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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-04-07
Local Officials Capture
Large Still North of
City in Full Op-
Grafton
CAPACITY
Will Produce Thirty-fve
Gallons of Whisky
Daily

Probably the largest illicit still
in operation in this part of the state
was discovered Monday by Sheriff
A. H. Simmons and Deputy T. B.
DAILY in the lavas twelve miles north
west of Blackfoot. The plant was
just beginning operations for the
day when the sheriffs appeared on
the scene. William Grafton, said to
be of Idaho Falls, was captured op.
Grating the still.
1t was nearly noon when the two
representatives Of the county were
attracted by smoke coming from a
gully in the lavas. Approaching the
place they found the still in opera
tion, a huge fire beneath the boiler
and Grafton pouring mash into the
tank. Grafton was Immediately cap
tured and possession taken of the
STILL
Investigation proved that the still
had only been in operation short
time, altho evidences of smaller
and less fully equipped plant were
about the place. The still, in the
opinion of the sheriffs, had capa-
city of thirty-five gallon daily and
ten barrels of mash in the process Of
fermentation gave evidence of whis-
ky making in wholesale quantities.
Several gallons of completed liquor
were taken and Studebaker car
found several hundred feet away.
The location of the still was admir-
ably situated for the business. 1t was
in a deep gully and secure from OBJ
servation on every hand and only the
smoke from the boiler gave clew
to it's whereabouts.
The entire equipment will be
turned over to the federal authori-
ties.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-04-07
Mistakes in
Bonneville County

There seems to be some strange
Misunderstanding in Bonneville
county that needs to be met and
Strengthened out. For thirty years
the people of Idaho Falls have
wanted to have county seat. and
for the past nine years they have had
it. Now they cannot get a court
house because the people Of the
county will not vote the bonds to en-
able the county to erect the building.
In the meantime the county goes on
paying rent and conducting its busi-
ness in small and rather unsuitable
quarters. A fire may come along
some night and destroy documents OF
|inestimatble value, and thereby cause
the loss Of enough to build three or
four court houses.
When deeds and records are de-
stroyed, when the source of proving
things relating to peoples property
rights and civil rights are destroyed,
there is no amount of money that can
be named to Offset the loss. The
building may burn and be replaced
by human activity and the use of ma
terials, and be better than before,
but when records are swept up in
flames and no human power can re-
gain the information and re-establish
the rights based on the records
when men have worked all thir lives
to achieve something and lose it over
night by the burning Of single page
in a book, the loss of that page is a
calamity to them.
Bonneville county ought to do
some sober thinking purged of mis-
trust and old jealousies that are aged
enough to retire. They ought to sit
down together and confess that there
have been undue ambitions in the
past, that there have been mutual
distrusts in bygone years, and that
in the light of the progress of today
they can all afford to take their bear
ings from new place on the decks
and with new instruments.
We wish that the press Of Idaho
Falls would set the example. We
wish that they would forget all the
past and put on the garb and the
trend of thought which they had on
Easter morn. and in calm and dis
passionate council with their readers,
take a new survey of their environs
and start all decisions from this line
Of reasoning: This Is our home.
Here we intend to live and die. Here
we shall be buried and the record of
our lives and achievements left as
We make it. What is unworthy will
perish, but what is true and noble in
our careers will live on in the hearts
of men. Wherein We are wrong let
us get right while yet it's day, for
the night cometh.'
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-04-07
COMMERCIAL CLUB
AFTER CRAFTERS
Denounce Itinerant Ped
dlers of Wares on
Streets

Grafters on the city streets was
the main subject of discussion at the
Commercial club meeting held Mon
day night in the First National bank
building. 1t seems that numerous
persons selling fountain pens, maps
and other articles have been in
vading the city in great numbers the
past few days and it was the opinion
of the club that steps should be TAX
en- to stop the practice.
Paving east Main street came be-
fore the club and it was unanimous
ly agreed that the city council should
be asked to include part of that
street in their paving plans for the
coming season.
President Daniels of the baseball
committee reported on the progress
of the ball club and stated that the
players were being lined up in good
shape and should begin to arrive
within few days.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-04-07
CITY FATHERS
May INCREASE
PAVING PLANS
Request Received to In
clude Three Blocks
on Main Street in
District
DECIDE THURSDAY
Adjourned Meeting Will
Be Held to Settle
Question

Plans to include three more blocks
in the paving district of the city
were submitted to city council at
their meeting last night bysrepresen-
tatives of the Rotary club. The club
asks that three blocks on east Main
from Pacific to Court street be in
cluded in the paving district. The
matter was discussed for some time
but 1t was decided in order to better
look into the subject that the ques-
tion be taken up at an adjourned
meeting Thursday night.
There seemed to be some DOUBT in
the minds of the council whether the
three blocks could be included in the
district without repassing an inten-
tional ordinance and thus delaying
the paving.
The proposed water system will be
taken up at the adjourned meeting
and the committee in charge of that
project will make an effort to meet
with representatives of the water
company and come to an amicable
understanding.
A request was made to council
that Arbor day be designated as
Cleanup day." but the short notice
caused the mayor to delay the mat
ter.
The tie grounds for the city was
broached by members of the Com
mercial club but no action was TAX
en- by council. The switching of
freight trains by the railroad COM
pany and the closing of Pacific street
by passenger trains was discussed
with the result that the chief of po-
lice will be ordered to arrest Of
Tending train crews.
Three building permits were
granted at the meeting. Hans
Thompson secured permission to
erect five room residence, G. s.
Beebe to repair garage, and c. F.
Hilliard to erect a residence.
Chickens running loose and tear
ing up gardns were ordered to cease
their operations and the chief OF
police will be instructed to 60 after
offending poultry owners.
The first reading of tn new build
ing ordinance was heard.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-04-07
SUGAR OFFICIALS
ARE OPTIMISTIC
Expect Prosperous Year
for Beet Industry in
This Territory

If there has been any. cause for
depression and doubt as to general
conditions affecting the beet sugar
industry throughout the territory of
the Utah-Idaho Sugar company, such
feelings are now dispelled by the op-
timistic advices from officials of the
company that an exceptionally pros
porous year is in view. ~E g.
AS pointed out by the officials,
the only thing of Importance that
has hampered the local sugar indus
try in the past, is the difficulty in
securing sufficiently good sugar
beets to profitably operate the fac
tories. But this year the Utah-Idaho
Sugar company has reached salts
factory working agreement with its
growers that promises a splendid
beet acreage on practically all the
farms of the Utah-Idaho company
districts. Beet contracts, which
we're temporarily held up by unde-
cided conditions, are now pouring in
to the company offices. The farm
ers have come to appreciate the fact
that the 1920 beet contract offered
them by the Utah-Idaho Sugar COM
pany is a safe guarantee Of very good
profits from beet raising The price
of $12 per ton minimum, to range
upward 81 per ton for every dollar
increase in the price of sugar above
$11 per hundred net seaboard base,
is much higher than ever before in
the history of the industry in this
district, and with all indications of
the price of sugar continuing high,
the farmer expects to participate in
the profits of the company to a
much greater extent than the $12
minimum. The beet grower also ap-
preciates the fact that the price is
being really guaranteed him, by a
legal contract with a reliable manu-.
featuring concern, before he puts one
handful of seed in the ground. with
prices of other farm products uncer-
tain, and, in fact, trending down
ward rather than upward, he sees the
advantage in a guaranteed high.
priced crop, with all conditions ia
vorable to a big production this year
One indication of the farmers good
faith and cooperation, is the fact
that many are purchasing stock In
the Utah-Idaho Sugar company in or.
der to share additional profits from
their unusually large beet produc.
ton
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-04-07
BLACKFOOT PUPILS
ASSIST WITH GIFT
Fund for Statue II
> France Assisted
Here

Under the supervision of Superin.
tendent E. A. Melton the Blackfoot
grade schools joined in the nation
wide movement which will raise
$25O,000 to build giant statue on
the Marne, where the Hun advance
on Paris stopped, with the result that
in sixteen school rooms 100 per cent
of the pupils donated Practically
every pupil in Blackfoot attending
the grade schools may now claim a
part in the great friendship task of
the American people, and the people
of France will know that the gift
represents more givers than dollars,
if enthusiasm is as general in other
parts of the country as it is in Black
foot. 1t is everywhere the intention
to emphasize numbers, and to limit
the donations of children to 10 or Is
cents at the most.
The teacher of each room had
charge of donations, and in each case
strove for numbers rather than
dIuOuuI. Ill JHc IOIdI "OlC
446 pennies, and nearly 100 nickels.
The entire amount donated was
$13.65.
The school rooms which gave 100
per cent returns, that is, in which
every pupil was donor, are under
these teachers: Miss Murphy, Mrs.
Austin, Miss Doyle, Miss Good, Mrs.
Wilson, Mrs. Leroy Jones, Miss
Vaughn, Mrs. Percy Jones, Miss
Smoot, Miss Mulvaney, Miss Henley,
Mrs. Robbins, Miss Halgren, Miss
Egly, Miss Thornberg and Miss
Englestad. '
The Springfield school, by Princi-
pal George w. Robbins, sent in $1.05
to Treasurer James G.. Johnston.
representing the donations Of sixty
pupils. Other county schools are
urged to take part in this great
movement and send in donations,
stating the number of donors in
total.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-04-07
Railroad Men
Pay City Visit

Five railroad men called at the Re-
publican office and a few other
places in Blackfoot Tuesday. They
were Charles E. Brooks, superintend-
ent of the Montana division of the
Short Line; Dan R. Gray, assistant
general freight agent, Salt Lake; Jo-
ell Priest, general agent, Boise; Mr..
Clark, assistant tax agent, and A. v.
Kipp, general agent for the Union
Pacific.
They were travelling in private
car and while looking over the sit
uation at Blackfoot, they remarked
the steady growth of the business
here and the fact that Blackfoot Is
due to make greater growth in the
next few years by reason Of the bus
mess being forced upon it.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-04-07
AMERICAN FALLS
dam IS DISCUSSED
Irrigation Men Meet at
Burley for Import
ant Conference

Engineers, officials and repre-
sentatives of the federal reclamation
service, the state of Idaho, irrigation
companies, power companies and
railroads began Monday at Burley
formal discussion of the proposed
Americn Fallss reservoir and the
high line canal appertaining thereto.
w. G. Swendsen, state commits
sioner of reclamation, was represent
ing the state at the opening sessions.
Governor D. w. Davis, who returns
to Idaho this week for Los Angeles,
CAL, is expected to join the party
Thursday
Will Settle Pumping Question
The conferees will settle once for
all the question of the feasibility of
the proposed high line canal, by
which many projects now dependent
upon pumps for irrigation and large
acreages not now watered by any
method will receive gravity water.
They will also ascertain the prac-
ticability of federal construction of
the mammoth reservoir at American
Falls under the proposed scheme,
which provides that irrigation COM
panies will pay for the works on a
pro rata basis, each company in pro-
portion to the amount of water it
will use.
The various experts and officials
will go over the field notes of engi-
neers who have surveyed the sites OF
the reservoir and high line canal, and
will then themselves cover the
ground of the surveys.
The high line canal will extend
from Shelley to American Falls, II
constructed. The reservoir as
planned will inundate the site of the
present city of American Falls.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-04-07
Rotarians Hold
Regular Meeting

Rotarians met at regular meeting
Monday noon and discussed various
problems connected with the city.
The paving of East Main street was
thoroly discussed and it was decided
that the council should be asked to
include three blocks on that street
in the city's paving plans. R. A.
Hyde of the Idaho Falls Rotary club
was present and intimated that the
Idaho Falls club would come en- mass
and lunch with the local club at some
future date. Local rotarians were
well pleased over the prospects.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-04-07
Daniels Takes
Line of Tires

The Daniels Filling station, be-
sides it's Gates line of tires, Will
handle the Lee tire as an exclusive
agency for Bingham county.
Arrangements for this service
have Just been completed between
Mr.. Daniels and the Chandler q
Lyon company of Portland, Ore.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-04-07
Form New Scout
Troop in Blackfoot

A new Scout troop is to be formed
in Blackfoot under the leadership
of w. B. Goodnough. The new
troop will take of the overflow from
the Blackfoot troop. The present or
ganization has a membership of over
thirty.
The first members of the new
troop are Preston Hardy, Walter Pa
trie, Lloyd Clarke and Pierre Pei
key.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-04-07
LEAVES FOR OREGON

Mrs. George Benton, who has
been visiting her mother, Mrs. M. L.
Jones, for the past six weeks, will
leave Saturday for her home in On
tario, Ore.
Mrs. Jones will accompany Mrs.
Fenton and her two little children
as far as Pocatello.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-04-07
SALT LAKE WINS OPENING
GAME IN COAST LEAGUE

Salt Lake won the opening game
of the Pacific coast league Tuesday,
when they defeated the Portland
team by score of 10 to 6. Notwith-
standing the cold day fully 5000
fans attended the game.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-04-07
KIRKPATRICK DRAWS
FIFTY-DOLI1AR FINE

Grover Kirkpatrick was fined $50
by Judge Good Of the probate court
Yesterday for keeping cattle enclosed
without sufficient food. Kirkpatrick
had five cows die at his place east
of town owing to the lack Of food.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-04-07
AUTO
SHOW is OPENED

The first annual Pocatello auto
show opened Tuesday with several
hundred visitors in attendance. A
large number of exhibits are show in
the Tech building.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-04-07
SNODGRASS RETURNS

Howard Snodgrass has returned
from Iowa, where he went to attend
the funeral Of his father.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-04-07
RECORDS SHOW
BOND ROADS
COST MONEY
Top Coat Is Most Expen-
sive- System of Con-
struction Is Crit
icised
COST PER YARD
Expense Is Given Under
Two Different
Systems
COST PER YARD

The county commissioners have
been fighting big battle for sever
al weeks trying to get matters ad-
justed between the state and the
federal government so that we shall
get our share of the federal money
that we made application for in the
proper way at two times last year.
The state highway commission was
telling our commissioners for awhile,
that they applied too soon, for the
money, and then they tried telling
them that they applied too late to get
any of it. The commissioners deny
the charge, and allege that the mon
ey is coming to us and it had better
be on it's way. They have not yet
arrived at settlement, tho the state
highway men admit that we are en-
titled to it, and would like to have
us take ours in waiting.
Troubles With Cannon
There has been some trouble be-
tween the county and Mr.. Cannon Of
Riverside. The Augustine farm was
sold to one Carlson who sold a right
of way to the county for the Watson
slough ditch for a few hundred feet
along the side of the road This
was to save the county two good
sized bridges. Carlson was not so
very particular how the canal was
cut thru his CD place and after it
was finished and Carlson had his
money, it developed that Carlson did
not make his payment on the place
and had to leave it, The right of
way purchased by the county was
no good, and they had to deal with
Mr.. Augustine, who in reality owned
it all the time. Before they arrived
at an agreement, Mr.. Augustine sold
to Mr.. Cannon with all his rights,
and Mr.. Cannon asked pay for his
land and wanted the gravel removed
that had been dumped on his field.
Last week he had sitting with the
commissioners and they reached an
agreement and Mr.. Cannon informs
us that the board treated him all
right.
Trouble With Williams
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-04-07
Trouble With Williams

]. R. Williams, acting for the
Watson slough canal, asked that the
turns in the ditch at the roadside be
curved more and that it be cemented
at those places to enable the water
to pass the curves without interrupt
Continued on page four
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-12-06
GRADJ ATE OPTOMETRISTA
HARTON ( SMITH

Real Estate Tor sale-Phone 123,- 12-1d6t
 Books-Best for Xmas. Phone 128. -12-1d6t.
 T. R. Douglas: went to Little Rock this morning.
 For Sale-Baby buggy. Call phone 13-12-1d6t Mr and Mrs J. G. Cubage are in Little Rock today
 Fresh Meats-Can Erbacher Bros Phone 90.-10-7dtf. 1 J. C. Dawson is business visitor at Morrilton today.
 Mrs. J. Hugh Pence is a visitor in Little Rock today
 Rev. E. P. J. Garrott went to Fort Smith this morning.
 For Sale-A few choice milch cows 1 Erbacher Bros-4-1dtf.
 Frank KuykendaIl is business vis- ltor Tn Little Rock today.
 Ladies wishing hair switches made telephone 347.-11-24d10t
 Give photos for Xmas. Barnes will make them for you.-12-2d15t
 Baled prairie hay for sale Henry Erbach, phone 303.-12-1d6t
 See Dunaway & Bradley for real estate and insurance-3-4dtf
 We can vulcanize your auto tires Conway Overland Co.-8-28dtf
 B. w. Torreyson and Jo Frauenthal are visitors in Little Rock today
 Mrs. Mary Richardson left yester- day for a visit to relatives at Hope.
 Consider gifts that last, then look at our stock. J. II. Robinette-12 -6d2t
 Mrs. William R. James went to Lit tie Rock today for a visit to relatives. Wrist watches, plain and engraved Prices right. J. H. Robinette-12-6 6d2t West Side Grocery-The friend making store. Call 519-we deliver. dit
 Mrs. L. B. Atkeison and Mrs. Net tie F. Hoss arc visitors in Little Rock today
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-12-06
FINE STARI GIVEN
 TRAINING SCHOOL.
.EN20LLG.bI NEAR 200
Opening Scr. ices ssaa Stir -t--,a intcrcs,-frst Perca ol
 Study Ioat-h-.

A, suspicious sa was ai.ea tha tranng caaal Err Sunday ...s .l other Christian workers started Sun day at tEe Firs. Methods. church .v the Conway district T5dae uas stated that the enrolment .s ls9 who will study one of the six courses oT- fe.ed. Over 2o0 students a.. elre4dy here, Rev. C. M. Reyes said aal VIII enroll W.th the opening of .# first classes ton ght. From E angles. ,ac school has been given satisfactory
 art and its lea3 are confident it Ea De .ha be h.l H Arkansas. Practically e2eHy Methodist minister in this district already has enrolled and workers from other 4eusMaa8 ons have accepted the invitation of the church ,9 join jn. week Of study.
 Due to the failure of Dr. Paul B. Kern to arrive Sunday morning from Dallas, the morning aou' ef worship was Id by M w. Bra5uam of Nash vile, supervisor of rural Sunday schools. Mr Beatham address held the close attention of q large audience and was taa subject of much pra zo De. Kern preached 3o a second large congregation Sunday night. < brief devotional sary.c. Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock preceded enrolment of students a sh u5 for study
 The first meeting of the school will be opened this afternoon at 5:&0 with a devotional exercise. \ recess fol lunch VIII be given at and the first recitation hours called at 6:30 On week days, the sessions of the school will be started at 5:30 and will be ter minated promptly at $40. Christian workers Of other denominations wht wish to avail themselves of the oppor- tunity for study are given an especia invitation to enroll The nominal pric of text books used VII be the only expense attached
 Six courses are offered at the school. The first is under the instruc- ton of Miss WiImeJte Allen and GOV CTS beginners methods. Primary methods are taught by Mrs. w. B. Fer guson of Oklahoma City, and junior methods by Mrs. Clay E. Smith of Lit tie Rock. Prof. Edwin L. Shaver of Hendrix has classes in intermediate and senior work, and organization and administration is taught by MT. Brab- ham. Training for the devotional life is the subject assigned Dr. Kern whose addresses will be one of the features of the school.
 Members of the church are providing entertainment for out of town students here for the week. Lodging, breakfast and diner at noon will be furnished them, and lunch will be served each night at 6 at the church by the Young Ladies' Missionary Society. Thirty or 40 students already have arrived to attend the school.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-12-06
REVIVAL STILL IN PROGRESS.

The union revival meeting being conducted in the courthouse, by Jim my Delk, ex-trapeze performer, is still growing in interest. Last night the evangelist preached on Nobody Cares for My Soul" taking his text from Psalm 142:4. The building was crowded. Those who heard Mir. Delk last night said it was the most sym pathetic sermon he has ever preached
 Singing is being conducted by Miss Pearson of Haleyville, Ala Last night
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-12-06

Prosecuting Attorney c. Otis Eagle, who was here attending court today, yo remain over and represent the
 tate at the hearing tomorrow. MT King says he has declared war on sambling and other forms of lawless- aess in this township and intends to devote his entire time to it's suppress sion. He said today he wanted the cooperation of all good citizens in his efforts.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-12-06

she sang song the words of the evangelist's text: Nobody Cares for My Soul" There will be preaching every night this week at 7:30. Tues day night will be show night and no children under 15 will be allowed in the building.