Brief Pocatello News Highlights from Tuesday
Hugh Dorlen visits Pocatello from Soda Springs. Mrs J R Newton of Glenns Ferry stays with Mrs McCate on Harrison Ave. A baby boy born to Mr and Mrs J R Shipley at Bapcroft. Maude Miller returns from St Margaret's College Boise for holidays. Helen M Innes visiting Mrs Cosgrove. Parley Cutler moves family from Robin Ranch to a house in the Y. W T Oliver. Engineer E E Stuart and O U Randall visit from American Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Newton
Glenns Ferry
McCate
Harrison Avenue
J. R. Shipley
Bapcroft
Lewis Act Returns Home for Christmas Holidays
Lewis Act is spending the Christmas holidays with his parents in Salt Lake City after returning from All Hal ionsa College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Act
All Halionsa College
Salt Lake City
Mies Barria Leaves Idaho for Los Angeles for Christmas
Bookkeeper Mies Barria of Idaho Furniture departs today to return home in Los Angeles for the Christmas holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mies Barria
Idaho Furniture Company
Los Angeles
Van Orman Child Illness Quarantined Home
The young son of Mr and Mrs R A Van Orman of Shattack Row is reported ill with measles. The home has been quarantined to prevent spread.
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R. A. van Orman
J. F. Moffatt
Private Letter Reports Birth in Blackfoot Family
T R Jones of Blackfoot writes that a girl baby was born on December 19. Both mother and baby are reported doing nicely.
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T. R. Jones
Blackfoot
Mies Gertrude Winters Home For Holidays
Mies Gertrude Winters returns home from Sacred Heart Academy Ogden for Christmas. Quarantine lifted at the J F Moffatt residence after their daughter recovered from diphtheria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mies Gertrude Winters
8. C. Winters
Sacred Heart Academy
Ogden
County Treasurer Gorton Visits City for Office Pointers
H C Gorton the county treasurer elect is in the city from Boda Springe today to learn more about the duties of his office and gather guidance from local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Gorton
Eleot
Boda Springe
Scarlet fever closings halt Bancroft schools
Bancroft schools shut due to scarlet fever outbreak. The Harkiss family is quarantined with two severe cases reported.
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Bancroft
Harkiss
Students from Hagermann visit with James Hopson
Mark Kearns Frank Kidley John Herron and Hiram Vanness all from Hagermann are students at All Hallows College Salt Lake City. They visited James Hopson on the return trip home for the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Kearns
Frank Kidley
John Herron
Hiram Vanness
Hagermann
All Hallows College
Salt Lake City
James Hopson
Bath Chapter Installs Officers in Evening Ceremony
Bath Chapter No. 6 O E and met last evening and installed its newly elected officers. Past W P William J Kelly acted as installing officer. After installation a fine lunch was served in the lodge reception room. The funeral of Mrs Henry Bauer will be held from her late residence on North Sixth Avenue at 1 30 tomorrow afternoon. All members of Palm Leaf Women of Woodcraft are requested to be present.
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Bath
O. E
Tts
W. P. Wm. J. Kelly
Henry Bauer
North Sixth Avenue
Palm Leaf Whole
Weemen Ot Woodcraft
Inkom
Bannock
Idaho
Blackfoot
Lisbo
Charles K. Stewart
William H. Clark
Edward M. Webb
Magnus Larson
Lorenzo R, Thomas
Register
Contested Legislative Race Sways With Vote Pledges
Oscar Sonunenkalb reports from Salt Lake City that about seventy ballots are pledged in the legislative contest while the party claims around fifty. He plans to attend Beise tonight as the race unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Sonunenkalb
Salt Lake City
Beise
Coly Fitty
German settler arrested for drunkenness and disturbing the peace
Wm. Trages, a German from Montana, was arrested Saturday for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. He denies intoxication and any disturbance of the peace, and Judge Stephene will hear his case this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Trages
Montana
Stephene
Art Exhibit at M E church January 7 9 10 1903
Readers are invited to view a collection of pictures at the M E church during three days in January 1903. Proceeds support home utilities and the exhibit aims to showcase fine photography and prints for visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Church
Local Boxing Card Set for Auditorium Exhibition
Management of Jeffries Fitssimmons announce a grand athletic show at the Auditorium next Monday. Manager Hannaford promises payment to any spectator who stands before either fighter for four rounds, as a crowd-pleasing feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffries- Fitssimmons
Hannaford
Ball Is Doing Me These Days Sixteen Are
A brief note describes a ball and reference to sixteen related items in a concise, period tone. The fragment hints at a social or sports theme with names or events not fully readable.
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Ball
Christmas Mail Arrives With New Letter Boxes
Christmas mail from the East arrives with great sacks going out daily. Eighteen new letter boxes with posts locks and keys have been received and will be put up soon. Carriers J H Anderson and Chas Hayes received uniforms yesterday. free delivery fixtures are not yet here but on the road for six weeks and expected daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Anderson
Chas. Hayes
Funeral for Noah S Pond Jr at L D 8 Assembly Hall
Impressive services were held Sunday morning at 11 o clock for Noah S Pond Jr six year old son of Mr and Mrs N S Pond of this city who died on the 17th of inflammation of the bowels after a four week illness. Bishop Wooley conducted with addresses by himself President W A Hyde and Dr Seymour B Young of Salt Lake City. The casket lay under floral tributes. pall bearers were Samel Clark Orville A Hopkine William J Clark and Perry Harrison.
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L. D
Assembly
Noah
Pond, Jr
Pond
Bishop Wooley
W. A. Hyde
Seymour B. Young
Salt Lake City
Sameel Clark
Orvile A. Hopkine
William J. Clark
Perry Harrison
Small Pox Confirmed in Salmon area by Utah Board
Dr Garrison and local physicians report smallpox in Salmon City with three to four serious cases and broad quarantine measures. Yellow flags mark infected houses as vaccination plans are organized to curb the outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salmon City
Garrison
State Board of Health of
Utah
Desert Land Law Repeal Opposed by Montpelier Paper
The Montpelier Examiner criticizes a Wisconsin senator’s bill to repeal the desert land law. It argues the repeal would halt much of the public domain sales and undermine westward development by removing incentives to reclaim desert land. It notes homestead entries and ditches have transformed much desert land and warns the bill would defeat western development.
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Montgelier
Wisconsin
New Hampshire Historical Society Held Patent On Steam Boat Propulsion
The NH Historical Society reportedly holds the original patent on a steam powered boat propulsion process. It was issued to Samuel Morey on March 36 1798 and signed by George Washington.
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The
New Hampshire Historical Society
Samuel Morey
George Washinga
Colombia in Panama canal dispute risks U S action
Washington reports warn Colombia that if it persists in sharp canal negotiations the United States may proceed without its assent. Colombia previously promised to transfer the Panama Canal Company franchise and other concessions but then reversed course, demanding higher terms and slowing negotiations under influence of rebel authorities.
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Washington
Colombia
Nicaragua
Panama Canal Company
Panama Canal
Panama
United States
Act of Congress
Cleveland and Washington on public platform draw Southern press reaction
Ex President Cleveland sat on a public platform with B T Washington during the Roosevelt era, drawing extensive comment. The episode intersects race politics as the nation reconsiders party campaigns on the issue of negro domination and white supremacy debates.
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Cleveland
B. T. Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Lily White
Beale Sees Heyburn as Ideal Senatorial Choice
Co W Beale a leading Shoshone County attorney and past congressional candidate visited Boise and endorsed Heyburn as the best qualified to represent Idaho. He warned Judge Standrod could become a strong rival, advising to watch Standrod next to Heyburn.
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CO. W. Beale
Shoshone County
Boise
Tarn
Idaho
Standrod
Beale
Heyburn
First Forest Reserve Timber Ruling by Montana Judge
In Helena Montana Judge Knowles rules that local or mineral claims within forest reserves may cut timber from mineral locations in the Lewis and Clark forest reserve. The decision sets a precedent as the first of its kind with wide implications for Montana Idaho and nearby Rocky Mountain states.
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United States
Helena
Mont
Governmet
Lewis & Clark Forest Reserve
Knowles
Montana
Idaho
Rocky Mountain States
Value of Hostetter Almanac for 1903 health reading
The Hostetter company of Pittsburgh P a presents Hostetter's Almanac for 1903 in English German French Norwegian Swedish Bohemian and Spanish. The medical treatise offers health guidance testimonials to Stomach Bitters efficacy and anecdotes to interest readers all year. It urges readers to obtain a copy and try the Bitters for dyspepsia indigestion constipation or nervousness.
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Hostetter
Hostetter Company
Pitteburg
Better Than a Plaster for Relief of Pains
An advertisement proclaims a remedy superior to a plaster for a lame back and pains in the side and chest. It markets Soeno superior es a Holmen relief for deep seated muscular and rheumatic pains and notes it is for sale by all druggists.
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Chan Periain
Little Brother Accuses, Sister Denies Kiss Behind Stairs
Eight year old Harry tells their mother Charlie Robbins kissed a girl under the stairs in the school hall. The girl denies the charge and says the boy is a tell tale. She finally confesses it was Willie Sommess behind the stairs, not Charlie Robbins.
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Viate
Harry
Margaret
Charlie Robbins
Mamma
Willie Sommess
Charlie Robbing
Willie Sommers
Unclear Fragment Sparks Confusion In Local Talk
Fragmentary dialogue shows doubt and accusation as locals discuss a hoax or misdirection. Names and context are incomplete, but the chatter hints at a dispute over truth and a supposed incident involving Willie Sommers.
The World’s Greatest Smokers Across Nations
A New York Press article ranks national tobacco use, noting Hollanders average seven pounds per person annually, Germany about three pounds, and Austria favoring pipes. It details cigarette prevalence in Spain Italy and Latin regions, including Mexican lawmakers smoking on the floor.
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New York Press
Germany
Spain
Italy
Rio Grande
Mexico
The Right Text Hymn Could Save Sunday School
The New York Tribune recounts a Sunday school session where a dull sermon met restless children and adults. An elder suggests singing hymn 571 Hallelujah! ’Tis Done, sparking genuine enthusiasm and unity among listeners.
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New York Tribune
Bashful New Yorker Wins Bet With Witty Telegram
Frank Lawrence of the Lotos Club recounts a tale of a bashful lover who drafted a marriage proposal to a New York sweetheart. After sending the letter he feared a rejection and telegraphed for its return unread. The reply arrived: too late, the right letter had been mailed about time.
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Frank
Lawrence
Lotos Club
New York Times
Ohio Resident Finds New Use After Storm Damage
A prominent Ohio citizen near Lancaster damaged two trees, a maple and an apple, when a storm split limbs from trunks. The large limbs were propped and strapped securely, suggesting a novel repurposing idea for the refined paraffine wax.
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Ohio
Lancaster
Surgical Operation Reattaches Sapling Limbs
A described surgical operation with splints and refined wax was used to repair fractured tree limbs. The wax sealed cracks, kept out moisture, prevented insect damage, and stabilized the limbs, which appear properly reattached to the trees.
County Notice in Bannock County for Deputy Appointment
The undersigned intends to apply to the Bannock County Board of County Commissioners at the January 1908 meeting for power to appoint one deputy in the District Court clerk's office, ex officio Auditor and Recorder. Dated Pocatello Idaho December 6 1902.
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Board of County Commissioners
Bannock County
Idaho
Ott
District Court
K. G. Gallet
Pocatello, Ida
Bannock County Sheriff-elect seeks deputy and jailer
George Griffith, sheriff-elect of Bannock county Idaho, announces he will apply to the Bannock county Board of County Commissioners at the next regular meeting for the appointment of a deputy sheriff and a jailer. He cites the meeting starting January 12th, 1903, as the date to consider the request.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Board of
Bannock County
Riffith
Notice in Bankruptcy for Metsuji Nakaji
In the Southern Division of Idaho District Court Metsuji Nakaji is absent and cannot be served personally. Creditors seek relief via involuntary bankruptcy No 129 with hearing set if no answer by January 15 1908. Publication ordered in the Pocatello Tribune weekly for six weeks. Judge Jar H Beatty signed December 1 1903.
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District Court of the
Metsuji Nakaji
Towit
Pocatello
Idaho
Jar. H. Beatty
Department of the Interior
United States
Donald Rolmie
Range
Patrick Denver
United States Land Office
Blackfoot
Jokenzo KR. Thomas
Notice of Private Real Estate Sale in Bannock County
Probate Court Bannock County Idaho orders the private sale of estate real estate for John W J Shea Thomas H E Shea Charles F R Shea and Dorothy J Shea minors. Sale on or after December 17 1902 at 300 East Center Street Pocatello Cash terms. Guardian W A Ciearne dated November 19 1902.
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Bannock County
State of Idaho
John W. J. Shea
Thomas H. E. Shea
Charies F. R. Shea
Dorothy J. Shea
County of
Bannock
Pocatello
County of Bannock
Church & White
East Center Street
Focatello
W. A. Ciearne
Charles F. R. Shea
Idaho
County Warrants Payable From Current Expense Fund
Notice lists multiple warrants from 1901 to 1908 for the County of Bannock current expense fund. Interest dates span May 1901 to Dec 1903. Signatory Hattie Nielson, Treasurer, includes road and bridge warrants Nos. 51 to 71 with interest to Dec 5, 1902.
Estray Notice at Dempsey Idaho 1908
Estray notice states a bay unbroke mare four years old with blotch brand on left thigh three white feet and face mark, plus two branded mares and a yearling. One yellow mare yearling mare branded 3 on right shoulder and O O on hip eight years old and broke. Owner to verify property pay charges reclaim or sale per law.
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Dempsey
Idaho
William Byington
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Soda Springs
Helen M. Innes
Swan Lake
Mrs. Cosgrove
Parley Cutler
W. T. Oliver
E. E. Stuart
OU. B. Randall
Lemhi
Earth
OF Bannock
Banncok
Hattie Nielson
Treas
Theo
Turner
Fred. G. Caldwell
Bannock Abstract Co
Pocatello, Idaho
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Separa
Ida
Monont Price, Jr
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Charles Rommell
Leroy Hall
Wilford W. Lewis
McCammon
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Albert J. Lisa
Ney
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Lemuel Norton
George W. Lish
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Lorenzo R. Thomas
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Henry M. Palmer
Charles K. Butterfield
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Lowks
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