The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-16
THE OLD PRESIDENT
AGAIN IN HARNESS
Col. Buhls Millions Once More
Behind the Twin Falls
Company.
Special TO The Tribune.

H. Buhl OF the Bunl-hlmDerley corpora
tion is once more president OF the Twin
Falls Land and Water company. and
his millions nre again behind the enter
prise The Twin Falls project has al
ways possessed a strong fascination for
Mr.. Buhl. or all the vast enterprises
in which he has been interested Twin
Falls was tho most magnetic, IL con-
tnined IN element of human interest
which did not attach to any OF the
others and when favorable opportunity
presented itself the Duhl- Kimberley
corporation purchased the interests of
the Trowbridge & Niver company In tho
project, Mr., Buhl and George L. Baird.
an executor OF the Kimberley estate.
arrived In Twin Falls on Tuesday after
noon and left the following evening for
the East, A meeting OF the stockhold-
ers and directors OF the company was
held ut which the following officers
were elected
President-Frank H. Buhl
First Vice ePresldept-George l.. Baird.
Second Vice-Pres!denI and Counsel
S. II. Hays.
Third Vice-Presldent-I. B Perrine.
These officers. with a. C. Milner. con-
stitute the board OF directors. r w.
Faris retains the offices OF general man
ager and chief engineer. f. A Voigt
has been appointed secretary and treas
ure-s and now Office. that OF land
Fred l.. Harris In charge.
The company will complete tho canal
and lateral system on the south side
of the river and place 1t in nrst-class
permanent condition before taking up the
north side project.
Shipment of Sheep.
Andrew Rogerson. John MacRae w
Scott Dolg and John Mcdonald arrived
from Three Creek with $500 sheep, which
they shipped to Chicago. The shipment
made trainload of twelve double deck
cars. Mr.. MacRae will accompany the
train TO Chicago. The sheep were in
splendid condition.
Mrs. Clara NJ. Paxton, wife OF H, f,
Paxton of Twin Falls, died August
Osborne
A handsome cement sidewalk is be-
ing put down in front Of the Idaho de-
partment store. which Is nearing compile
tion.
". II. Turner, cashier Of the Kimberley
bank, has lately purchased the Bower
place adjoining the Kimberley townsite
on the southeast;
The farmers along the Snake have An
ished putting UP the second crop of
hay,
Bees at the older ranches along the
river are said TO have thrived we'll this
year and the hives are loaded with
honey.
The Rock Creek vladuct is finished
and is open TO travel.
Putting On City Airs.
So soon as the First National Bank
building Is completed cement side
walk Will be laid from the corner of
Shoshone avenue and Main street TO
the south front OF Fl. B. Johnson's
hardware store and also from the op-
posite corner to the north front OF the
Bradley Smith building Main
street
DR.. T. O. Boyd, DR.. w F Pike and
l.. l.. Petit have been appointed a com
mlttee OF three TO take charge OF the
Twin Falls Hospital building, 1t is the
intention TO erect two-s.ory structure,
30x40. with a four-foot basement.
Perrlne E. Burton have shipped the
first carload of potatoes grown on the
Twin Falls tract. The spuds were mar
keted by farmers In the vicinity of
Twin Falls and they were shipped to
Butte. The tubers were OF excellent
quality,
Mrs. Sarah e. McDermid. wife OF A,
McDermld of Kimberly, died at her
home here. August s. aged 50 years.
W. W, Humphrey and Miss Sadie Ryan,
both OF Twin Falls were married in
Omaha. August 2. Mrs. Humphrey is
we'll known in Twin Falls. having taught
III
Humphrey is Vice president and general
manager OF the Yellowstone Park Trans
portation company. owns the Farmers
corral and a ranch in Twin Falls. and
has varied interests elsewhere,
The Farmers Federation has selected
Superintendent Alex MCPHERSON OF
Twin Falls and Z. n, Rettig OF Filler
delegates to the irrigation congress TO
represent the federation. In addition
to these delegates each association on
the tract will be represented by two
delegates.
Locating Homestead and Desert Claims,
Several thousand acres of land have re-
Gently been taken up under homestead
and desert entries in the vicinity OF
Warm creek and Goat springs, which
has been named the 'artesian belt
because OF the recent strike there by
Jones Bros. Of Rock Creek of strong
artesian flow Of water. The we'll sunk
by Jones Bros. has a measured flow OF
ninety-six inches, an amount sufficient
to irrigate quarter section OF land
II Is believed that arteslan water can
be tapped at several other places In that
vicinity and a sufficient quantity secured
10 irrigate n considerable area of land.