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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1908
Page
4
The fourth Twilight League baseball game of the championship will be played tomorrow night at East Side Grounds between the Y M C A and the Shopmen. The Y M C A has been strengthened and the match promises a fast, interesting contest with first pitch at 6 30. Admission 15 cents at the gate and 10 cents to the grand stand.
Reuben Robbins a longtime Idaho peace officer died in Boise at 72 due to heart trouble. Appointed deputy U S marshal in 1864, he also served as Ada county sheriff warden of the penitentiary and senator. Renowned for daring arrests and frontier heroism, he aided troops across the Snake River and was General Joe Howard and Colonel Bernard’s chief of scouts. His wife survives him at their Boise residence.
Lou Cook formerly manager of the George H. North clothing store and now a traveling representative for a Denver headquarters wholesale house visits Pocatello today shaking hands with locals. The day also notes a court auction of Bateman store stock, a new baby girl born to Roy and Mrs Phillips, and updates on A G Roberts and Dan August with a mine strike in Coeur d'Alene district and a 2200 volt electrical burn recovery.
An official Miyazaki report says eighty villagers attacked a timber factory owned by Frenchmen in Lino on May 5. The mob damaged the factory and French residences, forcing refuge in Kobe. Forty arrests made. no injuries. Estimated damage about fifty thousand dollars.
Boise May 7. The contract setting the dam for the Salmon River irrigation project is awarded to Twin Falls Salmon River Irrigation Company. The 210 foot masonry dam will back water into a reservoir and send water through tunnels and canals to 150 000 acres in the Carey act area. Land openings are set for June 1 as settlers arrive for drawings.
The Lyric theatre plans an entire program change for tonight led by Miss Rainey the illustrated songstress delivering a rendition of The One. She has drawn strong audience interest and the new lineup is expected to draw crowds.
Finder to return to the office and claim a reward. Watch described as ladies silver with bead chain. 347.
Baseball fans plan an excursion train from Pocatello to Blackfoot and back next Sunday for a return game between the Pocatello Indians and the Grove City rabbits. The Short Line offers a favorable rate to guarantee 100 passengers, a target believed easily achievable.
Karoline Schneider sues David Schneider in district court at American Falls seeking divorce and custody of three children Esther Ruth 16 Mary 14 and Bert Cecil 8. She alleges abandonment and failure to support, notes his income and ownership of a Carey act tract, and requests property division equally among the children and an injunction against disposal of assets.
Superintendent W H Jones of the Montana Short Line reports the Yellowstone park branch work is progressing and the Yellowstone Limited is planned to begin about June 10, with the run slated for mid June. He traveled with Acting General Superintendent Davis to Salt Lake City to confer with Vice President Cornish and Harri man officials. J G Brown of Blackfoot accompanied Jones on the trip.
In Helena on May 7 a test of a new law banning badge wear by non members occurred as William Holland, a Black piano player, was arrested for wearing an Elk pin. He claims membership in an independent colored Elks lodge and the accusers cite his pin bearing P O E with insignia L E P E E W. Conviction faces up to 90 days in jail and a $200 fine or both.
Public sale notice for a piano offered by Pocatello Music Company. Apply at the fire hall location listed as the sale point. Exact address not provided.
A testimonial touts Hyomei as a cure for catarrh and lung issues including grip and asthma. Dr. Hart of Laconia confirms relief, and Mrs. A L Cook offers a money back guarantee. The dry antiseptic inhaler costs $1 with follow up treatments at 50 cents, promising risk free trial.
Mme. Beverly, a popular Chicago palmist, offers free readings next Saturday May 9 from 2 to 6 p m with every sale at Mrs Hale's Special Spring Sale. The location is next door north of Terrell Block on N Main Street.
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