County Board Actions Include Road View and Clerk Changes
County Board discusses bond of F N Uhrlaub as Justice of the Peace for Kanoka precinct approved. Plans to open a road through Snake River valley from Kanoka reviewed with County Surveyor ordered to view and report. J W Waldron named superintendent of courthouse construction. Coroner J W Emerson disqualified for leaving the county and vacancy declared. Board adjourns to July 27 for regular business. Ortaxno Eumoxs, Chairman. Attest: A I McManoy, Clerk.
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F. N. Urhlaub
Kanoka
F. N. Uhrlaub
Snake River
J. W. Waldron
J. W.S. Emerson
Cassia
Ortaxno Eumoxs
A. I. McManoy
The Ladder Dwarf and Mine Folklore
A Dallas News fragment recounts miners’ tales of a Ladder Dwarf a hunchbacked creature with a gorilla like head and long arms said to climb mine ladders, kick rungs, and appear before accidents. The passage contrasts this fantastical legend with a social dialogue about dancing and insults.
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Ladder
Rattle as Decoy by Rattlesnake Observed
A Scientific American correspondent notes rattlesnakes hide in tall grass or tree foliage up to twenty feet high and mimic bee buzzing to lure insectivorous birds like phoebes and kingbirds. Birds strike, becoming easy prey for the snakes, with multiple witnessed cases of successful deception.
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Scientific American
The Penalty in a Poorhouse Dinner Scene
Mr Workhard and his wife lament losing their job and lack of funds. They contemplate begging for credit from grocers but refrain, noting they always paid cash. The excerpt from the New York Weekly presents a dramatic account of financial distress and pride.
Meaning of felo de se in a schoolyard exchange
A schoolmaster recalls a lesson when Lingatat’s nephew Tom is asked to explain felo de se. The boy answers in a curt tone that it is French for a sailor, revealing contempt for ancestral pride and the melancholy it casts on unblemished lineage.
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Hone
Tommy
Patin
English artist recalls Duke of Wellington sitter
Haydon describes a studio visit with the Duke of Wellington who, lamenting earlier failures, tore at his white hair and exclaimed he had seen 400 painters and sculptors and none were punctual, revealing the duke's frustration with delays.
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Haydon
Gary
Lnto
Duke of Wellington
Race day delays and river train talk in Twin Falls area
A wide range of local brief items recount Saturday movements in the Twin Falls region. Robert N Bell and others travel through the branch area while Civil Engineer Porterfield surveys for water works. Shoshone land opening plans unfold, sheep shipments head east, and a Hailey accident is noted along with train transfers and social outings.
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Twin Falls
Ssape
Surgeons Use Varied Sutures From Kangaroo Tendons to Silver
Science Siftings describes modern surgery employing many threads for wound closure. Kangaroo tendon suture is valued for closing severe wounds and lasts about a month before breaking away. Silk lasts longer up to six months and fine silver wire is nearly indestructible, allowing surgeons to choose a thread that heals with the wound and then disappears.
Excursions for Trans Miss and National Encampment Rates
Travel rates for the 14th annual Trans Mississippian session in Seattle August 18 to 21 1903 and National Encampment in San Francisco August 17 to 22 1903. Fares to Seattle Portland and Spokane, sale August 2 to 15 with final return October 15 1903. Various routes including Ogden Portland Huntington and rail or steamer options. Tickets by local agents D C Ormsrean and Ginstead.
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Seattle
Portland
Spokane
Wash
D. C. Ormsrean
San Francisco
Gal
Ogden
Huntington
Los Angeles
California
Southern Pacific
Ginstead
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County Board
Mara
Charlie
Dallas News
Mr. Biggins
Washington Star
Robert N. Bell
Claude Ferguson
Blackfoot
W. D. Crocker
First National Bank
E. E. Sielaff
A. E. Sielaff
Reno
Nev
H. W. Kent
H. H. Jacobs
Emmettsburg
Iowa
Blue Lakes
Porterfield
Milner
Pat Morton
Silver City
W. Wernicke
Wood River Country
Mr. Wernicke
Pocatello
Bellevue
Swin Falls
F. W. Gooding
F. R. Gooding
Ketcham
Hailey
Joe Burbidge
Mr. Burbidge
Maneon
Short Line
Tikura
Hulburt
Davis of
Fred W. Gooding
C. M. Hemphill
Cottonwoods
Furnace Thirteen
National
G. A
Senate
W. J. Donaldson & CO
Kentucky
North Rail Street
Shoshone, Idaho
Henry Lee Prep
South Rail
Stockmen’s Cafe
J. M. Butler
The
William C. Custer
Jos. Keefer
jElegant Billiard
New Hotet
K. I. Perry
Attorney Atlaw
Idaho
E. A. Walters
Atlaw
Frank T. Disney
Phoenix Life Insurancy
Shoshone
E. W. Horton
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