Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-06-21
DIETRICH
-W.S.S-

Gang aft a-gley,
And Iea'e US naught but grief and pain
For promised Joy.
How forcefulIy true and truthfully
forceful is this axiom from scotland's
sweet singer. When the Idaho Irrigs-
ton Company laid out the Dietrich
townsite its scheme was to make q
/ second Chicago. and Chicago prices
were placed on the lots. But gang a.
gley went their scheme. The few pur-
chasers who bought lots at Chicago
prices were inducted to care for and
improve the city park for the benefit
of the coming city, but soon saw the
Company harvesting three phenomi-
nal annual crops of alfalfa hay for it's
benefit, found 'naught but grief and
pain for promised joy and their
scheme has gang a-gIey." Then the
Methodist Brethren, under the spir-
ituaI leadership of Rev. N. A Pierce.
their church over by the well-known
alfalfa field that was to be a park.
Now, said the brethren, this shall be
the Saints Rest Park of the Metho-
dist church. But again the scheme
has gang a-gley, for now the last
park appearance has departed, as the
Company turns it into pasture for
broken down horse3 But there is
disappointment even for the horses in
this Horse Heaven Park. Broken
bitches call for all the horse power
the Company can furnish. The recu-
perating steeds are harnessed and
driven forth to hard work on the ca
nails, and as they go their gentle whin-
nies plainly syllable the sound of gang
a-gley. in horsey accents.
Until a week or two ago the dry
farmers out 10 to Is miles east OF
Dietrich possessed good prospects for
a fine wheat crop. But the unusually
dry weather and the excessive heat
of the past ten days have destroyed
every prospect for agricultural sue
cess this year. They are generally a
hard working and thrifty set of men
in the country about Owinza and XII
mama, and left without crops they
propose to work for the farmers in
the irrigated districts They can get
work at good wages, and their misfor-
tune will largely relieve the labor
shortage on the Dietrich tract.
". T. Patterson and his son, Jas.
w, were Tuesday travellers through
out the dry farm district looking for
bargains among the unfortunate farm
ers who fail in crop making this year.
They purchased Is cattle and horses.
They say the farmers have determin-
ed to sell their stock and have made
comparatively reasonably prices to
induce sales.
Mr.. S. A. Washburn. who has been
under surgical treatment at ZeIler's
hospital at Shoshone, has had two op-
eratinns for appendicitis, is now re-
covering rapidly. A man that can
stand that sort of treatment with the
kissing at him a temperature
of more than 100 degrees has enough
in him to lick the Kaiser il
he should meet him.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Clark were Je-
rome visitors last Tuesday night, at
tending the Chatauqua exercises.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Van Zant have
heard from their son who his now a
soldier in France entitled to alt>> the
nonors that attach to that position.
Mrs. Russell Gage has word that her
son Harry is i'll with pneumonia at
Camp Lewis.
J. W. Patterson shipped two cars of
'aled hay to Oregon this week.
\ bad break in one of the largest
aterals of the tract on the Kicker
.lace in the east part Of the tract, on
tuesday night, has flooded the sage
rush, imposing that much more harm
o farmers needing the water on their
rain.
Mrs. Henry Beach. who is visiting
riends about Warsaw. Illinois. with
er mothr, Mrs. ]. W. Satory, will be
ONE Saturday. Mrs. Satory will re-
urn later.
Again the Registrar of voters ur-
es the electors of this precinct not
} delay their registering. Satnr-
ays, from o'clock In the morning
II o'cock in the evening. and again
-om o'clock in the evening till
clock, the offic win be open for regis
-ation. The Registrar, s. s. King.
ill be in his Office all other week
ays from 2 to o'clock. during which
me also, voters may register. Now,
on't miss these many opportunities.