Shoshone Land Sale Week Promises Big Fourth of July Event
The Shoshone land sale begins next Monday at Gooding with $590 in horse race purses and a full slate of Fourth of July activities. Ada County prosecutor Charles F. Koelsch is invited to speak, floats are planned for the parade, and state land on Twin Falls project lands will be sold with easy payment terms. Water rights add value, and buyers can secure land with flexible installments under Carey Act comparisons.
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Charles F. Koelsch
Boise
Ada County
Idaho
Shoshone
Gooding
Twin Falls Company
Water Company
CareyAct
Sagebrush Tonic Plant Opens as Sage Gathering Nears End
Sagebrush is hauled to the Sage Brush Tonic factory where a sizable crew gathers the current year's tips. The Detroit machinery is en route and the steam fittings are finished. A carload of 75,000 bottles is on hand, with testimonials praising the tonic. Wendell gains a post office and a Gooding mail route starts in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sage Brush
Detroit
Starth
Wendell
Gooding
Adams Schodde Wedding Gift Shocks Wealthy Father
The Adams Schodde wedding on June 10 featured Clara Schodde receiving ten thousand dollars from her father, Henry Schodde of Heyburn, a sum he deemed far beyond ordinary silver presents to mark the occasion and express parental esteem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams-Schodde
Henry Schodde
Heyburn
Clara
Near miss fire at Shoshone coal chutes prompts risky roof cut
A spark from a passing engine ignited the coal chute roof in Shoshone, driven by high winds. W. M. Fields and Frank Lewis fought the blaze with pails, cutting a 10 foot by 10 foot hole from inside to douse the flames, risking sheds and contents with poor hydrant access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Fields
Frank Lewis
Goose Creek irrigation project eyed for Cassia county
W N. E. McCurrie of Parishes Construction Co says 52 000 acres in Goose Creek valley south of Burley are slated for a big dam seven miles above Oakley and a seven mile reservoir. The 150 foot high dam would cost about one million dollars with two year construction. Faris Co to manage contract. Land values projected at 100 to 250 dollars an acre once ditch and wells are in.
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WN. E. McCurrie
The
Parishes Construction Co
Goose Creek
Cassia County
Burley
Oakley
Faris Company
Hagerman News Key People in Town and Events
Firth was in town Monday Ed Thompson returned from Soldier Sunday J W Wheeler left for Clover Creek C F Calhoun of Austen in town See Ray Gwin for fire insurance Dr Hopper tending bar for Mrs Coltharp this week Wm Coltharp and C N Dilatush Hailey visitors Saturday Mrs C A Owens and Soren Thompson returned from Soldier Friday Mrs E N Hart and daughter arrived from Jows the first of the week Dr Marshall called to Gooding Saturday Mrs Marshall accompanying him John McCabe left for Mountainhome Texas Friday to visit relatives Mrs Fred Vader returned from Gooding Sunday reports baby very sick The Gridley saloon on Main street nearly finished expect move in this week A party of horse traders passed through Hagerman Sunday Geo Marton and Ray Vader rode over from Clover Creek Tuesday they have been sheering sheep Real estate changing hands fast this summer some very good sales New barber shop on Main street being built fast Misses Anna and Angela Curran returned from Boise Miss May Fullenwider and Mrs H Wade sisters of Mrs O P Johnson and Fred Wade arrived from Ohio Cap Aller visiting Hagerman Sunday Mrs Walter Gridley visiting husband in Gooding hospital Saturday Fourth of July celebration at Hagerman Idaho promises to be best ever Large contribution and nice program prepared Hagerman Idaho June 24 1608
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Ray Gwin
Dr. Hopper
John McCabe
Mountainhome
Teaho
Fred Vader
Gooding
Gridley
Main Street
Hagerman
Geo. Marton
Ray Vader
Clover Creek
Cap. Aller
Walter Gridley
Gooding Hospital
Idaho
Contractor Heads to Denver for Montana Delegation
L. W. Robinson, a North Side canal contractor, departed Monday for Forsyth Montana as a Democratic state convention delegate and private citizen. He plans to attend the national convention in Denver, then travel through Oklahoma, return home, and pursue new contracts in southern Idaho while keeping his headquarters here.
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L. W. Robinson
North Side Canal
Forsyth
Montana
Robinson
Denver
Oklhoma
Idaho
County Commissioners Record Shows Board’s Proactive Era
The county board schedules a June 29 meeting to discuss refunding indebtedness and a July second Monday session. Led by J H Imes with John Curran and Frank E Grosse, the board cites irrigation growth as a new development driving bold measures including herd districts for Milner and Minidoka tracts, creation of central and new school districts in Gooding Jerome Wendell Hillsdale and Alberta, and other progress.
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Board of County Commissioners
Sas
J. H. Imes
Minidoka
John Curran
Hagerman Valley
Frank E Grosse
Milner
Gooding
Jerome
Wendell
Hillsdale
Alberta
Threshing Machines Going West for Coastal Fields
Dozens of new threshing machines pass through on the cattle route bound for the coast grain belts. Most are fitted with the latest wind stacker safe sacker and weigher and other features that boost efficiency and profits. Shoshone youths who attended the Idaho State Normal at Albion have returned for summer break and include Alberta McFall Vevia Brown Josie Perry and Charles Mabbutt. Miss McFall plans to enter Moscow State University next year.
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Idaho State Normal
Albion
Alberta McFall
Vevia Brown
Josie Perry
Charles Mabbutt
New Glove Factory Cement Sidewalks Shoshone
Crothers and Sons Glovemakers announce a new factory in Shoshone to produce cloth gloves with plans to expand into carpenters aprons and jackets. Three sewing machines now operate with future motor power. cement sidewalks will follow as contracts are awarded for Stockgrowers blocks and Mc Mahon to McPart House, signaling a wave of public improvements and local enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crothers & Sons
Shoshone
Halley
Tain
T. H. Gooding
Mc~ Mahon's
McPart House
Frank T. Disney Recalls National Republican Convention Trip
Frank T. Disney returned Wednesday morning from Chicago where he attended the National Republican Convention four days of sessions. He met party leaders and speakers, saw ambassadors of England and France, and noted many governors and notables in attendance amid a heat wave and rainstorms that disrupted travel and farm work. Disney enjoyed the trip and reports the experience will enrich his daily business for days to come.
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Frank T. Disney
Chicago
Disney
England
France
Nebraska
Idaho
Children Day Exercises at M E Church Draw Crowded House
A large audience attended the Methodist church last Sunday evening for Children’s Day exercises. The choir and students performed well in recitations songs and drills honoring their instructors. A liberal offering was received to aid worthy students in pursuing higher education. G Donnelly of Chicago visited Lincoln county seeking safe profitable real estate investments. formerly from Tennessee with relatives there.
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G. Donnelly
Chicago
Lincoln County
Donnelly
Tennessee
Jerome Baby Birth Sparks Local Celebration Stories
Jerome residents celebrate the first Jerome baby, a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Joe Kravanack on the 18th. A $100 purse from local businessmen, presented by Major Reel, followed by a Fourth of July gathering in the land office building. E G Reed of Ostrander Reed Lumber reports killing a large rattlesnake and a badger on the road near Jerome. Dr Piper treated a ditch camp patient but got lost returning home amid erratic baggy tracks. Postmaster Brown notes rising Jerome mail traffic with a full sack daily and Mondays requiring an extra sack, while Shoshone office labor increases lag behind the Branch line changes.
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E.G. Reed
Ostrander-Reed Lumber Company
Jerome
Piper
Joe Kravanack
Major Reel
Land Office
Brown
Baptist Church Preaches Gospel at 11 and 8 p.m.
The notice announces services at the Baptist church next Sunday with sermons by Mr and Mrs Herminton of Chapel Ear Emanuel, praising plain and sincere gospel delivery. It notes strong attendance under shade trees and invites more to attend, led by Thomas M Patterson, pastor.
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Chapel Ear
Baptist Church
Herminton
Emanuel
Thomas M. Patterson
UL. Chien Tech
SW. Creasey
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HH. Firth
Ed Thompson
Soldier
J.W. Wheeler
C. F. Calhoun
Austen
Anna
Angela Curran
Chas Dilatush
Wm. Coltharp
C. N. Dilatush & Co
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Fred Wade
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