County Fair Pleases and Considered Successful
The Annual Bear Lake County fair held in Paris last week was one of the most successful ever staged in this county. Exhibits were praised as the best ever, with standout flower displays and top quality fruits vegetables and livestock. The dairy cattle, horses, beef cattle, sheep, hogs and poultry drew high interest, and the sugar beets and potatoes showed profitable county potential.
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Bear Lake County
Paris
Emerson Building
Crane Bros
Noonan
Matthews Bros
Liberty
Rhode Island
Odorless Skunks Highlight Fair Exhibits at County Fair
J P Stock of Fish Haven Idaho entered fair exhibits featuring skunks described as beautiful and absolutely odorless. The note appears in the Affton Wyoming Independent.
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Fish Haven
Idaho
Affton
Wyo
Vernal Welcomes New Ward Bishop James H Wallis
James H Wallis of Vernal and formerly of Salt Lake was installed as bishop of the Vernal First Ward succeeding Hyrum Calder. Joseph Horrocks and Haller Witbeck were sustained as counselors. The stake presidency and nine high council members attended the largest ward conference in Vernal with remarks by President Wallace Calder and Counselor Eaton. Wallis is known in Paris and Idaho and is father to Editor Wallis of The Post.
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Salt Lake
James H Wallis
Vernal
Hyrum Calder
Joseph Horrocks
Haller Witbeck
Wallis
High Council
Hell In Vernal
Negotiating for mill equipment in Paris phosphate talks
George Plews of Harding Company arrived in Paris representing Harding to negotiate phosphate mill equipment with Keystone Phosphate Co. L H Parker of 4bore Phosphate is expected to arrive from Wallace later this week with interested parties to view the phosphate field.
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George Plews
Salt Lake City
Harding Company, Inc
Paris
Keystone Phosphate Co
L H. Parker
Wallace
Apostle Lyman Addresses Saints at Conference
Apostle Richard R Lyman of Salt Lake was chief speaker at the Bear Lake Stake quarterly conference in Paris with a large Sunday turnout. Auxiliary representatives from Salt Lake presided over parallel meetings accompanying the conference.
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Richard R—byman
Salt Lake
Bear Lake
Paris
L.D
Avas
Pres Roy A Welker
Richard R Lyman
Quorum of Twelve Apostles
Elbert Thomas
Diamond
Bive L Wag
Elbert Phomras
General
Robinson
General Relief Soceity Board
Maligned Sitting Bull Inspires South Dakota Poetry Contest
Popular history paints Sitting Bull as bloodthirsty, but a feature in The Post argues for a corrected view. September 23 marks Native American Day with a South Dakota poetry contest on Totanka Yotimwa. Bhire Seat Water son contributes the feature article.
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Sitting Bull
South Dakota
Bhire Seat Waterson
the Post
Emerson School Opens for 1928–29 Term
Emerson School opened Monday with Principal Wilford Price reporting enrollment likely higher than last year. Trustees added a new Tron Fireman to reduce fuel use and labor while the faculty includes experienced teachers, promising top state ranking once again.
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Emerson Schole
Wilford Price
Trustees Elected for Rural High School in Bear Lake County
In Bear Lake County eight precincts voted September 6 to elect two trustees for the rural high school. John Morgan of Liberty and John Hulme of Bloomington won. The current board includes William L. Rich chairman James L. Dunford clerk John Morgan Matthew Pugmire Oliver L. Peterson and John Hulme. A meeting next Friday will reorganize and elect officers for the coming year.
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Bear Lake County
John Morgan
Liberty
John Hulme
Bloomington
William L. Rich
James L. Dunford
John §. Morgan
Matthew Pugmire
Oliver L. Peterson
County Commissioners Meet in Paris Discuss Levies
The County Commissioners met in Paris Monday and set the agenda on state and county levies, school levies, widow’s allowance and exemption, road matters, and approved bills.
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Paris
Doctor J T A Hotten Returns to Paris Visit
A postcard from Dr J T A Hotten of New Orleans says he will soon be in Paris to visit old friends. He is remembered as an old resident of Paris where she practiced medicine.
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J. T A Hotten
New Orleans
Paris
Dr Hotten
Painter
Bloomington
George Perkins
Bedford
Wyo
Darwin McFee
Oakley
McFee
Minnie Jarvis
Big Game Season Opens October 1 in Wyoming Area
A Wyoming Independent dispatch notes debate over elk and deer seasons. The State Game and Fish Commission adjusted open dates to October 1 through November 16 in Lincoln and Sublette counties and parts of Teton county, despite some licenses stating September 15 to November 15. The paper urges hunters to wait for October 1 to avoid fines.
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Lincoln
Sublette
Teton County
Afton
Wyo
Emerson trustees elected for the Emerson School
The annual election on September 6 chose S. J. Athay and Chase Kearl as two school trustees. Current trustees list F. T Shepherd, Fred J. Price, A T Pendrey, D. C. Rich, S J Athay and Chase Kears. A reorganization meeting will be held next evening to elect officers for the coming year.
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Emerson School
S. J. Athay
Chase Kearl
F. T Shepherd
Fred J. Price
A T. Pendrey
D. C. Rich
S J Athay
Chase Kears
Fractured OCR Notes on Pennsylvania Coal Trade History
Damaged text fragments reference the Pennsylvania coal trade and primitive car springs. The lines mention Freleht ears, the Pennsaylvania coal trade, and ash supports for bey es. No coherent events or names clear.
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Beyes
Bloomington and area residents travel for work and shopping
Bloomington residents visited towns in Utah and Wyoming for harvests, fruit purchases, and family visits. Several families, including Arnell Thornock Ward Briscoe and Thornock households, traveled to Brigham City Syracuse Montpelier and Star Valley. Weather delayed harvests and a notice about Charles Painter of Oakley Wyoming was received.
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Orlena Arnell
Baby
Arnell
Ida Thornock
Earnest Payne
Oneida
Peter Ward
Brigham City
Utah
John Briscoe
Eight Mile
Burton Payne Jr
Burton Payne
Bancroft
George Wilks
Brother Gordon
Hameafork
Wyo
Edward Sutton
Leonard Burrows
Star Valley
Gordon
William Thdtnock
Hamsfork
Nelson
Bloomington
Syracuse
George T. Thornock
Brother James
Montpelier
Joseph Thornock
John Ward
Fred Briscoe
Hyrum
Thompson
Paris
Madson Piggott
Hymas
Lanark
Charles Painter
Oakley
County Clerk Issues Four Marriage Licenses in Wyoming
The County Clerk's office issued marriage licenses during the week to Herbert J Huckett of Green River and Martha Bennett of Big Piney, both in Wyoming. Also licensed were Joseph Galassi and Grayce Louise Welsh, both residents of Kemmerer, Wyoming.
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Herbert J Huckett
Green River
Wyo
Martha Bennett
Big Piney
Joseph Galassi
Grayce Louise Welsh
Kemmerer
Odd Use for Birds Wings in London Imports
An Australian paper reports London firms regularly import albatross wing bones for pipe stems and frigate bird wing bones for the same purpose or for cigarette holders. The practice highlights unusual wildlife use in consumer goods.
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London
Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon and Arabian Origins
The piece notes the queen of Sheba as sovereign of the Sabaeans in southwestern Arabia now Yemen and her visit to King Solomon as recorded in I Kings X. It adds regional details about Yemen and its famed coffee. It then shifts to local notices about Bloomington residents, relocations, and a recent accident recovery.
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Sheba
Solomon
Arabia
Yemen
Red Sea
Fielding High School Registration Day Set for September 19
Fielding High School plans a registration day on Monday September 19 with new class sizes and expanded sections. Principal Morris D Low and seven faculty members listed coordinate science history home economics English math and arts as the school emphasizes focused programs for future vocations.
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the Fielding High School
Morris D Low
B .S
Daniel C. Rich
Othella P. Wright
Ellwood Gledhill
Libbie Cook
Torrey L. Austin
Irwin Jensen
Stusies
Lynn Hayward
Champions at DI Fair Awarded Honors
In Bear Lake County Exhibit at the district fair in Blackfoot this week Ashley Bros of Montpelier and Brown Bros of Liberty won prizes for best display of purebred Holstein cattle. Ashley Bros exhibited Count Pieterpf Best Burge, a four year old Holstein bull weighing 3000 pounds, rival for grand champion in the Holstein class.
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Bear Lake County
Lewstock
Blackfoot
Ashley Bros
Montpelier
Brown Bros
Liberty
Pieterpf
Portland
Salt Lake
Cache County
Ashley Bros of
Brown Bros. of
Chase Kearl
Dempsey Sharkey Fight Pictures Shown in Montpelier
Dempsey and Sharkey fight pictures screen at Rich Theatre Montpelier on September 16 from 2 05 pm to midnight with complete round by round footage and slow motion of rounds six and seven. Prices range from 10 to 40 cents depending on matinee or evening showing.
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Montpelier
Rich
Bear Lake Valley
Rapid Arena
Sharkey
Rich Theatre
S-15
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NEW Ward Bishop
Apostle Lyman
Sittingull
Commissioners
Ernest Gubler
Prop
Emerson
Cecil
Donald Thornock
John Q. Welker
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Roosevelt
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