Alberta Land Sells Lumber and Embargo Raised
Alberta land deals show a flood of canal progress and housing plans as Idaho Irrigation’s Charles Hernsheim visits Shoshone on a Boise trip. Contractors report water delivery possible this winter, paving the way for fall plowing and next season crops.
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Charles Hernsheim
Idaho Irrigation Company
Alberta
Shoshone
Boise
Hernsheim
D. Boone
Alberta Mercantile Company
Hailey
Closing the Church Year at Shoshone Meeting
Rev. G W Barnes of Boise will preside at the fourth quarterly meeting in Shoshone this Saturday night and preach on Sunday. The close of the quarter signals the church year end though the annual conference comes three weeks later in Boise. Rev C A Edwards, the present pastor, has made the church popular and an unanimous invitation to stay is expected.
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G. W. Barnes
Boise
Shoshone
C. A. Edwards
First Church
Shoshone Woman Invents Antidote for Truculent Tramp
A Shoshone woman earns praise for defending her home from a boozy tramp. He demanded a hot meal and entered when no men were present. She warned him and struck with a wagon spoke, felling him as he rushed away, not fatally. Local acclaim follows for quick, decisive action against danger.
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Shoshone
Commonwealth
Institute for seven counties holds teachers meeting at Pocatello
Teachers from seven southeastern counties gather in Pocatello August 26 to 30 for a joint institute to study condensed teaching methods and disseminate best practices. Supt. Siders leads arrangements with national speakers from the National Education Association. Attendance is mandatory for prospective teachers. Lincoln County plans to send 35 to 40 instructors.
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Pocatello
Siders
Pocatella
National Educational Association
Los Angeles
Lincoln County
Land Office Decisions on Final Proof Rights
The land office may demand additional proof if final proof is not forwarded. Refusal to provide proofs allows local officers to render a decision. Officers must rigorously test proofs by cross-examination and consider familiar information when judging final proof. Synopsis by Woolford D. Harlan, land attorney of Washington.
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Woolford D. Harlan
Washington
State Interest Fund Treas Hastings Posts Higher Returns
Idaho's state funds earned 29 925 31 in interest for the past six months, with July at 2 117 25. The state projects nearly 20 000 in annual interest income. The depository law, in effect a little over two years, shifts earnings to taxpayers rather than treasurer fees.
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Idaho
Hastings
Shoshone Fourth Of July Fund Boost Surprises Neighbor Paper
A neighboring village editor took joy in Shoshone raising only 500 for the Fourth celebration yet saving over 100 for next year. Shoshone enjoyed full festivity without debt and appeared unfazed by scant local fun, earning playful praise as the neighbor’s readers cheered the frugal success.
Judge Stockslager’s town visit interrupted by Hailey trip
Judge Stockslager arrived in town by night and stayed at a local hotel. After breakfast he wandered the streets until a hotel porter reminded him of an intended trip to Hailey, prompting the judge to confirm his travel plans.
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Judge Stockslager
Deacon
Columbia
Hailey
Iley
Hampered by Thoughts as He Watches Train Depart
A man in Bhorhone spends the day seeking listeners to share general notions while the train pulls away. He recalls the judge and his friends, finding the visit largely one sided and unsatisfying.
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Tod
Bhorhone
Broncho Busters Ode to Cowgirl Maids at Notched Fourteen
A rustic verse portrays cowgirls racing across a prairie toward a campfire near Notched Fourteen Notch. The scene highlights swift horses and flying hoofbeats with a distant flag described as the red banner of the S. B. Pe.
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Cel
S. B. Pe
Shipping Horses East Through Shoshone in Two Train Loads
Horses from Idaho and the far west are being shipped east despite high eastern prices. Farmers note lost opportunity as the era of cheap horses ended after wars and auto competition. A horseman laments $10 mares could now bear $500 colts, illustrating long-term market shifts.
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Shoshone
Idaho
West
Jerome Itch for Progress Marks Jerome Growth Push
The Jerome region shows rapid growth as Mejor Reed and Bob McCollum roam free, sparking local talk about development and “Jeromitis” infection fears. Chas E Walters signs to run a Shoshone Jerome stage line starting August first, with daily dawn and return trips and no Sunday service as poles connect Jerome to the Bell electric line.
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Idaho
Mejor Reed
Bob McCollum
Journal
Bob
Jerome
Sl the Irrigation Company
Electric Power Company
Lincoln County
Chas.e Walters
Shoshone
Car Thieves Will Do Time in Idaho Penitentiary
Carl Mellick and Wm Hicks, arrested last month for stealing shoes and goods from a Short Line freight car, boarded near Pocatello and carried loot to Shoshone. Judge Wolters sentenced both to one year in the penitentiary. Guard Ackley escorted them to Boise home on Monday. William Sellztrom, also arrested, received a jail sentence as a companion rather than partner.
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Shethone
Carl Mellick
Wm. Hicks
Pocatello
Shoshons
Wolters
Ackley
Boise
William Sellztrom
Coyotes as Bird Hunters in Personal Letter
Warren Clouser, a famed hunter and trapper, writes from local knowledge about coyotes destroying game birds. He recalls June sightings of coyotes stalking grass, catching chicks, and ignoring a nearby old grouse hen, while a nearby dog pot assisted as the coyote fled.
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Warren Clouser
Coyote described as chicken exterminator in Idaho note
Warner L. Crouse from Hailay Idaho asserts coyotes slaughter chickens and eggs, destroying coveys and even nesting hens. He claims the coyote kills more poultry than hunters, based on years of experience with coyote habits.
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Warner L. Crouse
Hailay
Idaho
Saly
Repair the Malad Bridge Steps Up to Restore Usefulness
County Surveyor John Koets traveled to Hagerman country on Saturday to carry out county commissioners orders to repair the Malad river mouth bridge. The covered ends hid rot in timbers. high water last spring caused settlement and danger, though the span did not fall. Low water allows masonry piers to be installed, stabilizing the structure for local travel in the lower Snake river area of Lincoln county.
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John Koets
Hagerman
Malad
Koeta
Snake River
Lincoln County
Idaho land schemes drive optimistic talk from McClenahan
A M McClenahan of Greeley California returns from a land drawing trip in Alberta Idaho. He praises southern Idaho growth along the Snake river valley and shares cherries from Lt Perrines twenty acre canyon orchard irrigated by springs and Blow Lakes. Perrine began the project 21 years ago and now expects strong fruit sales, with cherry trees yielding up to 35 dollars this year.
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A. M. McClenahan
Greeley
Cal
Ou & Pieces
Alberta
Idaho
Snake River Valley
Lt. Perrine
Perrine
Snake River
Fie
Minidoka Sleuths Nab Fugitive at Breakfast
Miller, who escaped from Twin Falls officers on forgery charges, was captured in a Minidoka restaurant Wednesday morning while eating. A $25 reward had been offered. The report notes small local items: a new 40 hp engine for Short Line, Art Lounsbury visiting Albion, Ida Larson visiting Scherrer post office, W. Kerner leaving for Tonopah, Nevada, and O L buildings receiving a new yellow paint coat systemwide.
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Minidoka
Miller
Twin Falls
Cntcr
Art Lounsbury
Lounsbury & Son
Albion
Allen
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Institute For 7 Counties
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