American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-04-19

Regina Miller, the instructor at the
Bonanza Bar school left Friday upon
the completion of the term and is at
tending the Albion Normal school for
the remainder of the year.
The poison mixing bees at Rockland
have proved a great success. The
farmers there are enthusiastic over
the work that has been done and plan
other mixing bees for the future. A
large batch of poison was mixed there
Thursday.
The Merry-Go-Round teas for the
benefit of the city library are continu-
ing and yielding satisfactory returns
according to the members of the Ii
brary financial committee. The teas
are not being conducted for the bene-
tit of the Red Cross as stated last
week, but for the benefit of the library.
Lawrence Watts writes to friends in
American Falls that he has been pro-
NOTED from private to corporal in the
Second Idaho regiment. The letter
bears no postoffice mark and Lawrence
simply says that he is somewhere in
the service" and explains that the men
of the company are not allowed to tell
their whereabouts. Mr.. Watts went
with the troops to the border last
summer He is the son of Marshall
and Mrs. j. T. Watts of this city.
The trustees OF the Fall Greek school
nave agreed to furnish seed to the boys
for club work in that district. This
movement is in line with the county
and state campaign for better and
sreater agricultural preparedness. II
every pupil OF the 2000 or more in the
county were TO plant a row OF pOta-
toes, a row of peas and a row of car
rots it would be a great step toward in
creasing the productiveness Of the
county.
County Agent A. W B.. Kjosness
went to Minidoka Tuesday at the in
vitation of the farmers of the county
to assist in the organization of a Farm
Bureau. Minidoka has a county agent
coming the latter part of the month
and is planning to take up advanced
agricultural work enthusiastically up
on his arrival. Mr.. K~josness assisted
in the mixing of two patches Of poison
while there.
Miss Beach. teacher at the Little
Creek school has twelve boys enrolled
in potato club work under the leader
ship of o. F. Allen who has a reputa
- ..,+o+@ rwau-ar in fhaf Gnofinn
. The boys are taking to the work en-
Enthusiastically and have promised t.
do their share towards increasing tn
agricultural yield Of the county. Tn
/ girls Of the school meet three even
ings a week and are so interested il
the club work that their leader, Mis-
Beach. finds it necessary to set a tim
when all shall go home.
The American Falls Creamery vii
be sold at public auction in front G
the court house Saturday morning. I
r. Geesey. Clarence Gleason and j.
Sorenson are conducting foreclosur
proceedings and promise TO be th
highest local bidders insomuch as the
are the heaviest stockholders in oh
defunct business. Mismanagement
blamed for the failure of the creamer
which opened with good prospects fC
success. In case it is sold to an GU
side man it is probable, according
the stockholders. that the creamel
will reopen and manufacture il
cream and butter. In case local me
buy the concern they plan to hire
butter maker who is qualified to man
facture a product that will compe
on even terms with the products
outside creameries. Butterfat is no
selling for so cents a pound the hig
est price ever paid for sour cream
craamaries in the United States.