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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1908
Page
2
The Pocatello Tribune, published in Pocatello Idaho, outlines subscription payment in advance and delivery details. It lists office contact, editor and official positions, and AP membership. It notes daily delivery by carrier and that complaints should be made at the office.
The piece profiles Champ Clark as the Democratic minority leader in the House, a 14 year veteran from Missouri aged 58, chosen unanimously by his party. It notes his predecessor Williams of Mississippi, and comments on Southern influence in Democratic leadership, with mentions of Culberson and Gorman in the Senate and past speakers Carlisle of Kentucky and Crisp of Georgia.
A Cincinnati police court hears Mike O Hara explain drunkenness came from watching moving picture shows. The judge, noting vibro motion can induce mental acceleration, releases him, and hints future ads may tout dizzying new films as a saloon alternative.
A New York based swindler, William A. Foster, told how he duped bankers, manufacturers, real estate men and lawyers by posing as a mine investor and soliciting large sums. He lived high on the money, maintained a false front, and left rural victims with only cheap keepsakes or tales to tell.
Senator Smoot, chairing the national conservation commission in Washington, warns fifty million acres of forest burn annually. He notes U S forests cover about a quarter of the land, with one quarter publicly owned containing one fifth of all timber. private ownership dwarfs public. The report cites only twelve cubic feet growth per acre and twenty-three billion cubic feet harvested yearly, urging fires stoppable at one-fifth the timber value.
In a contest appeal affecting settlers on the Minidoka tract and other reclamation lands the Interior Department decides that homestead residence requirements stand if an entryman cannot maintain continuous actual presence because the government fails to provide water in the expected time.
A satirical note argues Christmastide stirs contention as husbands limp from festive strain and Roosevelt retorts to critics that he hasn’t sunk to newspaper man level.
A report notes that railroad rolling stock suffers significant damage when it rolls down a 20 foot embankment, illustrating how equipment can be seriously affected by even moderate falls.
The Tribune asks customers to bring changes a day early for ads and states changes cannot be made on publication day. Only classified ads and readers are accepted after 10 AM, with no readers after noon. if rules persist, publication hour may be moved later.
A temple pharmacy ad urges readers to buy Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung trouble. It claims forty years of cures and warns against unknown preparations that may contain harmful drugs. Ferguson Jenkins proprietors. Locations listed in Pocatello and McCammon.
Public notice to taxpayers that county and state taxes for 1908 are due at the Bannock County Assessor’s office in the courthouse Pocatello Idaho and delinquent January 4 1909 with penalties by law. L B Case Assessor and Tax Collector Bannock Co Idaho. Also an ad for home made fruit drops Holmes and a note on counterfeiting and Foley’s Honey and Tar at Temple Pharmacy Pocatello and McCammon Props Ferguson Jenkins.
The editorial weighs benefits and burdens of the National Woolgrowers association gathering in Pocatello Idaho. It argues host town duties include housing and logistics while after effects boost tourism investment, hotel trade, and regional advertising. It cites prior irrigation congresses in Ogden and Boise as examples of enduring local gains from conferences.
A piano clearance sale highlights affordable instruments with price talks for broad access. The Pocatello Music Co. advertises the deal on page 3 of this issue, inviting readers to explore values and options.
A fine line of lace waists has just arrived at Lewis and Company, offering elegant details and ready-for-sale designs for the current season. The collection emphasizes intricate lace trims and refined tailoring.
Intermountain Route time table shows trains to and from Pocatello with departures at 7 46 p m 12 10 p m 6 45 a m 1 40 a m 8 00 p m and others to Ogden Lake Yellowstone and Salt Lake City with arrivals from east west north and south and ticket office hours from 6 a m nightly service during flat periods
Current Expense Fund Warrants Nos. 799 to 808 dated Sept 4 1908 will be paid with interest to date of call at Bannock National Bank. Dated Dec 4 1908. Goldie McCallister City Treasurer.
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