Roads for Idaho Advance Under Expert Oversight 1910
Governor James H. Brady states Idaho must build better highways and rail links to spur state growth. He cites the Tri-States Good Roads convention in Salt Lake, urging newspapers, county commissioners, and citizens to push coordinated road projects and centralized oversight for year 1910 rail and road expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
P. G. Johnson
Blackfoot
Idaho
Boise
Themerchant
Stateazran
Jarbidge Camp Prospecting Boom Reported
R Harris reports from Jarbidge after a two month locating trip. He says the camp already has a 15 claim stake and a large mineral area to explore with high surface indications. About 300 people were there, with many more en route from Twin Falls and other towns. A wireless telegraph link from Twin Falls to Jarbidge is planned, with two stations and poles being prepared to connect the camp to Chicago.
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R. Harris
Jarbidge
Alaska
Mexico
Goldfield
Cripple Creek
Harris
L. J. Weaver
Jarbidge Mountain
Twin Falls
Bubs
Mountain Home
Nampa
Hollister
Salmon River
Three Creeks
Bell Telephone Company
Mr. Harris
Capital News
Chicago
J. B. Perrine
Head
Perrine Hotel
Acaicioes
Bourne
Golden
Elko County
Nev
Perrine
J.C. Moore
Moore
Jurbidge Ramp
Financial Resources of Shoshone Bank Totals Over Half a Million
The First National Bank of Shoshone reports 342 781 86 in resources and Lincoln County National Bank shows 224 415 57, totaling 567 197 43. Deposits subject to check total 371 718 37, with demand and time certificates adding 60 042 46, and all deposits combined reach 431 760 82. The report notes Shoshone's growth mindset as a county seat and woolgrowers center, with Carey Act lands bringing irrigation settled by new residents nearby.
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First National Bank
Lincoln County National Bank of
First National
Lincoln National
Lincoln County
Free Entertainment for School Patrons in Shoshone
The Shoshone school board brings Miss Cora Mel Patten to present The Servant in the House to pupils, parents, and the public. She will speak in classrooms Monday afternoon and lecture at the Methodist church that evening, free admission expected to draw a crowded turnout.
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Shoshone
Cora Mel Patten
Miss Patten
Boise Statesman
Boise
Misa Patten
Christ
Marden School of Music and Dramatic Art
Chicago
Della Rose
Miss Patten Delights Boise With Readings Of Kennedy Drama
A Boise audience hears Miss Patten perform a reading of Charles Rand Kennedy’s drama, the most discussed play of the century, in a recital she has given sixty two times this year. Critics praise her blend of actor and thinker, noting her deep interpretation that makes characters live anew.
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Boise
Miss Patten
Charles Rand Kennedy
Local Happenings at Milner in Busy Week
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Harte of Rupert visited Milner while inspecting the Twin Falls Lincoln county bridge for spring flood improvements. E. S. Jackson of Gooding stayed in Milner on Idaho Southern business, Fred King moved to Oakley to inspect concrete at the Oakley dam, and J. T. Evans of Boise joined for several days of optician work.
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C. T. Harte
Rupert
Harte
Lincoln County
Twin Falls
E. S. Jackson of
Gooding
Milner
Idaho Southern
Fred King
North Side
Oakley
J. Ostrander
G. F. Ellis
Burley
Chuck” Bauer
Pennahan
J.T. Evans
Practical Optician
Boise
W. B. Napton
Hillsdale
S. H. Hays
Ed. T. Barber
Gorting
T. C. Boyd
Milnee
E. ©. Selleck
W. L. Ferris
Salt Lake
Milner News Highlights Social Events and Local Growth
Milner hosts a box social at Milner Hall to benefit the Milner baseball team. A hockey game on Milner Lake features the fat men defeating the thins with E61 Stark as captain. Visitors from Jerome and Wendell attend Twin Falls North Side Land Water Co. interests. Railroad progress to Oakley nears completion, the North Side Canal work restarts with a targeted April 1 finish. Postmaster change from Longerberger to H G Bell announced, with Bell as the only local federal appointment. Prices for hay rise to 18 20 per ton. Local real estate activity continues as Anderson Bros build, Okiiberry occupies Elm Ave, Cockburn and Struble plan new homes on Fifth Ave. Doctor Cloucheck visits, L W Howard Co reports busy winter selling Oakley and North Side Lands.
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Ing
Connecticut Fire Insurance Co
Milner Lake
Stark
Jerome
Wendell
Businee
Twin Falls
North Side
Milner
Idaho
Todge Howard
Baliff Tillman
Idaho Southern Railroad
Oakley
Oakley Dam
Constable Tillman
Kimberley
Filer
Robery
Cockburn
North Side Canal
MacNamara
Milner Post Office
Longerberger
H. G. Bell
Bell
L. W. Howard & Co
Sawtooth Woolgrowers Elect Officers At Shoshone Meeting
The second Sawtooth Woolgrowers Association meeting in Shoshone drew about 100 members. Superintendent C N Woods attended. Elected officers: President Barlow Ferguson Boise. Vice President S P Newman Shoshone. Treasurer C S Coan Caldwell. Advisory Board Fred W Gooding Shoshone, T T Betts Boise, H Worth Lee Mt. Home, Geo H Anderson Shoshone, Harry La Moyn Hagerman.
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Shoshone
Sawtooth Woolgrowers’ Association
C. N. Woods
Barlow Ferguson
Boise
S. P. Newman
Lee-Treas
C. S. Coan
Caldwell
Fred W. Gooding
T.T. Betts
H. Worth Lee
Mt. Home
Geo. H. Anderson
Harry la Moyn
Hagerman
Teacher Examination to be Held in Shoshone
Examination for teachers in Shoshone will occur February 24 25 and 28. Questions will be issued for State Certificates Life Diplomas and first second and third grade county certificates. Lean M Braxside county superintendent February 11 25.
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Shoshone
Lean M. Braxside
Bruneau irrigation project planned near American Falls Idaho
Eastern capitalists unveil a $5,000,000 plan to dam the Snake River near American Falls creating a 600,000 acre Bruneau irrigation tract. Engineers say a 34 foot water raise will flood the area, forming a long reservoir from American Falls to near Pocatello, with power potential and plats awaiting Washington approval.
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Snake River
American Falls
Boise
Chicago
Blackfoot
Snake
Pocatello
Portneuf
Idaho
Buhl
Twin Palls County
Bruneau
Surveyor General's Department
Washington
Portland Oregonian
Bootlegging Will Not Be Popular in Lincoln Go
Prosecuting attorney Frank T. Dlaney and Sheriff J. W. Wheeler pursue bootleggers in Lincoln County. Cases bound over to district court each for 500 dollars. preliminary trials held for Hines Candland Thorson Bonner De Noon and Heist. Journal urges law enforcement to end liquor violations and uphold prohibition.
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Frank T. Dlaney
J. W. Wheeler
Lincoln County
J. L. Fuller
Protate
Hines
PH. Candland
H. Thorson
Gooding
Zent & Cook
Stockslager & Bowen
Halley
Chas. Bonner
Jas. de Noon
Richfield
Harlan D. Heist
de Noon
Lincoln
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J. H. Brady
Sawtooth Woolgrowers
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