Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-06-12

stands high in the estimation of the
Company.
Among those who are working siren
uously for the upbuilding Of the com
munity is ]. NJ. Hale, the leading real
estate dealer, whose business methods
and sterling honesty are bringing
liberal reward. In the office of Mr..
Hale is employed one of the rising
young men of the valley, E. NJ. Walker
whose name has been selected as the
representative of the Journal in the me-
tropolis of the North Side Tract. And
IN the same building is located the post
Office whose genial post mistress, AIDE
line Becker, has won the confidence and
good will of every patron and whose
graceful pen has often told the story of
all the happenings in the community.
Geo. Hineman, a timber cruiser from
Michigan and Montana, together with
his estimable wife preside over the big
restaurant where fifty to seventy five
people took meals at the time the writer
was in the town, and genial, bustling
crowd they were.
The two story lodging house was in
charge of Earl E. Fee who made his
customers feel very much at home.
Another successful young man in bust
ness is J. P. Napton, manager Of the
Jerome Mercantile Co., whose building
was constantly thronged with custo-
mers all through the day and well into
the night.
E. Tacha, manager of the Booth
Mercantile company, was just NOV
ing into Chaplin and Kinney new build
ing in the west part of town and was
rushing in goods as fast as the muddy
roads would permit. This Company is
moving their entire stock from Miner
to jerome.
P. R. Kartzke is building contract
or who works about fifteen men under
his personal direction and whose only
trouble was to get material fast enough
over the muddy road.
J. C. Ream an expert painter and pa
perez, is building up paying business
founded on good work and fair and liber
al treatment.
D. A. Holbrook, the livery man, and
Geo. Bloom a land owner impress one
as being enterprising business persons
to meet.
w. H. Sturges of the Jerome Drug
Co. is another of the hustling men who
are to make their mark on the commun
ity and push the development of the
town to the utmost limit.
A pleasant hour was spent at the
pumping plant where the genial mana
ger, Fred Williams, found leisure to
answer all manner of questions and i'm
part much valuable inform alton.
The Company well is 1866 feet deep
and six inch bore and is provided with
ten horse power electrical motor and |
pump capable of delivering 1000 gallons
per hour, and the tank holds 1900 gallons. |
About two thirds of the town is now
provided with mains and the system
will be extended to cover the entire town .
in the near future. This plant was
constructed and is maintained by the .
company and water furnished all who .
desire it absolutely free of charge.
Cheap electrical power is bound to play /
an important part in the future develop .
ment and prosperity of jerome. The .
wires are already on the poles and ready .
for immediate delivery of power in I'M
limited quantities.
With the advent of the electric rail
way from Gooding and the delivery Of .
water for irrigation purposes, Jerome 4
will come into her own and her position .
as the metropolis of the Twin Falls North .
Side tract will be assured