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The Blackfoot Optimist Entered ta second class mattet L»c ceni-ber 3, 1UU7. at the posioillce a Blacktoot, Idaho, under the Act oi Cod Cress of March 3. 1S7S Published every Thursday SUBSCRIPTION One year in advance . Six months ............ Three months ........ RATES 12 O' 1.0 .€ W. M. DOOLEY, Manager KEEP THE TOWN CLEAN. A clean town attracts attention whenever and wherever it is seen. A dirty one catches the public eye it; even less time. When the streets and alleys and vanh ami vacant lots in a town are 'clean and sanitary, it bespeaks a like condi tion on the part of the residents with regard to their personal habits. The Lord loves a clean man or wo man and the devil worships a dirtv one. Which do you prefer ? If each person in this town would nse just a little more energy ami thoughtfulness wo could make this one of the cleanest spots in the country, and our reputation would grow apace. Not only would wo benefit thusly, '»lit the health of the community would be vastly improved and the physical capacity of the people would be greatly increased. A clean man works with pleasure and with a definite object in view. Gen erally he gets there. The dirty one labors from necessity only, has no ambition, ami is the black eye that kills the town in the eyes of other people. Keep the town clean. EXASPERATING PIDDLING. The government of the United States and the people as well, are rapidly los ing their patience over the exasperating piddling of -Venustinno Carranza, who styles himself the first chief of the Mexican de facto governmesnt. This man Carranza reminds one of the insignificant and bombastic fist that barks at a big dog and then backs away when there is a chance for a fight lie has insulted and defied the Unit ed States on innumerable occasions, and yet when we show a disposition to re sent his insolence he bobs up with a suggestion of compromise or meditation. In plain and unvarnished language, we have had just about enough of Car ranza and Mpxico, and it is about timo for the big dog to snil in and give the piddling snapper nnd his horde of rag amuffins and cutthroats a sound drub bing. Nothing else will be of the slightest avail. MEN WHO LIVE IN MEMORY. Every town (and ours is no excep tion) has two distinct classes of citi zens—those who live in the memory of their fellow men, and those who are promptly forgotten. The man who is energetic, persever ing, and keeps always in mind the wel fare of the community in which lie liv „ ......... .. ...... ..... >it llc will never need a marble slab to keen| his memory irrocn. his memory green The fellow who kicks and villifies his own homo town will die unniourncd and his neighbors will not even think of him long enough to forget him. Say a good word for your town— and say it again. YVas there an item of news concern in this community, and we ask Y'OU to tell us what Y'OU know. The new electric line from American Falls to Aberdeen Inis been started. Lady May Osborne luis moved to Po catello. RARE BARGAIN IN PIANO. We will accept any reasonable offer for a new high-grade piano which we have stored at Blackfoot. Liberal terms to responsible party. Particulars will be furnished by writing to THE DENVER MUSIC COMPANY, Denver, Colorado. 7-13-4t INTEREST IN THE NEW ROAD INCREASES Rumors of the building of an exten sion of the inter-urban electric road from the present terminal at Preston, Idaho, to Pocatello and up through the valley to Idaho Falls and Blackfoot and through other towns and the valley beyond to the Yellowstone park, are still persistent It is a known fact in Idaho Falls and in Pocatello that a party of engineers and surveyors, accompanied bv offi cials of the Utah Power and Light Company and by representatives of an eastern bonding house, bave covered tho line in automobiles this week from Pres ton, Idaho, on the south, to Idaho Falls and then north, where the party divid ed, one going up the valley to Yellow stone, Mont., the southern entrance to the park, and the other up the south fork of tho Snake. It is known that power plants have been inspected and pi..:pective power sites examined. It is stated on what should be good authority that it is proposed to extend the electric line which is now in opera tion from Salt Lake. Utah, to Preston, Idaho, and which is controlled by the Eccles interests, beyond Preston and up into this section of the country, and to.the Yellowstone, and on up the South Fork to Lander, Wyoming, where it will eonnect with the Northwestern, which terminates at that point. This section ol' Idaho and Idaho Falls has had many rumors of railroads and there has been a great deal of discus sion of the subject, and those who know the situation and the great business done and which is to be done, feel that the time is not far distant when such a road will be a reality. There may be nothing in the present apparent activity, but certainly some one is showing a great interest in the matter and an investigation of resources is being made.—Idaho Falls Register i •company POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Those of cither party who desir. heir announcements to appear in tin o111mns of the Optimist, the same ti un from the time of the anuounciiif 'ntil the primary election, Scptemhe 1. can be accommodates at the rate ol ive dollars, the same to he announcement. Keinem ber. there is nothing compnl ; ory about this announcement, as wi •o not guarantee any candidate's elec »ion or threaten his defeat. It simple gives you an opportunity to inform tin public that you are a candidate, and also to appraise the voters of vour abil ity and fitness to receive their approval Do not be deceived by the common statement that the influence of anj newspaper can elect you, if you are un fitted for the place you seek, or thaf any newspaper can defeat you if yout titles arc clear and the voters are look ing for an honorable, moral and com petent servant, three .qualifications that every voter should gravely consider if they want an economical, business-like administration that will be a blessing instead of a burden to tax payers. AUGUST 5 LAST DAY TO FILE NOMINATIONS August 5 is the last day to file nomi nations for this year's primary. Aug ust fi would ordinarily be the proper day, but as it falls on Sunday all nom inations must be filed with the county clerk on August 5 to get their place oo the primary ballot. RESOLUTION NO. 194 RESOLUTION DECLARING THE INTENTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BLACK FOOT. IDAHO, TO LAY CERTAIN CEMENT SIDEWALKS IN THE SAID CITY AND TO AS 8ESS THE COST THEREOF ON THE LOTS AND PARCELS OF LAND ABUTTING, FRONTING, CONTIGUOUS OR TRIBUTARY TO THE STliEETS AND ALLEYS TO BE IMPROVED; TO PAY THE EXPENSE OF SUCH IM PROVEMENT; DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO CREATE LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 19, INCLUDING ALL THE PROP ERTY' FRONTING, AND ABUT TING ON, CONTIGUOUS OR TRIBUTARY TO THE PORTION OF THE STREETS AND ALLEYS TO BE IMPROVED BETWEEN THE POINTS NAMED; FIXING A TIME IN WHICH PROTESTS AGAINST SAID PROPOSED IM PROVEMENT MAY BE FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK, AND ORDERING THE PUBLICATION OF THIS RESOLUTION. of Whereas, th it advisable to lay walks in said city in accordance with law, and that such sidewalks are a pub lic necessity; and. Whereas, the cost of such improve ment to be levied and assessed upon the property benefited and upon the lots, blocks and parcels of land front >>*K. contiguous or tributary on nud to 8Ut * 1 8tu ' ets a,u ' alleys so to be proved; provide ,, , . , ( lty (milieu has deemed: rtaiil cement side-. lided that the expense of hiving such walks at walk intersec tions and the spaces opposite alleys and street crossings or cross walks shall be paid by the City of Blackfoot; Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Blackfoot, Idaho: That the City Council of the City of That the names of the streets in which walks are to be laid and the points between which said improve ulents are to be made are as follows: • i hv . e ', °, t . pc,,lel,t walk 011 the north 8 !' ° ü ! il"'* 11 " 1 st,ePt from t*«e cast side ot West Main street to the east sale ol Last Main street; A ti\ e-toot cement walk on the south side of Bridge street from the eust side oi West Ma.u street to tiie east side of Lust Main street; A cement walk eight and one-half feet wide along the east side of West -Viain street from the north side of Ju dicial street to u point two hundred and five (205; feet north of the north line of Aliee street; An eight-foot cement walk along the west side of West Main street from tue north side of Sexton street to the south side of Francis street. For the purpose of eonstructing the improvements mentioned herein it is proposed to establish Local improve ment District No. 19, which shall in clude all the property fronting or abut ting on, contiguous or tributary to the streets and alleys to be improied be tween the points named in tiiis Resolu tion to the distance back from such streets, if platted in blocks, to the cen ter of the blocks; if platted in lots, only to the center of the lots; amt if not platted, to the distance of one hundred and twenty-live feet. 1 he general charai ter of the [»reposed improi eiueuts is as follows: Cement sidi walks. The estimated cost of the above ini proveiuent is $4.206.50; that of the total estimated cost of said improvement $3,802.40 shall be assessed against the property abutting, 1 routing, contiguous or tributary to said improvement. $4114.10 shall be paid by the City of Blackfoot from ns improvement Dis trict fund. That Tuesday, the 1st day of August, A. D. 1916, at the hour of 8 o'clock 1'. M, mi saiil day in said city, the City Council will consider any protests against the said proposed improvement um. li may be filed in the office of the i ity Clerk prior to that date. That the City Clerk be mid he is here by ordered tu cause the publication of this Resolution t 0 be made in the otii cial newspaper in a t least two eousecu tive issues of said newspaper at least ten days before the time fixed for filing protests as herein si t forth. . lasse»! by be t'itv Council of the l ity of .Hackfoot, Idaho, this 12th dav ot July, 1916. Approved this I2U of July, 1916. T. PECK, Mayor. Roy S. DeKay, Citx Clerk. First publication, July i:;, ».;,ig l-a.-t publication, July 2 o, pip; FAILING IN THE TEST. The railroads of tin- countrv have been put to the test in the handling of troops and have failed, and we have learned yet another lesson in the school of preparedness. Regiments of soldiers who were scheduled by the roads to start at a certain hour have been delayed foi lavs through lack of cars, aiid in a number of instances the troops have lain on the ground at the stations all night long waiting for the cars to take them to the border. ^ 1 he excuse of the roads is a shortage of cars, but if that be the case, what would we do if suddenly required to transport a great army instead of a tew thousand men? The citizen depends upon the army to protect him in hiH rights of person and property, and the army depend: upon the railroads to get it to the front SV hen the roads fall down on an in significant movement, what are we ti , expect when an emergency arises? The question demands an answer. FOURTH-CLASS POST MASTER EXAMINATION Saturday, August 12—Examination to Be Held at 2 P. M. The 1 nited States Civil Service Com mission announces that on the date named above an examination will lie held at Blaekfoot, Idaho, as a result of which it is expected to make certifica tion to fill a contemplated vacancy in the position of fourth-class postmaster at Sterling, and other vacancies as they I ina.v occur in that office, unless it shall be decided in the interests of the serv ice to fill the vacancy by reinstatement. The compensation for the postmaster at this office was $269 for the last fiscal year. Age limit, 21 years and over on the date of the examination, with the ex ception that in a State where women are declared by statute to be of age for all purposes at 18 years, women 18 years of age on the date of the examination will bo admitted. Applicants must reside within the territory supplied by tlie postoffice for which the examination is announced. The examination is open to all citi zens of the United States who can comply with the requirements. Application forms and full informa tion concerning the requirements of the examination can be secured from the ton, D. C. Washing ' ecuted and filed with the commission fore the date of the examination, other "'* sp >1 '»av be impracticable to ex amine the applicants r. 8. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. -T. HANS PETERSON OUTFIT. JR.'S PONY jhB) «■■H» .1. Hans Peterson Jr., of Thomas, was the happy little recipient of the beauti ful little pony and buggy that was given away last Saturday night by the nnd other pony houses, making if house j to house canvass among the manv sub scribcr* in her neighborhood for Op timist subscriptions and coupons and apparently was never turned down ! Ralph Dixie, who had secured over j 4,090,000 votes for his son, several davs before the final count conceded the ' pony outfit to Frank Just, who he said had more votes than he. While Mrs. J. Bans Peterson was considered only as a third rate vote getter, when she ar rived at the filial count with a barrel of tickets there was no hard feelings or jealousy, as the contest was strictly on the square, and there are no five,' ten or twenty year subscribers to the Op timist as a result of this contest. TEACHERS' EXAMINATION. Notice is hereby given that on July 27. 28 and 29 an examination for t acii ers will be held at the court house LULAH E- SMITH. ' County Superintendent. HAVE YOU ELECTRIC RANGE in your Kitchen this HOT weather? AN Bakes, Stews. Fries, t L-----5--^ Better any other 1 Broils, Boils, Steams than Stove SOUTHERN IDAHO WATER POWER CO. j ! I i of a a BLACKFOOT HAS A FAST TEAM ] __ Sunday the Pocatello ball team un der Manager Bills journeyed to Black foot to play the Grove City aggrega tion and brought back with them the short end of a 3 to 1 score. The game was a pitchers* battle from start to finish, ilulilimi having to pitch against a battery imported froth Salt Lake. Hi held his own in good shape, however. getting the best end of the hit propö all sit ion, and the Salt Lake man besting him in strikeouts by a small margin, j The game was close and well played, with the exception of the first inning, in which a little unlucky fielding lost to Pocatello the game. Black foot had four a imported men, three from the Salt Lake . Stall & Dean club, and one from Poca : tello. Sorenson, -Keltis and Sullivan, ! from the Salt Lake team, were all : strong, and their hitting and fielding i won the game for Blackfoot. 1 The Pocatello boys, with the exeep , tion of the first inning, played the best fielding game shown this year, but were unable to hit in pinches. Zieburth, from the Short Line Transportation team, caught for Pocatello, and showed good form. Blackfoot 's runs, made in the first, were taken as follows: DeKay got to first on McCurdy's fumble of a fast liner, took second on Sullivan's sacri fice bunt and came in on Bill's error of Lloyd's long fly. Thorseiibur^ struck out. Lloyd came in on Keltis' two bagger, which went through left field. Keltis scored on Sorenson 's two-bag ger, and Line went out, Bistline to Hankins. Pocatello's run, made in the third, I came like this: Derham walked. Bist line beat out a bunt, which advnnred Derham to third. On the throw from first to third Lloyd errored and Der ham came home. Following is the detail score of the game: Pocatello. Players— AB R H PO A E Derham, 3b .......3 1 0 2 1 0 Bistline, 2b ........4 0 2 0 2 1 Ziebarth, c .......4 0 i 6 3 0 Adolph, cf. .......3 0 i 0 0 0 Hankins, lb. .......3 0 i 10 1 1 "Beckett, If. .......4 0 0 3 0 0 McCurdy, ss. 0 I 2 3 l •Bills, If. . .......0 0 0 0 0 l •Kirkendahl, rf. .......3 0 0 1 0 0 Hulihan, p. 0 0 0 3 0 Totals ...... ...............31 Blackfoot. 1 6 24 13 4 Plavers— AB R H PO A E DeKav, lh. ......2 1 0 15 0 0 Sullivan, 2b. _o 0 0 1 6 1 Llovd, ss. 1 0 1 3 1 Thorsenburg, ef. . ......3 0 0 2 0 0 Keltis, p...... ......4 1 2 0 ;j 0 Sorenson, c. . ......4 0 2 4 i 0 Thorsenburg. if..... ......3 0 Ö 3 0 0 Lint, 31» ........ ......3 0 0 0 2 0 ! Jorden, rf. ... ......3 0 1 1 0 0 Totals ....... ...27 3 5 27 15 2 •Kirkendahl took Bill's place the first of second, Kirk going to right, which shifted Beckett to left. Summary—Two baggers—Keltis, Sor enson and Ziebartli. Stolen liases— Bistline and Adolph. Sacrifice hits— Hankins, DeKay, Sullivan (2), Lloyd. Double plays—Sullivan to Lloyd to De Kay; Sullivan to DeKay; Bistline to Hankins to McCurdy to Ziebarth- Bases on balls—Off Huliliaii .'1, off Keltis I. Struck out—By Hulihan 4, by Keltis 5. Hit by pitcher—Adolph, by Keltis. Time of game—1 hour and 49 minutes. Umpire—Martin, of Blackfoot. Score by innings— Blackfoot ............3 0 0 9 9 0 0 9 0—3 Pocatello ..............0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0—1 JUDGMENT FOR THE STATE. Judgment against the National Surety Company, surety of the default ing State treasurer and deputy treas urer, O. V. Allen and Fred Coleman, and in favor of the State in all the items asked, amounting to $135,538.89, together with interest, which will bring the amount up to more than $150,000, is awarded in a decision handed down last evening by Judge C. P. McCarthy, before whom the case was tried two months ago. It is not probable that the surety company will appeal the case, as it ten dered in payment in open court the equivalent of $142,500, and its only purpose in fighting the case was to make the State prove accurately all the items upon which the case was based, in order to protect its insurers. —Capital. NOTICE TO HORSEMEN. From today the price of feed at Mow rev's feed yard is 25c per head over night. Fred Hesse. Lessee. WASH DRESSES! OUR .. ENTIRE .. STOCK .. OF Ladies' and Children's (EXCEPT LADIES' HOUSE DRESSES) WASH DRESSES AT A DISCOUNT OF 20 PER CENT From Our Usually Low Prices The Brown-Hart Co. THE HOME OF POPULAR PRICES Visit Our Bargain Basement. ! SPECIAL SACRAMENTAL SERVICES Will*be held at the L. D. S. First Ward church, Sunday evening, July 16, al 8 o'clock. Raymond H. Clayton will deliver an address; subject, ''What It Means to Pledge My Word of Honor." The music will be furnished by th« Ladies' Choir. A good attendance is requested OSMOND BUCHANAN, RAYMOND H. CLAYTON, PETER J. WILLIAMS, Bishopric. DO YOU NEED SAND? If so, I am prepared to furnish and haul it promptly and reasonably. Sand for sale from convenient pit. Apply to Elias Kowry, Phone 340 R3, Black foot. 6-29-tf. WEEK END EXCURSIONS. Attractive rates for excursion tick ets good from Saturday (or Sunday) to Monday—on sale every week. Still better rates for tickets good Sunday only. Ask O. S. L. agents for details. —Adv. 7-6-27. Announcements To the Voters of Bingha m County: . I desire to announce to my friends I that I have decided to become a candi date for re-election to the office of pros ecuting attorney on the Republican ticket. I wish to thank those who so generously gave me their suffrage two years ago, and to bes[»eak their con tinued support. I have endeavored to conscientiously, honestly -and efficiently perform all the duties of that important office, and should I be re-elected it shall be my earnest purpose to continue to lend ail by ability and energy to the assistance of the sheriff and courts in the proper enforcement of the prohibitorv and all the other laws of the State. I believe in strict law enforcement, and think my record fully verifies that statement. 1 think that I am competent to per form all the duties of the office, and know that my past experience, in all classes of cases, has qualified me for more efficient and successful work in this office in the future. I solicit the support of all citizens I "' l0 believe in good government and j who want the laws strictly and iinpar ! tially enforced. RALPH W. ADAIR. Prosecuting Attorney. I desire to respectfully announce to the voters of Bingham county that I I will be a candidate for tho office of t ounty Treasurer at the Republican pri i maries to be held September 5, 1916 L. G. WELLS. TO THE VOTERS OF RINGHAM COUNTY I wish to announce that I will be a candidate for the nomination for the office of Probate Judge of Bingham County, Idaho, subject to the will of the voters at the Republican primaries to 191G°1^ ° n ®°P^ em ^ er i JAMES E. GOOD, Attornev at Law. TO THE VOTERS OF BINOHA MCOUNTY I beg herewith to announce that I shall bo a candidate for re-nomination on the Republican ticket to the office of assessor and personal tax collector, subject to the will of the voters at the primaries to be held September 5, 1910. E. T. MALCOM. I For State Auditor—L.L.Folsom.6-22tf EXCURSION TO LOST RIVER. Sunday, July 16, 1916—Base ball at Arco, Blackfoot vs. Arco, purse of $500. fish ing on Lost River and Branches. Train stops at Arco, Lost River, Moore, Darlington, Leslie and Houston. Good fishing close to track at any of these points. Train leaves Bleckfoot 8 A.M. Re turning. leaves Mackay at 7 P. M. Fare for round trip: Arco $2.00. Moore and intermediates $2.25, Mackay and intermediates $2.50. Come out and root ror Blackfoot or go fishing. For further particulars se« agent. 7-13-lt AS THE EDITOR SEES IT. Patriotism is in the air these days, and it extends from one end of the eountry to the other, and embraces all classes of citizens from the millionaire to the pauper. That is patriotism to one's flag and country. But there it still another kind of patriotism that is of quite as great importance but is not so generally observed. That is patriot ism to the home town, to the schools, the churches, the lodges, the business men; in fact, to everything that per tains to the home life. The more pros perous The home communities of the country, the greater is the power of the eountry as a single unit. The man who exerts hie influence in behalf of his home town uses as great a brand of . . .. .. - , ™ U " ts platform and starts the eagle to scream ing. As a matter of fact, there is no comparison between the two, for in nine cases out of ten actions speak louder than words. Patriotism to country is commendable; but that to both home and country is even better. O-----43 Classified Advertis ing WANTED. FAMILY SEWING—Ladies wishing sewing done at their homes by the day will please notify Mrs. J. A Howrey, 291 North Shilling Ave! Phone 279. FOR SALE. A BARGAIN—A new $365 dining room set for $165. It consists of a side board, buffet, china closet, table and six chairs. Clegg's New aud Sec ond-hand Store. FOR LEASE—10 acres of unimproved land with water right, about four and one-half miles northwest of Blackfoot. Will lease for five years. Parties interested write to L. E. Ev erett, 642 N. Main, Pocatello, Ida. tf. Pure Bred Single Comb White Leg horn Eggs. Heavy winter laying. Phone 282-J4.—adv. FOR SALE—Pure Bred Registered Big Type Poland China Boars, ready for Service.— P. W. Powers, Blackfoot, Idaho. 7-22 FOR RENT. I OR RENT—Five rooms for office or light housekeeping. Inquire or call at the Paris Millinery. 6-22-tf. LOST. Lost—2-year-old roan horse with white spot on forehead. Reward to finder. Leave information here. LOST—One dull lmv mare 4 years old, star in forehead, *hod all around, had halter on when last seen. Branded quarter-circle T on left shoulder. I inder please notify H. C. Bond. R. I. D. No. 4, and receive $10 reward. —Adv. 7-13 It.