The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-01-29
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Mrs. Dr. Dayies returned Sunday
from an extended visit to Boise.
Mrs. H. NJ Fender, who was reported
i'll at her daughters home at Dietrich,
is out and around again.
0. NJ Hardin came over from Boise,
the first of the week, for visit of q
week or more with his parents.
Van Gossett returned Friday from a
trip to Portland and Seattle. He visit
ed his old home in Seattle, and reports
fine time.
An 11-pound daughter was born Tues
day morning, to Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine
Wilson, living in the Mcmahon house in
the east part of town.
The school house in school district No.
8, was opened with a neighborhood
dance, Friday night of last week. Sever
al young people went out from town to
take part in the celebration.
Mr. and Mrs. j. M. Pierson and fami-
ly returned Friday from six weeks
trip to Portland, Salem, and other points
in western Oregon. They say they had
hardly seen snow while away from here.
A number of the young folks of town
had planned to take sleigh ride out to
the school house north of town, Friday
night; but owing to illness Tin the fam
iliesof some interested, it was given up.
Some of them gathered at the Burton
home instead, for little party. The
Misses Williams and Denecke We're the
hosteses.
Grand Warden James, of Boise, one
of the state lodge officials of the Odd
Fellows organization of Idaho, was a
visitor in Richfeld, Tuesday night. The
boys had a full attendance, with work
in the various degrees, and finished the
evenings festivities by a delightful
lunch The lodge is strong and grow
ing, and one of the Invest of the Odd
Fellow lodges in the state
Sidney Bloom, who went from Poca-
tello about two weeks ago back to his
old home at Iowa City, Iowa, telegraph
ed to his friends here on Wednesday of
this week that his mother had just died
at her home in the Iowa town. She had
been i'll for some time, and he went es-
pecially to see heT He did not say
when he would return to Richfield.
The cold spell of Wednesday and Thur
sday came as very great change from
the weather that had been given out
here in Richfeld The mercury regis
tered down to degrees below zero,
Thursday mo, ming, whereas it had hard
ly gone as low as the freezing point for
some day before The thaw has been
effectually checked for the tsme being
w. j. Taper went down to Shoshone,
Sunday, to attend meeting of the
board of county commissioners. They |
had expected to make a long, cold drive
out intosthe country, to settle up dis
agreement in one of the school districts
north of Shoshone; but the warning fac
tons came in with plan to settle the
matter by special election, and the
board agreed that to be the best way
to settle it. The board was able to fin
ish up its business and leave for home,
Tuesday morning.
A number of town folk and some of
their country neignbors, went out to the
Pridmore home, Friday night, for a
party. 1t was about the
biggest, jolliest crowd that has been
made up for any social gathering in
this winter, and to say they
had good time is hardly telling the
whole truth. Oysters were served, games
were played, real old-fashioned sleigh
ride was enjoyed, and in every way the
occasion is declared to have been me- .
norable one.