Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-04-09
JEROME JOTTINGs
srd on Tender Feet, School
Questions TO be Settled

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the new block on East Main st.
Mike Lozier of Shoshone has rented
Mr. VanLoon's 100 acres eight miles
ffsnorth west of Jerome and is moving on
to it.
c. W. Atwood from Iowa has pur-
chased an interest in the Twin Falls
North Side Realty Co., and is here
with his family.
Walter Heiss' Laundry caugh fire the
other day from gasoline explosion
and 5000 damage was done before it
could be extinguished.
S. S. Shaw of Colorado who drew No.
% at the opening and selected a very
fine quarter in section one two miles
north of town has built and is improv-
ing his land.
At the last meeting of the Com
mercial club. j. NJ Hale, o. 2. Burk-
head and R. H. Tgaill were appointed
a committee to look up the proposition
of Incorporating the city Of jerome.
The permanent committee on the
Commercial club building has been
authorized to proceed along the pro-
posed lines to finance and take steps
toward the erection of their new build
ing.
The wind has been blowing "some"
these opening days of spring and the
clouds of dust that occasionally fill the
air are not encouraging to the new
comers.
Straus & Chamber have opened up
complete line of mems furnishings in
the block just east of the Pastime,
making the third exclusive house of
that character in the city.
A large delegation from the county
seat was over at the metropolis to help
celebrate Water Day. Messrs. Nc
Mahon, Anderson, Horton, Brennan,
Stoner, Disney, Walters and many
others were among the number.
At the last meeting of the CONNER
N.
Chief and authorized to organize a
volunteer fire department, and R. S.
Fraser was appointed a committee to
take steps to secure the installation of
a public watering place.
H. D. Cook having disposed of his
new residence on Second Ave. to a
Chicago party at handsom profit has
purchased from Long and Sturgis fine
lot in Highland Addition and has the
foundation laid for a much better
house on the crest of Mob Hill.
d. C. MacWatters and Paul S. Bickle
left the first of the week for trip
through the Goose Creek country. 1t is
expected that this tract of exception
ally fertile land will be thrown open for
settlement this summer.
There are eight company bitches and
laterals north of Jerome on the road to
Shoshone. IL seven of these the water /
is now running and it does not require /
much of prophet to foresee the
country transformed into green fields
and fruitful orchards.
The beautiful Yellow Bell so sugges-
tive to the new conner from the east of
the familiar Adders Tongue of the
eastern woods is now in bloom. Other
flowers are also beginning to dot the
desert among them one that some call
the Creeping Phlox.
J. German who will build a fine block
opposite the Hotel Idaho and
install full line of merchandise has
the frame up for his residence at the
corner of First Ave. and Oak st. MIR.
German believes that what is worth
doing is worth doing well and has put
.s.Aa solid cement foundation.
Rev. c. H. H. Moore, a Baptist
minister who is settling on claim
few miles northeast of town will preach (
at the Tabernacle next Sunday morn
ng and Rev. w. B F. Robb, minister
Of the Christian denomination who has
settled on one of the acreage tracts
EAST of town will preachin the evening.
t is hoped that hereafter preaching
can be held each Sunday.
One of the great needs of Jerome at
present is a good brick kiln. The /
freight rates make the Importation of /
1rick from other localities practically !
and yet it is almost necessary /
before the valuable property within the s
ire limits can be improved. There t
would be good money in such pro- t
position.
Your correspondent was in error in !
living R. II. Trail the honor of being
committee man from this y
precinct. This position has always 5
,een held by the pioneer Republican of v