Local notes from Preston and vicinity timing events
A collection of short items from Preston area: visits by Heber Hale of Boise, parcels and shoe repair, new wiring at Isis Theatre on Main Street, marriage notices for H E Smoot and Anita Parkinson and for Mayne of Bingham to Miss Miles, baby birth for Thos G Palmer, efforts around Fourth of July gaieties, local church conferences, business updates, and a medical note on Champlain’s Tablets for digestion.
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Roy & Imer
Isis Theatre
Main Street
Mower and Handy Exchange Vows in Roy Utah
Mr and Mrs N F Mower of Lewiston announce the engagement of their daughter Veda to H Leonard Handy of Roy Utah with plans for a forthcoming marriage in the near future.
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Wis
N. F. Mower
Lewiston
Veda Ty MY
H. Leonard Handy
Roy
Utah
Lecture on woodcraft at the opera house tale
Denver speaker i d Hooter with Cole addresses a skeptical audience about consti paction and the real need for aid. Chamberlain's Fablete camad Ap agredabla move referenced as part of the talk. Preston Co-op noted in passing.
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I. d. Hooter
Denver
Cole
Dapity
Ox Woodcraft
Chamberlain
Preston
First Ward Conference Attended by President Johnson
The First ward conference was held last Sunday with President James Johnson in attendance and several high council members taking part. The ward choir led by M. W. McNeil provided pleasant singing during the proceedings.
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Whitney Ward
Jos
Geddes
Preston Second Ward
Taylor Nelson
Elger Joseph Belnap
James Johnson
High Council
M. W. McNeil
Funeral for Scuire Kershaw Held in Fourth Ward
Funeral services were held at the Fourth Ward meeting house for Scuire Kershaw who was thrown and dragged by a horse days ago. Relatives and friends mourn his death. he had not regained consciousness since the accident.
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Scuire Kershaw
Fourth Ward
Sheriff Davie Invited to Inter Mountain Sheriffs Convention
Sheriff Davie receives an invitation to attend the Inter Mountain Association of Sheriffs convention in Salt Lake City on the 16th 17th and 18th. The event coincides with the United Plumbers convention at the same venue.
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Davie
Intermountain Association of Sheriffs
Salt Lake City
United Plumbera
Primary Conference Dates by Wards and Cities
The schedule lists ward and city groupings for the Primary Conference. On July 14 Whitney Franklin Preston wards one and two vote together. July 28 Mapleton. August 11 Swan Lake Oxford Clifton Fairview. August 25 Cedarville South Cedarville Weston Dayton Glendale. September 8 Treasureton Kan ada Winder Preston wards three and four. September 15 Mink Creek Glencoe.
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Whitney
Franklin
Preston
Mapleton
Swan Lake
Oxford
Clifton
Fairview
Cedarville
South Cedarville
Weston
Dayton
Glendale
Treasureton
Kanada
Winder
Mink Creek
Glencoe
Notice of Sale of Real Estate in Oneida Idaho
In the Probate Court of Oneida County Idaho Judge C R Thoms approves private sale of estate realty of Anna K Tobbier. Administrator N C Olson will sell sections 19 30 township 15 south range 31 east Boise Meridian containing 169.40 acres with bids to be filed at Downey Idaho or with the judge after July 22 1912.
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Oneida
Idano
C. R. Thomas
Anna K. Tobbier
N. C. Olson
Idaho
Lota
Boise Meridian
Oneida County
N.C. Olson
Downey
N.&. Olson
Sayre Thing Witty Exchange On Worry Over Possessions
In a humorous exchange Joakity notes some people worry about what they have while others fear what they lack. The dialogue shifts to a playful misquote about Adam and Eve and an apple, ending with a fictional attribution.
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Sayre
Joakity
Dogkler
Coukley
Eating poi and Hawaiian dining customs in New York Press
The New York Press describes a poi supper at a Hawaiian institution. It explains poi made from taro, the hand dipping method at the calabash, and the polite etiquette of finger tasting as strangers adjust to Hawaiian dining without a spoon.
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New York Press
Solan geese fed Scotland long ago in lowlands tale
Richard Bell notes solan geese in Britain once used as an appetizer. A Scottish farmer dinner anecdote shows the birds allegedly whetted appetites and left guests hungry, with one guest joking he ate a whole bird before leaving.
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Richard Bell
Great Britain
Scotland
Garris
Unnamed British Solicitor Refuses Pardon Before Execution
During Queen Victoria's era a solicitor named Bacon held Camtal estates jurisdiction. A condemned man named Hogg asked for interference claiming relation to Bacon. The solicitor replied he had no proof of kinship and insisted the execution proceed, saying Hogg was not Bacon until dead. The prisoner reportedly laughed.
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Camtalesses
Bacon
Hogg
Michelangelo Draws Superior Profile in Palazzo Vecchio
A Prizad Drawing on the facade of Florence's Palazzo Vecchio near the central entrance is attributed to Michelangelo. The tale says he and a friend bet on who could draw a head with their backs to the wall, Michelangelo winning with a flawless profile while the other made a wavering outline. Both drawings are preserved.
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Palazzo Vecchie
Florence
Michelangelo
Jones Suffers Bruised Forehead After Hat Rack Clash
In a downtown morning incident Jones shows a bruised and swollen forehead after a collision with a hat rack. His friend Briggs questions the cause while Jones asserts the hat rack attacked him, insisting it was no accident.
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Jones
Briggs
The Danube as a Cultural and Political Corridor
The Danube rises in Baden and flows through Württemberg and Bavaria, forming a complex crossborder river system in Austria Hungary and Romania. It serves as a cultural bridge with German, Magyar, Servian, Romanian and Bulgarian tongues along its banks. A joint riparian commission deepened delta channels and reduced rapids, while the river's economic and strategic importance shaped Austrian policy and the idea of a Danubian monarchy.
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Baden
Wurttemberg
Bavaria
Servix
Orgova
Roumania
Bulgaria
Sears
Arpad
Channale
Danubeia
Rhine
Danube
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Tiungary
Herceit
Tle Eaat
House of Hapaburg
Anube
Ats Valle
Riene
Ethe
Oder
Black Sea
Orient
Journal of Geographers
Pebblelike Mesembryanthemum Plants In South Asia
In South Asia a plant of the genus mesembryanium grows on stony ground and closely resembles a picked pebble. A related species found on hills bears large leaves and duck egg sized structures with a brownish gray color and a green tint. Both resemble stones but briefly bloom bright yellow flowers. One form even mimics quartz pebbles among which it grows.
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South Asia
Hern
A Young Boy Seeks Physical Outlet During Prayer Time
In a period anecdote a six or seven year old boy asks his aunt if he may exercise with dumbbells and Indian clubs while the minister prays, expressing fatigue from sitting still. The piece notes adults struggle to understand a healthy child's urge for constant movement.
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Hisis
Yeouth
Lack of Proportion Reflects Life’s Contrasts
A newspaper quotation discusses how people vary in valuing superficial amenities and money. It notes slovenliness, frivolity, stinginess, and extravagance as opposite excesses. It ends by praising Browns and criticizing creditors in a quip about style and debts.
Sheriff Sale Notice of Oneida County Idaho Foreclosure
In Oneida County Idaho the Fifth Judicial District Court issues a foreclosure sale decree against Weston Mills to satisfy Elinor McKay’s judgment. The land includes sections 14 and 13 in Township 164 South Range 38 East with described boundaries and a reservoir tract of 544 acres. The sale is set July 27 1912 at 2 pm at the courthouse door in Malad City. David Pavis Sheriff.
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Fifth Judicial Diariet Court
Wide County
State of Idaho
Elizner McKay
Os Westum Mills
District Court
Fifth Judicial District Court
Malad
Ellenor McKay
Pountil
Oneida County
United States of America
David Pavis
Harrison D. Manahan
District Court of
Fifth Judicial District of Idaho
Ami
Onalds Cogsty
Ateison D. Maushar
Mold Cain
United States of Americ
Costa
Idaho
Pecstion
Sabes
Msuchodat
Bou
Mary
Mangaan
Gefendant
E. E. Bi
Bearinning
le Hevaby Klven
Naticez Bank
Pronton
Gaskia
Winhe
Jndemant
United States
Notice for Fabrication In Idaho Court District Fifth
A notice from the District Court of the Fifth Judicial District Idaho for Kaskin County records Arthur W Hart as plaintiff withdated the 2a day of June. The fragmentary text indicates a court filing or pleading action pending in the county court system.
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District Court of the
Fifth Judicial District of Idaho
Qaskin County
Arthur W. Hart
Matus Improvement Conferences Scheduled Across Wards
The matus improvement conferences for both young men and young women are set in several wards throughout July and August. Meetings occur in Clifton Fairview Oxford Glencoe Mink Creek Riverdale Franklin Glendale Mapleton Preston Char ryville and Whitney with afternoon sessions. Ward presidents will report a year’s work and provide two musical selections before stake officers lead the remainder of the time.
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Clifton
Fairview
Oxford
Glencoe
Mink Creek
Riverdais
Franklin
Glendale
Mapleton
Preston
Charryville
Whitney
Stake
Stake Mutual
David G. Eames
Antone H. Jensen Edgar Fieldsted
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R. L. Davie
Ever Boss Clothing Store
Christensen & Gunderson
Heber
Hale
Boise
Fostal
Luthys Bargain Variety Store
Luthy
Carl
Lundstrom Furniture Co
Geo. C. Parkinson
Thos. G. Palmer
Winderward
Richmond
Joseph Castney
River Bros. Drug Commpany
Logan
J. B. Evans
Ardent County Divisionisn
H. E. Smoot
Anita Parkinson
Mayne
Bingham Canyon
Miles
Nuev
Smith and
Condie
Jensen
Enlor
Preston Coop Drug Co
de. Frank Reynolds
G. &. Emery
R. H. Dailey
Adar Werdersd
Adam
Eve
Garden
Hite
The
Seian Geees
Boatog
Sheriff's
Mece
Mary A. Nelson
Della Chadwick
Gertrude Griffith
Alberta Griffith
John Christensen
Bes
Henry Lucherini
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