American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-30

Miss Underwood, teacher at Medley.
visited here Wednesday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Nye.
s. e. Skaggs and three daughters,
Misses Bessie, Myrtle and Ester
Skaggs left Wednesday for Ogden TO
spend Thanksgiving with relatives.
Auto party going to the coast, will
take passenger for Salt Lake, Ely,
Tonopah or California. Apply West
brooks Lunch or Eva b. Smiths gar
age.
Miss Viora Gwin. one Of the teachers
IN the local schools left Wednesday
evening for her home at Shoshone TO
spend the Thanksgiving vacation with
relatives.
District Superintendent Baker will
conduct services morning and evening
at tho NJ. e. church. Sunday school
and young peoples services at the
regular hours.
A Thanksgiving dance was given at
the Odeon hall last night. II is re-
ported that a large crowd was present
and the affair was very successful
from an enjoyment point Of view.
County Agent Kjosness was unable
to go to Landing Tuesday, to admins
ter anti-blackleg serum to cattle OF
the farmers, but sent his outfit there
and the work was done by the farm
ers themselves.
You remember the old saying about
the idle brain. Well Power county
people as a whole must be pretty busy
as the sherlff's office reports the coun-
~ Jail absolutely empty for the first
time since August.
l.. b. Coulson OF Aberdeen Is making
use of the good roads by hauling lum-
Der from Bowen's sawmill to his
ranch. During the winter he will
erect new implement sheds, chicken
houses and make other improvements.
va Y AAAhAAtnEA VI NAR ~
forum bowling alley. announces that
Friday afternoon will be ladies' day
for the rolling art. He urges the la
dies to be present as bowling will be
free for them from 2 to s p. m.
As the result Of the report coming
from Pocatello regarding the Wizard
of Wiseland, only a few people turned
out to see that company perform here
at the Auditorium theatre Tuesday
night. According to reports the show
was better than the Pocatello report
would lead n to believe.
The American Falls Municipal band
viii hold their first winter concert in
the Auditorium theatre, Tuesday even
ing, December 18th. The band is prac-
ticing nightly in order that the public
may hear the best In music that has
ever been given in American Falls.
Admission, adults. so cents; children
% cents.
Fred Lamerieux, formerly of Chey-
enne. Wyoming. passed through here
enroute toCalifornia, to settle his bus
mess affairs and then will become a
member of one Uncle Sans engineer
regiments. Mr.. Lamerieux stated to
an old acquaintance that he Is giving
up contract work amounting to more
than $45,0 0 He vas not drafted,
but goes as a volunteer.
People who see Betsy Ross" will
see an exact reproduction of the his
torical shop and home in which the
first American flag was fashioned.
One of the really noteworthy features
about this picture-play is its remark
able historical exactness. This pic
ture with another stirring war picture,
over Here" will be shown at the
Auditorium theater for the benefit of
the local library next Tuesday.
Miss Alta Belle Goodwin, who made
many friends during her stay in Amer
lean Falls last year. vas married on
November 18th, at Globe. Arizona. to
Harry Bivins Slough. After leaving
here Miss Goodwin went to Los Angeles
and from there to Globe. where she
had a position with the First National
bank. While she has not affected any
great change for the better in a name
her many friends hope she has better
cd her position in life and will live
happily aver a%fterward. Mrs. Slough
Is a of very unusual ability
and is held in the very highest esteem
here.
G.. G.. Thornhill at times is con-
fronted with the problem of keeping
his kitchen range hot when no coal is
available. To accomplish this he has
put his inventive and mechanical tai
ents to use and has made himself a
coal oil burner which successfully
takes the place OF other fuel whenever
needed. The apparatus can be in
stalled in a minute or two and the con-