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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1921
Page
4
Charlie Chaplin reportedly earned a million dollars for one year of work under a First National Pictures contract. The star was to appear in twelve productions, with payments totaling one million by year end, a figure later matched by an eight picture deal at the same salary level.
Chaplin produced the million dollar picture The Kid after halting half his contract with Associated First National Pictures. He spent twelve months and paid all production costs himself. The Kid drew strong public approval and is slated to show at the Novelty Theatre September 1 and 2.
County commissioners meet at 10 a m August 15 1921 with members Morgan Hart Sullivan Kunz and others. They appoint M B Cherry as Justice of the Peace for Montpelier Precinct and authorize a new typewriter for the Clerk. Bills and warrants are approved for various county expenses including burial costs telegraph stamps and office supplies.
District No. 8 records show payments to suppliers and labor for road work. Names include W. & M. Co. plus several Kunz, Derricott, Hymas, Kung, and related workers with numerous small charges and adjournment note for September 12.
Avon Van Noy was found guilty of slaughtering cattle on the range in Idaho and selling it in Wyoming. Judge Davis fined him 150 dollars and sentenced him to 60 days in county jail. Deputy Walter Webber brought him from Thayne, Wyoming to Soda Springs for the hearing.
J. R. Pugmire requests the return of a baby carriage and other items borrowed from a Paris camp. Please return to his residence in Paris and cover costs as noted. Publication date unknown. notice seeks restitution.
Last Saturday the Gardner boys Ivan Arch and Obed suffered ptomaine poisoning from a can of corn. One boy detected odd taste but symptoms appeared later with delirium and convulsions. Medical aid quickly arrived and the youths recovered.
Laketown residents note a family vacation to Zion’s Chief City with Bishop George Hu, while a local male quartet joins in the journey. Ernest Johnson’s service at Randolph drew the community as they sang The Vacant Chair. Olive Irwin, resting from work, returns to Salt Lake City for a family birthday. Samuel Burgess family visits Hyde Park kin and old friends. Sarah Elizabeth Robinson, once Laketown’s first young lady clerk, remains a fixture in church and Sunday school life.
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