The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-02-13

having definite amounts set aside to
finance the various school activities.
The report was accepted. The pro-
gram committee announced a program
for Friday afternoon, February %, in
the high school building, which will
be in charge of the freshman class.
Following the business meeting Rev.
M. M. Van Patten made a short talk
to the students. Several Victrola rec
ords we're played.
While returning from Filler Monday
evening c. G. Jennings team ran away,
because the driver had left the wagon
to dislodge a muskrat that had be-
come hung up in the woven wire
fence of the Burley corner, Bull.
During his pursuit of the runaway
team, Mr.. Jennings lost some valuable
papers out of his coat pocket, which
he has been unable to find. He said
the papers contained his name, so they
may be readily recognized. The team
was caught by other parties before
they reached the corner and it has not
been learned whether the muskrat got
out of the fence No damage was
done to either the team or the wagon.
Bull will be represented by a full
war-strength company within As hours
should war be declared against Ger
many. This statement is conservative
Guard last Monday evening, when 81
members of the company assembled in
the Commercial club rooms in pur-
suance to a call for a meeting posted
in the post office the evening before.
| The attendance at the meeting was
considered exceptionally good as the
company commander had excused six
members who had business engage
ments, together with the sick and all
|
miles from town.
The Bull high school basketball
teams, both boys and girls, will go to
Twin Falls Friday, where they will
play the teams representing the Twin
| Falls high school. The Bull boys are
in excellent shape for the game. No
games were played last week and
Coach Hardin has had two weeks to
whip his team into shape The girls
have been practicing regularly, and
Fridays game will be their first in
ter-school game.
Work is expected to start this week
on the new cottage which will be
built by the Twin Falls Canal COM
pany for the watermaster. The site
of the building is at the end of the
| High Line canal, 13 miles south of
Bull. The cottage will have four
rooms. c. B. Sparks, of Twin Falls,
Arrangements have all been COM
pleted for the Tenth Annual Bull
F'iremens Ball. to be given in Rugg
e Schmidt's hall. Wednesday evening,
February IA. The final plans were
formulated at a meeting of the fire
company last Monday evening. The
hall will be decorated by the fire boys
the latter part of the week, probably
Sunday afternoon, and all will be in
readiness for the big annual social
event of the season. Placards are out
announcing the invitation to everyone,
as the firemen ball is the largest at
tended dance of the year Last Febru-
airy the ball was given in the Bull op-
era house, and it was crowded to its
fullest capacity.
pride of Bull" was the name chos-
en- for the new brand of flour which
will be put on the market by the Buhl
Flour & Feed Mill company. accord
ing to a decision of the judges yes
terday morning. Ten contestants
handed in the name and the prize Of
: 1000 pounds of flour will be divided
equally among the winners. AS soon
as a design is made for the brand and
the mill begins making pride OF
Bull" flour, the prizes winners will be
notified.
Mrs. Olive R. Biggs, formally took
charge of the post office, Monday
February 5, as postmistress of the
Bull postoffice. Her commission ap-
! points her as postmistress for the
next four years, and it bears the j. G.
nature of President Wilson and o.
the postmaster general.
The Heller brothers of CastleforC
and Sam Swanson are the enterprisins
: west end men who have installed the
: Delco Light electric system on theil
places. The systems we're placed by
the d. c. Watson company of TwiI
Falls.