The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-03


OF pneumonia during the present
winter and for some time his life
hung as if by thread.
Played Big Risky Games
E. M. KENNEDY came to Black
foot about the time the fair was Or
ganized and served on the board
many terms. When he came to
Blackfoot he bought the village
common on the southwest of town
and made fortune thru it's develop
ment. Last summer he conducted a
successful sale of lots in that locality
which is responsible for the Kennedy
Addition to the City of Blackfoot.
a few years ago Mr.. Kennedy
bought the Anderson ranch at big
Lost river, stocked it and made $4O,-
600 on it in little over year. He
was heavy stakeholder in the First
National bank at Blackfoot and did
not quite approve of the way it was
being managed. He was not a
banker himself and in the maneu-
vers to see who was going to manage
the bank and how it. would be man
aged, the challenge was put up to
Mr.. Kennedy to buy out some of the
other people and take the manage
ment himself. He accepted the chal-
lenge, took it over, gathered the best
help about him that he could secure,
and made big success of the bank
ing business.
A year or so ago when an organ
lied effort was made to revive the
Dubois project, Mr.. Kennedy's bank
made the largest gift to the fund for
the enterprise. Mr.. Ken
nedy is at once farmer, an auc-
a stockman, a stock dealer
and a banker. He has succeeded IN
all of these undertakings.
A Natural Hustler
w e. BARNHART was for a long
time a resident of Blackfoot and ne
was active in fair matters until about
the year 1908 when he moved TO
spokane and engaged in the real
estate business. He met with con-
siderable success and he and his
good wife are very happy in, their
resent surroundings. We are in
formed that at present he is very
dealer in automobile tires.
A Short Career
w. A. ROGERS was one of Black
oot's active business men in the
,arly days of the fair, but died in the
ear 1905. His family are still resi-
Tents of Blackfoot.
Chose His Ground
A. D. QUANrRELL was a resi-
ent of the Lost river valley in the
ong ago and decided that Blackfoot
eld out better future for man
han the ranches and mining camps
n that country, so he move d to
,lackfoot about thirty years ago and
ngaged in mercantile pursuits. He
as been member of many different
rms handling building materials
nd general merchandise and has &C
undated quite a fortune. Mr.. H
.uantrell is still stakeholder in
everal of Blackfoot's mercantile es-
Adjustments. /
A Public Benefactor
w. H. STUFFLEBEAM was the
ecretary of the fair for fifteen or
xteen years and on him, more than
ny one man, rested the RESPONSE
ility for it's success or failure. He
as an untiring worker, pleasant,
enerous and sweet tempered in his
slations with the public and with
le people who dealt with the fair
oard. There is probably no other
IAN in the county who would have
one the work that he did for the
lackfoot fair and the fact that his
nd almost entirely a "thank you"
ID makes his record of service stand
1T more pronounced.
Mr.. Stufflebeam had to neglect his
vn business for considerable part
the year and be at all times sub
ct to the Annoyance of calls and
,tty inquiries directed to that office.
the Blackfoot fair accomplished
UGH good, which it did, large por-
On of the credit is due to Mr.. STUFF
,beam, during the years when he
as directing so much of his time
the work for public good many of
e uniformed folks acted on the
pposition that he was making
oney out of it and that he was
awning comfortable salary, when II
matter of fact he received al
ost nothing for his work and time. II
If the influence of the fair and the II
adjustment Of the sugar industry
this valley have benefited the
I'd owners by raising the value Of
ads, every land owner who has sold
operty for advanced values is in 1
bted to the directors of the fair,
its secretary and to the men who
lked their money and spent their
ne to establish the sugar industry.
;. Stuffebeam is one Of those men.
now operates the Bingham Abb
act office on Main street and is
. OF the few men in the county II
o established an absolutely new
siness in the face Of competition II
] built up a service that was 80 Il
ID and 80 Complete that II laff M III