American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-08-10

The board of directors of the Power J
fair lave more money for pre-
miums at their disposal this year than
ever before, and contemplate offering '
better premiums for livestock and
farm products than in years past.
Gilbert Hunt, one of the first men
called for examination before the
draft exemption board, but who was
unable to respond because of an at
tack of typhoid fever, was in town
today. He will not be examined
for some time.
The Parsonage boys entertained at
dinner Wednesday evening for Mr.. and
Mrs. o. R.. Baum and Mr.. and Mrs.
Jay Gibson. The most attractive fea-
ture of an exceptional dinner was a
small roast pig cooked to the queens
taste"
]. P. Mehlhaff has been elected man
ager of the American Falls Concert
band to succeed Charles Hammock, !
who has held that position for the past
six or seven years. Mr.. Hammock re-
signed to give his full attention to his
own business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fitzpatrick, and Mrs.
Fitzpatrick's mother and sister went
returned in Z@n&-nranPOa atccoigd
to Twin Falls the first of the week
and returned in their car. The bad
roads beyond Burley detracted much
from the peasantness of their trip.
Wheat is beginning to come in from
the farms west of town. Gus Martens
crop is yielding twenty-five bushels to
the acre and II. c. Martens is getting
about twenty bushels. The difference
in the two crops was caused, accord
ing to H. C. Martens, by the difference
in time of seeding.
The case of the state VS.. John Doe,
a sheep herder for Pons of Twin Falls,
was given a change of venue before
Justice R. o. Jones, Monday and will
be heard August 81 in the probate
court of the county. The case origin
ated by the alleged ~trespassing OF
sheep on cattle range east OF Ameri-
can Falls.
The woman's committee of the coun-
ell of national defense will meet at
the Remington Saturday afternoon.
Quite a number of women from the
country will be in. There will be in
teresting talks on canning and drying
of vegetables by Mrs. Mary Cotterel,
Mrs. Chris Nelson and others. All
women are cordially invited.
Lee Hall. for the past five years a
resident of this county, working part
of the time for his brother, John Hall
on the latter's Cold Creek ranch, left
Wednesday for Albion. Idaho, in an
: swer to a summons to appear before
the exemption board and undergo ex-
animation to determine whether he
shall be drafted into the army or not
= The young man recently filed on q
homestead near Sublett. Before leav-
= ing he stated that if found fit for ser
vice in the army he will waive exemp'
ton and do his duty as becomes a loya
Y citizen of this country.
Earl Hooker underwent an opera
n ton for appendicitis yesterday after
noon and is in a very serious condl
ton. For a time he was very close u
! the borderland but rallied and is nov
holding his own. He has been unde
4 treatment for several days in an en-
9 deavor to build up strength sutflclen
! 10 withstand an operation, but a col
!, lection of pus made the operation I'm
perative before his physical condition
vas satisfactory. Dr.. Moth. who per
formed the operation, removed tn
n nus but did not disturb the appendix
L as the patient was not in condition I
withstand the operation.
st Mrs. Ross McCarty has received
|. letter from her brother, Joseph I
p Wood. a member of D battery, First
s Field Artillery, now stationed a
- Schofeld Barracks, Honolulu, II. l. Nj
Wood states that he is in the yer
: hest of health, army training sultln
A him to the limit. Food and quarter
furnished the artillery men leave notI
inc TO be desired. AT the time OF wrl
inc the letter he was in charge OF 81
horses and he says that he is dom
the work now that ONE natural
him. Mr.. Wood further informs h
sister that in his opinion army al
cipline and training is just the tnlu
for a young man-that it will lea
its impression for good permanent
with the man who goes through OF
or more enlistments in the service
P. c. Newman walked in on his pa