April First Lodge Anniversary Hilarity In Town
Knights of Ki a s local lodge held its annual anniversary with a minstrel show and a mock trial. Notables like Fred Gooding J W Lunding and Archie Bowler performed while Dr Charles Zeller was “charged” with stealing eleven Leesorn hens in a playful court scene. A punch miscue and a wordless song capped the lively evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Kias
Fred Gooding
Keefer
J. W. Lundin
Earl Walker
J. H. Helman
Harry Thatcher
Glenn Massey
Bert Bowler
John McFall
E. H. Merrifield
Archie Bowler
Horne
Mr. Bowler
Bowler
Paul S. Haddock
Sam Todd
Charles Formaldehyde Zeller
Harry W. Anderson
Zeller
Frank Clem
Harlan D. Heist
Large Bridge Party at Mrs Gooding’s Saturday Tea
Mrs. Fred W. Gooding delightfully entertained at a bridge party last Saturday afternoon. Rooms were decorated with potted plants and ferns. a three course tea was served. Prizes for top scores went to Mesdames J. McFall and Brennan. Numerous guests attended, listed in full in the society note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred W. Gooding
Bridge
Mesdames J. McFall
Brennan
Ean Bren
J. F. White
G. J. Aes Haddock
Pierce
Thomas
Chrisman
Wallace
Hughes
Ee Hill
Richardson
Zeacher
Nheat Weaver
Hookee
Horne
Melvin
Newman
N Grittin
Burnside
Bowler
Disney
J. Wheeler
J. McFall
Lundin
Sad Zug
Misses Crawford
Trannon
Gallagher
Wharton
Oe Barnette
Anderson
Brennantt
Pratt
Guymon
Packers Go to Pen in Cattle Theft Case
W Janks, president of the Roberts of Twin Falls, was sentenced to six months to five years at hard labor for receiving stolen cattle. Frank Dolan received one to fourteen years for stealing cattle sold to the packing company. Judge Stockslager imposed the sentences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Janks
Anni Roberts
Twin Falls
Frank Dolan
Shoshone Town Election Result
Shoshone voters cast ballots for five trustees in a town election. E A Bower 175 votes, A L McMahon 211, John W McFall 183, J L Beckett 163, Gilbert J White 173, E H Merrifield 154, Hen Darrah 136, E Noble 149, Frank Grosse 153. White Beckett Bowler elected. McMahon written in by Citizens ticket. White, Beckett and Bowler were on the current town board.
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Board of Trustees
Lem
Good Government Party
Sur
Essly
Gilbert J. White
Citizens
Ed Merrifield
E. A. Bower
A. L. McMahon
John W. McFall
J. L. Beckett
E. H. Merrifield
Hen Darrah
E. Noble
Frank Grosse
Bowler
McMahon
McFall
White
Beckett
Nee. White
Citizens' Ticket Wins in Gooding
Citizens' Ticket secures victory in Gooding with candidates Loysan for mayor, A Heke for treasurer, J A Hint Kle for clerk, H P Blodgett for police, councilmen E Miller Meyer and E B Fuiches. Returns indicate strong support for a new leadership slate.
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Citizens
Gooding
Peete
Ceteyune HH
Loysan
A. Heke Ayn
J. A. ‘Hint Kle
H. P. Blodgett
Police 2
E. Miller
Meyer
E. B
New Depot and Freight House Built at Haddock
Haddock and surrounding Rennie country celebrate the new depot and freight house authorized after Haddock postmaster and merchant A M Gomes petitioned Short Line officials. The project fills a long standing gap in local rail service.
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Haddock
Sur~ Rennie
Immen
A. M. Gomes
New Schedule On North Side Road
April first changes affect Oregon Short Line timetable with No 17 departing Shoshone earlier. A new motor car service links Minidoka Rupert and North Side branch to Bliss with morning and afternoon runs, replacing the former mixed tram between Rupert and Bliss.
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Shoshone al Bb
Minidoka
Rupert
North Side
Bliss
Elise
The Cyclone's Course Across the Nation
The storm began in Northeastern California and Southeastern Oregon and swept violently through the Northern Nevada and Utah region. It grazed Southern Idaho, covered the Northern Colorado area, and moved as a cyclone into Nebraska where it split paths toward Wisconsin and Vermont, and another division toward Illinois Indiana and the Alleghanies.
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Nebraska
California
Oregon
Nevada
Utah
Idaho
Wyoming
Colorado
Two Short Names For Richfield Couple Marriage License
Miss Alice May and Peter Moe of Richfield Idaho were issued a marriage license, yielding a novelty that the bride will only change two letters of her name upon marriage. The note highlights that both surnames share the same number of letters and the coincidence is the shortest entry for licenses at the county courthouse.
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Alice May
Richfeld
Idaho
Peter Moe
Keen Satire Of Wendell Editor In Richfield Shoshone Journal
A Mulligan critique mocks opponents of a local alcohol policy in Richfield, Jerome, and Shoshone. It argues that allowing saloons would fund schools by taxes, bolster local economies, and relieve janitors’ salaries, while noting past dry regimes and jail struggles.
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A. D. Mulligan
Richfield
Shoshone Journal
Shoshone
Jerome
Fec
Carty
Lyme Hheginsens
Jerome and
Terry Gund
Henry Hall
Jimmy Bothwell
Senator Jordan
Bob Hayes
Poratello
Family of Eleven Young Coyotes Brought to Shoshone
Ward Witt brought eleven young coyotes to Shoshone claiming they belonged to an animal fund. The den was seven feet underground with a tunnel at least twenty feet long. Some locals doubt a single mother bore all eleven, suggesting two mothers raised the litter instead. The pups yap and tumble like stray puppies as observers note their behavior.
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Ward Witt
Ernest Witt
Jerome
Ward
Neattle
Beckett
Wilt
California sagebrush profits outshine crops amid bold scheme
San Francisco man Sam Davis promotes a grand plan to profit from sagebrush grown across Western states. He claims crude sagebrush could yield vast products at low costs, rivaling sugar beets, with Congress and Eastern capital eyeing dry distillation plants in Nevada and California.
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Sam Davis
San Francisco
Davie Wilend
Baker
Congress
Nevada
California
Michigan
Death claims Bood Citizen 5 in Idaho runaway
Henry Bock, longtime Southern Idaho resident near Shoshone, was killed Saturday in a two horse wagon runaway. He and his son George were thrown. Bock later died after walking home and enduring back injuries. Survived by his wife and five children. Funeral bearers listed.
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Henry Bock
Idaho
Shoshone
Hoek
George
Mr. Bock
Bock
W. L. ‘Ley
Mountain Home
Nielse
Blythe Junction
A. E. Vredenby
George Bock
Z Wind
W. H
Oliver Donn
Ee McFail
Ag Thomas Fay
Frank Grosse
Allen Family Executed in Hillsville Tragedy Case
Floyd Allen and his son Claude were electrocuted at the Virginia State Penitentiary in Richmond on Friday. They were leaders of the Hillsville gang and carried out the Hillsville tragedy one year prior, according to the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Allen
Claude
Waders
Virginia
Hillsville
State Penitenttary
Richmond
Lincoln County Division Sparks Wet Election Call
Early results show a push in Lincoln County for a vote to determine wet status. Community groups rally, arguing fiscal and social impacts while opponents caution about turnout and local norms.
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Lincoln County
Taking Interest in School Clubs in Idaho
Report on statewide 1910s Idaho school clubs for potato and corn and sewing and cooking for boys and girls aged 10 to 18. Organizer J A Hughes promotes club growth with support from Grace M Lavide and the public instruction department. Noted local enthusiasm and varying offers of prizes from communities and individuals to boost potato and sewing programs. A three week field visit by potato expert Eugene Grubb is planned and counties request talks and camp plans at fairs.
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Boise
J. A. Hughes
Rages
University of Idaho
Brady
Shyam
Grace M. Lavide
H Hughes
Luis
Hughes Anion
The
Agricultural College
University
Tre
Agricultural College of Idaho
States Bureau of Plant Industry
Rom Coln
Stella Cook
Lincoln
Lincoln County
Massey
Jerome
Shoshone
Nes
Aecepen
Eugene Grubb
Snes
Jessie Field
Thatcher
Mead
Driggs
Vr. Kimball
Atlantic
Idaho
Panama Pacific Exposition to Employ up to Ten Thousand Workmen
Seven thousand men will be at work on the exhibits and palaces before summer ends, with a peak of ten thousand workers possible. Exposition plans for courts, sculpture, murals, and decorations are nearly complete. Designers and sculptors from San Francisco and New York are already engaged, with Jules directing color work and Gary Bitter in charge.
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Exposition Company
San Francisco
New York
United States
Jules
Gary Bitter
Wool Growers Not Alarmed Over Tariff Says Idaho Leader
Idaho wool managers expect no radical tariff shifts as Democrats seek changes. Fred W. Gooding projects a 27 percent ad valorem duty after Congress special sessions, while noting current specifics. Idaho sheepwintered well, with late season but strong lambing and good forage. W. McFlure, ex-secretary of the National Wool Growers Association, is in Washington lobbying western interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roise
Johin Holt
Idaho
Elcon
Chicago
Sooding
Congress
F. W. Gooding
Fred W. Gooding
Gooding
W. Mcflure
National
Weel Growaré Association
Washington
Coate 15 Named as Arbitrator for Land Appraisal Dispute
In Boise on April 3 an appraiser disagreement over about 100000 dollars in public land linked to Garey Act irrigation projects in Lwe and Minidoka counties led to an appeal to the Governor under the Min Sonat SE bill. Acting Governor Herman H. Taylor named L A Conte to act as third arbiter. ongoing dispute delays a fair valuation and apportionment.
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Boise
Old Linsoln
Minidoka
Herman H. Taylor
Govenor
Lanne Taylor
Goale
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