The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-06-04
ABERDEEN.

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stall a telephone in each depot"
ABERDEEN.
The new town of Aberdeen, only
three years old, and only plated a
few months ago, has taken on new
| life with the opening OF spring, and
many new buildings are In evidence.
| The general merchandise store Of
! The Hamilton Mercantile company
has been purchased by one of the
partners, M. l.. Haines, and moved
from Its former location which hap
pened to be In the street when the
town was plated, and now occupies
a place on Main street. Another store
has been opened within the past few
months by Henry roevs who also en-
Joys liberal amount of the trade
Of that big settlement.
The Aberdeen Hardware company
has lately been launched by Arthur
Hoffman, and he has just finished
a large building and installed stock
Of well selected goods suited to the
demands of the county.
A lumber yard has been launched
with T. ], Wedell at the nelm, and
many teams are kept busy freighting
lumber from American Falls to sup
ply them.
The American Falls Canal & Power
company are just completing real
estate office, r. L. Stearns is also
dealing in real estate, large black
smith shop is in operation, bank
building is in course of construction,
several dwellings are being built in
town and many In the country, and
they have Potato Growers associa
ton which is commercial club,
chamber of commerce and boosters
club besides. They buy large guam
titles Of hay, grain and potatoes for
distribution among the members at
cost, and for sale to others at an adj
vance that gives them profit, and
also makes it an object to belong to
the association. They have decided
to put float in the parade at The
Diamond Jubilee at Blackfoot on July
3rd and 4th, that will emphasize the
idea that they have several hundred
acres of potatoes now growing, that
are all Of the same kind. They will
be able to furnish the first trainload
OF potatoes that will ever come up
the line Of The Blackfoot & Aber-
deem railroad or the other branch
that leads out from here across the
Great Plains.
They have the largest school dis
trict in the state, and are working to
secure a consolidated school that
shall incorporate free rural delivery
Of children both night and morning
to and from school.
Aberdeen bears the distinction of
having one of its citizens win the Re-
publican prize last winter in the writ
ing contest, and the lady, Mrs. M.
l.. Haines, will take the trip next
month to the Seattle exposition and
write 1t up for publication in this
paper. Mrs. Haines and her husband
we're the first ones to go into bust
ness on the tract that became Aber-
leen, and they will take vacation
together on this trip to the coast.
Yuma.
The town of Yuma is situated
about thirty-five miles southwest of
on land formerly owned
BY Lot Payne. 1t is a fine level
plain, has post Office and store, a
school and a few residences. 1t will
lie on the east side of the track when
he new railroad Is built from Black
DOT to Aberdeen. Daniel Cutting Is
he post master, and one of the cheers
I'll boosters for the new town.
Otis.
Otis Is the name of locality that
s somewhat scattered and lies along
he west side of the great belt of
meadow land about thirty miles be-
ow Blackfoot. Otis has had store
nd post Office for several years, pre-
ided over by o. e. Nelson who car
les good line of goods, and is one ,
4 those accommodating spirits who
ooks after many interests in his es-
Adjustment. Otis has school, and j
he people Of the community have I
one much to improve and beautify /
ne place in the past year or two. 8
Varney. K
Varney lies north of Otis, and a
outhwest ofsDanilson Springs. A d
,wnsite was laid out some time ago, a
ut the new railroad promises to pass t
little to the south and east of 1t, /
taking 1t altogether likely that the t
,wn will be laid out on the low i
Inds at or near j. H. Claypool's n
Irm. D
Varney has a school and COM
ercial club and lot of settlers who n
e all boosters and workers. Varney il
thinking seriously of placing float r
the parade at the Diamond Jubilee S
1t 1t Is little difficult for them to II
scide just what feature Of their set "
ement they will attempt to display.
hey have two kinds Of summer CHM s.
g, two kinds of farming lands, two a
nds of stock range and two cata- 81
cts capable of generating thou t.
nd horse power of current for light e
ID power. If they put float in the ri
rade, and 1t resulted only in get "
lg big Touring mill at the cat Al
acts within the next year, it would u
very effective way of doing their
)rk of promotion. But 1t will do u
ore than that II they can properly 81
forth the value of their dry lands "
at stretch away to the western az
rizon and the great tract of black p
IL that sub-irrigates since the can b.
, have been built. fo
The Egin bench has long been fam bt