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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1907
Page
4
The SHOSHONE JOURNAL argues for clear state title to Shoshone Falls land amid tainted surveys and private claims. It denounces exploitation and urges a law to protect public ownership while warning of a lumber tradeoff and tariff cuts. It also touts Lincoln County’s growth prospects and forest preservation needs alongside reforestation plans.
The piece outlines expectations of a verdict after testimony in the Haywood trial, noting political and moral stakes for Idaho. It contrasts reactions, discusses Orchard’s testimony and motives, and argues crime is individual, not union sanctioned, urging fair trial free of labor war rhetoric.
A rhythmic pitch invites readers to embrace advertising in the Journal Gist. It questions if shopkeepers want more customers and urges placing notices to attract crowds trampling through daily. The piece frames advertising as a golden vision for business growth.
A fragment questions the personal benefit of irrigation advertising in the county. It notes about 200 ads in the past year by various irrigation companies, spending millions to develop lands and promote opportunities, asking what readers gain personally from ads that cost nothing to them.
Government inquiry into packing house conditions prompts a tentative South Omaha market agreement among packers and commission men. It urges stricter ante mortem checks, buyer rights to reject suspects, post mortem exams for dairy cows and canners, and tagging of condemned cattle. Live Stock Exchange supports inspectors and full market price for hides. The plan aims to stamp out tuberculosis and enforce stricter food safety standards.
An Irish anecdote recalls a Sunday sighting near Killaloe where locals and a boatman glimpse a group of fairies playing hurley among potato fields. The taller figure vanishes as the others retreat toward the river while the tale notes folklore about fairies leaving openings for visits to earth.
A huntingdonshire farmer and his wife believed nightly taps from an old deed box foretold a death in the household. The Manchester Chronicle notes the taps were caused by a death watch beetle, a woodboring insect whose tapping signals mates. The couple’s fear and illness followed the alleged warning, but experts explain the sound comes from the beetle and carries no prophetic power.
Youth's Companion notes the traveler’s tree legend as a romantic belief about a tree with a hollow containing water. G F Scott Eliott counters from experience that such trees grow near swamps, with water in the base hollow tasting vegetal and inferior to nearby waters.
The report to the Lincoln County Auditor details operations across county funds for the quarter ending July 6 1907. It lists receipts expenditures balances and summarizes financial activity under the Auditor and Treasurer's oversight in Shoshone Idaho. The terse record notes the period and accountability without broader context or narrative.
Notice states Tye W Glas will apply to the Board of County Commissioners of Lincoln County for permission to operate a public toll road on Snake River between Falls and Lincoln, Tennessee, with land in Lincoln County at the junction of the county line with Snake River. The hearing set for August 5, 1907, before the board. Details include proposed route Owen, Fungo IH, BSE, and specific land parcels, with revenue calculations and local officials named.
John Terry of Burns Idaho petitions the next Board of Pardons meeting in Boise City for a pardon from a grand larceny conviction. He was convicted in Shoshone on March Ath 1AM and sentenced by Judge Edward A. Walters to one year in the state penitentiary. Witnesses listed include Tiltford B Thomason Adelbert D Crothers Delbert R Crothers Thomas Guetin and others. July a, 207.
The Shoshone Light and Water Company promotes electric ironing with a six pound flat iron priced at five dollars. For private family use, charges are 75 cents per month during the six summer months or 50 cents per month for twelve months, encouraging adoption of electric current.
Dentist Dr Williams operates in Sho shone with offices above Baugh drug store. Crown and bridge work are his specialty. Do not delay, see Dr Williams immediately about your dental work.
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