Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-08-02

9 The Best Matchmaker at Evans
Jewelry Store. Boise, Idaho.
Clyde j. Slick has entered the emplo
of Purdum & Purdum.
w. B. Kelly, the jolly proprietor o
the Gooding hotel, was recent Sho
shone visitor.
Barlow Ferguson of Boise, was il
Shoshone Saturday on his way up tn
branch to look after his sheep camp.
4 Mrs. F. C. Pierce and family are ex
pected home Sunday from a month. i
visit in Butte. Helena and Great Falls
Montana. They lived in Montana
for number of years, and any place ir
the state is her old home.
Judge |. N. Sullivan of HALEY was in
town Monday night, on his way to Boise.
He had expected to go to the coast for
few weeks summer vacation, but Mrs.
Sullivan, for whose benefit the trip was
mostly intended, found her health so
much better that she decided to stay in
Haley.
The county commissioners meet in
adjourned session next Monday to con-
slider the application of Lee Glass to es-
tablish ferry at the Shoshone Falls
crossing. AT the recent meeting the
commissioners condemned the old boat
that has been running there so long
without license or authority and Mr..
Glass proposes to build boat that will
do the business at that point as well as
be on the safe side for the traveller.
J. M. Hale, of the North Side Realty
company, of Jerome, was in town Mon
day on his way from Jerome to Soldier.
Mr.. Hale has been resident of Soldier
for several years and has valuable prop
erty interests there. He is a great be-
lever in the future of Jerome as Lin
coln county metropolis and is preparing
10 do business there in way that will |
nelp much to develop the best county
n Idaho.
The remains, 165 pounds of them, of
Frank Wilmington, are to be seen
lgain walking about the streets. Frank
las been having serious round with
he doctor the past two weeks and lost
ome rs pounds in the scuffie His
many friends are glad to see that he
rested both the doctor and the under
aker. Frank is not yet able to get to
lis work in the shop. In fact, he doesn't
axe much interest in anything but eat
ng for the present.
G.. M. Miller, of Alberta, was in Sho-
hone on business Monday, returning
tuesday,. Mr.. Miller came to Lincoln
ounty last spring just little doubtful
s to its future but he still had faith
nough that he went into business at
alberta. The boom for Lincoln county
Microbes have been at work and the
ournal dare not publish all of the
lowing pictures for the future he sees
ow all around him and what is more
hey will all come true and then some.
Lucky Shoshone.
The Wood river people have always
lstly boosted of their section as
ealth resort. The recent change of
me card for the branch railroad lead
lg to their neighborhood has added
Iuch to the natural advantages of the
alley as health resort. The person
Ding there now for his health is abso-
tely cut out from the rnsh of the mad
ening throng. The Boise daily papers
i'll reach all points along the line from
lie to two days late and most all mail
after will lay over in Shoshone TWEEN
four hours.
A horse race was held here in town |,
'ednesday between gray horse be-
nging to N. C. Jensen, and a brown /
rise belonging to AnsePs Wild West |,
ow The local horse was entirely too I
st for the visitor, leading at the finish
three or four lengths. There was
difference in the weight
rried by the two animals, which was |
aimed by the visitors to be the handi- :
p that lost them the race. Another =
ce between the Jensen horse and an
her animal owned by the show failed
materialize.
1t is always pleasant to be able to
Y II told you so, ;" even if you don't
7 it. When the Journal roasted the
"a of a theatrical presentation of
sse James, last week, the company
1t travels under that title had
yet drifted into town. Doubtless
'eral or the players deserve the en-
mum given the valiant cowboy whose
npanions wrote 'He done his damn
It, angels could do no more over
grave in profane but earnest tribute =
his good intentions. Or that other
rrintion over the orchestra tbot II