday four Of the men who
were in town from Sterling, handed
in a couple of dollars at The Re-
publican office to be put into the
asylum Christmas fund for the pa
tients.
r. G.. Richards was the ring leader
Of the party and was accompanied
by william Claunch, L. A. Satter-
field and G.. e. Young.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-27
RAY MADsEN KILLED IN FRANCE

Private Ray Van Madsen, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. N. J. Madsen of Black
foot, is reported killed in action on
the front in France, October S, &C.
cording to telegram received by
his parents recently.
Mr.. Madsen was born at Salt Lake,
January %, 1892, and passed the
greater portion of his life at that
place.
He enlisted from Blackfoot and
sailed for France a year ago with the
forty-first (Sunset) division.
He Is survived by his parents, four
brothers, Harvey, Harold, Joseph
and Chauncey Madsen, the last three
being in the national service and
four sister, Mrs. Robert Pike, Mrs.
]. B. Roden, Norma and Alton
Madsen.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-27
FLOYD QUILLIN HOME

Floyd Quillin has received his dis .
charge from the service and returned
home last Friday.
Mr.. Quillin was station at Moscow
for short time before being sent to
Camp Morrison, Va, from which
camp he was released recently.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-27
The Editor Recommends

There are some things in Bing-
ham county which the whole popu-
lation should study together, and
this is a good time to begin. People
have studied together thru the press
before, and have accomplished a
great deal of good. One II those
things is the orderly manner of be-
having when there Is crowd In
town, With the, increased use Of
motor vehicles and the increased
number of people on the streets the
danger has greatly increased. Last
fall during carnival week people fol-
lowed SO we'll . number Of sugges-
tions made by this paper, that 1t was
easily noticeable, and the weeks jam
passed without accidents. The man
ner of moving or congregating on
the walks to avoid jams has I'M
proved, and the manner Of doing
things in and about the post office
can be improved and it will harm
nobody.
Town Has a Reputation
AS I have often said, every town
acquires a reputation, according to
the character and ways Of its people,
and towns reputation is easily read
when one visits the post office. Peo-
pie have said for years that when
anyone comes to town for the first
time, a lasting impression is apt to
be formed when they take the first
look at the blocks and streets. That
was urged by many men as reason
for paving the business district.
considered 1t very poor reason, al
tho it was true. The best reason
1 know for paving was that we
needed clean hard streets to use, not
to look at nor to exhibit to strangers.
But since people are sensitive about
what strangers think Of the town,
wish to remind them that strangers
in town almost invariably go to the
post office and look around.
Men Mar the Walls
If the mail is being distributed
they will see a large number Of men
standing with their backs to the wall
and one foot on the wall about 1S
inches above the floor, marring the
walls. A myriad of brown streaks
on the tinted wall indicate the mum.
Der Of matches that have been lighted
on the wall without regard to the
appearances. In this matter 1t may
be laid to the boys as usual, but II
is plain that part Of the population
has no regard for looks Of the wall.
SO long as they can have theil
smokes.
People Litter the Floor
AS the mail is placed in the boxes
the waiting people take 1t out ant
begin spreading envelopes and wrap
pers on the floor and in the waat'
baskets. Some Of them even taxi
the trouble to tear the paper up int
fine bits before dropping It on th'
| floor. It Is easy to sweep up tn!
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-27

B. Milton Haig spent the weekend
in Blackfoot visiting trends. He left
Sunday afternoon for Boise where
he will spend q few days before go
ing to Portland and other cities in
Washington. He will then leave for
his home in Vasalia, Cal.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-27
EARL MILLER FUR
LOUGHED TO RESERVE

Earl Miller returned home Christ
mas eve from Washington, D. c.,
where he has been with the quarter
masters corps since early fall. He
received his discharge just recently.
Mr.. Miller was in training at Camp
Lewis for sometime before being sent
to Washington, D. G.
At present he is assisting at the
Blackfoot meat market.