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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-31
CHAPTER II.
4 Bit of Oratory.

A Bit of oratory.
 Marshall threw his hat on 6 chair, the morning paper on his desk. He aimed his burned-out cigar at the near est cuspidor. but it fell foul, the ashes scattering over Sam's lately secured linoleum. Instantly there was appear ance of settled disorder. Marshall emptied his pockets of loose papers, spreading them out on his fat-toI desk.
 "Sit down."
 Rickard took the chair at the othel side of the desk.
 Marshall rang a bell. Instantly the shirt-sleeved clerk entered.
 q shall not see anyone" the chief announced. q don't want to be inter. rupted. Take these to Smythe."
 His eyes followed the shutting of Lne door, then turned square upon Rickard. q need you. It's a h-l of a mess"
 The engineer wanted to know what kind of "Iness'' it was
 That river. It's running away from them. I'm going to send you down to stop it."
 '"The Col0rado!" exclaimed Rickard It was no hose to be turned, simply off from q garden bed. "Of course you've been following iti It's one of the biggest things that's happened In this part of the world Too big for the men who have been trying to swing 1t. You've followed it?"
 "Yes." Queer coincidence, reading that report just now! I've not been there. But the engineering papers used to get to me in Mexico. I've read all the reports" His superior'C question was unchar. acteristlcally sl. l.'erfluous. Who haG not read with thrilled nerves of that wild river which men had been trying 1 to put under work harness? Who even among the stay-at-homes, had not 1 followed the newspaper stories of the 1 failure to make meek servant and water carrier of the Colorado, that wild steed of mountain and desert What engineer, no matter how remote would not follow that spectacular struggle between men and Titans?
 Going to send me to Salton?" he inquired. The railroad had been kept jumping to keep its feet dry. His job to be by that inland sea Whict last year had been desert!
 "No. Brainerd is there. He car manage the tracks. l am going tc send you down to the break.'
 Rickard did not answer. He felt the questioning eyes of his chief.
 The break-where those Hardins were-hOw in thunder was he going to get out of that, and save his skin Marshall liked his own way
 "We'll consider it settled, then"
 (Continued Tomorrow
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-31
PAY S7O9,059
 IN PENSIONS

Pittsburgh. Jan. S1-Tne United States Steel and Carnegie Pension Fund, provided by Andrew Carnegie and the United States Steel Corpora ton eight years ago for veteran em- ployes. disbursed S70s.069.s3 among retired workers during the year 1918. according to the annual report, made public. Total disbursements for the eight years are $4,s67, ,107.55, accord ing to the report, which shows that
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-31
FIRST CARGO OF
 TURKISH TOBACCO

New York. Jan. 31-A cargo of entrants and Turkish tobacco, said by mariners here to be the first yes sel load of these commodities to be imported here from the Orient since early in the war, arrived in this port on the British steamship Cairnvalona from Saloniki.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-31

in 1918 there were 2,s61 benefictar1es!
 The report shows that to retired en- pioyes In the Pittsburgh district ss7T,- 445.20 was paid, and to those in the New England and Atlantic seaboard district s93,o95.l1
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-31
MEETS NEXT WEEK

Paris. Wednesday, Jan. 2s-The commission on international labor regulations established by the Peace Conference will begin regular meet ing next week.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-24
Idaho to Get Funds
For Road Building

BOISE, June 2O.-The public
building and road construction pro-
gram of Idaho will be carried out,
for the necessary money will be
made available thru the sale of
treasury certificates amounting to
more than $2,000,000. The state
supreme court has just handed down
a decision to the effect that State
Treasurer Eagleson is clearly within
his rights to dispose of the treasury
certificates at public auction and bids
will be asked on them.
To meet current expenses Of the
state, and to finance the construction
of roads, the last legislature made
tax levies on the total assessed valua-
tion of the state. This money will
not be available until next year.
In the meantime the state to carry
on it's good road work and to pay the
expense attached to the operation of
government, needed cash. 1t was
thought best to get legal approval
from the supreme court before sell
ing the treasury certificates which
would raise this money. A friendly
suit was instituted by Attorney Gem
eral Black against State Treasurer
Eagleson and the court found the
certificates valid.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-24
DEATH OF EVA j..
RIDER SATURDAY
Eldest Daughter of Oscar Rider Suf-
fered from Complications;
Funeral Held Sunday


Eva j., the eldest daughter of
Oscar Rider, died at the family home
on South Shilling avenue, Saturday
morning, June 21, at S.45, from a
complication of diseases.
Eva was born at Basalt twelve
years ago and came to Blackfoot with
her parents in 1912. All of her
school life has been enjoyed in the
Blackfoot schools and her many lit
tie companions and friends will feel
keenly the loss of a schoolmate so
loving and kind.
Funeral services were held from
the Second ward Sunday afternoon
at 4.30. The addesses of James
Duckworth and Peter G.. Johnston
were touching but a source of COM
fort to the bereaved survivors. Paul
bearers were Orson and Lloyd Davis,
cousins of the deceased; and Dewey
Robertson and Lloyd Johnston. The
grave was dedicated with fitting ex-
pressions by l.. r. Thomas. The
abundance of beautiful flowers ex-
pressed the love and high esteem in
which the little girl was held.
OF the immediate family there is
the father, three sisters and one
brother left to mourn the great loss;
the mother having preceded little
Eva seven months.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-24
WANT SERGFANTS
FOR INSTRUCTORS
Selections to be Made From Nom
Commissioned Officers With
One Years Training
DISCHARGED MEN MAY APPLY

Assistant instructors to professors
Of military science and tactics are
wanted for duty with reserve officers
training corps units at education in
stitutions is the information given by
Major A. R. Emery, the local army
recruiting officer. These men are
to be selected from former non-com-
missioned officers with at least one
years service and preferably former
sergeants. They must be of excel
lent character, soldierly appearance,
sober, dependable and capable Of in
structing in the basic training of the
soldier They should have at least
some clerical ability.
Discharged men may make appli-
cation for these very desirable posi-
tions to the army recruiting officer,
Pocatello, Idaho, and il accepted they
will be giver choice Of assignment
to any institution they desire, pro-
viding there is vacancy.
In a military organization, the ef-
ficiency of the commissioned officer
Is reflected in the non-commissioned
personnel, an organization is as ef-
ficient as its non-commissioned Of
ficers. It is the opinion of expert
enced army officers that the funda-
mental training as given in the re-
serve officers training corps Units
will be efficient in proportion to the
ability of it's non-commissioned per-
sonnel. An officer tho perhaps aided
by two or three other officers can
not gives personal detailed in struc-
tions to 1900 students. Their work
is that of the organizing and super
vision. Since the, results are proper
tionate to the efficiency of the nom
commissioned instructors. The re-
cruiting staff of this district will be
very strict in Judging qualifications
Of applicants for these positions.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-24
AIR SERVICE OFFERS
SPLENDID CHANCES
Men Wanted to Fill Places of Grad
uates From Air e. Service
Mechanical Schools
MAKES SPECIALISTS OF MEN

Is there any reason why a nom
specialist with willingness and de-
sire to learn, should stand still and
let others climb over him when he
has the same chance they have?
The air service mechanical schools,
U. s. army, are more completely
equipped with modern tools neces-
sary for thoro instruction in trades
taught, than any institution Of their
kind in the United States, and these
schools at which the instruction is
given are in effect at large colleges
Every man with technical educa-
tion or desire for one, will find
congenial work with the air service.
The specialist will be able to go fur
ther with his studies, and the nom
specialist will be permitted to choose
his trade, and will graduate fin
ished and skilled mechanic.
Conditions under which the men
live while undergoing instructions
are ideal, every precaution being
taken to insure their good health
Continue on page eight
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-24
LAND SALES TO
! BE HELD in JULY
Largest Ever Held in State and All
in Choice Location Located
in Six Counties
OPENS AT BLACKFOOT JULY IA

4Another big slice of Idaho's choice
forming land is to be disposed of
BIT the state board of land commits
sibners. The sale will include $4,000
afres of land in eastern Idaho and
located in six counties. l. H. Nash,
member of the state land board, was
in Pocatello last week in connection
with the sale, and stated that some
Of the choicest bench lands in eastern
Idaho were included in the tract
Withdrawn for sale.
fThe sale opens at Blackfoot, July
Ia, when a large tract of Bingham
county land will be sold. At Arco,
in Butte county, the sale will be held
on July 16; Idaho Falls, Bonneville
county July 18; briggs, Teton county
July 21; St. Anthony, Fremont
county, July %, and at Rexburg,
Madison county, July 25.
The tract in Madison county to
be sold at Rexburg, comprises 10000
acres, and is the same tract of land
that was sold last July by Land Com
by the state on the charge that fraud
had entered into the sale on the part
of the bidders, who, it was stated,
had combined prior to the sale in
keeping out high bids" Contro-
versy extending over period of
about eight months followed, but the
state land board maintained it's
stand.
This sale is the largest ever con-
templated by the state. The land is
located in close proximity to the rail-
road, and is adaptable to grain cul-
ture. The state has arranged terms
that are within the reach of all, re-
quiring payment of 10 per cent
at the time of purchase and forty
years time on the balance, with inter-
est at 6 per cent.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-24
PROPER IRRIGATION
OFBEETSIMPORTANT
Careful Application Avoids the Ne
-
e cessity Of Large Amount of
Irrigation Water
IRRIGATION INCREASES SUGAR

| The sugar beet is one of Idaho {
most important irrigated cash crops
The knowledge of the right amount
of water to use and the best time
to apply it is, therefore, fundamental
to successful sugar beet production
The following summarized results
were secured by the Utah station in
the irrigation of sugar beets:
The highest yield of sugar beets
was produced where small regular
irrigations were given.
When but one irrigation was given
it was most effective when applied
at the time the beets averaged about
two inches in diameter.
Irrigating the land after the seed
! was planted and before the plants
were up reduced the yield below that
where no irrigation water was ap-
piled.
The least desirable time to apply
water after the plants had begun
to grow was just before the beets
were ripe.
When the water was applied at the
proper time, two or three irrigations
of five inchs each gave practically as
good resuls as where more water was
used.
Proportionately more tips were
produced by the high and later irri-
cations than by the opposite condi-
tions.
The percentage of sugar and the
purity were higher in the irrigated
than in the non-irrigated beets, ex-
cept where the irrigation water
added very late.
The highest percentage of sugar
resulted from irrigation water ap-
piled when the beets were about two
inches in diameter.
Contrary to popular opinion, the
length of beets was not increased by
delaying the time Of the first irriga-
tion.
The percentage of forked beets
bore no consistent relationship to
the amount Of irrigation water ap-
piled.
Irrigation water affected the aver
age size of beets in practically the
same manner that 1t affected the
total yield.
Sugar beets do not require large
quantities of irrigation water IL 1t
is properly applied, but they are
sensitive as to the time 1t is given.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-24
Made Discovery
In Dry Farming

Chris Fackler has a dry farm back
of the lavas on the line of the Lemhi
trail, and he surprised himself this
spring. When the ground was get
ting dry and hard he decided he
would harrow a certain field. The
harrow ratified along without getting
into the ground much, it was so
hard, and he went only one round
and quit, thinking it would do no
good.
Later on when he started plowing
this field for summerfallow, it was
dry and hard and turned up lumpy
excepting in that strip where the
harrow went over 1t, and this rolled
up mellow and fine. Mr.. Fackler
says he has heard great deal of
talk about the virtues of the harrow
for holding moisture, but never had
so good lesson in it before.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-24
STATE MEETING
OF WAR MOTHERS
Forty two Delegates
Represented Seven
teen Counties
OFFICERS ELECTED

The first state meeting of the
American War Mothers association
was held at Pocatello, Thursday,
June 10, with forty-two delegates
present representing seventeen coun-
ties. Bingham county was repre-
sented by the Mesdames J. E. Good,
A. E. Byers and George e. Reay Of
Blackfoot.
The meeting was held in the lib
rary room and was called to order
by Mrs. D. w. Standrod, followed
by Invocation by Arch Deacon Stoy
of Pocatello. Mrs. John Tupper Of
Pocatello delivered an address of
hearty welcome to the delegates,
which was responded to by Mrs.
Good of Blackfoot. Other numbers
on the program were vocal solo
by Mrs. Aver of Pocatello and a nice
violin solo by Mrs. Anderson.
A sumptuOus banquet and recep-
tion was enjoyed at the Bannock
hotel at noon, when covers were laid
for sixty-seven guests.
Major Booth, chairman of the
American Legion, or War Veterans
association of Pocatello, addressed
the meeting on the relation of the
American War Mothers association
to the American Legion Mr.. Miller,
of the Idaho Tech talked of the i'm
portance of the Mondell bill, rela-
tive to reclamation work, and the
mothers passed resolution pledg-
ing their support to the bill.
The following officers were elected
to serve for the two year term: Mrs.
Nave of Lewiston, president; Mrs.
j. E. Good of Blackfoot, first vice
president; Mrs. G. w. Yates of Nez
Perce, second vice president; Mrs.
Hood of Pocatello, recording secre-
tary; Mrs. Lewis of Moscow, treas
urer; and Mrs. Buffan of Idaho Falls,
/.
The next state meeting of the
American War Mothers association
will be held at Idaho Falls.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-24
LEON J. CHAPMAN
TALKS OF TRIP
Our Town Of Forty-One Hundred has
a Ten Thousand Population
City Surpassed in a Way
sEN,,E OF PRIDE IN ARGUMENT

"A couple of weeks ago l took a
trip back to my old home at Grand
Junction, Colo, where | lived for
twenty years. They have two daily
newspapers there. They each use
a battery Of three linotypes and a
perfecting press. They have good
advertising patronage and have to
use tons of type, thousands of dol
lars worth I suppose, to carry the
advertising service. They have no
typograph in either Office and joked
them about being behind the times.
told them they should make a visit
to our little town and see an up-to-
date newspaper office with up-to-date
machines.
II used to be city editor of one
of those papers, The Evening Senti-
mel, in the days when they set all
of the type by hand and used a steam
engine to operate their printing
press. They were proud of their
three linotypes and told them the
installation of typograph would be
as great an improvement as they
made when they installed linotypes.
The men in both offices had heard
of the typograph and were interested.
l had my name plate in my vest
pocket that had been cast by the
typograph in The Republican office
and I displayed that when I talked
typograph to them. They were as
curious about it as an easterner is
about real sure-enough gold mug
get.
Grand Junction has a population
of 10000 and it was a source of
pride to me to tell the printing
house people that our little town of
forty-one hundred had them beaten
in point of being modern"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-24
luther King Made
a Hospital Sergeant

A letter from Luther King was
received at the land office Sunday
the first he has written them, so they
claim, in two years OF army service.
However they were glad to see that
ne had won the title of hospital ser
geant and glad to hear of his being
we'll. His letter will be published
ln The Idaho Republican under
Soldiers Letters" He intimates
that the battle of cognac and win
blanc is still being waged. likewise
the battle of Paris. Luther is in
Sthe first replacement depot, in the
fAurgeon's office, A. P. o. 727, A. E.
#F., France.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-24
SOLDIER SETTLERS PASS THRU

Six soldier settlers passed thru
from Pocatello to Little Lost river
and the Birch creek plains Saturday
afternoon by the jitney route.
They have claims on Birch creek
and went out to look over the pro-
posed irrigation system and to lay
out their plan of operations, their
houses and barns, the garages and
lawns and some other luxuries that
homesteaders cherish, carrying them
in their hearts for while and then
in their overalls, till they are we'll
nigh forgotten and finally resur-
rected.
The party consisted of Laverne r..
Collier, secretary of the Pocatello
Commercial club; A. R. Wells, of the
Pocatello Tribune; Robert Watson,
Harry McDougal, Bernard Beck and
George Gregoir.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-24
Will Make Announce
ment About Daily

| About the last of May we an
nounced that we were making a
study Of the feasibility of establish
ing a daily newspaper at Blackfoot,
to give the telegraph news, the day s
news in the evening paper, and that
our announcement of decision would
follow later.
We are taking all of the month of
June to take the measure of the sit
uation and the amount of support
such venture would receive, and on
Tuesday the first day of July, we
will announce our decision.
The Idaho Republican was estab-
lished on the twenty-second day Of
July, 1904, and at that time we
hoped we should be turning it into
daily within ten years. But ten
years taught us great deal about
newspaper work, especially in the
line of what we could not do. We
have thought for some time that
perhaps we could establish the daily
on our fifteenth anniversary, and
make it self supporting. 1t would
not be unreasonable to hope that it
would come within a few thousand
dollars Of paying it's cost the first
year or two, for 1t takes somewhere
between $4,000 and $4,000 to op-
crate daily one year, according to
what kind Of daily it is and what
it has in it.
BY reason of the equipment and
arrangement and the trained force
in The Republican office, it would
cost less to operate the daily than in
most offices. During the past ten
months we have learned great deal
about simplifying equipment, and
what we announced in our annivers-
ary number of last summer, as being
necessary to add to our plant for
operating the daily at an additional
cost of $4,000, we could now modify
so the same could be accomplished
with an additional investment of less
than $4,000. Changes are coming
so rapidly now in printing house
equipment that what is new and
modern today may be out of date and
Improbable to operate in another
year because of inventions that sweep
away old methods. Fifteen months
ago we installed little sawmill in
our office at cost of $400, and were
delighted with the saving it made.
Since that some inventor has made
a twenty-cent matrix to attach to
the typograph that wipes out the
need of the $500 saw excepting to
serve the linotype, and some other
inventor may make a twenty-cent
trinket that will wipe that out in
another year.
Printing equipment is about the
biggest gamble next to electrical ap-
paratus in these progressive days,
and the unprogressives are sure to
lose, while the progressive may make
and lose too.
Next Tuesday we will know
whether we will undertake the daily
now or leave it till later.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-24
Blackfoot Lost
Game to Arco

The Sunday game was tight one.
three to two, favor of the Arco
visitors. 1t was game enlivened
by the splendid play of the home
battery. DR.. H. A. Mcfarland,
osteopath, having been discovered as
an old-time diamond star, was per-
suaded to make his debutNas catcher
Sunday. Howard Martin pitched a
wonderful game, and thus they held
the enemy, while Blackfoot's line up
did much poor stick work. The doc
tor hasn't lost his cunning. AS a
catcher he don't need no basket"
A return game with Arco for next
Sunday to be played at Arco is ar
ranged.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-24
SHOOTING IN PLAY rs TOO
REALISTIC TO SUIT HERO

SODA SPRINGS, Idaho.-E. For
rest Taylor, one Of the best-known
stock actors in the western country,
and formerly a member Of Willard
Mack's company in Salt Lake. was
painfully injured last night while
playing an engagement at the Soda
Springs theatre.
In the play being given, the vii
lain is supposed to kill the hero,
played by Mr.. Taylor.
The cartridges were loaded with
candle grease, which soon became
firm, and when the shots were fired
the candle grease entered Mr.. Tay-
lor's leg and inflicted q painful
wound.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-24
K. of p. Hall Gets
Cleanup and Tint

The Knight of Pythias are engaged
in summer cleanup and refinish
of their hall, which they are de-
termined shall remain the finest
dance hall in Blackfoot. They are
having the walls calsomined, the
woodwork painted, the floor polished
and everything renovated.
On July z the knights are giving
a dance for the young folks who
played before the footlights in the
recent, "Whirl of Mirth.'
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-24
ASA LLOYD VISITING

Asa Lloyd arrived in Biackfoot
Thursday evening for visit with
his father Sam Lloyd and his sister
Miss Jessie, before going on to San
Francisco, at which place he en-
listed about two years ago. Asa was
with the Thirty-fifth engineers and
spent fifteen months in France. He
was recently transferred to the 131st
transportation corps. al
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-24
Sugar Beet Club
to Hold Lawn Fete

Members Of the sugar beet culb,
composed of employees at the sugar
factory, will give an outdoor dancing
party with all the trimmings Tues
day evening on the lawn in front of
the factory. They have made a
platform out of lumber to- be used
in. the new employees hotel, and
have engaged Barrer's orchestra to
furnish the steps and measures. The
dance is not restricted to club mem
bers..
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-24
Masons Dedicate New
Royal Arch Chapter

The Blackfoot chapter of Royal
Arch masons, which has been acting
as such under special dispensation
was formerly constituted Friday
evening. william Wahlem of Poca-
tello, grand high priest Of the order
in Idaho, officiated at the ceremony
and installation of officers. Poca-
tello and Idaho Falls masons came
here for the evening seven or eight
cars strong.