The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-02-11
STERLING
By F. F. weist
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Bill Watson went down to Poca-
tello the fore part OF last week 10
take look at high society.
Clarence Quantrell, local manager
for the Idaho Lumber company, has
completely exhausted his supply OF
coal and up to the present time has
been unable to get any, this TACT
together with the deep snow, making
it impossible to haul wood from the
bottoms and other sources of supply,
has really placed several families In
a rather deplorable condition. Local
business men should take a lesson
from this and devise some efficient
means of keeping sufficient quanti-
ty on hand as an oversight in this
matter could very easily develop into
serious consequences.
A. Y. Satterfield and family left
for Pocatello on Tuesday of last week
to spend a few days and enjoy city
pleasures.
John Peterson, of Idaho Falls, who
came to Sterling the fore part OF last
week, made a business trip to Black
foot last Friday to order feed and
supplies for his sheep which he will
soon move to the ranch of 0. e.
Nelson on the bottoms. Mr.. Peterson
will commence Immediately to con-
struct sheds on Mr.. Nelson's ranch
and get everything in readiness for
lambing which will take place the
latter part of this month.
Snow fell in this vicinity to the
depth of over two feet last week,
making bushes activities rather diff
ficult and also effecting the attend
ance of school to such an extent that
it was almost useless to hold the
sessions, many families have been
compelled to confine their activities
to their residence quarters going be-
You'd these limits only when absolute
necessity required.
Charlie Harness has moved the
bunch of sheep which he is tending
for R. S. Toland from 0. E. Nelsons
ranch north Of town to R. A. Wards
place..
H. w. Morrison made a. business
| trip to Aberdeen last Saturday
Telephone connections have been
established between Blackfoot and
Sterling. w. w. Hays, of the Ster.
ling Hardware & Implement com:
pany, was first to make use of the
new line, having placed an order
with Neil F. Boyle & company aboHi
an hour after the connections were
made. This addition is great i'm
provement for Sterling and will be
appreciated greatly by the local bust
ness men and the people of the sur
rounding neighborhood Heretofore
| the nearest connection was at Spring
field about three miles north anC
| too great a distance to be of mucl
use to people in this vicinity.
The rabbit drives which wa'
scheduled to take place at the I. N
Meyer ranch last Saturday did no
bring the results which the pro
motors had planned on. The number
| killed did not, total much over thu
hundred mark.
The proposed mill which was be
ing promoted by T. J. Bennett of Shell
ley and w. w. Osborne of Salt Lake
has not met with the expected en-
thusiasm and support that was fore
casted. In view of this fact the prop
osition has been dropped without an!
prospects of immediate action and i
is thought by several that the com
pany is unlikely to do anything fur
Their in the matter.
John Peterson has had couple
of bob-sleds shipped in with which
he will draw hay from the bench t.
his Landing sheds on O. e. Nelson
place on the bottoms.
| Work is progressing very slowly OF
\ the new pool hall at present, OWNS
to the inclement weather and it will
he some time before the building will
be completed and ready for occu
pancy.
George E. Mclean is spending
few days this week with Mr.. Edward
of Springfield.
School was dismissed in the pri
mary grades last Monday. on accoun
of the sickness Of the teacher Mis-
Berenice Dietrich