Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1910-09-16

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gaining strength after his six weeks
siege in the Shoshone hospital with
typhoid fever having gained TWEEN
ty-six pounds. He proved up on
his Carey claim across the track
from the experimental farm yester-
day and is now the owner Of a very
valuable piece Of land. His boy is
still very weak from the typhoid,
but is gaining slowly.
F. H. Kelly was in the county
seat last Wednesday on business.
H. f. Cornell one of the live
business men of Dietrich was Wis
itor in Shoshone the last of the
week. He was looking after some
work the Commercial Club is hav-
ing done.
w. J. Gray, a we'll known travel
ing man Of Chicago, was transact
ing business in Dietrich last week.
He expressed himself as being well
pleased with the business he did
in our thriving town.
The new school house is now
completed and is ready for school,
but the furniture has not yet ar
rived. The trustees are looking for
the fixtures every day and as soon
as they arrive Will be put in place
and school will open with Miss va
den Of Shoshone as teacher.
R. H. Kipp, manager of the sales
department of the Idaho Irrigation
company, departed Wednesday for
Seattle where he goes to assist in
advertising the best country in the
west.
Mrs. J. f. Houston was in Sho-
shone last Friday on short shop
ping tour.
B. J. Becker. one of the progress
siNe farmers near town. was in the
county capital Friday looking after
matters. Mr.. Becker and
family are here to make their home
and he is making all arrangements
TO put in a good sized crop in the
spring.
o. f. Borden, who has been very
i'll with fever in the hospital in
Shoshone for a number of weeks
past. has so far recovered as to be
moved to a private residence. The
many friends of Mr. Borden hop
to soon see him again at his place
of business.
W. F. Albers and his brother
Charles, of Warsaw ILL.,. arrived
here The first of last week. Mr.
Albers is here looking after his eX-
tensive farming interests. They .
viii return home by the way of the
coast
C. D. Foster. who has been lead
ing the simple life on his ranch
near town for the past two months /
will leave for Tacoma. Wash, the
last of the week where he viii re-
enter newspaper work. He is con-
templating very seriously of giving
up newspaper work and becoming
an honest hard working farmer on
his ranch here.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. T. Wilkinson was taken serious
ly i'll on Thursday of last week
with infantile indigestion and was
taken to Shoshone for treatment.
We are pleased to state that the
little one is fast improving and will
soon be we'll again.
Ross Borden. who has been in
charge of the Borden Mercantile
company since his uncle has been
III. returned to his home in Ssho-
shone last Saturday where he en-
tered the high school for the en-
suing term.
Mrs. Hunt was in Che county seat
Saturday on a shopping tour.
William Jones, the contractor
and builder, is erecting neat
office luilding of Cornell & Com
Dany. the engineers. ON lhe corner
Of Main and Second streets.
The postofiice in the store Of Fl.
F. Cornell was moved Sunday TO
inc southeast corner of the room
hus making more room for Mir.
'aruell to display his stock of mer-
,handise to better advantage.
The Simpson-Morrow Lumber
,ompany's office is receiving
.oat Of paint which adds greatly
% IFS appearance. The company
viii be at home in the new build
ng in a few days where they will /
De- pleased to meet all of their pa
rons and friends.
j. f.. Houston. proprietor of the
Dietrich Mercantile Company store,
received fine lot of fruit from tile
.ounty seat last Saturday that sold
ike The proverbial hot cakes. 1t