Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-07-24
JEROME.

Mr. Ralph Moore met with very
painful accident last Sunday. While
teaching young colt to lead with an
other young horse one of them turned
and kicked striking Mr.. Moore just
above the stomach. inficting a severe
wound and rendering him unconscious.
Mr.. Ora E. Long, who up until the
past week was foreman on Contractor
Kartzke's force, has gone into the con-
tracing business for himself. Mr..
Long has reputation of being
through and careful workman, and hav-
ing had considerable experience in the /
business in Fort Collins, Colo. viii no
doubt meet with good success here.
Mrs. Adeline Becker has resigned her
position as postmistress of this office
and has appointed Mr.. j. L. Napton as
temporary Postmaster until the next
appointments are made. The Postoffice
has been moved from its old quarters to
Mr.. Napton's store and has been enlar-
ged a little so that the increasing vol
umn of mail can be more easily hand
led
Several contracts have been let for
the drilling of wells in this vicinity.
The well in jerome is 366 it. deep and J.
it is supposed that the depths will vary !
at diffenent places. The prices charged
by the contractors at this time are 81. 90 I
'or first 100 feet, 1925 for the next 100
'ee, 81. 80 for the next and so on, which a
Includes the casing if necessary. +
The scarcity of hay and grian is grad u
ally becoming greater. Oats are sell 81
ng for S. 80 per cwt. and alfalfa bal D.
d for $500 per ton, and as no one will IL
ndertake to freight from the South nj
ide through the Snake River Canyon
here feed can be bought at a nominal til
Am many are arranging to buy as far N
way as Soldier where the supply is W
entiful. a
Bridges across the laterals are now So
sing put in, which will be a great i'm II
'ovement on the roads, especially on VIZ
e Twin Falls road which is cut up in an
veral places by bitches. me
While asleep in his blankets in the {
ge brush in one of the vacant lots Chas
Grove of Mackay, Idaho was assault A
and robbed of $4,000 The bandits
e still at large and Sheriff Higgins is =
t on their trail and expects to have eie
EN- captured in the future. Mr.. Pu'
owe has had to have medical attend i'u
ce for the wounds resulting from the uaN
ltal attack. opt
The regular board of directors of the D.,
lin Falls North Side Investment Co., I
d meeting at Twin Falls, Tuesday, 49,
y 2lst and outlined plans for hand a.
: the towns of jerome, Wendell and 49,.
lsdale. The meeting was very salts ~
tory and much good will result fl Sait
or the settlers and towns people on -.
North Side tract. -
lr. E. c. Newell one of the engineers voti
Shobert's Camp will leave shortly dav
business trip to Australia, which fror
MS ioriner nome 6p.
II. r. S. Frazer of Saltwater. Okla. A
located in Jerome and has purchas- the
everal residence and business lots. publ
Ralph Moore will join forces with Fl
Frazer and will establish hard dele
e business in the near future. Both ST.
these gentlemen have had manv RI
s experience in the business and M M
me is fortunate to have snch clever ri
merchants in the town. AL
lie Land & Water Co., have selected re re
No. 46 to be used for school pur-
for this District. Plans and spec
tions have been drawn for the ''
Of house and work will be started
ice in order that the building will
'ady for the Fall term. J'iS
rome, July %.