The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-06-22
STERLING.

The committee ct arrangements
for the July 4th celebration are hard
at work on pb-ns for the day that all
Americans should observe. A SPLEEN
did program hrs BEEN approved that
will give sport and instruction. along
~ ,triotic lines. Some cf Hhh feat
ures win be all kinds of horse races,
foot races for male and fem-he, cid
and young, egg races, sack races tugs
OF war for ladies' and gentlemen,
Bronco twisting, ropi.g contests In
disn races, a ball game betwe n the
indians and the home tenn, and AN
the sports common tu the proper OBJ
servance of the day. A splendid mix
ed program of patrlctic Ind other
songs, an grafton suitable to the day,
recitation and music will start
things in the big Auditorium, follow
ed by free dance for the children
II possible arrangements will be
made with the o. S. L. for a train
from Bl ckfoot Gene and celebrate
with Sterling. and we win give you
the glad hand of welcome
Mrs. L. Shelman end Mrs. Hugh
Wells, of Springfield, were visitors at
the ball game Saturday.
We ar srTy to write th,t Weslie
Nelson is very sick. He is suffering
with an acute attack of appendicitis,
and hes been taken to Salt Lake for
treatment. His many friends hepe
for his immediate recovery
Thomas went down the line in rag
time at the game here Saturday, to
the tune of Down the Road" and II
to 2. The boys au1e a fine bunch
however, and was und .Mbtediy h. ndi-
capped by the absecce of some of
their players. We want them to WIS.,
it us again. The Sterling bunch will
ply them RETURN game at Thomas,
Saturday, July 1s't
| Eph Ind joe Johnson were interest
ed spectators at the ball game .and
sports last week.
The whole community extencs their
symp shy to MIR. and Mrs. Blair of
Aberd EN- who lost their daughter
hast week. The funqral WIS co.'s
Quoted by the L. d. IS. church " Ster
| Els ward, and the Gkar IEparted
was laid to st Sunday in the Yuma
cemetery,
O. E. Nelson, CUR geni4l merchant,
'huls tler and booster has his Store
building about ready and wild give
one OF tthose gold old time free
dancss for which Sterling is famous
probably Friday night, June 23rd.
MRS.. Bob Stk ne who has been ill
for some tine is reported much bet
ter.
Dr.. Jones started Monday morning
on the addition to his drug store
this will temp narily check the DR.. s
plans for a complete drug stock but
this will bi only for a short time as
building ilper-ti ons are rushed i'm
Sterling, and i'm the near future the
finas pharmacy in the prom sed land
will be going full blast
1t is amusing to watch the cur an
tics OF scme of our young benediots
with the bottle, and especially so
when their friends are rubbering.
The BIG Nugent and Ward bu lid
itg will undoubtedly be ready for the
4th, and In fact is far enough along
, for dick to stop announcing Ward
meetings, long enough tc, announce
to their m-ny friends and every one
who cares to come that the Mug mt
anil Ward auditorium will be open.
ed to the LubliG with a big free
dance ON Thursday, June goth. Gene
out every one and acquire the get &C
quainted ard good time habit which
are so common here
The "B nch Bunch who ever they
may be have had the temerity tt
challenge our local pride, the Nc.
ball team. and the game is SCHEDULED
: for next Saturday.
The relief society spent a. pxaas|
ant evening at James Claypoc,k
Thursday night In fact the ladie
have hack of driving awayi nh,
E blues and making things look NOR
: Ike Home, Sweet Home whereve
: they go. Theirs is noble work
The local bachelors are too bus
washing up for the 4th to (monke
!. with the culinary department or tn
Y water Wagon, don't care whether the
y eat or net, in fact it was suggeste
n to the writer by lady friend that ]
e one could eat such stuff as was dis
) ed up ON the half she'll in the Optin
l. ist last week, or in fact amy of tn
cooking usually done by a bache1o
q in all Of which the writer agrees wi
It her, but cannot iudorsa thl recip
d she offered as a substitute. Commo
4 courtesy to the ahir sex compeas. U