Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1889-03-27
FROM loSr RIVER.
The Mlldess Winter Ever xuowu-St,
Patrick's Day At Houstou-A "White.
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To TIE EDzroa OF TEE TIxEs-
The mildest winter ever known here
seems now to be entirely over and
shows no disposition to linger in the
lap Of spring. A series Of warm,
refreshing rains have settled the dusty
roads and started the green grass on
the hillsides and in the valleys, and
already the song of the robin aud
the meadow-lark give assurance that
spring is at hand.
The ground is in excellent con.
dition for blowing and many of the
farmers are now putting in their
crops. There is some feeling of ap.
prehension, however, of some sort of
calamity to follow such an extraor-
binary winter as the past one was.
If such a phenomenon as the Lost
River going dry has ever occurred
here in the past, it is feared that his
tory will again repeat itself, for the
conditions are certainly favorable.
However, it often happens that the
rainfall is quite sufficient to mature =
crop without irrigation and the pres.
ent early spring is highly favorable
for grain that is now being sown.
The settlers on the Islsnd have COM
bined, to the number of 30 or more,
and are now busily engaged in the
construction of q large irrigating
ditch which will afford q supply OF
water amply sufficient for all and thus
do away with the expensive and
wasteful system heretofore in vogue
of every man having a ditch of his
own tapping the river. Moreover, it
will greatly reduce the chances fol-
disputes and litigation to arise in
regard to water-rights.
Times generally along the River
still continue rather dull, but there
are many things which presage an
improvement soon to come. The
transfer of the freighting business tc
the mining camps Of Custer county
to the Lost River route will redounc
greatly to the interest of the settler.
here as 1t will largely increase the
demand for supplies. At Houston
where your correspondent is tempo
rarily residing, there is confident ex
pectation that something will be done
in the way of mining soon.
St. Patrick's day was APPROPRIATED
celebrated in Houston, there being I
goodly number of people here wh'
still revere the shamrock green ane
the splinter of shellalah." The ex
ercises consisted of horse races ane
foot. races, during which some OF tn
scenes of Denny brook Fair cLme: nea
being reproduced, and ball at nigh
which would have been a success hat
the female sex been more numerousl,
represented. Too many of our Los
River ohivalry fail to bring the beaut
with them on such occasions and cal
culate to do the soft eye and love
looking business with some othe
fellows girl.
i Considerable excitemen has bee
lately raised on Antelope creek o
account of cattle-thieves. This Who'll
section has its full quota of suspicion
characters and as the law seems pow
> .erless to protect the settlers, it is nc
improbable that "white-cap" socie'
will yet be formed here.
Our neighborhood and the peop
generally of this section of Altur,
and Custer counties have lately bee
+ deeply grieved by the sudden deaf
Of Marshall Lemon, which occurre
, on the 18th inst. Mr.. Lemon was
T. former resident Of Nevada, where
was we'll and favorably known, ar
q settled on Lost River, near Antelop
3 about six years ago. Since that tin
t he has been principally engaged
= teaching school and farming. He "
!. a man remarkably upright and co
). scientious in all his dealings a.
strictly moral and temperate in
habits. A prominent trait Of I
nature which makes his untime
death so deeply tragical was t
strong affection he always cherish
for his young wife and aged moth
lind and hosnitahle neiphhOr