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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-15
RETIRING POST
MASTER HONORED

| Last Sunday the BlackfOot post
office was turned over to the new
post master, o. Buchanan, Gregory
Jones retiring after eight years OF
service as chief
On Saturday afternoon the en-
ployes of the office and the carriers
and rural carriers, fifteen in number,
presented him with a pair of gold
cuff buttons, and the following mes
sage with it.:
please accept this little token
which we give as a mark of our
friendship and respect for you. We
want you to know that thru these
years of our service with you that
we have enjoyed our association with
you, and will always remember your
administration with pleasure. This
little token can but vaguely convey
to you the esteem in which we hold
you. We wish you success and happi-
ness in the future
The following notice, addressed to
the employees of the office, was
posted in the work rooms by the re-
firing postmaster:
81 feel unable at this time to ex
press my qualification in receiving
such a valuable present from the
employees of the office, upon my re-
tirement as post master. I want to
include in my thanks Earl E.
Farmer, who, note, has joined in
the letter to me.
eff our patrons have been given
good service during my administra-
ton, as several have been kind
enough to state to me, it has been
very largely due to the loyalty and
continuous efforts of the employees of
the office. l have been fortunate in
having such employees and am proud
to share with them any praise that
may be due if the public, generally,
has been satisfied with our work.
81 hope and believe that you will
continue to put forth your best eff
forts and will give my successor the
same support that you have given
me, and hereby extend my sincere /
wishes for your future welfare"
Mr.. Jones has been helping in the
office this week, and closing up his
financial reports. When he is all !
thru, and probably by the last of !
his week, he will leave for tour of
California, with no particular OBJ
ective excepting to have good rest
before giving any thought to what
lie is going to take up next.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-15
SAND CREEK FLOODS SETTLED

At q meeting held at Idaho Falls
] last Friday an agreement of canal
companies was signed, for arrange
ments that will soon result In control
of the food waters of Sand creek or
most of them. All of the canals
connected with and responsible for
the floods signed excepting the
Farmers Progress canal, and they
did not decide whether they would
come into the agreement or not.
They declined to sign at that time,
but if they stay out of the agreement
there will be a responsibility and
liability to damage suits, and they
may yet decide to join.
This question has covered in its
various degrees period Of twenty
five or thirty years, growing gradu-
ally worse until it threatened to in
volve everybody in a strip of country
about thirty miles long, extending
from the Wicks district up the val
ley to Willow creek. 1t is thought
that the year 1923 will witness the
end of the troubles and will be
marked "Skiddoo."
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-15
DUG UP A DINOSAUR

Members of the dredging crew
scooping gravel out of the Idaho
canal east of Wapello this week, dug
out a skeleton that has been puzzling
local men who try to read back into
creatures long dead.
the past by looking at the bones OF
The creature in this case had a
head about the size of goose egg.
thigh bones and hig bones large
enough for badger, jaw bone so
large it was out of all proportion to
the size of the head, and II 1t had
eyes they must have been we'll for
ward on the nose. Two long tusks
lay out forward from the sides Of
the skull, but were so reduced to
dust that they did not like with the
skull. The teeth indicate that 1t was
meat eater.
The bones are at The Republican
office and may later be sent to the
Smithsonian institution for informa-
ton so we may know who owned
these gravel bars before we came
and homesteaded them.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-15
CHEESE FACTORY

During the past year considerable
stimulus has been given to dairyini
in Idaho by the importation of dair.
cattle and purebred sires into thi
territory. 1t is a fact that prosperit.
has followed the dairy COW, an(
! wherever farmers have started dairy
ing they have not felt the pinch O.
ers. We have all the feeds necessary
hard times like the one crop farm
for economical milk production
feeds witch canont be shipped eco
nomically and can only be marketed
thru livestock.
Some Bingham county farmers
have complained that poor butterfat
markets made dairying Improbable
and that we need more competitive
markets Notwithstanding these
statements one farmer in Aberdeen
received $4,000 last year thru cream
checks, and others report monthly
receipts of 500 to $3.50 per month
from the sale of cream
During the past week meetings
have been held in BlackfOOt, River
ton, Riverside, Groveland, Moreland,
Thomas, Rose, Wapello, Firth, Aber-
deem and Shelley to present the pro-
position of placing cheese factories
in Bingham county c. A. VOigt will
equip factories in localities where
farmers will sign one year contract
for delivery of milk from 500 cows.
hits contract guarantees Wisconsin
cheese exchange prices f. o. b. ship
ping point in car load minus cost of
manufacture of the cheese, which
cost is to be determined by COM
mittee Of three patrons and Mr..
Voigt. No investment is necessary
on the farmers part. The farmers
must organize their own milk route
and deliver the milk to the factory.
The farmer is entitled to his share of
the whey which is about ninety lbs.
of whey to every 100 lbs. of milk
delivered.
Committees have been formed in
each district to canvas the prospec
tive routes To date all the reports
are not in but Blackfoot is consider
ably short of the required number
while Moreland, Wapello and Firth
are bidding strong for factories. 1t
is up to every farmer milking cows
to help put this thing across. There
is tendency on the part of some to
hang back and let someone else start
the factory. If we have a cheese
factory every farmer must give his |
support. 1t is up to you.
A final meeting of all committees !
will be held in BlackfOot Thursday,
March 22 to decide where cheese
factories will be placed.
Coming
Prem Moore, Idaho poultry special
list, will be in Bingham county on
March 27 and % and April q. He
will take up farm demonstration
work and talk on incubation, brood
ing and development of stock. No
ice of place and time Of meeting
will be given next week.
A meeting will be held on the
evening of March FL at 7.30 p. m. to
discuss methods of growing and
head lettuce, cauliflower
md other truck crops. Mr.. Mccall
md Mrs Riser, representing the
lIaho Producers Union will be
present.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-15
SETTLERS AFFECTED
CHAPTER II.

The secretary of the interior has
announced his decision to allow the
work of the FIT. Hall project to &c
ahead regardless of the fact that
about 2 per cent of the land owners
have not signed the contracts. Pro-
vision will probably be made for ad-
uniting them or leaving them out as
they may prefer by the time the
budget for it is completed.
The government appropriates $780,
900 year for the operations on the
reservation, part of which is ex-
pended on the maintenance of the
irrigation system, and the farmers,
including those on the coded tract,
pay an acreage fee which in the year
1922, amounted to $79,400 for the
fiscal year ending June 80.
Keeping the canals cleaned out has
been difficult on account of the short
time in spring and fall when such
work could be accomplished, but two
dredges are now on the work, and
they can operate with water in or
out of the canal.
When Mr.. Engle came to take
charge of the project last fall he
found some MISUNDERSTANDING and
some matters that needed adjusting,
and many handicaps arising from the
insufficient capacity of the irrigation
works, and he has been working to
iron out these things. The county
had advanced $1252 to pay water
masters in 1920 and this had not
been repaid by the federal govern
ment, and Mr.. Engle studied the
question and recommended that it be
paid in full, and this was done. Set
tiers having grievances or wishing to
ask for changes in methods are to be
asked to make their suggestions to
Mr.. Engle at the office and in cases
of water management, during the
irrigation season, to make their
statements in writing and send them
in by the ditch rider.
Mr.. Engle states that it is his pur-
pose to do everything he can to en-
able both the white and red settlers
and farmers to make the greatest
success in their operations, and he
will welcome all who wish to talk
things over with him. He wants to
get acquainted with conditions and
the needs and wishes of all the farm
ers on the project. He has arranged |
for one of the government attorneys
to be here on March Fl to go over
some of the legal phases of the work
to see what adjustments must be
made from that standpoint. He is
anxious to avoid litigation, expense
and delays, and to have everybody
protected and accommodated insofar
as it is possible.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-15
DEATH OF E. NJ. KENNEDY

Edwin M. Kennedy departed this
life at San Bernardino, Calf, at mid
night on Wednesday, March IA, al
the age of fifty years. He had been
at that place for several weeks trying
to recover from serious illness, and
took a severe cold recently and was
overcome by it. Mrs. Kennedy was
with him, and she gave up hope on
Wednesday evening and wired for
their son Forest to come, but almost
Immediately afterward she got him
on the long distance telephone and
told him it was all over and that she
would start for home on Thursday.
1t is expected that they will arrive
on Friday morning and the funeral
will be conducted on Sunday at 3
o'clock. Mr.. Kennedy is a member
of the Elks, all Masonic bodies and
Odd Fellows. He was a native of
Iowa, having grown up near Cedar
Rapids, and when young man he
worked for seven years as a jeweler.
Later he came west and made start
for himself under adverse circum-
stances, but forged ahead steadily
and in recent years gained quite
fortune. A few years ago he con-
centrated his capital in stock in the
First National Bank of Blackfoot,
devoted his time to it's management
and was very successful, but long
hours at the desk told on his health
during the past year until he had to
leave it.
About the year 1894 he married
Miss Isabella Younie, and they have
three sons, Avery, Forest and Archie
and one daughter, Elizabeth. His
estate is said to be in excellent con-
dition, and he was carrying $4,000
in life insurance, all paid up and in
force at the time of his demise.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-15
BLACKFooT IRRIGATION JOINS

The Blackfoot Irrigation company
at their meeting on Tuesday after
noon joined the Water Users Union
by a unanimous vote after hearing a
half hours address on the work of
the union by Engineer w. o. Cotton.
He explained the operations of the
water control system, the formation
of the country thru which the river
flows, and the effect of the rise and
fall of the river on return flow, bank
storage and lake bank storage, and
stated the unsolved problems that
are still being studied.
In the election of officers, the fol-
lowing were chosen: w. G. Sollen-
berger, president; George T. Cobbley,
secretary and Ernest Gregg, Walter
Bithell, Delbert Hodson, Elijah
Clark and Marion Merkley, the other
members of the board.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-15
ASSESSORS NOTICE

hal l will be to
for deputy assessors for field work in the
1t is desire to appoint
ing townships. 81
he will be able to cover it in ten days or two weeks
will pay six dollars $4,000
means Of conveyance and
applications
the enough would like have
township in the county. II pick
should whom qualified
to send in their applications
applying will
together with their written their writing
later than five days from the date Of this publication:
Married- sngle--- Occupation
Do real property in this Do
Describe
lived
in this county Give your school district No
a of
think
think
Sheep feeding market in fields feed Hogs fed
market by farmers Chickens other poultry
think drawing owning
Would you
case of this deal wh-----------------------
r. Won found of
his farm and pastung
farm and
YOU assess cattle
the OF that of the farm?
may other suggestion information that
making my selections
right accept reject and all applications
ARTHUR MANwARING,
Assessor
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-15
,WAPELLO BULLS ARRIVE

Two registered Holstein bulls have
been shipped in from the Union
Dairy in Utah, and arrived at
Wapello Wednesday, for the use of
the association there.
The animals cost $3.50 apiece and
will be kept at the farms of Eliza
Clark and George T. Cobbley.
The committee soliciting contracts
for COWS to supply milk for the
cheese factory secured contracts for
only 26S cows, and since this is not
enough to support factory, they
will offer them to Blackfoot and
Firth.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-15
MILES CANNON RESIGNS

Miles Cannon, state commissioner
Of agriculture, rendered his resigna-
ton to Governor Moore Saturday.
The retiring commissioner was ap-
pointed to the position by Governor
D. w. Davis during his first term and
has served at the head of the depart
ment for four years.
Mr.. Cannon said Saturday that he
intends to maintain his residence in
Boise, but that he would give his
property interests in Washington
county closer attention in the future.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-15
LEGISLATORS ARE HOME

Bingham county's senator, L. R.
Thomas, and it's representatives C.
Anderson and George A. Line are
back from Boise and are visiting with
a good many of the home folks and
giving an account of matters of in
terest.
They express considerable satisfac-
ton in having used the knife and the
ak on many of the sources of ex-
pense, and some disappointment
growing out of logrolling that no.
body could control
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-15
ROAD WORK IN PREPARATION

Last Friday Commissioners Eng
land and Miller, and County Engin-
eer Milton Christensen were in
Blackfoot to meet with representa-
tives of the state and federal govern
ment on plans for connecting the
pavement on South Broadway with
that at Gibson.
Col. D. P. Olson, Mr.. Ferris, and
Plez Wilson, representing the state,
and a Mr.. Shoemaker, representing
the federal office at Ogden, had a
session at the court house. 1t is ex-
pected that work will begin early
in the spring and be completed by the
first of July.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-15
BACK FROM WASHINGTON

Indian Agent William Bonner and
wife are home from three weeks
trip to Wisconsin and Washington.
Mr.. Bonner goes there occasionally
on official business, and this was Mrs.
Donner's first visit to the capital.
They spent about week at his
old home in Green county, Wisconsin
and aside from short illness Of
their little daughter, they had good
trip.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-15
THE NEW ASYLUM BOARD

David Burrel, commissioner of pub
lie welfare, chairman, with Edward
Thoreson of Blackfoot and Eugene
Wright of Idaho Falls, other mem
bers.
Under the cabinet form of state
government, the commissioner of
public welfare is chairman of the
boards of all penal and charitable in
stitutiOns
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-15
ADJUSTMENTS

March 10 at tabernacle, singers,
Professor Andelin and Miss
Arvilla Clark.
March 20, DR.. Roberts three
lectures to boys, to girls, to all.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-15
SALES

Carl Lehman, horses at the fair
grounds, March 16.
Mrs. Henry STANCE, Sterling,
Wednesday, March %.
Cutting, three miles south of
Sterling.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-15
MRS. FJELsTED IN HOSPITAL

Mrs. E. ]. Fjelsted went to the
Blackfoot hospital on Tuesday after
noon and on "Wednesday morning
submitted 60 a major operation for
the appendix and other troubles.
At last accounts her case was pro-
ceeding normally
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
COTTON CLOSE IS
 SLIGHTLY LOWER

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-The failure of unexpectedly strong Liverpool cables and southwestern rain re- ports to stimulate general buying, seemed to encourage reactionary sentiment in the cotton market here today. Prices held steady during the morning but declined late in the aft ernoon with January selling down from 30.28c to 29.96c and closing at 29.9Sc. The general market closed steady net unchanged to seven points lower.
 The market opened steady at an ad- vance of Is to 2S points on the better Manchester trade reports, higher Liverpool cables and apprehensions of further crop damage in the west ern belt. There was considerable trade buying, coming partly through brokers with continental accounts, but as soon as this initial demand had been supplied tracing became quiet with the market showing a tendency to sag off under renewal of pre-bureau realizing. Otherwise offerings were restricted and the bet ter tone reported in the stock market helped to hold prices shade over last nights closing qcotations during the middle of the day. Selling be- came more active toward the close,
  ern heding as well as commission house liquidation with December de- clining to 30.45 and March 29.96 or about 5 to 9 points net lower. Last prices were within a few points of the lowest. One of the features of the early market was the beginning of trading in cotton for october de- livery 1924. The first sale of that delivery was at 26.40 and trade in terests paid up to 26.60. The demand was supplied by scattered local sell ing and the price was later off to 26.27, an unusually active interest be- ing shown considering the remote ness Of the position. Liverpool cables said the advance there was due to fresh buying on frost reports and in creased activity in Lancashire.
 No further private crop figures were isued here. The average of the estimates recently published is 10,- 209, 900 bales and traders are supposed to be looking for government report of between 10,250.000 and 10,500,000 bales tomorrow. Exports today 189,- 425, making 1.SH4,905 so far this sea son. Port receipts 91,14S. United States port stock 70S,2S1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
FOREIGN BONDS fn- C-rh N.rlraf\
CnFFEE MARKET

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-The market for coffee futures made rather a steadier showing today, with trading less active. The opening points lower to 1 points higher. near months being relative ly easy under some further liquidation. After selling at s.s7c. December rallied to S.S0c on covering. or 10 points net higher, while March advanced from 7.s5c to s.1oc, with the general list showing net ad- vances of 5 to 10 points, There was a renewal of scattering liquidation at these figures and the close was well off from the best. being net points higher to 1 point lower. Sales were estimated at s7,00o bags. December s.72c: March, Sc; May. 7.6sc: July, 7.41c; September, 7.26c;
 Spot coffee quiet: Rio 7s He; Santos 4s 14%c@15Ac. Cost and freight offers were scarce and the only offers on part bourbon 3s and 5s were at 14.5oc for prompt shipment.
 The official cables reported no change in Rio exchange on London. with an ad- vance of 10 refs in the dollar buying rate The Rio market was 175 to 400 reis lower and Santos 800 refs lower to 160 reis high CT. Rio cleared 27.e0o bags for the United States Brazilian port receipts. 4s,Ooo; Jundiahy receipts. 22,ooo. Today was holiday In Brazil.
 HORSES AND MULES
 EAST ST. LOUIS. H.. Nov 1.-Horses and mules steady with market strong with good fat southern horses Quota tions unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
Weekly Statement Of I2 Reserue Banks

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.--Combined re- sources and liabilities of the 12 federal reserve banks at the close of business De- tober 31 were reported tonight by the federal reserve board in thousands or uol- lars as follows:
 Resources--Gold and gold certificates 354,73s. Gold settlement fund, federal reserve board 6o9.lss. Total gold held by banks. sss,s25. Gold with federal re fund. si.471. Total gold reserves. sill Total reserves, s.191.145. Non-reserve cash 39152. Bills discounted, secured by United States government obligations, Other bills bought in open market. United States bonds and notes. 77,574. United States certificates of indeotedness; 14263. Municipal warrants, S17. Total earning assets, 1,1So,652. Bank premises: Tncoilected items. s11,271. All other re- sources 13.076. Total resources. 5,09l.2 .267.
 Liabilities: Captal paid in. 109.726. Sur plus. s1s,3ss. Deposits: Government 1s95265. Other deposits. 2S.061. Total deposits, 1.95s,e6o, Federal reserve notes in actual circulation. 2224,s65. Federal reserve ba ink notes in circulation, net lia- bility 52S. Deferred availability items, tai liabilities. 5.0s1.2e Ratio of total re- serves to deposit and federal reserve note liabilities combined. 763 per cent. Con tingent liabilities on bills purchased for foreign correspondents. 44lo2.
 FLAX MARKET
 DULUTH, Minn., Nov. 1.-Close: Flax, November. s2.as; December. s2,s6h; May, es.sbN.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
POTATO MARKET

CHICAGO. Nov. 1.-Potatoes steady: re- ceipts, 11s cars; total United States ship ments, 1.021; Wisconsin sacked round whites |. s. No. l. 90c@s1.10 cwt.: Min nesota and North Dakota sacked round whites U S. No. l, and partly graded, S5c @s1 cwt.; Minnesota and North Dakota sacked Red River Ohio's, s5@s5c cwt. South Dakota sacked e-rly Ohio's U. S No. 1. So9s0c cwt.; sacked round whites so dD90c cwt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
MARKED INCREASE IN BOND BUYING

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-Today's bond market reflected renewed and in- creased interest on the part of in- vestors, the buying being particular- ly heavy in the secondary adjust ment and income issues of the rail- roads, with marked increase also in buying elsewhere in the list.
 All of the average recorded im- provement, the largest change being in the secondary rail group. Traders reported that telephone and wire inquiries were exceptionally large and that many of these combinations was translated into buying orders before the close.
 Rumors in the financial district indicated that agents of the British government had completed their pur- chases of United States government bonds to meet the next interest pay ment on the British debt but move- ments of the liberty issues showed. there was considerable buying power for all of those issues except the tax exempt 3hs moved upward
 Some of the sugar and copper con- pany liens participated in the prices particularly the convertibles, which moved with the stock market.
 There were renewed reports that public offering would be made soon of an issue of Southwestern Bell Tel ephone company bonds and an issue of $15,000,000 Texas company bonds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
HUBBARD BROS. & CC.

Members New York Cotton Exchange. New Orleans Cotton Exchange. New York Pro. duee Exchange. Associated Members Liv
 srpool Cotton Association. Orders solicited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed OH for future delivery. spe- ciai attention and liberal terms given for uonsignments of spot cotton for delivery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
COTTON SEED OIL.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-After declining ing by outside longs. cotton seed oil i'm proved on scattered commission house buying regarded by the bullsh statical position of lard and light offerings of seed and crude. November closed 1 point lower and the balance to 5 points net higher