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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-22
Largest Attendance in History Of Schools
More Than 200 Pupils Now Enrolled and Excellent Work Be-
ing Done in All the Departments.

Principal w. C. Thompson of the high
school reports an enrolment of more
than 200 in the Shoshone school for
this year, the largest enrolment in the
history of the Shoshone schools. All
the departments of work are in the best
condition, and it promises to be the best
year on record.
Thanksgiving exercises are to be held
next Wednesday afternoon by the pupils
of the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth
grades. The program will be open to
the public and q cordial invitation is
extended for friends of the school to
attend.
The high school girls have decided to
use the vacant room of the north side
school for their basket ball court. The
appliances are being arranged to prop
erly fit out the place for the game as it
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-22
FISH HATCHERY NOTES.
"FiShie, FiShie in the Brook" for
All Idaho Next Year.

Robert Stiles, superintendent of the
state fish hatchery which is being built
at Hay Spur, was in town this week.
He has had a good crew of men at work
on the property, which he is getting in
good shape The water is to be car
ried from the spring to the hatchery in
an 8-inch wood pipe. This will give
much more water than is needed at
present, but it is expected that it viii
all be wanted within few years, and
it is cheaper to make the capacity large
enough now The eastern brook trout
are spawning now, before the ponds
can be made ready, but the hatchery
will buy perhaps 1000, 600 spawn from
the east to start the work. This will
give fry to distribute next year.
Bids are to be opened in Boise today,
for the construction of three buildings
at the hatchery.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-22
HEAVYWEIGHT MONEY.
Silver in Place Of Drafts is Mighty
Unhandy to Carry.

An interesting phase of the financial
conditions was brought to light here in
Shoshone, Tuesday.
When Mrs. Hansen rented the Frost
lodging house she paid the proprietor
with draft, which was recognized as
good money at that time After hold
ing the house for few months she de-
eided to turn it back to the owner and
he prepared to pay her back the money
due her for the furniture and the lease.
Mrs. Hansen did not want fiat money;
she wanted the real stuff, the good old
dollars of our daddies, with which you
could buy anything you wanted from a
postage stamp to a tax receipt 1t was
a most natural wish, in view of the
money ghost that has been circulating
around the country, frightening even
seasoned old war horses like Rookie
feller, Hartman, and lot of those
financial heroes.
She was rendered a draft, but that
Christian Science" money did not look
good to her. Finally stout messenger
tramped heavily into her presence. He
had the money-two big canvas bags
full of silver dollars, load for a stout
man to carry, and about as convenient
as a baby carriage or a ton of coal to
carry about the person. But it was
really money, for every piece had the
eagle and the Goddess of liberty.
The messenger left the two bags of
coin and withdrew, still breathing
heavily from his exertions. He had
paid in real money, and the financial
situation was saved.
A draft, or check. or a due bill, or
a bond, or indeed most any kind of
portable wealth would be rather more
acceptable than two big canvas bags
full of silver dollars.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-22
A NEW IDAHO STOVE.
Boise Genius lnyents ''LOns Felt
Want" a DOWn-Draft Stove.

Walter Brand, the Boise oyster man,
has patented kitchen range that is
sure to bring him fame as well as
sheckels.
Mr.. Brand does away entirely with
the round holes on the top of range,
making fiat top entire except that a
section of the top which covers the fire
box is made to slide forward at the will
of the cook, so that the entire fire box
is opened from the top. The range
provides for down draft and the usual
fuel door is done away with, since the
fuel is all fed in from the top. At the
line where the back end of the sliding
section of the top meets the fixed por-
ton of the top of the range all the draft
is admitted. The draft is increased by
sliding the movable section out a little
farther. The down draft economies
fuel fully twenty-five per cent and it
also takes into the fire box all steam
and odors and gases arising from the
cooking vessels on the top of the stove,
doing away with the necessity of a
hood. Grease split upon the top of the
range instead of blazing up into the
room as on the common range in use,
in drawn into the fire box and simply
adds to the fuel in the stove instead of
the house with fire. Mr.
Brand has a host Of friends who will
rejoice at his good fortune and many
cook who will never have the pleasure
of his acquaintance will rise up and
call him blessed for his new invention.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-22

should be played. Miss Bohrer is to be
in charge.
Signs are to be posted up in the school
building, mo Agents Allowed, " if the
continual visits of canvassers are not
abated. 1t is daily, if not an hourly
occurrence, for a bland agent to call
the teacher to the door, to examine
some new-fangled book, or map or
some long-felt want in the educational
or household line, and to inquire if the
teacher is '.busy?" Prof. Thompson
has an answer which he has unloaded
on some of the agents with much sue
cess. ''Of course l am busy" he says.
What do you suppose | am hired and
staying here for-to look at?" Not one
agent has been so deaf or so obtuse as
as to fail to grasp the meaning, and to
use the door for its normal purpose.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-22
He Won't Bur9le ShOShOne.

A. NJ Sumerton, residence every
where, was arrested here Wednesday
by the sheriff as he got off freight to
see what was going on in Shoshone.
Sumerton was wanted at Pocatello for
burglary, in which operation he got
away with a suit of clothes, razor
and shaving outfit and other portable
articles. The sheriff there telegraphed
his description and ne was arrested
with the goods on him. The Bannock
county authorities sent man up here
Thursday to get the prisoner.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-22
TOBuiId the Ditch
Plans Whereby Settlers on
South Side May Make
Their Own Water.

Settlers on the south side of the
Minidoka project have begun move
ment which seems to promise relief in
the near future for the conditions that
exist there by reason Of which con-
struction of the water system for that
side has been indefinitely postponed.
The settlers now come forward and
propose making advanced payments on
their water right to the government if
the reclamation service will at once be-
gin construction on that side of the
river. Their plan provides for cash
subscriptions, time subscriptions and
subscriptions to be paid in work on the
canals. 1t also provides that north
side settlers may pay their assessments
by working them out on the south side
bitches.
A meeting was recently held in Bur-
ley which was largely attended and up
to the present time about $40, coo has
been subscribed for the work. All this
is subject to the approval by the de-
partment at Washington and the pros
poets for its approval seem encouraging
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-22
TRAP COYOTES AND CATS.
Predatory Animals Easy Marks for
SkilIful Trappers.

Paul and Charlie Mckee have been
having some good sport, mixed with a
certain amount of profit, in trapping
coyotes and bobcats along the river a
few miles west of town The preda-
tory animals have followed the sheep
down from the mountains, and appar-
emily have settled down to an all-winter
diet of fat mutton and lamb chops.
With fresh meat so easy to get they
are not easily cajoled into traps, but
the Mckee boys have succeeded in lur-
ing them into reach of the steel jaws
and they have been taking fresh pelts
almost daily. One morning they had
four coyotes in their traps. One of
these, however, got away when they
came up, the trap not having quite
strong enough hold A few bobcats
have been taken and more are expected
as the snow comes and makes it easier
to follow them. Last winter they got
a huge lynx, the skin of which was so
large that tall man could not hold it
up by the fore feet and lift the hind
feet clear of the ground. Some mink
are taken also which are counted on to
furnish the collars and cuffs of the fur
overcoats the boys expect to get from
their trapping.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-22

ger, met a freight head-on at the Diet
rich switch. a few miles east of Sho-
shone. The engines were tangled up
ike a Chinese puzzle, the front end of
the baggage car badly iammed, and the
train, when it did finally start west
ward once more. did so at the tail end
of an ornery plug of a freight engine.
Two dead engines were sent through
from Nampa. One had lost her main
strap, connecting the main rod to the
drivers, and punched piston head out
through the front end of the cylinder.
This was one of the class 900" Bald
win compounds. Another. of the 1000"
class heaviest freight engines, ruptured
her crown sheet, and the trainmen had.
to take to the woods until the steam
went down.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-22
Frank Whittineton III.

Word was received here Thursday
from Frank Wilmington. saying that
he was down with pneumonia at Green
River. Wyoming. Mrs. Wilmington
and DR.. Baugh, their family physician,
who has been especially successful in
treating this class of diseases, started
at once for Green River, to care for
the sick man. Mr.. Wilmington had
taken a car load of horses back to Kan
sas, and was bringing back to Idaho a
car load of mules for Fred Gooding.
Ed Gooding started back to Green Riv-
er on Thursday to bring the mules the
rest of the way.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-22

MANY TERMS OF COURT.
Judge Walters Holds the Belt for
Idaho Judiciary.

Judge Walters viii leave the last Of
the week for Twin Falls to open up the
regular term of court there on Monday.
1t is expected to be a long session, there
being four or five weeks of work now
in sight The Judge has been one Of
the busiest Of men the past year, hav-
ing held at least one extra session in
every county in his district five coun-
ties in all-besides the regular semi
annual sessions. Besides this, consid-
cradle work has been taken up and
settled in chambers, so that his record
will come near to if not entirely at the
top of the Idaho district court record.
Some noted cases have been among
those heard.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-22
he HAS A GOOD MINE.
But Financial Furry Has Upset the
Metals Market.

w. N. Pierce, of Haley, manager of
the Boston-Idaho, which is the well
known old Ontario mine near Haley,
was in town Thursday morning on his
way home from Salt Lake. He says
that the financial furry has hit the
mining business pretty hard, especially
in the way of shutting down the smelt-
ers and making it hard, if not impossi-
bic to realize on their ores. The smelt-
ers are doing nothing but finishing up
the ore they have on hand, taking in
no new ores to smelt until the crisis is
over, This will necessitate the closing
down of many mines that had been
running steadily. He has several cars
of concentrates now at the smelter and
more ready to ship but the last will not
be accepted so they VIII not be shipped
at ALL The metals market is weak and
uncertain, prices having fallen away
down from the mark of a few days ago.
Altogether, the scare has hit the miners
as hard as any other class of business
in the country.
Mr. Pierce, who has one of the most
promising silver-lead properties in cen
tral Idaho, will continue development
work all winter with a good force
getting ready for what he is confident
will be a great business revival within
the next few months.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-22
HAGERMAN.

Harry Firth was a Hagerman visitor
Friday.
H. Marks was in town Saturday and
Sunday.
Percy Beckley was Hagerman Wis
itor Thursday.
Robt. Rodgerson returned to Hager-
man Saturday.
A. D. Montrose returned from Sol
der Thursday.
John Parrott and Ed Minard returned
from Jerome Friday.
w. Van Iorns went to the opening at
Goodng Wednesday.
Chas. lie Moyne was doing business
in Hagerman Monday.
Mr.. Heritage finished painting at the
lie Moyne ranch Saturday
Mesdames Chas. and Eta Owens re
turned from Boise Friday
E. H. Purdy returned home from
Canada the last of the week.
Chas. Gridley returned from Coos
Bay Thursday where he had been on
business.
Clarence Farrell who has been work
ing in the Morris Roberts store returned
to Bliss Friday
Gertrude Berry was in town Thursday
visiting with her mother. She returned
to Pocatello Friday.
Geo. Mantin returned from Cam
bridge, New York, Friday, and reports
as having a very pleasant trip.
Miss Florence Owens was taken very /
sick Friday night and DR.. Marshall
was called to attend her, she is much (
better at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Murphy have |
moved from the Painter ranch on Clover
Creek to Hagerman and Albert expects
% go to jerome soon to look for work.
Nov 20, 1907.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-22
THE POINT OF VIEW.
Circumstances Often Make a Vast
Difference in the Outlook.

Thursday evening at Gooding, after
the drawing, a gentleman was sitting
at the table of hotel Kelly and con-
demning the grub and everything else
in sight He declared it the rottenest
hotel fare he had ever been served. A
fellow guest thought to turn his
thoughts from such sorrowful sugges-
tions and opened the conversation by
asking did you get a piece of land in
the drawing today" mo, " he re-
piled, Il had rotten luck. Came out
four hundred tifty-one. About that
time the grumbler vacated his seat at
the table and another guest at once
took the place. The new conner wore
smile of content on his face and
appeared to be at peace with the world.
He began talking at once to the entire
table. told about having drawn a splen-
did number and had secured a tract of
land that was his hearts delight. He
also remarked when near the close of
his supper that he had attended all the
land openings that had been held in
this part of Idaho for many years and
that in his opinion the food on that
table was the best he had ever seen
served at any such place In fact he
thought it fit for king of the earth.
The point of view depends largely upon
the state of ones feelings.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-22
$4,000 OLot Sale
FIattering Result of the
GOOding SaIe---COnfi-
dence is Golden.

Content with the most modest state
ment possible, the Gooding Townsite
company, through its sales agents,
Messrs. Lisle & Barber, has not told
the whole truth regarding the sale of
town lots in the promising little town
of Gooding.
Under the present rather strained
financial conditions, however, it may be
well to tell the whole truth. Lots have
been sold amounting to more than
S11O, 900. this not including the lots held
for the bank, the hotel, the gifts to
the churches, or any of these gratuities
or conditional sales. Two church soci-
cites that have agreed to take advan-
tage of the townsite company's gener-
osity and are to build churches, the
Episcopal and Methodist denominations,
have been given four lots each to start
the good work.
If any of the townsites can show
better record, considering the financial
condition at the time of the sale, it is
nice time for their champions to rise up
and get a page of free advertising in
the Journal. That kind of enterprise
deserves all the boosting it can get.
There is one thing dead sure-and that
is. there is no townsite outside of Idaho
will rise up to claim this notoriety.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-22

Addison 7. Smith, register of the
Boise land Office, was in town Wednes-
day night. having driven across from
Twin Falls by way of Jerome. He has
considerable property at Twin Falls, he
having been one of the lucky ones in
the land drawing and securing a fine
farm adjoining the town. Part of it
was sold the past summer for $500 an
acre.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-22
Proceedings of Board of County
Commissioners.
SIXTH DAY OF OCTOBER SESSION.
Nov. 18th, 1907.

SIXTH DAY OF OCTOBER SESSION.
Nov. 18th, 1907.
The Board met this day pursuant to
adjournment.
Present: |. H. lines, chairman, F. E..
Crosse. Commissioner and Harry W.
Anderson, clerk.
In the matter of the application of
Charles Regmiers for retail liquor Ii
cense at Gooding, same was considered
and the Board had under consideration
the remonstrance against the granting
of said license signed by E.W. Bostrom
and go other residents of Gooding pre-
cinct, and after due consideration said
application of Charles Regmiers is here
by denied, and the sheriff ordered to
return his deposit, it being the opinion
of the Board that such saloon will not
be conducive to the best interests of
the community.
Mrs. NJ A. Lingo made application
to the Board to redeem land in Section
30 and 81, TIP. 5, S. R. Is, E. B. M. and
after due investigation said application is
hereby denied for reason that said time
for redemption has expired, title being
now vested in Lincoln county.
The application of the Twin Falls
North Side Land & Water Company
for flat fee of 50 cents for recording
power Of attorney notices in connection
with their water contracts was consid-
cred and is hereby denied.
No further business appearing the
Board adjourned until Nov. 18th, 1907.
l. H. INES, Chairman
FRANK Z. CROSSE.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-22
Big Sale Of State Lands in Lincoln County
Attractive List of Lands Be Offered Public Auction Here
in Shoshone---Long Time Easy Terms

An important sale of state lands in
Lincoln county is announced by the
state land board, to be held in Shoshone
December a. Some very desirable
land will be offered. The official notice
is as follows:
Notice is hereby given that on Satur-
dav. December IA, 1907, the following
described lands belonging to the State
of Idaho and situated in Lincoln Coun-
tv. will be offered for sale at public
auction at the Court House in Sho
shone. Lincoln County, Idaho, at 1000
O'Clock a. m. of said day
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-22

Robert N. Bell, state mining en-
gineer. passed through lown Wednes-
day morning on his way to HALEY to
report on the mining progress of that
section. In particular, he was inter-
ested in the reported discovery OF some
excellent coal measures not far from
HALEY. which it is believed may be Of
value. certainly so if the first reports
are not exaggerated.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-22
Attest
HARRY W. ANDERSON, Clerk.

SEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER SESSION.
Nov 18th, 1907
The Board met this day pursuant to
adjournment.
Present: l. II. lines, Chairman, F. E.
Crosse, Commissioner and Harry W.
Anderson, Clerk.
The bond, application and receipt Of
Ira w. Black and Patrick E. Foley at
Alberta for retail liquor license, with
S. d. Boone and W. NJ. Strunk as sur
tiles was considered and said applica-
tion granted and the Auditor instructed
Is issue license to said Black & Foley
to begin as of this date.
No further business appearing the
Board adjourned sine die.
|. II. INES, Chairman.
FRANK h. CROSSE.
Attest:
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-22
DEPUTY BARTLEY COMING.
State Deputy 7. ". Bartley, M.W.A.,
to visit Lincoln Camp, Dec. 3.

Lincoln Camp, No. 5229, of this place,
is making preparations to welcome
State Deputy T. w. BARLEY on their
next regular meeting night, Tuesday,
December 3, 1907.
A rousing good time is anticipated
and outside neighbors are especially
urged to make arrangements to be
present at this meeting. All visiting
neighbors will be made welcome.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-22

SW4 OIL SW4 SW4 10 is ZtG ~ W.
(above contains 10 acres. Sold
for cemetery purposes
NED of nw4 nw4 16 los 237 10 90
(above contains 10 acres. Sold
for cemetery purposes.)
Terms of Sale are as follows: On all
lands selling for $500 per acre or less,
one-tenth of the purchase price and
first years interest on deferred pay
ments, cash on day Of sale, the bal
ance in eighteen annual installments at
six per cent interest; on all lands sell
ling for more S25.00 per acre, two
tenths Of the purchase price and first
years interest on deferred payment,
cash on day of sale, the balance in six
teen annual installments at six per
cent. interest.
No lands will be sold for less than
the appraised value
For further information, address the
County Treasurer of Lincoln County or
the State Land Department, Boise.
Idaho
BY order of the State Board of Land
Commissioners.
M. l. CHURCH,
Register.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-04-06
Elderly Ladies Entertained.

Mrs. S. p Skinner was hostess to
a number of elderly ladies at de-
lightful afternoon affair Friday in
honor of her aunt, Mrs. Clark of En-
mis- The girls of sixty forgot the
horrors of the war, ignored the hard
ships and trials of subsequent years,
and lived over again those happy
DAYS before the war Old friends
and old times came back again, ana
amid memories of happier years,
merry laughter rang out, and that
sweet home seemed filled with the
perfume of the wild Azeleas and the
fragrant yellow jasemine-that HOW
er of sunshine, the joy of all Geor-
gians. Lovely refreshments We're ser
we'd
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-04-06

become men and women? II so, for
one | would be better reconclled TO
the measure than to know that the
expense is to go into the teaching OF
dead languages and like things
about which there is so much that Is
questionable.
A few years ago We had a contest
in the matter of ward schools, ana
in it there was a sort of feathery,
dreamy, far-away promise that we
were in some future unstated per
iod to have ward schools for the
town
Notice that there is not even an
intimation of ward schools in this
proposed doubling up of expenses,
and remember that other canvas was
made in the fear that the old struc-
ture would collapse before the term
closed. and it is still standing after
these intervening years.
There are many citizens OF our
I town who will never willingly con
sent To such tax levy until they set'
some hope of ward schools. 7. }. NJ.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-04-06
AN OLD TINE CITIZEN.
Well Known Farmer Talks of Early
Days in the County.

While reporter for this paper
was Witnessing the track laying ma
chine distribute ties and rails on the
Trinity and Brazos Valley yesterday
morning he came across his old
friend. Mr. Nat Grimes. Accompany
ing Mr.. Grimes was one of his neigh
bors, Mr.. John Vincent, whom he
introduced to the reporter. In con-
reporter learnal tEa; they were boys
together back in the good old state.
of Tennessee They said they wanted
1T distinctly understood that they
| did not come FROM Giles county. but
from Lawrence. Which Is just .. good
as the one of which Pulanki n TIN
tcounty seat. Mr.. Vincent said he an
4 Mr. Grimes caught trout from tn
liquid streams of the mountains an
killed deer He said the deer hide
were used in those days principal
Ifor stopping holes in the houses
| Mr. Vincent no, cd TO Waxahachi
jim 1871 and got lis start thron.s!
our honorable tow. sman, Col. Jon,
IC. Gibson. Ine next year he nIovec
| to Dallas county. 10. ating near Cedar
Hill where he bought land at $4.5 SO
to $500 per acre until now he has
some 500 acres He is jolly, good
citizen and says he will always kind
ly remember his benefactor, Mr..
Gibson.