The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-05-19
THOMAS
Mrs. Martha Alfred

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Mrs. Martha Alfred
George Goodwin returned from Salt
Lake with his family this week. He
has been at the hospital there for
some time being treated for blood
poison. Several years ago he had his
hand crushed in an accident at the
smelter at Murray, Utah. He was
attacked with blood poison at the
time, but recovered and thought the
poison had been driven from his sys-
TEN. Last winter 1t reappeared with
greater force than ever He has had
a long battle to save his arm, and we
trust he will have no further trouble
with 1t now.
Miss Hazel Hemingway was taken
to the hospital at Blackfoot on Mon
day, May 8, for an operation for APP
pendicitis. She was attacked very
suddenly Sunday while attending a
Sunday school meeting. From last
reports she is doing nicely.
Paul Alfred planted patch of bar
! ley and it was coming UP in fine style.
Then the winds came along last week
and literally blew it out OF the ground
roots and all. He plowed it under
to depth of about tire and a half
| inches and ran float over it as an
experiment. Some of the neighbors
say it will be killed as dead as the
proverbial nail and some think it will
make good patch of barley yet.
We will report the results.
The Thomas bachelor roll shorten
ed up notch last week when Pete
Jensen became benedict. The bride,
we are informed, was Miss Moon, of
Groveland. Pete's friends have come
to look upon him as recluse, lone
star, hermit, woman-hater, a Sc
questered, independent Benedick-in
other words, case-hardened old
batch" of the deepest dye, and they
think the girl must indeed be charm
ing to so entirely change this mans
mind. They will all like her. Some
hold that Pete always was moon
oazer, but they didn't know he shared
any of the tender sentiments of that
softly species. Best wishes continue
to be showered upon the couple and
we join in with ours.
Miss Mae Alfred gave birthday
party on Sunday, May IA, to IA of
her young friends. An enjoyable
afternoaon was spent boat riding in
the big pond.
Miss Alta Grover has been i'll for
the past week.
Ferry Stander also has been ill, but
is recovering.
Dave Crawford reports his beets
badly frozen, but James Cobbley, the
field man, thinks he may not have to
replant.
Wanda Parsons has been on the
sick list this week.
E. A. Grover has been setting out
number of varieties of raspberry
and blackberry bushes; among them
the ever-bearing raspberry
Mrs. Martha Alfred has a nice
bunch of garden stuff up and doing
well.
Robert Walters has resigned as
water master on the Duncan ditch
Mr.. Walters did not feel competent
to perform the necessary tasks, be-
cause he is unfamiliar with the sys-
TEN. P. ]. Feldstead, the former
water master, has been employed to
take his place.
Jack and Elmer Anderson made a
trip to the lavas last week and
brought back nice loads of good old
cedar wood.
A nice band of sheep belonging to
Is. J. Rich passed thru Thomas last
Friday en- route to the Paradise
Ecountry for the summer They were
already shorn of their winter coats
Peter G. Johnston, of Blackfoot
was speaker at. the Sunday service
here this week.
Will Wilkins has just received an
offer of rs, 900 marks for the German
rights on a flying machine patented
by him. The agent of the German
government who made the offer IL
having a working model built and
Mr.. Wilkins hopes to close the. dea
soon. The principal features OF this
invention are it's power of resistance
to choppy air currents and its ability
to remain in the air for an indefinite
period of time.
Ave Goodwin has a team busy haul
ing sand and gravel for Hans Peter
son & Son, who are building a branch
store at Rockford. They also intent
to erect a modern bungalow. These
valuable and convenient improve
mentsmight have been added tt
4 Thomas had Mr.. Peterson been abb
to secure lots suitable to his purposes
here.
| Mark Jackson, of Rich, spent Sun
day afternoon visiting his old friends
and neighbors, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul H
Alfred. Mark is a progressive bee
and hog raiser. He has. had the mis-
fortune to lose several good horses
during the past year, but he is still
a cheerful optimist and booster, ant
that pays.
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