The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-02-01
Berger Items

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Having all kinds of weather on
the Salmon lately. After few days
thawing a tremendous wind from the
south struck this section Sunday
morning, winding up with snow
storm. Some fourteen of fifteen
inches fell Sunday night. It's well
come
Miss Glavin who is attending school
in Twin Falls spent the week end
with her folks at this place.
Thomas Sanderson, superintendent
of the Berger Mill and Elevator Com
pany shipped three cars of wheat
from this station last week
The car OF coal that recently ar
rivei at this place was sold out
in two days.
Mr. and Mrs. c. F. Carder we're
Twin Falls visitors Saturday.
Some Of our inhabitants have made
preparations to keep cool next sum
mer, having filled their ice houses
with ice, which they have taken from
the Twin Falls high line canal.
Among those who have put up ice
are Curry & Evans, j. NJ Pierce,
and A. A. Joiner
c. w. Strickling of Haggardt was
business visitor in Filler Friday.
c. A. Love, a prominent business
man of Filler was looking after bust
ness on the Salmon tract one day
this week
Frank Holloway marketed some
Salmon River porkers in Filler Fri
day
d. w Walton was county seat
visitor Wednesday.
John Atkin attended the debate
between F. H. Bowers and Sam Gill
liland in Twin Falls Friday evening.
Bates Brothers transacted bust
ness in Twin Falls Saturday.
John Burton is building an addi-
ton to his residence and making
other improvements.
A. A. Joiner and Frank Harris
were Twin Falls visitors Saturday
There will be services in Emerson
school house, Berger, at II a. m.
Sunday. Come
Berger is surely becoming a trad
ing point. judging from the number
of teams that are seen on our
streets. On several occasions we
have counted as many as forty
eight and fifty teams tied to hitch
ing posts in Berger this winter
People come from all directions, in
Guiding the Twin Falls tract to
trade in our little city. Merchants
report business very good and i'm
proving. AS soon as our trouble on
the Salmon is rectified, watch us
grow
Dick Gorst took in the sights of
the Magic City Saturday.
The family of Frank Parrot was
pleasantly surprised by their friends
one evening recently. The evening
was spent in a most social way.
T. F. Holloway paid visit to the
county metropolis Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Pierce and the
Misses Hess and Howe attended the
concert given by the noted priml
donna, Nine. -Heink in tie
Magic City Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. e. Rutter plea
sanity entertained at dinner Friday
the following guests: Mr. and MR..
c. e. Carder, Mr.. and Mrs. Franz
Parrot and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas A.
PARROT
The Young Peoples Sunday school
class, Bound to Win, was most de-
lightfully entertained by Olby and
Alfred Parrot at their hame We'd
nesday evening The members who
we're in attendance were Miss Hess,
Miss May Howe, Howard Johnson,
Homer HudelsOn, Rex hammers, Del
bert Holloway, Icie Thomas, Miss
Kate Holloway, Lillian and Francis
McGregor. Dick HALFWAY. Jessie,
John and George Parrot.
Much interest is manifested in the
Berger literary by the people in
this neighborhood, judging from the
good attendance at all meetings. At
the literary meeting Friday evening
new officers were elected. They are
F. W. Berger, president; H. E.
Thomas, vice president; Lillian Nc
Gregor, secretary; Delbert Holla-
way, treasurer; L. N. Butcher mar
shall. The following interesting pro-
gram was given: Music, Mr.. Camel;
solo, Miss Kate Hollaway, recita-
ton. Emma McGregor; recitation,
Marcia Thomas The Berger Boost
er was editer and managed by the
local manager of the Boise-Payette
Lumber company, H. f. Thomas. The
venture was a decided success.
Quite a number of our people
turned out, expecting to her a SER
mon Sunday afternoon, but were
somewhat disappointed. as for some
unaccountable reason the preacher
failed to arrive.