Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1910-02-25


raising and the chances are favorable
for protracted thaw.
The Gooding building on the Wernicke
corner is being rooted this week and
the Redmon Hardware company win
soon occupy the entire building.
D. C. MacWatters and wife of Miner
i, were in Shoshone Thursday morning
on business mission. Mr.. MacWat-
tiers is leading official of the Kuhu in
terests in southern Idaho, being con-
nected with all of their enterprises.
Herbert Russell arrived in Shoshone
several weeks ago from Spokane to
spend a season with his mother, Mrs.
NJ. Russell.
Ben Darrah bought band of year
ling ewes last season at $500 per head.
There is big money in raising lambs
either on the range or on irrigated
farms at that price.
M. M. Lucieer will proceed to build
residence on lots he purchased in Schar-
borough's addition, without waiting for
winter to break. The sickness of the
baby was all that prevented him from
starting the job this week. Mr. Lucieer
was notified that the house he occupied
was needed for other purposes, so he
made up his mind to have one of his
own.
Chas. Burgess returned from Payette
Thursday morning where he was called
recently by the death of his grand
father, J. B. Burgess. Deceased was
81 years old at the time of death and
was well known in Shoshone, having
moved here IA years ago last fall and
resided here many years. He was
highly respected by those who were in
timately acquainted with him.
Mrs. Brown and daughter Agnes ar
rived in the city last Tuesday eve, the
guests of Mrs. C. w. Stoner and Miss
Bertha Stoner. They are visiting
their many friends in Shoshone where
they lived for many years, They came
from Nevada where Mr.. Brown was
engaged in railroad employment till re-
Gently he was transferred to south
western Oregon. They leave this
evening for their new home in Oregon. |
Chas. M. Hemphill of Ypsilanti,
Mich, was in the city for several days
last week looking after his business in
terests. Mr.. Hemphill was at one !
time cashier of the First National !
bank, but resigned to go into business
elsewhere. He was very much sur
prised at the subtantial growth that
Shoshone is making and predicts a
bright future for the town. Mr.. Hemp
hill departed the first of the week for
the coast.
Sun rise prayer meeting.
Sunday school 10 a m
Morning worship and sermon II a. m.
B. Y. P. U. 6:45 p. m.
Evening worship and sermon 7:30 p. m.
Rev. l. NJ. Compton, Pastor.
Henry Clay Coker, the notice of
whose death at Sidney, Nebr., by acct
dent, appeared in the Journal of receut
date, was member in good standing
of the camp of Modern Woodmen at
this place, and the clerk of the local
camp states that his benefit certificate
of $1,000 has been allowed by the head
camp and the order on the head banker
to pay the same to the widow has been
received. This is very prompt on the
part of the head camp as it has only
been about month since Mr.. Coker
was killed.
Mrs. E B. Williams of Twin Falls,
accompanied by her mother, arrived in
The city the first of the week, the
guests of Mrs. Fred Gooding and Mrs.
L.G Novinger. They departed We'd
lesday eve.
The new delivery wagon for the city
bakery is now in commission and it has
OTIS to do. Mr.. Gobel has succeeded in
very short time by reason of selling
irst class goods at reasonable rates. II
w. H. Maunders concluded last season II
o make an experiment with early lambs
because of the high price they bring. II
lie restricted the experiment to one
and of sheep. Quite recently he saw #
hat the band would begin lambing Il
yhile the heavy snow still covered the
round. To lamb in the snow meant
cath to the lambs and also to some of
he sheep. But Mr.. Maunders did not
ropose to be bluffed by saucy win
err, so he purchased two immense tents
osting $3.50 each. These he set up
ear the feeding ground of this band
f sheep and installed heating stoves
herein. With plenty of feed, shelter
nd warmth, the lambs and their dams
re doing nicely. The experiment may