The Blackfoot optimist. [volume], February 09, 1911, Page 2, Image 2

About The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918

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OLD BINGHAM
REDUCED
(Continued from page one.)
A few days later Governor Bunn
transmitted this list to the territor
ial secretary, Mr. Pride, atnd as that
officer entered his office one morn
ing he observed, his clerk, "Little"
George Green, about to write
the commissions.
Breaking The Slate.
Pride had opposed Dubois at. d op
posed him then. Taking the list of
appointees from Green, he went to
the governor's office and said: "Gov
ernor Bunn, if you want to make Mar
shal Dubois the delegate to congress
from Idaho territory instead of your
self years lict. ce the appointment of
this delegation will aid him to that
more than anything else you can do."
Bunn discussed the matter with him
length, Buni.ii was young, handsome a.
ambitious. Pride was resourceful
smooth and designing. Pride was de
cidedly the stronger character of the
two, ia:nd as result he returned to his
room with the name of C. J. Bassett
of Blackfoot removed from the listanc
the name of J. M. Clifford of Eagle
Rock .in its stead. This was' tain. at
tempt on Pride's part to make Idaho
Falls, then Eagle Rock, rather than
Blackfoot, the center of political activ
ity in this great southwest empire.
Pride did not oppose, nor did Bunn,
the anti-Mormon movement. It was
too strong and too well settled to un
dertake to traffic in it politically.
Their endeavor was to hamper Du
bois by the removal cf his close
friend, Bassett, and tlieeby transfer
if, possible, the influence of the
strong men of the anti-Morman party
of the southeast away from Dubois
and to Governor Bunn.
The Boise Statesman:', the next
mornil g, gave the list of names of
the new Bingham appointees, with
Clifford's name where Dubois had ex
pected Bassett's would be. The mar
shal called early in the day on his
brother, Dr. Dubois, who was Govern
or Bunn's physician. On a profession
al visit whch the doctor made to him
a few minutes later the governor
tol the doctor to tell his brother not
to worry about the appointments for
they would be as he suggested and
not as the Statesman had reported.
At 2 o'clock f.n the afternoon, how
ever, the list of the newly appointed
officials went into the terrieor'al
council for confirmation with Clifford'
name for clerk, .instead of Bassett's.
A Dramatic Scene.
It was probably an hour later that
the old Over! nd hotel lobby was
well filled with members of the leg
islature, politicia.ns, and. the general
crowd of hangers-on about legislative
headquarters, during the sesaia \
Governor Bunn stood in the center
of the lobby with a coterie of his
close friends about him. He was
tall, fair and well groomed. At this
time, through the Eighth street en
trance, came Mr. Dubois, slender,
straight, dark hair and mustache and
with an added color of into sit y in
his dark eyes. He approached, the
governor, and looking him squarely
in the face as the crowd separated
for their coming together, exclaimed
in firm, clear and vigorous language:
"Governor Bun.:., 1 say to you, here
and now, sir, that in the appointment
of a clerk of the court for Bingham
county you have proved yourself to.
be am. unmitigated liar.''
As Governor Bunn turned aside the
fharshal siiezed liiir jy the shoulder
turned him around t.drly facil g him
anil .again exclamed:
' Lest there be some misunder
standing on you part, cs to what I
have just said, Governor Bunn, I wish
to repeat, sir, to th : presence of
these, your friends, that all may
understand it, that by your perform
ance in there Bingham county ap
pointments you have proved yourself
to he a contemptible liar.''
This was at the time of the height
of power of Fred. T. Dubois in Ida
ho. He was probably never more pop
ular than then', hence the effect of
his severe castigation cf the govern
or of the territoy, who only stayed
by his post of duty, a few months,
whan, chiefly through this humilia
tion he resigned and returned, to
Philadelphia, his home, where he
has since been an active member of
the Clover Leaf^ 1 "'-.
Area C-i ''own.
Bingham county, th these bound
aries, was not destined to remain
lung with its large pr-teccve area 1 ,
Du rung the later '80s and early '90s
the residents of the upper Snake riv
er valley could see th migrants com
ing in great droves and. processlct s.
They were attracted to that rich val
ley by its fertile soil and abundant
of water. Marsh valley, Gentile val
ley, Chesterfield, the Blackfoot coun
try, Taylorville, Birch Creek, the Is
lands, Market lake, Independence,
Moody creek, the Teton country,
Marysville and the Camas prairie,
all grew apidly in settlement, chief
ly from Utah. It was in 1893, eight
een years ago this winter, that del
egations from St. Anthony and Poca
tello made an assault on the legisla
ture for the creation, of two counties
out of "old." Btnigh&m; Pocatello ask
ed for .a chunk off the southern and
Sit. Anthcr.y a chunk off of the north
ern end of "old" Bingham.
Among the advocates of the St. An
thony or Fremont county scheme
Carlos H. Mocn (deceased but a few
months si ce) struck out alone as the
"father of the movement,'' with in
domitable nerve, courage and grit,
which exempllfed every effort of
hi3 interesting and useful life.
Mr. Moon fought his way step by
step, through all, the Intricacies of
the legislative struggle to final suc
cess in the creation of Fremout coun
ty.
Gail Fletcher, his great friend,
whom he Induced to come to St. An
PUBLIC SALE!
Having sold our ranch we will sell to the highest bidder on our ranch 13-4 miles
west of Riverside, 6 1-2 miles west of Blackfoot, and 2 1-2 miles southwest of Moreland
Thursday, Feb. 16
At 11 O'clock A. M. Rain or Shine
HORSES
All well bred draft stock, chunky built and fat. Brought here from the East.
All mares are bred to Promineur
2 mares, strawberry .roan, 3 and 9 yr
old, sound and in foal, wt 1 500 each
2 black mares, 7 and 8 yr old, wt
1550 each, in foal
1 bay mare, wt 1 500, in foal, 8 yr old
2 geldings, 2 yr old, draft chunks, wt
1 350 each
1 brown mare, wt 1 500, 9 yrold
1 gray mare, 5 yr old, wt 1350 and
in foal
1 brown mare, wt 900, 7-yr old, in
foal
2 2-yr old colts, wt 1250 each
1 gelding, 4-yr old, wt 900, a good
driver
2 yearling colts, mare and horse
1 black mare, wt 1 1 00, in foal
1 standard bred gelding, wt 1050 3
yr old, sound and gentle
This is Some of the Best Stock In Bingham County
4 COWS 4
All Good Stock
Some Milking Some soon to he
1 Shorthorn now giving 6 gallons of milk,
6 yrs old
1 Shorthorn now giving 3 gallons of milk,
3 yrs old
1 Shorthorn 3 yrs old soon to he fresh
1 Shorthorn heifer
FARM MACHINERY
I
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1
2
2
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Osborn hinder
McCormick mower
Osborn hay rake
Monitor, 10 hole disk drill,new
nearly new 3 inch wagon
complete
wagon, 3 1-4
harrows, 2-section
walking plows, 14 inch
cultivator, 4-shovel, 2-horse
1 garden cultivator, 5-shovel
1 beet cultivator
1 slip scraper
2 sets double work harness
1 beet rack
2 single buggies >
2 single harness
1 spring wagon
Blachsmith vice
25 chickens
Force pump and many other
articles
Cook stove and other household
goods
100 bushels of Defience seed
wheat
10 sacks White Russian oats
1 straw pile
20 tons of hay
FREE LUNCH
Terms: Eight months time on approved notes bearing 8 per cent interest, or 5 per cent
discount for cash. Amounts of $20 and under cash
E. M. KENNEDY, Auctioneer
C. V. FISHER, Clerk
ENTZ BROS., Owner
thony with him from Iowa, was eu
member of the house, and aided him
materially in the accomplishment of
his purpose. Others who assisted
him were Messrs. Wyatt and Ross,
both then, as mow, heavMy interested
In and about St. Anthony. Mr. Wyat
mow lives In Idaho county, and while
Mr. Ross spends a grea deal of his
time .in St. Anthony he lives ilni Salt
Lake.
Pocatello's Lobby.
throughout the session in theiir ef
forts to create Bannock county, in.
which they were finally successful,
consisting of R. J. Hayes, George A.
Roberthan, C.. E. Arney, D. Swiine
hart, (L. A. West, I.. H. Moore, C. H,
Bassett, L S Keller, They were ma
terially assisted by the "father" of
the bill, John C. Brown, the state
senator from Bingham cunty, who
was a resident from and a heavy
property owiner of Pocatello. Oppo
sition to the bill came from Black
foot. George B. Rogers was here
most of the session, opposing both
counties, as was William A. Wood
in, who had. Just been elected sheriff
of the county. C. Bunting, the banker
jf Blackfoot, who fe.'.ced with it until
he could see his way clear to the
control of the treasurship of the two
new counties, and H. O. Harkness of
McCammon and G. W. Groton, of So
da Springs.
Aside from Woodin, however, the
opposition was not long lived and
f.tteen days before the adjournment
of the session both Fremont and
Bannock counties were created and
from then until this week the boun
dary lines of "old" Bingham county
remained ucchanged.
The northern line of Bingham coun
ty was then fixed a few miles below
Rigby or some eight miles above Id
aho Falls. This is mow the northern
boundary line of Bonneville county.
Its southern, boundary runs just north
of Shelly, leaving that town by Its
own selection, in "old'' Bingham
county with Blackfoot as the county
seat
Please Pay Subscriptions.
This office has sent cut a. number
of subscription statements recently.
Some of the persons to whom they
were sent have responded to cur re
quest for money. Others have not.
To all such we are giving notice. We
have several hundred dollars out
standing both on subscriptions and
other accounts. No business can be
[run. ccnstantly on a credit system.
The farmers have harvested their
crops andi now, after being Renient,
we feel that we should receive what
Is due us. Don't compel us to use
more severe means of collecting than
this.
The Optimist Publishing'Co.
Per Karl P. Brown, Mgr.
P08INQ.
She epoke of her home In the city
And mentioned the luxuries there.
As one would say, in a casual way:
"My father's a millionaire."
I told her of a place I was holding
Which paid me $10,000 a year.
As one would say. In a casual way:
"I rate my accomplishments dear."
We chatted much more In this fashion
And put on some elegant airs,
But when we got back to the city, alack .
We met on the boarding 'louse stairs!