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Barton County democrat., 1914-12-25
Capital Stock
Surplus
Circulation
Undivided Pr
Deposits
$lOO,OOO.OO
100000
100000
S,OS6.S2
$1,O62,358.89
$1,264,445.71
The above statement is correct.

present spirit
remarkable
accomplishment
prsen a Community interest
banking
million dollars
in
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fu
Christmas and Year
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-11-13
ELEVEN STATES NOW GRANT
FULL RIGHTS TO THE WOMEN

Women now have full suffrage in
eleven states and in the territory of
Alaska, according to the latest returns
in the election, which apparently
gave the franchise to women in Ne
vada and Montana
In addition TO the eleven states now
listed as granting full franchise TO
women, they have the right to vote
for certain officers in twenty two
other states. In Illinois. one of the
twenty-five. women may vote for all
statutory officers, including presiden-
tial electors.
The eleven states now granting full
suffrage are Wyoming. Colorado.
Utah. Idaho. Washington, California,
Arizona. Kansas, oregon, Nevada and
Montana
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-11-13
PRECINCT OFFICERS.

Precinct officers We're the following
Shoshone justices of the peace, ]. L
Fuller and S. E. Todd; constable, r.
w. Swope.
Richfeld justices, R. o. Clark and
T. B. Brush; constable, Earl Cross.
Dietrich justices, Frank Kelley. J.
R. Smith; constable, Ollie Bate.
North Shoshone justices. W. j
Peck and A. D. Duff; constable, Walter
Hastings.
Haddocl1 justices, Frank Hitchcock
and J. T. Glover; constable, A. NJ
Comes.
Burns justices, H. NJ. Coffman and
Asbury Wolfe; constable F. Airing
South Jerome justices. c. F. Annett
and r. S. Fraser; constable, John W.
johnson.
Morley justices, Oscar L. Johnson
and Louis Johnson and L. c. Tabor ?
each; constable. J. Melvin Coffall.
Oaks justices, George A. Wallace
and y. T. Adanss; constable. Frank
Oaks.
Kimama justices, Ross P. Borden;
F. T. Diedrich. constable.
iJerome justices, Barnett Stillwell.
and c. F. Annett; constable, W. r
Forbes.
Grandview elected John Coleman for
justice and gave one vote each to
five others for the same office, as fol-
lows: NJ. J. Bridgman, Nelson Shep-
herd, Ross Bruner. c. w. DeVoe and
H. Cushman. C. f. Strong was
elected constable.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-11-13
HERD DISTRICT IS
DENIED R|CHF|ELD
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS REJECT
PETITION AFTER FULL HEAR
ING-MATTER MAY BE APPEAL
ED 70 COURT.

The board of County Commissioners
heard large delegations of petitioners
and counter petitioners last Tuesday
in the matter of setting off a herd dis
trict in the vicinity of Richfield. For
convenience of the hearing the room
of the Probate Court was used.
To fence or not to fence is what
the matter amounts to. Speakers for
the district, including r. e. Campbell
and E. Eskelsen, contended that the
farmers would be spared much of
the expensive fencing necessary where
there is a herd district, as in these To-
calities the stockmen must have their
stock guarded from trespassing upon
and damaging crops whether such
crops be enclosed or not, whereas with
herd district all farmers must
maintain what are known as lawful
fencing on their lands or they cannot
recover for damages from trespassing
stock Mr. Campbell made the state
ment that fully 80 per cent of the
Richfeld farmers could not afford the
expense of fencing against stock.
The opposition was set forth by
Duet Johnson, w. P Burke. L. F.. I1s-
sley, M. P. and Thomas Burns. who
said they represented the stockmen
who use the country round about the
butte north of Richfield. Mr.. John
son declared the stockmen would all
be driven out of business if the herd
district as petitioned for be set off.
AS it was the stockmen bought Of the
local farmers all their surplus hay and
grain which could not be marketed
at all if the stockmen be driven out.
Mr.. Essley, who represented the
Idaho Irrigation company, said it was
an argument used by his company i'll
getting new settlers to come in that
they would have the use of range
land and that his company did notl
of the proposed herd district.
The affirmative side of the argument |
was presented by Paul S. Haddock 1
and the negative by James r. Both |
well. The board reserved decision I
until the next day when they announc- |
ed it to be in favor of the no district /
proposition.
Those who heard the argument of
viduals pro and con were of the opin-
ion that both sides of the controversy |
were mighty ably presented.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-11-13
WILLING TO LET
VOTERS DECIDE IT
HOT CONTEST FOR sHOsHONE
POSTOFFICE IN WHICH ONE
APPLICANT PROPOSES ELEC-
TION TO DECIDE 1T.

Thomas Fay, the veteran Demo-
cratic leader of Shoshone, was around
among the business people this week
getting signatures to a supplemental
petition for. mis- appointment to the
postoffice In faithfulness to his party
and long residence in Shoshone Mr..
Fay is far ahead of all possible com
petitors. He has served in responsible
places of public trust, besides his party
services, including the offices of Treas
urer and County Commissioner. 1t is
said that he has secured the endorse
ment of nine -tenths of the business
people of Shoshone on his petitions.
He furthermore states that he is vii
ling to submit his claims to a popular
vote of the patrons of the Office.
Mr.. Fay served as County Comm's-
sioner along with Judge James I. Til-
Ter in that office when Lincoln county
was organized. The two have remain
ed to this day firm friends, although
the one is an uncompromising DEM
ocrat and the other stalwart Re-
publican.
There are said to he tw other can
didates for the appointment, Bert
Rhine and Everett Noble. Mr. Rhine
is connected with a real est lta finn
in Shoshone and Mr. Noble is q mer-
chant here and also represents his
party on the State central committee
from Lincoln county. Six months ago
it was announced that J. A. Keefer
had been agreed upon by the commit
tee leaders for the place. Subsequent
1y it was said that he had taken him
self out of the race and had agreed
to transfer his influence for Noble,
and so the contest as it stands now
is the field against the merchant. 1t
may be said also that as is generally
understood the appointment of Noble
will mean the removal of the office to
the north side of town. Both Fay
and Rhine are said to be committed
to the south side location of the of
fee.
It is further stated that the appoint
ment of Noble will be claimed on the
ground that he has secured a majority
of the committeeman in his behalf.
The change will not take place until
some time in January when the term
of Postmaster edward H. Miles will
expire.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-11-13
MUST SIGN FOR
BOTTLE OF. WINE
NAME AND ADDRESS NECESSARY
WHEN CUSTOMER CALLS FOR
TAXABLE BEVERAGES.

Your name and address please,
sign right here" is the latest saluta-
ton at the grills and liquor stores in
Richfield and when a customer wishes
to purchase a bottle of wine he has to
sign for it just like he was buying a
little carbolic acid for the purpose of
removing himself from this world of
mortals. It's not because the dry"
amendment has been passed, because
it hasn't, but it's merely the hand of
Uncle Sam reaching out to Richfield,
as well as to Kalamazoo and Miliptas.
and it's a process in collecting the
new internal revenue tax, commonly
called the war tax
The tax bill which places an excise
on wines, went into effect October 23
but Uncle Sam had no stamps litho-
graphed. But he was losing no money
and so sent out notices to the liquor
dealers all over the country instruct
ing them to keep a complete record
OF all taxable wines sold, together with
the name and address of the purchas
er, and the date and quantity This
record is open to the revenue collec-
tors and they will collect the tax
from the dealers. 1t will be about
three weeks. or maybe longer. before
the stamps arrive and until then buy
ing bottle of wine will necessitate
the unwinding Of about as much red
tape as is used when you try to col
lect an old claim from your Uncle |
Samuel
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-11-13
HELMAN WILL HANG OUT
HIS SHlNGLE AS LAWYER.

AS a result of the change in the
Clerk and Auditors office that comes
early in the year. John H. Helman, the
chief deputy, who has been a law stu
dent for several years, intends to en-
bark in the business of a practitioner.
He will take the office and practice
of Judge elect James r. Boutwell,.
Guy Bissel, the Gooding attorney, is
to become the senior member in the
partnership of Bissel & Helman. Bis
sci is one of the strong men of the
State in the legal profession, while
Helman has gained in the Auditors
office an invaluable experience in mat
ters pertaining to his new profession.
besides which he is a young man of
fine mental attainments and ability.
He is 26 years Of age and a son of the
Rev C. z. Helman.
The new disciple of Blackstone ex-
poets to take the prescribed examina-
ton before the Court of Appeals az
an early day.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-11-13
BASKETBALL AT JEROME

The high school teams of Shoshone
journeyed over to Jerome last Friday
evening to play basketball at that
place The method of transportation
was formed by John Helman's and
Capt. Phillips cars. The boys car
contained some of the best singers of
Southern Idaho. and the sage brush
caught up the words of the various
songs and carried them on. Both cars
/ arrived at Jerome without mishap and
the game started about $50.
The girls lost slowly through the
game. the final score being II to 3 in
favor of the Jerome defenders.
The boys game, however, was not
so one sided, there being time through
out the game when both sides were
confident of winning. Shoshone had
the ball in center. and the first few
scores showed Shoshone ahead, but
the tide turned and at the end of the
first half the score stood at 16 to S
for Jerome. During the rest period
the boys decided to win the game, and
from the time the ball was thrown up
in center at the beginning of the sec
ond half. Shoshone continued to forge
ahead The game went to Shoshone
by a score of "a to 25. Although both
teams expected to win there was no
i'll faaline on eithar side after the
game.
The shoshone people appreciated {
the abundance of good sportsmanshipl
shown by the Jerome players.
The teams returned home the same
night and arrived in time for break
fast.
Mr. Weaver and Miss Jennings ac-
companied the players.
If you relish a good, clean, up-to-
the-miuute game. come out next Sat
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-11-13
RAILROAD MEN ARE
MEN OF RESOURCES.

The railroad crew operating the
branch passenger train between Ket-
chum and Shoshone are doing some
house keeping of their own up at
the northern terminus of their run.
which was reversed on Sunday last,
making the daily round trip begin
from that end instead of this end.
When the change was announced
there was amazement writ all over
the faces of the men who knew that
Ketchum afforded poor bedroom ac-
comodations. But being men of re-
sources as all railroad people ought
to be they forthwith arranged to fit
up quarters in a housed-in car stand
ing near the station where they may
keep warm without the walk of mile
from the depot up town perhaps to
over-crowd the towns sleeping ac-
comodations. Conductor McCollum
arranged all the comforts Of home
with a mattress and springs and all
his comrades. including Engineer
Christman, Fireman Scott, and the
rest, all took bedding with them when
they went up to hibernate.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-11-13
iREMODLED HOME AT
MORLEY is DESTROYED

One of te best dwellings in the
Morley neighborhood, that of John
Turner. was destroyed by fire late
1ast Friday night The loss stated at
$4,000 is considered a low estimate
Nothing was saved but few articles
Of clothing grabbed up as the family
was driven out by the flames.
1t is supposed that the fire was
started from lamp sitting beneath
a curtain, spreading flames through
out the house in few minutes.
Only recently the owner had spent
considerable money in repainting and
remodeling and repairing the building
and the family had only while en-
joyed its comforts and pleasures when
it went up in smoke.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-11-13
JOEL PRIEST HERE
Or R. 4. BUSINESS
GENERAL AGENT OF SHORT LINE
is NUMEROUSLY INTERVIEW
ED ON TRIP UP BRANCH.

Joel Priest, general agent OF the
Short Line in Idaho, spent Sunday
up the branch. lie was looking up
railroad interests committed to his
charge. Numbers of persons who are
dissatisfied with the new train sched-
ule to Ketchum had it out with the
genial general agent in interviews all
along the line. Mr.. Priest stated that
he had found a good deal of COM
plant at the service, especially from
travelling statesmen who are incon-
'venienced greatly with a lay-over for
an extra day each at HALEY, Bellevue,
Carey and even at Ketchum, when
making the Wood river towns For
this reason it is expected that the old
schedule will be resumed at an early
date, though Mr.. Priest was not able
to give that assurance to any of his
interviewers.
There has been talk of asking for
stub trains between Shoshone and
DOlSe, lUe ClllllleS 0OnlInlSSlOH DelDS
interested in this service to take the
place of 13 and IA. Railroad people
here doubt the practical nature of the
suggestion. The fact has been appar-
ent for long time that the trains
taken off were not profitable. With
the excellent service afforded by the
through trains passing this way most
travellers preferred to use them even
for short trips and the Boise-Salt
Lake run both ways was generally
very poorly patronized.
A railroad man, speaking of the
branch trains, said the present ser
vice, so much complained about, still
must be said to have advantages.
one of these is that from all the up
per Wood river country the merchants
OF Shoshone may now secure customers
who can spend the day in this town
and return home the same day. Be
sides this it is possible now to make
daylight trips both ways between
Boise and Wood river points.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-11-13
ROAD BUILDERS.
Making Fine Progress on the High.
way to Arco and Sawtooth.
(Richfeld RecorderO


Lee Garlock and Earl Fowler, and
their families, came down from Tiku-
ra Friday night. having finished the
work they were doing on the State
highway from here to the Sawtooth
country by way of HALEY. H. z. Cor
nell. engineer in charge, had finished
and came back to superintend the con-
struction at this end, so the job was
ended for the others who had been
with the crew. They all join in say
ing that they are getting a fine high
way. About three-fourths of the con-
struction work will be finished this
fall; what is left will be mostly rock
work. which can be done through the
winter amost as satisfactorily as
now. The earth work will be put into
shape so that the winter and snow
will settle it down into a perfect high
way. and next summer it should be
one of the prize roads of the State.
1t will be exceptionally free of dust,
always, because of the nature of the
soil.
No one should neglect to tell out
side friends, all this winter of this
new State highway which will lead
them to the Sawtooth Wonderland
where they can have the finest vaca-
tion one could wish. There should
be thousands of tourists through this
section next summer. attracted by the
good roads and by the finely develop
ed country along the way.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-11-13
TEN DAYS MARRIED
THEN COMES SUIT.
ROY SHlLLlNGToN OF JEROME
MARRIED COWGIRL WHO LEFT
HIM IN SIX DAYS, TAKING SAD
DIE HORSE.

As a sequel to the appearance in
Shoshone last week of cowgirl, iress-
ed in full regalia. but travelling alone,
there was a divorce suit fed in the
District Court on Wednesday. the
titling of the suit being Roy Shilling
ton VS.. Bessie Gliding Shillington. It
has been stated that the wife was the
cowgirl. AS another sequel to her ap-
pearance and departure Sheriff Zug
was dispatched after her on Tuesday.
the husband having made the COM
plant that she had taken away his
best horse, saddle and bride
In the complaint the husband set
forth his grounds for divorce in the fact
that she left his comfortable home
telling people that she met that II
was for good; that she abused him and
dispitfully used him before and after
she set out to go it alone. 1t is fur
ther said that the couple were married
on the first day of the present month.
The marriage license was issued few
days before that and the ceremony
was performed at Jeome.
The cowgirl rode a good looking
horse and stabbed the animal for a
few days at Silva's livery barn, always
appearing in her walks about town in
the dress of the plains. She was neat,
not to say fastidious, even in her
travelling costume.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-11-13
BLAINE COUNTY VOTES IN
FAVOR OF DIVISION.

HALEY, Nov. 12.-Blaine county
people favor the creation of Butte
county out of part of Blaine The
county commissioners Tuesday COM
pleted that feature of the election re-
turns abstract and it was found that
the election plan carried by 64 votes.
The proposition is to create Butte
county out Of the Lost river section
of Blaine. The plan to organize
Columbus county out of the Soldier
section was defeated.
The county voted strongly against
the three proposed constitutional
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urday night and help the Purple and
White win again from Jerome Double
game. Game starts at 900.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-11-13
COWGIRL TOOK HORSE
BELONGING TO HUSBAND.

Sheriff Zug was called to the Twin
Falls country on Tuesday by the re-
port of a robbery alleged to have been
committed by a woman at Jerome.
At Rupert the officer ascertained that
the woman was rusticating in that
locality and Furthermore that she was
the wife of the man from whom she
had taken a horse and saddle, which
constituted the robbery.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-11-13
SHOSHONE CLUB IS
TAKEN RED-HANDED
PLOT is DISCOVERED IN TIME TO
PREVENT LADIES TEARING
DOWN OLD SCHOOL BUILDING.

In their unselfsh and jealous de-
votion to their work of bettering
things in their own town the Women's
Study club of Shoshone undertook a
big job at the last meeting, reported
as being nothing less than removing
with their own delicate hands, brick
by brick, the old public school build
ing, and that too whether or no the
school authorities be willing to give
assent. SO it came to the knowledge
of the school trustees at last Mon
days meeting. The secretary wanted
to know about it and he called upon
the lady trustees for what they had to
say. The ladies said they were not
members of the club themselves and
couldn't give their brother any light
on the highhanded proceedings as
contemplated.
The janitor of the school, who hap
pened to be on hand, declared he
could verify the fact of such plan
having been considered by the ladies
of the club, for in cleaning up the
school auditorium where the club had
held its last meeting he had found
documentary evidence, in manner and
form following:
Remove the old school building,
each member to take away two
hr-in lie nd
clubs building lots
Nothing more was wanted to es-
tablish an attempted act of wanton
and lawless destructiveness, as indi-
Gated by the inquiry of the secretary.
The ladies had been taken with the
goods, and this written evidence, the
strongest sort of evidence in any court.
had thus been presented against them.
No wonder the two members of the
board who are women themselves and
know how to deal with the frailties
of the sex, had declined to incrimin-
at the club women by avowing no
knowledge about the charge. They
had hoped to shield their fellows, but
alas they couldn't when such testimony
of guilt was forthcoming. Neither had
further word to say but hung their
heads in very shame. The scene was
painful, not to say pitiful.
Drastic action was about to be pro-
posed by the secretary when word
of explanation was offered in behalf
of the Study club.
'The ladies had been holding drill
in parliamentary law, and the propo-
sition to remove the old school build
ing was brought up as a formula to
practice on. That was ALL"
The speaker, as everybody knew,
was familiar with the facts in the case,
and it was mighty lucky that he hap
pened to be present to speak for the
ladies or a score or more of them
might now be in Jail in this orderly
and lawabiding town.
The ladies may thank their lucky
stars also that the learned county at-.-
torney never heard of the case as it
was made out against them. What
high crime they should have been COM
PEELED to answer could never have been
told until he delivered himself, for
once, it is remembered, he charged a
man with burglarizing his own prem
ises. Such a thing as tearing down
and carrying off school house would
in his estimation have been a parallel
epipedon, hideous monster of a
crime, requiring deep research to
fatkom the bottomless pits to find a
to fit it. Certainly it
could by no means be termed one or
his simple "misdemeanyors."
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-11-13
sTATEsMAN's GOOD WORK.

TWIN FALLS. Nov. 12.-Calvin
Cobb, publisher of the Boise States
man, was here Monday morning, be-
ing on his way home from an auto
trip through the eastern part Of the
state. Mr. Cobb stated he was work
ing up movement TO secure for each
county in Idaho 500 families from war
stricken Belgium and France.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-11-13

County Commissioner Taper drove
down from Richheld on Tuesday to
attend the regular meeting of his
board
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-11-13
MAJORITIES CUT To
SMALL FIGURES
COUNTY CANDIDATES WHO eARE-
LY PULLED THROUGH AT ELEc-
TIoN-JUDGE WALTERS LEADS
FIELD.

The majorities in Lincoln county as
ascertained by the casting up of the
totals completed on Wednesday, were
found to be as follows:
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-11-13

found to be as follows:
Bremen for Senate..............,.
Clark for Representative .3O9
Heiss for Commissioned.
McMahon for Commissioned. .145
Schwaner for Commissioner..-....-...- .26e
Lundin for Clerk rk.............-....-..-...... %
Wheeler for IS
Copp for Treasurer. II
Ginger, Probate Court-.....-.-....-. ...--.124
Cook for Superintendent. 5O5
Bowler for Assessor .346
Zeller for Coroner --440
Vernon for Surveyor..-...-.... %
OF the judicial candidates Walters
received a total of Ills and his op
ponent Morgan 21O. while Boutwell, re-
'ceived two votes less than Walters or
1116, Babcock S4s, Stockslager ia and
Wise 29S.
The State and Congressional candi-
dates came out as follows: Haines
7OS, Alexander 924; Brady s95, Hawley
IT'S; Smith SS4. McCracken S5S; Forney
6S7, Miller 6S7; Barker 756, Dough-
erty S22; Eagleson 764, Capps 749;
Mccoy s91, zumhof 657; Bell S54
Nordquist $50; Huston 76s, LeHuquet
672.
Clagstone received total of &c, be-
ing the highest Progressive in the
county.
The figures show that Judge Walters
lead the field. having two votes more
however, than Boutwell,.
All three of the constitutional
amendments lost in the county except
the second. The vote was as follows:
Yes 514; no 1886. 2-Yes 675; no
$40; 3-Yes 391; no 964.