Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-05-05

JUDGE WaLefB mas the water turned
into the town bitches and has a good
head of water.
Dan Ayers has the finest Gun in the
ooCntry. The only trouble is that the
recoil is severe.
May Day evening several of our young
people remembered their friends with
May Baskets OF Flowers.
c. M. Arthur, came up from little
Klondike, Sunday he reports alfalfa a
foot high in that section.
Miss Edith SAWYER, daughter of John
SAWYER, from Snake river, spent a few
days in Shoshone this week.
There will be Celebration of Holy
Communion, after Mathis, at the Epis-
opal Church on Sunday Morning.
Sam Holt and VIM Custer have just
received some of the new computing
scales for their places of business.
G. w. Wernicke has purchased from
Roy Deary, the lot in the rear of his
store, and adjoining Horizons barn.
If you don't like TIE JOURNAL please
tell your neighbor-he'll surely buy it
to see what devilment you've been
doing.
The Niles-Hansen syndicate are
liable to snag their panties, in trying to
straddle the proceedings of their April
meeting.
Four bands of trail sheep were driven
through Shoshone this week. They are
being driven from Mountain Home to
Nebraska.
James Clark of Pueblo, friend OF our
townsman, Frank Burkill, arrived in
town Wednesday, and will locate in Lin
coin county.
Doc Smith has started a menagerie.
He received three live coyotes by express
on Wednesday and has them on exhibi-
ton at his store.
Don Burnside was quite seriously
bruised by falling from horse Friday
evening. He soon recovered and at
tended school on Monday.
The Ladies Piano committee, who are
the piano for the Pavilion.
will give ball together with straw
berry supper, next week probably Fri
day.
One of the syndicate of Commissioners
who helped himself to 5000 salary
also asked for, and got, rebate on his
poll tax of two dollars and thirty five
cents.
Monday night Frank Millsap left his
saddle horse in front of McMahons store,
and while he was in the store some thief
took the saddle from the horse and got
away with it.
Deputy Sheep Inspector Todd has been
suffering from severe attack of the
grippe for several days, but is now much
better and is again inspecting different
bands OF sheep.
Mr.. Peck was over from Blanche last
doing some trading. While
mere he tackled the G.. w. Fritz lung
ester and blew the bottom out of the
blasted machine.
The new road to Big Wood river will
70 . great thing for Lincoln county and
Shoshone, The dread of the
lrive across the lava will soon be a
hing of the past.
Martin Johnson came in from Mini |
loka Saturday and spent Sunday with
lis son-ln-law Sheriff Jones. Incid- |
'ntally. while here, he gave Lawyer
3arnum few lessons in solo.
Sunday night Joseph Keefer took pos
ession of the Columbia Hotel, and will |
I'm it from now on. That Mr. Keefer |
vill make the Columbia The hotel of |
Idaho, goes without saying.
H. R, Harper, who has been lineman
N the U. P. for the past 20 years. came
Up to see his friend Doc Smith last
reek. Mr.. Harper has severed his con-
Iections with the rail road and will en-
age in the cattle business in western
yebraska.
There is an individual in town who
avs stop must be put to petty cases