The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-02-22
BULL NEWS
(FrOm the Bull HERALD

At the regular meeting of the board /
of education on Monday evening Su- |
perintendent Manning was reelected. |
After the election several important
matters pertaining to the work of the
next school year were taken up. A
draft of the new courses of study for
the high school was presented. These
courses with all regulations will be
ready to place before the students be-
fore the close of this term in order
that the students may elect their
courses before next September. This
plan will make it possible to have the
daily program and all text books
ready for use when the school opens.
Plans for the opening of the domestic
science department and the extension
of the commercial department were
discussed. The superintendent was
instructed to visit several of the
schools of southern Idaho and make
a study of the departments
The Republicans in this part of the
county met Wednesday for the pur-
pose of perfecting a permanent or
ganization, pursuant to an announce
ment which had been issued earlier in
the week. Several of the old war
horses gave speeches, eulogizing the
Republican party and the principles of
Abraham Lincoln. j. NJ. Bradley talk
ed on state politics, and Attorney
Booth of Twin Falls gave an eloquent
address covering the national field of
the Republican party. Ben Williamson
was made temporary chairman, and
presided at the meeting E. A. Pearce
was made vice chairman, and Jess o.
Eastman was elected scribe and coin
| hi. A Inn in or
to draft a constitution and bylaws
for the Republican club
The ninth annual fireman's ball, and
the most successful of the annual
hops, took place in the Bull opera
house last Monday evening. 1t was at
tended by one of the largest crowds
which has gathered at the opera house
for dance, and the Bull firemen
were pleased with the liberal patron
age. Everybody had a good time, and
while the hall was too crowded to
dance freely, the spirit of the occasion
was one of gayety. The hall rever-
berated with a ripple of chatter, as
the dancers kept time with the tune of
Holmes orchestra. The players were
at their best, and they were only in
terrupted by the occasional announce
ment from the high tenor voice of
the floor manager, Fred Case.
The Bull auto owners, or some of
them, held an informal meeting at
the rooms of the Bull Business Men S
association the first of the week with
a view of perfecting an organization
of the auto owners in this section OF
the country, and it shall be known as
the Bull Auto club The object of the
organization is to cooperate with the
Bull highway district to secure better
roads in this part of the state. 1t is
hoped that the Bull Business Mems
association will lend their co-opera-
ton to making the roads leading into
town better.
The Idaho Butchering and Packing
company received a new refrigerator
engine, and the interior of the shoI
is undergoing a complete remOdeling
so that it will be one of the most mod
ern and up to date shops in this par
of the state. Work was begun this
: week to build a new meat refrigera
tor which will be nearly twice al
| large as the one in use now which
l will be moved to the rear of the build
r ing where it will be used for an ic
box.
Grandpa Baxter died Wednesda,
: morning at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
l., ]. w. Lusher, at the age of ninety
:, four. Mr.. Baxter was the father o
: Mrs Lusher, and Mr. and Mrs. Lushe
y accompanied the body to Sac City
: Iowa, for interment.
e The farmers are invited to com
y and visit the commercial club room
s when in town. Stationery will be pro
e vided for those who want to do bust
y ness correspondence, and type writin
g will be taken care of for anyone VIII
q wishes it done.
Il There will be meeting of the appl
t, growers in this part of the country a
o the commercial club rooms some tim
T in the near future for the purpose @
discussing ways and means of maj
o keting the apples from this part c
e the tract. The date of the meetin
: has not been sat at this time.