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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-04-05
TECH GLEE CLUB GIVES
VERY PLEASING CONCERT

The concert given by the Tech
Glee club Tuesday evening was ex-
-ceptionally good, especially consid-
ering the fact that this is the first
year that the Tech has had a glee
club. The audience, tho not very
large on account Of the disagreeable
weather, was responsive, which en-
abled the singers to do their best.
The songs given by the mems
glee club, the girls glee club and the
two combined were varied in theme
and kept the interest of the audience
thruout the program. These num-
bers were interspersed with vocal
solos, male quartets and humorous
readings. A special feature of the
program was the drawing Of twi-
light scene in chalk by the director,
Mr.. Nelson. During the drawing
and after it was finished the lights
were turned out, except one showing
over the picture, and the male
quartet sang, "a Perfect Day." and
Twilight Shadows Fall" The pro-
gram ended with "Tech" song
by Mr. Nelson.
Three former Blackfoot boys are
members of the quartet, which
speaks we'll of the musical talent in
Blackfoot. Their names are Larry
Cowen, Burton Albertson and Paul
Pearson; the last two are members
of the alumni of the Blackfoot
high school.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-04-05
DIR. BARKER'S LECTURE

The Rotary club brought high
values to Blackfoot last week when
they brought DR.. Barker. He set
people right on subjects that have
too long been neglected. Altho the
lectures came at a high cost to the
Rotarians, it seems worth many
times the cost when one contem-
plates the careers it may save for
the success class that might get into
the failure class lacking his in
fiuence.
DR.. Barker spoke to crowded
houses, and received close attention.
He complimented his audiences on
their being such good listeners. At
the high school the auditorium was
packed, and the students were as
frank and responsive as he was
they freely admitted their human
traits and failings and welcomed the
Information he had to offer them.
Thru it all they showed that their
hearts were in the right place and
taking anchorage from his words
In the afternoon and evening at
the Tabernacle he addressed up
wards of 1000 each time, besides ad-
dresses at the dinners of Rotary and
Kiwanis. 1t is probable that be-
tween 1000 and 5000 people are now
feeling grateful to the Rotary club
of Blackfoot for pursuing DR.. Bar
ker's managers for three years until
they got an engagement for him at
the Grove City.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-04-05
AROUND THE COURT HOUSE

The county commissioners and
county attorney have made a close
examination of the report of Auditor
c. B. Moon regarding the amount
due from the retiring assessor, E
T. Malcolm, and have made demand
upon the bondsmen, a Maryland
company, for the amount which they
consider should have been turned
in by Mr.. Malcolm. Mr.. Moon gave
the amount at $16,116.26, but the
board and the county attorney de-
cided that Mr. Malcolm should not
be held responsible for water assess
ments that are not collected thru
his department as personal taxes
are collected, and that he should
not be held responsible for the I'M
paid taxes on equities in lands that
were sold or in process of changing
owners, so they deducted $4,894.25,
and judged that he or his bondsmen
were liable for the balance of SILL
222.O1, and made demand accord
ingly anG gave them until the first
day of April to pay it or be sued.
The notice was served on the gen.
eral agent, Sydney G. Full, of HALEY,
Idaho, and he responded saying that
he was forwarding it to the home
office in Baltimore.
No remittance had been received
on Monday, the second of April, and
County Attorney Wright said he was
preparing the papers to file suit.
Assessor Arthur Manwaring was
to have held conference with his
deputies last Saturday to instruct
them just how to assess, but 1t was
postponed one week on account of
appointments not having been made
in all the localities. He had appli-
cants for each place but on looking
up the record of them he found some
that were not vouched for by bank
ers and others who had had occasion
to take the measure of their reli-
ability, and further search was made
for the right type of men. At
Springfield a meeting of local men
was called to try to select somebody
to assess them.
Last Saturday petition was cir
culated in Blackfoot, asking that
Ezra Fjeldsted be employed as sec
rotary of the fair, and it was signed
by so many people that additions of
some pages to the original was made
The county commissioners are
the county finances to fur
nish their part in completing the
paving from South Broadway to the
Blackfoot river, matching what is
furnished by the state and federal
government to connect with the five
miles between the river and Gibson
that is to be paid for entirely by the
federal government because it is on
the reservation. In this emergency
of the Idaho Reclamation assOcia-
ton working to promote the Amer
lean Falls reservoir a demand was
made upon the commissioners for
five hundred dollars, and they were
unable to respond. The commercial
clubs of the county are the next re-
lance to come to the rescue and !
an effort is now being made to get
these clubs to get under the load
and deliver the cash right away.
The county commissioners will
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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-04-05
WINS FIRST IN DISTRICT
DECLAMATORY MEET

Last Friday evening at the South
eastern Idaho declamatory contest
for high school students held in Po-
catello Miss Blanche Bennett, of
Blackfoot, won first place in the
humorous division against seven
competitors from other schools. She
was the only participant in the con-
test to win the unanimous decision
of the judges for first places. Miss
Grace Stultz, representing Black
foot In the dramatic division, missed
first place by fraction Of one per
cent. In her reading she had to
change her voice from that of wo-
man to that of King Louis XIV OF
France, which Is very hard for a
girl to do and her voice failed her
two or three times during the rend-
ering. The two judges who voted
against said that 1t was only her
voice that lost her first place and
that on other points she surpassed
her competitor.
Alphonso Barry, of Montpelier,
Idaho, won first place In the ora
torical division with Wayne Pond,
of Pocatello, second, and Miss Mary
Simply of Montpelier won first place
in the dramatic division.
The decisions given by the judges
were fair in every respect and met
with the approval of the audience.
BlackfOot should be proud Of her
achievement in this line of school
activity. y
On April 10, Miss Bennett and
Mrs. D. P. Brill, the Blackfoot coach,
will go to Twin Falls to compete in
the state contest and it Is hoped
that good fortune will stay with
Blackfoot and enable her to keep
the title as first in the state in hui
which she won last year.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-04-05
Reservoir Meeting Last Meeting

the Federal Reserve bank by R. B.
Motherwell, manager of the Salt
Lake branch, and the Walker
Brothers bank of Salt Lake by A. c.
Sullivan, assistant cashier. The
sented by H. L. Senger, chief con-
struction engineer and E. c. Kier-
sted, chief of service department.
The press was represented by
former Commissioner OF Immigra-
ton o. H. Barber and Kirby Tor
renee Of the American Falls Press,
A. w. McCollum Of the Bull Her
aid, R. N. Ludi of the Bingham
County News of Blackfoot, and Byrd
Trego of The Idaho Republican of
Blackfoot.
Power county and American Falls
were represented by some of their
leading citizens, and Bingham
county was represented by Commits
sioners J. R. Williams of Blackfoot
and Nelson Miller of Shelley, County
Attorney Hamilton Wright and
County Clerk H. A. Benson of Black
foot; the Blackfoot Commercial
club by L. B. White, J. M. Hartong,
John j. Boyle, R. A. English and
F. E. Seeger, members of special
committee appointed to serve for
the year to direct the activities of
the whole membership and resources
of the club to do whatever they
might think advisable to further
the project, it being ordered by the
annual meeting that this project
should head the list of things which
the Blackfoot Commercial club
would foster for the year or so much
of the year as might be needed.
The meeting began with an adj
dress by Chairman R. E. Shepherd
at the noon hour, at the Hotel Rem
ington, named in honor of Major
Fred Remington Reed, who was the
managing director of the Idaho
Reclamation association from the
time it was organized until his
death. This association kept the
American Falls reservoir project
alive when all others forsook it,
and is still it's faithful sponsor. On
the afternoon of Major Reeds fun
eral, large gathering of his asso
ciates assembled in Pocatello, and
resolution recommending
that this proposed new lake to be
created by reclamation should be
known as the Fred Reed reservoir,
and that when completed there
should be erected on the top of the
Continued on Page Eighty
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-04-05
EVANGELIST AT TABER.

Billie Dowies, the Cowboy Evan
gelist," spent nearly week at Taber
and conducted services every even
ing at the school house, with just
about hundred percent of the set
tiers and their families present.
Mr.. Dowies reports wonderfully
good week with much interest in the
services and the school. He spent
much time in the school, and reports
exceptionally good discipline and an
earnest lot of pupils following the
teachers plans enthusiastically.
Mrs. Jessie Sutton is the teacher and
her work is commended by Mr..
Dowies after spending parts of sew
eral days in the school room.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-04-05
TROOP NO. 4 MEETS

Troop No. met Tuesday evening
at 1880. John Hale presided in the
absence of Graham Parkinson.
To the sorrow of two boys who
were dropped from the organization
for failure in taking examinations on
an allotted time. Lowell Carruth and
Bill Beck received their first class
badge and Leroy Banckley his sec
ond class badge. A. ]. Mitchell,
Percy Fisher, Philip Chapan were
going to take examinations for ten
derfoot scout but the concert which
was presented at the high school
prevented them from doing so.
Meeting was adjourned for the
program and those who did not go
took Scout examinations.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-04-05

Last Tuesday at American Falls
was held a meeting of some of the
representatives of the people inter-
ested in the storage reservoir, the
purpose of the meeting being to talk
over the latest and final problems
entering into the reservoir question
and to look over the site Of the
dam and the new town that is to
take the place of the one that will
be submerged or moved.
The meeting was called~by R. E.
Shepherd of Jerome, the chairman
Of the reservoir commission, and was
attended by officials of the reclama-
ton service, members of the Idaho
Power company, officers of the Idaho,
Reclamation association, commits
sioners of the seven counties In
which stored water is to be used,
county clerks. county attorneys,
press representatives and others to
the number of about eighty people,
half of whom went from places out
side of Power county.
The federal government was rep
resented by F. E. Weymouth, chief
engineer of the Reclamation service
of Denver; B. E. Stoutemeyer, at
torney for the departments of the
interior for Idaho. Barry Dibble,
project manager for the Minidoka
project and the American Falls
storage project; and F. A. Banks,
engineer for the Ameri-'
can Falls reservoir; the state gov
eminent was represented by w. G.
Swendsen, state engineer and COM
missioner of reclamation, and E. w.
Porter, commissioner Of finance of
Boise; the Idaho Reclamation asso-
citation was represented by w. F.
of Pocatello, president;
Guy Flenner, managing director of
Pocatello and Boise; Miss Ethelyn
Chaser, secretary, of Pocatello;
Senator 4. E. Rockwell of Bellevue,
c. Ben Ross and ]. T. Young of Po-
catello, directors.
The reservoir commission was
represented by r.. E. Shepherd, of
Jerome, president, H. X. Wiley of
Springfield and Boise, w. F. Alworth
Of Filler, w. H. Spence of Kimberly, |
Mr. Sayre of Bliss, J. H. McCloud |
Of Wendell and Mr.. Barker of Buhl, |
county directors, and r. M. Patrick |
Of Twin Falls, attorney for the COM
The Pocatello chamber of COM
merce was represented by w. P.
Havenor; the American Falls cham
Der of commerce by Morris Meyers; |
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-04-05
THE STANDROD BANK
ELECTS NEW OFFICER

At recent meeting of the direc-
tors of the D. w. Standrod & Co.
Bank Mr.. F. W. Sorgatz was elected
Vice-President, and given active
management of the bank. Mr.. w.
F. Bergman remains cashier but
his duties will now be shared by
Mr.. Sorgatz thus giving Mr.. Berry
man relief that has long been felt
necessary. Mr. w. D. Gagon re-
mains assistant cashier as does also
Mr.. e. e. Sanders.
Mr.. Sorgatz is we'll known thru
out this section and especially by the
business men of Blackfoot. He has
been with the Standrod chain OF
banks for thirteen year the first
three of that time being spent at
their Pocatello bank, the next ten
years at the First National Bank at
Arco, an institution that has made
a wonderful growth under his man
agement and now ranks as one of the
strongest banks of the State. Mr..
Sorgatz is also Vice-President of the
Arco bank, of which Mr.. George F.
Gagon is President.
Last summer when there was need
of a new bank at Burley and there
was need of a new man to study the
and launch the bank in
harmony with local conditions, the
Standrod people chose Mr.. Sorgatz as
their most capable man to take that
task.
Mr.. C. w. Bergman remains
President of the bank at Blackfoot
and the other directors are now D.
w. Standrod, D. L. Evans, Geo. F.
Gagon and F. w. Sorgatz.
In conversation with an officer of
the bank this morning we were in
formed of new strong utilization
the Standrod Bank has made with
Walker Brothers Bank, Salt Lake
City, all for the purpose of giving
the many patrons of D. w. Standrod
& Company better and greater SER
vice
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-04-05
THANKS FOR FREE MATINEES

Next Wednesday, April IL, will be
held the last of a series Of thirteen
free matinees given under the super
vision of the Current Event Club of
Blackfoot The program on the
above date will consist of that most
beloved of all Juvenile Classics
"Alice in Wonderland" and an es-
pecially fine patriotic film, "Ameri-
cas- Heritage"
During the series approximately
1880 persons, or an average Of
1900 each matinee day, have been
entertained with a clean, wholesome,
uplifting motion picture program.
The music has been good, the pat
ronesses and ushers all that could
be desired.
At this time the club wishes to
sincerely thank all those who have
contributed toward the success of
the movement. We are especially
grateful to Judge Andersen for pre-
pairing the contracts, to the press
for it's liberal advertising, to the
ladies who furnished the sweet mu-
sic and to those public spirited bust
ness men who so generously financ-
ed the enterprise. Lest we forget"
we again give the names of the
business firms contributing:
Neil F. Boyle Hdw. Co.; Black
foot Nero. Co.; Brown-Eldredge Co.;
McDonald's Grocery; w. E. Bills
Garage; Blackfoot City Bank; Hayes
Gift Shop; D. H. Biethan; Clegg's
Second Hand Store; Racket Store;
Co.; Henish Harness
Shop; Skaggs Grocery; Anderson
Lumber Co.; Bon Ton; Blackfoot
Electric Co.; English Jewelry; Idaho
Power & Light Co.; Dore Meat Mar
ket; DR.. R. o. Young; Bingham
County News; Fisher Bros. Service
tation; Auto Electric Co.; Andren
Auto Co.; Seeger-B Johnson
Fisher Commission Co.;
Idaho Republican; First National
Bank; D. w. Standrod G. Co., Bank
ers; Golden Rule Store; Boise-Pay-
cite Lumber Co.; Royal Electric
Bakery; Three A Garage; Christ
Jeweler; Henry's Cigar Store;
Boyle Service Station; Clark Fuel &
Ice Co.; Smith Bakery; Dustin's
Pharmacy; Evening Bulletin; Miller
Meat Market; Kinney Mercantile;
National Park Lumber Co.; o. E.
Bills Garage; Ted's Place; Hotel
Eccles; Brown-Hart Co.
MRS. J. T. CARRUTH,
Chairman Picture Show Committee.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-04-05
SCHOOL MEETING AT FIRTH

81 The trustees of the several school
S,districts constituting consolidated
Xhigh school district held a meeting
at Firth recently and talked over
many things relating to school man.
agement. Nineteen trustees were
present, and all of them showed by
their discussion of school problems
that they were close to the subject.
When it came to some mention OF
the legislature having wiped out the
district teachers Institutes, they
seemed unanimous in applauding
what had been done, but on the
subject of the October vacation week
and the holiday time, there we're
seemingly about sixteen different
opinions as to what should be done
about 1t, and all of them were
based on good practice. The three
trustees from Goshen were unit
and were quite pronounced in their
opinions.
In times gone by, Firth has had
contests at its elections of trustees,
and 1t is said that man who was
elected a year or two ago with some
very earnest opposition has been SO
devoted to school matters and SO
sound on everything, that people
who opposed him before are now
confessing that they unwittingly
worked against the schools best in
terest in trying to defeat him. Firth
has had some get-acQuainted ses-
sions, and since they are learning
what a fine lot of fellows they all
are, they are thinking more and
more along lines of cooperation and
unity, and less on problems of how
to beat the other fellows, and Firth
is forging ahead.
AS an evidence of the sincerity
and anxiety of the trustees to meet
the peoples wishes as to vacations,
question to a referendum vote at
the school election to see whether
they would dismiss school to allow
the students to help with the har-
vest in October, whether they would
keep the schools open and lose some
of the boys and girls out of the
classes or not begin school until the
first or middle of October and cut
out the Christmas holidays and hold
school later in the spring.
The trustees are not satisfied with
the practice requiring students to
go to other districts than their own
to take the eighth grade examina-
tions, and they petitioned to the
school superintendent to allow them
to be held in their own schools with
one or more trustees required to be
present.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-04-05
NOMINATED A CITY TICKET

On Friday evening the court house
was well filled in response to call
for a nominating convention. Lone
Cone was made chairman and ]. j.
Quillin secretary. Committees were
named as follows:
Order of business-H. D. Mac
Cosham, l.. R. Thomas and Hamil-
ton Wright.
Credentials. A. Hayes, ]. A.
Stewart and T. J. Johnson.
Resolutions=H. B. Snodgrass,
Byrd Trego and Donald Good.
The first committee reported the
order of business indicated by this
report, and suggested the name OF
the Economy Ticket"
The second committee reported
the names of $50 persons present
and some citizens present whose
names were not listed, the number
necessary to constitute a quorum
being given as forty.
The third committee wrote for
few minutes and read their report:
Resolutions:
We, your committee on resOlu-
tions reported as follows:
We commend the citizens of
DldChlOOt lOL LILO tOAOoS tACy
manifest in municipal affairs, and
their determination to have a city
beautiful and administrator econom-
ical.
We commend their policy of own
ing and operating the city water
service, city parks and the cemetery.
We heartily endorse the present
administration, their industry and
economy, and their successful efforts
at placing the city on the cash basis.
We propose keeping the city on
a cash basis or as nearly so as is
consistent with the progress thereof.
We commit the Economy Tic
ket" to friendly attitude toward
a larger library, and to the extern
sion of the water and sewer systems
as fast as the finances of the city
will permit.
Respectfully submitted,
H. B. SNODGRASS,
BYRD TREGO,
DONALD r. GOOD,
Committee.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-04-05
HARD TIMES DANCE

On April 18th at the American
Legion Hall the Woodmen of the
World will give an old fashioned
hard times character dance. New
toys will be taboo, but any old
clothes costume will be strictly 1T.
All of the Woodmen dances the past
winter have been great successes,
and this one promises to be the best
of all Tickets IA cents and the
best of music will be there. Grand
March 9 o'clock p. m. You and all
are invited. Prizes for best char
acters. adv
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-04-05
GUILD DANCE A SUCCESS

The dance given by the ladies of
the Episcopal Guild Monday even
ing was success in every way. The
attendance was good and every one
entered into the spirit of the occa-
sion, making it possible for all to
have a good time.
The hall was beautifully decor
ated with artificial flowers, mostly
roses, hung in baskets over the
heads of the dancers and the lights
were shaded by Japanese umbrellas.
Punch was served from a corner set
off by white lattice work interviewer
with flowers and in another corner
rockers were placed to be occupied
by those who tired of dancing.