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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-07-14
ANOTHER TRADEGY ON THE
OREGON SHORT LINE

Mountain Home, July 12.-Fol-
lowing close on the heels of the
throwing from d moving freight
train and shooting Of NJ. Wilson
by Brakeman Lowry near Sho-
shone, considerable public feeling
was aroused here by the alleged
killing of Willis Smell, a married
man with a family living i'll Ban
gor, Me-, by a member of the crew
of passenger train No. II, west
bound. at about 2:3O O'Clock this
morning.
The body of Smell was found
early this morning beside the Ore
gon Short Line railroad Tract at
Sebree siding. about six miles west
of this city. Examination showed
that there was a hole in the top
Of his head, and it looked as if the
man had been struck by some
heavy instrument or by big lump
of coal with sharp edges.
investigation by the authorities
shows that the hole III SHELLS skull
could not possibly have been caused
by fall as he struck ON his back
and shoulders, and slid for 20 or 30
feet. downward and forward, indi-
eating that he had been knocked
in the head and thrown from The
while ii was running at
a high rate Of speed.
The assistant superintendent of
the Oregon Short Line at Nampa
has been notified to have all mem-
bers of the crew Of No IL appear
for the inquest, and if this notice
is ignored they will be subpoenaed |
and the local authorities say that /
hey are determined to probe the |
alleged murder to the bottom.
Willis Smell was a brick mason,
md had worked in this section all
so he was known here. He
lad been working recently at Ha-
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-07-14

population and therefore of traffic,
the railways Of the leading eOun-
tries of Europe have much larger
amount Of double track than those
Of the United States which greatly
reduces the danger Of collision
The statistics indicating the
ratio of passengers killed to pas
SINGERS nauled one mile demons
trate that on the average in 1909
a passenger could travel 1000 times
the distance around the earth
without being killed: or to. state
the matter another way. he could
ride at the rate Of 90 miles an
nour for 22O years without having
fatal accident Similarly. The
figures giving the ratio of the num-
Der of employees i'll service to the
number killed show that on the
average an employee could work
for 637 years before being killed"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-07-14

j. A. Morrison begins to realize
that it Goes not pay to work hard
and improve a piece of ground.
Three years ago he bought 30 acres
on Eagle island for $1,000. This
year it is assessed at $500. Last
year it was assessed at 5000. The
first year he paid Sl0.50 taxes on
1t; last year he paid S22.75. and ''th
Lord only knows how much | will
nave to pay this year." was Mr..
Morrison ) conclusion
The incidents related above are
but samples of those that character
ized the entire sitting Of the board
Of equalization. 1t was reported
fhat H. b. Baker of Middleton is
the owner of 40 acres Of land on
lhe Canyon county line. Right
over the line and adjoining, Mr..
bakers father owns 10 acres in
Canyon county. The land is iden-
neal in character The improve
ments are the same; the water
rights are the same; and yet the
land on the Ada county side Is
assessed at three times that
on the Canyon county side. States
man.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-07-14
DINING CARS GET INSPECTORS
REPR0ViNG GLANCE

The Short Line dining cars are
the next big proposition to be
tackled by James Ii. Wallis, state
pure food and sanitary Inspector.
who has been making an inNesti-
cation of the manner in which food
stuffs are handled on the high-class
diners and he states conditions
must be altered, The food handled
IN more sanitary manner and the
dining car kitchen remodeled in
many ways or else the company
will be held responsible for not
complying with the law.
Mr.. Wallis states that he finds
in the dining car kitchen there is
practically no ventilation and four
big colored men are kept at work
there under stifling conditions,
sweating terribly and the kitchen
not only has a bad smell, but that
the sweat from the big negroes
dreps down into the food being
cooked. He also noticed other in
sanitary conditions Wnlcn must De
remedied and he has called atten-
tion of the company to the condi-
tions, with order that they must
be remedied.
The pure food official returned
last night from Pocatello, where he
went through the Pacific hotel, 10
Gated in the depot While he did
not close up the place. he ordered
new equipment almost throughout,
and gave the proprietor 10 days to
place his hotel in sanitary condi-
tion. which will include the pur-
chasing of new ice boxes, cooking
utensils. and equipment for the
cooks and bakers employed there.
Capital News.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-07-14
sHosHoNE LINCOLN COUNTY IDAHO FRIDAY JULY a. 1911

hemove the balance by pinching
them off or by means of sharp
knife. The shoots now remaining
Oh the tree should make very
good growth as they have the use
of all the plant food sent up by
tie roots.
In the spring of the second year
az soon as all danger of heavy
freezing is over cut back these
branches to within ten or twelve
inches from the main body always
making the cut one-fourth of an
inch above a good strong bud. If
the tree has a spreading habit Of
growth like the Jonathan select a
bud that points inwarGs. On the
ol her hama, if it should be an up
r,gbt growing tree, like the Wag-
nec. select an outside bud In this
saciivn where the summer winds
are quite severe at times one
should always cut to bud that
points towards the prevailing sum
mrr winds. This will tend to cor
reel The leaning caused by the
wind during the growing season.
This practically completes the
foundation Of the tree.
r. ]. HILL.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-07-14

german and Hammett. but formerly
lived in Bangor, Me-, where il is
said his wife and family now live.
In his pockets were found an Idaho
game license and letter addressed
to him and bearing the pOstmark OF
Bangor on the envelope.
Smell was fairly we'll dressed He
was about 35 years old. On account
OF the fact that he had no money
IL his clothes it Is surmised that
ne was temporarily broke and was
trying to beat his way on the
train. The passenger arrived here
at 2:30 o'clock this morning. and
after that the body was discovered
at Sebree siding. Statesman.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-07-14
NEW TOWN OF SOLDIER GETS
GOOD SEND OFF

A great celebration was held
Wednesday at the new town Soldier
the townsite of which was formally
opened at public sale. A big
crowd attended. several hundred
people going over from GoOdlng,
Shoshone, HALEY, Pennington and
other towns to welcome this new
member Of the southern Idaho
family of husky infants, and prac-
tieally everybody in the CamaS
Prairie country that could get away
We're there. too.
All sorts OF amusements and
games were provided, and the eli
max Of hospitality was reached in
a grand barbecue, with all sorts of
good things on the side.
More than $4,000 worth of lots
were sold and the new town starts
with bright prospects. 1t is To-
Gated at the relay station on the
new railroad line running from
Richfield to Fairview. The new
town was organized by many of the
most prominent and oldest residents
of the old town Of Soldier, which is
focated about two miles away.
Things are booming in that To-
calisy now. The railroad graders
are working and have camps all
up and down the line, the princi-
pal camp being at Corral.-States-
man
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-07-14

The body of Harland Hendershot
.oi Soldier idaho, who was drowned
in he Malad river May 25th, was
found in the river near the Bar
ae,i ranch ten miles south west of
G0oding Thursday by d fishing
party The spur of the drowned
man caught in a bush and held the
boay. The coroner was notified
and Undertaken Thompson and
party from here went for the body
Friday morning Young Hender-
shot lost his life by falling from
swinging bridge on the Woody
ranch, a mile and a half above
where the body was found.-Good-
ing Herald.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-07-14
A FEW SIDELIGHTS ON RAIL
WAY QUESTION

one Of the most interesting events
o1 the close OF the educational
year at Harvard was an address
delivered by MIR. julius Krutt-
schnitt, Director Cf Maintenance
ana Operation Of the Hartman
nnes, before the Graduate School
of Business Administration. Mr.
kruttschnilt took for his text Ell
flciency OF Public Service of the
railways he spoke OF The rail-
way as "a machine designed tO
manufacture freight and passenger
transportation; it makes ton miles
and passenger miles. MIR. hrutt-
schnitt believes that the manner III
which this machine does its work
Is of great interest to the public
because the railway renders its
service to the public and from the
public derives its franchise.
After pointing out the difference
III efficiency between American
and foreign roads, greatly to the
advantage OF our own lines, Mr..
kruttschnitt went into the matter
OF what he denominated, The ac-
cident record of manufactures Of
transportation. Along this line he
saidg
One thing which neS few per-
sons consider strong evidence that
our railways are inefficiently man
aged is their accident record. 1t Is
true that casualties to persons are
more numerous on American than
on European railways, but there
are reasons for this which those
who criticise our railways are apt
TO overlook. In his book entitled
Safety of British Railways. MIR.
Rayner Wilson, a good authority,
has expressed the opinion that the
real reason for the bad accident
record on the railways Of the Uni
Lea States is the inherent love OF
Americans for taking chances and
heir little respect for discipline or
rule. Mr.. W. w. Acworth, high
in speaking Of the Brit
sh railway employee, says he is
more amenable to discipline than
he shifting and often foreign force
on our railways. On the
,verage Of fully 80 per cent of
hose killed III railway accidents I
II the United States are tres
,assers on the railways property. /
rrespassing is prevented in Euro |
,ean countries by strict laws strict /
Y enforced. The large number OF /
killed in this country
$ evidence, not of the inefficiency
# the railways, but Of the meffi-
iency of government. Furthermore
iecause of the greater density of
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-07-14
GOOD PROSPECTS FOR IDAHO
BUSINESS MEN

There is a feeling Of optimism
among Idaho business men, espec-
tally real estate dealers, with ref
ernece to the immediJe future
They feel certain that bountiful
crops in the Gem state this
season, when so many states Of
the east have been parched with
heat and shriveled with drouth,
will result in bringing lot of land
buyers into the state who will in
vest their money here. Even a
slight movement along this line
will result in prosperous times.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-07-14
SHOOTING NEAR
k|MAMA
BRAKEMAN THROWS MAN OFF
MOVING TRAIN AND THEN
SHOOTS HIM

Lincoln county is still holding up
her end when it comes to shooting
trays. A shooting took place Mon
day morning at three o'clock on a
fast moving freight train between
Kimama and Minidoka and as
result one man is in the county jail
and the others is in hospital at
Boise with a bullet hole through
the intestines.
As near as can be learned from
the man that was shot and the men
who were travelling with him, the
three of them were beating their
way west on extra freight No. 1913
and were riding in a coal car and
when between Minidoka and Kima-
ma the brakeman whose name is
b. H. Lowrie came to them and
asked where they were going. They
told him Glenns Ferry. He then
wanted to know how mush money
they had and they said fifty cents
ancs were informed that that was
not enough and were ordered to
get off of the moving train, which
the parties refused to do. The
brakeman then went to the cabOose
returning in a short time with an
other rain man, and according to
the story Of the three men, pro-
ceeded to make it interesting for
them.
They say that LOwrie got down in
the coal car armed with a revolver
and hit the man who was shot, in
the mouth knocking out one Of
his teeth and hit one Of the other
men over the head with a club. The
men were then made to jump from
the train and as they did SO two
shots were fired, one of them strik-
ing f. H. Wilson in the stomach
with the result above stated. His
companions did all they could for
him and tagged the next train and
he was brought to Shoshone and
put under the care of DR.. C. f.
Zeller, the county physician, who
made an examination and decided
to take him to a hospital in Boise.
The matter was reported to Sher-
iff L. NJ. Zug who wired to Glenns
Ferry where Lowrie was arrested
and brought to the county seat
Monday. He was taken before the
wounded man who identified him
as the man who fired the shot. He
was also identified by the men who
were travelling with him.
Wilson claims that he is a baker
and that he was making his way
from La Junta. Colorado. to Ash
land. Oregon, where his vile and
family live.
Lowrie has been on the road
for several years and has always
borne a good reputation among the
men he has worked with. His ia
ther is travelling auditor for the
Oregon Short Line and arrived in
the county seat a short time after
the shooting and will see that his
son is representated by the best
legal talent obtainable. Young
Lowrie denies all knowledge of the
shooting and of even having a re-
volver in his possession. He is
being held in the county Jail and
his examination will not be held
until the nature of Wilson's wounds
is known.
Later.-It is understood that Viii
,on who is in one of the hospi-
ais in Boise is entirely out of dan
ger. The bullet struck belt buckle
md made only slight flesh
wound Lowry was released yes
erday under a bond of 100000 and
vill have his preliminary hearing
.efore Judge J. l.. Fuller, Friday,
uly 2i.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-07-14
TROUBLES IN ADA COUNTY
OVER CASH ASSESSMENTS
MANY FARMERS REGISTER
.'KICKS" WITH COM'S.

Ada county's storm center Mon
day was the office of the county
commissioners in the court house.
II was not a hot day outside, but
there was enough heat generated
inside TO compel the commission
ers to peel their coats at an early
hour. They were mopping their
brow before the hour Of adjourn
lGent, and if indications may be
trusted, they will be crying aloud
for electric fans and ice water be-
fore the end of the week. County
Assessor Ellsworth not only slsed
his coat, but rolled UP his sleeves
as well, while trying to adjust mat
ters to suit the kickefs.
Before the hour for opening the
first session of the board OF equal
izatIon the farmers began to ar
rive to register their protests not
only against their individual as
sessments, but against the whole
scheme of cash value assessments
III general.
You can have the property for
much less than you assessed it
fer" was a statement hurled across
the table at Assessor Ellsworth
during the day. Men showed by
the records that the assessments
on their lands had been increased
= lne way from 3 to 13 times In
the past year. Lands of Identical
character and of similar improve
ments were assessed three and four
times as high in Ada county as in
caldwell There was no difference
except that they were divided by
the county boundary.
All day long the stream of angry
farmers kept coming and going.
There was at no time a large crowd
but there were at all times a suf-
iIcient number to keep the COM
missioners keyed up. These pro-
testers were registered in the hall
of the court house and each given
a number, SO that they might be
called before the board of equal
iZatiOn in their regular order. This
was necessary because many of the
professors were anxious to get
back home to their work. They
stood on no ceremony in their ef-
forts to get their protests regis
-ered
o. f. Short of Eagle had an
Inlque experience with the assess
)r. Deputy o. E. Allison visited
lis place March 1 Of the previous |
rear and assessed his 54.75 acres at /
;l2l5. Then, said Mr. Short in |
elling OF his experience, "he came |
IL and saw Governor Hawley. April |
he was back TO see me, and this
ime he assessed my place at S2o,-
35. | had made no extensive inn
in the meantime.
My whole patch was assessed
{ $500 an acre. Then, for fear
was overlooked, $500 an
ere extra was put on my prune
This would have made
100 extra, but | begged for mercy.
i'll around me the land is assessed I
I a much lower figure, and over
he line in Canyon county, they
ssessed the land at $3.50 an acre.
rune orchards and all.
We'll. we have nothing to say
bout Canyon county, put i'll AS
essor Ellsworth.
I'VE may have something to say
bout it before we get through" " ;
as the observation of Commits s
oner Crawford. 4
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-07-14
ACTIVITIES RENEWED ON BIG
BRUNEAU TRACT

The mammoth Bruneau tract,
which has lain almost dormant
since its inception and which has
been tossed back and forth between
capitalists for the last several years
because OF the magnitude of the
investment demanded, is the sub
ject of a revival of interest in
eastern financial Circles, as result
of the efforts Of /. B. Perrine of
Twin Falls, who has just returned
from an extended trip to New York
and Friday of this week a party
of engineers representing some Of
the greatest financiers in America,
will leave that metropolis, arriving
here Sunday for the purpose of
investigating the possibilities of
the great project and of recheck-
ing the surveys that have been
made.
An office has been prepared for
the use of Tie engineers in the
Perrine building. and a report will
be made at the earliest date pos
sible after their arrival. If favor
able action is taken. construction
will commence at once. According
to previous estimates this will
mean an expenditure of 'S25, ,000,-
600. in the Twin Falls country.
The original segregation of land
for the Bruneau project consisted
of 100000 acres of which about
5O6.O00 is capable of irrigation
under a gravity system. such as
already has been proposed. The
additions since the original appli-
cation for segregation increase the
area to over 100000 acres. Ii the
project is completed in conformity
with specification, it will be the
greatest irrigation work of its sort
in the world and will extend to an
almost unlimited degree the agri-
cultural development Of southern
Idaho.
June %, Attorney 5. H. Hays of
Boise, appeared before the State
Land Board to secure an extention
of time in which construction
might be commenced and was
granted one month, the expiration
of time being extended to August
1. Although Mr. Hays is the legal
of the Kuhn inter
ests in Idaho. he did not 60 before
the state officials i'll that capacity,
but instead, al the instance of Mr..
Perrine in behalf of the eastern
with whom the Twin
Falls man was carrying on negO-
lations.
The history of the Bruneau tract
Is one of delays caused by the
size of the investment required. F.
H. Bull and the Kuhns first con-
ended for it. and Bull secured
he control. later being joined by
he Kuhns. Nothing definate, how
,ver, was done toward the devel- I
,pment Of that vast area of land. I
wing to the heavy financial de- /
nands made by the other projects 7
n which they were interested. The
,cfsonel of the new combination
# capital is not announced. but it
5 reported that some Of the most
prominent men in Wall Street have
AIKEN the proposition in hand
win Falls News.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-06-28

some Of the best known ladies and
finest physicians of the city, 1t is not
probable that the public will be back
ward in the donations which will of
course be necessary in order to carry
on the proposed work. The two cases
in waiting now are those Of two I'M
fortunate women who are in sore need
of careful medical attention in order
that they may be able to regain what
small strength that may enable them
to go out into the world again and
earn an honorable living-surely two
instances where assistance would be
well placed. During the past week
four operations for the relief Of ap-
pendicitis were successful at the Chart
ty hospital, and there are other fine
records being made by the physicians
who are so nobly doing their part in
the great work which is being done
in humanity's cause. With the pro-
posed $500 expenditure, it will, of
course, be necessary for Pensacolians
to go down into their pockets again
but this will cause very little argu.
ment among those who actually know
what is being done there, and that
any person who is i'll, whether he be
able or not to pay one five cent piece
may be sure of a chance for his life,
providing there is room for one more
patient.
The cause, indeed, is most worthy,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-06-28
FROM THE JACKSONVILLE
"COAT OF ARMS"

At six o'clock, on the evening of next
Wednesday, Miss Bessie Porter, the
attractive second daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas v. Porter, will be very
quietly married to Mr.. Robert Keely,
of Atlanta, Ca, and Pensacola, Fla,
Rev. DR.. Graybill, of the First Pres
byterian church, officiating.
Only the relatives of the families
interested will be present at the GER
emony, and announcement cards only
will be issued.
Mr.. Keely will have his brother.
Mr.. Arthur Keely, of Atlanta, as best
man, and pretty Miss Ruth Porter
will be her sisters maid of honor,
while lovely little Miss Clementine
Baker, Miss Porter's niece, will be her
flower girl
Mr.. Porter will give his daughter
away
Mr.. Keely has many friends in this
city who are very pleased at this
pleasant termination of a friendship
of long standing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter F. Coachman,
Mr.. Walter F. Coachman, Jr., and Mr..
and Mrs Joseph r. PARROT, sail on the
9th from New York city for Bologne,
France"
Mr.. and Mrs. Coachman and son
will return in six weeks and go to the
Twin Lake villa, in New Hampshire,
where they will spend the summer
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas v. Porter and
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-06-28

the Sunday school county convention,
which meets at Red Level July IL and
IL.
The Lockhart Dramatic Club gave a
very creditable performance at the
Florala opera house June oath. The
bill consisted of two excellent plays.
first The Balm of Gilead", a superla-
lively amusing comedy, dramatis per
sonae being Misses Myrtle Bowers and
Margaret Campbell, also r. NJ. Hale
and W. E. Campbell. Miss Bowers
sang sweetly between acts. Sweet
hearts" a comedy contrast in two acts
was then presented by Mr.. and Mrs. G.
NJ. Brown and w. S. Davis. r. NJ.
Hale then rendered several solos.
The audience was good and very ap-
preciative indeed. The proceeds were
divided between the Florala Chautau-
qua fund and local charities.
Mrs. Annie Jordan is visiting rela-
ttves in Montgomery.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-06-28
MISS ETHEL CHASE TO BE
AT BAYVIEW PARK.

Among the up-to-d date new features
at Bayview park will be the presence
of Miss Ethel Chase, Of Minneapolis,
who is a well known playground work.
er, and whose appearance on the
scene at the present stage of local
civic development and the develop
ment of the playground idea, will mean
an immense amount of general good.
There will now be a fit place for the
girls and women to recreate whole
some1y, to learn to swim as every
woman should, and the fact that there
VIII be delightful young woman on
the grounds who knows her business
very thoroughly will insure an atmos-
phere which will make the whole idea
1rreproachable from the standpoint of
parents who would allow their daugh-
tiers more pleasure of the kind, but
who shrink from the publicity of some
places. Bayview, too, is a perfect
Florida-gem of a place, and with the
new attraction, will be one of the
most important little spots in the city
this season.