Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-09-11

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Cassia-James M. Pierce, Mrs.
Solomon Worthington.
Custer-Alice Faulkner, J. J.
Fitzpatrick.
Elmore-J. Nicholson, r. z.
Chapman.
Fremont. d. Milsaps, Hyrum
Ricks.
Idaho-E. McBroom, NJ. L But.
Ter.
Latah--J. w. Lieuallen, G. w.
Snppiger.
Kootenai-Mrs. Belle Stoddard,
Edwin McBee.
Lemhi-Gus. B. Quarles, Gilbert
F. Yearian.
Lincoln-George W. Fritz, Mrs.
Rose Baugh.
Nez Perce-Eben Mounce, S. o.
Tannahill.
Oneida-W. J. Williams, Ar
thur w. Hart.
Owyhee-J. c. Conners, O. b.
Brumbaugh.
Shoshone-Thos. Heeney, Henry
l.. Day.
Washington-Geo. w. Hartley,
Julia Darnell.
The judicial district members
are the following:
First districts. p Donnelly.
Second district-Clay McNamer.
Third district-A. A. Fraser.
Fourth district-W. H Watt.
Fifth district-D. L. Evans.
Press members-C. o. Broxon,
NJ. S. Parker, w. B. Stanton.
At large-Jas. II. Hawley, Fred
T. Duhoise, Henry Heitfel |, A. l.
Perky, Frank Steunenburg, c. II.
Jackson, Z. M. Wolfe.
Pocatello did herself proud in
the elaborate manner in which her
citizens entertained the delegates.
There was music by two brass
bands. and the streets were illum-
mated at night by $500 incandes-
cent electric lights which We're in
terlacad in network on the two
principal business treets, trans
forming those thoroughfare into n
veritable sea of light which thrilled
the hearts Of the spectators. The
electricity is generated at the
American falls of the Snake river.
25 miles distant, and is a tribute t"
the promoters who have SO sue
cessfully harnessed that Niagara
VI the west to be the slave of man
kind. This is probably one of the
largest and most important engi-
neering and electrical enterprises
in the western country, and is onl,
one of a number upon which man,
millions of dollars of eastern money
is being invested in that section OF
our state. We in the north may
think that at the rate we are grow
ing we shall speedily eclipse our
sister counties in population and
taxable property, hut it is well to
remember that while we are our
selves progressing with rapid strides
the southern portion is by no
means standing still. Pocatello
itself is an illustration of the
growth which the south is making.
Since the last state convention was
held there two years ago the city
has doubled in population and
everything else. The Union Pa
cfic people are erecting machine
shops and other improvements
which will cost more than 1000,
900 to complete The opening of
the, Fort Hall Indian lands has also
been Of some small service in at.
tracing capital there, although the
land itself il about as worthless as
it can be. Great irrigation enter
prises are also under way, costing
many more millions, while the op-
erations Of mining promoters run
into additional millions through
the mining districts of those south
ern counties.
The state capital is also making
phenomenal growth. 1t has devel-
oped into a spirited aud lively city
with blocks Of magnificent brick
and stone buildings going up the
aggregate cost of which will exceed
81, ,0OO,O 900. The fact is the east
ern people are awakening to real
ization of the fact, for which the
FREE Pass since the first day O,
it's birth has contended, that M
state in the Union possesses a
greater variety Of natural wealth
and dormant resources than this
once despised territory Of Idaho.