Opening Day Brims With Thrills At Blackfoot Rodeo
The American Legion rodeo in Blackfoot opened with about 3000 spectators and numerous thrills. Two minor accidents occurred as youngsters and rodeo workers were taken for treatment, while Merle Hunt won the bucking contest on Broken Bones and Jay Baker claimed the wild horse race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Blackfoot
Dan Jenson
Fort Hall
Squire
Saturda
Buck Allen
Colburn
Corral
Mitchel
Idaho
Merle Hunt
Jay Baker
Ben Broncho
Guy Cash
Jack Coates
Morris
Ralph Keplin
John OQ Osborn
Junio Coby
Cherry Larsen
Grace Dial
Willie Jim
Charles Hutchinson
Homer Holcomb
Cowboy
The
Barbers Board Appoints District Members in Idaho
Frank Lorance of Boise Ray Bisell of Gooding and Joseph Anderson of Weiser were named to Idaho southwestern district by Fred E Lukens. Sydney Johnson Dubois W B Jacobs American Falls and W J Johnson Soda Springs named to southeastern district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Frank Lorance
Ray Bisell
Gooding
Joseph Anderson
Weiser
Barbers’ Examining Board
Southwestern Idaho
Fred FE. Lukens
Southeastern Idaho
Sydney Johnson
Dubois
W. B. Jacobs
American Fells
W. J. Johnson
Soda Springs
Northern Idaho
P. N. Driver
Coeur d'Alene
L. A. Moon
Moscow
E. A. Day
Grangeville
Lorance
Johnson
Driver
Central Barbers Examining Board
Idaho
Stretch New Highway on Old Oregon Trail
Nampa highway district and Joe D. Wood reach agreement to build 4.5 miles of new highway on the old Oregon trail from the Canyon County line to Nampa. The project cuts Boise to Nampa distance by a half mile, removes the Nampa hill and two risky railroad crossings, and provides a paved route from Boise to Caldwell city limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nampa
State Bureau of Highways
Boise Valley Traction Line
Boise
Caldwell
Auctioneer Serves for Tenth Annual Ram Sale in Salt Lake
Earl O. Walter of Fner, livestock engineer, will serve a tenth year as one of two auctioneers for the National Wool Growers' Association national ram sale in Salt Lake. The event, August 29-31, was announced here Thursday. Dwight Lincoln of Marysville, Ohio, will be the other auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Falls
Earl O. Walter
Fner
National Wool Growers’ Association
Salt Lake
Dwight Lincoln
Marysville
Ohio
Suit Dismissed Against Federal Government in Boise
Federal District Judge Charles C Cavannagh sustained a non-suit motion and dismissed EB W Porter commissioner of finance suit seeking a refund of income and excess taxes paid by Citizens' State of Bubl for 1917 18 and 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Charles C. Cavannagh
EB. W. Porter
Sugar Beet Factory Will Not Operate at Blackfoot This Year
Blackfoot sugar factory will not run this fall due to 2500 acres of sugar beets in the district making operation impossible. Local personnel are reassigned with J. R. Middleton moving to Belle Fourche. W. C. Thomas to Bellingham. George Curtis to Sugar City. Jack Peterson to Idaho Falls. Only three men remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackfoot
J. R. Middleton
Bellefourche
8. C
W. C. Thomas
Bellingham
Wash
George Curtis
Sugar City
Jack Peterson
Idaho Falls
Stevens Family Reunion Brings Blackfoot Residents Together
Former judge J. M. Stevens arrives from Los Angeles to join kin at the Stevens family reunion on the ranch between the rivers in Blackfoot. Mrs. F. S. Stevens, early pioneer, hosts as relatives from Boise and Denver gather with plans to celebrate enduring family ties and a long pioneer history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. N. Bell
Bessie
Boise
Fred
S. HL. Ossorn
Denver
Stevens
Identity of Supposed death by own action Is Established
Twin Falls officials with Portland police identified the man pulled from Rock Creek as John Paulson a 42 year old Bendore native of Sweden and resident of the northwest since 1913. He had no relatives in the United States and was unmarried when a passport was issued in San Francisco. Cause of death not yet determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Falls
Rock Creek
Here
Portland
Oregon
John Paulson
Bendore
Sweden
San Francisco
Cauce of Paulson
North and South Highway Near Riggins Opens Smooth Route
Boise dispatch reports the North and South highway in excellent condition with eight miles of new construction south of Riggins nearly complete. The bureau of highways says the project eliminates sharp curves and reduces grades for safer travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Riggins
Bureau of Highways
Idaho National Guard Regan Camp Review
Governor Baldridge formally inspected the John M. Regan camp encampment of Idaho's 116th National Guard unit in Boise on June 24. The review highlighted unit readiness and ceremonial activities amid the annual gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
H. C. Baldridge
John M. Regan
Idaho National Guard
Misrepresentation Arrest of Woman in Blackfoot
Mrs. Virginia E. Rose aged 48 was arrested in Blackfoot on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses after posing as a Children’s Home in Boise. She will face a probate judge Friday, while fellow charity worker Catherine Wolfe questioned Rose’s impostor activities across the Northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribunez
Blackfoot
Virginia E. Rose
J. E. Good
Rose
Boise
State Home For Children
Catherine Wolfe
Children’s Home and Aid Society
Park Museum in Yellowstone Draws Flora and Fauna Experts
Yellowstone Park Wyoming June 24 Tourists to Yellowstone in 1827 should visit the park museum of natural history housed with the information bureau of the Nations Park Service Several new wildlife specimens including a red fox beaver antelope and mule deer have been added The collection started in 1920 by Milton P Skinner features mounted animals birds and flowers with exhibits explained by Park Ranger Marguerite Lindsley The museum also showcases rock formations geyser deposits and pressed flowers and includes notable specimens such as a crouching mountain lion wolves bats and a bald eagle
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone Park
Wyo
Tribune
Park Museum of Natural History
Information Bureau
The
Nations Park Service
Yellowstone
Marguerite Lindsley
Park
Lindsley
Sam Woodring
National Park Service
Yellowstone Lake
Great Wonderland
Jack Haynes
Local Rodeo and Court Actions Reported in Blackfoot
Enarite T Judy and Montie L Jones of Bernice rodeo and conducted business in Blackfoot. Stall Wright came from Shelley for rodeo and did business with Mrs Catherine Wolfe of the Children s Home and Aid Society in Boise. FR A Robbins departs for Chicago for six weeks of post graduate music study. Asa Beard receives jail terms of 20 days in the forenoon and 60 days in the afternoon in separate cases before two judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
SFE
Blackfoot
Enarite T. Judy
Montie L. Jones
Bernice
Stall Wright
Shelley
Catherine Wolfe
Children’s Home and Aid Society
Boise
FR A Robbins
Chicago
Robbins
Asa Beard
Belo Ball
Bingham County
J. E. Good
Gold and Platinum Mining Grounds Leased in Idaho Region
Butte investors have leased 1,000 acres of gold and platinum ground in the Little Valley area of Owyhee County from Intermountain Mining Co of Twin Falls. The lease runs five years with an option, and development work will commence immediately, announced E V Larson, Twin Falls attorney and Intermountain stockholder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Falls
Butte
Mont
Intermountain Mining Co
Little Valley
Owyhee County
E. V. Larson
Twin Fails
Intermountain Company
Cars collide at Pacific and Main in Blackfoot
A Warner Stone owned Paige car driven by Earl Hardy from Salt Lake City collided with Ernest Bauerle's Ford Tudor at the Pacific and Main streets corner in Blackfoot Thursday afternoon. No injuries and minor damage were reported. The scene also notes engineers and troops of the 116th Cavalry and the 148th Field Artillery returning from overnight marches as two weeks of training nears its close on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Warner Stone
Salt Lake City
Earl Hardy
Ernest Bauerle
Pacific and
Main Streets
116Th Cavalry
148Th Field Artillery
Gorman Will Filed In Ada Probate Court
The will of Bishop Daniel M. Gorman head of the Boise Catholic diocese who died in Lewiston June 9 was filed for probate in Ada county with July 9 hearing set. The estate totals about 9000 dollars with life insurance 3070, personal property 5000, real estate 1000. The four Gorman brothers and three sisters receive 1000 each while the remainder goes to the diocese. Executors named are Rev. N. F. Wirtzberger and Rev. J. M. Verhoeven of Boise. Hawley Hawley filed the will and petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel M. Gorman
Boise
Lewiston
Ada County
John Jackson
Jess Hawley
Charles W. Mack
John
George
Michael
Thomas Gorman
John Sexton
Mary Daniel Gorman
John Hanson
Boise City
N. F. Wirtzberger
J. M
Constantinople Mas Tomes Women’s Street Dress Reveals Layers
Constantinople lower class Moslem women in Stamboul wear multiple skirts as street attire, a layered garment style reflecting practical modesty and cultural dress norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Idaho Assured Ample Water For 1927 Irrigation Season
Boise reports South Idaho will have ample water for the 1927 irrigation season. Myron Swendson, assistant reclamation commissioner, cites precipitation data from Oct 1, 1926 to June 1, 1927. October was dry, but November brought record rains, replenishing ground water. winter was wetter with ice forming from snow, promising steady stream flow. Moran Wyoming led with 23.32 inches, about 130 percent normal. Ashton Hailey Challis Hollister N Meadows Oakley near normal or better.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
Myron Swendson
Commissioner of Reclamation
Svendson
Moran
Wyo
South Fork
Snake River
Mon Ashton
Hailey
Chaliis
Hollister
N Meadows
Oakley
Fragmented Weather Satire Describes Umbrella Absence
A fragmentary passage notes people braving rain without umbrellas, women removing skirts for improvised cover and sharing garments with companions as rain dampens streets. It reads as a vivid, colonial era snapshot of improvised dress in inclement weather.
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Idaho State News
Barbers Board
Ada, Canyon Counties
Tribune Special
Steenes
Home of Natural History
Butte Concern
Kellogg’s
Battle Creek
Gorman
Borden
Krause
Care Tru-Blu Biscuit* Company
Spokane
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