The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-07-29
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Whew! That's that any way and
I'm sure glad it's done. From all
sides rises the sentiment os relief for
job well done. The first crop OF
hay is in the stack and the hot wea-
Their combined with the irrigation is
making the second come along like
bad weed, and in just !, short time
the harvesting of the new crop Will
have to be started Practically all
the grain has been irrigated for the
last time, and some is beginning to
get yellow tinge, showing that it
is beginning to ripen, and the spuds
are getting far enough along so that
people are trying to find a mess of
new ones for the table.
Fred Bennett and family have been
enjoying an outing in the hills the
past week.
Jack Jensen was a business visitor
in Firth on Thursday
Albert Anthony and wife were call
ers at the G. o. Jensen home on Fri
day. Mr.. Anthony has been putting
UP the hay on contract at the Frank
Phillips ranch.
Frank Pratt made trip to the
hills after derrick timber for ]. A.
Vaughn on Wednesday, returning on
Friday. While in the hills M. Pratt
had narrow escape. After cutting
and loading his timber, Mr.. Pratt at
tempted to follow the ridge back to
the road at Miner Creek, and as he
was descending the hill both breast
straps and both pole straps broke,
letting the tongue down and the wa
gon ran into the horses, who became
frightened and ran, almost putting
the wagon and load over the hill into
the creek below; the reach broke and
the front wheels of the wagon were
dragged from under the load. Mr..
Pratt made a leap from the load and
retained his hold ON the lines, thus
managing to swerve the horses away
from the edge of the hill. When the
front wheels came out Mr.. Pratt lost
his hold on the reins and the horses
ran short distance and stopped. He
then spent several hours getting his
outfit into shape for the balance of
the trip home. He says that he
wouldn't advise anyone to attempt
to come down over the same route
that he did.
= William Murphy, of Firth, has been
out in Presto the past week aiding
William Pratt put his hay in the
stack.
A knitting works agent has been
calling on the people of Presto dur
ing the week, taking orders for the
different articles manufactured by
the knitting works.
Fred Twitchell made a trip to the
hills on Monday and returned on
Wednesday. He reports getting the
benefit Of several showers while up
there, the roads being so greasy that
it was almost impossible to bring out
load.
William Pratt made trip to Firth
on Tuesday.
Mrs Peter Kalferu and Mrs. Peter
Bartausky were callers at the R. D.
Hughes ranch on Saturday.
Adolph Bartausky was a Firth Wis
itOr on Thursday.
The ice cream freezer is being
made to do its duty these days, and
many gallon of the frozen dainty
is being devoured in this neighbor-
! hood. Several of the farmers have
ice which they stored last winter,
and they are now getting the benefit
OF the disagreeahle labor which they
expended in getting it stored.
Mrs. M. A. Jensen was a Firth Wis
itor on Wednesday,.
Glen Pratt was a caller at the G.
O. Jensen home on Tuesday.
The Reid family of Blackfoo., who
have the fortyacre tract south of
the Fred Stutznegger place, are out
doing some improvement work upon
their land.
Joseph Weidman and family, of
Firth, were callers at the Jacob
S,utznegger home on Sunday.
The Stoddard family, who are liv-
ing in the Beakley place, have been
having a seige of sickness. Several
OF the boys have been threatened
with typhoid fever, but are now i'm
proving and they now have hopes
that severe case can be averted,
Mrs. Peter Bartausky was a visitor
at the Peter Kalferd home on Sun
day.
o. Be'lville, of Blackfoot, accom-
panied by M. A. Jensen, was a caller
at the G. o. Jensen home on Sunday.
party composed of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. E. Hall, Mr.. and Mrs David john
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Call, Mr..
and Mrs. John Thompson, Joseph
Hall, Harry and Hester Thompson
and Edith Mackie, made the trip to
Seliars Creek on Sunday and remain
ed over Monday for the celebration