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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-07-24
BAD BREAK IN THE MAIN
CANAL EAST OF JEROME

Something like the old construc-
ton DAYS on the North Side tract
have been witnessed during the two
weeks just past caused by bad
break in the main canal at a point
IA miles east of Jerome. The
break was repaired within a few
days after il happened. but the
place went out again, when the en-
gineer in charge concluded to dig
a new canal around the break.
For this purpose a force OF more
than a hundred men and as many
teams was called into service. The
outfit makes up a camp Of large
size. Unexpectedly much blasting
has been necessary. J. s. Harts-
horn was in Shoshone on Tuesday
getting a supply of giant powder
for the work. He stated that re-
pairs would probably be completed
within the present week.
All farms below the break have
been without water for nearly two
weeks and there was anxiety Tor
the damage resulting to crops.
. 9 . 8 8 . > 8 . . o . . 9 . .
himself as well as the officers. He
VAS handling earbolic acid for his own
and the pistol for the Of
ieers. Merit Weaver, whom Marshal
Iay had called on for assistance. and
he marshal took him to jail
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-07-24
CAN THIS PROGRAM
BE CARRIED OUT
BY UNDERWORLD? ?
RAISING LARGE CAMPAIGN FUND
FOR PURPOSES OF THEIR OWN
IN COMING cAMPAIGN-ANxI-
ETY. ABOUT RESULT.

Information has come to the Journal
of the collection of a large campaign
fund by the local Democratic mana
gers among the lawless element in the
community. 1t is to be used where it
will do the most good for that element.
secured
This is regarded as a Democratic
year. a mighty good party for the
shades that keep their operations un-
der cover to cooperate with, if there
by control of the operations of the
legal and police departments can be
To this end all the undesirables have
risen and unanimously selected Har-
Ian D. Heist as the next prosecuting
attorney, a man notoriously unfit for
the administration of any public Of
flee because he is owned body and
Iisoul and controlled in all he does by
the criminal element. 1t has been
openly charged in Shoshone and is
generally believed that recently when
a raid was planned on gambling joints
in this town it was Heist who gave
the alarm to the law-breakers and
caused them to flee from the wrath
to come Heist has recently made
himself more solid with his hackers
by an assault upon the Journal through
the methods employed by a shyster
lawyer.
The opinion prevails that it may be
impossible to silence the Journal For
this reason another slush fund is be-
ing raised to start an organ suoser-
Went. It viii nominaHy be a Demo
cratic publication that is to be launch
ed upon the uncertain sea Of Journal
ism within the next week o. two here
in shoshone. Former Probate Judge
Jones has defunct newspaper plant
at Gooding which ne is trying to un-
load here It requires upward of
thousand dollars to get it out of hook.
There were interested persons fitting
about the rooms occupied by 4Ir.
Hest all the week bringing in con-
tributious for this laudable purpose
Ample funds viii without doubt be
secured to revive the newspaper
Meanwhile ticket in all parts ac-
ceptable to the lawIess element in its
parts affecting that element is to be
secured.
only those favored in shoshone are
to be allowed to run in the primaries
or if running, win be allowed to win
a nomiation. The sponsors of the
party are to see to that. Local leaders
sent a call for outside talent on Mon
day to help carry through this pro-
gram. \ meeting was called for Sat
urday also to be held here.
1t remains to be seen if a ticket thus
selected can have any standing with
the people at the polls when they
come to express their deliberate judg-
ment at the November election.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-07-24
STURG|LL PROVES
TO Be BAD ACTOR
STARTED 4 LAUNDRY But HIS
MOST PROFITABLE WORK WAS
COLLECTING FUNDS FOR Az
FLICTlONs.

The charitable people Of Shosh9ne
and the police officers are beginning
to think they have been pretty badly
imposed upon by a man named !. II
sturein who appeared in town about
q month aeo with a helpless family OF
wife and two babies. He frankly
stated that he needed assistance but
at the same time asserted his wiling
ness to work. Senator Borden and
one or two others provided a laundry
outfit for him. as he said that was his
line.
The laundry had not got fairly start
ed when Sturgil discovered that he
had some unfinished business with a
hospital down at ogden. where he
said, he had submitted to an operation
but had not been put together right
Would the good people assist him on
his way to the hospital again? 1t is
safe as a Harness bet that they would
and they did that thing.
In two or three days Sturvill was
back again in Shoshone. Then he dis
appeared after reporting that the doe
tors found his liver enlarged to twice
the fashionable size for livers. There
were presumably more collections for
another operation. His disappearance
this time was accounted for by his
wife by the statement that she feared
he had gone off and drowned himself.
People who by this time had begun to
know him feared he hadn't.
On Monday he was found arguing
vehemenly with the town marshal
who was taking him home to the bos-
ON of his family. Sturgin objeeting tc
the interference of the marshal az an
invasion Of the rights of a citizen. The
much afflicted man was 1oquacious the
way men get from other causes than
an enlarged liver.
A little later on the marshal WAS (
called back to the Sturg;ll home. for
the head Of the house had grabbed Il I
pistol and threatened to shoot up the +
place. the marshal as well as the wife
and babies. Whereupon it was deem
ed best that the invalid should repose
in Jail for 4 season. In that retreat
he will be quite as useful to the sup
port cf his family as he has been at
arge. in the opinion of those who
nave learned to know Of his habits.
Another version Of what took place
las it that Sturgill attempted to kill
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-07-24
EPAULETTES AND
GOLD LACE WON
PLAIN CIVILIANS HAD NO SHOW
WITH TIE FAIRY sPRiTE WHO
TAUGHT THE ART OF DANCING
m S.IOSHONE.

What chance has any young man,
be he ever so spruce and winning in
personality, at gaining the favor of d
young woman against the overmas-
tering charm Of gold lace and brass
buttons that his rival wears? In such
a contest what chance has a civilian
against a soldier?
why, that civilian has no chance at
ail-not even a Iook-in. as this story
abundantly proves.
Four months ago there came to
Shoshone a little sprite of a fairy as
gracious as a beam of light, in maiden
meditation, fancy free. She put on
the County Fair for the society ladies
of Shoshone since when all the bellies
and beaux of the town have been
dawncing the fawncy dawnces that
she taught them and singing the
catchy tunes incident thereto. Miss
May Palmer it was who captivated
the town and all its most desirable
after her departure.
She had been engaged at Nampa in
the same line of captivating work just
before coming to Shoshone. 1t was
there that they have a military COM
pany and the captain of the National
Guard, George H. Van de Steeg, fell
under the charm of her feet and form,
just as was the case with everybody
in Shoshone. But there was and is
no military company here and so Sho-
shone did not win Miss Palmer. On
the contrary she was married to Cap
tain Van de Steeg in Portland on Mon
day night, officers of the military en-
campment of Idaho and the National
Guard of Oregon as well all being
present in full regalia of gold lace and
epauettes.
1t was announced that she had be-
come the promised wife at the time
Of her visit to Nampa.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-07-24
IMPORTANT PUBLIC MEETING

The Board of Trustees Of Shoshone
will meet on Monday night next, when
tax payers generally who are inter
ested in the matter of bond issue to
purchase the town water works are
invited to meet with them.
The Utilities Commission is to honor
Shoshone by visit on Monday next
at $3.50 in the morning. in the District
Court room. when citizens generally.
as well as the town board, are invited
to meet with them. The purpose of
the meeting is to consider electric
franchises in this town and WHISTLER
competition should he allowed to come
in rs requested by the Beaver River
company
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-07-24
BRIDGE BURNED ON BRANCH.

A bridge over a dry ditch on the
HALEY branch of the Short Line was
burned this morning The fire started,
it is supposed, by sparks from the en-
gine of train 500 which went up the
branch early in the morning. Two
young men Walter Lowe and lrank
Brown who happened to be walking
on the track that way, discovered the
fire in time to flag the morning pas
senger train up the branch.
station Agent Whitenack states that
a temporary bridge will be complied
To-Day in time for the passage Of reg
Ular trains. The bridge destroyed was
between 80 and so feet in length.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-07-24
F|NANC|ERS SEE
POSSIBILITIES Of
SOUTHERN IDAHO
NORTH SIDE 5oNDHoLDERs ARE
HEAVILY INTERESTED IN RAIL
ROADS AND THEIR VISIT MAY
MEAN DEVELOPMENT.

That the bondholders on the
Twin Falls North Side tract now
interested in putting that project
on its feet are also heavy owners Of
railroad bonds in transcontinental
lines and are considering transpor-
tation facilities for the big field
southern Idaho offers, became
known in Boise last week. accord
ing to the Capital News. during THE
hearing on the projects troubles
before the state land board.
Many of the present bondholders
also control stock in the great rail-
way systems. and it was stated that
they were considering the advisa-
bility Of further construction in
this section.
J. NJ. Hale, pioneer of Jerome.
gave out a statement to the News
in which he said: The bOndhold-
ers. OF whom there are 5000. have
raised a fund of $4,000 with
which to carry on the work Of conf
pleting the system. From that sum
$4,000 has been paid to the gov
ernment for work on the Jackson
Lake reservoir. The new manager,
R. E. Shepherd, has spent over so
900 in paying back salaries due
from the Kuhns. the Kulns' over
due taxes and other bills. He IS
a man experienced in irrigation
work, having successfully promoted
and constructed two $1,000 acre
projects in Montana.
The headquarters Of the COM
pany VIII be at Jerome. and with
the acceptance Of the new contracts
we expect an influx Of new settlers
and the return of former settlers
who left the tract under the old
conditions. abandoning their farms.
AS an evidence Of the fair method
adopted BY the bondholders they
have voluntarily dropped the price
of pumping project land from 500
to $50 an acre. the same price as
paid by settlers under the gravity
system. They have agreed TO ab-
sorb the pumping charges for five
years and they also propose to
raise the price for water on lands
not sold as we'll as the price on
other lands that may come into
their hands through foreclosure.
with the refunding of the debts
Of the farmers and the extension OF
time it is believed that many will
be able to sell their excess land and
thereby be able to properly equip
and stock their remaining holdings
and become prosperous farmers so
that the proposition Of paving the
actual maintenance seems to me to
be too trivial to be considered at all
by the settlers" "
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-07-24
ROCK THROWN BY BLAST
KILLS MAN 500 FT. AWAY.

John Helsert, employed upon the
repairing of the break in the North
Side canal, about Is miles east of
Jerome, was instantly killed Sat
urday morning when boulder
blown 500 feet from a blast upon
the work struck him. The top of
his head was torn off.
Helsert is survived by a wife
and four small children, the oldest
being 8 years and the youngest less
than a year. He came to Idaho
from Ohio about five years ago
and located in Jerome.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-07-24
LONG SUFFERING
OF JOE MAY ENDED
FATAL ILLNESS BEGAN MORE
THAN YEAR AGO-DECEASED A
SPANISH WAR VETERAN.

Joseph May died at his residence
in Shoshone on Saturday night,
July IS. The end had been expect
ed for more than week. 1t was a
month ago that with Mrs. May he
returned to this town, his old home,
from a temporary residence at On
tario, Oregon. He owned a dwell
ing there as we'll as two here, be-
sides other real estate in this town.
He always spoke of Shoshone as
his home. When the affliction that
caused his death came on he often
expressed the wish that he might
be able to return home. He had in
mind at all times the hopes buried
here in two little mounds in the
cemetery. At the last he spoke of
the bereavement that had come to
the father and mother in the loss
of their only children. two baby
boys. On Tuesday the father was
laid to rest by their side
Mr.. May came to this part of
the country from one of the At
lantic States of the South. He
had nothing to his credit but young
manhood, a fairly good business
education and abundant energy.
The only employment open to him
was that of a sheep herder but he
proved to be a good one. and in
that work came under the notice
of the Keefers. who later secured
a job for the Young man in a local
hotel. Then the Spanish war call
ed him to enlist in the service OF
his country and one morning he
quit the job in the hotel that was
paying him we'll to draw the mere
pittance that Uncle Sam pays his
soldiers. He was a man of remark
able courage and bravery Of spirit.
That was the time when so many
OF the youngsters joining the army
suffered from exposure to malaria
and from the lack Of good food.
More than likely voting May had
his health impaired in that way.
But when the war was over he
came back to Shoshone and he and
Oliver Nicely entered upon a bus
mess partnership here that proved
profitable. The partnership was
ended about a year ago with tie
serious impairment OF III 81
health. His brother. who is a pros
porous business man in North Car
olina, was in Shoshone a short time
ago and had arranged to have the
invalid visit the scenes of his boy
hood this summer.
Mass for the funeral services was
said at the Catholic Church Tuesday
at 10 O'Clock by the Rev Father Wirtz-
berger. who also delivered a srong ser
mon on the consolation offered by the
church, admonishing the living as well
as comforting them. The choir sang
numbers of appropriate hymns. in
cluding Lead, Kindly Light, Amid the
Encircling Gloom, Nearer. My God. to
Thee and Jesus, Savior of My Soul
Flowers were banked upon the casket
as borne out of the sanctuary by p.
H. Hughes, Ed Roberts, Charles Fin
layson, Alvin McQuillan. Percy May
and John Martin. Interment was in
Shoshone cemetery.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-07-24
A WISE OWL IN THE SENATE.

According to a press dispatch there
was wise old screech owl roosting
high on a ledge of the senate gallery
on Tuesday of last week. He peace
fully snoozed while the senate was in
session. Through the open door the
strange visitor was in plain view of
Vice President Marshall The bird
showed no interest in the antitrust
legislation or in the fight over the
other matters before the senate, but
kept on snoozing
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-07-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Darrah, Mrs. Dis
ney and Mrs. Rossman spent Wednes-
day afternoon in Jerome. They made
the trip in Mr.. Darrah's automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank n. Oakes and
Charles R. Ray. ranchers Of the Twin
Fails North Side tract living near the
Snake river, were in Shoshone We'd
nesday.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-12-03

WITH lz % nsgb, Then too its made Just right and
ph
wit" Hauel cant movable and
Just right eyd IN yea
turning heats Of 90
q PROPERLY handled lasts lifetime and practically nothing rt
y GREAT MAJESTIC-h yxv
g8 a weakest
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-12-03
RIVER FALLS, WIS.

Special courses of study are pro-
vided for High School graduates
as well as for those who have
completed the common schools and
grades in city schools.
The Diploma of the school be-
comes Life State Certificate af-
ter the holder has taught success
fully for one year and received
approval of the State Superintend-
ent of Public Instruction.
An Elementary course Of two
and one-half years is offered which
leads to the Certificate which is
comes State Certificate which is
valid for five years, after the
holder has taught successfully fol
one year.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-12-03

The school has large reference
and textbook libraries and well
equipped physical and biological
laboratories. Excellent facilities
are provided for special work in
Manual Training. Domestic Science,
Music Drawing and Physical Train
ing.
Tuition is free in the Model
Grades. The pupils in these grades
have the advantages of the cours-
es in Music, Drawing, Domestic
Science Manual Training and Phys
ical Training.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-12-03


The one giving neatest and best answer to
the last question may select any $1.OO article
from our stock, IN addition to the Souvenir.
Don't be discouraged if you are not one of
You Will get MAJESTIC PUZZLE
CARD. Something for all the boys and
girls.
Don't fail to get one Of these Tango Hoops.
It's new and wonderful toy amuses the old
as well as the young The Hoop dances for
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Children it $ great. and will be the talk Of
the town.
Be sure to have your answers ready to hand
in at our store TUESDAY AFTER
NOON. between 3 and 5. They must be
written answers OTHERWISE YOU
WILL NOT get Souvenir.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-11-10
Cotton Ginning Report.

Washington, Nov. 10.-Ginning of
cotton continues active despite the
low price Southern farmers are re
ceiving and the depression in the in
dustry caused by the war.
During the period from October 1S
to November the ginning amounted
TO 2,2O7,114 bales, making the aggre
gate for the season 9,S2S,695 bales.
The leriod's ginning was only 5,170
bales less than ginned during the
same period in the record production
year of 1911, and the aggregate for
the season is only 1920 bales less.
Compared with last year the ginnings
to November 1 were S55,177 bales
more.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-11-10
Los Angeles Produce Market.

Los Angeles, Nov. 10.-A slight
scarcity of all varieties of grapes
was evident on the Los Angeles pro-
duce market yesterday and as a re-
suit prices were somewhat higher.
Malaga grapes were advanced to 1.25
a lug, while the Cornishon variety
was quoted at 1.10. Tokays and Red
Empcrors brought 1.50 a lug each.
Persimmons were also higher at Its
a crate, as were pomegranates at 1.75
a half box. A small consignment OF
Porterville grapefruit arrived on the
market early in the day and met with
good call at $50 a box for all sizes.
On the vegetable market trading
was fairly active. The damp, wet
weather of the day before helped ma
terially to increase local receipts, and
prices in general were slightly lower
California creamery extra butter was
advanced cent pound to SO cents
on the Los Angeles Produce Exchange
yesterday.
The following receipts were report
ed by Secretary Pickrell of the Pro
duce Exchange of Los Angeles: Eggs
124 cases; butter, 5000 pounds
cheese, $40 pounds; potatoes, $3.50
sacks; beans, AIT sacks; sweet pota.
toes, 55 sacks; apple, 23,519 boxes
tomatoes, 275 lugs; grapes, 116 lugs
Local ranch eggs, per dozen-Se
lected, 46; candled, a. case count
AZ.
California creamery butter, pei
pound-Fresh extra, 80; fresh irsts
80.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-11-10
MARKET REPORTS
Barley Market.

San Francisco, Nov. 1O.-In the To-.
cal grain pit today the following sales
OF barley options were reported: Two
hundred tons of December at 1.27A
200 tons of May at 1924 and 100
tons at 1876.
December barley opened and closed
at 1.27% at the afternoon session.
May opened and closed at 1.35 and
and November closed at 125@1.271k.
Feed barley was quoted at 1.171a %
1929 per Genital; shipping and brew
ing, 1.22K@1.271h. Receipts of bar
ley today were 5,937 centals.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-11-10
Horse Mart for French.

Chicago, Nov. 10.-The French gov
ernment has made Chicago it's head
quarters in the purchase of horses
for its armies in the European war.
Arrangements have been made with
bank in Chicago to finance the pur-
chase of 1900 horses a week until
further orders, which means probably
as long as the war continues.
Buyers from the French govern
ment are here to make the purchases.
They are now in the Middle West
states negotiating for cavalry and
artillery horses. Reports from the
horse-producing districts Indicate that
farmers and horse raiscrs are de-
manling fancy prices.
Representatives from the Russian
government have been making nu-
nerous purchases in the Chicago ter
ritory. Much of the buying has been
done in secret because of the con-
sistent work of German spies in trail
ing the shipments to the seaboards
and notifying the German war ves-
sells that happen to be on the Allan
tic ocean.
Quite a pretentious espionage sys-
tenn is being maintained by all the
warning factions in Chicago.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-11-10
Future Financial Outlook Brighter.


New York, Nov. 10.-If all goes
well November will be a month of
important financial and business de
velopments. Included in them will be
the opening of the federal reserve
banks next Monday and unless expec-
tations are disappointment the cot
ton exchanges will be reopened be-
fore the end of the month. There
was fairly satisfactory reflection
today of the favorable features which
have recently begun to show them
selves.
There was nothing new in the mon
ey market, but all forms of invest
ment business were fairly brisk un
der the circumstances of the times.
There was good buying of CONNER
cial paper and bankers acceptances
as well as of notes, bonds and guar
anteed stocks, showing that invest
ment demand had not relapsed. Pos
sibly some of the buying is in an
ticipation of further relaxation in the
money market to follow the estab
lishment Of the federal reserve banks
with their facility for increased credit
accommodations.
Although New York banks alone
have retired more than $35,O00,000
of emergency treasury figures at the
end Of last week show that there has
been contraction of only a little
more than $5,000,000 from the Oc-
tober maximum. Very evidently i'll
terror banks are increasing their cir
culation, presumably in the agricul
tural districts, and especially in The
South, where Secretary McAdoo is
making so much effort TO force emer.
gency currency into use. According
ly there are indications of cross cur
rents which are going to complicat'
the monetary situation before long
no matter how gradually the reserv,
banks get into working order.
On the New York loan account gol,
shipments to Canada aggregatin,
$10,750,000 were made, being abou
tWo-thirds of the remittance require,
on the call for payment of the eight
EinStailment of the loan. The sugges
ton still is that gold shipments in tn
Operation will fall substantially shor
of the total provided for, which is
token of the improvement that ha
been effected in our foreign exchang
position. Sterling bills were perhap
a trifle easier again with demand be
low 4.90A and cables around 4.91.
German exchange was weak an
France relaxed somewhat.
Gratifying information was con
tained in the government crop repor
Of November 1. This estimated tn
yield of corn at 2,7O5, 100000 bushels
q slight increase over the October es
innate and very nearly 25O,OOO,00
bushels more than last years out
turn.