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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1907
Page
3
The Supreme Court affirms a lower ruling in J. B. Mullen & Co. v. Ada county sheriff, holding slot machines are instruments of crime and not protectable property under the state constitution. The decision notes destruction is the proper remedy to curb gambling, aligning with public welfare and police power.
Sheriff Jones questioned three men, Carl Melleck, Henry Hicks, and William Sellstrom, who were selling shoes to Japanese buyers at two bits a pair. They confessed to breaking into a car at Pocatello, stealing cases of shoes and liquor, then selling the goods in Shoshone, leading to their arrest by County Attorney Disney and deputies.
Selstrom admitted being a brakeman for U P railroad at Billings and Hicks a car inspector there. Preliminary hearing scheduled for 10 o'clock this morning.
The Shoshone Light and Water Company offers six pound electric flat irons for five dollars to promote electric current use. Private ironing can be charged at 75 cents per month for six summer months or 50 cents per month for twelve months. A $10 reward is offered for information on a bay horse branded on the left thigh and left shoulder, weighing about 1200 pounds, that was stolen or ran away near Burns Idaho about a year ago, by RB McCorsick of Burns Idaho.
Greatly reduced prices on all wash goods during a Fourth of July dress sale at Stockgrowers Mercantile Co. The store promotes bold discounts to attract shoppers seeking summer apparel and fabrics.
Mrs D W Yadon advertises all kinds of tailor work including alterations repairs and custom sewing. Services aim to provide prompt reliable fittings and alterations to garments for immediate wear and special events.
Notice that Leroy C. Jones sheriff Lincoln county Idaho will present an application to the board of county commissioners at the July 1907 meeting for the appointment of a deputy sheriff for the Minidoka tract. The notice is dated JuneJuly 5.
Notice seeks twenty men to work in hay field starting July 5. Wages are $2 per day with board. free board when wind blows. O P Johnson Hagerman Idaho.
A novelist confessed that his interest in the heroine’s sorrows moved him to tears so deeply that he damaged his typewriter. The remark is cited by Andrew Lang in the Illustrated London News.
The Lincoln County Idaho board in session June 1 1907 set a flat 75 cent recording fee for Land and Water contracts with the Idaho Irrigation Company Limited. The company must supply free county books and indexes. all records to be approved by the county auditor. The Dixon Brothers Tack Canyon road contract was voided for failure to file the required bond. The board adjourned sine die.
Notice announces opening of lands in Alberta Lincoln County for entry under a land sale by the Nal Terien Ling Company. Lands offered at 20 per acre with a minimum 40 acre parcel, price around 85 dollars per acre, with water rights and preparation costs noted. Officials GOODING and L. Cucnem sign as agents.
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