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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-16

The fault of the age is too much
reading and too little thinking-PreSi-
dent Gilman.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-16

Even IN the slough of DeSpnnd
there are steps to safety prOXlGeu-
the promises of the King.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-16

Those who follow that part of
themselves which is great are great
men. and those who follow hat which
i. little are little men.-h1enciuS.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-16

It is not so~much what we nav
tnat makes us happy as what We az
want.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-16

There is more chance for q Cripple
on the RIGHT road thar for a racer On
the rCng-D l.. Moody.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-16
seven Sentence Sermons.

One can not always be a hero. bat
one can always be q man.-GOeth
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-16

That man is b]eSt
Who does his best
And leaves the rest.
Then do not WORRY.
Charles T. Dee
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-16

II is a high, solemn, almost a,EtuI
hough for every individual man that
his earthly Influence, which has had
q commencement, will never, trough
all the ages. were he the very meaHest
of us, have an end.-Carlyle.
Our deeds shall travel with Us 1rom
afar
And what We have been makes W.
what we are.
--GeOrge Eliot
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-16
I'M THE RELIGIOUS WORLD
Sunday SCHOOL LESSON. CiilLDREN)S 1OflI

acceptance with a body OF people VIZ
are impervious to the preacher !" mo-
sage. .o
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-06-18
Miner Musings.

Miss Sadie Linsel returned Wednes-
day from two weeks visit with hel
sister in Salt Lake City.
Mr. and Mrs. K. L. Eagan, left
Wednesday for Jerome where Mr..
Eagan will manage the North Side Inn.
Bert johnson returned Wednesday
from Albion where his little daughter
has been very i'll
Ed johnson passed through Miner
this week on his way to Hillsdale from
two weeks trip to Sugar Loaf Noun
tain on the North Side Canal.
Wm. Ford made a business trip to
the Junction City Thursday.
Thayer Palmer returned from Hager-
man Thursday where he attended the
Townsite opening and caught few
fish. We don't know how many.
j. H. Day of HilIsdzle was in town
the last of the week.
DIR. ]. T. Evans, the optician OF Boise
was in town for several days looking
over the boys peepers-
The Miner country club s tennis court
is in fine shape owing TO the deligent
efforts of ''Muhs Geilenbeck and we
hope to hive winning tennis team IN
town this summer.
George Weldon has removed the rock
from his front lawn and has erected a
hitching post near the drug store
This is a good move as it viii keep the
horses from eating up the trees in the
park.
The school board met at Longenber-
ger & Belmont store last Thursday,
and figured ON large school house
for Miner.
Mrs. VIM. Yeaman of Albion is visit
Jag her brother George Weldon
Joseph Anderson has opened his
barber shop again in the Webb & Henry
building and Is ready for buainess.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Hall and son Clarence
took pleasure trip over the tract the
last of the week tzking IN ali the
points of interest.
The dance held Stnrday night IN the
hail was large success and was greatly
enjoyed by all
Joe Heyer s1fd Ed johnson drove in
TO town the last of the week in Joe's
auto.
Miss Evelyn Cosell of Jerome spent
the iast of the week in the junction
City in the interest Of the North Side
company.
J. D. Qnint of Hiaisdale wss seen IN
town Thursday
E. W Reynolds wss in town on
susiness the last of the week. Mr.. |
Reynolds has fine ranch on the first !
Work on the electric line between
Jerome and Miner is progressing |
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-06-18
The Value OF Knowing How

A passenger on board the train from
Shoshone to Richfield gets tired of
looking out the window at an endless
expanse of sage brush desert with only
an occasional ranch to, break the
monotony But when the train pro-
ceeds about eleven miles, or within
four miles of Richfield, lovely view
presents itself to the north of the
tract.
A level expanse of country is occupied
by highly cultivated ranches and fine,
two story residences afford the con-
elusive evidence that the owners are
well-to-do, prosperous people who de-
sire some of the eley yancies of life to
which their means entitle them.
There are thousand acres in the
holdings owned and occupied by a
father and three grown sons whose
name is johnson. They fully realize
the value of these fertile acres because
their experience elsewhere has taught
it to them. 1t is doubtful if hundred
dollars an acre would tempt them from
their homes where comfort reigns and
where irrigation ensures them abundant
crops every season as It comes around.
These people came here only three
years ago and bought the main ranch
for twelve and one half dollars an acre
and then added to it as they saw IN
opportunity. They knew the valne of
the land when they bought it but of
course they We're willing to let the other
fellow set the price which they paid
without any unnecessary delay And
now let us see how they knew hand
values better than the other fellow who
happens to be a prosperous business
man of Shoshone and who is well up on
the value of horse flesh.
1t was quite number of yezrs ago
that this johnson family moved into the |
Green River country of Utah and |
bought raw land for ten dollars an acre.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-06-18

After this land was irrigated and culti-
waited other people who saw what
wonderful crops it produced without a
failure, concluded that they wanted it
more than the Johnsons did and so they
took it from them by paying an even
hundred dollars an acre for the privilege.
You see the Johnsons wanted more
land and hundred dollars an acre was
too rich for their blood, so they sold
out at profit of ninety dollars an acre
and sought something cheaper in price
but Just as valuable in productive capac-
ity.
They found what they wanted in
Lincoln county, Idaho, and in three
short years they have made their mark
and from now on the way is clear sail
ing. They know the value of the land
if others do not and they are satisfied
to hold it and reap the rewards of in
dustry and of knowing how.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-06-18
A Successful Deal.

A SNUG little real estate transaction
was the one recently pulled OF by the
Haddock Land Company in connection
with NJ NJ Mackey.
Journal readers will recognize it, when
the name, Mountaia View addition, is
meDtioned.
The j. W. Wheeler ranch adjoining
Shoshone on the northeast was sold
oziy few weeks ago to the Haddocks
and Mr.. Mackey for consideration Of
sls, 900. They plated the tract soon
after and placed it on the market June Z
day prior to the Dietrich opening.
After donating a big block o. the
tract to the city of Shoshone for a city
park. the proprietors have realized
from sales around $4,000, And have
enough on hand that might easily be
dumped off, if they so desired, to cash
up another $40, 900, making profit OF
100 per cent on the investment after
meeting all expenses and all within
few weeks of time.
The parties who have made invest
ments on the tract will make big pro-
fit too, whether they bought for the
purpose of making homes or merely for
an investment.
By making things move lively the
rise in values has been distributed over
a large class of investors and the entire
community will feel the impetus of the
movement.
But it isn't the knocker that gets in
on these deals. It's the fellow who
sees ahead and has the courage TO back
his faith in the certainty Of an unearned
increment flowing into his pocket as
result of his boosting and of his hard
earned plunks.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-06-18
CHICAGO NEXT.
Sage Brush People Will
Soon Enter the Great
City for Business
Conquest Of the Mississippi Valley
Will be Vigorously Pushed
With Energetic Force

1t will not be long now till the Sage
Brush people will make their long
planned invasion of the Mississippi
valley with headquarters at Chicago.
Their trade now covers about every
state west of the Rocky Mountains and
they long for other fields to conquer.
The world is before them and they pro-
pose to occupy it.
With Chicago as headquarters they
can establish there a secondary factory
where nothing need be shipped from
Idaho except the extract and oil of sage
which the Shoshone factory can turn
out in practically unlimited quantity
and the freight thereon will be of small
Importance in comparison with the
value of the product.
With sage brush growing in unlimited
quantities, covering vast areas of desert
waste, the oil of sage when ready for
use in the factory represents an expen-
diture of labor and capital somewhere
between one and two dollars an ounce,
and the extract is also very valuable.
1t is thought E. A. Holden will be
placed in charge of the manufacturing
department of the central factory,
man young in years but veteran IN
the service, as he has grown up with
the sage brush business and knows it
from start TO finish.
As matter of course F. E. Whit
-ington. manager of the company, Will
lead the eastern invasion with a force
of trained statesmen and the slogan OF
the company, Did you ever see bald
headed Indian? will be heard from the
Lakes to the Gulf and the sound there
,of will echo from the Rockies to the
Alleghanies, and the name of Shoshone
will become as familiar as Kalamazoo.
To prepare for this invasion the
Shoshone factory has been pushed to
the limit. Car loads ofsbottles have
been shipped in all packed securely in
fancy boxes properly labelled, and
after the bottles have been filled and
labelled they are again placed in the
boxes and are ready for instant ship
nent to any part of the world
Barrels of nearly solid sage extract
are stored away for future use ard
bottles of clear green oil of sage occupy |
shelf room in various parts of the
factory. A force of boys are kept on
the range gathering sage leaves which
are cured and stored in the upper story
of the factory where they may be held
as reserve to meet future emergen-
-cies.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-06-18
SMUDGISG FOR FROSTS A SUCCESS
Hagerman Fruit Grower Tells Of
Experience Fighting Frosts

R. N Ingraham, the veteran fruit
raiser of the Hagerman valley, spent
several days in the county seat the
fore part of the week and from him
was learned the fact that he has hxd
some experience Fl smudging for late
spring frosts and that it was successful
in every case
For two seasons previous to this he
tried smudging on cold nights and saved
the fruit on both occasions, and it re-
quired two smudgings each of the two
seasons, making four smudgings in all.
Again this spring Mr.. Ingraham
started out TO save his fruit by the
same means and it was again successful
on the two or three nights tried, but
when the next cold night came around
Mr.. Ingraham was unable to start the
smudging and as a consequence the
fruit was mostly killed although the
night was four degrees warmer than
on the nights the smudging was tried
so successfully.
AS result of these trials Mr.. Ingra-
ham is thoroughly convinced that
smudging is safe and sure method OF
saving fruit crops from the fleets of
late spring frosts-
On the way from Clayton, Hi nois to
Shoshone, John NJ. Shank, one of the
proprietors of the Missing Link Nurser y
Co., stepped off in the Grand JUNCTION,
Colorado, country. to investigate the
effects of smudging and he found that
the apple orchards that had been
srludged were loaded with fruit while
those not smudged were without fruit.
This was sufficient 10 convince Mr..
Shank that smudging for late spring
frosts is effective.
In Colorado, coal oil smudge pots
were used, but in the Hagerman valley
Mr.. Ingrahan used sage brush which
IS just as good but good deal more
laborious and inconveniens.
BY having community thoro ug by
snd prepared. there is little
reason for doubt that smudging viii
prove effective in saving fruit from the
Effects of late spring frosts.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-06-18
The Best Location for
New School Building
Up for Discussion
Site in Rear of Old Building Viii
Cost $4,000 While Block on
Knob Hill is Offered Free

Where shall the new school house be
built2
In view of the fact that IT viii cost
somewhere in the neighborhood Of
81, 900 to purchase the lots m the rear
OF the present high school building, it
has been suggested that better policy
would be TO change the location Of the
new school building altogether.
Since the possibility of a, new locs-
tion has been broached considerable
talk has developed regarding a suitable
site for the same and II has developed
that block "a located just four blocks
west of the present brick building, or
with three blocks intervening, has been
offered by Fred W. Gooding absolutely
free of cost to the school district for a
new site, providing change should be
considered desirable.
Block "a is located on the Knob Hill,
is elevated above the standard town
level, and with little expenditure of
money, could be made very desir-
able tract for school purposes. 1t
would have the advantage of roominess,
and with plenty of freedom from the
usual crowding of population usually
observed around city school yards
This article is written simply as a
matter Of news and to give the patrons
of the district chance to discuss the
question of location in reference TO the
new building without taking sides in
the matter ct this time.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-06-18
Notes from the Exposition

Seattle, June17. Inland Empire week
at the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition
at Seattle will be celebrated commenc-
ing Sunday, June 20. Devoted to the
eastern parts of Washington and
Oregon ard the state of Idaho. The
week will be one of the most important
of the exposition period
Thousands of visitors from the great
inland Empire are planning on seeing
the fair next week. During this time
they win be the special guests of the
exposition and will be shown every
hcaor and courtesy which it is possible
to bestow-
On Sunday, the dedication of the
Oregon building will be the feature OF
the day. = Impressive services and a
reception for the people of Oregon are
piannsd.
Inland Empire week and Spokane
week begin in earnest Monday. Ex-
cursions from number of the towns
of Eastern Washington are being ar
raaxsd and the Exposition officials are
ieavinx nothing undone to provide mt
vefcohe for the visitors.
Waxhington state day will be Tues
day. At this time the people from all
parts Of the State are to be gathered
to greet the excursionists from the
iasaud Empire. Uuion (Oregonl day
and Tekoa (Washinton) day are to be
held Tuesday. On Thursday the national
convention of the American Institute of
Banking will begin. Many OF the
bankers of Eastern Washington and
Oregon are taking this opportunity to
visit the exposition.
On Wednesday will be the convention
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-06-18

Henry Schodde, the wealthy stock
grower of Hepburn, was in the county
seat the fore part of the week accom-
panied by his wife
1t will be remembered that confer
ence was recently held at the Schodde
ranch by representatives of the Twin
Falls nerth and south side companies
on one side and Mr.. Schodde and his
attorney, Judge K. l. Perky of Boise,
on the other, for the purpose of reach
ing a settlement of the damage claim
Mr. Schodde holds against the compan-
les.
When the Miner dam was completed
It raised the water over certain portions
of Mr.. Schodde's ranch and washed
away other portions and also interfered
with his system of irrigation. As no
settlement could be effected he brought
suit for damages against the companies
and the same is still pending having
been taken To the U. S. Court of ap
peals at SanFrancisco.
At the time of the conference the
Snake river was high and the water
covered the entire ranch and came up
to the house flooding the cellar.
After the party of officials left the
place the water rose two feet higher
still, and the ranch is total wreck for
this season and the chances are that
the greater part of it will be washed
away as the river is making a new
channel through a fine alfalfa field
This washing process has been going
on for years and the present rise has
only intensified it.
The claim was made by agents OF
the companies early in the present
month that the river was out of its
banks all above the dam, hence the
damage was not caused by the dam
So Mr.. Schodde on June 5, went ten
miles up the river and found the water
high but not over the banks except to
flood low places This disproved the
contentious of the agents of the com
panies.
When the party were at the ranch,
Mr.. Schodde opened the cellar door and
called attention to the water filling the
cellar, Attorney S. H. Hays of Boise,
chief counsel for the companies, jokingly
remarked to Mr.. Schodde, "Shut the
cellar door and when winter comes you
can have ice without having to go out
side for it. The joke was not exactly 1
by Mr.. Schodde-
Having lived on this ranch for q
years. Mr.. Schodde does not feel like
having it washed out from under him
without making an effort for damages
that viii represent something of the
tremendous loss he has sustained, and
he will carry it to the supreme court of
the United States if necessary to get
Justice.
1t is to be hoped thst the recent con-
ference will result in settlement that
sill be satisfactory to all parties con-
,erned.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-06-18
sHosHoNE LINCOLN COUNTY IDAHO FRIDAY JUNE IS 1909

of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch
Masons. The annual convention of the
Western Washington Christian Mission
airy Society and Royal Arcanum Day
will also be held at this time.
Spokane day on Friday will be one of
the feature days of the exposition
The Spokane county building is being
especially decorated and arranged for
the reception of the crowd of people
from the Inland Empire metropolis.
A day devoted to the interests of the
great wheat growing sections of the
Inland Empire, is Saturday, which has
been turned over to the towns of Daven-
port and Sprague in Washington.
King county day and coal miners day
will also be held Saturday.
Perhaps the most favorable time at
the exposition has been chosen for
Inland Empire week. The hot days of
the summer have been avoided and the
Exposition is nevertheless in fine run
ming order.
In the agricultural building are the
finest exhibits of the products of the
Inland Empire ever brought together.
The Spokane county building is one of
the most attractive and best appointed
county structures at the Exposition.
In the government building, the Oregon
building, the Idaho building and the
Forestry building wonderful displays of
the wealth of the state have been
brought together.
One of the most notable commercial
hegiras every made to the Northwest
has just been completed by fifty repre-
sentatives of the Chicago Association
of Commerce. They have visited many
of the important towns and localities in
Washington and Oregon for the pur-
pose of reporting back to the Windy
City merchants just what is being done
in this part of the country. While in
Seattle, these visitors were guests of
the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition
where they enjoyed every
opportunity to observe to their hearts
content. All were astonished and
agreed that the east and middle west
will do welllto take lessons from this
section. They return to their own
bailiwick fullfedge northwestern boos-
ters. 1--WE regret that Chicago or the
state of Illinois has no building at the
fair, said Vice Presiden Wheeler, ''for
we realize that we have let slip great
for calling attention to
what we have. But that shall not pre-
vent US from singing your praises and
telling every one 10 come out and see
the fair and the Great Northwest"
Realizing that the exposition is an
assured success, the state of Missouri
mas just applied for ground space,
the management that $40, 900
S available for s'show-me" exhibit. !
Director General Nadeau wired back to !
Governor Hadley that it was too late
% start any more buildings. The word |
,ame that Missouri must get in on the
zig show, and arrangements were made |
or space in the agricultural building.
This is probably the first time in the
history of expositions that there has /
,een such an experience after the
rates have opened.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-06-18

Miss Gertrude Yaden arrived in town
the latter part of the week on the
special car from the Lewiston normal
where she has attended school the past
year. After visiting here DAY or two
she went on up to Richfield to her new
home. 1t is likely she will go back to
Lewiston for the coming season.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-06-18

rapidly and when it reaches Miner
there viii be something stirring
Carl D. Dudley was in town the last
of the week from his ranch ON the
Miner segregation.
| L. J. Hartford has sold through L.
w. Howard & Co., his ranch on the
Miner segregation.
v. R. Cockburn was a business
visitor in Twin Falls Saturday.
VIM. Pine was in town from his ranch
the last of the week.
Mrs. C. NJ Wiley was visiting in
town the past week.
John Grimm and George Baker were
business visitors on Saturday.
]. E. Bower drove in from his stock
ranch at Dry Greek Saturday to look
after his business interests here.
f. P Mari took trip to Hillsdale
Saturday TO look over the country.
A. H. Miller who has been repairing
the canal on the Miner segregation
for the past few months is back in
town extending the water system and
laying pipe to number of the dwellings.
The following attended the dance
given Saturday night by the Social
club: hur W. Jaynes. Hollister;
Hazel Kirkpatrick, Blythe Sprague,
Jcsette Sprague, HiIlsdale; Ledgerd
Perrine, Twin Falls.
We are sorry TO say that Ivan Ben
nett has left US to take up farming on
his fathers ranch outside of Wendell,
We wish ''fat" all kinds of luck and
if he is as good farmer as he is a
fisherman, he surely will have a nice
crop.
A party composed of Misses Ralston.
Boyle and Messrs Cockburn, Weaver,
Phinny, Kiersted took trip to Hills
dale the last of the week to enjoy an
outing and take some pictures of the
wonderful development of the Miner
segregation in the past year.
Ebert Bennett dropped into town the
last of the week but was gone as quick
as he came.
Chas. Malin drove D. C. MacWaters,
Miss Evelyn Covell and VIM. Stark to
Oakley Sunday in tbs new peHartford
machine returning Sunday night.
A horse belonging to Mr.. Collins
broke away from the hitching post in
front of the drug store Sunday after
noon and considerably damaged the
buggy which was by some chance fast
ened to him. Chas. Robertson heroically
stepped the horses and no one was
damaged but the buggy.
F. R. Gellenbeck is a passenger to
Odgen tonight to be gone on business
for day or two
Tom Atkins of Rock Greek brought a
load of wool in town Monday to ship
east.
R. S. Fessenden was passenger to
Twin Falls today.
Mrs. Bert johnson retHrped from
Albion today where she had been for
the past two months with her two
children.
H. |. Shannon was IN the Junction
City from Hillsdale Monday on business.
There will be a farmers meeting at
Hiilsdale Thursday the 18th and the
austling farmers on the Miner Segre-
ration are urged to attend and
,elp make their segregation the best in
southern Idaho.
The b asebalI team goes to Kimberly
Sunday the 18th TO play the fast team
here and train load of rooters Will
the team. There was no
.ame last Sunday and the rest will
,reak the strfng of defeats and start
he ball rolling the right direction.
Miner. June Is.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-06-18

Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Barton and family
took the Saturday morning train for
Boise where Mr.. Barton has respoa-
sible position with the Land Sale de-
partment of the Idaho Irrigation COM
pany. Mrs. Barton and the two boys
viii visit in the capital city for some
time before returning home.