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Newspaper
Filer Record
Location
Filer, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1919
Page
3
On Tuesday qualified voters in Filer were expected to name councilmen for a two year term but no ballots were cast or polling stations opened. The town clerk allegedly forgot election notices causing unprecedented apathy and no public interest. The present board is expected to hold over and vacancies may be filled by late nominees.
Vernie Munyon arrived home Monday after serving at the battle front. He reports feeling fine despite wounds and hardships. He says Idaho looks good, but home feels even better. Parents were to meet him at the depot. Local friends Lou Manyon and Mr. Sealey met the train at Twin Falls and escorted him home.
A Friday evening banquet promises a chicken dinner and a smoker for men who serve community welfare. The event invites every progressive citizen including business professionals farmers and laborers to attend and help form an organization to unite local interests for the common good.
The Ladies Aid Society will meet at the M. E. Church on Wednesday April 20. Members are asked to bring thimbles and a lunch will be served in the basement. Hostesses are Mesdames Murry Huges and Edwards. All are welcome.
A small wedding was held Wednesday evening April 16 in Filer for Margaret Hawkins and Warren Nuzman. Rev CG Deal officiated with Marguerite Greenwood presenting the ring. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Hawkins, wore white silk georgette and carried white bridal roses. The groom, a returned soldier, served in Hawaii and formerly lived in Soldier Kansas.
The Record promotes a subscription deal offering a six month premium with cash subscriptions, sending a year for the subscriber and a half year to another address. Past six weeks purchasers get the same, with optional credit until October 1 for weekly headers, but the premium only on cash payments.
W F Brecken resigns from the Twin Falls County Fair Association directorate due to duties as county commissioner. Carl Miller of Castleford is named to succeed him but is in Chicago and unlikely to return until mid May. it is uncertain whether he will accept the board seat. Miller is considered a splendid man for the role and may take it.
May be coming home art Anderson received a letter from his brother Stanley in France. The note says he believes he will be shipped home after fumigation and delousing and includes a camp poem about soldiers waiting home. The verses imagine peace in Europe and returning to loved ones, with wartime lines reflecting hope and humor.
Olson and Andrews won cash prizes in a rough bout at the Bernardi show in Twin Falls. They returned last night to again take purses, Olson adding $20 for a 10 minute clash with Ajax or Jack Burns. Management warned they would be barred from future matches unless a finish bout is arranged. Both wrestlers accepted any conditions.
A year end report from Chistons records 684 carloads received and 1313 forwarded, totaling 1907. Including an expected 50 percent boost from focal shipments, total near 3000 carloads in twelve months. Local pride notes Filer as a top town of its size in the state. Mrs Mae Magur and Mrs Thelma Shear left for Salt Lake and Oden. Arthur Owings writes from France, hospitalized after eye injury from a hair while clipping mules.
A speaker laments in prayer about hindering Filer Idaho’s growth for profit. He claims decades of knocking, keeping rivals out of business, and preventing new enterprises. He admits fear of losing influence as the town prospers, asking God to maintain a standstill to preserve his clout.
The Idaho campaign for the Victory Loan shows strong public support with police backing and determination to meet quotas quickly. Counties aim to exceed targets within days aided by a traveling train with speakers and war trophies and a flying circus in Pocatello and Boise. The War Department kept its rigid schedule and did not adjust it.
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