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The article notes a fan who has followed baseball long but never reached a major league level, yet remains a noted local figure with a keen eye for the sport and a long history with the game.
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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1917
Page
8
The article notes a fan who has followed baseball long but never reached a major league level, yet remains a noted local figure with a keen eye for the sport and a long history with the game.
A Georgia tale recounts Pauline Shaw manipulating two lovers, Charlie Barnes and Susan Nutter, to wed. The attempted match involves social pressure, a go-between, and awkward fallout as the couple faces a strained breakfast routine and eventual blame.
Poet James W Foley tells enlisted men at Camp Kearny and in California of his aim to brighten soldiers’ lives with readings and music. The YMCA national war work council ships instruments, film gear, and supplies to troops in France and Russia, while Army and Navy YMCA bands travel the Pacific.
Charles D. Brough is named as defendant in a Lincoln County Idaho case. The plaintiff alleges willful abandonment of the plaintiff and her children and failure to provide necessities. The summons requires appearance within twenty days if in district or forty days otherwise, with judgment possible if not answered. Witness dated September 26, 1917, at Shoshone, Idaho. attorney C O Stocksinger listed.
The district court records a case by Ellen B. Byrne et al versus unknown heirs of John L Farwell and others in Lincoln County Idaho. Defendants are summoned to appear within twenty days of service and up to forty days if served outside the district. The suit seeks to quiet title to the NW 4 and SW 4 of the NW 4 in Township 22, Range 18, in Lincoln County. Clerk W Londin files the notice dated September 10, 1917, with attorney Jean Paul Haddock of Shoshone Idaho.
Notice declares the plan of the Chairman and Board to take formal action and set dates for upcoming meetings and decisions. The document outlines procedure, notification, and the scope of authority exercised by the leadership. It signals to stakeholders that governance steps will follow according to bylaws.
The Village of Shoshone Lincoln County Idaho seeks to issue 9600 in bonds dated January 1917 with 6 percent interest coupons, payable semi annually, in denominations from 1000 or smaller, redeemable later at the village's option. Bids must be written with 5 percent certified check, due by October 23, 1917, with bids opened in sealed envelopes.
John W. Segraves of Dietrich Idaho seeks final proof to establish ownership of SE% NE in section 15 township 6 range 19 E G M under the Carey Act approved 1899. He will prove residence reclamation and cultivation before Thos Foy at Shoshone Idaho on October 22 1917 with witnesses Louie Nelson August Lange Ancil Carnegie all of Dietrich Idaho. The American Defense Society is for a food embargo. No doubt a case of well defense.
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