Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-30
WOOD RIVER CENTER GRANGE

on Saturday, November "a. The follow
ing officers were chosen:- Master,
Harry Jones; overseer, Alvin Butler.
lecturer, Mrs. Arthur Scott; steward
Chas. Cleveland; asst. steward, Mrs.
Cleveland; chaplain. Mrs. T. B. Jones;
secretary, Lester de Spain; treasurer
/. L. Bhaer; gatekeeper, N. o. Some;
Pamona, Mrs. Hattie Peck; Ceres, Miss
Florence Butler; Flora, Miss Minnie
Ivie. The grange voted a subscription
of ten dollars monthly so long as the
war lasted-five dollars to the soldiers
tobacco fund and five dollars to the
Red Cross Fund. The local grange is
composed of intensely loyal and pat
riotic American citizens, glad to do all
in their power to uphold their govern
ment-and any rumor that there are
proGerman sympathizers among them
is absolutely untrue and unjust.
Mrs. A. Scott entertained on Sat
urday afternoon, Nov. "A in honor of
her little daughter Hazel. Those pre-
sent were Misses Jean Kuks, Henrietta
Hill, Lucille Caches, Charlotte Elliot.
Wilma Mitchell. Hazel Scott and their
-,others.
Mrs. Rex Ballard and children OF
Twin Falls, are visiting at the ONE of
Mrs. Chas Cleveland.
H s. Elliot is in Bellevue, doing some
surveying for Purdum & Purdum, and
for the Blaine county engineer.
Chas. Cleveland, Lyle Clveland, Ben
Spark and Miss Pearl Sparks motored
to Bellevue Saturday. Lyle Cleveland
and Mr.. Sparks left Monday morning
to work for Purdum & Purdum at
Bellevue.
Miss lima Hacker has resigned her
school in the Comes district and they
are at present without a teacher The
trustees of the district are a little
peeved at Dan Cupid these days.
A farewell party was given for Earn
est Comes, who is leaving for Califor-
MIA to enlist in the navy.
Ben Sparks had a bad runaway on
the lavas last week. Careless auto
drivers are making it very difficult for
teams to cross the lava road in safety, |
at night.
There was family gathering at the
Cleveland home Sunday. Present were
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Scott and children,
Mrs. Rex Ballard and family, Mr.. and |
Mrs. Glenn Cleveland and baby, Lyle |
Cleveland, Miss Pearl Sparks and Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Cleveland
T. B. Jones is at Oxford this week in
he interests of the non-P Partisan lea
que.
Clarence Butler is recovering from a
severe attack of rhuematism.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. V. Cannon were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hill on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Mills were guests
If the local grange Saturday night.
they made themselves doubly welcome
" bringing ten gallons of sweet cider
which was enjoyed by those present.
Wood River Center Grange purchased
carload of flour this week for its
members at very tidy saving per
'arrel. Grange members are able to
'uy operatively at q decided ad-
antage, and it would pay all living in
his locality to join for this reason
lone. Members now have a coal and
our supply for the winter assured
hem, and contemplate buying other
taples the same way.
Tony Boesiger has his new well in
peration. and the well-drillers have
loved to David MitchelPs ranch.
A large number of the residents of
his tract were in town Thursday
vening to hear Sergeant Wells lecture.
On Wednesday the North Soshone I
uxiliary held their regular meeting c
the Red Cross at the Grange hall. '
unch was served at noon, picnic style. I
nd the ladies enjoyed a social hour.
everal pairs of pajamas were finished.
hose present were Mesdames Warren
eek, H. V. Cannon, Sandy, Caches,
lliot, Geiseke, Clias. cleveland, A.
cott, John Ivie, Harry Jones, t. B.