Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1919-01-10

from Star valley have been noticed
ON our streets this week, which re-
minds us of times before the out
break OF the flu epidemic. and which
also reminds us that any further pro-
hibition of public gatherings, schools
included, Is without necessity In fact.
At an early hour on New Years
morn the stork paid it's first visit to
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wy
att of Champaign, ILL.,, and left a lit
tie daughter A recent letter from
there stated that the mOher and babe
were doing nicely. Mrs. Wyatt was
formerly Miss Genevieve Hom OF this
city.
Tom Hartman arrived home We'd
nesday from Camp Lee, Va. where he
had been for q couple of months. He
was mustered out at Camp Dodge.
Elisha and Charlie Strong went
to Evanston this morning to attend
the funeral of their sister. Effie. who
died there yesterday. She was 20
years of age.
The late VIM. r.. Roberts OF Salt
Lake and ]. e. Simmons of Soda
Springs, both carried insurance In
the Modern Woodmen of America.
the former $1,000 and the latter
| $4,000. Last week Harry Hull, clerk
| OF the order In Montpelier, received
checks in payment of these policies
and they were forwarded to the re-
spective benefciaries.
George Koford and family returned
last week from Portland, where they
had been for the past five months.
Mr.. Koford worked IN the ship yards
there up to the time the war ended.
Since then there has been but little
doing in the yards and a. there was
no work in other lines he decided "a
return to Montpelier and he says that
he 10 glad to get back.
Mrs. o. H. oroo went to Laramie
Wednesday to visit for 3 couple OF
weeks at the home of her son, Hayes
Dad" Bryan received . welcome
message Wednesday morning frOm
his son, Bates, announcing his safe
arrival from overseas. Bates stated
that he would be detained for de
mobilization for q couple OF weeks
! as soon az he could get here after be
ing mustered ont OF service.
Rev. J. G.. A. Martin retained Wed
nesday from Boise where he wen
last week upon being informed Of thi
! illness of Mrs. Martin, who In still i
though improved. He stopped owe
at PoeatelIo on his return trip 70 Wis
IL a married daughter. Notwith
standing there are . large number o
cases of influenza IN both Boise an.
Pocatello, the ban On public meeting
and gatherings are lifted with no ~
parent danger Of the spread OF tn
: disease, he reports.
Charley Cheney returned Wednea
: day from an auto trip to Star valley
= Charlie said there nothing unusus
Iabonf making an auto trip 20 tbs
lsectIon, but he does claim that IL
e unusual 20 make the drive In m aut
8 at this season OF the year In the r
J. marhahIy short time IN which j
made Il. He drove from here 20 a
ton last Sunday In just TO hours 81
0 thirty-fxa minutes. and mmde the r
a turn trip Wednesday in two houl
, rand ffty-flve minutes. He was della.
J. ed fully fifteen minutes coming hon
e by meeting teams.
We have had more steady col
weather the past month than tn
i section has experienced for 3 nnn
10 Der Of years. There have been wi
I terra when we had colder wealth
It than that Of the past month but 4
r cold spell has not lasted 50 long Sin
+ the 10th Of last month the thermo1
eter has registered below zero on
+ nights. The coolest was on Dec.
= and Jan. 1, when the thermOmet
4 registered Is below both might
'. Tuesday and Wednesday nights
e this week II was IL below. y
81 highest temperature Of any mig
n since Dec. 10 waR 1e below zeF0
1.-THE nighE Of Dee. -.