The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-17
CONTRACTOR BENNETT
WINS LEGAL BATTLE
Court SustainS His Claim in
Twin Falls Canal
Suit.
Special TO The Tribune.

SpeciD 10 The Tribune,
TWIN FALLS. Ida, May 16-Judge Lyt-
tleton Price has decided against the Twin
Falls Land and Water company in the
suit wherein Nelson Bennett. the con-
tractor who built the main canal sought
to recover sl7s.5oO FOR work which ho
claimed was wrongfully classified The
action was tried in Albion and WAS very
lengthy a large number OF witnesses be-
Ing examined The company Will take an
appeal TO the Supreme court.
The State Land board has authorized
tho delivery OF water to settlers under the
nighttime canal from its head to the range
line between ranges II and 10. seven miles
south OF Bull and under tho low-hne
canal from Cedar draw 10 the line be-
tween ranges II and 10. two and halt
miles south of Bull.
Will Build Hospital.
The Twin Falls Hospital association,
limited has been incorporated with cap
ital stock OF sZo,Gp. Lhe llSot poL s s'oi
were DIR. Truman, o. b9yd; otrI, Ut; nd !
r. Hamilton. So soon as the lncotpottN
ton has boen perfected, the Ltssocia @ lioh
Will secure site for the hospital ana pT9 pro
coed with the work OF erecting tho build
ing 1t Is the intention TO put up hos-
pilal which Will be right up 10 uatc; IL
will not be as large as some OF INC nos ,e
lacking In equipment or comfort.
An Old-Timer Dead.
A D. Norton pioneer. cattleman and
ranchcr died from an attack OF heart
failure at his home In Rock Creek Mon
day May T. Mr., Norton Is survived by
his wife, one son, Dan, and TWO dau9h-
tcrs Aice and Bessie. He came TO thlS
part OF Idaho about thirty years ago and
engaged In stock-raising He acquired
large holdings or land and owned large
4 ldfn a
heavily on the Twin Falls tract, .purchns-
Ing a large acreage of school land and
considerable property In Kimberly; IN
cluding n heavy interest In tho Kimberly
Mercantile company. formerly the Stock
Growers He also was interested In the
Palace meat market in Twin Falls,
Teachers Chosen.
A part of the teaching force for the en-
follows: T. W. Potter. superintendent
salary. $500; S. D. Park. principal, $50
per month, Miss Edna De Bow, eighth
grade. SO: Miss Brittomart Wolfe. fourth
grade. $65; Miss Ella Robson. third grade.
So; Miss Inez Meyers of Pocatello. second
grade $50, Elsie K Evans OF Kansas, first
grade. ss5.
Teachers for tho primary, fifth and
sixth grades have not been engaged, end
would be necessary to secure an assist
large boil. forty inches in diameter
chased and Will be hung In the belfry OF
tho new school building. 1t will be oper-
atcd by electricity and used as lire
alarm and time indicator.
Paul A Bckcl has planted 700 Jona-
than apple trees on his farm and 10000
trees OF other varieties.
Big Grain Crop.
P. H Smith has go acres under cultiya-
tion, forty-hve acres OF which Is alfalfa
and twenty potatoes. The remainder Is
grain and every aero has a perfect stand
III nothing happens Mr., Smith Will harvest
a larger crop than any individual farmer
on the tract.
burned last week.
n G. Monce. the Nampa nurseryman.
has placed more than 5000 trees OF all
kinds on the Twin Falls trnct. In addition
To a vast quantity OF shrubbery and vines
County Assessor John L Smith says
the Increase in the assessed valuation of
Cassia county Will aggregate more than
81, GOO 900 this year.
K. Of P. Lodge Organized.
Twin Falls lodge No. AZ, K. of P, has
been organized here with ffty-four mem
bers. thirty-eight OF whom were members
before coming here, and sixteen now men,
bers The work OF initiation was per-
formed by a team from the Pocatello
lodge The officers OF the new lodge are
as follows: Dr. Truman o. Boyd. c. c..
James A. Waters, V C. J. 6 Granger
p: C. y. johnson, NJ, OF w. l.. NJ Lucy
K OF r. S; A. \ Sprague. NJ. OF F.: A.
Gibbs NJ OF E. l.. E. Salladay. NJ A
Olaw Pearson. l. G.: Herbert LammIng
Hayes and olew Pearson, past chan
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