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The Blackfoot Optimist
Entered as second class matter De
cember 3, 1907, at the postoffice at
Blackfoot, Idaho, under the Act of Con
gress of March 3, 1879.
Published Every Thursday
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One year in advance ............
Member of the Eastern Idaho
Association
Pres*
Optimist Publishing Company,
Ltd.
KARL P. BROWN. Manager.
Inauguration of Governor Hawley
James H. Hawley, eighth governor
of the state of Idaho, was inaugurat
ed with the simplest of ceremo. ies
Monday morning, the oath of office
being administered by Chief Justice
George H. Stewart of the supreme
court of the state in the hall of the
house of representatives.
Shortly after XI o'clock after the
hall andi gallery had been filled full
of friends and associates of the
governor-elect, the elected state of
ficials, accompanied in most instance!
by the outgoing official, headed by
Governor Brady and Governor-elect
Hawley, marched into the hall of
representatives and took seats arrang
ed for the purpose about the desk
of the speaker. Chief Justice Stew
art mounted to the speaker's chair
and without ceremony or comment
■signified his readiness to administer
the oath of office.
Governor Brady arose with his suc
cessor and introduced him to the
chief justice who administered the
coinstitutlonal cath. "You do solemn
ly swear that you will support the
constitution and laws of the state of
Idaho and that you will perform the
duties of the office of governor to
the best of your .ability, so help you
God," spoke the chief justice.
"I do," came the prompt and clear
tones of the new governor, and the
hall rang with applause as another
governor of the state was thus induct
ed into his oifice and the duties of
the chief executive of the state plac
ed upon his shoulders.
In like manner the like oath was
exacted from each of the other state
officials by the chief justice, the
wording beingchanged only to suit
the office to which each was being
sworn. Justice Sullivan presented
Justice Ailshie; F. A. Shaw, secre
tary of the senate two years ago, pre
sented Lieutenant Governor Sweetser
who is his own successor; Robert
La-nsdcn introduced Sec. of State
Gifford; Attorney General McDougall,
who is also his own successor, was
presented by Joseph Peterson 1 , assis
tant attorney general; State Auditor
Taylor, who also succeeds himself,
was introduced, by George Lewis, the
chief clerk in the auditor's office;
State Treasurer Hastings presented
G V. Allen, who thereupon assumed
the official title of state treasurer;
Miss Chamberlain Introduced! Miss
'Shepherd who took the oath as state
superintendent fo public instruction,
and State Mine Inspector Bell was
presented by the retiring mine in
spector, F. Cushing Moore.
Thus simply were the new officers
ii.ducted into office. At the conclusioi
of this simple proceeding, there was
a round of applause andi some one in
the gallery started a call for "Haw
ley, Hawley, speech," and the de
jnand was uuickly taken up by others
Governor Hawley mounted the steps
to the side of chief justice and de
livered just a few words, expressive
of his appreciation of the high honor
conferred upon him by the people of
Hie state. He promised the members
of the two legislative bodies to unite
with them in. advancing, the best in
terests of the state andi expressed a
hope that the session of the legisla
ture would be a pleasant and har
monious one. He also expressed a
desire that all the officials of the
—ate. himself included, would so con
duct the duties devolving upon them,
that when they go out of office two
icars from now, they will merit the
declaration of the people, "Well done,
i.'iou gooid and faithful servant."
The conclusion of his remarks was
agi in greeted with applause and with
that the officers moved out of the
1 a«' B-nd repaired to the various de
partment offices over which they are
to preside.—Capital News.
Senate and House in Session
Boise, Jan. 3.—Business seemed to
be the watchword in the senate at
the opening session yesterday at nooi
and the werk of organization was
pushed through with little delay or
friction. The body was called# to
order by Secretary F. A. Shaw of the
last senate. The list of the present
senators was then read by Secretary
of State Robert Lansdcn and the roll
was called, showing all the senators
present with the single exception of
Senator Edward M. Pugmire of Bear
Lake county.
Lieutenant Governrr tewls H.
Sweetser was given a round of ap
plause when he wrs introduced to pre
Hide over the Gsasion. Speaking brief
ly, Mr. Sweetser said In part:
"Those familiar with the record of
the last senate will give me credit
for fairness and impartiality, and it
shall be my desire to pursue the
same policy in this session. Every
senator shall have a full and fair
hearing. There will be no smotherin;
of legislation in committees. No ad
vantage will be given one senator
over another except such as is fair
and legitimate under the rules of the
senate and parliamentary law.''
This little speech met with general
faver. At its close Senator Fred W.
Gooding moved that a committee be
appointed to wait upon Chief Justice
George H. Stewart and inform him
that the senators were ready to be
sworn in. The chair appointed Sen
ators Gooding and Kerns. Chief Jus
tice Stewart administered the cath of
office to the senators standing. He
reminded them that the oath they
had just taken differed from the oath
taken by the state officials, in that
It placed no obligation upon them to
support the laws of t-he state and no
obligation as to the Almighty.
First Test of Party Strength.
In the election cf a president pro
tem, the real test of party strength
in the senate was taken. Senator B.
P. Shawhan placed Senator Fred W.'
Gooding in nomination', and Senator
A. L. Freehafer performed a like
service for Senator Ravenal Macbeth
The roll call as announced showed 15
votes for Senator Gooding and 7 for
Senator Macbeth. The Democrats de
manded a verification and this re
sulted in a division, 14 and 8. Sen
ator Pugmire, it is understood, would
have voted, for Senator Macbeth had
he been present.
Senator Gooding thanked the sena
tors for the honor and trusted he
might perform the duties of his office
acceptably. In the vote Senators
Gooding and Macbeth exchanged cour
tesies by voting for each other. After
expressing his thanks Senator Good
ing read a list of the senate employes
as agreed upon In the Republican
caucus, and moved that these be the
senate attache«. Senator Macbeth sub
mitted! a list agreed upon in the sen
ate caucus and moved to substitute
this for the Republican list. By a
strict party vote the Republicans won
and the men and women presented bj
them were elected andi sworn in by
Lieutenant Governor Sweetser.
Quick Action In the House
Following the installation of state
officials into office In the house of
representatives, the members of that
body gathered at 12 o'clock to per
manently organize. At 1:25 the organ
ization had been perfected and the
house adjoined to 10 o'clock this
morning. The most important action
for permanent organization is the sel
ec ion of a speaker, and the eleventh
lour p'an of the house minority aided
ani 1 abetted by .Senator Day of Latah,
having failed to materialize, Repre
sentative Stcrey of Add, the choice
of the Republics'll, caucus, was chcsen
A committee was named to advise
Chief Justice Stewart that the legis
lators were ready to .accept the oath
of office and the chief justice res
ponder' at once. Standing 'before their
seats, with right hands upheld, mem
bers of the lower house of the
Eleventh Idaho legislature, promised
to unhrld the constitution of the
United States, the tows of the state
of Idaho and to perform their duties
to the best of their ability
Storey Named Speaker.
Nominations for speaker were
call'd for by Clerk Wallis and Bell
of Latah .ramed Storey of Ada, the
choice cf the majority caucus; Kerby
of Idaho named Morgan of Latah as
the minority candidate
The speaker gave a brief talk, say
ing: "I must say I am exceedingly
grateful for the honor you have give
me. I appreciate the situation and
the duties that I will be called upon
to perform. I can only say that I
will endeavor to perform these duties
to the best of my ability and act at
all times in a fair, impartial' man
ner."
James H. Wallis was named, in ac
cordance with the decision of the ma
Jority caucus, as chief clerk. The
minority presented the name of Mar
tin Cathcart, Jr., of Boisé county.
Wallis was elected 34 to 22.
The Right to Dio.
The man who has killed himself on
Monday would on Saturday have
wanted to live; but one only kills
one ■ f «If once. Man's life is made
up of ] .st, present and futu# ; so life
must be a burden to him. If not for
the rast, t v e '..resent and the future,
at least for the present and the fu
ture. If it Is only a burden for the
present he Is sacrificing the future.
The evils of one day do not authorize
him to sacrifice the life that is ahead
of him. Only the man whose life is
unhappy and who could have the cer
tainty—which is impossible—that it
will always he so, and that conditions
and desires will never change, either
through modification of circumstances
and situations or through habit and
the lapse of time—which again is Im
possible—only Hits man would havo
the right to kill himself.—Napoleon
Bonaparte.
HOW SHE DODGED BORROWER
Clsveland Woman's Clever Method ot
Avoiding a "Touch" Without
Giving Any Offense.
Men have something to learn from
women In the art of warding off
"touchers" for coin. Women respond
to such requests once In about every
thousand cases, but they are scientific
in their refusals. A woman with a
reputation as a borrower turned up at
the home of one of her friends the
other morning with a much done-over
story about a persistent and threaten
ing dressmaker, and the usual request
for the loan—"pay it back tomorrow,
certain"—of $5.
"Why, my dear, certainly," was the
pleasant response to her carefully re
hearsed little yarn; "you poor thing,
you! Just wait till I run upstairs
and get my purse."
She ran upstairs. The male head of
the house happened to be in the room
where she kept her purse. He saw
her dig the purse out of a chlfTonler
drawer and deliberately remove a
wad of bills from It, leaving about
thirty-seven cents In silver and cop
per In the change receptacle. The
man was mean enough to lean over
the stair railing when his wife went
downstairs to the parlor with her
flattened pocketbook in her hand.
"Oh, I'm so sorry, dearie," he heard
her say, "but I really thought I had
the money. I find, though, that Frank,
as usual, has been at my purse—I
heard him say something about set
tling a plumber's hill last night when
I was half asleep—and the mean
thing has only left me enough for
carfare. Too bad! Of course, yon
know. If I had it,"—and so on.
The Highest Gift cf Man.
Words, money, all things else, are
comparatively easy to give away; but
when a man makes a gift of his dally
life and practise, it is plain that the
truth, what'— V may be, has taken
possession u- ... -James Russell
Lowell.
For the Benefit of the Race.
"For goodness' sake, child, what are
you doing with your father's flshlug
outfit? He will be wild when he sees
this." "I read yesterday that It would
oh a good thing for the human race If
all the files could be destroyed, and I
was just destroyin' a few."
Two Daily Text*.
Instead of abusing the devil so
much, It would be more healthy for
you to take a recess and praise the
Lord some.
Sometimes, when you see old Trou
ble coming down the road, Joy has
hold of his arm, and is telling him a
joke, and he's laughing fit to kill!
Imperfect Information.
A poet says, "Oh! she was fair, but
sorrow came and left his '.races
there." He doesn't state what became
of the rest of the harness.
. Pretty Close.
"Heaven Is so close to us," writes
an enthusiastic philosopher, "that we
can almost touch it with a ten-foot
pole, and use the wings of the angels
for fans In warm weather!"
Strategy.
The farm boy was charging a dime
to ferry the pretty summer girl across
the stream. "You won't charge me,
will you, sonny?" asked the close girl!
cpaxlngiy. "No'm," responded the lad
with a broad smile, "old ladles are al
ways free." And the way she "ponied"
up a dime was a caution.
Don't Worry.
If you don't worry, people will say
you lack a proper sense of your re
sponsibilities. But don't let that worry
you.
Vanadium'* Value.
The value of vanadium in a steel
alloy lies In the fact that It removes
oxygen and nitrogen, unites with the
Iron, and forms carbide* that Increase
the strength of the steel.
CHIROPRACTOR
DRUGLESS METHOD
Local examinations are unnecessary
as they are distasteful. I am pleased
to explain my method to all Interest
ed. I use no drugs, na knife. D
you are sick and have tried every
thing else, and did not receive help,
try Chiropractic and get well.
DR. H. W. GAUMER
Exchange Building
Office 223 Ree. 218 Blk.
Well, We Need The Money.
Just because we need the cash to
meet bills -the 1st of the year, we havi
decided to sell everything at a great
ly reduced figure immediately, turn
ing cur vast stcck of ladies furnish
ings into cash as quickly as possible.
All cash purchasers can get a reduct
ion of almost half on everything In
the store.
JACKMAN'S.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Serial 062
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
V. S. Land Office at Blackfoot,
Idaho, December 16, 1910.
Notice is hereby given that John
II. Phillips of Yuma, Idaho, who, on
July 8, 1908, made Homestead Entry
Serial No. 062, for Lets 2 and 3, Sec
TELEPHONE 166
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Quality and Prices are Guaranteed
Try our Club House Goods
C W. BERRYMAN, JR.
tion 31, Township 4 South, Range 32
East, Boise Meri-dian, has filed notice
of intention to make Commutation
Proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before Register and
Receiver, U. S. Land Office, at Black
foot, Idaho, on the 17th day of Feb
ruary, 1911.
Claimant names as witnesses:
John C. Gough, of Yuma, Idaho.
Henry B. Gough, cf Yuma, Idaho.
Leonard H. Phillips, of Aberdeen,
Idaho.
William A. Preston, of Yuma, Idaho
HENRY \V. KIEFER,
D22-6tp Register.
To Those Who Owe Me
My hooks will be in the office
of the Blackfioot Abstract company
after this date, and all parties in
debted to me will please call there
before the first of the year and set
tle, as after that date I aim going
away. A beaiutiful souvenir for eve
ryone who pays their indebtedness,
tf F. E. DEKAY.
Delinquent Notice
The Watson Slough Ditch Comp-,
any, a corporation, principal place of
business, Thomas, Idaho.
Notice; There is delinquent upon
the following described stock on ac
count of assessment No. 10, levied
by the board! of directors, -the amount
set opposite the. names of the res
pective stockholders as follows: ,
To whom issued!. No. Shares. Amt.
jG. O. Daily 80 $5.07
(V. C. Holland 60 7.50
And in accordance with law and
the order of the board of directors,
so many shares of each parcel of
stock as may be necessary will be
sold at Thomas on Saturday, the 4th
day of February, 1911, to pay said
assessment, cost of advertising and
expense of sale.
E. CLEARY, Secretary,
The Watsoni Slough Ditch Co.
Dated Jan. 5, 1910. J5-5t
"7 . .....
Estray Notice
I have taken into my possession
the "'ollowing estray stock, which is
being held at the ranch of J. H. Hale
Route No. 2, to-wit: One two-year old
heifer, part Jersey with calf. Only
visible mark, under crop right ear.
Unless property is proven, and ac
crued costs paid before the expira
tion of this advertisement, 30 days
from this date, the same will be sold
at constable's sale. j
ISRAEL BITTT,
D29-4t Constable Riverside Precinct.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Serial 01152
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
U. S. Land Office, at Blackfoot,
Idaho, December 28, 1910.
Notice is hereby given that Madon
ra E. Reddick, of Pingree, Idaho,
who, on October 21, 1907, mtv.de
Desert Land Entry No. 4519, Serial
No. 01152, for NE *4 SW%, SE^4 NW
U. NWÎ4 SE%. Lot 3, Section 4,
Township 4 .South, Range 33 East,
Boise Meridian, has filed notice of
intention to make Final Proof, to es
tablish claim to the land above des
cribed, before Register and Receiver,
U. S. Land Office, at Blackfoot, Ida
ho, on the 21st day of February, 1911
Claimant names as witnesses:
John R. Cushman, of Springfield,
Idaho.
Frank Thompson, of Blackfoot, Ida
ho.
Warren w . Bales of Pingree, Idaho.
John Josephson, of Pingree, Idaho.
HENRY W. KIEFER,
D29-6t Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
(Final Proof)
I, Asa F. Morrison, of Aberdeen,
Idaho, who made entry No. 365, under
the provisions of an act of the leg
'flu ture of the State cf Idaho, com
monly known as the "Carey Act" ap
proved March 2nd, 18S9, which em
braces NW!4 of SW14, of section 13,
of township 5 south, cf ronge 31 E.
B. M., do hereby give notice of my
intention to make fin?' proof to es
tablish my claim to the land, above
described, and that I expect to prove
that I have resided on, reclaimed and
cultivated said land as required by
law, before Paul A. Fugate, repre
sentative State Land Board, at Aber
deen, Idaho, cn the 16th day of Jan
uary, 1911, by two of the following
witnesses:
Walter Neff, Fred Neff, C. D.
Strang and J. C. Hurt, all of Aber
deen, Idaho.
ASA F. MORRISON,
D22-5t Entryman.
WARRANT CALL
County Tceasure's office, Blackfoot,
Bingham County, Idaho,, December 20
1910.
Notice is hereby given, that the
following Bingham County Warrants
will be paid on presentation, if pre
sented within sixty (60) days from
the date of this notice:
CURRENT EXPENSE FUND
Registered Numbered
April 14th, 1910 46 to lé3 Incl.
July 19th, 1910 164 to 225 Incl
ROAD FUND.
July 19th, 1910 193 to 257 Incl.
Oct. 14th, 1910 258 to 339 Incl.
BRIDGE FUND.
July 19th, 1910 25 to 63 Incl.
SCHOOL DISTRICT WARRANTS.
District No^ Warrants Numbered
5 13940
11 15077, 15097, 15273
19 13973
24
14937,
15185,
15186,
15187,
15188,
15240.
26
15180,
15181
28
14071,
14110,
14118,
14152,
14190,
14216,
14259,
14260,
14322,
14387,
14412,
14568,
14582,
14579,
14580,
14731,
14762,
14751,
14840,
14858,
14927,
14921,
14984,
15020,
14930,
15006,
15106,
15107,
14874,
15138,
15143,
15145,
30
13635,
13634,
13638,
13633,
13632,
13636,
13671,
13659,
13662,
13661,
13660,
13644,
13673,
13689,
13688,
13718,
13746,
13747,
13768,
13816,
13815,
13826.
13814,
13810,
13809,
34
14383
36
14385
39
12898,
12897,
13002,
13008.
40
15136,
15150.
45
14464,
14490,
14550,
146(14,
14949,
14971,
15021,
14928,
14927,
15133,
15132,
15134,
15135,
15131,
15139,
15276.
50
14993,
14994,
150T3.
54
14899.
56
14004.
D22-2m
GEORGE B. WINTLE,
Treasurer Bingham County.
C. V. FISHER,
Deputy
CITY DIRECTORY
POPULATION OF BLACKFOOT.
4000
Mayor, R. N. West; Chief of Police
C. F. Hilliard; City Attorney, G. F.
Hansbrough; Leading Newspaper
The Blackfoot Optimist.
Grove City Cemetery—Owned by
the city, W. W. Prieetly, Sexton.
Commercial Club—L. R. Thomas,
president; C. S. Beebe, secretary.
LODGES
With the total membership, time of
meeting and the names of presiding
officers and secretaries:
I. O. O. F.—Every Thursday even
ing, H. C. Harvey, G. H. Hcttbrook.
Rébekah —Second andi fourth Wed
nesdays of each month. Ethel Thom;
»on, Mrs. B. W. Holbrook.
G. A. R., Geo. H. Thomas Post.—
Meets first Friday in each month at
the Armory. E. E. Thompson, com
mander, W. A. Crawford adjutant.
Grove City Lodge No. 33, A. F.
arid A. M.—Meeting (regular) second
Friday in each month. H. W. Curtis
W. M., W. D. Gnigon secretary.
Knights of Pythias—First a«nd third
Tuesdays of each month. Frank
Farmer, Guy Dipple.
Esther Chapter No. 14 Order of
the Eastern Star, 80.—First and
third Wednesdays. Mrs. G. F. Cagon
Worthy Matron, Miss Anna Shaw,
Secretary.
M. W. A. 150—First and third
Mondays. Geo. Ezell and S. B. Willis
W. O. W. 86—Second and fourth
Tueedays. James Ketchum, G. W.
Glanville.
Royal Neighbors, 85—Mrs. T. H.
Christy, Mrs. Lena Gaumer.
Women of Woodcraft—Second and
fourth Mondays.
Guardian Neighbor—Ethel Thomp
son.
Past Guardian Neighbor—Mrs. M.
E. Larocque.
Advisor—Mrs. Jessie Richardson.
Magician—Mrs. V. Van Bramer.
Current Event—President, Mrs. Mat
tie Wilson; Vice-President Mrs. Susio
H. Biethan arid Mrs. Minai B. Rock
wood; Secretary, Mrs..Nan B. Curtis:
Treasurer, Mrs. Inez W. iSimmons.
V. I. S.—President, Mrs. J. W.
Chapman; Vicee-Presldent, Mrs. R.
N. West and Mrs. Jessie Woodini
N. West and Mrs. Jessie Woodin;
Treasurer, Mrs. Geo. F. Gagon. Meet
ings are held the first Tuesdays in
each mnoth In the City Hall on Tay
lor St., Everybody invited! to at
tend.
CHURCHES
Methodist Church—Morning service,
11:00; Sunday School, 10:00; Junior
League 4:00; Epworth League, 7:00;
Evening Service, 8:00; Ladies Aid,
Wednesday afternoon. C. A. Edward
pastor.
Baptist Church—Sunday School at
10::raowfdcf ramoraf ramofar mraof
10:00 a. m.; preaching at 11:00 h.
m. and 7:30 p. m.; Ladies Aid, Wed
nesday afternoon; Prayer Meeting on
Thursday evening at 7:30.
L. D. S. Church, First Ward.—
This church will hold meetings every
Sunday during the following hours:
Slunday school from 10:00 to 11:45 a.
m.; afternoon services freto 2:00 to
3:00; evening service will commence
at 8:00 p. m. A general invitation
is extended to all. No charges con
nected with our services. Bishop, F.
C. eParkinson; R. H. Clayton, Frank
Hesse, Bishopric of Ward.
Catholic Church—Services are held
at the Catholic church by Fathe
Fuchs of Idaho Falls on the first
second and third Sundays of each
month, services at 12:15 and 10:45.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church—Sunda
morning service at 11:00 a. m.; Sun
day school at 10:00 o'clock; evening
service at 7:30; choir practice Satur
days at 7:30 p. m. Rev. Joseph E.
Williams, rector.
New Short Line Time Card
West Bound»—
No. 1, 8:05 a. m.
No. 3, 9:34 p. m.
No. 113, 3:15 p. m.
No. 15, 1:08 a. m.
East Bound—
No. 4, 10:21 a. m.
No. 2, 12:25 a. m.
No. 114, 12:12 p. m.
No. HT, 12:44 a. m.
Mackay Branch—
Depart 8:25 a. m.
Arrive 6:25 p. m.
Freight leaves 9:00 a. m. trl-weekly
Shipments must be billed the prev
ious day. No passengers carried.
SHIPPERS NOTICE
Freight going north must be hilled
the day before, freight going south
received until 9:00 a. m. for ship
ment the same day.
POSTOFFICE HOURS
Week days from 8:00 a. m. until
6:00 p. m.; money orders from 9:00
until 5:30; Sunday mails are handled
as usual; delivery windows open free
9:00 to* 10:00 a. m.
EXPRESS OFFICE.
Express office hours 8:00 to 5:30;
freight office hours 7:00 to 5:00. Shi
meats north must be delivered th
day before.
INSANE ASYLUM. ■ «
Visitors are shown through the asy
lum freon 10:00 a. m. till 12:00 m.,
and from 2:00 till 4:00 p. m. o<n. Tues
days and. Thursdays. Persons from
a distance wishing to visit relatives
or friends confined in the institu-