Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-12-14
DIETRICH

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little. They have issued a beautiful
little Red Cross seal about the sixs
of a postage stamp, already gummed
and ready to stick on the letter you
are mailing. George Saviers Is selling
them. They cost a cent apiece. Ge,
| some. They make the letter look very
pretty. And every one doing this, lit
tie as 1t seems, will help many a
wounded soldier.
Ed Dooley has entered the employ of
the Idaho Irrigation Company. and with
his family has moved onto the Com
pany farm adjoining town.
c. H Grant and Guy Eddy each
hauled a load OF swine to Shoshone
Wednesday. It is likely these citizens
will buy 4 railroad or several national
banks with the proceeds of these pigs.
Charley Matson had an auto exper-
ience last Monday that he will not try
soon again. About midway his gaso-
line gave out, and Charley was left
at the mercy of the wind and wave as
helpless as a rudderless ship with
submarine in reach.
Misses Bertha, Villa and Mildred
Dooley. formerly residents hereabouts.
are expected here for the Christmas
to1;,7o--- r-f-f+s,,- Ill <.s.-7-
J. NJ Clark, whose hands are full Of
patriotic labor all the day long. is now
tuning up the Dietrich precinct for an
other Red Cross drive. On the 18th
of this month another drive commences
whose object is to gain ten million new
members for the organization This is
10 be accomplished in ten days. And
it will be. Clark has said it and it
goes Each pastor is to be invited to
preach a Red Cross sermon next Sun
day. and others will be called on for
patriotic remarks. The scools viii also
be visited by speakers who will ad-
dress them. The membership fee is
one dollar. And let US all remember
that every dollar will in some way car
~ help to a sufferer somewhere.
The Dietrich girls are greatly vexed
because the youthful reporter of these
Dietrich notes intimated in some recent
Issue of the Journal that the girls Bas-
ket Ball team OF this place had been
defeated by the rival team at Btsslen.
The two teams. the reporter is inform
ed have never met in battle array, but
on the part of Dietrich, are anxious TO
10 so as soon as arrangements can
be made.
Earl Fender. OF Ptgari, brother of
Mrs. Mustard. has bten visiting the
and family here this week
Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ. Beach, who have
been living in the Williams house in
Dietrich the past year. have moved to
the Beach ranch-the midway place
oetwten Shoshone and Dietrich.
Florine Grewen has been visiting her
sister, Mrs. Marie Wells. who is teach |
ng school near Burley. Asa visiting
'elatives in that thriving burg.
The reporter, with practically all the |
.dult male population OF the Dietrich /
ract, met the farmers OF the Goodine 1
nd North Shoshone tracts at Shoshone
asst Monday. Six hundred earnest and /
men went there to meet the
tate land board who failed to attend
heir own appointed meeting. And no
,onder. Concious OF wrong doing in
he favors they are extending the Irri-
alton Company as against the stttIers
hese state officials win never be an
ious to meet these wronged men now
emanding redress.
The Ladies' Aid Society will give
hicken pie supper at the II. e. church I
d Wednesday evening. December 18th
1cktts 50 cents Supper from 6 to
o'clock. During these three hours
U efforts at food conservation will be '
appended.
School win close for the Christmas J
,lidays on Friday evening. December I
!. on which occasion an excellent
-ogram will be rendered by the pupils. C
Robert o. Bowman. one OF the great Z
{ Of entertainers as a character i'm a
rsonator, will appear at the school I
Iditorium on Saturday evening, Dec c
,btr %. From all accoont Mr. Bow s.
an is a great success in his line and p
e whom the Dietrich cannot AFFORD to L
miss. Tickets. so cents. h
Mrs. Myrah. OF Hunter. North Oak c,
a. mother OF Mrs F. C. Smith. OF our N
hools. after long Illness. died at her a
me on Saturday. December sth. I
We regret that hitherto we have e,
led to note the rise OF our esteemed eC