The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-02-04
SPRINGFIELD
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The trustees have installed light
ing system in the new school house,
e. T. Shelman did the work.
| John Nelson made a trip to Poca-
tello this week for some powder for
the men who are blasting out rock
for the county. The work has been
hampered this week on account of
waiting for powder to blast out the
rock. Those who have been hauling
the rock have had to lay off.
The false work at the new bridge
that is being constructed across
Snake river gave away again this
week. This is the second time that
the false work has given away, but
fortunately no one was ON the bridge
this time. No further particulars
are known.
| Mr.. Christensen, who is supervis-
ing the work of the county, left Fri
day for few days visit in Black
foot.
The boys. who are hauling rock
to the river, have been having some
lively contests this week in the way
of races. On the way back from the
bridge In one race Alva Nugent
and Bill Blain in wagons were run
ming with Zehn and Loa Nelson, who
were in sleighs. Zehn Nelson was
thrown out and the sleigh ran over
him. He escaped with no serious
injuries. The team bent on run
ming the race kept on and FINALLY
might have been still graver acct
dent was narrowly averted.
Miss Adeline Nelson is attending
school in Aberdeen this winter.
Ernest Wells was in Blackfoot on
business this week.
The breeding of better stock and
of a higher class seems to be increas-
ing in this vicinity. Andrew Nelson
lately purchased from Salt Lake
pedigreed Percheron stallion and is
going in for raising pure-bred horses.
Sam Cooper, who in the past devoted
his interests to raising first class
mules is now specializing in pure
bred mammoth jack and jennets. He
has a pedigreed mammoth jack and
some exceptional fine spring jacks
md jennets.
Vince Marriott had peculiar &C
.ident with fine large colt this
week. He turned his horses loose
and left for work, but some how
during his absence the horses got
in the barn and kicked the colt over
in the manger, which sustained very
servere injuries, from which it IN
1oubtedlv will not recover.
All of the sheep, which were snow
ed in on the desert have not reached
here vet. One company is paying as
high as $3.50 a day for men and
teams to haul hay to the imprisoned
herds. The recent SHOWS have not
heightened the prospect of rescuing
the herd at a very early date.
A party of young men are making
plans and preparations for going out
on the desert to run wild horses.
They say that while the snow is
deep the wild ones are easily caught.
The usual method of catching them
is by building a corral of wide
wings, and then as the horses come
in to water, the riders spring forth
from some hidden place and try to
run the horses into this corrall,
where they are sometimes fortunate
enough to rope one. More often,
tho, none are captured and the boys
sometimes have to walk home as
more good horses are ruined than
the wild ones ever amount to in
value. One of the party informs us
that they are caught by merely fol-
lowing them for some distance and
at last the wild horses give out with
sheer exhaustion from lack of feed
and the deep snow and then it is
very simple matter to bring them in.
Mrs. Thomas Blackburn left Mon
day for Pocatello to attend the
roundup.
A rabbit drive was scheduled for
Saturday, but owing to the cold
weather it was postponed. Several
Indians came over to take part in
the drive.
The dance given at the Springfield
school house last Friday night was
grand success. A large number
were present and they grape-vined
and two-stepped till the wee small
hours of the morning.
Mrs. Bruce Parmalee returned this
week from an extensive visit with
relatives at Jonesborough, Illinois.
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