The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-10-22
MORELAND

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completion around Moreland and
grain growers will devote their time
to harvesting potatoes, beets and
hauling cedar wood from the lavas
for the balance of the fall.
Mrs. E. c. Conklin has been quite
sick for several days, but is much i'm
proved at this writing.
Our school will be closed for two
weeks, except the first and second
grades, in order that the larger
children can help harvest the bount-
eous crops.
Quite a number of farmers are
storing potatoes for higher prices.
believing the market will continue to
raise until spring.
The Seldy Roach company, with
his Lyon and Mouse show, pulled
off some interesting performances at
the Amusement hall, Saturday even
ing. The show crowd left Monday
morning on the Mackay train for Ar
co and other points on the Mackay
line.
Joe Fyans has returned home after
spending six weeks with threshing
outfit at Ashton.
Mrs Sutton, of Blackfoot. spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. E. C.
| Conklin
Mrs. Lee Tanner is slowly improv-
| ing from severe case of typhoid
fever.
Farmers are feeling much encour-
ged over the potato situation-the
)rice is gradually growing better.
Lewis Robbins is building a new
coal bin just south of the station and
will deal in Rock Springs coal.
Misses Helen and May Richardson
made a business trip to Blackfoot,
Saturday and returned Sunday morn
ing.
Mrs. Mae Fyans went to Pocatello
few days ago on a shopping trip.
The M. E. Sunday school is plan
ming for box social in the near flu
fture in order to raise money for
Christmas tree.
Hundreds of tons of beets are be-
ing dumped on the yards south of
the station on account of car short
age.
A number of Russian homestead
ers have become somewhat discour-
aged with desert farming the past
summer and may change location
leaving their homesteads for some
other inexperienced fellows to try
and maybe try again.
]. H. Augustine is still buying hogs
and will perhaps let them hog off
both corn and barley
T. A. Furniss recently shipped
three cars of potatoes to Pocatello
and found good sales as he ships
nothing but first class stun.
A quiet home wedding took place
last Thursday at the home Of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
Cleary in the presence of few init
mate friends, when their daughter.
Miss Edna was married to Mr.. Floyd
Porter, of Porterville. Rev. Charles
D. Fletcher, of Aberdeen, performed
the ceremony. Many friends join in
wishing the newly married couple a
long life of perfect welded bliss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christian Knudson
and children feel grateful to all who
so generously helped them financial
ly and they want to thank each and
every one in this hour of greatest
trouble who in any way contributed
to their needs. Their son, Nelson,
who had the sad misfortune of get
ting his right arm shot and mangled
to such an extent that he never re-
gained conscience and died in an
Idaho Falls hospital, arrived in this
country about one month ago from
far away Denmark was unable along
with his father and mother to speak
the English language or make their
wants known except through an in
terpreter. They also feel very CRATE
full to Rev. Stromquist for his SER
ices and kindness in many ways.
Rev. Austin, of Blackfoot, was in
the Moreland section recently visit
ing members of his congregation and
others. Mr.. Austin is quite different
from many ministers. He is not
afraid to get off the side walks; he
is not scared of work; not afraid of
a little dust or of getting his clothes
soiled; not ashamed to visit among
the farmers; not ashamed to shake
hands with country people, like some
others we have heard of in the not
long gone by days, who claim 1t is
wearing on their clothes to ride out
into the country, Times are chang
ing and these so called high muck
a-mucks" will get left in the ruts