Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-02-12

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A. Fisher of Genns Ferry was
visitor in the county seat Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. e. Corker LET
Wednesday for Boise where they viii
spend a few days combining business
with pleasure.
Mrs. William Cordell and Mrs. Her
bert Robinson from Jarbidge ar,
visiting their parents, Mr.. and Mrs
w. s. Galloway
FOR SALE-At Grand View, 25 tor
first cutting hay; also several head
of horses and Is fine ewes. r. l.
Whitson. 1t
FOR RENT-Forty acres new land
22miles south of King Hill. Main
canal crosses highest part of land
Terms to suit renter Address Boz
GIL, Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Geo. r. Barker, secretary Of state,
was a caller at the Republican office
yesterday, having come over from
Boise the day previous to participate
i'm the meeting of the good roads en-
thusiasts.
John Lesh, father Of Mrs. ]. w.
Briggs, was In town this week ON a
visit to Mrs. Briggs. Mr.. Lesh,
since the death of his wife last De-
cember, has disposed of his farming
interests at Nampa, and will make a
trip to his old home in Indiana.
Former Judge Stockslager came In
Thursday evening to be present at
the good roads meeting and give val
liable information concerning the or
ganization OF highway districts. The
judge now has fine practice at
Shoshone where he has located since
his retirement from office a year ago.
l.. G. Moody, the Boston wool buye
who is always a conspicuous figure
at the Spring wool sales In southern
Idaho, was in Mountain Home Tues
day looking over the market situation.
1t is understood that very few flock
masters In this section have made
amy contracts for their output
John Pearson has disposed of the
remainder of the stock remaining In
his shoe store to the New York store
i'm Boise, and the goods were packed
and shipped to that place early In
the week. Mr.. Pearson is thus
spared the trouble of closing out his
goods in the usual way and will de-
vote himself to other interests de-
his attention.
Mrs. Collin Tyler returned Friday
morning from Esmond, North Dakota,
to which place she was called late
i'm December by the news of the ser
ious illness of her father. Happily
that gentleman recovered and Mrs.
Tyler was enabled to spend two
months in visiting relatives and
friends she had not seen i'm ten
years.
The high school basketball team
lost it's game with Caldwell Wednes-
day evening. Miller Mountain Home s
center, allowed one of the opposition
players to inveigle him into resent
ing a personal assault during the
game and the result was the referee
ruled them both out of the game,
a move that profited much to Cald-
well, as they had an effective sub
stitute player and our team did not.
1t Is an old gag and 1t worked. But
1t would take too long toten what
the score was:
In a hotly contest game played
Thursday might at Boise the local
high school basketball team lost to
the first Y. M. G. A. team of that
city by score of 40 to 80. II our
boys had played as fast game In the
first half as they did in the last, the
story would have been different. At
the close of the first half the score
was ~ to 10 In favor Of Boise. The
second half resulted in Mountain
Home scoring 10 and Boise Is. Miller
for the local team made five field
goals. The loss Of Wyatt from the
team was in great measure respon-
sible for the result and has put
serious crimp In our prospects for