Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-01-01
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Write it 1916.

sale. Mrs. Hattie Stanfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur A. Steven
attended a banquet at Glenns Ferr
ON Christmas eve.
Chalmer M. Jacobs, deputy count.
auditor, spent Christmas i'm Boise
the guest of friends.
A. w. Love returned to Califor
MIA Tuesday after short visit will
his brother, w. J. Love and family.
Mrs 7. E. Simpkins returned Tues
day from four months visit witt
relatives and friends i'm her former
home at Cooperstown, North Dakota.
A telegram received Wednesday
from Rev. Mason, who lis i'm Phila,
delphia at the bedside of his son, Ed.
ward, conveys the information that
the sick man shows signs of improve
ment and there is strong hopes for
recovery.
Friday was the last day, for paying
taxes. The town has been thronged
the past week with property owners
from different sections of the county
who came here to settle their asses
sed obligations.
Joseph Bennett, wife and children
came over in their new auto from
their ranch home on Sinker Greek in
Owyhee county, to spend the holiday
week with Mr.. Bennett 8 parents.
J. G. Murphy, who was formerly
stationed here in the employ of the
Great Shoshone company, visited
friends here Christmas week. Mr..
Murphy lis still with the company at
Twin Falls.
Miss Anna C. Westphal, a daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Westphal, for
mer residents of this place, was
married ON December Ia to Robert B.
Thompson, at North East Pa, to
which place the Westphal family
went after leaving Mountain Home
about two years ago.
Miss Rose Smith entertained a few
friends at her home Monday evening.
The afternoon was pleasantly spent
In games and music and dainty re-
freshments were served. Those pres
emit were: Misses May and Hattie
Munson, Carrie Daugherty, Bessie
and Pearl Smith.
Miss Leora Lehman, superintendent
of public instruction for Elmore
county, lis at Boise this week attend |
ing the State Teachers Association
and the meeting of the supeitntend- |
ents of the state. The attendance |
OF teachers from this county is small
as not many districts made provision
for their expenses.
Andy Evans, the good-natured and
likeable Owyhee miner and rancher,
has been enjoying the week with
his brother, w. D. Evans, and fam
lily. Andys ranch produced a heavy
crop of alfalfa seed hast fall and on
this trip he brought over load of
the golden product.
Miss Susan Chattin made final
proof Tuesday on homestead and a
desert tract located in Chattin Flats
near Grandview. The source of
water in that section is the Snake
River and the Snake River Irrigation
company operates an electric pump
ing plant to supply the lands there.
H. c. Beach has purchased and is
now conducting the dairy and milk
route until recently operated by G.
H. Allan and is continuing the de-
livery of milk and cream to all parts
Of the city. Since acquiring the herd
Of dairy cows Mr.. Beach was SO un-
fortunate as to lose one of the ami
mails, valued at 500. Ii
Iuo ulSLTISJ SSuOOl dL OTCudTu
gave very credttable entertainment i
Thursday evening of last week. Those /
aking part We're: Edith and Helen e
Highly Quinten Blackboard, Hazel s
Tossing, Marie and Myron Harbaugh, a
ELLA, Leslie and Wilbur Morton, Won I
md iOcie Roark After the program a
PRESENTS from the Christmas tree a
furnished by the teacher, Mrs. Lucy p
;. Morton were distributed. Dancing "
ollowed the Christmas festivities, O
making most enjoyable time. II
The extreme northern end of Ell
nore county is covered with blan- n
let of snow that would appeal to d
he residents of the Mountain Home "
ountry If like amount were to fall =,
ere The last report states that :,
he fall is a little heavier than 9,
sual for this time of the year and ~
hat the snow is six feet deep ON the :,
9vel in the Atlanta section. Nature \,
J preparing to deliver a generous =,
uota of water to the lands under =,
le irrigation systems the coming q,