The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-07-05

: Fred Pattee and wife Of Fort Lem
al are IN town this week
J. W. Shook, ST.. aud wife OF the
Lembi valley enjoyed the Fourth
here.
r. W. Nieman and family, OF
Boyle creek, spent the Fourth In
this city.
Mrs. Peter Golfer, who has been
visiting friends IN Oregon for the
past month, arrived home Sunday.
j. W. Shook j., and wife Win
Mrs. Shocks mother from Portland,
were IN town for the celebral ion ana
ball.
Mrs. Il. +. Sharkcy, OF Fort Lem
hi, has been In our city during the
past week, the guest OF her daughter,
Mrs. Bonner.
Tom Bullock came IN the ilrst oi
the week from his placer claim ana
W i'll spend the Fourth with his ram
lily, and incidentally take IN the ceie'
bration.
The Ladies' Auxiliary Will meet
with Mrs. j. Il. Mason Friday at 2
.. NJ, July 9Th. 1t is especially re-
quested that those desiring TO attend
will note the change In the day.
VIM. Swan, the forest ranger with
headquarters at Shoup came in the
first OF the week, and will spend the
next few days In the city being a
party to the festivities That VIII
reign supreme In this city.
j. T.. Boss, Manager Of the juno
lion Mines Co., returned yesterday
from business trip to Kansas City
and Salt Lake. lie leaves this even
ing for Junction aud expects to re-
turn here the first Of the week.
| Or. Bancroft, who delivered a series
OF lectures In this city, left Sunday
IL orning for the Big Hole country in
Montana, where he will spend few
weeks Mr.. Bancroft rdked In the
shekels while here, but he no doubt
gave value received lie Is very
able man and an entertaining talker
w. Il. Taylor, Of ShOup, brought
In some line appearing ore, which
was taken from his claims at Pine
creek. Without making an assay 1t
gives evidence OF carrying some good
mineral, but an assay OF the two
lots brought In will enable US to de-
termine It's value With more assur-
ance.
Ed. G. Johnson came In from the
Singiser nine Monday, to remain In
town until after the Fourth. MI
Johnson states that this company are
now working fore, of forty men,
and expect to put on thirty more
men In the near future. This min
Ing company has ordered years sup
ply OF provisions and machinery, and
expect to take out large quantity OF
valuable ore.
We understand that the Rabbit.
Foot Mine let a contract during the
past week for running Il five hundred
foot tunnel and cross cuts. This is
one OF the numerous mines In the
district that are doing large amount
OF development work and have valu-
able bodies OF ore in sight. There
has never been time In the history
OF the country when there has been
so much activity IN both placer and
ore mining,
We presume there are few towns In
the state of Idaho where the people
generally seemed to enjoy themselves
and as little friction as there was II
Salmon yesterday. There were nc
causalties from fire crackers, so fdl
as we have been able TO learn, anC
while there may have beena few
men who were celebrating with un
usual vigor, yet they were not ever
noisy let alone quatrelsome. Taking
II all In all IL was most orderly
crowd and the people seemed to b,
well pleased with the entertainment
provided for their amusement
Above everything else The Record
er desires to be strictly a home pa per
and to give the news Ct the county.
with this end in view we desire It
secure n correspondent ut every post
, otllce In the county. We have beer
In the newspaper business lonp
enough to learn thai country news
paper Is taken for the country news,
and not so much for the news OF the
outside world, In way we have al.
ways met With success in newspaper
work, and that such has been tn,
case We attribute 1t largely to the
|, effective work of the rural CORES.
pondent. Where we have no cores.
pendent We would like TO secure one.
and would he pleased to hear from,
uch As will take up the work
1t is a title saying THAT eonlpcti.
tion is the life OF trade" We have
an eNemplihcatl0n OF this truism i'm
: the manner in which the transporta
7, ton facilities between this point and
Redrock have been increased during
the past week, Since the new mail
contractors have put ON line of
coaches the fares have decreased
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