The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-02-09
SHELLEY

has been visiting his sister, Mrs. E.
H, Powers, in Shelley for a short
time and likes our little city very
much.
Thos. Clegg who came here from
Salt Lake and opened second hand
store, reports business good and inn
proving every week.
l.. E. Barrows, the blacksmith,
who has been laid up for week or
more with the grip is once more able
to be out and around.
The reading class of the Mutual
Improvement association of the Sec
ond ward, of Shelley, now meets
twice a week with Mrs. A. M. Nielsen
at the hotel.
Joseph Holland is remodeling the
old Opera House and will open an
up-to-date garage in the near future.
T. S. Johnson is another of Shell
ley's residents who is confined to his
home with la grippe.
A letter from A M. Nielsen, who
is now on a mission at Christiama,
Norway, tells of the suffering of the
people there. Over 700 families are
homeless and lacking the necessities
of life.
AS soon as the weather permits
Johnson q Bates, the contractors,
will put on big force of men finish
ing up the balasting of the st. An
thony power dam and will have it
completed by May 1. This work they
started last fall, but closed down on
account of cold weather. The dam
! is located two miles west OF Ashton,
and all the work is done by tramWay.
The railroad spur to the sugar fac
tory was completed Monday and now
the material will be rushed in there
as fast as possible. When it is taken
into consideration that it will require
over 400 car loads, some idea can
be formed what work there will be
for laboring men. The new hotel at
the factory is going to be model
of elegance and the estimated cost
is $4,000. At first it was intended
to build the club house separate from
the hotel, but later it was decided
| to combine the two. There will be
| II sleeping rooms up stairs, while
on the first floor will be the dining
room with private dining rooms in
connection, baths and everything to
make it pleasant and comfortable for
the men.
The main sewer has just been COM
pleted. It is 20-inch tile and is
5000 feet long. The brick layers
are now at work laying brick on the
office. and will rush 1t to completion
as fast. as possible. The brick for
the outside walls of the factory Will
be furnished by an Idaho Falls COM
pany. They are to be Of dove blue
| in color.
There is going to be some railroad
building out Of Shelley the coming
spring. The Short Line will build
a line to Taylor six miles, one to
Goshen of five miles, one from Idaho
Falls to Woodville of eightfmiles and
six mile spur running out of Black
foot on the west side of the river
running north. The surveys for all
these lines have been made and work
will start as soon as weather permits.
Messrs. Plant &. Susie completed
| this week a new carpenter shop just
north of the Boise-Payette Lumber
company's yard, which will be of!
great convenience to them. They
have a large amount of work mapped
out for the coming year and are now
waiting for the weather to settle to
begin operations. 4
T. P. Kiholm, the harness maker
has put another hand at work in his
shop to handle the work which has
been coming in on him so fast. 4
Professor Oscar A. Kirkham was
in Shelley last Saturday, in the in
terests of the Norman church boy
scout movement.
A dance was conducted by the pro-
lessor Saturday evening to show the
youno people here the mode of dane
ing sanctioned by the general board
of the M. I. A.
A meeting of Boy Scouts was held
in the Second Ward church Sunday
afternoon The speakers were Pro-
lessor Kirkham, ]. Kimball, Grover
T. Bennett, Frank Anderson and
George Risenmay. The boys gave an
exhibition of singing and, whistling
chorus.
Peter Jensen, of Alden. Minnesota,
is here to look around" the country.
Mr.. Jensen anticipates moving to
Shelley If he finds something to send
him here in the shape OF land for
farming purposes.
DR.. Edwin Cutler, who has been
suffering from an accident in the
early fall, is recovering now very
rapidly.
The Chamber of Commerce have a
meeting scheduled for this week to
consider the light and power situa-
ton.
Shelley Chamber of Commerce is
affiliated with the Idaho Chamber of
Commerce and also with the National
Chamber of Commerce and Is COM
posed locally of some of the towns
best business men. Mayor SOren
Yorgensen is president and Attor-
ney Ivan L. Jensen, secretary. .