The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-02
new IDAHO TOWN
A LUSTY infant
Land and Lot Sale ExtraOrdi-
nary and Homes Secured in
Fertile Valley.
NAMES OF THE LUCKY ONES
ARDOR NOT DAMPENED BY
SOAKING RAIN.
OF THE LUCKY ONES
Especial to The Herald.)

Shoshone, Ida, Oct 1.-The foundation
of a new city in the sagebrush, of hun
dreds of homes and ali that goes TO
make homes happy was laid today; and
accompanying. this was the greatest sale
of land ever accomplished in the west,
perhaps the greatest the nation has ever
witnessed. There were more than loo
names-1,796 to be exact-registered for
was drawn from the great barrel that
did duty for the wheel of fortune at 2
o'clock this afternoon; and fortune ia
vored one of the big delegation of Mis-
sourians assembled here for the opening
of the North Side Land & Water COM
pany tract of 10000 acres. W. p. Price
of Harrison, Mo-, holding entry certifi-
cate No. 597, was first on the list. Al
most from the other side of the con-
tinent from the Pacific coast, came the
second lucky man. He was Arthur NJ
Stark of Stanley, Wash.
List of Lucky Ones.
The other lucky ones, in their order,
were: A. D. Holoman of Helena: H. H.
Hanley, Quincy, ILL.,; Joseph Olsen, state
superintendent of public instruction of
Minnesota; Fred E. Evans, Pettigrove,
Neb.; II. E. Quigley, Boise. Ida; NJ.
Lewis. Forestry, Ida; F. E. Beck, Pres
ton, Ida. c. NJ Terrell, Salt Lake City;
]. w. Cox, Boise, Ida; E.. o. Nelson
Sexton. Ida; Henry A Mills, Wallace,
Ida. John Ives, Wichita, Kan; NJ. W.
Kennedy. Twin Falls. Ida; Joe Nc
Masters, Hopkins. Mo-; F. f. Brown.
Twin Falls, Ida; Joel Haypert, Ward
ner, Ida; A. s. Thompson, Sand Point,
Ida; George H Cole, Linden, Wash. I;
A. T. Mcclellan, Sioux Falls. S D.:
F. l. Carmack, Canyon City, Colo; Fred
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Morrison, H.: G. A. McNally, Pittsburs.
Pa; A. Q. Crismon, Manhattan. Nev.;
| Ida M. Farnam, Helena. Mont; w. r.
Hastings, Wellington. Kan; o. L. Carl
son. Cedar Falls, Ia; l. Thompson, st.
Joseph. Mo.
New Town Hummer.
During TIE day town lots of a total
value of upwards of 100000 were sold
in the new town of Jerome, which starts
off with permanent population of more
than 800, with bank opened today, with
electric lights and many other convent
after town is four or five years old
at least. The day was anything but
suspicious for a sale of arid land. Early
/ in the morning the skies were overcast
and at 10 O'Clock the rain began in ear
| nest. 1t did not shower, it did not driz-
gle, it poured. One homeseeker laughing
ly declared that he would not pay out
any real money for water rights in this
!
| him, for everybody was soaked
Happy, Though Wet.
| The city, with the exception of two or
three frame buildings, is yet a city OF
| tents There was no way Of avoiding
the downpour and the crowd of l,5GO
| drenched men and twenty or thirty equal
| ly drenched women just grinned and
| bore it. One of the real features of the
day was the unfailing good nature of
| all concerned. OF course during the
morning everybody was upborne by the
/ thought that he would secure the win
ming number. There was much good
natured chatting on this point and many
offers to sell. At least one proposition
was made to give $4,000 for first choice,
but it went without takers; and after
the drawing, when ninety-nine out of
a hundred of the land-hungry
knew they could not get the particular
piece of ground upon which their hearts
were set, the good nature was still ap-
| parent,
Will Keep on Trying.
81 have been to four drawings" said
old George Harrison Of Oklahoma. and
every time including TODAY, | have
been been disappointed. / am going to keer
on trying. though, and don't you for
get it"
Officials of the Twin Falls North Side
Land & Water company, under whose
are more than delighted with the out
come. Vice President I. B. Perrfne, Sec
| rotary r. NJ. McCollum, and Major Fred
R. Reed, publicity expert, so expressed
themselves, and they produced records
| to show that 1T was the greatest sale
| The prediction was freely made that the
lands which were allotted today at a
total cost of something like $40 per acre
will sell within few years at $500