Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-22
DIETRICH NOTES.

come TO gladden. the household. possi-
bly, while John who belongs to the
21-31 class goes forth to battle.
Mrs. Verne Shellman goes to Boise
this Friday to attend the great state
camp meeting which the Seventh Day
Adventists are holding the coming
week. She will also visit her son.
Lyle, at Nampa.
Miss Clara Stranach has left for her
former home at Chicago. During her
two years residence here as accountant
for o. E. Borden she has formed a
large acquaintance and made hosts of
friends, who. 10 the number OF more
than one hundred. met at the Borden
residence last Monday evening for a
grand farewell party for her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Greer who have com
mended themselves to the good people
of this pecinct during several years
residence here. have returned to their
former home at Sunny Side. Washing
ton.
The Fourth of July is to be celebrated
, by picnic on our school lawn. The
Sunday Schools of this place and Bess-
len have the matter in charge and will
no doubt make an enjoyable occasion
of it. ANGEL Carnegie on behalf OF
Dietrich and Miss Josie Ballinger for
Besslen are directors of the arrange
ments.
Mr. Hughes and family of Mt. Yer
non. Washington. have moved to this
precinct and now upon the farm of
the Irrigation Company formerly oc-
cupied by W. E. Patterson.
The movable Sabbath School of the
Seventh day Adventists will meet the
coming Saturday with Mr.. s. s. King.
A much needed highway has been
made along the o. S. L. railroad from
southwest corner of the Dietrich town
site to the southeast corner thereof,
connecting with the public highways
on each side of the town. This is a
great convenience to travellers passing
through and to farmers having stock
grain and hay to ship. To the eagle
eye of the correspondent the new
board of Commissioners. F. w. Zim-
norman. L. P Mustard and Louis Nell
son. are showing up in good shape.
At the beginning Of their term Of
office this spring, they saved the large
expense OF director of highways by
not appointing one. in which case the
duties of director devolve on themsel-
YES. These duties they are attending
to. each looking after the work in his
vicinity. It seems to work we'll Owing
to the high cost of food for man and
beast it was found necessary to in
crease the wages for men to IS per
day of eight hours, and the same for
team.
Hon. Fred Gooding. DR.. Zeller. Editor
Barber and Supt Miss Cook are the
Shoshone folks who were down here
Saturday evening TO wake US up on the
Red Cross fund being raised. And
guess they did. J. NJ. Clark was Chair
man of the meeting which was attend
ed by a goodly number of our people.
Chairman Clark appointed o. E. Borden
as Campaign Manager for raising our
part of the fund. An Executive Com
nittee, composed Of Rev. n. A. Peirce.
W. c. DooIey, George SAVERS and Ollie
Bate, was appointed. Captains for the
Dietrich part of the precinct were ap-
pointed as follows: Clarence Ander-
son, R. J. Hill and J. A. Bailey; and
for Besslen. Joseph Culbertson and
Louis Nelson. So far Dietrich stands
with all the municipal organizations in
this great country OF ereat~hearted
people in donating freely and literally
10 the Red Cross-'the holiest cause
that hand or sword of mortal every lost
or gained"
Mrs. Robert Walker and Mrs. II. L.
wherly and son who have been visit
ing their daughter and sister. Mrs.
W. E. Patterson. left Tuesday for their
home at Perth, North Dakota.
John Yose and family. Mrs. Yost be-
ing a niece of s. a. Washburn. arrived
recently from their home at Walla
Walla. Washington. and are comfort
ably located in the Shellman residence
here. Their stay will be indefinite,
perhaps permanent.
(Last weeks delayed items. Not the
fault of the Journal or the correspond
eut, but of the fast mail which IS
about the slowest thing we have in
Idaho-then seven or eight hours too
slow for the JournaL)
]. d. Turner. Claude Myers and F. l.
Palmer are the happy and enterPrising |
trio who have gone down into Utah
inspecting the Indian Reservation
which Uncle Sam is offering to settlers
at very attractive prices.
]. NJ. Clark. the propelling power of