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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1915
Page
1
The county gathering featured remarks from Commissioner McMahon and other local officials as the Democratic banquet lampooned political rivals. Banquet highlights included readings and humorous bespoke refrains about taxation, governance, and the coming political shifts while attendees praised long-time servants and officials.
The meeting covered boys and girls clubs, sewing classes, and free lunch programs with pupil-led funding. County Unit System discussed as local option, with critics arguing insufficient state support and limited teacher training.
The Windo system will upgrade water supply with 80 more winter water for some canals. On Saturday readings will divert river water into Dietrich and South Gooding tracts to prevent interruptions. Many canals have remained full all winter as W. L. Seward notified water users in Shoshone that unused water may be reserved for stock by filling land depressions to stop seepage. Water delivery will resume in early April.
The unused Shoshone school building is transferred to Charles Hansen for removal costs. He will convert the brick structure with many windows into a garage at Greenwood avenue and North Rail street. Hansen has started demolition, saying the old building had become an eyesore beside the new high school.
Spiteful grand jury actions in Ada County Boise sessions indict county commissioner and state official for technically improper fund claims. Authorities note repeated harmless mistakes by boards of commissioners and reference past cases involving Lincoln County courthouse funding Jerome County bridge, plus former officials Wallis and the state treasurer.
Vor National Western Stock Show. Tickets on sale from Utah and Wyoming stations January 13 and 16, from Idaho and Oregon stations January 14 and 15, limit January 8. See Agents for rates and further particulars.
North Yakima resident Frank Flournoy, 74, a Civil War veteran known for his devout faith and upright character, collapsed at the Dietrich post office after saying he felt well. Coroner Zeller ruled heart disease. The body was sent to North Yakima for burial. he leaves a wife, children including Wade and O. T. Flournoy, and daughters Mrs. W. M. Franklin and others. The Kendon family accompanied the remains, with sonsW. E. Flournoy in Edmonds and Wade in Dietrich. He had recently resided with relatives at Dietrich.
Lincoln County reports 3 301 children aged 6 to 9 with about 66 5 percent attending school based on a Valletin dated 1910. The document notes age groups and attendance totals though the text is fragmentary and partially garbled.
A long list of juror names is presented as the new pool for district court venire drawing. The document catalogs numerous individuals across multiple districts including Grand View Arnold, Falls City, Oaks, Jerome, South Jerome, and other locales, reflecting a countywide reorganization of jury panels.
Mrs Fred W Goniluts traveled to the city with her husband for woolgrowers’ contention and returned home. Mrs Gooding describes club women’s efforts to support literacy groups and local projects. She notes funds raised by Bessie Griffith and colleagues, and mentions future events and members including Shiney Smith and Bey Wheeler.
The board appoints health physicians F Zeller Shoshone D Sejmershall Jerome and Harris Richfield with annual salaries. New treasurer Walter M Copp and assessor Hert Bowler begin duties. Miss Cook, superintendent, selects Nedile Smith as assistant. petition by T Tabor prompts temporary assistant hire during Cook's absences. Publications designated for proceedings include Richfield Recorder Keskone Democrat and Jere News. Meeting adjourns to January 9.
The Organizing Methodist Church at Dietrich will be temporarily led by Rev. G.H. Lewin of Shoshone after nearly a year of preaching. The congregation includes a ladies aid and a 28 member society. they recently netted 29 dollars from a sale and supper. The church has bought and begun refurbishing the old public school building and related improvements. A lecture by Rev. B. T. Prose of Hatley, with over a hundred pictures, is planned to support the project and a pledge drive continues.
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