24 Mar 1905
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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1905
Page
1
The Minidoka citizen signers denounce a scurrilous attack published in the Minidoka Herald and withdraw patronage. The list includes leading local businessmen and residents from Minton Spa to Burroughs and Woods. Also notes origin of the term negus from a jovial colonel who used wine and water as a cup of truce.
An attempted jail break Wednesday would have freed three penitentiary prisoners and two counterfeit suspects. Prisoners concealed an axe, denied it, then bricks were removed to create a hidden tunnel. Guards later locked them in the steel cage. the penitentiary trio were moved yesterday, while two counterfeit suspects remain. A Boise Statesman clipping notes optimism for Minidoka and Boise-Payette reclamation projects with expectations of federal support and redirected funds for pumping works. Washington says sufficient funds will be found to complete the plan and shift money to the Boise-Payette project.
A remark on the stoicism of Australian aborigines notes that tribal fights yield astonishing endurance. An old tale recounts a tribal chief who walked sixty miles with a spear through his body before aid arrived, a story some settlers insist is true.
Court convened Tuesday morning to hear Uhrlaubus McMahon McMahon and Barnes over a water right and ditch use. Trial was without a jury and undecided. Attorneys Barnum Lucy for plaintiff and FE A Walters for defendant.
The town of Shoshone buzzed as state lands in Twin Falls district sold at public auction and the Carey act lands south of the Snake River opened. About 3,200 acres sold for 15 to 29 dollars per acre, while the Carey act draw touched around 25,000 acres. Homeseekers flooded in, stage lines expanded, and many walked the 30 miles to the new town as activity continued into the night.
James McMillan, acting private secretary to Governor Gooding since he took office, resigns effective April 1, 1905. C. B. Elmer, Lewiston newspaper man and Boise session correspondent, slated to succeed him and relocate to Boise for the tenure. McMillan departs to devote himself to a Twin Falls townsite venture, leaving behind many friends in the governor’s office.
A New York Evening News note discusses a single businessman owning three large city millinery stores under different names. It suggests the tactic aims to mislead buyers about rivals' prices, as the anonymous proprietor keeps expanding by opening new shops in fashion districts without using his own name. The trend prompts questions about branding and transparency in commerce.
A fragment discusses prophecies and native forecasts as forms of anticipation. It cites the London Spectator on future discoveries and notes tribes’ anticipatory news as a habit. The writer argues natives are active guessers whose constant speech yields occasional truthful hits. The piece ends with a stray line about virtues.
The bank began operations on January 20, 1903, marking a milestone for local finance as it offered new banking services to residents and businesses. It established its headquarters in the city center and announced adoption of standard banking practices.
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