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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1914
Page
1
Twin Falls report confirms Judge E A Walters will retire after two terms to resume private practice. Health and family care drive the move, with C Ites James BR Bothwell entering the race. Gem State Lumber managers adopt profit sharing and closer dealer cooperation across Idaho.
During Lent the Union Pacific launches a "Shark Spedal" to move fish to inland markets. The two day per week train from Portland carries halibut canned salmon and sardines. Rumors say unscrupulous fish may be mislabeled as halibut to hide origin. The service runs as a second section of the fast mail to meet high demand.
Twin Falls Times notes Judge B. A. Walters of the Fourth Judicial District will resign from the bench to return to private practice. The move disappoints local friends who praise his competence, economy, and fairness, while admitting his popularity with district lawyers. Mrs. Charles B. Ray of Jerome area and Mr. Fred Chapman of Wendell are also mentioned in brief items of local interest.
The Shoshone audience turnout was low for a local show last Saturday with Hallowells appearing and the stock company claiming the week would suffer from weak attendance. The Initial performance drew praise though, with the winded act improving nightly and raising doubt about sustaining the entire week's run.
Bert Collins of Minidoka employed by Short Line and Miss Mary B. Davies were married Sunday by Rev. W J Barger at the bride’s Sho shone home. The bride, raised in Shoshone and longtime teacher, begins a new life in Minidoka.
Silas Mapes and Myrtle Wade were married March 16 by Rev. H. E. McLeod at the Methodist parsonage in Richfield. The couple, well known residents, will reside on the Mapes ranch near Richfield. Best wishes accompany the newlyweds.
Harvey M Beach Jr a Dietrich farmer and Fay Kelley of Dietrich quietly wed in Shoshone with Rev W B McLeod officiating Victory Johnson traveled to Jer on business J D Abercrombie now American Falls filed a homestead claim on 320 acres near Kimama John Dixon of Pagan visited town Three top anglers Rey J W Bandy Eimer Told and John Les fished Pagara collecting thirty six fine trout
A local column describes tension over undesirables in Shoshone, detailing police failures, a rumored outside detective raid, and a betrayed inquiry. It notes crime, race tensions, and calls for justice and unity across Lincol County towns to safeguard government and dignity amid voter influence and potential future prosecutions.
Mrs. McCollum’s friends honored her fiftieth fourth birthday last Saturday with a violet toast at Twin Falls. About fifty four guests joined the Shoshone native, including Mrs. Frank Gooding, in a heartfelt address praising community, home building, and shared life in Tel Pal.
Caldwell Idaho on March 18 hosts a municipal holiday as Gov Halhes and ex governors Gording Morrison Hawley join locals to repair highways. Mayor Turner leads visiting dignitaries with shovels while a prohibition on speeches aims for swift labor. Coffee sandwiches lemonade provided at designated spots after 3 pm.
Russ Brown, connected with Watti-Walla auto matters, faced a complex suit over purchase payments and alleged schemes to extract funds. The Ross & Brown case, heard in Probate Court with Johnson, Haddock, and J R Bothwell, ended without a verdict as the jury could not agree and settled out of court. The panel included Bert Bowler, Capt. Phillips, Bert Rhine, Lynn Leen, George Campbell, and Whittlard Fields.
The Shoshone publibrary an enterprise of the Woman's Study Club has begun with books placed in the public school library. They will be issued Wednesdays 4 to 5 pm. Donations expand the list including Elsie Books Little Pepper Series and many titles. Current magazines added include the Geographic World's Work Independent Scientific American Popular Mechanics and McClure's.
The meeting at Gooding discussed the Yellowstone highway sections through Gooding and Lincoln counties from Hiss to Shoshone. $10,000 bonds from the last legislature are ready for sale and will be allocated to counties and districts. A Get Together Banquet is planned for March 24 at Masonic Hall Shoshone, with Republicans and Progressives invited to celebrate Lincoln’s birth and discuss road improvements.
A Washington dispatch reports Thomas B. Martin named U S marshal for Idaho. Hawley faction backed Jones for senator, but Nugent Fifer Alexander forces blocked the selection. Martin from Boise, Hawley alliance aimed to oust Hawley, yet Jones was rejected by the Pericy Hawley Dubois bloc.
Portland traders saw cattle and beef liquidations fall this week with few smooth fat steers. Hogs firmed after a bearish close, with most sales around 8.50 to 8.65 and an extreme top of 3,710 for prime stock. Sheep demand remained weak with limited activity and steady prices for select lambs.
An orator recounts a tale of a poor farmer mortgaged to draw the widow he aided to wage a yearlong effort. A middle aged man asks for the widow’s name saying she matches the sort he seeks. The teller confirms the story, noting it occurred two years ago and names the widow as the sought figure.
The piece explains the origins of phrases like He'll never set the temse afire and not worth a tinker's dam. It describes how temse referred to Thames and how a rubbing motion started the myth, then links the latter to a tinker’s useless bread dam.
Tickets for excursions via Oregon Short Line to Salt Lake City go on sale from north of Ogden between April 1 and 6 inclusive with travel limited to April 1. See local agents for fares and details. While in Salt Lake, visit the Utah Products Exhibit.
E C Knapp head of the Idaho Sunday School Association tours eastern towns and reports a May 25 convention in Shoshone with main sessions in the Baptist and Methodist churches. Blackfoot hosts 50 delegates but votes to entertain at least 150. Knapp and Dr Wright speak Monday at the Baptist church. next week Knapp goes to Twin Falls. Wright to Terome. similar conventions expected across American Falls Rupert Hubb Wendell and nearby towns.
A medical professor announces he has been appointed honorary physician to the king. Later, he returns to his room to find that someone has altered the notice on the clickboard, suggesting the king’s name was at stake.
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