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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1902
Page
4
An OCR fragment notes a weekly Friday issue from a local subscription group with unclear location and names. It mentions a price of $2.00 per year and a doorway junction near a hall. Details are unreadable in parts, providing only scattered identifiers and partial addresses.
The Oregon Short Line is praised for its high service and swift handling of cattle and freight to eastern points. Readers are thanked for support, while remarks on Congressional campaigns and Cuba Philippines policy reflect national political debates. A report from Thunder Mountain describes travel hardships and an incident with a pack animal during a journey.
The bill seeking government aid for reclaiming the Wet’s laude has cleared the legislature. Supporters argue it advances land reclamation and flood control, while opponents cite costs and long-term impacts.
A sweeping irrigation measure gains passage in both chambers, funds a national reclamation program with a 6 percent state share, and targets vast western lands across Arizona through Wyoming. It authorizes surveys, land sales under 160 acres, and water rights for non navigable streams, pending Treasury provisions and future reports.
Local brief items report Supreme Sir Quarrela of Boise visiting with attorneys and officials, Frank Disney arriving from Hallevud to set up a law office in Showhone, and plans for Gas to make the area his future home. Oakley grave band to perform at Shoshone Park with a grand evening ball and Fairchild orchestra. Eveleth hosting a flue slioyer event with extra charges. Lorena Urtasen, who murdered Geo Taylor at Hagerman last February and was acquitted, reportedly committed suicide at Great Falls, Montana. A midweek social at Doe Smith’s emporium featured art, lumber, painting, and a gate project for the cemetery, with Crandall, M Stareh, H Lubbut, and Doe Smith noted in the crafts.
Information for travelers selecting routes to the West highlights the Brotinavon Weezers Railway in cooperation with the Denver Rio Grande and Colorado Midland. It claims direct through service to Salt Lake City with six routes to the West, featuring Palace car views, sleeping cars, reclining chairs, and dining car service.
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