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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1920
Page
7
A traveler recalls life in the North and the comforts found in caribou meat and winter sameness. The piece contrasts Arctic isolation with Hoosier talk of Brown County and scenic nature memories. The narrator reflects on longing, travel, and shared human resilience amid cold landscapes.
An English correspondent describes springflowers bursting along routes into Warsaw, with tulips, chestnut trees, and green growth signaling new life under Polish borders. He notes the blossoms ignore the ongoing wars, appearing in both elite and peasant garb as Poland seems renewed by spring.
Lon Young, a boy in Union Square, New York, runs a news stand with no hands. He opens and folds papers, handles customers, and makes change quickly. He lost both hands in a teenage explosion but remains energetic, saying the cripple who has spunk is as good as anyone else.
The State of Idaho serves summons in a district court action to quiet title for Lots 15 and 16 in Block 80 of the Original Townsite of Shoshone Lincoln County. Defendants names include Emile V Harmon John Post and others heirs and successors. Judgment may be sought if defendants fail to answer within the specified period. The notice is dated March 26 1920 and signed by Clerk J W Lunden.
A businesslike answer outlines how Interchurch World Movement budgets are coordinated to avoid waste. Joined campaigns claim savings up to 2 million dollars and target funds for hospitals homes education and religious training. It argues shortages in church institutions affect care for the ill children and higher education while urging support for missionary and domestic church work.
Arrangements between the Post Office Department and the Forest Service place fire safety slogans on cancellation dies at Intermountain post offices for the fire season. Boise will stamp Forest Fire Season Be Careful With Fire In the Mountains on outgoing mail. Pocatello will read Take No Chances With Fire. Idaho Falls will carry Take No Chances With Camp Fires Put Them out. Salt Lake City machines will print Before You Leave A camp Fire He Streets Out.
On December 20 1919 Geo Banner took up a one day mare three years old branded T on left shoulder about ten miles northeast of Shoshone Idaho at his farm. On May 12 1920 at 2 PM at the Banner farm the estray will be sold to the highest bidder for cash in lawful money of the United States. Clarence Wheeler Sheriff by J W Wheeler Deputy.
A reflective note argues that true greatness lies in being a kind father, good neighbor, loyal citizen, and friend rather than pursuing fame at others' expense. It contrasts lasting memory with temporary renown and cites the National Council of Women as a federation of thirty one US organizations and about 10 million members.
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