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THE BLACKFOOT OF
Republican
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VOL. IV NO. 38
OFFICIAL PAPER OF CITY OF BLACKFOOT AND OF BINGHAM COUNTY, IDAHO.
BLACKFOOT, BINGHAM COJUNTY, IDAHO, THURSDAY, AUGÜST 17, 1911
$2.00 PER YEAR
BUNGALOW MAN PROVES
TO BE SMOOTH SKINNER
H. C. Page, Wanted in Many Western Towns for Crooked Work,
Operates in Blackfoot for a Brief Period and Makes
a Hasty Get-Away.
Khane two or ^three weeks sgo there
of
°*
appeared in Blackfoot a quiet retir
ing gentleman, from no bne k/new
where hut presumably from Les Ang
ellesl After surveying the field Ifor
a few days In compainy with a fc):y
about 14 years of age who accom
panied! him to the. city, and! was sup
posed to be his son, they decided
that Bllackfbiat was an excellent field
fcu which, to b'lgin their operations.
Hence, the Ulunching of the Bungailo
Homes company with the aforesaid
getrjtiksman, Mr. H. C. Page, tlias nu
merems other cogn| mens as it was af
terward learned ta the sorrow
quite a fbw of the business
the city. Then the manager of this j
new ciepcern rented the best suite oif
offices- -to be found', had a quantity of
classy literature and at Itionery print- j
ed'telling of his wonderful plans,that
the Buirugalo Home company prop.sod
to -build from $1000 t:i $2000 real! mod
ern four and five room O.llifornia bun
gjalows in nr. y part of the city and on
any kind of terms. Someth,inig for |
■noth ini 3. As !. Uways ini such cases
business in the bungait iw lino flourish
ed frcmi the begininii-g. In course of
a few days- -be had 1 purchased the nec
essary lots, presumably without the
necessary cash to produce for the
said lots, as h- - failed to produce the
coin of the realm for anything pur
chased cto-er thi |nj hlsi mealls and the
necessary building permits- to all' iw
of the siti.irt cf the Ibiunigia'iows iby
that wel-1 known organization operat
ing throughout siuto-erai Idalho with
hei id offices in BlackC.ct, branch of
fices: at Idaho Fall's. Twin Falls i l id
Pocatell-o. Things were cominfe fine
for Mr. Page, alias (?) , he had suc
ceeded in the siliert tiime of his stay
in the. city in so ii. grt Mating him
THOS. LEMON PASSES AWAY.
After Three Weeks of Suffering End
ing in an Operation to Relieve Him
He Died Peacefully With His Wife
and Family at His Bed Side.— He
Was an Early Settler.
Thos. Lernen died -tliii-s morning at
10:30 o'clock of gangrene of the bow
el to which tlie ap-pendix is' attached.
Over three w-eeeks ago he was taken
very s ricus'ly sick, fl flowing an ex
posure, ai d suffered greatly fr m in
fl-ammatiry rheumatism at his farm
rear Moore. On 1st Saturday ihe
was brought -to this city by Mrs.Lem
on, where lie cou'ldi be under the oon
sltant care -oi? a dl ctor, but shortly
after c: mtlog here he w-as attack d
with appendicitis and suffered great
ly fur ia- day or so and finally Doctors
Poole, Baker and Patteiraon decided
that an oper tic in was the -cnly
chance -to si >ve his 'life and on Tu s
day mcrui: g he submitted t)'-'' the sur
geon's knife and the operati' n re
vealed the fi:et -that some of the or
gans of the p| tient had become gan
grenous- and displaced by the draw
ing icf a discicsed appendix r« id all
hope for liis recovery was abandoned.
After the operation the patient was
röli-ev-cdl d. imucih suffering and he
lived two d' ys, tlie end coming at
10:30 this morning, peacefully, with
his wife and children gathered around
Ills b-edsi-d-e.
Tin retai ins lay at the Anderton
Hofei il.t this city and cn Saturday af
terniocim they will be removed to the
M ethediat ohurch pad Rev. Hartshorn
will h-c'-d religious services, after
which they will be taken to tlie Hi u:>
ton cem- telly and laid to rest b-y tne
side if a brother.
MC. Lemon w is one of the early
settlers cf tire Lost River valley a d
aieo one of the fCremos-t men of this
s.Lctii.n of the country. He had a
gi. null ii, kindly -disposition and' cherish
ed a warm friendship for mankind,
making friends and scu-teiring siui.i
sliine us toe journeyed through KJe.
He was a s.eit made man, who had
roughed it fr m boyho.d, wiccumula
ting a coof-ortable allotment of world»
iy goods and providing generously ter
lila family. He was an active men
and a builder in i-is community
tak-1
ing I n i| L rest ia ail that transpired
about him and a studeint cf politic! '
of.airs cf his country. In his deat.i i
the fanuJ.y is- bereit of a kind nus
bai,.d i-sidi father and the community
of a sincere friend.
Everything possible to relieve him
elf suffering a >d pr -long his life, was
mad. .but w- uk> a wül and deaitih claim
ed him afoer a long journey,occupying
57 Vi years. The f unity has the sym
pathy cf die community'.— Mackay
Miner. _
Death of Aged Lady.
Mm Parmeiia T jCe tr, of Sail Lake,
died at the age of eighty-feur years,
Saturday m: ruing, and the body was
shipped to Moore, for interment.The
deceased was the omther of tihnrteein
ohiMrd i, one -if whom is W. F. Tay
lor, a stockmen cf Moore, who was
formerly of the firm of Miller, Stone
& Taylor elf this city. Funeral ser
vices were held Monday morning
aindi internment tick place it Moore,
on that day.
self in the confidence of the public
that mldney had! 'began to floiw in the
ehialmnefe tin It Ind direct to hiis private
colfltere and: if all reports arc in a
semblance true he succeeded in bilk
ing quite) (aj /number of. the bui.yh.ias.sl
men of the town. But sad to relate
the Western Union wire gl.it busy
and; uipcm request or the authorities
at Biillli/;:gs, Monti, fria, Mr. Page was
arrested (by Deputy Sheriff Kestner
an a change of gTb'nd larceny p ref erre
by) riihe Moaîlaiita officers. Mir. Piage
requested! that he be allowed to; send
El message to the First National bank
ait Ei billig;; and thl ft hie be permitted
t I secure setae papers from his office
> Q puty Kestner gave him permissioiai
to- accompany Jailer Jackson to town
tlo' titimsaeit his necessary business fee
, 0 re being locked uip awaiting the br
rival! ictt Officers from the north. Upon
^ arrival av- r town Mr. Pi \ge wasi
permitted t 1 go to his office while
.Jailor Jackson took breakfast at the
Idi Iho Cafe. His- business tnai: siacted
and the office boy sent to- barn for a
rife P|.|ge boidl'jy walked drrwtn from his
o-ffiioe into Row! es' clothing store,
cashed a $20 check, walked out und
an. und back cf -the block and met the
rig and proceeded to vamoose. Mr.
Rockwoicidl 'cf the Gem State Lumber
comp: n-y gave the alarm and the
use was immediteC-y t tke :i up, but
the bungalow artist succeeding lin iciut
.vittiirg the sleuths made a clean get
away.
Mr. Green received a letter from
Page mailed iin Ogid w Wednesday
evening offering un- expianatici :i and
saying that the money invested in
the bungalow would; be returned hlim,
.mid further than that it seems as if
ai'.H traces of the 'last ertisit to strike
the- town has b -en lest.
, „ . ..
'Me oil 3:30 p. m. last Siaturchy, i (ft r
RARE ANIMALS WITH THE
GREAT LONDON SHOW.
The Lanidlon Sih-.-ws exlnibit the on
ly great blue if . cad, rib-ncsedi bab it'.;'
in captivity. He Is a giant in size,
and 1 is pcissi;-seed cf the sitrentitlh of a
hundred men. D iked with r 're itiinits 1
wdlUh go-rg'eous colors and with indes
cribable liues, be grins- at the start
led thousands, a (äegiettnrute man or
a redeemed brut-e—Which iis he? Seien
tisitsi -have not answ .red -the q-uesition.
He has pas-id ibhrcug-h tr.iinin-g schLiol
f-o-r animals and has -thrown aside
many imtlics and notions of the brute
creation, a id taken an many antics
idi syner ci-es of finite main. He is a
once :a; w-ond'er and a mysitery, ai d
his qu© r grimaces and wise expres
sions provoke smile® and serious re
flections from the simple minded .m-d
the phi lbs! phical. To see this rare
freak o|f nature is- waver tr. fl irget it.
Hioiw 's Great Ixi-ndon Shows Con
solidated, 'recording to the general
v-eirdiiet is -tihie Greatest Circus Alli
ance the w- ir.id has ever k own, will
be iin Blackfo it, August 30.
Death of Olive Bell Faulconer.
OMve Biell FTaulconer, wife of S. J.
Faulconer, residing a short dist nice
ir.i artiiiw-et ft of town, passed. An im this
an, illness lasting some six micmiths
Immediate cause of -death was chroni
i ephritis!
Mrs- F 1 rjlcoiic-r was born at Pleas
ant View, ilediana, 48 yet rs ago,after
words removing to Kansas fr m whic
place they moved -to B.i ckll nt abcut
six years ago. Deceased ichv s a
husltl loi J, tlvrce chiidron and a host of
friends to mourn her untimely death.
InteirmeUt in Grove City eemitery,
Sunldhy, August 13, at 10:30 a. m.
Baptist Services.
Services next Sunday at the Bap
tist church morning and evening. Un
ion Youlng Pocple's service at 7
tl'clock.
'In th ■ evening the pastor begins a
series elf se-rmc-ns on the ge.ner.il
theme: "Is Ohristianity Practical?''
subtopics are
Modiern Business''
.The
id
ityi mnid Modern Amusements,
tianity ar.idl Modern Politics
tianity Lind the Home;" and
"Christi 1 « ity
"Gh-ristfan
' "Chris
"Chrilsi
"Chirs
S-pecial
tiani-ty aind the Ijnrger Lif.
music each ©vo ting.
W. R. JEWELL.
Game Warden Braley Makes Capture.
Game Warden Br Hey has returned
fnern a week s trip through Custer
county where he arrested three men
for killing deer in violation of the
state game l iws. Fin s of $50 each
were paid by the guilty partit s. The
Over siezed were s' id and the funds
received from such sale turned over
thi -the state.
Me. Br P, y states that the depart
mcl it has arranged to pl .ee a suffi
cient Ccroe of men in the field on
Sopteanber 1, to see that no ducks
are killed contrary to law.
Mre. C rl Furey cf Mackay is vis
it img at th.' home of A. N. Anderson.
FRED MURPHEY'S
NEW BOISE STORE
Finest Smoke House West of the Mis
sissippi Owned in Capital City by a
Pocatello Man.
More than three thousl-hö people,
visited Boise's new cigar entre lhst
Saturday evening between 6 and 9 p.
m. The occasion w\.s the dermal
open ii g of what is undoubtedly the
finest equipped 1 retail establishment
_______ ________________^____
and Mr. Murphey has r ceived many
expressions of goodwill from the
! Biaise citizens, ©x-tundtag to him a
hearty welcome in the business field.
iru Che west,and the owner, Fred Mur-1
pheiy lof Pocatello, is -to be cembratal
exted. The store is situ 1 (ted on Boise's
most prominent street, and. occupies
the entire floor space lo-f a building
116 fecit iui length. From the front
of the building to to: card rooms in
the rear, every thing is solid miaihog
tiny and plate glass! A public writ
j-U room, with desks, stationery,etc.,
iccupies a space between the a..rd
retems and- -huimidlor. Acrossi from
-writing room is a public reading noon
wh re the latest magiazK.es, perfodd
cate and dirtily papers' are on file. In
these rotms the fluors are covered
with carpets of finest material. At -the
opening, Si. turday, Mr. Murphey, in
eV ting dress, stood at the entrance
and gave a welcome to e..clh guest,
then iutr.duced- them to managet Roy
Grayer-ft who- conducted them
through the store, giving to the men
their choice of cigars and to thi la
dies camati|:inls. Mtore than two thous
and ©igUrs- and s-ixity-flive dozen car
uatiotis were given away dur! g the
three, hours. The opening, was eh iin
melnoe success from every viewpoint
—Thursday's- PLci.italilo Tribune.
Saloons and Other Business.
Prior to the local option election
in this city, the cry was- r-lsedi that
in the event of the oranity going -dry,
there would- be empty buildings, ev ry
where, and that business w-. iui-d be
at a stand still. Storage as it may
seem to the advocates of the open sa
loon, there has been more demund fo
1 present -time, Käackfo-ot is
store r ioinsi in Blackfo it tham has
been known for years, and on : needs
onily to ride ever the country .ind
visit the smaller towns t..i leant that
at alnucht every cross roads, there is
a store building,which, has h en erect
ed in -the last two years. We are
not tdivocoibin-g -local .pU-oin for it is
a huge j. ke and will never be any
thing etse, ibut aside fr-im the gener 1
business, d-epr -ssion that pre-vaiis
throughout the United 1 States at the
I'.lOt
cry
ing Ifor lack of business or over tlie
f- et th-at her buildings are empty.
Oui tihe other hand there is in f a
habitable building iw town thi. t is un
occupied, and then ; are a number of
store rooms in course of construct! ui
at tihe presd it time. Three store
ro uns were vacated by s li.ons when
they were compelled to close and all
Of th -m were immediately filled by
other lin-as of business. The Gesas
saitoun has ai fine restaurant in it.the
Murphey saloon has a drug stock, an
the old Office soloon is occupied by a
fine picture show. The manahem tut
of tihis place of aniusetnci t is to be
ciLingratulated upon the quality of
show they are producing and the f et
that they are catering to the tastes
df tlie people by having closed a soft
drink rcSi irt uid installing a moving
picture house, thus improving tlie
mural status of the location.
HAVE PURCHASED RANCH
NEAR MORELAND
Mrs. E. J. Potter, iSlr., : uid daughter
Mliss Hazel, who have been visiting
their sons and brothers near More
land' for som : time p st, recently pur
chased a piece :f land near More
la d, and Willi become residents «f
this curniminity. R. Reuff, i ilsio of
Rock tiprinis. a brother-in-law of the
Potter brothers, has also purchased a
f rm in that vicinity aud will reside
-on it -in the future.
Former Resident Dies in Havre,Mont.
Th-- H- vre, Ma t., Piaindealer of
the 12th inti, contains an account of
the death of Secret- u*y f State A.N.
Yoder, who died suddenty in the af
torni-tn of the preceding Sunday. lu
583 Mr. Yoder came to Blackfoot
re-in Salt L ke. and 1 was- employ d in
die railroad service at the time. He
.va® a pr-imi/ment ledge nu n and was
also natively engaged in politics. At
the time of his death he w- s camping
with a party otf friends at Unionville,
a summer resort n- ar Helen l
Has Opened A New Shop
W. E. H-.rris, formerly with the
PioKieer Drug store, has op ned a
pressing, cleaning and rept-Hring shop
on North Main street, and is prepar
ed t> db any kind of work -in tin t
lire for either ladies or gentlemen.
Mr. Harris is a clean, gentlemanly
young man who will ml. ke a succ ss
of this lame if he keeps up his go-d
work.
Eighth Grade Examination.
An examination Cor eighth grade
pupils will be held at the court
house in Blackfoot ori August 24, 25
: nd 26, 1911.
AUCE BEACH,
Co. Supt of Schorls
Phone crd' Ts promptly attended
to at the Miedern Pharmacy. tf
MRS. M'ARTHTR VISITS
HER RELATIVES HERE
Mr.
and Mrs. Early Entertained
Whist Friday Evening in Her
Honor.
Mrs. A. W. McArthur of Braider,
Colo., who is visiting her sister, Mrs.
P. W. H were, and her brother, J.
Early, in this city, has been the gues
of honor since 'her arrival v it a num
b r Of delightful affaris. Friday
evening Mr. and Mrs. Early & itertoin
; ed four tables elf bridge at their pret
tly home on Bridge street for the
pie sure of Mrs. McArthur. The
noms- were beautifully decorated
with yell.iw flow- re, yellow a|n|d green
being the color scheme throughout.
Mrs. Blanche E'ldfredige i.lnid Mre J.G.
Brown won the favors £:ir high score.
Punch was served duirinig the evening
acid dia-inty refreshments at -tlhe dosi
i:f the games! One ,cif the bright
of the so.son's parties was tlhe Ken
sington giv-etm Monday afternoon for
Mrs. Me Arthur at tlhe home i:f Mrs.
Eldredge. The spacious roans were
filled with 1 idles wihJos-c dainty needle
work did not keep -them so occupied
that there was irot plenty of visiting
accomplislhed. The aftern on's pie
ures were greatly enhanced by instru
m intal selections by Misses Cl ira
Hbilmesi, Anna Kktor and M -rie Mil
lick and vocal numbers by Mre. Wil
bur Craig flbid the Misses Anna and
Mimnie Kiefer In solo unldl duet. Mrs.
Craig also greatly pleased her audi
ence with a novel whistling solo.pl'.! ly
ing h r own acci inupamimemt. The
guest of ho dr received a beautiful
candlestick as -:•< sravenir of the ocr
He Should Move- East.
There is a main in Blackfoot who
conducts a- business., which -dépendis
emtiret'.y on tile travelling public H
sup-part. This man uses am unlimited
amount of sta-tia ery, and there ere
three pruning offices iin -town, but h
sends east for everything he inieeds- in
the printing line. He claims he saves
$60.00 peii 1 year by see dling east. In
the cours- 1 of a year two. newspaper
casioii. DeHicious refreshments
served -
],ix>prietors ini O wn are prahably ask
, eî j fufty tiim-es, white arciund the de
j pot,which place in this particular line
j s the best tin pat-roniz . and so far
! a s the editor oif this paper is col -cern
! ed, we have always said t-h 't one
. was as- good asi tin- other, n it caring
j to knock a hi -m-e firm. If a newsp .
! per man sent -out,of town for what
he consumed it would not be long be
for ; he wi -uid no-t have advertising.
By tihe way, tliis same go t insuras
his r.wr.i property, because lie happen
ed! to- be an agent of an insurance
comp ny. but is engaged in another
line! Yet the th- ■ insurance agents of
the tow'll patrol iize his place l:s fre
q-uenitly as they do any Cither. It will
be a pleasure to steer business from
this shrimp dll the future.
Chief of Police Collecting Street Tax.
lb common with other cities
throughout tihe country Blackfoot has
an :r-diiiance requiring the paynrut
of $3.00 t: eh year by every male in
habitant o-f the ei -rpi irate limits be
tween the ages of 21 ; uid 50 years.
If said city tax is mot paid by tihe
parties- entitled to pay the s me ther
is a -penalty of 50c p r dya -suited af
ter September 1st ufcitil paid.
Family Reunion Next Month.
hT-e R. K. Homer family reunion
will be held at the home of George
A. Lutz, two miles north of town:
September 2nd. Mrs. Homer, aged
nta ty-five years, who resides at
Rigby is maw at the home of Mr.Lutz
nd will remain until a.ter the re
tortion.
A BOUNTIFUL HARVEST
AROUND PORTERVILLE.
Oscar Eamiies, one - J' the pr:.-ini li
ent ranchers of the Porterville dis
trict was a ci flier at this office Sat
urday, and stated that crop eol.d'i*
tiona- - re exeelfent in tliat vicinity.
•Mr. Barn- s -has fourt en acres c-t po
tatoes in, ail loi kir g fine.
A Neat Piece of Work.
Benj. Lev, the cement ©: ntractor,
has just completed a very meat foun
dation on the new thei ter block, be
dntg erected by E.A. Johns-' n oil West
Pacific street.
Fred Murphey of Pocatello, was
business caller in- t-h-- city Friday.
Notice for Publication.
Departme -t ctf the Interior. U. S.
I-and Office at Blackfoot, Idaho, July
13, 1911.
Notice is h rtby given, that May
fc-rdi L Lockyer, of She Hay, Idaho,
who, on September 24, 1907, made De
sert Land Butiry Nia 4507, Seri-'l No.
0996, tor S'/ 2 NE %; NW 1 , 4 SEli.Sec
li in 26, TV.rwnsliiip 2 South, Range 38
East, Boise Meridian, has filed notice
cf i: iteation tfu make Fina/( Proof, ti'i
(-sti biish claim to the land above Ues
crib d, before Register and Receiver,
U. S. Land Office, at Blackfoot,Iid/ho,
on tlie lôtii di y of September, 1911.
Claimant names as witnesses: Wil
liam Joaes, William Ylcunlg, Henry
Jemmett, Fred Benin« tt, ail of Shelley
l&uho..
HENRY W. KIEFER,
J3#-5it Register.
FIRTH, THE TOWN OF
PHENOMENAL GROWTH
Where But Two Years Ago There Was But One Building,
Now Many Structures Dot the
Townsite.
the
st
for
a
ira
ly
r
in
Elvdieuce of the £ «rt. that the couni
try around Btack.toot is gr-owK g is
every hand, but r.o where so inu-cih
i s ait the town icf Bli-ith, locat'd
the Shi rt Lien nUl-n ad, ei-ev-. -n miles
n.i'jrtheast of town. Two years iugo
this little city, had no depot, cine
store, which burned di nvo, a pla-:.'-e
wiiere meals were si rvtU' ai d m few
scatticrCuP' bdl'Idlnga north of the pres
nit i| wn. Today it ci ni beast i f nitre
new buildings tha>;i any other town
either large or small alcr.ij the ri
oud ii I -praiFortk in tin the -pc-pu"ati,on-.
'he o Dipa-ny known as Gorgiatcllo
Co., are cam-pieting a, -two story ce
-'-'-i- n.ock uui,Idling, which will
I - -d t r several piunp'.isies! itihe first
J.'ocr -:.ts a tenir -rail st! ire, with a base
:. under the -a) ? Ci.rte structure,wihic'h
wilffi' he Jltiliiiz di as- a tii-c-re roum.'llliie
seekmd llo-cr is sl:i arranged 1 that
cl (ni be pnrtltKineld 1 olff fer a lodging
•house, but at present wlEl lb® -usts'd
for atai rànusement hall C-org| t?ilo
Go!, consistai of some of the most sub
sltaiiftk II men cf the district, ai «. have
> <1 rtpi-etir head, \or pmfi dient, H-. P.
,WhttmiSl, secretary-, G. C. Whltmill,
wegrjpj manager, C. J. Jiuhinson. me
building is 30x60 lainid the l linuscv
ment hiall win- have a -hardwo- d fleer,
one of the finest in the country.
J. T. Jensen co ducts a btacfcsmlith
sihep tilil It is one of the best equipped,
general wa|g|.n repair and -blacksmith
Jlic-ps in the state. Mir, Jensen is i.tn
ortdat in *via line and has built up for
-himself a business that demanded
c unmcidDotis qui irters, and wtith this
he erected a cement
.
of
i-dca in vieiw
buildK.lgi 40x26. His forges are lim
sti ted on cement bases an;id tilic ap
p-üto.ltim nfaä of the entire sho-p are
modiern in- every respect.
The Western Mill & Elevator crim
pel y completed witihdn the 11 Lt year
war-cihousie which has a fiel, r space
of 86x40 fe t, with ia, ibiasement that
wild! hoildl thirty cars of spuds. Thisi
firm délais ta, ail klilnds- of farm prod
ucts- I ind are amply pr -pared to han
dle their share of«the bountiful en ps
Council Proceedings.
City council met with Mayor O ipps
in the eiurtir; present Clerk Holbrook.,
Attorm y Beakitey, couinciflimen Heck,
Gibb®, R ckwood, teGuur, and Yiciumi
Minutes of toe previous meeting
of tlie council was read by the clerk
l aid adopted as r<ah
Chairniaw of street, and tilley com
mittee r comnuimds that Fisher a te
nue ibe «pe'ii-ed between Court. and
Brnghain sitreota as per request of
jlVjrA Chalmers. It w: is a sic entai ned
that. Mr. Bennett asked $200 it -r th
ptirt tf the street that would come
off prop ity bedongfing to him. After
soane discussion! it w. s m.ved, second
ed' aimdi carried that -tlhe city wou'.ld
ni t ili.cuf tiie Expense enc-essary tm
the opening of said «tr *t as it w b
tihought that the only persons to he
benefited by the opening were (he
property -ewenrs ii .i »atd bleck, adin
that they should <3: mat» s-aid gr-LUnd.
Petition' presented to the; council
. sking that sdl walks be ordered in'
o-n west side of Maple street. Refer
red to the street and alley committee
The f.''.lowing applie fions wore r n -
ived and read tor the position of
sexV 1 « ai Uiid Grov-d VOitiy ««tnreitery:
Clyde Earl, Mr. Peacock, W. B. Ja
cobs, Mir. Alters and ETJwin W «son.
Ontmcil proceeded to take a secret
baBt, at toe ccnc-ius'kln of which W.
B. Jacobs was dec I red to Ih ■ elected
to fill the position.
The application' if Albert Miller for
permission to- cunnect with sewer wa
ruferned to sewn committed
The follow ing buildI g permits
were granted:
F. C. ParkSmsom, Cement basement
45x190 feet aid 8 feet deep to c-tat
about $1000.
F. C. Parkinsoir, oral hous«'.
KL C. Page, five room bungalow.
E. A. Johnson, briek theatre bundl
ing on West P-cific «tr et.
Jones-Miller alley matter referred
to street a d alloy c immititee with
power to act.
Adli umed tni meet next Tuesday
Augtust 22.
Shipping Apples to Montana.
L. W. Van Aik to, residing to the
west sid» of the river, te busily en
gag- d theoe days in shipping tipples
from his c re hard to towns in Mon
tana. Mr. Van Aiken has one of the
finest orchards in south© stem Idaho
Card of Thank«.
We wish to extend icur thanks to
the neighbors and friends who ren
dered' us aid during the illness andi
do th of our husband and father,
wliose taking away hi s proven to us
a sad bereavement.
Mrs. Presto Burrell and family.
Miss Bertha Van Valkemberg and
Midge Stolth, -ocompflni -d by A1 Hig
son and Ed White icf Pocatello are
visiting Mildred Gayle at Chellis.
which abound in soul ho sitcrn Idabo
oil , thiits year.
I Andres & Nelson, who, are conduct
Gn In* n g moral store are occupying
t'hei.r own cement buiildlipg and carry
iugo ing a Targe, npitodute general stick
cine of g**;dis. This firm expect to erect
| this fall a large store room and ware
few | house, caid wii.1 also -build some fine
pres- rosidi uces-.
I Tlie Idaho Lumber oompai |yi have a
five year Le se en a tract of ground
ii- j and are hauling lumber tlieirii; ,n at
tihie present. Dayton Peck -is thn
-ft nianoger of the yard and states th/1
ce- aJltlhoug/h they are not yet equipped
bo for tirade they are receiving orders
| cosnta tly and expect to sc-.ll the m)i
terial £ct a large number of buildings.
A Luth ran church, costing $2100
was built within tihe last tW'dve
ns mltlhs.
! Th( it Firth excels- in, s-ttne tlhiwigs is
verified by tlhe fact that Section. Boss
Wilson -lias taken first prize, for the
last two years for ,hi iving tihe best
it
&
section cm the Montana division ntf
P. - the Slh-c-rt Une
| In the v n>' near Kiture Jichini K
Rotortson, John Drew H R Whitmil
and M.'D.A dres- will build residences
in Firtih, land 1 t ill of them will be of
i latest desiii-lni.
! John Drew, another Jdve wire, is
building a oem u;t bi ck -building 22x
44, with a good basement. This build
ing will be i.ccupled' by a luncili.cigi tr,
, candy and seft dWi k stiora It will
j iuai/io a fine plate glass front, und he
1 modiedni in all its, equipment,
I -
a
Firth affords a good lucattem fra
drug store and physicil in, a iiotel,liv
ery Warn and butcher shi p and per
a Mis- seok'lhg a Itealtcii for i uiy of
these- San- s of business-, ccuJd «.let do
bfciti're than in this; embry-a city.
The (Short Line showed iits faith ia
(te Llulture l If Flr-llh bus it year iiy lor
eating a $4,000 dtepet there. This r ii
road shipped 700 cars of -produce fron
Firth last year.
Li.mig live the town of Firth and all
her pr- igreseive, husto-ing eltiz ns.
School Announcements.
Tho Blackfoot soil* l tfe will oipem tn
Tuesday, Septum her 5, at t) o'clock a.
ui.
AM cihiildiren who are between eight
amdi edUhteen y< ans, who have mot
finished the eight grade, are <1 impell
«1 l>y I iw to enter schc'.il at that.
time,
I The teaching fi.rce for -tlie year
wiilll b as ftiltows: Mites Eva Hub
he'll, Miss K therlne Lynch, M-isis BUa
Stytfiieild,' M-iss Grace Wrigt.t, Miss
Gentrudie Backus, Miss Frances Cairii
Con, Miss Mary Nicihcfis, Miss A nu
Doyle, Miss Viva Tilton, M-iisa Oaas-Le
Wrdgilit, Miss- Hattie Gurtiart, Misa
Alba Quillen, Miss Leah Gr 'ham, Misa
Ethel Howard, Miss Jemn-ie Ger
b hart, Mites Lillie And reem, Mre Lu
lall E. Smith, Miss Berenice P.diner,
Mi«» Ethel Richesl In,M-iss May Back
us., Mr. Harry J. Lee, Ohas. McDcrn
aid, P. H. Bomsci. i ! nIJ a teacher in
majunall training wlio has mot 1 is yet
boon selected.
| Those who 'have rooms to r but <|ji
teachers or pupils will confer a favor
- by /making toe foot kmiwin tlo tihe
the schools,
(Tthose Ichlidren, who are -to
j < xamUnaticins tor an advance grade or
; to in ke igi I d conditions from last
suiperimtendiont of city schools.
) There ' ire a «lumber df d.ys and
girls from the adjoining ci:wintry efis
U'iK-te wh. wish places t» work for
I their board and room. If ' iny of toe
! families«; in town wish h, lip i f tliis
kind they should make tilie fact
know! I at I pee t;i thes*; in charge of
tf ikie
year, will meet at the Central schocfl
building on Saturday, Sept «ruber 2tid,
tit 1:15 p. m. All pupils wiil be held
cut of classes until such exainina
tii ins ' re passed.
The school wagon will run eb last
year, cov .ring the si me route a#
Jthe same hj lurs.
AW pupils on the Irvii g sidle of thej
railroaji will attend th it school, ex
cept those in toe seventh grade. All
pupils who ci line in the wa.i.tm and
ill to/Lh rs coming from out of toe
city limits, except such as were giv
toi permissiton Hast year to attend
Central, will meet at the Irvifcg build
ing.
All other pupils will meet ftt toe
Central building iin the n oms used
for the r spective grades during toe
first te rm i tf last year.
te not purchase books until y-oiu
have ai list from a teacher.
There will be 'no school «n Monday,
Septemlbor 4th as that is Labor Doy
lit is earnestly request* Idi that all
puipiis inter schi:i:4 the first day and
be regular in littet, dance.
W. D. VINCENT.
Superintendent of Schools.
Shot Gun for Sale.
Batavia Leader, d ub'.e barrel, 12
g uge, hammer'ess with safety, case.
$35 make for $15. Can be seea at
Optimist office.