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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-18
Glad to Greet Them
Major Reed Tells How the West Regards
the Right Kind Of Fasteners.

the broad expanse of country our
former hunting grounds see the j gh s
of homes. I can hear the sound of the
church and school bells, the laughter of
children; I see the incoming civilization,
like the flooding tide. bearing on its
shimmering surface a message to hum
anity, a message Of hope, prosperity and
happiness to thousands of workers who
viii in our favored land of "Opportu-
nifty" solve the bread and butter prob
lem of life.
To J. S. and w Kuhn is due honor
and credit of having created one Of the
largest and most perfect reclamation
projects in the west. Tn less than two
years $50, 000 arid acres have been re-
claimed hundreds Of miles of canals
constructed, towns established, with
electric lights and water works, a stand
ard gauge railroad built Is miles long,
mighty wster powers harnessed to man
ufacture electricity for lighting and
power purposes. The name Of the Twin
Fails North Side Land & Water Compa
ny is today passport to the best Idaho
has to offer
We Westerners were little bard to
break in-our business methods were a
shock to trained business men, the sys-
TEN of reports that you are all so IA
miiiar with we did not take kindly to.
Our reports were generally made with
a six-shooter. However, we are now
making reports, just as the boss desires.
We begin to see where they are right
We are now city-broke, stand without
hitching, and can be driven with open
bridles-in fact We are trying to be
perfect gentlemen and don't buck any
more, even if we are cinched a little
tight at times
Mr. Toastmaster, on behalf of the
western officers of the companies owned
and controlled by j. S. and w. S. Kuhn,
desire to extend to. you one and all the
right hand of friendship and to extend
to you an invitation to hold your next
banquet at The Idaho, Jerome, Idaho,
on behalf of 81 varieties of good fellows
out in idaho, the Gem Of the Mountains
To J. S. and w. S. Kuhn; to the old
Roman, Mr.. J. H. Purdy, the boys of
brain and Drawn who stand by the
bosses 365 days year; to the grand old
state of Pennsylvania who has done so
much for Idaho. we subscribe ourselves
in friendship and gratitude,
The WESTERN BUNCH,
By FRED R. REED.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-18
KILLED AT COAL SHUTES.
viii SIiger Falls From TTesiIe and
Meets instant Death.

VIII Sliger, while working at the o.
S. l.. coal shute yesterday about 11:30,
a m, fell from the last trestle and
struck the ground head first and was
instantly killed. A coroner's inquest
was Immediately held, the verdict be-
ing accidental death.
Deceased was a member in good
standing of the Uuited Artisans Lodge,
of Shoshone and carried a substantial
insurance in that order, and funeral
services will be held tomarrow under
the auspices of that worthy fraternal
society.
Deceased was a steady, sober, hard
working young man of much promise,
and a widow and child are left to monrn
an irreparable loss. Two brothers are
living in Lincoln county and the par
ents and remainder of the family live
in Licking; Texas county, Missouri.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-18
Board to Wendell
First Passenger Makes
TripBetWeen Good
ing & Wendell

The initial trip of the passenger train
from Gooding to Wendell was made
Thursday morning D. C. McWatters,
Paul S. A. Bickel, f. S. Jackson and
F. C. Bush, officers of the company,
Major Fred R. Reed and Edw. T. Bar
Der as guests Of the company, with the
train in charge of H. c. Campbell as
engineer, James Brown, fireman, and
C. w. Young, conductor. made the run
of u miles in 30 minutes. The first
five miles Of the track out of Gooding
is straight as an arrow. There are but
four curves in the II miles and the
heaviest grade is a short one of l per
cent. Where the tracI-laying gang
have had time to surface the new line
it is as smooth as the main line of the
Short Line.
At Wendell the arrival Of the train
was duly welcomed and Major Reed
christened the new town 4'The Hub
City" on account Of its advantageous
location, being Y miles from Buhl on
the south, Hagermano on the west, Good
ing on the north aud jerome on the
east In the town have already been
started two banks, a good hotel, drug
store, hardware store, lumber yard and
several smaller establishments. A fine
school house has been built and 40 pu-
pils are in attendance.
This initial trip of the train marks an
epoch in the development of the irri-
gated empire included in the Snake
River irrigated lands.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-18
ACTUAL RESIDENCE REQUIRED.
Failure To Get Water no Excuse
For Leaving Place.

The recent ruling of the Interior
Department that a settler on a reclama-
tion project must live on his homestead
whether the government delivers water
on the land at the appointed time or
not, my prove to be in favor of the
Minidoka settlers who had failed to
meet their first water payments at the
time required by the reclamation ser
vice
The ruling or decision referred to
was in the case of William Roberts VS..
Jacob T. Spencer, involving 80 acres of
land adjoining the townsite of Burley.
The settler or claimant in this case
had invested $500. Improvements on his
homestead but had not maintained an
actual residence on the land, and when
a contest was sprung on the ground of
non residence his entry was cancelled.
The defence in this case was that no
residence could be maintained till water
for irrigation was furnished by the re-
clamation service, but the Interior De-
partment rules That the homestead law
must be complied With whether water
for irrigation is furnished or not.
A broad and liberal Interpretation of
this decision would favor those rcelama-
ton settlers who fail to meet their
water payments on time, because no
contest would lie against their home
steads as long as they maintained an
actual residence on them, that S, made
them actual homes. If the homestead
law prevailed before water is delivered,
it should also prevail after water has
been delivered for irrigation purposes.
A failure to meet water payments on
time might forfeit water right, but
it could not justly subject the home
stead entry to cancellation because no
provision Of the homestead law would
have been violated. In this light the
decs on works for the ultimate good of
the reclamation settlers.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-18
UP-T0-DATE METHODS.
SbOshOne Dentist Adopts the New
Way of Doing Things.

1t IS gratifying to civic pride as well
as conducive to business prosperity for
a city to secure the best professional
talent there is going in every line of
professional activity When DR.. W E.
Dubes settled in Shoshone last spring
as dentist, his credentials were suf-
ficient to warrant anticipations of IN
usual ability in the lines of his pro-
fession. His work has more than met
these expectations and the conviction
is settling on the community that they
secured the best when he settled in
their midst About two years ago a
new discovery was made regarding the
filing of teeth by gold inlay and al
though this discovery has been in use
only about Is months, DR.. Dubes has
been using the method for some time.
By the new method teeth can be filled
at two short sittings with little or no
pain and with little Inconvenience TO
the person receiving treatment. A
very little preparation puts the tooth
in condition to receive the filing then
a wax cast is taken Of the cavity to be
filed and this ends the first sitting.
The doctor then prepares a mold with
the wax impression inside. This is
then subjected to heat chat eyaporates
the wax, ard now comes the new dis
covery, which consists in forcing the
gold into the mold under severe steam
or atmospheric pressure, the latter be-
ing used by DR.. Dubes. At the second
sitting the gold filing IS pressed into
the cavity and forever fastened there
by a cement that makes the connection
with the tooth perfect and lasting BY
this method there is no cavity-not
even the ten thousandth Of an inch
left in the filing or the cement con
nection where bacteria can enter and
again cause the tooth to odeeay. Itpays
to have the best.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-18
A COMPARISON.
Dry Farming Should Be Made to
Pay in Lincoln County.

A statement has recently been re
ceived from Edward L. Wells, section
director of the U. S. weather service al
Boise, showing the monthly and annua
precipitation at American Falls from
the year 1898 to the present time. This
tabulated statement was sent at the re-
quest of the cooperative observer 10
Gated at Shoshone for the purpose of
making comparisons between Oneida
and Lincoln counties with regard to
their respective adaptibility for dry
farming. It is well known that dry
farming is very successful in Oneida
county and this table shows the amount
of rainfall which makes it so successful.
The precipitation at American Falls for
the first eleven months of the peesent
year was 1924 inches, while for the
period from 1903 to 1907, inclusive. the
average annual precipitation was 15.05
inrhes. The extremes range from 10. as
inches in 1905 to 20 48 inches in 1907.
Previous to March, 1908, no record was
kept in this county but there is every
reason to believe that the rainfall here
is as great as it is in Oneida county. If
future observations prove this to be
true then Lincoln county can count on
her dry farming area as ore of the
assets of her future greatness. 1t may
be Of interest to the farming communi-
ty to know the mean precipitation at
American Falls for each month Of the
year for the entire time covered by the
report. Janualy, LA inches; February
1 z; March. l.79; April. l.33; May.
/ 49; June, 0.96; July, 0.52; August,
0. 4s: September. 0.65; October, 098,
l "a; December, l96inches.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-18

The Kuhn Bros, financial hackers of
the Twin Falls North Side project,
gave banquet in Pitts5urg, last night,
to 300 of their managers and superm-
tendents Of departments in their, EN-
ploy in various parts of the country.
Major Reed, general agent for the sale
of the North Side lands and towns,
was asked to be present, and to re-
spond to toast. Being unable to go.
he sent the following toast, which was
to be read at the meeting:
Mr. Toastmaster and Gentlemen:
On behalf of the Idaho boys who are
deprived of the pleasure of beirg with
you tonight have the honor of being
the medium Of conveying to you by pen
our cordial greetings and hearty ex-
pressions of good will. You viii agree
with US that we are indeed fortunate to
labor under the wise guidance and
friendship of those broadminded, hui
name, splendid captains of finance, :"
j. S. and W. S. Kuhn. These gentle
men have by honesty, ability and loyal
ty not only won the confidence of the
public, which places them in the front
ranks of the great financiers of our
country, but they stand for those things
in life that make it worth the living.
[ call the daily lives of these gentlemen
practical Christianity "A square deal
for every man" seems to be the order
of the day in all the camps everywhere
that fly the Kuhn colors. Southern
Idaho owes to these unassuming gentle
men debt of gratitude that forever
assures them warm spot in the hearts
of thousands of men and women who
have directly benefited by their work.
They have builded for themselves, their
children and their children's children a
monument named Opportunity" as
lasting as time and eternal as the hills.
Idaho, but few years ago a great
manless land, with lofty mountains,
life giving streams, and beautiful val
leys. today the whole face of our Idaho
land is changed. The magic wand of
irrigation has touched the mighty val
ley of the Snake River and as it were
in a night the desert is obliterated, hun
dreds of miles of aridity, desolation and
silence sprung into life and action. The
stage coach, the cowboy and the Indian,
the good old frontier days are simply
memories. Today Idaho is becoming
the mecca of the husbandman, the home
of a splendid people. As l look over
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-18
LINCOLN COUNTY TAXES.
Increase SIS, 900 Over Last Year.
20. 5. |. 10 Paw $4,000.

Lincoln county will this year collect
approximately S1l3, 000 in taxes. a gair
of about SIS, 600 or 10 per cent ovel
last year Some of the tax money i
already coming in, but it is not quite
so prompt as last year, for all that last
year was the panic and this year is not.
Tax Collector Wheeler anticipates little
trouble and shortage, however, in get
ting the money into the treasury.
The railroad pays about the same
proportion as last year, or two-thirds
of the total taxes of the county. Their
amount for this year is little more
than S73, 600. The raise in railroad as
sessment has been in just about the
same proportion as the raise in the
amount of personal and land taxes;
though the railroad pays a raised as
sessment per mile, while the other tax
es are increased largely for quantity.
There is now about SO, 600 acres of
taxable land in the county, land which
paid for this year. However, there
has been a considerable area of land
on which final proof has been made;
approximately 1900 acres on the Miner
segregation, and a considerable area Of
desert and some homestead land which
will increase the total taxable area for
next year by possibly 5000 acres, or
perhaps 35 per cent. All this new land
pays taxes for 1909. A great area Of
land possibly Is, 900 acres in all-will
be proved up on during the year to
come, on the North Side and the Idaho
Irrigation company tracts, and all this
viii be ready to pay taxes for 1910
This will increase the present taxable
area by close to 400 per cent; which will
doubtless be conceded to be q big in
crease. The Minidoka tract will pro
badly also contribute several thousand
acres of patented land next year, so
that the season of 1910 will see hardly
less than 200, 900 acres paying taxes.
The year following should see almost
100, 600 more acres added to the rolls.
and still there viii be new land coming
in for several years.
The question of establishing a sink
ing fund to pay off the county indebt-
edness has been discussed, with the
general opinion that the county ought
to refund every dollar of the bonds as
they come due. The bonds sold last
year for less than per cent, and it is
expected that this year they may bring
about per cent interest. As every
dollar of Lincoln county money is worth
from 10 to 100 per cent a year, for de-
velopment purposes, it is not believed
to be very good business to hoard up
anything from the present to pay the
bonds when so much cheaper money
can be had. There is some warrant
Indebtedness, which the increased taxes
of this year will just about take up.
without a bond sinking fund.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-18
HEPBURN

The Ladies' Missionery Society will
hold an apron sale in the postoffice Sa,-
uaday, December 18th.
Mr.. Alex. Mcpherson will give a
series of interesting talks to the Farm
ers at Hepburn beginning Thursday
evening the 18th and every evening
thereafter until the 28th at the various
school houses in the project-ten in all.
Efforts are being made to form a
water users association Incorporated
for S4, $40, 10000. President C. C. Mel
son of Hepburn and the board of direct
ors are doing the best they can to get
signers.
Tom Schodde has completed a hand
some four-room cottage on his claim
just east Of the old homestead.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-18
POCATELLO, OH!
Meepmen to Congregate
At Gate City Next
Month.

Pocatello is to have one of the biggest
public meetings of the year, when the
National Wool Growers Association
meets there in January.
This is always one of the big events
Of the live stock world. But this year it
promises to exceed anything yet pro
duced. It is expected to bring close
to 1900 sheep men-with probably .
host of forest reserve agents to guard
their jocs by saying mean things about
the live stock industries, and to prove
to the sheep men that the forest ser
vice is their friend and to the forestry
bureau that the sheep eat bark of Of
the pine trees, gnaw up the trees by
the roots, and drink all the moisture
that should fall on the foliage
But whoever attends, it is going to be
great meeting. President Fred Good
ing has been davoting practically all his
time Tor months past. to the prepara-
tions for the work of the Association;
and the three days session is likely to
bsthe busiest, most helpful ever held.
It had been expected that PocatelIo
would be swamped by the crowd, and
that overflow trains would have to be
run to all the surrounding towns. But
accommodations are being prepared
which will show that this far is ground
less. The Oregon Short Line company
win have string of Pullmans and tour
ist sleepers on the tracks, and has been
working on dining hal, a I'd ca avaE sary,
where the crowd, 1900 in all including
the Pullman accommodations, can be
cared for. This much extra provision
IS expected to provide fully for tt Fe
visitors.
The great wool warehouse, for the
establishment of a great central market
and warehouse in Chicago where the
wool growers will be able to cut out the
middlemen in selling their prduct, is to
be one of the most important measures.
But the relation of the sheep industry to
the forest reserve service is going to
be thoroughly discussed Idaho, with
SO, 600 square miles of forest reserve,
most of which is a natural sheep range,
IS vitally interested in having the ques-
ton settled in more satisfactory way
than at present prevails, and the wool
growers are expected to present some
thing that will make a settlement on a
fair basis, easy for the forstry bureau
as well as for the range men and their
Aocks
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-18
DEATH AT DEVILS CORRAL.
Mysterious Depth Of Man Employed
As Game Keeper.

In response to a message from the
southern part of the county Dr.. H. G..
Baugh, acting Coroner, went to the
Devils Corral, Dec 9th, and held an in
quest over the body Of dead man,
found on the north bank of Snake river
in what is known as the Devils Corral
The facts developed were that the man
was known as J. V. Haughey, aged
about fifty or fify-fve years, and that
he was a,hobo in Shoshone some time
ago, and Alpha Kinsey gave him lift
by sending him down on his wild ranch,
just above the Great Shoshone Falls,
to look after the deer confined in the
park, called the Devils Corral. 1t seems
that Haughey had crossed the river in a
skiff he kept for the purpose, and gone
on to Twin Falls where he had purchas-
ed some provisions and also stock of
liquor. Returning to the river he had
driven the boat up draw well into the
willows where he stepped out of the boat
and fell over on his back with his feet
in the water. Probably he fell asleep
there and died of exposure before re-
gaining consciousness. The body had
lain there some six weeks and had been
disturbed by wild animals. The doctor,
with the assistance of a few men whom
he was able to summon in that lone
Soma sDot found a suitahla sDOt and
gave the unfortunate man burial.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-18
NATIONAL CORN SHOW.
Idaho Does Not POSe as Corn State
But Wins a Prize.

The National Corn show which has
been held from the 9Th to the 18th of
this month at Omaha was in every sense
what its name indicates-a National
Corn Show Every state in the Union
where corn is raised had fine exhibit
there and excursions were run daily
from all points in the great corn belt Of
the Mississippi valley.
To accomodate the show for space the
Omaha people rooted over two streets
from their intersection for block each
way and then used the upper stories of
the adjacent buildings.
This immense space was filled to
overAowiug with corn exhibits and corn
products ard corn producing macf inery.
while the people of the surrounding
states were there by the thousands.
Idaho does not attempt to rank as a
corn state and but little interest has
busy shown here in the show, still
David Jeffreys OF Meridian has taken
third prize for popcorn.
!
show to the journal editor who spent
few hours there last week was the fact
shat so magnificent opportunities for
advertising Idaho had been almost Ell
tirely overlooked The West End Twin
Falls company had booth there and
man employed to distribute their liter
ature and some issued in The name of
the Twin Falls Commercial club, and
there was some eprize-winning fruit from
the Boise Payette- Emmett section; but
aside from that there appeared to be no
effort. The people attending this great
show come from the sections of the
country where Idaho is most interested
in making herself known and it is re-
gretabIe that SO few realized the great
ness of the opportunity.
A fine line Of novelties for Christmas
presents at Cradle ard Waters.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-18
Christmas Holiday Rates.

Reduced rates for Christmas holidays
via Oregon Short Line Tickets on
sale December 18th, 18th, oath, 25th
and 3lst and January ist 1903, limit
January 4th. See. agents for further
particulars.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-18
Notice.

Department Of the Interior, United
States Land Office, Haley, Idaho, De-
cember Bird, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing townships have been surveyed,
to-wit: Z. 8 south r. IL E. B. NJ.
T. south, R. II E. r. NJ
T. 6 south, r. y E. B. NJ.
And the plat Of survey viii be filed in
this office on January 5th, 1909, and on.
and after that date we viii be prepared
to receive applications for the entry Of
lands therein.
FRED G. BRADLEY, Receiver.
A. /. MCMAHoN, Register
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-18
Call for Prayer.

The Revival meetings viii begin at
Baptist church the Srd Of January, %.
The week of prayer win be observed
the week prior. Two special prayer
meetings each week are being observed
now, and viii continue. Come and
pray Heavens greatest blessing on our
town, on your home, Oh your loved
ones, on your own life.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-18
Christmas Holiday Rates.

Reduced rates for Christmas holidays
via Oregon Short Line. Tickets on sale
December 18th, 18th, oath, 25th and
Slst and January lst, 1909, limit Janu-
atty 4th. See agents for furtb' par
tic9lars.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-18

A large line Of Christmas tree orni-
ments, tinsel, candles and holders at
Starrh's.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-18

A fine line Of novelties for Christmas
presents at Cradle ard Waters.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-14
Floodl Gage lch'ns.I Rain lstage Reads( zz 24 STATIONS. a-Tn.Il hrs hrs
s---Risins. x-FaIIins.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

RIVER FORECAST. The Coosa will fall slowly and the Ala bama will remain nearly stationary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-14
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