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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1930
Page
6
Bear Lake County presents its 1929 financial report with continuing notes from page four. The document outlines county revenues expenditures and balances for the year ending December 31 1929. It records tax collections and appropriation actions affecting public services.
A formal state accounting entry outlines bonded indebtedness of the county and bonding units within the State Highway Fund. It lists object of expenditure totals for January 13th, 1930 including 4 816 dollars and miscellaneous figures such as Idaho 127 90 62 27 102.60 and 82.88.
Lark Allred of Emerson school Bear Lake county took second place Friday at Pocatello high school in the fifth district spelling contest. Myrtle Liljenquist of McCammon won first. Arvilla Etratton of Aberdeen third. Liljenquist previously won the county bee and will face district winners in the state contest. Runners up included Helen Moon Cherry Creek Kenneth Baugh American Falls Power county and Joseph Graham Soda Springs Caribou county. Judges were R A Weston Alice Cosgrove and J C Condie. The seven district winners meet in Pocatello April 4 to decide the championship. Moon was moved from runner-up after a dictionary spelling discrepancy.
The Union Pacific system begins a speed war with its Portland limited No 17 reducing running time between Chicago and Portland by one hour fifteen minutes. The train departs Chicago at 9:45 p m instead of 8:30 p m and arrives in Portland the third morning at 9:30. The time cut applies only to the Omaha Portland segment.
Dr. R M Peckham a nationally known eye specialist will lecture on eye troubles in Pocatello March 21 and our Montpelier and Paris dates shift to March 28 29 to attend and bring patients the benefits of this advance science as announced by Dr A L Chilton.
Advertisement from Nielsen Furniture in Montpelier Idaho invites customers with worn furniture to bring it in for a replacement with a new piece at a reasonable price. The casual copy promises a value exchange and room for market correction.
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