Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-08-16

DIETRICH

fReceiTad TOO last for last week.
The hero OF this story is a patriot
living near Dietrich He came into
the reporters temple Wednesday,
looking a little worse for wear; and
ushered into the inner chamber and
thus unburdsned himself OF the penr
up waters OF the soul Who's run
ming this town." he asked 1T isn't
running" was the meek answer
Who's the mayor3" he hissed
Don't have such luxuries," We told
him. Who's he leading man thar
sees 10 things3" he shrieked. We
have no leading man and don't see
10 anything" he was informed, and
further notified that we could not
have even q village organization in
Idaho unless We had a certain pop
UlatiOn. which We lacked. That We
had sort of -as-yOu-plsase-life on
the t0wnsite as free and untrammel-
ed as the men who till the soil Then
he asked who builds sidewalks on
tOwnsiles and our answer was No
body" Then he told the story OF his
hard luck Had been up in the north
end Of the t0wnsite. Il was dark
Undertook 10 tread the sidewalk On
Main street. Ran into TWO piles CT
boards and stringers that have been .
there more than year. all ready Tor
walk construction. Skinned both
shins- Got onto the walk. Got onto
the two-board walk south OF hotel
Boards we're all loose. the nails hav-
ing rusted, pulled through the
boards AS he stepped on one the
ether flew up in his face. skinned his
nose and knocked him down. Nov
he said 4 don't live IN Dietrich. But
I naturally go there TO trade. What
ever disgraces Dietrich disgraces me
To some extent. There is enough
material along the line OF that street +
TO make d walk. Why not make it,
VIII waive the fact that am not
directly interested in the welfare OF
that townsitc. .ut I win Contribute
Eve dollars toward completing that
Main street walk" With that he de-
posted with the reporter q i've dol
ar bill for uses indicated. which he
reporter viii guard with a jealous
are and graciOusly turn over toward
he walk construction. II he shall find
! place 70 turn it.
Mrs. ". J. Morrow. with two OF
he younger children. was called 20
he parental home in Wabash. Indi-
ma. q week ago on account Of the
Crious illness Of her mother. who
las since passed away.
Mr. and Mrs. Board. who have
cen visiting with their relatives. Mr.
I'd Mrs ". C. Dooley, have return
c 10 their Indiana home at Stone
,iuf.
Mailie Snow. wesley Kepford.
.dGlph Lehman. Ancel Carnegie and
lloyd Brotzman are the good sol
iers who left Dietrich Wednesday
lr the training camp in California
areweU parties were given by their q
-iends to each OF the boys. and a j
ooG crowd was at the depot 10 bid N
'em God-speed as their train pulled n
.rcugh- q
A goodiy number OF his juvenile IA
lends attended a birthday party OF nj
aster George SAVERS 10 celebrate W
ith him his third anniversary. The CT
,ungstsrs had & sufficiently happy th
me to make their elders envious. a.
Misses Noble and Gwin Of Sho- NJ
lone were Saturday and Sunday d.
sitors with Miss Bertha Patterson
Mr.. NJ. L. Wehrly has contracted De
it'll Bruce Walker the sale of his a. =.
lie farm southeast OF Dietrich. Mr.. NJ
ID Mrs. Wehrly have removed to RI
oshone for a present residence. an
Mrs. Guy Eddy is in the hospital ~
Shoshone. having undergone an n,
Grafton for appendicitis and is said me