Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-01-27
NEWS FROM THE
DIETRICH TRACT

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returning home Saturday.
Mrs. j. r. Smith has been very
i'll for some time past bust is re-
covering slowly at the present time.
=. f. Jamison departed last week
for the state of Washington to be
gone for several weeks on matter
of business.
Miss Irene Donovan. acompaniad
By Miss Yaden from Shoshone last
Sunday, returning to the county
seat the same afternoon.
.. A. Elmer, assistant manager Of
the Idaho Irrigation company. in
charge Of the sales department. was
in town the last Of the week uon a
matter Of business.
Rev. c. f. Holman Of Shoshone
held regular services in the school
houuse last Sunday that We're very
well atendedt in spite OF Inc colo
weather.
r. s. Lewis who is building a new
house on his farm near Dietrich
will soon have the building COM
pleted and w move out there in
the near future. h
Mr.. and Mrs. s. G. Simpson We're
in town last week from their home G
in Gooding. Mr.. Simpson is inter-
ested in the Simpson-M Morrow Lum-
Der company of this place and was
here looking after business for that a
firm.
W. :. Sweetser, who is holding
Carey claim about three miles
east uf town. was in the city Mon
day trying to find out how cold ii :
had been the night before.
The farmers held a we'll attended 8
meeting in the school house. on last 0
Saturday afternoon. Ii is under
stood that they Will soon organize y
a farmers union here and thus be
in line with the others irrigated L
tracts in southern Idaho. n
Mr.. and Mrs. McDougal departed il
the last of the week for Twin Falls v
where they Will visit with friends CT
for several DAYS. While in the Ma
Gle City Mr. McDougal will look up
some first class seed potatoes for =,
several Of the farmers in lis neigh =
r
H. f. Cornell has just installed
a fine new cash register IN his place s.
of business, that viii do most any k
thing but talk. Mr.. Cornell has also c
moved the postofice fixtures to the e.
rear Of his store room iii order to RI
make more room for his rapidly IN II
creasing stock that he Is putting in III
for the spring trade. ft
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Mallanger az
and daughter of Pocatello visited X
over Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. y W
C.. Kershner. Mr.. Mallanger l. al
brother of Mrs kershner ana Is 81
employed "a an engineer on the ~
Oregon Short Line railroad and tins re
is their first visit TO the future in
Of Dietrich.
The Promoter wishes to thank
some kind soul from the Averell
district for a nice punch of locals In
rom t1at growing community. If ST.
hey will kindly send in their name CO
Ne would be glad to place them on be
he subscription list for a copy of tol
his great llrcsue and religious en-
weekly. bo
The Dietrich tract is enjoying to-
,ome splendid sleighins at the pres pu
mt time and the farmers are TAX se
NO advantage of the fine roads. an
rhe coolest night 81 far this winter u e
,ms last Saturday when the Their 81
nometer registered two degrees be
ow. This Is pretty mild weather. II,
when all around in the neighborng
tates the mercury has been going
ut of sight for the past week or
en- days. mi
The petition presented to the pr
GARD of county commissioners by go
he residents of the tract asking for RI,
he creation of herd district was of
opsidered and continued until the th,
ext meeting of the board, when ed
NH he The first of April. II Is TO mo
:. boned fha. some of the settlers ha-
nat are interested in the creation NJ.
+ this district will be present at
.e April session and confer win
~ commissioners in regard to tins !
later. yes
II seems that every labor orgam- use
,licn in the state of Idaho Is III -
NOR Of direct legislation. including :
.;4;at;,.a referendum and re- I