Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-02-19

March weather in February is indica-
tive OF late spring.
Geo. Anderson, drove up from Starrh S
Ferry the first OF the week
Elmer Todd was called to Boise We'd
nesday, on business matters.
Four cars Of U. P. officials took 2 run
over the Short Line, Tuesday.
An exceeding cold wind prevailed on
Wednesday night and THURSDAY.
II. II. Kinsey was over nom the Big
Cottonwoods the first OF The week.
Roy foyer expects to spend few
weeks in Albion during tue spring.
J. S. Hnn.'s iamiiy have rented the
Hill cottage, on south Walnut street
John Coats drove up from Toponis
Monday, and reports the roads --
LII. Ormsby came up from Boise on
Tuesday evening, returning the follow
ing morning.
The young folks are arranging for
dance, at the opera house, on Washing
TOMS birthday
jim Randall has purchased a fine
dog to act as BODY guard for him as
against hold-ups.
The church choir viii soon have two
more male voices. Two young men are
pracbcing night and day.
The sleeping car "siver City" which
brought the representatives OF the Trans
Mississippi congress to Shoshone last
summer, has again started out and viii
visit the CO 2itos OF Che various western
sta tes in the interests Of the great
Omaha exposition. 1t is TO be hoped
that the IGaho leg slatu will guarantee
the commission, wien they call on them
in Boise, biz diso.ay from Idaho.
Good roads, next to good schools, are
the greatest essentials to good farming.
What avails it to raise good crops unless
they could be marketed without consum-
ing the profit in them by wear and lear
and time lost. And even were there
any chance to make money without
good roads, upon which to reach the
what pleasure would there be
in life of isolation, cut off from close
companionship with the industrial and
social world? Without good roads no
community can enjoy any satisfactory
OF prosperity and intelligence.
lack Davis. alias Diamondfeld Jack"
and Fred GIeason. for whom a reward OF
81 800 is offered. have been captured.
Diamondfeld was captured at Yuma,
Arizona, and Gleason at Deer Lodge,
Montana. Officers will bring the pris-
oners to Cassia county at once, as both
have been fully identified. These are
the men who murdered the sheep herd
ers Cummins and Wilson in Cassia
county about a year ago, DiamOndfeld
also put bullet into William Tolman
a short time before. He is an all-round
bad man, and should be compelled TO
stand on nothing and look up at rope
forthwith, til sreby saving Cassia county
a big expense.
Easter-tide viii soon be with rs end
our musicians here should get up some
good music for Easter Sunday. That
reminds us of the following anecdote:
A sailor who had attended one Of the
city churches, was decanting upon an
anthem which had given him much
pleasure. A listener finally asked;
II say Bill, what's q hanthem?"
"whacl" exclaimed Bill, "Do you
mean to tell me you don't know what a
hanthem isl"
Not me-"
"Well then I'll tell yer Ii was to
say ere Bill, give ne that 'ands9ike,
that wouldn't be hanthem. But if I
say Bill, Bill, Bill, give, give, give, give
me, give me that, Bill give me, give me
that land, give NE that 'Aldspike, spike !
spike, spike, Ahmen, Ahmen, Bill, give |
that and spike, spike, ahmen; Why /
that would be hanthem.
Nobby styles Of neck wear, mufiler's, |
stc., lust received at Senter's.
Do you know that }. F. Kenly gives a