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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1920
Page
5
The Men’s Brotherhood of the Methodist church meets in the church parlors Friday at the usual hour with the ladies as guests. Dinner at 7 precedes music and Judge R. M. Terrell’s address on Society’s Needs as a Judge Sees Them. Also notes a trout outing with Good evidence of success and good roads reported.
John Mattison was brought from Grace by Deputy Sheriff Guy Nelson and is jailed on a wife desertion charge. He is expected to be arraigned Friday.
R H Steeley of St Anthony on second degree burglary sentenced by Judge James Gwinn to one to fourteen years in the state penitentiary. He passed through the city today en route to Boise in custody of Traveling Guard Welker.
Marriage licenses issued at the county clerk's office include Harold Benjamin Lindbald of Chicago and Lilly Elisabeth Westrom of Pocatello, and Ralph Leon Richards and Vianna Mae Porter of Sterling.
Mayor Whitaker returns from Lewiston and will preside at the council meeting in city hall chambers. The agenda includes the final reading of the cost marking ordinance and other matters for discussion.
Peterson paid a $5 fine for speeding. Hackworth was fined $5 with suspension. Andrews bonded $5 on intoxication and forfeited for failure to appear. Gillwitz fined $65 for speeding with suspension.
County Clerk A B Earley received a letter from Joseph Gilvie district manager of the Scottish Legal Life Insurance Society of Kilwinning Scotland seeking death details of Mrs Kate McHan or McLaughlin who died in Pocatello in 1918. The sender asks for the death certificate so a payout to Mrs McLaughlin's sister in Scotland can be made. The letter included a five shilling money order, the first received in Pocatello.
E. B. Fish, a sharp minded Everett shipyard worker, will speak at the chautauqua on the third afternoon. He condemns foreign phrases and agitators and argues against radicalism and bolshevism, asserting his American principles and independence.
Mr and Mrs E S Wilson married last Tuesday in Dillon Montana return Friday and intend Gate City as their future home. The bride formerly Miss Rose Turk, the groom an employee of Idaho Coal and Ice company. They traveled by auto from Pocatello visiting Mrs Harry Saline in Lectore Montana, roads through Idaho and Montana in good condition.
The local Eagles lodge holds a regular meeting this evening with important matters to be discussed and a good turnout expected.
Harold B Lindblad of Chicago and Lillian E Westrom of Pocatello wed Wednesday morning at the bride’s mother Mrs Louis Westrom 55 South Fifth avenue The ceremony was conducted by Dr R J Phipps with a small group in attendance The couple left for Dunsmuir California to reside there.
Regular fishing trip concluded as Jack David and Carl Holst arrived back last night in Mackay after several days spent whale whipping.
Republican county central committee met at Theodore Turner’s office to discuss party matters and outline plans for the next campaign. A further meeting is set for June 20 at Chamber of Commerce rooms and a Republican rally is planned for June 30 with cooperation from committeemen across the county.
Mrs James McGonigie and her children head for Seattle aboard train No 17 this evening to begin a summer stay.
The nurses of the graduating class at General Hospital held a dance last evening at the Chamber of Commerce hall. The affair was well attended and a most delightful time was had by all. The hall was decorated with wild flowers.
The Pocatello Milling Elevator Company is being painted today near the top of the large grain elevator on the east side of Pocatello avenue beside the Short Line right of way. The immense structure ranks among the northwest’s largest elevators.
Mrs George E Radford and daughter Betty of Waukegan Ill are visiting Diva Ed Connelly and will leave tomorrow for home. The Pocatello Troop B First Idaho Cavalry stores equipment in the high school basement awaiting a proper store room. The gear is described as excellent and new with Springfield rifles to be issued to the troop.
Captain Louis Gallet of Troop B First Idaho Cavalry reports his detachment is doing first rate work and having a fine time at the Ft Russell encampment. Twenty men from Pocatello joined Troop A of American Falls for guard maneuvers.
The Pocatello public library board met this afternoon to review numerous matters concerning the local library.
A meeting of the Y M C A board of directors will take place this evening at the association building. A dinner will be served and routine matters will be considered by the board.
Workmen marked North Arthur avenue with angled parking lines of about thirty degrees except the 200 block where parking will be parallel to the curb near the sidewalk to allow the fire station turning space. A Union Label League meeting is set for Friday evening June 18 at Equity hall on Sec ond and Halliday streets with expected large attendance for important matters.
Federico Puga Borne named premier and interior minister in Santiago. Antonio Huneus chosen for foreign relations and Pedro Opage named minister of war as part of the Chilean cabinet shuffle.
Oakley resident Mrs S P Worthington spends several days in the city. Blackfoot businessman Michael Barclay is in Pocatello on business. Boise resident J W Gillmore handles affairs in town for a few days. Grace deputy Bert Harrison visits the city today. Miss Zaida McFarren from Santa Anna California arrives in Pocatello to visit sister Mrs George B Crawford's family.
The Prince of Asturias marched with his regiment through Madrid and then left for Toledo with King Alfonso. Thousands gathered to watch the young prince carry a rifle and bayonet as an ordinary soldier.
Wessington Springs recovers from a Tuesday cloudburst that damaged town property by about 50 000 dollars and washed out several hundred feet of the town railroad. The flood created a lake four miles wide and crops damages are not yet estimated as the water recedes.
The Most Rev Daniel J Mannix archbishop of Melbourne arrived from the Pacific coast in Grand Canyon Arizona and declined to detail Washington reports that fellow passengers on the steamship Venus arrived protested to the state department against his admission to the United States.
Local notice from Pocatello Electric Co offering fans in all sizes and delivery within the city. Tribune advertises the service with a monthly rate of six cents per month.
Paris June 17 final official statistics from the ministry of war fix the total French soldiers killed in the great war at 1,362,872. Details of the fate of 361,854 are unknown, according to the matin.
Paris reports ongoing price drops for everyday goods. Coffee reportedly cheaper than in Brazil while cotton in Havre retreats after a brief firm spell.
Madrid dispatches quote financial circles noting a 35 million peseta Spanish loan to France has been renewed. The move, attributed to a Spanish bankers’ consortium, is said to have government authorization.
Classifieds from the Tribune cover a range of notices and ads including sales, services, jobs, rentals, and personal notices. The readable text presents typical ad formats with brief descriptions, pricing hints, and contact details, reflecting common mid century classified layouts and local commerce.
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