The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-09-28
Aberdeen Branch

j. A. Toner, editor of The Times
was up from Aberdeen, Monday, and
reported that the weather clerk had
only been generous with the rain
for about 8 miles out in his direc-
ton. Beyond Pingree there was
only scant amount.
Miss Hazel Nelson returned from
Salt Lake, Monday, where she has
been in the hospital service for a
couple of years. She is enlisted in
the Red Cross and expected to be
drafted soon.
Judge E. w. Hutchinson, of Mas
sachusetts and Arizona, went out to
Aberdeen, Tuesday, to visit Judge
Giffin, who loans money for him.
Mrs. Eleanor Slaugh came up
from Pleasant Grove, Utah, Monday,
and went out to Aberdeen to visit
her sons and daughters, the Phil
lips.
Mrs. L. B. Henderson, Of Dillon,
went to Aberdeen, Tuesday, to re-
main over Sunday.
Miss Matte Waters. the steno-
grapher, is visiting her parents at
Moreland this week.
Mrs. ]. H. England, of Pocatello,
is visiting this week with relatives
at Moreland.
c. w. Scott, of Spencer, went to
Moreland, Tuesday, to get some
horses.
Miss Hazel Nelson and her brother
returned Monday from trip to the
Yellowstone park.
Mrs. ]. G. Stout, of Spanish Fork,
has been visiting David A. Stone at
Aberdeen and went home Monday.
Mrs. H. K. Wiley, of Springfield,
and her son, Hugh, left Monday for
San Diego for the winter. Her son,
Robert, has been there for some
time.
Mrs. H. ]. Silene and daughter, OF
Aberdeen, went to Pocatello, Mon
day.
Fred Klove came up from FIT.
Douglas and spent his furlough with
the folks at Aberdeen.
Robert Lee Swope came out from
Kansas City this week to visit his
parents at Pingree.
Mrs. J. F. Dodson, who has dry
farm three miles west of Aberdeen,
went to Pocatello for the winter,
Wednesday.
Otto Molde came down from Mon
tana. Wednesday, and went out to
Rockford and Springfield to look
over the lands included in the open
ing to be made the tenth of October.
Adrian Grimaud, of Pingree, went
to Soda Springs, Wednesday to see
if he could buy some sheep.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Aldous, of Salt
Lake, have been visiting his parents
at Sterling and left for home Tues
day, They have been married only
three weeks, his brother has gone
to the army and he has been accept
ed in the draft.
Samuel Jones, the son OF H. j..
Jones, who lives west of Rockford
on a dry farm, was run over by a
wagon Saturday, the wheel passing
over his arm and across his body at
the short ribs. He was in the hos
pital till Monday and was then taken
to the home of his sister In Black
foot.
Miss Crystal Cannon, of Riverside,
went to Salt Lake. Tuesday, to enter
St. Marks hospital to take the course
in nursing if she found she liked the
work. Miss Cannon has never seen
much of that kind of work and SAID
if she changed her mind about II
she would give it up.
Dean Grover, who has been work
ing on the B. & M. farm near Ster-
ling. came to Blackfoot. Tuesday.
Richard Watson reports that he
and his father and brother have
bought Mrs. Louisa Nugent's hay
crop near Sterling at 81 a ton and
the pasturage of the meadows goes
with the hay. Martin Driscoll, he
said. had sold his crop at the same
price and on the same conditions.
Tiechert brothers had sold some at
$40, but without any pasturage. the
crop from the Pugmire place, over
100 tons, had sold at $11. A man
wanting to buy large quantity OF
Nav for feeding sheep went to Ster-
ling and spent two days trying TO
find men who would see hay at
price he was willing to pay. Most
of them asked SIS ton for 1t and
he came back very emphatic in his
declaration that he did not want any