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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1908
Page
2
A Salt Lake exchange ponders La Follette’s fate as Republicans reject him and Democrats also shun him. Former Senator Clark denounces La Follette as an enemy to the country, accusing him of attacking business and inciting incivility while profiting from lectures and public attention.
Judge Edward F. Colburn writes a vivid foreword for Oregon Short Line Rail Road's booklet Where Gush the Geysers describing Yellow stone Park and its wonders. Fifty thousand copies ordered for gratuitous distribution. the work branded a piece of art.
Weather driven landslides trap twelve cars of park tourists on the park road at Pocatello. Locals urge arrangements to shuttle visitors to Yellowstone via the city, suggesting the Short Line be contacted to ease the delay and provide care for travelers while repairs proceed.
The June 10 Yellowstone train from Salt Lake City at 6 45 p m will be delayed and park tourists stalled in Pocatello were mainly hotel staff bound for park hotels. The Post argues the complaint is unfounded and offers to reroute future trains to Idaho Falls if needed.
A North Carolina roller skating couple elopes when the suitor, opposed by the girl's parents, rents a car and meets her at the rear rink door. The pair flee in the car, wed in a nearby town, illustrating the old saying that where there is a will there is a way.
Union Pacific offers a storage in transit rate to western woolgrowers. Under the arrangement a wool shipper may consign to Boston or other eastern points and unload at any Missouri river point for storage until a better price is obtained, with freight limited to the through rate.
A near center cement street crossing gutter system covered by rough planks faces numerous objections. The current city administration pushed the project despite the protests, raising questions about the plan and its execution.
County commissioners order a cement walk in front of the courthouse and urge the school board to follow on North Arthur Avenue. The Statesman editorial claims Ada county shows no opposition to Heyburn, prompting questions about the paper’s stance and its Ada office.
A Denver Republican verse note recalls a TwoBar dance where a bright woman in simple white captivates a cowboy. He admires her elegance and compares her poise to a flower on the plain as he imagines dancing with her and shares his blustery, playful longing through rustic verse.
Tom Moore of Rural Route 1 Cochran Ga reports a bad instep sore healed after using Bucklen's Arnica Salve. He says less than half of a 25 cent box cured it. Product sold under guarantee at Ferguson Jenkins drug stores in Pocatello and McCammon.
An ad proclaims the liniment can stop rheumatic attacks and ease all pain. It claims to cure rheumatism and lists prices 25c 60c and 1.00 with Mrs A L Cook as the local druggist.
Notice from Bannock County Idaho Pocatello precinct registrar inviting electors to vote in a special election on June 30 1908. The registrar Rachel Robinson will be at 423 East Center Street every Saturday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. through June 27 1908.
Greatly reduced rates to Omaha Kansas City Chicago St Louis and other eastern points via Oregon Short Line and Overland Route. Tickets limited to October 31st with excursions on June 1st 6th 12th 14th and 18th.
The St. Joe Palladium critiques The Scimitar as a well-edited organ but repetitive and biased against Mormonism. It attributes Dubois’s political defeat to Mormon influence and predicts the paper’s suspension after an upcoming election.
Notice for a Republican State Nominating Convention to be held in Boise Idaho on September 1 1908 at 11 am. Delegates from counties including Ada Bannock Bear Lake and others will elect a new State Central Committee and nominate candidates for Justice of the Supreme Court one member of Congress and state officers for the November 3 1908 election. James H Brady and Addison T Smith sign as chair and secretary.
Maude M. Kelly registrar announces Saturdays from June 1 to June 27 1908 at E C White & Co 300 East Center Street for qualified elector registration ahead of the June 30 1908 special election.
Ellen L. Reeves registrar announces at 455 South Main Street in Pocatello Third Precinct that eligible electors may apply for registration on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays starting June 1 1908 through June 27 1908 between 9 00 pm and 5 00 pm and 7 00 pm to 9 00 pm for the June 30 1908 special election in the precinct county and state.
The county registrar announces in Pocatello that at 354 West Wyeth Street in the Fourth Precinct people may submit registration applications for the upcoming special election. Hours are between 9 p.m. and 5 p.m., with additional evening slots on Thursdays and Saturdays starting June 1 1908. Dated June 3 1908. Nellie O Connell, Registrar Fourth Precinct.
On June 10 history marks the birth of Peter the Great in 1672 who died in 1725, the U S entering maritime conflict with Tripoli in 1801, Col Huntington's 600 Marines landing at Guantanamo Bay in 1898, Walter Besant's death in 1901, and Mary Putnam Jacobi's passing in 1906.
The report notes Mercury visible in the west after sunset at 9 24 p m and a conjunction with Neptune. Moon rises at 2 33 a m and shows greatest libration east while the moon is 12 days old. Sun declination stands 23 degrees north and sunset occurs at 7 26 p m.
A nostalgic poem by Maud Walker praises winter joys from skating and snowplay to listening beside the fire as grandpa recounts old times. He recalls jolly huskin bees spellin schools singing schools and quiltin bees, cherishing the warmth and stories of bygone days.
Anonymous lines explore how unspoken care and true emotions show on a person’s face and how envy and pity affect relationships, suggesting many would misunderstand or misjudge hidden traits.
The speaker laments a cruel world while hearing a tender song from a bird in dream. He imagines a budding wood, shining fields, and a nestling brood as a child’s innocence contrasts with harsh realities. Anonymous.
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