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Newspaper
The Blackfoot Optimist
Location
Blackfoot, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1913
Page
2
Notes from a market and farm page show cattle, hogs, and calf receipts with prices ranging from eight to nine dollars for calves and hogs firm at about eight twenty to eight forty per hundredweight. Reports include prime veal calves at nine plus, yearlings light, and lambs around six to seven dollars. a long list of individual steer and calf sales with prices and weights follows.
An old newspaper snippet advertises four percent interest savings from D W Standrod & Company with quarterly compounding. It also notes sale of Indian Roundup at Teton Bill's corrals and a wild west show at the fairgrounds on June 14. Additional fragmented lines mention stomach troubles and health advice with sedentary lifestyle and poor digestion.
The Idaho Board of Health Laboratories warns no sanitary analyses of waters will be done after June 1 1913 unless shipped in a special container supplied on request. Local officials and water works authorities should request containers and provide source date and pollution risk information. Ralph Falk M D director.
A dense 1914-era roster lists chairmen and clerks for Bingham County and joint districts. Names include J. W. Killian, F. T. Halveraon, A. F. Campbell, R. F. Wilkie, and others across multiple stations such as Blackfoot Route 2, Firth, Sterling, Shelley, and Idaho Falls. The document pairs trustees with local administrators and notes several joint districts with Bonneville County.
A note from The Blackfoot Optimist outlines submission guidelines for letters and news, emphasizing brief local items, avoidance of quarrels, and that not all late or lengthy material can be printed. The editor explains space limits, editorial discretion, and a dedication to a readable, community newspaper.
Very low excursion rates to Lethbridge Stirling Raymond Magrath Cardston with a September 20 deadline. Tickets sold for Train No 3 leaving Salt Lake at 1 45 p m August 5 or on connecting trains. Cash paid for clean cotton rags at the Optimist office.
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