Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-02-28
DIETRICH

DIETRICH
Lyal II Shellman, one Of the vo,,ne.
est Of our soldier boys. arrived al his
home here last Sunday night At the
age Of S he enlisted a tWeiser and was
assigned to the second Idaho Jt,lv rs
1917 and went into training at Camn
Greene, n. c.. removed to Canp Mirs.
NJ r., and thence to Camp Merritt. n
arriving in France january 5. year
ago. In the fighting about Cantigny
he was gassed and wounded. He ana
Your companions took to shell hole
instead Of the trench while resisting
couater attack and Shellman. alone.
Gene out with his life, though badly
wounded. His experience since that
fateful day in May has been In French
and American hospitals Recovered
from MS wounds he comes home a
MAN, instead Of the boy who went
away wearing with pride the French
citation cord for bravery
on Tuesday March II. the neopls
Of Dietrich precinct win give "a recep.
tion to our returning soldiers. i'm the
auditorium Of the high school buildfne.
oratlons music and a bountiful sun
ply of refreshments are on the pro
gram.
Fred Bacon has returned from a some-
what Drotracted visit to Rock Creek on
business.
Wilbur Eden and F.. O. Young were
recent visitors at Ban Hart's. enjoying
the excellent music furnished by Mrs.
Harts records.
Anton Christensen, a farm owner OF
this precinct died recently. on the
coast from an attack of flu.
Samuel Norris and family have re-
turned from Pocatello. where Mr. teors
ris has been engaged. in the car shops
The family VIII occupy the MosIey
farm, formerly known as the Fred Mil
Ter place.
B. F. Snodgrass is starting to collect
q dairy OF high class stock, starting
with the purchase of a hundred dollar
COW from Ira Towne.
Cattle buyers have been looking for
fat stock through the tract They
made some purchases from J. J. Turner
ti-N - -As A-cttTf Ji
Frank Scheihing is home from camn
Lewis and is getting ready for farm
operations on his recently purchased
farm. Mr.. Scheihing was corporal in
he field artillery corps
J. r. Smith is able to be about again
lfter an days wrestle with the flu.
The rabbit drive at Peter Andrews
'lace hst Sunday resulted in the de-
truction Of about 1900 of the pests.
Miss Kate Weiss is helping Mrs. w.
:. Dooley in house keeping and attend
ng to the little child OF Church Smith.
Frank Heeley, of Twin Falls. was a
-isitor here this week looking after his
anded interests here.
f. f. Joyce Of Leslie. Idaho. was
ere Wednesday negotiating with J. A.
bailey on a trade for the Bailey farm.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. A. Bailey were visit
rs week ago at Blackfoot on bus
ness
Mr.. and Mrs George SAVERS are to
e guests of their folks in Shoshone
Yer Sunday.
Mrs. j. NJ Clark was appointed del
gate from Idaho to attend the Peace
difference at Salt Lake. but was un-
bic to attend.
ollie Bate, mentioned last week as
18th his ship about Philadelphia is now
D his way TO Sweden, the ship carry
g a cargo of provisions for hungry
urope
This startling and peculiarly sor-
'wful message to F. W Zimmerman
as received Thursday morning from
e Adjutant General: I'VE deeply re-
'et to inform you that it is officially
ported that Sergeant Garrett B. Zim-
erman, of machine gun battalion pre-
Ously reported wounded. in acton,
'out September %, is now reported
He'd in action same date (signed)
arris Adjutant General This is the
IL ~, Co.