The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-07
THOMAS

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Mrs. William Price entertained q
number of neighbors and friends at
card party Friday evening, Feb.
81. An enjoyable time was had by
all present.
Mrs. Julia Novas entertained on
Saturday, Feb. 20, in honor of Mrs.
John Twiggs, who was leaving for
Caldwell to visit for some time with
her daughter Mrs. Edward Moody of
that place. The evening was spent
in card playing with midgnight re-
freshments. Following were the
guests: Mr.. and Mrs. John Twigs,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Price, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. D. Mckenzie, all Of Thomas
and the Corbridge family of Sterling.
Five Hundred was played until 8
O'Clock in the morning, when the
guests sought their several abodes
declaring they had had the time of
their lives.
The Lewis Speaker sale on Monday
was what we call bowling success.
The crowd was large and there was
no time lost in the bidding. There
was lots of stuff to sell and Mr.. Ken
nedy was on the job all the time
without rest or breakdown. Hogs,
horses and cattle commanded high
prices. One $500 pound span of
mares sold for $500 and a second
hand, two-way plow was bid in at
$95.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allcorn have again
left Thomas for the east, with the
intention of making their home
there. This is the sixth time these
old people have LEFT with similar in
tentions, but each time the western
lure brings them back to Thomas.
Glen Burriston, who recently from
the training camp in Texas, where he
trained for aerial service, says he
was somewhat disappointed after
training so long not to be permitted
to use a little of his skill across the
pond.
August Sjostrom, who has been
with the colors, is home again. He
did not go overseas, as one leg
which was injured in an auto acct
dent some time ago, gave out in a
thirty mile force march, given as a
durance test just before the boys
were to sail. This condemned him
from overseas work, so he was trans
ferred to the dental department Of
the army training camp and did his
bit fixing up the boys, who had had
no previous trouble with Ford cars.
P. ]. ,Fjelstead is in receipt of a
message from his son stating that
he and the bishops son, Thomas
', llliams, have landed in New York
and will soon be mustered out and
at home once more. These two boys
of the motorcycle corps were volun-
teers and among the first of our boys
to go across. They have been to-
gether all the time since leaving
home. They served as dispatch rid
ers attached to headquarters at
Paris, running from there to all
points where american troops were
in action. The armistice was de-
clared on Norman's birthday and
just one year from the day he en-
tered the service.
z, A .Broadhead has purchased the
forty acre tract of land formerly
owned by Robert Hoare, from Mr..
Brienhalt, who purchased the Hoare
interests here. With the property
Mr.. Broadhead bought a Fordson
tractor, which he sold to Joe Davis
for use on the dry farm tract east
of Shelley and Goshen.
Mrs. Paul Alfred entertained in
honor of her own and her little
nephews birthday Sunday, Feb. rs.
Mrs., Alfred was twenty-seven years
of age and her nephew, baby Briscoe
was one year of age on that date.
Besides the Alfred family there were
present Mr.. and Mrs. John Baker
Miss Annie Baker and Mr.. and Mrs.
B. E. Briscoe and children. Ice
cream and mince pie were served
and good time was enjoyed.
Mrs. A. Stranger and Mrs. Kate
Kelley of Iona, nieces of I. H. Alfred,
visited at the home of their cousin
Mrs. Herbert Adams in Blackfoot on
Saturday and made hasty run out
to Thomas on Sunday. Mrs. Kelley
gave her husband to the colors two
days after thew were married. He
is still with the flag.
T. H. Alfred is transacting business
in Springfield for few days.
A. ]. Reese and wife returned
home Friday from an extended visit
in Utah county, Uath.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Hammond,
who recently bought the Orval
Yancey home, spent Sunday after
noon with Mr.. and Mrs. Paul H. ALL
red Mr.. Hammond is leasing his
sheep to farmers in small bands.
Pershing's dashing Yankee boys will
never cross the main"
So the saucy German said-it was
boast in vain.
They lodged around the U-boats,
against the German wits;
The Yankee boys soon landed and
got bead on Fritz.
1t made the allies happy and the Bel
gians mighty glad,
To see them plug the Teutons until
they'd hollar Kamarad.
They soon had the Huns going on