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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-28
had News About Lamps

In 1915 told my readers that the
rising price Of copper us cents them
would prevent extending many light
and power lines into the country,
where there were less than fifteen
families to the square mile to take
the service. That was bad news to
them, but still worse news was the
statement that If the circuit of trans
mission lines was connected up be-
tween Aberdeen and Blackfoot the
people living along the route could
get no service by tapping the line,
even tho they lived right by it, with
out the expense of putting in trans
formers, and 1t requires the patron
age of quite settlement or village
to justify the expense of trans
former. then all the lines would
have to- be carried out from the
transformer, so the families, living
right by the trunk line might re-
quire several miles Of wire to bring
the '.juice't to them. With copper
up around 80 cents most of the time
since that, and coal oil and gasoline
mounting high, the power companies
have come in for an ever increasing
amount of abuse for not extending
their service and reducing the prices.
l wish it could be done!
Wasting Money Experimenting
have said thru my paper that
electric heating is not yet CONNER
cial success and not likely to be.
and yet in recent city elections, a
majority of voters in certain wards
have elected councilmen on plat
form of Build a power plant to fur
nish light and heat A leader of
that element boasted that so long as
they were prevented from building
the electric plant to light and heat
the town, they would defeat every
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-28
effort to secure a municipal water
plant, and they have.
Would Bankrupt the City

Would Bankrupt the City
A leader of this element stated
recently in all seriousness that II we
had gone on and installed our num-
cipal electric plant, we should have
been able to do without coal and
ignore the coal famine. These
statements were made in the face OF
facts showing that II we had In
stalled our municipal electric plant
with a view of heating houses, we
should have bankrupted the city and
gone back to coal as quick as 1t was
possible to get it.
Bubble Burst in Month
Idaho Falls with one of the best
and most inexpensive electric plants
in the state, tried heating one Of the
most favorably situated buildings In
the city and abandoned the plan In
thirty days, quitting with great
loss for both service and installation
of the heating apparatus. r ~
Tried Heating Houses
Twin, Falls, with its celebrated
electric plant, tried heating los
houses by electricity and 105 SINH
lar houses with coal, and found that
it cost from seven to ten times as
much to heat with electricity, and
even then the people in the electric
ally heated houses suffered during
all the cold snaps. u
Government Can't Do It
hiinidoka, with an ideal electric
plant erected to do pumping for IT.
rigation in summer, contracted to
sell their power for heating during
the winter, and have been trying for
years to find a way to quit the heat
ing service. At first they were bound
by their contracts, and at the expira-
ton of contracts the public utilities
commission forbid them to withdraw
the service from people who had ex-
pended their money for electric
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-28

Usher to tell people what will please
them most, rather than to publish
the sterner truths that they will all
nave to learn at greater cost to them
selves IL they act on the statements
Of the pipe-dreamers.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-28
WE LIKE YOU AND YOURS

As we read of your activities for building greater
commonwealth, stimulated to greater efforts in
our county. Our members are saying that if Bng-
ham county people have the courage and the foresight
to make further improvements in the TaberArco road,
must work down to county line and make
part better than theirs for ours is the shorter stretch
WANT TO VISIT WITH BINGHAM
During the great war, Butte county went over the
top in every activity and want to go over the
top in the pursuits of peace We take this means to
congratulate Bingham county neghbors and to say
that the Butte County Commercial Club glad to work
in harmony with Bingham and it's boosters. When you
smile with you. If you will get up spring picnic in
the middle Of the desert will out and drink
coffee and fry bacon with you and plan bigger things
together than anybody but your matches boosters have
yet talked about
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-28

people told me my article on cleo
tricity and the uses 1t would be put
to in this valley, was both an inspira-
ton and disappointment to them.
What shall say now, will be worse
disappointment because 1t wifi con
tradict the statements made by SO
many people who have been talking
and writing, as / believe, without.
first learning the facts.
Writer Willing to Wait
Electricity Is such deep subject
and so little understood, that he who
takes advanced ground and disputes
the statements made by pipe-dream-
ers and impractical folks, who talk
much and accomplished little, is quite
certain to be denounced, and abused
with that handy argument so often
employed by the impractical fellows
who sum it all up by saying that the
other man is hired to say what he is
saying. Knowing of these things as
l do, know that it requires months
or years to prove that my assertions
are correct, and by that time many
people will have forgotten what was
said and who said it. This being
true, it is more profitable for a pub
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-28
OF ARCO

endorses the good roads move in Bingham county, and
sends greetings to its people Butte county little
brother to Bling cham, and is grateful for the kindly
division made by Binghams representatives to allow
isolated settlements our side of the desert
be Incorporated in county.
COMMENDS BINGHAM COUNTY
We are grateful to Bingham county people for their
activity in revivng the Dubois project and extending it,
We grateful to The Idaho Republican for the pub
city given long years ago by exploiting
the and the mysteries of the Snake river plains
We commend its activity Of the past months in proot
ing the greater reclamation ideas and the better roads
movement. Our people drive out to Snake river much
and often in the pursuit of business and pleasure and
will go oftener when your roads improved especially
you knock rocks of the great reaches
of desert road leading in our direction.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-04

1t will pay you to see us whenever
you wish TO buy or sell oil stocks.
cHlcKASHA REALTY G. BROKER
AGE co.
4t6 First Natl. Bank Bldg, phone 2s6
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-04
Unusual Methods Used.

With the end of the war have come
many revelations of the unusual meth
ods used by the Germans to spread
their harmful propaganda in the coun-
tries arrayed against the central pow
ers. and of the clever work Which
often frustrated their well-laid plans.
In one case, mentioned in Popular Me-
chanics Magazine, what appeared to
be an old and worn copy of the works
of Homer proved to be a volume of
attacks on British rule in India. Only
the first few pages of the book were
printed with the words of the ancient
poet. The remainder, though in Greek
type like the beginning, was filed with
the diatribe The volume was ad-
dressed to an educated Hindu capphle
of translating the Greek into an In.
dian dialect
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-04
MY BEST

modern condition just newly ppered
and painted trees paving; like
a such good home on easy pay
men II you a look this
This improved farm be bought
cheap a
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-04
MISCELLANEOUS

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY will
sell my grocery business, includign
building and stock, located at Brad
ley's corner. The new town in Burk-
Wagner field, miles sou.least Of
Grandfield, Okla, or rent building.
Sales about $4,000 per month. A
good business that will clear $4,000 in
enxt six months. Have other inter
ests to look pfter and family's health
is reason for selling $1,000 to $1,000
to handle. No letters answered.
Come and investigate. Thompson &
Thompson, Bradley's Corner Ait
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-04

ESQ acres Of school;
nehar MARROW; house we'll
$1,000 Price $50 would
change for Chckasha
civilizations Deep sandy loan soil;
fencing $500 loan
years at per $50 drilling well
100 acres; so in cultivation; pasture
school, ohoasha; chicken
$1,000 cash
80 acres oneha house,
$50 per purchaser
1850 acres Bin creek bottom farm near
mons springs $50
o "a days
We many other reasonable price and terms
We can't arml that farm loan
we Gang give you a w rate prompt
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-04

6 room house, lot 5Ox165, all in
good shape. Price $25OO, $3.50 cash,
balance $25 per month.
Eight-room, modern dwelling, close
in on Minnesota ave-, corner lot;
price $4,000,
Seven-room, modern dwelling, barn,
chicken house; lot 100x165; West
Hill. Price for quick sale, $3.50
Loan $1,000.
Nine-room and basement. barn and
chicken house; corner lot on South
Fifth street. Price $500; loan of
$1,80O.
Tifth street Price $45 90; loan of
Groom modern dwelling; corner lot
50x165; storm cave, garage. Price
Price $4,000; $500 cash; balance
terms.
ww prN
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-04
Costly Parking Space.

Tired of being taken into court by
traffic policemen, because at the time
he goes to business his car has to be
parked in the street, as day storage is
at a premium and access to pub
lie garage Mt those hours is difficult,
Philip Rosenbach, art connoisseur OF
Philadelphia, has just paid $4,000 for
stable property which he viii con-
vert into a private garage for himself.
1t is near his place of business.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-04
CITY REAL ESTATE LOANS
GET VALUE FOR YOUR RENT
RECEIPTS.
Buy a Home

Nice seven room house, modern,
loan $4,000, price S2,5)2o0 Terms
s25OOo cash, balance $500 per
month, and assume loan.
Good four room house, outhouses,
fruit trees, etc Lot 1oox165, West
Hill, price $1,000, terms, monthly
payments.
Nice five room house close in,
modern, lot 75xl65, nice shade and
fruit trees, cellar Price $4,000
Four room house, lot 5ox75, east
front, close in, price $S5O,0o, terms,
425.00 cash, balance like rent
Two.story BRICK building, Chick
asha Ave, make fine garage, price
$4,000, terms Lot 25x165
c $40 acres adjoining city limits,
four room house, fenced hog tight,
price $2,io0.
Have some good residence proper
ty to trade for farm lands These
properties are well located
A few tracts OF small acreages
worth investigating.
Long lists Of parties waiting to
rent homes.
Can sell several good residences
if owners will make terms that par
ties can comply with
List your property for sale or
rent, will handle satisfactorily.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-04
MAJOR BROTHERS
511 First National Bank Bldg. Phone 280
Real Estate & Farm Loans
CITY PROPERTY

Fyeroom modern house close in for only $4,000 A.
house oneourth block ground $4,000
$4,000 win buy a 5room modern house; close in
Slxroom modern house close in Price $3600
modern bungalow; $15OO will handle deal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-04
FARM LAND

so acres 8 miles Of Chickasha, some
creek bottom, alfalfa land fairly well
improved; 12 mile OF good school,
Price $50 per acre.
so acres miles Of Chiekasha,
house barn and other improvements;
a dandy little dairy farm Price $S5
per acre.
100 acres Washita bottom land be
tween 'Chlckasha, and verden, all
choice alfalfa land Price for short
time only at $14o per acre.
Many other farm lands not herein
mentioned.
CITY PROPERTY
5-room modern on Dakota ave
ear line; nice garage and beautiful
lot 50 by 1866. Price $500.
5-room home on South Eighteenth; /;
lot 100 by 1865; corner; a good buy
at $4,000
We have A three-room houses on
paved streets close in on South
Fourth street for sale on easy terms,
We have many bargains in city
property in large and small places
Farm loans made on short notice;
liberal amounts at low rates of inter
est.
T. II. BENNETT REAL ESTATE
AND LOAN co.
3o4 t-2 Chickasha Ave.
Office phone 334 Res, phones 948
and 1905.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-04

TO LOAN $35O,OO on improved
Chickasha property. Y, care Daily
Express. 4-3t
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-06-02

FOR SALE-A double farm of 300
acres. 185 acres cleared land, over 100
acres of timber land, one tract old
growth timber. Water fronts, on good
roads. Two dwellings and two sets of
'outbuildings: in fact, two farms. but
must be. sold as whole. A rare
chance for investment. Apply to NJ.
Warren Hooper. 5-31-3t.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-06-02
Two Weeks Remain Before
Centenary Books Close

Baltimore, Nc. May 30-4With on
ly two weeks remaining before the
time limit for subscriptions ends, one
million dollars must be raised to
push the Methodist Centenary Fund
to it's goal, seven million dollars fer
the Washington Area. comprising
Central Pennsylvania, Delaware,
Maryland, District of Columbia, Vir-
ginia, and West Virginia.
The week set aside for the inten-
sive drive was d tremendous success.
But despite the generous volume of
gifts contributed everywhere to
prosecute the great humanitarian
program of the Methodist Church,
churches in every locality which have
failed to register their fun quotas
are continuing their campaigns, with
team captains making thorough
canvass in order to attain a position
on the Area honor roll.
Rev. DR.. Morris E. Swartzs execu-
tive secretary of the Centenary, with
headquarters here, authorized the
statement today that the extension
of the time limit subscriptions until
June 18th, is in accordance with
the original plan of financial cam
paign directors.
1t was obvious at the outset that
hundreds of churches for a variety
of reasons could not prosecute an
intensive financial canvass earlier,
and in some districts for purely los
cal reasons it was deemed expedient
to launch the big drive week or
two later
Rev. Dr. Swartz declared that an
extension of the time limit for
pledges had met with favor among
district superintcndents and pastors.
for even in localities where churches
as a group have marked high aggre-
gate figures, some few individual
congregations welcomed an oppor-
tunity to get in as participant in
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-06-02

the greatest undertaking of the
Methodist Church in its history.
Headquarters figures are tar from
complete, inasmuch as more than tw o
hundred churches have failed to
make final returns.
a tabulation Of the final figures,
Centenary officials declared. probab-
ly will not be possible until shortly
after June 18th. Long before that
time, however, a steady stream of
delinquent reports will be comm 6
into headquarters They are now
coming in by the score from the
churches which have manifested an
earnest purpose to meet their allot-
mentS.
One of the encouraging features in
the Centenary drive lies in the hear
ty response beng made by congre-
cations in rural churches. Many of
the rural districts were slow in per-
fecting their arrangements for an in
tensive canvass, but presen. reports
indicate that Methodist Churches in
such localities eventually will come
through in a satisfactory manner.
Revised reports from all parts of
the Washington Area show that five
hundred charges have gone "over the
top" with their allotments, more
than one-half of the entire number
in the four big conference areas.
A significant feature in these re-
ports Of 'over top churches, is that
practically fifty per cent. of them
have gone over with their quotas in
the last forty-eight hours. This is
believed to be I happy omen of re-.
suits in those parts of the Area
where pastors and their campaign
lieutenants will make the next two
weeks eventful by spirited cam
paigns in their churches.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-06-02
CHURCH FOR SUNDAY BALL
Services Earlier So Members Can Get
Early Start at Sports.

Early Start at Sports.
New York, June 2-St. Georges
Episcopal church, Stuyvesant square
and Sixteenth street, has not only ap-
proved of Sunday baseball, motoring,
yachting. golfing, tennis, swimming
and other outdoor recreations, but its
vestrymen have voted to advance the
Sunday morning service one hour to
ten A. NJ. during the summer, SO mem
bers can get an early start
st. Georges is said to have the
largest membership Of any Prote5,aI,
parish in the world.
Among its members are J. p Nor
gan. George w. Wickersham. Robert
Fulton Cutting, DR.. George f. Drew
er.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-06-02

Rate Questions Will Be Aired.
Harrisburg, Pa, June 2.-Question
involving rates for gas, water and
bridge tolls are to be argued when the
public service commission meets here
today. Hearings will be held in. Wilkes
Garre. Philadelphia and this city.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-06-02
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Collie and Shepherd
pups, and young Belgian hares. VIM.
Chisholm. route l, box SIS, Cambridge,
Md. 531-3t.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-06-02

FOR SALE-Bis Overland lots of
power. good condition. apply at Sfa-
GUMS garage. 5-12-1m.
FOR SALE-Pure Jersey and Guern-
sey milk, 12c. OF. E. w. Gibbons, 200
High ST. 5-2-tf
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-06-02

FOR SALE Sweet peas. Miss Annie
Harrison, Is Glasgow ST. 5-30-tf.
PROFITABLE BUSINESS FOR SALE
Exceptional opportunity. Price $2,-
ESQ. Terms easy. Matthews & Com
pany,- Cambridge, Md. 5-29-2w.
FOR SALE-Best grades of hay. J..
H. Waller, phone sc. 5-2O-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-23

George and President Wilson resumed
this morning the consideration Of ques-
tions concerning China and Japan.
The facts of the deadlock, according
to the Petit Parisienne are as follows:
President Wilson proposed that Fiume,
which is not mentioned in the treaty
of London, should be free city and
that the London treaty should be sub
jeeted to total revision. Italy re-
fused to accept this proposal, where
upon President Wilson withdrew. The
italian representatives then were more
coneiliatorv and a compromise seemed
possible President Wilson has now re
ceded from his first proposal and is in
clined to give Fiumc absolutely to the
Jugo-Slavs.
Premiers Clemenceau and Lloyd
George are understood to be ready to
adhere purely and simply to the treaty
of London through seeking eoneilia-
tion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-23
VICTORY LOAN IN
BRATTLEBORO LAGS
Subscriptions Reported This Morning
Show $1,000 as Yesterdays In
crease-Total S56,10O.

In view of the fact that the country is
making a magnificent response to the
cali for subscriptions to the Victory Lib
erty loan it is disappointing to many to
have the people of Brattleboro lag as they
are doing in the present drive. The re-
ports from the local banks this morning
show that the amount of subscriptions
turned in yesterday was only $4,000.
The report for Monday was $4,000, max
ing total of S52,l0 for the two days
This represents the subscriptions of only
l20 persons.
The various teams are working hard
and some subscriptions have been turned
in on which no payments have been made.
These are not reported in the above total,
as the banks do not report subscriptions
until at least one payment has been made
on them.
Town Chairman William A. Shumway
urges that subscribers make their first
payment as soon as possible in order that
the showing can be improved. Z.
An opinion is current that in some way
Brattleboro will go over the top and there
is tendency to let the other fellow do
the subscribing. This tendency it is de-
sired to overcome.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-23
BELLOWS FALLS MAN
SWINDLED OF $1,000
Gave UP His Money for a Get-Rich-
Quick Scheme and Got Box of
Paper Scraps.

BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. April pa
The police are Investigating the COM
plant of, an alleged film fam victim.
Michael Monobel, employed by the Bos-
ton & Maine railroad at its round
house, alleges that two of his Italian
fellow countrymen came TO Bellows
Falls recently and told him of a plan
for making plenty of money quickly.
He says they carried a wooden box in
which was a big roll of bills, $4,000,
he thinks They told him that they
would like to have him take care OF the
money for them for a few days and
they would pay him well for his troH-
BILE. They also told him that if he
would let them take what money he
had they could easily double it for him
in short time.
Monobel handed them four 500 Lib.
erty bonds and 5000 in cash and took
the box, which contained, as he sup
posed, $40 900 in bills
One of the visitors immediately left
town and Monobel passed the night
with the other at the local hotel. The
latter left the next day. When Mono
| bel examined his box he found it was
filed with scraps of paper and three
$1.00 bills.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-23
Liberty Loan Rally in the
Auditorium Here That
Evening
FOUGHT WITH TWO
BRATTLEBORO BOYS
Commanded Company D, 1o2d Machine
Gun Battalion, of Which Garrity and
Messer Were Members-Di Disabled by
Gas Burn.

Captain III. =. Sheldon, who was chief
of operations for the machine guns of
the 5lst brigade, being in command of
Companies G and ID, l02d machine gun
battalion, of which Sergeant John ].
Garrity and Private George L. AIesser of
this town were members, has been en-
gagged to speak at a patriotic rally in the
Auditorium Saturday evening at Sis
o'clock, Captain Sheldon served Is
months overseas, was burned by gas in
the ST. Mihiel salient Sept 20 which ne
cessitated his remaining in a hospital
until April /, last.
A section of the first floor OF the Audi
torium will be reserved for men who
have been III the service. Ferderie c..
Adams will render solos and Earl A.
Braman, musical instructor of the schools,
viii lead chorus singing.
Captain Sheldon was member of the
lst Vermont infantry when the war be-
gan, and served as first lieutenant and
J adiutant of the lst battalion under Lieut.
Colonel Walter O. Cooley of this town.
He was transferred to the l02d machine
gun battalion and assigned to Company
! c, as second III command. Lieuts. Ten
ney and Morrill, of the Vermont infantry
and 2l3 men were transferred to the
same organization. He sailed for France
| in September of that year and arrived
/ in France about 0ct.-5,
The absence of Captain Gallup left
| Lieut.. Sheldon IN command of the COM
pany soon after their arrival in France,
and he continued i'll command as a first
| lieutenant through the training period
| and during all the actions until June |,
when he was promoted to a captaincy
and was assigned as chief of operations
| for the machine guns of the Jlst brigade.
! On Aug. he was placed in command OF
| Companies and d of the same organiza-
tion, those companies operating as a sep
arate battalion.
| Captain Sheldon was with his command
at the Chemin des Danes from Feb. /
| 1918, TO March Is, on the Toul sector
from April l To June 30; the second
battle of the Marine Chateau Thierryl
/, from July ) to July 2S, and finally at the
! drive into the st. Mihiel salient which
began Sept. s, and it was in this drive
/ that he was burned by gas.
He was in command of the machine
gun element-Companies c and ID, l02d
machine gun battalion-which, with the
l02d infantry regiment, made the cele
brated night march into the salient anc
captured the towns of Hattonchattel ano
Vignuelles. thus closing the salient. His
various companies were comprised oi
nearly 40 per cent Vermont men. 1t il
hoped that his address here will speed NJ
the Victory loan drive.