The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-09-17

Registration Day in Blackfoot, bu
also farmers day. Regardless O
the fact that DR.. E. H. Lindley
president Of the University of Idaho
was unable to fill his speaking, an
gagement for the day the picnic
which was the first affair of its kind
staged in Bingham county, was {
great success. The heavy war pro
gram which is being put over al
Idaho's university at the present
time kept DR.. Lindley at Moscow
but County Agent Monore has been
assured that DR.. Lindley will be
available for the citizens of the
county at the annual farm bureau
meeting which comes in December.
AS early as 10 o'clock in the morn
Ing the bureau members began park
ing their cars along the beautiful
driveway leading to the asylum
grounds and by noon a crowd, num-
bering between six and seven hun
dred persons had gathered. The or
ganized boys and girls clubs of
Blackfoot, under the leadership of
county leader Lewis, held their club
festival In the morning, putting on
"a program which was much enjoyed
by both tha children and grownups.
At noon a picnic lunch was con-
sumed, after which nearly one ton
of watermelons and twenty gallons
OF ice cream were enjoyed.
During the noon hour squad of
bureau members, under the leader
ship Of Marion Esplin Of Shelley. who
has charge Of the organization and
membership project, circulated in
PRODUCTION cards to the members and
solicited new members. Fifty new
memberships were secured during
the noon hour alone
NiisS French Principal Speaker
w. c. Sollenberger, of Englewood,
vice-president Of the bureau was In
charge of the afternoon program and
after a few appropriate remarks in
trOduced DR.. r. N. jackson, superin-
tendent Of the Blackfoot asylum,
who welcomed the farmers to the in
stitution grounds.
Miss Permeal French, dean Of wo-
men at the University of, Idaho, was
the principal speaker of the day,
taking as her subject: 1.-THE Social |
and Recreational work of Adults and
Children" Miss French showed her
self to be a very brilliant speaker |
and held her audience at close at
tention for nearly an hour. Follow
Ing Dean French Miss Leila Bullock,
woman county agent, |
spoke on "The Work Of the Woman
On the Farm" giving a talk which |
was Of much interest to the men as
we'll as the women.
The other speakers were DR.. l.. |
;. Henderson, hog cholera specialist,
who discussed the Efforts of the
bureau of animal industry to eradi-
,ate animal disease in the upper
Snake"
Mr.. Bruce Lampson, county agri-
cultural agent from Power county,
rave an interesting talk ON CO.
operative Shipping of Livestock"
l.. c.. Aicher, superintendent of
he Aberdeen experiment station,
vas the last speaker of the day, CIV
ng a talk which was Of much inter-
st to the grain growers Of the
ounty. Mr.. Aicher outlined the re-
ults of the experimental work done
N the government farm at Aber-
een in an effort to ascertain the
est varieties Of wheat, oats and bar
ey for the upper Snake river coun-
ry.
After the speaking ended the pic
icers made tour of inspection to
he asylum barns, where the fine
airy herd and equipment were
hown. While at the barns County
gent Monroe selected one Of the
ne, purebred Holisteins and gave a
cry instructional talk on the
Judging Of Dairy Cow" III
Boys and Girls Club Festival
About o'clock Thursday morn
lg the Blackfoot business district
as awakened by the shouts and