Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-03-10

J. &. Culbefson Is building a nod
ern farm house on his ranch near
Avereil and will soon have it com
! pleted. He Is expecting his family
to join him in a short time. The
family have been spending the win
ter in Montreal. Canada.
Nelson Smith Of North Yakima,
Washington, arrived here Sunday
evening to look over the tract with
a view Of buying a farm. Dir. Smith
IS we'll pleased with conditions here
and has about decided to east his
lot with US.
/ w. b. Coale and d. f. Wilcox
have purchased an 81 acre tract
Of land three miles south Of town
and viii start improving it a. soon
as the weather Will permit. Mr..
Wilcox is thinking very seriously
Of building a business house here in
short time.
j. A. John, a new arrival from the
state Of Washington, IS building a
house and barn on his ranch south
west Of town. Mr.. John will have
/ one Of the neatest dwellings on the
tract when it is completed. W. c..
Kershner has charge Of the earpen-
ter work.
Mr.. and Mrs. :. A. WashbuFn re-
turned Sunday from Clatskanie,
Oregon. where they have been
spending the winter. While in that
country Mr.. Washbufn was engaged
II getting out several cars Of lun-
Der for his yard in this place. Mr..
/ Vashburn being Interested in a.
/ large saw mill in that country.
BY the way the different lumber
companies are getting in lumber
and building material it can De seen
that the business men are expect
ing a heavy trade this coming spring
ard summer. The managers Of the
different yards inform the Pro-
moter man that business is starting
in with a rush and that II keeps
them busy keeping enough stock
on hand for the trade.
Miss Minnie Yaden returned Sun
day from Shoshone where she had
been visiting with her parents Sat
urday.
Mrs. B. J. Becker was in Sho-
shone doing some shopping last
Saturday.
R. :. Lewis last week purchased
fine team Of work horses and J.
now prepared to commence work in
earnest.
Miss Fay Kelly spent Sunday with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Il.
Kelly. She returned to Shoshone
where she is attending school Sun
day evening.
The snow has about disappeared
from the tract and the frost Is
going out of the ground much to
the qualification Of our farmer
friends who are very anxious to
get to work blowing and seeding.
Mrs. R. E. Michlewait and daugh-
ter of Richfield, spent the week
END visiting with Mrs. w. I.
Dougherty. They were joined Sat
urday evening by Mr.. Miehlewait
who remained over Sunday. They
returned to their home Monday
morning.
j. C. Packard returned last week
from his old home in Maryland
where he has been spending the
winter. Mr.. Packard says that he
passed very pleasant winter VS. ]
ting with the home folks but that
he is glad to be once more in Idaho ,
Il j. his intention to improve his
ranch which joins the tOwnsite on J
the south this coming summer.
Sol Morgan was a county seal
visitor for a day or two the last Of \
the week. Sol l. now the proud
pOssessor of a photograph that
will play an kinds If ml .ir and p +
i thinking Of taking it out m the
field with him this summer when
he sun l. good and hoi and start {
i playing Under the Shade of the
Old Apple Tree" But if YOU ask
nine about It De- prepared To- run
The choir met with Mr.. and Mrs
:. NJ. Kenyon two miles south Of n
own for regular practice last I
evening. After spending q
IN hour or two with music the :
hostess served dainty refreshments
o those who were fortunate enoug
O be present. tn singing of the