14 Jul 1911
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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1911
Page
1
The first years of an apple tree are crucial for strong growth and even fruiting. Low headed trees with 3 to 5 main branches resist wind, reduce sunscald, and ease pruning and irrigation. Begin shaping from yearling stock, cut above a chosen bud, then train sprouts through June and July to form a balanced, durable central framework.
Ada county farmers crowded the courthouse protests over cash value assessments. Assessor Ellsworth and commissioners faced sharp questions as lands showed sharp increases versus prior years, some up to four times. A resident recounted misaligned valuations across counties, while officials pledged to review Canyon County disparities.
J A Morrison questions tax fairness after Eagle Island 50 acres rise from 1040 to 8100 valuation over three years. Baker and a Canyon county landowner report similar patterns with Ada county land valued far higher. officials note equal water rights but uneven assessments across sides of the same river.
James JH Wallis state price and sanitary inspector leads probe into the dining car kitchen standards on The Short Line. He finds no ventilation, foul odors, and workers under oppressive heat, with sweat dripping into prepared food. He orders improved sanitation and new equipment, with deadlines for compliance.
Willis Snell, a brick mason from Banff, is found dead near Sebreesti after Train No 7 on the Oregon Short Line reportedly derailed or knocked him from a moving passenger train. Investigators suspect foul play as the skull shows a strike from a blunt object. Inquest for the No 47 crew is ordered, with authorities pledging a full probe.
The report describes a man, about 33, found with Idaho license and a letter addressed to him bearing a Maine postmark. He wore neat clothes, was apparently broke, and believed to be traveling on foot or hitchhiking. The body was located near a siding in Slavesnin.
A public sale welcomed a new townsite in southern Idaho near Camas Prairie. Residents from Gooding Hailey Farmington and nearby towns attended a lively celebration with barbecues entertainments and hospitality. About 30 000 dollars in lots were sold, signaling bright prospects for the new town organized by Soldier veterans near the railroad line from Rexburg to Fairview.
Julius Kruttselaitl, director of maintenance and operation of Vedarrian Hues, spoke at Harvard before the Graduate School of Business Administration on railway efficiency. He argued railways are a service to the public and compared accident records, discipline, and government enforcement between American and European systems, noting higher pedestrian trespass and density factors in the U.S. context.
The article notes that European railways carry a larger population and traffic, with double the rail capacity of the United States, reducing collision danger. It cites statistics showing passengers could travel around the world 4,000 times without a fatal accident, equivalently 60 miles daily for 220 years, and that an average employee could work 637 years before a fatality.
A revived Big Bruneau project in eastern Idaho draws I B Perrine of Twin Falls and a party of U S engineers from New York to reassess surveys. If favorable, construction could start soon with an estimated 25 million dollars needed for the Twin Falls area, expanding irrigation potential from 560,000 to over 700,000 acres.
A drowned man, Tati, who vanished in the Motad river on May 2, was recovered from the river southwest of tieding, Thursday, by a local fishing party. The body caught on a bush, delaying recovery until undertaker Thompson and a local group retrieved it Friday morning. Young Hender died after falling from a swinging bridge on Woody ranch, about a mile and a half upriver from the discovery site.
A three man assault on a moving freight train between Minidoka and Kimama ends with one man shot in the mouth and taken to Shoshone, then Boise for treatment. B A Lowrie allegedly fired, Wilson was wounded in the stomach, and all three fled toward Glenns Ferry. Lowrie is jailed awaiting preliminary hearing. Wilson remains hospitalized as doctors assess his injuries. The incident prompts county officials to investigate, with the shooter identified by victims and the wounded man.
Optimistic mood among Idaho businessmen about coming crop season and regional heat impacts. Traders expect influx of land buyers and capital to Idaho as crops prosper, signaling potential prosperity despite nationwide drought effects.
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