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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1913
Page
1
Daniel McMillan a Razermans butcher drowned Monday night while fishing in the Malad river below the Lower Salmon Malad construction camp. He slipped on a rock and was swept 100 yards by swift eight foot-deep water. His son Hoss tried to rescue him but could not, and McMillan was lost to the river.
Roused neighbors mourn the death of Dossard A McMillan a fearless gentleman of Hagertaan who died in Idaho leaving a young widow and family The community extends prayers and sympathy as his body is laid to rest and his loss is marked as a sacrifice for the new empire.
Jerome County commissioners approved forming the Jerome Highway District under the highway commission act. The new district will cover Shoshone south to the county line and Snake River, linking Shoshone to Jerome and Shoshone Falls. State funding and planned construction follow, with Shoshone $80,000 and other counties contributing. experts praise the project as key statewide road reconstruction.
A compilation of short local items reports visits by merchants and townspeople, church notices, a real estate commission judgment in favor of J. M. Churchill, and promotional medical claims for Hall's Catarrh Cure. Mentions include J. A. Dygert, J. M. Smith, Whitington & Mill sap dissolution, Frank Mill, H. Hi. Freeman, Mr. Webster, Mrs. Boyer, Bille Brown, J. L. Beckett, Rev. McLaod, Rev. Edward Pratt, Herman F. Post, Philathea class, Minnie Albers, Lois Dunn, Mrs. Kidwell, Mr. Mitchell Werg, Mrs. C. R. Wheeler, Ralph Melbourne, Lucas county Ohio, J. Cheney, and Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisements.
Severe storms last Monday bring high winds and heavy rains to Linenin County causing considerable damage to crops. In Shoshooe area, rainfall fell with notable impact though exact losses remain unclear. Local reports describe widespread damage but confirm no major injuries.
The funeral for Daniel McMillan who drowned in the Malad river was held from the home of his sister Mrs Chan. He belonged to Jervine Qe W. OG. W. No. 721 Women and was buried in Shoshone cemetery. The notice lists family survivors in Shoshone and Manitoba. A separate item describes a highway project along rural Shoshone toward Wyhney, detailing blasting, material, and alignment beside the Oregon Short Line, promising to shorten distances between Shoshone and Gerding once complete.
Bargain sale of 1913 motel, motor cycles and meter beats with new machines and on easy monthly terms. Includes fargsins and used motor cycles. Address reply via Lock Box 11 Trenton Michigan. Wagner and A J Eagle of Salt Lake visited the Journal this week. they are associated with Joe Vernon in mining properties.
Motorists praise a scenic nine mile stretch south of Shoshone and a longer route north of town for smooth driving and few complaints. Travelers say the highway offers some of the best transcontinental quality in the area, attracting more visitors to the vicinity.
Village warrants are now due for payment. Payable upon dated daily 4, 1983.
Mrs William Orvis of Clare Michigan praises Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best medicine in the world after its supposed cure of her little girl severe dysentery. Sold by all druggists.
A Sunday afternoon lightning strike near Pit Grove killed two horses and left a third dead on a road four miles from Pit Grove. Ben Peck drove the team home after the incident as Francis Powk demonstrated a dangerous shock from a hot wire attached to a post. Powk’s body contact with the wire caused a burn, and he is recovering with no serious injuries apparent.
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