The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-01-22

Mrs. J. G. Turner is confined to her
home with a severe case of lagrippe.
C. o. Paulson is enjoying a visit from
his brother Gus, who has been making
his home in Salt Lake He was here
for time, year ago.
Duet johnson shipped a car of hay to
Salt Lake, the first of this week. Not
much hay is shipped from here, as it
pays better to feed it at home.
The County Commissioners were to
meet at Shoshone, on Monday the 10Th,
to hear the arguments in the school dis
trict matters from north Of Shoshone,
and to take a trip out to the disputed
territory
Mrs. Thomas of the New Alberta Ho-
tel, who has been seriously i'll with an
attack of pneumonia, is convalescent
and will soon be about again. Her
many friends will be pleased to know of
her recovery.
1t is understood that the Henderson
place, mile and half northwest of
town, has been sold to a Salt Lake buy
er. The farm is of 80 acres, well i'm
proved, and the price is understood to
be 500 an acre.
R. o. Clark has taken the Richfeld
agency for the Yakima Valley Nursery,
of Toppenish, Washington, and is now
in the field ready to take orders. 1t
is one of the high grade nurseries of
the northwest, and its selected, pedi
greed stock sells for higher price than
some others; but in the judgment of
good orchardists, the very best stock is
the only kind it pays to buy.
Mrs. Richardson and Mrs. Junkin en-
tertaned the Ladies' Aid, Wednesday
afternoon, at the Richardson home.
1t was disagreeable day, and one ex-
pected to see great number of guests.
But the house was crowded. one of the
biggest crowds of the winter. Hot mince
pie, sandwiches and coffee comprised
the menu of the day.
Examinations were held in the eighth
grade in the public schools, this week,
in part of the studies in the state eigth
grade course. United States History
and Geography were finished up by this
grade of pupils, all over the state.
Other studies will be substituted for the
rest of the year. The seventh grade
pupils were dismissed for Friday, as
the school room and the time of the
teacher was needed for conducting the
examinations.
Roy Parker had the misfortune to
lose the middle finger of his left hand,
by having it shot off one day this week.
He had been using shoot gun, and it
seems had got some snow in the barrel.
This snow he started to clean out of
the barrel, while the was loaded and
apparently cooked; for the weapon was
discharged, and blew off the finger which
happened to be across the muzzle of the
gun. Mr.. Parker will have a MANNED
hand all the rest of his life as the result
If the accident.
Farmer Biz w S. Parkhurst is re-
'eiving many compliments on the article
lie had in the Country Gentleman of two
weeks ago. A number of Eastern peo-
lie, who have the western fever but
lidn't know just what allied them until
hey saw this letter, have written to {
he publishers of the Country Gentleman,
skiing that their letters be forwarded
o the author of the article, asking for I
dvice about this part of the West !
The Richfeld people have been buying {
ii the copies of the magazine they could t
ind; one shipment of 100 extra copies {
vas not nearly enough, and probably :
90 will be used here before the de nand s
eases,