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

Walter Steffens spent the fourth IL
Blackfoot with his brother Herbert
Chester Denton motored to Idaho
Falls, Wednesday morning, accom-
panied by j. V. Pinkert, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. e. Hughes and son, Arden
They spent the day at the Fred
Hooker home and enjoyed the cele.
bration.
G. w. Hagan and wife were in
town Tuesday ad report the crops
looking exceptionally well.
S. M. Sturgill is spending a few
days in Keever with his brother, J.
NJ. Sturgill.
: Mrs. l. A. Alton and family mo-
tored to Minidoka the first of the
week. Mr.. Alton is conductor on
! the o. S. L. out of there.
]. A. Stewart is able to be at his
work again after several days ill
ness.
The Taber school house and prop
erty are undering complete over
hauling this summer. New sheds
have been built for the school
wagons, the building is being Calico
mined and reprinted on the inside,
and the black boards repaired. The
work is in charge of ]. T. King.
C. E. B. Roberts, the appraiser for
the federal land bank of Spokane,
passed thru Taber, Tuesday, on his
way to Arco to confer with the new
ly organized loan association there.
The Oregon Short Line railroad
hoe Co IN tho ffnuro nf tho hor
dry farms. They are letting con-
tracts for the grading for another
side track to hold the extra cars that
will be needed this fall to handle the
wheat.
Miss Opal Lee spent the week of
the fourth with friends in Idaho
Falls.
Rev. ]. R. Matz and family spent
last Monday at the home of M. c.
Kramlich.
Chris Serr and family drove their
new Ford to Idaho Falls the fourth
and reported a good time all around.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. L. Taylor enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. L. |. Davis and
the R. E Hughes family last Satur-
day evening.
The farmers will hold a meeting
next Thursday to organize the Taber
Booster club, whose first step will
be to install cooperative wagon
scale.
w. M. Jackson made brief visit
with his mother, Mrs. Harry Jackson
last week. Marion has been assist
ing Warden DeKay at Boise during
the winter, but the call of patriotism
has grown too strong; he has Joined
the colors as an aid to DR.. Patrie in
his newly organized hospital corps.
w. E. Fullington returned to his
home near Taber on July from
the Butte hospital where he has been
the past three weeks. Mr.. Fulling-
ton suffered a very serious accident
last fall III the Butte mines when
some scaffolding on which he was
working gave way letting the men
drop about SO feet. Mr.. Fullington
sustained two broken limbs.
J. G. Garmire came up from Poca-
tello to spend the fourth with his
family living eight miles east OF
Taber
Rev. F. Brakeman, of Poison, Mon
tana, stopped over Saturday and Sun
day in Taber.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cooper and Mrs. Glib
son, of Blackfoot, were looking for
claims near the twin buttes and spent
Sunday at the Webb home.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. R. Pearson were
trading here last week and report
their wheat looking fine.
S. M. Nixon and family, of Poca-
tello, and Miss Willard Miller, OF
Denver, passed thru here Thursday !
on their way to Boise, from where
they will motor to Oregon and Wash
ington.
G. P. Pauling, one of our up to
date farmers, is summer following
the biggest part of his 800 acres.
A. f. Williss tractor is in the shop
for repairs.
Girls Serr and Fred Lee have pur-
chased tractors, preparatory to turn
ing and seeding their ranches this
TALL. There are now six tractors in
this locality.
J, G.. Powers's new barn is near
ing completion.
Mrs. George Webb made business
trip to Rigby recently.
John Wheeler and family and Mr..
md Mrs. Rifle and baby passed thru
raber, Friday, on their way to Lost
liver, where they will enjoy fish
ng trip. John says that little plea
,ure and not so much work Is a good
hing.
Albert Bowlander came to Taber
Monday and ordered lumber and pro-
visions sent to his claim out near the
win buttes, where he will reside.
Miss Fern Butler visited on the
main line last week.
Jack Hughes and Harry Kluesner
vent to Blackfoot, Tuesday, and
bought new car.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Stewart were
rading in Taber, Wednesday. He
vas fussing because his tractor was
nut of commission. He Is summer
allowing about 500 acres and has to
,eep things moving. II:
Marion Jackson, one OF Tabers
inc young men, came home Tuesday
md stayed over night with home
olks He has Joined the govern
nent forces and expects to go to
france.
J. Deeds and son are cutting must
nd out of C. P. Pauling's wheat.
!. P is summer following 40 acres
While he works so hard he can't go
q war but wants to help feed the