The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-05-18
LOCAL GOSSIP.


county attended the land sale Sat
array.
Gardner Adams one of Payette's
legal lights was in the city Monday
on business.
Walter Burk the village black
smith of New Plymouth was a Cald-
we'll visitor Tuesday.
Sheriff Thorp has been kept busy
serving subpoenas in this and Owy-
hee counties for the Haywood trial.
l.. A. Jones of Lead City, Dakota,
arrived in the city Tuesday and is
visiting with Frank Holgate. Mr..
Jones' father is editor of Rigby Star.
The Caldwell Electric Co. has been
given the contract to wire the Vale
and Star banking buildings at those
towns.
&C. Patton died at his residence
in Boise Sunday. Mr.. Patton was
formerly resident of our county,
living near Caldwell.
Pete Meth the Middleton townsite
owner was in the city Saturday He
says that the fruit crop in his vacin-
ity never was better and that Mid
dleton was on the boom.
The Electric Light Co. of this city
Kimball avenue to point where the
Inter-Urban crosses the street in the
Dorman addition.
L. e. Fry the Notus mixologist,
was in town Monday. He said that
Notus observed the Sunday rest law
and that some of the people were
in favor of including Monday.
Miss Bean, county superinten-
dent, is busy on 8th grade examina-
ton papers, as the new law requires
all Sth grade schools to take the ex-
animation.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Jesse were
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Schenck. Mr.. LESSEE is vice president
of the Owyhee Development Co., and
resides on the big 500 acre ranch
near Homedale.
The Independent Telephone Co.
are extending their system from
CALDWELL the latest additions are
Thunder City and Falks Store. They
also have a line to Midway School
house.
P. H. Pegler and F. w. Huston
of Sierra Madra, CAL. were in the
city Tuesday and left Wednesday
for Grants Pass, Ore. The boys are
neighbors of Charley Sebree and are
out on a hunting and fishing expe-
dition.
John Neal from near Plymouth
was in the city Monday for the pur-
pose of selling his wool clip. He has
dUOuI 1O,OVV pouuuS anu II 10 uii
extra fine lot, as it is largely from the
Lincoln breed. He sold 1000 yearl-
ings for $3.50 after they were
sheared.
F. L. Orcott one of the most ex-
tensive wool buyers that visits this
market was in Caldwell Monday. He
is talking 1Scts. but would raise that
figure where the staple is of good
length. The buyers all say that the
staple is not SO long this year as last
but Is much stronger.
Mrs. Moore formerly resident of
Caldwell but now living at Payettt
was visiting friends In the city this
week, Mrs. Moore has been tray
cling extensively since she lived here
several years ago, having visited Okla
homa and inspected the oil fields
the near future have a big oil boom
as the indications here are similar
to those of the south.
Bill Marsh has curiousity that
Ii worth keeping II appears that
sometime last fall he lost pair Of
field glasses and when found recent
ly there was photographed on the
glasses a complete picture of the
butter cups which abound in the
sage brush of this country. The pic
lures do not materially interfere with
the far-seeing qualities of the glasses,
At the May meeting of the stock
holders of the Owyhee Develop
ment Co, the following directors and
officers were elected: d. d. Camp
bell, w. H. Schenck, s. d. Garman
and W. H. and s. l.. Jesse Camp
bell was elected president, w. II,
Schenck. secretary. The company
Schenk secretary. The company