Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-04-12
ITEMS OF THE WEEK FROM THE
DIETRICH TRACT


SON Morrow Lumber Co.. made a busi-
ing yesterday.
d. l. Grier of Richfield was over on
business Monday of this week.
Hugh and VIII Fowler were over from
Richfield looking after business matters
Monday.
H. E. Newman of Shoshone was
Dietrich visitor Wednesday.
G. H Caches and wife Of Shoshone
spent Wednesday in the village.
John Matson of Averin was looking
after business matters here Wednesday
H. P. Cotz was up from the Snake
river desert Thursday.
Stanley Johnson of Boise, representing
the Hills Bros coffee house was in
town between trains Thursday He tells
us that he will make Dietrich about
every six weeks from now on.
Messrs. Horneman and Gilmore, engi-
neers of the Idaho Irrigation Co., have
been here during the week locating
headgates and making other data TO be
used in the company work later
The Oregon Short Line has a crew OF
men at work putting in pipe line 20
the section house.
A. Learch transacted business at the
county seat Tuesday.
Chas. and j. l. Matson were taking
in the sights at the Hub City Tuesday.
At the meeting of the county board
Tuesday the herd law for Dietrich dis
.riet was granted and the date for TAX
ing effect was fixed as May 10th Last
year the citizens had no protection
from the depredations of loose stock and
as consequence many of our people.
who were doing their best to get trees
and shrubbery started were doomed to
disappointment as the stock did more
damage in a night than the owner could
build up in a season. The recent herd
law granted by the county board will be
a much needed relief to our people.
]. NJ. Churchill, H. E. Cornell, VIM.
Jones, S. A. Washburn, A. C. Kershner
F. E. Jamison and H. G. Simpson were
among the bunch of representative busi-
ness men and boosters who went to
Shoshone Tuesday.
A wagon load of fine shade trees were
brought from Shoshone this week and
will be placed in the park.
H. E. Cornell is having number of
trees set out this spring.
J. w Barnett who recently came in
from Montana is having large resi-
dence built on his farm which will be
a credit 10 the tract. He is also put
ting up a large frame barn and making
other substantial improve
ments.
The Simpson Morrow Lumber Co, re-
port a number of good sales during the
past few days.
G. II. Stabenow met with quite
painful accident on his way from town
to the ranch of Plass & Cowderly of
which he is manager, Thursday after
noon He had loaded quite a number
Of bales of hay and other goods on the
wagon and had gotten across the track
east of town when the team became un-
running along the lane and
throwing Mr.. Stabenow off the load
The team went on toward the ranch and
parties went out to look for Mr. Sta
benow, finding him nearly unconscious
and bleeding from several scratches and
wounds The injured man was ct once
taken to the Dietrich hotel where at
last accounts he was doing nicely un-
der the efficient care Of DR. LighthaI
pr. Lighthall was in Shoshone Thurs
day.
Mrs. jefferson will give another dance
at the hotel Saturday evening which will
be one of those delightful affairs which
the hostess Of the Dietrich hotel so well
snows how to give. Every one is in
Flted to attend as it is strictly informal
given with the intention of making an
evenings entertainment for our people |
md their friends.