Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-01-01
JEROME


noon.
The work of putting in tile and cement
/ headgates progressing rapidly in every
direction all over the tract.
J. H. Wise, the Twin Falls attorney,
was an interested visitor to our North
I, Side metropolis, last Monday
The cold weather has practically put
a stop to railing though some are push
ing this work and clearing right along.
H. E. Hunt, the Twin Falls under
taker, has purchaseda a lot on ave, A and
will establish branch house here at
once.
Large bands of range horses are eaus-
ing the ranchers no little trouble though
the actual damage this far has not been
great.
A. B. Stevens has been surveying,
this week, for Henry Misplon, west of
town and Mr.. Erickson northeast of
the city.
Stanly Wilson has recently moved
his family into fine ) room stone bun
galow which he has built on his ranch
on Snake river, sec. ) TOR l6.
W. D. Baker, our hustling butcher,
has leased ground of John Roberts and
is building a large slaughter house and
corral on B Canal, 2miles north of town.
Richard Varnum, of Shoshone high
school, is spending his holiday vacation
with his parents while his brother, Fred,
takes his place at the switchboard as
night operator at Shoshone.
W. NJ. Chidester, from northern Mon
tana, has bought lot and erected
residence just west of the depot. Wal
ter Sisson, Clinton CLANCY and Henry
Burns have also built in the same Vi
cinity
Chas. Rohrback, of Rock Creek, was
in town this week with a load of his
/ o. l. C. hogs John Roberts secured l6
from him and viii be ready to supply
/ customers with pedigree stock from the
famous strain.
Hon. E. H. Gubb, Of Carbondale,
California The Potato King" has been
secured to give course of lectures to
the North Side ranchers, during this
winter. He is a successful specialist
and will be heard with interest.
The Water Users Association and
Farmers Club is already taking steps
to secure by cooperation their seeds
and supplies at a more reasonable rate
and this viii be the theme for discus
sion at the next meeting, Jan. s, 1909
T. H. Cannon has sold his interest in
the Peoples bakery and restaurant to
his partners, Messrs. Cashon and OFT.
Mr.. Cannon will remain here and en-
gage in other business and is already
building a nice home in the north east
ern part of town.
The grading for the switches into the
Ostrander- Reed Lumber Co.'S yards, the
Wagner ware house and the company's
storage building is practically complet-
ed and in another week these business
blocks will be ready to unload freight
directly on their own property.
John Kelly father of Mrs Dr. Piper,
died, Wednesday morning, at the ripe
old age of Is years. The funeral ser
vices will be held at the family resi-
dence Saturday afternoon in charge of
H. E. Hunt, the Twin Falls undertaken,
Rev. C. A. Varnum officiating.
Tom Johnson, who has recently ar
rived from Oxford, Kansas, expects his
family next week. Mr.. Johnson is the
local manager of DR.. Collins, of Oxford,
Kansas, Nolan Collins, of Manhattan,
Kansas, and of R. B. Brown, of Wich-
ita, Kansas, all of whom expect to head
this way next summer.
Rev. R. D. Osterhout, of Boise Sun
day School Missionary of the Methodist
church for Southern Idaho .
and Eastern Oregon, drove over from t
Buhl via Wendell, last Wednesday. On I
and Friday he and Rev.
Varnum drove over the Hillsdals pre- I
cinct in the interests of the work [
Christmas exercises were held at the /
school house by the Sunday school. c
An interesting program was given to r
a well filled house and gifts were dis t
.ributed to all the children in town and t
vicinity A sage brush made beautiful
With chains, tinsel and other decora-
ions did duty as a Christmas tree. In
act we hear of many homes where s.
his tree of the desert has found new
md novel use. Our local pastor, Rev. !,
;. A. Varnum, was the recipient of A
veil filled purse on the Christmas tree =
christmas eve. -
Friends at Jerome have received the 81
Wedding announcement of David A. L. o
Ierrisson and Miss Adlene L. La Page 9,
which took place Dec. oath, 1908. Mr.. hi