Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-01-26
CURRENT LOCAL NEWS

r. A. Goodiow was in town fror
his ranch at Sunnyside Friday.
Mrs. w. ]. Love Is visiting friend
at Nampa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Porter are tn
parents Of nine pound daughte
born Tuesday morning
Roy Davis and Walter Barrett wen
to Boise early In the week to enlis
In the navy, but was informed tina
the branch of the service they wished
to join was temporarily full up, 81
they decided to await vacancy.
Larkin ONeill, who enlistd In the
signal service some time ago, Is one
OF the young men from Fort Sam
Houtson who was appointed to take
the course at the third officers train
camp, and he is now at Omaha re-
ceiving the training.
In the statement OF men from Ell
more county In this paper last week,
the names OF Osborne Casey and
Fred A. Hansen, both well known
Mountain Home young men were in
advertantly left out.
+. b. Baird of Waitsburg, who Is
interested In some land here, was
in town Tuesday attending to mat
tiers of business and getting posted
on the situation In regard to real
estate movement.
Fayette Bach, who was discharged
from the army for physical dis
ability early In September, In re-
spouse to an inquiry from the ad-
justant general, was instructed to
register and fill out questionairre
which he did, Friday.
Henry Poole returned from Poca-
tello, where he has been working
for some time, the first of the week. |
Henry denies that the story OF his
marriage, which had gained curr-
ency In town, is true.
Rev. ID. s. Crane received letter
from his father In England a few
days ago, In which 1t stated that one
OF his cousins had been sent home
from the trenches with ten separate
bullet wounds, and that he would
recover from them.
The first member OF the Idaho
troops to die In France was LATE
Botkin, member OF Battery b., from
Nampa. Botkin had a number of
friends In this city. Mrs. Rex Colds
borough and m older son OF Mrs.
Frank Collins, having been school
mates with him several years ago.
The ladies of the Red Cross have
placed box In the Golden Rule
store In which to place old kid and
other leather gloves. The leather
In them will be stitched to solid
foundation and will then be made
up into waistcoats and chest pro-
tectors for the soldiers. Everyone
Is urged to hunt up their old dis
carded gloves and turn them In.
The First National bank has
supply OF blanks on hand for the /
making out of income tax reports {
which they will be glad to furnish Fl
heir customers. The making OF an /
income tax report is obligatory on ,
very single person having an In I
'ome OF more than $1,000 annually, @
md every head of family having q
IN income of $4,000 or more. This r
means net incomes. with all proper |
harges for the conduct OF the bust a
less one Ia engaged In deducted. n
The village board held a special .
neeting last Saturday night at which
was voted to buy 500 feet of new =
lose for the fire department. The
oard of fire insurance underwriters u
as promised reduction OF in
urance rates when greater amount y
hose ia available for use of the :
apartment. The council also elect =
d David Bourne deputy village :
larshall until such time as Marshall :
amer would be able to return. The =
cath of Mr.. Tanner Tuesday will =
robably result In the appointment !,
Mr.. Bourne to fill the vacancy. y
John Murphy who was employed =
ere several years for the Great
hoshone power company, and later
y the Idaho Power company, and is Ia
ell known to the residents of this =,
Icfnity, and Charles Bates, who I'M =,
last September, are two more !,
ames which have been turned In to .,
Ills office, as men in the service OF -