Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1915-12-25

the seed industry in 1916.
w. E. Wilcox was in the city from
Glenns Ferry Saturday.
Miss Edith Mason is home for the
Christmas vacation from Moscow,
where she is attending the University
Miss Nellie Davidson of the city
schools has gone to Logan, Utah for
the holiday vacatin.
Or*flle Cohhorp and wife are here
from Mccall, Idaho, for a visit with
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
j, Colthorp.
Mrs. C. C. Carr left early Thursday
morning for Mccall to spend the
holidays with her SON and daughter-in
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Nile Carr.
Mrs. j. A. Purtill returned Friday
from Glenns Ferry where she has
been for some weeks attending to
her millinery establishment in that
city.
Miss Esther White is at the home
of her sister, Mrs j. B. Whitson for
the holidays, having arrived Sunday
from Lewiston, where she is at
tending the normal school.
Word was received here that C.
E. Corker has been quite i'll since
last Saturday at the Bristol hotel in
Boise, threatened with pneumonia, but
hopes are entertained that he will be
able to come home today.
Hams Jubilee Singers pleased a
large audience Wednesday night at
the Standard. The Episcopal Young
Ladies club realiz d a neat sum for
their efforts in securing the attrac-
ton.
An effort is being made to induce
number of growers of alfalfa to de-
vote portion of their acreage to pro-
ducing seed the coming season. Suf-
ficient acreage to make it profitable
for thresher to be brought here is
required. The movement is meeting
with encouragement, it is said.
The banquet of the members of the
Development League at the Mountain
Home hotel will be held on the eve
ming of Thursday, December 80, in
stead of New Years Eve, as pre-
Vious.y stated in these columns. The
change was made so aus not to con-
flict with other doings on the night
of the 31st.
Mrs. S. A. Forter, who since early
fab has been at the Mountain Home
hotel, left for Ogden ON a visit to
her mother. Mr.. Forter, who has
the cement contract for cementing the
tunnels of the Irrigation company at
Dixie, has established headquarters
oP ehCiS ohu I'D pushing me WOIA
with the expectation of completing
the job ahead of contract time, which
IS March LIST.
John Adams, a former resident of
this place, has been here this week
attending to business matters connect
ed with property he still owns here.
Mr.. Adams now lives near Meridian
and has ten COWS ON his farm and
sells milk to the Meridian cheese
factory. He states that his cows
brought him an average of 500 a
month the past summer and that he
is now getting from $50 to- $50
month.
Taxes will be received at the office
of the county treasurer up to five
o'clock, Friday, December 81. Proper
ty upon which the taxes are not
paid before that date will be in the
delinquent list. The tax notices
sent out in accordance with the
law state that payments must be
made prior to the first Monday in
January, which in this instance is the
third. Saturday being legal holiday
the treasurer's office will receive mol
taxes, and with Sunday following, it
is apparent that to fulfill requirement
and avoid the penalties of delinquenc
it will be necessary to either. appear
in person or send taxes to the
treasurer before the close of business
hours on Friday next.
The weather has shown a variety
of moods this week. Warm weather |
and rain, a light fall of snow, a |
thaw and muddy days, with solid |
freeze-up last night, lis the succession
of changes that have made up thepas
seven days. An all-night rain took |
all the frost out of the ground early |
in the week and allowed the moist |
ure to settle. The precipitation so |
far is above the normal amount.