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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-08-23
BRONCHO BUSTERS HOLIDAY.
Delightfully."- Entertained By Miss
Alberta MCFall.

No organization in the city has reaped
greater enjoyment or more healthtul
entertainment on account of the organ
ization than the girls who form the 5.
B. B. club. Their weekly entertain
ment for this week was given by Miss
Alberta McFall, in the home rooms OF
the hotel, Wednesday night. The rooms
were daintily decorated with the colors
of the club, red and white Miss Jessie
acted as master of ceremonies at the
punch bowl and at an appropriate hour
the guests were invited to the dining
room where dainty feast awaited
them. Place cards were used bearing
the figure of horse with its s. B. b.
brand. Those present were Mrs Dill,
Mrs. SAVERS, Lizzie Parry, Josephine
Parry, Alice Clark, Florence Brennan,
Bessie Burnside, Alta Gooding, Pearl
Gooding, Louise Gooding, Gilbert White,
John Witty, C. B. Morton, w. c. Muir
phy, A. E. Bowler, Jerre Purdum, K.
B. Haddock and Lynn LaMunyon. The
gentlemen were not members of the
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-08-23
BIow-up at Miner
WarIike HeIIeneS Avenge
COmrade Who was Hurt
by a Blasted Rock.

Yesterday afternoon battery blast
fired by an Austrian workman in a cut
near Miner, on the North Side Twin
Falls ditch, threw some stones into a
camp of Greek laborers about 200 yards
away. One Greek was seriously in
jured by falling stone, whereupon the
entire body of Greeks demanded the
discharge of w. H. Baker, the super
intendent of construction. The con-
tractors refused to discharge Mr.. Bak-
er and the Greeks to the number Of
about IS, went out on strike, asking
for higher wages, which was also re-
fused. Later in the day body of
Greeks chased the Austrian who had
fired the shot, for about two miles down
the river and beat him nearly to death.
The Greeks were all paid off today but
are still in Miner aud inclined to be
ugly. The officers are keeping close
watch on them.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-08-23
SCREEN COST HIM $50.
Mill at Kctchum Was Short a Small
but Important Part.

w. N. Pierce of Ketchum was in
town Saturday morning on his way up
to the property of the Boston-Idaho
Mining company uear Ketchum, on
Boyle mountain. He has been rebuild
ing the concentrating mill on the prop
erty, putting in new Wilfey tables, and
was ready to start up the middle Of
the week when he found that one of the
screens necessary for the work had not
been sent. He was obliged to go in
person to Salt Lake to get the article,
a little roll of wire netting which cost
him $50 under the conditions as they
were. Mr.. Pierce says that the mine
and mill are in the most satisfactory
condition possible.
C. B. Dunton of Portland, Maine,
also went up the branch Saturday to
look after the work on the Carbonate
Hill property at Galena, on Cherry
creek. They have drift in 1850 feet
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-08-23
ONLY A PIPE DREAM.
Beatific Vision Of Brick Depot Was
All in His Eye.

When w. d. Garlock returned Sat
urday from an absence of week or so.
He was greatly surprised to discover
that he had been misinformed as to
what had been going on in Shoshone
while he had been absent. He declares
that he had been told that the old de-
pot at Shoshone had been burned and
that the company had begun the erec-
tion of a fine new brick depot such as a
modern progressive city like Shoshone
should have. He found on his return
that it was only pipe dream and that
the same old structure bids fair to serve
the public here for another twenty
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-08-23
'oLN COUNTY. IDAHO. AUGUST %, 1907

of the axle. The cylinder rests upon
two boats which lie in the water. In
case the boats are in stream the pad
dies on the cylinder are used to turn it
by means of the current. Where 1t is
to be used in still water motor of
some sort must be supplied. At each
revolution Of the cylinder the open end
of the spiral pipe pipe dips quantity
of water. 1t then passes into the open
air before getting another charge of
water. 1t is claimed that these air
cushions becoming more and more com
pressed at each successive charge of
water act as balance to throw con-
tinuous stream and also to force the
water to the desired height. This does
away with all valves and its simplicity
it. Should it prove the sue
cess it's inventors claim it will be won
1erful engine in the development of the
arid west.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-08-23
RECKLESS SHOOTING.
Criminal CareIesSneSS Among the
TARGET Shooters.

Several instances have been reported
in Shoshone recently of reckless shoot
ing that all but ended disastrously, in
wounds or death.
Monday evening a bullet came in
through w. d. Vredenburg's window,
breaking the glass and burying itself in
the opposite wall 1t was only %
calibre bullet, but it penetrated an inch
into the wall, enough to have killed the
biggest man who ever lived.
Some time ago, bullet was fired in
to Attorney Disney's house, lodging in
the piano. Another came so close to
Rev. C. H. Edwards, who was reading
in hammock under the trees at his
home. that he could almost feel the
wind from it.
There is village ordinance to pun
ish those who fire guns within the vii
lage limits, whether harm results or
not. The state law would doubtless
punish severely if any one were hurt.
But the one safe and sure remedy for
such lawless carelessness is to take a
good club, not smaller than base ball
bat, and do some earnest educational
work with the brainless fools who have
no more sense than to handle gun as
though it were sack of mush. And
when this is well done, take another
club to the idiotic fathers who do not
know enough to teach their boys that
a gun will kill friend just as quickly
as it will foe if you point it at him
and lots quicker, for there are so many
more friends than foes to point it at.
A gun is good enough if well handled,
but is too serious thing to trust to the
brainless intuitions of irresponsibles
and incompetents who do not know how
to handle #. In the army, and in many
hunting camps, it is general rule to
take fists or club to the IDIOT who
carelessly points gun OF another. The
rule should be made universal.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-08-23
ARSENAL OF OLD TIMERS.
Antique Weapons That Have Long
and Curious Histories.

The Journal office has had a lot of
visitors this week, to look over the ars-
enal on exhibition there. 1t is a part
of the collection made by Chas. j. Lisle
of the Journal, while in the Philippines,
with a few other interesting articles
from nearer home. There is the 13-
pound muzzle-loading buffalo gun once
carried by Sitting Bull, the crafty and
redoubtable Sioux chief whose hands
were stained by the blood of many, ,Iper-
haps slain by this same weapon. There
is a Remington rifle captured at the La
Iona church Just outside of Manila, the
first day of the Filipino insurrection,
and the owner slain, his blood soaking
the gun as he lay. There is a Mauser
rifle captured at Apalit after its dusky
owner needed 1t no more; made in Ger
many, stamped with the Spanish crest
and used III the Spanish army, then
stolen and used by Filipino soldier,
and finally replacing a Springfield rifle
in the hands of an American volunteer
soldier. There is a straight-stocked
old Spanish fiiut-lock musket, with
bayonet two inches wide. And there
are other things, too, that are of more
or less interest, Most of the collection
is to be sent as a loan exhibit to the
State Historical Society at the state
house in Boise.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-08-23
September 24th
State Land Board Fixes
Date for Big Wood River
Land Opening.

! The state land board has definitely
fixed upon Sept. "a as the date for the
Big Wood River project to open its
lands at Gooding. There is 10000
acres of this land. 1t extends in a
crescent shaped strip from few miles
north of Shoshone, west and south to
Come six miles south of Gooding. This
fortunate community will be entirely
surrounded by this fine tract of land.
Half of the land to be opened lies tribu-
tary to Shoshone. 1t is so located as
to make it strictly Shoshone territory,
if Shoshone will arise to the occasion
and 90 after it. This will do more for
Lucky Shoshone" as a permanent
basis for prosperity, than dozen mi
gratory shops and factories dependent
upon the whim of some individual.
The other half of this land lies tri-
butary to Gooding, and this, together
with the other lands surrounding Good
ing, coupled with other resources and
conditions make mighty glowing fu-
ture for that town. The Journal pre-
diets that within the next five years
Gooding will be giving Shoshone
chase for supremacy in this neck of the
desert
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-08-23
GOOD ENGINEERING WORK.
State Endorses Plans of Big Lost
River Irrigation Project.

Charles Spierman, assistant state en-
gineer, returned yesterday. from the
Big Lost River country, where he in
spected the work on the Big Lost River
Land and Irrigation project. He re-
ports that the work is being done in
first class order and is progressing in a
satisfactory manner on the canals, but
that the river is still too high for the
construction outfit to make much head
way on the dams.
The opening of the tract will take
place September 4th at Powell station
on the Mackay branch of the Short
Line. Arco and Blackfoot are the near
est points where hotel accommodations
can be had and the company has ar
ranged for sleepers on the siding and a
large tent will be pitched close by
where meals will be served.
The townsite for the lower tract has
not vet been definitely located but Arco
will be a convenient place to obtain
supplies and will also be the town for
settlers on the upper tract, but this
land will probably not be opened until
next year. In the meantime new
town will be built on the lower tract.
Guy C. Barnum, one of the promoters
of the project, will leave next Monday
for the Pacific coast on business for the
company. Capital News.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-08-23

Last winter when the bridge bill for
Hepburn was defeated in the legisla-
ture the business men there set on foot
a plan to have bridge across the
river at that point any way. Last week
they completed a good substantial
bridge and will place large territory
across the river in Cassia county tribu-
tary to Hepburn.
Recently subscription was started
to raise money to build town hall at
Hepburn and three thousand dollars
was soon subscribed. 1t is business
like this that talks for town, rather
than the talk kind of business that fails
to build bridges and town halls and
other public improvements when needed.
Hepburn is to be congratulated on her
public spirit and Journal hopes that she
will spread the microbes pretty well
around over the county.
Mr.. ]. c. Struble has on exhibition at
his office in the Columbia hotel samples
of brick from the kiln of Mr. Barker at
Hepburn These bricks are as fine
specimens of brick makers art as can be
produced any place. Mr. Barker has
expended great deal of money and en-
ergy in getting his plant into running
order. He has one of the finest plants
in the west and it is with pleasure that
the Journal calls attention to this Lin
coin county industry. If you are going
to use brick and want the best to be
made, patronize Mr.. Barker The
samples at Mr. Strubles Office show
pale red and also canary yellow. Mr..
Barker says that he can make these in
any quantity and of uniform color
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-08-23
GREAT WATER WHEEL.
Wyoming Invention to lrrigate the
Dry Lands of the West.

L. C. Robinson and J. B. Gaylord of
Thermopolis, Wyoming, have patented
a device for lifting water for irrigation
purposes which bids fair to revolutionize
the pumping problem. Their device
consists of a huge cylinder around
which they fasten spiral tube One
end of the tube opens into the water
at the surface of the cylinder and the
other is made to open into the extrem-
ity of the axle of the cylinder, which is
made hollow for that purpose. A de-
livery pipe connects with the outer end
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-08-23
Harness the Falls
Power Turned on at the
Great ShOShOne Plant
Boom at Jerome.

Last week the power was turned on
for the Shoshone Falls plant, and the
transmission line to the town of Twin
Falls is now carrying the current there
for light and power purposes. Only
one turbine and dynamo has as yet been
installed, of $50 horse power, whereas
the plant when fully developed will pro-
duce more than $4,000 h. p. But there
is an abundance of power for all needs
until the electric railroad comes. The
transmission line into Jerome will soon
be finished, the poles being already set,
and the insulators in place. The power
is generated by Shoshone falls, under a
present head of 100 feet, through an in
cline tunnel 10 feet in diameter, to the
Individual penstocks for each direct
connected turbine. The first installation
is of $50 h. p, but subsequent units
will be of 1000 h. p.
Connection will be made this week
with the Bell telephone line, giving the
town of Jerome direct communication
with Shoshone and the outside world.
Furniture arrived in Shoshone this
week for the new hotel at Jerome. 1t
is now being hauled out to the boom
town.
The Jerome town company have in
stalled a gasoline engine at their town
well and are pumping water free for
all who may come athirst. The com
pany expects to soon install an electric
motor in place of the gasoline engine
and they will also erect large tank
which will be kept full at all times for
the accommodation of the public.
A bank building is being put up to
handle the cash at the big opening Oct
ober l. The bank officers have not yet
been announced, but the institution will
be backed by the company.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-08-23
A STUPEND0US DAM.
Salmon River Reclamation Project
an Engineering Marvel.

The state land board has approved
another great Carey act project for
Idaho. This time it lies in Twn Falls
county, possibly some of it in Owyhee
county. 1t is to be known as the Sal
Imon river project and will embrace
5000 acres.
The Salmon river rises in Nevada and
flows due north into the Snake river at
the west end of the Twin Falls tract.
During the greater portion of its lower
course it flows through deep box can
Won. At the head of the canyon there
is a wide valley spreading out in such a
manner as to make an ideal reservoir
site by placing dam across the river
at the head of the canyon This is
what the new company proposes dong.
They will bring the water through
long tunnel and deliver it through some
forty miles of canals to the lands.
This is exceptionally fine land. 1t is
rich and well located. 1t has an ideal
climate, and will be more free from
frosts and cold than any other project
in Idaho.
Nature has given her best efforts to
the making of this project notable
success. The lower part of the Sal
mon river lies in narrow, precipitous
canyon, but above the place located for
the dam it is a comparatively sluggish
stream. with fall not more than six
or eight feet to the mile. Part of this
has pecipitous walls, but only slight
fall to the river. The canyon will be
the reservoir without spreading out
over the surrounding land. Some idea
'pf the ideal reservoir conditions can be
gathered from the fact that the big
dam will be 200 feet high, the greater
part of this height right in the rocky
CANYON. There will be wings to the
dam to raise the water still higher,
but they will be comparatively unim-
portant. The structure will be of con-
crete with rock fills, and will be one OF
the three highest in the United States,
if not in the world. The other very
high dams are the government dams at
Roosevelt, Arizona, and the Pathfinder
dam across the North Platte river in
Wyoming. The storage capacity will
be 300. 900 acre feet, one-half greater
than the Idaho Irrigation company's
great reservoir. Water will be taken
out from the dam to the land through
tunnel about mile long. The Salmon
river has no other irrigation projects,
present or possible in the future, as
there is no other land that can be irri-
gatee were the volume never so great
[ There is a great surplus of water fer
the irrigation requirements, according
to exhaustive measurements OF the
water flow.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-08-23
EDITORIAL JUBILEE.
Press Club Holds Enjoyable Meet
ine at POCatellO.

The newspaper "boys" of the East
ern Idaho Press club held a meeting
Sunday and Monday at Pocatello and
swapped yarns, traded experiences, and
got acquainted with each other gener-
ally. A special train took the club to
American Falls at noon Sunday where
the citizens had spread that could on
" be excelled by the stuff that mother
used to cook. A few hours were spent
in viewing the wonderful growth and
the natural advantages which havepro-
duced it, of the Power city, American
Falls. On returning that evening to
Pocatello the club was again banqueted
by the Pocatello Commercial club and a
most enjoyable evening was spent.
There were all sorts of good things to
eat and good things to listen to as the
toosts were spoken but most Of the
bows looked uncomfortable on account
of having to sit dressed in their glad
rags instead of the usual custom of the
printer. But it was a bunch of boosters
who are past masters of the art and the
things they will do for Idaho as the re-
suit of such meetings will help to make
the state better place for the home
seeker onahe investor than it otherwise
would have been. The card of the
Journal decorated with the Lucky Sho-
shone horseshoe was present in large
numbers and no place received more
favorable advertising than Shoshone.
To Bush Livermore, of the Pocatello
Tribune. is awarded the honor of being
responsible for the success of the meet
ing. more than to any other person
]. w. Jones, the secretary, and editor
of the Rigby Star, is also entitled to
the thanks of the club for his effort in
promoting the meeting. The next
meeting will be at Blackfoot the last
week of November.
Chas. Olney is the accredited travel
ing agent of the Shoshone Journal, and
is hereby authorized to transact office
business for the Journal.
TTSrE r. RATRER Publishers.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-08-23

Jack Skillern has returned from his
wedding trip to the jamestown exposi-
ton and visit to his old home at Chat
tanooga, Tenn. Mr.. Skillern reports
the jamestown exposition as being of
especial historical value. He says that
there are so many spots of interest in
that neighborhood that visitor soon
forgets there is an exposition in pro
gress.
Rev. P. H. Murphy, one of the pio-
neer ministers of the Episcopal church
in this section Of the country, was Wis
iting here Wednesday and Thursday
with his son, w. c. Murphy. Rev.
Murphy has the past two years been
stationed at Rock Springs, Wyoming,
but his many Idaho friends will be
pleased to note that he is contemplat-
ing return to the Idaho field and that
he will likely locate at Payette as rec
tor.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-08-23

on the lead with good ore in places
along the way, though they have not
yet reached the place for which they
started. They have an air compressor
plant, driven by water power. A snow
slide last winter took away portion OF
their upper works and did considerable
damage They have some high grade
ore, but are not yet ready to talk mill
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-08-23
AN APOLOGY FOR A MISPLACED IS"

Typographical liable lead sort of sequel Last
speaking friend the Hon. Asa Abbott editor
the Rupert Lincoln county the
brother Abbott that far from our thoughts
printer changed the last letter of Asa oan
1t but short time had the of his city
sleeping while fishing trip and the Journal had
man Crowned instead falling into the Snake river
Hoping the vengeu ire the printer who makes
humble apologies to friend Abbott
for the mis-spel.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-08-23

club but were merely honored guests
as the girls who form the club scorn
the idea of their needing assistance of
any sort in mastering the bucking bron-
chos of Shoshone. At an early hour in
the morning the guests adjourned with
a unanimous opinion that Miss Alberta
was queen of entertainers and royal
evening had been spent.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-08-23
PLUCKY HEYBURNERS.
Build Bridges, Town Halls and Brick
Yards in Face of Difficulties.

No town in the county has had more
infantile troubles than Hepburn and
vet no town in the county has accomp-
lished more in proportion to its ability.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-08-23

Chas. Olney is the accredited travel
ing agent of the Shoshone Journal, and
is hereby authorized to transact office
business for the Journal.
LIsLE & BATBER, Publishers.
Connecticut western news., 1907-09-05

There is surely a nigger in the wood pile when the onion grower can get but 40 cents per bushel for his crop when the prices of all other foodstuffs are exceptionally high. In view of the general imitation of prices and the amount of work which is required to raise the onion crop he should receive from 60 to TO cents per bushel if he is to get even a fair reward for his labor
Connecticut western news., 1907-09-05
KEEP POSTED.

Every orchardist who raises more ap- ples than can be disposed of readily on the home market should take some paper which gives the price quotations on this kind of fruit in markets which are accessible to him. Such publica- tfons do not as a rule cost more than q dollar a year, keep a fellow in touch with market conditions and enable him to get a good price for his apples in. stead of selling them for a song just because he doesn't know the condition of the market. To be explicit, we know of many who have sold their fall apples this year for 40 cents q bushel when the same stock was being disposed of on the city markets at from S1.40 to S2 per bushel. 1t is not to be supposed that the apple buyer Is going to notify the orchardist that apples are sky high and that he ought to insist on a good round price for them when, by saying nothing, he can get them for song. On the contrary, the grower should get in touch with market conditions first hand and have his eyes open when the buyer comes around. And what is here said con- corning apples is just as true of other kinds of fruit or vegetables.
Connecticut western news., 1907-09-05

With berries and most other kinds of fruit scarce this year, 1t will pay the thrifty housewife to make the largest possible use of the tomatoes and early fall apples. There has probably not been a year in the last ten when the apple crop has been as short as 1t is this, the heavy May freezes cutting short not only the early and late fall apples in the central states, but also the standard winter varieties in the eastern states and in Arkansas and Missouri. The crabs can be made into jelly and spiced pickles, while the larger varieties can be canned and made into the old fashioned marma- Jade, jars of which used to adorn our mothers cupboards when other fruits were not to be had. Just as soon as the fall apples in your vicinity are out of the way apple prices are going to boom and will likely reach $5 or Sss a. barrel before next May. AS an indi- cation of what may be expected, New IoI1 apple growers are asking and -~,,4L-, e;3 and $4 per tasrci lo- apples j.. ttGir orchards.