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BLACKF00T, BINGHAM. COUNTY, IDAHO. FRIDAY. MAY 27. 1921
VOL. XV. NO. 36
BLACKFOOT WINS
Idaho Falls and Biackfoot Play Game
of Eleven Innings Before Deciding
Score is Made
Last Sunday's base ball game be
tween Idaho Falls and Biackfoot on
the Biackfoot diamond added one
more count for Biackfoot, toward t'he
winning of the championship of the
Yellowskone Base Ball league for tihe
present season. In this game it was
necessary to play eleven innings to
make a decision, and the final sioore
stood four to five in favor of the
home team.
In the first inning Idaho Falls
made three scores and Biackfoot two
and it looked at this time il,ike the
game was going to be nothing but
strike and run home. But in the
next inning both sides tightened up,
and no more scores were made ex
cept the one by Howard of Biackfoot,
which tied the game. During the
third and fourth innings no scores
were made, fifth, the visitors scored
again, and the home team again tied
tlhe game in the sixth. Then during
the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth
innings neither team scored, but in
the eleventh Thompson gave the
home team the score which won the
game.
According to the gate receipts
the attendance was 605, which shows
that local people are behind their
ball team. Now that Biackfoot has
an excellent chance to win the cham
Ipionship, the interest will no doubt
be greater than ever.
RABGAIN DAY A SUCCESS.
Bargain Day, Saturday, proved a
wonderful success, both for the mer
chants of Biackfoot and the buying
public. The farmers and townspeo
ple were enabled to make some won
derful purchases of articles which
are necessaries of life, and it enabled
the merchants to get acquainted with
many people with whom they had
not been doing much business.
Crowds of people thronged the
stores all day, and iit is believed that
a frequent repetition of this event
will lead to a better understanding
between the farmers and business
men.
HONOR HEROES MAY 30.
On May 30, uniting in a splendid
spirit of brotherhood, the allied na
tions will pay reverence to the he
roes of the world's war. America's
Decoration Day has been chosen by
the Interallied Veterans as the day
to pay homage to the dead. The
cemeteries in France will be throng
ed by a reverend multitude of men,
women and children, these little
French children who remember our
hoys.
There will be a national demon
stration on that day in honor of the
men to whom we all owe so much
Mrs. Alfred Budge, Idaho Chairman,
for the day's observance, requests
that on May 30 everyone wear tlie
poppy which the American Legion
adopted at its Hast national conven
i<ion as its memorial flower, -the
poppy of Flanders fields—the little
grows
red poppy of France—that
wild everywhere in France."
"Through the cooperation of the
American Legion, replicas of the real
poppies will be offered for sale to be
worn on Memorial and Poppy Day,"
says Mrs. Budge. "The real poppies
are too fragile to be transported, but
the American and French Children's
League has arranged the best sub
stitute for tihe real flower, which is
the poppy made by the women of
France who knew our boys, by the
children who loved them, by the peo
ple who now live in the very places
where Americans best fought and
won and where so many sleep. The
profits from the sale of the poppies
will go to the relief of children in
devastated France. Memorial Day
poppies will be offered at 10 cent
each, or more as one feels generously
inclined."
The State Chairman's appeal for
the day's observance continues:
"We cannot go to Flanders fields,
but we can all wear an outward sign
in memory of our men so that the
citizens of our state will take full
part in the 'national demonstration
of reverence and admiration' for the
men who served in 1917-18, bring
ing glory -o the flag and honor to
the country.
"Every true American, man, wo
man and child, should consider it a
sacred obligation to wear the bright
red poppy on that day. The Am
erican Legion in choosing the poppy
of Flanders fields as the memorial
flower to be worn on May 30, has
requested that the emblem be not
Baccalaureate Services Held at High
School Auditorium, Sunday Even
ing—Urges High Ideals
Sunday evening at 8:15 at the
high school auditorium the Bacca
laureate sermon for the graduating
class of the Biackfoot high school
was delivered by President Upham of
the state university of Moscow. The
program as carried out is as follows:
"Onward Christian Soldiers" Audi
ence.
Invocation, .................... Rev. Butler
Scripture Reading, Senator L. R.
Thomas.
Anthem, "Almighty God," High
School Chorus.
Announcements
"Calva" High School Male Quartette
i Address ................ Dr. A. H. Upham
"Come, Thou Almighty King "
Audience.
Benediction .................. Rev. Gillilan
Below is printed a synopsis of
President Upham's address:
"Be strong and of good courage,
fear not, neither be dismayed."
Idaho has iettm|pfleted her stay in
the wilderness, the desert, and like
I the Children of Isreal is stepping into
the promised land. Yet the people
who have brought it so far in de
velopment and progress, will, like
Moses, step aside and others will,
must, carry on the work. At pres
ent there are about 1600 graduates
each year in the state. These grad
uates must become the leaders of
the coming generation. Recently,
attention has been called to the work
of acknowledged experts. In the
American army In the recent war,
examination was made and found
that 15 per cent of the soldiers rank
ed in the A and B rank of natural
intelligence. The same examination
was made of college freshmen, and
75 per cent^of the intellige'"'* - rar .fe
ed in A and B. About 139 of every
1000 children get through high
school. One person in six has the
quality of leadership. High schools
and colleges hold the potential lead
ership of the nation. It is our duty
to see that these potential leaders
get all the training possible. The
plane of intelligence is far higher
today than it used to be. Aid honor
to the self-unade man; but in the
coming generations a man will need
a great deal of making.
One must consecrate one's self and
get a realization of the task that lies
before him. Today it is not the
fashion to consecrate anything, to
reverence anything. The tendency
is to affect and sort of scorn the labor
and work, to belittle studying, dig
ging and plodding. The essential
point is to get "the vision." Many
often are blind to the "vision of a
business." To prepare for any busi
ness is desperately hard.
The will !
to do; how little it takes to keep I
some busy. The necessity is to j
throw one's self into the work, any
work. The ileaders in the social and
political turmoil of today, and of to
morrow, in our nation, must put
one's self in one's work.
The ability to got along with peo
I P'e is very necessary. What we need
i is the a,d fashioned loyalty, the rev
erence, the willingness, to play the
game of life on highest ideals.
Probably the schools and colleges
hold the key to this .loyalty. Loyal I
to traditions, to school, to team, to
all that cooperates and develops hu
man nature and destroys selfishness.
A generation is to be made, a
promised land is to be won. It is j
up to the older generatiion to see
them properly trained, equipped for j
the battle of life. It is up to them
to give themselves, furnish the will- j
ingness to do. to work, to give the
stuff, the brain, the vision, the will
ingness, be loyal. We realize that j
a new generation lies bofore us to ;
carry us into the promised iand. |
commercialized—therefore the flow- j
ers were made in the very places i
where uhe boys fought.
"Let the school children hear of,
the deeds of heroism of our soldiers j
and ask them, as future citizens, to |
pay homage to the gold star heroes. '
They crossed the seas, they went to
France, to fight, to die, so that we of
America would never know the hor
rors of war at home. Untainted by j
love of gain, solely for the ilove of j
liberty and humanity, they kept up
the noblest traditions of American
history. '
"Let us all therefore, on May 30
pay our tribute of respect and admir
ation for America's soldiers who ser
ved in the late war. not forgetting
of course our heroes of former con
filets. And let the emblem of that
respect be a replica of the real popipy
that was made in France."
Memorial Day
I have a lover in the fields of France,
Where larks still sing and scarlet poppies wave.
There let him lie—I ask not his return
That my poor grief may tend a lonely grave.
There let him lie, among his comrades all,
In the world's common sepulchre and shrine;
The try sting-place of every nation 's heart;
And let the common sorrow hallow mine.
But let me plant beside his resting-place,
Where fleur-de-lis and scarlet poppies nod,
A bit of beauty from his native land —
The yellow glory of our golden-rod.
There Belgium's bloom and Italy's fragrance
blend
There shamrock buds and purple heather
grows;
There the fair lilies of the fields of France
Grow side by side with England's beauteous
rose.
There with the whispering maples and the pines,
With cypress black and fragrance laurel bloom,
The evening winds with gentle rapture blend
The breath of wattle and the southern broom.
0 ask me not to take my love away-—
We should be lonely for the fields of France.
— The Landmark.
DONATE STOCK IN FAIR
ASSOCIATION TO COUNTY
A good number of stock holders
in the Bingham County Fair asso
ciation having already donated their
stock to Bingham county, the county
agreeing to take care of and improve
the grounds, and a good number
more having signified their willing
ness to do the same, Mr. H. A. Ben
son, secretary of the association, is
this week mailing to each of the
stock holders a copy of the letter
which is printed below:
To Subscribers for Stock in the Bing
ham County Fair.
Dear Sir: As you are no doubt
aware, during the" year 1920 a con
tract was entered into with the Com
missioners of Bingham county
whereby the fair grounds and build
ings became the property of Bing
ham County, the commissioners ag
reeing in the contract to pay to the
Bingham Co. Fair in two annual in
! bailments the amount of the stock
I s ubscriptions which approximates a
j Tittle over $10,000. Said payments
I charge, about five thousand dollars
to bo made December 31st, 1921 and
December 31st, 1922.
The proposition has been made and
approved by numerous subscribers
for stock in the Fair association that
all subscribers be asked to donate
their stock and not ask for re-pay
ment of same in the itwo annual in
stallments mentioned above. This
would place at the disposal of the
fair grounds committee now in
this year and the same amount for
1922 to make much needed improve
ments on the grounds.
This will be used in Improving the
j fair grounds, particularly the south
west corner which will be leveled
j and seeded to grass, and also build
ing a new iron fence between the
j city park and the fair grounds such
as we have on tihe east side of the
fair grounds.
j Thanking you in anticipation of a
; favorable reply in the matter, we are
| Yours very trulv.
METHODIST CHURCH
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J. D. Gillilan
j Next Sunday the services at the
| church will be of a memorial char
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gion will attend in a body and spec
lal music wilt be rendered. In addi
Hon Master Harold Hines, a soldier's
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BLACKFOOT SCHOOLS SHOW
SATISFACTORY PROGRESS
Below we print a list of the names
of ithe graduating class of the Black
foot high school. There are twen
ty-six in this year's class, and there
will be at least seventy-two in next
year's class, which indicates that the
schools have been doing pretty good
work - Class of 1920-21
Benzley, Verl—Ed Benzley, 802 So.
Shilling Ave.; Briggs, Theodocia—
John Briggs, Route 3; Carlile, Fern
—A. L. Carlile, Pingree, Idaho; Car
men, Myrtle—Mrs. G. W. Carmen,
215 ast Jackson St.; Caster, Jose
phine—Mrs. Nellie Caster, 349 No.
Shilling Ave.; Cowden, Lyle— T. L.
Cowden, Route 3; Davis, Lloyd_-No
fear Davis, 286 South Shilling Ave.;
Dore, Florence— L. B. Dore, North
Stout Ave.; Downing, Opal—J. D.
Downing, 500 South Adams St.;
Dunn, Mary—George Dunn, 433 No.
Shilling Ave.; Findlay, Edna—-Geo.
Findlay, Fish Haven, Idaho; Good
win, Alberta—Wm. A. Goodwin,
Rou'e 2; Massie, Robert—E. E.
Massie, P. O. Box 201; Neff, Anna
Jacob Neff, Route 1; Neider, Howard
—Edward Neider, So'uth Stout Ave.;
Parkinson, Norma— F. C. Parkinson,
ISO Fisher Ave.; Roay, Alton—G.
Reay, Route 1; Robertson, Victor—
C. A. Robertson, 494 West Bridge
St.; Scofield, Alta— H. P. Scofield,
Route 3, Box 12; Simon, Therese —
( liarles Simon, 526 South University
Ave.; Stevens, Sprague—Mrs. Grace
M .Stevens, 87 South Shilling Ave.;
Stultz, Helen— E. C. Stultz, 512 W.
Judicial St.; Stultz, Wallace_ E. C.
Stultz. 512 W. Judicial St.; Thomp
son, Vada— W. C. Thompson, 608
North Stout Ave.; Thoreson, Wayne
- ^ Thoreson, North University
nounced that the first number of hJs
mon nly magazine, the "Iconoclast,"
"'ill appear about June first, or soon
H ereafter. His announcement says
that some people will not like it and
Huit al! the people will read it. Mr.
Kipui has published several newspa
pers, including one daily, and we
know that he can put "punch" into
his writings. All things considered,
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îerce Egan, of this city, has an
Ave.; Van Orden, Martha—P.
Van Orden, Route 2.
WILL PUBLISH MAGAZINE.
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are tke opinion vhat the Icono
c! ist will be
an interesting puhli
ition, anil wish for it a host of i in
friends and supporters from tlie very j
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STOCK CANGES
ARCTIC
Noted Explorer Says Northland Could
Solve Meat Problem of World—
Reindeer and Caribou Abound.
The so-called frozen Northland, ac
cording to Vilhjalinur Stofansson,
the noted explorer who is to lecure
here on the second evening of the
Chautauqua, is in reality a boundless
stock range capable of raising herds
that will feed the world. The bar
ren tundras, according to Mr. Stef
ausson, reach out in limitless direc
tion and may be had for the taking.
The stock that graze on them, the
raindeer and the caribou, need
barns nor haystacks. The reindeer
provides for itself. Protected from
the northern wolf, it could be raised
in unlimited hundreds of thousands,
sufficient to feed the meat-eating
world.
This was one of the theories of
the Northland which was upset by
Mr. Stefansson during his five great
years spent in the Arctic. Instead,
of finding a bleak, barren country,
he discovered a land with plenty of
food for the traveler, provided the
traveler learns how to obtain It. He
found a land of first Class ranges,
rather than an eternal desolation of
snow and ice. He found a land rich
in possibilities for future develop
ment along food-producing lines. In
his great illustrated lecture, "My
Five Years in the Arctic," Mr. Stef
ansson explodes many of the old the
ories of life and vegetation in the
l>olar cirales. \
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Court opened Monday morning,
May 23rd. Of the seven criminal
cases on the calendur, it was only
necessary to try one case, that is the
case of the state vs. Louie Sayko, In
which the defendant is charged with
marrying another man's wife. This
case was opened yesterday, and at
the time of going to press had not
progressed far enough to be reported.
T. Morikawa, who was charged
with unlawful possession of liquor,
was bound over to the district court
some time ago, under bail of $500.
When icourt opened and his case was
called the defendant failed to appear
and his bail was declared forfeited
by the court. The $500 will go into
tihe county treasury.
Wm. John aful Wm. Hutchinson,
charged with unlawful possession of
liquor, both pleaded guilty and will
receive their sentences in a few days.
Frank Haris, charged with grind
larceny, being accused of stealing a
saddle, horse, etc., pleaded guilty and
was sentenced to the state peniten
tiary for a term of from one to four
teen years. He is a young man who
apparently had sVaried out in life to
make his living in this way.
John Lyon, charged with burglar
izing the hardware store of the Boise
Payette lumber company at Shelley,
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
tlie state penitentiary for a term of
from one to fourteen years.
A. L. olt, charged with lewd co
habitation, pleaded guilty and was
fined by the court.
LIBRARY NEWS
The library would be glad to get
a complete file of the Womans Home
Companion ,for 1920. Our .copies
have been read so much that they
are falling to pieces.
Beginning with June 1 the library
hours will be 12:30 to 9:00.
After July 1 all borrowers will be!
required to re-register. This is done I
every two years in order to clear the
register of unused numbers.
The names of those who are de-jney,
linquent in the matter of fines, or
long overdue books will be transfer
red to the delinquent borrower's file
and refused the privileges of the li
•brary until a settlement is made.
Lutheran Church— Firth
Sunday sclio*«' at 10 a. m
Services in tlie morning and even
in g- In the evening we will have
memorial servi es. An invitation is !
extended to all. Luther League so-j
cial Friday evening at the Brewing
" on ware house. Good program.
g°°(I refreshments and a good time, j
Everybody come. Reliance club ;
' **"* Wilkie's.
come.
June first at R. F.
WEDNESDAY'S GAME
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Biackfoot lost the firs
the seasan Wednesday of this week.
game of
when they played Idaho Falls at Ida
h° Eal's, score 18-2.
TABERNACLE IS
DEDICATED SUNDAY
Thousands Gather at Biackfoot to
Attend Conference and Witness
Dedication of New Tabernacle.
Smith, Dorothy Taylor. Clara vän
derwood, Effle Walburn, Margaret
Wilson, Grace Wagoner. Maurice
Drew, Merrill Hammond, Ray Kin
Dan Morgan, John O'Born. Car
The regular quarterly conference
of the Biackfoot stake was held in
the new tabernacle May 21 and 22,
1921. The attendance far exceeded
that of any conference in the history
of the stake, notwithstanding the
fact that the stake lias been divided
twice and the present Biackfoot
stake represents only a portion of
the original Biackfoot stake. There
were 2343 present at the Sunday af
ternoon session and most all of them
were seated.
President Heber J. Grant, who
presides over the church in all the
world, and President Charles H.
Hart, of the first council of Seventy,
were in attendance and were the
principal speakers. Presidents Mark
Austin and Nathan Ricks of the Fre
mont stake, and Heber C. Austin and
ChanTes W. Hansen of the Bingham
stake were also in attendance antT'
addressed the conference. The Lost
River stake was represented by El
der Parley P. Bluck. '
President James Duckworth pre-'
sided over the conference under the
direction of President Grant and was
assisted by Counsellors Heber C. C.
Rich and Nofear Davis.
Every ward and branch of the
stake was well represented and tihe
message of the conference will be
carried borne to those who could not
attend. We were also glad to note
the presence of .many of our friends
who are not of our faith and we hope
they will come again.
During the Sunday afternoon ses
sion President Grant dedicated the
•beautiful tabernacle to the Lord and
this together with tho visit to our
stake by the President of the church
will lie an interesting bit of stake
history which will long be remem
bered.
Much timely counsel a,nil encour
agement was given by the various
speakers, considerable credit was
given Uhe people for the manner in
which they had butlderl the taber
nacle and paid for it in so short a
time, even while iprices and labor
have been so high. Appreciation was
also expressed for the manner in
which the contractor, Mr. E. M. An
derson had given attention to every
detail.
Tiie Saints were urged to learn
and live the gospel of Jesus Christ,
as taught by the written and spoken
word of God, and thereby be leaders
unto salvation.
Tlie stake choir furnished the
singing, II. Andrew Benson, con
ducting.
Luncheon was served in the social
ball during the noon hour of both
days, so that people from a distance
would not have to drive away to
dinner. This gave opportunity for
a get-acquainted hand shape.
Saturday nigh* a pageant, repre
senting early incidents in church
history, was given under the direc
tion of tlie Y. M. & Y. L. M. I. A. of
ficers. It proved to be quite inter
esting as well as educational, and
much credit is due those directing
and also those who took part.
GEO. H. CLARK.
Stake Clerk.
GRADUATING EIGHTH GRADERS
their eighth
Pupils who receh
grade diplomas:
9th B Grade
Marjorie Albertson, Beth Corn,
Elizabeth Cherry, Lucile DeHart,
Florence Hat maker, Nora Jones, Sar
ah Janes. Ruth Kohler. Marie Rhiel,
Vera Stocking, Bernice StiVtz. Daisy
rol Simmons, Orville Allred.
8th Grade
William Kir g Ken tv th Taylor,
Fanny Mae Ezell, Vire I McDonald,
Rulon Al'red. Rhea A I*red, Warren
Allred, Kieth Barrette. Wesley Boloe,
Rose Ball, Bonita Dowdle, Muriel
Fisher, Ethel Griffee, Temp Hopkins,
ireta Hatch, Alien Hess, Maurice
Hunter, John Hale, Helen Johanne
n, Virginia King, Edgar Ketchum,
Milton Line, LaFav McDaniels Ceoii
Miltenberger, Reuben Moon, ' El'is
Munphy. Eiden Merkeley, George
Malm, Ray Neider, .Margaret Pendle
bury, Phrona Pavne, Grace Robert
son. Doris Simons,. Dessie Sooniers,
Marcaret Shirley. Francis Thatcher,
Elma Vance. Lessiie Watts, Paul
'Woodruff, Melissa Wright. Robert
Thompson. Melba Ward, Clarise
O'Neal, Charles Craft.
We are still in the market for your
old rags. Highest market price paid.