Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-05-14

Charlie Gilmore has traded horses and
now owns the best horse in town.
Memorial services will be held in the
Methodist church Sunday. May 23d.
Half fare on the railroad from Haley
and Ketchum to shoshone on July 4th.
There will be grand display of Fire
works in the evening Of the 4th of July.
Myron L. Bristow fled on home
stead at Toponis. before A. S. Senter the
first of the week.
L. K. Adams has been appointed post
master at shoshone. He will not as
sumo the duties of the Office for some
time however.
will not open my barber shop on
Sundays after the 18th of this month. I
viii keep open shop Saturday nights I'M
til IL O'Clock p. m. T. B. Beck,
Henry Smalley came up from his
ranch at Clark's grade, Tuesday and
made his annual proof Of labor on his
desert claim, before Clerk Senter,
We are still ready to offer odds that
Diamondfield Jack don't hang on June
4. If he don't get new trial, the Cassia
county Jail will not hold him. He will
not be there that day.
John Schroeder will entertain the peo-
pie of Hagerman on Wednesday evening
with Scioptican and Gramophone. The
entertainment is humorous and ins true
tive to old and young. Admission %
and 10 cents.
The people of Hagerman will have an
entertainment there next Friday night,
that cannot be exceiled, Miss Wood
bury is an artist and it is a rare treat
to see and hear her in any of her
selections.
1. G. Hale left Shoshone last Saturday,
on his wheel, and made the trip to
Albion, via Oakley, distance of l02
miles in just ~ hours. The roads were
in fine condition, but it was big ride
Just the same.
The Oregon Short Line has made
rate of one and one-ffth fare from all
stations on the line, to Boise for the
Grand Lodge meeting of the A. o. .. W.
at that place May 10. Apply to J. E.
Burke, agent, Shoshone.
There are those in every community
that laugh at the local paper and its
trivial items, but it is generally those
who borrow it; for it is the little things
that make up life, and the local paper
presents the life Of town.
The Haley townsite, Alturas hotel
and Shoshone townsite have been sold
to Kansas City and Chicago capitalists.
The gentlemen have arrived here to take
possession and are wide-awake business
men who will do great deal to advance
the prosperity of both towns.
The petition for the extension of the
Rock Greek mail route has been general
" signed. Its benefit to Rock Creek,
Contact, Shoshone and the ranchmen
along the route is apparent, and 1t Is to
be hoped it will be established.
When Doc Smith received the tele-
gram, last Friday, announcing that he
had lust become the father of bouncing
baby boy, he was nearly crazed with
ioy. He at once chartered a special and
started for Pocatello to meet his SON
and has refused to speak to common
mortals ever since.
A man from Oakley tells us that while
in Albion the first of the week, he saw
Diamondleld Jack, who is to be hanged
the fourth of next month, out on the
common pitching quoits with his guard
and having a general good time. The
Albion sheriff has made new departure
in the care of condemned prisoners,
NOTICE-All patriotic citizens Of Lin
coin county, who desire to further the
interests of our county, are requested to
meet at the office OF Hon. J S. Waters,
Monday evening, May 18th at S O'Clock
D. m, to assist in the selection OF
proper committee and make such other
arrangements as the meeting may deem
necessary.
On Tuesday morning Vic Bierbower,
the counsel for Alfred Freel. quietly
walked into the court room and filed a
paper. Nobody paid any attention at
first, but pretty soon there was mani
fest agitation going on between the Judge
the District Attorney and the LAWYERS