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Newspaper
The Blackfoot Optimist
Location
Blackfoot, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1913
Page
3
The Blackfoot Optimist listing shows its second class matter designation, post office details, and publication under the 1879 act. Subscription rates are given as one year in advance and six months, with Karl P. Brown as manager of the Optimist Publishing Company Ltd.
Washington reports Representative French has introduced a bill to allow 75 cents per acre in improvements to count toward cultivation under the 1912 act, seeks definite Interior Department requirements for homestead entry, notes growing proof submissions under Borah Jones law, and highlights sharp regional increases in final proofs across several districts.
The General Land Office reports 1292 patents issued under the new law as of January 4 1913 covering 364755.36 acres with over 100000 proofs expected before June 30 1913. Congress considers extending the law for Coeur d Alene homesteaders amid forfeitures and a push for a western Interior Secretary choice, with Governor Hawley of Idaho favored by Addison Smith for his knowledge of public lands and western conditions.
A South Broadway boy, Howard Post, 11, donated skin from his leg to graft onto his sister Cecilia Post after a burn and hand injury at Coos Bay Steam Laundry. The operation, performed without anesthesia, was done by Drs Houseworth and Straw, drawing praise from local residents.
The article discusses appointing a Western leader with broad public affairs experience to ensure a wise administration and deserved recognition of the West. It notes Representative French advocating Secretary of Interior on making 320 Acre Dry Farm Act lands along Salmon River Idaho available. He cites limits of 160 acre homesteads and says designation under enlarged homestead law could open land for entry, aiding new settlers and grazing, with arid state lands highlighted.
Mrs Gus Simmons of Higden Arkansas seeks information on her brother E D Dodd last heard from in Blackfoot Idaho He is about 42 mid height heavy build brown eyes hair dark wavy roman nose broad forehead and a small scar Address Mrs Gus Simmons Higden Ark covers the notice for help in locating him.
An old advertisement promotes Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets as a remedy for billousness. It claims the tablets will clean out and strengthen the stomach so food will be relished again. The notice also mentions Dr W E Patrie painting his office interior and preparing a spring cleaning.
In Jackson Hole region Idaho residents contest a boundary marked along a ridge with government monuments. Wyoming has a game preserve extending six miles into Idaho, leading to arrests and fines for hunting. confrontations between wardens and locals escalate threats. Farmers fear armed encounters as state lines grow hotter in the disputed territory.
Dancing academy advertises private and group lessons in Waltz and Two Step with music by evening sessions from 7:30 to 10 at Boyle Building in Blackfoot Idaho. Other dances taught upon request to learners.
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