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Newspaper

Paris Post

Location

Paris, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Apr 19, 1912

Page

8

Paris Post Ad Shows Local Happenings andBusiness Notes

Millinery arrivals at Spencer's and special prices on ladies white lawn waists. School election results in Paris favor Geo Spencer Jr for another term. tax levy approved. Local real estate talks as F T Shepherd and W F Morgan attend Burley land sale. Community notices include Arbor Day postponement and Boost Bear Lake campaign. Infant Fay Teeples obituary and local illness updates.

Spencer’s Paris Geo. B. Spencer Jr Edward Sutton F. T. Shepnerd W. FE. Morgan Burley Idaho Mr. Morgan Burley Fred

Christensen elected school trustee at Bloomington election

Bloomington notes report A O Christensen won the school trustee seat in the April 15 election. Conference visitors to Salt Lake have returned after a good trip. Nels Peterson family suffers typhoid fever with three daughters ill and one just recovering. Miss Niven Welker is sick. A son registered at Fred Jacobsen’s home on Saturday the 13th.

A. O. Christensen Salt Lake Nels Peterson

St Charles School Votes Eight Mill Tax and Trustees Elected

In St Charles the school election approved an eight mill tax. J W Linford and Chas H Brewer were elected trustees for two and three years. Six candidates ran, generating notable enthusiasm. The Stork left two boys with the Arnell family and a girl with the Hills.

J. W. Linford Chas. H. Brewer

San Francisco Exhibition Proposal Promises Grand Trip

A Boise connection in Paris promotes a scheme offering a Polo trip to San Francisco with 146 dollars total via staged deposits. It includes standard Pullman birth covers 2000 dollar insurance, 14 hotel days, auto trips, 12 Panama Pacific admissions, 20 amusements, and a steamboat bay trip. If the promoter dies, heirs collect the money.

Jamison Boise Paris Alfred Shepherd San Francisco Standard-Pullman Bell

County buys road equipment for highway upgrades

The Board of County Commissioners purchased six Troy dump boxes six Fresno scrapers and six King road drags to improve public highways. Two of each unit were sent to road districts to smooth roads after storms and keep them in good shape with appointed overseers monitoring maintenance. The plan aims to reduce taxpayer complaints as funds are used to improve roads.

Board of County Commissioners Troy Fresno

Pensions for Indian War Veterans Expanded

Washington April 10 House Bill 19800 amended and to be favorably reported extends pensions to soldiers and widows who served 1865 to 1898 in Indian Wars. The act offers twelve to twenty dollars monthly. Citizens urged to send name and address to Henry Hegner Washington DC to obtain proof copies of the bill.

Washing D. C House Committee On Pensions Henry Hegner Delaware Ave Washington, D. C

Bridge Kills Engineer Near Granger

Early last Monday morning J. O. Brown of Montpelier was struck on the head by a narrow bridge while traveling west from Granger and killed instantly. He was a veteran freight engineer and left a wife, children, and many friends.

J. O. Brown Granger Mr. Roberts Mr. Short Brown Montpelier

Alma Peterson Visits Pars and Local Court Notes

Mr. Alma Peterson of Huntsville Utah visits Pars. he just returned from a Europe mission. Lot 08161 won Lyric Theatre prize, Joe Wilcox awarded. Tomorrow a full orchestra and films. matinee tomorrow afternoon. Mrs Will TH Young hosts wool pulling contest with prize to Mr Wilcox and Mrs Hayward. Dr Hayward praises his wife as county wool pulling champion. Judge Budge presides in Fifth District this week substituting for Judge Gwinn. Budge runs for Supreme Bench and is favored locally. Fremont County News.

Alma Peterson Huntsville Utah Miner G. Wilcox Pars Peterson Europe Lyric Theatre Joe Wilcox Hern Will TH. Young Wilcox Hayward Budge Gwinn Pocatello Budge Budge Fremont Supreme Bench Fremont County News

Auction of Secondhand Farm Tools and Implements

A sale offers Dane Junior Ricker and others secondhand farm gear including a rake a mowing machine deering mower grinding stone a pair of John Deere hand plows a steel harrow a sulky plow and a grinding tool all in good condition. Prices described as astounding bargains.

McCornick Deering Milwaukee

Arbor Day Declared in Bear Lake County Idaho

In compliance with statutes and a governor proclamation I Alfred A Hart County Superintendent set apart April 26 as Arbor Day in Bear Lake County Idaho for planting trees and shrubs and suitable exercises.

Idaho Hawley Alfred A. Hart Bear Lake County

Big Idaho state lands to be sold at public auction

Burley Idaho to sell 6500 acres of state school lands in Twin Falls County in 40 acre tracts. Maximum 150 acres per buyer. Minimum appraised value 10 per acre. Rich irrigation land near Mindoka project. Payment terms include small down payment and annual installments at 6 percent. Special excursion rates offered via Oregon Short Line Railroad.

Burley Idaho Twin Falls Mindid‘oka Oregon Short Line Railroad

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Jos. FR Shepherd Thc Academy of Idaho Miss Jones W. H. Jones The Emerson School N. P T. Minson Montpelier Opera House Biter Bros. Drug Co J. H. Tenio Royal Typewriter Heber Smedley Edna Athay Montpelier Milling Company Fielding Academy L. L. Cook Fish Haven Paris Post Inter Ocean Farmer Higgins Jos Shepherd Mercantile Company Alfred W. Shepherd Spry Bear Lake Valley Bear Lake Ezra L. Kunz Bern Nepi Dustin John Benson Randolph Royal Pope Fay Teeples O. P. Satterthwaite William Cook David Johnson Dr. Hayward Bloomington Fred Jacobsen ST. Charles William Arnell William Hill Bridge Western Moline Plow Company Harrows Fanning Mills FAN Mills Borpee Shepherd Merc. CO Catt Early W. Smiru Hook Bear Lake CO Bear Lake County “Abstract CO Ihado Castgria Tga Chilton Bear Lake Livery Company John J. Jewett Telephone NO Adaho Sharon Clydesdale Association Bolvhouse Scottland Studo Lanark Ovid Joho Gertseh
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