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discussion and the matter viii be de-
bated pro and con.
st. Theresa's was never intended for
a permanent place Of worship. In fact
its name, "pro-cathedral." plainly des-
ignates as much. The edifice merely
stands in place Of a more costly one
which, at present. is a dream Of the
future to be realized as soon as pos
sible.
Thirteenth and n IL fast becoming
business center and traffic will gradu-
ally spread in that direction. The prop
erty there win be valuable from that
standpoint while the neighboring build
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a years resi-
written book Mr.
and in
cenve Lincoln number OF He first
followed business printer speedily interested
him
R. He be-
became
its president
Mr. Hanna originally Ohio which far from
getting Nebraska into
line Mckinley this line Later he
Chicago postoffce Later
Comptroller Charles made him national bank examiner
his leisure sudous and we'll
conceived spoken of by the
"Mr Charles national examiner doubtless
contributed elabo
book that has wider genealogical work.
and will probably followed giving detailed
history families leading features
eighteenth
Of
Roll Of
the lownd Scotland extended
Of the of the families Scotland
derivation
sher with consideration the
colonzaion
The Critic also prints o
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Bishop Bonacum has been thirteen
years In the state and 1t Is planned to
erect the cathedral as a crowning sue
cess Of his work. In addition the build
ing would be a source Of delight to all
the members and a beautiful addition
to the churches Of the city.
Z = Z
Ted-"Has the count come here to
marry an American girl?"
Ned-"It looks that way. His credi-
tors paid his passage over."-Town
Topics.
= = z
"Yes. we hadn't been married a year
before we separated"
what caused the delay?"-Town
Topics.
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CANYON COUNTY.

Population .e,-.,.... $4,000 7,aa7
Assessed valuation .,dSO2) N,l7sJ37
CANYON county is noted as one OF
the mos I fertile and productive
counties in the state. Caldwell
Is the county seat, Some re-
markabe stories are told OF the
wonderful yield of different crops
at Nampa, Caldwell and other parts OF
the Nampa valley. Among them few
may be given. Upon one ranch near
Nampa rs acres OF alfalfa yielded 100
tons of fine hay. Three crops n year
are the rule here. Fifty acres of wheat
yielded 1850 bushels and ten acres In
oats produced 900 bushels. Near Cald-
well one ranchman raised 10 tons of
clover the first year after seeding and
20 tons of alfalfa on like amount OF
ground. The first year, on one-third
of an acre he raised Ito bushels OF po-
tatoes, besides what was consumed by
q large family.
Grapes. nectarines, apricots canta-
loupes, melons, fax, broom corn and all
kinds OF fruits and vegetables attain
the utmost perfection in this valley.
These instances are authentic and not
uncommon. The climate here Is de-
llghtful and the towns Of Caldwell and
Nampa are pleasant places TO live in.
Nampa is the station on the Oregon
Shore Line from which dlverge the
branches to Boise and Emmett. Its
population is about 1920.
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BLAINE COUNTY.

Formulation - $4,000 1900
Assessed valuation .19O9 sS,l5OiS-
r,LAINE county, formerly a part Of
IS old Alturas, was known more than
20 years ago as famous silver
producer. the mines Of the Wood river
country being known all over the world.
At one time they were the rivals OF the
mines of Leadyille and produced many
millions Of dollars; one mine In particu-
lar, the Minnie Moore. being credited
with a production OF over $4,000, 900 be-
tween the time of its discovery and 1884,
The decline in the price of silver, led TO
their gradual closing down or curtail-
ment IN production and then reports
followed that the mines were played
cut" During the past summer Chi
cago man purchased the Minnie Moore
for 100000, the mine haying been idle
for eight years. Men were put to work
cleaning out the old workings and In so
doing found ore chutes worth following
with the result that for several months
10 men have been employed and silver
lead concentrates worth sl25 per ton
dit DtllE Sillptu W 0ull lAtthts 4 H'
output brings over $1,000 per day and It
Is estimated there are a million dollars
in sight. This has led TO the opening OF
other properties, some of which look
very promising.
While the mines were closed down
another industry took It's place and
Blaine county became famous for its
sheep industry, which has assumed
large proportions. During the past sea-
son there were shipped out of the towns
of HALEY, Ketchum and Bellevue l,lSS
carloads of sheep. numbering about
200 head. The average price obtained
was $3.50 per head and the average
price OF the wool clip was l2la cents per
pound. Blaine county is very prosper
Gus and its tax levy has been reduced
during the past five years from $40 TO
$3.50.
The principal towns are HALEY,
Ketchum and Bellevue. HALEY Is one
of he prettlest towns in the state, and
II was here that the late Jay Gould
spent portion of the last two sum
mers of his life. He came, having his
family with him, in a special train OF
cars. and declared II he had known OF
the admirable climate OF Wood river
before he might have improved his
health and prolonged his life The dis
trict is reached by branch of the Ore
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BOISE COUNTY.

Population ..... ....Q9OO) Allt
Assessed valuation 5000 ssi2G76
T HE county Of Boise in It's original
state when It was first created OF
Jan 70, 1865 embraced the whole
southern portion Of Idaho, and covered
an area nearly equal In extent to that
Of the state OF Pennsylvania. Since It's
first organization it has given birth to
the following offspring Ada Blaine,
Bear Lake, BannOck Canyon Cassia,
Custer. Gilmore LINCOLN Oneida Owyhee
and Washington counties. Gold was dis.
covered here IN 1862 and II Is estimated
that not less than 5000 900 0'0 have been
taken from within the limits uf It's o,
iginal lines. Like the counties sur
ronn9ing Il, II is also a fine Agricultural
district. az II Is al present constituted
Among all the beautiful Idaho valleys
none surpasses in beauty, productiy-'
ness or healthfulness, the lovely valley
OF the payette. II IS from to IL miles
wide aud 60 miles long and when oaca
the system Of lrrigatng canals and
storage reservoirs are completed Il will
afford homes for thousands of naope.
Careful estimates by competent engin-
GERS who have measured the Payette
river give as result Of their meas
urcment statements TO the effect that
IL carries mare water than the rivers IN
northeastern Colorado including the
Plat and Big Thompson. the waters OF
which are now sufficient to lrilgate
million acres. Payette lake. one of the
most beautiful sheets Of water IN the
northwest surrounded By towering.
w0od-cOyered mountains. Is 10 nj e.
long and miles wide and IS a natural
storage reservoir.
Tributary TO the Payet,e valley Is n
vast timber belt covering an area OF
over 2000.000 acres.
Although an old mineral sector, Ike
many others In Idaho. II IL taking IN
new life. Notably IL this the case In
the Pearl district, where a number OF
enterprlslng and capable minirg oppr-
ators are nj work Among them the
American mines company. with Mr.. Ar
thur Buckbee Of Salt Lake at the head.
Is putting IN hosting plant on its
property aud contempates erecting a
concentrating plant next spring The
vGlues are gold. silver and lead and II
is Of smelling character Neil 7 Sor-
ensen and his associates are erFctl"g
stamp mill on the Friday mine which
wears ago was large producer ard
then for n long time was shut down.
Development work which has been GO
Ing on all the year proves II TO be a
better mine than ever,
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In addition to these are the Cedar
Point. Goshen, Snake River valley,
Blackfoot and C0rbett slough ana
Farmers. Bingham countys irrigation
canals are an object lesson TO the bal
ance of the state, and most OF
them have only been built within the
INST 20 wears. As TO the crops they
raise here. Il would be useless 10 onum-
crate them Anything and everything
can be grown here In as lafg Inanti-
ties and probably as can be grown
anywhere at the same altitude
The best proof OF the prosperity OF
the farmers Of this county lies IN the
fact that II has so many growing and
flourlshing towns Blacbfo0t. the coun-
~ seat, has q population ~ Loo Ida
no Fails 1000. and then there are the
smaller places Easalt Shelley, Iona,
Riverside. New sweden, Tilden. Bryan,
Presto. TAYLOR. Goshen and otncr
pou,lation Of the county Is In the
neiehborhood Of 1900. with room Tor
several hundred thousand. The pros
peri,y OF Bingham and her neighhOrlng
countles Of Fremont, Bannock and
Oneida Is 80 marked that without IN
tending any invidlOus distinction or
disbursement OF any OF The other sec
tions OF the state II certainly e th.
mcst acute and prosperous OF any, and
Il Is altogether due to the energy aud
push Of It's people In putting water on
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for the past thirty years that there
were indications Of coal and while
from time to time ten and fifteen foot
holes have been dug, 1t remained for
Congressman T. c. Glenn, Jno. Il.
Brennan and Alfred Won Karmel TO
locate $50 acres Of land last December
since which time development work has
been going on. At present three men
are at work A forty degree incline
tunnel has been run in $50 feet through
shell rock and sandstone. For over
100 feet they have been in black slate.
which is now becoming soft and shelly,
which indicates a change in the forma-
ton, No company has as yet been
ORGANIZED. but the work is being done
by the gentlemen named who have eN-
perieneed Pennsylvania miners doing
the work. There is no good reason
why coal should not be found here, in
asmuch as the productive Kemmerer
coal fields are only forty-five miles
away.
Should either OF these industries
prove satisfactory, Montpelier which
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ADA COUNTY.

Formulation .,......Q $4,000 1852
Assessed valuation -. Q9O2) S5'ZVs'S's
pA county was organized In 1863
y out Of portion of Boise county
4 and Boise City which Is also the
capltal Of the state, Is the county seat
Il Is celebrated for its beautiful val
Ieys and salubrlous climate. The Boise
valley is from three to four miles widD
and 50 miles long, and the Boise river
when once the lrrigating and storage
reservoir system nOw under way Is
completed will have an unending sup
ply of water and make II the garden
spot OF Idaho The agricultural pro-
ductlons Of Ada county embrace every
thing that can be raised in the Atlantic
states north Of the cotton growing line,
including all the cereals and all kinds
Of fruits and semi-tropical plants. The
altitude OF this valley Is 2,SSS feet
above sea level and the city OF Boise
situated as II is, on the north bank Of
the Boise river, with its wide ana
shaded streets, is one Of the most beau.
tful cities to be found anywhere.
In the summer Of 1884 party OF Can
adam yOyageurs belonging to the ex.
petition Of Capt Bonneville (whose ex-
,l0ratlons and adventures We're after.
wards Immortallzed by the pen of
Washington Irving, following an old
Indian trail across the treeless and arid
Snake river plains, reached the edge OK
plateau overlooking a beautiful val
ley, which extending westward beyond
The limit OF their vision, seemed to pse-
sent a continuous forest belt Of trees
In bloom For many days they had seen
no trees aud the groves Of cottonwoods
bordering the beautiful river running
through them was a welcome sight. Ii
was from them that II obtained its
name.
This trail was subsequently followed
BY explorers down to the advent OF the
hrsi Immigrants with their wagons, OF
prairie sch00ners" as they were In lat
tf years ehrlstened by George Francis
ilaln' During the month Of August,
hS nearly ten years after the valley
lad been named. Fremont reached II
o. the same point--the present site OF
bose--where the cool. crystal waters
% he stream and the grateful shade OF
us groves that adorned its banks. drew
,h hm description in his report to
ne tV'sTnment 'Nhlch has been fire.
VsshIly quoted and admired.
., ine SUBSEQUENT discovery Of gold in
r NY saIiy sixties In that portion of the
MOUNTAINS known as Boise basin, and
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a,,,AptI.Y to read what may
NJ written about the various
,rnaeg Of any state Is dry
4 1,,g There are not very
" mony counties in Idaho but
,bey make up in size what they
,,.s IN numbers. and the following re-
u.s." If what may be found in them II
su''s 70 elance over. The yastness
W" ,l AN . not even understood by
r Of rs citizens. 1t is a state OF
Dil" ,r,acent distances, and some sur
a a.''ss as. for instance, the last pollicai
~, .,a. win attest. The Inhabitants
.l'' o"a end Of the state know compare
,ss's mtIe about those of the o'her
wv" ,acouse they are so far apart
e"I, d order TO bring them into closer
:, with one another that a prlet
,' Of each county is nereWa, !,
san '.n IN order 10 see how VIDE apar.
t''s -. we will take the county Oh
, ,n'' ~ on the north, and Bear Lake
county on the southeast. 49,. ~. no.
Asst Assuming for instance that the gen.
a. chairman Of the Democratic STATE
80 -, committee, sitting in his com
t tor,ablo cottage on the shore OF the
,.,'n,nl Lake Pond d'oreille had taken
F" ,o,o nIs head before election that II
,sonH he a wise idea TO visit some OIL
0". S',,ow Democrats, of which there
ware then still some living down Oh
,be banks Of the picturesque ana equal
10 interesting Bear Lake he would
no,. been obliged 20 travel by ran
4,,tance of about 1000 miles and he
,rould have been obliged to pass
through the corners Of the states Oh
washington and oregon to get there.
The writer who Is personal friend OF
,so chairman does not say that-it
vould have made any difference In the
re,ult and the alluslon is only made to
chow that the people Of the great state
NJ Idaho are as independent as their
interests are diversified. With TINS
DEPRESSION some interesting and lnstruc-
tive facts and figures about the Il coun-
Tics in Idaho are herewith giYen'
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BEAR LAKE COUNTY.

Population ..,. -. $4,000 705l
Assessed valuation =. Q900 n,52l,522
Though situated In the extreme
"A southeastern corner of the state
and at the same time being one of
the smaller counties In the state. Bear
Lake Is nevertheless one of the most
prosperous sections of Idaho and has
a history Of more than passing interest.
In the early days II had no visions of
gold to allure the adventurous but was
Drst settled by a colony of Latter-day
Saints from Salt Lake and the Cache
valley who came here I'm 1862, led by
that intrepid leader Apostle c, c. Rich.
They settled first at Bloomington and
in the following year made a settlement
at Montpelier, They crossed mountains
ana valleys and followed the old FIRE.
mont TRAIL which runs through the
pretty town Of Montpelier and they
saw pioneer life In its hardest and
most primitive form. They found the
Bear River valley which was well wa
tered and had a rich soil but was COW
cred with sage brush. For the first
year or two the pioneers We're obliged
10 grind their frozen wheat In coffee
mills, or like the Indians, between
round bouders, and the first timber
that was used for building purposes
was whip-sawed,
The county takes its name from the
beautiful Bear lake. nearly hair OF
which is in the state Of Utah. IL Is
49,, = h.ouitf,,t shoot of water re-
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the land. The climate Is not 80 agree,
able as in other places.
Blackfoot IL one of the Oldest towns
in the state and Is the point Of de-
parture OF the Salmon river branch Of
the Oregon Short Line to the new town
OF Mackay 50 miles away. II ~ pros
porous but old and steady. Twenty
miles north is the pretty little town Of
Shelley, the distributing point OF a
prosperous community. II had fire
last fall but fortunately did not lose
the large general store Of the Shelley
Mercantile company, nor the popular
Nielsen hotel, which Is well known and
well patronized by travellers,
Idaho Fails. ten miles further north.
is worthy Of more than passing re-
mark for the reason that II Is one OF
the most active and progressive towns
In the state, IN ISIS II had between
two and three hundred population nov
II numbers 1000, In that year II shipped
eight carloads Of hay and cattle. IN
1901 the carloads OF various products
shipped from here were az follows
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HAMMOCK COUNTY.

Population ....,. 49,. $500 II 702
Assessed valuation .0sO2) ;3,62G,5O
X ANNCCK county is one Of the south
- eastern counties and contains the
Fort Hal reservation. it, interests
are agricultural stock and sheep rais-
Ing ANA mining. Pocatello, the County
seat, may well be termed the gateway
of Idanc. iiom the north, south ana
east. 1t IL the point where The oregon
Short Ling rasses through IRON the
east, connecting with the Union Paci-
nc with Portland and Seattle va the
O r. & N, with ogden ami Salt Lake
via the short Line and Butte and 9TH
er northern points via the Northern
Pacific. Its population Is about 6 300
and its altitude 4,i54 feet, II is here
that the main shops OF the Oregon
Short Line arc situated, which employ
at present 4SO men and are being en-
larged. They were concentrated here
In 1887 and have bene added to ever
since. Everything In the way Of build
ing and repairing locomotives and cars
- A'hN ~ AANHN HuNiios llt AbNi iiao
increased In population during the past
two years 30 per cent. Ii Is destined to
become the manufacturing center OF
Idaho IT is expected that half a mill
lion sheep will be sheared here during
next season. Building Is going on ex-
tensNely, The new academy Of the
Idaho state Institute Is being built. the
Masonic temple will be completed IN
few months, and business blocks and
private dwellings are being built TO
meet the urgent wants of the commun-
lty, Pocatello is woefully deficient in
the way Of hotel accommodations. De-
velopment work on the new mining dis
trlct which was thrown open last sum-
mer is steadily going on and reliable re-
ports state that the prospects are very
catering. 1t should be added that by
Nov, OF next year the new railroad
shope spoken of will employ about
1000 men, which Will do much 10 add to
the prosperity of the town
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the presence OF discontrnted ana
threatening sayages. led to the estab.
lishment OF Fort Boise or as It * now
called, Boise Barracks. which Is stu
ated on a beautiful and elevated sit,.
commanding a ilne view Of the town
and surrounding country. Looking
southwark over the great plains the
greet Snake river visible and tbs
magnificent range Of Ie Owyheo noun.
tains with old WAR Eagle" towering
above the rest presentg grand and
picturesque view.
Although an old city Boise IS taking
on new life Whatever benefits Idaho
benefits Boise The Thunder mountain,
Buffalo Hump and Seyan Devils MINING
districts ray tribute u II. The new dis
eoveries only a few miles from It's
very door In the Black Hornet district
are dwelt upon M greater length else
where in these columns and a full and
complete description Of Boise as It now
Is 'Nlll also be found,
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BINGHAM COUNTY.
ponuIat,on Ce0O) 104i7
Assessed valuation .Q9O9 s3rl22lo'
BINGHAM COUNTY,


~ 1891 Bingham county (Which was
created June IS, 1850 was the larg-
est In the state. Its length was no
miles and It's width 80 miles, and 1t con-
tanned about 1900 square miles, and
had within its limits over 100000 acres
Of land. Since then Bannock and Ere
mont counties have been carved out OF
It, and yet its limits measure 80 miles
east and west and about As miles north
and south. 1t Is an exceptionally fertile
county, its soil, like most OF ldaho's
soil, being decomposed lava which
only needs water TO make II highly pro-
ductive, It's altitude is between 400
and 1900 feet above sea level.
This county has been exceptionally
blessed by having a people within lis
borders, who acted a good deal and
didn't talk much, and for that reason II
has more miles Of irrlgating canals
completed than any other county in the
state, The following are the names OF
some OF them and their capacity.
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The ticket sales at the station aver
age from $500 90 $3.50 per month, or from
$780, 900 TO 600 per year. The express
receipts run from $1,000 to $1,000 per
month.
These figures speak for themselves.
The town is being built Of handsome
stone business blocks that would be u
credit to many a large city,
As an evidence Of how thoroughly up
to-date II is IL may be remarked that
II has the largest military company
in the state. l. N. @. Co X, with Capt.
Howard s. Barclay, First Lieut. j. w.
Galley and Second Lieut., j. j. Lund-
burg as officers. the company numbers
so men. The Hese Hot Springs three
miles away are noted for their medic1
properties and are a favored resort for
fishermen
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CASSIA COUNTY.

Population -. 80. =. .Q9O0) 1851
Assessed valuation ..Q9O2) 81 1879
~ASSIA county was organized in
[ 1879 and is principally an agrlcul-
Otural section. Its climate Is well
adapted for fruit culture and wheat.
In fact. this county Is known for Its
diversified industries. All the cereals
a~' ~aisnd here and hay is very prof.
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IL the. business center situated on the
main line Of the oregon Short Line as
II IL, Is bound to become city second
to none In the state Of Idaho, ana tht
Indications are that not one but both
the enterprises under way VIII prove
profitable and lasting,
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gon Short Line from Shoshone on the
main line. The population OF the coun-
~ Is 1000
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-10-11

Mr.. Henry Breipohl sold h,s farm
sou,h of Higginswlle last week 10 Mr..
joan G. Heidrioh, Of Peoria, III. There
are III acres in the place aid The price
paid wss S61 81 per acre. MI. Held.
rich will take possession of the farm 10
d, cember -Advancc.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-10-11

In the matter OF women's rights
Abyssipia is far ahead II Europe. The
house with all its contents belongs 10
the wife, and If the husband offerds
her she turns him out until he ~ fully
%repentant and makes amerds.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-10-11
MOTHERS.

Who would keen their cbiidren 10 good
health. should watch Tor the first aymp-
Of worms, ADD remove them with
Whites Cream Vermifuge f. Is the chill
drens' best tonic. Il gets digest'on AZ
work SO that their food ones tn en- good,
and they grow up healthy and strong.
25c at Creushaw g. Young's.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-10-11
REAL. ESTATE

or sale ia Lexington. Farms
lor sale. HOUSES 10 rent Is
,ou have any real estate to
icll place il il Ills hands-no.
cost il no sale. Office !
Lexington.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-10-11

Chieago's shlppiog hes more ihsn
qa-drupled in the last thirty yeor'. and
10 day Chicago ranks fourth mope
he por's ot the worlr, London, Nav
York and Hamburg alone heing ahepd
OF It.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-10-11

John P. Greer, neal Q Sesss. spil =
Of l45 acres near his home place.
the other day for a cpuS'd, ra'iupo ct $40
p.r acte