Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-10-13
Local and Personal

A. j. BelmOre OF Glenns Ferry were
hunting in the Atlanta neighborhood
last week They secured two goats
and one deer.
Edgar Stevens, who formerly was
the owner of the Bascom ranch near
Featherville, selling out eight or
nine years ago and moving to Maine,
has returned to his beloved Idaho.
He figured out that he had quite
number of years yet to live, and that
right here was the best place on
earth in which to spend them. He
will locate somewhere in Gilmore
county, the exact spot not being
picked out as yet.
Mrs. Rupert Winters of Feather
vile is visiting here this week.
Mrs. Sam Oliver, who recently re-
ceived several painful burns while
visiting her mother, Mrs. May Lar
son, at Pine, was in Mountain Home
recently for treatment. 1t was
feared that the burns had become in
fected, but she was able to return to
Pine Monday.
The new cottages at Featherville
are now being plastered, and when
they are finished will be the contest
houses imaginable. The dredge COM
| pany has installed a fine water sys-
tenn, not alone for domestic use, but
for fire protection as well, and the
Featherville inhabitants feel quite
citifed. Featherville is on its way
to a lively and prosperous future.
Dan Kirby and son-in-law, Free
Phippen, were in Mountain Home
Sunday and went on to Atlanta.
Ward Keith, connected with the
department of the government which
has to do with water power conser-
walton, has been here for several
days looking after his mothers prop
erty on Rattlesnake creek and max
Tug 6OliG improvements.
Mr.. Davidson, the newly appointed
forest ranger for the Atlanta district,
passed through Mountain Home Fri
day with his household effects. He
has taken up his duties in his new
field. The same conveyance which
hauled Mr.. DaVidsons goods, took
out the household effects of his pred
ecessor, Mr.. Selby.
Travellers going up in the neigh
borhood of Pine, Featherville and
Rocky Bar report that they are con-
stantly expecting to come in sight of
a big sawmill, on account of the
sound filling the air. Everyone in
that section is at present saving up
wood for winters use.
Arthur A. Stevens, our sheriff, was
in Smith Prairie Tuesday serving
some legal papers.
Charlie Hatcher of Smith Prairie
was in Mountain Home Monday on
business.
Frank Bowers and wife of Smith
Prairie were noticed on our streets
Monday.
George E. Butler of Atlanta, coun-
y commissioner from the third dis
riot, was in Mountain Home this
week attending the quarterly meet
ng of the Board of County Commits
toner's While in the city Mr.. But
er made us pleasant call.
A. w. Wicher of Indian Cove was
business in Mountain
-ome Friday of last week.
Mrs. G. H. Allan spent last week
Boise visiting relatives and
lends.
Ernest Pearson and wife of Poca-
ITO visited Mrs. Parsons parents,
r. and Mrs. Manion, Sunday and
onday. Mr.. Pearson was in bust
'ss in Mountain Home some years
o, and here took to wife Miss Flor
ee Manion, who for number of
ars was a successful teacher in our
bile school,
Rev. and Mrs. E. ]. Ingham of
andview took train here Tuesday
ening for Ogden, where they were
meet their daughter on her way
st to California. Rev. Mr.. Ingham
cached at the Congregational
lroh here Sunday evening on his
home from Hammett, where he
d services in the forenoon.
About year ago, while on a trip
the upper country, JEFF Whitson
a pair of glasses which had en-
led in the case his Masonic lodge
sipt and some clippings. One day
past week they were found in a
ners chicken coon and returned