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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1917
Page
8
Easter millinery announcement for Friday and Saturday March 23 and 24. Shop owner highlights an enormous new stock built after a long winter and offers very low prices on a beautiful line of Easter goods.
Old Folk Day in Paris celebrates at the Burgoyne Block with a movie program, debate on youth then and now, and dancing by Mutual girls. The article also reports Congress approving a $50,000 federal fish hatchery appropriation for Idaho and notes the likely southern Idaho location.
Logan and nearby residents appear in a string of society notes and brief reports. Dr D C Budge and Daniel S Price visit Paris while William N Clayton is funeral attended. Lester Bagley returns from mission and teaches in Cokeville. Frank Beck and Eliza Collings plan travel in Utah. a Junior Prom at the pavilion proves financially successful. rumors of German emperor death circulate via Western Union. local merchants promote spring fashions at FT Shepherd & Sons. Mutual social event features games dancing and a Bee Hive beverage contribution until 2:30 AM.
The Relief Societies invite the public to a Tuesday afternoon lecture by Dr. C. O. Moore on economics in the Second ward. The talk is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. on March 20. D. L. Hays reports his wife and daughter died of pneumonia on Tuesday March 14.
County teachers will meet at Fielding Academy Paris on Saturday March 24 at 1 pm. President G A Asline of Albion State Normal School will address the gathering. Music by the Academy faculty and student body. Trustees and the public are welcome. H Spencer County Superintendent.
Elder leadership notes 74 stakes in the church and 7671 Bear Lake stake members, with rising tithing and attendance. Salt Lake reports low marriage and birth rates, while age 21 is urged for marriage. concerns over older singles persist. Messages from Elders Sarbach and Bagley highlight missionary labors and strong gospel interest.
Rider Sarbach led as conference president for 19 months in South Carolina. Bishop Rich of Montpelier explained the gospel’s world impact and joy of earnest church work. Principal Roy Welker discussed science and religion, noting untrue claims and detailing Christ’s message and Joseph Smith’s role. The afternoon featured a saxophone quartet by the Tueller Brothers and talks by Bishop W W Clark Alma Findlay and President Shepherd on faith, blessings, obedienc e and Joseph Smith’s civil war prophecies with thanks to supporters.
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