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IKE IDAHO REPUBLICAN BYRD TREGO, editor and proprietor. Entered at the postoffice at Black foot, Idaho, as second class matter. Subscription price $2.00 per year. GAINS OF PROHIBITION It is said that but for the Civil War, prohibition would have been a great issue in the United States dur ing the sixties and seventies, but that great tragedy diverted attention wholly to settling the question of chattel slavery and delayed prohibi tion. As the conflict over slavery wore out and modified the extreme views of opposing forces, so the present con flict is bringing people to a middle ground on the liquor question, not withstanding temperance is winning) and holdig firmly all the ground it gains. The raidcal element among tem perance forces, when it gets into power, disgraces itself as emphati cally as the carpet bag politicians did In the south after the war when they were in power, and sensible people recognize that caution must be ex ercised in every step or the expected Improvement will fall into disrepute. The year of 1916 opens with 18 dry states in the union, three under entire license, and 23 under local option; Idaho, Washington and Ora gon being among the New Year addi-1 tlons to the dry column. The his tory of the movement indicates that no substantial step backward will be taken, and that the raldcals of the opposing elements are fewer than have generally been expected at each given stage of the fight. The view of many people both for and against pohibltlon are tempered when the transition comes to their state or county, the step is gradual and not without its troubles and blessings, and the spirit of moderation prevails to a surprising degree. The worst bridges expected do not have to be crossed, and matters run more smoothly than anticipations pictured. The change of public sentiment concerning liquor and liquor dealers has been very great in Idaho ln the past 10 and 20 years, and John Barleycorn is rapidly falling Into disrepute. He is classed as an outcast by unnumbered multitudes, who would have fought for hls recog nition in earlier years, and who scof fed at the idea of stopping the traffic. WOULD SHOW US ALL This is an age of seeing the im possible, and of adjusting ourselves to it. Women say they want to vote, and vote they do. The steamer Ti tanic was built unslnkable, and the same night that they celebrated its unsinkableness it struck a berg and promptly sank. They said the loss of life could not have been so great if it bad sunk near the shore, and promptly there was a collision in the St. Lawrence river within sight of two shores and f he Princess of Ire land went to the bottom taking her cargo of human freight with her. The masses of Europe and especially the Socialists said there could be no more wars because the common people would not permit it, and the Social ists would prevent it, wnereupon there came a holt from a clear sky and the masses and the Socialists lined up to fight their brothers across j the borders with such valor and de termination as never had been wit nessed before. Nations relying for safety upon the sacred contracts with the greatest powers on the earth, saw themselves ground to dust by their supposed protectors. A peace com mission advocating peace on earth and Insisting that they could bring It about, took an ocean voyage and j had one round of quarrels till they broke up the party and started home In groups, the sorest of the sore. All of which goes to show that the Wets may be called upon to en dure drouth and that the Drys may be drowned in boose and be buried in it. This world ig still a puzzle and it behooves us all to be moderate in asserting what we will or will not do. Ag heretofore mentioned In these columns, Boise hag been having some rare experience the past few weeks, Good people have been persecuted, law abiding citizens have been prose cuted and crimes have been fixed up on people who were elsewhere when the fancied crimes were alleged to have happened. And yet the perse outers and prosecutors and perjurers are being given their liberty and rope to hang themselves. A sequal to some] of these matters has come in the past week in the resignation of City Attorney Reddock, who says he is sick of the Job. He had been city attorney for previous adimntstratlons and had conducted prosecutions when it seemed advisable, but for the pant BOISE GETTING SETTLED «-• ST ., kw. fed I] ■ I IK! ' " II v LPa f - p VS ^S^ INTERIOR VIEW OF THE LAW OF FICE AND LIBRARY OF JOHN. W. JONES, BLACKFOOT, IDAHO One of the fine professional offices and libraries of which the citizens of Blackfoot are justly proud is that of Attorney John W. Jones, who has erected a fine brick building with gray stone trimmings. The building is 50x70 feet in size, and is divided into two compartment, one of which is occupied by the United States Land office, and the other by Mr. Jones' '! Both parts of the building are well lighted and the subdued light from the skylight shown in the above pic ture, is a most appropriate one for an office where thefe is so much law office and library. The building is heated by a hot water plant in the basement; and a lTge vault in a central position in the building affords safety to books documents and moneys for both of fices, the vault being built double, with a door opening into each com partment. few weeks things had been running with too high a hand for him and he asked to be released. It will be remembered that Boise imported an evangelist named Bui gin. who attacked sin wherever It was said to exist. Evidently his formation came from rather unre liable sources or he raised up an impracticable bunch to run down the sinners and punish them. As we have stated before, some of the frightful blunders they made hailing innocent people into court and tak ing others out of beds of sickness to punish them far supposed crimes, were men who said on the witness stand that they did this work because they felt it a duty—swearing there was crime where there was none, and other acts. The Idaho Statesman pub j a cartoon of Boise "Bulgin" with goodness, and the people raised j $2,500 to "pay the evangelist and three assistants for a month's work. The prosecutions started during the revival and continued for a few weeks afterwards. Now the city at torney quits in disgust and s$^ys, "No more of this for me." Who can measure the injury done by these erratic, but well-meaning followers of the evangelist? KI'AOK AND DISTANCE INTERMARRIED Traveiing salesmen and wholesale houses give Blackfoot a high rating ns a business town. They say it Is a safe town ln which to do business, the percentage of losses being low. The business men pay their bills well, whether they make collections or not. Now comes the telephone company and say that Blackfoot rates high as a telephone town. At the close of the year 1915 it has 704 phones In operation, including the country lines. By the first of February It will have 760. The population of the town is about 4,000 and usually the town of that population has very much less than six or seven hundred phones, to town by the turn of a switch; It 'teok the hello-girl out to nil the farms and ranches the same instant. A few days ago the company con nected 50 phones in one day. They had tried to get it done In time for Christmas greetings, but It was de layed until the day after. When the line was opened for business it wiped out distances with a master stroke. It brought all the families reading and writing to be done every day. in the picture, is an exceptionally Mr. Jones's library, as will be seen large one, containing 4,000 volumes, It is as well selected as it is large, being gathered and constantly added to with an eye single to its useful ness in the law; to correctly set forth at all times the law of the land com plete and tip to the minute. He is j a subscriber to an organization that i ., , , , . . . . i : publishes law books and decisions! . , and keeps its patrons supplied with , , i the latest, without special orders on their part. >' 1 . in the construction of the build- i : ing, Mr. Jones had cement bases ; ! made along the walls, on which to ! set the book cases and they rest per-! I fectly solid, and cannot spring and j take dust or bind in the hinges wtyen opened as so many book cases do when resting on floors that settle, or quiver under the weight of persons ! i j She was everywhere; so were they, They had been everywhere all the ; time but did not realize it. Now the thread of copper gave them the prqof of it. A tiny switch turns, bells ring, somebody hurries to the phone sup in-'Posing it was for them altho it was for a neighbor. Down comes the re neighborhood from Dan to Beersheba was listening-in. There was lots of sociability on the line that day, Mes sages flew back and forth without putting a boy on a horse and waiting the hour. Even the children mak ing an uproar in the next room were heard and all but felt and who ever heard of a machine that would read! even the slam of the door and the * crv of the baby into the chapter along with the chattering of two Japanese talking over the dispatches from Oko mura? Really it was a wonderful}.^ thing to have 50 farms all brought together, the space squeezed out from between them and never feel the jar. It wag a distinct step in the develop ment of "the Blackfoot country." ceiver, then another, and another, till all the folks on the line are listen ing. Then the first woman says to her husband. "Why she doesn't talk, she just keeps saying, 'Number i please.'." And so she did. As each j reeeiver came off the fork she said, > "Number please," and the whole ( 8PEAK UP SMOCK! Rev. P. Monrone Smock, former pastor at Boise and Star, Idaho, erst while campaigner for the Progres-j sives ln Idaho, orator of the day in a recent Fourth of July celebration at Blackfoot, when last heard of by this, office was on hls way east to Join the Ford peace party, and is probably ln Norway or Copenhagen now. P. Monroe is glid-tongued and Ford has plenty of money; why doesn't he wire something home so we shall know that he is still gild, Smock won't leave the party as long as there is free board and free trans portation to or from somewhere, People who listened to hls political speech in Blackfoot three years ago will vouch for that. PROTEST FROM WEST BRIDGE t Some of the people of West Bridge street complain that the water mfcln serving them is too amall and that whenever it is drawn upon to flush The large con treading the floor, place for canal companies to gather sultation room with its tables and : seats for large parties makes an ideal j and Mr. Jones has a clientele of im-, portant companies who rely on his j office to guide them aright in their j j j In the front office are very fine j complicated transactions, u j i , » , . , i en 'e and safe keeping of stationry, 1 , forms and documents necessary for , , , , prompt and precise work in legal ac ' , , 1 tions - Hls office ,s opposite the Short. i Liae da|>ot and l' e ° ! ' le con,m ^ ln on [ ; t! ' e trains and desirin R quick work i ! Ret qulf k service t,lere - i Mr. Jones has associated with him | in his work, Mr. Hamilton Wright,' an attorney of a number tff years experience. They have both had a i wide range of experience in land busi-, ness, -Mr. Wright having served in fi'ing cabinets, typewriters and what-! ! ever furniture is needed for conveni- ;• the sewer there is no flow at the They say that if the paving is laid above the small main it will t mean that no larger main will be put in for a long time, or that the t new paving will have to be torn up to do it or both. ' Mr. Johnson, owner of the water works, states that their designs call for another line to that part of town to complete the circuit, and that I when that is laid it will be satisfac faucets. The 8Cenery of tfte aBclent oJty * of Bethleham . al80 j 08eph and Mary Rnd the live ' donkey on the 8tage> repre8ent)ng the blrth of Christ, the ^ Qf Bethleham above> was aI1 as a true „ kelie-g as human be . i tory. At present it is one of the j "blind" lines that receives pressure ' > from only one direction, hence any ( heavy draft upon it leaves those be yond it without water. * MORELAND The entertainment and Christmas tree at the Amusement hall on Christmas eve was carried out to per fection and a grand success In every ings were able to make it. The house ,.was packed to Its full capacity and all will remember it, especially the children, to be one of the most pleas ant times of their lives, and may all live to see many, many more like | occasions. ■ y Lee Miller spent Christmas with i hig parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Mil, ler, two miles west of Moreland. Miss Edith England spent Christ- i mas with relatives in Blackfoot, re turning home Monday morning. ; We have heard many favorable comments on your Agricultural Edition of The daho Republican as one of the best ever Issued in Black foot.- That and many other editions of your paper of the past months have shown the farmers Just where They are standing and ought to be valuable information for them in the ^ years to come as well as at the present time. The farmers need { something to wake them up and keep • them Interested in what can be the most pleasant vocation in life, The loading of the 7,000 tons of sugar beets on the Moreland yard was completed Monday afternoon and the men and teams that worked so] faithfully are resting more pleasantly at home this stormy weather. Mr. and Mrs. Wells and children, of Blackfoot, spent Christmas with j Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Tompkins in . ■ f practically every capacity of convert : j ng t h e public domain into homes j f fleld rk and the work of s,,eC a agan 8 ' ™ le an 0 p 06 j U|> t0 t1e ega g ® e ore e e j |)artmen ^ ® " e ^ l ° r a aS j ington, D. C. Mr. Wright has spent j many months in the land department j t Washington, and by his thoro , . . „ , ...... 1 and the field work, and all the in ,, . , .. . termediate steps, has won cases that , , . , . . seemed hopelessly complicated, t The8e two gent i emen with the best [ of training, good records and the i fau j t j ess equipment in the large 11b i rary and office shown in the aceom | panying picture, form one of the legal pillars of which Blackfoot peo pie are justly proud, and The Repub i lican takes pleasure is cringing It to the attention of its readers at the beginning of the new year. knowledge of departmental work ;• .here in addition to knowing land law northwest Morealnd. They also spent a day or two with the family t of Mr. and Mrs. Fred T. Hines, Harry Jordan, who nas been at t tending the L. D. S. school in Salt Lake City, spent Christmas with ' home folks. George Raine, of Moore, was in Moreland during the holidays vlsit ing relatives and friends, i'Some high or low piker borrowed three-fourths of a good sized dress ed bog f ron , m. Belnap, Sunday ' n jg b t .while Mr .Belnap w a s not ldok j ng They even borrowed the crit ter without permission and the own ers would be pleased to have the remains returned in sound and wholesome condition. Vera Liljinquist, who has been at tending the L. D. S. school in Salt Lake City, spent Christmas with homefoiks. Miss Hattie Jordan spent the holi days in parts unknown and has not Returned at this writing. Her friends are anxious to learn her whereabouts. Henry Hammond spent Christmas in Salt Lake City. Some hungry chicken eaters are playing their game again after a long rest. A number of fat chickens have disappeared recently. Better look out, Chicken eaters, watchers are on your trail. are taking a missionary course at Misses Jennie V. Hammond, Lear line England, Lloyd Anderson, who Rexburg, spent Christmas with home George England, of the Oregon Short Line bridge building crew, spent folks.' Frank Steers, Abe Hatch and This Baking Powder Keeps Its Strength The large can of K G lasts longer than 25 cents worth of other baking powders but no matter how long it takes the user to get to the bottom the last spoonful is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction. K G raises the nicest, lightest biscuits, cakes you ever ate, and it is pure and wholesome. For goodness sake, use KC. R] and pastry guaranteed u ■.r. , <1 P3 Christmas with friends In Moreland. Truel Grimmette spent Christmas in Salt Lake City and had a most delightful time while in the city. J. H. Munson, the highway con tractor, spent the holidays with home folks. Mr and Mrs. Shawfers, of Ameri Falls, spent Christmas with the family of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Torap can kins. The Christmas tree and entertain ment at the Methodist church Christ mas night was the greatest success in the history of the church, program was good and there was treats for all and everybody had a The good time. KILL BABBITS AT TABKR The dry land farmers in the Taber district have been feeding their winter wheat crops to the jackrab bits about as long as they intend, and a mass meeting of interested farmers has been called to meet at the Taber school house sharply at 2:30 o'clock, Thursday afternoon, January 6, to plan a campaign to ex U. S. Ebner, a terminate the pests, government poison expert, will be present at that meeting and he will tell the farmers how to go about 'it to get rid of the thousands of jack rabbits that infest the Idaho plains. Mr. Ebner plans to stay here for several days and manage the cam paign, provided there is enough in terest shown by the farmers them selves. Arrangements have been made at Black foot for large quantities of strychnine at cost, to be used In the campaign. The government expert knows the most effective methods of preparing and distributing the poi son to get the jacks. Every farmer, who is interested in protecting the growing acreage of wheat from the pests, should show 'his interest by attending the meet ing and co-operating in the campaign. GKOVKLAND The Groveland Dramatic company presented, ''Josiah's Courtship," at the hall on Tuesday evening to a packed house. The play was en thusiastically put on and as enthusi astically received. A dance is scheduled for Saturday night to which all the public are In vited. A surprise party was given on Wednesday evening by Miss Celia Hansen in horon of Alfred Lindsay. David Manwareing, Horace Full mer, Veda and Viola Bowker and Varian Hale are home from Rexburg academy and will return Sunday. The Hael and Clark families will hold a reunion on Friday, December 31, and relatives are arriving from various places in Utah and Idaho. Leland Merrill, who has been at tending the B. Y. academy at Logan, is home for the holidays. He will go back to school Saturday. PRESTO The program at the Lower Presto school was a good success, teacher, Miss Albertson, gave the children a treat of nuts and candy. Many of the Presto people motored to Blackfott to see the municipal Christmas tree. Mrs. Marion Kerr left for Rock springs, Wyoming, Sunday morning, to visit relatives there. Arthur Dolstrom, of Idaho Falls, spent several day s with Presto rela tives this week. :•> Miss Leona H#U is spending the holiday week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hall. £•' Chris Peterson went up to his Mud Lake ranch one day this week. Mr. and Mrs. George Monroe, of Shelley, spent Sunday with. Fred Twitchell. William Twitchell is spending a week with his sister, Mrs. Dial, of Evingston, Wyoming. Miss Hanna Tolmie is spending a few days visiting friends In Black foot. The Misses Clarice and Dorrat Just, Joe Adams and Leslie Just attended the dance at the Upper Presto school and all ret>6rt having had a good time. The Presto correspondent wishes all the readers a happy New Year.