The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-09-01
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Charles Coumerford, who has spent
the past year at the Crystal Springs
tish hatchery, left or Wednesday
and will find employment elsewhere.
Byrd Trego spent last week in our
vicinity getting subscriptions and
writing uD farm conditions in this
1Hoa7.tv. He is reported to have can
vassed the desert from Tilden bot
toms to Taber and the Buttes.
Judge Cowan came down Wednes-
day from Blackfoot and spent his
time while here getting contracts for
beet ground for the proposed factory
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. C, S. Beebe motored
down from Blackfoot last week, buy
ing options on ranches and contract
ing beet ground.
Clyde Cottrell and Gus Fraker took
a trip to Raft river last week return
ing on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Galloway, who
have spent the summer on the Cowan
| ranch expect to leave the first of
the month for their former home in
Kentucky. They are among the mi
nority, who are not enthusiastic
enough about our wonderful country
to stay and give it a trial.
J.. Ii. Stufflebeam has gone to
Blackfoot for a short stay.
Miss Ruth Brooks returned Tues
day from a trip to Blackfoot.
Mr.. Boutwell,, of Salt Lake City, of
the firm of Boutwell, & McConaguhy
is here looking over their extensive
interests in this section.
Fred Baird, of Pingree, has assum-
ed charge of the Shelman blacksmith
shop. having purchased a one-half in
terest in it and will make his home
here in the future.
George Pew and Willie Stowell
came down from B%lackfoot, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. N. Meyer have
ordered a new Dodge car and are
waiting for its arrival so that they
may take in the fair.
Mrs. Charles Parsons, who lives
near Sterling, injured her foot quite
badly by stepping on a piece of tin
and leaving a rather bad cut.
A man from Aberdeen has been up
here taking options on the ranches
which might be possible sugar factory
sites. Those taken were Johnnie
Hutchinson, w. Haycock, o. F. Rice,
]. M. Rice and some others.
Miss Leona Hall of Presto, is the
guest of Miss Myrtle Wells.
Taylor brothers come down from
Blackfoot, Monday, and resumed
work on the many buildings they are
constructing here.
Considering the fact that this has
been an unusually severe year on
crops some of the farmers in u
vicinity will reap big returns from
their grain, while other, will scarcely
pay for the cutting and ~threshing.
|. N Meyer sold a field of oats the
other day, right in the sheaf at $l.75
a bushel and taking an estimate on
the field at SO bushels per acre. The
purchaser does the threshing. Tony
Parsons, who is farming part of the
Cowan ranch, probably has the record
for the best wheat crop in u i'm
mediate vicinity. He has three very
large stacks of grain off from IA
acres, and is estimated to go at least
SO bushels per acre. Hay is contract
at 81 per ton and alfalfa chaff at
SO per load.
Mrs. l. N, meyer Will entertain lne
members of the Domestic Science club
and husbands at a lawn party at her
home on Monday evening, the fourth
of September.
w, A. Edwards went up to Black
foot on the special Tuesday on a
business trip.
Lib Hunt, of American Falls, came
UP the first of the week to look after
his ranch.
Mrs. Galloway arrived here Mon
day coming by team and will reside
in her sons house, the Asa Benton
place.
Mrs Fred Baird and baby arrived
Monday to join her husband, who Is
to be a permanent resident now. They
are living in the house formerly used
for a school house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Graham, who lived