davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-11-19

Benjamin Moyses and C. B. Smith,
the new owners of Garrett's interests
in Mountain Home, arrived in the
city from Seattle early Tuesday morn
ing. They are here for the purpose
of going over the affairs of the com
pany as far as they have been brought
down to date and formulate plans for
the future workings of the company.
1t is understood that the company
settled upon plan to reorganize the
entire system and this plan is now
under advisement and will be sub
mitted sometime within week to all
the water users under the system.
The plan which will be printed in
next week s issue of the Maverick,
carries with it statement to the
water users of the condition of the
company and will propose means by
which water can be delivered to all
the water rights that have been sold
under the system.
In taking over this company Messrs.
Smith and Moyses have taken upon
themselves a tremendous responsible
ty and no doubt fully realize the SER
iouness of their position. The future
of tn best town and the best tract of
land in the entire west depend upon
their success in delivering water to
the desert lands of the valley and
their working with the project will be
watched with great interest. No one
doubts their ability to carry the pro-
ject through to final success and no
one doubts for moment but what it
is their intention to do so.
In taking over all of CARROTS in
terests in Mountain Home thousands
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-11-19
MOUNTAIN HOME. IDAHO NOVEMBER le 1908
Prot. Littooy returned from his

Prof Littooy returned from his
western trip last Saturday where he
went to visit several nurseries in the
interests of land owners in this vicin-
city He at Payette, Nampa and
Caldwell He is greatly impressed
with conditions IN these sec tions and
is more than ever convinced of the
possibilities of Southern Idaho for
fruit raising He brought several
apples from Payette which We're GER
tainly exceptional samples and in the
opinion of Prof Littooy as fine as
any thing that can be produced in the
northwest Idaho is the coming fruit
section of the United States and the
fruit that is already turned out gives
every evidence of the fact Mountain
Home lies in the fruit belt and there
is question but that will pro-
duce our share of the fruit raised in
Idaho before many years
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-11-19
A Thdnksging Story Next Week

Emory Harring Dunlap, that trea-
surer of holiday lore, has yielded up a
portion of his trove for readers of
this paper. Under the above caption
he will tell you in the next issue
Thanksgiving tales that you never
heard before.
Thanksgiving Spirit, it's in the
air The Thanksgiving day custom
is 317 years old and from present in
dications it will live as long as Amer
lea. Every true, red blooded Ameri-
can man, woman, boy and girl gives
thanks once year by observing the
holiday. You are interested in
Thanksgiving tales and that is why
this paper will give its readers a taste
of holiday tradition. No one knows
how to tell holiday lore better than
Mr. Dunlap. It's almost a business
with him. That's why we are giving
our readers this feature article,
beautifully illustrated with photo
graphs of painting bearing directly
upon the spirit of the holiday. Mr.
Dunlap is New Highlander of the
lineage which started Thanksgiving
Day We accept your thanks in ad-
vance, but read our next issue.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-11-19

would bring it nearer to the people.
The resolution which brought forth
some opposition was as follows:
THAT the League of Southern Idaho
Commercial clubs lend assistance to-
ward the passage of law providing
for the appointment of railroad and
public utilities commission.
The principal address was delivered
by Governor Gooding, who gave his
reasons for favoring railroad COM
mission. He began by telling what
the Oregon Short Line had done for
Idaho, and then comparing this with
what Idaho had done for the Oregon
Short Line. "The people have a
right to protest, he said, against
the methods employed by this rail.
road We should not crawl on our
bellies before Hartman any longer,
! want to say few things and l
want Hartman to hear. l want the
vote on these resolutions to go
straight to Hartman. He has rep
resentative here, and want that repre-
sentative to take a report Of this
meeting to him. If am not right
in my position in this matter, / will
ask the pardon of the officials of the
road. - When the governor concluded
there were calls for the question and
vote on the motion to strike the word
railroad out was as follows:
Ayes Nampa, 8; Pocatello, 3;
Payette, d total IL.
Noes-American Falls, 2; Boise,
ID; Cambridge, 2; Filler, 8 Gooding,
3; Glenns Ferry, 2; Middleton, 2;
Roseburg, 2; Meadows, 2; Rupert, 2;
Twin Falls, s; Silver City, 3; total
AZ.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-11-19
THE CONCERT
WAS GOOD
Exceptional Abilities In Mountaln
Home Muslclons Brought Out
Durin the Evening

The concert in the opera house last
night under the auspices of the library
board was well attended. The mus
ic lovers of Mountain Home never
listerned to a better musical pro-
gram rendered by home talent than
the one enjoyed last evening. Each
and very number was we'll applauded
and encores were demanded in near
ly every instance. The concert was a
success in every way and, more
especially, in bringing out of the real
talent of the city, which was sur
prise to many who were in attendance.
The program was varied, consist
ing of male quartets, piano solos,
clarinet solos and vocal duets.
Each and every number was good and
what might be said of any individual
number would cover the entire pro-
gram. Mrs. Adair was pleasing in
her various numbers and is an artist
of rare ability. She performed the
better grade of music in a thoroughly
comprehensive manner and gave evil
dence that she is thoroughly familiar
with the classical composers who have
furnished the world with its best mu-
sic.
A concert such as that of last night
is so far superior to that of the aver
age travelling companies that it is to
be regretted that larger number was
not present. Home talent that ex-
cells should be encouraged and well
patronized whenever the occasion pre-
sents itself
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-11-19
ANOTHER IRRIGA-
TON PROJECT
f. G. CrOCker Asks for $500 Acres
at Grand View For That
Purpose.

Boise, Nov. 16. Another new,
though small irrigation enterprise for
Idaho has been created through the
filing on tract of 1900 acres of land
the United States land Office of this
city by E. C. Crocker. The segrega-
tion was recently granted by the state
land board and Mr.. Crocker, the pro-
moter, secured the right to file on the
land late yesterday afternoon. The
tract is described as being iocated in
various sections in township south,
ranges 3 and a east, or more particu-
larly in the Grand View country, in
Owyhee country south of the Snake
river.
1t is the plan of the promoters
to irrigate this tract of land by rails
ing the water from the Snake river
possibly through the medium of
pumps. The raise required will be
about 25 feet as the tracts are located
on level plateau a short distance
from the town of Grand View and the
land owned by the Grand View Land
& Irrigation company. There is
sufficient capital behind the promoters
to make the irrigation enterprise a
complete success. Work is to be
started on it just as soon as spring
opens. The figures on the cost Of
construction cannot be given out at
present.
Just prior to the time that this
/. ! 1.
portant entries were made on land
just bordering it by well known resi-
dents of this city.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-11-19
THANK SEWING PROCLAMATION

president
by
o nksgivi o God.
is he en-
I'd he
o.
developing rapidly
s OF nl<sgiv ing
sured alo by
material
has our
peace egnsh We have been
heart outt to Him
and praise
1 now hursday day of
be business shall and the people shall assemble
places of TO
he past
andt the of the
n he o on rSov ernber
F. r.
ROBERT LANsDoN of State
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-11-19

roight way, said Mr. Dooley.
..Just git a dozen of Milton Helm 5
foin fotegraphs at from two to SEWN
dollars-suit yourself about the
price. They cost less, go further and
are appreciated more and last longer
thin enything you can git for the
money 1.-THE most important con-
cideration is to give him tonne to
make the fotegraphs. Most people
wait until the last week or so and
thin think Mr.. Helm is playing favor
ties because he won't finish the fote
graphs in tin minutes. You shood
order thin now You can pay for
thin the day before Christmas, be-
lave. -
How about me bum looks, says
Mr.. Hennessey.
Lave that to Helm, says Mr.
Dooley. 27tf
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-11-19

events in Idaho during the formative
period of the Gem State.
Mr.. Goulder has spent the greater
part of his life in the northwest. He
is familiar with every phase of its de-
velopment, He has added his ener-
gies and his abilities to the work OF
carving an empire out of wilder
ness.
The people of this state, the pio-
neers as well as those who have
come more recently, could not record
their recognition of the veteran writ
er's efforts in a more fitting manner
than by making themselves possessors
of his contribution to the history of
Idaho. They will prize it both for
itself and because it has been the
product of a man who has been a
friend to all. -Pocatello Tribune.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-11-19
News of Public Record

entries: Maude E. Hougen of Noun
tain Home, for the southwest quarter
southwest quarter, section Ia and
southeast quarter southeast quarter,
section Is and northwest quarter
northwest quarter, section %, and
north half northwest quarter, section
80, township 5 south, range 8 east,
200 acres.
Gilbert C. Walker, of Mountain
Home; 200 acres in section 20, 4
south, range 8 east.
Homestead: Carter McVine Tobey
of Mountain Home; 160 acres in 81,
a south, range 5 west
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-11-19
COMPANY WILL ISSUE
STATEMENT VERY SOON
Proposition for the Watering of All Lands
With Water Rights Will be Offer
ed to Water Users

of dollars of indebtedness were as
sumed and claims and mortgages long
over due are being forced on the new
owners for settlement. The company
has been financially embarrassed for
the past three or four years and debts
have been piling up at a surprising
rate until they amount to from $780,
600 to $500, 900 which must be met
and settled. The present system is
sufficient to water from 10, 900 to l5,-
900 acres of land and there has been
over 40, 900 acres of water rights sold
which makes large difference that
must be made up by the new COM
pany There can be no benefit to the
new company from the water rights
that has been sold and it will require
a large expenditure of money to fill
the contracts that have already been
made for water outside of the present
capacity. In addition to the above
the bitches, canal and laterals are in
a bad state of repair which will re-
quire large expenditure.
All these considerations and others
have been carefully studied out by the
new owners of the company and when
a plan is submitted it may be reason
ably sure to expect that it will be one
that will make it safe and judicious
for the company to proceed and assure
to the owners of water rights fair
deal and satisfaction in every particu-
lar.
The report is awaited with interest
and on its acceptance or rejection by
the water users will depend the future
policy of the company
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-11-19
FIVE MILES OF
NEW ROAD
Grading of New hOrOughfdre South
StraightenS the Old Bru-
neou Road

With the settling up of sur
rounding country better roads are de-
nnanded by those who find their use
necessary No longer will the trails
that cut across the sage brush lands
dividing sections and townships into
variously shaped tracts and with little
regard for the new settler answer the
requirements of the people who are
turning the lands into fertile
fields and bearing orchards The
roads that were are being plOwed up
by the men who making their
ground ready for planting in the
spring and in some instances fences
are being built across roads that cut
sections diagonally-
Because of the irregula arity of the
Bruneau road the Wheeler and Saw
yer interests have large crews of
men building and grading about five
miles of new road leading to Mountain
Home from the south The road
cuts along the south half of section
Is and north of the Wheeler orchard
direct into the city This will
straighten out much of the Bruneau
road leading into town and will give
new thoroughfare to the county seat
made along sectional lines
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-11-19
WHY GIRLS
LEAVE HOME

Why Girls Leave Home" play
which has created great deal of in
terest and which is said to be strong
melodrama with pure, natura land
consistent story, will be presented at
the Garrett on Friday. Nov. q. 1t
tells of the folly of young girl of
respectable family connections, whose
heart has been won by an unprincibled
scoundrel, the anger of brother who
endeavors to show his sister the way
wardness of her behavior and she, in
her true innocence of heart and be-
lieving the affection of her lover to be
all that young girl could desire,
scorns her brothers. advice, at which
the brother in a fit of anger strikes
her to insensibility; she is chloro-
formed by the william, and smuggled
to road house in the country and
imprisoned there.
She effects sensational escape,
and after run of eight miles across
the country, breathless, with her
clothes torn, bleeding, exhausted,
staggers into the corridor of the pris-
on in time to save her brothers life,
who in a fit of remorse, believing he
has killed her, is about to commit
suicide by stabbing himself with =
dagger the female william has SNUG
gled to his cell.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-11-19
GO0DING GRIlLS THE
OREGON SHORT LINE
League of Commercial Clubs In Favor of An
Interstate Commerce Commission
Session at Ndmpd

Nampa, Nov. 17.-After the Ore
gon Short Line had been given a
grilling by Governor Gooding, who
declared that the people of Idaho had
crawled before the Hartman copora-
tion long enough, the League of
Southern Idaho Commercial clubs this
morning went on record in favor of
the enactment of law providing for
the creating of railroad and public
utilities commission.
The fight which was promised did
not materialize to any great extent,
and test vote was taken on motion
to strike the word railroad out of
the resolution, only Nampa, Pocatello
and Payette voted in the affirmative.
After this action the resolution was
adopted unanimously.
Practically the entire morning ses-
sion was given over to discussion of
the report of the committee on reso-
lutions When the committee made
its report motion that the report be
adoped as read was amended to adopt
the report section by section, and all
of the resolutions except that relative
to railroad commission were
adopted unanimously. These in
cluded a declaration against the parcels
post, resolution opposing the action
of the department of the interior in
requiring the settlers on the Minidoka
tract to make first payment on their
water rights December /, recon-
mendation that the script on the south
side Minidoka project be revised, and
resolution declaring that while the
principle of the forest reserve was
correct, changes should be made in the
administration of the service which
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-11-19
Pioneer History of Interest

w. A. Goulder of Boise, the dean
of Idaho journalism, has written a
book entitled Pioneer Reminis-
censes, which will shortly be issued
from the press of A. S. Barnes & Co.
of New York. The author, whom
every old timer in Idaho knows, is in
his eighty-seventh year, but still re-
tains a brain as clear as bell, and
possesses literary style equalled by
few writers in the northwest.
The work will be intensely inter-
esting, as it is history of men and
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-11-19
Sweet Sixteen.

Last Saturday evening occurred one
of the most enjoyable events of the
season, when Miss Lillian Evans
in honor of her sixteenth birthday.
In the dining room the color scheme
of red and white was carried out in
crepe paper and carnations.
All enjoyed an old fashioned SPELL
ing match. Miss Bohrer and Alice
Chattin proved to be the best spell
ers, each capturing prizes Music,
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-11-19

gam es and dancing were enjoyed until
late hour, when delicious refresh
ments We're served
Miss Lillian was the recipient of
many pretty and expensie presents.
All departed for their home after
wishing their hostess many more hap
py birthdays. E
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-11-19

Don't forget E. j. Carpenters
a. Why Girls Leave Home. Friday
Nov. 81.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-11-19
Mr.. DOOIy on the Christmas Question

The Christmas question is easily
solved if one goes about it in the
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-11-19
Mrs. Richard Grant Passes Away.

Mrs. Richard Grant, who was for
many years resident of Gilmore
county, passed away in Boise last
Monday morning where she had been
living for the past few years
Mrs. Grant was an early settler on
Camas Prairie where she reared a
large family. three boys surviving
her, Richard, j ohm and Martin She
had been we'll and strong all her life
and her death came from old age
wearing out of the body that has
served her we'll these many years.
She has many friends in this county
who will mourn h er loss
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-11-19

Where you going to spend
Thanksgiving EVENING" Why, with
the Firemen at Hungerford' 5 Hall
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-16
SENATE PASSES HOUSE BILL
Employers Liability Measure Gets
Through Congress.

Washington, April 1O.-The bill re-
lating to the liability of common car
riers by railroads. passed by the house
of representatives on April 6, was
passed by the senate without amend.
ment and without a division.
The senate bill on the same subject
was not confined to railroads., but COW
cred all forms of common carriers and
Senator Dolliver, who had reported it
from the committee on education and
labor, sought to substitute it for the
house bill, but his motion was defeat
ed. Numerous amendments were of.
fered to the bill, but all were voted
down. AS passed the bill is expected
to meet the objections of the United
States supreme court to the common
carrier liability law of 1896, decided
to be unconstitutional by the court.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-16
ARE SENT UNPLEDGED.
Massachusetts, Republicans Elect Dele
gates to Chicago.

Boston, April 10.-Massachusetts
Republicans, meeting in state conven.
ton here, elected four delegates at
large who will go to the national Re.
publican convention at Chicago unin-
structed and %unpledged for any partic
.ular candidate.
Differences of opinion on the CUES.
ton of instructions among the dele.
gates were adjusted previous to the
opening of the convention, the com.
mittee on resolutions having accepted
a plank in which reference was made
to the strong sentiment of many dele.
gates in favor of an endorsement OF
Secretary Taft as presidential candi.
date, but which declared that uncer.
tainty as to whether a resolution OF
preference could be carried in the
convention would be likely to lead to
a contest which would be injurious to
the welfare of the party.
The four delegates at large, who
were elected by reclamation, are Sen
ators Henry Cabot Lodge and w. Muir
ray Crane, ex-Secretary of the Navy
John D. Long and Sidney o. Bigney.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-16
KILLED BY COMPANION.
Minor Boy Shot by Friend Who For
DOL Rifle Was Loaded,

Shot while hunting and incidentally
playing Indian on the river banks,
was the fate of Emil Berquist, one OF
a party of boys who went down to
the lake nean Minor to do some hunt
ing. There were eight boys in the
party, and after doing some hunting
they proceeded to play fighting In
dams with their unloaded rifles. AS
the playing was in progress a flock of
ducks was seen approaching. Quickly
Otto Olsen loaded his piece, 20-25 cali!
Der rifle, but the birds made a detour
and did not come within range.
Olsen resumed his playing a brave
red man, but in his excitement he for
got to extract the cartridge from his
gun and snapped the latter as he had
been doing before he saw the ducks.
The gun was fired without any par
ticular aim, but the charge entered
the breast of young Berquist, just
above the heart, who fell dead before
he could take two steps.
Olsen and his victim were about
fourteen years of age. The unfortu-
nate deed is considered an accident,
pure and simple.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-16
ON DIFFERENT VESSELS
Madame Gould and Prince de Sagan
Return to Europe. .

New York, April 11.-Madame Anna
Gould, with her children and their
tutor, sailed for Genoa and Naples on
board the North German-I Lloyd steam
er Frederick der Crosse. About the
same hour Prince de Sagan, who has
been paying assiduous court to
Madame Gould, sailed for Europe on
the American line steamer st. Paul.
Madame Gould and her children
passed the night on board the steamer
Frederick der Crosse. She was regis
tered on the passenger list of the
steamer as Miss Annette Chaplin. The
Gould party arrived at the pier about
midnight in five automobiles.
Madame Gould was accompanied to
the steamer by Prince de Sagan and
Mr.. and Mrs. Tyler Morse, her friends
whom she had been visiting at the
Hotel st. Regis. The sailing party
was assigned to the captains suite on
the upper deck and Prince de Sagan
and MI. and Mrs. Morse remained only
long enough to bid them farewell.