Memorial Day observances planned in Opera House
Memorial Day activities are set with services in the opera house May 30 and a union service May 24. Veterans, old soldiers, and Cuban and Philippine service vets urged to attend. Committees named for music, decoration, transportation, and children flag drills. Invites extended to fraternal orders and nearby towns. Jerome news notes lumber shipments, new stores, water supply discussions, and local development.
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Ats
Opera House
J. L. Fuller
Maud Waters
E. A. Walters
Hundreds of Men to Work on King Hill Irrigation Project
The Stick Brothers company will hire hundreds of laborers for the King Hill irrigation project between Bliss and Glenn's Ferry. Land readiness is planned for fall entry and water delivery to sub-divisions before acre acquisition. The Journal will publish an extended description of the project within three weeks, highlighting its state-wide benefits.
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King Hill
Bliss
Glenn's Ferry
Stick Brothers Company
Marriage in Rupert as F D Angel weds Ruby Schilling
The ceremony took place at the M E church in Rupert on Easter Sunday with a decorative church setting. After the ceremony the couple joined by relatives enjoyed luncheon at the bride’s home before leaving on the evening train toward Caldwell where the groom works for Uncle Sam.
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Angel—Schillng
F. D. Angel
Ruby Schilling
M. E
Rupert
Baptists Name Rev. Bowler Delegate to Oklahoma City Convention
The Baptists of Shoshone name Rev. W. H. Bowler as a delegate to attend a large Baptist Convention in Oklahoma City Oklahoma May 26 23. The convention will represent every church of the denomination in the United States and discuss matters of great interest to all churches.
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the Baptists of
Journal Patrons Celebrate The Shoshone Journal’s First Anniversary
The Shoshone Journal marks one year under current management with trebled staff, higher wages, and substantial local and outside investment. It credits irrigation-driven industry boosts and widespread readership from Alaska to Maine, pledging continued effort for better local conditions.
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Alaska
Maine
Juvenal
A Drive Over the North Side Tract Visit
A field trip traveled the Twin Falls North Side tract on Sunday and Monday starting from Gooding via Wendell and Jerome. The party noted wind, land clearance around Jerome and Wendell, and the electric line advancing toward a January water delivery. Four camps of graders are active with another planned, uncovering fertile soil for future road grading to support canal and crop transport.
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Ostrander-Reed Lumber Company
Jerome
Wendell
A. Pratt
Ontario
Oregon
Ostrander-Reed ‘Company
Major Reed
Governor Gooding
Gooding
Roy Keefe
Chicago
Keefe
C. A. Pratt
Ostrander Reed Colony
Pratt
Colorado
Twin Falls North Side
An Incipient Blaze Threatened Town Center Fire
An unexplained fire broke out Monday during high afternoon winds, burning litter in a corral west of Rail street near the Sege Brush Tonic building. The blaze spread briefly before neighbors, including the Journal office and Borden machine shop, extinguished it using hydrants. No engine or chimney sparks were found and no text damage occurred.
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Corral
Rail Street
Sege Brush Tonic
Journal Office
Borden Machine Shop
Band Concerts Planned After Weather Calm
The Shoshone band, led by Prof. McDerby, aims to start a series of outdoor concerts once the weather moderates. Last week the group performed nine numbers including encores, with pieces such as The Fall of Jericho expected to be enjoyed weekly throughout the summer. The band receives praise for its current high standard and anticipated continued progress.
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McDerby
Jericho
Banner Fruit Crop Report and County Board Meeting
A report from I B Perrine notes a banner fruit crop with early varieties like apricots peaches and pears thriving at his Blue Lake ranch in Idea. An adjourned county commissioners meeting is set for Friday May to consider a petition for a herd district on the Minidoka tract after February's rejection due to irregularities.
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I. B. Perrine
Tuwir
Ranoh
Mr. Petrine
Board of County Commissioners
Minidoka
Friends of the
Postoffice Ruling Tightens Delinquent Subscriptions
A recent Postoffice department ruling sets May 1 as the deadline for publishers to cut off delinquent subscribers or stamp papers at extra cost. The rule treats subscribers over a year late as non bona fide, forcing publishers to drop or stamp with sixteen one cent stamps per paper. The Journal notes its accounts date from 1907 or later and urges readers to remit promptly, as a mailing machine displays paid-through dates on labels.
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Postoffice Department
Journal
The
Anti Saloon League organized in Shoshone valley land contest
An Obiter report notes a land dispute near Wendell between H L Owens and W H Barry over a desert claim tied to Shoshone Falls power plant. The case, before U S Commissioner Disney Toentsy, features prominent counsel from Sweeley Sweeley and Stocksinger Bowen. Local notices cover political primaries, school exams, and a new temperance group formed as Anti Saloon League of Shoshone. Community updates include road, ditch, and business movements around Hagerman, Buhl, and Rupert with several residents traveling for work and health. The piece closes with obituaries and upcoming eighth grade exams in May.
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U. S
Disney
Toentsy
HL. Owens
Twin Falls North Side Company
G2tuere Desert Riaim
W. H. Barry
Shoshone Falls
Sweeley & Sweeley
Twin Falls
U.S. Land Office
Hailey
Waa
Washington
Those Business Houses Invite Outsiders to Local Supply
Local edition notes May issue will compile ginre copies and invites those seeking to inform outsiders about available supply to send word. Readable fragments show emphasis on inviting outsiders to learn about local business offerings and shops.
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Sean
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