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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-08-05
IDAHO FALLS MEETING TALKS
LARGE RECLAMATION PROJECT
Organized Eight Counties for Preliminaries
Of Building Storage Reservoirs; Gov
ment Aid is Necessary
WILL INVOLVE THE MOVING OF A CITY

Twenty-Five men went up from
Bingham county Saturday to partici-
pate in the water meeting called to
consider matters of storage.
Six representatives OF the Twin
Falls projects were present, and a
large number from the counties of
the upper valley.
Heber Austin of Idaho Falls was
made chairman of the meeting and
H. Andrew Benson of Moreland
secretary.
Major Fred Rreed was called to
make the opening speech, and he was
followed by Engineer F. A. Banks,
builder of the Jackson Lake reser-
voir; Engineer Baldwin Of the Re-
clamation office; John Wheelon,
manager of the Twin Falls South
Side project; Attorney Cheney. st.
Clair OF Idaho Falls Byrd Trego of
Blackfoot; D. Oliver, director Of the
Twin Falls North Side project; Mr..
Martinson of Idaho Falls; D. Temple
ton, manager of Minidoka gravity ir-
rigation district; Oscar Johanneson
of the Idaho Falls Development COM
pany; c. ]. Call of Rigby; ] l.. Mil
ner of Idaho Falls; Mr.. Winter
halter of the U. s. Beet Seed company
and others.
They discussed storage in its many
phases, both in the underground and
the surface reservoirs. Engineers
advised that the Jackson Lake res
ervoir was the best and cheapest one
of all the sites that had a large
capacity; that the Swan valley site
was the next best among the large
ones, and that the American Falls
site was the largest of all and for its
size one of the cheapest and most
feasible. If it were built in opera
tion it would probably take six
months to fill it with the average
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-08-05

flow such as we have in the river
from fall till spring, and after max
ing allowance for the accommodation
of prior rights such as Jackson Lake,
the amounts needed for late fall and
early spring irrigation and the water
needed for various things in the
canals during the winter, 1t would
just about hold all the surplus water
of the years flow. This would mean
that If application were made for
storage rights in the upper valley or
on the headwaters after the compile
tion of the American Falls reservoir,
it would be the privilege of the
American Falls owners to demand
the release of such water to keep 1t
coming directly to that reservoir. 1t
persons in the upper valley having
decreed rights wanted to use more
than their decreed rights during the
spring freshet, the reservoir people
could shut them down to the amount
Of their respective decreed rights and
send the water direct to the reseL-
voir. ,.-, gs
A resolution was introduced to Sc
lect a committee to begin steps look
ing to the creation of one reservoir
at Swan valley and the one at Ameri-
can Falls. Everybody favored. the
move, tho it was contended by some,
that the committees work should
take a wider range and consider
starting the work in a way to secure
storage rights of all waters in the up
per valley and include the Dubois
project, making it usable in the upper
valley first on the theory that most
of it would return to the parent
stream after doing duty in irrigation,
and be ready to use again by storage
in the American Falls reservoir, thus
Continued on page eight
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-08-05
Mr.. Buchanan's Statement

"The sprinkler spoken of was a
combined sprinkler and flusher, de.
signed to carry big load of water,
travel rapidly on its own power and
sprinkle or flush (wash) the streets
at the will of the operator. A gaso-
line engine and force pump built
into the machine enables the opera
tor to throw stream of water under
high pressure so it will wash belt
of the paving as fast as the truck
glides along. The council last spring
paid $50 to have the paving washed
with the hose land it was hard job
poorly done. The new machine will
do this thoroly in the time that it
takes to drive the machine up and
down the streets, plus the time
needed for filling the tank under
pressure.
The delivered cost of the machine
S $1,000 and the dealer receives 10
per cent commission unless there Is
a cutting of price. / offered such a
machine to the city for about $6,600
thereby dividing my commission with
my home town. would then receive
and set the machine in operation and
furnish the teaching and service, re-
pairs and aid that is due from dealer
to customer. 1t is not merely mat
ter of writing an order and letting
the customer take it when it arrives
and ending the responsibility there.
when the transaction was ques-
toned by reason Of my being men,
,ber Of the city council l cancelled the
order and the city bought it directly
from the house l was ordering it
from. / take it that the city is get
ting it at the same price, and the
only difference is that somebody else
will have to furnish the service l
mentioned, and the commission will
remain in Salt Lake instead of in
.Blackfoot. i am not registering a
complaint. l want to keep our city
and county business clean and
straight, and am willing to make
whatever sacrifices may be necessary
to do that.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-08-05
MORE ABOUT
TRUCK BUYING
Councilman Gives Views
on Subject Discussed
In Last Issue
PUBLIC MACHINERY

Last week we told our readers
what we had found out about how
the city and county officials had
bought machinery and kept the pur-
chasing power on clean basis but
gained and lost nothing for the pub
lie and at the same time forfeited q
profit Of $4,000 for home firm.
Since that publication was made we
1uet Councilman O.. Buchanan, who
gave us the following statement re-
garding the purchase Of the street
sprinkler:
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-08-05

Continued on page eight
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-08-05
War Veterans Dance
Floor Moved Nearer

The dance platform built at the
city park by the Bingham county war
veterans now has a new location. 1t
is next north of the city hall, right
where the city fathers can see all the
carvings on, that they be proper and
all that.
Either the deep dust, or the dis
tsnce kept dancers away from the
park dances, The vets decided to
come closer to the trade and try
again.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-08-05
ROMANCE OF $5O,OOC
ALFALFA SEED CROP,
Springfield Sterling Lo-
cality Has Found
Its Opportunity
A RAPID GROWTH

AouAAA6 O. SluUy VI bingham
county's resources The Idaho Re-
publican asked Arthur ]. Snyder, Of
Springfield, to write something about
the gold-coining product of his To-
cality, Grimm's alfalfa seed. Mr..
Snyder came back with such an in
teresting account Of how the whole
thing began, how alfalfa seed ia
planted and handled ,and what re-
turns have favored himself and his
neighbors, that it would be with
holding something of vital interest
to our community" (something we
are now and then accused Of II We
should refrain from publishing his
letter,
Springfield, Idaho, August, /, 1871
In reply to your request for facts |
and figures concerning the alfalfa
seed industry of Springfield. It is
probably best. to tell you what /
know of the matter and leave the
shaping of the article to you.
Mr.. E. N. Wells was the first one
to grow alfalfa seed at Springfield
and he grew the common seed grow.
ing it about as he had grown it In
Cashe valley, Utah before coming I'd
Idaho. Even with him it was an ex-
pertinent and he never dared grow
the amount he could have grown
feeling surer of the hay crop. While
experimenting in this way he told
me one year that he knew that seed
crop would have produced him an
nually upward to $4,000, but he fel
safer to divide the crop, raising boil
hay and seed.
| was the second grower of seed
and my first crop was the result o
failure toNproperly irrigate an alfalfa
crop planted on my hill sides and TIL
scattered plants that survived wer,
too few for hay, but produced
profitable crop of seed.
Secrets of Success
Our first crops were all OF TIL
common variety and proving b
profitable that others were trying
grow seed. We early learned tha
the two chief secrets of success wit
a seed crop were thin seeding and th|
proper control of moisture.-a stun
ing of the plant growth which woul
force all the energy of the plant int
producing seed, an effort to repro
duce it's kind, rather than an abuI
dance of water which would produd
a crop Of hay but no seed The hill
side land about Springfield an
farther down upon the Aberdee
tract where drainage was perfect an
the climate due to altitude just righ
produced seed which for vitality an
color cannot be beaten anywhere.
Large quantities of Idaho seed al
used by dealers in other states
color seed grown where the china
at harvest time is not so favorab
as the Idaho sunshine to prductid
of the best looking seed.
After several crops of common
alta seed had been grown in I'll
section and Mr.. H. K. Wiley had
rived from Colorado, where he h
known Prof. Blinn and his expe
with a new variety of alfa
known as Grimm. He tired of tryi
to grow the common variety and 4
tanned some of the Grimm seed fro
Mr.. A. B. Lyman, soon had most
his farm seeded to that variety a
was producing alfalfa seed that ref
lily brought price double that of
common variety, produced more SO
Continued on page four
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-13

has but recently returned from
France. is looking after the distribu
ton Of Victory loan posters in the
city
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-13

Or Ivan r. smith has resumed his
dental practice in the Ebsrlein
building. III 5. Main st.-Advt.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-13

FOX SALE-Modern Groom house
on 2. Fourth St Bargain If
taken at once. Call Home phone
ASST 1917
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-13
F. E. COATS co. MOVES
TO FINE, NEW QUARTERS

r. +. Coats Co. who recently
bought out the Thallemer Bros un-
business has moved from
POI y. Main st. TO its new location
at 123 6. Race ST.
The new quarters are in private
residence. The undertaking parlors
take up the entire first floor and
consist OF a reception room, two
rooms for chapel, lying in state
room. where bodies may be viewed
by friends. three casket display
rooms and an embalming room or
moreue The interior of the resi-
dence has been artistically redecor-
ated and reprinted, making fine
new quarters for the firm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coats will reside in
an apartment on the second floor.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-13
MZSEIAWAKA GENERAL NEWS
NaDsTm LinoonW Home Bell 10
. Home Phone I16; Bell 10

play. and describes an Accordingly
interesting and dramatic situation
which has been admirably worked
out in the film. Geraldine Farrar
will be seen at the Lincoln Tuesday
in The Turn Of the Wheel" which
is a highly interesting story begin
ming at Monte Carlo with a highly
dramatic denouement at New York.
which is thrilling and most interest
ing.
DR. H ". Reynolds Dentist.
Mishawaka Trust Bldg Home phone
4S.-Advt z3tf
DR. Seymour has resumed practice
in the Mills building.-Advt 26tf
Or. Makielski, osteopath. 126 W.
second st. Advt.
Herman Schiller is with the W.
L. Douglas Shoe Store. Advt.
Treat your feet 10 a pair OF w. l.
Douglas shoes. AdVt
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-13
BONDS, BONDS,

Bring your bonds TO Mr. Stark in
the Mishaw aka Trust Co.'S building
Open evenings.-Advt. 5tf
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-13
LOAN WORKERS
GETTING BUSY
Preparatory to Launching of
Victorious Campaign in
City and Township.

W F. Miller. chairman OF the
Victory loan FOR Mishawaka and
Penn township. has arranged a
series OF committee meetings for this
week preparatory 20 the opening OF
the campaign. Meetings will be held
Monday and Tuesday evenings at
headquarters and on Thursday from
l2:40 10 $40 o'clock the war trophy
train viii b. at the New York Cen
trail station open for inspection 20 all
those Interested Plans are also
under way for an open air meeting
in the interests OF the campaign.
This will be held at the corner OF
Lincoln way and Mil 81. Efforts will
be made to put on am attractive pro-
gram. which viii include "a bayonet
drili. An American soldier who be
longs in Seattle. Wash. and who
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-13

WANTED-Dining room girl at
North Side Restaurant Cali Bell
phone 275. 1873
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-13
LINCOLN THEATER ATTRAO-
TIONS.

Charles +. Whittaker's picturiza-
ton of The Claw" will be shown at
the Lincoln theater Monday with
Clara Kimball Young and her own
company in the roles. ITO every man
once in his life comes the decision
between supreme right and intoler-
able wrong" This sentence is from
the novel bearing the name OF the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-13
POPULAR COUPLE TO
MARRY EASTER SUNDAY

Miss Margaret Creighton and
Virgil Bodie. two well known young
people OF this city. viii be married
at the First Christian church, Easter
Sunday morning at O'Clock. Rev.
G. W. Titus will perform the cere-
mony.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Creighton. Calhoun
81. The groom is the son Of Mr.
and Mrs. John Bodle. 707 Ann ST
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-13
MISMAWAMA WANT ADS

FOR SALE--FOur new &3x4 Silver
town cord. Bell phone coo 1911
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-13

FOR SALE-Six room house. cen
trail location; fine shade. grapes,
sewer and water in yard Small
payment down, balance terms. House
now vacant. Ostrander, photog-
rapher 1911
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-13

FyANTED-Competent girl for gen
eral homework No washing Gail
Bell phone 81. Home phone go.
TT
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-13

LIBERTY BONDS bought and sold
at Camp Thorne & Co. 1O3 n.
Main, first door north Of First Ma
tiOnal Bank. 124e4-tf
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-17
HINTS FOR THE HOME

For grit in the eye apply drop
or TWO OF castor oil; 1t relieves the
irritation.
When working on silk. keep a piece
of sandpaper on the table and rub
your hands lightly over II when they
stick ~ the silk.
When cleaning combs never wash
them. Clean by brushing and pulling
rub with clean cloth
To rcmove hot-water marks from
polished tables, make thin paste
the marx. let II remain for an hour
Or SO. am; then rub we'll with a buster.
II fine linen is stained with tea. even
after long time, the stains can be
removed by applying glycer!ne. A
dubbed on stained parts before wash
ing.
When making flannel. undcrgar-
mcnt, first run the seam, then turn
Gown once. but. instead OF herring
doing this YOU viii find the stitches
Will wash into the flannel and not
he seen. II is also much quicker than
herring boninG.
fat with inc hole nppermos;. and cover
II with piece OF plain Brussels net;
tack il on and darn with fine flax.
When irored it Will scarcely he notice
able. Ii the tablecloth is beyond re-
pair cut squares frop, the best part
answer as scrviettes for everyday use.
In cleaning the front door bell. etc.
dirty objectionable mark is often
left. on the woodwork. This can be
piece OF flannel that has been dipped
in little paraffin oil.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-17
THINGS WORTH KNOWING

English speaking peoples use a
thermometer invented by Fahrenheit
German: many Of the Germans and
ScandinaVians use one invented by
Reauinur. Frenchman: while the
French and most of the other Con-
tincntal nations use the centgrade
THERMOMETERS invented by a Swede.
Crocodiles, like ostriches. swallow
pebbles and small stones for the pur-
pose of grinding their food.
In Java there is an orchid. the gram
matophylium, all the flowers of which
open at once, as If by the stroke of a
fairy's wand, and they also all wither
together
The hour was divided into sixty
minutes because the number sixty can
he evenly divided by two. three. four.
tive. six. ten. twelve. fifteen, twenty
and thirty.
The shooting fish, native OF the
East Indies. has hollow cylindrical
beak. When it sees fly on plants
that grow in shallow streams ii elects
single drop of water, which knocks
the fly into the tide.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-17
REVENUE BUREAU WONDERS
"WHAT is UNDERWEAR"
Luxury Tux Term Finally Defined by
Experts Let's In
Light.

WASHINGTON. May 16.-For weeks
experts of the Internal Revenue Blu
reau have pondercd definitions Of Ur
derwear and other articles subject 10
tho so-called luxury taxes which Wen;
into effect May /. in preparation Cor
regulations governing administration
OF the tax. Arguments were made on
one side and the other. seeking TO sh wv
that certain articles were not under
wear. but something else. Finally the
experts developed this definition of
underwear:
Any garment worn under the outer
dress. such az undershirts. drawers
pants, boomers. union suits. combina-
ton suit. tights. camisoles. corscts,
corset covers brassieres. chemises and
vests"
The regulations add that 'Hist is by
no means intended to be exhaustive
but merely to give n general notion of
the wide variety of articles taxable"
The tax is 10 per cent Of the SELL
ing price in excess of s. per garment.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-17
For Dressmaking
Valuable Hints
BY RITA sTUYyEsASr


Many women do not make their
own Nor their daughters clothes at
home because they are afraid they will
have that homemade look" so repeI-
lent to the really smart dresser. But
Non and very cleverly have found
femedy In the "half-begun" garments
they are Offering at such reasonable
prices. Very often it is the finishing
details Of work that add so much to
the cost. so that IL you are at all handy
with the needle. as the saying goes,
you will reap the benefit of this sug-
6sstion.
Hell-cut serge or wash skirts are
telling for about half price, because
you have to adjust your own belt and
rurn up the hem. Sometimes if the
skirt buttons up the front, you will
need to sew on buttons to ut the
tails such as slit pockets. patch peck
cts and plaits are already completed.
For summer days there is lovely
fine organdie in dainty colors, that is
Just waiting TO be made up into cool
frocks. The material is laid In two
inoh tucks,. fine rows of them marked
by. good hemstitching. Any simple
and no other trimming is needed.
For the frivolous girl who loves
frills, yet who Is not accurate enough
to make a frock, there is also material
that will suit her needs OrSandie
and wolfe are chosen and favored with
picoted. ready to use. This is shown
In all tho s.~mer sh<des. such as
orchid, sky blue, pink and corn color
and the price varies according to the
White organdle. either tucked or
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-17

ruiz OF frills." makes cunning froc,, q
ior youngsters and busy mothers will
ma this prepared material Will save
hours OF time and trouble.
for evening wear there are robes
OF 1eweled material, half made. Then
there are fine colored nets, Handsomely
embroidered in glittering beads. They
are exquisite made up over satin
foundations. Net and jet are we'll met
on another distinctive black fo hri,
and any evening gown would owe its
charm TO this beautiful combination
Not only are the. dresses half ready
TO wear but underwear. too, can be
purchased with all the fine details
completed. Pretty satin about 10
inches wide is lace and ribbon trim
med and can be cut off at convenient
lengths for dainty camisoles. Only a
casing for elastic a front fold and rib
bon shoulder straps and your smart
yet Inexpensive camisole is done in
4 jiffV.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-17

Where did she Eo?"
,h 1t took her two days TO Get
pom SAID he was sure we Would rnd
ner AT the old house. So we Went b,n,i
did ever SO many times. AT last She
hungry" u'''s ana
Then what did you do?"
We brought her back in the basket
a wb Espt her her shut IN in the basement
Lould You have found YOUR wav
pack 10 the old house alone - way
IN. no IL is ever so far"
don't know" ''' '''
w. something in Maria-somethinr that
We cal .instinct'--told her where TO GO
that t"e T SEEDS there is something like
n TO do and they do it. They never tGsu
ooeE, ana they always tell the truth -,
inc lci ..u The truth" said Dolly. laugh
mean just that. If YOU could not
neilsve the seeds YOU wouldn't have
much OF garden. Don't YOU remem-
eer what ] said about planting a corn
weu,d ana rona km no " that cornstalk
i, " On. Of course. sec, How awful
seeds Ieuid Ju BE ,n, we G9uIdn,t believe the
ia d.; Johnny jump Up seed and a ' poison
IVY should come up?"
dolly had very sad memory OF brjpr-
summary Go DIST
II see you know what mean. So
n MmSh You say the seeds do not have to
uueS' you are wrong. They are the
l mos obedient things in the world.
ahor. tneH 40 not ask foolish questions
t that mere is a great and wise Pc wer
M iI mas taught them just what to do
lou lou, 'neH have to bother about is to fol.
ouiia see see what you mean" said Dolly,
And believe she did.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-17
STORIES THE DEWDROPS TELI
DOLLY LEARNS WHY SEEDS OBEY.

Did you ever think" said the Fairy
Queen. how strange il would be il
plant would come up when YOU put a
seed into the Eround?"
said Dolly.
They wouldn't unless they obeyed
what they were told TO do. Suppose
you planted grain OF corn and an
onion should come up-or a potato-or
even a weed. perhaps"
Il never thought about that" said
Dolly. who had heard her brothers.
States school garden army.
do you think you could have a gar
den II YOU had to take chance on
when you plant a grain of corn that
the corn fairy will bring UP a beau
tiful. tall stalk of corn. You know
when, you put one Of the 'Seven-eyes'
into the ground that you will have a
potato plant. They do what they have
been taught to do; they obey like good
But who tells them what to do?"
DO you know who is the highest
officer in the army"
And then come other officers
colonies. majors, captains and SO on.
Now: the good soldier. when his officer
the general tell me to do this?' He
just goes on and does it. because he
knows i is an order from headquar-
diers. They obey orders and do what
they have been trained to do"
But how do they know what orders
Seeds are like animals. little Dolly
They have some ways Of knowing
things that we cannot find out DO
you remember when you moved here p"
oh, yes; 1t was only last year We
came here so we could have a garden"
DO you remember how old Maria
MacDougal acted?"
"oh, yes! We brought her here in
covered basket in the car. but she ran
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-17
Retail Markets
Well Supplied
Nearby Truckers Pro-
ducts IN EUidence-Veal
Goes off IN Price.

The Hanover and Hcnrico County
truckers arc being heard from. and
visitors and buyers on the retail mar
kets this morning Will find Hanover
green peas plentiful. They will also
lind very fine Hanover Strawberries
way from % to 10 cents "a quart. They
will notice. too. all kinds of kale. spin
ach and turnip salad at marked down
prices.
In the meat market veal has taken
n slump of cents in the pound. Other
meats are unchanged. The fish mar
ket is we'll supplied from Virginia wa
tcrs. with prices unchanged.
Spring chickens arc more plentiful,
and have been slightly lowered in
price. There are no other changes to
note.
The following quotations will rule
toHa