Show RICH IDAHO since last writing we have lad had a few days of sleighing but yesterdays thaw spoiled it all on the evening of 0 the dinst there was a pleasant surprise at the merrell home the occasion being the birthday birthday af mrs merrell it was a double surer surprise se tor for when the party entered the house they were surprised to find joseph merrell sick in bed A good time was enjoyed by all nevertheless and mr merrell Is fast improving in health archie merrell is down from montana to visit with his parents the community is pretty much afflicted with a bad cold there being many of our citizens who are coughing mr ana W W wood and family were visiting here during the vv baek ek the guests of mrs woods parents mr air and mrs joseph merrell the ice harvest at blackfoot Blach foot is on cm in full blast last year the weather man cheated us out of our crop but we mean to get even with him jan 21 1908 COR |