Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-02-05
JEROME

Wednesday.
Jerome is to have a Jail 16x24 feet in
size and sufficiently strong to hold the
most desperate criminal
E. NJ. Churchman from Pittsburg has
entered the employ Of the Land & Wate.
Co. and is at work in the Office
Edward Quigley, superintendent of
construction of the new state capitol at
Boise. spent Sunday with his nephew
E. w. Bridges.
DIR. F. E. Roach, the prominent Chi
cago dentist, and P. E. Allen passed
through town last Sunday on their way
to their ranches near Wendell.
NatSpofford and JessePursley brought
their well drilling outfit to Jerome this
week and are now at work upon the
ranch of DIR. Reiterman, three miles
south of town.
Mr.. Simpson, the father-in-law of
Mr. johnson, our jeweler, has bought
at the corner of avenue A and Locust
street and will build a two story room
ing house at once
The new Cole building at the corner
of Main and Locust streets has been
rented to 3. F. Oakley, Of Twin Falls
He will open pool room below and use
the second story for rooms.
l. B. Perrine was in town Wednesday
The Office force in the company's Office
is always glad to see Mr.. Perrine as he
is quite apt to bring along box of the
far famed Blue Lakes apples.
Gill& Robinson havelet to B. U. Bick-
ford the contract for building their
large livery barn on avenue A. It is
to be 36x5O in size. 90 #. high and with
the corral and sheds will cover 4 lots.
Jerome experienced its first fire Tues
day morning when McVickers barn was
discovered in flames. A volunteer pail
brigade soon extinguished it though
great excitment prevailed for a time.
DR.. A. C. McLaren, of Chicago, will
open dental Office here upon the ar
rival of the necessary equipment for
Office and laboratory which has already
been shipped from the manufacturers
Frank D. MCGOWAN and W. L. Gull
ford, who had charge of the Twin Falls
fruit exhibit in Chicago, recently from
the Chicago office, were in town this
week and are now at Bliss looking over
the Clover Greek tract.
The engagement Of James I. McCor-
mick and Miss Clara L. Vedder, two Of
our most prominent society young peo-
pie is announced. Even the socalled
hardships of pioneer life" cannot pre-
vent Cupid from getting in his work.
Samuel Grant. of the Grant Construc-
ton Co., has a large desert claim north
and east of Shoshone Falls which viii
be watered from the main canal He
is now building a fine moderen house of
s or 10 rooms and plans to have large
tract under cultivation this season.
The Wise PianoHouse Boise through
their representative W. W. Forbish has
just sold to Mr. Leavitt for use in his
hall very fine self-playing piano cost
ing $3.50. Mr.. Leavitt evidently has
faith in Jerome 5 future and is willing
to back up his belief with his money.
Mrs. Walter Christensen was given
a farewell ball in the new Cole building
last Friday evening. There was good
excellent music from Twin
Falls and most enjoyable time is re-
ported. Mrs. Christensen goes to Boise
and her departure will be felt as dis
rinct loss by the social element of the
town.
A trial run was made through the
main canal. the first of the week and
turned into the lateral running south
If Flat Top Butte and down into the
,oulees between here and Twin Falls.
These coulees are raging full and still
but everything cannot be
lone at once. The canals have stood
ne strain of the recent rains and of this
rial run in good shape.
The jerome Mercantile Co. has out
-rown its present quarters and viii at
nee begin the construction of what
gill be the largest business block in the
ity. II is to be located on Main
treet just west of the Hotel Idaho and
rill cover two entire lots, 50Xl25. and
he entire two stories viii be occupied
" the firm. The building viii be of
alt Lake brick and the cost will be in
he neighborhood of $4,000.
II. W. Hurlebaus has gone to Good ,
* to prepare fer the big Clover Greek
rawing, February s. Reports from
mis- tract say that cruisers are there
plenty and that there is much choice
md. AS usual the registrations win
roba5ly cover FIVE times the acreage
ut the method of selection by drawing
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