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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1908
Page
5
An advertisement for the Twin Falls Salmon River Tract announces its June 1 opening and promises profitable location services. It claims prior land openings earned big money for those located and urges readers to participate to gain earnings.
A Sunday night service at the Baptist church featured reports from the great Sui School Convention held at oe. Delegates described sessions and sermons by Mary Miller James Edwards and others. Mrs. Bowler and R J McMahon summarized primary work and the music by the choir with six numbers. The assembly viewed the convention as highly profitable and supported plans to expand the central district school with J M Hale Dr Piper and E G Reed named to the new school board for the first term.
Harvey A. Thomas elected secretary of the Commercial Club in Shoshone. A Spokane native from the Pacific slope, Thomas built his career in Washington and California. He and his wife left Riverside for education and legal studies, surviving the 1906 San Jose quake, and bring experience to promote a greater Shoshone.
E J Ostrander and family relocate from Chicago to Jerome amid rapid building. Sturgis promises a new drugstore in Jerome within ten days. Electric railway work advances four miles from Jerome, with grading continuing toward Wencell. E G Reed’s new Jerome home rises quickly with nine carpenters. Jerome’s trade flourishes as Shoshone and Twin Falls anticipate joint events. Jerome’s bid for a new school district gains county commissioners’ favorable review.
W Van Iorns visited Shoshone Saturday and returned from Wallace Idaho Sunday. The Wendell survey crew visited Hagerman Sunday. Donald Du Sault left for Salt Lake City for a short visit. H S Lower and A H Brailsford returned from the sheep camp Monday. Glen Hart recovered from measles and is about town. Ed Owsley and Mrs. Austin plus Mr Richardson visited Hagerman. George Merrick of Salt Lake Hardware did business in Hagerman. Mrs J W Handy was ill with gallstones but improving. Harris of One Thousand Springs in critical condition. Durfee and Lawrence Gwin visiting relatives in Hi soil area. John Curran and wife left for Salt Lake to visit relatives. their first trip since marriage. Mrs Dr Purdy left for Bellevue to tend ill mother. Dr Purdy accompanied her to Shoshone and returned Tuesday.
Reports list a Carey Act victory extending Idaho land reclamation by 1,000,000 acres in the House led by Representative French. Idaho saw bills and debates on public domain acreage while others note infrastructure plans and local electoral results.
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