The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-03-17
MIR. Howard sebree arrived in

town last FRIDAY.
Call around at Gwinn's and
see their fine samples of clothing
and have you suit made to order
No fit, no pay.
Monte B. Gwinn. and J. f.
Lackey returned from a trip
to Jordan Valley and Silver City
last Thursday.
The French Imperial Chin
Whisker is having a big run il
Caldwell Even China jim is
making an effort.
The Bachelors Club are ready
to wager that Caldwell can produce
more good-looking girls than any
other town in Idaho.
The regular meeting of the w.
c. I. .. will be held at Mrs. J. H.
Packard's, Saturday, March "a,
commencing at 2:30 o'clock.
Dan Brown has formed a part
nership with J. NJ. Martin, and will
now be found behind the Exchange
bar Dan will make the Exchange
popular.
Mr.. e. J.. Smith returned last
week from a visit to Washington
Territory. He was much impress
ed by the present prospects Of that
country.
&C. c. Roberts, a wool man, has
been in Caldwell the past week
looking up the wool business. The
wool trade Of Caldwell is worth
looking after.
4 There will be Sunday School
kt the Presbyterian church Sunday
at 10 o'clock a. M, followed by
preaching by Rev. w. J. Boone.
Also services in the evening. Pray
er meeting Wednesday evening. 4
Get your property insured.
1t costs little compared with the
risk you are running of being
burned out. Call on G. S. Scott at
the bank, who will give you rates.
He has the agency Of twenty of the
best Fire Insurance Companies in
the west.
The boys say they are willing
to volunteer their services to q fire
company, bnt add if the property
owners do not take action, they
will not 1t does seem as though
the owners of those shells on Front
street don't care much whether
they burn or not,
The passenger train last Sun
day came near being wrecked
near Bisuka. The engine ran
into bull, which instead of being
thrown from the track passed un-
del the train and caused the trucks
of the smoking car to jump the
track. The train was quickly stop
ped before any damage was done,
but it was a close call. About $50
passengers were aboard.
The people of Silver Cityj
have raised $4,000 to build a tele-
graph line from that place to some
point on the Oregon Short Line. |
Caldwell, Nampa or Mountain
Home will be the point, owing to
which place puts up the most mon |
ey toward the project. Here is
proposition for our Board of Trade |
to try it's metal. We must have
that line and are going to have it.
Work on the reservoir founda-
ton in the bed of Rattlesnake
creek has been somewhat retarded
this week on account of the great
flow of water encountered before
reaching bedrock. Foreman Brown
has had men employed digging
drain, which is now about complet-
ed, and the good work will progress
rapidly from this on, we hope. At
the creek the dam will be SO feet
nigh when completed and 1900 feet
N length-making lake sufficient
y large to justify the plying Of
sailing boats upon its waters
Range and Valley.
The little house put up by A.
NJ. Shreckengost, between Jake
Hamm's blacksmith shop and
Campbell & Motifs corral, was to-
ally destroyed by fire last Monday.
The household goods of Mr.. Hen
lerson, who occupied the house,
we're also consumed. A still day
md hard work saved the corral and
'ther surrounding buildings. The
'ame evening Jake Hamm's black
'mith shop took fire, but was ex-
before any damage was
lone Three fires in less than one
weeks time is more fun than a
own without any protection really
ares about.
ID. L. Bailey returned from
Wood River last Sunday. He was
n Mountain Home last Saturday
nd speaks very highly of the en-
erprising people of that city.
While at that place he was taken
'ut to see the much talked of res
rvoir, and was much astonished
It the magnitude and entire feas- I