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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1917
Page
8
Reader glimpses a mixed page with updates on local visitors, funeral services, and business notices from Paris Utah. Items mention Mrs. A. D. Cooley visiting Paris, funeral for Herschel Woolley, and notices about school-building contracts and farming equipment sales.
Judge Terrell arrives in Paris and opens the May term. The docket shows several cases argued with a few set for trial. jury summoned for Tuesday. Fines range from 50 to 150 dollars for liquor violations with some cases continued or dismissed. Jim Rich family plans Paris residence. divorces granted to Eckloff and Hulsham. Final naturalization for Alfred Grunder.
The Rieldinug Academy piano department presented a recital at the Auditori um on Wednesday night. Ten numbers were performed with all parts well rendered and the instructor Apollo Hangen plus students earned commendation for a splendid demonstration.
The article notes Sunday May 13 as Mother's Day with services in towns nationwide and people sending cheerful words to mothers. White carnations are to be given to every mother, and Union Pacific's dining car company will present a white carnation to guests on that date.
A historical notice describes a tested squirrel poisoning formula praised by government users. It lists ingredients including strychnine alkaloid, baking soda, saccharine, and flour mixed into a paste with oats. Each quart of poisoned grain yields 40 to 60 baits for distribution near squirrel holes.
Standley Rich, county treasurer and tax collector, also secretary of the commercial club and Bear Lake Food Production Committee chairman, plans to apply for ward teacher. He battled farm supply delays from Boise and Montpelier while arranging hay and potatoes. He blends dry farming and missionary work and offers to help farmers with needed inputs.
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