The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-01-20

STERLING

l.. L. Jones returned home from
Blackfoot Wednesday after a stay of
several days.
Tonic Parsons made business trip
to Blackfoot Wednesday last, return
ing Thursday.
The o. S. L. surveyors were in town
last Thursday surveying the tracks.
Temp Hopkins was down from Black
foot last Thursday to look over some
beef cattle and returned to his home
the same day.
M. A. Driscoll went to Blackfoot last
Thursday with a bunch Of cattle for
Grove City buyers.
A. w. Schultz and Mr.. Erps arrived
from West Cliffe, Colorado, Thursday
They are the. father and brotherin law
of Albert Erps who was drowned in
Snake River about two weeks ago and
SO far all search has been unsuccessful.
John Nelson and family started to
the Sinks on Lost river. last Wednes-
day but were compelled to return home
on account Of the deep snow.
Robt. Stone received word of the
death Of his uncle, Chas. Ashton, at a
Salt Lake, hospital last week, his death
being caused by gaul stones.
The Golden Rule Mercantile have
been busy taking inventory the past
week and the store was closed a few
days.
Sterling Hardware & Implement Co.,
has added five cent counter to thei.'
little store and many little .trnkets
necessary for the prudent housewife
will no doubt be found there, give them
call.
The people of Sterling and surround
ing country would be very glad to have
young wide awake physician, who
would conduct drug store, settle here.
There is a fine opening here for such a
man.
Mrs. Dan Cutting came home from
Rich last Thursday after visit with
her daughter, Mrs. Chase Rich.
Mrs. NJ. A. Driscoll has just received
fine line .of blue enamleware and is
ready to supply one and all
A young lddy teacher arrived from
Twin Falls last Thursday to fill the
vacancy at the Grand View school
Sccasioned by the leaving of Mrs. A.
J. Sellars
The Dixie Minstrels, who were to
have played here last Tuesday. didn t
show up, much to the disappointment
of many who drove in several miles in
the cold, but we all feel that the per
formers were the loosers, as this is
very good show town.
Mrs. A. ID. Nelson and Mrs. L. Nj
gent spent a couple of days last week
IN Blackfoot shopping and attending
t. business.
All who attended the box supper and
dance at Springfield last Friday re-
port fine time and especially Louis
Teiehert, who drew the heaviest lady
in the hall, her weight being one hun
dred and ninty three pounds.
All the eighth grade pupils will Ga
to Aberdeen next week to take the ey-
animation, also the pupils from Spring
field and Grand View
James Rice went to Blackfoot Tues
day ona mission of business.
Smart Bros. shipped in carload of
sheep from the desert Tuesday on ac-
count of the snow being to deep to trail
them over, and there are several herds
out yet.
Mrs. Mcbride returned to her home in
Mnrcland Tuesday, after a very pleas
ant visit OF several weeks with her
parents, I. L. Jones and wife.
The LaMott Theatrical company
arc booked to play here next We,mes.
day and Thursday, the 9th and 2oth,
and come very highly recommended
j. d. Penneweli, one of the foreman
for the Midland Bridge Co., left last
Friday for Kansas City, Mo-, and will
not return to Steering.
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