Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-06-19


is increasing rather than diminishing.
A large force is now at work on the
new hotel. The excavation for the
basement will be completed in a few
days. The material for the foundation
is mostly on the ground and a car of
portland cement is being unloaded. The
foundation is So feet inches by SO feet
- inches, and the building will be three
stories high.
Lots have been purchased in block So
on Washington street for the establish
ment of another livery stable.
DR.. w. E. Dubes, of shoshone, was
visitor Tuesday to assist Dr. Riggs in
an operation at the sanitarium.
J. S. McDougall, of the Jordan-Mc-
DOugall drug company, is building
residence on California street near the
residence of J. H. Howard.
The skill and fame of DR.. A. Aver
Higgs as a surgeon is bringing patients
to the Woodlawn Sanitarium in numbers
sufficient to crowd its present capacity.
Mrs. George Dawson has opened her
home for the accommodation of the
hungry public in search of a really home
cooked meal that will make him think
of the kind that mother used to make
Major Fred R. Reed spent two days
in town this week. He was accompanied
by Mr.. Trail of jerome. Mr.. Trail
has recently located at Jerome and
opened a real estate office in that thirty
ing new city.
The building of E. A. Thompson is
well under way. Mr.. Thompson will
establish furniture and undertaking
establishment in it when it is completed.
1t is located on Main street across from
the drug store.
G. C. Leeper is building a business
room 50x75 feet near the corner of Main
street and Second avenue. 1t is to be
occupied by Mr.. Leeper as billiard and
pool hall. Mr.. Leeper is also building
a residence on Montana street.
Lee Sale and R. Mckenzie have
formed partnership and will establish |
a painting and paper hanging establish
ment in this city. Both are first class
workmen and will doubtless meet with
the success they so well deserve.
S. ]. Fell, of Salt Lake City, spent
in Gooding taking orders
from the Jordan-McDougall drug COM
pany for fixtures for their new store.
This enterprising firm has ordered
soda fountain costing 100000.
Ward Meyer has installed his stock
of hardware in his new building on
Main street and is open for business.
He has fine stock of goods and is pre-
pared for the extensive trade which is
coming into the country now at rapid
rate.
R. ]. Cushman, of Nampa, was in
Gooding Wednesday looking after the :
work of wiring the new {
hotel. Mr.. Cushman is an electrician {
aud has the job of wiring the new hotel {
and installing the telephone apparatus {
in it. !
The Golden Rule store carries a fine
inc of furniture of all kinds. The
stock is well selected and is sold at t
light prices. Anything not in stock s
will be ordered at once Curtain rods, {
wall paper, window curtains, beds, t
bedding, chairs, etc. at prices worth
yOur while to investigate
Perhaps no other investment, especial
y in new town, brings so large re- A
urn as few coats of paint properly "
pplied and the number of buildings
hat are being painted in town indicates
hat Gooding is not unaware of the adj
antages of dressing in Sunday togs all p
ne time when you are entertaining o
trangers. a
Mr.. George Wollenberg. of Seattle, ~
Washington, with his wife, arrived in II
OONhlS nhOllNdy, anu nave POA SAie'1SN al
lots on which they will at .,
nee erect dwelling. Mr.. Wollenberg ..
as purchased fine location inside the N
re limits on Main street where he will o,
'ect brick or concrete building and 70
1t in drug stock this summer III
During the past week quite Jay al
,wker crowd has arrived in Gooding. pr
E. Brandt and family, Bert Fink,
?. H. Sherman and VIM. Beegley all to
Hill City, and John Hackney of Ok II
I'd are the new arrivals Ward Mey be
, the hardware man, is from Yelling co
n, and E. A. Thompson, the furniture ar
d undertaken man is from Hill City. fr
E. E. Brandt, of Hill City, Kansas,
it'll his family arrived Monday and at
esent are occupying a tent located on
e Isle & Barber residence lots on Sc
yoming street. Rentable houses are of
{ to be had in the town. Mr.. Brandt tn,
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