The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-03-17


A remodeling of our meeting house
is being considered by the people of
Basalt and the work is to commence
at once. . William M. Dye, R. l..
Quinn, George G.. Doves and F. J.
Herman spent the afternoon of
March 10 looking over this work and
their plans and specifications will
soon be presented to the people for
their acceptance. An annex will be
built in front, forming tower above
the main building. A double stair
way will lead down to the basement
class rooms, which will be arranged
on both sides of the hallway running
down the center from front to back.
The basement walls will be given a
coat of cement plaster, inside and
out, and then blocked off to repre-
sent masonry of cut stone. The
stage is to be re-roofed and probably
enlarged. 1t is hoped that this re-
modelling and enlarging will be well
underway before May 10, when the
Shelley Stake M, l. A. meeting will
be held here; and also there will be
the Shelley stake quarterly confer
ence and large crowds of people to
accommodate.
The Basalt orchestra went to Kim
ball, March 9, to give dance, and
about IL of our own young folks
went along. During the entertain
ment some boys helped themselves
to S. D. Kendall's buggy and later
in the evening they brought 1t back
showing signs of hard usage.
James A. Quinn left for Pocatello,
March 8, with all his household goods
and stock, to commence farming on
his new place. Tom Jefcoat, and
Grady Quinn went along to assist in
the moving. Mrs Quinn and the
children, except their eldest daughter
Bessie, left on the Friday train. Mr..
Quinn has rented his house to Mr..
Bybee, Ethel Criddle's father, for the
summer and his farm land and Or
chard to Mr.. Griffith.
Mrs. Dorothy Robinson went to
Blackfoot, Saturday, to meet one OF
her husbands sisters from Canada,
who came to visit Mr.. Robinson.
s. d. Kendall was given a fare
we'll party before leaving for Black
foot. The party was a surprise on
Mrs. Kendall, also.
The fields are being fertilized pre-
paratory to the spring blowing. Hans
Johnson has purchased great many
loads of manure to be spread upon
his ground. MANURE that is plowed
under before it is washed with the
rains or spread after the rains will
do the greatest good.
Albert E. Blair is here from Neva-
da, where he is interested in an ore
mine. Mr.. Blair has been in Utah
and Nevada for most of this winter.
The old time dance, Friday, was
a great. success. The music was fur
nished early in the evening by J. L.
Johnson, d. N. Johnson and w. d.
Quinn, but later in the evening the
regular orchestra came to relieve
them.
Mrs. Elizabeth Armstrong arrang-
ed surprise party on John G. Quinn
and his wife on March s. Coffee and
other refreshments were served.
w. L. Pope went to Blackfoot, Sat-
urday, to commence work as a con-
tractor for the railroad company.
Clinton Jensen is here from Wood
vile. He has been hauling pigs to
Shelley for his mother.
Judge L. Ivan Jensen was here
visiting his mother last week.
H. P. Johnson's sick baby is rapid
ly recovering.
Joseph Landon's baby is danger
ously i'll.
Mrs. John Winterbottom came
home Thursday from st. Anthony,
where she has been visiting her
daughter, Elsie.
Now is the time to trim your trees,
dip up the willows along the ditch
banks and cut down the cotton woods
that are sapping the ground. Bore
a hole in the stump and fill it with
coal oil so that the sprouts won't
come up. lt l