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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1921
Page
8
Local notices report a Commercial club meeting next Wednesday in Paris, with several visitors including Atty Jose R. Budge of Pocatello and John Bunn of Lanark. Remarks cover miners’ wages, opera advertising, bread prices, and a House Appropriations cut impacting agriculture in 1922.
Attorney Jessie P. Rich now based in our city with six years in Preston Idaho home. Rich and J H Stewart ex County clerk fitted rooms over City Drug Store to open a first class law and abstracting office. Logan Republican wishes them well. Dr and Mrs B J Hanson and son return from Smithfield Utah after brother burned at the Amalgamated Sugar factory. Hanson narrowly escaped electrical burns while assisting an electrician. after three months under care he has returned to work.
Liberty immigrant mother stays with her child at Rupert through winter. Brown family members travel for business and care of the Brown ranch. A ward dance nets 70 dollars for missionaries. School programs, tobacco drive, and juvenile activities highlighted. County agents meet farmers. new local officers elected for various community roles.
In Fish Haven the meeting house hosted a wood cut for church use followed by ice cream and cake. Relief Society members hosted a stake board visit and a mutual debate on height versus suitability for husbands. The society plans plays and a fast day services were held with notable community updates and a return from Utah residents.
Constable George Ward of Bloomington Idaho reports an unclaimed animal held since December 23 1920. A light red yearling steer with horned brand HO on left hip and cropped split right ear will be sold at public auction to the highest cash bidder on February 22 1921 at 2 o clock pm at the corral at his home.
Harding Bros Engineers and Contractors plan irrigation and drainage design for a city water supply project in Idaho. Work includes reservoir dam canal construction and pumping systems with detailed specifications and site work.
A reader urges the city to resume delayed public improvements in Paris and suggests a half holiday with a rabbit hunt. He complains of livestock trespass and hay loss, offers to share views, and asks for signed letters though names may be withheld.
Dr A L Chilton, eye specialist, will hold consultations in Montpelier January 27 and 29 at Christmans Jewelry store, and in Paris Stucks Home January 28 from 10 to 2 p m.
Charles G Longhurst of Border Wyoming filed intent to prove up a homestead claim for E 1 4 and other fractional sections in Township 14 South Range 46 East Jesse Meridian. He will appear before United States Commissioner W Smith Hoge in Paris Idaho February 10 1921 with witnesses Eldon W Cook J William Fisher Joseph W Cook and Erma C Stucki.
Jos Stucki F T Sheperd Bear Lake Phosphate Company and others petition Bear Lake County Commissioners to accept and declare a road from the westerly part of Curis to Sleight's Canyon and onward to Gottfred Jaussi property as a public county road. Hearing set for first meeting on or after February 20 1921.
Paris residents will gather at the courthouse Friday night to discuss street width after Mayor Shepherd postponed the mass meeting. City Marshal Smedley cleared stray livestock from streets, while a fund to improve streets and trees faces continued challenges.
At a recent meeting members of Bear Lake Post 84 voted unanimously to host a large feed next Thursday evening in the Hotel Paris at 7 o clock. A committee was appointed to arrange the program and details. No charge to members. A bill in the sixteenth session would memorialize soldiers sailors and marines of the great war with Germany and use the $50 000 from the prior session as guidance while requiring local decision on memorial form.
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