American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-02-27

Mr.. and Mrs. e. M. Bailey of Am
erican Falls, newly wed. were ac-
cepting the smiles of many friends
Saturday night. Congratulations. my
good boy.
We regret to learn of the severe
illness OF the young daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Eph ~Josephson, who is
down with Copper Pneumonia at the
home near Central.
Johnnie Luper, who Is helping
j. c. Zarhtz dig a well, reports as
having reached the depth of sixty
five feet and with a good prospect
OF going some deeper.
Mrs. Porter Mitchell entertained
a few of her friends at cards last
Thursday evening. Progressive Eu-
Choir and Bridge was enjoyed in for
several hours and then a lunch
was served.
Mrs. Adelbert Tyler of American
Falls was a visitor Wednesday.
George x. Slauger is visiting in
Idaho Falls and will be gone some
two or three weeks.
Mrs. F. E. Rice and daughter Miss
Nettie of Roy were in P~ocateilo the
first of the week. Miss Nettie quail
fled as Treasurer for Power County
and is now ready to do business.
Frank Adams of Waterloo, Wash
ington, is visiting his relatives at
Landing. 1t may occur that Frank
will locate on some of our choice
land hereabouts.
The fish are beginning to ripen,
A big bundle of fishing poles was re
ceived by one of our local dealers
last week. but it is still too cold
to dig for fishing worms.
10 Walker will be ranch BOSS
for Sam Morris for a while, hav-
ing taken charge Monday morning.
His family went with him so as
to be near him in ase he should be-
come a trifle frightened.
Alvey Lehman is devoting his
spare moments these long days to
breaking his motor cycle to ride,
He has got so now, that he can ride
around the square without a tum-
BILE and he has an idea that he is
about TT.
Thos. Barnard arrived home last
Wednesday bringing back with him a
band of horses and mules, which he
will sell, and if he can't do that
why he will keep them until the
harvest is past and the reapefs are
done.
Grandpa and Grandma White who
have been visiting with relatives in
Ogden for some time, are at home
saying they enjoyed themselves
hugely They would have liked to
remain all winter as was at first
contemplated, but the prevalence
of smallpox cut their visit premature
ly short.
Fra k Mitchell of Pumpkin Hill
was in Thursday to report on the
the conditions that cucumber that
extremely ~loquacious locality. That
the crop of-the big yellow fruit was
great. one but calls for a pumpkin,
and a Punk comes forth. hence the
Mr.. Mitchell has an idea
this years crop will fclly equal
that OF last.
Al jolly party consisting of DR.. Lo-
gan. Cashier Ogden, Printer Han
SCI. and Grocery nan Carney took
an auto trip to the Falls Thursday
Whether on account of the velocity
Of the chrg, ehug caused the Zephert
to produce heavy heads wired Or not
the deponent stateth not, but two of
the party returned with new hats,
causing a flood of encomium that
the ears. of the aged.
A man named Harrington, from
St. Louis, spent several days IN
this city the past week interesting
people in a local telephone
that he has in mind. lie
proposes to organize a company
that will build an exchange IN
American Fal 5 and ram tines 10
Rock ana. 10. ana Horse
and perhaps to Aberdeen
His project is, of course, indepen-
dent of the Bell line. If the scheme
goes through he promises a substan-
tial reduction in telephone rates.
FOR IoTty-OHe CURIOUS "tH'SAS
Frances Lowery of Landing has man
to struggle through life. so on
February 20 on the V of that day
he invited the entire surrounding
country side to meet with at the
hall and help to make a
night of celebration suitable to the
occasion. At an early hour the aris-
.tocratic sage brushers began to as
sembie and it was not long before
the hall was filled with a joyous
throung eager for the fun to begin
After the din commenced it lasted
till after 4 O'Clock Saturday morn
ing and may have lasted onger, had
the fuel held out.