The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-12-26

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integrity of men.
BLACKFOOT SHOULD UNITE
AND BUILD 1T
Referring again to the Temple of
Health, or the Masonic temple, to
house the professional men of Black
foot and especially with a view of
having all the doctors assembled on
one floor, where they could use one
reception room and thereby make it
easy for the public to find them and
secure their services, we urge that
the professional men and all men of
the community give the matter some
sober consideration.
Showing Our
Appreciation .--.
Blackfoot has not been very kind
to it's doctors and has not been so
very kind to some of it's other pro
fessional men. 1t has not gotten
along so very we'll with some of its
newspaper men. Few if any of the
Blackfoot doctors have ever grown
rich. Some Of, them have richly
deserved to acquire much wealth in
their practice to enable them to re-
tire or to do what we consider bet
ter; change their mode of practice to
something like this: A physician at
the age of forty-five or fifty should
have a fine office with an attendant
and an assistant. His time and tai
ents should be in demand as a
physician. He should be able to sit
in an easy chair and talk matters
over with people who hunt him up
to seek his advice. He should be one
of the very valuable men of the COM
munity. He should not be cooped up
in a dingy old office, answering tele-
phones and making hurried trips
about town and into the country at
all hours of the day and night. At
the age of fifty he should be released
from such hardships. He should
have the assistance of younger,
stronger and capable person who can
go out on these trips and especially
to take charge of maternity cases
that take long hours and close at
tention. The man of fifty may be
more valuable than the man of
thirty-five, but he must not have
these long, hard night activities. His
time in the office the next day may
be more valuable to other patients
than all night with case.
Make it Easier
To Serve
= The doctors of Blackfoot, and es-
pecially those that have been with
us a good many years, if they have
accumulated wealth. should be will
ing to invest in building in the
town where they have acquired their
money. If they have served the
community all their lives and have
not acquired wealth, but have given
valuable service, then the commun-
ity should be willing to buy stock
in building where such men can go
on serving under circumstances and
amid surroundings more suited to
their age and their capabilities.
Forget Past Diff ...
ferenceS
There is an old saying that two Of
a trade never agree. But old say
ings are being reversed now days.
Just because two doctors have dis
liked each other and misunderstood
each other is no reason why they
should go on hating each other and
refusing to practice on the same
floor or to share in the same recep-
tion room and the same attendant.
The newspaper men of the town, in
years gone by, have fought life and
death struggles, but in recent years
have taken friendly relations. One
editor in the town, who in years gone
by, has criticised, opposed and
fought various other men and groups
of men, office holders and politicians
is said to have fought out such diff
ferences and there is much evidence
that the Ratchet is forever buried.
Men who did not speak are now ex-
changing friendly greetings and
transacting business together and
are glad of it. The last fragments
of an old feud seem to be disappear
ing. The bank fight that used to be
mentioned almost every time mat
ter of public interest came up, seems
to have disappeared and is almost
The cashiers of the three
banks sit down together in amity
and do business together and the
public is glad. .
Unity Between Country
and Town
The old fend existing between
communities over road matters and
between aspirants for control in road
districts have nearly been wiped out
in recent years. 1t seems absolutely
true that with the disappearance of
graft the old feud disappears also.
Therefore it has become a reproach
upon a mans business to take sides
in fights and community differences.
There used to be differences between
the town and the country over the
relating to the fair. These
have so far disappeared that the
country people and the farm bureau
are now. buying the fair grounds and
will manage them, the town people
assisting. The shoe is being trans
ferred to the other foot and every
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