The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-26
SHELLEY
A Bad Accident

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A Bad Accident
A bad accident occurred about
three-fourths of mile north of town
on the main road last Saturday even.
ing. Wallace Cotter and one of the
Balmforth boys of Woodville were
coming towards Shelley on a motor
cycle and a speeding car containing
two or three intoxicated men ran
square into them. The Cotter boy
leg was broken in six places between
the knee and the ankle, while the
Balmforth boy only suffered badly
bruised ankle. The men in the car
did not stop when they hit the boys,
but drove on at high rate of speed
and no trace has been found of
them since. Mr.. Johnston, who was
coming down from Idaho Falls at
the time, found the Cotter boy at
the side of the road suffering terribly
from his broken leg, while the Balm
forth youth tho very much dazed had
gone on to Shelley afoot for help.
The Cotter younth's father on re-
ceiving telegram came up from
Brigham City Sunday and took his
boy home, where he could receive
the best of care. Mr.. Cotter is willing
to pay anybody who finds out who
the men were that ran into his son.
The farmers report that the rain
of the last two weeks has spoiled
much hay which was down.
Mr.. Carrier was down from Idaho
Falls on Friday last.
The soda fountain will not close
at 10 o'clock in the evening at the
present time, as it is not deemed
necessary.
X. K. Short was a business visitor
to Idaho Falls on Friday last.
Miss Fern Foster expects her sis
ter Mrs. Clifford Galloway from the
east soon.
The front of the new Virginia
theatre now under construction from
present appearances promises to be
very attractive.
A number of Idaho Falls people
were down to the dance here ON last
Saturday night.
Mr.. Johnson was down from Idaho
Fails on Saturday last on business
concerning his pool hall here.
The pool halls did a rushing bust
ness last Saturday evening.
Many Of the drafted boys went to
Blackfoot on Saturday last to take
the required examination there.
Something went wrong with the
Shelley power plant last Saturday
evening and the lights were off for
about an hour.
James Jensen was a business
visitor to Blackfoot on Saturday last.
0. V. Hurdle was an Idaho Falls
visitor on Sunday last.
Port0r Foster returned home from
Pocatello on Friday last, where he
has been visiting with friends while
home on furlough.
!. H. Dean recently returned home
from mission. His many friends
are glad to see him back, after hav-
ing been gone two years on this i'm
portant calling.
Everybody is invited to the SER
vices at the M. e. church Come to
church once in a while.
j. c. Jones went to Roberts last
Thursday on business concerning
the firm of Moore and Jones.
Mrs. Clifford Galloway arrived from |
the east on Friday afternoon and |
will visit with her father and mother |
here for some time. Her father and |
mother are Mr.. and Mrs. C. s.
F. M. Davis went to Idaho Falls
last Monday on business.
Miss Fern Nicholson went to Idaho
Falls on Saturday last to visit with
friends.
Joe Mcguire is now in town work
ing as a mechanic
A large number from Shelley at
tended the dance at Firth last Fri
day evening.
A number of people here are plan
ming on taking trip thru Yellow
stone park soon.
The water wagon here keeps the
dust down pretty we'll with the aid
of rain once in a while.
Alfred Larson is home on a short
furlough. His many friends are sure
glad to see him.
Shelley played Idaho Falls baseball
at the latter place last Sunday. AL
tho the game was a good one, Shell
ley lost again thru her own errors.
1t was ten inning game, the score
being 8 to 2 in favor of Idaho Falls.
There were four accidents on the
main road here between Idaho Falls
and Pocatello during the last week.
Something should be done to avoid
such; if speeding were stopped many
accidents would be- avoided.
A group of young Shelley boys got
up a baseball team and played the
Firth and Basalt team last Sunday.
The score was IA to 16 in favor of
he Firth and Basalt boys. The