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Blackfoot Optimist
Karl P.- Brawn, Publisher.
BLACKFOOT
IDAHO
Di THE GEH STATE
Fire in a blacksmith shop at Twin
Falls resulted in damage to the ex
tent of approximately $2,500, with
II ,500 insurance.
,, John Balfour, eighty-three years ol
age, a native of Scotland, died at Salt
Lake on the 6th. Mr. Balfour had
made his home at Chesterfield, Idaho,
nearly forty years.
Senator Borah has introduced a bill
providing that the purchase of phos
phate lands shall hereafter be made
on terms similar to the disposition of
coal lands under the surface rights
law.
All the telephone, telegraph, and
other electric wires in the business
district of Boise are to be placed un
derground by January 1, 1913, If an
ordinance introduced last week is
passed.
The grand Jury of sixteen which Is
to reinvestigate the failure of the de
funct State Bank of Commerce at
Wallace, was impaneled last week,
after twenty-two men had been ex
amined.
The third annual convention of the
county commissioners of Idaho was
held in Boise last week, between fif
ty and sixty county commissioners
from all parts of the state being
present.
Representative French has intro
duced a bill for $20,000 for improving
the St. Mary and St. Joseph rivers in
Idaho and $100,000 for the Kootenai
river from Bonners Ferry to the Ca
nadian line.
What is said to have been an effort
on the part of Stephen Bulanovis, an
Austrian, to kill John Butoros, a fel
low countryman, landed Bulanovis
behind the bars of the city jail at
Boise last week.
Representative French has intro
duced bills for public buildings at
Nampa, Twin Falls, Grangeville, Cald
well, Weiser and Sandpoint to cost
$100,000 each, except Twin Falls,
where $200,000 is asked.
The Statesman says Boise has
cinched its assay office, haB started a
campaign for good roads leading into
the city, and now it has darted off
down the track after a new $15,000
building te house the weather bureau.
The first annual meeting of the
Idaho State Swine Breeders' associa
tion was held in Twin Falls, follow
ing the two days' session of the State
Dairy association. There was a large
attendance and much interest was
manifested.
In the opinion of the officials mak
ing the anual inspection of the lines
of the Oregon Short Line, the Nampa
district of the Idaho division, under
the supervision of P. A. Pheney, road
master, is the best appearing one on
the entire system.
Mrs. John S. Nixon of Sharon is the
mother of triplets, born July 24 last,
all three of the children being strong
and healthy. Their combined weight,
when born, was eighteen pounds and
Bine ounces. They have been well
right from the start.
The Indian Cove irrigation project
has been approved by the state land
board. The project consists of ap
proximately 3,000 acres and is situat
ed near Hammett, in Elmore county.
Water is to be secured by pumping
from the Snake river.
~ Hundreds of thousands of dollars
are to be spent in Boise within the
next few months by public service
corporations, says the Statesman.
They will enlarge thqir plants and
Increase their service facilities to
meet the needs of the fast growing
city.
Asserting that grey wolveq are so
numerous and so vicious as to be a
menace to livestock, various com
olaints have been received at Boise
from Cassia county asking that aid
from state or federal authorities be
given to assist In ridding the country
of them.
Robert Bradbury, an escaped pris
oner from the Latah county jail, is
now under arrest by .'he state author
ities at Buffalo, New York. Bradbury
Is one of four men who were convict
ed last spring of holding up a Dost
office and store In the northern part
of Idaho.
The property formerly owned by
the Great Western Beet Sugar com
pany was sold at Mountain Home last
week, being bid in by Henry Hewett,
Jr., for $56,546.79, or $1 more than
the minimum price fixed by the court.
Mr. Hewett held a mortgage of $110,
000 on the property.
Dissolution of the Presbyterian
church St Letha has been ordered by
the presbytery of Boise. The presby
tery believed there were too many
churches there, and that there would
be better results if the Presbyterians
withdrew from Letha and left the
field open to the Baptists.
At the state land sale held at Cald
well on the 5th, not to exceed one
half the land offered was sold. There
was but very little competition in the
bidding, most of it selling at the ap
praised valuation. Prices ranged
from $20 to $55 per acre.
While the complete report for the
past year has not been received from
several of the companies it is estimat
ed by Major Woodson Jeffreys of the
state adjutant general's office, that
lue Idaho militia will have at least
940 enlisted man at the next inipeo
10 COMPLETE ROAD
EXTENSION OF THE MOFFAT LINE
TO SALT LAKE ASSURED,
SAYS DENVER PAPER.
Construction Work Probably Will Be
gin in May or June, the Cost of the
Extension Being Estimated at
Sixteen Million Dollars.
Denver—The Rocky Mountain News
says that financial arrangements have
been completed for extending the
Denver,' Northwestern & Pacific rail
road (Moffat road) from Steamboat
Springs, Colo., to Salt Lake.
"Construction work will be begun
this year," according to the News,
"and the date is put in some quarters
as early as May 1. It is understood
that the company hopes to begin work
not later than June 1. The tunnel and
extensions are to be financed by
French and American capital, and the
Denver men now at the head of the
road are to remain in control.
"The cost of the extension and the
tunnel will be about $16,000,000.
"This distance from Steamboat
Springs to Salt Lake by the route the
road will follow is about 390 miles.
It will pass through some of the fin
est coal land in the world, and some
of the richest agricultural land In the
country, in western Colorado and
eastern Utah."
INSURGENTS LOSE FIGHT.
House Sustains Appointment of Regu
lar by Leader Mann.
Washington. — Republican insur
gents met defeat in the house on
Thursday in an attempt to upset Re
publican Leader Mann'S power over
all Republican candidates for places
on the house commlttée.
Led by Representative Norris of
Nebraska, who managed * the great
rules fight of the previous congress
the insurgents tried to set aside Mr.
Mann's nomination of Philip B,
Campbell of Kansas, regular, to suc
ceed the late E. H. Madison, insur
gent, on the committee on rules, and
to nominate in his place Victor Mur
dock of Kansas, insurgent.
Opposed by both Democratic and
Republican leaders, thö insurgent at
tempt was beaten by a vote of 167
to 107.
Another Big Irrigation Project.
Washington.—The secretary of the
Interior has authorized the reclama
tion service to contract for the pur
chase and delivery of meats, lard and
vegetables for the use of the officers
and employees of the reclamation ser
vice engaged in the construction of
Arrow Rock dam, Boise irrigation
project, for a period of six months,
to an amount not to exceed $25,000.
One thousand men, many with fam
ilies, will be engaged here for five
years or more in constructing the
dam.
Detective Burns Set Free.
Indianapolis, Ind. — Complimented
by -the federal court for having "ren
dered a great service to his country,"
William J. Burns, the detective, on
Thursday was released from the
charge of having kidnaped John J.
McNamara, the convicted dynamiter.
All the charges in tne indictments
against Burns for having captured
the labor leader in Indianapolis last
April and taking him to California
for trial were held to be null and
void.
Embassador Resigns Hie Poet.
Paris.—Robert Bacon, embassador oi
the United States at Paris, on Thurs
day confirmed the report of his resig
nation. Mr. Bacon said that he wished
to make It plain that his work at Har
vard would be active service, which
would take practically all his time;
that alone necessitated the giving up
of the ambassadorship, which he na
turally surrendered with regret.
Poisoned Pie at Church Festival.
Valley City, N. D.—Forty persons at
Max Bass, N. D., are suffering front
ptomaine poisoning from eating pie at
a chicken pie supper given by a
church here. The pie was left in a
tin pan for an entire day before be
ing warmed to be served. All of the
sick persons will recover.
Fighting on Island of Jolo.
Manila.—Twenty-six Moros were
killed Thursday while they were at
tempting to ambush American troops
on the island of Jolo. In the fighting,
Lieutenant McGee of the Second cav
alry was shot twice and one Ameri
can soldier was wounded.
Mill Man Kills Self.
Manhattan, Nev.—Clark T. Shaw,
one of the best known stamp mill mtn
in the west, committed suicide here
Thursday, taking cyanide of potas
sium. Ill health was said to be the
cause.
Big Fire at Halifax.
Halifax, N. S.—Fire which started at
midnight in a dry goods store, caused
$250,000 loss and threatened the de
struction of the entire block bounded
by Barrington, George, Prince and
Granville streets.
Admits Bribing Jurors.
Los Angeles, Cal.—The Examine!
says that Bert H. Franklin, a detective
arrested on charge of bribing juron
in the murder trial of James McNa
mars, has agreed to eater a plea ol
guilty.
FIRE DESTROYS SKYSCRAPER
Equitable Life Insurance Building
Burns, Six Lives Being Lost, While
Property Loss is $6,000,000.
New York.—The immense marble
and granite home of the Equitable
Life Assurance society, qovering a
block in lower Broadway, an historic
landmark of New York's early period
of skyscraper buildings and one of
the city's important financial centers,
was destroyed by fire Tuesday with a
loss of six lives and probably $6,000,
000 in property. A dozen persona
were injured. The fire started in the
kitchen of a restaurant in the base
ment of the building.
Valuable records. Including the
biography of E. H. Harriman, and
two priceless libraries, which cannot
be replaced, went up in flames, and
the fate of hundreds of millions tfl
dollars' worth of securities stored in
the safe deposit vaults is In que#
tion, although, it was believed that
fireproof construction would save
them from damage.
The great structure which, besides
containing the main offices of the
Equitable Life Assurance society, was
the home of the Mercantile Trust
company, the Equitable Trust com
pany, the banking houses of Kountze
Brothers and August Belmont & Co.,
the Harriman railroad lines, the Mer
cantile Safe Deposit company, the
Lawyers' club, and many law firms,
stands a shell of ice-coated granite.
Of those who lost their lives, three
employes in the building were killed
by jumping from the roof, to which
they were driven by the flanges.
Battalion Chief William J. Walsh
disappeared in à whirl of smoke and
flame when a cavein occurred qn the
third floor. Two other men, William
Campion, captain of the watchmen
in the Mercantile Safe Deposit com
pany vaults, and Frank J. Neider,
Special officer, whose bodies have not
been recovered, complete the list of
dead, so far as known.
AMERICANS TO INVADE CHINA.
Boys, in Blue to Aid Soldiers of
Other Nations in Keeping Open
Road From Pekin to Coast.
Washington.—After a lapse of
more than ten years, American troops
again are to invade China. They are
to aid In keeping open the railroad
from Peking to the sea.
In the course of eight or nine days
500 regular infantry will be disem
barked at the little Chinese port of
Chin Wanf Tao.
The movement was ordered after
mature consideration of the policy ih
volved in landing American troops in
a foreign country under the peculiar
conditions now existing in China.
It is understood the Fifteenth in
fantry, now at Manila, will be called
upon to supply the troops who will
be embarked upon the transport
Thomas.
Grip of Commission Tightened.
Washington.—The grip of the in
terstate commerce commission over
the commerce of the country was
tightened Teusday by a series of de
cisions by the supreme court. The
principle was laid down that ship
pers suffering from civil injuries from
railroads must go to the commission
before rushing to the courts for re
lief. The paramount authority of the
commission in reasonable rate-mak
ing was upheld by the court's de
cision.
Indictments in Wallace Bank Caae.
Spokane, Wash.—The grand jury at
Wallace, Idaho, on Tuesday returned
a second secret indictment in the
State Bank of Commerce case. The
first one was given to the court last
week. It is said that these two in
dictments, together with any others
that may be handed down, will be
made public not later than Saturday,
when the consideration of the bank
cases will be nearly or entirely com
pleted.
Former Pestor Condemned to Die.
Boston.— ,/itii the appearance of a
man who had abandoned all hope of
life, the Rev. Clarence V. T. Riche
son on Tuesday stood at the bar of
justice, declared his guilt of the pre
meditated murder of his former
sweetheart, Miss Avis Linnell, and
without a tremor heard Judge San
derson sentence him to death in the
electric chair in the week beginning
May 19.
Woman Juror Locked Up With Men.
Seattle, Wash.—Mrs. Retta Dod
dridge. the only woman on the Jury
that is hearing a manslaughter case,
slept Tuesday night behind a screen
in the same room with the eleven
men on the jury, under i ru'ing made
by Judge J. T. Ronald. Tuesday. Mrs.
Doddridge had the attendance of a
woman bailiff, who occupied an ad
joining couch.
Brisson Re-elected.
Paris.—Henry Brisson, the radical
Socialist deputy from the Bouches
Du Rhone, who has been in the chair
since 1906, was re-elected president
of the chamber of deputies on Tues
day.
Doukhobars to Go to California.
Los Angeles.—The entire colony of
Doukhobars, consisting of about 12,
000 professedly philosophic anarch
.sts, will be moved to southern Cali
fornia from Saskatchewan, according
to local Russians
CAILLAUX GIVES UP
FRENCH PREMIER IS UNABLE TO
RECONSTRUCT CABINET AND
HANDS IN RESIGNATION.
there Seems to be Little Surprise
Over the Result, and it is Predict
ed That M. Delcasse Will be
the Next Premier.
Paris.—The downfall of the Call
taux cabinet came suddenly Wednes
day night. That the ministry would
be overthrown in the chamber of dep
uties in the next few days was the
general belief, but announcement of
the resignation of the ministry caused'
considerable surprise.
It was logically due, however, be
cause of the failure of Premier Cail
laux to obtain timber to complete a
politcal combination, which practical
ly confronted with the certainty of
speedy collapse i.
Among the names mentioned as
most likely for the new cabinet are
M. Delcasse, Bourgeois, Raymond
Poincare, Millerand, ex-Premier Bri
and possibly ex-Premier Clemenceau.
The Paris newspapers, which unan
imously regret the de Selves-Caillaux
Incident as likely to do harm to the
prestige of France abroad, quickly
lined up for and against the premier.
The Liberté accused M. Caillaux of
secret negotiations with Germany be
fore the dispatch of a German warship
to Agadir, while he was minister ol
finance, and after the Agadir inci
dent, while he was premier, the result
of which would have been the trans
ference of the Congo to Germany, the
overthrow of all French foreign poli
cies, the compromising of the dignity
and security of France, both in Africa
and Europe, and the abandonment of
the triple entente through thé en
tente with Germany.
COMSTOCK PIONEER DIES.
Thomas H. Rooney, Picturesque Fig
ure of Bonanza Days.
San Francisco.—Thomas H. Roon
ey, one of the most picturesque fig
ures of the old bonanza days and
brother of the late Mrs. James G. Fair,
died here Wednesday of valvulai
trouble. Rooney was one of the few
survivors of the romantic Comstock
days. He became prominent in the
mining world while superintendent oi
several famous mines. He was born
in New York in 1846 and came to the
Pacific coast with his parents when a
child.
Wyoming Youth Kills Girl.
Rock Springs, Wyo.—Jealousy ovei
his school girl sweetheart led Edward
Clark, aged 19, to kill Hazel Cooper,
16, here Wednesday. The girl stop
ped at the home of her sister, where
Clark roomed, on her way to high
school. Clark was there. He up
braided her for her supposed partial
ity to other boys and then shot hei
Srough the heart. In an attempt at
suicide the boy shot himself through
the lungs. He is in a hospital and
may recover.
Seattle Wants Municipal Bank.
Seattle, Wash.—The city council
passed a resolution Wednesday call
Ing for the creation of a municipa.
bank and trust department to handle
the city's moneys. The resolution in
structs the mayor to appoint a com
mission of five members-to draw ur
plans for the city's bank. Councilman
0. T. Erickson introduced the resolu
tion after the Clearing House 1 associa
tion had voted to instruct the mem
bers to decline to bid on the $800,006
nunicipal car line bond Issue.
Cripples Census Work.
Washington.—The discharge of 1,
100 clerks from the census office Wed
uesday because of the lack of funds
has so crippled the thirteenth decen
niai census work, according to a re
port from Director Durand to Secre
tary of Commerce and Labor Nagel
that it will be impossible to complete
a number of importapt subjects by
June 30, the date set by law for the
publication of all of the results.
Caught in Blizzard.
Rawlins, Wyo.—A family consisting
of the two parents and frur children
traveling overland in ?. wagon, were
caught in a blizzard several miles
from here, and remained on the open
prairie a night and a day before they
were rescued Wednesday. The fath
er's feet were frozen and the mothei
and children were nearly dead.
Hoosier Spanked His Wife.
Hamond. Ind.—Charles Bulu'ds
aged 23, spanked his '•ivteen-year-o'c
wife with a strap Wednesday and
she caused his arrest. Judge Frank
Green, in the West Hammond court
told Bu'uois that he had no right tc
eat his wife and sentenced him tc
100 days in jail.
Hash Was Poisonous.
Leavenworth, Kan.—More than 150
veterans of the Natiqnal Soldiers
•lome, near here, are seriously ill oi
ptomaine poisoning resultant from
eating hash served to them at a reg.
ular meal Wednesday.
Man 8hot by Woman.
Burley, Idaho.—Margaret Worth
shot and probably fatally wounded
Harry Howard, better known as
'Curly Williams," on the sidewalk in
ront of the Hotel Burley at this place
Wednesday morning at 4 o'clock.
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