Railroads Face Public Prejudice and Policy Constraints
The piece argues that railroad transportation remains the cheapest form of production in the United States, yet public prejudice and political maneuvering unfairly burden railroads. It contends that rates, regulations, and anti railroad sentiment hinder sound investment and expansion, leaving the industry with little recourse against perceived injustice at the expense of national needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Railroad Corporation
Surprise reunion at Shoshons Meat Market sparks song talk
J H Kilpatrick of Shoshons Meat Market received a pleasant surprise when Prof A J Green an old musical associate entered the shop and greeted him. Green a conductor with prior Weiser ties travels from Washington to Missouri with Mrs Green and plans Idaho hunting and fishing showcases. Baptist baskets fed a lawn gathering at the church in the afternoon, six o'clock feast opened, large crowd departed satisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Kilpatrick
Shoshons
A. J. Green
Prof. Green
Mr. Kittrick
Weiser
Mrs. Green
Washington
Missouri
Mr. Kilpatrick
Lincoln County Men Ordered to Report for Military Service
Lincoln County soldiers are required to report for duty to the local board for transportation to American Lake at 4 30 p m on September 18. From this hour they are in the service of the United States and subject to military law. Wilful failure to report or evade service constitutes desertion, a capital offence in time of war. Names listed include Archie Karney Roby Johnson Orlow Munker James McAfee Donald Drummond Shorts Joseph McQuillan Clarence Anderson August Hener Lee Whalen Charles Rose John Shehan Frank Frodsham James Walling Ralph Westover Charles Hansen Nick Harohanka John Haines Charles App Orrand Burrell Charles Insen Weeks Wesley Eddy Burnett Gage Harry Voris Claude Jewett and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln County
Board For Transportation
American Lake
United States
Karney
Archie Rowe
Johnson
Roby
Munker
Orlow
McAfee
James Baward
Ingram
John LaRoyava
Drummond
Donald Frazier
Shorts
William Dries
McQuillan
Joseph Alvin
Anderson
Clarence M
Hener
August Julius
Whalen
Lee
Rose
Charles Edgar
Shehan
John
Frodsham
Frank
Walling
James
Westover
Ralph
Hansen
Charles Julius
Harohanka
Nick
Haines
John Francis
App
Charles William 'A
Burrell
Orrand
Scott
Charles Insen
Weeks
Wesley H
Eddy
Burnett Albert
Gage
Harry Becker
Voris
Anace P. Wu
Jewett
Claude
Soldiers Insurance and Dependants Bill to Pass
The soldiers Insurance and dependants relief bill schedules direct payments to dependants up to 50 dollars monthly while the breadwinner is at the front. It guarantees lifelong pensions for injured or deceased soldiers and offers low-cost life insurance up to ten thousand dollars a year. Family aid scales payments by number of children and ensures survivor benefits to widows and mothers. Partial disability options include schooling on regular pay and funeral expenses of a hundred dollars if death occurs after service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tn Army
Hfe
Dance At K P Hall With Johnson Orchestra Tonight
A new firm known for Bangh theatre management will host a dance tonight at K P Hall. Prof Johnson’s orchestra will provide the music for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangh Theatre
K.P. Hall
Lincoln County Rural School Teachers Listed Names
The article lists teachers employed in Lincoln County rural schools with district numbers and school names across Idaho towns such as Burmah Shoshone Richfield Kimama Jerome and Dietrich. It notes school start dates September 17 and September 24 in Richfield Bessien and surrounding districts with requests for qualified male teachers to assist in hayfields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln ‘County
Angie Durfee
Burmiah
Idaho
Burmah
Mary Kingston
Shoshone
Myers
Maud Huston
Richfield
Marley
Ruth Snyder
Richfeld
Tapper
Ima Hackler
Phoebe DeVault Bist
Pegari
Elza Love
R.F. D
Peck School
C. C. Block
Jerome
Wallace School
Robert G. Dalley
Nellie Duffy
Barrymore
Milas Stella Darnell
Grandview
Mabel Pierce
Alice Hunter
Bruner
Dora Hundy
Freeman School
J. Hilton Smith
Falls City School
Miya Charlott Pond
Flf
Fall City
S. F. Scott
Dietrich
Bessien
Florence Nelson
Bessien Schoo
Helen Kingston
Ulaa
Huis
Hay Fiolls
Modest Hero From Shoshone Rescues Stranded Boy
Mount Wernecke spotted Teddie Fuller sinking while swimming at a riverhole. He dived, brought the boy to shore, and with others rolled and pulled him free from water. The rescue prevented death and led to Mount gaining parental approval to swim freely in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoshone
Mount Wernicke
Teddle Fuller
Teddie
Mount
Ted
Mount Wernecke
Mounts
Some Garden Hints on Storing and Preserving Cabbage
Bursting cabbage heads can be prevented by lifting roots with a shovel just enough to loosen fibre roots. Let frost finish ripening, then harvest for winter or kraut after a frost. Wrap heads in old newspapers and store in a frost proof cellar to prevent drying. For kraut, trim cabbage fine, add salt at about one pint per fifty pounds, stamp to release juice, cover with a board and weight.
Mrs C Marlatt in Gooding Town Visit
Mrs. C Marlatt of Gooding was in town on Wednesday, a brief local note indicating her travel and presence in the community.
Did You Protest You Slacker Through and Through
A wartime plea questions mothers fathers and sweethearts who resisted sending sons to war. It condemns exemptions and self interest, warning that refusal to serve endangers the country and its future. The poem frames dissent as treachery risking ruin by foreign war and hardship.
Gooding Motor Company Secures Chevrolet Orders for 1918 Model
Gooding Motor Company with branches at Gooding Twin Falls and Burley and agencies across the region announces a full supply of 1918 Chevrolet cars. A. J. Schubert, manager, notes past supply constraints and says orders for about fifty cars monthly can be fulfilled, with potential for more as material and labor improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gooding Motor Company
Gooding
Twin Fale
Burley
Boty
Sankey River
Chevrolet
A. J. Schubert
The
General’ Western Agency
Kansas City
Algo
Dance at Grange Hall Red Cross Benefit
Bills announce a big Grange Hall dance next Tuesday night with Grange Auxiliary serving refreshments. The event is a Red Cross benefit offering patriotic duty along with a good time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grange Hall
Red Cross
Grange
Baptist Church Services by Rev W H Swarts
Preaching by pastor Rev W H Swarts at morning and evening services. Morning theme Now to save People from Hell. Evening topic Where will Heaven Be. Mr and Mrs Fenn visited Ogden Monday morning. Mrs Fenn staying with her mother Dire FP Gwit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Swarts
Hell
Mrs. Fenn
Ogden
Dire FP. Gwit
Partial list of Lincoln County men drafted for service
A Local Board document lists selected men from Lincoln County for military service. Names include James Edward McAfee Jerome John Maulcolm Gillis Richfield Myron Everett Eddy Jerome, Emmett Francis McGraw Sho, and others with various districts and numbers. Alternates such as William Glean Richfield and Garrett Zimmerman Bradford appear. The report notes a Friday briefing on short notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln County
James Edward McAfee
Jerome
Ormad Burrell
John Maulcolm Gillis
Rich
Myron Everett Eddy
Fred Columbus Benner
Loo Beach
Shoshone
William Matthews
Hers
Seldon DuBois Stanton
Otto George Groas
Dietrich
William Glean
Richfield
Zimmerman
Garret
Bradford
Rice
Albert Floyd
O'Brien
Charles Dennis
Gillis
John Manlcolm
Eddy
Myron Everett
Why It that you see very few men employes working for the upbuilding of the community
A reader asks why few male workers actively join merchants in town improvements. The writer argues wages earners share equal stake in growth, noting progress creates more job opportunities and better living conditions for families, urging shoulder to shoulder effort to attract new industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jobana
Althea
Ada Ward Lecture At Baugh Describes War Conditions
The Ada Ward lecture at the Baugh last Wednesday offered the first chance for locals to hear a firsthand account of European war conditions. Miss Ward spoke with personal experience and rare storytelling skill, making the audience grasp the truth and significance of the war situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Ward
the Baugh
Europe
Miss Wart
Hatch Promoted At Gem State Lumber Yard Caldwell Move
Mr FrE Hatch manager of Gem State Lumber Company will leave early next week to take over the Caldwell yard manager post promoting the firm. Hatch has resided in Shoshone about two years and boosted local business networks. Mrs Hatch recently had an operation in Nebraska and will join him in Caldwell after a eastern visit. John Murer Oakley yard manager will replace Hatch and will occupy the house vacated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fre. Hatch
Gem ‘State Lumber Company
Caldwell
Hatch
Shoshone
Nebraska
Oalwell
John Murer
Opening of City Schools Enrolls Usual Faculty Enthusiasm
Our city schools opened last Monday with about the usual enrollment and a full faculty of competent teachers entering enthusiastically into their year s work. Prof. Hiwan elected to the place on the faculty vacated by Prof. McGraw who had entered the army at American Lake. Mrs C S McFarland and Miss Clire McFarland were down from Richfield Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiwan
McGraw
American Lake
B. F. Snodgrass
Normal Institute
Albion
C. F. Borden
Shoshone
Snodgrass
Dietrich
Samuel A. Bate
George Seviers
Crist
Warner E. Patterson
Mimi J. H. Rice
Mirna
al Randleman
Jack Ponce
Pegart
Precidio
Monterey
California
F.C. Smith
Smith
Bertha Patterson
Bush
Borden
King
Radamanthay
D. D. Bickett
Lester
Chicago
Dietrich Notebook Notes On Local Figures And Travel
Mr. Leater L. Bickett, a Caldwell student and pastor trainee, plans five years at Northwestern University in Chicago after visiting Dietrich with his father D. D. Bickett. The piece notes other locals Mrs. Snodgrass returning to Albion, debtors of Shoshone visitors, school openings, injuries, and a royal mix of travel plans and community events reflecting life in Dietrich and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leater L. Bickett
Caldwell
Apple Valley
D. D. Bickett
Dietrich
Dietrich Jad
Bickett
Modern Water Supply for the Farm Home
A historic note urges upgrading to a pure water supply for sanitation and comfort. It contrasts old farm routines with modern plumbing and bath facilities and promotes detailed plans printed in The Journal for installing an up to date system at low cost and labor. The goal is to modernize homes for improved convenience and health.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lincoln County Teachers
Mrs. Agnes Just Rei I
Lincoln Co
MR. Hatch
Mra
C. S. McFarland
Cliire McFarland
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