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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-29
NOMINATING CON-
VENTION TONIGHT

This Friday evening the conven-
tion for nominating city officials
convenes at o'clock, and it is for
you to express your wishes and pref
erence. Do some thinking and plan
ming, go to the Court House and
take part in the nominations.
If you stay away, or If you at
tend and do not say what you think,
you cannot with good grace express
any dissatisfaction with what is
done by others. If you do not have
the courage to rise and say what
you think, then 1t will be your fate
to be governed by people selected
by those who have the courage to
get up in meeting and say 1t.
The men who have managed city
affairs in recent years have put f.
nances on cash basis for few
months at least, and 1t is the earn
est wish of all thoughtful people
that men may be elected or re-
elected who possess the ability and
the workability to keep 1t on cash
basis or nearly SO. 1t used to be
that people did some guessing as to
who would manage the town gov
eminent we'll. but years Of work
and watching have shown the citi-
zens who is sound and reliable and
diligent in attending to public bust
ness, and it would be we'll to mark
such men for future service.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-29
AWARDED CUP FOR
RECORD KEEPING

Friday forenoon, at the beginning
of the regular weekly chapel hour
the principal, Mr.. Christensen, pre-
scented a beautifully finished loving
cup to Merrill Hammond for keeping
the best record on his Smith-Hughes
agriculture project during last sum-
mer and fall of any other boy in this
district. The cup was donated by
Fred Christ, jeweler of Blackfoot.
In contesting for this cup the boys
had to keep a detailed record of all
expenditures, time spent In work,
materials used, rentals and interest
on borrowed money used on their
project work. II they raised two or
three different things, separate ac-
count was kept for each and II any
of the produce was used during the
summer, the account was credited
with its value and in the fall after
the harvest each student had to close
his accounts, placing certain value
on his produce, and be able to show
complete record of his work and
expenditure during the summer and
to account for all of his produce
This work is intended to Encourage
the keeping of detailed records on
farms all over the county and to
make Is possible to stop many leaks
from the farmers profit. The aver
age farmer today could not give an
accurate financial statement showing
the condition and earning power of
his farm on short notice.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-29
CALL FOR CITY CONVENTION

Notice is hereby given that a city
convention for the purpose of nomin-
ating candidates for mayor, eight
councilmen, city clerk and city
treasurer, to be voted on at the city
election to be held on April "a, 1928,
and for the purpose of electing an
executive committee of seven, as pro-
vided by law and for such other law
full purposes as such convention may
be called will be held at the court
house at Blackfoot, in Bingham
county, Idaho at 8 o'clock p. M, on
Friday, March 80, 1923.
Only qualified electors of the City
OF Blackfoot will be entitled to
participate. The officers will be
nominated under the principal of
economy and when nominated will
be know as the Economy ticket.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
adv. 1918
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-29
CLUB BOYS AND GIRLS NOTICE

The provision as to eligibility for
Union Pacific scholarships for county
winners in Boys and Girls club work,
heretofore established in the thirty
six counties Of the State of Idaho
traversed by Union Pacific System
lines, is hereby modified and ex-
tended to include girls, as well as
boys, who may participate in county
club work, and in addition, the
fourth section of the plan as stated
in announcement of March Is, 1922,
is amended as follows:
1.-TWO acres of corn, one acre of
sugar beets, one acre of potatoes,
five acres of wheat, barley or oats,
one acre of certified wheat, a SOW
and litter, four pure bred or high
grade market hogs, one bred heifer
or one pure bred calf, twenty-fOur
poultry, or four sheep"
The scholarship plan as above ex-
tended will apply to 1928 club work,
and subsequently, unless otherwise
later announced.
The Union Pacific offers its hearty
congratulations to all participants in
this agricultural club work and
hopes that this enlargement of the
scope of the competition will create
materially added interest in the CO.
operative extension work of the
Idaho agricultural college.
c. r. GRAY,
President.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-29
SEED POTATO FREIGHT RATE

Governor c. C. Moore went to
bat" for the farmers of Idaho Friday
and succeeded in having continued
for thirty days the emergency freight
rate on shipments of seed potatoes
within the state. Advised by eastern
Idaho farmers that they could not
get their seed all shipped by March
80, the date on which the emergency
rate expired, the governor immedi-
ately took up the question with the
Oregon Short Line and within
twenty-four hours had secured an
extension of the rate to April 80.
This extension will apply only to
shipments within the state as the
time was too short in which to secure
action by the interstate commerce
commission for shipments outside
the state. This will bring great re-
lief to hundreds of producers of seed
potatoes as the emergency rate is
half the regular rate. Being thoroly
familiar with the troubles of the
farmers the governor was quick to
take action in case where he could
secure definite help for them.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-29
RESERVATION NEWS

Camas Jim, who died on February
"a, leaves daughter,t Mrs. Minnie
Camas Willie, who livSs across the
road from the Indian Mission at Glib
son. She is offering fmilk cow for
sale in an effort to secure money
with which to pay forfthe coffin her
father was buried in.
In this matter Mrs Willie has de-
parted from the customs of her peo-
pie and adopted the White mans way
of burying the bodies of those who
have passed to the happy hunting
grounds. 1t was their custom to
wrap the body in blankets and place
it in the grave, together with his
property.
Anyone desiring to go out to the
Mission should cross the Blackfoot
river on the Yellowstone highway,
and then take the second crossing Of
the railroad tracks, after leaving the
river, and that road leads in a
southerly direction of the Mission.
Her advertisement is among the
classified ads.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-29
DEATH OF MARY PRICE

Mrs. Mary Price, the mother of
Farley Price of Blackfoot, died re-
Gently at Salt Lake City, and an i'm
pressive funeral service was con-
Quoted by friends at the sixteenth
ward presided over by Bishop Joseph
w. Lake, and burial was made at the
City cemetery.
Mrs. Price is survived by her hus-
band, William Price and by the fol-
lowing children: Farley Price of
Blackfoot, Mrs. Roy Groesbeck and
Adjutant General w. G.. Williams Of
the Utah National guard, James
Price, William Price Jr., Mrs. Joseph
G. Morris of Salt Lake and Thomas
Price of Los Angeles.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-29
DRY FARM REMEDY SUGGESTED

Being constant and interested
reader of The Idaho Republican,
noticed small item in recent issue
March 22) in which Joe Tilden of
Taber, registers a kick against the
irrigated farms, charging that the
rain which should rightfully fall
upon the sun-baked desert, is now
being absorbed by the turtle and
flourishing farms of the irrigation
district, for which there Is plenty of
artificial rain. Nature, Of course, is
all wrong. But allow us to suggest
that Joe purchase an areoplane and
quantity of electrically charged
sand and flutter over his vicinity,
scattering the sand thru the air,
thereby causing the much needed
rain to descend where it will do the
most good
Unless this, or some similar con-
trivance is brought into play, to
direct the course of the rainfall, we
heartily agree with Joe, that the
desert will prove to be- lost and
hopeless stretch of valuable acres.
AN OBSERVER.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-29
AROUND THE COURT HOUSE

The assessor is concentrating his
office force on the task of making
out the assessment lists in the Of
flee, so that they can be compared
and completed on the ground when
the assessor visits the property. 1t
is thought that substantial saving
of time can be made by this plan,
and also a saving of many errors
and oversights.
Assessor Manwaring is planning
to have his several field men come
in on Saturday to receive their in
structions as to all details of field
work, and then have them go out
and cover the county as quickly as
possible. There are to be twelve
Of them, and by doing it quickly it
will enable them to get the records
back for completion in the office at
an earlier date and keep the work
from getting behind.
Judge Good performed a marriage
ceremony Tuesday for Victor Haupt
and Caroline Schaffer.
The sheriff's office is doing con-
siderable work serving papers in
civil cases, but there is not much
else doing.
Injured Woman Explains
Mrs. Edna Larson, who was
charged with disturbing the peace
recently and was fined $25, wishes
to state that she knew nothing of
court procedure, that she engaged
an attorney to represent her at the
trial, that he did not appear as she
understood he would, and altho she
was accused by the witnesses of
things that did not happen at all,
yet she had been drawn into dis
pute in the street and admitted in
court that she had been in a quar-
rel, seeking to defend her own name,
and II that was an offense and was
disturbing the peace that she sup
posed she was guilty and she con-
sented to enter a plea accordingly. |
She was surprised at the severity of
the fine and regrets that she did
not understand things better and ar-l
range for a hearing that would bring |
out the whole truth, tho she lacked |
the necessary witnesses to do justice
to her case. She assures people of
her good conduct and good inten-
tons thruout.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-29
GROVE CITY DITCH MEETING

On Monday evening at the Com
mercial club rooms there was an an
nual meeting and election of the
Grove City Ditch company, with the
largest attendance In many years. A
good many speakers addressed the
house and expressed the belief that
vigorous action should be taken to
meet the needs of the stockholders,
to enlarge the ditch in the weak
places to make 1t capable of carrying
plenty of water and to require the
irrigators to enlarge the outlets into
their property so they can pass a
large volume of water quickly. They
were all emphatic In the belief that
those who do not pay their assess
ments shall be promptly sold out and
made to leave the water alone. A
good many were sold out last year,
and the board OF directors were ad-
vised that in assuming their duties
this year they might find it neces-
sary to prosecute some people who
use water without authority. Those
who try to run the water out thru
small outlets, and cannot finish their
watering in the short time allotted to
them will have their choice of en-
larging the outlets or having the
stream shut on of them before they
are thru with it. Those who force
some of the stream into their lawns
in this way and force the rest of 1t
Into the streets will be dealt with
both ways. Where the cement ditch
banks with the expansion joints
cause some leakage, the board Of d.
rect rs will advise with the property
owners as to how to stop the leaks,
but will make them responsible for
results. The board were instructed
to deal justly to protect the irriga-
tors and the city streets, and not to
allow the city sprinkling wagons to
make drafts on the bitches and in
terfere with irrigation as was done
last year in some localities. The
ditch company will be responsible to
the city for water that gets into the
streets, and the irrigators in turn
will be held to accountability for the
way they control the water or fail to
control It, People who had water
proofs of ownership, have been
pretty we'll checked up and their
rights re-established by the secretary
and president. and hereafter the
water service will be denied to any
one who cannot furnish evidence of
his right to 1t and receipt for cur
rent assessments paid.
The new board consists of L. M.
Caps, chairman, and F. c. Parkin-
son, Thomas Dolman, M. N. Austin
and Byrd Trego, with James D. |
Johnston, secretary. Work will be-
gin on the ditch right away to get it
In conditions to receive the water
just as early as possible, it being
agreed by all that water had not
been turned in early enough in past
years.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-29
THE STYLE SHOW

The style show put on Friday
evening by the Brown-Hart company
lasted about an hour and half, and
was one of the pleasing educational
events of the season. The store was
we'll filled with people, and a good
many stood on the sidewalk in front
of the store, viewing the models as
they appeared in the big display
window.
The models were Mrs. E. M. Hub
bell, Mrs. M. B. Tuohy and the
Misses Lavina Plant, Dorothy Cob
bley, Lorine Tavey, Irene Briggs and
Irene Good.
The exhibition included spring and
summer designs in coats, hats, sport
and hiking suits with Knockers. Each
model was costumed in what suited
her best as to style, form and color.
A special feature not displayed be-
fore at any of the fashion shows was
the mature woman and what she
should wear. With gray hair and a
few timely lines in the face, often
comes added stoutness that forbids
the designs and colors worn when
youthful freshness demands only
new and beautiful things. The
Brown-Hart company with the as
sistance of Mrs. Hubbell used such
care in selecting the models worn,
that cheers of approval greeted her
on thru each stage of the display.
Truly 1t is more important to use
thought and care in the selection of
gowns and hats for the woman who
has left youth in the growing dis
lance, if she would retain the grace
and mellowness that is rightfully
hers, for each period of life has its
we'll defined attractions. The hearty
approval given this showing for the
women of ripper years bespeaks con-
tinuance of this feature in future
shows.
The models all wore with becom-
ing grace or dignity the patterns
suited to their type. The
close up or the intimate view and
study of the material and design
which the spacious store permitted
was very satisfying to those who ex-
pect to purchase. Altogether the
town and firm are to be congratu-
lated on the pleasing and satisfying
display.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-29
LOCAL FINANCIERS
MAKE A BIG DEAL

L. c. Collins, cashier of the First
National Bank of this city, returned
Thursday morning after a two days
visit in Salt Lake City. Mr.. Col
Inns reports financial conditions
much improved and restoration
Of confidence among the people in
general. The bankers note q con-
siderable improvement in the past
month. Among other transactions,
Mr.. Collins closed sale of the Alex.
Younie and Neil F. Boyle interests
in the Salt Lake Hardware company
for consideration Of something
over 100000 in cash, which is an
indication that money is becoming
more plentiful in the intermountain
country.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-29
FIRTH A. A. TEAM
DEFEATS SHELLEY

The fast Firth A. A. basket ball
team played the Shelley town team
at Shelley Wednesday evening of
last week and defeated them to the
tune of 10 to 90. 1t was a hard
fought and exciting game and the
Shelley men were outclassed thru
out. The first half ended with a
score of 81 to II in favor of Firth,
and altho Shelley staged good
comeback in the second they were
unable to win the game. Converse
and Meyers we're high-point men
for Firth, and Wilkins, Mcbride and
Daw for Shelley.
The Firth and Shelley high school
second teams played very close pre-
liminary game which resulted in q
victory for Firth. Both teams show
a lot of good material which should
be in the makeup of next years first
teams.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-29
RESERVOIR MEETING TUESDAY

On Tuesday, the sixth of April
there will be a reservoir meeting at
American Falls. There will be pres
ent the high commission, the boards
Of commissioners from seven cOun-
ties, reclamation officials and press
representatives
1t is expected that it will be at
tended by representatives of the
civic bodies of several towns, and
many others who are concerned in
getting first hand information about
the project. They will be shown the
site of the proposed dam, the new
townsite and there will be review
of the final points of doubt and in
ton
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-29
CONGRESSMAN VISIT PROJECT

About twenty members of con
gress, including Addison T. Smith
the chairman of the committee or
public lands and irrigation, came
west as soon as congress adjourned
and visited the site of the proposed
dam in Boulder canyon in the Colo
RADIO river This is to be one of a
series of dams for storage and power
purposes in the project involving
seven states drained or cut by that
stream.
The high commission of which
Herbert Hoover is chairman, COM
pleted it's report in December, and
recommended a plan for the whole
project, and it has to be approved by
congress and each of the seven
states. The legislature of Arizona
considered it and declined to approve
it, but it will probably be approved
with. some modification to suit their
needs
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-29
NEW BUILDING OPERATIONS

The Palace Drug Store is being
enlarged by the addition of a thirty
foot addition at the rear. The store
will be re-arranged, and new shelves
and part new fixtures will be in
stalled. The soda fountain will be
arranged for better service and
greater volume of business.
The Gasoiltire 3ervice station
operated by Councilman John j.
Boyle is being enlarged by the addi-
ton of an oil house and ladies rest
rest room at the west end, and a top
story put on to enlarge the living
quarters at the 'front.'
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-29
WIN A THOUSAND DOLLARS

Forbes Magazine of 120 Fifth
avenue, New York City, is giving a
thousand dollars in cash prizes for
the best articles on the advantage
of customer ownership of public
utilities. Everybody is eligible to
enter this contest, and the Idaho
Power company invites people to
make a study of the question and
enter the contest.
The theory seems to be that If
most or all of the stock of such a
company were owned by the custom
ers of the firm, it would insure fair
treatment and fair conduct both
ways; it would also be a warrant
that no radical legislation would be
enacted by the public against its
own citizens.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-29
WILL MOVE TO WASHINGTON

Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Wright,
formerly of Blackfoot, put now Of
Ogden, will go to Washington, D. c..
soon to make their homa.
Mr.. Wright has position in the
forestry office and has yeen assigned
to a place in Washington. Mrs.
Wright was Miss Mildred Smith,
more Familiarity known ito her friends
as Nudge Smith.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-29
DEATH OF PINGREE MAN

MI. Jensen, formerly in the mer-
camille business at Pingree, but later
a resident of Pocatello, died on the
operating table at Pocatello hospi-
tai Tuesday.
He leaves wife, son and a
daughter.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-29
METHODIST CHUHCH EASTER
UNDAY'S CELEBRATION

Plans and specifications galore are
making for the proper observance of
that historic day and occasion at this
church. The morning hour will
have the program of music consisting
of anthems, solos and other forms of
tuneful expression. The sermon
will be adapted to the hour.
In the evening the Sunday school
has its annual fete of exhibition
made by the younger members of the
organization.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-29
GOVERNOR DAVIS AT WORK

Governor D. w. Davis has accepted
the offer of the position of assistant
secretary of the interior and went to
work right away. His family still
live at Boise, but when school 1t out
they will go to Washington.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-29
PUREBREDS ARRIVED

Last Thursday shipment of stock
arrived from Tillamook, Oregon, for
local dairy men. There were three
heifers and a male for parties at
Grace, one male for e. M. Gregg, one
for J. P. Hansen, one male calf and
a heifer for Merfell Brothers and a
heifer for U. w. Taylor.
The rest of the shipment was
taken OF at Caldwell.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-29
ARBOR DAY

In accordance with Section 1048
of the Idaho School Laws and with
the proclamation of our governor,
Hon. G. C. Moore, have this day
designated April 20, 1923 to be
known and observed as Arbor Day in
Bingham county, Idaho.
GRACE FAULCONER,
County superintendent.
adv. 12-13-14-15-18
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-29
BOY SCOUTS MET

Troop four of the boy scouts met
Tuesday evening at the Commercial
club rooms. Charles Bernatt was
accepted into the organization. Ex-
aminations for first and second class
scouts were given A short enter
tainment followed the examinations.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-29
s. o. L. MEETING

Vella Fackrell entertained the s..
o. L. girls at her home In Riverside,
March 27, all having some needle
work. Business was transacted and
light luncheon was served to the
following: May Parks, Helen Parks,
Eliza Horrocks, Laura Gooch, Ber-
dice Ison and Nora Gardner. An en-
joyable time was reported by all.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-29
CURRENT EVENT CLUB

The Current Event club will meet
Monday, April 2, at 3 p. m, roll
call, current event, after the bust
ness meeting and annual election the
following program will be rendered:
Duet, Misses Lexa and Vera Benz
ley; Easter story, Mrs. Butler; piano
solo, Miss Marie Millick; Easter
poem, Miss Doyle; solo, Miss Maude
thurman.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-29
THE sfUD MARKET

The price ofIrural potatoes fingers
around sixty cents at Blackfoot.
Russets are quilted little higher.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-29
Our Uptown Office

We the opening of the IDAHO
COMPANYS and office In OF the finest
Republican within twenty feet Of the
district of the when considering
the district by
tracks. We admit that uptown office
been ou-ofthe-way place. and
been patient in walking OF
blocks the center deal with We nave
building in suitable oca-
much gratifed getting the place just
vacated by the Beachy Shoe Company.
long wanted install larger stock of goods
Backfoot that have plenty of shall
public making the Blackfoot almost quite
Of recently fitted Pocatelo of which
the people of the Gate City justly proud
We hoped get the office by the of
April, shall be delayed day Our accounting
will the office when call to make
town. only dstribu-
ton system and place for mechanical work.
We shall be glad show you store
at any time, and especially after the fifth Of April
Electrical power and light getting to be i'm
portant items in the world of merchandise,
ing in volume in system 17572 900, 900
kilowatt hours in 1912 to 4640O 100000 klo
and variety of to he huma
family. We glad to be the instruments
such development and want to share with
the public, the pleasure and benefits seeing
it
The Idaho Power Co.
NJ. FOSTER, Manager