| Summary: | The Rexburg Newspapers is a digital collection of newspapers published in Rexburg, Idaho from 1894 through June of 2010. The titles of the newspapers in this collection include the "Rexburg Silver Hammer," the "Current Journal," the "Rexburg Standard," the "Rexburg Standard Journal," and the "Standard Journal." This collection was FJbuflawJEJ Celebrate With the WmO. W., Rexburg, June 20th ®l)c fksbttrg Btanbaxh pSsi • .f:- . '».; • n n 'l m OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY OF BKXBDB6 " / • c r. VOLUME VL U U I i n . PUXOKT COUNT!. IDAHO, TUBDAT. JUNB J L UU. ' . - : NUKEKK u . -s WILL ENFORCE HOTEL LAWS Slate Inspector Wail la Servee Notice That U w PtMtd Y n r Ago W i l l Hi- K n f o r f . - r i. Holds and rooming houses that bave nol complied wiUi Ihc new law on Ihe ilalulc books in this Stale wllb*Veference lo proper fire protection arc guinn to be closed us Tost aa James H.'Wwlix, Stale hotel inspector, ran gel In them. Ur. Wall l s proposes to protect the patrons of tin si- cstanllxhmenls, no mailer I f tbey are in ihr most remote part of Idaho. When he received word fate last night from North Idaho of Ihc trapping unil death of n mun named1 Kennedy In H rooming house at lola, which was burned t n the around, he decided on inslnnl uclion in bis crusade against hotels not properly equipped (o protect their patrons. Hr. Wnllis Is sending nut bulletins tn ull hnlel .md rooming house keepers li> provide Iheir establishment v w l l h primer f i r e e a i i i p - mvnl as the aew law requires or run Ihc r h k nf being prosecuted and having Iheir places closed up. The lola . f i r e resulted in Ihc un-rnrlunalc man Kennedy being raudhl.in ihc hold, like a rat io a lrap. There was no possible way for escape.- After tbe building was burned. I» Ihe ground his charred remains were taken from the debris. " I n some case*,'* said Commissioner Wollis, "this w i l l work a hardship on many of Ihe-lessees or hotels, bemuse they can not get the ownrPk or the buildings to make the if^rmanent Improvements re-q ' l j f d i hy law and which the law-makes Ihe owner responsible-for. The closing up or such places w i ll mean great Toss lo these lessees, as In many cases Ihey are loo'fjoor 16 provide Ihe equipment and Rave to lose their little business as Ihc result, bul we arc tn a position where we ran not lake any chances with Ihe law, and so far as we arc concerned there w i l l be no loss of l i fe I n any hnlel .because of a lack of prtmer fire prolecllon. The new law fixes a penally of *5Q0 f i n e and nol lo exced one year's imprisonment for any hotel Inspector 'who •hall w i l f u l l y certify falsely regarding any build! ngjnspected by him, • ml he shall issiSjfa certificate to no person operating any hotel who has not fully complied with' the law." While we have endeavored lo be ai lenient as possible since the new law went inlo,effee1. oree a year ago, we have now come to Ihe parting of the ways, and; people who expect operate hotels and rooming houses In Idabo must stricllyeomply - the law or they w i l l not receive a license to operate suck business." Following Is tbe bulletin wblch h s been Issued by Stale Commissioner' -Wattis: To Ihe Keepers of Holds and Roam* ing Houses: . * ! * because of tbe fact that no less than seven hotel) bave . been destroyed by fire sincVlbe new hotel l*tr wenl into effect, attended in one case w i t h loss of l i f e . I have decided t o ' commence the strict enforcement of iSe provisions of this law, and have given. Inslructii t n deputies now in the field to « pel the keepers of. al) holds anri rooming houses to equip their ea-tabtlshments with proper fire protection as specified In Ihe law or dose up such places. This Includes f i r e escapes, t i r e . extinguishers, j f l re L gongs, nre escape signs, and stood ' pipes. It Is an offense to rondnrt i rooming house or holel without PRESIDENT SMITH ROASTS SLANDERER Aataymout Letter Writer Openly Rebaked la Bah Lake. When people say that ibe conduct of tbe children of Latler-Dty Saints is worse than thst of the children or the world tbey l i e they do not speak Ihe truth." said President Joseph F. Smith yesterday afternoon at the services In the T t b - rnacle dedicated to the Mutual Improvement Associations of the ChurcJi'of Jesus Christ of Utter- Day, Stints, which concluded the seventeenth' annual conference last night. President Smith went' on to say there was so much work for Ihe young people's organ l i t j l i o p s . end urged parents to lake a lively interest in what is being done by their children, lhat their sons and dsugh- Icrs may be protected f r om temptations and pitfalls. He resented the Imputation thai had been made that the children of tlie church are move flagrant In desecration of the Sabbath and in misconduct than other children. President Smith said he had received this cowardly state-mcnl from an anonymous letter writer. I n this, connection Vie vigorously scored Lslter-Dty Sain Is _wbo Jiave d r i f t ed away' f r om Ihe church, saying that tbe indiscretions or tbe sons and daughters or these backsliders have cast reflection upon the children of those who are in good standing in tbe church. . ' ' "You know there Is the saying Once a Mormon, always a Mormon/ and Tor Ibe sins or those w h o h t ve drifted away we all suffer to some extent." said President Smith.- "No mailer how wicked those who depart f r om Ihcnrecepttof Ihe church become, Ihey are -still regarded as Mormons." " I hold i n contempt a person who writes aluff he is ashamed lo put his name to," declared President Smith, r e f e r r i n g l t o tbe communication. I n denying thai children of churOFwere as much at fault as the youngsters of other denominations. President Smith said he did not cuse failure to keep the' Sabbath holy and did not ekcuse . those children who refused to obey their parents. 'Parents should know what their children are doing on the Sabbath,'' he urged, "and know wltb whom tbey go tb tbe parks and other places f o r recreation, that they may' protect their tons - and f r om wickedness, front temptation, f r om swindlers .and evll/doersw.and keep them pure and wholesome," President Smith paid eloquent tribute lo Ihe good work that is being done by the improvement ssao-cia Hons.—Heral d-R cpubl i < GRADUATION EXERCISES Of REXBURG SCHOOLS Fifty-Five ef Frantnt County's Youijr Men and Womea Do Credit to Tbtauelves and Their Instructors. MAN DROWNS NEAR IDAHO FALLS Thursday was the banner day in ejrburg f o r the public school gradates, when at night i n Ibc Slake Tabernade the graduating exercises of 1912 were held. This year f l f l y - five of Fremont County's brightest young men and women completed Ihe high school cour\e and passed a percentage average that any school in the Slate would be proud of. This is Ihe largest class ever turned out of the Rexburg schools, and the Instructors are lo be congratulated for the able and cfridenl manner in which Ihey d i rected Ihe young people through the courses or learning that will make or them learned and honorable d l l - ns. A large attendance of patrons and friends of the graduates were present, and Ihe excellent program and other exercises rendered wdl repaid Ihem for the trouble of attending. Miss Harriet C. Wood, counly superintendent, was on tbe stand w i i h the graduates; as was also Principal James A. Langton and other members of Ibe school board, who assisted materially In Ibe successful carrying out of the program, which waa excellently rendered, as follows: Chora*—"Boy Scout March," Class. Invocation—Eli Mclntire. Anvil Chorus—Class. Salutatory—Cromwell L. Ormsby. Piano Solo—"Tlie <Eollan Harp," Theresa Otellle Darrens. FtccJttlion—"Jane Jones," May Darley. Piano Duet—"The Witch's Flight." Mabdle Ella Sanders, Sarah'Jane Ricks., - Song—"Life's Kerry Morning," I r a r l Fames, EWs Colder, Njoml Cabbie, Haxel Fames, Ella Annie l i o l l e y , Sarah Jane Ricks. Valedictory—Florence Smith Bal Uf. - • ntOn* Girls' Chorus—"Fairy Revels," Class. Address I a Graduates—Hon. Chas. W. Poole. fc Remarks—Superintendent Harriet C. Wood. Presentation of Diplomas—President Geo. E. Hyde. Chorus—"Graduates' Farewell," Class. lie n edict ion. Followlng-urc the graduates: Mabdle Ml la Sanders. Surah Jane Hicks, Jante Poole, Erma O i l t U WAUratJl, Margaret Gurney Smith, Naomi Cubble, Florence Smith Bailif, Elvs Goldcr, Ella An tile Holley, Lulu Ellsworth, Sara Jane Flicks, Lucy Hawkes, May Darley, Susanna Uoyd. Pearl Faroes, 11 axel Fames. Edith Ereila Haig. Myrtle Mary Simmons, Delia Annie Thompson, Florence Blackburn, lis- I d l e Thatcher, Agnes Farnsworth, Jcncve Peart Parker, Amanda Elvo lensen. Mar)' Mogdelcna Pfnsl, Anna Hansen, Phoebe Hasel Walls, Julio LolL Ruth Larscn. Ruth Nee Icy. Marj- Winn, Mary Elisabeth Archibald,- Theresa Otellle Durrans, Cromwell I.tnglon Ormsby. Bradley Herbert Whitney,- I l t r o l d . l ^ t b b i rd Evans. Ytrrion Jfppesen, Ray Willis Walker, Lewis George Winter, Lloyd Pratt, Thomas Emerson Ricks, Clyde Bell Anderson. Elliot Urberi U n g, Jnmcs Earell Ricks, William T. D. McAlisler, Vernon V. Gillespie, Stanley l^noire Anderson, Leone Hadcliffe Stephens, Herman Wal; t l ! . . i . - 1 A U ' i nr Walked Off Bridge late Ragiag Torrent of the South Fork. Idabo Falls, June, a.—L> Stillson, new cJIUen of this community, coming here f r om the Palouse country in North Idaho, was drowned •day in the South Fork or the Snake Hlver at the Conanl Valley crossing, sixty* miles vast of here. It is thought lhal Stillson; was Iber struck or blinded by lightning, a Sturm raging al Ihe time. He was leading a .train of hones across the bridge when he fell off into the water. The river Is very high, wllh a swift current .running, l i e was In Ihe company of Larry Hansen, a resident of that section, at the lime. Only meagre VjeUlls hove been received. ilillson was one or Ihe pioneer residents of North n extensive wheat He recently closed a deal purchase and lease of Z.0M acres of land, and was hnvfnglthe siime put In cultivation, expecting' to ike this his home. Daniel A. Winn, Arnold EHsworlh Stephen*. George R. Ronnencamp, Dale Turman, Oswln Percyvlll Ranils. Mclvin Orrin. Parker. - The address la Ihe graduates, by Hon. Chas. W. Poole, and- the re-rr. nrks by Miss Wood, i lenl and Inspired the young people w l l h new ambitions. f v" , Prof. I.anaton merits spedaf COm-mcndalfnnjtir the successful graduation of fat large a class. HAGENBARTH IS FOkr ROOSEVELT Helen! cause for prosecuting the owner or lessee or any place where such screens are not found. Tbe same with reference lo metal ash mtainere with which to lake of Ihe ashes of hotel and houses. There bave been a few prosecutions oT hotel keepers who Insist on' having Uu- common roller towels, and these prosecutions w i l l continue whenever such violations of the law are f o u n d ^— .•— JAMES H. WALLIS. Stale Hotel Inspector. license, and all. licenses w i l l be Ye- ^ a f t today signed the three-year yoked where hotels or rooming houses are found defldenl In f i re protection. The hotel law has been I n effect a year last May. and that ahould have been plenty of time f or owners or lessees o f such placet to adjust themselves to the new coodl- - Hons. Inasmuch as the hot season Is ap- ' preaching, attention Is directed to ike Tact that tbe new l aw also requires tbe screening of all bed rooms and dining rooms, and the gbeaaco of such screens w i l l be suf- HOMBBTKAD BILL SIGNED. Washington, June &—President homestead b i l l permitting entrymeir on public, lands to prove claims In three instead o f five years, allowing five months absence from thell claims each year and reducing tlx to be cultivated on larva claims f r om M to 40 acres. The pen used was given to . Represents live Taylor of Colorado. Senator Borah was active In support of tbe b i l l. Man Prefers to Accept Ei erwatsd Foaalar Cneiee. am-going to tbe Chicago con venUon a i d I am going to vote f or Ihe best interests of Idaho. We do not have t i e preferential primaries i n Idaho, But I think thai the con-ventlotx in Lewiston was over-whclmrngjy f o r Roosevelt, and as be delegates who were sent there rom Ihe different counties were chosen by primary conventions and by the county committees of the several coon ties, and as they were substantia) dUsena wber had the Interests of the Stale ej heart, I think that as Ihis la a campaign of 'Let the people rule,' that Idaho intends her delegates to vote f o r Colonel Roosevelt, and 1 w i l l be guided by what I deem Ihe voice of tbe Republican party of Idabo, expressed through Ihe convention held al Lewtslon, -nnd will therefore vote with the Idaho delegation. I think thst Ihe delegates f r om this Slate will-vote f o r Colonel rwoaevelt on the first ballot," said P. J. Hagenbarth ol Fremont Counly, who was In the d l y today. Mr. Hagenbarth is delegate Io the National convention, and he had been quoted aa saying he intended to vote f o r Taft.—Boise July Fourth Is the time—Rexburg Is the place. Come and, play w i t h us NOMINATION IS NOW ASSURED Hen. Addlaoa T.' Smith Will Us denbtedly Be Nominee. ' Now |hat former Governor Brady lx out or the field—by his own choice—though the Republicans of Idaho would'have beer*, a unit behind him Tor Ihe nomination, the great majority or party workers t brough out the State unequivocally stand for-Hon. Addison T. Smith Tor tngrcssraan. Tbe wide expcHcn* BUDGE HAS NO OPPOSITION. There is no opposition to the can-lidary of Judge Budge f o r the nom-nulion as supreme court judge, and i c should feel particularly grateful lhal there is such unanimity or opinion i n his behalf. He Is regsrd-ot the ablest Jurists or Idaho; has had long and valued experience on the bench of the district court from/the time tBat his district was large, ond the work.was bulky i o the l i t e r years, when Ihe district was twlee reduced. His rcc- <rd is without equal in the Stare of Idaho, and lhat stands lo great purpose before Ibc people of the Slate. Every faith can be rdt for him, as he is a man of broad principle, purpose and honesty; bis p r i vate life Is without blemish, and he is a' man of' vigorous physique as well as mental attainment and la eminently qualified. *lo sit on - the supreme bench. His decisions are models of law and just ire. That be . w i l l be nominated is certain, and Ihet he w i l l be elected la equally certain. He is of the type of men lhal do good Tar tbe great Stale of Idaho. and the public l i f e lhat ha- equiu- ROSE FESTIVAL TO — ^ OPEN AT PORTLAND. Portland, Ore, June 8-—Ha*els and boarding houses are f i l l i n g w i th visitors In antidpalion of the opening of Portland's annual rose fea-llvaL The event this year w i l l be the sixty annual affair of Ita kind given In Portland, and ibe committee in charge declare1 that It will rival Ihe Hard) Gees carnival held In New Orleans every year i n the number and brilliance o f Its etlracj- ItonsT The preparations have been going on f o r almost a year. Special sermons In the ehurces tomorrow w i l l serve as a preliminary l o the week of festivities. Rex Ore-gonus. king of the festival, w i l l make bla entry, i t Monday noon, and will.receive the keys to the d l y . f r om the mayor. His arrival will be Ihr signal Tor Ihe beginning of s bewildering succession of entertainment features that will con ped Mr. Smith ror office is one or Ihe best assets the party could possess in a congressman. He has accomplished the grealeslf good f o r the Stale in years pest nnd is one o r | ( | a n e unto the end or the week. Ihe rising yoifhg men who have the, pioral pageants and battles of f i d s* brains, vitality, and knowledge o f j f r t i d e d r l c a l paradee, free band the conditions and desires of a roneeria, elaborate displays of f i r e - State to continue In Ihe good work, works, out door sped odea, snitomo-bul In the capadly of congressman.jh l | c parades and a wide variety of And now that Idaho is entitled l o i, n q u f l | i c sports and pageants en Ihe t u t glass f r u i t bowl w i l l be given by the C i t y Drug Co. f o the tody having the niceatnback yard flower f n r d s f c S.-C L> second congressman, voters should not overlook the opportunity lo do the right thing in the right place and accord ability precedence over poll-lies. . * Willamette Rlv atlrartions. r w i l l be among the WOODMEN OF THE WORLD EXCURSIONS I To Rexburg, Jdaho, June 19th tad Do not f a l l to list your name with 20th. vto Oregon Short Line. Limit, SPEAKS WELL Of REXBURG Ex-Gaveraar Mortise* T a l k of Has Trip Throagh tba Stake River Valley. ijt-Governor Morrison yeslcrdsy from an extended trip through the southeastern portion of Uie Slate In the interest of hut c palgn far the nomination of g In conversation with t i sontativc* of the Capital News spoke enthusiastically of his visit, of Ihe cordial receptions which ha had received, end Of tin deveiop-n- enl manifested In every quarter. T h e evidences of growth." said \ "sre marvelous. The growing ctlles or thai section see progrcaa-e and up lo dale. Idaho Palis, for .ample, has Just Installed a mtttti-pal power plant at a coat o f $125,- DtMj, and she has the beat and most iodious passenger and freight depots in the State,-! beauliruf cluster system for 11 -r slreds In the business section.1 "There are half t dosen towns In Fremont Counly vising w i t h each olher for leadership, toy of which Is tbe center of marvelous agricultural development Rexburg Is the largest d t y In the county, and there. ' some splendid new stores tad brick business blocks In progress of erection there. I was there oa • Snturday, and the street scene, w i th ILs busy throng f r om the country going aboul attending lo business, reminded me of tome special sales d»y. Besides the older settled portions or the valley now in a flue stale of cultivation under irrigation, there is adjacent to Rexburg a Urge b . x l v or dry farming land chart-1» el led tn the Weet The d ty farming .section really extends freest a point east of Idabo P t l l t , to Bonneville Counly, up the valley of Snake River tb the Squirrel HOI country beyond Athlon, h i Fremont County, .a distance of 100 miles or more, end varies In width f r om five lo Hfleen miles. It contributes wonderfully l o the prosperity of the Snake B l v e r i o w n t In that section, Tike- Woodmansee ranch of 5,060 »crear*bout live miles out f r om Rex-burg" is said by govern most t to*be one of the finest au dry farming In this country, year It waa all I n grain,- the,yield being f r om 45 lo 50 bushels to tbe acre. I waa told by Phi nets Tempos, * an fntelUgent and successful dry fanner of that section, thai l a Fremont Counly last year nearly half) t million bushels of grain i i i i i | j j T l ii unthreshed for the reason that the facilities Tor harvesting l l In time were not adequate, yet there was t return of over S.000,000 bushels. I bad the pleasure t i t r i d i n g over a portion of this great grain f i e l d aad waa amaxed at its possibilities were unfolded before tne. From flat Bench' land above Rexburg oaa atts itgnlflcent view o f tbe vtiley of tbe Snake River in iU sweep f r om Anthony at the north t a d cast to Idaho F t l l t at the south, st this section r i c h In Ihe swadure of springtime and the promise of abundant harvest. One I t Impressed I th tiie selling. To tbe cast are the great peaks of the Tetong w l lh their tnow capped summits glistening In Ibe white son tight, aad i n the distance away to Ihe went la the ragged and picturesque ranat of flit Sawtooth. It. fat a scene near tha border of nature's wonderland— Yellowstone Park—which alone Is worth t trip across the Stats. * "The dry farming development la In progress In other sections also. Its possibilities In Idaho ore worthy of close attention and are Inviting fields for profitable ivenstments of energy and capital." the president or secretary of the Socitl-Clvfe League i f you desire to compete for a prise for Improvements made on property as you w i ll f i n d mentioned in this paper. S. C L. June 25th. See agents f o r rates and further particulars. The Standard Is prepared to print Blackaey (the Nnfted painter) says he w i l l paper and furnish Ibe piper for two rooms to the person painting their house constructed previous to 1912 I n the moat artistic Do not forget haa MOJO certificate oT deposit offered b y Ibe P i nt National Bank of Rexburg t t a reward for the bast all-around haga home. - S.-C. L. Baled hay for sale. I t suit i uf L . . Schwaatr, Sntjar City, or patent
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