Lincoln county sheriff nets six car thieves and a gun haul
Report praises Sheriff Wheeler and deputies for apprehending six car thieves with stolen loot, two hold ups, and assorted criminals in Lincoln county. The piece notes a large gun collection under the sheriff and predicts more weapons as term progresses, while warning against perceived crime in the northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln County
Sherif Wheeler
Zug
Crabtree
Boise
Smith & Weston
Hagerman Land Sales Highlight Valley Activity
Hagerman resident J W Middleton travelled to Shoshone on business after selling a farm near Hagerman for 10 001 dollars and arranging district paperwork. Purdy brothers sold 90 acres for about 9 000 dollars while B Gridley sold 170 acres, royal and noncultivated, for 15 004 dollars, and adjoining mine land for 500 dollars per acre. Other sites sold across the valley, mostly above 100 dollars per acre as Hagerman valley drew many settlers and curious visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Middleton
Hagerman
TU Pere
Purdy Brothers
B. Gridley
Hagerman Valley
Engine safety scare near Fred Gooding ranch
A passenger train near the Fred Gooding ranch suffered a steam dome break but did not injure passengers. The engine returned to town, where a spare engine in the round house was steamed up and sent to Ketchum. Frank Grosse sustained facial injuries while managing the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred, Gooding Ranch
Round House
Ketchum
Frank Grosse
Wood River project worker hurt in dynamite blast
Jim Moore, a J. G. White crew member on the Wood River project, suffered severe facial injuries and the loss of an eye in a dynamite explosion Sunday. He was transported to Wood Lawn Sanitarium for treatment by Drs. Higgs & Higgs. Mrs. H. E. Miller welcomed an eleven pound baby girl last Saturday night. Miss M A Boyle of Milner assisted in land drawing with J A Dygert at the Leader office. Major Reed aided the Ladies Guild by selling cakes, earning from fifty cents to two dollars per sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. P. Higgs
M. A. Boyle
Milner
J. A. Dygert
Wind powered irrigation gains interest in Shoshone
Roessler Brothers of Shoshone report wind mills can pump deep wells with 315 foot wells and 50 foot towers, storing four weeks of water. They note wind limits, reserve needs, and that wind power is inexpensive to install and run, with gasoline backup. Strawberries prove wind irrigation viable. local land purchases boost housing plans nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roessler Brothers
Shoshone
Ame
Roesslers
A. D. Silva
G. W. Stoner
C. F. Borden
W. D. Vredenburg
Walton A A Walters reaches seventy four with no sick day
Felath A Walters will turn 74 next Tuesday while celebrating a long life of constant toil. Born 1835 in St Paul Mine he has lived in Iowa Wyoming Montana and Idaho. He spent 27 years in railroad work and two in the livery business here. His career spans frontier times and first impressions of Shoshone and Omaha. He rarely discusses his past, preferring the present work and daily concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felath
A. A Walters
Walters
St. Paul
Iowa
Wyoming
Montana
Idaho
Omaha
Missouri River
Plains
Jerome real estate boom wraps Jerome area
Jerome Idaho February 11 reports a surge of activity as investors and builders move into Second avenue with cottages and plans for Clover Creek tract investment. Local contractors E F Reed and H W Harlehaus oversee projects while Spokane and Columbus figures buy lots and plan homes. The town sees heavy lot transfers, dairy prospects, and hopes for a major land opening as sagebrush fuel dries before summer clearance.
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H. D. Cook
Second Avenue
Lew Kiersted
Twin Falls
Wm. A. Peters
Sheldon
Iowa
Noble Bros
M. D. Hoffman
Monroe
Wash
Clover Creek
B. A. McClellan
J. L. Napton
Shoshone
Idaho Hardware and Implement Eaters’ Association
Hart
West Main Street
Joe Krivanek
Harlebaus
Gooding
A.B. Stevens
Water Users Association
Chicago
Blue Lakes
I. B. Perrine
Lynne Huggins
H.W. Hurlehaus
E. F. Reed
Second Ave
Mr. Reed
Jerome
Wendell
Wilson Bros
Walla Walla
F. H. Nichol
Columbus
Ohio
Jerome Lodging House
Nichol
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Bar Columbia
Idaho
A Shoshone Pioneer Visited by City Delegates
E. D. Mallison of Boise, connected with Mitchell Lewis and Stayer, attended the hardware and agricultural implement dealers convention in Shoshone. Pioneer since January 1883, he recalled the city’s early tents and printing ventures and noted Idaho as the best state for settling and building a home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. D. Mallison
Boise
Mitchell, Lewis & Stayer
Agricultural Implements
Hardware and Agricultural Implement Dealers
Shoshone
Journal
W. B. Allen
Mr. Mallison
Idaho
Good Sheep Range After January Storms Near Shoshone
Woolgrowers around Shoshone move bands of sheep to feed after January storms. The Goodings report their flocks well-fed and in good condition, noting the season’s strong range despite a stormy winter. Ben Dariyah ordered his flocks brought in early this week, with others following.
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Ben Daryah
Idaho Court summons and sale notices in Lincoln County
District Court summons directs Edwin P. Kempton to answer divorce and custody suit within forty days. seal dated February 20, 1908. Also sale ad for quarter section near irrigation land in sec 10 and 15, T7 R17, listing charitable sale to raise cash before spring at $5 per acre, Jerome Idaho. Agnes Knox Black named Shaw professor of locution at University of Boston affiliated Liberal Arts College.
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Edwin P. Kempton
State of Idaho
Fourth Judicial District
Lincoln
District Court of
State of
Idaho
County of
Our
C. A. Varnem
Jerome
Agnes Knox Black
C.charleton Back
Boston University
College of Liberal Arts
University
Shaw
Mra Black
Malvloa M Bennett
Black
University of Toronto
Philadelphia
School of Elocution
New England Conservatory of Music
Emerson College of Oratory
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Major Reed
Ladies’ Guild
Tve
A. A. Walters
Charles T. Manning
Alice R. Kempton
Harry W. Steric Sealslerk
Frank T. Disney
Plaintiff
Dalles
Oregon
Weber
Tress
THE
Shoshone Licht & Water CO
Mitchell and
Winona
Ulm
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