The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-09-21
FIRTH

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Mr.. Shirley, the carpenter, will
soon complete the Gentillon home,
it is a beauty and will be one of the
best constructed homes in our COM
munity.
M. D. Andrus left on business
trip to Omaha and expects to be
gone for several weeks.
Roy WOmack left to join Uncle
Sans troops at Washington. He
left with smile and says he Is an
xious to get to France and fight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Work were
Saturday visitors at Blackfoot.
The farmers are all getting
anxious about the potato market as
it is nearly time to ship.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wardell Ginger
were Salt Lake visitors for week.
While there they motored to Provo,
Logan and several other places.
They report having had lovely
time.
A number of our young people
spent last Sunday at Lava Hot
Springs.
Miss Bertha Olsen left for Parker,
Idaho, where she will take up a po-
sition as teacher of the primary
grades.
The Hutchinson and Hurt pool
hall will soon be complete and will
certainly help the appearance of
Ns~%I 90 Eva h11f1A
ing.
Clinton Jensen, of Basalt, has
purchased the Sundquist farm east
of town and will now make their
home there.
o. l.. Andrus and wife motored
to the home of Chris Peterson and
spent Sunday very pleasantly.
A number of Firth people attend
ed the soldiers farewell at Basalt
Monday night, and had a very nice
time.
Miss Edna Olsen left for Lava Hot
Springs where she will teach the
primary grades the coming winter
Alfred Modin purchased fine
new Overland car and is very well
pleased with it.
o. L. Andrus has a new Ford
roadster and says that they are the
only car for his business.
Charles Slayton went to Boise or
a business trip. During his absence
Messrs. Ginger and Parr will have
charge of his business here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Enoch Hansen mo-
tored to Firth, Saturday, on bust
ness.
The Western Milling & Elevator
company is very busy handling grair
at the present time as the farmers
are engaged in threshing.
Mr.. Patterson, of Presto, was II
town Saturday disposing of some o.
his fine garden truck. He states
that they have been eating watel
melon from their own garden fol
several weeks.
Miss e. Larsen, of Idaho Falls
was Firth visitor last week.
A number of eastern men hav'
been In Firth looking over business
propositions and talk Of putting il
a bank soon We certainly need {
bank as the store-keepers canno
handle enough cash to supply all thu
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The Firth school started Tuesday
September II, with Mrs. Prescott
Burrell, primary teacher, Miss E
Watts, intermediate and Miss Dor
Carlos as principal. We expect ;
very good year this year.
Mrs. M. L.tJones, who has LIVED
here and Kept hotel for the past Il
years, has sold out on account o
ill health She will go from herr
to Ogden. Salt Lake City and few
other places then on to Riverside
California, where her daughter
Hazel Fenton, lives, and where sh'
has a big ranch. Her house will b.
moved back and fine brick build
ing, to serve as an implement house
will be built. Firth needs just sucl
business and we believe that thu
people will take advantage of thu
opportunity of purchasing their i'm
plements at home.
Chris Johnson was on our streets
few days last week. He will make
Firth his headquarters this winter
and buy potatoes and grain. Mr.
Johnson is an old resident but has
been in Pocatello for the past few
years. a
Mrs. Fred Anderson has been on
the sick list for a week or so but
is much better now.
Mrs. Helen Jackson, of Idaho
Falls, visited with her daughter
Mrs. Orion Andrus, one day last
week, also Mrs. Angel visited here
Mrs. Davis, Of Blackfoot, visited
a few days with her daughter, Mrs.
Albert Fisher.