Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-02-17


manager Of the Idaho Irrigation
company. is at present in Seattle,
Washington. looking after business
for his company
W. H. Barnes has let a contract to
A. Gee to clear 40 acres of his land
near town. 1t is more than likely
that Mr.. Barnes will do some farm
ing this summer
The farmers union held we'll
attended meeting in the school
house Saturday afternoon. The
union now has a membership of
something over thirty and is grow
ing fast.
E. A. Chaplin of Seattle, Wash
mgton. was in town the first of
The week taking look over the
country with a view Of locating.
He was being shown around by f.
+. JamisOn.
The new residence that is being
erected in the north part of town by
/ w. F. Patterson who lately arrived
here from North Dakota is showing
up in splendid style. AZ soon as
the residence is completed he will
move his family here.
In a letter received by 0. f. Bor-
den from W. r. Jones Of Chicago
last week he is asking about the
country with a view of locating. It
is more than likely that he will be
out here sseA and invest in some
, or The best land in the west.
The Commerce.! club will soon
have oui new lot of literature
descriptive of the town and tract
that is to be used in advertising
the country. The Club of this plac
is surely live bunch of boosters
and they are always there with the
goods.
Clara G. Baker of Astoria. Ore
gon has purchased fine 80 acre
tract a short distance from town
through the J. NJ. Churchill real
estate agency. She will arrive here
some time this spring with the in
iention of proving up and making
improvements.
7 w B. Calhoun. who has been
attending the Agricultural College
at Fort Collins. Colorado. this win
fer returned to Dietrich last week
and is making preparations to start
in farming in the spring. Mr.. Cal
boun has a splendid forty just soul }
.of the townsite and will no doubt
make a success in his new venture.
Bert Rhine was in town. from Sho-
shone Saturday looking after Dusi-
ness matters. Mr.. Rhine has fine
niece of land about five miles east
Of hero and il is his intention to
move his family from the county
scat in the near future. he mas
abont eighty acres cleared Off ana
ready for the plow and lntehds TO
start in farming on AN extensive
scale this spring, -.@R1 ~ ~
F f Jamison. the husllmg sales
agent for the Idaho Irrigation com
panv who is making his mead
anarters in Shoshone for the VIII
tor was in town the last OF the
vaak on business. Mr.. JamIsoh /
savs that he is getting inquiries
from all parts Of the country III
regard lo the possibilities OF ihis
country and that he Is looking ior /
= bea,, influx of settlers this /
snrme and summer.
Idaho is surely getting lis share
or freak bills introduced IN the leg
stature This winter. But one was !
tno,mred last week that caps the
.Iimav If was one requiring moth
On. 90 nurse their children for at /
least thirty days If was referred
60 = committee. which one we 90
M, know where it will no doubt
sleen for iIre remainder of the seS-
sion.
The church choir held their reg
ular practice with Mrs. Dougher'y
in The dietrich hotel last THURSDAY
evening. some of the mmbers
are compelled to come five or SIX
miles in order to be present. Du'
all are there every night. lh's
shows what kind of stuff the peo-
ole Of this tract are made of when
4 comes to doing something Tor +
Ihe good Of the town s"@ The
community.
G,rv HolohaD representing the
Dunonl Power company, was IN Gie
.itv saturday calling on the trade