Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-07-27


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K, W. Simpkins was q business
caller at Boise Thursday and Friday.
Henry Koch, the Hammett mer-
chant, was visitor in town Friday.
County Auditor M. Hobbs pur-
chased new Huppmobile car from
John w. Morton Tuesday.
Ed Weaver recently sold his resi-
dence in town to Joe Bennett and has
given possession.
Scion Mccoy was business visitor
in town from Little Camas Wednes-
day and Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. G. Rowe of Grand
View We're visitors in the city last
Sunday.
A. A. Sessions went to Parma by
auto Wednesday, where he will spend
several days at his ranch.
Bert Mckibbin left Tuesday for
Tildon, Nebraska, for a ten days
visit with his mother and sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. l.. Dunn OF Bliss
spent last Sunday in Mountain Home
as guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Trathen. i
Judge ]. G. Watts was down from
whore he is spending
his summer vacation camping with
his family, several days this week.
Mrs E. s. Gillette of King Hill
and Mrs. N. u. Yergenson OF Emmett |
are house guest at the r. w. Simp-
kins home.
Mrs. w. d. Evans, Misses June and |
Emile were visitors In town from |
Castle Creek Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
T. e. Walker, travelling auditor
Of the Home Lumber company, was In
town Friday on his regular visit to
the local yard
Miss Helen Pascoe, who is attend |
ing the summer normal at Boise,
spent the week end with Miss De-
Merse Morton.
Mrs. Clarence Manion and two
small sons from Tulsa, Oklahoma,
are visiting with Judge and Mrs.
W. H. Manion.
Mrs. Geo. Doss has just received |
the sad news of the death OF her !,
brother, II. G. Howard, in Santa
California.
DIR. and Mrs. Whitaker and Mr.. |
and Mrs. r. M. Wheeler made trip |
to Boise Sunday in DR.. Whittaker's |
car.
The village council has hung new
flag in front Of the council chamber
to replace the old one that had be-
come faded and tattered as the re-
suit Of year of wear.
G. e. Rogers has been here for the
past week attending to the adjust
ment of the loss on his house north
of town, which was badly damaged
by fire some weeks ago.
Carl Lindquist, for the past year
manager of the Mountain Home yard
of the Home lumber company, has
resigned his position and expects to
leave for the coast with his family
about the middle of next month, or
as soon as the company sends man
to relieve him.
]. b. Brennan returned Friday
from visit to Boston and other
eastern points, where he had been
for the past month. Mr.. Brennan
resigned his position as agent for the
Oregon Short Line last month to en-
list in the navy, and expects his call
for service within the next few days.
1t Is reported that water spout
on Cayuse creek In the northern
part of the county about two weeks
ago did considerable amount of
damage and killed several head of
range stock, some of which were
washed four and five miles down the
creek on the crest of the flood, which
is said to have been more than forty
feet high.
Two names have been supplied us
of Gilmore county men who did not
appear on the list published In the
Republican last week. They are
Edward Mason, son of Rev. G. Il.
Mason, who is at Camp Lewis having
been called from Ada county, and
Thomas Potter, who is in a labor reg
iment encamped for training at Fort