The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-12-06

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John England Sr. has Just received
4 medal from The State Of Utah, for
services rendered In Indian wars,
which reads as follows: utah In.
DIAN War Veteran, 1850 to 1872.
Presented by The State Of Utah to
John England Sr." An eagle, coat
II arms and an Indian head also ap-
pear on the medal. 1t Is in the form
QS q button or fob, and is worn on
She coat.
Chas. Mclaughlin, Lewis Holm,
Hen Wyatt and Dan Jones were in
from Arco last week to bring grain
Ia. mill.
T. w. Thomas. manager for The
Big Lost River project, came In from
Powell Saturday after having been
two weeks in the construction camps.
He says the work is moving very we'll
and that he has a small force work.
ing on the preparatory work at the
upper reservoir.
A. 8. Hall of Puyallup, Washing
ton. and H. M. Killby Of Chicago
whom we mentioned as having gone
nut to investigate The Big Lost Riv-
az Project, came In Saturday report
ing 1t the best thing they had seen.
Mr.. Hall has been on the tract for
70 days, and knows the proposition
now from A to z. He says the fish
ting has been fine, and his apptite
good, and he had been having the
time Of his life at camp. When ask
ed If he bought land he replied that
he had, and that out of many par
ties that had visited the project dur
ing that 70 days, only two had gone
away without buying, and one of
them had made up his mind not to
buy, before he got there, while the
other was undecided when he left
Many who went out expecting to buy
40 or 80 acres, took 100 after look
ing it over. Mr.. Hall said he had
looked over many projects in the
west, and that he considered this
one the best that is open to settlers.
He went there to investigate it for
a number of other men, and bad re-
ported favorably to them with the
result that a number of them came
out and bought. Mr. Kilby says he
Is going back to Chicago for the win
ter, but will be with us again in the
spring. They report that several
settlers are blowing on their land,
and that the present indications are
that about 40 settlers will put in
crops there in the spring of 1908.
About 10000 acres of land have been
sold, and it is expected that three
school houses will be built next sum-
mer in time for the fall school,
Bocock-N ormington
Clarence Bocock, of Albion, and
Lille Norminton, of HALEY, were
united in marriage at the home of
the brides parents in HALEY, Thurs
day, November 20, 1907, Rev. How
ard Stoy, officiating. Miss Catherine
Normington was bridesmaid and Ed
ward Martyr best man. Only the i'm
mediate relatives were present-Bel-
tevue News.
Mrs. Chas. Baker returned this
week from trip to Salt Lake to
Fisit her daughter Ruth who IN .
nurse in the hospital there.
VIM. Barrett was down from Mac
kAy to spend Sunday.
r. d. ireland has Just returned
from Kansas. and reports that Il. A.
Headicker died Of typhoid fever at
lola. Kansas. inSNoyember.
Mrs. F. A. Stacey OF Mackay re-
tarned Monday from = trip to Salt
Eako whore she has been caring for
a# mother. Mrs. Stewart who ia i'll.
Mrs. Stewart returned with her.
Ava Paul and C. W. Dukey went
out to Arco Monday.
4 colony OF 10 Frenehmen will To-
cate on Powell Flat in the spring. |
T6ey are men who invested in land
az Sunnyside, Washington, when 1t
wac selling at $50 an acre, and they |
sdd out at prices ranging from 5000
u $500, and think they can do the
N91g over again on the Big Lost
,naveu Project.
Watson 4 Beverland have bot a |
Columbia Talking Machine OF Jensen
Dros. of Blackfoot. James Jensen |
went out Monday to deliver 1t and |
st#rt in talking. 1t giving them |
preserved voices" now. The real |
speakers are dead, but their voices
a1R preserved or ressxrected. Which |
sllAll we say?
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