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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-18
BAD ROADS, BROKEN ARM,
EAT NO DOCTOR, NO MENDING

On the fifteenth of March James
Buchanan and one of the Rich boys
inadvertently tried to move some hay
along the public highway down below
Pingree and got stuck in the mud.
That was all right, fer they could
dig out again, which they did Pro-
ceeding on their way on the foolish
assumption that they could do the
same thing again at each place where
they mired down, they finally got
into a section of roadbed that was
like a good many of our voters used
to be-one-sided.
At this section of the road they
promptly upset and Mr.. Buchanan
was thrown violently to earth, which
in itself was all right for it was soft,
but there was an obstacle lying
across the landscape and he had the
bad luck to play whip-crack with one
arm across it, and the bone was
fractured. s
An attempt was made to get a
doctor, but by the time they got to
telephone they were convinced that
no doctor could get down there from
Blackfoot or up there from Aber-
deem and the doctors had all been
out along the mud bath far enough
to know that it was a vain hope.
They finally remembered that the
Oregon Short Line had hand car
at Pingree. They remembered that
railroads are kind to the settlers
along their lines now, and that they
60 about doing good when there is
sickness or an accident, as witness
many other occasions, but we digress.
Buchanan was suffering and that arm
was humping. They transported
him to Pingree and put him on the
handcar and pumped it to the county
seat on the steel rails, arriving there
the day after the accident, all prom
Using to vote for the road bonds, and
to steal back and repeat if there
was any chance. tt.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-18
Smut Losses Being Reduced

twenty-five per cent more farm
ers in the U s.. treated seed to pre-
vent cereal smuts in the 1918 spring
and fall seeding seasons than during
the previous year, according to an
estimate recently made by the U s.
department of agriculture. The es-
timated national loss due to smuts in
the 1918 crop was 25,500,O00 bu-
shells of wheat; 1l0,00O,000 bushels
of oats, and 100000 bushels of
barley. Minnesota and Nebraska to-
gether lost during 1918 over. 8,000,-
900 bushels of wheat from sinking
smut alont, practically all of which
could have been prevented by a
simple treatment previous to seed
in.-Idaho Technical Institute.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-18

e. E. Price Of the Price grocery
here has sold his store in Idaho Falls
and will now use all of his time in
building up his business at Shelley,
which is now good. Mr.. Price sees
a great future in our little city and
wishes to share in that future. Shell
ley welcomes any new honest bust
ness enterprise.
Attend the revival meetings at the
M. E. church held by Rev. Erwin,
they are something different and in
teresting as we'll as educational.
Everybody welcome.
Why not consider the question of
paving Main street now? Its not a
very respectable looking street
especially this kind of weather.
Don't forget that Bingham county
is going to have some good roads,
boost for them.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-18
Wheat Disease Spread
ing in Southern Idaho
Prompt Action of Farmers Neces-
sary to Prevent Spread of .
Loose Smut
A NEW DISEASE IN IDAHO

Loose smut, serious wheat
disease, is rapidly gaining foothold
in Southern Idaho. The seriousness
of this disease is shown by losses
caused in other states. In one county
alone, in Indiana in 1918, this
disease caused a loss of more than
100000 bushels of wheat. Loose
smut must not be confused with
b unit or sinking smut. The spores
of sinking smut are found on the
outside of the wheat grains, conse-
quently treatment by formaldehyde
or copper sulfate kills these spores.
For sinking smut, the following
formaldehyde treatment is most gen.
orally used:
1. Clean seed thoroly with fam
ming mill and half fill sacks with
cleaned grain, tying end securely.
2. Pour one pound (pint) of a 40
per cent solution Of formaldehyde
into barrel or receptacle contain
ing forty gallons of water. Mix
thoroly.
8. Dip in formaldehyde solution
for 10 minutes, inverting sack at end
of first five minutes to make sure
that entire surface Of each kernel is
wet.
4. Drain sacks we'll, allowing ex-
cess to run back into barrel.
5. Spread sacks out to dry. Grain
can be drilled following morning.
1t may be drilled after draining we'll
providing the seed bed is in a moist
condition and allowance is made to
plant enough more of the partially
swelled grain to get full seeding.
6. Disinfect the drill with some
of the above formaldehyde solution
before the seed is placed in the box.
Loose smut of wheat will be first
recognized in the field by noting that
in place of the normal wheat grains,
there appear masses of black powder
(spores) on the ends of fine white
threads.
This black powder is blown to the
healthy plants and infects internally
the developing seed. No spores oc-
cur on the outside of the wheat grain,
consequently the external Tornado
uyu0 VI COpPcI SuAAdIc lIOdIMcuL udb
no effect. A treatment is necessary
that will penetrate to the inside of
the grain, kill the disease and at the
same time not injure the terminating
power of the wheat seed. Such re-
suits are secured by the use of the
modified Jensen hot water treat
ment as follows:
The grain is first soaked in cold
water for a period of four or five
hours; next, it is treated in water
having temperature of 1919 degree
F for 10 minutes. If the tempera-
ture of the water is much higher, or
If the grain is treated for a longer
period, the termination power of the
grain is injured. Lower tempera-
lures do not kill the smut fungus.
After the grain is treated it can be
drilled after draining well, providing
the seel bed is in a moist condition
and allowance is made to plant
enough more of the partially swelled
grain to get full seeding.
This treatment requires such care
full handling that 1t is best to get in
touch with your county agent, and
il possible, arrange for q central
treating station.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-18

The musicians and all music low
ers of Blackfoot are to receive a
special treat next Friday evening,
March 81, at which time the faculty
Of the music department of Pocatello
Technical Institute will appear in
recital at the high school auditor
ium.
This trio, composed of Miss
Geneiveve Gilbert, soprano, Prof.
Robert T. Blair, tenor and violinist
and Prof. James Campbell, pianist,
favored the high school assembly
with a short program a few weeks
ago, and all visitors who were pres
ent at that time are anticipating the
temperance of these artists with
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-18
ASSISTANT EDITOR HOME

Fremont Kutnewsky returned to
.Blackfoot Sunday afternoon, after a
very pleasant visit in Boise with his
parents and sisters. He expected to
meet his brother Lieutenant Donald
Kutnewsky there and have little
visit with him before returning, but
the brother was still at Fort Logan,
awaiting Rehabilitation orders SO
they did not get to see each other.
Mr.. Kutnewsky took up his work
as assistant editor at the Republican
office Monday morning.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-18
STATE CLUB LEADER HERE

Mrs. Richardson, the state club
leader for boys and girls clubs, was
in Blackfoot the last of the week
looking after club affairs.
Mrs. Richardson reports the club
work progressing very nicely and
that about ESQ reports have already
been turned in from this community
and it is expected that $50 more will
be ready soon.
Mrs. Richardson went to Pocatello
Friday afternoon, but will return to
Blackfoot in a few days to give more
attention to this work.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-18

as much eagerness as the students.
Profs. Blair and Campbell have
been associated with the school at
Pocatello for a number of years and
the excellence of their work is well
known in all musical circles OF
Idaho.
Miss Gilbert has been with the
school only few months, but by
her gracious manner, wonderful
voice and charming personality, has
endeared herself to all her audiences.
This group will appear under the
auspices of the senior class and will
no doubt furnish one of the finest
entertainments of the year.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-18
WHOSE HORSES ARE THESE?

One white faced sorrel gelding,
9 years old, shod in front, branded
M on right shoulder; one gray, 9
years old, no brands visible.
Are at George A. Goodwin's at
Riverside, Blackfoot Route and
unless called for by owner will be
sold at sheriff's sale on Friday the
eighteenth day of April, 1919.
GEORGE A. GOODWIN, ,
Constable.
Dated March II, 1919. 35a-9mf
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-18
COMING HOME SOON

William H. Wells Blackfoot SOL
der boy, who has been with the
twentieth infantry Of the regular
army, and we'll known here, has been
discharged from army service and
will return to his home here in about
two weeks.
At the present time Mr.. Wells is
employed in Salt Lake City.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-18
VISITED PARENTS

C. M. Smith, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
C. F. Smith of the bakery, arrived
in Blackfoot from Provo the last of
the week and spent several days here
visiting his parents and friends.
He went on to Chicago. where he
will enter the Northwestern Medical
College and finish his course in
medicine.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-18
JORGENSEN IMPROVES STORE

George M. Jorgensen has installed
this week new ice-window counter
in his grocery, which consists of a
display counter for the use of perish
able vegetables and meats with
ammonia pipes to keep the tempera-
ture Of the store from coming inside
the counter.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-18
THE IDAHO REPUBLICAN
SEMI-WEEKLY
Published every Tuesday and Friday
BYRD TREGO, Editor and Proprietor
Entered at the postoffice at Black
foot, Idaho, as second-class matter.
Subscription price $500 per Year
When the Com
missioners Sat Down
They First Agreed to Distribute
the New Road Among all
the Districts
IN PROPORTION TO VALUATION

The first thing the commissioners
of Bingham county agreed upon be-
fore taking single step looking to-
wards bonding the county for good
roads was to divide the road con-
struction, and improvements among
the three commissioners districts in
proportion to the assessed valuation.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-18
Every District Gets Some

The second thing they agreed to
was that so far as it was possible for
them to do so, they would divide
road construction and improvement
among the respective road districts
in proportion to their assessed valua-
ton. ..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-25
Weather Forecast

Chicago and vicinity: fair to-
night and Tuesday; not much
change in temperature; gentle to
moderate northwest to north winds.
Illinois and Wisconsin,; fair to-
night and Tuesday: not much
change in temperature
Missouri; somewhat unsettled in
northwest; fair in east and south
portions tonight and Tuesday; not
much change in temperature.
Iowa; fair in east, partly cloudy
and somewhat unsettled in west
portion tonight and Tuesday; not
much change in temperature.
Indiana: fair tonight; cooler in
northwest portion; Tuesday, fair.
Temperatures. Today.
Canadian northwest, 40 to IS,
clear.
Northwest, AZ to 81 clear.
West, so to 68 clear.
Southwest, 62 to 70 clear.
Ohio valley, 5S to IS generally
fair.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-25
WALL ST. GOSSIP

FURNISHED by E. W. Wagner & Co.
members Of all exchanges Rock Island
Office suite 3o9 Best building. phones r. L
$50 and ISL. P J Mccormick. managerl .
New York, Aug. 25.-A contin-
ued curtailment of speculative in
terest seems likely today and prob
ably for the most of the week, IN
less important news shall develop.
The market is in position to re-
spond early to any news. The Ia
Dor situation has not improved
and no progress seems to have
been made toward arrangements
for financing foreign trade. The
bank statement of Saturday prom
ises tight money, which will cur
tail market activity. 1t is believed
that the eastern banks have started
calling loans here and it may be
rather difficult for Wall street to
find money to replace them.
Market very thin in some of
specialties. Market does not act
well at all. We think for the time
being at least tendency of market
is upward.
Rails strong on prospects of rail-
road bill coming before congress
this week or next and as the re
suit of conference between Director
Hines and the president on wages
and rates.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-25
East St. Louis Livestock

East st. Louis, Ill, Aug. Is
Hog receipts, 10000; lower; top
prices, S21.S5; bulk, 21.35@2175;
heavy, 214002165; medium, 21.25
@2L85; light. 2LOO02175; light
light, 20.50@21.25; heavy packing
sows, smooth, 17.50@1S.50; pack
ing sows, rough, 16.0O@17.5O; pigs,
140O02O.5O.
Cattle receipts, 10000; slow; gen.
orally steady; beef steers, medium
and heavy, choice and prime, 1880
O18.50; medium and good, 10000
1850; common, 1025@12.00; light,
good and choice, 17.0001S.00; com
mon and medium, 9-50@12.00;
butcher cattle, heifers, 7O0@15.25;
cows, 7.0O011.75 Gamers cutters.
5.7507.5O; veal calves, light and
handy weight, 14.50017.55; feeder
steers, 7.50Q12.50; stocker steers,
7.00010.25.
Sheep receipts, 5000; steady:
lambs, "a pounds down, 14.00@
1875; cuIIs and common, 1000
900; yearling wethers, 10000
1900; ewes. medium and choice.
8.50@9.0O; cuIls and common, 800
06.O0.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-25
DIRECTOR OF HOME
BUREAU HAS BUSY
WEEK SCHEDULED

This week is to be a busy one for
Miss Elsie Gildersleeve. advisor OF
the Mercer County Home Improve
ment bureau.
Plans. arranged last week, at
least have It so. Today Miss GIL
dersleeve held a meeting Of house
wives and womenfolk at Sherrard
subject, poultry culling.
Tomorrow a similar gathering at
Sunbeam and Wednesday another
at Burgess. Thursday was re-
served for the east Aledo unit, but
due TO the chautauqua in this city,
this meeting was postponed.
This morning a lecture on Cap
oniZing~ was given at Pomroy, Ill,
under supervision of County Farm
Adviser p. s. Richey.
Purpose OF the meetings Is 20
better inform the women OF the
home in the care and selections OF
chickens. Poultry culling or the
art OF selecting the laying fowl and
sorting the good from the bad. is
considered OF prime importance In
the poultry world. The duty OF
caring for chickens usually de-
wolves upon the housewife, and it
with the intention that she be bet
ter able to probably raise them
that the subject is receiving con
siderable notice from Miss Glider
sleeve.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-25
Chicago Livestock.

Chicago. Aug. 25.-HOgs, re
ceipts, $4,000; fairly active: about
15c to Csc lower than Saturdays
general trade; top price, 21.65;
heavyweight. 1910Ge3..25; medium
weight, 19.35G2L60; light weight.
1S4062165; light liglt 1880
2115; heavy packing sows, smooth,
1S-56@19.00; packing snws, rough,
17.5UQ31S-25; pigs. 1850 1900
Cattle. receipts. $4,000; native
beef steers above $500 and best
she-stock steady to strong; others,
25c &c 40c lower; calves, mostlF
100 lower; western SEi feed 5,
steady to I5c lower; beef steers,
medium and heavyweight. choice
and prime, 16.5O01S-75; medium
and good, 125O61C35; COMMON,
1O.06@12.50; light weight. good and
choice, 14.00@1S.25; medium and
common, 9.50@14 %, butche:
cattle. heifers, 7.50015.00; lows,
7.25113.51; Gamers aId cntters,
6.0o07E5; veal calves, light and
haEdyweigh'. 1907 29.9c: feeder
steers, S.00613.75; seocker steers,
725011.00; western range, steers,
95001650; COWS AMI hs'fers. 50
@13.00.
Sheep, receipts, $4,000; mostly
sc lower; lambs, 81 pounds inwn,
14.2561750; culls and common,
9.00@IS.T5; yeartng wethers, 1850
0I2.T5; ewes. medium, good and
choice, 7.7509.25; culls ard COM
mon. 3.9097.25.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-25
new BOSTON is
14TO VICTOR

In what proved 10 be a walk
away. New Boston crushed the dia-
mond aspirations of Oquawka yes
terday on the New Boston home
lot, the slaughter ending IA to 4
in the regulation nine stanZas.
Although fighting gamely to the
finish, the Henderson county boys
we're not nearly the equal of the
Mercer nine, members of which
performed like big leaguers. The
game, although furnishing brilliant
baseball at times, was loosely
played, both sides fielding to the
extent of four errors.
Feature of the contest was the
slab work of Rodunsky. who Whit
fed Is Oquawka batsmen and al
lowed only three hits. He also
helped in winning his own game by
clouting out a beautiful two-bag-
ger. G. Smith, for New Boston, out
of five trips to the plate. copied
batting honors for the day by be-
ing credited with four safe hits
Tho Score
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-25
CORN WEAK AT
OUTSET BUT is
HELPED LATER
A Accumulation of Overnight Sales
Hurts Opening, But Covering
Brings Rally.

Chicago. Aug. 25.-Corn started
under the weight of an accumula-
ton of overnight selling orders
and prices were easier at the~start
Covering trades soon afterWard
carried cures above Saturdays
closing point. The opening was
&c to 1c lower with September at
1.7S to 1.7S1h, and December at
1.401A to 1.41 Sentiment was gen
orally bearish and the early bulge
was followed by a reaction on mod
crate selling which sent figures
fractionally below the opening
prices.
Subsequently the corn market
rallied when local traders found
themselves oversold and faced light
offerings when they sought to buy.
The close was strong at nearly top
figures for the day, prices being
is to 214c net higher with Septem-
Der at $1.80A and $1.8015, and De-
cember $1.43k to $1.433s.
Oats moved with corn with an
easy start, quickly followed by a
bulge and a later reaction which
sagged below the opening point.
The fluctuations were in narrower
limits than in the major grain and
trading was within very moderate
limits. Opening prices were I'M
changed to &c lower, with Septem-
Der at IN, and December at TAX C
to 1850.
Provisions trade was dull, prices
being 15c to SOC lower, in line with
lower live hog prices.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-25
PIT GOSSIP

FURNISHED by D. W. WE-ner & Co.
members of ali exchanges. Rock Island
Office suite 500 Best building. phones 4 L
$50 and Isl. P. J. Mccormick. ulanagef)-
Chicago, Aug. 25.-Corn should
stage a rally some time today. Oats
follow corn Buying demand has
decreased seriously during the
past ten days. This suggests pub
lie belief that long upturns are
not expected. Texas corn rally
works north but for the first time
while corn is around 81 Texas has
a record crop. The federal attack
on food costs and acute foreign
financial conditions remain as q
weight on all United States mar
kets. Charles ]. Roberts, a Chi
Europe. He says Europe is under
food CT ntrOl and competitive buy
ing is stopped. Also that Europe
has enough provisions until jan
Cary. His report is not bullish on
European credits or United States
foods. The new profiteering laws
are evidently a factor in the near
by crop months. Our Joseph Wild
covered Champaign to Decatur over
the week end and reports corn crop
in good condition considering the
dIyness of July. There is a mod
crate amount of firing and some
irregularity but the entire terri
tory is well satisfied with the in
Dictated promise Recent rains
have made Illinois a garden Plenty
of pigs and liberal amount of old
'-orn back. No mixed is $1.97.
Trouble with the No. dollar corn
is its unreliable level. Speculat-
ors do not want it. After Septem-
Der 1 the brokerage on 1000 lots
of corn and oats will be $3.50 per
one thousand lot
Bartlett Frazier and Logan sell
ing corn.
Bartlett sold Armour ten cars
cash corn at $685. Cash corn 2
to lower.
Grain Opinions.
There was undoubtedly a liberal
short interest created Saturday.
Export business is distributed by
foreign exchange situation.
Ware & Leland-WhiIe some in
crease in movement probably this
week the car situation is anything
but satisfactory and may interfere
somewhat.
Lamson-Dullness in export de-
mand and the campaign against
high cost of living discouraging
investment buying.
Logan-Nothing in general ad-
vices to warrant belief that move
ment will be sufficiently large to
permit of any accumulation in
stocks either here or at other ter
minal points.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-25

and one Davenport company also
appeared in answer to an appeal
from Chief Schmidt
Distinguishing the portion al
ready ignited was a losing fight,
and this fact was soon seen by the
chief. Therefore considerable at
tention was paid to fire prevention
on the so far untouched west wing
of the structure Water and chem
icals were used there to render 1t
uniDflammable. That is why that
half of the plant survived.
Oil and gasoline, used in small
quantities throughout the shops,
aggravated the flames. Against
these all the water available from
the mains was not available from
tinguisher. Chemicals. did some
good, but the blaze covered too
much space to render chemicals
very effective.
The plant was equipped with a
modern water sprinkler system as
a fire protection. This operated all
through the blaze until the wall
fell, disconnecting the sprinkler
main from the city water supply
inlet With this gap opened in the
water feed, quantities of water
rushing through the hole seriously
detracted from the pressure in the
hoses attached to the main. The
streams of water from the hoses in
the hands OF the fremen lacked the
force and volume which otherwise
would have been theirs.
Immense pulleys fell with re-
sounding thuds when parts of the
roof fell in. At times, the noise
was Hkened unto a blaze in a plant
with small explosives.
Ffremen had the fire under con-
troll about IL o'clock. The flames
had not been extinguished at that
time but danger of spreading had
been eliminated. Firemen worked
all through the night and there was
a crew on the job today. Occasion
ally the flames would break out
anew and two leads OF hose were
being played on the ruins this
The interior OF the shop is a mass
OF fallen pulleys and machines.
Many of the lathes had individual
motors but were operated general
ly by overhead power shaft
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-25
EQUITY OUTING Is
SUCCESS; TAKERS
PRESENT PROBLEMS

Several thousand Equity farmers,
their friends and families. gath
cred together at Sugar Grove, about
three miles north OF Aledo, Satur-
day for q day OF fun and pleasure.
A band concert at 10 o'clock in
the morning by the Aledo band
called them together. Good fellow
ship prevailed on every hand
throughout the day. At IL O'Clock
an old-fashioned basket dinner Of
chicken and other delicacies was
served, after which DIR. J. Weller
Long and H. A. Fuller, Officer OF
the American Society of Equity,
took the platform as speakers OF
the day.
There was plenty to eat and
plenty OF music and a refreshment
stand accommodated the hot and
thirsty. The gathering was favor
ed by fair weather, although the
crowd did not measure up to ad-
vance predictions OF 5000.
Due to the success OF the picnic
It is probable that the feature Will
be made an annual event of Equity.
Problems confronting the indus
trial world and the farmer today
were taken up and discussed by
DR.. Long and Mr.. Fuller. Purpose
and ambition OF Equity in organ
izing the farmer was also ex-
planned.