The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-04
WORK To BEGIN
ON ELECTRIC ROAD
Money Raised to Build One
From Lewiston to Waha,
Idaho.
TOWN OF EMMETT WANTS
EXPERIMENT STATION
Alleged Original of Twain'S
"Huckleberry Finn" Dies
at Murray.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune
BOISE, Ida, Feb. 3.-The banquet given
at Emmett last evening by the CONNER
cial club OF that city was the most sue
cessful event of the kind ever held In
Payettc valley. The attendance was large
and number OF Boise people were pres
ent, A most excellent programme OF
music and toasts was carried out and n
splendid time was had by those fortunate
enough to attend
The Emmett Commercial club is earn
estly endeavoring TO have the State uni
versity authorities locate the southern
Idaho experiment station at that place
and II will donate site for the purpose
Sugar Factory at Ellensburg.
1t is learned that ex-Gov Stouncnberg,
had he lived, would have been at the
head Of syndicate that proposed to es-
tablish n 10000 bcet-sugar factory at
I2llensburg. Wash. However. the capt.
talsts, who were TO have been associated
with him in the enterprise. will put In a
plant there. IL Is said In a dispatch from
that place.
Work on Electric Line.
A dispatch from Lewiston SAYS that
construction work on the Lewiston &
Southeastern Electric railroad Will begin
within sixty days. Money enough has
miles OF the line to Waha. and II Will
eventually be extended to GrangevilIe
Miss May Scott, State superintendent OF
schools, has returned form a trip over
the State and reports the schools of Idaho
In most excellent condition
The Caldwell Business Mems nssocia-
tlon petitions the Council of that city not
to close saloons there on Sunday while
work on the Boise-Payctto irrigation
project is being done.
ReorganiZe Water CompnV.
r. D. Manson, secretary OF the Trow-
bridge &c Niycr company OF Chicago
which is largely interested In Idaho en-
tcrpriscs is In Boise In connection with
the matter of completing the reorSanIzn-
ton OF the Twin Falls Land and Water
company. From here he will go to Salt
Lake, where the directors and officers OF
the Twin Falls company will be elected
at meeting TO be held there Tuesday
Mr Manson says Eastern people are
hearing much about Idaho these days
and is Of the opinion that immigration to
this State this year VIII be greater than
In any previous year.
"Hucklebcrry Finn" Dies.
Capt a o. Tonkrcy. known as
"HuckIeberry Finn" beloved to have
been one OF the characters used by Mark
Twain died at his home I'm Murray yes
terday He ard samuel L. Clemene
worked together on the Missssippi river
steamboats, in an early day.
Boise Lawsuits,
AT the present time there are five law
suits In which Boise City is interested
They arc as follows: Leppert vs. Boise
City, an action against the city for So :
100 damages for placing Plaintifr's picture
in the so-called 'rogues' gallery. pend
Ing in District court.
Independent School District VS., Boise I:
action for an accounting and for one
half OF proceeds Of liquor licenses and
fines collected In Boise City since March,
l90s; pending In District court on dcmur-
rer 10 complaint,
Townsend vs., Boise City, and Townsend
& Yates VS.. Boise city two suits to set
aside assessment In local sewerage i'm