The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-04-12
COMPANY K. MEMBER
DIES ON THURSDAY
Death of Guardsmnn is Attributed
TO Heart Failure-City Ticket to be
Nominated Tonight

Herbert Leonard, member OF Com
pany X. died Thursday morning at
$40 o'clock, from a complication Of
Brights disease and heart failure, says
the Bull Herald He was Ill but
few hours, and was out on the streets
the evening before, conversing with
the boys and apparently feeling as
well as anyone. He was rooming at
the Hotel Annex, and was attended
by two persons, DR.. Monroe and Pat
Hamilton when he died. Mr.. Leon
ard came to Buhi from Cottage Grove
Oregon, two years ago, and has been
member of Company K since their
call to the border. His mother and
brother in Cottage Grove. Oregon
have been informed OF the death by
telegram. and they arrived Saturday.
The funeral was held Sunday under
the auspices of the Moose lodge and
Company X. A military funeral was
conducted by the company. and bur-
ial made in the Bull cemetery. Rev.
Van Patten conducted the services
The meeting for the nomination Of
city ticket, consisting of a mayor
and four aldermen, WAS postponed
from last Tuesday evening until Tues
day evening, April II. The meeting
was held in the Bull high school au-
ditorium at o'clock.
Interest develops in the coming
election as the time draws nearer. No
new candidates have been mentioned
since last week, though the process Of
centering upon fewer number is 60
ing on. Thomas Clinton IL gaining sup
port for mayor, and E. r. Sherman Is
| still in the race.
The regular business session OF tie
students association was held Mon
| day morning at the high school. AS
| IL was voted on at the last business
meeting to have music at the regular
meetings, patriotic songs were sung
by the students. A large American
flag has been hung on the stage, and
the students are showing patriotic
spirit In all their meetings. Mr. Mai.
ming gave a short talk and read a ma
gazine article on the situation In Bel
GUM. Many OF the students are con
tributing to the Belgian relief fund
This movement was started in the
freshmen class.
Arthur Hughes, of Twin Falls, was
in Bull the latter part Of last week
auditing the books OF Bull Indepen-
dent school district, having been en-
rloyed by the board Of directors. Mr.
| Hughes will take the figures he oh
tanned concerning the amount of the
| funds the district has received from
the county, and check up the county
records to learn If the district has al
ways obtained its share. This is the
first time the books have been audit
I'd during the past three years
About three hundred women met In
the Masonic hall Tuesday afternoon.
| following the patriotic parade and
| speaking on the Bull school lawn, and
| formed a Red Cross society of Bull,
| with a charted membership of eighty.
| The following officers were lected:
| President, Mrs. r. W. Alfred; vice
| president, Mrs. w. II. Harvey, and sec
retary-treasurer, Miss l.. Chamber
lain. The membership fee Is 81.
A parade and patriotic demonstra-
ton was given in Bull Tuesday after
noon, in which all the pupils and the
teachers of the Bull schools, the boy
scouts, Company K and the citizens OF
the town took part. Seven hundred
people were In the parade, and fully
1900 met on the Frank II. Bull school
lawn to join in singing patriotic songs
and to listen to patriotic speeches.
The committee of ten which was ap-
pointed as a result OF the patriotic
meeting held in the Fox theatre last
Tuesday evening. met In the CONNIE
cial club rooms Friday evening, and
organized by electing a permanent
chairman and a secretary. c. II. Nc.
Quown was made permanent chair.
man OF the committee, and c. G. Mar
ming ecretary-treasurer
In answer to a request sent him
by Secretary Nihart of the local com
mercial club in regard to aid in Sc
curing farm hands, Congressman Ad
Olson T. Smith wired Monday a notice
that he had taken the matter up wit
the labor commission and that he ex-
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