American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-02-10

.Iohn R Jones went to Mountain
bne this morning on a business trip.
David Burrell went to Boise last
night % remain until after the Lin
coin Day banquet.
Charles Johnson was out today the
first time for about a week. He has
been having the grip.
M. E. Walker came over from Rock
land today. He reported less run-off
Of water than he found here.
American Falls is flooded today, the
water running over the walks deep
enough to cause pedestrians much
annoyance.
The roof Of the link barn gave way
under the load Of now Saturday last,
doing damage approximating two hun
dred dollars.
U. 8. Elmer departed for the west
this morning ON his pest exterminat-
ing work. His text field of operations
will be southeastern Idaho.
Eli Henry came over from Heglar
Tuesday. He reported the roads so
bad that it took him almost a full
day to get from Rockland here.
One Of S. N. Morris freight teams
stuck in a %snowbank near the Warm
creek reservoir yesterday, resulting
in n OF his mules breaking a leg.
w. G. Gregory and family arrived
from Mountain Home last Sunday.
They have moved into the H. C.
Wones residence on Fourth street.
Mrs. R. B. Greenwood entertained
at a K~ensington Monday afternoon, in
honor of Mrs. H. r. Struthers who
has been visiting here the past two
weeks.
DR.. o. M. Drake has received notice
that he was reelected president of
District No. 2, of the State Optical as
ISOLATION at its recent meeting at Boise
DR.. Drake was too ill to attend the
meeting.
A. Winter came III from the Pros
perity n~eighborhood yesterday. The
roads he reported good except the
first four miles out of town. There
is not so much water on the higher
lands as here.
The Odd Fellows held a leap year
basket social Wednesday evening.
The men prepared the lunch boxes
and the ladies bought them. The at
tendance was large and a splendid
evenings enjoyment reported.
The Woodmen of the World held
a social and dance at the Wagner hall
last Thursday night. The members
OF the camp with their wives and
sweethearts and a few invited friends
danced and played cards and after
wards had a nice lunch. The affair
was thoroughly enjoyed by all.
M. A. Wones writes from Malad that
he is comfortably settled there and is
enjoying wading around through
about three feet of now We can inn
agine he is having a gay time, mas
much as we have beef having a lot OF
fun with only about two feet of snow.
J. G. Vaughan spent a few days. last
week visiting at the Powellson home
in Des Moines, Iowa. He was on his
way to visit his home folks in Ohio.
Miss Powelson, former high school
teacher here and at Rockland, has
been teaching in the Des Moines
schools for the past two months.
G.. NJ. Houck drove from Arbon to
Pocatello Tuesday and took the train
from there to American Falls. He
INV Iht "a nv Oot VI
since winter began. While here he
sold the wheat he had stored to
Adolf Claassen for s1.OO a bushel. He
returned to Pocatello Wednesday
morning.
The stockholders of the American
Falls Creamery held a meeting Sat
urday last at which ]. G.. Vaughan
w. j. Hansen, M. ]. Unger, Ben Adolf
and c. H, Torrance we're elected di.
rectors. Upon return of ]. G. Waugh
an secretary. the directors will hold
a meeting and decide pom further
action.
W. P. Fifieid emerged from a snow
drift last Friday and came ov,r tt
American Falls to see the sun shins
for awhile. He was accompanied b,