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Newspaper
The Blackfoot Optimist
Location
Blackfoot, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1916
Page
4
In Sami McKellar's tale a small boy playing with a dipper accidentally struck his eye with a slipping handle during a pretend contest. The boy was taken to a doctor by his father and Mr. Sorenson in an automobile.
W. I. Sell, longtime Pocatello resident, was instantly killed Sunday afternoon when a five passenger car traveling between Idaho Falls and Blackfoot struck a rough road. He had risen to view the speedometer and was thrown head first from the moving vehicle. Death resulted from a fractured skull. Five children are left to mourn. The funeral was planned for Pocatello.
Several young ladies of Blackfont held an Oh maids convention last Sunday and went on a picnic. Among the party were Misses Plovenen and Ed na Parkinson, Misses Lenox and Lily Tordan, Verna Robertson, Glentori Malcom and Cella Durfee.
Washington reports the Agriculture Year Book for 1916 is printed and ready in the government printing office. Readers can secure a free copy by applying through their congressmen. The volume, bound in blue buckram, includes 75 plates and 25 special articles on farming topics, illustrated to attract readers, with stories and guidance by government scientists.
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