American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-01-09

Miss Edith Higley, after a pleas
ant visit with the family of r. j.
Hartley, returned to her home at
Soda Springs Sunday.
The family of Mrs. E. E. Taylor
is under quarantine for small poX
A young lady visitor, it is reported,
brought the disease from Boise.
Thos. Barnard, with an eye on
the future of this valley. has re-
lieved John Howard of 100 acres of
homestead. Consideration $500.
Herman Rupp, after a two weeks
sojourn on his ranch, is back in
town again. He reports plenty of
snow with high winds up his way.
The Misses Letetia and verna
Howard entertained their young
friends to a dinner New Years day
There was quite a crowd and a jolly
timewas had.
1t seems that every one who had
a large dinner table had a big
New Years spread and even wheat
haulers carried a few extra boiled
eggs in their lunch box.
Mrs. Kisson and sister, Miss
lehman, of Last Chance, spent
New Years day at this place and
had a most enjoyable visit.
Pat Clark and James Lance. who
were on a big real estate deal, al
lowed the matter to drop 1t seems
there was a misunderstanding as
to the final property rights.
The story of the coming marriage
OF two of our best known citizens
is still in allegiance, as it We're. We
are authorized to remark that the
~occurance will occur shortly.
The parcels post was duly inau-
gurated here by Mr.. Gottlieb Hoff-
baum mailing the first package. Mr..
George Buckley received the first
parcels post package received at
this office.
Alan Jones, who has been clerk
Ing in the S. n. Morris store during
The Illness of Richard Hartley, left
for his farm Saturday as Mr.. Hart
ley has recovered sufficiently to re-
sumo his duties.
At the mask ball given Wednes-
day night at Chemetaka hall, Land
Ing, the room was filled with peo-
pie and a glorious time held. Mir.
Frank Wade as a negro, and Mrs.
Lower, as a Nun, carried off first
prizes.
A postal card received from VIM.
hess, who in company with Marion
snare, is visiting with kin folks in
fort Scott, Kansas, relates the fact
that everything is fine but that he
Is kept busy lodging street cars and
Try to keep Share from being run
over. They expect to be home in
time for spring seeding.
John Stratter, who some ten or
twelve years ago lived in this valley.
L a been a ranoher in Long
valley for some time past. is here on
a visit to his brother-in-law. Homer
fease. Mr.. Stratter says that the
rem arkable change to be noticed
throughout the valley is wonderful.
he VIII leave in a few days for
to continue his holiday
vacation. 6
Manager Kerr, of the Iowa Lum-
Der company, had a very narrow es-
cape from drowning last Thursday
night and the immersion in these
waters of South Fork will be long
remembered. Mr.. Kerr was making
a business trip and in attempting to
o the South Fork near the Sam
Morris place, the team broke the
Ice and carried the buggy in with
them. 1t required some little time
to extricate the team n buggy
n was only successfully done by
the s of another team secured
from a nearby farmer. Mr.. Kerr
was completely drenched and and
chilled to the marrow.
An automobile ride during the
winter months is not what it is
up to be as the experience
of Grand Tourist and Road Expert
B. Jacobs is able to testify. On
Thursday last. he. as chief navigat-
or, Early Bailey, expert mechanic,
and Lars Jensen as super cargo,
left American Falls bound for this
place in an automobile expecting to
reach here by early noon, but the
.honk beanie unruly and con-
tinued to grow more so until the
party had reached the Altmyer farm
when the blooming thing refused to
chug any further After care
fully removing a quantity of ballast
hey attached the cranky thing as
1 trailer to the Sam Morris freight
wagon and were enabled to reach
Rockland at 3 p. m. The repairs
we're not completed at a late hour
night and Mr.. Jacobs de-
his leisure hours To soliciting
/ different load for the return trip. .
Notice.
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