The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-16
FIourishing Idaho Town Gets a
New and Desirable Govern
ment Institution.
DELINQUENT TAX LIST
Is UNUSUALLY SMALL
Total Property VaIuatio, lr
Canyon County Shows Zig
Increase.
Special 70 The Tribune.

Special TO Inc IrlDuHe
CALDWELL, Ida. July N-Ine
Government experiment station snc
farm for southern Idaho Is to De To-
Gated at Caldwell The matter his Deer
under consideration for many weeks
there having been four different propo-
sitions submitted by different localities
OF the State to secure the experiment
stations. DR.. J. f. Roach, president OF
the board OF regents of the State uni
versity, stated the reasons for accept
The Commercial club OF Caldwell do
mates 12O acres OF irrigable land. with
perpetual water right, and 200 aires for
dry land experiments. The dr. land
which Is above the canal, joins the
other tract.
The land Is located about one mile
from the city limits and one-haf mile
from the suburban line which rms to
the Deer Fiat reservoir.
The fact that ii Is on the main line of
the railroad makes it easily aecessi-
BILE
The expert judgment Of Prof, French
OF the university was in favor OF the
Caldwell offer. Prof. French highly ap-
proves OF the nature Of the s,ll that
Will be secured at Caldwell for the eX-
periments.
There will be two distinct experiment
stations-the irrigable and dry land.
Work on the dry land will be COM
menced this fall. for the purpose Of
raising crop next year Th other
will not be commenced so soon. 1t will
be In charge of scientific irrigstlonist
q hN ha u,h ;pl,
viii pay for his services with he ex-
ception OF 5000 year.
w. 70. Allebaugh is building a resi-
dence on his five-acre tract on Airing
ton Heights.
To Hold Fair.
AT the Canyon county fair melting A.
*. Steunenberg resigned as iirector
and Henry Griffiths was elected to flll
the vacancy. Times being prosperous,
1t has been decided 10 hold a lager and
better fair than ever this year There
Will be more free outside attractions,
The premium list Will be ISSUED about
the end of the month. The late set
for the fair this year Is October9 to I3.
inclusive,
The delinquent list for Canyon coun-
ty this year did not contain ever 100
descriptions and the delinquent sales.
including the amounts bought il by the
county. amounted TO $S247.19. This has
been the banner year for Canyon coun-
ty. The assessed valuation this year
Will exceed the $4,000, 900 mark and will
be an Increase in the tax valuttion Of
nearly 100000.
Died I'm Manila.
A few days ago the War deurtment
reported the death at Manila ofcholera
OF W. w. Hart The request was made
that Lille Peppard, a daughter, of
Caldwell. Ida. be notified. Lille Pep
pard was married about a year ago to
w. w. Bailey and now lives In BIZ
lings. Mont. She and younger sister.
Carrie Peppard, who is now here, are
daughters Of w. w, Hart, who Enlisted
In the United States army at Portland
in 1898. He has never been In Ctldwell
He was a Widower when he enlisted
and his two daughters were tdopted
by Mrs. r. s. Peppard, who rnpved to
Caldwell about four years ago.
New Road In Operation
The Caldwell Interurban is nov com.
pleted 10 the dam site and regu ar
schedule is being run, Three trips a.
day are made, morning, Afternoon and
evening. The line is kept very busy,
The auditor Of the road states that the
road Is now more than paying expenses.
The receipts from passengers ae about
SlO day. Work is progressing rapidly
on the dam, and Camp Hubbard Is a
small village in itself Anothe, engine
and a steam shovel have ARRIVED.