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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-06-05
WATER AGAIN
IN The CANAL

Word reached Caldwell Friday that
the break in the New York canal had
been fixed and that water was turned
into the canal at II o'clock Thursday
night At present there is three feet
of water flowing in the canal, and
within few days full head will be
turned in again. The government
engineers are given great credit for
the expedition with which this break
was mended. 1t is to be hoped that
there will be no more. serious acct
dents this year. The break occurred
a week ago last Sunday.
Day and night since the great break
occurred in the canal force of 2S0
men, divided into three shifts, has
been toiling day and night, while 100
teams have also been kept busy. With
in week the 2O0-foot gap will have
been entirely repaired and as large a
stream as ever will be flowing through
the canal.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-06-05

With this issue the Tribune pub
fishes for the first time the names of
the contestants in the respective dis
tricts and their standing The n
terest in the Tribune with it's great
offer for free trip to the Seattle Elk
position together with accompanying
side trips to the many places of in
terest, is increasing and every con-
testant has now started into work
zealously for their individual success.
That the contest will be close and
exciting is assured and each contest
ant realizes that it is up to her and
here friends to land one of the free
trips. The Tribune is determined to
spare no pains or expense in max
ing the trip a memorable one for the
winning candidates. When one real
ICES that trip of this kind could not
be taken without at least an eXpen-
diture of $3.50, the full extent of the
Tribune's special offer will be appre-
ciated. At absolutely no monetary
cost to the winners the Tribune pro-
poses to give them this unsurpassed
trip of sightseeing at the exposition,
By the little work among your friends
and neighbors on the part of the can
didate and the trip is assured. Can
didates should not get discouraged
just because they met with failue per,
haps on the first attempt at working
for the prize. Keep at it and you will
be surprised to see how easily you car
forge ahead with votes. Your friends
will always be glad to aid you, and il
the end you will find that they will d.
more work boosting your candidac!
than you. The candidate who is be
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-06-05
Where the Money Goes.

The pay check" is one of the sa-
looms best trade marks. Out of $500
checks paid out in wages by one man
ufacturer in Joliet, ILL.,, on a recent
pay day, all but one was returned with
the endorsement Of some saloon. The
single one had been endorsed by a
man running both a saloon and gro
Gerry store Nine-tenths of the mill
pay checks of Joliet come back to the
banks endorsed by saloonkeepers, de-
clares one of that city's leading bank
ers.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-06-05

"Homesteaders' Day" is now one of
the established festivals just as much
so as Thanksgiving day. 1t was dem
onstrated Thursday that Caldwell was
capable of taking care of all the
homesteaders and several hundred
who are dwellers in the cities and
towns for 80 miles around. 1t is con-
sidered a conservative estimate to say
there were 1000 people on the streets
Thursday. Every possible arrange
ment for the comfort of the visitors
had been mode. That part of Main
street between 9th and Kimball was
cleared of teams or vehicles of any
kind Seventh street from the depot
to the Junction of Arthur was also
forbidden ground for horses. This
ARRANGEMENT removed all possibility
of accidents. Milk cans filled with ice
water were placed on the several cor
ners of the street and it was one mans
duty to see that they were kept filled.
Another thoughtful matter on the part
of the committee was that of provid-
ing benches for the people to rest. The
business houses were decorated and
all Caldwell had a smile of welcome
and extended the glad hand to her
guests for the day.
People commenced to arrive in town
at an early hour. They came from all
directions on horseback and in bug
gies and wagons. The Nampa special
brought 500, all alive. They were
tagged with badges bearing the words
''Nampa boosts for Caldwell on Home
steaders' Day" The members of the
city council and officers came dowr
from the Junction city in automobiles
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-06-05

for the success of an entertainment of
this kind. To the Caldwell band, too
much praise can not be given, and
their fame has gone out to all the
towns. The Junction City
is to celebrate the glorious Fourth and
they contracted with the Caldwell
boys to furnish the music for the oc-
casion.
banded, from that time until IL m. the
people were entertained with music
by the Caldwell band, many of the Wis
itors visited the stores and did their
trading until the dinner hour arrived.
Long before the hour arrived for the
doors of the implement building to be
opened, crowds packed the sidewalks
eager to get inside, where the dinner
was to be served. Inside the build
ing, tables had been arranged for, Civ
ing standing room for 1900 people.
Eight men were engaged in cutting up
the roast beef and making sandwiches.
5000 loaves of bread were sliced by
the Caldwell ladies. $50 gallons of
coffee was what was required and
appease the hunger and satisfy the
curiosity of the crowd Many people
for the first time tasted barbecued
meat. The Tribune desires to state
that w. e. Snodgrass, who had charge
of the beef department is an artist
when it comes to roasting beef for a
barbecue. There never was a time
when the citizens of Caldwell ire
spective of age, sect, or condition, uni
ted so generally in assisting in the
entertainment of the city's guests
The merchants and the professional
men all did their best in bidding wei
come to the big crowd.
| Owing to the fact that hundreds O
people came in after the parade il
the morning, it was decided that thu
parade should again be formed ant
march down Main street. In the sec
ond parade there were two or tire
additional floats, but the drawing car,
of the afternoon parade was Bob AK
man, dressed as a typical sheep herd
er with his blankets and cooking out
fit on his back and cob pipe in hi
mouth. He gave a realistic pictur
of his appearance when he came
this country. For the purpose of i'm
parting information he bore a placar
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-06-05
BRESHEARS GETS
YOUNG SHINKLE

Sheriff Breshears has arrived home
from a trip to the northern part OF
the state where he went for the pur-
pose of arresting Scion Shinkles who
was wanted on charge of embezzle
ment preferred by the Tuttle Mer-
camille Co., of Nampa.
Sheriff Breshears travelled near 900
miles during his trip. He went direct
from here to Occur dAlene City, and
from there he went by boat to st. Joe.
At that point he rode on the hnrri-
cane deck of a cayuse for twenty
miles over the mountains, striking the
st. Joe river at the ranch of the cele-
brated Bill Mason. This is the ranch
where it is supposed that Tyler was
killed by Jack Simpkins, and which
so much was said about during the
Haywood trial. The Sheriff was &C
cohpanied on his trip by liveryman
from St. Joe. On arriving at the
ranch, inquiry was made of Mrs.
Mason if her husband was at home.
She said, "No; he is across the river"
On being asked if he would be back
that day, she said, mo" She was
then asked if a man by the name of
Shinkles was working for them. She
sad he was. The officer then got the
location where his man was working
and in short time had him under
arrest. At the time he was arrested
he was pulling at one end Of a saw
He accompanied the officer without
resistance, in fact, he appeared to
want to come. Sheriff Breshears says
the st. Joe contry is the most won
derful he ever saw, so far as timber il
concerned. The claim owned by Mr.
Mason is one of the best. He has re
fused $4,000 for it. st Joe and st
Maries are typical frontier towns
everything is run wide open. Gamb
ling and dance houses are in full
blast. The towns are booming. Tw
big saw mills are being erected an
the st. Paul railroad is building
down the river. The town of Fare
is located just across the river fror
st. Joe. The owner was otfere
$4,000 for his townsite but wante
100000 and that busted the trade an
st. Joe will be the big town. TIL
sheriff on the whole, rather enjoye
the trip and arrived home with h
prisoner Monday afternoon.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-06-05
There Will BE
SOMETHING DOING

In all pr liability there will be some
thing doing when the city council
meets next Monday night. Almost
the entire push was out on tour of
inspection Tuesday They found the
sanitary condition of the city much
better than they anticipated. They
also took a birdseye view of the pro-
posed sewer district on the west side.
The present council is ambitious,
consequently are anxious to do some
thing for the real benefit of the city,
but owing to the depleted condition of
the city treasury, they are obliged to
pass up all ordinary improvements
until some arrangements can be made
for funds.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-06-05
VIII Close Out.

After II years of continuous bust
ness, T. X. Little has decided to close
out his stock of goods and retire from
business. Tom Titles name has be-
come almost household word in Can
yon and Owyhee counties. This step
has not been taken without full con-
sideration, neither is it a haste case,
for he owns his entire stock. The Tri-
bune will announce the date when
this sale will take place. Remember
there will be nothing reserved when
the sale opens.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-06-05
The Pick Pockets.

Marshal Dryden and Policeman
Hodson arrested four men who were
suspected of having been in the pick
pocket business. The indications were
so strong that they have been turned
over to Sheriff Breshears for safe
keeping. There are now % prisoners
confined in the county Jail. 1t is said
that one of the prisoners arrested
Thursday can be identified as the fell
low who touched Joe Speigle for $S5.
G. T. Hammond was another victim
to the tune of $500.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-06-05
DISTRICT NO. /.

hauser syndicate a promise that be-
fore the expiration of that time the
road would be extended from the
Clearwater through to Montana to
tap the holdings of the syndicate.
Their failure to keep their promise it
is claimed has caused Weyerhauser
syndicate to break with the N. P. and
to unite with the Milwaukee. In the
fight it is claimed that the o. R. & N.
company is working with the Milwau-
kee people to GUST the Hill interests
from the Clearwater territory.-Gen-
essee News.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-06-05
NAMES AND STANDING OF
TRIBMNE'S CONTESTANTS

hind need not lose for it is the one be-
hind who will work the hardest and
whose friends will work the most I'M
remittingly for them. Then they will
find that in the final count they are in
the lead and the winner.
Work consistently. Do not spend
a few hous of one day and then be-
cause perhaps you did not succeed in
getting as many votes as you hoped
remain idle for few days. A little
labor every day counts for great
deal more in the final reconing.
Another thing, be sure and mail
your report in to the contest manager
so that it will reach him each week
by Thursday evening in time to APP
pear in the issue of the paper that
week.
Elsewhere in this issue will be
found detailed account of the side
trips to be taken by the winners of the
Tribune's great contest. Read it over
and if you haven't entered fill out the
nomination blank and mail it to the
Contest Manager, Caldwell Tribune
The names and standings of the con
testants are as follows:
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-06-05

with the words, From Winnemucca to
Caldwell 1881" Mr.. Altman is now
one of the wealthy men of Boise and
always has warm spot for Caldwell.
After everyone who desired had had
their dinner and the parade had again
dispersed, the attention of the crowd
was drawn to the speakers stand,
where j. H. Lowell as the presiding
officer, introduced D. r. Hubbard and
Rev. Hawks. 1t is to be regretted that
Mr.. Hubbard's talk could not have
been published, for it is to him that
the success of the Payette- Boise pro-
ject is largely due.
Sports and Prizes.
The cash prize of $500 for the
most realistic homestead float was
awarded to c. " Rogers. The second
to Earl and Glen Evans, $1,000. For
the best decorated load of sage brush
S. M. HURT, $500; for the second, M.
V. Walls, $500.
In the so yard boys race, years and
under, Frank Rowland second to Ed
Kipp.
rs yards, boys II years old and I'M
der, Ed Burris first, and Walter Wal
| terman second.
100 yards, boys 10 years and under
John Vassar first, Ray Wilson, second
so yards, girls race, Alice Dutton
| first, Emma Street second.
! After the sports, the Caldwell band
gave a continuous concert on MAR
street. The crowd was also entertain
ed by the Salt Lake Vaudeville com
pany, by special dancing to music fur
nished by members of the band. Tht
festivities of the day were finished
by a free ball at the armory, wher'
500 people tripped the light fantastic
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-06-05

The following is the record Of mar
riage licenses for the past week: Alva
H. Plank and Bessie L. Brown, both
of Nampa; Earl c. Payne, of Parma,
and V. Pearl Williams, of Payette;
julius c. Lowry and Ada Brock, both
of Boise; ]. NJ. Young and Florence e.
Oliver. both of Emmett; w. A. Taps
colt, of Louisville, KY. and Georgiana
Murray, Of Baker City, Oregon.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-06-05
w. c. II. u.

The ladies of the w. c. T. U. have
secured space in the different papers,
and will endeavor to keep the read
ing people posted from week to week
on the work the temperance people
are doing throughout the country. Mrs.
Wallace will edit this work with Mrs.
Semones, Hawkes., and D. N Smith as
assistants.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-06-05
Militia Election.

Lieutenant Cupp is in receipt OF
general order No. 6, dated May q, or
dering an election in Company G, I'd
Infantry N C. l. for the purpose OF
electing a captain to fll the vicancy
caused by the removal from the state
of Captain w. G. Compton. The order
also musters Co. A of Nampa out OF
service and Co. d of st. Anthony.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-06-05
Notice to Claimants.
exercises

In order to be acted upon claims
against the city of Caldwell must be
filed with the city clerk before s p. m.
Saturday preceding the regular meet
ings of the city council.
c. ]. SHORE, Clerk.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-06-05

1t is quite authoritively stated that
fully 200 railway surveyors are oper-
ating in the Clearwater section, being
in the employ of the N. p, C. NJ. &
st. P. and o. R. & N. companies One
report is to the effect that some five
years ago the N. P. made the Weyer-
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-06-05

Word was received yesterday after
noon from Parma that the bridge
across the river at that point could
not be saved. A large gang of men.
are at work but the river is rising so
rapidly that 1t leaves no hope for
saving the bridge. The part affected
is what was built last year.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-06-05
STATE Land Sale.

There will be a sale of state land
at Mountain Home, Saturday, May 30,
1909, at O'Clock p. m. of said day.
About 1000 acres of land will be sold,
appraised from $1,000 to $500 per
acre. Some of the land is. susceptible
of irrigation. The land will be sold
under the usual terms.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-06-05
Some of the Visitors,

The Tribune noticed few visitors
Thursday from outside points, among
whom were ]. M. Haines, Bob Ak
man, 10 Pinkham, F. r. Coffin, Jim
Pinney, all of Boise; E. H. Dewey, H.
A. Partridge, Jess Walling, o. G. Rein
hardt,, of Nampa; Col. G.. A. Hanna
ford, of Nyssa; S. S. Foote, Jim Mer-
ritt, of Middleton.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-06-05

The Caldwell streets looked like
there had been something doing yes
terday morning.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-02-04
Refusing Natures Gifts.

How men do struggle to avoid ac-
cepting Natures gifts! Through &C.
cident nearly a hundred years ago,
the packing of an Importation of crock
cry was scattered about in enc OF
the Southern states. 1t grew, IL
spread! Fastening itself firmly upon
the shifting sands and slippery clay,
it held them firmly and healed the
scars. 1t reached out toward the cot
ton patch and found work there The
impoverished soil needed humus and
the creeping grass endeayored to sup
ply it. The gullies were growing
deeper and the grass sought to hide
their ugliness and to round them over
1t saw hungry live stock and sought
to feed them. The patient, hungry
cotton mule tasted it and found de-
lightful CONNECTION. The razor-back
hog sought out the spots OF grass and
deserted the mast"
But man noticed it! He saw that
it grew persistently and spread rap
idly. He observed that wherever it
approached a cotton stalk the plant
was weak and puny. So-away with
it! It's a pest! 1t harms the cot
toni
And so for nearly century, men
have fought the thing which led to-
ward the easy way-toward fertile
farms and grass-grown hillsides-to-
ward prosperity and peace; and chose
the hard way-yoked with mortgage,
mule, middle-buster, cotton hoe,
and cotton sack
1t is so in Oklahoma. Instead of
letting this gift of Nature to the
Southern people help them on to
plenty men fear and fight and falter.
They desert the blackjacks with their
timbered wales, where every condition
favors the making of real homes, and
start wandering. They abandon fer
tile bottom lands to cottonwoods,
weeds and shifting sands.
What is this grass? Bermuda
Oklahoma Farmer Journal.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-02-04
Give Alfalfa a Chance.

The critical time for alfalfa is ap-
preaching. Feed has been high in
price and it has been good business
to make the alfalfa fields pasture as
much stock as possible during the
winter months. These same fields
must continue providing feed until
grass is ready for pasture. But al
falfa is seriously harmed by heavy
pSsturing in March when the plants
are putting out new growth and strug-
Cling to establish themselves for their
summer job. Then is when they need
help.
With the exceedingly wet season of
1908, and the tramping of stock all
through the winter, the soil in the al
falfa field is likely to be pretty hard.
The air has been tramped and soaked
out of it and the soil is in no condi-
ton to encourage growth 1t needs
a disking to help it out. That disking
should be given before the middle of
March and the stock should be kept
off for little while at least But the
important thing is to disk the alfalfa,
to loosen up the soil and let air into
it, to put it in shape to take in and
hold moisture for the heavy crops
that the plants will struggle to pro
duce.
The spike-toothed disk harrow, call
ed the alfalfa renovator, is the best
tool for this purpose. 1t digs the
soil up and does no damage to the
a good job may be done with an or
binary disk harrow if attention is
given to adjusting and running it. A
double disking and narrowing with
a smoothing harrow will put the soil
in fine shape and greatly stimulate
alfalfa'S growth.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-02-04
The Milk Room

The room in which milk is kept in
winter should not be allowed to get
cold, and the milk and cream to
freeze. A low temperature will do
no Injury to skinned milk, yet it
will injure cream in making it diff
fcult to churn. Bacteria cause the
ripening of cream, and they can grow
and do their work only when the
temperature of the room in which
the cream is kept is mild If the
temperature aises too high harmful
results will follow.
The milk and cream house and
room should be constructed on the
NEST careful plan with non conduct
ing walls, provision for ventilation
and means for maintaining a fairly
mild and even temperature. The
milk room which is built so as to be
mild in winter without artificial heat
or with only a small amount of arti-
fetal heat, will be cool in summer
If the walls and ceiling are double
and well lined with heavy paper or
the space filed in with sawdust so
that the room is frost proof, small
oil stove or even a common lamp or
lantern will create temperature at
mosphere.
When butter is made at home there
is usually difficulty in handling the
cream. In real cold weather ripen-
ing is checked which not only makes
churning tedious, but the quality of
the butter is impaired. Instead of
it being yellow and of high flavor
it is white and tasteless. A room
with mild and even temperature for
keeping the cream will correct this
evil.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-02-04
THE CRACKING OF PAINT.
Property Owners Can Save Money
by Learning the Cause.

Do you know what is wrong when
paint peels, or cracks, or otherwise
necessitates premature re-painting?
Well, sometimes it hasn't been
properly applied-the surface being
damp or there being too much turpen-
tine or too much drier.
But, nine times out of ten, the
trouble is caused by adulterated
white lead.
To avoid all such trouble, every
HORSEPOWER should know in a general
way, when a surface Is in proper con-
dition to receive paint, what kind of
primer and finishing coats different
surfaces require, and how to avoid
adulteration in materials.
A complete painting guide, includ-
ing book of color schemes, specifi-
cations for all kinds of painting work,
and an instrument for detecting adul-
terations in painting materials, with
directions for using it, can be had
free by writing National Lead Com
pany, 1902 Trinity Bldg, New York,
and asking for Houseowner's Paint
ing Outfit No. 40.
This company, the largest makers
of pure white lead, invite tests, by
means Of the blowpipe Gncluded in
outfit, or in any other way, of the
purity of the white lead sold under
their famous Dutch Boy Painter
trademark. That trademark on a keg
of white lead is in itself an absolute
guarantee Of purity and quality.