American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-03-18

Eight teams of horses we're sold las
week from Ballaine and Smiths liv
cry barn. Every team went for sum-
over four hundred dollars and spo
cash was received from every sale.
Chris Nelson left for Lava Ho
Springs Tuesday to take treatment fol
the rheumatism that has been Grip
pling him for the last two months. He
intends to be back Saturday or Sun.
day.
Guy and Mark Stewart left for Port.
land Monday to buy carload of Jersey
sows for the local market They will
bring nothing but good stock and will
be back i'm about ten days.
A pleasant birthday surprise party
was given in honor of Mrs. ]. p. Mehl-
haff last Friday evening at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. s e. Kramlich by a
few of the intimate friends of Mrs.
Mehlhaff. Refreshments were served
and the evening spent at games and
music. Those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. j. J. Brandt, Mr. and Mrs. ]. f.
Kosanke, Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Weber,
Mr. and Mrs. o G.. Hall, Mrs. C. ].
Litz, Miss Ida Mayer Mrs, d, b. Nichol,
Gus Brandt, Mr. and Mrs. ]. p Mehl-
haff and Mr.. and Mrs. S. X. Kramlich.
An emmigrant car arrived Monday
from Endlcott, Washington, bringing
the farm impliments and some of the
furniture belonging to Alvy Fortune,
who has aThomestead between Ameri-
can Falls and Rockland, and some
household goods belonging to Mr.. Bzolt
of Aberdeen. Both men are vol known
farmers of eastern Washington and
have manv friends In this section OF
the country who formerly liver near
them.
John Il. Ballaine. a Washington fl
nancier well known from Texas to
Alaska, stopped at American Falls Fri
day to visit with his brother, A. l..
Ballaine and friends in this city. Mr..
Ballaine was on his way to Seattle,
his home. He was at one time presi-
dent of the Seattle Northef3 railroad
which was taken over by the govern
ment and will soon establish railroad
connection with south eastern Alas
ka The mining fever attacked Mr..
Ballaine several years ago and took
him to Alaska where he located mining
claims that now constitute the largest
part Of his holdings He is one OF the
old pioneers OF eastern Washington,
though still young IN years himself He
and Frank Ertle harvested together in
the fall of 20 and had a good visit
during the short time they were to-
gether
II. B. Greenwood. Monday was elect
ed a member Of the state committee Of
the Idaho-Oregon Y. NJ. G. A. at a meet
ing held at Portland Mr.. Greenwood
was at that time speeding across the
desert between Ogden and San Fran
cisco. blissfully unaware OF the honor
that had been thrust upon him. The
other Idaho members are Miles F..
Reed OF Pocatello and J. T.. EIdridge.
dean of the faculty Of the University
OF Idaho at Moscow, Judge Dietrich.
w s. Bruce and John p. Congdon, all
of Boise, were reelected members OF
the board OF directors.
j. X Kosanke is suing the Veins
brothers. II. c. and J. c., for the pay
ment OF two notes which he accepted
from them last July as payment for
locating them on homesteads at Raft
River The brothers were dissatis-
fled with the land they were located
upon and refused to pay the notes.
whereupon the plaintiff entered suit.
The defendants allege in their an
swer to the complaint that Mr.. Ko-
sanke misrepresented the land on
that the railroad right Of way would
extend through their claims and that
the entire three hundred and twenty
acres in each OF their homesteads
could be farmed. They claim that he
showed them the wrong piece OF land
when they went together to Raft Riv-
er and represented that they were
filing on the piece Of land that they
we're being shown. A few weeks later,
after they had accepted what they sup
posed was their proper location they
began the building OF a house and
found that they were building on land
that had been previously located by
another party.
Miss Grace Mckinley and Miss Wha-
ley visited over Monday in Pocatello.