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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1902
Page
5
Journal reports Miss Jessie Gwin a Shoshone visitor on Sunday. Trustees honor the nine mile limit law while Mr and Mrs D A McMillan visit Shoshone for medical care. A Colorado emigrant party loses a horse who drowns after a nose bag fills with water near Roy Jones place.
Dr J M Rogers made a professional trip Friday returning Saturday. Merc Mike Burns was a Hurley passenger Wednesday visiting friends. T A Starch of Salt Lake City arrived in Shoshone Wednesday for a few days with his son T M Starrh. Dr Chas Dill traveled to Rock Creek yesterday to see his ill grandfather Mr Walgamutt. Mrs J W Faris and children left for Pocatel lo last Saturday after three to four weeks visiting. F N Uhrlaub and daughter Edna returned from Salt Lake Wednesday stopping in Shoshone one day. Pr Wishard, Presbyterian missionary, was a Shoshone visitor Monday evening but arrived too late to preach.
Secretary Root discharged an officer found to suffer chronic alcoholism and drinking on duty. The retiring board recommended retirement, but the secretary ruled such grounds insufficient for retirement and ordered removal, noting the officer disgraced the service. The statement commends the secretary while implying Congress bears fault.
The report notes a decision to restore the player to the retired list with increased pay following a special bet. The move underscores a negotiated concession likely tied to prior service and performance, reflecting ongoing adjustments to pension terms within the club.
The captain of a coastwise chestliner recounts a dated voyage where a cranky old lady demanded to see a whale. She prophesies timing, and at 7:48 the next morning a whale is sighted, boosting the captain’s fame nationwide as passengers adore a skipper who can foretell a whale to the minute.
A dog and its owner reflect on a summer spent in a seaside colony, where affection from residents grew into pride for their canine’s charm. A breezy 18 year old girl voices genuine regret at departure, praising the dog and hinting the colony’s memory will outlast the season. Washington Star reports.
Public notice states that a settler named Omoo seeks to prove continuous residence and claim to a mining location in Idaho before A. 1. Me Me of the district court at Shoshone. It lists witnesses from Shoshone and nearby towns and notes a December 5 hearing date and the registrar, with the office at Idaho. The notice includes names such as Pred tand, Joe WW. Ernatur, Clinch A. Jones, Edward Pratt, and others, and cites the office at Pahoa and the district court clerk.
Fragmented OCR text indicates a final proof notice for desert land publication with scattered names and references to petitions, proofs, and registrars. The readable elements mention intent to mineral or prove claims and individuals such as Sally Angoen and Italo, among others, but specifics are unclear.
Timber Culture, Flwl Proof notice to verify and assert land status. Department of the Interior details hearings at Hater fast, with applicant No. 1H for WSSEL ae Zo. 8, in the main region of Rae ie ET. and Pegiee es ie Bi ti, Us po. et. Steamy, Hewister.
Department of the Interior, Land Office at Boise notes that Pred G Bliss of Idaho has filed for desert land proof. The notice mentions witnesses from Gooding and Goshen counties and cites a first publication on Oct 17. A disjointed line references a Denver election and voter rights, with unclear context.
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