The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-07-24
WESTERN NEIGHBoRs.


Dr.. Arthur and wife returned this
week from visit to San Francisco
where they have been since the COM
ing Of the fleet in June.
d. F. Doane of Drain, Oregon, went
out to Mackay Monday. He Is con-
nected with the Pacific Construction
company, putting In the big dam
above Mackay.
A. O. Rose and Mr., Van Tuyl of
Gunnison, Colo, passed through on
their way to Challis Monday.
A. l.. Fowler, l.. R. Allgood and
John Wiggand went out to Parker
Mountain the first Of the week.
T. r. Jones went to Moore Monday
to attending to making some loans.
Jos. Maddox, the football coach
from the University Of Utah, went to
Mackay Saturday to spend the vaca-
ton.
N. e. Gardner of Gregory, s. d.,
went out to Challis Saturday.
John Martin Of Moore and Boise is
back from a visit to his old home
near Pittsburg.
Lewis and Otto Johnson of Idaho
Falls went out to Arco Monday to
look at the country.
A party Of Pittsburg men went out
to Darlington Monday. They said
they were not ready to tell news
paper man just what they were go
ing to look at, but that we might say
that the land up there is so rich that
they have conceived way to get
rich by planting ten penny nails In
the fall and having them grow into
steel rails such as will be needed by
the Northwestern when they extend
their line next year. This plan of
utilizing the farm lands In winter,
they say, will help solve the water
question, and add much to the value
of the land for crops that require
rumus about the roots. p j. Half
ner of the Keystone Building, OF
Pittsburg was enthusiastic about the
rails, and M. J. Kennedy was a close
second. A. j. Diescher and e. M.
Golden were other members of the
party who said they had read the
Legend of Antelope River" and
were anxious to 60 out fishing and
shooting in the valley that has be-
come famous through its Indian
lovers. e
VIM. Barrett was down from Mac
kay to spend Sunday
A. M. Goshen, a wool buyer of Salt
Lake went out to Mackay Monday
Azzie Woodey is back from wy
oming.
Miss Isabel Hannah of Arco, Miss
Olive Evans of Mackay and Miss
Julia Pack of Challis came down on
Saturday night on their way to Po-
catello to attend the summer normal.
Miss Isabel Hannah of Arco and
Mrs. Wilson from the state OF Wash
ington have been engaged as teach
ers for the Arco school next year.
j. ID. Daniels came down from Mac
kay Monday
r. J. Paul came down from Arco
Monday evening.
r. Owns of the Pacific Construc-
tion company OF Salt Lake was here
Monday evening on his way from
; Mackay to Salt Lake. His company
has the contract to build the dam to
impound the waters Of Big Lost river
above Macakay. It Is a $500 900
contract and will take two years to
complete it. The dam is to be n
third of mile long and will be built
hundred feet high above the river
bed. Bed rock has been encountered
at depth of about fifteen to thirty
feet below the river bed. A canal
is to be built aawn each side of the
valley to conduct the water to the
lands, which lie from fifty TO eighty
miles from the reservoir, the princi-
pal body being known as Powell
Flat. @. e.s
G. E. Monroe and II. D. Page spent
Monday looking over the valley of
Big Lost River with aview Of taking
the contract to build the canals. 1t
was their first visit to the valley, and
they were fayorably impressed with
the project They talked with lead
ing men of the valley. and learned
that the people are very friendly to
the enterprise and there is wide
spread desire on the part Of the old
settlers to merge their own water
system and rights into the greater
one and have only one system for all
Lost River and the flats on Snake
River Plains opposite the valley
Messrs. Page and Monroe did the
construction work on the Boise-Pay-
cite project and say they can do the