The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-26
Twin FALLS IS READY
FOR THE COUNTY FAIR
Premium List Gives Special At
tentiOn to Farm Products
of the Tract.
Special to The Tribune

Special TO The Tribune
TWIN FALLS, Ida, July 25,-The pre-
MUM list for the Twin Falls fnir, to be
held September 3, G and Z, is completed
and there Is every indication that the
fair will be n great succesE, Al re-
cont meeting the superintendent was au-
thoriZed to have the premium list and
rules and regulations printed as soon
as possible II Is intended to mako this
first fair essentially an exposition OF
the products OF the Twin Falls tract,
consequently little attention will be paid
TO horse racing OF other amusements'
However. a committee has been np-
pointed to look after the amusement
side. and they will take charge OF these
features, and, IL doomed best, races OF
various kinds will be had
Getting Better Rates.
The railroad has put In Utah rates for
products shipped out of Twin Falls. un-
til recently the rate from towns on the
branch was prohibitiVe. but az soon as
II, 3. Perrine's attention was called TO
tho matter he wrote q letter to j. A.
Reeves. general freight agent. and asked
that the matter be adjusted at once. In
reply telegram came Mt once putting
In what Is known as the Utah rate, by
which II seems We are to have the same
rates as Ogden. Tho promptness Of Mr..
Perrine and the railway officials in
meeting the situation Is much 10 be
commended. The amount OF produce,
especially potatoes. to be shipped out
Will astoulsh those who have not kept
close watch on developments. George
Lacey announces that he has four cnrs
Of new potatoes ready for shipment.
The survey OF the whole OF 100 acres
OF the Hansen townsite into town lots
has been completed. The pipe line has
been surveyed and a settling reservoir
ak.,l.
the canal, which Will give gravity pres
sure OF nearly 100 feet. The pipe Will
he laid as soon as IL can be delivered al
Hansen.
New School at Hansen.
j. r. Hinton has resigned the prln-
cIpalshlp OF the Shoshone high school
TO accept tho principalship OF the Han
sen school. Work Will be commenced
next week on the foundation OF a two
story brick school building.
Frank Herbert has commenced work
upon the foundation OF Superintendent
McPherson's residence on Blue Lakes
avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. F Allen went to Boise
on Thursday. Mr.. Allen Will engage In
business In the capital and make that
city his home.
The annual institute for the teachers
OF Cassla county this yenr VIII be
joint institute with the other counties
OF southern Idaho. and Will be held at
Pocatello, August GA
The new school building is practically
ready for occupancy and the plans for
the grounds have been completed. These
plans are very artistic, provision being
made for shade trees, shrubbery, grass
and flower plots, Fairgrounds, gravel
walks. driveways and a garden which
Will be one Of the distinctiyely new and
instructive features OF the school. In this
garden the pupils will be taught tho
rudments of agriculture and horticul-
ture.
The Survey Question.
The committee appointed some weeks
ago at the farmers meeting In the
schoolhouse al Twin Falls TO look into
the matter of the survey question for
this township composed of Messrs, Kel-
logg. Potter. Boone, Bush and Frazier.
met Saturday afternoon and thoroughly
discussed the situation All phases of
the matter were carefully considered
and 1t was hnally agreed that the only
thing TO 90 was to go to the Government
survey, Just how this is to be done
is not determined as yet, but ii Ia
thought that the matter can be adjusted
by taking each case individually and ef-
rect!ng n compromise. or exchanging
deeds for parcels OF land so that In
many cases the roads Will remain as
they are The Government corners how
ever. will be established as the basis
upon which to work and from these the
ranchers will get their lines, so that
there may be no trouble in the future.
AT the Republican county convention,
held at Albion, Saturday. the following
delegates to the State convention at
Pocatello, August !. were chosen: s. E
Chamberlain. Harry West and Nels Lind
OF the Twin Falls section; George A.
Day and q. p. Howells OF Oakley; Mai
Fred r. Reed, Burley: A. II. Derbyshire.
Albion: william Jones. Almo. and A. G.
Smith. Marion. The Republican county
nominating convention Will be held at
Twin Falls.