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The Lost Christ
BY
B. W. RICE
13ut they, supposing him to have
been in the company, went a day's
journey. Luke2-44.
I would not have thought it of Mary
but countless thousands of women
since have lost Christ, though Mary
was the first to do it.
That morning they hitched up their
stock, all hands loaded into the vehicle
and away they went slowly down the
lane, hut Christ was not with them.
Mary knew she had close to her,
the Saviour of the race, and yet she
had nothing more definite that morn
ing than just a supposition that he
was somewhere about the company.
Whole churches lose him in our day,
each member supposing he is with
some of the others.
Supposition is a great enemy to the
human race. We suppose we can do
this and get away with it, we feel sure
we can. We suppose we can pass this
up and get away with it and so we
pass it. We suppose this and that,
all the time assuming that our sup
position tills the bill.
Absalom supposed he could win
out over his old father in battle. His
long hair got caught in the tree to
pay him for Iiis poor judgment.
When I was twenty-two years of
age I occupied the desk next to the
superintendent of one of the biggest
railroads in the United States. The
hour came when we were closing out
the fall s work as rapidly as possible,
lie came to me on this occasion and
said, be sure, without fail, and throw
that track before you reduce the extra
gangs. This meant for me to have
miles of the main track shifted over
to a new grade thirteen feet from
center to center of tracks. I supposed
1 impressed another clerk sufficiently
with this job and left it to him Tile
next night I let out 450 negroes who
made up three extra gangs. In a day
or two my superior officer came to my
desk and said, well B. W„ I suppose
you threw that track before tired the
niggers.
For the first time during all my __
sociations with this superintendent,
^PPncmn b K,° kc - 1 had trustc <l to
SUPPOSITION and had neglected
w';M' Ce 0f Worl S He turlletl me
with the most perfect expression of
disgust 1 had ever seen on any man's
face and said, Rice, you would make a
monkey sick.
That is all he said, and today, years
after he went to his grave, I think he
To SUPPOSP in u' S life , wc are " ot
to bLPPOSE anything along the car
dinal points, but we must know it.
Alary took her celebrated lad and
r:: ver ' oihe capitai cit * trans
act some business in reference to put
| lng i. J" ln . the ll '8 h school. Her
husband probably arranged some tax
matters too, for about this time it had
system «h m K t,lat a '"»-valuation
system should be put into effect A
good many decreed that a full-valua
tion should be put into effect. A
?t°°vf many farmers dit l not understand
it Mary waited around until the train
of wagons and back-riders was ready
to "turn She went and climbed in
chilrlV e ' OPPOSING that the
a I Ml i US | ^°î ° ne of the vehicles
a little behind hers. The people in
inn .h supposed he was with yet
an 1 Ji! . com P a,] y- Each traveler in
all that train SUPPOSED the Sav
iour was with one of the other groups
and yet h e was not traveling with
them at all i have seen K who ^
churches in the same fix and it would
make a monkey sick.
monkey sick.
A Rabbi gave a birth-day party
His people conceived the idea of plac
g a large cask on his front porch
and each one would pour in a bottle
went'lo "th P ? S!ie u F ' Ve ' um<,r ed
went to the party that night. Each
poured m the contents of his fl a <k
Hfe ad* "I r'fbf 1 ' " ,c Rabbi Io,1 K
life ad splendid health. One vear
later the Rabbi invito! tli»> I
pie to
same peo
him |u' C back . an , d drink wine with
him. He opened the cask and filled
Îonî! dr ." lkln , g CU P S - A ". one by one
took a draught of only stagnate water'
for water was what each had brought
a year before, SUPPOSING he alone
was deceiving. It has been reported
these last
brought only
many years.
.«he A lÄ U ?gu? IS 'fc b j^ dU h PO ' 1
the Ä wh S D "'I 3 ' aWfuI
V,, I . el °[ Death passed over Egypt
and took the first born from every
household where tile blood of the
I assover was not on the door posts
a child of fifteen, the daughter of a
5" Jew lay critically ill. Nine
worse T " 1Kht Ca "V C ' the « irl grew
I ' ' 0M ca "'e. the daughter still
worse. She whispered to her fathe
who wept beside her bed, Father are
for'me? 0 blood U|K) " the doôr
for'me? U|K) " the
Yes, my child, sobbed the Jew
child °f"n off i, t ,l ,at h "» r - ™
thirty
a restless sleep for
minutes and awakei.' with
anxious yearning. Father, she
once again, arc you sure the bl
upon the door is for me I
eldest child and the angel
passes over Egypt tonight'
'he affectionate father, assured his
h ! I all , wa ® we ll. that the blood
has been placed properly f„ r tin
household. After another dein
girl aroused with "
throbbing breast
aid
jod
am thine
of death
th.
eeper anxiety ami
Father, she" said
are you SURE O, VFRY SURF THF
BLOOD IS THERE FOR mf! 1 ?*
thy child does not want to die
trfmhr a i" SO Af, er some
trembling words had passed between
�t 2 atl <[ daughter, the child pre
vailed upon her father to carry "
to the door and let
t ° h ™ ey " , B "Î the blood was not
w« th 6 l at IU ' ar - thc Wood
was therein and the sprig of hysop
for sprinkling, but the most trusted
servant had neglected to apply the
blood. The legend savs the father
replaced his daughter on her couch
and hastily applied the blood as com
her
ee with her
mantled by Jehovah and just had
time to go again to his daughter, as
the Angel of Death passed over Egypt.
Reader, are you SURE or are you
only SUPPOSING that the Blood of
Jesus has been applied in the proper
manner, for you? If you do not
K.NOW it is there, you may rest as
sured that it IS NOT THERE. You
must see to this yourself. Do not
trust to anything even a father or
mother may tell you, YOU see to it
that the blood is upon the door for
you. Do not trust to any old church
record, or to some kindly friend who
lias doubly assured you, but YOU
SEE TO IT.
.
The Antedelnvians SUPPOSED
God could not afford to destroy the
world. 1 hey said so. Noah was the
laughing stock for the whole world.
One hundred and twenty years before
God had told Noah what he was
going to do in due time, but Noah
was unable to make them see it that
way. I hey said too much was going
■>n, too many children living, too
many great projects were under head-1
way, too many innocent persons, God
just could not afford to do such
thing as proposed by Noah. Noah
.vas greatly in the minority. Those
people forgot that the majority
always wrong. They supposed they
could run up on the high hills and
escape. 1 hat they could build rafts
and float grub enough to last over
any kino of a flood that God would be
able to bring. They thought that
even their low lands would only be
soured for one season, if it were even
as bad as that. They figured out what
f.oil could afford to do and what God
could not afford to do and they work
ed from that standpoint. When Shem
drove along that day with a big hay
frame tilled on the corner by the big
chestnut trees and the spring, called
up 414red and made all sorts of fun
of the deluded son. He dropped off
a small article of furniture, she ran
out and got it as a souvenir to turn
over to her married daughter's first
child. It was terribly funny. Over
oil the highest mountains in the Sal
mon river region there is plenty of
proof that water stood one day 78SS
feet deep where the Caldwell Tribune
office now stands. The Alps carry
still a higher proof. Do not suppose
anything in connection with the Christ
life, but know it.
Mary lost Christ. She was the
most unlikely woman on earth to lose
him. Man, your wife is liable to do
; s bad as this. You suppose you are
■o'ng all you aught to do to aid her
n her tight, but listen! your wife is
more liable to lose this Christ, than
was Mary. Your wife is right now
xisting upon only a meal of SUP
rOSITION. She does not KNOW
it is well with her soul. She only
UPPOSES it is. She has lost Christ
and supposes He is in her church
but look out! God showed himself
rich enough to drown the whole race
t one time, and he is richer today
ou Id do wonderful things even now
and not be out very much. In the
last three hundred years there have
<>een fifteen immense stars perished
irom the northern sky. To some of
liese stars our old world would be like
i number two bird shot to the city
teel reservoir on Canyon hill. God
an afford to make his every promise
rood, and there is a mighty tremen
[■>/Vo Promise open yet! Don't SUP
I OSE —but KNOW.
N ou recall the time when you cried
through. You remember
. ,, . the time.
as »AK! =
• ou so full your joy was unspeakable,
nid was only told by- streams of tears'
Vou had Christ that night. What
iave you done with that Christ? Lost
um? He was to remain with you even
to the end of the world. What has
lone it? Man, listen, have you lost
Christ?
THE LOST CHRIST! O! haunt
ing and terrible thought. The agonies
oil the Cross are all forgotten in our
mad rush for worldly pleasure and
ion ors.
the LOST CHRIST! Far away
icross the miles to that eastern old
home, near which the white slab
marks the resting place of a child, a
sister, a brother, a father and mother
here where your heart was made
lew, and old things passed away
there where thc Son of God spoke
>cace to your restless soul! What
las become of it all? Gone! Lost
torever, O! wretched soul, return'
Are you sure the Blood is on the
door tor you? Whe is your witness?
Lan you trust that witness?
A Presbyterian elder in Philadelphia
went to his business reluctantly one
morning, for his little boy was ill \
messenger brought the weary father
îonie early at noon. A consuiation of
physicians was leaving the premises,
followed to its boundaries by his
weeping wife. George must die! O
• rightful news. George must die
Have you told the child? asked the!
iieartbroken father.
No. you go tell him, sobbed the
mother,
T4 . . . .
the 'walk t*' Th passed , s '° wl y along ;
inc walk to the mansion, stepped
wearily up the enterance, wen, faker
'ng along the hall, passed the first
pa
hall,
of hi
me
> and the second and the third
ami thence into the death room j
s lovely child. My son, they tell'
. ou are dying. This sentence '
ell upon the distracted father's tars
' Sulm ' struggling note from the |
:hroat of a hideous monster as it felt«
assured of its human prey. Yes. you ;
"A" a '£ays told me w f must die. I
a nu the innocent and
response.
unalarnied
es, but George you must die today,
Y
wept the anguish ladeued rath...
ill, this then is death 1 feel, is it
ather, replied the child as he en
£V >rt 7 1° 1,ft himself to the elbow
_ I he father assured his son of his
I hen said the youth,
be with Jesus "
he en- j
iast sitrmi
then 1 shall
night?
before j
j
Yes,' you will see Jésus before
night, my child, replied the father.
O glory, glory, said the dying lad, I
shall go right straight up to him and
•say, Jesus, my father was the first one
to even tell me about you, and he it
was who first told me I would be here
today. The spacious halls with all
their riches, the down-town store
with all their wealth were lost t(
sight as visions of heaven with all its
soul. Father have you lost Christ?
Are you sure of Heaven?
THORNS FROM BRIER ROSE
it
Hazel Gurwell was the victim of
serious accident last Thursday morn
ing. She was celebrating the Fourth
with her fire-crackers, when, in some
manner which she was unable to
plain, one of them went off in her face
singeing her left eye ijuite badly. The
doctor dressed tile injured member
and now only time is needed to affect
a satisfactory cure.
A. C. Bird, having completed
building of a new hayrack, is laying
a supply of sagebrush and coal to
used when the days are bleak and
dreary.
W. C. Stalker and family spent-th
fourth at the Gibson residence in the
city.
Arthur Roseman took dinner with
Iiis friend. Harold Jester Sunday.
H. L. Williams has been having
siege of neuralgia, lie says he ha
been burning the midnight oil and
keeping a trail around the room from
geting too cold. At the present writ
ing lie is much improved.
Esther Johnston of St. Luke's hos
pistai in Boise was a guest at the Jos
Baum residence the first of the week
•She lelt for Spokane Monday after
noon.
F. M. Roseman carried out the gen
eral program for the conclusion of th
fourth and attended the fireworks at
Lake Lowell. This, however, was not
fitting climax and therefore he pro
eeded to conclude the day's events
by pulling his doubletrees in two while
ttempting to cross the Caldwell
I raction Co.'s new line, on his home
ward trip. With the assistance of his
halter rope and thjose borrowed from
two of his neighbors who came along
ut such a seasonable time, he was able
to fix things up so that he at last
reached home still .in the ring but a
ittle the worse for wear.
VV. A. Douglass celebrated his 63d
birthday last Tuesday, July 9th. Mr.
Basset and family of Greenleaf and
few of the neighbors helped him put
.he ice cream and cake out of sight.
All report a most pleasant time.
1 he third annual Brier Rose picnic
held Thursday, July 4th, at Miss
Mean's ranch. About 75 people, rep
l esenting this and other localities,
gathered in honor of the occasion and
sat visiting in the shade or strolling
around until the call of the empty
stomach sent them involuntarily
sauntering down to where the wives
and mothers were preparing a most
wonderful spread—a spread beside
which the most fanciful dreams of the
visionary youth were as nothing.
When at length vast hoards of pies,
iakes and salads had disappeared—not
io mention sandwiches, chickens and
jellies—the table was gradually de
serted and Mr.- Corbett
entertained
„v.. cuLcnai
'
Everybody returned
lo their homes voting the day a thor
ough success and looking forward
with a certain degree of pleasure to
the occurrance of a similar occasion
next year. We wish to extend our
I hanks to Miss Bean for the kind in
vitation which made it possible to hold
this picnic at her ranch.
I
'
THE FOURTH OF JULY
ON EVERETT STREET
A very enjoyable celebration of a
"saf e and sane" Fourth of July was
observed on the lawn of Mrs. Char
otte Hunter's residence on East
Everett street. Those participating
were: Mrs. Hunter, Mr. and Mrs
Um. McXair, Judge and Mrs. Gordon
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Boulton and
family, Mr. and Mrs. P. A . Boulton
and family, Miss Uldine Gartin, Miss
ta Ruland and Mr. Frank Lock
wood.
Mrs. M
cNair opened the program by
reading an interesting account of the
Hon of the Declaration of Indepen
deuce and was followed by Mr
McN'air in the singing of a quaint old
patriotic song recounting the early
vicissitudes of Uncle Sam. Mrs. I
A. Boulton then fav
j • . VM •«vored the sruests
; with an appropriate recitation, after
which a hnnntift.i i.. t
M , v L\ T ^ Serve <>
■ , IO!,,e>s an <l assisted by the
W.
son,,
,
devoted to in
r.nal announcements, Jud«e Gordon
McN'air relating many in
tiier ladies.
\Mer lunch the Boulton brothers
an<1 '*• A - Boulton—rend red
"e excellent music with their well
d voices.
1 he afternoon
and lath
pcr
terestii
A rt'nnni>cences c
s in the war of the
,'kwood
table way
their ex
ixties, and
entertaining the chil
ren. both young an old in his inimi
Cla
rence Hill was a business visitor
°" Saturday; at least he seemed to be
mighty busy.
CANYON COUNTY COMMUNITIES
a
FRANKLIN ITEM8
The neighborhood picnic r which was
held at Allen's grove on the Fourth of
July, proved to be a very enjoyable
affair, both to young and old.
At the noon hour an excellent din
ner in the form of a "big
spread" was served by the ladies, with
ice cream as a desert. The afternoon
was devoted mostly to sports and con
tests. In a baseball game the single
men defeated their married friends
by a narrow margin. Next came a
tug of war in which the girls dragged
their heavier opponents over the re
quired line. The single men again
showed theft superiority over the hus
bands in a series of tug of war.. One
of the pleasures enjoyed by the young
ladies was wading in the Boise river.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Collins and dau
ghter, Bernice, of Nampa, spent Sun
day at Mr. H. E. Allen's.
Mona Fowler spent Sunday with
Anna Browning, and Ruth Miller with
Winnie Parke.
Mr. Maris's daughter and two child
ren from Kansas, are visiting them at
the ranch.
Mr. Ed. Weymouth's were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr. Ira Miller's.
Rosa Parks spent Sunday at home
with her folks.
Several of the young people from
Franklin spent the evening of the
Fourth in Boise.
Miss Lettie Weymouth who is at
tending Normal in Boise came down
to spend the Fourth with friends at
this place.
Miss Mary Laryic from near Boise
is visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Hutsell and son, Bayless, were
callers at the Dickens home Friday
evening.
Mr. John Holton who has been
very ill for some time past, is slowly
improving.
Mr. H. C. Prescott and Jos. Dickens
made a business trip to the* Golden
Gate country and Wilder last Mon
day.
Clarence and Earl Allen and two
cousins will leave Friday for Garden
Valley on their fishing trip.
Vivian Whiffin is having his eyes
treated in Caldwell.
Ellen Dickens returned home Fri
day evening form Deer Flat after
several days visit with her sister, Mrs.
Firis, and spent the Fourth with them
at the Given's Warm Springs.
The rural phones of this vicinity
have been taken out.
The farmers have decided to appear
in person to transact their business
which is a cheaper and quicker ser
vice.
Maud Gould from near Caldwell
spent Wednesday evening with Katie
Dickens and attended the Fourth of
July picnic at Allen's grove.
A number of Franklin young peo
ple spent Saturday evening in Nampa.
Mr. Earle Allen had the misfortune
to have a run away while mowing
hay a few days ago. No damage was
done aside of a broken up mowing
machine.
Mary McClenahan and Alton Botts
attended church in Caldwell on Sun
day evening.
There is quite a lot of sickness in
Franklin at the present time, those on
the sick list are: Mrs. Dickens, Ellen
Dickens, Mrs. Joe Pechanec.
Mrs. Frank Browning was shopping
n Nampa Tuesday afternoon.
in
at
a
FARGO ITEMS
Mr. Simpson's bungalow is finished
and will make a fine home.
The Ladies' Club gave an ice cream
social at the school house Wednesday
evening.
Mr. Ray Lowell of Fargo, and Miss
McEliary of Cambridge were recently
married at Cambridge. Miss McEliary
taught school here last fall and Mr.
Lowell is one of our progressive
farmers and never considered to be
a batchelor of the infirm degree, but
evidently leap year has the credit.
The best wishes of the community
go with them. We understand that
they will return to the Lowell farm
in the fall.
The Fourth of July was celebrated
by our people going to Lake Lowell,
Jump Creek and Notus.
In .he evening on ,1,, (*,«,
ople took in the Hanr. ,»
people took in the dance at Wilder.
Hon. Paul Clagstone and Hon. R.
M. McCracken spoke at Wilder Hall
Monday afternoon. The gentle
men made a good impression and if
I hey are elected to governor and mem
ber of congress, the peoples' inter
ests will be well cared for and w e will
not neglect to give them our support
it the primary election on July 30.
DEER FLAT ITEMS
Rev. W. E. Boulton will preach at
the school house next Sunday morn
•ng at eleven o'clock. Rev. B. F.
Clay will preach at the afternoon
ra» % r.;:i
of
H
come.
The Union Christian Endeavor will
not have their regular meeting next
Sunday evening on account of the
Union services to be held at Lake
Lowell.
Miss Lulu Nelson stole a march
on her friends last Friday afternoon
when she was quietly married in Cald
well to Mr. Dale Gillman of Oregon.
Rev. Pons officiated. Miss Nelson was
one of the Flat's most charming young
ladies ^nd will be missed in church
circles where she was a leader among
the young people. Immediately afte
the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Gillman
took the train for their future home
in Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Davis were din
ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. T.
McCullough Sunday after church.
A little son was born to Mr. and
Mrs. T. O. Wheeler on Saturday after
noon. For sometime the child was
not expected to live but it is doing
as well as could be expected at the
present. The mother is getting along
very nicely.
Miss Bess Harper came down from
Boise to spend the Fourth with home
folks.
Miss Edna .Davis left this week for
Boise where she will remain and take
treatment for throat trouble for the
next month.
Deer Flat will unite with Lake Low
ell and hold services at the pavilion
on Lake Lowell next Sunday evening
at eight o'clock. One of the ministers
of Caldwell will come out for the
meeting. All are invited.
Among those who spent the Fourth
in Boise were the Misses Jula Clark.
Edna Davis, Ethel McAdam and the
Messrs. Arthur Vogt, Clyde Green
field, Tom Rose, Augus Miller and
Ge. Selby.
Walter Green of Boise is visiting
on the Flat.
Mr. and Mr». Wm. Lenard of Kuna
spent Thursday with their brother
Mr. Ernest Vashold and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Willie were the
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. James
Traughber, Sunday.
Mr. ' A. W. Smith has added a new
screenedin porch to his batchelor
quarters.
Mrs, J. Steck and children who have
been ill with scarlet fever are report
ed convalescent.
The directors of the Homestead
Rural Telephone and others who are
intersted met at the school house on
Saturday evening. New officers were
elected, as follow: J. F. Pemberton
president; Wm. Davis, vice president
Frank B. Faris, secretary; Wm. H
Culter, treasurer. A committe was
appointed to solicit subscribers for
telephones. The meeting was very
enthusiastic and the company means
business so we hope soon to have
'phones on the Flat again.
NOTES FROM ROSWELL
Mr. and Mrs. George Dillon were
in Caldwell on business Monday.
J. H. Trout was in Caldwell tran
sacting business on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Lowell and
family, spent the Fourth at the Steun
enberg home in Caldwell
Mr. and Mrs. Weir of Chicago are
visiting their son, Robert Weir, this
week..
Miss Gladys Trout visited friend
at Weiser the Fourth.
Mr. Charles Maw and daughter, of
Boise, are visiting-Mr. Maw's brother,
Henry Maw, at present.
J- H. Trout and Roc Helms went to
Caldwell Monday where they met Mr.
McCracken and Mr. Clagstone and
took them out to Wilder where they
attended the political meeting there
at two o'clock. After the meeting
at Wilder they motored over to Ros
well where supper was waiting them
at the J. H. Trout home. Iji the even
ing Mr. Clagstone and Mr. McCracken
spoke at Parma.
A. J. Rockwood attended the poli
tical meeting at Wilder, Monday.
Mrs. Hanna returned Friday from
a two week's visit with relatives at
Payette.
Mariette Dow, the three year old
son of Mrs. and Mr. Dow, of Jordan
I ValUv a j ■ ' j
! JhVftom 07^ À"
, . " '"f A " J- Rockwood
home about four o'clock last Thursday
afternoon. After searching for the
child about half an hour, he was found
lodged under the bridge leading to
the drive way. Dr. Cluen of Parma
was called but the child was dead
before he reached the scene of the
accident. The little boy is the grand
son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Maw.
Ralph and Henry Stark spent the
Fourth in Boise
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dow and Mrs.
Crover Fretwell. returned to their
home m Jordan Valley the first of the
pf e . k 3 hfy WCre accon *panied
Gladys Mow and Ben Anderson.
äl t
by
to
w eek for
home.
Roy Swigerr and Lizzie Brush ™
the Fourth in Boise.
Among those who spent the Fount,
in Boise were: Ed. Frey, Wm „ 5
George Wolschlegel, Matt, and Will
Seiber, Earl Clary, Harry Ekin, Harr
Tf'/w!, 810 " 1 ' Jim Arms 'rong
and Andy Willis. ®
W. F. Howards auto was pulled
Caldwell the first of the last
repairs.
Roy Allen, Harry Stone, Arch
Wisby and Kinsey Robinson wer.
Boise for the Fourth. m
Miss Bessie Hard is visiting h,,
sister, Mrs. Lowell, thi week.
Mrs. George Dillon left Mondav
for a month s visit in the Dakotas
Miss Bess Steunenberg of Caldwell
is visiting at J. H. Lowell's.
Miss Lottie Dutton was visiting her
parents over Sunday.
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for
HOMEDALE ITEMS
Mr Lewis Smith returned home
Tuesday evening. H e had been irri
gating his potatoe crop at his sister's
homestead on the Roswell bench
All the first crop of hay i s i„ the
stack excepting some on the W D
Fletcher ranch and that will b e finish
ed this week.
Mr. Gilman has moved into the new
hotel building, j*nd he finds it much
more pleasant than the former crowd
ed quarters.
The chief engineer and Mr Chase
of Smith, Kerry & Chase (the Canad
•an company that has the Gem Dist
rict work in charge), made a tour of
the work last week. They came down
from Boise where the company has
an office.
W. H. Graff returned from Caldwell
Saturday. He went over to attend
a directors meeting of the ditch and
reservoir project.
W. H. Schenck made a bu.iness
trip to Caldwell, Friday.
Clyde Wooley, who has been riding
the Schenck ditch, returned to his
home in Caldwell Friday.
Slick Brothers, who will complete
their contract this week and will then
move to Montana, where a large con
tract is waiting them.
We were misinformed as to the con
tract for hauling the machinery for
the pumping plant for the Gem Dis
trict. The contract is not awarded.
Mrs. Roy Myler was taken to the
hospital in Caldwell, Saturday. We
hope for her speedy recovery and re
turn.
Mrs. Rachel Smith returned from
a visit to Ontario, Saturday evening.
She celebrated the Fourth at Weiser.
Mr. Willard Robinson spent Sunday
at the Lewis Smith home.
Col. and Mrs. Holton went to Cald
well Monday to visit their daughter
who is in the hospital there.
L. B. Cowen was in Homedale on
business Saturday.
Mr. Lynn Yaden has the registra
tion books at his office in Homedale.
It is time to register if you wish to
vote at the primary.
Guy Jordan and Miss Sylvia Leavell
of Fargo, celebrated the Fourth it
Lake Lowell.
Mr. E. B. Jesse returned to his
home in Middleton, Saturday, after
several month's visit with his ion,
W. H. Jesse.
George Thomas, who has been in
the hospital at Caldwell for several
weeks, has recovered sufficiently to
be moved to the home of Martin
Jensen at that place. His mother
has been with him all the time and
expects to bring him home this week.
W. H. Jesse hauled a load of mer
chandise from Wilder for Gardner &
Co., last Saturday.
Mr. Knight and family visited with
friends in Homedale, Sunday.
W. H. Jesse and family, Id»
Schenck, Walter Magill, and Clyde
Wooley, celebrated the Fourth in
Jump Creek canyon. Part of the
crowd was patriotic enough to arise
early enough to drive up there before
breakfast. A camp-fire breakfast was
much appreciated.
Ross Madden and son, Ned, with
two of Ned's boy friends were fishing
in Jump creek canyon on the Fourth,
quite a string of trout rewarded
them.,
Messrs. Bitner. Magee, Eidermiller,
and Root from Fargo, with their lady,
friends, ate a picnic dinner in Jump
creek canyon the Fourth and then
drove over to Lake Lowell for the
fire works display.
At last reports Wm Jordan *n ( '
son, Gardner, who are driving through
Oregon, were at Burns, and Mr. Jor
dan's health was improving.
Charles Parsons attended a directors
meeting in Caldwell last week, re
turning home on Saturday.
The chief engineer in charge of the
crews here spent the Fourth in Boise.
Mr. Lewis Smith coinplians that
we have too much water. Snake river
is still so high that his engine and
pump are under water.
Ralph McDowell will soon begin
moving Mrs. Olsen'» house to the
North side of her homestead. TW»
will place it on the stage road, which
will be much more convienent «» ■h'
changed at the foot of Poi»on Creek
hill.