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Newspaper
Preston News
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1911
Page
1
Citizens set to mark Independence Day with hall program street sports and a grand ball. Committees outline duties including finance program entertainment and decorations to ensure a large community turnout.
Reward offered for information in a haunting case. Name inscribed inside hat or case reads Thoman Kershaw.
The Oneida Stake of Zion quarterly conference met in Preston Saturday and Sunday with about a thousand attendees each day. President Joseph S. Gebbes presided as leaders including Nelson, J Kimball, and Apostle D O McKay spoke. A new Swan Lake ward was formed, stake primary reorganization occurred, and music by the stake choir under Prof. Engrar drew praise.
The Bristow amendment granting federal supervision of elections was adopted 4544 with the vice president casting the deciding vote. Senator Reed protested the VP's decisive role as the House passed the resolution. An amendment by Senator Bacon tied to sanction such supervision and operative only if states failed to act was defeated 4610 43. The measure was finally adopted 64 to AT the Senate pressed the vote on direct senatorial election, yet the day dissolved into a tangle of speeches.
Postmaster Evans oversees interior remodeling at the post office and plans for additional boxes. He was disappointed to learn his salary would not rise this year and had hoped a single day off to fish. He tried selling stamps at cost as a promotion but the plan failed to boost receipts or department pay.
A local notice corrects a previous report that the two year old son of Mr and Mrs Lawes of Lopan had died. The paper states the child has not been sick and no death occurred, acknowledging the error and the mistaken informant.
The notice outlines seed standings for eight pier contestants and states clothing will be provided free to participants. It emphasizes competition order and participant support, listing no names or dates.
A long list of entrants appears for the Preston and Preston 4th Ward contests with numerous names and 2,000 to 7,200 vote figures. The compiled tally includes Barbara Neeley Mamie Davis Geo Sant Jr Varessa Winward Orphin Baird Gladys Anderson Rhoda Olsen and many others in mixed tallies. The item reads as a candidate entry roster and vote counts from a past week.
Early Tuesday morning a fire broke out at Magister Burley's summer kitchen. Prompt action and favorable wind kept damage slight as a bucket brigade fought the blaze with Banker Blood atop the roof momentarily causing alarm before the team realization prevented a collapse. The first alarm came from a railroad whistle and a bell.
Irrigation ditches at Cub River and Mink Creek broke days ago causing drying. Repairs underway with water expected to return by publish time. Situation described as serious for local irrigation.
Jack Harperson, a fast wrestler, eyes a match with Yokel and then Mr. All red, with C BE Wilson in charge and a definite answer expected in a few days.
Miss Edna Monson hosted a Monday farewell for Robert Walls who left Tuesday for Boise and a mission to the Southern States. Amos Helman was honored Friday by Hise Lyra Weaver at Mrs Le Murphy’s, with games, music, and lunch. A farewell dance at the Opera House Thursday by the W W O W honored Harley Greaves who departs this week on a mission.
A.D. Erickson, a lawyer, locates in Preston to serve the community. He chose the city for its people and need for legal guidance and will maintain office rooms in the Larzon Building.
Mrs Ray Davis Jr came home Wednesday from Opden where she had been ill for several days.
A Franklin Idaho Day celebration drew about nine hundred people in poor weather. Governor Hawley and others could not attend. Sam Rich delivered an educational talk on Idaho history and Franklin settlement, filling the hour with engaging history despite the rain.
A reader reports a dare to box Alfred in a Best two of three, with Jack Olson set to weigh under 158 pounds. The challenger offers any side bet and terms, possible public or private arrangement, per Mr Allred's suggestion.
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