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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-13
Conventions at
Pocatello This Week

During this week six big organiza-
tions are holding conventions in Po-
catello, and the delegates will be
farmers, business men, seed growers,
livestock breeders, engineers and
labor representatives
On Monday the Highway and En-
gineering societies of Idaho will
meet. Monday evening the Pocatello
commercial club entertains for all
visitors.
Tuesday Is the day of irrigators,
when matters of reclamation and ir-
rigation will be uppermost in discus
sion.
Wednesday is seed day when the
seed show will be opened by the
Idaho Seed Growers association.
Thursday will be Hereford and
swine day and Friday Shorthorn and
farm bureau day. More than 100
head of high bred stock will be sold
at sales on these days.
Each afternoon there will be a
conference of home makers, with
delegates from the state women's
clubs. Every day of the week will
see a meeting of boys and girls clut
workers.
A alrge number of Blackfoot busi.
ness men plan to attend some al
least of these meetings, including the
mayor and most of the councilmen
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-13
WHISTLER LOSES HIS
FIGHT FOR LIBERTY
Former Blackfoot Mans
Daughter For and
Against Him
SENT TO PRISON

Percy Whistler, operator of Black
foot's Handy Kitchen in 1928,
has lost legal fight in which his
personal liberty was at stake.
Two years ago Whistler and his
partner were operating candy
kitchen at Rexburg and it burned
down. He was charged with arrang-
ing for his partner to set it afire, and
his daughter, a girl in her teens
testified against him, saying she had
heard them talking over their plans.
The partner was convicted and sent
to prison; Whistler was convicted
on his daughters testimony and was
also sentenced but appealed his case.
While it was pending, his daughter
made an affidavit that her testimony
given in the case was false, the in
ference being that she had acted
under the direction of her mother,
who has been for many years di-
vorced from her father.
| The evidence in the case was
closed and Whisler's attorney could
not introduce the girls affidavit in
the supreme courts session on the
case and Whistler lost his case by
one VOTE His attorney then planned
to present the affidavit in an attempt
to get stay of execution OF the
sentence, and found that the affi-
davit had disappeared from among
his documents belonging to the case.
In the meantime the divorced wife
and the daughter had gone ito some
place in Texas and Whistler had to
find them 1and appeal to his daugh-
ter for "a new affidavit which she
telegraphed she would execute and
send to him. 1t was due to arrive
last Tuesday, Jan. 6 and up to Sun
day afternoon it had not arrived. 1t
was time for Whistler to go to Boise
and enter the prison, and his pres
ent wife, Blackfoot girl, was sick
in bed and had been for a month.
Whistler left Blackfoot Sunday
afternoon and took the night train
out of Pocatello for Boise, bound for
the penitentiary for term Of. from
one to ten years
Partners Experience
In the meantime the partner
served part OF MS term unuer
Warden DeKay and was paroled. He
hunted up the girl whose testimony
j lfad convicted him and gave her a
sound beating but, we are not in
formed whether it was before or
after the beating that she became
penitent and made the affidavit say
ing that her testimony given against
both men was false and was wholly
an invention of another person under
whose influence she acted.
When the girl was beaten up that
broke the parole of her assailant and
he had to return to the prison, where
both men are today.
Mr.. Whisler's last hope was based
on the possible arrival of the affi-
davit, and being able to get action
thru Governor Davis before the
prison doors snapped behind him,
Continued on page eight
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-13
Beet Growers
Start Things

The meeting of sugar beet grow
ers at the Isis theater friday after
noon brought out many expressions
of accord and willingness to CO.
operate for the best interests of the
growers.
AS a result of the meeting dele
CATION representing Bingham county
organizations will go to Salt Lake
City for a conference next Monday,
Jan. 10, with sugar factory operators
to arrange matters of difference be-
tween growers and the sugar COM
pany. Representing the Rotary
club P. G. Johnston was named; for
the commercial club it is probable
George M. Jorgensen will be named !;
the farm bureau and sugar groWegs
association are yet to name dele
gates.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-13
Boyle Honored by
Winchester Club

Neil F.. Boyle was elected at Salt
Lake City Monday president of the
Winchester club of Utah, Idaho and
Nevada. This organization was
formed since the end of the war on
purpose to utilize machinery and in
dustrial plants devoted during
hostilities to the manufacture OF
guns and ammunition.
Dealers handling the products OF
the Winchester manufacturing COM
.pany are stock holders and belong
to the Winchester club They main
tain unit organizations locally, with
officers having a term Of one year.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-13
INFORMATION FOR
OUR RURAL ROUTES
Make a Few Changes
and Improve Service
To Yourselves
BETTER BUSINESS

People who live on rural routes
are requested to investigate their
mail boxes to see If they are in the
right position and the right height to
conform to the government require
ments and make it easier for the
carrier. The good of the service and
the regularity of the delivery of mail
make it necessary for each individual
to have his mail box and the ground
around it made to conform to
standard.
Is Your Box Wrong?
The mail box should be on the
right side of the road as the carrier
approaches it land should be 50 sit
uated that he can drive up to it on
the trot and place mail in the box
without rising from his seat. The
height of the box. above the level OF
the wheel tracks should be four feet
six inches, just high enough to be on
a level with the bottom of the win
dow in the stendard rural mail
wagon.
Clear the Track
The approach to the box should be
clear in both directions, so the We
hicle can arrive and leave on the
trot. People stopping their vehicles
in the road should be careful not tc
stop them in front of the mail boxes
unless they leave the track onen to
the box. The drivers arriving lose
time going afoot to the mail box
The U. s. mails have the right of way
on all roads, and there is reason
Continued on page eight
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-13
COMMERCIALIZE COYOTES and RABBITS
NOW BEING KILLED ON THE DESERT
Industry Close at Hand That Can be Developed
and Made to Produce Small Fortunes
With But Little Effort
SUPPLYING THE EASTERN 'MARKE

thirty years has been a close student
Of nature as 1t pertains to wild life,
or as others have it, "Our friends in
feathers and furs.' He is a man of
some wealth and has had much
leisure to pursue the studies in all
the states of the union and all the
geological parks and game farms
where animals are kept and bred.
At one time he and his wife spent a
year studying these things all over
the United States and he is now
Continued on page five
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-13
Save the Waste
F.: Alfalfa Seed

DR.. G. A. Hoover reports having
cut the alfalfa that went to seed on
the ditch banks on the asylum farm
last fall and thresed twelve sacks OF
good seed. When we'll cleaned 1t
makes about 1000 pounds, worth
$3.50.
The cut as, much as they could
with the mowers, then used the
schythes, and gathered it mostly
with pitchforks and placed it in piles
till it dried. Much of the work was
done by patients who needed out
door work, and it was very little
trouble to save the seed.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-13

A. B. Hulit of Chicago talked to
handful of men at the city hall
Thursday night on matters that are
new and should be of interest and
profitable to people in this locality.
His subject was a combination OF
the work and pleasure of protecting
wild game Of all kinds; Of raising
them like domestic animals for the
pleasure and profit they bring and
for the good influence they have on
the home life.
Mr.. Hulit lives in Chicago and for
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-13
Farm Loan Associ-
alton Annual Meeting

The annual meeting of the federal
farm. loan association for this dis
trict has been called by 3. nj. Gregg,
secretary, to be held at the city hail
Tuesday, Jan. 13, at one o'clock. "
ficers for the ensuing term will be
elected.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-13
City of Los Angeles

in 1914. 1t is 24S miles long, and lies thru
mountains, deserts, across canyons, under
mountain ranges and along mountain discs,
encountering almost every engineering o.
stacle known to modern construction. ne
last thirteen miles is of steel pipe one inch
thick and six feet in diameter carrying water
under pressure of $50 feet of altitude the
steel tube being anchored in concrete. lhls
whole system was built by the city without
letting contracts. They had eminent en-
eineers and directors of industry in charge,
and hired day labor to carry on the work.
They built on city account, and manned and
operated them with hired labor. The system
was built to supply the city that Los Angeles
is expected to be, and the surplus water is
now rented out for irrigation on the country
surrounding the city, where it is expected
that it will be needed for drinking and house
use as the city grows.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-13
The Greatest Aqueducts in the World

so on, each one smaller, till they got up to
the one that was followed out to constitute
the waterway. And the waterway was pud-
died with rock dust so it would not leak and
wash down the whole structure beneath.
The water supply for
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-13
PIPE LINES OF HISTORY
The Segovia

aoueduct, in Spain was completed in the year
100 A. D., and has been in use for 1871
years.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-13
The Distance From Big Springs

to Pocatelo is 143 miles. From the Fall
river source it would be 12o miles and each
affords ample supply of pure spring water.
Delegates from the different towns are to
meet with the civil engineers of the state at
Pocatello today for conference on the
Feasibility of the undertaking.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-13
The Puglia

aqueduct nj Italy has sixty miles of tunnels,
and a total of 1900 miles of conduits and
iron pipes. 1t has such pressure that it is
used to furnish power for other uses.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-13
The Syracuse

aoueduct, near Athens, Greece, was built
about the year 625 B. c., and is still in use''
after 2sAs years.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-13
The Ashokan

aoueduct for New York City is 100 miles
long, of which seventeen miles is in tunnels
and ffty-fve miles is concrete. 1t goes under
the Hudson river near West Point in tun-
mel that is cut to a depth of 100 feet to
keep it in solid rock. It is also tunneled
under the Harlem river, the East river,
Manhatten borough and Brookln borough
at depths varying from 200 to 100 feet be-
low the surfaces and they had to get west
ern mining man to do it.
The longest water system in the world
was completed by the
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-13
Ancient Rome

built nine great aqueducts having total
length of a7o miles. They did not know
about building closed lines to stand high
pressure so they could lay them acress low
places and rise on the other side by pres
sure, so they built them on water grade
and i'm crossing depressions they built up
great archways like our modern trestles, one
on top of another till they reached the
water grade. One of these near Rome was
built 100 feet high at the deepest place, and
it was thirty-fve miles long. They had no
machines to do the heavy cutting and lifting.
They had no railroads nor powerful trucks
nor cranes nor any of those great labor-sav,
ing devices: They just had to do it by hard
Juggling. The sets of arches they built were
like the cement spans we build nowadays as
bridges, excepting that they built one very
large to serve as base to carry the one built
on top of it, and another on top OF that, and
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-13
The Winnipeg

aqueduct in Canada, was started in 1914 and
will be eighty-fve miles long, connecting the
City of Winnipeg with an arm of the Lake
of the Woods, by means of tube about ten
feet in diameter, but shaped like horse
shoe.-Fron The Idaho Republican, Black
foot.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-13

People have been doing some talking the
past week about big aqueducts and long pipe
lines that carry city water, and the variety
of comments show that the following article
is needed by our home people. We are not
suggesting that the cities of the Snake river
valley build pipe line merely for the next
twenty-five or fifty years, nor for century.
We are suggesting they build an aqueduct
(or conduit) that shall be good for thou
sand years. We are opposed to temporary
structures A fine man remarked last week
that this proposed system for the Snake
river valley was all right only it is so large.
He said it would require pipe line six feet
in diameter to carry the water. What of
it! Who wants to tear up the ground just
to build little one! Who wants to dig
trench and build line that will have to be
done over by the next generation!
We are for the Big Aqueduct
to carry the waters of Big Springs or Fall
river, from the head of the Snake river
valley down the line to supply all the four
teen cities from Ashton to- Pocatello.
When the Lord Laid Out
this valley and placed Big Springs at the
head of it, he probably thought we would
take the tip and build water system worth
while.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-13
Versailles, France

was built by Louis XIV, with drafted labor.
For 44oo feet it rests on archways 200 feet
high, each span being fifty feet long, one
archway above another all built by hard
Juggling, by human toll
Among the modern aqueducts are the
Croton system for New York City, COM
pleted in 1912, and carries the waters of the
Croton river 38.1 miles, with a fall of
trifle over foot to the mile. The aqueduct
is in the shape of a horseshoe, with the
broad side down and the points up. 1t is
built of stone masonry and lined with brick.
The size inside is about 71xSH feet, CIV
ing 1884 square feet to facing on the col
umn of water moving thru it. 1t crosses the
Harlem river in pipes supported by bridge
of masonry and crosses the Manhattan val
ley in cast iron sphon two miles long. The
new Croton aqueduct goes under the Harlem
river, and is about twelve and one-half feet
in diameter.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-13
We are for the Big Aqueduct
When the Lord Laid Out
The Growth of Each Town

is being hampered by its poor water supply
and building the Ashton -Pocatello aqueduct
will stimulate their growth and the develop
ment of the whole valley. The announce
ment that it will be built, will be worth
million dollars to the valley as an advertise
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-03-25
Sheen Raisers. Attention.

At the annual meeting of the Ward
County Farm Bureau held March 10,
nine divisions were created, each to
handle one part of the farm activities.
The writer was chosen to head the
sheep division. So it is the purpose
of this article to place before the
wool growers of our county a tenta-
tive pain of the activities of this d.
vision for the coming year.
Our first object in view is to gath
err few statistics. We ask every
sheep raiser in the county to advise
the County Agent or the writer, Of
the number of sheep he has and the
amount Of fleece he expects to sell this
spring. We are getting in touch with
eastern wool buyers and expect to
either have them offer bid or send
up representative to purchase the
whole crop. Other means are also
being considered. It may be said here
that last year from seven to eighteen
cents per pound more was realized
by cooperative selling than where in
dividuals sold separately. There are
several thousand sheep in Ward coun-
ty at present. We believe if this
fleece is sold collectively thru the
Farm Bureau we can get a much bet
ter price than if each sells individual
ly. May this be step toward the or
ganization of a permanent Wool
Growers Association.
Other activities of this division will
be the dissemination of information
thru the press and distribution of
free bulletins and circulars; co-opera-
tive buying and selling of stock;
maintaining an exchange and arrang-
ing strengthening circles.
CHAS. OURADNIK,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-03-25
FORT RICE MAN is THOUGHT
TO HAVE BEEN MURDERED

Fort Rice, N. D., March 23.-With
two bullet holes in his body, Olaf Jo-
hanson, as years old, was found dead
in the living room Of his farm home
seven miles west of Fort Rice at 8
o'clock last night. A neighbours boy
found the body.
The coroner was summoned at mid
night and decided that Johanson had
been dead six hours when the body
was found The presence in the mans
body of two bullet wounds, either of
which would have caused death, lead
officials to believe he was murdered.
Johanson had farmed near Fort
Rice for the past ~ years. He has
brother, Peter Johanson, living at
Bismarck.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-03-25

am not ashamed of the Gospel of
Jesus Christ, for it is the power of
God unto salvation"
Song Service. No church music
will ever be as popular and pleasing
as the old fashioned congregational
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-03-25
CORRESPONDENCE
BLAISDELL.

BLAlSDELL.
DR.. Bemis was called to Stanley
Saturday on very urgent business
Carl Brye of Devils Lake spent sew
eral days here visiting his brother, J..
S. Brye.
Mrs. Parker and daughter Of Tagus
were guests at the home of 0. r. Pow
ell, Saturday and Sunday.
i Fred Musser of Palermo transacted
business here Monday. He will leave
for Lansing, Michigan, where he will
make his future home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Berg returned
home Sunday from Bottineau, N: D.,
where they attended the funeral OF
Mrs. Berg's father.
Mabel Swensrud is suffering from a
siege of rheumatism.
DR.. Flath of Stanley made profess
sional call here Monday.
Miss Carrie Nohr has returned from
Missoula, Montana, where she spent
the winter.
The funeral Of Josephine Krogp, the
ten year old daughter Of George
Kropp, who died in Minot last thurs
day, was held Monday morning at the
home. The remains were Inferred IN
the Palermo cemetery.
ne lIlt4Ily 1IlSLuo VI - 49, H"A> 49,
vray are pleased to learn that he has
returned to Blaisdell after an absence
of four years and is now manager OF
the Farmers Store. He extends q
corteous welcome to all. Mr.. McGil-
vray's wife and little daughter will
arrive within short time and will
make their home here.
Special Services at Eastwood Park
Christian Church.
c Sunday March 49, 40 THE New
Monday, March 20, 7:45- Contend
ing for the Faith"
Tuesday, March 80, 7:45- For
Thirty Pieces Of Silver"
Wednesday, March 81, 7:45 by
the Mouth Of Many Witnesses"
Thursday, April !, 7:45-"E xamin-
ing the Records"
Death"
nI Saturday =; =, April +, 3, 7:46 THE
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-03-25
COLLEGE, GETS $4,000.

Jamestown, n. D., March 22.-
Jamestown college will receive an APP
preparation Of $4,000, it is ANNOUNCE
ed by the General Educational board
of New York, founded by John ..
Rockefeller to promote education in
the United States without distinction
of race, sex or creed"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-03-25

Sunday, April 4th, 1880" The Res
directed Christi"
7:3O-Easter Program by the BIZ
BILE School.
These services will be plain EXPOSE
tory teachings Of Gods word. "For I
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-03-25
+ + + + + + + = + + + = - +
: Townships May Hold Special :

= County Auditor Kennard and
+ States Attorney Herigstad de-
+ clare that townships where an
+ election was not held last Tues
+ day may hold special election
y within 30 days if twelve free
+ holders call such an election by
= posting such notice in three con-
+ spicuous places in the township
+ ten days prior to the election. In
+ case such an election be not call
= ed, then the county commission
= ers may appoint township Of
+ ficers.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-03-25
H. J. HECHT
AUOXI0221A and RAJ 213A31

Sales MADE anywhere. Every SALE large Or
small will receive my best attention. stock
for dates at my expense. win see TO getting
out your sale bills and advertieing your sale
Just send me your sale list, and will DO the
rest.
man must know the value Of stock to BE-
salesman.
have some fine bargains In farms and city
property. for sale or trade. II you want 90
me. will handle It for you for one email
commission. No big arm to split up with.
come and see mo, or II you have any stock 70
sell or trade: come and see me. az ! have stock
If haven't what you want. will get y Tor
you. can sell anything for something
Yours for better prices and square deal
Office II tie
John Ehr Block Mtn0e, IN: Dek:
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-05-15

prepared marked Exhibit A which attached hereto and made connections such public high this County the judgment this Commission the greatest pub necessity and convenience required be constructed reconstructed m proved
 This Commission hereby estimates the cost of this construction recon be the of THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND State Federal Ad), and has for divided the highway system Nine Uns the estimated cost of Improvements in each unit being follows:
 the Colorado River comprising Litefied Wofhole, and Short Creek Sections.
 LTTLEFIELD SECTION The road from the Nevada State relocated permanently
 drainage that portion
 heavy grades to be surfaced with suitable material where necessary.
 WOLFHOLE SECTION The road from the Utah State Line
 vicinity of Bks Ranch to be generally improved with suit provision drainage.
 SECTION The road from the Utah State Line Beds to be improved by urfacng with suitable material portions necessary, and bridge is to be constructed
 
 APPROXIMATE ESTIMATE $21 10000 UNIT B. Comprising the following roads: Chloride Searchigh
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-05-15

Chloride Pierce Ferry, Chloride Union Station from Chloride Mineral Pass to Station r.#.EEr s.-en#n
 CHLORIDE TO SEARCHLIGHT FERRY This road will be located with special attepton drainage grade wdened and the graded provided suitable culverts ford
 CHLORIDE TO PIERCE FERRY: Mohave County's share of the cost of building bridge FORTY THOUSAND ($4o0Oooo DOLLARS be set from bond
 CHLORIDE TO UNION STATION: present road will be improved by substantial drainage structures.
 CHLORIDE-KINGMAN ROAD TO MINERAL PARK: This be relocated with special drainage structed in a permanent :
 CHLORIDE -KINGMAN ROAD TO CERBAT: The uressnt to be repaired present portions and improve drainage conditions
 UNION PASS TO UNION sTATIoN From a point near the Frisco Mine Union Station this road will be practically and newly constructed avoid grades unsu able road material Special attention will paid drainage Cuves will be installed where possible provided APPROXIMATE ESTIMATE - ssa Aoooo ., UNIT C Road from Kngman to c. O. D. Mine Stockton Hill