Phosphate Industry Grows From Idaho Deposits
A Boise compiled report in Mining Truth highlights Idaho's vast phosphate deposits near Soda Springs and Bear Lake as a coming northwestern billion dollar industry. It cites Anaconda Copper Company’s by product sulfuric acid plan and notes Canadian and American moves toward fertilizer plants to use phosphate-rich ore and boost soil fertility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Robert N. Bell
Boise
Mining Truth
Spokane
Washington
Bear Lake
Northwest
Anaconda Copper Company
Anaconda
Montana
Soda Springs
Florida
Consolidated Mining & Smelting Company of Canada
Ana
Conda
Trail
Lower
Canada
Canadian
Prairie
United States
Phelps-Dodge Organization
Arizona
American
Salt Lake
Remember 30 Years Ago A Glimpse Of Bygone Times
A nostalgic piece recalls prices and habits from the past. It contrasts cheap goods like hens at 25c and beer at 5c with social norms such as women not voting or smoking and men wearing whiskers and boots. It notes long workdays, lack of strikes, no union papers, and home luxuries like a Kerosene lamp and stereo scope.
Logan Scouts Plan Camp on Bear Lake
Preston W. Pond scout executive and aides plan a one week water camp starting August 4 on Bear Lake shores to accommodate over 100 Boy Scouts from the Cache valley council. Pond and John Wilson will scout sites and secure a swimming coach for swimming diving life saving and water events.
Lakota Resort Plans July 24 Celebration
Lakota Resort will host an elaborate Fourth of July style celebration featuring a Logan Utah versus Diamondville Wyoming baseball game boxing and wrestling exhibitions and airplane demonstrations. Bille Kugler and his toast band will provide music at the open air pavilion with weekly Saturday night entertainment and prizes for dancers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakota
Logan
Utah
Diamondville
Wyo
Bille Kugler
Eastern Idaho Sportsmen Gather for Meeting and Season Review
Representatives from 18 eastern Idaho counties gather in Pocatello for the Eastern Idaho District Sportsmen's Association meeting and banquet at the Hotel Bannock. Discussions focus on possible changes to grouse and sagehen seasons with state game officials, aiming to align sagehen dates with grouse and end both by August 27. Walter Newcomb and A L Springer lead the program. committee members include O D Garrison Tom West and Leland Woolley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Teton
Bear Lake
Pocatello
Eeastern
Idaho District Sportsmen's Association
Carlon
Bannock
State Game Department
Walter Newcomb
A L. Springer
Blackfoot
O. D Garrison
Tom West
Leland Woolley
Freak Trout With Two Mouths Caught in Helena
Helena, Mont July 21 A fisherman caught a trout with two perfectly formed mouths one mouth directly under the other. The fish drew interest from local anglers and puzzled observers as word spread through the riverbank community.
Skating Rink Opening Friday at Pavilion Paris
W A Gould and E F Swindler of Chicago arrive Friday to open a skating rink at the Pavilion. They bring up to date ball bearing fiber roller skates claimed to be the best in use today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W A Gould
E. F Swindler
Chicago
Paris
Pavilion
Bear Lake County Idaho Warrants Call Notice
Notice from Bear Lake County Idaho that the county treasurer will pay registered 1930 series current expense warrants numbers 1 through 345 after July 23 1930 at the county seat in Paris Idaho. Interest ceases ten days after this notice. Arvilla Smedley County Treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear Lake County
Idaho
Bear Lake
Paris
Arvilla Smedley
Court Session Adjourned to July 28 By Judge Downing
District court has been adjourned from July 14 to July 28. County Clerk Amy M Athay reported the change on advice from Judge Jay L. Downing.
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Amy M Athay
Jay L. Downing
Idaho Fighters Face Mandatory Finishes and Protective Gear
Boise July 22 The state athletic commission orders Idaho fighters to finish bouts unless a physician declares them out after fouls. Protective devices become mandatory. a fouled fighter may rest up to 15 minutes, then forfeit purse to the state fund if he cannot continue. The attending physician may end the match by ruling the fighter cannot continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
State Athestic Commission
State Lets Road Jobs Near Million
State department of public works awards contracts totaling 840000 for road work with an estimated saving of 78000. Projects include Lewis and Clark highway upgrades between Lenore and Orofino New Perce and Clearwater counties and Heyburn park highway sections in Benewah county. Contractors include Ryberg McHugh Cowley J F Konen J C Maguire and J T Lawler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Department of Public Works
Lenore
Orofino
New Perce
Clearwater
Ryberg
McHugh & Cowley
Worley
Kootenai County
F Ekonen
Lewiston
Plummer
Benewah County
Carl Nyberg
Spokane
Parker Pass
Rocky Point
J C Maguire
J. T Lawler
Butte
Heyburn Park
Park
J F Konen
Ventilating System Installed at Novelty Theatre
The Novelty Theatre unveils a new ventilating system and updated electrical fixtures drapes and carpet this week. Manager Price says the system ranks among the best for theatres of its size as crowds from across the valley attend nightly performances.
Young Giant Arrested For Montpelier Chief
Cokeville Wyoming. Sidney N Saunders a 24 year old man over six feet tall and 200 pounds with tattoos and a girl friend Babe Smith was picked up by Marshal Joe Warmold on orders from Montpelier after leaving town with a pocket book containing about 40 dollars belonging to Joe Arnold. He admitted taking a sheepskin coat but denied the money charge. He was jailed until Arnold and Chief Hillier of Montpelier arrived later that day.
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Cokeville
Wyo
Sidney N Saunders
Denver
Babe Smith
Joe Warmold
Montpelier
Joe Arnold
Arnold
Chief Hillier
Marriage License Issued to Grier and Thuet
A marriage license was issued at the county clerk’s office to John Henry Grier and Miss Mary Thuet of Soda Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Henry Grier
Mary Thuet
Soda Springs
Montpelier Business Man Frank Sunderland Sr Dies
Funeral services held Tuesday for Frank Sunderland Sr who died Friday in Montpelier. A long time local businessman, he partnered with son Frank Sunderland Jr for 15 years. Survived by wife and three sons William of Bakersfield, Richard of Dallas, and Frank Jr of Montpelier.
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Montpelier
Frank Sunderland
Masonic Lodge
Sunderland
Evanston
William Sunderland
Bakersfield
Calif
Richard Sunderland
Dallas
Texas
Frank Sunderland, Jr
This City
Logan Company Low Bidders On State Road
Olof Nelson & Co. of Logan bid 96 82 50 to perform 4.66 miles of Logan Garden City highway work including surface grading flume rebuilds and a 100 foot by 30 foot Logan River bridge. Engineer estimate was 103 109 80. Four Idaho projects will open bids Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogden
Utah
Olof Nelson & Co
Logan
Logan-Garden City
United States Bureau of Public Roads
Logan River
Idaho
Elderly Woman Requests Train Ticket to New York
An elderly lady entered the railroad ticket office and asked Agent Pearce for a ticket to New York. When asked if she preferred Buffalo, she replied she wanted a train ticket, not a boat, and insisted on the train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad
Agent Pearce
New York
Buffalo
Voter Registration Required Before August Primaries
The notice urges registration by Saturday night July 26 for both parties primaries on August 5. Registered voters avoid re-registering for the general. Moves between precincts allow transfer via the registrar. The old law let voters skip party designations. now party lines cannot be switched for the primaries while the general election ballot remains secret.
Remains of Charles B. French Interred in Montpelier Cemetery
Remains of Charles B. French who died of stomach cancer in Twin Falls were brought to Montpelier for burial in Montpelier Cemetery last Sunday. Funeral services were held in Twin Falls the previous day led by Bishop Mitchell Hunt of the Twin Falls L D S ward. Aged 74, French resided in Montpelier for many years and was born in New York. He lived in Twin Falls for the last three years. He is survived by his wife, two children Grant and Esther French of Twin Falls, and four children from a former marriage: Mrs. Jennie Bowen of Los Angeles, Long Beach, Van French of Montpelier, and Frank French of Pocatello.
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Charles B. French
Twin Falls
Montpelier
Mitchell Hunt
L. D. S. Ward
Mr French
New York
Grant
Esther French
Los Angeles
Jennie Bowen
Long Beach
van French
Frank French
Pocatello
Rich County Fair Dates Set in Randolph Utah
Rich County schedules a two day fair on September 23 and 24 in Randolph Utah with regular activities. The dynamometer from Utah State Agricultural College will be on site for tests. Pulling teams are urged to match before the event and contestants should study the contest rules prior to entering teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph
Utah
Rich County
Utah State Agricultural College
Assessor Files Record on Car License Sales
Office records of County Assessor J Warren Shrrine show that licenses for the first half of 1930 nearly match the total sold in all of 1929, within a $200 margin. The report highlights a sharp rise in license sales compared with the previous year and notes the financial impact on the county’s revenue projections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J Warren Shrrine
Pioneer Day Celebration at Fish Haven Highlights July 24
Preparations for the 24th of July at Fish Haven promise a full day of entertainment. A morning parade at 11 o clock opens activities, followed by a 2 pm program by Bear Lake Stake M I A, a children’s dance, and a baseball game between Paris and Providence Utah. The evening features Bob Skyles Reclamation Orchestra.
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Fish Haven
Bear Lake Stake
M I. A
Paris
Providence Utah
Bob Skyles
Radio check offered by Henry Humphreys
Paris Toisho resident Henry Humphreys who has passed the R. M. A. exam offers radio testing to ensure optimal performance with guaranteed satisfaction. jy-17-tf
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Henry Humphreys
Paris
Toisho
Lions Club mission to steer tourism through Bear Lake
F J Foulger, cashier of Bear Lake State Bank and Paris Lions Club president, and John Dougan, Hotel Paris proprietor and club enthusiast, visited McCammon and civic clubs at Lavan Hot Springs Bancroft and Soda Springs to promote diverting Pacific coast Yellowstone traffic toward Bear Lake.
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F. J. Foulger
Bear Lake State Bank
Paris Lions Club
John Dougan
Hotel Paris
McCammon
Lavan Hot Springs
Bancroft
Soda Springs
Paris Lions Clubs
Bear Lake
Pacific Coast
Yellowstone Park
Budge Accepts Presidency of German Austrian Mission
Oliver H Budge a Logan dentist and president of the Logan stake of the Latter Day Saints church accepts a call to lead the German Austrian mission He succeeds Edward Kimball of Salt Lake City and will depart Logan around October 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Oliver H Budge
Latter Day Saints Church
Edward Kimball
Salt Lake City
Idaho Man 113 Seeks Meeting with 158 Year Turk
A fragmentary telegram from Boise reports a youth of about 113 summers wants fatherly guidance from the venerable Turk Zara Agaha. Elias Arkoosh of Gooding aged 118 requests the 158 year old sage advise him toward a straight path as he matures toward a ripe old age. The note mentions Arkoosh’s birth near Tripoli, Syria in 1818.
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Askoosh
Syria
Tripoli
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Lord Byron
Broadway
Charles Kaley
Ethelind Terry
Chester Morris
Wallace Berry
Lewis Stone
Robert Montgomery
Leila Lymane
Karl Dane
Reo Theatre
the Great Penitentiary
George O'Brien
Helen Chandler
Antonio Moreno
North
Marna
Southeastern Idaho
W B. Pratt
Novelty
Young Giant
Logan Company
State Road
Mission Presidency
Turk
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