The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-01-30

METHODS OF TEACHING THE
YOUNG IDEA HOW TO SHOOT
One Of the Salmon teachers hands
in another bunch Of the literary ef-
forts of her young charges in the field
OF reporting current events that come
under their observation. The writ
ers are members of her fifth and
sixth grades. Here are few Of these
interesting compositions:
Yesterday morning when we got
up Grandmother looked out the win
dow and saw the water running on
the sidewalks. Soon it was running
in at the door and in the bedroom.
When l started home from school /
could hardly get home but when we
got up this morning the water had
gone down some.-DOrothy Helman
Sunday night a warm wind blew
very hard and melted nearly all the
saw" OA. 0AOhoay uuOI uluk lHe Wa
ter was all over just like a river. Mr..
Melvyn's ranch was covered with
water. The water has stopped run
ming now and it is just like spring
Lavinda Chaffee.
The Cheeroli Jazz orchestra start
ed Saturday night 1t was organized
and named by the physical culture
teacher, Miss Flesher.-Helen Hull.
Mrs. M. A. Ball has been staying
with Mrs. w. c. Smith and children
during the absence of Mr.. Smith.
Mrs. Atkins has also visited with
Mrs. Clarence Smith while Mr.. Smith
is in Nevada.-Elizabeth SEmith.
Some of the bridges have been
washed out along the Conlee lane
Edna Summers.
John Burggraf, who lives five miles
from Baker, has gone to Blackfoot
on business and thinks he will return
Wednesday Bell.
Monday when / was down in the
basement Clifford Dryer and Marvin
Smith had fight. Neither one lick
ed.-Max Hess.
l have often wondered if anyone
had noticed that the pussy willows
are out. Some times the people say
that when they are out it is sign of
an early spring. II so l am hoping
it will be very pleasant one for ev-
erybody.-Lillian King.
John Roberts was out the first
time January 81 for over two months.
His leg was broken and he still uses
crutches.-Richard Simmonds.
Monday came with a thaw that
surprised everybody. Jesse creek was
just about to overflow and the water
was awful muddy. Some of the sides
OF the mountains were cleared by the
thaw. The skating rink turned into
swimming pool and the men are
blasting the ice out of the river
Rudolph Steeples.
The skating rink is like a swim
ming hole since the thaw.-Kenneth
Swift.
In Salmon there has been a great
thdW. HC StIcclS are HOOQeQ ana
the roads are running with water.
The river has raised two feet. The
bees are out and the grass is grow
ing. Everything is muddy.-Fred
Rose.
The Bell Saved the Day for Both.
Marvin Smith and / had an awful
fight. 1t lasted about fifteen minutes.
The bell rang and neither one of us
Dryer.
Mrs. Elizabeth Reneger, Slippery"
Dillon's mother-in-law, slipped on
some ice and broke her arm. Ii is
broken between the wrist and the ell
bow.-Winnie Isley.
Green blades of grass are seen in
the lawns and pussy willows are
sending forth their spring message
Madeline Gates.
Saturday evening there was a bas-
ket ball game and dance afterward
when the new Cheeroli Jazz orches-
ira played. The orchestra was start
ed by Miss Flesher, physical culture
teacher and basket ball leader.-Ha-
eel Colwell.
This week we have been having
spring weather. The honey bees are
out and there are buds on the trees.
The whole town is flooded, many of
the houses have a foot OF water IN
Benjamin.
Saturday. January "a. Mrs. Rene
ger, Mrs. Dillon's mother, slipped on
the ice coming home from town and
broke her arm between the. elbow
and her wrist. DR.. Wright was call
Pope.
Ever since Christmas the river has
been frozen across from Randolphs
up the river for miles and during
these warm days the snow on the
melted and ran down on top
Of the ice until the water was six or
eight inches deep. Mr.. Randolph sup
posed the Ice would 60 out but Tues
day was able to cross with a team
the ice still being solid.-Charlotte
Randolph.