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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-10
ELLEN MURPHY PASSES AWAY

Allen Minerva E. Norris was born
October 10, 1852 at DesMoines
county, Iowa. Died at her home near
Blackfoot, Idaho, january 1, 1919 Of
heart trouble.
The deceased was a true, faith
full member of the Methodist church
which she Joined when quite young
She was always ready to lend help
ing hand and was loved by all who
knew her. On September IL, 1879
she was united in marriage at her
home in Numa, Iowa to John H.
Murphy of Burlington, Iowa.
To this union were born ten
children, four of whom have gone on
before. Her. husband. and three
children j. Ebert, Nellie B. Roberts
and Bernice G.. Quenn were at her
bedside at the time of her passing.
The others, Mrs. Carrie r. Rose, w.
Ernest of California and Claude l.
of Camp Funston. Kan.
In the year 1888 she moved with
her husband and family to Osborne
county, Kan, where they resided
until 1901. They then moved to
sheridan county, Kan, where they
lived for fifteen years. They left
that place in 1915 for California for
her health. In 1917 they located
near Blackfoot, Idaho, where she re-
sided until her death.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-10

have trusted our affairs to for adj
ministration, therefore congratu-
late our county on its selection OF
standard bearers.
And now, gentlemen, I expect you
to care for every portion Of the
county and affairs that come under
your right of administration with the
same degree Of reconciliation.
expect you to give the same degree OF
carefulness to the person who comes
to you charged with wrath and i'm
petiousity as to the one who advances
with a polite request, cOuched in
terms of patience. If he or she comes
to you with a record of friendship,
favor performed or votes cast for you
or If he has ever been embittered
against you and refused you endorse
ment at election time, there Is no
difference in the grade of service
you owe. There Is but one way open
to you and that is the right one.
l hope you will consider favorably
the matter of creating our entire pay
roll within the county, or as near
that as possible. hope you will see
your way clear to inform yourselves
carefully as to the price of the diff
ferent commodities the county shall
need and purchase all of them from
firms within the county, distributing
the patronage to all within reach,
even tho you should be required to
pay trifle more at times, the effort
to promote county industry is worth
it. believe you can secure every
thing you wish thru some county
dealer. hope you will prohibit en-
tirely the action of any person re-
ceiving bonus or percentage from
any firm or person for purchasing Of
them or thru their agency. would
have this rule a fast one to apply
to the pound of beans bought for the
poor or the road tractor or type
writer.
wish you would try to find time
to investigate the evident friction or
unrest that exists between country
people and town people. No one
ever heard of county existing with
out the two units which in our case
should almost merge. One is just as
necessary as the other and both are
dependent upon the other for pros
perity. A county divided against it.
self cannot stand any more than a
nation can.
The larger affairs of roads, taxes
and improvements l leave with you
men who are informed on the diff
ferent subjects for solution.
So here's to you gentlemen, for
prosperous two years of work.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-10
LIBRARY OPEN NOW

The library is now open at the
regular hours. -
The reading table is we'll supplied
with the best of magazines. We
loan all magazines except the cur
rent numbers which are kept for the
reading table until the new numbers
come.
The w. C. T. U. has placed in the
library the famous Stall series on
sex hygiene:
What a Young Girl Ought to
Know.
What a Young Woman Ought to
Know.
What a Young Wife Ought to
Know.
What a Woman of Forty-five
Ought to Know.
What a Boy Ought to Know.
What a Young Man Ought to
Know.
What Husband Ought to Know.
What Man Of Forty-five Ought
to Know.
This is in line with the request of
the government for the better educa-
ton of youth and cleaner living.
The library has also added q
who's Who" for 1918-1919.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-10
EDITOR BACK FROM WAR

Clearance Bottolfsen, former editor
and owner of the Advertiser at Arco
has been home on a furlough and re-
turned the first of the week to Camp
Lewis.
Mr.. Bottolfsen says he receives the
home paper from Arco, and Richard
Stevens across the street receives
the home paper from Blackfoot, the
Republican on which Clarence drew
a salary and worked faithfully for a
couple of years, and they exchange
literature and in that way keep a
finger on the pulse of things at home.
Mr.. Bottolfsen hopes to be dis
charged among the other millions Of
Uncle Sans boys, and to get back
in time to do spring work on some
Idaho paper, preferably the good old
Arco Advertiser If he can buy it back
again.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-10
DEATH OF MRS. G. G. oHI.EN

Mrs. c. G. Ohlen, age forty-thrse
years, passed away at the family
nome at WaDeilo Saturday, Dec. p
after suffering a severe sp III of heart
trouble, whicI she had struggled
against for 4 little over mo It'll.
She hal made her hoins in this
community fer the past three years
and her lnt!inely passing - a shock
to her friends.
She leaves to survive her a hus-
band, a daughter Mrs. w. l, Hill, a
mother Mrs. E. Buckley, fcnr sisters
and two brothers.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-10
BROXONS LOSE A son

Donald Broxon, son of Charles o.
Broxon of Paris was killed in a rail
road accident near Paris recently.
Young Broxon had just been pro-
NOTED and was on his way to Paris
on official work when he was killed.
His parents received letter telling
of his promotion, letter full of
cheer and enthusiasm, and within a
few hours after reading it, they re-
ceived the telegram announcing his
death.
The Broxons formerly lived at Po-
catello and were somewhat &C
Quainted at BlackfoOt.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-10

A Minnesota man has invented a
novel contribution box for churches.
If person drops in quarter or more
there is silence; If he contributes q
dime bell rings; nickel sounds a
whistle. If an unfortunate pretends
to be asleep when the box is passed,
1t wakens him with a watchman's rat
tie. It is said that Nebraska man
has perfected an invention which en-
ebles the user Of party telephone
to identify any other subscriber who
may be listening to his conversation.
Even the milder transgressions are
becoming impossible.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-10

bile and last night slept in Ger
man bed, in German home. The
German lady was very attentive,
giving me nice clean white sheets
etc. and this morning she brought
in hot water so l could shave.
The people go about their own
business and don't bother US, but
imagine we would not win any prizes
in popularity contest.
Some are glad to see us tho. The
lady here, when another officer and
were in her parlor took the picture
of Kaiser Bill off the wall and stood
it face to the wall in the corner.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-10
CARD OF THANKS

We desire to thank those who sc
kindly and thoughtfully aided us
during the illness and at the death
of our loved one.
G G. OHLEN.
MRS, w. I. HILL, Daughter.
MRS. E. BUCKLEY, Mother.
SISTERS AND BROTHERS.
all /
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-10

Mrs. D. G. Latimer spent the week.
end in Pocatello with frteDCs.
Mrs R. A. Haddock went to Idaho
Falls Saturday to visit with friends
ever Sunday.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-10

This letter was written to Mrs.
A, D. Quantrell by her nephew who
is at the present time in France:
Belgium, Dec. Is, 1918.
My dear aunt:
Today being Sunday and no drill
ing or fighting l have a few moments
in which | can answer your most well
come letter and sure proud to write
to you. After being in action for
some time and can truthfully say
that l have had all the action that l
care to see. OF course the first morn
ing that we started over the top
seemed to me to be the happiest mo-
m ,nts that l experienced in the part
that we took in the front. We par
tisipated in the Argonne drive of
which you must of heard consider
able about over in the states; the
wild west was there and good and
strong.
OF course, Aunt, this fighting does
not seem to me as a dream, but 1t
sure reminded me of some descrip-
lions l have read about, that resem-
bled hell, as it sure was hell. Fight
ing the Hun was just like finding a
needle in haystack. He was there
but had his hole in the ground to
fire at us from and fire he did for he
did not care who he shot or hit and
many a Hun I have seen after he
was surrounded, throw up his hands
and say kamarad. There will be
many thrilling story told of how
careful the Hun could keep hid, and
many memory will be the boys Of
the Argonne have of the whizzing
of the German machine gun bullets
and of the time when going thru a
barrage of high explosive and shrap-
mel shells fang far and sometimes
very near to them.
1t is sure some awful sight to see
the towns that have been destroyed.
Some are completely destroyed,
others you can see part of wall still
standing and all around the ground
torn up with those awful shells.
Aunt, you would never know your
old country of France any more. At
first we were attached to the boys
fighting in France, but we landed
in poor Belgium after the Huns and
the poor people invaded Belgium
have sure suffered under German
control
My candle is getting pretty short
so will have to close for this time
hoping you are all we'll as l am.
With love to all.
Your loving nephew,
PRIVATE WILLIAM H. LUTHY,
Co. K 361st Inf. A. E. F., A. P. O..
776
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-10
Bitburg. Germany, Dec. 4,.191s

Bitburg, Germany, Dec. 4, 1918
Dear mother:
Will send you just a few lines to
let you know I am O. X. and in Ger
many. We come from Gutenberg
yesterday. Two of my sargeants
brought me over here in an automo-
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-10

Parls, france, Dec. IL, 1913
Dear mother:
Well, as you see by the address
l a in the big city. A company OF
ESQ men were picked from our regi.
ment to act as honor guard for the
president while he Is here and / hap
pened to be in the company. Our
duty has not commenced yet as the
president has not arrived, but we
have been pretty busy Quitting our
selves with new clothes and cleaning
up old ones.
I got a letter from Frank few
days ago. He has been assigned to
the third army and is Gray's registra.
ton officer for the third army. He
said he would look up Clearance.
We have things pretty good here
We have cot to sleep on and put
our feet under table, also we do not
have to wash our own dishes. There
is no more news so will close.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-10

The first is a clipping from a letter
written by J. Stewart to his parents
Mr.. and Mrs J. I. Stewart. The
second is letter from Percy and the
third from Frank. The fourth son
Clearance is in the hospital in France:
Brest, France, Dec. 9, 1918
Dear mother and rest:
1t has been raining for few days
now so that the mud is not so plenti-
full as it was, however, it is winter
time and guess it is rain here in
stead of snow eve should worry"
We are billiting troops and act
ing as runners now. We have it easy
most of the time. We work some at
nights, but usually just for an hour
or so and that isn't half bad.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-10

This letter was written to Mrs
A. D. Quantrell by her nephew who
is at the present time in France:
Belgium, Dec. Is, 1918.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-17

prove orr contention says tbs butler
70 the electrician, that we two are
the men with intellect and yet that
that man over there owns every
thing7"
And from then on. throughout the
entire play, thrusts are INDUCED In
in fact. that the very atmosphere be-
comes surcharged with It. and the
men and women in the audience who
have the appearance Of prosperity
find themselves the targets for mean
ing glances and whispered remarks.
The two really amusing characters
were the butler Gilbert Dougias) and
the electrician Orchard DIX The
former was a graduate OF Harvard
living as a butler than to associate
In business with ilIiterate men. He
had once been IN the employ OF a
person who said 7 done t." and Il
revolted his soul. The other type
was the electrician. who had orator
ical moments and was not inclined 10
appreciate the blass attitude OF the
leisure classes
Thomas Brothers Fool Critics.
Philadelphla's dramatic critics
thought something was being put
over" On them when David Belasc0's
highly successful play Tiger Rose"
came back for q return engagement
They were positive that Calvin Thorn
as. playing opposite Lenore Ulrlch-
was the same Thomas who had opened
there week previous IN Lne cave
Girl" IN which Lola Fisher is starring.
Some o. them even vent SO far as to
90 back 20 the Garrick. where The
Cave Girl" was showing. to see "
Thomas had left that company He
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-17

ship where one partner could get every
day a headache from listening to the
other partner talking a lot of non
sense, Abe" Morris declared which
you must got TO remember that be-
ginning the first Of Nay If you go 10
soda fountain and say Give me some
thing for a headache, they would give
you United States internal revenue
stamp for which you would got to pay
two cents before they would even take
the cork out OF the Bromo-Asperin
bottle"
What's the difference whether they
tax a headache coming OF going, Nav
russ" Abe commented
"A whole lot OF difference" Norris
said, In the first place the taxes
Whoch the country used to collect in
one week from people when they were
catching headaches would be more than
equivalence TO the taxes which the
country is going to collect from peo-
PIE curing headache during the next
ten years Also. Abe, nobody thought
it was a hardship TO pay taxes on a
coming headache whereas there VIII
be q terrible howl go up over the tax
on the same article in the opposite di-
rection-"
at that Z think these here Nay
LIST taxes is going TO have a good ef-
feet on the American people, Nav
russ" Abe said, because there's moth
ing like taxes TO make 2 man wake up
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-17
They Also Wonder Some Of The People When They Pay The Luxury
Won't Wonder Why Is That Our Government Officials Enjoy Much
Luxury As To Make This Luxury Tax A Necessary Thing

general Burleson, seemingly he
couldn't suit nobody no matter what
ne does Take for instance them Il
bombs which was mailed in New York
the other day, MaWruss, and II it
wouldn't be that postmaster general
Burleson has probably given strict
orders that no mail should be forward
eu which was short even a half cent
portage stamp even the chances is
that every one OF them "A bombs
would have fbeen delivered and ex-
ploded by now
But suppose that instead OF post
master general Burleson. we would
have had as postmaster general some
good natured teller which when his
New York representative called him
up and told him they were holding
"a packages there for additional post
age, would have said: oh. let EN- go.
We couldn't afford TO be small about
little thing like additional postage.
And what would have happened Why.
the Il judges, mayors and assorted
senators and district attorneys to
which them packages was addressed
would have been lucky Il they escaped
with nothing worse than singed eye
broUs, llaWruss- And today yet, Nav
russ. them fellers which has got only
postmaster general BurlesOn to thank
that they can still rifle a deck OF
cards understand me, is probably go
DELAY in the delivery OF mail under
the administration OF postmaster gen
era1 Burleson-"
and do you think that the police
VIII ever find out who sent them
bombs. Abs?" Morris asked.
Probably not" Abe, replied, but
they VIII probably find some man or
men who would have liked to have
sent them and would have been glad
to have sent them, and as nobody is
IS going to miss such fe1ers. Nawruss,
il probably won't make much differ
encs in the long run II any such case
Of mistaken Identity amt discovered
until the sentence Is carried out yum
derstand-"
q see that It says in the paper
where the anarchists which sent them
bombs was celebrating the first day
OF Nay which Is the anarchists
Fourth OF July Abe Morris observed.
which considering all the trouble that
takes place IN Europe with general
strikes and riots on tbs first OF May,
Abe, it's q wonder to ne that the
constitution Of the league OF nations
didn't contain an article providing that
IN the interests OF international peace,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-17

one day, when Uncle wIggiIy
" Longears. the bunny rabbit gen
tleman. came home TO his hollow
stump bungalow, having been over to
cal on Grandpa Goosey Gander. M.
Longears saw Baby Bunty sitting on
tbs front steps looking very sad and
sorroTfuL
what's the matter asked Uncle
Wiggily. did you lose your grape
vine skipping rope. Baby BuntyT'
"Oh. no. answered the little rabbit
girl NY rope Is all right and I can
Jump salt pepper. vinegar, mustard
and even rice pudding. But I want
scooter. Uncle WiggilyI I want
scooter very muchr'
"a scooter cried the bunny rabbit
gentleman IN surprise. what Is that7
Something new to jump rope WITH
"Oh no. answered Baby Bunty with
! smile. "a scooter IS a little two
wheeled roller skate wagon. It has
wheels on It. and = place Tor you to
stand with your feet and q place to
hold on by your paws. You get on the
scooter give yourself q little push,
and away you scoot as fast As any
thingl want a scooter. Uncle Wig
gily- All the other animal boys and
girls have 'eml"
Then you shall have one, toor'
cried Mr.. LJngears. Come on. Baby
Bunty, ven 90 down TO the Is and
Is cent store and get you a scooter
"Oh, 1oyi" said Baby Bunty, clap ]
ping her paws. and irving to make I
her pink nose twinkle like Uncle Wig
gly's. But she didn't do it very well. 7.
being so small
A little later the rabbit gentleman
and the little girl who had been found 4
In a hollow stump, were on their way
through the woods to the Is and 16 1
cent barn where they sold scoOters
GIVE me the best one You have for
Baby Bunty" ordered Uncle Wiggily, /
and it was given him.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-17

way every little secretary IN the
presidents cabinet is EaIliVanfinE
haIf over Europe on the peoples
money.
They'd probably beef Just as hard
IL the shirt only cost s225 excepting
that the luxury tax OF 10 percent is
only collected from the purchasers Of
mems shirts OF the value Of $500
and upwards on amounts in excess OF
$500 each.
aAlsOs MaWrusHs people which
has just paid $500 for a bnfhrobe
on which the tax EvOuId be 10 per-
cent Of 80 cents or cents cash.
understand, f. going 10 says
Couldn't that felIer Wilson travel
to and from Europe in one state
room the same like anybody elsef
Must he got to have a whole
Eteamboat.' and they viii start In
to estimate that the cost Of keep
ing a steamboat the size OF the
George Washington in commission
in S45, G22.3S per diem and is II
any wonder you've got TO pay
one cent tax on every orange phOs-
plate, understand me.n
Some people IS willing to get IN
knock at Mr.. Wilson without even so
much as an orange phosphate tax for
an excuse Abe Morris said signifi-
cantly.
BurIeson Failure sure.
Il know they are" Morris replied
innocentiy, and as fer postmaster
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-17

- and take an interest n the way the
government IS being run"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-17
Observation-Disclosures The Peace Conference
They Discuss May Strikes And The Luxury Tax

, y understand, the month OF Nay should
hereafter contain 50 days instead OF
81. commencing with the second OF
May and leave them anarchists up
against Il for a day to celebrate
The FIRST Of May IS the Socialists
Fourth Of July, not the anarchists"
Abe said, which while It is possible
that these here anarchists sent them
bombs around the first Of May out OF
complement TO their friends the So
ciallsts, Mawruss. an anarchist don {
attach no particular sentiment to the
day when a bomb explodes just 50 long
as It does enough damage. MaWruss-
Cut Out Strikes.
Just the same am in favor OF do
ing away with the first Of May Nor
ris insisted. "and II il amt practical
to abolish the date Abe, let EN- any
how cut out the celebration Them
general strikes causes a whole lot OF
trouble"
They do II you take them serious
"" Abe agreed, because in this coun-
try at least, MaWruss, only a few peo-
pie takes part in the May 1st general
strike This year we only had two or
our work people away on account OF
the general strike and one OF them
now claims he stayed home on account
OF injuring his hand in one OF our but
ton hole machines, which I have got
proof to show, Mawruss. that when
the police threw him out OF the hall
where the meeting was taking place.
he landed on his wrist"
He should have landed on his neck
Norris observed, because II them So
cialists get hurt by their nonsense it's
their own fault, Abe. They 90 TO work
and announce a general strike, and
naturally the authorities takes them
seriously and gets ready for trouble
with a lot OF policemen, which you
know as well as do. Abe. when the
police gets ready for trouble. they
usually find it. even II they have TO
make It themselves The consequences
IS, Abe, that a fractured skull has be-
come practically the occupational dis
ease OF being a Socialist, Just the same
as phosphorus poisoning attacked peo-
pie which worked IN match factories
in the old days before the Swedish
manufacturers invented matches which
strike only, on the box one time out
OF so II the weather conditions IS
just right"
sure, I know Abe observed. ''but
people worked in match factories be-
cause they couldn't make a living IN
any other way, Mawruss. whereas
nobody compels anyone TO be a Social
ist II he don't want to- Mawrus. and
what enjoyment them Socialists get
out OF IL. I don't know"
1T gives them for one thing the
privilege OF wearing 3 red ueckties %
Norris suggested.
"And that don't make them a first
class risk for accident insurance" Abe
concluded around the first OF May
anyhow. 1913, By Nc
ClUrs Newspaper Syndicate
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-17

hadn't But they solved the rnystsFys
Miss Fishers leading nan IS Frank y.
Thomas. and his great resemblance &c
Calvin vas explained By the fact that
they are brothers. They are not
twins. even though they could pass
as such
It is a curious coircidence. but these
came cut OF the west. havs supported
the same leading woman. but az dif-
ferent tines
They Nix II q Lot.
For instance. Miss Fisher. nov
playing opposite Frank, has been Cal
wins Braga sweetheart. and Hiss u
rich. who IS ths star OF the company
Calvin IS with. was Franks leading
woman a few years ago Calvin vas
Miss Fishers leading nan IN -EIo
Grande,' one Of her many highly sue
csssful plays
Both OF the brothers have At dlf-
fer6nL times supported Irene Zen
wick Calvin vas with Ter IN her
greatest success. The song OF SONGS
Frank was with her IN Along Cane
Ruth They also have both supported
Ryan. Alexandra carlyle. 1Iaude Han
neford. 1ladgs Kennedy and Isabelle
Lowe
in addition 70 having the SANE stage
sWeethearts. they divide a stage faith
er- Robert 1IcWade- now playing faith
er to Prank IL The Cave GIRL acs
played CalTin's senior 50 many times
that both boys refer 10 him offstase
as Pop"
The brothers point with prids TO
the 5eauty OF their leading women
They cite Il as a fact that no other
actors can boast OF having PLAYED
with any better looking actresses.