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The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-02-21
Kissing Your Toll at the Garden Gate

While strolling along In the soft
moonlight,
Just lolling along far into the night.
We talked Of the toll Of living Of
late
OF tolls very high for the misses;
But agreed that the toll at the gar
den gate
Could only be paid in kisses.
So we strolled quite late and ii
sealed my fate.
When kissed my toll at the garden
gate.
Chorus
While strolilng along till it's very
late,
Or rolling along in your car Of
state,
Or tolling too long at the garden
gate.
You're bowling along TO certain
fate;
For she's set her net to get her q
mate,
And she'll get you yet with her
two-lip bait.
While rolling along In my limou-
sine,
Just motoring on with pretty llene,
We talked Of the toll Of things up
to-date--
How high we were tolled for our
blisses:
But were glad that the toll at the
garden gate,
Was payable still In kisses.
So we motored late and | found
my mate,
When | kissed my toll at the gar
den gate.
Jesse M. Wite, Boise. Idaho.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-02-21
Echoes From the S. A, c.

Mrs. G. II. Smith was hostess TO
the Saturday Afternoon Club Feb
ruary rs. Seventeen club members
and two guests Mrs, William Mac
Kcnxle and Miss Louise Rintoul,
were present,
The ladies were ushered into the
living room where n glowing fire
in the hoSpitable inglenook drew all
comers into Ia CHEEKY embrace -
beaming warmth and gladness TO
every heart. Many were the OK
CARNATIONS Of delight upon behold.
ing "the bright face OF an ancient
friend. who is won't to dance upon
the hearth and play the part OF q
more familiar sunshine.
Al the close Of the business hour
the following interesting program
was presented:
",voods In Winter" Longfellow
Mrs, W. A. Barnes,
"Thc Lady or the Tgcr1" Stock!
ton--Mrs. Robert Proudflt.
Piano solo Mrs. G. II. Nelson.
Social chat. and the serving OF
dainty Refreshments by Mesdames
Culley and Nelson. marked the
close Of an enjoyable afternoon.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-02-21

What Is believed q fight for posses
sion OF the C. A. Smith interests In
Coos county. was an order issued by
Receivers Denman and Boles. Of the
companies. shutting down every In
dustry in the concern. The order in.
ciudes both Marshfield sawmilIs and
the seven logging camps at Powers.
throwing 1900 men out Of employment.
No definite time was set for resumD-
tion Of work In any Of the plants, al
though some oficials connected with
the companies suggested the suspen.
sion might not be moro than 80 days.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-02-21
WESTON SCHOOLS


Spring Is making It's way into
Miss Rintoul's room with some
splendid pussywillows and also with
a buttercup plant In bloom, brought
by Miss Zada Snider,
The pupils Of Miss Tipton's room
are doing practical language work
and learning some points In street
decorum.
Miss Colvin's room had perfect
record In attendance last week.
Several new pupils have been ad-
ded TO the eighth grade and oil are
doing their best 10 make up for
lost time,
Mrs, Pinkerton--"What Is a hcti.
tious personY"
Pupil--"A fictitious person is an
invisible person In a story
In answer to the question in
Miss Loves agriculture class,
"What are true insects7" the fol-
lowing was found in one paper;
"The true insects are those that are
the worst to get rid Of"
Miss Velma Gerking, who was
absent from the senior class several
DAYS last week on account OF III.
ness, has returned TO her work.
The English class Is making up
work rapidly. II has finished
''Iyanhoe," and is ready TO take up
the study Of Byron, Shelley and
Keats.
The typewriting class Is making
rapid advancement: n perfect pa
per Is no longer so rare a thing.
Last Friday afternoon q patriotic
program was given In tho auditor.
ium. On account Of the Spanish
influenza, this was the first Assem-.
bly of the entire school this year.
Plants decorated the room and por.
traits Of Washington and Lincoln
had an honored place in the center
Of the platform. Miss Ruby Price.
a former member Of Weston High
school, delighted the students with
instrumental selections. Rev. +. +.
Wriggle, as representative Of the
Weston Ministerial association. gave
a talk on the life Of Lincoln. Rev.
G. w. Taylor gave an interesting
address on character building. MIR.
Paul b. Taylor. accompanied by
Mrs. +. D. Watts. added pleasure
to the program BY q vocal selection.
This Friday afternoon another
patriotic program will be present
ed. Other attractions are to be
added, and all the friends Of the
school are invited TO attend.
Superintendent Fitzpatrick YVES
absent from school on Wednesday,
having gone TO Walla Walla TO at
tend teachers meeting. Mrs.
accompanied him.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-02-21

We gather that the esteemed
Athena Press would like to know
the hidden meaning of the word
pork as used by the Leader in
its reference to Link Swaggart as
prominent pork producer. Well,
it doesn't mean what Kernel Boyd
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-02-21

The Leader favors the county
road bonding measure for any num-
ber Of good and sufficient reasons
set forth today in its supplement.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-02-21

What Germany is getting is SO
much different than what she start
ed out to get, that she maketh dol
orous moan.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-02-21
American troops are finding no
sign Of the angel in Archangel.

The ten million dollar road bond
bill emergency clause attached
has finally been passed by both
houses of the legislature without
resorting to mayhem or the use Of
brass knucks.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-02-21

That such men as Taft and vii.
son have found common ground for
world union, is abundant evidence
that il is pretty safe for Uncle Sam
10 travel.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-02-21
ADVERTISING RATES

If cycling boys are not more
careful. it will be up to the city
dads to make the walks safe for
walkers.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-02-21

would like to get from a campaign
pork barrel, To be quite frank,
we never before sausage evidences
of obtusenes when a Link was un-
der discussion.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-02-21

We fear that the Weston boy
who takes delight in breaking win
dows is more apt to be bolshevist
than president of the United States.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-02-21

The Idaho senator should take
heed lest he Borah nation with his
arguments against the worlds
peace league.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-02-21

Cited three times for bravery,
Captain Fred Lieuallen does credit
to the good old Umatilla county
pioneer stock from which he sprang.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-02-21

The conference powers will have
to be careful lest they convert Ger
many from an uncertain asset into
positive liability.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-02-21

To get the point Of view Of de-
cent Russians, we in America would
have to be asked to find common
ground with the |. w. w.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-02-21

Facing twenty years in the pen.
Victor Berger is not especially vic
torious,
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-02-21

Are Ritner and Dodd outclassed,
that they are unable to break into
the fight news from Salcmf
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-02-21

Are we to understand from the
Borahs and the Poindexters that
world peace is unconstitutional?
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-02-21

Rev. W. n. Storms has returned
from visit 10 his son, Private
James X. Storms, ut Fort Flagler.
Wash.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-02-21

Liberty bonds Of the fourth issue
are now ready for delivery at The
Farmers Bank Of Weston.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-02-21

We love our Woodrow Wilson,
but oh you William Howard Taft!
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-02-21

Superintendent Fitzpatrick was
absent from school on Wednesday,
having gone TO Walla Walla to at
tend teachers meeting. Mrs.
Fitzpatrick accompanied him.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-08-12

and for mending broken axles and
broken springs and for quieting the
howls of the populace.
Suppose that each of these object
ors, owners of much property, should
tell the council of the pillows of
agony it would give him to see men
employed laying paving, and later,
to see a stream of traffic pouring
thru and coming down streets where
his buildings are, which members Of
the council are going to take stock
in his disaster and swallow the stuff,
hook, bait and sinker!
All of them have the right to pro-
test. There is no law to keep any
one from making a fool of himself
and everybody will admit that some
men in the town have the markings.
We have always supposed that Mark
Twain was thinking of an Optimist
when he said, Il like the man who
never loses faith in his own plans
nor loses sight of his original pur-
pose But if he was thinking of the
chronic directors, it brings up again
the question of what are the plans
and what have been the original pur-
poses of the DIRECTORS?
Some lecturer at recent chautau-
qua, told about workman who had
IN ON a job nearly all his life and
had never been promoted. He took
such gloomy view of things that
one of his new acquaintance on the
work told him it was not an endur-
ance contest, and it was not worth
while to see how long he
could endure his present sta
ton, and we think that applies
to all men who are in favor
of keeping the city and town from
laying a permanent hard surfaced
road from the business district to
Snake river bridge and 800 feet on
the other side.
When ripe apples are not picked
they get over-ripe and fall to the
ground, bruised and ready for decay.
We hope Blackfoot will not stop
it's clock in an effort to save time.
Not all of its men want to fool them
selves. Most of us want to see bust
ness growing over night, like whisk-
ers and interest. Most of us want to
see the jitneys coming in loaded to
the gills, and going out over fine
roads on their own power.
How many men are there in Black
foot who will stand before the council
tonight and admit that they endorse
the old adage, Him that is filthy,
let him be filthy STILL"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-08-12
AUGUST MAY BE
TRYING MONTH
Reports Show Over One Thousand
Fires in Idaho, Washington
and Oregon in July
SOME ARE STILL sMOULDERING

PORTLAND, Ore.-EXereme dry
ness in all but the immediate coast
country, with fast drying out of the
latter, emphasizes the need for great
care if the fire situation is to be held
| in check during August.
The large number of fires which
have so far occurred in northwestern
states and have been successfully
extinguished is tribute to the alert
ness of fire protection agencies, but
also serves as warning that August
may prove an extremely trying
month.
Reports received from northwest
ern states by the Western Forestry
& Conservation association show that
during July over 1000 fires occurred
in Idaho, Washington and Oregon.
Some of these in the former state
caused considerable loss Of green
timber. A force Of over 1900 men
is now at work to prevent the start
ing or spreading of fires. Favorable
weather conditions the last week of
July caused great improvement in
the general situation.
Washington had $50 fires during
July caused by sparks from engines
and berry pickers Not over one and
half million feet of green timber
was killed, but loss of bucked logs
and camp buildings and equipment
will be considerable item. A force
of 100 wardens employed by the
Washington Forest Fire association,
is now on duty.
Oregon reports 400 fires, mostly
small ones originating from lightn-
ing, campers and logging camps.
There has been practically no loss
of green timber, but some damage to
logs and logging equipment. The
full force of patrolmen Is now on
duty composed of fifty-three states
and weeks law wardens and 500
wardens employed by patrol associa-
tions and individual timber owners.
Idaho had 470 fires during July
caused by railroads, lightning, camp
ers and loggers. Losses cannat be
given at this time as many fires are
burning. A force of over 1000 men
were fighting fires in July.
Protective agencies thruOut the
northwest took advantage of the cool
weather the last week in July to put
out as many fires as possible in an
ticipation of unfavorable conditions
later on. Smoke has rendered look
outs useless in places and greatly
reduced their efficiency turnout.
This condition improved somewhat
late in July.
The accumulated shortage Of pre-
cipitation in many sections together
with the large number Of fires still
smouldering in old burns and slash
ings, make it necessary that unusual
precaution be taken to avoid dis
astrous August and September fires.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-08-12
IF BACKFOOT SHOULD
NOT MAKE THE ROAD

If a large remonstrance should be
laid before the cit ycouncil this Tues
day evening, against paving the
street to the west limits of town and
thus defeat the plans now under way
by the county road administration
for paving to Snake river bridge,
Blackfoot would have nice mess to
straighten out with the public who
travel that road, and nearly very
body travels it.
II the conscientious DIRECTORS"
to the paving should loom large at
the meeting and the men who favor
the paving should loom small or stay
away and thus leave the impression
that the DIRECTORS are the only ones
who have any wishes or opinions on
the subject, some of the councilmen
might think the majority, the three
or seven DIRECTORS, were the majority
Of the town, and cancel the paving
job.
Suppose that each objector should
stand before the council and tell
them that his department Of the in
terror had failed to function, and that
for the next ten years that he, his
town, would not be able to digest
anything and consequently would not
be able to meet the assessor with any
pavement tax money, but would have
plenty Of money for fighting the dust
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-08-12
BEACHY SHOE co.
Warrants Authorized
and Petitions Heard


At the first session of the month,
Tuesday evening the city counctl
heard reports of officials and auth
orized the payment of the month s
bills.
A petition to sprinkle South Stout
avenue was referred to the street and
alley committee.
Seventh Day Adventists were
granted permission to hold a camp
meeting at the city park in August.
1t was ordered by the council that
the irrigation ditch on East Pacific
must be moved before next season.
The July revenue reports show re-
ceipts as follows: By chief Of po-
lice, licenses etc. $245; by sexton,
$122.30; by police judge $500.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-08-12
PROHIBITION
OTHER WAYS

We hear some folks saying that
the town ought to eliminate the
travelling carnival because it takes
away such a fortune in money and
brings nothing in return.
If the carnivals should shun this
town there would be something the
matter with us. For every attraction
company that has come this sum-
mer the crowds have turned out,
both high and low, the old and the
young, the fat and slim, good-natured
and sour. There must be something
about them that the people like.
If the people didn't like fun, If
they weren't curious to know why
the head of the beautiful girl in the
mystery show seems to rest bodiless
upon shelf, if they wouldn't take
chance at wheel for kewpie, or
have their fortunes toldr-then hui
man nature would be questionable
in Blackfoot. But the people do like
fun and all the rest, so we don't have
to worry about that.
We haven't heard anybody COM
planning about the morals of these
carnival shows, which silence listens
good, but some have complained
about their taking so much money
away from town.
And yet this is not an amusing
town. We have no dramatic COM
panies, performers, merry-go-ro.unds,
fortune tellers here. If we want
amusement to come in we must send
money out five want anything to,
come in we must send something out.
Perhaps there are satisfied neighbors
here now who would as leave see the
town sealed up and cut off from out
side commerce, as it was before the
railroads. That's not impossible, but
highly improbable.
Every fellow thinks the other fell
low has all the luck. If the truth
were known, these carnival COM
panies haven't made such great
stakes in Blackfoot. If the town
should set up to hire carnival COM
pany to come here once month and
amuse us for the summer, the cost
would knock the town council dead.
1t is doubtful if many carnivals make
as much profit as the chautauqua,
which pays no license.
Carnivals have taken the place Of
circuses. Father, remember them
days, and help the kids keep the car
nivals coming.-F. G. X.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-08-12
NOT WHAT WE THOUGHTED

In years gone by we had to hustle
and gather news with toll and hustle.
We could not dash on rubber tires
or interview folks over wires, but
every item that saw printing was
something won by honest sprinting.
We got our facts with grip presensile
and wrote our copy with pencil, and
after all this toll laborious the sad
dest job was still before us, for no
machine with swift precision per-
formed our ancient composition.
How often were our flowers of fancy
transformed by types strange NEGRO
nancy to flowers of speech that all
distorted produced weird thoughts
we had not thoughted!-From the
Mergenthaler Lines o. Type News.
Advertising is the business mans
editorial.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-08-12
Horse Show
At Camp Lewis

The British Military Tournament
is the annual horse show Of London;
the Madison Square Horse Show of
New York annually displays the
equine champions of the Atlantic
coast and eastern Canada; while our
own West has the world-famed
Rodeo and Stampede. At the recent
horse show at. Camp Lewis the cos
mopolitan character of the riders was
illustrated by twenty-six events,
which covered the work of the bucka-
roo the school trainer and the mill
:ary expert on hippology. Events
rom the three classes of horse shows
were all accomplished with facile
nonchalance. All the soldiers in camp
attended and nearly 1000 visitors
from nearby cities.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-08-12
A YEAR
AGO

About a year ago, or thereabout,
August 10, to be exact, the Idaho Re-
publican published across its face the
startling caption: "The Huns are
losing men, cannon, supplies and ter
rain" That was great news in those
days. The allied offensive in Picardy
it was reported, had netted 10000
prisoners.
There was an urgent call for
nurses. Bingham county was to fur
nish six, and three had already en-
listed.
1t was rumored the water works
might sell at $4,000. Politics held
the boards for some attention. Some
body proclaimed that war bread was
a blessing. Yes, them were great
days!
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-08-12
ILLEGAL TAPPING OF SPIRITS
Thru our own bureau of superior
NAL intelligence

Thru our own bureau of superior
NAL intelligence
CHARONBURG, April IL delayed
in Transmission. AT a meeting
last night of the Stygian Central
Committee for the Investigation of
Human Phenomena (Incorporated)
it was decided to protest firmly
against the increasing earth-habit of
tapping the subliminal conscious
ness at illegal hours. Marco Polo,
who presided, prophesied that if the
present lawless methods of unli-
censed earth-mediums, were per-
mitted to continue, there would be
a general strike of psychic operators,
many of whom, he said, were becom-
ing infected by the growing Bolshe-
vik agitation among the extremists
in Shade-Land.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-08-12
Rexburg Runs Idaho
Falls Into Ground

In one Of the snappiest games seen
in the Snake river valley this season,
Rexbrug Friday mopped up on Idaho
Falls to the score of to 8. Fans
we're there from everywhere, up and
down. A large crowd Of Blackfoot-
ers went up.
1t was battle Of the south-paws.
A fast, good game, wherein the
,Rexburg south-paw got the better
support.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-08-12

According to a special dispatch to
the Salt Lake Tribune from Pocat-
tello:
Monday a small dog, running at
large, in mad condition, bit eight
persons in different parts of the
city"
This is serious, and you shouldn't
laugh.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-08

ination to a man who has not been in,
volved in national politics in Wash
ington during the last few years in
which so many bitter enmities have
been born. There seems to be a feel
ing a new man, one whose name has
not been mixed up in the party strug-
gle in the capital, would be a refresh
ing figure to put before the voters.
Senator Pomerene and Senator
Underwood are numbered in the
"first division" of presidential posi-
bilties. Others are beginning to get
in that class as interest intensifes in
the coming campaign, among them
Frank Polk, under secretary of state
Bernard M. Baruch. The way the
situation stands now, however, Nc
Adoo and Palmer are in the front
with McAdoo little ahead.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-08
Officials of u. M. w. of A. Ordered
Withdraw Strike Order-Given Until
6O'Clock, Nov. 18th, to Comply
+ 4 X i !. T. 4 !. !. !. !. j.

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov 8.-(By United Press )-Offcals of
the United Mine Workers of America ordered by Federal
Judge Anderson to withdraw their order calling the strike
of 900 coal miners
The Judge also made effective the order preventing the
union officials from furthering the strike
Union leaders have been given until o'clock November IT,
to withdraw the strike order
Il think this is the most awless thing ever saw in my life
Judge Anderson said 81 consider this rebellion That's what
is. The government supreme even to labor unions
The court ruled the country legally war The Lever
act which prohibits conspaces restrict the supply or dis
nbuon of coal in time was still in effect
The judge stated that he would give the union plenty of time
10 withdraw the strike order
"If they don't withdraw the order will make them" he
added.