Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1915-12-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Stanton Park and Mrs
Chris Hendricks. Jr., made trip to
Boise early in the week.
Frank Englehart returned Wednes-
lay from Hagerman valley where he
finished contract for plastering a
residence.
r. c. Massey of Boise is in the city
today on his way home from Grand
view where he has been TO look af-
ter his farming interests.
Court has been in session during all
OF the week. A number of veniremen
from various parts of the county
have been called for jury duty.
Baled Hay for sale, by the load,
ton, or car load. Bennett Bros.
See us for baled hay. We can fur
| nish any quantity at lowest market
prices. Bennett Bros.
Court opened Monday with a jury
PANEL summoned to try criminal and
civil cases. The criminal cases
were disposed of during the week.
Several civil cases were tried during
the week but a number are yet to be
heard
Mrs. Nina Pool Thompson, with
her baby daughter, came over from
Boise last week and is visiting at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Pool.
The work of building vault in the
rear room OF the Stockgrowers State
bank building was commenced this
morning. The construction Of the
vault was made necessary by the
purchase of the Stockgrowers bank
by the First National Bank of this
place. The First National will occu-
py the Stockgrowers' building, and
Cashier Austin expects to be moved
by the first of next week.
Manager Dolling of the Mountain
States Co. made an auto trip to Ben
nett postoffice to establish pay
phone station, which was placed in
the Baker house for the convenience
of Contractor Sam A. Porter, who
will make his headquarters there UNI
til he completes his contract for con-
creting the tunnels ON the irrigation
system. The road is now broken SO
that automobiles can get into the
Dixie country.
Photographer Helm says his studio
is busy institution these days but
that he is not too busy to make APP
pointments for portraits for the Christ
mas season Says Helm: Orders re-
ceived before Dec. 13 will be COM
pleted by Dec. 1S; orders received be-
fore Dec. IS will be completed by
Dec. %; but don't wait till the last
minute Helm is human, Like the
rest of us; he can work only
about sixteen hours a day.
C. E. Johnson returned Tuesday |
from a trip to Bull. From that
place ON Monday he drove to Castle
ford on Snake river to present a bid
for the construction of some large !
ranch buildings that are soon to be
erected ON the property of retired
eastern publisher. Mr. Johnson
states that Bull apparently is enjoy
ing great prosperity. The greatest
cause was the splendid
crop of clover and alfalfa seed
raised by the farmers in that section
this year, and for which they have
received several hundred thousand
dollars.
Mrs. Emmett Thompson and daugh-
ter, Mss Susie, left yesterday for
their old home in Tarkio, Mo-, where
Mr.. Thompson has been employed
for nearly a year. They have long
been valued residents of Mountain
Home and will be missed by their
friends. 1t is their present intention
TO return here early in the spring at
which time they expect Mr.. Thomp-
son will accompany them. The Thomp.
son residence will be occupied during
their absence by Mr.. and Mrs. w. R.
Argo, have come here from Boise
10 live.
r. Lew Wallace is guest at the
Mountain Home on a visit to his
friends and former companion, r. J.
Newell, the engineer employed by
he village to make the surveys for
he sewer system which has been
this fall. In far-off
China in the province of Shensi,
.hese gentlemen were coworkers as
engineers in the service of the Red