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THE BLACKFOOT OPTIMIST OFFICIAL PAPER OF CITY OF BLACKFOOT AND OF BINGHAM COUNTY, IDAHO. VOL. IV NO. 40 BLACKFOOT, BINGHAM COUNTY, IDAHO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1911 $2.00 PER YEAR Convention of Temperance Delegates. Minute® df a convention of temper amice delegates from Frem-unt, Bonne ville and Bingham counties, held at ldblblo Falls-, Miomday, August 28, 1911. The mnetfcjg was called to order by Central! Committeeman D. G. Platt as chairman. Mr. FUaitt sti lted that the object of the convention wae to effect a permanent organization of e'W the temiperamee tierces at the tor going counties. By unanimous vote James Duokwarrth was elected temparariy sec rotary of the meeting und tne l! Low img business was then transacted : Upon mefc tan which was unanimous ly carried the Chairman appointed two committees of throe members each ; One on organization and one an reso lutSans. The committee on oiy iraiza Man was as- follows-: 0. W. Rock wacldi, Z. BaPlaintyne and Jaimes Duck worth. The committee tin resalu tions was: B. H. Allred,Jr.,C. L.War nick, tend Jaim-n-si H. Holland. A recess of -twenty minutes was- then taken- to enable these committees to prepare a repprt.. ferment League.. Said. That a central committee of five members- he s-eUoc-Ud as follows: two members from Fremont county, tt . - - Upoa re-assembly^the committee 1 in attain_ offferod -that ttolloiwiing ecemmenuationE. ^ , 1 ' Ù 2Î o in-ftne of thw organ! r Tme Southeastern Idaho Bet* on« Wn ftnn-nvniiti Btoirham members U tM, «.Zi a® ainMrtioniFiilito t h w to ihv her at -Ibr^tVh« iZ 1. jauge u> ue seiecaeo oy tine entire con-ventioin. This- central com wahla Fatte-and or foil .1! if 'tn-Mi S-eptembe-r lath, J®"- P^ident and Secretory to be seleot-ed from Bonineva'De county The secretary of -this- central commit- : tee- need not be a member off itihn ! committee. 3rd. That a temporary cl mmittee of- three members from ei. ch o.niw.y be selected by the delegates- presm t fnolm those count! -s and that these committees call count y dan v-enGons in thieir several counties clct lLter -than Steptember 15, 1911, at which time per nmneint doiulnty organizations be of footed and thiat these county origani zations work together with the oen tral committee. Upcm me tien, the foregoing recoin mendatianB of the committee on orgf- a ization were unanimously ad;|pted. The oommittee -on. resolutions then submitted the ffollowi'rg: "Resolveldl, that we the delegates mi this conivintiioni lissernbled,w 111 us-e every légitimait*? nueans and pt3iwe-r ait our dlsiposaS and witlhm the reach of our influer.ce to uphold and sustain the present incumbents in office In muinlcipolity, county and state in the ertfiokcememt icff the existing Llsvs ton the tincouautgiem-ent of temperate and marai citizenslhip. "Resolved,, thl.lt we da hereby en dorse the. acts of all tctfflicials- who are or have been engaged in the en forcement of our laws and partticulLr ly da we commend the act of May-cir Outley, of Idaho Falls In his veto measures recently employed.. We also pledge ourselves to encour ^ a h althful aentim-en-t towards thie suppresBilcai of the liquor traffic an-d the pr:mt|tioin of the cause of tem penance, sobriety and good citizenship Upon motiLn the report of the clou mdttee Bln resolutions was unanimous laidio-pted. mdttee Bln resolutions was unanimous ly laidio-pted. A re©-«6 was- then taken during which the delegutes from th© various counties selected ithetr certtrail and 1 cauic-ty temperary committeemen anld upon reasisembly the flcflowing selrc t'ioinisi were reported : ! For Fremont county, oelntn.ll com mitteem-en, Hyr-u-m Seversiani and Frank H. Mascin. For county temper ary dcimmitteemen, Z. B iIlantyne.Eli McIntyre and C. E. Lloyd. -or Bonneville county, central! com mitte« -mai, D. G. Platt For county temporary cummicteemen, B. ,R. Cxtin dlaJM, Robert Andrus and T. C. Barlow. G |r Bingham county, central com mitteeman, J1 an es Duckworth. For county temporary committeemen,Rev. C. A. Edward®, Ernest F. Hale and J. H lun-ett. Upcinl motion the foregoing select ions were unanimously lapprav-eid by the b-'tire convention. For oontral cclmmittee-man at largo H-eber Austin of Bonneville county was- placed iln nomination by Robert Andrus and Rev.. C. A. Edwoirds cf Bingham cou-nty was placed Ha nomi nation by B. H. Allred, Jr. By rising volte Hebur Austin received 33 votes h id Rev. Edwards received 30 votes, ......... . , , „ Mr. Austin -having received a miajorfty et tbe vote® cast, upon motion of War ren J. Mi lHbry he was declared the unanimous choice off the convention. Upon motion- It was unanimously carried thi It In the event of vacancy ta the e ntrai committee by death, resignation or otherwisie 'the remain ine members off thi-t committee -be empowered to select a member to fill : j vnna-ncjvi It was also unü-nimous central «xinmittee teter and submit such plan® for he interests cf the Southeastern Idl bo Betterment League as they may un necessary and as m.|y Ibe toumd -xpe«liient. Upon motion it was nnartimously carried that the papers published ta Fremont, BonneVliie and Blngb'm counties be Iffurnis'heid copies of the minutes of this convention for publi cation. D G PLATT, Chairman. JAMES DUCKWORTH, Temporary Secretary. J. J. Gu-been rimd wife spent Sunday ta. P;ca tello with friends. LEFT LEG AMPUTATED. Gangrene Follows Compound Fracture and Surgeon's Knjfe Found Neces sary to Save the Life of North Ar thur Avenue Liveryman. To save ihis life, thie left leg of Luther S. Hdlley, proprietor idf the Bannock livery in this city, was am pu halted just above the knee this fore noon, by Dr. W. A. Wright, assisted by Drs. Howard and' Castle. Monday morning Mr. Hoflny suffered a ter riibHyi broken left ankle as the result of a horse Call ling on him while hie was raping some wild edits In the railrtoaKD stockyards on South Harri son avenue., The fracture was a 'very had one, and every of tort was made „ _ ver y serious.—Pocatello Tribune, to stuve the foot, hut gangrene set ini and 1 amputation became necessary in order toi slaive the patient's -life- His aged mother wals at the bedside. Mr. Hiolïtey withstood- the operation' ex cellently, but Mi®. condition is still _______ Western States to Send Exhibit Train .. .. ... - Butte, Mlant., Aug. 28.— Thirteen wea ^ eril states will be retpres-ewteldi in ^ €Xb i b i, t train to be known as th-o "governors'' special,'' which will be sent on a tour at 0000 miles through )tble arM i middle west with u v-i-ew -to exploiting western territi-iry. Arrangemeints fior the special,w-hi-dh will make a seven w-r-eks' trip at an ex-poise of |75,000, were completed in Efu0te tod( ^ 811 a conference between former Gov. James Brady of -Idaho, wta is Pressent of the West -m De vélopment association; Lewis Penwe.ll of Helena, presida.it of the Northwest ern Develiopm-.«t league, and C. C. Hj^ewater of Omaha,originator of the Omaha land show. The -enterprise, W0Ä SU g, gse teJ by former Gov csnnlofr Brady, will be backed by the two developmrmt -cipganiZätlcns. ______ _ J : One of the Finest Restaurants, ! -Messrs. Nogues- & Lyons, pro-pri-e tnrs of the Idaho Cafe, h-ive just re crntly made a vast imprjveme;nt in their recently acquired -eating house, at the corner of Bridge ;.i ,d Taylor streets. The partition dividing the kitehen from the dining r-co-m lias been moved- farther -fjoi the rear, und « number of private booths have been addled, maki-.-g eight in all. The fur ntelhings- -h-lve been removed and new cquipm -nt added. In- i-ts entirety this 1 «=taura-ut is cleaner, more coinin-od a ' ous ml furnishes better sei", ice -th u an| y ta this -part of lda-h <. ^ ~ _ N - E - Montgomery Goes East. _ N E Montgomery leaves this week j or eastern Kansas, where he has been engaged by tu Kair.eas City wthiö'e t'-urniture hou-se ta clos-ê out an entire giijick icff fu-nniiture at public -.„cm. As Ein evidence of Mr.Mai.t om-dry's ability in this line the firm w'hom he sells defrays alii ex ms-esi off the 1,200 mile trip, a-nd pays a regular commissi'cm (beside.Tlha the city has- as or.® of its- residents, uin whc&e services are sloi much in demi laid at such Icing distance, -its . editable to Blackfoot. Probate"Court Proceedings. Tim .preliminary hearing tin the e-asie cf State vis. Silvenas Gu-tk-e was set *or the 6tb of September, charge, Kelling int-cixicating iliquer witlic-ut u ncense. . Cas ®.„ State vs Silv-enos Gu-tke, tar sell-mg tntoxic-a-tji g liquor to a miner, no id -'finite -date slot. ^Ihe oust- of Snake River Placer Mtairng Cci, vs. S. V. Glevepi-er to 1 Lutaun possession off house w-as con tinned. ^ tinned. ^ Arrested for Rape! Two little girls 'aged eight and nine lyi-ars old, were crimilnally osisauKted b y Mike Tuz, a Poll. Inder, last week, Id view of -the fact that insufficient j evidence had Ibeera gathered -th-e man ! , v | ts, net purt under arrest uintit Fri lay. The cas-a was continued until September 15. Episcopal Church Service. Episioopi.il Church Sunday evening, September 3d, at 8:00 o'clock. Rt. Rev. James B. Ftansteo will preach and administer the rite of coaiflirml-ltian. All persoms are cordially invited to attend. Archdeaccto) H. Stoiy. Removing the Fish From River. , Evening prayer will be held at the Difiiconi.il Church ftendav evening Deputy Game Warden Braiey went to Powell IS-lturday to assist Out re moving the trout from the hole® in ^ be Boat River. The water is sink j n the river, only the holies in -the bed> having sudfident water to keep Rg b ßiive, Lind these are drying up rapidly. Tbe IliSh wiH be taken to a p^nt above the (tarn -beyon d Ml.ckay. Work is Nearing Completion. - Tihe construction wiork of the Uni ted Shljt«* governmO-t on the -Fort Hall irrigation project is nearing com PkÄn and C. F. Hauke, Gen ra! Gian viBe and Agd.it Estep of the r^serva Hon, Eire spending the week inspect iag the wiork. This project is one of the finest of tihe manly the govern ment (have completed in the west. Another New Building. D. H. Biethan is excavating for a brick bundling on tecrfic stret, ad joining the mew Johnsctn building.The building wiH Ibe 25x110 feet and will be occupied by one of the leading busdraess men cf the city. _1_ G. F. Hansbnoiugh went to Dubois on busi ness Thursday. __ . . PITTSBURG SYNDICATE PLANS INVESTMENT OF FIVE TO TEN MILLIONS Pennsylvania Syndicate Coming to Southeastern Idaho to . _ n Investigate Feasibility of Street Car Line m Pocatello, InterurbanTrolley Lines to Connect Valley Towns and to Consider Matter of Buying Brady Power Plant. 1 I Representatives of a powerful Pittsburg sfrndici-te, backed by -the Colonial Trust company of that city, ...in is prepared -to expert! fnam f 'v-e to -ten- millions of dd'llars to southern und southeastern Idaho m the development icff -the vast natural resources of this sec-tfctn, arc duo to arrive in Pocatello within the next ten days to go over the. country be twee/n the Gate Oity and the upper valley cf the Snake. Broadly the plans of the Pittsburgers, ccctrdlng 11 C. W. Gray, the Noirth Main street real- estate dealter an'dl promoter of the Flalrview addition, include thn purchase of the immense hydro-elec -trie pow-er plaint at American, Falls Owned 'bfy the Idl-ho Consolidated Ploiw er ooimpainy, Ofi which former Lover nor James H. Brady isi the- head; the construction of a met work of electric limns in the Sm ike rilver valley, and extensio:.® tf the electric transmise il | lines to linearly every city an'd town light, bel t and power. The feasubfaty of* «ni elrctric railway in Pocateflâ with perh |ps a belt line tappi- |g the ferCi'l-e l'ont Halil irrigated tract north iof -town, with extensions -to Blackfoot, to connect with proposed init-erurb In troiïey lines in the upper valley, and to American Falls to -tap the rich imi g-tion section betweeini the Power Ci ty and. Btaekfoot on the north side -, tf , the Snake, will be thoroughly investi gatedi The recent transfer .cf the Idaho- in tenests of the Kuhn-Buhl sy- -die ite to the allipowerlful Kuhn- Lce-b cam pany of New York and the perfection- ; tf. plans by them Involving th-e expen* dit ure of -many inil-Ui nts, attr icteiJ ; th-e attenitllon of the Colonial peotpl > to this la id -of opportunity, with the re wu'Jc that a party cf represent- itives __________ ...... ____________ -iln this- section- of the state to furnisth " ' ....... _ ___________ ____ ________________ tion of the prol'iüJblMties-s of heavy i» veistm-enits. villi be sent -to this section -tio: make personal and -exhaustive exaniina Charlie Hamer and wife are in the city this week from Salt lake.. Miss Lillie Dippel returned 'thlis week from Salt Lake, and Will 1 Spend a few days with her parents -here. j Mrs. Jesie Bird of Cincinnati,Ohio, is the -guest of her uncle, J. S. WMt soin. _ L ! F. B. Butler mid wife welcomed a baby girt to their home last Sunday interning. Mrs. L. A. Flair -left Wednesday for Eutte, where rlie wi,l visit seven. (1 Amos, Iowa, where he will the state university, j — ! Miss Nora E. O'Brien, of Auocondla, MJcmt., arrived in town this week and fin * lbo n0 sitiil n cf Drincinai off WÜ!l fiU * he P principal weeks. j J. M. Rice, a prominent citizen off the Sterling country, was a bus!..-ess visitor in Blackfoot 'last week. for Harry Klin-ney left this- week kittend the Baa lit school this year. , Mites VS^a, Yovwffl, |leït Wedlntesi S^e a visit with her cousins, lusse® y Mrs. O. E. Peterson and children "»f ~ brwJte s sister - ° E ' .U have been spending the month of Augiust visiting relatives- in. Salt Lake reUiimed home Saitur ~iy. | j During the recent visit of -the pure flnold inspectors the gentlemen, investi gated the condition« existing at the Id'abo Bbkery, and found them to be above reproach in every particular. I „ . .. „ . „j I The It title two year oOid son of Ed wta Parson® of Thcahs® died Friday niglht at 11:30 o'clock of spinal meinin giitUs after a 1 brief illness' of three hours« The funeral services wen heidi under the trees at the Parsons bourne an Saturday and the remains fa Mi to rest ta the Thelmas cemetery. Mt. Riqy Sheets aind Mrs. Radhel Hohnes both cf Salt Lake, were uhi ted in marriage at the home of the Blackfoot, last Monday. Rev. W.R. Jewell performed the ceremony. Mr. I ..id Mira. Sheets will makn their fu ture bi'Jme at Rigby, Idaho. If one of tbe citizens who recently puroh &ed an automobile, had spent a part of the mOoey for a i<te of line, and applied it to the out ibhOdJng in the reair of hi® BJt, it w-culd' have made just tea great a hit the poputece. There is ai ^ OT " compelling people to connect sewer, bu thfe m m don't take a newspaper -he prdbably has net been apprised* of the f-et. _____ ,_ , ... .. . ... irrigattèd! sitajte in tike »nation ; that lit has -the largest compact bodies df re dlaftmed land 1 in the world, that its Carry act enterprises aire larger cmd aniy The representative® will' (be met in Pocatello hiy Mr. Gray and associates and' personally pilfctnd over tihe field of their proposed operations. In conversation with a Tribune m 1 m> this morning Mr. Gray said: •'The fact that Idaho Is the greatest safer and morep rdfiitabl'e than similar enteerprises under the sun,is attracting the attention of eastern men with unlimited money for invest ment. Flurries on the eastern st lek markets do not affect I<Fihp land, and this fact is an appeaCItag une to the men, with coin. I look to see the greatest advance In Idaho within -the next year or two that has ev-rxr -occur-, -red in the west "There is -every ru eon why Pooa telle and Bannock county shpuld sind prosperity. We have here at h| :me unparaillel-d opportunities fl:r präfit able investment. The forthcoming agricultural show to be held to Pooa tello this fall will prove beyond a qu-estir.li of a doubt th it Bane.l:ck county soil is as rich as lays- out of doors, and that there is never u crop 1 failure. I , "However, even if the Pittsbuirgers { make their initial iiniv estime n-ts in the ! upper valley of the SVlake and i t Am erican Fails-, and embark upeui em pire tonildling operations in thhse -dis -tricts, Plocatfillo will feel a direct ben ; «(fit. W-e are the metropolis of -the j sontilieosit, the commercial heart and distributing center, th-e central tr-. d 'ing poil t and wholesale aud jobbing hub. (Whatever builds up one secti! -11 df Hhe southeas-t, builds up Pocatello, ____ _ ________ share, in this assured progress so let us welcome the e stern capital ists and extdnld them the glad liand 10 this marvelous 1-nd of -upportuuity. —Pocatelloi Tribune. Attorney Beebe was called to Firth on a business trip Wednesday. L. D. Wilson, the vétéran potato ralsier, has forty acres eff port) ito s (in this year, and expects to eorate. et the entire, crop this week. -pj t|he Bjbîe dl - s -teac-h that Eter TorÜure is the fate of all except I the saintsi, it should be preached,yea, Mrs. I. H. Allred was operated oln last -Saturdbly folr cancer, by Drs. Pa trie and Davis -and at l.®t report the patient was dOi. g nicely under t'he condition®'. i!iiu-n-dle>r</j, weekly, daily, hourly. If it dices net so teach, the fl ict should be made known and the foul (tsai-n disha 1 irting God's holy name remov ed—Pastjoir Russell. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Dunn were grant r«d a divorce in the district count this week. Mr. Du run will leave Block foot, taking the management of the BamrlJck hlclbeel in Pocatello. He is cine Of the best o/idi scouts thisit ever lived, olndi the management oif thi® ***** ***** to <* bis tatended « departu|re ***** ***** to <* bis tatended departu|re ' - . We advies the Pnotes-tant Christ.an We advie® the Protestant Christian Ccmimuniion®. 1 ot -tp be content wti-th Federation, but 1» gn (the entire j j LJruioai, idropping all their pe ' idea® and lacknowlediging as Fellow ohrisUain4i an<1 f „ t i ow , m « lrabers at the j riati^^d toitow mentoers of the Bod|yj cf! ffJhrifcjt, the Ghurdh, all w'ho uoknowledge J-esu® a® their Savlrir, thc'.r Redeemeer, End who tuipni from - ' „ ^ t '' he vvayts cd sin, ern-'J, to the beat of | tbielr ability .walk In the p.ith of right eou Jnee®,and wihlri make full consecra tion of themselves to the Lord—-the®« are. 1 indi ever should be ONE in the most abUolute sense passible, both now and beyond tih'e veil.-Pastor Rus s-elL Was Awarded The Contract. O. H. Brown, Jr., was re©«* itly awarded the contr et f: r the convey ing of the scW ol children living too far north of town to walk, to the pub ^ «.^0,1 to. this city. Mr. Brown also has the c:o tract for the carry , ^ th tHr , ... out o f this c ity.__ )ce < or S ai e ic e tor »w e. There is for sale about tw«wty-fiv> _ _ . _ . . tans of ice ftr sale. Call immediate y . J- H. Early, receiver. . ... Farm It Dry or Irrigate. , . . Idaho Falls, Id! ih-oi, Aug. 28.—That dry-farming methods, when- properly followed, are successful has just been demonstrated by Professors Briggs, Keamey Und Slhan-tz, of the Depart mont of Agriculture, who- in behalf Of the dlepartrmnt, have completed an tavestigi Iti-cm of the dry farms- In this vaHey. Professor Briggs, be tor* leav tog this city, stated that to ail of the truvels of the committee it has , not seen either irrigated or nion-irriga* ted farming which produced better results than were to be found 1 cu the dry farms- here,in the face of the faet that the year hi s been one of severe draught The Woodmi .mse-i and Webster farm <ct 5000 acres is -producing 2400 acres of Turkey- red wheat, that will -aver age not less than 40 bushels- whoa threshed. This result is- obtained -un der dry-farming tillage method®, and the use of 30 pounds of si.'.ed to the acre - Mr. C. H. Wicodsimaitisee of Rexburr, Idaho, erne of the owners of -this ranch, has be-dn invited to adldress - ~ Oongirese to lye held in Oolcsrado Springs, October 16 tici 20, explain!: g thie 111 -thirds, both of tillage ainidi busi ness, utilized on -the great n. luc-h -of this oompany. The company will al so make an exhibit at the exposition ^"si^ST totornatiwiil tey-FMrmtag held in connection with the Clcingress Mr. WlcadlmU see is- said -to be one of the most exacting farm operators im the West, aind is able to tell L it the close at each year to a fractilui at a cent the cost of ploughing, -harvest fug and handling his crop. »n this vicinity the Cover, unen-t men found 50,000 acres of dry land grown grain that will rum fr in 30 to 50 bashe-ls to -the acre. Iln 1 klUiüiwu to this, the valley is now .harvesting 150,000 aens of diversified- diry-farm ©d crops, all of which are producing hoaiviily. The valley already has about 200,000 acres 'df dry-farmed land under what is known - is summer tillage or faltow which will be seed e d this fall. 1 _ __ I Current Event Club { . ! The first bus!mss meeting of the Current Event Club will be held at 'the home of Mrs. Harisbrough. Mon day, 'September 4, at 3:00 p. in. Program: ' j Roll CL-'ll, Current Events. Music, Instrumental s-oln, ALrs.SmW grossi ' ' Reading, Miss Susan Biethunt, . Mluaic, vocal solo, Mrs. Or. ig I Business important. Election of diel-og-at -s. 10 CHARLOTTE R. HENCiRlE, -Secretary. School Election Next Tuesday. Next Tuesday -there will be an -elec tion Elf sdhtiol trustees tor District No. 8, which is the district in which Blackfoot is located. At -the time two trustee® will be elected. At the present time there are two candl d- ites', f,r ree'lect, ici. '11. They aro E. A. Doud an'd R. N. W-«;st. EU-ith men have -held tlh-e p .«itlon before, and have served in the capacity faithfully. Notice for Bids. Notice for Bids. lin|g, Id.lho. I Sealed -bids will be received up to Saturday noo.it Septenilber 9th, 1911, for the building of the. walls of m Stone church 24x48 feet outside measurement. We resierve tihe right to reject any or all bids. For further -particulars call cm, O. E. Nelson, Ster Young Couple Marry. Wled)neb|2ny afternoon, Victor Barrer, a musician, who l!s | well kl.own in -this city, having play- ! edi at the Isis for oven a year, and Mis® Emma Kill!on, also ctf Blackfoot, were united in marri ye by Justice , (:lf itihe Peace VaraReuth, eff Pocatello, „ _____... . c-___ _ ______ Broug t k * j Peter H. Anderson, a former black tsjmitih of this city, who -has. figured recently in a little notoriety wherein i^'w^nëk t tok a pate' wm bright | ba)[ . k to B ia ck foot this week tm an- ' &W er to a felony ch.lrge, filed hy Oqunity Attorney Good. Notice. ' ilaviintg purchased Hhe G*rove OHy restaurant of Wimg ISI an, taking pos pescit< o-' September let, we will pay aU p. e bts against said resb iurant v-n September 8th at 2:0(1 p. m. All ouisvandtag acoouti-ts are paytble to - ttltî n6W fir m. | 7 LOUIE FONG, FRANK HONG. Mr.and Mrs.McDonald Thank Friends. Mr. trad Mrs. A. C. McDonald,whose house was recently burned, wish to •tihoink all their friend®, the Women at Woodcraft, arid Mrs. T. J. John soni Her the meny kindn- «ses rendered I the famfl-y, while suCDertag from tbe I nss of their home. T. R. Jones Receives Appointment. j | . y Govern« r Hawley has notified T.R. Janes, -that ihe is |. jpp anted as a dele gate ftum this oou'nty to the good road® convention to be held in Chi cagp, commenci g October 1st. Furniture at Private Sale. On Friday and Saturday, Septem ber 1st tind 2nd, I will dispose of my furniture at private sale, at residence, two dLo-rs south at Cottage hotel. House for rent after September 1. MRS. CHARLES O. BURKETT. I etahotH tablets at the Idaho bakery. Dairy Cow Contest I The object of this test to- to secur-r an record of performance of ^ cows in tbe state of Idaho, Ocndlitions governing the test is asi f t qu^-g. p i, a order that preparation® mtuy be majd)e f #r proper stabling of axii nta,ls to be entered in this contest, en should be made with the Secre ^y ** lChie ptalr Association three days before thé opening of the ©on test, and all cows- must be in their places at B o'clock p. m. the day be fore Che opening icff the cioptcst. 2. Alii entries must s-how the own er is inlame and address, -together with the -breed, registered n -tae and num ber of the cow, if she. is registered, together with the actual date of last ^vüng amid actual age. I 3 may bo fed and afcimdldd £( t -option. of -the ictwner, exicerpt a® foillows■ No cortdimienits or condition, pUw d or3 or drugs of any sort shaU be f 0( j to tlio cow during the teat, except commd.T sollt, ashes or sulphur. Only pupe wa ter may -be given for flrtihk. ; jny- ,foods- ml iy be moistetme-d -cr soft enied! or mixddl with water, but ino other liquid. Written statements stuoiwinig ithf© am out. its- and kinds of food fled during the test, uipcini request cf the conductor of the test, shla 11 be „©uj wlltli -the -Secretary, but all feed \ 1 : shall be done Under the direct In spection and supervision off the con "liquid' I u-ctor of the test or his deputized an ' sisitanlts. , 4. At an hrur to be «Determined, upo-n by the «rmduofcir of the test upon, the everting previous to the be ginning thereof, each cow shall bo miilkcdl dlean ih, the presence of the conductor or one tf his assist mts-.a-nd said conductor or his asssibaint hall satisfy himself by actual trial that no nillik remains in th-e udders. I Gows shall 1 not be milked to ex ceed more than three times during «**• tworJty-four incurs of the testing Period, at the -Owner's ciption, -but at such times arid' places as shall be des iga Ited- by -the conductor, I 6. The -conductor Shall at orieo ! take entire change of the mliilk yield® b y each cow and eott-rcise such pne '■ cMUItich® a® shall positively secure solid niilk from -being in any way changed, and pncceed to. take fair samples of the proldhct of each cow : for thie purpose of determining by means off the Babciock method, tho [ ex-'xt contetuts ther itf -iln' butter fat I aridl icitihier sdlids. ! 7. The results so determined shOl! i be scored or reckoned' hy tbe condhic tor up: It- the basis of 25 cents per pound- lKir the butter fat -and the skiim nitfllk Ot the rate of 20 cents -per ltoiir dred pound's. The results so calcul ated! shall determine the relative st'-tnding ef the cows for the purpose of awarding, the prizes offer di Th-e test shaiill he ccintinuedi far two -days-. 8. Tllie reel: rd -cf the fat -and -the K" (Kcuki-tiiu off th-e oosit of fotid at pi>y tt 'hd tijet profit, vaii'ling market prices, together with the resiullts off int'lk prilducts, obtaln-edi tram -each extw, will be p.sted ta same cans-picuoiiH -pj c-n by the con ductor off the test tor the instruction elf the public to- show b.®t cf pmduie In addition to Wie prizes offered by the Local Flair Asscx-latikh, W. L. Oariyie,, Do 4.1 and Director off tihe I Agricultural dclllege cf the Univer |sity off Idalio, oife-rs a swvcr cup aa a gn ind priz to -be uwani-ed to t'he awmier of the cow making tli-e best m too ird by October 14, 1911, at the ohJ»e lA' the I ntèr- Mountain F'air at Bcise. llhe wintuT o£ die cup will Lave permanent possession of sam > H cup is wU.- tliree time® in succes sion.. sion.. Rev. Edwards Returns From Astoria. | r, ov c a.. Edwards re-turned this ! wieie-k tem Asiticria, Oregon, where he atte.udcd th « big $300,000 celebration given by -the langtet aggregation of , OiVxsOei*.-. ever putting their -t-omj bined efL 1 irb* -to the wheel off develfctf> meit. Rev. Edward® was the guest !cif thi state, and made ...h address in j the mammoth stadium, oui, Idaho day, to thousands- -of people. On th it day thee Shriners of western Oreg n. were there din a bodlyi In giving an ac | con it A the event the genU -man says ' thi It -nttlthing equal -to It ha® ever been proldluced. Returning he was- the guest of the city of Boise, and was taken over the Boise vi-iley and' say® that nowhere an his «I. tire trip, did bo see a® good land as- in Btagih-tu. county, but everywhere cm the trip he saw more concerted boosting among the citizens, -than in this sec tion-. It would not be a bad scheme to (have t'he gei.fclenxm addr-ss the cownspeopue in an '.pen air meeting Saturday eve.Ping -or at some time when -the seed of his rem rks would fall on the most fertile and largest number df head®. Succeed. The Circus Was Brilliant I „ , . T ", , . ^ r ^ t P 0,n< ^ 0 ' n Show®,which p ^,f d tI1 htTe W^ n c«<lay made a tftt There has beeta no amusement along this way for several ye 1rs that gave any oiearuer perf:rm t ce than did this one. Many clever acts, entirely new, were intro duced and frtekn start to finish the ! show gave entire sUtisfaction. The ( people with the show wero a clean, : pleasant bunch, something out off ! the ordinary with this cix®® -cf per i fortuance. Will Sell Land at Public Auction. The large tract « f land cm the west side of the river, lying near Stet' lit g and known as- tbe Crystal Springs nmch, will be sold at -public auction by the Staudirod balnk, off this city. The sail wül occur October 4th, and wiH be conducted by N. E. Mont gomery. , _i