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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1904
Page
4
The Wood River Times decries a Minidoka lawless scare while The Mountainhome Bulletin and local business men dispute claims of desertion. Reports say boom eyes and new enterprises thrive. residents note no disturbances and steady growth despite sensational prints.
A dissolution notice states the partnership Lounsbury & McWilliama is dissolved and the business will be continued by Lounsbury & Sona. They will pay all bills against the old firm and collect all accounts due to the firm.
A public notice states that since May 20 no one connected with Robb Clothing Co. is authorized except Frank Jordan and Harry Robb to make contracts or receive money. Any claimed agent is declared an imposter and fraud and should be treated as such.
Fishermen in Port Fairy Bay hauled ashore a remarkable sea monster measuring six inches in length with a screw tail, elephant head, two dorsal fins, four hind fins, and two steering fins. The creature’s skin was black and soft. experts deem it entirely new to science and unable to identify its species. The specimen has been sent to Melbourne Museum for study.
In Whertemberg resident Frits Kotman proclaims himself champion benedict of the work. He has been married eleven times with a string of tragic ends among his spouses. The eleventh marriage was delayed due to a railway accident last year.
John Morley will deliver the address at the opening of the Technical College in Pittsburg in the autumn of 1900s amid preparations for the new institution.
A fragment from a Philadelphia style column recounts a street car incident where a conductor disputes a woman's claim to a fair fare and quips about voting. It also recounts P A B Widener’s seasickness on a trolley ride and a Brooklyn voter story about a candidate who was “sociable” after patting a goat.
A vivid, if fragmented, note extols Bucklen’s Azulea Salve as a remedy for burns cuts and sores claiming quick relief. Mentions locations Wit Baugh’s Shoshone and W. V. Tron’s in Hagerstown while warning of common street accidents.
Department of the Interior land office at Halley Idaho issues notice that Marion T. Otta of Big Bee 22 1 7 8, RM 1E, will prove up his homestead claim No. 1772 before Commissioner Joseph W. Waldrom on January 20 1905. Names witnesses Charles W. Schooler John B. Rebooter Fredrick V. Conklin James B. Conditatl of Hager man Tahoe.
United States Land Office Halley Idaho announces Jennie M Kaiser of Gooding Idaho filed notice of intention to make final proof on desert land claim No 815 for S4NEM Sec 8 Tp 58 R 16K BM before A I McMahon district court clerk at Shoshone Idaho on Friday November 25 1904. Witnesses named to prove complete irrigation and reclamation of arid land include Charlee Mishalis Shoshone Charles Gutches Shoshone Leonard Fowler Gooding Edward Campbell Gooding.
A contest affidavit by Edward H. Meese challenges homestead entry No 2181 made April 10 2008 for the parcels in Section 13 Township 85 Range 18 W on lands said to be uncultivated with no improvements. Notice orders publication and sets hearings in Sheshony Idaho before the U S Land Office in Hailey.
In a South African episode a bold Canadian engineering officer confronted General Lord Kitchener over a disputed railroad project. The officer, noting independence from colonial command, asked who was in charge, prompting Kitchener to look impressed and walk away with a nod of approval.
The Syracuse Post Standard notes scientific research on lumber removal and forest protection, arguing forestry ethics exceed current lumbering methods. It highlights New York State's Adirondack holdings of 1,962,356 acres and Catskill holdings of 4,000 acres, totaling 2,244 square miles larger than Delaware.
Fragmentary note reports a claim that Russia leads Europe in marriages of men under twenty with terse citation about the European nation involved. The text lacks full context and verified sources.
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