Shooting Affray Outside Pool Hall Spurs Local Trial
A shooting affray outside Walter’s billiard hall involved Will Conners and his brother Jack plus Darby O’Brien. Lester Barnhardt fired two shots at Wil Conners, missing him. a bullet pierced the hall wall and struck Rev J W Pandy across the river but did not injure him. Earnhardt is jailed awaiting testimony as Will Conners faces a future court date before Justice of the Peace Bert Bowler after a bid for venue changes and witness issues. Prosecution and defense argued amid motives tied to a mining stock dispute involving a sister of one Conners brother. Conners posted ball bonds by Dr. W H Baugh.
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Bandy
Down
Earnhardt
Conners Brothers
Mon’ Gay
Justice of the
Bert Bowler
Jones
Will Conners
Tributma
Justice Fowler
Justine Todd
James R. Bothwell
Bowler
Agya
Bit
Farlane
Conners
M. E. Webster
W. H. Baugh
Snowfall records and local obituary in Idaho region
Snow totals from Halley reach 95.8 inches, the heaviest in five years, with ground depth at 89 inches on January 26 per weather records. Juma Pinley of Boise, a pioneer and Pinney Theatre builder, dies in Boater after pneumonia. Halley branch train derailed due to engine trouble delaying departure as ice and snow clog switches. Beaver River Power Co presses on with plant installation at Twin Falls despite opposition by Great Shoshone.
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Halley
Juma Pliney
Boles
Taho
Boater
Shayhone
Boise
Idaho
Halley Branch
Beaver River Power Co
Twin Falls
Jerome Times
Mail Order Ads Hit Gooding in Big Business Push
The Gooding leader notes a Chicago mail order house with Seattle HQ spent heavily on advertising in Gooding over ten days, outspending local merchants for six months, and points out the ongoing flow of Gooding dollars to Seattle. The paper says it has refused similar ads but suggests local merchants could draw more money into Gooding with increased advertising.
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Chicago
Seattle
Gooding
Maltap & Lot
Minister Leaving Shoshone for Altoona Kansas
Rev J B McLeod of the Methodist Church at Shoshone will move his family to Altoona Kansas to be near relatives. He will preach a farewell March 22 after three years on the charge. Rev B H Lewis of Altoona will succeed him, arriving April 1 with his wife and two children.
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J. B McLeod
Methodist Chare
Shoshone
Kansas
Altoone
McLeod
BH. Lewis
Altoona
Lewis
Son rescues father from pauper burial at Jamies Marriott
Henry Marriott, a decorator and painter from Richfield, died of dropsy at the county farm aged about 55. His son, working in Montana in railroad service, arrived after probate Judge Jones approved the claim and arranged for a religious service by the Methodist pastor. The body had been prepared for burial and a grave dug before the son intervened to switch to a proper burial in a neat casket.
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Jamies Marriott
Honry Marriott
Montana
Methodist Church
Richfield
Fire Destroys Journal Office Then Frozen Aftermath
A four year old blaze devastated the Journal office when a broken flue ignited the upper building. The seven oclock morning fire was fought with vigor as firefighters battled the flames, some hands frozen to gear. Ice coated interiors after extinguishment, and sunlit frost transformed the wreckage. The zero temperature matched conditions from a prior incident a year earlier.
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Journal
Passengers and Grub Boxes Save Train Crew in Snow
Windy conditions paralyzed the Hill City branch of the Short Line for ten days as drifts blocked engines and even rotary plows. A stalled Halleybrough train at Tikura left 20 passengers stranded for 48 hours, but grub boxes aboard trains kept travelers fed during the siege, highlighting costly winter operations.
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Camas Prairie
Hill City
Tere
Shoshone
Old Boreas
Tikura
Shoshone Journal Produces Lincoln County Special Issue
The Pocatello Tribune notes Shoshone Journal has completed a four page twenty four page special edition on Lincoln County. It highlights live pertinent matter, strong printing, and urges local cooperation to aid homeseekers with copies reaching prospective settlers.
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United States
Pocatello Tribune
Shoshone Journal
Lincoln County
Melvin
Wemdine
Schedule changes at flag stations on time card 72
Time card No. 72 lists changes effective Sunday to aid travelers. Hill City branch gains daily air service where feasible. No. 10 slightly revised with stops at Gootling and Bites. Nos. 18 and 10 also stop at Alexander and Mancroft. No. 36 becomes No. 64 while Hunhl Twin Fajig arrival times stay unchanged.
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C. Calkin
Hill City
Gootling
Alexander and Mancroft
Shoshone Journal Enlarged Edition Praised
The Shoshone Journal of last week appeared in a much enlarged form, devoting its columns to Shoshone and Lincoln county. It was a most creditable edition and represents vast labor and expense, which we trust will be appreciated by the people of that section. L. D. Ormsby of Boise was in town Monday.
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Wereme Times
Lincoln County
Secion
Rupert Record Defends Finances of New County Iowa
The Rupert Record quotes critics who predicted bankruptcy for Min idoka County soon after creation. It reports that warrants have been redeemed, interest halted, and county funds cover all bills with about 75 dollars outstanding in District 7, leaving a projected 40,000 dollars in reserve. It notes potential levy reductions and election costs, plus possible cuts in road and bridge expenses without harming operations.
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Minidoka County
Rupert
Teue
Shoshone's Welcome Special Edition Highlighted
The Shoshone Journal presents a notable special edition on the resources and opportunities of Shoshone Idaho. The edition emphasizes local prospects and contains persuasive information about the area, inviting readers to consider its potential.
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Boise Daily Statesman
The
LAW POINTS OF TIMELY INTEREST Homesteads and mining rules
A dense summary of homestead residency requirements, exceptions for absence due to office duties, and the impact of marriage on entry validity. It covers contest rules, proof of cultivation, noncontiguity of tracts, proof procedures, desert lands, and mining regulation standards, including the role of witnesses and district oaths. It notes overruling of prior cases and mineral character proof when state grants are challenged. Tom Treten of Payette was a Sho shone Viator on Tuesday.
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United States
Land Department
H. H. Yard
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H. E. McLeod
B. H. Lewis
Perrine-Black
F. H. Black
Avenue North
Helen
Miss Thomas
Peck
Perrine
Perdue University
Indiana
Twin Falls Electric Railway
Cornell College
Iowa
Hotel Perrine
Jones and Crane
the Baugh
Kirke LaShelle
Dustin Parnant
Mr. LeShelle
Owen Wister
East
James Marriott
County Farm
Journal Fire
Bliss
L. d. Ormsby
Minidoka
Secretary OF the Interior
Sor Va Berg
Board of Equitable
Mertic
Tve
Tom Treten
Payette
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