Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-08-14
Wendell News.


A. and R. w. Critchlow returned to
their home in Salt Lake City Sunday.
J. NJ. Freese has resigned his position
here and is now in business at Jerome.
w. T. Smith has rented the remain
ing store room and will open hardware
store in it soon.
T. X. Yates resigned his position at
the engineers camp Tuesday and has
gone to Seattle.
W. H. Buehler, of Hepburn, has
opened drug store. He also has a
fine line of confectionery.
NJ. D. Michner, of Chicago, has full
line of groceries in the general store
and is doing good business.
Business and residence lots are being
sold fast. A few dwelling houses could
be readily sold or rented here now.
Mr.. W. R. Mcneil has built a temp
orary house on his farm west of town.
He expects soon to begin drilling well.
Senai or F. L. Hastings expects to
open a real estate Office soon. TIE
bank will also be operating in a short
time.
The Ostrander-Reed Lumber Co. are
doing fine business here. Their yard
is well equipped and the quality of the
oroodc bapdIa1 i rood
Mrs C. NJ. Dingler and son came
from Chicago this week to join Mr..
Dingler here. They are living in tie
house at the lumber yard.
The first meeting of the bible class
was held Sunday morning, Angus g, at
1880. At $50 Sunday evening Rev.
H. R. Fiegenbaum preached.
Mrs. E. A. Kenney and two sons ar
rived at Wendell Saturday. Mr. Ken
ney now has his fine new house COM
pleted on his farm west of town.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Perry Bates of Ber-
wyn, ILL., are visiting their son, F. P.
Bates. Mr.. J. Perry Bates is spresident
of the Berwyn- Wendell Development
Co., Ltd.
Mr. and Mrs H D. Jackson of Chi
cago reached town this week Mr.
Jackson has farm west of town. He
expects soon to engage in the real
estate and insurance business.
Joe Schantz left Thursday for his
home in Hartford, Wisconsin, after
spending one summer here at carpenter /
work. He expects to return with his
wife in the spring and settle on his
farm west of town.
Senator Hastings now has a fine we'll /
on his farm. A good vein of water 1
was struck at about 200 feet The pos
sibility of getting well water and the
excellent quality of the same along
with the frst-class land near here
makes Wendell's future look very, very
bright.
The first meeting of the stock holders
If the Berwyn- Wendell Development
Co., Ltd, will be held in the comp2ny's
'ffice here Aug. II. The company was
for the purpose of clearing,
and cultivating land near
lere and are fast making contracts for
uch work Mr. E. A. Kenny is man.
lger and F. P. Bates is stenographer
n the Wendell office.
Sunday, Aug. ? marked quite an i'm
,ortant date in church history of Wen
ell, it being the day for the dedication
f the tabernacle and the organizing of
bible school, The dedicatory services
rere held at 1890. with Rev. H. w.
rankin. synodical superintendent of the
Presbyterian S. S. missions for Idaho
! charge. In the afternoon a love
east was conducted by Rev. J. A. Sell
,rs, and at night Rev Rankin preached.
It the evening service steps were taken
pr the organization of a bible school
nd the following officers were selected:
l. n. hShLsf OupAs. tASN. II. n. icy
nbaum, Asst. Supt.; Jno. E. Williams,
ecy.; and Fred P. Bates, Treasurer.
The number of settlers arriving lately
rs surely been encouraging to the pio-
GERS who have been blazing the way
ere, and the promise of greater num-
srs to follow soon is still more eneour-
ring. Almost every day witnesses =,
lie arrival of some new family, and a W
rye influx of people is timed for Nov
t. That Wendell will be fine town
I'd the country around Wendell ideal
uit and farm land in few years no 4,
e doubts. Already large acreage r
sage brush has been cleared and a,
imerous houses have been built or are
on to be built The greater portion de
the land here is owned by people p
iown to be well endowed with wealth
d culture. In a few years no more of
eal spot can be found in southern 90