State Land Board Report Highlights 1907 Reorganization Progress
The State Land Department reports a 1907 year of business under a 1905 reorganization. It notes near perfect records, funded by 1,173,120.52 in receipts, with 27,561.85 in expenses, and shows strengthened investments totaling 3,609,715.81 by January 1, 1908.
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State Board of Land Commissioners
Boise Idaho
State Land Department
Idaho
State Board of ‘Land Commissoners
Land Department
Congress
First National of Shoshone Praised for Strong Banking
The bank’s December statement notes no cashier’s checks or scrip issued, a high cash payout to depositors, and a 49 percent reserve versus the 15 percent legal requirement. In five years, only one small dividend. surplus and undivided profits total 21,500 on a 25,000 capitalization. The institution is described as a tower of confidence and strength in troubled times.
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First National Bank of Shoshone
Senator Heyburn Backs Liberal Idaho Dry Land Policy
Senator Heyburn writes from Washington in February 1908 supporting liberal Idaho lands for dry farming with no residency requirement. He favors 240 acres or less, opposes nonresident profits, and notes vast water potential with irrigation expanding to all land. He seeks cautious, future-minded legislation while backing genuine homesteading.
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Washington, D. C
M. I. Church
Register State Land, Board
Boise
Idaho
Shoshone’s Electric System and Growth Plans
The Shoshone Light and Water company explains its plant can double its customer base with ample water and cheap electricity. Since 1904 the facility uses Little Wood river dams, a 17 mile canal, 40 inch pipe, twin Leffel wheels and a Westinghouse 15 kilowatt generator to power 15 2000 c. p. arc lights and 1000 incandescent lamps. Water is stored in an 85 foot tank, pumped at 59 gallons per minute, with a 60 pound hydrant pressure. A steel lining will prevent ice blockage in the wooden flume and allow winter warming of pipes.
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Shoshone
Little Wood
Westinghouse
All Actions Sitche
Baemon County
Sest
Brilliant Prospect for Gooding Central School District
A mass meeting in Gooding debated creating a central school district to serve Gooding and nearby areas. Twin Falls educator W. C. E. Thomas described operations, cost benefits, and educational gains, urging voter support at a March 7 election.
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Gooding
Wr. C. E. Thomas
Twin Falls
Thomas
Public Official of Lincoln County Praised for Timber Selection
Lincoln County favors a highly efficient and popular slate of county officials led by Prosecuting Attorney Frank T. Disney. With near-ten years in Idaho and six years as county attorney, his tough stance on crime and steady record earn broad respect despite inevitable opposition. Disney, a State University of Nebraska law graduate, is seen as embodying strong legal and business ability.
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Lincoln County
Frank T. Disney
Law Department
State University of Nebraska
Disney
Idaho
Shoshone
Fight at Jerome Saloon Turns Serious Wound
An altercation in a Jerome saloon on Wednesday evening left Donnie Williams a bartender wounded after Jack Golden a restaurant keeper struck him with a cuspider. Deputy Sheriff Murray and Dr. Baugh found Williams in a stupor. Golden returned to Shoshone but no charges were pressed and the case remains suspended awaiting developments.
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Jerome
Donnie Williams
Jack Golden
Golden
Williams
Murray
Dr. Baugh
Shoshone
Three Haer man Throwers Arrested Over minister’s house
Three youths T A Jenkins Art Montrose and Frank Gridley were tried yesterday for damaging Rev PL H Evans Baptist church house after he denounced certain matters from the pulpit. The jury disagreed and will retry Monday.
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Haerman
PL H. Evans
Baptist Church
T. A. Jenkins
Art Montrose
Frank Gridley
Will Be All Right A Letter To The Journal From Wen KE Everdell
Wen KE Everdell vice president of the Idaho Irrigation Company writes to the Journal asserting strong prospects and new capital to stabilize the enterprise. He notes recent book reviews in Alberta and New York, a return to New York to finalize the deal, and plans to return to Alberta soon. The Journal credits Slick Brothers contractors for resilience during the panic, recounts the Glenn’s Ferry and Idaho Irrigation projects, and reports Musselwhite & Shaw completing a well at Alberta at 430 feet deep with water at 30 feet.
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Journal
Wen
KE. Everdell
Idaho Irrigation Company
Everdell
Alberta
New York
Boise
Slick Brothers
Glenn's Ferry
The
J.J. Shaw
Musselwhite & Shaw
Resident Dentist for Shoshone Arrives with Family
Dr W E Dubes a Fort Yellowstone dentist arrives in Shoshone and will open an office. He has bought land near Gooding and will reside permanently with his family. A Washington report says Fred W Gooding is seriously ill in Washington with typhoid fever and hospitalized. no further local details are known.
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W. E Dubes
D. D.S
Fort Yellowstone
Shoshone
The
Statesman
Washington
Fred W. Gooding
One of the Many Nice Things They Say of Us
A fragment from The Shoshone Journal of Shoshone Idaho shows a reader sending two dollars to extend a subscription from April for one year and requesting a map of Lincoln County, with a note about a pasted map illustration.
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Sauna, Kaw
Fes
Shoshone
Idaho
Lincoln County
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Busy Land Board
State Department
State Land Board
M. L. Church
Register
Ommon
First National of Shoshone
Senator Heyburn
Shoshone’s
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