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Newspaper
The Blackfoot Optimist
Location
Blackfoot, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1915
Page
5
Five first class milch cows and good work horses for sale. Farms to trade for larger ones or city property. Rooming house for sale. Two buggy horses and a wide tired wagon available. Cash paid for what you sell. Local notices include business visits, millinery specials, and summer school open June 14 1915 with Nellie W. Caster as instructor.
Harland Noyer of Sterling visited the city to see circus sights then returned home. Presto's Jim Just made a Blackfoot business trip while Yardly Green and Morris Stacy from Mackay arrived en route to the Panama exposition. Various locals reported teaching moves, hardware jobs, market specials, and social gatherings with small town optimism and brief updates on housing and school matters.
Frank Koontz Jr. departed for Law son Colorado Tuesday to spend the summer with friends Miss Anna Brenton who has taught at the upper Presto school this year before summer vacation. T. Wolfe, known to local baseball fans, passed through Blackfoot en route to Butte after playing in Texas this season.
Mrs. Ed Benson and party visited Roberts last Sunday to see Miss Burggraf's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Wittig welcomed a baby boy born last Sunday, mother and child doing well. Hats advertised from 3.50 to 5.00, with new White Hats in stock. A fishing party including Tuck Wasser and others went to Arco for a two day trip with good luck reported.
Within six months Dr Scar borough added two improved eye testing instruments to aid locating hidden eye defects causing nervous derangements and headaches. His office is now among the best equipped for scientific eye examinations in the state, enabling him to diagnose eye defects and related heartaches even after other methods failed.
Notice to the public states the Carson House has been taken possession again and will operate in an orderly manner catering to the best element. The house will be renovated and placed in first class condition under Mr. and Mrs. C. BE. Carson, inviting patronage.
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