American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-09-14

The Pilgrim during his stay In the
Crystal country makes his headpuart-
ers at the Staley ranch, and when he
returned last Sunday from a trip up
Cherry creek the family was absent
visiting some neighbors. While Tip"
and the Pilgrim have become good
friends. the faithful old fellow still
thought Il necessary to sound the
alarm aud he kept up his barking un-
ttl long after dark. That he meant no
harm whatever was evidenced by the
fact that he sat right down beside
his friend and wagged his tail twice 10
every bark.
Mountain hares are bold in the
grain nelds and gardens up here. They
are big fellows aud do not seem 10
fear a header crew overly much. One,
however. became too bold the other
day at G. r. ButteTheld's ranch when
he invaded the garden and refused TO
heed the request Of the younger boys
a. get out and stay out A shotgun
settled his fate they make a fine dish
for the family table.
Announcement has been made that
the Reorganized Church OF L. ID. s.
viii hold meetings at Central school
house every Tuesday night
J. o. Johnston spent part OF the week
IA PocatellO on business affairs.
The men OF the CRYSTAL country
are too busy In the fields and the
women are too busy cooking for the
men to attend the county fair Ia as
large numbers as they would like TO
do.
More than nry parents and child
rem are enrolled IN the Crystal l.. ID.
:. sunday school which Is held every
sunday morning at III o'clock. in the
Central school. a. J. Bell is the sup
crintendent. and the teachers OF the
theological class are Mrs. Eva Bell and
g.. n. Butterield. Moses Fannin Is
teacher OF the parents class and Mrs.
J. " Staley and Mrs. Ruth Phillips
are teachers OF the primary class. The
attendance at the classes Is good and
both parents and children take a live
Interest IA the Sunday school.
Glenn Wright OF BlackfoOt, who for
the past two weeks has been a member
OF the header crew on the J. W Staley
ranch, returned home Monday to at
tend school
Mrs. VIM Johnson, formerly Miss
Olive Boaie, has returned TO her home
al Turner. Idaho. after a visit with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Beale, at
the ranch home near here.
Albert Boale lost a good saddle
horse last week. During one OF the
thunder storms the animal was struck
hy lightning while grazing about 2bO
yards from the ranch home.
Il. X. Farr. who owns a homestead
q mile southwest of Crystal. also owns
a ranch In the Arkansaw valley east
Of Arimo. over the divide. lie was
over to that ranch recently and brings
back the di~sagrceable news that the
entire wheat crop In that valley was
destroyed by hail. Some Of the wheat
promised 10 40 20 bushels TO the acre.
lie relates that one farmer brought
back 700 sacks to the elevator as he
had no use for them now. Another
farmer lost a crop which would have
netted him $4,000. II was last Thurs
days hail storm which did the damage
over In the Arkansaw valley.
While Mrs. Charles Reiger and her
two children we're driving from their
homestead near the foothills to the
lower ranch on Clifton creek last
week the mother allghted from the
buggy to open a gate. She lead the
team through the gate and was closing
IL when the team broke and ran away
The children in the buggy each grab
bed a line and brought the runaways
To a stop. The nervy little ones are
a boy and a girl. six and eight years
old. and neither one of them was In
iured