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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-01-04

man who called himself the life of the
party and who had come CARRIED in
knickerbockers and sport sweater was
suddenly quiet. He said he was not
much good at making a fire. Instead,
he seemed to admire himself and his
handsome legs and to ignore the open
ing Of the baskets. To be sure, he
looked well and his attitude said quite
plainly:
''The man who invented knickerbock-
ers, without doubt had good looking
legs himself, and perhaps an enemy
with particularly ugly ones, but he Ger.
tainly didn't get the better of me-"
But Jerry, who was always a good
fire builder and upon whom the work
always rested, despite previous pro-
tests that it would not this time, was
the one now who built the fire.
And the rest Of the typical picnic
people did the usual things. There
was the man who talked about build
ing the fire so as to keep the smoke
from blowing in the faces of every
one present.
There was the girl who spoke from
time to time in alarmed, sudden SEN
fences. wondering in turn If the salt,
pepper, bacon, sugar, milk or coffee
pot had been forgotten.
There was the girl who was obvious
ly helpless.
There was the girl who kept asking
what she could do to help, who would
have received any suggestions with
q very bad grace.
And there was Milly, who really IN
did the packages and cooked the ba-
con and saw that everyone had enough
to eat.
The man who said most about not !
being hungry inquired with more than |
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-01-04
HARDING PRESCRIBES
FARM COOPERATION

The president gave the following
advice to farmers in letter read
before the council Of farmers CO.
operative marketing associations by
Senator Ernst, of Kentucky The
council met early in December:
II know no single movement that
promises more help toward the pres
ent relief and the permanent better
ment Of agricultural conditions than
this one," President Harding said,
Whoever has cared to read my re-
cent message to the congress will
understand the depth of my convic-
ton about the necessity to do every
thing possible to help the farmer
thru his present era of depression.
81 am anxious that the govern
ment do everything within reason
and sound procedure, and 1 am still
more anxious that the farmers shall
themselves cooperate to make the
government efforts doubly efficaci-
GUS. In the long run, government
aid cannot be made effective unless
the farmers shall be organized and
alive to their own responsibility to
establish and use practical instru-
ments for the distribution of credits
and the assurance Of the most
economical marketing methods. This
association stands precisely for the
best, most intelligent effort to estab-
fish such methods and to teach the
farmer and his friends to utilize
them"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-01-04
Bill
Bill
Bill
Billiken
Billiken Shoes

Adolph Johnson came up from
Los Angeles in company with the
remains of his sister, Mrs. Charlotte
the return trip Thursday.
The Misses Kirkham of Blackfoot
left for Omaha Tuesday on account
of the illness of their sister.
Mrs. E. C. Stultz reports that her
husband has found agreeable en-
ployment at Pasadena, Calf, and
likes his surroundings very much.
Orson Williams and Roy Hawley
were in from Little Lost river at
holiday time and have returned
home.
Mrs. A. E. Heasley came up from
Oakland, Calf. and visited friends
at Blackfoot and Moore
Clayton Hoover came over from
Glenns Ferry to spend Christmas at
home and will go to Moscow to
finish his schooling
Terrell (Snowball) Anderson is
working for the Golden Rule Store
at Ogden. He and his brother
Loran were home for the holidays.
j. w. Gillespie, the bookkeeper at
Boyle's hardware visited at Rexburg
lost week.
o. G. Corn is with the Boise
Payette Lumber company at Ririe,
and spent his holiday vacation at
Moore
Miss May Richardson is back
from Darlington where she went to
visit her parents.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-01-04
The twelve-year old daughter of

The twelve-year old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Peterson OF
Thomas, was taken to Pocatello for
an operation for appendicitis We'd
nesday. She had been under treat
ment there for cancer in December.
Miss Lura Davis went to Poca-
tello Saturday.
Miss Mary Stern went to Boise
Saturday. She is attending the high
school there.
Mrs. May Clark, former resident
of Blackfoot, is at 2212 South
Dakota street, Los Angeles, and in
business letter to The Republican,
she asks if we have Clara Phillips,
the condemned and escaped movie
star, at Blackfoot. Mrs. Phillips
was found guilty of killing woman
with a hammer, a woman who had
broken up her home, and while
awaiting what looked like a life
sentence, she sawed her way out of
the Los Angeles pail and is still out.
R. C. Miller, formerly the mer-
chant of Pingree, writes that he has
a good position in the silk depart
ment of a large department store at
Oakland, Calf, and has bought a
home there. He mentions that Miss
Nancy Rich is working for the Oak
land Bulletin and is making quite a
mark
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-01-04
A LONG DISTANCE CALL

On Christmas morning the Misses
Kirkham at Blackfoot were called
out of bed to answer long distance
telephone call. Their home is at
Stewart, Nebr., and they were sur
prised at getting a call from anyone
out of town because sthey are not
much acquainted in this part of the
world.
When one of them got on the line
voice announced, Omaha, Nebr.
calling the Misses Kirkham." And
then their sisters voice vibrated on
the line very plainly and assured
them that it was herself and that
she could not pass that date with
out wishing them Merry Christmas
and receiving their response and as
surance of health and happiness
She did not seem in any haste, but
visited on and on and made them
feel very close in to Omaha and the
old home at Stewart When they
finally said the goodbyes, it seemed
almost as if they had been at home
and back again. 1t took the keen
edge off of their inconsistencies and
left a feeling of satisfaction and
gratefulness.
We looked the matter up to see
how expensive these telephone visits
are and found that between Black
foot and Omaha it costs $1.15 for
the first three minutes and 35 cents
each additional minute plus the war
tax, so that person could talk five
minutes for about 81. Somebody
we mentioned this to, said he won
dered if he could talk to his parents
as far away as Illinois, and on max
ing inquiry we were informed that
service can be had with far away
Boston and intermediate points, and
west to the coast cities. The lowest
rate is in effect from midnight till
4 a. m. and the next best rate is the
evening rate from $50 till mid
night. The rest of, the day is the
standard rate. If you put in a call
here at 4 in the morning, it brings
it into the early business hours in
the eastern cities, and if the call is
placed at $50 p. m. to San Francisco
It cuts into the closing day there.
The evening rate is half the day
rate, and the night rate is half the
evening rate.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-01-04
NOTICE OF HEARING OF PETI-
TON FOR PROBATE OF WILL
AND APPLICATION FOR LET
TIERS TESTAMENTARY.

In the probate court of Bingham
county, State of Idaho.
In the matter of the estate Of
Leah G. Reese, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Sat
urday, the twentieth day of January,
1928 at 10 o'clock a. m. on said day
and the court room of this court at
the court house in the City of Black
foot, Bingham county, Idaho, have
been appointed as the time and
place for proving the will of said
Leah G. Reese, deceased, and for
hearing the application of Susan G.
Getty for the issuance to her of let
tiers testamentary thereon.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said court this second day of Janu-
airy, 1928.
(SeaD J. E. GOOD,
Judge of said Probate Court.
adv. 1928
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-01-04

study or squander money. The
spirit of the student delightful, abb
solutely democratic in encouraging
the feeling of industry and achieve
ment, and contentment which pre-
vades the very air of the campus.
From these facts, it is evident
that the Albion Normal is INSOFAR
ably linked with the educational
system Of our state; forming the
strongest link in the chain which
guards the future of our children.
To disrupt such a system, to break
such a chain, would be the height
of folly. And right here we desire
to make the statement that in our
opinion if any change is made in re-
gard to the Albion State Normal
School, it will be political pressure
which brings about that change, and
not the good judgment of the peo-
pie as a whole.
If the time is past when legisla-
ton is for the few rather than for
the many the Albion Normal will
remain. If it is not past we cannot
ell what the future will bring forth.
PAUL E. BAILEY.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-01-04
At the Christmas Party.

The wise hostess wishes to prevent
her young guests from pairing off and
remaining with their escorts the entire
evening. To change partners in a
novel and entertaining way in the
course of the evening, have ready a
circle of green cardboard divided into
as many sections as there are girls
present. Write girls name in each
division. Now cut out a large red
pasteboard star, with a white arrow
painted on one Of the points, and
fasten this star to the center of the
cardboard circle by means of large
pin. Each boy In turn comes up and
spins the star, and the maiden whose
name is indicated when the white ar
row comes to rest IL accorded him as
partner. OF course. If girls name
has already been chosen the boy rnust
spin again. This spinning star will
result in much mirth for the young
people.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-01-04
THE CHRISTMAS
PICNIC
by Mary Graham Bonner
'F:faT:sFsls OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

THE young people were going to
= give a Christmas picnic on the
day after Christmas. They had all
decided that it would be no end of
fun to take their skates and have a
long day of skating, and to have their
dinner out of doors.
They felt 1t would be particularly
good for them, too, to get away from
the sweets and holiday food they
would constantly be nfbbling at If
they were home.
So on the day after Christmas they
went on the Christmas picnic and skat-
ing party.
They all had so much enthusiasm.
Everyone was going to take part. Ev-
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-01-04

And after the picnic was over and
Jerry was helping Milly as she washed
off the dishes in the boiling water Jer.
ry had saved in the old big kettle, he
said:
"Milly, you're the most unselfish girl
I've ever known. Different from ev-
eryone. I've always thought so. And
don't you think we'd make a good
team-not only on a picnic but through
life?'
And Milly answered:
That's very much the way I've
thought about you, Jerry"
So that you see, Milly and Jerry
weren't so much cheated at that pic
mic as you might have thought. In
fact, they had very merry Christmas
picnic!
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-01-04
HARRIS EVANS WEDDING

Announcement has just been
made of the marriage of Miss Sue
Harris of Blackfoot and Eugene H.
Evans of Fit. Hall at Butte, on
October %, 1922.
The bride has been engaged in
teaching and has made her home at
Blackfoot much of the time for two
or three years. The groom is a
member of the Evans firm, post trad
ers at FIT. Hall. They will make
their home at Pocatello for the
present, and will probably have a
home at FIT. Hall by spring.
A dance was given in their honor
at Blackfoot on Monday evening,
Jan. l.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-01-04
HIGH ANNIVERSARIES

Gideon Dram is the engineer on
the Mackay passenger train, and he
has been in the service long time.
He leaves home every morning at
about 6 O'Clock with a full dinner
pail, and gets back at about 5, max
| ing the run of I'll miles out and
back.
Mr.. Dram started in as fireman
according to the custom of railroad
ing and was very proud young fell
low when he was permitted to take
an engine as its engineer, or engine
man as the rules give it. 1t was on
New Years day 1878 at Logan, and
he took a narrow guage engine out
for a run and returned it o. X;
then he fired again until he had an
other order to take an engine, and
he kept the first order as treasure.
When he got his next one he put it
with the first, and thru the years
that followed he received commits
sions of various kinds that he was
proud Of. He was entrusted with
heavy passenger trains, excursion
trains and trains carrying officials
and their families, and as the years
ran on he accumulated quite a
packet of souvenirs of occasions that
were a pride to him because of the
safe round trips they stood for
On Christmas eve, 1879 he fired
narrow guage engine that pulled the
first passenger train into BlackfoOt,N
and it was some town. There was
piling and new platforms, there
were tents and tent houses, some
saloons and man yfreight wagons,
and all scattered about on both sides
of the track and the switch. 1t was
a wild place with many gamblers
and other characters that are not in
evidence now.
Mr.. Dram afterwards learned all
the curves in the road between Salt
Lake City and Butte, and knew a
generation of railroad men that
has passed on. He lives at the cor
ner of University and East Court
street, and at the corner of his yard
is one of the Oldest and largest
trees in the town. When that tree
was little more than a sappling a
little maiden who is one of the
happy grandmothers of the town,
walked up to it and took an admir-
ing look at it's little branches. Her
people had just moved in from Soda
Springs and she had never seen a
rec excepting at a distance as she
ooked at the mountains with timber
IN them. She walked up to it and
climbed it and looked back in
triumph and he has been recording
riumphs ever since. Mr.. Dram was
pulling trains thru the town, and
ZACH of the little limbs she grasped
IS she climbed it that time, is now
zig enough for a SEPARATE tree of
dimensions.
Mr.. Dram had a loss few years
.go-that envelopes we spoke Of,
he one that contained his treas
re-. 1t got into the waste one day
n house cleaning and was cremated
o there remains only memory Of
hem and what they stood for. And
ow since you have the story, the
memories are multiplied, and when
GU go by the big tree at the corner
etween the red church and the
yhite house, accept that as the
ourvenir of the engineers commits
ions and the safe round trips of
Dirty years, and the triumphs of the
tile maiden who gripped its
mblets.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-01-04
BIRTHDAY PARTY

Tuesday evening the members of
the high school football team met
at the Bon Ton and motored out to
the home of George A. Powell, east
of Blackfoot, where they surprised
Boyd Hodson and George Powell Jr.,
the event being their birthday.
There were about twenty boys pres
ent and they were served a bounte-
GUS chicken dinner which was en-
joyed by all. After dinner the
guests entertained themselves with
music, cards and games OF all sorts.
At IL o'clock the boys departed for
their homes thanking Mr.. and Mrs.
Powell for very enjoyable time.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-01-04

eryone was going
to help and assist
and work.
But when 1t
came time for
dinner everyone
seemed h u n G ry
but helpless, and
somehow the cold
seemed to have
glowed in their
cheeks and hearts
as they skated,
b ut to h av e
numbed them as
the work of the
picnic doomed In
view.
The gay and
dphOnqfr vounu
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-01-04

an academic in
terest as to what
the filling of the
sandwiches might
be.
And there was
the man present
who spoke from
time to time of
the good things
that could have
been brought If
Onl ~ h e h a d
thought Of thom
sooner.
But Jerry and
Milly saw that
the picnic was a
real picnic, while
the others gave
+hn;r ooks- o1.s
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-01-04
BACK TO SCHOOL

Paul Bailey, Helen Stultz, Ada
Boyle, Leona Hall, Stella Boyle,
Dora billiard, Letha Shocky, Rhoda
Homer, Erma Taylor, Leona Will
Jams and some others left for
Albion Tuesday to take up their
work in the normal school there.
The Misses Annis Hopkins and
Eula and Cecilia Cosgrove left on
Wednesday for st. Marys, Salt Lake.
This is the fourth year there for the
Cosgrove.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-01-04
DOUBLE WEDDING

Willie Just of Presto and Louise
Bittman of Firth and Carl Roberts
and Florence Wynn both of Black
foot were married Saturday evening
by Rev. Butler at o'clock at Rev.
Buffers home.
The young couples left on the
evening train for Pocatello.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-01-04
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our sincere
thanks to the many kind friends,
who so thoughtfully aided us at the
loss Of our sister, Mrs. Charolette
Anderson, and for the floral offer
ings. These things will always be
gratefully remembered.
l.. w. JOHNSON.
adv. ADOLPH JOHNSON.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-01-04
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our gratitude
to our friends for their kindness to
us at the death of our mother,
Mrs. Belle Sweet.
MELVIN SWEET.
MR.. and MRS. JOHN MCINTOSH.
MR.. and MRS. N. 4. STONE.
adv.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-01-04

Fire insurance, ]. H. Early.
Evening journal., 1923-02-06
{. J. REYNOLDS DEAD.

Special to The Evening Journal.
DOVER, Del. Feb. 6-Samuel J.
Reynolds, one Of Smyrna's most
prominent citizens, died at a Phila-
delphia hospital Sunday. He was 70
years OF age. He leaves a widow
Mr.. Reynolds was member of
Smyrna's Town Council for several
years, and a member of the lower
House OF the Delaware Legislature
in 1918. He was an elder in the
Smyrna Presbyterian Church. Flu.
neral services will be held from his
late residence tomorrow afternoon al
? o'clock. with interment at Glen
wood cemetery.
An early morning wedding took
place yesterday at Holy Cross Cath
Ole Church. when Miss Mary Crow
ley. of this town. and Richard Schat-
fer. OF Chester. Pa. We're married
by the Rev Father James c. Comis-
key. Miss Cecilia Schaffer, sister Of
the groom, and James Crowley.
brother OF the bride, were the at
tedants. The couple will live in
Chester, where the groom has a po-
sition. After the wedding they were
driven around Dover. with the usual
and placards announcing
the marriage.
Evening journal., 1923-02-06

As soon as the police began putting
the tags on automobiles and It be-
came known that these guest cards
were in existence. the Publicity Blu
reau was flooded by requests for
them. from retailers, wholesalers,
service companies and manufactur-
ers. The requests explained that
the various companies wanted the
cards to send to their out-of-town
clients. The Bureau increased its
supply Of the cards and is now meet
ing this demand. Thousands of
people in Omaha's trade territory
are in possession of the cards al
ready and many requests have come
from chambers of commerce in this
region for cards to give to their
The fact that the plan helps TO
solve a nationwide problem has be-
come evident from the many inquir-
les received from all parts of the
United States and Canada and from
editorial comment In various parts
Of the country"
Evening journal., 1923-02-06
ADVENTURES OF THE
TWINS
By Olive Roberts Burton

was a great deal TO do in the hickory
tree these busy days and they had
no time to waste on gossip.
Bye m bye Fleet Fox came along
stopped well, I declare" hs
grinned. 'if there isn't letter for
mel VIII you please hand it out
Miss Nancy?"
Suddenly he cried out, "oh, oh.
oh! Just wait till l catch that fell
lowl Just you watt" And he threw
down his valentine and rushed away
in a rage.
Lets read IT," said Nick. picking
ND the papjer. "Oh, no wonder he
got madl Just llsten!" This was
the valentine:
Il love your voice-when don't
hear IT,
I love your smile-when I'm not
near Il.
love your way-when I'm not In 1t,
Now guess who wrote this-think a
minute"
cutie had better hide himself
weIll" laughed the little fairy post
man.
ITO BE Contlnued)
copyright. 1928. NEA Service)
Evening journal., 1923-02-06

.one day Mr.. Stamps. the fairy
postman. said TO the Twins, What
ara 1 tell you?"
And he held up letter with big
re, heart on it instead of a postage
stamp,
.sA vaIentinel" exclaimed Nancy.
dancing around. "Oh. goodyi l
whnder who it's FRONT!
~ Just saw Cutie Cottontail ske-
daddling around that bush over yon-
der. so I wouldn't be surprised II he
dtopped it in the box when ! wasn't
looking" said Mr.. Stamps.
~N-ho's II to-" asked Mick.
scWhy, it's addressed to Fleet
Fox" said Nancy, looking at the
envelope through her magical
glasses.
I.'Then I'll bet you It hasn't any
lare in itr' declared Mr.. Stamps
positively. "I'u bet you it's conf
csl valentine And won't Fleet be
mad thought II he finds out who
sent It, Mr.. Cutie Q. Cottontail had
better watch out"
.Nick put the letter or the valen-
tine I should say, into the box with
MF. Fox's name on IL and then they
all went on with their work. There
Evening journal., 1923-02-06
PRIVILEGES
FOR VISITORS
Street Directors Asked to
Modify Present Regula-
tionS in Their Favor
LOCAL MEN MAY
GET SPECIAL PERMIT

j. Wales Davis, chairman Of the
Lions Club committee. went before
the directors OF the Street and Sew
er Department this morning and
urged that out-of-town visitors be
allowed the privilege OF parking
their cars in the city as long as they
liked. irrespective Of the proposed
one-hour parking regulation pend
ing before the directors.
Mr. Davis cited many Instances
where this privilege is granted to
visitors in other cities. He said he
believed the privilege would rebound
to the people Of Wilmington. He
said that neither he nor his associ-
ates were opposed to the passage Of
the pending one-hour parking reso-
luton. As they felt it was the duty
of the directors to take some steps
TO relieve the congested conditions
in the proposed restricted area.
Mr.. Johnson said the Board felt
that business men, who in order to
conduct their business found it nee
essary to have their cars handy
during business hours. should he
granted exemption privileges also.
1t was further stated that the
parking resolution was not being
considered an Inconvenience auto
mobilists, but to relieve the city Of
nuisances due to the misuse OF park
ing privileges by parking hogs"
Mr.. Davis read the following
statement concerning conditions in
Omaha. Neb.:
President Johnson, OF the Board,
Informed Mr.. Davis, that the plan
had been favorably spoken Of by
the Board and that he would re-
ceive a communication as to what
action would be taken.
THE ever increasing congestion of
traffic in the downtown Districts of
our cities presents n problem OF eX-
treme importance to those who sell |
TO the automobile owning public |
how can the parking difficulty be /
overcome so that customers may /
make their purchases without feel .
ng that they must hurry in order to
ivoid violation OF ordinances setting
. time limit on parking.
In some cities automobiles are
from parking in any one
,lace for more than a quarter of an
lour. In others the time is extended,
,ut is seldom longer than half an
iour. This Limitation upon the
,uyer's time reacts directly against
he best advertising and sales efforts.
md is a barrier between the sales
concern and its prospects. This ap-
lies particularly to the out-of-town
prospects.
What is true of the individual con-
,ern also applies in a larger sense to
he cities themselves. Many Of our
modern American cities devote |