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The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-06-24
.ENTERTA|NS BIG
LOCAL AUDIENCE
Burnell Ford, Speaker at Opening
Night Performance Holds Crowds
Spellbound by Lecture.

Disclaiming all honor as a wizard
OF electricity. asserting that he was
only a Ford, Burnell r. Ford, first
night entertainer of the local Chau-
tauqua audience, proved that Ford
is an excellent little animal if it
could only get along as he does, for
he went deep into the mysteries Of
electricity, demonstrating every
point he desired to make, and yet
never once tortured his audience with
meaningless scientific terms, instead
bringing electricity down to an every
day level, he made plain by his dem
onstration how bells could be rung,
boats guided, lights lit, and powder
set off from distance, all by the
use of electricity.
Throughout his lecture of about
an hour and half duration, never
once did the large audience get rest
less. listening intently at all times
and laughing uproarously at the
jokes and at some of the explana-
tions of supposed impossible things
done by the vaudeville magician. An
expose of the ouija writing and spirit
work brought down the house with
applause.
he demonstration of Mr.. Ford
showed only too thoroughly the diff
ference between the real and the
cheap and imitative; instead of
mystifying and widely waving his
arms and calling spirit hence" Mr..
Ford quietly pressec the button, ex-
planning how the waves of power
went through the air, and made
wires flame up by the heat produced.
A machine he had on the stage pro-
duced three million volts of electri-
city, which proved harmless and to-
tally painless owing to the rapiditv
with which the volts changed direc-
tlons, while tiny dry cell battery
made some boys on the stage suueal
with pain because the current was
slower. The three million volts
when passed through these same boys
lighted electric lights in their hands
and yet they were unable to feel the
power going through.
Mr.. Ford, all his life, has been
deep student, as well as a painstak-
ing and successful inventor. His
achievements first gained nation
wide prominence when the govern
ment accepted and used in it's ma
oional sanitorium an apparatus of
his Invention for successfully treat
Ing the Great White Plague. Other
remarkable inventions followed rap
ldly and during the great war Mr..
FORD perfected torpedo that could
be accurately controlled by wireless
from any distance, also an electric
magnetic instrument that will indi-
cate to an aviator his exact location
at all times, making it possible for
MIN to fly in safety even in fog or
darkness.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-06-24
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION.

The United States Civil Service
commission announces a post office
cierk-carrier examination, to be held
on July 16, 1921, for the purpose of
establishing an eligible register from
which selections may be made to fill
vacancies as they may occur in the
position of clerk or carrier, post Of
flee service, Blackfoot, Idaho. salary
10000 per annum.
All citizens of the United States
who meet the requirements. both
men and women, may enter this ex-
amination; appointing officers, how
ever, have the legal right to specify
the sex desired in requesting cerri-
iication of eligibles. Age limits. 18
10 40 years on the date of examina-
ton. Age limits do not apply to
persons entitled to preference on ac-
count of military or naval service.
For further information and appli-
cation blank apply to Thomas F. Far
mer, local secretary, board of civil
service examiners, at Biackfoot, Ida
ho, or to the Secretary, Eleventh L.
S. Civil Service District, 303 Post
Office Building, Seattle, Washington.
c. w. PAINE.
District Secretary
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-06-24
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Mr.. Varian Hale returned Thurs
day, June 10th, from his trip to Salt
Lake, Ogden, Logan and Fish Haven.
having attended the Hale reunion at
Logan.
Mrs. Aletha Bitton returned from
Salt Lake City Friday, June 18th.
having visited her mother and faith
er at Ogden and sister at Farming
ton.
Miss Vatia Taylor went to Rex
burg to attend summer school. but
was unable to secure the studies she
desired so will not attend this sum-
mer.
Work has commenced on tearing
down the school house and a fine
new school building will be erected
and finished in time for school in
September.
Joseph Jordan of Blackfoot was a
visitor with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Crawford Sunday.
Harrison Ison and wife left Tues
day in their ear for California. Mr..
lson has brother living at Los An
geles where he expects to visit him.
and also visit several other cities
and points OF interest while there.
They expect to be gone for six or
eight weeks
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-06-24
J0BLESS MEN NOW
SEEK FARM WORK
Nearly 1000 Jobless Veterans of
World War Leave New York City
for Work.

New York, June 21.-Jobless
farm.
The fighting Yank who left the
n'ow to go to war and then remain
ed in the big cities after he had re-
turned has found starvation wages
and rainy nights on park benches
too much.
Miss Monica Barry Walsh. director
Of the American land service, said
200 men boarded trains leaving New
York today to go back TO the coun-
try. Seven hundred and forty-eight
went last week. Eleven hundred
and thirty went the week before
and still there are 46S,000 men out
of work in New York.
If we just had the money to ham
die these boys we could clear the
park benches in few MONTHS"
Miss Walsh told the United Press.
Right here is the solution Of Am
erica's industrial problems. All the
ex-service men out of jobs, seem to
have come to the big city and they
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small staff we don't dare to adver-
tise for men. We did that one day
and they nearly tore down the place
trying to get in.
You wouldn't believe that there
are men starving in New York, but
they are. They may not be dying
for food, but lack of proper nourish-
men indirectly has caused many
deaths.
Last year we sent 1900 farmer
cites up in New York state to pick
fruit This year we sent 80 and we
don't intend to send any more until
we find places for the jobless
Farmers won't pay fares for these
men and we haven't any money. Last
week we started gang out hiking
across country hoping to get them
places without railroad fares, but
the plan failed.
THE harvest season is coming on
and we are as broke as the men. but
even without assistance we can get
back about 10000 by that time.
With sufficient funds we could clean
up the greater part OF these 46S,OOO
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-06-24
BALL TEAM HELPS

Those who have been travelling up
and down the line say they hear
some very flattering remarks about
our ball team, and the whole sou!ed
manner in which the business men
of this city are supporting them, as
we'll as the entire town and commun-
ity. There is no doubt but that orr
neighboring cities are gaining an i'm
proved impression of Blackfoot, at
least their remarks would indicate
the same. One thing which makes
our team good advertisement for
the town, is the fact that it is made
up entirely OF home boys. Our all
home team, and our large bunch of
fans are doing some advertising
among our neighbors which it would
be hard TO do in any other way. A
ball team and brass band cost some
money, but without a public interest
in such institutions a town is apt to
be dead one.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-06-24
ARCTIC REGIONS
NOT ALL FROZEN
Chautauqua Lecturer Who Explored
Arctic Says Country Capable Of
Great Development.

The old time ideas of the frozen
north were totally dispelled and ex-
ploded by the exploration and dis
coveries of Vilhalmur Stefansson,
Arctic explorer, who spoke to the
Blackfoot Chautauqua Wednesday
night, who, when interviewed said:
THE time will come when the en-
tire north will be settled by people
and the land dotted by cities, towns,
factories, mines, churches and
Schools" This unusual view of the
north is held by Mr.. Stefansson who
spent five years exploring the "froz-
en- north"
Coming back, not with a story of
fearful hardships and terrible ex-
periences, as had other explorers of
the north, Mr.. Stefansson found he
was received cody by geographical
societies who had decided the north
was Frozen" and consequently OBJ
jected to having their pet theories
broken UP, but after three years of
Mr.. Stefansson's lectures and dem
onstrations, the Royal Geographical
Society of England about two months
ago awarded him gold medal and
accepted his tale as genuine.
Within sixty days of the time he
left Alaska, faring into the north
without a large supply of provis-
ions, trusting to the fruitfulness of
the country enrOute, the death of
Mr.. Stefansson was generally an
nounced and published. Five years
later, when he returned, people de-
clared he had been in hiding, so Mr..
Stefansson says, and it was a long
struggle to get them to believe 9TH
erwise. Greenland, which is noun
tainous, is snow covered always, but
SO are other mountainous parts of
America, but in the lowlands of the
north, some places as far as $50
miles north of the Arctic circle
spruce and cotton woods grow to be
80 to 40 feet high, he declares.
Is Really New World
Il am calling to the attention of
the people that there is a new world
up there in the sense that the frozen
north that they imagined was there
is fruitful and intensely friendly,
where one can live as comfortably
as here. There are plenty of local
products to support a large pOpula-
tion permanently" and this is in
reality the message of Mr.. Stefans-
son. 1t is that the north is fruitful.
not barren; possibly it will not
bloom as the desert rose when wa
tered, but it is far from a. land of
horror, of black sorrow and con-
stant ice and snow.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-06-24
TWO COMMUNITIES
WILL CELEBRATE
Thomas and Riverside Join Hands in
Putting On Mammouth Fourth of
July Celebration.

"Hurrah for the Fourth of July"
We have joined with the Riverside
Ward and are going to have a grand
and glorious Fourth at Thomas. A
large program in the morning. All
kinds OF outdoor sports including a
base ball game in the afternoon and
grand big dance in the evening.
Refreshments of every description
will be sold all day and evening. Ev-
erybody come and have the time of
your lives, young and old alike.
Bring your wives and families and
sweethearts, also your fasc running
horses and enjoy yourselves to the
limit. az
Most of the Thomasites were seen
on the streets of Blackfoot Saturday,
some shopping and others attending
the meeting of the different auXil-
iaries Of the L. D. S. church.
Everybody is busy at Thomas. Hay
ing occupies the center of the stage
just now. The men folks ara talk
ing hay and hay forks, mowers and
derricks, while bhe ladies are discus
sing gardens and the thriftiness of
the common weeds. Our boys are
shining their shoes and the girls are
washing their faces in buttermilk to
rmove the tan and freckles and are
getting in trim for our big Fourth
of July celebration.
Quite a crowd of men folks turn
ed out Monday and did some noble
work on our base ball diamond, prt-
ting it in shape for the big game on
the Fourth
Heber Fackrell caught a fine trout
IN the Snake river last week ana is
slll wearing a broad smile as a re-
suit.
A large crowd attended the dance
FRIDAY night given for the benefit of
the base ball nine Refreshments
were sold during the evening. The
event netted quite a sum for the
boys.
Mr. and Mrs. Reul Fackrell of
Plngree called at the N. P. Fackrell
nome ON their way home from Black
foot Saturday evening.
A large crowd was in attendance
at Sunday school Sunday and were
much interested in the text "Thou
Shalt Not Steal" which was dis
cussed during the service,
A meeting of the amusement COM
mlttee was held Monday might for
the purpose of arranging the pro-
gram and amusements for the
Fourth.
victor Peterson was a visitor at
BlackfOOt Monday.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-06-24
TO APPLICANTS FOR FARM LOANS

The Department Of Public Invest
ments is in receipt of your applica-
tlon for farm loan.
We fully realize the very urgent
need for money throughout the State
at the present time. The money in
the various endowment funds is yery
low, the Department having granted
all the loans it possibly can until the
hrst OF the year so there will be no
money available for farm loans until
after that time.
Ihe State administration is ex-
tremely anxious that every available
assistance be given the farmers of
the State and are therefore consid-
erng paying them, in lieu of the
cash, liberty bonds which are now
held by the State as an investment
am therefore submitting this prop
osltlon for your consideration and
ask dhat you consult your banker to
ascertain If it Will be a feasible
proposition to accept in payment of
your loan liberty bonds from the
State at discount of two per cent.
Va AiACts -eiSul CeulS on the dollar,
You can take these bonds to your
banker who will gladly give you
credit at the market price.
l would advise, however, that be-
for you accept this proposition that
you obtain the advice of some banker
in whom you have confidence if this
would be profitable deal for you.
You must consider in this proposition
that the State only charges for max
ing your loan the amount actually
necessary in making the appraise-
ment, and five dollar appraisement
fee, the total ordinarily not exceed
ing SIS. The term of all State mort
cages in five years. If you will fig
ure carefully the discount asked on
your Liberty bond you will find that
your rate will not exceed ~ or s
per cent during the term of the mort
gage. The State is not anxious to
let these bonds go at this small dis
count, but it is merely to relieve the
present money stringency throughout
the State.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
INVESTMENTS.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-06-24
URGES WAR ON
N0X|OUS WEEDS
Farm Bureau Gives Information Con-
cerning Control of Alfalfa Weevil
in County.
To all Bingham County Farmers:
Weed Control

Weed Control
Many nOxiOuS weeds are showing
up over the county the worst of
which are the wild Morning Glory,
Canada Thistle, Quack Grass, and
other perennial weeds which, as you
know, are very hard to get rid of.
Even cultivation tends to scatter
them and increase them over the
fields.
The use of sodium arsenite, Ga
deadly poison) mixed with water in
various proportions, according to the
weed to be killed, will eliminate any
weed. This poison is applied by
spraying with a bucket spray, hand
spray, or even sprinkling can for
small patches and we have found
that it will absolutely kill any of the
noxious weeds that we have bother
ing us in this country. Spraying
should be done before the weeds go
to seed, and in some cases that would
be in the very near future.
Sodium arsenite comes in the
form of a liquid and we can get this
poison for you from the U. S. Smelt-
ing Company at Midvale, Utah. The
price is not prohibitive as it costs
$1.5O per gallon f. o. b. Midvale and
one gallon will take care of from
One-half to one acre of weeds, de-
pending on the proportion of poison
and water that is used. This makes
the cost of killing these weeds very
small and l would advise that if
your place is infested with any nox-
1ous weeds which you have had any
trouble in eliminating, that you Sc
cure some of this poison and make
Immediate use of it, as it will en-
able you to clear your ground of the
weeds at the lowest possible cost.
Alfalfa Weevil Control
The alfalfa weevil is showing up
very strongly all over the county
and unless you are in spraying dis
trict where spraying machines are
being used for it's control the only
thing aeft for you to do is to cut the
first crop early at the time the weev-
ii seems to be doing the greatest
damage, Or at the time when your
field turns gray. After cutting.
springtoOth the field thoroughly and
follow the springtooth with a spike
tooth harrow with piece of woven
wire or anything attached to the
back of the harrow snat will create
a heavy dust. In this way you will
De able to get second crop of alfal-
Ia. otherwise, if you merely cut the
11rst crop and do nothing towards
killing the weevil, your second crop
of alfalfa will not amount to much,
DO not irrigate just before cutting
as the main reason for using the
springtooth and drag is to stir up
heavy dust.
Yours very truly,
E. w. STEPHENS.
County Agricultural Agent.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-06-24

bulk of sales S7.75 to $50. Pack
ers and shippers were active buyers
and both paid the top price. General
conditions in the hog marke7 indi-
cate continuation Of stronG prices
for the next few weeks. Pigs are
ibringing s7.75 to SS.25.
Sheep and Lambs
Arizona lambs sold UP to S1125,
native spring lambs up to $10.75,
year,ings 1915, clipped ewes, $3.50
and clipped wethers Sf.65. Sheep
were strong to % cents higher and
lambs up 80 cents to S1O0. Prime
nor Invest spring l@r'N~ would have
brought $1,000 or better.
CHARLES NJ. PIPKIN.
Market Correspondent.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-06-24

finished dipping their sheep and are
going to move to the summer range
in the near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Ward were in
Aberdeen shopping Friday.
Mrs. Andrew Nelson and her
daughter, Mrs. O'Searls were in Alb
erdeen Friday.
The amusement committee met
Tuesday night to decide on celebrat-
ing the Fourth of July.
Flene Cooper gave a party at her
home Monday evening. There was
a large crowd in attendance.
Mrs. Johanna Satterfield and Mrs.
j. c. Cough We're callers of Mrs.
Holmquist, Tuesday, who is very i'll
with pleurisy.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-06-24
HOGS AND LAMBS HIGHER
BEST STEERS STEADY

Kansas City Stock Yards, June 20.
Though fairly liberal supplies of
hogs were reported at all markets,
prices here were unevenly higher
iah the top above $500 for the first
time in several weeks past. Lambs
were so cents to $1.00 higher. The
first good Arizona lambs here in two
weeks sold at SLIPS. Sheep were
strong. Best grain fat cattle were
steady, to 15 cents lower and plain
and medium classes Is to 25 cents
off. Fed cattle supplies are dimin-
ishing.
Today's Receipts
Recelpts today were 1900 cat
tie, $4,000 hogs, and 5000 sheep.
compared with 1890 cattle, 14.000
hogs and $500 sheep a W eek ago and
$3.50 cattle, 1000 hogs, and $500
sheep a year ago.
Beef Cattle
Best grades of fat cattle sold at
steady to 15 cents lower prces, the
trade fairly active. Plain, common
and medium classes were I5 to %
cents lower. Volume of demand was
fairly large. Oother markets report
ed liberal receipts, but the per cent
of fed cattle offered was smaller than
a few weeks ago. Good rains in South
Texas recently have checked the
movement of grass cattle. Grass fat
COWS and heifers were down 10 to 15
cents, and fed grades steady. Very
few of the latter class offered. Veal
calves were steady and bulls sold
slowly.
Ssockers and Feeders
Prices for stockers and feeders
were unchanged compared with last
week. Good medium weight feeders
met an improved demand, but the
lower grades sold slowly. Because
OF high freight rates it is not reason
able to expect lower prices for thin
cattle without material reduction
in receipts. Old thin cows are SELL
ing to grazers at $l.15 to $3.50.
Hogs
Hog prices were up IL to % cents
and the advance established the
cent quotation again on the better
classes. The top price was sS.15 and
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-06-24
WOODMAN PICNIC

Last Sunday several hundred
Woodmen gathered at the Nelson
Cox reservoir in Wolverine Canyon
in an annual picnic. Free coffee and
lemonade were served on the grounds
and some very interesting COW boy
stunts were pulled Off There were
no accidents Of any kind and all re-
turned home in the evening feeling
they had had a wonderful time.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-06-24
Hogs

Hog prices were up 15 to % cents
and the advance established the s
cent quotation again on the better
classes. The top price was sS.15 and
The New York herald., 1921-11-26
FINANCIAL NEWS
AND COMMENT
Steel Market Strong-Public
Interest Increases-Bond
Prices Higher

In practically al departments tho stock
market displayed yesterday consi6srs Bile
strength and . somewhat larger pubic
interest than before wac Indicated In an
unusually large number OF different issuez
6esIt IN. The main support OF prices, how
ever. still lay in the operations OF p-otes-
sional traders and Efforts to ust special
ties. which met with success, suggested
that speculators were eaceavo-!zg 20 tl7-
out all sorts os stocks 90 determine the
state OF offerings. The Street remains
IN the dark about tie character OF buy
ing that went on during the gluggish
days OF sumner. Enlarged stockholders
lists on corporation books, notably in the
casee OF United States Steel and American
Telephone and Telegraph, have shown
from timo TO time tina. great deal OF
stock was bought and put away when
prices were low. But the speculative ele-
ment IS unable to determine as yet
whether much OF that accumulation Will
DO drawn out by en- advance OF quota
ttons. That uncertainty for considerable
time has been a factor in trading sorties
on both sides OF tho market
The development which stamped the
character OF yesterdays business as
different from trading oe recent days
was the persistent strength OF the rails
Not a few, including Atchison, Great
Northern preferred, Lehigh Valley, Mis-
souri, Pacific preferred. New York Cen
trail. Reading and Southern Pacific, a6-
vanced q point and moro. Canadian
Pacific and Union Pacific rose more
than points. The explanation for that
rather sudden spread oS interest In the
carriers was not altogether plain. but
seemed to lie IN the showing OF such
October earnings statements as have
appeared and In the intimation from
the tacit abandonment OF the funding
bin that railway financing Is In much
moro favorable position than Il was q
month ago. before tho bond market
had reached its present volume. II is
too early 10 build strongly on either of
those influences. Although there was
a squirt in freight movement. early IN
October, helping to make the month 8
net operating income higher than It
was IN September there Ia reason to
believe that November results will not
show Up quite so well. The railroads.
It Is true. will find conditions much
more favorable for borrowing IN the
future than was. possible last summer.
but it is less the need OF capital than
Of reduced costs and better profits that
Is bothering the railroads.
Bonds continued TO boom along un-
der a rising scale OF prices. The cur
rent market has been somewhat re-
rlarkable IN It's freedom from reaction
since last August. but then the con-
junction OF slack industry with grad
ually increasing liquidation o: goods In
stock has tended to increase the amount
OF loanable funds with much rapidity
this year. Call money rates ended tho
week BY a decline frcn Per cent. to
+.s per cent.
Cotton prices had been r.lade vulner-
able BY riso OF about 40 points In a
week. and therefore yesterdays extern
sive reaction was rot eurprlsing. The
recession IN That market was offset by
further gains In grain futures quota
tons.