Foxes Worth a Fortune Attracts Spokane Sheep Herder
Bum Rogers, a Spanish shepherd near the mountains, owns two foxes a Silver Gray and a Red and White valued up to three thousand dollars when pure blooded. Offers of 500 have been made for one, both are female. Two pure Silver Gray foxes have sold for twenty thousand dollars, a single female more than half that. Black foxes are even rarer and valued highly. A Silver Gray pelt sold for 406 in another Montana capture last winter.
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Bock
Bum Rogers
Rogers
Sofi
Montana
School Matters Discussed by Trustees and Ladies Club
The county school trustees and the Ladies' Study club of Shoshone meet today to discuss school matters. Trustees begin at 4 PM with the Ladies Club 2:30 to 8 PM, outlining topics on school taxation, curriculum, teaching science, and improvements. Noted speakers include H W Anderson, A McMahon, J Lee, and Dean S Wooster, with sessions on wages, heating, governance costs, and rural education.
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Trustees
Ladies Study Club
Cunty School Trusteea
Ladies’ Study Club of
Shoshone
Sip
Priday
Zeta
Doums
Indies Club
Theoder
H. W. Anderson
A. I McMahon
A. Bowler
John Lee
Burnsey
Noble
Price Newnan
Messie
Disney
Beckett
J. O. Johnson
Grosse
Addrews
Dean Eat
Wooster
Sept- E LL Weaver
After Long Chase Returned to Idaho
In Salt Lake on January 4 Joseph Keller, jailed in Tooele County, was moved to Idaho to face a charge of stealing a horse and buggy from John Perkins of Custer County. Keller protested his innocence, claiming Perkins pursued him and that he sold the outfit and remitted the money to Perkins. The arrest capped a 300 mile chase through Idaho and Utah.
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Salt Lake
Eliff W. K. Huntington
Custer County
Idaho
Joseph Keller
Ibapah
Phillip Aljects
Tooele County
John Perkins
Keller
Utah
Perkins
Kellar
Idaho Adopts Simplified Spelling Statewide
Boise Jan 2 Idaho moves to simplified spelling as the Idaho State Teachers Association endorses a reform. The pledge echoes Northwest and Washington teacher groups. Speakers argue traditional spelling wastes time and that spelling should reflect sounds and common sense.
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Boise
Idaho
Idaho State Teachers’ Association
Inland Empire Teachers’ Association
Northwest
State of Washington Teachers’ Association
Foster
Vhulgiren
Pewhors
Fonte Dent Fravcie
Spelline Board
Utah
Nelson
Storage cellars for Dakoopul3 rise across eastern Idaho
Distributors announce organized storage cellar projects in eastern Idaho potato districts. Plans call for 35 locals by next season with new signers, electric potato sorters, and 150 pound sacks for shipper use. Potatoes will be sorted into blue, medium, select, and dining car grades for safe storage and efficient delivery.
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Idaho
J. B. Roburn
C. Richards
A. F. Deckeers
McPherson
Existance
Crowers
Colorado
Wisconsin
Ams
Finleyson Gets Cald on License in Shoshone
Trustees vote to grant Charley Finleyson a saloon license, making three licenses in Shoshone. George Redman named marshal to replace George Campbell in twenty days. discussion on license renewals and tax issues follows, with residents and officials present. Finleyson vows to operate within laws while boosting town revenue.
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Charley Finleyson
Shoshone
George Redman
George Campbell
Blalne County
Knob Hill
James T. Bothwell
Finleyson
Bothwell
Helst
George Brown
Brown
Marherspip Baugh
Gaches Plans Settlement Drive To Shoshone
Gaches aims to attract settlers to Shoshone via irrigation company efforts and missionary work across Washington and Oregon. Geo Hotwiches plans to recruit homeseekers, promising land options and guidance to buyers, with intention to move labor and manage parcels for future settlement.
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Ipho Irrigation Company
Enlexver
Geo. Hotwiches
Washington
Oregon
Gaches
Telephone Manager Weds Frances Farrell in Shoshone Ceremony
Arthur K. Perry, manager of the Shoshone telephone office, married Frances Farrell of Pocatello on Thursday. Rev. J. W. Bandy officiated in the presence of a few friends. Perry recently moved here when appointed to his current position.
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Arthur K. Perry
Frances Farrell
Pocatello
J. W. Bandy
Mr. Perry
Farmers to Attend Week of Scientific Lectures in Idaho
At Wet Alsorn preparations are complete for six days of lectures and demonstrations for farmers orchardists and livestock men across Idaho. University faculty and Northwest stockmen will lead practical sessions on live stock dairying horticulture and home economics with a focus on selecting breeding feeding and orchard methods. Special rail rates to Moscow and extensive publicity seek to draw large attendance including wives and daughters for homemaking courses.
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Wet
Alsorn
Idee
Janus
Idaho
Moscow
Mat Lyfe
Democrats Come to Jackson Feast
A Jackson County Democratic gathering featured speeches by Henry Ball, W.M. Peters, and others. A Woodrow Wilson Club was formed, and plans for a Democratic newspaper emerged, with subscriptions urged as local officials organized charter members and officers. The meeting reflected strong attendance despite cold weather and anticipated a full party ticket for the year.
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Lincola County
Shwehone
Jackson
Pronéte Joss Jones
Wee MePall Hotel
James Fe Bothwell
Henry Mt. Ball
Harteh
W.M. Peters
Jerome
W. Ot. Dougherty
Richted
Robert J. Big McSun
A. F. James
Harmony
Woodrow Wilson Club
Lsteer
Stork
ET. Alexander
Synerome
Abioh Av
Judge Jones
R. Fragier
J. A. Keefer
Thumas Jaycox
Bert Ward
George H. Souskell
G. B. Horn
Tecken Harry Cannot
Ray Jones
Gooding
New Express Rates Cut Charges Across Parcel Post System
Thirteen large express firms issue joint rate cuts effective May 1 with about a 25 percent decrease per hundredweight. The cone system used by the government parcel post will be widely adopted by express companies. They say the new government service does not greatly protect express firms but shifts smaller parcels away.
Tall Timber Loaded on Two Flat Cars
Eighteen timbers eighty feet long filled the full length of two flat cars as they moved east on the Short Line Monday. The octagonal timbers measured seventeen inches at the stump and thirteen at the top, showing the great height of the trees they came from. The timbers were Oregon pines and indicated a taper from a single tree.
Disruption Hits Boise Roundhouse and Local Service
On June 6 Boise faced a workforce shakeup as foremen boilermakers and shop hands were transferred to AFPR shops. The removal aims to boost profits but risks impairing Boise branch service, leaving engines under repair and reducing expert attention for surrounding points.
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Boise
Oregon
Boise m
AFPR
Nampa
Rie l
New S50KS Titles Arrive in State Traveling Library
A batch of new S50KS travel theory books and related volumes arrive at the state traveling library. Titles include surveys on survey engineering, rhetoric and public speaking, Latin art, wildlife, and history. The catalog lists volumes by authors such as Hebert, Padier Aten, Gage, and Wells, inviting patrons to peruse the fresh offerings.
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Ciimter
E. F. Bensnr
Hebert Weere
Pull Macke
A. T. Padier
Aten
George Eilinz
Mit
Jobe
Pipher
Mt Americas
Beiené
Joulder
Devdapmarnt
Fih Sineies
Cnas
Bey Thallan Jomenees
Hyntale
Vielamec
E Jowett
Ciw
Kerneay
Grensille el Fisher
Herriet Stepe
Pap Entertaismente
Pemle Stern
Christmas Mekers
Edita A. Saryer
Hailey’s Wealthy Philanthropist T. Wertheimer Passes Away
T Wertheimer a leading Hailey resident and Blaine County’s wealthiest citizen died after a long active life in business. He built a clothing trade and funded loans across Idaho while amassing a fortune likely over a hundred thousand dollars. His will left German relatives much of the estate and numerous Hailey gifts including five thousand dollar legacies to local youths, two thousand to the Hailey Commercial Club, one thousand to the Hailey Masonic Lodge, one thousand for a public park, and another thousand for Hailey schools. He was never married and showed strong interest in youth.
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T. Wertheimer
Haley
Oiher
Shoshone
Idaho
Halley
Stetties
Blaine County
Miho
Hailey
Germany
Hailey Commercial Club
Hailey Masonic Lodge
Short Line Survey Crew Due at Richfield March 1
A survey crew of twenty men is to arrive at Richfield around March 1 for railroad work. The Oregon Short Line has quarters for the crew and may survey land for a new extension. Rumors say the Palmetto or Boise line could be laid out, but no confirmation from headquarters. A north south line from Twin Falls via Sherburne is on the Short Line plan.
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Oregon
Richfield
Palrteid
Taaho Central
Boise
Twin Paiss
Sherhune
History of the Trouble at Copperfield
A garbled 19th or early 20th century report describes state and county responses to unrest in Copperfield. It notes Governor West seeking military action, suspension of civil liberties, and plans to call witnesses while considering removal of Baker County Sheriff Rand. Military command and martial law talk dominate the fragment.
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Fisker County
Wynes Abel
Fern Hobbes
Tris Sevretary
Amd
Bystington
Riows
Lawson
Huntmeter
Gov. West
Rand
Baker County
Colonel Lawson to Declare Martial Law in Huntington
Col K Lawson arrived in Huntington Oregon and said he would declare martial law tomorrow with ten militiamen from Cy perfield. He planned to move after closing Huntington to Baker where the governor had noted necessary action. Mayor F A Bubb expressed opposition but pledged to do everything to prevent bloodshed.
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Huntington
Oregon
Col
K. Lawson
Cyperfield
Con Lawson
Lawson
Baker
Conduw
Col. Jackson
F. A Bubb
Huntingt
Raittingy Nastier
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Plano
L. W. Walker
Es Wooster
G . M. Shepherd
Ron Can
State Teachers’ Association
Geo. F. Gurow
Murphy Pine
Katherine Morse Childs
West
Amy Keller
State University
Agriculture
Lddings
Idaho State University
Ors
E. L. Weaver
Jern
G. A. Axline
Albion State
Chase
Teachers’ Association
Fnleyson
Caldon
Richfield Recorder
Atship Borepart
H .L. Sqyler Trantye
Walter Sort
Polk
Eales
Tappan Marsh
Fics
Mission Parbitude
Finn
Wen Patty
Jeand Wenner
Copperfield
Dan
Copper Reid
Onder O
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