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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-12-02
A Fire and a
False Alarm

The past week was disturbed by
two fire alarms an dthe volunteer de-
partment made one run and one half
rum. On Wednesday evening, when
the thermometer was slowly settling
down below zero the siren cut the
cold air signalling third ward. 1t
had been reported by telephone that
a fire was going at Ash .and Bridge
streets. Before the department had
made more than a start it was
learned that the fire was a false
alarm.
Friday, just after noon a fire
started in the home of Frank Silene
on East Pacific, but was reported on
West Pacific. The department went
west, but Fire Chief Fred Simons
located the fire and they arrived in
time to prevent much of loss. Mr..
Simons estimated the actual fire loss
at about $50. 1t was caused by the
throwing out of some pipe by plumb
ers working in the kitchen.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-12-02
Coal Situation
Well in Hand

Mayor N. j. Thorstenberg, who
in the name of the city has taken
charge Of rationing coal to all Black
foot citizens actually in need of It,
stated Monday that the situation was
we'll in hand. He did not think there
would be any real shortage here,
since the distributing has been sys-
tematized to give impartial attention
to everybody. One car came in with
over thirty tons Monday and another
car or two will come in during the
week.
All persons who wish to buy coal
must secure a written order from
Mayor Thorstenberg before applying
to any dealer, and this order is ac-
companied by an affidavit signed by
the applicant stating exactly the
amount of coal he has on hand.
Mr.. Thorstenberg had signed about
$50 Of these orders up to Monday
morning.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-12-02
Aicher Is Author
OF Grain Booklet

L. G. Aicher, government man
ager of the experiment farm at
Aberdeen is the author of a work on
Production of Wheat, Oats and
Barley Under Irrigation in Southern
Idaho," which has,. been accepted
in manuscript by the department Of
agriculture. This pamphlet will give
authoritative information regarding
the production of cereal in this part
of the state, and will have value to
farmers who are already here and
who are planning to. come here.
Mr.. Aicher is at present engaged
in helping to make a farm manage
ment survey of Twin Falls county,
and will be busy at this work for
about three weeks.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-12-02
The Judge Tells One

Judge ]. H. Richards of Boise was
talking reclamation in little group
and said he had friend back east
who was a physician and one of those
lovable characters who was always
doing good.
One day young man came to him
for advice. He had discovered that
he was headed for a consumptive's s
grave, and he had one great object
to live for-he was married to a very
lovely and loveable young woman.
The physician said to him, "Well,
now tell you what you do. You go
west, preferably somewhere in the
high attitudes of Colorado. Take up
a claim, and take the worst piece of
land you can find>that is claimable.
Take up a piece of land that nobody
else would have-a piece that is so
poor you can't raise anything on it..
People get along the best out west if
they do the unbelievable and un-
heard of thing. So you take take
a tract of wild land that is so poor
that you can't even raise trouble on
it. Then, after you get settled let
me know and will send you a pair
Of skunks. You just stay there and
raise skunks till you get big herd,
and then you will have such agood
income that you will not want to
come back"
The young fellow followed the
prescription and is now very
healthy, happy and contented man,
has a nice home, his wife still lives
and they are nicely situated on a
skunk ranch. that yields fine in
come.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-12-02
\ Reclamation Story

G. J. Blanchard, statistician of the
reclamation service told one Of his
statistical stories at the big water
meeting at Idaho Falls, that runs
like this:
"A distinguished civil engineer
dreamed that he passed into the
great silence and after gaining ad-
missoin Yin heaven, he looked about
him and noticed great number Of
people standing around in chains,
looking happy but chained neverthe-
less. He inquired of st. Peter why
they were restrained and he said,
Why these folks came from the
Snake river valley, and we had to
keep them chained for a while or
they would all go back there"
Later on In the meeting D. T.
Murphy. civil engineer of Dubois
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-12-02

The heavy freezing of last week
stopped road work, but some of IL
will be resumed temporarily as soon
as the weather will permit. Con-
structiOn of cement siphon was
under way at the Lewis Robbins
place at Moreland, and the manage
ment was anxious to complete that
and several others. There are seven
siphons to be built yet on the More
land-Riverside road that was opened
thru the fields, but they do not have
to be done this fall. x
Short Stretch of Grief
There is a stretch of 500 feet of
new grade adjoining the Augustine
farm west of Snake river bridge on
the Riverside road which the man
agement wants to cover with crushed
rock before shutting down the work,
It is about ten days. work, and would
complete a stretch that they would
not need to come back to in the
spring. A peculiar tangle has come
up regarding the shortening of a
canal and cutting out two bridges at
this part of the road. The Watson
slough crossed the road twice a few
hundred feet apart and it would have
cost the county about $4,000 for the
two bridges. The county wanted to
make 600 feet of new canal and keen
the canal out of the road, thus say
ing the cost and maintenance of the
bridges. Mr.. Augustine owned the
land where it was desirable to cut
the new canal and he was favorable
to the plan. He expressed a willing
ness to allow them to cut thru if they
would cut where he wanted it. Be-
fore conclusions were reached he sold
the land to Mr.. Carlson and the
county reached an agreement as to
the location of the cutoff on the
shortest line possible, and the county
paid Carlson $3.50 for the right of
way, taking, we believe, a quitclaim
deed to the strip. The county cut
the new canal, filled up the old one
where it crossed the road in both
places, put in pipes under it to con-
duct water for stock for the owner of
the land on the north side of the
road, where such a water right had
been established, and then the Carl
son land reverted to Augustine be-
cause payments were not met Mr..
Carlson never had anything but
contract for purchase, had no deed,
but could, of course, give quit
claim deed and receive moneys. Now
Mr.. Augustine, owner of the land all
the while, comes back and expresses
some dissatisfaction with having his
land cut up. The county says it has
paid for it's rights, and Mr.. Augustine
replies that the county seems to have
handed it's money to stranger. The
ditch company observes that the new
canal was cut thru a bed of gravel
and there will be loss of water by
seepage, besides keeping up the pond
over in the old channel across the
road. They do not like standing the
double loss of water. The county
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-12-02
Blackfoot High
Wins Championship
Splendid Game Thanksgiving Day
Finished Football Season With
Southern Idaho Championship
TEAM WORK COUNTED FOR US

In snappy manner on a snappy
day the Blackfoot high school eleven
finished off perfectly perfect foot
bal" season with a complete victory
over the only team standing between
them and championship of the en-.
tire south part of Idaho, and the
score was 32-0.
Buhl had beaten Gooding and Bur.
ley. 1t remained to Sc seen If Cald-
well could beat Gooding, but Cald-
well couldn't and Gooding's victory
over Caldwell merely eliminated
Caldwell without putting Gooding in
the running again.
Thanksgiving day was cold, but
the field was clear of snow and both
teams wanted to play. The first two
quarters resulted in a score of 60 in
favor of Blackfoot, Buhl holding its
own fairly we'll, altho it was plain
to be seen that the Blackfoot boys
were stronger and more resistless
in their line runs.
In the second quarter Buhl lost the
best back they had when Angelow
made flying tackle and broke his
collar bone in falltng: -Ane.near An.ee..nsar OF
their backs was new man and the
third had suffered a dislocated
shoulder the week before, according
to Coach Berry, who-said after the
game that he should not have played
his team at all, because it had been
too badly disabled by the game with
Burley.
However, Buhl played the game
pluckily and took many reverses in
good grace. Not less than half
dozen times In the game Blackfoot
succeeded in long forward passes,
generally caught by Reay and Hend-
rie and delivered by Dorsey Stephens,
while Buhl never seemed able to
make connections with the forward
pass. And after Angelow was put
out of the game Bulbs line was cut
almost at will by Blackfoot's trick
center-back.
Blomquist carried most of Black
foot's touch-downs over and was
there every time Buhl attempted the
forward pass, which he usually in
tercepted.< Dorsey Stephens kicked
like veteran, squarely between the
sticks. His utter deliberacy in
throwing forward passes to Reay and
Hendrie was responsible mostly for
the success of the-play, while it at
the same time showed remarkable
strength in the home teams line.
Blackfoot's interference was in
variably good. The difficult end
runs depending much on interference
brought fine gains. On fumbles of
the ball Blackfoot was usually quick
est to recover it. Dorsey and Ray
Stephens made spectacular Declines
thru the scattered enemy after punts.
The~whole team played splendidly,
and beyond all doubts outplayed
their opponents from beginning to
end of the game. AS rear guard
when Buhl kicked Post proved him
self. a valuable man on our side.
There were at least 200 spectators
in spite of the almost zero weather.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-12-02

was addressing the house, and he
said the settlers on the Dubois tract
had hung on so long without water
for irrigation, they had become so
poor and had SO much courage to
tackle anything, anywhere, he and
his associates had kept them chained
to keep them from leaving the tract,
but now that st. Peter had gotten
away with all their chains, it would
be hard to keep them from scatter
ing to the four winds unless they
could have assurance of early action
on the reclamation project.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-12-02
Goes to Buhl
To Open Store

Carl Estenson left for Buhl the
first of the week to complete ar
rangements for opening Estenson
brothers store there, about Decem-
Der Is. For the past several weeks
he has been helping get in the holi-
day goods at the Racket store.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. L. Messenger Of
the Racket store, joined Mr.. Esten-
son at Buhl later in the week to as
sist in the opening.
, 1919-03-06
Notice to the Stockholders Of the Char
ter Oak Mining and Smelt-
ing Company.

Notice is hereby given that there will
be a special meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Charter Oak Mining and
Smelling Company, a corporation of the
State of Wyoming. held at the Hotel
in the Town of ~Encampment, in the
State Of Wyoming, at 2 o'clock p. m,
on the 18th day of March, 1919.
The purpose of the aforesaid meeting
is to elect a board of directors and to
vote on the sale OF disposal of all Of
the Company's remaining interests, II
any, in Carbon County. Wyoming, 10
George p. Elmen, including all inter-
ests in real estate, mining or water
rights and personal property, for the
sum of 500.
Dated this Bird day of March, 1919.
Signed:
AUGUST HAGENOw,
ERNST HOPPE.
GEORGE DAYTON,
w. A. SELLECK,
FRED WILLIAMS,
d. A. MEESE,
GEORGE p. ELMEN,
Directors.
, 1919-03-06

J. f. Cornell and family returned
here Sunday from Tecumseh, Neb.,
where they had been located for "A year
past. They expect to make their per-
manent home in the valley and Mr..
Cornell is preparing to locate a tract
of homestead land near town. His
son, Donald, arrived yesterday with
their car of household goods and ranch
ing equipment. Donald Was recently
discharged from the military service,
and while in the service came neal go
ing to France, having been on board
ship and ready to sail for the other
side when the armistice was signed.
, 1919-03-06

Mrs. Frank White and her son-in-law,
H. f. Kincaid, arrived here yesterday
from Uplands, Calf, where the two
families spent the winter and where
they have decided to locate permanent
ly. They returned here to close up all
business affairs and pack up their eff
fects for removal to the California
town. Mr.. White has purchased a res
idence in Uplands and also a piece of
fruit land containing 80 lemon trees.
From this grove he recently picked 100
boxes of lemons, and expects to harvest
another crop of the fruit every six
weeks during the summer season.
, 1919-03-06

Fred b. Durrie has recently received
word from his brother, who volunteered
with the American Marines, and who
has been overseas for about a year. Up
to this time no word had been had
from the young man since October 9th
and Mr.. Durrie was greatly relieved to
hear that his brother is alive and
well. He is now stationed on the Rhine
and looking after Uncle Sans inter
ests until the peace plans are settled.
He reports that he has been in six of
the main drives, including Chateau-
rhierry, verdtu sector, Scissors salt
ent, Argonne Woods, st. Mihiel salient.
He has been decorated six times for
distinguished service, including the
Croix De Guerre with palm. He was
, 1919-03-06

A notice of interest to all stockhold-
ers of the Charter Oak Mining & Smelt-
ing Company appears in this issue of
The Sun. The notice calls for a spe-
cial meeting of the stockholders to be
held in Encampment on March IS, for
the purpose of considering a proposal
for the sale of all property Of the com
pany to George p. Elmen of Lincoln,
Neb. If recent rumors and reports
current locally may be believed, a
movement is on foot to re-open the
Charter Oak and resume active mining
operations.
, 1919-03-06

The demand today is for a better
type of business-trained young men and
women No limit is placed on salary.
Merit, ability and character are the fac
tors by which the business man chooses
help. The Grand Island Business Col
lege. of Grand Island, Nebraska, is
strong and progressive. 1t is incorpor-
ated under the laws of the state of Ne
braska and for more than thirty years
has been the leading business training
school in the west. A free catalogue
will be sent on request. SOB
, 1919-03-06
Pretty sizabIe.

The National Livestock Commission
Company, in its market letter of Feb
ruary %, says in a recital of current
stocker and feeder prices at Kansas
City:
Best Whiteface calves, $40 to So;
best red calves, 50 to So"
A stockman who read the letter sends
this comment to The Journal:
"All / say is that here's a pretty
stable argument for the use OF White
face bulls and Whiteface cows in rails
ing calves for market"
Hereford Journal.
, 1919-03-06

Mrs. ]. w. Alden left on yesterdays
train for Fort Collins, Colo, where she
will visit for a few weeks. Her son,
Lloyd, who recently underwent a seri-
GUS operation in a Fort Collins hospi-
tai, writes his parents that he is now
sufficiently recovered to be able to at
tend the picture shows, and that he is
getting homesick for the sage brush"
He will remain at Fort Collins for some
time yet to fully recover his customary
strength and vigor.
, 1919-03-06

of the 500 Marines sent In as shock
troops at Chateau-Thierry, and this
company turned the tide OF the battle.
He was also one of the 1900 Marines
engaged in this battle who came out
alive, although he was wounded in the
engagement. The lad is but nineteen
years of age. and while in training he
made the rahk of s~harp-shooter. Mr..
Durrie tells us the above facts with
great pride.
, 1919-03-06

b. p. and George Morse, Of the
Morse Brothers Machinery & Supply
Company of Denver, which corporation
recently purchased all the holdings of
the old Penny Wyoming Copper Com
pany in southern Carbon county, spent
a few days at Encampment this week
looking over the properties, and return
ed to Denver yesterday. The former
was in the valley about a week and ex-
poets to return again soon to arrange
for the work of the company in and
about Encampment.
, 1919-03-06

Prof, George r. Ballard went to
Denver last Saturday to meet Mrs.
Ballard and they arrived here Tuesday
morning. They are occupying the Will
cox residence, recently vacated by Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Sjoden. Mrs! Ballard
was convalescing from a serious illness
at the time her husband came here to
accept the position of principal of the
schools, and was unable to travel until
last week.
, 1919-03-06

Last weeks Rawlins Republican re-
ports that the Ohio Oil Company on
February 20 struck a gusher in the
Rock River oil field, which threw a
stream Of oil 200 feet in the air, set
fire to the derrick which was destroyed,
and raised cain generally. The well
was finally capped and is estimated to
have a capacity of 1000 barrels a day.
1t is the heaviest flow SO far discovered
in the Rock River field.
, 1919-03-06

Robert c)asteel yesterday received his
appointment as administrator of the es-
tate of the late Hans Christensen, and
he will endeavor to dispose Of the prop
erty and s%traighten out the consider
able middle in which the estate has be-
come entangled. He is advertising a
sale of all the property of the estate,
to take place at the ranch formerly oc-
cupied by deceased, the sale to occur
at 2 o'clock p. m. on Saturday, March
18th.
, 1919-03-06

Mrs. Samuel Dillman of the Day
ranch returned last week from Cali
fornia, where she had been so%journing
for some time. She was accompanied
home by Miss Nita Nuhn. daughter of
her mother, had spent the winter in Los
Angeles.
, 1919-03-06

Word received from p. Fitzgerald is
to the effect that he was operated upon
at a Denver hospital Tuesday and is
recovering nicely. The operation was
not a serious one, but he will be con-
fined to his bed for n couple of weeks.
, 1919-03-06

Bills are out announcing the Annual
Roundup of the Old-Timers of Sara
toga and the valley. Arrangements are
in the making for an evening that
will be fully up to the standard of for
lmer years and everyone will want to
be in Saratoga on this occasion. The
Red Cross ladies will serve the supper.
Remember the date-March II.
, 1919-03-06
Episcopal Church.

There will be regular services at the
Episcopal church Sunday evening, con-
Quoted by Rev. Abraham. Sunday
school as usual at 4 o'clock in the after
noon. All are invited to attend these
services.
, 1919-03-06

Chas. sjoden, for a couple of years
engaged in the blacksmith and automo-
bile repair business with G. E.. Harvey
in Saratoga has retired from the firm
and he and his wife departed last week
for Laramie, where Mrs. Sjoden's rela-
tives reside and where they expect to
make their home in the future.
, 1919-03-06

Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Hunter returned
to the valley last Saturday from Chey-
enne, where they had been during the
legislative session. Mr.. Hunter was a
member of the Carbon county delega-
ton and spent a busy time at the Cap
ital City during the 40-days session.
, 1919-03-06

Miss Mary Hays, who has been teach
ing the Beaver Greek school, has been
forced to resign her position on account
of illness, and she passed through
here Monday enroute to her home on
the Slavery. The school will probably
be taken in charge by Miss Leila Hunt
er for the balance of the term.
, 1919-03-06

Little Bobby Pilon. sol of Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Pilon, was very seriously i'll
for several days this week, but is now
recovering. The young man suffered
a sever attack of some bronchial af-
lection.
, 1919-03-06

! j. T.. McAnulty returned the first of
the week from a several weeks visit
with friends and relatives in Grenola,
Kansas, and other southern points. His
brother, s. E. McAnulty, has gone to
journ for several weeks before return
ing home. W..
, 1919-03-06

FOR SALE.-191S Grant Touring
car, used as demonstration; condition
guaranteed cheap for cash.-National
Garage, Encampment, Wyoming.
, 1919-03-06

II. c. Paulson came over from his
ranch in Pass Creek Basin the first of
the week and went to Rawlins on a
business GRAND.
, 1919-03-06

Mrs. r. A. Day, who has spent the
past several months in Los Angeles, is
expected nome within the next ten days,
according to announcement of relatives
here.
, 1919-03-06

Superintendent Geo. c. Austin re-
turned home yesterday from Rawlins,,
where he spent n day on a business mis-
sion.
, 1919-03-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Corpening re-
turned here Monday from Shawnee,
Okla, where he recently disposed of a
shipment of horses.
, 1919-03-06

On motion, report of town treasurer
was accepted and ordered filed.
The following bills were read aud
approved for payment:
j. A. Phillips, salary and exp.--$ 91.75
Tilton & Son, merchandise-- 40
Saratoga l.. II. & 7. Co., lights 1925
Il. /. Gould, salary --- 1910
Saratoga Dray Line, drayage-- 1920
Saratoga Sun, printing, Jan and
Feb. - 1877
Saratoga Sun, bal. on 1000
booklets 1875
There being no further business. the
council adjourned. E. l.. GOULD,
Y Town Clerk.
, 1919-03-06

FOR SALE.-Five-year-old saddle
horse and saddle; also a ~5-passenger
Dodge Bros. car.-Phone No. %.
, 1919-03-06
Merely a Convenience

Customer, in local grocery-You have
placed all the large berries on top.
Obligipg C~lerk--Yes, lady. That
saves you the trouble Of hunting
tnrough the box Tor EN-.
, 1919-03-06
SHORT STORIES
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

FOR SALE.-Young bronze turkey
gobblers.-Mrs. S. S. Wood.
, 1919-03-06

j. T. Thompson of Brush Creek has
spent several days in town this week.
, 1919-03-06

Oil and gas land leases for sale at
Sun office.
, 1919-03-06

$1,s06.41
II. I. Martin, Town Treas.
, 1919-03-06

Ledger Cash Bal. Jan. 81, 1919 1,soi.41
, 1919-03-06

For the period from Jan. 81, 1919, ~
and including Feb. Is, 1919:
Receipts
Bal. Feb. 1, 1919---$1,8 01.41
Reed. from fines 49, 5O0
, 1919-03-06

Ledger Cash Bal. Feb. IS, 1919 l,54c.5c
, 1919-03-06

---
$2,o2o.71
, 1919-03-06
overdraft, Dec. 81, 1els-----s2as.A1

Fol- the period from December 81.
1918, to and including Jan. 81. 1919:
Receipts
, 1919-03-06

For the period from Nov. 80, 1918
to and including Dec. 81, 1918:
Receipts
Balance December 1, 9118 -~-----$30.6
Disbursements
Street and Alley Fund IS 37.45
Light Fund - 116.25
Salary Fund --- 110.40
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WSSl IWSSl TWSS]
VYPRAVA NASICH TABO
RITU.

Loze Bila Hora Cislo 27 Jed
noty Taboritu usporada Ultra
velky vylet do Capkovy zahra-
dy Ma vych II. ul., ma nemz po
dileti Sc budou i Glenove il.
nych bratr3kych lozi, jakoz
sirSl ob9censtvo. ZaGatek usta
noven ma poledni hodinu, kdy
sdruzeni hudebnici veselou me
lodi zanotuji av tamnejsim
pavillonu jakoz u naleven bu
de ruSno jake ia vSach pred
chazeJlcich vyprav naSich Ia.
boritu do prirody. Zavody me-
budou rovnez chybet a vytec-
ne pobaveni je zajisteno.
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fWSS [WSSI [WSSl
POZDRAV Z NASEHO
VENKOVA.

Cesky klub u Mead Ave.
prodleVa pfitomn6 ma prazdni
mach ma SVEN letnim sidle u je
zirka G9auga, odkudz posila
nam poStou pozdrav, jakoz
sdeleni, re CIenum tehoz ma
venkov6 dobre Sc dari. Jsou to
PIP. Jos. G. Vlasak, Frant. Pla
chy, Jaroslav Nejedly, C. Xii
mes, Emil Pfevratsky, f. Ma
lecek, A. Fischer, X. Uhlir, l..
Lou kout, V. Vondracek a JIM.
Vcera poradana tam zavodni
hra mic mezi kluby Meado-
ra a Vlasak's Colts, "a niz
prvy klub ziskaI 5 a Colts II
bOdl
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POD kOLY.

Sestilety Y. Bo3ak, TAO Cla-
renee Ave. pokouSel Sc vGara
pred svym obydlim vyskocit ma
stupatko mimo jedouciho NILE
kafskeho povozu, padl vSak
pod kola a utrpel poraneni ta-
kova, re zemrel dfiv nez lekaf
mohl prikvapiti. kola rozmac
kala mu prsa a pohmozdila
lebku, takze skon jeho byl te-
mef okamzity. Urady sprosti-
ly dotceneho vozku vSi zodpo-
vednosti a telo zabiteho ditete
dopraveno do okresni marni-
&c. Rodice nest astn6ho hoSika
jsou slovenskeho puvodu.