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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1915
Page
1
President Wilson watched a grand fleet pass the Hudson from the Mayflower off the Statue of Liberty as flagship Wyoming led sixteen battleships and escorts. The scene featured a 21 gun salute and a vast harbor audience while the president saluted and acknowledged the crews.
The article extols the road drag as the best labor efficient method for improving earth roads. It argues that persistent use beats heavy machines and that early spring dragging yields the most improvement, with light, easily handled drags suitable after each rain.
A patrol with Mayor Shepherd and officials inspected the head of the water system two weeks ago. They found the intake buried in about 18 inches of mud and filled flushpipes with debris. The water was shut off, mud removed, and the intake washed and left open. Earlier this week the marshal and water superintendent flushed all city pipes.
Local officials announce Good Roads Day next Tuesday with all businesses closed as residents, including men and boys, fix streets. In Paris and Jerome similar drives are planned, with ribbon badges granting free entry to Tuesday night grand ball at the pavilion for workers.
A rural community recounts a woman dying after a delayed physician due to poor roads. The piece argues bad roads cost lives and urges road improvement, challenging readers to consider their own family’s safety.
Alumni Association mails invitations for a Friday May 28 banquet at 7 30 p m served by Jesse Winger to Second ward half and a grand ball for invitees. Banquet price is 1 50 per plate with free admission to the dance hall for attendees. Slight typos and informal notes exist about staff and a non antisneptism law.
Jeppa Monson and his wife of St Charles moved to Smithfield Utah after loading their personal effects into a car on Wednesday and Thursday. They lived in Bear Lake for over 40 years and were active community members. The couple bought a cottage and two acres in Smithfield and plan a relaxed life. Their son and daughter live nearby and other family members remain in St Charles. G Taeller and family from Geneva also moved to Smithfield for new homes.
The final contest for Ban eck Bear Lake and Star Valleys stakes will be at the Montpelier Opera House on May 22 starting at 10 a.m. General admission is ten cents. The program features raccontos and contests with junior and mixed vocal groups, leading to a Salt Lake City final in June.
The Senior class of the Field ing Academy will perform a three act farcical comedy on May 24 26 27 in Liberty Mon day Paris and Dingle The cast features Harold Shepherd Hugh Sutton Willard Laker Jocst Howell Lionel Pugmire Ella Oakey Helga Humphreys Rhoda Clark with songs by Abraham Tueller between acts Audiences urged to attend for light entertainment with a capital plot and lively entanglements.
In Massachusetts a man sank into sand at a depth of about 26 feet and remained buried for over 24 hours. Rescue efforts included the fire department and other agencies but were unsuccessful for a day. A May Popular Mechanics Magazine picture depicts the rescue.
Joel H. Rich is appointed deputy sheriff and returns from his Blackfoot area ranch. Former Bear Lake county sheriff, Athay, now serves as Richs deputy. Both officers pledge strict law enforcement with support from law abiding citizens. The appointment is expected to give general satisfaction.
W G Phelps of Montpelier and Miss Wood of Alma obtained a marriage license Monday after arriving in a Ford. Clerk Broomhead conducted the ceremony in the commissioners room uniting Mr Campbell of Fairview and Miss Wood. An instructor ad in the paper prompted a flood of applications.
Friday May 28 at 10 30 p m the Academy commencement will be held in the tabernacle marking thirty one years of school with a strong class spirit. The program includes opening chorus prayer Alma Mater address and presentations. A Montpelier district high school and county schools program follows at 2 pm with solos duets and choruses then diplomas for about one hundred fifty of 175 applicants.
A piano recital was held Wednesday night in the Auditorum by Fielding Academy students directed by Miss Myrtle Rich. Performers included Luella Matthews Thelma Budge Eunice Eschler Velma Holmes Rhoda Clark June Price Velma Pope and Irene Holmes. Burrell and Thiel of Montpelier promote a buggy sale with a strikingly low price in an ad within this paper.
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