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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1921
Page
1
The piece urges Paris residents to push forward with courage and perseverance for a bright 1922. It compares citizens to chess pawns and urges backing local industry, paying debts, welcoming visitors, and not yielding to hardship. It calls for determination and communal effort to ensure progress in the new year.
Fish Haven residents celebrate recent heavy snowfall seen as securing next season’s water. The Relief Society held a December social at Mrs. Martha Shirley’s home. Bishop C O Shirley grew ill but improved. A pie dance aided missionary funds with near full town turnout. several residents travel for family events and local work continues in canyon timbering.
The author argues 1920 was a unique, abnormal year driven by wartime demand and public spending. It should be viewed as a relic, not a standard for 1921, with comparisons better made against the 1915–1920 five year average.
The Bloomington Idaho irrigation company held a directors meeting on January 6 1922 appointing a 496 per share assessment payable by January 14 1922 to J P Briscoe Bloomington Idaho. Delinquent shares were advertised for public auction and sale on January 21 1922 with notice to stockholders by Brigcos Secretary at Bloomington Idaho.
Snow continues to fall with twenty three inches on the level in Garden City and twenty one inches at Swan Creek three miles north. Alonzo Cook of Rupert Idaho visits his son L L Cook and plans to stay the winter. Fred Hildt underwent appendectomy at Montpelier Hospital and is reported to be recovering well. Elders Fred J Price and Edward Sutton of Paris spoke at Sunday services. Under district supervision pupils will perform a Cantata this winter season.
A December report from Liberty details the death of Thomas Gambling, funeral services with multiple speakers, and survivor list including R C Gambling Boise and John Gambling Sharon. Other notes mention Mrs. Thomas Gambiling ill in Pocatello and local folks attending church events and a musical program.
Sarah C Hymas wife of Bishop James Hymas of Lanark died December 11 at her Liberty home after a long illness. The funeral in Liberty ward Tuesday featured speeches by church leaders including W R Morgan and B P Hymas, with six speakers praising her saintly life. She was born February 15 1847 in Pittsburg and joined the LDS church in the Ohio River area before migrating to Utah in 1868 and later moving to Liberty in 1881 with her husband. She served as Lanark Relief Society president and remained active in church work until death. She left twelve children, sixty three grandchildren, ten great grandchildren, and many relatives and friends to mourn.
Summer complaints cite rabbits as more destructive than ground squirrels on local farms. County Agent plans weeks of rabbit control work if weather permits and farmers participate in community groups to keep costs low.
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