The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-09-07
SHELLEY

MISS Fern Foster arrived a few
days ago from Clarenda, Iowa, and
accepted her old position with the
Golden Rule store; her many friends
are glad to see her back again.
Mrs. Roberts, DR.. Packard and
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Waller left for
Lava Hot Springs for few days va
cation last Sunday morning.
j. L. Moore now has his office over
the Shelley Mercantile stores.
Some of the business men of Shell
ley became ambitious and cleaned
out the gutter along main street, i'm
proving the appearance of the street
very much indeed.
During the last few weeks teams
have been working on the high
school grounds getting them ready
for athletic purposes during the next
school year.
Miss Genevieve Cutler and Miss
Isabelle Thornton came home for a
brief visit last Sunday.
The big smoke stack at the sugar
factory has just been completed and
can be seen for many miles around.
Another man at the sugar factory
fell from scaffold and broke an
arm and two ribs, he is getting along
nicely now.
A good many of the farmers
around the country have their grain
cut and some say they will COM
mence digging spuds in about three
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. s. Sage have had
a very sick child during the last
week, but report the child to be get
ting much better.
Charles Evans is getting a good
trade at his shoe-shining shop, but
many of his customers are kicking
on a 15-cent shine.
Many people went to Idaho Falls,
Labor day, to attend the celebration.
Miss Kate Elliot went to Provo,
Utah, to rest for a month or two.
Miss Mabel Jones has accepted
position as cashier for Shelley Mer-
camille company; she comes from
Blackfoot.
Mr.. Peterson, a former clerk of
the Golden Rule store, arrived in
town last Sunday for short time.
DR.. Roberts has started to build
another new house.
The citizens of Shelley were so
pleased with the chautauqua that
they have recontracted with the Ell |
lison-White chautauqua people for
another chautauqua next year; SO of |
Shelley's citizens signed the con-
tract.
Miss Mabel Stanley arrived last |
Sunday to assume her duties as
teacher in the high school.
A car of coal arrived in town but |
much to the dismay of the citizens
the whole carload belonged to the
farmers of the community.
The dance at Shelley on Labor day
was not very well attended on &C
count of so many people going to
idaho Falls to the big celebration
there.
Frank Hyatt has moved his barber
shop under the Shelley Mercantile
grocery and has installed a shower
path to better accommodate his
many customers.
Mr.. Cook came here from Idaho
Falls and is now a bookkeeper for
he COMMERCIAL bank.
Mr.. Mallory has his new house al
most completed and when it is fin
shed it will be one of the most
modern and up-to-date houses of the
;own and is very good looking
lone.
School started last Tuesday and
here were more students registered
It the high school than there were
It this time last year.
A foreign language and course
n public speaking and debating have
'een added to the studies Of the high
chool work this year.
There are so many students going
way to take business course that
me should be added to the Shelley
Ugh school.
J. F. Shelley and family and Bis
Top Davis and family have been
pending a few days in Yellowstone
otional park.
The Shelley school election was
eld last Tuesday, the terms of A.
/. Woodward and Joseph Oler hav-
1g expired. T. ]. Bennett was elect
d as one of the new trustees and
here was a tie between Milton
christensen and Joseph Oler. The
lie will be settled later.
There were only about 16 or IS
ersons who voted at the school cleo
on; this shows that the people do
OF take near as much interest in
re schools as they should.
Mr.. Peterson, former clerk Of the
olden Rule store here, dropped in
,wn fer a day or two last Sunday.