Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-06-28
$50. 900 WORTH OF LAND
AND WATER RIGHTS SOLD
And the Special Gar Party From North
Dakota had not yet Begun
to Buy.

The Pullman sleeper which left
Minneapolis last Tuesday, crowded
to the transoms with land seekers,
ia charge of G.. B. Thomas, the G..
w. S B. Co.'S. agent at Valley City, !
arrived here at noon Monday. The
party stopped off at Denver and Col |
orado Springs, made side trips to
Pixies Peak and Cripple Creek, and
put in Sunday at Salt Lake.
W. H Dudley, who had been
east on missionary tour, returned
home on this car. Those CompriS-
ing the party are:
Mr. and Mrs. G.. B. Thomas,
Miss Mabel l. Thomas, Master
Harry Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs S.
Oglesby, Mrs. c. C. Mortrude, Miss
Julia Mortrude, MIR. and Mrs L.
Nottirnier, Ludwig Lee, of Valley
City, Riar Anderson, John Hart
man, of Coopcrstown; Mr. and Mrs.
Stewart, Hanniford; Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles G. Naycs, Fingal; Carl
B01dt, Wimbledon; Thomas M.
Davis, Marion; Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs j.
W. c. Hilborn, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
A. Hi1born, Miss Gertrude Hilborn,
Mr. and Mrs. B. ]. Brock, Rona1do
Carr, r. B. Smith, A D. Root,
Lcal; Mr.. and Mrs. John Ovens,
MIR. and Mrs. Andrew Thurston,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ogelsby, Miss
Lulu Owens, Frank Quick, Will
Quick, w. H. Smith, J. Brox, James
Rasmussen, Dazey; MIR. and Mrs.
E. L. Harrison, Miss Ruth Harri-
son, Sanborn; MIR. and Mrs. o. c..
AuStad, Miss Evelyn Austad, Ken
>Sa1 all in North Dakota.
Fifteen of these gentlemen left
Tuesday morning to inspect the
irrigation system. Most of the
others had made this trip on pre-
| viOus visits here. These latter had
also previously invested in land.
None of the ladies went along.
Those who are here for the first
time are more than pleased. All
Monday afternoon they wandered
through the residence districts, or
drove to nearby ranches, adrniring
and Coveting the orchards, the vine
yards, the flower gardens.
This crowd is said to represent
more money than any that has yet
been brought here, several of the
party being rated at better thar
100000. These are men who
have made their stake on the big
wheat farms and are ready to retire,
move to town, educate their child
rem, and take life easy. They come
here to seek a more genial cline.
themselves, their appreciation OF
the situation increasing with the
hours. 1t is related that the partic.
u1ar Scoffer in the party, the mar
who came along merely for the trip
who was impatient to get to tn,
coast, who refused to go on the
trip to the hills, approached rep
reSentative of the G.. w. B. S. Co
Tuesday afternoon, and said:
'.Say, 1 want to be declared in OF
this deal. Take me out and SHOW
me the half section nearest tow
that L can file on or buy. 1 though
all this talk have heard was ho
air; but 1 see that it is not, it look
good to me and 1 want piece
The party returned from the hill
dllCIIlOOll, WCll SdllSllCO
They found plenty of water, in tn
reservoirs, canals and in the air
They were caught in heavy rain
The car will leave tomorrow, mos
of the party going on to the coast
Samuel Cglesby, who owns so
acres near here, and few others
will remain here for several days
Last week another crowd arrive
here, President Brooks, of the Twi
City Telephone company, G.
Shel1ent erg and family, of ST. Pau
F. r. Fulton. Chicago, all thre
large capitalists; G.. A. McPhei
son, P. H. Gray, C. d. Scannor
r. Sail want, Ia rkio, Missouri; +
d. Willis, F. w. Seis, H. f
Abram, Iowa City; Charles ar
- Adam Miller, Keystone, Nebraska
All of these made investments.
From Saturday noon to yesterds
noon the G. w. B. S. Co. sold $50
600 worth of water TIsSts ar
q lands, an average of 25 per cent
mas 10.