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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
8
Local notices report events at Todd's New Resort including a sequence of social happenings and business mentions. Several residents and visitors, such as Mrs W Heil Horne and Mrs T Starrh, appear in scattered items about travel, excursions, church events, and local trades in August.
Excursion to the Pacific Coast runs daily from June 1 to September. Avie agents provide details. Also an excursion to Salt Lake and Ogden on August 22 via Oregon Short Line. Kate from Shoshone will pay $115 to Salt Lake. Tickets limited to ten days.
A horse or livestock note from Clear Lake Idaho records a stray animal being taken up by a local owner identified by branding and markings. The owner claims the animal by proving property and coat details. The notice notes the weight and tag hints as part of the identification process.
To the ladies of Shoshone call the Bell phone for cream or sherbets delivered in a moment. Starrh the Green train and he will help you out with a yaich delivery and no fuss over a hot stove.
Son L H Sweeter of Burley announces candidacy for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor. Yale graduate and former Cassia County state legislator with wide public affairs experience. Cassia has not had a state representative in 16 years and nearby counties back his candidacy as due recognition grows.
The notice describes an Oregon Short Line excursion on August 25 with a fare from Shoshone to Salt Lake of 11.15 dollars and tickets limited to ten days. It notes a single burglary the day of the circus at C. R. Wheeler’s residence, where Inez Wheeler’s watch ring and four dollars were stolen, and praises local law enforcement for keeping thefts to one.
A trip to North Beach near Portland on August 21 via O S L offers 15 day ticket validity. Tickets are limited, indicating a selective excursion opportunity for readers seeking a seaside outing.
Construction continues in Shoshone with Brennan block on Rail street resuming and first story making solid progress. The Dill hospital basement is being laid, cement sidewalks on Wernicke and McMahon fronts completed, and King & McFall laid school block grade for new walks. City may extend cement walk on Wal nut street and county may fund a walkway around the courthouse block. Rumors about further connections abound, but work proceeds.
In Lincoln County Idaho a trial of dry farming is planned near the city. W D Vredenburg will plant eighty acres of wheat on a desert claim east of town, plowing in fall and relying on seasonal moisture. The effort contrasts with established two season moisture conservation methods and uses fallow periods and dust mulch to preserve moisture. A specialized plowing and subsoil packing approach aims to keep water from sinking away.
The report notes how rainwater soaks soil and forms moisture below and on the surface after each shower. It claims holding rainfall for two seasons yields ample moisture for a high quality wheat crop and large harvest. Mr Vredenburg has studied Idaho rain patterns and plans a test next season.
Trade is quiet but improving as residents return from travels and a notable accident at Rev Perkins home highlights community resilience. Nellie’s quick actions averted further harm after a carbolic acid incident, while Dr Killen’s team fixed the damaged buggy and horse. The piece praises local writers and the Reclamation service, notes road flooding creates mud hazards, and laments land-valuation issues in Heyburn.
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