The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-03-31

uuitc siCh thc pASI Week, uuL IL
now rapidly improving.
r. z. Miller is about to erect
handsome cottage on Kimball
street, opposite c. S. SCOTS resi-.
dence.
| "A great many trees are re.
ceived from local nurseries, and as
soon as good rain comes, will be
set out.
Gene Strohecker has put the
Improvement Co.'S ditch in good
shape, and will turn in the water
next week.
The clustering weather of the
first OF the week had an unfavora-
BILE effect on the ground, drying out
the little moisture left.
Mrs. Jas. A. Pinney, of Boise
City, Miss Ada Rossi, of Washoe,
and Miss Saman, of San Francisco,
were Caldwell visitors last week.
VIM. Lemaster, who bought
out Eli Wilson's shoe shop, has
opened up in the building formerly
occupied by Moudy's fruit stand.
The way freight is rolling into
Caldwell just now, it would appear
that our merchants are not very
much afraid of the Nampa boom.
The w. C. T. U. at Nampa
gave an entertainment last Thurs
day evening for the purpose of
starting a reading room at that
place.
The fumes on the Sebree
ditch will be completed next week.
Seventeen miles of that NAM
moth enterprise will then be COM
pleted.
Services at the Baptist church
tomorrow as follows: Preaching at
II o'clock and Sunday school at IL
o'clock, Immediately after the SER
vices. Evening meeting at s
o'clock
The district court at Boise
City granted a divorce to Dan Le-
van from Jennie Levan last week.
Dan has already sent in his appli-
cation to the Bachelors Club for
membership.
MONTE B. Gwinn, Robt. E.
Strahorn, Sherman M. Coffin and
Frank Steunenberg, of THE TR1-
BUNE, started for Silver City last
Thursday to represent Caldwelrs
claims for the telegraph line.
| /-Arrangements are being made
Eby the Presbyterian people for the
finest musical entertainment ever
yet seen in Caldwell, to take place
on the 18th of April at the Presby-
/, terrain church. a excellent pro-
gram has been arranged and a
fine time is assured to all who at
tend. Particulars next week.
There is no use talking, Little
& Blatchley are the leading wall
paper importers in Idaho. 1t does
not seem possible to dispose of the
immense quantities that they are
receiving, but Mr.. Little informs us
that their immense trade justifes
it. All those who intend to use
wall paper this spring should call
and examine the immense stock
of Little & Blatchley. All styles,
all grades and all prices. Be sure
and call.
j. O. Baker, of this city, has
moved to Boise City, and will open
up stock of clothing and gents
furnishing goods at that place.
Mr.. Baker has for several years
been in business in Caldwell, and
has always been favorite both in
business and social circles. He
has made hosts of friends in this
community who will sadly miss
him. In his departure Caldwell
losses a good citizen and an enter
prising business. man, and we ven
ture the assertion that he will soon
take front rank in the business of
the capital city. A man like ]. O.
Baker is an acquisition to any COM
munity, and we congratulate Boise
on her good fortune.
Hundreds of emigrants pass
through on the railway every
day to seek homes on the coast.
We hear many compliments paid
our town, but they are always &C.
companied by the question:
"Where is your farming country to
support such growing and lively
town." 1t is the hardest thing in |
the world to convince an eastern |
man that irrigation is an advan-
tage rather than a drawback to a
country. They cannot compre-
bend that irrigation is the true
science of farming. Let them