Paris Club backs town baseball drive for balls and bats
Citizens and business houses join a drive to raise funds for equipment as the town expects a fast semi pro season. Manager Gledhill urges donations and lists donors with Russell Clayton and Clifford Pearce coordinating. Teams including Montpelier Grace St Charles Tremonton Preston and Cokeville are arranging games.
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Paris Club
Paris
Gledhill
Russell Clayton
Clifford Pearce
Montpelier
Grace
St. Charles
Tremonton
Preston
Cokeville
Old Timer Visits Relatives in This City
Alvin Rich of McGrath Alberta Canada spent three months abroad in Bear Lake and Utah then returned home this week. He left in 1898 with wife and four children to settle in Canada and has prospered in real estate. he has 14 grandchildren there. Rich said he had not seen Utah for 20 years and Bear Lake for 17. McGrath population 1500, markets 2 million bushels of wheat to Liverpool and worldwide. Canada grows 160 million bushels of wheat annually. Evening papers can be read outdoors in McGrath until 10 p.m. due to long daylight.
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Alvin Rich
McGrath
Alberta
Canada
Bear Lake
Utah
Paris
Rich
Liverpool
Mr. Rich
Intimate Strangers Staged by Paris Second Ward
The Paris Second ward mutuals recreational committee presented the three act comedy Intimate Strangers at the Paris Opera House last Saturday April 16. Cast appeared in order of appearance with Edw H Shepherd William Ames Taft Budge Isabel Stuart Pearl Hoge Florence Lena Dunford Johnnie White Wan Ness Vallentine Henry Bedford Bird Aunt Eilen Beatrice Taylor Ruby Hoge and more. A moral notes that delaying friendship until calamity arrives leads to loneliness.
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Paris Second Ward
Paris Opera House
Kone
H. Shepherd William Ames
Taft Budge Isabel Stuart
Pearl Hoge Florence
Lena Dunford
Johnnie White
Wan Ness
Vallentine
Henry
E. Bedford ‘Bird
Eilen
Beatrice Taylor Mattle
Ruby Hoge
Fish Haven Squirrel War Ends After 4626 Killed
Residents split Fish Haven into North and South districts to kill crop destroying squirrels. The campaign closed last Friday with a victory dance for the winners. Total casualties 4,626 with 2,660 in the North and 1,876 in the South.
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Fish Haven
White folks the Alabama Minstrels Coming to Town
A brief item notes that "White folks" the Alabama Minstrels will perform in town next Wednesday, announced by George.
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The
Alabama Minstrels
George
Eye Specialist Dr. Chilton Schedules Visits in Paris and Montpelier
Dr. A G Chilton of Pocatello Optical Company will be in Paris on April 22 at 1 30 p m at the Stucks Home. He will also be in Montpelier on April 22 from 3 to 6 p m and on April 23 from 8 a m to 6 p m at Christman Jewelry Store.
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AG. Chilton
Pocatello Optical Company
Paris
Stucks
Montpelier
Christman Jewelry
Commissioners Choose Webb Hill Route for County Highway
County commissioners meeting at the courthouse selected the Webb Hill route for the highway from Sheep Creek to the Wyoming line. A telegram from state highway director J. D. Wood indicated Wyoming refused to connect if Pegram route was used, leaving Webb Hill as the definite option. Construction starts immediately and is to be completed this year with Wyoming connecting at Border to Cokeville Star Valley road.
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Board of County Commissioners
Court House
Webb Hill
Sheep Creek
Wyoming Line
J. D. Wood
Wyoming
Highway Department
Cokeville Star Valley
Forestry Week Highlights Bear Lake Ranger District Roles
American Forest week runs April 24 to 30 with emphasis on public forestry education. Bear Lake Ranger District near Paris covers 144000 acres on the Cache National Forest and supports 4400 cattle and horses plus 12500 sheep yearly, with timber and forage production sustaining local communities.
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United States
Canada
Forest Service
W.S. Averill
Bear Lake
Paris
For Mother Day Flowers and Love Honest Not Praise
Poem urging simple heartfelt love for mothers over showy phrases. It celebrates enduring affection, childhood memories, and family warmth expressed through sincere devotion rather than flattery. The piece emphasizes gratitude and ongoing care from children to their mother.
Miss Pearl Spencer Hosts Debating Teams At Easter Tea
Miss Pearl Spencer entertained the South Cade debating teams of this season and last at her home Friday evening with an Easter motif. Ten guests attended as yellow candles and flowers decorated the table and a taffy Easter basket was set at each plate. Druggist Hanes Otte and family, formerly of Paris and now in Evanston Wyoming, are in Logan this week for their mother’s funeral. Services were held Tuesday in the Sixth ward. L. H. Humphreys, formerly of Paris, chairs the Cache County roads committee and the Logan Canyon road project is a current goal. Russell Rich, son of Jesse P. Rich, won a recent Logan High cross country race against over twenty competitors.
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Pearl ‘Spencer
South Cade
Hanes Otte
Paris
Evanston
Wyo
Logan
Otte
L. H. Humphreys
Cache County
Logan Canyon
Russell Rich
Jesse P. Rich
Logan High School
Rich
Bear Lake County approves subrogation with Fidelity
In Paris Idaho on April 19 1927 the Bear Lake County Commission met to approve a subrogation agreement with Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland. The county received 219 648 05 dollars covering the Bank of Montpelier deposit bond after bank suspension. The board ordered the agreement signed and adjourned.
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Board of County—Commissioners
Paris
Bear Lake County
Idaho
FT Delity & Deposit Company OF Maryland
Bank of Montpelier
Beposit
Easy to Fix Clock
A commercial traveler at a nameless hotel wishes to catch an early morning train. A pro prefers a reset of a clock with a promise that the clock will work. She says sometimes it does not go and suggests touching the little hammer to fire it. The account presents a simple clock repair anecdote with odd phrasing.
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Gind
Ar Cainrin
Matty
Cet
Bates
M I A Try Outs Schedule Across Stakes May Dates
M I A try outs set for May 3 in all wards with three district groups Laketown Garden City and Fish Haven District No 1 includes St Charles Bloomington Paris wards District No 2 includes Ovid Lanark Liberty tests in Garden City Paris 1st ward and Liberty May 6 stake M I A meet at Bloomington May 14 interstake meet May 2 at Montpelier division meet June 1 at Preston winners advance to Salt Lake for grand church finals.
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Laketown
Garden City
Fish Haven
St. Charles
Bloomington
Paris
Ovid
Lanark
Liberty
Testd
Portneuf
Idaho
Bannock
Star Valley
Montpelier
Man at 76 Father of 87 Children in Bizarre Record
A Vienna medical association journal reports Bernard Scheinberg living near the German border is father to 87 children from two marriages. He had 69 children with his first wife who died at 60, including four quadruplets seven triplets and 16 twins. Sixty seven of the first wife’s children are living. His second marriage at 57 produced 18 children including two sets of triplets. his second wife is alive.
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Dare Lving
Vienna
Bernard
Scheinberg
Soda Springs Matron Mrs Jesse Law Buried Here
Funeral services were held at the ward chapel in Soda Springs for Mrs Jesse Law who died at the Soda Springs hospital after an appendectomy. Interment followed in Paris cemetery. She left a husband and seven children, the eldest 18, with additional relatives in Paris and nearby.
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Soda Springs
Jesse Law
Paris
Hir—Bane-2
Mes Susan_Law
STATE BAR LAW DECLARED voip Boise
If the supreme court accepts H. C. Edwards position after a bar commission suspension Edwards argues the act creating the bar is unconstitutional on multiple grounds. He cites due process hearing denial delegation of legislative and judicial power and misapplication of public funds.
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Boise
Supreme Court
H. C. Edwards
Bar Commission
Edwards
Supreme Court of Legislative
Commission
Supreme Court of the United States
Idaho
Farming Retarded by Late Spring in Bear Lake Idaho
The unseasonable weather delays plowing across Bear Lake county and southeastern Idaho. Cold winds and late snowpack keep fields dry delaying work, while old timers note it is the coldest April in years. Despite poor conditions, moisture is plentiful this year for crops.
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Bear Lake County
Idaho
Paris Opera House Presents Major New Event Next Wednesday
The Paris Opera House announces a big seasonal showcase with a new entertainment event debuting next Wednesday. Aimed at attracting a wide audience, the production promises notable performances and a vibrant program.
Registration books close Saturday at 9 p m
The registration books will be closed at 9 p m Saturday April 93 and unregistered voters will not be entitled to vote in the city election on April 2. W Smith Hoge city clerk is ex officio registrar of the city.
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W. Smith Hoge
The Cow and the Camp in Idaho’s Development
In south Idaho dairying and north Idaho mining fuel growth. January output shows over 1.5 million pounds of butter, 0.5 million pounds of cheese, and 650 thousand pounds of condensed milk. Shoshone County mines have paid net profits of about 126 million dollars over 24 years, averaging 5.25 million yearly, underscoring a future partnership between agriculture and mining across the state.
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Idaho
Shoshone County
Forest Supervisor Visits Paris Conference with Forester
Carl B. Arentson of Logan Utah, forest supervisor of the Gachon National Forest, was in Paris Tuesday and Wednesday this week conferring with Forester W S Averill.
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Carl B. Arentson
Logan
Utah
the -Gachon National Forest
Paris
W. S. Averill
Deer Season Prohibited in Bear Lake County for Two Years
Deputy Game Warden Jesse Dunn reports Idaho lawmakers revised game laws at the last session, banning deer hunting in Bear Lake county for two years. The measure aims to regulate deer populations and preserve wildlife.
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Jesse Dunn
Bear Lake County
Idaho
Monkey makes witty remark at zoo noted by widow
A brief zoo scene captures a widow noting a monkey’s quip about a strange new item as the animal scratches itself. The line signals humor in a moment of observation.
What would you call a man who hid behind a woman's skirts
A quip from Willler claiming a man who hides behind a woman's skirts is a magician. The line appears as a brief humorous exchange in a period print.
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Willler
Undoubtedly personal liberty sparks roadside warning
A Dallas News cartoon caption comments on driving risk from a driver who is overly self assured, warning that confidence can endanger passengers and others on the road.
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Dallas News
Minstrels of Alabama to Perform at Paris Opera House
The Alabama Minstrels with 80 male voices from the Paria Gleem Club and Fielding High School Glen Club visit Paris next Wednesday evening April 27. Directed by Prof. Irwin Jensen the company lists Earl Shepherd as business manager F J Foulger as stage manager and Edwin T Shepherd on costumes. The program promises vaudeville entertainment black cobra costumes and old time songs in a revived show seen as welcome news for Paris locals.
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Alabama Minstrels
Paris Opera House
Paria Gleen Club
Fielding High School Glen Club
Irwin Jensen
Earl Shepherd
F. J. Foulger
Edwin T. Shepherd
Paris
Miss Alta Jones Returns Home After Goitre Operation
Miss Alta Jones of Fish Haven visited Paria on Monday while returning from Salt Lake City where she underwent goitre surgery. She has been treated in Utah for a year and returns greatly improved. Mrs Jones was once a popular waitress at the Hotel Paris.
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Alta—Jones
Fish-Haven
Paria
Salt Lake
Miss Jones
Utah
Misa Jones
Paris
Returns From Portland With Stucki Family
Joseph Stucki local agent for Oregon Life Insurance Co returned home Tuesday after a two week visit to Portland Oregon accompanying his wife and Mrs Eliza Stucki and Miss Lillian Stucki daughter of Mrs Charles Stucki. Mrs Eliza Stucki visited her son Fred a World War soldier and patient at a government hospital at American Lakes Washington. Mrs Wm Hoge returned home with them after a pleasant visit at Twin Falls with her husband.
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Joseph Stucki
Oregon Life Insurance Co
Eliza Stucki
Lillian Stucki
Charles Stucki
Portland
Oregon
Fred
American Lakes
Washington
Wm. B. Hoge
Twin Falls
Man in Custody Attempts Suicide By Drinking Iodine
Frank Lane of Montpelier, jailed on a forged check charge, attempted suicide last night at 8 by drinking iodine. A stomach pump was used. only a small amount entered the stomach and his condition was not serious.
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Frank Lane
Montpelier
Baby Girl Born to Mr and Mrs Sam Wilks of St Charles
Merchant Sam Wilks and his wife welcome a baby girl born Sunday. The mother was formerly Miss Thelma Dunn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs James Dunn of this city. All concerned are doing nicely. Congratulations.
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Sam Wilks
St. Charles
Wilks
Thelma Dunn
James Dunn
Program Sunday at St Charles High School Choir Dance Evening
The Fielding High School Music and Dramatic departments present a Sunday program at St Charles next Sunday evening. The program features Fay Boys Glee with One Sweetly Solemn Thought and Trees, Wanda Michaelson ReadMe, Helen Cook Gadoliers, Lois Olsen Siting Round the Old Camp Fire and Steel Away, Boys Glee Sheep and Lambs and Ecstasy, Mignon Michaelson Reading, Marie Tueller Darling Mable and How Can I Leave Thee, Vyvian Michaelson I Want to go Down South Once More, and Boys Glee.
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St. Charles
the-Fielding H Igh Schooles
Fay Boys
Wanda Michaelson
Veseascorers
Helen Cook Gadoliers
Lois Olsen
Mignon Michaelson
Marie Tueller
Darling Mable
Vyvian Michaelson
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Second Ward Mutual
Ranger District
James
Dosis
DD. C. Rich
W. Smite ‘Hogh
Gotire
Izzy Murphy
George Jessel
Patsy Ruth Miler
Vera Gordon
Izzy
Davy Crockett
ALOMO
Cullen Landis
Laddie
Gene Stratton Porter
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