Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-03-02

Jay Matteson OF Fall Creek was II
town several days the Arst OF tn
week.
John Harley of Bruneau spent
several days with rlatives here dur
ing the week.
Mrs. Keefer and Mrs. McGratf
were visitors at Caldwell the first Of
the week.
Robert Sandlin was In town from
his ranch at Lenox several days
during the week.
A recent letter from viii Trathen
gave his address as G. b., Sec. 8
Mare Island, Vallejo, California.
John Benham, county commits
sioner from the Bruneau district
In Owyhee county, was in town last
Saturday on his way to Boise, where
Mrs. Benham is sick In a hospital.
Some seven or eight troop trains
headed east have passed through
town during the week. They prob
ably carried az many as 5000 SOL
diers on their way to face the Huns.
]. w. Briggs was In town the first
OF the week, and plans to move to
some point more centrally located
for his territory, which he covers for
a we'll known auto truck.
Mrs. Orville Johnson has returned
from Boise where she went to see her
little daughter, Helen Barrow, who
leaves In a few days for an extended
visit In New York at the home of her
uncle. Edward G. Barrow, manager
OF the Red Sox.
Prices OF Ford cars were advanced
last week, and the familiar boat now
costs Mr.. Ultimate Consumer about
$50 more than previously.
t, II. Walker Is In town auditing
the books OF the Home Lumber COM
pany. Mr.. Walker was promoted
from the management of the yard
here to be travelling auditor about
two years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Fl. Gibson were
visitors at Boise the first OF the
week, where Mr. Gibson was one of
the speakers at the annual banquet
OF the Sons OF the American Re-
voiution, where he spoke On Frank
lin and France"
Both Lloyd and James Wilson are
still In England where they landed
In December, Lloyd is an orderly at
the training camp and Jim has been
confined to, the hospital since land
Ing. He 10 having trouble with his
hip, the bone of which was broken
more than year ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wilson OF FIRE.
mont. Neb,, were visitors at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Trathen
several days the first of the week.
They were on their way to Seattle,
where they will make their residence
the climate OF Nebraska having
proven too cold. Mrs. Wilson Is
niece OF Mr.. Trathen.
Mrs. Rosemary Baxter OF Little
Camas gave the local Red Cross a
beautiful goatskin rug to dispose of
as they deemed best. Seventy-five
chances were sold on 1t, realizing
s66.26 and the lucky number was
urday evening. F. C. Redmond
urday evening. r. G. Redmond
owned the lucky number.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. w. B.
Brown, Sunday, February "a, a
daughter The little girl ia claimed |
have been, at the time she Joined. |
the youngest member of the red
cross in Gilmore county, Mr. Brown
claiming that she was regularly en-
rolled as a member of that popular
war work society by Mrs. ]. p.
stanieid, when only Al minutes old.
The masquerade at the Standard /
theatre last Friday night drew out
good crowd OF young people, who
enjoyed themselves to the limit until
late hour. There were about
nifty masquers, most of them comic
characters. Prizes were awarded
for the best get-up for lady and
gentleman, the former being won by
Mrs. Marden, who appeared In the
guise OF chicken, and Walter
Kunnecke drew the gentleman's
prize In the appropriate indication
and dress of the village cut-up.
Among the names of Gilmore coun-
ty soldiers and sailors which have
been turned in at this office during
the past week are Reuben C.
Swenson. whose parents live on a
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