The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-12-02
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The coming of Thanksgiving has
reminded the children of the neigh
borhood that the holidays are near
and many are the questions that
are being asked as to how long it is
going to be until Christmas. In the
mean time they are making prepar-
atoms for their entertainment at the
school and many little brain Wis
ions Santa Claus instead of the geo.
graphy or spelling lesson.
The ranking of the school chill
dren for the past month has been
placed upon the blackboard again
with Olive Jensen ranking first in
the seventh grade Max Jensen first
in the sixth and Kermit Bennett
second, Phyllis Just first in the
fourth and Stella Kalferd second,
Rachael Teeples first in the third
and Maxine Larsen second, Virgil
Jensen first in the first grade and
John Olerain second. There are no
pupils in the second, fifth or eighth
grades Of the school at the present
time. Our teacher, Mrs. Davis, is
to be commended for placing the
rankings of the different grades up
on the board as " stimulates the
children to strive harder to get their
names on the roll OF honor.
Monday of the past week seems to
have been a favoriee day for many
OF the people of this neighborhood
to do their shopping in Firth. Ed
die Kalferd, Peter Bartausky and
son, Joseph, Sim and Walter Chris
topherson, Fred Stutznegger, Mr..
and Mrs. Jack Jensen and children
and G. o. Jensen and wife all Sc
lected that day as their time for
making the trip.
Mrs. Cora Bithell of Wapello was
a visitor at the home Of her father,
James Mackie, on Tuesday.
On Monday and Tuesday the en-
gineer of the Fort Hall Reclamation
project had force Of men placing
a dam in the government canal at
the point where Sand Creek crosses
the canal. This dam is placed in the
canal each fall in order to keep the
waters of Sand Creek from flowing
down the canal during the winter
months as the freezing Of the water
in the large metal flume at the M.
A. Jensen place often causes i great
deal of damage to the structure If
the waters are not diverted.
Mrs. Peter Bartausky was visi-
tor at the r. d. Hughes home on
Tuesday.
Gordon Vaughn and family were
Blackfoot visitors on Thursday.
Mrs. Orvil Davis made trip to
Blackfoot on Friday, taking her ba-
by which had been i'll, to see the
doctor. We are glad to report that
it is now very much improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Hall were
| Firth visitors on Tuesday.
Lorenzo Dennison of Manti, Utah
who has been visiting with relatives
returned to his home in Utah on
Monday.
Jack Jensen made trip to the
| hills after wood on Thursday, re-
turning on Wednesday.
Fred Stutznegger was shopper
in Firth on Thursday.
Mary Pratt, who is attending high
school in Blackfoot, spent the week
end with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
William Pratt.
M. A. Jensen ranch on Thursday ev-
ening.
Mrs. w. E. Hall made the triI
to Firth on Friday evening after
her daughter Miss. Leona who came
came out to spend the week end
Fred Twitchell made a business
| trip to Firth on Mnoday.
G.O.Jensen was caller at thu
James Mackie ranch on Midday.
Potatoes and sugar beets are still
travelling from this district to mark
ct, large loads may be encounteret
on the road leading to Firth mos
any hour of the day.
Fred Mackie has been busy thu
past few days overhauling a Fort
car.
James Pratt was business visi
tor in Firth on Monday.
Fred Stutznegger made a trip tt
the hills on Tuesday after wood ant
reports the hills to be alive will
men and teams after wood of mos
any kind.
Sim Christopherson was a Firtl
visitor on Monday evening.
Tightening up OF barns and eel
lars for the coming cold weathe
goes on apace in this neighborhoot
and when Jack Frost visits us Will
his fighting clothes on he will fint
few places in which he can do mucl
damage.
Herds of sheep are passing thr,
here every day now on their wa!
from the hills, the sheep men ar
all trying to get out of the hills be
fore any heavy SHOWS arrive.
Thanksgiving day has come an,
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