Commercial Club Forms To Boost Shoshone Growth
The Commercial Club reorganized Monday night with Paul Haddock as president and H A Thomas as secretary. W Hail Horne becomes treasurer and G B Keefer vice president. an executive board includes Haddock, Horne, Al Cottle, O J Brennan and F C Pierce. Membership set at 2 50 with 50 cent monthly dues. 36 members already. Proposals include steam laundry, creamery, and mill, with a committee for new industries. Merrifield to supply free promotional photography and the Journal to print at cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Haddock
H. A. Thomas
W. Hail Horne
G. B. Keefer
al Cottle
O. J. Brennan
F. C. Pierce
Merrifield
Idaho Skill In Demand At Seattle Alaska Yukon-Pacific Exhibit
Idaho will show a fine exhibit at the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition in Seattle next year. Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Wessels, longtime Kendrick residents now of Spokane, lead the preparation as fruit and grain experts. They have curated strong Spokane Chamber of Commerce displays and oversee Spokane county's Seattle exhibit for 525,000, aiming to outshine rivals with Idaho resources and a notable record at prior fairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Seattle
M. J. Wessels
Spokane
Kendrick
Wessels
St. Louis
Portland
Spokane Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Spokane County
Washington State
Willish
Memorial and Decoration Day Program Update
Memorial and Decoration Day notices note the Journal could not publish this week’s program due to demand for space. The full program will run next week the day before the event. Memorial Sunday services will be held in the Opera House Sunday evening with all city churches uniting in a union service. All are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera House
Openzaire Concerts Plan Weekly Summer Series
Openzaire announces weekly outdoor concerts by the Shoshone band this summer funded by a subscription drive. The band has improved steadily, aiming to offer free public performances, with local business leaders supporting the fundraising to cover music and related expenses.
A Literary Treat Lecture by Prof Sonna at Opera House
Agatha Jean Sonna of Idaho State University will speak on The Miracle Play at the Opera House Monday evening June 1 to raise funds for the Shoshone cemetery fund. Proceeds aid the local cemetery project supported by the Woman's Club. The club also notes its civic work and beautification efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agatha Jean Sonna
Idaho State University
Opera House
Woman's Club
Shoshone Trade Growing as Canal Camps Supplied
Trainloads of freight move through Shoshone as a major outfitting and distributing point for canal construction camps to the south. Wagons and teams haul grain hay coal lumber and supplies to line crews and private builders, with future growth anticipated from the Big Wood river project and the nearby fifty thousand acre segregation opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electric
Big Wood River
Small Delinquent Tax List in Lincoln County
The delinquent tax list shows only 415.48 still outstanding on last year's roll. The total delinquent amount is 435.48, a small share of levies, with most owed likely paid before tax sale. Services in the Episcopal church were remitted due to a bronchial illness affecting Rev. S. W. Creasy. Prof. W. C. Thompson will start summer vacation with a trip to Seattle to photograph scenery and bring back mementos for school work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law
Lincoln County
Episcopal Church
S. W. Creasy
W. C. Thompson
Seattle
Serateen X
Linotype Purchase Signals Journal’s Printing Advance
The Journal orders a Mergenthaler Linotype No. 5 Duplex with three magazines at a cost of 3750. The machine, boasting 6000 parts and fivefold productivity, will expand operations in Shoshone with electric power enabling continuous use. The upgrade accompanies growth in circulation and payroll, underscoring the paper’s aim to lead Idaho press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mergentheler
Idaho
Linotype
Mergenthaler
Shoshone
Journal
John D. Rockefeller
Bali
City Sewage Learn How Shoshone Learns to Dispose Sewage
In Shoshone residents seek a sewage outlet as lava-bed fissures suggest subterranean channels. Mat McFall bores a first well reaching 42 feet through rock to a ready outlet, Dr Baugh’s second well at 50 feet shows promise but needs more flow, Stockgrowers site yields a third well carrying the full city hose flow for 35 minutes without choking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoshone
Little Wood River
Mat McFall
McFall
Big City
Stockgrowers Establishment
Tecity
Sewage System for Shoshone Proves Efficacious and Cheap
The tests show a subterranean sewage system for Shoshone works effectively and at low cost. The total expense is about two dollars and two half feet per well, considered cheap given the benefits.
Delegates Tour Wallace and North Idaho Convention
Four Lincoln county delegates W Van Jorns Dr W R Killen Fred Bliss and Chas J Lisle attended the republican state convention at Wallace last week returning Friday and Saturday nights They praise a harmonious meeting and a festive Wallace with flags lights and Elks smoker They toured Bunker Hill and Sullivan mine Wardner Coeur d Alene Spokane and met Washington state delegates led by Brady and Hamer to address the convention This trip reveals the Sagebrush region's growth and North Idaho's varied climate geography and crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln County
W. van Jorns
Hagerman
W.R. Killen
Heyburn
Fred Bliss
Bliss
Chas J. Lisle
Shoshone
Wallace
Elks of
Bunker Hill and Sullivan
Wardner
Lake
Coeur d’ Alene
Spokane
Washington
James H. Brady
T. R. Hamer
Ome
Real estate firm dissolved in Jerome under North Side Twin Falls
The firm composed of Fred R. Reed Fred W Hastings and J M Hale has dissolved. J M Hale buys the other partners interests and continues the business. Major Reed becomes general sales agent for North Side Twin Falls Land and Water Company. Hastings shifts to improving his desert acre at Wemrtotl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred R. Reed
Fred W. Hastings
J. M Hale
Jerome
North Side
Twin Falls Realty Company
J. M. Hale
Major Reed
Twin Falls Land and Water Company
Mr. Hastings
Acre Desert Ater
Wemrtotl
Diamond for Bob McCollum A Huge Reward In Twin Falls
Twin Falls Idaho May 1906 a local company presents Bob McCollum known as the Wustler with a solitaire diamond ring described as a locomotive headlight stone set in a heavy gold band. The presentation follows long service and tough work in the reclamation enterprise with praise from company directors and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Falls Company
Yours Twins Townsive Co
Frep A. Volot
Seey
Fred A. Voigt
McCollum
Republican State Convention Notice and Delegates
Notice of meeting of the Republican State Nominating Convention to convene in Boise Idaho on September 1 1908 at 11 am. Delegates apportioned by county and primaries to select delegates. officers and candidates to be nominated for Supreme Court Congress and state offices. James H Brady chairman Addison T Smith secretary likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican State Central Committee
Boise
State of Idaho
Justice of the Supreme Court
Congress
A. D
Ada
Bannock
Bear Lake
Bingham
Bonner Wi
Blaine
Canyon
Cassiat. Caster & Elmore
Fremont Bridado
Kootenai
Latah
Lincols
Nez Perce
Lemhi
Owyhee
Oneida
Shoshone
Twin Falls
Washington
James H. Brady
Fourth of July Committees Meet Chooses New Celebration Dates
At a Fourth of July committee meeting, plans shifted to celebrate Friday through Sunday July 4 5 and 6 with events at the Court House. Subcommittees appointed for Dance music Printing Parade Program Home General Sports and Decorations with named members including Horne Gwin Wittey Bowser White Tixkd Morton Fuller Burnsihe Haddock Bail Bowler Anderson Purdon Swope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Hail Horne
Fred F. Gwin
John T. Wittey
E. A. Bowser
G. J. White
W.gooxdi
Goody
S. E. Tixkd
B.morton
Bere
Jensen
Frank Millsaps
J. Parade
Judge Fuller
T. M. Starth
B.A. Bowler
Court House
L. At. Burnsiie
Paul S. Haddock
W. Bail
J. KR. Bothwell
Bert Bowler
Shoshone City Schools End Year Without Graduates
The Shoshone school year closes with no graduates due to the addition of the eleventh grade for the coming year. Officials note faithful work, progress, and plans for expanded faculty and better science equipment, with teachers listed and art purchases totaling 145 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boand
W. C. Thompson
Ruth E. Leet
Anna Thompson
Orrens Crabtree
Lain Wheeler
Inn
Blanche Gwin
Orth Ade
Fern Fuld
South Side
All Southern Idaho Promises Fine Crop This Year
C J Sinsel Boise fruit dealer forecasts unusually good season for many fruits. He has ordered vast supplies of packing materials and ships hundreds of cars yearly, with significant sales to Europe. He supports orchard laws against selling infected fruit, arguing it weed out careless growers and raise market prices. Hinho's reputation strengthens his business, aiding higher prices across markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.J. Sinsel
Boise
Severa
Ida
Europe
Mr. Sinsel
Mam
San Jose
Hinho
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Commercial Club
Prof
Sonna
Journal Office
North
Jerome Land
Bob McCollum
Ag Falls
May Lith
McCotham
R. M
Twin Palls
Oi Ieesisias
Twin Falls Arate Company
Abc
Addison T. Smit
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