The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-05-30
MIDDLETON RELIANCE.

MIDDLETON MELANGE.
Ed Hedden was here trying his new
horse Sunday. Next thing will be new
buggy and a new girl.
Mr. Ship, Of the firm of Fowler &
Ship photographers, came up on visit
to Masterson'S Sunday.
The Farmers Union ditch Co. had a
meeting Saturday have not learned
what was accomplished, will find out
this coming week.
p. J. Fahy is having water wheel
put into the ditch in order to irrigate Il
piece Of land that is little to high for
the ordinary height of the ditch.
The river is as high as at any time
this spring it raised an inch and a half
since LAST night. Charley Knapp is old
probabilities on the river question
keeping track Of it's rise and fail.
Dan Mastersons boys came back
from the mountains with quite band
of horses. Have not seen any deer OF
bear meat yet, though they may have
some slowed away in their camping
| outfit. 1t Will be to bad if they have
not got any after we got cur mouths
| tiXed for yenison.
The water above the bridge Chat
crosses Middleton slough) is almost
| deep enough to swim a horse in the
| road. Dan Masterson's fiume which
| crosses Middleton slough went out last
| night. Dan took the precaution to tie
| it to tree, thus saving it from entire
loss.
Saturday night, we went to Caldwell
to witness the school entertainment
but we could not hear word for the
racket kept up by lot of boys at the
back end of the church. Several per
sons tried to have them keep quiet but
it was no use. The result was fight
after the entertainment.
Joe Wilson's prune orchard set out
this spring is showing fine, every tree
seems to have taken root and have be-
gun to put forth leaves. Joe is a'prac-
tical farmer and superintends every
thing of Importance to be done on his
place and does not trust them solely to
his hired help. That is business.
The water at Milt McIntyre's is as
high as it has been any time this spring
though his place is partly under water
it is not doing much harm. 1t is liable
to do great deal of damage to Peter
Watkins farm, the floods are playing
smash with the dams and head gates.
up the valley Breaks in the bitches
are occurring every day.
Perry Groves is coming to the front
in great shape in the teaming business.
he started with d four horse team and
h. l.
ing wool and salt Perry is a trader
from Traderviie, he will go into a new
place with an Old watch and a jack
knife and come out with a twelve mule
team and truck enough TO load them.
We have met the enemy and he is
ours. The boys went up to Star to
play game Of base ball, and according
to the score it must have been very
interesting game. The score was "a to
IL in favor Of Middleton. The boys |
are all feeling about four inches taller
than they were this morning and are |
looking for new worlds to conquer |
i. N. Hreshears acted as umpire.
+ am told that the water Ton account |
Of the change of the channel of the |
river is d foot higher at Pete Watkins !
place tiidli db otiiS GllBt ILLS St)IinS. ~ |
piece of land about twenty acres will |
be very much damaged if not entirely
washed away. An island between Nc
Intyre's and Watkins is washing away.
Two big punches of trees went last |
night, and the river is still rising.
Look out Caldwell you may have an
other food to contend with yet.
The last instalment of wool from
Mr.. Little's sheep ranch, except a
small load was brought in today. Bill
March had on nine thousand pounds:
Fred MaSterSOn had on eleven sacks or
thirty three hundred. They go next to
Mr.. Meadowbrook's where they have
25,0O0 pounds more to haul, then they
will be done for this season the shear
ers will be down to Caldwell and put
in circulation all their earnings for
sheep dip and tangle foot.
Mr.. S. $. FoOte the enterprising mill
man of Middleton has made quite an
at the back part of his
home next to his mill. he has put in
new picket fence which will add greatly
to the beauty as well as to the value of
his home, it will look much better when
it is finished with two good coats of !
paint. We interviewed the miller as
to the capacity of the MILL He said: it
had capacity of go barrels per day.
Mr. Foote says there is not enough
good wheat in the valley to keep him
night and day. There is quite
a demand for mill feed and flour. !