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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1909
Page
2
Local news summaries list river conditions, weather impacts, and community updates. Reports describe snow, flooding risks, road conditions, and public notices affecting travel and commerce, with emphasis on recent storms and ensuing delays.
Vernon is introduced as a Civil Engineer in Shoshone with a reputation for professional expertise. The notice lauds his qualifications and patronage from prominent builders, hinting at opportunities for development of irrigated Idaho resources and profitable investment through new capital.
A party of four Van Wert families arrives in Shoshone to claim Carey Act holdings between Jerome and Wendell on the North Side tract. Families lodge at the Haugh Deng Block while men proceed to the claims amid transport delays from washouts. notable members include Mr and Mrs Jota Reldenbaugh and Mr and Mrs C B Witkine. The group, socially prominent, plans to settle and blend with the local community as the North Side tract grows more established.
State Capitol project details emerge as Quigtey, superintendent of Construction for the State Capitol Hunting Commission of Rote, notes a $25 006 quarry purchase versus a $29 000 outlay for a site four miles east of Ubofty. He cites market rates and future value expectations amid planned improvements and cultivation arrangements with local partners.
The readable fragments mention a date and place but lack clear names or actions. It reads like a garbled OCR of a local notice or brief, with scattered references to people, weeks, and events but no coherent facts or outcomes to report.
Miss Cathryn Andrews celebrated her sixth birthday with friends at her father's Nevada street home. A large fruit decorated cake drew attention and was described as a vision to behold and stomachache free. Attendees included Helen and Russell Campbell Ruth Brown and Royal Strabel.
The third Schodde wedding this year took place near Hyburn on Wednesday afternoon at the home of Henry Schedde. George H Schodde married Miss Louise M Huschenfelt of South Dakota after a homestead stay near the Thousand Springs. Rev Muller officiated as guests praised the ring service and the couple departed for a northwest honeymoon lasting about three weeks.
Local notes describe Morris Reterts preparing four engine showing cases for their work wagon and a gathering at Reeeworth Saturday where they will present a banquet. The event includes various neighbors and a community turnout with a focus on shared tasks and social exchange.
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