The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-06-24
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| Gooseberry pie, va! HUI! Rhubarb
too. Hupala! And strawberry short
cake. Have you tried some from the
home grown ones, the ones you have
watched from the bloom to the red
ripe, luciOus berries, watched the
tiny fuzzy berries begin to form,
then grow larger and the seeds be-
gin to show, the faint tinge of pink
give way to the bright red of the
| ripe berry and then the fun of pick
ing the first ones and last but not
least the eating of that short cake
that literally melts in your mouth?
Can't be grown here? Say, you all
don't know what you is talking
| bout And say, they beat those that
are shipped in by a country mile.
| Radishes, turnips, beets, greens, let
tuce and the peas growing fat on
the vines; say, don't it fairly make
your mouth water to think of all
the good things to eat that the little
old garden plot is handing out these
days? Maybe it did take some of the
men folks time when they thought
| they ought to have been spending it
on some of the other work but now
that it is placed before them they
sure pat themselves on the back that
they took the time
The CarlsOns attended the mid
summer picnic at the Simon Peterson
place given by the Lutheran church
of Firth. They report having had an
enjoyable day besides making way
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things to eat that were there in great
abundance. The boys say that if
anyone went away hungry it was
their own fault as even a blind man
might see.
G. o. Jensen made a trip to the
hills on Tuesday, returning Wednes-
day.
Mrs. David Johnson, her daughter,
Mrs. Mabel Call and Mrs. John
Thompson and daughter, Hazel, were
visitors at the w. E. Hall ranch on
Thursday.
David Gordon was caller at the
M. A. Jensen home on Thursday.
Mrs. Fred Twi1chell made trip to
Firth on Thursday, taking her
daughter, Frieda, to the train. Miss
! Frieda is living with her grand
mother, Mrs Shannon at Blackfoot,
and has been out for a short visit
with her mother and father.
Ethan Allen and Joseph Pratt of
WapellO, passed through Presto on
Wednesday on their way from the
hills. Mr.. Allen had been after
load of pine poles and Mr.. Pratt a
load of dry quaking aspen.
M. A. Jensen and family were in
Firth on Saturday and while there
attended the picture show. On their
way home they made a call at the
Chris Petersen ranch.
Adolph and Peter Bartausky made
a trip to the hills on Wednesday.
Frank Just and family motored
out from Blackfoot on Sunday to
Presto where they visited with rela-
tives.
Miss Hazel Quigley who has been
at the William Pratt home for some
time, has begun work in one of the
hospitals in Blackfoot
Mrs. Peter Fraile was caller at
the G. o. Jensen home on Friday.
| Frank Pratt made a business trip
to Firth on Saturday.
Fred Mackie was a Blackfoot yisi-
| tor on Sunday.
Miss Mabel Bennett has been
| spending the week in the hills with
the w. f. Hall party, who are a
Brush Greek. James and Mary
Dunn of Wicks and Miss Castor OF
Blackfoot, have also Joined the party
While most Of the farmers are
busy irrigating, things can usually
| be arranged so that at least one
member of the family can be away
/ from home. In this way many Of the