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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1914
Page
5
Richfield residents and neighboring towns share social visits, elections hints, and travel notes. Notables include Henry Avinter and Witter Perieley. Mrs. Willard Prelts children visit at Ropert. Lundin seeks county offices. teachers Pearl Todd and Ava McMahon in town. Shoshone painter Mutie heads to California. and many families plan travels to Ketchum Hinsley and Boise, with rail and auto trips and local business chatter.
The village debates paying $12,000 for the water works plant versus cashing now for $11,000 to save $1,000. A bonds plan promises no tax increase, with rates set to fund interest and sinking, including lower minimum charges and reduced bath and dishwater fees. McMahon, chair, notes three months of costs and open expenses.
A high grade piano owner unable to move away seeks sale through the paper. He offers to ship only at buyer’s risk, nearly half the original price, with flexible terms. A second cheaper piano is also offered under favorable conditions to clear quickly.
Notice announces special M E Church services during Pastor Law's absence on a trip to Ohio with guest ministers from Jerome Thalyp Pierce Me C A Worker Jerome Ever Hope all will attend and honor these men who will be our guests Rev B If Lewis pastor invites attendance and notes to cut out and save for order of services.
A Virginian man named B Crass was seized by sudden colic while at a freight store. A local merchant recommended Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Two doses cured him, and the article advises travelers not to leave home on a journey without a bottle.
Announcement for a Beavar Utah homecoming celebration July 20 to 27 1914. Includes excursions from Oregon Short Line from hut and Idaho points to Milford. Salt Lake Route tickets on sale July 30 through agents for details and eligibility.
Mrs D I Mushes has lingered in Shoshone several days renewing acquaintances at her present home in Ely Nevada where Mr Hughes works on the rab road. She plans a trip to Taesma Wasi from Shoshone to visit her daughter Mrs Tuoharden. Gilbert Brinion of Gooding has been in Shoshone this week for county clerk office work.
Theodore Baldwin sent 96 fat hogs from his Worl river ranches to San Francisco on Thursday. The hogs, weighed at an average of 33 pounds 12 ounces, were marketed for barley and wheat later in the season. A Golden Gate buyer offered nearly half a cent more per pound, sparking notable competition among buyers for the lot. Two hundred more hogs are planned for future meat sales.
Dietrich notes report Harrison's return from Jocklane then immediate departure for Portland. Morrison and Towne hauled wheel scrapers to North Side tract, returning Saturday. C E Morrison welcomed a Shoshone visitor. Donovan pair left for Boise and Nampa to visit friends. Raymond Donovan visiting Shoshone. Dietrich defeated Richfield 14 to 7 in a Friday ball game. Henry Ram went to Rockland for harvest work. Mrs J R Smith suffers a gover cut from canning flute Saturday.
Idaho laws authorize district road overseers to order removal of encroachments from highways. Landowners must be notified of the encroachment, its breadth, and the place and extent, with a ten day removal deadline. Failure to remove leads to penalties and potential liability for damages to bridges, culverts, and water courses.
John Flemins, livestock agent for a Portland firm, surveys why hog shipments from Idaho diverted from Portland to Los Angeles. He notes strong demand in Los Angeles and Portland, with California hogs shipped to Portland rather than southern markets. Flemins cannot explain the shift.
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