Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-01-21


Saturday. He was full Of fun as usual
and made pleasant call on the county
CONS.
The Oregon Short Line is filing their
large ice house in Shoshone. Thisis tue
first time that the company have used
this ice house since the shops closed.
Patrick Sullivan, of Glenn's Ferry and
Miss Emma Johnson, of Minadoka,
were married at the home OF tie bride
on January Sth, Father Yanderdonct
officiating.
Born To Mr. and Mrs. John A. Sims
Sunday, Jan. 18th: son. Mother and
boy doing well. John says he wouldn't
take $1,000 for this one, and wouldn't
give 80 cents for another.
Services at the VI. E. church, Sunday
morning subject: "The Careless Hear
er." Sunday school - m. EDworth
League p. M. lead by Alvin McMahon
Preaching at 80 p, m. subject: "Liv-
ing Water"
Treasurer Wernicke has paid out of
the bond fund of school district No. y,
since the auditor and treasurer's report
was made, the sum of s1,72O. Two
bonds of $500 each were redeemed and
$720 interest paid.
The board of county commissioners
adjourned last Saturday night at 10
O'Clock, and the following day at noon,
Auditor Senter was issuing warrants and
Treasurer Wernicke registering them.
These two officials are always on time.
Money to loan at per cent, in any
amounts, on town or country property.
County and Municipal bonds bought
Enclose stamp for prompt reply. Bank
ing House of c. J. Mosely, IA Exchange
Place, Boston, Mass. 1871 If
A prominent % merchant of Caldwell
answered letter of a Shoshone mer-
chant to him, on business matters, and
informed the Shoshoneite. that here
after, to send postage if he wanted an
answer Caldwell merchants do not
usually request postage to be paid by
their correspondents.
A bill OF 500 for type writer pur-
chased by one OF our county officials /
whose cry was: "Honesty and econo- /
my in conducting county affairs" was
disallowed. The Office needs /
4 typewriter just about as much as it I
needs faro bank, and if the gentleman
gets it he will pay for it out of his $500
per annum salary.
A new kind of social has been intro
luced an is called ''clothes pin" social. |
Each lady dresses a clothes pin as her
,aste may direct, the same is sold to
,he gentlemen, who will then find the /
ady whose dress corresponds with the
lress Of the pin purchased whom he will
De expected to take to supper. The pro-
leeds 90 to the church.
Ben Sims had a team fall from the
nigh bridge, at the Sims ranch, into the
liver below, As they went over the
caught and held them sus-
pended for a moment, but the hame
trapes broke and let them fall leaving
10Th harnesses hanging to the bridge.
Both horses were rescued and found to
lave sustained no injury.
Bliss is having a school fight. One
nan who has a school house near his
home, but with no children to attend
,ut three of his own, is trying to close
Iown the other school in the district,
nth a good attendance, for the purpose
+ having the school near his house
tarted up. He will no doubt fail in his
forts, and quiet will again reign.
Auditor Senter received a letter OF in
uiry last week, stating: "We hold
ouple Of Lincoln county warrants, is
here anyone in Shoshone who Is buy Z
lg them?" Mr.. Senter answered, 81
now of no ore buying Lincoln county t
arrants, except the treasurer of the /
buys them and pays 100
snts on the dollar as well as the inter
ct. c
The bills Of two or three persons who /
tended the teachers institute las. fall
ave again been disallowed The COM
issionere believe in spending the school .
md in hiring tutors to teach the chill
zen Of our own county,ip place of blow