The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-01-28


vantage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Crouch's lit
tie baby has been quite sick fol
several days, but lis slightly improv
ed at last report.
| Joseph Evans and John Bens are
busily engaged repairing the two sec.
lions of boilers in the school build.
ing, which was recently bursted by
the hard freeze. School, which has
been suspended for several days, will
reopen just as soon as the work is
completed
Two cars of corn have recently
been received here by some of the
big sheep companies, who are feed
ing north of Moreland. The corn
was shipped in by Ady,& Grove Mer-
camille company of Denver.
John Wheeler went out to his dry
farm just east Of Taber on Monday
| Of this week, where he beefed a few
sack fulls of the precious CD jack
rabbits. Jack rabbits are about half
starved and not very hard to catch
these stormy days.
Ralph Robbins went to Denver,
Colorado, a few days ago with car
of fat cattle for the Denver stock
yards.
c. o. Cherry, representing the Wa
satch Hay & Grain company of Salt
Lake City, was in Moreland, Satur-
day, and went on down the Aberdeen
line, returning to Blackfoot, Satur-
day evening. His local headquarters
are at Shelley and he is in the mar
ket for hay, grain and apples for
the above named company.
Lewis Robbins made a business
trip to Salt Lake City few days
ago looking after the potato bust
ness and also visited with relatives
while in the city.
A letter recently received from M.
D. Bowen, who is spending the
winter with his son in Twin Falls,
stated that he would leave on the
twenty-eighth for Los Angeles to see
his daughter, who is seriously i'll.
He expects to return about the if
teen of February.
Fred p. Miller has about decided
to quit farming and will sell his
horses and farming machinery on
the twenty-seventh at the Olsen sale,
about IN miles southwest Of More
land. Mr.. Miller has been in de-
clining health for several years and
will perhaps move to town where his
children will have advantage of the
schools. He also has 100 acres of
land for sale as he is not physically
able to do any more farming.
Hand Of the Law" was played
Saturday evening at the Amusement
hall by the Moreland base ball team
and good sized crowd being pres
ent. The proceeds went to the ball
team.
Arthur Woollums, who has been
in serious condition for the past
year with what was thought to be
gall stones, finally decided to chance
an operation and went to Blackfoot
few days ago where the
operation was successfully perform
ed by Drs. Simmons, Beck and Mitch
ell. No gall stones were found, but
the gall was covered with some kind
of gristle growth which was neatly
removed and the patient is getting |
along as we'll as could be expected.
Border Land" by the Thomas
Dramatic company was dramatized
at the Amusement hall, Tuesday |
evening to full house.
A number Of our people are hav-
ing new phones placed in their
homes. It is hoped that the new
line will be completed soon as too
many phones are already on the old |
line.
Mrs. Arthur Woollums went to |
Sunday, to see her hus-
band, who is in the Blackfoot hospi-
tai. She was accompanied by her
brother, G.. B. Watts.
Mrs. Anna Jacobson, aged about
"a years, is in a feeble condition and
has been in declining health for
some months. She arrived from Nor
way in her younger days, settling in
Iowa, later moving to Nebraska, ar
irving here about two years ago,
where she has been manking her
home with her son, Mars Jacobson.
Terry Draper was in Moreland,
Monday, on business.
Mylo England, Of Arco, is spend
ing the winter in Moreland.