Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-20

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Tie precinct officers elect. for sho-
shone, are: L. K. Adams and Fl. VI
Thatcher. Justices Ct the Peace, and
James Lewis. constable. They are all
good men and especially fitted for the
duties OF the offices to which they have
been elected.
What this country needs-yes fellow
citizens, what the plain people are suf-
ering for-is a reconciliation of skunk
skins, bear hides and dog pelts. They
should be a standard of value and me-
dunn of exchange, just as thew were in
the good old days of our pioneer fathers.
Then we could pay our taxes without
mortgaging our farms; then we could
discharge the small balances due our
neighbors without paying tribute to the
Shylocks and stock gambling sharks.
Skins, hides and pelts were demonetized
uniustly and surreptitiously, and it is
nothing but the right thing, the fair
| thing, the honorable thing, to restore
them to the Old time value they possess
ed in the eyes of the law,
Tuesday evening evening very pleas
ant surprise party was given t. little
Miss Elva McCollum, by her young
playmates, celebrating her eleventh
birthday. The evening was spent in
playing juvenile games, and the little
folks had heap of fun. Those present
were: Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Brown, Mrs.
Leah Burnside, Miss Carrie Hunt, Clyde
Senter and Arthur McMurrin. Little
Misses Mamie McDermott, Mildred Toy
er, Alta Gooding, Margaret Pratt, Bessie
Burnside, Julia Fay, Allie Clark and
Masters Gilbert White, Don Burnside,
Lynn La Munyon, Eddie Gooding, Hen
ry and Albert Curtis.
The retiring board of commissioners
ordered sign boards for the intersection
of all important county roads The ne
cessity for these boards is far more i'm
portant thai most people imagine.
Those who are familiar with the roads
cannot appreciate the value sign board
is to a stranger. We rememb Der an incl
dent that occurred the past yearssthat IL
illustrates this: There was an urgent tel
egraph for DR.. Baugh to go TO Snake
river, and he was obliged to go at night.
There being no sign boards he lost his
way twice on the desert and it was near
daylight before lie could find the right
road. and thus was delayed over four
hours on very urgent mission. There
is a severe penalty, under the law, for
any person removing or defacing a sign
board, and we hope every good citizen
will see that after those sign boards are
put up, they are protected.
In canvassing the election returns
from Clover Greek precinct, it was MOTTO
ed By the canvassing board that the poll
books of that precinct were the most
perfect and complete of all the poll |
books in the county. 1t is not, however,
generally known, that the clerks OF cleo |
ton, who prepared these poll books,
were two ladies, Mamie F. Berry and |
May Ringold, the two school teachers Of
that precinct. 1t is true that the law |
requires that the clerks of election shall |
have the same qualifications as the |
Judges of election, But if the people OF |
that precinct did technically violate the
law, they had clerks who knew their |
business and their books are absolutely |
perfect in even the minutest detail. This |
cannot be said of another precinct in the |
whole county, and henceforth we are in
favor, not only OF lady clerks, but lady |
judges also and we hope, some day TO
have even lady candidates.
The following cases were disposed OF
in court last week as follows:
White VS. Lincoln county, taken under
advisement.
Woods VS. Woods, divorce. granted.
State VS. Murray, larceny, guilty, SEN
fenced to is months in pen.
Hull VS. Haywood, decree OF foreclosure
granted.
johnson vs. Winchester, judgement
by default
State VS. Redmond, larceny, dismissed. J
Thatcher VS. Winchester, dismissed
each 10 pay own costs.
Starrh VS. Kellsr transferred to HALEY.