The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-06-21
CELEBRATION AT BLACKFOOr

CELEBRATION AT BLACKFOOT
q The American Legion of Bingham
, county will be host to the people on
the Fourth of July, and will manage
the celebration turnout. All the
people of the county are invited and
, urged to participate in this event,
? and in addition to delegations from
Aberdeen, Shelley and intervening
points, Pocatello will send up good
many people.
The street parade will be at ten
in the morning and the sports and
fireworks at the Fair Grounds in the
afternoon and evening
4 The dairy exhibit sent in by the
Oregon Short Line and the Wiscon-
sin dairymen will be on special
train standing on the siding in the
center of town at sunrise in the
morning and will remain until ten
clock a. M, when it will leave for
Arco and Mackay. The public, and
especially the members of the boys
and girls clubs and all young people
expecting to engage in such work,
are urged to come early and see this
exhibit and talk with the men in
charge They are mostly Wisconsin
men and experts in dairy stock, and
they want to meet the young people
| of the county and learn something of
their plans as we'll as to show the
different kinds of purebred animals
and explain how to select good ami
mails, how to care for them and how
to make them profitable.
The parade promises to be the
greatest pageant ever put on in
BlackfoOt the various commercial
and fraternal organizations having
promised to put in floats and march
ing units. The patriotic address
will be at the grand stand in the fair
grounds, and after dinner come the
ball game, the foot races, the novelty
races, the Indian races, and in the
evening a splendid display of fire.
works the most modern and beauti-
full. Chemistry has been making
great strides in recent years and the
new creations in fireworks resulting
from it are marvellous.
All these things are free, the ex-
pense being paid by the business
houses, and the work being done by
the American Legion and the various
organizations that have responded to
the call to make this the banner
times when people have worked hard
and had less amusements and recrea-
ton than usual, the American Legion
and the Blackfoot business men
have determined that it shall be
made up for as much as possible by
the completeness of the celebration.
People who bring basket dinners
will find ample room in the fair
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their lunch and group with their
friends. Everybody making such
use of the grounds is requested not
to leave scraps or waste Of any kind
or papers to blow about after the
meal is served, but to replace such
things in their baskets and leave
the grounds as neat as may be.
Water will be on tap at the hydrants,
and people will add to the comfort
and convenience Of all, by not vast
ing the water on the grounds and
thus making muddy spots and soft
ening the ground so that grass will
be easily trodden out.
The use Of fireworks, crackers and
other noisy, dangerous means OF
is forbidden in the
crowds and where there is anything
that may burn easily. Those who
wish to use them are required to go
out where they will not disturb
others and where there is nothing
to burn and no autos.
The usual precautions about care
full driving, both on the roads and
streets is urgently requested. On
this one day of the year that is given
over to fun and frolic, let each be
thoughtful to protect others, and not
speed nor take risks OF accident. If
reckless driving is done ON the roads,
note the number Of the car and name
Of the driver II possible and enter
the nearest house and telephone to
The sherfff's Office, phone SOB, and
The system will provide for inter-
cepting them as promptly as pos
,ible.
Articles lost and found should be
delivered or reported at Legion head
quarters at the secretary's office by
he Broadway or southern entrance
o the fair grounds. Children should
3e shown the place and instructed
hat II they get lost from COM
)aniOns, they should go there and
vait, and those hunting for lost ones
'hould report there often. Notes or
messages can be left there by those
to communicate with some
,ody who may call there.
Anyone receiving injuries should
20 to headquarters for first aid or
or messenger service If a physician
8 needed. Children who receive
light injuries, cuts, burns or bruises,
ven tho they do not seem serious,
hould go at once to headquarters
nd apply for first aid service and
hus make sure that no further
arm follows from neglect. The
.egion men and boy scouts will
andle all those things and there
ill be no charge for it any more
IAN il it was regular army oper-
lions.
Be a guest of the Legion for a
ay. adv 1926
AROUND THE COURT HOUSE
Gertrude Nav Thyberg vs. Leo