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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-05-24
COW, PIG, AND HEN
AT ROTARY LUNCHEON

A unique feature of the Rotary
luncheon Thursday was the presence
of Cow, Pig and. Hen in the
dining room. The COW was q fine
specimen of Holstein from the Jos.
E. Jensen famous Holstein herd of
Salem. This COW yields more than
5 gallons of milk at a milking. She
has record of over 10000 pounds
of milk year. Mr.. Jensen and
others were present as guests. The
luncheon and program were very en-
joyable. An item of the lunch was
specimens of cheese from Wiscon-
sin served at each plate, also a bot
tie of milk for each from the A. E.
Carlson dairy herd. Songs and
speeches were given advocating the
COW, the pig, and the hen. E. l..
made a report of his trip to
and Iowa to interest dairy
farmers in this section and drew at
tention to the successful results from
this expedition. More enthusiasm
FOR dairying was developed at this
Rexburg Journal.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-05-24
CITY COUNCIL MEETS

The city council held a regular
meeting Tuesday evening. The re-
port of the cemetery committee, Rex
Dunlap chairman. was read and
adopted. 1t provides for perpetual
care of the lots sold in the cemetery.
City Clerk J. J. Quillin called at
tention of the taxpayers to the bond
election to be held next Tuesday,
May 20, when the voters will vote
on the issuance of $4,000 worth of
bonds to complete payments on the
water system. Voting places will
be open the same as for the general
election, in the city hall, high school,
Central school and Irving, and only
taxpayers are entitled to vote.
The council also decided to in
clude in the city budget sufficient
funds to take care of the sewer ex-
tension in wards three and four
which have been asked for by the
city council. The approximate cost
of this extension will be S1,650.00.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-05-24
EXPRESSING APPRECIATION

James Duckworth has rendered
his resignation as a member of the
Fair Board after almost continuous
service of twelve or fourteen years.
He gives as his reasons for resign
ing that he is not in good physical
condition since his hospital exper-
fence of last fall. that he has not the
time to devote to it, and that he
thinks he has done such share that
he will not be considered as evading
his civic duties in laying down this
burden for someone else to take up.
Many of our readers will remem-
Der that as soon as the Fair was
over last fall, Mr.. Duckworth went
to the hospital for a surgical oper-
alton, seeking relief from an ailment
that had been gradually growing
more serious, and following the oper-
alton he had long, slow recovery.
He is still not very strong and is
unable to lift heavy weights or use
a shovel for any heavy work or do
any tasks involving jolts or strains.
AS we review the past years we
recall that his name has generally
been on the lists of workers and
guarantors for things that were for
the public benefit. he has donated
for all worthy undertakings, and he
has earned the thanks and gratitude
of the whole public.
1t Is our understanding that his
resignation from the Board has been
or will be accepted and that the
Commissioners are looking for
another man to fill his place. y
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-05-24
SENIORS HOLD GRADUATION
EXERCISES AT TABERNACLE

The graduation exercises for the
class of '23 of the Blackfoot High
School were held at the Tabernacle
on Friday evening of last week, and
the largest class in the history of
the school received diplomas. The
following program was carried out
and heard with close attention by a
large number of admiring friends
and relatives of the graduates: Invo-
cation, Hon. L. r. Thomas; selec-
ton by the Glee Club; address,
Judge E. w. Whitcomb; song by the
by Supt. E. D. Bloom; class song,
ooh Let Us Sing of Idaho;" presen
tation of the class by Principal Oscar
Christensen; presentation of diplo-
mas by Nofear Davis, president of
the school board; .benediction, the
Rev. J. D. Gillian. The class roll
follows: Louise Spalding, Valedic-
torian; Helen Steffens, Salutatorian;
Grace Stultz and Leona Anderson,
Grace Miltenberger class president,
Ernest Johnson class vice-president,
Olene Wilson treasurer, Eleanor
Roberts, Boyd Hodson, Ferris John
son, Byron Miller, Francis Halver-
son, Frances Merchant, Elma Ket-
chum. Gertrude Owen, Dewitt Line,
Harry Martin, Minnie Jones, Vera
Charles Mcclure, Pierre
Pelkey, Audry Burnette, Georgia
Archer, Gladys Bond, Gerald Stew
art, Ellis Chaplin, Amelia Neff, Scion
Nancy Reece, Glen
Kinsey Keveren, Nit
chell Clark, Hester Thompson, Adj
rienne Miller, Kenneth Jones, Will
lam Mark, Roxie Duckworth, Walter
Steffens, Joseph Cutler, Bessie Hall
berg, Harold Hickenlooper, Nora
Jacobson, Frederick Barrette, Wayne
Kinney, Emrys Jones, Flora Sim
mons, George Heaton.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-05-24

the depot and just. what streets to
close to vehicle traffic and the me-
gotiations were conducted in an open
friendly spirit with fairness on both
sides that resulted in locating the
depot and settling the question in
way that is most agreeable to both
parties. Mr.. Platt said that last
summer when the railroad strike
came on and it seemed necessary to
guard the railroad property, to pro-
tect it and to protect the travelling
public, the town of Nampa surprised
them by sending to the Salt Lake
office asking the railroad company
what they wished the town to do and
saying also that it would not be nee
essary for the railroad company to
employ guards to protect its prop
erty there as they were taxpayers
and were entitled to, and would re-
ceive the protection Of the city gov
eminent the same as other property
owners. He said 1t was gratifying
to the railroad company on account
of the fine spirit that prompted 1t.
He said there were towns in the state
where just the reverse of these con-
ditions exist and they attribute the
lilCAuliACoo VI uulllCuulln0SS, Luc
understanding or the misunderstand-
ing to the attitude of the press of
the community. A newspaper that
spreads information that is correct
and sane and spreads sound ideas
before the public regarding public
utilities, performs a service whose
value cannot be stated in dollars and
cents.
While the four bankers mentioned
were out taking a trip around the
town Mr.. Howard said that Black
foot, altho one Of the old towns of
the valley had the appearance of a
new town because everything was
kept SO neat and clean and buildings
pretty generally cared for. He re-
marked about the fine condition of
the bitulithic pavement and Mr.. Ber-
ryman remarked that there was a
reason for that, that all pavements
in Blackfoot were laid by the Nc
CURE construction company. Mr..
Howard said he wished the same con-
struction company had been operat-
ing in Salt Lake and had laid their
pavement, that they have different
brands and types of paving there,
and in varying conditions of decay.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-05-24

The question of how the farmers
are doing it brings up some Obser-
vations of Mr.. Ramsey of Firth, who
, said the shifting of population Is
always going on when reyerses come
! The flow of people these days to
California reminds him of the flow
of people out of Kansas and Ne
braska in the early settlement OF
those states. When we asked Mr.
Ramsey who is going to take the
place of the farmers and others who
move away to California, and where
they are to be from, he answered 1t
by telling what happened thru two
or three decades in those states.
When crops we're good, he said,
settlers flowed in from everywhere
and took hold with high hopes.
When the grasshoppers came along
and cleaned them up, they set a few
things into the wagon and went back.
When the drouth or prairie fire set
them afoot they did the same thing,
and when good times came again
their places were filled by others,
but generally by a class of people
who were a little better heeled or
people who were better home build
ers and more dependable. When
settlers stayed long enough to get
title to their lands, and another bad
year or series of bad years came,
they would mortgage the land for
whatever they could get and abandon
it. After few years when condi-
lions became better, men would
come along with some money and
buy those titles for almost any price
from hundred dollars per quarter
section up, and they would put on
better improvements and better stock
and would farm better and consti-
tuted a more permanent and more
successful population. They would
establish schools and towns and their
children would be educated. The
less successful ones among them
would gradually eliminate them
selves by moving somewhere else and
the average of the remaining set
tiers gradually raised to a higher
rating The line moved westward
to where natural conditions were
more severe. In the broken cOun-
try bordering the streams, where the
natural grass was too short and too
thin to cut for hay, they used it for
pasture and got an income by keep
ing a dozen or twenty milk cows.
When silos came into use they built
silos to conserve whatever green
stuff they could get to tide the cows
over the parched period and the win
ter months. The big blows came
and blew away their soil and drop
ped it over in other valleys and other
counties, and the less determined
fellows, the people who were not re-
picked up and left, but the
,tayers studied the situation. The
ground they had plowed and got into
mellow condition that was right for
making crops, blew away as deep as
t was plowed and it was truly an
appalling situation. While the blow
asted, the air would be full of dust,
! cloudbank hundreds of feet high
would hang over the country, travel
ng in the general direction of the
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-05-24
HOG CHOLERA HERE

Hog cholera has made its appear
ance in the Blackfoot country, hav-
ing been introduced via the railroad
stockyards, it is said, and number
of farmers have lost some hogs, A.
E. Mccoy reporting that he has lost
about eight hundred dollars worth.
The veterinarians are vaccinating
in each locality where it has APP
peared, in an effort to stamp it out.
We are informed that the law pro-
vides that none but a licensed veter-
marian may use the serum, and the
farmer who wants it used has, to
look to the professional man for the
service, which varies from thirty
cent to couple Of dollars apiece, ac-
cording to the weight of the pig or
hog.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-05-24
MAIL SERVICE INTERRUPTED

A notice of the superintendent of
the railway mail service at Seattle,
Wash, states that the tunnel be-
tween Redding and Kenneth, Cal,
has been burned, and that service
will be interrupted for possibly ten
days or more. 1t is stated that the
railroad company will transfer letter
mail, daily papers and perishable
parcel post around the break, but
parcel post and second class matter
except daily papers for Eastern Ore
gon, Eastern Washington and. Nor
thern Idaho is now being diverted
via Ogden and Pocatello, but like
matter for Northern California, Wes-
tern Oregon, Western Washington
and Alaska, is being withheld await
ing possible arrangements for trans
fers around the break, or utilizing
steamboats, between San Francisco.
Portland, and Seattle.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-05-24

The Blackfoot Stake Quartrly con-
frence convened In the Tabernacle
May 10 and 20 and was attended
BY more than twelve hundred peo-
pie.
Elder Joseph Fielding Smith of
the quorum of Apostles was present
as the principal speaker. He so ear
nestly urged the Latter Day Saints
to keep the commandments of the
Lord that a deep impression was
made upon those present. During
the various sessions Elder Smith
spoke >forcefully on the following
subjects: The Improbable servant;
What the Gospel means to us; Sal
walton. In discussing Salvation"
he said it means more than to gaze
upon the face of the Lord, or the
playing of harp. He declared
that it means, to the faithful, ac-
tivity and responsibility as Sons and
Daughters of God.
President Mark Austin of the Ere
mont Stake spoke upon the value of
a good example.
President George S. Romney of
the Kicks Normal College at Rex
burg spoke upon the importance Of
obeying counsel.
The local speakers and their sub
jects were as follows: President
James Duckworth, Better Activity
in the Priesthood" President Nofear
Davis, Better Attendance at Sacra-
ment Meetings." President Peter G.
Johnston, Honesty, Industry, and
Economy" Elders Dee Stone and
Ensign B. Call reported their labors
in the Southern States Mission
briefly and bore testimony to the
Divinity of Christ's mission and the
church established by Him.
The singing by the stake choir
and also the congregational singing,
under the direction of Stake Choir
lister H. Andrew Benson was very
good and contributed largely to the
success Of the conference. Special
musical numbers were: a solo by H.
Andrew Benson and a duet by the
Packham Brothers. The musical
numbers were all ably supported by
Miss Virginia Liljenquist at the organ
and Miss Marie Millick at the
piano and Miss Lena Babcock as
sisting at the organ.
At noon Sunday the Bee Hive
Girls of the Blackfoot Second Ward
served luncheon to the conference
people in the social hall of the
Tabernacle. The way the food dis
appeared speaks louder than any
thing 1 could say as to the merits of
the lunch. do, however, wish to
compliment them on the dispatch
with which they served SO many peo-
pie and that, too, without missing
the meetings.
At the M. L. A. session Sunday
evening a splendid program was
rendered by the young people of the
state and the manner In which they
rendered their respective parts was
very commendable
GEORGE H. CLARK,
Stake Clerk.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-05-24
ROTARY CLUB MEETS

The Rotary club met in their reg
ular luncheon session on Tuesday
with President w. H. Stufflebeam
presiding. Singing was led by Err
nest Anderson. Chief Engineer w.
M. Reed of the Indian Irrigation
Service spoke entertainingly of the
Hopi Indians of Arizona, character
izing them as the original apartment
builders, and describing their man
ners and customs in an instructive
way Commissioners w. T. England
Nelson Miller and j. R. Williams
were present and addressed the club
on county affairs.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-05-24

/ blow, and it took stout hearts to see
1t thru and find the ways to beat it.
Sometimes it would only blow
enough to take the soil away from
part of the roots and leave the ten
der sprouts and rootlets to dry up
while still slightly anchored. They
tried drilling the seed into the old
stubble ground, fall wheat for in
stance, and the fall rains would start
it. The stubble caused the snow to
| lodge and give winter protection, and
split the force of the winds in the
spring, and the soil, not being stir
| red up loose, would stay in place.
1t was an easy, inexpensive way of
farming, and If they got eight or nine
bushels of wheat per acre and had
some fodder and some silage they
stayed and kept down expenses while
others spent what they had hunting
for something better.
Whenever we had some bad years
there was an exodus to other parts,
the most dependable settlers gener-
ally stayed, and those we could spare
best, usually went. The line be-
tween the permanent settlers and the
rowing settlers moved westward un-
til they are now making very good
livings away out in the limestone
formation where you would think
there was not enough vegetation to
sustain domestic animals and people.
The more desolate the conditions,
the more careful they have to be to
have the silo and the means of con-
serving the feeds and foods that dry
up and spoil when not treated arti-
ficially. But grass and hay and fod-
der are not family living-they
merely sustain the COW, the pig, the
hen and the sheep that manufacture
these feeds into foods for the family
and for the market. All thru wes-
tern Kansas where these conditions
exist, they rely on the sale of dairy
products and meat products that
they produce in excess of what the
family needs. They try to keep
enough livestock around to consume
what other stuff they raise, but not
so much that they have to buy feed
for them.
Some of our farmers in Bingham |
county have made a bad imitation
of these practices by going into the :
livestock business on large scale
and buying feed of their neighbors. !
Some have engaged in raising poul-
try on large scale, and bought feed
and hired help and in that way
turned the farm into more of fac
tory than a farm. When the family
neglect production of farm crops in
order to manufacture on scale
larger than their own farm produc-
ton of feed justif1es, they are gener
ally facing losses or failure, and be-
lieve that most of the people who
have branched out into raising live
stock or poultry on such scale have
not succeeded. They don't keep 1t up
more than a season or two, while
those that keep proportions evenly
balanced are the ones that stay on
and prosper in good times and are
sitting pretty in hard times. 1t
makes quite difference which way
he farmers are doing it.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-05-24
JENKINS RIDES THE ROADS

d. A. Jenkins and wife drove from
Salt Lake to Blackfoot Thursday in
five hours and five minutes lapse
time, with deductions of ten-min-
ute stop at Malad and twenty min
utes at Pocatello.
They left at three o'clock for the
return trip. Mr.. Jenkins said that
the Salt Lake commercial club wants
to help put on the swift run from
Salt Lake to Yellowstone next month
to establish a record that will prob
ably advertise our roads to the tour
lists. Details of the time plans will
be published later.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-05-24
SENIORS ENJOY OUTING

Thirty-eight Seniors chaperoned
by Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Christensen
and Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Stout, spent
the weekend at Lava Hot Springs,
and returned Monday evening, re-
porting that they had fine time.
Swimming and hiking occupied the
time, and some little excitement was
caused when two rattlesnakes were
killed by the hiking party. The trip
was made In 5 autos and a truck,
and was without unpleasant incident
of any sort, to mar the joy of the
event.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-05-24
STUDENTS ENJOY FRoLIC

twenty-five high school students
enjoyed a merry lawn party and
frolic at the home of Mrs. Jean Mil
Ter on Saturday evening. The af-
fair was farewell party for Miss
Ruth Tate. Games were enjoyed
out-of-doors and in the house, and
delicious refreshments were served.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-05-24

Mrs. Frank DsKay entertained
forty guests at = bridge and kensing-
ton on Friday afternoon Of last
week. A color scheme Of pink and
white was carried out In the decora-
lions of roses, carnations and apple
blossoms, and was reflected in the
refreshments. The favors of the af-
ternoon were given to Mrs. John
Brown and Mrs. w. H. Cherry AS
sisting the hostess were: Mrs. F. ].
Cowen, Mrs. Howard Henderson.
Mrs. H. H. Giles, Mrs. Agnes H.
Turner and Mrs. C. E. Jackson.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-05-24
MASONS LEAVS TO
ATTEND MEETINGS

H. B. Kinney, L. j. Chapman and
Lon Cone left for St. Maries, Idaho.
on Tuesday evening, to attend the
meetings of Masonic bodies of Idaho.
Mr.. Chapman and Mr.. Cone are at
tending the meetings of the Grand
Lodge, Grand Commandery, and Mr..
Kinney is delegate to the meet
ings of the Grand Chapter, R. A. M.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-05-24
DIR. HUEBSCHER VISITS MADI-
son AND TETON COUNTIES

The Swiss consul. DR.. Huebscher
was here and in Teton Basin last
week, leaving Rexburg Monday night
to look over this territory as suit
able place to recommend to his peo-
rle emigrating from Switzerland
each month. About 1000 of their
people immigrate to America annu-
ally from the crowded homeland. AS
the Swiss are largely engaged in
dairying they prefer dairy section.
They are the most famous cheese
makers in the world.-The Rexburg
Journal.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-05-24
BUDGET ESTIMATE FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR 1023-24

The following is an estimate of
the amount of money necessary for
all purposes to be raised by taxation
or otherwise in the City of Black
foot. Bingham County, Idaho, dur
ing the fiscal year 1924, for
which an appropriation is made as
is provided by law; said money to
be apportioned for the purpose of
paying Indebtedness now existing
and to accrue against the various
funds of the City of Blackfoot as
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-05-24
PRETTY BRIDGE PARTY

Mrs. r. A. Stewart and her mother,
Mrs. Taylor, entertained large COM
pany at a bridge and kensington on
Monday afternoon. Apple blossoms
prettily decorated tn rooms, and six
tables were arranged for bridge. At
the close of the afternoon, the favors
were presented to Mrs. D. H. Bic
than Mrs. T. B. Dolman, and Mrs.
M. N. Austin. The hostesses were
assisted in serving delicious refresh
ments by Mrs. Marley, Mrs. Richard
Faulconer, Mrs. Percy Jones, Mrs.
Thoresen.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-05-24
BLACKFOOT GIRL GIVES RECITAL

Invitations were received this
week by friends of Miss Alice Club
buck, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.. w.
E. Chubbuck, to attend certificate
piano recital which she will give at
the Idaho Technical Institute Con-
servatory of Music in Pocatello, on
Friday evening, May 25. Miss
Chubbuck will be assised by Miss
Aida Poll, soprano.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-05-24
How the Farmers are Doing Y

decided
actually them practice that
who outIo al
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-05-24

Total -------------------9o o, 1 I.Oo
Approved by the City Council this
twenty-second day of May, 1928.
E. T. PECK,
Mayor.
Attest: ]. ]. QUILLIN,
City Clerk.
adv 21-22-23-24
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-05-24

The entire revenue of the City
of Blackfoot for the fiscal year
192324 based upon the receipts for
the fiscal year 1929, including
the receipts from the waterworks de-
partment is as follows, to-wit:
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Going The Limit

the First National bank, trusted and
respected. Then sudden temptation
lad come to Livingston. and he had
fallen. Carey, heart-broken, had
fought for his friend to the end. but
the evidence had been plain, and the
sentence was pronounced-five years
in the state prison.
1t was this same Carey who, for
those five long years had stood con-
stantly by his friend; visiting him
each month, and bringing whatever
the law allowed. The Carey who,
when. he had come out, had taken
Livingston to his home, and after
much effort, found him a position.
From that time, Livingston had been
going straight and now-Carey was
a thief.
Livingston went over to the man
on the floor and. putting his arm
around his shoulders, gently raised
him and led him to a chair. Carey
was babbling incoherently, his nerve
completely gone.
Carey" said Livingston sadly,
"Nhy-why were you going to do it2'
Carey looked at him beseechingly.
IL had to-" he faltered. There's
no other way. I've got to go the
limit on that stock to save myself
because of-you know-Elsie."
But. Carey, don't you know"
Carey's shoulders stiffened and he
showed that he was getting grip
on himself.
Yes; l know what you are going
to say. You've been through it all, and
it's hell. / might as we'll go down
honorably, you'll say. But this way,
there's a chance. Perhaps L can make
good and not get found out. and
couldn't bear to tell Elsie that I'd
lost