The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-01-13
There was quite a fire in Moscow
Idaho, Monday morning.

Auo1O, MOuUdy LlOlN1uS.
The gifted and popular editor of the
Nampa Leader was at Caldwell on I'M
portant county business, Thursday.
There was to have been big rail
road meeting at Emmetsvllle, Saturday.
Whether it occurred or not, depOnent
saith not.
It is pleasant to note that Caldwell
business men are discovering better
profit balances on the years business
than they expected.
The social hop that was to have been
given at the Pacific hotel by the young
people IF Caldwell, last evening. was
indefinitely postponed.
A gospel meeting for men only, Will
be held in the Presbyterian church on
Sunday afternoon at four o'clock. All
men are invited to attend
Mr.. D. P. Dodd called in to see us
Monday and informed us that his sons |
are about to start for Bloomington,
Indiana where they will attend school
until June.
J. H. Richards, Of Payette. has been
appointed temporary chairman OF the
Canyon County Republican Committee. !
1t is said the committee will meet soon |!
| for the purpose of etfecting a pernla- |
nent organization.
Last Tuesday night George Crippner
was thrown from horse and had his
| leg broken above the knee. Drs lsham
/ and E. E. Maxey are in attendance
and report the patient progressing as
well as can be- expected.
And now it has been discovered that
a good quality of sugar can be made
from corn stalks at a cost of production
lower than any other process. Canyon
county is in it again. Corn stalks grow
from Is to Is feet long here.
Very interesting meetings have been
held in the Presbyterian church during
the past week. They will be continued
all next week. Communion services
will be heldf on Sunday morning.
Preaching in the evening subject, "The
Second Coming OF Christ"
Minister Willis made demand OH
President Dole, of the Hawaiian pro-
visiOnal government, to surrender up
to the queen. The President said he
would look into the matter and give
his answer when he got ready. He
isn't ready yet.
Mr.. Carter came down from his
Willow Creek mines, Thursday, with
some excellent samples of ore. The
main ledge has now been penetrated
q feet and the ore continues to in
crease in richness. Mr.. Carter un-
questionably has an excellent prop
erty.
Mayor Sebree recently returned from
visit to California He says 1daho's
present condition is much happier
than that Of the country he has
just visited, and our prospects are by
far brighter than any of the surround
ing states. The mayor is glad to be-
home again.
BORN-At Fairview, Januury II, 1894,
to Mrs. H. b. Moore, a fine ten pound
baby boy.
Mrs. Moore and child are doing nice
ly as likewise Mr.. Moore.
DIED-At Caldwell, Idaho, January 4,
1894, Reuben Cox, aged q years, 10
months and Is days.
Deceased was one of that honored
class known in the west as "old-timers.' y
He came to this country in 1864 and
, was one of that noble band of pioneers
who first undertook the conquest OF
this arid region in behalf of civilization;
and that he played manly part in that
great undertaking the numerous monu-
|, ments of his courage, industry and
| economy, erected in various places up
and down thisvalley, abundantly prove
, He was man of marked individuality
he had his peculiar way OF thinking,
and of expressing his thoughts; but vet
he was kind of spirit and generous OF
| heart; and among all the number OF
individuals whom | have heard express
themselves, none have had any but
words OF respect for Reuben Cox. tie
was among that comparatively small
class OF christian people who came
. west and did not fall in with the ways OF
the people and thus stray from the path
of duty; having braved the hardships
of pioneer and still retained his chris
tian integrity he demonstrated the
,, fact that any man or woman who really
possesses the power and ideal of the
higher spiritual life pleads in vain the
excuse, that the temptations OF the
west overcome them, and thus duty is
neglected.
He leaves an aged companion and
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