Auto owners face license crackdown and tax fines
Idaho license inspector Joe Wheeler reports widespread noncompliance among auto and motorcycle owners in eighteen eastern counties. About twelve thousand dollars collected will fund highway improvements. Noted evasion tales include painting a 1913 car tag and swapping tags between vehicles.
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Joe Wheeler
Hcense
Idaho
Boise
Elmore
Owyhee
Secretary of State
State Highway Commission
Wheeler
Snake River
Attocrnes
Progress on Cottonwoods Road Gains Momentum
Work on the Cottonwoods road in Shoshone is advancing rapidly under W D Large with about fifty workers and ten to fifteen teams. He notes the road’s turnpike like progress, contrasts lava rock bed hard labor with stump blasting elsewhere, and says good roads boost Shoshone and Lincoln County prospects, aiding local commerce and visitor appeal. Miss Lois Borden heads to Lewiston for studies, with Miss Tyler and Miss Borden sharing the train. Hayman Guyer of Spring spent Wednesday in Sheahan with family.
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Cottonwoods
W. D. Large
Mr. Large
Journal
Tancoln
Lois Borten
Tewiston
Samuel Sir Baptismal Name Highlights Lincoln County Candidate
The article chronicles Samuel Sir King known as Samuel Sir, a Republican Probate Judge hopeful in Lincoln County. It notes his British surname near birth, Ohio origins, farming parents, education, prowess as an abstractor and lawyer, Shakespearean interests, and Pettit King family ties. John M. Haines offers a public governor endorsement.
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Samuel Sir
Lincol County
King
John Broxon
Samuel
Lincoln County
Mr King
Ohio
Kansas
Dietrich
Abrive
Mrs. King
Pennsylvania
Daughters of the American Revolution
Protestant Episcopal Church
Two Couples Marry in Shoshone at County Clerk Help
Sunday evening a country couple sought County Clerk Anderson but found him busy. They secured the deputy and filled their license for Rev. E H Lewis, becoming Mr and Mrs Dean Braidie. Vernon Morris and Mabel Boyd wed by Probate Judge Copp. Also reported is the resignation of Deputy Sheriff A F Tage following the primary election.
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Anderson
John Helman
Esther
Mr. Helman
Mr. Anderson
E. H. Lewis
Dean Hroadis
Verna Baker
Dean Braidie
Vernon Morris
Mabel Boyd
Copp
Countes
Where to Find the Teachers in Shushome School
School began Tuesday with larger attendance. The Misses Fitzpatrick Jennings Peterson Matteer Voris are settled in homes of Mrs. Price Newman Mrs. Fred W Gooding Mrs. W. H. Murphy and Mrs. John Lee. Miss Josephine Parry joins teaching force teaching third and fourth grades on the South Side.
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Shushome
Fitzpatrick and
Jennings
Price Newman
Peterson
Matteer
Voris
Fred W .Gooding
Anderson
Hoffman
W. H. Murphy
Palmer
John Lee
Josephine Parry
Party Tickets Filed By Prohibition Party In Idaho
The Prohibition party of Idaho filed with the secretary of state the nominations for state offices. The ticket includes W. M. Duthrie for U.S. senator, R. P. Logan for congressman, J. J. Pugh for governor, C. O. Swanson for secretary of state, B. J. Fike for auditor, L. D. Farmin for treasurer, C. V. Marshall for superintendent of schools, and J. B. Strader for mining inspector among others. The party did not poll enough votes at the last general election to hold a platform convention. The convention named 4 Heket before the voters at the primary election.
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Prohibition Party of
Taho
United States
W. M. Duthrie
Try
R. P. Logan
Twin Falls
J. J Pugh
Harrison
Headley
Moscow
C. O. Swanson
Aston
BJ. Fike
Neg Perve
Farmin
Sandpoint
Investments
C. V. Marshall
Nampa
J.B. Strader
Kellogg
Dairyman
Preservation plan eyed for Shoshone Falls beauty
The News notes a plan to protect Shoshone Falls scenery during summer by diverting Snake River flow through irrigation ditches. A $1000 dam at the brink could spread the stream to cover rocks dry in irrigation season, aided by the Twin Falls electric railway line reaching the site.
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Shoshone Falls
Snake River
Twin Falls
Twis Falls
Recovery of Smith Child After Auto Accident
The injured child of Signaferan and HLH Smith, Juild Smith, was brought home from Rose on Wednesday after more than a month in hospital. He suffered serious injuries but is now revived and under his mother's care at the hospital, with earlier fears of permanent impairment alleviated.
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Tie Tozpite
Cent Centenary Greeting From Idaho Superintendent
State Superintendent Grace M Shepherd has issued four greetings to Idaho county and city school superintendents urging September 14 1914 as the centennial of the Star Spangled Banner. Dr Claxton of the National Bureau of Education suggests singing the hymn nationwide at noon on that date in all schools public and private.
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Miew Grace Shepherd
Idaho
Dtate
Claxton
National Bureau of Education
United States
Grace M. Shepherd
Shoshone Ice Caves Idaho Phenomenon
Report of a trip to Shoshone Ice Caves near Shoshone Idaho notes witnesses surprised by a claimed natural wonder that thaws cave ice in winter and re-freezes in summer Ex Governor F R Gooding is cited as authority for the claim, others corroborate it, with talk of the cave as a summer resort attracting visitors during extreme heat.
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Alto
Kimberly
Shoshone
Europe
F. R. Gooding
Frank Gooding
City World
Relinquishment Planned for North Side Tract in Idaho
Land officials will relinquish several thousand acres in the Twin Falls North Side irrigation project likely on September 24. Under the Carey act, water short lands revert to the government if unsupplied. The board agreed to release the land, giving settlers a first chance to homestead, with returns delayed to allow squatting and settlement. The tract lies under the Halley land office.
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Land Department
State of Idaho
Twin Falls North Side
Land ‘Board
The
Halley Land Office
Local Democratic results show Sheriff race with Jenkins edge
The Democratic tally shows Sheriff Jenkins receiving more votes than Redman. Other county races featured a single notable contender to oppose Belden for county commissioner and a counted field around Jerome and Wilson in the observed precincts.
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Ore
Jenkins
Redman
Orson
Wilson
Jerome
Fourth Judicial district judges race. partial precinct results
Complete returns from most Fourth District precincts show Stockstager, Bothwell, Wise, Batcock among top four for November ballot. Poplar Grove clears 20 votes and may influence third place. All candidates except Bothwell are south of the Snake River, favoring Shoshone lawyer if no bloc forms against him.
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Fourth Judicial District
Poplar Grove
Twin Falls County
Babcock Or Wise
Iran
Stockstager
Bothwell Wise Batcock
Wolfe — Eggerton
Stafford
Howie Estinacs
Bothwell
Snake River
Mixed Nomination Races Prompt Surprises in County Elections
In Lincoln and Shoshone counties multiple candidates win dual nominations through rival parties. Paw Karteke and George Reémon earned progressive support after losing primary bids, while several others like Charles J. Lisle and Walter A. Heiss gained nominations from more than one ticket. County commissioners face lottery decisions on contested seats. winners include C. Hansen and Louis Gleske. Returns show 239 Democratic votes for U.S. Senators with Hawley at 195. Alexander tops gubernatorial votes with 203. congressional tally includes Miller 132, Forney 12, and Dunning 99.
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Intance Paw
Karteke
State Senate
Zug
George Reémon
Charles J. Lisle
Robert J. McMahon
Walter A. Heiss
C. Hansen
E. Noble
Shoshone
Louis Gleske
North Shoshone
Lawrence Johnson
Marley
Ross Borden
Kimama
Lincoln County
United States
Hawley
Nugent
Whitweill
Alexander
Clark
Congress
Miller
Forney
Dunning
EB. Noble
Thomas Puy
al Keefer
Noble
Jere Martin
South Jerocne
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Will Newman
Galena Summit
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Idaho Falls
Howe
Lost River
Jefferson
Madison
Fremont
Hayman Guyer
Guyer Tot Springs
Sheahane
Chase
Ther
Am Nu
Portinnil
Haines
Abo
John M. Haines
Tage
Jhrome
A. F. Tage
Sherif Haa
Smith
Stogeslager
Featik Guins
W. A. Beles Seton Shepherd Nobert Presta
W. A. Janes
Ross Uodgerall
Whitson
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