Western wool growers resist lower prices and hold steady
Wool producers in Wyoming Nevada Utah and Montana largely refuse to lower prices with only a quarter of the wool contracted in Wyoming and two thirds in Nevada. Analysts note high inventories in 1920 and current strong markets, while real estate speculation and hand to mouth buying influence plans and distribution.
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Wyoming
Nevada
Utah
Montana
West
Canters
Peterson 24 Dies of Pneumonia in Ovid Family
Verbal obituary states Verbal Peterson aged 24, son of Mr and Mrs A P Peterson of Ovid, died Tuesday evening after two years of illness. He leaves parents, two sisters, and a brother including Mrs Seymour Sleight of Paris, Beatrice Peterson, and Harley Peterson. Funeral set for Friday at the Ovid chapel.
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Vernal Peterson
A. P
Peterson
Ovid
Seymour Sleight
Paris
Beatrice Peterson
Harley Peterson
State GOP Central Committee Sets May 29 Meeting
Boise Idaho May 1 John McMurray chair of the Idaho Republican state central committee met with local Republicans at the Owyhee Hotel to set May 29 as the meeting date and Boise as the venue The program includes planning for the state convention in August Invitations have been extended from Hailey Weiser Coeur d Alene and Twin Falls.
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Boise
John McMurray
ot _ Pakley
Republican Pronate Central Commttees
Idaho
Owyhee Hotel
State Central Committee
Mr. McMurray
Halley, Weiser, Coeur d'Alene
Twin Falls
State Health Worker Visits Paris In Interest Of Work
Mrs. Katherine Athey secretary of the State Public Health Association visited the city Tuesday to review county health work funded by Christmas seal sales. She praised the cooperation of county commissioners doctors and others and noted state health nurse Miss Frederickson would arrive from Idaho Falls possibly next week.
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Katherine Athey
Boise
State Public Health Ass
Athey
Frederickson
Idaho Falls
Leak in Main Pipe Causes Unsanitary Ground
For two years a leak near a fire hydrant at Second South Main Street has seeped into the ground. Water stagnation has created unsanitary conditions and damaged a nearby sidewalk. The Post urges city officials to repair the line promptly.
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Second South Main Street
Post
Soda Springs Man Runs Amuck and is Killed by Marshal
In Soda Springs the night marshal shot and killed Pape after he attacked the hotel night clerk with a knife and threatened others. The coroner's jury found the marshal justified, noting the danger to bystanders and occupants on the stairs and in nearby rooms.
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Soda Springs
Marshal
Pocatello Tribune
Enders
A. A. Mattson
Caribou County
Pape
Wyoming
Muck
White
Otel
Nong Han Razor
Ed. Whitman
Lakota Resort Plans Open Air Dance Hall on Bear Lake
Lakota Resort and the Careless Kids orchestra strike a deal to build a 60 by 70 foot open air dance hall on Bear Lake. Cost about 700 dollars shared equally, two-year music contract, hall to open about May 20 after construction on cement piers, Oregon pine floor.
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Lakota Resort
Bear Lake
Careless Kids
Oregon
Joseph Beck
Edward Rich
Lakota
Kareless Kids
Reed Bunn
LeRoy Findlay
Franklin Rogers
Edgar Bunn
Kenneth Grimmett
Ross Nye
Bear River League Baseball Opener Delayed by Rain
The Bear River Baseball League opening game between the local team and Grace at Paris last Wednesday was postponed indefinitely due to rain.
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Bear River League
Bear River Baseball League
Paris
Grace
Patriarch Matthews Celebrates Eighty Third Birthday
Patr iarch Samuel Matthews of Liberty marked his eighty third birthday with a family gathering at his home last Tuesday. Eighty one relatives attended including brother H R Matthews and wife, sister Glare Matthews, and daughter Clarissa of Oakley. A dinner was served and five new great grandchildren were welcomed since his last birthday.
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Samuel Matthews
Liberty
H. R. Matthews
Man Who Liked To Walk Down Town Remembered
A Civil War veteran who lived past eighty is honored in a reflective tribute. The piece celebrates his habit of walking downtown and talking with neighbors, portraying him as a symbol of peace, citizenship, and community through rich memory of his era and service.
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Lincoln
Lee
Idaho youth shot in brain still alive in American Falls
Viva Kolhepp, 24, son of Mrs Ella Kohlhepp, remains alive with a bullet in his brain after a self inflicted injury at the Kohlhepp home five miles south of American Falls. He is completely paralyzed on the right side and doctors fear no recovery.
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Idaho
American Falls
Viva Kolhepp
Ella Kohlhepp
Kohlhepp
Commissioners Hold Busy Session Here
County commissioners met at the county building handling pending bills and warrants. A vote to appoint a new assessor to replace James Dunn was postponed until Saturday.
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James Dunn
Fielding High Names Morrell Cook Valedictorian
Morrell Cook is named valedictorian of Fielding High School for the graduating class. The honoree earned the highest overall grades across the student’s high school career to receive this distinction.
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Morrell Cook
The
Fielding High School
New rail crossing warning stresses stopping and looking
A warning describes staying well back from tracks and looking both ways while listening for trains. It stresses the danger of vehicles pushed onto crossings and urges careful behavior at all railroad crossings to prevent accidents.
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Pers
Denver
Life's fun trips men up and harms happiness and health
A reflective quotation from Washington Gladden notes that fun has derailed many men, harming health and happiness. It emphasizes the subtle dangers of indulgence and the impact on hope and life course.
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Washington
Glad‘den
Fielding Alumni Banquet and Dance Planned for May
Elaborate preparations are under way for the annual Fielding Alumni banquet and ball to be held in this city on May 28. Invitations go out this week to over three hundred fifty association members in the valley and inter-mountain country, with the alumni ball promising a bigger time than in past years. The ball will be at the Paris Pavilion and the banquet in the First ward chapel.
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O'Neal Rich
Paris
First Ward
New Variety Store Opens in Montpelier by King Company
The M. H. King Company of Burley and Rupert will open a third variety store on May 16 in Montpelier. Mr. King oversees preparations in the Montpelier location east of the First National Bank. The first store opened in Burley twelve years ago, followed by a Rupert location about three years later.
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M. H., King Company
Burley
Rupert
Montpelier
King
First National Bank
Sharon Chapel Dedicated Next Sunday Afternoon
Dedicatory services set for 1 p m in Sharon ward meeting house to mark the payoff of the new chapel built last year The 28 by 84 foot white structure sits at the mouth of Emigration canyon in Sharon farming country with a full basement for gatherings Local contractor O H Grimmett built it on the old Gothic plan The program includes a vocal solo a dedicatory prayer a girls chorus remarks visiting brethren and bishop’s report by E Hymas Roy A Welker and others
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Sharon Ward
Sharon
Emigration Canyon
O. H. Grimmett
Mignon Michaelson
Roy A. Welker
Brethren
Twin Falls Man F. L. Stephan Seeks Idaho Attorney General Nomination
Frank L. Stephan of Twin Falls, state representative and former Twin Falls County prosecuting attorney, announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Idaho attorney general. He spoke today in Twin Falls and told a News representative of the decision.
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Twin Falls
Frank L. Stephan
Twin Falls County
Idaho
Stephan
Optimist William Clark Visits Paris on Business
St. Charles businessman William Clark, regarded as a genuine optimist, visited Paris on Wednesday to attend to a series of business matters.
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William Clark
St. Charles
Paris
New Lawyer Arrives Here With Parents
A new lawyer arrived last Thursday evening at 10 o'clock and is living with his parents Atty. and Mrs. D. E. Haddock. The father spoke of his son’s potential to become a great jurist as he has always pleaded his cause. Mother and child are reported as doing nicely. The father is expected to survive.
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Atty
D. E. Haddock
Grandy and Hoge Form New Auto Sales Agency
William Grandy and E. J. Hoge, formerly part of Findlay Auto Company, have expanded their operations to create Grandy & Hoge a sales agency. They now handle the new Pontiac car and promote an automobile security system. Grandy returned from Idaho Falls with one of the new cars.
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Willian? Granay
E. J. Hoge
Findlay Auto Company
Grandy & Hoge
Pontiac
Oakland Motor Co
Grandy
Idaho
Bear Lake County Finances Show 1925 Balance and Debts
Bear Lake County’s 1925 financial report shows expenses of maintaining government at 56 674.98 with general revenue 60 703.88 and road funds at 38 601.50. Total assets reach 746 623.22 with current taxes receivable 155 872.82 and delinquent taxes 79 924.44. Bonded debt totals 687 561.47 across county city and schools. The report notes substantial state taxes due and large railroad and utility assessments, asserting Bear Lake ranks above par among state counties.
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Bear Lake County
J. S. Peterson
City of Montpelier
Paris City
Independent School Dist
Western Union
Utan Power & Light Co
Bear Lake
Caldwell Couple Leaves for Albuquerque Home
Mr and Mrs Dan Caldwell depart Saturday for Albuquerque New Mexico to establish a temporary home for health reasons A farewell party hosted by First ward members in the chapel and many friends gathered to wish them well
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New Mexico
Dan Caldwell
Alberequque
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Olawrence Hawthorne
Wester
Patriarch Matthews
Cook Valedictorian
Fielding Aluuni
Ass'n
Sharon Chapel
Hymas
Optimist
Sant
J. Allan Dunn
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