Exploring Bear Lake Canyon Cave by Local Explorers
An exploring party led by a committee visited St Charles Canyon cave near Bear Lake on a day trip from Montpelier Paris St Charles and Fish Haven. They learned the cave is a cool chamber with lime stalactites and stalagmites and a history of animal habitation. Authorities will seal the cave to prevent vandalism until development work begins.
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Bear Lake
St. Charles
Canyon Cave
Montpelier
Paris
Fish Haven
W. S. Averill
St. Charles Big Creek
Timpanagous Cave
Utah
Forest Department
Say It With Slogans And Win An Election Maybe
The Post features a piece by Elmo Scott Watson exploring how campaign slogans influence electoral outcomes. It notes a Maryland woman and a man wrote a slogan for the 1928 Presidential race and asks if strong slogans can swing voters.
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Maryland
White House
the Post
Elmo Scott Watson
New Faculty Named for Emerson School Season 1927-28
The Emerson School opens for the 1927-1928 term on Monday September 12 with Wilford Price returning as principal. Signed for the season are Amos B Hulme Golden Tueller Phylliss Athay Mrs Zula Cole Ella Smedley Alice Evans Lasea Allred and Prof Irwin Jensen.
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The
Emerson
Wilford Price
Amos B. Hulme
Golden Tueller
Phylliss Athay
Zula Cole
Ella Smedley
Alice Evans
Lasea Allred
Irwin Jensen
Songs of Plain Folks Verse on farm life and dreams
A poem longing for rural work and honest labor. It evokes pulling teams, furrowed soil, wind, plowing, and the joy of family home life with a hopeful call to live bravely and dream and do. The speaker cherishes lark songs and farmer laughter as symbols of true love and wholesome living.
Widening Canyon Road Contract Let Near Logan Canyon
The Logan River crossing near the Herman Johnson farm will be rerouted after Wheelwright Construction Company of Ogden won the bid. The move aims to reduce accidents at the Utah Idaho boundary crossroads north of Richmond as heavy traffic grows. Federal aid may be sought for cement or macadam surfacing next year.
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Logan Canyon
Herman Johnson
Wheelwright Construction Company of
Ogden
State Road Commission
Cache County Commission
Court House
Logan River
K. C Wright
Utah-Idaho Boundary Line
Richmond
H. H. Blood
The
Road Commission
State Expenditure Reaches Big Total for 1925 26
Boise Idaho expenditures for the 1925 26 biennium total 23 511 049 with 15 873 576 charged to state government debt service 3 876 000 other uses 374 629 trust and agency accounts and 13 934 suspense funds Education accounts consumed 32 percent of the total while highways and bridges accounted for 42 percent of state funds for the period The report was presented to the state board of equalization in Boise this week by budget officer George W Lewis
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Boise
Idaho
George W. Lewis
State Board of Equalization
Visiting Yellowstone Park Party Heads West
Earl Shepferd a Bear Lake State Bank teller and his wife plan an annual vacation touring Yellowstone National Park. They will be joined by Mrs Shep herd’s parents President and Mrs Josh Shepherd of Logan Utah.
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Yellowstone Park
Earl Shepferd
The
Bear Lake
Quarterly Stake Conference Set for Bear Lake City
The Bear Lake Stake will hold its fall quarterly conference in Bear Lake City starting Saturday September 10. Auxiliary conventions will run alongside the main meeting with representatives from Salt Lake expected to attend.
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Bear Lake
Salt Lake
Miss Arvilla Wilcox Marries Thadd Farnsworth
Miss Arvilla Wilcox daughter of Mr and Mrs Elmer A Wilcox married Thadd Farnsworth of Salt Lake City last week They will live in Montpelier for a year before moving to Salt Lake where the groom is employed The bride is warmly wished happiness and prosperity by the community and the Post
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Arvilla Wilcox
Elmer A Wilcoy
Thadd Farnsworth
Salt Lake City
Montpelier
Alt” Lake
Idaho Reports Bumper Potato Crop For 1927
Idaho expects 21,977,000 bushels from its largest potato crop with 26 percent more acreage than 1926. Weather and growing conditions boosted yields. 1927 harvest reached 16,198,000 bushels versus a five year average of 13,720,000. National forecast rises to 410,714,000 bushels, up 18 million from July.
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Idaho
United States
Flower Show to Be Held at Unity Cottage Paris
A flower show will take place at the Unity Cottage in Paris on Saturday August 27 under the Bear Lake Stake Relief Society. Open to all contestants with ribbon prizes for categories including Best Collection from a Ward Best Potted Geranium Best Potted Fern Best Potted Begonia Best Potted Petunia Best bouquet of Sweet Peas mixed Best bouquet of Sweet Peas one color Best bouquet of Mixed Flowers Best Bouquet of Dallahs Best Bouquet of Gladiolas Best Bouquet of Asters mixed Best Bouquet of Asters one kind.
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Unity Cottage
Paris
Bear Lake Stake Relief Society
Mother's and Daughter's Day Outing at Bear Lake Stake
The Bear Lake Stake hosts a Mothers and Daughters Day on Wednesday at Paris Tabernacle lawn. Program at 2:30 includes Girl's chorus, vocal selections, violin solo, and a tribute to mothers. Events include games and lunch, with each ward managing its members.
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Bear Lake
Tabernacle Lawn
Paris
Tabernacle
Lois Rich
Ella Welker
St. Charles
Bloomington
Ovid
Liberty
Baldridge asks Idaho cities to identify themselves
Boise August 16 Governor H C Baldridge asked C C Thompson president of the Idaho Airways Association and Ralph E Thomas secretary of the Idaho state chamber of commerce to help satisfy Secretary Hoover's request that all Idaho communities paint the city name on the top of the highest building Identification from the air will aid both military and commercial pilots.
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Boise
H. C. Baldridge
C. C. Thompson
Idaho Airways Association
Ralph E. Thomas
Idaho State Chamber of Commerce
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Idaho
Merrill Named President of Idaho Bar Association
A. L. Merrill of Pocatello was elected president of the Idaho State Bar during its third annual two day session in Boise. Frank Martin of Boise completed his term as president, C. H. Potts of Coeur dAlene was elected northern district commissioner, and Sam Stary. Chief Justice Isaac N. Sullivan reflected on the pioneer bench and bar. Dr J W Barton of Moscow discussed psychology in testimony and James F P Ailshie of Coeur d Alene explored law uniformity.
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Boise
A. L. Merrill
Pocatello
Idaho State Bar
Merrill
Frank Martin
C. H Potts
Coeur d’Alene
J. W. Barton
Moscow
University of Idaho
James FP
Ailshie
Lamp Drys Damp Shoes With Small Electric Bulb
A Popular Science Monthly note explains damp shoes boots or overshoes can be dried thoroughly in about thirty minutes using a lighted electric bulb on an extension cord. The heat is mild enough to insert the lamp directly into the shoe or boot.
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Popular Science Monthly
John Kane Pocatello Tribune Sports Editor Dies
John H. Kane, 33, longtime sports editor of the Pocatello Tribune, died after complications from an operation. Funeral services will be held at St. Joseph's Cathedral. He was a two year Idaho Athletic Commission member and lived in Pocatello with surviving widow, two sisters, and a brother.
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Pocatello
John H. Kane
St. Joseph's Cathedral
Kane
Pocatello Tribune
Intermountain West
Idaho Athletic Commission
William Mullen
G. Edward Schaeffer
Detroit
Robert Kane
New York City
Notice of School Property Auction at Fielding High
Notice that Fielding High School property will be sold to the highest bidder no later than Friday August 26 1927. Clerk Jastl Dunford signs the notice.
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Fielding High
Dunford
Dunford Family Reunion Set at Old Dunford Home
Notice announces a Dunford Family reunion at the Old Dunford Home in Bloomington on Friday August 19. The date marks the 77th anniversary of the late Dr. A B Dunford of Salt Lake City who kept his birthday with his mother at the Old Home. Relatives are urged to attend for matters of vital interest. a-18. JAS L DUNFORD.
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Dunford
Origin of the Lloyds name linked to London underwriters
The name Lloyds traces to Edward Lloyds coffee house in Tower Street where underwriters met in the Seventeenth century, giving rise to the Underwriters' Association of London.
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Lloyd's
Underwriters’ Association of London
Edward Lloyd
Tower Street
Evans Family Hold Reunion and Elect Officers
A Evans family reunion was held in Evanston Wyoming at the city park with 75 attendees. Officers elected include Oscar J Evans president and Ellen E Hunter 2nd vice president, with members from Evanston Ogden St Charles and Randolph Utah directing genealogical temple excursions and recreational activities. The group designated Evanston as future meeting place.
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Evans
Evanston
Wyoming
Maurice Evans
Oscar J. Evans
Ogden
Utah
Shelley E. Cleveland
St. Charles
Ellen E. Hunter
Susan Evans
Katherine Bailey
Wyo
Danial Laker
SQ Charles
Carrie Marshal
Martha Johnston
Randolph
Lena Danke
Caroline McPhee
Sarah Harris
Cornelius Evans
Thos. Danks
John Laker
Seed peas praised from Bear Lake trials visit
John A. Cuthbert of John Allen Seed Company visited Bear Lake and inspected trial seed pea plots. He called the seed peas among the finest he had seen and collected samples. County Agent Kearl accompanied him on the inspection.
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John A. Cuthbert
John Allen Seed Company
St. Anthony
Bear Lake
Kearl
High Quality Hay Crop Report Indicates Strong Yield
Reports from across the country show high yielding hay crops with most harvests completed without rain damage. Alfalfa, clover and meadow hay are notably productive. Estimated production stands at 2,964,000 tons, above the five year average of 2,744,000 and last year’s 2,768,000 tons.
Bears Prove Menace to Central Idaho Sheep Pastures
Lewiston reports bears threaten central Idaho ranges as the Dobbin & Huffman company notes five big bears killed by crow and five by herders. E K Luna says berries and abundant food drive the bears toward sheep outfits east of Weippe while the animals currently avoid direct contact with the flocks.
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Lewiston
Forest Ranges
Idaho
E. K. Luna
Dobbin & Huffman Company
Weippe
Mr. Luna
Madden
Borah for President Club Organized in Meridian
A Meridian Republican meeting formed a Borah for President Club with unanimous support for nominating and electing Idaho Senator William F. Borah. Officers elected were George F. Carter as president Knute Westerhelm as president and John F. Baird as secretary treasurer.
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Meridian
Borah
Idaho
W. F. Borah
United
George F. Carter
Knute Westerhelm
John F Baird
Mountain States Telephone rate rise hearing in Rexburg
Boise officials Will H. Gibson and Frank E. Smith will visit Rexburg on August 19 to hear Mountain States Telephone's request to raise business telephone rates from 4.50 to 5.00. Rexburg business leaders oppose the increase.
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Will H. Gibson
Frank E. Smith
Boise
Rexburg
Mountain States Telephone Company
Bears sighted in Yellowstone total 248 this summer
A Yellowstone report records 248 bears along highways and feeding grounds this summer including 174 black and brown and 74 grizzlies. Among them are 41 cubs and a notable mother with four cubs.
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Yellowstone Park
City Council Reduces Tax Rate by One Mill
A city council session at City Hall approved Ordinance No.141 fixing the 1927 property tax rate at 22 mills, a one mill reduction from last year. The intake project to Paris Canyon was deferred until next spring, and Robert Vallentine was appointed to fill the vacant council seat left by H L Spencer, with his committees to take over Spencer’s assignments.
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Paris Canyon
Robert Vallentine
H. L. Spencer
Spencer
Wallentine
Two Applicants Filings For University of Idaho Presidency
The Idaho Post reports two applications were filed to succeed Dr. A H Upham as University of Idaho president. Names are withheld and neither candidate likely has a doctor’s degree or prior educational experience. Commissioner W O D Vincent says the board will actively seek a qualified man without waiting for a candidate to appear. Upham resigns February 7 to become Miami University president.
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Board of Education
A. H. Upham
University of Idaho
Idaho Post
Boise
Lyceum
W. OD. Vincent
Commissioner of Education
Intsa
Dr. Upham
Moscow
Miami University
Oxford
Ohio
Upham
E. K. Lindley
County Fair Edition Plans for Paris Post Readers
The Paris Post announces a County Fair edition to publish valley region resources and local business listings. The Editor asks businesses to submit mailing list names for copies and requests prompt information to arrange the print run.
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Paris Post
J A Aland Family Holds Third Annual Reunion at Bear Lake
The J A Aland family held its third annual reunion last Saturday at Levi Aland’s summer home near Bear Lake Hot Springs. Sixty five descendants attended an elaborate banquet and enjoyed baths and games. Attending families included Bishop and Mrs John A Aland, Hyrum Esterholdt, Levi Aland, Milford Aturphy, Land Esterholdt, Fred Jacobson, Ernest Payne, Roy Jacobson, Hubert Jacobson, Lorenzo Grimmett, Sterling Jensen and Aland Pearl Aland, Montee, among others from Pegram Bloomington Paris Idaho Falls and Kansas.
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J. A. Aland
Levi Aland
Bear Lake
Milford—Aturphy
Land Esterholdt
Pegram
Fred Jacobson
Ernest Payne
Roy Jacobson
Hubert Jacobson
Bloomington
Lorenzo Grimmett
Paris
Sterling Jensen
Aland F
Pearl Aland
Idaho Falls
Montee
Kansas
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James Lewis Hays
Canyon Road
Wilcox
Farnsworth
Laketown
Baldridge
Idaho-Bar-Association
John Kane
Bears-Prove-Menace
Yellowstone
ALA
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