Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-06-29

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ICE Phone 1922. Before p. M.
The Catholic ladies social was a
grand success.
Buy your wood and coal now.
Boise ayette Lumber Co.
r. ]. Sandlin was In town from
Lenox Tuesday.
II you hear the Pathophone, You
will bay no other. g. A. HERDER.
Arthur Mouser, who operates an
auto livery In Boise, was in town
with party Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. M. Rucker and
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Brace were
visitors. here from Glenns Ferry
Wednesday.
The total amount raised In Elmore
county for the recent big drive has
passed $500, and the money still
comes In almost every day.
Jack Robins and wife who has
been In California for the past year
has returned to Mountain Home.
Mrs. Anna Il. Bullock of Racine,
Wisconsin, and Mrs. M. f. Towns
end OF Commerce. Texas, are visit
ing with their sister, Mrs. r, @.
Tickn0r.
There will be meeting Of stock
men and farmers at Caldwell ON the
18th of July, to agree on price to
be paid for hay this season. Several
local men expect to attend.
Henry Tahara, japanese gardner
from Boise has been coming to Noun
tain Home every Wednesday with q
heavy truch load OF vegetables and
berries during the entire season.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. |. Purcell of
Weiser visited at the r. w. Simp-
kins home Wednesday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Purcell are on a wedding trip, having
been married at Weiser last Sunday
A washout west of Nampa caused
east-bound trains to be many hours
late Monday, so the news of the
Austrian defeat did not reach town
until late In the afternoon.
Dan Reber returned Thursday
from Kansas City where he spent the
winter. Mr.. Reber announces that
he will start In short time to pump
out the Daley Consolidated at Dixie
and recommence development work.
Fire started last Saturday In the
back room of August Kunnecke's
butcher shop, but was put out with
only small amount Of damage being
done. Mr. Kunnecke was severely
scorched on the face and hands while
lighting the fire.
A report from Featherville,
brought In by Frank McWilliams,
says that John Lape has uncovered
vein of ore In prospect he has
been working, so rich that the gold
can be seen In the rock at distance
of fifteen feet.
The thrift stamp drive under
County Manager A. F. Anderson has
been going ON all week, but Friday
afternoon as this Is written, we are
unable to obtain figures on the total
amount of thrift stamp purchases
pledged. The drive will be kept up
until Saturday night and at that time
Elmore county will probably DO safely
over ner quota of Si14,000.00.
There is a considerable shortage of
hay hands here and at Grand View.
Nearly all the farmers are paying
$500 day and board, the price
fixed by the farm markets bureau,
though few have boosted that price
to $3.50.
Two women were In town early In
the week selling some of the famous
Pastor Russell books. One of the
Russell books has been suppressed
by the government and we were I'M
able to discover II this one was Of
fered for sale.
John Tate was thrown from q
horse the first OF the week on the
Boise river and suffered two broken
shoulder blades. DR.. Mather accom-
panied him to Boise hospital We'd
nesday, where 1t was necessary to
fasten the fractured bones with silver
wire In order to make them stay In