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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1920
Page
5
A piano and a high grade player piano in good condition near Paris are offered for sale. They are slightly used and priced as a bargain with flexible payment terms by Lyric Music Company located at 2524 Washington Ave Ogden Utah.
The Bear Lake Phosphate Company of Paris Idaho has filed for a phosphate lease on lands in section 5 and part of section 8, Township 14 South Range 43 East Hols Meridian. Adverse claimants must file in the Blackfoot Idaho Land Office by September 21 1920 or their claims will be disregarded in the lease grant.
Ernest D Hymas of Liberty Idaho has filed notice of intention to make final three year proof to establish his homestead claim on a parcel in Township 13 South Range 43 East Boise Meridian. The hearing before United States Commissioner W Smith Hoge at Paris Idaho is set for October 9 1920 with witnesses Orson W Hymas David T Orr Thomas Roberts and Charles Derricott.
Twenty two years ago in Paris report notes the funeral for Michael Dehler aged 76 held in the Second Ward meeting house with German services and English remarks by Pres. Budge and Bishop Price. J A Stucki spoke German as singing under Jacob Tueller Jr. led by instruction.
A letter recalls a wedding move to the Philippine Islands where a native boy jokes he watches through the keyhole after a rebuke about entering a room. The piece ends with a note urging exploration of a newly finished Bear Lake route described as picturesque.
The article promotes a Guarantee Fund Life policy as the best choice for policyholders, emphasizing ample protection at a low cost and minimal focus on extras. It cites 8. N. Kunz, district manager, Montpelier Idaho, with W. R. Hymas of Liberty and Wilford Tueller of Paris as resident managers.
Independent School District No. 2 of Bear Lake County Idaho schedules its annual meeting and election for Sept 7 1920 at the district schoolhouse. A 10 am session will select a judge and clerk, set special tax if approved, decide school term length and other school business. Polls open 1 pm. Two three year trustees to replace Shephard and Sutton. Also a vote on an extra special tax to transport children to and from school. Only resident freeholders or heads of families may vote on the special tax. Dated Aug 21 1920.
Arrangements are complete for a celebration at Lava Hot Springs on Thursday August 26 honoring the formal opening of Idaho’s new state natatorium. The modern pool, one of the largest in the intermountain region, is state owned and controlled. Rev H S Hamilton of Pocatello Methodist Church will give an address during the program.
The piece extols a beloved woman known for a sunny disposition and calm judgment. It notes her seven day serenity and the ability to see both sides of every issue, analyzing causes behind actions and offering balanced, just assessments rather than swift censure.
Engineers from the United States reclamation service prepare for construction of the American Falls dam to back up water five miles and supply the Gooding district. The project may submerge American Falls town and Oregon Short Line tracks, moving them to higher ground while doubling stored water and aiding irrigation in the Snake river valley.
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