Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-09-20

s. H. Freckleton of Blackfoot wa
ia town Wednesday.
B. j. Becker of Dietrich, haC
business in town yesterday.
w. H. Cannon of Gooding wal
ShOshone visitor Tuesday.
Jack Boyle, the sheep man, wa.
III town few days the first Of
the week.
The Ladies Aid of the Methodist
Church met with Mrs J. H. Hell
man Wednesday.
Mrs. Al Evans, who has been quite
i'll for several days is once more
able to be around.
Mrs. w. H. Maunders has been
quite i'll for the past few days, but
is much better today.
Walter E. Culp of Wendell was
looking after some business mat
tiers in Shoshone Tuesday.
L. r. Adams of Rupert, candidate
for representative On the RepubIi-
can ticket, was in town Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Thomas H. Gooding, Junior, left
Wednesday morning for Pocatello
where he will resume his studies
in the Academy.
Hon. N. NJ. Ruick, one of the
prominent attorneys of Boise, was
in town Monday looking after cases
which he had in court.
Mrs. C. F. Borden went to Salt
Lake to visit her mother who is
very i'll at that place. Mr.. Borden
returned from Salt Lake Sunday.
Henry C. Hill, who lives a short |
distance from town, made a bust
ness trip to Haley the first part of |
the week and returned Wednes-
day afternoon.
Mrs. Murdoch, wife of Conduct
or Murdoch who runs on the branch
from Minidoka to Bull, came to
town Monday to visit with friends
and relatives for a few days.
Mrs. Joseph Parry and daughter
Violet left a few days ago for
Rupert where they will spend
few days visiting with viii Parry
and from there they will go to
Wyoming to visit with Mrs. parry's
youngest son, Elias.
Mrs. A. E. Walters returned Mon
day from the coast of Washington,
being the last of the summer col
Ony there from Shoshone. Mrs. L.
]. Beckett and children arrived at
their home here Sunday morning
from the same resort. !
B. A. McCreary and family have
occupied the Prof. Thompson resi-
dence in Shoshone for the winter.
They moved here from Richfield. !
The advantages of Shoshone for
school facilities brought them here.
Mr.. McCreary has charge of
train crew in the construction
work on the Soldier branch.
A carload of cinders, which, it I
seemed, carried a large amount of a
combustible fuel, took fire fiercely t
in the railroad yards the other L
night and looked TO be dangerous S
in the middle of the town with a d
high wind blowing as it was. Two t.
Of the local railroad men, Messrs.
Bruce and Crosse, turned on D
hose from the Stockgrowers corner a
and settled the fire. !,
An interesting law suit was tried Il
by a jury in justice Vredenburgh's d
court on Wednesday afternoon. Tn 0.
contestants were l.. II. Cox of Ru- a
'ert, represented by attorney Heist n
A1Q w. ~. OuiiAAAiS VI bhO ooAAAO
,lace, Frank T. Disney being his
attorney. Mr.. Cox brought suit y
gainst Mr.. Shilling for three hun IL
red dollars, but the jury returned
verdict in favor of Shilling, the fo
defendant. oC
Aside from the business of adopt -
lg platforms there was no i'm =.
ortant business transacted by the ~ -;
andidates and party leaders of 30
he county last Tuesday at their ~
leetings in Shoshone, except by ID
ne Republicans. John Thomas was -,
elected as the retary-treasurer on
lcceed A. E. Bowler. Mr.. Thomas Lr
recognized as safe counsellor N
/ political affairs and wise fore or
aster of events in the political vvl
orld, a clean man in business and fe,