The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-29

and the land of excellent sandy loan
quality. we'll adapted to the raising OF
Grain Vegetab les and fruit of all KINDS
except peaches. The seasons are ABOUT
the same as Utah, plOwing and plant
ing beginning the latter part Of March
with good open weather suitable Tor
harvesting potatoes, etc. laSuhs Until
November
The Idaho Sugar cOmpany's large
Dlant is being completed with all pos
slple dispatch, and Irom pI esenJ ln0lca-
tons the factory VIII be IN OpeIdIIOII
ready tor the crop Of Deets TINS Iall'
me Deet crop in this secuOn Of country
could not be in better condition Inc
fine spring rains during May and the
fore part of June were all that could be
desired for beet culture. All OF the
available help is being utilized IN the
.nelds, wedding, thinning, etc, ana II Is
krepOrted that some Jap iaborers nave
Z been imported. The factory Is certain
IN benedting the country and dispens-
ing much money among the farmers
and others. From the present outlook
the enterprise will be a great success
snake river has been TO the top OF her
hanks for the past two or three weeks
but is now falling No damage, how
ever has been reported, except
the washing out of a dam at the head
of the Great. Feeder canal, which IS
now being repaired.
The Rigby flour mill property has
been purchased from A. >. Anderson OF
Eureka. Utah, by the Messrs- Robert
of BlackfoOt, Ida, who operate large
Touring mills in that city. They pro
pose TO double the size of the present
pose to double the size of the pres
ent building and install new ma
for operation by Sept. 1. The prop
erty is located half mile east Of town
and railroad, and has a good water
power
~ meeting was held last week Of the
Eo1vn people. to discuss the proposition
of incorporating Rigby- It was unani-
mously decided 90 do so, and 80 per cent
of the people have signed a petition to
the county commissioners asking that
this be done. The incorporation is as
sured. The necessity of this movement
has been felt for some time as the
town is becoming an important business
and shipping center
Mrs. l.. H. Woodmansee Of Salt Lake
City is erecting bank building on the
corner of Main and Clark streets. which
Anderson Bros. bank has rented for
five years. The building has a plate
glass front on the streets mentioned,
giving il an imposing appearance.
a company of the national guard Of
Idaho, composed of young. men from
Rieby and surrounding country, was
Olsen. "a former member OF the Rough
Riders, as captain. Rigby is to be the
place Of rendezvous. They drill once
each week.
The Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
company has it's lines TO Grant. Lewis
Vile. Menan and LABEL completed
bringing all Of the subscribers in those
four towns onto the Rigby exchange
board Lines north and east VIII now
be put Up. making this quite tele-
phOnic center. Miss RhOda Snyder and
Cynthia Hill have been engaged as the
hello girls 10 take care Of the central
station.
The march Of civilization is upon US,
evidenced by burglars breaking into the
store building OF the Bowers Schweitzer
= company and carrying away about SO
worth OF goods. The proprietOrs left
no money in the store. hence in this RI
spect the thieves We're disappointed
Governor Morrison has appointed the
commission TO locate the state indus
trial school in Fremont county. The
Business Mems association Of Rigby
has appointed a committee to take the
commissioners in charge when they ar
rive and show them the advantages of
locating the school in the southern end
of the county. thus bringing il nearer
the balance OF the states population.
A suitable site near the town has been
selected and viii be offered TO the com
mission. Rigby's chances for securing
the institution are very good.
This IS "Old Folks day in the Bling
ham stake All of the aged residents
Of AkO, Grant, Lewisville, Menan, An