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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1920
Page
8
John A Wallis editor notes social scenes in Paris with Mrs Grimmett and visitors from Liberty Montpelier and Salt Lake City. Students and teachers from L D S Business College Oakley and Fielding Academy alumni are home for holidays. An organ sale and local confectionery brag about Christmas mix.
A Christmas program will be given in the Second ward meeting house tonight. On New Year’s morning at 10 o’clock a Christmas tree program will be held for Sunday School members of that ward.
Paris Post notes a grand holiday week with a dance for married folks at the Paris Pavilion next Wednesday. Mrs. Whittle and Gwen Rich visit, six new subscribers join, and the paper laments Christmas paper shortages after a strong sales push.
Arthur Budge sheriff of Bear Lake County Idaho will apply to the board of county commissioners at the January 10 1921 meeting for a deputy and needed clerical assistance. notice published per Section 3700 of the Idaho Compiled Laws dated December 8 1920.
James Dunn Assessor Bear Lake County will apply to the Board at its regular meeting per Section 3700 of the Idaho Compiled Laws. Dated December 8 1920. James Dunn Assessor.
Amy Munk the Bear Lake County Idaho Treasurer will apply to the Board of County Commissioners at the January 10 1921 meeting for a deputy and clerical assistance as needed This public notice is dated December 8 1920 and published in compliance with Idaho laws.
S H R rich clerk Aud Rec of Bear Lake County Idaho will apply to the Bear Lake County Board of Commissioners at their January 10 1921 meeting for a deputy and clerical assistance as needed This notice is published under Section 3700 Compiled Laws of Idaho Dated December 8 1930
Hugh Morgan of Liberty and Edna Keetch of this town married in Logan temple last week. The couple, popular with younger friends, received a shower at Bishop Keetch's home with many useful gifts. A recent performance by the mutuals raised 85 dollars for their treasury.
President Roy A. Welker left Wednesday morning for Poca Tello to attend the social convention of all stakes, signaling regional gatherings and official duties.
Laffayette Pearce, an aged townsman, was found dead in his bed Thursday night by his nephew Demo Pearce and Orson Larson after his window blinds were drawn and he hadn’t been seen all day. The coroner’s inquest cited heart failure and old age. Funeral services set for Monday in Randolph Ward Tabernacle. Bryan Athay and Harold Sutton rode a nine mile train trip Saturday to the north and back the same day.
The American Farm Bureau Federation pressed for rail rate reforms and lake freight use to move wheat, prompting the Shipping Board to equip ships for grain handling and the Interstate Commerce Commission to adjust rates. Railroads then allowed wooden boats back into service, freeing rail cars and easing farmer transport bottlenecks.
In town visiting relatives are Boyce Moore and Lothair Lutz of Blackfoot Delbert Rice of Logan Alonzo Cook and daughter of Rupert Idaho Attorney D S Cook travels to Salt Lake City for medical treatment with his mother Mrs Aston Johnson returns home after three weeks with relatives in Cache Valley and Salt Lake Theo Hildt operated for appendicitis at Budge Hospital and recovering Mrs J W Negus operated for tumors at L D S Hospital and improving Wind and snow affect Bear Lake residents with good sleighing Cattle are fed and livestock move as farm work continues Some locals look forward to holidays as school children return from state institutions
Directors levied a 2.60 per share assessment on Bloomington Irrigation Co capital stock at a meeting on November 26. Payment is due by December 31, 1920 to J. T. Briscoe. Unpaid shares become delinquent January 7, 1921 and will be sold at public auction January 22, 1921 to cover the delinquent assessment and sale costs.
The American Farm Bureau Federation funded investigation into railroad rate claims and hired Clifford Thorne to present the case at the Interstate Commerce Commission hearing. Thorne opposed the proposed increases, while the ICC set railroad book value at 1.14 billion less than the executives sought, delivering savings to farmers and other shippers.
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