Salmon River railroad plans filed in Boise
Articles of incorporation for the Salmon River railroad will be filed in Boise within a day or two. Col. John G. Brown reports the line from Blackfoot to Houston, with bridge work on the Snake River under way 14 miles below town. Directors include Bancroft, Calvin, Hills, Williams, and Brown. Jenkinson named treasurer but not on the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salmon River
Boise
Jno. G. Brown
Sault Lake City
Blackfoot
Houston
Snake River
Salt Lake
W. A. Bancroft
E. E. Calvin
F. W. Hills
P. L. Williams
J. G. Brown
C. H. Jenkinson
Miss Oliver to Perform The Little Minister at Court House
Miss Katherine E. Oliver, famed for impersonation, will present The Little Minister at the Court House on Wednesday April 17. Her portrayal of Bobbie the heroine and Nanny Webster’s scenes from the story have drawn high praise, with dramatic moments including the gypsy marriage and Minister’s commands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine E. Oliver
Court House
Miss Oliver
Little Minister
J. M. Gurrie
Bobbie
Gavin
Nanny Webster
Mieuh Pdows
Married Johnson Staples at the Johnson Ranch
William Russel Johnson and Misa Alice Staples wed at the bridegroom’s father home on Sunday April 14 at 1 30 pm. Rev D Campbell Mayers of St Pauls Blackfoot officiated. The couple will reside on the Johnson ranch with many friends wishing them happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Russel Johnson
Misa Alice Staples
Miss Woods
Jesse Johnson
Peter J. Johnson
D. Campbell Mayers
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Blackfoot
Johnson Ranch
Short Line to Equip All Passenger Engines With Electric Head Lights
Electric head lights installed on two Short Line passenger engines four months ago have proven satisfactory. Seven more lighting units were received and will be installed on the 650 class engines recently rebuilt for passenger service. The lights are 2000 candlepower Pocatello Advance.
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Pocatello Advance
Nez Perce Co Operative completes barbed wire line
The Nez Perce Farmers' Co-Operative Telephone company finished a 30 mile line to Nez Perce with twelve phones linking Peck and nearby areas. Despite no insulation and crude construction, long distance conversations are clearer than over Inland company's lines, according to the Moscow Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nez Perce
Garden Seeds Sale At Holbrook’s Store
Local shop Holbrook’s advertises a sale on all kinds of garden seeds. Offers include varieties for vegetables flowers and herbs with discounted prices for the upcoming planting season.
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Holbrook’s
Weiser Eastern Stay chapter established last week
Home Happenings lists social notes from Weiser and surrounding towns. Mentions Isaac Ericson and family leaving for California, Miss Richardson visiting in Ross Fork, Miss Hope Pyburn visiting in Idaho Falls, and various local movements and appointments affecting churches, rail service, education, and civic affairs.
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Weiser
Fine Bray Ranch for Sale in 160 Acre Hay Ranch
160 acre fenced hay ranch with dwelling and buildings, water debt details noted, offered as a bargain for sheep or cattle men. For inquiries apply to or address News Office.
Perfect digestion lays foundation for health in old ad copy
A vintage health note claims perfect digestion is essential to health. It states herbs like HERBINE quicken appetite, aid digestion, and strengthen nerves and muscles, promising tone and vigor. Price 50 cents at Scott & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott & Co
Dissolution of Hull and Woodruff Firm
Notice shows Hull and Woodruff dissolved by mutual consent. Creditors must present claims to Helen E. Hull in Blackfoot Idaho for settlement dated April 1901 with signatures Helen E Hull and W P Woodruff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen B. Anil
W. P. Woodruff
Hull & Woodruff
Blackfoot
Bingham County
Idaho
Helen E. Hull
lLecen E. Hull
W. P. Woooroes
First National Bank of St. Anthony Opens With $25,000 Capital
A Washington dispatch reports Comptroller of the Currency Dawes authorized the First National Bank of St. Anthony to begin business with capital of $25,000. Albert K. Steunenberg named president and Guy E.K. Bowerman cashier of the new bank.
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Washington Dispatch
Dawes
First National Bank of
Social Dance by Esther Chapter at Opera House
A social dance under the auspices of Esther chapter order of the Eastern Star will be held at the opera house next Friday evening April 19.
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Esther Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star
Opera House
A Possible Career in Politics Predicted by Star
In a Washington Star snippet a parent notes a child crying out from bed clutching the foot rail as if on a train platform. The remark suggests the boy may become a great political orator one day, quoted with affectionate humor.
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Mr. Biykins
Washington Star
New Industry For South Carolina Negroes
The article notes that African Americans in South Carolina have started a new industry by hand-picking phosphate rock. In summer they anchor boats on the Coosaw river and dive for phosphate, sometimes bringing up fragments weighing up to a hundred pounds. The phosphate is described as the most valuable known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Coosaw
St. Louis
Golden Rule Lodge to Observe Anniversary Day
Golden Rule lodge No 24 I O O F will observe Anniversary Day April 26 with exercises in the lodge hall in the evening. A literary and musical program will be followed by a banquet for members and friends. Arrangements committee named FP DeKay C E Kinney and Dr F S Pyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Rule Lodge No
BE. DeKay
C. E. Kinney
F. 5. Pyle
Notice of Assessment for Cedar Point Water Co
Trustees in Basalt Idaho levy 1.00 per share cash assess ment on capital stock payable to John F Shelley treasurer by May 1. 1901 or pay in labor in specified forms. Unpaid stock will be sold at public auction to cover delinquent assessment and costs. Charles Criddle secretary Basalt Idaho March 22 1901.
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Vedar Point Water CO
Basalt
Bingham County
Ida
John F. Shelley
Charles Criddle
Jangling Nerves Ad Promotes Celery Nerve Company
An old advertisement asks if readers suffer irritability sleeplessness poor appetite and fatigue and promotes Lichty's Celery Nerve Company as a remedy sold by Scott & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lichty
Celery Nerve Company
Scott & Co
Illustrated Book on Consumption Distribution
Sent without cost to you. SC Wells and Co. of LeRoy New York offer the illustrated book on consumption free of charge to interested readers and customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SC. Wells & Co
LeRoy, N.Y
Longest Sentence Read Mentioned by Scholar
Dialogue notes a pupil recalling a sentence, Imprisonment for life, as the teacher draws out the rest of the class. Mrs. Dan Raymond departs on Sunday morning train to New York with Eastern Star members at the depot offering well wishes for Kaiser land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
Mum
Tean
William
Dan Raymond
New York
Eastern Star
Kaiserland
Sailor’s Quip on Math Meets War Time News
Quote lampoons math terms as a cigarette narrator boasts effects on nerves and energy. It notes the Merrimac, sunk off Santiago during the Spanish American War, was blown up recently and harbor clearance achieved.
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Santiago
Spain
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Salmon River Railroad
Johnson-Staples
Isaac Ericson
California
O. F. Smith
Miss Richardson
Mrs. C. E. Tham
Ross Fork
Col
John G. Brown
Mrs. Wright
Mrs. Horton
S. Smith
Anawonda
Mrs. Hull
Mr. Woodruff
Long
Schley
Sampson
Naval
Mavers
St. Paul's Church
Swan Lake
Col. Jones
Moscow
Board of Regents of
the State University
Mrs
Mrs. Patrie
Market Lake
Anaconda
Ed Winn
R. Rounds
Idaho Walls
Senator
Mrs. Dubois
George Q. Cannon
L Tbernacle
Edgar Wilson
Fort Hull
D. W. Ross
M. A. Marshall
Geo, BE
Edgar L. Furber
State of
Washington
Palisade
Swan Valley
Binglaum County
Caldwell
Prost Springs
Lizzie Davis
Myrtle Davis
Jane Morris
Patent Medicine House
Kohler
Carvel
E. B. Chalmers
A. A. Hovey
H. C. Dippel
The
State University
EB. R. Chrisman
Dubois
Con, T. Co
Colony Company
Elizabeth Edwards
Idaho Falls
Pocatello
Manson
Frank E. Williamson
Thomas J. Duddleson
Oregon
B. J. Briggs
Alexander Harris
Miss Winchell
Iona
Miss Gillespie
Ncern
Biethan’s
Fine Bray Ranch
National Bank
St. Anthony
Cedar Point Water Co
Shiloh
Pierre Cushing
Reeter St. Mark’s Church
LeRoy
N. Y
Blackfoot Hargness Co
Brookbank
Stephens Bros
R. J. Osborn
North Main St
Crem
Price Baking Powder CO
Chicago
Dr. Price
Notr
Cess
Houck & Houck, Props
Great Salt Lake
America
Pullman Palace
Io Grasstown
Quaint
Balte Lake City
W. C. McBaride
General Agant
Butte
Montana
Geo. W. Heintz
Salt Lake City
Utah
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