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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1907
Page
2
Salt Lake visitors praised for hospitality by Grove City, but the practice of offering liquor drew sharp rebuke. Critics argue it pressured temperance guests and local men, risking drunkard emergence, and Blackfoot’s visiting list is noted as a result. Some suggest Grove City form a Commercial club with women as members to prevent future incidents.
The Denver land convention is described as packed by delegates from Colorado and Wyoming aligned with open range interests. The piece accuses cattle barons and cowpunchers of hijacking the meeting to push large land holdings while Roosevelt aims to preserve homesteads and support settlers and families.
Blackfoot business leaders spent 65 dollars of 125 for liquor and cigars for a Salt Lake Commercial club excursion. Five bartenders later billed 15 dollars for services. The Blackfoot Women's club adopted resolutions that stirred Grove City residents, claiming many Utah guests arrived intoxicated and left in a similar state.
The Denver gathering ends with resolutions opposing changes to grazing land laws and eminent domain outside forest reserves. It calls for public lands to stay under settler and state use, urges restraint on forest reserves, endorses the irrigation act, and demands oaths from land and agriculture agents while pressing reform on coal land orders and school lands in reservations.
Property owners are instructed to clean up premises under sections 159 163 176 and 177 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Pocatello. Non compliance carries a maximum $100 fine as stated by John M Manis Chief of Police.
Public notice lists the estimated expenditures for Pocatello city government for fiscal year 1907-08 adopted by the city council on June 20, 1907. Items include salaries 4500 for Teele, police 4500, fire 3000, water light sprinkling cemetery printing elections public buildings 400, streets and bridges 2000, jail 1000.
A misread letter from Cedar Grove Maine claims the number three mascot aided healing after kidney and liver ailments. It credits Patina Bitters and a local pharmacy chain Ferguson Pocotello McCammon with delivering relief after three bottles.
Widows who have not claimed the $1000 tax exemption must appear at the assessor and tax collector office by July 11 to sign affidavits or lose the exemption. The notice also includes Civil War veterans. L. B. Case, Assessor and Tax Collector, Bannock County.
Citywide notice warns residents not to explode firecrackers on any streets or alleys in Pocatello until July Fourth under penalty of law.
Public warning instructs all water users to shut off taps when a fire alarm sounds and keep them closed until a long blast signals extinguishment. Violations of city ordinance will be vigorously prosecuted. William Price, Chief of the Fire Department.
John Garrett of North Mills North Carolina says he healed a stubborn sore after forty years of suffering by using Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. The ad promotes the salve for piles burns and similar ailments from Temple Pharmacy Ferguson Jenkins Poca tello and McCammon selling at 25 cents.
City of Pocatello warrants Nos 7182 through 7191 will be paid with interest to June 8 1907 on presentation at Bannock National Bank. Interest after that date will cease. Pocatello June 8 1907. Goldir City Treasurer.
A Maine logging camp tale tells how Joseph Breed carved four sevens on Peter Grimes’s coffin to show the age of 28. The coffin lid revealed “four 7s” during the service, prompting the pastor to exclaim at the error and realization.
Inquire at the ticket office for special rates to one and return for B Y P U from July 4 to 7, 1907. Tickets on sale July 1, 2 and 3. C E Brooks agent.
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