Pinchot to Attend National Woolgrowers Meeting in Pocatello
Hon Gifford Pinchot head of the forestry department will be guest of honor at the National Woolgrowers Association gathering in Pocatello January 14 to 16. Fred W Gooding invites him to help clarify forest reserve issues affecting western sheep ranges. Accommodations for 600 guests arranged. expected attendance up to 8,000 with delegates and guests. The event also features the largest sheep show in the association’s history and ample provisions by local citizens and the Oregon Short Line railroad to welcome visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gifford Pinchot
Forestry Department
National
Woolgrowrs’ Association
Pocatelo
Mr. Pinchot
Fred W Gooding
Forest Reserve Service
Gooding
Pinchot
Free Reserve
Pocatello
Oregon Short Line Railroad
Help Boost Shoshone Booklet Promotion Effort
After returning from Toise this week, Ralph T. Blakell surveys town for advertising potential. The Commercial club will coordinate efforts with Gooding’s business group raising 300 dollars for a descriptive, high grade booklet and folders for Lagivens firms. Shoshone aims to raise half as much locally to tout county seat advantages over nearby towns. Bickel leads the booklet design and plans for a strong, attractive publication to attract investors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph T. Blakell
Gooding
Lagivens
Bickel
Idaho
Suport
Shahone Bay
Remembered the Judge by Jury with Thanks and Cigars
Judge Walters was at home after a strenuous term of court at Twin Falls. The discharged jury thanked him with two boxes of cigars for his fair courteous treatment and speedy accurate justice. His next term begins February 15 at Twin Falls, Lincoln county opens March 22, and all five counties in the fourth judicial district will have two terms except Twin Falls which requires three due to population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walters
Twin Fall
Twin Falls
Lincoln County
Twin Palls
Fourth Judicial District
Revival Meetings At Baptist Church Spark Conversions
Local revival efforts at the Baptist church draw wide attention as Chaplain White of Michigan leads with persuasive sermons. His address steers souls toward renewal, with five admissions by letter, two by baptism, and twenty four declaring intent to live Christian lives. Rev. T. M. Patterson prepared thoroughly, contributing to the meetings' growing momentum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Chaplain White
Michigan
Enarch
Teller
T. M. Patterson
Gooding School Officials Discuss Five Month Term Plan
County Superintendent Mrs Sean M Wurnstae visited Gooding to review the five month term funding and contracting plans. She recommended not carrying over funds into next year due to expected tax increases and promoted immediate use of consolidation benefits with a new school wagon for district No 16. The $25 000 new schoolhouse will soon open for district wide use, surpassing older facilities. District No 31 also received attention for additional official business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sean M.wurnstae
Gooding
Goodine
No.16
Burnside
Talented composer Bechtel nurtures young singers in Shoshone
Prof Bechtel develops voice culture and public performance for local youth in Shoshone. At a Methodist service two Sundays ago a duet by John Helman and Clara King from an unpublished Bechtel composition Come Ye Disconsolate was praised. Last Sunday a soprano duet by Mrs Coles and Ava McMahon titled Jesus Lover of My Soul was also well received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J. Bechtel
Methodist Church
John Helman
Clara King
Prof. Bechtel
H. M. Coles
Ava McMahon
Jesus
Tipi
Idaho Irrigation Land Opened for Sale Near Gooding
Governor Gooding signed a contract with Idaho Irrigation Co for water rights at 35 dollars per acre on 1 080 acres south of Gooding part of Segregation 22. Dietrich tract lands east of Shoshone priced at 50 dollars per acre, with 40 dollars for school lands. A partial opening by sale without drawing is set for February 13, while a formal opening by drawing will come late spring.
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Sturday
Gooding
Idaho Irrigation Company
Segregation 22
Washington
Dietrich Tract
Shoshone
State Land Board
Idaho Irrigation Co
Dietrich
Green
Alexander McPherson
Twins Falls
Agricultural Department
Idaho Irrigation Company. Limited
Gooding and
Richfield
McPherson
Mr. McPherson
Collins
Bleuver
J. G. White Company
Ysterfire
Mestrich
Trade Radious
Shesifbne
Twin Falls
Lincoln County
Dry Farming Prospects Around Lincoln County Idaho
The article notes dry farming will expand in Lincoln County as irrigation grows. It cites Zent on Gooding butte and Johnson on Martey butte with dry crops, plus Newman brothers near Shoshone pumping wells and a gas engine to irrigate a few acres. Prospects include profitable dry lands south of Shoshone and households seeking homesteads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
D. W. Zent
Gooding Butte
Quet Johnson
Richfield
Martey Butte
Maho
Shoshone Public Schools Readies Second Semester Staffing
Shoshone public schools reopen next Monday after a two week vacation. The second semester retains the first term assignments with changes for the 7th and 8th grades due to Miss Anna Hitchcock's resignation. W. C. Thompson serves as superintendent and principal for 11th grade. Ruth B. Leete assistant principal for 9th and 10th. F. A. Humphreys for 6th and 7th. Lula Wheeler for 3rd and 4th. Blanche Gwin primary north. Fern Fuld primary south. The 5th and 6th grades stay in the north building. 3rd and 4th in the south stone building. A 12th grade addition is planned next year, possibly eliminating year-end graduating exercises. Only two board members are in town, Judge J. L. Puller and Archie Bowler. The judge, a long-serving clerk, bears substantial responsibilities. the community praises the schools and the board’s teacher selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoshone
Anna Hitchcock
W. C. Thompson
Prin
Ruth B. Leete
F. A. Humphreys
Lula Wheeler
Blanche Gwin
Fern Fuld
Novinger
Colorado
J. L. Puller
Archie Bowler
Clerical boosters boost Idaho and Lincoln county growth
Rev A Varnum formerly of Shoshone now in Jerome and Rev T M Patterson advocate Idaho irrigation development. Patterson has circulated Lincoln county and Shoshone letters to sixty eastern papers and western editors. Publicity has attracted inquiries from buyers seeking Lincoln county land for investment or residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Lincoln County
Rev. Co. A. Varnum
Shoshone
Jerome
T. M. Patterson
Reneral
West
Patterson
Lincoln County Civil Terms Set for March Twenty Second
The first term for the year in Lincoln county is set for March 22. The four other counties in the fourth judicial district will hold two terms, while Twin Falls will have three terms due to growing population. Juries serving under the bench have continued since a judge’s tenure. A vote of thanks and two boxes of cigars were given.
Lincoln county's irrigation empire grows across valley lands
The article extols Lincoln county Idaho as an emerging irrigation powerhouse with hundreds of thousands of acres to be watered. It cites Minidoka Jerome Twin Falls Big Wood and other projects, totaling about 900000 acres, aiming to reach 1,000,000 with new storage and power developments. It notes water supply and potential 150000 horsepower from Snake River Canyon. It ends with a local health note on Mrs. Wilard Fields, who fell ill but recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln County
Idaho
Lincoln
Minidoka
North Side
Twin Falls North Side
Milner
Jerome
Big Wood River
Alberta
Sania
South Gooding
Addy Biz Wood River
North Gonding
Shoshone
Twin Falls-Clover Creek
Wit
Government Reclamation Service
Snake River
Sawtooth Range
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Forestry Bureau
Deliv
Senet Diste
Idaho Irrigation Land
State
Empire of
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