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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-02-10
Idaho Has One-tenth
Of All Standing
Timber in
u. S.
TAX ALIEN OWNERS
Measure Requires Out.
siders to Pay Share
of Insurance

There is bill in committee at the
legislature which will be before that
body in a day or two which holds
more of present and future import
than any measure which the solons
will consider. It has to do with the
preservation of the forests. That
means that the greatest industry OF
the state is involved, but the very life
of every soul in the irrigated districts
will be touched thereby and that the
children of not only this, but the
coming centuries will receive or be
denied an heritage of education
rightfully theirs.
That's rather strong, isn't it? Let
1t then, be considered that Idaho to-
day embraces more than one-tenth,
II per cent accurately, of the stand
ing timber of the nation. The value
of this is being enhanced faster than
compound interest. The south is de-
nuded, practically. and the eastern
forests are gone, albeit gallant and
expensive system of reforestration is
under way east of the Alleghanies.
This state is proprietor, or rather
holds as trustee for the school child
rem, about three quarters of a mill
lion acres of timber lands, which
contain the finest body of white pine
in the nation. That wood, in pass
ing, is today the most eagerly sought
of all the soft woods, as is evidenced
by the sale to match company not
long ago of strip on a watershed,
not much more than a patch, for
$75O,000. The total holdings in this
trust are worth easily 100000, 900.
Any day this summer they may be
wiped off the earth. A hot dry spell,
a cigarette sucking tourist throws a
stub away as he climbs into his car
up in the hills and the magnificent
heritage is ashes. The holocaust Of
1910 told what can happen, when
an area 700 miles one way and 800
another was seething cauldron.
This bill seeks to provide proper
patroling and Inauguration of pre-
ventive methods against fire and,
further, it compels all numbering to
be carried on with view to the
future. 1t has other good features,
such as making it a felony to malici-
ously set fire to forest-strange
that arson has not been a crime when
timber was involved till this measure.
But that compulsory patrol provision
brings to the fore this fact: There
are 100000 acres Of timberland in
the state which are owned by aliens,
that is people resident outside Idaho,
which have been partially patrofed
and guarded from fire by Idaho COM
panies and the state. These own
ers have never paid one dollar to-
ward defraying the expense of this
care, rightly considering that in self
defense the local people would keep
fires down on this alien property, in
asmuch as it is adjacent to large
Idaho holdings. The bill makes the
outsider, who bought these lands and
is squatting down waiting for it to
grow more valuable come forth with
his share. Strange again, that this
state struggling with finances and
trying to make civilization spread
over territory four times as large
as the average way east state, never
put the screws on these leeches that |
Continued on page five
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-02-10
FORMER RESIDENTS HERE

Mrs. Alec ,Widdowson, formerly
Mrs. Eugene Thompson, and her
daughter Victory are here visiting
the family of Edwin Watson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson were
formerly residents of Blackfoot, Mr.
Thompson being a music teacher. He
died about nine years ago and Mrs.
Thompson has since married again
and her home is at Gilmore, Idaho.
Mrs. Widdowson's other daughter
Marie, lives at Douglas, Ariz. She
was married some years ago to Mr..
B. Morthland and they have two
children.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-02-10
ONE MEXICAN CAPTURED

One of the Mexicans, who escaped
from the county jail Thursday. Feb.
3 was found in Pocatello at the
home of a lady friend. The sheriff
of Pocatello had been notified and
when the Mexican put in his appear
ance there he was shadowed for some
time before the police followed him
to the home of a friend and found
him in hiding under bed. He has
been returned to the county Jail,
where he will be sentenced to the
penitentiary for burglary.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-02-10
COTTAGE HOTEL SOLD

William Kinds sold the Cottage
hotel recently to Mr.. and Mrs. C. e.
Higgins Of Caldwell, Idaho.
Mr.. Higgins took charge Of the
hotel on Tuesday, Feb. s. They have
been residents of Caldwell for a good
many years and left many friends
there, to take hold of this enterprise
at Blackfoot. They are going to try
to deserve success in conducting the
Cottage Hotel and hope to make
friends that will be as dear to them
as those they left.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-02-10
FARM BUREAU
GETS APPR0PRIA.
Tl0N OF $650O
Many Favor Cutting
Force of Bureau to
Agent and Steno-
grapher

\ In the discussion of the matter.
Irelative to the appropriation o1
Rcounty money to help support the
farm bureau, conclusion was
reached on Monday afternoon. The
matter has been discussed for the
past three weeks with considerable
energy thruout the county with the
result that good many people favor
cutting down the working force some.
what and maintaining the county
bureau with the county agent and his
stenographer as the whole working
force. This would mean that they
would dispense with the assistant to
the county agent and not try to keep
a boys and girls club leader in the
Held. The county agent would do
as much as he could of the work that
was handled by all three Of them last
year, but would not be able to do a
great deal with the boys and girls
clubs tho he might help the different
communities organize to sustain the
boys and girls club work in the re-
spective communities according to
their interest With this contracted
program and with the understanding
that the Bingham county fair was to
receive the attention of the county
agent and farm bureau during con-
sidera BILE of the busy season of July
and August in getting the fair work
organized and exhibits provided, but
that there should be paid secretary
in charge of the fair work and the
business Of the fair, the board appro-
prfated $1,000 for the support of the
farm bureau.
The board of commissioners de-
sires to organize board of directors
to have direct charge of the Bingham
county fair and to have paid secre-
tary to carry out their orders and be
their business manager and active
Representatives; to correspond with
the prospective exhibitors, especially
those who may bring in race horses
and livestock from other states;
those and other concessions and to
carry on all the preliminary work
that is necessary to be done leading
up to the fair season.
County Agent Stephens recently
went to Salt Lake City to attend the
of the representatives of
the intermountain fair association
and thus put us in touch with the
whole program of intermountain
fairs, their exhibitors, the conces-
sioners and other things necessarily
planned a long distance in advance.
The farm bureau has a board of
directors of its own to whom the
county agent is responsible. All pur-
,hases must be o. KID by them; all |
expenses authorized by them and
hey are responsible for the expendi-
.ure of money. The farm bureau will |
make monthly reports to it's board of |
directors and then their board of di-
'ectors will transmit their report to-
sether with the vouchers for expen-
litures to the board of county COM
nissioners to keep them advised as
% what they are doing with the
county money. 1t is the desire of
he county commissioners and the
county clerk to organize the activit-
es of the Bingham county fair in
pretty much the same way, requiring
hem to make. frequent reports to the
BOARD Of commissioners so that every
hing shall be kept under a strict
observation.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-02-10
FORMER BLACKFOOT
MAN PROMOTED

Rev. A. Chamberlaine, who has
been at Boise for the past five years,
Dean of st. Michael's Cathedral, has
just been appointed to fill the posi-
tion of general missioner of the
diocese of Easton, Md, the transfer
to be made the first of April.
Rev. Chamberlaine spent three
years in Blackfoot from about the
year 1908 to 1911 and made many
friends by his splendid service in this
part of the state.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-02-10
BIG SALE AT BLACK
FOOT JEWELRY STORE

The Blackfoot Jewelry store are
putting on big sale which started
Wednesday with H. A. Peglow in
charge. The Blackfoot Jewelry COM
pany are keeping in line with the
rest of the merchants in reconstruc-
ton and some surprising reductions
are being made. Their entire stock
has been remarked and some rare
bargains are being offered.
The sale will continue for two
weeks and is the biggest of its kind
to be offered in this part of the
country.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-02-10
w. O. ALLEN HAS OPERATION

Captain w. G. Allen was oper-
ated on at the Holy Cross Hospital
in Salt Lake City, Wednesday morn
ing for gall stones and at last reports
his condition was serious. His many
friends here anxiously await his
speedy recovery.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-02-10
NOTICE TO STOCKMEN

promise forgive tax lodging 1920 shoot
1921
If list holdings assessor correctly
February 20 1921 this office will you
for the ofense Of 1920 Otherwise
the right enfore section 35 against you
Take your choice
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-02-10

r. G. Miller was up from Salt Lake
the first of the week visiting his son
Clarence Miller at Pingree.
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-10

having grown the crop very success
fully for several years. Mr.. Rue now
has a herd Of Is registered Shorthorn
cattle, some Of the best in the west.
l.. O. Gilmore, who has been very ill
from pneumonia in Bismarck, returned
Thursday. Mr. Gilmore became i'll
several months ago while engaged in
the printing department Of the Bis
,marck Tribune, and for several weeks
his life was almost despaired Of One
Of his lungs became affected and it
was necessary to perform an opera
tion.
Valentines Day Cards, Cutouts and
Novelties in all varieties at The Globe
Gazette Printing Co., 119 S. Main St.
Berger T. jaeger, confidential assist
ant to the president Of the Duluth
Street Railway company of Minneapo-
lis, is missing from that city and
$4,000 in negotiable securities and
S4,825 in cash are missing. Mrs.
Jager was formerly Mrs. Cabanne,
wife of the cashier of the Farmers
State Bank at Forman, N. d. Cabanne
disappeared from Forman under
cloud.
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-10

Northern, went to Bismarck Wednes-
day, his private car being attached to
the Siberian Limited
Tom Griffeth, vanguard of the
Grand Forks curriers', arrived Wednes-
day to pave the way for two rinks
that arrived today for Bonspiel
with the Minot curriers'.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Defiance have
moved from Sanish to Stanley where
they have taken charge of the Wilson
hotel. Geo. w. Wilson retires from
the business to attend to other inter
ests.
Thomas Connely of Berthold, who
has been serving time in the county
Jail, was released and went home one
day last week. His old neighbors are
quite worked up over locking up Mr..
Connely, we are told.
Thomas, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
Murphy, who is i'll with pneumonia,
submitted to an operation Tuesday
evening on one Of his lungs. The little
fellow has been very i'll but now has
a splendid chance for recovery.
The dance given by Moffet Bros. at
Surrey Feb. 3 did not have very
large attendance owing to weather
conditions. Those present reported
a fine time. The management apprec-
lated the kindness of the fellows who
stuffed the stove pipe with rags.
With application blanks for licenses
and the automobile fee schedules in
the hands of county and city officials,
owners of automobiles in North Da-
kota will next week begin making ap-
plication to the state motor vehicle
registration department for their 1921
tags.
julius Rue, prominent Burlington
farmer-stockman, will grow 12O acres
of corn this year. He intends to plant
l-3> of his farm to corn each year,
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-10
CITY news IN Brief

Mrs. John Yoder Of Surrey has been
very ill with pneumonia, but is mprov-
ing.
Atty. l.. H. Paige of Berthold
transacted business in Minot Wednes-
day.
Bob Norton, former Minot- -Burling
ton barber, is now employed in Los
Angeles, Calf.
Another farmers paper has sus-
pended--the Pierce County Farmers
Press at Rugby.
Leonard Glein of Berthold sustain
ed a broken arm when his "little old
Ford" kicked back.
Don't forget to send your friends a
Valentine. See the line at The Globe
Gazette Printing Co.
Harve Valentine of Des Lacs is in
st. Joseph's hospital recovering from
an operation for gall stones and ap-
pendicitis.
H. Dornan, foreman of bridge
crew at Marcus, Wash. left for the
west Saturday after visiting old MinOt
and Burlington friends.
Will f. Holbein, Of Bismarck. sec
retary of the North Dakota Good
Roads Association, passed thru Minot
Tuesday enroute to Stanley.
An internal revenue collector from
Fargo spent Monday and Tuesday in
Minot to assist our citizens in making
out their income tax reports.
r. NJ. Williams, of Des Lacs, State
Manager Of the N. D. Grange, was in
Minot Saturday, enroute home from
Churchs Ferry, where he addressed the
Grange.
Roy A. McCandless, superintendent
of the Minot division of the Great
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-10
U. c. I. Held Social Evening

The q. G. I. held a very enjoyable
entertainment and dance at the Asso-
citation Of Commerce rooms Saturday
evening. Music was furnished by
Quigley's orchestra. An interesting
program was rendered, which was OPP
ened with America. Eddie Wynn gave
a 15-minute monologue. Freddie
Vollmer's violin solo was received
with much applause. Two little lads,
Birch Reed and Francis Mcdonald,
The Powder Puff Twins" gave a
clever four-round boxing exhibition.
J. A. Danielson gave a 3O-minute
chalk talk, his jokes and drawings
being unusually clever.
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-10

Former Minot Girl Died in Superior
Lucille, year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Jones, passed
away at the home Of her parents at
Superior, Wis, a yeek ago from scar
let fever and complications. Her
father is manager of the relay office
of the Great Northern Railway Co.
at Superior and held this position in
Minot for several years, moving to
Superior a year ago.
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-10
BANK OF n. OAK. SUED

Fargo.-S. A. Sweetland, states at
torney for Sargent county, has brot
suit against the Bank Of North Da-
kota for the county of Sargent, to
cover two classes Of deposits, one of
current funds amounting to $4,000
and the other of sinking funds am
ounting to $4,000.
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-10
FIRE ladies POORLY PAID:
SHOULD HAVE MORE MONEY

The Minot fire department is rur
more economically than any other fire
department in a city the size Of Minot
in the United States, the Independent
ventures to state.
There are only four salaried mer
in the department. The chief, w. r
Leas, draws $4,000 a month. The
salary of the assistant chief, J. J.
O'Leary, is $4,000. The two drivers
F. I. Hunsley and H. NJ. Miller, re.
ceive $l25 month each. These mer
are on duty 36 out Of every 48 hours
and even during the IL hours they are
off duty, they must be within call.
There are % volunteer firemen
tho usually IL of them respond to
each call. In case of a second alarm,
practically all of them turn out. -Four
of the volunteer firemen sleep at the
hall, tho they hold other positions in
the city. All are provided with suits,
tho unless they are at home when the
call is given, they respond in what
ever clothing they happen to be wear
ing at the time. In recent fire, a
volunteer fireman ruined 500 silk
shirt. He received $500 for the work
that night. The volunteer firemen
receive one dollar each per call. If
the fire lasts more than an hour, they
receive one dollar per hour. There is
seldom a fire but one or two suits of
clothes are ruined by the tiremen.
The fire department receives the
very best Of cooperation on the part
of the central telephone office. Each
volunteers phone is connected with IA
red light. The operator either calls
the volunteers or answers their calls
first.
The Minot fire department is very
well equipped. There are three mod
ern trucks. The first one out is a
squad wagon carrying 800 feet of
hose. two 4O-gallon chemical tanks,
smoke masks, axes, ladders, crow
bars, flash lights, Pyrenes, small three
gallon chemicals, in fact about every
thing needed in fighting fire.
The second call truck is the pumper
carrying four lines of nose. With
the aid Of the pump, it is possible to
get a pressure of 200 pounds on each
line of hose. The pumper has a cap
acity of 1000 gallons minute.
The third truck is loaded with 1900
4ccL VI HOSc lOI cIiieiScICy. L ne Lnlfu
truck is kept in reserve in case sec
ond fire occurs while the first truck is
out. One thousand feet of hose is
always kept in reserve to protect any
other section of the city. All of the
hose is new excepting 400 feet, the
old hose being used on natural pres
sure.
The fire department needs a hook
and ladder wagon, which will be the
next equipment purchased.
Chief Leas informs the Independent
that during 1920 the department. re-
ceived sixty calls in addition to four
false alarms.
The Independent believes that the
firemen should receive a little more
money than they are getting. The
volunteers receive scarcely enough to
pay for the clothing ruined during the
year. These loyal fighters seldom quit
the game. Altho the work is hard
and oftimes dangerous, and frequent
ly disagreebale and expensive, they are
ever ready to respond to the call at
any time Of the day or night to save
our lives and property. Hats off to
these brave fellows Let's show our
appreciation of their services by Civ
ing them a little more money.
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-10
SLEEPWALKER INJURED

Anamoose, N. D., Feb. 7.-Awaken-
ing from troubled sleep, Robert
Kessler broke double window and
in crawling through cut his foot quite
seriously. He had dreamed someone
was chasing him, he said.
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-10
FIRE NIPPED AT DRAKE

Drake, n. D., Feb. 7.-Damage
amounting to several hundred dollars
was caused to the City drugstore
building and fixtures when FIRE, be-
lieved to have started from an over
heated stove, gave the Drake firemen
a stiff battle. The loss was fully COW
cred by insurance.
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-10
TEETH ARE ALL NOLARS

Drake, n. D., Feb. David Liston
Of Drake, has complete set of double
teeth, every tooth being molar in
form. He can pick up a two bushel
sack of wheat with his front teeth
and carry it with ease.
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-10

Dr. Paul Garnot, noted professor Of
the 6eaujon hospital in Paris, who
has suggested plan to equa.jze the
male and female population Of France.
Doctor Garnot, a strong admirsr Of
American men, suggests California
husbands for French girls. Hs esti.
mates that due mainly to the war,
there are 100000 more women In
France than men. California, he un-
derstands, has an excess male popu-
latIon.
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-10
BerthOld Barber Gives Bond

Joe Galen, Berthold barber, was
brot to Minot Wednesday and compel
led to give a peace bond, as the result
Of row which took place in the
Kaiser restaurant recently.
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-10
WAHpETON MAN FOUND DEAD

Wahpeton, n. D., Feb. benjamin
Parker, 49, chef at local hotel. was
found dead, his partially frozen body
lying on the ice of the Boise de Sioux
river. An inquest was deemed Nun-
necessary, the coroner finding that
the man came to his death through
alcoholic poisoning and exposure.
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-10

Johnny-Say, paw, can't get these
'rithmetic examples. Teacher said
somethin' bout fiindn' the great COM
mon divisor.
Paw Gin disgust Great Scott!
Haven't they found that thing yet?
Why, they were huntin' for it when
was boy.
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-10
SUSPENDED SENTENCE

Fessenden, n. D., Feb. adam
kessler, pleading guilty in district
court here to forgery in the third de-
gree, was given suspended SEN
tence of one year.
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-10
GETS IL YEAR SENTENCE

Fessenden, N. D., Feb. Sam Kit
telson, found guilty on statutory
charge in district court here, was
sentenced to IL years in the state pen
itentiary.
New Ulm review., 1921-06-01
COOP. CREAMERIES WILL
FORM STATE ASSOCIATION
Convention for This Purpose Called
at Capitol in St. Paul for Next
Tuesday.

Minnesota cooperative creameries
are about to take another step in CO.
operation by organizing state asso-
citation. A call has been issued to the
900 cooperative associations of the
state to send delegates to convention
to be held in the capitol at ST. Paul
on Tuesday, June Z.
The special purpose of the statewide
association will be to help the cream
cries build up and maintain the best
possible system of manufacturing
butter, also to help the creameries
market their butter to the best adj
vantage. Uniformity and high quail
ty of dairy products will be goals
which the state association will under
take to reach.
A. j. Mcclure, of University Farm,
dairy extensionist, says: The CO.
operative creameries of Minnesota
manufacture around one hundred
million pounds of butter yearly. Last
year the sales of butter by these
creameries amounted to sixty million
dollars. 1t is not necessary to mention
the Importance of this business in
Minnesota, because it is already well
known. But it is necessary to have
it known that this important industry
may be seriously injured by the i'm
portation of foreign butter and the
promotion of butter substitutes.
There is need, therefore, for the
cooperative creameries to get together
for self protection. The state associa-
tion will be chiefly for this purpose.
Every cooperative creamery in Min
nesota should be represented at the
convention June Z. Remember that
the original call for the meeting, June
6, has been changed to the 7th."
New Ulm review., 1921-06-01
UNION HOSPITAL DEBT
is REDUCED TO $29, 900
More Patients Cared for Last Year
Than in Any IL Months of Its
History.

According to the report of Treasurer
F. H. Retzlaff, read at the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the
Union Hospital Association of New
Ulm, which was held at Turner Hall,
Monday afternoon, the indebtedness
of the Association was reduced nearly
one-half during the past year, namely,
from $56, 900 to $4,000. This shows
a phenomenal increase in the business
of the institution. Additional ev1-
dence of the hospitals increasing
prosperity is the fact that more
patients we're cared for last year than
during any previous twelve month
period.
The three directors, whose three
year terms had expired, were reelected,
as follows: F. j. Backer, Charles
Kuehlbach and Wesley C. Miller.
During the annual meeting, which
was called to order by President Jacob
Klossner, Jr., at 2 p. M, various
routine matters were disposed of.
New Ulm review., 1921-06-01
ANOTHER PANE BREAKS.

Shortly after workmen had com
pleted installing a new plate glass
window in the large front of the
Buenger Furniture Co.'S building on
North Minnesota street to replace the
one that was shattered by wheel
from the Dakota House bus recently,
one of the lower corners of the huge
pane broke off. The job was COM
pleted shortly before 6 o'clock, last
Tuesday evening, and a few minutes
later the damage was noticed. It is
difficult to account for the new fracture
as the large pane had, apparently been
installed perfectly. The large plate
glass window in the entrance to the
store was placed without accident and
the workmen doing the job succeeded
in removing the damaged pane, which
was cracked at the edge as a result OF
the impact of the omnibus wheel, with
out further breakage.