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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1922
Page
1
The primary election attracted little public interest across precincts as judges failed to post tabulated votes outside polling places. Delays followed sealed reports and late canvassing, with officials unable to promptly wire results. A full table will be published when commissioners canvass the vote.
A dense OCR list outlines district judges commissioners clerks treasurers assessors and attorneys for East Montpelier and surrounding towns. Names include O R Baum P J Evans D C McDougal W R Morgan Silas L Wright W B Trowbridge Walter Clark and Geraint Humpherys among many others with multiple districts and precincts detailed.
A fragmented OCR lists multiple state and local officials with titles and partial names. Names include State Senator Ola Transrom State Representative Joseph Bag SeaE Henry W Lockhart and others such as John Hunt F T Shepherd Bertrand Orr Ed C Rich Asa Athay and George Wilcox with roles in commissions clerk sheriff treasurer assessor attorney probate judge surveyor coroner and at least one St Charles commission mention.
News briefs report Indiana and Illinois coal operators declining to attend a Cleveland wage negotiation conference led by John J. Lewis. Indiana’s Morton Gould notes the stance aligns with Indiana sentiment. Illinois secretary G Honnold cites a similar response.
Mrs Elya Pugmire wife of Lionel Pugmire of St Charles died Tuesday afternoon at their home after a typhoid fever illness. Funeral services will be held Friday morning from the ward chapel in St Charles. Mrs Pugmire had been ill for four weeks and contracted the disease while nursing her husband who has suffered typhoid since last March. Grasshoppers are reported near R F Crawfords farm on Canyon street but damage is minimal and extermination precautions are under way.
A letter from Hilder Rex Sutton in Walverpool England dated July 19 1922 thanks Paris Post readers for the paper while describing missionary work in South Wales amid opposition and misrepresentation The Pittsburg coal producers association rejects a four state conference but is willing to negotiate a wage scale in the district A Southern Pacific notice in Ogden says workers who stayed on will not be displaced during the strike Uniontown reports deputies fighting a mob at the Fayetter mine tipple with a long shootout and search parties in the woods for attackers
Miss Mabel Athay daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Athay left Sunday morning for Beckwith Wyoming to visit at the ranch of Mr and Mrs bese Cote Miss Margaret Bolton waitress at the Hotel Parisis is leaving for Twin Falls Friday morning on an indefinite visit
Addison T. Smith Idaho’s representative discusses postwar recovery and conditions in the east and Idaho. He cites railroad and coal strikes as delaying improvement, notes banks hold funds for new enterprises, praises crop prospects, and mentions plans for tariff and merchant marine bills. He also highlights federal appropriations for irrigation projects and road/forest infrastructure in Idaho.
Hundreds of tourists pass through Paris weekly from Beveral da Selake shore testing up and enjoy the scenery and comforts at Bear Lake. The visitors plan to advertise the area widely based on their experiences.
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