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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1909
Page
4
Since opening for business on Jun 21, 1903, the bank reports 256,092.05 in deposits and assets including State Banks 37,710.09, Individual Deposits 212,600.69, Certificates of Deposit 34,076.20, and Cashier Checks 1,706.07. It emphasizes protecting depositor funds and continuing safeguards in the future.
Richard Poulton received a Monday consign ment of registered Lincoln rams and lambs from Illinois. The shipment included a three-year-old, two-year-old, yearling, and several lambs. lambs cost 35 dollars each and the three-year-old price is undisclosed. Express charges totaled 143 dollars. Animals arrived crated and in good condition for Poulton Mock's renowned breeding pens in Southern Idaho.
All members of the M. W. A. should take notice that regular meetings are held on the first Tuesday night of each month and all are expected to be present.
A fragment notes a date system for a local paper with reference to a News Stand at S E Todd in Shoshone Idaho and labeling procedures for the current and following month. The readable details suggest a publishing or distribution note rather than a full article.
The article discusses Secretary Ballinger and Senate visits to Minidoka and Southern Idaho reclamation projects. It notes possible law changes on land and reclamation, including a proposed 10 million government bond issue to fund new construction and adjustments to residence and water payment terms. It also mentions potential repeal of the commutation clause and criticism of land officials toward settlers seeking homes on government land.
The fourth farming congress gathers in Billings Montana with delegates from across the 100th meridian and international attendees from Mexico Brazil Australia and parts of Europe and Asia. Reports praise dry farming methods that boost yields on previously rain deficient land and emphasize irrigation driven intensive crop techniques. The event highlights global participation and strong local leadership promising rapid adoption of dry farming practices.
A fragmentary notice asserts settlers will own water rights as irrigation systems in Southern Idaho shift to a Water Users Association. It describes transfer of the Twin Falls Project, land swales, and governance over water payments, with emphasis on independent oversight and communal control.
Act projects including Twin Falls North Side and Idaho Irrigation in Lincoln county pass to settlers as water payments diminish. The Minidoka Water Users Association would gain ownership of the water system when released by the government. Settlers owning both land and water would hold the most valuable holdings in the agricultural community.
The Caldwell-Hazelwood creamery manager tells the Caldwell Tribune Idaho contracts 190 vars of butter from Iowa Minnesota and Illinois at 700000. He argues Idaho dairy is superior when alfalfa rich feed and Jersey stock improve local herds and keep money at home instead of exporting hundreds of thousands of dollars for butter.
The article outlines Charles Dickens signaling a speech plan by envisioning a wheel. He fixes on a central hub the subject and adds spokes for each topic to treat, concluding when the spokes collapse leaving tire and space as the finished speech.
A yellow staid hostess reveals a preserved pet cat skin placed on a center table. She calls the skin her late beloved cat and purrs over it, while guests react with shuddering whispers and grim feelings about the macabre display.
Mrs Stepsands spins a family tale of frugal craft. She sews Jimmy a new suit and a smoking jacket from remnants, saving nearly $18 and $4.65 respectively, arguing a wife’s duty to family over society while urging moderation for health. Stepsands admires the result, then quietly fears the effort.
An old method explains a simple optical confusion using a pasteboard tube. By holding a tube to the eye and pressing the other end with the opposite hand, viewers notice objects beyond the hand while seeming to look through a hole in the palm.
Junction City Lodge No. 16 F and A M hosts weekly meetings in Odd Fellows Hall each Monday evening. Noble Grand H. A. Brown and Secretary W. D. Vrevensuren invite visiting Odd Fellows to attend.
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