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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-08-30
DEMOCRATS HARM0N|zE;
REPUBLICANS GET |NTOR ROW

acres in the Twin Falls district
which a few years age was bar
ren sagebrush land. About one-hal
Of this land is at prcsnet being farI
ed. The land averages about $40
an acre, which includes perma-
nent and adequate water rights.
Put into crops tfe land has value
Of about 800 an acre
The report points out that most
Of the products of this district at
present are being shipped east,
owing largely to the lack Of good
transportation facilities between
Twin Falls and San Francisco.
With the proper communication,
the report indicates, Twin Falls
would prove a good outlet for many
California products, including red
wood building materials, grain bags
binder twine, working clothes,
china, glassware, awnings, machin-
cry, electrical Appliances and many
other staple articles. In return
San Francisco could get cattle,
sheep, alfalfa, hay. grain and po-
tatoes.
''Friedlander suggests that a
railroad could be economically built
connecting Twin Falls with Wells.
New, thus giving San Francisco a
direct route to the new region with
a mileage of about 725 miles, against
the present route of 1925 miles in
detouring by way of Ogden. Such
road would place this city in as
close connection with Twin Falls as
Portland now is through the Oregon
Short Line. Such a road as that
proposed in the report would go by
way of Contact, a mining town hav-
ing some OF, the richest copper mines
IN the country At Wells connec-
ton would be made with both the
Pacific and Western Pa
cific roads.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-08-30
A BUILDING THAT IS
MUCH ON THE MOVE

Frank r. disney is this week
cheating away the old and familiar
Disney office on Walnut street,
which will be moved back to make
room on The site for modern
stone office. He will occupy the
old structure until the new office
* finished and ready for oceup-
ancy. The structure for which
be Is planning to have a ground
plan Of 81 by about 10 feet.
Mr.. Disney has occupied the cid
building as a law office for more
than ten years. Back in the de-
cide before its transformation the
old building, which is still sound
and good in all its parts, stood on
the lot where Hugh McQuilla Is
erecting a dwelling at this time,
out southeast of the Courthouse,
opposite the residence Of Zell TFu-
man. The owner, who Owls lot
out that way. thinks of moving the
old office back there again, prob
ably for its last peregrinatiOn,
when his new office is finished.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-08-30
LOST on DESERT FOR
TWO DAYS AND NIGHTS.

To be lost in the desert for two
days and nights, wandering. foot
sore and weary. through mile on
mile of sagebrush, without the
slightest idea of direction, is not
pleasant experience. If you think
it is ask George W. Jernberg, form
erly of this city, who. with his
family. recently moved on a home
stead in Mud Lake country, north
west of Idaho Falls Mr. Jernberg
had occasion to go in search of a
location of a ditch and becoming be
wildered failed to find his way back
home. He wandered on the prairie
for two days and nights. without
food or shelter and finally turned
up at Reno ranch in sad plight.
His tongue was swollen to twice its
size from thirst and he was emac-
lated for want of food. He was
taken to his home and is slowly
recovering from his experience.
Many Pocatello people have taken
up homesteads in Mud Lake dis
triet. It is said there is no more
vacant land there.-POcatelo
Tribune.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-08-30
LOWER RATES ON HAY.

An effort to obtain a lower freight
rate on hay between Idaho and
Kansas City is being made by
the transportation bureau of the
Commercial club, says the Kansas
City Star. The present rate OF
approximately SO a ton does not
leave a sufficient profit to the
grower. The transportation be-
reau think that at a rate around 81
Idaho will ship large quantities of
hay here. There are now 100, 600
acres of alfalfa in Idaho. Much
of it will be made into alfalfa meal
but a great part Will be shipped
away. In six months last year Ida
no shipped only 81 cars of hay TO
Kansas City Traffic men say with
lower rate this quantity will be
increased many times.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-08-30
Secretary A. +. Bowler, Taking
Matters in His Own Hands Has
Called Another Meeting To Try
10 Mend Matters.

Both Republicans and Democrats,
by their County Central Com
mittees, met in Shoshone on Sat
urday to elect chairmen, secretar-
les and State Central Committee
men. Only a fair attendance. Of
both bodies was gathered while
IN unusual number Of proxies were
IN evidence. The proxies caused
trouble and turmoil in both partie-,
the Democrats burying their differ
enees, however, but the Republi-
cans fighting theirs out to the bit
ter end and splitting up in con-
sequence, with two chairmen as
result. These are f. r Dampier
and Ex-senator Hastings, the latter
being the choice of a faction of
the delegates opposing the right of
proxies to vote at all.
Precisely the same contention was
made by a Democratic faction. In
both cases the ruling was the
same-that proxies were legal and
all right. To this the Democrats
all submitted and elected R. H.
Stevenson, chairman, W. FL. Cannon
secretary and Henry Hall. State
Committeeman. All the Republi-
cans did not submit, however, the
opposition coming from ShOshone
and Jerome. 1t was led by Paul R.
Hartzke who strenuously opposed
the selection of Dampier. To
this end Hartzke had moved that
proxies be excluded in the count
Of noses. Thomas promptly ruled
the motion out of order and de-
clined to entertain subsequent ap-
peal from the chairs ruling. With
the proxies counted the vote stood
II to 7 against Hartzke bat with
cut them he won vote of 5 to
4. The two factions could there
upon agree upon nothing except
the selection of Archie Bowler as
secretary. There were calls from
NldlN lndl 1uOilldo ldhC OlC L4lctAA
manship himself as being accept
able to everyone. but he declined
in favor of Dampier, whom he
declared elected, with Bowler as
Secretary and Frank R. GoOding as
Committeeman. The other forces
oontended that Hastings was elect
ed chairman, with Hartzke as the
State Committeeman, and thus the
matter stood at the breaking up of
the meeting.
The secretary, who gave a Ger
tificate of the election to Hastings
and Hartzke, declared he would re-
cognize that faction and he called
another meeting of the COM
mitteemen for Saturday.
Dampier, it is understood, will
decline to participate in the second |
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-08-30
NEW YEAR FOR
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
NEW TEACHERS AND NEW IDEAS
TO MARK THE OPENING IN
SEPTEMBER 3.

The course of studies in the Sho-
shone Public Schools will be en-
riched this year by the addition Of
domestic science and art and man
ual training.
The school work of the year be-
gins on Monday. September ?, but
for the first week the teachers are
to be in attendance at the Institute
at Boise. so that sessions of the
school will not be open till the eth.
The shop on one side and the
kitchen and sewing rooms on the
other side Of the high school build
ing have been splendidly equipped
for the new work, and we feel that
we are ready to 10 our proper part
in the New Education, and not at
a sacrifice of what has formerly
been considered essential. These
subjects will be offered in all grades
above the fifth and in high school.
An earnest and we believe a
successful effort has been made.
on the part Of the Board of Educa-
ton. to secure the best teachers
available. as far as possible the
grade positions as we'll as the de-
partments in the high school have
been filled with specialists from
best institutions.
In the high school will be offer
ed a four-year preparatory course
which has been examined and
approved by the University Of
Idaho; also a four-year commercial
course.
The following is a list OF the
teachers for i9i2-i9i3:
E. L. Weaver, Ruth Gallaher, Al
ia warton, Hazel Cannon. Mabel
Anderson. Florence Johnston, !
Blanche Gwin. Josephine Parry,
Miss Doolittle. Miss Barnet and
Laura Gwin.
The following is the course of
study prescribed for the high school
First Year Preparatory Course
General History, English, Algebra,
Latin. Domestic Science 2-5. Man
lal Training 2-5.
First Year Business Course
General History. English. Algebra,
Bookkeeping, Penmanship.
Second Year preparatOFy.=Eng
ish. Algebra f-2, Physical Geogra-
my i-2, Caesar. Botany t-2. Type
writing t-2. Domestic Art 3-5, Man
isl Training 2-5. .
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-08-30
Southern IdahO's Big System
Called on This Year to Pay Tax
es on Over Five Million Dollars
More Than Last Year.

At an adjourned meeting in Boise
last week the State Board Of Ed
alizatiOn substantially boosted the
assessed valuation Of all of the
four transcontinental railroad lines
running through the State, the
heaviest increase being in the case
of the mainline Of the Oregon Short
Line. Last year the total value of
the system, including main lines and
branches was placed by the board,
at sl3.67i.370. This year the total
value was placed at s48,865,54O, an
increase Of s.. fe5,070.
The great Northern Mainline was
boosted from 10000 to $4,000 per
mile, and on the Northern Pacific
the same. The mileage valuations
Of other lines in the North are as
follows:
Kootenai valley branch, $500;
Clearwater Short Line, s28, 600; Fort
Sherman branch, $1,000; Palouse
and Lewiston branch, $4,000; Gen
essee branch, s22.5O0; Lapwai
branch. $4,000; Coeur d'Alene;
branch $4,000; Burke branch,
$4,000; Sunset branch, 5000; C. N.
& P. S, main line, $4,000; st. Maries
branch, $1,000; o. W. R. & n,
sl5, 800; Lake Point branch, $4,000
Mullan branch. $4,000; Lewiston
branch, sl5.5OO: Burke branch.
$4,000: Sierra Nevada branch.
$500: Moscow branch, $4,000.
The last thing the board did was
the fixing Of the valuation OF the
telephone and telegraph lines in
the State. These were practically
left where they were last year but
the Mountain States Telegraph COM
pany wiIl have greater valuation
than heretofore owing to the great
amount of cable which has been in
stalled. The Western Union viii
have a smaller valuation, owing 70
it decreasing its mileage about 81
miles in Clearwater county. This
was caused by an error, as the COM
pany has heretofore been charged
with a railroad line in its mileage,
which it claims it does not own-
The Telluride Power company
appeared before the board and ask
ed that the valuation assessed
against its plant at Grace, Bannock
county, be allowed to stand as it
is. They gave reasons for wishing
the valuation undisturbed that the
machinery and other property had
not been in place very long, and
that it is a pioneering venture and
could not be said to have got fair
Continued on page s
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-08-30
BUSY SEASON IN
LOCAL R. R. YARDS

Persons who have that tired feel
lug and cultivate it all the time
by crying out against noises will
have to move away from ShO-
shone for rest and quiet. The
railroad was never buster before,
certainly never anywhere near as
busy in a Presidential year. FREE
quently from three to five trains
are II the locai yards at one time.
The locomotives make the noises
whirh have the pleasant sound of
BUSINESS.
One train was detained from Sat-
urday till Tuesday evening at She-
shone, being unable to get out Of
the crowded condition Of the track
age.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-08-30
RAISING TAXES OREGON
SHORT LINE RAIL ROAD

Second Year Business.-English,
Algebra i-2, Physical Geography l.
Commercial Geography i-2, Com
mercial Arithmetic -. Cores
pOndence f-2.
Third Year Preparatory-Eng-
lish. Geometry, Physics, Cicero, Ger
man, Domestic Science % Manual
Training 3-5.
Third Year Business.-English,
Geometry, Shorthand, Typewriting,
Commercial Law f-2.
Fourth Year Preparatory-Eng-
Iish i-2, Solid Geometry i-2 U. S.
History i-2, Economics i-2, Virgil,
German, Chemistry, Domestic Art
3-5 or Manual Training 2-5.
Fourth Year Business.-English,
Solid Geometry i-2. U. S. History
i-2, Economics i-2. Typewriting,
Shorthand.
In the Preparatory Course the
required subjects are:
English I, fl. iii, ~.
Geometry 4, fl.
Latin 4, fl, III. ~, OF Latin 1, II
and German
General History, Physics. Chem
istry. Algebra 1, and fl. Domestic
Science or Manual Training I, II.
ThirtytwO points are required for
graduation, one point credit being
given for a subject carried success
fully. five hours per week for one
semester.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-08-30
LIGHTING RATES
GUT At GOODING
REDUCTIONS OF LESS THAN ONE
HALF-WAR LIKELY IN
SHOSH0NE.

A power war between the Beaver
River Company and the Kuhn Com
pany has broken out at Gooding.
Rates as low as 5 cents per kilo-
wat hour are quoted, while the
ordinary householder will be eharg-
ed from &c to &c for his iliumin-
alton. This amounts to a re6uct-
ion of less than half for the service.
The eeut rates were put into ef-
feet on Wednesday OF this week.
over a hundred contracts were
secured by the Beaver River SOL
icitors. who started the cut. The
Kuhn interests. represented by
Manager Wallis, on the ground, are
likely to meet the cut. Their riv-
ais. or rather those in their coun-
sells, declared that the war had
only Just begun and that there
would likely be other deeper cuts
and inaugerated. Not only that
could be looked for. they said. but
The war zone would speedily be
widened as far as Shoshone. where
The Beaver River are asking for
! franchise to enter that territory
IF Kuhn preserves III furnishing
light. heat and power.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-08-30
BANNER WHEAT WELD.

Hansen. a town on the Twin
Falls south side tract, claims the
banner yield of wheat this year.
Z. H. Butler living four miles south
of town, threshed one and a half
acres of DieklOwe wheat which
yielded 100 bushels OF grain or
i07 f-3 bushels to the acre. George
Gibson, living one and a hilf miles
northwest of town threshed ten
acres that averaged SO bushels per
acre.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-08-30
NOTABLE VISITORS
COMING; CLEAN UP

Those who have been little dill
atOry about the matter of cleaning
up their premises in Shoshone, and
they are in the conspicuous min
ority. are reminded that on the 9th.
OF September a large body of visit
ors from Salt Lake City, cOmpris-
ing a merchants association, are
g come to town. The noon hour,
from ~ to 1 o'clock, is to be spent
here, the visitors coming by special
train on a sightseeing -get-aequain-
ed tour of Southern Idaho. The
organization has written Mayor
Newman advising him that no
special arrangements be made by
way of entertainment by any of
the civic bodies; that the visitors
have their own commissary car and
will rather esteem it a favor to be
left to their own resources. On
the other hand they have a large
band of music with them and the
towns people may enjoy hearing
it discourse its choicest selections
while here.
But the authorities wish the town
to put on something of a holiday
attire for the visitors. Let those
of the residents who have not al
ready done so get busy now and
clean up even to the outskirts and
hedgerows, back yards as well as
front, that the good impression of
the town may be confirmed by a
closer inspection. Clean up.
Mayor Andrew ]. Newman is in
receipt of the following letter bear
in reference to the visit:
During the time we will be at
the members of our party
and band will conform to what
ever arrangements you may make.
We particularly desire that you will
not undertake any special enter
tainment on our account. We will |
have our meals aboard the spcial |
rain and, while we are in your city |
lesire to devote our time to meet |
ng and talking with your business /
men and leading citizens.
"We regret that our railroad
schedule for the day will not per-
nit us to extend our visit beyond
he time specified. In the future,
however, we aim to run these ex-
more frequently, and viii /
hen be able to make longer stops. :
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-08-30
LINCOLN COUNTY
TO GET COLLEGE
OFFER OF GOODiNG CONSIDERED
THE BEST AND THAT TOWN
MAY GET 1T.

TWIN FALLS, Aug. 29.-The Ida
ho Methodist Episcopal conference
today authorized by resolution the
building of a Methodist college for
Southern Idaho. Indications are
that the college will be built at
Gooding. The Gooding citizens Of
fered the conference land and cash
to the value of s263,OOO. Included
in the offer is land for a campus
and some additional land. Ex-Goy-
ernor Gooding added $1,000 to the
offer, the money to be used in pay
ing for one year the expenses Of a
field secretary.
The proposition was referred to
the college commission to be
thoroughly Investigated. II the
commission finds the proposition
to be as represented and entirely
satisfactory, it is authorized to 10
cate the college at Gooding.
OPENING OF CONFERENCE.
The annual session of the Idaho
conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal church convened in Twin
Falls Wednesday. Bishop DuccOck
of Helena, Mont, presided. He is
one of the new men elected to the
office of Bishop by the general con
ference at Minneapolis. Mimi. last
May.
The reception at the church Tues
day evening was under the auspic-
es of the civic and ecclesiastical bod
les of the city. The Wednesday
morning session began at $50, a
short devotional service, followed by
the holy communion. Two resol-
utions of unusual interest were
adopted after protraeted debate.
The one relates to compulsory at
tendance by the preachers upon
the session of the conference. with
penalties attached. The other was
of a more general character and
related to the conservation of the
effort and means in the consolid-
alton of weak churches the denom-
best prepared to care for
them. The subject of temperance |
received attention: The Rev. Asa |
Sleeth, represented the temperance
of the church, intro
iuced the matter to The conference I
On this subject the Methodist Epis-
opal church occupies no uncertain
,ronnd-
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-08-30

Water farming is the name that
may properly be applied to the op-
erations Of an interprising man in
North Providence, Rhode Island,
for he utilizes the water of two
springs to supply bottled spring
water trade. to keep a swamp and
he grows water cress for the mar
ket probably saturated, and to fur
nish a steady flow of pure water
to a trout hatchery. Further along
the little stream the overflow is
damned and supplies power for a
laundry, besides which the mill
pond gives a crop Of fine ice every
winter. Scenes from this unique
farm are reproduced in September
Popular Mechanics Magazine
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-12-02
FOR GRAY HAIR.
/. Can Be Oarkened Very cieverIy by
Using This Simple Formula.

In this age. when ones personal ap-
pearance counts for so much. and when
both the social and business world
puts ban upon everything that de-
notes the approach OF age. il becomes
matter of duty TO those whose hair
is turning gray 10 adopt some rational
means OF darkening il, thus hiding the
traces OF Time. An excellent, yet very
simple solution of the problem is to
procure at the drug store an ounce Of
bay rum, a quarter ounce of glycer-
inc and small box of Barbo Com
pound, and at home you can dissolve
the Barbo Compound in : ounces OF
water. afterward adding the other two
ingredients. This makes a remarkably
effective mixture for darkening gray
hair. and at the same time removing
dandruff and other ills of the scalp,
besides making the hair soft. glossy
and young looking" II darkens the
beard as well as the hair. Ii is applied
once a week until the hair is darkened.
then every two weeks. 1t does not rub
off or color the skin and is much more
satisfactory than the common dyes
and stains.
tAdyertisement1
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-12-02
A BUSINESS REVIEW OF THE
PAST WEEK BY HENRY CI,EWS

its history. result caused entirely by
the concessions to labor. While this
was an extreme case. it is significant
OF the trend of events. Thirty-six Fall
River mills paid only per cent this
year, against 5 per cent last year and
nearly per cent in 1910. 1t is not TO
be assumed that the country is not
prosperous. On the contrary, not a
few large industrial concerns are still
making very handsome profits, but the
situation in this respect is decidedly
spotty. and it is we'll TO remember that
our actual prosperity is apt to be ey-
aggerated or misinterpreted by the ac-
tivity and volume of trade rather
than the margin of profit. the tendency
of which is TO decline in many lines
OF industry. Since new capital is only
obtainable from profits or savings. the
results of such trend are obvious.
Stocks were chiefly dominated by
the stringency in money during the
past week, call rates on two success
sive days rising as high as II per
cent. The stringency was explained
US tHe 10" RESERVES vi tile pdhhs, lue
Withdrawals of Canadian money and
loss to the banks by Sub-Treasury
operations and by anticipation of De
cember dividend disbursements. These
conditions rendered a local calling in
OF loans imperative. The situation,
however. was only temporary and not
serious. Secretary MacVeagh did not
consider it necessary to offer any
Treasury relief. the tension having
been softened by natural causes. such
as liquidation in stocks and renewed
importation of gold. Sterling ex-
change showed a sharp decline. and
improved financial conditions abroad
are likely to permit of further gold i'm
ports if necessary.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-12-02

Like the wood merchants of northern
Russia, who carry their wood on great
RATS to Mimi Novgorod. KaZan and AS
trakhan, the farmers of the upper and
central regions along the Yangtsekiang
construct RATS covering as much as
two acres Of surface. and on the RATS
they establish farms, where produce
grows. On these great floating farms
are habitations for the men and sta
bles for the ANIMALS. pigpens. feed
barns and storehouses well stocked
with provisions. The voyage to mar.
ket is often 1000 miles, and to employ
their time on the slow journey the
dwellers on the rafts make baskets
and many objects Of household use.
Arrived at their destination. they sci!
their produce, take apart and sell the
RATS and return to their homes by the
ways used by ordinary travelers.-Har'
per's.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-12-02
A NICE COOL BED.
The Surprise a Trio of Lapianders
Sprung Upon Nansen.

The Surprise a Trio of LapIanders
Sprung Upon Nansen.
Sir Henry Lucy tells in the CornhiD
Magazine a good story that he had
from Nansen. the explorer. 1t anus
ingly illustrates the hardy health OF
the LapIanders
Part of Nansen's equipment for his
trip across Greenland consisted of two
sleeping bags made of undreSsed skins
On the first night Of the journey Nan
sen and his two Norwegian companions
got into one Of the bags. pulled the
mouth tight across their necks, and SC
slept in the snow with only their heads
out.
Before retiring to rest Nansen saw
the three Laplanders he had engaged
for the expedition cozily tucked into
the other sleeping bag. When he awoks
in the morning. almost numb with
cold he observed that the bag in which
he had tied up the Laplauders was
empty and that they were nowhere ir
sight. He was afraid they had desert
ed him and, scrambling out Of the bag
went In search of them. He found the
three men fast asleep behind 81 hillocl
of SNOW that they had scraped togeth
er as a protection against the wind.
"Ah, master" they said when asked
to explain this extraordinary conduct
I'VE couldn't sleep in that thing l,
was too hot, so we got out and have
had comfortable night here"