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Newspaper
The Blackfoot Optimist
Location
Blackfoot, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1913
Page
4
Karl Brown, manager of the Eastern Optimist Publishing Company, announces subscription rates in advance for the Blackfoot Optimist. Membership details and renewal options are outlined for readers and advertisers.
New York faces broad labor unrest with 200000 garment workers on strike for higher pay and better conditions while 15000 waiters threaten to quit. Yonkers streetcar idle since January 1 signals transit strains as 35000 eastern firemen seek pay readjustment. Intl Hotel Workers of the World to lead a general strike within 24 hours. Arturo Giovannitti and Elizabeth Flynn speak at a meeting.
O J Cobbley converts his farm into Riverside Poultry Ranch offering thirteen varieties of pure bred poultry. He is the first in the county to devote a farm exclusively to this industry and expects success as home raised birds are healthier and a safer investment. See the Riverside Poultry Ranch advertisement in this issue.
The pastor preached after a two Sunday illness absence. Next Sunday will have both morning and evening services with strong music and gospel presentation. Brotherhood meeting Friday promises profit. Poole and Hoover speak on social issues. Ladies Aid serves lunch at 35c. Woman's Foreign Missionary Society met with Mrs Powers. China study noted. Official board reported a better budget outlook. parsonage plans discussed. new or remodeled building considered. Cash for cotton rag advertised at Optimist office.
The Seventh Day Adventist Church held a mass meeting last Saturday to remonstrate against the Johnston Sunday Bill then before the US Senate. Elder R W Croskrey led the resolutions opposing Sunday observance as religious law and urging church-state separation. Similar protests were voiced by about 70 000 adherents in 2 000 SDA churches nationwide. The group also spoke against saloon laws and supported complete prohibition.
Legal notice states the Board of County Commissioners of Bingham County Idaho has no authority to reduce or alter the 1912 tax levy, except for corrections of double assessments or bona fide assessor errors. Prosecuting Attorney J Be Good submits the opinion, noting the Board acts as Board of Equalization on the first Monday of July.
Professor Perry G. Holden resigns from Iowa based WWA College to join the IHC Service Bureau in Chicago. The move aims to extend agricultural education and improved farming practices coast to coast, leveraging Holden’s demonstrations, training, and proven impact from Iowa to broader Canada and the United States.
Moreland reports O R Monroe and spouse vacationing in Colorado to renew old friendships. Rev Wallace preached, F H Augustine heads Idaho Lands and Orchard Co. in Iowa for rest, J Johnson to run the ranch. Gude Cleary celebrates 18th birthday with fifty guests. J W Ellis returns home from Salt Lake hospital after stomach trouble, health fluctuates with prognosis poor. Worry over trip worsened condition. community urged to support Ellis family facing ongoing hardship.
Mr and Mrs Chris Peterson hosted a Thursday dinner for Johnnie Teeples and his bride formerly Mrs Rena Blade of St Charles. Mrs F B Stevens visited neighbors, and Mr and Mrs Wilkie of Firth stayed with the Bennetts. E W Rowles from Blackfoot enjoyed the snow. Last week seven isolated homes gained telephone service. scouts connected the lines, a timely blessing for snowbound ranches.
An advertisement promises relief from biliousness with Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. It claims the tablets will clean and strengthen the stomach so appetites return by tomorrow. Also notes cash paid for clean cotton rags at the Optimist office.
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