County Agent Proposed by County Board at Meeting
At a regular board meeting the idea of hiring a county agent was presented by R H Riordian of the University of Idaho extension department. The board proposed Elmore and Owyhee counties share the expense and set plans for a joint meeting to finalize the arrangement. The agent would advise on agriculture and livestock and could lead squirrel control to protect crops and range resources.
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Board of County Commissioners
R. H. Riordian
University of Idaho
Riordian
Elmore
Owyhee
Owyhee County
Silver City
Hobbs
John Benham
Water Abundant at Little Camas Reservoir
Solon McCoy, long time resident, returns from Little Camas and notes unusually heavy runoff for the time of year. He estimates the Little Camas Reservoir is about three fifths full and that creek water is plentiful this season.
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Solon McCoy
Little Camas
Mr. McCoy
Izaak Walton League Organized Steps Toward Charter
Organizers circulated petitions last Saturday and over twenty members have paid dues for one year. Ten names are required to secure a charter, which has been sent to the national headquarters and is expected soon. The league promotes fish and game propagation, protection for sportsmen, trout restocking, and social activities. Seven new members will be received after the charter arrives, with a hoped for roll of one hundred members in the near future.
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Izaak Walton League
League
Record of straight hits at Mountain Home shoot
R. W. Smith led the field with a straight string in the official score at the Mountain Home Rod and Gun Club weekly shoot. Frank Hendricks also scored straight in practice. Ideal weather produced several Spodecores with shooters including W. H. Braden, Warren Gorrell, M. C. Helm, Jim Tye, Guy Henderson and others.
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R. W. Smith
Mountain Home
Rod and Gun Club
Frank Hendricks
H. L. Braden
Warren Gorrell
M. C. Helm
Frank
Nominations Fill Village Council Ticket Near Deadline
With April 27 city election looming, village nominations pulled in late. John Goodall and O B Cannon declined after petitions circulated. J W O Daniels and J W Morton joined by petition. Guy Henderson added as well. About eighty two voters are registered.
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Anderson
John Goodall
0. B. Cannon
J. W. O'Daniels
J. W. Morton
F. M. Hobbs
Guy Henderson
Goodall
New Car for County Assessor
The board of county commissioners bought a Buick touring car for County Assessor Trathen to replace his aging vehicle. Trathen traveled to Boise on Wednesday to collect the new machine.
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Board of County Commissioners
Trathen
Boise
Marriage Licenses Issued This Week
County Clerk F M Hobbs reports licenses issued this week. Felipe Garay and Miss Ylaria Urquiry were married by Father Michael last Monday with witnesses Domingo Monasterro and Pillar Ayestaraw. An additional license was issued on April 8 to John Dechambeau of Eagle and Mae Smith of Boise.
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F. M. Hobbs
Felipe Garay
Ylaria Urquiry
Michael
Domingo Monasterro
Pillar Ayestaraw
John Dechambeau
Eagle
Mae Smith
Boise
Joint Birthday Dinner Honors Fathers Across Two Families
Etta Edgar and Mary Lee Morton hosted a joint birthday dinner for their fathers whose birthdays were three days apart. The hosts planned and served the meal with a cake marked by a question mark made of candies. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Morton, Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Edgar, Richard and Robert Edgar, Etta Edgar, and Mary Lee Morton. The local school closed Thursday to allow students to attend the Boise Main Line celebration.
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Etta Ed-gar
Mary Lee Morton
J. Robert Morton
Robert T. Edgar
Richard
Robert Edgar
Etta Edgar
Clean-Up Week Sets Citywide Campaign Next Week
The village council announces a city clean-up starting Monday the 20th through Saturday the 25th. Property owners are asked to tidy premises and use a free city truck on Wednesday to haul two barrels of garbage per owner. Clean-up campaigns are common nationwide with beneficial results.
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United States
Main Line Means Rate Reduction Through Boise
Union Pacific releases new tariff effective April 16 outlining substantial passenger rate cuts to south Idaho and Utah points. Reductions average about $1, with further decreases expected to eastern destinations such as Omaha and Chicago once calculated. Also notes Sheriff Arthur A. Stevens visited Glenns Ferry last Monday.
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Boise
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Idaho
Utah
Omaha
Chicago
New Train Schedule For U P Trains
Westbound trains listed at 10 28 am 2 03 pm 3 64 pm 11 59 pm. Eastbound services include 6 26 am 12 35 pm 7 32 pm 8 40 pm. Train 5 skips Mountain Home for passengers. Train 6 will carry passengers Huntington to Glenns Ferry. East of Glenns Perry transfer to Number 24.
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Boise
Mountain Home
Glenna Ferry
Halley
Twin Falls
American Falls
Pocatello
Idaho Falla
Ogden
Utah
Salt Lake
Butte, Mont
Huntington
Glenns Ferry
Glenns Perry
Duryea Arrested for Wife Desertion in King Hill Case
Sheriff A A Stevens arrested J C Duryea on a wife desertion charge after a Reno case. He posted $500 bond in Idaho and was released. Governor Moore extradited him to Nevada for trial amid a custody dispute over two children, ages 9 and 6, with the children to stay in Idaho per a court appointment.
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King Hill
Reno
Nevada
A. A. Stevens
J. C. Duryea
Duryea
Justice of the Peace Downs
Mr. Duryea
C. C. Moore
Nevada City
Witneries
Idaho
Dana EB. Brinck
Peaches Winter-Killed Threaten Orchard Yield Near Grind View
John W. Morton, owner of a large peach orchard near Grind View, reports that nearly all tree buds were winter killed by last winter's extreme cold. He harvested about half the usual yield last year and predicts a much smaller crop this season.
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John W. Morton
Grind View
Mr. Morton
Sheepmen discuss range consolidation plan in Idaho
About twenty local sheepmen gathered at the Mellen Hotel with Forest Supervisors Benedict of Sawtooth at Hailey and Mean of Boise to consider consolidating scattered forest grazing areas. Little progress was reported. An adopted rule requires permit holders to own real estate commensurate with holdings.
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Mellen Hotel
Benedict
Sawtooth National Forest
Hailey
Mark Mean
Boise Forests
Wool Sales at Local Warehouse Dates Set
Wik T Montgomery announces wool sales at local warehouses on Wednesday April 22, April 29 and May 6. A carload or more of sheep pelts will be offered at the first sale attracting buyers and bargains. Estimated 2,000,000 pounds of wool will be shipped from Mountain Home this year, making the city a major Oregon Short Line shipping point.
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Wik T. Montgomery
Mr. Montgomery
Mountain Home
Thin City
Oregon
Mountain Home Business Sees Uptick as Shoppers Return
Business generally is on the up grade in Mounta'n Home. Last Tuesday local stores were busy nearly all day with out of town shoppers. Nearby vicinities are realizing they can trade here as well as in Boise without the extra expense of traveling to the capital.
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Mounta
Boise
Death claims Mrs Wetherell in Mountain Home
Mrs Rachel Wetherell died at her son's home last Tuesday evening. Old age listed as the cause. Born April 19 1846 in New York state, she lived in Wisconsin before marrying Clarke Wetherell on July 4 1868. They moved to Kaho Mountain Home in 1910. She leaves son C R Wetherell and daughter-in-law who taught locally, plus a sister in Los Angeles. Funeral at Zacher Chapel Wednesday at two. Interment in Masonic Cemetery.
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Mountain Home
Rachael Wetherell
Wetherell
New York State
Wisconsin
Clarke Wetherell
Kaho
C. R. Wetherell
Los Angeles
Zacher Chapel
Taylor
Masonic Cemetery
Theron Palemeter Visits Battle Creek In Changeful Return
Theron Palemeter of Battle Creek Michigan and former Mountain Home resident visits his aunt Mrs Minnie Magden. Though a boy when he left thirteen years ago he notes many changes in the city while his father, a carpenter, helped build many local structures.
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Theron Palemeter
Battle Creek
Michigan
Mountain Home
Minnie Magden
Palemeter
Commercial Club Elects Officers Mountain Home
Mountain Home Commercial Club members met Friday at secretary A F Andersons office. H L Braden was elected president and Floyd C White vice president. R W Beckwith and Geo L Wharton were chosen to fill the board vacancy. A committee of Ben Ross and Floyd C White was appointed to study railroad park improvements and consider subscriptions.
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Mountain Home Commercial Club
A. F. Anderson
H. L. Braden
Floyd C. White
R. W. Beckwith
Geo. L. Wharton
R. W. Smith
Ben Ross
Wool shipments to start from Mountain Home
About sixty carloads of wool will be shipped from Mountain Home this year per a statement by the local Union Pacific agent. The wool has begun moving with about five carloads already sent this week to eastern markets.
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Mountain Home
Union Pacific Railroad
Dixie Brown Injured by Falling Milk Bottle
Little Dixie Brown of Mountain Home was badly cut while on roller skates carrying a milk bottle. The bottle shattered and glass lacerated her arm, needing several stitches.
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Little Dixie Brown
W. B. Brown
Mountain Home
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Elmore County
Little
Arthur A. Stevens
U. P
Forest Rangers
Commercial Club
Dixie Brown
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