The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-05-12
THOMAS
Mrs. Martha Alfred

Mrs. Marina hllreU
Mrs. R. H. Hoare and children left
for Joseph, Utah, on May 6 to join
her husband who is managing a store
at that place. The boys, Harry and
victor, will follow, Monday, with a
car load of household goods. Before
leaving. Mrs. Hoare took the precau-
ton to purchase supply OF ten
| sacks of good Idaho potatoes, be-
cause according to Mr.. Hoare, spuds
are not plentiful at Joseph, nor OF a
very high quality.
Robert N. Parsons and D. G. Wood
motored to Blackfoot, Saturday, in
Mr.. Parsons new Ford car.
John K. Williams was Blackfoot
visitor Saturday.
Nate Goodwin, the hustling beet
drill man, has been putting in long
hours and steady work out here for
several days. He said it is peculiar
now everybody will get ready to drill
beets at the same time and expect
him to be with them on that particu-
| lar date.
ave 1OouW Ill 10 OCAAAhS ~ oS0>A
many russell potatoes to the neigh
Jors for seed. MIR. Goodwin is very
enthusiastic on potatoes. His crop
PROSPECTS this year are so gooo ne
wishes he had planted less beets and
saved the ground for more potatoes.
C. C. Sjostrom was in Blackfoot,
Saturday on business.
Arthur Broadhead and his man
nauled R. H. Hoare's furniture to
Blackfoot, Saturday, with two teams.
Miss Ada Feldstead returned to
Gooding, Sunday, April 80, to re-
sumo her work as clerk in the Golden
rule store She came home in the
early winter to assist her mother IN
caring for her aged grandmother
during her last illness.
Mrs. J. c. Jensen is quite ill; she
has been feeble in health for long
time. Mrs. P. ]. Feldstead spent
Saturday with her.
p. ]. F'eldstead and Paul H. All
red drove to Blackfoot, Saturday, On
business.
Joseph Peterson has been very sick
for some time. Grandma Crawford
was called in as nurse. The doctor
Pronounced the ailment to be pneu-
monia.
P j, Feldstead and sons, Edwin
and Norman, have sowed 25 acres or
beets and a considerable acreage OF
grain. They will also plant Is acres
of potatoes. They are irrigating
their potato ground before blowing,
because the high winds have so dried
out the soil.
Mrs, Sarah Mcdonald, of Black
foot, has been at the home of Ray
Harmon for some time in the capa-
city of nurse during the illness OF
Mrs. Harmon.
Mrs. Paul H. Alfred is having sue
cess with Matching goslings and has
made high percentage. .-...~- 4, .a.ss
Charles Merrill, of Blackfoot, has
been the guest of Elmer Anderson
for several days. He is here with
the Merrill Belgian horse.
John Baker is planting IL acres
Of beets on his farm at Gold Point.
e. A. Grover drove broncho to
Blackfoot last Friday. On this side
! of the bridge a tire came Off OF one
wheel; but he borrowed pole from
Mr.. Van Aiken to prop up the axle
and proceeded merrily on his way.
But that's nothing for Grover. once
when he was peddling fruit down
at Aberdeen, with broncho on one
side and fine saddle horse on the
other, a cowboy offered him a good
nrice for the latter. He took the
money and handed over the morse.
Then he threw the harness into ms
wagon, putsa stay chain on the prom
cho, tied up the opposite end OF the
neck-yoke to the harness, and went
on his homeward way rejoicing
/ while travellers and motor parties
maryelled greatly at the strange out
fit. sympathizing heartily with the
! moor mover" who was compelled 10
go migrating in such a half-harness-
| ed manner. Sure in this life all
things are not what they seem.
Miss Alta Grover and Miss Mar
garet Johnson were in Blackfoot last
Saturday to take the seventh grade
examinations. Miss Lovina Grover
accompanied the girls as chaperone'
Elmer Anderson and Pink Parsons
went down to the springs below
Gnmaud's ranch on camping ana
fishing trip and brought back nice
mess of fish.
Mr.. Hartwell, who purchased a
part of the old John Watson ranch,
is building a dredge boat on the
Watson island to dredge for gold.