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; ft CÖ. - - Wv .= . ii' ' \THE MOST;FAMOUS.ROAD;IN AMERICA. The accompanying illustration is of the road from Lexington to Coneord in Massachusetts. Over this road, now a fine state boulevard, the British regiment marched on the morning of April 19, 1775, after their massacre of the colonists on Lexington Green, to Concord in search of the ammunition hidden there by the Boston colon ists. While the British searched for the stores of powder and shot, minute men hastened from the surrounding country. A company of them gathered at the bridge over Concord river and here Americans for the first time were ordered to fire on British troops. Defeated at the bridge, the British retreated over the road to Lexington. The minute men attacked them from trees, fences, rocks and buildings, the whole distance to Lexington where the British were joined by reinforcements and saved from complete destruction. The British lost two hundred and seventy-three men in their retreat over this road and the colonists, forty-nine. This road is now a part of one of the fine state boulevards that extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the New York State boundary, and is attractive to tourists from all parts of the country, not only on acount of its natural scenic beauty, but because of its historic associations as well. NON-INTOXICATING A day in the sloughs, and you're ready to get on some dry clothes, find a good roomy rocker, light up the old pipe and rest—Here's where a glass of Becco comes in/! So snappy, so : with the flavor you Is the real pure food beverage^for the home 4 —with meals or between meals. Order prom pecker Jörrtuing OODEN.UMM BEETS MOVING UPPER VALLEV LARGE AMOUNT Beet shipments have begun to move, in the upper Snake river valley and a great tonnage is anticipated for this year. Nearly a quarter of a million tons will be the product of eastern Idaho for this year. According to local Short Line officials there will be approximately 4500 cars of the tubers, and shipments have been under way to the factories of the Utah Idaho Sugar Company since tiie first of last week. The Blackfoot factory opened for the season's run Thursday, and it is fig ured will handle 88,170 tons of beets The Cleanest Coal in theWorld When you shovel Rock Springs Coal into your stove or furnace you know that those glossy black chunks will soon burn into red-hot coals, which will make your home warm, cheery and comfortable For Rock Springs produces intense heat It is free from soot and smoke Rock rm makes a fine, white ash which is light to carry—and there's not much of it There's not a clinker in a ton. Taking it all in all, Rock Springs is a moat satisfactory all-round coal—it saves in time, temper, and money. Buy it of your dealer. Rack Springs Coat bums bettor when there is a little Hack Springs slack mixed with the lumps. •luring the season. The Idaho Falls factory commenced the run last week and will have 91,450 tons of beets to take care of. Sugar City started its run Monday and will handle approximately 60,656 tons of beets. It is estimated, according to tbo fig ures available, and the factory appor tionment as given above that 240,276 tons of the succulent tubers will be converted into sugar and stock food during the run'this fall, and the con dition is highly gratifying to farmer, operator and carrier. Subscribe for the Optimist. BLACKFOOT COLLEGI ATE AGGREGATION It speaks well for tho interest in higher education of Blackfoot 's young people to know that so many former graduates of the High School are pur suing their studies in colleges and uni versities this winter. A partial list is as follows: Frank DeKav. Jr., University of Washington. Avery Kennedy, University of Kan s. Don Gibbs, University of Utah. Forrest Kennedy, St. Mary's College, Kansas. Ingalls Thorsenburg, Bethany Col lege, Kansas. Bernard Stevenson, Chicago Dental School. Harold Blomquist, Washington Col lege. Katherine DeKav, University of Ida ho. Elizabeth Dubois, Georgetown Con vent. Margaret Earley, Lake Erie College Grace Peck, Chicago Kindergarten Training School. Mary Capps, Des Moines College. Marie Milliek, La Salle, Mass. Genevieve Milliek, La Salle, Mass. Pearl Quantrell, Howland Hall. Phyllis Hoover, Washington Kinder garten Training School. Ruth Blomquist, Corvallis Agrieul tural College, Oregon. Susie Biethan, Ann Arbor, Michi gan. Afton Hyde, Provo B. Y. Irene Rich, Los Angeles, California. Geneva Rich, Los Angeles, Califor nia. Campbell Brown, Notre Dame, In diana. IT ISN'T EVERYBODY It isn't everbody who can observe the Golden Rule, and it isn't everybody that tries. It isn't everybody that thinks of oth ers while he is thinking of self, and mighty few ever try. It isn't everybody who goes through life returning good for evil, ah4 out side of the preachers we don't know of a single one who tries. Now, do yout ** Optimist want ads do pull. r Ifür" m & for the Build Fu ure No community builds only for tbo present. Public bufldinfs, perks, driveways end viaducts, for example, are pltumed to meet the requirements of the com munity's growth. A telephone company must also build for the future. Communities are always growing up to their telephone development. Hence exchangee, switchboards and subways must be built, not only to oars for pres ent needs, but they must be planned to be readily and economically adapted to necessary extensions and developments for several years ahead. Construction plans are based on careful studies of each locality by men espe cially trained in estimating possibilities in growth of population and commer cial and industrial expansion. It is the long look ahead that enables our engineers to anticipate the future needs of each locality and to provide increased telephone facilities when needed, most efficiently and economically. The public is best served by this policy of anticipating rather than trailing in the rear of a community's advancement. The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Democratic Column Edited by Democratic County Central Committee. Democratic Ticket For President— Woodrow Wilson. For Vice President— Thos. R. Marshall. Presidential Electors— D. L. Evans, Malad. Frank Martin, Boise. Harry L. Day, Wallace. John E. Pineoek, Sugar City. at STATE TICKET For Representative in Congress— John V. Stanley. For Representative in Congress— Marion J. Kerr. For Governor—•• Moses Alexander. For Lieutenant Governor— Ernest L. Parker. For Secretary of State— W. T. Dougherty. For Auditor— Clarence Van Duesen. For Treasurer— Solomon P. Worthington. For Attorney General— T. A. Walters. For Inspector of Mines— Thomas D. Fry. COUNTY TICKET For State Senator— T. J. Bennett. For Representative— Harvey Allred. For Representative— John E. Toevs. For Commissioner First District— John E. Kelley. For Commissioner Second District— W. C. Sollenberger. For Commisioner Third District— F. T. Halverson. For Sheriff— Frank E. DeKay. For Treasurer— H. A. Benson. : For Probate Judge— W. H. Keller. " V™ For Superintendent— William Bartlett. For Assessor— William M. Dye. For Surveyor— T James Young. For Prosecuting Attorney— W. A. Beakley. /. * - - * Congressman Smith is billed to speak at the Orpheum Theatre this evening. Candidate Hughes and Senators Borah and Brady, and all the Republiean big guns hâve denounced President Wilson and everyone who voted for the Adam son eight-hour law. They are making the passage of this law one of the big issues of the campaign, and they un hesitatingly call on the voters of the United States to defeat every person who helped pass the act. Now, Con gressman Smith voted for that bill as well as Congressman McCracken. We hope Mr. Smith will tell the folks here in Blackfoot, in his address, what he thinks of Candidate Hughes, and the latter's denunciation of him and his vote for that law. The Republicans have at last thrown off the mask in the Mexican matter, and now openly declare that they will intervene down there with an American army if they are elected. And all for whatf To protect the dollars invested in that country by American corpora tions and individuals. We want to ask the fathers and mothers of Bingham county if they have any boys they want to sacrifice in Mexico, in order that great corporations may exploit the poor Mexican peon, and for the sole purpose of protecting the investments made by these corporations and millionaires down there. If you haven't any such sons to spare, then vote for Wilson, for we know he will keep aloof of that country and war with it, as long as it is possible. The Republicans denounce the rural credits law, a law passed for the bene fit of the farmers particularly. Yet almost every senator and congressman in both houses of the national congress voted for this bill. Hughes will have hard sledding in his efforts to have that bill repealed, if he should be elect ed. If we mistake not, both Congress men McCracken and Smith voted for this act. The Salt Lake Telegram's straw vote in Utah has put the Republicans down there on the nneasy seat. This vote indicates that Utah will go overwhelm ingly Democratic. Apostle Ivans says that it would be a grave mistake for the United States to intervene in Mexico, and he ought to know for he has lived down in that country for years. Blackfoot Republicans hogged all the places on the county ticket—but three. The Democratic county ticket is made up of men form all over the county. THE ECCLES ELEC TRIC EXTENSION When the writer was in Ashton last week he was given very plainly to un derstand that business men in that city were unanimously of the opinion that the Ecoles interests were certain to ex tend their Unes from Preston to that' point. This opinion was later given more substance in a wire from that point the following day, which was printed in our issue of yesterday. From an interview in the Herald-Re publican today we are given more rea son than ever to believe that the exten sion has reached a little than the "pa per stage." Already, according to the interview with the chief engineer of that company, they have made their surveys to Pocatello, which gives color to the statement that the line will be constructed as far as Idaho Falls next year. There is no doubt in our mind but that the Ashton & St. Anthony Power Company have agreed to furnish them with 2000 horse power from their plant on the north fork of the Snake river near Ashton. The fact that the power company is pushing the work so vigorously adds more color to the story. While it is un derstood that under their franchise they must have the plant in operation by May of next year, it is also reason ably clear that should they find it im possible to finish the work it would not be beyond the posibilities to get an eutension of their time for the comple tion of the work. One of the things which will make Idaho Falla the most important and substantial cities of the state is this same electrical road. It will tap a great amount of virgin territory and bring an enormous trade right to our doors, and our business men will handle it in a manner that will prove gratifying to all concerned. 4 From auch information aa we have gathered we are most strongly of tho opinion that the line will reach Idaho Falls in July of next year.—Idaho Falla. Post. DESPONDENCY When you feel discouraged and do spondent do not give up, but take a dose of Chamberlain's Tablets and you are almost certain to feel all right with in a day or two. Despondency is very often due to indigestion and bilious ness, for which these tablets are es pecially valuable. Obtainable every where.