THE BINGHAM COUNTY NEWS
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BLACKF00T, BINGHAM, COUNTY, IDAHO. FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1921
VOL. XV. NO. 39
TEST SPRAY FOR
WEEVIL CONTROL
Eight Farmers Experiment With
Four Acre Plats—Says Potato
Worm Scare Need Not Cause
Alarm , . .... - .
County Agent E. W. Stephens re
ports that) the farm bureau has this
year been making some spraying
tests on the weevil control in the pro
duction of Grimm alfalfa seed.
Eight farmers have each planted
two plats of Grimm alfalfa, each plat
containing two acres. Both plats are
being sprayed now and later on one
of the plats will ibe sprayed again.
At harvesting time the two plats will
be harvested separately, and thresh
ed separately, and thus each man's
experience can be recorded as to the
advisability of spraying once or
.wice, and by considering the total
experience of the eight farmers the
bureau will be able to reach a relia
ble conclusion as to which mthod is
'best. The names of the eight farm
ers who are making the test are
printed below:
Reuben Klunch, I. N. Noyer, Ralph
Davis, H. K. Wiley, Geo. A. Line, A.
J. Snyder, Mr. Christianson, of near
Springfield, G. W. Thurston.
Weevil is reported as showing up
in the vicinity of Pingree, Sterling
and Springfield, and the seed grow
ers of these localities have .purchased
eight spraying machines.
Mr. Stephens also reports that a
potato worm scare has become pre
valent in some parts of the county,
but in regard to this he beleves there
is no cause for alarm, as the potato
maggot is always present in the soil,
and if conditions are favorable they
will always start work. Last Satur
day Claude Wakeland of the State
Department, made investigations in
the county, and reports that the rot
ting of the potatoes is not so much
due to the work of the maggots as it
is due to late planting and to the
soil having too much moisture in it,
which made it very favorable for the
maggots to work. Some of the farm
ers plowed up their potato fields,
which he believes was unwise, as
since the warm weather has set in,
potatoes are showing a healthy
growth, and there is no cause for
alarm in this respect.
LIBRARY NOTES
Among the new books added to
the fiction shelf recently you will
find the "Seventh Angel" by Alex
ander Black, a story of the post-war
confusion of mind and ideals that is
reacting so directly upon society. The
"Dude Wrangler," a very humorous
western story by Caroline Loqkhart,
and Dorothy Canfield's "The Brim
ming Cup," a gracious wholesome
story of the victory of love over pas
sion, of courage over fear, of patience
and tenderness over cruelty and syn
icism.
Last week the library received a
fine set of histories, "Nations of the
World," a gift from Dr. Flodquist.
These books will interest not only
the student after a good reference
work, but the reader who likes a
smoothly flowing well written nar
rative.
During Chautauqua week, begin
ning with Wednesday the library
hours will be 10 a. m. to 2 p. in.; and
4:30 to 7.15 p. m. and on Sunday
4:30 to 7:00.
UNDERWENT OPERATION.
Mrs. Berkley Walker, wife of the
News publisher, underwent an oper
ation last Saturday morning at the
General hospital In Pocatello. At
the time of writing on Thursday
morning, she is improving rapidly
and is expected home today. Dr. H.
C. Irwin performed the operation,
assisted by Dr. Wooley.
As soon as Mrs. Walker returns
home and is sufficiently well, she
will resume her duties as society edi
tor for this newspaper.
LOST BOTH GAMES
The base ball game played Sundaiy
at Blackfoot between the teams of
Blackfoot and Idaho Falls was dis
astrous to the home team, score 7-0
in favor of Idaho Falls, and the
game played Wednesday at Rigby
between the Rigby and Blackfoot
teams was won by Rigby, score 9-10.
In the latter game it was necessary
to play ten innings to decide the
game.
Blackfoot is still in the lead for
the championship of the Idaho Inde
pendent League, although but a
small fraction of a game.
Mrs. Vidella LeSiur and Mrs. T. E.
LeSiur were in town from Fort Hall
Tuesday.
SEN. GODDING IS
Reaches Agreement With J. F. Mor
gan Whereby Latter Promises to
Finance Western Stockmen
Washington, June 11.—As a re
sult of an agreement reached Friday
at a conference between Senator
Stanfield of Oregon and Senator
Gooding of Idaho, with J. P. Mor
gan, New York financier, Secretary
Mellon and the governors of the re
gional reserve banks at New York
and Kansas City, the live stock men
of the West are to be financed with
out government aid. Mr. Morgan said
that he would promise that New
York banking interests would sup
ply at least fifty per cent of a $50,
000,000 pool for adding western live
stock men, if the balance were rais
ed in other parts of the country.
It was suggested at the conference
that Senator Stanfield should go to
Chicago and arrange another con
ference with the governor of the
Chicago federal reserve bank at
which the movement should be start
ed for raising the balance of the
pool. He probably will go to Chi
cago Tuesday.
Senator Stanfield introduced some
time ago an amendment to the fed
eral reserve act which would have
made it possible for the government,
through the federal reserve banks, to
finance western live stock raisers
through the live stock banks and
cattle loan companies. This am
endment had the approval of the
secretary of the Treasury and comp
troller of currency, but it was sug
gested that he withhold the request
for legislative action on his amend
ment until such a conference as that
held Friday could be arranged. The
understanding reached today causes
it to be believed that the finance re
sources needed by the live stock men
of the west can be had through pri
vate sources entirely.
MARRIED AT POCATELLO
(From Salt Lake Tribune)
One of the notable weddings of
the season in which two prominent
families of southern Idaho were un
ited, took place this morning in St.
Joseph's cathedral in Pocatello,
When Miss Elizabeth Mary Dubois,
eldest daughter of former Senator
and Mrs. Fred T. Dubois of Blaok
foot, and John Arnold Cannon, son
of Mrs. Elizabeth Cannon of Poca
tello, were united in marriage by
Bishop Gorman of Boise, assisted by
the Rev. Father Vanderdonct.
Preceding the ceremony a musical
program was given by Mrs. O. B.
Steeley, persiding at the organ. Solos
were rendered during the nuptial
mass by Mrs. W. H. Wright and
Drew W. Standrod, Jr.
The altar and chancel rail were
banked with palms and ferns and
the aisle standards were crowned
with Oregon grape vines, ferns and
peonies in shades of pink.
The bridal attendants were Mrs.
Mark B. Touhy of Blackfoot, matron
of honor, dressed in pale pink organ
die, with pink organdie hat; Miss
Margaret Dubois, sister of the bride,
in grey crepe de chine, embroidered
in pink rosebuds, an organdie hat in
grey and a corsage hoquet of orchids;
Miss Helen McDougall of Pocatello,
bridesmaid, wore orchid colored or
gandie with organdie hat; Miss Ed
ith Crawshaw of Pocatello was in
pale green organdie with pale green
hat. Each attendant carried baskets
of Shasta daisies and ferns. Little
Miss Pattie Curran, as flower girl,
was gowned in pale pink organdie,
and Jack and Billy Clute, twins,
dressed in white sailor suits, were
ribbon bearers. The bridegroom
was attended by his brother, Charles
Cannon of Pocatello, as best man.
Thomas O'Brien, John Foley and
John Gallagher of Pocatello and Mer
rill of Blackfoot were ushers. The
bride, to the strains of the Lohengrin
wedding march, entered the church
on the arm of her father, who recent
ly returned from Washington, D. C.
The bridal gown was the one worn
bv the bride's mother at her wed
ding and was a Juliette mode of
ivory duchesse satin, with court
train and trimmings of white lace
and pearls. A cap and veil of Brussels
lace extended over the train. The
bride carried a shower boquet of lil
lies of the valley, white roses and
gvpsophila.
Mrs. Fred T. Dubois, mobher of the
bride, was gowned in grey embroid
ered Canton crepe and wore a French
blue feather hat. Mrs. Elizabeth
Cannon, mother of the bridegroom,
wore a taupe embroidered Canton
crepe gown with hat to match. The
bride and groom left immediately on
a short wedding trip and will be at
home in Pocatello aPer July 1.
The bride attended school at Black
Stefansson at Chautauqua
Famous Explorer Comes on Second Night With His
Remarkable Story of the Polar Regions
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The cardinal lecture event of the week for all Chautnuquans comes on
the second night when Elllson-Whlte presents Vllh.jalmur Stefansson, the
famous Arctic explorer and discoverer of the "blonde Eskimo," for the first
time on the Chautauqua platform.
Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary, discoverer of the North Pole, said of
him: "Stefansson has taken the white men's brains Into the Polar regions,
and has evolved a way to make himself absolutely self-sustaining. II e could
have lived in the Arctic fifteen and a half years, just as easily as five and a
half years. By combining great natural physical ability with hard, practical
common sense; he has accomplished what ho has accomplished, and made an
absolute record."
Stefansson's lecture has thrilled audiences everywhere. He has a re
markable story to tell and unusual ability in presenting Us fascinating de
tails graphically.
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Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Babcock of
Moore, Idaho, were visiting Mrs.
Eliza Wilson a few days last week,
then went to Salt Lake City to at
tend the Mutual Improvement Con
ference.
Mrs. Edith Mitchell Smith, who
lost her husband a year ago at
Marysville, Idaho, by a bree falling
on him, has purchased ten acres of
ground with a home on it from Ed
ward Gooch. Mrs. Smith expects to
make this her permanent home. She
has a family of eight children, the
last being born since her husband's
death.
Wm. Williams, who took his wife
to Salt Lake City to undergo an op
eration, writes that the doctor says
that she may possibly get along with
out the operation.
Home missionaries at Sunday ser
vices were Joseph Fyans, Jess Lind
say and Edward Benson from More
land.
The Senior base ball boys went to
Pingree Saturday and played a good
game with Pingree-Rich team, re
sulting in a score of 12 to 10 in fa
vor of Riverside.
The Juniors suffered another de
feat wit.h the Moreland team.
The Senior boys gave another
dance Friday night with Barrer's or
chestra in attendance and a large
crowd was present, Blackfoot being
well represented. Refreshments
were served and all seemed to enjoy
the repast.
Lawrence Bitton left Sunday
morning on the train for Arco, to
work for Dave Chamberlain.
WOODMAN PICNIC
Elaborate arrangements are being
made for a Woodman picnic in the
Wolverine canyon next Sunday,
June 19th. Four camps wil partici
pate fn this picnic, Blackfoot, Poca
tello, Shelley and Idaho Falls. It is
expected that there will be a very
large crowd out, and there is no
doubt but that all will have a very
pleasant outing in the woods.
foot, also St. Margarets in Boise,
Miss Maderia's school In Washing
ton. D. C., the Visitation convent in
Georgetown, D. C., and is a gradu
ate of the National Kindergarten
school in Chicago, later taking post
graduate work in the University of
Wisconsin, at Madison. She also
taught in the Pocatello public school
the past year.
Mr. Cannon is a graduate of Col
umbia. He served in the early part
of the war as an aviator and later
was radio instructor in the Univer
sity of Idaho at Moscow. He is now
conne ted with a large mercantile
company in Pocatello. Upon their
return from their wedding trip re
ceptions will be given in their honor
in Pocatello and by the Senator and
Mrs Dubois in Blackfoot.
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Wren Oseberg and Robert Mc.Mur
die returned recently from Willow
Creek where they have taken their
stock for the summer. Mr. Oseberg
has a homestead at this place and in
tends to build a house and move his
family here in the near future.
The been thinning is about com
pleted in our vicinity and the men
folks are beginning to get their back
straight and look quite normal again.
Miss Millie Hennefer returned re
cently from Basalt after spending a
few days with friends of that place.
Mrs. Arthur Van Orden is recov
ering from her long illness and is
able to be about the house again.
Miss Jennie McBride is assisting
Mrs. W. H. Thomas at this time.
The Russell Merrick and James
Palmer families spent Sunday, June
5 fishing at Springfield.
Miss Rita Fackrell of Pingree vis
ited relatives and friends of this
place recently.
The Jones boys left recently for
Malad, Idaho. They will return with
their car that they failed to bring to
Thomas when coming last Spring.
Messrs Marshall and Van Seeter
of Blackfoot were speakers at sacra- !
mont meeting Sunday. Mr. Van j
Seeter conducted the singing in the j
absence of our choir leader, Victor]
Lindquist.
Miss Ina Fackrell returned home j
Monday evening from Pingree after]
spending several days at that place.
ira Wilde and Barton Itowder of
Blackfoot spent the evening with
Victor Peterson.
The river is the most popular spot
in our vicinity at the present time.
Seems to be plenty of fishing but not
much fish.
Jane McMurdie returned to Rose
Sunday evening after spending the
day with her parents here.
Mrs. Lewis Fackrell visited with
tier sister, Mrs. Leo Murdock, Mon- j
day afternoon.
Our base ball team are practising j
faithfully every few days getting in
trim for the fourth of July.
Wren Osberg and son, Virle. and '
Grant McBrde left last week for the 1
Willow Creek country.
The ward Relief Society teachers
made their monthly call Friday af- '
ternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Lon Hennefer of
Rich, called at the home of their par
jents Monday evening.
Miss Isabelle Jackson returned
home recently from Blackfoot where
she lias been working for some time. !
Miss Marguerite Howard of Black- ]
foo-, is visiting old time friends here !
.and thinning beets for past time. j
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Walker are now ]
at their home at Rockford after]
spending a few day with their par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Goodwin.
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Mrs. B. Y. Nelson has a guest
Miss Francis Bagley, of Arco.
Illiteracy in Idaho is Now Only 1.5
Per Cent.» and Has Decreased in
Last Decade.
Idaho : Illiteracy.
Washington, D. C., June 10, 1921.
—According to the census of 1920
there are 4,924 illiterate persons 10
years of age and over in the state of
Idaho, "illiterate" meaning unable to
write. Of this number 914 are na
tive whites and 2,501 are foreign
born. In tlie total population 10
years of age and over the percentage
of illiteracy is 1.5, which shows a
diminution since 1910, when it was
Dy counties the percentage of il
literacy ranges all the way from 5.8
in Clearwater County to 0.2 in Jer
ome and Teton Counties.
Age in Idaho.
According tio the census 35.3 per
cent, or b,ore than one-tlilrd. of the
people ni t io state of Idaho are either
infants or children under 15 years of
age; 8.9 per cent are youths or maid
ens 15 to 19 years old; 37.4 per cent,
nearly two-fifths, are men and wo
men in the .prime of life, being from
20 to 44 years old; while 18.3 per
cent, being 45 years of age and over,
are well along in middle life if tiliey
have not reached old age.
The urban population as compared
with the rural shows some rather
striking differences in age, the per
centage 20 to 44 years of age being
40.6 for the urban population us
compared with 36.2 for the rural,
while the percentage under 15 year
of age is 30.4 In the urban popula
tion as against 37.2 in the rural.
These differences may indicate larger
families of children in the (country
than in the city, but probably indi
cate also the fact that country chil
dren, us they grow up have a ten
dency to flock to the cities thereby
increasing the active adult popula
tion of the cities at the expense of
the rural districts.
A little over one-half of the popu
lation, 54.2 per cent, are old enough
to vode, being 21 or over; and in this
class the men outnumber the women
in the ratio of 131 to 100. The males
of military or fighting age, 18 to
44, constitute 40.9 per cent of the
male population and 22.2 per cent of
tlie totai population.
Boise, Idaho: Illiteracy.
The census bureau reports that In
the population of Boise, Idaho, as
enumerated in January. 1920, there
were 286 persons 10 years of age or
over who were illiterate In the sense
of being unable to write. Of this
number 176 were foreign-born whites
and only 25 were native whites. The
percentage of illiaterary in the total
population of 10 .years of age and
.over is 1.6 which shows a decrease
since 1910 when It was 4.1. For
the native white the percentage is
0.2, and for the foreign-born white,
9.4.
Pocatello, Idaho; Illiteracy.
The census bureau reimrts that In
the population of Pocatello, Idaho,
as enumerated in January, 1920,
t hero were 4 83 persons 10 years of
age or over who were illiterate In
tlie sense of being unable to write.
Of this number 402 were foroign
born whites and only 27 were native
whites. The percentage of illiteracy
in the total population 10 years of
age and over is 4.1 which shows an
increase since 1910 when it was 0.4.
For the native whi'e tlie percentage
is 0.3, and for the foreign-born
white, 20.6.
Idaho : School Attendance.
According to the census of 1920
there are 68,198 children 7 to 13
years of age in the state of Idaho and
of this number 65,102' or 95.5 peri
cent were reported as attending ]
school. In 1910 the percentage at- '
tending' school was 87.4 thus indl- |
eating a gratifying improvement as
regards school attendance between
1910 and 1920. Of tlie children 14,
and 15 years of age in 1920, 91.6 ;
per cent wen* attending school and ]
of those 16 and 17 years of age 62.3 i
per cent.
The percentage of children attend
ing schools was practically rhe same ;
in the cities as in the contry dis- 1
tricts, the percentage for children in
the urban population 7 to 13 years
of age being 95.4 and in the rural ,
population, 95.5. "Urban" accord- j
ing to the census definition includes!
all towns or oi'ies of 2,500 popula- ;
tion or more.
Lutheran Church—Blackfoot
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Services next Sunday in the even
ing at 8:15.
A midsummer picnic will he held
at Firth, June 24th. All members
and friends are invited to come.
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KU KLUX KLAN TO
ORGANIZE HERE
Southern Order of Reconstruction
Period is Being Resurrected and
Extended.
According to Information received
today from Colonel William J. Sim
mons, of Atlanta, Ga., Imperial Wiz
ard of the Knights of the Ku Klux
Klan, the work of organizing the
Klan in this state has been put un
der way and representatives of the
organization are in Blackfoot now,
or will be here shortly, to assist in
establishing a branch of the order.
The work of organizing the Klan
in (his territory will be conducted
from the central office, or headqttar-
tera, which have been established in
Denver, the territory to be known
as the Northwestern Domain, includ
ing the following states: Colorado,
Utah, Wyoming, Montana and Idaho.
The Ku Klux Klan is now being
organized in practically every state
in tlie Union. It is said a number
of well known citizens of Blackfoot
have interested themselves in the or
ganization and that the Klan repre
sentative, in response to their re
imest, has come here to assist them
in putting rhe organization under
way.
According to the Imperial Wizard
the modern Knights of the Ku Klux
Klan was organized in Atlanta ou
Thanksgiving night, 1915, with thir
ty-four members. Since several of
fliese 'charter members belonged to
the original Klan of the Reconstruc
tion period it was held to bo legiti
mate heir of he original Klan and
in its charter from the State of
Georgia and the Superior Court of
that state it was granted all the
rights of the original order with ex
clusive use of its signs, symbols, re
galia, etc.
"The modern Knights of the Ku
Klux Klan," says Col. Simmons, "is
a legally chartered patriotic and fra
ternal organization. It is non-sec
tional, non-partisan, non-sectarian
and non-political. It stands uncom
promisingly for Imperial enforce
ment of all laws and stands ready
at any and all times to assist If call
ed upon In aiding properly consti
tuted authorities in suppressing out
breaks against law and order. It is
t»he duty of all Klansmen at all times
to lend their moral and physical sup
port to all movements tending to the
betterment of the Interest, of the
community, the stato and the nation.
The Ku Klux Klan stands for the
separation of church and state, limi
tation of Immigration, freedom of
speech and press, prevention insofar
as is possible of causes that lead to
lynching, control of the white race
in all governmental affairs, but
without injustlve to any race or
creed.
"Its purpose is to Inculcate the
sacred principles and noble ideals of
chivalry, development of character,
protection of the home and the chas
tity of womanhood, exemplification
of a pure patriotism and preserva
tion of American ideals and institu
tions. Being strictly an American
Institution only one hundred per
cent American citizen are eligible for
membership. They must be white,
native-born adhere to the tenets of
tlie Christian religion and owe no
allegiance of any degree or nature
to any foreign government, political
or religious institution, sect or peo
ple."
THREE GRADUATES
FROM BLACKFOOT
The twenty-sixth year of the Al
bion State Normal school closed
Thursday afternoon, June 2nd. There
were thirty-three graduates from a
general life diploma course, three
primary special and three manual
arts and one domestic arts and sci
ence.
Blackfoot can be proud to have
three graduates of Blackfoot high
school graduating from 'he best nor
mal school in the state of Idaho. It
is situated twenty-six miles south of
Burley on the highway leading to
Salt Lake City and other important
western towns. Its climate is mild,
which makes it pleasant to attend
summer school there. Its hills and
mountains furnish beauty spots for
hikes and parties for the week end.
If more people would visit Albion
they would change their view in re
gard to the normal and its advan
tages.
Blackfoot graduates are: Caroline
Lowe, general life, teacher in Junior
High; Mrs. Affie Krandsen. teacher,
general life. Primary Special, who
.has an appointment in the Hawaiian
Islands; Glendora *Ma Icom, general
jlife. primary special, teacher in the
Bla'-kfoot city school for the coming
year.