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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1930
Page
6
The Splash jokes about Iowa kin, revival crowds, and a sheriff who doubles as deputy while lampooning Mud Lake’s soft drink haunts and stagecoach holdups. It notes few killings since July, odd local crimes, moonshine finds, moonshine shoots, and a bid for post master as the editor riffs on local life and gossip.
A fragment from a local paper describes a drifting, exhausted editor who drinks elixir and hacks a cow’s teeth, a sheriff locking him in a cow shed, and Red Sanders feeding the cow. Jack Walt robs two banks, pays for a Splash subscription, and the Vigilance Committee closes in. Joe Goodwin blocks press plans as a rummy game looms. Verily, the honest editor endures.
A Montpelier reader criticizes a brother’s ad seeking a waitress, arguing no such person exists. He suggests cancelling the ad and posting a message in the Celestial Record to seek an angel in heaven, detailing Saint Gabriel as editor and manager.
The writer argues for a county fair to showcase the region's diverse trades from sheepmen to bankers. They call on fair committees to overcome opposition and choose a central location accessible to most exhibitors, emphasizing regional prosperity.
In a concise call to action, John Dougan notes a lack of public request and signals indifference among officials. He asserts Bear Lake County must align with exhibits presented and set a clear date to advance prosperity.
Veley Hanney will depart Randolph on September 8 for a mission trip accompanied by Ira Muir and Ivan Hoffman. Local news notes include arrivals visiting Randolph, a move back to Randolph by Ray Johnston from Burley Idaho, and meetings with relatives in town. The Mutual Creamery Co has installed electric motors to run separators and a testing machine. Contact phone 44 for ice delivery to the ice house parts 8 28 10.
Motion picture entertainment of the highest order will be offered at the Novelty Theatre Sunday and Monday Sept 7 8. Ladies of Leisure stars Barbara Stanwyck Lowell Sherman and Ralph Graves in a New York night life drama based on a Belasco stage play. The plot follows an artist who falls for a street girl he commissions as a model. A confrontation with the artist’s father tests their bond and leads to a climactic denouement.
The Bear Lake County Commission invites sealed bids for a fence project along the Paris Montpelier to Bern Montpelier road, west of the canal. Approximately 1.5 miles of right of way fence using native cedar posts and three barb wire lines, with posts twenty four feet apart. Bids due by 10:00 a.m. September 8, 1930, with options for materials only, labor only, or completed work, and must be filed with the Clerk of the Board.
The Paris Post urges readers to check stock of letterheads statements envelopes and related items and contact by phone so the supplier handles the rest. The message stresses not waiting until supplies are exhausted to order.
Administrator Orson S Rich notifies all creditors and claimants to present claims against the estates of Hyrum Rich and Elizabeth Rich with vouchers within six months of first publication. Claims must be sent to the administrator at his residence in St Charles Bear Lake Idaho. First published August 21 1930 and last publication September 18 1930.
Louis H. Peterson of St Charles Idaho filed intention to prove up his enlarged homestead entry Serial 037369 for Lot 4 BE% SE Sec 12 Lots 1 2 3 E% NE Sec 18 Township 16 S Range 44 E Boise Meridian before United States Commissioner W Smith Hoge at Paris Idaho on October 2 1930 Witnesses are Lorenzo Hemmert Cleve Wilcox Robert Hemmert Bradley Wilcox Tt a-28-0-2 Teodore Peterson Acting Register
Idaho law requires parents guardians and others to ensure children aged eight to eighteen attend school or face misdemeanor penalties up to 300 dollars fine or six months in jail. The provision covers compulsory instruction in reading writing spelling English grammar geography and arithmetic and allows suspension of sentence on conditions.
The text outlines exemptions from school attendance for certain disabled or in need children, procedures for granting permits, and appeals to probate court. It also covers juvenile disorderly conduct, commitments to reformatories or industrial schools, and probation officer appointment duties, with specifics on who may be committed, discharge options, transportation costs, and court supervision rules.
Probation officers are vested with sheriff and police powers to arrest and enforce their duties. School Trustees must report delinquents to the county school superintendent, who then informs the probate court judge. The notice expresses hope no violators will be found in Bear Lake County.
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