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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1921
Page
4
Published every Friday at Shoshone Idaho by Edward T. Barber editor and proprietor. Subscription two dollars per year. Fateral at Pomtodice at Shoshone Maho for transmission through the multe a atcond class main matter.
A fragmented discussion argues that gang influence drives criminal acts among local boys. It claims no boy acts alone, and peer pressure shapes misdeeds, urging community action to reduce youth crime and redirect energy away from violence.
Chairman White of the Adtmiri convenes a meeting to determine a candidate for a notable position. The process aims to select a person for a public appointment following an inquest.
A chaotic county meeting exposes fiscal schemes as Curtis Kansin exposes half pay schemes and misaligned claims. Leaders push budgeting stunts, moving educational funds down from two and a half million to a million and a half while public scrutiny grows. The scene centers on half payment tricks, misused credits, and calls for prudent spending.
The article warns that home orchards on the North Side tract suffer from poor pruning with trees becoming overgrown and woody. It urges amateur fruit growers to give proper care, noting that many home plots exist as side attractions rather than core farming.
Favorable location on the farm yields returns if cared for. neglect wastes land and harms appearance. Older trees grew lusher but many are now crowded with useless wood. Pruning by removing sucker growth and central crowding can improve production. when dormant, time for pruning and shaping exists before busy season resumes. Welch, Agriculturist.
End of January snow in the Sawtooth watershed shows very cool conditions and high moisture, with Hailey recording 24 inches of snowfall and 2.25 inches of precipitation. Snow depths reach around 40 inches in places, and total Hailey precipitation from October 1, 1920, to date breaks prior eleven-year records mostly as rain. Data imply an abundant water supply, though forecasts warn of potential variability.
Lent regulations issued for 1921 outline fasting and abstinence rules from February 9th to March 27th. Pastors urged to read and explain to parishioners the spirit of penance, with exceptions for health and age. Confession hours, liturgical services, and devotions scheduled across churches, emphasizing self discipline and religious instruction during the Holy Season.
Bishop Daniel M. Gorman outlines Lent abstinence: meat forbidden except on certain days, with indults for workers and military families, and exemptions for service members. Additional instructions include Holy Communion duty, Lent devotions, Benediction, and parish guidance for alms and Easter collections.
A public notice defends the Idaho Tuberculosis Hospital Fund, rebutting claims of misused money. It outlines the fund’s creation by ad valorem taxes in 1919 and 1920, expenditures and settlements, site donations, and planned future use. The document argues the fund aims to serve Idaho residents with a civilian sanatorium, not a military one, and details governance, costs, and residency requirements.
The piece argues private sanatoriums flood the West with tuberculosis care, not suited for Idaho. It envisions a 65 bed hospital wing plus tents and pavilions, urging a state funded unit, self sustaining with dairy and gardens, serving all, with paid, partial, or free care based on ability. aims to cure fifty or more to reduce poverty.
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