The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-05-16
WHOLE NO. 38e

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
BORN-At Middleton, Idaho. Nav 10
1881, to Mr.. and Mrs. +, NJ. Smith n
fine daughter. AL doing well.
Hon. G. w. Hunter, of Bellevue.
who has many friends here, recently
submitted to the surgical operation of
having one of his eyes removed. at
Chicago. The operation was successful
and he will soon be home.
-Arbor day was not obse, we'd at
Caldwell. All our tree planting was
done three weeks prior to that date.
Owing to the different climatic influ-
ences and elevation in Idaho, it is I'M
possible to set aside day of uniform
tree planting. When we want to set
out trees in Boise valley the snow il
/ not yet off the ground in higher alti
tudes.
The stores will be open until o
o'clock on Saturday evenings in the
future. The remainder of the week
they will close at o'clock as usual, but
the merchants have found it impracti-
bic to close so early on Saturday, as it
gives the people no chance to do their
shopping for Sunday. by mutual
agreement the 8-o'clock rule is thus
amended.
MONTE h. Gwinn is excavatinr
ground to double the size of his store.
1t Is his intention to make the new
part of the building fireproof as nearly
as practicable. Mr.. Gwinn had the
foresight to locate here before others
imagined the rapidity with which the
town would grow, and now Ire is reap
ing the reward of his energy.--DeLamar
Nugget.
EARLY Wednesday morning an en-
CINE was seen to pull through the cut
below town and stop and try to extin-
guish the flames Of burning car, but
it was no use. They had to run, side
track the car and let her burn. She
was a way car-having freight for
Ontario, Caldwell and other points.
The bill of damages to the railroad
will probably amount to O0O.-Pay-
cite Transcript.
Hon. Frank A. Fem, agent for the
State Board of. Land Commissioners.
was in Caldwell few days ago. He is
travelling over the state, selecting the
land granted the state of Idaho by the
admission act. He filed on all the
unoccupied land in the Deer Flat.
It may be that all the state land will
not sell for $40 per acre, the minimum
price established, but that filed by Mr..
Fem in Deer Flat will be worth five
times that amount in two years.
The Salubria Citizen comes to THE
TRIBUNE table 'well scorched but still
in the ring" It was printed at Weiser,
and will be until Editor LOTIONS new
plant arrives. We lift our hat to the
editor that even a fire can't down.
This is the way he talks: "Not even
the paste pot was saved out of the
Citizen office but it gets there just the
same. Although it is rather discour-
aging after having waited so long for
a good item and then not get to give it
proper notice. Still we are not dis
couraged and intend to commence pub
fishing one of the hottest and most
disreputable sheets that ever wen:
through fire and we want your sup.
port"
An amusing story is told of Hon.
F. A. Fem and Nampa land specu-
lator. Mr.. Fem was travelling over
the country and filing on land for the
state, and stopped at Namra. He was
sized up at once as stranger by an
enterprising citizen, who at once ap-
preached him as a possible customer.
Mr.. Fem replied to the questions that
he desired to see some land and if it
suited him make filing. The real es-
tate agent Immediately brought around
his buggy and seating the willy ex-
speaker by his side, drove him all over
the country, pointed out the best lands
covered by the bitches which were still
vacant. ln.the course of the CONVERSE
! ton he asked Mr. Fem what amount OF
land he desired to locate. 'All that is
vacant" replied that gentleman, Il am
| filing land for the state Of Idaho The
land speculator nearly fell out of tho
buggy, but recovered himself, muttered