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Newspaper
The Blackfoot Optimist
Location
Blackfoot, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1916
Page
5
Blackfoot Real Estate and Auction Co promotes a Friday and Saturday sale at All-Out Implement and Hardware Co offering farm implements and shelf hardware at buyers’ prices. The item lists urge readers to exchange property, rent out houses, and use the agency for real estate needs.
A fire of unknown origin this morning tore through the Zion's Cooperative Mercantile Institution warehouse on South First Avenue. The building is valued at 30000 dollars and the grocery stock, nearly unrecoverable for six months, is placed around 180000, with insurance partly covering the loss, per the Pocatello Tribune.
The delivery and stamp windows will be open 10 a m to noon on Monday December 25. City carriers will be at the office to deliver parcels to patrons but will not serve routes. Rural routes will be served as usual. No money orders will be issued or paid.
George Jolley Jr and Edith England plan to marry in Logan Utah on the 20th. After a short honeymoon they will return to Blackfoot to make their future home. Jolley is employed by The Optimist and both families are well known locally.
In the Probate Court of Bingham county Idaho a show cause order directs kin and interested parties to appear on January 8 1917 at 10 am to determine if the guardian may sell all real estate of Loucretia Hatch a minor for the best interests of the estate. A copy must be published weekly for four weeks in The Optimist starting December 11 1916.
Banquet honors the high school football team with Dorsey Stephens named to lead the 1917 squad. Retiring Capt Louis Stephens Coach Dice and Superintendent Vincent toast the group with Avery as toastmaster. Attendees include Myrddine Thomas Clayton Hoover Jack Reay Ralph Taylor Albert Jones Floyd King Vail Clevenger Carroll Chubbuck Maine France Francis Bloomquist Sidney Parkin son Leslie Just and faculty. Also a note seeking about 10 horses or mares for war work with contact details.
Public notice by W B Jacobs representing Jellison Bros Boise Twin Falls Idaho 402 East Main Street Twin Falls Idaho 12 28 41 Holidays at Home Low holiday rates via Oregon Short Line between local points Tickets hold December 16 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 20 31 and January 1 liberal limits See agents for details.
IWALKS AND FOUND For cement sidewalks and foundations see B. F. Badger who has had 53 years experience inoncrete and brick work. He guarantees satisfaction as to work and its cost. 53 Spruce Street, tif. We make a specialty of printing Sanitary Butter wrappers.
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