Taxpayers Turn Taxes Into County Coffer
Approximately 169327.96 was collected of the first half of the 1930 taxes, with nearly half the total roll of 364176.68 paid to date. Public utilities led payments totaling 90118.85, including 66957.39 from Oregon Short Line, 30329.46 from Utah Power and Light, and 1435.68 from Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph. Railroads paid 1114469.18 statewide as the first installment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arvilla Smedley
Oregon
Utah Power & Light Co
Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co
Railroad Company
Idaho
Missionaries To Labor In Bear Lake Stake
Eighteen men respond to the Stake Presidency call for special missionary work in Bear Lake Stake. They met midweek, received assignments, and begin duties with expectation of notable benefit. Assignments include Fish Haven Bloomington Liberty Sharon Ovid Lanark Garden City Paris First Ward Paris Second Ward Laketown St Charles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stake
Bear Lake Stake
Christian Tueller
James Jacobson
Fish Haven
Christian Hanson
John W. Negus
Bloomington
Henry Howell
Wm. Shirley
Liberty
Sharon
A. ©. Peterson
Ruel Monson
Ovid and
Lanark
Albert Jarvis
Albert Payne
Garden City
Lars P. Jensen
Isaac Johnson
Paris
Wm. R. Morgan
Ezra Roberts
Bannock Growers Join Bear Lake Turkey Pool
Bannock county turkey growers will join the Bear Lake county pool for a sale at Montpelier on January 21. The annual January clearance sale is expected to attract the Jexyké Commission company, as with prior months. Prices: number one toms about 33 cents per pound and number one hens around 90 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bannock County
Bear Lake County
Montpeleir
Jexyké Commission Company
Nash Resigns as Land Commissioner Under New Administration
Land Commissioner Nash I Nash submitted his resignation to the state board of land commissioners which accepted it with a request that he remain in office until April 1 The meeting was the first of the new administration presided by Governor C Ben Ross The Governor voiced a desire to cooperate with other state officials and the board moved to commend Nash for his long and efficient service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. H. Nash
State Board of Land Commmissioners
C. Ben Ross
Assessor Milford Williams Attends Idaho Convention
County Assessor Milford Williams left Sunday morning for Boise to attend the annual convention of Idaho assessors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford Williams
Boise
Idaho
Preparing to Drive Phosphate Tunnel in Wyoming
BEMMERER Wyo David Boyce in charge of operations at Wyoming Super Phosphate arrived from Tulsa and planned to establish camp at the phosphate mine with a crew to begin preparations for driving a tunnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bemmerer
Wyo
David Boyce
Wyoming Super Phosphate
Tulsa
Inquest Held Into Death of William Martin
An inquest into the death of William Martin, 60, Oregon Short Line watchman, run down while walking along the highway last Thursday night, was conducted Friday afternoon. The driver, Gordon Ashley, 17, was not held, authorities deeming the accident unavoidable. Martin is survived by two daughters. he died almost instantly with severe injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Martin
Oregon
Short Line Watchman
Gordon Ashley
George F. Ashley
Martin
Commissioners Name Moore County Physician
The board of county commissioners appointed Dr. O Moore of Paris as County Physician, succeeding Dr. E F Guyon who had held the post for several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
O Moore
Paris
E. F. Guyon
Laketown Girl Practices Teaching at Utah College
Miss Ramona Weston of Laketown, a senior at Utah State Agricultural College, spends this school quarter in part time practice teaching at Logan High School. The program leads to a teaching certificate after graduation. Weston majors in history and is active in Sizma Phi Delta sorority and the Cosmopolitan club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Ramona Weston
Laketown
Utah State Agricultural College
Logan High School
Weston
School of Arts and Sciences
Sizma-Phi Delta Nations Sorority
Cosmopolitan Club
L. T. Shepherd Retires to Arizona for Winter Vacation
Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Shepherd travel to Douglas Arizona to spend the winter with their daughter and son in law Dr and Mrs Chester Call. Shepherd has retired from the clothing business after twenty plus years with the firm of Shepherd Clothing Store now managed by his son and grandson Hugh. He has held multiple local offices including county treasurer county clerk and stake tithing clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. T. Shepherd
Douglas
Arizona
Chester Call
Shepherd
Top Baw
T. Shepherd
Shepherd Clothing Store
Hugh Shepherd
Paris
Mine Increases Force to Step Up Operations
A large number of workers were added to the payroll of the Agricultural Potassium Phosphate Co at their Sleight's Canyon mine. Operations are sped to supply phosphate ore for the plant at San Pedro, California. The mine runs day and night shifts with excellent progress and machinery overhauls. The plant was connected to the power line last week by Utah Power and Light Co, making the mine electrically powered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural
Potassium Phospha Co
Sleight’s Canyon
San Pedro
Calif
Las Week
Utah Power &Light Co
Manderville Plans Paris Fertilizing Plant and U S Growth Aim
Los Angeles financier W. B. Manderville arrives in Paris to organize a corporation for a fertilizing plant. The project reuses the California potassium phosphate process with stockholders tied to Agricultural Potassium Phosphate Co. in Sleight's Canyon. Initial unit will produce 20 000 tons yearly, with a second unit likely soon. The effort aims at one of the nation’s largest fertilizing plants, aligned with federal hopes that the Rocky Mountain district becomes a mineralized fertilizer hub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Manderville
Los Angeles
Paris
Agricultural Potassium Phosphate Co
Sleight’s Canyon
Manderville
United States
Agricultural Department of
Rocky Mountain District
Bear Lake Scout Council elects 1931 officers
Executive Council of Bear Lake district held its monthly meeting and elected 1931 officers led by JM D Low as chairman Tim Matthews as 2nd vice chairman John B P Hulme as 3rd vice chairman Gemmis Sloner H L Spencer Wallace Averill F J Foilger Chas G Longhurst A W Shepherd Earl Shepherd. Mr Watkins from Pocatello assisted and noted growth of Boy Scouting in Eastern Idaho. Next meeting at Bear Lake High School February 7 with 7 to 8 pm council business then ward scout work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear Lake District
JM. D. Low
Tim Matthews
John BP. Hulme
Gemmis Sloner
H. L. Spencer
Wallace Averill
F. J. Foilger
Chas. G. Longhurst
A. W. Shepherd
Earl Shepherd
Logan Canyon Road Project Budget Set at 155000
Logan Utah January 91 supervisor Carl B Arentson of the Cache national forest says 155000 will be spent on the Logan canyon road this year with 37500 from the county or state. Forest Service funds allocate 75000 for the section from the high hatchery to the forks and 80000 for a third section above the forks. Cache county commissioners approved 37500 for the first section and plan equal aid for the second. A Logan chamber committee met with the state road commission to discuss financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Logan Canyon
Carl B. Arentson
Cache National Forest
Arentson
Forest Service Funnds
High Hatchery
Forks
Federal Canyon Road
Cache County
State-Road Commission
Logan Chamber of Commerce
State Road Commission
Roads Excellent On Paris Lake Montpelier Route
The state highway from Paris to the lake south and Montpelier north is in excellent condition, perhaps the best in the history of the county. Just right for a nice spin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Lake
Montpelier
Bloomington girl stars in state school comedy The Brat
Miss Louise Madsen daughter of Asa Madsen of Bloomington appears in the cast The Brat a comedy by Maud Fueller at the State Normal School Albion where she is a student The play will be presented Saturday evening in the Normal auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Madsen
Asa Madsen
Bloomington
Maud Fueller
State Normal School
Albion
Union Buss Stage From Paris To Evanston Opens
A new branch of the Union Buss stage line started yesterday, running from Evanston to Paris and Montpellier and joining the Evanston Salt Lake line. The stage reaches Evanston at 10 30 am after leaving Paris, then returns at 1 50 pm. Schedule shows daily operation with these times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Buss
Paris
Evanston
Montpellier
Evanston- Salt Lake
Local agent keeps busy with phosphate freight
H. Pearce, the O. B. L. Ry. Co. agent, reports heavy incoming and outgoing freight as the phosphate industry in the area surges. He works before daylight and quits at dusk to handle the load.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Pearce
Dunford Ghosen Chosen as Los Angeles Bishop
Huntington Park Calif The resignation of Willard Hanson from the Hunting ton Park ward of the Los Angeles stake is accepted Grover Dunford of Huntington Park is named his successor Dunford a Salt Lake City native and longtime Huntington Park resident is active in civic groups Kiwanis chamber of commerce and the Manufacturers bureau He founded Inland Fertilizer Company with a large Vernon plant and later a major Central Manufacturing District plant The Los Angeles stake serves multiple cities including Los Angeles Walnut Park South Gate Maywood Bell Long Beach Whittier Gardena and San Pedro Dunford says Dan H McAllister and Carl O Stephens of Walnut Park and Huntington Park will assume positions briefly unspecified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington Park
Calif
Los Angeles
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Willard Hanson
Salt Lake City
Grover ©. Dunford
Dunford
Daly Saints
Middleton
Zoe Avenue
Fielding Boys Sweep Five Of Six On Trip
On a week long basketball tour Fielding High won five of six games. Crawford led with 39 points, Arnell 34, Nye 31, Innes 18 and Cleveland 15 as the squad faced Rexburg Thatcher and Soda among others. Crowds packed Grace and Rexburg gyms as the team showed punch and versatility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace
Stock
Arnel
Idaho Falls
Crawford
Nye
Shelley
Arnell
Rexburg
Rexbury
Thatcher
Innes
Soda
Pielding
Cleveland
Tueller
Peterson
Thornock
Longhurst
Beck
Gilgen
State Taxes Show Decrease in 1930 Bear Lake County Levy
County Auditor Sam V. Tunks sent a $27,116.92 payment to the Idaho state treasurer last Thursday as the first installment on Bear Lake county taxes due the state. The second half is due in July. Last year remittance totaled $27,221.89, half of the due amount. This year total taxes due the state amount to $54,231.42.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam V. Tunks
Idaho
Bear Lake County
Incomplete Clergy Leadership Referenced in Diocesan Note
A fragment notes Mr. Eric Allister filling a position under a retiring bishop and Mr. Stephens serving as second counselor under William Yonkstetter, with the time frame described as year or more ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EricAllister
Stephens
William Yonkstetter
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Eon Tat
Scout Council
COAST
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Randolph
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Novelty Theatre
Lawrence Tibbett
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Kathleen Norris
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Charles Bickford
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