City Commercial Club Prepares for Major Opening
The Sho shone Commercial Club met in new rooms for a lively gathering. Officers set plans for advertising and finances, with funds for a booklet approved, and rules for membership and duties assigned. Committees to organize a band, hostesses from churches, leaflets with Idaho Irrigation, and work on road-prison labor were formed as weekly meetings continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoshone Commercial Club
Ne St. Haddock
Advertising Committee
A. A. Walters
G. W. Stoner
Messrs
Cottle, Borden and Walters
Bowler
Starth
Miles
Zella Truman
Idaho Irrigation Company
Milner Hosts Opening Baseball Game and Local News
The Milner community reports Heyburn winning the opening home game 14 to 4 after a brisk start. Residents note real estate moves, cattle and horse trades, and town improvements including electric plant management by Aliphant and a new Pope Hartford shed project. Wedding of Elmer Webb and Lula Bates in Twin Falls added celebratory note as locals anticipate upcoming games and regional travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earnest Kiersted
Standley
Messrs Phinny and
Bennett
John Okleberry
Milner Feed and
John McDonnell
Weeter Lumber Co
Percy Davis
Twin Falls North
Boise
Idaho
Eugen
George Langley
Marion
Milner
Aliphant
John Williams
Hailey
Mr. Williams
George W. Hays
R. ©. Parks
Milners
Twin Falls
Elmer Webb
Lula Bates
Heyburn
Hide
McAroy
Weaver
Newton
R. C. Parks
S. Darrough
Kiersted
Brown
R. F. Howard
Totter
C. F. Roberson
High school nine shows confident line up for season
A Shoshone high school baseball team pridefully showcases its lineup. Captain Walter Gwin pitches with Charley Carter catching. Ernest Gwin at first, Arthur Murry at second, Richard Varnum at third, Frank Russell short, Amos Fuller right, Treman McMahon center, Barry Thatcher left. Fans boast of past victory over city’s first nine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temot
Walter Gwin
Charley Carter
Ernest Gwin
Arthur Murry
Richard Varnun
Frank Russell
Amos Fuller
Treman McMahon
Barry Thatcher
Town quiets as real estate boom inspires sports plans
Real estate activity grows and residents glimpse town prospects. Local women organize a basketball team with confident skill, aiming for one of the fastest squads in the state region. Art Henry visited from his Milner ranch on Sunday. PF. L. Keller drove in from Dry Creek on Wednesday for business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Henry
Milner
PF. L. Keller
Dry Creek
Exposition Guard Jobs Swamp Seattle Applicants
The Alaska-Yankon-Pacific exposition opens in Seattle on June 1 and draws thousands of job seekers. About 140 guard positions will be filled from among 10,432 applicants, with many already assigned. officials stress experienced, skilled staff and note few unskilled slots remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wappenstein
Fair Grounds
Idaho Peace Day Proclamation Observance Suggested
Governor Brady declares Idaho to observe Peace Day on May 16 1908 to commemorate the first Peace day and promote universal peace among nations. He cites the Hague conference as founding the movement and urges thoughtful cooperation of all citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady
Idaho
James H Brady
State of
Boise Governor Urges Religious Exercises for State Schools
The governor requests the religious organizations of the state to hold appropriate exercises and recommends observing Monday, May 17, in schools statewide. The document ends with the governor's hand on the seal at the capital in Boise dated May 4, 101, signed by Robert H. Lanspon, Secretary of State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Robert H. Lanspon
Secretary of State
Hagerman Invites Shoshone to Opening Day Fish Fry
Hagerman Idaho May 6 1909 editor of Shoshone Journal invites Shoshone and surrounding country to Hagerman townsite opening June 5 1909. Citizens of Hagerman Valley will serve noon dinner free to visitors and a six o clock fish barbecue will be held under Hagerman Valley Sun auspices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerman
Hagerman Valley
County Commissioners Proceedings Shoshone Idaho May 10 1909
The board met in special session to discuss public roads. Jos. Shneeberger appointed road overseer of district 18 with bond approved. A MacKenzie bond as overseer of district 15 approved. Bridge petitions referred to Commissioner Gridley. Members reports filed. Adjourned. Also April 5 session notes John J. Foraker appointed Justice of the Peace Wendell precinct. Bond for D W Yaden approved. Regular April session adjourned to May 24 1909 for refunding county bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoshone
Idaho
Board of County Commissioners
Paul R. Kartzke
Chas
T. Harte
E. Gridley
Harry W. Anderson
E. V. Cooke
Jos
Shneeberger
Paul R. Kartake
Chas. T. Harte
Chas. E. Gridley
Fred R. Reed
John J. Foraker
Wendell Precinct
Wendell
D. W. Yaden
Poca State Summer Normal School Announces 1909 Session
The third annual session will run from June 28 to August 1909, offering six weeks to prepare teachers and students for better teaching, open new positions, and keep them in touch with the latest educational developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocatello State Summer Normal School
Academy of Idaho opens facilities to teachers for exchange
The academy of Idaho invites teachers to use its dormitories labs library shop gymnasium and dining hall with room and board totaling about 1.00 per week. A corps of instructors led by Miles F. Reed offers courses in education psychology history civics mathematics and English with announcements to follow by contacting the conductor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy of Idaho
Department of Music
Miles F. Reed
Jesse E. Retherford
Ellensburg
Wash
Special Election For School District Bond Issue 1909
Notice to Lincoln County Idaho voters of a May 22 special election on authorizing bonds of 25000 dollars to build a four room wing and assembly hall at the current school, with semiannual interest at not over six percent and scheduled bond payments starting January 26 1910. Polls open 2 PM to 6 PM at the south side school house. J L Fercer Clerk. Arcid Bowler President. dated May 6 1909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County of
Lincoln
State of
Idaho
South Side School House
J.L Fercer
Board of Trustees Dist. No
Sage Brush Time Shampoo Promoted as Handy Soap and Skin Healer
Promoters of Sage Brush Time shampoo report it is effective as a hand soap, whitening and cleaning skin while preventing cracking. They note its value for removing grease, ink and paint, and claim regular use softens and smooths hands though the product sells for $1.00 per quart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Northwest
Shoshone Emerges as a Money Center with Bank Resources
Analyzing two national banks in Shoshone, First National and Lincoln County National, suggests bank resources exceed half a million dollars. Deposits total about $265,000 at First National and $141,000 at Lincoln County National, with woolgrower withdrawals shaping the figures. The combined resources surpassed $500,000 in early May, signaling rapid growth as irrigation plans expand land and industry nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National
Lincoln County National
Lincoln County
Mian Hagate
Lincoln Car Bank
Metropolia
Linecoin County
Notice of Assessment by Big Cotton Wood Canal Co
The Big Cotton Wood Canal Co Ltd announces a ten cent per share assessment on its capital stock approved by directors on May 8 1909 payable by June 10 1909 to secretary Harry W Anderson at Shoshone Idaho. Unpaid shares after June 10 1909 will be delinquent and sold at public auction to cover the assessment and sale costs. Sino shone Idaho May 8 1909 Haney W Anderson secretary
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Cotton Wood Canal Co., Ltd
Harry W Anderson
Shoshone
Idaho
Sinoshone
Haney W. Anvenson
See
Up Against the Real Thing in Wild Verse Excerpt
Quotation frames a rustic tall tale of misfortune from a poem, linking a string of calamities. A farmer loses cattle in a poker game, a hurricane and an earthquake strike, and finally the Tax Collector arrives to demand payment for the wrecked ground. The satirical sequence frames hardship as compounding, with a punchy endnote on taxation.
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City Commercial Club
Fine Boosters
Tleyburn
Wisley
K. L. Eagen
Arkansas
Pope Hartford
Lawrence J. Harford
GS. Mariner
Norwich Union Fire Ins. Co
George Weldon
Jimmie McClelland
Jerome
Levin
Jake
Goose Creek Canyon
Nevada
Utah
Milper
Ida
Shoshone, Idaho
Hanny W. Anpensow
State Summer Normal School
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