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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1908
Page
6
A sprawling jumble of local notes from Shoshone and vicinity mentions obituaries, theatre plans, real estate ads, and community events. Highlights include the death of Lafayette Siftes aged 65, upcoming openings at The New Resort and a portrait studio, plus notices of legal and civic matters and a busy Journal reporting canal openings and local business activities.
Frank E. Grosse of Shoshone Idaho offers Rhode Island Reds eggs at 31.00 per 1. This brief ad notes high quality poultry stock available locally.
Apples in good condition offered at 1.25 to 1.50 per box. Varieties include White Winter Pearmain Gano Walbridge and Winesap. Contact M. McFall at the McFall house for orders.
County Treasurer Werntern issues a call for payment of current expellee warrants totaling 1007, including warrant No 288, directing holders to present for settlement. The notice names Werntern and cites the county treasury as the issuing authority.
Sale notice offering 2000 Elm 2500 Maple 2300 White Ash 400 English Ash trees up to 12 feet tall in Payette Idaho. Apply to J J Toole.
County Superintendent Sean M. Borssipe designates Friday April 17 as Arbor Day in Lincoln County. The text reflects historical notes on Arbor Day, medical absence records, and a chaotic scrolling of unrelated biographical and oblique references including Wilam Starr and local telephone anecdotes, none clearly tied to the proclamation.
SALE glass front for store 16x20 inquire at Journal office. For sale alfalfa seed buy home grown seed free of foreign weeds and sweet clover samples furnished by L A Bray Blanche Idaho. For sale white Wyandotte and White Leghorn eggs $1.00 per setting. Address L A Struble Heyburn Idaho. Eggs from pure bred Silver Spangled Hamburg fowls $1.50 for setting of 15. W D Porses Shoshone. Wanted miscellaneous. Wanted man and wife for improved ranch near Gooding good peepet ion for right party address P Co box 6 Gooding Idaho. For Rent furnished room for gentleman Mrs Burkhill Lost Monday 4 pocket book containing money leave at Journal office for liberal reward C R Larimer Milner Lost a K of P goodwill watch charm finder will call at formal office and receive liberal reward.
Love's young dream fades when cooking issues arise from using the wrong enamelware. Cheap enamelware taints food and causes stomach trouble, wearing out quickly. Imported Stransky ware promises long service and pure enamel inside. Everything for the kitchen in that celebrated ware at E Wernicke's Hardware Store.
The Billy Bennett Company brings a two night engagement to Shoshone starting Friday April 10. The 25 performer troupe travels in two private cars with band and scenery, presenting two strong bills with new specialties between acts. An orchestra offers a half hour of overture before each curtain and a street concert from the big band. Tickets at Wernecke’s Hardware. Prices 25 and 50 cents.
Jerome society records new deputy sheriff Lynne Huggins and notes residents moving in and out. Fred F. Cockburn recovers to drive from Twin Falls. builders Mesurs Jackson Wade relocate to Gooding. H. Avery plans summer home on North Side Tract. Cook Krivanek buy Ostrander Reed lumber for Evans ranch cottage.
March sales reached ten thousand acres with more land sold than any month since November and many lots moved in Jerome and Wendell. Local camps report labor shortages as H E Downer builds the electric roadbed camp near town and Faris Kess crews run laterals. Several Hagerman residents travel, illness and medical plans unfold, and a false report about a Los Angeles death is corrected.
John Pader and family returned from Nevada while Arthur Keith and Mrs. Keith planned an extended Chicago visit. Millie Collins left to open a lodging house in Butte Montana. Arthur Benson resigned at Nampa pumping station to become engine watch man. Heber Helm returned from Lorenzo due to his father’s illness. E J LaRue moved to a Rupert ranch. Ed plans to join his wife for a month of ranching. B A Keatts died by suicide after receiving a letter from Kentucky. he was about 55, previously near Lafayette and Minidoka, known for mining and a placer claim on Snake River. Minidoka Idaho March 31.
CLEAR LAKE updates show Fred Lambky on Abbey business and Henry Smalley heading to Shoshone. Will Clifford and others visit and travel for work. A light rain renews grass. two acres of curly potatoes planted by Olds B Syater. A birth reported at Trobsto and Otis Syater buys a band of sheep in Hagerman. Residents plan trips to Butts for work, with Will Pansett foreman duties announced.
WEEK DAYS. Guild meeting every 2nd Wednesday at 2 30 p m Teachers meetings 7 80 Choir practice Saturdays 8 00 p m Litany and address every Friday at S p m Baptist Church Regular services next Sunday Preaching by the pastor at 11 00 a m and 8 00 p m Sunday school at noon B Y P A 7 15 p m Evening topic What Twelve Young Ladies Did The glad hand and a warm welcome to all Reverend Tomas M Patterson Pastor DR
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