The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-29
FIRE, DEATH, MATRIM0NY
Fred 7, Dubois Was in Town Last
Wednesday.
AGRICULTURAL FRIEND.
COmpton'S Barn Burned Children and
Matches A Quiet Wedding = Al.
Moses Sudden Death MasOn's Me-
mortal.

Thursday about pm. fire alarm
was given and in few moments the
streets were filed with mon, women
and children on foot, on horse
back, on bicycles and in teams. all NOV
ing rapidly towards the south end
where large volume of black smoke
was curling upwards. The lire proved
to be in Compton's barn, which in a
very short time was burned to the
ground. The loss, which included
number of hens and chicks, was quite
considerable. The fire is thought to
have been occasioned by combination
of children and matches.
Memorial Day, May Both, will be OBJ.
served by the Masonic Lodge of this
place. The members will meet at their
Hall, at p. m. sharp and proceed in
carriages to Canyon Hill Cemetery
where they will hold a brief service
and decorate the graves of deceased
brethren. The public is invited to be
present, and, to. those who have rela-
tiyes or friends buried here, this is
a fitting opportunity to pay floral
tribute to their memory. Memorial
services will be held at st. David's next
Sunday evening. The Masonic lodge of
Caldwell will attend.
Thursday night, A. Moses, who has
been running a restaurant here for
some time, died very suddenly. Ee
had been unwell for quite a VIII q
but his condition was not regarded Sc
rious. Mr.. Moses was about 81 years of
age and leaves a wife and step son.
The funeral took place yesterday.
He was on his feet a short time before
death and was seen on the sidewalk
between and o'clock in the after
noon.
Dan Brown is righteously mad and
right mad. Tuesday night some one
let ahood of rim upon his lot and it
flooded everything, including the.
poultry yard. Wednesday morning
when Dan went out to look at his
blooded broods he found 25 OF the best
of his little chickens drowned and
floating around in the water and about
10 more nearly dead If Dan could
find ont who let the water in, there
would be trouble. 1t was either
mean or most thoughJless thing to do.
Tuesday evening Miss Mary d. Jar
Wis and Frank M. Kirby were united in
wedlock at the home of the brides
mother in Caldwell. Miss Jarvis has
been a teacher in the Caldwell public
school for some years, and is highly es-
teemed throughout the community.
Mr.. Kirby is principal of the Middleton
public school. The bridal party will
spend the honeymoon in Long Valley.
Caldwell wishes them long and happy
life.
Hon. John Murray ofSquedunk Sage
ranch an old agricultural friend of the
editor of this paper, was in the city
on Friday last. Mr.. Murray is one of
the most prominent Landscape potato
men of the West, and has the super
vision of the business, for this region,
of the National Early Spring Fryers,
and the Sulphuric Fumigation COM
panies. He is also president of the
board of Sage Tick industry and a
of Squedunk muskrat acad-
envy.
Ex-senator Dubois spent a few hours
with friends and acquaintance in this
town last Wednesday. Mr.. Dubois is
in good health and evidently in good
spirits. He is favorably impressed
with the growth and improvements he
has seen in various parts of the State
and has great faith in its future. He
was the guest of NJ. B. GWinn.
Mrs. Cakes Sunday School class will
hold a strawberry and cream social in
the Masonic building Wednesday eve
ming next.