Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-03-30

at the minimum cost, and provides fol
Disability and Accidental Death.
The Equitable furnished Insurance.
for all the Union Pacific System, a
matter of $4,000, 900.
See WALTER H. COPP. Agent.
Miss Harvey. Of the Shoshone hogh
school has been i'll the past week. Miss
Lois Borden has been teaching her
classes.
Rev and Mrs. Ward. who have con
Quoted series Of successful meetings
at the Baptist church. have gone to
Nampa Mrs. c. r. Wheeler contrbut-
ed much TO the success OF these meet
ings. being always present to preside
at the piano. while contributing her
time and energies in other active work
aIr. and Mrs. I6land. Of Long Beach.
California. on their way to their sum
mer home at Bellevue. were lodged in
shoshone from Friday until Tuesday.
While waiting for the clearing Of the
branch line Mr.. and Mrs. Ifland have
been enjoying a visit with their old
friends. A. I AIcAIahon. and family
The lecture given at the Baptist
church last Sunday afternoon by Miss
Mary Brown. of Portland. oregon. in
the interests of the ". c. T. L.. was
plain. straightforward. and unvarnish-
ed. The subject was: RESCUE or pro-
tect. Which Shall it Beg" There IS no
doubt in the minds Of Miss Browns
hearers that she considers an ounce
Of prevention better than pound Of
cure.
From financial standpoint the en-
tertainment at Grange Hall last We'd
nesday evening was something OF
disappointment because of a small at
tendance due to the almost impossible
condition of the roads. \ small amount
was made from a quilt, the work of the
Grange ladies, which was ratified Off
during the evening. Mrs. Joe serpa
held No. 90. which proved to be the
lucky one. and made her The proud
possessor of the quilt. From the stand
point of entertainment. the evening
was a decided success. After reading
for an hour the audience howled its
protest when Mrs. Bowler announced
her last number. and she generously
gave two more for good measure
Those who attended the Methodist
church last Sunday morning were fo--
tunate in hearing talk on foreign
missions by a man who is IN position
to speak with authority. Dr.. FulSer-
son has spent almost tweu~y years IN
the Orient. his chief field Of labor for
thirteen years being Colea. China. and
Japan. For eleven years DR.. Fulker-
son was president of the Methodist
University in Japan. and was special
envoy of the American government
during the Boxer rebellion. He has
crossed the Pacific eleven times and
has visited every country on the globe
Dr. Fulkerson. with a number OF other
foreign workers. will be in Twin Falls
some time in April. the date not yet
determined upon.
The merchants of Shoshone, though
not lacking in patriotism. We're slow in
obeying the governors call to put out
flags but it was different story when
a little woman about the size of a spar
row confronted them with the same
demand Mrs. ]. H. Holman returned
from Boise where the stars and strip
es are sverywhere in evidence, her 10y
al heart fired with patriotism, and re-
solved that the sun should not again I
set on an undecorated Shoshone- Mrs /
Holman started out asking for twenty /
five cent contributions. to be used in ,
putting a d-white-and. blue bow upon 4
each boy and girl in our public schools. +
BE 1t said in praise of the patriotism (
OF our business men, that in twenty 4
minutes she had the dough Catching I
the spirit of Mrs. Helman's enthusi- ]
asru the flags and bunting began to so I
up. ard by noon the streets We're /
lblaze with the stars and stripes Al
the Stockgrowers. all hands. the cook.
and three school girls were kept busy
until mid-afternoon making bows. and
later two charming young misses were (
by scores Of young Ameri-
AN citizens. clamoring for the decora-
tons which they were handing out.
Mrs. Helmsn had dope her work well /.
not having omitted going TO the school
to ten the children the reas-
ms for wearing the eolors which were
% be given them. Hurrah for Mrs
Helman, Hurrah for Young Americal
Iurrah for the Flag.