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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1904
Page
4
Fragmentary page notes Shoshone Journal reporting on regional transit and local tows near Thunder Mountain. Mentions Linagin ant tend the bret lines, Bashy ins, and Kefahiond malvinas with nearest time references. No clear events or dates discernible.
A lengthy preview notes that about nine hundred twenty six Republican delegates were chosen with eight hundred thirteen instructed to vote for the president. It discusses a plan by Gen. Miles to use eight thousand regular army engineers for peacetime road work and cites mixed sentiment about Grover Cleveland and factional battles within the party.
The sugar beet industry is praised as a god send for the West, expanding employment for thousands. Even schoolchildren are hired to weed fields earning one dollar a day, seen as preferable to idle streets and bad habits.
The article notes rival Wisconsin conventions backing Roosevelt and the Republican platform, with Spooner and Quarles bolting factions claiming victories. It cites a 106,697 Republican plurality in presidential results and mentions Mitt’s Ohio birth as a potential voter factor, praising Ohio statesmen and naming notable figures from the Buckeye state.
Civil war veterans held a one o'clock procession from Stock growers corner to the Methodist church for appropriate exercises led by Rev. H. W. Parker. The crowd heard a forceful address, then returned to the cemetery for graveside tributes and a firing squad salute. The Shoshone band, led by Jos Montgomery, received praise for music. Charles Haynes' flower coach was a notable parade feature as veterans thin with each passing year.
Mrs Tree Scott of Clovercreek and Bert Bliss of Gooding united in marriage in Huntington Oregon after traveling on No 11. Mrs Scott is well known in Glenns Perry and has many local friends. The groom is a substantial Lincoln County rancher with sheep and cattle interests.
A letter from Bentorville Virginia reports Dr King New Discovery curing bronchitis after three years of illness. The testimonial claims benefits for consumption coughs colds and lung troubles including pneumonia and grip. The product is advertised as guaranteed by local distributors.
A New Orleans The Tribune letter reports a curious observation on rat behavior relative to a resident cat. The writer notes rats avoided areas after a cat appeared on a separate floor, suggesting rats can detect a cat by scent at a considerable distance.
A little girl Capewell faced charges in Henley England for stealing a dress piece valued at a dollar to feed five impoverished siblings after her father's death. The magistrate found no theft due to testimony of need and offered practical assistance.
A leading lady mispronounces trout as troot during rehearsal. The stage manager gently corrects her, insisting she say fish and hint at the kind, highlighting dialect humor in a Southern character.
An ad touts Dr King’s New Life Pills for headaches and nervous issues, claiming blood cleansing and health boosting with a 25 cent price and money back guarantee. It is followed by a Glasgow evangelist scene where a Scotsman refuses heaven, saying he is already going to a party.
A family stranded in a cave far from civilization suffers Burns cuts wounds and ulcers. Bucklin's Arnica salve claims fastest relief with IVs, advertised at W. H. Baugh's Drug Store, Shoshone and W. V. Torus' Drug Store, and Mager.
Excursion rates for teachers and others go on sale on June 3 and 4 over the Chicago Union Pacific and North Western Line to destinations in Minnesota South Dakota North Dakota east of Big marck Upper Michigan Wisconsin and Illinois. One fare plus five dollars for the round trip with return by September 15 and ten days stop off in each direction west of the Missouri river. For tickets sleeping car reservations and details contact A Wari Gen Agt OG & NW Ry 266 Main St Salt Lake City Utah 418u3.
A Western pamphlet issued by the Chicago and North Western Railway titled Atlas of the Russia Japanese War offers a detailed Eastern theater map with tables comparing Russia and Japan in military naval strength and finances bound in a portable 14 by 20 inch format. Copy available by mail for ten cents postage from A. Watnen, Gen. Agent, 206 South Main St Salt Lake City Utah.
In Hatley Idaho the land office announces land claim No 2a by Gorn A Walter of Gooding for irrigation and reclamation. A district court in Shoshone will hear the case on the ninth day of July. Witnesses Brevengon James and Brevengon Salem Carpenter of Gooding Idaho along with Woodworth Frank and Burkill boys of Blorkone will attest to the completion of irrigation works.
Notice of land and improvements to be sold at the court house door in Shoshone Idaho on a day in July 1904 to satisfy taxes penalties and costs for 1909. Descriptions include parcels in Braddock Durfee Gridley Garrison Lane Montgomery McDermott Parry Peck Proctor Seneca Raymond Ward and others with associated poll taxes and acreage. Acme Gold Dredge Co. dredge boat near Minidoka listed among properties.
Notwe announces that Ens ket Ratinoxe, convicted of grand latency by the District Court in 1901 in Lincoln County Idaho, sentenced to seven years in the Idaho State Penitentiary, will apply to the Idaho Board of Pardons at the July meeting for a pardon. Ernest Rarmnoxn.
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